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Desert Gold (peach)
Desert Gold may refer to: * '' Geraea canescens'', a wildflower also known as Desert Sunflower * Desert Gold (horse), a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse ** ''Desert Gold'' (1919 film), an Australian film about the racehorse and directed by Beaumont Smith * ''Desert Gold'' (novel), a novel set in the Old West by Zane Grey ** ''Desert Gold'' (1919 American film), a 1919 American film based on the novel and directed by T. Hayes Hunter Thomas Hayes Hunter (December 1, 1884 – April 14, 1944) was an American film director and producer of the silent era. He directed a total of 34 films between 1912 and 1934. Early career Hayes was born on December 1, 1884, in Philadelphia ... ** ''Desert Gold'' (1926 film), a 1926 American film based on the novel and directed by George B. Seitz ** ''Desert Gold'' (1936 film), a 1936 American film based on the novel and directed by James P. Hogan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraea Canescens
''Geraea canescens'', commonly known as desert sunflower, hairy desert sunflower, or desert gold, is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus name comes from the Greek ''geraios'' ("old man"), referring to the white hairs on the fruits. ''G. canescens'' bears yellow sunflower-like flowers on slender, hairy stems. It grows high. The leaves are gray-green and grow to long. It flowers February through May after sufficient rainfall, and sometimes in October and November. The flowers are wide with 10–20 ray florets, which are each about long. The plant is native to western North America, specifically Arizona, Nevada, California, and Utah. A drought-resistant annual plant, it can be found in the California, Mojave, and Sonoran Deserts. It grows below sea level, from , in sandy desert soils along with creosote bush (''Larrea tridentata''). It is one of the flowers which participates in the occasional superblooms of desert flowers. There are two varieties: *''Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Gold (horse)
Desert Gold was a famous and successful New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced at the time of World War I. She raced in Australia and New Zealand, winning 36 races, including 19 in succession. Racing record She was owned by T. H. Lowry and trained by Fred Davis for whom she won many good races. At two years: 1914-1915 In 1914, she won the Great Northern Foal Stakes and Royal Stakes, the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (in race record time) and the North Island Challenge Stakes. At three years: 1915-1916 Desert Gold had 14 starts and won all of them, five of them in race record time. These races included the Hawke's Bay Guineas, New Zealand Derby (taking three seconds off the record), CJC New Zealand Oaks, CJC G.G. Stead Memorial Gold Cup, Islington Plate, ARC Great Northern Derby, Royal Stakes (for the second time and in race record time), Wellington Stakes (in race record time), WRC North Island Challenge Stakes, Awapuni Gold Cup, Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes, ARC Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Gold (1919 Film)
''Desert Gold'' is a 1919 Australian horse racing melodrama from director Beaumont Smith starring the racehorse Desert Gold. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot John Forsythe and his trusty horse Desert Gold wander through the Australian outback, where Forsythe discovers a deposit of gold. A villain, Harrington, tries to steal Forsythe's claim, but is unsuccessful. Years later, Forsythe owns substantial horse racing interests, which are run by trainer, Anderson, who has a daughter, Joan (Marie Ney). Forsythe has a new champion race horse, also known as Desert Gold (played by the real-life Desert Gold). Harrington knows his horse, Slippery Jane, has no chance against Desert Gold, so he plays Anderson at cards and gets him into debt. Joan discovers a wire across the training track set by Harrington's accomplices and manages to stop them hurting Desert Gold. Harrington threatens to bankrupt Anderson so Joan offers to marry him. Forsythe ends up paying the debt and Joan is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Gold (novel)
Desert Gold may refer to: * ''Geraea canescens'', a wildflower also known as Desert Sunflower * Desert Gold (horse), a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse ** ''Desert Gold'' (1919 film), an Australian film about the racehorse and directed by Beaumont Smith * ''Desert Gold'' (novel), a novel set in the Old West by Zane Grey ** ''Desert Gold'' (1919 American film), a 1919 American film based on the novel and directed by T. Hayes Hunter Thomas Hayes Hunter (December 1, 1884 – April 14, 1944) was an American film director and producer of the silent era. He directed a total of 34 films between 1912 and 1934. Early career Hayes was born on December 1, 1884, in Philadelphia ... ** ''Desert Gold'' (1926 film), a 1926 American film based on the novel and directed by George B. Seitz ** ''Desert Gold'' (1936 film), a 1936 American film based on the novel and directed by James P. Hogan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zane Grey
Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, his books have second lives and continuing influence adapted for films and television. His novels and short stories were adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, '' Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''.Hulse 2007, pp. vii–x. Biography Early life Pearl Zane Grey was born January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio. His birth name may have originated from newspaper descriptions of Queen Victoria's mourning clothes as "pearl grey." He was the fourth of five children born to Alice "Allie" Josephine Zane, whose English Quaker immigrant ancestor Robert Zane came to the American colonies in 1673, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Gold (1919 American Film)
''Desert Gold'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring E.K. Lincoln, Margery Wilson and Eileen Percy. It is based on the novel of the same title by Zane Grey.Goble, p. 114. Cast * E.K. Lincoln as Dick Gale * Margery Wilson as Mercedes Castenada * Eileen Percy as Nell * Lawson Butt as The Yaqui * Russell Simpson as Ladd * Walter Long as Rojas * Edward Coxen as Captain George Thorne * Frank Brownlee as Jonas Warren * Arthur Morrison as Lash * Jeanne Carpenter as Jeanne Carpenter * Beulah Dark Cloud as Papago Indian Mother * Mary Jane Irving as The Child * Frank Lanning Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Lanning's film debut came in ''The M ... as Papago Indian Son * Laura Winston as Mrs. Belding * W.H. Bainbridge as Jim Belding References Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Gold (1926 Film)
''Desert Gold'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by George B. Seitz. According to silentera.com the film survives while Arne Andersen Lost Film Files has it as a lost film. Portions of the film were shot near Palm Springs, California Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by la ....here for Table of Contents Cast References External links * * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films based on American novels Films based on Western (genre) novels Films directed by George B. Seitz Films shot in California Films based on works by Zane Grey Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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