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June 9
Any information about a camera operator for several films named Harry Davis (1896-1966)?
I’m seeking information about a camera operator for several films named Harry Davis. He was born October 22, 1896 and died June 9, 1966. Does anyone have any information about him, such as how long he worked for 20th Century Fox and what his cause of death was? Yellow Sunstreaker (talk) 04:04, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
- Have you tried his
obituary on Find A Grave:[1]→[oops] or his credits on IMDb [2]? —2606:A000:1126:4CA:0:98F2:CFF6:1782 (talk) 16:51, 9 June 2018 (UTC)- Are you sure you found the right Harry Davis on Find A Grave? Only the years of birth and death are marching but not the months and dates. Also there is nothing in that obituary on Find A Grave stating that he was a camera operator. Apparently, Harry Davis the camera operator worked as a member of Peverell Marley’s unit at 20th Century Pictures beginning in 1933. He may have still been under contract when 20th Century merged with Fox Film Corporation, thus keeping his job. He was working for Universal by 1945, which was around the same time that Marley left 20th Century Fox. If Davis did indeed join 20th Century Fox from the start and worked there until 1945, he may have been part of Marley’s unit and may have been the camera operator for films like Moon over Miami. Yellow Sunstreaker (talk) 20:40, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
- Films named Harry Davis? Like a wooden leg named Smith? The Findagrave entry is for a Harry Nelson, not Harry Davis. This could be the right one.[3] ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:05, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
- I think it’s safe to say that Davis worked as a camera operator employed by Darryl F. Zanuck on a total of 11 films: Gallant Lady (1933), The House of Rothschild (1934), Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934), The Mighty Barnum (1934), Clive of India (1935), Cardinal Richelieu (1935), Thanks a Million (1935), King of Burlesque (1936), It Had to Happen (1936), Private Number (1936), and Sing, Baby, Sing (1936). Yellow Sunstreaker (talk) 07:39, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
- Oops (my motto as a former applications programmer: "do it now, fix it later"). —2606:A000:1126:4CA:0:98F2:CFF6:1782 (talk) 21:23, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
- Films named Harry Davis? Like a wooden leg named Smith? The Findagrave entry is for a Harry Nelson, not Harry Davis. This could be the right one.[3] ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:05, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
- Are you sure you found the right Harry Davis on Find A Grave? Only the years of birth and death are marching but not the months and dates. Also there is nothing in that obituary on Find A Grave stating that he was a camera operator. Apparently, Harry Davis the camera operator worked as a member of Peverell Marley’s unit at 20th Century Pictures beginning in 1933. He may have still been under contract when 20th Century merged with Fox Film Corporation, thus keeping his job. He was working for Universal by 1945, which was around the same time that Marley left 20th Century Fox. If Davis did indeed join 20th Century Fox from the start and worked there until 1945, he may have been part of Marley’s unit and may have been the camera operator for films like Moon over Miami. Yellow Sunstreaker (talk) 20:40, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
Bobby V. - Tell Me with female vocals
I used to listen a version of Bobby V's "Tell Me" that also includes female vocals (going something like "uh, boy, I see..."), but can't find it. The article doesn't mention that version either. Any idea? Brandmeistertalk 13:55, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
tune ID
hello, what is the tune at the end of this video (starts at ~ 1:19:50) (it's a bit un-PC (conspiratorial), so probably NSFW) Aecho6Ee (talk) 18:32, 9 June 2018 (UTC) PS I tried Shazam and Google's music search widget Aecho6Ee (talk) 18:34, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
- It reminds me of a part of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:42, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
- I listened to the whole thing but I don't hear it. Some parts are vaguely similar if I squint very hard. Still, thank you Aecho6Ee (talk) 16:27, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
- This is bugging me now. I know I know that tune. I will dig deeper and report back. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 23:17, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- Got it! I knew it was by Copland. It's the "Saturday Night Waltz" from his ballet Rodeo. Listen here from 11:27. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 03:52, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
- Wow! Thank you so much! Aecho6Ee (talk) 15:16, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
- Got it! I knew it was by Copland. It's the "Saturday Night Waltz" from his ballet Rodeo. Listen here from 11:27. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 03:52, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
- You're welcome. I liked it so much that I downloaded and printed off the piano sheet music, so I have to thank you for adding a new piece to my repertoire. A classic win-win. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 22:52, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
June 11
Ronaldinho's penalty v. Croacia, 1999
During the Last 16 phase of 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, Ronaldinho scored the cheekiest of penalties (Panenka is a "little baby" compared to this) versus Croatia. Unfortunately, I can't find the video. Can you please provide it? 31.217.16.84 (talk) 02:48, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- If it's not on YouTube, I think the chances of anyone here being able to provide it are pretty remote. --Viennese Waltz 07:11, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
1940s ladies' hairstyle
Can someone help me find a name for and/or a photo of a particular 1940s ladies' hairstyle? In the back, the hair is kept long and somehow rolled or braided so there is a rounded bulk of hair (like a stuffed pizza crust) at the ends that connects both sides. It's similar to a Chignon, looks like something Yulia Tymoshenko might wear. Thanks!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 03:20, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- Victory rolls? Rojomoke (talk) 03:40, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- RojomokeClose, thank you! When I googled "victory rolls back of head", nothing matched. Something akin to https://www.pinterest.jp/pin/491244271829965041/ without the braid.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:08, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- Would this https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/a2/0f/f6a20fcde93114734b1a4efb7b2355cd.jpg fall under "victory rolls"? It's closer than I've found.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:16, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- RojomokeClose, thank you! When I googled "victory rolls back of head", nothing matched. Something akin to https://www.pinterest.jp/pin/491244271829965041/ without the braid.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:08, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- The hair stylist on our service floor said that is a "rolled updo". 209.149.113.5 (talk) 19:48, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- Fantastic, thank you all!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 02:11, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
June 14
Caves of steel
Why is it, in Isaac Asimov's Robot series, that all Earthlings live underground? In his universe, was there a nuclear war long before the first part of the series which forced all people to take shelter in the "caves of steel"? Or is there another, less obvious explanation? 2601:646:8A00:A0B3:7158:3B89:88CF:A2DC (talk) 06:34, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
- Haven't read Asimov in a long time, but if I remember correctly, overcrowding, living "inside" is comfortable and civilized, and by the time of Caves of steel many Earth-humans has developed a phobia for going outside. The protagonist later forms a "go outside" movement. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:22, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
- The article The Caves of Steel notes that Asimov was a claustrophile (I seem to recall that he wrote in a memoir that, as a youth, he liked to read in an enclosed space), so it might just have been a reflection of his own personal preference. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:23, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
- Another WAG is that since the Spacers (a human offshoot) barred Earth humans from colonizing other planets, they may have initially shut themselves in to avoid being reminded of their powerlessness. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:31, 14 June 2018 (UTC)