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Sunshine (1973 Film)
''Sunshine'' is a 1973 American made-for-television docudrama, directed by Joseph Sargent and produced by George Eckstein, about a young wife and mother who dies of cancer at age 20. The film stars Cristina Raines in the lead role of Kate Hayden (Raines' first big movie role), Cliff DeYoung as Kate's husband Sam Hayden, and twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush as Jill, Kate and Sam's daughter, as a toddler. It originally aired on CBS as an episode of the '' CBS Friday Night Movie'' on November 9, 1973. When first aired, ''Sunshine'' was the most watched made-for-TV film in history. The film uses John Denver's song "Sunshine on My Shoulders" as a theme. The song " My Sweet Lady" from the film reached #17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Pop Chart in 1974, and #14 in Canada. Plot Young pregnant divorcee Kate (Cristina Raines) falls in love with struggling musician Sam Hayden (Cliff DeYoung), and they become a couple, eventually getting married. A few months into Kate and Sam's relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Sobieski
Carol Sobieski ( O'Brien; March 16, 1939 – November 4, 1990) was an American screenwriter whose work included the scripts for '' Annie'' (1982) and ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' (1991). Early life Sobieski was born Carol O'Brien in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939. Her father was a lawyer and her mother a politician and teacher. Five years later, the family moved close to Amarillo in Texas. Sobieski attended Smith College and received her Master's degree in Literature from Trinity College, Dublin. She married lawyer James Louis Sobieski in 1964, and they had three children. Film career In 1978, Sobieski won the Humanitas Prize for the television series ''Family''. She was nominated for two Emmy Awards, for '' Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking'' in 1977, and '' Sarah, Plain and Tall'' in 1991. Sobieski and author Fannie Flagg were awarded the 1991 USC Scripter Award for their screenplay for ''Fried Green Tomatoes'', the film adaptation of Flagg's novel, '' Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osteosarcoma
An osteosarcoma (OS) or osteogenic sarcoma (OGS) is a cancerous tumor in a bone. Specifically, it is an aggressive malignant neoplasm that arises from primitive transformed cells of mesenchyme, mesenchymal origin (and thus a sarcoma) and that exhibits osteoblastic differentiation and produces malignant osteoid. Osteosarcoma is the most common histology, histological form of primary bone sarcoma. It is most prevalent in teenagers and young adults. Signs and symptoms Many patients first complain of pain that may be worse at night, may be intermittent and of varying intensity and may have been occurring for a long time. Teenagers who are active in sports often complain of pain in the lower femur, or immediately below the knee. If the tumor is large, it can present as overt localised swelling. Sometimes a sudden fracture is the first symptom because the affected bone is not as strong as normal bone and may Pathological fracture, fracture abnormally with minor trauma. In cases of more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice-over
Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique used in radio, television, filmmaking, theatre, and other media in which a descriptive or expository voice that is not part of the narrative (i.e., non-diegetic) accompanies the pictured or on-site presentation of events. The voice-over is read from a script and may be spoken by someone who appears elsewhere in the production or by a specialist voice actor. Synchronous dialogue, where the voice-over is narrating the action that is taking place at the same time, remains the most common technique in voice-overs. Asynchronous, however, is also used in cinema. It is usually prerecorded and placed over the top of a film or video and commonly used in documentaries or news reports to explain information. Voice-overs are used in video games and on-hold messages, as well as for announcements and information at events and tourist destinations. It may also be read live for events such as award pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Schiller
Lawrence Julian Schiller (born December 28, 1936) is an American photojournalist, film producer, director and screenwriter. Career Schiller was born in 1936 in Brooklyn to Jewish parents and grew up outside of San Diego, California. After attending Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, he worked for ''Life'' magazine, ''Paris Match'', ''The Sunday Times'', ''Time'', ''Newsweek'', ''Stern'', and ''The Saturday Evening Post'' as a freelance photojournalist. He published his first book, ''LSD'', in 1966. Since then Schiller has published 17 books, including W. Eugene Smith's book ''Minamata'' and Norman Mailer's '' Marilyn''. Having produced and directed the 1967 Capitol Records audio documentary album ''Why Did Lenny Bruce Die?'', he collaborated with Albert Goldman on the bestseller in 1974 ''Ladies and Gentleman--Lenny Bruce!!'', and also with Norman Mailer on the 1980 ''New York Times'' bestseller and the made-for-television motion picture of ''The Executioner's Song'' as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denver
Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River, South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains (United States), High Plains east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. With a population of 715,522 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010 United States census, 2010, Denver is the List of United States cities by population, 19th most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. Denver is the principal city of the Denver metropolitan area, Denver Metropolitan area (which includes over 3 million people), as well as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor, Front Range, home to more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green River, Wyoming
Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,825 at the 2020 census. It is the 7th most populous city in Wyoming. History The townsite of Green River, Dakota Territory was platted by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1867. Although the Territory of Wyoming was created on July 25, 1868, the Town of Green River was incorporated on August 21,1868 under the laws of the previous Territory of Dakota since the laws of the Wyoming Territory had yet to be written. The Town of Green River was re-incorporated on June 10, 1891 under the laws of the State of Wyoming to remove any ambiguity. The Union Pacific Railroad reached Green River on October 1, 1868, and was supposed to be the site of a division point for the railroad. Railroad officials were surprised to find that a town of 2000 residents and permanent adobe buildings had been established there, likely requiring cos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music historian David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 1987. From June 1988, the Australian Recording Industry Association, which had been using the top 50 portion of the report under licence since mid-1983, chose to produce their own listing as the ARIA Charts. Before the Kent Report, ''Go-Set'' magazine published weekly Top 40 Singles from 1966, and albums chart from 1970 until the magazine's demise in August 1974. David Kent later published Australian charts from 1940 to 1973 in a retrospective fashion, using state by state chart data obtained from various Australian radio stations. Background Kent had spent a number of years previously working in the music industry at both EMI and Phonogram records and had developed the report initially as a hobby. The Kent Music Report was first releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Willingham
Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. (August 31, 1931 – January 17, 2004) was an American actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows, including a stint opposite Chuck Norris in ''Walker, Texas Ranger''. Early life Willingham was the son of railroad worker and farmer Noble Henry Willingham, Sr, and Ruby Ladelle (née Speights). He was born in the small town of Mineola, in Wood County east of Dallas, Texas. After graduating in 1953 from North Texas State College in Denton, he earned a master's degree in educational psychology from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Willingham served in the United States Army during the Korean War Career Willingham taught government and economics at Sam Houston High School in Houston before he followed his dream of becoming an actor. He auditioned for a part in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), which was filmed in Texas. He won the role, which led to another appearance, in '' Paper Moon'' (1973). Willingham appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Stout
William Job "Bill" Stout (September 4, 1927 – December 1, 1989) was an American journalist and sometime actor, known for his radio and television broadcasting career with CBS News. Early life and education Stout was born William Job Stout in Chicago, Illinois on September 4, 1927. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), majoring in English. He enrolled when he was 16, and started classes as he turned 17. In college he edited the college newspaper and was active politically, advocating other students to join the picket lines at Warner Bros. following Hollywood Black Friday in October 1945. Stout advocated racial justice in a college newspaper editorial, and, in 1946, he represented UCLA in Prague at the founding meeting of the International Union of Students. Career Newspaper Stout left UCLA in June 1947 at the age of 19 and obtained work at the rival paper, '' The Minneapolis Times'', alongside freshman reporter Harry Reasoner who would later attain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hong
James Hong (born February 22, 1929) is an American actor, producer and director. Known as one of the most prolific character actors of all time, he has worked in over 400 productions in U.S. media since the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1950s. In 2022, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the American film and television industries. Earlier in his career, Hong co-founded East West Players, the first Asian American theatre organization and the longest continuously running minority theatre in the United States, to increase Asian American representation in the industry. Hong became known to audiences through starring in the detective series '' The New Adventures of Charlie Chan'' (1957–1958), and appeared in numerous shows including '' Hawaii Five-O'' (1969–1974), ''Bonanza'' (1960), '' Perry Mason'' (1962–1963), '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1965–1966), '' I Spy'' (1965–1967), and ''Kung Fu'' (1972–1975). He also guest-starred in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Fischer
Corey John Fischer (February 28, 1945 – June 6, 2020) was an American actor. Early life and education Fischer was born in Los Angeles, California to Jewish parents. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Theatre Arts from UCLA. Career In the mid-1960s, he worked in Los Angeles in improvisational theatre, notably with The committee, and went on to work in film and television. An early film appearance was in the biker cult film '' Naked Angels'', and an early television appearance was in a 1966 episode of ''Daniel Boone''. Fischer appeared in Robert Altman's first three Hollywood movies: '' MASH'', ''Brewster McCloud'', and '' McCabe and Mrs. Miller'' and many of the best-known TV comedies of the 1970s, including ''All in the Family'', ''Sanford and Son'' and ''Barney Miller'' as well as the TV version of ''M*A*S*H''. In 1972-75 he played Givits, a guitar-playing ex-rabbinical student in ''Sunshine'' starting with the groundbreaking TV movie that became the prototyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Mumy
Charles William Mumy Jr. (; born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor whose work included television appearances on ''Bewitched'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', and a role in the film ''Dear Brigitte'', followed by a three-season role as Will Robinson in the 1960s sci-fi series ''Lost in Space''. Mumy later appeared as lonely teenager Sterling North in the film ''Rascal (film), Rascal'' (1969) and Teft in the film ''Bless the Beasts and Children (film), Bless the Beasts and Children'' (1971). In the 1990s, Mumy performed the role of Lennier in all five seasons of the sci-fi TV series ''Babylon 5'' and narrated the Emmy Award–winning series ''Biography (TV series), Biography''. Mumy is also a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. He is an Emmy nominee for original music in ''Adventures in Wonderland (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
