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The Rainmaker is a 1956 American western romance film directed by Joseph Anthony and adapted by N. Richard Nash from his 1954 play The Rainmaker.The film tells the story of a middle-aged woman, suffering from unrequited love for the local town sheriff; however, she falls for a con man who comes to town with the promise that he can make it rain.
Holliman in a publicity portrait for The Rainmaker (1956). Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 – November 25, 2024) was an American film and TV actor who appeared in 97 features between 1952 and 2000, including recurring roles on the television series Hotel de Paree, Wide Country, Police Woman, The Thorn Birds, P.S.
Henry Earl Holliman was born on September 11, 1928, in Delhi, Louisiana. [1] His biological father William A. Frost was a farmer. [2] His mother Mary Smith [3] was living in poverty with several other children [4] and gave him up for adoption at birth, while her other children were sent to orphanages until she could take them all back, which she did. [1]
Earl Holliman, the handsome actor who won a Golden Globe for his supporting role in “The Rainmaker” and appeared in numerous Westerns and dozens of films including “Giant” and “Forbidden ...
20th Century Fox; Hodiak's final film The Opposite Sex: David Miller: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Ann Sheridan: Musical: MGM; remake of The Women: Our Miss Brooks: Al Lewis: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Robert Rockwell: Comedy: Warner Bros.; film version and series finale of TV series: Outside the Law: Jack Arnold: Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, Grant ...
Earl Holliman, square-jawed and with a unique and compelling voice, made his mark in film and TV as well as theater. The Golden Globe winner died Monday at 96.
Last Words of the Executed is a book by Robert K. Elder published in 2010. Studs Terkel contributed a foreword. The book documents the final words of death row inmates in the United States, from the seventeenth century to the present day. The chapters are organized by era and method of execution.
The Case of Sergeant Grischa (film) Cat Ballou; Cell 2455 Death Row (film) The Ceremony (1963 film) The Chamber (1996 film) Changeling (film) Chicago (2002 film) Chinna Madam; Citizen Gangster; Citizen X; Clemency (film) Compulsion (1959 film) The Confession (1970 film) The Conspirator; The Conspirators (1969 film) Court Martial (1959 film ...