"The Invisible Man (1958 TV series) The Invisible Man (later known as H.G. Wells' Invisible Man) is a British black-and-white science fiction/adventure/espionage television series that aired on ITV from September 1958 to July 1959. It was aired on CBS in the United States, running two seasons and totalling 26 half-hour episodes. The series was nominally based on the novel by H. G. Wells, one of four such television series. In this version, the deviation from the novel went as far as changing the main character's name from Dr. Griffin to Dr. Peter Brady who remained a sane man, not a"
"The Invisible Man (2000 TV series) The Invisible Man (also shortened to ""The I-Man"" in Season 2) is a Sci-Fi American television series starring Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, Shannon Kenny and Michael McCafferty. It aired for two seasons, from June 9, 2000 to February 1, 2002. The plot revolves around Darien Fawkes (Ventresca), a thief facing life imprisonment who is recruited by a spy agency that is constantly short on funds, and given the power of invisibility via implantation of a special ""Quicksilver gland"" in his head. The gland allows Fawkes to secrete a light-bending substance called ""Quicksilver"""
"Invisible (Hautman novel) Invisible is a novel by Pete Hautman detailing a 17-year-old boy's battle with his inner demons/mental illness and his descent into insanity. It won the 2006 Wisconsin Library Association Children's Book Award. The American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) named it one of the best books for young adults of 2006. Douglas Hanson, or Dougie as he is referred to by his best friend, begins the story by talking about his best (and only) friend, Andrew (Andy) Morrow. Athletic and popular, Andy is very different from socially inept Dougie, yet the two find things"
"was described as """"well-received"""". Despite not being particularly successful at home, the serial achieved surprising success abroad, particularly in the Soviet Union where it was reported to have attracted over 64 million viewers. The serial was never repeated by the BBC, and remained almost forgotten until a DVD release in 2005. The Invisible Man (1984 TV series) The Invisible Man is a six-part television serial based on the science fiction/fantasy novella by H. G. Wells, screened by the BBC in the UK throughout September and October 1984. It was produced as part of the BBC 1 Classic Serial strand, which"
"Siodmak was a refugee from Nazi Germany, and he gave the film a strong anti-Nazi tone that treated the Nazis as incompetent buffoons. (A scene reportedly edited from the film had the hero placing a boot into Hitler's backside, following an official ban on all such images.) The concept for the story was inspired by ""The Invisible Man"", a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Wells had signed a deal with Universal to allow movies based on his work, which began with the successful 1933 film by the same name. For the cast, the invisible agent is played by"
"The Invisible Man (1984 TV series) The Invisible Man is a six-part television serial based on the science fiction/fantasy novella by H. G. Wells, screened by the BBC in the UK throughout September and October 1984. It was produced as part of the BBC 1 Classic Serial strand, which incorporated numerous television adaptations of classic novels screened in serial form on Sunday afternoons. Out of all the numerous film and TV versions of H. G. Wells' book, this remains to date the most faithful to the original text. The series was adapted by James Andrew Hall and directed by Brian"
"Films with two language tracks, French and English. The episodes are uncut. Gemini Man Gemini Man is an American action-adventure drama series that aired on NBC in 1976. The third television series based on the H. G. Wells science fiction novel, ""The Invisible Man"", ""Gemini Man"" was created to replace the previous season's ""The Invisible Man"", utilizing simpler and less expensive special effects. The series starred Ben Murphy as laid-back denim-clad motorcycle-riding secret agent Sam Casey who, while diving to retrieve a fallen Soviet spy satellite, was exposed to radiation in an underwater explosion, which rendered him invisible. The agency"
"The Invisible Man (1933 film) The Invisible Man is an American 1933 Pre-Code science fiction horror film directed by James Whale. It was based on H. G. Wells' science fiction novel ""The Invisible Man"", published in 1897, as adapted by R.C. Sherriff, Philip Wylie and Preston Sturges, whose work was considered unsatisfactory and who was taken off the project. Produced by Universal Pictures, the film stars Claude Rains, in his first American screen appearance, and Gloria Stuart. The film has been described as a ""nearly perfect translation of the spirit of the book"". It spawned a number of sequels, plus"
"mission in life was to wean people away from the endless stream of information in modern society and get them to think about what is really happening. Just as Superman's ""real name"" was ""Clark Kent,"" so was Obviousman's real name ""Mark Cohen"" and his occupation was ""realtor."" Cartoonist Jim Scancarelli, in a 1997 interview, had credited Cohen as an unpaid collaborator who contributed a poem or story idea for a ""Gasoline Alley"" Sunday page about once a month. Scancarelli quietly paid tribute to Cohen with a 2009 Sunday page that featured a whimsical letter Cohen had written. Mark J. Cohen"
"the surname shared by writer and protagonist in ""The Catcher in the Rye"" (Holden Caulfield's roommate Richard Kinsella). Known for his litigiousness, Salinger contacted Kinsella's publisher via his attorneys to express outrage over having been portrayed in ""Shoeless Joe"" and intimated he would sue should the character ""J.D. Salinger"" appear in any other medium, should ""Shoeless Joe"" be adapted. In the novel ""Shoeless Joe"", Ray Kinsella seeks out J. D. Salinger, although in the film this character was renamed Terence Mann as the movie producers were worried over being sued by Salinger. The producers believed that it was not significant"
"he cares about; the Invisibility Cloak, in particular, can hide two full-grown people. If three fully-grown people hide under the cloak their feet will be visible. When Harry reaches his age of maturity at seventeen, Molly Weasley gives him a pocket watch which had once belonged to her brother Fabian Prewett, as it is traditional to give a boy a watch when he turns seventeen. Throughout the majority of the books, Harry also has a pet owl named Hedwig, used to deliver and receive messages and packages. Hedwig is killed in the seventh book, about which Rowling says: ""The loss"
"'Palmer', 'Tommy Palmer'. So, he said, 'All right, we'll call him Harry Palmer.'"" Len Deighton introduced the lead character in ""The IPCRESS File"", his first novel, published in November 1962. In that first-person novel, the secret agent is anonymous, although at one point he is greeted by someone saying ""Hello, Harry""; he later says, ""Now my name isn't Harry, but in this business it's hard to remember whether it ever had been."" Deighton's spy is described as working class, living in a back street flat and seedy hotels, and shopping in supermarkets. He wears glasses, is hindered by bureaucracy, and"
"administer long-range attacks. Susan changed her ""nom de guerre"" to Invisible Woman. As detailed in ""The Marvel Saga: Official History of The Marvel Universe #16"", Susan Storm, and her younger brother, Jonathan grew up in the town of Glenville, Long Island, children of a physician named Franklin Storm and a woman named Mary. The parents left their kids alone one night to travel to a dinner honoring Dr. Storm. On the way, a tire blew out but only Mary was injured. Franklin escaped injury and insisted on operating on his wife. He was unable to save her and she died."
"attractive) in this period. One of the oldest perceived literary examples of albino bias was H. G. Wells's depiction of the main character in his 1897 science-fiction novel ""The Invisible Man"", who was able to become invisible using his scientific discoveries only because he already lacked natural pigmentation; aberrant even before his experimentation, he subsequently became completely deranged. Albino bias is also alleged in modern times. For example, the 2003 Warner Bros movie ""The Matrix Reloaded"" featured two sociopathic characters with pale skin and white hair frequently interpreted to be albinos despite studio declarations that they are not. Positive depictions"
"Gemini Man Gemini Man is an American action-adventure drama series that aired on NBC in 1976. The third television series based on the H. G. Wells science fiction novel, ""The Invisible Man"", ""Gemini Man"" was created to replace the previous season's ""The Invisible Man"", utilizing simpler and less expensive special effects. The series starred Ben Murphy as laid-back denim-clad motorcycle-riding secret agent Sam Casey who, while diving to retrieve a fallen Soviet spy satellite, was exposed to radiation in an underwater explosion, which rendered him invisible. The agency he worked for, a high-tech government think tank called Intersect (""International Security"
"The Invisible Man (1975 TV series) The Invisible Man, the second television series with this title, debuted in the US in 1975 on NBC and starred David McCallum as the scientist Daniel Westin and Melinda Fee as his wife, Dr. Kate Westin. The series was created by Harve Bennett. A pilot TV movie initially aired in May 1975 and was followed by a 12-episode series later that year. Inspired by the original novel by H.G. Wells, the pilot film depicts Daniel Westin working for a company called the Klae Corporation, which is doing experiments in teleportation. He discovers the side"
"has given me a good many privileges; valuable privileges; privileges which are not granted to younger persons. Little by little I hope to get together courage enough to wear white clothes all through the winter, in New York. It will be a great satisfaction to me to show off in this way; and perhaps the largest of all the satisfactions will be the knowledge that every scoffer, of my sex, will secretly envy me and wish he dared to follow my lead. Mark Twain Mark Twain (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an"
"snow-white, and can be translated as ""white"" as can all the others, though they have specific meanings.) Férula's name means ""rod"" in Latin; when used in Spanish it refers to an object used to immobilize a limb, such as a splint or cast. Clara (one of its translations is the equivalent of English ""clear"", although it is also a common female name) is the key female figure in the novel. She is a clairvoyant and telekinetic who is rarely attentive to domestic tasks, but she holds her family together with her love for them and her uncanny predictions. She is"
"of the supernatural, appears less like Tolkien than like Charles Williams (or some of the heroes in Williams' books). In the final chapter of the first book, the author flatly states that ""Elwin Ransom"" is a pseudonym; however, in the second book, great significance is attached to his surname (with a divine voice saying ""It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom""), indicating that this is in fact the character's real name. The inconsistency was never explained. Elwin Ransom Elwin Ransom is the prominent character from C. S. Lewis's ""The Space Trilogy"" series. He is the main character"
"others devalue or dismiss his ideas. Fuller learned the importance of physical appearance as part of one's credibility, and decided to become ""the invisible man"" by dressing in clothes that would not draw attention to himself. With self-deprecating humor, Fuller described this black-suited appearance as resembling a ""second-rate bank clerk"". Writer Guy Davenport met him in 1965 and described him thus: ""He's a dwarf, with a worker's hands, all callouses and squared fingers. He carries an ear trumpet, of green plastic, with WORLD SERIES 1965 printed on it. His smile is golden and frequent; the man's temperament is angelic, and"
"The Invisible Menace The Invisible Menace is a 1938 American mystery film directed by John Farrow and starring Boris Karloff. It was also known as Without Warning. An army private (Craven) and his new bride (Wilson) are trying to honeymoon on an island occupied by the military and a murderer. The film was based on a play ""Without Warning"" by Ralph Spencer Zink which had a short run on Broadway in May 1937. The ""New York Times"" called it a ""competent detective play."" Warner Bros bought the film rights and assigned Boris Karloff to star and John Farrow to direct."
"Alternate versions of Invisible Woman The Invisible Woman (Sue Storm Richards) is a fictional Marvel Comics character, who has had many alternate versions through various media. In the miniseries ""Marvel 1602"", Susan Storm is a member of the Four from the Fantastick, in reference to the ship upon which she and three others gained their powers in the Sargasso Sea. Unlike in the Marvel Universe, she is weightless and cannot become visible. She is related to the alchemical element of air as stated by Neil Gaiman. At the start of """", Susan is visibly pregnant with Sir Richard Reed's child."
"codename ""Invisible Woman."" Her force fields have been the Four's ace in the hole, saving their lives when Nihil dumped Reed and Ben into the near-vacuum of the N-Zone and single-handedly stopping the time-traveling Chrono-Bandits. She co-created the chrono-tunnel with Reed, and has conducted biological studies of the Kree alien Mahr Vehl and extra-dimensional life in the N-Zone. Though her newfound fame has brought her unsought attention from the likes of billionaire playboy Tony Stark and the Atlantian criminal Namor, she remains romantically attached to Reed despite her concerns about his over devotion to science. As it was shown in"
"John Wren John Wren (3 April 1871 – 26 October 1953) was an Australian businessman and underworld figure. He has become a legendary figure thanks mainly to a fictionalised account of his life in Frank Hardy's novel ""Power Without Glory"", which was also made into a television series. John Wren was born in Collingwood, Melbourne on 3 April 1871. He was the third son of Irish immigrants John Wren, labourer and Margaret, née Nester. He left school at the age of 12 and worked in a wood-yard and as a boot clicker, while supplementing his wage through various gambling activities."
"was released on DVD in the UK on 8 July 2013 and distributed by Acorn Media UK. The Invisible Man (1975 TV series) The Invisible Man, the second television series with this title, debuted in the US in 1975 on NBC and starred David McCallum as the scientist Daniel Westin and Melinda Fee as his wife, Dr. Kate Westin. The series was created by Harve Bennett. A pilot TV movie initially aired in May 1975 and was followed by a 12-episode series later that year. Inspired by the original novel by H.G. Wells, the pilot film depicts Daniel Westin working"
"Ralph Ellison Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American novelist, literary critic, and scholar. Ellison is best known for his novel ""Invisible Man"", which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also wrote ""Shadow and Act"" (1964), a collection of political, social and critical essays, and ""Going to the Territory"" (1986). For ""The New York Times"", the best of these essays in addition to the novel put him ""among the gods of America's literary Parnassus."" A posthumous novel, ""Juneteenth"", was published after being assembled from voluminous notes he left upon his death. Ralph"
"Earl Hindman Earl John Hindman (October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as the kindly unseen neighbor Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom ""Home Improvement"" (1991–99). Long before this role, however, he played villains in two 1974 thrillers, ""The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"" and ""The Parallax View"". He also appeared in the films ""Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?"" (1971), ""Greased Lightning"" (1977), ""The Brink's Job"" (1978) and ""Taps"" (1981), and played the part of J.T. in the Lawrence Kasdan film ""Silverado"" (1985). Hindman's"
"The Nobody The Nobody is a graphic novel created by cartoonist Jeff Lemire. It was first published in a hardcover format by Vertigo Comics in July 2009. It is a retelling of the H.G. Wells novel ""The Invisible Man"", recasting the bandaged stranger as a modern-day drifter. His presence in a small-town American fishing village creates a frenzy that unwraps and exposes the scarred underside to their own secrets. Lemire believed Wells' character was an ideal way to ""explore themes of identity, rural life, community and paranoia"". In a review for Oregon Live, Steve Duin said there was a ""lot"
"The Troubled Man The Troubled Man (Swedish: ""Den orolige mannen"") is a crime fiction novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, featuring police inspector Kurt Wallander. It is the twelfth and final novel in the Wallander series. The pace of ""The Troubled Man"" is significantly slower than the previous Wallander stories, with several chapters between murders.[1] A highly-decorated Swedish naval officer, Håkan von Enke, disappears during his daily walk. For Kurt Wallander this becomes a very personal case as Von Enke is Linda Wallander's father-in-law. The clues lead back in time to the Cold War and hired killers from Eastern Europe."
"Dr Moreau's hybrids resemble anthropomorphic animal characters from children's fiction, including Puss in Boots, Mother Goose, and Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad from ""The Wind in the Willows""). Mina explains MI5 has asked for something called ""H-142"", and while Moreau is seemingly disturbed by this request, he obliges nonetheless. In London, Hyde waits at the headquarters for Griffin to reappear. When he does, still trying to hide through invisibility, Hyde reveals that he has infrared vision, and has therefore always been able to see Griffin. He savagely beats Griffin and rapes him, leaving the ""Invisible Man"" to die in agony."
"him all along as his vision operates in the infrared spectrum, a fact that he had hidden from Griffin. In the film version, the Invisible Man who joins the League is not Griffin (due to copyright issues), but Rodney Skinner (played by Tony Curran), a cheerful thief who stole the invisibility formula from the original Invisible Man (presumably Griffin). The fact that his skin is invisible is also related to his name of ""Skinner"". Skin samples of him are taken by Dorian Gray for Professor Moriarty, allowing him to duplicate the invisibility process, Contrary to the graphic novels, Skinner himself"
"book, ""Invisible Man."" Ralph Ellison Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American novelist, literary critic, and scholar. Ellison is best known for his novel ""Invisible Man"", which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also wrote ""Shadow and Act"" (1964), a collection of political, social and critical essays, and ""Going to the Territory"" (1986). For ""The New York Times"", the best of these essays in addition to the novel put him ""among the gods of America's literary Parnassus."" A posthumous novel, ""Juneteenth"", was published after being assembled from voluminous notes he left upon"
"""Village of the Damned"". However, Colman died and the film became a British production starring George Sanders, who married Colman's widow, Benita Hume. Colman has been mentioned in many novels, but he is specifically mentioned in Ralph Ellison's ""Invisible Man"" because of his charming, well-known voice. The main character of this novel says that he wishes he could have a voice like Colman's because it is charming, and relates the voice to that of a gentleman or a man from Esquire magazine. Colman was indeed very well known for his voice. Encyclopædia Britannica says that Colman had a ""resonant, mellifluous"