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The Clark Brothers, Steve (born 1924) and James ("Jimmy") (c. 1922 – 30 October 2009), were thought to be the last of the "brothers" acts of tap-dancing's golden age.
The gospel-singing Clark Family grew up in poverty in Philadelphia. By the age of 12 Steve, the youngest, was a seasoned soloist, singing and dancing. The two brothers' first engagement was at the Cotton Club in Harlem - when they were 15 and 17. Frank Sinatra told them to move to Britain after the war, which probably saved their careers.
The Clark Brothers gave their first British performance for King George VI and became favourites in working men's clubs. They wrote hits for Max Bygraves and appeared at the London Palladium; and they opened a "University of Showbusiness" in London, where Cliff Richard and Bonnie Langford were among their pupils.
Jimmy died on 30 October 2009 aged 87. He and his brother Steve lived together in Dunstable. Jimmy's funeral took place on 17 November at St Peter's Priory Dunstable.
Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th century England. The name has many variants.
Clark is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, including placing fourteenth in Scotland. Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable.
According to the 1990 United States Census, Clark was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population. Notable people with the surname include:
Stephen Maynard "Steve" Clark (23 April 1960 – 8 January 1991) was an English musician. He was a guitarist and principal songwriter for the British hard rock band, Def Leppard, until 1991 when he died from alcohol poisoning. In 2007, Clark was ranked No. 11 on Classic Rock Magazine's "100 Wildest Guitar Heroes".
Stephen Maynard Clark was born and raised in Hillsborough, South Yorkshire, the northwestern suburb of Sheffield, England. From an early age, he showed an interest in music, attending a concert held by Cliff Richard and the Shadows aged 6. At 11, he received his first guitar which was purchased by his father on the condition that he learned to play. Clark studied classical guitar for a year before one day he discovered Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin at a friend's house.
When Clark left school his first employer was an engineering firm called GEC Traction where he worked as a lathe operator. He was 3 years into a 4-year apprenticeship with the firm by the time his band Def Leppard decided to sign a professional record deal with Phonogram Records.
Actors: Ryan Hunter (actor), Robert H. Wainwright (actor), Gary Mancini (editor), Gary Mancini (director), Gary Mancini (writer), Gary Mancini (producer), Alexandra Kelly (actor), Sydnee Howard (actress), Fiona Mancini (producer), Patrick Moore (composer), Sarah Tamzin Woodward (actress), Kat Ketley (actress), Jackson Payne (actor), John-Paul McCrohon (actor), Alexandra Kelly (actress),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Gene Mack (actor), Robert Knepper (actor), Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), Karl Pruner (actor), Lauren Holly (actress), Dug Rotstein (miscellaneous crew), Barbara Gregson (miscellaneous crew), Bill Lake (actor), Walter Cronkite (actor), Shawn Lawrence (actor), Jill Hennessy (actress), Jonathan Whittaker (actor), Daniel Hugh Kelly (actor), David Eisner (actor), Harve Presnell (actor),
Plot: They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. Jackie, Ethel and Joan had little choice. They were Kennedy women. What really unfolded behind the monolith of Kennedy power is revealed for the first time: the true story of the Kennedy reign told through the eyes of the three women who lived it.
Keywords: aristocrat, assassination-of-president, based-on-book, camelot, character-name-in-title, children-playing-football, cover-up, cuban-missile-crisis, death-of-husband, death-of-presidentActors: Dean McDermott (actor), Anthony Michael Hall (actor), Larry Day (actor), Christopher Lennertz (composer), John Dunn-Hill (actor), Elizabeth Tremblay (miscellaneous crew), Jon Turtle (miscellaneous crew), Neil Grieve (editor), Claudio Castravelli (producer), Matt Cooke (actor), Brett Watson (actor), Amber Valletta (actress), Esteban Powell (actor), Victor Knight (actor), Michèle Hamel (costume designer),
Plot: In the late 1970s Britain, Joe Elliot joins a small time rock band that becomes Def Leppard. Soon taking control of the band with his perfectionism, Elliot and his mates strive to reach the top despite their personal strife that drives the less determined members away for more driven ones. By 1982, Def Leppard becomes a rock sensation, only to find that success has its own problems. Whether it be drummer Rick Allen's dismembering accident or guitarist Steve Clark's equally self-destructive alcoholism, the band struggles to keep the loyalty, tenacity and creativity that would make the group one of the greatest in rock history.
Keywords: 1980s, alcoholism, band, based-on-true-story, britain, british-rock-music, car-accident, flashing, groupie, heavy-metalActors: Fulvio Cecere (actor), Tygh Runyan (actor), Steve Railsback (actor), Corey Large (actor), Stephen E. Miller (actor), James Marsden (actor), Terry David Mulligan (actor), Doug Abrahams (actor), Jay Brazeau (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), Ethan Embry (actor), Dee Jay Jackson (actor), Bruce Greenwood (actor), Nick Stahl (actor), William Sadler (actor),
Plot: After the suicide of the teenager Allen Clark, his family decides to move from Chicago to the quiet Cradle Bay Island seeking a peaceful life for the siblings Steve and Lindsay Clark. When Steve joins the local high-school, the outcast Gavin Strick befriends Steve and introduces his also rejected friend Rachel Wagner to the newcomer. Gavin exposes to Steve in the refectory the punks, the nerds and the different tribes of the school and he defends the weird theory that a sinister force changes the behavior of the annoyingly perfect "Blue Ribbons", a group of good students that wear identical jackets and gather in the Yogurt Shoppe. Further he tells that he had witnessed the blue ribbon Andy Efkin killing their schoolmate Mary Jo that is missing and the local Officer Cox covering the murder. Steve does not believe on Gavin words, but when his friend is submitted to the treatment of Dr. Edgar Caldicott and immediately changes his behavior, joining the Blue Ribbons, Steve and Rachel decides to investigate the mystery discovering the dark secret of the perfect behavior.
Keywords: 1990s, albino, ankle-tattoo, bake-sale, bandaged-hand, bare-breasts, barge, beach, beating, beerActors: Sam Waterston (actor), Philip Baker Hall (actor), Mark Snow (composer), Loretta Swit (actress), Michael Ensign (actor), Basil Hoffman (actor), Andrew Gottlieb (producer), David Spielberg (actor), Eileen Heckart (actress), Lee Philips (director), Starletta DuPois (actress), Christopher Allport (actor), George Jay Nicholson (editor), Dee Dee Rescher (actress), Bill Morey (actor),
Plot: Laura is a woman who works as executive in a bigger firm. There she has to adapt to a working world made by and for men. But she tries to change the system.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Henry Beckman (actor), Woodrow Parfrey (actor), Robert Middleton (actor), Jean Oser (editor), Lou Gilbert (actor), Anatol Winogradoff (actor), Don De Leo (actor), Natalie Priest (actress), Hugh Prince (writer), Will Kohler (director), Will Kohler (producer), Dolly Miller (actress), Ted Royal (composer), Lou Prentis (actress), William Karen (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Sam Newfield (director), Lane Chandler (actor), Dick Elliott (actor), Joel Friedkin (actor), Don C. Harvey (actor), Hugh Beaumont (actor), Harlan Warde (actor), Ida Moore (actress), Holbrook N. Todd (editor), Cecil Weston (actress), Sigmund Neufeld (producer), Al Martin (writer), Leo Erdody (composer), Emilie Ehrlich (miscellaneous crew), Frances Rafferty (actress),
Plot: A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town, where he gets a job as a cab driver. He meets a young girl who is caring for her ill but wealthy aunt. He courts her and they eventually marry. She soon discovers exactly who he is, and finds herself enmeshed in a scheme involving murder and loot from a bank robbery.
Keywords: body-in-trunk, bus, bus-driver, cafe, candle, doctor, evil-man, flower-delivery, fuse-box, gunActors: Florence Barker (actress), Wilfred Lucas (actor), Frank Powell (actor), Francis J. Grandon (actor), D.W. Griffith (director), Stanner E.V. Taylor (writer), Stephanie Longfellow (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,