McGavin, Darren 1922-2006

Overview

Works:	397 works in 884 publications in 4 languages and 18,807 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Comedy films Christmas films Film adaptations Fiction Juvenile works Action and adventure fiction Television series Spy fiction Detective and mystery television programs
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Narrator, vac, Producer, Costume designer
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Darren McGavin

TV close-ups by Peggy Herz( Book )
Rehearsal for Captain Brassbound's Conversion( Visual )

Most widely held works by Darren McGavin

A Christmas story by Bob Clark( Visual )

65 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 3,488 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young boy must convince his parents that a toy rifle is the only Christmas gift that will make Christmas worthwhile. Not only do his parents face what many other parents do during that time of the year, but their actions fit in with the All-American Christmas

A Christmas story by Peter Billingsley( Visual )

10 editions published between 1983 and 2012 in English and French and held by 1,033 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot carbine action air rifle. But when gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale Santa-begging campaign. He encounters a slew of calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit

Billy Madison by Guthrie CSD( Visual )

17 editions published between 1995 and 2016 in English and Spanish and held by 1,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In order to inherit his fed-up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again

Summertime by David Lean( Visual )

32 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 885 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hepburn stars as a lonely secretary who travels to Venice on a vacation with the secret hope of falling in love. She does, but with a very married man

The man with the golden arm by Otto Preminger( Visual )

31 editions published between 1954 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 749 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An ex-convict recovering from heroin addiction returns to the Chicago slums and struggles to become a musician

The Bourne ultimatum by Robert Ludlum( Recording )

15 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sequel to the Bourne supremacy. Jason Bourn must flush out Carlos, his sworn enemy, and his private army and paramilitary group

Hot lead & cold feet( Visual )

4 editions published between 1978 and 2004 in English and held by 448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A two-gun terror and his brother turn an old cowtown upside down. A blazing, rip-roaring riotus saga of brotherly competition in a winner-take-all battle for an inheritance

No deposit no return( Visual )

8 editions published between 1976 and 2004 in English and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two safecrackers assist a brother and sister in faking their own kidnapping. The brother and sister's grandfather is forced to pay for their return

Kolchak, the night stalker( Visual )

14 editions published between 1974 and 2016 in English and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Carl Kolchak, reporter for the INS (Independent News Service) encounters the supernatural on his quest for a story

The Bourne supremacy by Robert Ludlum( Recording )

14 editions published between 1989 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sequel to the Bourne Identity, in which David Webb has to resume his identity as Bourne to find his imposter, a man killing in his name

The X-files by David Duchovny( Visual )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Agents Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate paranormal activities

Ray Bradbury's the Martian chronicles by Michael Anderson( Visual )

5 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in English and held by 320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In pt. 1, it is the year 1999, and as the Earth faces its inevitable extinction, three star-crossed expeditions are launched toward Mars. The fate of each mission unveils another layer of the mystery that shrouds the red planet. In pt. 2, Col. John Wilder (Rock Hudson) is convinced that the Martian civilization, seemingly destroyed by germs transported from Earth, still exists in an unknown form. Many have accompanied Wilder to this planet of dreams, illusions, and hope. What awaits them is a series of strange apparitions and eerie encounters. In pt. 3, Mars becomes mankind's only hope when Earth explodes in the inferno of nuclear war. Col. John Wilder travels to an ancient Martian city where he discovers a secret that will forever alter the course of human existence. Not rated

The Bourne identity by Robert Ludlum( Recording )

13 editions published between 1987 and 2002 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

He is a man with an unknown past and an uncertain future. A man dragged from the sea riddled with bullets, his face altered by plastic surgery--a man bearing the dubious identity of Jason Bourne. Now he is running for his life, the target of professional assassins, at the center of a maddening, deadly puzzle

Perfect harmony( Visual )

5 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 284 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Set in South Carolina during the 1950's, two boys form a friendship in spite of the racial barriers that divide the town

Around the world in 80 days : the complete epic mini-series( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 268 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Phileas Fogg wages his entire fortune that he can travel around the entire globe in eighty days. But before departing on his fantastic journey, the Bank of London is robbed, and he becomes the prime suspect. Pursued by Detective Fix, Fogg must race against time to win the bet and prove his innocence."--Container

The King and I : Music Theater of Lincoln Center cast recording by Richard Rodgers( )

2 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Power, passion & murder by Michelle Pfeiffer( Visual )

26 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in English and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A studio chief in 1930's Hollywood who influences the fates of aspiring movie stars falls from grace. Thereupon, deadly revenge follows, when a rising star's affair with this married man is discovered by his jealous wife

The night stalker( Visual )

11 editions published between 1980 and 2004 in English and held by 233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Darren McGavin portrays crusading reporter Carl Kolchak. In the first episode, Kolchak tries to solve a series of Las Vegas murders. In the second, he's after a killer hiding in Seattle's underground city

Young and innocent by Alfred Hitchcock( Visual )

6 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

[Young and innocent] When a woman's body is discovered on the beach by one of her former lovers, he races off to call the police. Two witnesses see him run and think he is the escaping killer. After being arrested, he manages to escape in the confusion at the courthouse. With the assistance of the constable's daughter, he tries to prove his innocence while avoiding pursing the police

The Robert Ludlum value collection by Robert Ludlum( Recording )

6 editions published between 1987 and 2005 in English and held by 207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For the first time in one collection, Robert Ludlum's enormously popular series about the mysterious assassin, Jason Bourne, and the international conspiracy known as Medusa is here