De Carlo, Yvonne

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

Deceived (film)

Deceived (film) After six happily married years, Adrienne Saunders thinks she has it all. But after a bizarre tragedy in which her husband, Jack, is apparently killed, she is faced with a series of perplexing mysteries about the man she loved and thought she knew. She discovers a web of deceit along with some shocking …

Deceptive Detective, The (television)

Deceptive Detective, The (television) Television show; episode two of Michael O’Hara IV.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dean, Loren

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

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.

Day-o (television)

Day-o (television) Television movie on NBC (2 hours) on May 3, 1992. Directed by Michael Schultz. Grace has an imaginary friend, who only she can see, who helps her learn self-pride, both as a child and as an adult. Stars Delta Burke, Elijah Wood, Carlin Glynn, Charles Shaughnessy, Ashley Peldon.

Deacon, Richard

Deacon, Richard (1923-1984) Actor; appeared in That Darn Cat! (drive-in manager), The Gnome-Mobile (Ralph Yarby), Blackbeard’s Ghost (Dean Wheaton), and The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band (Charlie Wrenn), and on television in the Annette serial on the Mickey Mouse Club.