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The Admirable Crichton is a comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie. Origins [ edit ] Barrie took the title from the sobriquet of a fellow Scot , the polymath James Crichton , a 16th-century genius and athlete.
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The Admirable Crichton is a 1957 British south seas adventure comedy romance film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker and Sally Ann Howes. The film was based on J. M. Barrie 's 1902 stage comedy of the same name. It was released in the United States as Paradise Lagoon .
J. M. Barrie. Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM ( / ˈbæri /; 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who ...
Sep 26, 2023 · Last Updated September 26, 2023. J.M. Barrie’s 1902 play, “The Admirable Crichton,” tells the story of an aristocratic British family stranded on a desert island. The play describes how ...
The Admirable Crichton, who is thrust into leadership after a shipwreck, proves comprehensively capable and wise as he takes charge and enables said "betters" not just to survive, but to thrive. How easily the nobility assume the deference of servants, and how seamlessly does Crichton take on his merit-based role as master!
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Fans of classic British films will know the 1957 box office success The Admirable Crichton, starring Kenneth More and Diane Cilento. Based on a play by Scottish writer J.M. Barrie, best-known as the author of Peter Pan, the plot of The Admirable Crichton follows the fortunes of an upper class family marooned on a desert island with their butler ...
The Admirable Crichton stands as a single play, but the characters are similar to those in many of Barrie's other plays. Both Peter in Peter Pan and Crichton are the kings of islands.
