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Newton’s Grace (working title: But Now I See) is an American historical drama film about John Newton, a slave ship captain and later Church of England pastor who wrote many hymns, including Amazing Grace. The film, directed by John Jackman (maker of the 2009 film Wesley), is based on Newton’s autobiography, Out of the Depths.
Amazing Grace is a 2006 biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted, about the abolitionist campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire, led by William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament.
John Haymes Newton (born December 29, 1965) is an American former actor. He is known for his regular roles on the television programs Superboy as Clark Kent in the show's first season and as Ryan McBride on the soap opera Melrose Place. He is currently focused on energy healing practices. [1]
John Newton (/ ˈ nj uː t ən /; 4 August [O.S. 24 July] 1725 – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist.He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade.
The film stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly in his final film role. It features music by Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, Cliff Richard and the Tubes. The title is a reference to the nightclub in the film, which takes its name from Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty in China.
The multitalented Newton-John influenced popular culture for decades, from her starring roles in Xanadu and Grease to the unofficial leader of the Eighties exercise craze with “Physical”
John Travolta is mourning the loss of his "Grease" co-star Olivia Newton-John, who died Monday at the age of 73. The two starred in the iconic 1978 movie musical as Sandy and Danny, cementing ...
Before Newton-John was hired, Allan Carr was considering numerous names such as Carrie Fisher, [16] [17] Ann-Margret, Deborah Raffin, [18] Susan Dey and Marie Osmond for the lead role. Fisher, who had recently finished Star Wars, was ultimately rejected because neither Stigwood nor Carr knew if she could sing. [14]