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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987 Film)
''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' is a 1987 American made-for-television drama film directed by Stan Lathan and starring Avery Brooks, Bruce Dern, Phylicia Rashad, and Edward Woodward. It is based on the 1852 novel of the same name by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Cast * Avery Brooks as Uncle Tom * Kate Burton as Ophelia * Bruce Dern as Augustine St. Claire * Paula Kelly as Cassy * Phylicia Rashad as Eliza * Edward Woodward as Simon Legree * George Coe as Mr. Shelby * Frank Converse as Trader * Jenny Lewis as Evangeline 'Little Eva' St. Claire * Troy Beyer as Emmeline * Samuel L. Jackson as George * Rhashell Hunter as Jenny * Irma P. Hall as Mammy * Jerry Haynes as Dr. Phillips * Robert Graham as Elias * Bill Bolender Bill Bolender is an American character actor and artist, mainly known for small appearances in ''RoboCop 2'', '' JFK'', ''Reality Bites'', ''The Shawshank Redemption'', ''Nixon'' and ''Dante's Peak''. His guest starring appearances include roles ... as Trader Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S., and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the mericanCivil War". Stowe, a Connecticut-born woman of English descent, was part of the religious Beecher family and an active abolitionist. She wrote the sentimental novel to depict the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love could overcome slavery. The novel focuses on the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of the other characters revolve. In the United States, ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' was the best-selling novel and the second best-selling book of the 19th century, following the Bible. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. The influence attributed to the book was so great that a likely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Graham (sculptor)
Robert Graham (August 19, 1938 – December 27, 2008) was a Mexican-born American sculptor based in the state of California in the United States. His monumental bronzes commemorate the human figure, and are featured in public places across America. Early life and education Graham was born in Mexico City, Mexico on August 19, 1938, to Roberto Pena and Adelina Graham. Roberto Pena died when his son was six years old, and the boy, his mother Adelina, his grandmother Ana, and his aunt Mercedes left Mexico and moved to San Jose, California. Robert Graham received his formal art training at San José State University and the San Francisco Art Institute. He continued his studies at the San Francisco Art Institute in California, finishing in 1964. Career By the late 1960s, Graham had one-man exhibitions of his sculpture at important contemporary art galleries in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Cologne, and Essen, Germany. He, along with family members Joey and Steven, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Haynes
Jerome Martin "Jerry" Haynes (January 31, 1927 – September 26, 2011) was an American actor from Dallas, Texas. He is most well known as Mr. Peppermint, a role he played for 30 years as the host of one of the longest-running local children's shows in television, the Dallas-based ''Mr. Peppermint'' (1961–1969), which was retitled ''Peppermint Place'' for its second run (1975–1996). He also had a long career in local and regional theater and appeared in more than 50 films. A 1944 graduate of Dallas' Woodrow Wilson High School, he was the father of Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes."The Candy Man," by Joe Nick Patoski, ''Texas Monthly'' July 1996 Early life He was born in Dallas, Texas to Louise Schimmelpfennig Haynes and Fred Haynes. FamilySearc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma P
Irma may refer to: People * Irma (name), a female given name * Irma (singer), full name Irma Pany, a Cameroonian female singer-songwriter Places * Irma, Alberta, Canada, a village * Irma, Lombardy, Italy, a ''comune'' * Irma, Wisconsin, USA, an unincorporated community * 177 Irma, a fairly large and dark main belt asteroid Brands and enterprises * Irma (supermarket), a Danish supermarket chain * IRMA board, an early interface card for PCs and Macs * Irma Hotel, a landmark built in Cody, Wyoming by "Buffalo Bill" Cody (it is still open for business as both a hotel and restaurant) * Irma Records, an Italian record label Other uses * Irma (dog), a Dickin Medal-winning dog * Operation Irma, a series of airlifts of civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo * SS ''Irma'' (1905), a Norwegian merchant ship sunk in controversial circumstances in 1944 * Tropical Storm Irma, various storms named Irma ** Hurricane Irma, the 9th named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season * Instit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel L
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the third highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in ''Mother Courage and her Children'' in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in '' A Soldier's Story'' Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's ''The Piano Lesson'' in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include ''Coming to Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Beyer
Troy Byer (born November 7, 1964) is an American psychologist, author, director, screenwriter, and actress. Early life and education Born in New York City to an African Americans, African-American mother and white father, Byer spent the first part of her career working in the entertainment industry. She began her acting career with a role on the children's program ''Sesame Street'' when she was four years old. She later studied acting and psychobiology at City University of New York and went on to earn a master's degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute in eco, liberation and community psychology. Byer holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from California Southern University with certification in Industrial and organizational psychology, Industrial Organizational Psychology. Career After landing a bit part in Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Cotton Club (film), The Cotton Club'' (1984), Byer moved to Los Angeles, and became a regular on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films ''Troop Beverly Hills'' (1989) and ''The Wizard'' (1989) and the television series ''Brooklyn Bridge'' (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. Lewis has released four solo albums: ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' (2006), '' Acid Tongue'' (2008), ''The Voyager'' (2014) and '' On the Line'' (2019). In addition to Rilo Kiley and her solo career, Lewis has been a member of the Postal Service, Jenny & Johnny and Nice As Fuck. Early life Lewis was born in Las Vegas. Her mother, Linda, was a professional singer, and her father, Eddie Gor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Converse
Frank Converse (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor. Early life Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Career On Broadway, he starred in '' The Philadelphia Story'' (1980), ''Design for Living'' (1984), ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1988), and ''Lady in the Dark'' (1994). Off-Broadway, he starred in The ''House of Blue Leaves'' (1971) and '' South Pacific''. In 2007, he appeared at the Hartford Stage in Thornton Wilder's ''Our Town'' with Hal Holbrook. Converse also did television commercials for Black & Decker in the late 1980s. Converse was the star of five television series: ''Coronet Blue'', ''N.Y.P.D.'' (not to be confused with ''NYPD Blue''), '' Movin' On'', '' The Family Tree'', and '' Dolphin Cove''. He played Harry O'Neill on ''One Life to Live'' and Ned Simon on ''As the World Turns'', and he had a bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Coe
George Coe (born George Julian Cohen; May 10, 1929 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. He was a cast member for the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'' and voiced the character of Woodhouse in ''Archer''. Early life Coe was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Career His Broadway theater career began in 1957 and included turns as "M. Lindsey Woolsey" opposite Angela Lansbury in the original production of ''Mame''; as "Owen O'Malley" in ''On The Twentieth Century'', and creating the role of David in the original Broadway production of '' Company''. Coe was an original member of the " Not Ready For Prime Time Players", the original cast of ''Saturday Night Live''. He was only credited as a cast member for the first show, October 11, 1975. Coe was used in several other episodes of ''SNL'', but was never again credited. In 1979 he appeared as the head of Dustin Hoffman's character's advertising firm in the Academy Award-winning ''Kramer vs. Kramer''. Coe was nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Kelly (actress)
Paula Alma Kelly (October 21, 1942 – February 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, dancer and choreographer in films, television and theatre. Kelly's career began during the mid–1960s in theatre, making her Broadway debut as Mrs. Veloz in the 1964 musical ''Something More!'', alongside Barbara Cook. Kelly's other Broadway credits include ''The Dozens'' (1969), '' Paul Sills' Story Theatre'' (1971), ''Ovid's Metamorphoses'' (1971), and ''Sophisticated Ladies'' (1981), based on the music of Duke Ellington, appearing with Gregory Hines and Phyllis Hyman. Early life and education Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Kelly was one of three daughters born to Ruth and Lehman Kelly, a jazz musician. By age six, Kelly's family had relocated to Harlem neighborhood of New York City. For high school, Kelly attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, majoring in music. Kelly continued her studies at the Juilliard School of Music, where she majored in dance under Martha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
