June 10, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmMaking Movies Film Series: Duel in the Sun The Making Movies Film Series runs throughout the summer and features films that are highlighted in the Making Movies exhibition. Tonight, the Ransom Center will screen King Vidor’s Duel in the Sun (1946), starring Jennifer Jones and Gregory Peck. Throughout the series, Cultural Compass will highlight an exhibition item related… read more
May 26, 2010, Filed Under: Digital Collections, Theatre + Performing ArtsWeb exhibition explores costume designs for stage and screen by B. J. Simmons & Co. The web exhibition A Tonic to the Imagination: Costume Designs for Stage and Screen by B. J. Simmons & Co., which highlights the work of the British theatrical costumier company from 1889 to 1959, is now live on the Ransom Center’s website. Founded in 1857, Simmons & Co. dominated costume… read more
May 25, 2010, Filed Under: Research + TeachingBiographer discusses researching Somerset Maugham biography Writer and journalist Selina Hastings is the author of four literary biographies, including The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, which was released today in the United States. Hastings recently wrote an article for Ransom Edition about her work in the Ransom Center’s collections and the “uneasy friendship” between Maugham and… read more
