tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post5209693632185989346..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Love Story by Irving E. Cox, 1956Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-16889840851330810142018-02-25T03:57:33.769-08:002018-02-25T03:57:33.769-08:00Can you publish more information about Irving Cox?...Can you publish more information about Irving Cox? I couldn't find anything on the Wikipedia, Britannica and all other sources. There is practically nothing about the author and it is a pity for readers like me who appreciate her worksshukrullohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331498932498594175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-67163020708621484062014-05-19T21:20:46.132-07:002014-05-19T21:20:46.132-07:00Todd, I confused the issue by referring to the IF ...Todd, I confused the issue by referring to the IF cover instead of the one right above which you were referring to. Clearly, I was taken in by the "vintage" cover which is attributed to Feedbooks and, as you point out, was used for the e-story. It appears on only one website, I think.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41277295577397057112014-05-18T15:35:32.550-07:002014-05-18T15:35:32.550-07:00Unless you refer to the IF magazine cover...I'...Unless you refer to the IF magazine cover...I'm talking about the one you post at the beginning of your review, giving Cox's name and the story title alone. (Amazon US, at least, doesn't have that image up at all.) Project Gutenberg reprints the IF cover and the Orban illustrations from the IF appearance. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32078/32078-h/32078-h.htmTodd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-60929658845993927522014-05-18T15:29:41.503-07:002014-05-18T15:29:41.503-07:00Well, that "cover" was only cobbled toge...Well, that "cover" was only cobbled together for the epublication by whoever posted it...it has nothing to do with the original publication of the story in the magazine IF or anywhere else but on the web. Here's a post about the IF anthology (and a similar one for TRIQUARTERLY) I did for FFB some time back:<br />http://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2011/09/ffb-worlds-of-if-retrospective.htmlTodd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-78350179203893291782014-05-16T23:12:50.296-07:002014-05-16T23:12:50.296-07:00Todd, I was hoping you'd comment on Irving E. ...Todd, I was hoping you'd comment on Irving E. Cox and and his work, many thanks. I'll look for the anthology you mention. I didn't know about the cover which I found on several sites including Unz and Amazon. Is it not the original cover? At present, I'm comfortable reading more sf short stories than full-length novels although I do intend to graduate to the longer form on a regular basis. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-4375197672918939692014-05-16T16:01:39.984-07:002014-05-16T16:01:39.984-07:00Cox was a minor sf writer, though this is a fairly...Cox was a minor sf writer, though this is a fairly legit means of casting an alternate reality sf story...even if this one sounds like the kind of not terribly imaginative satire that publisher James Quinn loved to get for his version of IF (see the fine WORLDS OF IF retrospective anthology Frederik Pohl and MH Greenberg edited, which includes a Lot of memoirs from the various contributors and editors of the magazine who chose to speak up (and were still with us to do so). FWIW, the "cover" is a quick cut and paste for the web post/e-story version...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-66066306027566894752014-05-15T21:38:39.273-07:002014-05-15T21:38:39.273-07:00John, thanks for writing about ALL THAT GLITTERS w...John, thanks for writing about ALL THAT GLITTERS which sounds vaguely familiar while the four actresses are totally new for me. The theme of this story appears to have been a popular formula back then.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-26861100733339750792014-05-15T21:20:33.300-07:002014-05-15T21:20:33.300-07:00Col, I have only heard about Ira Levin and the fir...Col, I have only heard about Ira Levin and the first two books you mentioned; otherwise I'm blank about the author and his work. I may have seen some of the films without knowing they were based on his books.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-13658895457007741532014-05-15T10:09:02.637-07:002014-05-15T10:09:02.637-07:00Cox' story reminds me of an old Norman Lear pr...Cox' story reminds me of an old Norman Lear produced satirical soap opera called <i>All that Glitters</i> in which stereotypical gender roles are reversed. Women control all US corporations and men are their secretaries or "househusbands". Men are also eroticized in the show and used as sexual playthings by the women in power. Didn't last long, but it was a great showcase for some 1970s actresses like Lois Nettleton, Anita Gillette and Eileen Brennan and was a comeback of sorts for Barbara Baxley who was something of a sex kitten on 1960s TV shows.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-37711115358112695182014-05-15T06:56:52.394-07:002014-05-15T06:56:52.394-07:00Levin wrote some decent books - not that many thou...Levin wrote some decent books - not that many though.<br />ROSEMARY'S BABY, A KISS BEFORE DYING and THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL to mention a few - all his stuff seemed to lend itself to film adaptations.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-2613793976017317812014-05-15T06:53:24.750-07:002014-05-15T06:53:24.750-07:00Col, I remember seeing parts of the Nicole Kidman ...Col, I remember seeing parts of the Nicole Kidman film although I didn't know it was based on a book by Ira Levin who I have never read. In fact, I didn't even know there was a 1972 version. Thanks for letting me know. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-69927238701101704972014-05-15T06:36:15.414-07:002014-05-15T06:36:15.414-07:00The Stepford Wives was originally a book by Ira Le...The Stepford Wives was originally a book by Ira Levin (1972) that the film (1975) was based on. I seem to remember a later adaptation with Nicole Kidman. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-34318433832679717332014-05-15T06:32:09.088-07:002014-05-15T06:32:09.088-07:00Col, I thought that might happen. STEPFORD WIVES i...Col, I thought that might happen. STEPFORD WIVES is a good example of what this story eludes too. In fact, it's possible that the makers of the film adopted the idea from Irving E. Cox. We'll have to see if someone else wrote about it before Cox.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-89731258572252865322014-05-15T05:52:05.487-07:002014-05-15T05:52:05.487-07:00I did initially wonder if this was in some way rel...I did initially wonder if this was in some way related to your Ryan O'Neal film from a week or two ago, but apparently not. Seems a bit like Stepford Wives but turned on its head. Not one for me mate. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-18899286071632339132014-05-15T03:19:16.454-07:002014-05-15T03:19:16.454-07:00Sergio, thank you. While I'm no expert on scie...Sergio, thank you. While I'm no expert on science fiction, I agree that this story does not strictly fall in the realm of sf. It is more "feeble fable," even feeble fantasy, on a theme which I think is not uncommon. I'll see how some of Cox's other short stories and short fiction are.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-77216242327106402172014-05-15T02:25:35.698-07:002014-05-15T02:25:35.698-07:00Musr admit, I think I enjoyed your post far more t...Musr admit, I think I enjoyed your post far more than I would the story, which really does sound a bit of a feeble fable than proper SF. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com