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Mary Newcomb
Mary Newcomb (1893–1966) was an American actress who appeared on the American and British stage and in films. Early life Mary Newcomb was born on August 21, 1893, in North Adams, Massachusetts, the daughter of Josiah Turner Newcomb, and Sophie De Wolfe Newcomb. She grew up in New York City and La Grangeville in Dutchess County, New York. She attended Lauralton Hall Academy, a convent school for girls in Milford Connecticut. Newcomb was an advocate for allowing women to vote, giving speeches with Carrie Chapman Catt and Elsie Lincoln Benedict. She began lecturing on a suffrage tour when she was 17, addressing New York crowds from Albany to Battery Park. Acting career Newcomb was discovered and encouraged as an actress by the distinguished actor Robert Edeson, who heard her speaking as a suffragette in New York and recognized her inherent talent. Her "first actual role" was in ''His Brother's Keeper'', a production of Edeson's company. Newcomb and Edeson were married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Who Play
''Women Who Play'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Mary Newcomb, Benita Hume and George Barraud. It was produced by Walter Morosco and Alexander Korda and has a screenplay by Basil Mason and Gilbert Wakefield. It is based on the 1925 play '' Spring Cleaning'' by Frederick Lonsdale.Kulik, Karol.''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990. Premise In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme. Cast * Mary Newcomb as Mona * Benita Hume as Margaret Sones * George Barraud as Richard Sones * Joan Barry as Fay * Barry Jones as Ernest Steele * Edmund Breon as Rachie Wells * Gerald Lyle as Bobby * Sylvia Leslie as Lady Jane * Evan Thomas as Willie Production ''Women Who Play'' was filmed at British and Dominion Studios, Elstree, in Hertfordshire, England for Paramount British Pictures. See also * ''The Fast Set ''The Fast Set'' is a 1924 American silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Stage Actresses
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] |
Actresses From Massachusetts
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A * Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born * Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) * Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 * Jane Adams born *Joey Lauren Adams born *Julie Adams 1926–2019 *Lillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communism, Communist aggression there is e ... [...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] |
Strange Experiment
''Strange Experiment'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Donald Gray, Ann Wemyss and Mary Newcomb. It was an adaptation of the play ''Two Worlds'' by John Golden and Hubert Osborne. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Fox Film.Chibnall p.296 Cast * Donald Gray as James Martin * Ann Wemyss as Joan Bauer * Mary Newcomb as Helen Rollins * Ronald Ward as Michael Waring * Henri De Vries as Professor Bauer * Alastair Sim as 'Pop' Lawler * James Carew James Usselman (February 5, 1876 – April 4, 1938), known professionally as James Carew, was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing fir ... as Doctor Rollins * Henry Caine as Sergeant Cox * Eric Hales as Carter * Joana Pereira as Miss Bauer * Arnold Bell as Leech * Lillian Talbot as Mrs Barker References Bibliography * Chibnall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frail Women
''Frail Women'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Newcomb, Owen Nares, Frank Pettingell and Herbert Lomas (actor), Herbert Lomas. In the years after World War I a Colonel marries his war-time mistress. It was made at Twickenham StudiosWood p.71 with sets designed by James A. Carter. Cast * Mary Newcomb as The Woman (Lilian Hamilton) * Owen Nares as The Man (Colonel Leonard Harvey) * Margaret Vines as The Girl (Mary Willis) *Frederick Peisley as The Boy (Peter Farrer) *Jane Welsh as The Sister (Eleanor Farrer) *Herbert Lomas (actor), Herbert Lomas as The Solicitor (Burrows) *Edmund Gwenn as The Bookmaker (Jim Willis) *Athole Stewart as The Father (Sir Robert Farrer) *Frank Pettingell as The Employer (McWhirter) *Miles Malleson as The Registrar *Heather Angel (actress), Heather Angel as The Girl (uncredited) References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Adams, Massachusetts
North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 12,961 as of the 2020 census. Best known as the home of the largest contemporary art museum in the United States, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams has in recent years become a center for tourism, culture and recreation. History Early history North Adams was first settled in 1745 during King George's War, when the most western of a line of defensive forts was built along the bank of the Hoosic River, and occupied by British soldiers and their families. During the war, Canada_(New_France), Canadian and Native American forces laid Siege of Fort Massachusetts, siege to Fort Massachusetts 30 prisoners were taken to Quebec; half died in captivity. In 1747 Fort_Massachusetts_(Massachusetts), Fort Massachusetts was rebuilt with improved defenses, but was never att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Bond (1932 Film)
''The Marriage Bond'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Newcomb, Guy Newall and Stewart Rome. It was made by Twickenham Film Studios.Wood p.75 Plot summary A drunken man is left by his wife but she later comes back to him when she realises how desperate he is. Cast * Mary Newcomb as Jacqueline Heron * Guy Newall as Toby Heron * Stewart Rome as Sir Paul Swaythling * Ann Casson as Binnie Heron * Florence Desmond as Elsie * Denys Blakelock as Alfred Dreisler * Lewis Shaw as Frere Heron * Humberston Wright as Jenkins * Amy Veness Amy Veness (26 February 1876 – 22 September 1960) was an English film actress. She played the role of Grandma Huggett in ''The Huggetts Trilogy'' and was sometimes credited as Amy Van Ness. Veness was born Amy Clarice Beart in Aldeburgh, Suf ... as Mrs Crust References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passionate Pilgrim (1921 Film)
''The Passionate Pilgrim'' is a 1921 American drama silent film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Samuel Merwin and George DuBois Proctor. The film stars Matt Moore, Mary Newcomb, Julia Swayne Gordon, Tom Guise, Frankie Mann, Rubye De Remer and Claire Whitney. The film was released on January 2, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. Plot The character of Henry Calverly goes to prison in order to protect his mother who killed her husband. Cast * Matt Moore as Henry Calverly * Mary Newcomb as Cecily *Julia Swayne Gordon as Madame Watt *Tom Guise as Senator Watt * Frankie Mann as Marjorie Daw *Rubye De Remer as Miriam Calverly *Claire Whitney as Esther *Van Dyke Brooke as Hitt * Charles K. Gerrard as Qualters *Sam J. Ryan as Major McIntyre *Arthur Donaldson as O'Rell *Albert Roccardi as Amme *Bernard A. Reinold as Listerly *Charles Brook as Trent *Helen Lindroth Helen Lindroth (December 3, 1874 – October 5, 1956) was a Swedish-born American screen and stage actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
