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John D. LeMay
John David LeMay (born May 29, 1962) is an American actor and documentary filmmaker. He has starred in numerous TV shows, films, and theatre productions. Biography John D. LeMay was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on 29 May 1962. In 1970, the LeMay family relocated to Normal, Illinois. LeMay grew up wanting to be a professional football quarterback and played with the Normal Might Mites in the eighth grade. LeMay considered himself to be a class clown that enjoyed being in front of people and making them laugh. Early life and education As a public school student in the second grade, LeMay got his first taste in theatrical productions by playing the part of Sneezy in his class production of ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.'' Playing a "ham" at cub scouts, he discovered that not only could he sing but he was also able to make people laugh. After winning first place in a high school talent contest for his singing, LeMay joined the Normal Parks and Recreation Department's High School t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's List of cities in Minnesota, second-most populous city and the List of United States cities by population, 63rd-most populous in the United States. Saint Paul and neighboring Minneapolis form the core of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities metropolitan area, the third most populous in the Midwestern United States, Midwest with around 3.7 million residents. The Minnesota State Capitol and the state government offices sit on a hill next to downtown Saint Paul overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River. Local cultural offerings include the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and the Minnesota History Center. Three of the region's profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises boroughs of New York City, five boroughs, each coextensive with List of counties in New York, a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global city, global center of financial center, finance and Economy of New York City, commerce, Culture of New York City, culture, high technology, technology, The Entertainment Capital of the World, entertainment and Media in New York City, media, Academy, academics, and List of cities by scientific output, scientific output, the The arts, arts and fashion capital, fashion, and, as hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Run (The Twilight Zone)
''The Twilight Zone'' (1985) is the first of three revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1959–64 television series of the same name. It ran for two seasons on CBS before producing a final season for syndication. The show was narrated by Charles Aidman Charles Leonard Aidman (January 21, 1925 – November 7, 1993) was an American stage, film and television actor. Early life Aidman was born in Frankfort, Indiana, the son of George E. and Etta (Kwitny) Aidman. Aidman graduated from Frankfort ... (1985–1987) and Robin Ward (1988–1989). Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1985–86) Season 2 (1986–87) Season 3 (1988–89) Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) episodes Lists of anthology television series episodes Lists of American science fiction television series episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqua Vita
''Aqua vitae'' (Latin for "water of life") or aqua vita is an archaic name for a strong aqueous solution of ethanol. These terms could also be applied to weak ethanol without rectification. Usage was widespread during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, although its origin is likely much earlier. This Latin term appears in a wide array of dialectical forms throughout all lands and people conquered by ancient Rome. The term is a generic name for all types of distillates, and eventually came to refer specifically to distillates of alcoholic beverages (liquors). ''Aqua vitae'' was typically prepared by distilling wine and in English texts was also called ardent spirits, spirit of wine, or spirits of wine, a name that could be applied to brandy that had been repeatedly distilled. The term was used by the 14th-century alchemist John of Rupescissa, who believed the then newly discovered substance of ethanol to be an imperishable and life-giving "fifth essence" or '' quintessenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boise, Idaho
Boise ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Idaho, most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, there were 235,685 people residing in the city. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's elevation is Sea level#AMSL, above sea level. It is the county seat of Ada County, Idaho, Ada County. The Boise metropolitan area, also known as the Treasure Valley, includes five County (United States), counties with a combined population of 749,202, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It contains the state's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, Idaho, Nampa, and Meridian, Idaho, Meridian. The Boise metropolitan area, Boise–Nampa Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 74th most populous List of metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan statistical area in the United States. Downtown Boise is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Line Cinema
New Line Productions, Inc., Trade name, doing business as New Line Cinema, is an American film production, film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, a division of the Major film studios, "Big Five" film studio Warner Bros., which, in turn, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). It is headquartered in Burbank, California. The studio was founded on June 18, 1967 by Robert Shaye in New York City, and has been operating as a unit of Warner Bros. Pictures since 2008. After becoming a film studio after acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in 1994, Turner later merged with Time Warner Entertainment (later known as WarnerMedia from 2018 to 2022, and Warner Bros. Discovery since 2022) in 1996, and New Line was merged with Warner Bros. Pictures in 2008. New Line Cinema is currently one of the four live-action film studios within the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, the others being Warner Bros. Pictures, Castle Rock Entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Marcus (director)
Adam Marcus (born 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Early life and education Marcus was born in Westport, Connecticut, and attended Staples High School. His brother, Kipp Marcus, is also an actor. He was raised in a Reform Judaism. He studied film at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where he received the Best Picture Award at the 1990 Student Academy Awards for his short film ''So You Like This Girl''. Career In 1991, Marcus was hired by filmmaker Sean S. Cunningham to work on feature film production. He relocated to Los Angeles, where he co-produced ''My Boyfriend's Back'' (1993) for Cunningham and Disney. That same year, Marcus wrote the story for and directed ''Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'', the ninth installment in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise, for New Line Cinema. Working with his writing partner Debra Sullivan, Marcus developed screenplays for various studios, including ''Cradle and All'' (an adaptation of Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Friday
''Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' is a 1993 American supernatural slasher film directed by Adam Marcus from a screenplay by Dean Lorey and Jay Huguely, based on a story by Huguely and Marcus. The ninth installment in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise, as well as the first installment in the franchise to be released by New Line Cinema, it stars John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Erin Gray, Allison Smith, Steven Culp, Steven Williams, and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees, reprising his role from '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (1988) and '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan''. The film follows the ghost of Jason possessing people in order to continue his killings after his death. To resurrect himself, Jason must possess a member of his bloodline, but he can also be permanently killed by one of his family members using a magic dagger. The film was conceived by co-writer and director Marcus under Sean S. Cunningham, producer and director of the first fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over My Dead Body (TV Series)
''Over My Dead Body'' is an American police crime drama which was aired on the CBS television network from October 26, 1990 to June 20, 1991 as part of its 1990 fall lineup on Friday night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. Premise ''Over My Dead Body'' stars Edward Woodward as Maxwell Beckett, an aging mystery novelist whose three successful early novels were starting to be overshadowed by the reputation his two most recent works had developed as being "bombs." He was approached by young, struggling reporter Nikki Page ( Jessica Lundy) who wrote for ''the San Francisco Union'', and who came to him for help after witnessing a murder through her window and because he was her favorite author. After they solved this mystery, they became fast friends and began to work together in the "amateur sleuth" tradition to solve crimes. Production ''Over My Dead Body'' was produced by William Link, the man responsible for ''Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Dodd
''Eddie Dodd'' is an American drama television series created by Lawrence Lasker, Walter Parkes and Wesley Strick. It is based on the 1989 film '' True Believer''. The series stars Treat Williams, Annabelle Gurwitch, Corey Parker and Sydney Walsh. The series aired on ABC from March 12, 1991, to June 5, 1991.< Cast * as Eddie Dodd * as Billie * Corey Parker as Roger Barron *Sydney Walsh
Sydney Walsh (born in June 6 ...
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Gabriel's Fire
''Gabriel's Fire'' is an American crime drama television series created by Donald R. Boyle, Coleman Luck and Jacqueline Zambrano that ran on ABC from September 12, 1990, to June 6, 1991, in the United States during the 1990–91 television season. The series starred James Earl Jones, who won an Emmy Award for his performance. A revamped version of the series, entitled '' Pros and Cons'', aired briefly the following season. Overview The main character, Gabriel Bird, was played by James Earl Jones. He was a former Chicago police officer who, over twenty years prior, had been wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a fellow police officer. In fact, he shot the officer to protect a defenseless mother and child whom the officer was about to murder in cold blood during a 1969 police raid. Unbeknownst to Bird, the raid had been merely a pretext for the police to attack the members of a militant black nationalist organization. This incident in the character's backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of Duty
For military personnel, a tour of duty is usually a period of time spent in combat or in a hostile environment. In an army, for instance, soldiers on active duty serve 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the length of their service commitment. Soldiers in World War II were deployed for the entire war and could be in active service for 4–5 years. Air force In World War II, Royal Air Force doctors had started to notice symptoms of battle fatigue in their pilots. Before 1942, there was no official limit for an operational tour. Some pilots had been flying over 200 missions with only a short break. The Senior Medical Officer of the RAF station Biggin Hill intervened, after learning that a flight sergeant had flown 200 missions over two years. A tour system was then adopted; the length of it varied, depending on the period, theatre, and operational requirements of the time. In Western Europe, it was set at 200 hours operational flying. In 1944 in South East Asia, the day figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
