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Andrea K. Brooks (born March 3, 1989) is a Canadian actress and model best known for portraying Faith Carter on the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart and Eve Teschmacher in The CW series Supergirl. Early life Born in Brantford, Ontario, Brooks trained in figure skating, dancing and musical theatre from an early age. At the age of fifteen, she auditioned for the Disney film Ice Princess. She lost out on the role, but gained an agent. She attended the University of British Columbia, where she gained a BA in English Literature and Film Studies and an MA in Film Studies. She also speaks fluent French. Career Having appeared in a variety of film and television productions, Brooks' major break came in 2015 when she was cast in the role of Nurse Faith Carter in the second season of Hallmark series When Calls the Heart. Her character received a mixed audience reception, due mainly to the threat she posed to the series central love story between Mountie Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing) and teacher Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow). She continued as a series regular from season three. On June 17, 2022, the series was renewed for a tenth season. In 2016, Brooks joined the cast of Supergirl when it was renewed for a second season. She originally auditioned for the role of Maggie Sawyer, although herself admitted that she did not feel that role was a "good fit". She was subsequently sent a further script to audition for the role of Janice. Having won the role, it was not until she received her first episode script that she discovered she would in fact be playing the role of Eve Teschmacher. She was promoted to the main cast for the series' fifth season. In 2016 she appeared in the Hallmark television film A Wish for Christmas directed by Christie Will, whom Brooks had previously worked with in the 2006 short film Dysfunction. Brooks played the lead role of Mandy Hamilton in the Hallmark original television film Destination Wedding, opposite Rafael Simon, which was broadcast in June 2017 as part of the channel's June Weddings series. Personal life On November 30, 2019, Brooks gave birth to her first child, a girl. Her second child was born December 17, 2022. Filmography Film Television References External links 1989 births 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Ontario Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people People from Brantford
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Sonia Stevens is a character in Wentworth. Initially a secondary antagonist in the fourth and fifth season, she becomes the primary antagonist in the sixth, following the departure of Joan Ferguson (Pamela Rabe). Sonia was played by Sigrid Thornton. Thornton had previously appeared on the original Prisoner as Ros Coulson. Background and development The wentworth website states, "Sonia is the wealthy, self-made dynamo behind a cosmetics empire that was owned and run by her late husband, Geoffrey Stevens. While Geoffrey was from a wealthy family, Sonia was not. And while Geoffrey was something of a dabbler, Sonia was passionate, hard working and always had the ability to focus on a goal, no matter how elusive it may first seem. And she is rather ruthless. If necessary, she’ll walk over those in her way, particularly if they’re too stupid or lazy to get the hell out of it. Of course, she can be charming too, as evidenced by the fact she managed to charm her way into the heart and luxurious lap of one of the establishment’s most eligible bachelors." A representative said about Thornton's casting as Sonia "“Having Sigrid Thornton sign on to return behind the walls of Wentworth is a casting dream and a wonderful acknowledgement of the work the writing team has put into the creation of Sonia Stevens and our plans for her and all our characters." Thornton described Sonia's exit as "all or nothing" for her character. Storylines Sonia first appears in Season 4, Episode 6 'Divide and Conquer', having been remanded at Wentworth pending trial for the murder of her friend, Helen Masters. The entire evidence against Sonia is circumstantial and in an attempt to secure a conviction, Detective Don Kaplan approaches Liz Birdsworth (Celia Ireland) offers her immediate parole in exchange for obtaining a confession from Sonia. Initially reluctant, Liz is desperate to be free from prison and agrees. Throughout the rest of Season 4, Liz repeatedly attempts to get Sonia to talk about Helen's murder but Sonia remains aloof and adamant of her innocence. Liz considers retracting her offer to assist the police but becomes certain of Sonia's guilt when, in the season finale, she delivers a cryptic message, when cutting Maxine Conway's hair, that she may have had something to do with the murder, referring to cutting hair as taking a crown away (Helen Masters had had her hair cut off shortly after her murder). In Season 5, Sonia remains aloof. Don Kaplan grows impatient and advises Liz to lie under oath in court. Despite being warned off by Doreen Anderson (Shareena Clanton), Liz agrees. However, when giving evidence in court, Sonia's defence team produce evidence that ultimately prove that Liz is lying and Sonia is cleared of all charges. When relaxing at home that evening, Sonia is visited by Don, thus revealing that he had been conspiring with her all along. Flashbacks reveal that Sonia had in fact murdered Helen, who had attempted to blackmail her over the mysterious death of
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George Loening Hickenlooper III (May 25, 1963 – October 29, 2010) was an American narrative and documentary filmmaker. Early life Hickenlooper was born in St. Louis, the son of Barbara Jo Wenger, a social worker and stage actress, and George Loening Hickenlooper, Jr., a teacher and playwright. He was also the grand nephew of British-born conductor Leopold Stokowski through marriage to his great aunt, pianist Olga Samaroff (whose birth name was Lucy Mary Agnes Hickenlooper). He attended high school at St. Louis University High, where he was part of a group of teenage filmmakers he informally called the "Splicers," whose members included James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy). After graduating from Yale University with a B.A. in History and Film Studies in 1986, Hickenlooper interned for the producer Roger Corman, and launched his directing career with Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper in 1988. Career His first feature-length documentary, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, explored the making of Apocalypse Now. It won several awards, including the National Board of Review award for "Best Documentary", an American Cinema Editors award for "Best Edited Documentary", two Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards for "Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Directing" and "Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming – Picture Editing", and the International Documentary Association award. Hickenlooper himself won an Emmy for direction. A short film written by Billy Bob Thornton Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994), "attracted considerable critical acclaim" for Hickenlooper and was "[a] hit on the festival circuit." Thornton parlayed the success into a full-length picture -- Sling Blade, which won an Oscar for its screenplay for Thornton, who also directed the film. His final film, Casino Jack, was released two months after his death. In addition to his films, Hickenlooper authored a book in 1991, Reel Conversations. Death Hickenlooper died in his sleep on October 29, 2010, at the age of 47. Despite initial reports that Hickenlooper had suffered a heart attack, the coroner ruled that his death was the result of accidental painkiller overdose, combining oxymorphone with alcohol. Sleep apnea and a "moderately enlarged heart" were contributing factors. Filmography Documentaries Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper, 1988 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, 1991 Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas, 1991 The Big Brass Ring, 1997 (short) Monte Hellman: American Auteur, 1997 (short) Mayor of the Sunset Strip, 2003 Speechless, 2008 Out in the City, 2009 (short) "Hick" Town, 2009 Narrative films Ghost Brigade, 1993 Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade, 1994 (short) The Low Life, 1995 Crosstown Traffic, 1995 (failed pilot) Persons Unknown, 1996 Dogtown, 1997 The Big Brass Ring, 1999 The Man from Elysian Fields, 2001 Bizarre Love Triangle, 2005 Factory Girl, 2006 Casino Jack, 2010 References External links Film Freak Central interview (archived) 1963 births 2010 deaths American documentary filmmakers Drug-related deaths in Colorado People from St. Louis Yale University alumni Writers from Missouri Film directors from Missouri Accidental
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"Be My Lover" is a song recorded by German Eurodance group La Bouche and released in March 1995 by Arista and RCA as the second single from their debut album, Sweet Dreams (1995). The song was written by group members Melanie Thornton and Lane McCray with Uli Brenner and Gerd Amir Saraf, who co-produced it with Frank Farian. It remains their most successful song, alongside "Sweet Dreams", and was a worldwide hit. In Europe, it was a number-one hit in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania, and Sweden, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. In the US, the single reached number five on the Cash Box Top 100, number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for two weeks in December 1995. To date, it has sold six million copies worldwide. "Be My Lover" earned La Bouche the 1996 Echo award in Germany in the category for Best Dance Single as well as the ASCAP award in the US for the 'Most Played Song in America'. It was dubbed into many megamix tracks and has had several remix versions. In 2000, when Melanie Thornton left the group to start with her solo career, La Bouche released a new version of "Be My Lover" with vocals by Natascha Wright, who replaced Thornton as the female singer of the group. Background American rapper Lane McCray met American singer Melanie Thornton in Saarbrücken, Germany while he was on active duty in the US Air Force. Thornton had moved from the US to Germany, where she performed as guest vocalist on dance-pop recordings. They went together in a band called Groovin' Affairs and were discovered by German record producer Frank Farian, the mastermind and voice behind the duo Milli Vanilli and prior Boney M. Then they founded the Eurodance duo La Bouche. McCray and Thornton wrote "Be My Lover" together and started recording in the spring of 1994. Because of McCray's duty in the US Air Force, La Bouche's success faced one minor challenge. But the duo went on becoming one of the most popular Eurodance acts of the mid-90s. Composition La Bouche's Melanie Thornton and Lane McCray co-wrote the song with Uli Brenner and Gerd Amir Saraf. It is written in the key of C minor and follows a tempo of 134 beats per minute. "Be My Lover" follows a basic chord progression of Cm–A–B, and the vocals span from G3 to F5. Chart performance "Be My Lover" topped both the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart, and reached the top 10 of the US Cash Box Top 100 and the US Billboard'''s Hot 100. It also peaked at number-one in Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Romania, and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number-one on 27 May 1995. Additionally, it peaked at the number two position in Australia, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands and Norway. "Be My Lover" was a top-10
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This is a summary of 1935 in music in the United Kingdom. Events February – At the suggestion of Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten is invited to a job interview by the BBC's director of music Adrian Boult and his assistant Edward Clark. 12 March – Jack Hylton makes his first recording since leaving the Decca label, for HMV. 19 November – The first performance in England of Shostakovich's Symphony No 1 takes place at the Proms, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Henry Wood. 19 November – Kathleen Ferrier marries Albert Wilson; the marriage is never consummated. date unknown – Michael Tippett joins the British Communist Party. Popular music "Fanlight Fanny", words & music by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe "Men About Town", words & music by Noël Coward "Mrs Worthington", words & music by Noël Coward "The Canoe Song", by Mischa Spoliansky (sung by Paul Robeson in the film Sanders of the River) "Where the Arches Used To Be", by D. O'Connor and K. Russell, performed by Flanagan and Allen "Who's Been Polishing The Sun", words & music by Noel Gay Classical music: new works Arnold Bax – Symphony No. 6 Arthur Bliss – Music for Strings Sir George Dyson – Belshazzar's Feast Joseph Holbrooke – Aucassin and Nicolette (ballet) Michael Tippett – String Quartet No. 1 William Walton – Symphony No. 1 Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 4 Charles Williams – Majestic Fanfare Film and Incidental music Jack Beaver – Airport Benjamin Britten – God's Chillun Louis Levy – Hyde Park Corner Eric Spear – Play Up the Band William Trytel – The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes Musical theatre 25 February – Jack O'Diamonds (w. Clifford Gray & H. F. Maltby, m. Noel Gay) opens at the Gaiety Theatre; it later transfers to the Cambridge Theatre and runs for 126 performances in all. 2 May – Glamorous Night (w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello) opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and runs for 243 performances. Musical films Be Careful, Mr Smith, starring Bobbie Comber Brewster's Millions, directed by Thornton Freeland, starring Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita Come Out of the Pantry, directed by Jack Raymond, starring Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray and James Carew The Divine Spark, directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Marta Eggerth and Philip Holmes Heart's Desire, directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Richard Tauber and Leonora Corbett In Town Tonight, directed by Herbert Smith, starring Jack Barty and Stanley Holloway Music Hath Charms, directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Henry Hall and Carol Goodner Radio Pirates, directed by Ivar Campbell, starring Leslie French and Mary Lawson Variety, directed by Adrian Brunel, starring George Carney and Barry Livesey Births 5 February – Alex Harvey, rock singer (died 1982) 27 February – Alberto Remedios, operatic tenor (died 2016) 4 March – Nancy Whiskey, folk singer (died 2003) 29 March – Delme Bryn-Jones, operatic baritone (died 2001) 19 April – Dudley Moore, composer, jazz pianist, actor (died 2002) 15 August – Jim Dale, actor, singer,
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The Call of the Wild is a 1972 family adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, and Maria Rohm. Based on Jack London's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild, the film follows the adventures of a dog that is brought north to Canada to be used as a sled dog. Plot John Thornton (Charlton Heston) a prospector in the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush is trying to eke out a living in the harsh conditions of the bitterly cold Yukon region of Canada, with Buck the German Shepherd dog he befriends. Thornton struggles against unscrupulous rivals and natural hazards in the extreme conditions and is greatly helped by Buck who has his own story to tell: he was abducted from a family home and taken north to become a working sled dog. Man and dog forge a true bond of friendship, working together to survive life in the treacherous frozen North. Thornton is killed by Yeehat Indians, but Buck kills the men to avenge John Thornton. At the end of the film, Buck comes to the White River to mourn the place where he died. Cast Charlton Heston – John Thornton Michèle Mercier – Calliope Laurent Raimund Harmstorf – Pete George Eastman – Black Burton (dubbed by Robert Rietty) Maria Rohm – Mercedes Juan Luis Galiardo – Seze Sancho Gracia – Taglish Charlie Friedhelm Lehmann – Charles Horst Heuck – Hal Rik Battaglia – Dutch Harry Alfredo Mayo – Judge Miller Sverre Wilberg – Colonel Production The film was shot on location in Finland, Norway, and Spain. Reception Charlton Heston in his autobiography In the Arena: An Autobiography made it very clear how unhappy he was with this film and asked people to not watch it. Although it was poorly received upon release, and was not released in the United States until 1975, today the film is seen in a better light. Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide described it as a "swinging back to action-adventure", starring "Charlton Heston at his best", another in the "long line of Annakin's panoramic films featuring a myriad of beautiful locations". References External links 1972 films Works by Peter Yeldham French adventure drama films Italian adventure drama films Spanish adventure drama films West German films British historical adventure films 1970s English-language films 1970s adventure drama films 1970s historical adventure films Films based on The Call of the Wild Films directed by Ken Annakin Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli British adventure drama films Films set in the Arctic Films shot in Finland Films set in 1897 English-language French films English-language German films English-language Italian films English-language Spanish films 1972 drama films British children's adventure films German adventure drama films 1970s British films 1970s Italian films 1970s French films 1970s German films English-language adventure drama films
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Peter William Mayhew (19 May 1944 – 30 April 2019) was a British-American actor. He was best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015's The Force Awakens before his retirement from the role. Early life Peter Mayhew was born on 19 May 1944, in Barnes, Surrey. At the age of 8, he was diagnosed with gigantism. Mayhew also had a genetic tissue disorder called Marfan syndrome. His peak height was . Career Early work Mayhew gained his first acting job when the producers of Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) discovered him from a photograph in a newspaper article about men with large feet, and cast him in the role of the Minoton. Star Wars When casting the original Star Wars (1977), director George Lucas needed a tall actor who could fit the role of the hairy alien Chewbacca. He originally had in mind bodybuilder David Prowse, but Prowse chose to play Darth Vader. This led Lucas to cast Mayhew, who was working as a healthcare assistant in the A & E department at the Mayday University Hospital, Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey. He became aware of a casting call for Star Wars which was filming at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. The tall actor was immediately cast as Chewbacca after he stood up to greet Lucas. Mayhew continued working as an orderly, at Mayday Hospital (now Croydon University Hospital), in between filming the original Star Wars trilogy. Mayhew modelled his performance of Chewbacca after researching the behaviour of bears, monkeys and gorillas he saw at London Zoo. Lucas said Mayhew was "the closest any human being could be to a Wookiee: big heart, gentle nature and I learnt to always let him win". The character did not have any lines, the sounds he made being derived from sound recordings of animal noises. Mayhew played Chewbacca in five Star Wars films: the original trilogy (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He played the role in the 1978 television film Star Wars Holiday Special and in a 1980 appearance on The Muppet Show. He also recorded dialogue for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 finale episode "Wookiee Hunt". Mayhew played the role in commercials and hospital appearances for sick children, and made numerous appearances as Chewbacca outside the Star Wars films. Mayhew, appearing as Chewbacca, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the MTV Film Awards 1997. He also made other media appearances outside of playing Chewbacca. He appeared on NBC's Identity, where his identity was based on his role as Chewbacca and was a frequent guest in the early days of Slice of SciFi. While Mayhew portrayed Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he was not in Star Wars: The Last Jedi but was listed in the
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Uncle Samuel is a one-act comic opera with a libretto by Arthur Law and music by George Grossmith. It was first produced at the Opera Comique on 3 May 1881 to 8 October 1881, as companion piece to Patience. The piece also toured from December 1887 to June 1888 as a companion piece to H.M.S. Pinafore. A vocal score was published by Chappells in 1881 containing full libretto, dialogue and music, and a copy is in the British Library. The fashion in the late Victorian era was to present long evenings in the theatre, and so producer Richard D'Oyly Carte preceded his Savoy operas with curtain raisers such as Uncle Samuel. W. J. MacQueen-Pope commented, concerning such curtain raisers: This was a one-act play, seen only by the early comers. It would play to empty boxes, half-empty upper circle, to a gradually filling stalls and dress circle, but to an attentive, grateful and appreciative pit and gallery. Often these plays were little gems. They deserved much better treatment than they got, but those who saw them delighted in them. ... [They] served to give young actors and actresses a chance to win their spurs ... the stalls and the boxes lost much by missing the curtain-raiser, but to them dinner was more important. Synopsis Jack is Samuel Crow's nephew, whom he threw out of his house many years ago, and who (unbeknown to his uncle) has been brought up by the latter's friend Mr. Daw. Daw has just died and has asked Crow to look after his frumpish daughter Marjorie. Crow lives with his niece Jenny, Jack's cousin, with whom he is in love, but from whom he has concealed his true identity. Jack turns up incognito at his uncle's house on the Thames to hatch a plot to gain Crow's consent to the marriage. When Marjorie arrives, Jenny mistakes her for a flame of Jack's. Eventually, in a rage at Jenny's determination to marry this unknown man, Crow decides to leave all his money not to her, but to his nephew, Jack, whom he thinks he has not seen for many years. He is mortified on learning who this young man really is. Musical numbers No. 1 - Crow – "What is the good of a name." No. 2 - Jack and Crow – "Is she dark or fair?" No. 3 - Jenny and Margery – "Come, come, compose yourself I pray" No. 4 - Jenny, Margery, and Jack – "I'm caught, I'm caught, what an awkward situation" No. 5 - Finale: "At last we've arrived at a happy conclusion" Cast information The original 1881 cast was: Mr. Samuel Crow, an old bachelor. Frank Thornton John Bird (alias Jack Sparrow). Arthur Law Jenny Wren. Minna Louis Margery Daw. Rosina Brandram The 1887–1888 cast was Kate Kavanagh as Jenny; Nellie Wyatt as Margery; George Willoughby as Bird and Frank Lynne as Crow. Notes References Uncle Samuel at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive List of Savoy opera curtain raisers External links
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They Learned About Women is a 1930 American Pre-Code sports drama musical film directed by Jack Conway and Sam Wood, and starring Van and Schenck in their final film appearance together. Although predominantly a black and white film, the "Harlem Madness" number was filmed in Technicolor under the direction of Sammy Lee. The film is a "talkie", but MGM also issued it in a silent version, with Alfred Block writing the titles. The film was remade in 1949 as Take Me Out to the Ball Game. During production, it was known by at least two other titles, "Take It Big," and "Playing the Field." Plot Major league baseball player Jack Glennon (Schenck) watches out for alcoholic teammate Jerry Burke (Van). Both men are interested in Mary (Love), but Jack marries the gold-digging Daisy (Doran), who lures him away from baseball to the vaudeville stage. Later, Jerry and Mary become romantically involved, and Jack rejoins the baseball team after divorcing Daisy. Jerry notices that Jack is not playing well and is unhappy, and realizes that he must still be in love with Mary. He steps away from Mary, allowing her to be with Jack. Jack plays baseball well once again, and the team wins the World Series. Cast Reception The film received lukewarm reviews. Soundtrack "Ain't You, Baby?" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen Performed by Gus Van "Does My Baby Love?" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen Performed by Gus Van and Joe Schenck "Harlem Madness" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen Performed by Gus Van and Joe Schenck Reprised by Nina Mae McKinney and chorus (in Technicolor) "He's That Kind of a Pal" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen Performed by Gus Van and Joe Schenck (twice) "A Man of My Own" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen Performed by Bessie Love "Ten Sweet Mamas" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen Performed by Gus Van, Joe Schenck, and ball players "There Will Never Be Another Mary" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen Performed by Joe Schenck "Dougherty Is the Name" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen and Gus Van Performed by Gus Van and Joe Schenck "I'm an Old-Fashioned Guy" Music by Milton Ager Lyrics by Jack Yellen and Gus Van Performed by Gus Van and Joe Schenck "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" Music by Percy Wenrich (1924) Lyrics by Jack Mahoney Sung by the players in the hotel lobby "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" Written by James Thornton (1898) Sung partially by Tom Dugan and Benny Rubin See also List of baseball films List of early color feature films References External links They Learned About Women at Sanderson Beck page 1930 films 1930s musical drama films 1930s sports drama films 1930s color films American baseball films American black-and-white films American musical drama films Films directed by Jack Conway Films directed by Sam Wood Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
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Thornton Randall Philip Hosking (4 May 1894 - 6 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of John Andrew Hosking (1860-1936), and Sarah Letitia Hosking (1863-1928), née Pearson, Thornton Randall Philip Hosking was born at Albert Park, Victoria on 4 May 1894. Two of his brothers, Albert Jeffrey Hosking (1885-1953), and John Bruce "Jack" Hosking (1898-1917), also served in the AIF. Jack died of the wounds he received in action, in France, on 22 July 1917. He married Ettie Ruby Meade Menere (1891-1956), later Mrs. Bruce Duane, on 13 August 1913. They had one son. Following a divorce, he married Mona Gwenn Bromley Lloyd (1903-1984), later Mrs. Charles Trevor Turner, in 1939. Football Recruited from South Yarra, he played of First XVIII for Melbourne, against Collingwood, at the MCG, on 26 April 1913. Military service He served overseas with the First AIF: and, while in England, took part in the Pioneer Exhibition Game, at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on 28 October 1916. Death He died at his residence in South Caulfield on 6 August 1949. See also 1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game Notes References Apprehensions: Thornton Hosking, New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime, No.41, (Wednesday, 11 October 1911), p.380. Charged with Theft: Committed for Trial, The Barrier Miner, (Wednesday, 4 October 1911) p.8. Quarter Sessions: Pleaded Guilty, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Friday, 13 October 1911), p.5. Quarter Sessions: Sentenced, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Saturday, 14 October 1911), p.14. "No.12041, Thornton Hosking, 12-10-1911", Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930, New South Wales, Australia, at ancestry.com.au (subscription only). Return of Prisoners Discharged to Freedom or On License: Thornton Hosking, New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime, No.30, (Wednesday, 24 July 1912), p.298. First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Thornton Phillip (sic) Hosking (4137), collection of the Australian War Memorial. First World War Nominal Roll: Corporal Thornton Philip Hosking (4137), collection of the Australian War Memorial. First World War Service Record: Corporal Thornton Philip Hosking (4137), National Archives of Australia. External links Phil Hosking, at Demonwiki. 1894 births 1949 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Melbourne Football Club players Participants in "Pioneer Exhibition Game" (London, 28 October 1916) Australian military personnel of World War I People from Albert Park, Victoria Military personnel from Melbourne
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Live Concert is the title of the seventh album by singer-songwriter and producer Thomas Anders. It is his first solo album to be recorded live. The album was released in 1997 with a jazz band and features such evergreens as Cole Porter's Night And Day, Bobby Darin's Beyond The Sea, Barry Manilow's When October Goes and other classics. Track listing "Paradise Café" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) – 4:58 "Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks" (Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer) – 4:06 "Just Remember" (Manilow, Mercer) – 3:40 "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 3:29 "When October Goes" (Manilow, Mercer) – 5:16 "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Featuring Lilly Thornton) (Michel Legrand, A. & M. Begmann) – 5:19 "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) – 6:09 "Beyond the Sea" (Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence) – 5:08 "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 4:32 Personnel Executive Producer: Thomas Anders Recorded live at Brasserie Faustus Musicians Meinhard "Obi" Jenne - drums Claus Koch - saxophone Roland Doringer - bass Volker Dorsch - piano Lilly Thornton - backing vocals References Thomas Anders albums 1997 live albums
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The Voice of Merrill is a 1952 British mystery film directed by John Gilling and starring Valerie Hobson, James Robertson Justice and Edward Underdown. The Voice of Merrill was made by Tempean Films, the company owned by the film's producers Monty Berman and Robert S. Baker, which between the late 1940s and the late 1950s specialised in turning out low-budget B-movies as unpublicised second-features for the UK cinema market. On its release however, The Voice of Merrill was recognised by its distributors, Eros Films, as unusually sophisticated and stylish for a B-movie, and was elevated to the status of co-feature in cinemas. It was released in the United States the following year under the title Murder Will Out. It was made at Twickenham Studios with some location shooting around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. Plot A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe might have had a motive: struggling author Hugh Allen (Edward Underdown) was involved in a relationship with the dead woman; Allen's publisher Ronald Parker (Henry Kendall), who had been blackmailed out of several thousand pounds while she was in his employ, and playwright Jonathan Roach (James Robertson Justice) who knew the woman but is evasive about the exact nature of their acquaintance. None of the three can provide a verifiable alibi for the time of the murder, so Inspector Thornton (Garry Marsh) decides to shadow them in the belief that sooner or later the guilty party will betray himself. Meanwhile, Allen has fallen in love with Roach's wife Alycia (Valerie Hobson), who is tired of her loveless marriage, and the pair begin an affair. Roach is suffering from a heart condition and his life expectancy may be as little as a few months. He has written an episodic radio play, "The Voice of Merrill", which he wants to present anonymously and he agrees to Alycia's suggestion that Allen should be the narrator on the broadcasts. Alycia persuades Allen to go along with a plot to pass off the play as Allen's own work in an attempt to boost his career. Alycia then poisons Roach with his medications, trusting that his death will be attributed to his medical condition. But Thornton knows about her affair with Allen, and when Roach dies, Thornton has suspicions, and Alycia is horrified when he informs her that an autopsy will be carried out. Allen tells Alycia that he will confess to the murder rather than see her charged, but she attempts to dissuade him. When the autopsy results come back, they show that Roach died of natural causes, so the couple believe that they are off the hook. However, prior to his death, Roach had seen newspaper reports that Allen was the anonymous "Merrill", and was angry that Allen was not denying them. So he has set up an elaborate posthumous revenge, and, as the last episode of "The Voice of
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Curtain at Eight is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Dorothy Mackaill and Paul Cavanagh. Plot summary Wylie Thornton is the star of "Isle of Romance" at the Edwin Booth Theater. He is two-timing his wife, Alma Thornton, as well as Lola Cresmer, her sister Anice Cresmer, and Doris Manning, three actresses in the play. Thornton has been nice to Geraldine, the chimpanzee, and she has a crush on the handsome man. Geraldine has figured out how to open and close her wheeled cage, numbered "7", which is in the Property Room of the theater. Mack, the property master, does not like that, or her, and mistreats the "monk". In the Property Room, Geraldine gets her hands on a .32 caliber unrifled revolver and in handling the gun, accidentally fires it. Roaming the dressing rooms, Geraldine takes a photograph of Thornton from his room back to her cage. Upset by Thornton's two-timing, Anice Cresmer, who plays "Tonga" in "Isle of Romance", takes her own life; she is found by her sister Lola. Wylie Thornton has gambling debts and in a row with his wife, Alma, gets called a "cackling boudoir rooster" and a "flannel mouth Romeo". Alma takes his money and then gives Wylie forty dollars while making him owe her seventy five dollars. Wylie Thornton is leaving for a bigger engagement in New York and a farewell party is held for him. He gets a birthday cake with thirty four candles; Mack, who was putting in the candles, says "that ham is forty four if he's a day". Geraldine, on the loose again, has evaded the property master and climbs up into the flies of the theater. In preparation for the presentation of the cake, the lighting on stage is turned off and the lit cake is brought out, to everyone's delight. Thornton blows out the candles. In the darkness, a shot rings out and is followed by screams like those that a chimpanzee would make. When the lights come back on, Thornton is found dead. This precipitates the arrival of the young and quick to jump to conclusions Captain Marty Gallagher, the Captain of Detectives, whose catch phrase is "It's in the bag!". Mooney, the newspaper reporter, calls him "'Arrest 'em in a hurry' Gallagher". Another detective, the older and methodical Jim Handley, labeled by Gallagher as the "new dick from the D.A.'s office", is also on the case. Mooney tags along with Gallagher and occasionally gives him some tips. While Gallagher is getting everyone locked up, Handley finds the revolver in a drop hanging from the flies. Alma Thornton is found shot in her apartment. In the operating room, Handley is told that in her delirium, Alma has been saying "lovely". That leads him to question Loveley Holmes about the Thornton's and the gambling debts. Handley returns to the theater to find a crowd outside the Property Room. He goes in and finds the room in disorder
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Katie Herzig (born March 6, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter whose songs have appeared often in movies, TV shows, and commercials. Personal life Katie Herzig was born in California to a musical family. When she was one year old, her family moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, where she attended Rocky Mountain High School. Her sister sang opera. Herzig studied voice and played percussion in band and orchestra. In her senior year, she got an acoustic guitar from her father, which prompted her to begin playing the instrument. At the University of Colorado Boulder she wrote her first song in poetry class. She majored in journalism and was interested in documentaries and video editing. She was drawn to audio editing after using the computer programs Pro Tools and GarageBand, recording songs on a laptop in her bedroom. Career In college, Herzig formed the band Newcomers Home with Tim Thornton and Andrew Jed in the summer of 1997. Newcomers Home's music was a combination of bluegrass, folk, and pop. Herzig suffered from stage fright, and confined herself to singing backing vocals and playing the drums, but she began to play the guitar and became lead singer. The band broke up in 2006, leaving Herzig free to pursue the solo career she had already begun in 2004 when she released her debut album Watch Them Fall. Two years later, Herzig released Weightless. She produced the album herself, recorded it at home using Pro Tools, and played most of the instruments: electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, keyboards, and percussion, in addition to her singing and songwriting. The song "Jack and Jill" appeared on the TV shows One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars, while several others appeared on Grey's Anatomy. Her next album, Apple Tree (2008), was more pop-oriented. Its emotional songs like "I Hurt Too" and "Wish You Well" were used in TV dramas such as Bones, Grey's Anatomy, and Bored to Death. "Forevermore" appeared in a commercial, as did "Two Hearts Are Better Than One". In 2010, her single "Hey Na Na" was heard in the movie Going the Distance. The Waking Sleep was released in 2011. "Lost and Found" appeared in the movie Family Weekend, in a commercial for the movie Saving Mr. Banks, and in a trailer for the movie Craigslist Joe. The song "Lost and Found" was also used in a 2013 Carnival Cruise Line commercial known as "Moments that Matter". "Best Day of Your Life" appeared in the American teen/family drama television series Switched at Birth. In September 2012, she worked for the campaign "30 Songs/30 Days" to support Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book. In 2014, "I Hurt Too" was used in the American horror film Unfriended. In October 2015, "Say It Out Loud" was included in My Feet Keep Moving Still: Songs to Benefit Steps of Faith Foundation, an album to benefit Steps of Faith, a group that assists amputees.
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Jack Thornton (1909-1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s for Newtown in the NSWRL competition. Playing career Thornton made his first grade debut in Round 6 1929 against University at Marrickville Oval. Newtown would go on to reach the 1929 grand final against South Sydney but Thornton was not selected to play in the game. In 1930, Thornton was selected to play for Metropolis, the earlier version of what is now known as the NSW City team. In 1933, Thornton played for Newtown in the 1933 NSWRL grand final against St George at the Sydney Sports Ground. Newtown would win the match 18-5 claiming its second premiership. Thornton played on in 1934 with Newtown before retiring at the end of the season. References External links 1909 births 1983 deaths Australian rugby league players Newtown Jets players Rugby league locks Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Sydney Place of birth missing Place of death missing
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Black lady is an American card game of the hearts group for three to six players and the most popular of the group. It emerged in the early 20th century as an elaboration of hearts and was initially also called discard hearts. It is named after its highest penalty card, the queen of spades or "black lady". It is a trick-avoidance game in which the aim is to avoid taking tricks containing hearts or the black lady. American author and leading bridge exponent, Ely Culbertson, describes it as "essentially hearts with the addition of the queen of spades as a minus card, counting thirteen" and goes on to say that "black lady and its elaborations have completely overshadowed the original hearts in popularity". The game is often called hearts in America, although that is the proper name for the basic game in which only the cards of the heart suit incur penalty points. It is known by a variety of other names including American hearts, black lady hearts, black widow and slippery Anne. In Australia it is known as rickety Kate. It is sometimes misnamed black Maria which, however, is the British variant of hearts played with additional penalty cards. History Black lady was developed in America in the early 20th century from hearts. It is first mentioned by R. F. Foster in 1909 who describes a variant called "Discard hearts which is sometimes called black jack or black lady". In black jack, the jack of spades was worth "ten hearts"; in black lady the queen of spades was worth "thirteen hearts". Discarding three cards was already part of the game as the name discard hearts suggests. The discards were passed to the left. Scoring was simple: one penalty point for every heart captured and thirteen for the queen of spades. The slam known as "shooting the moon" first appeared in Britain in 1939 in a variant of hearts called hitting the moon. This was essentially black lady with the addition of a slam. Today this feature is a common element in the game. Black lady was incorporated into Microsoft Windows under the name "Microsoft Hearts", starting with Windows 3.1. Aim The aim of black lady is to avoid capturing heart cards or the queen of spades. Earliest rules – Foster (1909) The following rules are based on the earliest known rules – those by R.F. Foster (1909) – in which black lady was an alternative name for discard hearts, itself a variation of classic hearts. Preliminaries The game is designed for three to six players, although "four is the usual number." A standard 52-card deck of Anglo-American pattern cards is used in which cards rank in their normal order, aces high. If three play, the is removed, if five play, the two black deuces are removed and, if six play, all four deuces are discarded. It was usual practice to play with two decks, one being shuffled while the other was being dealt. Players cut for the choice of
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Three Live Ghosts is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Beryl Mercer, Harry Stubbs, and Joan Bennett; with Robert Montgomery, and Tenen Holtz. The screenplay concerns three veterans of World War I who return home to London after the armistice, only to find they have been mistakenly listed as dead. It was based on the 1920 play Three Live Ghosts by Frederic S. Isham. Made in the early sound era when Hollywood savored any successful play and its dialogue, this film is a rendition of the Broadway play and also a remake of the 1922 Paramount silent, Three Live Ghosts. Mercer, McNaughton, and Allister would reprise their roles for a 1936 remake produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Cast Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Gubbins Hilda Vaughn as Peggy Woofers Harry Stubbs as Bolton Joan Bennett as Rose Gordon Nanci Price as Alice Charles McNaughton as Jimmie Grubbins Robert Montgomery as William Foster Claud Allister as Spoofy Arthur Clayton as Paymaster Tenen Holtz as Crockery Man Shayle Gardner as Briggs Jack Cooper as Benson Jocelyn Lee as Lady Leicester See also List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) References External links 1929 films 1929 comedy films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films American films based on plays Films set in London American remakes of British films Films directed by Thornton Freeland 1929 directorial debut films Sound film remakes of silent films American black-and-white films 1920s American films Films scored by Hugo Riesenfeld
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Aqib Khan (; born 24 August 1994) is an English actor, best known for his leading role in the 2010 comedy film West Is West. He is also a key cast member in BBC series Ladhood. Early life Khan was born in the city of Bradford in West Yorkshire in England, and is of Pakistani descent. Khan attended Knowleswood Primary School prior to enrolling at Nab Wood School, then Tong High School where he took drama, followed by Thornton Grammar School where he studied for a BTEC in Sports. Career Khan made his screen debut in the 2010 comedy film West Is West, sequel to the 1999 film East Is East, both written by Ayub Khan-Din. He was fifteen years old and studying his GCSEs when he auditioned for the role of Sajid; and was sixteen years old and in sixth form when he was cast. When cast in West Is West, Khan had only appeared in one school theatre play and had little acting experience. He was considered "something of a find" for the film due to his resemblance to actor Jordan Routledge, who played the role of Sajid in the original film, and was selected following over 300 auditions for the part. Khan joined the cast and crew in both Salford and in India (doubling up as Pakistan) for filming of West Is West. Of his performance, Belfast Telegraph wrote that Khan "has revealed he already had a strong connection to the character of Sajid Khan before he was cast in the sequel to hit comedy East Is East" while RTÉ wrote "newcomer Aqib Khan is superb as the cheeky, angst-ridden teen, and his change of heart plays out convincingly". The Scotsman wrote "as Sajid, young Aqib Khan has enough natural charm and confidence to make him an endearing scene-stealer" and Canadian publication National Post wrote "newbie Aqib Khan fits perfectly." In 2014, Khan was co-lead in Jason Wingard's short film Going to Mecca alongside comedian Jack Carroll, but actor Antonio Aakeel was selected to portray the same character alongside Carroll in the 2019 feature film version of the short, titled Eaten by Lions. In November 2019, Khan appeared as part of the main cast in Ladhood, a BBC series written by and starring comedian Liam Williams. The series details the experiences of his adolescence, and serves as a television adaptation of his BBC Radio 4 show of the same name. In April 2021, Khan rejoined the cast as filming began for season two of Ladhood, which was released in August 2021. Filmography References External links 1994 births Living people British male actors of Asian descent English male child actors English male film actors Male actors from Bradford Pashtun actors British actors of Pakistani descent
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Isabel Wilder (January 13, 1900 in Madison, Wisconsin – February 27, 1995 in Hamden, Connecticut) was an American novelist, biographer and patron of the arts. She was the sister of playwright Thornton Wilder, for whom she was literary agent, spokesperson and biographer. Biography Isabel Wilder was the daughter of Isabella and Amos Parker Wilder, publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal. Her father's support for Theodore Roosevelt's presidential campaign earned him a diplomatic appointment and led the family to Hong Kong in 1906, then to Shanghai in 1909. Her father served as US Consul General in both cities. Her siblings included the poet and theologian Amos (1895–1993), the playwright and novelist Thornton (1897–1975), the poet Charlotte (1898–1980) and the zoologist Janet Wilder Dakin. Isabel Wilder's childhood and studies were quite upset by the family's successive moves, leaving for China in 1906, returning to the United States in 1912 to Berkeley, California, then in 1915 moving to Hamden, Connecticut. In 1924, however, she began studying dramatic arts at Yale University, from which she graduated in 1928. She was part of the first class of the Yale School of Drama, which was then called the "Department of Drama". During and after her studies, she attended a thriving Thornton, who in 1928 had received his first Pulitzer Prize for the novel "The Bridge of San Luis Rey". She was responsible, for example, for the edition of "Long Christmas dinner, and other plays" in 1931. At the same time, she published her own novels, "Mother and Four" (1933), "Heart Be Still" (1934) and "Let Winter Go" (1937). Nevertheless, she continued her work with her brother Thornton, contributing in various ways to his works. After the death of the latter, in 1977, she took care of the publication of his unpublished works, like the opera "The Alcestiad" (1977) and "American Characteristics and Other Essays" (1979), and in 1985 she wrote the preface to "The Journals of Thornton Wilder 1939–1961". In 1978, in memory of her brother, Isabel Wilder founded the "Thornton Niven Wilder Prize", a prize for translation of foreign literary works awarded annually by Columbia University. Isabel Wilder died on February 27, 1995, at the family home in Hamden. The last survivor of the Wilder family, she rests with them at Hamden's Mount Carmel Cemetery. Publications (selection) Mother and Four, New York, Coward, McCann, 1933. Heart, Be Still, New York, Coward, McCann, Inc., 1934. Let Winter Go, New York, Coward-McCann, Inc., 1937. References Bibliography John Dominic Crossan, "A fragile craft: the work of Amos Niven Wilder", Chico, Scholars Press, 1981. George Thomas Kurian, "The encyclopedia of Christian literature", Lanham, Scarecrow Press, 2010. Eric D. Lehman, "Hamden: Tales from the Sleeping Giant," Charleston, History Press, 2010. R. Baird Shuman, 'Great American writers: twentieth century', New York, Marshall Cavendish, 2002. External links "The Wilder Family", "The Thornton Wilder Family," The Wilder Family LLC, 2013 1900 births 1995 deaths Writers from Madison, Wisconsin Yale University alumni
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Happy Jack may refer to: "Happy Jack" (song), a song by English rock band The Who; released as a single in 1966 Happy Jack (album), 1967 US release of A Quick One, the 1966 studio album by The Who "Happy Jack" Angokwazhuk (c. 1870 - 1918), an Eskimo carver Jack M. "Happy Jack" Ilfrey, United States Army Air Forces pilot during World War II John "Happy Jack" Scaddan (1876–1934), former premier of Western Australia John "Happy Jack" Wilton (1910–1981), Australian general Happy Jack, 1918 children's novel by Thornton Burgess Happy Jack, a play by John Godber, published in 1989, about a couple who live in a mining village in West Yorkshire Places Happy Jack, Arizona, an unincorporated town in Southwestern United States Happy Jack Chalk Mine (Greeley County, Nebraska), an underground limestone quarry Central United States, south of Scotia, Nebraska Happy Jack Peak, a hill in Greeley County, Nebraska, United States Happy Jack, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in Southern United States Happy Jack Mine, a uranium mine near Monticello, Utah, United States Happy Jack Road, Wyoming Highway 210 in Western United States Happy Jack Summit, a mountain pass in the Southern Rocky Mountains, in Wyoming, United States. See also Smilin' Jack (disambiguation)
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Thomas Bowley (28 February 1857 — 8 November 1939) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Surrey from 1885 to 1891. Bowley was born in Old Basford, Nottinghamshire. He began playing for Nottinghamshire in 1879 and for Northamptonshire from 1880. In 1884, against Essex, he took all the wickets for Northamptonshire apart from one run out in the first innings. He made his first-class debut for Surrey in 1885 and became a formidable member of the Surrey attack with George Lohmann and Jack Beaumont. Bowley had a hand in changing the rules of cricket to allow declaration. In a match between Surrey and Sussex in 1887, Surrey had set up a big lead and wanted to have a go at Sussex on a deteriorating pitch while Sussex wanted to hang on for a draw. Bowley, last man in, tried to get stumped but the wicketkeeper refused, and Sussex prolonged the innings by sending down a succession of no-balls. Eventually, Bowley kicked down his own stumps. However enough time had been lost to let Sussex hold the draw. One of Bowley’s best bowling performances was in 1889 when he took six Derbyshire wickets for 13 runs at Derby. In his first class career, he also played for the North, Players of the South and CI Thornton’s XI. He was an umpire for North v South and Players v Gentlemen between 1883 and 1893. Bowley was right-arm fast bowler and took 264 first-class wickets at an average of 16.82 and a best performance of 7 for 64. He was a right-handed batsman and played 111 innings in 83 first-class matches at an average of 8.58 and a top score of 46. In 1894, Bowley was appointed cricket coach at Sherborne School and held the position for seventeen years. He also played for Dorset for several years. Bowley also played for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship from 1897 to 1902. Bowley died in Sherborne, Dorset at the age of 82. References 1857 births 1939 deaths English cricketers Surrey cricketers North v South cricketers Dorset cricketers English cricket umpires English cricket coaches Players of the South cricketers C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers Cricketers from Nottingham
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The 2007 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's thirteenth season in the National Football League (NFL) and the fifth under head coach Jack Del Rio. They improved upon their 8–8 record from 2006 when they finished third in the AFC South, and returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2005. The franchise would miss the playoffs for the next nine seasons, only returning to the playoffs after winning the AFC South in 2017. Offseason Coaching staff changes After the 2006 season, the Jaguars announced that offensive coordinator Carl Smith, special teams coordinator Pete Rodriguez, quarterbacks coach Ken Anderson, and wide receivers coach Steve Walters would not be returning. Along with these, special teams assistant Mark Michaels' contract had expired and would not be renewed. When hiring, Del Rio created a new position on the staff, assistant wide receivers coach, and so needed to fill six positions. By early February he completed the staff with Dirk Koetter as offensive coordinator, Mike Shula as quarterbacks coach, Todd Monken as wide receivers coach, Robert Prince as wide receivers assistant, Joe DeCamillis as special teams coordinator, and Tom Williams as special teams assistant. Along with the new staff, assistant head coach Mike Tice will take over coaching of the tight ends. Departures After a number of player arrests from the end of 2006 season, cornerback Ahmad Carroll, who was signed by the Jaguars in October after being waived by the Green Bay Packers and played in only one game with the Jaguars, was arrested in May on weapons and drug charges, prompting the Jaguars to release him. Also, in a move that shocked even the Jaguars players, nine-year veteran strong safety Donovin Darius was released. On 31 August 2007, Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio announced in a press conference that Byron Leftwich would be traded or released within the next 72 hours, and that David Garrard would take over the starting duties. The specific reasons were not disclosed. Del Rio was quoted as saying that he "felt a conviction in his heart that Garrard was the guy for the job and he's earned it". The Jaguars released 19 players, traded one player, and placed two players on injured reserve to meet the 53 man roster requirements for the beginning of the season. Byron Leftwich, Dan Connolly, Jamaal Fudge, Nick Greisen, Seth Payne, Charles Sharon, Bruce Thornton, Dee Webb, Josh Gattis, Joe Anoa'i, Kevis Coley, Walter Curry, Ryan Gibbons, Tyler King, Jamar Landrom, Roy Manning, Pete McMahon, Rashod Moulton, and Isaac Smolko were released. Alvin Pearman was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed draft choice. James Wyche and Mike Walker were placed on injured reserve for injuries to groin and knee respectively. Signings The off-season brought the arrival of seven free agents to the Jaguars. On offense, offensive tackle Tony Pashos and tight ends Jermaine Wiggins, Richard Angulo and Isaac Smolko were signed. On defense, safety Kevin McCadam and cornerback Bruce Thornton. Additionally, first-year punter Tony Yelk was signed to the
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Golden Rule Kate is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Louise Glaum, William Conklin, Jack Richardson, Mildred Harris, and John Gilbert. It was directed by Reginald Barker from a story written by Monte M. Katterjohn and produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. The title role in this feature length western was a big departure for Glaum. One of the leading vamps of the mid 1910s—who played wicked dance hall girls in several westerns opposite William S. Hart—she stars here as the heroine, playing a female Bill Hart, with two pistols, before such roles were common among women. Plot The setting is the Old West town of Paradise, Nevada, where a young woman, Mercedes Murphy (played by Louise Glaum), co-owns and operates a combination saloon and dance hall called the Red Hen with her business partner, Slick Barney (played by Jack Richardson). Her little half-sister, Olive "Live" Sumner (played by Mildred Harris), who is crippled, lives with her and she makes every effort to protect the child. A tough, but good-hearted businesswoman, Mercedes shows a tender side at home with Live. Her partner, Slick, and a cowboy called the Heller (played by John Gilbert), who has a heart of gold, are both interested in Live. A reform movement comes to Paradise with the arrival of Reverend Gavin McGregor (played by William Conklin), who wants to clean up the town and sets up a church next to the saloon and dance hall. Initially, Mercedes is opposed to the church and there is immediate antagonism between her and the reverend. He and Mercedes come to respect each other, however, and she is so impressed by his sermons that she closes down her business. When her little sister is sexually abused, Mercedes blames the reverend and is filled with wrath. She begins a vigorous attack on the church and goes gunning for him. But the Heller discovers that it was actually Mercedes' partner, Slick, who compromised Live's virtue and shoots him dead. After Mercedes learns that it was Slick and not the reverend who betrayed Live, she and the reverend become friends. She closes down the saloon and dance hall permanently and prepares to leave town with Live. The reverend then professes his love for her and begs her to stay. Cast in credits order Louise Glaum as Mercedes Murphy aka "Golden Rule Kate" William Conklin as Reverend Gavin McGregor Jack Richardson as "Slick" Barney Mildred Harris as Olive "Live" Sumner, Kate's half-sister John Gilbert as the Heller Uncredited cast listed alphabetically Gertrude Claire as Mrs. McGregor Josephine Headley as Vegas Kate J.P. Lockney as "Nose Paint" Jonas Milton Ross as Jim Preston Reviews A Los Angeles Times review of Sunday, August 12, 1917, reads: "Attention to details in the modern photoplay is strenuous work, and particularly is this the case since motion picture "fans" are keenly critical of the most minute errors. Woe to the director who lets hero leave the house with a fedora hat and arrive at the
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The Sporting Thing To Do is a play by Thompson Buchanan. The play premiered at the Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on September 4, 1922. Produced by Oliver Morosco and directed by Fred J. Butler, the original cast included Enid Bennett, Edith Lyle, Warner Baxter, Adele Belgarde, Boyd Irwin, Roscoe Karns, Henry Hail, Innis Shearer, Harry Manners, Thomas Galloway, and Chas A. Stevenson. After Morosco and Buchanan reworked the play, the work premiered on Broadway at the Ritz Theatre on February 19, 1923. Co-directed by Morosco and Clifford Brooke, the cast included James K. Applebee as Rev. Dr. Clegg, Bertha Belmore as Mrs. Suzanne Clegg, William Boyd as Jack Thornton, Walker Dennett as Colonel Thornton, Mary Fisher as Miss Simpson, Robert Hudson as Thomas Kennedy, Clara Joel as Eleanor Ainsworth, Della Johnson as Mandy, Jack Raffael as Judge McLean, H. Reeves Smith as Jim Loundsbury, Emily Stevens as Jean Thornton, and Ethel Winthrop as Mrs. Thornton. In closed in March 1943 after 40 performances. References External links The Sporting Thing To Do at IBDB 1922 plays Broadway plays
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"Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" is an epic narrative ballad by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan released as the seventh song (or the second track on Side Two of the vinyl) on his 1975 album Blood on the Tracks. It is known for its complex plot and nearly nine-minute running time. It is one of five songs on Blood on the Tracks that Dylan initially recorded in New York City in September 1974 and then re-recorded in Minneapolis in December that year; the latter version became the album track. Characters and plot The song features a large cast of characters and an elliptical plot: Characters The main character in the song is "The Jack of Hearts", who has recently come into town as a leader of a gang of bank robbers. ("The boys finally made it through the wall and cleaned out the bank safe... but they couldn't go no further without the Jack of Hearts".) The female protagonists are Lily and Rosemary. Both are referred to in royal terms ("like a queen without a crown" and "Lily was a princess"). Rosemary is Big Jim's long-suffering wife and is ultimately executed for his murder. Lily is a dancer who is Big Jim's mistress (wearing a ring symbolizing this) and also a former lover of the Jack of Hearts. Big Jim is the wealthiest person in town: "He owned the town's only diamond mine" (i.e. he is the "King" of Diamonds). He is married to Rosemary and having a longstanding affair with Lily. He is killed at the climax of the song, though Dylan leaves it ambiguous who does the deed. The lyrics describe Big Jim as a greedy man who destroys all that he touches. The Hanging Judge; a patron of the bar where the plot plays out. The character is referred to as a drunk and is intoxicated for the bulk of the song. However, he is "sober" the next day when he oversees Rosemary being executed for Big Jim's death. Plot The song takes place in a cabaret in an unnamed town where most of the residents "with any sense" have already left. The town's bank is being targeted by a gang of thieves led by an enigmatic figure called "The Jack of Hearts". The Jack of Hearts appears inside the cabaret right before the show. Big Jim and his wife Rosemary are in attendance of the show, though they arrive separately and it is apparent that Big Jim intends to use the night to pursue his affair with Lily. After her performance, Lily meets the Jack of Hearts in her dressing room with romantic intentions, but Big Jim makes his way to the dressing room as well, followed by Rosemary who has been driven to despair by her years of mistreatment at the hands of Big Jim. Big Jim is going to shoot the Jack of Hearts but is killed by a penknife in the back wielded by Rosemary (her "one good deed before she
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"The Bridge of San Luis Rey" was an American television play broadcast by CBS on January 21, 1958, as part of the television series, DuPont Show of the Month. It was written by Ludi Claire as an adaptation of the Thornton Wilder novel of the same name. Robert Mulligan was the director and David Susskind the producer. Plot The teleplay is set in the early 1700s in Peru. An old rope bridge over a gorge collapses, killing five persons. Brother Juniper conducts a lengthy investigation of the lives and backgrounds of the five victims. The play follows Juniper's investigation and examines the lives prior to the accident. A church council then examines Brother Juniper's book recounting his findings and determines the book to be heresy. Both Brother Juniper and his book are publicly burned. Cast The cast included performances by: Judith Anderson as Marquesa de Montemayor Hume Cronyn as Uncle Pio Steven Hill as Esteban Viveca Lindfors as Camilla, la Perichole Kurt Kasznar as Don Andres, the Viceroy Theodore Bikel as Capt. Alvarado Rita Gam as Dona Clara, Marquesa's daughter Peter Cookson Eva Le Gallienne as the Abbess, Madre Maria Clifford David Sandra Whiteside as Pepita, the Marquesa's Indian maid William Marshall Miko Oscard Production The program was broadcast by CBS on January 21, 1958, as part of the television series, DuPont Show of the Month. Robert Mulligan was the director. The production was reported to have used a record number of cameras and was watched by a 47% share of the available audience. Actress Ludi Claire adapted Thornton Wilder's novel for television. Jack Gould in The New York Times credited Claire with a bold approach and "extraordinary craftsmanship." Claire ended up winning the 1958 Sylvania Television Award for best television adaptation. The production also received a Sylvania nomination as the year's outstanding telecast and two nominations for outstanding actress for the performances of Judith Anderson and Viveca Lindfors. Judith Anderson was also nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of best single performance by an actress. Reception In The New York Times, Jack Gould praised the production's "quality, taste and competence", and called the performances magnificent, singling out Judith Anderson and Eva Le Galliene in particular. Gould added: "Television has not known many such moments." William Ewald of the United Press found it to be disappointing. Though he found it far better than most TV fare, he concluded that it never succeeded in exploring the book's central theme about man's need for love. References 1958 television plays American television films
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Call of the Wild is a 2000 adventure television series based on Jack London's eponymous 1903 novel. It was originally broadcast on Animal Planet, and the 13 episodes were released on DVD as a 120-minute, full-length movie. The series received a Leo Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series (Stephen McNutt), and for Best Production Designer (Brian Davies) in the episode "The Attack". The series was also a 2000 LEO nominee for Best Overall Sound/Drama (Miguel Nunes) and received a nomination for a 2000 Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music (Hal Beckett). Plot The inhabitants of Forty Mile in Yukon, Canada are introduced during the 1890s Gold Rush. A caged Buck arrives and is promptly auctioned off as a sled dog. He makes an immediate impression on young Miles, who bids on Buck. However, Miles is outbid by The Swede, who uses Buck on a sled team delivering mail throughout the Yukon. As Buck heads out on the trail with The Swede's team, he makes an enemy of Spitz, the team's vicious lead dog. After several incidents on the trail, including severe weather, wolf attacks, and a fight with Spitz, Buck - as the much reduced team's new lead dog - is able to bring The Swede to safety. The Swede is grateful to Buck, who has saved his life, but must sell Buck in order to buy a new sled team. While Buck is on the trail with The Swede's team, back at home Miles chafes under his stepfather John Thornton's direction. Miles longs to prove himself as a guide and offers to guide some prospectors, but backs out after they show irrational behavior. We meet Emma, a capable teenager around Miles' age, who helps run her father's hotel. Both Emma and Miles' mother, Adoley Thornton, want to support Miles in his quest to prove himself as a guide. Miles has several run-ins with his stepfather, who wants a different future for Miles. A fatigued Buck is bought at auction by brother and sister, Hal and Mercedes, who want to use him on a team to travel the Yukon and Alaska. Miles, encouraged by his mother and Emma, offers to guide them. Cast Main cast Nick Mancuso as John Thorton. John is a former guide who runs the Forty Mile Trading Post, Yukon Territory, Canada during the 1890s Gold Rush. Shane Meier as Miles Challenger, a 15-year-old in the town of Forty Mile. Miles is captivated by Buck at first sight. Miles lives with his mother Adoley and step-father John Thornton. He has a complicated relationship with John Thornton. Miles yearns to prove himself as a guide. Rachel Hayward as Adoley Thorton, mother of Miles. Adoley runs a photography studio in Forty Mile. Kathleen Duborg as Mercedes Levant, an American magazine travel writer who comes to the Yukon along with her brother Hal. The Levants are the second owners of Buck. Mercedes remains in Forty Mile, after her brother dies. As the series progresses, she
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Richard Damon Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death. Early years Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Career Elliott played many different roles, typically as a somewhat blustery sort, such as a politician. A short, fat man, Elliott played Santa Claus on the Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton, and Jack Benny programs. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), notably when he scolded James Stewart's character, who was trying to say goodnight to Donna Reed, advising him: "Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?" He also had a few memorable appearances in episodes of the Adventures of Superman television series. He appeared three times as Stanley on the CBS sitcom December Bride, as well as on two of ABC/Warner Brothers' western series, Sugarfoot and Maverick. He was cast as the prospector Peter Cooper and then as Sheriff Tiny Morris in two segments of CBS's Tales of the Texas Rangers. He appeared twice as Doc Thornton on ABC's The Real McCoys. Elliott is perhaps best known as Mayberry's Mayor Pike in early episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, one of his last screen works. In two of the eleven episodes featuring Elliot as mayor, actress Josie Lloyd portrayed his daughter. Death On December 22, 1961, the 75-year-old Elliott died from complications of severe cardiovascular disease. Selected filmography Central Airport (1933) - Man Looking for Driver (uncredited) Picture Snatcher (1933) - Editor (uncredited) The Silk Express (1933) - Garson (uncredited) The Last Trail (1933) - Train Passenger (uncredited) The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933) - Mayor Rodney (uncredited) Please (1933, Short) - Johnny's Father Woman Unafraid (1934) - Tom Brady The Merry Frinks (1934) - 1st Reporter (uncredited) We're Rich Again (1934) - Mr. Green, the Yachtsman Helldorado (1935) - Mayor (uncredited) Times Square Lady (1935) - Stage Doorman (uncredited) It Happened in New York (1935) - Publicity Man Princess O'Hara (1935) - Agent (uncredited) Reckless (1935) - Man Near Drums (uncredited) Mister Dynamite (1935) - Buck (uncredited) Men of the Hour (1935) - Theatre Manager Break of Hearts (1935) - Max (uncredited) Ladies Crave Excitement (1935) - Stark's Aide (uncredited) Welcome Home (1935) - Emanuel Bond (uncredited) The Public Menace (1935) - Apartment House Manager (uncredited) Dr. Socrates (1935) - Photographer (uncredited) Annie Oakley (1935) - Major Ned Buntline (uncredited) One Way Ticket (1935) - Matty (uncredited) Your Uncle Dudley (1935) - Theater Manager (uncredited) Her Master's Voice (1936) - Police Captain The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited) Silly Billies (1936) - Mayor Culpepper (uncredited) Brilliant Marriage (1936) - Newspaper Editor Special Investigator (1936) - Gabby Citizen (uncredited) Neighborhood House (1936) - Perkins - Charley's Boss The Princess Comes Across (1936) - the ship's doctor (uncredited) Educating Father (1936) - Townley (uncredited) High Tension (1936) - Sundholm (uncredited) The Big Game (1936) - Lowell
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Jolly Jack's Lost Mine is a legend about a hidden placer mine supposed to be located in the Boundary Country of British Columbia. The mine has been written about by local historians and various magazines. Many have searched for the lost placer mine of Jolly Jack. It is a local legend in the Boundary Country. Legend A prospector named Jack Thornton had been prospecting many creeks around the city of Greenwood, British Columbia. Jack Thornton was also known as "Jolly Jack" and had been in the US Navy at one time. Thornton lived in a cabin located near Boundary Creek. Thornton discovered a source of placer gold somewhere near Greenwood around 1900. The gold discovered was coarse and heavy with nuggets weighing an ounce. This gold was red and heavily oxidized like dark copper. Thornton never revealed the location of the source of his placer gold. In 1967, May Jones, one of Thornton's surviving daughters left an account at the Greenwood Museum. May states "My mother told me that my father really had found something very rich, but where it was he took to the great beyond with him. It was in the spring of the year. He left home in the morning and was back at night and he had a baking powder can full of nuggets when he came home. He was old and so was his horse so he could not have gone far. She said he told her that they had struck it rich at last, but he never told mother where it was, or anyone else. Many have looked for it but none have ever found the place yet." Location Thornton lived on Boundary Creek and mined many creeks in the area. Local historian Bill Barlee speculates the lost mine could not have been Rock Creek or its tributaries such as Jolly, McKinney and Baker because that round trip would require two days travel from Jack's Cabin. The Kettle River and Boundary Creek could not be the location because the gold was too fine and sparse when compared to Thornton's gold. Bill Barlee believes the area where Jack found his gold was Fourth of July Creek with its tributaries. A local prospector in Greenwood named Peter den Hartog claimed he found Jolly Jack's lost mine. The gold Hartog found in Skeff Creek matched the characteristics of Jack's gold. Skeff Creek is a tributary of Fourth of July Creek and is the reputed location of Jolly Jack's lost mine. Skeptics Some skeptics claim Thornton did not have a lost source of placer gold. E. Jacobs wrote about Thornton following his death. The account was written in the May, 1903 issue of the Mining Record. The article does not indicate that Jack ever had any secret placer location or "lost mine". Thornton lived on a periodical pension allowance from the US government. Ms. Thornton took in daywork and washing to support the family. This account does not indicate someone who had an unlimited amount of gold at
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Kelly Thornton (born 13 April 1997) is an Irish actress who began her career as a child actress. She is best known for her roles as Corrina Mallon in the RTÉ drama Clean Break (2015) and Emma in the film Life's a Breeze (2013), which earned her an IFTA nomination for Best Actress. Early life and education Thornton is from Terenure, a suburb in South Dublin and attended St Louis High School, Rathmines. She has a younger sister Robyn. She was discovered when she was 14 whilst shopping on Grafton Street with her friends by a casting director who invited her to audition. Career Thornton made her screen debut in the 2013 Irish comedy film Life's a Breeze. She played the role of Emma, the main protagonist, alongside fellow Irish actors Pat Shortt and Fionnula Flanagan. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Thornton earned an IFTA nomination for her role, as well as receiving the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the 2013 Galway Film Fleadh. In late 2013, Thornton made her Irish television debut, featuring in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ Television drama Love/Hate, playing the part of Kellie in a single episode appearance. Her sister Robyn had a guest role in the drama. In 2015, Thornton got her biggest role to date, starring as Corrina Mallon in the four-part RTÉ drama Clean Break. The series, directed by Gillies MacKinnon and Damien O’Donnell, told the story of Frank Mallon, Corrina's father and a car dealer. Struggling to make ends meet, Frank kidnaps the family of his local bank manager and consequently finds himself involved with some notorious local criminals. A second series of the show has yet to be announced by RTÉ. The same year, Thornton played the lead role of Molly in the Irish short film Battle. The film was written and directed by Megan K. Fox and told the story of a "teenager finding strength and happiness in music in the face of her battle with depression". This film would later be the focus of an episode of Beyond the Lens in 2016. Thornton gained further recognition for her part in the 2016 film Sing Street, playing the role of Ann Lawlor, the older sister of the main protagonist Conor. Set in mid-1980s inner-city Dublin, Sing Street follows the story of Conor "Cosmo" Lawlor, a teenager who is forced to move schools, from a private fee-paying school to the non-fee-paying Synge Street CBS. In October 2016, Thornton was featured in the music video for Don't Mind Me by Irish alternative rock band Walking on Cars. Thornton has since starred in three short films: Inside I'm Racing in 2017, Jack Reynor's Bainne opposite Will Poulter and Ciarán Dooley's Twin, both in 2019. Filmography Film Television Music videos Awards and nominations References External links Living people 1997 births 21st-century Irish actresses Actresses from County Dublin Irish film actresses Irish television actresses People from South Dublin (county)
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Elliot Ford (born 26 May 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for East Region Super League club Thornton Hibs as a defender and attacking midfielder. Ford has previously played for Rangers and Hearts at youth level and Raith Rovers and Brechin City at senior level. Ford has represented Scotland at under-17 whilst a member of Hearts. Background Ford was born in Kirkcaldy and grew up in nearby Glenrothes, where he attended Auchmuty High School. Club career Rangers Ford began his career at local boys club team St.Johns before embarking on his professional career in the youth ranks at Rangers. Ford spent the first year of his professional youth career with the Glasgow club at Under 13 Level. Heart of Midlothian Following Ford's departure from the club at the age of 12, he went on to join Edinburgh club Hearts, where he would spend the majority of his youth career. During his period at the club, Ford was a member of the squad that reached the 2013/14 Scottish youth cup final. Ford progressed through the youth system before signing his first professional contract and becoming a member of the clubs under 20 development team. Raith Rovers Following the club's financial difficulties at the end of the 2013/14 season, Ford moved to hometown club Raith Rovers. Ford spent the next two seasons at the club where he would make his professional debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Cowdenbeath. Brechin City Following his departure at the close of the 2015/16 season, Ford signed for Scottish League One team Brechin City following a successful trial period. Ford went on to make his debut for the club in a Scottish League Cup match against Elgin City. Ford was a key member of the Brechin side that went on to win promotion to the Scottish Championship for the first time in 11 years, defeating and relegating his former side Raith Rovers in the semi-final fixtures, and Alloa Athletic in the Championship play-offs final. Ford scored his first goal for the club in the Championship play-offs final first leg against Alloa Athletic in a 1-0 victory. Following on from the playoff success, Ford extended his contract at the club for the following season when Brechin City competed in the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League for the first time since 2006 and, the club's first appearance in the Scottish Championship since its re-branding in 2013. Kelty Hearts Ford moved early in the 2017–18 season following appearances in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Championship in search of more regular first team football. A successful short loan spell at the Fife club lead to a permanent move, with Ford signing a two-year deal with the club in the January transfer window. Thornton Hibs Ford moved to East Region Junior side Thornton Hibs in August 2019. He looks forward to playing for his local side in the East Region South Super League. 'It's good to be a hibby' International career Ford was selected
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Bauernfangen ("catching farmers") is an old, trick-taking card game for 4 – 5 players, that used to be very popular especially in the Upper Austrian Hausruckviertel, and in the German-speaking region of South Bohemia where it was called Bauanfonga. Today it is also played in Lower Austria. It should not be confused with a game of the same name played in Bavaria which resembles Grasoberln except that the Green Unter replaces the Green Ober. Cards Bauernfangen is played with a French or double German pack with the suits of Hearts, Diamonds/Bells, Spades/Leaves and Clubs/Acorns. There are five playing cards which rank as follows in descending order: Ace, King, Ober, Unter or Bower (Bauer = "farmer", plural: Bauern), Ten. There is no trump suit. Rules There are 4 deals in the first leg and 4 in the return leg. In the first leg, the aim is not to take any Bowers in the tricks; in the return leg, players must aim to capture as many 'farmers' as possible. At the start of the game, lots are drawn to decide the dealer. He then deals the cards clockwise so that every player has the same number of hand cards. The player to the left of the dealer leads to the first trick. As far as possible, players must follow suit. But they do not have to win the trick. If a player is void in the led suit, she may discard any card. The player with the highest card of the led suit wins the trick and leads to the next one. The deal ends when all four farmers have been captured. Scoring Only the farmers captured in the individual games are counted. In the first leg the stakes are paid into a common pot in the middle of the table; in the return leg the relevant sum is paid out from the pot. The farmers have different values as follows: Unter of Hearts (Jack of Hearts): 0.40 euros Unter of Bells (Jack of Diamonds): 0.30 euros Unter of Leaves (Jack of Spades): 0.20 euros Unter of Acorns (Jack of Clubs): 0.10 euros Game end The winner is the player who has won the most money after 8 hands. The game may be repeated as many times as desired. References Compendium games French deck card games German deck card games Austrian card games Four-player card games Five-player card games Point-trick games
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Murder Call is an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and broadcast on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The series was inspired by the Tessa Vance novels by Jennifer Rowe, both of which were adapted as episodes, while Rowe also developed story treatments for 38 episodes throughout the series. Synopsis Murder Call focuses on cases confronted by an unconventional team of homicide detectives, Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden. Steve is an often light-hearted "man's man" who is moving up the career hierarchy. Tessa is more introspective and no-nonsense, and often solves the murder with her intuition and insight. Their team includes boss Inspector Malcolm Thorne, police Constable Dee Suzeraine, forensic services expert Lance Fisk, and unorthodox doctor Imogen "Tootsie" Soames. Production Murder Call was initially conceived as an adaptation of the Verity Birdwood murder mystery novels by Jennifer Rowe. Birdwood is an amateur private investigator, who spends her time as a freelance journalist for the ABC. Sigrid Thornton was attached to play the role, with the program given a 26-episode order by the Seven Network under the title Murder Calling. Ultimately, creative differences - reportedly over whether or not the series should adopt a cosy Murder, She Wrote-style approach - saw the Seven Network let go of the property. Production moved to the Nine Network, with a relocation from Melbourne to Sydney during which time Thornton dropped out. The series was retitled Murder Calls before settling on its final name. Ultimately, desiring to create a series with a darker vein than the Verity Birdwood novels, McElroy switched to Rowe's Tessa Vance series, comprising the novels Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked. Rowe provided story treatments for 38 of the series' 56 episodes, which were then expanded upon by the screenwriters. Murder Call was filmed in Sydney and often shot the less spectacular side of the city. The exterior of the Homicide station was filmed at Ashington House (formerly AFT House/Delfin House), on O'Connell Street in Sydney. The first production season consisted of 22 episodes as well as a TV movie, Deadline, based on the novel of the same name by Rowe (which would ultimately air in two parts). The second production season consisted of 32 episodes, which were designed to be aired over two years. Ultimately, Nine aired the episodes over three televised seasons, dramatically out of production order. The third season commenced airing in 1999 but was cancelled in August of that year to budget concerns. The series was taken off air, with the final 9 episodes airing in late 2000. When the episodes were added to the 7plus streaming service in 2021, they were available in the original two production seasons, in order of production. Cast Main Lucy Bell as Detective Tessa Vance Peter Mochrie as Detective Steve Hayden Glenda Linscott as Dr. Imogen "Tootsie" Soames Geoff Morrell as Sergeant Lance Fisk Jennifer Kent as Constable Dee Suzeraine Gary Day as Detective Inspector Malcolm Thorne Season 1 guests (1997) Ian Bliss as
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Hywel Thomas Bennett (8 April 1944 – 24 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in The Family Way (1966) and played the titular "thinking man's layabout" James Shelley in the television sitcom Shelley (1979–1992). Bennett played opposite Hayley Mills in The Family Way, Twisted Nerve (1968) and Endless Night (1972). Other notable film roles include Private Brigg in the comedy The Virgin Soldiers (1969), Dennis in Loot (1970) and Edwin Antony in Percy (1971). Bennett's character, Ricki Tarr, was pivotal in the BBC serial adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). In later years, he was often cast in villainous roles including Mr Croup in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (1996), Peter Baxter in ITV police drama The Bill (2002) and crime boss Jack Dalton in EastEnders (2003). Early life Bennett was born on 8 April 1944 in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, the son of Sarah Gwen (née Lewis) and Gorden Bennett. His first language was Welsh; he learned to speak English in an accent he called "London-Welsh" after the family moved to south London when he was four. He was the brother of actor Alun Lewis, who is best known for playing Vic Windsor in Emmerdale. Bennett attended Sunnyhill School, Streatham, Henry Thornton Grammar School, Clapham (1955–62) and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Bennett debuted on stage in the role of Ophelia in a Queen's Theatre production of Hamlet in 1959. He continued with the company for five years, his roles including Richmond in Richard III at the Scala Theatre in 1963. After a brief period working as a supply teacher, Bennett won a scholarship to train at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed in repertory in Salisbury and Leatherhead. He made his television debut in 1964, making early appearances in episodes of Doctor Who and Theatre 625. In 1966, he appeared as the lead Willy Turner in BBC1 Wednesday Play "Where the Buffalo Roam". This role as a mentally disturbed, cowboy-obsessed teenager was the first of many parts in Dennis Potter television plays. His first film appearance was as Leonardo in the 1966 Italian Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare ("It's my husband and I'll decide when to kill him"), directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, a comedy in which a young wife carefully plans to murder her husband, who is 40 years her senior, to marry a young beatnik. Bennett then starred as nervously virginal newlywed Arthur Fitton opposite Hayley Mills in the Boulting brothers' adaptation of Bill Naughton's play The Family Way (1966). He was cast after John Boulting saw him in the Alan Plater play A Smashing Day and felt he had "the appearance of both sensitivity and masculinity." The success of the film gained Bennett a contract with British Lion Films and led the News of the World to dub him "the face of '67". He considered his looks "a boon and a curse. It won me quick fame, but I
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The Tornado is a 1917 American short film directed and co-written by John Ford, who at that time was credited as "Jack Ford". Filmed in California, the two-reel Western starred Ford as well, with a supporting cast that included Jean Hathaway, John Duffy, Peter Gerald, Elsie Thornton, and Duke Worne. This short is generally cited by film historians to be Ford's debut film as a director, although he had served as an assistant director in some earlier productions directed by his elder brother Francis Ford. Produced by Bison Motion Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures, this short is currently classified as a lost film. Cast John Ford as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford) Jean Hathaway as Jack's mother Peter Gerald as Pendleton, banker from Rock River (as Pete Gerald) Elsie Thornton as Bess, Jack's daughter Duke Worne as Lesparre, the lead of Cayote gang John Duffy as Slick, Jack's partner Production and reception John Ford, who was only 23 years old at the time of this short's production, reportedly got drunk while filming and told producers that he simply ordered the actors what to do and then recorded the action. Reviews The film was defined like: "In his hand-to-hand struggle in the cabin and the jump from the cabin roof to the back of his horse, Jack Ford qualifies as a rough-riding expert". Jack Ford declared The Soul Herder as the first film he directed because he dismissed The Tornado and called it a "brunch of stunts". See also List of American films of 1917 References and notes References Notes Bibliography External links 1917 films 1917 Western (genre) films 1917 short films 1917 lost films 1917 directorial debut films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by John Ford English-language Western (genre) films Lost American Western (genre) films Silent American Western (genre) films Universal Pictures short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films
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Daniel Aaron Lissing (born 4 October 1981) is an Australian actor. He played Conrad De Groot in Crownies in 2011. The following year, he appeared in American military drama Last Resort. From January 2014 to April 2018, Lissing starred as Jack Thornton in When Calls the Heart. Career In 2006, he appeared as a guest in the successful Australian series Home and Away where he played the firefighter Dave Elder. In 2011, he joined the cast of the series Crownies where he played Conrad De Groot, the fiancé of the lawyer Tatum Novak (Indiana Evans), until the end of the series the same year. The same year he appeared in the movie Entwined where he played Aiden. In 2012, it was announced that he would join the cast of the American series Last Resort as James King, a petty officer of the U.S. Navy, and a Navy SEAL. In the series he appeared with Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Autumn Reeser and Daisy Betts. That same year he joined the cast of the movie The Cure where he played the role of Ryan Earl, a member of a research team that he feels he deserves greater recognition and fame. In September 2014, he joined the cast of MTV's thriller series Eye Candy. He played the main role of Ben Miller, a detective, who worked with and falls in love with Lindy (Victoria Justice). The series is about a genius (Justice) who realizes that her online suitor is a dangerous cyber stalker. His character was killed off after two episodes. From 2014 to 2018, Lissing appeared in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart as Canadian Mountie Jack Thornton. He chose to leave the role at the end of Season 5 and his character was killed off. In 2016, Lissing appeared alongside Jessica Lowndes in Hallmark Channel's A December Bride as the character Seth. In 2018, he and Brooke D'Orsay starred in the channel's film Christmas in Love. Lissing reprised his role as Jack Thornton for a cameo appearance in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas in late 2021. Personal life Lissing is Jewish. He married his partner Nadia in early 2020. Filmography Film Television References External links Living people Male actors from Sydney 1981 births Australian male television actors Australian male film actors 21st-century Australian male actors
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Flora and Son is a 2023 musical comedy drama film written and directed by John Carney, featuring original songs by Carney and Gary Clark. The film stars Eve Hewson, Jack Reynor, Orén Kinlan, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Flora and Son had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2023, and was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 22, 2023, to be followed by a wide release in Ireland on February 23, 2024. It also began streaming on Apple TV+ worldwide on September 29, 2023. It received positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2023 by the National Board of Review. Premise Flora, a single mother living in Dublin, is having trouble with her estranged son Max, a rebellious teenage petty thief. Encouraged by the Gardaí to find Max a hobby, Flora rescues an old guitar from a skip and, with the help of a Los Angeles-based online guitar teacher, discovers that one person's rubbish can be another person's salvation. Cast Eve Hewson as Flora Jack Reynor as Ian Orén Kinlan as Max Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jeff Don Wycherley as guard Sophie Vavasseur as Juanita Kelly Thornton as Heart Production Filming Principal photography took place on location in Dublin. Hewson and Gordon-Levitt were photographed with guitars while filming in Griffith Park in July 2022. Music Original songs for the film come from Carney and Gary Clark, with Clark also writing the score. Clark and Carney had previously collaborated on music for film, stage and television. Speaking at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Gordon-Levitt was quoted as saying "I finally got to play music in a movie! It's really true, I've always wanted to do it and I’ve always been a musician at heart and love doing it. I’ve learned to do many things for movies. I've learned to walk on a tightrope or play hockey or, certainly, lots of fighting and shooting and things like that. But this time I was practicing a skill that I've practiced most of my life, but having to do it at a bit more of a skill level than what I was used to." Hewson could play the guitar before they made the film and said all singing she does on screen is her and told The Hollywood Reporter although she had to overcome a "massive, massive fear" of singing in the film, she never turned to her father (musician Bono) for musical tips: "I'd rather sing in front of the entire world." Release Flora and Son premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2023. The songs reportedly produced a "spontaneous clap-a-long and rapturous standing ovation" during its first screening. A bidding war for distribution rights came down to Amazon Studios and Apple Studios, with the latter winning the rights for "just under" $20 million. It was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023. It was released in select theaters in the United
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Matthew Thornton (March 3, 1714 – June 24, 1803) was an Irish-born Founding Father of the United States who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire. Background and early life Thornton was born in Ireland in 1714 to James and Elizabeth (née Jenkins) Thornton, James Thornton lived on a farm within a mile of Derry, and this is where Matthew was probably born, although Lisburn and Limerick have also been suggested as birthplaces. In 1716, Thornton's family immigrated to North America when he was three years old, settling first in Wiscasset, Maine. On July 11, 1722, the community was attacked by Native Americans. James and Elizabeth Thornton fled from their burning home with Matthew, moving shortly thereafter to Worcester, Massachusetts. Thornton completed studies in medicine at Leicester. He became a physician and established a medical practice in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He was appointed as a surgeon for the New Hampshire Militia troops in an expedition against Fortress Louisbourg in 1745. He served in the New Hampshire Provincial Assembly from 1758-1762, had royal commissions as justice of the peace, and served as colonel in the militia from 1775 until his resignation in 1779. In 1760 Thornton married Hannah Jack, and the couple had five children. Thornton became a Londonderry selectman, a representative to and president of the Provincial Assembly, and a member of the Committee of Safety, drafting New Hampshire's plan of government after dissolution of the royal government, which was the first state constitution adopted after the start of hostilities with England. Continental Congress Thornton served as the president of the New Hampshire Provincial Congress in 1775, and from January to September 1776, as speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He was elected to the Continental Congress after the debates on independence had occurred, but as he did not arrive in Philadelphia until November 1776, he was granted permission to actually sign the Declaration of Independence four months after the formal signing in July. Later life He became a political essayist. He retired from his medical practice and in 1780 moved to Merrimack, New Hampshire, where he farmed and operated Thornton's ferry with his family. Although he did not attend law school, he served as a judge on the New Hampshire Superior Court from 1776 to 1782. In 1783, Thornton represented the towns of Merrimack and Bedford in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and then Hillsborough County in the New Hampshire Senate from 1784 to 1787, while simultaneously serving as a state counselor from 1785 to 1786 and as a state representative again for Merrimack in 1786. His wife Hannah died in 1786. Death and legacy Thornton died in Newburyport, Massachusetts, while visiting his daughter. He was 89 years old. The town of Thornton, New Hampshire, is named in his honor, as is a Londonderry elementary school, and Thorntons Ferry School in Merrimack. Thornton's residence in Derry, which was part of Londonderry at the time, is listed on the National Register
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The Boxmasters is an American rock band founded in Bellflower, California, in 2007 by Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and Grammy Award-winning recording engineer J.D. Andrew. The group has released thirteen albums, with another one being released on May 5, 2023 Before he formed the Boxmasters, frontman Thornton had played in bands since middle school, worked as a roadie, recorded in 1974 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and in the 2000s released four solo albums. After listening to "Yesterday's Gone" by Chad & Jeremy and thinking about covering it in a hillbilly music style, he had the idea of making Americanized version of British Invasion pop songs. From mid-2008 to late 2008, the group embarked on a tour across the United States, ending in Los Angeles. It also played for the March 2009 South by Southwest conference. After opening several tours for Willie Nelson in 2009 & 2010, The Boxmasters ceased touring for five years, which they used to write multiple albums and emerged with a more natural sound, as opposed to their early hillbilly leanings. History Beginnings Billy Bob Thornton—credited on the band's material as W. R. Thornton—has said that "[he] never intended to become a movie star, it happened accidentally. [...] Music is what I love." Before his acting career started, he played in cover bands of Creedence Clearwater Revival, ZZ Top, and also worked as a roadie with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Johnny Paycheck, Blood, Sweat & Tears, the Statler Brothers, and other bands during high school. He also released a record with a band called 'Hot Lanta' in 1974. During his acting career, Thornton released four solo albums from 2001 to 2007. Thornton brought in sound engineer J. D. Andrew to help with his 2007 album Beautiful Door. After jamming together, they started to record some of their material. Andrew had known Mike Butler "for six or seven years" and called on him to play guitar for them. According to Andrew, after the trio played together, they said "Shoot, this sounds like a band." The three came up with the name "Boxmasters" after a piece of Southern slang, which they later described by saying "remember the bad boy in high school who got all the girls and left a trail of broken hearts ... and more?" Thornton had also briefly played in country star Porter Wagoner's similarly titled band 'The Wagonmasters', which he later said had brought chills down his spine. Early career The band started in Bellflower, California, in 2007. During its early days, the band played several live shows in the California area, as well as in Tecate, Mexico. Their first album, The Boxmasters, was released on June 10, 2008, by Vanguard Records. It received a mostly poor review from Allmusic, which stated that "The Boxmasters might work live because there will be visuals; but merely as a listening exercise, it's best taken in small doses so the novelty doesn't wear off." The review also alleged that "Thornton can't drum to save his life,
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"The Rising" is the first episode of the first season of the 2016 reboot of MacGyver. It aired on September 23, 2016. The story for the episode was written by Peter M. Lenkov and Paul Downs Colaizzo. The teleplay was also written by Peter M. Lenkov. The episode was directed by James Wan. Plot Angus "Mac" MacGyver, with help from Jack Dalton and Nikki Carpenter, infiltrates a party to steal a biological weapon. As Mac and Jack meet up with Nikki, they find her held hostage by John Kendrick. Mac gives up the bio-weapon, but Kendrick shoots both him and Nikki, killing her. Three months later, Mac is on holiday when his boss, Patricia Thornton of the Department of External Services (DXS), calls him and Jack back to help retrieve the bio-weapon. They recruit convicted hacker Riley Davis, who tracks Kendrick to San Francisco, where they also discover that Nikki is alive and working with him. After capturing them, Mac finds out that Nikki has sold the bio-weapon to someone who plans on making it airborne via an IED. Mac finds the bio-weapon and extracts it from the IED before it explodes. A few days later, Thornton tells the group that Nikki's betrayal caused the DXS to become public, so they have to shut down and relocate under a new name. Mac chooses the name Phoenix, to which the rest of the group agrees. Nikki is arrested by the FBI but disappears during transport, leaving the cuffs behind with a hairpin. Production The series was first announced as being in development on October 2, 2015, with R. Scott Gemmill, James Wan, Henry Winkler, and Michael Clear. On February 2, 2016, the series was given the green light to produce a pilot, with Paul Downs Colaizzo replacing Gemmill as writer. On March 8, 2016, David Von Ancken replaced Wan as the director of the pilot. On May 13, 2016, CBS ordered the series, and Peter M. Lenkov replaced Colaizzo and Brett Mahoney as showrunner. On June 16, 2016, Wan was rehired as the director for the pilot. Casting On March 8, 2016, George Eads was cast as Lincoln, "a man who could easily be written off as an eccentric conspiracy theorist but he's a legit government employee with great capability for compassion." On March 21, 2016, Lucas Till was cast as Angus MacGyver and Joshua Boone was cast as Gunner, "MacGyver's best friend from high school." On March 28, 2016, Addison Timlin and Michelle Krusiec, were cast as Mickey, "an app developer who's aggressively progressive in her political views with a soft spot for MacGyver", and as Agent Croix, "Lincoln's sister who works for the Department of Homeland Security." On May 13, 2016, CBS retooled the series, with only Till and Eads staying, with Eads now playing Jack Dalton. On June 14, 2016, Justin Hires was cast as Wilt Bozer, "MacGyver's ambitious roommate". On July 15, 2016, Sandrine Holt was cast as Patricia Thornton, "an ex-field agent turned director of operations
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Primary Colors is a 1998 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Elaine May was adapted from the novel Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics, a roman à clef about the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign, which was originally published anonymously, but in 1996 was revealed to have been written by journalist Joe Klein, who had been covering Clinton's campaign for Newsweek. The film starred John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, and Adrian Lester. It was critically acclaimed but a box office bomb, earning $52 million from a $65 million budget. Bates was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, and May was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Plot Henry Burton, a young political idealist and grandson of a civil rights leader, is recruited to join the campaign of Jack Stanton, a charismatic Southern governor trying to win the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States. Henry is impressed by Jack's genuine warmth and empathy. He joins the governor's inner circle of political advisers: Jack's formidable wife, Susan Stanton; unconventional political strategist, Richard Jemmons; intelligent and attractive spokeswoman, Daisy Green; and sly political operator, Howard Ferguson, as they journey to New Hampshire, the first state to hold a presidential primary. After Jack completes an impressive debate performance against his rivals, Henry's ex-girlfriend shows up to question the governor about his arrest for an anti-war protest at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Jack called a U.S. senator to help him get released, then persuaded the mayor of Chicago to have his police record expunged. The team becomes worried that Jack's past indiscretions may be used against him by the press and his opponents. The Stantons hire old friend tough but unbalanced Libby Holden, who investigates allegations, including Jack's notorious womanizing, that could be used by opponents to undermine him. One of these women, also Susan's hairdresser, Cashmere McLeod, produces secret taped conversations between the governor and her, showing they had an affair. Henry discovers the tapes have been doctored, so Libby tracks down the man responsible, forcing him at gunpoint to confess his guilt in a letter to the American public. The campaign is then rocked by a fresh allegation when Jack's old friend, "Fat Willie" McCollister approaches Henry to tell him that his 17-year-old daughter Loretta, who worked for the Stantons as a babysitter, is pregnant and that Jack is the father. Henry and Howard tell Willie he must allow his daughter to undergo an amniocentesis to determine paternity. Although they persuade Willie to remain silent, Henry is sickened. Realizing Jack is falling behind in the polls, his team adopt an offensive strategy, attacking his nearest rival, Senator Harris, for casting anti-Israel votes and favoring cuts in Social Security and Medicare. Harris confronts Jack during a radio talk show in Florida but suffers two heart attacks during the encounter. This medical setback causes his withdrawal from the race.
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Keep It Up, Jack is a 1974 British sex comedy film directed by Derek Ford and starring Mark Jones. It was produced by Michael L. Green. Plot Jack James is an unsuccessful music hall entertainer and drag artist who inherits a brothel from his late aunt, and impersonates her in order to seduce the female clients. Cast Mark Jones as Jack Sue Longhurst as Virginia Linda Regan as Gloria Frank Thornton as Mr. Clarke Queenie Watts as charlady Paul Whitsun-Jones as Mr. Fairbrother Maggi Burton as Fleur Steve Veidor as Muscles Jennifer Westbrook as Caroline Production The film also exists in a version with hardcore inserts, but there is no suggestion that any of the credited cast participated in it. In 2022 Dark Force Entertainment released the longer, hardcore version of the film on blu-ray. Critical reception Monthly Film Bulletin said "An extended series of charades, played round a none too substantial comic theme. The plot is left to totter haphazardly from one situation to the next, while Mark Jones zips through from one costume change to the next, displaying commendable physical facility but scarcely one memorable personality amongst all the opportunities provided. When out of drag, he comes across as a close impersonation of Norman Wisdom." References External links Keep It Up, Jack at ReelStreets Dark Force Entertainment 1970s English-language films 1974 films British sex comedy films Films set in England Films shot in England 1970s sex comedy films Cross-dressing in British films 1977 comedy films 1977 films 1975 comedy films 1975 films 1974 comedy films Films directed by Derek Ford 1970s British films
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The Mummy is a 1911 American short silent film produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film details the story of Jack Thornton, a businessman, who is in love with Professor Dix's daughter. Jack purchases a mummy and plans to win his respect as an Egyptologist, but the mummy is reanimated in Jack's room by a live electrical wire. The mummy takes immediate interest in Jack, but is rejected and mummifies him. Before Professor Dix can cut up the now-mummified Jack, she returns and saves him. Jack explains everything and the film concludes with Professor Dix marrying the mummy. The production was one of several films of the same name produced in 1911 and was met with favorable reviews. The film is presumed to be lost. Plot The original synopsis of the film was published in the Moving Picture World as follows: "Professor Dix has won fame as a scientist and has collected many objects of Egyptian ware, centuries old, that arouse the enthusiasm of his associates. Even Jack Thornton, an active, go-ahead young businessman, is interested in the professor's home, but although he tries to pretend it is Egyptology which interests him, the professor's fair young daughter is really the lodestone. Jack decides to win the old man's respect by posing as an Egyptologist himself. To start his collection, he purchases a mummy at an auction sale, and takes it home expecting that later he can make a great hit with his sweetheart's father, by presenting it to him as a gift. While the mummy is in Jack's room, a live electric wire is by accident brought in contact with it. The body has been so perfectly mummified, that the electric current is all that is necessary to ignite the vital spark, and Jack is amazed to see dancing forth from the case which he thought contained only unattractive rags and bones, a beautiful Egyptian princess. As soon as she is released, the mummy makes violent love to Jack, and causes his sweetheart to quarrel with him (for how can a plain businessman explain the presence in his room of a beautiful barbarian?). When her love is spurned, the visitor from the distant past avenges herself by having Jack made into a mummy and placed in the case in her stead. Her heart relents, however, in time to save him from being 'cut up' by the professor, who with the sharp knife, starts to investigate the contents of the mummy case. But all ends happily when Jack's plain statements of the seemingly impossible facts are proved true by the professor. Jack is reunited to his sweetheart, and the professor, being a widower, also an ardent admirer of everything antique, leads the recreated Egyptian lady to the altar, in spite of the fact that there is a difference of several thousand years in their ages." Cast William Garwood as Jack Harry Benham likely as Professor Dix Production The writer of the scenario is unknown, but it was most likely Lloyd Lonergan.
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John Barton is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by James Thornton. The actor was asked to audition for the part and he called it the "most frightening audition" he had ever done. Thornton won the role of John, who was introduced to Emmerdale along with his family as part of an overhaul of the show by the series producer Gavin Blyth. The Barton family took over the running of Butler's Farm and they were described as being "sexy, modern and contemporary". Thornton made his debut screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 July 2009. The following year, he signed a one-year extension to his contract. In November 2011, Thornton revealed that he was to leave Emmerdale after three years and he departed on 16 February 2012. Shortly before he arrived on-screen, Blyth described John as being "a very charismatic and modern farmer." He was a family man, who was honest and hard-working. Kate Woodward of Inside Soap called him "ruggedly handsome" and said he had a heart of gold. Thornton called his character a "proper bloke", who was quite moral. John and his family moved to the village to make Butler's Farm a success. John was good at business and employed a modern approach to farming. He and his wife, Moira (Natalie J. Robb), were childhood sweethearts and their marriage was initially solid. However, John shared a kiss with Eve Jenson (Suzanne Shaw) and two years later Moira had an affair with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley). John struggled to forgive Moira for her infidelity, but eventually realised that he could not be without her. Creation and casting On 22 May 2009, it was announced a new farming family called the Bartons would be introduced to Emmerdale in July. Kris Green of Digital Spy reported the show's series producer, Gavin Blyth was introducing the new family as part of an ongoing reinvention of the soap. The family, which consisted of five members – a mother, father, two daughters and a son – took over the running of Butler's Farm. Of the family, Blyth said "I don't want to make Emmerdale a show about teenagers and young people, it's about family values. The Bartons are sexy, modern and contemporary. They're almost happy – and in soapland that's quite strange!" Natalie J. Robb was cast in the role of Moira Barton and Adam Thomas, Sophie Powles and Grace Cassidy were cast as teenagers Adam, Holly and Hannah respectively. Former HolbyBlue actor James Thornton was cast in the role of Moira's husband, John. Thornton was asked to audition for Emmerdale when the role came through to his agent. He auditioned alongside Robb and they read scenes together. Thornton said "I thought I was just coming up for a chat so when we went on set it was mental. It's the most frightening audition I've ever done, but it must have gone well!" The actor said he had grown up with the show and was brought up twenty minutes
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John Harry Godber (born 18 May 1956) is known mainly for observational comedies. The Plays and Players Yearbook of 1993 rated him the third most performed playwright in the UK after William Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. He has been creative director of the Theatre Royal Wakefield since 2011. Biography Godber, born in Upton, West Riding of Yorkshire, trained as a teacher of drama at Bretton Hall College, which was affiliated to the University of Leeds, and became artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre Company in 1984. Before venturing into plays, he was head of drama at Minsthorpe High School, the school he had attended as a student, and then wrote for the TV series Brookside and Grange Hill. While he was at Minsthorpe he taught future actors Adrian Hood (Preston Front, Up 'n' Under film) and Chris Walker (Doctors, Coronation Street). A 1993 survey for Plays and Players magazine cited Godber as the third most performed playwright in the UK, after Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. In 2005 he won two British Academy Children's Awards for Oddsquad, written and directed on location in Hull and screened by BBC children's television. His plays are performed across the world, Bouncers (1977) being the most popular. In 2004 he became a visiting professor of Popular Theatre at Liverpool Hope University. He has also been professor of drama at Hull University. In 2011 John Godber became creative director at Theatre Royal Wakefield and set up the John Godber Company as its resident company. Godber's earlier style utilises an interest in German Expressionism, an economic and physical style inspired by this and the inspiration of Bretton Hall Head of School (Drama) John Hodgson. His later and more naturalistic style reflects his growth as a member of the middle classes and an Ayckbournesque world of drama. He says that the "new Godber" is perhaps a writer like Tim Firth. Godber is married to the writer and actress Jane Thornton, also known as Jane Clifford and Jane Godber. The theatre facility at New College, Pontefract, a college near his birthplace, is named the John Godber Theatre. It opened in 2012. Bibliography A Clockwork Orange (1976, adaptation) Bouncers (1977) Toys of Age (1979) Cramp (1982) Cry Wolf (1981) first professional production Guyonal Priority Area (1982) Happy Jack (1982) September in the Rain (1983) Young Hearts Run Free (1983) Bouncers (for Yorkshire actors) (1983) Up 'n' Under (1984) A Christmas Carol (1984) adaptation Shakers (1985) co-written with Jane Thornton Up 'n' Under II (1985) Blood, Sweat and Tears (1986) Cramp – the Musical (1986) Teechers (1987) Oliver Twist (1987) adaptation Salt of the Earth (1988) On the Piste (1990) Everyday Heroes (1990) Shakers Re-stirred (1991) Bouncers – 1990s Remix (1991) Happy Families (1991) April in Paris (1992) The Office Party (1992) Passion Killers (1994) Dracula (1995) adaptation Lucky Sods (1995)Shakers the Musical (1996)Gym and Tonic (1996)Weekend Breaks (1997)It Started with a Kiss (1997)Hooray for Hollywood (1998)The Weed (1998)Perfect Pitch (1998)Ella Chapman (1998)Thick as a Brick (1999)Big Trouble in the Little
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The Winner is a 1996 film directed by Alex Cox and written by Wendy Riss based on her play A Darker Purpose. Most noted for its quirky cast (Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Michael Madsen, Billy Bob Thornton and Frank Whaley) and art department, including production designer Cecilia Montiel. The film was substantially re-edited by its executive producers, Mark Damon and Rebecca De Mornay, and the original score – by Cox's longtime collaborators Pray for Rain – was replaced by a jazz score. Cox requested that his name be removed from the credits. Plot Phillip is a naive nobody with an uncanny knack for winning in a casino. Not much caring if he wins or loses, Phillip goes on a weeks-long hot streak in Las Vegas that ultimately comes to the attention of a lot of people who want his money. Lusting after it most is Louise, a lounge singer and con artist who seduces Phillip in the Liberace museum, then lies to him that she is $150,000 in debt from medical and funeral expenses for her parents. Her ex-husband Wolf wants a piece of the action as well. He just happens to be Phillip's brother, and is lugging around the corpse of their own dead father. Louise's current boyfriend Jack is another interested party, as is a loan shark, Kingman, and a mob hit man, Joey, who's perfectly willing to shoot innocent bystanders in the casino if it'll get him what he wants. Phillip seems helpless against them, but there may be more to him than meets the eye. Cast Rebecca De Mornay as Louise Vincent D'Onofrio as Phillip Richard Edson as Frankie Delroy Lindo as Kingman Michael Madsen as Wolf Billy Bob Thornton as Jack Frank Whaley as Joey References External links The Winner at the Internet Movie Database The Winner page on Alex Cox website 1996 films Films directed by Alex Cox 1996 comedy films 1990s English-language films British films based on plays Films scored by Daniel Licht
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Sean Thornton (born 18 May 1983) is a former professional footballer. He made 11 appearances in the Premier League for Sunderland in the 2002–03 season and has made over 200 appearances in the Football League, mostly for Sunderland, Doncaster Rovers and Leyton Orient. Club career Tranmere Rovers Thornton began his career with Football League Second Division club Tranmere Rovers in 2001, for whom he made 13 appearances in the 2001–02 season, scoring once against Wigan Athletic. He was out of contract in summer 2002 and joined Premier League side Sunderland in July 2002, for a fee of £225,000 agreed at tribunal, amid allegations by Tranmere that Sunderland had breached FA and Football League regulations by making an illegal approach for Thornton, for which Sunderland were later fined £1,500. Sunderland Thornton did not feature in the Sunderland first team at the beginning of the 2002–03 season and joined Blackpool on a one-month loan in November 2002. He made his debut for Sunderland in a FA Cup third-round replay win over Bolton Wanderers in January 2003, impressing manager Howard Wilkinson who said, "That was the first full game I've seen Sean in and I must say it was a very promising and mature performance. He's certainly a player we want to keep an eye on and bring on but it's now up to him to show he can produce that standard consistently." He made 14 appearances for Sunderland in the 2002–03 season, despite missing part of the season after being called up for the Ireland Under-20 squad for the World Youth Championships in the United Arab Emirates in March 2003. In April 2003, he scored with an impressive volley to give Sunderland an early lead against Chelsea although Sunderland went on to lose the match. He was unable to help Sunderland from being relegated at the end of the season. All 11 of his Premier League appearances that season ended in defeat, giving him the record for worst season that was broken 13 years later by Aston Villa's Jack Grealish. Thornton made 13 appearances for Sunderland at the start of the 2003–04 season, before suffering an ankle injury in a reserve team game in October 2003. He returned to the side in January 2004 and made a further 17 appearances, helping Sunderland to the semifinal of the FA Cup, and the Division One playoff semifinal. Thornton was unable to command a regular first team place at the start of the 2004–05 season and by September 2004, was seeking a move away from the club. A transfer did not materialise and with his first team chances limited, he made only 20 appearances for Sunderland in the 2004–05 season. At the end of the season, he was transfer listed. Doncaster Rovers Following Sunderland's promotion to the Premier League in May 2005, Thornton was sold to Football League One club Doncaster Rovers in July 2005 for a club record fee of £175,000. He made 36 appearances for Doncaster in the 2005–06 season, missing several weeks
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James Sperry (19 March 1910 – 21 April 1997) was an English cricketer. He was a tail-end left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium in-swing bowler who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire from 1937 to 1952. He was born in Thornton, Leicestershire and died there as well. Pre-war cricket Sperry was a miner at Bagworth colliery who was 27 before he appeared in senior cricket. He made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in a single match in 1937 when he made little impression, failing to take a wicket and not being required to bat. In 1938, with the decline and imminent retirement of George Geary, who had been the mainstay of the bowling attack since before the First World War, Leicestershire gave Sperry an extended trial in the second half of the season and he responded with 27 wickets. The 1939 season was a very poor one for Leicestershire, who finished at the bottom of the County Championship, but Wisden Cricketers' Almanack noted "notable advancement" by Sperry who, it said, often endured long spells of work". In all matches, he was the county's biggest wicket-taker, with 78 wickets at an average of 23.88. Leicestershire won only one match all season, and Sperry was at the heart of it: in the match against Hampshire, he took seven-second innings wickets for 19 runs, to give match figures of 10 for 71 – the innings figures would remain the best of his career. After the game, Sperry was presented with the ball, inscribed by the Leicestershire County Club committee; he was also awarded his county cap in the 1939 season. Post-war cricket The Leicestershire club that Sperry returned to in 1946 after the Second World War was a rather different side from that of 1939: other seam bowlers such as William Flamson and Haydon Smith were either dead or retired, and the attack centred on the spin bowling of Jack Walsh and Vic Jackson. Sperry played regularly in the first six post-war seasons as often the only regular seam bowler, sometimes having Jackson's off-breaks as the other opening bowler. His best return was in the 1948 season, when he took 81 wickets in all matches at an average of 23.55; his average was better in 1951, when his 62 wickets cost just 22.70, but in some other seasons he averaged more than 33 runs per wicket, high for a regular bowler in the period in which he played. He retired at the age of 41 after the 1951 season but returned for two games in 1952 when he was granted a benefit match by Leicestershire. Sperry's only first-class match that was not for Leicestershire came in 1947, when he appeared in a festival match at Harrogate in which two teams composed largely of county rather than Test players played a game organised by Maurice Leyland, who had retired from full-time cricket the previous year. In his obituary in the 1998 edition of Wisden the Leicestershire cricket historian Philip Snow was quoted: "(Sperry) appeared frail,
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This is a list of National Basketball Association players whose last names begin with T, U, or V. The list also includes players from the American National Basketball League (NBL), the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and the original American Basketball Association (ABA). All of these leagues contributed to the formation of the present-day NBA. Individuals who played in the NBL prior to its 1949 merger with the BAA are listed in italics, as they are not traditionally listed in the NBA's official player registers. T Žan Tabak Yuta Tabuse Chris Taft Chelso Tamagno Sid Tanenbaum Dragan Tarlać Roy Tarpley Levern Tart Jae'Sean Tate Earl Tatum Jayson Tatum Walter Tavares Anthony Taylor Brian Taylor Donell Taylor Fatty Taylor Fred Taylor Jay Taylor Jeff Taylor Jeffery Taylor Isaiah Taylor Jermaine Taylor Johnny Taylor Leonard Taylor Maurice Taylor Mike Taylor Ollie Taylor Ron Taylor Terry Taylor Tyshawn Taylor Vince Taylor Terry Teagle Jeff Teague Marquis Teague Mirza Teletović Sebastian Telfair Collis Temple Garrett Temple Miloš Teodosić Irving Terjesen Ira Terrell Jared Terrell Carlos Terry Chuck Terry Claude Terry Dalen Terry Emanuel Terry Jason Terry Tyrell Terry Ray Terzynski Jon Teske Hasheem Thabeet Tom Thacker Floyd Theard Daniel Theis Reggie Theus Peter Thibeaux Bill Thieben Justus Thigpen David Thirdkill Adonis Thomas Billy Thomas Brodric Thomas Cameron Thomas Carl Thomas Charles Thomas Earl Thomas Etan Thomas Irving Thomas Isaiah Thomas Isiah Thomas Jamel Thomas James Thomas Jim Thomas Joe Thomas John Thomas Kenny Thomas Khyri Thomas Kurt Thomas Lance Thomas Malcolm Thomas Matt Thomas Ron Thomas Terry Thomas Tim Thomas Tyrus Thomas Willis Thomas Trey Thompkins Amen Thompson Ausar Thompson Bernard Thompson Bill Thompson Billy Thompson Brooks Thompson Corny Thompson David Thompson Dijon Thompson George Thompson Hollis Thompson Homer Thompson Jack Thompson Jason Thompson John Thompson Kevin Thompson Klay Thompson LaSalle Thompson Mychal Thompson Mychel Thompson Paul Thompson Stephen Thompson Tristan Thompson JT Thor Skip Thoren Rod Thorn Al Thornton Bob Thornton Dallas Thornton Jack Thornton Marcus Thornton Sindarius Thornwell Otis Thorpe Sedale Threatt Nate Thurmond Mel Thurston Matisse Thybulle Milt Ticco Hal Tidrick Dan Tieman Killian Tillie Darren Tillis Xavier Tillman Jack Tingle George Tinsley Jamaal Tinsley Wayman Tisdale Mike Tobey Paul Tobin Isaiah Todd Mike Todorovich Ray Tolbert Tom Tolbert Anthony Tolliver Chet Tollstam Dean Tolson Rudy Tomjanovich Andrew Toney Sedric Toney Andy Tonkovich Andy Toolson Jack Toomay Bernard Toone Jacob Toppin Obi Toppin Irv Torgoff Bumper Tormohlen Óscar Torres Juan Toscano-Anderson Bill Tosheff Bob Tough Axel Toupane Monte Towe Keith Tower Carlisle Towery Linton Townes Karl-Anthony Towns Johnny Townsend Raymond Townsend George Trapp John Q. Trapp Robert Traylor Gary Trent Gary Trent Jr. Jeff Trepagnier John Tresvant Allonzo Trier Dick Triptow Kelly Tripucka Ansley Truitt Cezary Trybański Jake Tsakalidis John Tschogl Oscar Tshiebwe Lou Tsioropoulos Nikoloz Tskitishvili Al Tucker Alando Tucker Anthony Tucker Jim Tucker P. J. Tucker Rayjon Tucker Trent Tucker Ronny Turiaf Mirsad Türkcan Hedo Türkoğlu Andre Turner Bill Turner Elston Turner Evan Turner Gary Turner Henry Turner Herschell Turner Jack Turner (b. 1930) Jack Turner (b. 1939) Jeff
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John Thornton may refer to: Sports John Thornton (Australian cricketer) (1835–1919), Australian cricketer John Thornton (Leicestershire cricketer) (1902–1993), English cricketer John Thornton (baseball), American baseball pitcher John Thornton (American football) (born 1976), American football player John Thornton (athlete) (1911–1944), British Olympic hurdler Government and politics John Thornton (MP), English MP for Kingston upon Hull (UK Parliament constituency) John Thornton (Canadian politician) (1823–1888), Canadian merchant and politician in Quebec John Thornton (American politician) (1846–1917), American Louisiana politician and senator Fictional characters John Thornton, a leading character in Jack London's novel The Call of the Wild John Thornton (North and South), a leading character in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South Other John Thornton (bishop), English 16th-century bishop and university administrator John Thornton (glass painter), English York Minster stained glass designer between 1405 and 1408 John Thornton (cartographer) (1641–1708), English cartographer and hydrographer John Thornton (philanthropist) (1720–1790), merchant and Christian philanthropist John Thornton (philosopher), British author, computer scientist and phenomenologist John Thornton (historian) (born 1949), American historian John L. Thornton, former president and co-COO of Goldman Sachs John S. Thornton, bishop John P. Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic Technology Inc. John Wingate Thornton, American lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book collector and author See also Jolly Jack's Lost Mine, a legend about a secret gold mine discovered by Canadian prospector Jack Thornton
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