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A marigold as seen in a small field. "Marigolds" is a 1969 short story by Eugenia Collier. The story draws from Collier's early life in rural Maryland during the Great Depression. Its themes include poverty, maturity and the relationship between innocence and compassion. [1]
Eugenia W. Collier (born April 6, 1928) [1] is an American writer and critic best known for her 1969 short story "Marigolds", which won the first Gwendolyn Brooks Prize for Fiction in 1969; it was Collier’s first published story. [2] [3] She was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Collier's collection, Breeder and Other Stories, was released in 1993 ...
"Marigolds" (short story), by Eugenia Collier; Dream Star Fighting Marigold, referred to simply as "Marigold"; a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2024; Marigold Farmer, a character in the webcomic Questionable Content
Collier begins his pamphlet with this conclusion: "[N]othing has gone farther in Debauching the Age than the Stage Poets, and Play-House" (Collier A2). He goes on, in great detail—despite the title—to give his evidence. For Collier, the immorality of the title stems from Restoration comedy's lack of poetic justice.
First awarded in 1969 (for “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier): Gwendolyn Brooks Prize for Fiction [38] [39] 1970: Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois [40] 1990: Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing, Chicago State University [41]
Deborah Moggach OBE FRSL (née Hough; born 28 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter. She has written nineteen novels, including The Ex-Wives, Tulip Fever (made into the film of the same name), These Foolish Things (made into the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Heartbreak Hotel.
It is based on a John Collier short story published in the 1951 collection Fancies and Goodnights. The story was originally published in 1940. [1] Written originally for television, the musical focuses on Charles (Anthony Perkins), a poet who takes refuge from the world by hiding out in a department store after closing.
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a play written by Paul Zindel, a playwright and science teacher.Zindel received the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for the work.