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Vanda Hudson
Vanda Hudson (born Wanda Maria Zaleska; 7 October 1933 – 2 April 2004) was a Polish-born British film and television actress, cabaret entertainer and model. She was noted for playing blonde bombshell roles. Career Born in Slaskie, Poland, Hudson emigrated to the UK in 1948 and after working as a cabaret singer found her first acting role in the 1955 BBC TV drama ''Miss Patterson''. From 1957–1969 she appeared in a dozen British films including ''Sapphire'' (1959), '' Bottoms Up'' (1960), ''Strip Tease Murder'' (1961) and ''Jungle Street Girls'' (1961), in which she sang "I'm Only a Girl" ( Harold Geller/Perry Ford). In 1960 she appeared in the cult film ''Circus of Horrors'' in which she played a girl stabbed to death by a knife-thrower. In 1959 she wrote a weekly column "Diary of a Glamour Girl" for ''Picturegoer'' magazine." On TV she appeared in ''The Vise'' (1954) and ''The Avengers'' (1961). In 1971 she appeared in cabaret in London at the Astor Club and in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picturegoer
''Picturegoer'' was a fan magazine published in the United Kingdom between 1911 and 23 April 1960. Background The magazine was started in 1911 under the name ''The Pictures'' and in 1914 it merged with ''Picturegoer''. Following the merge it was renamed ''Pictures and The Picturegoer'', which continued until 1920. The same year it was renamed as ''Pictures for the Picturegoer''. It began publication with the name ''Picturegoer'' in January 1921. Odhams Press was the publisher of the magazine during the early years. It was initially published monthly through May 1931, switching to weekly publication on 30 May 1931 as ''Picturegoer Weekly''.British Library- Cinema and Film Periodicals: British and Irish, Picturegoer Retrieved 12 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avengers (TV Series)
''The Avengers'' is a British Spy fiction, espionage television series that aired from 7 January 1961 to 21 April 1969. It initially focused on David Keel (Ian Hendry), aided by John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Ian Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish, and assertive women: Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman), Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), and Tara King (Linda Thorson). Dresses and suits for the series were made by Pierre Cardin. The series screened as one-hour episodes for its entire run. The first episode, "Hot Snow (The Avengers), Hot Snow", aired on 7 January 1961. The final episode, "Bizarre", aired on 21 April 1969 in the United States, and on 17 May 1969 in the United Kingdom. ''The Avengers'' was produced by ABC Weekend TV, a contractor within the ITV (TV network), ITV network. After a merger with Rediffusion London in July 1968, ABC Weekend became Thames T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libel (film)
''Libel'' is a 1959 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Olivia de Havilland, Dirk Bogarde, Paul Massie, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Robert Morley. The screenplay was by Anatole de Grunwald and Karl Tunberg from a 1935 play of the same name by Edward Wooll. Plot While travelling in London, Canadian World War II veteran pilot Jeffrey Buckenham sees baronet Sir Mark Sebastian Loddon on television leading a tour of his ancestral home in England. Buckenham recalls that he was held in a POW camp in Germany with Loddon, whom the Germans captured during the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940. Buckenham is convinced that Loddon is Frank Wellney, a British actor. Wellney and Loddon shared a POW hut in 1945 and bore a striking resemblance to each other. Buckenham confronts Loddon and, with encouragement from Loddon's scheming cousin Gerald Loddon, writes to a tabloid newspaper, claiming that Wellney is posing as Loddon. In response, Loddon sues Buckenham and the newspaper for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Of A Man
''The Heart of a Man'' is a 1959 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Frankie Vaughan, Anne Heywood and Tony Britton. A millionaire in disguise gives a young man money to help him pursue his singing career. Featured songs by Vaughan include "The Heart of a Man", "Sometime, Somewhere" and "Walking Tall". Plot Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by an eccentric tramp if he can earn a hundred pounds in a week by honest means. Frankie tries his hand as a boxer, a bouncer and a commissionaire, and finally finds success as a singer. He also falls for the charms of night club chanteuse Julie, and this leads to further success when he wins a recording contract. Cast * Frankie Vaughan as Frankie Martin * Anne Heywood as Julie * Tony Britton as Tony * Peter Sinclair as Bud * Michael Medwin as Sid * Anthony Newley as Johnnie * Harry Fowler as Razor * George Rose as Charlie * Harold Kasket as Oscar * Vanda Hudson as Cha Cha Production The movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocent Sinners
''Innocent Sinners'' is a 1958 British black and white film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Flora Robson, David Kossoff and Barbara Mullen. It was written by Neil Paterson and Rumer Godden based on the 1955 novel '' An Episode of Sparrows'' by Rumer Godden. Plot Olivia Chesney is too ill to leave her home in a post-war London square, but waves out of her window to various neighbours. These include Lovejoy, who is a neglected young girl who finds solace in the secret garden which she creates on a bomb site. Lovejoy buys grass seed using borrowed money, and steals a net from a baby's pram to use to protect the seed growing. She also steals money from the candle box in the church in order to buy a garden fork. Lovejoy is being looked after by the Vincents. Mr Vincent is the waiter in his own posh restaurant and is very kind to Lovejoy. Her mother is an actress away on tour, and seems to have a dubious lifestyle when she visits Lovejoy; she has "male callers" such as Colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Thunders (film)
''Seven Thunders'' (US title: ''The Beasts of Marseilles'') is a 1957 black and white British film regarding Marseille in the World War II, Second World War. It was directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Stephen Boyd, James Robertson Justice, Kathleen Harrison, Tony Wright (actor), Tony Wright and Anna Gaylor. It is about two escaped prisoners of war and is based on a novel of the same name by the writer Rupert Croft-Cooke. Plot In 1943, Dave, an officer, and Jim, escape from separate prison camps and are paired together by the underground. They are taken to Marseille by a fishing boat captain to wait in the Old Port of Marseille, Old Port Quarter for the right opportunity to try for UK, Britain. While they wait, local woman Lise falls in love with Dave. He is attracted to her, but is engaged. As a sub-plot, Emile Blanchard refers those desperate to leave France to his associate Dr. Martout, unaware Martout is a serial killer who grows rich from his crimes (this character parall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathé News
Pathé News was a producer of newsreels and documentaries from 1910 to 1970 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathé, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathé News archive is known today as "British Pathé". Its collection of news film and movies is fully digitised and available online. History Its roots lie in 1896 Paris, France, when Société Pathé Frères was founded by Charles Pathé and his brothers. Charles Pathé adopted the national emblem of France, the cockerel, as the trademark for his company. After the company, now called Compagnie Générale des Éstablissements Pathé Frère Phonographes & Cinématographes, invented the cinema newsreel with ''Pathé-Journal''. French Pathé began its newsreel in 1908 and opened a newsreel office in Wardour Street, London in 1910. The newsreels were shown in the cinema and were silent until 1928. At first, they ran for about four minutes and were issued fortnightly. During the early days, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586. It is the second-oldest university press after Cambridge University Press, which was founded in 1534. It is a department of the University of Oxford. It is governed by a group of 15 academics, the Delegates of the Press, appointed by the Vice Chancellor, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. The Delegates of the Press are led by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as OUP's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University Press has had a similar governance structure since the 17th century. The press is located on Walton Street, Oxford, Walton Street, Oxford, opposite Somerville College, Oxford, Somerville College, in the inner suburb of Jericho, Oxford, Jericho. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Who
A Who's Who (or Who Is Who) is a reference work consisting of biographical entries of notable people in a particular field. The oldest and best-known is the annual publication ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'', a reference work on contemporary prominent people in Britain published annually since 1849. Notable examples by country * ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'', the oldest listing of prominent British people since 1849; people who have died since 1897 are listed in ''Who Was Who'' * ''Cambridge Who's Who'' (also known as ''Worldwide Who's Who''), a vanity publisher based in Uniondale, New York * ''Marquis Who's Who'', a series of books published since 1899 by Marquis, primarily listing prominent American people, but including ''Who's Who in the World'' * ''Who's Who in New Zealand'', twelve editions published at irregular intervals between 1908 and 1991 * ''Canadian Who's Who'', a listing of prominent Canadians since 1910 * ''Who's Who in Switzerland'', published from 1953 to 1996 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucian Hudson
Lucian John Hudson (born 1960) is a strategy and communications specialist from the UK. Early life and education Hudson was born on 5 July 1960 in London to Polish parents, Jan and Wanda Maria Pikulski. He has a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from St Catherine's College, Oxford. Religion and conversion to Judaism Hudson was brought up as a Roman Catholic. He was educated by Jesuits but he became interested in Judaism. He converted to Judaism in 2005 By 2009, he became Chair of Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom), Liberal Judaism, developing over his six years in office a vision and strategy for the movement and closer collaboration with the leadership of UK Jewry and the Movement for Reform Judaism. The latter helped pave the way for the unification of Liberal and Reform Judaism into one Progressive Judaism (United Kingdom) in 2025. Career Hudson was an executive producer and television journalist for 17 years with the BBC and ITV. He was director of commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliothèque Et Archives Nationales Du Québec
The (; ; abbr. BAnQ) is a Quebec government agency which manages the province's legal deposit system, national archives, and national library. Located at the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal, the BAnQ was created by the merging of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec and the Archives nationales du Québec in 2006. The Bibliothèque nationale du Québec had previously merged with the Grande Bibliothèque du Québec in 2002. History The National Archives of Quebec (, ANQ) were founded on 2 September 1920, with Pierre-Georges Roy as Quebec's first Head Archivist. The purpose of the institution was to process historical materials, more specifically public archives and the Quebec government's archives, and to collect documents pertaining to the history of Quebec. the ANQ were brought under the jurisdiction of the Department of Cultural Affairs in 1961, and renamed the Archives de la province de Québec in 1963. On 12 August 1967, the National Assembly of Quebec legislated to esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photo Journal
''Photo Journal'' was a weekly newspaper in Québec. ''Photo Journal'' had a focus on illustrations and covered the entertainment world in particular. History This newspaper was founded by Rolland Maillet. It was first published in 1937. It was sold to Jean-Louis Lévesque in 1964, to Jacques Brillant in 1966, to J.-Laurent Leduc in 1969, to Claude Coupal in 1973 and to Normand G. Robidoux in 1974. In 1979, the newspaper filed for bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb .... Gilles Brown attempted to save it at the same time as '' Le Petit Journal''. He was unsuccessful and the newspaper ceased publication in October 1981. References {{reflist, colwidth=30em Weekly newspapers published in Quebec Newspapers established in 1937 Publications disestablish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
