Stevens, George Cooper 1904-1975Overview
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George Steven's production of Shane
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45 editions published between 1952 and 2009 in English and Multiple languages and held by 2,592 libraries worldwide A drifter and retired gunfighter assists a homestead family terrorized by an aging cattleman and his hired gun.
Victory in Europe : D-day to V-E day
by Max Hastings
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5 editions published between 1985 and 1994 in English and held by 2,130 libraries worldwide Recounts the momentous events that occurred in Europe between D-Day in 1944 and V-E Day in 1945.
Giant
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55 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,949 libraries worldwide Bick Benedict, his society-gilded wife and three generations of land-rich Texas sons and daughters love, swagger, connive and clash in a monumental drama of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly-rich oil tycoons.
A place in the sun
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35 editions published between 1951 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 1,646 libraries worldwide George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy garnered six Academy Awards and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift is a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of beautiful socialite Elizabeth Taylor. Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threatens Clift's professional and romantic prospects. Consumed with fear and desire, Clift is ultimately driven to a desperate act of passion that unravels his world forever.
Swing time
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23 editions published between 1936 and 2010 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,454 libraries worldwide A performer and gambler travels to New York City to raise the $25,000 he needs to marry his fianceĢe, only to become entangled with a beautiful aspiring dancer.
The diary of Anne Frank
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54 editions published between 1959 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,435 libraries worldwide Dramatization of a young girl's diary describing the lives of eight people who hide in an attic for two years to avoid arrest by the Nazis.
Woman of the year
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27 editions published between 1941 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,201 libraries worldwide In this hilarious excursion into the battle of the sexes, Tracy plays Sam Craig, the down-to-earth sportswriter of the New York Chronicle. As Tess Harding, the paper's bright international columnist, Hepburn makes his life miserable. As soon as they start taking swipes at each other in their columns, there is little peace between them. In the office and in the bedroom the squabbling continues, until their problems are overcome by their deep love for each other.
The diary of Anne Frank
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 1,096 libraries worldwide Teenaged Anne Frank, a Dutch Jew, perished along with most of her family in a concentration camp, but her hopes, dreams, and optimistic outlook has endured through the publication of her diary in 1952. Her diary conveys the precariousness of the Frank family and that of their fellow exiles, the Van Daan family and fussy dentist Mr. Dussel. They spent their time hiding from the Gestapo in a tiny Amsterdam attic.
Gunga Din
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5 editions published between 1939 and 2008 in English and Italian and held by 815 libraries worldwide Three English soldier comrades battle the punjabs in India while accompanied by their lowly water-bearer Gunga Din, who longs to be a fighter himself.
I remember mama
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16 editions published between 1948 and 2004 in English and held by 763 libraries worldwide Portrays the struggles of a Norwegian immigrant family at the turn of the century in San Francisco.
Penny serenade
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64 editions published between 1940 and 2010 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 739 libraries worldwide Classic soap opera, Penny Serenade is the story of a young couple who seem to have everything, but must overcome a great tragedy to learn the value of true love.
The talk of the town
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10 editions published between 1942 and 2006 in English and held by 552 libraries worldwide A fugitive, falsely accused of murder, is aided by a schoolteacher and a Supreme Court nominee in George Stevens' serio-comic look at law and justice in America.
The evolution of sex
by Nobel Conference
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1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 514 libraries worldwide
The diary of Anne Frank
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 446 libraries worldwide Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Otto Frank and his family have decided to go into hiding due to the increasing persecutions against Jews. Businessman Kraler and his assistant Miep prepare a hiding place in the attic rooms above their place of business. They arrange for the Frank and Van Daan families to stay there. Later on, they are joined by the dentist Dussel. Anne Frank is Otto's 13-year-old daughter. She writes about the remarkable account of their lives, their growing fear of discovery, their deplorable living conditions and even the blooming of her first love. Together, they try to avoid detection while hoping that Holland will be liberated by the Allies.
Gunga Din
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40 editions published between 1939 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 385 libraries worldwide Adventure story of three soldier comrades battling the savage punjabs in India.
Speak for yourself, John; the life of John Mason Brown, with some of his letters and many of his opinions
by George Cooper Stevens
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2 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 374 libraries worldwide
George Stevens' The more the merrier
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3 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and held by 355 libraries worldwide To help the war effort, a patriotic young woman rents half of her apartment to a well-to-do, retired millionaire, who decides to play cupid by renting half of his half to a high-type, clean-cut nice young man.
Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 345 libraries worldwide Social climber Alice tries to push her clodhopper family to the background and assumes airs to win the love of an amiable, wealthy young man.
George Stevens D-Day to Berlin
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7 editions published between 1994 and 2004 in English and held by 305 libraries worldwide "Think of World War II Europe and black-and-white newsreel images likely come to mind. But the war unfolded in color. And that's how Academy Award-winning director George Stevens captured it in this acclaimed compilation of the personal wartime diary he filmed while on the front lines." -- Container.
A Damsel in distress
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16 editions published between 1937 and 2010 in English and held by 278 libraries worldwide Song, dance, and comedy accompany a tale of love between an upperclass English woman and a visiting American. Features George Gershwin's last completed score. more
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Adoption Biographical films Biography British Occupation of India (1765-1947) Comedy films Comedy films Drama Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Frank, Anne,--1929-1945 Frontier and pioneer life Gunfights History Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) India Jews--Persecutions Man-woman relationships Marriage Military campaigns Motion picture producers and directors Musical films Netherlands New York (State) Outlaws Ranchers Ranch life Romance films Romantic comedy films Schaefer, Jack,--1907-1991 Shane (Fictitious character : Schaefer) Soldiers Stevens, George Cooper,--1904-1975 Swing (Dance) Texas Thrillers (Motion pictures) Trials (Murder) Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Western films World War (1939-1945) Wyoming Young men
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Stevens, George.
Stevens, George, 1904-1975
Stevens, Jack, 1904-1975
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French (58) No Linguistic content (55) German (53) Spanish (49) Undetermined (48) Multiple languages (41) Swedish (4) Chinese (2) Italian (2) Japanese (1) Finnish (1) Norwegian (1) Covers
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