Which actor and filmmaker is attributed with the proverb: ?The lion and the lamb shall lie down together, but the lamb won't get much sleep?
"Bluffton University. Humorist Josh Billings (1818–1885): ""The lion and the lamb may possibly sometimes lie down together; but if you'll notice carefully, when the lion gets up, the lamb is generally missing."" Attributed to Woody Allen: ""I've always liked, someday the lamb will lay by the lion ... but it won't get much sleep."" The lamb and lion ""The lamb with the lion"" – often a paraphrase from Isaiah, and more closely quoted as ""the wolf and lamb"", ""a child will lead them"", and the like – are an artistic and symbolic device, most generally related to peace. The symbol"
"Best Picture for ""Lambs"", in which he also made a cameo appearance. Utt died on January 19, 1994 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan at the age of 72. The cause was bone cancer.<ref name=""https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E5DB1330F931A15752C0A962958260""></ref> He is survived by his wife Angie and son Tim Utt and Daughter Robin Utt Fajardo Kenneth Utt Kenneth Utt (July 13, 1921 – January 19, 1994), was an American film producer and unit production manager, notable for producing ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1991), for which he won an Oscar for Best Picture. Utt was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on July 13, 1921."
"""Sleep n' Eat"". In a nod to one of Best's most respected contemporaries, his on-stage counterpart is named ""Mantan"". Willie Best William ""Willie"" Best (May 27, 1916 – February 27, 1962), sometimes known as Sleep n' Eat, was an American television and film actor. Best was one of the first African-American film actors and comedians to become well known. In the 21st century, his work, like that of Stepin Fetchit, is sometimes reviled because he was often called upon to play stereotypically lazy, illiterate, and/or simple-minded characters in films. Of the 124 films he appeared in, he received screen credit"
"the Lion was used in a MGM logo. Despite being credited as a producer, Tashlin had no involvement in the short. Chuck Jones credited him as a producer, so if the film won the Oscar for Best Short, Tashlin would receive an Oscar (in those days, Oscars for Best Short were given to producers, not the director). Frank Tashlin was dissatisfied with this film adaptation of his own book, feeling that the film did not present its original message very well. A bear settles down for his hibernation, and while he sleeps the progress of man continues. He wakes up"
"Bert Lahr Irving Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) stage name Bert Lahr, was an American actor of stage and screen, vaudevillian and comedian. Lahr is best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker ""Zeke"", in the MGM adaptation of ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). He was well known for his explosive humor, but also adapted well to dramatic roles and his work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway. Lahr was born as Irving Lahrheim, in New York City, the son of Augusta (1871-1932) and Jacob Lahrheim (1870-1947). His parents"
"Nick Offerman) says he will not shake Ronald Reagan's hand, because ""the man made a movie with a monkey, it wouldn't be dignified"". In the 2017 film ""War for the Planet of the Apes"", a human soldier's helmet has the title of the film written on it. In the final scene of the final episode of ""12 Monkeys"", Season 3, 'Witness', James Cole's Father tells the young James, 'Bed Time for Bonzo'. Bedtime for Bonzo Bedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova, starring Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, and Peggy as Bonzo. It revolves"
"Roosevelt is the stuffed toy bears—teddy bears—named after him following an incident on a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902. Roosevelt has been portrayed in films and television series such as ""Brighty of the Grand Canyon"", ""The Wind and the Lion"", ""Rough Riders"", ""My Friend Flicka"","" and Law of the Plainsman."" Robin Williams portrayed Roosevelt in the form of a wax mannequin that comes to life in ""Night at the Museum"" and its sequels """" and """". In 2017, it was announced that Leonardo DiCaprio will portray Roosevelt in a biopic to be directed by Martin Scorsese. Moreover, Theodore Roosevelt"
"In fact, MGM even considered using their mascot for the role of the Cowardly Lion. In the movie, the Lion walks on his hind legs instead of all four, except when he is first seen bounding out of the forest to attack Dorothy's friends. After roaring fiercely at them on all fours, he does stand up on his hind legs. Lahr also portrayed the Lion's Kansas counterpart, Zeke (one of Aunt Em and Uncle Henry's farmworkers). Screenwriter Noel Langley created this character for the film. Zeke helps Hickory (Tin Man's alter ego) lower a bed into its place on a"
"Lions for Lambs Lions for Lambs is a 2007 American war drama film directed by Robert Redford about the connection between a platoon of United States soldiers in Afghanistan, a U.S. senator, a reporter, and a California college professor. It stars Redford, Tom Cruise, and Meryl Streep. It was the first Cruise/Wagner Productions film since the company joined with United Artists subsequent to Cruise's falling out with Paramount Pictures in 2006. With a title that alludes to incompetent leaders sending brave soldiers into the slaughter of battle, the film takes aim at the U.S. government's prosecution of the wars in"
"Mbube.<br> • Solomon Linda is acknowledged as a co-composer of ""The Lion Sleeps Tonight"" and will be designated as such in the future.<br> • A trust will be formed to administer the heirs’ copyright in ""Mbube"" and to receive on their behalf the payments due from the use of ""The Lion Sleeps Tonight"". Solomon Linda Solomon Popoli Linda (1909 – 8 October 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele (""Linda"" was his clan name), was a South African musician, singer and composer best known as the composer of the song ""Mbube"", which later became the popular music success ""The Lion Sleeps"
"""Single Beds and Double Standards"", Reid's story is recalled by those silent film survivors who worked with him: Gloria Swanson, Karl Brown, Henry Hathaway, and stuntman Bob Rose. In 2007, a biography ""Wallace Reid: Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol"" by author E. J. Fleming appeared, the first since his mother's personal recollections after Reid's death. In 2018, a biography of Reid was the subject of Karina Longworth's Podcast ""You Must Remember This"". Wallace Reid William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film referred to as ""the screen's most"
"Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt) (February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American film actor. Lincoln is best known in his silent movie role as the first Tarzan in 1918's ""Tarzan of the Apes"" as an adult (Gordon Griffith played him as a child in the same movie). He portrayed the character twice more—in ""The Romance of Tarzan"" (also 1918) and in the 1921 serial ""The Adventures of Tarzan"". Following the end of the silent movie era, Elmo left Hollywood and tried his hand at mining. In the late 1930s, he returned to the film industry, most"
"listening to one of his favorite songs, a rendition of ""Over the Rainbow"" sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Gene Wilder Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer-songwriter and author. Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series ""The Play of the Week"" in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture ""Bonnie and Clyde"", Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film ""The Producers"" for"
"Larry Semon Lawrence ""Larry"" Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working with both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they started working together. He is also sometimes noted for directing (as well as appearing in) the 1925 silent film ""The Wizard of Oz"", which had a slight influence on the better-known 1939 talkie ""The Wizard of Oz"" released by MGM. The film was included in the 2005 three-disc"
"Willie Best William ""Willie"" Best (May 27, 1916 – February 27, 1962), sometimes known as Sleep n' Eat, was an American television and film actor. Best was one of the first African-American film actors and comedians to become well known. In the 21st century, his work, like that of Stepin Fetchit, is sometimes reviled because he was often called upon to play stereotypically lazy, illiterate, and/or simple-minded characters in films. Of the 124 films he appeared in, he received screen credit in at least 77, an unusual feat for an African-American bit player. A native of Sunflower, Mississippi, Best reached"
"Jerry Lewis Joseph Levitch (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017), known worldwide as Jerry Lewis, was an American comedian, director, actor, producer, singer, screenwriter and humanitarian, whose career spanned eight decades and was nicknamed ""The King of Comedy"". He was known for his partnership with Dean Martin as the groundbreaking act of Martin and Lewis. Lewis went on to star in, write, produce and direct many motion pictures, such as ""The Delicate Delinquent"", ""The Sad Sack"", ""Rock-A-Bye Baby"", ""The Geisha Boy"", ""Don't Give Up The Ship"", ""Visit to a Small Planet"", ""Cinderfella"", ""The Bellboy"", ""The Ladies' Man"", ""The Errand"
"Pato Hoffmann Erwin Eduardo Hoffmann-Alarcon (born 23 August 1956) is a Bolivian actor and theater director who has performed in such films as , , Cheyenne Warrior and The Last Winter. The nickname ""Pato"" was given to him as a child. Hoffmann was named the 1999 Indian Celebrity of the Year. He was born in La Paz, Bolivia to Bolivian parents of Aymara, Quechua, Spanish, and German heritage. Hoffmann's family moved to New York City when he was four years old. He thereafter spent the formative years of his childhood and youth alternating between the United States and Bolivia, and"
"of the film. ""Lost in Translation"" director Sofia Coppola said that the central scene of Scarlett Johansson and Murray lying on the bed together took multiple takes because the actors did not seem to be getting along. She eventually stopped for the day and started again the next morning. Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained exposure on ""Saturday Night Live"", a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including ""Meatballs"" (1979), ""Caddyshack"" (1980), ""Stripes"" (1981), ""Tootsie"" (1982), ""Ghostbusters"" (1984),"
"3, 2012, aged 70, from cancer. Zalman King Zalman King (born Zalman King Lefkowitz; May 23, 1941 – February 3, 2012) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. His films are known for incorporating sexuality, and are often categorized as erotica. Zalman King Lefkowitz dropped his last name at the beginning of his acting career. In 1964, he played a gang member in ""Memo from Purgatory"", an episode of the television series ""The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"" written by Harlan Ellison and featuring actors James Caan and Walter Koenig. Between 1965 and 1967 King appeared in 5 episodes of"
"a line of rum ""Ron de Jeremy"" to which he lent his name (""ron"" being Spanish for ""rum""). Television ads for the rum featuring Jeremy proclaim that it's rum ""Ron Style"". – directed by John Frankenheimer Ron Jeremy Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born March 12, 1953), better known by the stage name Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor, filmmaker, actor, and stand-up comedian. Nicknamed ""The Hedgehog"", Jeremy was ranked by ""AVN"" at No. 1 in their ""50 Top Porn Stars of All Time"" list. Jeremy has also made a number of non-pornographic media appearances, and director Scott J. Gill filmed"
"also used as the film's marketing tagline, and became so ingrained in popular culture (as it—and variants—have appeared in countless films and TV series) that a large number of people who are familiar with the phrase are unaware that it originated in ""The Fly"". ""The Fly"" was nominated for the awards in the chart below. Many genre fans and film critics at the time thought that Jeff Goldblum's performance would receive a Best Actor Oscar nomination, but this did not come to pass. Gene Siskel subsequently stated that Goldblum most likely ""got stiffed"" out of a nomination because the older"
"for his work in the television industry. Robert Guillaume Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American actor, known for his role as Isaac Jaffe on ""Sports Night"" and as Benson in the television series ""Soap"" and the spin-off ""Benson"", as well as for voicing the mandrill Rafiki in ""The Lion King"". In a career that spanned more than 50 years he worked extensively on stage, television and film. For his efforts he was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Nathan Detroit in ""Guys and Dolls"", and twice won"
"2004, in Los Angeles, California at age 85. Richard Karlan Richard Karlan (April 24, 1919 – September 10, 2004) was an American actor. He appeared in the films ""Snow Dog"", ""Union Station"", ""Between Midnight and Dawn"", ""The Lemon Drop Kid"", ""Love Is Better Than Ever"", ""The Racket"", ""Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie"", ""Tangier Incident"", ""Blowing Wild"", ""All the Brothers Were Valiant"", ""Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl"", ""Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy"", ""The Steel Jungle"", ""Accused of Murder"", ""Hollywood or Bust"", ""Rock All Night"", ""The Crooked Circle"", ""The Man Who Died Twice"", ""Inside the Mafia"" and ""Star!"", among"
"Robert Guillaume Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American actor, known for his role as Isaac Jaffe on ""Sports Night"" and as Benson in the television series ""Soap"" and the spin-off ""Benson"", as well as for voicing the mandrill Rafiki in ""The Lion King"". In a career that spanned more than 50 years he worked extensively on stage, television and film. For his efforts he was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Nathan Detroit in ""Guys and Dolls"", and twice won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of"
"and acting coach on the award-winning play The Vagina Monologues and the feature length video Autonomía. He worked as a casting associate and consultant in the U.S. and Bolivia. Pato Hoffmann Erwin Eduardo Hoffmann-Alarcon (born 23 August 1956) is a Bolivian actor and theater director who has performed in such films as , , Cheyenne Warrior and The Last Winter. The nickname ""Pato"" was given to him as a child. Hoffmann was named the 1999 Indian Celebrity of the Year. He was born in La Paz, Bolivia to Bolivian parents of Aymara, Quechua, Spanish, and German heritage. Hoffmann's family moved"
"Shot In the Dark"" (1941), ""Desert Trail"" (1942), and ""No Place for a Lady"" (1943). His last screen appearance was in ""The Killing of a Chinese Bookie"" (1976). He performed frequently on television from the 1950s to the 1970s. He was president (Shepherd) of The Lambs (1962-63). His film appearances were so prolific at one point in his career that, in 1937 alone, he appeared in no fewer than 21 films. Frank M. Thomas Frank Marion Thomas (July 13, 1889 – November 25, 1989), was an American character actor of stage, screen and television fame. He and his wife, actress"
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight ""The Lion Sleeps Tonight"" is a song originally recorded by Solomon Linda under the title ""Mbube"" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda's version was written in Zulu, while the English lyrics were written by George David Weiss. The song was adapted and covered internationally by many pop and folk revival artists in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Weavers, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba, and the Kingston Trio. In 1961, it became a number one hit in the United States as adapted in English with the best-known version by the doo-wop"
"Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Fairbanks (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including ""The Thief of Bagdad"", ""Robin Hood"", and ""The Mark of Zorro"" but spent the early part of his career making comedies. Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. He was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty and Fairbanks was"
"Chief Dan George Chief Dan George, OC (July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was also an actor, poet and author; his best-known written work was ""My Heart Soars"". As an actor, he is best remembered for portraying Old Lodge Skins opposite Dustin Hoffman in ""Little Big Man"" (1970), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; also for his role in"
"Cooper sings the song 'I'm a poor lonesome cowboy', which would later be used as the signature song of Lucky Luke in the eponymous comics series by René Goscinny and Morris. Along Came Jones (film) Along Came Jones is a 1945 Western comedy film starring Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, and Dan Duryea, in which Cooper mercilessly spoofs his own slow-talking cowboy persona. The movie was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the novel ""Useless Cowboy"" by Alan Le May, and directed by Stuart Heisler. Much of the movie was shot at the widely filmed Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth,"
"King Baggot William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as ""King of the Movies,"" ""The Most Photographed Man in the World"" and ""The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon."" Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947; wrote 18 screenplays; and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including ""The Lie"" (1912), ""Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman"""
"the origin of the song ""The Lion Sleeps Tonight"", tracing its history from its first recording by Solomon Linda, a penniless Zulu singer, through its adoption by The Weavers, The Tokens and many of the folksingers of the 1960s, and its appropriation by The Walt Disney Company in the movie ""The Lion King"". Malan reveals that Linda never received any royalties for the song; however, an ensuing courtcase established that 25 percent of the song's past and future royalties should go to Linda's three daughters. Malan has generated controversy by repeatedly questioning the seriousness and scope of AIDS in Africa."
"""Middle Man"". Roscoe Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling ""Fatty"" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and soon became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for US$1 million (equivalent to approximately $ in dollars). Between November"