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The Fabulous Money Maker
"The Fabulous Money Maker" is a 1959 British television play about Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish match king of the 1920s, who was played by Ronald Lewis. The play was commissioned and Yolande Turner played a composite character. Cast *Ronald Lewis as Ivar Kreuger Ivar Kreuger (; 2 March 1880 – 12 March 1932) was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. In 1908, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques. B ... * Yolande Turner as Ingrid *Rupert Davies as J. P. Morgan Jr *Paul Whitsun-Jones as Donald Durant *Edward Woodward as Adolf Aberg *Helene Morris as Dancer *Launce Maraschal as First Director *Reginald Smith as Second Director *Michael Hawkins as First Journalist *Larry Cross as Second Journalist) Reception ''The Daily Telegraph'' called it "a perfect Sunday night play." ''Variety'' felt the writer "didn't exactly soar triumphant" but thought Lewis "acted extraordinary well i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armchair Theatre
''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Canadian-born producer Sydney Newman was in charge of ''Armchair Theatre'' between September 1958 and December 1962, during what is generally considered to have been its best era, and produced 152 episodes. History Intent ''Armchair Theatre'' filled a Sunday-evening slot on ITV, Britain's only commercial network at the time, in which contemporary dramas were the most common form, though this was not immediately apparent. The series was launched by Howard Thomas, head of ABC at the time, who argued that "Television drama is not so far removed from television journalism, and the plays which will grip the audience are those that face up to the new issues of the day as well as to the problems as old as civilisation." The original producer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Kreuger
Ivar Kreuger (; 2 March 1880 – 12 March 1932) was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. In 1908, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques. By aggressive investments and innovative financial instruments, he built a global match and financial empire. Between the two world wars, he negotiated match monopoly, monopolies with European, Central America, Central American and South American governments, and finally controlled between two thirds and three quarters of worldwide match production, becoming known as the "Match King".''Kreuger Genius And Swindler'' by Robert Shaplen (Alfred A. Knopf Inc. New York; 1960, p.9) Kreuger's financial empire has been described by one biographer as a Ponzi scheme, based on the supposedly fantastic profitability of his match monopolies. However, in a Ponzi scheme, early investors are paid dividends from their own money or that of subsequent investor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolande Turner
Yolande Turner, also known as Yolande Finch (12 December 1935 – 6 November 2003), was a British-South African actress and screenwriter. Born in South Africa as Yolande Eileen Turnbull, she was the second wife of actor Peter Finch Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 191614 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. Born in London, he emigrated to Australia at the age of ten and was raised in Sydney, where he worked in vaudevi ..., by whom she had two children, Samantha and Charles Peter. She died on 6 November 2003 in London, aged 67, from undisclosed causes. Her film career included roles in '' Five Miles to Midnight'' (1962), '' Girl with Green Eyes'' (1964) and '' Come Back Peter'' (1969). On television, she appeared in '' The Avengers'' in the 1966 episode entitled "The Girl From Auntie" and in the 1967 episode entitled "The 50,000 Pound Breakfast". She also appeared in the episodes "The work of Art" and "A Double in Diamon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
