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Ronald Wilson Reagan ( /ˈrɒnəld ˈwɪlsən ˈreɪɡən/; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989. Prior to that, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and a radio, film and television actor.
Born in Tampico, Illinois and raised in Dixon, Reagan was educated at Eureka College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology. After his graduation, Reagan moved first to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in to Los Angeles in 1937 where he began a career as an actor, first in films and later television. Some of his most notable films include Knute Rockne, All American, Kings Row, and Bedtime for Bonzo. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later as a spokesman for General Electric (GE); his start in politics occurred during his work for GE. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, his positions began shifting rightward in the late 1950s, and he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After delivering a rousing speech in support of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but won both the nomination and general election in 1980, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter.
Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921) is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
Nancy was born in New York City; her parents divorced soon after her birth and she grew up in Maryland, living with an aunt and uncle while her mother pursued acting jobs. As Nancy Davis, she was an actress in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as Donovan's Brain, Night into Morning, and Hellcats of the Navy. In 1952 she married Ronald Reagan, who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild, and they had two children. Nancy was the First Lady of California when her husband was Governor from 1967 to 1975. In that capacity, she began work with the Foster Grandparents Program.
Nancy Reagan became First Lady of the United States in January 1981 following her husband's election. She was criticized early in his first term largely due to her decision to replace the White House china, despite it being paid for by private donations. Nancy restored a Kennedy-esque glamor to the White House following years of lax formality, and her interest in high-end fashion garnered much attention, as well as criticism. She championed recreational drug prevention causes by founding the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign, which was considered her major initiative as first lady. Always protective of her husband, more controversy ensued when it was revealed in 1988 that she had consulted an astrologer to assist in planning the president's schedule after the 1981 assassination attempt on her husband. She had a strong influence on her husband and played a role in a few of his personnel and diplomatic decisions.
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host and comedian, known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Johnny Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
Although his show was already successful by the end of the 1960s, during the 1970s Carson became an American icon and remained so until his retirement in 1992. He adopted a casual, conversational approach with extensive interaction with guests, an approach pioneered by Arthur Godfrey and previous Tonight Show hosts Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Late night hosts David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, and Jimmy Fallon have all cited Carson's influence on their late-night talk shows, which resemble his in format and tone.
Carson was born in Corning, Iowa, in the year 1925, to Homer Lloyd "Kit" Carson, a power company manager, and Ruth Hook Carson, who was of Irish descent. He grew up in the nearby towns of Avoca, Clarinda, and Red Oak in southwest Iowa before moving to Norfolk, Nebraska, at the age of eight. At the age of twelve, Carson found a book on magic at a friend's house and immediately purchased a mail-order magician's kit. He debuted as "The Great Carsoni" at fourteen and was paid $3; many other performances at local picnics and country fairs followed.
Actors: Benjamin R. Reder (miscellaneous crew), James D. Stern (producer), János Papp (miscellaneous crew), Unjoo Lee Byars (miscellaneous crew), Brendan Gleeson (actor), Charles Heaphy (miscellaneous crew), Alison Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Kevin McNally (actor), John Cusack (actor), Noor Ahmed (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Kravitz (miscellaneous crew), Sergej Trifunovic (actor), Pam Ferris (actress), Michael Shannon (actor), Adrian Rawlins (actor),
Plot: This movie is set in the mid 1800s and involves poet Edgar Allan Poe. A serial killer is on the loose and murdering people using Poe's descriptions from his published stories and poems. Poe teams up with Detective Fields, a Baltimore policeman to try and catch the killer by using his knowledge of the descriptions. Even though the stories are fictional, they start to become reality and the killer is a step ahead of them. Then it takes on a personal note as Poe's lover becomes a target. Will they stop the killer in time?
Keywords: 19th-century, alcoholic, animal-in-title, author, axe, ballroom-dancing, baltimore-maryland, based-on-the-works-of-edgar-allan-poe, begins-with-biographical-note, bird-in-titleActors: Masa Gibson (actor), Anthony Tocchio (editor), Kelsey Snelling (director), Kelsey Snelling (writer), Adrienne Huffman (actor), Andrea Marino (miscellaneous crew), Kylene Planer (miscellaneous crew), Elizabeth Estrada (director), Sean O'Shea (actor), Amelia Hanson (miscellaneous crew), Will Shishmanian (composer), Justin Rosin (actor), Sara Gardner (miscellaneous crew), Megan Davis (actor), Jose Eduardo Maguey Barrera (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Short,Actors: Ron Bartels (editor), Ron Bartels (producer), Nathan Riebli (composer), Elaine Mitchell (actor), Dan Saski (actor), Beverly Bartels (director), R. Scott Wagman (writer), Robert Conard (actor), Denise Elia (actor), Freddie Lambert (actor),
Plot: Pete, a third-grade teacher, gets a call from his best friend who asks him to help bury a body. Pete decides to help, but when the police get involved things start to spiral out of control - his friend is accused of murder, the victim's baby goes missing and the morgue starts filling up with dead guys. Unsure whether it's all related, Pete struggles between saving his friendship and helping the police catch a killer.
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Philip Rosch (actor), Jane Root (producer), Jonathan Hewes (producer), Noah Lee Margetts (actor), Nic Young (writer), Nic Young (director), Helen Lindley (editor), Chad Hobson (composer), Qarie Marshall (actor), Katie Hirst (producer), Nadine Hindi (costume designer), Mike Lewis (miscellaneous crew), Emily Howe (miscellaneous crew), Beth James (miscellaneous crew), Alexys Becerra (actress),
Genres: Documentary, History,Actors: Ben Parker (producer), James Chandler (actor), John Sledge (director),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Regis Toomey (actor), Byron Foulger (actor), Paul Dunlap (composer), Paul Kelly (actor), Cathy Downs (actress), Stuart O'Brien (editor), Alexander J. Wells (writer), Alexander J. Wells (actor), Alexander J. Wells (director), Harold V. McKenzie (editor), Roy Irwin (actor), Charles E. King (producer), Jack Edwards (actor), Sheila Urban (actress), Marilyn Madison (actress),
Plot: Police Lieutenant Lacey, with aid from Coach Bettger, heads a crack-down on dope-peddling to high-school athletes. One kid dies from an overdose, two more kill a gas station attendant in an aborted hold-up attempt to get money to buy dope, and a third dies in a fall in a condemned empty building while fleeing from the law. With the aid of some outraged students, the dope pusher is brought to justice. Sheila Urban plays a character named Julie Bishop.
Keywords: 1950s, alcohol, arrest, b-movie, band, beatnik, big-game, california, chase, cigarette-smokingActors: Alan Baxter (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Paul Everton (actor), George Guhl (actor), Richard Kipling (actor), Tully Marshall (actor), Edwin Maxwell (actor), Pat McKee (actor), Matt Willis (actor), Gertrude Michael (actress), Isabel Withers (actress), Arthur Ripley (producer), Steve Sekely (director), Holbrook N. Todd (editor), Leon Fromkess (producer),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Roger Gray (actor), Ted Healy (actor), Sam Ash (actor), Edward Brophy (actor), Agostino Borgato (actor), Harvey Clark (actor), Hooper Atchley (actor), Frank Darien (actor), George Davis (actor), Billy Dooley (actor), Alphonse Ethier (actor), Christian J. Frank (actor), Billy Gilbert (actor), Robert Graves (actor), Ramsay Hill (actor),
Plot: In Paris, the great surgeon Dr. Gogol falls madly in love with stage actress Yvonne Orlac, and his ardor disturbs her quite a bit when he discovers to his horror that she is married to concert pianist Stephen Orlac. Shortly thereafter, Stephen's hands are badly crushed in a train accident- beyond the power of standard medicine. Knowing that his hands are his life, Yvonne overcomes her fear and goes to Dr. Gogol, to beg him to help. Gogol decides to surgically graft the hands of executed murderer Rollo onto Stephen Orlac, the surgery is successful but has terrible side-effects...
Keywords: actor, actress, alcoholic, amputee, anesthetic, autograph, based-on-novel, bill-collector, cockatoo, detectiveActors: George H. Plympton (writer), Bob Custer (actor), Henry Hebert (actor), Milburn Morante (actor), William James Craft (director), Bobby Mack (actor), William Barrymore (actor), James Ormont (writer), Claire de Lorez (actress), Sailor Sharkey (actor), Thais Valdemar (actress),
Genres: Western,Actors: Jesse L. Lasky (miscellaneous crew), Jim Farley (actor), Harrison Ford (actor), J. Morris Foster (actor), Herbert Standing (actor), Claire Anderson (actress), Edythe Chapman (actress), Mayme Kelso (actress), Marion Fairfax (writer), Robert G. Vignola (director), Willis Marks (actor), Vivian Martin (actress), John Burton (actor), Edna Mae Cooper (actress), Gerard Alexander (actress),
Genres: Drama,