Judy Garland

Every form and variety of our emotions can be portrayed in film. They allow us to escape and have a broadening perspective. Film provides us with a source to every theme we can identify with the human condition. Film has allowed us a visual alternative to literature that can exuberate our senses. Various elements of the film such as theme, cinematic techniques, and genre helps beguile us into worlds we have never explored, people we have never met and lives we have never lived. Although a…

cast enough female roles, and some of the members were suspiciously communistic. In 1949 founded the Stella Adler Theatre Studio, It wasn't long until the school lured its most famous student, a young actor named Marlon Brando. Along with Brando, Judy Garland and Dolores Del Rio were notable among her early students. Later students included Robert De Niro, Martin Sheen, Harvey Keitel, Candice Bergen. In 1985 Adler would open a second school in Los Angeles, where she tutored Nick Nolte,…

The Work Itself Ella Fitzgerald achieved a multitude of accomplishments in her life. One of the many were her thirteen grammies. These grammies were: Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Soloist in 1958 and 1959; Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1962; Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal in 1976 and 1979; Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female in 1980, 1981, 1983, and 1990; and Grammy Award for Best Historical Album in 1995. These awards she…

Musicals Let’s change gears here into something a little different, and a lot of fun! Musicals. Who doesn’t like a good musical? And before you roll your eyes and think we’re only going to talk about Disney, there’s a lot more to musicals then animated characters singing to woodland creatures. Musicals have been around since the dawn of theatre - and like many of our genres, started on the stage. But what actually makes a musical? In this genre, we define a musical as a film where the songs are…

Christina Younis Professor Ryan Siemers ENGL 1301 December 2, 2015 The Blunt Truth Long before the United States was even an idea, many cultures such as the ancient Chinese used a plant called Marijuana for various medical reasons. Till this day, many doctors still use it in modern medicine. In the 1930's however, the Tobacco Association funded a movie called “Reefer Madness” which successfully caused many people to believe…

GYPSY ROSE: A Concise Biography Who is Gypsy Rose? Gypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper, and vedette who was famed for her striptease act. She was born Rose Louise Hovick on January 8, 1911, and passed away the next day, on April 26, 1970. Her autobiography, which she wrote in 1957, was adapted into the theatrical musical Gypsy in 1959. She was also a performer, screenwriter, and playwright. Gypsy Rose’s Early Life Exploration Childhood and Upbringing Rose Louise…

Even though The Wizard of Oz made its debut in 1939, critics today almost unanimously agree that it deserves its title of being one of the most influential films ever released. Audiences spanning across generations have celebrated its success for nearly eighty years, and Dorothy’s story continues to teach children valuable lessons regarding family and loyalty. Despite this long-lasting impact, The Wizard of Oz did not immediately gain fame upon release; in fact, only when it made its first…

The United States of America became affected in the Second World War after the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbour in 1941. Even though the society had had anti-war attitude since the First World War, Roosevelt recognised the needs for intervention. This vital decision has significantly changed the lives of every citizen. Whether it was abroad or on the home front, each American individual was urged by the government to contribute to the war effort. Because of the protracted war most of the young…

Introduction With exception of war, no event has caused as much upheaval to American security, and its way of life than that of the Great Depression. Following the stock market crash of 1929, and spanning the entire decade of the 1930’s, this period saw at its height, a quarter of Americans out of work, with many barely able to feed themselves or their families. This period also saw many businesses that once flourished, shut their doors forever. However, one industry that still managed to…