One of Waugh’s most irreverent satires, the story focuses on the funeral business in Los Angeles.
Adaptations (1)
The Loved One was adapted into a 1965 film.
The Loved One1965 · film · 122 min · dir. Tony Richardson · IMDb ↗IMDb6.947%Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.
