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Winter A-Go-Go
''Winter A-Go-Go'' is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benedict and starring James Stacy, William Wellman Jr., Beverly Adams, John Anthony Hayes, Jill Donohue, Tom Nardini, Duke Hobbie, Julie Parrish, Buck Holland, Linda Rogers, and Nancy Czar. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 28, 1965. Plot A teenage ski bum and his friend tries to turn the lodge he's inherited into a music club. Cast *James Stacy as Danny Frazer *William Wellman Jr. as Jeff Forrester *Beverly Adams as Jo Ann Wallace *John Anthony Hayes as Burt *Bob Kanter as Roger *Jill Donohue as Janine *Tom Nardini as Frankie *Duke Hobbie as Bob *Julie Parrish as Dee Dee *Buck Holland as Will *Linda Rogers as Penny *Nancy Czar as Gloria 'Jonesy' Jones *Judy Parker as Dori *Walter Maslow as Jordan *Peter Brinkman as Himself * H.T. Tsiang as Cholly *Carey Foster as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl *Arlene Charles as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl *Cheryl Hurley as Winter-A-Go-Go Girl *Cherie Foster as Winter-A- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Benedict
Richard "Pepe" Benedict (born Riccardo Benedetto, January 8, 1920 – April 25, 1984) was an Italian-American television and film actor and director. He was born in Palermo, Italy. He appeared in dozens of television programs and movies from the 1940s to the 1960s, most notably ''Ace in the Hole (1951 film), Ace in the Hole'' (1951), directed by Billy Wilder. Benedict appeared with Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack in the 1960 movie ''Ocean's 11 (1960 film), Ocean's 11'' as one of the 11 men who rob five Las Vegas casinos on the same night. He also played the commander of the Mars rescue ship in the 1958 B sci-fi movie ''It! The Terror from Beyond Space''. Benedict's television appearances included ''Adventures of Superman (TV series), Adventures of Superman'', ''The Lone Ranger (TV series), The Lone Ranger'', ''Perry Mason (1957 TV series), Perry Mason'', ''Zorro (1957 TV series), Zorro'', ''Dragnet (series), Dragnet'', ''Peter Gunn'' and ''Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Frankovich
Mitchell John "M. J." Frankovich (September 29, 1909 – January 1, 1992), best known as Mike Frankovich, was an American football player turned film actor and producer. Frankovich was the adopted son of actor Joe E. Brown and his wife, Kathryn. Biography Frankovich attended Belmont High School in Downtown Los Angeles. He played football for UCLA and was inducted into UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986. Frankovich served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he moved to Europe with his wife. He became managing director of Columbia Pictures in Britain in 1955. Frankovich moved back to Los Angeles in 1963. In 1968 he gave up his position as vice president and became an independent producer at Columbia. He served as president of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission in the early 1980s, and helped to bring the Los Angeles Raiders football team and 1984 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles. He received the Academy Awards' Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures Films
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1960s English-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 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 attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Films
The year 1965 in film involved several significant events, with ''The Sound of Music'' topping the U.S. box office and winning five Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1965 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 15 – George Stevens' production of ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'', a retelling of the account of Jesus Christ, premieres in New York City, New York. It was such a flop with critics and audiences that its failure discouraged production of religious epics for many years. It is considered notable in the 21st century for its astonishing landscapes, powerful and provocative cinematography, Max von Sydow's debut acting performance in an American film, and the final film performance of Claude Rains. * March 2 – The Rodgers and Hammerstein film adaptation of ''The Sound of Music'', directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, premieres. It quickly became a worldwide pheno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comedy-drama Films
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1965 Comedy-drama Films
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TCMDB
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia. The channel's programming consists mainly of classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and the North American distribution rights to films from RKO Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Nordic countries, the Middle East, Africa (as TNT), and Asia-Pacific. History Origins In 1986, eight y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Swingin' Summer
''A Swingin' Summer'' is a 1965 comedy film in the beach party genre. It was directed and co-written by Robert Sparr. Raquel Welch stars in her first featured film role and makes her singing debut in the film. Synopsis A trio of college kids – all friends of each other – attempt to insure summer jobs for themselves by becoming concert promoters at a lakeside dance pavilion that is in danger of closing. A local lifeguard, Turk (Martin West), jealous of both Rick (William Wellman, Jr.) and Mickey (James Stacy), tries to ruin their plan and at the same time tries to steal Rick’s girl, Cindy (Quinn O’Hara) – who has secretly arranged for her rich dad to finance the pavilion. Rick flips when he finds out about Cindy’s dad, and Turk tries to sabotage the dance hall with some hired goons – who, after failing, bully Turk into ripping the place off. In the meantime, bookworm Jeri (Raquel Welch), takes off her glasses, lets down her hair and causes some new problems. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Maslow
Walter Maslow (born January 16, 1928) is an American film, stage and television actor. Life and career Maslow was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 16, 1928. After high school, he served for two years in the United States Navy, performing and directing while serving. After his discharge. Maslow performed at the Gellar Playhouse in Los Angeles, California, and at Mount Gretna Playhouse in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania. Maslow began his film and television career in 1956, first appearing in the adventure and drama television series ''Crusader''. He guest-starred in television programs including ''Johnny Staccato'', ''26 Men'', ''Man with a Camera'', '' Colt .45'', ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''Sky King'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', '' Fury'', ''Iron Horse'' and ''Highway Patrol''. In 1958, Maslow played Pvt. Marty Green in the film ''Suicide Battalion''. In the same year, he played Dick Averill for three episodes in the western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stacy
Maurice William Elias (December 23, 1936September 9, 2016), known professionally as James Stacy, was an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for starring in the late 1960s TV western ''Lancer''. In 1973, Stacy was hit by a drunk driver while driving his motorcycle, resulting in the amputation of his left leg and arm and the death of his girlfriend. He returned to acting in 1975 before retiring in 1992. Early life Stacy was born Maurice William Elias on December 23, 1936, in Los Angeles to an Ulster-Scots waitress and a Lebanese-American bookmaker. Career Stacy made his film debut in ''Sayonara'' in 1957, and his television debut in ''Highway Patrol''. He had a recurring role as "Fred" in ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' from 1958 to 1963. During the 1960s he made guest appearances in television shows, including multiple episodes of ''Gunsmoke'' (S10E13’s “Aunt Thede), ''Hazel'', ''The Donna Reed Show'', '' Have Gun - Will Travel'', ''Combat! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Parker
Judy Parker is a record producer. She co-wrote The Four Seasons' LP ''Who Loves You'' with her husband, songwriter Bob Gaudio (one of the original Four Seasons), who produced the albums. Parker and Gaudio's courtship was fictionalized in the song "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" is a song originally performed by the Four Seasons, written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker, produced by Gaudio, and included on the group's album, ''Who Lov ...," which appeared on ''Who Loves You''. References American record producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American women {{US-record-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
