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Louise Sorel
Louise Jacqueline Sorel (née Cohen, born August 6, 1940) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Vivian Alamain in ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1992 to 2000, 2009 to 2011, 2017 to 2018, and 2020, Augusta Wainwright on '' Santa Barbara'' from 1984 to 1991, and Emily Tanner on ''Beacon Hill'' since 2014. Early life Sorel was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of a Hollywood producer father and an Egyptian mother who is a professional concert pianist. Sorel received theatrical training at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York. She briefly attended the Institut Français, where she studied French. Sorel is Jewish. She began performing on stage when she was 15 years old. Career Sorel's early career was on the stage; she spent several years on Broadway, playing roles in ''Take Her, She's Mine'' and '' Man and Boy''. She appeared in stage productions of ''The Lion in Winter'' and ''The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Rickles
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1958) with Clark Gable, Carl Reiner's '' Enter Laughing'' (1967), the Clint Eastwood–led ''Kelly's Heroes'' (1970), and Martin Scorsese's ''Casino'' (1995) with Robert De Niro. From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom '' C.P.O. Sharkey'', having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled ''The Don Rickles Show'' (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled ''The Don Rickles Show'' (1972). A veteran headline performer at Las Vegas hotel-casinos and peripheral member of the Rat Pack via friendship with Frank Sinatra, Rickles received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on talk and variety shows, including ''The Dean Martin Show'', ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', and The ''Late Show wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Gallery
''Night Gallery'' is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC from December 16, 1970, to May 27, 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, ''The Twilight Zone'', served both as the on-air host of ''Night Gallery'' and as a major contributor of scripts, although he did not have the same control of content and tone as he had on ''The Twilight Zone''. Serling viewed ''Night Gallery'' as a logical extension of ''The Twilight Zone'', but while both series shared an interest in thought-provoking dark fantasy, more of ''Zone''s offerings were science fiction while ''Night Gallery'' focused on horrors of the supernatural. Format Serling appeared in an art gallery setting as the curator and introduced the macabre tales that made up each episode by unveiling paintings (by artists Thomas J. Wright and Jaroslav "Jerry" Gebr) that depicted the stories. His intro usually was, “Good evening, and welcome t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
