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Only When I Laugh (film)
''Only When I Laugh'' is a 1981 American comedy-drama film based on Neil Simon's 1970 play '' The Gingerbread Lady''. The story is about an alcoholic Broadway actress who reenters society after a long stay in a rehab clinic. As she tries to stay sober there are the triple responsibilities of raising her estranged teenaged daughter, getting a new acting role and maintaining her co-dependent relations with two close friends; one a wealthy, vain woman who fears the loss of her looks and a gay actor relegated to small roles in third-rate shows. Simon changed the main character's name to Georgia Hines for the film adaptation; the character was named Evy Meara in the stage version. The main character went from being a cabaret singer to a Broadway stage actress. The film, written by Simon and directed by Glenn Jordan, stars Marsha Mason, Joan Hackett, James Coco, and Kristy McNichol. It also features two short scenes with then-unknowns Kevin Bacon and John Vargas. Simon's next rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Jordan
Glenn Jordan (born April 5, 1936) is a retired American television director and producer. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Jordan directed multiple episodes of ''Family'' and helmed numerous television movies, several based on real persons as diverse as Benjamin Franklin, George Armstrong Custer, Lucille Ball, Christa McAuliffe, and Karen Ann Quinlan. His directing credits include small-screen adaptions of ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Hogan's Goat'', '' Eccentricities of a Nightingale'', ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', ''O Pioneers!'', and ''A Christmas Memory''. Additional television directing credits include ''Heartsounds'', ''Botticelli'', ''Sarah, Plain and Tall'', ''To Dance with the White Dog'', ''Barbarians at the Gate'', ''The Long Way Home'', '' Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End'', ''The Boys'', and ''Jane's House''. Jordan directed three feature films: '' Only When I Laugh'', ''The Buddy System'', and '' Mass Appeal''. Jordan was nominated for thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vargas
John Vargas is an American actor best known for his role in the films ''Primary Colors'' and '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''. "Seduced By Evil" 1994. Early life John Vargas was born in the Bronx and moved to Puerto Rico when his father Juan A. Maldonado was killed in Laos during the Vietnam war Upon finishing high school he was accepted to the Drama Department at Carnegie Mellon University, becoming the first Puerto Rican to graduate from its drama dept. Upon graduating, Vargas moved to Los Angeles. Career John Vargas was cast in Neil Simon's film '' Only When I Laugh'', with Marsha Mason and James Coco. The following year, he featured in the film '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' in the role of Jedda, and then joined the cast of ABC's '' At Ease'', becoming one of the first Latino actors to star in an American television sitcom. Vargas also appeared as Oliviera in '' The Hanoi Hilton''. Vargas joined the ensemble cast of the film ''Primary Colors'', directed by Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic," and Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him "the best-known film critic in America." Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing voice and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. While a populist, Ebert frequently endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, which often resulted in such film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Atkins
Jane Atkins is an American film & television writer and actress. She is a native of Florida. As an actress, she has performed with the ''American Conservatory Theatre'', the ''Actors’ Theatre of Louisville'', South Coast Repertory, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the ''London Young Vic''. Atkins is a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She has worked for Disney, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Lifetime TV as well as penning several nature documentaries which aired on PBS. She served as Director of Playmaking for the ''Virginia Avenue Project''. Positions held ''Days of Our Lives'' *Script Writer (2002–December 28, 2004) '' General Hospital'' * Associate Head Writer (1996-1997) ''Guiding Light'' * Associate Head Writer (1994) '' One Life to Live'' * Script Writer (1998) '' Santa Barbara'' * Script Writer (1989) '' Sunset Beach'' * Associate Head Writer (1999 - December 31, 1999) Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Award *Nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Monahan
Dan Monahan (born July 20, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his role as Edward "Pee Wee" Morris in the 1980s '' Porky's'' trilogy of teen films. He appeared in '' Only When I Laugh'' and '' Porky's'' in 1981. Early and personal life Monahan graduated from Olmsted Falls High School in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Then he majored in business and drama at Ohio University. Monahan married a teacher, Sharon Killius, in September 1982, and has a daughter. Filmography * ''Paradiso Blu'' (1980) - Peter * '' The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1981) - Tom Sawyer * '' Only When I Laugh'' (1981) - Jason * '' Porky's'' (1981) - Edward "Pee Wee" Morris * '' Porky's II: The Next Day'' (1983) - Edward "Pee Wee" Morris * '' Up the Creek'' (1984) - Max * '' Porky's Revenge!'' (1985) - Edward "Pee Wee" Morris * '' From the Hip'' (1987) - Larry * ''The Prince of Pennsylvania'' (1988) - Tommy Rutherford * ''The Night Flier'' (1997) - Merton Morrison * ''Shattered Illusions'' (1998) - Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venida Evans
Venida Evans is an American television, film, stage and commercial actress. Evans is perhaps best known to audiences for her role as " The Muse" in a series of IKEA television commercials in the United States beginning in 2008. Personal life Evans was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, but raised in Detroit. Her father (who was born on April 10, 1912) was 97 years old as of April 2009, while her mother is deceased. Evans graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit. She later attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Evans also served as an enlisted member of the United States Air Force. Career Evans moved from her native Detroit to New York City in 1972 to pursue her acting career. She took a job as a theater usher on Broadway as a "survival job" to pay her bills while she simultaneously pursued acting jobs. Evans continued ushering until 1999, when she began acting full-time. In a 2009 interview with ''The Detroit News'', Evans stated that she would still return to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Coffield
Peter Tenny Coffield (July 17, 1945 – November 19, 1983) was an American actor. Coffield worked as an actor in theater, television, and film. He is best known for his role in the film ''Cry Rape!''. His other films include ''Times Square'' (1980) and Neil Simon's '' Only When I Laugh''. Coffield guest starred on several TV shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including ''The Love Boat'', ''Hart to Hart'', ''Eight Is Enough'', ''Wide World Mystery,'' ''Family'', ‘’ Barnaby Jones’’ and ''Love, Sidney'', and he acted in TV movies such as '' Washington: Behind Closed Doors'', and ''The Man Without a Country''. He also performed in several plays on Broadway, including ''Hamlet'' (1969), ''Abelard and Heloise'' (1971), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1973), ''Tartuffe'' (1977), and ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (1980). In addition to Broadway, Coffield had key roles in ''Misalliance'' at the Roundabout Theater, in A. R. Gurney's ''Middle Ages'' at the Hartman Theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
