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Donald Wrye
Donald Wrye (September 24, 1934 – May 15, 2015) was an American Film director, director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the 1978 film ''Ice Castles''. He died on May 15, 2015, at his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Wrye had his own film production company, SpyGaze Pictures. Filmography TV documentary *1966: ''Destination Safety'' *1968: ''Men From Boys: The First Eight Weeks'' *1968: ''California'' Documentary short *1969: ''An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer'' *1971: ''The Numbers Start with the River'' TV movies *1973: ''The Man Who Could Talk to Kids'' *1974: ''Born Innocent (film), Born Innocent'' *1975: ''Death Be Not Proud (book), Death Be Not Proud'' *1975: ''The Entertainer'' *1977: ''It Happened One Christmas'' *1981: ''Fire on the Mountain (1981 film), Fire on the Mountain'' *1982: ''Divorce Wars: A Love Story'' *1983: ''The Face of Rage'' *1983: ''Heart of Steel'' *1990: ''83 Hours 'Til Dawn'' *1991: ''Lucky Day'' *1991: ''Stranger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 314,998. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and Riverside County, the List of largest California cities by population, 12th-most populous city in California, and the List of United States cities by population, 61st-most populous city in the United States. Alongside San Bernardino, Riverside is a principal city in the nation's 13th-largest metropolitan statistical area; the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario had 4.6 million residents in 2020. Riverside is about southeast of downtown Los Angeles and is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Riverside was founded in the early 1870s. It is the birthplace of the California citrus production, citrus industry and home of the The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, Mission Inn, the nation's largest Mission Revival Style architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Love Story
Love Story or A Love Story may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Genres * Romance (love) ** Romance film ** Romance novel Films * ''Love Story'' (1925 film), German silent film * ''Love Story'' (1942 film), Italian drama film * ''Love Story'' (1943 film), French film * ''Love Story'' (1944 film), British film * ''Love Story'' (1970 film), American romantic drama film based on Erich Segal's novel * ''Love Story'' (1981 film), Indian Hindi-language romance film * ''Love Story'' (1986 film), Indian Malayalam-language film * ''Love Story'' (2006 British film), British documentary film about the band Love * ''Love Story'' (2006 Singaporean film), Hong Kong-Singaporean romance film * ''Love Story'' (2008 film), Indian Bengali-language romance directed by Raj Mukherjee * ''Love Story'' (2011 Indonesian film), Indonesian film * ''Love Story'' (2011 New Zealand film), New Zealand film * ''Love Story'' (2012 film), Maldivian film * ''Love Story'' (2013 film), Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Riverside, California
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short stories, monographs, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as reports, educational material, and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' works are nowadays published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Screenwriters
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2015 Deaths
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1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * February 6 – 6 February 1934 crisis, French political crisis: The French far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon, in an attempted coup d'état against the French Third Republic, Third Republic. * February 9 ** Gaston Doumergue forms a new government in France. ** Second Hellenic Republic, Greece, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, Turkey and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia form the Balkan Pact. * February 12–February 15, 15 – Austrian Civil War: The Fatherland Front (Austria), Fatherland Front consolidates its power in a series of clashes across the country. * February 16 – The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerika (miniseries)
''Amerika'' is an American television miniseries that was broadcast in 1987 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The miniseries inspired a novelization entitled ''Amerika: The Triumph of the American Spirit''. ''Amerika'' starred Kris Kristofferson, Mariel Hemingway, Sam Neill, Robert Urich, Christine Lahti, and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role. ''Amerika'' was about life in the United States after a coup d'état, bloodless takeover engineered by the Soviet Union.Lometti, Guy "Amerika", in Horace Newcomb, ''Encyclopedia of Television''. London, Routledge, 2005. (pp. 104–105) Not wanting to depict the actual takeover, ABC Entertainment president, Brandon Stoddard, set the miniseries ten years after the event, focusing on the demoralized U.S. people a decade after the Soviet conquest. The intent, he later explained, was to explore the U.S. spirit under such conditions, not to portray the conflict of the Soviet coup. Described in promotional materia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Castles (2010 Film)
''Ice Castles'' is a 2010 American sports romantic drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Taylor Firth and Rob Mayes. It is a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, which was also directed by Wrye. Plot Lexi Winston lives on an Iowa farm with her father Marcus Winston. She has a boyfriend named Nick Peterson who plays hockey in college. Lexi's skating talent attracts the attention of Aiden Reynolds, a coach who wants to take her to Boston and train her to win championships. Lexi works hard and comes in second in regionals, but she misses Nick. However, Aiden considers Nick a distraction and won't even let her mention him to the press. In sectionals, Lexi wins the competition and is ready to go the nationals, but she takes a break from an event where she is supposed to meet with those who can further her career, going outside to just skate for fun. She falls and hits her head, which causes her to go blind. Miracles do happen, she is told, but this is her life for now. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of God (film)
''The House of God'' is a 1984 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Donald Wrye and starring Tim Matheson, Charles Haid, Michael Sacks, Ossie Davis, and Howard Rollins. It is based on Samuel Shem's novel of the same name. According to Leonard Maltin, the film was never released theatrically. Cast *Tim Matheson as Roy Basch *Charles Haid as Fats (The Fatman) *Bess Armstrong as Cissy Anderson *Chip Zien as Eddie * Michael Sacks as Wayne Potts *Lisa Pelikan as Jo Miller *George Coe as Dr. Leggo *Ossie Davis as Dr. Sanders *Howard Rollins as Chuck Johnston *James Cromwell as Officer Quick *Sandra Bernhard as Angel Dutton *Leo Burmester as Dr. Gath *Charles Fleischer as Hyper Hooper *Joe Piscopo as Dr. Fishberg *Michael Richards as Dr. Pinkus *Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, best-known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York dialect, his squint, and his edgy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Betrayal (film)
''Ultimate Betrayal'' is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Marlo Thomas, Mel Harris, Ally Sheedy, Kathryn Dowling, Henry Czerny, Nigel Bennett, Kyle Simon Parker, and Valerie Buhagiar. It originally premiered March 20, 1994, on CBS. Plot The 4 adult Rodgers sisters have been experiencing issues stemming from their childhoods, where they were subjected to extreme physical, and sexual abuse, at the hands of their father, Edward, a top ranking F.B.I. expert on child abuse, while their mother, Helen, turned a blind eye. Mary, the youngest sister is proposing a lawsuit against Edward, to pay the $400 monthly cost of her therapy, and she calls on her three sisters to support her by testifying. Their 2 brothers, John, and Steven, were also abused, but are close to their father now, and side with him. Susan and Beth want to be let out of it, even though they both acknowledge the effect the abuse had on them. The oldest daughter, Sharon, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taking Emily Back
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Taking or The Taking may refer to: * Theft, illicit taking * The acquisition of land under eminent domain * Take (hunting) or taking, an action that adversely affects a species * Kidnapping of persons Arts and entertainment * ''The Taking'', a 2003 novel by J. D. Landis * ''The Taking'' (novel), a 2004 novel by Dean Koontz * ''The Taking'', a 2004 short film directed by Matt Eskandari * ''The Taking'' (album), a 2011 studio album by Loaded * "The Taking", a 2012 episode of the Canadian television series '' The Listener'' * ''The Taking'', a 2021 documentary film written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe See also * Take (other) * Taken (other) * Took (other) Took may refer to: * Took (surname) * '' Took'', the seventh episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, ''The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime fiction, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire On The Mountain (1981 Film)
''Fire on the Mountain'' is a 1981 American neo-Western drama television film directed by Donald Wrye and written by John Sacret Young, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Edward Abbey. The film stars Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin and Ron Howard as Lee Mackie. It originally aired on NBC on November 23, 1981. Cast * Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin * Ron Howard as Lee Mackie * Julie Carmen as Cruza Peralta * Ross Harris as Billy Starr * Ed Brodow as Major Parrell * Michael Conrad as Colonel Desalius * Gary Graham as Marshal Burr * Richard Chaves as Lieutenant * Harvey Vernon as Bartender * Will Hare Will T Hare (March 30, 1916 – August 31, 1997) was an American actor who appeared on television and films, often playing elderly figures and father/grandpa roles. He is perhaps best known for his role as Otis "Old Man" Peabody in ''Back to the ... as Hayduke Awards and nominations References External links * 1981 television films 1981 films 1981 drama films 1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
