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When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder
''When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'' is a play by Mark Medoff. The setting is Foster's Diner, a New Mexico rest stop that lost most of its clientele when a new highway bypass opened. Employees include restless cook Stephen (nicknamed "Red Ryder"), mousy waitress Angel, and their no-nonsense boss Clark. Lyle, owner of the adjacent filling station, stops in on occasion to break the monotony with his cheery banter. The boring routine of the daily grind is disrupted with the arrival of two couples, the upscale Richard and Clarisse, and the younger and wilder Teddy, an unbalanced Vietnam War vet, and Cheryl, his hippie girlfriend. Complications arise when illegal drugs and guns enter the picture, and Teddy resorts to physical, mental, and emotional torture when he holds everyone hostage. Summary The story starts out in a neat but rundown little diner just off the highway in the middle of nowhere, New Mexico. The protagonist, Stephen "Red" Ryder, is sitting at the counter after fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Medoff
Mark Medoff (March 18, 1940 – April 23, 2019) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor. His play '' Children of a Lesser God'' received both the Tony Award and the Olivier Award. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a Writers Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay Award for the film script of '' Children of a Lesser God'' and for a Cable ACE Award for his HBO Premiere movie, ''Apology''. He also received an Obie Award for his play '' When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'' Medoff's feature film ''Refuge'' was released in 2010. '' When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'' was adapted into a film with a screenplay by Medoff in 1979. Early life and education Medoff was born on March 18, 1940, in Mount Carmel, Illinois, to a Jewish family, the son of Thelma Irene (Butt), a psychologist, and Lawrence R. Medoff, a physician. He was raised in Miami Beach, Florida, and graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School. Medoff received hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (film)
''When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'' is a 1979 American drama film written by Mark Medoff and adapted from his play of the same name. It was directed by Milton Katselas. Plot Teddy, a troubled Vietnam veteran, has his car break down near a Texas roadside diner. He goes inside and subjects the diners to physical and mental torture. Cast * Marjoe Gortner as Teddy * Hal Linden as Richard * Lee Grant as Clarisse * Peter Firth as Red * Candy Clark as Cheryl * Pat Hingle as Striker * Stephanie Faracy as Angel * Bill McKinney as Tommy Clark * Audra Lindley as Ceil Ryder * Riley Hill as Junior Ferguson * Ron Soble as Sheriff Garcia * Robert Easton as Customs Man * Barry Cahill as Customs Doctor * Mark Medoff as Faith Healer * Alberto Piña as Mexican Father * Anne Ramsey as Rhea Reception The film received mostly negative reviews on its opening engagements in New York and Los Angeles. Kevin Thomas said in the ''Los Angeles Times'' that the film "strikes and maintains such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays By Mark Medoff
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1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on '' The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – '' Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – '' The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 27 – 20th Century Fox P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Plays
Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 1972 Miami Dolphins season, Miami Dolphins defeated the 1972 Washington Redskins season, Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, with the Dolphins ending the season a perfect 17-0. This marked the first and only time that an NFL team has had a perfect undefeated season, an achievement the team holds to this day. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 22 ** ''Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, The Sunshine Showdown'': George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica. ** A Royal Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Ramsey
Anne Ramsey-Mobley (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American actress. She was best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in ''The Goonies'' (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), the latter of which earned her nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Additionally, Ramsey's respective turns in both aforementioned films earned her two Saturn Awards. Early life and education Ramsey was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Eleanor (née Smith), the former national treasurer of the Girl Scouts of the USA, and Nathan Mobley, an insurance executive. Her mother was a descendant of the Pilgrims ( William Brewster), and her uncle was U.S. Ambassador David S. Smith. Ramsey was raised in Great Neck, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended prestigious Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, CT and matriculated to Bennington College where she became interested in theatre. She performed in several Broadway productions in the 1950s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audra Lindley
Audra Lindley (September 24, 1918 – October 16, 1997) was an American actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom '' Three's Company'' and its spin-off '' The Ropers''. Life and career Audra Lindley was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 24, 1918. Lindley began acting on Broadway in 1942, portraying Judy Garrett in ''Comes the Revelation''. After a break from acting to raise five children, she began to make steady appearances on television in the early 1960s, including the role of Sue Knowles on the soap opera '' Search for Tomorrow'', and a five-year stint as manipulative Aunt Liz Matthews on the soap opera '' Another World''. She had regular roles as Meredith Baxter's mother in the sitcom '' Bridget Loves Bernie'' as well as Lee Grant’s best friend in '' Fay''. Both series were short-lived. In 1971, she starred in '' Taking Off'', the first American film of Miloš Forman. She had guest roles on '' The Love Boat'' in 1977, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Hingle
Martin Patterson Hingle (July 19, 1924 – January 3, 2009) was an American character actor who appeared in stage productions and in hundreds of television shows and feature films. His first film was ''On the Waterfront'' in 1954. He often played tough authority figures. Hingle was a close friend of Clint Eastwood and appeared in the Eastwood films '' Hang 'Em High'', '' The Gauntlet'', and '' Sudden Impact''. He also portrayed Commissioner Gordon in the ''Batman'' film franchise from 1989 to 1997. Early life Born in Miami, Florida, Hingle was the son of a building contractor father and a mother who "worked at menial jobs". He attended high school in Weslaco, Texas, and played tuba in the WHS band. During World War II, Hingle enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1941, dropping out of the University of Texas, and served on the destroyer USS ''Marshall''. He returned to UT after the war and earned a degree in radio broadcasting in 1949. As a Navy reservist, he was recalled to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Firth
Peter Macintosh Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme '' Spooks''; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the programme's ten-series lifespan. He has given many other television and film performances, most notably as Alan Strang in '' Equus'' (1977), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and received Academy Award nomination. Early life, family and education Firth was born on 27 October 1953 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of publicans Mavis (née Hudson) and Eric Macintosh Firth. He attended Hanson School in Bradford. Early career Child actor Firth was a leading child actor by the middle of 1969, having starred in the first series of '' The Flaxton Boys'' as Archie Weekes and then the following year in the series '' Here Come the Double Deckers'', both of which featured child actors in the leading roles. Firth played Scooper, the leader of the gang. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Linden
Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz, March 20, 1931) is an American stage and screen actor, television director and musician. Linden began his career as a big band musician and singer in the 1950s. After a stint in the United States Army, he began an acting career, first working in summer stock and off-Broadway productions. Linden found success on Broadway when he replaced Sydney Chaplin in the musical '' Bells Are Ringing''. In 1962, he starred as Billy Crocker in the off-Broadway revival of the Cole Porter musical '' Anything Goes''. In 1971, he won a Best Actor Tony Award for his portrayal of Mayer Rothschild in the musical '' The Rothschilds''. In 1974, Linden landed his best-known role as the title character in the television comedy series ''Barney Miller''. The role earned him seven Primetime Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. During the series' run, Linden also hosted two educational series, '' Animals, Animals, Animals'' and '' FYI''. He won two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Grant
Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director. In a career spanning over seven decades, she won an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Directors Guild of America Award, in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the last surviving actors of the Hollywood blacklist era. Grant began her career on Broadway, making her debut in '' Detective Story'' (1949) as the Shoplifter. She reprised the role in the film adaptation (1951), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. Her career was interrupted when she was blacklisted for 12 years after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. During this period, she worked as an acting teacher and took minor television and theater roles under pseudonyms. Grant returned to prominence with her role in the televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Faracy
Stephanie Faracy is an American actress. She is known for playing supporting roles in films including '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978), ''Scavenger Hunt'' (1979), ''Blind Date'' (1987), '' The Great Outdoors'' (1988), '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), ''Sideways'' (2004), '' Flightplan'' (2005), and '' Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'' (2016). On television, Faracy has had leading roles in a number of sitcoms, most significantly '' True Colors'' (1990–92). She currently plays Lynn on the series '' Nobody Wants This'' (2024–present). Life and career Faracy was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, where she attended high school. She studied acting at Illinois Wesleyan University and Yale School of Drama. She began her acting career in New York stage, and in 1976, made her television debut in an episode of ABC sitcom ''Laverne & Shirley''. She went to star in two unsold sitcom pilots, before playing Corinne in the 1978 comedy film '' Heaven Can Wait''. The fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
