High society
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High society may refer to:
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- Upper classUpper classIn social science, the "upper class" is the group of people at the top of a social hierarchy. Members of an upper class may have great power over the allocation of resources and governmental policy in their area.- Historical meaning :...
, group of people at the top of a social hierarchy - GentryGentryGentry denotes "well-born and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past....
, origin Old French genterie, from gentil ‘high-born, noble - High society (group)High society (group)High society refers to a category of people deemed to have greater social status or prestige, and their related affiliations, social events and practices which together define a group variously referred to as "Society" or high society. Such groups are defined by certain key events and cultural...
, social grouping which socialites may be affiliated with. - SocialiteSocialiteA socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
, person of social prominence, who spends significant resources entertaining and being entertained
In film, theatre, and television:
- High Society (1924 film)High Society (1924 film)High Society is a 1924 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 29th Our Gang short subject released.-Cast:* Mickey Daniels - Mickey Kelly* Jackie Condon - Percival 'Percy' Kelly* Mary Kornman - Mary...
, silent comedy, Our GangOur GangOur Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
film - High Society (1932 film), comedy starring Florence Desmond
- High Society (1955 film)High Society (1955 film)High Society is a 1955 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. The film was released on April 17, 1955 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-seventh film in the series...
, Bowery BoysThe Bowery BoysThe Bowery Boys were fictional New York City characters who were the subject of feature films released by Monogram Pictures from 1946 through 1958....
film - High Society (1956 film), famous MGM musical film
- High Society (musical)High Society (musical)High Society is a musical with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Cole Porter.Based on the Philip Barry play The Philadelphia Story and the 1956 musical screen adaptation with Porter's songs, High Society, the plot centers on pretentious Long Island socialite Tracy Lord, who is planning...
, 1998 Broadway musical, based on the 1956 film - High Society (TV series)High Society (TV series)High Society is the title of an American television sitcom that aired Monday nights on CBS in 1995 and early 1996; it was entered into the CBS schedule as a replacement for If Not for You, a sitcom starring Elizabeth McGovern, which was quickly canceled by the network...
, 1995-1996 American sitcom - High Society (reality show)High Society (reality show)High Society is reality show following the lives of Tinsley Mortimer, a Manhattan socialite, and her friends. It was originally scheduled to air every Wednesday at 9 pm after America's Next Top Model but due to low ratings the network decided to push it back half hour to air after Fly Girls. The...
, a 2010 reality show
In literature:
- High Society (novel)High Society (novel)High Society is a darkly comic novel by English author Ben Elton. The story focuses on Peter Paget, a Labour Party MP, and his mission to legalise all recreational drugs in the UK.-Plot summary:It also follows several other characters:...
, 2002 dark comedy novel by Ben Elton - High Society (magazine)High Society (magazine)High Society is a U.S. pornographic magazine. In addition to hardcore pictorials of nude models, it also has feature articles and occasional celebrity pictorials.-History:High Society was first published in May 1976....
, U.S. pornographic magazine - High Society (comics)High Society (comics)High Society is the second collected volume, and first volume-length story, of Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim's Cerebus comic book series. It focuses mainly on politics, including Cerebus campaign for the office of Prime Minister, in the fictional city-state of Iest in Sim's world of Estarcion...
, story from the comic book, Cerebus the AardvarkCerebus the AardvarkCerebus the Aardvark, or simply Cerebus , is an independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard. Cerebus ran for 300 issues from December 1977 to 2004, and was over 6000 pages long, the longest-running original...
, by Dave SimDave SimDavid Victor Sim is an award-winning Canadian comic book writer and artist.A pioneer of self-published comics and creators' rights, Sim is best known as the creator of Cerebus the Aardvark, a comic book published from 1977 to 2004, which chronicles its main character in a 6,000-page self-contained...
In music:
- "High Society" (composition), 1901 jazz standard written by Porter Steele
- High Society (soundtrack album), from the 1956 film
- High Society (Enon album)High Society (Enon album)High Society is the second album from the band Enon. It was released June 4, 2002 on Touch and Go Records.-Track listing:# "Old Dominion" – 3:02# "Count Sheep" – 3:02# "In This City" – 4:01# "Window Display" – 3:11# "Native Numb" – 2:33...
, 2002, band's second album - High Society (Epik High album)High Society (Epik High album)-Track listing:#신사들의 산책 #High Skool#평화의 날 #The Sunrise Interlude#Lesson 2 #My Ghetto #The Basics #신사들의 절약정신 #Lady #피해망상 Part 3...
, 2004, band's second album - High Society (High Contrast album)High Society (High Contrast album)High Society is the second album from the Welsh drum and bass producer High Contrast, released in 2004 on the Hospital Records label.-Track listing:# Lovesick – 7:14# Tutti Frutti – 6:06# High Society – 5:25...
, 2004, band's second album - High Society (Kottonmouth Kings album)High Society (Kottonmouth Kings album)High Society is the third official album released by the Kottonmouth Kings, June 27, 2000. The album peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 chart on July 15, 2000. The song "Peace Not Greed" peaked at number 37 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, with its accompanying music video being featured...
, 2000, band's second album - High Society (The Silver Seas album)High Society (The Silver Seas album)High Society is the second studio album by the American rock band The Silver Seas. The album was originally released in May 2006 under the band's previous name, The Bees , but was rereleased in October 2007 under their current name.-Track listing:...
, 2006, band's second album