ludwig : requiem for a virgin king ( german : ludwig – requiem für einen jungfräulichen könig ) is a 1972 west german historical drama film directed by hans-jürgen syberberg , starring harry baer as ludwig ii of bavaria .

the film was shot on a soundstage with rear-projected scenography and an intentionally artificial style .

the film received the deutscher filmpreis for best film and best screenplay .

it is the first part in syberberg 's " german trilogy " and was followed by karl may in 1974 and hitler : a film from germany in 1977 .

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four decades on – and a world war that could be said that have started from ludwig’s old kingdom of bavaria – two major filmmakers turned to ludwig’s story , with both films appearing first in 1972 . luchino visconti’s italian film is simply called ludwig . hans - jürgen syberberg ‘s german film is ludwig – requiem für einen jungfräulichen könig ( ludwig : requiem for a virgin king ) . both are rich films , using ludwig’s story in vastly differing ways .
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ludwig : requiem for a virgin king ( 1972 ) [ 140 mins . ] director : hans - jürgen syberberg . first of a trilogy , followed by
karl may
( 1974 ) and
hitler : a film from germany
( 1977 . )
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ludwig : requiem for a virgin king ( 1972 ) [ 140 mins . ] director : hans - jürgen syberberg . first of a trilogy , followed by
karl may
( 1974 ) and
hitler : a film from germany
( 1977 . ) : obscuremedia
hans - jürgen syberberg’s 1972 film ludwig : requiem for a virgin king ( which premiered in new york in july 1980 but was only recently seen by me ) is , most immediately , a brilliantly realized study of the bizarre bavarian monarch , the haunted wagnerophile castle - builder of the late nineteenth century .
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urltoken the film is a dreamlike remembering of the life of king ludwig ii of bavaria . it forms part of hjs ongoing engagement with german romanticism . as was ludwig ' s life entwined with the music of richard wagner , so is the film . ( gesamtkunstwerk ? ) the scene opens with the prelude to lohengrin , and ludwig wrestling with the demands of his fate ; and then slips into the beautiful duet
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the film is not to be confused with luchino visconti ' s ripe 1972 film , ' ' ludwig , ' ' in which helmut berger played ludwig , romy schneider was empress elizabeth of austria , and the running time was about evenly divided between orgies and displays of ceremonial arrivals and departures . ' ' ludwig : requiem for a virgin king ' ' is far more interesting , which is not to say it is completely successful as either cinema or theater .
in ' ' ludwig : requiem for a virgin king , ' ' which he made in 1972 , mr . syberberg was experimenting with the methods he used later in his far longer ( seven and one half hours ) , far more abrasive meditation on hitler , ' ' our hitler , ' ' which was shown in new york earlier this year .
in the same year of visconti’s ludwig , hans jurgen syberberg released ludwig – requiem fur einen jungfraulichen könig ( ludwig – requiem for a virgin king . ) this was to become the first part of syberberg’s german trilogy , with karl may ( 1974 ) and hitler , ein film aus deutschland ( hitler , a film from germany , or our hitler , a film from germany , 1977 ) , which alone has a running time of 442 minutes . karl may ( 1842 - 1912 ) was a popular writer particularly of adventures set in america’s old west . he created the characters of winnetou and old shatterhand who have featured in many german westerns .
or back to the other films where once again we make ludwig endure the agony of his life . unless we’re haunted by the final image of syberberg’s ludwig : requiem for a virgin king . there the child , bearded and dressed royally as ludwig , shambles towards us , white gloves in hand . with a finger , he wipes the tears lining his face while looking squarely at us . in bold white letters superimposed on the screen , appears “requiescat in pace ! ” before dissolving into a maelstrom of blue toned smoke like from a volcano for the film’s final director credit . “rest in peace . ” it becomes more than a blessing asked for ludwig , but also a plea from ludwig . “let me rest in the peace i never had in life . let me free from the curse of lola montez . ”
in 1986 another german filmmaker , christian rischert , returned to ludwig for im ozean der sehnsucht ( in the ocean of longing ) , made for bayerischen rundfunks ( bavarian broadcasting ) . the format of a television documentary allows for speculation and reflection on ludwig’s influences , and legacy not possible in a more narrative film . for example , if ludwig is the last flicker of the concept of the absolute monarch , where did this idea come from , and how did these ideas take hold of ludwig ? rischert looks back to louis xiv and xv of france . some of ludwig’s castle building is clearly linked to his passion for the sun king and versailles .
hans jurgen syberberg ' s ' ' ludwig : requiem for a virgin king , ' ' which opens today at the public theater , is a german movie that owes more to the theater , especially to german cabaret theater , than it does to the cinema . here are a series of sketches and tableaux that , through dialogue , music and spectacle , have the function of a series of essays on the nature and meaning of the life of ludwig ii of bavaria ( 1845 - 86 ) , the mad king who is now remembered chiefly as the patron of richard wagner and as the fellow who built all those crazy castles on the rhine .
in a key tableau scene , ludwig’s ministers actively discuss ludwig’s fate – he must go . progress is needed for roads , automobiles – again , an anachronistic comment spreads the relevance of ludwig’s fate . this scene clearly sees ludwig’s death as a deliberate assassination , with the cover - up carefully planned . as well , the prince regent advises “we will seize his majesty’s personal archives . do not forget that no records , no advice , nothing from his architects , no records at all that could possibly suggest any serious work of ludwig’s must be made known to the public . this would destroy his image as a king of kitsch . ludwig can only remain harmless as a kitsch king . and most important of all , don’t make a martyr of him . ”
up there with films like the seventh seal , fanny and alexander , persona , the virgin spring , wild strawberries and scenes from a marriage .
hans - jurgen syberberg , director of the controversial ' ' our hitler , ' ' started out at the workshop with ' ' ludwig ii - requiem for a virgin king . ' ' peter lilienthal , whose ' ' david , ' ' about a lone jewish survivor hiding out in wartime berlin played last year in new york , has made many films for the workshop , including ' ' calm rules over the country , ' ' a study of fear and dictatorship reminiscent of costa gavras ' ' ' missing . ' '
finally , two of his famous earlier films have been released on video to contextualize that later behemoth , “ludwig : requiem for a virgin king” ( 1972 ) and “karl may” ( 1974 ) , the three of which supposedly comprise a “german trilogy . ” syberberg hardly seems disposed to ever make films about anything else , and it’s an unassailable career project , especially in light of the last decade or so of holocaust movies produced in germany and elsewhere , which have tried to straitjacket and even romanticize the horrifying mystery of german culture’s evolution .
as well , rischert explores these strains of ludwig finally being played out in hitler . it is not fanciful to imagine that ludwig and hitler could have met if ludwig had not died young . ludwig would only have been sixty - nine at the start of world war i , and rischert includes a photograph of a crowd in munich celebrating that event . in that crowd , hitler can be identified . the outcome of that war would create the environment in which hitler could live out ludwig’s dreams of genius and greatness .
ludwig , also , does not survive . he is the king , but he does not understand what it means to be a king at this point of the 19 th century . the king is not just a person with the divine right of power , but also a person with responsibilities . ludwig’s tragedy comes from his inability to accept or handle those responsibilities . his cousin , elizabeth has a deeper , if more cynical , understanding . “monarchs like us don’t make history . we are needed as a facade . unless they give us a little importance by killing us . ”
the camera pulls back to reveal three rhine maidens , posed on rocks , as they speak . “i proclaim the curse of lola montez , the cast - off mistress of ludwig i , the grandfather . cursing all that follows , the incest of the parents , max of bavaria and maria of hohensollern . the birth of ludwig , the last king of bavaria . in the grip of royal madness , furor paranoicus bavariae” they prophesy the birth of a new era , the coming of a new proletariat . “king ludwig has no chance . ”
( luchino visconti , 1972 ) with helmut berger as ludwig and romy schneider as empress elisabeth of austria .
the story of the legendary king ludwig ii of bavaria ( 1845 - 1886 ) , his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as richard wagner and joseph kainz , and at the same time a reflection of the german 1800s .
these accounts keep in mind the political dimension of ludwig’s life . if he is occupying himself , perhaps losing himself , in the arts and sciences , he is still the ruler , and there are expectations that a state has of its king . we are kept aware of these expectations and responsibilities , even if ludwig is trying to flee them .
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rischert is also able to be speculative about how ludwig dies , raising questions about the investigation of ludwig’s death including the autopsy . to start with there is a big question – how did such a physically strong man drown in such shallow water so close to the shore ?
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although syberberg’s detached brechtian style would seem to remove the audience from having any emotional identification or sympathy for ludwig , this isn’t the case . the very sense of ludwig as a hapless victim of destiny is one factor that actually does draw our sympathy . but the style allows syberberg to draw us into the drama in other unusual ways . at one point , ludwig bequeaths all the future tourist income from his castles to bavaria . a short time later , in the tableau scene covering wagner’s death the back - projected image dissolves into film of modern day tourists being ushered through one of the castles , ogling at the architecture and artifacts of ludwig’s home . the sense of invasion of ludwig’s privacy is palpable .
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- opening scene - syberberg - - - prelude to das rheingold - richard wagner . ( eng - subs )
ludwig’s dramatic death , drowning in a lake in very shallow water in front of the palace where he was being restrained , at night and in the rain , has been the final element keeping his story fascinating for many generations . was it an accident ? suicide ? political assassination ? visconti would seem to see it as ludwig’s final , dramatic gesture . talking to a servant after a short time before that night , ludwig has commented that drowning is a fine death . that night , shortly before going for his final walk in the rain , he comments to dr gudden ( who will drown with ludwig ) , “i am an enigma . and i want to remain an enigma , forever… for other people… and also for myself . ”
ludwig ii ascends to the throne at 18 years of age . the people sing his praises and idolize his beauty . but no one is able to follow his high - flown thoughts . he recognizes this and flees , disappointed into the solitude of his mountains… this causes discontent in the capital… the government chastises…and so ludwig ii , king of bavaria , begins his tremendous final battle . ( 3 )
when the officials feel they are now in a position to dethrone ludwig , they toast this with champagne glasses . a cut links their champagne with the beer steins of the “ordinary people” in the tavern . ominously , they are now saying , “he was an artist’s king , but through his ideals he lost sight of the people . “ but again sympathy is expressed for ludwig , “if they wanted to declare all kings insane on those grounds , soon there wouldn’t be any left . ”
mr . syberberg ' s thoughts about ludwig often sound like his thoughts about hitler . ' ' did he really exist or did we create him in our fantasy ? ' ' someone asks . says someone else , ' ' he is our own fairy tale . ' ' when ludwig ' s ministers conspire to murder him , they call him ' ' the kitch king ' ' and plot to make him a public joke .
( hans - jłrgen syberberg , 1972 ) with harry baer as ludwig , patron of wagner . on december 9 at 6 : 30pm is
in fact , the first half of the film focuses on richard wagner , and his relationship with ludwig . the film opens on wagner , reading of the death of maximilian ii . as wagner reads the reports about the new king , he bemoans , “there will never be a ruler idealistic enough to bring my works to the stage . ” so , the opening of the film is structured to highlight this aspect of ludwig’s reign .
ludwig is also shown as aware of the science of the day , with one scene in a room ludwig has set up so the passage of the planets and the earth and moon can be demonstrated with models and light . ( compare this interest to the observatory scene in the leopard , where we see the prince and his telescopes – perhaps showing the prince as one who wants to see for himself , where ludwig is content with the comfort and security ( and aesthetics ) of a model . )
wagner’s lament is followed by a dance from hitler . there is the sense that wagner , like ludwig , is aware of a past and a future ethos in which his work and life exist .
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after having been given such a significant role in the narrative structure at the start , wagner disappears almost perfunctorily about thirty minutes into the film , abetted by the sleight of hand of a title , “years have past” . ( sic ) after some scenes of ludwig enjoying wagner’s culture ( and wagner more than enjoying the king’s patronage ) , wagner simply tells ludwig that he must take a journey . “i am accused of being a bad influence on the king . ” next , a committee of munich citizens rejects plans for a festival theatre ( surely a reference to wagner’s dream that did result in the bayreuth opera house as the home for his ring cycle of operas . ) ludwig is hurt by this , “i wanted to make all of you rich , proud and happy . from now on i will erect monuments to my happiness in the wilderness . ” and so the building of linderhof palace and the neuschwanstein castle is explained to us .
overall , the interest of the silence at the starnberg lake is directly in how much it is a document of its time . cinematically , it is almost primitive . many interiors are clearly filmed outdoors because of slow film stock , the acting is theatrical and frequently over demonstrative ( at least to our eyes ) , and the camera work is frequently static . in some cases , postcards are used instead of filming the real rooms inside the picture post - card palaces ludwig built . it also is basically sympathetic to ludwig . for all his weaknesses , it would seem ludwig was still a popular monarch . it was a time when royalty engendered the unquestioning love of a nation simply because it was royalty , and ludwig , handsome and personable when he became king , certainly enjoyed the love of many of his people . just two generations on , it was not yet time for a critical or psychological examination of the king . for another thing , the 738 - year reign of the house of wittelsbach in bavaria had only ended two years earlier in the wash - up to the first world war .
this structuring device of the inquiry into ludwig’s fitness operates in several interesting ways . it establishes the “present time” of the film as being at the close of ludwig’s reign in 1886 , and invites us to view all the scenes we see as flashbacks , and to regard those scenes as evidence proffered up to us to judge ludwig as a ruler . throughout the film , different witnesses at the enquiry address us directly , a single talking head . these different witnesses effectively introduce key moments from the life , until at the end events overtake the enquiry , and the film follows events subsequent to the decision to remove ludwig from the throne .
although some images and titles seem to present wagner as almost predatory – a very credible interpretation of his relationship with ludwig – the film is basically sympathetic to wagner . the scandal about wagner’s affair with cosima von bulow , the wife of his conductor and the daughter of franz liszt is completely ignored . and when ludwig is heartbroken at the collapse of his own relationship with sophie it is wagner who consoles him . “let the magic of art transport you to valhalla , ” wagner advises him . it appears ludwig takes this advice instantly to heart , because the next title informs us , “ludwig’s empire of beauty begins . ”
if that opening title was meant as an argument for a new film about ludwig only ten years after the silence at starnberg lake¸ so many aspects of the film itself make an even stronger argument . dramatically , it is much better structured , with most of the film covering only the last few years of ludwig’s life , when his passion for solitude was now eccentric , and disquiet was certainly rife amongst his ministers .
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1 . ludwig ii . , könig von bayern , edition filmmuseum . contains ludwig der zweite ( ludwig ii , king of bavaria , wilhelm dieterle , germany , 1930 ) , das schweigen am starnbergersee ( the silence at the starnberg lake , rolf raffé , germany , 1920 ) ( both films with musical accompaniment ) . also , im ozean der sehnsucht ( in the ocean of longing , christian rischert , west germany , 1986 ) , presentation of film & kunst gmbh in cooperation with the munich filmmuseum and the goethe institute , munich . booklet in german and english , english sub - titles . region code o .
when raffé made his film in 1920 , the event was still within living memory for some bavarians . many more would have heard the stories of the mysterious death of the handsome king from their parents and grandparents . raffé reflects the legendary status of this event in his title , but it is ultimately only a small part of his film , and he does not really investigate the event , or argue for a particular view on ludwig’s death .
“they say he’s losing his mind” , one says . the camera follows another beer stein to the police station , where officers are discussing rumours of a plot against ludwig . a document case passes from a lowly official , higher and higher up the chain of command . it is carried in turn by a number of attendants and flunkeys and contains material that could be used against the king . we see it in a cabinet meeting , where a senior minister states that whatever action is taken , “the welfare of the people takes precedence . ” one of the officials declares the king’s building plans “are our hope” . this is the cue for the final part of this very smooth transition sequence and takes us to our first glimpse of ludwig , supervising the work on one of his castles .
( helmut kšutner , 1955 ) with o . w . fischer as ludwig ii and paul bildt as richard wagner . on december 21 at 2 : 00pm is
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the structuring of the film brings in the political element . after the opening confessional scene with ludwig at the beginning of his reign , we cut to a talking head , addressing us directly . he is initiating an enquiry into whether the king is still fit to rule “our ill - fated , despised , ridiculed and tormented bavaria . ” he has , he informs us , been a minister since that inauguration back in 1864 , which is a cue for a cut to that inauguration . the pomp of that ceremony is undercut by ludwig and his younger brother otto , playing a joke by switching roles as the dignitaries are introduced at court .
visconti’s ludwig can be seen as the final film in an informal trilogy exploring key moments of the 19 th century . senso ( 1954 ) is a love story set in 1866 , the final days of austria’s occupation of venice . il gattapardo ( the leopard , 1963 ) is set against events of great social and political upheaval at the start of the same decade in sicily . and ludwig , though it covers a greater period of time , starts midway between the two films , with ludwig’s ascension to the throne of bavaria in 1864 .
the simplicity of this explanation for ludwig’s retreat to his solitary castle building , or command performances of operas for him alone is very much the tone of this film . his relationship with his one - time betrothed , the duchess sophie , is seen as collapsing because she dared to go paddling bare foot in a small stream and because she perhaps flirted a bit with her portrait painter . there is absolutely no suggestion of ludwig’s own sexuality , or his inability to advance the relationship .
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in this short , concise opening , we have covered so many of the “facts” of the king’s early reign , facts that can be in danger of bogging down a film’s narrative . several important aspects of the film’s approach have also been sketched in , especially the role of “the people” . there is a sense of a nation , a polity with a king , officials and “the people” . at particular moments in this drama of the last days , we return to the people . as well , this sense of nation is an important element of the drama . in those pre - mass media days , ludwig was a popular monarch , and that popularity was a safeguard against some of the political manoeuvring against him . ludwig himself believed his relationship with his people – even if he hated venturing among them – would protect him .
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ludwig’s reply gives a premonition that already he sees his reign as a time for great art . “you know how i’ve been waiting in anguish for this day…lately i’ve been feeling more serene because i’ve understood how i should use my power…i will be able to gather around me truly wise men , men of great talent , great artists . and to all of them i will humbly ask for help . the monuments of my kingdom will be built for them . ”
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there is also , as the opening title promises , a deeper understanding of his personality , even if some aspects cannot be explored in depth . there is a telling scene , hinting at his homosexuality . the king receives a consignment of classical statues , greek studies of male nudes . one is of an athlete standing , another depicts two naked wrestlers . as ludwig admires them , a cut suggests he is also thinking how his manservant would look in the same stance as one of the athletes . it is a well - handled , discreet scene , but when ludwig smashes one of the statues , we can certainly read that as suggesting he feels tormented by his sexuality .
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ludwig’s fascination with richard wagner is always seen as an integral part of his story . visconti clearly loved telling this part of the story , even indulging himself with a recreation of wagner’s christmas present to cosima of his siegfried idyll , m arking the birth of their son , siegfried . this event is really more part of a wagner narrative than the ludwig narrative , but visconti recreates the legendary first performance , with musicians playing the beautiful piece of music on the staircase of the wagner home , waking cosima on christmas morning . the sheer beauty of the music and visconti’s sensitive filming of the episode becomes the justification of its inclusion in ludwig’s story .
ludwig’s fascination with architecture , or more particularly , palaces is well known . compared to the earlier films , visconti has access to the original buildings , and colour film . the interiors are always ravishing , with the ‘scope frame revelling in the details of nineteenth century interior decoration . within the terms of ludwig’s era , his own innate sense of taste is captured by visconti , in a way that is beautifully contrasted when several scenes take place in wagner’s residence . at first glance , his sitting room seems to reflect the same taste for ornate furniture , knickknacks and ornaments everywhere , fussy wallpaper , luxuriant indoor plants . but then you sense a falseness , a coarseness in the wagner interiors as opposed to the quiet taste of ludwig’s rooms .
with a running time of just under two and one half hours , ' ' ludwig ' ' is virtually a short subject , and because ludwig is not someone about whom i have strong feelings ( somewhere deep inside me i suspect he ' s the creation of mel brooks ) , i didn ' t respond to this film with the same kind of impatience i felt about ' ' our hitler . ' ' because ' ' ludwig ' ' is a less engaging ( and less enraging ) movie than ' ' our hitler , ' ' one is able to attend to the director ' s methods , which have a theoretical interest that is not always realized in what we see on the screen .
these words could be the key to this trilogy . although syberberg is ostensibly making films about three famous germans , the films in no way resemble the routine “biopic . ” rather , they are more like an examination of the german soul , a soul that encompasses great music and genocide , goethe and goebbels . a film about the soul , or perhaps the ‘ethos’ of a nation , is a rare thing indeed , and syberberg’s film about ludwig is unlike any of the other films about the king .
i ' m not exactly sure how mr . syberberg connects ludwig to hitler , beyond the conceit that both became mythical figures in response to a public demand and the fact that it was ludwig who eventually gave in to bismarck and signed bavaria over to prussia , thus to create the modern germany . mr . syberberg ' s movie contains a number of references , musical as well as historical , that are beyond most of us not obsessed with the subject .
“the film has two parts : the curse and once upon a time i was ( italia prize contribution ) with a prologue and epilogue . the story of the last bavarian king with his euphoria , his anxieties , his dreams told in a style of an oratorio or a medieval passion . present and past are combined in a film of wagnerian scenes , music of the thirties , bavarian legends , ‘oktoberfest ' waxworks , magic lantern , still life , surrealism , elements of silent films , guillotine , quotations from goethe , brecht , valentin and shakespeare . a musical by offenbach . . . melodrama . . . requiem . . . . ”
juan carlos i ( born 5 january 1938 ) reigned as king of spain from 1975 to 2014 , when he abdicated in favour of his son , felipe vi . generalísimo francisco franco , the spanish dictator , took over the government of spain by force in 1939 , and ruled as
regent to the [ exiled ] king of spain
. in 1969 , he chose prince juan carlos , expecting him to continue franco ' s own authoritarian regime . juan carlos became king on 22 november 1975 , two days after franco ' s death . soon after , juan carlos introduced reforms to dismantle the francoist regime and begin the spanish transition to democracy . this led to the approval of the spanish constitution of 1978 in a referendum , which established a constitutional monarchy . in 1981 , juan carlos played a major role in preventing a coup that attempted to revert spain to francoist government in the king ' s name . close
in 2009 , 2011 , and 2013 . jolie promotes humanitarian causes , and is noted for her work with refugees as a special envoy and former goodwill ambassador for the united nations high commissioner for refugees ( unhcr ) .
a sketch for anyone who has cancelled more appointments than they’ve kept . which is everyone .
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like ' ' our hitler , ' ' ' ' ludwig ' ' appears to have been shot on a single soundstage , with a minimum of props and a great deal of elaborately lit dry - ice fumes , all photographed against a backdrop on which a lot of stunning scenery and decor are projected to great effect at comparatively little expense .
during the farcical events surrounding the first attempts to restrain ludwig , the tavern philosophers say , “when the men in power don’t like someone he’s gone . but when we don’t like someone he’s bound to stay . ”
whereas our hitler isn ' t just about hitler but all of german culture and more , this film doesn ' t escape the grand narrowness of ludwig ' s castle into the rich world of 19th century germany .
martin luther king , jr . ( january 15 , 1929 – april 4 , 1968 ) was an american clergyman , activist , and leader in the african - american civil rights movement . he is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience .
interview ( edited and without its introduction ) to allow for the director - producer to speak for himself about his artistic ambitions as well as for a better understanding of the changing commercial and production realities in america . in the issue of
the first film in han - jurgen syberberg ' s
german trilogy
( followed by karl may and our hitler ) is a low budget , but nonetheless imaginative interpretation of the life of ludwig ii of bavaria . harry baer portrays the so - called
mad king ,
who was the patron of richard wagner , the man who sold bavaria to prussia , and the builder of many a mythic castle in the rhineland . modernist to the core , ludwig is both theater and film - - a montage of sketches and tableaux with cabaret music , wild costumes , and even wilder characters . in german with optional english , spanish , french or portugese subtitles . hans jurgen syberberg - - - west germany - - - 1972 - - - 134 mins .
movies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .
sejong the great ( may 15 , 1397 – april 8 , 1450 , r . 1418–1450 ) was the fourth king of joseon - dynasty korea . he was the third son of king taejong and queen consort min . he ascended to the throne in 1418 . sejong reinforced confucian policies and executed major legal amendments . he also created the korean alphabet hangul , encouraged advancements of scientific technology , and instituted many other efforts to stabilize and improve prosperity . close
architecture and music were the two fields where ludwig’s involvement had great impact , to the extent that he may be as important a 19 th century patron of the arts as , for example , were the medici in the 14 th century . he indulged his obsession with grandeur and seclusion by commissioning ( with state money , of course ) a number of magnificent palaces , including schloss neuschwanstein , the prototype fairy tale castle , and surely the inspiration for the walt disney company’s logo . and in music , his name goes hand in glove with that of the composer richard wagner . he absorbed wagner’s sometimes extravagant dreams , and lost himself in the operas celebrating old teutonic heroes . at a time when many solid german citizens disliked the composer’s daring music , resented his indulgence in luxury at other people’s expense , and abominated his domestic and conjugal arrangements , ludwig stood by him . in this , ludwig was clearly of great importance in supporting the artist responsible for the great cultural peak of the ring cycle of operas , still the benchmark for many opera companies .
the subject of all this is a solemnly mad , prettily handsome young man ( played by harry baer , seen here in a number of rainer werner fassbinder films ) , a fellow who weeps a lot , behaves rudely to his courtiers and often poses as if playing a game of living statues . in one of the most effective sequences , ludwig , having just learned of wagner ' s death , lies grief - stricken in a royal chamber while , on the screen behind him , we see masses of contemporary tourists , their instamatics at the ready , being herded through the halls of one of ludwig ' s castles .
in the first part of syberberg’s german trilogy , harry baer portrays the so - called “mad king , ” who was the patron of richard wagner , the man who sold bavaria to prussia , and the builder of many a mythic castle in the rhineland .
that paragraph effectively serves to introduce discussion of a second film about ludwig , because it is actually from the opening titles to the film itself . ludwig der zweite ( ludwig ii ) had the sub - title one man’s fate ( das schecksal eines menschen ) , and was made in 1930 , directed by wilhelm dieterle who also took the lead role . that same year , dieterle became one of the many creative artists who migrated to america . there , as william dieterle , he began a successful career as a director . his filmography included three more film biographies , the story of louis pasteur ( 1936 ) , the life of emile zola ( 1937 ) , and juarez ( 1939 ) , as well as a famous version of a midsummer night’s dream ( 1935 ) from a famous theatrical production by another émigré , max reinhardt . ludwig ii was produced by joe pasternak . pasternak , hungarian by birth , had been a busboy at paramount in the 1920s before being sent to its production operations in berlin by universal . with the rise of nazism he returned to hollywood and a subsequent successful career as a producer including films with deanna durbin , mario lanza and elvis presley .
rolf raffé directed his film das schweigen am starnbergersee ( the silence at the starnberg lake ) in 1920 . early in june , 1886 , ludwig’s ministers had him declared insane , and his uncle luitpold took over as regent . after one bungled attempt at restraining him , ludwig was removed to castle berg , on the shores of lake starnberg . shortly after his arrival , he went for a night walk . he never returned alive , his body , as well as that of his doctor , being found in the lake . the official coronial verdict was suicide by drowning . certainly ludwig had spoken of suicide , but the manner of his death did not prevent theories of murder , assassination , foul play . the water was shallow . why was his doctor also dead ? were there bullets in the bodies ?
gilgamesh was a king of uruk , mesopotamia , who lived sometime between 2800 and 2500 bc . he is the main character in the epic of gilgamesh , an akkadian poem that is considered the first great work of literature , and in earlier sumerian poems . close
a truly incredible year for world cinema indeed ! and consequently , an exceptionally difficult year for the voters . by the way , i was of the opinion that jancso’s red psalm is a 1972 movie .
the rhine maidens leave their places to share in a bump - and - grind dance to an upbeat cabaret song , while the dwarf wagner also joins in . at the same time , the hypnotic slow siegried’s rhine journey continues as part of the sound mix . the rhine maidens continue their prophecy for ludwig . “i proclaim his eternal life in the memory of his people… . the finish . environmental pollution . pressure to produce ! crimes against nature . ” and a small boy as ludwig , with full beard , crown and court dress walks towards us pulling a stuffed swan on a rope behind him . he wipes a tear from his eyes with one of his white - gloved hands .
during his life , ludwig became more and more of a recluse , retreating more and more into his own solitude , even when political events demanded his very public presence in munich , his capital . like howard hughes , the most famous recluse of the next century , legends grew up around him . the legends , the whispers , the history have inspired film makers over much of the twentieth century , their “printing of the legend” often revealing as much about their own interests and times as of ludwig and his century .
anna andreyevna gorenko ( june 23 1889 – march 5 , 1966 ) , better known by the pen name anna akhmatova was a russian modernist poet , one of the most acclaimed writers in the russian canon . [ akhmatova ' s work ranges from short lyric poems to intricately structured cycles , such as requiem ( 1935–40 ) , her tragic masterpiece about the stalinist terror . close
yay for “a clockwork orange” winning best director and actor ( malcolm mcdowell ) . wait , what ? my top choice for the year is not listed ? ? ? ? this movie is amazing ! ! ! ! i vote “etat de siege” for best film in 1972 . ( filmed in chile ) i vote costa - gavras for best director ( “etat de siege” ) for best director in 1972 . i vote woody allen for best actor in “play it again , sam” in 1972 . i vote meiko kaji for best actress in “female prisoner # 701 : scorpion” in 1972 . i vote christopher lee for best supporting actor in “horror express” in 1972 . i vote “female prisoner # 701 : scorpion” for best cinematography . i vote “variations on a cellophane wrapper” for best short in 1972 . wow , a whole write - in ballot . i’m weird .
' ' ludwig ' ' is a most rigorous kind of film making . the end effect is that of a feature - length montage so dense with associations and references that it is impossible to get them all at one viewing , though not compelling enough to make one want to sit through it all again .


ned vaughn ( born november 20 , 1964 ) is an american film and television actor who served as vice president of the screen actors guild prior to becoming the founding executive vice president of sag-aftra .

he resigned that position on august 21 , 2013 , when he announced he would run as a republican candidate for california 's 66th state assembly district , representing los angeles county 's south bay region .

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in response , sag - aftra executive vice president ned vaughn said , “dropping this frivolous lawsuit is the first good decision the plaintiffs have made . ”
a memorial service celebrating ned’s life is being planned and will take place early next spring .
in ned rocknroll , she might just have someone who is able to still those insecurities .
actor ned vaughn has resigned as executive vice president of sag - aftra , the powerful entertainment industry union , to run for assemblyman in california as a republican .
ned vaughn , a key architect of the sag - aftra merger , has resigned as the union’s exec vp and will seek a california state assembly seat as a republican .
former sag - aftra evp ned vaughn ends state assembly campaign by dominic patten | friday october 18 , 2013 @ 6 : 54pm pdttags : ( deadline hollywood ) . well , looks like ned vaughn won’t be following former union boss ronald reagan to sacramento after all . a rare republican in a heavily democratic town , the former sag - aftra evp today pulled [ … ]
according to an interview with bell buckle alderperson jenny hunt , vaughn’s story began in tennessee : murfreesboro , in fact , where vaughn’s father was a firefighter . he was killed in a fire when vaughn was 9 months old . three months after her father’s death , vaughn’s brother was born and it wasn’t too long after that when their mother remarried and the family moved to gulfport , miss . , where vaughn grew up .
vaughn’s platform offered the promise that he will work for lower taxes and less regulation .
vaughn portrayed pedophilic abductor donald curtis in the season one episode what fresh hell ? .
ned vaughn , who quit as the no . 2 - ranking national officer at sag - aftra in order to run for the california state assembly as a republican , has withdrawn from the race .
we may not have the same views on politics , but ned is one of the finest leaders i ' ve ever known ,
howard said in august when he endorsed vaughn for assemblyman .
vaughn has written 12 books and was appointed poet laureate of tennessee in 1989 by gov . ned mcwhorter . vaughn is quick to point out that the tennessee house of representatives makes the appointment for life , however , the tennessee state senate has to vote to renew her appointment every 5 years .
vaughn has been married to kyla weber since 2010 . the couple has two children together .
vaughn moved to nashville her first year following college and started writing songs for the wilmer brothers . soon afterwards , vaughn and country music legend loretta lynn began writing songs together with the star recording several . vaughn and lynn still meet and write songs or just spend time together .
actor ned vaughn , the no . 2 - ranking national officer of sag - aftra , has resigned as executive vice president of the powerful entertainment industry union in order to run for assemblyman in california as a republican .
producer : pandro s . berman director : richard thorpe screenplay : guy trosper story : ned young director of photography : robert bronner
vaughn’s books are taught at colleges and universities around the world and , at the re - opening of thomas wolfe’s boarding house , vaughn was invited to write the official poem for the historic event .
vaughn’s “discovery” began in 1975 when minnie pearl sent some of vaughn’s writings to the grand ole opry . later that same year , the tennessean published vaughn’s “50 years of saturday nights , ” a book about the 50th anniversary of the opry . the book was later updated to grand ole saturday nights .
while living in the same house twain had stayed , vaughn pretended as if twain were there with her . her writings evolved from there . vaughn returns to elmira frequently to speak and read her poems .
además de sus recientes apariciones en mad men y the event , ned vaughn , quién interpreta al capitán del departamento de tráfico gordon leary . courtney gains interpreta a eli rooney , uno de los sospechosos en el caso la mariposa de oro
miranda lilley – így jártam anyátokkal , john noble – a gyűrűk ura , robert wu – gyilkos elmék , ned vaughn – apollo 13 , stb . ) . a kihallgatásokon kívül más feladatokból is ki kell vennünk a részünk egy ügy felgöngyölítésének érdekében
ned vaughn , a key architect of the sag - aftra merger , has resigned as the union’s exec vp and will seek a california state assembly seat as a republican . vaughn , whose acting credits date back to “china beach” and “the hunt for red october , ” was first elected to sag’s hollywood division board in 2008 and became sag [ … ]
in 1986 , ned and lizie returned to berkeley for two years , where ned joined the central design group for the superconducting super collider . from 1993 to 1994 , he was a linde distinguished fellow at cal tech , where he worked on the development of the gravity wave detector .
vaughn was praised by u . s . house of representatives majority whip rep . kevin mccarthy ( r - calif . ) , of bakersfield . “ned vaughn is the type of leader california needs : a proven problem - solver and an effective communicator who can give voice to millions of californians who are tired of seeing our state fall behind , ” said mccarthy .
the los angeles times reports that actor ned vaughn , executive vp of hollywood’s actors union , sag - aftra , will resign his position and run as a republican candidate for california’s state legislature . in the piece , vaughn discusses how his work in sag - aftra squares with his republican principles , and rejects the “idea that all republicans are completely anti - union . ”
in 1951 ned accepted a faculty position at the university of illinois . having grown up in manhattan , then lived in california for a decade , moving to a small university town in illinois seemed daunting to lizie and ned . in fact , ned was convinced that lizie would hate it . however , they soon became enamored with the congeniality of champaign - urbana and the close - knit physics department , building meaningful relationships that spanned many decades .
august 21 , 2013 | 11 : 42am pt actor seeks republican nomination for assembly seat dave mcnary film reporter @ variety _ dmcnary ned vaughn , a key architect of the sag - aftra merger , has resigned as the unions exec vp and will seek a california state assembly seat as a republican . vaughn , whose acting credits date back to “china beach” and [ … ]
ned vaughn ( el mentalista , mujeres desesperadas… ) o kimberlee peterson ( house , la juez amy… ) , por mencionar algunos de las decenas que acompañan a aaron staton en su peripecia novelesca . el resultado , por lo visto hasta ahora , ha causado el asombro
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there are more people to the right of center in hollywood than are acknowledged , and i ' d urge them to join me and speak freely about their ideas ,
says ned vaughn , who has been endorsed by sag - aftra president ken howard .
in a surprising plot twist in hollywood ' s largest labor union , ned vaughn , a key figure in the campaign to merge hollywood ' s actors unions , is resigning as executive vice president of sag - aftra to run as a republican candidate for the california assembly .
howard & # 39 ; s running mate , secretrary - treasurer amy aquino , will also seek re - election as will board member ned vaughn , the public voice of the unite for strength faction . howard had indicated in interviews that he was leaning toward seeking re - election
a tv news crew disrupts the hospital routine ; sam reacts to rumors about megan ' s pediatrician ; chris warns dr . chasen not to interfere in her personal life . dr . michael chadway : mitchell lichtenstein . travis stuart : rick lieberman . jack westford : ned vaughn .
vaughn thinks her greatest personal accomplishment was being selected as the only poet to receive the mark twain fellowship from elmira college , where twain spent 20 summers writing some of his major works . during the fellowship program , vaughn wrote foretasting heaven .
ned vaughn , który gra kapitana wydziału traffic , gordona leary & # 39 ; ego , pojawiał się w wielu filmach i serialach , jak 24 , heroes , murder one , czy star trek : the next generation . courtney gains gra eliego rooneya , jednego z podejrzanych w sprawie golden
in the july - september 2008 sag election cycle , a new hollywood - based slate emerged : unite for strength , led by ned vaughn and amy aquino , and built on a platform emphasizing merger with aftra . the slate won a number of board seats – just enough to give
vaughn’s successful writing career bloomed at a very early age and she recalls writing even as a little girl growing up in mississippi . vaughn’s education began at perkingston junior college and then she transferred to mississippi southern where she “failed biology 10 times . ”
in 2007 , embarking on yet another acting adventure , i met an important friend . my cast mate ned vaughn was concerned about signs of growing conflict between screen actors guild and the american federation of television and radio artists . when the conflict ruptured into open hostility , ned spoke with clarity and passion about the need for action . i was convinced , and joined him and others on what would become one of the most meaningful journeys of my life .
the defendants in the current suit , in addition to the union , are sag - aftra co - president ken howard , co - secretary - treasurer amy aquino and executive vice - president ned vaughn , vice - presidents mike hodge and david hartley - margolin and national executive director david white .
vaughn also wrote the inaugural poem at gov . don sundquist’s inauguration and gov . phil bredesen had one of her poems printed in his inauguration program . as sundquist was leaving office , he selected vaughn as one of the handful to receive his designated “outstanding tennessean award” . another one of the highlights of vaughn’s career was writing tennessee’s bicentennial poem and being recognized on the tennessee bicentennial coin .
she began a relationship with a male model , louis dowler , only to dump him abruptly after a holiday to sir richard branson’s necker island in 2011 . it was here that she had met and fallen in love with branson’s nephew , ned rocknroll , 34 , who was called ned abel smith before changing his name by deed poll .
cast : patty duke , ned beatty , fran bennett , james karen , robert picardo , victoria racimo , ally sheedy , eric stoltz , gloria stuart , richard venture .
vaughn’s best reflection is of a recording she made in 1961 while overseeing an exclusive woman’s clothing store . while working , vaughn wrote 12 recitations about mamas for minnie pearl and lynn . several became big hits for lynn , but the original tapes somehow were lost .
and then there is sag - aftra’s founding executive vice president , ned vaughn , whom i mentioned earlier and whose guidance and vision i value beyond the telling . to call him a friend , an advisor , a leader — none of these is quite adequate , so i’ll leave it at this : as all who were part of it know , if you are grateful for the creation of sag - aftra , you owe thanks to many , but to none more than ned .
ned rocknroll doesn ' t make her feel small because she hasn’t read as much as he has . instead , he offers complete adoration , the basic requirement for every hollywood diva
when jean - luc rewrites history , he loses two friends : cortland ( ned vaughn ) , the guy who causes all the problems with the nausicaans when they cheat him at a game of dom - jot ; and marta ( jc brandy ) . corey is increasingly disgusted over picard & # 39 ; s attempts
cast : virginia madsen , chris sarandon , ned eisenberg , tom mason , robert picardo , william h . macy , olivia burnette , jay acovone , johnny williams , lenore kasdorf .
. . . i had to look up “mulholland dr . ” on imdb to find patrick fischler & # 39 ; s name because i knew his voice and face but could not remember his name to save my life – the same was true for michael mcgrady from “southland , ” and ned vaughn , who i remembered
& quot ; this is another example of how being divided has hurt performers , & quot ; said ned vaughn , sag first national vp and a leader of the pro - merger unite for strength faction . & quot ; thankfully , the members of both sag and aftra have made it clear - - they are ready to
actresses mikayla and shayna chapman sit down with ned vaughn , executive vice president of sag - aftra , on an exclusive interview regarding advice on being in the union as a child actor and on the recent merger . please subscribe to our channel and follow us on twitter and facebook : follow us on twitter : urltoken facebook : urltoken
ned vaughn , who quit as the no . 2 national - ranking officer at sag - aftra in order to run for assemblyman in california as a republican , has withdrawn from the race . in an email to supporters on friday , vaughn said that his role as husband and father to his five children are a priority and that campaigning for office , in addition to his professional life as an actor , was too heavy a commitment on his time . vaughn , whose credits include apollo 13 , the hunt for red october and dozens of tv shows , said he intends to remain politically active , though not read more
vaughn has been vocal about his support of ron paul before , which is sort of like vocally supporting a stick with a face painted on it in terms of actually getting things done . carolla asked vaughn , “do you count yourself as a conservative ? ” and the “swingers” actor replied :
on tuesday , the actress — already the mother of a child by each of her previous two husbands — announced that she was pregnant by her third spouse , the unfortunately named ned rocknroll .
vaughn was born and raised in huntsville , alabama . his parents were helen and ed vaughn , and he had one sister named anna . at the age of ten , vaughn performed his first acting role in a community theater production of the musical oliver ! . he continued acting as he attended lee high school ' . after graduating , he performed in several productions while attending birmingham - southern college . at that point , vaughn decided to pursue acting as a career . he drove to new york with just $ 600 and initially stayed with a family acquaintance , making the commute to new york city from peekskill . while taking classes at hb studio , located in greenwich village , vaughn worked as a doorman at new york ' s wellington hotel .
“president reagan certainly cited the positive impact of leading the screen actors guild for influencing his ability to govern beyond sag , ” mr . vaughn said .
partial cast list : elvis presley , judy tyler , mickey shaughnessy , vaughn taylor , jennifer holden , dean jones , ann neyland , hugh sanders .
“president reagan certainly cited the positive impact of leading the screen actors guild for influencing his ability to govern beyond sag , ” vaughn told the hollywood reporter .
so did you get your get your big ol’ glossy yellow sag / aftra vote yes postcard . very slick ! you got to admit when it comes to spending the memberships’ money on such things , the current leadership spares no expense ! hell , the last time we got something that glossy from sag - aftra , it had ned vaughn’s picture all [ … ]
that being said , others find it more difficult than does vaughn to be an outspoken republican in hollywood nowadays , and some may fear reprisals , he said .
following the merger , vaughn was named executive vice president of sag - aftra , serving as the second - ranking and only republican national officer of the union .
in 2000 , vaughn appeared in the thriller the cell , with jennifer lopez , as well as prime gig and south of heaven , west of hell , which marked the directorial debut of country singer dwight yoakam . vaughn also re - teamed with favreau for made and appeared as a deceptive stepfather in the thriller domestic disturbance .
ned completed his phd in physics at uc berkeley in 1950 . it was the mccarthy era , and all university employees at that time were required to sign a loyalty oath . a total of 31 “non - signing” professors were dismissed by the university of california , and even though as a post - doc ned wasn’t required to sign the oath , his conscience moved him to leave as well rather than replace a departing faculty member .
vaughn was elected to the screen actors guild ( sag ) board of directors in 2008 and quickly rose to become the guild ' s first vice president in 2010 .
vaughn has gone on to write tunes for other country greats such as ernest tubb , conway twitty , charlie louvin , and peggy sue just to name a few .
of all the memories , vaughn notes her ability to reach out and affect students . while visiting buffalo state , vaughn substituted at the last minute for a sick professor . she read two poems about the vietnam wall and followed the lesson by playing george jones’ “50 , 000 names on the wall . ” the students loved it .
“thanks ! hooray for hollywood , indeed . california must keep and * grow * its signature industries . ca needs good # jobs , ” mr . vaughn replied .
aftra has no such rule . & quot ; it & # 39 ; s going to be a substantial , exhaustive process that is going to require compromise on both sides , & quot ; said ned vaughn , sag & # 39 ; s first vice president . & quot ; but ultimately , i & # 39 ; m very optimistic we can get this done . & quot ;
she seems , however , to have fallen pregnant during her second honeymoon on necker island at the end of january . rather bizarrely , this romantic getaway took place with ned’s uncle , sir richard , in attendance , too .
born vincent anthony vaughn on march 28 , 1970 , in minneapolis , minnesota , vaughn is the son of a salesman father and real - estate agent mother who was raised in the wealthy chicago suburb of lake forest . as soon as the lackluster student graduated from lake forest high school , he moved to los angeles to pursue an acting career .
as ned entered his 90s , he and lizie maintained an active social and cultural life , while ned continued his lifelong quest for the perfect bowl of chocolate ice cream . when he finally lost his driver’s license , he made almost daily two - mile trips to the grocery store on his adult tricycle . despite his failing hearing and vision , he continued to involve himself in the lives of his children and in the affairs of the university and the world .
“obviously , as the lone republican in the national leadership , i’m a bit of an outlier , but i know i have the respect of my colleagues , ” vaughn said .
vaughn ' s term as executive vice president was set to expire at sag - aftra ' s inaugural convention , to be held sept . 26 - 29 in los angeles .
vaughn , s . , and j . s . schumm , ( in press - b ) . “responsible inclusion for students with learning disabilities . ” journal of learning disabilities .
it was while he was at harvard that he was introduced to elizabeth ( lizie ) weiss . they were wed on october 27 , 1940 , and shortly thereafter moved to washington , d . c . , where ned worked for two years for the u . s . navy’s bureau of ordnance . they then moved to berkeley , california , where ned was employed by the twelfth naval district until 1945 , helping to degauss ships to protect them against enemy mines .
ned vaughn , a key architect of the sag - aftra merger , has resigned as the union’s exec vp and will seek a california state assembly seat as a republican . vaughn , whose acting credits date back to “ china beach ” and “ the hunt for red october , ” was first elected to sag ’s hollywood division board in 2008 and became sag 1st national vp in 2010 . he was a leader of the moderate unite for strength faction — headed by sag - aftra president ken howard — that has come to dominate the board room during the past four years via a strategy of stressing the need for merger . members of sag and aftra voted overwhelmingly to merge the unions in march , 2012 . in addition to howard and aftra’s then - president roberta reardon , vaughn was often the public voice for the pro - merger side . vaughn opted not to seek office in the first sag - aftra elections , which concluded last week ,
“when hard work needs to be done , i’ve always depended on mike hodge , rebecca damon and the rest of the usan team , ” sag - ‐aftra executive vice president ned vaughn declared . “in the tough fights ahead - ‐ in areas like cable tv and new media - ‐ mike and usan will stand strong . their record of success and credibility with members make them the easy choice in new york . ”
cast : bill campbell , stephanie romanov , corbin bernsen , michael dorn , robert picardo , marc mcclure , philip proctor , richard speight jr . , robert vaughn , bruce campbell .
branson engineered the introduction between her and ned , who works for his virgin galactic company , and has delighted in their romance — and the publicity it has brought him — posting a picture of them honeymooning on necker on his twitter feed .
although many hollywood union leaders have clashed with the republican party over perceived assaults on organized labor , vaughn said he does not see any inconsistency between his union background and his gop candidacy .
schumm , j . s . , and s . vaughn , ( 1992 ) . “planning for mainstreamed special education students : perceptions of general education teachers . ” exceptionality 3 : 81–98 .
vaughn , whose credits include apollo 13 , the hunt for red october and dozens of tv shows , said he intends to remain politically active , though not as a candidate in 2014 .
he’s a republican and a former screen actors guild leader , so when actor ned vaughn decided to move into politics , he knew the comparisons with president ronald reagan , were inevitable – if more than a little premature . “i should only do so well , ” laughed vaughn , who announced earlier this month that he would be a candidate for california’s 66th state assembly district , representing l . a . county’s south bay region that includes palos verdes and several beach cities . “ ronald reagan was an icon . not everyone agreed with all of his positions , but nobody can take away from the fact that he was .
actor ned vaughn , the no . 2 - ranking national officer of sag - aftra , has resigned as executive vice president of the powerful entertainment industry union in order to run for assemblyman in california as a republican . vaughn’s credits include roles in the hunt for red october , apollo 13 and dozens of tv shows . in the fourth season of the fox hit 24 , his character killed the fictional president . he acknowledges his political leanings are at odds with the prevailing wisdom in hollywood , perhaps especially at sag - aftra . though decades ago , another former union officer , ronald reagan , did well in california state read more
vaughn’s credits include roles in the hunt for red october , apollo 13 and dozens of tv shows . in the fourth season of the fox hit 24 , his character killed the fictional president .
vaughn’s term at sag - aftra was to be up at the end of september and on tuesday he informed the organization he would resign and not stand for re - election because of his campaign for the assembly . from boston , where he is filming the judge with robert downey jr . and robert duvall , sag - aftra president ken howard e - mailed his endorsement of vaughn .
i refuse to sit back while a complacent majority sends california down the path to mediocrity , ” vaughn says on the site about his democratic party rivals who hold power in the state capitol .
american actor vince vaughn is known for his screen roles in the popular comedies ' old school ' and ' wedding crashers , ' as well as his dramatic work in ' hacksaw ridge . '
in lieu of flowers , the family would appreciate donations made in ned’s name to the american civil liberties union ( urltoken ) , planned parenthood ( urltoken ) , united negro college fund ( urltoken ) , or the naacp legal defense fund ( urltoken ) .
cast : rodney dangerfield , sally kellerman , burt young , keith gordon , robert downey jr . , paxton whitehead , terry farrell , m . emmet walsh , adrienne barbeau , william zabka , severn darden , robert picardo , sam kinison , ned beatty .
vaughn said his republican values guided his actions at sag and aftra , which he says were “dysfunctional” when he was elected to the board five years ago , and he likened the situation to california .
klingner , j . k . , s . vaughn , and j . s . schumm , ( 1995 ) . scaffolded - reading comprehension strategy : instruction for heterogeneous classrooms . manuscript in preparation .
‘it’s very much part of the plan . i would not be surprised if she has another two children , ’ said one associate . ‘she and ned were talking about babies before they got married and they both love the idea of having a happy houseful . ’
in january 1986 , vaughn was able to book his first professional job from his first audition : a pepsi commercial that premiered during the 1986 grammy awards telecast . however , vaughn ' s role did not appear in the final cut . during the remainder of 1986 , he was cast in more commercials . in addition , he performed in the hb playwrights foundation production of k on k . in february 1987 , vaughn was cast in his first film role in the rescue . after filming for the movie was completed in the countries of new zealand and hong kong , he moved to los angeles , california .
bos , c . s . , and s . vaughn , ( 1994 ) . strategies for teaching students with learning and behavioral problems . 3rd ed . needham heights , ma : allyn and bacon .
vaughn , s . , and schumm , j . s . ( 1994 ) . “middle school teachers ' planning for students with learning disabilities . ” remedial and special education 15 , 3 : 152–161 .
no one who knows kate is at all surprised that she has gone for another baby with ned . indeed , some in her circle thought that their super - low - key wedding in new york state was the prelude to an announcement that she was already expecting .
recently , research on the impact of the writing process in classrooms that included students with disabilities has been initiated with promising results ( zaragoza & vaughn 1992 ) . findings indicate that students across achievement levels improve both in their writing competency as well as their feelings about themselves as writers . bos and vaughn ( 1994 ) provide specific suggestions for how to implement the writing process with students with learning disabilities and behavior disorders .
schumm , j . s . , and s . vaughn , ( 1991 ) . “making adaptations for mainstreamed students : general classroom teachers ' perspectives . ” remedial and special education 12 , 4 : 18–27 .
the tapes contained vaughn’s voice with betty jean robinson and lorraine mann as background during the recording session . a saxophone player had been recording before vaughn’s session and offered to stay and play for free just to be a part of the event . when the tapes resurfaced in the early 2000’s , andy landis took them to tennessee arts council where she received a grant to publish the tapes as a document of historical significance .
before and after ned’s retirement , he and lizie traveled throughout the world , including trips to russia , china , east africa , ecuador , israel , and frequently to europe . they also made annual visits to stephentown , ny , where lizie’s mother had built an enclave of houses that served as a gathering place for family for nearly 50 years . it was a place where ned could partake in three of the great loves of his life—playing tennis with his family , swimming in the nearby pond , and replacing and repairing dilapidated floor joists and appliances .
he and his sister anna grew up in huntsville , alabama , as the children of ed and helen vaughn . he later settled in rancho palos verdes , california , with his wife adelaide and his five children .
schumm , j . s . , s . vaughn , and l . saumell , ( 1994 ) . “assisting students with difficult textbooks : teacher perceptions and practices . ” reading research and instruction 34 : 39–56 .
though i married into the family , i quickly felt a part of it , owing in no small measure to my very first conversation with ned in 1984 , at stephentown of course . he gave me a brief family history , welcomed me to the fold — and handed me a pair of pliers so i could help him fix the perennially non - working ice - machine ! we both were early risers , so i had ample opportunity to have one - on - one chats with ned over the years . i cherished them then , and more so now .
the following year , he co - starred with then - girlfriend jennifer aniston in the break - up ( 2006 ) . vaughn also tried his hand at holiday humor with fred claus ( 2007 ) and four christmases ( 2008 ) . in couple & apos ; s retreat ( 2009 ) , he and malin akerman play a romantic pair trying to improve their relationship . vaughn also helped write the film & apos ; s script .
when ned and lizie returned to the university of illinois they bought a house on delaware avenue , just a block from their previous home in urbana , where they lived together for the next 38 years . in his new administrative role , ned was instrumental in implementing a bridge program to help minority students succeed at the university . he also almost singlehandedly saved university high school ( uni ) when the u of i college of education withdrew its financial support , by helping to establish a state funding plan for uni and arranging for the school to report directly to his office .
members of sag and aftra voted overwhelmingly to merge the unions in march , 2012 . in addition to howard and aftra’s then - president roberta reardon , vaughn was often the public voice for the pro - merger side .
ned died with the same grace with which he lived his life . he managed to have meaningful conversations with each of his children about his life and his impending death , and in his final days he spoke often of his extraordinary good fortune to have lived so well and so long .
as a physicist , ned had an immense curiosity about the makeup of matter . he performed research experiments at the betatron , a small particle accelerator located on the u of i campus . he also played a leading role in efforts to bring a national accelerator lab to the central united states .
vaughn , s . , j . s . schumm , b . jallad , j . slusher , and s . saumell , ( in press ) . “teachers ' views of inclusion . ” learning disabilities research and practice .
when he decided to run for the california state assembly in 2013 on the republican ticket , vaughn was endorsed by sag - aftra president and fellow actor ken howard , who praised his leadership skills despite not sharing his political beliefs .
in 2011 , vaughn teamed up with kevin james for the dilemma . he then joined forces with ben stiller , jonah hill and richard ayoade for the watch the following year . vaughn sought to recapture the big screen magic of wedding crashers by co - starring with owen wilson in the internship ( 2013 ) , but the film fell short of expectations . that same year , he played a sperm donor who meets the many children he fathered in delivery man .
vaughn , s . , j . s . schumm , j . k . klingner , and l . saumell . ( in press ) . “students ' views of instructional practices : implications for inclusion . ” learning disability quarterly .
zaragoza , n . , and s . vaughn , ( 1992 ) . “the effects of process writing instruction on three 2nd - grade students with different achievement profiles . ” learning disabilities research and practice 7 , 4 : 184–193 .
national convention . “ned has been a driving force behind many of our greatest successes , in particular the years - long effort to merge our two unions . there would not be a united sag - aftra without his dedication and commitment . he’s a tremendous leader and i’m sorry to see him go , but wish him all the best in his new endeavor , ” said newly elected solo sag - aftra national president ken howard in a statement today . vaughn’s duties will be taken over by the current secretary - treasurer until a new evp is elected in late september , said the union today . up until tuesday’s announcement to sag - aftra officials and staff that he was resigning , many had assumed vaughn would eventually relent and let his name be put forth for a draft during the convention . his current term as evp expires at the end of the september , right around the time of the convention here in la . despite his resignation from the executive ranks , vaughn remains a delegate to the national convention .
vaughn is running for the california state assembly in the 66th district , which was recently created by a redistricting panel . the district includes manhattan beach , hermosa beach , redondo beach and other areas . vaughn lives in rancho palos verdes with his wife and five children . according to the daily breeze , a newspaper in the district , businessman craig huey also plans to run as a republican and former school board member and incumbent al muratsuchi plans to run as a democrat .
schumm , j . s . , s . vaughn , and l . saumell , ( 1992 ) . “what teachers do when the textbook is tough : students speak out . ” journal of reading behavior 24 , 4 : 481–503 .
the answers to these questions are not easy . general education teachers recognize that their professional training in making instructional adaptations is lacking ( schumm & vaughn 1992 ) . moreover , there are at least four misconceptions that many teachers hold about instructional adaptations :
schumm , j . s . , s . vaughn , and a . leavell , ( 1994 ) . “planning pyramid : a framework for planning for diverse student needs during content area instruction . ” the reading teacher 47 , 8 : 607–615 .
vaughn , s . , j . s . schumm , and k . kouzekanani , ( 1993 ) . “what do students with learning disabilities think when their general education teachers make adaptations ? ” journal of learning disabilities 26 , 8 : 545–555 .
vince vaughn is an actor that has been in motion pictures . this much is true . y’know , hemingway once said that one must write “one true sentence” a day , and i think that’s actually my quota . can i go home now ?
while living in mississippi , vaughn worked for the daily herald in gulfport , earning the opportunity to become the first woman in an outside sales position for a mississippi newspaper . she finally earned a b . s . degree at middle tennessee state university .
in his e - mail , vaughn said he
will continue to promote the conservative principles that will lead us to a stronger future . . . i will continue working toward a dynamic and diverse republican party and solutions that lift us all .
vaughn was elected to the sag board of directors in 2008 and became first vp in 2010 . after the 2012 merger with aftra that he helped navigate , he was named executive vp of sag - aftra , a labor organization with 160 , 000 members .
mcintosh , r . , s . vaughn , j . s . schumm , d . haager , and o . lee , ( 1993 ) . “observations of students with learning disabilities in general education classrooms . ” exceptional children 60 , 3 : 249–261 .
vaughn acknowledged in august that , politically , he was somewhat of a fish out of water in hollywood , where democrats rule the day . nevertheless , he was highly regarded at sag - aftra and even earned the endorsement of president ken howard , a liberal .
born in 1970 in minneapolis , minnesota , vince vaughn spent seven years in hollywood before landing the role of smooth - operating trent in 1996 & apos ; s swingers . he hit his stride after teaming up with will ferrell for the hit sophomoric comedy old school , his winning streak continuing with the box office smash wedding crashers . vaughn later showed a touch for more dramatic fare , starring in the second season of hbo & apos ; s true detective before his well - received turn in the biographical war drama hacksaw ridge .
gabrielle carteris will run for executive vice president of sag - aftra , the former “beverly hills 90210″ star said last weekend . the actress , who was on the boards of both sag and aftra prior to their merger in 2012 , stressed her decades of involvement in the actors union as her qualifications for the leadership post . also read : former sag - aftra leader ned vaughn doesn’t mind the ronald reagan comparisons “serving on five negotiating committees with members from across the country drove home the importance of unity in confronting the changing landscape of our industry , ” said carteris . “merger was the first step towards that unity ,
schumm , j . s . , s . vaughn , d . haager , j . mcdowell , l . rothlein , and l . saumell . “general education teacher planning : what can students with learning disabilities expect ? ” exceptional children 61 , 4 : 335–352 .
in an e - mail to supporters on friday , vaughn said that his roles as husband and as father to his five children are a priority and that campaigning for office , in addition to his professional life as an actor , would demand too much of his time .
vaughn disclosed wednesday that he is seeking the republican nomination for the 66th district , which covers the south bay area including torrance , gardena and redondo beach . democrat al muratsuchi was elected to the post last year with 55 % of the vote for a two - year term .
vaughn , who lives in rancho palos verdes with his wife and five children , cited his children’s future as the primary reason for his entry into public service . he is known for his roles in “the hunt for red october , ” “apollo 13 , ” “the tuskegee airmen” and “24 . ”
the newly created south bay located district , which includes parts of manhattan beach , redondo beach and hermosa beach , already has two other contenders for the gop nomination , businessman craig huey and nathan mintz . besides his union work , vaughn has some onscreen political experience from roles in the likes of
washington , apr . 13 : charlton heston recently got his own postage stamp that was unveiled at a ceremony at the historic chinese theatre in hollywood . the ' ben hur ' star ' s image for the stamp has reportedly been taken from a photo that was shot by his widow , lydia clarke heston , the hollywood reporter reported . ned vaughn , the founding executive vp of sag - aftra said that the late actor fundamentally personified a dedication to fight for what he valued , no matter where or when he was needed . michael levine , the actor ' s publicist for 21 years , who launched his effort to put heston ' s image on a stamp , said that .
advocates of the merger between general and special education recognize that if students with high - incidence disabilities are to succeed , general education teachers must be willing to make instructional adaptations to accommodate individual differences among learners . while research indicates that teachers of all grade groupings recognize that making adaptations is important for the academic success of students with disabilities , such adaptations are frequently difficult to implement ( schumm & vaughn 1991 ; 1992 ) . research also indicates that students of all grade groupings prefer teachers who make adaptations , but that such adaptations are rarely employed ( schumm , vaughn , & saumell 1992 ; vaughn , schumm , & kouzekanani 1993 ) . how can teachers bridge the gulf between what they know is best practice for students with disabilities while providing optimal instruction for the class as a whole ? how can teachers provide students with what they want and need when class sizes are large and the range of student academic diversity is broad .
“ned has been a driving force behind many of our greatest successes , in particular the years - long effort to merge our two unions ,
sag - aftra president ken howard said .
there would not be a united sag - aftra without his dedication and commitment . he ' s a tremendous leader and i’m sorry to see him go , but wish him all the best in his new endeavor . ”
vaughn spent seven years in hollywood before he landed the role of smooth - operating trent in 1996 & apos ; s surprise hit swingers . the irreverent comedy written by co - star and real - life pal jon favreau led to a role in steven spielberg & apos ; s the lost world : jurassic park .
schumm , j . s . , and s . vaughn , ( 1994 ) . “students ' thinking about teachers ' practices . ” in t . e . scruggs and m . a . mastropieri ( eds . ) , advances in learning disabilities ( pp . 105–129 ) . greenwich , ct : jai press .
the success of any program that provides education for students with disabilities in the general education classroom requires accommodations by the teacher to meet students ' academic and social needs . a consistent finding for elementary , middle , and high school teachers is that they make few adaptations to meet the special learning needs of students with high - incidence disabilities ( baker & zigmond 1990 ; mcintosh , vaughn , schumm , haager , & lee 1993 ; schumm & vaughn 1991 ; vaughn & schumm 1994 ) . despite the relatively few adaptations made for special learners , we assumed that some adaptations would be more feasible to implement than others , and some adaptations would be more desirable for teachers to implement than others . we identified suggestions for 30 adaptations that general education teachers could make to enhance the learning of students with special needs ( schumm & vaughn 1991 ) . we asked elementary , middle , and high school teachers to respond to each of these adaptations based on the extent to which they felt that they were feasible ( practical to implement in your classroom ) and desirable ( how much you would like to implement the adaptation in your classroom ) . ( a copy of this scale is provided in appendix a . ) since there were few differences between grade levels , the findings across grades are provided .
howard , who was re - elected last week over esai morales , said , “ned has been a driving force behind many of our greatest successes , in particular the years - long effort to merge our two unions . there would not be a united sag - aftra without his dedication and commitment . he’s a tremendous leader and i’m sorry to see him go , but wish him all the best in his new endeavor . ”
students provide valuable insight into the strategies that help them learn best ( vaughn , schumm , klingner , & saumell , in press ) . in a series of studies examining elementary , middle , and high school students ' views of adaptations teachers can make to meet the special learning needs of students ( see for review schumm & vaughn , 1994 ; vaughn & schumm , in press - a ) , students across achievement groups preferred teachers who made adaptations to meet their learning needs . all students felt strongly that textbook adaptations helped them to understand and learn the material better . the only areas where the students did not prefer adaptations were tests , homework , and textbooks . in the areas of homework , and textbooks , students with learning disabilities did not want differentiated work or materials because they would be unable to collaborate with peers on homework assignments . as one student put it , “how can i call my friends for help when i have a different book than them ? ” .
vaughn went on to say , “i think there can be sort of a bias against people who don’t agree with what’s popular . but i think if you talk to people … [ they ] kind of understand where i stand . and i can disagree with people but not have it be at the forefront of all conversations . ”
vaughn & apos ; s other notable films from the period include return to paradise , clay pigeons and psycho , in which he played the legendary norman bates in director gus van sant & apos ; s controversial remake . unfortunately , the much - hyped film turned out to be a disappointment both at the box office and among critics .
the planning pyramid ( schumm , vaughn , & leavell 1994 ) is a framework designed to help teachers plan the content of instruction for students with disabilities while planning for the class as a whole . the pyramid ( see figure 1 ) is a way of considering what content needs to be taught so all students have the opportunity to learn .
the liferaft program is happy to host inside acting podcast ' s live recording of their 100th episode . a panel of sag - aftra board , committee , and staff members , in addition to a representative from the sag foundation , will share their unique perspectives on national and local issues , answer questions and educate the audience on how the union will be moving forward post merger . panel includes ray bradford ( national director of policy and diversity advocacy ) , ilyanne morden kichaven ( executive director , los angeles ) , jill seltzer ( executive director , sag foundation ) , woody schultz ( chair , national performance capture committee ) , ned vaughn ( executive vice president , sag - aftra national board ) . moderated by trevor algatt & aj meijer ( co - hosts of inside acting podcast ) .
“we may not have the same views on politics , but ned is one of the finest leaders i ' ve ever known ; while others talk about fixing problems , he simply gets it done ,
howard said .
he is a man of vision and extraordinary integrity . he ' s also a devoted husband and father who gave countless hours of service to strengthen our union . his decision to run for public office can only be a good thing for california . ”
ned goldwasser , 97 , loving husband and father , professor of physics emeritus and former vice chancellor of academic affairs at the university of illinois , and former deputy director of fermilab national accelerator laboratory , died on december 14th at his urbana home . he was a passionate and tireless advocate for education , the pursuit of knowledge , and equal rights for all . he was also a warm and generous man who loved and was loved by his family and an immense number of friends .