Gilroy, Frank D. (Frank Daniel) 1925-2015

Overview

Works:	144 works in 329 publications in 3 languages and 6,462 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Interviews Nonfiction films Fiction Diaries Film adaptations Internet videos Biography Juvenile works Picture books
Roles:	Author, Contributor, Interviewee, Director, Author of screenplay, Scenarist, Bibliographic antecedent, Performer, Other, fmd, Restager , Conceptor, Film editor
Classifications:	PS3513.I6437, 812.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Frank D Gilroy

I wake up screening! : everything you need to know about making independent films including a thousand reasons not to by Frank D Gilroy( Book )
Writing for love and/or money : outtakes from a life on spec : the early years by Frank D Gilroy( Book )
The legacy project : dramatists talk about their work( Visual )
Frank D. Gilroy and Oliver Hailey correspondence with Stanley Weintraub by Frank D Gilroy( )
Performing the role of Nettie Cleary in The subject was roses by Frank D. Gilroy by Ellen Corey Lau( )

[Miscellaneous publications by and about Frank Daniel Gilroy] by Frank D Gilroy( Book )
F.D. Gilroy--Kto uratuje "Wieśniaka" by Henryk Tomaszewski( Visual )
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[Ulu Grosbard]( Book )

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Most widely held works by Frank D Gilroy

About those roses : or, How not to do a play and succeed, and the text of The subject was roses by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

11 editions published between 1956 and 1965 in English and German and held by 1,010 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume contains not only the complete text of the play but makes a unique contribution to theatre literature in the "log" that is here called About Those Roses. This consists of those entries in Mr. Gilroy's journal which show the course of the development of the production, from his first efforts through the successful opening--Jacket

The only game in town by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

23 editions published between 1947 and 1995 in English and French and held by 524 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Who'll save the plowboy? : a new play by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

16 editions published between 1962 and 1970 in English and German and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This play is about a man who was going to be a farmer, so his wartime buddies called him Plowboy. The soldier that saved Plowboy's life during the war is about to die and comes to visit him for some final affirmation to content himself that he did one good thing in his life. The soldier finds a man who has failed at farming and everything else, including marriage. Unable to face his broken life, Plowboy tries to make the soldier believe his life has been successful, but the visiting soldier sees the truth and leaves

Best American plays( )

in English and held by 451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The subject was roses : a comedy drama in two acts by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

7 editions published between 1962 and 1965 in English and held by 398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Emotional weekend of adjustment for parents and 21-year-old son who comes home after three years in Army during World War II

Frank D. Gilroy by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

7 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

That summer, that fall, & Far Rockaway by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

5 editions published in 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Private by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

7 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Best American Short Plays, 1991-1992( Book )

1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The subject was roses( Visual )

3 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in English and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A lovely gesture - a bouquet of roses - from husband to wife becomes the catalyst for a clash of long-repressed emotion. Their son has just come back from war, but is caught in the middle of their conflict

Legacy project : dramatists talk about their work( Visual )

1 edition published in 2013 in English and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Legacy Project documents and preserves the creative process of America's most esteemed dramatists in a series of filmed conversations, each featuring an established stage author (or team of collaborators) and an emerging one. Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty are interviewed by Andrew Lippa

From noon till three; the possibly true and certainly tragic story of an outlaw and a lady whose love knew no bounds by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

8 editions published between 1973 and 1976 in English and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Burlesque romance of two Old West lovers en route to robbing a bank

The subject was roses : a new comedy drama by Frank D Gilroy( Recording )

14 editions published between 1964 and 1965 in 3 languages and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The subject was roses : a play in two acts by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

12 editions published between 1962 and 1990 in English and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Emotional weekend of adjustment for parents and 21-year-old son who comes home after three years in Army during World War II

Little ego by Ruth G Gilroy( Book )

2 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ego, the mouse, announces he is no longer a mouse and by trying out the roles of different animals decides just what he will be

The gallant hours( Visual )

4 editions published between 1960 and 2016 in English and held by 109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A riveting legendary commander of South Pacific forces, Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey, depicts his courageous actions during the Japanese war

Present tense; four plays by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The fastest gun alive( Visual )

5 editions published between 1994 and 2010 in English and held by 95 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gunman George and his wife Dora are trying to live a peaceful life. But George's gunslinging ways are legendary - and attract the attention of other gunmen who feel up for a challenge

A way with words : five one act plays by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

3 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 87 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Any given day : a drama by Frank D Gilroy( Book )

5 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mimeographed typescript, "revised 10-25-93"; with notes in ms. by video director

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