Effie Gray - in Drama and Literature

In Drama and Literature

Her marriage to Ruskin and subsequent romance with Millais have been dramatised on many occasions:

  • The Love of John Ruskin (1912) a silent movie about Ruskin, Gray and Millais.
  • The Love School (1975) a BBC series about the Pre-Raphaelites, starring Anne Kidd (Gray), David Collings (Ruskin), Peter Egan (Millais)
  • John Ruskin's Wife (1979) a novel about the relationship by Eva McDonald.
  • The Passion of John Ruskin (1994), a short film directed by Alex Chappel, starring Mark McKinney (Ruskin), Neve Campbell (Gray) and Colette Stevenson (Gray's voice).
  • "Modern Painters" (opera) (1995) an opera about Ruskin, Gray and Millais.
  • Parrots and Owls (1994) a radio play by John Purser about the O'Shea brothers in which Gray appears as a friend of James O'Shea and her marital problems are discussed.
  • The Countess, (1995) a play written by Gregory Murphy concentrating on the breakdown of the marriage between Ruskin and Gray.
  • The Order of Release (1998) A radio play by Robin Brooks about Ruskin (Bob Peck), Gray (Sharon Small) and Millais (David Tennant).
  • The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits (2002), a collection of short stories by Emma Donoghue, contains a story Come, Gentle Night about Ruskin and Gray's wedding night.
  • Mrs Ruskin (2003), a play by Kim Morrissey about the breakdown of the marriage and Gray's fraught relationship with Ruskin's domineering mother.
  • Desperate Romantics (2009), a six-part BBC television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. She is played by Zoe Tapper.
  • Effie, a film produced by Emma Thompson that is currently in production. Dakota Fanning will be playing Effie.

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