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David Downing (actor)
David Downing was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was one of the original members of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York City. Downing, a native of Harlem, New York City, attended the High School of Performing Arts. As a child actor, he made his professional debut on Broadway in ''The Green Pastures''. He served a tour of duty with the U.S. Armed Forces in Okinawa. As part of the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s and 70s, Downing appeared in productions including the Obie Award-winning musical ''The Great MacDaddy'', and the successful play ''Ceremonies in Dark Old Men''. Downing later appeared in the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, ''Miss Evers' Boys''. Downing appeared in films, including ''Gordon's War'', and numerous television shows, including ''The Jeffersons'', ''Baretta'', ''Backstairs at the White House'', and ''Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. Downing died in Los Angeles on November 1, 2017, at the age of 74.Horsford, Victoria. (November 11, 2017).W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the 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, 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 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 megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Leonard Corporation
Hal Leonard LLC (formerly Hal Leonard Corporation) is an American music publishing and distribution company founded in Winona, Minnesota, by Harold "Hal" Edstrom, his brother, Everett "Leonard" Edstrom, and fellow musician Roger Busdicker. Currently headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it is the largest sheet music publisher in the world. History 1947 to 2016 The company produces sheet music, songbooks, and method book (with audio) packs, and band, orchestra, and choral arrangements, reference books, instructional videos, and instrumental accompaniments. In addition, they distribute other brands, such as Gibraltar, Gretsch Drums, Avid, Blue Microphones, and many more. In 1989, Hal Leonard acquired Jenson Publications and its catalog of band, orchestra, and choral titles. In 1995, Hal Leonard began distributing Homespun Music Instruction instructional video and audio materials. In 1997, Hal Leonard and Music Sales Group founded SheetMusicDirect.com, the world's first website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose Shoes
Loose may refer to: Places *Loose, Germany *Loose, Kent, a parish and village in southeast England People * Loose (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Loose'' (B'z album), a 1995 album by B'z * ''Loose'' (Crazy Horse album), a 1972 album by Crazy Horse * ''Loose'' (Nelly Furtado album), a 2006 album by Nelly Furtado **Loose Mini DVD, a 2007 DVD by Nelly Furtado **Get Loose Tour, a concert tour by Nelly Furtado ** Loose: The Concert, a 2007 live DVD by Nelly Furtado * ''Loose'' (Victoria Williams album), a 1994 album by Victoria Williams *'' Loose...'', a 1963 album by jazz saxophonist Willis Jackson Songs * "Loose" (S1mba song), a 2020 song by S1mba featuring KSI * "Loose" (Stooges song), a 1970 song by the Stooges * "Loose" (Therapy? song), a 1996 Therapy? single Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Loose Women '' (film) * ''Loose Women'', a British panel show that has been broadcast on ITV since 6 September 1999 ** List of Loose Women present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up The Sandbox
''Up the Sandbox'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Barbra Streisand. Paul Zindel's screenplay, based on the novel by Anne Roiphe, focuses on Margaret Reynolds, a bored, young wife and mother who slips into increasingly bizarre fantasies. The cast includes David Selby, Paul Benedict, George S. Irving, Conrad Bain, Isabel Sanford, Lois Smith, Jacobo Morales playing a character who closely resembles Fidel Castro, and Stockard Channing in her film debut. Plot Margaret Reynolds, a young wife and mother of two, severely bored with her day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband Paul (David Selby), discovers that she is pregnant again. She does not tell her husband at first, and instead she finds refuge in her outrageous fantasies: being sexually pursued by a Central American dictator modeled on Fidel Castro, imagined confrontations with her husband and mother, an anthropological visit to an African tribe that promises a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (film)
''Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me'' is a 1971 American drama film directed by Jeffrey Young and written by Robert Schlitt and adapted from the Richard Fariña novel of the same name. The film stars Barry Primus, David Downing, Susan Tyrrell, Philip Shafer, Bruce Davison and Zack Norman. The film was released on September 15, 1971, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a strait-laced college in 1958. Cast * Barry Primus as Gnossos "Paps" Pappadopoulis * David Downing as Heff * Susan Tyrrell as Jack * Philip Shafer as "Flip" * Bruce Davison as Fitzgore * Zack Norman as "Mojo" * Raúl Juliá as Juan Carlos Rosenbloom See also * List of American films of 1971 A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Time Press
''Our Time Press'' began publishing in February 1996. ''Our Time Press'' was co-founded by David Mark Greaves and Bernice Elizabeth Green and owned by DBG Media, publishers of Our Time Press, Inc. a privately held company. The newspaper has a circulation of about 20,000 copies. It was founded by David Greaves in 1996. He described it as, "an African-American paper. We speak from an African-American perspective, or at least try to…" The focus is on downtown Brooklyn through Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Brownsville, though the subtitle is, "The Local Paper with the Global View." It is the largest African-American owned and operated newspaper in Brooklyn. See also *Media of New York City *African-American newspapers African-American newspapers (also known as the Black press or Black newspapers) are newspaper, news publications in the United States serving African-American communities. Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC. It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager born and raised in West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his wealthy uncle and aunt in Bel-Air, where his lifestyle often clashes with that of his upper-class relatives. Known as Smith's star vehicle into television, and later his film career, ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' was a top hit for NBC, running for 148 episodes over six seasons. A reunion special/retrospective reuniting the original cast debuted on HBO Max in November 2020. A more dramatic reimagining of the series, titled '' Bel-Air'' and based on the fan film of the same name, was given a two-season order for Peacock, and released on February 13, 2022. Summary The theme song and opening sequence set the premise of the show. Will Smith is a street-smart Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
