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Urbi et Orbi
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Son et Lumiere
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Doris Day
Doris Day Singer, actress For the Record… A Star Was Born Films Produced Top Hits Selected discography Selected filmography Sources The post World War II period brought out some of the finest musical entertainers in this century, but one of those not only enhanced her... Read more |
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Francois Truffaut
Truffaut, François (1932–84) French film director. His first feature film was The 400 Blows (1959). Other films include Shoot the Pianist (1960), Jules et Jim (1961), and Pocket Money (1976). Truffaut won an Academy Award for best foreign language film for Day for Night (1973). Deeply... Read more |
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Charles Simon Favart
Charles Simon Favart , 1710-92, French dramatist and theatrical manager, for a time director of the Opéra-Comique. He was the originator of the modern light opera and wrote, largely in collaboration with his wife, about 150 comedies and operettas, including La Chercheuse d'esprit (1741), ... Read more |
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Et Seq
ET SEQ. An abbreviation for the Latin et sequentes or et sequentia, meaning "and the following." The phrase et seq. is used in references made to particular pages or sections of cases, articles, regulations, or statutes to indicate that the desired information is continued on the pages or in the... Read more |
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Drugs and Aging
DRUGS AND AGING Medication use by older people continues to receive attention in the lay media and in medical literature. People age sixty-five and over make up approximately 13 percent of the total population, yet they consume about 40 percent of all medications (Jones-Grizzle et al.). This rate... Read more |
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Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne , department (1990 pop. 201,400), SW France. Montauban is the capital.... Read more |
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Philippe Rousselot
Rousselot, Philippe 1945-PERSONALBorn September 4, 1945 in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Education: Attended Vaugirard Film School, Paris.Addresses:Agent—Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.Career:Cinematographer. Worked as a camera assistant and loader for cinematographer... Read more |
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Et Al
ET AL. An abbreviated form of et alia, Latin for "and others." When affixed after the name of a person, et al. indicates that additional persons are acting in the same manner, such as several plaintiffs or grantors. When et al. is used in a judgment against defendants, it means that the quoted... Read more |
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THE MAN IN THE KNOW; Showbiz.(Features)
...for cabaret singer Ruth Etting (who was played by Doris Day opposite James Cagney as her Chicago...Resistance which starred Alfred Lynch...remember a film with a character...1955-76) starred Jack Warner...originated in the film The Blue Lamp... |
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Showbiz SAM; Steph's no old fogey.(Features)
...it. WAS the film Love Me Or Leave Me with James Cagney and Doris Day made in black...1955 biopic of singer Ruth Etting was shot in Eastmancolor...1972- 4 series starred Robert Vaughn...made in 1946 and starred James Mason, Robert... |
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Doris Day's talent showcased on DVDs ranging from melodrama to slapstick
Doris Day made her last film in 1968...she co-starred with Rock...Cary Grant, James Garner and...big-band singer, was actually...all time, James Cagney. These titles...set, "The Doris Day Collection...stars as Ruth Etting in this loose...s best ... |