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William Morris (actor)
William Henry Morris (January 1, 1861 – January 11, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. Career He began his career as a teenager in the theater, first appearing at the Boston Museum in 1875. He became a star on the Broadway stage, where he spent most of his career. He appeared in popular plays such as 1909's ''Is Matrimony a Failure?'' He was a character actor in silent films, usually playing gruff fathers or bad guys. His appearance in Alice Guy's 1917 silent film ''The Ocean Waif'', from Kino DVD, is an example of Morris's surviving screen work. Personal life He was married to actress Etta Hawkins, with whom he had five children: screenwriter-actor Gordon Morris (1898–1940), actors Chester Morris John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Awards, Academy Award nomination ... (1901–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gang Buster
''The Gang Buster'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, and written by Percy Heath and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film stars Jack Oakie, Jean Arthur, William "Stage" Boyd, Wynne Gibson, William Morris and Francis McDonald. The film was released January 17, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Jack Oakie as 'Cyclone' Case *Jean Arthur as Sylvia Martine * William "Stage" Boyd as Mike Slade *Wynne Gibson as Zella Cameron *William Morris as Andrew Martine *Francis McDonald Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Early years Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlu ... as Pete Caltek References External links * 1931 films 1930s crime comedy films American crime comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by A. Edward Sutherland Paramount Pictures films 1930s Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Male Actors From Boston
Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Most male mammals, including male humans, have a Y chromosome, which codes for the production of larger amounts of testosterone to develop male reproductive organs. Not all species share a common sex-determination system. In most animals, including humans, sex is determined genetically; however, species such as ''Cymothoa exigua'' change sex depending on the number of females present in the vicinity. In humans, the word ''male'' can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gender role or gender identity. Overview The existence of separate sexes has evolved independently at different times and in different lineages, an example o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Deaths
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10– 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ''Niniroku Jiken''): The I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 Births
Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry. Events January–March * January 1 ** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City. ** The first steam-powered carousel is recorded, in Bolton, England. * January 2 – Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies, and is succeeded by Wilhelm I. * January 3 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the Union. * January 9 – American Civil War: Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union. * January 10 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union. * January 11 – American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the Union. * January 12 – American Civil War: Major Robert Anderson sends dispatches to Washington. * January 19 – American Civil War: Georgia secedes from the Union. * January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. * January 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheating Cheaters (play)
''Cheating Cheaters'' is a 1916 Play (theatre), play written by Max Marcin. Producer A. H. Woods staged it on Broadway theatre, Broadway. The play is a melodramatic farce about two groups of jewel thieves who are each posing as a wealthy family in order to rob the other. Plot Nan Carey becomes a member of a group of jewel thieves who pretend they are the wealthy Brockton family in order to gain the confidence of real high society families. While traveling, Nan (using the name Ruth Brockton) attracts the romantic attention of Tom Palmer, who turns out to be one of the Brocktons' neighbors. While attending a tea party thrown by the Palmers, the Brockton gang tricks the Palmers into inviting Nan to stay with them while the rest of the Brocktons are supposedly visiting Chicago. The Brocktons expect this ruse will allow them to steal the Palmers' jewelry. It is then revealed to the audience that the "Palmer family" is another group of thieves, who are planning to steal the Brocktons' j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Concert (play)
''The Concert'' is a 1909 German comedic play by Hermann Bahr that was adapted for the American stage by Leo Ditrichstein. The German play debuted at the Lessing Theater in Berlin on December 23, 1909. In America, it had a 264 performance run at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway from October 4, 1910 to May 1911. It also had a 1911 run in London.Wearing, J.PThe London Stage 1910-1919 p. 248 (1913) The success of the American adaptation has been credited to Ditrichstein's work more than the original play. As was successful with other adaptations of foreign works in this period, Ditrichstein removed any trace of foreignness from the play and created a show expertly honed for commercial success.Bauland, PeterThe Hooded Eagle: Modern German Drama on the New York Stage p. 31 (1968) Broadway cast * Gabor Arany by Leo Ditrichstein * Dr. Dallas by William Morris * McGinnis by John W. Cape * Helen Arany by Janet Beecher * Flora Dallas by Jane Grey * Eva Wharton by Alice L. Pollock * Mrs. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men And Women (play)
''Men and Women'' is an American play written by David Belasco and Henry Churchill de Mille. It was featured on Broadway in 1890, opening at Proctor's Twenty-Third Street Theater on October 21, 1890. The cast included Maude Adams Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden (November 11, 1872 – July 17, 1953), known professionally as Maude Adams, was an American actress who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production .... It proved successful with audiences, and played for over 200 performances.Fields, ArmondMaude Adams: Idol of American theater, 1872-1953 p.79-83 (2004) It was adapted to a silent film of the same name in 1914. References External links * American plays 1890 plays {{1890s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Between (1931 American Film)
''The Woman Between'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Howard Estabrook. The film stars Lili Damita, Lester Vail, O.P. Heggie, Miriam Seegar and Anita Louise. It was released on August 8, 1931 by RKO Pictures. Plot A young man returns from Europe after several years of estrangement from his family caused by his disapproval of his father's remarriage after his mother's death. At the family reunion, he learns that his stepmother is the woman with whom he had a shipboard romance on the voyage home. Cast *Lili Damita as Julie Whitcomb * Lester Vail as Victor Whitcomb *O.P. Heggie as John Whitcomb *Miriam Seegar as Doris Whitcomb *Anita Louise as Helen Weston *Ruth Weston as Mrs. Black *Lincoln Stedman as Buddy *Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Weston *William Morris as Frederick Weston *Halliwell Hobbes as Barton *George Chandler George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985) was an American actor who starred in over 140 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers (1930 Film)
''Brothers'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code crime film directed by Walter Lang. A print of the film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.22 c.1978 American Film Institute Cast * as Bob Naughton/Eddie Connolly * as Norma Moore * as Dr. Moore * |
Romeo And Juliet (1916 Metro Pictures Film)
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a lostProgressive Silent Film List: ''Romeo and Juliet'' at silentera.com 1916 American silent film based on 's play, '' Romeo and Juliet''. John W. Noble is credited as director and Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
