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Arthur A. Ross
Arthur A. Ross (February 4, 1920 – November 11, 2008) was an American film and television screenwriter, best known for writing the Oscar-nominated script for ''Brubaker'', ''The Great Race'', and for co-writing ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' with Harry Essex. He wrote numerous episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and won the Edgar Allan Poe award for Thanatos Palace Hotel episode. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was blacklisted in Hollywood during the Red Scare. His son is writer, producer, and director Gary Ross. His daughter is constitutional and Indigenous rights lawyer, Stephanie Ross. Partial filmography * ''Brubaker'' (1980) * '' Satan's School for Girls'' (1973) * ''The Great Race'' (1965) * '' The Three Worlds of Gulliver'' (1960) * ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' (1954) * ''Kazan'' (1949) * ''Rusty Leads the Way ''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Will Jason Will Jason (June 23, 1910 – Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satan's School For Girls (1973 Film)
''Satan's School for Girls'' is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film directed by David Lowell Rich, and produced by Aaron Spelling under its production company Spelling-Goldberg Productions. The film premiered on ABC on September 19, 1973. The film has been named as one of the most memorable television movies of the 1970s. Plot A mysterious person seems to be chasing student Martha Sayers (Terry Lumley), who drives to her sister's lakeside house in Los Angeles. The same day, the police and Martha's sister Elizabeth (Pamela Franklin) find her hanged in the living room. The police rule her death as an unmotivated suicide, but Elizabeth refuses to believe this and investigates further. She decides to visit the exclusive academy that Martha attended, The Salem Academy for Women, despite warnings from Martha's roommate, Lucy Dembrow ( Gwynne Gilford). Under the assumed name of Elizabeth Morgan, she enrolls at the college, where she is welcomed by her classmates Roberta Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Television Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the List of years, main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * :Deaths by year, Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year Lists of deaths by year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own market town. * January 7 – Russian Civil War: The forces of White movement, Russian White Admiral Alexander Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk; the Great Siberian Ice March ensues. * January 10 ** The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I. ** The League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16, the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris. * January 11 – The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic is recognised de facto by European powers in Palace of Versailles, Versailles. * January 13 – ''The New York Times'' Robert H. Goddard#Publicity and criticism, ridicules American rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard, which it will rescind following the launch of Apollo 11 in 1969. * Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Quentin (1946 Film)
''San Quentin'' is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Lawrence Tierney, Barton MacLane and Marian Carr. Plot The warden of San Quentin State Prison takes three of his best-behaved model prisoners to a press event in San Francisco, but Nick Taylor escapes en route. The warden enlists an old enemy of Taylor's, Jim Roland, to bring him back to justice. The film comes with a prologue with former Sing Sing warden Lewis E. Lawes advocating the inmates' Mutual Welfare League. Cast * Lawrence Tierney as Jim Roland * Barton MacLane as Nick Taylor * Marian Carr as Betty Richards * Harry Shannon as Warden Kelly * Carol Forman as Ruthie * Joe Devlin as 'Broadway' Johnson * Tom Keene as Hal Schaeffer * Tony Barrett as Steve Marlowe * Lee Bonnell as Joe Carzoni * Robert Clarke as Tommy North * Raymond Burr as Jeff Torrance * unbilled players include: Byron Foulger, Selmer Jackson and Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty Leads The Way
''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Will Jason Will Jason (June 23, 1910 – February 10, 1970) was an American film director, film and television director. He shot a number of short films for MGM during the early 1940s.Drew p.262 Selected filmography * ''The Soul of a Monster'' (1944) * ''Ta ... and starring Ted Donaldson, Sharyn Moffett and John Litel. It is part of the Rusty film series.Blottner p.286 Plot Cast * Ted Donaldson as Danny Mitchell * Sharyn Moffett as Penny Waters * John Litel as Hugh Mitchell * Ann Doran as Ethel Mitchell * Paula Raymond as Louise Adams * Peggy Converse as Mrs. Waters * Flame as Rusty References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1948 films 1948 drama films American drama films Films directed by Will Jason Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Rusty (film series) 1940s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan (1949 Film)
''Kazan'' is a 1949 American drama western film directed by Will Jason and starring Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell and Joe Sawyer. It is based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood which had previously been made into a 1921 silent film of the same title.Goble p.102 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola. Plot Cast * Stephen Dunne as Thomas Weyman * Lois Maxwell as Louise Maitlin * Joe Sawyer as Sandz Jepson * Roman Bohnen as Maitlin * George Cleveland as Trapper * John Dehner as Henri Le Clerc * Ray Teal Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902The book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Teal's birth date as January 12, 1908. – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the televis ... as McCready * Loren Gage as Bartender * Zoro the Dog as Kazan References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
