the term dead end comes from j. r. r. tolkien.
the term dead end comes from j. r. r. tolkien.
where does the term dead end come from?
j. r. r. tolkien
the phrase "no exit" is also preferred for chicago signs, although "dead end" is still used there. new york city has favored "dead end" since at least the 1930s, when sidney kingsley used the phrase to title his broadway play about poor, tough east side youths with lives of little promise, in contrast to the dead-end streets of the nearby sutton place neighborhood. (similarly, french existentialist jean-paul sartre titled a play about three damned sinners, "huis clos", translated into english as "no exit".) kingsley's play was later made into a movie, "dead end", which proved so popular that it spawned similar movies, many starring a group of recurring characters known as the dead end kids. the play and movies created such a strong image of bleak futures and an unfair society that some municipalities changed the sign terminology for culs-de-sac, often to "no outlet" or "no exit". (the "dead end" signs currently at sutton place are bright yellow with black lettering.)
dead end (street)
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dead end or dead end may refer to:









































bullet::::- dead end (street), a street connected only at one end with other streets, called by many other official names, including "cul-de-sac".









































section::::film and television.









































bullet::::- "the dead end" (1914 film), directed by david hartford









































bullet::::- "dead end" (1937 film), a crime drama film









































bullet::::- "dead end" (1969 film), a hong kong film by chang cheh









































bullet::::- "dead end" (1977 film), an iranian film









































bullet::::- "dead end" (1985 us comedy-horror-thriller)









































bullet::::- "dead end drive-in", an australian 1986 film









































bullet::::- "dead end" (1998 film), an american film starring eric roberts
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