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Vicki Lester
Vicki Lester (born Dorothy Gertrude Day; April 7, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American actress. She is best known for appearing in ''Sky Giant'' (1938), ''The Mad Miss Manton'' (1938) and ''The Lone Rider and the Bandit'' (1942). Biography Born Dorothy Day, Lester took her stage name from Janet Gaynor's character in ''A Star Is Born (1937 film), A Star Is Born'' (1937). The name change was suggested by Mervyn LeRoy and approved by David O. Selznick, David Selznick. Alas, she never made the grade as a 'star' in her own right. Lester attended schools in Manhattan and originally planned to design clothes for a career. She was a student of music and art, and she gained notability as a pianist. She became a model for artists and photographers, leading to her being named one of the "Twelve Most Photographed Girls in America". She was "seen in hundreds of advertisements and on scores of magazine covers". Lester died in May 2001 in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 86. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Marriage Business
''This Marriage Business'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Gladys Atwater and J. Robert Bren, based on a story by Mel Riddle and Alex Rubin. The film stars Allan Lane, Jack Carson, Victor Moore, and Vicki Lester. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, which also distributed the film, it was released on April 8, 1938. Plot Cast * Victor Moore as Jud Parker * Allan Lane as Bill Bennett * Vickie Lester as Nancy Parker (as Vicki Lester) * Cecil Kellaway as Police Chief Hardy * Jack Carson as 'Candid' Perry * Richard Lane as Joe Selby * Kay Sutton as Bella Lawson * Paul Guilfoyle as Frankie Spencer * Vinton Hayworth as Attorney Lloyd Wilson (as Jack Arnold) * Frank M. Thomas as Mayor Frisbee * Leona Roberts Leona Roberts (born Leona Celinda Doty; July 26, 1879 – January 29, 1954) was an American stage and film actress. Life and career Roberts was born in Monroe Center, Ashtabula County, Ohio. She made her debut on Broadway in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From New York City
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Births
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ** WWI: British Royal Navy battleship HMS Formidable (1898), HMS ''Formidable'' is sunk off Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, by an Imperial German Navy U-boat, with the loss of 547 crew. **WWI: Battle of Broken Hill: A train ambush near Broken Hill, Australia, is carried out by two men (claiming to be in support of the Ottoman Empire) who are killed, together with four civilians. * January 5 – Joseph E. Carberry sets an altitude record of , carrying Capt. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois as a passenger, in a fixed-wing aircraft. * January 12 ** The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. ** ''A Fool There Was (1915 film), A Fool There Was'' premières in the United States, starring Theda Bara as a '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Live On Danger
''I Live on Danger'' is a 1942 film noir thriller film directed by Sam White and starring Chester Morris and Jean Parker. Plot Jeff Morrell is an ambitious radio reporter. The news of the day is the prison release of gambler Eddie Nelson, who was the fallguy for a criminal named Joey Farr. While exclusively covering a ship's fire, Jeff falls for Susan Richards, and knows her to be Eddie's companion. It turns out she's Eddie's sister, not his girl, and Susan resents it when Jeff's reporting gets Eddie arrested and convicted on a new charge. District Attorney Lamber is in cahoots with the crooks. Farr tries to flee, and is tracked to a Pennsylvania coal mine. Jeff gets there first and manages to broadcast Farr's confession, then barely gets away when Farr sets off a blast of TNT. Susan loves Jeff for heroically rescuing her brother. Cast * Chester Morris as Jeff Morrell * Jean Parker as Susan Richards *Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Morrell * Edward Norris as Eddie Nelson * Dick P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Telling Me (film)
''You're Telling Me'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Frances Hyland and Brenda Weisberg. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Anne Gwynne, Robert Paige, Edward Ashley-Cooper, Ernest Truex and Esther Dale. It was released on May 3, 1942 by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Hugh Herbert as Hubert Abercrombie Gumm *Anne Gwynne as Kit Bellamy *Robert Paige as Dr. Burnside 'Burnsy' Walker * Edward Ashley-Cooper as Fred Curtis *Ernest Truex as Charles Handley *Esther Dale as Aunt Fannie Handley *Eily Malyon as Mrs. Appleby * Charles Smith as Bill *Helen Lynd Helen Merrell Lynd (March 17, 1896 – January 30, 1982) was an American sociologist, social philosopher, educator, and author. She is best known for conducting the first Middletown studies of Muncie, Indiana, with her husband, Robert Stau ... as Miss Ames *Romaine Callender as J.T. Dorsett *Boyd Davis as Driscoll *Vickie Lester as Mrs. Adalaide Parks * Linda Brent as Leili R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepytime Gal
''Sleepytime Gal'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur, Albert Duffy and Max Lief. The film stars Judy Canova, Tom Brown, Billy Gilbert, Ruth Terry, Thurston Hall, Elisha Cook Jr., Jerry Lester, Mildred Coles and Harold Huber. It was released on March 5, 1942 by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Judy Canova as Bessie Cobb * Tom Brown as Chick Patterson *Billy Gilbert as Chef Popodopolis *Ruth Terry as Sugar Caston *Thurston Hall as Mr. Adams * Elisha Cook Jr. as Ernie * Jerry Lester as Downbeat * Mildred Coles as Connie Thompson * Harold Huber as Honest Joe Kincaid * Fritz Feld as Chef Petrovich * Frank Sully as Dimples *Jimmy Ames as Gus *Jay Novello Jay Novello (born Michael Romano, August 22, 1904 – September 2, 1982) was an American radio, film, and television character actor. Radio career Novello began his 47-year acting career in the 1930s, performing as a character on radio. ... as Chef Barzumium * Skin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle Kid
''The Miracle Kid'' is a 1941 American sports comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Tom Neal, Carol Hughes and Vicki Lester.Marshall p.322 It was made and distributed by the low-budget Producers Releasing Corporation. Synopsis A young boxer named Jimmy Connley (portrayed by Tom Neal) finds his life turned upside down when he meets with sudden success in the ring. Cast *Tom Neal as Jimmy Connley * Carol Hughes as Pat Hilton * Vicki Lester as Helen Gibbs * Betty Blythe as Madame Gloria * Ben Taggart as J. Hamilton Gibbs *Alex Callam as Al Bolger *Thornton Edwards as Pedro * Joe Gray as Kayo Kane *Paul Bryar Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series. Career Bryar appeared in nearly 220 fil ... as Rocco *Pat Gleason as Reporter *Billy McGowan as Trigger O'Brien * John Ince as Commissioner *Gene O'Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom, Dick And Harry (1941 Film)
''Tom, Dick and Harry'' is a 1941 RKO Radio Pictures American comedy film written by Paul Jarrico, directed by Garson Kanin and starring Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Alan Marshal, Phil Silvers and Burgess Meredith.Fetrow p.530 Rogers was working on the film when she was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in '' Kitty Foyle'' (1940). ''Tom, Dick and Harry'' was remade as '' The Girl Most Likely'' (1957), a musical that was also the last film released by RKO. Plot Janie is a telephone operator and a daydreamer whose fondest wish is to land a rich husband. Her boyfriend Tom, a car salesman, also wants to marry, and Janie dreams about married life with him. Listening to a long-distance phone call between the wealthiest eligible bachelor in town, Dick Hamilton, and the girl whom Dick has been dating, Janie makes a wish that she could meet him. When an expensive car pulls alongside her, Janie perceives that her wish has been granted. However, the car is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Out Of Luck
''You're Out of Luck'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Edmond Kelso. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kay Sutton, Mantan Moreland, Vickie Lester, Richard Bond and Janet Shaw. The film was released on January 20, 1941, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Frankie and Jeff are working in an apartment building when one of the guests is murdered, then Frankie's brother Tom turns out to be the detective in charge of the case. Tom asks the duo to keep an eye to a suspect living in the building, however they end up getting more involved than they should. Cast *Frankie Darro as Frankie O'Reilly *Kay Sutton as Marjorie Overton *Mantan Moreland as Jeff Jefferson *Vickie Lester as Sonya Varney *Richard Bond as Tom O'Reilly * Janet Shaw as Joyce Dayton *Tris Coffin as Dick Whitney *Willy Castello as Johnny Burke *Alfred Hall as Mr. Haskell *Paul Maxey as Pete *Ralph Peters as Mulligan *Paul Bryar Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
