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Overview
Mini Biography:
American poet and novelist, whose best-known work, "Moby Dick" (1851)... moreTrivia:
The ubiquitous cartoon character "Nude Dude", who advertised the eponymous... moreNewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Gyllenhaal and Hathaway Experiment With 'Love and Other Drugs' (From Rope Of Silicon. 8 June 2009, 2:26 AM, PDT)
First footage for Jonathan Parker's Untitled
(From QuietEarth. 8 April 2009, 11:49 AM, PDT)
Filmography
In Development: 
- Moby Dick (details only on IMDbPro)
- "Moby Dick" (details only on IMDbPro)
Writer:
- Capitaine Achab (2007) (writer)
... aka Captain Ahab (International: English title: festival title)
... aka Kapten Ahab (Sweden) - "Moby Dick et le secret de Mu" (2005) TV series (novel)
... aka "Moby Dick and the Secret of Mu" (UK) - Capitaine Achab (2004) (novel "Moby Dick")
- Partanen (2003) (TV) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener")
- Bartleby (2001) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener")
- Beau travail (1999) (story "Billy Budd, Sailor")
... aka Good Work (Europe: English title) - Pola X (1999) (novel "Pierre, or, the Ambiguities")
... aka Pierre oder Der Kampf mit der Sphinx (Germany: TV title)
... aka Pierre ou les ambiguïtés (France: TV title (longer version)) - Moby Dick (1999) (novel "Moby Dick")
- Billy Budd (1998) (TV) (novel)
- Moby Dick (1998) (TV) (novel)
- "History's Mysteries" (1 episode)
- The Essex: The True Story of Moby Dick (????) TV episode (excerpt) - Bartleby ou Les hommes au rebut (1993) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener")
- Billy Budd (1988) (TV) (novel)
- Moby Dick (1978) (writer)
- Bartleby (1976) (novel)
- Bartleby (1970/II) (novel)
- "NBC Experiment in Television" (1 episode, 1970)
- Moby Tick (1970) TV episode (characters) - Bartleby (1970/I) (story "Bartleby, the Scrivener; A Story of Wall-street")
- Benito Cereno (1969) (novel)
- "NET Playhouse" (1 episode, 1967)
- Benito Cereno (1967) TV episode (story) - As Ilhas Encantadas (1965) (story "The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles")
... aka Enchanted Isles (International: English title)
... aka Les îles enchantées - "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1 episode, 1964)
- Mr. Magoo's Moby Dick (1964) TV episode (novel) - "Le théâtre de la jeunesse" (1 episode, 1964)
- Le matelot de nulle part (1964) TV episode (novel "Israël Potter") - Bartleby (1963) (TV) (story)
- Billy Budd (1962) (novel "Billy Budd, Foretopman")
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1959)
- Billy Budd (1959) TV episode (novel) - Enchanted Island (1958) (novel "Typee")
... aka Typee (International: English title) - Bartleby l'écrivain (1957) (TV) (short story)
- Moby Dick (1956) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title) - "General Motors Presents" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Encounter" (USA)
... aka "General Motors Theatre" (Canada: English title: new title)
- Billy Budd (1955) TV episode (novel) - Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
- Moby Dick (1954) TV episode (novel) - "Your Favorite Story" (2 episodes, 1953)
- Turtle Island (1953) TV episode (story)
- The Strange Mr. Bartleby (1953) TV episode (story) - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
- Billy Budd (1952) TV episode (novel) - Omoo-Omoo the Shark God (1949) (novel)
... aka The Shark God (UK) - Last of the Pagans (1935) (book "Typee") (uncredited)
... aka Typee (Australia) - Dämon des Meeres (1931) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
... aka Demon of the Sea (USA: informal literal English title) - Moby Dick (1930) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
- The Sea Beast (1926) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
Soundtrack:
- Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) (writer: "Blue Lagoon")
... aka Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
Thanks:
- Revenge of the Whale (2001) (TV) (thanks)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Novel: "Israel Potter" (filmed as "Le théâtre de la jeunesse: Le matelot de nulle part" (1964), morePublicity Listings:
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