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Mary Carver
Mary Carvellas (May 3, 1924 – October 18, 2013), better known as Mary Carver, was an American actress whose career spanned more than 60 years. She may be best known for her role as matriarch Cecilia Simon on the series ''Simon & Simon'' appearing in 153 episodes from 1981 to 1989 over eight seasons. Early life Carver was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of John and Carmen (née Delmar) Carvellas. Carver graduated from Hollywood High School and Los Angeles City College. Career Carver appeared in the Broadway production of ''Out West of Eighth'' in 1951. She appeared on Broadway in ''The Shadow Box'' in 1977 and in ''Fifth of July'' during the 1980s. Her films included ''From Here to Eternity'' (1953), '' Pay or Die'' (1960), '' I Never Promised You a Rose Garden'' (1977), ''Protocol'' (1984), ''Best Seller'' (1987), ''Arachnophobia'' (1990), and ''Safe'' (1995). Her television roles included ''Simon & Simon'', ''The Donna Reed Show'', '' ER'', ''The Guardian'', ''Gunsmoke'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safe (1995 Film)
''Safe'' is a 1995 American psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes. The film stars Julianne Moore, Peter Friedman, Xander Berkeley, and James LeGros. Set in Los Angeles in 1987, it follows Carol White (Moore), a suburban housewife whose monotonous life abruptly changes when she becomes sick with a mysterious illness which she believes is caused by the environment around her. Principal photography began in Los Angeles on January 3, 1994, and concluded on February 13. ''Safe'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 1995, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 30. Despite underperforming commercially, the film received critical acclaim, with particular praise for Moore's performance. It received four nominations at the 11th Independent Spirit Awards, Best Feature, Best Female Lead for Moore, and Best Director and Best Screenplay for Haynes. ''Safe'' topped the "best film of the 1990s" poll by ''The Village Voice'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enterprise
Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to: Business and economics Brands and enterprises * Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company * Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company * Enterprise Productions, an American film production company that operated from 1946 to 1949 * Enterprise Products, a natural gas and crude oil pipeline company * Enterprise Records, a record label * Enterprise Rent-A-Car, a car rental Provider **Enterprise Holdings, the parent company * The Enterprise Studios, a Burbank, California music recording studio General * Business, economic activity done by a businessperson * Big business, larger corporation commonly called "enterprise" in business jargon (excluding small and medium-sized businesses) * Company, a legal entity practicing a business activity * Enterprise architecture, a strategic management discipline within an organization * Enterprise Capital Fund, a type of venture capital in the UK * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rockford Files
''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner, aired on NBC from September 13, 1974, to January 10, 1980. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator Jim Rockford, with Noah Beery Jr. in the supporting role of his father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, a retired truck driver. The show was created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell. Huggins had created the American Western TV show '' Maverick'' (1957–1962), in which Garner also starred, and he wanted to create a similar show in a modern-day detective setting. In 2002, ''The Rockford Files'' was ranked number 39 on ''TV Guide''s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. Premise Huggins and Cannell devised the Rockford character as a departure from typical television detectives, essentially Bret Maverick as a modern detective. In the series storyline, James Scott "Jim" Rockford had served time in California's San Quentin Prison in the 1960s due to a wrongful conviction. After fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCloud (TV Series)
''McCloud'' is an American police drama television series created by Herman Miller, that aired on NBC from September 16, 1970, to April 17, 1977. The series starred Dennis Weaver, and for six of its seven years as part of the '' NBC Mystery Movie'' rotating wheel series that was produced for the network by Universal Television. The show was centered on Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico, who was on loan to the New York City Police Department (NYCPD) as a special investigator. History The first choice for the role of McCloud was Fess Parker, who turned it down. Universal hired Dennis Weaver, who was well known as a "western" actor from ''Gunsmoke''. The pilot, "Portrait of a Dead Girl", aired on February 17, 1970, and established the premise by having McCloud escort a prisoner from New Mexico to New York City, only to become embroiled in solving a complicated murder case. This premise of "a cowboy in the big city" was adapted from the 1968 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' is an American satirical soap opera broadcast on weeknights from January 1976 to July 1977. The syndicated series follows the eponymous Mary Hartman, a small-town Ohio housewife attempting to cope with various bizarre and sometimes violent incidents occurring in her daily life. The series was produced by Norman Lear, directed by Joan Darling, Jim Drake, Nessa Hyams, and Giovanna Nigro, and starred Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey, Dody Goodman, Mary Kay Place, Graham Jarvis, Debralee Scott, Victor Kilian, Philip Bruns, and Claudia Lamb. The series writers were Gail Parent and Ann Marcus. Developed by Lear with the intention of examining the effects of consumerism on the American housewife, the series was filmed at KTLA Studios in Los Angeles. The show's title, featuring the title character's name stated twice, is a reference to Lear's observation that soap opera dialogue tended to be repeated. In 2004 and 2007, ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannix
''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that originally aired for eight seasons on CBS from September 16, 1967, to March 13, 1975. The show was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator played by actor Mike Connors. Premise During the first season of the series, Joe Mannix works for a large Los Angeles detective agency called Intertect, which was the planned original title of the show. His superior is Lew Wickersham, played by Joseph Campanella. Intertect uses computers to help solve crimes. As opposed to the other employees, Mannix belonged to the classic American detective archetype, thus usually ignoring the computers' solutions, disobeying his boss's orders, and setting out to do things his own way. He wears plaid sport coats and has his own office that he keeps sloppy between his assignments. Lew has cameras in all the rooms of the Interte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From U
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lux Video Theatre
''Lux Video Theatre'' is an American television anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1957. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays. Overview The ''Lux Video Theatre'' was a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the successful ''Lux Radio Theater'' series broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–1935) and CBS (1935–1955). ''Lux Video Theatre'' began as a live 30-minute Monday evening CBS series on October 2, 1950, switching to Thursday nights during August, 1951. In September 1953, the show relocated from New York to Hollywood. On August 26, 1954, it debuted on NBC as an hour-long show on Thursday nights, telecast until September 12, 1957. With the introduction of the one-hour format and the move to Hollywood, abridged versions of popular films were often used as the basis for shows. To introduce each act and interview the stars at the conclusion, NBC added a series of regular hosts: James Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Grant (TV Series)
''Lou Grant'' is an American drama television series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor that aired on CBS from September 20, 1977, to September 13, 1982. The third spin-off (after '' Rhoda'' and '' Phyllis'') of the American sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Lou Grant'' was created by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, and Gene Reynolds. ''Lou Grant'' won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series twice. Asner received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1978 and 1980. In doing so, he became the first person to win an Emmy Award for both Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for portraying the same character. ''Lou Grant'' also won two Golden Globe Awards, a Peabody Award, an Eddie Award, three awards from the Directors Guild of America, and two Humanitas Prizes. Summary and setting Lou Grant works as city editor of the fictional ''Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsmoke
''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke), Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television. The radio series ran from 1952 to 1961. John Dunning (detective fiction author), John Dunning wrote that, among radio drama enthusiasts, "''Gunsmoke'' is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." It ran unsponsored for its first few years, with CBS funding its production. In 1955, the series was adapted for television and ran for 20 seasons. It ran for half-hour episodes from 1955 to 1961, and one-hour episodes from 1961 to 1975. A total of 635 episodes were aired over its 20 year run, making it the List of longest-running scripted American primetime television series, longest-running scripted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
