Forsythe, John 1918-2010

Overview

Works:	358 works in 523 publications in 8 languages and 10,800 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Narrator, Performer
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1950 |

|2020

Key

Publications about John Forsythe

Publications by John Forsythe

Publications by John Forsythe, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about John Forsythe

Legacy program John Forsythe by John Forsythe ( Visual )
John Forsythe manuscript material : 2 items, 1953 by John Forsythe ( )

Most widely held works by John Forsythe

Truman Capote's In cold blood ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in English and held by 1,266 libraries worldwide
A hard hitting docu-drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to steal their non-existent stash of money.

Topaz ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1969 and 2006 in English and held by 782 libraries worldwide
American CIA agent learns of Cuban missiles and a NATO spy by the code name of TOPAZ from a defecting Russian.

And justice for all ( Visual )
15 editions published between 1979 and 2011 in English and held by 748 libraries worldwide
A young lawyer battles not only one-on-one injustice in the courts, but the whole system as well.

Alfred Hitchcock's The trouble with Harry ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and held by 685 libraries worldwide
Harry's corpse is found in the autumnal New England woods. While no one mourns his death, several people feel responsible for it. The body is unearthed several times, humorous situations occur, and love affairs develop before the real cause of Harry's death is revealed.

The Trouble with Harry ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1955 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 553 libraries worldwide
In the New England woods several people have various reasons to find and bury the same body. Each thinks they are responsible for the death. After several unearthings of the corpse, there is plenty of humor and love affairs between characters. Eventually the real cause of death is found.

Scrooged ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in English and held by 488 libraries worldwide
A cold-hearted television executive is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve, who attempt to show him the error of his ways.

Destination Tokyo ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 413 libraries worldwide
Twenty-four hours out of San Francisco, submarine captain Cassidy unseals his top-secret orders and reads two fateful words: Destination Tokyo. Set during the second World War, depicts the story of a submarine and its crew as they sail to Tokyo, Japan to sink Japanese warships.

Alfred Hitchcock's the trouble with Harry ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 235 libraries worldwide
The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. Shirley Maclaine makes her screen debut in this New England romp that includes romance, humor ... and several unearthings of the corpse.

Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 224 libraries worldwide
An American CIA agent hires a French operative to travel to Cuba and investigate rumors of Russian missiles and Topaz, a NATO spy. The inquiry soon spins into a life-threatening escapade of espionage, betrayal and murder.

Madame X ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in English and held by 222 libraries worldwide
Blackmailed into leaving her politician husband and their baby, a woman, twenty years later, finds herself on trial for murder, inadvertently defended by her own son.

What makes Sammy run ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 209 libraries worldwide
Sammy Glick is a Jewish boy born in New York's Lower East Side. He decides to climb the ladder of success by any mean necessary. Through backstabbing and double-crossing, Sammy fights to become the motion picture industry's top screenwriter. A rags to riches story about the world of 1930s Hollywood.

1939, total war ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in English and held by 192 libraries worldwide
Eyewitnesses from Britain, Germany, Russia, Korea, Japan, and the United States tell the story of the civilians - children, sisters, brothers - who suffered and died in the Second World War.

Dynasty. The complete first season ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 139 libraries worldwide
The first season of the primetime soap of the 80s. Relive the saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business.

Escape from Fort Bravo ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide
Any Johhny Reb who tries to escape the Union prison outpost at Fort Bravo faces the unforgiving Arizona Territory desert stretching out before him...and the even more unforgiving pursuit of Bravo's resolute Captain Roper. Yet there's a common foe that may unite the Civil War rivals: the fierce Mescalero horsemen waging guerilla war against Blue and Gray alike.

Endangered planet, 1959 ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 137 libraries worldwide
Chronicles the rise of the environmental movement which began in the late 1950's when it was first uncovered that unbridled industrial and economic growth can have a devastating impact on the quality of life on earth.

A Time for miracles ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1980 and 2003 in English and held by 136 libraries worldwide
Elizabeth Bayley Seton was born in New York City in 1774 and seemed destined for a tranquil life. But after a series of tragedies, including the death of her husband and the loss of the family fortune, Elizabeth turned to the Catholic faith and founded organizations that championed education for women of all faiths. In 1975, she was canonized as America's first native-born Saint.

Dynasty. The second season ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 122 libraries worldwide
"Greed. Seduction. Betrayal. Revenge. Dynasty has it all and more! The formidable Alexis descends on the Carringtons like a force of nature, while the devious Sammy Jo wreaks her own brand of havoc on her new family ... Decadence has never been this much fun."--Container.

Portrait in black Madame X ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 122 libraries worldwide
Portrait in black: An adulterous couple conspire to kill the woman's tyrannical husband. Then an anonymous letter arrives advising them that someone knows their secret and their new life together begins unraveling.

1917, Red flag ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide
When Lenin's Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in 1917, they did so in the name of a new ideology. Millions were drawn by its promise. In this film the people who were there--from members of the Red Guard to party activists to students--explain how Communism appealed to their deepest hopes and dreams. Through them, we hear how Communist leadership, under Vladimir Lenin and later, Joseph Stalin, compromised the proletarian ideal--and how hope eventually gave way to despair.

Alfred Hitchcock, the masterpiece collection. [pt. 2 ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 64 libraries worldwide
The trouble with Harry : The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. Shirley Maclaine makes her screen debut in this New England romp that includes romance, humor ... and several unearthings of the corspe.