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Sweet Bird Of Youth (1962 Film)
''Sweet Bird of Youth'' is a 1962 drama film starring Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock. Based on the 1959 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams, it focuses on the relationship between a drifter and a faded movie star. The film was adapted and directed by Richard Brooks. The film won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Begley), and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Geraldine Page) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Shirley Knight). The film version was sanitized, with Chance becoming a drifter rather than a gigolo for hire. The ending was also heavily altered from the explicit sexual mutilation scene depicted in the conclusion of the original stage version. Plot Handsome, young Chance Wayne returns to his hometown of St. Cloud, Mississippi accompanied by a considerably older film star, Alexandra Del Lago. She is needy and depressed, particularly about a film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, Oscars in his career, he was best known for ''Blackboard Jungle'' (1955), ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1958), ''Elmer Gantry (film), Elmer Gantry'' (1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), ''In Cold Blood (film), In Cold Blood'' (1967) and ''Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film), Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977). Early life and career Brooks was born as Reuben Sax to Hyman and Esther Sax, Russian Jewish immigrants. Married teenagers when they immigrated to the United States in 1908, they found employment in Philadelphia's textile and clothing industry. Their only child, Reuben Sax, was born in 1912 in Philadelphia. He attended public schools Joseph Leidy Elementary, Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School and West Philadelphia High School, graduating from the latter in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic," and Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him "the best-known film critic in America." Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing voice and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. While a populist, Ebert frequently endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, which often resulted in such fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Tremayne
Lester Tremayne (16 April 1913 – 19 December 2003) was an English actor. Early life Born in Balham, London, he moved with his family at the age of four to Chicago, Illinois, where he began in community theater. His mother was Dolly Tremayne, a British actress. He danced as a vaudeville performer and worked as an amusement park barker. He began working in radio when he was 17 years old. Tremayne studied Greek drama at Northwestern University and anthropology at Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles. Career In 1974, Tremayne commented, "I've been in more than 30 motion pictures, but it's from radio ... that most people remember me." His radio career began in 1931, and during the 1930s and 1940s, Tremayne was often heard in more than one show per week. Replacing Don Ameche, he starred in '' The First Nighter Program'' from 1936 to 1942. He starred in '' The Adventures of the Thin Man'' and '' The Romance of Helen Trent'' during the 1940s. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Glenn
Roy Edwin Glenn, Sr. (June 3, 1914 – March 12, 1971) was an American character actor. Early life Glenn was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on June 3, 1914. Career In 1949, Glenn's radio career started in Rocky Jordan – The Adventures of Rocky Jordan The Man With No Name. Glenn's career spanned five decades, beginning in radio with '' The Amos 'n' Andy Show'' and ''The Jack Benny Show''. He made numerous appearances from the dawn of television (including many authoritative roles on '' The Amos 'n' Andy Show'', 1951–53) until 1970. His first film appearance was in ''Kelly the Second'' (1936), followed by '' Dark Manhattan'' (1937). His other film credits include ''The Jackie Robinson Story'' (1950), ''Carmen Jones'' (1954), ''Porgy and Bess'' (1959), ''The Sound and the Fury'' (1959), ''A Raisin in the Sun'' (1961), with Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Claudia McNeil, and a memorable turn as Mr. Prentice (the father of Poitier's character) in the 1967 film '' Guess Who's Coming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Forrest (actor)
William Forrest (October 10, 1902 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre, film, and television actor. Biography Forest attended Princeton University, where he was a star in athletics. His acting career began in 1938 at the Pasadena Playhouse, and he appeared in more than 250 films between 1939 and 1977. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died in Santa Monica, California, from heart failure. Partial filmography * '' The Green Hornet Strikes Again'' (1940) * ''The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady'' (1940) *''The Secret Seven'' (1940) * ''The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance'' (1941) * '' Keep 'Em Flying'' (1941) * ''Of Pups and Puzzles'' (1941) (short) * '' Daring Young Man'' (1942) * '' Tarzan's New York Adventure'' (1942) * ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942) as 1st Critic (uncredited) * ''The Masked Marvel'' (1943) * '' Good Morning, Judge'' (1943) * ''The Fighting Seabees'' (1944) * '' Adventures of Kitty O'Day'' (1945) * '' Girls of the Big House'' (1945) * '' Gangs of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Thordsen
Kelly Thordsen, born Sherman Jess Thordsen (January 19, 1917 – January 23, 1978) was an American film and television actor. Life and career Thordsen was born in Deadwood, South Dakota. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and worked as a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department for twelve years. Thordsen began his screen career in 1956 in the film ''The Desperados Are in Town''. He then played an uncredited role in the 1957 film ''The True Story of Jesse James''. In the same year, Thordsen played the part of Sgt. Bruce in the film ''Invasion of the Saucer Men''. Thordsen guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Wagon Train'', ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', '' The Deputy'', ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''Cheyenne'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', '' Rawhide'', ''Perry Mason'', ''The Time Tunnel'', '' The Fugitive'', ''The Rockford Files'' and ''Cimarron Strip''. He played the recur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Arnt
Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from Phillips Academy and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Players and was president of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical troupe. He became a banker after he graduated from college. In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland. On Broadway, he appeared in ''Carry Nation'' (1932), ''Three Waltzes'' (1937), and ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' (1938). In 1962, Arnt retired from acting and began to import and breed Charolais cattle on a ranch in Washington state. Arnt died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren. Selected filmography * '' Roman Scandals'' (1933) – Caius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Atwater
Garrett "Barry" Atwater (May 16, 1918 – May 24, 1978) was an American character actor who appeared frequently on television from the 1950s into the 1970s. He was sometimes credited as G.B. Atwater. Life and career The son of the landscape painter of the same name, Garrett Atwater was born in Denver, Colorado. He served as head of the UCLA Sound Department before he began his acting career. He appeared in the student film '' A Time Out of War'', a Civil War allegory that won the Oscar as best short film of 1954. He was awarded a Special Cinema Award for television work in 1958. Atwater, a character actor, received positive notice in ''Variety'' for his role in '' The Hard Man'' (1957), ''The True Story of Jesse James'' (1957), ''The True Story of Lynn Stuart'' (1958), ''Vice Raid'' (1959), and '' As Young As We Are'' (1958). About his work in the television show ''Judd for the Defense'', ''Variety'' wrote, "Barry Atwater succeeded in bringing some life and a peculiar belie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Douglas (actor)
James Douglas (May 20, 1929 – March 5, 2016) was an American actor probably best known for his role as Grant Colman on ''As the World Turns'' (1974–81, with return appearances in 1986 and 1989). Born in Los Angeles, Douglas was the son of Stan Johnson, himself an actor. Johnson later became art director on '' Peyton Place'', in which Douglas starred. His first major role came in 1964 when he joined the cast of the prime time soap opera ''Peyton Place'', playing the role of Steven Cord.Terrace, Vincent (2011). ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Pp. 828-829. He stayed with the series until it left the air in 1969. Douglas then turned mainly to daytime roles, appearing as Elliott Carrington on '' Another World'' from 1972 to 1974. He then moved to ''As the World Turns'', playing the role of Grant Colman #2. He also appeared on '' The Doctors'', ''The Edge of Night'' in 1984 and on ''One Life to Live'' as Dr. Marcus Polk (1985� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dub Taylor
Walter Clarence "Dub" Taylor Jr. (February 26, 1907 – October 3, 1994),Dub Taylor, 87, Actor in Westerns, The New York Times, October 5, 1994, Section B, Page 12 was an American character actor who from the 1940s into the 1990s worked extensively in films and on television, often in Westerns but also in comedies. He is the father of actor and painter Buck Taylor. Early life Taylor was born February 26, 1907, in Richmond, Virginia, the middle child of five children of Minnie and Walter C. Taylor, Sr."The Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920" enumeration date January 15, 1920, Augusta City, Richmond County, Georgia. Digital copy of original census page, |
