|
Sweedie
Sweedie (also known as My Sweedie, The Swedish Maid) is a fictional character portrayed by actor Wallace Beery in drag in a series of comedy films from 1914 to 1916. The series is notable as the means by which Beery, a particularly masculine actor (which is the series' joke), first made his name in the film industry. List of Sweedie films * ''Sweedie the Swatter'' (July 13, 1914) imdb.com; retrieved November 21, 2008. * ''Sweedie and the Lord'' (1914) * ''Topsy-Turvy Sweedie'' (1914) * ''Sweedie and the Double Exposure'' (1914) * ''Sweedie Springs a Surprise'' (1914) * ''Sweedie's Skate'' (1914) * ''Sweedie's Clean-Up'' (1914) * ''Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie'' (1914) * ''The Fickleness of Sweedie'' (1914) * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweedie Goes To College
''Sweedie Goes to College'' is a 1915 silent comedy film directed by Richard Foster Baker and featuring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Wallace Beery - Sweedie * Ben Turpin - Sweedie's Romeo * Charlotte Mineau - Mrs. Knowledge - the Matron * Gloria Swanson - College Girl See also * Sweedie Sweedie (also known as My Sweedie, The Swedish Maid) is a fictional character portrayed by actor Wallace Beery in drag in a series of comedy films from 1914 to 1916. The series is notable as the means by which Beery, a particularly masculine acto ..., series of films starring Wally Beery References External links * 1915 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Essanay Studios films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Beery
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in ''Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in ''Grand Hotel'' (1932), as Long John Silver in ''Treasure Island'' (1934), as Pancho Villa in ''Viva Villa!'' (1934), and his titular role in '' The Champ'' (1931), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 films during a 36-year career. His contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio. This made Beery the highest-paid film actor in the world during the early 1930s. He was the brother of actor Noah Beery and uncle of actor Noah Beery Jr. For his contributions to the film industry, Beery was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion-picture star in 1960. His star is located at 7001 Hollywood Boulevard. Early life B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweedie Learns To Swim
''Sweedie Learns to Swim'' is a 1914 silent short 1-reel comedy film starring Wallace Beery and Ben Turpin and produced and distributed by the Essanay Company. This short survives in the Library of Congress collection, UCLA Film and Television and others.Catalog of Holdings, ''The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.177 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast *Wallace Beery as Sweedie *Betty Brown as Mrs. Rich *Ben Turpin as Captain of the Life Savers *Leo White as Mr. Rich *Charlotte Mineau Charlotte Mineau (March 24, 1886 – October 12, 1979) was a tall and thin American film actress of the silent era appearing in 65 to 80 films. Biography Mineau appeared in 65 films between 1913 and 1931. She supported Charlie Chaplin on ... References External links * 1914 films Essanay Studios films American silent short films Silent American comedy films 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-gender Acting
Cross-gender acting refers to actors or actresses portraying a character of the opposite sex. It is distinct from both transgender and cross-dressing character roles. Traditions of male-only performance cultures Many societies prohibited women from performing on stage, so boys and men took the female roles. In the ancient Greek theatre men played females, as they did in English Renaissance theatre and continue to do in Japanese kabuki theatre (see ''onnagata''). In Chinese opera specialized male actors who play female roles ('' dàn'') are referred to as ''nándàn'' (男旦); the practice arose during the Qing dynasty due to imperial prohibitions against women performing on stage, considered detrimental to public morality. Japanese kabuki theatre began in the 17th century with all-female troupes performing both male and female roles. In 1629 the disrepute of kabuki performances (or of their audiences) led to the banning of women from the stage, but kabuki's great popularit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamy Sweedy (cinema 1914) (3109252361)
Dreamy may refer to: Albums * ''Dreamy'' (Beat Happening album), 1991 * ''Dreamy'' (Sarah Vaughan album), 1960 Songs *"Dreamy", an oft-covered jazz song by Erroll Garner *"Dreamy", a song in the 1972 comedy film '' The Return of the Pink Panther'' *"Dreamy", a 1982 song on ''A Distant Shore'' (album) by Tracey Thorn Television * "Dreamy" (''Once Upon a Time''), an episode of the American drama series See also * Dream (other) A dream is an experience during sleep. Dream, The Dream, Dreams, etc. may also refer to: Art Paintings * ''Le Rêve'' (Detaille), an 1888 painting by Édouard Detaille * ''Le Rêve'' (Picasso) (''The Dream'' in French), 1932 oil painting by ... *'' Dreamies'', a 1974 collage album, an early use of sampling * Oneiric (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag (clothing)
The term "drag" refers to the performance of exaggerated masculinity, femininity, or other forms of gender expression, usually for entertainment purposes. A drag queen is someone (usually male) who performs femininity and a drag king is someone (usually female) who performs masculinity. Performances often involve comedy, social satire, and at times political commentary. The term may be used as a noun as in the expression ''in drag'' or as an adjective as in '' drag show''. __TOC__ Etymology The use of "drag" in this sense appeared in print as early as 1870Oxford English Dictionary 2012 (Online version of 1989 2nd. Edition) Accessed 11 April 2012 but its origin is uncertain. One suggested etymological root is 19th-century theatre slang, from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor. It may have been based on the term "grand rag" which was historically used for a masquerade ball. In folk custom Men dressed as women have been featured in certain traditional customs f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_(3109252361).jpg "Click for more on -> Sweedie")
.jpg "Click for more on -> Wallace Beery")
.png "Click for more on -> The New York Times")