arndt@lymph.DEC (08/15/85)
David M. MacMillan you are a Philistine!! Yes there is a good movie of "Our Man In Havana", but it stars Alec Guiness! Regards, Ken Arndt
wjh@bonnie.UUCP (Bill Hery) (08/16/85)
> > Yes there is a good movie of "Our Man In Havana", but it stars Alec Guiness! > And don't forget Ernie Kovacs as the Cuban policeman and friend/advesary of Alec. BTW, the book by is by Graham Greene, who has written a number of books which are both 'good reads' as well as good literature. He used to spend much of his time as a journalist in various foreign countries, and usually wrote a novel set in each locale where he spent a lot of time--Havana, Mexico, Haitii (under Papa Doc), Vienna (right after WWII--The Third Man), Spain, Africa, and even the US (he's English). One of my favorites is one that was written in the late fifties and takes place in Viet Nam before the French left. When I read it the early 70's, I had to keep checking the copyright date to be sure it was that old-- everything he wrote about the French in the early fifties was just the same as the Americans fifteen years later! I don't recall the name of the book off-hand; Ill post it when I check my library at home. Bill Hery
dmm@calmasd.UUCP (David M. MacMillan) (08/20/85)
I know quite well that this should not appear in net.books. It should be emailed to K. Arndt, but I have failed at the correct approach, so please bear with me. Ken points out that: > >Yes there is a good movie of "Our Man In Havana", but it stars Alec Guiness! > >Ken Arndt However, I didn't say it *starred* Noel Coward, only that it was with Noel Coward. I checked, and he does indeed appear in the film. To redeem this posting for net.books, I might add that N. Coward wrote many plays which I find enjoyable. It isn't absolutely necessary to see them performed (though that would be nice); they're delightful, sometimes bittersweet reading. (Try to find an edition with pictures.) David M. MacMillan
wjh@bonnie.UUCP (Bill Hery) (08/20/85)
> BTW, the book by is by Graham Greene... > > One of my favorites is one that was written in the late fifties and takes > place in Viet Nam before the French left. When I read it the early 70's, > I had to keep checking the copyright date to be sure it was that old-- > everything he wrote about the French in the early fifties was just > the same as the Americans fifteen years later! I don't recall the name > of the book off-hand; Ill post it when I check my library at home. > It was The Quiet American. Bill Hery
gail@calmasd.UUCP (Gail B. Hanrahan) (08/20/85)
It was David MacMillan's mention of Noel Coward plays that reminded me... Sheridan Morley's biography of Coward is excellent. That I can remember this after having read it over ten years ago certainly says something, doesn't it? -- Gail Bayley Hanrahan Calma Company, San Diego {ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax}!sdcsvax!calmasd!gail
alan@sun.uucp (Alan Marr, Sun Graphics) (08/24/85)
--- {ucbvax,decwrl}!sun!{amarr} "Extraordinary how potent cheap music is." Noel Coward