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Rita Riggs
Rita Riggs (September 2, 1930 – June 5, 2017) was an American costume designer for film and television. She is probably best known for being the costume designer for Norman Lear sitcoms. Early life and education Riggs was born in Lead Hill, Arkansas to J. Almus Riggs and Ida V. Keeling. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1943. After two years at Santa Ana College, Riggs went to the University of Arizona to work under costumer Fairfax Proudfit Walkup. Career After an interview at NBC in 1954, CBS hired Riggs the next day and her first assignment was in the costume department for '' Shower of Stars''. She also worked on show such as ''Climax!'' and ''Playhouse 90''. Riggs later worked on ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' usually on the wrap-arounds, which led to her work on the Hitchcock films '' Psycho'', and - alongside Edith Head - '' The Birds'' and '' Marnie''. She also worked on features such as ''Seconds'', '' Petulia'', '' Yes, Giorgio'', and '' Divorce American Style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lead Hill, Arkansas
Lead Hill is a town in Boone County, Arkansas, Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 271 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Harrison, Arkansas, Harrison Harrison micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Lead Hill was named from valuable deposits of lead in the vicinity. The unfinished ruins of the Ozark Medieval Fortress, built between 2009-2012, are located in Lead Hill. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (12.96%) is water. Major highways * Arkansas Highway 7 * Arkansas Highway 14 Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 287 people, 126 households, and 86 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 144 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.86% Race (United States Census), White, 0.35% Race (United States Census), Asian, and 2.79% from two or more races. 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes, Giorgio
''Yes, Giorgio'' is a 1982 American musical–comedy film starring Luciano Pavarotti. The film is based on the 1961 novel by Anne Piper. ''Yes, Giorgio'' also stars Kathryn Harrold, Eddie Albert, Paola Borboni, James Hong, Joseph Mascolo, Leona Mitchell, Kurt Herbert Adler, Emerson Buckley, and Alexander Courage. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, written by Norman Steinberg, and produced by Peter Fetterman. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was a major box-office bomb, losing an estimated $45 million. Plot World-famous Italian tenor opera singer Giorgio Fini is in Boston for a concert when he gets a phone call asking him to perform at The Met. The call brings up bad memories from his disastrous appearance there seven years earlier. It scares him to the point where he cannot sing at rehearsal. Everyone panics thinking he is losing his voice. His business manager, Henry Pollack, calls throat specialist Pamela Taylor. Giorgio at first refuses h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
The Costume Designers Guild (CDG), is a union of professional costume designers, assistant designers, and illustrators working in film, television, commercials and other media. Founded in 1953, the CDG comprises over 1,200 members as of 2023. As the Local 892 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union protects member’s wages and working conditions through collective bargaining. The CDG has published a quarterly publication, ''The Costume Designer Magazine'', since 2005. The Costume Designers Guild Awards recognizes excellence in costume design in motion pictures, television, commercials, and other media. Costume Designers Guild Awards Award categories *Film: ** Excellence in Contemporary Film ** Excellence in Period Film ** Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film *Television: ** Excellence in Contemporary Television ** Excellence in Period Television ** Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television **Excellence in Short Form Design *Special Awards: **Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10,000 Days (TV Series)
10,000 Days or Ten Thousand Days may refer to: * ''10,000 Days'' (Tool album) (2006) * ''10,000 Days'' (Saga album) (2007) * ''Ten Thousand Days'' (album), a 1999 album by Bebo Norman * ''Ten Thousand Days'' (film), a 1967 Hungarian drama film by Ferenc Kósa and starring Tibor Molnár *'' 10,000 Days'' (web series)'', a 2010 science fiction web series action drama by Eric Small and starring John Schneider and Peter Wingfield Peter Wingfield (born 5 September 1962) is a Welsh actor and anesthesiologist. He is known for his television roles, notably as Dan Clifford on ''Holby City'', Methos on '' Highlander: The Series,'' Dr. Robert Helm on '' Queen of Swords'', In ..., 11 episodes *'' 10,000 Days (film)'', a 2014 TV film made from the 2010 web series See also *'' Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War'', a 1980 Canadian television documentary {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (film)
''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 ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jeffersons
''The Jeffersons'' is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985. Lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes, ''The Jeffersons'' is one of the longest-running sitcoms in history. Premise The show focuses on George and Louise Jefferson, a prosperous black couple who have been able to move from Queens to Manhattan owing to the success of George's dry-cleaning chain, Jefferson Cleaners. The show was launched as the second (and longest running) spin-off of ''All in the Family'' (after '' Maude''), on which the Jeffersons had been the neighbors of Archie and Edith Bunker. The show was the creation of Norman Lear. ''The Jeffersons'' eventually evolved into more of a traditional sitcom, but episodes occasionally focused on serious issues such as alcoholism, racism, suicide, gun control, being transgender, the KKK, and adult illiteracy. The epithets ''nigger'' and '' honky'' were used occasionally, especially dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' is an American satirical soap opera broadcast on weeknights from January 1976 to July 1977. The syndicated series follows the eponymous Mary Hartman, a small-town Ohio housewife attempting to cope with various bizarre and sometimes violent incidents occurring in her daily life. The series was produced by Norman Lear, directed by Joan Darling, Jim Drake, Nessa Hyams, and Giovanna Nigro, and starred Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey, Dody Goodman, Mary Kay Place, Graham Jarvis, Debralee Scott, Victor Kilian, Philip Bruns, and Claudia Lamb. The series writers were Gail Parent and Ann Marcus. Developed by Lear with the intention of examining the effects of consumerism on the American housewife, the series was filmed at KTLA Studios in Los Angeles. The show's title, featuring the title character's name stated twice, is a reference to Lear's observation that soap opera dialogue tended to be repeated. In 2004 and 2007, ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day At A Time (1975 TV Series)
''One Day at a Time'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from December 16, 1975, to May 28, 1984. It stars Bonnie Franklin as a divorced mother raising two teenage daughters, played by Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli, set in Indianapolis. Background The series was created by Whitney Blake and Allan Manings, a husband-and-wife writing duo who had both been actors in the 1950s and 1960s. The series was based on Whitney Blake's own life as a single mother raising her three children (including future actress Meredith Baxter) after her divorce from her first husband. Overview Divorced mother Ann Romano ( Bonnie Franklin) moves herself and her teenage daughters, rebellious Julie ( Mackenzie Phillips) and wisecracking Barbara (Valerie Bertinelli), from their home in Logansport, Indiana, to Indianapolis. Ann frequently struggles with maintaining her role as mother while affording her daughters the freedom she never had as a young woman. Dwayne Schneider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Times
''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans (actor), Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African American two-parent family sitcom. It is a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Maude (TV series), Maude'', itself a spin-off of ''All in the Family''. Compared to many other popular sitcoms by Norman Lear, ''Good Times'' also tackled some challenging and complex issues such as: gang warfare, racism, widowhood, poverty, education, child abuse, unemployment, evictions, financial struggles, paraplegia, dating, stealing, mugging, engagements, affairs and rent parties. Synopsis Florida and James (renamed from Henry) Evans and their three children live at 963 North Gilbert Avenue, apartment 17C, in a public housing project in a poor, black neighborhood in inner-city Chicago. The project is unnamed on the show but is implicitl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanford And Son
''Sanford and Son'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom '' Steptoe and Son'', which initially aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1974. Known for its racial humor, running gags, and catchphrases, the series was adapted by Norman Lear and considered NBC's response to CBS' ''All in the Family''. ''Sanford and Son'' has been hailed as the precursor to many other black American sitcoms. It was a hit through its six-season run, finishing in the Nielsen top ten five times. The series follows Fred G. Sanford, known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, and Lamont Sanford, his long-suffering, conscientious, peacemaker son. Both characters are occasionally involved in get-rich-quick schemes to pay off their various debts. The show also includes characters Aunt Esther, Grady Wilson, Bubba Bexley, Rollo Lawson, Donna Harris, and Julio Fuentes. Plot ''Sanford an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maude (TV Series)
''Maude'' is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972, until April 22, 1978. The show was the first List of television spin-offs, spin-off of ''All in the Family'', on which Bea Arthur had made two appearances as Maude Findlay, Edith Bunker's favorite cousin. Like ''All in the Family'', ''Maude'' was a sitcom with topical storylines created by producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin. ''Maude'' stars Bea Arthur as Maude, an outspoken, Middle age, middle-aged, politically Liberalism in the United States, liberal woman living in suburban Tuckahoe (village), New York, Tuckahoe, New York with her fourth husband, household appliance store owner Walter Findlay (Bill Macy). Maude embraces the tenets of second-wave feminism, women's liberation, always votes for Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party candidates, and advocates for Civil and political rights, civil rights and Racial equality, racial and gender equality. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Roberts (production Designer)
Donald or Don Roberts may refer to: * Don Roberts (ice hockey) (1933–2016), American college men's ice hockey coach * Don Roberts (politician), former Canadian politician * Don Roberts (art director) (1934–1999), American television art director and production designer * Donald F. Roberts (born 1939), Stanford communications professor emeritus * Donald John Roberts Donald John Roberts (born February 11, 1945) is a Canadian-American economist, and John H. and Irene S. Scully Professor of Economics, Strategic Management and International Business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Biography Born ... (born 1945), Stanford economics professor and associate dean * Donald Roberts (politician) (born 1948), member of the Montana Legislature * Donald Roberts, judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory * Donald A. Roberts, mayor of Waterloo, Ontario * Donald Van Norman Roberts (1928–2016), civil, geotechnical and environmental engineer * Donald W. Rober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
