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Robert Markowitz
Robert Markowitz (born February 7, 1935, in Irvington, New Jersey) is an American film and television director. He directed episodes of ''Serpico'' (1976), '' Delvecchio'' (1976-1977), and ''Amazing Stories'' (1986), and a number of television films that include ''A Dangerous Life'' (1988), '' Too Young to Die?'' (1990), ''Decoration Day'' (1990), ''Because Mommy Works'' (1994), '' Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics'' (1994) '' The Tuskegee Airmen'' (1995), ''The Great Gatsby'' (2000), ''The Big Heist'' (2001), '' The Pilot's Wife'' (2002), and '' Word of Honor'' (2003). His last directing credit was the TNT television film '' Avenger'' (2006), starring Sam Elliott and Timothy Hutton. Partial filmography * '' Avenger'' (2006) – Made for TV - TNT * '' Word of Honor'' (2003) – Made for TV - TNT * '' The Pilot's Wife'' (2002) – Made for TV - CBS * ''The Great Gatsby'' (2000) – Made for TV - A&E Networks- BBC * '' The Tuskegee Airmen'' (1995) – Made for TV - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvington, New Jersey
Irvington is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 61,176. The township had the ninth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.890% in 2020, compared to 2.824% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%. History Clinton Township, which included what is now Irvington, Maplewood and parts of Newark and South Orange, was created on April 14, 1834. The area was known as ''Camptown'' until the mid-1800s. In 1850, after Stephen Foster published his ballad, ''Camptown Races'', residents were concerned that the activities described in the song would be associated with their community. The town was renamed, ''Irvingtown'', in honor of Washington Irving. Irvington was incorporated as an independent village on March 27, 1874, from portions of Clinton Township. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Of Honor (2003 Film)
''Word of Honor'' is a 2003 American drama television film directed by Robert Markowitz, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Nelson DeMille. It stars Don Johnson, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sharon Lawrence, John Heard and Arliss Howard. It aired on TNT on December 6, 2003. Premise 30 years after serving in Vietnam, an ex-Army Lieutenant is brought forward for war crimes. Cast *Don Johnson as Lt. Benjamin Tyson * Jeanne Tripplehorn as Maj. Karen Harper * Sharon Lawrence as Marcy McClure Tyson * John Heard as Dr. Steven Brandt *Arliss Howard as J.D. Runnells *Peter MacNeill as Gen. Norm Van Arken *Peter Stebbings Peter Stebbings is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter best known for portraying Kevin Sharp in the drama series '' Madison'', Paul Deeds in the series '' Traders'', and for writing and directing '' Defendor''. He portrayed ... as Maj. Michael Taix * Jesse Johnson as a young Lt. Benjamin Tyson Nominations * Nominated for a Golden Reel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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American Television Directors
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] |
1935 Births
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of Prontosil, the first broadly effective antibiotic, is published in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, California, on Riverside Drive, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in New York City, at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. It is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the American Big Three television networks. The network is sometimes referred to as the Alphabet Network, as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A&E Networks
A&E Networks (stylized as A+E NETWORKS) is an American multinational broadcasting company that is a 50–50 joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company through its General Entertainment Content division. The company owns several non-fiction and entertainment-based television brands, including its namesake A&E, History, Lifetime, FYI, and their associated sister channels, and holds stakes in or licenses their international branches. History A&E was formed from the merger of the Alpha Repertory Television Service and the Entertainment Channel, a premium cable channel, in 1984 with their respective owners keeping stakes in the new company. Thus A&E's shareholders were Hearst and ABC (from ARTS) and Radio City Music Hall ( Rockefeller Group) and RCA, then the parent of NBC (from Entertainment Channel). The company launched Arts & Entertainment Network, a cultural cable channel, on February 1, 1984. In 1990, after having aired episodes of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNT (American TV Network)
TNT (originally an abbreviation for Turner Network Television) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery that launched on October 3, 1988. TNT's original purpose was to air classic films and television series to which Turner Broadcasting maintained spillover rights through its sister station TBS. Since June 2001, the network has shifted its focus to dramatic television series and feature films, along with some sporting events (including '' NBA'', '' NHL'', the ''NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament'' and professional wrestling show '' AEW Rampage''), as TBS shifted its focus to comedic programming. , TNT was received by approximately 89.573 million households that subscribe to a subscription television service throughout the United States. History Beginnings Prior to the launch of the channel in 1988, the Turner Network Television name had been utilized by the Turner Broadcasting System ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenger (film)
''Avenger'' is a 2006 American television thriller film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by Alan Sharp, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. The film stars Sam Elliott and Timothy Hutton. It aired on TNT on April 9, 2006. Premise A CIA agent steps in to stop a former special forces operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat. Cast * Sam Elliott as Calvin Dexter * Timothy Hutton as Frank McBride * James Cromwell as Paul Devereaux * Antonio Lyons as Washington Lee Production Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa. Release The film was broadcast on TNT on April 9, 2006. It was released on DVD by Warner Home Video Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (formerly known as Warner Home Video and WCI Home Video and sometimes credited as Warner Home Entertainment) is the home video distribution division of Warner Bros. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Vide ... on October 3, 2006. References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Tarquin Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is the youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at age 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in ''Ordinary People'' (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television, with featured roles in the drama '' Taps'' (1981), the spy film '' The Falcon and the Snowman'' (1985), and the horror film '' The Dark Half'' (1993), among others. Between 2000 and 2002, Hutton starred as Archie Goodwin in the A&E drama series ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery''. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the TNT drama series '' Leverage''. He also had a role in the first season of the Amazon streaming drama series '' Jack Ryan''. Early life Timothy Hutton was born in Malibu, California. His father was actor Jim Hutton; his mother, Maryline Adams (née Poole), was a teacher. His parents divorced when Hutton was three years old, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Elliott
Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Elliott is known for his distinctive lanky physique, full mustache, and a deep, sonorous voice. He began his film career with minor appearances in ''The Way West'' (1967), ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969), season five of '' Mission: Impossible'' and guest-starred on television in the Western ''Gunsmoke'' (1972) and the television films '' Murder in Texas'' (1981) and '' The Shadow Riders'' (1982). He starred in '' Frogs'' (1972). His film breakthrough was in the drama ''Lifeguard'' (1976). He then appeared in several Louis L'Amour adaptations such as '' The Quick and the Dead'' (1987) and '' Conagher'' (1991), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenger (2006 Film)
''Avenger'' is a 2006 American television thriller film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by Alan Sharp, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. The film stars Sam Elliott and Timothy Hutton. It aired on TNT on April 9, 2006. Premise A CIA agent steps in to stop a former special forces operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat. Cast * Sam Elliott as Calvin Dexter * Timothy Hutton as Frank McBride * James Cromwell as Paul Devereaux * Antonio Lyons as Washington Lee Production Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa. Release The film was broadcast on TNT on April 9, 2006. It was released on DVD by Warner Home Video Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (formerly known as Warner Home Video and WCI Home Video and sometimes credited as Warner Home Entertainment) is the home video distribution division of Warner Bros. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Vide ... on October 3, 2006. References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
