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Philippa Bevans
Philippa Mary Bevans (10 February 1913 – 10 May 1968) was an English actress of stage and screen. Early years Bevans was born in London, the daughter of actors Lionel Bevans and Viola Roache. She originally appeared as a child actress on stage. She was raised in Boston and attended the Woodward School for Girls. She grew up wanting to be an actress. Career In 1931, Bevans performed with the Jitney Players. A review of their production of ''Caste'' in '' The (Baltimore, Maryland) Sun'' called Bevans "by far the most gifted and lovely young actress to appear here with this company". Along with her mother, Bevans was part of the cast of the original 1956 Broadway production of ''My Fair Lady'' that starred Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. Bevans is also featured on the original cast recording. On television, Bevans was a regular on ''Search for Tomorrow'' and had a recurring role on the ''Sergeant Bilko Show''. She played Mrs. Landers, the sympathetic housekeeper of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Roache
Viola Roache (October 3, 1885 - May 17, 1961) was an American actress who performed for more than 50 years. Her work included being a member of the original Broadway cast of ''My Fair Lady''. A 1942 newspaper article described her as "one of the best-known character actresses on the American stage". Early years Born in Norfolk, England, on October 3, 1885, Roache was the daughter of architect Frederick G. Roache and Ada T. Roache. When she was 8 years old, she was sent to an Ursuline convent in Tildonk, Belgium, "to get rid of my temper". She returned home when she was 17 and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her parents disapproved of her ambition to be an actress. Her first stage appearance occurred in April 1908 after she approached a manager in London who asked, "What can you do, little girl?" and she replied, "I want to act." Career In 1908 Roache began acting "as an ingénue with wavy reddish-blonde hair and dark hazel eyes". She formed a repertory tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World Of Henry Orient
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun '' the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From London
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Deaths
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 Births
Events January * January – Joseph Stalin travels to Vienna to research his ''Marxism and the National Question''. This means that, during this month, Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito are all living in the city. * January 3 – First Balkan War: Greece completes its Battle of Chios (1912), capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender. * January 13 – Edward Carson founds the (first) Ulster Volunteers, Ulster Volunteer Force, by unifying several existing Ulster loyalism, loyalist militias to resist home rule for Ireland. * January 18 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the war. * January 23 – 1913 Ottoman coup d'état: Enver Pasha comes to power. February * February 1 – New York City's Grand Central Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Stage Actresses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madigan
''Madigan'' is a 1968 American neo-noir crime drama thriller film directed by Don Siegel (as Donald Siegel) and starring Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and Inger Stevens. The screenplay—originally titled ''Friday, Saturday, Sunday''—was adapted by two writers who had been blacklisted in the 1950s, Howard Rodman (credited here under the pseudonym Henri Simoun) and Abraham Polonsky. It was based on the 1962 novel ''The Commissioner'' by Richard Dougherty, a former New York bureau chief of the ''Los Angeles Times'' who had served in the 1950s as a deputy New York City police commissioner for community relations. Siegel was a genre director known at the time for taut action films like '' The Lineup'' (1958) and '' Hell Is for Heroes'' (1962) as well as the original '' Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1956). He later directed five films starring Clint Eastwood, including '' Dirty Harry''. Plot In New York City's Spanish Harlem, police detectives Dan Madigan and Rocco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Group (film)
''The Group'' is a 1966 American ensemble film, ensemble drama film directed by Sidney Lumet based on the 1963 The Group (novel), novel of the same name by Mary McCarthy (author), Mary McCarthy about the lives of a group of eight female graduates from Vassar College, Vassar from 1933 to 1940. The cast of this social satire includes Candice Bergen, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Shirley Knight, Jessica Walter, Kathleen Widdoes, and Joanna Pettet. The film also features small roles for Hal Holbrook, Carrie Nye, James Broderick, Larry Hagman and Richard Mulligan. The film touched on controversial topics for its time: free love, contraception, abortion, lesbianism, and mental illness. Plot After their days at a prestigious Eastern university, eight devoted women friends go their separate ways. Wealthy and very beautiful Lakey, always regarded as their leader, leaves for Europe to begin a new life on her own. The domestic lives of the others go mainly awry. Priss marries an overb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Notorious Landlady
''The Notorious Landlady'' is a 1962 American comedy mystery film starring Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Fred Astaire.'' Variety'' film review; June 27, 1962, page 6.'' Harrison's Reports'' film review; June 30, 1962, page 98. The film was directed by Richard Quine, with a script by Blake Edwards and Larry Gelbart based on the short story "The Notorious Tenant" by Margery Sharp. Plot A young boy shoots passerby with a toy gun. Mrs. Dunhill, an older woman in wheelchair, reacts to a gunshot noise and mentions that is because the gun shot she heard is from a real gun and not the toy gun. Neighbors open their windows to inquire about the gun shot. An American diplomat William Gridley has just arrived in London and is looking to rent an apartment. He responds to an advertisement in the newspaper. When he arrives at the house a maid opens the door and informs him that the apartment is only being rented to couples. He convinces her to take a look at the apartment and during this ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodward School For Girls
The Woodward School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls in grades six through twelve. Founded by bequest in 1869 and opened in 1894, the school is located in the historic Quincy Center district of Quincy, Massachusetts, and is the only nonsectarian private school in the city. Woodward's American Queen Anne style school building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History of the School Founding The Woodward School was founded by Dr. Ebenezer Woodward and his wife, Mary Ann Wroe Greenleaf. Dr. Woodward was a prominent Quincy physician and a cousin of President John Adams. When Dr. Woodward died in 1869, his will established a trust fund to create and maintain a girls' school equivalent to the Adams Academy, the Quincy boys' school founded by John Adams. Upon her death in 1870, Mary A.W. Greenleaf Woodward bequeathed further assets to the trust fund established by her late husband. The Town of Quincy, which became a city in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
