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Peggy Converse
Peggy Converse (April 3, 1905, Oregon City, Oregon – March 2, 2001, Los Angeles, California) was an American stage, film, and television actress whose lengthy career spanned seven decades. She began acting at the age of 16 in Los Angeles. She played ingénue parts in the 1920s and 1930s in Broadway productions of ''Infernal Machine'' and ''The Comedy of Good and Evil''. She toured the country, playing 100 roles in productions in over 1000 theaters across the United States and Canada, often with her second husband, fellow actor Don Porter. Her film career started in 1942, with an uncredited part in ''My Sister Eileen'', and concluded with 1988's ''The Accidental Tourist''. She also made guest appearances on television shows from the 1950s to the 1980s, including the unaired pilot episode of ''Mister Ed''. She graduated from Stanford University in 1927. Her first husband was Edmund Converse, the founder of Bonanza Air Lines. After they divorced, she married Porter. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon City, Oregon
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Rusty Leads The Way
''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Will Jason and starring Ted Donaldson, Sharyn Moffett and John Litel. It is part of the Rusty film series.Blottner p.286 Plot Cast * Ted Donaldson as Danny Mitchell * Sharyn Moffett as Penny Waters * John Litel as Hugh Mitchell * Ann Doran Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark (James Dean) in ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955). She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and serv ... as Ethel Mitchell * Paula Raymond as Louise Adams * Peggy Converse as Mrs. Waters * Flame as Rusty References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1948 films 1948 drama films American drama films Films directed by Will Jason Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Rusty (film series) 1940s English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A * Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born * Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) * Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 * Jane Adams born *Joey Lauren Adams born *Julie Adams 1926–2019 *Lillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 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 Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice In The Mirror
''Voice in the Mirror'', also known as ''How Lonely the Night'' and ''This Day Alone'', is a 1958 American CinemaScope film noir drama film directed by Harry Keller and starring Richard Egan and Julie London. Plot After sinking into the depths of drunken despair due to the death of his daughter, a man is warned by his doctor that he is on the brink of terminal mental illness. Struck by a fellow alcoholic's suggestion that perhaps he should try faith, he begins saving not only himself but others, eventually creating Alcoholics Anonymous. Cast * Richard Egan as Jim Burton * Julie London as Ellen Burton * Walter Matthau as Dr. Karnes * Troy Donahue as Paul Cunningham * Harry Bartell as Harry Graham * Peggy Converse as Mrs. Harriet Cunningham – Paul's Mother * Ann Doran as Mrs. Deviln * Mae Clarke as Mrs. Robbins * Max Showalter as Don Martin (as Casey Adams) * Hugh Sanders as A.W. Hornsby * Ken Lynch as Frank – Bartender * Dorris Singleton as Liz Perkins * Dave Barry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thing That Couldn't Die
''The Thing that Couldn't Die'' is a 1958 American horror film produced and directed by Will Cowan and starring William Reynolds, Andra Martin, Jeffrey Stone, and Carolyn Kearney. Based on an original screenplay by David Duncan for Universal Pictures, it was released in the United States on a double bill in May 1958 with the British Hammer Films classic ''Horror of Dracula''. Plot Jessica Burns (Carolyn Kearney), a young woman who claims to have psychic powers, lives on a California dude ranch with her Aunt Flavia (Peggy Converse). When Jessica is called upon to dowse in search of a groundwater spring, she instead discovers a buried box dating from the 16th century. Against Jessica's warnings, Flavia takes the box back to her house. Flavia, consumed with thoughts of buried treasure, wants to open the box immediately. But Gordon Hawthorne ( William Reynolds), a guest at the ranch who has shown interest in Jessica, argues the box should be kept intact for appraisal. That night, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Of The Badman
''Day of the Badman'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Fred MacMurray, Joan Weldon and John Ericson. Plot Judge Jim Scott (Fred MacMurray) wants to sentence a killer to die, but the outlaw's family members intend otherwise. All-powerful patriarch Charlie Hayes (Robert Middleton) and his intimidating kinfolk are confident they can use violence to get their doomed relative's sentence commuted into something less severe. Although Sheriff Barney Wiley (John Ericson) wilts under the family's strong-arm tactics, Scott remains determined to see justice done at the end of a rope. Cast * Fred MacMurray as Judge Jim Scott * Joan Weldon as Myra Owens * John Ericson as Sheriff Barney Wiley * Robert Middleton as Charlie Hayes * Marie Windsor as Cora Johnson * Edgar Buchanan as Sam Wyckoff * Eduard Franz as Andrew Owens * Skip Homeier as Howard Hayes * Peggy Converse as Mrs. Quary * Robert Foulk as Silas Mordigan * Ann Doran as Martha Mordigan * Lee Van Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum Beat
A drum beat or drum pattern is a rhythmic pattern, or repeated rhythm establishing the meter and groove through the pulse and subdivision, played on drum kits and other percussion instruments. As such a "beat" consists of multiple drum strokes occurring over multiple musical beats while the term "drum beat" may also refer to a single drum stroke which may occupy more or less time than the current pulse. Many drum beats define or are characteristic of specific music genres. Many basic drum beats establish the pulse through alternating bass (on the on-beats) and snare drums (on the off-beats) strokes while establishing the subdivision on the ride cymbal (thus its name) or hi-hat: This establishes a quarter note pulse in (quad)duple time: each measure is formed from (two groups of) two quarter note pulses, each pulse divided into two eighth notes. This establishes a quarter note pulse in triple time: each measure is formed from three quarter note pulses, each divided into tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Rode West
''They Rode West'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson. It reunites the stars of ''The Caine Mutiny'', Robert Francis, Donna Reed, May Wynn and Philip Carey. Based on the story ''Wood Hawk'' by Leo Katcher, it was filmed at the Corriganville movie ranch.p. 366 Schneider, Jerry L. ''Corriganville Movie Ranch'' Lulu.com, 30/08/2007 Plot Returning from a patrol, a well liked officer of the 14th Cavalry is wounded in the leg by a renegade Kiowa's arrow. Brought back to the post, their incompetent surgeon kills him through a lack of knowledge of stopping bleeding. As the three previous post surgeons were an alcoholic, a drug addict and a surgeon whom the soldiers regarded as being a "butcher", a new surgeon is requested who is competent. Surgeon Lieutenant Seward arrives at the post with the wife of Colonel Waters, commanding the regiment, and his flirtatious niece Laurie. Waters and Captain Peter Blake are concerned with recovering ten stolen repeating rifles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Sadie Thompson
''Miss Sadie Thompson'' is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1921 short story " Miss Thompson" (later retitled "Rain"). Other film versions include '' Sadie Thompson'' (1928) starring Gloria Swanson, ''Rain'' (1932) starring Joan Crawford, and ''Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.'' (1946). The film received a nomination for Best Original Song ("Sadie Thompson's Song") at the 26th Academy Awards. Premise A bar girl from Hawaii, a religious zealot, and a love-struck Marine struggle with sin and salvation just after World War II while Sadie Thompson kicks out several songs, including "Blue Pacific Blues". Cast * Rita Hayworth as Sadie Thompson * José Ferrer as Alfred Davidson * Aldo Ray as Sgt. Phil O'Hara * Russell Collins as Dr. Robert MacPhail * Diosa Costello as Ameena Horn * Harry Bellaver as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Secret (1951 Film)
''The Family Secret'' is the title of three separate unrelated films: * ''The Family Secret'' (1924 film), an American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter * ''The Family Secret'' (1936 film), a Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander * ''The Family Secret'' (1951 film), an American crime film directed by Henry Levin * "The Family Secret!, a 1989 episode of ''The Raccoons'' * '' The Family Secret'', a 2003 album by Oteil and the Peacemakers {{DEFAULTSORT:Family Secret, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
