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William Main Doerflinger (July 30, 1910–December 23, 2000), was a book editor, stage magician, author, and noted American folk song collector, with a particular interest in maritime songs (sea shanties).
"William Taylor" (Roud 158, Laws N11) is a British folk song, often collected from traditional singers in England, less so in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA. It tells the story of a young woman who adopts male dress and becomes a sailor (or sometimes a soldier) in order to search for her lover.
The first printed version of the song is in the public domain book Immortalia (1927). Later versions feature the eponymous "Barnacle Bill", a fictional character loosely based on a 19th-century San Francisco sailor and Gold Rush miner named William Bernard . [ 2 ]
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III , William succeeded his elder brother George IV , becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover .
"Early, Early in the Spring" (Roud 152, Laws M1) is a British folk song that has been collected from traditional singers in England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the United States. It tells the story of a sailor gone to sea whose beloved promises to wait for him.
The film was released in the United States as Sailor of the King. It was filmed at Shepperton Studios near London and on location in the Mediterranean around Malta . The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky An earlier 1935 film Forever England was based on the same novel and starred John Mills under Walter Forde 's ...
It is an expanded collection that celebrates Costello's love of Americana music. Featuring 97 tracks across six discs, the box set contains a 2024 remaster of the original King of America album, previously unreleased demos from the recording sessions, a 1987 live concert and collaborations across Costello's entire career. It also features new ...
The film has a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on twelve reviews. [4]Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars and wrote, "Yet in spite of this curious premise, William simply devolves into a drab, moody morality tale for parents about not treating your kids like test subjects."