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The Twonky
''The Twonky'' is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction/comedy film, produced by A.D. Nast, Jr., Arch Oboler, and Sidney Pink, written and directed by Arch Oboler, and starring Hans Conried, Gloria Blondell, Billy Lynn, and Edwin Max. The film was distributed by United Artists. Plot After seeing his wife (Janet Warren) off on her trip, Kerry West (Hans Conried), a philosophy teacher at a small-town college goes inside his home to contemplate his new purchase: a television set. Sitting down in his office, he places a cigarette in his mouth and is about to light it when a solid beam of light shoots from the television screen, lighting it for him. Absentmindedly unaware of what has taken place, it is only when the television subsequently lights his pipe that West realizes that his television is behaving abnormally. West soon discovers that the television can walk and perform a variety of functions, including dishwashing, vacuuming, and card-playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arch Oboler
Arch Oboler (December 7, 1907 – March 19, 1987) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, and director who was active in radio, films, theater, and television. He generated much attention with his radio scripts, particularly the horror series '' Lights Out'', and his work in radio remains the outstanding period of his career. Praised as one of broadcasting's top talents, he is regarded today as a key innovator of radio drama. Oboler's personality and ego were larger than life. Radio historian John Dunning wrote, "Few people were ambivalent when it came to Arch Oboler. He was one of those intense personalities who are liked and disliked with equal fire." Early life Oboler was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Leon and Clara Oboler, Jewish immigrants from Riga, Latvia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individualism
Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, and social outlook that emphasizes the intrinsic worth of the individual. Individualists promote realizing one's goals and desires, valuing independence and self-reliance, and advocating that the interests of the individual should gain precedence over the state or a social group, while opposing external interference upon one's own interests by society or institutions such as the government. Individualism makes the individual its focus, and so starts "with the fundamental premise that the human individual is of primary importance in the struggle for liberation". L. Susan Brown. '' The Politics of Individualism: Liberalism, Liberal Feminism, and Anarchism''. Black Rose Books Ltd. 1993 Individualism represents one kind of sociocultural perspective and is often defined in contrast to other perspectives, such as communitarianism, collectivism and corporatism. Individualism is also associated with artistic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brick Sullivan
John Lambertson Scroggs (July 28, 1899 – September 4, 1959) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of Deputy Brick in the American western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''. Life and career Sullivan was born in South Dakota, the son of James and Nellie Scroggs. He began his screen career in 1936, appearing in the film ''Charlie Chan's Secret'', starring Warner Oland, Henrietta Crosman and Rosina Lawrence. In the same year, he appeared in the films '' The Preview Murder Mystery'', ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'', '' The Crime of Dr. Forbes'', '' Cain and Mabel'', '' Pennies from Heaven'', '' Banjo on My Knee'' and '' That Girl from Paris''. Later in his career, Sullivan made his television debut in the syndicated anthology television series '' The Unexpected'', starring Herbert Marshall. He guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Wagon Train'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''The Lawles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Backes
Alice Mayrine Backes (May 17, 1923 – March 15, 2007) was an American actress who performed on radio, television, and in films from the 1940s to the 1990s. Standing 5'9", she worked chiefly on television during her long career. She appeared in over 80 television series and made-for-television movies, specializing in character roles and dialects for scripts.Alice Backes Citron obituary archives of the ''Los Angeles Times'', March 27, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2019. Early life Alice Mayrine Backes was born in 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first daughter of Charles Cameron Backes and Lela Mayrine (''née'' Maxwell) Backes, both natives of Montana.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenore Kingston
Lenore may refer to: __NOTOC__ Arts and entertainment * "Lenore" (poem), by Edgar Allan Poe *Lenore, an unrelated character in the poem "The Raven", also by Edgar Allan Poe * "Lenore" (ballad), a 1773 poem by Gottfried August Bürger * "Lenore" (melodrama), a melodrama by Franz Liszt after Gottfried August Bürger's ballad * Symphony No. 5 (Raff), a symphony by Joachim Raff entitled "Lenore" *the title character of ''Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl'', a comic series Places *Lenore, Idaho, an unincorporated community *Lenore, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Lake Lenore (Washington) *Lenore Lake (Saskatchewan), Canada People * Lenore (given name), a list of people See also *Leonore (other) Leonore may refer to: * Leonore (given name), a list of people with the name * The title character, and original title, of Beethoven's opera '' Fidelio'' * '' Léonore, ou L'amour conjugal'', a 1798 opera by Pierre Gaveaux * Leonore, Illinois, a ... * Lenora (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Phipps (actor)
William Edward Phipps (February 4, 1922 – June 1, 2018) was an American actor and producer, sometimes credited simply as William Phipps, known for his roles in films and on television. Early years Hometown Phipps grew up in St. Francisville, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was six years old. By the time he was in high school, he was using his stepfather's last name of Couch. He developed a love of acting at a young age and performed in several plays in grade school and high school. One of the plays in which he performed, during his junior year of high school in 1937, was ''Before Morning'', a 1933 play made into a film that same year. College After graduating from high school in 1939, he attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, where he majored in accounting, was elected freshman class president and served as head cheerleader. After two years of college, he moved to Hollywood, to pursue a career in acting and resumed his original last name of Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Marshall
Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, Cornelius or Connor, Conrad, Constanza, Conception, Consuela, Consuelo, or Conner. Many Asian-American women were named after journalist Connie Chung in the 1980s even though the name was not otherwise popular at the time. Given name or nickname Women * Connie Achurra, Chilean chef * Connie Adam (1927–2021), English fencer * Connie Binsfeld (1924–2014), American politician * Connie Booth (born 1944), American actress and writer, former wife of John Cleese * Connie Britton (born 1967), American actress, singer and producer * Connie Brockway (born 1954), American historical and romance novelist * Connie Bush (1919-1997), Australian aboriginal health worker * Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born 1957), American retired cyclist and speed skater * Connie Chung (born 1946), American journalist * Constance Clayton (born 1933), American educator and civic leader * Connie Cody, Canadian po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Roberts (actor)
Stephen Roberts may refer to: * Stephen Roberts (footballer, born 1980), former Welsh football player * Stephen Roberts (Australian footballer) (born 1948), former Australian rules footballer * Stephen Roberts (director) (1895–1936), American film director * Stephen Henry Roberts (1901–1971), Australian historian and university vice-chancellor * Stephen Roberts (historian) (1958–2022), historian of 19th-century Britain * Stephen Roberts (priest) (born 1958), English Anglican priest * Stephen J. Roberts (1915–2005), American veterinarian, professor at Cornell University, polo player and coach * Stephen Cornelius Roberts (born 1952), American painter * Stephen Roberts (professor) (born 1965), British academic and scientist See also * Steven Roberts (other) Steven or Steve Roberts may refer to: * Steven K. Roberts (born 1952), American journalist, writer, cyclist, archivist, and explorer * Steven V. Roberts (born 1943), American journalist and writer * Steven Roberts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Jellison
Robert Dow Jellison"Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP79-2YNK : Sat Mar 09 16:08:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Dow Jellison and National Broadcasting Co, 16 October 1940. (August 21, 1908 – April 21, 1980) was an American character actor of radio, stage and screen, most often seen in comic roles, the best known being Bobby the Bellboy in ''I Love Lucy''.Edwards, Elizabeth (2001). I love Lucy : Celebrating Fifty Years of Love and Laughter : The Official 50th Anniversary Tribute'. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press. p. 275. . "Robert Jellison (regular extra; recurring as Bobby, the Beverly Palms Hotel bellboy)" See lso: *Andrews, Bart (1985). The 'I Love Lucy' Book'. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. pp. 321, 324, 326, 387. . He was the uncle of voice actor Bill Ratner.Baker, Joan (2005). Secrets of Voice-Over Success: Top Voice-Over Artists Reveal How They Did It'. Boulder, CO: Sentient Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn Beresford
Evelyn may refer to: Places Australia * Evelyn County, New South Wales, a cadastral division * Electoral district of Evelyn, an electoral district in Victoria * Evelyn, Queensland, a locality in the Tablelands Region Canada * Evelyn, Ontario United Kingdom *Evelyn, London *Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London United States * Evelyn, Michigan * Evelyn, Texas * Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia * Evelyn (VTA), former light rail train station in Mountain View, California Schools * Evelyn College for Women, or Evelyn College, the former women's college of Princeton University * Evelyn High School, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Entertainment * ''Evelyn'' (2002 film), a film starring Sophie Vavasseur and Pierce Brosnan * ''Evelyn'' (2018 film), a documentary * '' Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl'', 2002 short film and black comedy directed by Brad Peyton * ''Evelyn'' (play), a 1969 radio play by Rhys Adrian * ''Evelyn'' (EP), an EP by The Mess Hall * "Evelyn", s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Warren
Janet Warren, also known as Elaine Morey, was an actress in the United States during the 1940s and 50s. She attended schools in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, including an acting school she started attending since the age of 13. After spending her late teen years as a drama coach for other child actors, she signed a contract with Universal Pictures in 1940 and began appearing in films, frequently in Abbott and Costello comedies, horror films, and teenage musicals. Career During her childhood, Warren attended Hollywood High School and Alexander Hamilton High School. She was also enrolled in a child acting school from the age of 13, with Jane Withers as one of her classmates. The school would also have a play written by the principal for Warren in particular that she acted in. Later living in Santa Ana, California in her late teens, she worked as a drama coach and ran a class for children that worked in theatre. She also performed at the ''Little Theatre'' in Los Angeles, Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
