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Michael Ames (actor)
Tod Andrews (born Theodore Edwin Anderson; November 9, 1914 – November 7, 1972) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Early years Tod Andrews was born as Theodore Edwin Anderson in El Paso, Texas, to Henry Anderson and Lydia A. Anderson (''née'' Apodaca; later Silverman, who wed in Pima, Arizona, on November 18, 1913. Tod and his sister, Gertrude Anderson Pierucci, were raised in southern California; both suffered untimely deaths, predeceasing their mother, Lydia.Aaker, Everett (2006), ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters'' (pp. 19-20), McFarland & Company, Inc. Andrews graduated from Los Angeles High School and Washington State College. Career Stage Andrews began his career as Michael Ames at the Pasadena Playhouse and moved to New York City to appear onstage. Andrews acted with the Margo Jones Company in New York City from 1944 to 1948, when he was spotted by Joshua Logan. When Henry Fonda left the title role in '' Mister Roberts'', Logan gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:en:Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond
''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' (also known as ''One Step Beyond'') is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series was broadcast for three seasons by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from January 1959 to July 1961. Overview Created by Merwin Gerard and produced by Collier Young, ''One Step Beyond'' was hosted by John Newland, "your guide to the supernatural" (also credited as "Our guide into the world of the unknown"). Newland, who also directed every episode, presented tales that explored paranormal events and various situations that defied "logical" explanation. ''One Step Beyond'' purported only to tell stories based on "human record" (documented historical events). Unlike other anthology programs, the ABC network series episodes were presented in the form of straightforward 30-minute docudramas, all said to be based on "human record" (implying historically factual events); however, the incidents depicted were closer to popular ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Preminger
Otto Ludwig Preminger ( ; ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian Americans, Austrian-American film and theatre director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre, and was one of the most influential directors in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, twice for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director and once for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, among many other accolades. After achieving theatrical prominence in Vienna, Preminger emigrated to the United States in the mid-1930s, working as a director for 20th Century Fox. He first gained attention for film noir mysteries such as ''Laura (1944 film), Laura'' (1944) and ''Fallen Angel (1945 film), Fallen Angel'' (1945), while in the 1950s and 1960s, he directed high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these later films pushed the boundaries of censorship b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Singleton Mosby
John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known by his nickname "Gray Ghost", was an American military officer who was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War. His command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (known as Mosby's Rangers or Mosby's Raiders) was a partisan ranger unit noted for its lightning-quick raids and its ability to elude Union Army pursuers and blend in with local farmers and townsmen. The area of northern central Virginia in which Mosby operated with impunity became known as Mosby's Confederacy. After the Civil War, Mosby became a Republican and worked as an attorney, supporting his former enemy's commander, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. He also served as the American consul to Hong Kong and in the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1992 Mosby was among the first group of men inducted into the United States Army Ranger Hall of fame. In June 2023, the Fort Moore (previously named Benning) garrison commander order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an Colonel (title), honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Holy See, Vatican, colonel is the highest Military rank, rank. Equivalent naval ranks may be called Captain (naval), captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain. History and origins By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Oliver, , the Spanish began explicitly reorganizing part of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the Military forces of the Confederate States, military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to support the rebellion of the Southern states and uphold and expand Slavery in the United States, the institution of slavery. On February 28, 1861, the Provisional Confederate Congress established a provisional volunteer army and gave control over military operations and authority for mustering state forces and volunteers to the newly chosen Confederate States president, Jefferson Davis (1808–1889). Davis was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, on the Hudson River at West Point, New York, and colonel of a volunteer regiment during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). He had also been a United States senator from Mississippi and served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gray Ghost (TV Series)
''The Gray Ghost'' is an American Civil War television series that debuted in syndication in 1957. The show is based upon the true story of Colonel John Singleton Mosby. Synopsis ''The Gray Ghost'' stars Tod Andrews as Mosby, Phil Chambers as Lieutenant St. Clair, and Sherwood Price in five episodes as General J.E.B. Stuart, also known for his cavalry skills. Recurring characters on the program were Donald Foster as Braddock, Jean Willes as Ansonia, Ralph Clanton as a general, Dick Jones as Ned Underwood, Otto Aldis as Mueller and John Banner as Major Heros von Borcke. ''Gray Ghost'' was cancelled after one season of thirty-nine half-hour episodes. High production costs may have made the program too expensive to continue. Production Lindsley Parsons created and produced ''The Gray Ghost'', and Frank McDonald directed it. Jack DeWitt and Warren Douglas were writers. CBS Film Sales was the distributor. The book ''Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders'' by Virgil Cavington Jones for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of America, Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by U.S. state, states that had Secession in the United States, seceded from the Union. The Origins of the American Civil War, central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether Slavery in the United States, slavery should be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prohibited from doing so, which many believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War, Decades of controversy over slavery came to a head when Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion, won the 1860 presidential election. Seven Southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Syndication
Broadcast syndication is the practice of content owners leasing the right to broadcast their content to other television stations or radio stations, without having an official broadcast network to air it on. It is common in the United States where broadcast programming is scheduled by television networks with local independent affiliates. Syndication is less widespread in the rest of the world, as most countries have centralized networks or television stations without local affiliates. Shows can be syndicated internationally, although this is less common. Three common types of syndication are: ''first-run'' syndication, which is programming that is broadcast for the first time as a syndicated show and is made specifically for the purpose of selling it into syndication; ''Off-network'' syndication (colloquially called a "rerun"), which is the licensing of a program whose first airing was on stations inside the television network that produced it, or in some cases a program that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baby (film)
''The Baby'' is a 1973 American psychological horror film directed by Ted Post and written by Abe Polsky. The film stars Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman, Marianna Hill, Suzanne Zenor, and David Manzy. It tells the story of a social worker who investigates an eccentric family which includes "Baby", a 21-year-old man who acts like an infant. The film is considered a cult classic. Plot Ann Gentry is a social worker wracked with guilt over a severe car accident with serious repercussions for her husband. She is assigned to a new case: the eccentric and mysterious Wadsworth family. Ann quickly reveals that she has a special interest in the family's youngest member, a seemingly mentally impaired adult man in his 20s who does not have a name and is called only "Baby". Mrs. Wadsworth has been extremely overprotective of him ever since his father left the family after his birth; she will not let another caregiver interfere. The family's life revolves around Baby's care, and they are depende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddox (Planet Of The Apes)
''Planet of the Apes'' is a science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a post-apocalyptic world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control as the dominant species. Accordingly, the primary characters of the franchise include individuals belonging to both species, acting as protagonists and antagonists across the series in three disparate timelines. This list features characters from the original film (based on Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel ''Planet of the Apes''), its sequels, and reboots. Characters introduced in the original film series Taylor George Taylor, more commonly known as Taylor, is the main protagonist of the original ''Planet of the Apes'' film also appearing in ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes''. Taylor is an American astronaut and the leader of a space expedition. Taylor was played by Charlton Heston. While Taylor's first name is never spoken in dialogue, the end credits of ''Planet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Franciscus
James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was an American actor, known for his roles in feature films and in six television series: ''Mr. Novak'', ''Naked City (TV series), Naked City'', ''The Investigators (1961 TV series), The Investigators'', ''Longstreet (TV series), Longstreet'', ''Doc Elliot'', and ''Hunter (1977 TV series), Hunter.'' Life and career Franciscus was born in Clayton, Missouri, Clayton, Missouri, to Lorraine (née Grover) and John Allen Franciscus, who was killed during World War II when James was nine. In 1957, Franciscus received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and theatre arts from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he graduated magna cum laude. He was a classmate of Dick Cavett and Bill Hinnant. At Yale, he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. His first major role was as Detective Jim Halloran in the half-hour version of American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Naked City (TV series), Naked City''. Franciscus guest s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post from a screenplay by Paul Dehn, based on a story by Dehn and Mort Abrahams. The film is the sequel to ''Planet of the Apes'' (1968) and the second installment in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' film series. It stars James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, and Linda Harrison, and features Charlton Heston in a supporting role. In the film, a second spacecraft arrives on the planet ruled by apes, carrying astronaut Brent (Franciscus), who searches and finds Taylor (Heston) only to realize the apes are not their greatest threat. ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'' was released in the United States on May 26, 1970, by 20th Century-Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was followed by ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' in 1971. Plot Time-displaced astronaut Taylor and the mute Nova travel through the desert of the Forbidden Zone in search of a new life away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
