Edward George Bulwer-Lytton(1803-1873)

Writer

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Edward George Bulwer-Lytton was born on 25 May 1803 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for In the Name of Love (1925), Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi (1959) and Les derniers jours de Pompei (1913). He was married to Rosina Doyle Wheeler. He died on 18 January 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK.

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Greta Nissen in In the Name of Love (1925)

In the Name of Love

Writer

1925

Christine Kaufmann and Steve Reeves in Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi (1959)

Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi

5.6

Writer

1959

Les derniers jours de Pompei (1913)

Les derniers jours de Pompei

6.1

Writer

1913

The Lady of Lyons (1913)

The Lady of Lyons

Writer(as Lord Lytton)

1913

Credits

Writer

In Plain Sight: The Mars Mysteries
TV Mini Series
- author
- 2022
Rienzi
7.4
TV Movie
- after
- 2012
Aroldo
TV Movie
- novel
- 2003
Les derniers jours de Pompéi
7.0
TV Mini Series
- based on the novel by (as Edward Bulwer Lytton)
- 1984
Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi
5.6
- novel: "The Last Days of Pompeii"
- 1959
Les derniers jours de Pompei
5.6
- novel "The Last Days of Pompeii" (uncredited)
- 1950
Night Comes Too Soon
5.0
- story "The Haunters and the Haunted"
- 1948
Cardinal Richelieu
6.3
- play "Richelieu" (as Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
- 1935
Les derniers jours de Pompéi
6.3
- novel "The Last Days of Pompeii"
- 1926
In the Name of Love
- novel "The Lady of Lyons"
- 1925
Eugene Aram
- novel "Eugene Aram"
- 1924
Money
- play
- 1921
Ernest Maltravers
- novel
- 1920
Éj és virradat
- novel
- 1919
Eugene Aram
- novel
- 1915

Personal details

Alternative names
- Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Born
- May 25, 1803
- London, England, UK
Died
- January 18, 1873
- Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Spouse
- Rosina Doyle WheelerAugust 29, 1827 - 1836 (divorced, 2 children)
Other works
Story: "The Christian Martyrs". NOTE: Filmed as The Christian Martyrs (1909).
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal

Did you know

Trivia
He is the originator of the now-infamous line "It was a dark and stormy night", often used by Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip "Peanuts", as a classic example of bad writing. It is from the novel "Paul Clifford".

Quotes
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman.

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When did Edward George Bulwer-Lytton die?
January 18, 1873
How old was Edward George Bulwer-Lytton when he died?
69 years old
Where did Edward George Bulwer-Lytton die?
Torquay, Devon, England, UK
When was Edward George Bulwer-Lytton born?
May 25, 1803
Where was Edward George Bulwer-Lytton born?
London, England, UK

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