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Douglas Allen Booth
Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Bt (born 2 December 1949), is an Anglo-American aristocratic screen writer and television producer. Early life He is the elder son of Sir Philip Booth (1907–1960),''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage'', 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 427 and Ethel (''née'' Greenfield; 1914–2018), a pioneering broadcaster. He was educated at Beverly Hills High School, California, before going up to Harvard to read American History and Literature, graduating Bachelor of Arts '' magna cum laude''. Upon his father's death in 1960, he succeeded to the baronetcy. Career As a television producer In 1985, Booth worked as an associate producer for fifty-five episodes of the television series '' G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and ''Robotix''. In 1986, he was co-producer for ''Potato Head Kids'' and ''The Glo Friends''. From 1992 to 1994, he was producer for 65 episodes of '' Conan the Adventurer''. As a telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booth Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Booth, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The 1916 creation remains extant, the 1835 creation became extinct in 1896 and the 1611 baronetcy has been dormant since 1797. The senior line of the first creation was elevated to the peerage as Baron Delamer and Earl of Warrington. History The Booth Baronetcy, of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for Sir George Booth, High Sheriff of both Lancashire and Cheshire. The Booths were amongst the first eighteen families raised to the baronetage when the Order of Baronets was first instituted by James I in 1611. Booth was succeeded by his grandson, also George, who succeeded him as second Baronet and in 1661 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Delamer, of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester. On his death the title passed to his eldest surviving son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy
In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment People * “Legacy”, a.k.a. Big Popp, a legend in Natick M.A. Comics * " Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline * '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a comic book series from DC Comics written by Len Wein * ''Legacy'', a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press * ''Legacy'', a 2003–2005 series released by Dabel Brothers Productions * Legacy, an alternate name for the DC supervillain Wizard who leads the Injustice Society IV team * Legacy (Marvel Comics), an alias used by Genis-Vell, better known as Captain Marvel * Legacy Virus, a fictional virus from the Marvel Universe * Marvel Legacy, a comic book line introduced in 2017 * '' Star Wars: Legacy'', a 2006 series from Dark Horse * '' X-Men: Legacy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan The Adventurer (animated Series)
''Conan the Adventurer'' is an animated television series adaptation of Conan the Barbarian, the literary character created by Robert E. Howard in the 1930s. Produced by Jetlag Productions in association with Sunbow Productions, the series debuted on September 13, 1992, ran for 65 episodes and concluded on November 22, 1993. The series was developed by Christy Marx who served as the sole story editor. The series was produced in association with Graz Entertainment for the first 13-episode season; AB Productions and Jean Chalopin's Créativité et Développement for the remaining episodes. The series also spawned a small toyline in 1992 created by Hasbro. This first incarnation of Conan in cartoon form performed much better than its follow-up cartoon, ''Conan and the Young Warriors'', which lasted only 13 episodes. Plot Conan lived in Cimmeria with his parents throughout his childhood. While out with his grandfather one night on a trek, "fiery tears" or meteors dropped from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glo Friends
''The Glo Friends'' is an American television series that originally aired in 1986 as a segment of ''My Little Pony 'n Friends''. Produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions in collaboration with Toei Animation, the 26 segments of ''Glo Friends'' played in rotation as a secondary series, alternating with ''MoonDreamers'' and ''Potato Head Kids''. ''Glow Friends'' was later broadcast on the (CBN) Family Channel from 1989 to 1995 as part of the ''My Little Pony'' rebroadcast. The television series was preceded by the Glo Friends toyline: small glow-in-the-dark toys in the shape of insects and other small creatures. The toys were adapted from the original Glo Worm introduced in 1982 by the Playskool division of Hasbro. A line of books from Ladybird Books were published to accompany each Glo Friend. Premise The title protagonists in ''The Glo Friends'' were a community of small, glow-in-the-dark bugs that live in Glo Land, a magical kingdom located in the middle of a fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potato Head Kids
''Potato Head Kids'' is an American animated television series that aired in 1986. It was made to pair with ''My Little Pony 'n Friends''. An episode of '' My Little Pony'' was played for 15 minutes, and then an episode of ''Potato Head Kids'', ''MoonDreamers'', or ''The Glo Friends'' was played. It appeared on CBN Family Channel from 1989 to 1990. Premise ''Potato Head Kids'' was an outgrowth of the Mr. Potato Head character franchise. Mr. Potato Head now played an adult figure in the lives of the title kids, a varied bunch of anthropomorphic potatoes with different personalities. The Potato Head Kids do a lot of things in their life while also clashing with a gang of potato-hating delinquents led by Grease. Characters * Mr. Potato Head (voiced by Kenneth Mars) * Mrs. Potato Head (voiced by Linda Gary) * Big Chip (voiced by David Mendenhall) - The leader of the Potato Head Kids. * Puff (voiced by Anne Marie McEvoy) - A bonnet-wearing potato. * Spud (voiced by Breckin Meyer) - A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robotix
''Robotix'' is a 1985 American animated series based on the original Milton Bradley toyline of the same name featured on the '' Super Sunday'' programming block. The toyline is of the construction type that includes motors, wheels and pincers and similar to the Erector Set and K'Nex. The series follows the conflict between the peaceful, white Protectons and the warmongering, black Terrakors on the prehistoric alien world Skalorr V in an alternate universe in the distant future and two groups of humans who get caught up in it. The show was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions and animated in Japan by Toei Animation, which also animated other cartoons featured on '' Super Sunday''. Characters Protectons *Argus Power (voiced by Arthur Burghardt): Leader of the Protectons. Before his transfer into his Robotix body, he was the chief-in-command of the Protectonian imperial spacecraft city Zanadon and had a romantic relationship with Nara. He is compassionate and brave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Real American Hero (1985 TV Series)
''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (also known as Action Force in the UK) is a military-themed line of action figures and toys in Hasbro's G.I. Joe franchise. The toyline lasted from 1982 to 1994, producing well over 500 figures and 250 vehicles and playsets. The line reappeared in 1997 and has continued in one form or another to the present day. It was supported by two animated series (Sunbow, then DIC Entertainment, DIC) as well as a major comic series published by Marvel Comics. The toyline continues to play a large part in Hasbro's G.I. Joe franchise. This version of G.I. Joe is still much recognized by many people who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. Origin "A Real American Hero" was brought about as a revival of the original G.I. Joe brand of the 1960s and 1970s. After the 12" figure had been absent from toy shelves for a few years, G.I. Joe was re-introduced in a action figure format following the success of the ''Star Wars'' and ''Micronauts'' 3" scale toylines. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
