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Peggy Moffitt
Margaret Anne "Peggy" Moffitt (born May 14, 1940) is a former American model and actress. During the 1960s, she worked very closely with fashion designer Rudi Gernreich, and developed a signature style that featured heavy makeup and an asymmetrical hair cut. Career Modeling Though her unique look has now become widely recognized, Moffitt began her a career as an actress, beginning with an uncredited role in the 1955 film '' You're Never Too Young''. She first began modeling in Paris in the 1950s. During the 1960s, she developed a signature style, including false eyelashes and heavy eye makeup. Her hairstyle, an asymmetrical bowl cut, created by Vidal Sassoon, became known as the "five point". Her unique look became an icon of the 1960s fashion scene. Gernreich, Moffitt, and Claxton Gernreich collaborated with Moffitt and her husband, photographer William Claxton. The three became "a dynamic and inseparable trio." “Without Rudi I would have been a gifted and innovati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marylou Luther
Mary Lou or Marylou may refer to: People * Mary Lou (name), including list of persons with this given name * Mary Lou (actress), American actress Mary Lou Kolbenschlag (born 1992) Films and television * ''Mary Lou'' (1928 film), a German silent film * ''Mary Lou'' (1948 film), an American film * ''Mary Lou'', the working title for the 2018 film '' Avengers: Infinity War'' * ''Mary Lou 2'', the working title for the 2019 film '' Avengers: Endgame'' Music * "Mary Lou", a 1955 song by Young Jessie * "Mary Lou", a song by Bruce Springsteen on his 1998 album '' Tracks'' * ''Marylou'' (album), an album by Swiss singer Anna Rossinelli *"Good Bye Mary Lou" a song by Angels of Light from their fifth record ''We Are Him ''We Are Him'' is the fifth and final studio album by American experimental rock band Angels of Light. It was released on September 11, 2007, via Young God Records. The album features extensive contributions from various musicians, including th ...'' * Hello Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodyear Theatre
''Goodyear Theatre'' (also known as ''Award Theatre'' and ''Golden Years of Television'') is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from 1957 to 1960 for a total of 55 episodes. The live show was directed by many notable directors, including Don Taylor, Arthur Hiller (3 episodes, 1958–59) and Robert Ellis Miller (3 episodes, 1958–59). It followed ''Goodyear Television Playhouse'' (1951). Cast Actors appearing in the series included: * Vivi Janiss * John Larch *James Mason *Ray Milland *Edward G. Robinson * Gig Young * Errol Flynn * Michael Landon *Barbara Stanwyck * Rod Taylor * Eli Wallach * Cameron Mitchell * Robert Ryan (5 episodes, 1957-1958) *David Niven (4 episodes, 1957-1958) *Jack Lemmon (4 episodes, 1957-1958) * Jane Powell (4 episodes, 1957-1958) * Virginia Gregg (3 episodes, 1957-1959) * Peter Leeds (3 episodes, 1958) * Paul Douglas (2 episodes, 1958-1959) * James McCallion (2 episodes, 1958-1959) * Vivi Janiss (2 episodes, 1958-1960) * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoa Theatre
''Alcoa Theatre'' is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on Monday nights from September 30, 1957 to May 23, 1960. The program also aired under the title ''Turn of Fate''. ''Alcoa Theatre'' was syndicated together with '' Goodyear Theatre'' as ''Award Theatre''. In 1955, ''The Alcoa Hour'' premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights, but it was reduced to 30 minutes, retitled ''Alcoa Theatre'', and moved to Monday evening in 1957. The show employed an alternating rotating company of actors: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon and Charles Boyer. Each appeared in dramatic and light comedic roles through the first season. Overview The series continued to feature the talents of veteran and emerging actors over the ensuing years, including Cliff Robertson, John Cassavetes, Brandon deWilde, Cornel Wilde, Agnes Moorehead, Jack Carson, Walter Slezak and Gary Merrill. Child actor Flip Mark made his television debut as Robbie Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Town (1959 Film)
''Girls Town'' is a 1959 film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring Mamie Van Doren, Mel Tormé, and Ray Anthony. Paul Anka also appears in his first acting role. Van Doren stars as a juvenile delinquent who is sent to a girls' school run by nuns, where she finds herself unable to help her sister. The film capitalizes on the 1950s rebellious-teen exploitation films, with catfights, car races, music from Anka and The Platters, and sexy outfits. The supporting cast includes the offspring of two major silent cinema stars: Charles Chaplin, Jr. and Harold Lloyd Jr. Also featured is James Mitchum (son of Robert Mitchum) and (as a nun) gossip columnist Sheilah Graham. ''Girls Town'' was lampooned in July 1994 on movie-mocking television series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. About 15 minutes of the actual film were cut from this version. Plot The movie opens with a young woman fending off an attempted rape. In the process, the would-be rapist accidentally falls off a cliff to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Flame
''Battle Flame'' is a 1959 American war film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Elwood Ullman. The film stars Scott Brady, Elaine Edwards, Robert Blake, Wayne Heffley, Gordon Jones and Ken Miller. The film was released on July 26, 1959, by Allied Artists Pictures. Cast *Scott Brady as 1st Lt. Frank Davis *Elaine Edwards as Lt. Mary Ferguson * Robert Blake as Cpl. Jake Pacheco * Wayne Heffley as Teach * Gordon Jones as Sgt. McKelvey *Ken Miller as Orlando * Arthur Walsh as Nawlins * Richard Harrison as 2nd Lt. Wechsler *Gary Kent as Gilcrist *Peggy Moffitt as Nurse Fisher *Jean Robbins as Nurse Claycomb * Richard Crane as Dr. Bill Stoddard *Robert Shayne as Lt. Norris *Guy Prescott as Lt. Col. Struthers *Robert Christopher as Capt. Herndon *John Mitchum John Mitchum (September 6, 1919 – November 29, 2001) was an American actor from the 1940s to the 1970s in film and television. The younger brother of the actor Robert Mitchum, he was credited as Jack M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up Periscope
''Up Periscope'' is a 1959 World War II submarine film drama directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aubrey Schenck and starring James Garner and Edmond O'Brien. The supporting cast features Andra Martin, Alan Hale Jr., Edd Byrnes, Warren Oates and Saundra Edwards. The film was shot and processed in WarnerScope and Technicolor and was distributed by Warner Bros. The screenplay was written by Richard H. Landau and Robb White, adapted from White's novel of the same name. Garner called the film "another piece of crap that Warner Bros. stuck me in while I was under contract." Plot Lt. Kenneth Braden, a newly trained U.S. Navy frogman, is unexpectedly ordered to report for duty without being able to notify his new girlfriend Sally Johnson. He learns that she is a naval intelligence officer responsible for a recent confirmation of his character and fitness for a special mission. Submarine commander Stevenson, whose crew's morale has been shaken by the recent unnecessary de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Captives
''The Young Captives'' is a 1959 film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Steven Marlo, Luana Patten Luana Patten (July 6, 1938 – May 1, 1996) was an American actress who appeared in films produced by Walt Disney Pictures, such as ''Song of the South'' (1946), ''Fun and Fancy Free'' (1947), and ''Melody Time'' (1948). Later in life, she pla ..., and Tom Selden. Plot Cast External links * * 1959 films 1959 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Irvin Kershner American drama films Films scored by Richard Markowitz 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senior Prom (film)
''Senior Prom'' is a 1958 American musical film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Jill Corey and Paul Hampton. others, as well as a rare non-Stooge appearance by Moe Howard. Plot Cast * Jill Corey as Gay Sherridan * Paul Hampton as Tom Harper * James Komack as Dog * Barbara Bostock as Flip * Tom Laughlin as Carter Breed III *Keely Smith Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928The reference work ''The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet'' gives Smith's date of birth as March 9, 1932. – December 16, 2017), profession ... as the Singer References External links * 1958 films 1958 musical films American musical films Films directed by David Lowell Rich Columbia Pictures films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Birds And The Bees (film)
''The Birds and the Bees'' is a 1956 screwball comedy film with songs, starring George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor and David Niven. A remake of Preston Sturges' 1941 film ''The Lady Eve'', which was based on a story by Monckton Hoffe, the film was directed by Norman Taurog and written by Sidney Sheldon. The costumes for the film were designed by Edith Head. Plot George "Hotsy" Hamilton (George Gobel), a very eligible but naive vegetarian heir to a meat-packing fortune, returns home to Connecticut by luxury cruise ship, accompanied by Marty Kennedy (Harry Bellaver), his valet, guardian and best friend, after spending three years together on a scientific expedition in the Belgian Congo looking for a rare snake. On board, the woman-shy George attracts a lot of attention from the opposite sex, despite being the consummate milquetoast, but the one he cannot avoid is Jean Harris (Mitzi Gaynor), a beautiful con artist travelling with her equally larcenous father, Colonel Patrick Henry "Handsom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet Me In Las Vegas
''Meet Me in Las Vegas'' (1956) is an MGM musical comedy produced by Joe Pasternak, directed by Roy Rowland, filmed in Eastman Color and CinemaScope, and starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse. The screenplay is by Isobel Lennart, cinematography by Robert Bronner, music direction by George Stoll, and choreography by Hermes Pan and Eugene Loring. It was largely shot on location shooting in Las Vegas and several popular celebrities are featured as themselves. Plot Set in and around the Sands Hotel, the film tells "what happens when a gambling rancher discovers that all he has to do to win at roulette is take hold of ballerina Charisse's hand". The film was tailored for the talents of Charisse, showcasing her modern ballet dancing.Clive Hischhorn, ''The Hollywood Musical'' Cast * Dan Dailey as Chuck Rodwell * Cyd Charisse as Maria Corvier * Agnes Moorehead as Miss Hattie * Lili Darvas as Sari Hatvany * Jim Backus as Tom Culdane * Oskar Karlweis as Lotzi - Sands Blackjack Dealer * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin & Lewis
Martin and Lewis were an American comedy duo, comprising singer Dean Martin and comedian Jerry Lewis. They met in 1945 and debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 25, 1946; the team lasted ten years to the day. Before they teamed up, Martin was a nightclub singer, while Lewis performed a comedy act lip-synching to records. They performed in nightclubs, and, starting in 1949, on radio. Later they branched out into television and films. In their early radio days they performed as ''Martin and Lewis'' but later became hugely popular as ''Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis''. These full names helped them launch successful solo careers after parting. Nightclubs In 1944, Dean Martin met a young Jerry Lewis at the Glass Hat Club in New York City, where both men were performing. Martin and Lewis debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 25, 1946, when Lewis suggested to the club owner that Martin would be a good replacement for the scheduled singer who was unavailable. The duo was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
