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Oliver's Story (film)
''Oliver's Story'' is a 1978 American romantic drama film and a sequel to ''Love Story'' (1970) based on a novel by Erich Segal published a year earlier. It was directed by John Korty and again starred Ryan O'Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. The original music score was composed by Lee Holdridge and Francis Lai. It was released by Paramount Pictures on December 15, 1978. This film's promotional tagline is: "''It takes someone very special to help you forget someone very special.''" Plot Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his young wife, Jenny, who succumbed to leukemia. As he tries to lose himself in his work as a lawyer, the long hours do not ease his pain, especially when he finds that his views conflict with those of the senior partners at the firm. Oliver's inconsolable grief begins to alienate those around him, at least until he finds new love with Marcie Bonwit, the wealthy and beautiful heiress to the Bonwit Teller fortune. Despite hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David V
David V ( ka, დავით V, ''Davit' V''; died 1155), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a 7th king of Georgia in 1154 before his death in 1155 He was an elder son of King Demetre I. Fearing that Demetre would make his younger son Giorgi an heir to the throne, David attempted a revolt in 1130. Ultimately, he forced his father to abdicate and David became a king in 1154 or 1155. The Georgian and Armenian chronicles are confused about the length and nature of David V’s reign and disagree over the circumstances of his mysterious death. According to the Armenian chronicler Vardan Areveltsi, he ruled for a month and was murdered by his nobles, Sumbat and Ivane Orbeli, who had made a secret agreement with George, David’s younger brother. The Armenian Stepanos Orbelian, a descendant of the Orbeli clan, writing shortly after Vardan, claims David reigned for two years and denies any family involvement in the murder of the king and says that George had sworn to his reigning brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benson Fong
Benson Fong ( Chinese: ; October 10, 1916 – August 1, 1987) was an American character actor. Born in Sacramento, California, Fong was from a mercantile family of Chinese extraction. After graduating from high school in Sacramento, he studied briefly in China before returning to Sacramento and opening a grocery store with a cousin. Career His acting career resulted from a chance meeting with a Hollywood talent scout. In 1943, while having dinner with some friends in Sacramento, he was approached by a man from Paramount Pictures, who asked if he would like to be in a movie. Fong ended up with a role in a film called ''China'' starring Loretta Young and Alan Ladd. He was also offered a 10-week contract for $250 a week. "It looked like a tremendous fortune and I accepted quickly, afraid they might think twice and back out," he told an interviewer. "I couldn't read lines too well, but World War II was under way and all the studios were looking for actors with Oriental feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, better known as Davis Polk is a white-shoe, international law firm headquartered in New York City with 980 attorneys worldwide and offices in Washington, D.C., Northern California, London, Paris, Madrid, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, and São Paulo. The firm has consistently been recognized as a global leader in banking & financial services as well as in capital markets. History Davis Polk traces its origin to a one-man practice in Manhattan opened by a 21-year-old lawyer, Francis N. Bangs. The firm changed its name several times to account for new partners, using names such as Bangs & Stetson; Bangs, Stetson, Tracey & MacVeagh, and Stetson, Jennings & Russell. Towards the end of the 19th century, J. P. Morgan hired Francis Stetson, then name partner of the firm, as his chief counsel. During Stetson's tenure, the firm helped Morgan to restructure the Pennsylvania Railroad as well as create General Electric. The modern incarnations of Morgan's busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts first colonized in 1662 and incorporated in 1727. It was originally part of the town of Mendon, and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. The town is located southwest of Boston and south-southeast of Worcester, at the midpoint of the Blackstone Valley National Historic Park. The historical society notes that Uxbridge is the "Heart of The Blackstone Valley" and is also known as "the Cradle of the Industrial Revolution". Uxbridge was a prominent Textile center in the American Industrial Revolution. Two Quakers served as national leaders in the American anti-slavery movement. Uxbridge "weaves a tapestry of early America". Indigenous Nipmuc people near "Wacentug" or “Waentug” (river bend), deeded land to 17th-century settlers. New England towns are beginning to acknowledge their indigenous lands. Uxbridge reportedly granted rights to America's first colonial woman voter, Lydia Taft, and approved Massachusetts first women jur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Woolen Mill
Stanley Woolen Mill is the common historic name applied to a defunct company based in southeastern Massachusetts and to the company's buildings which stand at the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. The mill is an important footnote in the history of the textile industry in America. Stanley Woolen Mill is the centerpiece of the Central Woolen Mills District which is part of the National Historic Register. Overview Stanley Woolen Mill is located in the center of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor at Uxbridge, a heritage corridor of national significance for America's earliest industrialization. The main factory building represents the last of a line of wooden textile mills built for mechanized manufacturing in Massachusetts and in the US. This mill helped to pioneer satinet, cashmeres, and utilized power looms, (first developed for woolens in the U.S. by John Capron from Uxbridge). Stanley Woolen had a long history of manufa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state's capital and most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American history, academia, and the research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali MacGraw
Elizabeth Alice MacGraw (born April 1, 1939) is an American actress and activist. She gained attention with her role in the film ''Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She gained an international profile for her role in the film ''Love Story'' (1970), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. In 1972, MacGraw was voted the top female box office star in the world and was honored with a hands and footprints ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre after having been in just three films. Despite this, she would retain her leading woman status in only four films afterward. She went on to star in the popular action film '' The Getaway'' (1972). She played the female lead in ''Convoy'' (1978) and headlined the romantic sports drama '' Players'' (1979), the comedy ''Just Tell Me What You Want'' (1980), and appeared in the hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marley
John Marley (born Mortimer Marlieb, October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor who was known for his role as Phil Cavalleri in ''Love Story'' and as Jack Woltz—the defiant film mogul who awakens to find the severed head of his prized horse in his bed—in '' The Godfather'' (1972). He starred in John Cassavetes' feature '' Faces'' (1968) and appeared in '' The Glitter Dome'' (1984). Early years Marley was born in Harlem in New York City to Russian-Jewish parents. He dropped out of the City College of New York, turning instead to a career in acting. Career Military service Marley served in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II. Film and television Marley was a prolific character actor, appearing in nearly 250 films and television series during a career spanning over forty-five years. Some of the TV series he made an appearance in have included ''The Web'', '' Peter Gunn'', '' Johnny Staccato'', '' Bourbon Street Beat'', '' Perry M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Winde
Beatrice Winde (born Beatrice Lucille Williams; January 5, 1924 – January 3, 2004) was an American actress. Her work as a character actor, and a singer, in theatrical, television, and film roles, spanned several decades. Life and career Winde was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the Chicago Music Conservatory as a voice student and continued her voice studies briefly at the Yale University School of Music and at Juilliard. Winde appeared on Broadway in the 1971 Melvin Van Peebles musical '' Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death'', which won her the Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination. Winde's screen appearances include ''Oliver's Story'' and '' Jefferson in Paris'' and television credits include ''The Sopranos'' and ''Law & Order''. Awards * Audelco Award for Best Supporting Actress (''A Lesson Before Dying'', staged by the Signature Theater Company - 2001 * Living Legend Award from the National Black Theater - 1997 * Joseph Jefferson Award for A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Mundy
Margaret Anne Mary Mundy (January 4, 1915 – January 12, 2016) was an English-born American actress and model. She was born in London, and in 1921, at the age of six, emigrated to the United States with her family. Personal life Mundy was born in Marylebone, London. Her mother, Australian opera singer Clytie Hine, studied at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide, South Australia. Her father was English cellist John Mundy. In 1921, the couple emigrated to the United States with their two children. Their father became orchestra manager of the Metropolitan Opera. After retiring as a performer, Hine coached opera singers and musical performers. Meg's younger brother was Columbia University history professor John Hine Mundy. Mundy celebrated her 100th birthday on January 4, 2015, and died on January 12, 2016, at the age of 101. Marriages * Marc Daniels (1942–51; divorced) * Konstantinos "Dino" Yannopoulos (September 15, 1951–?; divorced); 1 child Career In 1940, mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz ( ; born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards. Kurtz made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of '' Ah, Wilderness''. She has received five Tony Award nominations, winning for both ''Fifth of July'' (1981) and '' The House of Blue Leaves'' (1986); her other nominations were for '' Tartuffe'' (1988), '' Frozen'' (2004), and ''Heartbreak House'' (2007). For her television work, she has received eight Emmy Award nominations, with one win for '' Carol and Company'' in 1990. Other television credits include the NBC drama ''Sisters'' (1991–1996), '' Huff'' (2004–2006), ''Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009), and the hit CBS sitcom '' Mike & Molly'' (2010–2016). Her films include, '' Wildcats'' (1986), '' Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988), '' Stanley & Iris'' (1990), ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), '' Liar Liar'' (1997) and '' Bubble Boy'' (2001). Early life Kurtz was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the only child of aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sully Boyar
Sully may refer to: * Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (born 1951), American pilot notable for landing his disabled airliner on the Hudson ** ''Sully'' (film), a 2016 film by Clint Eastwood about Sullenberger Places France * Sully, Calvados, commune in the department of Calvados * Sully, Oise, commune in the department of Oise * Sully, Saône-et-Loire, commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire ** Château de Sully, Saône-et-Loire department * Sully-sur-Loire, commune in the department of Loiret United Kingdom * Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, a village in Wales * Sully Island, an island of Wales United States * Sully, Iowa, a town * Sully, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Sully County, South Dakota * Sully Historic Site, Fairfax County, Virginia * Fort Sully (Fort Leavenworth), an American Civil War artillery battery built west of Fort Leavenworth in 1864 * Fort Sully (South Dakota) (1863–1894), a military post originally built for the Indian Wars * Sully Creek (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
