producerBorn: 9/5/1902Birthplace: Wahoo, Nebraska Film producer who, as Jack Warner's head of production, helped guide Warner's studio into the sound era. After a rift with Warner, he co-founded…
(William Alexander Abbott)comedianBorn: 10/2/1895Birthplace: Asbury Park, New Jersey A comedian known especially for his long-running partnership with Lou Costello in such comedy films as Buck…
actorBorn: 6/16/1907Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts In a long career spanning vaudeville, television, Broadway theater, and film, he is remembered for his performance in the movie The Subject was…
(Louis Francis Cristillo)comedian, actorBorn: 3/6/1906Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey A comedian known especially for his long-running partnership with Bud Abbott in such comedy films as Buck…
Alley OopsSentencesIntroductionI Know It When I See It: The SentenceSentence Structure: The Fab FourSentence Functions: The Four TopsAlley Oops Why learn the different types of sentences and their…
The American Film Institute selected the 10 films that “best advanced the art of the moving image; enhanced the rich cultural heritage of America's art form; inspired…
Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…
England's Left Foot: Irish CinemaMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema Like the larger relationship between England…
The Question: To which French philosopher can I attribute the following quote, "Man is born free and is everywhere in chains." The Answer: This quote can be…
Only four athletes have won medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympics: Eddie Eagan, USA–Light Heavyweight Boxing gold (1920) and Four-man Bobsled gold (1932). Jacob Tullin Thams, Norway–Ski…
