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The Devil and Daniel Webster

Index The Devil and Daniel Webster

"The Devil and Daniel Webster" is a short story by Stephen Vincent Benét. [1]

68 relations: Archibald MacLeish, Augusta State University, Benicia, California, Benjamin Ireson, Bernard Herrmann, Betty Lou Holland, Big Jim McLain, Blackbeard in popular culture, Bronx Opera, Columbia Workshop, Dan Totheroh, Daniel and the Devil, Daniel Webster (disambiguation), Deal with the Devil, Deals with the Devil in popular culture, Devil in popular culture, Devils (anthology), Douglas Moore, Faust, Frank Sivero, George Rasely, H. B. Warner, Hallmark Playhouse, Harpe brothers, Henry J. Kaiser High School (California), Jabez, Jesse James in music, John Hathorne, John Houseman, Karen Ziemba, Ken Page, Lawsuits against the Devil, List of 20th-century classical composers, List of short fiction made into feature films, List of things named for Daniel Webster, List of Tiny Toon Adventures episodes, Loyalists fighting in the American Revolution, Maurice Stern, Metacomet, New Hampshire, New Morning, Nicholas Scratch, O. Henry Award, Old Scratch, Opera Pacific, Orson Welles radio credits, Philip Yordan, Ray Collins (actor), Shortcut to Happiness, Simon Girty, ..., Sonny Bupp, Stephen Vincent Benét, Stephen Vincent Benét House, The Bottle Imp, The Campbell Playhouse (radio), The Devil and Daniel Mouse, The Devil and Daniel Webster (disambiguation), The Devil and Daniel Webster (film), The Devil and Sonny Liston, The Devil and Tom Walker, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Thomas Dale, Thomas Morton (colonist), United States ex rel. Gerald Mayo v. Satan and His Staff, Walter Butler (Loyalist), Works based on Faust, 1936 in literature, 1938 in music. Expand index (18 more) »

Archibald MacLeish

Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer who was associated with the modernist school of poetry.

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Augusta State University

Augusta State University was a public university located in Augusta, Georgia, United States.

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Benicia, California

Benicia is a waterside city in Solano County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Benjamin Ireson

Benjamin "Flood" Ireson (1775 – after 1808) was a 19th-century American sailor, captain of the schooner Betsy.

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Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures.

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Betty Lou Holland

Betty Lou Holland (born December 25, 1926) is an American actress who worked on stage, in television, and in film during the decades of the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s.

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Big Jim McLain

Big Jim McLain is a 1952 political thriller film starring John Wayne and James Arness as HUAC investigators hunting down communists in the post-war Hawaii organized labor scene.

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Blackbeard in popular culture

Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), aka Edward Teach, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies during the early 18th century.

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Bronx Opera

The Bronx Opera Company (BxO) is an opera company in The Bronx, New York.

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Columbia Workshop

Columbia Workshop was a radio series that aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System from 1936 to 1943, returning in 1946-47.

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Dan Totheroh

Dan Totheroh (July 22, 1894- December 3, 1976) was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter.

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Daniel and the Devil

"Daniel and the Devil" is a 1888 short story by the American journalist and poet Eugene Field.

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Daniel Webster (disambiguation)

Daniel Webster was a 19th-century American politician who served as Secretary of State.

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Deal with the Devil

A deal with the devil (also known as compact or pact with the devil) is a cultural motif, best exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, but elemental to many Christian traditions.

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Deals with the Devil in popular culture

The idea of making a deal with the Devil has appeared many times in works of popular culture.

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Devil in popular culture

The devil appears frequently as a character in works of literature and popular culture.

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Devils (anthology)

Devils is an anthology of themed fantasy and science fiction short stories on the subject of devils or demons edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the eighth volume in their Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy series.

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Douglas Moore

Douglas Stuart Moore (August 10, 1893 – July 25, 1969) was an American composer, educator, and author.

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Faust

Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend, based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540).

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Frank Sivero

Frank Sivero (born Francesco LoGiudice, January 6, 1952) is an Italian-American character actor, perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II, and Frankie Carbone (based on Angelo Sepe) in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.

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George Rasely

George Rasely (1889 – 3 January 1965, Lawrence, Kansas) was an American tenor who had an active career in operas, concerts, and musicals during the first half of the 20th century.

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H. B. Warner

Henry Byron Warner (born Henry Byron Lickfold, 26 October 1876 – 21 December 1958) was an English film and theatre actor.

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Hallmark Playhouse

Hallmark Playhouse is an American old-time radio dramatic anthology series.

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Harpe brothers

Micajah "Big" Harpe, born Joshua Harper (before 1768 – August 1799), and Wiley "Little" Harpe, born William Harper (before 1770 – February 8, 1804), were murderers, highwaymen, and river pirates who operated in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Mississippi in the late 18th century.

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Henry J. Kaiser High School (California)

Henry J. Kaiser High School is a small to medium-sized high school located at 11155 Almond Avenue in Fontana, California.

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Jabez

Jabez or Jabes is a Biblical male given name from the Old Testament.

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Jesse James in music

Jesse James became a hero in folklore and dime novels before he was killed in 1882.

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John Hathorne

John Hathorne (August 1641 – May 10, 1717) was a merchant and magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Salem, Massachusetts.

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John Houseman

John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902October 31, 1988) was a British-American actor and producer who became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane and his storied collaboration with writer Raymond Chandler's intoxicated screenplay rendering as producer of The Blue Dahlia. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield in the film The Paper Chase (1973), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Karen Ziemba

Karen Ziemba (born November 12, 1957) is an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her work in musical theatre.

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Ken Page

Ken Page (born January 20, 1954) is an American cabaret singer, actor and voice actor from St. Louis, Missouri.

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Lawsuits against the Devil

Lawsuits against the devil (or Satan) have occurred in reality and in fiction.

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List of 20th-century classical composers

This is a list of composers of 20th-century classical music, sortable by name, year of birth, year of death, nationality, notable works, and remarks.

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List of short fiction made into feature films

This is a list of short stories and novellas that have been made into feature films.

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List of things named for Daniel Webster

The following is a list of things named for Daniel Webster.

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List of Tiny Toon Adventures episodes

Tiny Toon Adventures is an American animated television series created by Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Entertainment.

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Loyalists fighting in the American Revolution

Colonists who supported the British cause in the American Revolution were Loyalists, often called Tories, or, occasionally, Royalists or King's Men.

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Maurice Stern

Maurice Stern (Mauro Lampi) is an American operatic tenor and sculptor, Stern graduated from the Eastman School of Music.

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Metacomet

Metacomet (1638–1676), also known as Metacom and by his adopted English name King Philip,, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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New Morning

New Morning is the 11th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on October 19, 1970 by Columbia Records.

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Nicholas Scratch

Nicholas Scratch is a fictional wizard and supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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O. Henry Award

The O. Henry Award is an annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit.

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Old Scratch

Old Scratch or Mr.

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Opera Pacific

Opera Pacific was an opera company located in the Orange County, California, United States city of Santa Ana.

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Orson Welles radio credits

This is a comprehensive listing of the radio programs made by Orson Welles.

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Philip Yordan

Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s who also produced several films.

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Ray Collins (actor)

Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television.

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Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness is a 2007 film adaptation of the Stephen Vincent Benet classic short story The Devil and Daniel Webster.

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Simon Girty

Simon Girty (November 14, 1741 – February 18, 1818) (Sometimes referred to as Katepacomen. However, this moniker may simply have been an American invention, as was often the case with early historical anecdotes, since no such name or term appears to exist in the most likely native languages -- i.e.: Shawnee, Wyandot, Lenape or Haudenosaunee). Girty was an American colonial of Irish birth who served as a liaison between the British and their Indian allies during the American Revolution.

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Sonny Bupp

Moyer MacClaren "Sonny" Bupp (January 10, 1928 – November 1, 2007) was an American child film actor and businessman.

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Stephen Vincent Benét

Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist.

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Stephen Vincent Benét House

The Stephen Vincent Benét House, commonly referred to as Benét House, is a historic house on the Summerville campus of Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia.

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The Bottle Imp

The Bottle Imp is an 1891 short story by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson usually found in the short story collection Island Nights' Entertainments.

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The Campbell Playhouse (radio)

The Campbell Playhouse (1938–40) is a live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles.

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The Devil and Daniel Mouse

The Devil and Daniel Mouse is a 1978 animated Halloween television special, from Canada's Nelvana animation studio.

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The Devil and Daniel Webster (disambiguation)

"The Devil and Daniel Webster" is a 1937 short story by Stephen Vincent Benét.

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The Devil and Daniel Webster (film)

The Devil and Daniel Webster is a 1941 fantasy film, adapted by Stephen Vincent Benét and Dan Totheroh from Benét's short story, "The Devil and Daniel Webster".

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The Devil and Sonny Liston

The Devil and Sonny Liston is a biography of world heavyweight champion boxer Sonny Liston by Nick Tosches.

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The Devil and Tom Walker

"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story by Washington Irving that first appeared in his 1824 collection Tales of a Traveller, as part of the "Money-Diggers" section.

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The Devil Went Down to Georgia

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections.

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Thomas Dale

Sir Thomas Dale (died 19 August 1619) was an English naval commander and deputy-governor of the Virginia Colony in 1611 and from 1614 to 1616.

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Thomas Morton (colonist)

Thomas Morton (1579–1647) was an early American colonist from Devon, England.

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United States ex rel. Gerald Mayo v. Satan and His Staff

United States ex rel.

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Walter Butler (Loyalist)

Walter Butler (1752 – October 30, 1781) was a British Loyalist officer during the American Revolution.

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Works based on Faust

Faust has inspired artistic and cultural works for over four centuries.

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1936 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1936.

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1938 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1938.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_and_Daniel_Webster

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