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Mabel King (born Mabel Elizabeth Washington December 25, 1932 – November 9, 1999) was an American film, stage, and television actress, and singer. She is best known for her role as Mabel "Mama" Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!! from its premiere on August 5, 1976 until the end of its second season on May 11, 1978.
Her next most-remembered role is that of Evillene the Witch, a role she originated in the stage musical The Wiz and reprised in Sidney Lumet's film adaptation.
King was born Mabel Elizabeth Washington in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Rosalie Washington and Joseph Washington. She was raised in Harlem, New York where she eventually became a gospel and nightclub singer.
She did not start acting until her mid thirties, in 1966, when she played the role of Maria in the national touring play of Porgy and Bess. The following year she played the role of Ernestina in the Broadway musical/comedy Hello, Dolly!. Then in 1972, she appeared in the Broadway musical Don't Play Us Cheap. The following year, 1973, she appeared in the film version of the play. That same year she played the Queen of Myrthia in the horror film Ganja & Hess. In January 1975, she played the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West in the all-African-American cast of the Broadway musical The Wiz. The role earned her a Drama Desk Award nomination for outstanding featured actress in a musical. Her performance in The Wiz brought her much attention and soon after she received roles in the films The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, with Billy Dee Williams and James Earl Jones, and Scott Joplin, with Billy Dee Williams and Clifton Davis. In June 1980, King returned to stage work, starring in the Broadway musical It's So Nice To Be Civilized. However the show did not do well and was cancelled after eight performances.
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is an urbanized retelling of L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of modern African-American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to the Majestic Theatre with a new cast on January 5, 1975.
The 1975 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The musical was an early example of Broadway's mainstream acceptance of works with an all-black cast. The musical has had revivals in New York, London, San Diego and the Netherlands, and a limited-run revival was presented by Encores! at New York City Center in June 2009. A big-budget film adaptation of the same name was released in 1978 and has since become a cult classic. A live television production of the stage show, The Wiz Live!, was broadcast on NBC on December 3, 2015, with an encore presentation on December 19 of the same year.
Bad News may refer to:
Mabel is an English female given name derived from the Latin amabilis, "lovable, dear".
Amabilis of Riom (d. 475) was a French male saint who logically would have assumed the name Amabilis upon entering the priesthood: his veneration may have resulted in Amabilis being used as both a male and female name or the name's female usage may have been initiated by the female saint Amabilis of Rouen (d. 634), the daughter of an Anglo-Saxon king who would have adopted the name Amabilis upon becoming a nun.
The vernacular French form Amable was brought by the Normans to the British Isles where both Amabel and the abbreviated Mabel were common during the Middle Ages to subsequently become obsolete apart from Mabel remaining in regular use in Ireland where it was perceived as a variant of the Celtic name Maeve.
Mabel's modern usage was subsequent to the 1853 publication of the novel The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte M. Yonge which featured a character – who was Irish – named Mabel Kilcoran; Yonge's novel also features a character named Amabel but her novel only boosted the popularity of the name in the form Mabel which became immensely popular in both the British Isles and the United States.
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Actors: Herman Hack (actor), Jack Evans (actor), Fred Aldrich (actor), Victor Adamson (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), Andy Devine (actor), Al Bridge (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Ralph Bucko (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Victor Cox (actor), Roy Bucko (actor), John L. Cason (actor), Rube Dalroy (actor), Charles Halton (actor),
Plot: In this western comedy, the King Soap Company is doing poorly and to receive a bank loan the Banker says they must have orders. So daughter Mabel heads west as a traveling saleswoman. Just before a saloon gunfight, the loser secretely slips Mabel a paper that contains evidence that will hang three rustlers. The rustlers think she has it and are now out to get her.
Genres: Comedy, Western,Actors: Carl Auen (actor), Fritz Greiner (actor), Josef Coenen (director), Nelly Lagarst (actress), Lisa Kresse (actress), Eduard Herminghaus (producer),
Genres: ,Whats Happening!! was around for about 2 and a half years. Still, it remains in a lot of our minds. Mostly because of Dee, the smart ass daughter. She made that show. The others were mildly funny. Shirley Hemphill was good though, but the fat jokes ran thin. Dont get me going on Rerun. Manomanomanoman. Characters do NOT get more annoying than this guy, and according to our pals at The Smoking Gun, he isnt finished yet.
The Wiz movie clips: http://j.mp/1LmZVy6 BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/sBeUfl Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Evillene (Mabel King) sings "No Bad News" while her henchmen dance. FILM DESCRIPTION: Sidney Lumet's The Wiz is the film version of the popular Broadway musical that retells the events of L. Frank Baum's classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz through the eyes of a young African-American kindergarten teacher who's "never been below 125th Street." Leaving a large family dinner to chase her dog into a snowstorm, Dorothy (Diana Ross) is swept up by a cyclone and transplanted to the land of Oz -- which looks suspiciously like a skewed version of the run-down Manhattan of the late '70s. Landing on top of the Wicked Witch of the East, the p...
Mabel King - Go Back Home Young Fella.Fantastic uptempo R&B; dancer on Amy Records.As good as it gets!
Another Saturday night with nothing to do but post a few oddballs!
From the 1978 soundtrack "The Wiz" What's Happening!!!, musical, Wizard Of Oz
From Melvin Van Peeble's stage play/musical, DON'T PLAY US CHEAP! Here, Mabel King's character sings a song, which is the grace for the feast they're about to partake in. Many of you may remember Mabel King as the mother from WHAT'S HAPPENING? Others may remember Mabel as Eveline, in THE WIZ.
Mabel Elizabeth King December 25, 1932 – November 9, 1999) was an American film, stage, and television actress, and singer. She is best known for her role as Mabel "Mama" Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!! 20812 Exhibit court Woodland Hills, CA
Good one featuring The Joytones and The Harptones
someone can put the full film?i want to watch this film very much!!!
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Casket Match - The Undertaker must resort to his most feared of matches when he challenges King Mabel. WWE Home Video hosted by Dok Hendrix. From Hershey, PA, 12/17/95. #wweclassics
From September 24th 1997 show at The Edge in Palo Alto, California.
Mabel Elizabeth King December 25, 1932 – November 9, 1999) was an American film, stage, and television actress, and singer. She is best known for her role as Mabel "Mama" Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!! 20812 Exhibit court Woodland Hills, CA
Whats Happening!! was around for about 2 and a half years. Still, it remains in a lot of our minds. Mostly because of Dee, the smart ass daughter. She made that show. The others were mildly funny. Shirley Hemphill was good though, but the fat jokes ran thin. Dont get me going on Rerun. Manomanomanoman. Characters do NOT get more annoying than this guy, and according to our pals at The Smoking Gun, he isnt finished yet.
The Wiz movie clips: http://j.mp/1LmZVy6 BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/sBeUfl Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Evillene (Mabel King) sings "No Bad News" while her henchmen dance. FILM DESCRIPTION: Sidney Lumet's The Wiz is the film version of the popular Broadway musical that retells the events of L. Frank Baum's classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz through the eyes of a young African-American kindergarten teacher who's "never been below 125th Street." Leaving a large family dinner to chase her dog into a snowstorm, Dorothy (Diana Ross) is swept up by a cyclone and transplanted to the land of Oz -- which looks suspiciously like a skewed version of the run-down Manhattan of the late '70s. Landing on top of the Wicked Witch of the East, the p...
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Emcee/Co-Host Tony welcomes to the stage Geneva Deveraux, the 1st Amateur contestant in Showgirls' monthly Amateur Drag Contest. Geneva performs the song, "Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News" from The Wiz @ October 1st 2012's SHOWGIRLS, the Monday night Drag-stravaganza @ Micky's in West Hollywood. Shot by Myles Matisse.
From the 1978 soundtrack "The Wiz" What's Happening!!!, musical, Wizard Of Oz
Listen to the entire "Solomonster Sounds Off 449 http://www.TheSolomonster.com http://www.Twitter.com/Solomonster * A special thanks to The Solomonster for allowing TVTRAX to run this clip In this clip from "The Solomonster Sounds Off," host The Solomonster sounds off on the latest news from professional wrestling and more. Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shawn_Michaels_in_England.jpg
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Mabel King - Go Back Home Young Fella.Fantastic uptempo R&B; dancer on Amy Records.As good as it gets!
Stream / Download: https://mabel.lnk.to/FindersKeepers Follow Mabel on: Facebook http://po.st/MabelFB Twitter http://po.st/TWMabel Spotify http://po.st/MabelSP Instagram http://po.st/MabelIG Website http://po.st/MabelWS Sign up to the mailing list http://po.st/MabelSignUp Music video by Mabel performing Finders Keepers. (C) 2017 Polydor Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited http://vevo.ly/eOPP5S
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The Complete/Updated Voice Cast for Disney Channel's/Disney XD's "Gravity Falls" (2012-2016) Do you recognize any voice actors? Where do your recognize them from? For More Characters and Voice Actors - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEX-pRIMnN4DcrKJhheGFbNko9FY8rjNY
1 Main Title (Overture) 0:00 - 2:34 by Quincy Jones 2 Overture (Part Two) 2:35 - 4:34 by Quincy Jones 3 The Feeling That We Have 4:35 - 8:03 by Theresa Merritt 4 Can I Go On? 8:04 - 9:59 by Diana Ross 5 Glinda's Theme 10:00 - 11:09 by Snow Babies 6 He's The Wizard / March Of The Munchkins 11:10 - 15:18 by Thelma Carpenter 7 Soon As I Get Home / Home 15:19 - 19:21 by Diana Ross 8 Ease On Down The Road #1 (From "The Wiz" Soundtrack) by Diana Ross and Michael Jackson 19:22 - 23:16 9 What Would I Do If I Could Feel? 23:17 - 25:33 by Nipsey Russell 10 Slide Some Oil To Me / Now Watch Me Dance 25:34 - 28:24 11 Ease On Down The Road # 2 by Diana Ross and Michael Jackson and Nipsey Russell 28:25 - 29:55 12 (I'm A) Mean Ole Lion 29:56 - 32:20 by Ted Ross 13 Ease ...
WWE Royal Rumble 1995- PPV Score 7.5 (Diesel vs Bret for the WWF Title, Razor Ramon vs Jeff Jarrett for the IC Title) Wrestlemania XI- PPV Score 4.5 (Diesel vs Shawn Michaels for the WWF Title, Bam Bam Bigelow vs NFL Super Bowl Champion Lawrence Taylor, Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund I Quit Match, Undertaker vs King Kong Bundy) In Your House 1- PPV Score 6.0 (Bret Hart vs Hakushi, Diesel vs SID for the WWF Title) King of the Ring 1995- PPV Score 3.5 (Diesel & Bam Bam Bigelow vs Tatanka & SID, Bret Hart vs Jerry Lawler Kiss My Foot Match) In Your House 2- PPV Score 6.25- (Jeff Jarrett vs Shawn Michaels Intercontinental Title Match, Diesel vs SID WWF Title Lumberjack Match) SummerSlam 1995- PPV Score 6.0 (123 Kid vs Hakushi, Undertaker vs Kama in a Casket Match, Bret Hart vs Kane (Issac Yan...
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WWF Superstars July 29, 1995 Hosted by Vince McMahon & Dok Hendrix Fatu vs Rad Radford King Mabel vs Gary Scott Razor Ramon, Savio Vega, & 1-2-3 Kid vs The Blu Brothers & Uncle Zebakiah Waylon Mercy vs Major Yates
Featuring spectacular musical numbers with Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Richard Pryor, experience the magic of The Wiz when Dorothy is whisked away to the enchanting wonderland of Oz.
Documentary on the life of Mabel Normand. Narrated by Shirley Jones.
"Ohhhhhh yessssss!" we've got everything you could ever want to know about the Phenom, the Undertaker from 1995, 1996, and 1997! "REST IN PEACE" that we cover why the "druids" were with Undertaker, how Undertaker handled autograph signings in the mid 90s, how the WWF almost did Baywatch, an incredible never-before-heard story about what Vince wanted to do to create controversy at NAPTE in 95, how Vince tried to piggyback the Super Bowl, why King Kong Bundy was chosen for Taker at 11, whether or not Ventura almost came back and why it didn't happen, Steve McMichael almost wrestling here rather than WCW, why Vince didn't sign the Fridge, the most random SMW tag match ever, an incredible story about Doot Doot Doot getting hired in the WWF, what Missy was considered for during this era and why...
Whats Happening!! was around for about 2 and a half years. Still, it remains in a lot of our minds. Mostly because of Dee, the smart ass daughter. She made that show. The others were mildly funny. Shirley Hemphill was good though, but the fat jokes ran thin. Dont get me going on Rerun. Manomanomanoman. Characters do NOT get more annoying than this guy, and according to our pals at The Smoking Gun, he isnt finished yet.
http://www.daarac.org/2008/11/dont-play-us-cheap-1973.html The versatile Melvin Van Peebles helmed this film version of his 1970s Broadway musical about two devil's minions on a quest to crash a rowdy party in Harlem being thrown by Miss Maybell (Esther Rolle). In the process, the little demons earn their set of horns. Van Peebles also penned the rousing rhythm-and-blues score, which includes the songs "Saturday Night," "Ain't Love Grand" and "If You See a Devil, Smash Him."
Mabel Elizabeth King December 25, 1932 – November 9, 1999) was an American film, stage, and television actress, and singer. She is best known for her role as Mabel "Mama" Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!! 20812 Exhibit court Woodland Hills, CA
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What's Happening's Mabel King, Guich Kooch (or Koock) from Carter Country, and Ken Olfson come to play the game in today's Part 1. This is also the first time since early in 1974 that three new celebrities appear on the program. Guich Koock(or Kooch), BS, CNR, Mabel King, Ken Olfson, MW
Mabel interviewed by Marco Gandolfi - editor of Music-News.com - at MTV London studios, Camden on the 27th November 2017 for MTV Brand New 2018. Don't forget to Like/Share/Subscribe! * http://www.youtube.com/MusicNewsWeb * https://twitter.com/MusicNewsWeb/ * http://instagram.com/MusicNewsWeb * https://www.facebook.com/MusicNewsWeb * http://www.music-news.com #musicnews #exclusive @MabelLMcvey #MabelLMcvey #MTVBrandNew #MTV
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1529787193/mabels-dressing-room Mabel's Dressing Room star Kristina Thompson talks with Alexa Carroll about her role as Mabel Normand. Produced by Iona College Dept. of Mass Communication
Mabel was in Oslo last week to play new music from her upcoming album, so we met up with the singer to show her some Scandinavian music videos from Norwegian Korbz, Danish NODE and Swedish Thrife. Here's what she had to say about the three videos. Mabel McVey, mononymously known by her stage name Mabel, is a Spanish-born Swedish-British singer and songwriter based in London. Born in Málaga, Spain and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, she is the daughter of singer and songwriter Neneh Cherry and Massive Attack record producer Cameron McVey. She now mostly lives in London. Mabel is mostly known for starting her own musical career in 2015 with her debut single entitled "Know Me Better". She is also known for the 2017 hit "Finders Keepers" and the associated music video, as well as working repea...
This excerpt is from Timeline: History of the WWE - 1995 with Kevin Nash. Interview by Sean Oliver. Buy the DVD at http://kayfabecommentaries.com Kevin Nash Shoot Interview Mabel
This video details the death of actress Shirley Hemphill!
In 2001, the cast of the 70's sitcom What's Happening!! were interviewed by Bryant Gumbel on The Early Show. 4 actors are there: Ernest Thomas (Raj), Fred Berry (Rerun), Haywood Nelson (Dwayne), and Danielle Spencer (Dee).