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Steambath (TV Series)
''Steambath'' is an American sitcom on Showtime that presented the afterlife as a steam bath. It was adapted from the Off-Broadway play by Bruce Jay Friedman and featured three cast members and the director from the 1973 PBS TV adaptation. Series overview This show presents the afterlife as a steam bath in which recently deceased souls continue to obsess about the same petty concerns that obsessed them in their lives. Ultimately, they are cast into another room offstage which is represented by a dark void by God, the steambath's Puerto Rican attendant. The characters who originated in the play are allowed to stay as various others pass through each week. Production Producer Joe Byrne caught the 1973 PBS television production and saw the potential for a weekly series, so he convinced an executive at Warner Bros. to option the rights. All three American TV networks loved it and were keen on keeping Jose Perez as God, but Byrne refused to tone down the material so the project sat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Jay Friedman
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common given name. The variant ''Lebrix'' and ''Le Brix'' are French variations of the surname. Actors * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete * Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Campbell (born 1958), American actor, director, writer, producer and author * Bruce Davison (born 1946), American actor and director * Bruce Dern (born 1936), American actor * Bruce Gray (1936–2017), American-Canadian actor * Bruce Greenwood (born 1956), Canadian actor and musician * Bruce Herbelin-Earle (born 1998), English-French actor and model * Bruce Jones (born 1953), English actor * Bruce Kirby (1925–2021), American actor * Bruce Lee (1940–1973), martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Hughes (director)
Terry Hughes is a British film and television director and producer. He won the 1976 BAFTA Award for Best Entertainment Programme for ''The Two Ronnies'', the 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program for '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', and the 1987 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for ''The Golden Girls''. He directed 108 episodes of ''The Golden Girls'' between 1985 and 1990. Career Hughes has produced or directed BBC TV variety shows such as Val Doonican, Harry Secombe and Kenneth Williams and series such as ''Ripping Yarns''. He is probably best known in the UK for being the producer and director of ''The Two Ronnies'' from 1971 to 1976. He earned six consecutive BAFTA nominations for his work on this show, winning once in 1976. In 1985, as part of his work in America, Hughes won an Emmy for ''Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program'' for directing the televised ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mahon (actor)
John Patrick Mahon (February 3, 1938 – May 3, 2020) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Captain Gillette in the 2007 film ''Zodiac''. Life and career Mahon was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of an attorney. He attended the University of Scranton studying classical languages and English literature. In 1950 he contracted polio, which paralysed him for a time and left him without the full use of his left arm. Mahon had acted while at high school, and at university he met playwright Jason Miller who encouraged him to audition for stage plays at Marywood College. Shortly afterwards Mahon joined the University Players. After graduating he moved to New York where he worked as supervisor of two paper mills. After two years he decided to try acting as a profession, appearing in off-Broadway productions and also working as a taxi driver and waiter. In 1971 Mahon was nominated for a New York Drama Critics Award in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Williams
Steven Williams (born January 7, 1949) is an American actor in films and television. He is known for his roles as Captain Adam Fuller on ''21 Jump Street'', Lt. Jefferson Burnett on ''The Equalizer'', Det. August Brooks on '' L.A. Heat'', X on '' The X-Files'', Russell "Linc" Lincoln in ''Linc's'', and Rufus Turner in ''Supernatural''. Throughout his career, Williams has appeared in numerous films, including '' The Blues Brothers'' (1980), '' Twilight Zone: The Movie'' (1983), '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993), ''22 Jump Street'' (2014), '' It'' (2017), and '' Birds of Prey'' (2020). He has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and one NAACP Image Award. Early life Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and was predominantly reared in Chicago. His parents were divorced, and he was raised at separate times by his father in Michigan, his mother in Chicago and by his maternal grandparents in Millington, Tennessee. In Chicago, he attended Wendell Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lullaby Of Broadway (song)
"Lullaby of Broadway" is a popular song with music written by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, published in 1935. The lyrics salute the nightlife of Broadway and its denizens, who "don't sleep tight until the dawn." The song was introduced by Wini Shaw in the musical film ''Gold Diggers of 1935'', and, in an unusual move, it was used as background music in a sequence in the Bette Davis film '' Special Agent'' that same year. Furthermore, again that year, it was sung by Jeane Cowan in a night club scene in the James Cagney film G Men. In three Warner Bros. films, it won the 1935 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Lyrics Unlike the song "Manhattan" and many others, "Lullaby of Broadway" does not name-check any Broadway locations. The line, "The daffydils who entertain / At Angelo's and Maxie's" references a fictitious place (or places), presumably within the context of the film. "Daffydils" — often sung as "daffodils" — was a slang term for chorus girls (or indeed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Shawn
Dick Shawn (born Richard Schulefand, December 1, 1923 – April 17, 1987) was an American actor and comedian. He played a wide variety of supporting roles and was a prolific character actor. During the 1960s, he played small roles in madcap comedies, usually portraying caricatures of counter culture personalities, such as the hedonistic but mother-obsessed Sylvester Marcus in ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), and the hippie actor Lorenzo Saint DuBois ("L.S.D.") in '' The Producers'' (1967). Besides his film work, he appeared in numerous television shows from the 1960s through the 1980s. Career Born in Buffalo, New York and raised in nearby Lackawanna, Shawn performed his stand-up comedy act for over 35 years in nightclubs around the world. His award-winning one-man stage show, ''The Second Greatest Entertainer in the Whole Wide World'', was sometimes performed with a unique opening. When the audience entered the theater, they saw a bare stage with a pile of bricks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Babcock
Barbara Babcock (born February 27, 1937) is an American actress who played Grace Gardner on ''Hill Street Blues'', for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress—Drama Series in 1981, She played Dorothy Jennings on ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1995. Early life Although she was born in the United States, Babcock spent a large part of her childhood in Tokyo, Japan, where her father, U.S. Army Gen. Conrad Stanton Babcock, Jr., was stationed. She learned to speak Japanese before English. Babcock studied at Switzerland's University of Lausanne and Italy's University of Milan. She also attended Miss Porter's School and graduated from Wellesley College, where she was a classmate of Ali MacGraw. Career Babcock's television appearances began in 1956. They included several episodes of the original series of ''Star Trek'', although much of her work on the show consisted of uncredited voice roles. In 1968, she made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Rocco
Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in '' The Godfather'' (1972) and his Primetime Emmy Award-winning role in '' The Famous Teddy Z''. Rocco did a significant amount of voice-over work later in his career. Early life Rocco was born as Alessandro Federico Petricone, Jr.,Obituary cbsnews.com; accessed July 20, 2015. in , in 1936, and raised in nearby Somerville, the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain't We Got Fun
"Ain't We Got Fun" is a popular foxtrot published in 1921 with music by Richard A. Whiting, lyrics by Raymond B. Egan and Gus Kahn. It was first performed in 1920 in the Fanchon and Marco revue ''Satires of 1920'', then moved into vaudeville and recordings. "Ain't We Got Fun?" and its jaunty response to poverty and its promise of fun ("Every morning / Every evening," and "In the meantime, / In between time") have become symbolic of the Roaring Twenties, and it appears in some of the major literature of the decade, including ''The Great Gatsby'' by F. Scott Fitzgerald and in Dorothy Parker's award-winning short story of 1929, "Big Blonde." The song also contains variations on the phrase "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer" (substituting, ''e.g.'', "children" for "poorer"); though this phrase predates the song, its use increased with the song's popularity. Composition "Ain't We Got Fun" follows the structure of a foxtrot. The melody uses mainly quarter notes, and has an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Venture
Richard Venture (born Richard Charles Venturella; November 12, 1923 – December 19, 2017) was an American actor. He performed in more than eighty films from 1964 to 2001. His television guest-credits include ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Fame'', Street Hawk and ''Murder, She Wrote''. Venture died just 31 days prior to ex-wife actress Olivia Cole, in December 2017 at the age of 94. Venture was born in New York City. He debuted on Broadway in ''Dinosaur Wharf'' (1951). His other Broadway credits included ''The National Health'' (1974), ''Chemin de Fer'' (1973), ''The Visit'' (1973), ''Murderous Angels'' (1971), ''Solitaire / Double Solitaire'' (1971) ''Double Solitaire'' (1971), and ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1951). Venture wed actress Grayce Grant in 1946, and they divorced in 1971. They had four children. He was married to actress Olivia Cole from 1971 until their divorce in 1984. He and Lorraine Venture married in 1984 and divorced in 1995. He was married to Kath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Make Me Feel So Young
"You Make Me Feel So Young" is a 1946 popular song composed by Josef Myrow, with lyrics written by Mack Gordon. It was introduced in the 1946 musical film '' Three Little Girls in Blue'', where it was sung by the characters performed by Vera-Ellen and Charles Smith (with voices dubbed by Carol Stewart and Del Porter). The song was recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1956, and performed frequently throughout his career. His version is featured in the 2003 movie '' Elf '' and is included in the albums Songs for Swingin' Lovers! and Sinatra at the Sands. Many other artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Reddy Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 194129 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist. Born in Melbourne to a showbusiness family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on rad ..., and Michael Buble, have covered the song. References 1946 songs Songs with lyrics by Mack Gordon Songs with music by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannie Linero
Jeannie Linero (born August 28, 1945) is an American film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the role of " Lucy Mancini" in ''The Godfather'' (1972) and ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990). Her other film credits included roles in ''Flush'' (1977) and the remake of ''Heaven Can Wait'' (1978). Linero played the role of "Suzy Marta Rocket" in the short-lived television series '' Hot L Baltimore''. She made guest appearances on such television series as '' One Day at a Time'', '' Maude'', '' Chico and the Man'', ''Baretta'', ''All in the Family'', ''Laverne & Shirley'', ''Welcome Back, Kotter'', ''Archie Bunker's Place'', ''Mama's Family'', and ''Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station loca ...''. According to IMDb, Jeannie Linero died i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |