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2 days ago · Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) recounts the 1942 U.S. bombing mission over Tokyo by sixteen B-25s, coordinated by Lieutenant-Colonel James H. Doolittle (played by Spencer Tracy). LeRoy employs flashbacks in an effort to present the personal lives of the airmen and their spouses, including an emotionally wrought scene in which the wounded ...
- 1928–1968
- 2, including Warner
- October 15, 1900, San Francisco, California, U.S.
- September 13, 1987 (aged 86), Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
2 days ago · Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor, from nine nominations. During his career, he appeared in 75 films and ...
American Splendor was a comic book Pekar started writing in the 80s. His stories are great, some of them are about geopolitical issues but most of them are kind of mundane, daily life stuff. I am sure there are others like Harvey but he was doing his own thing when superhero comics were the only type available to Western readers.
2 days ago · Hal Mohr won the only write-in Academy Award ever, in 1935 for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Mohr was also the first person to win for both black-and-white and color cinematography. No winners are lost, although some of the earliest nominees (and of the unofficial nominees of 1928–29) are lost, including The Devil Dancer (1927), The Magic Flame ...
8 hours ago · Antil, who had won gold medals in the Tokyo Paralympics and 2023 World Championships, sent his spear to a distance of 69.50 metres. The 25-year-old Haryana is the current world record holder ...
3 days ago · The Doolittle Raid ("30 Seconds Over Tokyo") was the first attack on the Japanese mainland after their attack on Pearl Harbor. Although it did not do much damage to Tokyo's infrastructure, it proved to be a significant psychological boost to US service members.
To Be or Not to Be (1942) Hangmen Also Die! (1943) The Wooden Horse (1950) The Colditz Story (1955) Danger Within (1959) The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961) Very Important Person (1961) A minor British comedy but had always been a favourite of mine. The Train (1964) Heitai Yakuza (1965) aka Hoodlum Soldier.
