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A Painted House
''A Painted House'' is a 2001 novel by American author John Grisham. Inspired by his childhood in Arkansas, it is Grisham's first major work outside the legal thriller genre in which he established himself. Initially published in serial form, the book was released in six installments in ''The Oxford American'' magazine. The entire novel was later published in hardback and paperback by Doubleday. Set in the late summer and early fall of 1952, its story is told through the eyes of seven-year-old Luke Chandler, the youngest in a family of cotton farmers struggling to harvest their crop and earn enough to settle their debts. The novel portrays the experiences that bring him from a world of innocence into one of harsh reality. Plot The story begins as Luke Chandler and his grandfather Eli, also known as Pappy, search for migrant workers to help them with the cotton picking. They initially consider themselves lucky to hire the Spruills, a family of "hill people," and a few Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grisham
John Ray Grisham Jr. (; born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American novelist, lawyer and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his popular legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 28 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three authors to have sold two million copies on a first printing. Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practised criminal law for about a decade and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990. Grisham's first novel, '' A Time to Kill,'' was published in June 1989, four years after he began writing it. Grisham's first bestseller, ''The Firm'', sold more than seven million copies. The book was adapted i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yankee
The term ''Yankee'' and its contracted form ''Yank'' have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Its various senses depend on the context, and may refer to New Englanders, residents of the Northern United States, or Americans in general. According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', it is "a nickname for a native or inhabitant of New England, or, more widely, of the northern States generally". Outside the United States, ''Yank'' is used informally to refer to an American person or thing. It has been especially popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand where it may be used variously with uncomplimentary overtones or cordially. In the Southern United States, ''Yankee'' is a derisive term which refers to all Northerners, and during the American Civil War was applied by Confederates to soldiers of the Union army in general. Elsewhere in the United States, it largely refers to people from the Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels By John Grisham
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 American Novels
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Schreiber
Pablo Tell Schreiber (born April 26, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his stage work and for portraying Nick Sobotka on ''The Wire'' (2003), William Lewis on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2013–2014), Mad Sweeney on Starz series ''American Gods'' (2017–2020), and as George "Pornstache" Mendez on ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2017), for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He stars as Master Chief in the Paramount+ live-action series ''Halo'' (2022–present) which is based on the franchise of the same name. His film roles include minor roles in '' Bubble Boy'' (2001), '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004), ''Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), '' Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' (2008), '' Nights in Rodanthe'' (2008), ''Allegiance'' (2012), and ''Preservation'' (2014). He co-starred in the 2016 war film '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'' directed by Michael Bay. In 2018, he starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Marie Anderson
Audrey Marie Anderson (born March 7, 1975) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Kim Brown in the CBS action-drama series ''The Unit'' (2006–2009) and her recurring roles as DC character Lyla Michaels / Harbinger in the Arrowverse, primarily ''Arrow'' (2013-2020), and Lilly in '' The Walking Dead'' (2013). Career In the early 1990s, Anderson began a modeling career, being featured in advertisements for brands such as Armani, Gap, Biotherm, Target and American Eagle Outfitters over the course of it, before having a recurring role in ABC drama series ''Once and Again''. She attended and graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Ft. Worth, Texas. She is best known for portraying Kim Brown on the CBS series ''The Unit'' (2006–2009). She also appeared in the series ''Still Life'' and ''Going to California'' and was a guest star on ''Without a Trace''. Her film credits include '' Drop Dead Sexy'', '' Moonlight Mile'', and '' Least Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arija Bareikis
Arija Allison Bareikis is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Officer Chickie Brown in the TV crime drama '' Southland''. She is also known for the films '' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' and ''The Purge''. Early life and education Bareikis is Lithuanian. She is a 1988 graduate of Stanford University. Her mother is Carol Harton and her father, Bob Bareikis, is a professor of Germanic literature at Indiana University. She has one sister, Anitra. Career Bareikis starred alongside Rob Schneider as Kate in '' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' (1999) and played LAPD police officer Chickie Brown in the police drama series '' Southland'' for its first three seasons. , Bareikis' most recent screen role was a 2016 episode of the television series ''Power Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon (born October 13, 1939) is a retired American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977) and Teresa Perrone in ''Absence of Malice'' (1981). She is well known for her role as Mother Parker in the holiday classic ''A Christmas Story'' (1983). Her other film roles include '' Bound for Glory'' (1976), '' F.I.S.T.'' (1978), ''Harry and the Hendersons'' (1987), ''The Prince of Tides'' (1991), and ''Magnolia'' (1999), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. Early life Dillon was born October 13, 1939, in Hope, Arkansas, but raised in Cullman, Alabama. After spending four years in Germany, Dillon attended Hyde Park High School and the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sean Leonard
Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969), known by his stage name Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He is best known for playing Dr. James Wilson in the television series ''House'' (2004–2012) and Neil Perry in the film ''Dead Poets Society''. Leonard won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in ''The Invention of Love'' in 2001. His other theater credits include '' Candida'', '' Long Day's Journey Into Night'', ''Breaking the Code'', '' The Speed of Darkness'', ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'', '' Arcadia'', ''The Music Man'', '' Born Yesterday'', ''Fifth of July'', and ''To Kill a Mockingbird''. From 2013 to 2014, Leonard had a recurring role as Dr. Roger Kadar on the television series ''Falling Skies''. He also starred as the leading role in ''Swing Kids'' playing Peter Müller. Early life and education Leonard grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he graduated from Ridgewood High School. He studied at Fordham University a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Lerman
Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for playing the titular role in the fantasy-adventure ''Percy Jackson'' films. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring in the series ''Jack & Bobby'' (2004–2005) and the movies ''The Butterfly Effect'' (2004) and '' Hoot'' (2006). Lerman gained further recognition for his roles in the western '' 3:10 to Yuma'', the thriller ''The Number 23'', the comedy '' Meet Bill'', and 2009's ''Gamer'' and '' My One and Only''. He subsequently played d'Artagnan in 2011's ''The Three Musketeers'', starred in the coming-of-age dramas ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' (2012), '' Indignation'' (2016) and ''The Vanishing of Sidney Hall'' (2017), and had major roles in the 2014 films '' Noah'' and '' Fury''. In 2020, he returned to television with the series ''Hunters''. Family background and early life Lerman was born in Beverly Hills, California. His mother, Lisa (née Goldman), works as his ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Glenn
Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26) is an American actor. His roles have included Pfc Glenn Kelly in ''Nashville'' (1975), Wes Hightower in '' Urban Cowboy'' (1980), astronaut Alan Shepard in '' The Right Stuff'' (1983), Emmett in '' Silverado'' (1985), Captain Bart Mancuso in ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990), Jack Crawford in '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), John Adcox in '' Backdraft'' (1991), Montgomery Wick in ''Vertical Limit'' (2000), Roger in ''Training Day'' (2001), Ezra Kramer in ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007), Kevin Garvey Sr. in '' The Leftovers'' (2014–2017), and as Stick in both ''Daredevil'' (2015–2016) and '' The Defenders'' (2017). Early life Glenn has Irish and Native American ancestry. During his childhood, he was regularly ill, and for a year was bed-ridden, including having scarlet fever. Through intense training programs, he recovered from his illnesses, also overcoming a limp. After graduating from a Pittsburgh High School, Glenn entered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Patrick Sheane Duncan (born 1947) is an American writer, film producer and director. A graduate of Grand Valley State University in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan, Duncan's career has been influenced by his Vietnam War experiences, which inspired the television miniseries ''Vietnam War Story'' (1987) and its sequel ''Vietnam War Story: The Last Days'' (1989) and the films ''84C MoPic'' (1989) and ''Courage Under Fire'' (1996). Additional writing credits include ''A Home of Our Own'' (1993), ''The Pornographer'' (1994), '' Nick of Time'' (1995), '' Mr. Holland's Opus'' (1995), and the television movies ''A Painted House'' (2003), ''Elvis'' (2005), and the '' Little Red Wagon'' (2012). Duncan is a winner of the CableACE Award for Writing for a Dramatic Series for ''Vietnam War Story: The Last Days'' and a Christopher Award for ''Mr. Holland's Opus'', which also garnered him a Golden Globe nomination. He was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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