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Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film directed by George Stevens, from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel. [2]The film stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean and features: Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor, Elsa Cárdenas and Earl Holliman.
The story was retold by John Hurt as an episode in Jim Henson's The Storyteller.It takes on a sadder tone, as the prince befriends the giant after freeing him from years of captivity in his father's castle, and after journeying to the mountain to get the egg and eventually releasing his brothers, beseeches them not to break the egg containing the giant's heart, as he promises now to be good.
The character of George the monkey originated from the 1939 publication of Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys, co-written by the Reys and printed in Paris. [5] London-based publisher Grace Hogarth offered a four-book deal to the Reys upon reading their original version of Curious George, and asked the Reys to consider changing the monkey's name from Fifi to Curious George.
Reid's first book Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator was released in 2011. [2] It is the story of a fictitious town where people go missing, and the main character sets out to find them. [1] The book was illustrated by Calvin Innes. [3]
Of Mice and Men is a 1937 novella written by American author John Steinbeck. [1] [2] It describes the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, as they move from place to place in California, searching for jobs during the Great Depression.
Dean received his second posthumous Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his role in Giant at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957 for films released in 1956. [3] Having finished Giant , Dean was set to star as Rocky Graziano in a drama film, Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and, according to Nicholas Ray himself, he was going to do a story ...
James Henry Trotter is a boy who lives happily with his parents in a house by the sea in the south of England.Unfortunately, when he is four years old, an oddly carnivorous raging rhinoceros escapes from the London Zoo and eats James' parents whilst they are on a shopping trip in the capital.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. Children's picture book character This article is about the children's book series. For other uses, see Curious George (disambiguation). Fictional character Curious George First appearance Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys (1939) Created by Hans Augusto Rey Margret Rey Voiced by Corey ...