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- 12/11/2023
- by Ian Spelling
- avclub.com
Hollywood legends come and go, but few hold a torch to the esteemed Carole Cook. Born in 1924, the actress was in the industry for a whopping six decades. Unfortunately, she died from heart failure in Beverly Hills, California, at the beginning of 2023. In all the years she stayed active in the industry, she gave herself to some of the most iconic roles in film, television, and stage history. Whether she was at the forefront or simply a supporting character, Cook always managed to bring a certain pizazz to her stellar performances. Some of the television shows she’s best...
- 8/1/2023
- by Ima Whyte
- TVovermind.com
Famed comedic actor Don Knotts was best known for his role as Barney Fife in The Andy Griffith Show. But he had a hugely successful, varied career that lasted half a century. One of his fan-favorite roles was when he played a fish-obsessed-man-turned-fish in The Incredible Mr. Limpet. Here’s a look back at the 1964 film and Knotts’ role in it.
Don Knotts | Hulton Archive/Getty Images Who was in ‘The Incredible Mr. Limpet’
The Incredible Mr. Limpet was produced by Warner Bros and featured Knotts in the starring role. The film also hosted such names as Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan, Larry Keating, Oscar Beregi Jr, Charles Meredith, and Elizabeth MacRae. The live-action portion of the movie was directed by Arthur Lubin. Bill Tytla, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, and Gerry Chiniquy directed the animation. The Incredible Mr. Limpet features songs “Super Doodle Dandy,” “I Wish I Were A Fish,...
Don Knotts | Hulton Archive/Getty Images Who was in ‘The Incredible Mr. Limpet’
The Incredible Mr. Limpet was produced by Warner Bros and featured Knotts in the starring role. The film also hosted such names as Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan, Larry Keating, Oscar Beregi Jr, Charles Meredith, and Elizabeth MacRae. The live-action portion of the movie was directed by Arthur Lubin. Bill Tytla, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, and Gerry Chiniquy directed the animation. The Incredible Mr. Limpet features songs “Super Doodle Dandy,” “I Wish I Were A Fish,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tatjana Patitz’s cause of death has been revealed. The ’90s supermodel died on Wednesday morning after a battle with breast cancer, her agent tells Et. She was 56.
“Needless to say, we are all devastated by her passing,” Patitz’s agent says. “She was compassionate soul, kind and generous of heart and an avid advocate of animal rights.”
Patitz’s animal advocacy included supporting the conservation of wild horses. To celebrate her life, donations can be made in her honour to Return to Freedom, a national wild horse conservation organization.
The German-born, Sweden-raised model began her career at 17 by entering a modelling competition. Patitz was launched into superstardom a few years later after capturing the lens of famed fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh.
From there, Patitz covered magazines alongside the likes of Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford. In addition to magazine fame, the women, dubbed “The Original...
“Needless to say, we are all devastated by her passing,” Patitz’s agent says. “She was compassionate soul, kind and generous of heart and an avid advocate of animal rights.”
Patitz’s animal advocacy included supporting the conservation of wild horses. To celebrate her life, donations can be made in her honour to Return to Freedom, a national wild horse conservation organization.
The German-born, Sweden-raised model began her career at 17 by entering a modelling competition. Patitz was launched into superstardom a few years later after capturing the lens of famed fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh.
From there, Patitz covered magazines alongside the likes of Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford. In addition to magazine fame, the women, dubbed “The Original...
- 1/12/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Carole Cook, “Sixteen Candles” actress, Broadway star and longtime collaborator and friend of Lucille Ball, has died. She was 98. Cook’s rep, Robert Malcolm, confirmed the sad news to Et on Wednesday, revealing that Cook died three days shy of her 99th birthday.
“She was one of my favourites. She passed away from heart failure today. She was in the hospital. She came home last week. Her birthday would have been Saturday. She would have been 99. She died peacefully, and her husband was there,” Malcolm shared.
“She was a wonderfully gifted and outrageous woman. She could say the dirtiest things and you would never be offended,” he added. “She was a lovely, lovely person. She was an incredibly talented woman and loved what she did.”
Cook came to Hollywood in 1959 from Texas, getting her start on an episode of Ball’s “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse”. Born Mildred Frances Cook, Ball convinced...
“She was one of my favourites. She passed away from heart failure today. She was in the hospital. She came home last week. Her birthday would have been Saturday. She would have been 99. She died peacefully, and her husband was there,” Malcolm shared.
“She was a wonderfully gifted and outrageous woman. She could say the dirtiest things and you would never be offended,” he added. “She was a lovely, lovely person. She was an incredibly talented woman and loved what she did.”
Cook came to Hollywood in 1959 from Texas, getting her start on an episode of Ball’s “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse”. Born Mildred Frances Cook, Ball convinced...
- 1/12/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Carole Cook, a one-time protégé of Lucille Ball who starred in the CBS sitcom The Lucy Show and the hit film Sixteen Candles, has died. She was 98. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran actress passed away on Wednesday, January 11, due to heart failure, just three days before her 99th birthday. Born Mildred Frances Cook on January 14, 1924, in Abilene, Texas, her on-screen career began after Ball encouraged her to come to Hollywood in the late 1950s. Ball also convinced Cook to change her first name from Mildred to Carole, honoring her favorite actress, Carole Lombard. Cook appeared in an episode of Ball’s Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse before going on to work opposite the comedienne on The Lucy Show from 1963 to 1968, playing Lucy Carmichael’s friend Thelma Green. She also appeared in five episodes of Here’s Lucy from 1969-74. In addition to her work with Ball, Cook had parts in several other classic television series,...
- 1/12/2023
- TV Insider
The famed star of stage and screen, Carole Cook, has died of heart failure at the age of 98. Born Mildred Francis Cook, the actor was given the stage name Carole by her longtime friend and mentor Lucille Ball and it stuck for her entire 60-year career.
Starting in the late 1950s, Cook was a staple on television, appearing on shows like "U.S. Marshalls," "The Lucy Show," "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," "McMillan & Wife," "Maude," "Baretta," "Charlie's Angels," "Kojak," "The Love Boat," "Murder, She Wrote," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Dynasty," to name but a small sampling of her credits list.
She was almost as prolific on the stage as she was on television, appearing in a ton of big-name shows. She notably was the second actor to fill in for the role of Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" after Carol Channing and appeared in shows on and off Broadway...
Starting in the late 1950s, Cook was a staple on television, appearing on shows like "U.S. Marshalls," "The Lucy Show," "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," "McMillan & Wife," "Maude," "Baretta," "Charlie's Angels," "Kojak," "The Love Boat," "Murder, She Wrote," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Dynasty," to name but a small sampling of her credits list.
She was almost as prolific on the stage as she was on television, appearing in a ton of big-name shows. She notably was the second actor to fill in for the role of Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!" after Carol Channing and appeared in shows on and off Broadway...
- 1/12/2023
- by Eric Vespe
- Slash Film
Carole Cook, a veteran stage and screen actor who was a protégé of Lucille Ball, has died in Beverly Hills, Calif., of heart failure. She was 98.
Cook was known for her guest roles on “The Lucy Show” from 1963-68 and “Here’s Lucy” from 1969-74. She began her acting career in 1959 when Ball requested she appear in an episode of “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” titled, “The Desilu Revue.”
In films, Cook was known for her role as Molly Ringwald’s Grandma Helen in the 1984 John Hughes rom-com, “Sixteen Candles.” She also appeared in “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” “Palm Springs Weekend,” “American Gigolo,” “The Gauntlet,” “Grandview, U.S.A.,” “Summer Lovers” and “A Very Sordid Wedding.”
In addition to her television work with Ball, Cook guest starred on “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,” “U.S. Marshal,” “Daniel Boone,” “My World and Welcome to It,” “That Girl,” “Baretta,” “Starsky and Hutch,” “Charlie’s Angels,...
Cook was known for her guest roles on “The Lucy Show” from 1963-68 and “Here’s Lucy” from 1969-74. She began her acting career in 1959 when Ball requested she appear in an episode of “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” titled, “The Desilu Revue.”
In films, Cook was known for her role as Molly Ringwald’s Grandma Helen in the 1984 John Hughes rom-com, “Sixteen Candles.” She also appeared in “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” “Palm Springs Weekend,” “American Gigolo,” “The Gauntlet,” “Grandview, U.S.A.,” “Summer Lovers” and “A Very Sordid Wedding.”
In addition to her television work with Ball, Cook guest starred on “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,” “U.S. Marshal,” “Daniel Boone,” “My World and Welcome to It,” “That Girl,” “Baretta,” “Starsky and Hutch,” “Charlie’s Angels,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Carole Cook, a protege of Lucille Ball who would become a familiar face through appearances on Ball’s TV shows, movies like The Incredible Mr. Limpet and Sixteen Candles and stage musicals 42nd Street and Romantic Comedy, died today of heart failure in Beverly Hills, California, just three days before her 99th birthday.
Her death was announced by husband Tom Troupe.
Born Mildred Frances Cook in Abilene, Texas, Cook made her Broadway debut as a replacement in 1954’s Threepenny Opera. After moving to Los Angeles, she became a favorite of Ball’s, who suggested the name spelling of Carole in honor of movie star Carole Lombard. “Like her, you have the same healthy disrespect for all things in general,” Ball told Cook.
Cook would subsequently make guest appearances on Ball’s sitcoms The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy. The two remained life-long friends, with Ball serving as matron-of-honor at Cook’s 1964 wedding to Troupe.
Her death was announced by husband Tom Troupe.
Born Mildred Frances Cook in Abilene, Texas, Cook made her Broadway debut as a replacement in 1954’s Threepenny Opera. After moving to Los Angeles, she became a favorite of Ball’s, who suggested the name spelling of Carole in honor of movie star Carole Lombard. “Like her, you have the same healthy disrespect for all things in general,” Ball told Cook.
Cook would subsequently make guest appearances on Ball’s sitcoms The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy. The two remained life-long friends, with Ball serving as matron-of-honor at Cook’s 1964 wedding to Troupe.
- 1/12/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Carole Cook, who used a career boost from Lucille Ball to build a career that included three turns on Broadway and roles in Sixteen Candles and The Incredible Mr. Limpet, has died. She was 98.
Cook died of heart failure on Wednesday, three days shy of her birthday, in Beverly Hills, her husband, actor Tom Troupe, announced.
On television, Cook showed up as the ex-wife of Walter Findlay (Bill Macy) on Maude, as the bar owner of the cop hangout Stella’s on Kojak, as madam Cora Van Husen on Dynasty and as Donna La Mar, the girlfriend of Charlie Cagney (Dick O’Neill), on Cagney & Lacey.
The fun-loving Texan came to Hollywood at Ball’s behest and appeared on a 1959 episode of the comedienne’s Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. Ball convinced her to change her first name from Mildred to Carole in honor of the actress she most admired, Carole Lombard.
Cook...
Cook died of heart failure on Wednesday, three days shy of her birthday, in Beverly Hills, her husband, actor Tom Troupe, announced.
On television, Cook showed up as the ex-wife of Walter Findlay (Bill Macy) on Maude, as the bar owner of the cop hangout Stella’s on Kojak, as madam Cora Van Husen on Dynasty and as Donna La Mar, the girlfriend of Charlie Cagney (Dick O’Neill), on Cagney & Lacey.
The fun-loving Texan came to Hollywood at Ball’s behest and appeared on a 1959 episode of the comedienne’s Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. Ball convinced her to change her first name from Mildred to Carole in honor of the actress she most admired, Carole Lombard.
Cook...
- 1/11/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lucie Arnaz is going to bat for Nicole Kidman. Last week, E! News learned Kidman has been tapped to play Arnaz's mother, the late actress Lucille Ball, in the official biopic of her life, which Arnaz will executive produce. Javier Bardem is also in negotiations to star as Ball's husband Desi Arnaz in the movie Being the Ricardos, with The Trial of the Chicago 7's Aaron Sorkin writing and directing the film. Evidently, Kidman's casting sparked debate online, with some fans thinking Debra Messing or Carole Cook would be better suited to playing the I Love Lucy icon. On Jan. 17, Lucie Arnaz shared a video message on...
- 1/19/2021
- E! Online
John Hughes’ breakthrough writing-directing hit still carries a glow that defuses its rougher edges, making it one of the best of ’80s Teen comedies. Even the savvy Soraya Roberts cuts it some slack, thanks to the authentic presence and fine performance of Molly Ringwald. Hughes’ amusing script comes up with at least ten moments that would have made Preston Sturges laugh, and his perfect casting for personalities young and old makes his direction look inspired. With great turns by Anthony Michael Hall, Haviland Morris, Debbie Pollack, Gedde Watanabe, Paul Dooley, and Michael Schoeffling.
Sixteen Candles
Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 94, 92 min. / Street Date April 14, 2020 / Available from Arrow Video / 18.99
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, Paul Dooley, Carlin Glynn, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Carole Cook, Max Showalter, John Cusack, Debbie Pollack, Joan Cusack, Brian Doyle-Murray, Jami Gertz, John Kapelos,...
Sixteen Candles
Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 94, 92 min. / Street Date April 14, 2020 / Available from Arrow Video / 18.99
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, Paul Dooley, Carlin Glynn, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Carole Cook, Max Showalter, John Cusack, Debbie Pollack, Joan Cusack, Brian Doyle-Murray, Jami Gertz, John Kapelos,...
- 6/6/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The Secret Service wants to hear from the veteran TV star who thinks it would be a good idea for someone to "John Wilkes Booth" President Trump. Sources connected with the Agency tell TMZ, Carole Cook's comments to our photog when she left Craig's restaurant Sunday night were enough to trigger an official inquiry. Our photog asked Cook -- a famous Broadway actress who also appeared on "Dynasty," "Cagney & Lacey" and "Sixteen Candles...
- 9/11/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Legendary Broadway star Carole Cook said something so shocking when asked about Donald Trump -- "Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?" Cook and her husband were leaving Craig's in WeHo Sunday night when our photog asked about a performance of "Frozen" last week, when a member of the audience unfurled a banner that read, "Trump 2020." An actor onstage ripped it from the guy's hands and threw it off stage. View this post on...
- 9/10/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
In October, the entertainment industry lost a powerful friend, Richard Barclay, a celebrated singer/actor and producer/director who passed away after an eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer. On May 26, Richard Skipper is presenting a celebration of Barclay's life and reuniting two soap opera legends in the progress. The Richard Barclay Memorial show will feature Frank Basile, Julie Budd, Eileen Fulton, Richard Holbrook, Ilene Kristen sharing memories and musical entertainment, led by musical director Rolf Barnes.
The Saturday night show will start at 8 p.m. at Don't Tell Mama in New York (343 W 46th St). There is a $25.00 cover charge and a 2 drink minimum per person. Proceeds will benefit Career Bridges. Reservations can by made after 4 p.m. daily at (212) 757-0788 after 4 Pm or online at donttellmamanyc.com.
Barclay was more than a great artist ... he was a kind, compassionate, and generous mentor.
Richard Barclay started his long career in...
The Saturday night show will start at 8 p.m. at Don't Tell Mama in New York (343 W 46th St). There is a $25.00 cover charge and a 2 drink minimum per person. Proceeds will benefit Career Bridges. Reservations can by made after 4 p.m. daily at (212) 757-0788 after 4 Pm or online at donttellmamanyc.com.
Barclay was more than a great artist ... he was a kind, compassionate, and generous mentor.
Richard Barclay started his long career in...
- 5/3/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Warner Bros., the studio responsible for shooting today’s TV favorites such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Big Bang Theory, has also been a producer of classic Hollywood films, behind titles including My Fair Lady and Rebel Without a Cause.
Warner Bros. Studios, responding to visitor requests, has created an on-the-lot experience, Classics Made Here, that will take guests behind the scenes of the company’s 94 years and most iconic movies. The Hollywood Reporter went inside its tour and exhibit for an exclusive look before opening day.
After an introduction from famed film and Broadway actress Carole Cook, Classics Made Here...
Warner Bros. Studios, responding to visitor requests, has created an on-the-lot experience, Classics Made Here, that will take guests behind the scenes of the company’s 94 years and most iconic movies. The Hollywood Reporter went inside its tour and exhibit for an exclusive look before opening day.
After an introduction from famed film and Broadway actress Carole Cook, Classics Made Here...
- 4/5/2018
- by Lou Vanhecke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event Stage just presented its 33rd annual gala, 'Idols amp Icons,' at the historic Saban Theatre inBeverly Hills. The special evening paidtribute toStephen Sondheim,Shirley Bassey,Bob Fosse,George Michael,Michael Jackson,David Bowie, Prince and more. Performers includedIndia Carney,Carole Cook,Melinda Doolittle,Anthony Fedorov,Barrett Foa,Sam Harris,Jane A. Johnston,Dale Kristien,Vicki Lewis,Kimberley Locke,Jon Maher,Sharon McNight,Jennifer Paz,Christine Pedi, Jai Rodriquez,Jake SimpsonandNita Whitaker.
- 5/16/2017
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
1964's The Incredible Mr. Limpet featured Don Knotts ("Three's Company"), and co-starred: Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan, and Larry Keating. The story took place in 1941 just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. It focused on a timid bookkeeper Henry Limpet (Don Knotts) who had a deep love for fish. One day Henry decides to enlist in the Navy like his buddy George (Jack Weston), but is rejected for being "too small and too weak to be a soldier." This crushes his spirits and he heads off to Coney Island. There, he falls into the water and with no reason given turns into a fish. From that point on the film features Henry as an animated fish. He basks in this new world, even meeting a female fish that catches his eye. Kinky! He also realizes that he has a unique...
- 12/9/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Lily Tomlin, Joanne Worley, Carole Cook, Bruce Vilanch along with filmmaker and multi Tony-winning Director and Producer, Dori Berinstein all gathered on one stage to salute a star, an icon and a legend - Ms. Carol Channing. On Wednesday night, the Paley Center featured these incredible talents as well as gathering many more in the audience for the Los Angeles premiere screening of Carol Channing Larger Than Life. The panel members, who also appear in the critically acclaimed documentary, gathered with other friends, colleagues and fans of the woman who has been dubbed, and deservingly so, The First Lady of Musical Theatre. Seen among those in attendance were a who's who of Tony, Oscar, Emmy amp Golden Globe award winners including George Chakiris, Charles Fox, Davis Gaines, Ilene Graff, Tippi Hedren, Michael Learned, Kate Linder, Julie Newmar, Connie Stevens, Ruta Lee, Rose Marie, Richard Skipper, Barbara Van Orden, Dee Wallace and co-producer,...
- 1/23/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
It is a fine tale of a man who becomes a fish. Wait, a fish? Los Angeles Times’ 24 Frames is reporting director Richard Linklater will helm the Warner Brothers’ remake of “The Incredible Mr. Limpet.” An official announcement will be made soon. Linklater’s last big studio film was with 2005’s “The Bad News Bears” with actor Billy Bob Thornton. He mainly directed independent films like “A Scanner Darkly,” “Fast Food Nation,” “Before Sunset,” and “The School of Rock.” The original 1964 “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” film starred Don Knotts (“The Andy Griffith Show,” “Three’s Company”), Carole Cook (“Sixteen Candles,” “Home on the Range”) and Jack Weston (“Dirty Dancing,” “Short Circuit 2”). The original hybrid live-action/animation story is about Mr. Henry Limpet wanting to join the U.S. Navy. However, he was rated 4F and unable to join the military. So he wished to become a fish. At Coney Island,...
- 3/16/2011
- LRMonline.com
By Greg Hernandez
HollywoodNews.com: La Cage Aux Folles was named outstanding revival of a musical Sunday at the Drama Desk Awards while one of its stars, Douglas Hodge, won the lead actor in a musical revival prize beating out actor Nathan Lane (Addams Family) and Cheyenne Jackson (Finian’s Rainbow), among others.
Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music) tied for the outstanding lead actress in a musical revival with Montego Glover (Memphis). Sondheim on Sondheim starring Vanessa Williams and Carole Cook was named outstanding musical review.
To read more go to GregInHollywood.com.
HollywoodNews.com: La Cage Aux Folles was named outstanding revival of a musical Sunday at the Drama Desk Awards while one of its stars, Douglas Hodge, won the lead actor in a musical revival prize beating out actor Nathan Lane (Addams Family) and Cheyenne Jackson (Finian’s Rainbow), among others.
Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music) tied for the outstanding lead actress in a musical revival with Montego Glover (Memphis). Sondheim on Sondheim starring Vanessa Williams and Carole Cook was named outstanding musical review.
To read more go to GregInHollywood.com.
- 5/24/2010
- by Greg Hernandez
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 11th annual Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, featuring films by Native Americans and films by and about the Lgbt community, will kick off April 22 with Peter Bratt’s "La Mission," starring Benjamin Bratt, at the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa.
The festival will feature more than eighty-eight films.
Special events include the opening night Filmmaker Meet and Greet, hosted by actor Vincent Spano. The opening night awards dinner, hosted by Ernie Hudson and produced by Gloria Loring, and the Sunday awards luncheon hosted by actor Christopher McDonald.
The fest will present a tribute to the Petrie family: Daniel Petrie Sr, Dorothea Petrie and their children Dan Jr, Donald, Mary and June.
It will also feature a tribute to Rock Hudson, with Earl Holliman, Jane Withers, Patricia Barry, Carole Cook, Tom Troupe and Barbara Rush participating.
Also slated to receive honores are production designer Rene Lagler and producers/writers Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman.
The festival will feature more than eighty-eight films.
Special events include the opening night Filmmaker Meet and Greet, hosted by actor Vincent Spano. The opening night awards dinner, hosted by Ernie Hudson and produced by Gloria Loring, and the Sunday awards luncheon hosted by actor Christopher McDonald.
The fest will present a tribute to the Petrie family: Daniel Petrie Sr, Dorothea Petrie and their children Dan Jr, Donald, Mary and June.
It will also feature a tribute to Rock Hudson, with Earl Holliman, Jane Withers, Patricia Barry, Carole Cook, Tom Troupe and Barbara Rush participating.
Also slated to receive honores are production designer Rene Lagler and producers/writers Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman.
- 3/31/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Suite Life of Zach and Cody's Kim Rhodes will Host this one night only event as a number of celebrated Broadway veterans including Mary Jo Catlett, Carole Cook, Jason Graae, Ilene Graff, Sam Harris, as well as students from Creative Planet School of the Arts (www.cpsoa.org) will be joining Carol Channing as they gather together for a one night only event at UCLA's Royce Hall for the purpose of raising money and awareness with regard to the need for arts in the public school system. Exposure to the arts in school, builds self-confidence, self-discipline and teamwork. And, ultimately these things create better, safer schools for our children. "You and I don't need to save the arts. We need to help the arts save our children," says Carol.
- 9/10/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles proudly announced their new and exciting 2009/20010 season on August 27th at Andaz West Hollywood. On hand for the celebration was the comedic star of stage and screen Carole Cook, who was introduced by Gmcla's Artistic Director, Hywel Sims, as a great friend to both Gmcla as well as the Gay community at large. The evening included a performance by Gmcla's own Npynk performing a Show Business/Hollywood medley ("There's no Business Like Show Business" & "Hooray for Hollywood") and "Tonight" from West Side Story.
- 8/28/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
On July 18th, for one night only, Carol Channing returns home to where she belongs in her first appearance after having to cancel late last year due to breaking her leg. Joining the Broadway Icon and San Francisco native are the bawdy, brassy and hysterically funny Carole Cook (and the worlds second Dolly), singer Joyce Aimee and the magical stylings of Walt Anthony. An unplugged evening that follows a simple format, Carol offers memories, humorous storytelling and, of course, several of her signature tunes, including "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," " Little Girl From Little Rock" and, of course, the title song from "Hello, Dolly!" that brings the audience up close and personal with the Ultimate Broadway Baby.
- 7/8/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Friends and colleagues including Bruce Vilanch, Valarie Pettiford, Rachel York, Rita McKenzie, Carole Cook, Thom Troupe, Kathryn Jootsen, Lily Tomlin, Florence Henderson, Donna Mills, Jackie Joseph, Channing Chase, Tippi Hedren, JoAnne Worley, Kate Linder and the Los Angeles cast of Rent among others were more than thrilled to turn out for this special engagement of "The First 80 Years are the Hardest," that marked Carol Channing's return to the stage after her accident last year that forced her, for the very first time in her 70 year career, to cancel all scheduled performances.
- 3/7/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Opens
Friday, April 2
NEW YORK -- This amiable, Western-themed animated effort from the Walt Disney Co. is a clear attempt to return to the more lighthearted cartoon style that was so prevalent before its onslaught of stately musical epics. The tale of a group of animals determined to save their owner's dairy farm from the clutches of an evil outlaw, "Home on the Range" also boasts the return of composer Alan Menken ("Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin") to the creative team.
While not destined to assume a place in the Disney animation pantheon, the film should reasonably entertain the Small Fry during the current holiday season, though it is not likely to attract the adult crossover audience that can make for a breakout animated hit. It may also suffer from the competition, judging by the plaintive cry "When is it going to be Scooby-Doo?" heard from one tyke during the screening.
Featuring the sort of disparate voice-over cast emblematic of Disney cartoons, the film stars, among others, Roseanne Barr and Judi Dench, representing the most unusual screen pairing since, well, Barr and Meryl Streep in "She Devil". They voice the characters of cows Maggie and Mrs. Caloway, who, along with fellow cow Grace (Jennifer Tilly), fight to rescue their kindly owner Pearl (Carole Cook) from having her farm taken over by the dastardly Alameda Slim (Randy Quaid). Joining forces with a variety of other animals from the farm -- including horse Buck (Cuba Gooding Jr.), ace can-kicking goat Jeb (Joe Flaherty) and a variety of pigs, chickens, etc. -- they set out to capture Slim in the hope of garnering the reward for his head. Besides the expected dangers, they also must contend with competition from bounty hunter Rico (Charles Dennis, doing a Clint Eastwood homage).
The screenplay by co-directors Will Finn and John Sanford is a genial, jokey affair, filled with the requisite juvenile humor (belching pigs, etc.) and sprinkled with enough adult-oriented asides, like bulls leering after dairy cows ("Let me guess, you're a Taurus", one of the former comments), to qualify the film for a PG rating. While there are indeed some funny moments -- "We don't eat meat
it's like a professional courtesy," Barr's cow explains -- the humor generally lacks the manic hilarity of the Pixar efforts. And some of the gags, like Rico quoting a line from "Little Caesar" or a brief switch to widescreen that may be an in-joke reference to the company's own "Horse Whisperer", are likely to go over the heads of even the adult audience members.
The film's conventional, old-fashioned animation style generally gets the job done, with the anthropomorphic animal qualities rendered with the proper cute appeal. The voice talents do well by their characters. Barr scores consistent laughs as the sassy Maggie. Dench uses her elegant tones to good effect as the refined Mrs. Caloway. Gooding, as the vain horse, and Tilly, as plucky cow Grace, also are very enjoyable, no doubt because they seem so much like cartoon characters even in real life. Also very funny is Steve Buscemi, whose sleazy human character amusingly bears more than a slight resemblance to him.
Menken, besides his score, also has contributed several pleasant new songs (lyrics by Glenn Slater), none destined to be standards. They're sung by such stars as k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt and Tim McGraw.
Home on the Range
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Credits:
Directors-screenwriters: Will Finn, John Sanford
Producer: Alice Dewey Goldstone
Original score: Alan Menken
Original songs: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
Story: Will Finn, John Sanford, Michael LaBash, Sam Levine, Mark Kennedy, Robert Lence
Associate producer: David J. Steinberg
Editor: H. Lee Peterson
Art director: David Cutler
Voices:
Maggie: Roseanne Barr
Mrs. Caloway: Judi Dench
Grace: Jennifer Tilly
Buck: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Slim: Randy Quaid
Pearl: Carole Cook
Sheriff Brown: Richard Riehle
Rico: Charles Dennis
Rusty: G.W. Baily
Lucky Jack: Charles Haid
Audrey: Estelle Harris
Jeb: Joe Flaherty
Ollie: Charlie Dell
Wesley: Steve Buscemi
Patrick: Patrick Warburton
Annie: Ann Richards
Phil, Bill & Gil Willie: Sam Levine
Running time 74 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Friday, April 2
NEW YORK -- This amiable, Western-themed animated effort from the Walt Disney Co. is a clear attempt to return to the more lighthearted cartoon style that was so prevalent before its onslaught of stately musical epics. The tale of a group of animals determined to save their owner's dairy farm from the clutches of an evil outlaw, "Home on the Range" also boasts the return of composer Alan Menken ("Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin") to the creative team.
While not destined to assume a place in the Disney animation pantheon, the film should reasonably entertain the Small Fry during the current holiday season, though it is not likely to attract the adult crossover audience that can make for a breakout animated hit. It may also suffer from the competition, judging by the plaintive cry "When is it going to be Scooby-Doo?" heard from one tyke during the screening.
Featuring the sort of disparate voice-over cast emblematic of Disney cartoons, the film stars, among others, Roseanne Barr and Judi Dench, representing the most unusual screen pairing since, well, Barr and Meryl Streep in "She Devil". They voice the characters of cows Maggie and Mrs. Caloway, who, along with fellow cow Grace (Jennifer Tilly), fight to rescue their kindly owner Pearl (Carole Cook) from having her farm taken over by the dastardly Alameda Slim (Randy Quaid). Joining forces with a variety of other animals from the farm -- including horse Buck (Cuba Gooding Jr.), ace can-kicking goat Jeb (Joe Flaherty) and a variety of pigs, chickens, etc. -- they set out to capture Slim in the hope of garnering the reward for his head. Besides the expected dangers, they also must contend with competition from bounty hunter Rico (Charles Dennis, doing a Clint Eastwood homage).
The screenplay by co-directors Will Finn and John Sanford is a genial, jokey affair, filled with the requisite juvenile humor (belching pigs, etc.) and sprinkled with enough adult-oriented asides, like bulls leering after dairy cows ("Let me guess, you're a Taurus", one of the former comments), to qualify the film for a PG rating. While there are indeed some funny moments -- "We don't eat meat
it's like a professional courtesy," Barr's cow explains -- the humor generally lacks the manic hilarity of the Pixar efforts. And some of the gags, like Rico quoting a line from "Little Caesar" or a brief switch to widescreen that may be an in-joke reference to the company's own "Horse Whisperer", are likely to go over the heads of even the adult audience members.
The film's conventional, old-fashioned animation style generally gets the job done, with the anthropomorphic animal qualities rendered with the proper cute appeal. The voice talents do well by their characters. Barr scores consistent laughs as the sassy Maggie. Dench uses her elegant tones to good effect as the refined Mrs. Caloway. Gooding, as the vain horse, and Tilly, as plucky cow Grace, also are very enjoyable, no doubt because they seem so much like cartoon characters even in real life. Also very funny is Steve Buscemi, whose sleazy human character amusingly bears more than a slight resemblance to him.
Menken, besides his score, also has contributed several pleasant new songs (lyrics by Glenn Slater), none destined to be standards. They're sung by such stars as k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt and Tim McGraw.
Home on the Range
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Credits:
Directors-screenwriters: Will Finn, John Sanford
Producer: Alice Dewey Goldstone
Original score: Alan Menken
Original songs: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
Story: Will Finn, John Sanford, Michael LaBash, Sam Levine, Mark Kennedy, Robert Lence
Associate producer: David J. Steinberg
Editor: H. Lee Peterson
Art director: David Cutler
Voices:
Maggie: Roseanne Barr
Mrs. Caloway: Judi Dench
Grace: Jennifer Tilly
Buck: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Slim: Randy Quaid
Pearl: Carole Cook
Sheriff Brown: Richard Riehle
Rico: Charles Dennis
Rusty: G.W. Baily
Lucky Jack: Charles Haid
Audrey: Estelle Harris
Jeb: Joe Flaherty
Ollie: Charlie Dell
Wesley: Steve Buscemi
Patrick: Patrick Warburton
Annie: Ann Richards
Phil, Bill & Gil Willie: Sam Levine
Running time 74 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Opens
Friday, April 2
NEW YORK -- This amiable, Western-themed animated effort from the Walt Disney Co. is a clear attempt to return to the more lighthearted cartoon style that was so prevalent before its onslaught of stately musical epics. The tale of a group of animals determined to save their owner's dairy farm from the clutches of an evil outlaw, "Home on the Range" also boasts the return of composer Alan Menken ("Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin") to the creative team.
While not destined to assume a place in the Disney animation pantheon, the film should reasonably entertain the Small Fry during the current holiday season, though it is not likely to attract the adult crossover audience that can make for a breakout animated hit. It may also suffer from the competition, judging by the plaintive cry "When is it going to be Scooby-Doo?" heard from one tyke during the screening.
Featuring the sort of disparate voice-over cast emblematic of Disney cartoons, the film stars, among others, Roseanne Barr and Judi Dench, representing the most unusual screen pairing since, well, Barr and Meryl Streep in "She Devil". They voice the characters of cows Maggie and Mrs. Caloway, who, along with fellow cow Grace (Jennifer Tilly), fight to rescue their kindly owner Pearl (Carole Cook) from having her farm taken over by the dastardly Alameda Slim (Randy Quaid). Joining forces with a variety of other animals from the farm -- including horse Buck (Cuba Gooding Jr.), ace can-kicking goat Jeb (Joe Flaherty) and a variety of pigs, chickens, etc. -- they set out to capture Slim in the hope of garnering the reward for his head. Besides the expected dangers, they also must contend with competition from bounty hunter Rico (Charles Dennis, doing a Clint Eastwood homage).
The screenplay by co-directors Will Finn and John Sanford is a genial, jokey affair, filled with the requisite juvenile humor (belching pigs, etc.) and sprinkled with enough adult-oriented asides, like bulls leering after dairy cows ("Let me guess, you're a Taurus", one of the former comments), to qualify the film for a PG rating. While there are indeed some funny moments -- "We don't eat meat
it's like a professional courtesy," Barr's cow explains -- the humor generally lacks the manic hilarity of the Pixar efforts. And some of the gags, like Rico quoting a line from "Little Caesar" or a brief switch to widescreen that may be an in-joke reference to the company's own "Horse Whisperer", are likely to go over the heads of even the adult audience members.
The film's conventional, old-fashioned animation style generally gets the job done, with the anthropomorphic animal qualities rendered with the proper cute appeal. The voice talents do well by their characters. Barr scores consistent laughs as the sassy Maggie. Dench uses her elegant tones to good effect as the refined Mrs. Caloway. Gooding, as the vain horse, and Tilly, as plucky cow Grace, also are very enjoyable, no doubt because they seem so much like cartoon characters even in real life. Also very funny is Steve Buscemi, whose sleazy human character amusingly bears more than a slight resemblance to him.
Menken, besides his score, also has contributed several pleasant new songs (lyrics by Glenn Slater), none destined to be standards. They're sung by such stars as k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt and Tim McGraw.
Home on the Range
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Credits:
Directors-screenwriters: Will Finn, John Sanford
Producer: Alice Dewey Goldstone
Original score: Alan Menken
Original songs: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
Story: Will Finn, John Sanford, Michael LaBash, Sam Levine, Mark Kennedy, Robert Lence
Associate producer: David J. Steinberg
Editor: H. Lee Peterson
Art director: David Cutler
Voices:
Maggie: Roseanne Barr
Mrs. Caloway: Judi Dench
Grace: Jennifer Tilly
Buck: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Slim: Randy Quaid
Pearl: Carole Cook
Sheriff Brown: Richard Riehle
Rico: Charles Dennis
Rusty: G.W. Baily
Lucky Jack: Charles Haid
Audrey: Estelle Harris
Jeb: Joe Flaherty
Ollie: Charlie Dell
Wesley: Steve Buscemi
Patrick: Patrick Warburton
Annie: Ann Richards
Phil, Bill & Gil Willie: Sam Levine
Running time 74 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Friday, April 2
NEW YORK -- This amiable, Western-themed animated effort from the Walt Disney Co. is a clear attempt to return to the more lighthearted cartoon style that was so prevalent before its onslaught of stately musical epics. The tale of a group of animals determined to save their owner's dairy farm from the clutches of an evil outlaw, "Home on the Range" also boasts the return of composer Alan Menken ("Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin") to the creative team.
While not destined to assume a place in the Disney animation pantheon, the film should reasonably entertain the Small Fry during the current holiday season, though it is not likely to attract the adult crossover audience that can make for a breakout animated hit. It may also suffer from the competition, judging by the plaintive cry "When is it going to be Scooby-Doo?" heard from one tyke during the screening.
Featuring the sort of disparate voice-over cast emblematic of Disney cartoons, the film stars, among others, Roseanne Barr and Judi Dench, representing the most unusual screen pairing since, well, Barr and Meryl Streep in "She Devil". They voice the characters of cows Maggie and Mrs. Caloway, who, along with fellow cow Grace (Jennifer Tilly), fight to rescue their kindly owner Pearl (Carole Cook) from having her farm taken over by the dastardly Alameda Slim (Randy Quaid). Joining forces with a variety of other animals from the farm -- including horse Buck (Cuba Gooding Jr.), ace can-kicking goat Jeb (Joe Flaherty) and a variety of pigs, chickens, etc. -- they set out to capture Slim in the hope of garnering the reward for his head. Besides the expected dangers, they also must contend with competition from bounty hunter Rico (Charles Dennis, doing a Clint Eastwood homage).
The screenplay by co-directors Will Finn and John Sanford is a genial, jokey affair, filled with the requisite juvenile humor (belching pigs, etc.) and sprinkled with enough adult-oriented asides, like bulls leering after dairy cows ("Let me guess, you're a Taurus", one of the former comments), to qualify the film for a PG rating. While there are indeed some funny moments -- "We don't eat meat
it's like a professional courtesy," Barr's cow explains -- the humor generally lacks the manic hilarity of the Pixar efforts. And some of the gags, like Rico quoting a line from "Little Caesar" or a brief switch to widescreen that may be an in-joke reference to the company's own "Horse Whisperer", are likely to go over the heads of even the adult audience members.
The film's conventional, old-fashioned animation style generally gets the job done, with the anthropomorphic animal qualities rendered with the proper cute appeal. The voice talents do well by their characters. Barr scores consistent laughs as the sassy Maggie. Dench uses her elegant tones to good effect as the refined Mrs. Caloway. Gooding, as the vain horse, and Tilly, as plucky cow Grace, also are very enjoyable, no doubt because they seem so much like cartoon characters even in real life. Also very funny is Steve Buscemi, whose sleazy human character amusingly bears more than a slight resemblance to him.
Menken, besides his score, also has contributed several pleasant new songs (lyrics by Glenn Slater), none destined to be standards. They're sung by such stars as k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt and Tim McGraw.
Home on the Range
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Credits:
Directors-screenwriters: Will Finn, John Sanford
Producer: Alice Dewey Goldstone
Original score: Alan Menken
Original songs: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater
Story: Will Finn, John Sanford, Michael LaBash, Sam Levine, Mark Kennedy, Robert Lence
Associate producer: David J. Steinberg
Editor: H. Lee Peterson
Art director: David Cutler
Voices:
Maggie: Roseanne Barr
Mrs. Caloway: Judi Dench
Grace: Jennifer Tilly
Buck: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Slim: Randy Quaid
Pearl: Carole Cook
Sheriff Brown: Richard Riehle
Rico: Charles Dennis
Rusty: G.W. Baily
Lucky Jack: Charles Haid
Audrey: Estelle Harris
Jeb: Joe Flaherty
Ollie: Charlie Dell
Wesley: Steve Buscemi
Patrick: Patrick Warburton
Annie: Ann Richards
Phil, Bill & Gil Willie: Sam Levine
Running time 74 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
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