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bondenargentina · 5 years ago

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“El Satánico Doctor No”: un riesgo económico, una ganancia prestigiosa

Por Lucas Manuel Rodríguez*

El nombre de James Bond es globalmente conocido, ya sea por su vínculo al mundo del espionaje, al cine o por haber sido protagonizado por varios actores en diferentes etapas. Sin embargo, existió un tiempo en el que su durabilidad cinematográfica estaba lejos de ser una garantía, y solo una minoría se dispuso realmente a catapultar una franquicia que ya era un fenómeno literario.

Con licencia para producir

Cuando se publicó la primera novela de 007, Casino Royale (1954), en Estados Unidos, inmediatamente, la CBS le pagó mil dólares al autor Ian Fleming para permitirles adaptar un episodio de la serie antológica Climax! (1954 - 1958) que llevara ese mismo título. Desafortunadamente, la aventura del “Jimmy” Bond de Barry Nelson fue más recordado por ser un fallo comercial, mientras los libros eran un éxito absoluto y pasaban también por el formato gráfico con series de historietas. Ya en 1958, el productor Albert R. Broccoli quería convencer a su socio Irving Allen de llevar los relatos de Bond al cine en una reunión con el creador del personaje, pero Fleming se disgustó porque Allen le aseguró que su obra en general era inadaptable. Dos años después, Charles K. Feldman adquirió los derechos fílmicos de Casino Royale y, en paralelo, el canadiense Harry Saltzman los de las otras historias. En ese entonces, Broccoli se separó de su ex-socio y en un intento de comprarle a Saltzman lo suyo, formaron una asociación conformada por dos compañías: Danjaq (llamada así por sus esposas, Dana y Jacqueline), para sostener los derechos de las películas; y EON (por Everything Or Nothing, Todo O Nada), para producirlas.

Broccoli y Saltzman, tras descartar a figuras como Cary Grant (padrino de bodas del primero) y Humphrey Bogart por no querer implicarse en sagas, marcaron cancha al formar su equipo técnico y actoral con cineastas esencialmente británicos. A expensas de la postura de Fleming, y por la propuesta casi azarosa del editor Peter R. Hunt al haber trabajado con él en Pícaros Afortunados (On The Fiddle, 1961), el desconocido escocés llamado Sean Connery interpretaría a James Bond.

Los aliados de siempre

A pocos minutos de presentarse en el relato, Bond se reúne con los compañeros que jamás lo han traicionado y, aparentemente, jamás lo harán: M, el jefe y cabeza del Servicio Secreto Británico, que es el único que protagonizó todas las películas a la par del agente, interpretado esta vez por Bernard Lee (quien así lo hizo hasta su muerte); la secretaria de M, Moneypenny, actuada por Lois Maxwell, perseverante en ese rol hasta el inicio de la era de Timothy Dalton (1987); y su amigo norteamericano de la CIA, Felix Leiter, personaje con el cual nos acostumbraron al cambio de actor mucho antes que con James Bond, aquí con la presencia de Jack Lord.

Hubo que esperar hasta la siguiente película para que Desmond Llewelyn debutara en la piel de Q, pero esta vez tenemos al “armero” (en créditos finales figura como Major Boothroyd, el apellido de pila de Q) y este le introduce a Bond una de sus más inseparables amigas: la Walther PPK de 7, 65 mm con silenciador Brausch, destacada por ser tan potente como un ladrillo que se estrella contra un vidrio, a cambio de la Beretta Modelo 1934 que, si bien es “linda y liviana”, carece de potencia, se atasca con facilidad e hizo que Bond terminara en un hospital por ello.

Las mujeres en Bond

De entrada se estableció como pauta que 007 tuviera relaciones sexuales con tres mujeres por película, dos de ellas con participación limitada. Además, una debía ser “malvada” para darle al protagonista el imperativo de seducirla y así extraerle la información necesaria como beneficio de la misión de turno: en este caso, Miss Taro (la británica Zena Marshall), una doble agente de rasgos orientales que trabaja para el Doctor No. Por su parte, Eunice Gayson aparece en los primeros minutos como Sylvia Trench; es importante destacar que, mediante una partida de Bacará en el Club Le Cercle, ella le dio el pie a Sean Connery para que escucháramos por primera vez la más recordada introducción del agente como “Bond, James Bond”, e incluso, por su cameo en la siguiente entrega, se llegó a considerar que Trench fuera la “novia oficial” de Bond en la franquicia, pero evidentemente fue descartada. La tercera mujer se establecía como la Chica Bond que se comprometía románticamente con el espía, y la sueca Ursula Andress, encarnando a Honey Ryder, se luce con su bikini blanco. Sin embargo, iniciada la era digital y la propagación de la tendencia a ser lo más políticamente correcto posible, cada vez circulan más los argumentos que sostienen que la participación de Ryder en El Satánico Doctor No carece de peso narrativo y la actriz termina por ser un mero decorado a pesar de su innegable trascendencia cultural; honestamente, me cuesta pensar lo contrario. Como curiosidad, tanto la voz de Andress como la de Gayson fueron dobladas por la alemana Monica "Nikki" van der Zyl, y también participó así en otras nueve películas de Bond hasta Moonraker (1979).

Villano y furtivo

El doctor Julius No (Joseph Wiseman con prótesis en los ojos para aparentar un aspecto oriental) es un científico con ascendencia alemana y china especializado en radiación que, tras ser rechazado por los norteamericanos y los soviéticos, ofreció sus habilidades a la organización criminal SPECTRE: SPecial Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion (o en español: Ejecutivo Especial para Contraespionaje, Terrorismo, Venganza y Extorsión). El Doctor se dedica a sabotear lanzamientos de cohetes espaciales realizados por el Proyecto Mercurio en Cabo Cañaveral, desde su isla jamaiquina en Cabo Key (Crab Key); un profesional, aunque en el fondo es toda una suerte de vendetta personal. En el film, este personaje aparece recién en el último tercio y solo comparte dos secuencias con el protagonista, pero el director Terence Young se las ingenió para que, previo a esos momentos, se sintiera una atmosfera amenazante y misteriosa cada vez que recibimos información sobre nuestro antagonista. Esto implicó que le solicitaran al diseñador Ken Adam que los interiores de la base del Doctor No tuvieran un aspecto futurista, con una impresión de que el villano tiene su mente actualizada en todas sus áreas de interés: como bien lo muestra la presencia del Retrato del Duque de Wellington de Francisco Goya en su comedor, el cual realmente había sido robado en la National Gallery de Londres el 21 de agosto de 1961.

El espectro de Bond

Aún con un presupuesto reducido de un millón de dólares (compárenlo con los 15 invertidos en la enorme Lawrence de Arabia, estrenada en el mismo año), esta inserción de Bond al cine trajo consigo unas cuantas particularidades que todavía permanecen en las secuelas: para empezar, el clásico tema original compuesto por Monty Norman, que había reciclado de un trabajo previo, la canción “Good Sign, Bad Sign” del musical Una casa para Mr. Biswas; la disponibilidad de filmar en locaciones exóticas, al convertirse en la primera película que fue rodada en Jamaica; los diálogos con el villano que expone sus planes mediante una extraordinaria dirección de actores detrás de cámara; la obsesiva capacidad de observación de James Bond y su manera de dejar trampas a la competencia (la llegada a la habitación del hotel es un calco de la misma situación en la novela Casino Royale); entre otras que son bastante un producto de su época como el modo de expresar sus vicios con la bebida y las mujeres, y los atisbos de racismo hacia los isleños (en particular, Quarrel).

Así, Bond se convirtió en un éxito global, y no solo por los 59.5 millones de dólares recaudados. Su impacto se manifestó abiertamente en la apreciación de eventuales realizadores, como Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, y más recientemente, Mathew Vaughn (las dos Kingsman , 2015 & 2017) y Ryan Coogler (Pantera Negra, 2018). En cuanto a fechas registradas, El Satánico Doctor No se estrenó en Argentina el sábado 10 de abril de 1963, por Zona Microcentro, en el Teatro Gran Rex, pero las premieres a modo “Opening Nights” se volvieron tradición para las producciones de EON el 5 de octubre del año anterior por su primera proyección en el edificio London Pavilion de Reino Unido, y es por eso que para esa fecha se celebra mundialmente El Día de James Bond.

Ficha Técnica: Título original: Dr. No. Año: 1962. Duración: 110 min. País: Reino Unido. Dirección: Terence Young. Guión: Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather. Música: Monty Norman. Fotografía:Ted Moore. Edición: Peter R. Hunt. Reparto: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Bernard Lee. Productora: Eon Productions. Distribución: United Artists. Productor: Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli. – Datos de producción extraídos del material extra y el audiocomentario del Blu-ray editado en 2012. – *Licenciado en Comunicación Social por la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. E-mail: [email protected].

#james bond #argentina #opinion #dr no #sean connery #terence young #joseph wiseman #ursula andress #Articulos

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citizenscreen · 6 years ago

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Warren William and Kay Francis in Keighley/Dieterle’s DR. MONICA (1934) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq6OExzlns5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t0od8jn7xj46

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elcinelateleymickyandonie · 3 years ago

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LOUISE BEAVERS.

Filmography

1923: The Gold Diggers

1927: Uncle Tom's Cabin

1929: Election Day, extra.

1929: Coquette

1929: Glad Rag Doll.

1929: Gold Diggers of Broadway.

1929: Barnum Was Right.

1929 - Wall Street.

1929: Nix on Dames.

1930: Second Choice

1930: Wide Open.

1930: She Couldn't Say No.

1930: True to the Navy.

1930: Safety in Numbers.

1930: Back Pay.

1930: Recaptured Love.

1930: Our Blushing Brides.

1930: Manslaughter.

1930: Outside the Law.

1930: Bright Lights.

1930: Paid.

1931: Scandal Sheet

1931: Millie.

1931: Don't Bet on Women.

1931: Six Cylinder Love.

1931: Up for Murder.

1931: Party Husband.

1931 - Annabelle's Affairs.

1931: Sundown Trail.

1931: Reckless Living.

1931: Girls About Town.

1931: Heaven on Earth.

1931: Good Sport.

1931: Ladies of the Big House.

1932: You're Telling Me, extra.

1932: Hesitating Love, extra.

1932: The Greeks Had a Word for Them.

1932: The Expert.

1932: It's Tough to Be Famous.

1932: Young America.

1932: Night World.

1932: The Midnight Lady.

1932: The Strange Love of Molly Louvain.

1932: Street of Women.

1932: The Dark Horse.

1932: What Price Hollywood ?.

1932: Unashamed.

1932: Divorce in the Family.

1932: @ #! *% 'S Highway.

1932: Wild Girl.

1932: Too Busy to Work.

1933: The Midnight Patrol

1933: Grin and Bear It, extra.

1933: She Done Him Wrong.

1933: Her Splendid Folly.

1933: Girl Missing.

1933: 42nd Street.

1933: The Phantom Broadcast.

1933: Pick-Up.

1933 - Central Airport.

1933: The Big Cage.

1933: What Price Innocence ?.

1933: Midnight Mary.

1933: Hold Your Man.

1933: Her Bodyguard.

1933: A Shriek in the Night.

1933: Notorious But Nice.

1933: Bombshell.

1933: Only Yesterday.

1933: In the Money.

1933: Jimmy and Sally.

1934: Palooka

1934: Bedside.

1934: I've Got Your Number.

1934: Gambling Lady.

1934: A Modern Hero.

1934: The Woman Condemned.

1934: Registered Nurse.

1934: Glamor.

1934: I Believed in You.

1934: Cheaters.

1934: Merry Wives of Reno.

1934: The Merry Frinks.

1934: Dr. Monica.

1934: I Give My Love.

1934: Beggar's Holiday.

1934: Imitation of Life.

1934: West of the Pecos.

1934: Million Dollar Baby.

1935: Annapolis Farewell

1936: Bullets or Ballots.

1936: Wives Never Know.

1936: General Spanky.

1936: Rainbow on the River.

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unateoriadegliautori · 7 years ago

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dr. monica (1934)

#william keighley #kay francis #warren william #jean muir

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the-record-obituaries · 6 years ago

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May 1, 2019: Obituaries

Richard Triplett, 74

Richard David Triplett, age 74, of Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 14, 1944 in Wilkes County to Bascum and Edna Daniels Triplett. Mr. Triplett was a member of Decision Independent Baptist Church and was foreman with Broyhill Furniture for 22 years. Mr. Triplett was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Bascum Triplett, Jr., Steve Triplett and Kelly Triplett.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hawkins Triplett; children, Rickie Triplett and spouse Andrea of Wilkesboro, Crystal Eller and spouse Terry of Moravian Falls, Eric Triplett and spouse Tammy of Ferguson; grandchildren, Michelle Staley and spouse Nathaniel, Jeremiah Triplett, Tate Eller and spouse Megan, Coty Eller, Monica Eller, Jacob Triplett, Cindy Hartley, Josh Kilby; great grandchildren, Ava Staley, Maggie Staley and Ellie Phillips.

Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Pastor Hoss Moore and Pastor Rickie Triplett officiating. Burial will follow in Moravian Falls Cemetery. The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to Decision Independent Baptist Church, 2978 Zacks Fork Road, Lenoir, NC 28645. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

James Hendren, 86

James Dwight Hendren, age 86, of Moravian Falls, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at his home. Mr. Hendren was born June 21, 1932 in Wilkes County to Maurice Lee and Lulie James Hendren.

He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Moravian Falls and employed by the State of North Carolina for 30 years.

Mr. Hendren was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Thomas Edward Hendren.

Surviving are his wife, Janet Martin Hendren; daughter, Renee Hendren-Deal and husband Terry of Taylorsville; son, Kevin Hendren and partner Suzanne of Statesville; grandchildren, Josh Deal, Kala Cline and husband Nathaniel all of Taylorsville; great grandson, Cullen Cline of Taylorsville.

Graveside service was April 29, at Old Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in Moravian Falls with Rev. Roger Elmore officiating.

The family has requested no food and no flowers. Memorials may be made to Old Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 7930 Brushy Mountain Road, Moravian Falls, NC 28654.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles Estep, 63

Charles Dean Estep, age 63, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Alamance Caswell Hospice Home after a short battle with cancer. He was born November 22, 1955 in Wilkes County to Raymond Arthur and Maie Shew Estep. Charles was preceded in death by his parents; brother, John Ray Estep; and sisters, Rachael Laws and Brenda Bailey.

Surviving are his sisters, Claudette Hamby Terry of Orlando, Florida, Mary Sue Durham of Burlington, North Carolina, Agnes E. Church and spouse Henry A. Church, Jr. of St. Helena Island, South Carolina; many nieces, nephews and other family.

Some of his favorite hobbies included fishing, gardening, working outside, and helping others. Dean spent many years caring for his mother and oldest sister. He will be missed dearly by his family and friends.

Graveside service was April 28, at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Moravian Falls.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Steve Barber, 69

Rev. Steve Edward Barber, age 69, of Hamptonville, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. He was born July 18, 1949 in Surry County to Clarence Elmer and Lonnie Martin Barber.

Rev. Barber was a US Army Veteran serving in Vietnam and Germany. He was a member of Old Fashion Baptist Church.

Steve was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Lonnie Elmer Barber and Gary Thomas Barber, Sr.; and granddaughter, Ella Kilby.

Surviving are his wife, Laura Ruth Triplett Barber; daughters, Teresa Kilby and spouse Jarrett of Hamptonville, Cynthia Barber of Winston Salem; grandchildren, Matthew Crane and Dash Kilby; sister, Louise Pardue of Jonesville; several nieces and nephews.

Graveside service with military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard Post 1142 was April 28, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Clingman with Rev. Ricky Cothren, Rev. Kevin Blevins and Rev. Johnny Arnold officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 9, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or to a church or charity of the donor's choice.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Maggie Williams, 98

Maggie Mae "Jane" Williams, age 98 of Wilkesboro entered into eternal peace on Wednesday, April 24 at Curis of Wilkesboro.

Funeral services were April 27, at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel. Burial was in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.

Maggie was born September 8, 1920 in Wilkes County to Charles and Julie Shew Williams. Maggie was a simple frugal woman always ready to lend a hand to someone else. She was always content with her life, always a big smile for others. Her favorite pastimes were cooking, putting up gardening vegetables in cans, having a cup of coffee with visitors and chatting on the phone. Maggie worked for Holly Farms/Tyson for 28 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents and several brothers and sisters.

She is survived by a daughter; Elizabeth Cox of Wilkesboro, granddaughter Kayla Cox of Wilkesboro, one sister; Sadie Eller and husband Frank of Purlear. .

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 2361, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

George Snyder, 85

Mr. George Paul "Red" Snyder, age 85 of Wilkesboro, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at his home.

Funeral services were held April 27, at Wilkesboro United Methodist Church where he was a member with Rev. Chris Lakey officiating. Burial was in Mountain Park Cemetery.

Mr. Snyder was born June 12, 1933 in Wilkes County to Donald V. Snyder and Mattie Lodemia McNeil Snyder. He served in the US Army - 11th Airborne Division during the Korean War.

He retired from Tyson Foods as the Vice President of Deli Sales. Mr. Snyder was recipient of "The Order of the Long Leaf Pine" for outstanding community service -1997. Community Service included: Commissioner Town of Wilkesboro - 24 years (8 years Mayor Pro-Tem); Member of Wilkes Airport Authority; Member of the Wilkes Community College Endowment Board; Member of the Watts Retreat Commission; Region D Council of Government Board; former Member of North Wilkesboro Rotary Club, Santa Claus for Wilkes County Parade 20-plus years; Honorary Wilkesboro Fireman and Tyson Salesperson of the Year.

During his service with Holly Farms, Mr. Snyder cooked with Dinah Shore and cooked for dignitaries such as President Ronald Reagan who offered him a job to cook for him at the Whitehouse, and others celebrities, sport figures, NASCAR race drivers, his neighbors and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters; Clara Snyder Church and Martha Snyder Elbe.

Mr. Snyder is survived by his wife; Madge Snyder of the home and a son; George Snyder, II and wife Camie of Matthews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wilkesboro Fire Department 400 South Cherry Street Wilkesboro, NC 28697 or the Wilkes Community College Endowment Corporation c/o Allison Phillips PO Box 120 Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

Bernice Wyatt, 84

Bernice Douglas Wyatt, age 84, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Wilkes Senior Village. She was born September 16, 1934 in Wilkes County to Walter and Allie Roberts Douglas. Bernice was a member of Center Baptist Church. She served as a foster grandparent with Mulberry Elementary School and a volunteer at Hospice.

Mrs. Wyatt was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, R.G. Wyatt; brothers, Robert Bud Douglas, Ray Douglas, Troy Douglas and an infant sister.

Surviving are her sons, David Wyatt and spouse Jean of North Wilkesboro, Tommy Ray Wyatt and spouse Lila of Millers Creek; grandsons, Aaron Wyatt and spouse Heather of Hillsborough, Adam Wyatt and spouse Sarah of North Wilkesboro, Anthony Wyatt and spouse Meredith of Cincinnati, Ohio; great grandchildren, Mason Wyatt, Avery Wyatt; sister, Annie Wyatt of North Wilkesboro; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service was April 27, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Pastor David Key officiating. Burial followed in Mountlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Wake Forest Baptist Health and Hospice, 126 Executive Drive, Suite 110, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Jay Parker, 92

Mr. Jay Calvin Parker, age 92 of Wilkesboro, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Westwood Hills Nursing.

Funeral services were April 29, at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Dr. Chris Hefner officiating. Entombment was held in Scenic Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

Mr. Parker was born June 4, 1926 in Wilkes County to Dewey Rufus and Christine Anderson Parker. He was the retired partner/owner of Parker Electric and Plumbing Company. Jay joined the Wilkesboro Fire Department in 1942, where he served the residents of Wilkesboro for 45 years. He served as Fire Chief for 7 years 1980-1987.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother; Bob Lee Parker.

Mr. Parker is survived by his wife Betty Jean Myers Parker of the home, a daughter; Ina Jean Parker of Wilkesboro, Nieces and Nephews; Lee Parker of Wilkesboro, Ginger Parker Shaffer of California and Beth Parker Handcuff of Hickory.

In lieu of flowers the family wishes that memorials be made to the Wilkesboro Fire Department 400 South Cherry St. Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

Linda Hall, 56

Linda Teresa Harris Hall, age 56, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her home. She was born April 27, 1962 in Wilkes County to Richard and Lucille Dillard Harris. Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by her parents.

Surviving are her husband, Randy Hall; son, Randy Scott Hall and spouse Autumn of Ronda; grandchild, Adrianna Belle Hall; special great nephew, Bradley Harris of North Wilkesboro; sisters, Brenda Lunsford and Debbie Shew both of Roaring River; and brother, Jeff Harris of Taylorsville.

Memorial service was April 27, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jamie Wood officiating. The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to NC State Fallen Firefighter Foundation, PO Box 68, Bahama, NC 27503.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Billy Johnson, 71

Billy Joe Johnson, age 71, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at his home. He was born January 5, 1948 in Wilkes County to Otha and Grace Long Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a US Army Veteran and a member of Mtn. View Baptist Church in Windy Gap. He loved his grandchildren, hunting, gardening and racing. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Leon Johnson; and sisters, Foda Gregory, Peg Thompson and Nancy Ivey.

Surviving are his wife, Sharon Smith Johnson; son, John Matthew Johnson and spouse Autumn of Wilkesboro; daughter, Marcia Johnson of North Wilkesboro; grandchildren, Austin Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Silas Cooke, Jake Cooke; and a very special friend, Grady Oakley of Hamptonville.

Funeral service was April 27, at Mtn. View Baptist Church in the Windy Gap Community with Rev. William Souther and Grady Oakley officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to Mtn. View Baptist Church, c/o Linda Johnson, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Carolina Emily Baldwin, 35, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Wilkes Medical Center.

Carolina was born Tuesday, November 22, 1983 in Caldwell County to the late Samuel Curtis Baldwin and Sandra Kay Braswell Baldwin.

Those left to cherish her memory include: her daughters, Chelsey Bodford, Prescilla Bodford, and Katelynn Bodford, all of the home; sister, Samanthia Baldwin of Granite Falls; brothers, Ralph Baldwin of Oregon and Allen Braswell of Granite Falls; fiancé Elvis Redmon.

The family will conduct a memorial service at 10:00 am, Friday, April 26, 2019 at Living Grace Chapel, 1006 Byrd Ridge Road, North Wilkesboro. Pastor David Dyer will be officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes, P.O. Box 396, Moravian Falls, NC 28654 to help with final arrangements.

Condolences may be sent to: www.adamsfunerals.com.

Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes and cremation services is honored to be serving the Baldwin Family.

Daniel Bruce Souther, 69

Mr. Daniel Bruce Souther, age 69 of Winston Salem, previously of North Wilkesboro passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at SECU Hospice Home of Yadkinville.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Windy Gap with Rev. Benny Romans and Rev. David Wellborn officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:45 prior to the service at the church.

Mr. Souther was born February 21, 1950 in Wilkes County to Zeb Royist Souther and wife Martha Ellen York Souther. He was retired form JP Stevens.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother Jerry Souther.

Mr. Souther is survived by his wife; Geneva Matilda Call Souther of the home, a daughter; Danielle Souther Scarlett and husband Harold of Olin, NC, a grandchild; Devlin Scarlett, three sisters; Millicent Estes and husband Clyde of Stony Point, Carolyn Flanagan and husband Joe of Mocksville and Ellen Mastin and husband Dane of Wilkesboro, three brothers; John Souther and wife Sharon, Isaac Souther and wife Diane and Terry Souther and wife Karen all of North Wilkesboro, his special nurse; Martha Ellen and several nieces and nephews.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to SECU Hospice Home, 243 N. Lee Avenue Yadville, NC 27055.

Online condolences may be made at www.reinssturdivant.com

Rev. Mace Dean Johnson, 84

Rev. Mace Dean Johnson, age 84 of Millers Creek, a Baptist Minister and Veteran, finished his earthly life on Monday, April 22, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Union Baptist Church in Wilbar with Rev. Steve Faw, Rev. Julius Blevins and Dr. Galen Johnson officiating. The body will be lie in state from 1:00 until 2:00. Burial with Military Honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 Honor Guard will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 Wednesday evening at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.

Rev. Johnson was born May 14, 1934, in Wilkes County to John Hampton Johnson and Nancy Louellen Reeves Johnson. He served three years (1953-1956) in the U.S. Army with the 187th Airborne Division. He also served as FA Crewman. He was stationed in Japan during the Korean War, and encountered a horrifying experience over the ocean flying back to the states when the crew was ordered to ditch all their belongings.

Rev. Johnson attended Millers Creek School, Wilkes Community College, and received his Master of Divinity Degree from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute. He was a Baptist Minister and served as Pastor over 40 years. The Baptist Churches he served were Bethany, 3 years, Mountain Valley, 14 ½ years, Mt. Pisgah, 18 months, Walnut Grove, 11 years, Orion in Ashe County, over 5 years, and lastly interim at Maple Grove almost 3 years. He also served as Director of Missions in the Stone Mountain Baptist Association for 18 months. He did Mission Trips to New Mexico and Chile, South America, and was blessed to preach in Israel. He performed many weddings and had part in over 800 funerals. He also served as Chaplain of Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard over 5 years, which he loved. He was a member of Union Baptist Church in Wilbar.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son; Steven Johnson, a grandson; Michael Johnson, six brothers; George, Andrew, Fred, Henry, Joe and Ben Johnson, three sisters; Cora Johnson, Louise Woodie Jolly and Mamie Hamby.

Rev. Johnson is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bennie Hamby Johnson, two sons; Gregory Johnson and wife Lisa of Millers Creek and Galen Johnson and wife Lori of Siloam Springs, Ark., a daughter-in-law; Nancy Johnson of Wilkesboro, three grandchildren; Barry Johnson and wife Melissa of Traphill, Jonathan Johnson of Wilkesboro, and Caroline Johnson of Siloam Springs, Ark., and three great grandchildren; Coby Johnson, Devin Johnson and Macee Johnson all of Boomer.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Union Baptist Church Cemetery Fund c/o Laney South 165 Kingcross Lane Millers Creek, NC 28651 or VFW Post 1142 Honor Guard PO Box 357 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

Online condolences may be made at www.reinssturdivant.com.

Lula Stinson Payne, 92

Lula Stinson Payne, age 92, of Hays, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Rose Glen Manor. She was born August 17, 1926 in Chatham County to Marvin Durham Stinson and Mary Catherine Benner Stinson. Mrs. Payne was a graduate of Ramseur High School, previously employed with Wilkes Community College and a member of North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church. Lula was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul Lawrence Payne; son, Ronald Timothy Payne "Timmy"; grandson, Brandon Christopher Payne; brothers, Henry and John Stinson; sisters, Mary Dean Stinson, Elizabeth Rinehardt, Lillie Nance; and beloved sister-in-law, Katie Petty.

Surviving are her children, Nancy Payne Foster and spouse Stuart of Summerton, South Carolina, Paul Lawrence Payne, Jr. "Larry" and spouse Susie, North Wilkesboro, Donnie Lee Payne "Don" and spouse Julia of Hickory, James "Alan" Payne and spouse Nancy of Durham, Jeffrey David Payne "Jeff" and spouse Nancy of North Wilkesboro; grandchildren, Evan Foster of Raleigh, Andrew Payne of Clayton, Matthew Payne and spouse Megan of Wilmington, Nathan Payne and spouse Ealer of Durham, Megan Payne Linton and spouse Eddie of Pittsboro, Erin Payne of Durham, Katherine Payne "Katie" of Statesville; great grandchild, Penelope Linton of Pittsboro.

Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019 at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church with Rev. Steve Snipes officiating. Burial will follow in Mountlawn Memorial Park. Viewing will be held 11:00 until 12:00 on Thursday at Miller Funeral Service. The family will receive friends at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church from 12:00 until 1:00 on Thursday, prior to the service. The family has requested no flowers, memorials may be made to Mtn. Valley Hospice, 688 North Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 28621. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.millerfuneralservice.com

Andrew "Peanuckle" David Triplett, 48

Mr. Andrew "Peanuckle" David Triplett, 48, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at the SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkinville.

Andrew was born on Thursday, January 7, 1971 in Wilkes County to the late A.D. Triplett and Ella Sue Anderson Barker.

He is preceded in death by: his parents; sisters, Carrie "Lynn" Johnson and Paula Adams.

"Peanuckle" is survived by: daughter, Shannon "Olivia" Triplett of Elkin; sister, Wendy Thomas (Gary) of Lynn Haven, Florida; and brother, Scottie Johnson of Asheville.

Memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 25, 2019 in the Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes Chapel, 2109 Moravian Falls Road. Rev. Larry Adams will be officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.

Condolences may be sent to: www.adamsfunerals.com

Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes has the honor of serving the Triplett Family.

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Fats Waller

Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations to the Harlem stride style laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano. His best-known compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999.

Early life

Waller was the youngest of 11 children (five of whom survived childhood) born to Adeline Locket Waller and the Reverend Edward Martin Waller in New York City. He started playing the piano when he was six and graduated to playing the organ at his father's church four years later. His mother instructed him when he was a youth. At the age of 14 he was playing the organ at the Lincoln Theater, in Harlem, and within 12 months he had composed his first rag. Waller's first piano solos ("Muscle Shoals Blues" and "Birmingham Blues") were recorded in October 1922, when he was 18 years old.

He was the prize pupil and later the friend and colleague of the stride pianist James P. Johnson.

Career

Against the opposition of his father, a clergyman, Waller became a professional pianist at the age of 15, working in cabarets and theaters. In 1918 he won a talent contest playing Johnson's "Carolina Shout", a song he learned from watching a player piano play it.

Waller became one of the most popular performers of his era, finding critical and commercial success in the United States and Europe. He was also a prolific songwriter, and many songs he wrote or co-wrote are still popular, such as "Honeysuckle Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Squeeze Me". Fellow pianist and composer Oscar Levant dubbed Waller "the black Horowitz". Waller is believed to have composed many novelty tunes in the 1920s and 1930s and sold them for small sums, attributed to another composer and lyricist.

Standards attributed to Waller, sometimes controversially, include "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby". Biographer Barry Singer conjectured that this jazz classic was written by Waller and lyricist Andy Razaf and provided a description of the sale given by Waller to the New York Post in 1929—he sold the song for $500 to a white songwriter, ultimately for use in a financially successful show (consistent with Jimmy McHugh's contributions to Harry Delmar’s Revels, 1927, and then to Blackbirds of 1928). He further supports the conjecture, noting that early handwritten manuscripts in the Dana Library Institute of Jazz Studies of "Spreadin' Rhythm Around" (Jimmy McHugh ©1935) are in Waller's hand. Jazz historian P.S. Machlin comments that the Singer conjecture has "considerable [historical] justification". Waller's son Maurice wrote in his 1977 biography of his father that Waller had once complained on hearing the song, and came from upstairs to admonish him never to play it in his hearing because he had had to sell it when he needed money. Maurice Waller's biography similarly notes his father's objections to hearing "On the Sunny Side of the Street" playing on the radio. Waller recorded "I Can't Give You…" in 1938, playing the tune but making fun of the lyrics; the recording was with Adelaide Hall who had introduced the song to the world at Les Ambassadeurs Club in New York in 1928.

The anonymous sleeve notes on the 1960 RCA Victor album Handful of Keys state that Waller copyrighted over 400 songs, many of them co-written with his closest collaborator, Andy Razaf. Razaf described his partner as "the soul of melody... a man who made the piano sing... both big in body and in mind... known for his generosity... a bubbling bundle of joy". Gene Sedric, a clarinetist who played with Waller on some of his 1930s recordings, is quoted in these sleeve notes recalling Waller's recording technique with considerable admiration: "Fats was the most relaxed man I ever saw in a studio, and so he made everybody else relaxed. After a balance had been taken, we'd just need one take to make a side, unless it was a kind of difficult number."

Waller played with many performers, from Nathaniel Shilkret (on Victor 21298-A) and Gene Austin to Erskine Tate, Fletcher Henderson, McKinney's Cotton Pickers and Adelaide Hall, but his greatest success came with his own five- or six-piece combo, "Fats Waller and his Rhythm".

On one occasion his playing seemed to have put him at risk of injury. Waller was kidnapped in Chicago leaving a performance in 1926. Four men bundled him into a car and took him to the Hawthorne Inn, owned by Al Capone. Waller was ordered inside the building, and found a party in full swing. Gun to his back, he was pushed towards a piano, and told to play. A terrified Waller realized he was the "surprise guest" at Capone's birthday party, and took comfort that the gangsters did not intend to kill him. It is rumored that Waller stayed at the Hawthorne Inn for three days and left very drunk, extremely tired, and had earned thousands of dollars in cash from Capone and other party-goers as tips.

In 1926, Waller began his recording association with the Victor Talking Machine Company/RCA Victor, his principal record company for the rest of his life, with the organ solos "St. Louis Blues" and his own composition, "Lenox Avenue Blues". Although he recorded with various groups, including Morris's Hot Babes (1927), Fats Waller's Buddies (1929) (one of the earliest multiracial groups to record), and McKinney's Cotton Pickers (1929), his most important contribution to the Harlem stride piano tradition was a series of solo recordings of his own compositions: "Handful of Keys", "Smashing Thirds", "Numb Fumblin'", and "Valentine Stomp" (1929). After sessions with Ted Lewis (1931), Jack Teagarden (1931) and Billy Banks' Rhythmakers (1932), he began in May 1934 the voluminous series of recordings with a small band known as Fats Waller and his Rhythm. This six-piece group usually included Herman Autrey (sometimes replaced by Bill Coleman or John "Bugs" Hamilton), Gene Sedric or Rudy Powell, and Al Casey.

Waller wrote "Squeeze Me" (1919), "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now", "Ain't Misbehavin'" (1929), "Blue Turning Grey Over You", "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling" (1929), "Honeysuckle Rose" (1929) and "Jitterbug Waltz" (1942). He composed stride piano display pieces such as "Handful of Keys", "Valentine Stomp" and "Viper's Drag".

He enjoyed success touring the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1930s. He appeared in one of the first BBC television broadcasts. While in Britain, Waller also recorded a number of songs for EMI on their Compton Theatre organ located in their Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood. He appeared in several feature films and short subject films, most notably Stormy Weather in 1943, which was released July 21, just months before his death. For the hit Broadway show Hot Chocolates, he and Razaf wrote "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue" (1929), which became a hit for Ethel Waters and Louis Armstrong.

Waller performed Bach organ pieces for small groups on occasion. Waller influenced many pre-bebop jazz pianists; Count Basie and Erroll Garner have both reanimated his hit songs. In addition to his playing, Waller was known for his many quips during his performances.

Between 1926 and the end of 1927, Waller recorded a series of pipe organ solo records. These represent the first time syncopated jazz compositions were performed on a full-sized church organ.

Death

Waller contracted pneumonia and died on a cross-country train trip near Kansas City, Missouri, on December 15, 1943. His final recording session was with an interracial group in Detroit, Michigan, that included white trumpeter Don Hirleman. Waller was returning to New York City from Los Angeles, after the smash success of Stormy Weather, and after a successful engagement at the Zanzibar Room, in Santa Monica California, during which he had fallen ill. More than 4,000 people attended his funeral in Harlem, which prompted Dr. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., who delivered the eulogy, to say that Fats Waller "always played to a packed house." Afterwards he was cremated and his ashes were scattered, from an airplane piloted by an unidentified World War I black aviator, over Harlem. One of his surviving relatives is former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket and current Baltimore Ravens tight end Darren Waller, who is Fats' paternal great-grandson.

Revival and awards

A Broadway musical revue showcasing Waller tunes entitled Ain't Misbehavin' was produced in 1978. (The show and a star of the show, Nell Carter, won Tony Awards.) The show opened at the Longacre Theatre and ran for more than 1600 performances. It was revived on Broadway in 1988. Performed by five African-American actors, the show included such songs as "Honeysuckle Rose", "This Joint Is Jumpin'", and "Ain't Misbehavin'".

Recordings of Fats Waller were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame which is a special Grammy Award established in 1973 to honour recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance".

Probably the most talented pianist to keep the music of "Fats" Waller alive in the years after his death was Ralph Sutton, who focused his career on playing stride piano. Sutton was a great admirer of Waller, saying "I've never heard a piano man swing any better than Fats – or swing a band better than he could. I never get tired of him. Fats has been with me from the first, and he'll be with me as long as I live."

Actor and band leader Conrad Janis also did a lot to keep the stride piano music of "Fats" Waller and James P. Johnson alive. In 1949, as an 18-year-old, Janis put together a band of aging jazz greats, consisting of James P. Johnson (piano), Henry Goodwin (trumpet), Edmond Hall (clarinet), Pops Foster (bass) and Baby Dodds (drums), with Janis on trombone.

In popular culture

Waller is the subject of the Irish poet Michael Longley's "Elegy for Fats Waller".

Robert Pinsky's poem, "History of My Heart," opens with Waller walking into the 34th St. Macy's at Christmastime

He was caricatured in several Warner Brothers animated shorts, most notably Tin Pan Alley Cats.

In the 2008 film Be Kind Rewind, Waller was a major theme and influence for the storyline.

Italian comics book artist Igort published a comic book about Waller entitled Fats Waller on Coconino Press in 2009.

His song "Inside This Heart of Mine", is used in the queuing areas of the ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.

Some of Waller's music ("Jitterbug Waltz") is used in the video game series BioShock.

Waller's version of "Louisiana Fairytale" was used for many years as the theme song to the American television series This Old House.

Waller's church organ music featured prominently in David Lynch's breakthrough film Eraserhead in 1977.

Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, wrote the song "Fats" in their album Renegade. It is inspired in the figure of Waller.

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