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Jeff Donnell
Jean Marie "Jeff" Donnell (July 10, 1921 – April 11, 1988) was an American film and television actress. Early years Donnell was born in South Windham, Maine, to Harold and Mildred Donnell, when her father was superintendent at a boys' reformatory in that town. As a child, she adopted the nickname "Jeff" after the character in her favorite comic strip, ''Mutt and Jeff''.Newspaper columnist Erskine Johnson wrote in a July 12, 1943, article, "... an uncle nicknamed her Jeff when she was three years old and the name stuck." To avoid gender confusion, she was sometimes billed as "(Miss) Jeff Donnell." Donnell graduated from Towson High School, Towson, Maryland, in 1938 and attended the Leland Powers School of Drama in Boston, Massachusetts. Later, she studied at the Yale School of Drama. Career Donnell was signed to a contract by Columbia Pictures while she was active with the Farragut Playhouse in New Hampshire, and she made her film debut in ''My Sister Eileen'' (1942). She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windham, Maine
Windham is a New England town, town in Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,434 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It includes the villages of South Windham, Maine, South Windham and North Windham, Maine, North Windham. It is part of the Portland, Maine, Portland–South Portland, Maine, South Portland–Biddeford, Maine, Biddeford, Maine Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The township was granted in 1734 by the Massachusetts General Court to Abraham Howard, Joseph Blaney and 58 others from Marblehead, Massachusetts. In 1737, New Marblehead Plantation was settled by Captain Thomas Chute. By order of the Massachusetts General Court, a fort was built in spring of 1744 on a hill in the southern part of town near the early center of settlement to offer protection during King George's War. A 50-foot square blockhouse constructed of 12-inch thick hewn Tsuga, hemlock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Thief
''The Phantom Thief'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. The film follows detective Boston Blackie as he tries to track down a blackmailer-murderer. As the investigation goes on, a supernatural element becomes clear. Cast * Chester Morris as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black * Jeff Donnell as Anne Parks Duncan * Richard Lane as Inspector John Farraday * Dusty Anderson as Sandra * George E. Stone as The Runt * Frank Sully as Detective Sergeant Matthews * Marvin Miller as Dr. Nejino * Wilton Graff as Rex Duncan * Murray Alper as Eddie Alexander, Chauffeur * Forbes Murray as Dr. Purcell Nash * Joseph Crehan Joseph A. Creaghan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1916 and 1965, and notably played Ulysses S. Grant nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in ''Union Paci ... as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker References External links * * * * 1946 films 1940s crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand Up And Be Counted
''Stand Up and Be Counted'' is a 1972 American comedy film directed by Jackie Cooper and starring Jacqueline Bisset and Stella Stevens. It features the recording of "I Am Woman" (1971) by Helen Reddy. Plot Cast * Jacqueline Bisset - Sheila Hammond * Stella Stevens - Yvonne Kellerman * Steve Lawrence - Gary McBride * Gary Lockwood - Eliot Travis * Lee Purcell - Karen Hammond * Loretta Swit - Hilary McBride * Héctor Elizondo - Lou Kellerman * Anne Francine - Mabel Hammond * Madlyn Rhue - Gloria Seagar * Alex Wilson - Jerry Kamanski * Michael Ansara - Playboy Speaker * Joyce Brothers - Herself * Jessica Rains - Sadie * Meredith Baxter - Tracy See also * List of American films of 1972 This is a list of American films released in 1972. ''Cabaret'' won 8 Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Actress. ''The Godfather'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. __TOC__ A–C D–G H–M N–S T–Z See also * ... External links * *https://www.rottentom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Liberation
The women's liberation movement (WLM) was a political alignment of women and feminist intellectualism that emerged in the late 1960s and continued into the 1980s primarily in the industrialized nations of the Western world, which effected great change (political, intellectual, cultural) throughout the world. The WLM branch of radical feminism, based in contemporary philosophy, comprised women of racially- and culturally-diverse backgrounds who proposed that economic, psychological, and social freedom were necessary for women to progress from being second-class citizens in their societies. Towards achieving the equality of women, the WLM questioned the cultural and legal validity of patriarchy and the practical validity of the social and sexual hierarchies used to control and limit the legal and physical independence of women in society. Women's liberationists proposed that sexism—legalized formal and informal sex-based discrimination predicated on the existence of the social co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Helm (TV Series)
''Matt Helm'' is an American mystery television series which aired on ABC from September 20, 1975 to January 3, 1976. The title character was played by Anthony Franciosa. Overview The series was loosely based upon the literary character Matt Helm, who had been created and introduced by Donald Hamilton in his 1960 novel, ''Death of a Citizen''; he had also been played by Dean Martin in a series of spy comedy films in the late 1960s. This series resembled neither the books—in which Helm was a terse assassin for a secret government agency—nor the films—in which Helm was a womanizing, wisecracking secret agent. The series sees Matt Helm, a retired spy, opening a private detective business. Thus, most of the plot lines were standard detective stories of the day, such as one episode in which Helm investigates the disappearance of a race horse. Laraine Stephens co-starred as Claire Kronski, Helm's assistant. A pilot TV movie aired on May 7, 1975, previewing the series already o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia (American TV Series)
''Julia'' is an American sitcom. It is notable for being the first weekly series to star an African-American woman in a non- stereotypical role. Previous television series featured African-American lead characters, but the characters were usually servants. The show starred actress and singer Diahann Carroll, and ran for 86 episodes on NBC from September 17, 1968, to March 23, 1971. The series was produced by Savannah Productions, Inc., Hanncarr Productions, Inc., and 20th Century-Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed series title was ''Mama's Man''. The series was among the few situation comedies in the late 1960s that did not use a laugh track; however, 20th Century-Fox Television added one when the series was reissued for syndication and cable rebroadcasts in the late 1980s. ''Julia'' was among the first acquisitions made by ASPiRE for its inaugural season in 2012. Synopsis In ''Julia'', Carroll played widowed single mother, Julia Baker (her husband, Army Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gidget (TV Series)
''Gidget'' is an American sitcom by Screen Gems about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966. ''Gidget'' was among the first regularly scheduled color programs on ABC. With a Wednesday night time slot that put it in direct competition with ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' and '' The Virginian'', it did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was canceled at the end of its first season. Background The television series was based upon concepts and characters created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel ''Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas'',''Gidget'' by Frederick Kohne(2001) Berkley Publishing Group. which Kohner based upon the adventures of Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman, his teenage daughter Kathy. The novel was adapted into a 1959 mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American brand name used by Sony Pictures' Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate, Sony Group Corporation. It has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation, initially as a cartoon studio, then a television studio, and later on as a film studio. The label currently serves as a film production and distribution label that specializes in genre films, mainly horror. Animation studio: 1921–1946 Early years (1921–1933) When producer Pat Sullivan came to Harry Warner to sign a contract with him on his and Otto Messmer's series Felix the Cat, he declined and instead told his soon-to-be former secretary Margaret J. Winkler that she should form her own company and take control of the distribution of the series. Winkler formed M.J. Winkler Productions and soon also took control of Max and Dave Fleischer's series ''Out of the Inkwell''. By 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gidget Goes To Rome
''Gidget Goes to Rome'' is a 1963 Columbia Pictures Eastmancolor feature film starring Cindy Carol as the archetypal high school teen surfer girl originally portrayed by Sandra Dee in the 1959 film ''Gidget''. The film is the third of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos and expands upon Gidget's romance with boyfriend Moondoggie. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner. Veterans of previous Gidget films making appearances include James Darren as "Moondoggie", Joby Baker, and Jean "Jeff" Donnell as Gidget's mom, Mrs. Lawrence. Plot College-bound Gidget ( Cindy Carol) is vacationing in Rome for the summer with faithful boyfriend Jeff, aka Moondoggie (James Darren) and their friends. Chaperoning the pair is Aunt Albertina (Jessie Royce Landis). However, Gidget's father Russell, worried about his daughter being abroad, asks an old friend of his, named Paolo Cellini, to keep an eye on Gidget to see that she stays out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
''Gidget Goes Hawaiian'' is a 1961 American romantic comedy musical film starring James Darren, Michael Callan and Deborah Walley. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film is a sequel to the 1959 Sandra Dee beach film vehicle ''Gidget''. Dee was under contract to Universal for the rival series film ''Tammy Tell Me True'' (1961) and would not be released to Columbia to reprise her hit role. The sequel expands the archetypal high school teen surfer girl's romance with her college sweetheart Moondoggie. The film is the second of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner, who wrote the novelization of the film in 1961. James Darren reprised his 1959 role of Moondoggie. A third film, ''Gidget Goes to Rome'', followed in 1963. ''Gidget Goes Hawaiian'' has been released to VHS and DVD. Plot Gidget's father announces that they are going to Hawaii for two weeks. On the plane to Hawaii, Gid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gobel
George Leslie Goebel (May 20, 1919 – February 24, 1991) was an American humorist, actor, and comedian. He was best known as the star of his own weekly comedy variety television series, ''The George Gobel Show'', broadcasting from 1954 to 1959 on NBC, and on CBS from 1959 to 1960, (alternating in its final season with ''The Jack Benny Program''). He was also a familiar panelist on the NBC game show ''Hollywood Squares''. Early years He was born George Leslie Goebel in Chicago, Illinois, on May 20, 1919. His father, Hermann Goebel, who was then working as a butcher and grocer, had emigrated to the United States in the 1890s with his parents from the Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire."The Fourteenth Census of the United States: Population—1920" digital i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fuller Brush Girl
''The Fuller Brush Girl'' is a 1950 slapstick comedy starring Lucille Ball and directed by Lloyd Bacon. Animator Frank Tashlin wrote the script. Ball plays a quirky door-to-door cosmetics saleswoman for the Fuller Brush Company. The film also stars Eddie Albert and has an uncredited cameo by Red Skelton (who had starred in the Tashlin-scripted and S. Sylvan Simon directed ''The Fuller Brush Man'' two years earlier). The film reunites Lucille Ball with director Lloyd Bacon, producer S. Sylvan Simon and Frank Tashlin at Columbia Pictures after their 1949 film '' Miss Grant Takes Richmond''. Plot Sally and Humphrey, who work together at the same steamship company (she as a switchboard operator, he as an office boy), wish to be able to afford monthly payments on a house they have long wanted to buy. Their boss, Harvey Simpson, unaccountably gives Humphrey a big promotion. Harvey is involved in a smuggling job which requires an oblivious patsy and it has been determined that Humphre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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