Sylvia
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Craig
- In Daniel Craig
…in the Sylvia Plath biopic Sylvia (2003) he appeared as poet Ted Hughes. In the thriller Layer Cake (2004) he starred as a disillusioned cocaine dealer and in Munich (2005) evinced a Mossad agent intent on avenging the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games. Craig then portrayed…
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Paltrow
- In Gwyneth Paltrow
…late poet Sylvia Plath in Sylvia (2003). She played a gifted mathematician questioning her mental health in Proof (2005); Paltrow had originally played that role—to great praise—in the 2002 London stage production. She showcased her singing talents as a country star in the film Country Strong (2010) and in a…
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Plath
- In Sylvia Plath
…Plath starring Gwyneth Paltrow (Sylvia) appeared in 2003. In 2009 Plath’s radio play Three Women (1962) was staged professionally for the first time. A volume of Plath’s letters, written in 1940–56, was published in 2017. A second collection—which contained her later letters, including a number of candid notes to…
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