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Lillian West
Lillian West (March 15, 1886 – April 23, 1970) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1958. Biography Mildred West was born in New York, New York. She was raised by relatives in Hoboken, New Jersey, after her mother fell ill. She began a stage career in her teens, using the name "Lillian West", and toured the American Midwest in ''Texas Sweethearts'' in 1908. She worked in silent pictures, and in several sound pictures after 1929. She died in 1970, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 84. Partial filmography * ''Shadows'' (1916) * '' Vengeance of the Dead'' (1917) *'' The Hidden Children'' (1917) * '' The Gown of Destiny'' (1917) * '' Limousine Life'' (1918) * '' Society for Sale'' (1918) * '' Everywoman's Husband'' (1918) * '' Ravished Armenia'' (1919) * '' Prudence on Broadway'' (1919) * '' The Island of Intrigue'' (1919) * ''Colorado'' (1921) * '' Paid Back'' (1922) [...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] |
Colorado (1921 Film)
''Colorado'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Frank Mayo, Charles Newton and Gloria Hope.Munden, p. 139. Plot Cast * Frank Mayo as Frank Austin * Charles Newton as Tom Doyle * Gloria Hope as Kitty Doyle * Lillian West as Mrs Doyle * Charles Le Moyne as James Kincaid * Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ... as David Collins * Dan Crimmins as Lem Morgan * Rosa Gore as Salla Morgan References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A *Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born *Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice King, Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Isabella Acres born *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) *Brooke Adams (actress), Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 *Jane Adams (actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – ''Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. * February – Multi-business Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 Births
Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella '' Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). February * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Danger Lives
''Where Danger Lives'' is a 1950 American film noir thriller directed by John Farrow and starring Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue and Claude Rains. Plot Dr. Jeff Cameron treats a mentally disturbed attempted suicide victim. She signs herself out of the hospital, but sends a telegram inviting him to meet her. To his surprise, he finds she lives in a mansion. He breaks a date with his nurse girlfriend Julie because he is worried Margo may try to commit suicide again. The doctor falls in love with Margo, and they begin to see one another. Told she is flying to Nassau with her aged father the next day, a tipsy Jeff shows up unannounced and boldly tells Frederick Lannington that he is in love with the man's daughter. Lannington informs him that Margo is his wife. A stunned Jeff leaves despite Margo's pleas. When he hears a scream, he returns and finds her holding an earring ripped from her ear. Jeff decides to get involved in the domestic dispute. Lannington beats Jeff with a firepl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Children (1940 Film)
''Nobody's Children'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Edith Fellows, Billy Lee, Georgia Caine and Lois Wilson. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.Fetrow p.345 Plot Cast * Edith Fellows as Pat * Billy Lee as Tommy * Georgia Caine as Mrs. Marshall * Lois Wilson as Miss Jamieson * Walter White Jr. as Walter White Jr. * Ben Taggart as Mr. Millar * Mary Currier as Mrs. Millar * Mary Gordon as Mary * Lillian West as Miss Spellman * William Gould as Dr. Tovar * Dorothy Adams as Mrs. Alice Stone * Russell Hicks as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave * Georgia Backus as Mrs. Wynn * Ivan Miller as Mr. John Stone * Lloyd Whitlock as Mr. Gibney * Edythe Elliott as Mrs. King * John Marston as Mr. Ferber * Mira McKinney as Mrs. Ferber * Edward Earle Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laugh It Off (1939 Film)
''Laugh It Off'' is a 1939 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Johnny Downs, Constance Moore, Marjorie Rambeau and Cecil Cunningham. It was shot at Universal City in Hollywood. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson. Plot Four veteran actresses are turned out of an retirement home for entertainers when the Spencer Trust that owns it goes bust. One of them gets her lawyer nephew to seek out the only remaining member of the Spencer family, a young woman named Ruth, who proves sympathetic but has no money to help. They next turn to the idea of reopening a failed gambling club as a popular nightclub in which they will all appear and sing. However this threatens to embarrass their respectable relations who try and prevent it. Cast * Johnny Downs as Stephen 'Steve' Hannis * Constance Moore as Ruth Spencer * Marjorie Rambeau as Sylvia Swan * Cecil Cunningham as Tess Gibson * Hedda Hopper as Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Rockingham * Janet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wives Never Know
''Wives Never Know'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Edwin Justus Mayer and Keene Thompson, the film stars Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, and Adolphe Menjou, and was produced by Adolph Zukor for Paramount Pictures. Plot Homer and Marcia Bigelow are a happily married couple. Visiting novelist J. Hugh Ramsey considers himself both too wise to ever marry and, through hubris, qualified to offer his own wild theories on what constitutes a happy marriage. He had thus written a best selling novel titled ''Marriage, the Living Death''. Ramsey decides that the Bigelow marriage could not possibly be as perfect as it appears, and convinces Homer that his wife must be secretly unhappy because she had never had the opportunity to forgive the morally spotless Homer for any misdeed. Wishing to please, Homer decides to involve himself in a trist so that Marcia would then have something for which she could forgive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinister Hands
''Sinister Hands'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Armand Schaefer. Plot A millionaire is murdered at a séance at a fortune-teller's home. Detective Capt Herbert Devlin and Detective Watkins investigate the crime only to discover all attendees have a motive. Cast *Jack Mulhall as Detective Capt. Herbert Devlin *Phyllis Barrington as Ruth Frazer *Crauford Kent as Judge David McLeod *Mischa Auer as Swami Yomurda *Louis Natheaux as Nick Genna *Gertrude Messinger as Betty Lang *Lloyd Ingraham as John Frazer *James P. Burtis as Detective Watkins *Phillips Smalley as Richard Lang *Helen Foster (actress), Helen Foster as Vivian Rogers *Lillian West as Mrs. Lang *Fletcher Norton as Monroe, the Butler *Bess Flowers as Mary Browne References External links * * * 1932 films American mystery films American black-and-white films Films directed by Armand Schaefer 1932 mystery films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language mystery films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right To Love (1930 US Film)
''The Right to Love'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film which was nominated at the 4th Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (for Charles Lang). It was based on Susan Glaspell's 1928 novel ''Brook Evans''.Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature - Page 230 1438109105 Mary Ellen Snodgrass - 2014 ... settling in Delphi, Greece, Glaspell married the poet Norman Häghem Matson. She produced Brooke Evans (1928), the basis for the film The Right to Love (1930), and chronicled the collapse of her second union in Fugitive's Return (1929). Premise A woman learns she is illegitimate. Cast *Ruth Chatterton as Brooks Evans/Naomi Kellogg *Paul Lukas as Eric * David Manners as Joe Copeland *Irving Pichel as Caleb Evans *Louise Mackintosh as Mrs. Copeland * Oscar Apfel as William Kellogg *Veda Buckland as Mrs. Kellogg *Robert Parrish as Willie *Lillian West Lillian West (March 15, 1886 – April 23, 1970) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Heaven (1927 Film)
''7th Heaven'' (also known as ''Seventh Heaven'') is a 1927 American synchronized sound romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, and starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Movietone sound system. The film is based upon the 1922 play '' Seventh Heaven'', by Austin Strong and was adapted for the screen by Benjamin Glazer. ''7th Heaven'' was initially released as a standard silent film in May 1927. On September 10, 1927, Fox Film Corporation re-released the film with a synchronized Movietone soundtrack with a musical score and sound effects. Upon its release, ''7th Heaven'' was a critical and commercial success and helped to establish Fox Film Corporation as a major studio. It was among the first three films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called "Outstanding Picture") at the 1st Academy Awards held on May 16, 1929. Janet Gayno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
