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Frances Grant
Frances Grant (born Stella Theophane Fortier, February 15, 1909 – February 20, 1982) was an American movie actress and dancer. She appeared as the leading lady of Gene Autry in ''Red River Valley'' (1936) and '' Oh, Susanna!'' (1936) and other B-films such as '' Thunder Mountain'' (1935). and ''Cavalry'' (1936). Biography Frances Grant was born on February 15, 1913, in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Alfred Fortier and Mary Agnes Caples Fortier, one of two daughters. She acted in stock theater after high school. In the early 1930s, she became the dancing partner of Hal Le Roy in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931. In 1934, she began her film career with uncredited roles as a dancer in the ''Kentucky Kernels'' (1934) and ''The Nitwits'' (1935). Grant appeared in ''Doubting Thomas'' (1935) after having her first major film role in the 1935 Western film ''Thunder Mountain'' opposite George O'Brien. In the following year she appeared as the leading lady of Gene Autry in ''Red River Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxbury, Boston
Roxbury () is a Neighborhoods in Boston, neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts. Roxbury is a Municipal annexation in the United States, dissolved municipality and one of 23 official neighborhoods of Boston used by the city for neighborhood services coordination. The city states that Roxbury serves as the "heart of Black culture in Boston."Roxbury " City of Boston. Retrieved on May 2, 2009. Roxbury was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 before being annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868.Roxbury History . Part of Roxbury had become the town of West Roxbury on May 24, 1851, and additional land in Roxbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim McCoy
Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he appeared on the front of a Wheaties cereal box. Early years Tim McCoy was born in Saginaw, Michigan on April 10, 1891. His father was an Irish Union Civil War veteran and Police Chief. While attending St. Ignatius College (now Loyola University) McCoy saw a Wild West show that influenced him to purchase a one-way ticket west. He ended up in Lander, Wyoming where he worked as a ranch hand. While there, he became an expert horseman and roper while developing an extensive knowledge of the customs and languages of the local American Indian tribes. McCoy was a renowned expert in Indian sign language and was named "High Eagle" by the Arapaho tribe of the Wind River reservation. He competed in numerous rodeos and then enlisted in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A * Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born * Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) * Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 * Jane Adams born *Joey Lauren Adams born *Julie Adams 1926–2019 *Lillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists And Models
''Artists and Models'' is a 1955 American musical romantic comedy film in VistaVision directed by Frank Tashlin, marking Martin and Lewis's 14th feature together as a team. The film co-stars Shirley MacLaine and Dorothy Malone, with Eva Gabor and Anita Ekberg appearing in brief roles. Plot Rick Todd is a struggling painter and smooth-talking ladies' man. His goofy young roommate Eugene Fullstack is an aspiring children's author who has a passion for comic books, especially those of the mysterious and sexy "Bat Lady". Each night, Eugene has horrific screaming nightmares inspired by those ultra-violent comics, which he describes aloud in his sleep. They are about the bizarre bird-like superhero "Vincent the Vulture" who is, according to Eugene's nocturnal babblings, the "defender of truth and liberty and a member of the Audubon Society" and is "half-boy, half-man, half-bird with feathers growing out of every pore" and a "tail full of jet propulsion". Also known as "Vultureman" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bride By Mistake
''Bride by Mistake'' (1944) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, and starring Alan Marshal and Laraine Day. The screenplay is by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron, based on a story by Norman Krasna, and is a remake of '' The Richest Girl in the World'' (1934). Plot Home from the war, Captain Tony Travis ( Alan Marshal) eyes an estate in Santa Barbara and wonders what it must be like to be that rich. It is the property of the fabulously wealthy Nora Hunter (Laraine Day), who has secretary and friend Sylvia Lockwood ( Marsha Hunt) impersonate her in public. Longtime guardian Jonathan Connors (Edgar Buchanan) protects his ward's privacy zealously. During a ship launching, a press photographer takes Nora's picture, but Connors sees to it that the camera film is ruined. Sylvia tells Nora that she is quitting so that she can accompany her husband, Phil Vernon (Allyn Joslyn), whose job requires him to move to Washington. Nora decides to marry her fiancé Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Of The Town (film)
''Top of the Town'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy, Sam White and Walter Lang and starring Doris Nolan. Cast * Doris Nolan as Diana Borden * George Murphy as Ted Lane * Ella Logan as Dorine * Hugh Herbert as Hubert * Gerald Oliver Smith as Borden Executive * Mischa Auer as Hamlet * Gregory Ratoff as J.J. Stone * Peggy Ryan as Peggy * J. Scott Smart as Beaton (as Jack Smart) * Ray Mayer as Roger * Henry Armetta as Bacciagalluppi * Gertrude Niesen as Gilda Norman * Claude Gillingwater as William Borden * Ernest Cossart as Augustus Borden * Samuel S. Hinds as Henry Borden * Richard Carle as Edwin Borden * California Collegians as Singing Group * The Four Esquires as Performers Reception Writing for ''Night and Day'' in 1937, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Traitor (1936 American Film)
''The Traitor'' is a 1936 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Tim McCoy, Frances Grant, and Frank Melton (actor), Frank Melton. It was released on August 29, 1936. Cast list * Tim McCoy as Tim Vallance * Frances Grant as Mary Allen * Frank Melton as Jimmy Allen * Pedro Regas as Pedro Moreno * Frank Glendon as Big George * Karl Hackett as Captain John Hughes (credited as Carl Hackett) * Dick Curtis as Morgan * Roger Williams (actor), Roger Williams as Sheriff * Jack Rockwell as Smoky * Dick Botiller as Remos References American Western (genre) films 1936 Western (genre) films 1936 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Sam Newfield 1930s American films 1930s English-language films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Fight (1936 Film)
''Born to Fight'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Hutchison from a screenplay by Stephen Norris, based on the short story, "To Him Who Dares" by Peter B. Kyne. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, and Jack LaRue. Cast *Frankie Darro as "Baby Face" Madison *Kane Richmond as Tom "Bomber" Brown/Tom Hayes *Jack LaRue as "Smoothy" (billed as Jack La Rue) *Frances Grant as Nan Howard *Sheila Bromley as Sheila MannorsAda * Monte F. Collins as "Gloomy Gus" (billed as Monty Collins) * Eddie Phillips as Duffy *Fred Toones as Snowflake (billed as Snowflake) *Philo McCullough as Goodall *Hal Price as Heckler Plot Tom Brown, known as "The Bomber", is a professional lightweight boxer. One night he is out at a nightclub when he gets involved in a fight with a local gangster, "Smoothy" Morgan, over fixing a fight. When Tom knocks Smoothy down, everyone believes the gangster to be dead. On the advice of his manager, Gloomy Gus, Tom flees New York City, heading to Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oregon Trail (1936 Film)
''The Oregon Trail'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Scott Pembroke for Republic Pictures and starring John Wayne. It is a lost film with no known prints remaining. In 2013, film collector Kent Sperring discovered 40 photographs that were taken during the making of the film. ''The Oregon Trail'' started production on November 29, 1935, and was filmed at Alabama Hills. Plot John Wayne plays retired army captain John Delmont, who discovers from his father's journal that he was left to die by a renegade, and vows to hunt down the killer. Cast *John Wayne as Capt John Delmont *Ann Rutherford as Anne Ridgeley *Joseph W. Girard as Col. Delmont *Yakima Canutt as Tom Richards * Frank Rice as Red *E. H. Calvert as Jim Ridgeley *Ben Hendricks Jr. as Maj. Harris * Harry Harvey as Tim *Fern Emmett as Minnie * Jack Rutherford as Benton *Marian Ferrell as Sis *Roland Ray as Markey *Gino Corrado as Forrenza *Edward LeSaint as Gen. Ferguson *Octavio Giraud as Don Miguel See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Pants (film)
''Fancy Pants'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy western film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball. It is a musical adaptation of ''Ruggles of Red Gap''. Plot A British actor attempts to impress two visiting American women, Efflie Floud and her tomboyish daughter, Agatha (Ball), by having the cast of his drawing-room comedy pose as his aristocratic family. Effie persuades the 'butler', Humphrey (Hope), really a struggling American actor named Arthur Tyler, to accompany them to the United States and help to refine both her husband and daughter. She sends a telegram home, referring to the person she believes is Humphrey as a "gentleman's gentleman", which the rural western townfolk misunderstand as meaning he is an aristocrat and presumably the future husband of Agatha. Arthur must now pretend to the family that he is this British butler while pretending to the rest of the town, and the visiting President Theodore Roosevelt that he is a politically sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
