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John Byrum
John Byrum is an American film director, and writer known for ''The Razor's Edge'', '' Heart Beat'', ''Duets'' and '' Inserts''. Early life Raised in Winnetka, Illinois, on the North Shore of Chicago, Byrum attended New Trier High School, and later studied at New York University in the late 1960s. His instructors included Haig P. Manoogian and graduate student Martin Scorsese, and classmates Oliver Stone and Eric Jenkins. At NYU, he co-wrote ''Item 72-D, The Adventures of Spa and Fon'' with director Edward Summer. Career As a student, Byrum interned with Jim Henson on early appearances of The Muppets and was later hired by Henson as one of the original writers of ''Sesame Street''. Henson took a special interest in Byrum's talent, and hired him to write freelance projects. Byrum left New York for Hollywood after Byrum's original script ''Inserts'' received positive reaction, and he was tapped to write the script '' Harry and Walter Go to New York'' by producers and mentors Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Fiorentino
Clorinda "Linda" Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958 or 1960) is an American former actress. Fiorentino made her screen debut with a leading role in the 1985 coming-of-age drama film ''Vision Quest'', followed that same year with a lead role in the action film '' Gotcha!'' and an appearance in the film '' After Hours''. Fiorentino gained attention for her lead roles in the erotic thriller ''Jade'' (1995), the science-fiction action comedy film ''Men in Black'' (1997) and the fantasy comedy ''Dogma'' (1999). For her performance in the 1994 film ''The Last Seduction'', she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life and education One of either seven or eight children in an Italian-American family, Fiorentino was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was raised in South Philadelphia and later moved with her family to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muppets
The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety- sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses television, film, music, and other media associated with the characters. Originally owned by The Jim Henson Company for nearly five decades, the franchise was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2004. The Muppets originated in the short-form television series ''Sam and Friends'', which aired from 1955 to 1961. Following appearances on late night talk shows and in advertising during the 1960s, the Muppets began appearing on ''Sesame Street'' (1969–present), and attained celebrity status and international recognition through '' The Muppet Show'' (1976–1981), which received four Primetime Emmy Award wins and twenty-one nominations during its five-year run. During the 1970s and 1980s, the Muppets diversified into theatrical films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Davies (actor)
Stephen, Steven or Steve Davies may refer to: Politics *Steve Davies (politician) (born 1965), Australian Liberal National politician *S. O. Davies (Stephen Owen Davies, died 1972), Welsh politician Sports *Stephen Davies (field hockey) (born 1969), Australian field hockey player *Steve Davies (footballer, born 1960), English footballer *Steve Davies (footballer, born 1987), English footballer *Steve Davies (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s *Steven Davies (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles *Steven Davies (born 1986), English cricketer Others *Stephen Davies (bishop) (1883–1961), Australian Anglican bishop *Stephen Davies (ornithologist) (born 1935), Australian ornithologist * Stephen G. Davies (born 1950), British chemist *Stephen Davies (philosopher) (born 1950), New Zealand philosopher *Stephen Davies (writer) Stephen Davies was born 28 July 1976 and is a British children's author. He live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright (born April 20, 1949) is a British-American actress. She is known for appearing in science fiction and horror films, and has earned numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. As a child actress, she appeared in supporting roles in '' The Children's Hour'' and '' The Birds'', the latter of which was Cartwright's first commercial success. She made her transition into mainstream, mature roles with 1978's ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers''. The following year, she played Lambert in the science-fiction horror film ''Alien'', which earned her recognition and a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She additionally appeared in the films '' The Right Stuff'' and ''The Witches of Eastwick'' which earned her praise, and in the 1990s, received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, one of which was for her role on '' ER'' and two of which were for her role in ''The X-Files''. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Harper
Jessica Harper (born October 10, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Harper began her feature film career with a starring role in Brian De Palma's ''Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974), ''My Favorite Year'' (1982), as well as a role in ''Inserts (film), Inserts'' (1975). She is best known for her portrayal of Suzy Bannion, the protagonist of Dario Argento's cult classic ''Suspiria'' (1977), and appeared in a supporting role in Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria (2018 film), 2018 remake. Her other films include ''Stardust Memories'' (1980), ''Shock Treatment'' (1981) (the followup to ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' in which she replaced Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss), ''Pennies from Heaven (1981 film), Pennies from Heaven'' (1981), ''The Blue Iguana'' (1988), ''Safe (1995 film), Safe'' (1995), and ''Minority Report (film), Minority Report'' (2002). In addition to acting, Harper is also an author of children's music and books. Early life Harper was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1977), '' The Competition'' (1980), '' Stand by Me'' (1986), '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986), '' Stakeout'' (1987), ''Always'' (1989), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), and '' Mr. Holland's Opus'' (1995). Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1978 for ''The Goodbye Girl'' (at the time, the youngest-ever actor, at age 30, to win) and was nominated in 1995 for ''Mr. Holland's Opus''. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for two Screen Actor's Guild Awards for his portrayal of former Secretary of State Alexander Haig in the Showtime Networks ensemble film ''The Day Reagan Was Shot''. Early life Dreyfuss was born on October 29, 1947, in Brookl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is a retired American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades. As a songwriter, he composed or co-composed a number of hits including "Lonely Teardrops" and "That's Why" ( Jackie Wilson), "Shop Around" (the Miracles), and "Do You Love Me" (the Contours), all of which topped the US R&B charts, as well as the international hit "Reet Petite" ( Jackie Wilson). As part of the Corporation, he wrote many hit songs for the Jackson 5, including "I Want You Back" and "ABC". As a record producer, he launched the Miracles and signed acts like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Stevie Wonder. He was known for carefully directing the public image, dress, manners, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Richardson
Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director and producer whose career spanned five decades. In 1964, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film ''Tom Jones (1963 film), Tom Jones''. Early life Richardson was born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire in 1928, the son of Elsie Evans (Campion) and Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist. He was head girl and head boy, Head Boy at Ashville College, Harrogate and attended Wadham College, University of Oxford. His Oxford contemporaries included Rupert Murdoch, Margaret Thatcher, Kenneth Tynan, Lindsay Anderson and Gavin Lambert. He had the unprecedented distinction of being the President of both the Oxford University Dramatic Society and the Experimental Theatre Club (the ETC), in addition to being the theatre critic for the university magazine ''Isis magazine, Isis''. Those he cast in his student productions included Shirley William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaws (film)
''Jaws'' is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist ( Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter ( Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography. Shot mostly on location on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, ''Jaws'' was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean, and consequently had a troubled production with issues such as going over budget and past schedule. As the art department's mechanical sharks often malfunctioned, Spielberg decided mostly to suggest the shark's presence, employing an ominous and minimalist theme cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahogany (1975 Film)
''Mahogany'' is a 1975 American romantic drama film directed by Berry Gordy and produced by Motown Productions. The Motown founder Gordy took over the film direction after British filmmaker Tony Richardson was dismissed from the film. ''Mahogany'' stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a struggling fashion design student who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome. It was released on October 8, 1975. The soundtrack included the single " Theme from ''Mahogany'' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)", which peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1976. Plot Tracy Chambers dreams of becoming a fashion designer and has worked her way up to assistant to the head buyer at a luxury department store (modeled after and filmed at Marshall Fields on State Street) in Chicago. Her supervisor, Miss Evans, believes that Tracy's night school courses will interfere with her responsibilities at the store. Her aunt, however, encourages her and visits prospective buye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. They remain the best-charting female group in history, with a total of twelve number-one hit singles on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", and " Love Child". Following departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross embarked on a successful solo career in music, film, television and on stage. Her eponymous debut solo album featured the U.S. number-one hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and music anthem "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". It was followed with her second solo album, '' Everything Is Everything'' (1970), which spawned her first UK number-one single " I'm Still Waiting". She continued her successful solo career by mounting elaborate record-setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bill
Gerard Anthony Bill (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie ''The Sting'', for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. As an actor, Bill had supporting roles in ''Come Blow Your Horn'' (1963), ''Shampoo'' (1975), '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985), and '' Less than Zero'' (1987). He made his directorial debut with ''My Bodyguard'' (1980) and directed movies ''Six Weeks'' (1982), '' Five Corners'' (1987), ''Crazy People'' (1990), ''Untamed Heart'' (1993), and '' Flyboys'' (2006). Early life Bill was born in San Diego, California, and attended St. Augustine High School. He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame, from which he graduated in 1962. Career Bill began his career as an actor in the 1960s, first appearing on screen as Frank Sinatra's ingenuous younger brother in ''Come Blow Your Horn'' (1963). The same year, he appeared in ''Soldier in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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