![]() ![]() She teamed with George Abbott to write the book for the 1951 musical adaptation of the same name. There she married Joseph Jones in 1943, the same year in which A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was published. In 1938 she divorced her husband and moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was a student in the classes of Professor Kenneth Thorpe Rowe. There she honed her skills in journalism, literature, writing, and drama, winning a prestigious Hopwood Award. ![]() Although Smith had not finished high school, the university allowed her to enroll in classes. At this time, she gave birth to two girls and waited until they were in school so she could complete her higher education. Smith, a fellow Brooklynite, she moved with him to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he pursued a law degree at the University of Michigan. These experiences served as the framework to her first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943).Īfter marrying George H. See this thread for more information.īetty Smith (AKA Sophina Elisabeth Wehner): Born- DecemDied- January 17, 1972īorn in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrants, she grew up poor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. ![]()
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![]() The "solar" in Solarpunk is both a description and metaphor for the movement's commitment to a utopia that is accessible to every human on earth, as well as to all of our planet's lifeforms. It is an imagining wherein all humans live in balance with our finite environment, where local communities thrive, diversity is embraced, and the world is a beautiful green utopia. "Solarpunk is a literary movement, a hashtag, a flag, and a statement of intent about the future we hope to create. Where Cyberpunk is about nihilism, Solarpunk is about anti-nihilism." Solarpunk, in turn, is in reaction to Cyberpunk. Cyberpunk is in reaction to the shiny spacesuits and silver rockets of the 1960s. Solarpunk in contrast assumes that the best human traits will dominate, giving more optimistic eutopian (not utopian) visions. ![]() ![]() Consequently, Cyberpunk is full of grimdark dystopian visions and high levels of cynicism. ![]() The key difference is that Cyberpunk assumes that the worst human traits will dominate, leading greed and exploitation to win out. Both contain the central idea that human nature doesn’t tend to change. "Cyberpunk and Solarpunk are actually based on very similar tenets. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Starring Johnny Depp as Wood and Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi, the film received critical acclaim and various awards, including two Academy Awards. Wood Jr., a biopic of his life, Ed Wood (1994), was directed by Tim Burton. įollowing the publication of Rudolph Grey's 1992 oral biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Notable for their campy aesthetics, technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, use of poorly-matched stock footage, eccentric casts, idiosyncratic stories and non sequitur dialogue, Wood's films remained largely obscure until he was posthumously awarded a Golden Turkey Award for Worst Director of All Time in 1980, renewing public interest in his life and work. ![]() In the 1960s and 1970s, he moved towards sexploitation and pornographic films such as The Sinister Urge (1960), Orgy of the Dead (1965) and Necromania (1971), and wrote over 80 lurid pulp crime and sex novels. In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult classics, notably Glen or Glenda (1953), Jail Bait (1954), Bride of the Monster (1955), Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) and Night of the Ghouls (1959). (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker, ![]() ![]() ![]() Please do not violate the author’s copyright and harm their livelihood by sharing or distributing this book, in part or whole, for a fee or free, without the prior written permission of both the publisher and the copyright owner. Unlike paperback books, sharing ebooks is the same as stealing them. Your nonrefundable purchase legally allows you to replicate this file for your own personal reading only, on your own personal computer or device. ![]() ![]() We thank you kindly for purchasing this title. To request permission and all other inquiries, contact Riptide Publishing at the mailing address above, at, or at 978-1-62649-638-5 Reviewers may quote brief passages in a review. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher, and where permitted by law. All person(s) depicted on the cover are model(s) used for illustrative purposes only.Ĭover art: Garrett Leigh, ![]() Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. ![]() |