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Lost Nation (film)
''Lost Nation'' is a 2024 film about Ethan Allen and Lucy Terry Prince directed by Jay Craven. Cast * Kevin Ryan as Ethan Allen * Eva Ndachi as Lucy Terry Prince * Matt Orduna as Abijah Prince * Rob Campbell as John Noyes * Ryan Bourque as Ira Allen * Barry Del Sherman as Justus Sherwood * Joe Perrino as Seth Warner * T. Ryder Smith as Crean Brush * Ariel Zevon as Mary Allen * Jeremy Rishe as Pastor Samuel Knight * Cameron Scoggins as Gideon Brownson * Del Zamora as Peter Squando * Rusty DeWees as Asa Locke * Griffin Stanton-Ameisen as Alexander Hamilton (credited as Grriffin Stanton-Ameisen) * Jared Zirilli as George Washington * Jeff Adler as Sam Sandwich * Kontravious Harrell as Cesar Prince * Karma Prince as Drucilla Prince * Shawn Nathaniel Wallace as Festus Prince (credited as Shawn Wallace) * Kevin Jackson as Newport * Jeff Zinn as Jacob Bayley * John Rothman as Governor George Clinton * Claire Curtis-Ward as Frances Brush Buchanan * Ken Wulf Clark as Thomas Chittenden * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen ( – February 12, 1789) was an American farmer, writer, military officer and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War, and was also the brother of Ira Allen and the father of Fanny Allen. Allen was born in rural Connecticut Colony, Connecticut and had a frontier upbringing, but he also received an education that included some philosophical teachings. In the late 1760s, he became interested in the New Hampshire Grants, buying land there and becoming embroiled in the legal disputes surrounding the territory. Legal setbacks led to the formation of the Green Mountain Boys, whom Allen led in a campaign of intimidation and property destruction to drive New York settlers from the Grants. He and the Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot-aligned Green Mountain Boys seized the initiative early in the Revolutionary War and captured Fort Ticonderoga in May 1775. In Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Terry Prince
Lucy Terry Prince, often credited as simply Lucy Terry (c. 1733–1821), was an American settler and poet. Kidnapped in Africa and enslaved, she was taken to the British colony of Rhode Island. Her future husband purchased her freedom before their marriage in 1756. She composed a ballad poem, "Bars Fight", about a 1746 incident in which two white families were attacked by Native Americans. It was preserved orally until it was published in 1854. It is considered the oldest known work of literature by an African American. Early life Terry was born in c. 1733 on the African continent. She was abducted from there and sold into slavery in Rhode Island as an infant in about 1733.Margaret Busby (ed.), "Lucy Terry", ''Daughters of Africa'', London: Jonathan Cape, 1992, pp. 16–17. She lived in Rhode Island until the age of five, when she was sold to Ebenezer Wells of Deerfield, Massachusetts, who allowed the five-year-old Terry to be baptized into the Christian faith during the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Craven
Jay Craven is an American film director, screenwriter and former professor of film studies at Marlboro College. He is based in Vermont. Craven is known for creating films on modest budgets, adopting many of the novels of author Howard Frank Mosher to film. He often casts from a regular troupe of Vermont actors including Tantoo Cardinal and Rusty DeWees, but has also worked with Rip Torn and Kris Kristofferson. Craven founded and runs Kingdom County Productions and recently launched Catamount Arts performing arts program, New England's largest independent arts producer and presenter. He is married to Bess O'Brien (filmmaker), Bess O'Brien, who is also a co-founder of Kingdom County Productions. Craven attended Boston University for undergraduate studies, where he developed a lifelong friendship with Howard Zinn. He later went on to Goddard College. He lives in the Northeast Kingdom with his family. Filmography * ''Where the Rivers Flow North'' (1994) * ''A Stranger in the Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Ryan (actor)
Kevin John Ryan (born 20 June 1984) is an Republic of Ireland, Irish actor, known for his television roles in the TV series ''Copper (TV series), Copper'' and ''Crossbones (TV series), Crossbones''. Early life Ryan was born in Dublin, Ireland, He comes from a family of Stonemasonry, stonecutters, as a young man, Ryan completed a stonecutting apprenticeship, but his own interests were in the dramatic arts. He attended Terenure College. Career Initially Ryan was a professional dancer, but decided to pursue acting. He moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, where he trained in the Stanislavski system of method acting. His most notable roles are Francis Maguire in ''Copper (TV series), Copper'', Finnegan in ''Crossbones (TV series), Crossbones'' and Patrick Ryan in ''Guilt (American TV series), Guilt''. He also played John John Pitcairn, Pitcairn in History Channel's show “Sons of Liberty” Personal life Ryan was married to Dedee Pfeiffer from 2009 to 2012. Filmography ... [...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] |
Barry Del Sherman
Barry Del Sherman (born November 10, 1962) is an American stage, film, and television actor. Career Sherman is known for roles in such films as Clive Barker's ''Lord of Illusions''; Brad Dupree, the executive who fires Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) in '' American Beauty''; and H. B. Ailman, Daniel Plainview's (Daniel Day-Lewis) business partner in ''There Will Be Blood''. His television acting includes guest appearances on ''Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' CSI: NY'', and ''The Bridge''. Sherman has appeared onstage in Marlane Meyer Marlane Meyer (born 1951) is a television producer, television writer and playwright. She was a recipient of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Filmography * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (as Marlane Gomard Meyer) * ''Paris enquêtes criminelles ...'s ''The Mystery of Attraction'' at Tribeca Playhouse in New York and Pierre Marivaux's '' The False Servant'' at Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles. Personal life Sherman has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Perrino
Joseph Perrino (born April 30, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the drama film '' Sleepers'' in 1996. Life and career Joseph Perrino is an American film, television and stage actor, best known for his roles in the feature film '' Sleepers'' and the television series ''The Sopranos''. Perrino's acting career began with his portrayal of Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra, one of the lead roles in the film ''Sleepers''. His performance reviewed positive reviews; he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film and was named a Breakthrough Star by ''People Magazine''. Perrino went on to work with Anna Paquin, playing her love interest, Ross Epstein, in Tony Goldwyn's ''A Walk on the Moon''. He then played a gang leader named Blade in ''The Mighty'', starring Sharon Stone. Perrino moved on to the indie film ''The Bumblebee Flies Anyway'', playing Mazzo, a terminally ill cancer patient dealing with his last days on earth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty DeWees
Rusty DeWees (born November 15, 1960) is an American actor, producer and writer. He works regionally in Vermont, Off-Broadway, in television, and films. He is best known for his one-man comedy show, ''The Logger''. Early life Rusty DeWees was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Marilyn Mason DeWees, a homemaker and newspaper business manager, and William Wallace DeWees, a Greyhound bus driver. He is the younger brother of Holly DeWees. DeWees is Dutch, meaning "the orphan". He attended Stowe High School, where he played basketball, and percussion in the school band. He also performed in high school theater productions. After graduating high school DeWees, worked as a school bus driver, basketball coach, stonemason, and logger. During a town team basketball game, Champlain College coach Robert Tipson noticed him and recruited him to play basketball on the team. After graduating, he worked as a gas jockey in Burlington, Vermont. Career DeWees acted in Burlington with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Zinn
Jeff Zinn (born 1949) is an American director and actor who has appeared in several films by Jay Craven, and in theatre, Zinn played Danny in the off-Broadway production of ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' by David Mamet, and Trety in the Broadway production of '' The Suicide'' by Nikolai Erdman. Biography Zinn began his career as a singer-songwriter performing in Boston coffeehouses and clubs including the Unicorn and the Rathskellar. He also performed in several of the G.I. coffeehouses founded by Fred Gardner, known to be “a consequential part of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War era.” Zinn was the resident musician at the first of these, the U.F.O. in Columbia, S.C. until a police raid on a residence he shared with several soldiers (one of whom was AWOL) resulted in his arrest and brief incarceration. At Franconia College (whose president at the time was Leon Botstein) he transitioned from music to theater under the mentorship of Ronald Bennett who had bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rothman
John Mahr Rothman (born June 3, 1949) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Life and career Rothman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Elizabeth D. (née Davidson) and Donald N. Rothman, a lawyer. He is the brother of film executive Thomas Rothman. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Yale School of Drama, his Broadway stage credits include Richard Nelson's ''Some Americans Abroad'' and the 2007 revival of Craig Lucas's '' Prelude to a Kiss''. He performed in numerous Off-Broadway productions including his own one-person play ''The Impossible H. L. Mencken''. Rothman portrayed Union General John F. Reynolds in '' Gettysburg'' (1993). He has appeared on such shows as ''Guiding Light'', '' Blue Bloods'', ''Law & Order'', and ''Arrested Development''. Rothman also appeared in such comedic movies as ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Big'' (1988), '' Jingle All the Way'' (1996), '' Say It Isn't So'' (2001), ''Welcome to Mooseport'' (2004), ''Taxi'' (2004) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Clapp
Gordon Clapp (born September 24, 1948) is an American actor best known for playing Det. Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons of the television series ''NYPD Blue'', winning an Emmy Award in 1998. Early life and education Clapp was born in North Conway, New Hampshire. He graduated from Williams College in 1971. At Williams College, he met frequent collaborators David Strathairn and John Sayles. Clapp also studied at The National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (Fall 1970). Career Clapp has appeared in numerous TV shows such as '' Check it Out!'' and ''Night Court'' as well as numerous stage plays. His film credits include '' Return of the Secaucus 7'' (1979), ''Running'' (1979), '' Matewan'' (1987), '' Eight Men Out'' (1988, as Chicago White Sox catcher Ray Schalk), '' Termini Station'' (1989), '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999), '' Rules of Engagement'' (2000), '' Sunshine State'' (2002), and '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) as United States Marine Corps Gen. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Films
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
