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Yvonne Wilder
Yvonne Wilder (born Yvonne Othon, September 21, 1937 – November 24, 2021) was an American actress, comedian, writer, and artist. She appeared in ''West Side Story'' on stage and in the 1961 film, and had a busy career in American television from the 1960s into the 1990s. Early life Yvonne Othon was born in the Bronx, New York City. Her parents were from Cuba and Puerto Rico, but Othon did not learn to speak Spanish as a child. She attended the High School for Performing Arts, with further training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career As a young actress and dancer, Yvonne Othon appeared in shows starring Imogene Coca and Carol Burnett. While she was studying in London, Othon appeared in a West End production of ''West Side Story'', and later played Anita in the first international touring company of the show. Othon's first screen credit was as Consuelo in ''West Side Story'' (1961). She and Rita Moreno were among the few Puerto Rican performers playing P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City, New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises boroughs of New York City, five boroughs, each coextensive with List of counties in New York, 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 city, global center of financial center, finance and Economy of New York City, commerce, Culture of New York City, culture, high technology, technology, The Entertainment Capital of the World, entertainment and Media in New York City, media, Academy, academics, and List of cities by scientific output, scientific output, the The arts, arts and fashion capital, fashion, and, as hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennesey
''Hennesey'' is an American military comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962, starring Jackie Cooper and Abby Dalton. Cooper played a United States Navy physician, Lt. Charles W. "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalton as Navy nurse Lt. Martha Hale. In the story line, they are assigned to the hospital at the U.S. Naval Station in San Diego, California. Cast Regulars * Jackie Cooper as Lt. (later Lt. Commander) Charles "Chick" Hennesey, M.D. * Abby Dalton as Lt. (JG) Martha Hale, R.N. * Roscoe Karns as Capt. (later Rear Admiral) Walter Shafer * Henry Kulky as Chief Petty Officer Max Bronski Recurring cast (5 or more epsidoes) * James Komack as Harvey Spencer Blair, III, D.D.S. (16 episodes) * Herb Ellis as Dr. Dan Wagner (10 episodes) * Arte Johnson as Seaman Seymour Shatz (5 episodes) * Frank Gorshin (3 episodes), succeeded by Norman Alden (7 episodes) as Seaman Herman Pulaski Episodes Season 1: 1959–60 Season 2: 1960–61 Season 3: 1961� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Petticoat (TV Series)
''Operation Petticoat'' is an American sitcom that was based on the 1959 film by the same name. It was broadcast on ABC for two seasons, from September 17, 1977, until October 16, 1978. The first season starred John Astin as the skipper of the submarine, as well as Jamie Lee Curtis, the daughter of Tony Curtis, who had starred in the 1959 film. Overview A submarine crew rescues a group of army nurses in the South Pacific in World War II and brings them aboard. The submarine puts into dry dock for repainting, but a surprise attack while the repainting is incomplete forces the submarine to flee with the undercoat, which happens to be a shade of pink, not painted over. The adventures of the pink submarine with a gaggle of young women on board constitute the rest of the series. Cast *John Astin as Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman (season 1) *Melinda Naud as Lt. Dolores Crandall *Yvonne Wilder as Maj. Edna Howard (season 1) *Richard Gilliland as Lt. Nick Holden (season 1) *Dorrie Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Story (1973 TV Series)
''Police Story'' is an American anthology crime drama television series that aired weekly on NBC from September 25, 1973, through April 5, 1977, followed by a season of irregularly scheduled television film specials from September 27, 1977, to May 28, 1978, with three further television films screened in 1979, 1980, and 1987. The show was created by author and former police officer Joseph Wambaugh and was described by ''The Complete Directory of Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows'' as "one of the more realistic police series to be seen on television". It was produced by David Gerber and Mel Swope. Overview Although it was an anthology, all episodes had certain things in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was always a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles, and the characters always worked for some branch of the Los Angeles Police Department. Notwithstanding the anthology format, some characters were recurring. During the first three seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Practice (1976 TV Series)
''The Practice'' is an American sitcom starring Danny Thomas that centers on a father and son who are both doctors in New York City. The show aired from January 30, 1976, to January 26, 1977.McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 670.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present, Sixth Edition'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , pp. 833–834. Synopsis Jules Bedford is a crusty, sometimes grumpy, and somewhat absent-minded old-school doctor with a genuine concern for people; he is idealistic about the practice of medicine, caring for people even when there is no money to be made. His office is in a middle-class area on Manhattans West Side, where Molly Gibbons is the nurse who has been with him for years and has a crush on him. Helen is his young and slightly crazy receptionist and office manager. Juless son David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Rocks (American TV Series)
''On the Rocks'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 11, 1975 to May 17, 1976. Originally telecast after ''Barney Miller'', ABC promoted the two shows with the tagline "Funny cops, and funny robbers". It is based on the British series ''Porridge''. Premise The series centered on the inmates of Alamesa Minimum Security prison. The main setting was usually the cell block containing Hector Fuentes, Lester DeMott, and Nicky Palik. Cast * Rick Hurst as Cleaver * Jose Perez as Hector Fuentes *Bobby Sandler as Nicky Palik * Hal Williams as Lester DeMott *Tom Poston as Mr. Sullivan *Mel Stewart Milton "Mel" Stewart (September 19, 1929 – February 24, 2002) was an American character actor, television director and musician who appeared in numerous films and television shows from the 1960s to the 1990s. He is perhaps best known for play ... as Mr. Gibson Episodes References External links * 1970s American sitcoms 1975 American television series deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Sentence (1974 Film)
''Death Sentence'' (also titled ''Murder One'') is a 1974 American made-for-television crime film directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starring Cloris Leachman and Laurence Luckinbill. It is based on the 1968 novel ''After the Trial'' by Eric Roman.page 223 Plot A juror in a murder case begins to believe that the man on trial is innocent of the crime, and then discovers that the real killer is actually her own husband. Cast *Cloris Leachman as Susan Davies *Laurence Luckinbill as Don Davies *Nick Nolte as John Healy *Alan Oppenheimer as Lubell *William Schallert as Tanner *Yvonne Wilder as Elaine Croft * Herb Voland as Lowell Hayes *Hope Summers as Emily Boylan * Peter Hobbs as Judge * Doreen Lang as Mrs. Cottard *Murray MacLeod as Martin Gorman *Bing Russell as Trooper *Meg Wyllie Margaret Gillespie Wyllie (February 15, 1917 – January 1, 2002) was an American actress who appeared primarily on television. She portrayed Mrs. Kissel in ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl With Something Extra
''The Girl with Something Extra'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1973 to March 15, 1974 with a total of 22 episodes over 1 season. The series was created by Bernard Slade and produced by Screen Gems. Plot The show revolves around newlywed couple John and Sally Burton after John discovers that Sally has ESP and can read other people's minds. Sally's ESP became less of a plot point as the season progressed. Cast * Sally Field as Sally Burton * John Davidson as John Burton * Jack Sheldon as Jerry Burton * Zohra Lampert as Anne * Stephanie Edwards as Angela * Henry Jones as Owen Metcalf * Teri Garr as Amber * William Windom as Stuart Kline Episodes Reception Despite airing after the popular '' Sanford and Son'' on Friday nights on NBC, the show failed to find an audience and was canceled at the end of the season because of low ratings. The show ranked 59th out of 80 shows that season with a 15.2 rating. A total of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Partridge Family
''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom created by Bernard Slade, which was broadcast in the United States from September 1970 to March 1974 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. After the final first-run telecast on ABC in March 1974, the show went into reruns from March 30 to August 31, 1974. The series follows the lives of a fictional pop music band formed by the titular family, including Shirley (Shirley Jones), Keith (David Cassidy), Laurie (Susan Dey), and Danny (Danny Bonaduce), as well as their manager Reuben Kincaid (Dave Madden). The family was loosely based on the real-life musical family the Cowsills, a popular band in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The show was broadcast on ABC as part of its Friday night line-up, and had subsequent runs in Broadcast syndication, syndication. Premise In the pilot episode, a group of musical siblings in the fictional city of San Pueblo, California, (said to be "40 miles from Napa County, California, Napa County" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courtship Of Eddie's Father (TV Series)
''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' is an American sitcom based on the 1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (film), film of the same name, which was based on a novel by Mark Toby (edited by Dorothy Wilson). The series is about a widower, Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby), who is a magazine publisher, and his young son, Eddie (played by Brandon Cruz). Eddie believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. (Eddie's matchmaking efforts were the theme of the film, but gradually became less central to the storylines in the series.) The series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972. Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show. Plot The show centered on Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby), a handsome, thirty-something magazine publisher and widower from Los Angeles. Following the death of his wife Helen, Tom is left to raise his mischievous, freckle-faced son, six-year-old Eddie (Brandon Cruz). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (also known simply as ''Mary Tyler Moore'') is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from September 19, 1970, to March 19, 1977. Moore portrayed Mary Richards, an unmarried, independent woman focused on her career as associate producer of a news show at the fictional local station WJM in Minneapolis. Ed Asner co-starred as Mary's boss Lou Grant, alongside Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Betty White, Valerie Harper as friend and neighbor Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman as friend and landlady Phyllis Lindstrom. ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' proved to be a groundbreaking series in the era of second-wave feminism; portraying a central female character who was neither married nor dependent on a man was a rarity on American television in the 1970s. The show has been celebrated for its complex, sympathetic characters and storylines. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room 222
''Room 222'' is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC for 112 episodes, from September 17, 1969, until January 11, 1974. The show was broadcast on 1969–70 United States network television schedule#Wednesday, Wednesday evenings at 8:30 (Eastern Time Zone, ET) for its first two seasons, before settling into 1971–72 United States network television schedule#Friday, Friday evenings at 9:00, following ''The Brady Bunch'' and ''The Partridge Family'', and preceding ''The Odd Couple (1970 TV series), The Odd Couple'' and ''Love, American Style''. In 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, 1970, ''Room 222'' earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series, Outstanding New Series, while Michael Constantine and Karen Valentine won for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and Primetime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
