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The Hayworth Theatre is a theater and performing arts venue at 2511 Wilshire Boulevard located in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. History The building that houses the Hayworth is significant due to its association with Stiles O. Clements of the architectural firm Morgan, Walls & Clements, who designed many other Los Angeles theatres as well as many of the buildings in the Wilshire historical district. The structure is in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, also called the ornate Churrigueresque style. It originally opened in 1926 as The Masque Theatre, a Vaudeville House. On May 26, 1950, it was converted into a movie theater, and rebranded as the Vagabond Theatre. ArchitecDwight Gibbs who is widely recognized as the designer of the renowned Carthay Circle Theatre, was responsible for the transformation. The interior walls of the theatre were once adorned with murals depicting scenes from silent films. The building also housed a restaurant called Vag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenji Kohan
Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series ''Weeds'' and the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. She has received nine Emmy Award nominations, winning one as supervising producer of the comedy series '' Tracey Takes On...''. Early life Kohan was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Rhea Kohan and Buz Kohan, Alan W. "Buz" Kohan. She is the youngest of three siblings; the other two are twins Jono and David Kohan, David. Much of the family is in show business: * Father Buz is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer, as well as a music composer. * Mother Rhea is a television writer, novelist, and occasional actress. * Brother David is an Emmy Award-winning television producer. Kohan's paternal grandparents were Charles Kohan, who was born in Romania in 1902, and May E. Charles, who was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Gadsby
Hannah Gadsby (born 12 January 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, author and actor. They began their career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, their show '' Nanette'' on Netflix won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Peabody Award. Starting in 2019, Gadsby toured internationally with their show ''Douglas'' and the recorded special was released on Netflix in 2020. In 2021, they were awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. In March 2022, their self-penned book ''Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation'' was published. They appeared as a recurring cast member in season four of Netflix's ''Sex Education'' as Celia, a radio show host. Early life Gadsby was born on January 12, 1978, at North West Regional Hospital in Burnie, Tasmania. They grew up in Smithton, a small town on the remote north-west coast of Tasmania, as the youngest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Stone
Emily Jean "Emma" Stone (born November 6, 1988) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2017, she was the world's highest-paid actress and named by ''Time'' magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Stone began acting as a child in a theater production of '' The Wind in the Willows'' in 2000. As a teenager, she relocated to Los Angeles and made her television debut in '' In Search of the New Partridge Family'' (2004), a reality show that produced only an unsold pilot. After small television roles, she appeared in a series of well-received comedy films, such as '' Superbad'' (2007), '' Zombieland'' (2009), and '' Easy A'' (2010), which was Stone's first leading role. Following this breakthrough, she starred in the romantic comedy '' Crazy, Stupid, Love'' (2011) and the period drama '' The Help'' (2011), and gained wider recognition as Gwen Stacy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Gosling
Ryan Thomas Gosling ( ; born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. His work includes both independent films and major studio features, and his accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two British Academy Film Awards. Gosling began his acting career when he was 13 on Disney Channel's '' The All New Mickey Mouse Club'' (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1995) and '' Goosebumps'' (1996). His breakthrough role was that of a Jewish neo-Nazi in '' The Believer'' (2001), and he gained stardom in the 2004 romantic drama '' The Notebook''. He starred in the critically acclaimed independent dramas '' Half Nelson'' (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; '' Lars and the Real Girl'' (2007); and '' Blue Valentine'' (2010). In 2011, Gosling had three mainstream successes in the romantic co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La La Land
''La La Land'' is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles. The supporting cast includes John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, and J. K. Simmons. Having been fond of musicals during his time as a drummer, Chazelle first conceptualized the film alongside Justin Hurwitz while attending Harvard University together. After moving to Los Angeles in 2010, Chazelle penned the script but did not find a studio willing to finance the production without changes to his design. After the success of his film '' Whiplash'' (2014), the project was picked up by Summit Entertainment. Miles Teller and Emma Watson were originally in talks to star, but after both dropped out, Gosling and Stone were cast. Filming took place in Los Angeles between August and September 2015, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th century,''Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia''"Marlon Brando Quotes." ''Flixster''. Retrieved August 19, 2009. Brando received List of awards and nominations received by Marlon Brando, numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival Award, three British Academy Film Awards, and an Primetime Emmy Award, Emmy Award. Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting to mainstream audiences. Brando came under the influence of Stella Adler and Stanislavski's sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George C
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Formula (1980 Film)
''The Formula'' is a 1980 mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen. It was produced and written by Steve Shagan, who adapted his own 1979 novel ''The Formula''. The film stars Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud, G. D. Spradlin, and Beatrice Straight. The film centers on the efforts of various groups attempting to either secure or destroy a synthetic fuel formula invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, which could end global reliance on oil. ''The Formula'' was released on 19 December 1980 and received mixed-to negative reviews from critics. At the 53rd Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Cinematography. Conversely, it also received 5 nominations at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Director (Avildsen) and Worst Supporting Actor (Brando). Plot In the final days of World War II, Soviet forces close in on Berlin, and Panzer Korps General Helmut Kladen is sent with secret documents that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priscilla Presley
Priscilla Ann Presley (née Wagner, formerly Beaulieu; born May 24, 1945) is an American businesswoman and actress. She is the ex-wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as the cofounder and former chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE). In her acting career, Presley costarred with Leslie Nielsen in the '' Naked Gun'' film trilogy and played Jenna Wade on the long-running television series ''Dallas''. Early life Priscilla Ann Wagner was born at Brooklyn Naval Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, on May 24, 1945. Her maternal grandfather, Albert Henry Iversen, was born in Egersund, Norway."Egen plass i bestefars fødeby" (March 14, 2008) NRK. He migrated to the United States, where he married Lorraine Davis, who was of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. He made his acting debut in 1950, appearing in 46 live television programs a year. He made his film debut in 1956, with supporting roles in several dramas, westerns and romance films produced from the 1950s to 1970s. Although his memorable performances in the films ''Forbidden Planet'' and ''The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film), The Poseidon Adventure'' gave him standing as a dramatic actor, Nielsen later gained enduring recognition for his Deadpan, deadpan comedy roles during the 1980s, after being cast for the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker comedy film ''Airplane!'' In his comedy roles, he specialized in portraying characters oblivious to and complicit in their absurd surroundings. His performance in ''Airplane!'' marked a turning point which made him "th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The Files Of Police Squad!
''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (also known as simply ''The Naked Gun'') is a 1988 American crime action comedy film directed by David Zucker, and produced and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling police lieutenant Frank Drebin, who sets out to uncover a criminal plot involving people being mind controlled to assassinate targets. Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy, and O. J. Simpson also star in supporting roles. The film features fast-paced slapstick comedy, including many visual and verbal puns and gags. The film is based on the character portrayed by Nielsen in the television series ''Police Squad!'', and is also a continuation of the latter. The core creative team behind ''Police Squad!'' and the film series includes the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker (ZAZ) as well as Pat Proft in varying combinations. Released on December 2, 1988, ''The Naked Gun'' was a critical and commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
