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Ruth Brown is a Actor American born on 30 january 1928 at Portsmouth (USA)
Ruth Brown (January 12/January 30, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "The house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for Old Yankee Stadium).
Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 1980s, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts, which led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Her performances in the Broadway musical Black and Blue earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original cast recording won a Grammy Award.
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Ruth Brown
Birth name Ruth Alston Weston
Nationality USA
Birth 30 january 1928 at Portsmouth (USA)
Death 17 november 2006 (at 78 years) at Las Vegas (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 30 january 1928 at Portsmouth (USA)
Death 17 november 2006 (at 78 years) at Las Vegas (USA)
Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 1980s, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts, which led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Her performances in the Broadway musical Black and Blue earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original cast recording won a Grammy Award.
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Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
, 1h23Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Renée Zellweger, Howie Mandel, Max Perlich, Patricia Childress, Gerrit Graham, John Doe
Roles Ella
Rating52%
True Identity (1991)
, 1h33Directed by Charles Lane, Charles Lane
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Lenny Henry, Frank Langella, Anne-Marie Johnson, James Earl Jones, R. Lee Ermey, Peggy Lipton
Roles Martha
Rating51%
A struggling black actor named Miles Pope is on a plane ride home from a failed acting audition. Miles meets a producer named Leland Carver who accidentally reveals his mafia ties when he believes that their plane is about to crash. However, the plane does not crash and Miles is the only man who knows Leland's past. To escape, Miles persuades his makeup artist friend Duane to transform him into a Caucasian male.
Hairspray (1988)
, 1h32Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Obésité, Films about racism, Films about television, Musical films, Films about disabilities
Actors Ricki Lake, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono, Divine, Jerry Stiller, Leslie Ann Powers
Roles Motormouth Maybelle
Rating69%
Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) and her best friend, Penny Pingleton (Leslie Ann Powers), audition for The Corny Collins Show, a popular Baltimore teenage dance show based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show. Penny is too nervous and stumbles over her answers, and another girl, Nadine, is cut for being black (there is a 'Negro Day' on the show on the last Thursday of every month, she is told). However, despite being overweight, Tracy is a strong enough dancer to become a regular on the show, infuriating the show's reigning queen, Amber Von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick), a mean, privileged, beautiful high school classmate whose pushy stage parents, Velma (Debbie Harry) and Franklin Von Tussle (Sonny Bono), own Tilted Acres amusement park (based on Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, where racial problems occurred). Tracy steals Amber's boyfriend, Link Larkin (Michael St. Gerard), and competes against her for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963, fueling Amber's hatred of her.
Under the Rainbow (1981)
, 1h37Directed by Steve Rash
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Joseph Maher, Robert Donner, Billy Barty
Roles Cleaning Woman
Rating53%
Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Mantan Moreland, Nipsey Russell
Roles Self
Rating69%
Rhythm and Blues Revue est une émission de variétés sans intrigue, l'une des nombreuses compilées pour une exposition théâtrale à partir des courts-métrages conçus pour la télévision produits par Snader et Studio Telescriptions, avec des segments d'hôtes nouvellement filmés par Willie Bryant. À l'origine, 86 minutes, la version "courte" disponible sur les collections du domaine public et les sites Web manque une bobine