Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 romantic drama movie directed by Randa Haines and based on the Tony Award winning stage play of the same name by Mark Medoff. It stars Marlee Matlin in her Oscar winning role, William Hurt, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco and it was distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Cobra (1986 movie)
Cobra is a 1986 action movie. It was directed by George P. Cosmatos. The movie is based on the 1978 novel "Fair Game" by Paula Gosling. It was remade in 1995 as "Fair Game". "Cobra" stars Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Brian Thompson, and John Herzfeld. It was distributed by Warner Bros..
Chinese food
Chinese food is a term that talks about the food that comes from all over China and the cuisine of China. It is an important part of Chinese culture. This food comes from many different parts of China and also the food made by Overseas Chinese that live in other parts of the world. Because there are a lot of Chinese immigrants around the world, and because China was very important in the past, many food from other countries in Asia have been affected by Chinese food. Important parts of Chinese food are rice, soy sauce, noodles, tea, and tofu. Tools like chopsticks and the wok are also very important.
The four most important types of Chinese food are Sichuan food (Chuan), Shandong food (Lu), Guangdong food (Yue), and Huaiyang food. They each represent the food made in the western, northern, southern, and eastern parts of the country.
Never Cry Wolf (movie)
Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 adventure drama movie directed by Carroll Ballard and is based on the 1963 autobiographical novel by Farley Mowat. It stars Brian Dennehy and Charles Martin Smith and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios.
Alipur, Delhi
Alipur is a town in the state of Delhi, India. In 2001, there were 16,623 people living there.
Nighthawks (1981 movie)
Nighthawks is a 1981 action thriller movie directed by Bruce Malmuth and stars Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Nigel Davenport, Rutger Hauer, and Robert Pugh. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.
Bad Timing
Bad Timing is a 1980 British psychological drama movie directed by Nicolas Roeg. It stars Harvey Keitel, Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Denholm Elliott and Daniel Massey.
Blue Collar (movie)
Blue Collar is a 1978 crime drama movie directed by first time director Paul Schrader and stars Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto and Richard Pryor. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.
Stir Crazy (movie)
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy movie directed by Sidney Poitier, produced by Hannah Weinstein and stars Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Barry Corbin. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and was a major success led to the unsuccessful TV series by CBS in 1985.
Peter Beard
Peter Hill Beard (January 22, 1938 – March 31 or April 2020) was an American artist, photographer, diarist and writer. He lived and worked in New York and Kenya. His photographs of Africa and African animals were widely shown and published since the 1960s.
Beard was born in New York. He was married three times. His second wife was supermodel Cheryl Tiegs. He had a child with his third wife.
On March 31, 2020, Beard wandered away from his home in Montauk, New York. At the time of his disappearance, he was suffering from dementia and ill health after a stroke. On April 19, 2020, he was found dead in a wooded area by a hunter. He was 82.
Brewster's Millions (1985 movie)
Brewster's Millions is a 1985 sports comedy movie directed by Walter Hill and it is seventh adaption of the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. The movie stars Richard Pryor, John Candy, Jerry Orbach, Lonette McKee and was distributed by Universal Pictures.
Harry Davenport (actor)
Harold George Bryant Davenport (January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949) was an American actor. His roles include Dr. Meade in "Gone with the Wind" (1939) and Grandpa in "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944).
Canton, Pennsylvania
Canton is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,976 at the 2010 census.
Towanda, Pennsylvania
Towanda is a borough and the county seat of Bradford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located northwest of Wilkes-Barre. As of the 2010 census the population of Towanda was 2,919.
Trevor Platt
Trevor Charles Platt, FRS, FRSC (August 12, 1942 – April 6, 2020) was a British biological oceanographer. He was known for his fundamental works to quantifying primary production by phytoplankton at many scales of space and time in the ocean. He was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
Platt worked with the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO). He was a visiting Professor there in 2005, and then as its Executive Director from 2008 to 2015.
Platt died on April 6, 2020 in Plymouth, Devon, England at the age of 77.
Jean-François Bazin
Jean-François Bazin (26 July 1942 – 17 April 2020) was a French politician, journalist, and writer. He was born in Dijon, France. Bazin was Municipal Councillor for Dijon from 1971 to 2008. A journalist, he worked for "Les Echos", "Le Moniteur Universel", "Le Nouvel Économiste", and "Le Spectacle du Monde".
Bazin died on 17 April 2020 in Dijon, aged 77.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy-drama movie directed by Frank Capra. It stars Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains, Harry Carey and Edward Arnold. The movie is about a newly appointed United States Senator who fights against a corrupt political system. It was written by Sidney Buchman, based on Lewis R. Foster's unpublished story "The Gentleman from Montana".
The movie was controversial when it was first released, but successful at the box office, and it made Stewart a major star. It was also loosely based on the life of Montana U.S. Senator Burton Wheeler.
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Story. It is thought to be one of the greatest movies of all time. It was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1989.
Burton K. Wheeler
Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Democratic Party in Montana. He was a United States Senator from 1923 until 1947. He was Robert M. La Follette's running mate for the 1924 election.
Montauk, New York
Montauk ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, on the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 3,326.
Some Girls (movie)
Some Girls is a 1988 coming of age romantic comedy drama movie directed by Michael Hoffman and stars Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Sheila Kelley. It was distributed by United Artists.
Ronald J. Kurth
Ronald James Kurth (July 1, 1931 – April 10, 2020) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy. His career included service in the Cold War and Vietnam War. He was a naval aviator and Russian area studies scholar fluent in the Russian language. He was Chief of Naval Operations from 1981 to 1983 and was President of the Naval War College from 1987 to 1990.
Kurth was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He died on April 10, 2020 at the age of 88.
John A. Baldwin Jr.
John Ashby Baldwin Jr. (born April 20, 1933) is a vice admiral of the United States Navy. He was active during the Cold War.
He commanded destroyers and a carrier battle group. He worked on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Defense.
He was President of the Naval War College and of the National Defense University from 1986 to 1987.
Edmond Baraffe