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Helen Jerome (1878–1966) was a British-Australian (naturalised U.S. citizen) journalist, author and playwright most famous for her adaptation of the Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice, for the stage.
Pride and Prejudice is a 1940 American film adaptation of Jane Austen 's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, the screenplay was written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, adapted specifically from the stage adaptation by Helen Jerome, in addition to Jane Austen's ...
The first truly ardent Darcy emerges in Helen Jerome’s well-known three-act Broadway dramatization of the novel, Pride and Prejudice: A Sentimental Comedy. Jerome’s play served as the basis for the novel’s first cinematic treatment, MGM’s 1940 production starring Laurence Olivier as the haughty Darcy.
As a fitting climax to these twenty-five years of steady achievement, the Club has chosen as its spring play for 1940 Helen Jerome's dramatization of the Jane Austen classic, "Pride and Prejudice."
Helen Jerome was born on 10 May 1883 in Sydney, Australia. She was a writer, known for Conquest (1937), Pride and Prejudice (1940) and Omnibus (1952). She was married to George Ali. She died on 10 February 1966 in Windlesham, Surrey, England, UK.
- Writer, Soundtrack
- May 10, 1883
- Helen Jerome
- February 10, 1966
The screenplay, written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, was specifically adapted from the stage adaptation by Helen Jerome as well as Jane Austen’s novel. Laurence Olivier’s performance cemented the idea that Darcy was a sex symbol.
Pride and prejudice : a sentimental comedy / dramatized by Helen Jerome from the novel of Jane Austen. 1937 19.0 x 2.5 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1058181
