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Lee Patrick (actress)
Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in '' The Bunch and Judy'' which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred Astaire. Patrick continued to perform in dozens of roles on the stage for the next decade, frequently in musicals and comedies, but also in dramatic parts like her 1931 performance as Meg in ''Little Women''. She began to branch out into films in 1929. For half a century she created a credible body of cinematic work, her most memorable being as Sam Spade's assistant Effie in '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941), and her reprise of the role in the George Segal comedy sequel ''The Black Bird'' (1975). Her talents were showcased in comedies such as the Jack Benny film ''George Washington Slept Here'' (1942) and as one of the foils of Rosalind Russell in ''Auntie Mame'' (1958). Dramatic parts such as an asylum inmate in ''The Snake Pit'' (1948) and as Pamela Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach (; ''Laguna'', Spanish language, Spanish for "Lagoon") is a seaside resort city located in southern Orange County, California, in the United States. It is known for its mild year-round climate, scenic coves, environmental preservation efforts, and artist community. The population in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census was 23,032. Historically settled by Paleoindians, the Tongva people, and then Mexico, the location became part of the United States following the Mexican–American War. Laguna Beach was settled in the 1870s, officially founded in 1887, and in 1927 its current government was incorporated as a city. The city adopted the Council–manager government, council–manager form of government in 1944. The city has remained relatively isolated from urban encroachment by its surrounding hills, limited highway access, and dedicated Green belt, greenbelt. The Laguna Beach coastline is protected by of state marine protected area, marine reserve and an addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Jeffreys
Anne Jeffreys (born Annie Jeffreys Carmichael; January 26, 1923 – September 27, 2017) was an American actress and singer. She was noted as the female lead in the 1950s TV series '' Topper''. Career Jeffreys was born Annie Jeffreys Carmichael on January 26, 1923, in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Jeffreys entered the entertainment field at a young age, having her initial training in voice (she was an accomplished soprano). She became a member of the New York Municipal Opera Company on a scholarship and sang the lead at Carnegie Hall in such presentations as ''La bohème'', ''Traviata'', and ''Pagliacci.'' However, she decided as a teenager to sign with the John Robert Powers agency as a junior model. Her plans for an operatic career were sidelined when she was cast in a staged musical review, ''Fun for the Money''. Her appearance in that revue led to her being cast in her first movie role, in ''I Married an Angel'' (1942), starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. She was und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Casino Murder Case (film)
''The Casino Murder Case'' is a 1935 American mystery film starring Paul Lukas and Alison Skipworth. It was directed by Edwin L. Marin from a screenplay by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, based on The Casino Murder Case, the 1934 novel of the same name by S. S. Van Dine. It was the ninth film in the Philo Vance film series."Notes" on TCM.com Plot Gentleman detective Philo Vance (Paul Lukas) begins an investigation when he receives an anonymous letter stating that society man Lynn Llewellyn (Donald Cook (actor), Donald Cook) will be in danger when he appears at the casino owned by his uncle, Kinkaid (Arthur Byron). Vance visits the Llewellyn estate, which is run by Mrs. Priscilla Kinkaid-Llewellyn (Alison Skipworth), the matriarch of the household, and stumbles into one of the family's many quar ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Barraud
George Barraud (17 December 1889, in Paddington, London, England – January 1970, in London, England) was a British film actor. Selected filmography * '' Little Old New York'' (1923) * '' Flaming Youth'' (1923) * '' The Wolf Man'' (1924) * ''Ned McCobb's Daughter'' (1928) * ''Tropic Madness'' (1928) Movie thought lost except for one reel discovered 2022 - now on Youtube * '' The Bellamy Trial'' (1929) * '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1929) * '' Woman to Woman'' (1929) * '' Peacock Alley'' (1930) * ''The Happy Ending'' (1931) * '' The Return of Raffles'' (1932) * ''Women Who Play'' (1932) * '' After Dark'' (1933) * ''Great Expectations'' (1934) * ''Charlie Chan in London'' (1934) * ''Mystery Woman'' (1935) * ''Accused'' (1936) * '' Two on a Doorstep'' (1936) * '' Show Flat'' (1936) * ''Talk of the Devil ''Talk of the Devil'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Carol Reed and starring Ricardo Cortez, Sally Eilers and Basil Sydney. Reed had previously been working for E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères (, styled as PATHÉ!) is the name of various French people, French businesses that were founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France starting in 1896. In the early 1900s, Pathé became the world's largest film equipment and production company, as well as a major producer of phonograph records. In 1908, Pathé invented the newsreel that was shown in cinemas before a feature film. Pathé is a major film production and distribution company, owning a number of cinema chains through its subsidiary Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont and television networks across Europe. It is the second-oldest operating film company behind Gaumont Film Company, which was established in 1895. History The company was founded as Société Pathé Frères (Pathé Brothers Company) in Paris, France on 28 September 1896, by the four brothers Charles Pathé, Charles, Émile, Théophile and Jacques Pathé. During the first part of the 20th century, Pathé became the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner Sanctum (1948) 1
Inner Sanctum may refer to: * ''Inner Sanctum'' (1948 film), an American film directed by Lew Landers * ''Inner Sanctum'' (1991 film), a film starring Tanya Roberts * ''Inner Sanctum'' (TV series), an American television series from 1954 * ''Inner Sanctum Mystery'', a 1941-1952 American radio program, and related film and television productions * Inner Sanctum Records, a defunct record shop in Austin, Texas, United States * ''The Inner Sanctum'', a 2007 album by Saxon * ''Inner Sanctum'' (album), a 2019 live album and video by Pet Shop Boys * "Inner Sanctum", a song by Behemoth from the 2007 album ''The Apostasy'' * Inner Sanctum (band), a Bangalore metal band * "Inner Sanctum", a track and limited edition single released from the 2016 Pet Shop Boys album ''Super'' * Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum, the first game of Might and Magic series. See also * ''Sanctum sanctorum The Latin phrase ''sanctum sanctorum'' is a translation of the Hebrew term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crashing Hollywood 1938
Crashing may refer to: * Gate crashing, the act of entering an event without an invitation * Wedding crashing, the act of entering a wedding without an invitation Television * ''Crashing'' (British TV series), a 2016 British comedy drama series * ''Crashing'' (American TV series), 2017 American comedy series Music *"Crashing", song by The Residents from ''Not Available'' *"Crashing", song by Illenium from ''Ascend ASCEND is an open source, mathematical modelling chemical process modelling system developed at Carnegie Mellon University since late 1978. ASCEND is an acronym which stands for Advanced System for Computations in Engineering Design. Its main us ...'' See also * Crash (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abide With Me (play)
''Abide with Me'' is a 1935 play by American playwright Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Luce ( Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American writer, politician, U.S. ambassador, and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play '' The Women'', which h .... External links * Plays by Clare Boothe Luce 1935 plays {{1930s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Patrick In Inner Sanctum
Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname *Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee **List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee Geography United Kingdom * Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a location in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a location * Lee, Shropshire, a location * Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea United States * Lee, California * Lee, Florida * Lee, Illinoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Theatre
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Theatre'' as the proper noun in their names (12 others used neither), with many performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations also using the spelling ''theatre''. or Broadway, are the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District and the Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. While the thoroughfare is eponymous with the district and its collection of 41 theaters, and it is also closely identified with Times Square, only three of the theaters are located on Broadway itself (namely the Broadwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 United States Presidential Election
The 1952 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election and was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson II, which ended 20 years of Democratic rule that stretched back to 1932. Illinois Governor Stevenson, emerged victorious on the third presidential ballot of the 1952 Democratic National Convention by defeating Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver, Georgia Senator Richard Russell Jr., and other candidates. The Republican nomination was primarily contested by Eisenhower, a general who was widely popular for his leadership in World War II, and the conservative Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft. With the support of Thomas E. Dewey and other party leaders, Eisenhower narrowly prevailed over Taft at the 1952 Republican National Convention with Richard Nixon, a young senator from California, as his running mate. In the first televised presidential campaign, Eisenhower, in sharp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank of General of the Army (United States), General of the Army. He planned and supervised the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–1943 as well as the invasion of Normandy (D-Day (military term), D-Day) from the Western Front (World War II), Western Front in 1944–1945. Eisenhower was born into a large family of mostly Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry in Denison, Texas, and raised in Abilene, Kansas. His family had a strong religious background, and his mother became a Jehovah's Witness. Eisenhower, however, belonged to no organized church until 1952. He graduated from United States Military Academy, West Point in 1915 and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
