Lockhart, Gene 1891-1957

Overview

Works:	240 works in 593 publications in 7 languages and 14,582 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Lyricist, Composer, Costume designer
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1910 |

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Publications about Gene Lockhart

Publications by Gene Lockhart

Publications by Gene Lockhart, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Gene Lockhart

The world is waiting for the sunrise : song by Ernest Seitz ( )
Centennial album : sixteen songs : for low voice and piano by Elinor Remick Warren ( )
Masters of menace ( Visual )
The world is waiting for the sunrise : an affectionate tribute to the two young Canadians who wrote the tune in 1916 : Ernest Seitz and Gene Lockhart by Jack Hutton ( Book )
James Dean on live television ( Visual )

The world is waiting for the sunrise : an affectionate tribute to two young Canadians who wrote the tune in 1916 : Ernest Seitz and Gene Lockhart by Jack Hutton ( Book )
John Erskine papers, [ca. 1890]-1951 by John Erskine ( )
Live's riddle : medium voice by Elinor Remick Warren ( )
Lockhart, Eugene (Gene): composer, author, actor by Authors and Publishers American Society of Composers ( Book )
Lockhart, Gene: Actor, Writer by Martin Quigley ( Book )
American screen and theater : photographs and lobby cards, 1914-1965, (bulk: 1930-1949) ( )
MacGregor and Lockhart ( Recording )

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Most widely held works by Gene Lockhart

His girl Friday ( Visual )
67 editions published between 1939 and 2010 in English and held by 1,599 libraries worldwide
An unscrupulous newspaper editor uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his ace reporter/ex-wife from retiring and remarrying in this twist on The front page.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1999 and 2006 in English and held by 1,197 libraries worldwide
Former carousel barker Billy Bigelow returns to Earth from heaven to help his high school daughter, previously unknown to him because before she was born, he was killed as he attempted a robbery.

Miracle on 34th Street ( Visual )
15 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,019 libraries worldwide
In this Oscar-winning classic, a Macy's Department Store Santa who insists his name is Kris Kringle teaches everyone a lesson in love, faith and the value of imagination.

Miracle on 34th Street ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in English and held by 982 libraries worldwide
The real Santa is hired by Macy's to play the department store's Santa in the Thanksgiving Day parade, but has to prove in court that he is who he says he is.

The Devil and Daniel Webster ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1941 and 2009 in English and held by 573 libraries worldwide
Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain.

Meet John Doe ( Visual )
21 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in English and held by 569 libraries worldwide
"John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleas to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero; John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. John Doe is shocked when he discovers that it's all a plot by the owner of the paper, who plans to use the voting strength of the clubs to bludgeon his way to power. John Doe's resulting fight for democracy has a timeless, inspiring message for all Americans.

Leave her to heaven ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 506 libraries worldwide
An extremely possessive woman will do whatever it takes to keep her husband all to herself, even murder.

Going my way ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 500 libraries worldwide
Father O'Malley is the new priest at the Church of St. Dominic in a working-class New York City neighborhood. He fails to make a good first impression with crusty old Father Fitzgibbon, who doesn't approve of O'Malley's golf playing, baseball game attending, or fishing. But O'Malley starts spiffing up the church and its neighborhood: dealing with the church mortgage, which is in arrears, and straightening out the street gangs by getting the boys to help him start a choir. Romantic matches are made; neighborhood busybodies are appeased. Many songs are joyfully sung, and O'Malley even arranges a big surprise for Fitzgibbon, who's homesick for Ireland.

They died with their boots on ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 500 libraries worldwide
This is the story of General Custer from the time he enters West Point military academy, through the American Civil War, and finally to his death at Little Big Horn. The battle against Chief Crazy Horse is portrayed as a crooked deal between politicians and a corporation which wants the land Custer gave to the Indians.

A Christmas carol ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in English and held by 493 libraries worldwide
The timeworn Dickens' story about the old merchant Scrooge and how his own disappointments in life shape his view that both life and men are not worthy of his notice or concern.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1970 and 2009 in English and held by 433 libraries worldwide
Views Lincoln's life, from his early days as a young woodsman to his election to Presidency in 1860. Includes his first love, his marriage, his early law practice, and his debates with Douglas.

Madame Bovary ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and held by 347 libraries worldwide
A woman, not satisfied with the limited life she leads, rebels against conventional society, and finds tragedy.

The Inspector general ( Visual )
33 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in English and held by 321 libraries worldwide
A corrupt village wrongly suspects the idiot assistant of a medicine-show operator of being the emperor's omnipotent inspector general in disguise.

Going my way ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1994 and 1999 in English and held by 321 libraries worldwide
"When old and fading St. Dominic's Church gets a new priest (Crosby), things are bound to change. For starters, young Father O'Malley meets the crusty old Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald), who doesn't think much of him or his ideas. The two have their differences but O'Malley is able to inspire some neighborhood roughnecks to open their hearts and minds in a way the old priest simply could not do."--Container.

Hangmen also die ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1943 and 2006 in English and held by 287 libraries worldwide
Pursued by the Nazis after his assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a member of the Czech underground enlists the aid of a young woman who soon finds herself entangled in the revolution's secret operations.

Joan of Arc ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 273 libraries worldwide
Joan of Arc, a 15th-century French peasant girl rouses a nation and inspires the world with her faith and bravery. Fiercely believing that she is directed by God, Joan triumphantly leads an army into battle against the British, who are driven from France. When a new king is crowned, Joan's influence grows and makes him wary of her power, ultimately betraying her to martyrdom.

A Christmas carol ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1985 and 1990 in English and held by 219 libraries worldwide
Classic screen version of Charles Dickens' beloved Christmas story with Bob Crachit, an overworked and underpaid clerk, Ebenezer Scrooge, Crachit's rich but miserly employer, Tiny Tim, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. [Rated G].

Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the lion ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 201 libraries worldwide
A Christian slave pulls a thorn from a lion's paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of this kind act.

Howard Hawks' his girl Friday ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide
A re-make of "The Front Page" with the main character as a girl reporter (Rosalind Russell). The editor (Cary Grant) wants his top reporter to cover the impending execution of a murderer rather than get married and leave the job.

Something to sing about ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1937 and 2009 in English and held by 173 libraries worldwide
A delightful musical comedy about a New York bandleader and hoofer, whose wife joins him for a trip to Hollywood where the star system gets turned upside down in a series of hilarious complications.

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