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Tony Huston
Walter Anthony Huston (born April 16, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and assistant director. Biography He was born in Los Angeles County, California, the son of director John Huston and his fourth wife Enrica Soma. His siblings include Anjelica, Allegra and Danny Huston. Unlike other members of his family, who went into acting, Huston specialised in writing screenplays. He is known for his work on ''The Hellcats'' (1968) and '' The Dead'' (1987). He later became an attorney and assistant director. On 18 November 1978, he married Lady Margot Cholmondeley, the daughter of The 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley, with whom he had three children: Mathew (born 1979), Laura Sybil (born 1981), and actor Jack Huston (born 1982). Huston and Lady Margot later divorced. Accolades Filmography *''The List of Adrian Messenger'' (1963) (Derek Bruttenholm) (as Walter Anthony Huston) *''The Eye Creatures'' (1967) (Culver's sergeant) (as Tony Houston) *'' Zontar, the Thing from Venus'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the List of the most populous counties in the United States, most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is the most populous non–State (United States), state-level government entity in the United States. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual List of U.S. states and territories by population, U.S. states. At and with List of cities in Los Angeles County, California, 88 incorporated cities and List of unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, California, many unincorporated areas, it is home to more than one-quarter of California residents and is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States. Its county seat, Los Angeles, is also California's most populous city and the second-most populous city in the United States, with about 3.9 million residents. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Film Critics Circle Award For Best Screenplay
The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay is an annual film award given by the New York Film Critics Circle The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) is an American film critic organization founded in 1935 by Wanda Hale from the New York ''Daily News''. Its membership includes over 30 film critics from New York-based daily and weekly newspapers, magaz .... The most successful in this category were Woody Allen, Robert Benton, Ingmar Bergman, Kenneth Lonergan, Paul Mazursky, Quentin Tarantino and the author duo Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, who each won the award twice. The Film Critics Association was able to present the Oscar winners in advance 20 times (13 times original screenplays, seven times adaptations). Winners 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{NYFCC Awards Chron New York Film Critics Circle Awards Screenwriting awards for film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runaways (1975 Film)
''The Runaways'' is a 1975 American made-for-television drama film directed by Harry Harris. Starring Dorothy McGuire, Van Williams, and Josh Albee, it follows a teenage boy and an escaped leopard.(1 April 1975)Boy, Leopard Share Spotlight ''Corpus Christi Caller-Times'' It first aired on the CBS network on April 1, 1975. It was the most viewed primetime program in the United States for the week when it debuted in April 1975.(11 April 1975Ratings ''Long Beach Independent'', p. 47 (" "The Runaways," about a boy and a leopard, topped the national Nielsen ratings for the week ending April 6. It a i r e d on Tuesday- night on CBS, with Josh Albee, Dorothy McGuire and Van Williams heading the cast.") The movie was adapted from a 1972 novel of the same name by British author Victor Canning.(1 April 1975)'The Runaways' is More Family Fare ''Florida Today''(13 February 1972) ''The New York Times'' It was adapted for television by John McGreevey, one of the writers for ''The Waltons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple's Way
''Apple's Way'' is an American drama television series that aired on CBS from February 10, 1974, to January 12, 1975. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr. Premise The Apples of Los Angeles—architect George, his wife Barbara, their children Paul, Cathy, Steven, and Patricia; and Grandfather Aldon—seek refuge from the hectic pace of city living and relocate to George's hometown of Appleton, Iowa, which was founded by his ancestors. The family had to adjust to a different culture and climate and to a slower pace of life. They lived in a working grist mill that served as a backdrop for the situations depicted in each episode. Well-meaning George would often get involved in causes that increased his family's tensions. ''Apple's Way'' was a mid-season replacement for ''The New Perry Mason''. The series did not gain the ratings CBS had hoped for, partly because it had to compete with NBC's long-running Top 20 hit ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' and ABC's popular crime drama ''The F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comanche Crossing
''Comanche Crossing'' is a 1968 Western film directed by Larry Buchanan. Buchanan worked on the film in 1967–68 with Tony Huston. It was shot in Big Bend Country near the US-Mexican border, with Cynthia Hull as a Native American and Huston as a Comanche The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in La ... warrior. The film was never released. Buchanan says it was one of his more personal projects that he made between exploitation pictures; he later called it "a fine little film". Cast *Cynthia Hull *Tony Huston *Caruth C. Byrd Production The film was financed by Carunth C. Byrd who helped finance several other movies from Buchanan, including ''Sam''. References External links *Comanche Crossingat Letterbox DVD 1968 films 1968 Western (genre) films Films directed by La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mars Needs Women
''Mars Needs Women'' is a 1968 independently made American made-for-television science fiction film from Azalea Pictures. The film was produced, written, and directed by self-proclaimed schlock artist/auteur Larry Buchanan, and stars Tommy Kirk, Yvonne Craig, and Byron Lord. The film was released in first-run syndication by American International Pictures without a theatrical release. Plot A U. S. military station in Houston, the United States Decoding Service (U.S.D.S.), NASA Wing, has intercepted a message from outer space. After decoding, the message contains only the cryptic statement: "Mars ... Needs ... Women" Martians have developed a genetic deficiency that now produces only male children. A mission to Earth is launched, consisting of five Martian males, led by Dop (Tommy Kirk). Once here, their team intends to recruit Earth women to come to Mars to mate and produce female offspring, saving their civilization from extinction. Using their sophisticated transponder, Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curse Of The Swamp Creature
''Curse of the Swamp Creature'' is a 1968 American-made for television horror science fiction film directed by Larry Buchanan. Although Buchanan was producing low-budget 16mm color remakes of American International Pictures sci-fi movies for television distribution around this time, he claimed this was an original even though it bears more than a few striking similarities to the 1957 AIP film ''Voodoo Woman''. Buchanan later said, "Never make a swamp picture. Your film comes back, and it's all... strange."Goodsell, Greg, "The Weird and Wacky World of Larry Buchanan", ''Filmfax'', No. 38 April/May 1993 p 64 Plot Deep in the rural swamps of Texas, the reclusive and ruthless wife-abusing mad scientist Dr. Simond Trent is conducting experiments in his laboratory on the local impoverished voodoo-worshiping black "natives" in an attempt to discover the secret to reversing evolution, feeding the failures to the alligators he keeps in his covered outdoor swimming pool. When a party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam (1967 Film)
''Sam'' is a 1967 American Western film directed by Larry Buchanan Larry Buchanan (January 31, 1923 − December 2, 2004), born Marcus Larry Seale Jr., was a film director, producer and writer, who proclaimed himself a " schlockmeister". Many of his extremely low-budget films have landed on "worst movie" lists o .... See also * List of American films of 1967 External links * 1967 films 1967 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Larry Buchanan 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zontar, The Thing From Venus
''Zontar, the Thing from Venus'' (also known as ''Zontar: The Invader from Venus'') is a 1967 American made-for-television horror science fiction film directed by Larry Buchanan and starring John Agar and Susan Bjurman. It is based on the teleplay by Hillman Taylor and Buchanan. It is a low-budget 16 mm color remake of Roger Corman's ''It Conquered the World'' (1956), which also featured an alien invader from Venus. Plot At a dinner party with their wives, NASA scientist Dr. Keith Ritchie ( Anthony Huston) reveals to his colleague Dr. Curt Taylor (John Agar) that he has secretly been in communication with an alien from Venus named Zontar who he claims is coming to Earth to solve all of the world's problems. However, as soon as Zontar arrives on Earth via a fallen laser satellite it quickly becomes obvious that the three-eyed, bat-winged, skeletal black creature has a hidden agenda, as it begins causing local power outages that stop telephones, automobiles and even running wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eye Creatures
''The Eye Creatures'' (a.k.a. ''Attack of the Eye Creatures'' istakenly written in the credits as ''Attack of Eye Creatures'' is a 1967 American made-for-television comedy horror science fiction film about an unnamed countryside that is invaded by a flying saucer and its silent, shambling alien occupants. ''The Eye Creatures'', an Azalea Pictures film, was directed by B-movie director/producer/auteur Larry Buchanan and starred John Ashley. The screenplay was developed by uncredited writers Robert J. Gurney Jr. and Al Martin from the short story "The Cosmic Frame" by Paul W. Fairman (also uncredited). The film was a color remake of the 1957 black and white American International Pictures film '' Invasion of the Saucer Men'', intended to fill out a package of AIP films released to television. Plot A military briefing film shows a hovering flying saucer resembling a domed yo-yo as the narrator describes how the military's "Project Visitor" has been tracking it and anticipates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
