The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera The Young and the Restless; several characters from each of the two shows have crossed over to the other since the early 1990s. Set in Los Angeles, California, the show centers upon the Forrester family and their haute couture business.
Luke and Laura Spencer are fictional characters, and the signature supercouple from the American daytime drama General Hospital. Luke is portrayed by Anthony Geary, and Laura is portrayed by Genie Francis. Though other supercouples came before them, Luke and Laura are the best known outside of the soap opera medium and are credited with defining the term supercouple and leading other soap operas to try to duplicate their success.
Mlle. Modiste is an operetta in two acts composed by Victor Herbert with a libretto by Henry Blossom. It concerns hat shop girl Fifi, who longs to be an opera singer, but who is such a good hat seller that her employer, Mme. Cecil, discourages her in her ambitions and exploits her commercial talents. Also, Fifi loves Etienne de Bouvray, who returns her love, but his uncle, Count Henri, opposes their union. The operetta features the song "Kiss Me Again".
Lillian Russell is a 1940 American biographical film of the life of the singer and actress. The screenplay was by William Anthony McGuire. The film was directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It stars Alice Faye in the title role, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda and Edward Arnold as Diamond Jim Brady.
Mabel Adrienne Morrison was an American stage actress of the early 20th century. She married actor Richard Bennett, with whom she had three daughters who later would become actresses.
Dorothy Greville Cumming was an actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 39 American, English, and Australian films between 1915 and 1929, notably appearing as the Virgin Mary in Cecil B. DeMille's 1927 film The King of Kings and the jealous wife in Lillian Gish's 1928 The Wind. She also appeared in stage productions in those same countries.
Our American Cousin is a 2008 opera in three acts by American composer Eric Sawyer with libretto by poet John Shoptaw. The opera depicts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln from the standpoint of the actors presenting Tom Taylor's play of the same name at Ford's Theatre at the end of the American Civil War. It aims to offer something new in the realm of American contemporary opera, an American myth told in an unfamiliar way, with both poetic and musical language drawing from the past but refracted through the present.
Circe, the Enchantress is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film starred Leonard's then-wife Mae Murray. This was their last collaboration, and they divorced soon after. Considered to be a lost film for decades, a print of Circe, the Enchantress was found at a foreign archive.
Adrienne Kroell, was an American actress. She appeared in over 75 to 90 films between 1909 and 1914.
Carl Winterhoff was an American actor. He appeared in 18 films between 1909 and 1913.
Jim Fernandez's Kambal sa Uma is a 2009 Philippine fantasy horror romantic drama television series directed by Manny Q. Palo and Rechie A. del Carmen. The series stars Melissa Ricks as Ella Perea and Venus dela Riva, and ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold Queen Shaina Magdayao as Vira Mae Ocampo and Marie Perea, together with leading men Matt Evans and Jason Abalos, with an ensemble cast consisting of Rio Locsin, Gina Alajar, Carl Guevara, Allan Paule, Lotlot de Leon, Aldred Gatchalian, Bangs Garcia, Bing Davao, Nonie Buencamino, Jordan Herrera, Eva Darren, and Carmi Martin in their supporting roles. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Hapontastic afternoon block and worldwide on TFC from April 20 to October 9, 2009 replacing Parekoy. Throughout its run, Kambal sa Uma was a top-rating afternoon drama television series.
Brown of Harvard is a 1911 silent film based on the 1906 play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young. It was the film debut of Edgar Kennedy.
Lillian Logan was an American actress based in Britain. She was born in Chicago, and studied as a singer in Milan and Berlin.
Don't Let Mother Know, also The Bliss of Ignorance is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Maxwell Sargent, Carl Winterhoff, Louise Kelly, Adrienne Kroell and Jack Jonson. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
The Voice of Warning is a 1912 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Lillian Crittenden, Baby Reine Greenwood and Adrienne Kroell. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, it was part of the Charles G. Clarke collection.
A Man Among Men is a 1912 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Carl Winterhoff Adrienne Kroell. The film status is uncertain, but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; it was part of the Charles G. Clarke collection. The film was distributed by the General Film Company and was released on November 18, 1912. The film reel was 3,300 feet.
Prompted by Jealousy is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Adrienne Kroell, Lillian Leighton and Jack Nelson. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, it was part of the Charles G. Clarke collection. The reel was 1,100 feet long.
Nobody's Boy is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Clarence Jonstone, Adrienne Kroell and Rose Evans. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, it was part of the Charles G. Clarke collection. Its reel was about 700 feet long. The film was released on the same reel with The Yosemite Valley in Winter.
Tommy's Atonement is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars Harry J. Lonsdale, Adrienne Kroell and Carl Winterhoff. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, it was part of the Charles G. Clarke collection. The short movie was released on April 10, 1913, the reel was around 600 feet long and was in the same reel with The Tombs of the Ming Emperors which was set in the Ming Dynasty.
Dafne María Keen Fernández is a British-Spanish actress. She made her debut starring as Ana "Ani" Cruz Oliver on the television series The Refugees from 2014 to 2015, before her breakthrough starring as Laura in the 2017 superhero film Logan, in which she received widespread critical acclaim for her acting. She received several awards, including an Empire Award for Best Newcomer, and nominations for a Critics' Choice Award and a Saturn Award. In 2019, she began starring as Lyra Belacqua in the television series His Dark Materials, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru.
