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Curtis McHenry
Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry (April 4, 1899 – July 24, 1934) was an American stuntman and comedian, who appeared in Larry Semon comedies in the 1920s. Early life McHenry was born in Ruston, Louisiana on April 4, 1899, according to his World War I draft card. However, his death certificate said he was born on "April 4, 1900". With Larry Semon He appeared in several Larry Semon films like ''Lightning Love'' (1923) and ''Kid Speed'' (1924). His best known role is as Snowball in ''The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), The Wizard of Oz'', who spends much of the film in a lion costume and running away from things. He is sometimes confused with Spencer Bell (actor), Spencer Bell, who also played opposite Semon in numerous comedy shorts of the time that was credited as "G. Howe Black" just like McHenry. Partial filmography *''Pocahontas and John Smith'' (1924) *''Robinson Crusoe (1924 film), Robinson Crusoe'' (1924) *''The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), The Wizard of Oz'' (1925) *''Stop, Look a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruston, Louisiana
Ruston is a small city and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest city in the Eastern Ark-La-Tex region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 21,859, reflecting an increase of 6.4 percent from the count of 20,546 counted in the 2000 Census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex region and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy is therefore based on its college population. Ruston hosts the annual Peach Festival. Ruston is the principal city of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lincoln Parish. History During the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, word soon reached the young parish near what is now Ruston, that the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad would begin to run across north Louisiana, linking the Deep South with the West (the current operator is Kansas City Southern Railway). Robert Edwin Russ, the Lincoln Parish sheriff from 1877–1880, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goofy Ghosts
Goofy is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. He is a tall, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and Max Goof's father. He is normally characterized as hopelessly clumsy and dim-witted, yet this interpretation is not always definitive; occasionally, Goofy is shown as intuitive and clever, albeit in his own unique, eccentric way. Goofy debuted in animated cartoons, starting in 1932 with ''Mickey's Revue'' as Dippy Dawg, who is older than Goofy would come to be. Later the same year, he was re-imagined as a younger character, now called Goofy, in the short ''The Whoopee Party''. During the 1930s, he was used extensively as part of a comedy trio with Mickey and Donald. Starting in 1939, Goofy was given his own series of shorts that were popular in the 1940s and early 1950s. Two ''Goofy'' shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
