|
Never Wave At A WAC
''Never Wave at a WAC'' is a 1953 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, and starring Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas and Marie Wilson. Plot Divorced socialite Jo McBain, daughter of United States Senator Reynolds, would like to join her boyfriend in Paris where he has been transferred with two other military comrades. She speaks with her father, who has the idea of her joining the army and getting her an officer's commission in the Women's Army Corps so she can be transferred to Paris. He sells her this idea, telling her that she would start as a general. Her wealthy and spoiled manners are crushed immediately, when she arrives at basic training camp she discovers that she is to start at the bottom. Her father is involved in the telephone chain of people making the decision. Her ex-husband Andrew McBain is working as an Army uniforms designer and he uses his position to disrupt her romantic plans by making her join a group of girls who are testing polar equipment. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Z
Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norman conquest of southern Italy in the 11th and 12th centuries ** Norman dynasty, a series of monarchs in England and Normandy ** Norman architecture, romanesque architecture in England and elsewhere ** Norman language, spoken in Normandy ** People or things connected with the French region of Normandy Arts and entertainment * Norman (film), ''Norman'' (film), a 2010 drama film * ''Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer'', a 2016 film * Norman (TV series), ''Norman'' (TV series), a 1970 British sitcom starring Norman Wisdom * The Normans (TV series), ''The Normans'' (TV series), a documentary * Norman (song), "Norman" (song), a 1962 song written by John D. Loudermilk and recorded by Sue Thompson * "Norman (He's a Rebel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ching
William Brooks Ching (October 2, 1913 – July 1, 1989) was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and on television during the later 1940s and 1950s. Ching may be best known for his supporting role in Rudolph Maté's 1950 film noir, '' D.O.A.'' along with his role as the overbearing boyfriend of Katharine Hepburn's character in George Cukor's 1952 comedy '' Pat and Mike''. Early years Ching was born in St. Louis and raised in New Orleans. During World War II, he served in the Coast Guard. Career Ching began his career as a professional singer, starring in a summer series at the Memphis Open Air Theater. He appeared in musical comedies such as Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Allegro'' (1947). His first film role was in 1946. He signed with Republic Pictures in 1947, and for the next dozen years, acted mostly in Westerns and dramas. Ching declined to change his name at the time of his move to films, though it might give the mistaken impression that he was of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Woodell
Barbara Woodell (May 25, 1910 – January 16, 1997) was an American film and television actress, born in Lewistown, Illinois. Selected filmography * '' Lady, Let's Dance'' (1944) * ''The Mysterious Mr. Valentine'' (1946) * ''Carnegie Hall'' (1947) * '' Framed'' (1947) * ''The Unsuspected'' (1947) * ''I Shot Jesse James'' (1949) * '' State Department: File 649'' (1949) * '' My Foolish Heart'' (1949) * '' Stagecoach Driver'' (1951) * ''Canyon Raiders'' (1951) * ''Dead Man's Trail'' (1952) * '' The Rose Bowl Story'' (1952) * ''The Flaming Urge'' (1953) * ''The Homesteaders'' (1953) * ''The Great Jesse James Raid'' (1953) * ''Westward Ho the Wagons!'' (1956) * ''Bullwhip A bullwhip is a single-tailed whip, usually made of braided leather or nylon, designed as a tool for working with livestock or competition. Bullwhips are pastoral tools, traditionally used to control livestock in open country. A bullwhip's leng ...'' (1958) References Bibliography * Renzi, Thomas. ''Screwb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Lorimer
Louise Lorimer (born Louise Knapp Pinkham, July 14, 1898 – August 12, 1995) was an American actress who played character roles on Broadway, in films, and on television in a career lasting over six decades. Life and career Born Louise Knapp Pinkham in Newton, Massachusetts, she attended Newton North High School, Newton High School and studied drama at the Leland Powers School in Boston before taking the stage name Louise Lorimer. After launching her career in Broadway productions in the 1920s, she played a series of small cinematic roles, including in ''To Mary – with Love'' (1936), ''Gangster's Boy'' (1938), ''Manhattan Heartbeat'' (1940), and ''Flying Cadets'' (1941). During World War II, she performed with the United Service Organizations, USO in the Pacific. She returned to Broadway in the 1940s, including a role in ''I Remember Mama (play), I Remember Mama'' (1944), which featured Marlon Brando in his stage debut. Lorimer's film career continued with ''Gentleman's Agre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Bennett
Marjorie Bennett (15 January 1896 – 14 June 1982) was an Australian actress who worked mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States. She began her acting career during the silent film era. Career Bennett was born in York in Western Australia. Her sisters Enid (1893–1969) and Catherine (1901–1978) were also Hollywood film actresses. Bennett began acting in films in 1917 and later made the transition to talking pictures with bit roles in ''Monsieur Verdoux'' (1947), ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff'' (1949), and ''Washington Story'' (1952). In 1952, she appeared as Charlie Chaplin's landlady in the film '' Limelight'' and later had guest roles on ''The Great Gildersleeve'', ''Four Star Playhouse'', ''Sergeant Preston of the Yukon'', ''I Love Lucy'', ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'', and ''December Bride''. Between 1958 and 1961, she appeared as Amanda Comstock in three episodes of ABC's ''The Real McCoys'', starring Walter Brennan. From 1959 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Foster (actress)
Helen Foster (May 23, 1906 – December 25, 1982) was an American film actress. Early life and career Born in Independence, Kansas, Foster attended school in Kansas City and later attended finishing school in Florida. She began acting in 1924, appearing in comedy shorts and early Westerns. In 1929, she had a role in her first sound film ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'', and was also named a WAMPAS Baby Star that same year. In 1933, Foster starred in the exploitation film '' Road to Ruin'', a remake of the 1928 film of the same name in which Foster also starred. Following the release of ''Road to Ruin'', Foster made only eight more film appearances in mostly uncredited roles. She made her last onscreen appearance as an extra in the 1956 film ''Around the World in 80 Days''. Foster died on December 25, 1982, in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar N
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also an expert Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet ''al-Fārūq'' ("the one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)"). Umar initially opposed Muhammad, his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later son-in-law. Following his conversion to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. Umar participated in almost all battles and expeditions under Muhammad, who bestowed the title ''al-Fārūq'' ('the Distinguisher') upon Umar, for his judgements. After Muhammad's death in June 632, Umar pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr () as the first caliph and served as the closest adviser t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Beavers
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. From the 1920s until 1960, she appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows. She was most often cast in the roles of a maid, servant or slave. Early life Beavers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to school teacher Ernestine (Monroe) Beavers and William M. Beavers, who was originally from Georgia. Due to her mother's illness, Louise and her parents moved to Pasadena, California. She graduated from Pasadena High School. In Pasadena, she attended school and engaged in several after-school activities, such as basketball and church choir. Her mother also worked as a voice teacher and taught Louise how to sing for concerts. In June 1920, she graduated from Pasadena High School. She worked as a dressing room attendant for a photographer and served as a personal maid to film star Leatrice Joy. Like her cousin, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company co-founder, George Beav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frieda Inescort
Frieda Inescort (born Frieda Wrightman, 29 June 1901 – 26 February 1976) was a Scottish-born actress best known for creating the role of Sorel Bliss in Noël Coward's play ''Hay Fever'' on Broadway. She also played the shingled lady in John Galsworthy's 1927 Broadway production ''Escape'' and Caroline Bingley in the 1940 film of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Early years Born in Edinburgh, Inescort was the daughter of Scots-born journalist John "Jock" Wrightman and actress Elaine Inescourt, who was of German and Polish descent. They married in 1896 but parted ways when their daughter was still a young child. While she lived in Britain, Inescort wrote for a newspaper in London and worked as secretary to Lord Astor. (Another source says that she was secretary to Lady Astor.) After going to the United States, she not only acted but also worked as associate editor of ''The Exporter's Encyclopedia''. Stage Inescort's acting debut came in ''The Truth About Blayds'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regis Toomey
John Francis Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor. Early life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey, and attended Peabody High School. He initially pondered a law career, but acting won out and he established himself as a musical stage performer. Career Educated in dramatics at the University of Pittsburgh, where he became a brother of Sigma Chi, Toomey began as a stock actor and eventually made it to Broadway. Toomey was a singer on stage until throat problems (acute laryngitis) while touring in Europe stopped that aspect of his career. In 1929, he appeared in his first films, starting out as a leading man, but finding more success as a character actor, ''sans'' his toupee. In 1941, Toomey appeared in ''You're in the Army Now'', in which Jane Wyman and he had the longest screen kiss in cinema history: 3 minutes and 5 seconds. In 1956, Toomey was cast as the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle (August 29, 1907 – May 28, 1986) was an American actress and acting coach, who made the transition from vaudeville to radio, and later films and television. Her most enduring impact was as one of network radio's more versatile actresses. Often appearing in 15 shows per week, comedies, dramas, thrillers, soap operas, and crime dramas, she became known as the "First Lady of Radio". Early years Tuttle was born August 29, 1907, at Pleasant Lake, Indiana, into a family with strong ties to entertainment. Her father, Clair Vivien Tuttle (1883–1950), had been a performer in minstrel shows before becoming a station agent for a railroad. Her grandfather, Frank Tuttle, managed an opera house and taught drama. Her mother was Verna Sylvia (Long) Tuttle. She discovered her own knack for acting after moving with her family to Glendale, Arizona. She later credited a drama coach there for "making me aware of life as it really is—by making me study life in real situations." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dingle
Charles Dingle (December 28, 1887 – January 19, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. Early life Dingle was born December 28, 1887, in Wabash, Indiana. His father was John Crockett Dingle, and he was said to be a descendant of Davy Crockett. Career Dingle's dramatic debut came in a production of ''Forgiven''. At age 14 he portrayed a 65-year-old man. When he was 18, he became the Woodward Stock Company's leading man. In 1914 he was the Fosberg Players' leading man. He began selling real estate in New Jersey in 1927, but he made his Broadway debut in ''Killers'' in 1928. After that he again sold real estate, but decreasing sales led him back to acting. Better roles followed including Duke Theseus in the 1932 revival of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and Sheriff Cole in '' Let Freedom Ring'' in 1935. He made his musical debut in Irving Berlin's ''Miss Liberty'' in 1950. A veteran of over 50 feature films, he was best known for portraying hard edged businessmen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
--Louise_Beavers&Claudette_Colbert.JPG "Click for more on -> Louise Beavers")
