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Edy Williams
Edwina Beth Williams (born July 9, 1942) is a retired American television and film actress who is best known for her acting work in the films of Russ Meyer, to whom she was married from 1970 to 1975. Early years Williams was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and raised in Southern California. She began her career as a model and beauty pageant contestant. After winning several local pageants, she was signed as a contract player by 20th Century Fox. Career Throughout the 1960s, Williams appeared in several television series and films including roles in ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Batman'', ''Adam-12'', ''Lost in Space'', '' The Naked Kiss'', and the Sonny & Cher film, ''Good Times'' (1967). In 1970, she appeared as Ashley St. Ives in Russ Meyer's first mainstream film, ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'', followed by his second mainstream film, '' The Seven Minutes'' (1971). Meyer and Williams married in 1970, shortly after the release of ''Beyond the Valley of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
62nd Academy Awards
The 62nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1989 and took place on March 26, 1990, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the first time. Three weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on March 3, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Richard Dysart and Diane Ladd. '' Driving Miss Daisy'' won four awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included '' Glory'' with three awards, '' Born on the Fourth of July'', '' The Little Mermaid'', and '' My Left Foot'' with two, and '' The Abyss'', '' Balan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy Enterprises, Inc
''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playboy Playmate, Playmates), ''Playboy'' played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special #International editions, nation-specific versions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide, including those by licensees, such as Dirk Steenekamp's DHS Media Group. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'' is a 1966 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley. It was the third and final motion picture that Presley filmed in Hawaii. The film reached #40 on the ''Variety'' weekly box office chart, earning $2.5 million in theaters. In agreeing to do this film, Elvis's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was hoping to replicate the success of Presley's 1961 film, '' Blue Hawaii''. Plot Rick Richards (Presley) returns to his home in Hawaii after being fired from his job as an airline pilot. He and his buddy Danny Kohana (James Shigeta) go into the helicopter charter business together. But Rick's reckless flying and his careless flirting with local women may cost Rick the business and Danny his home. This tendency seems to get in the way of their secretary, Judy "Friday" Hudson ( Suzanna Leigh) and Rick getting together. Disaster looms as Danny becomes overdue on a flight after Rick has been grounded by government officials. Rick must decide if he should r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada Smith
''Nevada Smith'' is a 1966 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy and Suzanne Pleshette. The film was made by Solar Productions in association with and released by Paramount Pictures. The movie is a prequel to ''The Carpetbaggers'', a highly successful film from two years earlier based on the 1961 Harold Robbins novel. In that film, Alan Ladd played an older version of Nevada Smith, the character McQueen plays in this film. ''Nevada Smith'' depicts Smith's first meeting with another "Carpetbaggers" character, Jonas Cord Sr, and delves into Nevada Smith's background as summarized in a scene from the original film. Plot In the 1890s American West, outlaws Bill Bowdre, Jesse Coe and Tom Fitch seek to rob Max's father of the gold they believe he has. When it becomes evident that there is none, they torture and brutally kill the white father and Kiowa mother of young Max Sand. Max sets out to avenge the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run For Your Life (TV Series)
''Run for Your Life'' is an American drama television series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with '' The Fugitive''. Synopsis Premise Ben Gazzara played attorney Paul Bryan. When his doctor tells him he will die in no less than 9 months, but in no more than 18 months, he decides to do all the things for which he had never had the time—to squeeze 30 years of living into one or two years of life. Much like '' Route 66,'' each episode features the main character on the move, encountering new people in new situations. Background Gazzara originated the character of Paul Bryan on '' Kraft Suspense Theatre,'' in the episode "Rapture at Two-Forty," which aired on April 15, 1965, and served as the show's pilot. Well received, the show became a series that September. Near the beginning of that episode, the audience actually see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlow (Paramount Film)
''Harlow'' is a 1965 American biographical drama film directed by Gordon Douglas (director), Gordon Douglas about the life of film star Jean Harlow. It stars Carroll Baker in the title role and Raf Vallone, Red Buttons, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Mike Connors, Martin Balsam and Leslie Nielsen in supporting roles. Although the film failed commercially, it was successful in launching the hit song "Girl Talk (Neal Hefti song), Girl Talk" by Neal Hefti. The picture was released by Paramount Pictures shortly after Magna Corporation, Magna had released a different Harlow (Magna film), film with the same title and subject, starring Carol Lynley. Plot The film opens with Harlow as a struggling extra and bit actress supporting a greedy stepfather Marino and a loving but oblivious mother "Mama Jean". With the help of agent Arthur Landau, she secures a contract at the studio of the Howard Hughes-inspired Richard Manley. The reception to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A House Is Not A Home (film)
''A House Is Not a Home'' is a 1964 American drama film directed by Russell Rouse and written by Steve Jankowski, loosely based on the 1953 autobiography by madam Polly Adler. The film stars Shelley Winters, Robert Taylor, Cesar Romero, and Kaye Ballard, with Raquel Welch in her film debut as a call girl. The song of the same name, written for the film by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, has become a standard. Plot Polly Adler is a high class madam, who at a party at her bordello looks back at her life, beginning as a poor and naïve young Polish immigrant who works in a sweatshop. After she is sexually assaulted by her boss, for which her housemates blame her, she then is forced to move out. Having lost her job and lodgings, a friend brings her to a restaurant where she is introduced to Frank Costigan, a bootlegger, who lets her live in a plush apartment he uses for his affair with a married woman. When this relationship fails, Polly fixes him up with an attractive girlfriend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brass Bottle (1964 Film)
''The Brass Bottle'' is a 1964 American fantasy film, fantasy-comedy film about a modern man who accidentally gains the friendship of a long-out-of-circulation genie. It stars Tony Randall, Burl Ives and Barbara Eden. The film is based on the 1900 The Brass Bottle (novel), novel of the same title by Thomas Anstey Guthrie. The novel had been adapted for the screen twice before, in the silent film era, in The Brass Bottle (1914 film), 1914 and The Brass Bottle (1923 film), 1923. It inspired the American fantasy sitcom ''I Dream of Jeannie'', starring Eden. Plot The eccentric, unsuccessful architect Harold Ventimore is taking the next big step in his life: he has become engaged to his girlfriend Sylvia Kenton. Her father Anthony, an Egyptology professor, immediately interrupts a trip to Europe and returns to the United States to prevent Harold from marrying Sylvia. To make his future in-laws happy, Harold buys a large, sealable oriental brass bottle at an auction, only to discover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man's Favorite Sport?
''Man's Favorite Sport?'' is a 1964 American screwball comedy film starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss and directed and produced by Howard Hawks. Hawks intended the film to be an homage to his own 1938 screwball classic ''Bringing Up Baby'', with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, and unsuccessfully tried to get these stars to reprise their roles. The film was co-produced by Hudson through his company Gibraltar Productions. Plot Roger Willoughby works at Abercrombie & Fitch as a salesman of recreational fishing equipment. He is very successful at his job and highly sought after by his customers, some of whom are looking for equipment which could help them win the next annual fishing tournament at Lake Wakapoogee. His boss, Mr. Cadwalader, orders Willoughby to participate in the tournament, something he had never done before. This request comes at the suggestion of Isolde "Easy" Mueller, the daughter of the owner of the Lake's lodge, and Abigail Page, its director of publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Love Or Money (1963 Film)
''For Love or Money'' is a 1963 romantic comedy film distributed by Universal International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Michael Gordon, and starring Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, and Gig Young. It was written by Larry Markes and Michael Morris, and released on August 7, 1963. The supporting cast features Thelma Ritter, Leslie Parrish, Julie Newmar and William Bendix. This is the last film starring Gaynor before her retirement from acting in feature films. Plot Lawyer Donald Kenneth "Deke" Gentry is given the task of playing matchmaker for the three daughters of his wealthy client Chloe Brasher. Cast * Kirk Douglas as Donald Kenneth "Deke" Gentry * Mitzi Gaynor as Kate Brasher * Gig Young as John "Sonny" Dayton Smith * Thelma Ritter as Chloe Brasher * Julie Newmar as Bonnie Brasher * William Bendix as Joe Fogel * Leslie Parrish as Jan Brasher * Dick Sargent (credited as Richard Sargent) as Harvey Wofford * Elizabeth McRae as Marsha * William Windom as Sam Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dummy
"The Dummy" is the 98th episode of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'' starring Cliff Robertson as a ventriloquist. It is not to be confused with a similar episode " Caesar and Me", in which Jackie Cooper plays a ventriloquist. Opening narration Plot Ventriloquist Jerry Etherson is performing an act with his dummy Willy in a small club in New York City. At the end of the act, Willy seems to bite Jerry's hand, and after he goes back to his dressing room he finds teeth marks on his finger. He begins to drink from a liquor bottle he had hidden in a drawer. His agent, Frank, comes in and is upset that Jerry has resumed drinking. Jerry tells Frank, as he has numerous times before, that Willy is alive. Frank does not believe Jerry and has already pushed him into getting psychiatric help. Jerry is convinced that further psychiatric sessions would be redundant and that the only solution is to get rid of Willy and perform with a different dummy, "Goofy Gogg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, television series, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data is accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic, AllMovie and AllGame were sold by Rov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
