Carl Stephenson (author)
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Carl Stephenson was a German author best known for his short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants
". It was first published in 1938 and has appeared in numerous collections of short stories. It was first adapted into a radio play in 1948 and later the screen as 1954's The Naked Jungle
, directed by Byron Haskin
, and starring Charlton Heston
and Eleanor Parker
.
Stephenson also wrote and published under the name of Stefa Sorel. His death is sometimes given as 1954, but this is apparently due to confusion with the historian Carl Stephenson
.http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/stephenson-leiningen-versus-the-ants.html Works by, or edited by, Carl Stephenson were published in eight different years in the period from 1954 to 1967, indicating his death was almost certainly after 1954.:de:Carl Stephenson
Leiningen Versus the Ants
"Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson is a classic short story published in the December 1938 edition of Esquire.The story centers on a scrappy, no-nonsense plantation owner called Leiningen , and his stubborn refusal to abandon his plantation in the face of a seemingly unstoppable mass of...
". It was first published in 1938 and has appeared in numerous collections of short stories. It was first adapted into a radio play in 1948 and later the screen as 1954's The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle is a 1954 film directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker. Telling the story of an attack of army ants on a Peruvian cocoa plantation, it was based on the short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson.-Plot:As the film opens, Joanna , a...
, directed by Byron Haskin
Byron Haskin
Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon.He is remembered today for directing 1953's The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal. In his early career, he was a special effects artist, with a number of...
, and starring Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid, and Planet of the Apes...
and Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Jean Parker is an American screen actress. Her versatility led to her being dubbed Woman of a Thousand Faces, the title of her biography by Doug McClelland.- Early life :...
.
Stephenson also wrote and published under the name of Stefa Sorel. His death is sometimes given as 1954, but this is apparently due to confusion with the historian Carl Stephenson
Carl Stephenson (historian)
Carl Stephenson at the time of his death was regarded as one of America's foremost medieval scholars. He was a student of Charles Gross and Charles Homer Haskins at Harvard University , later studied with Henri Pirenne at the University of Ghent and had close scholarly ties with other well known...
.http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/stephenson-leiningen-versus-the-ants.html Works by, or edited by, Carl Stephenson were published in eight different years in the period from 1954 to 1967, indicating his death was almost certainly after 1954.:de:Carl Stephenson