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Cold Turkey (1971 Film)
''Cold Turkey'' is a 1971 satirical black comedy film starring Dick Van Dyke and a long list of comedic actors. The film was directed, coproduced and cowritten by Norman Lear and is based on the unpublished novel ''I'm Giving Them Up for Good'' by Margaret and Neil Rau. The film was produced in 1969 but was shelved for two years by the distributor over concerns about its box-office potential. Plot As part of a public relations and marketing strategy to compare the empathy of Big Tobacco to the nobility of the Nobel Peace Prize, advertising executive Merwin Wren convinces the Valiant Tobacco Company to propose a challenge: a tax-free check for $25,000,000 ($ million today) to any city or town in America that can stop smoking, going cold turkey, for thirty days. According to Wren, the offer will generate Valiant worldwide free publicity and praise as a humanitarian gesture, but no town in America would ever be able to claim the prize, with cigarette smoking being too addictive to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie Poster
A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature printed likenesses of the main actors. Prior to the 1980s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tagline, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, and other pertinent details to inform prospective viewers about the film. Film posters are often displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Physiology or Medicine and Nobel Prize in Literature, Literature. Since March 1901, it has been awarded annually (with some exceptions) to those who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". In accordance with Alfred Nobel's will, the recipient is selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway. Since 2020 the prize is awarded in the University of Oslo Faculty of Law, Atrium of the University of Oslo, where it was also awarded 1947–1989; the Abel Prize is also awarded in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict (September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was an American actor who made numerous appearances in television and films, beginning in 1965. He was known for his roles as The Number Painter on the PBS children's show ''Sesame Street'' and as the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the CBS sitcom ''The Jeffersons''. Early life Benedict was born in Silver City, New Mexico, the son of Alma Marie (née Loring), a journalist, and Mitchell M. Benedict, a doctor, and grew up in Massachusetts, where he graduated from Boston College High School and Suffolk University. Benedict served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps. His oversized jaw and large nose were partially attributed to acromegaly; he was first diagnosed with it by an endocrinologist who saw Benedict in a theatrical production. Film and TV work Norman Lear cast Benedict as a Zen Buddhist in ''Cold Turkey'', which was completed in late fall 1969 but not released until February 1971. Benedict would go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Page Camp
Helen Page Camp (December 27, 1930 – August 1, 1991) was an American actress. Early years Born to Austin and Helen (née Landes) Camp in Washington, D.C., Camp's career began onstage, most notably Off Broadway in New York City. Career Her first known or credited screen appearance in film or television came in 1968, when she was 37 years old, as "Lucy" on ''Here Come the Brides''. Film In 1971, she was in the movie ''Cold Turkey'' as Mrs. Watson. Television Later, she made guest appearances on popular shows such as '' The Wild Wild West'', '' Maude'' (six different roles; most notably with James Coco as the swinging married couple "Channing and Hortence McGrath"), ''All in the Family'', '' Cheers'', ''Gimme a Break!'', ''Thirtysomething'' and ''Newhart''. In early 1976, the characters of Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) from ''Happy Days'' were spun off into an equally successful eponymous sitcom, '' Laverne & Shirley'', and Camp was cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudie Bond
Sudie Bond (July 13, 1923 – November 10, 1984) was an American actress on film, stage, and television. Early years Bond was one of four children of J. Roy Bond, an industrialist, and Carrie Bond. She grew up in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and was active in horsemanship competition as a youngster and during her years in college. By 1938, she was acting in plays. In 1940, she graduated from the Fassifern School in Hendersonville, North Carolina. She went on to attend Virginia Intermont College and Rollins College, where she was a member of the Rollins Student Players. Career In 1945, Bond appeared in the supporting cast of ''Slice It Thin!'' at the Blackfriars Guild. Bond also worked as choreographer for the play ''From Morn Till Midnight''. Films in which Bond acted included ''The Gold Bug'', ''Johnny Dangerously'', ''Love Story (1970 film), Love Story'', ''Silkwood'', ''Swing Shift (film), Swing Shift,'' and ''Where the Lilies Bloom''. On television, she portrayed Violet Stapleto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Lowry
Judith Carter Lowry (née Ives; July 27, 1890 – November 29, 1976) was an American actress. She had nearly 30 film and television roles and appeared on stage, most notably in the Off-Broadway production of ''The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'' and on Broadway in Archibald MacLeish's '' J.B.'' She became well-known for her role as Mother Dexter on the CBS show ''Phyllis'' during the last year of her life, but died midway through the show's second season. Early life Judith Carter Ives was born at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where her father was temporarily stationed. She was the daughter of Mildred Elizabeth Megeath (July 17, 1864 – 1923) and Francis Joseph Ives (July 19, 1857 – November 27, 1908). Her father was a career surgeon in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of Major. Her father saw action in the Spanish–American War, serving initially in Cuba and later in the Philippines, before retiring to Washington, D.C. in 1908, where he died. Through her fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Cason
Barbara Cason (November 15, 1928 – June 18, 1990) was an American character actor, character actress. Life and career Cason was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Helen Louise (Phebus) and Charles Carroll Cason. She began her career appearing in theatre and on local television in Memphis during the 1950s, where she notably co-founded and ran the Front St. Theatre. She moved to New York City in 1967, becoming active in theatre there both on and off Broadway theatre, Broadway through 1973. She most notably starred in the original critically acclaimed production of Noël Coward's ''Oh, Coward!'' in 1972–73. She appeared in such cult films as ''The Honeymoon Killers'' (1969), ''Cold Turkey (1971 film), Cold Turkey'' (1971) and ''Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977) as well as the summer replacement variety television series ''Comedy Tonight''. She was also in the movie ''House of Dark Shadows'' (1970) as Mrs. Johnson, when Clarice Blackburn couldn't do the role. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013) was an American character actor, character actress of stage, television and film. Stapleton was best known for playing Edith Bunker, the perpetually optimistic and devoted wife of Archie Bunker, on the 1970s sitcom ''All in the Family'', a role that earned her three Emmy Awards, Emmys and two Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes for Best Actress in a comedy series. She also made occasional appearances on the ''All in the Family'' follow-up series ''Archie Bunker's Place'', but asked to be written out of the show during the first season due to becoming tired of the role. Early life Stapleton was born on January 19, 1923, in Manhattan, the daughter of Marie A. Stapleton, an opera singer, and Joseph E. Murray, a billboard advertising salesman. She had an elder brother, Jack. Her uncle was a Vaudeville, vaudevillian performer, and her brother was a stage actor who inspired her to pursue acting as well. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Jarvis
Graham Powley Jarvis (August 25, 1930 – April 16, 2003) was a Canadian character actor in American films and television from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Early years Jarvis was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Margaret Biddulph (Scratcherd) and William Henry Reginald Jarvis, an investment banker and president of John Labatt Ltd. His maternal great-grandfather was businessman and brewer John Labatt, whose own father was Labatt founder John Kinder Labatt. He attended Williams College before moving to New York to pursue a career in theatre. Career Jarvis starred in the television soap opera parody ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' as Charlie "Baby Boy" Haggers, the much older husband of wanna-be country music star Loretta Haggers, played by Mary Kay Place. He also appeared on other television programs such as '' Naked City'', ''Route 66'', ''N.Y.P.D.'', ''All in the Family'', ''M*A*S*H'', ''Mork & Mindy'', '' Starsky and Hutch'', ''Cagney and Lacey'', ''Mama's Family'', '' F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard Hughes
Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006), known professionally as Barnard Hughes, was an American actor of television, theater and film. Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most notable roles came after middle age, and he was often cast as a dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder. Personal life Hughes was born in Bedford Hills, New York, the son of Irish immigrants Marcella "Madge" (née Kiernan) and Owen Hughes. He attended La Salle Academy and Manhattan College in New York City. Hughes served in the United States Army during World War II. Hughes was married to actress Helen Stenborg. They married on April 19, 1950, and remained married until his death. Hughes was five days shy of his 91st birthday when he died. The Hugheses had two children, the theatre director Doug Hughes, and a daughter, Laura. Hughes and his wife are interred at Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal (Manhattan) in New York City. Career Hughes changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia (born Vincenzo Scognamiglio; January 7, 1920 – December 9, 1992) was an Italian-American stage, film, and television actor. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for ''Bang the Drum Slowly'' (1973) and again for ''Moonstruck'' (1987). He also portrayed Det. Frank Ochoa in '' Death Wish'' (1974) and its 1982 sequel, ''Death Wish II'', and played "Mr. Mushnik" in the musical film adaptation of '' Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986). Gardenia's other notable feature films include '' Murder Inc.'' (1960), ''The Hustler'' (1961), ''The Front Page'' (1974), ''Greased Lightning'' (1977), '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978), and '' The Super'' (1991). In 1990, Gardenia was awarded the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a television movie or television series for the HBO production ''Age Old Friends''. Gardenia was twice honored for his performances on Broadway. In 1972, he won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in ''The Prisone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Goulding
Raymond Walter Goulding (March 20, 1922 – March 24, 1990) was an American comedian, who, together with Bob Elliott formed the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the fourth of five children of Thomas Goulding, an overseer in a textile mill, and his wife Mary. Upon graduation from high school at age 17, Ray Goulding was hired as a $15-a-week announcer on local station WLLH, using the name 'Dennis Howard' to avoid confusion with his older brother Phil, an announcer in Boston radio at the time. A year later Ray was hired by Boston radio station WEEI under his own name. His career was interrupted in 1942 by World War II. After graduating from US Army OCS he was posted to Fort Knox, Kentucky as an instructor, attaining the rank of captain. While stationed there he met his wife, then-Lt. Mary Elizabeth Leader, likewise attached to the base as a dietitian. They married in 1945 and would eventually have four sons and two daughters. Bob and Ray Upon his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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