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Norman Wexler
Norman Wexler (August 16, 1926 – August 23, 1999) was an American screenwriter whose work included films such as '' Saturday Night Fever'', '' Serpico'' and '' Joe''. A New Bedford, Massachusetts native and 1944 Central High School graduate in Detroit, Wexler attended Harvard University before moving to New York in 1951. Career Wexler wrote the screenplays for several hit films, most notably '' Joe'', '' Serpico'', '' Mandingo'' and '' Saturday Night Fever''. He received Oscar nominations for '' Joe'' and '' Serpico''. According to Bob Zmuda, ''Saturday Night Fever'' made Wexler a wealthy man. He was a much sought-after script doctor, reworking the scripts for ''Lipstick'' and '' The Fan''. Wexler also was a serious and accomplished playwright. Several of his plays were produced off-Broadway and in regional theaters. His play ''The Rope'' was produced at Cafe La MaMa on New York, ''Red's My Color, What's Yours?'' won the Cleveland Playhouse Award, and his most recen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. At the 2020 census, New Bedford had a population of 101,079, making it the state's ninth-largest city and the largest of the South Coast region. It is the second-largest city in the Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also a part of the greater Boston, Massachusetts Combined Statistical Area. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Indians. English colonists bought the land on which New Bedford would later be built from the Wampanoag in 1652, and the original colonial settlement that would later become the city was founded by English Quakers in the late 17th century. The town of New Bedford itself was officially incorporated in 1787. During the first half of the 19th century, New Bedford was one of the world's most important whaling ports. At its economic hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTF With Marc Maron
''WTF with Marc Maron'' is a weekly podcast and radio show hosted by stand-up comedian Marc Maron. The show was launched in September 2009. The show is produced by Maron's former Air America co-worker Brendan McDonald. Background The show's title stems from the Internet slang abbreviation ''WTF'' (for "What the fuck?"). ''WTF'' launched in September 2009 following the cancellation of Maron's Air America terrestrial radio program '' Breakroom Live with Maron & Seder''. Maron retained his Air America building keycard and, without permission, used their studios to record the first several episodes of ''WTF''. After the first episodes, Maron moved from New York to California. Most episodes of the show are generally recorded in Maron's home garage, nicknamed "the Cat Ranch", in Los Angeles. He ends most podcasts with the phrase "Boomer lives" in honour of a cat he brought from New York who went missing. The phrase became a hashtag and his production company name. Occasionall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From New Bedford, Massachusetts
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard University Alumni
The list of Harvard University alumni includes notable graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with Harvard University. For a list of notable non-graduates of Harvard, see the list of Harvard University non-graduate alumni. For a list of Harvard's presidents, see President of Harvard University. Eight Presidents of the United States have graduated from Harvard University: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. Bush graduated from Harvard Business School, Hayes and Obama from Harvard Law School, and the others from Harvard College. Over 150 Nobel Prize winners have been associated with the university as alumni, researchers or faculty. Nobel laureates Pulitzer Prize winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Screenwriters
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1999 Deaths
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1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary DeVore
Gary Martin DeVore (September 17, 1941 – June 28, 1997) was an American screenwriter, best known for witty action films and for the mysterious circumstances of his 1997 death. Early career DeVore began his writing career in the late 1960s on shows like Chuck Barris' ''The Newlywed Game'', ''The Steve Allen Show'', and ''Tempo''. Personal life, death, and aftermath DeVore married the singer Maria Cole (1969–1978) and the actresses Sandie Newton (1981–1985), Claudia Christian (1988–1992), and Wendy Oates (1996–1997). Briefly, he worked as vice president of production at De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG), before returning to work on films with a three-picture agreement at DEG. DeVore disappeared in June 1997, while driving at night from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Santa Barbara, California, prompting an extensive search and media speculation. DeVore had been working in his office in Santa Fe trying to finish a script. DeVore had recently complained of writer's bloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raw Deal (1986 Film)
''Raw Deal'' is a 1986 American action film directed by John Irvin and written by Gary DeVore & Norman Wexler, from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni & Sergio Donati. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Darren McGavin and Sam Wanamaker. In the film, Harry Shannon, an elderly FBI agent, recruits Mark Kaminski, an ex-FBI agent, to destroy a mafia organization. ''Raw Deal'' was released in North America on June 6, 1986 and grossed $16.2 million in the US against its $8–10 million budget. Plot A mob informant is under protection by the FBI in a remote wooded cabin, but is soon ambushed by a hit squad, who brutally slaughter the bodyguards and the informant. One of the agents killed is Blair Shannon, the son of FBI agent Harry Shannon, who vows to exact revenge. Mark Kaminski, a small-town sheriff, lives with his alcoholic wife, Amy, who resents their way of living. Kaminski was also an FBI agent, who had brutally thrashed a suspect for sexually assaulting, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Gardenzio "Sly" Stallone (; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a Sylvester Stallone filmography, film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received List of awards and nominations received by Sylvester Stallone, numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison Ford) to have starred in a box-office No.1 film across six consecutive decades. Films in which he has appeared in have grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide. Struggling as an actor for a number of years upon moving to New York City in 1969, Stallone found gradual work in films such as ''The Lords of Flatbush'' (1974). He achieved his greatest critical and commercial success starting in 1976 with his iconic role as boxer Rocky Balboa i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staying Alive (1983 Film)
''Staying Alive'' is a 1983 American dance drama film and the sequel to ''Saturday Night Fever'' (1977). The film was directed by Sylvester Stallone, who co-produced and co-wrote the film with original ''Fever'' producer Robert Stigwood, and writer Norman Wexler. ''Staying Alive'' stars John Travolta, reprising his ''Saturday Night Fever'' role as Tony Manero, with Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Joyce Hyser, Julie Bovasso, Viktor Manoel and Kevyn Morrow. The title comes from the Bee Gees song of the same name, which was used as the theme song to ''Saturday Night Fever'' and is played during the final scene of ''Staying Alive''. Theatrically released on July 15, 1983, ''Staying Alive'' received universally negative reviews and is the oldest film to hold a score of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this, the film was successful at the box office, earning $127 million worldwide on a $22 million budget. It also featured the song " Far from Over" by Frank Stallone, the younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
