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Loomis Hall - Home Of Alton Museum
Loomis may refer to: Places Canada * Loomis, Saskatchewan United States *Loomis, California *Loomis, Michigan *Loomis, Nebraska *Loomis, New York, a hamlet in Liberty, New York *Loomis, South Dakota * Loomis, Washington *Loomis, Wisconsin * Loomis Chaffee, a school in Windsor, Connecticut, originally known as The Loomis Institute *Loomis Museum, an historical homestead museum in California * Loomis station, a former train station and mansion in Washington * Loomis station (CTA Englewood branch), a former Chicago 'L' train station Structures *Loomis Homestead, Windsor, Connecticut * Capt. James Loomis House, Windsor, Connecticut * Loomis-Parry Residence, Augusta, Kansas *Fowler-Loomis House, Oswego County, New York *Robert and Mabel Loomis House, Hood River, Oregon People * See Loomis (surname) Television and film The surname Loomis has become something of a trope in horror films, with characters in the Psycho, Halloween, Scream and Dark Shadows films or franchises carrying the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loomis, Saskatchewan
Loomis, also known as Echo, is an unincorporated community in Frontier Rural Municipality No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located on the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 614, about 70 km southeast of the community of Robsart and about 38 km south of the town of Eastend. History Loomis had a few small businesses and storefronts along the main street, with four grain elevators that have since been demolished, and a school that still stands as of today. Since the late thirties, Loomis has slowly died in population and only one family remains. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * Ghost towns in Saskatchewan The following is a list of communities that no longer exist or former Villages/Towns that have become unincorporated hamlets in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Ghost towns are towns that once had a considerable population, that have sinc ... References Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan Unincorporated communiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loomis (surname)
Loomis is an English language surname. People surnamed Loomis * Alfred Loomis (other), several people * Andrew Loomis (1892–1959), illustrator * Arphaxed Loomis (1798–1885), American politician * Bernard Loomis (1923–2006), American toy inventor/marketer * Charles Battell Loomis (1861–1911), American author * Chauncey Loomis (ca. 1783–1817), New York politician * Chester Loomis (1789–1873), New York politician * Clinton "Fear" Loomis (born 1988), Professional Dota Gamer * David B. Loomis (1817–1897), American politician * Dwight Loomis (1821–1903), American politician * Eben Jenks Loomis (1828–1912), American astronomer * Edward Eugene Loomis (1864–1937), president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad * Elias Loomis (1811–1889), American mathematician * Elisha Scott Loomis (1852–1940), American teacher, mathematician, genealogist, writer and engineer * Evarts G. Loomis (1910–2003), American physician * Francis Loomis (other), several peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TFI International
TFI International Inc. is a Canadian transport and logistics company based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, a borough of Montreal. It operates primarily in Canada, the United States, and Mexico through 4 business segments: less than truckload (LTL), package and courier, logistics, and truckload. It has Canada's largest LTL business, largest trucking fleet, and in 2021 was ranked 6th in terms of revenue among both LTL and truckload North American carriers. Its trucking fleet consists of over 14,000 company-owned power units, nearly 10,000 owner-operator tractors, nearly 50,000 trailers and over 200 straight trucks. Since the mid 1990s, the company's main source of growth has been complete takeovers of smaller logistics companies (over 190 between 1996 and 2021) many of which continue operating as subsidiaries. History Foundation and early history The company was founded by Reno and Réal Emond in 1957 as a regional trucking service in Cabano, Quebec. Cabano Transport expanded it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endeavour (TV Series)
''Endeavour'' is a British television detective drama series. It is a prequel to the long-running ''Inspector Morse'' series. Shaun Evans portrays the young Endeavour Morse beginning his career as a detective constable, and later as a detective sergeant, with the Oxford City Police CID. ''Endeavour'' is the third of the Inspector Morse series following from the original ''Inspector Morse'' (1987–2000) and its spin-off, ''Lewis'' (2006–2015). After a pilot episode in 2012, first set in 1965, the first series was broadcast in 2013, also set in 1965 and five more series have followed, with the exception of 2015. The second series was set in 1966, while the third and fourth series were both set in 1967. The fifth series, with six episodes, was set in 1968, and the sixth series picked up eight months later, set in 1969. Series seven, set in 1970, began screening in February 2020, with the first episode shown in the United States on Masterpiece Theatre on 9 August of that year. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age 8 in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's ''The Searchers'' (1956). Wood starred in the musical films ''West Side Story'' (1961) and ''Gypsy'' (1962), and received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in ''Splendor in the Grass'' (1961) and ''Love with the Proper Stranger'' (1963). Her career continued with films such as ''Sex and the Single Girl'' (1964), ''Inside Daisy Clover'' (1965), and ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969). During the 1970s, Wood began a hiatus from film and had two daughters: one with her second husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splendor In The Grass
''Splendor in the Grass'' is a 1961 American period drama film produced and directed by Elia Kazan, from a screenplay written by William Inge. It stars Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty (in his film debut) as two high school sweethearts, navigating feelings of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak. Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Zohra Lampert, and Joanna Roos are featured in supporting roles. ''Splendor in the Grass'' was released theatrically on October 10, 1961, by Warner Bros. Pictures to critical and commercial success, grossing $4 million, and received two nominations at the 34th Academy Awards for Best Actress (for Wood) and Best Original Screenplay, winning the latter. Plot In 1928 Kansas, teenagers Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis and her boyfriend, Bud Stamper, want a more physically intimate relationship, but heed the advice of their parents not to become more involved for the sake of Deanie's reputation and Bud's future plans for college. Bud's sister, Ginny, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prankster (comics)
The Prankster (Oswald Hubert Loomis) is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe and primarily a foe of Superman. The Prankster's particular gimmick is the use of various practical jokes and gags in committing his crimes. Publication history The Prankster first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #51 (August 1942) and was created by Jerry Siegel and John Sikela. Fictional character biography Golden Age version The original Prankster is Oswald Loomis, a criminal and conman who uses elaborate practical jokes and publicity campaigns to commit crimes. In his debut in ''Action Comics'' #51, the Prankster and his assistants break into a series of banks and force the employees to ''accept'' money. They even throw money to people in the streets. After he becomes famous for this joke, the Prankster enters into yet another bank - and this time takes all the money, also taking Lois Lane hostage. Superman, who had suspected the Prankster was up to no good, follows him to his lair. The Prankster s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loomis (TV Pilot)
Cheryl Ann Oteri () is an American actress and comedian. A nominee of a Primetime Emmy Award, Oteri is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2000. Early life The daughter of Gaetano Thomas Oteri, she has Italian ancestry. Career ''Saturday Night Live'' (1995–2000) After moving to Los Angeles at age 25, Oteri worked at A&M Records for four years and eventually joined famed comedy troupe The Groundlings. In 1995, producers of ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') attended a performance with the intention of auditioning fellow Groundlings member Chris Kattan. Oteri performed a monologue during one of Kattan's costume changes, which led to her own invitation to audition for ''SNL'', along with Kattan and fellow Groundling Will Ferrell. She was hired as a repertory performer in September 1995 as part of an almost entirely new cast, which was brought in after the show's disastrous 1994–1995 season. Celebrities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lila Crane
Lila Loomis ( née Crane) is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel '' Psycho''; she is the sister of Norman Bates's victim Marion Crane. She is revealed as the real protagonist of the novel in the final chapters, after several false protagonists, including her sister, get murdered. Lila is portrayed by Vera Miles in the 1960 film version (directed by Alfred Hitchcock) and by Julianne Moore in the 1998 version. Additionally, Lila appears in Bloch's 1982 sequel novel '' Psycho II'', and the unrelated 1983 sequel film of the same name, in which she serves as an antagonist. Fictional biography Lila Crane is the younger sister of Marion Crane (Janet Leigh). After Marion steals $40,000 from her boss, George Lowery (Vaughn Taylor), she plans to run off from Phoenix, Arizona, to the (fictional) small town of Fairvale, California, where her boyfriend Sam Loomis (John Gavin) lives so she could marry him. Lila travels to Fairvale to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Scream (film Series) Characters
Wes Craven's ''Scream'' series features a large cast of characters created primarily by Kevin Williamson with contributions from Craven and Ehren Kruger. The series focuses on the character of Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and a succession of murderers who adopt a ghost-like disguise, dubbed Ghostface, to taunt and attempt to kill her. The series comprises five films: ''Scream'' (1996), ''Scream 2'' (1997), ''Scream 3'' (2000), ''Scream 4'' (2011), and ''Scream'' (2022), with ''Scream VI'' set to be released in 2023. Sidney is accompanied in each film by news reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and town Deputy Sheriff Dewey Riley (David Arquette). Sidney is initially hostile to Gale, because Gale has written a book about the murder of Sidney's mother, but they grow closer in each successive film as they survive Ghostface's murder attempts. In ''Scream 2'', Gale and Dewey initiate a relationship, which leads to a marriage proposal at the end of ''Scream 3''. In ''Scream 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Loomis
Dr. Samuel "Sam" J. Loomis is a fictional character in the ''Halloween'' franchise. A main protagonist of the overall series, Loomis appears on-screen in eight of the twelve ''Halloween'' films (and is mentioned or featured in audio recordings in others), first appearing in John Carpenter's original 1978 film. Donald Pleasence portrayed the character in five films, with Malcolm McDowell taking on the role in the 2007 reimagining and its sequel. In both portrayals, Loomis is introduced as the psychiatrist of series antagonist Michael Myers, driven to pursue and restrain his murderous former patient. He also appears in a flashback in ''Halloween Kills''. Dr. Loomis's name was derived from Sam Loomis, played by John Gavin in the 1960 film '' Psycho''. Appearances Films Original series (1978–1995) Dr. Samuel Loomis first appears in the original ''Halloween'' (1978). Assigned as the psychiatrist to six-year-old Michael Myers after the boy killed his own sister, Loomis spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Shadows
''Dark Shadows'' is an American gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, where a number of supernatural occurrences take place. The series became popular when vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) was introduced ten months into its run. It would also feature ghosts, werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. The show was distinguished by its melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, memorable storylines, numerous dramatic plot twists, adventurous music score, broad cosmos of characters, and heroic adventures. Unusual among the soap operas of its time, which were aimed primarily at adults, ''Dark Shadows'' develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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