What is "rip van winkle"

"person out of touch with current conditions," 1829, from name of character in Washington Irving's "Sketch Book" (1819-20).

"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819. Written while Irving was living in Birmingham, England, it was part of a collection entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Although the story is set in New York's Catskill Mountains, Irving later admitted, "When I wrote the story, I had never been on the Catskills." The story's protagonist, also called Rip Van Winkle, is a Dutch-American villager living around the time of the American Revolutionary War.

Rip Van Winkle is an operetta in three acts by Robert Planquette. The English libretto by Henry Brougham Farnie was based on the stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving after the play by Dion Boucicault and Joseph Jefferson.

Rip Van Winkle is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819.

Rip Van Winkle may also refer to:

• Rip van Winkle (Hellsing), a character in the manga Hellsing
• Rip Van Winkle (horse) (born 2006), thoroughbred racehorse
• Rip Van Winkle (operetta), an operetta in three acts by Robert Planquette
• Rip Van Winkle, a tone poem by Ferde Grofé
• Rip Van Winkle (1903 film), a 1903 American short black-and-white silent compilation film
• Rip Van Winkle (1910 film), a 1910 lost film by the Thanhouser Company
• Rip Van Winkle (1912 film), a 1912 Australian feature length film
• Rip Van Winkle (1914 film), a 1914 film
• Rip Van Winkle (1921 film), a 1921 film directed by Ward Lascelle
• Old Rip Van Winkle, a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey

Rip Van Winkle (foaled 2006 in Ireland) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse sired by the dual Derby winner Galileo. Like his sire, Rip Van Winkle was also trained by Aidan O'Brien.

Rip Van Winkle is a 1912 Australian feature-length film directed by W. J. Lincoln about Rip Van Winkle. It was arguably Australia's first fantasy film.

It is considered a lost film.

• Rip's Toast (AM&B Cat. #45)
• Rip Meets the Dwarf (AM&B Cat. #46)
• Rip and the Dwarf
• Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (AM&B Cat. #52)
• Rip's Toast to Hudson and Crew
• Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (AM&B Cat. #50)
• Awakening of Rip
• Rip Passing Over Hill

These films were added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1995 and featured on the DVD release More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931.

Rip Van Winkle is a 1921 American film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Thomas Jefferson and Milla Davenport in oft-filmed story made famous in the 19th century by Thomas Jefferson's father, Joseph Jefferson. T. Jefferson had starred in a 1914 feature-length version of the story which was re-released in 1921 just as this film was premiering. However, they should not be confused as the same film, they are two different films starring the same actor.

Rip Van Winkle is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film is an adaptation of Washington Irving's story of Rip Van Winkle with some differences in the plot. The film focuses on the title character whose idle life is made difficult by his cantankerous wife. Winkle heads into the mountains and encounters spirits of Henry Hudson's men. Upon partaking of their alcohol, Winkle falls into a slumber for twenty years. He returns home and has difficulty proving his identity and must save his property from an unlawful accusation by his rival. After he proves his identity, he is reunited with his family. The title character was played by Frank H. Crane, but the production credits are largely unknown. The film was released on December 6, 1910, and met with positive reviews. The film is presumed lost.