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The Danny Thomas Hour
''The Danny Thomas Hour'' is an American anthology television series that was broadcast on NBC during the 1967–68 television season. Synopsis ''The Danny Thomas Hour'' comprised various formats, including dramas, comedies and musical-variety hours, produced on videotape and film. Thomas hosted the dramas and the musical-variety hours, starring in the latter. One of the comedies was an hour-long sequel to his former situation comedy, ''The Danny Thomas Show'' (aka ''Make Room for Daddy''). Thomas also starred in all of the comedy episodes, both those based on his old show and those which were not. It was broadcast Monday nights on NBC in the 9pm (Eastern) time slot. During the latter half of this series run, it was preceded by the highly successful hit of the year, '' Rowan and Martin's Laugh In''. Despite a strong ratings lead-in, the numbers never came in. Cancellation followed and it was replaced by a new '' NBC Monday Night at the Movies''. Notable guest stars Notable gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology Series
An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as '' Four Star Playhouse'', employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week. Some anthology series, such as '' Studio One'', began on radio and then expanded to television. Etymology The word comes from Ancient Greek (, "flower-gathering"), from (, "I gather flowers"), from (, "flower") + (, "I gather, pick up, collect"), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60BCE, originally as ( (, "garland")) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Antonio
Louis Antonio (born January 23, 1934) is an American actor and TV director best known for performing in the films ''Cool Hand Luke'' and '' America America''. He also starred in two short-lived TV series, '' Dog and Cat'', and '' Makin' It''. Early life and education Antonio was born Louis Demetrios Antoniou in Oklahoma City of English, French, and German descent on his mother's side and Greek on his father's side (the family name was originally Antoniou). During his teens, he worked as a sports reporter on the ''Daily Oklahoman''.Antonio attended the University of Oklahoma on a journalism scholarship and earned a degree in French."A Dog's Life for Lou" ''The Robesonian'', May 1, 1977, p. 13. He also took college courses in acting and appeared on stage. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Crosby
Mary Frances Crosby (born September 14, 1959) is an American actress, the only daughter of actor/singer Bing Crosby and his second wife Kathryn Grant. She played Kristin Shepard in the television series ''Dallas'' (1979–1981, 1991).Mary Crosby profile yahoo.com; accessed March 13, 2015. Personal life Mary Frances Crosby was born on September 14, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, the second of three children of singer and actor and actress Kathryn Grant. She graduated from high school at 15, after which she entered the University of Texas at Austin, where ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. Crosby was a leader in record sales, network radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. He was one of the first global cultural icons. Crosby made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. Crosby's early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed, such as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon. Yank, the Army Weekly, ''Yank'' magazine said that Crosby was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in ''Pinky (film), Pinky'' (1949). She also starred in the films ''In the Meantime, Darling'' (1944), ''State Fair (1945 film), State Fair'' (1945), ''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945), ''Centennial Summer'' (1946), ''Margie (1946 film), Margie'' (1946), ''Apartment for Peggy'' (1948), ''A Letter to Three Wives'' (1949), ''Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film), Cheaper by the Dozen'' (1950), ''People Will Talk'' (1951), ''Man Without a Star'' (1955), ''Gentlemen Marry Brunettes'' (1955), ''The Fastest Gun Alive'' (1956), and ''The Joker Is Wild'' (1957). Early life Crain was born in Barstow, California, to George A. Crain, who was a high school English teacher, and Loretta Crain, née Carr. Both of Crain's parents were Catholic Church, Catholics of Irish descent. By 1930, they were living in Inglewood, California at 822 S. Walnut Ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Constantine
Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (or Ευστρατίου); May 22, 1927 – August 31, 2021) was a Greek-American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the stubborn Greek father of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), in the film ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' (2002). For his performance, Constantine won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy. Early in his career, Constantine earned acclaim for his television work, especially as the long-suffering high school principal, Seymour Kaufman, on ABC's comedy-drama, ''Room 222,'' for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1970; he was again recognized by the Emmy Awards, as well as the Golden Globe Awards, the following year. After the conclusion of ''Room 222'', Constantine portrayed night court magistrate Matthew J. Sirota on the 1976 sitcom '' Sirota's Court'', receiving his second Golden Globe nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Clark
Dane Clark (born Bernhardt Zanvilevitz; February 26, 1912September 11, 1998) was an American character actor who was known for playing, as he labeled himself, "Joe Average." Early life Clark was born Bernhardt Zanvilevitz (later Bernard Zanville), the son of Samuel, a sporting goods store owner, and his wife Rose. His date of birth is a matter of some dispute among different sources. He graduated from Cornell University in 1936 and earned a law degree in 1938 at St. John's University School of Law in Brooklyn, New York, which was before its current building was constructed at St. John's campus in Queens. During the Great Depression, he worked as a professional boxer, minor league baseball player, construction worker, and model. Acting career Modeling brought him in contact with people in the arts. He gradually perceived them to be snobbish, with their talk of the "theatah," and "I decided to give it a try myself, just to show them anyone could do it." Theatre Clark's earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was often paired with Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly. Her films included '' Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), '' The Band Wagon'' (1953), '' Brigadoon'' (1954), and ''Silk Stockings'' (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1991 made her Broadway debut. In her later years, she discussed the history of the Hollywood musical in documentaries, and was featured in '' That's Entertainment! III'' in 1994. She was awarded the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities in 2006. Early life Cyd Charisse was born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of Lela (née Norwood) and Ernest Enos Finklea Sr., who was a jeweler. Her nickname "Sid" was taken fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Chaplin
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an American actress whose long career has included multilingual roles in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German films. Geraldine is a daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of his eight children with his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill, and thus a granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modeling, she turned her attention to acting, and made her English-language acting debut (and came to prominence in what would be a Golden Globe–nominated role) as Tonya in David Lean's '' Doctor Zhivago'' (1965). She made her Broadway acting debut in Lillian Hellman's '' The Little Foxes'' in 1967, and played ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti in Raúl Araiza's '' Nefertiti and Akhenaton (Nefertiti y Aquenatos)'' (1973) alongside Egyptian actor Salah Zulfikar. Chaplin received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman's ''Nashville'' (1975). She received a BAFTA nomination for her role in '' Wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Caesar
Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950–1954), which was a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people, and its successor, ''Caesar's Hour'' (1954–1957), both of which influenced later generations of comedians. ''Your Show of Shows'' and its cast received seven Emmy nominations between the years 1953 and 1954 and tallied two wins. He also acted in films; he played Coach Calhoun in ''Grease (film), Grease'' (1978) and its sequel ''Grease 2'' (1982) and appeared in the films ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), ''Silent Movie'' (1976), ''History of the World, Part I'' (1981), ''Cannonball Run II'' (1984), and ''Vegas Vacation'' (1997). Caesar was considered a "sketch comic" and actor, as opposed to a stand-up comedian. He also relied more on body language, accents, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Cartwright
Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is an English-born American actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by Danny Thomas) in the long-running TV series ''The Danny Thomas Show'', and Penny Robinson in the 1960s television series ''Lost in Space''. Cartwright's most famous movie role was the part of Brigitta von Trapp in the film ''The Sound of Music'' (1965). Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright. Early life and career Angela Cartwright was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, in 1952. When she was one year old, her family moved to Los Angeles via Canada. She made her first film appearance at the age of three years as Paul Newman's character's daughter in '' Somebody Up There Likes Me'' (1956), and appeared with Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier in '' Something of Value'' (1957). Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the CBS TV series ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Buttons
Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He won an Oscar and Golden Globe for '' Sayonara''. He was nominated for awards for his work such as ''Harlow'' (1965), '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969), and '' Pete's Dragon'' (1977). From the 1970s he was a familiar face on TV, with his "Never Got a Dinner" comedy monologues. Early life Red Buttons was born Aaron Chwatt on February 5, 1919, in Manhattan, New York, to Russo-Polish Jewish immigrants Sophie (née Baker) and Michael Chwatt. At 16 years old, Chwatt got a job as an entertaining bellhop at Ryan's Tavern in City Island, the Bronx, New York. The combination of his red hair and the large, shiny buttons on the bellhop uniforms inspired orchestra leader Charles "Dinty" Moore to call him "Red Buttons", the name under which he would later perform. Later that same summer, Buttons worked on the Borscht Belt; his straight man was Robert Alda. Buttons was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
