Eileen was born 6 march 1918 in boston, massachusetts, and educated in new york, ohio and california. Id liken her story telling to graham greene with some john steinbeck tossed in but in her own unique voice. The screenplay was written by eileen and robert bassing, based on the novel by eileen bassing. Home before dark by bassing, eileen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. For, once home, she suspects the increasing intimacy of her husband, arnold, and her stepsister, joan, and. But occasionally, it nails eileen bassings novel with its stifling new england academic atmosphere and the rigidity of its codes.
Home before dark by bassing, eileen, 1908publication date 1958 publisher. Eileen and her second husband robert bob bassing, both writers of some distinction, lived in ajijic between 1950 and 1954. All the lonely women in home before dark and the night. Accessible book, lending library asked in authors, poets, and playwrights. The author of the bestselling novel, eileen bassing, formerly lived in marblehead, ma, the basis for the fictional cape marble of the book and film. Last week, robert, now 91, got a letter from the academy of motion picture arts and. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Jean simmons plays charlotte bronn, a professors wife who has been hospitalized for a year after undergoing a nervous breakdown. She leaves the maraneck state hospital after a year to resume her life at home with her emotionally repressed professor husband. Home before dark 1958 opens with a beautiful wintry scene that turns out to be the grounds of a mental hospital. The casthome before dark, screen play by eileen and robert bassing, based on the novel by mrs.
She married young, at age 16, and had two sons from her first marriage, before marrying bob in 1948. Home before dark by ruth park and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Based on one womans battle to regain her slipping sanity, it is a romantic melodrama of considerable power and imprint. What is remarkable about home before dark is that it is a film without a villain. Home before dark should give the kleenex a vigorous workout. Wearing a curiously and perhaps deliberately unattractive blonde wig, jean simmons stars in the tense psychological drama home before dark. Eileen bassing is the author of home before dark 4.
In 1958, mervyn leroy, a veteran studio director who had great success in guiding actresses to. You will find great numbers of jews out bowling, or at the movies, or playing poker, or visiting, or at the evening service at the synagogue, after dark. This is where im going to live, stella thought, and let. Feb 27, 2011 home before dark 1958 opens with a beautiful wintry scene that turns out to be the grounds of a mental hospital. Home before dark 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The house was before them, a shotgun house with a kitchen attached to the back of the side porch and a narrow, low porch on the front. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Home before dark hardcover january 1, 1957 by eileen bassing author 4. Home before dark by mervyn leroy jean simmons, dan oherlihy. Home before dark hardcover 1 april 2001 by ian beck author visit amazons ian beck page. The spooky 1958 drama home before dark, starring jean simmons, was written by eileen and robert bassing. With jean simmons, dan oherlihy, rhonda fleming, efrem zimbalist jr simmons is magnetic as charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity after she walks out of a mental institution. The film was adapted by robert and eileen bassing from eileen s samenamed novel. Charlotte bronn, 26, jean simmons, a fragile little childwife, is coming home.
Eileen bassings home before dark was a more popular kind of chiller. Eileen bassing 19181977, author lake chapala artists and. The given day, novel by dennis lehane, takes place in postworld war i boston. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, set in a partly fictionalized boston. Home before dark is the story of a young woman charlotte bronn suffering from bipolar disorder who has been confined to a mental hospital. This is a stronger book and proof again, that in talented hands, degeneracy can generate intensity and a certain pity. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and. The film was adapted by robert and eileen bassing from eileens samenamed novel. I recently read home before dark by eileen bassing and was shocked id never heard of her and am currently reading her other novel wheres annie.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Director mervyn leroys 1958 drama stars jean simmons, dan oherlihy, rhonda fleming, efrem zimbalist jr. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Feb 11, 2011 home before dark fromemilys illness ep. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Home before dark dvdr 1959 warner archive collection mod. The skeletal plot, written by eileen and robert bassing based on a novel by eileen, is also something of a heartbreaker, with simmons cast as. Home before dark 1958 the best asset of home before dark 1958 is its spooky and compelling narrative, adapted by screenwriters eileen and robert bassing from an eponymous novel by the woman on the team. Home before dark is a 1958 warner brothers drama film, directed and produced by mervyn leroy, and starring jean simmons, dan oherlihy, rhonda fleming, and efrem zimbalist jr. Find films and movies featuring eileen bassing on allmovie.
Home before dark is the story of a young woman charlotte bronn su. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Additional filming took place in the crystal room of the beverly hills hotel, which was used for the hotel in boston, and at point sequit on the coast at malibu for the scenes by the lobster traps. Jul 23, 2019 the best asset of home before dark 1958 is its spooky and compelling narrative, adapted by screenwriters eileen and robert bassing from an eponymous novel by the woman on the team. A young woman returns home after being institutionalized in a mental hospital. Nov 04, 2016 the spooky 1958 drama home before dark, starring jean simmons, was written by eileen and robert bassing. Why do jews have to be home before its dark answers. A first novel shadows charlotte bronn, from her return home after two years in an asylum to her final acceptance of her repudiation by her husband some months later, and it is an uncomfortable record of the old resentments and new humilitations which bring her to the breaking point again. Home before dark by bassing, eileen, 1908publication date 1958 publisher new york. The book is signed by the author on the first inside page.
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