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Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10,406, it has had city status since 1205. It is the second smallest English city in terms of area and population after the City of London although, unlike the latter, Wells is not part of a larger metropolitan conurbation, and is consequently described in some sources as being England's smallest city.
The name Wells derives from the three wells dedicated to Saint Andrew, one in the market place and two within the grounds of the Bishop's Palace and cathedral. There was a small Roman settlement around the wells, but its importance grew under the Saxons when King Ine of Wessex founded a minster church in 704, around which the settlement grew. Wells became a trading centre and involved in cloth making before its involvement in both the English Civil War and the Monmouth Rebellion during the 17th century. In the 19th century, transport infrastructure improved with stations on three different railway lines.
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and the Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America, "bridging the color lines in music at the time."
With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including "Two Lovers" (1962), the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch" (1962) and her signature hit, "My Guy" (1964), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her popularity. She was one of Motown's first singing superstars.
Mary Esther Wells was born near Detroit's Wayne State University on May 13, 1943, to a mother who worked as a domestic and an absentee father. One of three children, she contracted spinal meningitis at the age of two and struggled with partial blindness, deafness in one ear and temporary paralysis. During her early years, Wells lived in a poor residential Detroit district. By age 12, she was helping her mother with house cleaning work. She described the ordeal years later:
Actors: Jack Nasser (producer), Lisa Rerrie (miscellaneous crew), Joseph Nasser (producer), Joseph Nasser (writer), Aaron Pearl (actor), Jack Nasser (producer), John Wittmayer (miscellaneous crew), Elizabeth Mueller (miscellaneous crew), Dan Payne (actor), Tara Cowell-Plain (producer), Garry M.B. Smith (editor), Lori Ann Triolo (actress), David Nykl (actor), Jim Guttridge (composer), Karen Pelrine (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: It's Christmas Eve, and a snowstorm is blowing through the small town of Summit View. The roads are virtually empty, except for a group of vehicles that get stuck on a remote road on the outskirts of town. The seven people involved decide to take refuge in a nearby abandoned church. Those seven are: James, an ex-priest who is running away from his life and his vocation following the death of his wife and child; Darryl, an EMT who dreams of becoming a doctor, but who believes that dream will never materialize because of his dyslexia; wealthy married couple Drake and Madeleine, whose marriage and its problems are centered on money; newlyweds Nick and Christy, who find that they are arguing more and more ever since their wedding three days ago; and the only local among the bunch, Joe, who is separated from his wife Mary, largely because of their differing views of how to manage their family, most specifically in dealing with their autistic son, Matt. They are eventually joined by an eighth, Mary, who comes to provide some food and blankets to the stranded seven, but whose SUV also gets stuck by the church. As the eight interact with each other, they find that the true Christmas spirit comes to the surface which assists each with their own life problems, especially as they work together toward a common goal to help specifically Mary and Joe.
Keywords: christmasActors: Rance Howard (actor), Susan Blakely (actress), Ernest Borgnine (actor), C. Thomas Howell (director), Fred Dalton Thompson (actor), Catherine Hicks (actress), Louise Fletcher (actress), Lance Henriksen (actor), Danny Mooney (actor), Bill Wandel (composer), Emma Potter (costume designer), Karen Mattingly (miscellaneous crew), Rich Franklin (actor), Lauren Mae Shafer (actress), Ben Murphy (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Tom Butler (actor), Michael Ironside (actor), Nick Mancuso (actor), Benjamin Ratner (actor), Wendy Crewson (actress), David Keith (actor), Bridget Durnford (editor), Jessica Steen (actress), Eric Johnson (actor), Chantal Teasdale (miscellaneous crew), Rick Stevenson (director), Chris Fassbender (actor), Larry Reese (actor), Michelle Gougeon (miscellaneous crew), Neil Smolar (composer),
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Stanley Andrews (actor), James Bell (actor), Paul E. Burns (actor), Ed Cassidy (actor), Myrna Dell (actress), Jeff Donnell (actress), Gloria Grahame (actress), Sara Haden (actress), Martha Hyer (actress), Daniel Mainwaring (writer), Paul Sawtell (composer), Roy Webb (composer), Renié (costume designer), Mark Robson (director), Jeff Corey (actor),
Plot: Wrangler Clay Phillips and his young brother are taking horses to Sonora when they come across four dancehall girls heading the same way, stuck with a wrecked buggy. He takes the girls on to the nearest ranch, where it turns out one of the girls is the homesteader's wayward daughter. As he already has an escaped killer after him he is less than thrilled to have to take the remaining girls on with him. But it has to be said that Mary is damn easy on the eye.
Keywords: 1890s, ambush, anger, brother, brutality, california, campfire, cattle-ranch, cigarette-smoking, cowboyActors: Lois Weber (director), Edward Hearn (actor), Charles Perley (actor), Phillips Smalley (actor), Ben F. Wilson (actor), Neva Gerber (actress), Mary MacLaren (actress), Lois Weber (actress), Phillips Smalley (writer), Lois Weber (writer), Phillips Smalley (director), Maude George (actress), James Oppenheim (writer), Seymour Hastings (actor), Mattie Witting (actress),
Genres: Drama,When I became of age my mother called me to her side,
she said,"Son, you're growing up now pretty soon you'll take a bride.
And then she said, "Just because you've become a young man now,
there's still somethings that you don't understand now;
before you ask some girl for her hand now
keep your freedom for as long as you can now."
My mama told me, "You better shop around,
Oh yeah, you better shop around."
(shop, shop around)
Ah, there's somethings that I want you to know now.
Just as sure as the winds gonna blow now
women come and the women gonna go, now
before you tell em that you love em so now.
My mama told me, "You better shop around,
Oh yeah, you better shop around."
(shop, shop around)
A-try to get yourself a bargain son.
Don't be sold on the very first one.
A-pretty girls come a dime a dozen,
a-try to find one who's gonna give you true lovin'.
Before you take a girl and say I do, now,
make sure she's in love with-a you now.
My mama told me, "You better shop around."
Oo yeah, A-try to get yourself a bargain son.
Don't be sold on the very first one.
A-pretty girls come a dime a dozen,
a-try to find one who's gonna give you true lovin'.
Before you take a girl and say I do, now,
make sure she's in love with-a you now.
Make sure that her love is true now.
I hate to see you feelin' sad and blue now."
My mama told me, "You better shop around.
(shop around)
My mama told me, "You better shop around.
(shop around)
My mama told me, "You better shop around.