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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 "Mesquit ...[...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 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misty Rowe
Mistella Rowe (born Misty Rose Thornton; 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, tight shorts, and country-style minidresses. Rowe 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 country music diner owners portrayed by Lulu Roman and Kenny Price. Rowe later appeared in a national road show version of the series entitled ''Hee Haw Honey Reunion''. Television On television, Rowe portrayed the carhop Wendy in early episodes of the sitcom ''Happy Days'' and Maid Marian in the Mel Brooks-produced ''When Things Were Rotten'' (1975). Rowe's 1980s television appearances incl ... [...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 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 graduation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927) is an American former actress, with a career spanning over fifty years. She is 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 Born on January 15, 1927, in Wichita Falls, Texas, Coates is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stell. After graduating from Odessa High School, she moved to ent 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 by vaudeville comedian Ken Murray in a Hollywood and Vine restaurant 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 show. She later performed as one of Earl Carroll's showgirls at his Earl Carr ... [...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. accessed 26 March 2013 Cast *Misty Rowe
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Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " 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 the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Monroe as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of 12 foster homes and an orphanage; she married at age sixteen. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a ... [...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 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 Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Nordic countries, the Middle East, Africa (as TNT), and Asia-Pacific. History Origins In 1986, eight y ... [...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; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional .... 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 National Hockey League first-round draft picks Oakland Seals draft picks {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Pearl Baker
Gladys Pearl Baker Mortensen Eley ( Monroe; May 27, 1902 – March 11, 1984) was the mother of American actress Marilyn Monroe. Early life Gladys Pearl Monroe was born on May 27, 1902 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila Mexico. Her mother, Della Mae Monroe (née Hogan), was from Arkansas, and her father, Otis Elmer Monroe, was an aspiring painter from Indianapolis, who worked for the National Railway. The family soon migrated to Los Angeles County, and Otis started working for the Pacific Electric Railway Co. First marriage In 1917, Gladys married Jasper Newton "Jap" Baker (1886–1951) and gave birth to a son Robert Kermit "Jackie" (1918–1933), followed by a daughter, Berniece Inez Gladys. After abusive incidents, she filed for divorce from Jasper in 1921, leading him to kidnap the children and raise them in his native Kentucky. Second marriage and Marilyn Monroe In 1924, Baker married Norwegian immigrant Martin Edward Mortensen (1897–1981). They divorced in 1928, after Baker me ... [...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)'' is a novella by American writer Herman Melville, left unfinished at his death in 1891. Acclaimed by critics as a masterpiece when a hastily transcribed version was finally publ ... [...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 (film), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
