William Makepeace Thackeray

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Barry Lyndon (1975); Vanity Fair.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Cabaret (1972): 1 line

  1. people (casting source) · through Barry Lyndon (1975), which they wrote: Cabaret ⇒ Barry Lyndon (the host's read). Kubrick cast Berenson after loving her in Cabaret.
    “Yeah, he loved her in cabaret.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:14:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain Feeney: 1 line

  1. unmapped (real-life model) · them, directly: Captain Feeney ⇒ William Makepeace Thackeray (the host's read). A real highwayman's autobiography so charmed Thackeray that he wrote him into his book.
    “is a real highwayman who wrote an autobiography, the Thackeray loved so much that he was like, I'm going to put you in my book.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:56:53 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

William Makepeace Thackeray: 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (adaptation) · through Barry Lyndon (1975), which they wrote: William Makepeace Thackeray ⇒ Barry Lyndon (the host's read). Kubrick adapted Thackeray's novel Barry Lyndon into the film.
    “versus just reading Barry Lindon once and then going, oh, I could just adapt this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:24:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Barry Lyndon (1975): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (adaptation) · them, directly: William Makepeace Thackeray ⇒ Barry Lyndon (the host's read). Kubrick adapted Thackeray's novel Barry Lyndon into the film.
    “versus just reading Barry Lindon once and then going, oh, I could just adapt this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:24:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Writing (2) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (adaptation): William Makepeace Thackeray → Barry Lyndon. Kubrick adapted Thackeray's novel Barry Lyndon into the film.
    “versus just reading Barry Lindon once and then going, oh, I could just adapt this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:24:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (real-life model): Captain Feeney → William Makepeace Thackeray. A real highwayman's autobiography so charmed Thackeray that he wrote him into his book.
    “is a real highwayman who wrote an autobiography, the Thackeray loved so much that he was like, I'm going to put you in my book.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:56:53 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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