From Flavorwire comes a fantastic list, with great photos, of several remarkable authors who have been portrayed in film.
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Below is a photo of John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe on the set of James McTeigue’s The Raven (to be released this fall).
Mystery Surrounds Poe, Even In Death
This intriguing story is a great illustration of how devoted an author’s fans can be. We should all be so lucky to have cognac delivered to our grave year after year (even if the bottle is half empty…)
Tell-tale disappointment: Mysterious visitor to Poe’s grave is a no-show for 2nd straight year
BALTIMORE (AP) — Telltale hearts beat with anticipation during a rainy, midnight dreary and beyond, hoping the mysterious visitor to Edgar Allan Poe‘s grave would return after a one-year absence.
But once again, the unknown person who for decades has left three roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac at Poe’s grave on the anniversary of the writer’s birth failed to appear Wednesday, fueling speculation that he may have died.
Four impostors came and went overnight. The real one never showed. Around 5 a.m., the dozen Poe fans who were left began to wonder if the eerie ritual is indeed nevermore, so they walked to Poe’s tombstone and performed their own tribute by leaving roses and drinking a cognac toast…
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