Long John Silver and Treasure Islan... Oct 19, 2009
This was followed in 1918 by another version, which featured Francis Carpenter in the role of the plucky cabin boy, a part that was played in 1920 by a girl, child actress Shirley Mason, who starred alongside Charles Ogle in the first of a succession of high quality Treasure Island films. In 1934 Jim was played by a young Jackie Cooper, who was to find fame in later life appearing as the tough-talking editor of the Daily Planet in the original Superman franchise. (Suite101.com)
Golden TV era Jul 25, 2009
Contrary to popular myth there was no Master Bates or Seaman Staines and the cabin boy was called Tom, not Roger. Pugwash's crewmates on the Black Pig included Tom the Cabin Boy ... "I think the naughty pirate is timeless - and John created a crew of wonderful characters. They are almost like children. And it's witty too, the most grown-up of them is the cabin boy," said Ms Otter-Barry. (BBC News -- UK)
Pugwash creator Ryan dies aged 88 Jul 25, 2009
Pugwash's crewmates on the Black Pig included Tom the Cabin Boy ... His agent, Jane Gregory, said there was "a huge amount of love" for the childish pirate and his shipmates, who included Tom the Cabin Boy and Willy. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A smoking ceremony at the convicts' cove Jun 16, 2009
Actors dressed as the ship's captain, the cabin boy who reputedly started the fire and other characters then roamed Campbells Cove. Adding to the ghostly night sounds were the clicking of Aboriginal message sticks, the dirge of the didgeridoo and the chant of Aboriginal voices. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dylan "poem" on sale was actually Hank Snow song May 22, 2009
Born Clarence Eugene Snow in Nova Scotia in 1914, Snow quit school at 12 to work as a cabin boy on fishing schooners, according to the web site of The Hank Snow Country Music Center in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. With that early income, he bought his first guitar and entertained crew and friends before getting his own radio show with a Halifax, Nova Scotia radio station in 1933. (Yahoo News)
Town history revealed at Fairfield Museum and History Center Feb 7, 2009
Abraham Gould Jennings (1781-1852), began his maritime career by enlisting as a cabin boy, against his family's wishes ... His son, Isaac Jennings (1823-1887) made a similar ascent from cabin boy to captain, despite familial objections. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
