Provine, Dorothy

Provine, Dorothy (1935-2010) Actress; appeared in That Darn Cat! (Ingrid Randall) and Never a Dull Moment (Sally Inwood).

Proud Family Movie, The (television)

Proud Family Movie, The (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie, premiering on August 19, 2005. Penny and her family are held captive by Dr. Carver, a mad scientist, who tries to get his hands on Oscar Proud’s Instant Everlasting Multiplying Formula, which would allow Dr. Carver to create an army of G-nomes to take over …

Proud Family, The (television)

Proud Family, The (television) An animated sitcom on Disney Channel that follows the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl, along with her best friend, the sassy and scheming Dijonay. Premiered on September 21, 2001. Voices include Kyla Pratt (Penny Proud), Tommy Davidson (Oscar Proud), Paula Jai Parker (Trudy Proud), Jo Marie …

Proud Bird from Shanghai, The (television)

Proud Bird from Shanghai, The (television) Television show; aired on December 16, 1973. Directed by Harry Tytle. Chinese pheasants set loose in Oregon in 1881 find it difficult to survive in their new home, where there are different kinds of predators, but eventually they multiply and create a breed of ring-necked pheasants that can be …

Protector, The (television)

Protector, The (television) Hour-long series on Lifetime, premiering on June 12, 2011, and ending on September 19, 2011. Divorced mother Gloria Sheppard juggles her demanding personal and professional life as an intuitive LAPD homicide detective while raising two boys, with the live-in help of her troubled younger brother Davey. Stars Ally Walker (Gloria Sheppard), Tisha …

Prosky, Robert

Prosky, Robert (1930-2008) Actor, appeared in Outrageous Fortune (Stanislov Korzenowski), Green Card (Bronte’s lawyer), and The Scarlet Letter (Horace Stonehall).

Prospect Studios

Prospect Studios Built in 1919 as the Vitagraph Studios, the complex, just a few blocks from Walt Disney’s uncle’s home, is the longest-operating studio in Hollywood, and eventually became a home to ABC. The news broadcasts originated there for many years, and the soundstages housed the series Grey’s Anatomy and soaps such as General Hospital …

Promised Land, The (television)

Promised Land, The (television) Television show; episode 4 of Daniel Boone.

Property Rights and Pollution (film)

Property Rights and Pollution (film) Educational film; from The People on Market Street series, produced by Terry Kahn; released in September 1977. The economic concepts of property rights and pollution are discussed, focusing on the theft of a bicycle.

Prom (film)

Prom (film) Several intersecting stories unfold at Brookside High School as the big dance approaches and excitement mounts for the big night. Boys are figuring out who to ask to the prom and girls are shopping for dresses. Senior class president, Nova Prescott, a real go-getter and the prom organizer, plans the perfect prom, only …