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Serpent Of The Nile
''Serpent of the Nile'' is a 1953 Technicolor historical adventure film produced by Sam Katzman and directed by William Castle. The film starred Rhonda Fleming, Raymond Burr, William Lundigan and Michael Ansara. In an early role, actress Julie Newmar (listed as Julie Newmeyer) appears as an exotic dancer clad only in gold paint (and a gold fabric bikini of early 1950s style). It also stars William Lundigan as Lucilius and Michael Fox as Octavius. Plot The film opens in 44 BC, just after the assassination of Julius Caesar, and tells the story of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (Fleming) and her relationship with the Roman general Mark Antony (Burr) from that time until their mutual suicide in 30 BC. Lucilius, having previously accompanied Julius Caesar to Egypt and having been a close witness to Caesar's romance with Cleopatra, believes that Cleopatra is a woman highly skilled in besotting men to promote her own agenda, in this case to bind Mark Anthony to her desire to become queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Castle
William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attention of Columbia Pictures for his talent for promotion and was hired. He learned the trade of filmmaking and became a director, acquiring a reputation for the ability to churn out competent B-movies quickly and on budget. He eventually struck out on his own, producing and directing thrillers, which, despite their low budgets, he effectively promoted using gimmicks, a trademark for which he is best known. He was also the producer for '' Rosemary's Baby''. Personal life Castle was born in New York City, the son of Saidie (Snellenberg) and William Schloss. His family was Jewish. His mother died when he was nine. When his father followed a year later, he was left an orphan at the age of 11. He then lived with his older sister. "Schloss" is G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus
Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Principate, which is the first phase of the Roman Empire, and Augustus is considered one of the greatest leaders in human history. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult as well as an era associated with imperial peace, the '' Pax Romana'' or '' Pax Augusta''. The Roman world was largely free from large-scale conflict for more than two centuries despite continuous wars of imperial expansion on the empire's frontiers and the year-long civil war known as the "Year of the Four Emperors" over the imperial succession. Originally named Gaius Octavius, he was born into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian ''gens'' Octavia. His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Cae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus (; ; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Brutus, was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which was retained as his legal name. Early in his political career, Brutus opposed Pompey, who was responsible for Brutus' father's death. He also was close to Caesar. However, Caesar's attempts to evade accountability in the law courts put him at greater odds with his opponents in the Roman elite and the senate. Brutus eventually came to oppose Caesar and sided with Pompey against Caesar's forces during the ensuing civil war (49–45 BC). Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48, after which Brutus surrendered to Caesar, who granted him amnesty. With Caesar's increasingly monarchical and autocratic behaviour after the civil war, several senators who later called themselves ''liberatores'' (Liberators), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Griffin (actor)
Robert Griffin (July 31, 1902 – December 19, 1960) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, including '' Gunsmoke'' in 1957, and was known for playing the role of Doc Wardrobe in the 1956 film '' The Brass Legend''. Partial filmography * '' Barricade'' (1950) - Kirby * '' Destination Big House'' (1950) - Police Official (uncredited) * '' Broken Arrow'' (1950) - John Lowrie (uncredited) * ''Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle'' (1950) - Kebo (Crawford Henchman) * '' The Magnificent Yankee'' (1950) - Court Crier (uncredited) * ''Vengeance Valley'' (1951) - Cal (uncredited) * ''The Unknown Man'' (1951) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' Indian Uprising'' (1952) - Dan Avery (uncredited) * ''Love Is Better Than Ever'' (1952) - Mr. Shaw (uncredited) * '' Rancho Notorious'' (1952) - Politician in Jail Cell (uncredited) * ''Montana Territory'' (1952) - Yeager * ''Serpent of the Nile'' (1953) - Brutus * ''The Great Jesse James Raid'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volumnia Cytheris
Volumnia Cytheris (fl. 1st-century BC) was an ancient Roman actress and mimae dancer. She is foremost known as the mistress of several famous Romans. She was originally a slave and later freedwoman. On stage, she was normally referred to only as Cytheris. The name derived from "Cythera" a nickname for Aphrodite. She had relationships with Brutus and Mark Antony, which attracted a lot of attention in contemporary ancient Rome. She is mentioned as the companion of her aristocratic lovers in social occasions when the presence of a courtesan was otherwise not common, and considered shocking. Her rejection of Cornelius Gallus reportedly provided the theme for Virgil's tenth Eclogue An eclogue is a poem in a classical style on a pastoral subject. Poems in the genre are sometimes also called bucolics. Overview The form of the word ''eclogue'' in contemporary English developed from Middle English , which came from Latin , wh .... Gallus refers to her in his work under the name ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Easton
Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * Jane (1915 film), ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * Jane (2016 film), ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama film starring Lee Min-ji * Jane (2017 film), ''Jane'' (2017 film), an American documentary film about Jane Goodall * Jane (2022 film), ''Jane'' (2022 film), an American psychological thriller directed by Sabrina Jaglom * Jane (TV series), an 1980s British television series Music *Jane (album), ''Jane'' (album), an album by Jane McDonald * Jane (American band) * Jane (German band) * Jane, unaccompanied and original singer of "It's a Fine Day" in 1983 Songs * Jane (Barenaked Ladies song), "Jane" (Barenaked Ladies song), 1994 * "Jane", a song by Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album ''The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner'' * Jane (Century song), "Jane" (Century song) * "Jane", a song by Elf Power * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Crawford (actor)
John Crawford (born Cleve Allen Richardson; September 13, 1920 – September 21, 2010) was an American actor. He appeared in a 1961 episode of ''The Twilight Zone'', called " A Hundred Yards Over the Rim", and in several '' Gunsmoke'' episodes. He had a key role in the 1975 film '' Night Moves'', a crime thriller starring Gene Hackman, and played the mayor of San Francisco in 1976's '' The Enforcer'', the third ''Dirty Harry'' film featuring Clint Eastwood. Life and career Crawford was born in Colfax, Washington, and studied at the School of Drama at the University of Washington. In films from the 1940s, Crawford appeared in bit parts for many years before playing leads in several films in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and early 1960s. When he returned to the United States, he played supporting roles in several films but was more prolific on TV in character roles, in scores of series such as '' State Trooper'' (in the episode "The Last Stage Robbery"), '' Gunsmoke'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Wolfe
Conrad may refer to: People * Conrad (name) Places United States * Conrad, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Conrad, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Conrad, Iowa, a city * Conrad, Montana, a city * Conrad Glacier, Washington Elsewhere * Conrad, Alberta, Canada, a former unincorporated community * Conrad Mountains, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica * Mount Conrad, Oates Land, Antarctica Businesses * Conrad Editora, a Brazilian publisher * Conrad Electronic, a German retailer * Conrad Hotels, the global luxury brand of Hilton Hotels * Conrad Models, a German manufacturer of diecast toys and promotional models Other uses * ''Conrad'' (comic strip) * CONRAD (organization), an American organization which promotes reproductive health in the developing world * ORP ''Conrad'', name of the cruiser HMS ''Danae'' (D44) while loaned to the Polish Navy (1944-1946) See also * Conradi * Conradin * Conradines * Conrads (other) * Corrado (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Fox (American Actor)
Michael Fox (born Myron Melvin Fox, February 27, 1921 – June 1, 1996) was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows. Some of his most famous recurring roles were as various autopsy physicians in ''Perry Mason'', as Coroner George McLeod in '' Burke's Law'', as Amos Fedders in ''Falcon Crest'', and as Saul Feinberg in ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Early life Fox was born in Yonkers, New York to Jacob Fox, an Austrian-born salesman, and his wife, the former Josephine Berkowitz. He was the youngest of four children, and the third son. Career Michael Fox began acting in stage plays in southern California circa 1945. Through his stage endeavors, Fox met Harry Sauber who introduced him to Sam Katzman. Two of his regular TV roles were as the coroner in the courtroom drama ''Perry Mason'', and as Saul Feinberg on the CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 1989 to 1996. Among his earlier television work was the penultimate e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmion (servant To Cleopatra)
Charmion ( el, Χάρμιον; ), alternatively Charmian, was a trusted servant and advisor to Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Plutarch, in his ''Parallel Lives'' biography of Mark Antony, writes that Charmion managed the principal affairs of Cleopatra's government; therefore, she held an important position in Cleopatra's trusted circle. Plutarch In his ''Parallel Lives'' biography of Mark Antony, Plutarch noted that Augustus Caesar "had a decree made, declaring war on Cleopatra, and depriving Antony of the authority which he had let a woman exercise in his place. Caesar added that ntonyhad drunk potions that had bereaved him of his senses, and that the generals they would have to fight with would be Mardion the eunuch, Pothinus, Iras, Cleopatra's hairdressing girl, and Charmion, who were Antony's chief state-councillors." Plutarch. "Life of Antony." - WikiSource.org Plutarch later described the scene after Cleopatra's suicide: The messengers came at full speed, and found the guards appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Byron
Jean Byron (born Imogene Audette Burkhart; December 10, 1925February 3, 2006) was an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for the role of Natalie Lane, Patty Lane's mother in ''The Patty Duke Show''. She was also known as Jean Audette and Jean Burkhart early in her career. Early life Byron was born in Paducah, Kentucky, the daughter of Anna Gertrude (née Bastin; 19061988) and Edward Burkhart (18921958). Her family moved to Louisville when she was still quite young, and then to California when she was 19 during World War II. As a teenager, Byron tap danced and performed comedy. In the summer of 1939, she sang with a production company at the Iroquois Amphitheater in Louisville. Career Byron sang on radio stations WGRC and WHAS, both in Louisville. In 1939, she was one of two winners of the regional '' Gateway to Hollywood'' competition in Louisville, which enabled her to go to Hollywood to compete at the program's next level. Byron sang on alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Antonius
Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire. Antony was a relative and supporter of Julius Caesar, and served as one of his generals during the conquest of Gaul and the Civil War. Antony was appointed administrator of Italy while Caesar eliminated political opponents in Greece, North Africa, and Spain. After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Antony joined forces with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, another of Caesar's generals, and Octavian, Caesar's great-nephew and adopted son, forming a three-man dictatorship known to historians as the Second Triumvirate. The Triumvirs defeated Caesar's killers, the ''Liberatores'', at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, and divided the government of the Republic between themselves. Antony was assigned Rome's eastern provinces, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
