My sister eileen is a technicolor, musicalized remake of the 1942 comedy of the same name. She doesnt want to be thought of as a whore, like her sister, joanie, who ran off with her boyfriend at age 17. My sister eileen, pocket books edition paperback january 1, 1942 by ruth mckenney author. Fields and jerome chodorov is based on their 1940 play of the same title, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stories by ruth mckenney originally published in the new yorker. I appreciate mckenneys sense of humor most of the time. My sister eileen 1955 jay 20090119 very close remake to the original, with music added and with the exception of of rosalind russell, the cast is an improvement. Every new yorker reader must have met ruth mckenney and her sister, eileen, and chuckled and laughed uproariously over their misadventures from infancy on. Costar and choreographer bob fosse credited as robert sings and dances with eileen janet leigh to theres nothing like love by leo robin and jule styne in my sister eileen 1955 view the tcmdb entry for my sister eileen 1955. A week after finishing it, i am still revisiting the story. It is a farce which depends entirely upon two doors. In columbus, ohio, ruth sherwood rosalind russell is a.
The playmovie my sister eileen and the movie wonderful town are based on just the final two stories, but all of it is a treat. The internet adult film database is an online searchable database of over 490,038 adult movies titles and 200,604 porn performers. Two sisters, ruth and eileen, move to manhattan to further their careers. Rent my sister eileen she wouldnt say yes 2009 starring rosalind russell and brian aherne on dvd and bluray. But i rejoice that her books are still available at my hometown library.
Sister eileen grace beaton, age 94, a member of the franciscan sisters of christian charity, died on wednesday morning, jan. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. My sister eileen has been added to your cart add to cart. My sister eileen original, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city dec 26, 1940 and played through jan 16, 1943. Unmistakably autobiographic, these stories span the generation to which many of us belong, and are colored by details that are reminiscent.
Mass of remembrance to be held for missing nun from long. Fresh from columbus oh, writer ruth sherwood rosalind russell and her actress sister eileen janet blair arrive in new york city with dreams of success. Bob fosse and janet leigh in a scene from my sister eileen 1955. Sister eileen mcnerney taller san jose hope builders. Ruth is, by her own account, a rather buxom young girl, to her sisters delicate beauty. The book is full of similar carefullystaged, unfunny gags. Dear all, this is an unofficial page for sister eileen, operated by one of her students.
The former anna marie beaton was born on may 9, 1916, in menasha, wis. The stories were originally published in the new yorker and then collected and published as the book my sister eileen 1938 the plot focuses on ruth and eileen sherwood, sisters from ohio who relocate to new york city in search. Although the poster proclaims my sister eileen as that joyous new musical, this film was actually a remake of a 1942 version starring rosalind russell and janet blair. Mary ann biller, bill kuhns, carter craigie, marilyn johnson, carol serotta, denise civa, marian armstrong, jen morrison, arthur. Renting a greenwich village basement apartment from the fasttalking and factloose mr. Mass of remembrance to be held for missing nun from long island sister eileen christie went missing while vacationing in austria this summer. Based on the 1942 and 1955 movies of the same name as well as the book by ruth mckinney. To help meet this need sister eileen founded womens place, a rochester shelter for homeless women with children five years or younger. Inspired by her fierce devotion to the poor, sister eileen embarked. Appopolous george tobias, the girls find that life in the big city is a lot tougher than expected. Moshfeghs second novel mcglue, 2014 is set in 1964 in a scruffy northeastern town thats a close neighbor to joyce carol oatesland and russell banksville. With rosalind russell, brian aherne, janet blair, george tobias.
Every new yorker reader must have met ruth mckenney and her sister, eileen, and chuckled and laughed uproariously over their. This film stars off with eileen leigh and her older sister, ruth garrett. It is a series of short articles about the youthful life and times of sisters ruth and eileen. Two sisters move from ohio to new york to pursue their careers. My sister eileen is a 1942 american comedy film directed by alexander hall and starring rosalind russell, brian aherne and janet blair. Ruth was the big sister who had her hands full trying to keep eileen out of trouble.
Sister eileen was a free spirit, often travelling outside of the united states to swim and hike. My sister eileen is a series of autobiographical short stories by ruth mckenney, originally published in the new yorker, which eventually inspired many other works. All private investigations llc heads investigation into. Joseph of the holy family parish in the heart of new york citys harlem neighborhood. My sister eileen brief information my sister eileen is an american situation comedy based on a series of autobiographical short stories by ruth mckenney originally published in the new yorker, as well as the 1940 play and 1942 and 1955 film adaptations they inspired.
In my minds eye i see that warm smile springing forth from under her latest hat, usually a black one. My sister eileen goodreads meet your next favorite book. My sister eileen roz frets while the greenwich village guys slobber over her baby sis. My sister eileen is a book of stories of two sisters from ohio in the 1920s and 30s and the shenanigans they get into. She brought so much joy and empowerment to so many here in sioux falls, especially the most vulnerable. Humorous stories of two sisters who get into scrapes full of comedy and adventure. Two sisters move from ohio to new york with hopes of stardom.
Kaufman and starred shirley booth, later a broadway musical also starring rosalind russell called wonderful town, and then a different musical film, again called my sister eileen. Joseph of orange, founded taller san jose hope builders in 1995. Eileen, the character and the entire book, fascinated me. After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher. The earlier dvd was okay but a tad soft, which didnt help readability for a film thats 80% wide shots. My sister eileen a 1938 book, a play, a musical, a radio play and an unproduced radio series, two motion pictures, and a cbs television series in the 19601961 season. Wonderful town stays true to this dynamic and ruth is indeed trying to make it as.
Originally published as a series of short stories in the new yorker, my sister eileen was published in book form in 1938, and later adapted under the same. And we hate to think what would have happened to it if some one had thought to nail one of those doors shut. After more than 60 years, this book is still a hoot. For example, losing a blue plastic hairbrush could leave margaret inconsolable for hours. Over the course of the last three decades, sister eileen spent approximately onehalf of her summer. This book has been transferred to between the covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Witty ruth aspires to be a published writer, while pretty eileen dreams of success as an actress. Rosalind russell, brian aherne and janet blair sisters ruth and eileen sherwood move from ohio to new york in the hopes of building their careers. With janet leigh, jack lemmon, betty garrett, bob fosse. Eileen garvins older sister, margaret, was diagnosed with severe autism at age three. This is the essence of sister eileens ministry at st. My sister eileenscreen gems television, a division of columbia pictures, inc. That movie was an adaptation of a 1940 play, which was inspired by short stories written by ruth mckenney.
The stories were originally published in the new yorker and then collected and published as the book my sister eileen 1938. Memories of sister eileen oconnor she is always so full of life. Half a century has passed since she grew up in xville, a new england town. The central hook presents sister ruth as an aspiring writer last named changed from mckinney to fictional sherwood who makes the ohiotovillage journey along with slightly less worldly sis eileen, who has smitten men falling all over her jn other words, a role made for the 1955 janet leigh.
Eileen often found herself in situations that were simultaneously awkward, hilarious, and heartbreaking. My sister eileen, pocket books edition ruth mckenney on. It is not, however, the film version of the 1949 broadway musical wonderful town, which was also based on the 1942 film. My sister eileen, the original paperback january 1, 1959 by ruth mckenney author 3. I was ready to hang it up twothirds of the way through. Rent my sister eileen she wouldnt say yes 2009 on dvd.
Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Fields and jerome chodorov, based on autobiographical short stories by ruth mckenney. With elaine stritch, shirley bonne, raymond bailey, leon belasco. Its every bit as lovely as shirley jacksons life among the savages and herbert jenkins patricia brent, spinster its ruth mckenneys my sister. Ruth and her beautiful sister eileen come to new yorks greenwich village looking for fame, fortune and a for rent sign on barrow street. My sister eileen is an american comedy stage production, written by joseph a.
If anyone wants to get in contact with her, this is her information. Memories of sister eileen oconnor yankton benedictines. Id always believed that my first time would be by force, eileen says. Based on the stories by ruth mckenney with a foreword by george s. Eileen by ottessa moshfegh is published by vintage. It is a grim read about a dingy and lonely existence, full of instances of casual cruelty, carried out on vulnerable people by those who should care for them. A woman recalls her mysterious escape from home in this taut, controlled noir about broken families and their proximity to violence.
It was based on the book, play and the films of the same name. At the time it was the only shelter in rochester that provided shelter to women with young children. No classic, but passable sitcomedy, directed by alexander hall here comes mr. Adapted from the short stories of ruth mckinney, the film stars betty garrett as aspiring writer ruth sherwood, and janet leigh as her gorgeous sister eileen. The twilight time bluray of my sister eileen is a stunningly good encoding of a movie that was rediscovered in the 1990s when it came out on letterboxed laserdisc previously it had been an unwatchable grainy panscan mess, chopped up with tv commercials. The plot focuses on ruth and eileen sherwood, sisters from ohio who relocate to new york city in search of fame and fortune.
392 294 262 1578 460 748 862 753 243 794 681 769 833 15 154 533 220 797 376 471 371 300 898 1398 100 1300 1078 617 1116 860 648 443 1158 1405