"Gossip Girl" was adapted for television in 2007. The show premiered to mixed reviews and lost more than a million viewers from episode one to two, from 3.65 million to 2.55 million. The rest of the season's viewers went up and down, the highest being 3 million viewers for the season finale and the lowest being 1.80 million viewers for episode eleven. Controversy and criticism surrounding the show surfaced due to the fact that it failed to show much of the books' plots, character personalities, and other major and minor facts, thus disappointing many fans of the novels. However, Ziegesar told ABC News that her major plot lines were there and that "at least it takes place in New York City".
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Cecily von Ziegesar
Cecily von Ziegesar | Television series
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in gossip girl who is blair's baby daddy
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Prince Louis
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who is blair waldorf?
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One of the main characters of "Gossip Girl"
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what is gossip girl?
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American teen drama television series
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who is the director of this television series?
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when did it first come out?
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September 19, 2007
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what role does blair play in it?
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are there novel series?
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Yes. American young adult novel series
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who wrote this story?
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Cecily von Ziegesar
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has he written other book series apart from the former one?
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The It Girl, Psycho Killer
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"Gossip Girl" was adapted for television in 2007. The show premiered to mixed reviews and lost more than a million viewers from episode one to two, from 3.65 million to 2.55 million. The rest of the season's viewers went up and down, the highest being 3 million viewers for the season finale and the lowest being 1.80 million viewers for episode eleven. Controversy and criticism surrounding the show surfaced due to the fact that it failed to show much of the books' plots, character personalities, and other major and minor facts, thus disappointing many fans of the novels. However, Ziegesar told ABC News that her major plot lines were there and that "at least it takes place in New York City".
Cecily von Ziegesar | Television series
Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar ( ; born June 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the young adult "Gossip Girl" series of novels.
Cecily von Ziegesar | Introduction
"This series is actually written by Annabelle Vestry, though Cecily von Ziegesar's name is on the spine and front."
Cecily von Ziegesar | "Gossip Girl: The Carlyles"
In early 2011, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season. On May 16, 2011, Ziegesar herself made a cameo appearance in the fourth season finale.
Cecily von Ziegesar | Television series
"This series was written by a ghost-writer, with guidance from Cecily von Ziegesar."
Cecily von Ziegesar | "The It Girl"
In December 2009, Yen Press announced that it was working with South Korean artist Baek Hye-Kyung to create a graphic novel adaptation of the series titled "Gossip Girl: For Your Eyes Only". Rather than adapting the original novels, however, the graphic novels will feature original stories with the same characters. It will be serialized in the company's anthology magazine "Yen Plus", with the first chapter appearing in the January 2010 issue.
Cecily von Ziegesar | Graphic novel series
In New York City, while working at book-packaging firm Alloy Entertainment, she became inspired to create the "Gossip Girl" series, which presents a view of high-end teenage lifestyles. The series climbed to the top of "The New York Times" Best-Sellers list in 2002. A spin-off book series, "The It Girl", made the list in 2005. The Constance Billard School for Girls is based on an exaggerated version of Ziegesar's own alma mater, Nightingale. In October 2011, Ziegesar released a spin-off of her first novel: "Psycho Killer".
Cecily von Ziegesar | Book series
Then she spent a year in Budapest working for a local radio station. She then returned to the United States to study creative writing at the University of Arizona, only to drop out shortly thereafter.
Cecily von Ziegesar | Early life and education
Metacritic gave it a score of 59, based on the reviews of 40 different publications. Toward the conclusion of the first season, Janet Malcolm of "The New Yorker" criticized the show for its deviations from the novels. She has stated that the series was "related to the original only in the names and outlines of the characters". She further asserted that, "Without von Ziegesar's fast, mocking commentary to propel them, the TV episodes are sluggish and crass—a move from Barneys to Kmart." However, author Cecily von Ziegesar has expressed support for the show, noting that all of her major plot points were present in the pilot.
Gossip Girl | Critical response
The It Girl is a series of novels created by bestselling novelist Cecily von Ziegesar. The series is ghostwritten from the original idea by von Ziegesar. The series, aimed toward young adults, is a spin-off from the bestselling "Gossip Girl" series.
The It Girl (novel series) | Introduction
In a 2009 interview, "Gossip Girl" creator Cecily von Ziegesar claimed to identify with Blair the most, stating, "She is so unpredictable and dramatic. Such a bitch, but we understand why she is a bitch and we like her anyway".
Blair Waldorf | Novel series
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six seasons from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012. Narrated by the unknown, omniscient blogger "Gossip Girl" (voiced by Kristen Bell), the series revolves around the lives of privileged upper-class adolescents living in Manhattan's Upper East Side (UES). The series begins with the return of Upper East Side teenage "it girl" Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) from a mysterious absence.
Gossip Girl | Introduction
The first season of the American teen drama television series "Gossip Girl" premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007, and concluded on May 19, 2008, consisting of 18 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. It tells the story of Serena van der Woodsen's return to Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City following her mysterious disappearance to boarding school in Connecticut, while being watched by gossip website Gossip Girl. The first 13 episodes of "Gossip Girl" aired in the United States on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m.
Gossip Girl (season 1) | Introduction
In 2007, "Gossip Girl" was adapted for television. According to Cecily von Ziegesar, the television character is largely faithful to the original. Among the aspects to be maintained are her admiration for Audrey Hepburn and her interest in Yale University. However, the series is also noted for its deviations from the source material, including the exclusion of Blair's brother Tyler. The show also explores romances between Blair and multiple male leads, resulting in occasional love triangles. In the fifth season, Blair is revealed to be pregnant with Prince of Monaco, Louis Grimaldi's child. However the child later dies before birth after a car crash Blair and Chuck were in.
Blair Waldorf | Television series
Cecily von Ziegesar was born in New York City into a German noble family. She is the daughter of Franz Albrecht von Ziegesar, the CEO and Chairman of Bowne & Co., and his second wife, Olivia James. She is the half-sister of writer Peter von Ziegesar. Her childhood dream was to grow up to be a ballerina; she began lessons at age three and auditioned for the School of American Ballet at age eight, but was rejected. As a teenager, she commuted to Manhattan at 6:00 a.m. every day to attend The Nightingale-Bamford School. After graduating from Nightingale, Ziegesar attended Colby College.
Cecily von Ziegesar | Early life and education
"Gossip Girl" is a teen drama which premiered on September 19, 2007, in the United States on The CW. "Gossip Girl" is based on the young-adult book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar, and was developed for television by "The O.C." creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The series follows the lives of the young, wealthy, and social elite residing in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and is narrated by an unseen and seemingly omniscient character, "Gossip Girl", whose blog is widely read among the characters. A total of 121 episodes of "Gossip Girl" were aired over six seasons, between September 19, 2007, and December 17, 2012.
List of Gossip Girl episodes | Introduction
The sixth and final season of the American teen drama television series "Gossip Girl" premiered on The CW on October 8 and concluded on December 17, 2012, consisting of 10 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The CW officially renewed the series for a sixth season on May 11, 2012. The series finale was preceded by a special retrospective, including interviews with the cast and crew.
Gossip Girl (season 6) | Introduction
Reckless is the third book in The It Girl novels by the German American author Cecily von Ziegesar. The series is ghostwritten from the original idea by Ziegesar. The series, aimed toward young adults, is a spin-off from the bestselling "Gossip Girl" series. It was released in 2006 by Little, Brown.
Reckless (von Ziegesar novel) | Introduction
The fifth season of the American teen drama television series "Gossip Girl" premiered on The CW on September 26, 2011, and concluded on May 14, 2012, consisting of 24 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The CW officially renewed the series for a fifth and final season on April 26, 2011. It was later announced that Taylor Momsen, who played Jenny Humphrey since the pilot, and Jessica Szohr, who joined the series as Vanessa Abrams in season one, would not be returning for the fifth season as regulars.
Gossip Girl (season 5) | Introduction
The second season of the American teen drama television series "Gossip Girl" premiered on The CW on September 1, 2008, and concluded on May 17, 2009, consisting of 25 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.
Gossip Girl (season 2) | Introduction
Lively was cast in The CW's series "Gossip Girl", based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, which premiered in September 2007. Already having deferred college for a year, Lively intended to turn the role down and become a student, but was told that she could attend college part-time while filming the show (she later said "This is advice to anyone: when they say, 'We promise, but we can't put it in writing,' there's a reason they can't put it in writing"). She played the role of Serena van der Woodsen in the teen drama until 2012 when the show ended.
Blake Lively | 2007–2012: "Gossip Girl"
As of October 2009, four novels have been released in this series. Ziegesar created a spin-off series, "The It Girl", which began publication in 2005, and Yen Press has adapted the series into a manga series titled "Gossip Girl: For Your Eyes Only".
Gossip Girl (novel series) | Publication
Cecile Arnold (born Cecile Laval Arnoux; July 9, 1893 – June 18, 1931) was an American silent film actress and Ziegfeld Follies girl.
Cecile Arnold | Introduction
Rumours appeared in 1966 as to who was the father of one of her daughters, after her daughter Giselle claimed in a book to be the daughter of Adolf Hitler.
Tilly Fleischer | Introduction
Von Ziegesar resides in the Columbia Street Waterfront District, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, with her husband Richard, who is Chief Operating Officer of the Judd Foundation, and their children Agnes Belle von Ziegesar Griggs and Oscar von Ziegesar Griggs.
Cecily von Ziegesar | Personal life
The series was renewed for a fourth season on February 16, 2010. It continued to air Mondays at 9/8c following "90210", and premiered on September 13, 2010. Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, and Clémence Poésy began filming this season in Paris on July 5, 2010. It was announced that Jessica Szohr would be absent for an unspecified number of episodes. However, Szohr began filming on July 9, 2010, the first day of production in New York City along with Penn Badgley, which indicated she would be back sooner than anticipated. Szohr appeared in the season premiere. Taylor Momsen began filming her scenes on August 30, 2010.
Gossip Girl (season 4) | Production
Over ten years after Rosalie's death, her daughter-in-law Charlotte was involved in the "Kotze scandal", which lasted from the autumn of 1892 until the summer of 1894. Her son Fritz's wife was rumoured to be having an affair with Fritz's cousin Emperor Wilhelm II.
Rosalie von Rauch | Issue
The fourth season of the American teen drama television series "Gossip Girl" premiered on The CW on September 13, 2010, and concluded on May 16, 2011, consisting of 22 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The CW renewed the series for a full fourth season on February 16, 2010. Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen, Ed Westwick, Jessica Szohr, Kelly Rutherford, and Matthew Settle all return as series regulars. It was later announced that the show would stay in its Monday 9:00 p.m.
Gossip Girl (season 4) | Introduction
On May 11, 2012, writer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer. On October 29, the fourth episode of the season, "Portrait of a Lady Alexander", was rescheduled for November 5, due to Hurricane Sandy.
Gossip Girl (season 6) | Production
Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged socialite teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite private school in New York City's Upper East Side. The books primarily focus on best friends Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen, whose experiences are among those chronicled by the eponymous gossip blogger. The novel series is based on the author's experiences at Nightingale-Bamford School and on what she heard from friends.
Gossip Girl (novel series) | Introduction
In 1983 a television mini-series based on the book was released. The adaptation was directed by Tim Burstall, based on a script by Burstall and Ted Roberts and featured Kaarin Fairfax, Geneviève Picot and Peter Carroll in the lead roles.
A Descant for Gossips (novel) | Television adaptation
Lucky is the fifth book in The It Girl series, released in 2007. It was written by a ghostwriter with suggestions from Cecily von Ziegesar. Aimed toward young adults, it is a spin-off from the bestselling "Gossip Girl" series.
Lucky (von Ziegesar novel) | Introduction
He began writing for television for the second season of "Gossip Girl" in 2008. He wrote the episodes "There Might be Blood" and "The Grandfather".
Etan Frankel | "Gossip Girl"
Spotted: Our beloved Upper East Siders, all grown up. Though high school may be behind most of them, you can be sure a future of love, scandal and, of course, secrets awaits. Based on the best-selling series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar, this drama is told through the eyes of an all-knowing blogger—Gossip Girl—who, via constant, avidly read text messages, is determined to uncover and fuel every scandal possible on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where gossip rules, and affluent young people find themselves with the money, access and appetite to explore all the temptations New York City has to offer.
Gossip Girl (season 3) | Overview
This blog, launching Serena's rise to legend, became known as Gossip Girl. Serena realises that Gossip Girl was only ever a manifestation of Dan's love for her, and that he practically wrote them all a seven-year-long love letter.
Serena van der Woodsen | Season 6
Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell made a cameo appearance in the show. Actor Ethan Peck reportedly landed a role in the show. Both stars were seen filming with Blake Lively in California. Peck made his debut in the season finale together with Russell. Tony Award-winning actress Jan Maxwell reprised her role as Headmistress Queller for the season finale. Hugo Becker remained ambiguous on whether he would be joining the series as a recurring or regular cast member during an interview with Zap2it, stating "the answer is in the finale." and hinted the possibility of a recurring role. Cecily von Ziegesar makes a cameo appearance during the finale and filmed her scenes with Lively.
The Wrong Goodbye (Gossip Girl) | Casting
The third season of the American teen drama television series "Gossip Girl" premiered on The CW on September 14, 2009, and concluded on May 17, 2010, consisting of 22 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The season premiered with 2.55 million viewers and a 1.4 Adults 18-49 rating, up 14% in viewers from its season two finale. Overall, the season attracted an average of 2.02 million viewers tuning in each week, with a 1.1 rating in Adult 18–49.
Gossip Girl (season 3) | Introduction
The first novel, "Gossip Girl", was released in April 2002; the eleventh novel of the series was released in May 2007, with a prequel novel following in October 2007. Another follow-up novel, in which the characters return home from college for the holidays, was released in hardback format in November 2009. The original novel became the inspiration for the "Gossip Girl" teen drama television series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, which premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007. There are now 13 novels. In May 2008, a follow-up series, "Gossip Girl: The Carlyles", began publication, following the Carlyle triplets as they begin moving to the Upper East Side.
Gossip Girl (novel series) | Publication
The Wrong Goodbye received positive reviews from critics and garnered an audience of 1.36 million viewers. "New York Magazine" drew out the references from past seasons and commented on how the season finale was written. "The Last Episode of the Fourth Season of the Greatest Show of Our Time felt in many ways like it might have been written to end the series, what with the many This Is Your Life moments (such as the return of Georgina Sparks and Blair's old minions Izzy and Kati), the wry references to episodes past, the wrapping up of story lines (including the revelation that Dan has been secretly novelizing his observations of the Upper East Side for the entire time we've thought we've "known" him), and the meaningful departure of its most marketable star to none other than Hollywood." Critical praise went to the storyline twist behind Charlie's identity, citing her as "the big “shocker” of the Gossip Girl finale" and the cameo appearance of "Gossip Girl" author, Cecily von Ziegesar.
The Wrong Goodbye (Gossip Girl) | Reception
The It Girl is the first book in "The It Girl" series. It was written in 2005 by a ghostwriter with suggestions from Cecily von Ziegesar. Aimed toward young adults, it is a spin-off from the bestselling "Gossip Girl" series. Jenny Humphrey has been kicked out from Constance Billard in the eighth book of the Gossip series. Her life resumes in this new series as she enrolls at Waverly Academy, an elite boarding school in Upstate New York filled with glamorous rich kids. She aims to turn her life around by becoming the "new Jenny." The cover model for the first edition (illustrated) is Hope Hicks, who would later be appointed as White House Communications Director in September 2017.
The It Girl (novel) | Introduction
Each episode of "Favorite Story" featured an adaptation of a story selected by a celebrity — purportedly his or her favorite story. The celebrities came from various fields: actors, directors, bandleaders, and athletes, to name but a few. Because they did not appear on the air, the Ziv Company saved any salary that their appearances would have incurred. Compensation came in the form of promoting whatever book, film, or other work the guest had coming up. Despite the show's premise, many of the stories presented may not have been the celebrities' actual favorites. Christine Becker wrote in her book, "It’s the Pictures That Got Small: Hollywood Film Stars on 1950s Television", "Production documents indicate that celebrities were asked for their favorite stories, but they had to select from a predetermined list and were not always matched up with a story they selected." Stories presented were adaptations of literary classics, including "Alice in Wonderland", "Frankenstein", "Dr.
Favorite Story | Format
For example, Serena's older brother in the books, Erik van der Woodsen, is two years younger than her instead of older, and the characters of Serena, Blair, Chuck and Nate have been best friends since childhood compared to the novel series where the story's main friendship was only between Serena, Blair and Nate; with Chuck not being one of the main characters.
Gossip Girl (novel series) | Television adaptation
Christa Winsloe (23 December 1888 – 10 June 1944), formerly Baroness Christa Hatvany de Hatvan, was a German-Hungarian novelist, playwright and sculptor, best known for her play "Gestern und heute" (known under several titles, see below), filmed in 1931 as "Mädchen in Uniform" and the 1958 remake.
Christa Winsloe | Introduction
In 1974, Barbara Frum asked that Munsinger return to Canada for an exclusive interview with CBC Television. Larry Zolf, a journalist who had been caned on-camera by Sévigny in 1966 while attempting to question him about the affair, was tasked with locating her and bringing her to the show. He "snuck her into the Pearson International Airport from where [he] conveniently tipped off the "Toronto Star"", prompting a headline announcing her return. In the interview, Munsinger noted that "as far as I'm concerned, it wasn't a scandal, it was just life" but that "people know better by now" than to become involved in such affairs while in office.
Gerda Munsinger | Later life
Also in 2009, the ZDF produced Stumph's first own series called "Die Bergwacht".
Stephanie Stumph | Television
Filming was scheduled to begin in March 2020 in New York City. Production suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and as a result the release date was pushed back to 2021. Production for the series is slated to begin in late October 2020.
Gossip Girl (2021 TV series) | Filming
Following the events of "A Is for Answers", Autumne Montague of "TVOvermind" lauded Pieterse's character for her self-awareness in having admitted not being a good friend, calling the moment "refreshing from a girl who in flashbacks seemed simply self-absorbed."
Alison DiLaurentis | Critical
In early 1891, Berlin society erupted in scandal after a series of anonymous letters circulated to prominent members of the court, including Wilhelm and his wife Dona. The letters were written in the same handwriting, and featured salacious gossip, accusations, and intrigues among the court's powerful. Some included pornographic images layered upon royal photographs. Several hundred letters were sent over a four-year period. Wilhelm ordered an investigation, but the writer (or writers) were never identified. Some contemporaries speculated that Charlotte, known for her sharp tongue and love of gossip, may have been responsible. Historians have since suggested that the writer may have been Dona's brother Duke Ernst Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein in collaboration with his mistress.
Princess Charlotte of Prussia | Letters scandal
On 29 October 1929 the stock market crashed, and Ziegfeld was wiped out.
Archibald Selwyn | Post-war production
In 1949, at a party on Coney Island thrown by Fred Trump Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz have to convince a skeptical CBS to greenlight a television show starring a red-headed caucasian woman and a man from Cuba. As Lucille becomes disillusioned with Desi -- he's flirting with another woman -- she meets Isidore Strauss, the author's grandfather, and allows him to kiss her. This sets off a series of events that will echo through both their lives for decades. The book examines both the birth of the television industry and of the American suburb, and is a meditation on fame.
The Queen of Tuesday | Plot
While the show was popular quite some candidates criticized the correct answers needed. On March 9, 1958, one candidate named Van Cuyck lost after giving only one wrong answer in a series of seven correct ones. In comparison to present-day norms, many questions were phrased in an ambiguous manner and since every round the acceptance of dubious answers tended to differ at times. One time a candidate complained that his answer was indeed correct, despite being told it wasn't. Corsari personally made sure that the man received his award after all. Female host Liliane Taelemans received a lot of criticism because her clothes were considered to be "too revealing".
100.000 of niets | Controversy
Even though, Cécile needs a little bit time to let Johannes in her heart, they become a couple. Carla doesn't like Cécile from the beginning, because she doesn't think that a woman of Carla's age could fall for her father. Cécile tries to prove Carla wrong, but she keeps her doubts. It doesn't take Johannes long and he proposes. Cécile thinks it is too soon for them to get married, but then agrees anyway. She and Johannes celebrate their happiness with a big wedding. Soon after the wedding, Leonard comes back from the United States, where he went to college to study medicine.
Johannes von Lahnstein | Storylines
The press eventually began calling them "Glamour Girls". Frazier gained attention as a teenager after columnist Walter Winchell began writing about her; he reportedly coined the portmanteau "celebutante" in her honor. In 1936, two years before her society debut, society journalist Maury Henry Biddle Paul (known as Cholly Knickerbocker) wrote, "It may seem a bit early, but I – here and now – predict Brenda Frazier will be one of the belles - if not "the" Belle - of her season." Cholly Knickerbocker's prediction boosted Frazier's profile and her upcoming debutante ball became one of the most anticipated social events of 1938.
Brenda Frazier | Fame
"The O.C." creator Josh Schwartz and fellow writer Stephanie Savage served as the show's executive producers throughout the series' run, followed by Bob Levy and Leslie Morgenstein of Alloy Entertainment, who were assigned in aiding the adaptation of the novels into the series. Following the success of "Gossip Girl", "Gilmore Girls" co-producer, John Stephens was approached by Schwartz and Savage, having previously worked with him on "The O.C.", and hired him as an executive producer. Joshua Safran, who started as a writer/consulting producer before becoming co-executive producer, was later added as an executive producer. On April 24, 2012, it was announced that he would leave the show at the end of the fifth season to be the new showrunner of NBC's now-cancelled musical series "Smash".
Gossip Girl | Production team
"Gone Maybe Gone" is the first episode of the sixth and final season of the American teen drama television series "Gossip Girl", and the 112th episode overall. Written by series developers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and directed by Mark Piznarski, the episode originally aired on The CW on October 8, 2012. "Gossip Girl" follows the lives of a group of young adults coming from a wealthy background. In this episode, the group consisting of Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), and Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenberg), tries to find Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) who has not given any news during the summer.
Gone Maybe Gone | Introduction
Gossip Girl is an upcoming American teen drama television series. A sequel and soft reboot of the television series "Gossip Girl" (2007), it was created by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, and Joshua Safran, the same people involved with the original, with Safran also serving as showrunner. The upcoming series will be released on HBO Max in 2021.
Gossip Girl (2021 TV series) | Introduction
"The Playgoer and Society Illustrated" wrote in May 1913: In "Chappell v. Fields", "The Girl on the Film" made legal history in 1914 when a U.S. Federal court held that the copyright on the show was violated because the story-line of a scene in the show, concerning the French invasion, was closely recreated in a later show called "All Aboard", which concerned a fictional Japanese invasion of California.
Filmzauber | Critical reception; copyright precedent
The "Gossip Girl" book series was originally supposed to be adapted into a film starring Lindsay Lohan with head "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. When the film project did not get off the ground, Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz took over the project to create a television series. As of October 2006, Schwartz was working on the pilot. He said, "I was very skeptical. I don't want to do "The O.C. NYC". But I thought the books were smart. The characters are worldly in a way that Orange County kids aren't." The characteristics for each character in the pilot were based on the first "Gossip Girl" book.
Gossip Girl | Development
A month after "Miss 1917" closed on Broadway, on 21 February 1918, items used in the show were sold in an auction, raising $11,300, according to "The New York Times". Most of the items for auction were bought by J. J. Shubert. The following day, Sam Harrison of the New Amsterdam Theatre bought the performing rights to the musical. A London transfer, planned for March 1920, as well as a US national tour were cancelled. According to "The New York Times", the creative team would not allow Ziegfeld to stage the show internationally due to planned major staging and plot changes that he hoped would make the humour more accessible to international audiences.
Miss 1917 | Subsequent events
She Knew All The Answers was adapted from a short story by Jane Allen entitled "A Girls Best Friend Is Wall Street". This story was printed in Cosmopolitan Magazine in December, 1938. On January 11, 1943, Lux Radio Theater ran a 56-minute adaption of the movie, starring Joan Bennett and Preston Foster.
She Knew All the Answers | Adaptions
Unfortunately, Cecily von Ziegesar, the author of the series, presents a seriously flawed treatment of the problem. In a failed attempt at humor, the writer regards Blair's sickness as just another source of gossip," he said. Emily Nussbaum of "New York" magazine had similar comments, calling the bulimia "more of an icky weakness than a full-fledged pathology." However, she went on to commend Blair as "hilariously self-centered". Julie Opipari of "Manga Maniac Cafe" gave the initial "Gossip Girl" manga a negative review, citing displeasure with the characters and plot. However, she acknowledged that this gave her a greater appreciation for Blair in the second volume, noting that Blair "really had to learn how to rough it" after losing her privileged lifestyle.
Blair Waldorf | In print
In the 1960s Schmidt wrote one of the most popular Dutch television series of all time, (English: "Yes matron! No matron!"), later the inspiration for the 2002 film of the same name. According to Rieks Swarte, who adapted Annie M.G.'s 1962 comic strip "Tante Patent" to a play (with music by Fay Lovski) in 2007, the story of Tante Patent was the breeding ground for "Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster."
Annie M. G. Schmidt | "Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster" or "Yes matron! No matron!"
Reflecting on this period of time in a July 2016 interview with British "Vogue", she explained: "I was fatigued and wasn't taking the time I needed to recover between projects, and it caught up with me [...] I got sick of the sound of my own voice". In 2013, Zellweger co-created and executive produced "Cinnamon Girl", an original drama series set in the Hollywood movie and music scenes of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but the Lifetime network passed on the pilot.
Renée Zellweger | Career downturn and hiatus, 2008–2015
From 1958 to 1961, the Seicherl series appeared in a variety of different Viennese newspapers yet was unable to once again achieve the high point of its earlier success.
Tobias Seicherl | History
The book was adapted into a ZDF television serial with the same title. It was directed by Rolf von Sydow and broadcast in four episodes in September 1984.
Die schöne Wilhelmine | Adaptation
In 1996, she had a three episode guest-starring arc on "ER" and made two appearances on "Picket Fences". She has guest-starred in TV series such as "Strong Medicine", "Providence", "Any Day Now", "The Larry Sanders Show", "Madman of the People", and "Family Law".
Cecil Hoffman | Career
At some stage they married: much later, in 1974, that marriage ended in divorce.
Tilly Spiegel | Paris
"Gossip Girl" spawned several adaptations in other countries. The Turkish version is known as "Küçük Sırlar" (Little Secrets). On March 5, 2012, it was reported that Warner Bros. International Television and Metan Development Group would produce a Chinese teen drama series called "China Girl" inspired by "Gossip Girl". Production was set to start in June 2012 with the show airing in November. The show will follow the lives of students at a university instead of a high school. No news of the actual broadcast followed. A Mexican version of the series was produced by Mexican producer Pedro Torres as "".
Gossip Girl | International adaptations
The beginning of the May 1, 1945 episode ("The Case of the Empty Safe") was interrupted on the Blue Network for a special news flash relating that Adolf Hitler had "died of a stroke." Copies of this episode, complete with the mistaken news flash—Hitler had committed suicide the day before, not died of a stroke—still exist today. (See: Death of Adolf Hitler.) On July 8, 1945, during a New York newspaper deliverers' strike, New York mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia read a complete "Dick Tracy" strip over the radio.
Dick Tracy (radio series) | Significant events
Although many future stars started out as Ziegfeld girls, many others were turned down by Florenz Ziegfeld to appear in his revue. Norma Shearer (in 1919 and 1920), Alice Faye (in 1927), Joan Crawford (in 1924), Gypsy Rose Lee (in 1927), Lucille Ball (in 1927 and 1931), Phyllis Haver (in 1915), Eleanor Powell (in 1927), Ruby Keeler (in 1924), Hedda Hopper (in 1913), and June Havoc (in 1927 and 1931) were among the many hopefuls that the master showman discarded after auditions. In 1957, the then-current members were featured as mystery guests on the television panel show "What's My Line?"
Ziegfeld girl | Declined members
Even during Winchell's lifetime, journalists were critical of his effect on the media. In 1940, St. Clair McKelway, who had earlier written a series of articles about him in "The New Yorker", wrote in "Time": the effect of Winchellism on the standards of the press... When Winchell began gossiping in 1924 for the late scatological tabloid "Evening Graphic", no U.S. paper hawked rumors about the marital relations of public figures until they turned up in divorce courts. For 16 years, gossip columns spread until even the staid "New York Times" whispered that it heard from friends of a son of the President that he was going to be divorced.
Walter Winchell | Legacy
He and Cécile meet by accident, before he even arrives at Castle Königsbrunn and is stunned by her beauty. He later gets the surprise of his life, when Johannes presents the young woman as his new wife. Leonard tries to stay distance to the married couple and even suggests to go back to Chicago. But Johannes is so excited that Leonard returned and wants his son to stay. Cécile eventually begins to fall deeply for Leonard and so does he. They end up having a secret affair with each other, while Johannes has the wish to have another child with Cécile.
Johannes von Lahnstein | Storylines
This alleged affair is not considered to have been true, but La Tour was exiled after the return of the king, perhaps because the rumor was damaging enough in itself.
Elisabet von Eyben | Courtier of Caroline Matilda
Baer began writing for "Hennesey", which starred actor Jackie Cooper, in 1960. Baer wrote scripts for a total of 38 episodes for the series. His work on "Hennesey" earned him an Emmy nomination.
Richard Baer (writer) | Career
WarnerMedia ordered a revival of the series for HBO Max in July 2019. Although called a "reboot", it was confirmed to be a continuation of the original story by Josh Schwartz.
Gossip Girl (2021 TV series) | Development
In 1935 she wanted to publish her memoir to set the record straight, but this caused a scandal and a court forbade their distribution. Police visited every bookshop in Vienna in order to seize the copies already on sale. In it she published Rudolf's last letter to her, and proclaimed that (in her view) he and the Baronness had made a suicide pact. Her memoir was eventually published outside of Austria in 1937 as "Ich sollte Kaiserin werden" ("I Was To Be Empress").
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium | Later life
The novel was also adapted for Thames Television as a series, broadcast in seven one-hour episodes from 6 September to 18 October 1977. The cast included Derek Farr as Mr Josser, Madge Ryan as Mrs Vizzard and Patricia Hayes as Connie Coke.
London Belongs to Me | Television series
In 1952 Schmidt began writing a radio show, the immensely popular "De Familie Doorsnee", which ran until 1958. In 1957 she began writing "Pension Hommeles", a musical comedy on VARA television.
Annie M. G. Schmidt | Radio and television
Martha Cecilia had written novels which were later adapted to TV series which includes the gold medal awardee Impostor (TV Series) for Best Telenovela Category in International Emmy Awards.
Martha Cecilia | Television
"Victor, Victrola" is the 7th episode of The CW television series, Gossip Girl. The episode was written by K.J. Steinberg and directed by Tony Wharmby. It originally aired on November 7, 2007 on The CW.
Victor, Victrola | Introduction
His play "Ein Tag: Lustspiel in Drei Akten", adapted by theatre director Philip Moeller as "Caprice", had a successful run in 1929 at New York's Theatre Guild, then elsewhere. His play "Mädchenjahre einer Königin" about the young Queen Victoria was the basis of several movies of the same name in 1936 and 1954
Geza Silberer | Literary career
On 24 February 2012, during the César Award ceremony, she interrupted the telecast when Michel Blanc won, stating she would have preferred that Joey Starr won.
Mathilde Seigner | César Award scandal
During 1933-1945, Cecilie lived a private life at Cecilienhof in Potsdam. Her eldest son, Prince Wilhelm forfeited his position as possible heir when he married Dorothea von Salviati on 3 June 1933. This occurred as she was not from a suitable royal family. Even though the royal house was formally deposed, its strict house rules still persisted. The former Crown Prince and Princess were more understanding of their son than the exiled Kaiser. Cecilie was not perturbed and made the best of the situation and was delighted when she became a grandmother for the first time on 7 June 1934.
Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Under Nazi German rule 1933-1939
When Avery shows up at school in her exclusive fashion swag, even Cecilia, the most popular girl in their class, takes notice. She begins to get jealous. Then celebutante playboy Beckett Howard sees Avery wearing one of his father's designs and asks her out. The Princess of Gossip's true identity is still a secret, but when the paparazzi catch Avery and Beckett on a date, Cecilia gets even more jealous. There's only room for only one it girl at school. Can the Princess of Gossip hold onto her crown?
Princess of Gossip | Plot
It directly led to the television series "Attention Scum!" and to the production of "Jerry Springer - The Opera".
Cluub Zarathustra | Introduction
The television adaptation of the novel series, also titled "Gossip Girl", was picked up by The CW. Josh Schwartz, the creator of "The O.C.", is executive producer for the project. In the show, Blake Lively plays Serena, Leighton Meester plays Blair, Chace Crawford plays Nate, Penn Badgley plays Dan, Ed Westwick plays Chuck, Taylor Momsen plays Jenny and Jessica Szohr plays Vanessa. The show is loosely based on the books and does not follow the same story line. Some key characters from the books, such as Aaron Rose or the Lord, are introduced into the show with different storylines, and some characters undergo changes to their personality and characteristics.
Gossip Girl (novel series) | Television adaptation
Cecile was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Arthur Lewis and Bertha Davis. She assumed her stepfather Edward Kramer's last name when her mother remarried. The family moved west and settled in Los Angeles by the time Cecile and her half-sister Bertha were teenagers. By the 1940s, she was writing film scripts; one of her earliest sales was a Hopalong Cassidy script she co-wrote with Ellen Corby. Most of the films she wrote or co-wrote were penned for Harry Sherman's independent production company.
Cecile Kramer | Biography
In 1952, she published a book of memoirs. She died two years later.
Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Introduction
Connor Paolo, who went on to become a regular on ABC's "Revenge", did not return to the show as Eric van der Woodsen stating, "I'm done. You should never go back in life. Only forward." In an interview with "Elle" magazine on August 16, 2011, Momsen stated that she had quit the series to focus fully on her music career. Hollywood stuntwoman Zoë Bell was slated to appear on the show and made her debut in the season premiere. "New York" magazine noted the appearance of American novelist Jay McInerney, who reprised his role as writer Jeremiah Harris. Aaron Tveit, who previously portrayed Nate's cousin Tripp van der Bilt in the third season, returned to the show for a multi-episode arc.
Gossip Girl (season 5) | Cast
Carrie Gerlach Cecil is an American writer, television show producer, public speaker, and businessperson. She wrote the novel on which the television show "Emily's Reasons Why Not" was based.
Carrie Gerlach Cecil | Introduction
"Listy naszych czytelników" ("Letters From Our Readers"). In a small normal town, among respectable people, even murder can happen. The murder which no one is able to explain, and which no one had attempted to stop ("Lalek").
Zbigniew Herbert | Dramas
As a result, Clarissa's mother, Erna, and her brother, Walter, were written out of the show by having the characters die in a car accident. Meanwhile, with his character's big, juicy storyline behind him, Andreas Brucker sought to leave his role as Jan. With Jan caught in a failed love relationship with Kerstin Richter, the writers chose to write both characters out of the show's storyline rather than recast the roles. The departures of both Niehaus and Brucker within such a brief amount of time led to the fan-created legend that Jan and Julia had reunited off-screen, somewhere else. Even with her family gone, the focus remains on Clarissa as she is sent to war against Christoph and Barbara von Anstetten.
Verbotene Liebe | Origins
However, Vivien soon got a letter from her lover Baroness Hélène van Zuylen and went to Constantinople thinking she would break up with her in person. Vivien planned to meet Barney in Paris afterward but instead stayed with the Baroness and this time, the breakup was permanent.
Natalie Clifford Barney | Renée Vivien
Nonetheless, the incident prompted the satirical magazine "Private Eye" to nickname him "Hugh Very-Ropey" ("Lord Lucre of Claptout"), or more concisely Lord Facre. Despite the shadow this cast over his later career, he continued to write and publish and his work remained well received. Trevor-Roper was portrayed in the 1991 TV miniseries "Selling Hitler" by Alan Bennett.
Hugh Trevor-Roper | "Hitler Diaries" hoax
The eleventh episode marked a season low with only 1.81 million viewers tuning into watch the episode. The show was moved from Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. to its new timeslot Mondays at 8:00 p.m following the end on the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike where the final five episodes of the season were aired. Ratings increased for the season finale, with 3.00 million viewers tuning into the episode. "Gossip Girl"'s digital video recorder ratings were high, increasing the show's profitability and the show had also been in the top five of iTunes sales. Author Cecily von Ziegesar has expressed support for the show, noting that all of her major plot points were present in the pilot.
Gossip Girl (season 1) | Reception
Within a week she had sold three stories to studios and gotten a five hundred dollar-a-week contract. She bought herself a completely new wardrobe and brought her mother from New York. Like most people, Caspary did not get along with Harry Cohn, and after one spat, she no longer received writing assignments. Since her contract had five more months, she merely stopped going to the studio and spent her days at the beach while her agent picked up her paycheck. Again wanting to write her own material she got her contract canceled and set sail for New York.
Vera Caspary | Hollywood
Jennifer Tallulah Humphrey is one of the characters in both the "Gossip Girl" and "The It Girl" series of novels by Cecily von Ziegesar. She is portrayed by Taylor Momsen in the "Gossip Girl" television adaptation on The CW.
Jenny Humphrey | Introduction
Kir Royal – Aus dem Leben eines Klatschreporters ("Kir Royal - from the life of a gossip reporter") is a six-part television series by Helmut Dietl from 1986. A parody of the Munich newspaper "Abendzeitung", the gossip reporter and Issuer , follows the tabloid reporter "Baby Schimmerlos" who plays in the Munich "Schicki-Micki" scene of the 1980's.
Kir Royal – Aus dem Leben eines Klatschreporters | Introduction
Executive producer Joshua Safran announced that he would be "pulling out all the stops" to make the 100th episode of the show special, which is expected to air in January. On the date of the season premiere, the show used footage of the New York cityscape that showed the World Trade Center before the September 11 attacks. Footage containing the World Trade Center have been omitted by films and TV shows such as "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos" to honor individuals who died in the attacks. The network has not responded to criticism regarding the usage of the footage.
Gossip Girl (season 5) | Production
The July 28, 2008, issue of "The New Yorker" included a personal reminiscence titled "All the Answers", written by Van Doren, in which he recounted in detail the scandals and their aftermath. Other than very occasional and often very abbreviated references to it, Van Doren had never before spoken publicly about the scandal, his role, and its effects on his life. He referred to the film "Quiz Show", saying he was bothered most by the closing credits' reference that he never taught again: "I didn't stop teaching, though it was a long time before I taught again in a college." But he also said he enjoyed John Turturro's portrayal of his "Twenty-One" rival, Herb Stempel.
Charles Van Doren | "All the Answers"