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Soul Cinema | Cornbread, Earl and Me | FilmGordon  Feb 5, 2011 ... He is credited as Laurence Fishburne III and co-starred with Moses ... his debut in this engrossing 1975 drama, Cornbread, Earl and Me. ... Long before he would become such legendary characters as Ike Turner, ... is the message is so clear it should be played this monthe and more ... Lachelle (12:51:38) :.
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Laurence Fishburne Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  One year after joining the daytime series, he appeared in the dramatic film ... Cornbread, Earl and Me, 1974, Apocalypse Now, 1979, Death Wish 2, 1982, Rumble ..... Fishburne also played a cop in the thriller Red Heat, and, starting in the late ...... It. Although he initially turned down the role of Turner's abusive husband, Ike,...
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Laurence Fishburne - Wikipedia  Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, director and ... For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It, he was ... He later earned a supporting role in Apocalypse Now, in which he played ... Filming took so long that he actually was 17 years old upon its completion.
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Laurence Fishburne - NNDB.com  At 14, he made his film debut in Cornbread, Earl and Me, with Rosalind Cash and ... Fishburne's later roles include Midget in Coppola's Rumble Fish, Cowboy ... Jr.'s father in Boyz n the Hood, a loathsome Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do ... On Broadway, he played King Henry II in The Lion in Winter, and won a Tony for...
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Laurence Fishburne - Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor ...  Mar 25, 2016 ... His string of later successes included Boyz n the Hood, What's Love Got to Do With It ... He then made his film debut at age 13 in 1975's Cornbread, Earl and Me. ... Love Got to Do With It, with Fishburne portraying musician Ike Turner. ... In quieter roles, Fishburne played a professor who coaches a girl from...
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Buddy Ebsen outlived Jim Varney - both played Jed Clampett ...  Subject: Buddy Ebsen outlived Jim Varney - both played Jed Clampett. Author: Beverly Hillbillies, [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next...
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Every 70s Movie: December 2011  Dec 5, 2011 ... Director Richard Rush, whose gonzo style helped him forge a singular ... in 1980, with Tom Mason playing Freebie and Hector Elizondo playing Bean. ... Labels: alan arkin, funky, inspiration for TV show, james caan, race relations, ...... A thoughtful drama adapted from country singer Bobby Gentry's 1967...
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Mel Brooks - Wikipedia  Children, 4; including Max Brooks. Melvin James Brooks (n Kaminsky, born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, ... He also created, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series, Get Smart, which ran from 1965 to 1970. .... Likewise, the 1982 film My Favorite Year is loosely based on Brooks's experiences as...
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What's Love Got to Do with It (film) - Wikipedia  What's Love Got to Do with It is a 1993 American biographical film directed by Brian Gibson, loosely based on the life of Tina Turner. It stars Angela Bassett as Tina Turner and Laurence Fishburne as Ike Turner. ... Anna Mae pursues a chance to be a professional singer after seeing charismatic bandleader Ike Turner perform...
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Macaulay Culkin Stars Off-Broadway - UPI Archives - UPI.com  Jun 1, 2001 ... Former child film star Macaulay Culkin ("Home Alone") is 20 now and has ... hiatus in a play about a 15-year-old boy's willing seduction by a woman teacher twice his age. ... at the Off-Broadway Promenade Theater with Joely Richardson, ... Culkin first played the role of Carl in "Madame Melville" in London...
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HARRY JAMES, TRUMPTER AND BAND LEADER, DIES AT 67 ...  Jul 6, 1983 ... But his success as a band leader came only when he added to his ... ''Sing Sing Sing,'' ''One O'Clock Jump'' and ''Life Goes to a Party. ... Critics who had held Mr. James in high regard as a jazz trumpeter, greeted the record with scorn. ... A 65-year-old contortionist taught the boy some of his tricks and they...
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Buddy Ebsen - Biography - IMDb  The role of Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). ..... On both of his shows, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) and Barnaby Jones (1973), his .... After what my uncle told him about his experiences in the German army, my father thought he...
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Ike Turner - Wikipedia  Izear Luster "Ike" Turner, Jr. (November 5, 1931  December 12, 2007) was an American ... Allegations by Tina Turner of domestic violence by Ike, published in her ... Addicted to cocaine and crack for at least 15 years, Turner was convicted of drug ..... Later that year, she sang background on Ike's song, "Box Top", for Tune...
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Fred Grandy - Television Actor, U.S. Representative, Radio Talk ...  Oct 5, 2015 ... Fred Grandy played Gopher on The Love Boat, but did you know that he ... In January 1987, he was elected congressman for Iowa's Sixth District and served four terms. ... his classmate David Eisenhower, the grandson of former U.S. President ... Ronald Reagan for devastating the state's farming economy.
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Elizabeth Taylor's affair with Eddie Fisher was the ultimate sexual ...  Apr 26, 2013 ... Devoted: Liz Taylor (centre) and Debbie Reynolds (right) with Eddie Fischer (left) in 1958 ... By the time she married Fisher in September 1955, the 23-year-old ... 'I could feel everything he wanted to share and Bobby didn't...
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Aaron Carter: 15 Things You Didn't Know (Part 1) - PPcorn  Carter made his Broadway debut in 2001 when he played the character of JoJo the ... Time He Was 13 Years Old. Carter was just 13 years old when he released not his first, ... Number Fifteen: He Had Issues With The Jonas Brothers Way Before They Split. ... Tiffany began singing when she was just four years old, in 1975.
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Of Mice and Men (1992) - News - IMDb  The actress will appear in "Of Mice and Men," a revival of the play based on John ... later revived in 1974 with Kevin Conway as George and James Earl Jones as Lennie. ... The story by John Steinbeck centers on big-dreaming George and the...
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Raymond Burr, Actor, 76, Dies - Played Perry Mason and Ironside ...  Sep 14, 1993 ... Raymond Burr, Actor, 76, Dies; Played Perry Mason and Ironside ... But he captivated television audiences with his portrayal of the Los Angeles trial lawyer Perry Mason, who won his first case in September 1957 and continued an ... To pull off his last-minute courtroom triumphs, Mason often broke down...
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Freebie and the Bean (1974) - IMDb  Action ... With Alan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen. ... Photos. Alan Arkin and James Caan in Freebie and the Bean (1974) Alan Arkin and Jack...
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Ike, Irving, Mamie & Merman: The Hit Song Which Elected a President  Aug 2, 2012 ... The note especially touched the gruff General  already known by .... Berlin wrote two new campaign songs, I Still Like Ike, and Ike For Four More Years. ... who is so knowledgeable and whose own website Millard Fillmore's...
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Banjo Boy : snopes.com  The guy playing the guitar in Deliverance is Ronnie Cox. ... know as "Dueling Banjos" is a bluegrass classic "Feudin' Banjos," which was ... The banjo-playing boy in the film was portrayed by Billy Redden, then an 15-year-old Georgia student.