The possibility of aquatic locomotion via swimming has been discussed briefly in several papers ( Bennett 2001, 1994, and Bramwell & Whitfield 1974 ), and has been studied in detail at Michigan State University through the use of morphometrics and an extant phylogenetic bracket ( a morphologically comparative technique invented by Larry Witmer ).

In 1968, June Whitfield and Terry Scott began their long television partnership which peaked with roles as husband and wife in Happy Ever After ( 1974 – 78 ) and Terry and June ( 1979 – 87 ).

The year after Beggar My Neighbour finished in 1968, Whitfield appeared on Scott On ... for six years until 1974.

Whitfield gained his first political experience as a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1979.

From 1966 to 1974, Whitfield produced virtually all of The Temptations ' material, experimenting with sound effects and other production techniques.

A book by former student and teacher Henry Whitfield called A Torch in Flame, chronicles the history of the school from its founding to the death of headmaster Dr Cresswell in 1974.

On 7 May 1974, a Comedy Playhouse pilot called " Happy Ever After " aired on BBC1 with Scott and Whitfield playing Terry and June Fletcher, a middle-class couple whose grown-up children have just left home.

A 1974 West German television adaptation, titled Nora Helmer was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starred Margit Carstensen in the title role.

He next played the psychotic wife-beating husband of Twiggy in her American film debut, W. Benedict starred in the television series Chopper One which aired for one season in 1974.

From 1974 to 1977, Prinze starred as Francisco " Chico " Rodriguez in the NBC TV series Chico and the Man with Jack Albertson.

Newman starred in Exodus ( 1960 ), The Hustler ( 1961 ), Hud ( 1963 ), Harper ( 1966 ), Hombre ( 1967 ), Cool Hand Luke ( 1967 ), The Towering Inferno ( 1974 ), Slap Shot ( 1977 ), and The Verdict ( 1982 ).

In 1974 he starred in the title role in The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs and in 1977 he played the main character of Peter Barnes in A Sharp Intake of Breath.

Subsequently in 1978, he starred in The Silver Bears, an adaptation of Paul Erdman's ( 1974 ) novel of the same name.

A 1974 television remake of the film, shown in the US on the Hallmark Hall of Fame, starred Richard Burton and Sophia Loren, but was not well-received.

Before retirement, in 1974, he starred in La Mary, a hit movie directed by Daniel Tinayre.

In 1969, Supergirl's adventures became the lead feature in Adventure Comics, and she later starred in an eponymous comic book series which debuted in 1972 and ran until 1974, followed by a second monthly comic book series titled The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl, which ran from 1982 to 1984.

* Eric Meyersfield ( born 1974 ) actor who starred in the Tony Award winning musical " The Fantasticks " with television guest appearances on " The Drew Carey Show " and " As the World Turns ".

Harris starred in the Man in the Wilderness in 1971, Juggernaut in 1974 ( a British suspense movie about the hijacking of an ocean liner ), in 1976 in The Cassandra Crossing, along with the actresses Sophia Loren and Ava Gardner, and in a B-movie, Orca, in 1977.

Quigley Down Under was in development as early as 1974, with McQueen in consideration for the lead, but by the time production began in 1980, McQueen was too ill and the project was scrapped until a decade later, when Tom Selleck starred.

Also on the small screen, in 1974 he starred as Captain Tommy " The Elephant " Devon in the six-part television drama series The Zoo Gang, about a group of former underground freedom fighters from World War II, with Brian Keith, Lilli Palmer and Barry Morse.

Hunter starred in the controversial TV movie Born Innocent ( 1974 ) playing the mother of Linda Blair's character.

Giancarlo Giannini starred in three other films Wertmüller made during this period: The Seduction of Mimi ( 1972 ), Love and Anarchy ( 1973 ), and Swept Away ( 1974 ).

Stephen Rea's friendship with American playwright and actor Sam Shepard dates back to the early 1970s, and he starred in Shepard's directorial debut of his play " Geography of a Horse Dreamer " at the Royal Court Theatre in 1974.

In 1973 she starred in the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winner for Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film of 1974, Der Fußgänger ( English title: The Pedestrian ).

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, into a conservative, upper-middle-class family, he became involved with John Waters and Waters's acting troupe, the Dreamlanders, in the mid-1960s and starred in a number of Waters's early films such as Mondo Trasho ( 1969 ), Multiple Maniacs ( 1970 ), Pink Flamingos ( 1972 ) and Female Trouble ( 1974 ).

She has starred in films such as Black Christmas ( 1974 ), Death on the Nile ( 1978 ), and Virus ( 1980 ).

In North America the format began in 1974 with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's The National Dream, featuring Pierre Berton ( which aired from 3 March 1974 to 28 April 1974 ) and the American Broadcasting Company's QB VII, which starred Anthony Hopkins ( and which began on 29 April 1974 ).

A 1974 film version of the musical starred Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur as Vera and Robert Preston as Beauregard.

* 1974 – Comedy Dave, British radio personality

He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1974 for M * A * S * H

* 1974 Screenwriters Guild of America Award for Best Comedy for screenplay of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.

The World of Musical Comedy ( San Diego: Da Capo Press, 1974 ; 4th edn., 1980 )

On The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, which ran from 1971 to 1974, director Chris Bearde enlisted animator John David Wilson to direct animated segments of current hits of the day reinterpreted by the duo.

Cher won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy for The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour in 1974.

Bono launched his own show, The Sonny Comedy Revue, in the fall of 1974, retaining the " Sonny and Cher " troupe of comedians and writers.

In 1974, Welch won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy for The Three Musketeers.

* August 1 – The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour premieres on CBS ( 1971 – 1974 ).

* The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ( 1971 – 1974 ).

* The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ( 1971 – 1974 ).

* May 29 – The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour ( 1971 – 1974 ).

*( BAFTA awards ): Best Light EntertainmentNominated: 1970 Dad's ArmyBest Light Entertainment Production1971 Dad's Army ( With Team ) Nominated: 1971 Up Pompeii! Best Situation Comedy SeriesNominated: 1973 Dad's ArmyNominated: 1974 Dad's ArmyBest Situation Comedy Nominated: 1975 Dad's Army Nominated: 1977 Are You Being Served? Desmond Davis Award1982 Lifetime Achievement AwardBest Comedy SeriesNominated: 1982 Hi-de-Hi! Nominated: 1983 Hi-de-Hi! Nominated: 1985 Hi-de-Hi! Nominated: 1986 ' Allo ' Allo! Nominated: 1987 ' Allo ' Allo! Nominated: 1988 ' Allo ' Allo! Nominated: 1989 ' Allo ' Allo!

The World of Musical Comedy ( San Diego: Da Capo Press, 1974 ; 4th edn., 1980 )

She and Barry Dennen were alone among the cast to have lasted from the original record through the two stage productions to the film, for which her screen performance as Mary Magdalene led to a 1974 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.

In April 1974 Houston joined the cast of The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, playing various characters during the show's skits.

* 1974: The Front Page – Adapted Screenplay ( Comedy ) ( with Billy Wilder )

Uys received the 1981 Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film de Comedy Vevey for The Gods Must Be Crazy, and in 1974 he received the Hollywood Foreign Press Association award for best documentary for Beautiful People.

In 1974, she won an Emmy Award for " Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special " for the miniseries adaptation of QB VII.

For his performance in the film, he was nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical or Comedy, as well as Best Newcomer, at the 1974 Golden Globe Awards.

CBS gave the group a television variety show in the summer of 1974, after The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour ended its run.