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Lou Walters was born in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, on January 26, 1896, [2] as Louis Abraham Warmwater to Abraham Isaac Warmwater (né Waremwasser) and Lillian Schwartz. [3] He was one of 7 children, and the eldest son. [ 3 ]
Robert J. Flaherty's 1922 film Nanook of the North is typically cited as the first feature-length documentary. [1] Decades later, Walt Disney Productions pioneered the serial theatrical release of nature-documentaries with its production of the True-Life Adventures series, a collection of fourteen full length and short subject nature films from 1948 to 1960. [2]
During Walters's tenure, the club featured big-name acts such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti Page, the Carter Family, Sophie Tucker, Mae West, Diahann Carroll, Milton Berle, The Andrews Sisters, Frankie Laine, Sunny Skylar, and Ted Lewis, along with chorus girls and a can can dance to conclude. [citation needed]
Born Sept. 25, 1929, in Boston, Walters grew up amid the bold-faced names she would one day press for answers; her father, Lou Walters, was a noted Manhattan nightclub owner. After graduating ...
The pioneering TV news anchor and 'The View' creator passed away Friday evening at her home in Manhattan.
Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV broadcaster who blazed a trail for women in a male-dominated medium, died Friday. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by her representative, Cindi Berger, who ...
Jo Ann Walters (born December 10, 1952) is an American photographer. A 1985 Guggenheim Fellow , she is known for her 2018 book Wood River Blue Pool , and her photographs focus on landscapes, women, and the American working class.
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