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Linda Purl
Linda Purl (born September 2, 1955) is an American actress and singer, known for her roles as Ashley Pfister (Fonzie's girlfriend) on ''Happy Days'' (she originally played Gloria as Richie’s date in season 2 episode 6), Sheila Munroe in the 1982 horror film '' Visiting Hours'', Pam Beesly's mother Helene in ''The Office'', and Ben Matlock's daughter Charlene Matlock for the first season of the television series '' Matlock.'' Early life Purl was born on September 2, 1955 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to chemical-industry executive Raymond Charles Arthur Purl and Marshelline "Marshie" Purl. She has a sister, Mara. The girls' grandmother, Beatrice Saville, was a founder of the Actors' Equity Association."Introducing Linda Purl (Doreen Post on ''The Secret Storm'')", ''Daytime TV'', November 1973 At age five, Purl moved with her family to Japan, where her father worked for Nippon Unicar. She spent her childhood there, and trained in acting at the Toho Geino Academy. While at the Impe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich (, ) is a New England town, town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the town had a total population of 63,518. The largest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast (Connecticut), Gold Coast, Greenwich is home to many hedge funds and other financial services firms. Greenwich is a principal community of the Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which comprises all of Fairfield County. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut as well as in the six-state region of New England. The town is named after Greenwich, a List of place names with royal patronage in the United Kingdom, royal borough of London in the United Kingdom. History The town of Greenwich was settled in 1640, by the agents Robert Feake and Captain Daniel Patrick, for Theophilus Eaton, Governor Theophilus Eaton of New Haven Colony, who purchased the land from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho Geino Academy
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many ''kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' films, the Chouseishin ''tokusatsu'' superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho. Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The High Country
''The High Country'' is a 1981 Canadian adventure film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Timothy Bottoms and Linda Purl. Plot A city man on the run from the law is guided through mountainous country by a rural woman with a learning disability. Despite their different backgrounds, they come to respect and love each other as her family and the police close in. Cast * Timothy Bottoms as Jim * Linda Purl as Kathy * George Sims as Larry * James Coleman as Casey * Bill Berry as Carter * Walter Mills as Clem * Paul Coeur as Squeaky References External links * 1980s adventure films Canadian adventure films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Harvey Hart Crown International Pictures films 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films {{adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo And Loree
''Leo and Loree'' is a 1980 American romantic comedy film directed by Jerry Paris, starring Donny Most and Linda Purl. It was the first theatrical film from Ron Howard's production company. Plot Leo and Loree are a young couple and aspiring actors trying to succeed in show business. Leo's career is hampered by his attitude, and Loree's career is helped by her mother – an Oscar-winning actress – who has opened doors for her. In spite of their feelings for each other, the ups and downs of the couple's professional lives affect their relationship. Cast * Donny Most as Leo * Linda Purl as Loree * David Huffman as Dennis * Jerry Paris as Tony * Shannon Farnon as Christina Harper * Allan Rich as Jarvis * Susan Lawrence as Cindy Production Ron Howard started the project in 1975 during spare time on weekends while filming ''Happy Days'' and started shooting scenes on 16 mm film. James Ritz, a writer for ''Happy Days'', started a script but the project was put on hold until Howard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Pioneers' Christmas
''Young Pioneers' Christmas'' is a 1976 American television film, made-for-television Western (genre), Western drama (film and television), drama film which was broadcast by American Broadcasting Company, ABC in December 1976 as a Christmas by medium, Christmas special starring Linda Purl and Roger Kern. It was a sequel to the made-for-television movie ''Young Pioneers (film), Young Pioneers'' which aired earlier in March 1976 and was produced using the same creative team of Ed Friendly (producer), Blanche Hanalis (screenwriter), and Michael O'Herlihy (director). The movie is loosely based on the 1933 novel ''Let the Hurricane Roar'' by Rose Wilder Lane, which was reissued by Bantam Books in 1976 using the same title of ''Young Pioneers (novel), Young Pioneers'' for the paperback book. This was a second attempt to interest ABC in a TV series after ''Young Pioneers'' was not picked up by the network. There were hopes this pilot would succeed but it ranked only 37th in the Nielsen ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy Mama (film)
''Crazy Mama'' is a 1975 American action comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, produced by Julie Corman and starring Cloris Leachman. It marked the film debut of Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid. Plot In 1958 Long Beach, California, Melba Stokes is a beauty parlor owner, living with her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl. They flee when landlord Mr. Albertson comes to demand the back rent and repossess their belongings. On the road, heading back to Arkansas to reclaim the family farm, the Stokes women begin a crime spree. They rob a gas station first, then head for Las Vegas. In pursuit of pregnant Cheryl is her boyfriend, Shawn, while Melba meets up with a runaway Texas sheriff, Jim Bob Trotter. Further battles with the law along the way eventually lead to a shootout in which Jim Bob and others are killed. Melba is left alone, on the lam, but begins life again in a new town with a new look. Cast Production The original director was Shirley Clarke but she was fired ten days prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film ''Caged Heat'', before becoming known for his casually humanist films such as ''Melvin and Howard'' (1980), '' Swing Shift'' (1984), '' Something Wild'' (1986), and ''Married to the Mob'' (1988). His direction of the 1991 psychological horror film '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991) won him the Academy Award for Best Director. His subsequent films earned similar acclaim, notably ''Philadelphia'' (1993) and ''Rachel Getting Married'' (2008). Demme also directed numerous concert films such as ''Stop Making Sense'' (1984), '' Neil Young: Heart of Gold'' (2006), and ''Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids'' (2016), and worked on several television series as both a producer and director. Early life Demme was born on February 22, 1944, in Baldwin, New York, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jory (film)
''Jory'' is a 1973 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Jorge Fons and starring Robby Benson in the title role. It was adapted from the 1969 novel of the same name by Milton R. Bass. Cast * John Marley as Roy Starr * B.J. Thomas as Jocko * Robby Benson as Jory Walden * Claudio Brook as Ethan Walden * Patricia Aspíllaga as Carmelita Starr * Brad Dexter as Jack * Benny Baker as Frank Jordan * Todd Martin as John Barron * Quintín Bulnes as Walker * Carlos Cortés as Logan * John Kelly as Thatcher * Anne Lockhart (actress), Anne Lockhart as Dora * Ted Markland as Cpl. Hap Evans * Linda Purl as Amy Barron * Eduardo López Rojas as Cookie See also * List of American films of 1973 References External links * 1973 films 1973 Western (genre) films American coming-of-age films American Western (genre) films Films based on Western (genre) novels Films shot in Mexico Embassy Pictures films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-Western-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Storm
''The Secret Storm'' is an American soap opera that the CBS television network transmitted from February 1, 1954, to February 8, 1974. It was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas ''Search for Tomorrow'' and ''Love of Life''. Gloria Monty, of ''General Hospital'' fame, was a longtime director of the series. Like most CBS soap operas of the time, such as ''Guiding Light'' and ''As the World Turns'', ''The Secret Storm'' was broadcast live, and later taped, in New York at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street. At some point in the 1970s up until cancellation, it was taped at CBS Studio 54 at 221 West 26 Street in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. Plot The story follows the Ames family, a prominent clan in the fictional Northeastern United States town of Woodbridge (eventually identified as being located in New York). The Ames family initially consisted of Peter Ames, Peter, his wife Ellen Ames, Ellen, and their three children: Susan Ames Dunb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many '' kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' films, the Chouseishin ''tokusatsu'' superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho. Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle Worker
''The Miracle Worker'' refers to a broadcast, a play and various other adaptations of Helen Keller's 1903 autobiography '' The Story of My Life''. The first of these works was a 1957 ''Playhouse 90'' broadcast written by William Gibson and starring Teresa Wright as Anne Sullivan and Patricia McCormack as Keller. Gibson adapted his teleplay for a 1959 Broadway production with Patty Duke as Keller and Anne Bancroft as Sullivan. The 1962 film also starred Bancroft and Duke. Subsequent television films were released in 1979 and in 2000. Source of the name The title originates in Mark Twain's description of Sullivan as a "miracle workerHe admired both women, and although his personal finances were problematic, he helped arrange the funding of Keller's Radcliffe College education by his friend, financier and industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers. Play Film * ''The Miracle Worker'' (1962 film) with Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan and Patty Duke as Helen Keller * ''The Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
