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Something Special (song)
Something Special may refer to: * Something Special (short story), "Something Special" (short story), a 1957 short story by Iris Murdoch * Something Special (TV series), ''Something Special'' (TV series), a BBC children's television series * Something Special (The Kingston Trio album), ''Something Special'' (The Kingston Trio album), 1962 * Something Special (Kool & the Gang album), ''Something Special'' (Kool & the Gang album), 1981 * Something Special (Dolly Parton album), ''Something Special'' (Dolly Parton album), 1995 * Something Special (Jim Reeves album), ''Something Special'' (Jim Reeves album), 1971 * Something Special (George Strait album), ''Something Special'' (George Strait album), 1985 * Something Special (Hampton Hawes album), ''Something Special'' (Hampton Hawes album), recorded in 1976 and released in 1994 * Something Special (Sabrina album), ''Something Special'' (Sabrina album), 1988 * Something Special (The Sylvers album), ''Something Special'' (The Sylvers album) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Special (short Story)
"Something Special" is the only published short story by Iris Murdoch. It first appeared in 1957 in a collection entitled ''Winter's Tales 3'', and after inclusion in anthologies in Japan (1971, 1972), England (1979) and Finland (1990) it was republished separately by Chatto & Windus in 1999. Yvonne Geary, the 24-year-old daughter of a Dublin shopkeeper, is courted by a young Jewish man, Sam Goldman, who takes her out for the night. After an unpleasant scene at a rowdy public house Sam decides to take Yvonne into his confidence. Publication history *1957: ''Winter's Tales 3,'' pp175–204. Macmillan, London. St Martin's Press, New York. *1971: ''Murdoch, Spark and Bowen,'' pp1–29. ed. Hisayasu Hirukawa. Eichosha, Tokyo. *1972: ''Modern English Stories,'' pp286–303. Shueisa, Tokyo. *1979: ''Women Writing: an Anthology,'' pp1–19. ed. Denys Val Baker. W H Allen, London. *1979: ''Best for Winter: a Selection from 25 Years of Winter's Tales,'' pp46–59. ed. A D Maclean. Macmill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burl Ives
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American musician, actor, and author with a career that spanned more than six decades. Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his own radio show, ''The Wayfaring Stranger'', which popularized traditional folk songs. In 1942, he appeared in Irving Berlin's ''This Is the Army'' and became a major star of CBS Radio. In the 1960s, he successfully crossed over into country music, recording hits such as "A Little Bitty Tear" and "Funny Way of Laughin'". Ives was also a popular film actor through the late 1940s and '50s. His film roles included parts in ''So Dear to My Heart'' (1948) and ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1958), as well as the role of Rufus Hannassey in ''The Big Country'' (1958), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ives is often associated with the Christmas season. He did voice-over work as Sam the Snowman, narrator of the classic 1964 Christma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy/Milly
''Something Special'' (also known as ''Willy/Milly'' and ''I Was a Teenage Boy'') is a 1986 comedic fantasy film directed by Paul Schneider, based upon a story by the same name by Alan H. Friedman. The film follows the title character of Milly Niceman, a young tomboy who is unhappy with the traditional expectations for her gender and longs to become a boy so she can act however she wants. Initially released as ''I Was a Teenage Boy'' in 1986, the film was later re-titled to ''Something Special'' for a 1987 limited theatrical release and for a VHS release. Plot Milly Niceman is a fourteen-year-old girl who has grown frustrated with her mother's attempts to curtail her tomboyish nature. Her mother, Doris, believes that Milly's actions are inappropriate for a girl, and that she'd be better off showing more interest in dances and dresses. When her best friend's younger brother, Malcolm, sells her a spell that will grant her deepest wish, that will only work during the upcoming eclips ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
