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Joy Bang
Joy Bang (born June 15, 1945 as Joy Wener) is a former American actress best known for her film appearances in the early 1970s. Early life Bang was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was adopted at one month old. She was raised in New York City, where she attended Hunter Elementary School. She attended Boston University for one year, but dropped out, and later worked as a go-go dancer. She married Paul Bang in the late 1960s. Career Bang began her career collaborating with underground filmmaker Andrew Meyer in Boston. She would appear in a total of eight films between 1970 and 1973, most notably Woody Allen's '' Play It Again, Sam'' in 1972. Bang also appears in a 1971 episode of the Christian TV series ''Insight'' entitled "The Party" and on the American television series ''Room 222 ''Room 222'' is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television that aired on ABC for 112 episodes, from September 17, 1969 until January 11, 1974. The show w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Sky At Morning (1971 Film)
''Red Sky at Morning'' is a 1971 American drama film based on the 1968 Richard Bradford novel of the same name. Directed by James Goldstone, it stars Richard Thomas, Catherine Burns, and Desi Arnaz, Jr. Plot The film follows Josh Arnold (Thomas), whose family relocates to Corazon Sagrado, New Mexico, during World War II. The title of the book/film comes from a line in an ancient mariner's rhyme, ''"Red sky at morning, sailor take warning"'' Cast * Richard Thomas as Joshua Arnold * Catherine Burns as Marcia Davidson * Desi Arnaz Jr. as William 'Steenie' Stenopolous * Richard Crenna as Frank Arnold * Claire Bloom as Ann Arnold * John Colicos as Jimbob Buel * Harry Guardino as Romeo Bonino * Strother Martin as John Cloyd * Nehemiah Persoff as Amadeo Montoya * Pepe Serna as Chango Lopez * Joaquin Garay as Ratoncito Awards The performance by Arnaz earned him the Golden Globe Award as " New Star of the Year – Actor" of 1972. See also * List of American films of 1971 A ''list'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From New York City
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Kansas City, Missouri
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1945 Births
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam-12
''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the streets of Los Angeles in their police cruiser, designated "1-Adam-12". Like Webb's other series, ''Dragnet'' and ''Emergency!'', ''Adam-12'' was produced in cooperation with the real department it was based on (in this case the LAPD). ''Adam-12'' aimed to be realistic in its depiction of police, and helped to introduce police procedures and jargon to the general public in the United States. The series stars Martin Milner and Kent McCord, with several recurring co-stars, the most frequent being William Boyett and Gary Crosby. The show ran from September 21, 1968 to May 20, 1975 over seven seasons. Premise Set in the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart Division, ''Adam-12'' follows veteran Police Officer II Pete Malloy, Badge 744 (Marti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messiah Of Evil
''Messiah of Evil'' (later also shown under the title ''Dead People'') is a 1973 American supernatural horror film co-written, co-produced, and co-directed by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, and starring Marianna Hill, Michael Greer, Anitra Ford, Royal Dano, and Elisha Cook Jr. Its plot follows a woman who travels to a remote coastal town in California to find her missing artist father; upon arrival, she finds herself in the midst of a series of bizarre incidents. Released theatrically in the spring of 1973, it would later be re-released in 1983 under the alternate title ''Dead People''. Directors Huyck and Katz are the husband-and-wife team who would subsequently direct ''Howard the Duck'' as well as produce screenplays for ''American Graffiti'' and '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''. Plot A young woman named Arletty (Marianna Hill) drives to the beach town of Point Dume, California, to visit her estranged father, an artist. She finds his beachfront house abandoned. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Cobra Woman
''Night of the Cobra Woman'' is a 1972 American horror film starring Joy Bang, Marlene Clark, and Roger Garrett. It was co-produced by New World Pictures and shot in the Philippines. Roger Corman expressed great disappointment in the final product, and thought its main problem was that the script badly lacked logic. Plot Lena, a young nurse in World War II Philippines, is bitten by a cobra which formally belonged to a snake cult, and which gives her the powers of eternal life, beauty and sexual prowess, and the ability to turn into a snake. When a pair of UNICEF workers, Joanna and Duff, encounter her many years later, Lena's snake is killed by Duff's pet eagle, leaving Lena no option but to feed on the life-force of young men by having sex with them, starting with Duff. Cast * Joy Bang as Joanna * Marlene Clark as Lena Aruza * Roger Garrett as Stan Duff * Vic Diaz as Japanese Soldier / Lopé * Rosemarie Gil as Francisca, Lope's mother * Vic Silayan as Dr. Tezon Release Home medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (film)
Or or OR may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * "O.R.", a 1974 episode of M*A*S*H * Or (My Treasure), a 2004 movie from Israel (''Or'' means "light" in Hebrew) Music * ''Or'' (album), a 2002 album by Golden Boy with Miss Kittin * ''O*R'', the original title of Olivia Rodrigo's album ''Sour'', 2021 * "Or", a song by Israeli singer Chen Aharoni in Kdam Eurovision 2011 * Or Records, a record label * Organized Rhyme, a Canadian hip-hop group featuring Tom Green Businesses and organizations * Or (political party) (), Israel * OR Books, an American publisher * Owasco River Railway, Auburn, New York, U.S. (by reporting mark) * TUI fly Netherlands, formerly ''Arke'', a Dutch charter airline (by IATA designator) Language and linguistics * Or (digraph), in the Uzbek alphabet * Or (letter) (or ''forfeda''), in Ogham, the Celtic tree alphabet * Odia language, an ancient Indo-Aryan tongue spoken in East India (ISO 639) * Or, an English grammatical conjunction * -or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cisco Pike
''Cisco Pike'' is a 1972 American drama film that was written and directed by Bill L. Norton, and released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Kris Kristofferson as a musician who, having fallen on hard times, turns to the selling of marijuana and is blackmailed by a police officer (Gene Hackman). The movie, which is Norton's directorial debut and Kristofferson's debut as a leading actor, was filmed in the Los Angeles area in late 1970 and includes several contemporaneous landmarks. It premiered in 1971 to unfavorable reviews and was a box office failure. ''Cisco Pike'' was not officially available on home media until its re-release on DVD in 2006. Since its release, reviews became more favorable as the film earned followers and became a cult classic. Plot After being arrested for drug dealing, singer Cisco Pike tries to pawn his guitar. The shop owner declines and Cisco returns home to find his demos have been rejected. He records more and tells his girlfriend, Sue, about his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Maids All In A Row
''Pretty Maids All in a Row'' is a 1971 American sexploitation film that is part black comedy, part sex comedy, and part murder mystery. Starring Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, and Telly Savalas, it was released on April 28, 1971. Roger Vadim directed the film, and Gene Roddenberry produced and wrote the screenplay based on a 1968 novel by Francis Pollini. The film was Roddenberry's only feature film writing credit. Plot In Oceanfront High School, a (fictitious) American high school, at the height of the sexual revolution, young female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile, a male student called Ponce is experiencing sexual frustration, surrounded by a seemingly unending stream of beautiful and sexually provocative classmates. Michael "Tiger" McDrew (Hudson) is the high school's football coach and guidance counselor, but there is another aspect of Tiger's character; he has sexual encounters with a number of female students. In class Ponce instantly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
