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The Gentle Falcon is a historical novel for young readers by Hilda Lewis, based on the story of King Richard II and his child bride, Isabella, written in first person from the point of view of a close companion of the Queen. [1] [2] It was published by Oxford University Press in 1952 and adapted as a television series by the BBC in 1954. [3]
She was born Hilda Winifred Maizels in Whitechapel, London in 1896. [1] Her father, Joseph Maizels, was a Jewish jeweller and silversmith who had immigrated to England from Kalisz, Poland; [2] he married her mother, Deborah Lipman, in London in 1893. [3] Lewis originally worked as a teacher, but started writing when she moved to Nottingham in ...
It was directed by Alexander Mackendrick and is based on the novel The Day Is Ours by Hilda Lewis. It stars Phyllis Calvert, Jack Hawkins and Terence Morgan, and features the first film appearance by Jane Asher. In the US the film was released as The Story of Mandy, [1] and later was sold to television as Crash of Silence. [2]
Hands of Destiny is a 1954 British second feature ('B') [1] drama-documentary film directed by Tony Young and starring Josef Ranald, Terence Alexander and Hilda Fenemore. [2] It was written by Ranald, produced by Grosvenor Films and distributed by Adelphi Films.
You're Never Too Young was filmed from October 18 to December 27, 1954. This film is a gender-swapped remake of another Paramount film, The Major and the Minor ( 1942 ), directed by Billy Wilder — his first American film as director — and co-written by Wilder and Charles Brackett .
During this period, Ford Theatre finished in the Nielsen ratings at number 30 for the 1952–1953 season, number seven in 1953–1954, number 9 in 1954–1955, and number 13 in 1955–1956. [ 6 ] After four seasons on NBC, the program was shown for a final season on ABC during the 1956–57 season .
Members of Congress are deciding whether to approve the use of military force in Syria. HuffPost, using data compiled by ThinkProgress, will continue to keep track of each member's position until votes are taken.
The program evolved from NBC's first TV variety showcase, Four Star Revue, sponsored by Motorola.The "running gag" sketches were dropped in favor of more performing acts. The weekly show was proposed to be hosted by four comedians in a four-week rotation to provide competition for Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town on CB