Journeyman Actor

Journeyman Actor
Author: William Windom
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2009-02-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780595500383

In a career that has spanned fifty years and taken him from one of the greatest movies of all time to some of television's best series, Emmy-award winning character actor William Windom takes you behind the scenes of show business from Broadway to Hollywood in his candid and witty autobiography. Shortly after returning from active duty in World War II, Windom entered the acting world, launching his career in parts on and off Broadway in the late 1940s and 1950s. With refreshing candor, he tells how he landed his first Hollywood role as the winning attorney against Gregory Peck in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird" and then went on to act in popular television series including "Columbo," "Star Trek," "All In the Family," and "Dallas," But perhaps his most enjoyable roles came from his regular appearances on "The Farmer's Daughter,," and as Doc Hazlitt in the popular "Murder, She Wrote," Through Windom's personal anecdotes, Hollywood aficionados can get up close and personal with some of the industry's biggest names, including John Wayne, Sam Goldwyn, and Angela Lansbury, and aspiring performers can glean wisdom on choosing agents and managers, working with directors, and performing an audition by following Windom's expert and time-tested advice. Humorous, honest, and endlessly entertaining, "Journeyman Actor" delivers an intimate glimpse into the career of one of Hollywood's most successful character actors.

William Windom

William Windom
Author: Robert Seward Salisbury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This is the first book devoted exclusively to the political career of William Windom. It illuminates not only the personal biography of Windom, arguably Minnesota's most influential political figure of the 19th century, but it also casts much light on the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties during the period 1860-1890. Salisbury offers evidence which refutes the traditional view of the Gilded Age that Republicans were the party of big business, characterized by a mediocrity of leadership and permeated by corruption and venality. Rather, Windom and a majority of both parties maintained a consistent stance throughout this period on such questions as the desirability of governmental intervention in the economy, the regulation of private behavior by governmental coercion, and attitudes toward the nation's number of groups which were discriminated against, including women and blacks. An intensive analysis of William Windom's political career - he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for ten years, in the U.S. Senate for twelve years, and was twice appointed Secretary of the Treasury - reveals the post-Civil War era to hold several more nuances than contemporary beliefs allow. Salisbury offers important observations about the essence of both parties and the general political mood of the 19th century.

The Farmer's Daughter Remembered

The Farmer's Daughter Remembered
Author: William T. Patterson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Actors
ISBN: 9780738811925

In her brief sixteen-year career, actress Inger Stevens appeared in sixteen feature films and hundreds of television shows. Besides being a talented and prolific actress, Inger had a very interesting and abundant life. A great deal has been written about her, but so little of it is true. This biography covers her troubled childhood, her distraught marriages, and her relationships with many of her co-stars, including Dean Martin and Burt Reynolds. You will learn the truth about her suicide attempt a decade before her death, how she survived an airline crash, why her estate has not been settled and never will be; and the details about her death Was it suicide or murder?

My World - and Welcome to it

My World - and Welcome to it
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1942
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780156623445

A book of humor and satire covers topics from baseball to Macbeth.

The Washingtons. Volume 7, Part 1

The Washingtons. Volume 7, Part 1
Author: Justin Glenn
Publisher: Savas Publishing
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2016-08-19
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1940669324

This is the seventh volume of Dr. Justin Glenn’s comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume one began with the immigrant John Washington, who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and became the great-grandfather of President George Washington. It continued the record of their descendants for a total of seven generations. Volume two highlighted notable members of the next eight generations, including such luminaries as General George S. Patton, the author Shelby Foote, and the actor Lee Marvin. Volume three traced the ancestry of the early Virginia members of this “Presidential Branch” back to the royalty and nobility of England and continental Europe. Volumes four, five, and six treated respectively generations eight, nine, and ten. Volume Seven presents generation eleven, comprising more than 10,000 descendants of the immigrant John Washington. Although structured in a genealogical format for the sake of clarity, this is no bare bones genealogy but a true family history with over 1,200 detailed biographical narratives. These strive to convey the greatness of the family that produced not only The Father of His Country but many others, great and humble, who struggled to build that country. Volume Seven, Part One covers the descendants of the immigrant’s children Lawrence and John Washington, Jr. Volume Seven, Part Two covers the descendants of the immigrant’s child Anne (Washington) Wright.

Report

Report
Author: New York (State) Chamber of Commerce of State of New York
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1891
Genre:
ISBN:

Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Contains a history of the committee and standing rules of the Senate relating to appropriations. Describes the budget cycle. Also includes biographies of committee chairmen. Lists committee rooms, committee membership, and staff directors of the committee. 107th Congress, 2d Session.

Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780160726996

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Tells the history of the Senate Committee on Appropriations through year 2005. Lobbyists, Federal employees serving in agencies throughout the U.S. Federal Government may be interested in this volume. Related products: Principles of Federal Appropriations Law Volume 1 reprint is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/020-000-00285-9 Transforming Wartime Contracting: Controlling Costs, Reducing Risks can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-070-07629-1 Principles of Federal Appropriations Law Volume 2 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/020-000-00254-9 Principles of Federal Appropriations Law Volume 3 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/020-000-00289-1 Budget & Economy resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/budget-economy How a Bill Becomes a Law Poster can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/021-000-00215-1 How Our Laws Are Made, 2007 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-071-01465-9 Sign up for the complete 2017 CFR print subscription at this link: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/code-federal-regulations-subscription-service-2017-paperback-0