Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single biographical work in the whole of literature," James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.
Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, Johnson attended Pembroke College, Oxford, for just over a year, before his lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher he moved to London, where he began to write for The Gentleman's Magazine. His early works include the biography Life of Mr Richard Savage, the poems London and The Vanity of Human Wishes, and the play Irene.
After nine years of work, Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1755. It had a far-reaching effect on Modern English and has been described as "one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship". This work brought Johnson popularity and success. Until the completion of the Oxford English Dictionary 150 years later, Johnson's was viewed as the pre-eminent British dictionary. His later works included essays, an influential annotated edition of The Plays of William Shakespeare, and the widely read tale The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. In 1763, he befriended James Boswell, with whom he later travelled to Scotland; Johnson described their travels in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Towards the end of his life, he produced the massive and influential Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th- and 18th-century poets.
Samuel Johnson (16 March 1827 – 6 August 1905) was a New Zealand printer, newspaper proprietor and editor. He was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England on 16 March 1827.
After a career in journalism and printing in Castleford, Yorkshire, Johnson emigrated to New Zealand in the company of William Rawson Brame's Albertland settlers. The Albertlanders intended to set up a model community in New Zealand; Johnson had been appointed the group's editor and printer. He left the group in 1862 after working in Auckland and Dunedin before returning to Albertown in 1863. The settlement collapsed in 1864 and by 1866 Johnson was living in Blenheim where he and brother Thomas established the Marlborough Express. Originally a weekly paper, the Express's circulation eventually increased to twice weekly. Now owned by Australaisan giant Fairfax Media, it prints daily.
Johnson was elected to the Marlborough Provincial Council in 1872; he resigned in 1874. He sold his newspaper in 1879 before returning briefly to England. Back in New Zealand from 1884, he lived in Waipawa and worked for the Waipawa Mail and Hawke's Bay Herald.
Samuel Clay Johnson (July 1881 – unknown) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. Born in Manchester, he began his career with Tonge, but moved to Newton Heath in January 1901. He made his only league appearance on 20 March 1901, playing at inside right in a 3–2 home defeat by Leicester Fosse. He moved to Barnsley for the 1901–02 season, but did not make a single appearance before moving on to Heywood in November 1902.
Actors: Ame (actor), Christopher Hiscox (actor), Christopher Hiscox (actor), Renee Mytar (actress), Joel D. Catalan (producer), Christopher Hiscox (producer), Renee Mytar (producer), Christopher Hiscox (writer), Renee Mytar (writer), Jackson Hunt (composer), Jesse Molloy (composer), Joel D. Catalan (director), Cameron Bennett (editor), Christopher Hiscox (editor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Alexander Arzu (actor), Sean Michael Boozer (actor), Jack Michael Findley (actor), John Hoskins (actor), Mitchell Jay (actor), Jay Lewis (actor), Michael McCormack (actor), Bobby Naderi (actor), Bobby Naderi (actor), Jay Nierenberg (actor), James O'Shea (actor), Jeremiah Ocanas (actor), Renee DeBevoise (actress), Brooke J. Ferrell (actress), Steven Lee Allen (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Dominic Adams (actor), Owen Robinson (actor), July O'Brien (actress), Amie Donegan (producer), Charlise Holmes (producer), Robert Sidney Mellette (producer), Owen Robinson (producer), Leslee Scallon (producer), Billy Scott (producer), Michael Trent (producer), Jason Weissbrod (producer), Owen Robinson (writer), Billy Scott (director), Dylan Bell (editor), Katy Durham (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Short,Actors: Shenoah Allen (actor), Mark Chavez (actor), Ben Chester (actor), Craig Chrissinger (actor), Dickie Collins (actor), Jonathan Cromwell (actor), Mark Cumberland (actor), Chris L. Dillon (actor), Billy Garberina (actor), Paul Greenstein (actor), Bradd Howard (actor), Ross Kelly (actor), Richard Lynch (actor), Gene Lynn (actor), Barry Adams (actor),
Plot: Jenna Dreams of finding the perfect man and getting married. But a series of unfortunate accidents takes the lives of every boy she's ever loved. Until she falls for Alex and the wedding date is set. When the best man is murdered at the bachelor party and girls in the bridal party start to disappear, Jenna has a terrifying realization - the terrible secrets from her past have come back to torment her.
Genres: Horror,Actors: Alan Autry (actor), Joey Banks (actor), Steven Benson (actor), Grand L. Bush (actor), R.D. Call (actor), John Candy (actor), Carmine Caridi (actor), Stephen Collins (actor), Hume Cronyn (actor), Ji-Tu Cumbuka (actor), Shaka Cumbuka (actor), Jerome Dempsey (actor), John DiGangi (actor), Bennie E. Dobbins (actor), Gary Alexander (actor),
Plot: Brewster is a minor league baseball player. Unknown to him, he had a (recently deceased) rich relative. In order to test if Brewster knows the value of money, he is given the task of disposing of $30m in 30 days. Brewster isn't allowed to have any assets to show for the $30m or waste the money in any way. If successful, Brewster gets to inherit $300m. The biggest problem of all however, is that Brewster can't tell anyone what he's doing, so everyone thinks he's crazy. Add to this the fact that if he fails, two scheming trustees will get their hands on the money, Brewster's task is not an easy one.
Keywords: accountant, accounting-fraud, african-american-man, apostrophe-in-title, bail-out-of-jail, bank-vault, bar-fight, baseball, baseball-catcher, baseball-pitcherActors: Jerry Anderson (actor), Carl Arena (actor), Adam Arkin (actor), Alan Arkin (actor), Matthew Arkin (actor), Tony Arkin (actor), Scott Beach (actor), Ralph Chesse (actor), Eugene Choy (actor), Daniel Forrest (actor), Danny Glover (actor), Dabbs Greer (actor), Max Grodénchik (actor), Sid Haig (actor), Danny Aiello (actor),
Plot: Flash used to be a talented baseball player but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances but in the streets for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day they find stolen government documents forgotten some place. They decide to return them to their legal owners but instead of the expected reward money all the retribution they get is a whole lot of trouble.
Keywords: baseball-has-been, carmen-miranda-impersonator, character-name-in-title, homelessness, reference-to-carmen-miranda, san-francisco-california, vagrantActors: Rico Alaniz (actor), John Alderson (actor), Thayer David (actor), Robert Gist (actor), Peter Graves (actor), Jack Grinnage (actor), Bob LaVarre (actor), Jack Orrison (actor), Henry Rowland (actor), Barry Sullivan (actor), Gita Hall (actress), Lindsley Parsons (producer), Jack DeWitt (writer), Jack London (writer), Turnley Walker (writer),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance,Actors: Harry Abdy (actor), Bruce Beeby (actor), Peter Dunstan (actor), Maurice Flannery (actor), Tal Ordell (actor), Clifton Penny (actor), Joe Valli (actor), Leal Douglas (actress), Zoe Holland (actress), Ethel Lang (actress), Grace Lappin (actress), Beverley McMahon (actress), Sydney John Kay (composer), Mervyn Murphy (director),
Genres: Drama, Thriller,Actors: Benny Bartlett (actor), Eddy Chandler (actor), Eddie Collins (actor), Frank Craven (actor), Jack Cunningham (actor), Rex the Dog (actor), Charley Foy (actor), Charles Halton (actor), Stuart Holmes (actor), Robert Homans (actor), Donald Hulbert (actor), Philip Hurlic (actor), Charles Jordan (actor), Fred Lawrence (actor), Jay Adler (actor),
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Genres: Drama, History,Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single biographical work in the whole of literature," James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.
Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, Johnson attended Pembroke College, Oxford, for just over a year, before his lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher he moved to London, where he began to write for The Gentleman's Magazine. His early works include the biography Life of Mr Richard Savage, the poems London and The Vanity of Human Wishes, and the play Irene.
After nine years of work, Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1755. It had a far-reaching effect on Modern English and has been described as "one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship". This work brought Johnson popularity and success. Until the completion of the Oxford English Dictionary 150 years later, Johnson's was viewed as the pre-eminent British dictionary. His later works included essays, an influential annotated edition of The Plays of William Shakespeare, and the widely read tale The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. In 1763, he befriended James Boswell, with whom he later travelled to Scotland; Johnson described their travels in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Towards the end of his life, he produced the massive and influential Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th- and 18th-century poets.