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Twist Around The Clock
''Twist Around the Clock'' is an American musical film released in 1961. It was a remake of Sam Katzman and Robert E. Kent's ''Rock Around the Clock (film), Rock Around the Clock.'' Like ''Rock Around the Clock,'' which was followed by a sequel titled ''Don't Knock the Rock,'' the film was followed by a sequel titled ''Don't Knock the Twist.'' Plot A struggling manager visiting a hayseed town discovers a new dance craze, Twist (dance), the Twist, and hopes to turn it into an overnight nationwide sensation. Cast * Chubby Checker as Chubby Checker * Dion DiMucci as Dion (as Dion) * Vicki Spencer as Vicki Spencer * The Marcels as The Marcels * Cornelius Harp as The Marcels Lead Singer (as The Marcels) * Fred Johnson (singer), Fred Johnson as The Marcels Bass Singer (as The Marcels) * Gene Bricker as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels) * Ronald Mundy as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels) * Richard Knauss as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels) * Allen Johnson as The Marcels Singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Rudolph
Oscar Rudolph (April 2, 1911 – February 1, 1991) was an American film and television director, producer, and actor. Life and career Rudolph was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1924 moved to Southern California with his family. He started his Hollywood entertainment career as a bit actor at the age of 14. His first film was Little Annie Rooney (1925 film), ''Little Annie Rooney'' (1925), which starred legendary silent film actress Mary Pickford. He appeared in a total of 36 films in mostly uncredited or bit roles from 1925 to 1947, when he appeared in his last role in the film ''Easy Come, Easy Go (1947 film), Easy Come, Easy Go''. Rudolph was a director from the early 1940s to the mid 1970s. He began as an assistant director on a number of films throughout the 1940s and then made the transition to the burgeoning genre of television in the 1950s. He was supervising the second unit of ''The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film), The Flight of the Phoenix'' when stunt pilot Paul M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Bricker
In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity and the molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protein-coding genes and noncoding genes. During gene expression, the DNA is first copied into RNA. The RNA can be directly functional or be the intermediate template for a protein that performs a function. The transmission of genes to an organism's offspring is the basis of the inheritance of phenotypic traits. These genes make up different DNA sequences called genotypes. Genotypes along with environmental and developmental factors determine what the phenotypes will be. Most biological traits are under the influence of polygenes (many different genes) as well as gene– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bryant (actor)
John Bryant (August 10, 1916 – July 13, 1989)Charles Briton Yonts Jr in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, retrieved from Ancestry.com was a prolific American actor active from 1944 through 1969. He performed in the famous G.I. version of ''Hamlet'', both in the Central Pacific Theater during World War II and later on Broadway. He also acted in films, but was most prevalent on television, playing many lead and character parts including a five-year recurring role as Dr. Carl Spalding on '' The Virginian''. Early life He was born Charles Briton Yonts, Jr. in Dixon, Illinois on August 10, 1916. His parents were C. B. Yonts, Sr. and Mary E. Monaghan. His father, a power company manager, moved the family to LaCrosse, Wisconsin while Bryant was still a toddler.1920 United States Federal Census for Charles B. Yonts, Wisconsin > LaCrosse > LaCrosse Ward 0004 > District 0093, retrieved from Ancestry.com By 1930, the family had moved again, to Milwaukee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Malloy
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel * Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel * Jeff Allen, English session drummer * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media * Jeff Beck, electric guitarist * Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will * Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles * Jeff Gillan, an American journalist * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, founding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Middleton (actor)
Tom Middleton (born 18 August 1971) is a British electronic recording artist, sound designer, composer, music producer, remixer and DJ. His solo albums include '' Lifetracks'' (2007), ''Glasstracks'' (2011) and ''Sleep Better'' (2018). Middleton and Mark Pritchard have collaborated under various names including Global Communication. Biography A classically trained pianist and cellist, Middleton worked in the early 1990s with Richard D. James (with whom he shares the same birthdate), co-producing "En-Trance to Exit" on the ''Analogue Bubblebath'' EP for Mighty Force Records. This was followed by his first solo outing, "My Splendid Idea", under the name Schizophrenia for the same label. Soon after, he teamed up with Mark Pritchard. The pair recorded under a host of pseudonyms, including Reload (featuring experimental techno and ambient music), Global Communication (primarily ambient), and Jedi Knights (electro funk and house music), and the aliases Chameleon, Secret Ingredient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Kent
John Leslie Nuzzo (January 25, 1945 – December 5, 2010) was an American pornographic film actor-director-producer. Usually credited under the name John Leslie, he also worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny Lovely. Along with Ron Jeremy, Jamie Gillis, John Holmes, and Harry Reems, Leslie was one of the stalwart male stars of the Golden Age of Porn, when blue movies had narratives, higher quality production values, and distribution in some legitimate movie houses. After Holmes experienced setbacks due to drug and legal problems, Leslie inherited the mantle of the porn industry's top male superstar with the success of ''Talk Dirty To Me'' in 1980. He eventually starred in over 600 porn films before making the transition to director. Early life Leslie was born into an Italian-American family in East Liverpool, Ohio on January 25, 1945. He grew up in the Midland area of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. After graduating from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvy Moore
Jack Alvin "Alvy" Moore (December 5, 1921 – May 4, 1997) was an American actor best known for his role as scatterbrained county agricultural agent Hank Kimball on the CBS television series ''Green Acres''. His character would often make a statement, only to immediately negate the statement himself and then negate the corrected statement until his stream of statements was interrupted by a frustrated Oliver Wendell Douglas portrayed by Eddie Albert. One such statement was, "Good morning, Mr. Douglas! Well, it's not a good morning ... but it's not a bad morning either!" Moore appeared in 142 of the 170 total Green Acres episodes. Early life Alvy Moore was born in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Indiana natives Roy and Elice Moore. When Alvy was young the family moved to Terre Haute, where Roy was a grocery store manager. Alvy was president of the senior class at Wiley High School in 1940–41. He then attended Indiana State Teachers College—now Indiana State University—bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tol Avery
Taliaferro Ware "Tol" Avery (August 28, 1915 – August 27, 1973) was an American film and television character actor with more than a hundred screen appearances between 1950 and 1974. Biography Early in his career, Avery appeared as "Dennison" in an episode of the 1953–1954 ABC situation comedy, ''The Pride of the Family''. He portrayed Lieutenant Steve King on ''The Thin Man''. Noted for his girth and cultured voice, Avery usually played sophisticated and articulate villains, including the featured nemesis in six out of seven episode appearances on the ABC/Warner Brothers western television series ''Maverick'' starring James Garner, Jack Kelly and Roger Moore between 1957 and 1962. The episodes were "According to Hoyle" with Garner and Diane Brewster, "Rope of Cards" with Garner, "Yellow River" with Kelly, "Maverick Springs" with Garner and Kelly as well as Kathleen Crowley Kathleen Crowley (born Betty Jane Crowley; December 26, 1929 – April 23, 2017) was an Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maura McGiveney
Maura McGiveney (February 28, 1939 – November 10, 1990) was an English-American film and television actress during the 1960s and 1970s. She appeared several times in such TV series as ''Hawaii Five-0'' and ''Perry Mason,'' '' The Virginian'' ("Day of the Scorpion"), '' Straightaway'', ''The Hollywood Palace,'' ''Adam-12,'' ''McHale's Navy,'' ''My Three Sons,'' ''Peter Gunn,'' '' The Fugitive,'' ''The Flying Nun,'' ''Death Valley Days,'' and ''Dr. Kildare''. She was born February 28, 1939, in Stockport, England, UK and died November 10, 1990, of cirrhosis of the liver in Sherman Oaks, California. Born Mary Alish McGiveneyCalifornia Death Index 1940-1997 She was the daughter of the "quick change" actor Owen McGiveney and Elizabeth Hughes. She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and first came to Hollywood to work in film. Career McGiveney earned a Golden Globe nomination from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as Most Promising Newcomer of 1966 for her role as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Mitchel
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cronin (singer) (1923–1992), Irish Gaelic footballer
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John Cronin may refer to: * John Cronin (horticulturist) (1865–1923), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne * John Cronin (New Zealand politician), currently the chairperson of the Bay of Plenty's regional council *John Cronin (British politician) (1916–1986), British surgeon and Labour Party politician * John Cronin (convict) (born 1971), repeat-offence Scottish convict who become the first convict to be tracked by satellite in the UK *John Francis Cronin (1908–1994), priest, author of ''Communism: a World Menace'' *John Cronin (Massachusetts politician), US politician * John Cronin (ice hockey) (born 1980), former US hockey player *John Cronin (Gaelic footballer) John Cronin (1923 – 30 July 1992) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Collins and Milltown/Castlemaine and at inter-county level with the Cork and Kerry senior football teams. Career Cronin first came to Gaelic foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Cole
Clay Cole (born Albert Franklin Rucker Jr.; January 1, 1938 – December 18, 2010) was an American host and disk jockey, best known for his eponymous television dance program, ''The Clay Cole Show'', which aired in New York City on WNTA-TV and WPIX-TV from 1959 to 1968. Origins Clay Cole was born in Youngstown, Ohio.Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed December 2010 He became a juvenile stage and radio actor; then in 1953, at age 15, became the television host and producer of his own Saturday night teen music show, ''Rucker's Rumpus Room'', first on , then, until 1957, on . Arriving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
