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Betty Burgess
Betty Burgess (February 15, 1917 – 2002) was a singer, dancer, and actress in the United States. She married Duncan Laing in 1951 and then George Zaharias in January 1960. She co-starred in the 1935 film ''Coronado'' and the 1938 film ''I Demand Payment''. She worked for Paramount as a promising young star. She performed with Sonny Lamont. The UCLA Library has a 1935 photo of 18 year old Burgess shaking hands with fellow actress 15 year old Olympe Bradna. Filmography *'' Pirate Party on Catalina Isle'', a 2-reel short *''Coronado'' (1935) *''Tough to Handle'' (1937) *''I Demand Payment ''I Demand Payment'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Clifford Sanforth and starring Betty Burgess, Jack La Rue and Matty Kemp. The film was based on Rob Eden's 1932 novel ''Second Choice''. Sanforth produced the film and Sherman L. Low ...'' (1938) *'' The Adventures of the Masked Phantom'' (1939), a "campy" Western themed musical References 1917 births {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Zaharias And Betty Burgess 1960
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Laing
Andrew James Duncan Laing (20 June 1933 – 13 September 2008), generally known as Duncan Laing, was a New Zealand swimming coach based in Dunedin. He coached Olympian Danyon Loader, winner of two gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a silver medal at Barcelona in 1992, and Philip Rush, current world record holder for the fastest two and three way swim of the English Channel. He began teaching at Moana Pool in 1966, and over forty years training in Dunedin included 11 Olympic athletes. In 2003, Michael Phelps visited New Zealand to train under Laing. He had since retired from professional coaching, and received treatment in 2006 for melanoma on his leg and a brain tumour. He married Betty Burgess in 1951, and they had six children, four sons and two daughters (one deceased).Obituary in ''Dominion Post'' 18 September 2008 page B3 Besides coaching he was an Otago rugby selector in the 1980s, and ran the Moana House rehabilitation centre with his wife. Laing was appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Zaharias
Theodore Vetoyanis ( el, Θεόδωρος Βετογιάνης, February 27, 1908 – May 22, 1984) was an American professional wrestler and sports promoter known by his ring name George Zaharias. He was also popularly known as "The Crying Greek from Cripple Creek" or "The Greek Hyena" during the 1930s. Often cast as a villain or sore loser, one of his most celebrated bouts was a 1932 match with Jim Londos at a sold-out Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, which Londos won. The audience of 14,500 was the highest attendance for any North American wrestling match that year. Background In 1938, Zaharias met Babe Didrikson, a talented athlete best known as a golfer, at a charity golf event; the promoter had matched the wrestler, the golfer, and a minister in a threesome as a gag. Zaharias and Didrikson married later that year, and Zaharias quit wrestling in order to manage his wife's career. He promoted wrestlers and ran a cigar store in Denver. As Babe's career soared, he managed a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronado (1935 Film)
''Coronado'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Don Hartman and Frank Butler (writer), Frank Butler. The film stars Johnny Downs Betty Burgess, Jack Haley, Andy Devine, Leon Errol, Alice White and Eddy Duchin. The film was released on November 29, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Johnny Downs as Johnny Marvin *Betty Burgess as June Wray *Jack Haley as Chuck Hornbostel *Andy Devine as Pinky Falls *Leon Errol as Otto Wray *Alice White as Violet Wray Hornbostel *Eddy Duchin as Eddie *Eddy Duchin's Orchestra as Eddie's Orchestra *Jameson Thomas as Carlton *Berton Churchill as Walter Marvin *Nella Walker as Mrs. Gloria Marvin *Julie Bishop (actress), Julie Bishop as Barbara Forrest *James Burke (actor), James Burke as Slug Moran *James B. Carson as Marine References External links * 1935 films American comedy films 1935 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Norman Z. McLeod American black-and-white films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Demand Payment
''I Demand Payment'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Clifford Sanforth and starring Betty Burgess, Jack La Rue and Matty Kemp. The film was based on Rob Eden's 1932 novel ''Second Choice''. Sanforth produced the film and Sherman L. Lowe wrote the screenplay. ''I Demand Payment'' was produced by Poverty Row company Imperial Pictures. Synopsis A man finds himself drawn in too deep after going to work for a loan shark, and his new wife tries to leave him after discovering his true occupation. Cast *Betty Burgess as Judith Avery *Jack La Rue as Smiles Badolio *Matty Kemp as Toby Locke *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Happy Crofton * Lloyd Hughes as Doctor Craig Mitchell *Anthony Orlando as Louie Badolio * Sheila Terry as Rita Avery * Bryant Washburn as Joe Travis *Donald Kirke as Mr. Twitchett *Harry Holman as Justice of Peace * Edward Keene as District Attorney *Norma Taylor as Miss Farnsworth Reception '' Billboard'' wrote that it was "a powerful illustration that crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Lamont
Sonny is a common nickname and occasional given name. Often it can be a derivative of the English word "Son", a name derived from the Ancient Germanic element *sunn meaning "sun", a nickname derived from the Italian name Salvatore (especially in North America, amongst Italian Americans), or the Slavic male name Slavon meaning "famous or glorious". Notable people with the name include: Athletes *Charles Sonny Ates (1935–2010), retired American racecar driver *Erwin Sonny Bishop (born 1939), American football player *Shin'ichi Sonny Chiba (born 1939), Japanese martial artist and actor *Sonny Gray (born 1989), American baseball pitcher * Sidney "Sonny" Hertzberg (1922–2005), American basketball player *Sonny Holland (1938-2022), American football coach and player *Ernest Sonny Hutchins (1929–2005), stock car driver *Christian Sonny Jurgensen (born 1934), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League quarterback *Sonny Liles (1919–2005), American football player *Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympe Bradna
Antoinette Olympe Bradna (12 August 1920 – 5 November 2012) was a French dancer and actress, who emigrated to the United States where she lived for the rest of her life. Early years Bradna was born in a dressing room in the Olympic Theatre in Paris, and her full name was Antoinette Olympe Bradna. Her father, Joseph Bradna, was a Bohemian Czech and her mother, Jana Bradna, was Austrian German. (Another source says that her mother was French.) They were circus performers before Olympe began her career. (Jana Bradna had been an opera singer before she joined her husband in the circus.) Her aunt Ella Bradna also was in the circus, as an equestrienne. An item in a newspaper in 1936 reported that Bradna "followed a line of trained dogs on the stage in France, when she was only 18 months old." Dancing Bradna appeared at 18 months of age with her parents, who were world-famous bare back riders. By the time she was 8, Bradna "had attracted so much attention that agents were anxious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirate Party On Catalina Isle
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, vessels used for piracy are pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples, a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilisations. Narrow channels which funnel shipping into predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding. Historic examples include the waters of Gibraltar, the Strait of Malacca, Madagascar, the Gulf of Aden, and the English Channel, whose geographic structures facilitated pirate attacks. The term ''piracy'' generally refers to maritime piracy, although the term has been generalized to refer to acts committed on land, in the air, on computer networks, and (in scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tough To Handle
''Tough to Handle'' is a 1937 American film directed by S. Roy Luby. Plot A reporter's grandfather wins a sweepstake, but later discovers that that is ticket was not legal. The police are looking for the con-artists that is responsible for fake tickets, so the reporter and his brother try to expose the gang. Cast * Frankie Darro as Mike Sanford * Kane Richmond as Joe MacIntyre * Phyllis Cerf as Gloria Sanford * Harry J. Worth as Tony Franco * Betty Burgess as Myra George * Johnstone White as Reggie Whitney * Burr Caruth as Grandpa Sanford * Stanley Price Stanley Price (December 31, 1892July 13, 1955) was an American film supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1922 and 1956. He was a charter member of the Screen Actors Guild. Career Price was an actor whose artistic career sp ... as Jake Soundtrack External links * * 1937 films 1937 crime films American black-and-white films American crime films Films directed by S. Roy Luby 1930s English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of The Masked Phantom
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Births
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's Desert Column. * January 10 – Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months. * January 11 – Unknown saboteurs set off the Kingsland Explosion at Kingsland (modern-day Lyndhurst, New Jersey), one of the events leading to United States involvement in WWI. * January 16 – The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million. * January 22 – WWI: United States President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Germany. * January 25 ** WWI: British armed merchantman is sunk by mines off Lough Swilly (Ireland), with the loss of 354 of the 475 aboard. ** An anti- prostitution drive in San Francisco occurs, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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