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Stephen Gilbert (novelist)
Stephen Gilbert (22 July 1912 – 23 June 2010) was a Northern Irish novelist, businessman and nuclear disarmament activist. On the strength of his early novels in the 1940s, Gilbert was accounted by E. M. Forster as "a writer of distinction", but he is chiefly remembered as the author of ''Ratman's Notebooks'' (1968) which sold over 1 million copies and was twice made into a horror film named ''Willard'' (1971 and 2003) in the United States. Early life Stephen Gilbert was born in Newcastle, County Down in 1912 into a prosperous Irish Protestant mercantile family and grew up mainly in an affluent district of Belfast East. Like his near-contemporaries C. S. Lewis and Louis MacNeice, the young Gilbert was sent "across the water" to school. From age 10 he attended The Leas, Hoylake on Merseyside in England and from age 13 Loretto School, Musselburgh in Scotland. He returned from Musselburgh without a Leaving Certificate, but not before manifesting his budding literary talent. Gilbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratman's Notebooks
''Ratman's Notebooks'' is a 1968 short novel by Stephen Gilbert. It features an unnamed social misfit who relates better to rats than to humans. It was the basis for the 1971 film '' Willard'', its 1972 sequel ''Ben'', and the 2003 remake of the original film. After the release of the original film, the book was re-released and re-titled ''Willard''. Plot The book is set as a series of journal entries, where the unnamed narrator goes back and forth between his life with the rats and his work, in a low-level job at a company that his father used to own. In these entries, the young man dwells on the hatred he feels for his boss, the stresses of caring for his aging mother, a nameless girl he becomes fond of and above all the families of rats which he has befriended and which he uses for company and companionship. Eventually, the young man trains the rats to do things for him. His favorite is an Agouti Berkshire rat (normal wild rat color, only with white markings on the belly, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing Link (human Evolution)
"Missing link" is a non-scientific term for a hypothetical or recently-discovered transitional fossil. It is often used in popular science and in the media for any new transitional form. The term originated to describe the hypothetical intermediate form in the evolutionary series of anthropoid ancestors to anatomically modern humans (hominization). The term was influenced by the pre-Darwinian evolutionary theory of the Great Chain of Being and the now-outdated notion (orthogenesis) that simple organisms are more primitive than complex organisms. The term "missing link" has been supported by geneticists since evolutionary trees only have data at the tips and nodes of their branches; the rest is inference and not evidence of fossils. However, it has fallen out of favor with anthropologists because it implies the evolutionary process is a linear phenomenon and that forms originate consecutively in a chain. Instead, last common ancestor is preferred since this does not have the con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 618,000. County Antrim has a population density of 203 people per square kilometre or 526 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, as well as part of the historic province of Ulster. The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bushmills produces whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life area. The majority of Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, is in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down. According to the 2001 census, it is currently one of only two counties of the Island of Ireland in which a majority of the population are from a Protestant back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,998 at the 2011 Census. It is County Antrim's oldest town and one of the oldest towns in Ireland as a whole. Carrickfergus Castle, built in the late 12th century at the behest of Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy, was the capital of the Earldom of Ulster. After the earldom's collapse, it remained the only English outpost in Ulster for the next four centuries. Carrickfergus was the administrative centre for Carrickfergus Borough Council, before this was amalgamated into the Mid and East Antrim District Council in 2015, and forms part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area. It is also a townland of 65 acres, a civil parish and a barony. The town is the subject of the classic Irish folk song "Carrickfergus", a 19th-century translation of an Irish-language song (''Do Bhí Bean Uasal'') from Munster, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursing Home
A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of elderly or disabled people. Nursing homes may also be referred to as skilled nursing facility (SNF) or long-term care facilities. Often, these terms have slightly different meanings to indicate whether the institutions are public or private, and whether they provide mostly assisted living, or nursing care and emergency medical care. Nursing homes are used by people who do not need to be in a hospital, but cannot be cared for at home. The nursing home facility nurses have the responsibilities of caring for the patients' medical needs and also the responsibility of being in charge of other employees, depending on their ranks. Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day. In the United States, while nearly 1 in 10 residents age 75 to 84 stays in a nursing home for five or more years, nearly 3 in 10 residents in that age group stay less than 100 days, the maximum duration covered by Medicare, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Harring
Laura Elena, Countess von Bismarck-Schönhausen (née Martínez Herring; March 3, 1964), known professionally as Laura Harring, is a Mexican-American actress. In 1985, Harring became the first Hispanic woman crowned Miss USA. She later began her acting career in television and film. She is best known for her dual roles as Rita and Camilla Rhodes in the 2001 postmodern neo-noir film ''Mulholland Drive''. She is also known for her roles in other films, including ''The Forbidden Dance'' (1990), ''John Q'' (2002), '' Willard'' (2003), ''The Punisher'' (2004), '' The King'' (2005), ''Love in the Time of Cholera'' (2007), ''Ghost Son'' (2007), '' The Caller'' (2008), ''Drool'' (2009), ''Sex Ed'' (2014), and ''Inside'' (2016). She also played Carla Greco in ''General Hospital'' (1990–1991), Paula Stevens on '' Sunset Beach'' (1997), and Rebecca "Becca" Doyle in ''The Shield'' (2006). Early life Harring was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on March 3, 1964. Her mother, María Elena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crispin Glover
Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen, such as George McFly in ''Back to the Future'' (1985), Layne in ''River's Edge'' (1986), Andy Warhol in ''The Doors'' (1991), Bobby McBurney in ''What's Eating Gilbert Grape'' (1993), the Thin Man in '' Charlie's Angels'' (2000) and '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003), Willard Stiles in '' Willard'' (2003), Grendel in ''Beowulf'' (2007), The Knave of Hearts in '' Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), Phil in ''Hot Tub Time Machine'' (2010), and Mr. World in the Starz television series '' American Gods'' (2017–2021). In the late 1980s, Glover started his company, Volcanic Eruptions, which publishes his books and also serves as the production company for his films, such as ''What Is It?'' (2005) and '' It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.'' (2007). Early life Glover is an only child, born in New York City. He moved to Los Angeles with his family at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Morgan
Glen Morgan (born July 12, 1961) is an American television producer, writer and director. He is best known for co-writing episodes of the Fox science fiction supernatural drama series ''The X-Files'' with his partner, James Wong. He served as an executive producer on the show's eleventh season. He also executive produced ''The Twilight Zone'' reboot by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions. Early life Morgan resided in Syracuse, New York, before moving to El Cajon, California at the age of 14. While attending El Cajon Valley High School, he met James Wong, who would become his friend and professional partner. Both enrolled at Loyola Marymount University, graduating from the School of Film and Television in 1983. Career Morgan did not want to work in television at first, but wound up accepting a job on '' 21 Jump Street'' with James Wong as his writing partner. This would later earn him and Wong a steady job at Stephen J. Cannell Productions. As both men were about to leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben (film)
''Ben'' is a 1972 American drama-thriller film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, and Arthur O'Connell. It is a sequel to the film '' Willard'' (1971). The film follows a lonely boy named Danny Garrison who befriends Willard's former pet rat named Ben. Ben becomes the boy's best friend, protecting him from bullying and keeping his spirits up in the face of a heart condition. However, Ben forms an army of deadly rodents while the police attempt to control it. ''Ben'' was released on June 23, 1972 by Cinerama Releasing Corporation, and received mixed reviews from the critics. American singer Michael Jackson performs the theme song of the film, also titled "Ben". The song is also included on his 1972 album of the same name. Plot The movie begins with a recap of the ending of the first film where Willard Stiles is killed by the rats after he tries to kill them and Ben. Police arrives at the scene and finds Willard dead. 2 police officers sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Numbers (website)
The Numbers is a film industry data website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The company also conducts research services and forecasts incomes of film projects. History The site was launched in 1997 by Bruce Nash. On March 21, 2020, the Numbers released a statement that because of movie theater closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, "We don’t expect much box office reporting in the short term" and did not report the usual daily box office estimates due to lack of box office data from film studios. See also * Box Office Mojo Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is ... * Lumiere References External links * ''The Numbers'' Bankability Index 1997 establishments in California Companies based in Beverly Hills, California Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was a British-American actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.Obituary ''Variety'', 31 December 1986. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933). Her success in American films resulted in the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles. Her role as the title character in ''Bride of Frankenstein'' (1935) brought her recognition. She played supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Come to the Stable'' (1949) and ''Witness for the Prosecution'' ( ... [...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] |
