"Billy Bones Billy Bones is a fictional character, in the first section of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". Billy Bones appears at the very outset of the story with a mysterious sea chest, looking for a wayside inn with a view of the sea but little. Bones decides upon the Admiral Benbow Inn where he asks to be addressed merely as ""Captain"". Though his down-payment for lodgings is adequate, even generous, he stays for many months and browbeats Jim Hawkins' father out of asking for more money even when his deposit has been spent. He does, however, pay Jim"
"greet him with respect unlike before. He looks to the skies and sees an image of Silver in the clouds. Jim Hawkins (character) James Hawkins is a fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". He is both the protagonist and main narrator of the story. At the start of the novel, Jim works at his family's inn. A patron of the inn, former swashbuckler Billy Bones, receives the Black Spot, a pirates' summons, with the warning that he has until ten o'clock, and he drops dead of apoplexy on the spot. In the dead man's sea chest, Jim"
"Jim Hawkins (character) James Hawkins is a fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". He is both the protagonist and main narrator of the story. At the start of the novel, Jim works at his family's inn. A patron of the inn, former swashbuckler Billy Bones, receives the Black Spot, a pirates' summons, with the warning that he has until ten o'clock, and he drops dead of apoplexy on the spot. In the dead man's sea chest, Jim and his mother find an oilskin packet, which contains a logbook detailing the treasure looted during Captain Flint's career, and"
"films' oneiric approach and style. Ruiz takes his liking of cartography to a new level with Stevenson’s narrative, making the book into a map to the treasure in this rendition. ""Treasure Island"" opens with the narrator whom is the main character Jonathan who is Jim Hawkins (Melvil Poupaud), describing a violent television show that he is watching about African civil war and diamonds being taken . Then the film moves to the shabby hotel owned and ran by Jonathan’s drunken father (Lou Castel), and his peculiar mother (Anna Karina) where they welcome guests on as few occasions as possible. A"
"Treasure Island (1950 film) Treasure Island is a 1950 live action adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel. Directed by Byron Haskin, it stars Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins and Robert Newton as Long John Silver. ""Treasure Island"" is notable for being Disney's first completely live-action film and the first screen version of ""Treasure Island"" made in color. It was filmed in England on location and at Denham Film Studios, Buckinghamshire. In the West Coast of England in 1765, a young boy called Jim Hawkins lives with his mother in a tiny"
"Treasure Island (1999 film) Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. It was written and directed by Peter Rowe and stars Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim, a 13-year old boy, out of his rightful share of the treasure in 1759. and so Jim then teams up with Silver. Smollett, Trelawney and Livesey are killed, and Jim, Silver and Ben Gunn escape with the treasure. The film was"
"In the message the old pirate announces that he has buried a marvelous treasure on the secret isle where he retired : Emerald Island. Jim is going to have to hurry though. Pirates, old enemies of Long John, are on his trail. Jim Hawkings was only a child in R.L. Stevenson's novel, ""Treasure Island"". But now, four years after the events in the novel, Jim has become a fully grown teenager. ""Treasure Island"" ends with Jim returning to England. He uses his share of the treasure to buy his mother a small estate. Jim has become an upstanding adventurous young"
"Treasure Island (1977 miniseries) Treasure Island is a 1977 television adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous 1883 novel. It was filmed in 1977 on location in Plymouth and Dartmouth (Devon), and in Corsica, and also at BBC Television Centre at Wood Lane, London. Jim Hawkins (Ashley Knight) discovers a treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the treasure, but pirates led by Long John Silver (Alfred Burke) have plans to take the treasure for themselves by way of mutiny. This four-episode adaptation by John Lucarotti, while particularly faithful to the original, adds an expanded narrative concerning the declining"
"Treasure Island (1918 film) Treasure Island is a 1918 American silent adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is one of many silent versions of the story and is noteworthy because it is almost entirely acted by child or teenage actors. The film was co-directed by brothers Sidney and Chester Franklin. The film is one of Fox's ""Sunset Kiddies"" productions following in the wake of previous Kiddie productions like ""Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp"". This is a lost film. As described in a film magazine, Jim Hawkins (Carpenter) and his mother operate"
"Treasure Island (1972 live-action film) Treasure Island is a 1972 adventure film, based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Orson Welles as Long John Silver, Kim Burfield as Jim Hawkins, Walter Slezak as Squire Trelawney, Rik Battaglia as Captain Smollett, and Ángel del Pozo as Doctor Livesey. This adaptation of ""Treasure Island"" was released in several different language versions, each with a different director. Jim Hawkins (Kim Burfield) is a young boy who works at a pub with his mother (Maria Rohm). When a drunken old sailor named Billy Bones (Lionel Stander) comes in for a"
"$110 million worldwide. It was nominated for the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. On the planet Montressor, a young Jim Hawkins is enchanted by stories of the legendary pirate Captain Nathaniel Flint and his ability to appear from nowhere, raid passing ships, and disappear in order to hide the loot on the mysterious ""Treasure Planet"". Twelve years later, having been abandoned by his father when he was still young, Jim has grown into an aloof and isolated troublemaker. He reluctantly helps his mother Sarah run the family's Benbow Inn, and derives amusement from ""Alponian solar cruising"", skysurfing atop"
"Jim Hawkins in the novel were Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey, whom John Musker described as ""one is more comic and the other's very straight""; these two characters were fused into Dr. Doppler. Clements also mentions that though the father-son relationship between Jim Hawkins and John Silver was present ""to some degree"" in the book, they wanted to emphasize it more in the film. Terry Rossio, who worked on the script, later argued the filmmakers made a crucial mistake turning Jim Hawkins too old. """"Treasure Island"", the book, is a boy's adventure, about a young cabin boy who matches wits"
"books, and an amateur actor, starring as Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island in 1935 at Camp Kern, Oregonia, Ohio. Eicher organized a chemical laboratory at his home in Dayton, and practiced chemistry and all aspects of photography with a Leica camera. During the summers he traveled with his parents to all 48 states, plus trips to Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and Central America including Panama. He particularly enjoyed the western national parks, especially Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Yosemite, Bryce, Mesa Verde, and the Grand Canyon. He loved hiking and exploring old"
"Rodgers Tavern Rodgers Tavern, also known as Stevenson's Tavern, is a historic hotel located at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a mid-18th-century, two-story stone structure with a basement. All rooms have corner fireplaces. It was frequently visited by George Washington between the years 1755 and 1798, when it was owned and operated as an inn and tavern by Colonel John Rodgers (1728–1791). He was the father of John Rodgers (1772–1838), U.S. naval officer. During the 1880s the house was divided into two halves, east and west. Rodgers Tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places"
"land. A New Hampshire farmer named John Rollins purchased the island in 1869 and, finding agriculture in Florida not as successful as he wished, transitioned the island into a tourist resort, building a large luxury hotel and attracting celebrities such as banker William Astor and writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. The slave quarters were displayed as tourist attractions. After the hotel burned down in 1888, the Rollins family successfully cultivated citrus until a freeze in 1894 destroyed their crop. Rollins' daughter's family was the last to live in the main house; she sold the island to private investors in 1923. Two"
"Inn; both went through major renovations during the 2000s. The Ocean House was originally opened in 1868; it was torn down in 2005, then completely rebuilt and reopened in 2010. The Ocean House today consists of both hotel rooms and condominiums. It is the only Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond Hotel in Rhode Island and has been described by ""The New York Times"" as a place which ""conjures up another age, when women wore white gloves to tea and golf was a newfangled pastime."" Celebrities have holidayed at the hotel, including Hugh Jackman and Regis Philbin. The village is"
"Long John Silver's Long John Silver's LLC (also formerly known as Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppe and sometimes abbreviated as LJS) is an American fast-food restaurant chain that specializes in seafood. The brand's name is derived from the novel ""Treasure Island"" by Robert Louis Stevenson, in which the pirate ""Long John"" Silver is one of the main characters. Formerly a division of Yum! Brands, Inc., the company was divested to a group of franchisees in September 2011 and is now 80% franchise-owned. The first restaurant was opened on August 18, 1969, in Lexington, Kentucky. The original location, on 301 Southland"
"Jacobs' Inn Jacob's Inn was a notable 18th century inn located in Thompson, Connecticut. The inn was founded by Nathaniel Jacobs, who was born in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1683. He bought two large properties in Thompson in for $5400 in 1742, and stayed there for the rest of his life. He was an important member of the Congregational Church He died in 1772 at age 90, and the inn was taken over by his son John Jacobs after his death. John Jacobs was known as 'Landlord Jacobs.' The Inn was called a Halfway House because it was approximately halfway between"
"Treasure Island (2012 miniseries) Treasure Island is a two-part British television miniseries adaptation of the novel ""Treasure Island"" (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson. The screenplay was written by Stewart Harcourt, produced by Laurie Borg and directed by Steve Barron. It was made by BSkyB and first shown in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on 1 & 2 January 2012. Young Jim Hawkins (Toby Regbo) discovers a map to a legendary island of treasure belonging to the infamous Captain Flint (Donald Sutherland) and embarks on a journey aboard the ship ""Hispaniola"" to find it; however, the enigmatic Long John Silver (Eddie"
"house was featured on an episode of ""Weird Travels"" as the Inn at Shadow Lawn and it was claimed to be haunted. Hamilton Hoppin House The Hamilton Hoppin House is an historic house at 120 Miantonomi Ave in Middletown, Rhode Island. It has been known by several names, including Villalon, Montpelier, Shadow Lawn, Agincourt Inn, and, currently, The Inn at Villalon. The oldest part of the house was designed by architect Richard Upjohn, as was Kingscote in Newport. It was built in an Italianate style in the mid-nineteenth century and it is one of the first Italianate stick-style houses to"
"Inn and its cabins were built to serve the many visitors who wished to visit the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. The increase in tourism during the 1920s was due to the ease of transportation that newly paved roads for automobiles provided. Jim Howell was the original operator of the inn, from 1928 to 1946; his descendants have operated it ever since. The inn rented out the cabins and served food until World War II; the cabins would once again be rented out after they were restored by their owners Carl and Sharon Howell, Jr. in 2005, with air conditioning added."
"their first years of touring across America, they would stay in the same identical rooms no matter where they were. As Bernie summed up in the lyrics, ""From a terminal gate to a black limousine, it's a ten-minute ride to the Holiday Inn"". Holiday Inn Holiday Inn is a British-owned American brand of hotels, and a subsidiary of InterContinental Hotels Group. Founded as a U.S. motel chain, it has grown to be one of the world's largest hotel chains, with 1,145 active hotels . The hotel chain's headquarters are in Denham, Buckinghamshire. Kemmons Wilson, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was"
"Hartford and Boston. The inn was notable because both George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette spent time there. Washington once wrote in his journal that he apparently did not enjoy a breakfast that he had at the inn. Once, Washington's coach left the inn without him, but he was able to overtake it on foot. Also notably, Lafayette left his masonic apron at the Inn, and it was passed down through the Jacobs family. Jacobs' Inn Jacob's Inn was a notable 18th century inn located in Thompson, Connecticut. The inn was founded by Nathaniel Jacobs, who was born in"
"Gurney's Inn Gurney's Inn is a historic oceanfront resort on the very tip of Long Island, located on 290 Old Montauk Highway in Montauk, New York. U.S. President Richard Nixon wrote his acceptance speech at the Skippers Cottage. It has a famous Thalasso spa. Amenities include ""one of the nation's few true seawater pools"" and accommodations for groups (weddings, business meetings, etc.) Gurney's was featured on the Travel Channel show ""Hotel Impossible"" on April 9, 2012. The property was described as ""not keeping up with the times."" in 2015 Gurney's underwent a major renovation and retrofitting. The revised Gurney', now"
"This version of the story is noted for its faithfulness to the book, with much of the dialogue coming directly from it, as well as recreating several of the more violent scenes from the book. Jim Hawkins (Christian Bale) discovers a treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the treasure, but pirates led by Long John Silver (Charlton Heston) have plans to take the treasure for themselves by way of mutiny. ""Treasure Island"" was filmed in 1989 on location in Cornwall, England, in Jamaica, and also at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. The replica ship ""Bounty II"" was"
"in order to hide the loot on the mysterious ""Treasure Planet"". Twelve years later, Jim (now voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has grown into an aloof and alienated teenager, helping his mother Sarah run an inn and deriving amusement from ""solar surfing"" (a hybrid of skysurfing and windsurfing atop a board attached to a solar-powered rocket), a pastime that frequently gets him in trouble. One day, a spaceship crashes near the inn. The dying pilot, Billy Bones, gives Jim a sphere and tells him to ""beware the cyborg"". Shortly thereafter, a gang of pirates raid and burn the inn. Jim, his"
"""Treasure Island 1 August 1750 J.F."" and ""Given by above J.F. to M W. Bones Maste of y Walrus Savannah this twenty July 1754 W B"". Other dates mentioned include 1745, the date Dr. Livesey served as a soldier at Fontenoy and also a date appearing in Billy Bones' log. Various claims have been made that one island or another inspired Treasure Island: ""The Pirate's House"" in Savannah, Georgia is where Captain Flint is claimed to have spent his last days, and his ghost is claimed to haunt the property. In his collection ""Fables"" (1896), Stevenson wrote a vignette called"
"The Legends of Treasure Island The Legends Of Treasure Island is an English animated television series. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original story ""Treasure Island"". Featuring a mysterious and dark storyline, it incorporates magic and many new characters. Billy Bones is not in this series, instead Jim's father Mr. Hawkins is in his place. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom and in other countries throughout Europe and Latin America and was also aired in Australia on ABC TV Network. The"
"novel ""Treasure Island"", is a mixture of single-family dwellings on the westerly end and multi-family dwellings on the eastern end. North Bay Village was incorporated in 1945. Harbor and Treasure Islands were annexed several years later. Broadcast Key, also known as Cameo Island, was annexed in 1963. During its early years, North Bay Village was primarily a haven for winter residents. The City became widely known for its popular restaurants and nightclubs, which attracted celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. Dean Martin had a night-club in North Bay Village in the late 1960s and early 1970s called Dino's. It"
"Holiday Inn Holiday Inn is a British-owned American brand of hotels, and a subsidiary of InterContinental Hotels Group. Founded as a U.S. motel chain, it has grown to be one of the world's largest hotel chains, with 1,145 active hotels . The hotel chain's headquarters are in Denham, Buckinghamshire. Kemmons Wilson, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was inspired to build his own motel after being disappointed by poor quality and inconsistent roadside accommodation during a family road trip to Washington, D.C. The name ""Holiday Inn"" was coined by Wilson's architect Eddie Bluestein as a joke during construction of the first"
"and tavern for seamen visiting from abroad. The Pirates' House is home to some rare early edition pages of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. The pages can be seen hanging on the walls of the Captain's room and the Treasure room in the Pirates' House. The current owners of The Pirates' House claim that Captain Flint, a pirate mentioned in the book Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, died in the upstairs bedroom at the Pirate's House. However, as Flint is a completely fictional character, this story cannot be historically true, and the additional claim that Flint haunts the"
"shot in various locations on the Isle of Man, and distributed by Columbia TriStar and Fries Film Group. The vessel used to portray the Hispaniola was the tall ship Earl of Pembroke. Producer Adrienne Gruben was nominated for the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards. Treasure Island (1999 film) Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. It was written and directed by Peter Rowe and stars Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to"
"in 1983 and 1992. While the original videotape and laserdisc contained the 87-minute G-rated version, by the early 1990s the studio had restored the original cut with a PG rating, as several Disney-branded releases had already been rated PG by this point, and every release since 1991, including the 2003 DVD release, has been the uncut 96-minute version. Treasure Island (1950 film) Treasure Island is a 1950 live action adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel. Directed by Byron Haskin, it stars Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins and Robert Newton as Long"