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Mary Ellen Ray
Mary Ellen Ray (3 January 1931 – 10 September 2004) was an American-born actress who had a career in the United Kingdom. Early life She was born as Mary Ellen McPherson in Springfield, Missouri in 1931 to 17 year-old Hayzle McPherson and her husband Owen M. McPherson. Following her parents' divorce in 1937 and her mother's remarriage to Earl Ray, she assumed her stepfather's surname. Career Ray spent two years with the ACT Theatre after which she went to the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre at Stratford, Connecticut where she appeared in such plays as ''The Crucible'', ''Endgame'' and ''Under Milk Wood''. She made her début at the Stratford Festival at Stratford, Ontario in 1970 as Mariana in ''All's Well That Ends Well'' and Mrs William Dudgeon in '' The Devil's Disciple''. In September 1970 she opened in ''Othello'' at the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and appeared with repertory companies in the United States and Britain. The couple separated in 1972 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 481,483 in 2021 and includes the counties of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, and Webster, and is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the state of Missouri. Springfield's nickname is "Queen City of the Ozarks" as well as "The 417" after the area code for the city. It is also known as the "Birthplace of Route 66". It is home to several universities and colleges, including Missouri State University, Drury University, and Evangel University. The city is an important center of education and medical care, with two of the largest hospitals in the area, CoxHealth and Mercy, employing over 20,000 people combined, and being the largest employers in the region. It has been called the "Buckle of the Bible Belt" due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective (TV Series)
A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately. Overview Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is a licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, by examining and evaluating clues and personal records in order to uncover the identity and/or whereabouts of criminals. In some police departments, a detective position is obtained by passing a written test after a person completes the requirements for being a police officer. In many other police systems, detectives are college graduates who join directly from civilian life without first serving as uniformed officers. Some argue that detectives do a completely different job and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. ''The Bill'' was the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police. Although highly acclaimed by fans and critics, the series attracted controversy on several occasions. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for featuring fictional treatment for multiple sclerosis. The series has also faced more general criticism concerning its levels of violence, particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a pre-watershed slot. ''The Bill'' won several a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural or The Unnaturals or ''variant'', may refer to: Film * ''Alraune'' (1952 film), also known as ''Unnatural'', a West German science fiction horror film *''The Unnaturals'', a 1969 Italian-West German gothic horror film directed and written by Antonio Margheriti. Television * ''The Unnaturals'' (TV show), a sketch comedy program that aired between 1989 and 1991 on HA! and later CTV, the channels that later became Comedy Central * "The Unnaturals" (''Ben 10'' episode), an episode of a TV series ''Ben 10'' * "The Unnatural" (''Bob's Burgers''), a 2013 episode of the American sitcom ''Bob's Burgers'' * "The Unnatural" (''Frasier''), a 1997 episode of the American sitcom ''Frasier'' * "The Unnatural" (''The X-Files''), a 1999 episode of the American drama ''The X-Files'' * "The Unnatural", a 1990 episode of American sitcom ''Married... with Children'' * ''Unnatural'' (TV series), a 2018 Japanese drama television series See also * * * * Natural (other) Natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves#Jeeves canon, "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV (TV network), ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. Set in the UK and the US in an unspecified period between the late 1920s and the 1930s, the series starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, an affable young gentleman and member of the idle rich, and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his highly intelligent and competent valet. Bertie and his friends, who are mainly members of the Drones Club, are extricated from all manner of societal misadventures by the indispensable Jeeves. When Fry and Laurie began the series, they were already a popular comedic double act for their regular appearances on Channel 4, Channel 4's ''Saturday Live (British TV programme), Saturday Live'' and their own show ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selling Hitler
''Selling Hitler'' is a 1991 ITV television comedy-drama mini-series about the Hitler Diaries hoax and was based on Robert Harris's 1986 book ''Selling Hitler: The Story of the Hitler Diaries''. Plot In 1981, Gerd Heidemann (Jonathan Pryce), a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine ''Stern'', makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop of the century: the diary of Adolf Hitler. Over the next two years, Heidemann and the senior management figures at ''Stern'' secretly pay DM 9 million to a mysterious "Dr Fischer" (Alexei Sayle) for the sixty volumes of 'Hitler's diaries', covering the period from 1932 to 1945, plus a ''special volume'' about the flight of Rudolf Hess to the United Kingdom. Some of the money is made as payment to "Dr Fischer" but the larger proportion goes into Heidemann's pocket, to finance his extravagant life and collection of World War II memorabilia, including the yacht of Hermann Göring. To the dismay of all, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Home (film)
''Back Home'' is a 1989 British-American made-for-television drama film based on Michelle Magorian's novel of the same name. Directed by Piers Haggard, the film starred Hayley Mills, Hayley Carr, Brenda Bruce and Jean Anderson and was broadcast on ITV on 23 July 1989.''The Times'' page 15, 22 July 1989 It was first shown in the United States on the Disney Channel on June 7, 1990. Plot Virginia 'Rusty' Dickinson (Hayley Carr) left England during World War II, and comes back home in 1945. During the war she lived in a foster family and in this way absorbed American culture. She discovers that her family's situation is very different than it was before the war. She meets her mother, Peggy Dickinson (Hayley Mills), and her new five-year-old brother, Charlie. As Rusty returns, her father, Roger Dickinson (Rupert Frazer), is still stationed as a soldier in Burma. When Japan surrenders he comes back home. His old-fashioned behavior and nature make him unhappy with his modern self-su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Purpose It was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. BFI activities Archive The BFI main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invitation To The Wedding
Invitation or The Invitation may refer to: Films * ''Invitation'' (1952 film), an MGM film starring Dorothy McGuire and Van Johnson * ''The Invitation'' (1973 film), a Swiss film * ''The Invitation'' (2003 film), an American film starring Lance Henriksen * ''Invitation'' (2008 film), an Iranian film by Ebrahim Hatamikia * ''The Invitation'' (2015 film), an American thriller film * ''The Invitation'' (2022 film), an American horror film Television * "The Invitation" (''Daria'' episode), a 1997 episode of ''Daria'' *"The Invitation", a 2015 episode of ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' Music Albums * ''Invitation'' (Milt Jackson album), 1962 * ''Invitation'' (Andrew Hill album), 1974 * ''Invitation'' (Joanne Brackeen album), 1976 * ''Invitation'' (Norman Connors album), 1979 * ''Invitation'' (Kenny Barron album), 1991 * ''Invitation'' (Jaco Pastorius album), 1983 * ''Invitation'' (Joe Sample album), 1993 *''Invitation'' (Altaria album), by the band Altaria, 2003 * ''Invitatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lords Of Discipline (film)
''The Lords of Discipline'' is a 1983 American film based on the novel by Pat Conroy and directed by Franc Roddam. The film stars David Keith, Robert Prosky, Judge Reinhold, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Michael Biehn, and Olympic boxer Mark Breland. The college scenes were filmed primarily at Wellington College in England, as none of the American military academies would allow filming on their grounds because of the book's less-than-positive portrayal of life at a military academy. '''', September 6, 1982 Plot Will McLean is a senior cadet at the Ca ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sender
''The Sender'' is a 1982 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Roger Christian and written by Thomas Baum. It stars Kathryn Harrold, Željko Ivanek (in his film debut), Shirley Knight, and Paul Freeman. Plot A young, disheveled-looking man is awakened on the side of a road by passing traffic. He walks to a nearby lake and attempts to drown himself by filling his clothing with rocks and walking into the water, but is pulled out and taken to a nearby mental hospital for treatment. He is suffering from retrograde amnesia, unable to remember his name or details of his personal life, other that he lives in a house within several miles and has no father to speak of. Without any form of identification, the patient is designated “John Doe #83”, and placed under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Gail Farmer. Almost immediately, John begins to display odd behavior, with a fellow patient nicknamed “The Messiah” suddenly developing a delusion that he intends to behead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artemis 81
''Artemis 81'' is a British television play which was written by David Rudkin and directed by Alastair Reid. Commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, it was broadcast by the BBC on 29 December 1981. It was one of the last TV performances from Anthony Steel. Plot summary Occult novelist Gideon Harlax (Hywel Bennett) is drawn into an epic battle between Helith (Sting), the Angel of Light and Asrael (Roland Curram), the Angel of Death. Selected cast *Hywel Bennett - Gideon Harlax *Dinah Stabb - Gwen Meredith *Dan O'Herlihy - Albrecht Von Drachenfels *Sting - Helith *Roland Curram - Asrael * Anthony Steel - Tristram Guise * Margaret Whiting - Laura Guise *Ian Redford - Jed Thaxter *Mary Ellen Ray - Sonia *Cornelius Garrett - Pastor *Ingrid Pitt - Hitchcock Blonde *Daniel Day-Lewis - Library Student *Sylvia Coleridge - Library Scholar DVD release ''Artemis 81'' was released on DVD in 2007. It was incorrectly issued as ''Artemis '81''. The 81 is the number of a star, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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