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Frank Bank
Frank Bank (April 12, 1942 – April 13, 2013) was an American actor, particularly known for his role as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on the 1957–1963 situation comedy television series ''Leave It to Beaver''. Life Bank was cast in 50 episodes of ''Leave It to Beaver'' between January 24, 1958, until the series finale on May 30, 1963. Thereafter, he was cast as Clarence Rutherford in 101 episodes of the series sequel, ''The New Leave It to Beaver'', which aired on cable television from 1984 to 1989. Beginning in 1973, Bank became a bond broker in his native Los Angeles. His autobiography, ''Call Me Lumpy: My Leave It To Beaver Days and Other Wild Hollywood Life,'' was published in 1997. Bank died of cancer on April 13, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, California, one day after his 71st birthday. He was survived by his third wife, Rebecca, four daughters, and five grandchildren. He is interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California Culver City is a city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights, California, Ladera Heights to the east. The city was named after its founder, Harry Culver, who first attempted to establish it in 1913. In the 1920s, Culver City became a center for film and later television production. It was best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1924 to 1986. From 1932 to 1986, it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company. National Public Radio West and Sony Pictures Entertainment have headquarters in the city. History Early history Archaeology, Archaeological evidence suggests a human presence in the area of present-day Culver City since at least 8000 BCE. The region was the homeland of the Tongva people, Tongva-Gabrieliño Native Americans. For centuries, native people lived in areas curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Births
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in which they agree "not to make any separate peace with the Axis powers". * January 5 – WWII: Two prisoners, British officer Airey Neave and Dutch officer Anthony Luteyn, escape from Colditz Castle in Germany. After travelling for three days, they reach the Swiss border. * January 7 – WWII: ** Battle of Slim River: Japanese forces of the 5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 5th Division, sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To Beaver (film)
''Leave It to Beaver'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Andy Cadiff, based on the 1957–1963 television series of the same name. Many in-jokes and sub-plots relating to the series are adapted for the film. It features many of the original regular characters, most played by new actors, with some cameos by the original TV cast. The film was released by Universal Pictures on August 22, 1997. Plot Beaver has his heart set on a bike in a store window. Eddie Haskell, Wally's best friend, tells him that if he flatters Ward by signing up for football, he will get it for his birthday. He joins the football team and endures the practices, despite his disadvantage of being smaller than his teammates. He even goes so far as to refuse to let Ward read him a bedtime story and kiss him goodnight. When he celebrates his birthday, he is presented with the new bike, as well as a computer from his great-aunt. On the first day of school, five days later, Ward and June tell Wally to acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma), and is known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled around the world three times, made 71 films (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was hugely popular in the United States for his leading political wit and was the highest paid of Hollywood film stars. He died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post when their small airplane crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in northern Alaska. Rogers began his career as a performer on vaudeville. His rope act led to success in the '' Ziegfeld Follies'', which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Will Rogers
''The Story of Will Rogers'' (titled onscreen as ''The Story of Will Rogers as told by His Wife'') is a 1952 American Comedy Western film biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Will Rogers Jr. as his father. The supporting cast features Jane Wyman. The film's screenplay was based on the true short story "Uncle Clem's Boy" by Rogers' widow Betty Blake, which was published in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in 1940. Bing Crosby secretly made a screen test for the lead role in 1943 (available for viewing at the Paley Center for Media in New York City and Los Angeles), but Warner Bros owned the rights to the Will Rogers story while Crosby was under contract to Paramount and, in 1941, he had given up the clause that had allowed him to make one independent movie per year. Because of these contractual complications, Crosby could not be cast. Plot In the early 1900s, Will Rogers returns to his hometown in Oklahoma after two years of drif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cargo To Capetown
''Cargo to Capetown'' is a 1950 American adventure drama film directed by Earl McEvoy and starring Broderick Crawford, Ellen Drew and John Ireland.Blottner p.30 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film reunited the stars of ''All the King's Men'', a major commercial and critical hit from the previous year. The film's sets were designed by art director Cary Odell. Plot The captain of a rusty tanker fights his chief engineer for a woman on board. Cast * Broderick Crawford as Johnny Phelan * Ellen Drew as Kitty Mellar * John Ireland as Steve Conway * Edgar Buchanan as Sam Bennett * Ted de Corsia Edward Gildea De Corsia (September 29, 1903 – April 11, 1973) was an American radio, film, and television actor, best remembered for his chilling debut in ''The Lady from Shanghai'' (1947), as the ex-wrestler murderer Willie Garzah in the ... as Rhys * Robert Espinoza as Rik * Leonard Strong as Singh See also * List of American films of 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour
''Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour'' is an American television panel game show that combined two panel games of the 1960s and 1970s – ''Match Game'' and ''Hollywood Squares'' – into an hour-long format. The series ran from October 31, 1983, to July 27, 1984 on NBC. Gene Rayburn reprised his role as host of the ''Match Game'' and Super Match segments, while Jon Bauman hosted the ''Hollywood Squares'' segment. Gene Wood was the show's regular announcer with Johnny Olson and Rich Jeffries substituting during the run. The series was credited as a Mark Goodson Television Production. Orion Television, then-owners of the ''Hollywood Squares'' format rights, licensed the format to Goodson. Rules ''Match Game'' Each day began with two new contestants playing ''Match Game'', hosted by Gene Rayburn. Three rounds were played, with one question per contestant in each round. A coin toss determined who played first in round one, and the high scorer at the end of each round played f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
87th Precinct (TV Series)
''87th Precinct'' is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott and Norman Fell, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season. Synopsis The characters appeared in a series of novels and short stories written by Ed McBain. Lansing portrayed Detective Steve Carella, who worked in Manhattan's 87th precinct. The ''87th Precinct'' TV series differs from the books in that the series is explicitly set in New York. As well, the character of Roger Havilland in the books is violent, corrupt, and thoroughly disliked by the other members of the squad; for the TV series, he was transformed into an honest and respected veteran officer. ''87th Precinct'' premiered on September 25, 1961 and ended on September 10, 1962. Cast * Robert Lansing as Det. Steve Carella *Norman Fell as Det. Meyer Meyer *Gregory Walcott as Det. Roger Havilland *Ron Harper as Det. Bert Kling Recurring *Gena Rowlands appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Father (U
Bachelor Father may refer to: * ''Bachelor Father'' (American TV series), a 1957–1962 sitcom starring John Forsythe * ''Bachelor Father'' (British TV series), a 1970–1971 sitcom *'' The Bachelor Father'', a 1931 American pre-Code MGM drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard * ''Bachelor Father'' (film), a 1939 American Spanish-language comedy film directed by Richard Harlan See also * Kunwara Baap (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimarron City (TV Series)
''Cimarron City'' is an American one-hour Western television series, starring George Montgomery as Matt Rockford and John Smith as Lane Temple, airing on NBC from October 11, 1958, to September 26, 1959. Cimarron City is a boomtown in Logan County, Oklahoma, north of Oklahoma City. Rich in oil and gold, Cimarron City aspires to become the capital of the future state of Oklahoma, to be created in 1907. Synopsis Matthew Rockford is the son of an area cattle rancher, who is the founder and mayor of Cimarron City. Lane Temple, the blacksmith, serves also as the deputy sheriff. He maintains the law amid the crooked schemes concocted in Cimarron City. Audrey Totter played Beth Purcell, the owner of the boarding house. The episodes were supposed to rotate equally among Montgomery, Smith, and Totter. The writers, however, did not give Totter enough stories as promised, and she was phased out in favor of male leads. ''Cimarron City'' also featured Dan Blocker (before ''Bonanza'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Knows Best
''Father Knows Best'' is an American sitcom starring Robert Young (actor), Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray (actor), Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin. The series, which began on radio in 1949, aired as a television show for six seasons and 203 episodes. Created by Ed James (writer), Ed James, ''Father Knows Best'' follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the town of Springfield. The state in which Springfield is located is never specified, but it is generally accepted to be located in the Midwestern United States. The television series debuted on CBS in October 1954. It ran for one season and was canceled by CBS but picked up by NBC, where it remained for three seasons. After cancellation by NBC in 1958, the series returned to CBS, where it aired until May 1960. Radio The series began on August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young (actor), Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
