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Maxine Miller
Maxine Miller (born June 18, 1928) is a Canadian actress who appeared in the first three seasons of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. In the 1980s, she voiced True Heart Bear in '' The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' (1986) and appeared on the animated series ''My Pet Monster''. More recently, she guest starred in Showtime's ''The Chris Isaak Show'' and ''Dead Like Me'', and had a role in CinéGroupe CinéGroupe is a Canadian animation studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The company was founded in 1974. Its shows and films have been seen in over 125 countries. Notable franchises from CinéGroupe include: ''What's with Andy?'', ''The Kids from R ...'s '' Lion of Oz'' in 2000. In 2010, she played the Wallace's neighbor Ms. Lesley McKane in the Christmas movie ''Battle of the Bulbs''. Filmography Film Television External links *Screenshot of Miller's character from a ''Dead Like Me'' episode {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Maxine Canadian film actresses Canadian televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cleaner
A cleaner is an industrial or domestic worker who cleans. Cleaner(s) or The Cleaner(s) may also refer to: Cleaning * Cleaning agent, a substance used to remove dirt, stains, etc. * Cleanser, a product used to cleanse, such as a facial cleanser * Dry cleaning, a textile cleaning process People * "The Cleaner", a nickname of Canadian wrestler Kenny Omega Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Victor, The Cleaner from ''La Femme Nikita'', also featured in the remake ''Point of No Return'' (1993 film) * Cleaners, a fictional group of contract killers in the video game '' Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne'' * The Cleaner, an Afghani character in ''Hyena Road'' (2015) * Winston Wolf, also known as The Cleaner, in the film '' Pulp Fiction'' (1994) * Léon Montana refers to himself as a cleaner as a euphemism for hitman in '' Léon: The Professional'' (1994) Film * ''Cleaner'' (film), a 2007 thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson * '' Code Name: The Cleaner'', a 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeing Things (TV Series)
Seeing Things may refer to: * Hallucination, a perception in the absence of a stimulus Film and television * ''Seein' Things'' (1924 film), a silent comedy short film * ''Seein' Things'' (1908 film), a French short silent comedy film * ''Seeing Things'' (1930 film), a film directed by Harold Beaudine * ''Seeing Things'' (TV series), a 1980s Canadian series * "Seeing Things" (''Corner Gas''), an episode of ''Corner Gas'' * "Seeing Things" (''Covies''), an episode of the web series ''Covies'' Literature and art * ''Seeing Things'' (poetry collection), a 1991 poetry collection by Seamus Heaney * ''Seeing Things'', a 1920 play by Margaret Mayo and Aubrey Kennedy * ''Seeing Things: Television in the Age of Uncertainty'', a 2000 book by John Ellis * ''Seeing Things'', a 2000 autobiography by Oliver Postgate * ''Seeing Things'', a 2005 art book by Jim Woodring * "Seeing Things", a short story by Ian Rankin, included in his 1992 collection ''A Good Hanging and Other Stories'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Heat
''Night Heat'' is a Canadian police crime drama series that aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. Original episodes were broadcast from 1985 to 1989. ''Night Heat'' was the first Canadian original drama series that was also aired on a United States television network during its original broadcast. It was also the first original, first-run drama series to be aired during a late night time slot on a television network in the United States. During its original run it was the highest-rated Canadian-produced original series in Canada. The show won the Gemini Award for Best Drama Series in both 1986 and 1987. The show stars Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott as police detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone who work the graveyard shift in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis. The series follows their nightly police beat as it is chronicled by journalist Tom Kirkwood (Allan Royal) in his newspaper column titled "Night Heat". Synopsis Allan Royal pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangin' In
''Hangin' In'' was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC from 1981 to 1987. It aired briefly on Nickelodeon and in syndication in the United States. Synopsis The show starred Lally Cadeau as Kate Brown, the attractive and charismatic director of a youth drop-in centre in Toronto, and blended both comedy and drama in its portrayal of genuine teen counselling problems."CBC sitcom Hangin' In deals with the issues that concern teenagers in an entertaining way", ''Toronto Star'', November 1, 1986. David Eisner starred as Michael DiFalco, a young, affable staff counsellor, and Ruth Springford appeared as Doris Webster, the centre's receptionist. Many young Canadian actors, including Eric McCormack, Keanu Reeves, Jessica Steen and Mark Humphrey, made guest appearances as teenaged clients of the youth centre. During the show's final season, Cadeau was replaced for the final five episodes by Fiona Reid as Maggie. This change was planned, as the producers were setting up a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Write On (TV Series)
''Write On'' was an educational television show which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario. The series starred Jack Creley as Mr. R.H. Morton, Diane Dewey as Miss Newton, and Paul Brown as Henry Kent. The premise of the series is of the misadventures of the staff of a small newspaper under the editorship of the tyrannical Morton with his subordinates, Miss Newton the secretary and Henry Kent, a young reporter. Considering Kent has poor writing and grammatical skills for a professional journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ..., the staff have numerous events that illustrate various lessons about writing. Furthermore, Kent often have equally educational daydreams (much like Walter Mitty) where he is a dashing hero illustrating various writing concepts. Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Corwin Presents
''Norman Corwin Presents'' is a Canadian-produced drama anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1972 to 1973. The series also aired on Group W owned television stations in the US. Premise The series host was American broadcast writer Norman Corwin who introduced dramas of various genres and subjects. Production The series was a co-production of Group W and Arjo Productions (Arthur Joel Katz). It was recorded in Toronto on videotape. The series relied on American actors such as Diane Baker, Milton Berle, Beau Bridges, Stan Freberg, Fred Gwynne, Rip Torn and Cicely Tyson. They were supported by Canadian actors such as Gale Garnett, Lynne Gorman, Don Harron, Leslie Nielsen, William Shatner and Donald Sutherland. Scheduling This half-hour series was syndicated on American television. In Canada, it was broadcast on CBC Television from 19 June 1972 until 12 September 1973 approximately every week, scheduled on varying evening time slots during its sole seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlett Hill
''Scarlett Hill'' was a Canadian soap opera (first written for CBC Television) which ran from October 1962 to 1964. This was the first daytime soap opera produced for Canadian television, although it was based upon an American radio drama created by Robert and Kathleen Lindsay. The series focused on the residents of a boarding house, and starred John Drainie, Ed McNamara, Gordon Pinsent, and Beth Lockerbie. The series was syndicated to the United Kingdom, Australia and the US; in America, the show ran in syndication from 1965 to 1966 on a handful of stations. Cast The cast included: * Ivor Barry: Walter Pendelton * Suzanne Bryant: Janice Turner * Beth Lockerbie: Kate Russell * Ed McNamara: Harry * Alan Pearce Alan James Pearce (born 25 October 1965) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder#Winger, winger. He played for York City F.C., York City, Torquay United F.C., Torquay United, Shildon A.F.C. ...: Sidney * Gordon Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playdate (Canadian TV Series)
''Playdate'' is a Canadian drama anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1961 to 1964. Premise The series replaced '' General Motors Presents''. Ed Moser, a story editor from that previous series, became executive producer of ''Playdate''. He reduced the presence of Canadian script writers, featuring nine Canadian-written scripts in the final season of ''Playdate'' compared to 19 Canadian works featured in the final season of ''General Motors Presents''. Robert Goulet hosted the earliest episodes of ''Playdate'', replaced by Christopher Plummer from 20 December 1961. From October 1962, episodes of the UK series ''The Jo Stafford Show'' were occasionally broadcast, billed by the CBC as ''Playdate Presents...''. In September 1963, similar treatment was given to ''The Red Skelton Show'', an American series, when it was sporadically broadcast in the ''Playdate'' time slot. The CBC cancelled ''Playdate'' and ''Parade'' by June 1964, as part of a general reduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encounters (TV Series)
''Encounters: The Hidden Truth'' is an hour-long TV series that featured real life stories of paranormal phenomena. The format featured a host (John Marshall) and a team of reporters presenting 3 or 4 stories per episode dealing with UFOs, crop circles, exorcism, prophets, psychics, reincarnation, and other supernatural phenomena, in a news/documentary film style. The stories unfolded through witness interviews and reenactments of the events. The host and reporters discussed their reactions to some of the stories. ''Encounters'' aired on the Fox network and was used mainly as a summer replacement series and fill-in show for other canceled series. The show first aired Fridays at 8:00 pm during the summer of 1994. The show then aired sporadically with different nights and times. In the final 3 editions of the show, Steven Williams (''The X-Files'') replaced John Marshall as the host. Two of those episodes aired in November 1995 and the final episode aired on January 23, 1996. Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howdy Doody
''Howdy Doody'' is an American Children's television series, children's television program (with circus and Western (genre), Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by Victor F Campbell"Victor F Campbell" ''The New York Times'', Dec 1 1973. Retrieved August 21, 2021 and E. Roger Muir.Hevesi, Dennis "E. Roger Muir, 89, Dies; Backed Howdy Doody" ''The New York Times'', October 28, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2008. It was broadcast on the NBC television network in the United States from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer of children's programming and set the pattern for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Timekeeper
''The Timekeeper'' (also known as ''From Time to Time'' and ''Un Voyage à Travers le Temps'') was a 1992 Circle-Vision 360° film that was presented at three Disney parks around the world. It was the first Circle-Vision show that was arranged and filmed with an actual plot and not just visions of landscapes, and the first to utilize Audio-Animatronics. The film featured a cast of European film actors of France, Italy, Belgium, Russia, and England. The film was shown in highly stylized circular theaters, and featured historic and futuristic details both on the interior and exterior. ''The Timekeeper'' and its original European counterpart ''Le Visionarium'' marked the first time that the Circle-Vision film process was used to deliver a narrative story line. This required a concept to explain the unusual visual characteristics of the Theater, hence the character Nine-Eye. Nine-Eye was sent through Time by The Timekeeper, so that she could send back the surrounding images as she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
