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Sean Sullivan (actor)
Sean Sullivan (December 21st 1921 - June 3rd 1985) was a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his stage and television performances in productions of David French's play ''Of the Fields, Lately'', for which he won an ACTRA Award in 1977 as Best Television Actor for the CBC Television film; and his film performances in ''Springhill'', for which he won a Canadian Film Award as Best Actor in a Non-Feature Film in 1972, and '' The Boy in Blue'', for which he received a posthumous Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986."Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit: Phillip Borsos and Hal Banks miss the cut". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 14, 1986. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he began his career as an actor when a stage play he appeared in in his 20s, ''Golden Boy'', reached the finals of the Dominion Drama Festival."Sean Sullivan: Luck played part in varied career of versatile actor". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 5, 1985. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and Multiculturalism, multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World Immigration to Canada, immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of New France, French and then the much larger British colonization of the Americas, British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Rock The Boat?
''Why Rock the Boat?'' is a 1974 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by John Howe. The film stars Stuart Gillard as Harry Barnes, a young journalist in Montreal who becomes romantically involved with Julia Martin (Tiiu Leek), a reporter for a competing newspaper who is organizing to unionize their industry. The film's cast also includes Henry Beckman, Sean Sullivan, Cec Linder, Maurice Podbrey, Patricia Hamilton, Jean-Pierre Masson and Peter MacNeill. The screenplay was written by journalist and humorist William Weintraub, as an adaptation of his own comic novel. Notably, he dropped the novel's most famous scene, which took place in a nudist colony, due to concerns that the scene would cause problems for the film's content rating. The film received two Canadian Film Awards in 1975, for Best Actor (Gillard) and Best Supporting Actor (Beckman). It was a nominee for Best Feature Film Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face-Off (1971 Film)
''Face-Off'' is a 1971 Canadian feature film produced by John F. Bassett starring Art Hindle, Trudy Young and John Vernon. The story line concerns a rookie Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey player and his romance with a musician. Several National Hockey League players also appeared in the film. Plot Hockey player Billy Duke joins the Toronto Maple Leafs, and must adapt to the big league game with assistance from his room-mate, George Armstrong. Meanwhile, Duke starts a relationship with rock singer Sherri Lee Nelson, who objects to Duke's often rough hockey playing. As the two become more involved, Leafs' coach Fred Wares worries that Sherri is causing Duke to lose his on-ice focus. Cast The main cast, per the opening credits, are: The 1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs served as Billy Duke's National Hockey League (NHL) team, with players appearing in real game footage as well as many scripted scenes throughout the film. Leafs player Jim McKenny wore #18 with the team that season, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change Of Mind
''Change of Mind'' is a 1969 science fiction/drama film starring Raymond St. Jacques, Susan Oliver, Janet MacLachlan, and Leslie Nielsen. Plot A married couple struggles to adjust when the husband, dying of cancer, has his brain transplanted into the body of a black man. David Rowe (St. Jacques) is a white district attorney who must now live his life as a black man. His wife Margaret (Oliver) tries to deal with the transformation of her husband's appearance as David feels the stings of racial prejudice for the first time. She has trouble being intimate with the man she knows is still her husband. Racist Sheriff Webb (Nielsen) is a local lawman who resents the district attorney, but after the sheriff is accused of killing his own black mistress, he must rely on David for his legal defense. Rowe investigates the murder of the young black woman while dealing with his superiors, friends and family treating him differently. During his investigation, David has to deal with the mora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Space Odyssey (film)
''2001: A Space Odyssey'' is a 1968 science fiction novel written by Arthur C. Clarke and the 1968 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is a part of Clarke's ''Space Odyssey'' series, the first of four novels and two films. Both the novel and the film are partially based on Clarke's 1948 short story " The Sentinel", an entry in a BBC short story competition, and "Encounter in the Dawn", published in 1953 in the magazine ''Amazing Stories''. Resources After deciding on Clarke's 1948 short story "The Sentinel" as the starting point, and with the themes of man's relationship with the universe in mind, Clarke sold Kubrick five more of his stories to use as background materials for the film. These included "Breaking Strain", "Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Orbiting...", "Who's There?", "Into the Comet", and "Before Eden". Additionally, important elements from two more Clarke stories, "Encounter in the Dawn" and (to a somewhat lesser extent) "Rescue Party", made their way into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle Or Mutilate
''Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle or Mutilate'' is a 1967 Canadian short drama film, directed by John Howe for the National Film Board of Canada.Gary Evans, ''In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989''. University of Toronto Press, 1991. . p. 153. Written by American playwright and screenwriter Millard Lampell, the film stars Ed Begley as an established trade union leader fighting an attempt by the union membership to push him out in favour of a new, younger leader with a more modern approach. The modern union wants to change the leadership without realizing how far their leader has brought them since the 1930s. As things heat up, both sides share their views with the old union leader speaking his mind and generally winning the debate. But, after a lifetime of service for the cause, he has outlived his usefulness and esteem among the workers of his factory. Times have changed, a new strategy is needed, and he realizes that he must ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Shadow (1961 Film)
''The Long Shadow'' is a 1961 British second feature, a drama film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring John Crawford, Susan Hampshire and Willoughby Goddard. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios. Plot summary In Vienna during the Cold War, the Russians and Americans try to gain control of a boy who can be manipulated for political purposes. An American newspaper journalist attempts to save the Hungarian child and a Swedish nurse from certain death. Cast * John Crawford as Kelly * Susan Hampshire as Gunilla * Willoughby Goddard as Schober * Humphrey Lestocq as Bannister * Rory O'Brine as Ruchi Korbanyi * Anne Castaldini as Magda * Margaret Robertson as Mother * Bill Nagy as Garity * Lily Kann Lily Hertha Kann 26th. October, 1893, Peitz – 2nd. November, 1978, Sussex, was a German-born, British actress. (Though the BFI website claims that she was born in Berlin, and died in Horsham). She appeared in the West End in the play ''Backg ... as Old Lady * Hana-Maria P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
During One Night
''During One Night'' also released as Night of Passion is a 1961 British drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Don Borisenko and Susan Hampshire. It was Susan Hampshire's first film role. It was Walton Studios' last production. It is a fairly gritty but unusual plot line, involving nudity and deep sexual subjects. Plot David is a Captain in the USAF based in the south of England in the Second World War. His logic and actions are thrown off course when Mike his co-pilot is seriously injured during a mission. Mike survives the injuries but the loss of his genitals drives him to suicide. David sets out on a night of potential passion wishing to ensure that he does not die a virgin. Handsome in his uniform but chain-smoking and very nervous he first finds a prostitute through a friend. He pays his £5 and the girl is very understanding if somewhat utilitarian in her approach but David is unable to perform. He asks that she does not tell her friends and is rushed off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dangerous Age
''A Dangerous Age'' is a 1958 film directed by Sidney J. Furie. Plot summary Sidney J. Furie's low-budget tale about young lovers (Ben Piazza Ben Piazza (July 30, 1933 – September 7, 1991) was an American actor. Life and career Piazza made his film debut in Sidney J. Furie's Canadian film ''A Dangerous Age'' (1959) followed by his Hollywood debut in '' The Hanging Tree'' (1959). T ... and Anne Pearson) on the run from an uncaring adult world – they just want to get married but are thwarted at every turn – remains something of landmark in English-Canadian feature production. Reception ''A Dangerous Age'' October 14, 2015 began as an hour-long drama for CBC-TV, where the 24-year-old Furie worked as a writer, and received critical praise when it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Will I Nest
Hilda Mary Hooke (after marriage, Smith; 3 October 1898 – 1978) was an English-born Canadian writer of dramas, poetry, and prose. Her 1938 play, ''Here Will I Nest'' was adapted into Canada's first colour feature-length motion picture, ''Talbot of Canada'', for which she wrote the screenplay. Hooke died in 1978. Biography Hilda Mary Hooke was born at Odcombe, Somerset, England, 3 October 1898. Her parents were Oswald Edgar Smith and Louisa Elizth (Tapscott) Smith."Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMR-SW7W : 8 March 2021), Richard Tapscott Smith and Hilda Mary Hooke, 26 Sep 1925; citing registration , London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,413,315. She came to Canada in 1902. For some years after her arrival, she was engaged in musical and dramatic work. Hooke was affiliated with the Little Theatre in London, Ontario, since the 1920s as producer, direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grey Fox
''The Grey Fox'' is a 1982 Canadian biographical Western film directed by Phillip Borsos and written by John Hunter. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, an American stagecoach robber who staged his first Canadian train robbery on 10 September 1904. The film stars Richard Farnsworth as Miner. The cast also features Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Gary Reineke and Timothy Webber. Plot Stagecoach robber Bill Miner is caught and sent to prison for 33 years. He is finally released in 1901. He wanders around, a man out of place in the new century, until he sees one of the first films, '' The Great Train Robbery'', and is inspired to copy it in real life. After a couple unsuccessful attempts, he successfully robs a train and hides from the law in a mining town in British Columbia, becoming a respectable resident. There, he meets and falls in love with early feminist and photographer Katherine Flynn. He considers settling down with her, but one last robbery prove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic City (1980 Film)
''Atlantic City'' (French: ''Atlantic City, USA'') is a 1980 romantic crime film directed by Louis Malle and starring Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Michel Piccoli, and Al Waxman. A Canadian-French co-production filmed in late 1979, it was released in France and Germany in September 1980 and in the United States later that year by Paramount Pictures. The script was written by John Guare. The film opened to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Big Five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (for Lancaster), Best Actress (for Sarandon), and Best Original Screenplay, but did not win in any category. In Canada, it won Genie Awards for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress (for Sarandon), Best Supporting Actress (for Reid), and Best Art Direction, with three additional nominations. In France, it was nominated for the César Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Music. In 2003, ''Atlantic City'' was among the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
