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Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose
"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" is the fourth episode of the The X-Files season 3, third season of the American science fiction television series ''The X-Files''. Directed by David Nutter and written by Darin Morgan, the installment serves as a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, that is, a stand-alone plot unconnected to the Mythology of The X-Files, overarching mythology of ''The X-Files''. Originally aired by the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network on October 13, 1995, "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" received a Nielsen ratings, Nielsen rating of 10.2 and was seen by 15.38 million viewers. The episode received critical acclaim, and several writers have named it among the best in the series. The episode won both an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series as well as an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. The show centers on Federal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002, on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, spanning List of The X-Files episodes, nine seasons, with 202 episodes. A The X-Files season 10, tenth season of six episodes ran from January to February 2016. Following the ratings success of this revival, ''The X-Files'' returned for an The X-Files season 11, eleventh season of ten episodes, which ran from January to March 2018. In addition to the television series, two feature films have been released: the 1998 film ''The X-Files (film), The X-Files'' and the stand-alone film ''The X-Files: I Want to Believe'', released in 2008, six years after the original television run ended. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent, Special Agents Fox Mulder (David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Leigh Anderson ( ; born August 9, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and activist. She is best known for her roles as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the sci-fi series ''The X-Files'' (1993–2002; 2016–2018), Lily Bart in the drama film '' The House of Mirth'' (2000), Det Supt Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama series '' The Fall'' (2013–2016), Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy drama series ''Sex Education'' (2019–2023), and Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix drama series ''The Crown'' (2020). Among other honors, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Born in Chicago, Anderson was raised first in London and then Grand Rapids, Michigan, later starting her career onstage in New York City before achieving international recognition for her work on ''The X-Files''. Her film work includes the dramas '' The Mighty Celt'' (2005), '' The Last King of Scotland'' (2006), '' Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowry
Lowry may refer to: People * Adam Lowry (born 1993), American ice hockey player * Calvin Lowry (born 1983), American football player * Dave Lowry (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player * Desiree Lowry (born 1972), Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder * Scooter Lowry (1919–1989), American child actor and vaudevillian * Hiram Harrison Lowry (1843–1924), American Methodist missionary to China * Heath W. Lowry (born 1942), British historian of the Ottoman Empire * Henry Berry Lowrie (born , 1872), Confederate outlaw * Henry Dawson Lowry (1869–1906), English journalist * James Lowry Jr. (1820–1876), Scottish mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * James K. Lowry (1942–2021) zoologist. Lowry is his zoological author abbreviation * Joseph Wilson Lowry (1803–1879), British engraver * Kyle Lowry (born 1986), American basketball player * L. S. Lowry (1887–1976), British artist/painter * Leonard Lowry (1884–1947), New Zealand politician * Lois Lowry (born 1937), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or divorces), or harassment and bullying. Those who have previously attempted suicide are at a higher risk for future attempts. Effective suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to methods of suicide such as firearms, drugs, and poisons; treating mental disorders and substance abuse; careful media reporting about suicide; improving economic conditions; and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). Although crisis hotlines, like 988 in North America and 13 11 14 in Australia, are common resources, their effectiveness has not been well studied. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for approximately 1.5% of total deaths. In a given year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellhop
A bellhop (North America), or hotel porter (international), is a hotel employee who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform, like certain other page boys or doormen. This occupation is also known as a bellman and bellboy () in North America. Duties The name ''bellhop'' is derived from a hotel's front-desk clerk ringing a bell to summon a porter, who would '' hop'' (jump) to attention at the desk to receive instructions. It is short for bell-hopper, and the word's first known use was in 1897. The bellhop traditionally is a boy or adolescent male, hence the term ''bellboy''. Bellhops interact with a variety of people each day, and duties often include opening the front door, moving luggage, valeting cars, calling cabs, transporting guests, advising directions, performing basic concierge work, and responding to guests' needs. While carrying luggage, they escort guests to their rooms. In some countries, it is customary to tip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Diakun
Alex Diakun is a Canadian actor. Career Diakun's credits include a blue-faced alien (Chief Technical Director Hohne) in the series '' Andromeda'', ''The Outer Limits'', and the feature film '' Valentine''. Filmography Film *'' McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (1971) – Townsperson #7 *'' Firebird 2015 AD'' (1981) – Dolan *''Blood Link'' (1982) – Mr. Adams *''Hellogoodbye'' (1982) *''Utilities'' (1983) – Lavallee *'' Dead Wrong'' (1983) – The Stranger *''The Journey of Natty Gann'' (1985) – Station Master *'' Rainbow War'' (1985) *''High Stakes'' (1986) – Valenta *'' Malone'' (1987) – Madrid *'' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' (1989) – Deck Hand *''Run'' (1991) – Casino Maitre D' *'' The Hitman'' (1991) – Armone *'' Knight Moves'' (1992) – Grandmaster Lutz *''The Portrait'' (1992) – Fraser *'' Harmony Cats'' (1993) – Art Kale *''Double, Double, Toil and Trouble'' (1993) – Doorman *''Ernest Rides Again'' (1993) – Librarian *''Crackerjack'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Day The Music Died
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event became known as "The Day the Music Died" after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song " American Pie". At the time, Holly and his band, consisting of Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup, and Carl Bunch, were playing on the "Winter Dance Party" tour across the American Midwest. Rising artists Valens, Richardson and vocal group Dion and the Belmonts had joined the tour as well. The long journeys between venues on board the cold, uncomfortable tour buses adversely affected the performers, with cases of flu and even frostbite. After stopping at Clear Lake to perform, and frustrated by the conditions on the tour buses, Holly chose to charter a plane to reach their next venue in Moorhead, Minnesota. Richardson, suffering from flu, sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Bopper
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include " Chantilly Lace," " Running Bear", and " White Lightning", the last of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in 1959. A native of Southeast Texas, Richardson began working for a local radio station while studying at Lamar College. He then served two years in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957 before resuming his radio career. Richardson soon began writing songs for other artists before starting his own career as a performer. Richardson achieved his breakthrough with the song ''Chantilly Lace'', which was the lead single from his 1958 debut album of the same name. Richardson was killed in an airplane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, in February 1959, along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, and the pilot, Roger Peterson. Early life Richardson was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his two siblings. Holly made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group Buddy and Bob with his friend Bob Montgomery (songwriter), Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after opening once for Elvis Presley, Holly decided to pursue a career in music. He played with Presley three times that year, and his band's style shifted from country and western to rock and roll. In October that year, when Holly opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records. Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley, who ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Konoval
Karin Konoval ( ; born June 4, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress who has appeared in theatre, numerous TV series and supporting lead roles in many feature films. Her screen credits include Maurice the Orangutan in ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'', ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'', and ''War for the Planet of the Apes'', recurring roles in ''Snowpiercer'' and '' The Good Doctor,'' and the lead role of Mary Leonard in ''Cable Beach''. Early life Konoval was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in Canada in Edmonton, Alberta. She trained as a dancer until she was 16. She graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts, studying English and Theatre History. She relocated to Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ... to attend theatre school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 12th-largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd-most populous, with about 5.8 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"; it has 14,420 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten acres each. Roughly a third of the state is Forest cover by state and territory in the United States, forested. Much of the remainder is prairie and farmland. More than 60% of Minnesotans (about 3.71 million) live in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, known as the "Twin Cities", which is Minnesota's main Politics of Minnesota, political, Economy of Minnesota, economic, and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's List of cities in Minnesota, second-most populous city and the List of United States cities by population, 63rd-most populous in the United States. Saint Paul and neighboring Minneapolis form the core of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities metropolitan area, the third most populous in the Midwestern United States, Midwest with around 3.7 million residents. The Minnesota State Capitol and the state government offices sit on a hill next to downtown Saint Paul overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River. Local cultural offerings include the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and the Minnesota History Center. Three of the region's profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
