{"product_id":"9781639736676","title":"Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?","description":"Author: Gefter, Philip\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781639736676\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 06 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Smart and entertaining . . . Gefter shows why \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e hit the '60s like a torpedo.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR, Fresh Air\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Delicious\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cb\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe behind-the-scenes story of a provocative play, the groundbreaking film it became, and how two iconic stars changed the image of marriage forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom its debut in 1962, Edward Albee's \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e was a wild success and a cultural lightning rod. It scandalized critics but magnetized audiences. Across 644 sold-out Broadway performances, the drama demolished the wall between what could and couldn't be said on the American stage and marked a definitive end to the \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy \u003c\/i\u003e1950s.\u003cbr\u003e Then, Hollywood took a colossal gamble on Albee's sophisticated play   and won. Costarring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the sensational 1966 film minted first-time director Mike Nichols as industry royalty and won five Oscars. How this scorching play became a movie classic   surviving censorship attempts, its director's inexperience, and its stars' own tumultuous marriage   is one of the most riveting stories in all of cinema.\u003cbr\u003e Marfield Prizewinner Philip Gefter tells that deliciously entertaining story in full for the first time, tracing \u003ci\u003eWoolf\u003c\/i\u003e from its hushed origins in Greenwich Village's bohemian enclave, through its tormented production process, to its explosion onto screens and its permanent place in the canon of American cinema. This deliciously entertaining book explores how two couples   one fictional, one all too real   forced a nation to confront its most deeply held myths about relationships, sex, family, and, against all odds, love.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46658446229662,"sku":"UBD-9781639736676","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781639736676.jpg?v=1774925993","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781639736676","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}