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Christian Peschken
Christian "Chris" Peschken (born June 9, 1955) is a German-American cameraman, director, producer and screenwriter. He has been involved in film and radio and television production since 1974. He is a professionally trained Film-Camera Assistant (1974 at German Newsreel / Filmwochenschau 'Blick in die Welt"), and later Film Cameraman, and certified Radio Broadcast Audio Engineer (earned during his service at the 'Bundeswehr' (German Federal Defence Forces) at the Army's Radio Station 'Radio 701 Andernach'. Since 2014 Peschken and his wife have been living in France, close to Geneva, Switzerland. They created and operated a project Pax Press Agency, Sarl., a Catholic faith based press agency until mid 2019. The couple where accredited TV Correspondents and producers at the United Nations Geneva for EWTN Germany (Eternal Word Television Network) until December 2019. Early life Peschken was born in Nümbrecht, West Germany, and grew up in Moers am Rhein. His parents were Cornel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nümbrecht
Nümbrecht is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a health resort, known for its good climate. Geography Nümbrecht is located about 40 km east of Cologne. Neighbouring places Division of the town History of the community Nümbrecht 1131 the place the first time was mentioned documentary namely in the " papal possession confirmation for the inhabitant of Bonn Saint Cassiusstift " (Documentary first namings of Oberbergischer places by Klaus Pampus). Manner of writing of the first naming: Nuenbret Regarding the development of Nümbrecht findings belay that since the stone time people in this zone have lived. Broken pieces of clay already refer to early trade relations. However the story of the community begins firstly in the early Middle Ages. 600–700 The first settlements begin in the area Oberberg. Between 768 and 918 Probably Nümbrecht already exists as a settlement. (Nümbrecht means: measured district for a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresa Russell
Theresa Lynn Russell ( Paup; born March 20, 1957) is an American actress whose career spans over four decades. Her filmography includes over fifty feature films, ranging from mainstream to independent and experimental films. Born in San Diego, Russell was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank, where she had a turbulent upbringing marked by poverty, and dropped out of high school at age 16. Russell subsequently began modeling, which brought her to the attention of film producer Sam Spiegel. Through Spiegel, she was cast in Elia Kazan's ''The Last Tycoon'' (1976), playing the daughter of a prominent film executive. In 1978, Russell starred opposite Dustin Hoffman in the critically-acclaimed crime drama ''Straight Time''. Her next role was a lead in English filmmaker Nicolas Roeg's controversial thriller ''Bad Timing'' (1980), which earned critical praise. Russell and Roeg began a romance while shooting the film, and it marked one of six projects they would collaborate on fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Winfield
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American stage, film and television actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film ''Sounder'' (1972), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 television miniseries ''King'', for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Winfield was also known for his roles in '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', '' The Terminator, L.A. Law,'' and 24 episodes of the sitcom ''227''. He received four Emmy nominations overall, winning in 1995 for his 1994 guest role in '' Picket Fences''. Early years Winfield was the son of Lois Beatrice Edwards, a single mother who was a union organizer in the garment industry. Although published obituaries stated he was born in Los Angeles on May 22, 1941, some primary sources indicate he was born May 22, 1939, in Dallas, Texas. His stepfathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Campbell (actress)
Carol Campbell (born 27 May 1966 in Munich, Germany) is an Afro-German actress, model, presenter and yoga coach. Biography Campbell is the daughter of a German casting agent and make-up artist and an African-American jazz musician from New York. She studied acting, singing, dance and presenting in Berlin (where she moved with her mother at the age of five) and Los Angeles. Today she lives in Berlin. After her debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Tanztheater) in 1985, she moved 1987 to Paris and worked until 1989 as solo dancer at the Lido and 1990 at the Moulin Rouge as Meneuse de Revue.prisma TV Magazin (in German) Campbell is 6'2" (1.88 m). In 1999 Campbell featured on the cover and in a ten-page article in the November issue of the German edition of the |
Ursula Buschhorn
Ursula may refer to: * Ursula (name), feminine name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * ''Ursula'' (album), an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron *Ursula (crater), a crater on Titania, a moon of Uranus *Ursula (detention center), processing facility for unaccompanied minors in McAllen, Texas * Ursula (The Little Mermaid), a fictional character who appears in ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989) *Ursula Channel, body of water in British Columbia, Canada *375 Ursula, a large main-belt asteroid * HMS ''Ursula'', a destroyer and two submarines that served with the Royal Navy *Tropical Storm Ursula (other), a typhoon, two cyclones, and a tropical depression, all in the Pacific Ocean * Ursula, signals intelligence system used by the Finnish Defence Intelligence Agency See also *Saint Ursula Saint Ursula (Latin for 'little female bear', german: link=no, Heilige Ursula) is a legendary Romano-British Christian saint who died on 21 October 383. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Furtwängler
Maria Furtwängler-Burda (short version: ; born 13 September 1966) is a German physician and television actress. Early life Maria Furtwängler-Burda is a daughter of architect Bernhard Furtwängler and actress Kathrin Ackermann, great-niece and step-granddaughter of conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, and granddaughter of politician Katharina von Kardorff-Oheimb. She has two older brothers, David and Felix. She was given her first movie role, for which she earned a bike, at the age of seven in ''Zum Abschied Chrysanthemen'', produced by her uncle Florian Furtwängler. Her mother taught her acting and she later took acting classes in Germany and other countries. After leaving secondary school, Furtwängler studied medicine at the University of Montpellier, France, and graduated from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany. Afterwards she trained and worked as a medical doctor. Personal life On 8 November 1991, Furtwängler married billionaire publisher Hubert Burda ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Wood
Barbara Wood (born January 30, 1947, in Warrington (Lancashire, England) is an American writer of historical romance novels. Her family moved to California, where she grew up. In 2002, she received the Corine Literature Prize The Corine – International Book Prize, as it is officially called, is a German literature prize created by the Bavarian chapter of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, first awarded in 2001. It is awarded to German and international "au .... Bibliography As Barbara Wood *''Hounds and Jackals'', 1978 *''The Magdalene Scrolls'', 1978 *''Curse this House'', 1978 *''Yesterday's Child'', 1979 *''Night Trains'', 1979 *''Childsong'', 1981 *''The Watch Gods'', 1981 *''Domina'', 1983 *''Vital Signs'', 1985 *''Soul Flame'', 1987 *''Green City in the Sun'', 1988 *''The Gifts of Peace'', 1990 *''The Dreaming'', 1991 *''Virgins of Paradise'', 1993 *''The Prophetess'', 1996 *''Perfect Harmony'', 1998 *''Sacred Ground'', 2001 *''The Blessing Stone'', 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspect Device (film)
''Suspect Device'' is a 1995 American film directed by Rick Jacobson and starring C. Thomas Howell. It was the first film of the ''Roger Corman Presents'' series. Premise A man discovers that he really is a cyborg carrying a nuclear device set to explode, and therefore marked for erasure. Cast *C. Thomas Howell as Dan Jericho *Stacey Travis as Dr. Jessica Parker *Jed Allan Jed Allan Brown (March 1, 1935 – March 9, 2019), known professionally as Jed Allan, was an American actor and television host, best known as C.C. Capwell on '' Santa Barbara'', Don Craig on ''Days of Our Lives'', Rush Sanders on ' ... as Artemus Lockwood * John Beck as CIA Director References External linksReview of filmat Variety * * * 1996 films Films produced by Roger Corman 1990s science fiction films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Rick Jacobson American science fiction action films 1990s American films {{action-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Piscopo
Joseph Charles John Piscopo ( ; born June 17, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and conservative radio talk show host. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1980 to 1984, where he played a variety of recurring characters. His film roles include Danny Vermin in '' Johnny Dangerously'' (1984), Moe Dickstein in '' Wise Guys'' (1986), Doug Bigelow in '' Dead Heat'' (1988), and Kelly Stone in '' Sidekicks'' (1992). Early life Piscopo was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and grew up in North Caldwell. He attended West Essex High School and was a member of the drama club "The Masquers." He developed a reputation for never playing a part the way it was written. After graduating in 1969, Piscopo attended Jones College in Jacksonville, Florida, where he received a degree in broadcast management. ''Saturday Night Live'' In the summer of 1980, Piscopo was hired as a contract player for ''Saturday Night Live''. The show had gone through a major upheaval when all the writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Pacuła
Joanna Pacuła (; born 30 December 1957) is a Polish-American actress and model. Born in Tomaszów Lubelski and emigrating to the United States in the early 1980s, she first gained prominence through her modeling work for Vogue. Her breakthrough performance in the 1983 film '' Gorky Park'' earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. In the years since, she established herself as a prolific character actress, appearing in numerous high-profile films and television series. Life and career Pacuła was born in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland, to a pharmacist mother and an engineer father.Joanna Pacuła zrobiła zbyt małą karierę, by zasłużyć na honorowe obywatelstwo Tomaszowa Lub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Steiger
Rodney Stephen Steiger (; April 14, 1925July 9, 2002, aged 77) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars," he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars. He starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charley in '' On the Waterfront'' (1954), the title character Sol Nazerman in '' The Pawnbroker'' (1964) which won him the Silver Bear for Best Actor, and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier in the film '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1967) which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, the son of a vaudevillian. He had a difficult childhood, with an alcoholic mother from whom he ran away at the age of 16. After serving in the South Pacific Theater during World War II, he began his acting career wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
