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The Thousand Plane Raid
''The Thousand Plane Raid'' (also known as ''The One Thousand Plane Raid'') is a 1969 DeLuxe Color film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Christopher George and Laraine Stephens. Although claimed to be derived from Ralph Barker's ''The Thousand Plane Raid'' (also published as ''The Thousand Plan: the Story of the First Thousand Bomber Raids on Cologne''), the storyline of the film inaccurately portrays the first raid as an 8th Air Force mission while the actual attack was undertaken by 1,047 Royal Air Force bombers against the city of Cologne, Germany in May 1942. Plot In 1943, Colonel Greg Brandon (Christopher George), stationed at a United States Army Air Forces 8th Air Force, 103rd Bomb Group base in England, attempts to persuade superiors that a massive, co-ordinated daylight bombing raid will hasten the end of World War II. In spite of the mission's extreme difficulty and risk, his plan is eventually put into effect against a vital enemy aircraft factory in central German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Sagal
Boris Sagal (October 18, 1923 – May 22, 1981) was an American television and film director. Early life and career Born in Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR (now known as Dnipro, Ukraine) to a Ukrainian-Jewish family, Sagal immigrated to the United States. Sagal's TV credits include directing episodes of ''The Twilight Zone'', '' T.H.E. Cat'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''Night Gallery'', '' Columbo: Candidate for Crime'', ''Peter Gunn'', and ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.''. He also directed the 1972 television adaptation of Percy MacKaye's play '' The Scarecrow'', for PBS. He was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for his direction of the miniseries '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' and, posthumously, ''Masada''. Sagal directed the 1971 science fiction film ''The Omega Man'', starring Charlton Heston in the lead role, and ''The Dream Makers''. There is a directing fellowship in his name at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. Shortly before his death, Sagal's miniseri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Tallman
Frank Gifford Tallman III (April 17, 1919 in East Orange, New Jersey – April 15, 1978 in Santiago Peak, Trabuco Canyon, California) was a stunt pilot who worked in Hollywood during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the son of Frank Gifford Tallman, Jr. (1894 – 1952) and Inez Evelyn Foster (1894 – 1982). Early life Growing up, he had a twin sister named Elizabeth. When Elizabeth was about 7, she died of a combination of pneumonia and measles. That same year Frank's sister Prudence was born. He also had one brother, Foster. Frank Tallman's father had been a military pilot during World War I. Tallman took his first plane ride in his father's lap at the age of five. As a teenager he took flying lessons and became a pilot. When World War II started, Tallman tried to enter the military as a pilot, but his application was declined due to his lack of the required two years of college. He worked for a time as a civilian pilot instructor and later in the war was able to join the U.S. Nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Story Of A Flying Fortress
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jaglom
Henry David Jaglom (born January 26, 1938) is an English-born American actor, film director and playwright. Life and career Jaglom was born to a Jewish family in London, England, the son of Marie (née Stadthagen) and Simon M. Jaglom, who worked in the import-export business. His father was from a wealthy family from Russia and his mother was from Germany. They left for England because of the Nazi regime. Through his mother, he is a descendant of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Jaglom trained with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York, where he acted, wrote and directed off-Broadway theater and cabaret before settling in Hollywood in the late 1960s. Under contract to Columbia Pictures, Jaglom featured in such TV series as ''Gidget'' and ''The Flying Nun'' and acted in a number of films which included Richard Rush's ''Psych-Out'' (1968), Boris Sagal's ''The Thousand Plane Raid'' (1969), Jack Nicholson's ''Drive, He Said'' (1971), Dennis Hopper's ''The Last Movie'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dierkop
Charles Richard Dierkop (born September 11, 1936) is an American character actor. He is most recognized for his supporting roles in the films ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969) and ''The Sting'' (1973) and the television series ''Police Woman'' (1974-1978). Early years Dierkop was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and attended Aquinas High School in La Crosse. He was raised by his aunt and uncle after his father left when Dierkop was an infant and his mother "left home when he was still a tot". Military service Dierkop dropped out of high school after his junior year and enlisted in the U.S. Marines. He served in Korea after the Korean War had ended and returned from there when he was discharged at age 19. Upon his return, he lived with his mother in Philadelphia, and with the help of the G.I. Bill, he enrolled in the American Foundation of Dramatic Arts in Philadelphia. Career Dierkop is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. His first role as a professional actor wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gammon
James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled "good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon portrayed Lou Brown, the manager in the movies '' Major League'' and ''Major League II'', fictionalized versions of the Cleveland Indians. He was also known for his role as the retired longshoreman Nick Bridges on the CBS television crime drama '' Nash Bridges''. Biography Early life Gammon was born in Newman, Illinois, the son of Doris Latimer (née Toppe), a farm girl, and Donald Gammon, a musician. After his parents divorced, he made his way to Orlando, Florida. He worked at Orlando's ABC TV affiliate WLOF-TV (Channel 9), as a cameraman and director. In his 20s, he packed up and moved to Hollywood to find work. Acting career In the 1970s, Gammon helped found the Met Theatre in Los Angeles. While performing there, a rep from The Public Theater saw him and had him cast as Weston in Sam Shepard's ''Curse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carter (actor)
John Carter (November 26, 1927 – May 23, 2015) was an American actor known for the films ''Badlands'' (1973), '' Scarface'' (1983), and ''The Hoax'' (2006). He may be best remembered for his recurring role as Police Lieutenant John Biddle on the television series ''Barnaby Jones'' (1973-1980). (Before that, he had played a different character, a homicide victim, in an early episode of the series.) He also directed two ''Barnaby Jones'' episodes. Biography Born in Center Ridge in Conway County in central Arkansas, Carter was the older brother of actor Conlan Carter of the ABC television series, ''Combat!''. John Carter had his first TV role in that series, playing a major in the fifth-season episode "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run". In 1967, he was part of an extensive cast in the TV Western ''Gunsmoke'' as Doyle in "Ladies From St. Louis" (S12E27). Carter played an historical figure, Stephen F. Austin, in the 1969 episode "Here Stands Bailey" of the syndicated se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim McIntire
Timothy John McIntire (July 19, 1944 – April 15, 1986) was an American character actor, probably best known for his starring roles as Alan Freed in the film ''American Hot Wax'' (1978), as singer George Jones in the television movie '' Stand by Your Man'' (1981), ''The Gumball Rally'' (1976) and ''Brubaker'' (1980). Career McIntire co-starred as Dickie, the son-in-law in the 1968 pilot '' Justice for All'', which eventually (1971) was picked up as the series ''All In The Family'', with Rob Reiner as the son-in-law. McIntire's film roles include appearances in '' Shenandoah'' (1965), ''The Thousand Plane Raid'' (1969), ''The Sterile Cuckoo'' (1969), ''Aloha, Bobby and Rose'' (1975), ''The Gumball Rally'' (1976), '' The Choirboys'' (1977), ''Brubaker'' (1980), ''Fast-Walking'' (1982) and '' Sacred Ground'' (1983). McIntire appeared in the 1965 episode "The Lawless Have Laws" as Lorenz Oatman in the television series ''Death Valley Days''. He also appeared in six episodes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Hopkins
William Mauldin "Bo" Hopkins (February 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022) Issucover/ref> was an American actor. He was known for playing supporting roles in a number of major studio films between 1969 and 1979, and appeared in many television shows and TV movies. Career Hopkins appeared in more than 100 film and television roles in a career of more than 40 years, including the major studio films ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969), ''The Bridge at Remagen'' (1969), '' The Getaway'' (1972), ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing'' (1973), ''The Killer Elite'' (1975), ''Posse'' (1975), ''A Small Town in Texas'' (1976), '' Midnight Express'' (1978), and ''More American Graffiti'' (1979). His final film, Hillbilly Elegy, was directed by his long time friend Ron Howard and released in 2020. After Hopkins' first roles in major films in the early 1970s he appeared in '' White Lightning'' (1973). Hopkins played Roy Boone. Jerry Reed and Hopkins played brothers Joe Hawkins and Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noam Pitlik
Noam Pitlik (November 4, 1932February 18, 1999) was an American television director and actor. In 1979, Pitlik won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the ABC sitcom ''Barney Miller''. Early life The son of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Pitlik, he was born in Philadelphia. He was a graduate of Central High School, Gratz College, and Temple University. Career Pitlik began his acting career in a Western series on WCAU in Philadelphia. In 1951, he was part of the set design and construction crew for the Philadelphia Experimental Theater. In 1952, he was a member of the cast for the Summer Theater Guild's production of '' Philadelphia Story'' in Indiana, Pennsylvania. In 1957, he starred in an Off-Broadway production of Kurt Weill's ''The Threepenny Opera''. During the 1960s and 1970s, Pitlik became a familiar character actor on television, making guest appearances in around 80 different TV series (making multiple appearances in several) including ''The Unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod () (born Allan George See; February 28, 1931 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor best known for his roles as news writer Murray Slaughter on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and ship's captain Merrill Stubing on ABC's ''The Love Boat''. After growing up Catholic, MacLeod became an evangelical Christian in 1984. His career, which spanned six decades, included work as a Christian television host, author, and guest on several talk, variety, and religious programs. MacLeod's career began in films in 1957. In 1965, he starred in ''The Sword of Ali Baba''. He went on to appear in ''A Man Called Gannon'' (1968), in ''The Thousand Plane Raid (1969)'', and in ''Kelly's Heroes'' (1970). MacLeod also achieved continuing television success co-starring alongside Ernest Borgnine on ''McHale's Navy'' (1962–1964) as Joseph "Happy" Haines. Early life Born Allan George See in Mount Kisco, New York, he was the elder of two children. His mother, Margaret (née Shea) See (1906–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
