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Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates, between autumn and spring. Winter is caused by the axis of the Earth in that hemisphere being oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. In many regions, winter is associated with snow and freezing temperatures. The moment of winter solstice is when the sun's elevation with respect to the North or South Pole is at its most negative value (that is, the sun is at its farthest below the horizon as measured from the pole), meaning this day will have the shortest day and the longest night. The earliest sunset and latest sunrise dates outside the polar regions differ from the date of the winter solstice, however, and these depend on latitude, due to the variation in the solar day throughout the year caused by the Earth's elliptical orbit (see earliest and latest sunrise and sunset).
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame as Mork in the sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–82), he went on to establish a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisational skills.
After his film debut in the musical comedy Popeye (1980), he starred or co-starred in widely acclaimed films, including the comedy-drama The World According to Garp (1982), war comedy Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), dramas Dead Poets Society (1989) and Awakenings (1990), comedy-drama The Fisher King (1991), the animated musical-fantasy Aladdin (1992), drama Good Will Hunting (1997), and psychological thriller One Hour Photo (2002), as well as financial successes such as the fantasy adventure film Hook (1991), comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), fantasy adventure Jumanji (1995), comedy The Birdcage (1996), and the Night at the Museum trilogy.
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and musician, best known for his thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor's 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 even after 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. Former late-night host and friend, David Letterman, cited Carson's influence.
Actors: Doug Wilder (actor), Doug Wilder (director), Doug Wilder (composer), Doug Wilder (writer), James Meerdter (editor), James Meerdter (writer), James Meerdter (director), Ray Ficca (actor), Nan Ficca (producer), Christopher Herring (actor), Jose Pineda (actor), Dane Petersen (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Colby Dean (actor), Adam Sawyer (actor), Jocelyn Hudson (actress), Jason Brown (writer), Jason Brown (writer), Brian Morgan Jr. (director),
Plot: When Justin's fiancée is kidnapped, due to his gambling debt, he is forced to go to great lengths to get her back.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Dick Lowry (director), Kenny Rogers (actor), Cort Casady (writer), Lee Purcell (actress), Jack N. Young (miscellaneous crew), Jerrold L. Ludwig (editor), Clu Gulager (actor), Noble Willingham (actor), Lance LeGault (actor), David S. Cass Sr. (actor), Bruce Boxleitner (actor), Harold Gould (actor), Neil Summers (actor), Jim Byrnes (writer), Jim Byrnes (writer),
Plot: Brady Hawkes, The Gambler, receives a letter from his son indicating he needs help. This sends Brady to the rescue. Along the way Brady meets up with Billy Montana, a young man who thinks he knows everything about playing cards. Brady teaches Billy a few lessons along the way and they end up forming a strong friendship and team up together.
Keywords: based-on-songActors: Priscilla Barnes (actress), Newell Alexander (actor), Julius Harris (actor), John Ireland (actor), Richard Jaeckel (actor), Richard Lynch (actor), Stuart Whitman (actor), Larry Gelman (actor), Ferd Sebastian (writer), Ferd Sebastian (director), Ferd Sebastian (producer), Beverly Sebastian (producer), Beverly Sebastian (director), Beverly Sebastian (writer), Robert Angus (editor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: William Corrigan (producer), William Corrigan (director), Joshua Shelley (actor), Moultrie Patten (actor), P. Jay Sidney (actor), Tod Griffin (actor), Thelma Schnee (actress), Oliver Cliff (actor), Robert Daggett (actor), Guy Spaull (actor), Mary Tarcai (actress), Roland Wood (actor), Janet Ruscoll (writer), Joseph Ruscoll (writer),
Genres: ,Actors: Irving Bacon (actor), Gregory Gaye (actor), Don Beddoe (actor), William Bakewell (actor), Bobby Barber (actor), Robert Bray (actor), Ray Collins (actor), Harry Davenport (actor), William B. Davidson (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Pat Flaherty (actor), Robert Bice (actor), William Forrest (actor), Jack Gargan (actor), Cary Grant (actor),
Plot: Teenaged Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates. He counters Susan's comic false sophistication by even more comic put-on teenage mannerisms, with a slapstick climax.
Keywords: adolescent, age-difference, airport, armor, artist, award, basketball, birthday, contest, courtroomActors: Grant Whytock (miscellaneous crew), Jerome Cowan (actor), Frank Fenton (actor), Russell Hicks (actor), Vera Marshe (actress), Sheila Ryan (actress), Edward Small (producer), Karen DeWolf (writer), Allan Dwan (writer), Hugo Friedhofer (composer), Allan Dwan (director), Don Beddoe (actor), J. Carrol Naish (actor), Frank O'Connor (actor), Dennis O'Keefe (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Lloyd Perryman (actor), Stanley Brown (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Pat Brady (actor), Buck Connors (actor), Dick Curtis (actor), Hugh Farr (actor), Karl Farr (actor), Olin Francis (actor), Edmund Cobb (actor), Alfred P. James (actor), Lew Meehan (actor), George Morrell (actor), Bob Nolan (actor), Sons of the Pioneers (actor),
Plot: Wade Patterson arrives to take over the ranch he bought. Carere is using the ranch to hold his rustled cattle and when Wade's brother finds the cattle, Carere kills him. The inquest puts Wade on the track of the killer and when Terry, the reluctant member of Carere's gang confesses, Wade sets out to get a confession from Carere.
Keywords: remake, texasActors: Donald Kerr (actor), Ivan Lebedeff (actor), James Burke (actor), Nils Asther (actor), Ed Brady (actor), Billy Dooley (actor), Ben Erway (actor), Edward Gargan (actor), Harrison Greene (actor), Leonard Carey (actor), Ted Healy (actor), Tenen Holtz (actor), Kenner G. Kemp (actor), Tom Kennedy (actor), Willard Mack (actor),
Plot: Lola Burns is at the top of the pile in Hollywood. But life ain't easy, what with her father and brother always hanging around for handouts, and devious studio publicity honcho Space Hanlon cooking up endless lurid newspaper stories. Makes a girl want to give up pictures.
Keywords: actress, adoption, aristocrat, baby, based-on-play, blonde-bombshell, blonde-woman, celebrity, class-distinction, coconut-groveActors: Edward Clark (actor), Robert Edeson (actor), John St. Polis (actor), Claire McDowell (actress), Patsy Ruth Miller (actress), John M. Stahl (producer), Edward Clark (writer), Frances Hyland (writer), Paul Perez (writer), Lawrence Gray (actor), James Flood (director), Ruby Lafayette (actress), Shirley Palmer (actress), Leete Renick Brown (editor), Ralph Emerson (actor),
Genres: Drama,Someday soon I'll feel in control. I believe in everything wrong.
Fried every night till the start of the day.
I live my life in this beautiful way. Yeah.
One day soon she will despise. Guided by voices followed by lies.
Fried every night till the start of the day.
I live my life in this beautiful way. Yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Come sit beside me won't you tell me what's wrong?
Can't find any wrong dear but you might live too long.
Yeah yeah yeah yeah. Someday soon I'll feel in control.