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The earliest known settlement in the Shirley area was at Berry Mound Camp at what is now Solihull Lodge, in the west of Shirley. This was the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort, which may have been the scene of a battle between the forces of King Alfred and besieged Danes [1] (and with archaeological evidence which would indicate defense of the site during this period).
Theodora Goes Wild is a 1936 American screwball comedy film that tells the story of the residents in a small town who are incensed by a risqué novel, unaware that the book was written under a pseudonym by a member of the town's leading family. It stars Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas and was directed by Richard Boleslawski.
Being There is a 1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas.Directed by Hal Ashby, it is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosiński, and adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones.
Wonderful Life (U.S.: Swingers' Paradise) [2] is a 1964 British film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Cliff Richard, Walter Slezak, Susan Hampshire and The Shadows. [4] It is the third in a series of film musicals starring Richard following The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1963).
Shirley MacLaine is once again opening the book on her storied life.. In her new memoir and photo album The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from this Marvelous Lifetime (out Oct. 22 from Crown ...
Anne Shirley, now a middle-aged woman in 1946, is troubled by recent events in her life. Her husband, Gilbert, has been killed overseas while serving as a medical doctor during World War II (this did not happen in the books). Her two daughters are preoccupied with their own families, and her adopted son Dominic has yet to return from the war.
The Paradise is a British television costume drama series co-produced by BBC Studios and Masterpiece. [1] The Paradise premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 25 September 2012 and premiered in the United States on PBS on 6 October 2013. [2] The series is an adaptation of Émile Zola's 1883 novel Au Bonheur des Dames.
Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in 1929 as a suave leading man , perhaps best typified by his performance in the romantic comedy Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo .