Wilson, Elizabeth 1921-Overview
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Most widely held works by
Elizabeth Wilson
The graduate
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4 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 1,333 libraries worldwide A recent college graduate from an affluent family is seduced by the wife of his father's business partner, then subsequently falls in love with her daughter.
Nine to five
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2 editions published between 1995 and 2001 in English and held by 687 libraries worldwide Three female office workers combine forces to take revenge on their deceitful, egotistical, and thoroughly chauvinistic boss.
The golden age of television
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 414 libraries worldwide The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays" constituted an artistic high for the medium, bringing Broadway-quality drama to all of America.
Skylark
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2 editions published between 1999 and 2002 in English and held by 319 libraries worldwide Jacob's farm is in trouble from a severe drought. Jacob and Sarah begin to wonder if Sarah can stay, and what will happen to Jacob if she and the children have to leave the farm.
Dark shadows. The beginning. DVD collection 1
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 141 libraries worldwide These rare, early episodes of the television series begin with Victoria Winters' arrival in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. An orphan in search of her identity, Victoria is befriended by a stranger named Burke Devlin. At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her aloof brother Roger Collins, his troubled ten-year-old son David, and Elizabeth's rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn. Collins fishing fleet manager Bill Malloy informs Elizabeth that Burke wants to take everything the Collinses own as revenge for being sent to prison. Collinsport Inn waitress Maggie Evans tells her father, Sam, that she wants an end to the secret conflict between him, Roger and Burke. David warns Victoria that she will regret she came to live at Collinwood and be his governess.
Alfred Hitchcock's The birds
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 140 libraries worldwide Melanie Daniels is a beautiful blonde who arrives in Bodega Bay in pursuit of the handsome and eligible Mitch Brenner. But love is not the only thing in the air when thousands of birds descend upon the town, attacking and terrorizing its residents. Soon Melanie and Mitch are fighting for their lives against a deadly, unexplainable force in this spine-tingling portrait of nature at its most powerful and ruthless.
The prisoner of Second Avenue
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2 editions published between 1980 and 1986 in English and held by 85 libraries worldwide "Forty-eight-year-old Manhattanite Mel Edison has just lost his job. And in no time he's going to lose his wardrobe, his TV set, his supply of Chivas Regal, his temper, his self-respect, and - just maybe - his mind. In the gruelling guerrilla warfare of urban living, Mel Edison has just become 'The prisoner of Second Avenue'"--Container.
The day of the dolphin
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide Dr. Terrell is a researcher who, along with his wife Maggie), are investigating dolphin intelligence, believing they have the capability of speech. Harold DeMilo, in charge of a major corporation, sponsors their work. But undercover work by government agent Curtis Mahoney reveals that DeMilo is working with a right-wing group planning to kidnap the dolphins and use them to blow up the presidential yacht. Jake and Maggie have to race against time to save both their dolphins and the president.
Patterns
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7 editions published between 1995 and 2005 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide Fred Staples is a young small town plant manager who is given an executive position in the new company. He soon finds out his promotion has more to do with leverage against the company's older Vice President, who the boss wants out. This throws Staples into a panic as personal loyalty, company politics and cut-throat business tactics are mixed together.
Let me hear you whisper
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2 editions published between 1999 and 2003 in English and held by 63 libraries worldwide Set in a research laboratory, this is the poignant story of a friendless, simple scrubwoman, Ruth White, who pits all her energies to save the life of one of the experimental animals in the lab, a dolphin who stubbornly refuses to talk to anyone but her.
The graduate
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3 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 48 libraries worldwide A recent college graduate from an affluent family is seduced by the wife of his father's business partner, then subsequently falls in love with her daughter.
You can't take it with you
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3 editions published between 1983 and 1990 in English and held by 42 libraries worldwide Chronicle of the antic activities of the eccentric Sycamore family.
Quiz show
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 21 libraries worldwide Fame and fortune become a hotbed of scandal when a Washington investigator uncovers corruption beneath the TV's hottest quiz show's glittering facade. The scandal implicates both the wildly popular champion and the disgruntled ex-champ.
Nora's Christmas gift
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2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 20 libraries worldwide An aging woman who has given to others throughout her life learns the importance of receiving.
Threepenny opera 1976 public theater revival
by Kurt Weill
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide
Dark shadows. The beginning. DVD collection 1. Disc 4
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide These rare, early episodes of the television series begin with Victoria Winters' arrival in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. An orphan in search of her identity, Victoria is befriended by a stranger named Burke Devlin. At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her aloof brother Roger Collins, his troubled ten-year-old son David, and Elizabeth's rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn. Collins fishing fleet manager Bill Malloy informs Elizabeth that Burke wants to take everything the Collinses own as revenge for being sent to prison. Collinsport Inn waitress Maggie Evans tells her father, Sam, that she wants an end to the secret conflict between him, Roger and Burke. David warns Victoria that she will regret she came to live at Collinwood and be his governess.
Dark shadows. The beginning. DVD collection 1. Disc 3
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide These rare, early episodes of the television series begin with Victoria Winters' arrival in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. An orphan in search of her identity, Victoria is befriended by a stranger named Burke Devlin. At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her aloof brother Roger Collins, his troubled ten-year-old son David, and Elizabeth's rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn. Collins fishing fleet manager Bill Malloy informs Elizabeth that Burke wants to take everything the Collinses own as revenge for being sent to prison. Collinsport Inn waitress Maggie Evans tells her father, Sam, that she wants an end to the secret conflict between him, Roger and Burke. David warns Victoria that she will regret she came to live at Collinwood and be his governess.
Dark shadows. The beginning. DVD collection 1. Disc 2
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide These rare, early episodes of the television series begin with Victoria Winters' arrival in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. An orphan in search of her identity, Victoria is befriended by a stranger named Burke Devlin. At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her aloof brother Roger Collins, his troubled ten-year-old son David, and Elizabeth's rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn. Collins fishing fleet manager Bill Malloy informs Elizabeth that Burke wants to take everything the Collinses own as revenge for being sent to prison. Collinsport Inn waitress Maggie Evans tells her father, Sam, that she wants an end to the secret conflict between him, Roger and Burke. David warns Victoria that she will regret she came to live at Collinwood and be his governess.
Dark shadows. The beginning. DVD collection 1. Disc 1
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide These rare, early episodes of the television series begin with Victoria Winters' arrival in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. An orphan in search of her identity, Victoria is befriended by a stranger named Burke Devlin. At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her aloof brother Roger Collins, his troubled ten-year-old son David, and Elizabeth's rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn. Collins fishing fleet manager Bill Malloy informs Elizabeth that Burke wants to take everything the Collinses own as revenge for being sent to prison. Collinsport Inn waitress Maggie Evans tells her father, Sam, that she wants an end to the secret conflict between him, Roger and Burke. David warns Victoria that she will regret she came to live at Collinwood and be his governess.
The incredible shrinking woman
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1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide This comedy spotlights the saga of sweet Pat Kramer's tragic tumble to international freakdom as she is afflicted with the heartbreak of shrinking and her valiant struggle to survive against overpowering odds that might threaten all humanity. more
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Adultery Animal intelligence Animal rescue Birds--Behavior Business Business enterprises College graduates Comedy films Comedy films Dolphins Drama Droughts Du Maurier, Daphne,--1907-1989 Executives Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films--for the hearing impaired Frontier and pioneer life Governesses Horror films Horror television programs Human-animal relationships Industrial relations Laboratory animals Maine Man-woman relationships Melodrama Melodramas (Motion pictures) Midlife crisis Misogyny Mothers and daughters New York (State)--New York Office politics Presidents--Assassination attempts Revenge Rich people Romance films Sexism Supernatural Television plays Television plays Television programs Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Webb, Charles Richard,--1939- Women clerks Women employees
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