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The Star Maker (1981 Film)
The Star Maker or Starmaker may refer to: Film * ''The Star Maker'' (1939 film), American musical comedy *''The Star Maker'' (1968 film), American-German drama starring Wendell Corey *''The Star Maker'' (1981 film), American drama starring Rock Hudson * ''The Star Maker'' (1995 film), Italian drama; Oscar nominee Television *"The Star Maker", 1957 episode of American TV sitcom ( List of ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' episodes) *"Star Maker", British 1974 teleplay; music adapted for ''Soap Opera'' (album) * Star Maker (''Sailor Moon''), character on 1991–97 Japanese manga series *"Star Maker", 2006 episode of British TV serial ''Holby City'' (series 8) * ''Starmaker'' (2009 TV series), American musical reality MTV series, starring P. Diddy Literature *'' Star Maker'', 1937 science fiction novel by English philosopher Olaf Stapledon *''Star Maker'', 1959 biography of D. W. Griffith by American author Homer Croy *'' Starmaker: Leviathan'', British comic created by Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Maker (1939 Film)
''The Star Maker'' is a 1939 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth, written by Frank Butler, Don Hartman and Arthur Caesar, and starring Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell, Linda Ware, Ned Sparks, Laura Hope Crews, Janet Waldo and Walter Damrosch. Filming started in Hollywood on April 17, 1939 and was finished in June. The film was released on August 25, 1939, by Paramount Pictures, and had its New York premiere on August 30, 1939. It was the only film in which Crosby played a happily married man. Plot Loosely based on the life of vaudevillian Gus Edwards, the film follows the career of aspiring song writer Larry Earl (Crosby) who gives up his job as a night clerk and marries Mary (Louise Campbell). He is anxious to get his songs published and buys a piano which they can ill afford. He sees children performing in the street and has an idea to develop and produce their talent on stage. Initially he cannot obtain any bookings but Mary persuades an agent to give her husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Stapledon
William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) – known as Olaf Stapledon – was a British philosopher and author of science fiction.Andy Sawyer, " illiamOlaf Stapledon (1886-1950)", in Bould, Mark, et al, eds. ''Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction''. New York: Routledge, 2010. (pp. 205–210) .John Kinnaird, "Stapledon,(William) Olaf" in Curtis C. Smith, ''Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers''. Chicago, St. James, 1986. (pp. 693–6). In 2014, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Life Stapledon was born in Seacombe, Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire, the only son of William Clibbett Stapledon and Emmeline Miller. The first six years of his life were spent with his parents at Port Said, Egypt. He was educated at Abbotsholme School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he acquired a BA degree in Modern History (Second Class) in 1909, promoted to an MA degree in 1913. After a brief stint as a teacher at Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Marini
Louis William Marini Jr. (born May 13, 1945), known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well as his association with The Blues Brothers. Early life Marini was born in Charleston, South Carolina. His parents were Italian immigrants from the region of Trentino. He graduated from Fairless High School in Navarre, Ohio. His father, Lou Marini Sr., was the high school's band director and wrote the school song. Fairless bestows the annual Lou Marini Award in honor of Marini Sr. who died in May 2008. Both Lou Marini Sr. and Lou Marini Jr. were inducted into the Fairless Alumni Association Hall of Honor in May 2010. In June 2010, Marini Jr. was named artistic director at the first Brianza Blues Festival, in Villa Reale (Monza, Italy). Marini attended North Texas State University College of Music (now known as the University of North Texas College of Music), where he played i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Van Berlo
Diana van Berlo (born 6 January 1966 in Helmond, Netherlands) is a Dutch pop female singer. She was a member of the girl group Luv' from 1989 to 1992. She scored with the female formation a Dutch and Flemish Top 30 hit with the single " Welcome to my Party" as well as another minor hit song "He's My Guy". After Luv' had disbanded in 1992, she formed with Carina Lemoine the short-lived girl duo Lady's D.C. In recent years, she has been a backing singer and has sung in dinner shows. Early years Diana van Berlo started a semi professional singing career in the 1980s in Dutch clubs using the stage name Sharon Vice. She took part in local talent shows. She worked in accountancy in a transport company before joining Luv'. Luv' (1989-1992) In late 1988 there were speculations about a reunion of Luv's original line-up (Patty Brard, José Hoebee and Marga Scheide). The British hitmakers Stock Aitken Waterman were planned to produce a comeback record. However, this project didn't come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kids From "Fame" (album)
''The Kids from "Fame"'' is the first album released by the cast of the American TV series '' Fame''. It was released in 1982 and featured the hit singles "Hi Fidelity" and "Starmaker". The album was a major global success, most notably in the United Kingdom, where it stayed at the top of the UK Album Chart for 12 weeks. Overview The US TV series ''Fame'' became an international success, most prominently in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, where the series debuted in June 1982 on BBC One and RTE One respectively, and achieved high ratings for both networks. The first song from the series to be released in both countries, "Hi Fidelity", peaked at number five and number three on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart respectively. Simultaneously, this album was released in July 1982 and quickly topped the UK Album Chart, remaining at the top of the chart for 12 weeks. Soon after, a second song "Starmaker" was released and became an even bigger success in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kids From "Fame"
The Kids from "Fame" was the group name of several cast members from the American TV series '' Fame'' who had a number of hit singles and albums at the height of the show's success in the United Kingdom. This success culminated in tours of Britain, where they performed live in concert. A live album was subsequently released. Background The group came to prominence in the summer of 1982 when the series first aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom and a song from the program, "Hi Fidelity", peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Along with this an album was released: '' The Kids from "Fame"'', which topped the UK Album Chart for 12 weeks. A series of singles and albums followed over the next 12 months with songs taken from the show's first three seasons. By the summer of 1983, interest in the show was beginning to wane in their native United States, and the releases abruptly stopped, although the TV series carried on until 1987. The main vocalists of the group were Debbie All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leviathan
The Leviathan ( ; he, לִוְיָתָן, Līvyāṯān; gr, Λεβιάθαν) is a sea serpent noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, and the pseudepigraphical Book of Enoch. The Leviathan is often an embodiment of chaos and threatening to eat the damned after their life. In the end, it is annihilated. Christian theologians identified Leviathan with the demon of the deadly sin ''envy''. According to Ophite diagrams, the Leviathan encapsulates the space of the material world. The Leviathan of the Book of Job is a reflection of the older Canaanite ''Lotan'', a primeval monster defeated by the god Baal Hadad. Parallels to the role of Mesopotamian Tiamat defeated by Marduk have long been drawn in comparative mythology, as have been wider comparisons to dragon and world serpent narratives such as Indra slaying Vrtra or Thor slaying Jörmungandr. Leviathan also figures in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homer Croy
Homer Croy (March 11, 1883 – May 24, 1965), was an American author and occasional screenwriter who wrote fiction and non-fiction books about life in the Midwestern United States. He also wrote several popular biographies, including books on outlaw Jesse James, humorist Will Rogers, and film director D.W. Griffith. Life and career Croy was born on a farm northwest of Maryville, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri from 1903 to 1907, but did not graduate after failing an English course his senior year. While attending college, Croy edited the university yearbook and wrote for the ''Kansas City Star''. After leaving college, Croy worked on the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', and later for Theodore Dreiser in New York City. Croy published his first book, ''When to Lock the Stable'', in 1914. During World War I, he was production manager in Paris, France, for the Community Motion Picture Bureau, which distributed movies to Allied troops. His first successful book was '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Maker
''Star Maker'' is a science fiction novel by British writer Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, ''Last and First Men'' (1930), a history of the human species over two billion years. ''Star Maker'' tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Some of the elements and themes briefly discussed prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. Sir Arthur C. Clarke considered ''Star Maker'' to be "probably the most powerful work of imagination ever written", and Brian W. Aldiss called it "the one great grey holy book of science fiction". Plot A human narrator from England is transported out of his body via unexplained means. He realizes he is able to explore space and other plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Corey
Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American actor and politician. He was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was a board member of the Screen Actors Guild. Biography Early years Corey was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, the son of Milton Rothwell Corey (October 24, 1879 – October 23, 1951) and Julia Etta McKenney (April 11, 1882 – June 16, 1947). His father was a Congregationalist clergyman and an actor who appeared in '' Rawhide'' as Dr Tucker. Wendell was educated in Springfield, Massachusetts. His ancestors included U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Before becoming an actor, Corey was a washing-machine salesman in a department store. Stage Corey "began acting in 1938 with the depression-spawned Federal Theatre Project". Most of these had short runs. Corey had his first hit as a cynical newspaperman in Elmer Rice's comedy '' Dream Girl'' (1945). While appearing in the play, Corey was seen by prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starmaker (2009 TV Series)
''P. Diddy's Starmaker'' is an American reality television singing competition show that aired for one season on MTV in 2009. Kimberly Caldwell was the host, with P. Diddy, Rodney Jerkins, Tamara Conniff and Laurie Ann Gibson as the judges. Performances Week 1 * Todd Sarvies - "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Panic! at the Disco * Lauriana Mae - "Mercy" by Duffy * David Bennett - "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw * Angel Inez - "Love" by Keyshia Cole * Jordan Battiste - "Forever" by Chris Brown * Marissa Shipp - "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis * Christopher John - "Your Body Is a Wonderland" by John Mayer * Zach Berkman - "Clocks" by Coldplay * Lauren Thomas - "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls * David Joseph - "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay * Monet Monico - " Complicated" by Avril Lavigne * Melody Angel - "So What" by Pink * Omotayo Riley - "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" by T-Pain * Liz Davis - "Gunpowder & Lead" by Miranda Lambert Week 2 * Monet Monico - "Hot n Cold" by Katy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holby City (series 8)
The eighth series of the British medical drama television series ''Holby City'' commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 18 October 2005, and concluded on 17 October 2006. Cast Main characters *Kelly Adams as Mickie Hendrie (until episode 47) *Rakie Ayola as Kyla Tyson (from episode 17) * Adam Best as Matt Parker * Paul Bradley as Elliot Hope (from episode 4) * *Sharon D. Clarke as Lola Griffin *Ade Edmondson as Abra Durant (from episode 33) *Michael French as Nick Jordan (episodes 11-37) * Paul Henshall as Dean West *Tina Hobley as Chrissie Williams *Jaye Jacobs as Donna Jackson *Verona Joseph as Jess Griffin (episode 15) *Rosie Marcel as Jac Naylor (from episode 6) *Sharon Maughan as Tricia Williams *Amanda Mealing as Connie Beauchamp * *Patricia Potter as Diane Lloyd *Robert Powell as Mark Williams *Hugh Quarshie as Ric Griffin *Luke Roberts as Joseph Byrne (from episode 12) Recurring and guest characters *Scott Adkins as Bradley Hume (episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
