"Maurice Cole Tanquary Maurice Cole Tanquary (November 26, 1881 - October 25, 1944) was a professor of entomology, a member of the Crocker Land Expedition and is considered to be a pioneer in modern beekeeping. Tanquary was the son of Thomas J. and Florence A. Tanquaary and was raised on a farm near Lawrenceville, Illinois, where he attended public schools. He then attended Vincennes University where he was a member of Tau Phi Delta society and was one of the authors of the society's first constitution and by-laws. He graduated in 1903 and taught for four years in the public"
"from an AIDS-related illness on 4 April 1995, aged 50. A traditional requiem mass was held at Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, and Everett's body was later cremated at Mortlake Crematorium. Everett's first break (as Maurice Cole) came when he sent a tape to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1962. He was interviewed at the BBC by Charles Fletcher and offered a job as a presenter on the Light Programme, the forerunner to BBC Radio 2. He declined, however, in favour of the less constrained world of pirate radio, where he began his career as a DJ"
"2013 TV film, ""The Magic Hockey Skates"" (based on the book of the same name). Bob Cole (sportscaster) Robert Cecil Cole (born ) is a Canadian sports television announcer who has worked for CBC and Sportsnet and former competitive curler. He is known primarily for his work on ""Hockey Night in Canada"". Cole began broadcasting hockey on VOCM radio in St. John's NL. CBC Radio in 1969 and moved to television in 1973 when ""Hockey Night in Canada"" (HNIC) expanded its coverage. Cole was the primary play-by-play announcer for HNIC on CBC, usually working Toronto Maple Leafs games, from 1980"
"Tommy Cole Tommy Cole (born December 20, 1941) is an American make-up artist, actor, and singer who appeared as a Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club television series. Although born in Burbank, California, Tommy Cole grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of La Cañada. He was self-motivated toward performing from an early age, despite some disapproval from his family. His father was an editor of the ""Los Angeles Herald Examiner""; his mother later worked part-time at movie studios as a welfare guardian for minor children. He has one older brother, John Cole. Cole started as a musician, playing the"
"Bob Cole (sportscaster) Robert Cecil Cole (born ) is a Canadian sports television announcer who has worked for CBC and Sportsnet and former competitive curler. He is known primarily for his work on ""Hockey Night in Canada"". Cole began broadcasting hockey on VOCM radio in St. John's NL. CBC Radio in 1969 and moved to television in 1973 when ""Hockey Night in Canada"" (HNIC) expanded its coverage. Cole was the primary play-by-play announcer for HNIC on CBC, usually working Toronto Maple Leafs games, from 1980 to 2008. Aside from the Leafs broadcasts, he was also a staple for HNIC during"
"Leon Cole Leon Cole (born c. 1940) is a Canadian musician and former radio broadcaster, best known as the host of the classical music program ""RSVP"" on CBC Stereo from 1985 to 1995. Prior to joining the CBC as a broadcaster, Cole studied music at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto. He worked as a church organist and choir director, as well as composing orchestral music and documentary film scores. He was first heard on the CBC as the host of ""Sound Track"", before taking over from David Lennick as host of ""RSVP"" in 1985. He"
"George Cole (actor) George Edward Cole, OBE (22 April 1925 – 5 August 2015) was an English actor whose career spanned more than 70 years. He was best known for playing Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV comedy-drama show ""Minder"" and Flash Harry in the early ""St Trinian's"" films. Cole was born in Tooting, London. He was given up for adoption at ten days of age and adopted by George and Florence Cole, a Tooting council employee and charwoman (cleaner) respectively. He attended secondary school in nearby Morden. He left school at 14 to be a butcher's boy, and had"
"A Christmas Carol (2004 film) A Christmas Carol: The Musical is a 2004 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1994 stage musical of the same name, with songs written by Alan Menken (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics). The musical is based on Charles Dickens' famous 1843 novella of the same name, produced by Hallmark Entertainment for NBC. It was directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and features Kelsey Grammer, Jane Krakowski, Jesse L. Martin, Geraldine Chaplin, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Alexander. The film was broadcast November 28, 2004 on NBC. The film opens at the London Exchange on Christmas Eve"
"Clay Cole Clay Cole (January 1, 1938 – December 18, 2010) was an American host and disk jockey, best known for his eponymous television dance program, ""The Clay Cole Show"", which aired in New York City on WNTA-TV and WPIX-TV from 1959 to 1968. Clay Cole was born Albert Rucker Jr. on January 1, 1938, in Youngstown, Ohio. He became a juvenile stage and radio actor; then in 1953, at age 15, became the television host and producer of his own Saturday night teen music show, ""Rucker's Rumpus Room"", first on WKBN-TV, then, until 1957, on WFMJ. Arriving in Manhattan"
"Clay Cole Clay Cole (January 1, 1938 – December 18, 2010) was an American host and disk jockey, best known for his eponymous television dance program, ""The Clay Cole Show"", which aired in New York City on WNTA-TV and WPIX-TV from 1959 to 1968. Clay Cole was born Albert Rucker Jr. on January 1, 1938, in Youngstown, Ohio. He became a juvenile stage and radio actor; then in 1953, at age 15, became the television host and producer of his own Saturday night teen music show, ""Rucker's Rumpus Room"", first on WKBN-TV, then, until 1957, on WFMJ. Arriving in Manhattan"
"Jess Cain Jess Daniel Dennis Cain III (June 17, 1926 – February 14, 2008) was an American radio personality. For 34 years, from 1957 to 1991, Cain was the morning drive personality on WHDH/850 in Boston. Cain also was a professional actor and appeared in numerous theater and musical theater productions, and appeared in early television on the Sergeant Bilko - a.k.a. ""The Phil Silvers Show"". In the Boston area, he was known especially for playing Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' ""A Christmas Carol"". A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a graduate of Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia"
"has 1940s Christmas songs recorded by Cole and Bing Crosby. Third recording: Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, August 24, 1953. This was the song's first magnetic tape recording. Label credit: The King Cole Trio with String Choir (Nat King Cole, vocal; Buddy Cole, pianist; John Collins, guitarist; Charlie Harris, bassist; Nelson Riddle, orchestra conductor). Master #11726, take 11. Issued November 1953 as the ""new"" Capitol 90036(78rpm) / F90036(45rpm) (Capitol first issued 90036 in 1950 with the second recording). Correct label credit issued on October 18, 1954 as Capitol 2955(78rpm) / F2955(45rpm). Label credit: Nat ""King"" Cole with Orchestra Conducted by"
"Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole also acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway. He was the first black man to host an American television series. Nathaniel Adams Cole was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 17, 1919. He had three brothers: Eddie (1910–1970), Ike (1927–2001), and Freddy (b. 1931), and a"
"John Cole (journalist) John Morrison Cole (23 November 1927 – 7 November 2013) was a journalist and broadcaster from Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known for his work with the BBC. Cole served as deputy editor of ""The Guardian"" and ""The Observer"" and, from 1981 to 1992, was the BBC's political editor. Donald Macintyre, in an obituary in ""The Independent"", describes him as ""the most recognisable and respected broadcast political journalist since World War II."" Cole was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1927 to George Cole, an electrical engineer, and his wife Alice. The family were Ulster Protestants, and Cole"
"The Christmas Carol The Christmas Carol is a 1949 low-budget, black and white television special narrated by Vincent Price. Compressing the Charles Dickens classic story into a half-hour, it is stated to be ""the oldest extant straight adaptation of the story"" for television. It was originally produced as a syndicated production for airing on 22 stations across the United States on Christmas Day in 1949. It was sponsored by Magnavox and represented that company's first use of television advertising. In 1952 the show was acquired by Consolidated Television Sales for further syndication. The production is considered primitive by modern standards;"
"have hosted the program include Bill Slater and Ted Brown. George Schreck produced the show. As with most DuMont programs, no episodes are known to survive. King Cole's Birthday Party King Cole's Birthday Party (also known as Birthday Party) was an early American children's television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network. The program was broadcast from May 15, 1947, to June 23, 1949. Little is known about the series. Each 30-minute episode featured the real birthday of a child. The series was sponsored by the Jay Day Dress Company of New York. The program was first broadcast locally"
"for a two-part edition of The Bill Podcast. In November 2018, Richard appeared as Maurice in an episode of ""EastEnders"". Eric Richard Eric Richard (born Eric Smith, 27 June 1940) is an English actor and presenter. His theatre work includes plays at the Royal Court Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, as well as seasons with the Royal Exchange, Manchester, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Sheffield Crucible Theatre and Paines Plough. In 2001, he appeared as Ebeneezer Scrooge in a production of Charles Dickens' ""A Christmas Carol"" at the UCL Bloomsbury Theatre, London. He is best known for his role as"
"Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol is a 1962 animated musical holiday television special produced by UPA. It is an adaptation of ""A Christmas Carol"" by Charles Dickens, featuring UPA's character Mr. Magoo as Ebenezer Scrooge. The special first aired on December 18, 1962 on NBC. Jim Backus provides the voice of Magoo, with additional voices provided by Paul Frees, Morey Amsterdam, Joan Gardner, and Jack Cassidy. The special is directed by Abe Levitow and features songs composed by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Bob Merrill. It is the first animated holiday program ever produced specifically for television,"
"Merry Madagascar Merry Madagascar is a Christmas special first broadcast on the NBC network on November 17, 2009, which starred the characters from the ""Madagascar"" film series. The story appears to take place sometime between the first and second movies. It features many of the same voices from the film (except Sacha Baron Cohen, who was replaced by Danny Jacobs, who voices Julien in ""The Penguins of Madagascar"" television series), including Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Carl Reiner provided the voice of Santa Claus. As the story begins, Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Melman"
"is the father of jazz singer Holly Cole. Leon Cole Leon Cole (born c. 1940) is a Canadian musician and former radio broadcaster, best known as the host of the classical music program ""RSVP"" on CBC Stereo from 1985 to 1995. Prior to joining the CBC as a broadcaster, Cole studied music at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto. He worked as a church organist and choir director, as well as composing orchestral music and documentary film scores. He was first heard on the CBC as the host of ""Sound Track"", before taking over from David"
"Chris Core Chris Core (born December 8, 1948) is an American radio and television personality. Formerly on Washington, D.C.'s 630 WMAL and host of ""The Chris Core Show"" from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EST, Marc Fisher of ""The Washington Post"" calls Core ""a rare talker who gets the complexities of this region."" The program was one of the highest rated shows in the competitive drive time slot prior to being moved, mostly unchanged, to its morning slot. The show covered a wide variety of topics ranging from politics, the Global War on Terrorism, local and current affairs, show business,"
"A Christmas Carol (2000 film) A Christmas Carol is a British television crime fantasy drama film, written by Peter Bowker, that first broadcast on ITV on 20 December, 2000. The film is a modern adaptation of Charles Dickens' ""A Christmas Carol"", and stars Ross Kemp in the role of Eddie Scrooge. Warren Mitchell stars as Eddie's Dad, the Ghost of Christmas Past; Ray Fearon stars as Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Present; and Ben Inigo-Jones stars as Eddie's son, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The film was one of a number of projects offered to Kemp as"
"by one of the founders of the BBC. Delivered annually by the monarch, it was first broadcast on BBC Radio in 1932. An alternative Christmas message was first broadcast on Channel 4 in 1993. Broadcast from 1951 to 1960, radio comedy ""The Goon Show"", starring Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe, mixed ludicrous plots with surreal humour, puns, catchphrases and an array of bizarre sound effects. The show has exerted considerable influence on British comedy and culture. As a film star Sellers in particular became influential to film actors by using different accents and guises and assuming multiple roles"
"Josie Carey Josephine Vicari Massucci Franz (August 20, 1930 – May 28, 2004), known by the stage name Josie Carey, was a lyricist and a host of several children's television shows. Carey was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania as Josephine Vicari and would later change her name at the suggestion of her television station's general manager. Carey was the host of Pittsburgh's children show, ""The Children's Corner"" on WQED from 1953 to 1961. Carey was one of the station's original employees, beginning work there in October 1953 — six months before WQED actually started broadcasting. She went"
"her memories and experiences. She continued to perform, act, and direct in Pittsburgh community theater up to her death, resulting from complications from a fall, at age 73. Josie Carey Josephine Vicari Massucci Franz (August 20, 1930 – May 28, 2004), known by the stage name Josie Carey, was a lyricist and a host of several children's television shows. Carey was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania as Josephine Vicari and would later change her name at the suggestion of her television station's general manager. Carey was the host of Pittsburgh's children show, ""The Children's Corner"" on WQED"
"Christmas present delivery. The brand also created a social media campaign in which Mrs. Claus answered requests and questions from members of the public. The ad was received positively by customers and the press with many people commending the brand for taking a feminist approach to a traditional character. The ad was directed by Academy-award winner Tom Hooper with Mrs Claus played by British actress Janet McTeer. Music was composed by Rachel Portman. The ad was created for Marks & Spencer by advertising agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe, a London-based division of Young & Rubican. In 1953 Nat King Cole"
"Christmas Holiday Christmas Holiday is a 1944 film noir crime film directed by Robert Siodmak starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Based on the 1939 novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, the film is about a woman who marries a Southern aristocrat who inherited his family's streak of violence and instability and soon drags the woman into a life of misery. After he is arrested, the woman runs away from her husband's family, changes her name, and finds work as a singer in a New Orleans dive. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical"
"with cancer, at the age of 74. Doreen Tracey Doreen Isabelle Tracey (April 13, 1943 – January 10, 2018) was a British-born American performer who appeared on the original ""Mickey Mouse Club"" television show from 1955-58. Tracey was born in St Pancras, London, England. Her parents, Sidney Tracey and Bessie Hay, were an American vaudeville dance team that performed for Allied soldiers during World War II. Her father's original name was Murray Katzelnick. He emigrated to the United States from Russia with his Jewish parents as an infant. When Doreen was four, her family returned to the United States, where"
"and NBC as a stand-alone network. One ambitious broadcast, copies of which are generally available to collectors of old-time radio broadcasts, was a special two-hour program broadcast on Christmas Day, 1944. Entitled ""Christmas on the Blue"", the show was emceed by Gracie Fields, and featured, among other stars, Joe E. Brown, The Andrews Sisters, Ed Wynn, Paul Whiteman and others. The show also featured broadcasts of overseas servicemen talking to their loved ones at home, something slightly unusual for the era. One of the pairings on this special program involved Wendell Niles, a long-time announcer on many radio shows, including"
"title off the top of his head. This constrained his writing, but gave him the opening line: ""Did you hear about the plot to overthrow Christmas?"" The play was first broadcast on December 25. By 1940, Corwin was leading CBS's Columbia Workshop, and he again produced ""The Plot to Overthrow Christmas"" on December 22 of that year. CBS had Corwin produce and direct the play a third time on December 19, 1944, with most of the original cast, which included Will Geer as Mephistopheles. Santa Claus was played by House Jameson, and Nero was played by black stage and radio"
"Carole Cole Carole ""Cookie"" Cole (October 17, 1944 – May 19, 2009) was an American actress, music producer, and CEO of King Cole Productions. She was sometimes credited as Carol Cole. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole and jazz singer Maria Cole, and the older sister of singer Natalie Cole. Cole was born in Medford, Massachusetts and was the adopted daughter of Nat King Cole and adopted sister of Natalie Cole. Her biological mother, Carol Hawkins, was the sister of Nat King Cole's wife, Maria. Through her mother, Cole was a grandniece of educator"
"January 31, 1915, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Mason P. Morfit and Mary L. (née Harris) Morfit. He attended Baltimore City College (actually a high school), but dropped out to pursue a career in radio and writing. Starting in 1937, he worked for Baltimore radio station WBAL as an announcer, writer and actor/comedian. He used his birth name until 1940, when, while on the air announcing ""Club Matinee"" hosted by Ransom Sherman at NBC, Chicago, Sherman held a radio contest to find a more easily pronounceable one. ""Garry Moore"" was the winning entry, which was submitted by a woman"
"Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ""A Free Soul"" (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film ""It's a Wonderful Life"". He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of ""A Christmas Carol"" during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr. Leonard Gillespie in MGM's"