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Blues Brothers 2000
Director:John LandisWriters:Dan Aykroyd and John LandisDirector of Photography:David HerringtonEditor:Dale BeldinMusic:Paul ShafferProduction Designer:Bill BrodieProducers:John Landis, Dan…The Unknown Marx Brothers
Fox Lorber; $19.98Documentary; NR Ever wonder how the Marx Brothers got their names? This fond remembrance of the fraternal comedians reveals the story behind their monikers and much more…Brewer's: Lay Brothers
Men not in orders received into the convents and bound by vows. (Greek, laos, people.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lay FiguresLawyer's Bags A B C D E…Brewer's: Brother German
A real brother. (Latin, germanus, of the same stock; germen, a bud or sprout.) “Te in germani fratris dilexi loco.” —Terence Andria, I. 5, 58. A uterine brother is a brother by the mother'…Brewer's: Brother Jonathan
When Washington was in want of ammunition, he called a council of officers, but no practical suggestion could be offered. “We must consult brother Jonathan,” said the general, meaning his…Brewer's: Brother Sam
The brother of Lord Dundreary (q.v. ), the hero of a comedy based on a German drama, by John Oxenford, with additions and alterations by E. A. Sothern and T. B. Buckstone. (Supplied by T.…Brewer's: Amyclæan Brothers
(The) Castor and Pollux, who were born at Amyclæ. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Amyclaean SilenceAmundeville A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Brewer's: Sworn Brothers
“in the Old English law, were persons who by mutual oath covenanted to share each other's fortune.” (Burrill.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sworn at…Marx Brothers Biography
Marx Brothers comedians Team of film, vaudeville and Broadway comedians known for surreal humor and ground-breaking movie comedy. They soon signed up with Paramount, making The Cocoanuts (1929…Wright, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Charles, 1935–, American poet, b. Pickwick Dam, Tenn. While in the army in Italy (1957–61), he began reading Pound's Cantos, which, along with his Southern roots and ancient…