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Kizzy is the name given to the 1976 BBC adaptation of Rumer Godden's 1972 novel The Diddakoi (a.k.a. The Gypsy Girl ). [ 1 ] It starred Vanessa Furst as the title character and was produced by Dorothea Brooking .
Leslie Marian Uggams (/ ˈ ʌ ɡ ə m z /; [1] born May 25, 1943) [2] is an American actress and singer. After beginning her career as a child in the early 1950s, she garnered acclaim for her role in the Broadway musical Hallelujah, Baby!, winning a Theatre World Award in 1967 and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1968.
Wudangquan (Chinese: 武當拳; pinyin: Wǔdāngquán) is a class of Chinese martial arts.In contemporary China, Chinese martial arts styles are generally classified into two major groups: Wudang (Wutang), named after the Wudang Mountains; and Shaolin, named after the Shaolin Monastery.
The Diddakoi won the 1972 Whitbread Award in the Children's Book category, honouring the year's best English-language work by a writer based in Britain or Ireland. [4] It was dramatised as a television serial, Kizzy (1976), which was produced by Dorothea Brooking for the BBC, with Vanessa Furst as Kizzy. Decades later it was adapted as a BBC ...
1977 The All-New Super Friends Hour: 15: US 1977 Spin-off of Super Friends: Traditional Angie Girl: 26 Japan 1977–1978 [1] Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix: 44 Japan 1977–1978 Attack on Tomorrow! 23 Japan 1977 Les Aventures de l'Energie: 13 France 1977 [2] Traditional Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: 13 US 1977 Traditional Balatack: 31 ...
The fact that he was a non-white male who portrayed self-reliance and righteous self-discipline resonated with black audiences and made him an important figure in this community. [4] With the release of Enter the Dragon in 1973, kung fu movies became a hit in America across all backgrounds; however, black audiences maintained the films ...
This is a list of episodes of the 1972–1975 American television series Kung Fu, starring David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine. Series overview Season Episodes Originally released First released Last released Pilot movie February 22, 1972 (1972-02-22) 1 15 October 14, 1972 (1972-10-14) May 3, 1973 (1973-05-03) 2 23 September 27, 1973 (1973-09-27) April 11, 1974 (1974-04-11) 3 24 September 14 ...
Like Wudang, Emei's skills have two sides to them, encompassing elements of "softness" and "roughness" and "long range" and "short range" attacks, all in the same style of fighting. They rotate between deceptive and direct attacks and can be used effectively by women to overcome opponents who are physically stronger than them.