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Benjy
Benjy is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Benjamin. It is also a surname. Benjy, Bengy or Bengie may refer to: People * Dudley Benjafield (1887–1957), British racing driver and doctor * Benjamin Benjy Dial (1943–2001), American football quarterback * Benjy King, a former member of the American rock band Scandal * Benjamín Cintrón Lebrón, Puerto Rican politician nicknamed "Bengie" * Bengie Molina (born 1974), former Major League Baseball catcher from Puerto Rico * Otto Benjamin Benjy Taylor (born 1967), American college basketball head coach * Anatole de Bengy (1824–1871), French Jesuit martyr * Marie-Madeleine d'Houët (1781–1858), Viscountess de Bonnault d'Houet, née Marie-Madeleine-Victoire de Bengy, French founder of a religious institute of Religious Sisters known as the Faithful Companions of Jesus Fictional characters * Benjy Benjamin, in the film ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', played by Buddy Hackett * Benjamin "Benjy" Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sound And The Fury
''The Sound and the Fury'' is a novel by the American author William Faulkner. It employs several narrative styles, including stream of consciousness. Published in 1929, ''The Sound and the Fury'' was Faulkner's fourth novel, and was not immediately successful. In 1931, however, when Faulkner's sixth novel, ''Sanctuary'', was published—a sensationalist story, which Faulkner later said was written only for money—''The Sound and the Fury'' also became commercially successful, and Faulkner began to receive critical attention. Overview ''The Sound and the Fury'' is set in Jefferson, Mississippi, in the first third of the 20th century. The novel centers on the Compson family, former Southern aristocrats who are struggling to deal with the dissolution of their family and its reputation. Over the course of the 30 years or so related in the novel, the family falls into financial ruin, loses its religious faith and the respect of the town of Jefferson, and many of them die tragical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engie Benjy
''Engie Benjy'' is a British stop motion pre-school children's television show, broadcast on ITV's children's strand, CITV. Engie Benjy is a blue-haired mechanic who fixes problems with the help of his friends and an assortment of living magic and vehicles. He owns a dog named Jollop and drives a breakdown van named Dan the Van. Other characters include Driver Dottie, Astronaut Al and Farmer Fred. The vehicles included in the show are Dan The Breakdown Van, Bus, Bike, Plane, Spaceship, Boat, Tractor and Big Rig The Truck. The main character voices were provided by television double act, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. In the first series, Dec voiced the title role of Engie Benjy while Ant provided the vocal effects for his dog, Jollop. In the third series after a pay dispute, another character was added for Ant to voice: Trucker Troy, Engie Benjy's cousin. Astronaut Al and Pilot Pete were voiced by ''Family Fortunes'' presenter, Les Dennis, Driver Dottie by Teresa Gallaghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monk Characters
The following is a list of characters of ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. Except for two changes, the principal cast of the series remained consistent. For the first three seasons Sharona Fleming was Monk's assistant. She left to remarry her ex-husband in the middle of season three. She was replaced by Natalie Teeger in the episode " Mr. Monk and the Red Herring", and Teeger remained Monk's assistant for the remainder of the series. Stanley Kamel, who portrayed Monk's therapist, Dr. Charles Kroger, died in April 2008, during the production hiatus in between seasons six and seven. Hence, starting with season seven, Monk gets a new therapist, Dr. Neven Bell, who remained for the final two seasons. Adrian Monk is the only character to appear in all 125 episodes. Main characters Adrian Monk Sharona Fleming Natalie Teeger Captain Leland Stottlemey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjys
Benjys was the first low priced chain of sandwich shops in the United Kingdom. The first branch of Benjys was opened in 1989 in Islington by Paul Benjamin. The Benjamin family expanded the company offering low priced takeaway food, until it was sold for around £40 million in Aug 2000. The range of products included salads, yoghurts, hot food (such as hot sandwiches, jacket potatoes, pies and paninis), fresh fruit, Weight Watchers products, wraps, pastries, tea and coffee, an Atkins followers low-carb range, soft drinks, snack foods, and a range of bread products, including sandwiches, rolls, torpedoes and paninis. All Benjys products were produced at a central production unit based in 90 Monier Road, Bow, East London which was opened in 1999. They employed approximately 200 staff at the unit. Benjys was awarded Sandwich Retailer of the Year, Sandwich Manufacturer of the Year and Marketeer of the Year by the British Sandwich Association in 2003 and Workplace Sandwich Supplie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Favorite Year
''My Favorite Year'' is a 1982 American comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo from a story written by Palumbo. The film tells the story of a young comedy writer and stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, and Joseph Bologna. O'Toole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was adapted into an unsuccessful 1992 Broadway musical of the same name. Plot Benjy Stone, the narrator, recalls the week (in his "favorite year" of 1954) when he met his idol, swashbuckling actor Alan Swann (inspired by Errol Flynn, whose title roles such as that in '' Captain Blood'' would be evoked by Swann's imagined one in ''Captain from Tortuga''). During television's early days, Benjy works as a junior comedy writer for a variety show called ''Comedy Cavalcade'' starring Stan "King" Kaiser that is broadcast live from the NBC studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Swann, well past his prime, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Riordans
''The Riordans'' was the second Irish television drama serial made by Raidio Telefís Éireann (then called ''Telefís Éireann''). It ran from 1965 to 1979 and was set in the fictional townland of Leestown in County Kilkenny. Its location filming with Outside Broadcast Units, rather than using only TV studios, broke the mould of broadcasting in the soap opera genre and inspired the creation of its British equivalent, ''Emmerdale Farm'' (now called ''Emmerdale'') by Yorkshire Television in 1972. Plot The show was called ''The Riordans'' after the name of the central family, consisting of the middle-aged parents, Tom and Mary, and their oldest son, Benjy, as well as the latter's siblings Michael and Jude, who had left farming for other careers and had more adventurous personal lives. Other leading characters included the family doctor, his Protestant gentry-born wife, the (radical Vatican II-oriented) Catholic priest, the conservative Church of Ireland rector, the local pub ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjy Dial
Benjamin Franklin "Benjy (Benji)" Dial (May 21, 1943 – April 5, 2001) was an American football quarterback who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the thirteenth round of the 1966 NFL Draft. He played college football at Eastern New Mexico University and attended Farwell High School in Farwell, Texas. He was in Washington Football Team, Washington Redskins Training camp (National Football League), training camp but was released on September 1, 1970. Dial was also a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, as well as teams from various other leagues. References External linksJust Sports Stats [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal (American Band)
Scandal is an American rock band from the 1980s fronted by Patty Smyth. The band scored a hit in the United States with the song " The Warrior", which peaked at No. 7 in 1984. Other hits were " Goodbye to You" (1982 – No. 65 US), "Love's Got a Line on You" (1983 – No. 59 US), "Hands Tied" (1984 – No. 41 US), and "Beat of a Heart" (1985 – No. 41 US). History Scandal was formed in New York City in 1981 by guitarist Zack Smith. The other initial members included: bassist Ivan Elias (1950–1995), guitarist Keith Mack, keyboardist Benjy King (1953–2012), drummer Frankie LaRocka (1954–2005) (later replaced by Thommy Price), and singer Patty Smyth. Bon Jovi lead singer Jon Bon Jovi also briefly played guitar for the band in 1983. The band had much success early on but due to struggles within the group and their record company, it slowly dissolved—losing member after member. By the time "The Warrior" tour hit the road in 1984, all that remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Richard Parker
Benjamin Richard Parker (who was often called Benjy by his sister) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was depicted in the alternate future Marvel Comics 2, MC2 universe. He is the younger brother of Spider-Girl (Mayday Parker), May Parker / Spider-Girl, and the son of Mary Jane Watson, Mary Jane and Spider-Man, Peter Parker / Spider-Man. Fictional character biography Benjamin was born after a Complications of pregnancy, complicated pregnancy. Because of his father's artificially altered genetic code, Ben was at a high risk of being born with some kind of genetic abnormality: deformity, disability, or perhaps even Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant powers.The Beast (comics), Beast of the X-Men, a noted geneticist, explained the probable risks to Spider-Man in ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man, Spider-Man'' #15, October 1991, by writer/artist Erik Larsen. Due to the risk to Mary Jane's health, her Obstetrics, obstetrician advis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benji (other)
Benji is a fictional dog in a series of films and a television series. Benji may also refer to: People *Abdessalam Benjelloun (born 1985), Moroccan association football player, nicknamed "Benji" *Andrew Veniamin (1975–2004), Melbourne underworld hitman, better known as "Benji" *Benjamin Benji Compton (born 1986), Spanish-British motorcycle speedway rider *Benjamin Benji Madden (born 1979), one of the twins in the band Good Charlotte *Benjamin Benji Marshall (born 1985), New Zealand rugby league footballer *Clive Benji Webbe (born 1967), singer of the reggae-metal band Skindred and formerly of Dub War *Le Quang Huy, better known as Benji (born 1997), Hungarian singer *Benji the Binman, nickname of Benjamin Pell (born 1963), British researcher for tabloid newspapers, known for sifting through celebrities' dustbins *Benjamin (Benji) Ungar (born 1986), American fencer *Benji Whelan, Irish Gaelic football manager Films * ''Benji'' (1974 film), the first film in a series of nine abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball Boy (Beano)
''Ball Boy'' is a strip in UK comic ''The Beano'' and also the name of the main character. Strip History Ball Boy and his comic strip first debuted in issue 1,735, dated 18 October 1975 featuring a five-a-side football team who usually lost all their matches. The strip was drawn by Malcolm Judge until his death in 1989. John Dallas took over from him afterwards, and drew it until his retirement in April 2003. The strip was then revamped and taken over by Dave Eastbury. Nigel Parkinson and Tom Paterson both occasionally draw the strip as well. In issue 3,481 (2 May 2009) a John Dallas reprint was used. For issue 3,260, dated 8 January 2005, the Ball Boy strip was meant to feature a French footballer called Henry Thierry who wore a red shirt. In the strip he is shown a red card and then runs from the team bath when a snorkel appears close to him saying "Time to va-va-voom" – a reference to the Renault adverts in which Thierry Henry appears. The Beano editor Euan Kerr decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer with a story and screenplay by William Rose and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast of comedians, is about the madcap pursuit of $350,000 in stolen cash by a diverse and colorful group of strangers. It premiered on November 7, 1963. The principal cast features Edie Adams, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, and Jonathan Winters. The film marked the first time Kramer directed a comedy, though he had produced the comedy ''So This Is New York'' in 1948. He is best known for producing and directing, in his own words, "heavy drama" about social problems, such as ''The Defiant Ones'', '' Inherit the Wind'', ''Judgment at Nuremberg'', and ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner''. His first attempt at directing a comedy film paid off immensely as ''It's a Mad, Mad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
