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Stanley Kubrick
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Play & SportWho is Stanley Kubrick in the Agency editorial?
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, known for films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining. Issue.23 names him once, in the author's prose: after defending leisure at home, the author writes that Stanley Kubrick said it first in the script of The Shining, and quotes the line typed by Jack Torrance.
In short
Stanley Kubrick (1928 to 1999) was an American film director, whose films include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and The Shining (1980). In the Agency editorial he appears only in Issue.23, in one sentence of the author's prose. The author has just written that having fun at home is an important form of leisure and inspiration, and adds that Stanley Kubrick said it first in the script of The Shining. A quotation block follows with the line "All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.", credited to Jack Torrance writing on a typewriter.
Key facts
- Who was Stanley Kubrick?
- An American film director who lived from 1928 to 1999. His films include 2001: A Space Odyssey, from 1968, and The Shining, from 1980.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Stanley Kubrick?
- Only in Issue.23, once, in the author's prose, in the sentence that introduces a quotation from the film The Shining.
- What does Issue.23 attribute to him?
- The edition says he "said it first" in the script of The Shining, and then quotes the line "All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.", credited in the block to Jack Torrance.
Who was Stanley Kubrick?
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, born in 1928 and dead in 1999. Among his films are 2001: A Space Odyssey, released in 1968, and The Shining, released in 1980. These facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification.
How does Stanley Kubrick appear in Issue.23?
Issue.23 names him in one sentence. The author writes that being able to have some fun at home, exploring fictitious worlds or sports, is a very important form of leisure and inspiration in a present where people have to work and produce so much. He then writes that Stanley Kubrick said it first in the script of the film The Shining. The quotation block that follows reads "All work and no play makes jack a dull boy." and its credit says that Jack Torrance writes on a typewriter. The edition says nothing else about Kubrick.
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