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Ken Olfson
Ken Olfson (April 2, 1937 – December 31, 1997) was an American film, theater and television actor in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Olfson was born on April 2, 1937, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He began acting at the age of 10 and was active in Boston Children's Theatre until he was 18. He attended Syracuse University, then studied at the American Theatre Wing. In 1967, he created the role of Dr. Schoenfeld in Bruce Jay Friedman's off-Broadway play ''Scuba Duba''. He was cast as a standby for Charles Nelson Reilly in Neil Simon's ''God's Favorite'', produced on Broadway in 1974. Career In 1976, he co-starred on ''The Nancy Walker Show'' as Terry Folson, the first gay principal character on American television. In 1978, he appeared on the short-lived series ''Flying High (TV series), Flying High''. Other series included: ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman''; ''One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), One Day at a Time''; ''Happy Days''; ''Charlie's Angels''; ''Eight Is Enough''; ''Gimme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Theatre Wing
The American Theatre Wing (the Wing for short) is a New York City–based non-profit organization "dedicated to supporting excellence and education in theatre", according to its mission statement. Originally known as the Stage Women's War Relief during World War I, it later became a part of the World War II Allied Relief Fund under its current name. The ATW created and sponsors the Tony Awards in theatrical arts. Background Stage Women's War Relief Stage Women's War Relief was founded in 1917 to organize charitable giving in support of the war effort. Its founders, led by playwright and director Rachel Crothers, included the actress and playwright Louise Closser Hale and actresses Dorothy Donnelly, Josephine Hull, Minnie Dupree, Elizabeth Tyree and Louise Drew. The organization established workrooms for sewing uniforms and other garments (with total output totaling 1,863,645 articles), set up clothing and food collection centers, sold Liberty bond, Liberty Bonds, and opened a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapper John, M
Animal trapping, or simply trapping or ginning, is the use of a device to remotely catch and often kill an animal. Animals may be trapped for a variety of purposes, including for meat, fur/feathers, sport hunting, pest control, and wildlife management. History Neolithic hunters, including the members of the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of Romania and Ukraine (), used traps to capture their prey. An early mention in written form is a passage from the self-titled book by Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi which describes Chinese methods used for trapping animals during the 4th century BCE. The Zhuangzi reads: "The sleek-furred fox and the elegantly spotted leopard ... can't seem to escape the disaster of nets and traps." "Modern" steel jaw-traps were first described in western sources as early as the late 16th century. The first mention comes from Leonard Mascall's book on animal trapping. It reads: "a griping trappe made all of yrne, the lowest barre, and the ring or hoope with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame's Place
''Madame's Place'' is an American sitcom based on the ribald, acerbic, aging-celebrity diva Madame, a puppet character portrayed by Wayland Flowers. A single season of 74 episodes was produced for weekday broadcasts in first-run syndication, originally aired from September 1982 to February 1983. Initial syndication also featured hour-long composites created for weekend broadcasts. With broad humor based on double entendres, sharp comebacks, and her penchant for celebrity name-dropping, the character of Madame was often attired in gowns and jewels, a parody of the opulence associated with Hollywood's Golden era. Premise Madame lives in a plush Hollywood mansion surrounded by devoted butler Pinkerton, attentive secretary Bernadette, and beautiful niece Sara Joy. The domestic comedy antics are supplemented by the ''Madame's Place'' talk show within-the-show, a revolving door for stand-up comedy, variety performers, and celebrity guests. The series opens with Madame success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match Game
''Match Game'' is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six decades. The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panelists to fill-in-the-blank questions. Beginning with the CBS run of the 1970s, the questions are often formed as humorous double entendres. ''The Match Game'' in its original version ran on NBC's daytime lineup from 1962 until 1969. The show returned with a significantly changed format in 1973 on CBS (also in daytime) and became a major success, with an expanded panel, larger cash payouts, and emphasis on humor. The CBS series, referred to on-air as ''Match Game 73'' to startwith its title updated every new year, ran until 1979 on CBS, at which point it moved to first-run syndication (without the year attached to the title, as ''Match Game'') and ran for three more seasons, ending in 1982. Concurrently with the weekday run, from 1975 to 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starsky & Hutch
''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a '' Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired by the success of the then recent movie '' Busting''), produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions and starred Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul in the title roles, Starsky and Hutch. It was broadcast from April 1975 (pilot movie) to August 1979 on the ABC network. ''Starsky & Hutch'' was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in the United States and, originally, Metromedia Producers Corporation and later on 20th Television in Canada and some other parts of the world. Sony Pictures Television is now the worldwide distributor for the series. The series later inspired a video game and a feature film. Cast The series' protagonists were two Southern California police detectives: Sergeant David Michael Starsky ( Paul Michael Glase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trust Me (1989 Film)
''Trust Me'' is a 1989 American crime film written and directed by Robert Houston and starring Adam Ant, David Packer and Talia Balsam. Plot Cast * Adam Ant as James Callendar * David Packer as Sam Brown * Talia Balsam Talia Balsam (born 1959) is an American television and film actress. Early life Talia Balsam was born in New York City in 1959, to actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten. Her ancestry is Russian Jewish (father) and Italian, Dutch, and Engl ... as Catherine Walker * William De Acutis as Billy Brawthwaite * Joyce Van Patten as Nettie Brown * Barbara Bain as Mary Casal * Brooke Davida as Denise Tipton * Simon McQueen as Holly Windsor * Alma Beltran as Imelda * Marilyn Tokuda as Chic Girl * Barbara Perry as Severe Woman * Virgil Frye as Thug * Rance Howard as Vern References External links * 1989 crime films American crime films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films Films scored by Dan Wool English-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki & Maude
''Micki & Maude'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Dudley Moore. It co-stars Tony Award-winning actress and dancer Ann Reinking as Micki and Amy Irving as Maude. With the exception of appearances as herself, as in the documentary '' Mad Hot Ballroom'' in 2005, this was Reinking's last acting role in a film. In India, this film was remade in Tamil as '' Rettai Vaal Kuruvi'' starring Mohan, Archana, and Rathika Sarathkumar, and directed by Balu Mahindra. It was also remade in Malayalam as ''Paavakoothu'' (1990) starring Jayaram, Parvathy and Ranjini. Tamil version was dubbed in Telugu as Rendu Thokala Pitta. Plot Rob Salinger ( Dudley Moore) is an overworked tabloid television reporter. He is happily married to Micki ( Ann Reinking), a lawyer who is a candidate to become a judge. Rob wants a child badly, but Micki is reluctant due to a previous miscarriage and wanting to focus on her career. On an assignment, Rob interviews a you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel (1984 Film)
''Angel'' is a 1984 American exploitation film, exploitation thriller film directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil, written by O'Neil and Joseph M. Cala, and starring Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun, and Donna Wilkes. The film follows a Child prostitution, teenage prostitute in Los Angeles who faces danger when a serial killer begins stalking and murdering her colleagues. Released by New World Pictures, it was the first installment in the Angel (film series), ''Angel'' film series. Plot Fifteen-year-old honor student Molly Stewart attends a private College-preparatory school, preparatory school in the Los Angeles area in the daytime. At night, she transforms herself into "Angel", a leather mini-skirted, high-heeled street Child prostitution, teenage prostitute who works Hollywood Boulevard. Angel has a "street family" consisting of aging film cowboy Kit Carson, street performer Yoyo Charlie, drag performer Mae, fellow prostitutes Crystal and Lana, and her landla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Calls (1978 Film)
''House Calls'' is a 1978 American comedy drama film directed by Howard Zieff and starring Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney and Richard Benjamin. The film was a box-office success, grossing $29.0million against a $6.5million budget, and later spawned a television series that aired for three seasons on CBS from 1979–1982. Plot Charles Nichols is a respected doctor. He is also a new widower, and as soon as he returns to Los Angeles from a tropical vacation and period of mourning, he is propositioned by a number of women. The hospital at which Charley practices is ineptly run by Dr. Amos Willoughby, a senile chief of staff. Typical of the incompetence there is how the fractured jaw of patient Ann Atkinson is being treated with a primitive contraption by Willoughby. Charley frees her from the device, angering Willoughby for stealing a patient. Charley and his pal, Dr. Norman Solomon, know something needs to be done about Willoughby, but because the "old fart" now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The One And Only (1978 Film)
''The One and Only '' is a 1978 comedy film starring Henry Winkler, directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Gordon. Plot At a midwestern college in 1951, student Mary Crawford has the combined good and bad fortune to meet Andy Schmidt, a remarkably conceited young man who is convinced that he is tremendously talented and has every intention of becoming a star. Andy wants Mary to marry him quickly before he becomes too famous to give her a second look. She cannot resist him and takes him home to Columbus, Ohio, to meet her straitlaced parents. Andy proceeds to annoy Mary's parents by hugging them, calling them "Tom and Mom" and interrupting dinner to do a series of impressions, thoroughly ruining the visit. Mary and Andy elope and Mary moves with him to New York City, where he is certain that Broadway or Hollywood will beckon within a matter of weeks. Half a year passes and Andy gets nowhere. His ego is not bruised and he remains his same insufferable self. Mary takes an of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Light Up My Life (film)
''You Light Up My Life'' is a 1977 American romantic drama film written, produced, scored, and directed by Joseph Brooks. It stars Didi Conn, Joe Silver, and Michael Zaslow. The film follows a young singer and songwriter, feels obligated to follow her father's borscht belt comedian career. She struggles to get small time acting work in advertising and children's shows with her fellow acting friends in Hollywood and shows marginal talent in standup comedy (mostly set up using her father's connections). Her happenstance meeting with a young director will set the stage for a series of conflicts with her fiancé, father and career decisions. On initial release, the film received widespread negative reviews from critics, though it was a commercial success. However, the film’s soundtrack proved a hit and the title song (written by Brooks and sung for the film by Kasey Cisyk) won multiple accolades including the Academy Award for Best Original Song. A cover version by Debby Boone b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Boogaloo
''Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'' is a 1984 American breakdancing musical film directed by Sam Firstenberg that is a sequel to ''Breakin','' released seven months earlier the same year by the same producers, Tri-Star Pictures. In markets where the earlier film was titled ''Breakdance'', the sequel was released as ''Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo''. Another sequel, ''Rappin''' (also known as ''Breakdance 3''), was produced but with an unconnected plot and different lead characters; only Ice-T appears in all three films. The subtitle "Electric Boogaloo" has entered the popular-culture lexicon as a snowclone nickname to denote an archetypal sequel. Plot The three main dancers from ''Breakin''', Kelly "Special K" Bennett, Orlando "Ozone" Barco and Tony "Turbo" Ainley, struggle to stop the demolition of a community recreation center by a developer who wants to build a shopping mall. Cast * Lucinda Dickey as Kelly "Special K" Bennett * Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quiñones as Orlando " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
