William Makepeace Thackeray

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer. 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

None.