De Carlo, Yvonne

De Carlo, Yvonne (1922-2007) Actress; appeared in Oscar (Aunt Rosa), and on television in The Barefoot Executive (Norma).

Death: How Can You Live with It? (film)

Death: How Can You Live with It? (film) Educational film using sequences from Napoleon and Samantha. In the Questions!/Answers? series, released in 1976. A boy learns to accept the death of his grandfather.

Debt (television)

Debt (television) Half-hour television series on Lifetime, debuting on June 3, 1996, and ending on July 3, 1998. A game show in which contestants had a chance to pay off their credit cards and other loans by answering questions. Hosted by Wink Martindale.

Dead Poets Society (film)

Dead Poets Society (film) John Keating, a dedicated English teacher, returns to his alma mater, a stuffy Eastern boys’ prep school. The administration frowns upon his teaching methods, which encourage the students not to learn by rote, but to think and feel for themselves. He awakens such passion in one group of students that they …

Dean, Loren

Dean, Loren Actor; appeared in the title role in Billy Bathgate, and in Enemy of the State (Hicks) and Mumford (Dr. Mumford).

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (television)

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on CBS on May 9, 1995. A crime reporter for the Miami Herald, Edna Buchanan, is on the beat to find out who killed alleged mobster Johnny Cresta, who had been attempting to bring legalized gambling to town. Directed by Joyce …

Dead Presidents (film)

Dead Presidents (film) Young African American buddies, returned from the war in Vietnam, find things changed at home. Their neighborhood is disintegrating, ravaged by drugs and chronic poverty. To try to save themselves, they turn to acquiring dead presidents—cold, hard cash—by any means necessary, even if they end up paying with their lives. General release …

Deacon, the High Noon Dog (television)

Deacon, the High Noon Dog (television) Television show; aired on March 16, 1975. Directed by Norman Wright. A mongrel dog goes searching for his young master, Jamie, and finds itself stranded in the desert. His adventures include the chasing of a cat into the OK Corral in Tombstone, which inadvertently starts the famous battle. Eventually, …

Day in the Life of Donald Duck, A (television)

Day in the Life of Donald Duck, A (television) Television show; aired on February 1, 1956. Directed by Jack Hannah. Walt Disney and the Mouseketeers help tell about a typical day in Donald’s life. Stars also Clarence Nash, Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams.

Deacon Street Deer, The (television)

Deacon Street Deer, The (television) Television show; aired on May 18, 1986. Directed by Jackie Cooper. A young deer is stranded in the big city, where he is helped by a boy who guards him against a neighborhood gang. A local street vendor helps the boy take the animal back to the forest. Stars Bumper …