"Frank McGuinness Professor Frank McGuinness (born 1953) is an Irish writer. As well as his own plays, which include ""The Factory Girls"", ""Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme"", ""Someone Who'll Watch Over Me"" and ""Dolly West's Kitchen"", he is recognised for a ""strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen, Garcia Lorca, and Strindberg to critical acclaim"". He has also published four collections of poetry, and two novels. McGuinness has been Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin (UCD) since 2007. McGuinness was born in Buncrana, a town located on"
"Factory Girl (film) Factory Girl is a 2006 American biographical film directed by George Hickenlooper. It is based on the rapid rise and fall of 1960s underground film star and socialite, Edie Sedgwick (played by Sienna Miller), known for her association with the artist Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce). The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 29, 2006 to largely negative reviews from critics, who nonetheless praised Miller's performance as Sedgwick. The film is framed by Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) being interviewed in a hospital several years after her time as an Andy Warhol superstar. In the mid 1960s, Edie"
"Factory Girl (TV series) Girls' Generation's Factory Girl () is a 2008 reality television show starring South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The show revolves around the members of the group working as intern editors at ""Elle Girl"" Korea. The concept of the show was inspired by the 2006 Hollywood movie ""The Devil Wears Prada"". ""Factory Girl"" is the Korean reality version of the movie ""The Devil Wears Prada"", with the nine members of Girls' Generation taking on the role of fashion editors for a magazine aimed at teenagers and young adults. The director, Kim Young-chan stated that ""Factory Girl"""
"Your Life"", ""Cold Feet"", ""Titus"", ""Once and Again"", ""Empty Nest"", ""The Golden Girls"", ""Deadline"", ""Watching Ellie"", ""Hidden Hills"", ""Dharma & Greg"", ""Weeds"", ""Sports Night"", ""Sydney"", ""Gilmore Girls"", ""Men in Trees"", ""Pepper Dennis"", ""Sons & Daughters"", ""Two and a Half Men"", ""Rodney"", ""Still Standing"", ""Hellcats"", ""Wizards of Waverly Place"", ""Fairly Legal"", ""Up All Night"" and ""Arrested Development"". Robert Berlinger Robert Berlinger (sometimes credited as Bob Berlinger) (born May 31, 1958) is an American television director and producer. Berlinger was born in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Dartmouth College. He also graduated from the University of"
"Adam Driver Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in the supporting role of Adam Sackler in the HBO comedy-drama series ""Girls"" (2012–2017), for which he received three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He made his Broadway debut in ""Mrs. Warren's Profession"" in 2010. In 2011, he returned to Broadway in ""Man and Boy"" and made his feature film debut in ""J. Edgar"". Driver has played supporting roles in a wide range of films, including ""Lincoln"" (2012), ""Frances Ha"" (2012), ""Inside Llewyn"
"abroad. Adam Driver Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in the supporting role of Adam Sackler in the HBO comedy-drama series ""Girls"" (2012–2017), for which he received three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He made his Broadway debut in ""Mrs. Warren's Profession"" in 2010. In 2011, he returned to Broadway in ""Man and Boy"" and made his feature film debut in ""J. Edgar"". Driver has played supporting roles in a wide range of films, including ""Lincoln"" (2012), ""Frances Ha"" (2012), ""Inside"
"Girls Will Be Girls (film) Girls Will Be Girls is a 2003 comedy film written and directed by Richard Day. Starring Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp and Jeffery Roberson as three actresses at various places in their careers, the film is a parody of Hollywood-related movies like ""Sunset Boulevard"", ""All About Eve"", ""What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"", ""Mommie Dearest"" and ""Valley of the Dolls"". Evie Harris (Jack Plotnick) is a washed-up, alcoholic, aging C-List actress (star of kinescope, stage, television, and film in such works as the TV special ""Christmas Evie"", vaudeville-era appearances promoting 'Dr. Vim's Miracle Elixir,' ""Court TV:"
"Sienna Miller Sienna Rose Diana Miller (born 28 December 1981) is an English American actress. Born in New York City and raised in London, she began her career appearing in British films, with a supporting role in 2004's crime thriller ""Layer Cake"", followed by ""Alfie"" (also 2004). In 2006, Miller portrayed the lead role of Edie Sedgwick in ""Factory Girl"", followed by a supporting role in ""Stardust"" (2007). In 2008, she was nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award. Miller would garner mainstream attention in the late 2000s for her role in """" (2009), and received critical acclaim for her"
"negative reviews, but Sienna Miller's performance as Edie Sedgwick was met with critical acclaim. Johnny Vaughan from ""Sun"" Online concluded that ""It's Sienna Miller's star that shines brightest in this heartbreaking cautionary tale."" ""Empire"" magazine described ""Factory Girl"" as ""A brave bid to recreate a modern American tragedy, with a revelatory turn by its lead actress."" Richard Roeper said ""I think Sienna Miller does a really nice job of capturing Edie Sedgwick, who really was the fore-runner to Paris Hilton and a lot of other people who are just famous for being famous."" Mick LaSalle from ""San Francisco Chronicle"" said"
"Katy Garretson Kathleen ""Katy"" Garretson (born May 15, 1963) is an American television director and producer, known for directing the sitcoms ""Frasier"", ""2 Broke Girls"", ""Fuller House"" and others, as well as producing Hallmark's ""Garage Sale Mystery"" movies. She received the Frank Capra Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in 2012 and has other nominations from the DGA for her work. Kathleen (Katy) Garretson was born in Nuremberg, Germany, where her father, a Captain in the U.S. Air Force, was stationed. Her parents were John Thomas Garretson, of Tucson, Arizona, where he earned his business degree"
"Stan Zimmerman Stan Zimmerman is an American television producer, director and screenwriter. Zimmerman has written for many television series including ""The Golden Girls"", ""Roseanne"" and ""Gilmore Girls"" and the 1996 feature film ""A Very Brady Sequel"". Zimmerman is also the creator and executive producer of the sitcom ""Rita Rocks"", starring Nicole Sullivan and Tisha Campbell-Martin which ran on Lifetime Television. Zimmerman directed the music video for the pop band Whore's Mascara's song """"All I Want"""". The song was nominated for 3 Pill Awards, including Best Video and Best Director, and had a cameo appearance by Laverne Cox. Other television writing"
"Girls (TV series) Girls is an American HBO television series created by and starring Lena Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow. ""Girls"" is a comedy-drama following the lives of four young women living in New York City. The show's premise and major aspects of the main character—including being cut off financially from her parents, becoming a writer, and making unfortunate decisions—were drawn from Dunham's own life. The first season of ""Girls"" was filmed between April and August 2011. The first three episodes were screened at the 2012 SXSW Festival and the series premiered on HBO on April 15, 2012."
"Craig McCracken Craig Douglas McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American animator, director, writer, and producer. He created the animated television series ""The Powerpuff Girls"", ""Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"" and ""Wander Over Yonder"", and wrote and storyboarded for ""Dexter's Laboratory"". He has been married to fellow animator Lauren Faust since 2004. He is set to create and executive produce ""Kid Cosmic"", an animated series for Netflix, set for a 2020 release date. McCracken began drawing at an early age. After he graduated from California High School in Whittier, California, he attended the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts),"
"time Maloney also added live drums to the score for the film ""Black Hawk Down"". She once managed the Los Angeles based all-girl teenage rock group, Cherri Bomb. She made the decision to manage the band after seeing them perform as the opening act at the first Chelsea Girls show. On October 29, 2012, Maloney resigned from her position as the band's manager. In 2008, Maloney guest starred as ""Sam"", Lew Ashby's chauffeur on three episodes of the Showtime series ""Californication"" She played the part of Maureen Tucker in the 2006 film, ""Factory Girl"" starring Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick."
"Allison Adler Allison Beth Adler (born May 30, 1967) is an American-Canadian television producer and writer. She is best known as the co-creator of ""Supergirl"", ""The New Normal ""and her work on ""Chuck"" and ""Family Guy."" Adler began her career by working on a TV series named ""Veronica's Closet"" in 1997. From 2001 to 2002, Adler produced 13 episodes of ""Family Guy"" and 16 episodes of ""Just Shoot Me!""; she was supervising producer for nine episodes of ""Still Standing"". She was co-executive producer on various shows, including ""Life As We Know It, Women of a Certain Age, ""and ""Emily's Reasons"
"an alumna of USC. She served on the inaugural Alumni Board of Directors for the Annenberg School of Journalism and Communications, and is a booster and avid fan of USC Trojan Football. Katy Garretson Kathleen ""Katy"" Garretson (born May 15, 1963) is an American television director and producer, known for directing the sitcoms ""Frasier"", ""2 Broke Girls"", ""Fuller House"" and others, as well as producing Hallmark's ""Garage Sale Mystery"" movies. She received the Frank Capra Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in 2012 and has other nominations from the DGA for her work. Kathleen (Katy) Garretson"
"did not receive billing for the latter role. Riki Lindhome Erika Lindhome (born March 5, 1979) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She is best known for roles in television shows including ""Garfunkel and Oates"", ""Gilmore Girls"", ""House"", ""The Big Bang Theory"", and ""United States of Tara"", and for the comedy music duo Garfunkel and Oates, which she formed with Kate Micucci. She also hosts the Nerdist podcast ""Making It"". She starred alongside Natasha Leggero in the Comedy Central series ""Another Period"". Lindhome was born on March 5, 1979 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Portville, New York."
"Some Girls (TV series) Some Girls is a British sitcom written by Bernadette Davis that aired on BBC Three. The show stars Adelayo Adedayo, Mandeep Dhillon, Alice Felgate, Natasha Jonas, Dolly Wells, Colin Salmon, Jassa Ahluwalia and Franz Drameh. It debuted on 6 November 2012 and the first series ran for six episodes. BBC Three announced at the end of the first series that the show would return for a second series. On 18 September 2013, they confirmed that each episode of the second series will premiere on BBC iPlayer a week before being broadcast on BBC Three. The first"
"Two Girls and a Guy Two Girls and a Guy is a 1997 American comedy-drama film written and directed by James Toback and produced by Edward R. Pressman and Chris Hanley. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham and Natasha Gregson Wagner. The film is mainly based upon dialogue between the characters. It was shot almost entirely in real time, and within a single setting, leading some reviewers to compare the film to a stage play. Director James Toback told interviewers he wrote the film's screenplay in only four days and shot the film in just eleven days. Two girls,"
"up in May 2017. Allison Adler Allison Beth Adler (born May 30, 1967) is an American-Canadian television producer and writer. She is best known as the co-creator of ""Supergirl"", ""The New Normal ""and her work on ""Chuck"" and ""Family Guy."" Adler began her career by working on a TV series named ""Veronica's Closet"" in 1997. From 2001 to 2002, Adler produced 13 episodes of ""Family Guy"" and 16 episodes of ""Just Shoot Me!""; she was supervising producer for nine episodes of ""Still Standing"". She was co-executive producer on various shows, including ""Life As We Know It, Women of a Certain"
"Lena Dunham Lena Dunham (; born May 13, 1986) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series ""Girls"" (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of ""Girls"" and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. Prior to ""Girls"", Dunham wrote, directed, and starred in the semi-autobiographical independent film ""Tiny Furniture"" (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay."
"Raymond Forchion Raymond Forchion is an American actor, writer, producer, and director who has appeared in film, television and stage. Aside from several pilots and TV movies, he has co-starred on such series as ""Burn Notice"", ""Numb3rs"", """", ""Femme Fatales"", ""Southland"", ""Will & Grace"", ""The Golden Girls"", ""Wiseguy"" and ""In the Heat of the Night"". He's had recurring roles on ""General Hospital"" and ""Miami Vice"". Films include the original, ""Flight Of The Navigator"", ""Point Break"" and ""Master Blaster"". Directors and actors he has worked with include: Ron Howard, Katherine Bigelow, Randal Kleiser, Burt Reynolds, Johnny Depp, Joshua Logan, Curtis Hanson,"
"and producing the animated series ""Kid Cosmic"", set to premiere in 2020. Craig McCracken Craig Douglas McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American animator, director, writer, and producer. He created the animated television series ""The Powerpuff Girls"", ""Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"" and ""Wander Over Yonder"", and wrote and storyboarded for ""Dexter's Laboratory"". He has been married to fellow animator Lauren Faust since 2004. He is set to create and executive produce ""Kid Cosmic"", an animated series for Netflix, set for a 2020 release date. McCracken began drawing at an early age. After he graduated from California High School"
"Holliday"". He died of cancer on May 27, 1958, in Hollywood, California at age 37. Ainslie Pryor Ainslie Pryor (February 21, 1921 – May 27, 1958) was an American actor. He appeared in the films ""The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing"", ""Ransom!"", ""Walk the Proud Land"", ""Four Girls in Town"", ""The Shadow on the Window"", ""The Guns of Fort Petticoat"", ""The Left Handed Gun"", ""Kathy O'"" and ""Onionhead"". He appeared in the television series' ""Ford Star Jubilee"", ""Steve Donovan, Western Marshal"", ""Lux Video Theatre"", ""Front Row Center"", ""You Are There"", ""Medic"", ""Wire Service"", ""Sheriff of Cochise"", ""Meet McGraw"", ""Sugarfoot"","
"Riki Lindhome Erika Lindhome (born March 5, 1979) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She is best known for roles in television shows including ""Garfunkel and Oates"", ""Gilmore Girls"", ""House"", ""The Big Bang Theory"", and ""United States of Tara"", and for the comedy music duo Garfunkel and Oates, which she formed with Kate Micucci. She also hosts the Nerdist podcast ""Making It"". She starred alongside Natasha Leggero in the Comedy Central series ""Another Period"". Lindhome was born on March 5, 1979 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Portville, New York. She is primarily of Swedish ancestry. She studied"
"saying, ""I can survive staying in this country, MY country, to fight and love and use my embarrassment of blessings to do what's right."" In June 2017, Dunham endorsed Jim Johnson, a Democratic New Jersey gubernatorial candidate. Later that month, Dunham endorsed Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, in the United Kingdom general election. Lena Dunham Lena Dunham (; born May 13, 1986) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series ""Girls"" (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe"
"a 2009 interview, John calls it a Sci-fi story that explores our relationship to technology and how it defines us. John Cabrera John Cabrera (born August 26, 1975) is an American actor, writer and director best known for his role as Brian Fuller on the television show ""Gilmore Girls"" on The WB (later The CW). He has also appeared on ""Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"", ""NCIS"", ""American Dreams"", ""Miracles"", and """". John was born in Miami, Florida, and attended Miami Killian High School (class of 1993) where he first began his training as an actor. He later attended DePaul"
"Carole Wells Carole Wells (born August 31, 1942) is an American actress, opera singer, producer and author. She appeared in the television series ""Medic"", ""Father Knows Best"", ""Bachelor Father"", ""Maverick"", ""Fury"", ""The Donna Reed Show"", ""The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"", ""Wide Country"", ""Laramie"", ""National Velvet"", ""Wagon Train"", ""Leave It to Beaver"", ""Ben Casey"", ""Arrest and Trial"", ""Perry Mason"", ""Pistols 'n' Petticoats"", ""The Virginian"", ""The Sixth Sense"", ""The Brian Keith Show"", ""Switch"", ""McCloud"", ""Police Woman"" and ""1st & Ten"", among others. She appeared in the films ""A Thunder of Drums"", ""Come Blow Your Horn"", ""The Lively Set"", ""Zorro in the"
"Melissa McCarthy Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, writer, producer, comedian, and fashion designer. She is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, from eight nominations. She also received nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a BAFTA Award, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other accolades. She began appearing in television and films in the late 1990s, and first gained nationwide recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series ""Gilmore Girls"" (2000–2007). She played Dena on the ABC sitcom ""Samantha Who?"" (2007–2009), before starring"
"Amy Sherman-Palladino Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is best known as the creator of the comedy-drama television series ""Gilmore Girls"" (2000–07, 2016), ""Bunheads"" (2012–13), and ""The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"" (2017–present). Sherman-Palladino has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her work, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Music Supervision, all for ""The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"". She is the first woman in history to win Emmys in the comedy writing and directing categories in the same year. Sherman-Palladino is the"
"Jared Padalecki Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series ""Supernatural"". He grew up in Texas and rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series ""Gilmore Girls"" as well as the films ""New York Minute"" and ""House of Wax"". Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Gerald and Sherri Padalecki. His father is of Polish descent, while his mother has German, Scottish, French, and English ancestry. He was a 2000 candidate for the Presidential Scholars Program."
"Bad Girls (1994 film) Bad Girls is a 1994 American western adventure film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and written by Ken Friedman and Yolande Turner. It stars Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell and Drew Barrymore. The film follows four former prostitutes on the run following a justifiable homicide and prison escape, who later encounter difficulties involving bank robbery and Pinkerton detectives. Kaplan previously directed two of the film's stars: Masterson in ""Immediate Family"" (1989) and Stowe in ""Unlawful Entry"" (1992). Cody, Anita, Eileen and Lily work together in a brothel. When Anita is abused by a customer, Cody"
"Calista Flockhart Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as the title character in the legal comedy-drama series ""Ally McBeal"" (1997–2002), Kitty Walker in the drama series ""Brothers & Sisters"" (2006–2011) and Cat Grant in the superhero drama series ""Supergirl"" (2015–2017). She has also been featured in a number of films, including the comedy film ""The Birdcage"" (1996), the romantic comedy film ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" (1999), and the drama film ""Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her"" (2000). Flockhart has won a Golden Globe Award and Screen"