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Talent For The Game
''Talent for the Game'' is a 1991 film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Terry Kinney, Jamey Sheridan, and Jeff Corbett. The plot concerns a baseball scout. Scenes were filmed on the Palouse in the small town of Genesee, Idaho, between Lewiston and Moscow, and nearby Garfield, Washington. Other scenes were shot in northern Idaho at Kellogg. After a disappointing debut in a limited number of theaters in Florida, it went quickly to video. Plot Virgil Sweet is a veteran baseball scout for the California Angels. He is in danger of losing his life's work because the Angels' new owner, Gil Lawrence, is unhappy with the farm system and threatening to eliminate the team's scouts. Virgil hasn't discovered a great young prospect for quite a while. One day, when the car that he and girlfriend Bobbie, who also is employed by the team, are driving breaks down on a rural road, Virgil happens upon a country boy named Sammy Bodeen who has a pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert M
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kellogg, Idaho
Kellogg is a city in the Silver Valley (Idaho), Silver Valley of Shoshone County, Idaho, Shoshone County, Idaho, United States, in the Idaho Panhandle region. The city lies near the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and about 36 miles (58 km) east-southeast of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene along Interstate 90 in Idaho, Interstate 90. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 2,120, down by a third from its population in 1980. History Kellogg was incorporated in 1907. The city limits included mine property in 1955, and smelter property in 1956. The population in 1960 was about 6000. Kellogg is named after a Prospecting, prospector named Noah Kellogg. The city became a center of mining for silver. Nearly a century of mine operations produced an extensive amount of silver. There was also a history of Coeur d'Alene miners' dispute, disputes between union miners and mine owners as workers tried to improve their conditions, including wages a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Baseball Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Sports Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', '' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Thelma & Louise'', '' JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after '' It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director ( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress ( Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * March 20 - Frank Mancuso Sr. leaves as the head of Paramount Pictures. * July 1 - Brandon Tartikoff is appointed as chairman of Paramount Pictures. * July 3 – '' Termin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Baseball Films ...
This is a list of films about baseball, featuring notable films where baseball plays a central role in the development of the plot. See also * List of sports films * List of highest-grossing sports films References {{Baseball Baseball films Films Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Bevis
Leslie Bevis (born February 13, 1954) is an American former model and actress. Career Bevis worked as a model in Europe before her work in film and television. Besides making several appearances on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', she has made numerous other television appearances, such as in '' Matlock'', '' V'', ''Dallas'', ''Street Hawk'', ''Night Court'', ''Falcon Crest'', ''MacGyver'', ''Hunter'', ''Who's the Boss?'' and ''Murder, She Wrote''. Bevis is perhaps best known for the role of Ruth Perkins in ''The Young and the Restless'', which she played in 1998 and 1999. She has also had minor roles in feature films such as Commanderette Zircon in ''Spaceballs'', Cassandra in ''Alien Nation'', and a news reporter in ''The Opposite of Sex ''The Opposite Of Sex'' is a 1998 American independent romantic dark comedy written and directed by Don Roos, in his directorial debut, starring Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan and Lisa Kudrow. It marked the final film produced by Rysher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Boutsikaris
Dennis Boutsikaris (; born December 21, 1952) is an American stage and film actor. A two-time Obie Award Winner, he has appeared on and off Broadway, being the first American to play Mozart in '' Amadeus''. On television he is best known for his role on ''Better Call Saul'' as Rich Schweikart. He has also narrated over 200 audiobooks. Early life and education Boutsikaris was born to William and Jane (née Burg) Boutsikaris in Newark, New Jersey. His father was a Greek-American Christian father while his mother Jane was Jewish, with her parents immigrating from Minsk, Russian Empire. He grew up in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. He took up acting while a student at Governor Livingston High School. A graduate of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Boutsikaris toured the country with John Houseman's The Acting Company. Career Boutsikaris' film credits include leading roles in '' *batteries not included,'' '' The Dream Team,'' ''Crocodile Dundee II,'' ''Boys on the Side'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Carroll
Janet Carroll (December 24, 1940 – May 22, 2012) was an American film, stage and television character actress. Carroll's career spanned more than four decades and included major and supporting roles in Broadway musicals, television and Hollywood films. She is perhaps best-known for her portrayal of the oblivious mother of Joel (Tom Cruise) in the 1983 film ''Risky Business''. Early life Carroll received formal theatrical training and began acting professionally in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous productions in local theaters. She then became a regular at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, where she acted during five seasons. She began classical training at age 12 with Greta Allum in Chicago. Over the years she continued building and expanding her voice and repertoire in formal study with Douglas Susu-Mago. With a fluent 3½-octave vocal range, she was able to sing everything from opera to jazz and Broadway style to gospel music and Dixieland genre. Carroll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Bower (actor)
Ralph Thomas Bower (January 3, 1938 – May 30, 2024) was an American actor. He appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles, including '' Die Hard 2'' and '' The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans''. He appeared in Chris Chan Lee's 2006 film '' Undoing''. Bower died in Los Angeles on May 30, 2024, at the age of 86. Filmography Film Television References External links *Tom Bower(Aveleyman) Tom Bowerat Find a Grave {{DEFAULTSORT:Bower, Tom 1938 births 2024 deaths Male actors from Denver American male film actors American male television actors Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felton Perry
Felton Perry (born September 11, 1945) is a retired American actor. He is most notable for his roles as Deputy Obrah Eaker in the 1973 movie '' Walking Tall'', and as Inspector Early Smith in the 1973 movie '' Magnum Force'', the second film in the ''Dirty Harry'' series. Felton's other well-known role is in the 1987 science fiction movie ''RoboCop'' as Donald Johnson, an executive at the corporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP). He reprised his role as Johnson in the sequels '' RoboCop 2'' (1990) and '' RoboCop 3'' (1993). Perry is also a playwright known for such plays as '' Buy the Bi and Bye'' which in 1976 the ''Progress Bulletin'' called an "offbeat and hilarious black satire with a zinging performance by Ron Thompson." Career A life member of the Actors Studio, Felton starred on the television show '' Hooperman'' as Inspector Clarence McNeil. He has made guest appearances on many TV series, including '' 227'', ''Adam-12'', '' Ironside'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''L.A. La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaheim
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the tenth-most populous city in California, and the 57th-most populous city in the United States. The second largest city in Orange County in terms of land area, Anaheim is known for being the home of the Disneyland Resort, the Anaheim Convention Center, and two professional sports teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It also served as the home of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 through 1994. Anaheim was founded by fifty German families in 1857 and incorporated as the second city in Los Angeles County on March 18, 1876; Orange County was split off from Los Angeles County in 1889. Anaheim remained largely an agricultural community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
