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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini
''How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'' is a 1965 Pathécolor beach party film from American International Pictures. The sixth entry in a seven-film series, the movie features Mickey Rooney, Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, and Beverly Adams. The film features a brief appearance by Frankie Avalon and includes Buster Keaton in one of his last roles. Plot Frankie (Frankie Avalon) goes to Tahiti on Naval Reserve duty. While cavorting with local girls, Frankie realizes that Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) might be unfaithful to him. When Frankie seeks help from a witch doctor (Buster Keaton), the witch doctor sends a sea beauty, Cassandra (Beverly Adams), to lure Ricky (Dwayne Hickman), an advertising exec, away from Dee Dee. Upon Cassandra's arrival, the beach turns upside down, as all the surfers fall for her, an executive wants to make her a model, and Eric Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck) and his motorcycle gang add to the trouble. Cast * Annette Funicello as Dee Dee * Dwayne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Asher
William Milton Asher (August 8, 1921 – July 16, 2012) was an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom ''Our Miss Brooks'', which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing ''I Love Lucy'' by 1952. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. In 1964, he began to direct episodes of ''Bewitched'', which starred his wife Elizabeth Montgomery.Boom, B.W. (January 6, 2006"William Asher – The Man Who Invented the Sitcom" ''Palm Springs Life'' He produced the series from the fourth season. Asher was nominated for an Emmy Award four times, winning once for directing ''Bewitched'' in 1966. He was also nominated for the DGA Award in 1951 for ''I Love Lucy''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Montgomery
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery (April 15, 1932 – May 18, 1995) was an American actress whose career spanned five decades in film, stage, and television. She is best remembered for her leading role as the witch Samantha Stephens on the television series ''Bewitched''. The daughter of actor, director and producer Robert Montgomery, she began her career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series ''Robert Montgomery Presents'', and she won a Theater World Award for her 1956 Broadway debut in the production ''Late Love''. In the 1960s, she became known for her role as Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom ''Bewitched''. Her work on the series earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. After ''Bewitched'' ended its run in 1972, Montgomery continued her career with roles in numerous television films, including ''A Case of Rape'' (1974), as Ellen Harrod, and ''The Legend of Lizzie Borden'' (1975), as Lizzie Borden. Both role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Carey
Michele Carey (born Michele Lee Henson; February 26, 1942 – November 21, 2018) was an American actress who was best known for her role as Josephine "Joey" MacDonald in the 1966 Western film ''El Dorado''. She appeared in movies and guest-starred in television series in the 1960s and 1970s. Early life and education Carey was born on February 26, 1942, in Annapolis, Maryland, to Stanley Willard Henson, Jr., and Thelma Burnell Henson; her father was working as a wrestling instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy. The family soon moved to Rochester, Minnesota, where her father continued his medical studies. Carey was a piano prodigy who won a national contest at the Chicago Music Festival at age 13, and performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Carey's family eventually moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, where her father practiced as a physician, becoming Fort Collins' first open-heart surgeon. She graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1960. Career After graduating from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberta Nelson
Alberta Nelson (August 14, 1937 – April 29, 2006) was an American television and film actress. After several dramatic parts in television in the early 1960s, she made five guest appearances on ''The Andy Griffith Show''. Early years Nelson was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, to Frank Alton Nelson (1909–1959) and Katherine Storkel Stephens Nelson (1900–1982). Her only sibling was a half-sister, Irene Stephens McAleer (1919–1994). After graduating from the Andrews School for Girls in Willoughby, Ohio, in 1955, she briefly attended St. John's Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio. In the late 1950s, she moved to New York City, where she modeled and did theatre acting. Career With the urging and assistance of her cousin, the theatrical producer John Kenley (February 20, 1906 – October 23, 2009), Nelson ventured into acting with the Erie Playhouse in Erie, Pennsylvania, and eventually played the lead in a production of ''The Seven Year Itch''. She went on to appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kingsmen
The Kingsmen are a 1960s rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. They are best known for their 1963 recording of R&B singer Richard Berry's "Louie Louie", which held the No. 2 spot on the ''Billboard'' charts for six weeks and has become an enduring classic. In total, the Kingsmen charted 13 singles from 1963 to 1968 and five consecutive albums from 1963 to 1966. Their first album, '' The Kingsmen in Person'', remained on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart for 131 weeks from January 1964 to August 1966. Their early albums were released internationally in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, and Taiwan. Early years Lynn Easton and Jack Ely started performing at an early age in local newspaper-sponsored reviews the Journal Juniors and the Young Oregonians, respectively. In 1957, they started performing together, with Ely singing and playing guitar and Easton on the drum kit. The two teenagers had grown up together, as their parents were close frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobbi Shaw
Bobbie Shaw Chance (born Barbara Shisoff; September 16, 1943) is an actress best known for her appearances in American International Pictures' beach party movies of the 1960s. Biography Shaw was a singer and dancer in Las Vegas. She was spotted by a talent scout for American International Pictures and cast in ''Pajama Party'' (1964). Response was strong so she was cast in several more movies for the studio. After several films for AIP she worked with Rob Reiner, Larry Bishop, Richard Dreyfuss and others in the Los Angeles improvisational comedy troupe, The Sessions, for a number of years. Bobbie Shaw married her husband Lawrence Chance and together they opened the Hollywood Actor's Showcase. She runs this with her son Richie Chance. Filmography References External links *Bobbi Shawat Brians Drive In TheatreOfficial website 1943 births Living people American actresses 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Julian
Arthur Julian (March 7, 1923 – January 30, 1995) was an American actor, producer and television writer. Some of Julian's production credits include the television shows ''Vacation Playhouse'', ''Gimme a Break!'', and ''Amen''. Julian also served on the writing staff of the television shows ''Meet Millie'', ''F Troop'', ''Bewitched'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', and ''The Doris Day Show''. Filmography * ''How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'' (1965) (Dr. Melamed) * ''Bewitched'' (1966-1968; 5 episodes) * ''F Troop'' (episode 2.15: "Survival of the Fittest", December 15, 1966) (The Undertaker) * ''The Flying Nun'' (episode 1.11: "It's an Ill Wind", November 16, 1967) (Moon) * ''That Girl'' (1968-1969; 4 episodes) Producer * ''Vacation Playhouse'' (1963-1966) * ''Love Thy Neighbor'' (1973) * ''Gimme a Break!'' (1983-1987; 96 episodes) * ''Amen'' (1987-1990; 65 episodes) Writer * ''Meet Millie'' (1952-1956; 10 episodes) * ''Ford Theatre'' (1955; 1 episode) * ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Tsu
Irene Tsu (; born November 4, 1945)Cf. Lisanti & Paul (2002), p.293 is a Chinese American actress who made her debut in the film adaptation of ''Flower Drum Song'' in 1961, and has had many subsequent roles in TV and films. She was featured playing the wiki wiki girl in the ''Wiki wiki dollar'' advertising campaign for Chevron Corporation in the 1960s. She speaks English and three varieties of Chinese. Early life and career Tsu was born in Shanghai, China to Z.M. and Dulcie Lynn Tsu. Her father was a banker and her mother a painter. After political changes in China in the 1940s, the family left for Taiwan, then Hong Kong. Her father remained behind in Taiwan while in 1957 she and the rest of her immediate family (sister and mother) emigrated to Larchmont, New York, a suburb of New York City, where her aunt lived. Irene attended Mamaroneck Elementary School in Mamaroneck, New York and studied ballet. In the late 1950s. she auditioned for a dancing job in Broadway's ''Flower Drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Lesser
Leonard King Lesser (December 3, 1922 – February 16, 2011) was an American character actor. He was known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo in a total of 15 episodes of ''Seinfeld'', starting during the show's second season in the episode "The Pony Remark". Lesser was also known for his role as Garvin on ''Everybody Loves Raymond.'' Early life Lesser was born in New York City in 1922. His father, a grocer, was a Jewish immigrant from Poland. Lesser received his bachelor's degree from the City College of New York in 1942 at the age of 19.Weber, Bruce"Len Lesser, Uncle Leo on 'Seinfeld', Dies at 88" ''The New York Times''. 2011-02-17. Lesser enlisted in the United States Army the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and served in the China Burma India Theater of World War II, China Burma India Theater during World War II. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Gaba
Marianne Gaba (November 13, 1939 – May 3, 2016) was an American model, actress, and beauty queen. She was Miss Illinois USA 1957 and ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue. Personal life Gaba was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was fluent in three languages—Bohemian (Czech), Polish, and Spanish—in addition to English. On June 11, 1960, she married Michael Eugene Starkman in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her son, Gregory C., was born in 1962 and her daughter, Wendy M. was born in 1966. Gaba died on May 3, 2016, from brain cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 76. Filmography * ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'' (1965) .... Robot * ''How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'' (1965) .... Animal * ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' ** "Cool School Is Out" (1965) .... Squirrel ** "Big Daddy, Jed" (1965) .... Squirrel * '' Burke's Law'' - "Who Killed the Fat Cat?" (1965) .... Beautiful Blonde * '' The Patsy'' (1964) (uncredited) .... Waitress * '' Island of Love' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witch Doctor
A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor) was originally a type of Folk healer, healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. The term is now more commonly used to refer to Alternative medicine, healers, particularly in regions which use traditional medicine, traditional healing rather than evidence-based medicine, contemporary medicine. Original meaning of the term In its original meaning, witch doctors were not exactly witches themselves, but rather people who had remedies to protect others against witchcraft. Witchcraft-induced conditions were their area of expertise, as described in this 1858 news report from England: Recourse was had by the girl's parents to a cunning man, named Burrell, residing at Copford, who has long borne the name of "The Wizard of the North:" but her case was of so peculiar a character as to baffle his skill to dissolve the spell, Application was next made to a witch doctor named Murrell, residing at Hadleigh, Essex, who undertook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
