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Karen Arthur
Karen Arthur (born August 24, 1941) is an American film director, producer, and actress. Arthur has directed three feature films, including '' Lady Beware'' (1987) and '' The Mafu Cage'' (1978), but the majority of her work has been in television, where she has had a long and prolific career directing television movies and series. In 1985, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for an episode of ''Cagney & Lacey''). She is currently a resident of the town of Springfield, Vermont. Partial filmography References External linksKaren Arthurat Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States. It is a 501(c)(6) non-prof ... * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur, Karen 1941 births American women film directors American television actresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city, Omaha's 2020 census population was 486,051. Omaha is the anchor of the eight-county, bi-state Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Omaha Metropolitan Area is the 58th-largest in the United States, with a population of 967,604. The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) totaled 1,004,771, according to 2020 estimates. Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a radius of Downtown Omaha. It is ranked as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, which in 2020 gave it "sufficiency" status. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city was founded along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christmas Blessing
''The Christmas Blessing'' is a 2005 American-Canadian made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Karen Arthur which was broadcast on CBS on December 18, 2005. It also featured songs by country artist Blake Shelton, including the hit "Nobody But Me", and "The Christmas Blessing" by Newsong. It is the second part in a trilogy of films, preceded by '' The Christmas Shoes'' (2002) and followed by '' The Christmas Hope'' (2009). Plot When Nathan (Neil Patrick Harris), a doctor, loses a patient on the operating table, he decides that being a doctor isn't meant for him, and he wants to give it up. He decides to take a vacation to his hometown, and stay with his father ( Hugh Thompson). While volunteering at the local grade school, he meets Charlie (Angus T. Jones), a young boy who has also lost his mother, and Meghan (Rebecca Gayheart), Charlie's teacher. Charlie and his father have also just arrived in town, to work at estates doing chores. Nathan, searching for the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remington Steele
''Remington Steele'' is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from October 10, 1982, to February 17, 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, detective procedural and (towards the end of the series) international political intrigue and espionage. ''Remington Steele's'' premise is that Laura Holt, a licensed private investigator (Stephanie Zimbalist) opened a detective agency under her own name but found potential clients refused to hire a woman, no matter how qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events in the first episode, "License to Steele", Pierce Brosnan's character, a former thief and con man (whose real name even ''he'' proves not to know and is never revealed), assumes the identity of Remingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Theresa Saldana Story
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossings (TV Miniseries)
''Crossings'' is a 1986 American TV miniseries based on the bonkbuster novel by Danielle Steel. Cast * Cheryl Ladd as Liane Devilliers * Lee Horsley as Nick Burnham *Christopher Plummer as Armand Devilliers *Jane Seymour as Hillary Burnham * Garrick Dowhen as Philip Markham * Stewart Granger as George Hackett *Joan Fontaine as Alexandra Markham *Joanna Pacuła as Marissa Freilich *Horst Buchholz as Martin Goertz *Zach Galligan as Robert Devilliers *Jan Rubes as Isaac Zimmerman *Carl Steven as Johnny Burn References External links *Reviewat ''New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...' * 1986 television films 1986 films Films based on works by Danielle Steel Films directed by Karen Arthur {{US-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Bayou (1990 Film)
"Blue Bayou" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her cover in 1977. The song has since been recorded by many others. Roy Orbison version Background "Blue Bayou" was originally recorded by Roy Orbison at the end of 1961. In the UK, it was released by London Monument as the double A-side track with "Mean Woman Blues" on a Monument Records single (HLU 9777), where both sides peaked at number 3. In the US, it was issued as a B-side single, peaking at number 29; the A-side, "Mean Woman Blues", peaked at number 5. The song also appeared on Orbison's 1963 full-length album '' In Dreams''. According to the authorised biography of Roy Orbison, a rare different version of "Blue Bayou" was released only in Italy (London 45-HL 1499). "Blue Bayou" reappeared on his 1989 posthumous album '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of A Doubt (1991 Film)
''Shadow of a Doubt'' is a 1991 American TV film. It is a remake of the 1943 Alfred Hitchcock Shadow of a Doubt, film of the same name. Plot summary Cast * Mark Harmon as Charles Spencer * Margaret Welsh as Charlie Newton * Diane Ladd as Emma Newton * Tippi Hedren as Teresa Mathewson * Shirley Knight as Helen Potter * Norm Skaggs as Gary Graham * Mosiah Seth Smith Production The film was shot in Santa Rosa, California, the same town as the original. Writer John Gay (screenwriter), John Gay added a new opening scene where Uncle Charlie seduces and murders widow Terese Mathewson. "When you look at the original film, 10 minutes into it there isn't any doubt that Uncle Charlie is the killer," said Gay. "Since there isn't any doubt to begin with, the drama is in the girl's reaction and the family's reaction to Uncle Charlie. So I thought it would be interesting to see him do this thing."On View Hallmark Without a Hitch: [Home Edition] King, Susan. Los Angeles Times 28 Apr 1991: 6. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret (1992 Film)
''The Secret'' is 1992 American made-for-television drama film starring Kirk Douglas and Jesse R. Tendler about a grandfather and his grandson who both struggle with dyslexia. The film originally aired on CBS on April 19, 1992. Plot Filmed in Nova Scotia, the film stars Kirk Douglas as the owner of a store who has difficulty with reading and writing, a fact which he hides from everyone. This changes when he realizes his grandson, Danny ( Jesse R. Tendler) has the same difficulties. Awards *Nominated: Young Artist Award: Best Young Actor in a film made for television See also *List of artistic depictions of dyslexia This is a list of artistic depictions of dyslexia. Books Children's literature * Maeve Kaplan-Taylor, one of the five main characters in the Beacon Street Girls series, is dyslexic. *Hank Zipzer, the main character in the eponymous children's se ... References External links * * A Cold-War Couple With a Couple of Peculiarities (scroll down) 1992 televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An American Dream
An American Dream may refer to: * ''An American Dream'' (novel), a 1965 novel by Norman Mailer * ''An American Dream'' (film), a 1966 drama film based on the novel * '' Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream'', a 1972 short documentary film * ''An American Dream'' (album), a 1979 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ** "An American Dream" (song), the album's title track, also recorded by Rodney Crowell * ''An American Dream'' (memoir), a posthumous memoir by Clarence Adams {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mia Farrow Story
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Staircase (1998 Film)
''The Staircase'' is a 1998 television film about the story of the spiral staircase, believed by some to be miraculously built, at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The film stars Barbara Hershey as Mother Madalyn in charge of the chapel and William Petersen as Joad, the traveling carpenter with spiritual talent as well as woodworking skill. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ann Rinaldi. Plot The sisters of the legendary Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are nearing completion of a chapel, but architect, contractor, and laborers have all omitted stairs to the choir loft. This becomes a source of disagreement and contention between all parties until one day a mysterious drifter, Joad, arrives in town and is hired by the Reverend Mother Madalyn to design and build the staircase. Cast * Barbara Hershey as Mother Madalyn * William Petersen as Joad * Diane Ladd as Sister Margaret * Louis Ferreira as Mr. Mouly (as Justin Louis) * David Clennon as Simon Filg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Song Of The Lark (novel)
''The Song of the Lark'' is a novel by American author Willa Cather, written in 1915. It is her third novel to be published. The book tells the story of a talented artist born in a small town in Colorado who discovers and develops her singing voice. Her story is told against the backdrop of the burgeoning American West in which she was born in a town along the rail line, of fast-growing Chicago near the turn of the twentieth century, and of the audience for singers of her skills in the US compared to Europe. Thea Kronborg grows up, learning herself, her strengths and her talent, until she reaches success. The title and first edition cover art comes from an 1884 painting of the same name by Jules Breton, part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Plot introduction Set in the 1890s in Moonstone, a fictional town in Colorado, ''The Song of the Lark'' is the self-portrait of an artist in the making. The ambitious young heroine, Thea Kronborg, leaves her hometown to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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