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Parkyakarkus. Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 24, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus, was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. A specialist in Greek dialect comedy, he became famous as the Greek chef Nick Parkyakarkus on the Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson radio programs ...
She's Got Everything is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Santley from a screenplay by Harry Segall and Maxwell Shane, based on a story by Shane and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern, with supporting performances by Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Parkyakarkus (also known by his real name, Harry ...
Parkyakarkus (stage name for Harry Einstein), American comedian who was famous on radio and on film in the role of the Greek chef "Nick Parkyakarkus" (a play on words of the phrase "park your carcass"), died at 1:20 in the morning, hours after collapsing following a performance at the Friars Club banquet in Beverly Hills, California, for ...
Albert Brooks. Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947) [ 1] is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1987 comedy-drama film Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance in the 2011 action drama film Drive. [ 2]
Nick Park. from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 19 December 2010. [ 1] Nicholas Wulstan Park CBE RDI [ 2][ 3] (born 6 December 1958) [ 4] is an English filmmaker and animator who created Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, and Early Man. [ 5] Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of six ...
New York City had 420 heroin overdose deaths in 2013 — the most in a decade. A year ago, Vermont’s governor devoted his entire State of the State speech to heroin’s resurgence. The public began paying attention the following month, when Philip Seymour Hoffman died from an overdose of heroin and other drugs.
Stewart Robert Einstein (November 20, 1942 – January 2, 2019), known professionally as Bob Einstein and often credited simply as his character Super Dave Osborne, was an American actor, comedy writer, and producer. In addition to creating and performing the satirical stuntman character Super Dave, Einstein was also known for his roles as ...
The Toast of New York is a 1937 American biographical film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Edward Arnold, Cary Grant, Frances Farmer, and Jack Oakie. The film is a fictionalized account of the lives of financiers James Fisk and Edward S. Stokes. [ 3] The screenplay was based on the book The Book of Daniel Drew by Bouck White and the ...