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Porgy and Bess - Film and television.
A 1959 film version was produced by Samuel Goldwyn, but plagued with problems. Rouben Mamoulian, who had directed the 1935 Broadway premiere, was fired in favor of director Otto Preminger. Opera singers dubbed the songs for Sidney Poitier's Porgy and Dorothy Dandridge's Bess. The Gershwin estate was disappointed with the film, as the score was edited to make it more like a musical. It was pulled from release in 1974, and prints can now only be seen in film archives.
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See also:Porgy and Bess, Porgy and Bess - Plot, Porgy and Bess - Act I, Porgy and Bess - Act II, Porgy and Bess - Act III, Porgy and Bess - Characters, Porgy and Bess - Compositional history, Porgy and Bess - Productions, Porgy and Bess - Original Broadway cast, Porgy and Bess - Crawford's Broadway revival, Porgy and Bess - European premieres, Porgy and Bess - 1952 production, Porgy and Bess - Houston Grand's 1976 production, Porgy and Bess - Subsequent productions, Porgy and Bess - Racial controversy, Porgy and Bess - Musical elements, Porgy and Bess - Use of leitmotif, Porgy and Bess - Recordings, Porgy and Bess - Adaptations, Porgy and Bess - Film and television, Porgy and Bess - Suites, Porgy and Bess - Songs, Porgy and Bess - Notes Read more here: » Porgy and Bess: Encyclopedia II - Porgy and Bess - Adaptations |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Porgy and Bess - Songs Porgy and Bess contains many songs that have become popular in their own right, becoming standards in jazz and blues in addition to their original operatic setting.
Some of the more popular songs include:
"Summertime", Act I Scene 1
"A Woman is a Sometime Thing", Act I Scene 1
"My Man's Gone Now", Act I Scene 2
"It Take a Long Pull to Get There", Act II Scene 1
"I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'", Act II Scene 1
"Buzzard Keep on Flyin'", Act II Scene 1
"Bess, You Is My Wo ...
See also:Porgy and Bess, Porgy and Bess - Plot, Porgy and Bess - Act I, Porgy and Bess - Act II, Porgy and Bess - Act III, Porgy and Bess - Characters, Porgy and Bess - Compositional history, Porgy and Bess - Productions, Porgy and Bess - Original Broadway cast, Porgy and Bess - Crawford's Broadway revival, Porgy and Bess - European premieres, Porgy and Bess - 1952 production, Porgy and Bess - Houston Grand's 1976 production, Porgy and Bess - Subsequent productions, Porgy and Bess - Racial controversy, Porgy and Bess - Musical elements, Porgy and Bess - Use of leitmotif, Porgy and Bess - Recordings, Porgy and Bess - Adaptations, Porgy and Bess - Film and television, Porgy and Bess - Suites, Porgy and Bess - Songs, Porgy and Bess - Notes Read more here: » Porgy and Bess: Encyclopedia II - Porgy and Bess - Songs |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Porgy and Bess - Racial controversy From the outset, the opera's depiction of African Americans attracted controversy. Problems with the racial aspects of the opera continue to this day. Virgil Thomson, a white American composer, stated that "Folk lore subjects recounted by an outsider are only valid as long as the folk in question is unable to speak for itself, which is certainly not true of the American Negro in 1935."[8] In the 1960s, Dizzy Gillespie stated "the times are here to de ...
See also:Porgy and Bess, Porgy and Bess - Plot, Porgy and Bess - Act I, Porgy and Bess - Act II, Porgy and Bess - Act III, Porgy and Bess - Characters, Porgy and Bess - Compositional history, Porgy and Bess - Productions, Porgy and Bess - Original Broadway cast, Porgy and Bess - Crawford's Broadway revival, Porgy and Bess - European premieres, Porgy and Bess - 1952 production, Porgy and Bess - Houston Grand's 1976 production, Porgy and Bess - Subsequent productions, Porgy and Bess - Racial controversy, Porgy and Bess - Musical elements, Porgy and Bess - Use of leitmotif, Porgy and Bess - Recordings, Porgy and Bess - Adaptations, Porgy and Bess - Film and television, Porgy and Bess - Suites, Porgy and Bess - Songs, Porgy and Bess - Notes Read more here: » Porgy and Bess: Encyclopedia II - Porgy and Bess - Racial controversy |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Musical milestones During his lifetime, Elvis Presley:
recorded 104 singles that hit the Top 40 of the Billboard pop chart.
had 17 number 1 Billboard hits, including four singles in 1956 that occupied the top of the charts for a cumulative total of 25 weeks. The total (17) is surpassed only by The Beatles, who had 20 number 1 hits. This record was recently tied by Mariah Carey, an American pop and R&B singer.
has spent a total of 79 Weeks at the number 1 position. His closest competitor is Mariah Carey with 77 w ...
See also:Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis Read more here: » Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Musical milestones |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Porgy and Bess - Racial controversy From the outset, the opera's depiction of African Americans attracted controversy. Problems with the racial aspects of the opera continue to this day. Virgil Thomson, a white American composer, stated that "Folk lore subjects recounted by an outsider are only valid as long as the folk in question is unable to speak for itself, which is certainly not true of the American Negro in 1935."[8] Duke Ellington stated "the times are here to debunk Gershwin's ...
See also:Porgy and Bess, Porgy and Bess - Plot, Porgy and Bess - Act I, Porgy and Bess - Act II, Porgy and Bess - Act III, Porgy and Bess - Characters, Porgy and Bess - Compositional history, Porgy and Bess - Productions, Porgy and Bess - Original Broadway cast, Porgy and Bess - Crawford's Broadway revival, Porgy and Bess - European premieres, Porgy and Bess - 1952 production, Porgy and Bess - Houston Grand's 1976 production, Porgy and Bess - Subsequent productions, Porgy and Bess - Racial controversy, Porgy and Bess - Musical elements, Porgy and Bess - Use of leitmotif, Porgy and Bess - Recordings, Porgy and Bess - Adaptations, Porgy and Bess - Film and television, Porgy and Bess - Suites, Porgy and Bess - Songs, Porgy and Bess - Notes Read more here: » Porgy and Bess: Encyclopedia II - Porgy and Bess - Racial controversy |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis - Elvis recalls his reaction to being given an acoustic guitar for his eleventh birthday.
“The most beautiful thing in the world to me is a baby lookin' as pretty as her mamma.”
- Elvis.
“When you let your head get too big it'll break your neck.”
- Elvis.
“Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess.”
- Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of ...
See also:Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis Read more here: » Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis |
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| | | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Plutarch - Other works
Plutarch - The Moralia.
The remainder of his surviving work is collected under the title of the Moralia (loosely translated as Customs and Mores). It is an eclectic collection of seventy-eight essays and transcribed speeches, which includes On the Fortune or the Virtue of Alexander the Great - an important adjunct to his Life of the great general, On the Worship of Isis and Osiris (a crucial source of information on Egyptian religious rites), and On the Malice of HerodotusSee also: Plutarch, Plutarch - Work as magistrate and ambassador, Plutarch - Parallel Lives, Plutarch - Life of Alexander, Plutarch - Other works, Plutarch - The Moralia, Plutarch - Quaestiones, Plutarch - Plutarch's influence, Plutarch - Quotations Read more here: » Plutarch: Encyclopedia II - Plutarch - Other works |
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| | | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Plutarch - Quotations "Wickedness frames the engines of her own torment. She is a wonderful artisan of a miserable life."
"It is a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors."
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."
"But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh, we deprive a soul of the sun and light and of that proportion of life and time it ...
See also:Plutarch, Plutarch - Work as magistrate and ambassador, Plutarch - Parallel Lives, Plutarch - Life of Alexander, Plutarch - Other works, Plutarch - The Moralia, Plutarch - Quaestiones, Plutarch - Plutarch's influence, Plutarch - Quotations Read more here: » Plutarch: Encyclopedia II - Plutarch - Quotations |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Relationships No entertainer has ever had their life and intimate relationships examined in as much detail as has Elvis Presley. Even the FBI had a file on him of more than 600 pages. He has been the subject of over 718 books (and counting), including two by his only wife, Priscilla Beaulieu Presley (whom he married on May 1, 1967) and several others by former girlfriends including June Juanico. Since his death many claims to relationships have been made by women who were no more than acquaintances or had short term affairs which were exaggerated for personal gain.
Elvis ...
See also:Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis Read more here: » Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Relationships |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - The Jackson 5 - Discography For a full listing of albums and singles, see Jackson 5 discography.
The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles.
The following singles reached the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Chart, or #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart:
(all Motown releases)
(all CBS releases)
The Jackson 5 - Albums.
(all Motown releases)
1969: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson ...
See also:The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - History, The Jackson 5 - Early career, The Jackson 5 - Influences, The Jackson 5 - Joining Motown, The Jackson 5 - Jackson 5 discovery credit discrepancy, The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - Popularization and franchise expansion, The Jackson 5 - Relationships and marriages, The Jackson 5 - Decline, The Jackson 5 - The move to CBS Records, The Jackson 5 - The 1980s and Michael's solo career, The Jackson 5 - Post-history and followers, The Jackson 5 - Miniseries, The Jackson 5 - Personnel, The Jackson 5 - Members, The Jackson 5 - Band personnel, The Jackson 5 - Discography, The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles, The Jackson 5 - Albums, The Jackson 5 - Notes Read more here: » The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia II - The Jackson 5 - Discography |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - James Boswell - Quotes "For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation."
"We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over. So in a series of kindnesses there is, at last, one which makes the heart run over."
"My heart warmed to my countrymen, and my Scotch blood boiled with indignation. I jumped from the bench ...
See also:James Boswell, James Boswell - Early life, James Boswell - European travels, James Boswell - Mature life, James Boswell - Quotes, James Boswell - Discovery of papers, James Boswell - Works Read more here: » James Boswell: Encyclopedia II - James Boswell - Quotes |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - The Jackson 5 - Personnel
The Jackson 5 - Members.
Jackie Jackson (1962–1990), vocals tambourine and cow bell
The eldest brother, Jackie was a high tenor singer and, prior to a musical career, a baseball player. He had a solo career, releasing three albums, and eventually married Enid Jackson, also later having an affair with singer Paula Abdul.
Tito Jackson (1962–1990), vocals and lead guitar
Another original member, baritone singer and guitarist Tito has enjoyed a solo career as a blues m ...
See also:The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - History, The Jackson 5 - Early career, The Jackson 5 - Influences, The Jackson 5 - Joining Motown, The Jackson 5 - Jackson 5 discovery credit discrepancy, The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - Popularization and franchise expansion, The Jackson 5 - Relationships and marriages, The Jackson 5 - Decline, The Jackson 5 - The move to CBS Records, The Jackson 5 - The 1980s and Michael's solo career, The Jackson 5 - Post-history and followers, The Jackson 5 - Miniseries, The Jackson 5 - Personnel, The Jackson 5 - Members, The Jackson 5 - Band personnel, The Jackson 5 - Discography, The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles, The Jackson 5 - Albums, The Jackson 5 - Notes Read more here: » The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia II - The Jackson 5 - Personnel |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - The Jackson 5 - Post-history and followers The only public reunion performance of the Jacksons after 1990 was at Michael's September 7, 2001 concert at Madison Square Garden, which was later broadcast as a television special on November 13 on CBS. Otherwise, each member of the group primarily focused on careers and interests of their own.
During the 1980s, Michael Jackson became the biggest supertstar in the world, and had released Thriller and Bad, two of the best-selling LPs of the century. His notable success eventually tapered off during the 1990s although st ...
See also:The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - History, The Jackson 5 - Early career, The Jackson 5 - Influences, The Jackson 5 - Joining Motown, The Jackson 5 - Jackson 5 discovery credit discrepancy, The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - Popularization and franchise expansion, The Jackson 5 - Relationships and marriages, The Jackson 5 - Decline, The Jackson 5 - The move to CBS Records, The Jackson 5 - The 1980s and Michael's solo career, The Jackson 5 - Post-history and followers, The Jackson 5 - Miniseries, The Jackson 5 - Personnel, The Jackson 5 - Members, The Jackson 5 - Band personnel, The Jackson 5 - Discography, The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles, The Jackson 5 - Albums, The Jackson 5 - Notes Read more here: » The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia II - The Jackson 5 - Post-history and followers |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland he was taking placidyls to get to sleep and began to do so in ever increasing doses. According to author Albert Goldman in his 1990 book Elvis: The Last 24 Hours, the pills were first given to him by Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips. Priscilla recounted how he would wake up at his normal time around 4:00 in the afternoon but would be groggy and irritable for a few hours from the heavy dose ...
See also:Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis Read more here: » Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs |
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| | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - List of polymaths - Contemporary
List of polymaths - A to D.
Mário de Andrade, poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian, critic, and photographer
G. E. M. Anscombe, logician, theologian, translator, classical studies
George Antheil, composer, pianist, celebrity, inventor, writer, endocrinologist
Isaac Asimov, science-fiction author, non-fiction author, biochemist, science essayist, bible scholar
Gregory Bateson, anthropologist, social scientist, linguist
Alexander Graham Bell, scientist, inv ...
See also:List of polymaths, List of polymaths - Ancient and mediæval, List of polymaths - Renaissance, List of polymaths - Enlightenment and early post-Enlightenment, List of polymaths - A to J, List of polymaths - K to S, List of polymaths - T to Z, List of polymaths - Contemporary, List of polymaths - A to D, List of polymaths - E to K, List of polymaths - L to R, List of polymaths - S to Z, List of polymaths - Legendary/Culture Heroes Read more here: » List of polymaths: Encyclopedia II - List of polymaths - Contemporary |
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| | | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Architecture of the California missions - Site selection and layout Each frontier station was forced to be self-supporting, as existing means of supply were inadequate to maintain a colony of any size. California was literally months away from the nearest base in Mexico, and the cargo ships of the day were too small to carry more than a few months' rations in their holds. In order to sustain a mission, the padres required the help of colonists or converted Indians, called neophytes, to cultivate crops and tend livestock in the volume needed to support a fair-sized establishment. The scarcity of ...
See also:Architecture of the California missions, Architecture of the California missions - Site selection and layout, Architecture of the California missions - Building materials, Architecture of the California missions - Construction methods, Architecture of the California missions - Architectural elements, Architecture of the California missions - Infrastructure, Architecture of the California missions - Furniture Read more here: » Architecture of the California missions: Encyclopedia II - Architecture of the California missions - Site selection and layout |
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| | | | | | | biographer: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland he was taking placidyls to get to sleep and began to do so in ever increasing doses. It is thought by some that he started his drug habits by taking drugs given to soldiers to keep them awake since they were on late shifts. But, according to author Albert Goldman in his 1990 book Elvis: The Last 24 Hours, the pills were first given to him by Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips. Priscilla recou ...
See also:Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis Read more here: » Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia II - Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs |
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