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Alfie Scopp
Alfred Scopp (15 September 1919 – 24 July 2021) was a Canadian actor who worked mostly in television series, including as a voice actor. He also worked in theatre, radio, and films. He was part of the voice cast for the 1964 Christmas special ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer''. Scopp was the longest-lived and one of the last surviving cast members of the special. Life and career Scopp was born on 15 September 1919 in London, England, to a Russian-Jewish father and an English mother. As a child, he and his family emigrated to Montreal, Canada. During World War II, he was part of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Newfoundland. It was during this time that he began a career in radio, working for the local station CBG (AM). In theatre, he worked in different Toronto productions, as well as working for National Film Board of Canada. He attended Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts after the war, along with Leslie Nielsen, Gordie Tapp and Fred Davis. He provided the voice of Socrates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of The Wizard Of Oz
''Tales of the Wizard of Oz'' is a 1961 animated television series produced by Crawley Films for Videocraft (later known as Rankin/Bass Productions). This is the second animated series produced by the studio and the first by Rankin/Bass to feature traditional animation. Summary The series features stories derived from characters created in L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. Several characters are given additional names, including Dandy the Cowardly Lion, Rusty the Tin Man, and Socrates the Scarecrow. In this adaptation, rather than being dropped by a tornado, Dorothy and Toto are blown in from Kansas through a hole cut out of the landscape. Each episode is a brief vignette about an adventure that the characters are involved in, often centring around the Wizard's attempts to fulfil the characters' wishes. Artistic renditions of the Oz characters created for this series were later featured in the hourlong television special ''Return to Oz''. The series wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howdy Doody
''Howdy Doody'' is an American Children's television series, children's television program (with circus and Western (genre), Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F Campbell"Victor F Campbell" ''The New York Times'', Dec 1 1973. Retrieved August 21, 2021 and E. Roger Muir.Hevesi, Dennis "E. Roger Muir, 89, Dies; Backed Howdy Doody" ''The New York Times'', October 28, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2008. It was broadcast on the NBC television network in the United States from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer of children's programming and set the pattern for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scope (Canadian TV Series)
''Scope'' is a Canadian anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1955. Premise This series was one of the CBC's early venues for broadcasting artistic works. It consisted of various presentations such as ballet, documentary, drama and opera. The debut episode featured ''Sunshine Town'', a musical version of the Stephen Leacock story. The National Ballet of Canada performed ''The Nutcracker'' for the second episode. The third episode in January 1955 featured Eric Nicol's review of the previous year. Another episode included a performance of ''The Telephone'', the Gian Carlo Menotti opera, highlighting a theme of communications. Sketches by Federico García Lorca and Anton Chekhov formed an episode concerning the topic of marriage. "Sea of Troubles", a documentary by Lister Sinclair Lister Sheddon Sinclair, OC (January 9, 1921 – October 16, 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster, playwright and polymath. Early life Sinclair was born in Bombay, India, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Motors Theatre
''General Motors Theatre'' (also known as ''CBC Theatre, Encounter, Ford Television Theatre,'' and ''General Motors Presents'') was a Canadian television anthology drama series of television plays, which ran on CBC Television under various titles from September 18, 1952, until January 1, 1961, and in the US on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 5 to November 2, 1958. The series mainly consisted of one-hour episodes of romance, adventure, or mystery stories, with some social realist drama plays. Cast and crew Austin Willis, Patrick Macnee, Barry Morse, and William Shatner were among those who appeared in plays produced in the strand. The series also supported the earlier careers of many Canadian actors, such as James Doohan, who starred in one of the most successful plays in the strand, ''Flight into Danger'' in 1956. The series was a breeding ground for writing and directing talent such as William Kotcheff, Donald Jack, and Arthur Hailey. Hailey's ''Flight into Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overnight (1985 Film)
''Overnight'' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Jack Darcus and released in 1985. The film stars Victor Ertmanis as Scott, a struggling actor who is cast by producer Arthur ( Duncan Fraser) in a new film by Vladimir Jezda (Alan Scarfe), a pretentious director from Czechoslovakia."Funny things happen on the way to the making of a porn movie". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 2, 1986. The catch is that it's a pornographic film opposite porn star Del Dukakis (Gale Garnett), in which he is slated to play a sex robot who suffers from erectile dysfunction opposite Del's Countess Sexcula. The cast also includes Melissa Bell as Adrienne, Tedde Moore as Leslie, Eric Keenleyside as Ernst, Barbara Gordon as Alison, Patrick Brymer as Miller and Cynthia Kereluk as Patsy. Awards The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986:"Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 14, 1986. *Best Actor (Alan Scarfe Alan John S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sloane Affair
''The Sloane Affair'' is a Canadian docudrama television film, directed by Douglas Jackson and broadcast by CBC Television in 1973.Blaik Kirby, "Heavy-handed propaganda from National Revenue". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 14, 1973. Created by the National Film Board of Canada, the film starred Michael Kane as Alan Sloane, a businessman being prosecuted by the government for tax fraud.Sheila McCook"Sloane Affair: Trials of a taxman" ''Ottawa Citizen'', February 14, 1973. The cast also included Cec Linder, Ron Hartmann, John Bethune, Rex Sevenoaks, Dave Broadfoot, Alfie Scopp and Al Waxman. The film was funded in part by the Department of National Revenue as an educational film about the legal ramifications of tax fraud, with its screenplay based in part on real tax fraud prosecutions. Critic Blaik Kirby of ''The Globe and Mail'' criticized it on these grounds, calling it an "out-and-out propaganda film" and writing that "it's as if writer-producer-director Doug Jackson had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy McBean And His Magic Machine
Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and screenwriter * Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program * Willie Allen (racing driver) (born 1980), American racing driver * Willie Anderson (other) * Willie Apiata (born 1972), New Zealand Army soldier, only recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand * Willie (footballer) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Willie Hortencio Barbosa * Willy Böckl (1893–1975), Austrian world champion figure skater * Willy Bocklant (1941–1985), Belgian road racing cyclist * Willy Bogner, Sr. (1909–1977), German Nordic skier * Willy Bogner, Jr. (born 1942), German fashion designer and alpine skier * Willie Bosket (born 1962), American convicted murderer whose numerou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mask (1961 Film)
''The Mask'' (re-released as ''Eyes of Hell'') is a 1961 Canadian surrealist horror film produced in 3-D by Warner Bros. It was directed by Julian Roffman, and stars Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, and Bill Walker. Plot The story concerns a psychiatrist, Dr. Allen Barnes (Stevens), who obtains a mysterious ancient tribal mask after one of his patients (Radin) committed suicide. Whenever he puts on the mask, Barnes experiences dream-like visions which become increasingly disturbing and violent and even physically harming his girlfriend Pam (Nevins). The visions begin to alter Barnes' personality, and eventually drive him insane while Lt. Martin (Walker) questions those who knew him and the whereabouts of said mask. Cast * Paul Stevens as Doctor Allan Barnes * Claudette Nevins as Pam Albright * Bill Walker as Lieutenant Martin * Anne Collings as Miss Goodrich * Martin Lavut as Michael Radin * Leo Leyden as Doctor Soames Reception and legacy Production ''The Mask'' was the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
44th Academy Awards
The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was the appearance of Betty Grable who made one of her last public appearances. She appeared along with one of her leading men from the 1940s, singer Dick Haymes, to present the musical scoring awards. Grable died the following year. This was the first time in the history of the Awards in which the nominees were shown on superimposed pictures while being announced. Winners and nominees Awards Nominations announced on February 22, 1972. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (). Select "1971" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search". Honorary Academy Awards Charlie Chaplin received an honorary award at this ceremony, for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiddler On The Roof (film)
''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a 1971 American period musical film based on the 1964 stage musical of the same name, produced and directed by Norman Jewison. Set in early 20th-century Imperial Russia, the film centers on Tevye, played by Topol, a poor Jewish milkman who is faced with the challenge of marrying off his five daughters amidst the growing tension in his shtetl. The cast also features Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michèle Marsh, Neva Small and Paul Michael Glaser. The musical score, composed by Jerry Bock with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, was adapted and conducted by John Williams. Filmed at Shepperton Studios in England and on-location in Yugoslavia, ''Fiddler on the Roof'' was theatrically released on November 3, 1971, by United Artists to critical and commercial success. Reviewers praised Jewison's direction, the screenplay, and the performances of the cast, while the film grossed $83.3 million worldwide on a $9 million bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
