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Aneta Corsaut
Aneta Louise Corsaut (November 3, 1933November 6, 1995) was an American actress and writer. She is best known for playing Helen Crump on '' The Andy Griffith Show'' (1963–1968), Judge Cynthia Justin on '' Matlock'' (1991–1992), and Jane in '' The Blob'' (1958). Early life Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Corsaut was the daughter of Jesse Harrison and Opal J. (née Swarens) Corsaut. She majored in drama at Northwestern University and studied acting with Lee Strasberg. During her junior year, Corsaut dropped out to pursue a career in acting, although during the run of ''The Andy Griffith Show'', Corsaut took courses at UCLA with plans to earn her degree. Career She began acting in New York City in the mid-1950s. In 1958, Corsaut and Steve McQueen made their film debuts in the independent cult horror film '' The Blob''. On television, in 1961–1962, she portrayed Irma Howell on the CBS sitcom '' Mrs. G. Goes to College.'' Corsaut first appeared on the long-running Griffith sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayberry RFD
''Mayberry R.F.D.'' (abbreviation for Rural Free Delivery) is an American television series produced as a spin-off continuation of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting characters returned for the retitled program, which ran for three seasons (78 episodes) on the CBS Television Network from 1968 to 1971. During the eighth and final season of ''The Andy Griffith Show'', widower farmer Sam Jones ( Ken Berry) and his young son Mike (Buddy Foster) are introduced and gradually become the show's focus. Sheriff Andy Taylor takes a back seat in the storylines, establishing the new premise. Sheriff Taylor and newlywed wife Helen made guest appearances on ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' until late 1969 before they relocated with Opie. ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' was popular throughout its entire run but was canceled after its third season in CBS's " rural purge" of 1971. Plot and characters Father and son stories involving Sam and Mike Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of fiction typically Setting (narrative), set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890, and commonly associated with Americana (culture), folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. The frontier is depicted in Western media as a sparsely populated hostile region patrolled by cowboys, Outlaw (stock character), outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other Stock character, stock Gunfighter, gunslinger characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, manifest destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. Native Americans in the United States, Native American populations were often portrayed as averse foes or Savage ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Producers' Showcase
''Producers' Showcase'' is an American anthology television series that was telecast live during the 1950s in compatible color by NBC. With top talent, the 90-minute episodes, covering a wide variety of genres, aired under the title every fourth Monday at 8 pm ET for three seasons, beginning October 18, 1954. The final episode, the last of 37, was broadcast May 27, 1957. Showcase Productions, Inc., packaged and produced the series, which received seven Emmy Awards, including the 1956 award for Best Dramatic Series. Production In 1953, stage producer Leland Hayward had the idea to create a 90-minute TV series, a series of color spectaculars to be broadcast monthly on NBC. Hayward was represented by Saul Jaffe of the Madison Avenue law firm Jaffe & Jaffe; Henry Jaffe, the firm's senior partner, was national counsel for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, an organization he helped found. When illness forced Hayward to withdraw from the project, NBC partn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazing Saddles
''Blazing Saddles'' is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Bergman. The film stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. Brooks appears in two supporting roles: Governor William J. Le Petomane, and a Yiddish-speaking Native American chief; he also dubs lines for one of Lili Von Shtupp's backing troupe and a cranky moviegoer. The supporting cast includes Slim Pickens, Alex Karras and David Huddleston, as well as Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman. Bandleader Count Basie has a cameo as himself, appearing with his orchestra. The film is full of deliberate anachronisms, from the Count Basie Orchestra playing " April in Paris" in the Wild West, to Pickens' character mentioning the '' Wide World of Sports''. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Neighbor Sam
''Good Neighbor Sam'' is a 1964 American Eastman Color screwball comedy film co-written and directed by David Swift, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Jack Finney. It stars Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Dorothy Provine, Michael Connors, Edward Andrews, Louis Nye, Robert Q. Lewis and Edward G. Robinson. The screenplay was the motion picture debut of James Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, who had written many American television sitcoms including '' The Andy Griffith Show'' and '' Mister Peepers'' (created by David Swift). Greenbaum also created the mobile sculpture featured in the film. Plot Sam Bissell is a hard worker but his career in the windowless art department of a San Francisco advertising agency is going nowhere. He has two young daughters and a loving wife, Min. An extremely important client, Simon Nurdlinger, is considering taking his business elsewhere when he believes there are no "family men" working at Sam's agency. Sam's boss, Mr. Burke, intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American 501(c)(3) organization, non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. It provides free access to collections of digitized media including websites, Application software, software applications, music, audiovisual, and print materials. The Archive also advocates a Information wants to be free, free and open Internet. Its mission is committing to provide "universal access to all knowledge". The Internet Archive allows the public to upload and download digital material to its data cluster, but the bulk of its data is collected automatically by its web crawlers, which work to preserve as much of the public web as possible. Its web archiving, web archive, the Wayback Machine, contains hundreds of billions of web captures. The Archive also oversees numerous Internet Archive#Book collections, book digitization projects, collectively one of the world's largest book digitization efforts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Mayberry
''Return to Mayberry'' is a 1986 American made-for-television romantic comedy film based on the 1960s sitcoms ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and '' Mayberry R.F.D.''. The film premiered on April 13, 1986, on NBC, and was the highest- rated television film of 1986. Sixteen of the original cast members reunited and reprised their roles for the film and its success could have led to additional Mayberry programs, but Griffith was committed to '' Matlock'' (also airing on NBC at the time) for the 1986–87 season. Most of the characters from the old series are revisited. The slightly milquetoast Howard Sprague ( Jack Dodson), in an attempt to look younger, is seen in various hues of hair color. Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors), having returned to civilian life following his stint in the Marines, operates a local service station along with his cousin Goober ( George Lindsey), and the pair is seen together for only the third time in the history of the franchise (after having previously only b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily McLaughlin
Emily McLaughlin (December 1, 1928 – April 26, 1991) was an American actress, known for her long-standing role as original character Nurse Jessie Brewer on the daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 1963 until 1991. Early life McLaughlin was born in White Plains, New York, where her father, Frederick C. McLaughlin, was mayor. She was educated at Middlebury College, and after studying drama, began performing in Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Career McLaughlin made her television debut in 1959, with regular role of Eileen Seaton on the daytime soap opera ''Young Doctor Malone''. In 1961, she moved to Hollywood and began appearing with guest-starring roles on anthology dramas ''The Twilight Zone'', '' Studio One'', and ''Kraft Television Theatre''. ''General Hospital'' From 1963 to 1991, McLaughlin starred in the soap opera ''General Hospital'' as Nurse Jessie Brewer. She was cast as one of the original leading actresses on the series. Registered nurse Jessie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour serial, its running time was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976, and again to a full hour on January 16, 1978. Set in a hospital in the city of Port Charles, New York, ''General Hospital'' originally starred John Beradino and Emily McLaughlin; both actors stayed with the show until their deaths in 1996 and 1991, respectively. They were joined a year later by Rachel Ames who made her most recent appearance in 2015. The show is taped at the Prospect Studios in Los Angeles, California. ''General Hospital'' was the second soap to air on ABC after the short-lived ''Road to Reality'' (1960–1961). In 1964, a sister soap was created for ''General Hospital'', ''The Young Marrieds''; it ran for two years and was canceled because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Griffith
Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, as well as his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Awards, Tony Award nominee for two roles. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film ''A Face in the Crowd (film), A Face in the Crowd'' (1957) and ''No Time for Sergeants (film), No Time for Sergeants'' (1958) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show), Andy Taylor in the sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in the legal drama ''Matlock (1986 TV series), Matlock'' (1986–1995). Early life and education Griffith was born on June 1, 1926, in Mount Airy, North Carolina, the only child of Carl Lee Griffith and his wife, Geneva (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Calls (TV Series)
''House Calls'' is an American sitcom that lasted three seasons and 57 episodes, from December 17, 1979 to September 6, 1982, on CBS television, produced by Universal Television and based upon the 1978 feature film of the same name. Synopsis British-born Ann Atkinson (Lynn Redgrave), as hospital administrator, had three unruly doctors with whom to cope, and the comedy arose from their interactions. Dr. Charley Michaels (Wayne Rogers) became the main problem for her, because of the romantic angle. She always pulled herself up short just before falling hopelessly in love with him. Dr. Solomon ( Ray Buktenica) was junior to Dr. Michaels and was his pal, and he would counterbalance Dr. Michaels's headstrong ways, almost a double act, but elderly Dr. Weatherby (David Wayne) was senior to them all, close to retirement, and with a mean streak, which meant that the others were often taking a rise out of the old fellow. The best he could do was to irritate Solomon by constantly getting h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam-12
''Adam-12'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb and produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol Los Angeles in their Police car, police cruiser, assigned the call sign "1-Adam-12". ''Adam-12'' stars Martin Milner and Kent McCord, with several recurring co-stars, the most frequent being William Boyett and Gary Crosby (actor), Gary Crosby. The series ran over seven seasons from September 21, 1968, until May 20, 1975, airing 174 episodes. Like Webb's other series, Dragnet (1967 TV series), ''Dragnet'' and ''Emergency!'', ''Adam-12'' was produced in cooperation with the actual department it was based on; in this case, the LAPD. ''Adam-12'' aimed to be realistic in its depiction of policing and helped familiarize the American public with police procedures and jargon. A Broadcast syndication, syndicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
