Douglas Gresham
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Douglas Gresham (born November, 1945) is a British biographer and film producer. He is the son of Joy Gresham and stepson of Anglo-Irish author C. S. Lewis. Lewis adopted Douglas in 1956.
Gresham is co-producer for the new series of film adaptations of the Chronicles of Narnia, the originals of which were written by his stepfather. He has also written an autobiography entitled Lenten Lands which chronicles his life from childhood to middle age.
A fictionalized, boyhood Douglas Gresham is a character in the 1993 film Shadowlands, in part derived from Lenten Lands. In the film, Gresham is played by the American actor Joseph Mazzello. Shadowlands presents a highly romanticized dramatization of the relationship between Joy Gresham and C.S. Lewis.
Bibliography
- Lenten Lands: My Childhood with Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis (1988)
- Jack's Life:The Life Story of C.S. Lewis (2005)
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