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Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (TV Series)
''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' is an American musical television series, loosely based on the 1954 film of the same name, which ran on CBS from September 19, 1982, to March 23, 1983.Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earl, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 - Present'', Balantine, New York, 2003. Synopsis The series told the adventures of a parentless family of rowdy brothers trying to run the family ranch in northern California. Into the chaos came feisty Hannah, who married Adam and took on the task of bringing order to the household. The series contained about one musical number per episode, written by notable songwriter Jimmy Webb. Despite a small but dedicated fan following, the series was cancelled after one season. Cast *Richard Dean Anderson as 27-year-old Adam McFadden, eldest of the McFadden brothers who is married to Hannah. He is strong, responsible and true and does what he can to keep the family together. * Drake Hogestyn as 25 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael J
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (fashion designer), Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laraine Stephens
Laraine Stephens (born 24 July 1941) is a retired American actress. Stephens was born in Oakland, California. She studied at both Los Angeles City College and the University of California, Los Angeles. A coloratura soprano, Stephens performed in operas before moving into acting. On television, Stephens played Diane Waring in '' Bracken's World'', Irene Stefan in '' Eischied'', Claire Kronski in ''Matt Helm'', Susan Wentworth in O.K. Crackerby!, Claire Estep in '' Rich Man, Poor Man Book II'', and Dr. Karen Fletcher in ''Women in White''. She also appeared in the TV series ''Leave It to Beaver'', '' Surfside 6'', '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', '' Laramie'', '' Laredo'', '' The F.B.I.'', ''Tarzan'', '' The Name of the Game'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''Love, American Style'', '' Nanny and the Professor'', '' Cade's County'', ''The Mod Squad'', '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Mannix'', '' McCloud'', ''Barnaby Jones'', ''Cannon'', '' Movin' On'', '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ira Steven Behr
Ira Steven Behr (born October 23, 1953) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his work on ''Star Trek'', especially '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', on which he served as showrunner and executive producer. He was the executive producer and showrunner on '' Crash'', executive producer on Syfy's ''Alphas'' and a writer and co-executive producer on '' Outlander''. Biography Behr was born in New York City to a Jewish family. He studied at Lehman College in New York City. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career writing comedies for television and film. Behr is married to Laura Feder, who is credited as choreographer on three episodes of ''Deep Space Nine'' and one episode of ''Voyager''. Career Early work Behr's first writing job was on the dramatic series '' Bret Maverick.'' Behr continued to work on television dramas, throughout the 1980s, among them: * '' Jessica Novak'' (1981, story editor) * '' Fame'' (1982, writer and produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael O'Herlihy
Michael O'Herlihy (1 April 1929 – 16 June 1997) was an Irish television producer and director who directed shows like ''Gunsmoke'' (1955), '' Maverick'' (1957), ''Star Trek'' (1965), '' Hawaii Five-O'' (1968), ''M*A*S*H'' (1972) and ''The A-Team'' (1983). Born in Dublin, Ireland, O'Herlihy was the younger brother of actor Dan O'Herlihy. He died in Dublin, on 16 June 1997 at age 69. Filmography Director * '' The Fighting Prince of Donegal'' (1966) * ''The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band'' (1968) * '' Smith!'' (1969) Television * ''Bronco'' (1 episode, 1961) * '' Surfside 6'' (3 episodes, 1961) * '' Maverick'' 3 episodes, 1961–1962) * ''77 Sunset Strip'' (4 episodes, 1961–1962) * ''The Lieutenant'' (1 episode, 1963) * '' The Richard Boone Show'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''Profiles in Courage'' (1 episode, 1964) * '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1 episode, 1964) * '' Kraft Suspense Theatre'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''Mr. Novak'' (11 episodes, 1963–1965) * ''Rawhide'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Levin
Peter Levin (born Daniel Henry Levin; 12 March 1932) is an American director of film, television and theatre. Career Since 1967, Levin has amassed a large number of credits directing episodic television and television films. Some of his television series credits include '' Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'', ''James at 15'', '' The Paper Chase'', ''Family'', ''Starsky & Hutch'', '' Lou Grant'', '' Fame'', '' Cagney & Lacey'', ''Law & Order'' and ''Judging Amy''.Peter Levin Biography ((?)-) Film Reference Some of his television film credits include '' Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case'' (1980), '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Patterson (director)
John Tiffin Patterson (April 4, 1940 – February 7, 2005) was a television director known for his work on drama series, who also made television films. He directed thirteen episodes of ''The Sopranos'', including the first five season finales. Patterson was born in Buffalo, New York. Biography Aged 19, Patterson joined the United States Air Force where he navigated B-52 bombers for the Strategic Air Command. He resumed his college studies while a reservist and graduated from the University at Buffalo. He earned a master's degree at Stanford University in 1970, where he was a classmate of ''The Sopranos'' creator David Chase. He was nominated for the Emmy award in 2002 and 2003 for his work on ''The Sopranos'' but he lost, and won The Directors Guild of America award for the show in 2002. As a director, Patterson worked for several television studios, including HBO and CBS. He directed episodes of ''The Sopranos'', '' Providence'', ''The Practice'', ''Carnivàle'', ''Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard L
Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English cognate was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced or merged with the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). In Ireland, the name was an anglicized form of Brian. Geographical distribution Bernard is the second most common surname in France. As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burt Kennedy
Burton Raphael Kennedy (September 3, 1922 – February 15, 2001) was an American screenwriter and film director, director known mainly for directing Westerns. Budd Boetticher called him "the best Western writer ever." Biography Kennedy was born in 1922 in Muskegon, Michigan. His parents were dancers in vaudeville and he joined their act, the Dancing Kennedys, when he was 4 years old. They moved to Michigan, where Kennedy attended high school. He graduated school in 1941 and enlisted in the army the following year. Kennedy was commissioned and saw World War II service in the 1st Cavalry Division (United States), 1st Cavalry Division during the Philippines Campaign (1944–1945), Liberation of the Philippines as a first lieutenant. He received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster. Early writing work Kennedy studied at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he did some acting. "I'd walk out on stage and it felt like I'd been there my whole life," he recall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent McEveety
Vincent Michael McEveety (August 10, 1929 – May 19, 2018) was an American film and television director and producer. Career Vince McEveety directed numerous Emmy Award-winning television series, including '' The Untouchables'', 35 episodes of ''Gunsmoke'', six ''Star Trek'' episodes (including "Dagger of the Mind", "Balance of Terror", " Patterns of Force" and " Spectre of the Gun"), '' Magnum, P.I.'', '' How the West Was Won'', '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', '' Stranger at My Door'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', and '' Diagnosis: Murder'', starring Dick Van Dyke. In 1991, McEveety directed the award-winning episode of the NBC television series '' In the Heat of the Night'', titled " Sweet, Sweet Blues", guest-starring musician Bobby Short and veteran actor James Best. That year ''Heat'' won its first NAACP Image Award for ''Outstanding Dramatic Series'' and James Best won the Crystal Reel Award for ''Best Actor''. From 1994 through 1997, McEveety produced the television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Herskovitz
Marshall Schreiber Herskovitz (born February 23, 1952) is an American film director, writer, and producer, and currently the President Emeritus of the Producers Guild of America. Among his productions are ''Traffic'', '' The Last Samurai'', '' Blood Diamond'', and '' I Am Sam''. Herskovitz has directed two feature films, '' Jack the Bear'' and '' Dangerous Beauty''. Herskovitz was a creator and executive producer of the television shows '' thirtysomething'', '' My So-Called Life'', and '' Once and Again'', and also wrote and directed several episodes of all three series. Life and career Herskovitz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Frieda (née Schreiber) and Alexander Herskovitz. His family is Jewish. He was married to screenwriter Susan Shilliday from 1981 to 1993. They have two daughters. Herskovitz married Landry Major in 2015. Herskovitz has long been "one of the film industry's most active and passionate environmentalists." He serves on the advisory boar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sheldon
Leonard James Schleifer, also known as James Sheldon (November 12, 1920 – March 12, 2016), was an American television director. Sheldon directed for television programs including ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'', ''The Fugitive (1963 TV series), The Fugitive'', ''The Donna Reed Show'', ''The Millionaire (TV series), The Millionaire'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''Route 66 (TV series), Route 66'', ''The Love Boat'', ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', ''Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies, Gunsmoke'', ''Bridget Loves Bernie'', ''Room 222'', ''Harbor Command'', ''Love, American Style'', ''The Waltons'', ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''That Girl''. ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''My Three Sons'', ''Petticoat Junction'', ''Naked City (TV series), Naked City'' and ''Sledge Hammer!''. He died in March 2016 at his home in Manhattan, New York from complications of cancer, at the age of 95. In an interview w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
