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Merton Of The Movies (novel)
''Merton of the Movies'' is a comic novel by Harry Leon Wilson. It was adapted into a stage play and three films. Wilson, a writer and novelist, wrote the book after a brief stint in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood. ''Merton of the Movies'' was published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in 1919 and published as a book in 1922. Thomas Hischak described ''Merton of the Movies'' as a "light-hearted romp" with characters "cartoonish but endearing". According to American novelist Gertrude Stein, ''Merton of the Movies'' is "the best description of America that has ever been done". The novel sold millions of copies and has been adapted to other media several times. Premise and plot Small-town Yokel, bumpkin Merton Gill fantasizes about joining the glamorous world of silent films, and takes a correspondence school course in acting. He travels to Hollywood, where he is disillusioned by the foibles of his screen idols. He is befriended by comedienne and stuntwoman Flips Montague, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Leon Wilson
Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 – June 28, 1939) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' and '' Merton of the Movies''. Another of his works, ''Bunker Bean'', helped popularize the term "flapper". Life and career Harry Leon Wilson was born in Oregon, Illinois to Samuel and Adeline (née Kidder). His father was a newspaper publisher, and Harry learned to set type at an early age. He began work as a stenographer after leaving home at 16, and he worked his way west through Topeka, Kansas, Omaha, Nebraska, Denver, Colorado, and eventually to California. He was a contributor to the histories of Hubert Howe Bancroft, and became the private secretary to Virgil Bogue. In December 1886, Wilson's story ''The Elusive Dollar Bill'' was accepted by '' Puck'' magazine. He continued to contribute to Puck and became assistant editor in 1892. Henry Cuyler Bunner died in 1896 and Wilson replaced him as editor. The publication of ''The Spenders'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlene Dahl
Arlene Carol Dahl (August 11, 1925 – November 29, 2021) was an American actress active in films from the late 1940s. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Classical Hollywood cinema era. She was also an author and entrepreneur. She founded two companies, Arlene Dahl Enterprises and Dahlia, a fragrance company. Dahl had three children, the eldest of whom is actor Lorenzo Lamas. Biography Early life Dahl was born on August 11, 1925, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Idelle () and Rudolph Dahl, a Ford Motor dealer and executive. Her parents were both of Norwegian descent. She cited her year of birth as 1928, although her birth record (1925-43442), available through the Minnesota Historical Society, shows she was born on August 11, 1925. An August 13, 2014, article in the ''New York Social Diary'' by David Patrick Columbia, titled "Losses and Gains", references her 89th birthday celebration with her husband, children, and family. As a child, Dahl took elocution and danc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Novels Adapted Into Films
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1922 American Novels
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American Comedy Novels
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Reading
A stage reading, also known as a staged reading, is a form of theatre without sets or full costumes. The actors, who read from scripts, may be seated, stand in fixed positions, or incorporate minimal stage movement. There is an overlap with the term play reading, One US source says that play reading incorporates little or no movement, while the latter is performed, with actions, on a stage. Description A stage reading of a new play in development is an intermediate phase between a cold reading, with the cast usually sitting around a table, and a full production. A narrator may read stage directions aloud. The purpose is to gauge the effectiveness of the dialogue, pacing and flow, and other dramatic elements that the playwright or director may wish to adjust. Audience feedback contributes to the process. In play-development workshopping, the stage reading is one of the forms of workshop, along with the rehearsed reading, the exploratory workshop, and the full workshop producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Katsaros
Doug Katsaros is an American keyboardist, arranger, composer, and conductor. Biography In 1978 he played on Paul Stanley's debut album, followed by working on albums by Richie Havens, Michael Bolton, Arc Angel, Bon Jovi and his band Balance featuring Bob Kulick and Chuck Burgi. He also contributed music to the musicals ''Diamonds'' and '' A... My Name Is Alice''. He also composed the opening theme for the TV series ''The Tick'' and ''Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars'', as well as music for the movie ''Who Do I Gotta Kill?'' starring Sandra Bullock. Katsaros has worked with some of the biggest names in music history such as Cher, Rod Stewart, Sinéad O'Connor, Gloria Estefan, Judy Collins, Elton John, Aerosmith, Marlo Thomas, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robin Beck, Shania Twain, B.B. King, Diane Schuur, Liza Minnelli, Todd Rundgren, Tim Rice, Russ Irwin, Peter Frampton, Alejandro Fernández, Christina Aguilera, as well as Peter, Paul and Mary. His jingle for Mennen was featured in eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912 and began granting four-year degrees in the same year. In 1967, the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1913 by Andrew Mellon and Richard B. Mellon and formerly a part of the University of Pittsburgh. Carnegie Mellon University has operated as a single institution since the merger. The university consists of seven colleges and independent schools: The College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mellon College of Science, Tepper School of Business, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, and the School of Computer Science. The university has its main campus located 5 miles (8 km) from Downto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bobrick
Sam Bobrick (July 24, 1932 – October 11, 2019) was an American author, playwright, television writer, and lyricist. Early life Bobrick was born to a Jewish family in Chicago on July 24, 1932. His father was a storekeeper and his mother worked for the postal service. In 1950 he graduated from Benton Harbor High School in Michigan. After a three-year, nine-month, twenty-seven-day stint in the U.S. Air Force between 1951–1955, Bobrick attended the University of Illinois where he graduated with a degree in Journalism. Career He began his career writing for the popular children's show ''Captain Kangaroo''. He also wrote for such shows as ''The Andy Griffith Show'', '' Bewitched'', ''The Flintstones'', ''Get Smart'', ''The Kraft Music Hall'', and ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour''. He created the short-lived Disney Channel TV series ''Good Morning, Miss Bliss'', which was resurrected by NBC as the long-running hit show ''Saved By The Bell''. He won three Writers Guild of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Shapiro
Mel Shapiro is an American theatre director and writer, college professor, and author. Trained at Carnegie-Mellon University, Shapiro began his professional directing career at the Pittsburgh Playhouse and then as resident director at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. He was co-producing director at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and has worked as guest director at the Hartford Stage Company, the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles (where he directed the American Premiere of Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist), the National Playwright's Conference of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada. Shapiro's off-Broadway productions include the original staging of John Guare's ''The House of Blue Leaves,'' which won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play in 1971, and Rachel Owen's ''The Karl Marx Play'' for the American Place Theatre. London productions include the musicals Two Gentlemen of Verona and Kings and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lorick
Robert Lorick (died January 2016) was a lyricist, actor, and writer, best known as a Broadway lyricist and for his work portraying Jack Flanders, the lead character in a series of ZBS Foundation audio adventures produced from 1972 until Lorick's death in 2016. In 1972, Lorick made his debut as a lyricist with the Off-Broadway musical ''Hark!'' at the Mercer-O'Casey Theatre. In the 1980s, he wrote the lyrics for the Broadway show ''The Tap Dance Kid'', which ran for 669 performances (Dec 83 - Aug 85) at the Broadhurst Theatre (capacity 1150) and the Minskoff Theatre (capacity 1620), New York and won two Tony Awards in 1984. He received a Grammy nomination for best cast album for ''The Tap Dance Kid''. Lorick also wrote for ABC's ''All My Children'', Afterschool Specials, Disney's ''Polly Comin' Home'' and wrote the theme song for NBC's Millennium Special. His voiceover clients included Volvo, Cadillac, Ford, IBM, American Express, most of the world's leading fragrance houses, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary William Friedman
Gary William Friedman is an American musical theatre, symphonic, film and television composer. His career began in the 1960s in New York City as a saxophonist in an improvisational ensemble and as a composer for experimental theater. Friedman's 1970 musical, ''The Me Nobody Knows'' opened Off-Broadway and won the Obie Award for Best Music of a Musical before moving to Broadway and earning five Tony Award nominations. Friedman has also composed scores for numerous American films and television series such as PBS's children's television series, ''The Electric Company''. His orchestral and operatic compositions have been commissioned by festivals and venues including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Biography Early life and education Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Friedman was a saxophonist and band leader at Abraham Lincoln High School. While attending Brooklyn College, Friedman studied composition with Hall Overton and Jan Meyerowitz. After completing his po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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