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Mrs. Soffel
''Mrs. Soffel'' is a 1984 American drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson and based on the story of condemned brothers Jack and Ed Biddle, who escaped prison with the aid of the warden's wife, Kate Soffel. It was filmed on location in and around the Serez family farm in Mulmur, Ontario, as well as Wisconsin (train sequences) and establishing shots in Pittsburgh. The jail sequences were filmed in both the Allegheny County Courthouse and inside and outside of the old Allegheny County Jail for 3 days, and prisoners there were used as extras in the movie. The film was entered in the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Kate Soffel is the wife of a Pittsburgh prison warden in 1901. They have four children. After several months of being sick in bed for no discernible reason, she suddenly regains her strength. She visits inmates to read Bible scripture to them and meets Ed Biddle and his brother Jack, both of whom may be innocent of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Armstrong
Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian feature film and documentary director, who specializes in period drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists. Many of her movies are historical dramas. Early life Armstrong was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 18 December 1950."Gillian Armstrong: Women Filmmakers & Their Filmes.''Gale Biography in Context'' Gale Cengage Learning. Web. She went to a local high school, Vermont High School (now Vermont Secondary College), and was the middle child of a local real estate agent father and a primary school teacher mother who gave up work to have a family.Higson, Rosalie."Gillian Armstrong: The Real Thin''The Australian: Arts''The Australian. Web Armstrong stated in ''The Australian'' that her parents were always very supportive of their hopes and dreams, which was not always the way it was for women in the 1960s and 70s. Her father was a frustrated photographer who wasn't allowed to follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allegheny County Courthouse
The Allegheny County Courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is part of a complex (along with the old Allegheny County Jail) designed by H. H. Richardson. The buildings are considered among the finest examples of the Romanesque Revival style for which Richardson is well known. The complex is bordered by wide thoroughfares named for city founders James Ross (Ross Street), John Forbes (Forbes Avenue) and James Grant (Grant Street). The current building, completed in 1888, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Richardson later referred to it as his "great achievement". Early structures Pittsburgh's original courthouse, first occupied in 1794, was a wooden structure located on one side of Market Square. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court and from December 7, 1818, until 1841 the Western District of Pennsylvania also held court sessions at Market Square. Land for a new courthouse was purchased in April 1834. This was a tract of land on the corner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Trueman
Paula Trueman (April 25, 1897 – March 23, 1994) was an American film, stage and television actress.Year of birth confirmed by 1920, 1930 and 1940 US census records as well as her 1922 U.S. passport application.U.S. passport application stamped September 16, 1922 ancestry.com; accessed November 15, 2016. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (born October 9, 1960) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in the films '' Fletch'' (1985), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''Fast Food Nation'' (2006) and '' Parkland'' (2013). She is also known for her roles on television series such as '' Friday Night Lights'', '' Seinfeld'' and '' Nashville''. Personal life Wheeler-Nicholson was born in New York City, the daughter of Joan (née Weitemeyer) and Douglas Wheeler-Nicholson. She is the granddaughter of pioneering American comic book publisher Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, who founded DC Comics under the original company name National Allied Publications. Wheeler-Nicholson has been married to film director Alex Smith since 2011 and lives in Austin, Texas. Career Sometimes credited as Dana Wheeler Nicholson, she has appeared in numerous feature films, but is perhaps best known for her role in '' Fletch'' (1985) as Gail Stanwyk, the love interest of the title character. She is well known for her pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Robson
Wayne Robson (April 29, 1946 – April 4, 2011) was a Canadian television, stage, voice and film actor known for playing the part of Mike Hamar, an ex-convict and sometime thief, on the Canadian sitcom ''The Red Green Show'' from 1993 to 2006, as well as in the 2002 film ''Duct Tape Forever''. Robson was also known as the escape artist character Rennes, "the Wren", from the 1997 science fiction film ''Cube''. He was in the episode “A Miracle of a Rare Device” on The Ray Bradbury Theater in 1989. Background Robson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began his acting career on stage there, but moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, where he continued stage acting and appeared in Canadian television commercials in the 1970s. After receiving several small character roles in films such as '' McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (1971) and ''Popeye'' (1980), Robson starred in the 1984 film ''The Grey Fox'' for which he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor. Robso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Ebert
Joyce Ebert (June 26, 1933 – August 28, 1997) was an American actress. She was particularly known for her work as a dramatic actress at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut where she portrayed both leading and supporting roles in more than 80 productions. She also appeared on television and in films, and had a brief career as an opera singer. Born in Homestead, Pennsylvania, Ebert graduated from the drama school at Carnegie Mellon University. In 1959 she won the San Diego Shakespeare Festival's Atlas Award. In 1961 she created the role of Betty Parris in the world premiere of Robert Ward's ''The Crucible'' at the New York City Opera. That same year she made her off-Broadway debut at the Phoenix Theatre debut as Ophelia in ''Hamlet''. In 1964 she was the recipient of both the Clarence Derwent Award and the Obie Award for her appearance as Andromache in ''The Trojan Women'' at Circle in the Square Theatre. In 1977 she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury Chaykin
Maury Alan Chaykin (July 27, 1949 – July 27, 2010) was an American–Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe, as well as for his work as a character actor in many films and television programs. Personal life Chaykin was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Irving J. Chaykin (1912–2007), was born in Brooklyn, and was a professor of accountancy at City College of New York. His mother, Clarice Chaykin (née Bloomfield, 1921–2012), was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but raised in Montreal, Quebec, since the age of three. She graduated from Beth Israel Hospital nursing school in Newark, New Jersey. Chaykin's maternal uncle, George Bloomfield (1930–2011), was a veteran Canadian director, producer, writer and actor who directed Chaykin in a number of projects for film and television. Raised in New York City, Chaykin studied drama at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Youmans
William Youmans is an American Broadway theatre, Broadway, film and television actor and singer, best known for originating the roles of John Jacob Astor in ''Titanic (musical), Titanic: the Musical'', and Doctor Dillamond in ''Wicked (musical), Wicked''. He will Return to the show this year on March 7th. Life and career Youmans was born into a performing family; his great-uncle was Broadway composer Vincent Youmans. William made his Broadway debut in 1981, playing Leo Hubbard in ''The Little Foxes''. He performed numerous roles in the original production of ''Big River (musical), Big River'' and sang the role of Alcindoro in the Baz Luhrmann-directed revival of ''La Bohème''. He also portrayed Sir Richard Bingham in ''The Pirate Queen'' and performed in the play ''The Farnsworth Invention''. In 1997 he originated the role of John Jacob Astor in ''Titanic (musical), Titanic,'' and 2003, originated the role of Doctor Dillamond in ''Wicked (musical), Wicked''. After a San Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry O'Quinn
Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series ''Lost'', the title role in '' The Stepfather'' and ''Stepfather II'', and Peter Watts in ''Millennium'', which ran for three seasons (1996–1999). He has also hosted ''Mysteries of the Missing'' on The Science Channel. For his role in ''Lost'', he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Early life O'Quinn was born at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, one of 11 siblings, and grew up in nearby Newberry, Michigan. He is of Irish descent, and was raised Catholic. He attended Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He changed his surname from Quinn to O'Quinn as another registered actor already had the name Terrance Quinn. In the 1970s, he went to Baltimore to act in the Center Stage production of ''Tartuffe''. He remained at Center Stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Cross
Harley Cross (born March 10, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, film/television actor and producer. He is currently the Director of Strategy foLand Core a 501(c)3 non-profit that he co-founded in 2018 advancing soil health programs and policies that create value for farmers, businesses, and communities. He was co-founder, CEO, and artistic director of Hint Mint Inc., a designer breath mint/candy company that was master licensed to Giftcraft LLC (a Toronto-based gift company) in 2016. In 2015 he co-created the after-school music education prograPlay with Music which focuses on bringing relevant music education to at-risk youth. The program is currently running at Allen Leroy Locke High School in South Los Angeles. Cross was also the co-founder oInterconnected a Los Angeles-based creative agency and production company, that he started in 2011 with his friend and business partner Nirvan Mullick. Through Interconnected, Cross and Mullick produced the viral video Caine's Arcade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Corkill
Daniel Bryon Corkill (born March 8, 1974) is an American former child actor who saw early success in such films as ''Without a Trace'' and '' D.A.R.Y.L.''. He appeared in a number of commercials and had a small part in the TV series ''Ryan's Hope''. He was born in Park Ridge, Illinois Park Ridge is a city in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a Chicago suburb. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 39,656. It is located northwest of downtown Chicago. It is close to O' ..., and, now retired from acting, lives in the St. Paul area. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corkill, Danny 1974 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors Male actors from Chicago Actors from Park Ridge, Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Dundas
Jennifer Dundas, credited as Jennie Dundas in her early work, is an American actress best known for her role as Chris Paradis, Annie Paradis (Diane Keaton)'s lesbian daughter, in ''The First Wives Club''. Biography Dundas was born in Boston and attended Brown University. Jules Feiffer discovered her when, at age 9, she performed in a play at a summer camp. She also portrayed a young Gloria Vanderbilt in '' Little Gloria... Happy at Last''. Films in which Dundas has appeared include '' Puccini for Beginners'', ''Legal Eagles'', ''The Beniker Gang'' and ''The Hotel New Hampshire''. She has guest starred in TV shows such as '' Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Law and Order: Criminal Intent.'' On stage, Dundas has performed in the New York Theatre, including the play '' Arcadia''. She won an Obie ( Off-Broadway) Award for her performance in '' Good as New'' by Peter Hedges. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
