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Nina Wilcox Putnam
Nina Wilcox Putnam (November 28, 1888March 8, 1962) was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright. She wrote more than 500 short stories, around 1000 magazine articles, and several books in addition to regular newspaper columns, serials, comic books and children's literature. Many of her stories were made into films, including a story that was the basis for the 1932 film ''The Mummy'' starring Boris Karloff. She married four times, was estimated to have earned one million dollars from her writing, and drafted the first 1040 income tax form for the IRS. Biography Inez Coralie Wilcox was born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 28, 1888 to Eleanor Sanchez Wilcox and Marrion Wilcox. She was homeschooled by her father, who taught English at Yale and was an editor of ''Harper's Weekly'' and the ''Encyclopedia Americana''. She had a sister, Lenor, who was five years younger than she. When Inez was 11 years old, the '' New York Sunday Herald'' bought a short story of hers fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 as determined by the 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport and Stamford and the principal municipality of Greater New Haven, which had a total 2020 population of 864,835. New Haven was one of the first planned cities in the U.S. A year after its founding by English Puritans in 1638, eight streets were laid out in a four-by-four grid, creating the "Nine Square Plan". The central common block is the New Haven Green, a square at the center of Downtown New Haven. The Green is now a National Historic Landmark, and the "Nine Square Plan" is recognized by the American Planning Association as a National Planning Landmark. New Haven is the home of Yale University, New Haven's biggest taxpayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in which case it is known as latent tuberculosis. Around 10% of latent infections progress to active disease which, if left untreated, kill about half of those affected. Typical symptoms of active TB are chronic cough with blood-containing mucus, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. It was historically referred to as consumption due to the weight loss associated with the disease. Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of symptoms. Tuberculosis is spread from one person to the next through the air when people who have active TB in their lungs cough, spit, speak, or sneeze. People with Latent TB do not spread the disease. Active infection occurs more often in people with HIV/AIDS and in those who smoke. Diagnosis of active TB is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The county had a population of 1,492,191 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous county in the state of Florida and the 26th-most populous county in the United States. The largest city and county seat is West Palm Beach. Named after one of its oldest settlements, Palm Beach, the county was established in 1909, after being split from Dade County. The county's modern-day boundaries were established in 1963. Palm Beach County is one of the three counties in South Florida that make up the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people in 2018. The area had been increasing in population since the late 19th century, with the incorporation of West Palm Beach in 1894 and after Henry Flagler extended the Florida East Coast Railway and built the Royal Poinciana Hotel, The Breakers, and Whitehall. In 1928, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Prize (film)
''The Beauty Prize'' is a lost 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Viola Dana. at silentera.com Synopsis A manicurist wins a beauty contest while posing as a debutante, and reveals her deception via a new craze, the radio.Cast * as Connie Du Bois * Pat O'Malley as George Brady * Eddie Phillips as Eddie Schwartz * Eunice ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitting Pretty (1933 Film)
''Sitting Pretty'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code musical comedy film that tells the story of two aspiring but untalented songwriters played by Jack Oakie and Jack Haley. They are joined by Ginger Rogers and Thelma Todd on their trip from New York City to Hollywood to find their fortune. This film was directed by Harry Joe Brown and featured the Pickens Sisters as themselves. Plot Cast *Jack Oakie as Chick Parker *Jack Haley as Pete Pendleton *Ginger Rogers as Dorothy *Gregory Ratoff as Tannenbaum *Thelma Todd as Gloria Duval *Lew Cody as Jules Clark * Jerry Tucker as Buzz * The Pickens Sisters *The Hundred Hollywood Honeys *Hale Hamilton as Vinton * Walter Walker as George Wilson *Kenneth Thomson as Norman Lubin *William Davidson as Director *Lee Morgan as Assistant director *Harry Revel as Pianist *Mack Gordon as Song publisher * Arthur Jarrett *Virginia Sale Virginia Sale (May 20, 1899 – August 23, 1992) was an American character actress whose career spanned six de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Game Chicken
''A Game Chicken'' is a lost 1922 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Realart and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky. This film starred Bebe Daniels and was directed by Chester Franklin. Retrieved November 19, 2022. Cast * as Inez Hastings * Pat O'Malley as Rush Thompson *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graft (1915 Serial)
''Graft'' is a 1915 American film serial directed by George Lessey and Richard Stanton featuring Harry Carey. This serial is considered to be lost. Cast * Harry Carey as Tom Larnigan (Episodes 4-12). Carey took over lead from Hobart Henley from the fourth chapter. * Hobart Henley as Bruce Larnigan (Episodes 1-3) * Jane Novak as Dorothy Maxwell * Richard Stanton as Robert Harding * Glen White as Stanford Stone * Nanine Wright as Mrs. Larnigan * Mark Fenton as Roger Maxwell * Mina Cunard as Kitty Rockford * Jack Connolly as Ben Travers (credited as Jack F. Connolly) * Jack Abbott as Jim Stevens (credited as Jack F. Abbott) * Wadsworth Harris as Mark Gamble * J. Edwin Brown (credited as Edward Brown) * William T. Horne (credited as W.T. Horne) * Hayward Mack * L. M. Wells as Roger Maxwell * Rex De Rosselli * Fred Montague (credited as Frederick Montague) * Andrew Arbuckle * Hector Sarno (credited as Hector V. Sarno) * Will E. Sheerer as Dudley Larnigan (credited as William Sheer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John L
John Lasarus Williams (29 October 1924 – 15 June 2004), known as John L, was a Welsh nationalist activist. Williams was born in Llangoed on Anglesey, but lived most of his life in nearby Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In his youth, he was a keen footballer, and he also worked as a teacher. His activism started when he campaigned against the refusal of Brewer Spinks, an employer in Blaenau Ffestiniog, to permit his staff to speak Welsh. This inspired him to become a founder of Undeb y Gymraeg Fyw, and through this organisation was the main organiser of ''Sioe Gymraeg y Borth'' (the Welsh show for Menai Bridge using the colloquial form of its Welsh name).Colli John L Williams , '''', 15 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Cagliostro
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the pseudonym, alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled Magician (paranormal), magician. He became a glamorous figure associated with the royal courts of Europe where he pursued various occult arts, including psychic healing, alchemy and scrying. His reputation lingered for many decades after his death, but continued to deteriorate, as he came to be regarded as a charlatan and impostor, this view fortified by the savage attack of Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) in 1833, who pronounced him the "Quack of Quacks". Later works—such as that of W.R.H. Trowbridge (1866–1938) in his ''Cagliostro: the Splendour and Misery of a Master of Magic'' (1910), attempted a rehabilitation. Biography Origin The history of Cagliostro is shrouded in rumour, propaganda, and mysticism. Some effort was expended to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Schayer
Richard Schayer (December 13, 1880 – March 13, 1956) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1916 and 1956. He was born in Washington, D.C., son of Col. George Frederick Schayer and writer Julia Schayer, and died in Hollywood, California. He was one of seven studio executives who worked at Universal Pictures during the golden age of Laemmle management. Selected filmography * '' Blindfolded'' (1918) * ''The Dragon Painter'' (1919) * ''The Tong Man'' (1919) * ''The Westerners'' (1919) * ''When a Man Loves'' (1919) * ''An Arabian Knight'' (1920) * '' The Killer'' (1921) * ''The Spenders'' (1921) * ''Beach of Dreams'' (1921) * ''The Man of the Forest'' (1921) * ''The Lure of Egypt'' (1921) * '' Black Roses'' (1921) * ''The Glory of Clementina'' (1922) * ''The Ramblin' Kid'' (1923) * '' The Victor'' (1923) * ''The Thrill Chaser'' (1923) * '' Hook and Ladder'' (1924) * ''Ride for Your Life'' (1924) * ''Ridgeway of Montana'' (1924) * ''The Dangero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of South Carolina Libraries
The University of South Carolina Libraries are the public academic library system of the University of South Carolina, consisting of Thomas Cooper Library (the largest), Colemon Karesh Law Library, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collection Library, Music Library, School of Medicine Library, South Caroliniana Library, and others. In total, the library system, the largest in South Carolina, holds more than 5,679,527 book volumes, 619,459 electronic books, and a total of 8,941,910 library materials making it one of the largest libraries in North America. Main Library Thomas Cooper Library The Thomas Cooper Library is the university's main library, named for Thomas Cooper (1759 – 1839). The facility opened in 1959 as a dedicated undergraduate library, the first such library in the South. The building was designed by Edward Durell Stone, the designer of the Kennedy Center, and the firm of Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle, and Wolff. The building was executed in a modernist design primarily of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corset
A corset is a support garment commonly worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a smaller waist or larger bottom, for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effect), or support the breasts. Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though this item was for many years an integral part of women's wardrobes. Since the late 20th century, the fashion industry has borrowed the term "corset" to refer to tops which, to varying degrees, mimic the look of traditional corsets without acting as them. While these modern corsets and corset tops often feature lacing or boning, and generally imitate a historical style of corsets, they have very little, if any, effect on the shape of the wearer's body. Genuine corsets are usually made by a corsetmaker and are frequently fitted to the individual wearer. Etymology The word ''corset'' is a diminutive of the Old French word ''cors'' (meaning "body", and itsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
