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| − | Cabaret singer in pre-WWII Germany. | + | Cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Klub in pre-WWII Berlin, Germany as the Nazi tide rises ominously around her. |
| − | *Christopher Isherwood's 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles''. | + | Her many-phased history includes: |
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| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Isherwood Christopher Isherwood]'s 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles'', based on real singer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ross Jean Ross] | ||
*Isherwood then included or adapted the material into his 1939 novel ''Goodbye to Berlin''. | *Isherwood then included or adapted the material into his 1939 novel ''Goodbye to Berlin''. | ||
| − | *John Van Druten then adapted that novel into his 1951 stage play ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera I Am a Camera]''. | + | *John Van Druten then adapted that novel into his 1951 stage play ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera I Am a Camera]'', with Julie Harris playing Bolwes. |
| − | *Van Druten's play was adapted into a film of the same name in 1955. | + | *Van Druten's play was adapted into a [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048188/reference film of the same name] in 1955, with Julie Harris again playing Bowles. |
| − | *John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff turned ''I Am a Camera'' into the stage musical ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) Cabaret]''. | + | *John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff turned ''I Am a Camera'' into the stage musical ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) Cabaret]'' in 1966, with Jill Haworth playing Bowles. |
| − | *Bob Fosse then directed the best known, classic, 1972 film version, ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/combined Cabaret]'', | + | *Bob Fosse then directed the best known, classic, 1972 film version, ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/combined Cabaret]'', with Liza Minelli playing Bowles. |
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Phew. You've come a long way, baby. | Phew. You've come a long way, baby. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxmz3RcNNBE | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/iamcameraplayin00vand Van Druten's play ''I Am A Camera'' on Archive.org (account required)] | ||
| + | {{#ev:youtube|lxmz3RcNNBE}} | ||
[[Category:1937|Bowles, Sally]] | [[Category:1937|Bowles, Sally]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:55, 14 March 2022
Cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Klub in pre-WWII Berlin, Germany as the Nazi tide rises ominously around her.
Her many-phased history includes:
- Christopher Isherwood's 1937 novella Sally Bowles, based on real singer Jean Ross
- Isherwood then included or adapted the material into his 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin.
- John Van Druten then adapted that novel into his 1951 stage play I Am a Camera, with Julie Harris playing Bolwes.
- Van Druten's play was adapted into a film of the same name in 1955, with Julie Harris again playing Bowles.
- John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff turned I Am a Camera into the stage musical Cabaret in 1966, with Jill Haworth playing Bowles.
- Bob Fosse then directed the best known, classic, 1972 film version, Cabaret, with Liza Minelli playing Bowles.
Phew. You've come a long way, baby.
