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Comic novelist, short story writer, lyricist and playwright, P.G. Wodehouse attained popular success during a career of over 70 years.
Some of Wodehouse's more recognized works are the short stories and novels about Jeeves, the English butler, and the Blanderings Castle and Elsewhere short stories.
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Fast Facts
- Name: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
- Born: October 15, 1881
- Died: February 14, 1975
- Literary Genre: Comic novels, lyricist, playright, short stories
- Awards: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire at age 93
- Writings often satirized bureaucrats, aristocrats, and authority figures
- Collaborated as lyricist with Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and George Gershwin
- In 2000, Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize established in his honor
- Friends and family called him "Plum"
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Career
Since he barely saw his parents, Wodehouse spent a good amount of time writing to fill the void as he grew up. After college, he got a job at a bank and worked on his writing part-time.Eventually achieving success, Wodehouse began writing full time. Wodehouse began working as a journalist for The Globe eventually moving to New York, taking a position with The New Yorker as a theater critic.
Wodehouse began publishing novels and short stories and also working as a lyricist and screenwriter.
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"Had his only contribution to literature been Lord Emsworth and Blandings Castle, his place in history would have been assured. Had he written of none but Mike and Psmith, he would be cherished today as the best and brightest of our comic authors. If Jeeves and Wooster had been his solitary theme, still he would be hailed as the Master. If he had given us only Ukridge, or nothing but recollections of the Mulliner family, or a pure diet of golfing stories, Doctor Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse would nonetheless be considered immortal. That he gave us all those - and more - is our good fortune and a testament to the most industrious, prolific and beneficent author ever to have sat down, scratched his head and banged out a sentence." — The Independent -
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Fan Site: Blandings: The Wonderful World of Wodehouse
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Project Gutenberg: P.G. Wodehouse Online Texts
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Telegraph.co.uk: "Dash it, Jeeves! Why are we so funny?" (2007)
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The Literature Network: P.G. Wodehouse Profile and Forum
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IMDb: P.G. Wodehouse Profile
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YouTube Video: Good old Jeeves and Wooster - Telegram Sir (Time 2:03)
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Wikipedia: P.G. Wodehouse
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Fan Site: Blandings: The Wonderful World of Wodehouse
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@Billthequill | November 14, 2009 04:11 PM -
Pretty girl, go to the humor section. P G Wodehouse Will make you smile.
@sleepyface | November 14, 2009 10:23 AM -
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@MaxLife2009 | November 14, 2009 09:53 AM -
@ShashiTharoor I did not know you are a @stephenfry fan! :) Are you a P.G. Wodehouse fan as well? Just wondering!
@KChavda | November 14, 2009 06:37 AM -
@JohnsoDrew In that case, I recommend a P.G. Wodehouse novel over a Dickens.
@scholler | November 13, 2009 07:55 PM
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P.G. Wodehouse on Amazon | View All
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The Essential P. G. Wodehouse Collection (96 works) - $4.49
Some of the best P.G. Wodehouse novels and story and article collections, with active table of contents:The Adventures of SallyThe Clicking of CuthbertThe Coming of BillA Damsel in DistressDeath At The Ex...
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Works of P. G. Wodehouse. My Man Jeeves, Right Ho, Jeeves, The Man With Two Left Feet, A Damsel in Distress, Not George Washington, Mike, Poems, Stories ... Published by MobileReference (mobi) - $5.99
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Wodehouse Playhouse - The Complete Collection - $79.99
The 20th century's most prolific English humorist, best known as the creator of Jeeves and Wooster, wrote about a raft of other equally entertaining characters. This sparkling BBC series brings 20 of these hilarious stories to life, featuri...
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The Most Of P.G. Wodehouse - $18.00
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makers, creators such as Wagner or for that matter P. G. Wodehouse are genii precisely because they are far, far bigger than themselves
@Billthequill | November 14, 2009 04:11 PM -
Pretty girl, go to the humor section. P G Wodehouse Will make you smile.
@sleepyface | November 14, 2009 10:23 AM -
There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine~P.G. Wodehouse http://bit.ly/qwr31
@MaxLife2009 | November 14, 2009 09:53 AM -
@ShashiTharoor I did not know you are a @stephenfry fan! :) Are you a P.G. Wodehouse fan as well? Just wondering!
@KChavda | November 14, 2009 06:37 AM -
@JohnsoDrew In that case, I recommend a P.G. Wodehouse novel over a Dickens.
@scholler | November 13, 2009 07:55 PM
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P.G. Wodehouse on Amazon | View All
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Wodehouse Playhouse - The Complete Collection - $79.99
The 20th century's most prolific English humorist, best known as the creator of Jeeves and Wooster, wrote about a raft of other equally entertaining characters. This sparkling BBC series brings 20 of these hilarious stories to life, featuri...
Amazon -
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Works of P. G. Wodehouse. My Man Jeeves, Right Ho, Jeeves, The Man With Two Left Feet, A Damsel in Distress, Not George Washington, Mike, Poems, Stories ... Published by MobileReference (mobi) - $5.99
Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Author's biography and stories in the trial version. Features ...
Amazon -
The Essential P. G. Wodehouse Collection (96 works) - $4.49
Some of the best P.G. Wodehouse novels and story and article collections, with active table of contents:The Adventures of SallyThe Clicking of CuthbertThe Coming of BillA Damsel in DistressDeath At The Ex...
Amazon -
The Most Of P.G. Wodehouse - $18.00
The most lavish P. G. Wodehouse collection ever published. In addition to Wodehouse's best known and beloved Jeeves and Bertie stories, The Most of P. G. Wodehouse features delightful stories about The Drones Club and its affable, v...
Amazon
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P.G. Wodehouse on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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makers, creators such as Wagner or for that matter P. G. Wodehouse are genii precisely because they are far, far bigger than themselves
@Billthequill | November 14, 2009 04:11 PM -
Pretty girl, go to the humor section. P G Wodehouse Will make you smile.
@sleepyface | November 14, 2009 10:23 AM -
There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine~P.G. Wodehouse http://bit.ly/qwr31
@MaxLife2009 | November 14, 2009 09:53 AM -
@ShashiTharoor I did not know you are a @stephenfry fan! :) Are you a P.G. Wodehouse fan as well? Just wondering!
@KChavda | November 14, 2009 06:37 AM -
@JohnsoDrew In that case, I recommend a P.G. Wodehouse novel over a Dickens.
@scholler | November 13, 2009 07:55 PM
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P.G. Wodehouse on Amazon | View All
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Works of P. G. Wodehouse. My Man Jeeves, Right Ho, Jeeves, The Man With Two Left Feet, A Damsel in Distress, Not George Washington, Mike, Poems, Stories ... Published by MobileReference (mobi) - $5.99
Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Author's biography and stories in the trial version. Features ...
Amazon -
Wodehouse Playhouse - The Complete Collection - $79.99
The 20th century's most prolific English humorist, best known as the creator of Jeeves and Wooster, wrote about a raft of other equally entertaining characters. This sparkling BBC series brings 20 of these hilarious stories to life, featuri...
Amazon -
The Essential P. G. Wodehouse Collection (96 works) - $4.49
Some of the best P.G. Wodehouse novels and story and article collections, with active table of contents:The Adventures of SallyThe Clicking of CuthbertThe Coming of BillA Damsel in DistressDeath At The Ex...
Amazon -
The Most Of P.G. Wodehouse - $18.00
The most lavish P. G. Wodehouse collection ever published. In addition to Wodehouse's best known and beloved Jeeves and Bertie stories, The Most of P. G. Wodehouse features delightful stories about The Drones Club and its affable, v...
Amazon
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P.G. Wodehouse Personal Timeline
- October 15, 1881: Born, Guildford, Surrey, England
- 1909: Opens first play in New York
- 1914: Marries Ethel Rowley
- 1926: Is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- 1930: Earns first screenwriting contract with MGM
- 1934: Takes up residence in France
- 1940: Is imprisoned as an enemy alien by German Army during WWII
- 1955: Obtains American citizenship
- 1974: Is knighted by the Order of the British Empire
- February 14, 1975: Dies
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Notable P.G. Wodehouse Adaptations or Films
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1929: Sally
- 1936: Piccadilly Jim
- 1937: A Damsel in Distress | Step Lively, Jeeves
- 1956: Anything Goes
- 1961: The Girl on the Boat
- 1967: Blandings Castle
- 1990-93: Jeeves and Wooster
- 1995: Heavy Weather
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