Jack Nicholson - Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a highly successful American method actor. He is best known for portraying antagonistic, cynical, neurotic and aggressive characters. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, and been nominated for an Academy Award a dozen times, winning three of them. He has also won seven Golden Globe Awards. He was born John Joseph Nicholson in New York, New York, although until 1974 he had thought his place of birth was his hometown, Neptune, New Jersey. A journalist's research uncovered what apparently had happened: the woman he had always thought of as his mother was actually his grandmother, who had arranged to raise him as her own child. She did this because he was actually the illegitimate offspring of.
Jessica Lange - unfavorable press and caused her to disappear from the screen until she obtained a small part in All That Jazz. She became a star opposite Jack Nicholson in 1981's The Postman Always Rings Twice, and garnered an Oscar nomination for Frances in 1982. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress the following year for Tootsie, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1994 for Blue Sky. Academy Awards and Nominations 1995 Won Best Actress Blue Sky 1990 Nominated Best Actress Music Box 1986 Nominated Best Actress Sweet Dreams 1985 Nominated Best Actress Country 1983 Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role Tootsie 1983 Nominated Best Actress Frances.
Jimmy Hoffa - mystery that continues to this day and there are many theories as to what happened to him. Among these are that Hoffa is buried under the New Jersey Turnpike,under the end zone at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, or at the PJP Landfill in Jersey City underneath the Pulaski Skyway. Another theory is that Hoffa was actually put in a cement-making machine and turned into cement. No theory has been proved and his body has not been found, but in 1983 he was pronounced dead and a death certificate was issued. In the end, Hoffa was not nearly as beholden to the mob as his successor, Frank Fitzsimmons, who avoided prison by dying of cancer. While Hoffa was a brilliant tactician who knew how to play one employer off against another.
Ironweed - of an alcoholic, wandering man and woman during the Great Depression. It stars Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Tom Waits and Nathan Lane. The movie was adapted by William Kennedy from his novel. It was directed by Hector Babenco. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Nicholson) and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep). Ironweed is any plant species of the genus Vernonia..
Helen Hunt - and 1999. She has also had a successful film career and has been in Hollywood movies such as Cast Away and As Good As It Gets (with Jack Nicholson), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1998. She is the first actress to win both an Emmy and an Oscar in the same year. Filmography Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001) Timepiece (2001) Cast Away (2000) Pay It Forward (2000) What Women Want (2000) Dr. T & the Women (2000) Twelfth Night (Made for TV) (1998) Twister: Ride it Out (1998) As Good As It Gets (1997) Twister (1996) Kiss of Death (1994) In the Company of Darkness (Made for TV) (1993) Sexual Healing (1993) Trancers III (1992) Bob Roberts (1992) Mr. Saturday Night (1992) Only.
Hell's Angels - a fan being stabbed to death, allegedly by an Angel. The dust hasn't settled after half a century. In April of 2002, dozens of Hells Angels and Mongols were involved in a gunfight at Harrah's Casino in Laughlin, Nevada during the annual River Run. Three people were killed and 13 were injured; the casualties included numerous casino patrons. References Author Hunter S. Thompson traveled with the club in the 1960s and his adventures are chronicled in the book that made Hunter Thompson's reputation as a counterculture journalist, Hell's Angels. The Hells Angels enjoyed a special relationship with the Grateful Dead, the history of which was told by Tom Wolfe in his book, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. During the late 1960s and the early 1970s many biker exploitation films featured Hells.
Herb Ritts - result of taking portraits of his actor friend Richard Gere. These photos gained national exposure on the covers of many magazines. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he worked with Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Vogue magazines on portraits of famous people and artistic photos of models. Subjects of his black-and-white celebrity portraits included Kofi Annan, Cindy Crawford, the Dalai Lama, Madonna, Jack Nicholson and Elizabeth Taylor. Ritts was also involved with directing several music videos. In 1991 two of these, Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and Janet Jackson's "Love Will Never Do Without You", won MTV awards. He died in Los Angeles from pneumonia-related complications leaving his partner Erik Hyman. See also: The erotic male in photography External Links Staley Wise Gallery: Herb Ritts collection.
Hollywood Walk of Fame - Joanne Woodward received the first star on the Walk of Fame on February 9, 1960. Partial list of celebrities with stars on the walk of fame Bud Abbott (3 stars) Renée Adorée Gracie Allen Julie Andrews Louis Armstrong Desi Arnaz (2 stars) Fred Astaire Gene Autry (5 stars) Lauren Bacall Lucille Ball Tallulah Bankhead Bob Barker Lionel Barrymore The Beach Boys The Beatles Jack Benny Ingrid Bergman Milton Berle (2 stars) Big Bird Humphrey Bogart Ray Bolger (2 stars) Marlon Brando Walter Brennan Garth Brooks Carol Burnett George Burns Raymond Burr Nicolas Cage Frank Capra James Cagney Maria Callas Johnny Carson Johnny Cash Lon Chaney Charles Chaplin Ray Charles Chevy Chase Maurice Chevalier Al Christie Charles Christie Patsy Cline Nat King Cole Tim Conway Gary Cooper Roger Corman Bill Cosby Lou.
George Miller - directed its sequel; and Lorenzo's Oil (movie). He has directed The Witches of Eastwick (movie), starring Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer. George Miller's role as producer of Flirting (movie), Dead Calm and the TV mini-series Bangkok Hilton and Vietnam (TV mini-series), all starring Nicole Kidman, was instrumental in the early development of her career. Alternate meanings George A. Miller, a professor of psychology at Princeton George Miller (politician), a U.S. Representative.
Giancarlo Giannini - Secret of Santa Vittoria, and starred in the original version of Swept Away. In 1976, he starred in Seven Beauties, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He dubbed Jack Nicholson's voice in the Italian version of The Shining, for which Nicholson sent him congratulations. He also starred in Hannibal..
Grammy Awards of 2002 - & engineer), Michael H. Brauer (engineer) & Coldplay for Parachutes performed by Coldplay Blues Best Traditional Blues Album John P. Hampton, Jared Tuten (engineers) & Jimmie Vaughan (producer & artist) for Do You Get the Blues? Best Contemporary Blues Album Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson (producers), Richard Dodd, Don Smith (engineers) & Delbert McClinton for Nothing Personal Children's Best Musical Album for Children Ed Mitchell (producer), Jimmy Hoyson & Ric Wilson (engineers) for Elmo & the Orchestra performed by the Sesame Street cast Best Spoken Word Album for Children Arnold Cardillo (producer), Rory Young (engineer) & Tom Chapin for Mama Don't Allow Classical Best Orchestral Performance Helmut Burk & Karl-August Naegler (producers), Jobst Eberhardt, Stephan Flock (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Edgar Varèse (Amériques; Arcana;.
Grammy Awards of 1988 - for Houseparty New Orleans Style Best Contemporary Blues Recording The Robert Cray Band for Strong Persuader Children's Best Recording for Children Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child Classical Best Orchestral Recording Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Kathleen Battle for Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital Best Opera Recording Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos Best Choral Performance (other than opera) Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd Best Classical.
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children - Little Mermaid performed by various artists Grammy Awards of 1990 J. Aaron Brown, David R. Lehman (producers) & Tanya Goodman for The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Vol. 1 1980s Grammy Awards of 1989 Ry Cooder (producer & composer), Mark Sottnick (producer) & Robin Williams for Pecos Bill Grammy Awards of 1988 Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child Grammy Awards of 1987 Jim Henson, Kathryn King & Geri Van Rees (producers) for The Alphabet performed by the Sesame Street cast Grammy Awards of 1986 Jim Henson & Steve Buckingham (producers) for Follow That Bird - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by the Sesame Street cast Grammy Awards of 1985 Ron Haffkine (producer) & Shel Silverstein for Where the Sidewalk Ends Grammy Awards of.
Five Easy Pieces - father becomes ill, he goes to confront the family, taking his diner waitress girlfriend with him. It stars Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg and Sally Struthers. The movie was written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) and Bob Rafelson, and was directed by Rafelson. It was nominated by Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Karen Black), Best Picture and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced. In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. Famous Quote Bobby: I'd like an omelet, plain, and a chicken salad sandwich on wheat toast, no mayonnaise,.
Easy Rider - Hopper) who set out on their Harley-Davidson motorcycles to "see America" and encounter several American types, including Jack Nicholson in his breakthrough role. The movie was written by Fonda, Hopper and Terry Southern, and was directed by Hopper. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Nicholson) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced. The film was #88 on American Film Institute's list of 100 Years, 100 Movies, and has been selected for preservation in the United States' National Film Registry. Trivia: The scenes playing on a New Orleans cemetery towards the end of the film were shot first. During the shooting, Dennis Hopper, legendary at the time for drug excesses, tyrannized the crew so much that everyone.
Deaths in 2003 - Dagestan" (80 years) 2 Frederic Vester, German cybernetician (77 years) October 2003 31 Mohamed Yazid, Algerian politician, 80 years old 31 Richard Neustadt, political scholar and historian 31 Kamato Hongo, oldest person in world at 116 30 Daphne Hardy Henrion, British sculptor, 86 years old 30 Franco Corelli, operatic tenor, 82 years old 29 Hal Clement, author, 81 years 28 Behram Kursunoglu, Turkish physicist, 81 years old 27 Rod Roddy, booth announcer on The Price is Right 26 Elem Klimov, Russian director 24 Rosie Nix Adams, daughter of June Carter Cash 23 Tony Capstick, British actor, comedian, musician and broadcaster 23 Soong May-ling, widow of the Nationalist Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, 106 years 21 Louise Day Hicks, US politician 21 Fred Berry, American actor, "Rerun" on the show What's Happening 21.
1970s - (France) President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (France) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (India) President Suharto (Indonesia) President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (Iraq) Prime Minister Golda Meir (Israel) Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (Israel) Prime Minister Menachem Begin (Israel) Emperor Hirohito (Japan) Pope Paul VI Pope John Paul I Pope John Paul II Prime Minister James Chichester-Clark (Northern Ireland) Prime Minister Brian Faulkner (Northern Ireland) Taoiseach Jack Lynch (Republic of Ireland) Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave (Republic of Ireland) Taoiseach Charles Haughey (Republic of Ireland) Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore) Leonid Brezhnev (Soviet Union) Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Prime Minister Edward Heath (United Kingdom) Prime Minister Harold Wilson (United Kingdom) Prime Minister James Callaghan (United Kingdom) President Richard Nixon (United States) President Gerald Ford (United States) President Jimmy Carter (United States) Chancellor Willy Brandt (West Germany).
1990s - Ireland) Taoiseach Bertie Ahern (Republic of Ireland) President Boris Yeltsin (Russia) President Frederik Willem de Klerk (South Africa) President Nelson Mandela (South Africa) Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Union) Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Prime Minister John Major (United Kingdom) Prime Minister Tony Blair (United Kingdom) President George H. W. Bush (United States) President Bill Clinton (United States) Entertainers Sandra Bullock Tim Burton Bush Jim Carrey Phil Collins Kevin Costner Harrison Ford Mel Gibson Green Day Tom Hanks Helen Hunt Samuel L. Jackson Ashley Judd Nicole Kidman Demi Moore Shawn Mullins Mike Myers and Dana Carvey (Wayne's World) Jack Nicholson Nirvana The Offspring (Smash) Michelle Pfeiffer Red Hot Chili Peppers Julia Roberts Meg Ryan Adam Sandler M. Night Shyamalan Mira Sorvino Quentin Tarantino Billy Bob Thornton Uma Thurman Bruce Willis Sports figures Cal.
1980s - Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore) Leonid Brezhnev (Soviet Union) Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Union) Prime Minister Olof Palme (Sweden) Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom) Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (United Kingdom) President Jimmy Carter (United States) President Ronald Reagan (United States) Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (West Germany) Chancellor Helmut Kohl (West Germany) Film Ghostbusters Meg Ryan Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) Charlie Sheen Matthew Broderick Phoebe Cates Tom Cruise Matt Dillon Clint Eastwood Harrison Ford (as Indiana Jones) Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future) Mel Gibson Batman (Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson) Ferris Bueller's Day Off Brat Pack John Hughes The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Hairspray Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) Top Gun Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop) Sean Penn Sylvester Stallone (Rambo: First Blood) Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing) Television The A-Team (including Mr. T).
1992 - Drug Administration approves Depo Provera for use as a contraceptive in the United States. November - Bill Clinton defeats George H. W. Bush and H. Ross Perot in the U.S. presidential election December 8 - Last blast fired in Falu Copper Mine in Sweden. The end of a millennium of continuous operation. November 5 - In Detroit, Michigan, black motorist Malice Green is beaten to death by policemen Larry Nevers and Walter Budzyn during a struggle (the officers were later convicted and sentenced to prison). November 11 - The Church of England votes to allow women to become priests. November 20 - In England, a fire breaks out in the Private Chapel room of Windsor Castle, rages for 15 hours, and seriously damages the northwest side of the building (an investigation.
