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The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
''The Stranger Who Looks Like Me'' is a 1974 American made-for-television drama romance film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Meredith Baxter, Beau Bridges and Walter Brooke. The cast includes Whitney Blake, who was Meredith Baxter's real-life mother; Bill Vint, who starred in the drive-in classic ''Macon County Line'', as well as future ''Dallas'' star Patrick Duffy, who has a small part. The film originally premiered as the ''ABC Movie of the Week'' on March 6, 1974. Plot Joanne Denver was adopted at birth and is searching for her birth parents. She meets Chris Schroeder, who is also adopted and is searching for his birth parents. Cast * Meredith Baxter as Joanne Denver * Beau Bridges as Chris Schroeder * Walter Brooke as Mr. Denver * Neva Patterson as Mrs. Denver * Whitney Blake as Emma Verko * Woody Chambliss as Paul (as Woodrow Chambliss) * Ford Rainey as Mr. Gilbert * Maxine Stuart as Mrs. Weiner * Patricia Harty as Carol Sutton * Mary Murphy as Mrs. Quayle * Bill Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent (mimesis) characters. In this broader s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Blake
Whitney Blake (born Nancy Ann Whitney; February 20, 1926 – September 28, 2002) was an American film and television actress, director, and producer. She is known for her four seasons portraying Dorothy Baxter, the mother, on the 1960s sitcom ''Hazel'', and as co-creator and writer of the sitcom '' One Day at a Time''. With her first husband she had three children, including actress Meredith Baxter. Early life Blake was born in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. She was the first child of Martha Mae Whitney (née Wilkerson) and Harry C. Whitney, a United States Secret Service agent who had guarded President Woodrow Wilson, his wife, and other political officials. Blake and her younger brother traveled around the country extensively, during which time she attended 16 different schools. While attending Pasadena City College, she worked in small theater groups in the Los Angeles area. In the summer, she worked at her mother's ice-cream stand in McMinnville, Oregon. Acting Blake gained ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biff Elliot
Biff Elliot (born Leon Shalek; July 26, 1923 – August 15, 2012) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as popular detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of '' I, the Jury'' and for his guest appearance as Schmitter in the ''Star Trek'' episode " The Devil in the Dark". Personal life Biff Elliot was born Leon Shalek in Lynn, Massachusetts, the son of Susan (née Bernstein) and Israel Shalek. He was the youngest of three brothers and his ancestors were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. His father opened a burlap bag-manufacturing business in Presque Isle, Maine. His eldest brother, Irwin Elliot Shalek (Win Elliot) was a popular radio and television host and sports commentator. His other brother Stanley was president of his father's business. Elliot took the nickname of Biff when he became involved with amateur Golden Glove boxing. After his mother learned of his fighting and canceled any further fights, Elliot played other sports, including tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Barton (actress)
Anne Barton (March 20, 1924 – November 27, 2000) was an American film and television actress. She appeared in the films ''Destination 60,000'' (1957), ''Pawnee'' (1957), ''The Green-Eyed Blonde'' (1957), ''The Left Handed Gun'' (1958), '' The Comancheros'' (1961), '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' (1962), ''The Way West'' (1967) and ''The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid'' (1972), among others. TV appearances included '' Leave It to Beaver'' (she played Eddie Haskell's mother), ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Thriller'', ''Perry Mason'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''Gunsmoke'', '' Have Gun-Will Travel'', and “ Hawaii Five-0”. Barton was married to actor Dan Barton. She died on November 27, 2000, in Los Angeles, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ... at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Murphy (actress)
Mary Murphy (January 26, 1931 – May 4, 2011) was an American film and television actress of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Early years Murphy was born in Washington, D.C., and was the second of three children. She spent part of her early childhood in Rocky River, Ohio, a westside Cleveland, Ohio suburb. Her father, James Victor Murphy, died in 1940. Shortly afterwards, she and her mother moved to Southern California. She attended University High School in West Los Angeles. While working as a package wrapper at Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills, she was signed to appear in films for Paramount Pictures in 1951. Film She first gained attention in 1953, when she played a good-hearted girl who is intrigued by Marlon Brando in ''The Wild One''. The following year, she appeared opposite Tony Curtis in ''Beachhead'', and with Dale Robertson in ''Sitting Bull'', and the year after that as Fredric March's daughter in the thriller '' The Desperate Hours'', which also starred Humphre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Harty (actress)
Patricia Harty, also known professionally as Trisha Hart, is an American actress. Early years Born in Washington, D.C., Harty lived in Baltimore until age 5, when she and her family moved. She took lessons in singing and dancing while growing up in North Miami, Florida, and graduated from Edison Senior High School in 1957. She worked for a lawyer, took secretarial classes, and majored in English at Columbia University. Career Harty performed in the national company of ''I Ought to Be in Pictures''. On Broadway, Harty's credits include ''Fiorello!'' (1959) and ''Sail Away'' (1961). Harty debuted on television as a dancer on Pat Boone's ABC Chevy Show program, and Perry Como's NBC Kraft Music Hall. She was also a featured dancer on Garry Moore's CBS series, where she also performed in comedy skits with Carol Burnett. Harty is known for her starring roles in several short-lived television series, ''Occasional Wife'' (1966–67) as Greta Patterson, '' Blondie'' (1968) as the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Stuart
Maxine Stuart (June 28, 1918 – June 6, 2013) was an American actress. Biography Stuart was born in Deal, New Jersey as Maxine Shlivek, and raised in Manhattan and Lawrence, Nassau County, New York. Stuart was a life member of The Actors Studio. Her Broadway credits include ''At War With the Army'' (1949), ''A Goose for the Gander'' (1945), ''Nine Girls'' (1943), ''Ring Two'' (1939), ''Sunup to Sundown'' (1938), and ''Western Waters'' (1937). On television, she portrayed B.J. Clawson in ''Slattery's People'', Amanda Earp in '' The Rousters'', Ruth Burton in '' Room for One More'', Steve's grandmother in '' The Pursuit of Happiness'', Maureen in ''Norby'', Mrs. Jackson in ''Margie'', and Lenore in ''Hail to the Chief''. She also appeared in numerous other television series, including: Perry Mason Season4/Episode12 "The Case of the Resolute Reformer" as Grace Witt; ''The Donna Reed Show'', ''The Asphalt Jungle'', '' Stoney Burke'', ''The Outer Limits'', ''Mr. Novak'', ''The Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Rainey
Ford Rainey (August 8, 1908 – July 25, 2005) was an American film, stage, and television actor.Myrna Oliver"Ford Rainey, 96; Performed Shakespeare, Shepard and Variety of Film, TV Roles" ''Los Angeles Times'', July 26, 2005. Early life Rainey was born in Mountain Home, Idaho, the son of Vyrna (née Kinkade), a teacher, and Archie Coleman Rainey. He first acted on the stage while a student at Centralia High School, where he graduated in 1927. Rainey graduated from Centralia Junior College in Washington state and in 1933 from the Cornish School, now Cornish College of the Arts, in Seattle. He then moved to Connecticut to study acting at the Michael Chekhov Theatre Studio. Growing up in the outdoors and learning to ride horses helped him in his career as a tough-guy film presence later in life. Like many young actors, he worked odd jobs, including as a logger, fisherman, fruit picker, carpenter, and clam digger, in addition to working on an oil tanker before becoming a succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody Chambliss
Woodrow Lewis Chambliss (October 14, 1914 in Bowie, Texas – January 8, 1981 in Ojai, California) was an American character actor who appeared in both feature films and television. He is probably best known for his appearances as several characters in the TV hit ''Gunsmoke'', where he eventually settled into the recurring role of storekeeper Mr. Lathrop. He was sometimes credited as Woody Chambliss. Career Chambliss was the son of Lorenzo Dow “L.D.” and Lucinda Mae (Thornton) Chambliss, who had a farm outside Brownfield, Texas. He attended public schools in Brownsville and Baylor University, where his first contact with drama occurred as a prompter with the Baylor Little Theater. In 1938 traveled to Dartington Hall, Dartington, England as a drama exchange student. He made his Broadway debut in a 1939 Chekhov production of ''The Possessed.'' The cast also included his wife, Erika Kapralik, and actor Ford Rainey, but the play only ran for fourteen performances on Broadway. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neva Patterson
Neva Louise Patterson (February 10, 1920 – December 14, 2010) was an American actress. Early years Born on a farm near Nevada, Iowa, Patterson was the daughter of mailman George Patterson and seamstress Marjorie Byers Patterson. After graduating from Nevada High School in 1937, she worked as a secretary in Des Moines before she moved to New York in 1938 and initially worked as a secretary there. Career Early in her career, Patterson acted on radio in Chicago and sang for dance bands. She made her Broadway debut in 1947's ''The Druid Circle''. Her work on Broadway also included ''Romantic Comedy'' (1979), ''Make a Million'' (1958), ''Speaking of Murder'' (1956), ''Double in Hearts'' (1956), ''The Seven Year Itch'' (1952), '' Lace on Her Petticoat'' (1951), ''The Long Days'' (1951), ''Ring Round the Moon'' (1950), ''I Know My Love'' (1949), ''The Ivy Green'' (1949), and ''Strange Bedfellows'' (1948). In 1952, she played Helen Sherman in ''The Seven Year Itch''. Her first fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Movie Of The Week
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television Group, the former name of the parent organization of ABC * Australian Broadcasting Corporation, one of the national publicly funded broadcasters of Australia **ABC Television (Australian TV network), the national television network of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ***ABC TV (Australian TV channel), the flagship TV station of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation *** ABC Canberra (TV station), Canberra, and other ABC TV local stations in state capitals ***ABC Australia (Southeast Asian TV channel), an international pay TV channel * ABC Radio (other), various radio stations including the American and Australian ABCs * Associated Broadcasting Corporation, one of the former names of TV5 Network, Inc., a Philippine televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
