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Dulcie Cooper
Dulcie Cooper (3 November 1903 – 3 September 1981), briefly known as Dulcy Cooper, was an Australian-born American stage actress who also performed in silent movies and later in television. Early life Dulcie Cooper was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1903 to English parents. Her father, Ashley Cooper, was a newspaperman who later became interested in theater. Part of her girlhood was spent in California. While the family resided in Vancouver, British Columbia she was given some child roles. Known for her curly light blonde hair, she began to perform when she was only two and half years of age. She played little Eva many times and also played the part of Oliver Twist (character), Oliver Twist. When she was eight her parents opted to take her out of the theater. A few years later she attended a performance by Marjorie Rambeau at a theater in San Francisco. She was given the opportunity to play the star's daughter in a drama entitled ''Valley of Content''. After thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charge It (film)
newspaper advert ''Charge It'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young. Cast *Clara Kimball Young - Julia Lawrence *Herbert Rawlinson - Philip Lawrence *Edward M. Kimball - Tom Garreth * Betty Blythe - Mille Garreth *Nigel Barrie - Dana Herrick *Hal Wilson - Robert McGregor *Dulcie Cooper - Rose McGregor Preservation status *A copy is preserved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the ar .... References External links Charge It at IMDb.com* 1921 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films Films directed by Harry Garson 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Film
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film Company (founded 1913). The company's first film studios were set up in Fort Lee, New Jersey, but in 1917, William Fox sent Sol M. Wurtzel to Hollywood, California to oversee the studio's new West Coast production facilities, where the climate was more hospitable for filmmaking. On July 23, 1926, the company bought the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film. After the Wall Street crash of 1929, William Fox lost control of the company in 1930, during a hostile takeover. Under new president Sidney Kent, the new owners began conversations of a fusion with Twentieth Century Pictures, under founders Joseph M. Schenck and his friend Darryl Zanuck. Schenck, Zanuck, and Spyros Skouras merged the Fox Studios with Twen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hands Of Nara
''The Hands of Nara'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young, Elliott Dexter and Vernon Steele.Munden p.323 It is based on the novel of the same title by Richard Washburn Child. Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Nara Alexieff * Count John Orloff as Boris Alexieff * Elliott Dexter as Emlen Claveloux * Edwin Stevens as Connor Lee * Vernon Steele as Adam Pine * John Miltern as Dr. Haith Clavelous * Margaret Loomis as Emma Gammell * Martha Mattox as Mrs. Miller * Dulcie Cooper as Carrie Miller * Edward Cooper as Gus Miller * Myrtle Stedman as Vanessa Yates * Eugenie Besserer Eugenie Besserer ( – May 29, 1934) was an American actress who starred in silent films and features of the early sound motion-picture era, beginning in 1910. Her most prominent role is that of the title character's mother in the first talkie ... as Mrs. Claveloux References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do And Dare
''Do and Dare'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Tom Mix, Dulcie Cooper and Claire Adams.Solomon, p. 279. Cast * Tom Mix as Kit Carson Boone / Henry Boone * Dulcie Cooper as Mary Lee * Claire Adams as Juanita Sánchez * Claude Payton as Córdoba * Jack Rollens as José Sánchez * Hector V. Sarno as General Sánchez * Wilbur Higby as Colonel 'Handy' Lee * Robert Klein as Yellow Crow * Gretchen Hartman Gretchen Hartman (born Grace Barrett; August 28, 1897 – January 27, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. She is credited on 67 movies, nearly all silent. Early life Hartman was born Grace Barrett in Chicago, the daughter of actress ... as Zita References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Blossoms
''Desert Blossoms'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Russell, Helen Ferguson and Wilbur Higby. Cast * William Russell as Stephen Brent *Helen Ferguson as Mary Ralston *Wilbur Higby as James Thornton *Willis Robards as Henry Ralston *Margaret Mann as Mrs. Thornton *Dulcie Cooper as Lucy Thornton *Charles Spere as Bert Thornton *Gerald Pring Gerald Pring (1888 – 1970) was a British stage and film actor. He played a number of supporting roles in British and American films during the silent and sound eras. In 1930 he appeared in the West End in the comedy '' Almost a Honeymoon''. ... as Mr. Joyce References External links * 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Films directed by Arthur Rosson 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Let Live (1921 Film)
''Live and Let Live'' is a 1921 silent American melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Harriet Hammond, George Nichols, and Dulcie Cooper, and was released on July 3, 1921. Cast list * Harriet Hammond as Mary Ryan * George Nichols as Judge Loomis * Dulcie Cooper as Jane Loomis * Harris Gordon as Donald Loomis * Gerald Pring as Albert Watson * Dave Winter as Dr. Randall * Helen Lynch as Lillian Boland * Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Boland * Cora Drew Cora Rankin Drew (born 1871 or 1872) was a silent film actress in the United States. Her performances included leading roles in ''The Burned Hand'' (1915), '' The Honor System'' (1917), and '' Southern Pride'' (1917). She expressed frustration ... as Mrs. Randall * Helen Muir as The Widow Jones References External links * * * Films directed by Christy Cabanne Film Booking Offices of America films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music Man
''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall in love with him. He risks being caught to win her heart. In 1957, the show became a hit on Broadway, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and running for 1,375 performances. The cast album won the first Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and spent 245 weeks on the Billboard charts. The show's success led to Broadway and West End revivals, a popular 1962 film adaptation and a 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma!
''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Oklahoma, Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie. The original Broadway theatre, Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. It was a box office hit and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances, later enjoying award-winning revivals, national tours, foreign productions and an Academy Awards, Oscar-winning 1955 Oklahoma! (1955 film), film adaptation. It has long been a popular choice for school and community productions. Rodgers and Hammerstein won a Pulitzer Prize Special Citatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenley Players
The Kenley Players was an Equity summer stock theatre company which presented hundreds of productions featuring Broadway, film, and television stars in Midwestern cities between 1940 and 1996. ''Variety'' called it the "largest network of theaters on the straw hat circuit." Founded by and operated for its entire lifespan by John Kenley, it is credited with laying the groundwork for Broadway touring companies. The company's success was predicated on booking big-name stars for their box office potential, casting them in familiar plays and musicals, and keeping prices low, thereby attracting large crowds. In its heyday, Kenley Players productions drew crowds of 5,000 in Dayton, Akron, Columbus, Flint, Michigan, and Warren, Ohio. Kenley "pioneered the notion of putting TV stars in summer stock." In a 1950 interview Kenley told The Washington Post, "I only charge $1.50 top...I'd rather have full houses every night than be stuck with a batch of empty seats." Headliners included Tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kenley
John Kenley (February 20, 1906 – October 23, 2009) was an American theatrical producer who pioneered the use of television stars in summer stock productions. In 1950, he was the first producer to desegregate live theater in Washington, DC. In 2004 he was made an Honorary Life Member of Actors' Equity for his contributions to American theater. His Kenley Players company was described by Variety as "the largest network of theaters on the straw-hat circuit." Early life Kenley was born John Kremchek on February 20, 1906, to Ana Machuga and John Kremchek Zyanskovsky in Denver, Colorado. At birth, he was intersex. His father, a Slovakian saloon owner, baptized him as Russian Orthodox. Kenley made his stage debut singing in church in both Russian and English, and was given a solo part at age 4. His family had moved several times ahead of the spread of prohibition, finally settling in Erie, Pennsylvania. Performing career After graduating high school at 16, he moved to Cleveland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phil Silvers Show
''The Phil Silvers Show'', originally titled ''You'll Never Get Rich'', is a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast – all half-an-hour long except for a 1959 one-hour live special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created by Nat Hiken and won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series. The show is sometimes titled ''Sergeant Bilko'' or simply ''Bilko'' in reruns, and it is very often referred to by these names, both on-screen and by viewers. The show's success transformed Silvers from a journeyman comedian into a star and writer-producer Hiken from a highly regarded behind-the-scenes comedy writer into a publicly recognized creator. Production By 1955, the American television business was already moving westward to Los Angeles, but Nat Hiken insisted on filming the series in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
