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Peggy Ann Garner
Peggy Ann Garner (February 3, 1932 – October 16, 1984) was an American child actress. As a child actress, Garner had her first film role in 1938. At the 18th Academy Awards, Garner won the Academy Juvenile Award, recognizing her body of contributions to film in 1945, particularly in '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' and ''Junior Miss''. Featured roles in such films as '' Black Widow'' (1954) did not help to establish her in mature film roles, although she progressed to theatrical work and she made acting appearances on television as an adult. In the mid-1940s, as a promotional trailer to the popular Christmas holiday movie '' Miracle on 34th Street'' Garner appeared as herself on a studio lot accompanied by other young performers. In 1961 she starred next to Richard Boone in the episode Dream Girl on '' Have Gun - Will Travel''. Early years Peggy Ann Garner was born on February 3, 1932 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. She was the daughter of 26-year-old William H. Garn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Eyre (1943 Film)
''Jane Eyre'' is a 1943 American film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name, released by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by the uncredited Kenneth Macgowan and Orson Welles; Welles also stars in the film as Edward Rochester, with Joan Fontaine playing the title character. The screenplay was written by John Houseman, Aldous Huxley, and director Robert Stevenson. The musical score was composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann, and the cinematography was by George Barnes. Plot Orphaned, unloved, and unwanted ten-year-old Jane Eyre lives with her cruel, selfish, uncaring maternal aunt via marriage, Mrs. Reed of Gateshead Hall, and her spoiled, bullying son. Jane is ecstatic when Mrs. Reed, eager to be rid of her, arranges for Jane to be sent to Lowood Institution, a charity boarding school for young girls, run by the disciplinarian Mr. Brocklehurst. Based on what Mrs. Reed has told him, Mr. Brocklehurst labels Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Ann Garner And Frank Sinatra, 1946
Peggy may refer to: People * Peggy (given name), people with the given name or nickname Arts and entertainment * ''Peggy'' (musical), a 1911 musical comedy by Stuart and Bovill * ''Peggy'' (album), a 1977 Peggy Lee album * ''Peggy'' (1916 film), a silent comedy * ''Peggy'' (1950 film), a comedy * ''Peggy'' (novel), a 1970 historical novel by Lois Duncan * the peggies, a Japanese all-female band * JPEGMAFIA, an American rapper, singer, and record producer * "Peggy", a song by Dala from ''Best Day'', 2012 Nautical vessels * , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 * ''Peggy'' (1793 ship) * ''Peggy'', a French ship in the 1801 United States Supreme Court case '' United States v. Schooner Peggy'' * ''Peggy of Castletown'', an armed yacht built in 1789, the oldest surviving boat from the Isle of Man Other uses * Mitsubishi Ki-67, a Japanese Second World War heavy bomber given the Allied code name "Peggy" * Typhoon Peggy * Tropical Storm Peggy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat! (TV Series)
''Combat!'' is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in ''Combat!'' was depicted on-screen as a stylized bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The first-season episode "A Day In June" shows D-Day as a flashback, hence the action occurs during and after June 1944. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders. Jason and Morrow would play the lead in alternating episodes in ''Combat!''. Development Creator Robert Pirosh's early career in film was defined mainly by comedy films. After his service in World War II, his focus changed to telling the stories of lower-rank soldiers. He won an Academy Award for his 1949 screenplay '' Battleground'', and directed 1951's '' Go for Broke!'' Both were noted for their realistic depictions of war, accuracy and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonanza
''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U.S. network television (behind CBS's '' Gunsmoke''), and within the top 10 longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set in the 1860s and centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the vicinity of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series initially starred Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon and later featured (at various times) Guy Williams, David Canary, Mitch Vogel and Tim Matheson. The show is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas. The title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of silver ore, from Spanish ''bonanza'' (prosperity) and commonly refers to the 1859 revelation of the Comst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner McKay
George Cadogan Gardner McKay (June 10, 1932 – November 21, 2001) was an American actor, artist, and author. He is best known for the lead role in the TV series '' Adventures in Paradise'', based loosely on the writings of James Michener. His character, Adam Troy, is a Korean War veteran who purchased the two-masted 82-foot (25 m) schooner ''Tiki III'', and sailed the South Pacific. The show ran for three seasons on ABC from 1959–1962, for a total of 91 episodes. Early life Born in New York City, McKay was the son of ad executive Hugh Deane McKay (born 1894) and socialite Catherine "Kitty" Gardner McKay (born 1904). He was the great-grandson of shipbuilder Donald McKay. The father's business took the family to Paris, where McKay attended private schools. The family returned to the United States shortly before the outbreak of World War II; McKay and his older brother, Hugh, lived with grandparents in Lexington, Kentucky. McKay later said that he fell in love with Kentucky an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures In Paradise (TV Series)
''Adventures in Paradise'' is an American television series created by James Michener and starring Gardner McKay, which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962. Premise Gardner McKay starred as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner ''Tiki III'', which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. The plots deal with the romantic and detective adventures of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, featured George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson. Jacques Tourneur directed the 1962 episode "A Bride for the Captain"''.'' Cast Main *Gardner McKay as Capt. Adam Troy *James Holden as Clay Baker (seasons 2–3) *Guy Stockwell as Chris Parker (season 3) Recurring *Weaver Levy as Oliver Lee (season 1) *Henry Slate as Bulldog Lovey (season 1) * Linda Lawson as Renee (seasons 1–2) *George Tobias as Trader Penrose (season 2) *Lani Kai as Kelly (seasons 2–3) *Marcel Hillaire as Inspector Bouchard (seasons 2–3) Guest stars *P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tate (TV Series)
''Tate'' is an American Western television series starring David McLean that aired on NBC from June 8 until September 14, 1960. It was created by Harry Julian Fink (the creator of ''Dirty Harry'' and '' T.H.E. Cat''), who wrote most of the scripts, and produced by Perry Como's Roncom Video Films, Inc., as a summer replacement for ''The Perry Como Show''. Richard Whorf guest-starred once on the series and directed the majority of the episodes. Ida Lupino directed one segment. Overview David McLean starred as Tate, who lost the use of his left arm during the American Civil War. Because he was injured at the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi, Tate's arm is covered in black leather and a glove and supported by a sling. Tate is a widower, but the cause of the death of his wife, Mary, is not specified in the series, although a gunfight seems likely. Tate had left his hometown as a teenager because of such a fight. At the urging of Marshal Morty Taw, whom viewers meet in the pilot ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McLean (actor)
David McLean (May 19, 1922 in Akron, Ohio – October 12, 1995 in Culver City, California) was an American film and television actor, best known for appearing in many Marlboro television and print advertisements beginning in the early 1960s. Early years McLean was born as Eugene Joseph Huth in Akron, Ohio. Career McLean's acting career began on stage with work in little theater plays. Following military service in World War II, he acted in productions in Los Angeles in addition to drawing sketches and cartoons. In addition to his commercial work for Marlboro cigarettes, McLean starred as the title character in the NBC western television series, ''Tate'', which was a summer replacement for half of Perry Como's program in 1960. He also appeared in numerous television programs and feature films of the 1960s and '70s, including a leading role in the 1961 movie ''X-15'', the directorial debut of Richard Donner, and films such as ''The Strangler'' (1964), ''Nevada Smith'' (1966), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Said That?
''Who Said That?'' is a 1948–55 NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ... game show that ran on radio and television, in which a panel of celebrities attempted to determine the speaker of a quotation from recent news reports. References External links''Who Said That?'' at IMDB {{DEFAULTSORT:Who Said That? American game shows 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To The Girls
''Leave It to the Girls'' is an American radio and television talk show, created by Martha Rountree, and broadcast, in various forms, from the 1940s through the 1980s. Broadcast details Radio version The series was originally a radio program airing on the Mutual radio network starting in 1945 with hostess Paula Stone. The show was created by ''Meet the Press'' creator Martha Rountree as a serious-minded discussion of the problems of career women, but soon became a comedic commentary on love, romance, and marriage from an almost-all female panel — one man was always on the panel to provide the male viewpoint. Biography of Martha Roundtree on th She Made It sub-website within the Paley Center for the Media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Family (play)
''The Royal Family'' is a play written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Its premiere on Broadway was at the Selwyn Theatre on 28 December 1927, where it ran for 345 performances to close in October 1928. It was included in Burns Mantle's ''The Best Plays of 1927–1928''. Characters * Fanny Cavendish – Cavendish Family Matriarch * Julie Cavendish – Fanny's daughter * Tony Cavendish – Fanny's son * Gwen Cavendish – Fanny's granddaughter * Herbert Dean – Fanny's brother * Kitty Dean – Fanny's sister-in-law * Oscar Wolfe – Cavendish Family's Long-time Agent * Gilbert Marshall – Julie's Love Interest * Perry Stewart – Gwen's Fiancee Productions *In Britain, Noël Coward directed the West End theatre, West End version of the play in 1934, with a cast that included Marie Tempest as Fanny Cavendish, Madge Titheradge as Julie Cavendish and Laurence Olivier as Tony Cavendish. The play was retitled "Theatre Royal". *The play was revived in the 1975–76 season on B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Is The Hero
''Home Is the Hero'' is a 1959 Irish drama film directed by Fielder Cook. It was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Walter Macken – Paddo O'Reilly * Eileen Crowe – Daylia O'Reilly * Arthur Kennedy – Willie O'Reilly * Joan O'Hara – Josie O'Reilly * Maire O'Donnell – Maura Green * Harry Brogan – Dovetail * Maire Keane – Bid * Philip O'Flynn – Trapper * Pat Layde – Mr. Green * Eddie Golden – Mr. Shannon * John Hoey – Finnegan * Michael C. Hennessy – Manchester Monaghan * Michael O'Brian – 1st Pub Customer * Dermot Kelly James Dermot Kelly (21 April 1917 – 25 November 2004) was an Irish sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and c ... – 2nd Pub Customer References External links * 1959 films English-language Irish films 1959 drama films Irish black-and-white films Films d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
