Daddy longlegs
Encyclopedia
Biology
- OpilionesOpilionesOpiliones are an order of arachnids commonly known as harvestmen. , over 6,400 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the real number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones can be divided into four suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi and Laniatores...
, an order of arachnids also commonly known as harvestmen - Crane flyCrane flyA crane fly is an insect in the family Tipulidae. Adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from though tropical species may exceed to ....
, winged insects belonging to the family Tipulidae - Pholcidae, a family of spiders also commonly known as cellar spiders
- Stylidium divaricatum, a plant in the genus Stylidium
Literature and film
- The Daddy Long-legs and the Fly, a nonsense poem by Edward LearEdward LearEdward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularised.-Biography:...
. - Daddy-Long-Legs (novel)Daddy-Long-Legs (novel)Daddy Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen....
, written by Jean Webster and basis of multiple films:- Daddy-Long-Legs (1919 film)Daddy-Long-Legs (1919 film)Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1919 silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan, and based on Jean Webster's novel of the same name. The film stars Mary Pickford.-Plot:A police officer finds a baby in a trash can, and Mrs...
, a silent comedy-drama starring Mary Pickford - Daddy Long Legs (1931 film)Daddy Long Legs (1931 film)Daddy Long Legs is a film about an orphan who is taken under the wing of a wealthy benefactor. The original story, written in 1912 by Jean Webster, took in the social aspects of the wealthy compared with the upbringing optained in an orphanage...
, a musical starring Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter - Daddy Long Legs (1938 film)Daddy Long Legs (1938 film)Daddy Long Legs or Vadertje Langbeen is a 1938 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik, based on Jean Webster's novel of the same name - one of several adaptations of that book .-Cast:...
, a 1938 Dutch romantic comedy - Daddy Long Legs (1955 film), a musical starring Fred Astaire
- Ashinaga Ojisan, a 1979 animated Japanese television special produced by Tatsunoko Production
- My Daddy Long LegsMy Daddy Long Legsis a 1990 Japanese anime television series based on the novel Daddy-Long-Legs written by Jean Webster. The show was part of the container World Masterpiece Theater produced by Nippon Animation studios and was awarded the Excellent Movie Award for Television by the Japanese Agency of Cultural...
, a 1990 animated Japanese television serial produced by Nippon Animation - Daddy-Long-Legs (2005 film), a Korean romance
- Daddy-Long-Legs (1919 film)
- Daddy Longlegs (2009 film)Daddy Longlegs (2009 film)Daddy Longlegs is a 2009 American independent film directed by the New York based brothers Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. It premiered at the 2009 Directors' Fortnight section of the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival, under the title Go Get Some Rosemary. It premiered in the United States at the...
, directed by Ben and Joshua Safdie
Music
- Daddy Longlegs (album)Daddy Longlegs (album)Daddy Longlegs is a 2006 record by folk singer John Craigie. It is his third album, and the second to feature backing band The Accidental Poets...
, by folk singer John Craigie - Daddy Long Legs (musician), in Wolfpac and Bloodhound Gang
- Daddy Longlegs (band), a British group that recorded for Vertigo Records
Other
- Pioneer, the car on the former Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway