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The Kindness Of Strangers (novel)
The Kindness of Strangers may refer to: Plays *"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers", a line from Tennessee Williams' ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1947) TV and films * "The Kindness of Strangers" (''Heroes''), an episode of the television show ''Heroes'' *"The Kindness of Strangers", an episode of BBC's ''Merlin'' *''The Kindness of Strangers'', a 1998 film by Tony Palmer about André Previn *''The Kindness of Strangers'' a 2006 UK television film drama starring Julie Graham * ''The Kindness of Strangers'' (film), a 2019 drama film Music * ''The Kindness of Strangers'' (album), an album by Spock's Beard *"The Kindness of Strangers", a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds featured on the album ''Murder Ballads'' *"Kindness of Strangers", a song by The American Analog Set featured on the album ''Know by Heart'' Books *''The Kindness of Strangers'', a 1969 memoir by Salka Viertel *''The Kindness of Strangers'', a 1985 biography of Tennessee Williams by Donald Spoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Streetcar Named Desire (play)
''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her once-prosperous situation to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister and brother-in-law. Williams' most popular work, ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the twentieth century.Williams, Tennessee (1995). ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. Introduction and text. Oxford: Heinemann Educational Publishers. It still ranks among his most performed plays, and has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably a critically acclaimed film that was released in 1951.Production notesDecember 3, 1947—December 17, 1949IBDb.com Plot After the loss of her family home to creditors, Blanche DuBois travels from Laurel, Mississippi, to the New Orleans French Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kindness Of Strangers (Heroes)
The NBC superhero serial drama series ''Heroes'' follows the lives of people around the globe who possess various superhuman powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The series premiered on American and Canadian television on September 25, 2006. The first season, which finished 21st of 142 American primetime television programs in Nielsen ratings, was released on DVD and HD DVD on August 28, 2007. The second season ranked 21st of 220 in the ratings, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 26, 2008, with the Blu-ray release of the first season. The third season aired in two blocks generally without reruns; it premiered on September 22, 2008, on NBC in the United States and on Global in Canada, with a one-hour clip-show and two regular episodes. The fourth season aired from September 21, 2009, to February 8, 2010. Although cast members had stated and speculated that there would be a fifth season, NBC announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin (series 5)
The fifth and final series of the British fantasy drama series '' Merlin'' began broadcasting on 6 October 2012 with the episode "Arthur's Bane – Part 1" and ended on 24 December 2012 in the UK, with "The Diamond of the Day – Part 2". It consists of 13 episodes shown on Saturday evenings on BBC One and BBC One HD (repeats shown on BBC Three). Series producer is Sara Hamill and executive producers are Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy. Directors include Justin Molotnikov, Ashley Way, Alice Troughton and Declan O'Dwyer. Writers include Julian Jones (head writer), Howard Overman, Jake Michie and Richard McBrien. Series five stars the regular cast from the previous series including Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, and Richard Wilson. Anthony Head returns to the cast in a one episode guest appearance. Alexander Vlahos became part of the regular cast in this series and John Hurt returned as the voice of the Dragon. Supporting cast members include Adetomiw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Previn
André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved success, and the latter two were part of his life until the end. In movies, he arranged and composed music. In jazz, he was a celebrated trio pianist, a piano-accompanist to singers of standards, and pianist-interpreter of songs from the "Great American Songbook". In classical music, he also performed as a pianist but gained television fame as a conductor, and during his last thirty years created his legacy as a composer of art music. Before the age of twenty, Previn began arranging and composing for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He would go on to be involved in the music of more than fifty films and would win four Academy Awards. He won ten Grammy Awards, for recordings in all three areas of his career, and then one more, for lifetime achieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Graham
Julie Graham (born 24 July 1965) is a Scottish television and film actress. Career Graham has appeared in the Channel 4 ''Blood Red Roses'' (1986, filmed in East Kilbride). She also appeared in 1986 in an episode of ''Taggart'', “Death Call”, as Kathleen Kelly....BBC TV series ''The Houseman's Tale'' (1987). She has also had roles as Alison McGrellis in ''Casualty'' (1988–1989), Alice in ''Harry'' (1993–1995), Alison McIntyre in ''Life Support'' (1999), Lisa Kennedy in ''The Bill'' (2010), Megan Hartnoll in ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), Alona Cunningham in '' Between the Sheets'' (2003), and Mary Gilcrest in ''William and Mary'' (2003–2005). Her film credits include '' The Fruit Machine'' (1988), '' Silent Scream'' (1990), ''Nuns on the Run'' (1990), ''The Big Man'' (1990), ''The Near Room'' (1995), '' Preaching to the Perverted'' (1997), ''Bedrooms and Hallways'' (1998), and '' Some Voices'' (2000). In 1991, she starred in the short film ''Rosebud' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kindness Of Strangers (film)
''The Kindness of Strangers'' is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film, written and directed by Lone Scherfig. It stars Zoe Kazan, Tahar Rahim, Esben Smed, Andrea Riseborough, and Caleb Landry Jones. It had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 7, 2019. It was released in the United States on February 14, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment. Plot On the run from an abusive husband, Clara tries to survive on the New York streets with her two children during a harsh winter. She has the help of lonely Alice, doltish Jeff, and the sad chef Marc. Cast * Zoe Kazan as Clara Scott * Tahar Rahim as Marc * Esben Smed as Richard Scott * Andrea Riseborough as Alice * Caleb Landry Jones as Jeff * Bill Nighy as Timofey * Jay Baruchel as John * Jack Fulton as Anthony Scott * Finlay Wojtak-Hissong as Jude Scott * Nicolaj Kopernikus as Sergei Scott * Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Laundry Worker #1 Production In February 2017, it was announced Lone Scherfig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kindness Of Strangers (album)
''The Kindness of Strangers'' is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard released on May 19, 1998. This was the first full album to be mixed by Rich Mouser, who became the primary mixing engineer for Spock's Beard and later all of Morse's projects. The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records with 5 bonus tracks consisting of radio edits and demos. Track listing All songs written by Neal Morse except where noted. Personnel *Neal Morse – lead vocals, piano, all synths, acoustic and an occasional electric guitar *Alan Morse – main electric guitar, cello, Mellotron, vocals *Dave Meros – bass guitar, vocals *Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, vocals *Ryo Okumoto – Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Ballads
''Murder Ballads'' is the ninth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 1996 on Mute Records. As its title suggests, the album consists of new and traditional murder ballads, a genre of songs that relays the details (and often consequences) of crimes of passion. "Where the Wild Roses Grow", a duet featuring Cave singing with Kylie Minogue, was a hit single and received two ARIA Awards in 1996. Other prominent guest musicians on the album include PJ Harvey and Shane MacGowan. Details ''Murder Ballads'' was the band's biggest commercial success to date, most likely helped by the unexpected repeated airplay of the "Where the Wild Roses Grow" video on MTV. MTV even nominated Cave for their "best male artist" award of that year, though this nomination was later withdrawn at Cave's request. Cave later said, "I was kind of aware that people would go and buy the ''Murder Ballads'' album and listen to it and wonder 'What the fuck have I bought this for?' because the Ky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Know By Heart
''Know by Heart'' is the American Analog Set's fourth studio album. It was released on September 4, 2001, and was their first album on Tiger Style Records. The song "The Postman" contains vocals by guest Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service. Gibbard later covered the song "Choir Vandals" on '' Home, Vol. 5'', a split EP with the American Analog Set's own Andrew Kenny. "Gone To Earth" first appeared on AmAnSet's 1996 album ''The Fun of Watching Fireworks''. "Aaron & Maria" was included in an issue of CMJ New Music Monthly in 2002. In 2009, "Gone To Earth' was used in the film ''The Time Traveler's Wife ''The Time Traveler's Wife'' is the debut novel by American author Audrey Niffenegger, published in 2003. It is a love story about Henry, a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably, and about Clare, his wife, an ...''. Track listing References 2001 albums The American Analog Set albums {{2000s-indie-rock-al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salka Viertel
Salka Viertel (15 June 1889 – 20 October 1978) was an Austrian Jewish actress and Hollywood screenwriter. While under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1933 to 1937, Viertel co-wrote the scripts for many movies, particularly those starring her close friend Greta Garbo, including '' Queen Christina'' (1933) and ''Anna Karenina'' (1935). She also played opposite Garbo in MGM's German-language version of ''Anna Christie'' in 1930. Early life and career Viertel was born Salomea Sara Steuermann in Sambor, a city then in the province of Galicia, which was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but today is in western Ukraine. Her father, Joseph Steuermann, was a lawyer and the mayor of Sambor before antisemitism forced him to renounce his office. Her mother, Auguste Steuermann, died in 1952 at Viertel's home in Santa Monica. Her siblings were the composer and pianist Eduard Steuermann; Rosa (Ruzia; 1891–1972), married from 1922 until her death to the actor and director J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Spoto
Donald Spoto (born June 28, 1941) is an American biographer and theologian. He is known for his best-selling biographies of people in the worlds of film and theater, and more recently for his books on theology and spirituality. Spoto has written 29 books,"Donald Spoto" Penguin Random House. including biographies of , , , |
John Boswell
John Eastburn Boswell (March 20, 1947December 24, 1994) was an American historian and a full professor at Yale University. Many of Boswell's studies focused on the issue of religion and homosexuality, specifically Christianity and homosexuality. All of his work focused on the history of those at the margins of society. His first book, ''The Royal Treasure: Muslim Communities Under the Crown of Aragon in the Fourteenth Century'', appeared in 1977. In 1994, Boswell's fourth book, ''Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe'', was published. He died that same year from AIDS-related complications. Biography Early life Boswell was born on March 20, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Colonel Henry Boswell Jr. and Catharine Eastburn Boswell. He earned his AB at the College of William & Mary, and his PhD at Harvard University before being hired to teach at Yale University. Career A medieval philologist, Boswell spoke or read several Scandinavian languages, Old Icelandic, German, Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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