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Andrew Adelson
Andrew Adelson (born July 28, 1954) is an American television producer. Biography Adelson is the son Lori (née Kaufman) and Merv Adelson. He has one sister and a brother: Ellen Adelson Ross and Gary Adelson Gary Adelson (born April 22, 1953) is an American television and film producer. Biography Adelson is the son Lori (née Kaufman) and Merv Adelson. He has one sister and a brother: Ellen Adelson Ross and Andrew Adelson Andrew Adelson (born Ju .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adelson, Andrew American television producers Jewish American television producers American people of Russian-Jewish descent 1954 births Living people Adelson family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orly Adelson
Orly Adelson (born 1957) is an American-Israeli television producer who served as president of Dick Clark Productions and ITV Studios America. Biography Adelson was born in Israel and completed her education in sociology and musicology at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Hebrew University, and Tel Aviv University. She served as a lieutenant in the Israeli Army. In 1982, she moved to the United States after meeting her husband, Andrew Adelson, a Hollywood producer. In 1991, she produced and sold her first film to NBC, Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance with the support of NBC executive Ruth Slauson. In 2002, she worked for television producer Michael Brandman as president for development focusing on adapting plays into television films. She later accepted a position with Roger Gimbel at Carolco-Gimbel (later Gimbel-Adelson) as an independent producer. Her production company, Orly Adelson Productions, produced over 40 made-for-television movies including such titles as Murder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the ''in Death'' series and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publications in the U.K. as Sarah Hardesty. Roberts was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. As of 2011, her novels had spent a combined 861 weeks on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, including 176 weeks in the number-one spot. Life and career Personal life Early years Roberts was born on October 10, 1950, in Silver Spring, Maryland, the youngest of five children. Both of her parents have Irish ancestors, and she has described herself as "an Irishwoman through and through". Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. Although she had always made up stories in her head, Roberts did not write as a child, other than essays for school. She does claim to have "told lies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American People Of Russian-Jewish Descent
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish American Television Producers
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of historical History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, "Historically, the religious and ethnic dimensions of Jewish identity have been closely interwoven. In fact, so closely bound are they, that the traditional Jewish lexicon hardly distinguishes between the two concepts. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Television Producers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Were The Mulvaneys (film)
''We Were the Mulvaneys'' is a 2002 American television film directed by Peter Werner, written by Joyce Eliason, and starring Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner and Tammy Blanchard. It is based on the book of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. It premiered on Lifetime Television, and was nominated for three Emmys. Cast * Beau Bridges as Michael Mulvaney, Sr. * Blythe Danner as Corinne Mulvaney * Tammy Blanchard as Marianne Mulvaney * Tom Guiry as Judd Mulvaney, the narrator * Jacob Pitts as Patrick Mulvaney * Mark Famiglietti as Mike Mulvaney Jr. * Shawn Roberts as Zachary Lundt * Colin Ferguson as Dr. Witt Production ''We Were the Mulvaneys'' was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... External links * 2002 television films 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunley
''The Hunley'' is a 1999 American historical drama television film written and directed by John Gray, from a story by Gray and John Fasano. The film stars Armand Assante, Donald Sutherland, Alex Jennings, Michael Dolan, and Christopher Bauer, and is based on the true story of the ''H. L. Hunley'' submarine and the action of 17 February 1864. It aired on TNT on July 11, 1999. Plot H. L. Hunley takes his ship, the '' H.L. Hunley'', out in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor and it sinks with all hands. As the blockade still needs to be broken, Brig. Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard has the ship raised and puts George E. Dixon in charge. He starts looking for a crew and after some difficulty finally finds enough volunteers to man it. They practice cranking the propeller. The crew do not all get along with each other. Dixon flashes back to the Battle of Shiloh, where a gold coin given to him by his wife (who was later killed in a steamboat explosion caused by a drifting mine) de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amy Fisher Story
''The Amy Fisher Story'' is a 1993 American television film dramatizing the events surrounding Amy Fisher's teenage affair with Joey Buttafuoco and her conviction for aggravated assault for shooting Buttafuoco's wife. The film was produced by ABC and originally aired on that network; in 1993 it was released on VHS and in 2001 on DVD. The film stars 17-year-old Drew Barrymore as Amy Fisher. Anthony John Denison portrayed Joey Buttafuoco. It aired the same night and time as another movie on Amy Fisher starring Alyssa Milano for CBS. The ABC film garnered higher TV ratings and critical praise than the CBS version. Plot summary The story begins in 1992, as Amy Fisher lies in a hospital bed with her mother sitting by her bedside. Earlier, she had attempted to commit suicide, but her parents caught her and took her to the hospital. As Amy rests in bed, she thinks back on her life over the last two years and her involvement with Joseph "Joey" Buttafuoco. In 1991, Amy's parents bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanks Of A Grateful Nation
''Thanks of a Grateful Nation'' is a 1998 original miniseries about the Gulf War. Directed by Rod Holcomb, it stars Ted Danson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Brian Dennehy. Cast * Ted Danson as Jim Tuite * Jennifer Jason Leigh as Teri Small * Brian Dennehy as Senator Donald Riegle * Marg Helgenberger as Jerrilyn Folz * Steven Weber as Jared Gallimore * Matt Keeslar as Chris Small * Robin Gammell as Clark Nugent * Sabrina Grdevich as Sandra * C. David Johnson as Steve Robertson * Cynthia Dale as Lisa Tuite * Amy Carlson as Tammy Boyer * Kenneth Welsh as Senator Shelby * Booth Savage as Gary Wall * Bruce Gray as Senator Rockefeller * Michael Rhoades as Sergeant George Grass * Jonathan Whittaker as Representative Steve Buyer * Hrant Alinak as Dr. Sid Beria * Liisa Repo-Martell as Kristie Schuermann * Steve Mousseau as Sterling Sims * Susan Coyne as Ammie West * Martha Burns as Dr. Rosemary Dove * Lynne Deragon as Mrs. Gallimore * Garnet Harding as Jimmy * Richard Chevolleau as Tat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of Darkness
''Out of Darkness'' is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film starring singer-actress Diana Ross. The movie was distributed and released by ABC on January 16, 1994, in the United States, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal. Plot In the film, Ross's character, named Pauline Cooper, is a former medical student who becomes ill with paranoid schizophrenia and loses 18 years of her life due to the sickness. After her release from a mental ward, Pauline returns home to live with her mother and struggles to rebuild her life with help from doctors, nurses, and a new experimental medication that will help aid her back to health but refusing to set foot in the outside world. Enter heart of gold psychiatric worker, Lindsay Crouse who resolves to help Pauline face up to herself and what lies beyond the front door.Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; Entertainment Guide section; 30/08/1995; Page 17 Throughout the movie, Pauline seeks to better herself in a world that she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Of A Killer
''Kiss of a Killer'' is a 1993 American made-for-television thriller-drama film written by David Warfield and directed by Larry Elikann. It stars Annette O'Toole, Eva Marie Saint and Brian Wimmer. The film debuted on February 1, 1993 on ABC. Plot Kate Wilson (Annette O' Toole), leads a double life by spending her days working in a real estate office and her nights caring for her ailing, manipulative mother ( Eva Marie Saint). Once a week she tells her mother that she is staying with her friend Reba, when she is actually driving across town to stay at the Red Oak Inn, a local hotel resort which is her "escape". One of her encounters at the Red Oak Inn brings her into close contact with a serial rapist who has just stepped up to homicide. Cast * Annette O'Toole as Kate Wilson * Eva Marie Saint as Mrs. Wilson * Brian Wimmer as Gary Grafton * Vic Polizos as Detective James * Gregg Henry Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American character actor and rock, blues and count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
