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Brigadoon (film)
''Brigadoon'' is a 1954 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film made in CinemaScope and Metrocolor based on the 1947 Broadway musical of the same name by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and stars Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse. ''Brigadoon'' has been broadcast on American television and is available in VHS, DVD and Blu-ray formats. Plot Americans Tommy Albright (Gene Kelly) and Jeff Douglas (Van Johnson) are on a hunting trip in Scotland and become lost in the woodlands. They happen upon Brigadoon, a miraculously blessed village that rises out of the mists every hundred years for only a day. (This was done so that the village would never be changed or destroyed by the outside world.) Tommy falls in love with village lass Fiona Campbell (Cyd Charisse), whose younger sister Jean (Virginia Bosler), is about to be married to Charlie Dalrymple (Jimmy Thompson). When Tommy and Jeff happen upon clues about the village and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodie Heath
Rowena Dolores Heath (born August 3, 1926), also known as Dodie Heath, credited as Dody Heath, is an American retired actress of stage, film, and television. Early life She was born Rowena Dolores Heath in Seattle, Washington to Wilfrid Paul Heath and Alice (Alexander) Heath.1930 US Federal Census for Delores Heath, retrieved froAncestry.com/ref> She had one sibling, an older brother. Her father was an inventor, who patented processes for using carbonization in the production of ice cream and butter. When Rowena was only six months old, her father sent a testimonial letter and photo of the infant to a goat milk company, praising the product she had been fed on since birth. The company printed both the photo and letter in a Chicago-area newspaper advertisement, preserving the details of Heath's birth and foreshadowing her life in the public eye. Although his patents brought him a substantial income in the 1920s, Heath's father proved a poor investor and was reduced to designing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 37,074, reflecting an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 35,885 counted in the 2010 census. The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state. History Pennsauken Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1892, from portions of the now-defunct Stockton Township.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 108. Accessed July 24, 2012. The exact origin of the name Pennsauken is unclear, but it probably derives from the language of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, who once occupied the area from "", the Lenape language term for tobacco pouch. Alternatively, the "Penn" in the township's name refers to William Penn, while "sauk" is a water inlet or out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudor Owen (actor)
Roy Tudor Owen (20 January 1898 – 13 March 1979), known professionally as just Tudor Owen, was a Welsh character actor. Owen is most famous for voicing the role of Towser in the 1961 Disney movie ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians''. Early life and career Owen was born on 20 January 1898 in the Welsh town of Penarth, Glamorgan. After serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I he went to RADA in London before moving to Hollywood. He began his career in the 1926 silent film ''Bride of the Storm'' as Funeral Harry. His next film role was 22 years later in the 1948 film ''Up in Central Park''. Owen worked in radio during the 1940s and 1950s, teaming up with producer and director Jack Webb in several programs. The first of those programs was the radio drama ''Pat Novak, for Hire''. He played Novak's drunk ex-doctor friend "Jocko" Madigan.Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 266. He p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Quillan
Edward Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor and singer whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s. Vaudeville and silent films Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, into a family of vaudeville performers, Quillan made his stage debut at the age of seven alongside his parents, Scottish-born Joseph Quillan and his wife Sarah, as well as his siblings in their act titled 'The Rising Generation'. By the early 1920s he was called upon by film director Mack Sennett to perform a screen test for Mack Sennett Studios. Sennett signed Quillan to a contract in 1922. Quillan's very first film appearance was in the 1922 comedy short ''Up and at 'Em''. His next performance was in the 1926 comedy short ''The Love Sundae'' opposite actress Alice Day. His next ten film appearances (all released in 1926) were all comedy shorts that were vehicles for Day. He would spend most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Sharpe
Albert Sharpe (15 April 1885 – 13 February 1970) was a Northern Irish stage and film actor. Life and work Albert Edward Sharpe was born at 8 Goudy's Court in Belfast on 15 April 1885, one of six children born to fishmonger John Sharpe, a Presbyterian, and Mary Collins, a Roman Catholic. He attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School. In December 1918 he married Margaret "Madge" Waterson and they had six children, three sons and three daughters. His most famous roles were those of Darby O'Gill in Disney's ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' featuring Sean Connery, and as Finian McLonergan in the Original Broadway production of the musical ''Finian's Rainbow''. (The film version, made in 1968, stars Fred Astaire in the role.) On screen he played Fiona's father Andrew in the MGM musical Brigadoon. He was in ''The Day They Robbed the Bank of England'' (1960) with Peter O'Toole Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart (born Elsy Henrietta Maria Steinberg; May 31, 1930 – June 27, 2011) was an American actress and model. Life Stewart was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the daughter of Hedwig (Haenssler) and Ulrich E. Steinberg. She was one of five children born to Jewish immigrants. Her father was a police sergeant. She was a teenager when she signed a contract with the Conover modeling agency and changed her name. Soon after, the movie producer Hal Wallis offered her $200 a week to play a nurse in the Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis comedy ''Sailor Beware''. Stewart beat out hundreds of young models in 1952 to earn a photo layout in ''See Magazine'', winning the title of “Miss See.” Stewart was a Democrat who was supportive of Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election. In 1961, she married actor Bill Carter. They divorced in 1964, and she married television producer Merrill Heatter on December 31, 1964. They had a son, Stewart, and a daughter, Gabriell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Laing
Hugh Laing (6 June 191110 May 1988) was one of the most significant dramatic ballet dancers of the 20th-century. He danced with Marie Rambert's Ballet Club and New York City Ballet. He was the partner of choreographer Antony Tudor. Biography Hugh Laing was born in Barbados in the then British West Indies. He moved to London in 1931 to study art, but soon became interested in ballet. After taking ballet classes with Marie Rambert, Margaret Craske and Olga Preobrajenska, he joined Miss Rambert's experimental Ballet Club in 1933, and it was there that he met Antony Tudor. He remained Tudor's artistic collaborator and companion until the choreographer's death in 1987. For the Ballet Club, Tudor created roles for Laing in ''The Planets'', ''The Descent of Hebe'', ''Jardin aux Lilas'' and ''Dark Elegies''. In 1938, Laing became a member of Tudor's London Ballet, a short-lived troupe for which he danced in Tudor's ''Gala Performance'' and ''Judgment of Paris''. Hugh Laing accompani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (actor)
Barry Cuthbert Jones (6 March 1893 – 1 May 1981) was an actor seen in British and American films, on American television and on the stage. Biography Jones was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1893. He started his acting career on the British stage in 1921. He performed in his first film, Shaw's '' Arms and the Man'' as Bluntschli in 1932. In 1935, he originated the role of King Stephen in Ivor Novello's stage musical, ''Glamorous Night''. A character actor in many films, often portraying nobility, he had a starring role in the film ''Seven Days to Noon''. He also played Mr. Lundie in the 1954 film adaptation of ''Brigadoon'', and Polonius in the 1953 U.S. television adaptation of ''Hamlet''. He appeared as Claudius in ''Demetrius and the Gladiators'', a sequel to 20th Century Fox's biblical epic, ''The Robe''. This character was Caligula's uncle and became the new Emperor after Caligula's death. Jones died at the age of eighty-eight in Guernsey. Selected filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Bosler
Virginia Bosler (September 23, 1926 – August 30, 2020), known to friends by her childhood nickname "Winkie", was an American actress born in Newton, Massachusetts. She was known for acting in Broadway musicals. Early Bosler's father was a maritime engineer, and her early years were spent relocating frequently along the eastern coast. At seven years old, she moved to Great Neck, Long Island, and was enrolled into ballet classes by her mother, who was concerned about her daughter's posture. For three years, Bosler studied with Mikhail Mordkin and the Swobodas before moving to New London, Connecticut, where her dance studies halted until high school. Dance training Bosler resumed her dance training while attending the progressive Cherry Lawn High School in Darien, Connecticut, focusing on modern and folk dancing under Hanya Holm protégée, Laura Morgan. She first attended the renowned Jacob's Pillow in Becket, Massachusetts, at the age of 15 between her sophomore and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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