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Jim Backus
James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom ''Gilligan's Island,'' the father of James Dean's character in '' Rebel Without a Cause,'' the voice of the near-sighted cartoon character '' Mr. Magoo'', the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of '' The Alan Young Show'', and Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's '' I Married Joan''. He also starred in his own show of one season, '' The Jim Backus Show'', also known as ''Hot Off the Wire''. An avid golfer, Backus made the 36-hole cut at the 1964 Bing Crosby Pro-Am tournament. He was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life Backus was born February 25, 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio,James Gilmore Backus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jim Backus Show
''The Jim Backus Show'' is a 39-episode American television sitcom that aired in broadcast syndication in 1960 and 1961. The series was also known as ''Hot Off the Wire''. Premise The program focuses on Backus in the role of Mike O'Toole, the editor/proprietor of a low rent wire service struggling to stay in business. Cast * Jim Backus as Mike O'Toole * Nita Talbot as Dora Miles * Bobs Watson as Sidney Episodes * "The Woman's Touch" with George Ives as a bigamist con man, Douglas Aldrich. * "Floundered in Florida" with Alan Carney as Hogan, Milton Frome as Irving Rudolph, Vivi Janiss as Mrs. Rudolph, and Olan Soule Olan Soule (February 28, 1909 – February 1, 1994) was an American actor, who had professional credits in nearly 7,000 radio shows and commercials, appearances in 200 television series and television films, and in over 60 films. He was the ... as Elmo References First-run syndicated television programs in the United States 1960 American televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University School
University School, commonly referred to as US, is an all-boys, private, Junior Kindergarten–12 school with two campus locations in the Greater Cleveland area of Ohio. The campus located in Shaker Heights serves junior kindergarten through eighth grade students, while the campus in Hunting Valley serves ninth through twelfth grade students. University School is a founding member of the International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC) and a member of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives and Cleveland Council of Independent Schools. History and headmasters In 1890 the founding headmaster of the school, Newton M. Anderson, established University School. The school's first building was erected on at the corner of Hough Avenue and East 71st Street in Cleveland. At the turn of the century, Headmaster George D. Pettee led the entire student body to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, in 1901. A few years later in 1908 Headmaster Harry S. Peters led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $ billion in ) by Death of Marilyn Monroe, her death in 1962. Born in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage before marrying James Dougherty (police officer), James Dougherty at the age of 16. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. After roles as a freelancer, she began a longer contract with Fox in 1951, becomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beverly Hillbillies
''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri who move to posh Beverly Hills, California after striking oil on their land. The show was produced by Filmways and was created by Paul Henning. It was followed by two other Henning-inspired "country cousin" series on CBS: '' Petticoat Junction'' and its spin-off '' Green Acres'', which reversed the rags-to-riches, country-to-city model of ''The Beverly Hillbillies''. ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons, ranking as the No.1 series of the year during its first two seasons, with 16 episodes that still remain among the 100 most-watched television episodes in American history. It accumulated seven Emmy nominations during its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' is a 1963 American Technicolor epic comedy film in Ultra Panavision 70 produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, from a screenplay by William and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast composed largely of comedians, is about the madcap pursuit of a suitcase full of stolen cash by a colorful group of strangers. The principal cast features Edie Adams, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, and Jonathan Winters. The film marked the first time Kramer directed a comedy, though he had produced the comedy '' So This Is New York'' in 1948. He is best known for producing and directing, in his own words, "heavy drama" about social problems. His first attempt at directing a comedy film paid off immensely as ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' became a critical and commercial success and was nominated for six Academy Awards, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pied Piper Of Hamelin (1957 Film)
''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' is an American musical film based on the famous Pied Piper of Hamelin, poem of the same name by Robert Browning and using the music of Edvard Grieg, arranged by Pete King (composer), Pete King with new lyrics by Hal Stanley and Irving Taylor (songwriter), Irving Taylor. It stars Van Johnson, Claude Rains (in his only singing and dancing role), Lori Nelson, Jim Backus and Kay Starr. It was directed by Broadway veteran Bretaigne Windust. Nearly all of the dialogue in ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' is spoken in rhyme, much of it directly lifted from Browning's poem. Initially airing on NBC on November 26, 1957, ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' was the first television film not presented live, in contrast to the usual televised family specials of the era, but on motion picture film using three-strip Technicolor, a tactic whose previous use on television was solely for the one-hour science specials ''Our Mr. Sun'' and ''Hemo the Magnificent''. Theatrical prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose Katharine Hepburn on screen and stage, career as a Golden Age of Hollywood, Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. She worked in a varied range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, which earned her List of awards and nominations received by Katharine Hepburn, various accolades, including four Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress—a List of Academy Award records#Acting records, record for any performer. Raised in Connecticut by wealthy, Progressive Era, progressive parents, Hepburn began to act while at Bryn Mawr College. Favorable reviews of her work on Broadway theatre, Broadway brought her to the attention of Hollywood. Her early years i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor, from nine nominations. During his career, he appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen's greatest actors. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as the 9th greatest AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, male star of Classical Hollywood cinema, Classic Hollywood Cinema. Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College (Wisconsin), Ripon College, and he later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in the theater, working in a succession of Repertory theatre, stock companies and intermittently on Broadway theatre, Broadway. His bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat And Mike
''Pat and Mike'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The movie was written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, and directed by George Cukor. Cukor directed ''The Philadelphia Story (film), The Philadelphia Story'' (1940) with Hepburn, and Cukor, Gordon and Kanin teamed with Hepburn and Tracy again for ''Adam's Rib'' (1949). Gordon and Kanin were nominated for the 1952 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for their work on ''Pat and Mike.'' (They had been similarly honored for ''Adam's Rib''.) Hepburn was nominated in the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Best Actress category at the 10th Golden Globe Awards, while Ray was nominated for "New Star of the Year". Plot Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete who loses her confidence whenever her charming but overbearing fiancé, Collier, is around. Women's golf and tennis championships are within her reach; however, she gets flustered by his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, greatest male star of classic American cinema. Bogart began acting in Broadway shows. Debuting in film in ''The Dancing Town'' (1928), he appeared in supporting roles for more than a decade, regularly portraying gangsters. He was praised for his work as Duke Mantee in ''The Petrified Forest'' (1936). Bogart also received positive reviews for his performance as gangster Hugh "Baby Face" Martin in William Wyler's ''Dead End (1937 film), Dead End'' (1937). His breakthrough came in ''High Sierra (film), High Sierra'' (1941), and he catapulted to stardom as the lead in John Huston's The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), ''The Maltese Falcon'' (1941), considered one of the first great Film noir, ''noir'' films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline – U
Deadline(s) or The Deadline(s) may refer to: * Time limit, a narrow field of time by which an objective must be accomplished Arts, entertainment, and media Comics * Deadline (DC Comics), a fictional villain * ''Deadline'' (magazine), a British comics magazine * ''Deadline'' (Marvel Comics), a 2002 limited series Films * ''The Dead Line'' (1920 film), an American silent drama film * ''The Dead Line'' (1926 film), an American silent western film * ''The Deadline'' (film), a 1931 American western directed by Lambert Hillyer * ''Deadline'' (1948 film), an American western starring Sunset Carson * ''Deadline'' (1971 film), a Swedish/Danish film directed by Stellan Olsson * ''Deadline'' (1980 film), a Canadian horror film starring Stephen Young * ''Deadline'' (1982 film), an Australian film starring Barry Newman * ''Deadline'' (1987 film), a war drama film starring Christopher Walken * ''Deadline'' (1988 film), a British television drama film starring John Hurt and Imogen S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dangerous Profession
''A Dangerous Profession'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff, written by Warren Duff and Martin Rackin, and starring George Raft, Ella Raines and Pat O'Brien.Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013 p 143-144 The film was one of a series of thrillers in which Raft appeared in the late 1940s, with decreasing commercial results. Plot Police lieutenant Nick Ferrone explains the work of bail bondsmen. One such man is Vince Kane, a former police detective who worked with Ferrone. When one of his customers, Claude Brackett, is murdered, Kane investigates, not only because of his curiosity as a former cop; he has also fallen in love with Brackett's widow Lucy, an old flame. Cast * George Raft as Vince Kane * Ella Raines as Lucy Brackett * Pat O'Brien as Joe Farley * Bill Williams as Claude Brackett * Jim Backus as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone * Roland Winters as Jerry McKay * Betty Underwood as Elaine Storm * Robert Gist as Roy Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
