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Madeleine Ruthven
Madeleine Ruthven (October 26, 1893 – February 20, 1978) was an American screenwriter and poet active from 1923 to 1936. Biography Born to Dwight Skinner and Catherine Bingham in Hornick, Iowa, Madeleine Dwight Skinner was raised in Houston alongside her four siblings. She got her start as a newspaperwoman, working for ''The Houston Press'' from 1918 to 1920, and fiction writer publishing in magazines like ''The Black Cat'', before moving to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her first job in the industry was working for Marshall Neilan's production company. She began writing stories and title cards before moving her way into penning full screenplays. Many of the films she was credited on during her time in Hollywood were B-Westerns and police dramas. In the 1950s, Ruthven was named by fellow screenwriter Richard J. Collins as a Communist sympathizer and put on the blacklist. In addition to writing and/or contributing to over a dozen screenplays over the course of her ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornick, Iowa
Hornick is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA– NE– SD metropolitan statistical area. The population was 255 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Hornick is located at (42.230972, -96.096610). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.01 square mile (0.03 km2) is water. The town is located on the floodplain of the Missouri River, near the edge of the Loess Hills, adjacent to the old (meandered) channel of the West Fork of the Little Sioux River. History Hornick was impacted the 2019 floods. The town was under 2 feet of water. Funding has been allocated for the construction of a berm, similar to the temporary berm which prevented flooding in 1996. Hornick formerly had passenger train service provided by the Milwaukee Road. Today, Hornick station is listed on the NRHP. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 225 people, 102 hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rock Of Friendship
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People From Woodbury County, Iowa
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Writers From Houston
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American Women Poets
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American Women Screenwriters
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1978 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform in Marion, Iowa. ** The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rendezvous (1923 Film)
''The Rendezvous'' is a 1923 American silent adventure melodrama film with comedic overtones directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Richard Travers, Conrad Nagel, Lucille Ricksen, and Syd Chaplin. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, in the Russian Empire, Prince Sergei and his wife Varvara are exiled to Siberia by the Tsar Nicholas II. Varvara dies giving birth to a daughter, Vera, who is left in a friend's care by the father. 18 years later, Cossacks raid the country. Walter Stanford, an officer in the American Expeditionary Force, Siberia, rescues Vera from a Cossack raid at a shrine, but she is forced to wed a Cossack chief. After the chief is killed, Vera and Stanford are united and they marry. Cast Production The film was shot in San Francisco and Los Angeles using real-life U.S. Army soldiers as extras. Preservation status This is a surviving silent film preserved by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Frontiersman
''The Frontiersman'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Reginald Barker and written by Tom Miranda and Gordon Rigby. The film stars Tim McCoy, Claire Windsor, Tom O'Brien, Russell Simpson, Lillian Leighton and Louise Lorraine. The film was released on June 11, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast * Tim McCoy as John Dale * Claire Windsor as Lucy * Tom O'Brien as Abner Hawkins * Russell Simpson as Andrew Jackson * Lillian Leighton as Mrs. Andrew Jackson * Louise Lorraine as Athalie Burgoyne * May Foster as Mandy * Chief John Big Tree as Grey Eagle * Frank Hagney as White Snake * Hans Joby Hans Joby (3 August 1884 – 30 April 1943) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 63 films between 1920 and 1944. He was also billed as "Captain John Peters", and often played aristocratic Prussian-types, memorably in Laurel and Hardy ... as Col. Coffee References External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoilers Of The West
''Spoilers of the West'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, written by Joseph Farnham, Madeleine Ruthven, and Ross B. Wills, and starring Tim McCoy, Marjorie Daw, William Fairbanks, Charles Thurston and Chief John Big Tree. It was released on December 10, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast * Tim McCoy as Lieutenant Lang * Marjorie Daw as Miss Benton * William Fairbanks as Benton * Charles Thurston as General Sherman * Chief John Big Tree Chief John Big Tree (born Isaac Johnny John, June 2, 1877 – July 6, 1967) was a member of the Seneca Nation and an actor who appeared in 59 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Buffalo, New York and died in Onondaga Indian Reserva ... as Red Cloud References External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bushranger (1928 Film)
''The Bushranger'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Chester Withey and written by George C. Hull, Paul Perez, and Madeleine Ruthven. The film stars Tim McCoy, Ena Gregory, Russell Simpson, Arthur Lubin and Ed Brady. The film was released on November 17, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot A gentleman is arrested for duelling and sentenced to Van Dieman's Land. He escapes and becomes a bushranger. Cast * Tim McCoy as Edward * Ena Gregory as Lucy * Russell Simpson as Sir Eric * Arthur Lubin as Arthur * Ed Brady as Black Murphy * Frank Baker as Blair * Dale Austen as Dale * Richard Neill as Col. Cavendish * Rosemary Cooper as Lady Cavendish Production The story was written by Madeleine Ruthven. It was made at the time there was a ban on such films being made in some Australian states. The film was reportedly made in response to criticism of too many Westerns being set in America. Frank Baker, brother of Snowy Baker Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker (8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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