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Sheridan Le Fanu

Lawyer / Writer / Journalist / Jurist | * 08/28/1814 († 58, 02/07/1873) | Dublin (Ireland)
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are the locked-room mystery Uncle Silas, the lesbian vampire novella Carmilla, and the historical novel The House by the Churchyard. ()
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels in the nineteenth century, best known for his stories “Uncle Silas,” “Carmilla,” and “The House by the Churchyard.”.

Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Drama | Mystery
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Movies with Sheridan Le Fanu as Crew(26)

Writing/Novel2023 Lies We Tell
Writing/Story2020 Carmilla
Writing/Novel2017 The Carmilla Movie
Writing/Novel2014 Styria
Writing/Story2014 Styria
Writing/Novel2013 All Catacombs Are Gray
Writing/Story2004 Carmilla, the Lesbian Vampire
Writing/Novel2000 The Wyvern Mystery
Writing/Characters1998 Carmilla
Writing/Story1993 The Vampire Wedding
Writing/Novel1989 Carmilla
Writing/Story1980 The Sleep of Death
Writing/Novel1980 Carmilla
Writing/Short Story1979 Schalcken the Painter
Writing/Writer1979 Schalcken the Painter
Writing/Novel1977 Alucarda
Writing/Novel1972 The Blood Spattered Bride
Writing/Short Story1972 Hostinec U létavého draka
Writing/Characters1971 Twins of Evil
Writing/Characters1971 Lust for a Vampire
Writing/Novel1970 The Vampire Lovers
Writing/Novel1960 Blood and Roses
Writing/Novel1947 El misterioso tío Silas
Writing/Novel1947 Uncle Silas
Writing/Novel1932 Vampyr
Crew/Poem1912 Shamus O'Brien

TV Shows/Series with Sheridan Le Fanu as Crew(1)

Writing/Novel2014 Carmilla

Born: Sunday, 08/28 1814 (August) in Dublin (Ireland)
Died: Friday, 02/07 1873 (February) in Dublin (aged: 58)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Trinity College Dublin
Spouses (current/former): Susan Bennett
Children: Thomas Philip Le Fanu, Eleanor Le Fanu, Emma Lucretia Le Fanu, George Brinsley Le Fanu
Father: Thomas Philip Le Fanu
Mother: Emma Lucretia Dobbin
Other names for Sheridan Le Fanu (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu"
"Le Fanu"
"Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu"
"kola" (Pseudonym)
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Mark Devendorf (5x, Crew)
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Harry Fine (4x, Crew)
Mauricio Chernovetzky (4x, Crew)
Michael Style (4x, Crew)
Juan López Moctezuma (4x, Crew)
Tudor Gates (4x, Crew)
Calvin Floyd (3x, Crew)
Roger Vadim (3x, Crew)
Harvey Hall (3x, Cast)
Kirsten Lindholm (3x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14194, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024