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A Story Of David
''A Story of David'' is a 1961 British-Israeli drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. It depicts the life of the Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul. It was one of the first films made for television. Plot Saul becomes jealous of the popularity of his protege David and tries to kill him. David goes into hiding. Cast * Jeff Chandler - David * Basil Sydney - King Saul * Peter Arne - Doeg * David Knight - Jonathan * Barbara Shelley - Abigail * Donald Pleasence - Nabal * Richard O'Sullivan - Abiathar * Robert Brown - Jashobeam * David Davies - Abner * Angela Browne - Michal * John Van Eyssen - Joab * Martin Wyldeck - Hezro * Charles Carson - Ahimilech * Zena Marshall - Naomi * Alec Mango - Kudruh * Peter Madden - Chief Herder Production The film was a co-production between ABC-TV and William Goetz. It was shot in Israel and London. It was intended that the film be released as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Day
Gerry Day (January 27, 1922 – February 13, 2013) was an American screenwriter. She was also a newspaper reporter for the ''Hollywood Citizen News'' in the mid-1940s. Early life Gerald Lallande Day was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Ruthy and Lenox Day. She was given her name not because her parents had wanted a boy but due to their Southern family name traditions. Her father was the organist for the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. She watched Howard Hughes film the miniature dogfights for the 1930 film '' Hell's Angels'' in a lot behind her childhood home. Lana Turner was her escort and gave her a campus tour when Day first enrolled at Hollywood High School. Orson Welles once hypnotized her in his magic act at the Hollywood Canteen. Career Day later attended and graduated from UCLA in 1944. She became a newspaper reporter for the ''Hollywood Citizen News'', filing obituaries and writing reviews of plays. She took a radio drama-writing cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abiathar
Abiathar ( ''ʾEḇyāṯār'', "father (of) abundance"/"abundant father"), in the Hebrew Bible, is a son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli and the last of Eli's House to be a High Priest. Bible account Abiathar was the only one of the priests to escape from Saul's (reigned c. 1020–1000 BCE) massacre in Nob, when his father and the priests of Nob were slain on the command of Saul. He fled to David (reigned c. 1003–970 BCE) at Keilah, taking with him the ephod and other priestly regalia. Rabbinical literature that linked the later extermination of the male descendants of David with the priests of Nob, also link the survival of David's descendant Joash with that of Abiathar. Abiathar joined David, who was then in the cave of Adullam. He remained with David, and became priest of the party of which he was the leader. He was of great service to David, especially at the time of the rebellion of Absalom. When David ascended the throne of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Bible Stories
Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born 1981), American actor Other uses * ''Great'' (1975 film), a British animated short about Isambard Kingdom Brunel * ''Great'' (2013 film), a German short film * Great (supermarket), a supermarket in Hong Kong * GReAT, Graph Rewriting and Transformation, a Model Transformation Language * Gang Resistance Education and Training Gang Resistance Education And Training, abbreviated G.R.E.A.T., provides a school-based, police officer instructed program that includes classroom instruction and various learning activities. Their intention is to teach the students to avoid gang ..., or GREAT, a school-based and police officer-instructed program * Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), a cybersecurity team at Kaspersky Lab *'' Great!'', a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ben Gurion
David Ben-Gurion ( ; he, דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן ; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Adopting the name of Ben-Gurion in 1909, he rose to become the preeminent leader of the Jewish community in British-ruled Mandatory Palestine from 1935 until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, which he led until 1963 with a short break in 1954–55. Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and executive head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946. As head of the Jewish Agency from 1935, and later president of the Jewish Agency Executive, he was the ''de facto'' leader of the Jewish community in Palestine, and largely led its struggle for an independent Jewish state in Mandatory Palestine. On 14 May 1948, he formally proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Madden (actor)
Peter Madden (9 August 1904 – 24 February 1976) was a British actor who was born in Ipoh in the Federated Malay States (now Malaysia). Birth The son of Frederick Charles Linnet Butler-Madden and Margaret Teresa ( McCabe), Peter Madden's name at birth was Dudley Frederick Peter Butler-Madden. Career Madden was a character actor who made several appearances in Hammer films and was a familiar face in British film and television during the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared as the innkeeper Bruno in ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963) and as the stern Police Chief in ''Frankenstein Created Woman'' (1967). His last Hammer role was brief, as a coach driver in ''Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell'' (1973). In the cult television series ''The Prisoner'' (1967), Madden, uncredited, plays the sinister undertaker in the opening sequence. On television he was seen in ''Danger Man'', ''Z-Cars'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Saint'' and ''The Champions'', ''Out of the Unknown'', ''Orson Welles Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Mango
Alec Mango (16 March 1911 – 7 November 1989) was an English actor. He is best known for portraying El Supremo in the 1951 ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'', he also appeared in ''South of Algiers'' (1953), ''The Strange World of Planet X'' (1958), ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958), ''Danger Man'' (1961), and ''Frankenstein Created Woman'' (1967). He also appeared in the TV series, The Adventures of Robin Hood. One of his last TV appearances was Channel 4's TV Movie The Gourmet as Rossi on 4th of January 1987. Partial filmography * '' Fiddlers Three'' (1944) - Secretary (uncredited) * '' Snowbound'' (1948) - Italian Girl's Boyfriend (uncredited) * ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951) - El Supremo * ''His Excellency'' (1952) - Jackie * ''South of Algiers'' (1953) - Mahmoud * ''They Who Dare'' (1954) - Patroklis * ''Up to His Neck'' (1954) - Bandit General * '' Mask of Dust'' (1954) - Guido Rosetti * '' Lust for Life'' (1956) - Dr. Rey (uncredited) * ''Zarak'' (1956) - Akbar (m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zena Marshall
Zena Moyra Marshall (1 January 1926 – 10 July 2009) was a British actress of film and television, who was born in Kenya. Early years Marshall was of English, Irish and (on her mother's side) French descent. Though born in Kenya, after her father's death and her mother's remarriage, Zena Marshall was brought up in Leicestershire, England. Career Marshall attended St Mary's, Ascot and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She worked with Ensa (the Entertainments National Service Association) during the Second World War. Marshall first acted on stage. Her film career began with a small role in '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945), with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. Her exotic looks resulted in her being cast in "ethnic" roles, such as Asian women, including her role as the Chinese character Miss Taro, in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962). She also appeared in ''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965) as the Countess Ponticelli, and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Carson (actor)
Charles Carson (16 August 1885 – 5 August 1977) was a British actor. A civil engineer before taking to the stage in 1919, his theatre work included directed plays for ENSA during WWII. Selected filmography * ''The Loves of Ariane'' (1931) – The Professor * '' Dreyfus'' (1931) – Col. Picquart * ''Many Waters'' (1931) – Henry Delauney * '' The Chinese Puzzle'' (1932) – Armand de Rochecorbon * ''Monsieur Albert'' (1932) – Mr. Robertson * '' Men of Tomorrow'' (1932) – Senior Proctor * ''Leap Year'' (1932) – Sir Archibald Mallard * '' There Goes the Bride'' (1932) – M. Marquand (uncredited) * '' Marry Me'' (1932) – Korten * ''The Blarney Stone'' (1933) – Sir Arthur * ''The Shadow'' (1933) – Sir Edward Hulme KC * ''The Perfect Flaw'' (1934) – Henry Kearns * ''Trouble in Store'' (1934, short) – Sanderson * ''Whispering Tongues'' (1934) – Roger Mayland * '' The Broken Melody'' (1934) – Colonel Dubonnet * '' No Escape'' (1934) – Mr. Arnold * '' Blossom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Wyldeck
Martin Wyldeck (11 January 1914 – 29 April 1988) was an English actor who played a wide range of parts over many years on stage, screen and TV. He also appeared in the first episode of the TV series ''Fawlty Towers'', as Sir Richard Morris. Selected filmography * ''Operation Diamond'' (1948) - Hugo * ''My Wife's Lodger'' (1952) - Policeman * ''Time Bomb'' (1953) - Sergeant Collins * ''Deadly Nightshade'' (1953) - M.I.5 Man (uncredited) * '' Street Corner'' (1953) - Desk Sgt. Forbes (uncredited) * '' Will Any Gentleman...?'' (1953) - Commissionaire * ''Knights of the Round Table'' (1953) - John (uncredited) * '' The Embezzler'' (1954) - 2nd Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''Timeslip'' (1955) - Dr. Preston * '' Now and Forever'' (1956) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) * '' My Wife's Family'' (1956) - (uncredited) * ''The Counterfeit Plan'' (1957) - (uncredited) * '' The Devil's Pass'' (1957) - Young Master * '' The Hypnotist'' (1957) - Doctor Bradford * ''Carry on Sergeant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Van Eyssen
John Van Eyssen (born Matthew John Du Toit Van Eyssen, 19 March 1922 – 13 November 1995) was a South African born actor, agent and film production executive. He moved to Britain following the Second World War, attending the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1951 and in 1954 he played the role of Lucifer in the York Cycle of Mystery Plays, first revived in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain. Van Eyssen appeared in films from 1950 as well as on stage (playing Cassio in Orson Welles' 1951 production of ''Othello'', for example) but achieved his greatest fame as an actor when he portrayed Jonathan Harker in the Hammer Film Productions version of ''Dracula'' (released as ''Horror of Dracula'' in the US) in 1958. He left acting in 1961 to become head of the Grade Organisation literary agency.'Van Eyssen named MD Columbia (British)', ''Kinematograph Weekly'' vol. 625 no. 3223 19 July 1969 His subsequent clients were Franco Zeffirelli, Tennessee Williams and Arthur Mille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Browne
Angela Browne (14 June 1938 – 20 June 2001) was a British actress. She had a recurring role in the early 1960s crime series '' Ghost Squad''. She also appeared in episodes of shows such as ''Danger Man'', ''No Hiding Place'', ''The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and ''Minder''. In 1966 she appeared in the Norman Wisdom comedy film ''Press for Time''. Personal life She was married to actor Francis Matthews from 1963 until her death; they had three sons together. They appeared in the 1962 TV miniseries ''The Dark Island'' and the 1967 film ''Just Like a Woman'', and also co-starred in a 1970 episode of his show ''Paul Temple''. Browne gave up acting in 1990. Death Browne died on 20 June 2001 at the age of 63. She was survived by her husband, actor Francis Matthews and their three sons, Damien, Paul and Dominic. Matthews died thirteen years later on 14 June 2014 at the age of 86. Selected filmography Film * ''Carry On Nurse'' (1959) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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