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Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
''Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn'' is a 1989 film by director Larry Buchanan. The film is a follow-up to his 1976 film ''Goodbye, Norma Jean'', and starred Misty Rowe reprising her role as the young Marilyn Monroe. at Cast * Paula Lane as * as Norma Jean Baker * as ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Buchanan
Larry Buchanan (January 31, 1923 − December 2, 2004), born Marcus Larry Seale Jr., was a film director, producer and writer, who proclaimed himself a " schlockmeister". Many of his extremely low-budget films have landed on "worst movie" lists or in the public domain, but all at least broke even and many made a profit. Most of his films were made for television and were never shown theatrically. He is perhaps most famous for his AIP films '' In the Year 2889'', '' The Eye Creatures'', '' Zontar, the Thing from Venus'', '' Curse of the Swamp Creature'', '' Creature of Destruction'', '' It's Alive!'', and '' Mars Needs Women'', all of which were released directly to late night television. Early life Buchanan was born in Lost Prairie, Texas, on Jan. 31, 1923. He was orphaned as a baby and was raised in Dallas in an orphanage. It was while growing up there that he became fascinated with the movies which were shown in the orphanage's theater. He considered becoming a minister early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misty Rowe
Mistella Rowe (born June 1, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying the perky, squeaky-voiced blonde on the American television series ''Hee Haw'' for 19 years, often appearing as Junior Samples's assistant during used-car comedy segments. Rowe and other "honeys" on the series were notable for performing in cleavage-inducing halter tops, hot pants, and country-style miniskirt, minidresses. Rowe also starred in the 1978 ''Hee Haw'' spin-off ''Hee Haw Honeys'', cast with then-newcomer Kathie Lee Gifford (then known as Kathie Lee Johnson) as the singing daughters of truck stop diner owners portrayed by ''Hee Haw'' regulars Lulu Roman and Kenny Price. Rowe later appeared in a national road show version of the series entitled ''Hee Haw Honey Reunion''. Film & Television In addition to her roles on ''Hee Haw'' and ''Hee Haw Honeys'', Rowe portrayed carhop Wendy in early seasons of the sitcom ''Happy Days'' and Maid Marian in the Mel Brooks-produced ''When Things ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Slate
Jeremy Slate (born Robert Bullard Perham; February 17, 1926 – November 19, 2006) was an American film and television actor, and songwriter. He is best known for portraying Larry Lahr in ''The Aquanauts'' (1960–1961), Chuck Wilson in ''One Life to Live'' (1979–1987) and as Deputy Sheriff Ben Latta in ''The Sons of Katie Elder'' (1965). Early life He attended a military academy and joined the United States Navy when he was sixteen. He was barely eighteen when his destroyer assisted in the Normandy Invasion on D-Day (June 6, 1944). After the war he attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where he graduated with honors in English. He was also president of the student body, a member of the honor society, editor of the college literary magazine, a football player, and the backfield coach of the only undefeated team in the history of the university. He was a campus radio personality who married the queen of his fraternity's ball during his senior year. After g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927 – October 11, 2023) was an American actress with a career spanning over fifty years. She was best known for her portrayal of reporter Lois Lane in the 1951 film '' Superman and the Mole Men'' and in the first season of the television series '' Adventures of Superman''. Early life Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell was born on January 15, 1927, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Coates was the daughter of William Robert Rush Stell and Lorraine "Luzzie" Jack Teel. After graduating from Odessa High School, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother. Coates attended (as Gypsy Stell) Los Angeles City College. Career Stage Originally billed under her birth name as Gypsy Stell, Coates was discovered in a Hollywood and Vine restaurant by vaudeville comedian Ken Murray, from whom she learned comic timing. She subsequently appeared as a dancer and a comedienne in skits for ten months in ''Blackouts'', his "racy" (mildly risqué) variety sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye, Norma Jean
''Goodbye, Norma Jean'' is a 1976 film by Larry Buchanan based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Misty Rowe plays the title role. Cast * Misty Rowe as Norma Jeane Baker * Terence Locke as Ralph Johnson * Patch Mackenzie as Ruth Latimer * Preston Hanson as Hal James * Marty Zagon as Irving Oblach * Andre Philippe as Sam Dunn * Adele Claire as Beverly * Sal Ponti as Randy Palmer * Paula Mitchell as Cynthia Palmer * Jean Sarah Frost as Ethel * Lilyan McBride as House Mother * Burr Middleson as Sleazy Photographer * Stuart Lancaster as George * Ivy Bethune as Ruby Kirshner * Robert Gribbon as Terry Reception The film opened in a small number of American and Canadian cities in 1976. It attracted few notices from critics, all of which were negative. Jerry Oster of the New York '' Daily News'' gave the film half of a star and called it a "vulgar ripoff", adding that "Missy, who bears a startling resemblance to a department store mannikin—and acts no better—has been put through he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $ billion in ) by Death of Marilyn Monroe, her death in 1962. Born in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage before marrying James Dougherty (police officer), James Dougherty at the age of 16. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. After roles as a freelancer, she began a longer contract with Fox in 1951, becomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TCMDB
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia. The channel's programming consists mainly of classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment Co. film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and the North American distribution rights to films from RKO Radio Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. Unlike its sister networks TBS, TNT, and TruTV, TCM does not carry any sports coverage through Turner Network Television Sports. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cypru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Hicks
Ken Hicks (born July 18, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Oakland Seals in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, but never played in the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana .... Ken Hicks played in a total of five leagues over the course of his career. Career Statistics Regular season and playoffs References * 1947 births Living people Brandon Wheat Kings players Canadian ice hockey forwards Charlotte Checkers (EHL) players NHL first-round draft picks Oakland Seals draft picks 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Pearl Baker
Gladys Pearl Monroe (May 27, 1902 – March 11, 1984), also known as Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker Mortensen Eley, was the mother of American actress Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson). Born in Mexico, Baker grew up in the Los Angeles metro area. Her father died in 1909 after suffering from mental illness and alcoholism. Gladys was married three times for three to four years each marriage. She was married for the first time at age 14 to Jasper Newton Baker. They had two children, including American author Berniece Baker Miracle, and at the end of the marriage, Jasper and the children returned to his native Kentucky without his wife's knowledge. Gladys moved to Kentucky to be near her children but left after four months. She had limited contact thereafter. She moved to Hollywood, where she became a film cutter in the growing movie industry. There, she met Martin Edward Mortensen, with whom she had a short marriage that ended in divorce. Afterwards, she had a relationship with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Hanson
Preston Hanson (January 17, 1921 – February 12, 2008) was an American actor. Early years Hanson was born Iowa and moved to California in 1940. He attended Pasadena Junior College. Military service During World War II, Hanson few 65 attack missions as a combat pilot in Europe, for which he received the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He later became a major in the Air Force Reserve. Acting Hanson appeared in over 30 TV series and movies over 40 years, including ''Dynasty'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Dallas'', ''Goodbye, Norma Jean'', '' Action Jackson'' and ''The A-Team'' among others. His last credit was in the 1994 comedy '' Cops and Robbersons''. His Broadway credits include ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1952), ''Saint Joan'' (1951), and ''Billy Budd ''Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative)'', also known as ''Billy Budd, Foretopman'', is a novella by American writer Herman Melville, left unfinished at his death in 1891. Acclaimed by critics as a masterpiece when a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Philippe
Andre Philippe (November 3, 1927 – April 29, 2007) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing the role of Mr. Everett Johns in the American drama television series ''Mr. Novak'', and the role of Paul in ''Hawaiian Eye''. Philippe was born Everett Cooper in The Bronx, New York. He served in World War II, and later went to Paris, where he sang in nightclubs and changed his name to Andre Philippe. His film and television career began in 1959 with the role of Paul in ''Hawaiian Eye''. He then played the role of Mr. Everett Jones in the drama television series ''Mr. Novak'' from 1963 to 1965. Philippe guest-starred in television programs including ''Get Smart'', ''The Wild Wild West'', ''Combat!'', ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''Bonanza'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''That Girl'', ''The Monkees'', '' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'', '' Medical Center'' and ''Charlie's Angels''. He also co-starred and appeared in films such as '' The Scorpio Letters'' (1967), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Lancaster (actor)
Stuart Gage Lancaster (November 30, 1920 – December 22, 2000) was an American actor known for roles in Russ Meyer films. Biography Born in Evanston, Illinois, Lancaster's grandfather was circus owner Charles Ringling. He served as an aviator in the United States Navy in World War II. He moved to Los Angeles in 1962. Lancaster appeared in several Meyer films, including ''Mudhoney'', ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'', '' Good Morning and... Goodbye!'', '' Supervixens'', and ''Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens''. He also had a recurring role on ''The Young and the Restless'' and a part in ''Edward Scissorhands''. He was sometimes credited as Stewart Lancaster or Stud Lancaster. Lancaster was the founder and director of the Palm Tree Playhouse in Sarasota, Florida. He died in Los Angeles, California. His wife Ivy Bethune and stepdaughter Zina Bethune were both actresses. He had five children, Mark Lancaster, Paul Gooding, Lynne Lancaster, John Lancaster aka Guruatma S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
