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Tom Jones is a 1963 British period comedy film, an adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic 1749 novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. It is directed by Tony Richardson from a screenplay written by John Osborne , and stars Albert Finney as the titular character.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel . It was first published on 28 February 1749 in London and is among the earliest English works to be classified as a novel. [ 1 ]
110 in the Shade is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt.. Based on Nash's 1954 play The Rainmaker, it focuses on Lizzie Curry, a spinster living on a ranch in the American southwest, and her relationships with local sheriff File, a cautious divorcé who fears being hurt again, and charismatic con man Bill Starbuck, posing as a rainmaker ...
Jones was born in Littlefield, Texas, on February 17, 1928. He was raised in Coleman, Texas, the son of a turkey farmer (his father William) and a homemaker (his mother Jessie). [1] During his adolescence, he worked as an usher in a movie theater and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he
Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist; The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a novel by Henry Fielding published in 1749, often known simply as Tom Jones. Tom Jones, a 1765 opera by Philidor based on Fielding's novel; Tom Jones (Edward German), a 1907 British comic opera by Edward German based on Fielding's novel
The plot follows the life of the protagonist, Tom Jones, a charming rascal. Born to a serving wench, but having grown up in the care of Squire Allworthy, he becomes enamoured of his neighbour's daughter, Sophia Western. It follows Tom's adventures in London.
This Is Tom Jones is sold on DVD by Time Life rather than by Classic World Productions or C/F International. [32] C/F International's rights to later Tom Jones material were also disputed. In March 2007, Tom Jones and Tom Jones Enterprises sued C/F International to stop the company from licensing sound recordings made from the 1981 Tom Jones ...
Tom is a studio album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in 1970 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada). The album spent 18 weeks on the UK official albums chart, peaking at number 4.