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Alice In Wonderland (1962 Film)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 1962 Australian television film based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''. It was a pantomime and aired as part of the '' BP Super Show''. It aired 15 December 1962 and ran for one hour. It was one of a number of original Australian musicals on TV at the time. Cast *Patricia Moore as Alice * Kevin Colson as Knave of Hearts * Noel Ferrier as Humpty Dumpty *Bill Hodge as Duchess * Chips Rafferty as White Knight *Johnny Ladd as Queen of Hearts *Brian Crossley as White Rabbit *Bob Hornery as the Mad Hatter * Ron Shand as the King of Hearts and the Walrus *Roger McDougall as Cheshire Cat *Fred Parslow as Mock Turtle and the Caterpillar * Robina Beard as Dormouse *Kevin Reagan * Jim Gerald as Cook *John Bailey as Tweedledee *Ray Trickett as Tweedledum Tweedledum and Tweedledee are characters in an English nursery rhyme and in Lewis Carroll's 1871 book '' Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequel ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871). He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. His poems ''Jabberwocky'' (1871) and ''The Hunting of the Snark'' (1876) are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. Carroll came from a family of high-church Anglicanism, Anglicans, and developed a long relationship with Christ Church, Oxford, where he lived for most of his life as a scholar and teacher. Alice Liddell, the daughter of Christ Church's dean Henry Liddell, is widely identified as the original inspiration for ''Alice in Wonderland'', though Carroll always denied this. An avid puzzler, Carroll created the word ladder puzzle (which he then called "Doublets"), which he published in his weekly column for ''Vanity Fair ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Hearts (Alice's Adventures In Wonderland)
The king of hearts is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. King of Hearts may also refer to: Games * The King of Hearts Has Five Sons, card game that may have been a precursor to Cluedo Books * King of Hearts (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character from Lewis Carroll's book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' * ''King of Hearts'', a biography by G. Wayne Miller Film and television * ''King of Hearts'' (1936 film), a film by Oswald Mitchell and Walter Tennyson * ''King of Hearts'' (1947 film) * ''King of Hearts'' (1966 film) or ''Le Roi de coeur'', a French film by Philippe de Broca * ''King of Hearts'' (1968 film), an Iranian movie starring Mohammad-Ali Fardin * King of Hearts, a title used by Domon Kasshu and Master Asia, part of the Shuffle Alliance, in ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' * ''Jamai Raja'' (TV series), an Indian television series renamed ''King of Hearts'' for English viewers Music * King of Hearts (French band), a French rock band * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Underhill
Jeffrey Winton Underhill (1927–10 May 1978) was an Australian writer and journalist. He worked in advertising before turning to writing. Career He was a regular writer on the Friday night edition of '' In Melbourne Tonight'' hosted by Noel Ferrier, who wrote in his memoirs that Underhill "possessed one of the most original talents for script writing I have ever encountered and I was extraordinarily luck to have him on the team. He wrote the entire show - no small effort on a weekly basis." Select credits *'' The Bunyip and the Satellite'' (1957) - stage musical - lyrics *'' The Ballad of Angel's Alley'' (1958) – stage musical, first performed at the New Theatre, Melbourne in December 1958 *'' Night of the Ding-Dong'' (1961) - writer *''Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March Hare
The March Hare (called Haigha in ''Through the Looking-Glass'') is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''. The main character, Alice, hypothesizes, : "The March Hare will be much the most interesting, and perhaps as this is May it won't be raving mad – at least not so mad as it was in March." "Mad as a March hare" is a common British English phrase, both now and in Carroll's time, and appears in John Heywood's collection of proverbs published in 1546. It is reported in ''The Annotated Alice'' by Martin Gardner that this proverb is based on popular belief about hares' behaviour at the beginning of the long breeding season, which lasts from February to September in Britain. Early in the season, unreceptive females often use their forelegs to repel overenthusiastic males. It used to be incorrectly believed that these bouts were between males fighting for breeding supremacy. Like the chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Bourne
Ernest Alfred Bourne '''', 20 February 2009. (1 August 1926 – 21 January 2009) was an actor, entertainer, comedian and puppeteer, whose career locally spanned 50 years, having started his career in theatre in his native England, he becamme known for his regular roles in theatre and television in Australia, particularly in character roles, Bourne was probably best known locally and internationally for his role as prison chef Mervin Pringle, in the TV series '' |
Tweedledum And Tweedledee
Tweedledum and Tweedledee are characters in an English nursery rhyme and in Lewis Carroll's 1871 book ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There''. Their names may have originally come from an epigram written by poet John Byrom. The nursery rhyme has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19800. The names have since become synonymous in western popular culture slang for any two people whose appearances and actions are identical. Lyrics Common versions of the nursery rhyme include: :Tweedledum and Tweedledee : Agreed to have a battle; :For Tweedledum said Tweedledee : Had spoiled his nice new rattle. :Just then flew down a monstrous crow, : As black as a tar-barrel; :Which frightened both the heroes so, : They quite forgot their quarrel.I. Opie and P. Opie, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes'' (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), p. 418. Origins The words "Tweedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gerald
Jim Gerald (1 January 1891 – 2 March 1971) born James Fitzgerald was an Australian comedian, circus clown, acrobat, writer, director and troupe leader and filmmaker. Theatre Historian Frank Van Straten has described Gerald as "the quintessential clown... ithrubbery face... and the loose-limbed body of an acrobat." He is generally cited as one of the leading post-World War I comedians to work the Australasian variety circuits, the others being Nat Phillips, Roy Rene, and George Wallace."George Wallace" at ''AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource'' (sighted 19 January 2014) Biography Born at Darlington, New South Wales, Gerald was the seventh son of Stephen Australia Fitzgerald, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
