"Little Women (musical) Little Women is a musical with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters— traditional Meg, wild, aspiring writer Jo, timid Beth and romantic Amy,— and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while their father is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. A workshop production"
"Little Women (1978 film) ""For other motion pictures of this title, see Little Women (disambiguation)"" Little Women is a 1978 American television miniseries directed by David Lowell Rich and based on the classic 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. The teleplay was written by Suzanne Clauser and is the fifth film adaptation of the Alcott classic, the previous four having been released theatrically in 1917, 1918, 1933 and 1949. The cast includes Susan Dey, Meredith Baxter Birney, Ann Dusenberry, Eve Plumb, Dorothy McGuire, William Schallert, Greer Garson, Robert Young, Richard Gilliland and William Shatner and John"
"and occasional hunger. In addition to her own childhood and that of her sisters, scholars who have examined the diaries of Louisa Alcott's mother, Abigail Alcott, have surmised that ""Little Women"" was also heavily inspired by Abigail Alcott's own early life. The first volume of ""Little Women"" was published in 1868 by Roberts Brothers. The first printing of 2,000 copies sold out quickly, and the company had trouble keeping up with demand for additional printings. They announced: ""The great literary hit of the season is undoubtedly Miss Alcott's ""Little Women"", the orders for which continue to flow in upon us"
"Elizabeth Sewall Alcott Elizabeth Sewall ""Lizzie"" Alcott (June 24, 1835 – March 14, 1858) was one of the two younger sisters of Louisa May Alcott. She was born in 1835 and died at the age of 22. She was originally named Elizabeth ""Peabody"" Alcott in honor of her father Bronson's teaching assistant at the Temple School and close friend of her mother, Abba. By age three, however, after a falling out between Bronson and Elizabeth Peabody, her name was changed to Elizabeth ""Sewall"" Alcott, after her mother's mother, Dorothy Sewall May. In her semi-autobiographical novel, ""Little Women"" (1868), Louisa May"
"Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (Abigail) May Alcott Nieriker (July 26, 1840 – December 29, 1879) was an American artist and the youngest sister of Louisa May Alcott. She was the basis for the character Amy (an anagram of May) in her sister's semi-autobiographical novel ""Little Women"" (1868). She was named after her mother, Abigail May, and first called Abba, then Abby, and finally May, which she asked to be called in November 1863 when in her twenties. Abigail May Alcott was born July 26, 1840, in Concord, Massachusetts, the youngest of the four daughters born to Amos Bronson Alcott and"
"Anna Alcott Pratt Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt (March 16, 1831 – July 17, 1893) was the elder sister of American novelist Louisa May Alcott. She was the basis for the character Margaret ""Meg"" of ""Little Women"" (1868), her sister's classic, semi-autobiographical novel. Anna Bronson Alcott was born in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia on March 16, 1831. She was the first of four daughter born to Amos Bronson Alcott and Abby May. She was named after both her paternal grandmother (Anna) and her father (Bronson). Amos Bronson Alcott was a schoolteacher and from the time Anna was born, he took"
"Little Women (1994 film) Little Women is a 1994 American family drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong. The screenplay by Robin Swicord, is based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel of the same name. It is the fifth feature film adaptation of the Alcott classic, following silent versions released in 1917 and 1918, a 1933 George Cukor-directed release and a 1949 adaptation by Mervyn LeRoy, with the story subsequently adapted in 2019 starring Saoirse Ronan. It was released exclusively on December 21, 1994, and was released nationwide four days later on December 25, 1994, by Columbia Pictures. The film is"
"Little Women (2017 TV series) Little Women is a British 2017 BBC television historical period drama adaptation of the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott. Adapted by Heidi Thomas, the miniseries was directed by Vanessa Caswill. Consisting of three episodes, the first broadcast was on BBC One on Boxing Day 2017 and the following two days. The cast includes Emily Watson, Michael Gambon and Angela Lansbury. Production was supported by PBS and the miniseries was shown as part of its ""Masterpiece"" anthology. ""Little Women"" was commissioned by BBC Drama in May 2017, along with 10 other television dramas. The three-part"
"Four Daughters Four Daughters is a 1938 American musical drama film that tells the story of a happy musical family whose lives and loves are disrupted by the arrival of a cynical young composer who interjects himself into the daughters' romantic lives. The movie stars the Lane Sisters (Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, and Lola Lane) and Gale Page, and features Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, John Garfield, and Dick Foran. The three Lanes were sisters and members of a family singing trio. The film was written by Lenore J. Coffee and Julius J. Epstein, adapted from the Fannie Hurst novel ""Sister"
"sought an outlet in writing. She began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s. Early in her career, she sometimes used the pen name A. M. Barnard, under which she wrote novels for young adults that focused on spies, revenge, and crossdressers. Published in 1868, ""Little Women"" is set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts, and is loosely based on Alcott's childhood experiences with her three sisters. The novel was very well received and is still a popular children's novel today, filmed several times. Alcott was an abolitionist and a feminist and remained"
"Little Women (2018 film) Little Women is a 2018 American drama film directed by Clare Niederpruem, from a screenplay by Niederpruem and Kristi Shimek. The seventh film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel of the same name, it is a modern retelling of the original story and marks the 150-year anniversary of the book's release. The film stars Sarah Davenport, Allie Jennings, Lucas Grabeel, Ian Bohen, and Lea Thompson. It was released in the United States on September 28, 2018, by Pinnacle Peak. In April 2017, it was announced Lea Thompson and Lucas Grabeel had joined the cast of"
"Little Women (2018 film) Little Women is a 2018 American drama film directed by Clare Niederpruem, from a screenplay by Niederpruem and Kristi Shimek. The seventh film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel of the same name, it is a modern retelling of the original story and marks the 150-year anniversary of the book's release. The film stars Sarah Davenport, Allie Jennings, Lucas Grabeel, Ian Bohen, and Lea Thompson. It was released in the United States on September 28, 2018, by Pinnacle Peak. In April 2017, it was announced Lea Thompson and Lucas Grabeel had joined the cast of"
"Alcott called ""appalling news"". In 1868, Alcott met with publisher Thomas Niles, an admirer of ""Hospital Sketches"". Alcott asked Niles if he would publish a book of short stories by his daughter; instead, he suggested she write a book about girls. Louisa May was not interested initially but agreed to try. ""They want a book of 200 pages or more"", Alcott told his daughter. The result was ""Little Women"", published later that year. The book, which fictionalized the Alcott family during the girls' coming-of-age years, recast the father figure as a chaplain, away from home at the front in the"
"4 Little Girls 4 Little Girls is a 1997 American historical documentary film about the 15 September 1963 murder of four African-American girls (Addie May Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Rosamond Robertson) in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. It was directed by Spike Lee and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. The events inspired the 1964 song ""Birmingham Sunday"" by Richard and Mimi Fariña. The song was used in the opening sequence of the film, as sung by Joan Baez, Mimi's sister. ""4 Little Girls"" premiered Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at the"
"last name: Liddell. It thrice mentions the word little and plays off the fact that the pronunciation of both was quite similar. This poem depicts the story of how, during the summer of 1862 and in the company of the three Liddell sisters and one Reverend Robinson Duckworth, Lewis Carroll composed ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". It is from the first-hand accounts of those summer days that the background for this poem becomes clearer. Alice Pleasance Liddell was age 10 at the time that Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) first breathed life into Wonderland. Alice and her two sisters spent much"
"film is set to be released on December 25, 2019. Little Women (2019 film) Little Women is an upcoming drama film written and directed by Greta Gerwig. It is the eighth adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Chris Cooper and Meryl Streep. The film is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2019, by Columbia Pictures. ""Little Women"" explores the lives of sisters in 1860s Massachusetts. According to its producer, the new adaptation focuses"
"well as an owl on the fireplace. Copies of Turner landscapes by May adorn various rooms in Orchard House. In 1868, Louisa May wrote her beloved classic novel ""Little Women"" in her room on a special ""shelf desk"" built by her father. Set within the house, its characters are based on members of her family, with the plot loosely based on the family's earlier years and events that transpired at The Wayside. Also written in the house were Bronson Alcott's ""Ralph Waldo Emerson"" (1865; published 1882), ""Tablets"" (1868), ""Concord Days"" (1872), and ""Table Talk"" (1877). On the grounds to the"
"Little Women (1970 TV series) Little Women was a BBC television series in 1970, based on the well-known novel of the same name. It was the third BBC adaptation of the novel. It starred Angela Down as Jo, Jo Rowbottom as Meg, Janina Faye as Amy, Sarah Craze as Beth, and Patrick Troughton as Father. It was shown on the Sunday tea-time slot on BBC1, where the BBC often showed fairly faithful adaptations of classic novels aimed at a family audience. It consisted of nine episodes. It is not one of the better-remembered adaptations of ""Little Women"", possibly because it"
"simply, even servants addressed the Grand Duchess by her first name and patronym, Maria Nikolaevna. She was also called by the French version of her name, ""Marie,"" or by the Russian nicknames ""Masha"" or ""Mashka"". Maria and her younger sister Anastasia were known within the family as ""The Little Pair."" The two girls shared a room, often wore variations of the same dress, and spent much of their time together. Their older sisters Olga and Tatiana also shared a room and were known as ""The Big Pair."" The four girls sometimes signed letters using the nickname OTMA, which was derived"
"Tales of Little Women , also simply known as Little Women, is a Japanese animated television series adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's ""Little Women"", produced by Nippon Animation. It was first aired in 1987 (January–December) by the Fuji TV network. A sequel series, """", premiered in 1993. The animated series is loosely derived from the book and introduces new material and characters. The series begins with the introduction of the March family happily living near Gettysburg (the nearby town of York in the English version), until one day during a picnic, Mr. March notices Confederate scouts at a riverbank. As"
"Tales of Little Women , also simply known as Little Women, is a Japanese animated television series adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's ""Little Women"", produced by Nippon Animation. It was first aired in 1987 (January–December) by the Fuji TV network. A sequel series, """", premiered in 1993. The animated series is loosely derived from the book and introduces new material and characters. The series begins with the introduction of the March family happily living near Gettysburg (the nearby town of York in the English version), until one day during a picnic, Mr. March notices Confederate scouts at a riverbank. As"
"Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ""Little Women"" (1868) and its sequels ""Little Men"" (1871) and ""Jo's Boys"" (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Alcott's family suffered from financial difficulties, and while she worked to help support the family from an early age, she also"
"Series"" since 1977, and has recently added a ""Teacher Institute"" component. The Hillside Chapel is also used for youth programs, poetry readings, historical reenactments, and other special events. Orchard House Orchard House is a historic house museum in Concord, Massachusetts, US. It was the longtime home of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888) and his family, including his daughter Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), who wrote and set her novel ""Little Women"" (1868–69) there. The Alcotts had first moved to Concord in 1840, although they left in 1843 to start Fruitlands, a utopian agrarian commune in nearby Harvard. The family returned in 1845"
"sisters Ethel Marian (30 October 1867 – 4 February 1943) and Katharine Elizabeth (1871–1939). William, known as ""Willie"" throughout his childhood, appears to have taken his Christian name from his famous uncle of ""Victory"" fame, as well as from a longstanding family tradition whereby the eldest son of every line would be baptised by that name. The origin of ""Halse"" is unclear, though it is possible that there is some naval connection as it has been suggested that it could have been the name of someone serving alongside his uncle. Slobodin states that it is probable that the second ""Rivers"""
"daughter, Louisa, after May's death in 1879 from childbed fever, caring for little ""Lulu"" until her death. ""Little Women"" was well received, with critics and audiences finding it suitable for many age groups. A reviewer of ""Eclectic Magazine"" called it ""the very best of books to reach the hearts of the young of any age from six to sixty"". It was a fresh, natural representation of daily life. With the success of ""Little Women"", Alcott shied away from the attention and would sometimes act as a servant when fans would come to her house. Along with Elizabeth Stoddard, Rebecca Harding"
"Dorothy Edwards Dorothy Edwards (6 November 1914 – 8 August 1982) was a children's writer from England best known for her ""My Naughty Little Sister"" book series and novel ""The Witches and the Grinnygog"" (1981). She was born on 6 November 1914 as Dorothy Violet Ellen Brown into a working-class family in Teddington, Richmond Upon Thames. Her mother's maiden name was Saunders. Her father taught her to read at an early age, enabling her to write her first story at four years of age. Her stories, poems and articles were published throughout her twenties, and at this time she married"
"was later adapted for television. Dorothy Edwards Dorothy Edwards (6 November 1914 – 8 August 1982) was a children's writer from England best known for her ""My Naughty Little Sister"" book series and novel ""The Witches and the Grinnygog"" (1981). She was born on 6 November 1914 as Dorothy Violet Ellen Brown into a working-class family in Teddington, Richmond Upon Thames. Her mother's maiden name was Saunders. Her father taught her to read at an early age, enabling her to write her first story at four years of age. Her stories, poems and articles were published throughout her twenties, and"
"in Concord, Massachusetts during the American Civil War. While their father leaves for battle, the sisters must rely on each other for strength in the face of tragedies both large and small. Winner: Nominations: ""Little Women"" was released on a 2-disc DVD in region 1 by Koch Vision on October 9, 2007. On August 14, 2012, Entertainment One (eOne) released the miniseries on a single disc DVD. Little Women (1978 film) ""For other motion pictures of this title, see Little Women (disambiguation)"" Little Women is a 1978 American television miniseries directed by David Lowell Rich and based on the classic"
"The Little Sister The Little Sister is a 1949 novel by Raymond Chandler, his fifth featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. The story is set in Los Angeles in the late 1940s. The novel centres on the younger sister of a Hollywood starlet and has several scenes involving the film industry. It was partly inspired by Chandler's experience working as a screenwriter in Hollywood and his low opinion of the industry and most of the people in it. The book was first published in the UK in June 1949; it was released in the United States three months later. Mousy"
"Little Women (1949 film) Little Women is a 1949 American feature film with script and music taken directly from the earlier 1933 Hepburn version. Based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name, it was filmed in Technicolor and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay was written by Sally Benson, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, and Andrew Solt. The original music score was composed by Adolph Deutsch and Max Steiner. The film also marked the American film debut of Italian actor Rossano Brazzi. Sir C. Aubrey Smith, whose acting career had spanned four decades, died in 1948; ""Little Women"""
"from the first letters of their first names. Maria and Anastasia were dressed similarly for special occasions, when they wore variations of the same dress. She tended to be dominated by her enthusiastic and energetic younger sister. When Anastasia tripped people who walked by, teased others or caused a scene with her dramatics, Maria always tried to apologize, though she could never stop her younger sister. Maria had simple tastes and was so kind-hearted that she was sometimes taken advantage of by her sisters, who nicknamed her ""fat little bow-wow."" In 1910, her fourteen-year-old sister Olga persuaded ten-year-old Maria to"
"Roberts Brothers made their name in 1868 with the publication of Louisa May Alcott's ""Little Women"", a best-seller. It featured illustrations by Alcott's sister, May Alcott, who also appeared as a character (Amy) in the book. From 1876–1887, the firm issued a ""No Name Series"" of books that did not reveal the writers' names in an attempt to allow the writing to stand on its own merits rather than the reputation of the authors. The books were the brainchild of Thomas Niles, Jr., a partner at Roberts Brothers. ""Harper's"" praised the move, writing ""The idea is a good one, not"
"for her performance in both ""Little Women"" and ""Interview with the Vampire"". Robin Swicord was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay but lost to Eric Roth for ""Forrest Gump"". The film had its initial North America video release on VHS on June 20, 1995, followed by its initial digital release on DVD on April 25, 2000. Little Women (1994 film) Little Women is a 1994 American family drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong. The screenplay by Robin Swicord, is based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel of the same name. It is the fifth"