Comments on: The Kings Road, the misogynist John Osborne and the women in his life http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/ A blog about 20th Century London Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Lynn http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-59485 Lynn Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:34:35 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-59485 Sammy - you make some good points; however, with all due respect, how can you effectively explain what appears to be Osbourne's sheer hatred of his own flesh and blood and the way in which he showed it? Nolan did not ask to be born, nor to have parents who were both, obviously, very ill. I hope that she is not irreparably damaged. Sammy – you make some good points; however, with all due respect, how can you effectively explain what appears to be Osbourne’s sheer hatred of his own flesh and blood and the way in which he showed it? Nolan did not ask to be born, nor to have parents who were both, obviously, very ill. I hope that she is not irreparably damaged.

]]> By: Sammy http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-50429 Sammy Mon, 02 May 2011 00:51:35 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-50429 This was a prejudiced and inaccurate article. Osborne had sixteen years of happy marriage with his final wife: in your article you say he divorced Jill Bennett in 1988 instead of 1976. The proposal he sent to Gilliatt is wildly out of context, since they were having a fairly wild affair at the time. You have produced no evidence of misogyny, apart from the fact he had several wives. His first two wives had affairs, his third was an alcoholic, and his fourth openly called him a homosexual. There is no question that he hated Bennett, but outside of this you have done nothing to prove he was misogynistic, and I would point to his very happy final marriage to directly contradict this. This was a prejudiced and inaccurate article. Osborne had sixteen years of happy marriage with his final wife: in your article you say he divorced Jill Bennett in 1988 instead of 1976. The proposal he sent to Gilliatt is wildly out of context, since they were having a fairly wild affair at the time. You have produced no evidence of misogyny, apart from the fact he had several wives. His first two wives had affairs, his third was an alcoholic, and his fourth openly called him a homosexual. There is no question that he hated Bennett, but outside of this you have done nothing to prove he was misogynistic, and I would point to his very happy final marriage to directly contradict this.

]]> By: nickelinthemachine http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-29456 nickelinthemachine Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:57:19 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-29456 Reading a bit more, I think I could write a bit more about his misogynistic ways. I live half a mile from where Chaplin was born by the way. Reading a bit more, I think I could write a bit more about his misogynistic ways. I live half a mile from where Chaplin was born by the way.

]]> By: Bernardo http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-29455 Bernardo Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:54:07 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-29455 Didn't know Osborne was such an asshole. Very good article. Thanx! Didn’t know Osborne was such an asshole. Very good article. Thanx!

]]> By: Ralph Benner http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-5345 Ralph Benner Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:51:50 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-5345 For some unknown reason I'm finding myself getting deeper into Penelope Gilliatt's life, and to come across Osborne's marriage proposal is both today's best laugh and unsettling. Why are intelligent women so attracted to misogynists? Has anyone read his original teleplay for the Burtons entitled "Divorce His; Divorce Hers"? For some unknown reason I’m finding myself getting deeper into Penelope Gilliatt’s life, and to come across Osborne’s marriage proposal is both today’s best laugh and unsettling. Why are intelligent women so attracted to misogynists? Has anyone read his original teleplay for the Burtons entitled “Divorce His; Divorce Hers”?

]]> By: William Luther http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-3694 William Luther Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:13:43 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-3694 Fascinating stuff as always! Who knew Osborne was such a cad? Hairy faced git indeed! Fascinating stuff as always! Who knew Osborne was such a cad? Hairy faced git indeed!

]]> By: Jeni http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-1984 Jeni Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:24:32 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-1984 This is very interesting as a few years ago I was able to look around his home in Shropshire which was empty as Helen had just died and they were waiting for his library to be catalogued. The house was just as they left it. Fascinating! This is very interesting as a few years ago I was able to look around his home in Shropshire which was empty as Helen had just died and they were waiting for his library to be catalogued. The house was just as they left it. Fascinating!

]]> By: James http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-1508 James Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:44:12 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-1508 Where did you find the biographical info on Osbourne. I'm researching him, would love to know your sources... James Where did you find the biographical info on Osbourne. I’m researching him, would love to know your sources…

James

]]> By: Jimmy Brown http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Jimmy Brown Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:10:02 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-1016 Great site and what a playwright he was they say to be a genius you must be mad, well he was madder than anyone. Hope he rests in peace and his daughter Nolan has a better life. Great site and what a playwright he was they say to be a genius you must be mad, well he was madder than anyone. Hope he rests in peace and his daughter Nolan has a better life.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Anonymous Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:04:00 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/07/the-kings-road-john-osborne-and-look-back-in-anger.html#comment-89 Terrific post! I didn't know Osborne was so vile and I wrote a short Internet bio on the bloke! Terrific post! I didn’t know Osborne was so vile and I wrote a short Internet bio on the bloke!

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