So the famous person I chose is Harry Hawk. He is an actor and a comedian. He is mostly known for his acting career. Harry Hawk was born on April 28, 1837. He died at the age of 79 and on May 28, 1916. He is mainly know for Lincoln's assassination. So I will be telling you more about Harry Hawks life. His family moved to Chicago when he was young. He began theater as a call or stagehead at McVickers Theatre in Chicago. After 2 years, he went to work for John E. Owens at the Variety Theatre in New Orleans. The first stage role he got was in 1859 when he was at the age of 22, in The Little Treasurer. When he made his way back to the north, he was with the onset of the American Civil War. By the early 1860’s, he was appearing in billed roles
moved to Chicago at the age of 5. Nobody liked him there, and he was in many
At age eighteen, Bob had started a dance act with his girl friend Millie Rosequest, but it did not last long. Bob soon teamed up with another dancer named George Burd. They took their act to New York and worked at a lot of vaudeville show houses. It was at one of these places where Bob was asked to do the announcing in between acts. Bob's comedic talent and acts took hold and lead to the beginning of his solo career. In less than five years Bob had become the most sought after talent and the # 1 hit in the vaudeville circuit.
At seventeen Fosse enlisted in the navy, where he performed in its special services entertainment division (Grubb). When World War II ended, he moved to New York City and found his first job as a Broadway gypsy in Call Me Mister (1948), where he met his first wife, Mary Ann Niles, another dancer. They married in 1947 in Chicago and pu...
Ian Lancaster Fleming, author, journalist, naval intelligence officer, you name it he did it. He was most commonly known not for his work as an intelligence officer but for his series of books about James bond also a British spy. Ian had many different jobs before he finally settled on writing. His stories about James bond were a reflection of the way he lived his life and his job as a British naval intelligence officer.
Ira spent much of his childhood at neighborhood theaters where he watched Black people perform many roles varying from skits to Shakespearean roles, such as Richard III. He mainly attended two theaters. The first one was the Park Theater that opened in 1798.Two frequent actors were Brits by the names of James and Henry Wallack. In this theater he didn't get such great seats since it was segregated, so he preferred the African Theater, owned by a gentleman by the name of Mr. Brown. One of the actors who frequently performed there was James Hewlett. He was very talented and had a profound impact on young Ira. When he entered his teens he performed a skit called "Opossum up a gum tree" locally. People were impressed, and he was dubbed the "African Roscius." Ira became friendly with the Wallacks and was their personal attendant.
worked at the Harward Inn as a barr tender and a bouncer. He became popular to his
First, John Wayne started his career off, simply working as a prop-man. He was originally in college, however was no longer able to attend after he lost his sports scholarship. After his accident, he then began to work as a prop man and extra. It was not till 1930, did John Wayne get his first lead role
Haywood Patterson was charged for rape after being on a train with Ruby Bates and Victoria Price, and he was given the death sentence. Haywood Patterson is innocent due to three concrete details Ruby Bates never testified, No evidence of rape from the doctor, and the women were prostitutes.
Born Terrence Vaughan Mann in Ashland, Kentucky on July 1st, 1951 he is the oldest son of Helen and Charles Mann. His mother was a concert pianist and his father sang in a barbershop quartet. It was the various aspects of theatre that drew Mann to love it. In fact, it was not until his Junior year in high school that he decided theatre was his true calling. “I was fascinated with having words put in my mouth and that someone would say something back to me that would get us to a moment where we ended up in a kiss. I remember when my school counselor asked me what I wanted to do, I said without hesitation, 'Go into the theater!’” (Wikipedia) said Mann. He grew up in La...
He was born the ninth of ten children to the famous actor, Junius Booth. He came from a wealthy family of actors, so he followed in their footsteps and made his stage debut at the age of seventeen. His acting career took him all over the United States.
Gordon Parks was a photographer and humanitarian with a passion for documenting poverty, and civil rights in the second half of the 20th century. His signature style continues to be celebrated as one of the most iconic of the time.
Kathlyn Gomendoza EG102 Professor Amy Chastain 14 July 2016 Walter Mitty: A Fun Film For Following Dreams “Stop dreaming. Start living” (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Taglines”). The tagline for the 2013 movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, may repel some moviegoers before they even see it.
Would you like to be a billionaire skateboarder? Tony Hawk is and has been since he was about a teenager. This paper is all about him, such as his skating career, his business fame, and his life as a regular citizen.
This is one of my favorite essays because my sentences were strong and I had an excellent word choice. My introduction was short and to the point but it also kept the reader interested. “John Brown however, felt an urgency and a sense of personal responsibility which made him impatient with political campaigns,” this line is my favorite because I used descriptive and powerful words to describe how John Brown felt.
At age 18 he worked for a comedy. After doing that he went on to perform many acts solo. Including going on tour to europe. He performed in 3 different countries including theaters, nightclubs, and, circuses(Conway,Andrew). No matter what age someone is anything is possible.