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Educating Father
''Educating Father'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, and Dixie Dunbar. It was part of the Jones Family series of films.Drew p.180 Cast * Jed Prouty as John Jones * Shirley Deane as Bonnie Jones * Dixie Dunbar as Millicent * Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones * Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones * June Carlson as Lucy Jones * George Ernest as Roger Jones * Florence Roberts as Granny Jones * Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones * Francis Ford as Sheriff Hart * Charles Tannen as Jim Courtney * J. Anthony Hughes as Dick Harris * David Newell as Eddie Gordon * Clarence Wilson as Jess Boynton * Jonathan Hale as Fred Humphrey * Erville Alderson as Dr. Willoughby * Dick Elliott as Townley * Phyllis Fraser as Girl in Drugstore * Selmer Jackson as Prof. Howard * Landers Stevens John Landers Stevens (1877–1940) was an American stage and film actor. A character actor he appeared in prominent screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tinling
James Tinling (May 8, 1889 in Seattle – May 14, 1967 in Los Angeles) was an American film director. He worked during the silent period as a prop boy and stuntman, and directed primarily for 20th Century Fox in the 1930s and 1940s. He has been cited as one of the best B-film directors for Fox, known for directing numerous westerns and lighthearted films, including ''Charlie Chan in Shanghai'' (1935). Selected filmography *''Don't Marry'' (1928) *'' Words and Music'' (1929) *''One Mad Kiss'' (1930) *''For the Love o' Lil'' (1930) *'' The Flood'' (1931) *''Arizona to Broadway'' (1933) *'' The Last Trail'' (1933) *''Jimmy and Sally'' (1933) *''Under the Pampas Moon'' (1935) *''Charlie Chan in Shanghai'' (1935) *'' The Holy Terror'' (1937) *''45 Fathers'' (1937) *''Lone Star Ranger'' (1942) *''Sundown Jim'' (1942) *''The Crime Smasher'' (1943) * ''Rendezvous 24'' (1946) *'' Strange Journey'' (1946) *'' Roses Are Red'' (1947) *''Trouble Preferred'' (1948) *''Tales of Robin Hood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Carlson
June Carlson (April 16, 1924 – December 9, 1996) was an American film actress. Early years A native of Los Angeles, Carlson was the daughter of Hjalmas Carlson and Carrie Rogers Carlson. Film Carlson began her career as a child actress, appearing in the role of Lucy Jones in Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films. Once she was older, she appeared in two exploitation films ''Delinquent Daughters'' and ''Mom and Dad''. Her final film was the 1948 western ''The Hawk of Powder River''. She then married and retired from acting. Personal life On June 2, 1945, Carlson married Donald C. McKean, a movie producer. She "left Hollywood ... to raise her three children and later worked in a department store cosmetics section." Death Carlson died of an aneurysm in San Clemente, California, December 9, 1996. Selected filmography * ''Every Saturday Night '' (1936) * ''Educating Father'' (1936) * ''Back to Nature'' (1936) * ''Checkers'' (1937) * ''The Jones Family in Big Busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landers Stevens
John Landers Stevens (1877–1940) was an American stage and film actor. A character actor he appeared in prominent screen roles in the early 1920s before switching to smaller supporting parts, often authority figures, in the following decade. He was the brother of the journalist Ashton Stevens Ashton P. Stevens (August 11, 1872 – July 12, 1951) was an American journalist regarded as the dean of American drama critics. His newspaper column appeared in ''The San Francisco Examiner'' and later in the ''Chicago Herald-American''. He was a ... and the father of film director George Stevens. He appeared in the 1936 musical film ''Swing Time (film), Swing Time'' directed by his son.Green p.61 His final screen appearance was in ''Citizen Kane''. Selected filmography * ''The Price of Redemption'' (1920) * ''A Thousand to One'' (1920) * ''Keeping Up with Lizzie'' (1921) * ''Shadows of Conscience'' (1921) * ''The Veiled Woman (1922 film), The Veiled Woman'' (1922) * ''Wild Honey (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson. Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa and died in Burbank, California from a heart attack. Jackson gained early acting experience in stock theater, working with groups such as the Des Moines Stock Company. Jackson's screen debut was in the silent film ''The Supreme Passion'' (1921). On March 30, 1971, Jackson died of a heart attack in Burbank, California. He was 82. Filmography * ''The Supreme Passion'' (1921) – Clara's Beau * '' Thru Different Eyes'' (1929) – King (defense attorney) * '' Why Bring That Up?'' (1929) – Eddie * '' Lovin' the Ladies'' (1930) – George Van Horne * '' Brothers'' (1930) – Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited) * '' Madonna of the Streets'' (1930) – Kingsley's Partner (uncredited) * ''Dirigible'' (1931) – Lt. Rowland (uncredited) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Fraser
Phyllis Cerf Wagner (born Helen Brown Nichols; April 13, 1916 – November 24, 2006), also known as Phyllis Fraser, was an American socialite, writer, publisher, and actress. She was a co-founder of Beginner Books. Early life Fraser was born Helen Brown Nichols in Kansas City, Missouri. Her mother was Verda Virginia Clendenin (née Owens), daughter of Walter and Saphrona Owens (née Ball), who were of Welsh ancestry. Her two maternal aunts were Jean Owens, wife of radio actor Vinton Hayworth (uncle of Rita Hayworth), and Lela (Owens) McMath, mother of Ginger Rogers. Not long after her birth, her mother moved to Oklahoma City, where Fraser resided until age 16.People: "Chris & Genevieve Cerf: She's Throwing Off Her Chains, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Elliott
Richard Damon Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death. Early years Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Career Elliott played many different roles, typically as a somewhat blustery sort, such as a politician. A short, fat man, Elliott played Santa Claus on the Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton, and Jack Benny programs. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), in which he scolded James Stewart, who was trying to say goodnight to Donna Reed, advising him: "Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?" He also had a few memorable appearances in episodes of the '' Adventures of Superman'' television series. He appeared three times as Stanley on the CBS sitcom '' December Bride'', as well as on two of ABC/Warner Brothers' western series, '' Sugarfoot'' and '' Maverick''. He was cast as the prospector Peter Cooper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson (September 11, 1882 – August 4, 1957) was an American character actor, usually portraying strong-willed or wise men. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957. Life Alderson was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He married Lillian Worth, an American actress, on January 14, 1918 in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. By 1925, the couple were divorced. Alderson's work in films included portraying Jefferson Davis as a young Army officer in '' Santa Fe Trail'' (1940). Alderson died in Glendale, California. He is buried in lot 299, section 12 of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery near Los Angeles. Selected filmography *''Her Man'' (1918) as 'Old Milt' McBrian *''The Good-Bad Wife'' (1920) as Col. Denbigh *'' The White Rose'' (1923) as Man of the World *'' The Exciters'' (1923) as Chloroform Charlie *''America'' (1924) as Justice Montague *'' Isn't Life Wonderful'' (1924) as The Professor *'' Sally of the Sawdust'' (1925) as Judge Henry L. Foster *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor. Life and career Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Corps. Hale is most well known as Dagwood Bumstead's boss, Julius Caesar Dithers, in the '' Blondie'' film series in the 1940s. He is also notable for playing Inspector Fernack in various The Saint films by RKO Pictures. In 1950 he made two appearances in '' The Cisco Kid'' as Barry Owens. He also appeared in two different episodes of '' Adventures of Superman'': "The Evil Three", in which he played a murderous "Southern Colonel"-type character, and "Panic in the Sky", one of the most famous episodes, in which he played the lead astronomer at the Metropolis Observatory, actually a California observatory. Among the relatively few television programs on which Hale appeared are the religion anthology series '' Crossroads'', '' The Loretta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Wilson (actor)
Clarence Hummel Wilson (November 17, 1876 – October 5, 1941) was an American character actor. Career Wilson appeared in nearly 200 movies between 1920 and 1941, mostly in supporting roles as an old miser or grouch. He had supporting roles in films like '' The Front Page'' (1931; as Sheriff Pinky), '' Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1935) and '' You Can't Take It With You'' (1938). Wilson also played in several ''Our Gang'' comedies, most notably as Mr. Crutch in '' Shrimps for a Day'' and school board chairman Alonzo Pratt in ''Come Back, Miss Pipps'', his final film. Death Wilson died on October 5, 1941, and he was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Selected filmography * '' Duds'' (1920) - Jues * '' The Penalty'' (1920) - A Crook (uncredited) * '' The Little Grey Mouse'' (1920) - Henry Lealor * ''Are All Men Alike?'' (1920) * '' The Land of Jazz'' (1920) - Minor Role * '' The First Born'' (1921) - Kury Lar * ''While the Devil Laughs'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Newell
David Alexander Newell (born November 24, 1938) is an American television actor known primarily for his portrayal of Mr. McFeely, the delivery man on '' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. He also worked in the public relations department of Fred Rogers Productions. His character's most famous catchphrase was "Speedy Delivery!" He toured the country until he retired in 2015, promoting ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' as Mr. McFeely. Life Newell was born in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he was the director of public relations for Fred Rogers Productions. Newell still resides in O'Hara Township with his wife Nan. They have a daughter, Catherine; two sons, Taylor and Alex; and four grandchildren. Career Newell began his acting career at a theatre school known as the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Through connections made there, he eventually met Fred Rogers. Newell was originally hired onto the show as a public relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tannen
Charles David Tannen (October 22, 1915 – December 28, 1980) was an American actor and screenwriter. Career A general purpose actor who worked primarily at 20th Century Fox, Tannen had mostly bit and/or supporting parts in movies, appearing in more than two hundred films, including ''Jesse James'' (1939), '' The Return of Frank James'' (1940), '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953) with Marilyn Monroe, '' There's No Business Like Show Business'' (1954), '' The Fly'' (1958), and ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' (1961). Director Preston Sturges once praised Tannen for his acting ability, being quoted as saying, If you have a middle-aged character part, either Gentile or Jewish, either comic or dramatic, I urge you to give it to Tannen, and I guarantee that you will be enchanted by his authority, his unction, his voice, his theatrical resource, and his profound ability. Tannen also made many appearances on such television series as ''Bonanza, ''Gunsmoke, '' Perry Mason'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Ford (actor)
Francis Ford (born Francis Joseph Feeney; August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was an American film actor, writer and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of the latter's movies, including '' Young Mr. Lincoln'' (1939) and '' The Quiet Man'' (1952). Biography Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John Augustine Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland, on June 15, 1854. His mother was Barbara "Abbey" Curran. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine, and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War (In ''Pappy: The Life of John Ford'', Dan Ford wrote about Francis Ford and the war, "The Army soon discovered that he was only fifteen and sent him home."), Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
