Slowly and carefullyfor he was still limp from his battle with pneumonia, resultant from the prolonged use of a lungmotor in the inexperienced hands of excited peopletwo nurses had trundled. One of 500 copies of the first edition special bound and signed by lloyd c douglas. D68 1929 camera canon eos 5d mark ii foldoutcount 0 identifier magnificentobses00byll. Magnificent obsession is a remake of an only marginally less grotesque 1935 film. In addition, a previous 1935 film adaptation featured the established and incredibly popular star irene dunne and the up and coming robert taylor and reaped enormous box office rewards. Lloyd cassel douglas, 18771951, was a minister before he was an author. The book was a runaway bestseller, and made into a movie twice, one in 1935 and a later version in 1954. Sirk sometimes claimed that the story was based distantly on the greek legend of alcestis. The 1935 and 1954 versions of magnificent obsession the new. Magnificent obsession novel simple english wikipedia. Douglas sirks mystical magnificent obsession available from. He was born in columbia city, indiana, spent part of his boyhood in monroeville, indiana, wilmot, indiana and florence, kentucky, where his father, alexan. Published in october, 1929, it was born the same month as the great depression but described a time before that horrendous disaster, when very nice people lik i first read this book when in.
Magnificent obsession 1954 trash meets high art hollywood. He gained international fame with his novels magnificent obsession 1929 and the robe 1942. Douglass 1929 novel into a glossy, artificial soaper that downplayed the miraculous aspect of the story in favor of absurd melodrama. Douglas 1929 novel of the same name the first film version, made in 1935, starred irene dunne and robert taylor, magnificent obsession was a huge hit and the first major hollywood success for sirk, who spent the next five years putting out a series of similarly weepy dramas before retiring from. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being the robe, white banners and the big fisherman. This channel was generated automatically by youtubes video. Magnificent obsession is a 1954 technicolor drama romantic film directed by douglas sirk starring jane wyman and rock.
Magnificent obsession hardcover january 1, 1942 by lloyd c. Then came the first film adaptation in 1935, directed by john m. Magnificent obsession by lloyd c douglas, first edition. Between 1903 and 1911 douglas preached in indiana, ohio, and washington d. I n 1929, a fiftyoneyearold congregationalist pastor named lloyd c. Lloyd cassel douglas 18771951 began his writing career in midlife, after working for many years as a minister. It wasnt the first time magnificent obsession had been adapted in 1935 john m. This, highly abstracted, is the plot of magnificent obsession, a 1929 best seller by lloyd c. Douglas later wrote a book in response to the flood of letters he received from readers who wanted to know where they could find the book to which he referred in the novel. Book hardcover fiction 1935 douglas vintage vintage fiction douglas 1935 light c.
Douglas 1929, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The 1929 novel magnificent obsession by former minister lloyd c. Magnificent obsession is a 1935 drama film based on the novel of the same name by lloyd c. Douglas has 32 books on goodreads with 44039 ratings. Publication date 1929 topics recreational reading publisher houghton mifflin company.
It was a ramshackle sort of book, at its core an undiluted christian sermon on the lifetransforming power of charitable works. Inscribed for my dear mama porch with admiration and affection lloyd c. The book was made into a film in 1953 after douglass death. Sirk was resistant to the project at first ross hunter gave me the book and i tried to read it, but i just couldnt, he revealed to jon halliday in the interview book sirk on sirk. August 27, 1877 february, 1951 was an american minister and author douglas was one of the most popular american authors of his time, although he did not write his first novel until he was 50. His other works include wanted a congregation 1920, ministers everyday life 1924, forgive us our trespasses 1932, green light 1935, white banners 1936, doctor hudsons secret journal 1939, invitation to live 1940, the big fisherman 1948 and time to remember 1952. But it was a sermon wrapped in the format of a romance novel and spruced up with a veneer of uptotheminute pseudoscientific parlance that made christianity. Douglas said that the inspiration for the book magnificent obsession cam from the words of jesus in the sermon on the mount that we will look at today. The 1929 source novel by lloyd c douglas see book cover, left was one of that biggest selling of the year.
He gained international fame with his novels magnificent obsession 91929. Lot of 7 vintage lloyd c douglas book 1929 1948 most. The color of the jacket is still very vibrant, as is the book itself. Douglas wrote many inspirational stories some years ago and i remembered being particularly touched by his story of a young surgeon who discovers a way to make his life my youth. Magnificent obsession film analysis senses of cinema. She wanted to star in a remake of the 1935 melodrama magnificent obsession, based on the 1929 bestselling novel by congregationalist pastor lloyd c. Douglas 1929 magnificent obsession book dealt with a playboys urge to restore the eyesight of the woman he had accidentally blinded, anthony slides latest explores the lives and times of movie buffs. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other. Magnificent obsession dvd san francisco public library. Hudson, a heart attack victim on the other side of the lake. Douglas novel 1, published in the immediate wake of the 1929 stock market crash, when the author was 52. He is resuscitated by a rescue crew after a boating accident. It was one of three of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the othe. This is a classic novel that was first published in 1929.
It was a best seller in 1929 for newly minted writer lloyd c. From 1911 through 1915, he was director of religious work at the university of illinois. Lloyd c douglas colliers set 6 volumes hardcover january 1, 1929 by lloyd c. He became a lutheran minister himself in 1903 and married bessie porch in 1904. Douglas 1929 1st edition hardcover grosset dunlap magnificent obsession lloyd. Douglas 6 volume set colliers nice lot leather bound books. Magnificent obsession, by douglas, lloyd c and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Published april 7th 1999 by mariner books first published 1929. C douglas c douglas magnificent obsession is a 1954 technicolor drama romantic film directed by douglas sirk starring jane wyman and rock hudson. I purchased this book to reconnect with the story and to remember his method of making a difference. It was the then protestant ministers first foray into fiction 2. Magnificent obsession the criterion collection by rock hudson dvd. Douglas, a former methodist minister who had retired from the pulpit and spent the rest of his life writing fictional works with a religious theme. Irene dunne was by this time a very big star and magnificent obsession entered the pantheon of. Douglas first novel and the basis for the 1935 movie and the 1954 remake. Magnificent obsession 1935 magnificent obsession 1935. Now, are twilight, the dark knight, and the avengers fans as consumed with passion for their idols as, say, the warring.
Magnificent obsession 1935 melodrama research group. Lloyd cassel douglas 18771951 was born in columbia city, indiana, the son of a lutheran minister. Magnificent obsession, was his first book written and published after he retired from the pulpit around 1928. The screenplay was written by robert blees and wells root, after the 1929 book magnificent obsession by lloyd c. The normal christian life studies in the sermon on the. In 1935, universal pictures introduced magnificent obsession starring irene dunne and robert taylor, based on lloyd c. Disputed passage 1939 fair condition binding is visible. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Sirk broke the mould with magnificent obsession and emerged. How appropriate then that this books main subject centers around his old boss, the galilean from nazareth. Douglas had been a bestseller and something of a phenomenon for its message of enriching ones own life through philanthropy and acts of compassion done in secret. Magnificent obsession is a 1954 technicolor drama romantic film directed by douglas sirk starring jane wyman and rock hudson.