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J.B. (play)
''J.B.'' is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern-day retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job. The play is about J.B. (a stand-in for Job), a devout millionaire with a happy domestic life whose life is ruined. The play went through several incarnations before it was finally published. MacLeish began the work in 1953 as a one-act production, but within three years, had expanded it to a full, three-act manuscript. The play has won several accolades, including the 1959 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Two versions of ''J.B.'' are available, the original book, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and the script that MacLeish revised substantially for Broadway, published by Samuel French Inc. Plot summary The play opens in "a corner inside an enormous circus tent". Two vendors, Mr. Zuss (evoking the chief Greek god Zeus) and Nickles (i.e. "Old Nick," a folk name for the Devil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale School Of Drama
The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate professional school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in every discipline of the theatre – acting, design (set design, costume design, lighting design, projection design, and sound design), directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, technical design and production, and theatre management. It was known as the Yale School of Drama until its endowment by David Geffen in 2021. The school operates in partnership with the Yale Repertory Theatre, also located in New Haven. History The school traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second-oldest college theatre association in the US, founded in 1900. The "Dramat" produced the American premieres of Albert Camus's ''Caligula'' and Shakespeare's ''Troilus and Cressida'', as well as original works by Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Rainey
Ford Rainey (August 8, 1908 – July 25, 2005) was an American film, stage, and television actor.Myrna Oliver"Ford Rainey, 96; Performed Shakespeare, Shepard and Variety of Film, TV Roles" ''Los Angeles Times'', July 26, 2005. Early life Rainey was born in Mountain Home, Idaho, the son of Vyrna (née Kinkade), a teacher, and Archie Coleman Rainey. He first acted on the stage while a student at Centralia High School, where he graduated in 1927. Rainey graduated from Centralia Junior College in Washington state and in 1933 from the Cornish School, now Cornish College of the Arts, in Seattle. He then moved to Connecticut to study acting at the Michael Chekhov Theatre Studio. Growing up in the outdoors and learning to ride horses helped him in his career as a tough-guy film presence later in life. Like many young actors, he worked odd jobs, including as a logger, fisherman, fruit picker, carpenter, and clam digger, in addition to working on an oil tanker before becoming a succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Olson (actor)
James Olson (October 8, 1930 – April 17, 2022) was an American actor. Life and career Olson was born in Evanston, Illinois, on October 8, 1930, and he was a graduate of Northwestern University. From 1952 until 1954, he was a military policeman in the United States Army. He performed stage work in and around Chicago before his 1956 film debut in ''The Sharkfighters''. His Broadway credits include ''Of Love Remembered'' (1967), ''Slapstick Tragedy'' (1966), ''The Three Sisters'' (1964), ''The Chinese Prime Minister'' (1964), ''Romulus'' (1962), ''J.B.'' (1958), ''The Sin of Pat Muldoon'' (1957), and ''The Young and Beautiful'' (1955). He starred alongside Joanne Woodward in the Academy Award nominee for Best Picture ''Rachel, Rachel'' in 1968. He made numerous stage, feature film, and TV appearances from the mid-1950s until 1990, when he retired. On television, Olson portrayed Mickey Mantle in ''The Life of Mickey Mantle''. His other TV appearances included guest roles on scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Moore
Candy Moore (born August 26, 1947) is an American actress from Maplewood, New Jersey. Moore attended UCLA School of Theatre Arts. Moore began her career appearing on television series such as '' Leave It to Beaver'' and ''Letter to Loretta''. In 1962, she was cast as Lucille Ball's daughter Chris Carmichael on ''The Lucy Show''. Moore remained a regular on ''The Lucy Show'' through the end of the 1964–1965 season after which the premise of the show was retooled and most of the supporting cast was written out. Moore also appeared nine times on ''The Donna Reed Show'', five of which as Angie Quinn, the girlfriend of series character Jeff Stone (Paul Petersen). Career In 1959-1960, she appeared in two episodes of the second season of ''One Step Beyond'', as Carolyn Peters in "Forked Lightning" (ep. 9), and as Callie Wylie in "Goodbye Grandpa" (ep. 38). In 1961, she played Margie Manners, the kitchen seductress of Wally Cleaver, in the ''Leave It To Beaver'' episode "Mother's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Lowry
Judith Carter Lowry (née Ives; July 27, 1890 – November 29, 1976) was an American actress. She had nearly 30 film and television roles and appeared on stage, most notably in the Off-Broadway production of ''The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'' and on Broadway in Archibald MacLeish's '' J.B.'' She became well-known for her role as Mother Dexter on the CBS show ''Phyllis'' during the last year of her life, but died midway through the show's second season. Early life Judith Carter Ives was born at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where her father was temporarily stationed. She was the daughter of Mildred Elizabeth Megeath (July 17, 1864 – 1923) and Francis Joseph Ives (July 19, 1857 – November 27, 1908). Her father was a career surgeon in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of Major. Her father saw action in the Spanish–American War, serving initially in Cuba and later in the Philippines, before retiring to Washington, D.C. in 1908, where he died. Through her fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton James
George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor known for roles as a prison floorwalker in ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond films '' Live and Let Die'' (1973) and '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), the sheriff in '' Silver Streak'' (1976), a Texas tycoon in ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' (1977), and the owner of the scandalous 1919 Chicago White Sox baseball team in ''Eight Men Out'' (1988). Early life James was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Grace (née Dean), a teacher, and Harry James, a journalist. He grew up in Oregon in the Gladstone area of Clackamas County. James was a decorated World War II United States Army veteran. He served as an infantry platoon sergeant with Co. "A" 163rd Infantry, 41st Division. He served forty-two months in the South Pacific from January 1942 until August 1945. His decorations include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Hingle
Martin Patterson Hingle (July 19, 1924 – January 3, 2009) was an American character actor who appeared in stage productions and in hundreds of television shows and feature films. His first film was ''On the Waterfront'' in 1954. He often played tough authority figures. Hingle was a close friend of Clint Eastwood and appeared in the Eastwood films ''Hang 'em High'', '' The Gauntlet'', and '' Sudden Impact''. He also portrayed Jim Gordon in the ''Batman'' film franchise from 1989 to 1997. Early life Hingle was born in Miami, Florida (some sources say Denver, Colorado), the son of Marvin Louise (née Patterson), a schoolteacher and musician, and Clarence Martin Hingle, a building contractor. He attended Weslaco High School, where he played tuba in the band. Hingle enlisted in the United States Navy in December 1941, dropping out of the University of Texas. He served on the destroyer USS ''Marshall'' during World War II. He returned to the University of Texas after the war and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Francis
Ivor Francis (October 26, 1918 – October 22, 1986) was a Canadian-American character actor and acting teacher. He is the father of television soap opera actress Genie Francis. Life and career Francis was born in Toronto and began his acting career on the radio in Canada. He served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and then moved to the United States, where he played the son, Joe, in the radio program ''Ma Perkins''. Francis made several appearances on Broadway, in such plays as ''The Devil's Advocate'', ''Gideon'' and '' J.B.''. He performed frequently on television, including appearances in ''I Dream Of Jeannie'', ''The Odd Couple'', ''Barney Miller'' (as 4 different characters), a psychologist on ''Happy Days'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Hart to Hart'', ''Benson'' , ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''Starsky & Hutch'', ''Dark Shadows'', ''Bright Promise'', ''Room 222'', ''Get Smart'', ''The Practice'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Martin
Nan Martin (July 15, 1927 – March 4, 2010) was an American actress who starred in movies and on television. Life and career Early life Born in Decatur, Illinois, and raised in Santa Monica, California, she attended Santa Monica High School. Acting career Her first film role was ''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' (1956). Her other film roles included ''The Mugger'' (1958), ''For Love of Ivy'' (1968), ''Goodbye Columbus'' (1969), ''Doctor Detroit'' (1983), '' All of Me'' (1984), and Chuck Russell's cult film '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987) where she played the role of Amanda Krueger, the mother of killer Freddy Krueger. Her last film role was in '' Thicker than Water'' (2005). On television, Martin portrayed Helen Cavanaugh on ''Buck James'' and Grace D'Angelo on '' Mr. Sunshine''. Her other TV roles included the 1983 miniseries ''The Thorn Birds'' and the soap opera '' Santa Barbara''. She had a recurring role on ''The Drew Carey Show'' as Mrs. Loude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award nomination―making him the only Canadian recipient of the "Triple Crown of Acting" to also acquire a Grammy nomination. He made his Broadway debut in 1954 and continued to act in leading roles on stage, playing Cyrano de Bergerac in ''Cyrano'' (1974), Iago in ''Othello'', as well as playing the titular roles in ''Hamlet at Elsinore'' (1964), ''Macbeth'', ''King Lear'', and '' Barrymore''. Plummer performed in stage productions, including '' J.B.'', ''No Man's Land'', and '' Inherit the Wind''. Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Senneville, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal. After appearing on stage, he made his film debut in '' Stage Struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Massey
Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor, known for his commanding, stage-trained voice. For his lead role in '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Among his most well known roles were Dr Gillespie in the NBC television series ''Dr. Kildare'' (1961–1966), Abraham Farlan in '' A Matter of Life and Death'' and Jonathan Brewster in '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' (1944). Early life Massey was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Anna (née Vincent), who was American-born, and Chester Daniel Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Harris Tractor Company. He was the grandson of businessman Hart Massey and great-grandson of founder Daniel Massey. His branch of the Massey family emigrated to Canada from New England a few years before the War of 1812, their ancestors having migrated from England to the Massachusetts colony in the 1630s. He attended secondary school briefly at Upper Canada College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
