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Cool Jazz And Coconuts
''Cool Jazz and Coconuts'' ( is, Kókóstré og Hvítir Mávar) is a 1985 Icelandic drama film directed by Jakob Frímann Magnússon. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Ragnhildur Gísladóttir as Svala * Egill Ólafsson as Oddur * Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir as Helga * Þórhallur Sigurðsson as Karl * Rúrik Haraldsson as Björn - sýslumaður * Tyrone Nicholas Troupe III as General Reeves * Jón Tryggvason as Dr. W. Vísindamaður * Júlíus Agnarsson as Gunnar - Þórðarson * Flosi Ólafsson as Bjarki - Tryggvason * Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir as Skólastýra * Sigurveig Jónsdóttir Sigurveig Jónsdóttir (10 January 1931 - 3 February 2008) was an Icelandic actress. She appeared in more than fifteen films from 1980 to 2001. Selected filmography Death Sigurveig Jónsdóttir died of natural causes on 3 February 2008. Ref ... as Lovísa Símamær References External links * 1985 films 1985 drama films 1980s Icelandic-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Frímann Magnússon
Jakob Frímann Magnússon (born 4 May 1953) is a Danish-born Icelandic composer, keyboard player, film director and producer. In Iceland he is best known as the keyboardist and one of the founders of the multiartistic band Stuðmenn, with which he has so far produced 16 albums as of 2017. He has also directed, produced and starred in several films, and released several solo albums with a number of famous jazz musicians from the United States. For a period of the 1990s he was the cultural attaché of the Icelandic embassy in London. Since 2002, aside from playing in Stuðmenn and recording new albums, Jakob Frímann is the co-owner and manager of the advertisement agency Bankastræti in Reykjavík. Jakob studied music in California between 1977 and 1980. During his time in the U.S. he started his own band with Carlos Rios (guitar), Steve Anderson (bass; www.stephenranderson.com) and David Logeman (drums) and released several albums with jazz-influenced music. On these albums he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Tryggvason
Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes. According to Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym disambiguation is required. ''Jón'' is derived from the name Johannes (English John) with the original meaning being ''God (Yahweh) is gracious''. The name is one of the most frequently given names in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked first before Sigurður and Guðmundur. People with the name ''Jón'' Kings * Jón I of Sweden Others * Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson, Icelandic scholar and folklorist * Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop * Jón Árnason (author), Icelandic author * Jón Loftur Árnason, Icelandic chess player * Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician (Sigur Rós) * Jón Gerreksson, Danish-Icelandic bishop * Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian * Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, Icelandic politician * Jón Helgason (p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Drama Films
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan, privately sworn in for a second term as Presidency of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. * January 27 – The Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1985 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Context The year was considered an unsuccessful one for film. Despite a record number of film releases, many films failed at the box office, and ticket sales were down 17% compared with 1984. Industry executives believed the problem, in part, was a lack of original concepts. Films about fantasy and magic failed, as audiences leaned towards science-fiction. Janet Maslin said the fault for this lay partly with Steven Spielberg, who had created such a successful template with films like ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' and '' Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' that many fantasy films had imitated them. There was also a saturation of youth-oriented films targeted at those under 18. Execut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir (10 January 1931 - 3 February 2008) was an Icelandic actress. She appeared in more than fifteen films from 1980 to 2001. Selected filmography Death Sigurveig Jónsdóttir died of natural causes on 3 February 2008. References External links * 1931 births 2008 deaths Sigurveig Jónsdóttir {{Iceland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flosi Ólafsson
Flosi Ólafsson (27 October 1929 – 24 October 2009) was an Icelandic actor. He appeared in more than twelve films from 1962 to 2011. Selected filmography References External links * 1929 births 2009 deaths Icelandic male film actors {{Iceland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrone Nicholas Troupe III
Tyrone may refer to: * Kingdom of Tyrone or Tír Eoghain, a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland * County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland * Earl of Tyrone, a title in the Peerage of Ireland * Tyrone (name), a male given name Places Canada * Tyrone, Ontario Ireland * Tyrone (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) United States * Tyrone, Colorado * Tyrone, Georgia * Tyrone, Iowa * Tyrone, Kentucky * Tyrone, Missouri * Tyrone, New Mexico * Tyrone (ghost town), New Mexico * Tyrone, New York * Tyrone, Coshocton County, Ohio * Tyrone, Morrow County, Ohio * Tyrone, Oklahoma * Tyrone, Pennsylvania ** Tyrone (Amtrak station) * Tyrone, West Virginia * Tyrone, Wisconsin * Tyrone Township, Michigan (other) * Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania (other) Other uses * Tyrone GAA, a county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ** Tyrone county football team The Tyrone county football team () represents Tyrone GAA, the county board of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þórhallur Sigurðsson
Laddi (born Þórhallur Sigurðsson, 20 January 1947, in Hafnarfjörður) is an Icelandic comedian, actor, voice actor and entertainer known for comedy music and comedy acting. ''Laddi'' has dubbed many characters into Icelandic, in films and TV shows like ''The Smurfs'' and feature films like ''Aladdin''. He started off in a comedy duo with his brother Haraldur Sigurðsson, they were known as "Halli og Laddi" - Halli and Laddi. He was in the music video " Triumph of a Heart" with Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de .... References External links * 1947 births Icelandic comedians Icelandic male voice actors People from Hafnarfjörður Living people {{comedian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
