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Fool's Paradise (film)
Fool's Paradise may refer to: __NOTOC__ Films * ''Fool's Paradise'' (1921 film), a film by Cecil B DeMille * * ''Fool's Paradise'', a 1997 film with Karen Duffy * ''Fool's Paradise'' (2023 film), a film by Charlie Day Music * ''Fool's Paradise'' (opera), a 1994 opera by Ofer Ben-Amots, based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer Albums * ''Fool's Paradise'' (Monday Morning album), 2005 * ''Fool's Paradise'' (The Head Cat album), 2006 * ''Fool's Paradise'' (Cold Specks album), a 2017 album by the band Cold Specks * '' A Fool's Paradise'', a 1973 album by the American band Lazarus Songs * "Fool's Paradise", a 1955 song first recorded by Johnny Fuller and covered by: **Charles Brown (musician), 1955 **Sam Cooke, on the 1963 album '' Night Beat'' **Mose Allison, on the 1965 album '' Mose Alive!'' * "Fool's Paradise", a 1956 song by Eddie Cochran and Hank Cochran with Jerry Capehart * "Fool's Paradise", a 1958 song recorded by Buddy Holly and The Crickets ** Covered in 1973 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fool's Paradise (1921 Film)
''Fool's Paradise'' is a 1921 American Silent film, silent romance film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Dorothy Dalton and Conrad Nagel. The film was based on the short story "Laurels and the Lady" by Leonard Merrick published in his 1908 collection ''The Man Who Understood Women''. It was adapted for the screen by Sada Cowan and Beulah Marie Dix. Plot As described in a film magazine, Arthur Phelps (Nagel) was injured during World War I and while in a French hospital had become dazzled by the beauty of French dancer Rosa Duchene (Harris). Back in the United States in an oil town along the Mexican border, Arthur meets American dancer Poll Patchouli (Dalton) in a Mexican cantina, and she falls in love with him. Rosa and her troupe are billed for a show in the local theater and while Arthur is waiting at the stage door to see his charmer, he lights a cigar that had been given to him by Poll. The cigar is of the Exploding cigar, trick kind, and the explosion that follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Cochran
Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold, and others. Cochran was also a recording artist between 1962 and 1980, scoring seven times on the ''Billboard'' country music charts, with his greatest solo success being the No. 20 "Sally Was a Good Old Girl." In 2014, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Biography Cochran was born on August 2, 1935, in Isola, Mississippi, during the Great Depression. By the time he turned three, Cochran already had pneumonia, whooping cough, measles, and mumps. The doctor feared he wouldn't survive to adulthood. His parents divorced when he was nine years old. He then moved with his father to Memphis, Tennessee, and was placed in an orphanage. After running away twice, he then was sent to live with his grandparents, in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loud House
''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a large family of 11 children. It is set in a fictional town in southeastern Michigan called Royal Woods, based on Savino's hometown of Royal Oak, Michigan, Royal Oak. The series was pitched to the network in 2013 as a two-minute short film entered in the annual Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program, Animated Shorts Program. It entered production the following year. The series is based on Savino's own childhood growing up in a large family, and its animation is largely influenced by newspaper comic strips. Since its debut, the series has gained high ratings, becoming the top-rated children's animated series on American television within its first month on the air. The series has received considerable media attention and nominations at both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fool's Paradise (Evil Con Carne)
''Evil Con Carne'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. The series centers on wealthy crime lord Hector Con Carne, who is reduced to his brain and stomach after an assassination attempt and subsequently implanted onto Boskov, a purple Russian bear. Aided by his scientist Major Dr. Ghastly and military leader General Skarr, Hector now oversees criminal organization Evil Con Carne, continuing his quest for world domination. ''Evil Con Carne'' began as a segment on '' Grim & Evil'', from which it was a spin-off, along with sister series ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', on August 24, 2001. Although the segments were produced for ''Grim & Evil'', the series aired as a separate series from July 11, 2003, to October 22, 2004, on Cartoon Network. After the show's end, its characters would frequently make cameo appearances in ''Billy & Mandy'', with General Skarr becoming a recurring character. An official series finale, titled " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlateh The Goat And Other Stories
''Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories'' is a 1966 book of short stories written by Polish-American author Isaac Bashevis Singer. The stories were translated from Yiddish, which was Singer's language of choice for writing, by Singer and Elizabeth Shub. Maurice Sendak provided illustrations for the book. Among other recognition the book received, it was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal (i.e., a Newbery Honor Book) in 1967."Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 2003 -Present" , |
The New Mythology Suite''
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis is a British singer from Cardiff, Wales. She is best known for the 1996 pop hit single " I Love You Always Forever". Lewis teamed up with Richard Marx on the 1997 adult contemporary hit " At the Beginning" for the ''Anastasia'' soundtrack. In 1997, Lewis was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Female Artist.Donna Lewis BRITS Profile . BRIT Awards Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2013 After releasing her second album, '' Blue Planet'', Lewis left and independently released albums '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meli'sa Morgan
Joyce Melissa Morgan (usually spelled Meli'sa; born December 6, 1964) is an American R&B/Soul singer–songwriter. Morgan had a string of urban contemporary hits from the mid–1980s to the mid–1990s. Most notable include her cover version of Prince's " Do Me, Baby" (1985), "Do You Still Love Me" (1986) and "Still in Love with You" (1992). Early life Born in Queens, New York, Morgan got her start in the music industry while singing with a church gospel choir called the Starlets of Corona. Morgan cites Chaka Khan as a major influence. Career 1982–1992 Her initial chart entry was as the lead singer of the dance group, Shades of Love. They had a single entry at #26 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1982 with "Body to Body (Keep in Touch)." This was re-popularized in 1994 by new remixes and reached number 1 on the same chart. That same year, music entrepreneur Jacques Fred Petrus asked her to join his newly created studio group, High Fashion, that feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Man's Party (album)
''Dead Man's Party'' is the fifth album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1985 by MCA Records. The album contains the only two singles by the band to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100: "Weird Science" at number 45, and "Just Another Day" at number 85. The album was the band's first to be certified gold for sales of 500,000 units. The album cover art is an homage to the Mexican holiday Día de Los Muertos. Composition Elfman stated that he wrote the album's lead single, "Weird Science", spontaneously in his car, after receiving a call from director John Hughes about composing a song for his upcoming film of the same name. The song went on to become the band's most commercially successful single, which Elfman later regretted, as he believed it "just didn't feel like it was really a part of he band'srepertoire". Session outtakes include "Not My Slave" and "New Generation", both of which were released on the band's follow-up album, ''Boi-Ngo'', in 1987. Reiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo () was an American new wave music, new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a Surrealism, surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and written material for in the years previous. Their highest-charting song, "Weird Science (song), Weird Science", reached No. 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Oingo Boingo was known for their high-energy live concerts and experimental music, which can be described as combining elements of music such as Art music, art, Punk rock, punk, ska, Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, and World music, world, amongst other genres. The band's body of work spanned 17 years, with various genre and line-up changes. Their best-known songs include "Only a Lad", "Little Girls (Oingo Boingo song), Little Girls", "Dead Man's Party (song), Dead Man's Party" and "Weird Science". The band experienced multiple line-up changes, with Leon Schn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sylvers
The Sylvers were an American R&B family vocal group from Watts, Los Angeles, California. They were active during the 1970s, recording the singles "Fool's Paradise", " Boogie Fever", and " Hot Line". Prior to becoming the Sylvers, the four eldest members (Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, and James) recorded as the Little Angels, appearing on shows such as ''You Bet Your Life'' and '' Make Room for Daddy'', and opening for acts such as Johnny Mathis and Ray Charles. During this time, they released two singles: "Santa Claus Parade" b/w "I'll Be a Little Angel" on Warwick Records and "Says You" b/w "Olympia" on Capitol Records. Background Members The Sylvers family consisted of ten siblings, nine of whom performed in the band at different times: * Olympia Ann "Olan" Sylvers (born October 13, 1951) — vocals * Leon Frank Sylvers III (born March 7, 1953) — bass, vocals * Charmaine Elaine Sylvers (born March 9, 1954) — vocals * James Jonathan Sylvers (born June 8, 1955) — keyboards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McLean Discography
The discography of American singer Don McLean consists of 20 studio albums, four live albums, 11 compilation albums, and 16 singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' .... Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Rarities Notes References {{Don McLean McLean, Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
