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Oct 12, 2012 · Douglas Laurence, a onetime director of entertainment at the famed Flamingo Hotel hotspot in Las Vegas who produced Speedway and two other Elvis Presley films, has died. He was 93.
Douglas Laurence was born on 16 December 1918 in Totowa, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Live a Little, Love a Little (1968), Speedway (1968) and Stay Away, Joe (1968). He was married to Frances Laurence. He died on 2 October 2012 in San Rafael, California, USA.
- December 16, 1918
- October 2, 2012
Oct 12, 2012 · A former director of entertainment at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, he also worked with director Delbert Mann on the 1966 James Garner drama “Mister Buddwing” and produced a classic Judy Garland ...
Oct 14, 2012 · Producer Douglas Laurence, whose credits included three films starring Elvis Presley, died on Oct. 2 due to complications following surgery. He was 93.
- Paul Laurence Dunbar
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During his short life, Paul Laurence Dunbar forged a close relationship with the legendary Frederick Douglass. Both men thought very highly of each other. In fact, Douglass once declared that Dunbar was “the most promising young colored man in America.” After Douglass’ death, Dunbar lamented his passing and the evils and treachery that surrounded A...
It’s interesting that Dunbar would say, “we have fall'n on evil days/Such days as thou, not even thou didst know” (l. 1-2). Douglass was no stranger to trials and mistreatment – he was a slave! For Paul Laurence Dunbar to consider the prejudice of the late 19thcentury eviler than the slavery of Douglass’ day is remarkable. Dunbar also knew how hard...
This poem is loaded with beautiful imagery – “cross of devious ways” (l. 4), “tempest of dispraise” (l. 8), and “awful tide” (l. 7). My favorite symbolism in this poem is “And Honor, the strong pilot, lieth stark” (l.10). I’m not sure why Dunbar capitalizes “Honor.” It gives extra significance to the word and how much it means. This line has almost...
An analysis of "Douglass" by Paul Laurence Dunbar shows that it’s tragic that racism did not end with the Emancipation Proclamation. The poem says that even though some great strides were made, even though Frederick Douglass fought his heart out and amazed America with his eloquence, even though there was a war, and even though there was a Constitu...
Ronald E Franklinfrom Mechanicsburg, PA on September 11, 2014: I think the reason Dunbar may thought the America of the end of the 19th century put African Americans in a worse place than slavery was the loss of hope. After the Civil War, hope was high among the freedmen, but the Southern states steadily pulled away all the underpinnings of equalit...
5 days ago · Douglas Laurence. Schuyler. Passed away in his 59th year following a lengthy and valiant journey with pancreatic cancer. Doug is survived by his wife of 33 years, Elizabeth (Painter) and his daughters and son-in-law Georgia Schuyler and Samantha and Justin Cridland.
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