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Blind Date
A blind date is a romantic meeting between two people who have never met before. Both parties arrange a date with little to no information about each other, hoping for the possibility of making a lasting impression. Typically, a family member or a friend is responsible for arranging this meet-up, and the date is always unexpected. While its origin is unknown, it has been said that they were popularized in the early 20th century in the United States or in the early matchmaking efforts in Jewish communities in Eastern Europe in the 19th century. It has been quite some time since blind dates have been around. They gained traction as a way to facilitate romantic connections in a controlled, somewhat mysterious setting. Etymology The term "blind date" derives from its constituent words, "blind" (i.e., something done without knowledge of certain facts) and "date" (i.e., a social engagement between two persons that often has a romantic character). Coined in the United States during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Date (1987 Film)
''Blind Date'' is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bruce Willis (in his first credited lead role) and Kim Basinger. ''Blind Date'' earned mostly negative reviews from critics, but was a financial success and opened at number one at the box office. Plot Workaholic Walter Davis is under pressure to secure a deal for his employer to manage the vast assets of Japanese industrialist Yakamoto. Urgently needing a date for the dinner celebrating the deal, Walter's brother Ted offers him a blind date with his wife Susie's cousin Nadia. Ted and Susie warn Walter not to let Nadia drink alcohol as she loses control. Walter meets Nadia, finding her beautiful, sweet, and charming, but her obsessive and jealous ex-boyfriend David attacks Walter. After evading David, Walter takes Nadia to a recording studio to listen to his friend, and reveals to Nadia that he gave up his dream of being a musician for the security of a steady job. Despite the earlier w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Network 10
Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK & Australia division and is one of the five national free-to-air networks in the country. As of 2024, Network 10 is the fourth-rated television network and primary channel in Australia, behind the Seven Network, Nine Network and ABC TV and ahead of SBS. History Origins From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965, there were three television networks in Australia, the National Television Network (now the Nine Network), the Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network), and the public ABC National Television Service (now ABC TV). In the early 1960s, the Australian Government began canvassing the idea of licensing a third commercial television station in each capital city. This decision was seen by some as a way for the government to defuse growing public dissatisfaction with the domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Hamilton (actor)
James Neil Hamilton (September 9, 1899 – September 24, 1984) was an American stage, film and television actor, best remembered for his role as Commissioner Gordon on the ''Batman'' TV series of the 1960s, having first played a character by that name in 1928's '' Three Week-Ends''. During his motion picture career, which spanned more than a half century, Hamilton performed in over 260 productions in the silent and sound eras. Acting career An only child, Hamilton was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. His show business career began when he secured a job as a shirt model in magazine advertisements. After this, he became interested in acting and joined several stock companies, where he gained experience and training as an actor in professional stage productions. This allowed him to get his first film role, in Vitagraph's '' The Beloved Impostor'' (1918). He got his big break in D. W. Griffith's '' The White Rose'' (1923). He traveled to Germany with Griffith and made a film about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern (born Harriette Arlene Lake; January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001) was an American actress who worked on stage, radio, film, and television, in a career that spanned nearly six decades. Sothern began her career in the late 1920s in bit parts in films. In 1930, she made her Broadway stage debut and soon worked her way up to starring roles. In 1939, MGM cast her as Maisie Ravier, a brash yet lovable Brooklyn showgirl. The character proved to be popular and spawned a successful film series ('' Congo Maisie'', '' Gold Rush Maisie'', '' Up Goes Maisie'', etc.) and a network radio series ('' The Adventures of Maisie''). In 1953, Sothern moved into television as the star of her own sitcom, '' Private Secretary''. The series aired for five seasons on CBS and earned Sothern three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 1958 she starred in another sitcom for CBS, '' The Ann Sothern Show'', which aired for three seasons. From 1965 to 1966, Sothern provided the voice of Glady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Date (1934 Film)
''Blind Date'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Ann Sothern, Neil Hamilton, and Paul Kelly. Plot Kitty (Ann Sothern), is a hardworking switchboard operator who is engaged to auto mechanic Bill ( Paul Kelly). When Bill opens his own garage, the demands of running his own business soon take a toll on his relationship with Kitty. Frustrated, Kitty agrees to go on a blind date with Bob ( Neil Hamilton), the wealthy son of a department store titan. When sparks fly, Kitty is soon forced to make a difficult choice between the two men. Cast * Ann Sothern as Kitty Taylor * Neil Hamilton as Bob Hartwell * Paul Kelly as Bill Lowry * Jane Darwell as Ma Taylor * Spencer Charters as Charlie aTaylor * Joan Gale as Flora Taylor * Mickey Rooney as Freddie Taylor * Geneva Mitchell as Dot * Henry Kolker as J. W. Hartwell, Sr. * Tyler Brooke as Emory * Billie Seward Billie Seward (born Rita Ann Seward; October 23, 1912 – March 20, 1982) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing Race 26
''The Amazing Race 26'' is the twenty-sixth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of dating couples (six existing couples and five blind date teams who met for the first time at the start of the race) competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and nine countries and traveled over during twelve legs. Starting in Castaic, California, racers traveled through Japan, Thailand, Germany, France, Monaco, Namibia, the Netherlands, and Peru before returning to the United States and finishing in Dallas. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the Blind Double U-Turn. The season premiered on CBS with a special 90-minute episode on February 25, 2015, and the season finale aired on May 15, 2015. All three of the final teams were couples matched up as blind dates at the start of the race. Laura Pierson and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor In Paradise (American TV Series)
''Bachelor in Paradise'' is an American elimination-style reality competition television series, which premiered on August 4, 2014, on ABC. It is a spin-off of the American reality television shows '' The Bachelor'' and '' The Bachelorette''. The show features previous contestants who have been featured on ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' as they travel to a secluded paradise in Mexico in the first nine seasons took place. The show set to be moved to Costa Rica beginning in season ten. The show was originally hosted by Chris Harrison until his leaving ''The Bachelor'' franchise in 2021. Jesse Palmer currently hosts the show. On July 10, 2024, ABC renewed ''Bachelor in Paradise'' for a tenth season, is scheduled to air on July 7, 2025. Production Development and filming In March 2013, ABC canceled '' Bachelor Pad'' after three seasons. The show premiered in 2010, providing former contestants from ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' with an opportunity to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Pad
''Bachelor Pad'' is an elimination-style two-hour American reality television game show that debuted on August 9, 2010 on ABC. The show features contestants from '' The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'', who compete for a final cash prize of $250,000. Former game show host and news anchor Chris Harrison reprises his role from ''The Bachelor'', while Melissa Rycroft served as special guest co-host for the first season. In March 2013, it was announced that the program would not return for a fourth season. However, one year later after the show cancelled, it was replaced by '' Bachelor in Paradise''. Blake Julian and Holly Durst of season 2 were married on June 2, 2012. They are the only Bachelor Pad couple to get married. About the show The show stars eleven women and eight men eliminated from various seasons of '' The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'' who compete for a $250,000 prize. The women on the first season were mostly from ''The Bachelor'' season 14. The men on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelorette (American TV Series)
''The Bachelorette'' is an American reality television dating game show that debuted on ABC on January 8, 2003. The show is a spin-off of '' The Bachelor'' and the staple part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise. The first season featured Trista Rehn, the runner-up from the first season of '' The Bachelor'', offering the opportunity for Rehn to choose a husband among 25 bachelors. The 2004 season of ''The Bachelorette'' again took a runner-up from the previous season of ''The Bachelor''. After last airing on February 28, 2005, the series returned to ABC during the spring of 2008, following an absence of three years, and has since become an annual staple of the network's summer programming. For its first 16 seasons, the show was hosted by Chris Harrison. JoJo Fletcher took on temporary hosting duties during season 16 when Harrison was isolating having taken his son to college. In March 2021, the show announced it would air two seasons for the first time ever. The seventeenth season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor (American TV Series)
'' The Bachelor'' is an American dating and relationship reality television series that debuted on March 25, 2002, on ABC. For its first 25 seasons, the show was hosted by Chris Harrison. As the essence of the original '' The Bachelor'' franchise, its success resulted in several spin-offs including '' The Bachelorette'', '' Bachelor Pad'', '' Bachelor in Paradise'', '' Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise'', '' The Bachelor Winter Games'', '' The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart'', ''The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!'', '' The Golden Bachelor'', and '' The Golden Bachelorette'', as well as spawning many international editions of the shows. On May 10, 2024, ABC renewed the series for a twenty-ninth season, which premiered on January 27, 2025. Production The series was created by Mike Fleiss. The ''After the Final Rose'' and other reunion specials were originally produced at Victory Studios in Los Angeles, California, and CBS Studio Center in Studio City, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Barris
Charles Hirsch Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017) was an American game show creator, producer, and host, author, and songwriter. A key crew member of several hugely successful game shows, he was the creator of ''The Dating Game'' (1965–2021), the original producer of ''The Newlywed Game'' (1966–2013) both for the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network and syndication, and the host and producer of ''The Gong Show'' from 1977 to 1980, for the National Broadcasting Company, NBC network and syndication. His songwriting credits include "Palisades Park (Freddy Cannon song), Palisades Park", first recorded by Freddy Cannon in 1962 and also recorded by the Ramones in 1989, and he wrote three novels and four memoirs. Barris made unsubstantiated claims that in parallel to his career on television, he was an active international assassin for the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA in the 1960s and the 1970s, including in his 1984 memoir ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
