Quiet Wedding (play)
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Quiet Wedding is a 1938 comedy play by the British writer Esther McCracken
. A young couple's plans for their wedding are undermined by the constant interruptions of their relatives. A sequel Quiet Weekend
was written in 1941 and proved to be even more successful.
was directed by Anthony Asquith
and starring Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr
and Marjorie Fielding
.
Esther McCracken
-Biography:She was born Esther Helen Armstong in Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 June 1902 and was educated at the Central Newcastle High School, where she won the cricket-ball throwing competition every year....
. A young couple's plans for their wedding are undermined by the constant interruptions of their relatives. A sequel Quiet Weekend
Quiet Weekend
Quiet Weekend is a 1946 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Derek Farr, Frank Cellier and Marjorie Fielding. A family try to relax during a weekend holiday in the country but are constantly irritated by the unpleasant friend of their eldest son. It was a sequel to the 1941...
was written in 1941 and proved to be even more successful.
Adaptation
In 1941 a film adaptation Quiet WeddingQuiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr and Marjorie Fielding. The screenplay was written by Terence Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald based on the play Quiet Wedding by Esther McCracken which was later remade as Happy is the...
was directed by Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy and The Browning Version , among other adaptations...
and starring Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr
Derek Farr
Derrick Capel Farr was a British actor who appeared regularly in British films and television from 1938 until his death in 1986....
and Marjorie Fielding
Marjorie Fielding
-Selected filmography:* Quiet Wedding * Spring in Park Lane * Conspirator * The Mudlark * The Lavender Hill Mob * Mandy * The Magic Box...
.