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Baby Jane (musikalbum)
Baby Jane may refer to: Books * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (novel), a 1960 novel by Henry Farrell * ''Baby Jane'', a novel by Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen Persons * Baby Jane Holzer (Jane Bruckenfeld, 1940), American actress, and model for Andy Warhol appearing in Soap Opera (1964), Couch (1964), and Camp (1965) * Juanita Quigley (1931–2017), American actress billed as "Baby Jane" in several early roles Film, television and video games * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (1962 film), a film based on the novel, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (1991 film), a remake based on the novel, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave * Baby Jane Hudson, a character from the above work * Baby Jane, a Splicer model in the video games ''BioShock'' and ''BioShock 2'' Music *"Baby Jane", song from Midnight Rave With The Pleazers EP written Dello, Cane * "Baby Jane" (Rod Stewart song), 1983 * "Baby Jane" (Dr. Feelgood song), 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (novel)
''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' is an American psychological horror novel by Henry Farrell published in 1960 by Rinehart & Company. The novel has earned a cult following, and has been adapted for the screen twice, in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (film), 1962 and What Ever Happened to..., 1991. Plot This Gothic novel, Gothic story deals with two aging sisters, Baby Jane Hudson, Jane and Blanche Hudson, who are living alone together in a decaying Hollywood mansion. A former child star of early vaudeville known as "Baby Jane", Jane was doted upon by her father due to her success on the stage while Blanche lived in her shadow, neglected. However, their roles were reversed after the death of their parents due to influenza when both children moved to Los Angeles to live with an aunt. Blanche was favored by directors for her blonde hair and regal beauty, and finally decided to pursue a successful film career. Blanche became a star, while Jane, whose attempts at making movies alw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofi Oksanen
Sofi-Elina Oksanen (born 7 January 1977) is a Finnish writer and playwright. Oksanen has published six novels, of which "Purge" has gained the widest recognition. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than two million copies. Oksanen has been called "Finnish-Estonian Charles Dickens" and her work has often been compared to Margaret Atwood's novels. Oksanen is actively involved in public debate in Finland and comments on current issues in her columns and various talk shows. Early years and education Sofi-Elina Oksanen was born in Jyväskylä in central Finland, where she grew up in the Halssila district. Her father is a Finnish electrician. Her mother is an Estonian engineer who grew up in Estonia during the Soviet occupation and upon the marriage was able to move to Finland in the 1970s. Oksanen studied literature at the University of Jyväskylä and University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Jane Holzer
Jane Holzer (née Brukenfeld; born October 23, 1940) is an American art collector and film producer who was previously an actress, model, and Warhol superstar. She was often known by the nickname Baby Jane Holzer. Biography The daughter of real estate investor Carl Brukenfeld, she married Leonard Holzer, an heir to a New York real estate fortune. Holzer was noted for including art projects in his developments, particularly at the Smith Haven Mall. Movies she appeared in included Andy Warhol's ''Soap Opera'' (1964), ''Couch'' (1964), and ''Camp'' (1965), and the independently produced ''Ciao! Manhattan'' (1972). She co-produced the 1985 film '' Kiss of the Spider Woman''. Holzer is the subject of "Girl of the Year" in Tom Wolfe's ''The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby'' (1965) and is referenced twice in the 1972 Roxy Music single "Virginia Plain". Holzer appeared in Warhol's ''Batman Dracula'' (1964). In turn, she was parodied as Baby Jane Towser in the 1967 ''Batma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juanita Quigley
Juanita Quigley (24 June 1931 – 29 October 2017) was an American child actress in motion pictures of the 1930s and 1940s. She had a sister, Rita Quigley, who was also a child actress. Career Juanita Quigley was billed as "Baby Jane" in several early roles. Her screen debut was as Claudette Colbert's three-year-old daughter in '' Imitation of Life'' (1934). She went on to play featured parts in several films, including ''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'' (1934) and was Jean Harlow's niece in ''Riffraff'' (1936). Quigley became a familiar face to moviegoers of the era, but major roles for children so young were few and she often played bits as well as featured roles. She was one of the most popular child stars of her day, and was Universal Pictures' youngest star in 1934. Quigley was briefly involved in the ''Our Gang'' film series. In 1940, she was the guest-starring lead in '' The New Pupil'' when cast as Sally, who briefly takes "Alfalfa" (played by Carl Switzer) away from Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962 Film)
''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' is a 1962 American psychological horror thriller film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich, from a screenplay by Lukas Heller, based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Henry Farrell. The film stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and features the major film debut of Victor Buono. It follows an aging former child star tormenting her paraplegic sister, a former movie star, in an old Hollywood mansion. ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' was theatrically released in the United States on October 31, 1962, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was met with critical acclaim and was a box office success. It was nominated for five Academy Awards and won one for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, with Davis receiving her tenth and final nomination for Best Actress. The intensely bitter Hollywood rivalry between the film's two stars, Davis and Crawford, was pivotal to the film's initial success. This in part led to the revitalization of the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1991 Film)
''What Ever Happened to...'' (also known as ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane...?'') is a 1991 American made-for-television thriller film directed by David Greene and adapted for the small screen by Brian Taggert. It is based on the 1960 novel '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' by Henry Farrell and the 1962 theatrical film of the same name. It stars real-life sisters Lynn Redgrave as Baby Jane Hudson and Vanessa Redgrave as Blanche Hudson, in the roles previously played by Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the 1962 adaptation. The film was adapted to contemporary times, with Blanche's film success taking place in the 1960s instead of the 1930s. Her films were being rediscovered on home video instead of television reruns. Jane had been a child film star (replacing the original's vaudeville success), though her films were unavailable, leading to her jealousy. Plot In the 1940s, "Baby" Jane Hudson is a world-famous child star. Jane dominates her shy sister Blanche, who, as Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Jane Hudson
Baby Jane Hudson is a fictional character and the antagonist of Henry Farrell's 1960 novel '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' She was portrayed by Bette Davis in the 1962 film adaptation and by Lynn Redgrave in the 1991 television remake. The 1962 production is the better-known, and Bette Davis received an Academy Award nomination for her performance. The character is portrayed by Susan Sarandon, who plays Bette Davis, in the TV anthology '' Feud: Bette and Joan''. Novel and film At the start of the book, Baby Jane Hudson is a highly successful child star in vaudeville, billed as "The Diminutive Dancing Duse from Duluth". In the film version, a prologue set in 1917 shows Baby Jane performing with her father while her mother and sister Blanche watch from backstage. She is favored and spoiled by her father, while her mother attempts to soothe Blanche's envy and resentment by promising that one day she will achieve stardom. The novel reveals that, when both parents die in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters In The BioShock Series
The ''BioShock'' series is a collection of story-driven first-person shooters in which the player explores dystopian settings created by Ken Levine and his team at Irrational Games. The first two games, ''BioShock'' and its direct sequel, ''BioShock 2'', take place in the underwater city of Rapture in 1960 and 1968, which was influenced heavily by Ayn Rand's Objectivism. The third installment, ''BioShock Infinite'', is set aboard the floating air-city of Columbia in 1912, designed around the concept of American Exceptionalism. Though ''Infinite'' is not a direct sequel to the previous games, the game is thematically linked; a short scene within the core ''Infinite'' game returns to Rapture, while the downloadable content '' BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea'' tie in many of the plot elements between ''BioShock'' and ''BioShock Infinite''. As a heavily plot-driven series of games, ''BioShock'' contains a long list of non-playable characters (NPC) with which the player interacts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pleazers
The Pleazers were an Australian-formed rhythm and blues musical group which were popular in New Zealand. They began in Brisbane as the G-Men in 1964. They released a sole studio album, ''Definitely Pleazers'', in 1966, before disbanding in the following year. History The Pleazers began in Brisbane in 1964 as the G-Men with the line-up of Jim Cerezo on lead guitar, Dennis Gilmore on drums, Vince Lipton on bass guitar, Billy London on vocals and Peter Newing on rhythm guitar. They soon moved to Sydney, changed their name to the Pleazers, with the line-up of Gilmore, London and Newing joined by Bobby Bacon (a.k.a. Bob Cooper, a.k.a. Bob London: Billy's brother) on lead vocals, Bruce "Phantom" Robinson on lead guitar, and Ronnie Peel (ex-Mystics, the Missing Links) on bass guitar. The Pleazers were signed by Eldred Stebbing of Zodiac Records, who brought them to his home base in Auckland, New Zealand in 1965. They soon appeared on a local TV show, ''Let's Go''. Their initial sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Jane (Rod Stewart Song)
"Baby Jane" is a 1983 song by British singer Rod Stewart. It was a significant hit worldwide and remains his final UK number one single to date. Background Written by Rod Stewart and Jay Davis and produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd, George Cutko and Jim Cregan, the song was the lead single from his '' Body Wishes'' album and was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in 1978. Chart performance "Baby Jane" peaked at No. 1 in the UK, remaining at the top of the chart for three weeks. In the US, the song was also a big hit, peaking at no. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The single also charted highly in Australia, peaking at no. 10. Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales See also * List of European number-one hits of 1983 *List of number-one hits of 1983 (Germany) *List of number-one singles of 1983 (Ireland) *List of number-one singles of 1983 (Spain) *List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s The UK Singles Chart is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Jane (Dr
Baby Jane may refer to: Books * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (novel), a 1960 novel by Henry Farrell * ''Baby Jane'', a novel by Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen Persons * Baby Jane Holzer (Jane Bruckenfeld, 1940), American actress, and model for Andy Warhol appearing in Soap Opera (1964), Couch (1964), and Camp (1965) * Juanita Quigley (1931–2017), American actress billed as "Baby Jane" in several early roles Film, television and video games * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (1962 film), a film based on the novel, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (1991 film), a remake based on the novel, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave * Baby Jane Hudson, a character from the above work * Baby Jane, a Splicer model in the video games ''BioShock'' and ''BioShock 2'' Music *"Baby Jane", song from Midnight Rave With The Pleazers EP written Dello, Cane * "Baby Jane" (Rod Stewart song), 1983 * "Baby Jane" (Dr. Feelgood song), 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Jane (EP)
Baby Jane may refer to: Books * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (novel), a 1960 novel by Henry Farrell * ''Baby Jane'', a novel by Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen Persons * Baby Jane Holzer (Jane Bruckenfeld, 1940), American actress, and model for Andy Warhol appearing in Soap Opera (1964), Couch (1964), and Camp (1965) * Juanita Quigley (1931–2017), American actress billed as "Baby Jane" in several early roles Film, television and video games * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (1962 film), a film based on the novel, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford * ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'' (1991 film), a remake based on the novel, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave * Baby Jane Hudson, a character from the above work * Baby Jane, a Splicer model in the video games ''BioShock'' and ''BioShock 2'' Music *"Baby Jane", song from Midnight Rave With The Pleazers EP written Dello, Cane * "Baby Jane" (Rod Stewart song), 1983 * "Baby Jane" (Dr. Feelgood song), 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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