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For Me And My Gal (song)
For Me and My Gal can refer to: * ''For Me and My Gal'' (film), a 1942 Judy Garland-Gene Kelly musical directed by Busby Berkeley * "For Me and My Gal" (song), a 1917 popular standard song by George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie, and E. Ray Goetz See also *'' Me and My Gal'', a 1932 romantic comedy/drama film directed by Raoul Walsh *'' Me and My Girl'', a 1937 musical * ''Me and My Girl'' (TV series), a 1980s British sitcom {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Me And My Gal (film)
''For Me and My Gal'' is a 1942 American musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, and starring Judy Garland, George Murphy, Martha Eggerth, Ben Blue and Gene Kelly in his film debut. The film was written by Richard Sherman, Fred F. Finklehoffe and Sid Silvers, based on a story by Howard Emmett Rogers inspired by a true story about vaudeville actors Harry Palmer and Jo Hayden, when Palmer was drafted into World War I. The film was a production of the Arthur Freed unit at MGM. Plot In the heyday of vaudeville, on the verge of America's entrance into World War I, two talented performers, Jo Hayden ( Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly), set their sights on playing the Palace Theatre on Broadway, the epitome of vaudeville success, and marrying immediately after. Just weeks before their plans are to be realized, Harry gets a draft notice. Intending to obtain a short delay before reporting for duty, he intentionally smashes his hand in a trunk. That same day Jo is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busby Berkeley
Berkeley William Enos, (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) known professionally as Busby Berkeley, was an American film director and musical choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances. Early life Berkeley was born in Los Angeles, California, to Francis Enos (who died when Busby was eight) and stage actress Gertrude Berkeley (1864–1946). Among Gertrude's friends, and a performer in Tim Frawly's Stock company run by Busby Berkeley's father, were actress Amy Busby from whom Berkeley gained the appellation "Buzz" or "Busby" and actor William Gillette, then only four years away from playing Sherlock Holmes. Whether he was christened Busby Berkeley William Enos,Spivak, Jeffrey, ''Buzz, The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley'' (University Press of Kentucky, 2010), pp. 6–7. or Berkeley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Me And My Gal (song)
For Me and My Gal can refer to: * ''For Me and My Gal'' (film), a 1942 Judy Garland-Gene Kelly musical directed by Busby Berkeley * "For Me and My Gal" (song), a 1917 popular standard song by George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie, and E. Ray Goetz See also *'' Me and My Gal'', a 1932 romantic comedy/drama film directed by Raoul Walsh *'' Me and My Girl'', a 1937 musical * ''Me and My Girl'' (TV series), a 1980s British sitcom {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he is the eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, and was the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard in his twenties. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. He later co-owned the Major League Baseball team Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers before being elected governor of Texas 1994 Texas gubernatorial election, in 1994. Governorship of George W. Bush, As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the Wind power in Texas, leading producer of wind-generated electricity in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Leslie
Edgar Leslie (December 31, 1885 – January 22, 1976) was an American songwriter. Biography Edgar Leslie was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1885. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York. He published his first song in 1909, starting a long prolific career as a composer and lyricist. He died in 1976. Musical career Leslie's first song, "Lonesome" (1909), was an immediate success, recorded by the Haydn Quartet and again by Byron G. Harlan. Other notable artists recorded his early works. Among them were Nat M. Wills, Julian Rose, Belle Baker, Lew Dockstader, James Barton and Joe Welch. A founding member of ASCAP in 1914. In 1927, he traveled to England and collaborated with Horatio Nicholls on several songs, most notably " Among My Souvenirs". Leslie served as its director from 1931 to 1941 and from 1947 to 1953. His most enduring success of the era was probably 1935's " Moon Over Miami". He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And My Gal
''Me and My Gal'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic crime comedy-drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett, directed by Raoul Walsh and released by the Fox Film Corporation. The film tells the story of jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan (Tracy), who falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley (Bennett). It is admired as a pre-Code classic today. According to TCM, it did well with critics and audiences, featuring fine performances from its two stars, "displaying the superb chemistry" that can be seen in their other pictures together. A remake, '' Pier 13'', was released in 1940. Plot In this wisecracking comedy, Danny Dolan is a cop whose beat is the New York waterfront. Danny has a soft spot for Helen Riley, a sharp-tongued waitress at a cheap diner, while her scatterbrained sister, Kate, is in love with Duke, a sleazy low-level mobster. While Duke makes a play for Kate, both Helen and Dan know that he is bad news, and Danny wants to put Duke behind b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And My Girl
''Me and My Girl'' is a musical with music by Noel Gay and its original book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose. The story, set in the late 1930s, tells of an unapologetically unrefined Cockney gentleman named Bill Snibson, who learns that he is the 14th heir to the Earl of Hareford. The action is set in Hampshire, and in Mayfair and Lambeth in London. The musical had a successful original run in the West End in 1937, and was turned into a film in 1939, titled ''The Lambeth Walk'', named after one of the show's songs. "The Lambeth Walk" was also the subject of a news story in ''The Times'' of October 1938: "While dictators rage and statesmen talk, all Europe dances – to The Lambeth Walk." The production also included the song " The Sun Has Got His Hat On". After returning to the West End briefly in 1952, the musical's book received a revision by Stephen Fry with Mike Ockrent in the 1980s. The show was revised again and revived in the West End in 1984, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
