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Owen Davis, Jr.
Owen Gould Davis Jr. (October 6, 1907 – May 21, 1949) was an American actor known primarily for his work in film. He also performed in the theatre, making his Broadway debut in the play ''Carry On'' (1928), which his father, Owen Davis, had written. Biography Born in 1907 in New York City, Davis Jr. was the son of dramatist Owen Davis and his wife, actress Elizabeth Breyer. In 1923 his father won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play '' Icebound.'' Educated at Yale University, Davis was one of the leading students in the drama school. He was chosen captain of the boxing team. On stage, Davis made his Broadway debut in the play ''Carry On'' (1928), written by his father Owen Davis. He soon began working in film, making his screen debut with Walter Huston. Later he toured on stage with Huston. After gaining more stage experience, Davis went to Hollywood and began to specialize in movies. Davis served in the United States Army during World War II. Afterward, he became a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunker Bean
''Bunker Bean'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film adapted from a novel by Harry Leon Wilson and the subsequent play adapted by Lee Wilson Dodd. It was directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy, produced by William Sistrom, and starred Owen Davis, Jr. as the title character. The cast included Lucille Ball as Mrs Kelly. Plot summary Cast * Owen Davis, Jr. as Bunker Bean * Louise Latimer as Mary Kent * Robert McWade as John 'J.C.' Kent * Jessie Ralph as Grandmother * Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Gold ... as Rosie Kelly * Berton Churchill as Professor Balthazer * Edward Nugent as Mr. Glab * Hedda Hopper as Dorothy Kent * Ferdinand Gottschalk as Dr. Meyerhauser * Leonard Carey as Butler * Russell Hicks as Al C. Jones * Sibyl Harri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Stage Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Film Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knute Rockne All American
''Knute Rockne, All American'' is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, as well as Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr., Nick Lukats, Kane Richmond, William Marshall and William Byrne. The film also includes cameos by legendary football coaches "Pop" Warner, Amos Alonzo Stagg, William H. Spaulding and Howard Jones, playing themselves. Reagan's presidential campaign revived interest in the film, and as a result, some reporters called him the Gipper. The movie was written by Robert Buckner and directed by Lloyd Bacon, who replaced William K. Howard after filming had begun. In 1997, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot Lars Knutson Rockne, a carriage builder, moves hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Goes Arizona
''Henry Goes Arizona'' is a 1939 American Western film starring Frank Morgan Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound .... Plot Henry "Hank" Conroy is as an actor, who inherits his dead brother's ranch. While adjusting to the country there, he is threatened by a gang who is after the ranch. The film was directed by Edwin L. Marin. Cast References External links * * * * 1939 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edwin L. Marin 1939 Western (genre) films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films American Western (genre) films Films produced by Harry Rapf Films about actors Films about inheritances Films with screenplays by Florence Ryerson 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Glamour Girls
''These Glamour Girls'' is a 1939 comedy-drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lew Ayres and Lana Turner, with Tom Brown, Jane Bryan, Richard Carlson, Anita Louise and Ann Rutherford in featured roles. Plot summary A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked her. When she shows up at school, he tries to get rid of her, but she won't leave. Instead she stays and shows up both him and his classmates' snooty dates. Cast * Lew Ayres as Philip S. 'Phil' Griswold III * Lana Turner as Jane Thomas * Tom Brown as Homer Ten Eyck * Richard Carlson as Joe * Jane Bryan as Carol Christy * Anita Louise as Daphne 'Daph' Graves * Marsha Hunt as Betty Ainsbridge * Ann Rutherford as Mary Rose Wilston * Mary Beth Hughes as Ann Van Reichton * Owen Davis Jr. as Greg Smith * Ernest Truex as Alumnus of Harvard * Sumner Getchell as Blimpy * Peter Lind Hayes Peter Lind Hayes (born Joseph Conrad Lind Jr.; June 25, 1915 – Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touchdown, Army
''Touchdown, Army'' retitled ''Generals of Tomorrow'' in the UK is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann, written by Lloyd Corrigan and Erwin S. Gelsey, and starring John Howard, Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, Owen Davis Jr., and Benny Baker. It was released on October 7, 1938, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Army University football player Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point. His cocky attitude makes everyone opposed of him, especially hot-tempered southerner Brandon Culpepper, who also sees Howal as a rival for beautiful Toni Denby, daughter of West Point officer Colonel Denby. Howal is failing French prior to the Army-Navy game, and the cadets fear he will be kept from playing because of it. Then, Toni tutors Howal, but she, unknowingly, uses an old exam which is the basis for the new test. Howal realizes what has happened when he passes the exam with flying colors and suspects Toni of having s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck Of Roaring Camp (film)
''Luck of Roaring Camp'' is a 1937 American western film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Owen Davis, Charles Brokaw and Joan Woodbury.Pitts p.199 It is based on the 1868 story '' The Luck of Roaring Camp'' by Bret Harte. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch in California. Cast * Owen Davis Jr. as Davy * Charles Brokaw ''Thomas Lourds'' is a book series by author Charles Brokaw, focusing on the title character of anthropologist and linguist Thomas Lourds. Plot overview The series follows Thomas Lourds as he is thrust into several situations concerning religious ... as Don Oakhurst * Joan Woodbury as Elsie * Sheila Bromley as Susan Oakhurst * Ferris Taylor as Judge Brandt * Bob Kortman as Yuba Bill * Charles King as Sandy * Byron Foulger as Kentuck * Robert McKenzie as Tuttle References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1937 films 1937 Western (genre) films American bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Could Happen To You (1937 Film)
''It Could Happen to You'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Samuel Ornitz and Nathanael West. The film stars Alan Baxter, Andrea Leeds, Owen Davis Jr., Astrid Allwyn, Walter Kingsford and Al Shean. It was released on June 28, 1937 by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Alan Baxter as Bob Ames * Andrea Leeds as Laura Compton *Owen Davis Jr. as Fred Barrett * Astrid Allwyn as Angela * Walter Kingsford as Prof. Schwab *Al Shean as Max 'Pa' Barrett * Christian Rub as Clavish *Elsa Janssen as Mrs. Clavish *Edward Colebrook as Pogano *Stanley King as Detective *Nina Campana as Italian Woman *Frank Yaconelli as Greek * John Hamilton as Judge * Paul Stanton as District Attorney *Bob Murphy as Moriarity * Cy Kendall as Detective *Robert Andersen as Swede *Bert Sprotte Bert Sprotte (9 December 1870 – 30 December 1949) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 70 American films between 1918 and 1938. He was born in Chemnitz, Saxony, and died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
