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State Fair (1945 Film)
A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering in the United States. It may also refer to: * ''State Fair'' (novel), a 1932 novel by Phil Stong ** ''State Fair'' (1933 film), based on the novel ** ''State Fair'' (1945 film), a musical remake *** ''State Fair'' (album), a 1946 album by Dick Haymes featuring songs from the film ** ''State Fair'' (1962 film), a remake of the musical version ** ''State Fair'' (1976 film), a television pilot loosely based upon the novel ** ''State Fair'' (musical), a 1996 musical play based upon the Stong novel * State Fair, a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ... * State Fair (song), a single by country music singer Doug Supernaw on his 1994 album '' Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair
A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories at the more-local county fairs. State fairs began in the nineteenth century for the purpose of promoting state agriculture, through competitive exhibitions of livestock and display of farm products. As the U.S. evolved from a predominantly agrarian to an industrial society in the twentieth century, and the more service economy of the 21st century, modern state fairs have expanded to include carnival amusement rides and games, display of industrial products, automobile racing, and entertainment such as musical concerts. Large fairs can admit more than a million visitors over the course of a week or two. The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair (novel)
''State Fair'' is a 1932 novel by Phil Stong about an Iowa farm family's visit to the Iowa State Fair, where the family's two teenage children each fall in love, but ultimately break up with their respective new loves and return to their familiar life back on the farm. Thomas Leslie, the author of ''Iowa State Fair: Country Comes to Town'', wrote that the novel ''State Fair'' is "a surprisingly dark coming-of-age story that took as its major plot device the effects of the 'worldly temptations' of the Iowa State Fair on a local farming family", capturing tensions between urban Des Moines and rural Iowa. The novel is apparently set in 1928: two fairgoers are overheard discussing the merits of the presidential candidates Herbert Hoover (born in West Branch, Iowa) and Al Smith (on page 109). Also, the wise Storekeeper character later says "We're going to have a depression and a big one before another year's out." (p. 262) The novel became a bestseller and established Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair (1933 Film)
''State Fair'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, and Lew Ayres. The film tells the story of a farm family's multi-day visit to the Iowa State Fair, where the parents seek to win prizes in agricultural and cooking competitions, and their teenage daughter and son each find unexpected romance. Based on the bestselling 1932 novel by Phil Stong, this was the first of three film adaptations of the novel; the others were ''State Fair'' (1945) starring Jeanne Crain and Dana Andrews, and ''State Fair'' (1962) starring Ann-Margret and Pat Boone. The 1933 film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, losing to '' Cavalcade'' and '' Little Women'' respectively. Plot In the fictional town of Brunswick, Iowa, farmer Abel Frake prepares to transport his Hampshire pig, Blue Boy, to compete at the hog contest at the Iowa State Fair. Confident he will win the first-place pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair (1945 Film)
A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering in the United States. It may also refer to: * ''State Fair'' (novel), a 1932 novel by Phil Stong ** ''State Fair'' (1933 film), based on the novel ** ''State Fair'' (1945 film), a musical remake *** ''State Fair'' (album), a 1946 album by Dick Haymes featuring songs from the film ** ''State Fair'' (1962 film), a remake of the musical version ** ''State Fair'' (1976 film), a television pilot loosely based upon the novel ** ''State Fair'' (musical), a 1996 musical play based upon the Stong novel * State Fair, a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ... * State Fair (song), a single by country music singer Doug Supernaw on his 1994 album '' Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair (album)
''Selections from Rogers and Hammerstein's "State Fair"'', or simply ''State Fair'', is a studio album by Dick Haymes featuring songs from the 1945 film ''State Fair'' that he starred in. The album was released by Decca Records in 1946. Background As Joel Whitburn explains in his book ''Joel Whitburn's Billboard Pop Hits, Singles & Albums, 1940–1954'', "although Haymes starred in the movie ''State Fair'', this album is not from the movie soundtrack" and was recorded specifically for Decca. Release The album was released as a set of three 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. A-412). Reception The album spent four consecutive weeks at number one on ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...s Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart in February–M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair (1962 Film)
''State Fair'' is a 1962 American musical film directed by José Ferrer, with music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and starring Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret, Tom Ewell and Alice Faye. It is a remake of the State Fair (1945 film), 1945 film of the same name, in turn based on the State Fair (novel), novel by Phil Stong. This was the third overall film adaptation of Stong’s novel. The songs and score are adapted from the 1945 production, along with new songs by Rodgers. While the 1933 and 1945 versions were set at the Iowa State Fair, the 1962 version was set in Texas (the family drives through Dallas where the State Fair of Texas is held). The film was released by 20th Century Fox on March 9, 1962. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a financial disappointment. This was Ferrer's final film as director. Plot Cast Credits from the American Film Institute. Production Twentieth Century Fox production head Buddy Adler announced the film in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair (1976 Film)
''State Fair'' is a 1976 American made-for-television drama film loosely based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Phil Stong. It was broadcast on CBS on May 14, 1976, and starred Vera Miles as Melissa Bryant, the matriarch of the family. It is the fourth film adaptation of the novel, the previous three having been released to theaters in 1933, 1945, and 1962. As in Stong's novel and previous film adaptations, the story involves an Iowa farm family who travel to the Iowa State Fair, where the son and daughter of the family each find romance. However, in the 1976 film, most of the character names were changed (the "Frakes" of the original novel became the "Bryants"), new son and grandson characters were added, and other aspects of the story were changed and updated to reflect the 1970s. The 1976 version was made as a pilot episode for a television series, but the series was never produced. It has been included as a special feature on the DVD release of the 1945 film. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair (musical)
''State Fair'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book by Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and music by Richard Rodgers. Phil Stong's original 1932 novel, ''State Fair (novel), State Fair'', was first State Fair (1933 film), adapted for film in 1933 in a production starring Will Rogers. In 1945, the film was remade State Fair (1945 film), as a musical with original songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein. This was subsequently State Fair (1962 film), remade in 1962 as well as State Fair (1976 film), adapted into a made-for-television movie in 1976. The stage production closely follows the plot of its predecessors, providing a glimpse into the life of a farming family, the Frakes, and their three-day adventure at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines in 1946. While parents Abel and Melissa are hoping to win a few blue ribbons, siblings Margy and Wayne are more interested in finding romance on the midway. Production history In 1969, The Muny in St. Louis prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border. The Metro Detroit area, home to 4.3 million people, is the second-largest in the Midwestern United States, Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area and the 14th-largest in the United States. The county seat, seat of Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit is a significant cultural center known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background. In 1701, Kingdom of France, Royal French explorers Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and Alphonse de Tonty founded Fort Pontc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.14 million and an area of , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 10th-largest state by population, the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 11th-largest by area, and the largest by total area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. The state capital is Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, while its most populous city is Detroit. The Metro Detroit r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Fair (song)
"State Fair" is a song recorded by American country music artist Doug Supernaw. It was released in August 1994 as the first single from his album '' Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind''. It peaked at number 55 in the United States. Content "State Fair" is a mid-tempo ballad. The narrator reminisces about an event in 1973, where he and his second cousin Calvin are heading to the state fair. On the way, they get involved in a head-on drunk-driving collision that claimed Calvin's life. The narrator survives and explains his guilt over the crash years later and talks about how he remembers his final moments with Calvin on the road trip, reaching underneath the dash and pulling out a pack of cigarettes he kept stashed. Controversy The song caused controversy by MADD advocates due to its portrayal of underage drinking, after a couple scenes in the video show two teenagers standing outside a convenience store getting an adult to purchase alcohol for them and one of the teenagers throwing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Supernaw
Douglas Anderson Supernaw (September 26, 1960November 13, 2020) was an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993. Supernaw released four studio albums in his career: ''Red and Rio Grande'' (1993), ''Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind'' (1994), ''You Still Got Me (Doug Supernaw album), You Still Got Me'' (1995), and ''Fadin' Renegade'' (1999). Between 1993 and 1996, he charted 11 singles on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including "I Don't Call Him Daddy", his only No. 1 single, in late 1993. Biography Doug Supernaw was born on September 26, 1960, in Bryan, Texas. He grew up in Inwood Forest and was an avid golfer as well as a member of his high school golf team. His mother, a fan of country music, exposed him to acts such as George Jones and Gene Watson, by whose works he would later be influenced. Supernaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
