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Linda Lovelace For President
''Linda Lovelace for President'' (initially titled ''Hot Neon'' in the UK) is a 1975 American pornographic comedy film directed by Claudio Guzmán and starring Linda Lovelace, who achieved notoriety as the central character in the most profitable X-rated film of all time, '' Deep Throat'' (1972). Plot A committee of independent U.S. political party leaders have gathered to join forces and select a candidate for the upcoming presidential election. One of the committee members flippantly suggests nominating Linda Lovelace. The committee approaches the porn star, who agrees to be the flag bearer of the newly formed Upright Party. Lovelace’s campaign takes her on a cross-country tour, where she meets voters in stops ranging from crowded big cities to isolated rural towns. Lovelace’s popularity, however, threatens the Washington, D.C. establishment, and her political rivals dispatch a hit man known as the Assassinator to bring a fatal end to the Lovelace campaign. Cast *Linda L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Guzmán
Claudio Guzmán (August 2, 1927 – July 12, 2008) was a Chilean-American television director, producer, art director, and production designer. Biography Guzmán was born in Rancagua, Chile, in 1927. As a young man, he enrolled at the University of Chile to study architecture, following in the footsteps of his architect father. In 1947, Guzmán had been appointed set designer for the Chilean National Ballet, the youngest ever up to that date. Sources conflict as to when Guzmán immigrated to the United States, but by 1952 he had begun to establish himself as a set designer in Southern California. Guzmán had also enrolled at the University of Southern California in order to continue his architectural studies. His lack of fluency in English deterred him from continuing, choosing instead to work at an assembly line in Anaheim. Guzmán later quit that job in order to study design, eventually being hired by Paramount Studios, where he became an art director. It was there tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaughn Meader
Abbott Vaughn Meader (March 20, 1936 – October 29, 2004) was an American comedian, impersonator, musician, and film actor. Meader began his career as a musician but later found fame in the early 1960s after the release of the 1962 comedy record '' The First Family'', written and produced by Bob Booker and Earle Doud. The album spoofed President John F. Kennedy – who was played by Meader – and became the fastest selling "pre-Beatles" album in history and went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1963. At the peak of his popularity, he performed his Kennedy impersonation on television variety shows and in nightclubs around the country and was profiled in several magazines and newspapers. Meader's career success came to an abrupt end after President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. Meader's TV and nightclub bookings were all canceled. Producer Bob Booker quickly pulled ''The First Family'' records from stores so as not to appear to be profiting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The 2nd Academy Awards, second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 25th Academy Awards, 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the EGOT, four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Side Story (1961 Film)
''West Side Story'' is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, written by Ernest Lehman, and produced by Wise. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title, which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet''. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp in Super Panavision 70. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Released on October 18, 1961, through United Artists, the film received praise from critics and viewers, and became the highest-grossing film of 1961. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, including Best Picture (in addition to a special award for Robbins), becoming the record holder for the most wins for a musical. ''West Side Story'' is regarded as one of the greatest musical films of all time. The film was designated as being "cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stafford Repp
Stafford Alois Repp (April 26, 1918 November 5, 1974) was an American actor best known for his role as Police Chief Miles Clancy O'Hara on ABC's ''Batman'' television series. World War II Soon after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, he served a stint in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He was active in performing in and producing shows while he was in the Army Air Corps. After his military service, he began his acting career. Acting career Repp acted in stage productions on the West Coast before World War II. At the beginning of his film career, Repp appeared in numerous film and TV productions including the films '' I Want to Live!'' (1958) with Susan Hayward, and ''The Brothers Karamazov,'' both made in 1958. Also at this same time he began to appear in a string of early television programs from the middle 1950s to the early 1960s, including NBC's western anthology series ''Frontier'' and the Barry Sullivan/ Clu Gulager western, '' The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Myron Handelman
Stanley Myron Handelman (November 21, 1929 – August 5, 2007) was an American Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian who, during a ten-year period between 1965 and 1975, appeared on numerous television variety shows. Early years The Brooklyn-born Handelman was a late 1960s fixture on programs such as ''The Merv Griffin Show'', ''The Dean Martin Show, Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers'', ''Barbara McNair, The Barbara McNair Show'', ''The Flip Wilson Show'', ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' and ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', and films such as ''Harvey Middleman, Fireman'' (1965) and ''Linda Lovelace for President'' (1975). His stooped, resigned appearance and surreal sense of humor ("I just got up from a Wiktionary:sickbed, sick bed. I don't know what's wrong with it—it just lies there") made him a highly-recognizable celebrity on the talk show circuit and resulted in about ten appearances on ''Johnny Carson''. After the demise of the TV variety shows, he accepted a han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Jolly Brown
Edwin Earl "Jolly" Brown (October 18, 1939 – August 26, 2006) was an American actor. Brown's best known role was as Whisper, a henchman in the 1973 James Bond film '' Live and Let Die''. Other film appearances include ''Black Belt Jones'' (1974), ''Truck Turner'' (1974) and '' Linda Lovelace for President'' (1975). He was also active on television, with credits including ''Perry Mason'', ''The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to: Neil Simon play and its adaptations * ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon ** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play *** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televis ...'', and '' Laverne and Shirley''. Filmography References External links * List of names - Edwin Earl Brown (deceased) from Clark County, Las Vegas 1939 births 2006 deaths American male film actors Male actors from Houston American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century African-America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Symonds
Robert Symonds (December 1, 1926 – August 23, 2007) was an American actor. He was the associate director of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center from 1965 through 1972. Career His stage credits with the Lincoln Center include productions of ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'', ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', ''The Miser'', ''Twelfth Night'', and ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. His motion picture credits include ''The Exorcist'' (1973, as Dr. Taney), '' Linda Lovelace for President'' (1975), '' Gray Lady Down'' (1978), '' ...And Justice for All'' (1979), ''Superstition'', '' The Ice Pirates'' (1984), '' Crimewave'' (1985), ''Rumpelstiltskin'' (1987), ''Mandroid'' (1993), ''Primary Colors'' (1998), '' Inferno'' (1999) and ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002). On television, Symonds played Benjamin Franklin in the 1976 PBS mini-series The Adams Chronicles and the recurring role of Dr. Jonas Edwards on ''Dynasty'' from 1982 to 1987, and guest-starred on many series, including ''The Rockford Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe E
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage, based on the novel ''Joe'' (1991) by Larry Brown * Joe (2023 film), an Indian film * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album '' To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album '' OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Keny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Quinn
Louis Quinn (born Louis Frackt; March 23, 1915 – September 14, 1988) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as Roscoe, the comic relief racetrack tout, from 1958 to 1963 in the ABC/Warner Bros. detective television series, ''77 Sunset Strip''. Early years Born in Chicago, Quinn went to Los Angeles when he was a boy; he was raised by his brother. He sold newspapers on street corners and graduated from Los Angeles High School. He went on to study journalism at the University of New Mexico. Military service Quinn was a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. His duties included writing dialogue for training films. Radio Quinn began his career as a radio personality, hosting variety shows and writing comedy for Milton Berle and ''Don McNeill's Breakfast Club''. Early in 1953, WINS in New York City carried ''The Louis Quinn Show'' from midnight to 1 a.m., with the program originating in its studios. On December 30, 1953, Qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Goldman
Daniel Goldman (October 30, 1939 – April 12, 2020) was an American actor and casting director. He was the voice of Brainy Smurf in Hanna-Barbera's '' The Smurfs'' (1981–1989). Early life Goldman graduated from Far Rockaway High School in Queens, New York City, in 1957. He subsequently attended and graduated from Columbia University in Manhattan, in 1961. Career One of his first roles was that of Nick Dutton, the son of an industrialist who knew the truth about his family's new butler and housekeeper, and helped them get acquainted in their new jobs in the 1971 situation comedy '' The Good Life''. Among his other early roles on television were appearances in the TV shows '' That Girl''; ''Room 222''; ''The Partridge Family''; '' Love, American Style''; '' Needles and Pins''; ''Columbo''; '' Baretta'' and '' Chico and the Man''. He was a regular member of the cast of the situation comedy '' Busting Loose'' in 1977. Goldman was also featured as Ozzie the Answer in the 1980s d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Collins (actor)
Jack Richard Collins (August 24, 1918 – January 31, 2005) was an American film, stage and television actor. He played Mike Brady's boss, Mr. Phillips, in the television series ''The Brady Bunch'', and Peter Christopher's boss, baby-food manufacturer Max Brahms, in the short-lived sitcom television series '' Occasional Wife''. For filmgoers, Collins is easily best remembered for having played San Francisco Mayor Robert Ramsay in Irwin Allen's all-star-cast, box-office-smash, disaster-movie epic '' The Towering Inferno'' (1974). Biography Collins made numerous guest appearances in many television shows. He also appeared in several TV commercials. His acting appearances included '' The Phil Silvers Show'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' Mission Impossible'', '' The Addams Family'', '' My Favorite Martian'', '' Bewitched'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''The Lucy Show'', '' Petticoat Junction'', '' The Odd Couple'', ''Adam-12'', ''Mod Squad'', ''Ironside (TV series), Ironside'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
