Monckton Hoffe
Encyclopedia
Monckton Hoffe was an Irish playwright
and screenwriter
. He was born in Connemara
on 26 December 1880.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He was born in Connemara
Connemara
Connemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:...
on 26 December 1880.
Selected plays
- The Faithful HeartThe Faithful Heart (play)-Adaptations:The play has been adapted on three occasions. In 1922 it was made into a silent film The Faithful Heart starring Lillian Hall-Davis. In 1933 a sound version The Faithful Heart was made. The play was adapted for television in 1950 by the BBC for an episode of the BBC Sunday-Night...
- Hate Ship
- Flame of Love'
- Many WatersMany WatersMany Waters is a 1986 novel by Madeleine L'Engle, part of the author's Time Quartet . The title is taken from the Song of Solomon 8:7: "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it...
- The Little DamozelThe Little Damozel (play)The Little Damozel is a 1909 play by the Irish writer Monckton Hoffe. A naval captain pays one of his crew to marry a woman.-Adaptations:It was adapted twice into films. In 1916 a silent film The Little Damozel was directed by Wilfred Noy. In 1933 a sound version The Little Damozel was made by...
Selected Screenplays
- What Every Woman KnowsWhat Every Woman KnowsWhat Every Woman Knows is a four-act play written by J. M. Barrie. It was first presented by the impresario Charles Frohman at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 3 September 1908...
(1934) - The Last of Mrs. CheyneyThe Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937 film)The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1937 drama/comedy motion picture starring Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan. The film tells the story of a chic jewel thief in England, who falls in love with one of her marks....
(1937)