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Frances Marion
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Frances Marion (November 18, 1888 – May 12, 1973) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the 20th century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos. She was the first writer to win two Academy Awards.
Born Marion Benson Owens in San Francisco, California, she worked as a journalist and served overseas as a combat correspondent during World War I. On her return home, she moved to Los Angeles and was hired as a writing assistant, an actress and general assistant by "Lois Weber Productions", a film company owned and operated by pioneer female film director Lois Weber.She has a face as an actor, but she preferred a work that she isn't in the camera. She learned how to write a scenario from Weber. Marion wrote a story for a movie for her, but it burned before it was released.
As "Frances Marion", she wrote many scripts for actress/filmmaker Mary Pickford, including Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and The Poor Little Rich Girl, as well as scripts for numerous other successful films of the 1920s and 1930s.Marion went to New York for her job, and her husband decline to live with her and divorced. She became the first female to win an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1930 for the film The Big House, she received the Academy Award for Best Story for The Champ in 1932, both featuring Wallace Beery, and co-wrote Min and Bill starring her friend Marie Dressler and Beery in 1930. She was credited with writing 300 scripts and over 130 produced films. She directed and occasionally appeared in some of Mary Pickford's early movies.
For many years she was under contract to MGM Studios, but, independently wealthy, she left Hollywood in 1946 to devote more time to writing stage plays and novels.
Frances Marion published a memoir Off With Their Heads: A Serio-Comic Tale of Hollywood in 1972. Marion died the following year of a ruptured aneurysm in Los Angeles.
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Patrick Chesnais
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Patrick Chesnais (born 18 March 1947) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Patrick Chesnais was born in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen. In 1989, he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the film La Lectrice directed by Michel Deville. In 1994, he starred in Harold Pinter's Le Retour, and in 1992, in La Belle Histoire by Claude Lelouch. He starred in Hany Tamba's Melodrama Habibi in 2008.
He is married to fellow actor Josiane Stoléru.
Source: Article "Patrick Chesnais" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Filippo Pucillo
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Filippo Pucillo est découvert par hasard lors de repérages par Emanuele Crialese sur l'île de Lampedusa pour son film Respiro en 20001,2,3. Jeune acteur, dont la présence est remarquée dans ce film au succès international, il sera dès lors l'un des comédiens fétiches du réalisateur italien tout en poursuivant sa vie et ses études sur son île natale puis à Rome.
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James Marshall
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James Marshall (born January 2, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for playing James Hurley in the cult television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991) and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, as well as for his role as PFC Louden Downey in A Few Good Men (1992).
He has appeared in numerous other films, including Cadence (1990), Gladiator (1992), Hits! (1994), Vibrations (1995), All She Ever Wanted (1996), Criminal Affairs (1997), Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999), Luck of the Draw (2000), Down (2001) and Alien Lockdown (2004). He also provided the voice for Kurt in the video game Unlimited Saga. Marshall is married to actress Renee Griffin, with whom he has two sons. In summer 2010 Marshall sued the pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-LaRoche (a unit of Roche Holding AG) for $11 million in damages for injuries which, he claimed, resulted from his taking the drug Accutane.
He claimed he had suffered Accutane-related gastrointestinal distress so severe that it necessitated a four-month hospital stay, and the surgical removal of his colon. He asserted that these injuries had derailed his acting career. Stars Martin Sheen (a longtime family friend), Brian Dennehy, Esai Morales and Rob Reiner (Marshall's director on A Few Good Men) were to testify on his behalf. His health now substantially improved, Marshall has begun a new phase of his career, as a guitarist, songwriter and recording artist.
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Elliot McCoy
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Elliot McCoy (born June 8th, 2009) is a nonbinary film director, writer, editor, and actor based in Washington State. They are known for their directing roles in the NWHSFF award-winning film "05:00:00", remastering "First Day" every summer, and creating the gut-wrenching stories of "Dear Big Brother" and "Maybe I".
Elliot started small in middle school, shooting short films in his backyard while being directed by their cousin, Derrick Zigan. They would join video production in high school and enjoy every aspect in class, eventually making it to the advanced class. Now they direct their own films, utilizing a large crew and range of actors organized under Nonder & Belliot Productions, which they co-own alongside Jordan May-Roman.
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Jennifer Ferrin
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Jennifer Ferrin (born February 25, 1979) is an American actress.
Early life
Ferrin was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She attended Brookwood High where she was the lead in many high school plays and was a member of the choir. Upon her graduation from high school, Ferrin attended the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama.
Career
Ferrin played Esther, the younger Vanessa Redgrave character in The Locket, a Hallmark Hall of Fame film, and guest starred on the 2002 season finale of Dawson's Creek. Ferrin's most notable role to date is that of Jennifer Munson Kasnoff Donovan on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. Ferrin played Jennifer from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, Ferrin landed a recurring role on the primetime show 3 LBS. In the theatre, Ferrin was one of the four actors in the US premiere productions of Patrick Barlow's adaptation of The 39 Steps, in Boston (2007)[1] and New York City (2008).
Ferrin also played Detective Sam Tyler's mother in the US version of Life On Mars. In January 2011, Ferrin began her role of Dana Faraday on the NBC superhero drama series The Cape. She also had a two episode stint on Royal Pains and was recurring character Molly on The Following. She portrayed Rebecca Mason, the deceased wife of lead character Tom Mason (Noah Wyle), in a dream episode of the TNT science-fiction drama series Falling Skies, on July 21, 2013.
She can be seen as a series regular in the third season of Hell on Wheels, which starts August 10, 2013, on AMC.
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Reika Saik
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is a Japanese professional wrestler, bodybuilder, singer and idol. She is currently signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, where she is a former Tokyo Princess Of Princess Champion.
Saiki was trained in the Wrestle-1 dojo under Akira Nogami and Kaz Hayashi, and made her debut in March 2016. In June of the same year, Saiki debuted in Tokyo Joshi Pro, eventually signing with the promotion later in the year. Outside of professional wrestling, she is a member of Wrestle-1's cheerleading squad, Cheer♡1, and member of idol group Deadlift Lolita Saiki initially joined Wrestle-1 as a member of Cheer♡1, a dance group that performed during and before Wrestle-1 shows. Eventually she began training for a career in professional wrestling in late 2015, joining Wrestle-1's dojo where she trained under Kaz Hayashi and Akira Nogami. She made her debut in March 2016, defeating Hana Kimura. In June 2016, she began competing for Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, a sister company of DDT Pro Wrestling. At DDT's Peter Pan event on August 28, she took part in a battle royal for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, but was unsuccessful. On October 9, she faced veteran Kyoko Kimura in a losing effort. On March 12, 2017, Saiki received her first opportunity at the Tokyo Princess Of Princess Championship, unsuccessfully challenging Yuu. In July 2017, she took part in the Tokyo Princess Cup, defeating Yuu for the first time in the second round. She eventually made it to the final, where she defeated Yuka Sakazaki to win the tournament. On August 26, Saiki defeated Sakazaki once again to win the Tokyo Princess Of Princess Championship, the first championship of her career She made her first successful defence on September 30, defeating Mizuki, and once again successfully defended it on November 3 against Rika Tatsumi. She lost the championship to Miyu Yamashita in her third defense on January 4, 2018. On May 3, 2018, Saiki and Marika Kobashi defeated Neo Biishiki-gun (Saki-sama and Azusa Christie) to win the Tokyo Princess Tag Team Championship for the first time. However, they were forced to relinquish the titles later due to Marika sustaining an injury that forced her out of competition for a while
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Évelyne Dhéliat
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Évelyne Dhéliat (born 19 April 1948) is a French weather presenter and former continuity announcer.
Évelyne Dhéliat was born in Cologne. Her father was a commercial director and her mother a perfume store owner. An only child, she grew up in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. In 1969, she studied English for one year at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle.
She began at the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française as a continuity announcer from 1975 to 1982. She was at the same time a presenter on the French first channel that has become TF1 in January 1975. She started by presenting the program À la bonne heure. In March 1980, on the same channel, she presented the two semi-finals and the final of the French preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1980. The band Profil was chosen by the audience. The next month, during the Eurovision Song Contest at The Hague, Netherlands, she announced in the name of the French delegation, the live performance of Profil representing France with the song "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames".
She then co-hosted from 1982 to 1988 the program La Maison de TF1, dedicated to the house maintenance, gardening and tinkering. They were accompanied of the professionals Michel Galy, Cécile Ibane and Nicolas le Jardinier. She also presented the program Ravis de vous voir until 1988. In November 1987, she received the 7 d'Or of the best continuity announcer. She then presented the programs about consumption À vrai dire and C'est bon à savoir until 1991.
In 1991, she submitted her demand to present the weather on TF1. After being selected, she was trained on presenting with Alain Gillot-Pétré during the month of August 1992. She began presenting the weather on the channel in September 1992. In 2000, she was named director of the weather service on TF1, and since March 2009, she is the director of the weather service on LCI. In 2011, she was named favorite French weather presenter. In September 2012, Évelyne Dhéliat presents again the weather after several months of absence. In a statement published by TF1, she announced having undergone a surgical operation, which required a long period of rest and treatment.
In June 2013, she appeared in the prime-time Nos chers voisins fêtent l'été on TF1, in which she plays the mother of Alexandre Volange, played by Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine.
Évelyne Dhéliat has regularly participated at the television contest Le Grand Concours des animateurs. In an episode from September 2013, she went to the final. In January 2014, she participated at the game show Qui veut gagner des millions? in duet with Gilles Bouleau.
Évelyne Dhéliat has a daughter named Olivia, who was born in 1968 and who is a lawyer. She stated in 2013 having two grandchildren.
Source: Article "Évelyne Dhéliat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Stephanie Hazel
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Stephanie is a British actress & writer who trained at E15 Acting School. She has played numerous roles across stage and screen most notably, ‘Pamela’ in How to Talk to Girls at Parties (Studio Canal) which premiered at Cannes and played on Film4 with all-star cast Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Ruth Wilson and Matt Lucas. ‘Trish’ in Dragonflies Only live for 24 hours which premiered at BAFTA and continues on the festival circuit. Down Dog; on Amazon prime until recently with Nick Moran and Tom Goodman Hill and BBC’s Doctors. She was lucky enough to co-produce/write and co-direct a short film called ‘Home Free’ that raised awareness of homelessness in the past and she has also assisted in casting on ‘Lovers Lookout’ under dir. Richard Anthony Dunford which went to the BAFTA qualifying ‘Foyel Film Festival’. Stephanie also has a few exciting projects in the pipeline.
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Sean Connery
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award.
Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000).
Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama.
On October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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