- published: 12 Jan 2021
- views: 2410
Henry Graham Greene OM CH (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English novelist and author regarded by some as one of the great writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective.
Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of the Matter, and The End of the Affair; which are regarded as "the gold standard" of the Catholic novel. Several works, such as The Confidential Agent, The Third Man, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, and The Human Factor, also show Greene's avid interest in the workings and intrigues of international politics and espionage.
Graham Greene, CM (born June 22, 1952) is a Canadian First Nations actor who has worked on stage, in film, and in TV productions in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Dances with Wolves (1990).
Greene is an Oneida born in Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, the son of Lillian and John Greene, who was a paramedic and maintenance man. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario, as a young adult.
His first brushes with the entertainment industry came when he worked as an audio technician for rock bands based in Newfoundland and Labrador, when he went by the alias "Mabes". He graduated from the Toronto-based Centre for Indigenous Theatre's Native Theatre School program in 1974. Soon after, he began performing in professional theatre in Toronto and England.
His TV debut was in an episode of The Great Detective in 1979, and his screen debut was in 1983 in Running Brave. He appeared in such films as Revolution and Powwow Highway, as well as the First Nations' CBC TV series Spirit Bay. It was his Academy Award–nominated role as Kicking Bird (Lakota: Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves that brought him fame.
For the latest in my line up of inspirational writers, I had to talk about Graham Greene. I first picked up one of his books when I saw Monsignor Quixote (I vaguely recall a TV program of the book?) and from that moment I was hooked. Whimsical, charming, but with edge, it is much like his other titles. All well worth reading. Don't forget: please like, subscribe and share! And if you have your own specific ideas for videos, do please leave them in the comments section below, or message me on one of the links. I'm often on Twitter and the other social media, so you should be able to track me down! To find out more about me and my books, look at: http://www.michaeljecks.co.uk To email me with any comments, or if you want advice, go to http://www.michaeljecks.co.uk/contact.html Follow me ...
We are delighted to welcome the biographer and poet Richard Greene to give the 2020 Anthony Burgess Lecture: ‘Graham Greene and the Spies’. Richard is an award-winning poet, editor and biographer, and is a professor of English at the University of Toronto. His most recent book is an acclaimed new biography of Graham Greene, Russian Roulette: The Life and Times of Graham Greene. Published earlier this year, his accessible and humane study draws on newly discovered archive material and interviews that shed new light on this contradictory, secretive and complex writer. Buy the book here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Russian-Roulette-by-Richard-Greene-author/9781408703977?a_aid=BurgessFoundation Anthony Burgess on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anthonyburgess Anthony Burgess on...
French and English explorers (played by Don Ferguson and John Morgan, respectively),arrive in the new world to find the real Graham Greene waiting for them. Luba Goy introduces the sketch. First broadcast on CBC-TV's Royal Canadian Air Farce on November 18, 1994.
A man's investigation of a friend's death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna. Hope you Enjoy! If you enjoy our videos please Like and Subscribe! Follow Us: Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/vidio.vault Twitter: https://twitter.com/VidioVault Playlists: Audiobooks, Radiplays, Noir Fiction, Movies https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfBv_EVlMl16cg8gIlREX3zS_mPTF8DNV Movies https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfBv_EVlMl17fbRNcjLH6AUnBNSFKNaQm Sherlock Holmes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfBv_EVlMl17-sm5vDivAGnbVEfwr9JBh TV Shows https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfBv_EVlMl16WLU5timfD7iio7F9nDt0w Audiobooks https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfBv_EVlMl15nwEDxJVdHd3jZRWJpUSrV The Lives of Harry Lime - Radio Shows https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P...
Henry Graham Greene OM CH (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English novelist and author regarded by some as one of the great writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective.
Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of the Matter, and The End of the Affair; which are regarded as "the gold standard" of the Catholic novel. Several works, such as The Confidential Agent, The Third Man, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, and The Human Factor, also show Greene's avid interest in the workings and intrigues of international politics and espionage.
You're having tea with Graham Greene
In a colored costume of your choice
And you'll be held in high esteem
If you're seen in between
Stiffly holding umbrellas
Catching the fellows making the toast
To the civil servant Carruthers
Making the others worser than most
You're making small talk now with the Queen
And the elegant ladies in waiting
You're very nervous they can all tell
Pretty well they can tell
So save yourselves for the hounds of hell
They can have you all to themselves
Since the fashion now is to give away
All the things you love so well
Welcome back to Chipping and Sodbury
You can have another chance
It must all seem like second nature
Chopping down the people where they stand
According to the latest score
Mr. Enoch Powell is falling star
So in future please bear in mind
Don't see clear don't see far
When the average social director
Mistook a passenger for the conductor
So shocking see the old Church of E
Looking down on you and me