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Ann Dusenberry
Ann Dusenberry is an American film, stage and television actress. Biography Acting career The Tucson, Arizona-born daughter of Bruce and Katie Dusenberry, Ann Dusenberry played Amory (alias Angel Collins) in ''Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?'' (1977), and Amy March in ''Little Women (1978 film), Little Women'' in a two-part miniseries on NBC in 1978, and returned to the role in a full series the next year. In 1978, she appeared as beauty queen Tina Wilcox in ''Jaws 2''. She co-starred as Lucy Barker’s daughter Margot McGibbon in the short-lived 1986 Lucille Ball series ''Life with Lucy''. Education and family life Dusenberry studied theater arts for four years, first at the University of Arizona, then Occidental College, where she earned her degree. She got her first role by circulating her resume and photograph within the Universal Studios offices using internal envelopes obtained by her boyfriend, a truck driver for Universal. She signed a seven-year contract wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captains And The Kings
''Captains and the Kings'' is a 1972 historical novel by Taylor Caldwell chronicling the rise to wealth and power of an Irish immigrant, Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh, who emigrates as a penniless teenager to the United States, along with his younger brother and baby sister, only for their parents to die shortly afterwards. Joseph Armagh befriends a Lebanese immigrant, and both are taken under the tutelage of an American plutocrat. The novel is an inter-generational saga that focuses on the themes of the American dream, discrimination, bigotry, and history that is being made by a cabal of the rich and powerful. The saga nears its end when Armagh succeeds in making his eldest son, Rory (modeled after John Fitzgerald Kennedy), a senator. When Rory is going to become the first Catholic President of the United States, he is assassinated by the cabal of the rich and powerful. The novel was adapted as a 1976 Captains and the Kings (miniseries), television miniseries of the same name, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Beat (film)
''Heart Beat'' is a 1980 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Byrum, based on the autobiography by Carolyn Cassady. The film is about seminal figures in the Beat Generation. The character of Ira, played by Ray Sharkey, is based on Allen Ginsberg. The film stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, and John Heard. The movie received generally mixed reviews, although the soundtrack was met with critical acclaim. According to Box Office Mojo, its worldwide gross receipts were $954,046, making the movie a box office disappointment. Plot The film explores the love triangle of real-life characters Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, and Carolyn Cassady in the late 1950s and the 1960s. It chronicles Kerouac writing his seminal novel ''On the Road'', and its effect on their lives. Cast * Nick Nolte as Neal Cassady * Sissy Spacek as Carolyn Cassady * John Heard as Jack Kerouac * Ray Sharkey as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg) * Ann Dusenberry as Stevie * Margaret Fairchild as Mrs. Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Tree (TV Series)
''The Family Tree'' is a 1983 American television series that aired on NBC, and starred Anne Archer and Frank Converse. Its pilot episode was the 1982 television film ''The Six of Us''. The show was canceled after six episodes due to low ratings. Plot Annie Benjamin (Anne Archer) a divorced woman with three children, who worked part-time selling real estate, meets and then marries Kevin Nichols (Frank Converse); a divorced owner of a lumber company with grown children of his own. Annie's children, who all lived with their mother, include oldest son, Sam (Martin Hewitt); Tess (Melora Hardin); and Toby (Jonathan Hall Kovacs) who is deaf. On Kevin's side of the family, he has, besides his teenaged son Jake (James Spader), a grown daughter, Molly Tanner (Ann Dusenberry), who herself was already married. Jake lives with his mother, Elizabeth (Joanna Cassidy); and Annie's children are still very close to their father, Dr. David Benjamin ( Alan Feinstein). Much of the stories focus on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapper John, M
Animal trapping, or simply trapping or gin, is the use of a device to remotely catch an animal. Animals may be trapped for a variety of purposes, including food, the fur trade, hunting, pest control, and wildlife management. History Neolithic hunters, including the members of the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of Romania and Ukraine (c. 5500–2750 BCE), used traps to capture their prey. An early mention in written form is a passage from the self-titled book by Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi describes Chinese methods used for trapping animals during the 4th century BCE. The Zhuangzi reads, "The sleek-furred fox and the elegantly spotted leopard ... can't seem to escape the disaster of nets and traps." "Modern" steel jaw-traps were first described in western sources as early as the late 16th century. The first mention comes from Leonard Mascall's book on animal trapping. It reads, "a griping trappe made all of yrne, the lowest barre, and the ring or hoope with two clickets. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Rogers In The 25th Century (TV Series)
''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The series ran for two seasons between September 1979 and April 1981 on NBC, and the feature-length pilot episode for the series was released as a theatrical film before the series aired. The film and series were developed by Glen A. Larson and Leslie Stevens, based on the character Buck Rogers created in 1928 by Philip Francis Nowlan that had previously been featured in comic strips, novellas, a serial film, and on television and radio. Overview Television film The first made-for-TV movie was released theatrically in March 1979 as '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. The film made $21 million at the North American box office, prompting Universal to move ahead with a weekly series later that year. The film, which was also released internationally, featured all of the main protagonist characters who would appear in the weekly series, and also included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Is Enough
''Eight Is Enough'' is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book by the same title. Synopsis The show centers on a Sacramento, California, family with eight children (from oldest to youngest: David, Mary, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy, and Nicholas). The father, Tom Bradford (based on Tom Braden, played by Dick Van Patten), is a newspaper columnist for the fictional ''Sacramento Register''. His wife, Joan (based on Joan Braden, played by Diana Hyland), was a homemaker and took care of the children. In early 1977, Hyland was diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing a mastectomy when doctors discovered the cancer had metastasized. During filming her health suddenly deteriorated, and Hyland died on March 27, 1977, having filmed only four episodes. As a result, her character's death w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCloud (TV Series)
''McCloud'' is an American police drama television series created by Herman Miller, that aired on NBC from September 16, 1970, to April 17, 1977. The series starred Dennis Weaver, and for six of its seven years as part of the ''NBC Mystery Movie'' rotating wheel series that was produced for the network by Universal Television. The show was centered on Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico, who was on loan to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator. History The first choice for the role of McCloud was Fess Parker, who turned it down. Universal hired Dennis Weaver, who was well known as a "western" actor from ''Gunsmoke''. The pilot, "Portrait of a Dead Girl", aired on February 17, 1970, and established the premise by having McCloud escort a prisoner from New Mexico to New York City, only to become embroiled in solving a complicated murder case. This premise of "a cowboy in the big city" was adapted from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda (TV Series)
''Hilda'' is an animated streaming television series based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Luke Pearson. Produced by Silvergate Media and Mercury Filmworks, the series follows the adventures of fearless Hilda, an 11-year-old blue-haired girl who, along with her mother Johanna and her deerfox Twig, moves to the city of Trolberg after their old residency in the outskirts of a forest is destroyed by a giant. Though moving away from the wild and into a bustling city, Hilda still manages to befriend even the most dangerous of monsters. The series debuted on September 21, 2018, as a Netflix miniseries to critical acclaim. Due to the positive response, the series was renewed for a second season on October 8, 2018. The world premiere of the first two episodes was at the New York International Children's Film Festival on February 25, 2018. The second season was released on December 14, 2020, and a film titled ''Hilda and the Mountain King'' premiered on Netflix on December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Girl (film)
''Rich Girl'' is a 1991 American romantic drama film directed by Joel Bender and written from the screenplay of Robert Elliot. The film stars Jill Schoelen in the title role, along with Cherie Currie and Paul Gleason in the supporting cast. The film centers around a wealthy girl from Bel-Air, who is tired of living off her wealthy family's name and decides to prove her independence from her overbearing father and obnoxious ex-fiancé by making her way in life by becoming a waitress at a nightclub and ends up falling in love with one of the club's rock musicians. Plot Courtney Wells is tired of being seen as just a rich man's daughter. She breaks up with her fiancé Jeffrey (her father's intern), quits college, and tells her father that she is going to prove that she can be independent. Her job applications meet with rejection. A secretary at one job interview suggests that Courtney apply to Rocco's, a nightclub. The owner of Roccos discovers that Courtney is the daughter of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Men's Club
''The Men's Club'' is a 1986 American drama film directed by Peter Medak, based on the novel of the same name by Leonard Michaels. It stars Roy Scheider, Harvey Keitel, Frank Langella, Treat Williams, David Dukes and Richard Jordan. It is noted for a scene where Keitel (as Solly Berliner) assertively denies engaging in masturbation. Plot A band of friends go on a drunken, all-night spree, spending a night in a high-class San Francisco brothel. Cast *David Dukes as Phillip *Richard Jordan as Kramer *Harvey Keitel as Solly Berliner *Frank Langella as Harold Canterbury *Roy Scheider as Cavanaugh *Craig Wasson as Paul *Treat Williams as Terry * Stockard Channing as Nancy * Gina Gallego as Felicia *Cindy Pickett as Hannah *Gwen Welles as Redhead *Penny Baker as Lake *Rebeccah Bush as Stella *Claudia Cron as Stacey *Ann Dusenberry as Page *Marilyn Jones as Allison *Manette LaChance as Billy *Jennifer Jason Leigh as Teensy *Ann Wedgeworth as Jo *Laurie Ambert as Waitress *Joan Foley a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basic Training (1985 Film)
''Basic Training'' (a.k.a. ''Up the Military'') is a 1985 sex comedy film by Andrew Sugerman. It is often considered to be one of the worst films of 1985. While set in Washington D.C., most of the production was filmed in Los Angeles, including Bob Hope Patriotic Hall. During production the working title was "Up the Pentagon." Plot The film follows Melinda, a female employee of the Pentagon's public information service, who loses her job when she refuses to give in to her male superiors' sexual advances. She then becomes outraged by the Pentagon's "un-patriotic" actions, and takes revenge on them by using her physical charms to seduce the top brass into letting her back into the Pentagon. After being re-employed, she sets out to manipulate them to her will and destroy their careers, thus ridding the US government of what she sees as "perverts", who care more about cheap thrills than national security. She eventually seduces the Russian ambassador into betraying valuable militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
