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Neil Simon's I Ought To Be In Pictures
''I Ought to Be in Pictures'' (also promoted as ''Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures'') is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and based on Neil Simon's 1980 play of the same name. The film stars Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, and Dinah Manoff (the only cast member to reprise her Broadway role in the film). Other actors who have supporting roles are Lance Guest, Eugene Butler, David Faustino, Martin Ferrero and Michael Dudikoff. The film was released on March 26, 1982, a year after the original broadway play ended and was filmed mainly in Los Angeles, California. Plot A 19-year-old Brooklynite, Libby Tucker is visiting her dead grandma's grave at a New York cemetery, and reveals that she is moving to Hollywood to become an actress and find her father, screenwriter Herbert Tucker. Libby takes a bus to Denver, then hitchhikes the rest of the way. She tries to call Herb, but gets nervous and hangs up. The next morning, Libby goes to the house where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Ross
Herbert David Ross (May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American actor, choreographer, director and producer who worked predominantly in theater and film. He was nominated for two Academy Awards and a Tony Award. He is known for directing musical and comedies such as ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film), Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1969), ''The Owl and the Pussycat (film), The Owl and the Pussycat'' (1970), ''Play It Again, Sam (film), Play It Again, Sam'' (1972), '' The Sunshine Boys (1975 film), The Sunshine Boys'', ''Funny Lady'' (both 1975), ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1977), ''California Suite (film), California Suite'' (1978), and ''Pennies from Heaven (1981 film), Pennies From Heaven'' (1981). His later films include ''Footloose (1984 film), Footloose'' (1984), and ''Steel Magnolias'' (1989). For the drama ''The Turning Point (1977 film), The Turning Point'' (1977) he received two Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture and Academy Award for Best D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area. Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muni Zano
Muni may refer to: Municipal * A common US abbreviation for municipal, municipal services, and the like *Municipal bond *Municipal Bridge, the former name of the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky *"Muni", slang for a municipally owned and operated golf course * The Muny, an outdoor musical theatre in St. Louis, Missouri *Cleveland Public Power, known as Muny Light before 1983 * San Francisco Municipal Railway, the public transit agency for San Francisco, California *Springfield Municipal Opera in Springfield, Illinois * Muni Metro in San Francisco People ;Surname *Craig Muni (born 1962), former professional ice hockey player *Ganapati Muni (1878–1936), Indian philosopher * Marguerite Muni (1929–1999), French actress sometimes credited as simply Muni *Paul Muni (1895–1967), American actor *Scott Muni (1930–2004), American disc jockey ;Given name *Muni, baby boy name. Indian meaning: silent. *Munni Begum, Pakistani folk singer Fictional charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wright (actor)
Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and theatre actor. Early life Wright was born on November 29, 1952, in Englewood, New Jersey. Career Wright has appeared in over 40 stage productions on and off Broadway. He began his acting career as an original member of The People's Light and Theater Company outside of Philadelphia. Wright also spent four years at the National Playwrights Conference and two summers at the Sundance Institute. On Broadway, he performed in ''A Taste of Honey'' which received two Tony Award nominations. Some of the notable theaters in which he has appeared include the American Place Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Actors Theater of Louisville, Center Stage, Yale Repertory Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford Stage, Los Angeles Stage and Film, and Theatre De La Jeune Lune in Minneapolis starring in ''Farthest From The Sun'' with Steve Guttenberg. In 1987, he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Wing
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Smith (actor)
Lewis Smith (born August 1, 1956) is an American actor. Early life Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He graduated from Lookout Valley Middle High School, Lookout Valley High School in 1974. Career Smith is best known for the role of Charles Main on the first and second part of ''North and South (TV miniseries), North and South'' miniseries, He also played "Curly Bill" Brocious in the Kevin Costner film Wyatt Earp (film), ''Wyatt Earp''. Smith co-starred as Perfect Tommy in ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' and as trigger-happy National Guardsman "Earl Stuckey" in Walter Hill (filmmaker), Walter Hill's ''Southern Comfort (1981 film), Southern Comfort'' (1981). He appeared in the early sequences of ''Love Child (1982 film), Love Child'' playing Amy Madigan's hitch-hiking boyfriend. Smith starred as Bobby Fontana in 1985's ''The Heavenly Kid''. In 1987, he played the title role in the failed television pilot ''The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV), Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art LaFleur
Art LaFleur (September 9, 1943 – November 17, 2021) was an American character actor and acting coach. Life and career LaFleur was born in Gary, Indiana. He played football in 1962 as a redshirt at the University of Kentucky under Coach Charlie Bradshaw as chronicled in a 2007 book, ''The Thin Thirty''. He was a sportscaster on ESPN and on CBS. LaFleur has had many guest-starring roles on television series, including ''Angel'' and '' JAG''. In 1983, he was cast in the ABC sitcom pilot ''Another Ballgame'' alongside Alex Karras and Susan Clark. The series went through many development changes before its fall premiere, with Emmanuel Lewis being added to the show and LaFleur being dropped from the regular cast. Once the final change to the series title was made (to '' Webster''), LaFleur was kept only as a guest star in the pilot. In 1993, LaFleur played baseball player Babe Ruth in ''The Sandlot''. He had another notable role as the eccentric and obsessive character Red Swee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Harper (actress)
Samantha Harper may refer to: *Samantha Harper, see List of ''Little House on the Prairie'' characters *Samantha Harper, character in ''Abandon'' (film) * Samantha Harper (actress) in ''Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures'' (film) {{hndis, Harper, Samantha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Graf
Allan Lee Graf (born December 16, 1949) is an American athlete, actor, stuntman and director. A high school All-American football player at San Fernando in Los Angeles, California, Graf played offensive guard for the undefeated national champion University of Southern California Trojans in 1972. After a brief experience playing professional football, Graf stumbled into stunt work, and over time has become a stunt coordinator in Hollywood, coordinating stunts in football movies like ''Any Given Sunday'' and '' Friday Night Lights''. Graf likes to cast himself in onscreen stunt roles, and has appeared in many television shows and movies. Graf has become a second unit director, working on films such as ''Wayne's World'', '' The Replacements'', ''The Waterboy'', ''We Were Soldiers'', and ''Jerry Maguire''. Early life and education Allan Lee Graf was raised in Sylmar, California, but transferred to San Fernando High School in tenth grade. According to Graf, San Fernando was the best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Farrell
Gillian may refer to: Places * Gillian Settlement, Arkansas, an unincorporated community People Gillian (variant Jillian) is an English feminine given name, frequently shortened to Gill. It originates as a feminine form of the name Julian, Julio, Julius, and Julien. It is also in use as a surname. Notable people with the name include: First name * Gillian Alexy (born 1986), Australian actress * Gillian Allnutt (born 1949), English poet * Gillian Anderson (born 1968), American actress * Gillian Apps (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Gillian Armstrong (born 1950), Australian film director * Gillian Attard (born 1983), Maltese actress * Gillian Avery (born 1926), British children's novelist and literary historian * Gillian Ayres (born 1930), English painter * Gillian Bailey (born 1955), British academic and actress * Gillian Barge (1940–2003), English actress * Gillian Baverstock (1931–2007), British author * Gillian Baxter, British writer * Gillian Beer (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cross (actor)
Corporal of Horse William James Cross (21 November 1917 – 29 June 2015) was a soldier of the British Army who fought in numerous campaigns during World War II. He participated in battles in Palestine, Salerno, and at Normandy. In 2015, he was awarded the ''Légion d’honneur''.Bill Cross, Chelsea pensioner - obituary. '' The Telegraph'', 13 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015. Early life and career Cross was born at Scunthorpe on 21 November 1917, the son of soldier from the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
