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Lord Enterprises
The Lord family are fictional characters from the American soap opera '' One Life to Live''. They were introduced in the show's July 15, 1968 debut episode on ABC, and featured for the entirety of its run until the series ended on August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, over 40 years of melodrama surrounding the lives and family of wealthy media mogul Victor Lord and his heiress daughter Victoria Lord establish the ensemble of characters as a central fixture throughout the serial. The family primarily resides in fictional Llanview, Pennsylvania, owning communications business Lord Enterprises and its flagship publication, ''The Banner'' newspaper. Generations Ancestors * Randolph Lord (Larry Pine) Lived in the late 1800s in the Old West as of 1988. Paternal grandfather of Victor Lord, Gwendolyn Lord, and Clayton-Powell Lord. First generation * Victor Lord ( Ernest Graves, Shepperd Strudwick, William Stone Mahoney) Original character. Born off-screen September 12, 1916, revis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Manning
Thomas Todd Manning is a fictional character from the American daytime drama ''One Life to Live'' (''OLTL''). Created by writers Michael Malone and Josh Griffith, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Roger Howarth. Todd was a college student and fraternity brother to Kevin Buchanan, Zach Rosen, and Powell Lord. In 1993, following a storyline in which he becomes acquainted with Marty Saybrooke, he initiates a gang rape on her with the help of Zach and Powell. The storyline was considered groundbreaking by television critics. Its main players—Howarth, Susan Haskell (Marty), and Hillary B. Smith (Todd's lawyer Nora Hanen)—won Emmys in 1994, as did Malone and his writing team. Howarth left the role in 2003; it was recast with Trevor St. John, physically altered by plastic surgery. In 2011, Howarth returned to ''OLTL''; it was disclosed Todd had been taken hostage and St. John's version of the character was really Todd's identical twin brother, Victor Lord, Jr., conditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Point Enterprise
''The High Point Enterprise'' is an American, English language daily, morning newspaper that primarily serves High Point, North Carolina. The newspaper's coverage area includes parts of Guilford, Davidson, Randolph and Forsyth counties in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. ''The Enterprise'' is owned by Paxton Media Group. The paper was founded in 1885 and is a member of the North Carolina Press Association. History ''The Enterprise'' was founded as a weekly newspaper in November 1885. In 1888 Charles Farriss purchased the paper. Soon after, he left the paper in the hands of his brother J.J. Farriss, a former editor of '' The Biblical Recorder'', the newspaper of the North Carolina Baptist Convention. On September 9, 1904, the paper became a daily. In 1919, the paper was bought by J.P Rawley (1886-1937) and R.B. Terry (1883-1955), and it remained in the Rawley and Terry families for eight decades. The newspaper moved to 210 Church Ave. in 1970. It moved in August 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Spencer
Gillian Spencer (born December 18, 1939) is an American soap opera actress and writer. She had supporting roles on the soaps '' The Secret Storm'' as Lynn Wilkins Warren from 1961-1962 and ''The Edge of Night'' as Leora Davies in 1963 before joining ''Guiding Light'' in 1965 in the role of the troubled heroine Robin Fletcher. Gillian was part of the original cast of ''One Life to Live'' as the original Victoria Lord from 1968 until 1970, and it was during her stint that Viki's split personality was introduced. While Erika Slezak would become famous for this part, Gillian and Lee Patterson (Joe Riley) were fan favorites and the show's first major romantic couple. From 1972-1975, she played ''As the World Turnss Jennifer Hughes, Kim Stewart's sister, Bob's third wife and Frannie's mother who died after being hit by a car. However, she is probably best remembered for playing the role of Daisy Cortlandt on the ABC soap, ''All My Children'', a role she played from 1980 through 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Copeland
Joan Maxine Kupchik ( Miller; June 1, 1922 – January 4, 2022), known professionally as Joan Copeland, was an American actress. She was the younger sister of playwright Arthur Miller. She began her career during the mid-1940s, appearing in theatre in New York City, where, shortly thereafter, she would become one of the first members admitted to the newly formed Actors Studio. She moved into television and film during the 1950s while still maintaining an active stage career. She is best known for her performances in the 1977 Broadway revival of '' Pal Joey'' and her award-winning performance in the 1981 play '' The American Clock''. She also played a number of prominent roles on various soap operas throughout her career, including Andrea Whiting on ''Search for Tomorrow'' and Gwendolyn Lord Abbott on ''One Life to Live''. She voiced Tanana in ''Brother Bear''. Personal life Miller was born to a middle-class Jewish family in New York City. Her father, Isidore, was a woman's clot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Lord
Gwendolyn is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of ''Gwendolen'' (perhaps influenced by names such as ''Carolyn'', '' Evelyn'' and '' Marilyn''). This has been the most popular spelling in the United States. Notable people called Gwendolyn/Gwendoline *Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), American writer * Gwendolyn Black (1911–2005), Canadian musician, educator and activist * Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano * Gwendolyn T. Britt (1941–2008), American Democratic politician *Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), American poet *Gwendoline Christie, British actress *Gwendolyn Faison, American Democratic politician *Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, American professor of English and film studies * Gwendolyn Garcia (born 1955), Filipino politician * Gwendolyn Graham (born 1963), American serial killer * Gwendolyn Holbrow (born 1957), American artist * Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill (1955–2016), American journalist * Gwendolyn King, American businesswoman * Gwendolyn Knight (1914–2005), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shepperd Strudwick
Shepperd Strudwick (September 22, 1907 – January 15, 1983) was an American actor of film, television, and stage. He was also billed as John Shepperd for some of his films and for his acting on stage in New York. Early years Strudwick was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He attended Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the University of North Carolina. At the university, he played football and basketball and ran the mile in track. He gained early acting experience in a summer stock theatre company in Maine. Career He began his film career as the title character in the short film ''Joaquin Murrieta'' (1938), credited as Sheppard Strudwick. He appeared as Yugoslav guerrilla leader Lt. Aleksa Petrovic, an aide to General Draza Mihailovich, in the 20th Century Fox war film '' Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas'' in 1943. During World War II, Strudwick served in the Navy. He played Edgar Allan Poe in '' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' (1942) and also ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Graves (actor)
Ernest Graves (May 5, 1919 – June 1, 1983) was an American actor. Born in Chicago, Graves was a regular on the NBC drama ''Today Is Ours'' (1958). He also was featured on several daytime soap operas, including ''Guiding Light'', ''The Edge of Night'', ''As the World Turns'', and '' Another World''. He starred as Zeus in the cult film '' Hercules in New York'' in 1970 and the TV movie adaptation of ''The Ceremony of Innocence''. Graves is most remembered for his portrayal of the original Victor Lord on the ABC daytime drama ''One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...'' from 1968 to 1974. He starred in the 1976 Broadway play '' Poor Murderer''. On June 1, 1983, Graves died of cancer at age 64 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Filmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old West
The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few western territories as states in 1912 (except Alaska, which was not admitted into the Union until 1959). This era of massive migration and settlement was particularly encouraged by President Thomas Jefferson following the Louisiana Purchase, giving rise to the expansionist attitude known as "Manifest Destiny" and the historians' " Frontier Thesis". The legends, historical events and folklore of the American frontier have embedded themselves into United States culture so much so that the Old West, and the Western genre of media specifically, has become one of the defining periods of American national identity. The archetypical Old West period is generally ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Pine
Larry Pine (born March 3, 1945) is an American actor. A veteran of the Broadway stage, he began his career playing the role of Fop in the 1968 production of ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. He has since starred in film and television, with recurring roles in television shows such as ''As the World Turns'', ''One Life to Live'', ''All My Children'', ''Hostages'', ''House of Cards'', and ''Succession''. He has also appeared in films such as '' Vanya on 42nd Street'' (1994) for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, Tim Robbins's '' Dead Man Walking'' (1995), '' Before and After'' (1996), ''Maid in Manhattan'' (2002), Woody Allen's '' Melinda and Melinda'' (2004), and Wes Anderson's ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001), ''Moonrise Kingdom'' (2012), ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), and ''The French Dispatch'' (2021). Career Pine began his professional acting career Off-Broadway, then in 1968 appeared as Fop in ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' at the Vivian Beaum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its former president and current editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book. Subject matter McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, military history, and film. In 2007, the ''Mountain Times'' wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year; Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350. List of scholarly journals The follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's original logo was a pair of mirrored letter Bs back to back, while its current logo is two Bs stacked to form an elaborate gate. The firm's early editors were Stanley Kauffmann and Bernard Shir-Cliff. History Following Fawcett Publications' controversial 1950 introduction of Gold Medal paperback originals rather than reprints, Lion Books, Avon and Ace also decided to publish originals. In 1952, Ian Ballantine, a founder of Bantam Books, announced that he would "offer trade publishers a plan for simultaneous publishing of original titles in two editions, a hardcover 'regular' edition for bookstore sale, and a paper-cover, 'newsstand' size, low-priced edition for mass market sale." When the first Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering Book)
''The Soap Opera Encyclopedia'' is a 1985 reference book by Christopher Schemering which assembles comprehensive information about all daytime and prime time soap operas broadcast up to the date of publication. It was revised and reprinted in 1987 and 1988, but is currently out of print. ''The Soap Opera Encyclopedia'' features commentary, analysis and criticism of "every daytime and prime-time television soap opera broadcast on the three major networks, as well as a selection of syndicated, cable, and foreign efforts." It also discusses background, significant storylines and impact of each program, and lists performers and characters. Schemering also includes a "Short History of Television Soap Opera," as well as profiles of major performers, writers and producers in the genre in a section entitled "Who's Who in Soap Opera." Finally, the book contains 30 pages of photos from various programs. Published in a time before the internet, the ''Encyclopedia'' was a primary source of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
