That Midnight Kiss
That Midnight Kiss is a 1949 Technicolor American musical romance film also starring Mario Lanza (in his first leading role) and Kathryn Grayson.
Among the supporting cast were Ethel Barrymore, conductor/pianist Jose Iturbi (playing himself), Keenan Wynn, J. Carrol Naish, and Jules Munshin.
The commercially popular film was directed by Norman Taurog, who the following year would again direct Lanza and Grayson in the even more successful "The Toast of New Orleans".
The Toast of Death
The Toast of Death is a 1915 silent era drama/ romance motion picture released by Mutual Film Corporation starring Louise Glaum, Harry Keenan, and Herschel Mayall.
Directed by Thomas H. Ince and produced by the New York Motion Picture Company, the screenplay was written by C. Gardner Sullivan.
Although contemporary sources list Thomas Ince as the director, modern sources give directorial credit to Scott Sidney.
One of the early five- reel feature length silent movies," The Toast of Death" was filmed at Inceville Studio in Topanga Canyon near the Pacific Ocean.
The film marked Glaum's first role as a" vamp" and her first starring role in the new features of the day.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Ed Sullivan
Edward Vincent Sullivan
( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American television personality, impresario, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the" New York Daily News" and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.
He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program" The Toast of the Town", later popularly —and, eventually, officially —renamed" The Ed Sullivan Show".
Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest- running variety show in US broadcast history.
" It was, by almost any measure, the last great TV show," said television critic David Hinckley.
" It's one of our fondest, dearest pop culture memories."
Sullivan was a broadcasting pioneer at many levels during television's infancy.
As TV critic David Bianculli wrote," Before MTV, Sullivan presented rock acts.
Before Bravo, he presented jazz and classical music and theater.
Before the Comedy Channel, even before there was" the Tonight Show", Sullivan discovered, anointed and popularized young comedians.
Before there were 500 channels, before there was cable, Ed Sullivan was where the choice was.
From the start, he was indeed' the Toast of the Town'."
In 1996, Sullivan was ranked number 50 on" TV Guide"'s" 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time".
Norman Taurog
Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 – April 7, 1981) was an American film director and screenwriter.
From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films.
At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for "Skippy" (1931).
He is the second youngest person ever to win the award after Damien Chazelle, who won for "La La Land" in 2017.
He was later nominated for Best Director for the film "Boys Town" (1938).
He directed some of the best-known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street.
The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans is a 1950 MGM musical film directed by Norman Taurog and choreographed by Eugene Loring.
It stars Mario Lanza, Kathryn Grayson, David Niven, J. Carrol Naish, James Mitchell and Rita Moreno.
The film was made in the wake of "That Midnight Kiss", Lanza's successful film debut, as an opportunity for Lanza to sing on the big screen again.
Hap Glaudi
Lloyd Alfred" Hap" Glaudi( November 7, 1912 – December 29, 1989) was lead sportscaster for New Orleans CBS affiliate WWL- TV.
He was part of a trio of colorful sportscasters in New Orleans from the beginning of the 1960s extending up until almost 2000.
The others were Wayne Mack of the New Orleans NBC affiliate WDSU- TV, and Buddy Diliberto of then New Orleans ABC affiliate WVUE- TV.
All three had distinct personas, fitting of New Orleans's unique culture, with Glaudi being known as the" Dean of New Orleans Sportscasters".
Photographs of Hap Glaudi appear at the Radio Theatre of New Orleans website.
Paul Soniat
Paul Soniat is the Director of the New Orleans City Park Botanical Gardens.
He was born at the old Touro Hospital in New Orleans.
His family has been in New Orleans since 1727 and he grew up and later lived on the street bearing his family name.
Paul is a self- taught piano player, and has released two CDs, absorbing the sights, sounds, and flavor of New Orleans.
His first CD, titled" Born in New Orleans", was released in April 2005.
His second CD was released after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast and the New Orleans' levees failed.
This second CD is appropriately titled" Below the Water Line".
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York is a 1937 American biopic directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Edward Arnold, Cary Grant, Frances Farmer, and Jack Oakie.
The film is a fictionalized account of the lives of financiers James Fisk and Edward S. Stokes.
The screenplay was based on the book" The Book of Daniel Drew" by Bouck White and the story" Robber Barons" by Matthew Josephson.
This is also Grant's first period film.

Question: What is the award that the director of film The Toast Of New Orleans earned?
Answer: Academy Award for Best Director