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Owen Davis
Owen Gould Davis (January 29, 1874 – October 14, 1956) was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play '' Icebound'', His plays and scripts included works for radio and film. Before the First World War, he wrote racy sketches of New York high jinks and low life for the '' Police Gazette'' under the name of Ike Swift. Many of these were set in the Tenderloin, Manhattan. Davis also wrote under several other pseudonyms, including Martin Hurley, Arthur J. Lamb, Walter Lawrence, John Oliver, and Robert Wayne. Personal life Davis was born into a large family in Portland, Maine. They moved to Bangor, where he lived until he was 15. As a boy, Davis wrote plays for his eight siblings, who performed them for the town. His parents were Owen Warren Davis, an iron manufacturer, and his wife Abigail Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Maine
Portland is the List of municipalities in Maine, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat, seat of Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolitan area, Maine, Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people. Historically tied to commercial shipping, the marine economy, and light industry, Portland's economy in the 21st century relies mostly on the service sector. The Port of Portland (Maine), Port of Portland is the second-largest tonnage seaport in the New England area as of 2019. The city seal depicts a Phoenix (mythology), phoenix rising from ashes, a reference to Portland's recovery from four devastating fires. Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon, was named after Portland, Maine. The word ''Portland'' is derived from the Old English word ''Portlanda'', which means "land surrounding a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National War Labor Board (1942–1945)
The National War Labor Board, commonly the War Labor Board (NWLB or WLB), was an independent agency of the United States government, established January 12, 1942, by an executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the purpose of which was to mediate labor disputes as part of the American home front during World War II. The twelve-member board had a tripartite structure, with four members from each of industry, labor, and the public, with William Hammatt Davis as its chair. Acting as an arbitration tribunal, the board had the effect of replacing normal collective bargaining during the course of the war, as it could intervene in any labor dispute that it saw as endangering "the effective prosecution of the war" and put into place a settlement. It administered wage control in national industries such as automobiles, shipping, railways, airlines, telegraph lines, and mining. The board was additionally divided into twelve Regional War Labor Boards which handled both la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whoopee!
''Whoopee!'' is a 1928 musical comedy play with a book based on Owen Davis's play, ''The Nervous Wreck.'' The musical libretto was written by William Anthony McGuire, with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1928, starring Eddie Cantor, and introduced the hit song " Love Me or Leave Me", sung by Ruth Etting. A film version opened in 1930. Synopsis Setting: Mission Rest, Arizona; Black Top Canyon; The Bar "M" Ranch; the Wilderness; the Desert. Sheriff Bob Wells and the daughter of a rancher Sally Morgan are getting married. She is in love with Wanenis, whose part-Indian heritage presents social difficulties for their romance. Sally abandons Sheriff Bob and their wedding, catching a ride with Henry Williams. As a hypochondriac, Henry has problems of his own, but Sally adds to his problems when she leaves a note saying they have eloped. A chase ensues, with the jilted Bob; Mary, Henry's nurse who is in love with him; and a cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William C
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icebound (1924 Film)
Icebound may refer to: * ''Icebound'' (play), a 1923 play by Owen Davis * ''Icebound'' (film), a 1924 silent film, based on the play * ''Icebound'' (novel), a 1995 novel by Dean Koontz * '' Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole'', a 2003 TV movie starring Susan Sarandon {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Happened To Mary
''What Happened to Mary'' (sometimes erroneously referred to as ''What Happened to Mary?'') is the first serial film made in the United States. Produced by Edison Studios, with screenplays by Horace G. Plympton, and directed by Charles Brabin, the action films starred Mary Fuller. Twelve one-reel episodes were released monthly beginning July 1912, coinciding with the literary serial of the same name published in McClure's ''The Ladies' World'' magazine. In addition to the motion pictures and regular magazine installments, ''What Happened to Mary'' was also adapted as a stage play, followed by a novelization, making it an early example of the multimedia franchise. Cast * Mary Fuller as Mary * Marc McDermott as Lieutenant Strakey * Charles Ogle as Richard Craig, Mary's uncle * Herbert Yost as Henry, Craig's son *Miriam Nesbitt as Madame Jolatsy, a spy *Bliss Milford as Daisy * Bigelow Cooper as Mr. Foster, the Lawyer * William Wadsworth as Billy Peart * Harold M. Shaw as Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellie, The Beautiful Cloak Model
''Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model'' is a Play (theatre), play written by Owen Davis. A Broadway theatre, Broadway production of it by A. H. Woods opened in 1906 and was a huge hit. The story is a melodrama, and it was often cited as an archetype of the genre. Reata Winfield originated the title role in the Broadway production. Plot Nellie Grey is a young woman who works in the cloak department of a department store. She lives in a boarding house with her abusive great uncle and his handicapped son, Tom. Long separated from her mother, she is unaware that she has a fortune coming to her. Her nefarious cousin, Walter Hilton, hopes to secure the money for himself. He first intends to marry Nellie, but her co-worker Hortense Drake has her own eyes on Walter, so Hortense convinces him that it is better to dispose of Nellie completely. Nellie is then subjected to four acts of plots against her by Walter and Hortense. They tie her to train tracks, but she is rescued by Jack Carroll, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gibson Family
''The Gibson Family'' is an American old-time radio program – the first original musical comedy on radio. It was broadcast on NBC from September 15, 1934, until June 23, 1935, when the format was revamped and the title was changed to ''Uncle Charlie's Tent Show'', which ran from June 30, 1935, until September 8, 1935. Format ''The Gibson Family'' might be considered a musical soap opera. It focused on day-to-day activities of the title household and incorporated music composed specifically for the program. A preview of the show published in ''The Bismarck Tribune'' on the day of its premiere noted, "The story of the Gibson Family will be continuous but each episode will be complete in itself." The main characters were Bob and Dot Gibson, Sally (their daughter), and a butler named Awful. Radio historian John Dunning wrote in ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio'' that despite a $500,000 investment by sponsor Procter & Gamble and a "top music-and-lyrics team from Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma), and is known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled around the world three times, made 71 films (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was hugely popular in the United States for his leading political wit and was the highest paid of Hollywood film stars. He died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post when their small airplane crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in northern Alaska. Rogers began his career as a performer on vaudeville. His rope act led to success in the '' Ziegfeld Follies'', which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So This Is London (1930 Film)
''So This Is London'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Frank Albertson and Lumsden Hare. It was based on the 1922 play '' So This Is London'' by Arthur Goodrich, which was adapted again in 1939. An American and an Englishman clash over which country is the greater, while their children have a secret love affair. The plot was relatively similar to ''They Had to See Paris'' (1929), a previous film starring Rogers. Cast * Will Rogers as Hiram Draper * Irene Rich as Mrs Hiram Draper * Frank Albertson as Junior Draper * Maureen O'Sullivan as Elinor Worthing * Lumsden Hare as Lord Percy Worthing * Mary Forbes as Lady Worthing * Bramwell Fletcher as Alfred Honeycutt * Dorothy Christy Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, later Dorothy Rucker; May 26, 1906 – May 21, 1977) was an American actress. She was sometimes billed as Dorothy Christie. Early years Christy was born Dorothea J. Seltze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Had To See Paris
''They Had to See Paris'' is a 1929 American sound (sound film, All-Talking) Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon who travels to Paris with his family at his wife's request, despite the fact he hates the French.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971 Rogers starred in a similar film the following year, ''So This Is London (1930 film), So This Is London'' with the location switched to London. Rogers and Rich reprised their roles in ''Down to Earth (1932 film), Down to Earth'' (1932) which depicts the return of the Peters family to Great Depression, Depression-hit America. Cast * Will Rogers as Pike Peters * Irene Rich as Mrs. Idy Peters * Owen Davis Jr. as Ross Peters * Marguerite Churchill as Opal Peters * Fifi D'Orsay as Fifi * Rex Bell as Clark McCurdy * Robert P. Kerr as Tupper * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
