Stuff I like
Ernest Thesiger was born on January 15th, 1879 in London.
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| Ernest Thesiger (1879-1961) |
His career in film and stage spanned 45 years but is best known for his role as Dr. Pretorius in James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester.
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| The Old Dark House (1932) |
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| The Ghoul (1933) with Boris Karloff and Cedric Hardwicke |
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| The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) with Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff  |
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| Scrooge (1951) |
On January 14th, 1978, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, CA., Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones and Paul Cook performed live for the last time together as the Sex Pistols.
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| Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones and Paul Cook |
After a one song encore of the Stooges “No Fun” Rotten’s last words were: “Ever get the feeling you been cheated? Good Night.”
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| No Fun |
By January 17th the band had separated with Rotten making an announcement the next day.
Sex Pistols Timeline:
10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI
12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury
1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI
3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M
3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M
4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig
5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen
6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party
1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins
1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand
1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits
10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder
10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt
12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault
1/2/1979 - Sid Vicious Murder Trial Begins
On January 13th, 1984, Angel was released in US theaters.
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| Angel (1984) |
Starring Donna Wilkes, Rory Calhoun, Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, John Diehl as the killer and Steven M. Porter as YoYo Charlie.
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| Donna Wilkes as Molly Stewart |
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| Donna Wilkes as Angel |
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| Dick Shawn, Donna Wilkes and Cliff Gorman |
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| Dick Shawn, Donna Wilkes and Rory Calhoun |
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| Susan Tyrrell |
Due to the success of Angel a sequel was cranked out and released in less than a year with much of the fictionally surviving cast returning with the main exception of Angel being played by Betsy Russell. It was said that Donna Wilkes didn’t accept the role due to salary restraints.
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| Avenging Angel (1985) |
On January 12th, 1940, The Invisible Man Returns was released nationwide in the US. It is a sequel to The Invisible Man (1933).
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| The Invisible Man Returns |
Starring Vincent Price, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nan Grey and John Sutton.
Screenplay by Curt Siodmak.
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| Nan Grey and Vincent Price |
John P. Fulton, Bernard B. Brown and William Hedgecock we’re all nominated for and Oscar for Best Special Effects, but lost to the Thief of Bagdad.
Avenging Angel was released in US theaters on January 11th, 1985.
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| Avenging Angel (1985) |
It is a sequel to 1984’s Angel starring Donna Wilkes. Avenging Angel was made in less than a year following the success of Angel. The sequel did not perform as well as the original.
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| Angel (1984) |
Starring Betsy Russell as Molly “Angel” Stewart, Rory Calhoun and Susan Tyrrell.
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| Betsy Russell |
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| Susan Tyrrell |
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| Rory Calhoun and Betsy Russell |
Elaine Devry was born on January 10th, 1930 in Compton, California.
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| Elaine Devry |
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| The Atomic Kid (1954) |
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| With Vincent Price in Diary of a Madman (1963) |
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| The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) |
Vic Mizzy was born on January 9th, 1916.
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| Vic Mizzy (1916-2009) |
Throughout the 30’s and 40’s Mizzy wrote many songs including Doris Day’s 1945 hit “My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time”.
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| Doris Day (1945) |
From the 60’s into the 70’s he began work in television and film including The Addams Family and Green Acres themes and the scores for a string of Don Knotts movies.
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| The Addams Family (1964) |
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| Green Acres (1965) |
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| The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) |
He wrote an anti-jaywalking public service jingle that featured his daughter (and singer/songwriter) Patty Keeler on vocals. The song was later covered on the They Might Be Giants childrens album No! (2002). The track is sung by TMBG’s John Flansburgh’s wife, Robin Goldwasser.
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| They Might Be Giants - No! (2002) |
Yvette Mimeaux was born in Los Angeles County, California on January 8th, 1942.
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| Yvette Mimeaux |
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| The Time Machine (1960) |
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| Toys in the Attic (1963) |
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| Snowbeast (1977) |
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| With Ernest Borgnine in The Black Hole (1979) |
