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Sondra
Sondra is a feminine Greek given name meaning protector of man. By 2013, the name reached the verge of extinction in the United States; it had reached a peak of usage in 1939. The name may refer to: People: * Sondra Erickson (born 1942), American Republican politician *Sondra Gotlieb (born 1936), Canadian journalist and novelist *Sondra Locke (1944-2018), American actress and director *Sondra Marshak (born 1942), American science fiction writer * Sondra Peterson (born 1935), model in the 1950s and 1960s *Sondra Radvanovsky (born 1969), American operatic soprano *Sondra Theodore (born 1956), American model and actress, ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for July 1977 Fictional characters: * Sondra Tibideaux, eldest daughter of Cliff and Clair Huxtable in ''The Cosby Show'' * Sondra McCallister, a character from the ''Home Alone'' franchise. *Sondra Pransky, lead character of Woody Allen's 2006 film ''Scoop'' *Sondra Bizet, love interest of Ronald Colman's character in ''Lost Hori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Locke
Sandra Louise Anderson (''née'' Smith; May 28, 1944 – November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. She achieved worldwide recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. An alumna of Middle Tennessee State University, Locke broke into regional show business with assorted posts at the Nashville-based radio station WSM-AM, then segued into television as a promotions assistant for WSM-TV. In 1968, she made her film debut in ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Locke went on to appear in such box office successes as '' Willard'' (1971), ''The Outlaw Josey Wales'' (1976), '' The Gauntlet'' (1977), ''Every Which Way but Loose'' (1978), ''Bronco Billy'' (1980), ''Any Which Way You Can'' (1980) and '' Sudden Impact'' (1983). She worked regularly with Eastwood, who was her companion for 14 years despite their marria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scoop (2006 Film)
''Scoop'' is a 2006 romantic crime comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane and Allen himself. It was released in the United States by Focus Features on July 28, 2006. The film follows an American journalist and a magician being guided by the spirit of a reporter to investigate a British aristocrat who might be a serial killer. ''Scoop'' received mixed reviews from critics regarding its humor, but was a box-office success, grossing $39.2 million against a $4 million budget. Plot Following the memorial service for investigative reporter Joe Strombel, Strombel's spirit finds himself on the barge of death with several others, including a young woman named Jane Cook who believes she was poisoned by her employer, Peter Lyman. Jane tells Strombel she thinks Lyman, a handsome British aristocrat with political ambitions, may be the Tarot Card Killer, a notorious serial killer of prostitutes, and that he killed her when she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Radvanovsky
Sondra Dee Radvanovsky (born 11 April 1969) is an American-Canadian soprano. Specializing in 19th-century Italian opera, Radvanovsky has been called one of the leading Verdi sopranos of her generation. Her signature roles include Elvira in '' Ernani'', Leonora in ''Il trovatore'', Elena in ''I vespri siciliani'', Élisabeth in ''Don Carlos'', and the title role in ''Norma''. Early life and studies Radvanovsky was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to Czech father and Danish mother. At age 11, she moved to Richmond, Indiana. She studied at Richmond High School and then Mission Viejo High School. She sang her first full-length opera, ''La bohème'' as Mimì in Richmond at the age of 21. She studied voice at the University of Southern California for 2 years and drama at the University of California, Los Angeles for 2 years, after which she studied privately. She also received training at the Tanglewood Music Center and the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Marshak
Sondra Marshak (née Hassan; born June 15, 1942) is an American science-fiction writer. She is most well known for her work co-written with Myrna Culbreath. She was a co-writer of '' Star Trek Lives!'' (1975), with Jacqueline Lichtenberg, and television producer Joan Winston. She was an early promoter of ''Star Trek'' fan culture, and a publisher of fan fiction. Early life Marshak was born to Albert Hassan and Anna Tornheim in 1942. Little is known of her early life. In an interview for ''Voyages of Imagination'' (2006) by Jeff Ayers, Myrna Culbreath explained that Marshak had earned a master's degree in history, with "straight-A honors," prior to their meeting, and that Marshak had planned to enter a doctoral program. She married LSU professor Alan Marshak, and had one son. Fannish activity Following her introduction to ''Star Trek'', Marshak began writing fiction based on the series, and submitted it to fanzines which led to her meeting Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Upon being in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Cosby Show Characters
''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from 1984 until 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York. Main characters Cliff Huxtable ''Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable'' is known for his comical antics, playful admonishments, and relentless teasing humor. He lives in Brooklyn Heights, New York. Cliff had a brother, James Theodore Huxtable, who died of rheumatic fever at the age of 7. In his high school and college years, he was an athlete who wrestling, played American football, and ran track and field. He later served in the Navy before going to medical school. He is an obstetrics and gynaecology who runs a practice from the office annexed to his home. In the show, most characters outside of family and friends refer to him as "Dr. Huxtable", and he is well-respected in the community. Cliff is married to Clair Huxtable. Both Cliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayface
Clayface is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Most incarnations of the character possess clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities, and all of them have been depicted as List of Batman family enemies, adversaries of the superhero Batman. In 2009, Clayface was ranked as IGN's 73rd-greatest comic book villain of all time. A prominent enemy of Batman, Clayface has appeared in various forms of non-comics media, and has been voiced by Ron Perlman, Steve Harris (actor), Steve Harris, and Alan Tudyk among others, with a version of the character appearing on the television series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'', portrayed by Brian McManamon. Publication history Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the original Clayface, Basil Karlo, appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #40 (June 1940) as a B movie, B-list actor who began a life of crime using the identity of a villain that he had portrayed in a horror film. The character only ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Erickson
Sondra Erickson (born March 2, 1942) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 15A, which includes portions of Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Sherburne counties in the west central part of the state. She is also a retired English teacher at Princeton High School in Princeton. Early education and career Erickson graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, receiving her B.S. in English. She later attended graduate school at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul. In addition to her career as an educator, she served on the Minnesota Board of Teaching from 1992–1997, and on the Minnesota Statehood Sesquicentennial Commission from 2006-2008. Minnesota House of Representatives Erickson was first elected to the House in a 1998 special election, held after Rep. LeRoy Koppendrayer resigned to accept an appointment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission by Minnesota G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Gotlieb
Sondra Gotlieb (née Kaufman; 30 December 1936 in Winnipeg, Manitoba)Sondra Gotlieb in The Canadian Encyclopedia. is a Canadian journalist and novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. She married Allan Gotlieb, Canadian ambassador to the United States during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Her book ''Washington Rollercoaster'' recounted the Gotliebs' years as glamorous hosts in Washington during the Reagan Era, when she wrote a much-read column for the ''Washington Post''. ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair'' magazine called her a "sparkling hostess", and in Washington she quickly became known for her irreverent attitude and sharp tongue. She often attracted attention with remarks considered out-of-character for diplomatic wives. Referring to Canada's image in America as a dull northern neighbour, she remarked: "May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Peterson
Sondra Peterson (born 1935) is an American model. She is best known for her work in the 1950s and 1960s appearing in major magazines beside other icons of the age like Veruschka von Lehndorff and Jean Shrimpton. Modeling career Signed by Eileen Ford to the Ford Modeling Agency, she was photographed by leading photographers, including Francis McLaughlin Gill and Irving Penn. She was profiled in ''Eileen Ford's Book Of Model Beauty''. ''Seventeen'' highlighted famous models in the sixties in a series of "How to look like..." articles. Peterson was on the cover of various issues of the magazine, and in the May 1960 issue she was featured on the cover for an article about "How to Look Like Sondra Peterson." Personal life Peterson has two children with Daniel Filipacchi, Chairman Emeritus of Hachette Filipacchi Médias - writer Amanda Filipacchi Amanda Filipacchi (; born October 10, 1967) is an American novelist. She was born in Paris and educated in both in France and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sports
The Sports were an Australian Rock music, rock group which performed and recorded between 1976 and 1981. Mainstay members were Stephen Cummings on lead vocals and Robert Glover on bass guitar, with long-term members such as Paul Hitchins on drums, Andrew Pendlebury on lead guitar and vocals, and Martin Armiger on guitar. Their style was similar to both 1970s British Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock bands (such as Brinsley Schwarz) and British New wave music, new wave (such as Elvis Costello). The Sports' top forty singles are "Who Listens to the Radio", "Don't Throw Stones (song), Don't Throw Stones", "Strangers on a Train (song), Strangers on a Train" and "How Come (The Sports song), How Come" . Their top 20 releases on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart are ''Don't Throw Stones'' (February 1979), ''Suddenly (The Sports album), Suddenly'' (March 1980) and ''Sondra (album), Sondra'' (May 1981). In October 2010 ''Don't Throw Stones'' was listed in the book, ''1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Theodore
Sondra Theodore (born December 12, 1956) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1977 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus. Her Playmate pictorial was the first to include the Data Sheets that Playmates had been filling out since 1959. Theodore was born in San Bernardino, California. At age 17, Theodore played the lead role in a local San Bernardino summer youth theatre musical production of Cinderella in 1974. The next year in honor of the United States Bicentennial, she represented her native city as Miss Bicentennial. She spent one year at college before heading west to Los Angeles in July 1976 to pursue a career in acting. Briefly a Sunday school teacher, Theodore became the girlfriend of ''Playboy'' publisher Hugh Hefner for several years, living alongside him at the Playboy Mansion. She can be seen on the famous ''Playboy'' pinball machine alongside Hefner and fellow Playmate Patti McGuire. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An American Tragedy
''An American Tragedy'' is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser. He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906 and the trial of her lover. In 1923 Dreiser returned to the project, and with the help of his wife Helen and two editor-secretaries, Louise Campbell and Sally Kusell, he completed the massive novel in 1925. The book entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2021. Plot Clyde Griffiths is raised by poor and devoutly religious parents to help in their street missionary work. As a young man, Clyde must, to help support his family, take menial jobs as a soda jerk, then a bellhop at a prestigious Kansas City hotel. There, his more sophisticated colleagues introduce him to bouts of social drinking and sex with prostitutes. Enjoying his new lifestyle, Clyde becomes infatuated with manipulative Hortense Briggs, who manipulates him into buying h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
