"The African Queen (film) The African Queen is a 1951 British-American adventure film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. The film was directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel and John Woolf. The screenplay was adapted by James Agee, John Huston, John Collier and Peter Viertel. It was photographed in Technicolor by Jack Cardiff and had a music score by Allan Gray. The film stars Humphrey Bogart (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor – his only Oscar), and Katharine Hepburn with Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Walter Gotell, Richard Marner"
"""Dark Passage"" (1947) and ""Key Largo"" (1948). His other significant films included ""The African Queen"", ""The Caine Mutiny"", ""Sabrina"" and ""The Barefoot Contessa"". Bogart won the Academy Award for Best Actor for ""The African Queen"", and was nominated for ""Casablanca"" and ""The Caine Mutiny"". Bogart was born on Christmas Day 1899 in New York City, the eldest child of Belmont DeForest Bogart (1867–1934) and Maud Humphrey (1868–1940). Belmont was the only child of the unhappy marriage of Adam Watkins Bogart, a Canandaigua, New York innkeeper, and his wife, Julia, a wealthy heiress. The name ""Bogart"" derives from the Dutch surname"
"Black"" Charles King died in London in 1944 from pneumonia, aged 57, while on a USO tour. Charles King (musical actor) Charles Joseph King (October 31, 1886 – January 11, 1944) was a vaudeville and Broadway actor who also starred in several movies. He starred as the leading actor in the hit MGM movie, ""The Broadway Melody"" (1929), the first all-talking film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. King was born in New York City on October 31, 1886 to Thomas and Ellen King, both of whom were born in Ireland and had immigrated to the U.S. in"
"The African Queen (1977 film) The African Queen is a television film which aired on CBS on March 18, 1977. It stars Warren Oates as Captain Charlie Allnut and Mariette Hartley as Rose Sayer, reprising roles originated by Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in the 1951 film of the same name. Rather than being a remake, the plot continues after the events of the original story, with Allnut and Sayer being recaptured by the Germans and forced to transport a 75mm cannon. Television critic Cecil Smith described the film's concept as ""maybe the silliest in the history of the medium."""
"learned to play the accordion, and immersed himself in research. He read books about Amin, watched news and documentary footage featuring Amin, and spent time in Uganda meeting with Amin's friends, relatives, generals, and victims; he also learned Swahili and mastered Amin's East African accent. His performance earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the fourth African-American actor in history to do so, joining the ranks of Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx. For that same role, he was also recognized with the British Academy Film Award, Golden Globe Award, National Board of Review Award, Screen"
"Rupert Crosse Rupert Crosse (November 29, 1927 – March 5, 1973) was an American television and film actor noted as the first African American to receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award — for his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's ""The Reivers"". Born in New York City, Crosse was raised by his grandparents in Nevis after the death of his father. He returned to the United States to serve in the Army for two years before entering Bloomfield College. Crosse later worked at Brooklyn College as a counselor. In 1970, Crosse married singer Chris"
"""Variety"" opined that the leads ""Both turn in pro jobs but are necessarily haunted by their predecessors."" Though intended to be a pilot for a television series, it received disappointing ratings and was not picked up. The African Queen (1977 film) The African Queen is a television film which aired on CBS on March 18, 1977. It stars Warren Oates as Captain Charlie Allnut and Mariette Hartley as Rose Sayer, reprising roles originated by Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in the 1951 film of the same name. Rather than being a remake, the plot continues after the events of the"
"government in 2014 during the centenary celebration. Kanayo O. Kanayo Anayo Modestus Onyekwere (popularly known as Kanayo O. Kanayo, born March 1, 1962 in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian actor. In 2006 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 1992, Kanayo made his debut film appearance in the film ""Living in Bondage"". Kanayo has starred in over 100 films. He is currently a United Nations ambassador and bears the title of MFR. Kanayo along with Kenneth Nnebue (producer of Living in Bondage), Olu Jacobs, Enoch Adeboye, Queen Elizabeth and Fela"
"Charles King (musical actor) Charles Joseph King (October 31, 1886 – January 11, 1944) was a vaudeville and Broadway actor who also starred in several movies. He starred as the leading actor in the hit MGM movie, ""The Broadway Melody"" (1929), the first all-talking film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. King was born in New York City on October 31, 1886 to Thomas and Ellen King, both of whom were born in Ireland and had immigrated to the U.S. in 1883. Eleven children would be born to them, but only three were living by 1900: Charles, Nellie"
"Sidney Poitier Sir Sidney Poitier, (; born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian-American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. In 1964, Poitier became the first Bahamian and first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in ""Lilies of the Field"". The significance of these achievements was bolstered in 1967, when he starred in three successful films, all of which dealt with issues involving race and race relations: ""To Sir, with Love""; ""In the Heat of the Night""; and ""Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"", making him the"
"protestors were arrested during an anti-apartheid demonstration outside of the South African embassy in Washington, D.C. On August 27, 1990, St. Jacques died from AIDS-related lymphoma at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. His funeral was held on August 31 at The Church of the Recessional at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, after which he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. Raymond St. Jacques Raymond St. Jacques (March 1, 1930 – August 27, 1990) was an American actor, director and producer. He was the first African American actor to appear in a regular role"
"and Theodore Bikel. ""The African Queen"" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1994, with the Library of Congress deeming it ""culturally, historically or aesthetically significant"". The film holds a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 41 reviews. Samuel Sayer (Robert Morley) and his sister Rose (Katharine Hepburn) are British Methodist missionaries in the village of Kungdu in German East Africa at the beginning of World War I in September 1914. Their mail and supplies are delivered by a small steam launch named the ""African Queen"", helmed by the rough-and-ready Canadian boat captain Charlie"
"Resources, a mineral exploration company focused on ethical and sustainable mining in Sierra Leone. In August 2012, Wright's conflict-free mining philosophy was highlighted in a video by the Enough Project. Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his Tony- and Emmy-winning role as Belize in the Broadway production and HBO miniseries ""Angels in America"". He starred as Jean-Michel Basquiat in ""Basquiat"", Felix Leiter in the James Bond films ""Casino Royale"" and ""Quantum of Solace"", Valentin Narcisse in the HBO series ""Boardwalk Empire"", and Beetee in ""The Hunger Games"" films. Wright"
"(1978), and ""Lifeforce"" (1985), and worked as a set decorator for films such as John Boorman's ""Deliverance"" (1972). He died in March 1997 at the age of 78 in Bracknell, Berkshire. John Hoesli John Hoesli (8 March 1919 – 22 March 1997) was a British art and set decorator. He is best known for being the art director on films such as John Huston's ""The African Queen"", Stanley Kubrick's """" (1968), Anthony Asquith's ""Orders to Kill"" (1958) with Alan Withy, and Jeannot Szwarc's """" (1985) with Don Dossett. It was Hoesli who found the old steamboat used in ""The African"
"Helen Mirren Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, (; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. Mirren began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967, and is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2007 for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in ""The Queen"" and received the Olivier Award for Best Actress and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the same role in ""The Audience"". Mirren's other Academy Award nominations include ""The Madness of King George"" (1994), ""Gosford Park"""
"Biodun Jeyifo from Nigeria, and John Mugane from Kenya; and at Princeton, Adel Mahmoud from Egypt, Wole Soboyejo from Nigeria, Simon Gikandi from Kenya, V. Kofi Agawu from Ghana, and Kwame Anthony Appiah from Ghana. In sports, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Darlington Nagbe, and Freddy Adu are prominent. In the arts, Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron and Grammy Award-winning musician Dave Matthews, both white South Africans; and two-time Academy Award-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou and Grammy-winning musician Angelique Kidjo, both from Benin; and recently Lupita Nyong'o and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, are most notable. The following is a list of notable African"
"occurred in or before 1950, or whose screen debut occurred after 1950, but whose death has marked a completed body of work. The top stars of their respective gender are Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. They starred together in the classic adventure 1951 film ""The African Queen"", for which Bogart won his only Academy Award. AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars is a list of the top 25 male and 25 female greatest screen legends of American film history. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 15,"
"received an Honorary Academy Award for his performance as Uncle Remus. He was the first African-American male actor to win an Academy Award. Baskett had been in poor health around 1946 during the filming of ""Song of the South"" due to diabetes and suffered a heart attack. His health continued to decline, and he was often unable to attend the ""Amos and Andy"" show he was in. On July 9, 1948 during the show's summer hiatus, Baskett died of heart failure resulting from the diabetes at age 44. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. James Baskett James"
"The African Queen (novel) The African Queen is a 1935 novel written by English author C. S. Forester. It was adapted into the 1951 film of the same name. The story opens in August/September 1914. Rose Sayer, a 33-year-old Englishwoman, is the companion and housekeeper of her brother Samuel, an Anglican missionary in German-colonized Tanganyika (present-day Tanzania). World War I has recently begun, and the German military commander of the area has conscripted all the natives; the village is deserted, and only Rose and her dying brother remain. Samuel dies during the night and Rose is alone. That day, another"
"d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent film, ""12 Years a Slave"" (2013), won several major international awards, and McQueen is the first black filmmaker to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Numerous Black British actors have become successful in US television, such as Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Idris Elba, Lennie James, Marsha Thomason and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Black British actors are also increasingly found starring in major Hollywood movies, notable examples include Adrian Lester, Antonia Thomas, Ashley Walters, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Salmon, Daniel Kaluuya, David Harewood, David Oyelowo, Delroy Lindo, Eamonn Walker, Franz Drameh, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Hugh Quarshie,"
"Anthony Quinn filmography Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915June 3, 2001) was a Mexican American actor, painter, and writer. The following is a filmography of his work. Quinn starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including: ""Zorba the Greek"", ""Lawrence of Arabia"", ""Lion of the Desert"", ""The Guns of Navarone"", ""The Message"", ""Requiem for a Heavyweight"", ""Guns for San Sebastian"", ""Lion of the Desert"" and ""La Strada"". He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice; for ""Viva Zapata!"" in 1952 and ""Lust for Life"" in 1956. One film starring Anthony Quinn has been listed on the National"
"Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness, (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including ""The Ladykillers"" and ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" in which he played nine different characters. He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in ""Great Expectations"" (1946), Fagin in ""Oliver Twist"" (1948), Col. Nicholson in ""The Bridge on the River Kwai"" (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in ""Lawrence of Arabia"""
"year's Best Actress Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II in ""The Queen""), Day-Lewis knelt before her, and she tapped him on each shoulder with the Oscar statuette, to which he quipped: ""That's the closest I'll come to ever getting a knighthood."" Day-Lewis was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to drama. On 14 November 2014, he was knighted by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Daniel Day-Lewis Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is a retired English actor who holds both British and Irish citizenship. Born"
"Kanayo O. Kanayo Anayo Modestus Onyekwere (popularly known as Kanayo O. Kanayo, born March 1, 1962 in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian actor. In 2006 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 1992, Kanayo made his debut film appearance in the film ""Living in Bondage"". Kanayo has starred in over 100 films. He is currently a United Nations ambassador and bears the title of MFR. Kanayo along with Kenneth Nnebue (producer of Living in Bondage), Olu Jacobs, Enoch Adeboye, Queen Elizabeth and Fela Kuti were among Nigerians honored by the"
"Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnutt and Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer. Allnutt is changed to a Canadian in the film to explain Bogart's accent. In the film the German captain attempts to hang Rose and Charlie. They are married by the captain before the execution. The ""Königin Luise"", however, crashes into the capsized ""African Queen"" and the torpedoes detonate, destroying the ship. Charlie and Rose escape in the confusion. The African Queen (novel) The African Queen is a 1935 novel written by English author C. S. Forester. It was adapted into the 1951 film of the same name. The story"
"Best Actor (for ""Lilies of the Field"" in 1963). (James Baskett was the first African-American male to receive an Oscar, an Honorary Academy Award for his performance as Uncle Remus in the Walt Disney production of ""Song of the South"" in 1948, while Hattie McDaniel predated them both, winning as Best Supporting Actress for her role in 1939's ""Gone with the Wind"", making her the first person of African descent to be nominated for and receive an Oscar). His satisfaction at this honor was undermined by his concerns that this award was more of the industry congratulating itself for having"
"Anthony Quinn Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), more commonly known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican actor, painter and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including ""La Strada"", ""The Guns of Navarone"", ""Zorba the Greek"", ""Guns for San Sebastian"", ""Lawrence of Arabia"", ""The Shoes of the Fisherman"", ""The Message"", ""Lion of the Desert"", ""Last Action Hero"" and ""A Walk in the Clouds"". He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice: for ""Viva Zapata!"" in 1952 and ""Lust for Life"" in 1956. Quinn was born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn"
"to win an Academy Award, surpassing the 431-minute long ""War and Peace,"" which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1969. Following the five-part documentary's win, new Academy rules barred any ""multi-part or limited series"" from being eligible for documentary categories. With Casey Affleck winning the Oscar for Best Actor, him and his older brother, Ben Affleck, became the 16th pair of siblings to win Academy Awards. Mahershala Ali became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. Viola Davis became the first black person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting with her Oscar, Emmy, and"
"by the Kaiserliche Marine on the outbreak of the First World War. She was used as an auxiliary minelayer off Harwich before being sunk on 5 August 1914 by the cruiser HMS ""Amphion"". A persistent rumour regarding London's population of feral Ring Necked Parakeets is that they originated from birds escaped or released from the filming of this movie. This claim was initially considered dubious though it was given more credence when a zoologist admitted her grandparents fed them. ""The African Queen"" opened on December 26, 1951 at the Fox Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills, in order to qualify for"
"Tim Pigott-Smith Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series ""The Jewel in the Crown"", for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985. Other noted TV roles included roles in ""The Chief"", ""Midsomer Murders"", ""The Vice"", ""The Suspicions of Mr Whicher"", ""King Charles III"" and two ""Doctor Who"" stories (""The Claws of Axos"" (1971) & ""The Masque of Mandragora"" (1976)). Pigott-Smith appeared in many notable films including:"
"John Hoesli John Hoesli (8 March 1919 – 22 March 1997) was a British art and set decorator. He is best known for being the art director on films such as John Huston's ""The African Queen"", Stanley Kubrick's """" (1968), Anthony Asquith's ""Orders to Kill"" (1958) with Alan Withy, and Jeannot Szwarc's """" (1985) with Don Dossett. It was Hoesli who found the old steamboat used in ""The African Queen"" at Butiaba on Lake Albert. Hoesli was also an assistant art director for many films which often went uncredited including Alfred Hitchcock's ""Jamaica Inn"" (1939), Gerald Thomas's ""Carry on Emmannuelle"""
"Belafonte's remarkable success as a singer and actor, but also his true passion for social change. The film outlines some highlights of his entertainment career, but is more focused on how he helped change the world in other ways: marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil-rights era; working against apartheid in South Africa; fighting hunger through his instrumental work with USA for Africa; and, most recently, working to combat gang violence through programs with inner-city youth.* In an interview about the film, Belafonte discussed his activism from Civil Rights to poverty in Africa. The film won"
"Academy Award for Best Song and the Golden Globe. A film sequel, ""Rooster Cogburn"", was made in 1975, with Wayne reprising his role and Katharine Hepburn as an elderly spinster, Eula Goodnight, who teams up with him. The plot has been described as a rehash of the original ""True Grit"" with elements of the Bogart-Hepburn film ""The African Queen"". A further made-for-television sequel titled """" appeared in 1978, starring Warren Oates as Rooster Cogburn and Lisa Pelikan as Mattie Ross and featuring subsequent adventures of the valiant pair. In 2010, Joel and Ethan Coen directed another adaptation of the novel."