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All The Young Men
''All the Young Men'' is a 1960 Korean War feature film directed by Hall Bartlett and starring Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier dealing with desegregation in the United States Marine Corps. Poitier plays a sergeant unexpectedly placed in command of the survivors of a platoon in the Korean War. The film explores the racial integration of the American military, centering on the African-American sergeant's struggle to win the trust and respect of the men in his unit. Plot When a lieutenant is mortally wounded in a winter ambush that decimates his platoon, he passes command to the highest ranking survivor, Sergeant Towler, a black man. However, all of the other men left alive are white. Towler feels that Private Kincaid, an ex-sergeant with 11 years of experience (demoted for doing things his way), is better suited for command, but the lieutenant orders him to take charge and complete their vital mission: to take and hold a farmhouse strategically positioned in a mountain pass for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Bartlett
Hall Bartlett (November 27, 1922 – September 7, 1993) was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. Early life Hall Bartlett was born in Kansas City, Missouri, he graduated from Yale University Phi Beta Kappa, and was a Rhodes Scholar nominee. He served five years in United States Navy, Naval intelligence, then started his film making career when he began producing the documentary film ''Navajo (film), Navajo'', the first contemporary picture to focus attention on the plight of the Native Americans in the United States, American Indian. Bartlett was also the first filmmaker to do a picture about professional football: his film ''Crazylegs (film), Crazylegs'' was the story of superstar Elroy Hirsch. Career 1950s Bartlett's next film and directorial debut, ''Unchained (film), Unchained'', was filmed inside the California Institution for Men at Chino, California. Bartlett spent six months living as an inmate while he wrote the screenplay. The film's musical the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States; additionally, the Navajo Nation has the largest reservation in the country. The reservation straddles the Four Corners region and covers more than 27,325 square miles (70,000 square km) of land in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The Navajo Reservation is slightly larger than the state of West Virginia. The Navajo language is spoken throughout the region, and most Navajos also speak English. The states with the largest Navajo populations are Arizona (140,263) and New Mexico (108,306). More than three-fourths of the enrolled Navajo population resides in these two states. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Alcalde
Mario Alcalde (September 6, 1926 – April 22, 1971) was an American film and television actor. Alcalde was born in Key West, Florida, the son of Armando Alcalde. Alcalde attended the American Theatre Wing. He began his screen career in 1954, appearing in the television drama series ''Robert Montgomery Presents''. Alcalde then made an appearance in the 1956 film '' Crowded Paradise'', which starred Hume Cronyn and Nancy Kelly. He played as Juan Figueroa. In the early 1950s he had also acted on stage, appearing in an Off-Broadway production of the play ''Bullfight''. Alcalde later guest-starred in television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Daniel Boone'', ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', ''77 Sunset Strip'', ''Dr. Kildare'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''Man with a Camera'', '' The Virginian'' and ''The Wild Wild West''. He played the recurring role of Yellow Hawk in the western television series '' The Texan''. Alcalde also played therapist Chuck Atwell in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Quinlivan
Charles Quinlivan (1924–1974) was a film and television actor in the United States in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, best known as the star of the western movie ''Seven Guns to Mesa'', and of the short-lived 1960 TV series ''Mr. Garlund''. Personal life Charles Quinlivan was born September 30, 1924, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He married Evelyn Byrd Jervey, and had a daughter, Byrd, who is a physician, and a son, Charles, who is still active in the production side of the film industry. (II) Charles Quinlivan died of a heart attack November 12, 1974 in Fountain Valley, California. Filmography Film career * ''Zero Hour!'' (1957) - Harry Burdick * ''Seven Guns to Mesa'' (1958) - John Trey * ''All the Young Men'' (1960) - Lt. Earl D. Toland * '' Banning'' (1967) - Hob Davish (uncredited) * ''Airport 1975'' (1974) - Dan Vesper - Passenger (uncredited) Television career * ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'' (1957), in ''One Way Out'' - Kirkwood * ''Goodyear Theatre'' (1958), in ''The Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Baxley
Paul Reginald Baxley Jr. (September 24, 1923 – March 4, 2011) was an American actor and stunt coordinator best known for his work as a stunt coordinator on ''Star Trek: The Original Series''. He was a stunt double of William Shatner. Early life Baxley was born in Casper, Wyoming and grew up in Los Angeles. Through his high school years at Eagle Rock High, he was a quarterback and track star. He was a Marine Scout Sniper in the 4th division in World War II. His service earned him two purple hearts, a bronze star, and a letter of recommendation from the president. He went back to college and continued his career as a quarterback. He met one of the most successful stunt coordinators in the film industry, stuntman Richard Talmadge in the late 1940s and was brought into the stunt community. By 1947, Baxley was performing stunts in films such as ''Deep Valley'', ''Pirates of Monterey'', ''The Lady from Shanghai'', ''The Black Arrow'', and ''Comanche Territory''. Career After being i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Gallison
Joseph Gallison is an American actor who worked on television soap operas for twenty-seven years. He is probably best known for his role as Dr. Neil Curtis on ''Days of Our Lives'' (1974-1991). Early years Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Gallison attended the United States Military Academy until an injury to his back led to his discharge from the Army. He then transferred to Northeastern University. Career Gallison is well known for playing the character of William (Bill) Matthews, Jr., on '' Another World'' (1964-1969). Other soap opera roles have included Tom Edwards on ''One Life to Live'' (1969-1971) and Steven Cord on ''Return to Peyton Place'' (1972-1974). Gallison is also heard in the ''You're Under Arrest'' series, dubbing the voice of Inspector Tokuno. On May 19, 1961, Gallison, under the name Evan McCord, appeared as Billy Boy Baines in the episode "Caper in E Flat" of the ABC-Warner Brothers private detective series, ''77 Sunset Strip''. On April 22, 1962, Gallis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kinsolving
Arthur Lee Kinsolving Jr. (August 30, 1938 – December 4, 1974), known professionally as Lee Kinsolving, was an American film, theater and television actor. In 1960, Kinsolving was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor at the 18th Golden Globe Awards for his role as Sammy Goldenbaum in the film '' The Dark at the Top of the Stairs''. Early life and career Kinsolving was born on August 30, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, where his father, Rev. Arthur Lee Kinsolving, was serving as the rector of Trinity Church at the time. Father Kinsolving later became the rector of St. James' Episcopal Church, which brought the family to New York City. Kinsolving began his acting career on Broadway. Kinsolving's acting credits include performances on nearly two dozen prominent television series during the 1950s and 1960s. In a 1959 episode of ''The Rifleman'' he performed as Tim Elder, the son of an alcoholic father played by Dabbs Greer. The same year, Kinsolving played Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Davalos
Richard Davalos (November 5, 1930 – March 8, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life Davalos was born in New York City of Spanish and Finnish descent. At age six, he acted in a school performance of ''Cinderella'', in which he played both the talking mirror and the prince. Career Davalos appeared in '' East of Eden'' (1955) as James Dean's brother Aron and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in '' Cool Hand Luke'' (1967). His other film credits include roles in '' I Died a Thousand Times'' (1955), '' All the Young Men'' (1960), ''The Cabinet of Caligari'' (1962), ''Pit Stop'' (1969), ''Kelly's Heroes'' (1970), ''Brother, Cry for Me'' (1970), '' Hot Stuff'' (1979), ''Death Hunt'' (1981), '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (1983) and ''Ninja Cheerleaders'' (2008). He won the 1956 Theatre World Award for his performances in the Arthur Miller plays '' A View from the Bridge'' and ''A Memory of Two Mondays''. In a 1960 episode of the drama '' Bona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Richards (actor)
Paul Richards (November 23, 1924 – December 10, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in films and on television in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Early years A native of Hollywood, Richards earned a psychology degree at University of California, Los Angeles and a master's degree in drama, also from UCLA. He gained additional acting experience at the Theatre Wing in New York. Career He guest-starred in television western series such as ''The Rifleman'', '' Have Gun–Will Travel'', ''Johnny_Ringo'',_''The_Rebel_(American_TV_series).html" ;"title="Johnny_Ringo_(TV_series).html" "title="Zorro_(1957_TV_series).html" "title="ighway Patrol ''(1956), ''Zorro (1957 TV series)">Zorro'', ''Johnny Ringo (TV series)">Johnny Ringo'', ''The Rebel (American TV series)">The Rebel'', ''Zane Grey Theatre'', ''Black Saddle'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''The Untouchables (1959 TV series), The Untouchables'',''Trackdown (TV series), Trackdown'', '' Rawhide'', '' The Virginian'', '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mort Sahl
Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actor, and social satirist, considered the first modern comedian. Sahl pioneered a style of social satire that pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop. Sahl spent his early years in Los Angeles and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he made his professional stage debut at the hungry i nightclub in 1953. His popularity grew quickly, and after a year at the club he traveled the country doing shows at established nightclubs, theaters, and college campuses. In 1960 he became the first comedian to have a cover story written about him by ''Time'' magazine. He appeared on various television shows, played a number of film roles, and performed a one-man show on Broadway. Television host Steve Allen said that Sahl was "the only real political philosopher we have in modern comedy". His social satire performances broke new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett (born Glenn Edwin Rothenburg; August 17, 1933 – January 16, 1993)"CORBETT Obituary — Corbett, 59, starred in 'Route 66,' Wayne films." ''San Antonio Express-News'' January 18, 1993. Web. May 29, 2012. Document #0F22314D24CC9793. was an American actor in movies and television for more than thirty years. Corbett came to national attention in the early 1960s when he replaced George Maharis in the cast of the popular CBS adventure drama ''Route 66''. He followed this with roles in high-profile films and television shows, including a guest role in the original ''Star Trek'' series, the daytime soap opera '' The Doctors'', the prime-time soap ''Dallas'', and movies such as ''Chisum'' with John Wayne, as one of Jimmy Stewart's sons in '' Shenandoah'', and the World War II epic '' Midway''. Early years An American lead actor and supporting actor, Corbett was born on August 17, 1933 in El Monte, California, the son of Sarah Bell (Holland) and John Warren Rothen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Darren
James William Ercolani (born June 8, 1936) known by his stage name James Darren, is an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in films including ''Gidget'' (1959) and its sequels, ''The Gene Krupa Story'' (1959), '' All the Young Men'' (1960), '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1961), and '' Diamond Head'' (1962). As a teen pop singer, he achieved hit singles including " Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961. He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series ''The Time Tunnel'' (1966–1967). He appeared in the regular role of Officer III James Corrigan in the police drama ''T. J. Hooker'' (1983–1986) and in the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1998–1999). Early life Darren was born in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of Philadelphia, on June 8, 1936. He is of Italian descent. He wanted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
