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Joseph McGrath (film Director)
Joseph McGrath (born 28 March 1928) is a Scottish film and television director and screenwriter. He was born in Glasgow and studied at Glasgow School of Art in the late 1940s and early 1950s where his energy and talent was much admired by his contemporaries. McGrath is best known for his collaborations with ''The Goon Show'' stars Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. He directed the scenes with Sellers and Orson Welles in the multi-director James bond spoof '' Casino Royale'' (1967). He also directed Sellers and Spike Milligan in '' The Magic Christian'' (1969) and '' The Great McGonagall'' (1974). 1108 ppPublished in the U.S. via Applause BooksThis comprehensive biography contains multiple reference to Milligan and McGrath. McGrath also worked with director Richard Lester on the Beatles' musical-comedy films '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) and ''Help!'' (1965). In November 1965, McGrath directed the Beatles' first-ever music videos (known at the time as "promo clips"), filming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Williams (actor)
Alan Williams (born 1954 in Manchester, England) is a British actor and playwright, who has performed in film, television and theatre in both the United Kingdom and Canada."Success, Failure All Part of the Plan for Playwright". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 6 January 2015. Life and career Originally from Manchester and educated at The Manchester Grammar School, he took some classes in theatre school but received the bulk of his training as an apprentice with the Hull Truck Theatre."Tall tales from outsiders; Performer-playwright brings acclaimed trilogy to Ottawa". ''Ottawa Citizen'', 4 May 1988. He performed his Cockroach trilogy of one-man plays (''The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati'', ''The Return of the Cockroach'' and ''The Cockroach Has Landed'') at the influential London fringe venue The Bush Theatre and subsequently at the International Theatre Festival in Toronto, Ontario in 1981, and then decided to remain in the city, becoming playwright in residence at the Tarragon Theatre."F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1928 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Train To Murder
''Night Train to Murder'' is a 1985 British comedy television film, directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Morecambe and Wise. It was the last work that Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise worked on together before Morecambe's death in 1984 (the comedian being in poor health at the time of filming). It was written as a pastiche of the works of writers including Agatha Christie and Edgar Wallace, and is set in 1946—featuring Morecambe and Wise ostensibly as 1940s versions of themselves. The duo's move from the BBC to Thames in 1978 was a much publicised media event, and one of the main reasons for their move was to make films and move away from the format of '' The Morecambe & Wise Show'' that had proved so popular in the previous decade. The film was completed in March 1983, but not screened until after Morecambe's death the following year. It was originally made with a laughter track, but this was absent when broadcast, and again so when later released on both VHS and DVD. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodnight And God Bless
''Goodnight and God Bless'' is a British television sitcom which first aired on ITV in 1983.Roberts p.140 It is based around the life of popular television quiz host Ronnie Kemp, whose staff and father-in-law hate him. Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Lisa Daniely, George A. Cooper, Leslie Grantham, Nat Jackley, Gwen Taylor, Jean Boht, Constance Chapman and Lloyd Lamble. Main cast * Donald Churchill as Ronnie Kemp * Judy Loe as Celia Kemp * James Cossins as Geoffrey * Nick Stringer as Harry * Tracey Perry as Debbie * Rowena Cooper Rosemary Rowena Cooper (born 1935) is a British actress. She began her career in 1956, joining the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary. In 1959 she joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company and went on to have an extensi ... as Audrey References Bibliography * Jerry Roberts. ''Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * {{IMDb title, id=0085023 1983 Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Damp (film)
''Rising Damp'' is a 1980 comedy film based on the British situation comedy ''Rising Damp'', which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. The television series was, in turn, adapted from Eric Chappell's stage play ''The Banana Box''. Chappell adapted the play to television, and wrote the screenplay for this feature film. The film's director was Joseph McGrath. Leonard Rossiter plays Rupert Rigsby, the middle-aged landlord of a decrepit townhouse. Rigsby has fallen for his only female tenant, Ruth Jones ( Frances de la Tour). Ruth, however, prefers Philip, who is much younger, more attractive, and more sophisticated than either Rigsby or she. Philip (Don Warrington) is not especially interested in Ruth, but he eggs Rigsby on in order to humiliate him. In adapting the television series to film, the setting was changed from Yorkshire to inner-city London. As Richard Beckinsale had died the year before, his character of Alan was rewritten with Christopher Strauli cast as a new character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Losers (TV Series)
''The Losers'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1978. Written by Alan Coren, it stars Leonard Rossiter and Alfred Molina. ''The Losers'' was made for ITV by ATV and was produced and directed by Joe McGrath. In ''The Losers'', Rossiter plays Sydney Foskett, a wrestling promoter who discovers a young new wrestler called "The Butcher", played by Molina, who Foskett ensures loses to get the public's love. Cast *Leonard Rossiter - Sydney Foskett *Alfred Molina - Nigel *Joe Gladwin - Dennis Breene Plot Sydney Foskett is a wrestling promoter who discovers young new wrestler and part-time footballer, "The Butcher", whose real name is Nigel. Foskett, realising that the public love a loser, devises ways for "The Butcher" to lose without the dimwitted Nigel to know what is happening. Foskett often gets paid well for rigging the matches. Episodes ''The Losers'' aired on ITV from 12 November to 17 December 1978. All episodes aired on Sundays at 9.15pm and are 30 minutes long. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilization As We Know It
''The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It'' is a 1977 comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring John Cleese. It is a low-budget spoof of the Sherlock Holmes detective series, as well as the mystery genre in general. Plot Aboard a private aircraft, Dr. Gropinger (Ron Moody)—a parody of Henry Kissinger—is on a goodwill tour of Middle Eastern countries. He misplaces his diary and is thrown into a panic as, without the diary, he no longer knows what country he is about to land in. Stepping off the plane, he extends greetings in Hebrew to a congregation of Arabs and is shot dead. Soon after, the U.S. President ( Joss Ackland, in a caricature of Gerald Ford) receives a threatening letter claiming responsibility for the death, signed "Moriarty", who claims to have set in motion a plan that will allow him to rule the world. The president dispatches a top agent to London to work with the world's top law enforcement officials and find a strategy to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
''I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight'' is a 1976 British comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Barry Andrews, James Booth and Sally Faulkner. Cast * Barry Andrews as Jon Pigeon * James Booth as S.J. Nutbrown * Sally Faulkner as Cheryl Bascombe * Ben Aris as Trampas B. Hildebrand * Billy Hamon as Keith Furey * Ronnie Brody as Neighbour * Freddie Earlle as Cowboy * Bob Godfrey as Postman * Marjie Lawrence as Caretaker's Wife * Brian Murphy as Caretaker * Chic Murray as Fred * Graham Stark as Hotel M.C. * Katya Wyeth as Wendy * Rita Webb as Tea Lady * Steve Amber as Policeman * Penny Croft as Traffic Warden * Robert Dorning as Man at Party * Mike Grady as Boy Scout * Sally Harrison as Woman on Video Tape * Geraldine Hart as Mrs. Watchtower * Bill Maelor-Jones as Lecturer * Juliette King as Heidi * Andria Lawrence as Mrs. Nutbrown * Gracie Luck as Mrs. Hildebrand * Gennie Nevinson as Vera * Marianne Stone as Consultant * Pat Astley as Barmai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just One More Time
''The Over-Amorous Artist'', re-released in 1975 as ''Just One More Time'', is a 1974 British sex comedy short film, directed by Maurice Hamblin and starring John Hamill, Sue Longhurst and Hilary Pritchard. It was followed by two sequels, ''Girls Come First'' (1975) and ''Under the Bed'' (1977), which also starred Hamill in the role of Alan Street. Plot While his beautiful wife Sue (Sue Longhurst) is at work, Alan Street (John Hamill), a budding portrait artist, has to fend off the advances of his sex crazed female neighbours, including Bev (Hilary Pritchard), a middle-aged nymphomaniac, Carole (Claire Russell), a hippie girl, and married woman Fran (Geraldine Hart) and her daughter Barbara (Felicity Devonshire), Alan and Sue's babysitter. Cast * John Hamill ... Alan Street * Sue Longhurst ... Sue Street * John Bluthal ... Indian Salesman * Hilary Pritchard ... Bev * Claire Russell ... Carole * Felicity Devonshire ... Barbara * Geraldine Hart ... Fran * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby, The Biggest Dog In The World
''Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World'' is a 1973 British children's fantasy-adventure comedy film starring Jim Dale, and directed by Joseph McGrath. A large supporting cast of British movie stalwarts includes Spike Milligan, Angela Douglas, Norman Rossington, Milo O'Shea, Dinsdale Landen and Victor Spinetti. The production included composer Edwin Astley and cinematographer Harry Waxman. The film was based on the 1960 novel ''The Biggest Dog in the World'' by Ted Key. The film starred Fernville Lord Digby in the title role. Digby was then the reigning Dulux Old English Sheepdog; the company using the breed since 1961 in their advertisements that led to the breed's popularity around the world. Plot An Old English Sheepdog accidentally drinks a liquid growth formula (a form of experimental fertilizer) and expands to gigantic proportions. Cast *Jim Dale - Jeff Eldon *Angela Douglas - Janine *Spike Milligan - Dr. Harz * John Bluthal - Jerry *Milo O'Shea - Dr. Jameson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
