Barbara Corday
Barbara Corday (born October 15, 1944) is an American television executive, writer and producer known for co-creating the television series ''Cagney & Lacey''. Early life and education Corday was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York City on October 15, 1944, the only child of Josephine "Josie" (née Rich) and Leo Corday.Archive of American Television Interview Her parents were both worked in the entertainment business: her mother was a professional singer and dancer, and her father wrote songs and jingles and was an editor of the ''Jewish Daily Forward''.People: "Cagney & Lacey Creators Barbara Corday and Barney Rosenzweig Mix Cops, Controversy and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under English rule in 1683 in what was then the Province of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population stood at 2,736,074, making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, and the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the state.Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2020 New York State Department of Health. Accessed January 2, 2024. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sons And Daughters (1974 TV Series)
''Sons and Daughters'' is an American drama series that launched from the pilot television movie titled ''Senior Year'', which aired on CBS from September 11 until November 6, 1974. The show was set in California during the mid-1950s and portrayed the trials of life for two teenagers — Jeff, portrayed by 24-year-old Gary Frank and Anita, played by 17-year-old Glynnis O'Connor. John S. Ragin portrayed Walter Cramer, Anita's divorced father. Cast * Gary Frank as Jeff Reed *Debralee Scott as Evie Martinson * Barry Livingston as Murray "Moose" Kerner *Jay W. MacIntosh as Lucille Reed * John S. Ragin as Walter Cramer *Glynnis O'Connor as Anita Cramer *Lionel Johnston as Charlie Riddle *Jan Shutan Jan Shutan Levinson (born Janice Dottenheim; November 5, 1932 – October 7, 2021) was an American actress, best known for her appearance in '' Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''Sons and Daughters'' and ''The Andy Griffith Show''. Life Shut ... as Ruth Cramer * Scott Colomb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. Coca-Cola ranked No. 94 in the 2024 Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 500 list of the List of largest companies in the United States by revenue, largest United States corporations by revenue. Based on Interbrand's "best global brand" study of 2023, Coca-Cola was the world's List of most valuable brands, sixth most valuable brand. Originally marketed as a temperance bar, temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, Coca-Cola was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888, Pemberton sold the ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The name refers to t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures, which is one of the Major film studios, "Big Five" film studios and a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation. On June 19, 1918, brothers Jack Cohn, Jack and Harry Cohn and their business partner Joe Brandt founded the studio as CBC Film Sales Corporation, Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales Corporation. It adopted the Columbia Pictures name on January 10, 1924 (operating as Columbia Pictures Corporation until December 23, 1968), went public two years later, and eventually began to use the image of Columbia (personification), Columbia, the female personification of the United States, as its logo. In its early years, Columbia was a minor player in Hollywood, but ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Broadcasting & Cable
''Broadcasting & Cable'' (''B&C'', or ''Broadcasting+Cable'') was a telecommunications industry monthly trade magazine and, later, news website published by Future US. Founded in 1931 as ''Broadcasting'', subsequent mergers, acquisitions and industry evolution saw a series of name changes, including ''Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising'', and ''Broadcasting-Telecasting'', before adopting its current name in 1993. ''B&C'', which was published biweekly until January 1941, and weekly thereafter, covers the business of television in the U.S.—programming, advertising, regulation, technology, finance, and news. In addition to the newsweekly, ''B&C'' operates a comprehensive website which offered a forum for industry debate and criticism. On August 6, 2024, Future announced that the magazine would cease publication after its September 2024 issue, and switch to a digital-only format as part of sister website ''Next TV''. However, ''Next TV'' as a whole ceased publishing new co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reggie (TV Series)
''Reggie'' is an American sitcom that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from August 2 until September 1, 1983; it was based on the British sitcom ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin''. Premise Middle-aged Reggie Potter worries about work and home life, while having sexy fantasies about his co-worker. Cast *Richard Mulligan as Reggie Potter *Barbara Barrie as Elizabeth Potter *Timothy Busfield as Mark Potter *Dianne Kay as Linda Potter Lockett *Timothy Stack as Tom Lockett *Chip Zien as C.J. Wilcox *Jean Smart as Joan Reynolds Episodes All episodes aired on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network. The first episode aired at 9:30 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 1983. All subsequent episodes aired on Thursday nights at 9:00 pm. Reception John Corry, writing in ''The New York Times'', had a mixed response to the series. Corry stated that the series "ha[s] its moments", writing that the topic of male midlife crisis "isn't a bad idea for a comedy series". He noted tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bosom Buddies
''Bosom Buddies'' is an American television sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson. It aired on Thursday nights for two seasons on ABC from November 27, 1980, to March 27, 1982, and in reruns in the summer of 1984 on NBC. The show features the misadventures of two single men, working in creative advertising, struggling in their industry while disguising themselves as women in order to live in the one apartment they could afford. Gender stereotypes and male/female interpersonal relationships were frequent themes. The show became known for its quirky humor and its frequent use of improvisation, especially between stars Hanks and Scolari. Though the show started out with good ratings, it failed to hold the public's interest and was canceled after two seasons. The show is now best known for launching the career of Hanks, who became an Oscar-winning film star. Premise In the pilot episode, after their own ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marcy Carsey
Marcy Carsey (born Marcia Lee Peterson; November 21, 1944) is an American television producer and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards board of jurors. She is best known for her work with fellow producer Tom Werner forming the company The Carsey-Werner Company, Carsey-Werner Productions in 1981. Life and career Carsey was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, Weymouth, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in English literature. In the 1960s, she was a tour guide at NBC in New York City, moved up to ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' later becoming a story editor for the Tomorrow Entertainment company. In 1974, she began working for American Broadcasting Company, ABC as a comedy programming executive. During her tenure, she developed the sitcoms ''Happy Days'', ''Mork & Mindy'' and ''Soap (TV series), Soap''. In 1980, she left ABC and in 1982 started Carsey Productions, an independent production company. She was joined in this ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sherry Lansing
Sherry Lansing (born Sherry Lee Duhl; July 31, 1944) is an American former film studio executive serving as chairwoman of Universal Music Group's board of directors since 2023. She previously served as chairwoman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, and president of production at 20th Century Fox prior to her retirement. From 1999 to 2022, she was on the University of California Board of Regents. In 2005, she became the first female film studio head to place hand and footprints at the Grauman's Chinese Theater. In 2001, she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in the US by '' Ladies' Home Journal'', and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' named her number 1 on its Power 100 list numerous times. Early life and education Lansing was born Sherry Lee Duhl in Chicago, Illinois, to Margaret Heimann and real estate investor David Duhl. Her mother fled from Nazi Germany in 1937, at the age of 17. After her father died when Lansing was nine, her mother remarried Norton S. Lansing. She was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Filmways
Filmways, Inc. (also known as Filmways Pictures and Filmways Television) was a television and film production company founded by American film executive Martin Ransohoff and Edwin Kasper in 1952. It is probably best remembered as the production company of CBS' "rural comedies" of the 1960s, including '' Mister Ed'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', '' Petticoat Junction'', and '' Green Acres'', as well as the comedy-drama '' The Trials of O'Brien'', the western '' Dundee and the Culhane'', the adventure show '' Bearcats!'', the police drama '' Cagney & Lacey'', and ''The Addams Family''. The company also briefly distributed '' SCTV'' in the United States and also distributed a syndicated half-hour edition of reruns of ''Saturday Night Live'' in the late 1970s. Notable films the company produced include '' The Sandpiper'', ''The Cincinnati Kid'', '' The Fearless Vampire Killers'', '' Ice Station Zebra'', '' Summer Lovers'', '' The Burning'', ''King'', Brian De Palma's '' Dressed to K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sharon Gless
Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an American actress known for her television roles. She portrayed Maggie Philbin on ''Switch'' (1975–78), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural drama series '' Cagney & Lacey'' (1982–88), and played the title role in '' The Trials of Rosie O'Neill'' (1990–92). She was Debbie Novotny in the Showtime cable television series '' Queer as Folk'' (2000–2005) and Madeline Westen on '' Burn Notice'' (2007–2013). A 10-time Emmy Award nominee and seven-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she won a Golden Globe in 1986 and Emmys in 1986 and 1987 for ''Cagney & Lacey'', and a second Golden Globe in 1991 for ''The Trials of Rosie O'Neill''. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995. Early life and career A fifth-generation Californian, Gless was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Marjorie (McCarthy) and sportswear manufacturing executive Dennis J. Gless. She grew up Catholic. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turnabout (TV Series)
''Turnabout'' is an American sitcom that first aired on NBC in 1979 and was based on a 1931 novel of the same title by Thorne Smith (which had already been developed into the 1940 movie, '' Turnabout''). The plot was about a husband and wife who found themselves inhabiting each other's bodies. The series lasted seven episodes. Plot Sports writer Sam Alston ( John Schuck) and his cosmetics-executive wife Penny (Sharon Gless) each envy the other's life. One day, Penny buys a small statue from a gypsy and the statue turns out to have the magical power to grant wishes. The next morning, Sam and Penny each discover that they have switched bodies. Once they realize that the switch is not going to simply wear off, they both try to adjust without letting anyone know about it: Sam discovers what it is like to live as a woman and Penny as a man. Episodes TV movie Four episodes of the series — "Turnabout," "Penny's Old Boyfriend," "Till Dad Do Us Part," and "Statutory Theft" — were c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |