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Don Correia
Donald Correia (born August 28, 1951) is an American dancer, actor and choreographer of American stage, film and television. He has been married to actress Sandy Duncan since July 21, 1980. He was nominated in 1986 for the Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical) for ''Singin' in the Rain.'' Biography Correia was born in San Jose, California, on August 8, 1951. Correia has worked in theater, film and television as an actor, dancer, singer and choreographer since 1976. In 1983 he played Vernon Castle on ''TV Parade of Stars'', teaming with his wife Sandy Duncan who played Irene Castle. He also served as the choreographer for the 1988 film ''My Stepmother Is an Alien'', starring Kim Basinger. He also appeared in a cameo role in the reception scene in the Woody Allen film ''Everyone Says I Love You''. On Broadway, he starred in several musicals, including the 1986 critically acclaimed stage version of ''Singin' In The Rain'' playing the part of Don Lockwood. Directed and choreograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 population of 1,013,240, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area, which contain 7.7 million and 9.7 million people respectively, the List of largest California cities by population, third-most populous city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego and ahead of San Francisco), and the List of United States cities by population, tenth-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of . San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, Santa Clara County and the main component of the San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheat Thins
Wheat Thins is a brand of baked whole grain snack food crackers distributed in the United States and Canada by Mondelez International. The product is also available in Australia through wholesaler USA Foods. Vegetable Thins, Oat Thins, Pita Thins, and Rice Thins, which are all spinoffs of Wheat Thins, are available in Canada and some regions of the United States. Wheat Thins themselves come in many flavors and varieties. Nabisco first introduced the product in 1947. Advertising The snack is still well known by some for its 1970s and early to mid-1980s advertising campaigns starring Sandy Duncan. A more recent commercial aired during Super Bowl XLVI featuring Brian and Stewie from the animated sitcom '' Family Guy'', in which Stewie puts emphasis on the "H" in "Wheat," saying instead, "Hwheat Thins." Other recent marketing for the brand has focused on targeting younger consumers by giving away products at youth-oriented events such as college football games, and heavily uti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Campbell (director)
Norman Kenneth Campbell, (February 4, 1924 – April 12, 2004) was a Canadian composer, television producer, and television director best known for co-writing ''Anne of Green Gables - The Musical''. Born in Los Angeles, he joined CBC Vancouver as a radio producer in 1948. In 1952, he went to Toronto to produce the early CBC Television broadcasts. He produced and directed hundreds of television programs between the 1950s and 1990s, including a drama ''Ballerina'' (1966). He directed episodes of ''All in the Family'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and '' One Day at a Time''. In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of the distinction he has brought to Canadian theatre through the operas, ballets, plays and musical comedies he has produced on stage and television for well over a quarter-century". Campbell directed six episodes of CBC Television/ HBO's family program, ''Fraggle Rock'' during the 1980s. In 1998, he was awarded the Order of Ontario for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Smith (director)
Sid Smith may refer to: * Sid Smith (ice hockey) (1925–2004), Canadian ice hockey player * Sid Smith (lacrosse) (born 1986), Iroquois lacrosse player * Sid Smith (author), English freelance writer on music * Sid Smith (writer) (born c. 1949), English novelist and journalist * Sid Smith (actor) (1894–1928), American actor * Sid Smith (American football) (born 1948), former American football offensive lineman * Sid Smith (Australian footballer) (1928–1985), former VFL footballer at Geelong * Sid Smith (American football coach) (1912–2006), American football coach * Sid Smith (boxer) Sid Smith (2 February 1889 – 28 April 1948) was an English professional boxer who competed from 1907 to 1919. He was the first officially recognised BBBofC British flyweight champion, holding the title from 1912 to 1913, and was also recogni ... (1889–1948), English flyweight boxer * Sid Smith Sr. (1890–1952), Australian rules footballer See also * Syd Smith (other) * Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Field
Ron Field (October 18, 1933 – February 6, 1989) was an American choreographer, dancer, and director. Life and career Field was born in New York City, New York where he made his Broadway debut as a child in ''Lady in the Dark'' (1941) with Gertrude Lawrence. He later danced in the ensembles of '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1949), '' Kismet'' (1954), and '' The Boy Friend'' (1955) before deciding to concentrate on choreography. His first two efforts '' Nowhere But Up'' (1962) and '' Cafe Crown'' (1964) were unsuccessful, but in 1966 he won his first Tony Award for his dazzling work in the hit ''Cabaret'', the first of several noteworthy successes. During rehearsals for Stephen Sondheim's trouble-plagued '' Merrily We Roll Along'' in 1981, Field was dismissed from the creative team. It wasn't until a revival of ''Cabaret'' in 1987 that he would have another Broadway success. In addition to his work on Broadway, Field staged such diverse projects as Las Vegas nightclub acts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinocchio
Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village. He is created as a wooden puppet, but he dreams of becoming a real boy. He is known for his long nose, which grows when he lies. Pinocchio is a cultural icon and one of the most reimagined characters in children's literature. His story has been adapted into many other media, notably the 1940 Disney film ''Pinocchio''. Collodi often used the Italian Tuscan dialect in his book. The name ''Pinocchio'' is possibly derived from the rare Tuscan form ''pinocchio'' (“pine nut”) or constructed from ''pino'' (“pine tree, pine wood”) and occhio ("eye"). Fictional character description Pinocchio's characterization varies across interpretations, but several aspects are consistent across all adaptations: Pinocchio is an animated sent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Duncan
Sandra Kay Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American actress, comedian, dancer and singer. She is known for her performances in the Broadway revival of ''Peter Pan'' and in the sitcom ''The Hogan Family''. Duncan has been nominated for three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Early life Duncan was born on February 20, 1946 in New London, Texas to Sylvia and Mancil Ray Duncan, a gas-station owner. She spent her early years there before moving to Tyler, Texas when she was in third grade. She performed in her first dance recital at the age of five. Career Duncan started her entertainment career at age 12, working in a local production of ''The King and I'' for $150 a week. In the late 1960s, she appeared in a commercial for United California Bank and in the soap opera ''Search for Tomorrow'' for a brief period in 1968''.'' In 1970, Duncan was named one of the "most promising faces of tomorrow" by ''Time'' magazine. Also that year, she starred in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyone Says I Love You
''Everyone Says I Love You'' is a 1996 American musical film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Allen, Alan Alda, Drew Barrymore, Goldie Hawn, Edward Norton, Julia Roberts, Tim Roth, Natasha Lyonne and Natalie Portman. Set in New York City, Venice and Paris, it features singing by actors not usually known for musical roles. The film did not do well commercially, but is among the more critically successful of Allen's films, with ''Chicago Sun-Times'' critic Roger Ebert even ranking it as one of Allen's best. Plot The emotions of an extended upper-class family in Manhattan are followed in songs at New York, Paris and Venice. Various characters act, interact and sing in each cities. They include young lovers Holden and Skylar, Skylar's parents Bob and Steffi, Steffi's ex-husband Joe, Joe and Steffi's daughter Djuna, Von, a lady whom Joe meets, and a recently released prison inmate, Charles Ferry, who is inserted between them, leading to their breakup. Cast * Alan Alda as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody Allen
Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, mainly ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950–1954) working alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon. He also published several books featuring short stories and wrote humor pieces for ''The New Yorker''. In the early 1960s, he performed as a stand-up comedian in Greenwich Village alongside Lenny Bruce, Elaine May, Mike Nichols, and Joan Rivers. There he developed a monologue style (rather than traditional jokes) and the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish. He released three comedy albums during the mid to late 1960s, earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for his 1964 comedy album entitled simply '' Woody Allen''. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
