Liberation (151 page)

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Authors: Christopher Isherwood

Dietrich, Marlene 68, 241, 485

Dietz, Derek (pseud.) 417

Dill, Guy 283, 370–71, 590, 598, 656–7,
722

Dill, Laddie John 583, 590, 656–7,
722

Dipika 454, 455

Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The
(film) 311

Disley, Cheshire, England 13–15, 33–34, 52–53, 104, 105, 194, 327, 332

Disraeli, Benjamin 318

Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead) 573, 574, 599, 606,
722

Dixon, Jeane 150

DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide) 355, 356,
722

Dobrin, Jeanne 503, 507

Dobyns, Dick 271, 463,
722

Doel, Frances (Kimbrough) 356

Dog Beneath the Skin, The
(C.I. with Auden; proposed musical; “
Dogskin
”) 3, 133–4, 262

Dolce Vita, La
(film) 535

dollar, value of 194, 195, 339, 345

Donadio, Candida 503, 506, 507, 509, 542, 545, 638, 644,
722

Donne, John 71

Donoghue, Mary Agnes 135, 216, 233, 292, 302, 364, 427,
723

Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
(musical revue) 297–8

Doone, Rupert 10, 56,
723

Dootson, Bob 496

Dostoevsky, Fyodor 289, 399;
The Brothers Karamazov
136, 141, 158;
A Gentle Creature and Other Stories
157, 158;
The Idiot
291, 311

Dougill, David 73, 511

Down There on a Visit
(C.I.) 256
n
;
see also
“Paul”

“Downer, The”
see
Franklin, Bill

Dr. Strangelove
(film) 250

Dreiser, Theodore,
Sister Carrie
592

Drennon, Bob 664

Drew, David 58

Dreyfuss, Richard 252, 506

Driberg, Tom 677
n

Druks, Renate 118, 187, 309, 494, 496,
723

Drummond, John 87

Drury, Allen 114, 167, 299

Drutman, Irving 309

Dublin, Ireland 444; bombings (1974) 435

Duel in the Sun
(film) 628

Duke, Daryl 434

Dunaway, Faye 343, 348, 349

Dunlop, Mary 514

Dunne, Dominick 429

Dunne, Ellen Griffin 601

Dunne, John Gregory 271, 272, 359, 402–3, 519, 657, 676,
723

Dunne, Patrick 432

Dunphy, Jack 235, 555,
723

Dupuytren's Contracture (disease of hand) xix, 86, 113, 545, 546, 551,
723–4
; operation for 177, 197, 199, 200–202, 203, 204, 205, 212, 214–15, 236

Duquette, Elizabeth 69,
724

Duquette, Tony 69, 104, 113
n
, 244,
724

Durant, Tim 444

Durant, Will,
The Story of Civilization
267–8

Durham, England 512

Durrell, Lawrence 170

Dymally, Mervyn 478, 599

Dynia, Philip 432–3

 

Eagleton, Thomas 246

earthquakes: in California xi, 111, 139–41, 142, 148, 150–51, 155, 343, 442, 586, 608, 625; C.I. dreams of 23; in Aleutians 138; in Italy 138; predictions and scares 142, 143, 148, 150, 153, 182, 196, 453, 530–31, 556, 585; in Peru 435; in Mexico 603, 604; off Australia 637

Eckstein, Tony
see
Abedha

eclipse, solar (1973) 310, 360

economy
see
dollar, value of; inflation; recessions

Ecuador 437

Edinburgh, Scotland 512

Edison Theater, New York 297–298

Edward VIII, King (
later
Duke of Windsor) 330

Edwards, Vaughan 509

Egypt 559

Ehly, Jean 181

Eija (Vehka-Aho) 19

Eisenstein, Sam 243

Ekman, Rolf 443

Elan, Joan 276,
724

elections
see
California State Assembly elections; Los Angeles mayoral election; presidential elections; referendums Eliot, George 163

Eliot, T.S. 56, 647; “Four Quartets” 43;
Murder in the Cathedral
56

Ellerbeck, Rosemary 12

Elliot, Jeffrey 467

Ellis, Osian 487

Ellsberg, Daniel 359

Emery, Len 504

End of Summer, The
(film) 245

energy crisis (1973-1974) 405, 416, 418, 546
n
,
724

Engel, Charlie 162

England: C.I.'s trips to: (1970) xvi, 7–30, 38–77; (1973) 309, 312, 314–36; (1976) 510–516; (1977) 540, 542–3; (1980) 635, 643, 645; C.I.'s views on xxiv, xxxii, 52, 398; postal strike 145, 155;
see also
London

England, Barry,
Conduct Unbecoming
46–7

Ennis, Bob (Exotica) 183, 185–6, 242–3,
724–5

Epstein, Barbara 509, 510,
725

Erdmann, Charles 394

Esquire
(magazine) 89, 102, 104, 295, 297

Essentials of Vedanta
(C.I.) 429

Essert, Gary 286, 297, 302

Evans, Edith 11

Evans, Gregory: and Nicholas Wilder 347, 361, 362; relationship with David Hockney 352, 362; stopped from entering Britain 362; Don Bachardy's drawing of 374; socializing with C.I. and Bachardy 495, 497, 498, 502, 505, 506, 523, 599–600, 626; trip to Australia with Hockney 502, 505;
725

Evans, Meta
see
Mokshada Evans, Oliver 110, 231

Evans, Rex 221

Exhumations
(C.I.) 666

Exotica
see
Ennis, Bob

Eyre, Ronald 44

 

Façade
(ballet) 50

Fairfax, James 504,
725

Falk, Eric 516,
725

Falkland Islands conflict (1981) 681, 682

Family Plot
(film) 503

Fanny
(film) 488

Fantastic Voyage
(film) 143

Fareed, Donald (neighbor) 250

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (publishers) 509, 612, 630, 644

Fat City
(film) 311

Faught, Billy 664

Faure, Jacques 248
n
, 253

Faure, Pat 248, 253

Faye, Alice 397, 402, 403, 421, 458–9, 645,
725

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) 275, 360, 435

Feiffer, Jules,
Knock Knock
510

Feinberg, Dr. Seymour (dentist) 422

Feldman, Jean
see
Santoro, Jean

Fellegi, Margit 430

Fellini, Federico 140, 205;
Casanova
535;
La Dolce Vita
535;
Roma
311;
Satyricon
139, 535

Feydeau, Georges,
13 Rue de l'Amour
471

Fez, Morocco 517

Fiander, Lewis 318

Fichman, Dr. 678

Field, Ron 549

Fike, Vera (cleaner) 399, 461

Filler, Dr. Blair 562–3

Filmex (Los Angeles Film Festival) 286, 290, 297

Financial Times
45, 208

Finch, Eletha 508

Finch, Peter 508

Finkelstein, Seth 125

Finney, Albert 80, 134, 160, 321,
725–6

Finney, Brian 519, 520,
726
;
Christopher Isherwood: A Critical Biography
485, 488, 561

Finney, Marlene 519

Firth, Peter 511, 512,
726

Fisher, Marilyn 560

Fitts, George
see
Krishna Fitzgerald, F. Scott:
Crazy Sundays: F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
(Latham) 157;
The Beautiful and Damned
471, 477, 478, 479, 481

Fizdale, Robert 661;
The Life of Misia Sert
646

Flam, Wilbur (pseud.) 185

Flamini, Roland and Janet 493,
726

Flaubert, Gustave,
Flaubert in Egypt
358, 556

Flecker, James Elroy,
Hassan
24

Fleischmann, Ernest 379, 385, 386

Fletcher, Louise 528

Flood, Jess 244

Florida 544

“flower-children” 215, 263;
see also
hippies

Flowers, Wayland 495

flu, “London” 312

Foch, Nina 497–8,
726

Follies
(musical) 171

Fonda, Jane 270, 277, 376,
726–7

Fontan, Jack: Don Bachardy visits at Laguna Beach 96, 99–100, 109, 279–80; astrology 99–100, 101, 102, 113, 122, 379, 401, 416; C.I. visits with Bachardy 101, 102, 354, 506–7; Bachardy visits at San Bernardino 178; and Lance Loud 379; and Paul Anderson 401; role in
South Pacific
443
n
; C.I.'s concern for during land slides 585;
727

Foot, Philippa 495–6

Forbes, Bryan 253, 256, 288, 312,
727
;
The Distant Laughter
257;
The Stepford Wives
439, 441

Ford, David 512

Ford, Ford Madox,
The Fifth Queen
174

Ford, Gerald 452
n
, 527

Ford, Glenn 376,
727–8

Forest Lawn cemetery, Los Angeles 539

Forster, E.M. (Morgan): influence on C.I. x, xxiii, xxxvi; relationship with Bob Buckingham x, 22; literary technique xxxvi; C.I. visits in Cambridge 18, 20–22, 71–2, 74–5, 190; appearance 20; health 21, 22, 74; Order of Merit 21; correspondence with C.I. 22–3; Furbank's biography 22–3, 46, 124; homosexuality 23; praises William Golding 43; and Spanish Civil War 72–3; and Auden 73; death 83–4, 85–6, 160; BBC film on 87, 89; his will 92
n
; C.I. contemplates memoir of 119; and Bill Roerick 432; C.I. writes about in
Christopher and His Kind
462; anniversary of death 569; and William Caskey 637; on mortality 643; C.I.'s memories of 686;
728

“Dr. Woolacott” 23;
Howards End
75;
Maurice
22, 23, 124, 199; “The Other Boat” 23
n
, 72, 75, 117;
A Passage to India
92

Fort William, Scotland 512

Foster, James M. 239–40, 241, 242

Foster, Phillip 19

Foucault, Michel xi Fouts, Denham (Denny) 243, 284, 614, 615, 644,
728

Fowles, John,
The French Lieutenant's Woman
11

Fox, James (Jimmy/Willie) 47, 163–4,
728–9

Fox, Lyle 628, 678,
729

France: C.I. visits 26, 27, 28, 30–38, 43, 56; C.I.'s Francophobia 335, 339, 534, 596

Francis, Arlene 221

Francis, Sam 494, 621

Franju, Georges:
The Sin of Father Mouret
513;
Thomas the Imposter
248, 311

Frankenheimer, John 544, 545, 551,
729

“Frankenstein: The True Story” (C.I. and Don Bachardy; television film): critical reception xvii, xviii, 406, 466; as reflection of C.I.'s and Bachardy's life together xvii–xix; their reaction to final production xvii, xviii, 380–81, 406; commissioning 106, 107, 114, 115, 118, 130, 132, 133; casting 115, 134, 160–61, 187, 211, 213, 214, 242, 286, 312, 316, 318, 319, 347; writing and revising 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 143, 144, 145, 149, 151–2, 153, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 175, 176, 177, 178, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 192–3, 195–6, 198, 199, 207, 213, 221, 233, 235, 236, 293, 295, 317, 323; negotiations and pre-production 179, 199, 206, 211, 213, 214, 221, 222, 227, 228, 231, 233, 237, 242, 247, 256, 286, 288, 290, 291, 292–3, 293–4, 309, 312, 316–17, 347; filming 347; music for 356–7; broadcast 372, 381, 406; publication of screenplay 397, 399, 404, 406

Frankfort, Henri,
Ancient Egyptian Religion
288

Franklin, Andrew (British Consul) 146

Franklin, Bill (“The Downer”): relationship with Don Bachardy 412
n
, 579–80, 594, 602, 606, 607, 608, 609–610, 612, 624, 648; socializing with C.I. and Bachardy 575, 587, 593, 593–4, 596, 599, 651; appearance and character 579–80, 587, 608, 609; in San Francisco 601, 606; trip to Mexico with Bachardy 602, 603, 604, 605–6; acting career 606; trip to New Orleans with Bachardy 609, 610; at Bachardy's Robert Miller Gallery show in New York 651;
729

Frechette, Mark 24

Free Press
(newspaper) 83, 349

freeway construction 117–18

Fremantle, Anne,
The Protestant Mystics
xxxv
n

French, Jessie 211–12, 236, 427, 494

French, Robin: and possible productions of
A Meeting by the River
79, 91, 206, 345; and film script for
Cabaret
93; views on economy 115; and “Frankenstein” television film 132, 193, 211, 236, 256, 312, 381; C.I. seeks financial advice from 195, 633; C.I.'s friendship and socializing with 211–12, 427, 494; family life 211–12, 236; and script of Galsworthy's
The Apple Tree
260, 274; ideas for possible television projects 265; leaves agency business and joins Paramount 387, 427, 434;
729

Frenzy
(film) 492

Freud, Lucian 319, 510, 513,
729

Freud, Sigmund xiii

Friebus, Florida 229, 230, 232, 306,
730

Friedrich, Otto,
Before the Deluge
59

Frimley, Surrey, England 84, 86

From Waking Sleep
(ballet) 58

Fry, Basil 146,
730

Fry, Christopher 604

Fry, Francis 490

Fry, Morris “Chick” 115

Fryer, Jonathan 483, 484–5, 521, 522;
Christopher Isherwood
485, 488, 533, 551

Fuller, Brad 492

Fuller, Roy 208

Fullerton State University
see
California State University, Fullerton

Furbank, P.N. (Nicholas, Nick) 22–3, 26, 46, 72–3, 74, 124, 514,
730
;
E.M. Forster: A Life
22–23, 46, 124

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