Cyril Wolf Mankowitz 7 November 1924 20 May 1998 was an England English writer, playwright and screenwriter of Russian Jewish descent. Early life Mankowitz was born in Fashion Street in Spitalfields in the East End of London , the heart of London s Jewish community. ref Author notes on dustjacket of Cockatrice 1963 by Wolf Mankowitz ref He was educated at Downing College, Cambridge . ref name Calder John Calder http www.independent.co.uk news obituaries obituary wolf mankowitz 1158253.html Obituary Wolf Mankowitz, The Independent , 23 May 1998 ref Career His background provided Mankowitz with the material for his most successful book A Kid for Two Farthings 1953 . This was adapted as a film by the director Carol Reed in 1955. Mankowitz himself wrote the screenplay . In 1958 he wrote the book for the West End musical Expresso Bongo ref name Calder which was made into a film starring Cliff Richard and Laurence Harvey the following year. ref http www.imdb.com title tt0053806 Expresso Bongo profile at IMDb ref Harvey arranged a couple of lunches with the unsuspecting Mankowitz to study the writer at close hand, so the character Johnny Jackson in the film version of Expresso Bongo sounds something like Mankowitz. ref Val Guest, So You Want to Be in Pictures , p. 135 ref Mankowitz s 1960 film, The Millionairess , starring Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers , was nominated for a BAFTA Award . ref http www.imdb.com title tt0054086 ref Another of his screenplays at this time was a collaboration with director Val Guest on the science fiction film The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961 . In 1962, Mankowitz offered to introduce his friend Albert R. Broccoli Cubby Broccoli to Harry Saltzman , ref Shawn Levy http www.guardian.co.uk film 2002 sep 13 artsfeatures.jamesbond Oh, James... , The Guardian , 13 September 2002 ref holder of the film rights to James Bond , when Broccoli mentioned he desired to make the Bond series his next film project. The two men formed a partnership and began c ... more details
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Anthony Rhodes September 24, 1916 August 23, 2004 was a British writer of memoirs, novels, travelogues, reviews and histories. Rhodes was born in Plymouth, England and was the eldest of three sons of Dorothy and Colonel George Rhodes CBE. His early years were later spent at Lucknow and Delhi in India where his father served in the British Army. He was educated at Rugby School and the Royal Military College . Though his main interest was English literature he studied mechanical sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge where he obtained his degree in 1939. ref Times, 2004 ref Rhodes served in the British Army during World War II and was involved with retreat of the British Army from Dunkirk. He wrote of his war time experiences in the 1942 book Sword of Bone , in a style that reminded reviewers of Evelyn Waugh . After being promoted to captain he lectured in Canada and the United States, where he met and married a niece of Gustav Mahler . The marriage was short lived and led to a nervous breakdown. He was invalided out of the Army 1945 ref Times, 2004 ref In the early post war years he taught at Geneva University whilst reading for a degree in Romance languages . ref Times, 2004 ref . He published in 1949 The Uniform , a satirical novel about young society women who worshipped Hitler . ref Times, 2004 ref Though Rhodes was not a Roman Catholic he embarked on a pilgrimage during the Holy Year of 1950. His journey from Terni to Rome with a donkey was later recorded in his 1952 travel book A Sabine Journey . ref Telegraph, 2004 ref In 1952 he returned to England and taught romance languages at Eton College . ref Telegraph, 2004 ref His novel A Ball in Venice , about a comic struggle between an Englishman, an American millionairess, an art critic, and the Communist mayor, was published in 1953. ref Telegraph, 2004 ref His novel The Prophet s Carpet struck a more sombre tone 1961 In it the character of Mr Sanderson tries to commercialise the Balkan state of Blagoland and thi ... more details
Infobox person name Estella Marie Thompson image Divine Brown mug shot.jpg caption Mugshot of Divine Brown, real name Estella Marie Thompson, taken after she and Hugh Grant were arrested in 1995 birth date Birth date and age 1969 08 09 mf y birth place birth name known for Her arrest with Hugh Grant occupation nationality United States American Estella Marie Thompson born August 9, 1969 , also known as Divine Brown , is an United States American former sex worker ref cite web url http wonderwall.msn.com movies former prostitute thanks grant for changing her life 1569221.story?GT1 28135 title Former prostitute thanks Grant for changing her life last WENN date August 28, 2010 work Wonderwall publisher MSN accessdate August 28, 2010 ref who gained public attention in 1995 when Hugh Grant , an England English actor, was caught receiving oral sex from her in a car on Hollywood s Sunset Boulevard . ref name Vice cite news url http www.dailymail.co.uk femail article 466250 Vice girl turned millionairess Divine Brown thank Hugh Grant enough.html date July 6, 2007 title Vice girl turned millionairess Divine Brown can t thank Hugh Grant enough work Mail Online ref Thompson has remained in the public eye since then through work in pornography , television appearances and newspaper interviews. Early life Thompson grew up in poverty in the eastern part of Oakland, California . She was one of six children of a single mother. ref name Age cite news last Dugan first Emily title Dumb luck, divine intervention? work The Age date July 7, 2007 url http www.theage.com.au articles 2007 07 06 1183351448909.html?page fullpage contentSwap2 accessdate August 11, 2009 ref Having herself become a mother of two girls, she turned to prostitution when she could not pay a 133 electricity bill. ref name Vice ref name Age Going to Union Square San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco one night, she earned 1,000 in five hours I just wanted the best for my children and I didn t want them to struggl ... more details
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for the hotel in Hong Kong Langham Place Hotel no footnotes date September 2009 Infobox hotel hotel name Langham Hotel logo logo width 150px image Langham london.jpg image width 250px caption location 1c Portland Place, Regent Street , Marylebone , London , England , United Kingdom pushpin map Central London latd 51 latm 31 lats 4 latNS N longd 0 longm 8 longs 38.39 longEW W opening date 1865 stars 5 star hotel diamonds closing date developer architect operator owner number of restaurants number of rooms 380 number of suites floor area floors parking website footnotes The Langham, London is one of the largest and best known traditional style grand hotels in London . It is in the district of Marylebone on Langham Place, London Langham Place and faces up Portland Place towards Regent s Park . It is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World marketing consortium. History File The Langham, London hires.jpg left 220px The Langham was built between 1863 and 1865 at a cost of 300,000. It was then the largest and most modern hotel in the city, featuring a hundred water closets, thirty six bathrooms and the first hydraulic lifts in England . The opening ceremony was performed by the Edward VII of the United Kingdom Prince of Wales . After the original company was liquidated during an economic slump, new management acquired the hotel for little more than half what it had cost to build, and it soon became a commercial success. In 1870 a former Union officer named James Sanderson was appointed general manager and the hotel developed an extensive American clientele, which included Mark Twain and the miserly multi millionairess, Hetty Green . It was also patronised by the likes of Napoleon III , Oscar Wilde , Anton n Dvo k , and Arturo Toscanini . Electric light was installed in the entrance and courtyard at the exceptionally early date of 1879, and Arthur Conan Doyle set Sherlock Holmes stories such as A Scandal in Bohemia and The Sign of the Four The Sign of Four partly at th ... more details
Infobox person name Ian Ogilvy image Ian Ogilvy.jpg imagesize caption Ian Ogilvy, 2007 birth name birth date Birth date and age 1943 09 30 df yes birth place Woking , Surrey , England death date death place othername yearsactive spouse website Ian Raymond Ogilvy born 30 September 1943 is an England English film and television actor . Biography Early life He was born in Woking , Surrey , England to Francis Ogilvy, the brother of advertising executive David Ogilvy businessman David Ogilvy ref http www.ianogilvy.com Biography.htm ref and actress Aileen Raymond who had previously been married to John Mills . He was educated at Sunningdale School , Eton College and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . Return of the Saint He is best known as the star of the 1978&ndash 1979 television series Return of the Saint , in which he assumed the role of Simon Templar , which Roger Moore played from 1962 to 1969. The role led to his being considered a leading contender for taking over the role of James Bond in the early 1980s, when Moore announced his intention to leave the role. Ultimately, Ogilvy never played the part in part due to Moore s reconsidering his resignation on several occasions , although he did play a Bond like character in a series of North American TV commercials broadcast in the early 1990s. At least once, in an Episode of Kung Fu The Legend Continues , Dragon s Wing II, he played a Bond like British agent, complete with white dinner jacket. ref http www.imdb.com title tt0623231 ref He did, in addition, record a series of readings of Ian Fleming s James Bond novels in the early 1980s, which were released on audio cassette by the Listen for Pleasure label. Other notable roles Ogilvy has had an extensive career in the theatre playing leading roles in many London West End productions, including Design for Living , Happy Family , Three Sisters play Three Sisters , Rookery Nook by Ben Travers , Run for Your Wife play Run for Your Wife , The Millionairess by George Be ... more details
Infobox film name All of Me image All Of Me 1984 film .jpg caption Theatrical release poster director Carl Reiner producer Stephen J. Friedman producer Stephen J. Friedman screenplay Phil Alden Robinson br Henry Olek based on Me Two by Edwin Davis writer Edwin Davis starring Steve Martin br Lily Tomlin br Victoria Tennant br Madolyn Smith br Richard Libertini music Patrick Williams composer Patrick Williams cinematography Richard H. Kline editing Bud Molin studio Kings Road Entertainment distributor Universal Pictures released Start date 1984 9 21 runtime 93 minutes country United States language English budget gross 36,403,064 All of Me is a 1984 fantasy comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin . This film is based on the novel Me Two by Edwin Davis. ref http www.tcm.com thismonth article.jsp?cid 111434&mainArticleId 220857 All of Me at TCM.com ref Plot Martin plays an attorney named Roger Cobb. He is dating his boss daughter and is also an aspiring jazz guitarist. Lily Tomlin is a difficult, eccentric, spoiled rotten, but terminally ill millionairess named Edwina Cutwater, who has been bedridden since childhood. Cutwater hires Roger to make some unusual final arrangements to her will. Having discovered she is dying, Edwina has enlisted the aid of a culture shocked mystic who has mastered the secret of transferring human souls. She has made an arrangement with Terry Hoskins Victoria Tennant , a beautiful young mystic who wishes to complete her spiritual journey by leaving her body forever and become one with the universe. Edwina wants her own soul Body swap placed in Terry s vacated body so that she can finally experience youth and health. Roger is to change Edwina s will so that Terry, her future self, is her sole beneficiary. Roger, unsurprisingly, believes the whole plan is bananas . To Roger s surprise, the soul transfer works, but during the ceremony, Roger himself ends up with Edwina s soul sharing his body. She has contro ... more details
Infobox Film name Love on the Run image Loveontherunposter07x.jpg image size caption Original theatrical film poster poster director W.S. Van Dyke producer Joseph L. Mankiewicz writer Story br Alan Green br Julian Brodie br Screenplay br Gladys Hurlbut br John Lee Mahin br Manuel Seff narrator starring Joan Crawford br Clark Gable br Franchot Tone music cinematography Olive T. March editing Frank Sullivan film editing Frank Sullivan distributor Metro Goldwyn Mayer released start date 1936 11 02 runtime 80 minutes country Cinema of the United States United States language English language English budget gross preceded by followed by Love on the Run 1936 is a Metro Goldwyn Mayer feature film starring Joan Crawford , Franchot Tone , and Clark Gable in a story about rival newspaper correspondents assigned to cover the marriage of a socialite . The screenplay by Gladys Hurlbut , John Lee Mahin and Manuel Seff was based upon the story by Alan Green and Julian Brodie . The film was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz . Love on the Run is the seventh of eight cinematic collaborations between Crawford and Gable. Synopsis Rival London based American newspaper correspondents Michael Anthony and Barnabas Pells flip a coin to determine who will cover which of two boring assignments. Mike gets the story about millionairess Sally Parker s wedding to fortune seeking Prince Igor, while Barney takes an interview with aviator Baron Otto Spandermann and his wife Hilda. On the way into the wedding, Mike sees Sally running out of the church and follows her, hoping to get a story. At her hotel, Mike runs into the suspicious Barney, but doesn t tell him what just happened, then sneaks into Sally s hotel room, and telling her that he has admired her for years, suggests that he help her get away from it all. When the gigolo prince comes to the hotel, Mike slugs him when the prince recognizes him as a reporter, and he and Sally decide to run away, using the baron an ... more details
Infobox Film name The French Line image The French Line.jpg caption Theatrical release poster writer Matty Kemp br Isabel Dawn br Mary Loos BR Richard Sale director Richard Sale starring Jane Russell br Gilbert Roland br Arthur Hunnicutt br Mary McCarty BR Craig Stevens actor Craig Stevens br Kim Novak director Lloyd Bacon producer Edmund Grainger Producer BR Howard Hughes Executive Producer music Walter Scharf br Josef Myrow br Constantin Bakaleinkoff cinematography Harry J. Wild editing Robert Ford language English language English country United States distributor RKO Pictures released start date 1954 02 08 runtime 102 minutes The French Line is a 1954 musical film starring Jane Russell made by RKO Pictures , directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Edmund Grainger, with Howard Hughes as executive producer. The screenplay was by Mary Loos and Richard Sale director Richard Sale , based on a story by Matty Kemp and Isabel Dawn. It was filmed in three strip technicolor and Dual strip polarized 3D film 3D during what many consider 3 D films golden era of 1952 1954. Gilbert Roland co stars and Kim Novak makes her first film appearance. Plot Millionairess Mame Carson s Jane Russell oil empire spells trouble for her love life. Men are either after her fortune or afraid of it. Her money shy fianc Phil Barton Craig Stevens actor Craig Stevens has just given her the brush off. A disappointed Mame heads for Paris on the Compagnie G n rale Transatlantique French Line s SS Libert C3 A9 1950 Libert with friend and fashion designer Annie Farrell Mary McCarty . She swaps identities with Myrtle Brown Joyce Mackenzie , one of Annie s models, hoping to find true love incognito. Aboard ship, she falls in love with French playboy Pierre DuQuesne Gilbert Roland who, unbeknownst to Mame, has been hired by her zealous guardian Waco Mosby Arthur Hunnicutt to keep the fortune hunters at bay. Pierre professes his love for Mame. Is he sincere or is this just a ploy to gain access to her mi ... more details
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