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Malibu (film)
''Malibu'' is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film based on a novel by William Murray. Featuring Kim Novak, Susan Dey, Troy Donahue and James Coburn, the miniseries involves a young couple from Milwaukee, who move into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community, and become involved with the lives of the various people living in the community. Plot Part 1 Stan (William Atherton) and Linda (Susan Dey) Harvey are a middle-income couple from Wisconsin who relocate to Malibu for the summer for Stan’s work. Seeing an opportunity to experience the high society of Malibu, they rent a $7,000 per month beach house from realtor Billie Farnsworth (Kim Novak), who introduces the couple to the rich elite in the neighborhood. Among them are their neighbor movie star Clint Redman (Troy Donahue), famous tennis player Art Bonnell ( Chad Everett), book writer Hunnicutt Powell ( Richard McKenzie), and talk show host Gail Hessian (Ann Jillian). Gail is determined to invite Tom Wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Baker
Elliott Baker (December 15, 1922 – February 9, 2007), born Elliot Joseph Cohen, was a screenwriter and novelist. He died from cancer. Baker was born in Buffalo, New York, and graduated from Indiana University. He was the author of the comic novel ''A Fine Madness'', which was published in 1964 by G.P. Putnam's Sons. He adapted the novel into a 1966 motion picture starring Sean Connery and Joanne Woodward.''New York Times'' obituary, February 21, 2007 ''A Fine Madness'' tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a rebellious poet in Greenwich Village who battles a psychiatrist seeking to curb his mood swings via psychosurgery. The New York Times Book Review called the novel "a masterpiece of what one might call rebellious farce."New York Times obituary His other novels included ''Pocock & Pitt'' (Putnam, 1971), which was the basis for the television series '' Adderly'', which Baker also created; ''Klynt's Law'' (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1976); ''And We Were Young'' (Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was launched on May 6, 1974, by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution studio. It is the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG) and the third name of Pioneer Telefilms. For 26 years, the company was active from 1974 until New Year's Day 2001, when it was folded into Columbia TriStar Television (which is currently known as Sony Pictures Television), a merger between Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television. A separate entity of CPT continues to exist on paper as an intellectual property holder, and under the moniker CPT Holdings (the initials standing for Columbia Pictures Television) to hold the copyright for the TV show ''The Young and the Restless'', as well as old incarnations from the company's television library such as ''What's Happening!!'' History Screen Gems (1948–1974) Screen Gems was a television production company that was owned b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Archerd
Selma Archerd ( Fenning; February 26, 1925) is an American former actress, known for her roles in ''Die Hard'' (1988), ''Lethal Weapon'' (1987) and ''Lethal Weapon 3'' (1992). She has also appeared on ''The Brady Bunch'', '' A Very Brady Christmas'', and ''The Brady Bunch Movie''. Archerd married columnist Army Archerd after divorce ended her first marriage. Filmography *''Lethal Weapon'' (1987) - Policewoman *''Die Hard'' (1988) - Hostage #1 *''Lethal Weapon 3 ''Lethal Weapon 3'' is a 1992 American buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Jeffrey Boam and Robert Mark Kamen. The sequel to '' Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989), it is the third installment in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film ser ...'' (1992) - Officer Selma References External links * 1925 births Living people 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Newark, New Jersey American film actresses {{US-film-actor-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod McCary
Rod McCary (born April 15, 1941) is an American commercial, film and television actor. Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. McCary attended at Cathedral High School and University of Denver. He began his career in 1970, as appearing in the film ''The Christine Jorgensen Story'', where he played the role of "Jess Warner". Later in his career, McCary guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''Three's Company'', ''It's a Living'', ''Highway to Heaven'', ''Columbo'', ''Fantasy Island'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Mama's Family'', '' Dear John'', ''Parks and Recreation'', ''Family Ties'', ''Growing Pains'', ''The Mod Squad'', ''Alice'' and ''Hart to Hart''. He also starred and co-starred in films, such as, ''Herbie Rides Again'', ''Night of the Demons 2'', ''Stewardess School'', ''Down 'n Dirty'', '' Terror Among Us'', '' Cheaper to Keep Her'' and ''976-Evil II''. In 1975, McCary left the soap opera television series ''General Hospital'', with four other actors. McCary had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Hanley
Bridget Ann Elizabeth Hanley (February 3, 1941 – December 15, 2021) was an American actress, known for her starring and supporting roles in TV comedy, western, adventure, and drama programs, including as Candy Pruitt in the Western dramedy series ''Here Come the Brides.'' She also starred in ''Harper Valley PTA'' as Wanda Reilly Taylor. Early life Born on February 3, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hanley was the daughter of Leland "Lee" Hanley, an All-American football player at Northwestern University and United States Marine Corps veteran, and Doris "Dorie" Hanley (née Nihlroos). At the age of four, she moved with her parents and older sister Mary-Jo to Edmonds, Washington, north of Seattle, where her younger sister Molly was later born. After graduating from Edmonds High School, Hanley headed to the San Francisco College for Women to study drama for two years, then on to University of Washington where she graduated in 1962 with honors and a B.A. in drama, having appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 he scored a dozen entries on the UK Top 40 chart, including two number one hits. Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for " What Kind of Fool Am I", sung by Sammy Davis Jr., and wrote " Feeling Good", which became a signature hit for Nina Simone. His songs have been performed by a wide variety of artists including Fiona Apple, Tony Bennett, Barbara Streisand, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey. With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley won an Academy Award for the film score of ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), featuring "Pure Imagination", which has been covered by dozens of artists. He collaborated with John Barry on the title song for the James Bond film '' Goldfinger'' (1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Forrest (actor)
Steve Forrest (born William Forrest Andrews; September 29, 1925 – May 18, 2013) was an American actor who was well known for his role as Lt. Hondo Harrelson in the hit television series ''S.W.A.T.'' which was broadcast on ABC from 1975 to 1976. He was also known for his performance in ''Mommie Dearest'' (1981). Early years Forrest was born William Forrest Andrews in Huntsville, Texas, the 12th of 13 children of Annis (née Speed) and Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister. One of his older brothers was film star Dana Andrews. Forrest enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18 and fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. In 1950, he earned a bachelor's degree with honors from UCLA, majoring in theater with a minor in psychology. Career Forrest worked as a stagehand at the La Jolla Playhouse outside San Diego. There Gregory Peck discovered him, cast him in La Jolla's production of ''Goodbye Again'', and then arranged for Forrest's first scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard McKenzie (actor)
Richard McKenzie (born June 2, 1930) is an American character actor who is known for his guest role as Fred Bunker, younger brother of Archie Bunker on the hit CBS-TV sitcom series ''All in the Family'' in seasons 7 and 8, and season 4 of '' Archie Bunker's Place''. He also appeared in other popular shows such as ''Quincy, M.E.'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', '' Matlock'' and '' In the Heat of the Night''. Biography and career McKenzie's career began in television in a 1961 episode of the sitcom ''My Three Sons'' as Quinn. It would be another 14 years until Richard would make another television guest star appearance on the TV drama '' Doctors' Hospital'' in 1975 as Dr. Williams. Throughout the 1970s, McKenzie would make guest appearances on many television shows. His most famous guest appearances on the 70's were on the television sitcoms ''Three's Company'' in 1978 as Chef Anton, ''All in the Family'' in two episodes between 1978 and 1979 as Archie Bunker's younger brother Alfred "Fred" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Atherton
William Atherton Knight (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor, best known for portraying Richard Thornburg in ''Die Hard'' and its sequel and Walter Peck in ''Ghostbusters''. Early life Atherton was born in Orange, Connecticut, the son of Myrtle (née Robinson) and Robert Atherton Knight. He studied acting at the Drama School at Carnegie Tech and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1969. Career Atherton was successful on the New York stage immediately after graduating and worked with many of the country's leading playwrights including David Rabe, John Guare, and Arthur Miller, winning numerous awards for his work on and off Broadway. He got his big break playing hapless fugitive Clovis Poplin in ''The Sugarland Express'' (1974), the feature film debut of Steven Spielberg. After this, he garnered major roles in dark dramas such as ''The Day of the Locust'' (1975) and '' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977), as well as the big-budget disaster film '' The Hindenburg'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is the 31st largest city in the United States, the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States, and the second largest city on Lake Michigan's shore behind Chicago. It is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, the fourth-most densely populated metropolitan area in the Midwest. Milwaukee is considered a global city, categorized as "Gamma minus" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with a regional GDP of over $102 billion in 2020. Today, Milwaukee is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the U.S. However, it continues to be one of the most racially segregated, largely as a result of early-20th-century redlining. Its history was heavily influenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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