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Alix Talton
Alix (Alice) Talton (June 7, 1920 – April 7, 1992) was an American actress. A former Miss Georgia, from 1953-1955, Talton portrayed both Myrna Cobb and Myrna Shepard, next door neighbors in the television version of ''My Favorite Husband''. She appeared in the films '' Ranger of Cherokee Strip'', ''In a Lonely Place'', '' The Great Jewel Robber'', ''Fourteen Hours'', '' Sally and Saint Anne'', '' Tangier Incident'', ''Rock Around the Clock'', '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'', ''Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!'', '' The Deadly Mantis'', '' Romanoff and Juliet'' and '' The Devil's Brigade'', among others. Talton was married to George Cahan. She died of lung cancer on April 7, 1992, in Burbank, California, at age 71. Partial filmography *''Dive Bomber'' (1941) as Girl at Newsstand (uncredited) *'' International Squadron'' (1941) as Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Passage from Hong Kong'' (1941) as Tourist (uncredited) *''You're in the Army Now'' (1941) as Navy Blues Sextette Member *''The Man W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Brigade (film)
''The Devil's Brigade'' is a 1968 American DeLuxe Color war film filmed in Panavision, based on the 1966 book of the same name co-written by American novelist and historian Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton, a member of the brigade. The film recounts the formation, training, and first mission of the 1st Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian commando unit, known as the Devil's Brigade. The film dramatizes the Brigade's first mission in the Italian Campaign, the task of capturing what is considered an impregnable German mountain stronghold, Monte la Difensa. Plot In the summer of 1942, American Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick, a War Department staff officer with no prior combat or command experience, is summoned to Britain where he is selected by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten to raise a commando force composed of both American and Canadian personnel for operations in German-occupied Norway. Back in the U.S., Frederick arrives at the derelict F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Deaths
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 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 * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band) 19 was a Japanese pop/folk duo. Its members were Kenji Okahira and Keigo Iwase The Japanese language has a system of honorific speech, referred to as , parts of speech that show respect. Their use is mandatory in many social situations. Ho ..., a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee (Bad4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival Of Crime
''Carnival of Crime'' (Spanish: ''Carnaval del crimen'') is a 1962 mystery film directed by George Cahan and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Alix Talton and Tônia Carrero.Goble p.189 It is based on the 1956 novel '' The Sleeping Partner'' by British writer Winston Graham. The film was a co-production between several countries and was shot in Brazil. Cast * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Mike Voray * Alix Talton as Lynn Voray * Tônia Carrero as Marina Silvera * Luis Dávila as Ray Donato * Alberto Dalbés as Photographer * Nathán Pinzón as Inspector * Jardel Filho as Paulo * Norma Bengell as Model * Norma Blum as Secretary * Alicia Bonet as Prostitute * Laura Suarez as Mrs Silvera * Paulo Monte * João Goulart * Agildo Ribeiro * Francisco Dantas * Sadi Cabral * Noelia Noel * Luiz Bonfá Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film ''Black Orpheus''. Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Three Loves
''The Story of Three Loves'' (also known as ''Equilibrium'') is a 1953 American Technicolor romantic anthology film made by MGM. It consists of three stories, "The Jealous Lover", "Mademoiselle", and "Equilibrium". The film was produced by Sidney Franklin. "Mademoiselle" was directed by Vincente Minnelli, while Gottfried Reinhardt directed the other two segments. The screenplays were written by John Collier ("The Jealous Lover", "Equilibrium"), ("Equilibrium", "Mademoiselle"), and George Froeschel ("Equilibrium", "Mademoiselle"). "The Jealous Lover" stars Moira Shearer and James Mason; "Mademoiselle" features Leslie Caron, Farley Granger, Ethel Barrymore, and Ricky Nelson; Pier Angeli and Kirk Douglas headline "Equilibrium". The music score is by Miklós Rózsa. The soundtrack features extended excerpts from Sergei Rachmaninoff's ''Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini'', performed by the pianist Jakob Gimpel for "The Jealous Lover". Choreography for "The Jealous Lover" was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hers To Hold
''Hers to Hold'' (aka ''Three Smart Girls Join Up'') is a 1943 American romantic musical comedy film and is the third film in the unofficial ''Three Smart Girls'' trilogy. In ''Hers to Hold'', Deanna Durbin reprises her role as Penny Craig, who is the only sister remaining at home."Overview: 'Hers to Hold' (1943)." ''IMDb'', 2019. Retrieved: July 7, 2019. Plot Vega Aircraft Corporation employees pilot Bill Morley, a former Flying Tiger is awaiting commissioning with the |
The Man Who Came To Dinner (1942 Film)
''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by William Keighley, and starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan and, as the title character, Monty Woolley. The screenplay by Julius and Philip G. Epstein is based on the 1939 play '' The Man Who Came to Dinner'' by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. The supporting cast features Jimmy Durante and Billie Burke. Plot While passing through small-town Ohio during a cross-country lecture tour, notoriously acerbic New York radio personality Sheridan Whiteside breaks his hip after slipping and falling on the icy steps of the house of the Stanleys, a prominent Ohio family with whom he's supposed to dine as a publicity stunt. He insists on recuperating in their home during the Christmas holidays. The overbearing, self-centered celebrity soon comes to dominate the lives of the residents and everyone else who enters the household. He encourages young adults Richard and June Stanley to pursue their dreams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're In The Army Now
''You're in the Army Now'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman, and Regis Toomey. It featured the longest kiss in film (lasting three minutes and five seconds), between Toomey and Wyman, until 1988. The film's climactic gag, a cabin dangling over a cliff edge, appears to have been liberally borrowed from Charlie Chaplin's feature film ''The Gold Rush''. The film's copyright was renewed in 1969. Cast See also *1941 in film * ''You're in the Navy Now ''You're in the Navy Now'' is a 1951 American war drama film about the United States Navy in the first months of World War II. The film was directed by Henry Hathaway and stars Gary Cooper as a new officer wanting duty at sea but who is instead ...'', a 1951 comedy film References External links * * 1941 films 1940s English-language films Warner Bros. films World War II films made in wartime 1941 comedy films Military humor in film American co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage From Hong Kong
''Passage from Hong Kong'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Earl Derr Biggers. The film stars Lucile Fairbanks, Douglas Kennedy, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Ainley, Marjorie Gateson and Gloria Holden. The film was released by Warner Bros. in September 1941. Cast * Lucile Fairbanks as Marcia Calhoun * Douglas Kennedy as Jeff Hunter * Paul Cavanagh as Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser * Richard Ainley as Lt. Norman MacNeil-Fraser * Marjorie Gateson as Aunt Julia * Gloria Holden as Madame Wrangell * Lumsden Hare as Inspector Bray * Tom Stevenson as Andrew * Boyd Irwin as Beattie * Chester Gan Chester Gan (1908-1959) was an American character actor of Chinese descent who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1950s. Biography Chester Gan was born in Grass Valley, California, to Wing Hong Gan and Wong Shee. He went to China ... as Chung * Joan Winfield as Steamship Clerk (uncredited) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Squadron (film)
''International Squadron'' (aka ''Flight Patrol'') is a 1941 American war film directed by Lewis Seiler and Lothar Mendes that starred Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna and in his final film, James Stephenson. The film is based on the Eagle Squadrons, American pilots who volunteered to fly for the Royal Air Force during World War II. ''International Squadron'' featured noted Hollywood pilot Paul Mantz who acted as the film's aerial coordinator and flew during the production. Plot Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Charles Wyatt (James Stephenson) asks his friend, Jimmy Grant ( Ronald Reagan), a daredevil pilot on the airshow circuit, to join the RAF's International Squadron, made up of Americans. Jimmy turns him down, saying that he intends to stay safe at home. Faced with a breach-of-promise suit, Jimmy, however, is hired to deliver a new American-designed Lockheed Hudson bomber to the RAF, flying to England with his mechanic, "Omaha" McGrath (Cliff Edwards). When they encounter a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dive Bomber (film)
''Dive Bomber'' is a 1941 American aviation film from Warner Bros. Pictures, directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Errol Flynn and Fred MacMurray. The film is notable for both its Technicolor photography of pre-World War II United States Navy aircraft and as a historical document of the U.S. in 1941. This includes the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'', one of the best-known U.S. warships of World War II. The film was the last of a collaboration between director Curtiz and actor Errol Flynn, which began in 1935 and spanned 12 films. The cast also includes Fred MacMurray, on loan from Paramount Studios and Alexis Smith in her first credited screen performance. Flynn portrays a Harvard-educated doctor who is involved in heroic medical research on pilots, with MacMurray as the skeptical veteran aviator who gets swept up in the project. The plot is not historically accurate, but depicted in a near- documentary style, the film contains elements of true events that were involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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