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Encyclopedia - Beatrice Arthur: Encyclopedia - Beatrice Arthur
Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1923), is an Emmy-winning American actress and comedienne with a distinctive deep voice,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carol: Encyclopedia - Carol
Carol can be: a female given name Carol City, Florida carol — a festive song, especially the Christmas carol The Mazda Carol — a k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackface: Encyclopedia Ii - Blackface - History And The Shaping Of Racist Archetypes
It is commonly believed that Lewis Hallam, Jr., an Anglo-American comedic actor, brought blackface to prominence as a theatrical device w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amanda Bearse: Encyclopedia Ii - Amanda Bearse - Career
Bearse studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under instructor Sanford Meisner. Her initial success came with the role ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1964 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1964 In Television - Television Shows
1964 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present) Candid Camera (1948-present) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971) Bozo the Clown...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cambridge Rindge And Latin: Encyclopedia Ii - Cambridge Rindge And Latin - History
CRLS is actually several separate schools combined into one greater whole. In 1648, just twelve years after the founding of Harvard Unive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2day Fm: Encyclopedia Ii - 2day Fm - History
The station has always transmitted from the Hampden Road Artarmon tower, jointly owned by television stations Seven, Nine and Ten. It sha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Career History
While employed as a video store clerk, Tarantino penned the script for "From Dusk Till Dawn." He sold the script to a movie make-up compa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gracie Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - Gracie Allen - The Real Gracie
What you saw on stage, however, was merely a character who wore the name Gracie Allen. In actuality, Allen was a cleverly talented comedi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicole Sullivan: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicole Sullivan - Madtv Career
Nicole starred in the first six seasons of MADtv, from 1995 to 2001. Nicole Sullivan - Recurring characters. The obnoxious Vancome Lady...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - November Film: Encyclopedia Ii - November Film - Publicity And Reception
November was included in the Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival, and received its first public screening there on January 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gimme Gimme Gimme: Encyclopedia Ii - Gimme Gimme Gimme - Series 3 2 November - 14 December 2001
At the end of Series 3, Tom left the flat having finally got his big break in TV soap opera Crossroads. Right at the end of the episode L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyack New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyack New York - Information
Nyack is one of five villages and hamlets (Nyack, Central Nyack, South Nyack, Upper Nyack, and West Nyack) that make up an area of southe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emma Thompson: Encyclopedia Ii - Emma Thompson - Acting Career
Thompson's first major film role was in a romantic comedy, The Tall Guy (1989). Her career took a more serious turn with a series of crit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rachel Dratch: Encyclopedia Ii - Rachel Dratch - Snl Career
Since joining SNL in 1999 as a featured player and becoming a Repertory Player in 2001, Dratch has imitated many people, both real and fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruby Wax: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruby Wax - Career
Originally she had been a straight actress, working at the Royal Shakespeare Company alongside Juliet Stevenson. Her popularity in terms ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Movie Career
Tate continued to ask Ransohoff to cast her in a film; by 1965 she had been under contract for two years, and had only some minor televis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People From New York State: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People From New York State - Entertainment
List of people from New York State - Film/Theater. Woody Allen (1935-), actor, director and writer Frances Bavier (1902 - 1989), actre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Facts Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - The Facts Of Life - Premise And Plot
The Facts of Life was a spinoff of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. The spinoff focused on Charlotte Rae's character, Edna Garrett, as she b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - Episode Guide - Season 1
1-The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub To celebrate the Mertzes' wedding anniversary, Fred and Ricky want to go to a prize fight, but the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People From Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People From Texas - Military/war
List of people from Texas - Founders of The Republic of Texas. Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), the "Father of Texas" Edward Burleson ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Career History
His big break came with the sale of his script True Romance, written with Roger Avary, which was made into a film starring Patricia Arque...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyack New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyack New York - Geography
Nyack is on the west bank of the Hudson River, north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Nyack is located at 41°5'33" North, 73°55'21" West (41.0...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyack New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyack New York - History
The Village of Nyack was originally settled by Native Americans known locally as the Nyack Indians, in which the village bears its name. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Facts Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - The Facts Of Life - Production
It was produced first by TAT Communications, then Embassy Television, followed by Embassy Communications, and finally, Columbia Pictures ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - November Film: Encyclopedia Ii - November Film - Production
Harrison, Brand and Renfrew had intended the film to be set and shot in San Francisco, but problems soon arose with their proposal. Cox h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Legacy
In the early 1980s, Stephen Kay, who had worked on the murder trial, became alarmed that Leslie Van Houten had gathered 900 signatures on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Facts Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - The Facts Of Life - Syndication And Vhs Sales
The Facts of Life aired in the United States on the USA Network and later on Nick at Nite and the Hallmark Channel. For the last two year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - November Film: Encyclopedia Ii - November Film - Development
The original script for the film was written by Benjamin Brand, who had written and sold several screenplays to studios, but not one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - November Film: Encyclopedia Ii - November Film - Plot
On the evening of November 7th, photographer Sophie Jacobs (Courteney Cox) and her attorney boyfriend Hugh (James LeGros) go to dinner at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Marriage To Roman Polanski
In late 1967, Tate and Polanski returned to London, and were frequent subjects of newspaper and magazine articles. Tate was depicted as b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Early Life And Becoming An Actress
Sharon Tate was born in Dallas, Texas, the first of three daughters, to Paul Tate, a United States Army officer and his wife, Doris. At s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicole Sullivan: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicole Sullivan - Filmography
Nicole Sullivan - Movie appearances. Nicole has also starred in the following movies: Guess Who, The Third Wheel,My Sister's Keeper, Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Filmography
Quentin Tarantino - Director. My Best Friend's Birthday (1987) Reservoir Dogs (1992) Pulp Fiction (1994) ER (1995) Season 1; Episode 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Criticism
Tarantino has come under criticism for his use of racial epithets in his films, particularly the word nigger in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Influences
Tarantino is widely known as a director who is very much a "film-geek", with an astonishing, encyclopedic knowledge of movies, film criti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Murder
On August 8, 1969, Tate was two weeks away from giving birth. She entertained two friends for lunch at her home, confiding in them her de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rachel Dratch: Encyclopedia Ii - Rachel Dratch - Movies
Rachel has also been in a number of movies, including Martin & Orloff; The Hebrew Hammer; Down with Love; and Dickie Roberts: Former ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Aesthetics
Tarantino's movies are renowned for their sharp dialogue, splintered chronology, and pop culture obsessions. Often they are viewed as gra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Arrest And Trial Of The Manson Family
In November 1969, while in prison in connection with a car theft, Susan Atkins boasted to an inmate that she was responsible for the murd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emma Thompson: Encyclopedia Ii - Emma Thompson - Private Life
Thompson married Kenneth Branagh, with whom she appeared in Fortunes of War, on August 20, 1989. They appeared together several times, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - Dvd Releases
No dates have been disclosed for the release of Seasons 6 and 7 on DVD, though it is very likely that they will both be released. ... ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People From Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People From Texas - Public Office
List of people from Texas - US President. George H.W. Bush (b. 1924), 41st President of the United States George W. Bush (b. 1946), 43...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People From Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People From Texas - Entertainment
List of people from Texas - Film/Theater. Wes Anderson (b.1969), director Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aqua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Aesthetics
Tarantino's movies are renowned for their sharp dialogue, splintered chronology, and pop culture obsessions. Often they are viewed as gra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - See Also
I Iove Lucy (color episodes) I Love Lucy - Lucille Ball. 1952: Nominated - Most Outstanding Personality 1952: Nominated - Best Comedi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - Emmy Awards
I Love Lucy - I Love Lucy The Show. 1952: Nominated - Best Comedy Show 1953: Won - Best Situation Comedy 1954: Won - Best Situation Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - Innovative Techniques
At the time, most television shows were broadcast live from New York City, and a low-quality 35mm or 16mm kinescope print was made of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - Episode Guide - Season 2
36-Job Switching Convinced that they need to do something more lucrative than keep house, Lucy and Ethel get jobs in a candy factory. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - Episode Guide - Season 3
67-Ricky's Life Story LIFE magazine has done a home picture layout on the Ricardos. The pictures include Ricky, Little Ricky, and a view ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - Themes And Highlights
In the course of the show, numerous comic ideas were introduced, and often reappeared in subsequent episodes. Several bits remain famous ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Criticism
Tarantino has come under criticism for his use of racial epithets in his films, particularly the word nigger in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quentin Tarantino: Encyclopedia Ii - Quentin Tarantino - Filmography
Quentin Tarantino - Director & screenplay. My Best Friend's Birthday (1987) Reservoir Dogs (1992) Pulp Fiction (1994) ER (1995) Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gracie Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - Gracie Allen - Life And Early Career
Christened Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, into an Irish Catholic show-business family (her mother, Margaret, was an actress known as R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gracie Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - Gracie Allen - Gracie How's Your Brother?
It was when the couple noticed Gracie was the likelier laugh-getter that their fortunes changed. George cannily flipped the act over---he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gracie Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - Gracie Allen - Gracie Where's Your Brother?
Burns & Allen weren't averse to a running gag or a publicity stunt, and in 1932-33 they pulled off one of the best in the business: a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gracie Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - Gracie Allen - Family
In the 1930s the couple adopted two children, Sandra Jean and Ronald John, who were raised nominally Catholic. Ronnie eventually joined h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I Love Lucy: Encyclopedia Ii - I Love Lucy - The Show
Set in New York City, I Love Lucy is centered around Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball), a housewife, her husband Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emma Thompson: Encyclopedia Ii - Emma Thompson - Early Life
Thompson was born in Paddington, London, England to Eric Thompson (an English actor known for creating the television series, The Magic R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackface: Encyclopedia Ii - Blackface - Blackface And Darky Iconography
The darky icon itself—googly-eyed, with inky skin; exaggerated white, pink or red lips; and bright, white teeth—became a common motif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackface: Encyclopedia Ii - Blackface - Modern-day Manifestations
Over time, blackface and darky iconography became artistic and stylistic devices associated with art deco and the Jazz Age. By the 1950s ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackface: Encyclopedia Ii - Blackface - Blackface Minstrelsy And World Popular Culture
Despite its racist portrayals, blackface minstrelsy was the conduit through which African-American and African-American-influenced music,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cambridge Rindge And Latin: Encyclopedia Ii - Cambridge Rindge And Latin - Deans And Administration
Principal: Dr. Sybil N. Knight Coordinator of Guidance: Lynn Williams Dean of Curriculum: Christopher Saheed Dean of Students: Robert T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gracie Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - Gracie Allen - Radio Series
In their debut series, George and Gracie shared the bill with Guy Lombardo and his Orchestra. The pair launched themselves into national ...   » Read the article