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Ona Munson
Ona Munson (born Owena Elizabeth Wolcott; June 16, 1903 – February 11, 1955) was an American film and stage actress. She starred in nine Broadway productions and 20 feature films in her career, which spanned over 30 years. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Munson began her stage career in New York theater in 1919, debuting on Broadway in ''George White's Scandals''. She starred in another four Broadway plays and musicals before the end of the 1920s. In 1930, she moved to Los Angeles to embark on a career in film, but after appearing as leads in several films, such as ''Going Wild'' (1930) and ''The Hot Heiress'' (1931), she returned to Broadway, starring in several productions, including Henrik Ibsen's ''Ghosts'' (1935). Munson resumed her film career in the late 1930s, and was cast as madam Belle Watling in David O. Selznick's ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939), a role which became her most famous. She starred in numerous films for Warner Bros. in the 1940s, but was often type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catlin Gabel School
The Catlin Gabel School is an independent preschool through 12th grade institution located on 67 acres in Portland, Oregon 5 miles west of downtown. Annual enrollment is approximately 780 students from a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds, and financial abilities across the Portland metro area. The school’s educational philosophy is founded on the four principles of progressive education (inquiry based, educating for democracy, teaching the whole child, and experiential learning). History With roots that go back to 1859, the school was formed by the 1957 merger between the Catlin Hillside School (founded in 1911 as Miss Catlin's School, named after the founder Ruth Catlin) and the Gabel Country Day School (originating as the Portland Academy, named after founder Priscilla Gabel). The school had initially hoped to expand onto the Gabel school property, but lost it to eminent domain. Since the Catlin property was too small to support the school, Catlin Gabel purchased the Honey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Exciting Night
''His Exciting Night'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Pat C. Flick, Edward Eliscu and Morton Grant. It is based on the 1934 play ''Adam's Evening'' by Katharine Kavanaugh. The film stars Charlie Ruggles, Richard Lane, Maxie Rosenbloom, Marion Martin, Stepin Fetchit and Ona Munson. The film was released on November 11, 1938, by Universal Pictures. Plot On his wedding-eve night Adam Tripp becomes the victim of several practical jokes and almost loses his future bride. Cast *Charlie Ruggles as Adam Tripp * Richard Lane as Homer Carslake *Maxie Rosenbloom as 'Doc' McCoy *Marion Martin as Gypsy McCoy *Stepin Fetchit as Casper *Ona Munson as Anne Baker *Raymond Parker as Bob * Frances Robinson as Margie Baker * Georgia Caine as Aunt Elizabeth Baker *Regis Toomey as Bill Stewart *Mark Daniels as McGill *Benny Baker Benny Baker (born Benjamin Michael Zifkin; May 5, 1907 – September 20, 1994) was an American film and theater actor an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ona Munson In Gone With The Wind
Ona or ONA may refer to: Anthropology * Ona people, an indigenous people of southern Argentina and Chile ** Ona language, a language once spoken in Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego * Ona, a pre-Aksumite culture in Sembel, Eritrea Geography * Ona, Sandøy, an island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Ona, Vestland, an island in Øygarden, Norway * Ona River or Biryusa, a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia * Ona, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Ona, Florida, a community in the United States * Ona River, in Russia * Ona Ara, a local government area in Nigeria * Ona Ona, a former neighborhood of Mount Bindango, Queensland, Australia * Ona Station, a railway station in Kita-ku, Japan * Ona Beach State Park, in Oregon, United States * Oña, a town in Castile and León, Spain * Oña Canton, a canton in Ecuador Transportation * ''Ona'' (yacht), former name of ''Al Raya'' * Ontario (Amtrak station) (station code), in Ontario, California, United States * Overseas Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petticoat Fever
''Petticoat Fever'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by Harold Goldman. The film stars Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, Reginald Owen, Winifred Shotter and Otto Yamaoka. The film was released on March 20, 1936, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Telegraph operator Dascom Dinsmore, who has been living in an isolated cabin in Labrador for two years, has a bad case of "cabin fever," caused by his many months without seeing any women. His Eskimo servant Kimo tries to interest him in two native women, but Dascom wants nothing to do with them. His near desperate fever is abated when aviator Sir James Felton's plane makes an emergency landing nearby and Dascom discovers that Jim's companion is the beautiful Irene Campion. Though Jim warns Irene that Dascom is a bit crazy and unkempt, when she arrives at the cabin, Dascom has transformed himself into a well groomed English gentleman. Later, to impress her, he wears a tuxedo and prepares a formal dinner par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Star Final
''Five Star Final'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film about the excesses of tabloid journalism directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Aline MacMahon (in her screen debut) and Boris Karloff. The screenplay was by Robert Lord and Byron Morgan based on the 1930 play of the same name by Louis Weitzenkorn. The title refers to the practice of newspapers publishing a series of editions throughout the day, with their final-edition front page having five stars printed and the word "Final." "Five Star Final" is also a font introduced during World War I and then favored by newspapers for its narrow type. Warner Bros. remade the film in 1936 as '' Two Against the World'', also known as ''One Fatal Hour'', starring Humphrey Bogart in Robinson's part and set in a radio station instead of at a newspaper.TCNotes/ref> The film was nominated at the 5th Academy Awards (1931/1932) for Best Picture, but lost to ''Grand Hotel''. Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadminded (film)
''Broadminded'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Joe E. Brown. Plot Collier Jr. plays Jack, a New York City playboy sent to California to straighten himself out after a string of scandals. His father pairs him with his "responsible" cousin, Ossie, who he doesnt realize is even more of a partier than his son is, and the two get mixed up with two pretty girls while driving west. Jack decides to marry his girl, but when his ex fiancé shows up and threatens to reveal his past to her, Ossie comes up with a plan to save his relationship. Cast *Joe E. Brown - Ossie Simpson *Ona Munson - Constance Palmer * William Collier Jr. - Jack Hackett * Marjorie White - Penny Packer *Holmes Herbert - John J. Hackett Sr. *Margaret Livingston - Mabel Robinson *Thelma Todd - Gertie Gardner *Bela Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lyon
Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV. Early life and career Lyon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Alvine W. (Wiseberg) and Ben Lyon, a travelling salesman. His family was Jewish. Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels. He attracted attention in the highly successful film '' Flaming Youth'' (1923) and steadily developed into a leading man. He was successfully paired with some of the leading actresses of the silent era, including Pola Negri, Gloria Swanson, Colleen Moore, Barbara La Marr, Viola Dana, Anna Q. Nilsson, Mary Astor and Blanche Sweet. In 1925, a writer for '' Photoplay'' wrote of him, "Girls, Ben Lyon looks harmless but we have reliable information that he's irresistible, so watch your step. Besides he's a mighty fine actor and if the ladies must fall in love with him he can't he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch". Among his best known works are '' Trouble in Paradise'', ''Design for Living'', ''Ninotchka'', ''The Shop Around the Corner'', ''To Be or Not to Be'' and '' Heaven Can Wait''. In 1946, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture. Early life Lubitsch was born in 1892 in Berlin, the son of Simon Lubitsch, a tailor, and Anna (née) Lindenstaedt. His family was Ashkenazi Jewish; his father was born in Grodno in the Russian Empire (now Belarus), and his mother was from Wriezen outside Berlin. He turned his back on his father's tailoring business to enter the theater, and by 1911 was a member of Max Reinhar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games and is one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, the Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, and DC Studios. Among its other assets, stands the television production company Warner Bros. Television Studios. Bugs Bunny, a cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Ben Hardaway, Chuck Jones, Bob Givens and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Wild - Ona Munson
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Going may refer to: *Go (verb) ** ''Going- to'' future, a construction in English grammar *Going (horse racing), the condition of a horse racing track surface. *Going (surname) *"Going!", a song by KAT-TUN *Way of going, a reference to the quality of movement in a horse gait *Going am Wilden Kaiser, an Austrian municipality *Going (motorcycle taxi), an alternative term for "Okada", a form of motorcycle taxi in Nigeria *Gogoing, Gao Di-Ping (born April 4, 1997), Chinese retired League of Legends profession player See also *Going concern *Go (other) *Gowing *Gowin Gowin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Emmet Gowin (born 1941), photographer *Jarosław Gowin (born 1961), politician *Toby Gowin (born 1975), footballer Given name: *Gowin Knight (1713–1772), p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're The Cream In My Coffee
"You're the Cream in My Coffee" is a popular song published in 1928. Popular recordings were by Annette Hanshaw, Ben Selvin (vocal by Jack Palmer), Ted Weems (vocal by Parker Gibbs) and Ruth Etting. The music was written by Ray Henderson, with lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown and appears in their Broadway musical ''Hold Everything!'', where it was introduced by Ona Munson and Jack Whiting. It is also featured in the Warner Brothers’ early two-color film version of the musical in 1930, starring Joe E. Brown when it was sung by Georges Carpentier and chorus. As with most DeSylva, Brown and Henderson hit songs the tune is melodically infectious with unexpected lyric couplets that are still easy to recall. It is also notable for a simple but ingenious bridge (middle eight bars) of continually ascending steps with closely syncopated lyrics. The song was also recorded by Gay Ellis and Her Novelty Orchestra (aka Annette Hanshaw) in 1928. It was later covered by Les Brown, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
