Abstract
T S Eliot: The Search For Happiness is a TV documentary showing on Sky Arts on 15 Dec 2019 about how one of the greatest 20th century poets finally found love and contentment later in his life. It is released on DVD from Jan 2021.
The ups and downs in the life of the poet, whose work would become the basis for one of the most successful musicals of all time - Cats.
The poet T S Eliot's unhappiness for much of his life is set against the happiness and mutual love he found with his much younger second wife Valerie.
This program reveals the contrast between a previously unhappy man with his deeply fulfilling love for Valerie Eliot. An unexpected result of the marriage, many years after Eliot's death was the creation of the most successful musical of all time - Cats.
The ups and downs in the life of the poet, whose work would become the basis for one of the most successful musicals of all time - Cats.
The poet T S Eliot's unhappiness for much of his life is set against the happiness and mutual love he found with his much younger second wife Valerie.
This program reveals the contrast between a previously unhappy man with his deeply fulfilling love for Valerie Eliot. An unexpected result of the marriage, many years after Eliot's death was the creation of the most successful musical of all time - Cats.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Odyssey Television |
| Media of output | Motion Picture (Documentary) |
| Size | 48 minutes |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |