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John Hale (Beverly Minister)
John Hale (June 3, 1636 – May 15, 1700) was the Puritan pastor of Beverly, Massachusetts, and took part in the Salem witch trials in 1692. He was one of the most prominent and influential ministers associated with the witch trials, being noted as having initially supported the trials and then changing his mind and publishing a critique of them. His book, ''A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft'' was published posthumously, two years after his death. The book provides an alternative Christian theory for what actually happened in Salem in 1692, with Hale theorizing that demons impersonated the accused and appeared in their forms to the afflicted. It's a common misconception that he changed his views on the subject of witchcraft after his wife was accused. However, he was already showing signs of his different views in testimony he gave and other records from the trials. Biography John Hale was born on June 3, 1636, in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony. The oldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reverend
The Reverend (abbreviated as The Revd, The Rev'd or The Rev) is an honorific style (form of address), style given to certain (primarily Western Christian, Western) Christian clergy and Christian minister, ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. ''The Reverend'' is correctly called a ''style'', but is sometimes referred to as a title, form of address, or title of respect. Etymology The term is an anglicisation of the Latin , the style originally used in Latin documents in medieval Europe. It is the gerundive or future passive participle of the verb ("to respect; to revere"), meaning "[one who is] to be revered/must be respected". ''The Reverend'' is therefore equivalent to ''the Honourable'' or ''the Venerable''. Originating as a general term of respectful address in the 15th century, it became particularly associated with clergy by the 17th century, with variations associated with certain ranks in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1949), ''The Crucible'' (1953), and '' A View from the Bridge'' (1955). He wrote several screenplays, including '' The Misfits'' (1961). The drama ''Death of a Salesman'' is considered one of the best American plays of the 20th century. Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. During this time, he received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and married Marilyn Monroe. In 1980, he received the St. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates. He received the Praemium Imperiale prize in 2001, the Prince of Asturias Award in 2002, and the Jerusalem Prize in 2003, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1700 Deaths
As of March 1 ( O.S. February 19), where the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 11 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 17), 1800. In Sweden, the year started in the Julian calendar and remained so until February 28. Then, by skipping the leap day, the Swedish calendar was introduced, letting Wednesday, February 28, be followed by Thursday, March 1, giving the entire year the same pattern as a common year starting on Monday, similar to the calendars of 2001, 2007, and 2018. This calendar, being ten days behind the Gregorian and one day ahead of the Julian, lasts until 1712. Events January–March * January 1 – Protestant nations in Western Europe, except England, start using the Gregorian calendar. Catholic nations have been using the Gregorian calendar since its introduction in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. * January 1 (Julian) (January 11, Gregorian) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1636 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Anthony van Diemen takes office as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and will serve until his death in 1645. * January 18 – '' The Duke's Mistress'', the last play by James Shirley, is given its first performance. * February 21 – Al Walid ben Zidan, Sultan of Morocco, is assassinated by French renegades. * February 26 – Nimi a Lukeni a Nzenze a Ntumba is installed as King Alvaro VI of Kongo, in the area now occupied by the African nation of Angola, and rules until his death on February 22, 1641. * March 5 (February 24 Old Style) – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway gives an order, that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen, to build ships or to work as galley rowers. * March 13 (March 3 Old Style) – A "great charter" to the University of Oxford establishes the Oxford University Press, as the second of the privileged presses in England. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem (TV Series)
''Salem'' is an American supernatural horror television series created by Brannon Braga and Adam Simon, loosely inspired by the real Salem witch trials in the 17th century. The series premiered on WGN America on April 20, 2014, becoming the network's first original scripted drama series. As the network's first and highest-rated series, it was renewed for a second season on May 15, 2014. A third season was commissioned on July 11, 2015 and premiered on November 2, 2016. On December 13, 2016, it was announced that WGN had cancelled the show after three seasons, with the final episode airing on January 25, 2017. Plot overview The series stars Janet Montgomery as Mary Sibley, a powerful witch who controls the Salem, Massachusetts, witch trials by exacerbating hysteria among the Puritans while executing her plan of summoning the Devil. Problems arise when her long lost love, John Alden (played by Shane West), returns to Salem, complicating Mary's plans. The show has prominent el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His films include ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), ''Candyman (1992 film), Candyman'' (1992), ''Barb Wire (1996 film), Barb Wire'' (1996), ''Air Force One (film), Air Force One'' (1997), ''Gattaca'' (1997), and ''Shanghai Noon'' (2000). He also appeared in the crime dramas ''L.A. Takedown'' (1989) and its remake ''Heat (1995 film), Heat'' (1995), although he played a different character in each film. On television, he headlined the Citytv psychological thriller ''The Booth at the End'' (2010–2012) and was a series regular on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox action drama ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2001–2003) and The CW action thriller ''Nikita (TV series), Nikita'' (2010–2012). As a guest star, Berkeley portrayed Red John, Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the CBS drama ''The Mentalist'' (2008–2013) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Campbell
Rob Campbell is an actor in stage, television and films. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Yale School of Drama,Rob Campbell'. In: americanrepertorytheater.org, access date February 13, 2022. Campbell performed in numerous Yale Repertory Theatre productions including ''The Winter's Tale'' alongside actress Lupita Nyong'o. On Broadway, he appeared as Lvov in ''Ivanov'' (with Kevin Kline), as Governor George Wallace in ''All the Way'' (with Bryan Cranston), and as Manus in ''Translations'' (with Brian Dennehy). He also has performed at many theatres in New York ( NYC's Public Theater, Lincoln Center, Playwrights Horizons, Classic Stage Company, Manhattan Theatre Club), in London, and across the country (Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, etc.). Campbell made his screen debut in Clint Eastwood's ''Unforgiven''. Campbell is married to actress Ana Reeder and they have one son together. Filmography *''Unforgiven'' (1992) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crucible (1996 Film)
''The Crucible'' is a 1996 American historical drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Arthur Miller, based on his 1953 play. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams, Paul Scofield as Judge Thomas Danforth, Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor, Karron Graves as Mary Warren, and Bruce Davison as Reverend Samuel Parris. Set in 1692 during the Salem witch trials, the film follows a group of teenage girls who, after getting caught performing a ritual in the woods, band together and falsely accuse several of the townspeople of witchcraft. Principal photography began in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia on September 11, 1995, and concluded on November 18. ''The Crucible'' was theatrically released in the United States on November 27, 1996, and was a commercial failure, grossing only $7.3 million against its $25 million budget. Despite this, it received positive reviews from critics, with Day-Lewis, Ryder, Scofield, and Allen earning wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Brainville
Yves Brainville (; 8 March 1914 – 16 November 1993) was a French film and television actor.Hayward p.245 Selected filmography * ''Entrée des artistes'' (1938) - Sylvestre * '' Final Accord'' (1938) - Chenal - l'ami de Georges * ''Entente cordiale'' (1939) - Un journaliste * ''Le monde en armes'' (1939) * '' Musicians of the Sky'' (1940) - (uncredited) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) - Le gestionnaire * ''La Maison sous la mer'' (1947) - Un mineur (uncredited) * ''Vertigo'' (1947) - Un assistant *''Judicial Error'' (1948) - Jacques Heurteaux * '' The Wolf'' (1949) - Le docteur Maillet * ''Cartouche, King of Paris'' (1950) - Le comte de Horn * '' The Seven Deadly Sins'' (1952) - Le commandant (segment "Orgueil, L' / Pride") (uncredited) * '' The Slave'' (1953) - Dr. Vienne * '' Act of Love'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' (1954) - Dingelstedt * '' At the Order of the Czar'' (1954) - d'Ingelstedt * '' The Big Flag'' (1954) - Un lieutenant * '' A Double Life'' (1954) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crucible (1957 Film)
''The Crucible'' (, or ''Hexenjagd'') is a 1957 French-language historical drama film directed by Raymond Rouleau with a screenplay adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre from the 1953 play ''The Crucible'', by Arthur Miller. Plot 1692, Salem, Massachusetts. John Proctor is the only member in the town's assembly who resists the attempts of the rich to gain more wealth at the expense of the poor farmers, thus incurring the wrath of deputy governor Danforth. Proctor's sternly puritanical wife, Elizabeth, is sick and has not shared his bed for months, and he was seduced by his maid, Abigail. When he ends his affair with her, Abigail and several other local girls turn to slave Tituba. Reverend Parris catches the girls in the forest as they partake in what appears to be witchcraft. Abigail and the rest deny it, saying that they have been bewitched. A wave of hysteria engulfs the town, and Danforth uses the girls' accusations to instigate a series of trials, during which his political enemies are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Proctor (convicted Witch)
John Proctor may refer to: * John Proctor (artist) (1836–1914), Scottish cartoonist and illustrator *John Proctor (Salem witch trials) (1632–1692), hanged after being falsely accused and convicted for witchcraft * John Proctor (historian) (1521–1558), English schoolmaster * John Proctor (inventor) (1804–1822), American inventor * John Proctor (FBI agent) (1926–1999), American FBI agent * John Proctor (MP) (1520?–1558/59), English politician * John Proctor (bobsleigh) (born 1950), American bobsledder * John E. Proctor (1844–1944), American politician in the state of Florida * Jack Proctor (1871–1893), English footballer * John Clagett Proctor (1867–1956), American local historian, newspaper columnist, and printer See also * John Procter (other) John Procter may refer to: * John Procter (politician) (born 1966), British politician * John Robert Procter (1844–1933), American geologist * John Procter, musician in I, Ludicrous * John Procter, see List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Warren (Salem Witch Trials)
Mary Ann Warren ( 1674 — 1710) was an accuser and later confessed witch during the 1692 Salem witch trials. She was a servant for John and Elizabeth Proctor. Renouncing her claims after threats of beating from her master, she was later accused and arrested for allegedly practicing witchcraft herself, after which she again became afflicted and accused others of witchcraft. Her life after the trials is unknown. Salem Witch Trials In early March 1692, Warren began having fits, claiming that she saw the ghost of Giles Corey. John Proctor told her she was just seeing his shadow, and put her to work at the spinning wheel, threatening to beat her if she pretended to have any more fits. For some time, she did not report any more sightings, but she started to have fits again. Warren was kept hard at work at the Proctor home and was told that if she ran into fire or water during one of her fits, she would not be rescued. When her seizures did stop, she posted a note at the Meeting H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
