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(New page: Cabaret singer in pre-WWII Germany, from the classic film ''Cabaret''. Played by Liza Minelli.)
 
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Cabaret singer in pre-WWII Germany, from the classic film ''Cabaret''. Played by Liza Minelli.
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Cabaret singer in pre-WWII Germany. Her many phased history includes:
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*Christopher Isherwood's 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles''.
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*Isherwood then included or adapted the material into his 1939 novel ''Goodbye to Berlin''.
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*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]''.
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*Van Druten's play was adapted into a film of the same name in 1955.
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*John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff turned ''I Am a Camera'' into the stage musical ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) Cabaret]''.
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*Bob Fosse then directed the best known, classic, 1972 film version, ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/combined Cabaret]'', where Liza Minelli played Bowles.
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Phew. You've come a long way, baby.
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[[Category:1937|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:1939|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:Novels|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:1951|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:1955|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:Stage|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:1966|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:1972|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:Films|Bowles, Sally]]
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[[Category:Fictional nightclub singers|Bowles, Sally]]

Revision as of 11:13, 19 October 2017

Cabaret singer in pre-WWII Germany. Her many phased history includes:

  • Christopher Isherwood's 1937 novella Sally Bowles.
  • 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.
  • Van Druten's play was adapted into a film of the same name in 1955.
  • John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff turned I Am a Camera into the stage musical Cabaret.
  • Bob Fosse then directed the best known, classic, 1972 film version, Cabaret, where Liza Minelli played Bowles.

Phew. You've come a long way, baby.