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Home Is The Sailor (TV Movie)
Home Is the Sailor may refer to: * "Home is the sailor", a line from Robert Louis Stevenson's inscribed tombstone, ''Requiem'' * Home Is the Sailor (''Cheers''), a 1987 episode of ''Cheers'' * ''Home Is the Sailor'' (novel), a 1961 novel by Jorge Amado * "Home Is the Sailor", a 1949 short story by Dorothy Black * "Home Is the Sailor", a song by Ivor Cutler from the album ''Privilege'' * ''Home Is the Sailor'', a 1952 novel by Day Keene Gunard Hjertstedt (March 28, 1904 - January 9, 1969), better known by pen name Day Keene, was an American novelist, short story writer and radio and television scriptwriter. Keene wrote over 50 novels and was the head writer for radio soap operas ..., reprinted by Hard Case Crime * ''Home Is the Sailor'', a 1964 children's book by Rumer Godden * ''Home Is the Sailor'', a 1983 book by Robin Lee Graham with Derek Gill * ''Home Is the Sailor'', a comic by John Ridgway, published in ''Warrior'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'', '' Kidnapped'' and ''A Child's Garden of Verses''. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John Silver in ''Treasure Island''. In 1890, he settled in Samoa where, alarmed at increasing European and American influence in the South Sea islands, his writing turned away from romance and adventure fiction toward a darker realism. He died of a stroke in his island home in 1894 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Is The Sailor (Cheers)
"Home Is the Sailor" is the sixth-season premiere of the American television sitcom ''Cheers''. It originally aired on September 24, 1987, on NBC. It is also the first episode including the fictional character Rebecca Howe, portrayed by Kirstie Alley, as the permanent female lead. It follows " I Do, Adieu", which was Shelley Long's last of her regular appearances as the female lead, Diane Chambers, who also left Boston on the show. Plot Six months after Sam sold the bar to a corporation, the place caters to a more upscale clientele. Eddie LeBec turns up and is surprised when Carla Tortelli tells him she is pregnant (incorporated due to actress Rhea Perlman's real-life pregnancy). Sam Malone then returns to the bar after his attempt to sail around the world failed at the first hurdle when his sailboat ran ashore in the Caribbean. Though Cheers has new management, Woody Boyd and Carla are still employed at the bar, but they're now required to wear uniforms, much to their chagri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Is The Sailor (novel)
''Home Is the Sailor'' ( pt, Os velhos marinheiros ou o capitão de longo curso, lit. "The old sailors or the long haul captain ") is a Brazilian modernist novel. It was written by Jorge Amado in 1961, and translated into English by Harriet de Onís in 1964. Background ''Home is the Sailor'' was finished by Jorge Amado in early 1961, the year in which he was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters. It was originally published in a volume of the same name, along with the short novel The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell. Told as an old-mariner's tale, the story paints a portrait of Bahian society in the early 20th century as represented by the small coastal town of Periperi. Plot In his old age Vasco Moscoso Aragão, Master Mariner, arrives in Periperi. His stories of distant and exotic ports and exotic and sensual women, make all the town's inhabitants become envious. The sole exception is Chico Pacheco, who does not believe him, and thinks that he is a braggart. After some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Black (novelist)
Dorothy MacLeish, née Black (27 March 1890 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK – 1977 in Scotland, UK) was a British journalist and writer of over 100 romance novels and several short stories from 1916 to 1974 under her maiden name Dorothy Black and as Peter Delius. In 1934 published anonymously ''Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman'', later reedited under her name. She wrote her auto-biography "The Foot of the Rainbow" in 1960. Dorothy Black was vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Biography Born Dorothy Delius Allan Black on 27 March 1890 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK, was the daughter of Clare (Edith) Delius (1866–1954), and her husband J. W. A. Black, her parents married in 1889. She was niece of the famous composer, Frederick Delius (1862–1934). Her mother wrote her brother's biography: '' Frederick Delius: Memories of my Brother''. She worked as journalist. In 1916, she was married with Hugh MacLeish. Because of her hus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privilege (Ivor Cutler Album)
''Privilege'' is an album by Ivor Cutler, originally released in 1983 on Rough Trade Records. It was produced by David Toop and Steve Beresford, both of whom are better known for their work in improvisational music and, unlike Cutler's 1970s recordings, it sees Cutler's vocals accompanied by a wide range of musical instruments including keyboards, banjo, euphonium and alto flute. The LP is co-credited to Linda Hirst, who recites a number of poems and provides vocals on some of the tracks. The closing track, "Women of the World", was released as a single and became a minor hit on the UK Indie Chart.Mason, Stewart. Review Allmusic. Retrieved 14 Mar. 2006. It has since been covered by Jim O'Rourke, on his 1999 album ''Eureka'', and YACHT, on their 2007 album ''I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real. ''I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real.'' is an album released by YACHT on Marriage Records in 2007. To promote the album, frontman Jona Bechtolt performed a live show on a yacht. Backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Keene
Gunard Hjertstedt (March 28, 1904 - January 9, 1969), better known by pen name Day Keene, was an American novelist, short story writer and radio and television scriptwriter. Keene wrote over 50 novels and was the head writer for radio soap operas '' Little Orphan Annie'' and ''Kitty Keene, Inc.'' Several of his novels were adapted into movies, including '' Joy House'' (MGM, 1964) and ''Chautauqua'', released as '' The Trouble with Girls'' (MGM, 1969). Bibliography Novels * ''Framed in Guilt'' (aka ''Evidence Most Blind''), 1949 * ''Farewell to Passion'' (aka ''The Passion Murders''), 1951 * ''My Flesh Is Sweet'', 1951 * ''Love Me and Die'', 1951 * ''To Kiss or Kill'', 1951 * ''Hunt the Killer'', 1952 * ''About Doctor Ferrel'', 1952 * ''Home Is the Sailor'', 1952 * ''If the Coffin Fits'', 1952 * ''Naked Fury'', 1952 * ''Wake Up to Murder'', 1952 * ''Mrs. Homicide'', 1953 * ''Strange Witness'', 1953 * ''The Big Kiss-Off'', 1954 * ''There Was A Crooked Man'', 1954 * ''Death House Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumer Godden
Margaret Rumer Godden (10 December 1907 – 8 November 1998) was an English author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably ''Black Narcissus'' in 1947 and '' The River'' in 1951. A few of her works were co-written with her elder sister, novelist Jon Godden, including '' Two Under the Indian Sun'', a memoir of the Goddens' childhood in a region of India now part of Bangladesh. Early life Godden was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. She grew up with her three sisters in Narayanganj, colonial India (now in Bangladesh), where her father, a shipping company executive, worked for the Brahmaputra Steam Navigation Company. Her parents sent the girls to England for schooling, as was the custom of the time, but brought them back to Narayanganj when the First World War began. Godden returned to the United Kingdom with her sisters to continue her interrupted schooling in 1920, spending time at Moira House Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Lee Graham
Robin Lee Graham (born March 5, 1949) is an American sailor. He set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. ''National Geographic'' magazine carried the story in installments (October 1968, April 1969, October 1970), and he co-wrote a book, titled ''Dove'', detailing his journey. At age sixteen, Graham sailed alone from California to Hawaii on July 21, 1965. He continued heading west in his 24-foot sloop. He was originally given two kittens for company (Joliette and Suzette), and kept two or three cats throughout the entire journey (ending his travels with Kili, Pooh, and Piglet). He married along the way and, after almost five years, ended his journey in Los Angeles. He and his wife, Patti Ratterree, briefly attended Stanford University, then settled in Montana. Graham's book about his voyage, ''Dove'', was published in 1972. His voyage was depicted in a film, '' The Dove'' (1974). A follow-up book, ''Home Is The Sailor,'' was published in 1983. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
