|
Craig Russell (Canadian Actor)
Russell Craig Eadie (January 10, 1948 – October 31, 1990), better known by his stage name Craig Russell, was a Canadian Drag queen, female impersonator and actor.Peter Knegt"For 40 years, this classic Canadian film has had an 'Outrageous!' impact on the LGBTQ community" CBC Arts, December 5, 2017. Early life and career Born in Toronto, Russell became president of Mae West's fan club as a teenager, and he briefly worked and lived in Los Angeles as her secretary. He returned to Toronto where he moved in with the writer Margaret Gibson (writer), Margaret Gibson. He worked as a hairdresser while pursuing his career as a stage entertainer. By 1971, he was a regular performer in Toronto gay clubs and had a burgeoning international following. He toured Las Vegas, Hollywood, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Sydney. His celebrity impersonations included Carol Channing, Bette Davis, Mae West, Barbra Streisand, Tallulah Bankhead, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Midler, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outrageous!
''Outrageous!'' is a 1977 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Benner. The film stars Craig Russell (Canadian actor), Craig Russell as Drag queen, female impersonator Robin Turner, and Hollis McLaren as Turner's schizophrenia, schizophrenic roommate Liza Conners. The plot begins in Toronto, with later scenes in New York City. The film is based on "Making It", a short story by writer Margaret Gibson (writer), Margaret Gibson from her 1976 collection ''The Butterfly Ward''; Russell and Gibson were roommates in real life. ''Outrageous!'' was one of the first gay-themed films ever to receive widespread theatrical release in North America. The sequel ''Too Outrageous!'' was released in 1987. A stage musical that was adaptated from the film was produced by Canadian Stage in 2000. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Berlin International Film Festival
The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the first year the festival was held in February. The festival opened with '' Opening Night'' by John Cassavetes and closed with Steven Spielberg's out of competition film ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. The jury awarded the Golden Bear to Spain for its contribution to the festival. The three Spanish films which were screened at the festival and won it were short film '' Ascensor'' directed by Tomás Muñoz and feature films '' What Max Said'' by Emilio Martínez Lázaro and ''Las truchas'' by José Luis García Sánchez. A new section for children was introduced at the festival. The ''Part 2'' of the retrospective dedicated to West German actress Marlene Dietrich was shown at the festival, as well as the retrospective called "Censorship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life And Times (TV Series)
''Life and Times'' was a series of biography, biographical documentary films broadcast by CBC Television, CBC Country Canada and CBC Newsworld. The program premiered in 1996,"New for '96: Canadian specials, documentaries, movies and mini-series". ''Toronto Star'', September 12, 1996. and ran until 2007. The show centred primarily on Canadian public figures, such as actors, musicians, comedians, writers, business people and politicians. Figures profiled in the first season included Mordecai Richler, Craig Russell (Canadian actor), Craig Russell, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Farley Mowat, Roberta Bondar, Anne Murray, Peter Lougheed, Daniel Igali, Karen Kain, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bob White (trade unionist), Bob White and Don Cherry, while profiles in the second season included Emily Carr, Burton Cummings, Peter Gzowski and Gilles Villeneuve. Hosted by Gordon Pinsent in its first two seasons, Ann-Marie MacDonald became the show's host in its third season"MacDonald new host of Life and Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapper John, M
Animal trapping, or simply trapping or ginning, is the use of a device to remotely catch and often kill an animal. Animals may be trapped for a variety of purposes, including for meat, fur/feathers, sport hunting, pest control, and wildlife management. History Neolithic hunters, including the members of the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of Romania and Ukraine (), used traps to capture their prey. An early mention in written form is a passage from the self-titled book by Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi which describes Chinese methods used for trapping animals during the 4th century BCE. The Zhuangzi reads: "The sleek-furred fox and the elegantly spotted leopard ... can't seem to escape the disaster of nets and traps." "Modern" steel jaw-traps were first described in western sources as early as the late 16th century. The first mention comes from Leonard Mascall's book on animal trapping. It reads: "a griping trappe made all of yrne, the lowest barre, and the ring or hoope with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merv Griffin Show
''The Merv Griffin Show'' is an American television talk show starring Merv Griffin. The series had runs on two different networks on NBC (1962–1963) and CBS (1969–1972) but is most known for its run on first-run syndication from 1965 to 1969 and 1972 to 1986. Series history After a short run as a daytime show on NBC from October 1, 1962, to March 29, 1963, Merv Griffin launched a syndicated version of his talk show produced by Westinghouse Broadcasting (Group W), which made its debut on May 10, 1965. Intended as a nighttime companion to ''The Mike Douglas Show'' and succeeding Steve Allen and Regis Philbin in the time slot, this version of the Griffin program aired in multiple time slots throughout North America (many stations ran it in the daytime, and other non-NBC affiliates broadcast it opposite ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''). Stations had the option of carrying either a sixty–minute or a ninety–minute version. Griffin's announcer-sidekick was the vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Streets Of San Francisco
''The Streets of San Francisco'' is an American television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its own for the remainder of its run). It starred Karl Malden and Michael Douglas as two homicide inspectors in San Francisco. The show ran for five seasons on ABC between 1972 and 1977, amassing a total of 119 60-minute episodes. Douglas left the series at the start of its final season, and was replaced by Richard Hatch. The series started with a pilot movie of the same title (based on the 1972 detective novel ''Poor, Poor Ophelia'' by Carolyn Weston) a week before the series debuted. Edward Hume, who wrote the teleplay for the pilot, was credited as having developed the series based on characters in Weston's novel. The pilot featured guest stars Robert Wagner, Tom Bosley, and Kim Darby. Production ''The Streets of San Francisco'' pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Personal (1980 Film)
Nothing Personal or Nothin' Personal may refer to: Film and TV * ''Nothing Personal'' (1980 film), starring Donald Sutherland * ''Nothing Personal'' (1995 film), by Thaddeus O'Sullivan * ''Nothing Personal'' (2007 film), a Russian film * ''Nothing Personal'' (2009 film), by Urszula Antoniak * ''Nothing Personal'' (TV series), a true-crime documentary television series hosted by Steven Schirripa * "Nothing Personal" (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), a 2014 TV episode * "Nothing Personal" (''Homicide: Life on the Street''), a 1995 TV episode Literature * ''Nothing Personal'' (play), a 2011 play David Williamson * "Nothing Personal", a one-act play in Hugh Leonard's trilogy '' Suburb of Babylon'' Music Albums * ''Nothing Personal'' (Delbert McClinton album), 2001 * ''Nothing Personal'' (All Time Low album), 2009 * ''Nothing Personal'', a 1958 album by George Melly * '' Nothin Personal'', a 2016 album by Cozz Songs * "Nothing Personal", a composition by Don Grolnick featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Cantone
Mario Cantone (born December 9, 1959) is an American comedian, writer, actor, singer, and television host. He is best known for his numerous stage shows. He played Anthony Marentino in '' Sex and the City'' and Terri in '' Men in Trees'' (2006–2008). He hosted children's television program '' Steampipe Alley'', which aired on WWOR-TV from 1988 to 1993. Early life Cantone was born in Massachusetts, and raised in Stoneham, where his Italian-American family moved when he was two. He was the fourth of five children of Mario Sr., a Boston restaurant owner, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Pescione). His father moved the family to Stoneham, according to Cantone in a 2004 ''New York Times'' interview to get her away from her bookie relatives. Cantone stated that the problem "was that she was not only a bookie but she was also a compulsive gambler."Messenger, Eric (October 10, 2004) Mario Cantone's Loud Family Reunion" ''The New York Times. ''Retrieved August 3, 2013. His mother, who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powerhouse Theater
The Powerhouse Theater (officially the Hallie Flanagan Davis Powerhouse Theater) is a theater building on the campus of Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, US. Originally built as a power station in 1912, it was renovated and repurposed as a theater in 1973. Each summer it hosts student productions as well as professional workshops and readings as part of the Vassar–New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater program. History Vassar College, the first degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, was founded in 1861 in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. The campus transitioned to electrical lights from gas lighting in 1912, which necessitated the construction of a power station. The building was designed by Lord & Co. and constructed adjacent to the school's Main Building, where it ran until 1954. Thereafter, the college began buying its power from a nearby utility company. The old power house was retrofitted as the Powerhouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Empry
Gino Emperatore (1925 - 2006), commonly known as Gino Empry, was a Canadian entertainment impresario and promoter, who was a longtime president of his own public relations firm to publicize and promote Canadian entertainment. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Empry began his career as an actor in amateur theatre, but worked as an auditor and systems analyst while trying to get his break as an actor; after several years of struggle, he met with a career consultant who suggested that he would likely have more success in the business side of entertainment than as a performer.Ron Psillag, "Gino Empry, agent and publicist, 1925-2006". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 23, 2006. In 1964, he was hired by Ed Mirvish as booking agent for the Royal Alexandra Theatre, and served in that role until becoming entertainment director of the Imperial Room in 1970. He held the role with the Imperial Room until its closure in 1989. He continued to have occasional stage acting roles, most notably making brie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Outrageous!
''Too Outrageous!'' is a 1987 Canadian comedy film directed and written by Richard Benner and starring Craig Russell as Robin Turner, a drag queen. It is based on a story by Margaret Gibson. Synopsis A sequel to the 1977 film ''Outrageous!'', ''Too Outrageous!'' is about the further adventures of Robin Turner, a gay hairdresser-turned-drag queen nightclub performer. Cast * Craig Russell as Robin Turner * Hollis McLaren as Liza Connors * David McIlwraith as Bob * Rusty Ryan as Jimmy * Alan Fawcett as Les * Cheryl MacInnes as Nurse Johnson * Doug Annear as TV Host * Kate Davis as The Receptionist * Victor Redlick as The Bartender * Norma Dell'Agnese as Homeless Lady (credited as Norma Dell Agnes) Recognition * Nominated for Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound, 1988.Genie Awards for 1988 |
