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Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen (born September 23, 1945) is an American actor, singer, novelist and activist. He rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on '' The Donna Reed Show''. Petersen pursued a singing career in the 1960s. In the 1980s and 1990s, he had a recurring role on ''Matt Houston'' and played author Paul Conway in the film ''Mommy's Day''. In 1990, Petersen established the organization A Minor Consideration to support child stars and other child laborers through legislation, family education, and personal intervention and counseling for those in crisis. Career Acting Petersen began his show business career at age 10 as a Mouseketeer on the '' Mickey Mouse Club''. He appeared in the 1958 movie ''Houseboat'' with Sophia Loren and Cary Grant, but achieved stardom playing teenager Jeff Stone from 1958 to 1966 on the ABC family television sitcom ''The Donna Reed Show''. Throughout eight seasons and decades of reruns in syndication, ''The Donna Reed Show'' became part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Dad
"My Dad" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and performed by Paul Petersen. It reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart, #6 on the U.S. pop chart, and #19 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1963. It was featured on his 1963 album, ''My Dad''. In Canada the song reached #5 in December 1962. The song was arranged by Jimmie Haskell Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman; November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer and arranger for motion pictures and a wide variety of popular artists, including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely D ... and Stu Phillips and produced by Phillips. Other versions * Davy Jones released a version of the song on his 1965 album '' David Jones''. References 1962 songs 1962 singles Songs written by Barry Mann Songs with lyrics by Cynthia Weil Songs about fathers {{1960s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Benet
Brenda Benet (born Brenda Ann Nelson; August 14, 1945 – April 7, 1982) was an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the soap operas ''The Young Marrieds'' (1965–1965) and ''Days of Our Lives'' (1979–1982). She was also featured in an episode of ''Hogan's Heroes'' in 1970. Early life Benet was born Brenda Ann Nelson in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; later, her family moved to South Gate. She graduated from South Gate High School, attended Los Angeles City College, then studied at the University of California at Los Angeles, majoring in languages. She studied with San Francisco Ballet, was featured in several productions of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, was a musician who played piano, flute and violin, and was fluent in five languages. Career Her first acting roles were in 1964, with appearances on ''Shindig!'' and ''The Young Marrieds''. She eventually became an actress very much in demand for roles in episodic primetime television in the 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custer (TV Series)
''Custer'', also known as ''The Legend of Custer'', is a 17-episode military-Westerns on television, Western television series which ran on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 6 to December 27, 1967, with Wayne Maunder in the starring role of then Lieutenant colonel, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Criticizing the series as "glamorizing Custer," a concerted protest headed by the Tribal Indians Land Rights Association successfully halted broadcast of the series under the FCC fairness doctrine. Format Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 190 Robert F. Simon played Custer's commanding officer, U.S. General officer, General Alfred Terry, Alfred H. Terry. Slim Pickens starred as California Joe Milner. Michael Dante appeared as Sioux Chief Crazy Horse. Peter Palmer (actor), Peter Palmer played Sergeant James Bustard, a former Confederate soldier. Grant Woods appeared as Captain Myles Keogh. Read Morgan appeared in the ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAG-AFTRA
The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists"Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax" ''Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists''. Internal Revenue Service. April 30, 2019. (SAG-AFTRA, ) is an American trade union, labor union formed in 2012 by the merger of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. It represents approximately 170,000 media professionals worldwide. SAG-AFTRA is a member of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States. SAG-AFTRA is also a member of the International Federation of Actors. History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denison, Iowa
Denison is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River, and located in both Denison Township and East Boyer Township. The population was 8,373 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County. History Denison was laid out in 1856; the town was incorporated in 1875. Denison was named for its founder, J. W. Denison. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Denison has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 8,373 people, 2,853 households, and 1,882 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,278.9 inhabitants per square mile (493.8/km2). There were 3,089 housing units at an average density of 471.8 per square mile (182.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 47. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Reed Show Cast 1958
Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian. People *Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name Places *Donna, Texas, USA *Dønna (island), an island in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Dønna Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Donna (crater), a tiny lunar crater on the near side of the Moon Music * The Donnas, American all-girl rock band * Donna (radio station), former Flemish music radio station located in Belgium * ''Donna'' (album), album by Donna Cruz * "Donna" (Ritchie Valens song), a 1958 song by Ritchie Valens, covered in the United Kingdom by Marty Wilde * "Donna" (10cc song), a 1972 song by 10cc * "Donna", song from ''Hair'' *"Donna", song by Wally Lewis * "Donna, Donna", a Yiddish song * "Donna the Prima Donna", a 1963 song by Dion Other * Hurricane Donna, Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 1960 * ''Una donna'', 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocket Books
Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books. History Pocket Books produced the first Paperback#Mass market paperback, mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in the United States in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry. The German Albatross Books had pioneered the idea of a line of color-coded paperback editions in 1931 under Kurt Enoch, and Penguin Books in Britain had refined the idea in 1935 and had one million books in print by the following year. Penguin's success inspired entrepreneur Robert Fair de Graff, who partnered with publishers Richard L. Simon, M. Lincoln Schuster, M. Lincoln ("Max") Schuster and Leon Shimkin of Simon & Schuster to bring the concept to the American market by founding ''Pocket Books''. Priced at 25 cents and featuring the logo of Gertrude the kangaroo (named after the mother-in-law of the artist, Frank Lieberman), Pocket Books' editorial policy of reprints of light literature, popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Helm
Matt Helm is a fictional character created by American author Donald Hamilton (1916–2006). Helm is a U.S. government counter-agent, a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of the term as used in most Spy fiction, spy thrillers. Helm appeared in 27 adventure/suspense novels by Hamilton, first published in 1960, and the character was later adapted into film, television and other media. The 1960s film series, starring Dean Martin, featured a campy, humorous tone quite different from the gritty novels. The 1970s Matt Helm (TV series), television series was featured a more serious dramatic tone, but was a relatively standard private investigator series with little connection to Hamilton's books. The character and the books Published between 1960 and 1993, the 27 books in the series portrayed Helm, who acquired the code name "Eric" during his secret wartime assignments, as jaded, ruthless, pragmatic, and competent. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chained (Marvin Gaye Song)
"Chained" is a 1968 single released by soul singer Marvin Gaye. The song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top 100 on November 1, 1968. ''Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...'' said that it has a "towering dance rhythm and a splendid vocal vector." Chart history References 1968 singles Marvin Gaye songs Songs written by Frank Wilson (musician) 1967 songs Song recordings produced by Frank Wilson (musician) Motown singles Tamla Records singles {{1960s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamla
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''motor'' and ''town'', has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered. Motown played a vital role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American-owned label that achieved crossover success with white audiences. In the 1960s, Motown and its main subsidiary labels (including Gordy, Soul) were the most prominent exponents of what became known as the Motown sound, a style of soul music with a mainstream pop-influenced sound and appeal. Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million in 1988. Between 1960 and 1969, Motown had 79 songs reach the top-ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In March 1965, Berry Gordy and Dave Godin agreed to license the Tamla Motown lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motown
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''motor'' and ''town'', has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered. Motown played a vital role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American-owned label that achieved crossover (music), crossover success with white audiences. In the 1960s, Motown and its main subsidiary labels (including Gordy, Soul) were the most prominent exponents of what became known as the #Motown sound, Motown sound, a style of soul music with a mainstream pop music, pop-influenced sound and appeal. Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million in 1988. Between 1960 and 1969, Motown had 79 songs reach the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In March 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
