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Encyclopedia entries related to " John Houseman"

Houseman, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Houseman, John [ né Jacques Haussmann ] (1902...Four Saints in Three Acts (1934). Houseman consolidated his reputation that same...Caesar . After the troupe disbanded, Houseman directed The Devil and Daniel Webster...
Nicholas Ray
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...stage before transferring to director John Houseman's Phoenix Theatre troupe. Ray...defend a juvenile delinquent played by John Derek. Bogart and Grahame starred...to win a battle over a man; the John Wayne vehicle The Flying Leathernecks...
Orson Welles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Katharine Cornell's company in December 1934. He and John Houseman joined forces the next year to manage a unit of the...Elizabethan morality play Dr. Faustus. Welles and Houseman broke with the Federal Theatre Project over its attempt...
Voice of America (VOA), United States
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...authorized the operation of VOA. The first VOA director, John Houseman, was an actor and playwright who used his dramatic skills to create agitprop. Under Houseman, every tone emanating from a VOA broadcast urged the...
Welles, (George) Orson
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Barretts of Wimpole Street . He next collaborated with John Houseman , first as an actor in Archibald MacLeish's Panic...1937, in which he also appeared. Finally he partnered Houseman in the running of the Mercury Theatre (see COMEDY THEATRE...
Welles, Orson
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Katharine Cornell's company in December 1934. He and John Houseman (1902–1988) joined forces the next year...play Dr. Faustus. The Mercury Theatre Welles and Houseman broke with the Federal Theatre Project over its attempt...
Mark Taper Forum/Center Theatre Group
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...University of California at Los Angeles and Artistic Director John Houseman . Its first full productions, at UCLA in 1960, were...Cathedral and Chekhov's Three Sisters , both directed by Houseman. In 1966 the Theatre Group moved downtown to become...
Lehman, Ernest
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...screenplay, for the film Executive Suite. Produced by John Houseman, who got his start with Orson Welles' famous Mercury...Robson-directed From the Terrace, an adaptation of John O'Hara's best-selling novel. But Lehman's greatest...
City Center of Music and Drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...until in 1972 the City Center Acting Company was formed by John Houseman . Its productions included the work of European writers...Center in 1975 and since 1980 has been affiliated to the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, being now known as...
Native Son
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...but noteworthy role in destroying the security of the white world. Based on Wright's novel, the Orson Welles and John Houseman production, according to Burns Mantle , “builds steadily through a series of theatrical climaxes, and...

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Houseman, John
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers HOUSEMAN, John Producer and Actor. Nationality: American...1932); 2) Joan Courtney, 1950; sons: John and Charles. Career: 1921—...Scrooged (Donner) Publications By HOUSEMAN: books— With Jack Landau...
Ray, Nicholas
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Action, 1935–37; joined John Houseman's Phoenix Theater, accident results...A., London, 1972. Kreidl, John, Nicholas Ray, Boston, 1977...Paris), January 1985. Houseman, John, "Houseman, Ray, and Oph...
Welles, Orson
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...first film, 1934; collaborated with John Houseman for the Phoenix Theatre Group, 1935...sc, costumes, role as Sir John Falstaff) 1968 The Immortal Story...Tomorrow Is Forever (Pichel) (role as John McDonald) 1946 Duel in the Sun...
They Live by Night
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...producer: Dore Schary; producer: John Houseman; screenplay: Charles Schnee, from...Underworld USA, London, 1972. Kreidl, John, Nicholas Ray, Boston, 1977...Spring 1961. Houston, Penelope, and John Gillett, "Conversations with Nicholas...
Ophüls, Max
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...in Masterworks of the French Cinema, edited by John Weightman, New York, 1974. "Madame de . . . Issue...in Frauen und Film (Berlin), October 1982. Houseman, John, "Houseman, Ray, and Ophüls," in Sight and Sound...
The Big Sleep
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Hawks, Boston, 1982. Belton, John, Cinema Stylists, Boston, 1982...Documentation, Berlin, 1987. Articles: Houseman, John, in Hollywood Quarterly, January...Eisenschitz, Paris 1967. Blades, John, in Film Heritage (Dayton, Ohio...
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Released April 1948. Producer: John Houseman; screenplay: Howard Koch, from...Johann Stauffer ); Art Smith (John ); Carol Yorke (Marie ); Howard Freeman (Herr Kastner ); John Good (Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger...
Jones, Jennifer
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Selznick was followed by stage work in John Houseman's Hello Out There, and by study...JONES: books— Huston, John, An Open Book, New York, 1972...transition from youth to maturity in John Cromwell's Since You Went Away...
Thomson, Virgil
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Earth (Ivens) 1945 Tuesday in November (Houseman) 1948 Louisiana Story (Flaherty) 1957...book— Hoover, Kathleen, and John Cage, Virgil Thomson: His Life and Music, New York, 1959. Kirkpatrick, John, 20th Century American Masters: Ives...
Crossfire
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...producer: Dore Schary; screenplay: John Paxton, from the novel The Brick...editor: Harry Gerstad; sound: John E. Tribby and Clem Portman; art...Nation (New York), 2 August 1947. Houseman, John, in Hollywood Quarterly, Fall 1947...

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John Houseman dies at 86; star of `Paper Chase'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/1/1988; ; 700+ words ; John Houseman made his career the old-fashioned way: He earned it. For nearly 60 years Mr. Houseman, who died Monday morning at his home...best-known actors in the world. Mr. Houseman, who turned 86 on Sept. 22, had been...
Retired ump makes Hall of Fame Rick Houseman finished a 40-year career that included calling a third strike against Willie Stargell in 1977.
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 8/17/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...DAYTON -- Retired umpire Rick Houseman spent 40 years call 'em as...that up recently by calling Houseman as the OHSAA sees him: an...And the storied career of Houseman, who now lives in Troy, is...close friends with the late John McSherry, the major league...
Retired ump inducted into OHSAA Hall of Fame Rick Houseman finished a 40-year career that included calling a third strike on Willie Stargell in 1977.
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 8/17/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...DAYTON -- Retired umpire Rick Houseman spent 40 years call 'em as...that up recently by calling Houseman as the OHSAA sees him: a new...And the storied career of Houseman, who now lives in Troy, is...close friends with the late John McSherry, the major league...
The Grand Old Grouch; John Houseman: A Great Man About the Arts
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/1/1988; ; 700+ words ; John Houseman reigned for years...four pictures with Houseman as producer: "The...and avant-garde as John could. I found him...Age magazine named Houseman "Star Presenter of...part was assumed by John Gielgud for the soon...
JOHN HOUSEMAN, AT 86; A LIFETIME IN THEATER, AN OSCAR FOR FILM ROLE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/1/1988; ; 700+ words ; MALIBU, Calif. - John Houseman, who helped terrify millions...network cancellation. Mr. Houseman also starred in the ABC...In September, Mr. Houseman said he had no plans to...wife, Joan, and sons John Michael and Charles Sebastian...
IOWA UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SERVICES DIVISION ISSUES DECISION ON APPEAL REGARDING RONALD L. HOUSEMAN V. CON-WAY FREIGHT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/16/2006; 700+ words ; ...appeal: Case Title: RONALD L HOUSEMAN V. CON-WAY FREIGHT INC...imposed regarding Ronald Houseman's separation from employment...employer participated by John McCutcheon, Service Center Manager. Mr. Houseman did not respond to the notice...
Retired umpire makes Ohio high school Hall of Fame Rick Houseman finished a 40-year career that included calling a third strike on Willie Stargell in 1977.
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 8/17/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...DAYTON -- Retired umpire Rick Houseman spent 40 years call 'em as...that up recently by calling Houseman as the OHSAA sees him: a new...And the storied career of Houseman, who now lives in Troy, is...close friends with the late John McSherry, the major league...
HOUSEMAN'S STILL THE BOSS LATE ACTOR/DIRECTOR'S COMPANY AT PROCTOR'S ON FRIDAY.(Show)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/30/1989; 700+ words ; ...Martin P. Kelly Staff writer The late John Houseman's voice still is being heard by...on Friday, the audience will hear Houseman's voice as the Hollywood studio...theater, appropriately named The John Houseman Theater. Artistic director...
John Houseman, With Honors; Producer, Actor Joyous Spirit: A Friend's Fond Look Back
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/6/1988; ; 700+ words ; Some of the TV news accounts of John Houseman's death Monday said he "first...fashioned way; they earn it"). John Wayne got the Medal of Freedom...it was natural that "Professor" John Houseman would practically order...
John Houseman Dies; Film Star and Producer
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/1/1988; 700+ words ; John Houseman, 86, who gained wide fame late in life...Julius Caesar," 1953, with Marlon Brando, John Gielgud and James Mason; and "Lust for...Oscar for Anthony Quinn. In 1986, the John Houseman Theater Center in New York was...