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Which Thomas was executed alongside Guy Fawkes in November 1605?	Torture, trial and execution - UK Parliament Torture, trial and execution Commemoration of the Gunpowder Plot Torture, trial and execution The conspirators were interrogated for three months in the Tower of London. Evidence suggests that Fawkes, who had given his name as John Johnson, was tortured. The King sent an order to the Tower of London on 6 November 1605 authorising the use of torture on Fawkes, who had initially refused to divulge the names of his co-conspirators. The order is held by The National Archives. ‘If he will not other wayes confesse, the gentler tortours are to be the first usid unto him…God speed youre goode worke. James.’ Although it is not known whether any of the other main conspirators were tortured, it was authorised against some of the more minor figures involved. Fawkes' signature appears on a confession of 8 November. This confession did not name all his accomplices. The effect of torture upon Fawkes is evident from a more detailed confession on 9 November where his signature is barely legible. Francis Tresham died of natural causes in the Tower of London on 23 December 1605. The eight surviving conspirators were tried in Westminster Hall on 27 January 1606. All were condemned to death for treason. Four men - Sir Everard Digby, Robert Winter, John Grant and Thomas Bates - were executed on 30 January 1606 in St Paul's Churchyard. The other four - Guy Fawkes, Thomas Winter, Ambrose Rookwood and Robert Keyes - were executed just outside Westminster Hall, in Old Palace Yard, the following day. The heads of the two ringleaders, Percy and Catesby, who had been killed earlier at Holbeach House in Staffordshire, were set up on the 'Parliament House'.
In which book would one find the trog like human species named Morlocks?	Time Machine impression papers Heather Baldwin ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ I found H. G. Wellsï¿½ The Time Machine to be an incredibly progressive and imaginative work. The narrative framework is reminiscent of the ghost stories we read and The Turn of the Screw in its method of placing people in a social in which they hear the story told as a form of entertainment. I suppose this is meant to make the story seem less fantastic and more realistic to the reader who could easily be one of the guests at the time travelerï¿½s dinner event. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ The Time Machine appears to be a social criticism of communism and Victorian Britainï¿½s focus on society and progress. In the Eloi, the reader finds a people who are reflective of how communism and/or lack of stimulation have an adverse affect on humanity. Without physical activity or competition, the Eloi have evolved to be what the time traveler deems to be ignorant and lazy. Typical of his contemporary Victorians, the time traveler romanticizes the frail beauty of the Eloi by likening them to tuberculosis victims. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ The animalistic Morlocks that dwell underground at first seem primitive to the time traveler. Theorizing their function in the year 802, 701, he associates the Morlocks with the lower class of servants and workers in his contemporary Victorian Britain as he sympathizes with the more ï¿½humanï¿½ Eloi who dwell above ground, and are therefore reminiscent of the Victorian upper class. The time traveler eventually recognizes the Morlocks to be perhaps more progressive than the Eloi, thus prescribing a harsh criticism and a dim outlook for the future of humanity. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ I thought it was interesting to see how Wells was likely influenced by the scientific theories of evolution and entropy, as reflected in The Time Machine. Darwinï¿½s The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man awakened the world to the theoretical possibility that man evolved from ape-like species. Wells takes this theory further, describing the potential evolutionary path for man into two species represented by the Eloi and Morlocks. One species reflects manï¿½s intelligence and the other possesses the physical prowess of man. Wells takes this idea further by having his hero suggest that manï¿½s evolutionary future is dependent on the division between the upper and lower classes. His bias is against the lower class is reflected in his portrayal of Morlocks as something less than human. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ The theory of entropy suggests that as time increases, there is an inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society. In 802, 701, man has degenerated into a weak and seemingly useless being. The social hierarchy and capitalism have collapsed into a seemingly communistic society. As the time traveler progresses into the future, the earth becomes more barren and the species appear more simple and primitive than the ones before. Much to the likely horror of the Victorian reader, Wells suggests the possibility that the universe is arriving at a state of inert equilibrium in which man and life as the Victorians knew it is extinct. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ Lindsay Brackett H.G. Wellsï¿½ The Time Machine seems to participate in the ghost story tradition; the narrator retells a story he has heard first-hand, along with other guests around an after-dinner fire. There are also references to ghosts and phantoms. The model time machine ï¿½was seen as a ghost for a second perhaps;ï¿½ (Chapter 1) the Morlocks are phantoms when the Time Traveler first sees them; and at the end the narrator sees ï¿½a ghostly, indistinct figure sitting in a whirling mass of black and brassï¿½ but this phantasm vanished as I rubbed my eyesï¿½ (Chapter 12). The narrator, and the other characters seem to show the same sort of skepticism towards the Time Traveler and his story as one would show towards a spirit medium or psychic. The allusion to the ghost story tradition in this work of science fiction suggests tha
Gossima was the original name for which sport?	The Original Names of 10 Sports \| Mental Floss The Original Names of 10 Sports The new game of badminton, circa 1874. Getty Like us on Facebook If history hadn't changed, we would be watching Gabrielle Reece dominate mintonette, Tony Hawk would be a leader in the world of sidewalk surfing, and Forrest Gump would have been an amazing wiff waff player. Check out the names of 10 sports before they became what we know them as today. 1. KITTEN BALL The sport we know as softball today was named kitten ball when it came onto the scene in 1895. Between that time and 1926, it was also referred to as "diamond ball," "mush ball" and "pumpkin ball." The phrase "softball" was coined in 1926 by Walter Hakanson of the Denver YMCA. 2. BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK Circa 1871. Getty It’s not exactly fair to say that this is what badminton was once called—it might be more appropriate to say this game evolved into badminton. Battledore and shuttlecock was an old game quite similar to badminton, minus the net. The players simply tried to keep the shuttlecock in the air as long as possible by batting it around with racquets (known as battledores). 3. MINTONETTE Speaking of badminton, that game is the reason today's volleyball was originally called mintonette. Because much of the game play was similar to badminton (players keep an object bouncing back and forth across a net), its creator, William G. Morgan, the director of a Massachusetts YMCA, simply named it something similar to the existing sport. The name changed when a player suggested the ball volleyed over the net like cannon fire, and eventually the new term stuck. 4. SPHAIRISTIKE quisnovis via Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0 Tennis has been around in some form or another for centuries, but in December 1873, Major Walter Clopton Wingfield invented "Sphairistike," or lawn tennis, to amuse his garden party guests. It’s more similar to the modern game of tennis than any of the older versions. Those older versions are sometimes called "real tennis" to differentiate them from the game the Williams sisters play—William Shakespeare mentioned real tennis in Henry V. 5. PADDLE RACKETS When Joe Sobek invented racquetball in 1950, he didn’t call it that. He named his creation "paddle rackets," and even founded the National Paddle Rackets Association in 1952. As it gained popularity, professional tennis player Bob McInerney began calling it racquetball and the name slowly took over. 6. PAILLE MAILLE The earliest published occurrence of the word "croquet" is 1856. Prior to that, the Queen of Hearts' favorite game was called "paille maille" (or any number of variations such as pall mall and pelemele). Some early descriptions of paille maille suggest that at one point, it was played over a large area of land (such as in golf) before it evolved to the short lawn version we know today. 7. SIDEWALK SURFING You can probably figure out that skateboarding is just surfing on land. The sport is thought to have originated when California surfers were looking for a replacement for surfing when the waves were unfit to ride. 8. WHIFF-WAFF OR GOSSIMA
Which actor was a Prefab Sprout album?	Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout — Listen and discover music at Last.fm Steve McQueen mid Steve McQueen is the second studio album released by Prefab Sprout. Originally released in June 1985, it was retitled in the U.S. as Two Wheels Good due to a legal conflict with the estate of the late American actor. The album reached #21 on the UK album chart and #178 on the Billboard 200. On April 2, 2007 the album was reissued as a legacy edition double-cd, featuring remastered versions of the original tracks and a bonus disc featuring… read more Tracklist
Which English Monarch succeeded William III of Orange?	King William III and Queen Mary II \| Britroyals Name: King William III and Queen Mary II Full Name: William Henry Stuart Born: November 14, 1650 at William: The Hague, Netherlands; Mary: St James Palace, London Parents: William: William II of Orange and Mary Stuart; Mary: James II and Anne Hyde Relation to Elizabeth II: 2nd cousin 8 times removed House of: Orange Ascended to the throne: February 13, 1689 aged 38 years Crowned: April 11, 1689 at Westminster Abbey, when William was 38 and Mary was 26 Married: William married Mary, daughter of James II Children: Three stillborn Died: March 8, 1702 at Kensington Palace (William), aged 51 years, 3 months, and 21 days Buried at: Westminster Reigned for: 13 years, and 21 days Succeeded by: Mary's sister Anne William was born in The Hague in the Netherlands. He was an only child and never knew his father William II who died of smallpox before his birth. His mother was Mary eldest daughter of Charles I of England. William was appointed Stadtholder (chief magistrate) and captain-general of the Dutch forces in 1672 to resist the French invasion of the Netherlands. He forced Louis XIV to make peace in 1678 and then concentrated on building up a European alliance against France. In 1677 he married his cousin Mary, eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, the future James II. The marriage was intended to repair relations between England and The Netherlands following the Anglo-Dutch wars. William was a successful soldier, but had several male favourites, was dour, asthmatic, 12 years older and several inches shorter than his English wife Mary who was a reluctant bride. In 1688 they were invited by the parliamentary opposition to Mary�s father James II to take the crown on England and were assured of English support. William landed at Torbay on 5 November 1688, in 463 ships unopposed by the Royal Navy, and with an army of 14,000 troops which gathering local support grew to over 20,000 and advanced on London in what became known as �The Glorious Revolution�. James fled to France, and in February 1689 William and his wife were crowned King William III and Queen Mary II. Parliament passed the Bill of Rights which prevented Catholics for succeeding to the throne ensuring that Mary�s sister Anne would become the next queen, and after the autocratic rules of Kings Charles II and his brother James II limited the powers of monarchs so that they could neither pass laws nor levy taxes without parliamentary consent. William and Mary were faced in 1689 with two Jacobite attempts to regain the throne. In Scotland government troops were defeated at Killiekrankie by Scottish Jacobites but won shortly afterwards at Dunkeld, and James II landed in Ireland with French troops and laid siege to Londonderrry. William�s navy relieved the siege and he led is army to victory at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690. James fled back to France. William returned several times to the Netherlands but found the English parliament reluctant to support his continuing war with France. The Bank of England was founded in 1694 to control public expenditure. Williamsburg and the college of William and Mary in Virginia, were named after the King and Queen in 1693. Mary died of smallpox in 1694 and had no surviving children. William now ruled alone. The Peace of Rijswijk in 1697 marked the end of the war with in Flanders with Louis XIV. William formed an alliance between England, Holland and Austria to prevent the union of the French and Spanish crowns. This became known as the �War of Spanish Succession�. In 1701 following death of Prince William, the only surviving son of Mary�s sister Anne, the Act of Settlement was passed ensuring succession of Protestant heirs of Sophie of Hanover instead of the Catholic heirs of James. William died on 1702 of pneumonia following a broken collar bone after a fall from his horse. Because his horse had reputedly stumbled on a mole�s burrow Jacobites toasted 'the little gentleman in the black velvet waistcoat.' King William III's Signature Quotes: �The liberties of England and the P
Which planet's day is longer than its year?	Which Planet Has The Longest Day? - Universe Today Universe Today Which Planet Has The Longest Day? Article Updated: 19 Aug , 2016 by Jerry Coffey Just to be clear, this answer to ‘which planet has the longest day’ is based on this criteria: a planets day is how long it takes it to complete one rotation on its axis. This is also referred to as its rotational period. So, Venus has the longest day of any planet in our solar system. It completes one rotation every 243 Earth days. Its day lasts longer than its orbit. It orbits the Sun every 224.65 Earth days, so a day is nearly 20 Earth days longer than its year. Length Of A Day On The Planets In Our Solar System Mercury: 58 days and 15 hours Venus: 243 days Mars: 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds Jupiter: 9.9 hours Saturn: 10 hours 45 minutes 45 seconds, but can only be approximated because of atmospheric density. Uranus: 17 hours, 14 minutes and 24 seconds Neptune: 16 hours, 6 minutes and 36 seconds, but it is a bit more complicated than that. The equator and poles rotate at different speeds. You would have to do more research on the planet to fully understand the varying day on Neptune. Now, back to why the Venusian day is longer than its year. Venus is closer to the Sun; therefore, its orbit takes a shorter period of time than its rotation upon its axis. The planet also rotates in retrograde. That means it spins in the opposite direction of the Earth. If you were standing on Venus, you could see the Sun rise in the West and set in the East. A manned Venus flyby mission was proposed in the late 1960s. The mission was planned to launch in late October or early November 1973, and would have used a Saturn V rocket to send three men. The flight would have lasted approximately one year. The spacecraft would have passed approximately 5,000 km from the surface about four months into the flight. There have been several unmanned probes and flybys of the planet, including MESSENGER and the Venus Express. Future proposed missions include the BepiColombo, Venus InSitu Explorer, and the Venera-D. If you’d like more information on Venus, check out Hubblesite’s News Releases about Venus , and here’s a link to NASA’s Solar System Exploration Guide on Venus . We’ve also recorded an entire episode of Astronomy Cast all about Venus. Listen here, Episode 50: Venus .
What is the name of the closest star to Earth?	Closest Star to the Sun - Universe Today Universe Today Closest Star to the Sun Article Updated: 18 Oct , 2016 by Fraser Cain This is a classic trick question. Ask a friend, “what is the closest star?” and then watch as they try to recall some nearby stars. Sirius maybe? Alpha something or other? Betelgeuse? The answer, obviously, is the Sun; that massive ball of plasma located a mere 150 million km from Earth. Let’s be more precise; what’s the closest star to the Sun? Closest Star You might have heard that it’s Alpha Centauri, the third brightest star in the sky, just 4.37 light-years from Earth. But Alpha Centauri isn’t one star, it’s a system of three stars. First, there’s a binary pair, orbiting a common center of gravity every 80 years. Alpha Centauri A is just a little more massive and brighter than the Sun, and Alpha Centauri B is slightly less massive than the Sun. Then there’s a third member of this system, the faint red dwarf star, Proxima Centauri. It’s the closest star to our Sun, located just a short 4.24 light-years away. Proxima Centauri Alpha Centauri is located in the Centaurus constellation, which is only visible in the Southern Hemisphere. Unfortunately, even if you can see the system, you can’t see Proxima Centauri. It’s so dim, you need a need a reasonably powerful telescope to resolve it. Let’s get sense of scale for just how far away Proxima Centauri really is. Think about the distance from the Earth to Pluto. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft travels at nearly 60,000 km/h, the fastest a spacecraft has ever traveled in the Solar System. It will have taken more than nine years to make this journey when it arrives in 2015. Travelling at this speed, to get to Proxima Centauri, it would take New Horizons 78,000 years. Proxima Centauri has been the nearest star for about 32,000 years, and it will hold this record for another 33,000 years. It will make its closest approach to the Sun in about 26,700 years, getting to within 3.11 light-years of Earth. After 33,000 years from now, the nearest star will be Ross 248. What About the Northern Hemisphere? Bernard’s Star For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the closest visible star is Barnard’s Star, another red dwarf in the constellation Ophiuchus. Unfortunately, just like Proxima Centauri, it’s too dim to see with the unaided eye. The closest star that you can see with the naked eye in the Northern Hemisphere is Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius, has twice the mass and is almost twice the size of the Sun, and it’s the brightest star in the sky. Located 8.6 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major – it’s very familiar as the bright star chasing Orion across the night sky in Winter. How do Astronomers Measure the Distance to Stars? They use a technique called parallax. Do a little experiment here. Hold one of your arms out at length and put your thumb up so that it’s beside some distant reference object. Now take turns opening and closing each eye. Notice how your thumb seems to jump back and forth as you switch eyes? That’s the parallax method. To measure the distance to stars, you measure the angle to a star when the Earth is one side of its orbit; say in the summer. Then you wait 6 month, until the Earth has moved to the opposite side of its orbit, and then measure the angle to the star compared to some distant reference object. If the star is close, the angle will be measurable, and the distance can be calculated. You can only really measure the distance to the nearest stars this way, since it only works to about 100 light-years. The 20 Closest Stars Here is a list of the 20 closest star systems and their distance in light-years. Some of these have multiple stars, but they’re part of the same system. Alpha Centauri – 4.2
Who, in 1960, became the first woman Prime Minister in the world?	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 20 \| 1960: Ceylon chooses world's first woman PM About This Site \| Text Only 1960: Ceylon chooses world's first woman PM Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike, widow of Ceylon's assassinated prime minister Solomon Bandaranaike, has become the world's first woman prime minister. Her Sri Lanka Freedom Party won a resounding victory in the general election taking 75 out of 150 seats. Mrs Bandaranaike only entered politics after her husband was shot by an extremist Buddhist on 26 September 1959. She has become known as the "weeping widow" for frequently bursting into tears during the election campaign and vowing to continue her late husband's socialist policies. This week's election was called after Dudley Senanayake's United National Party failed to produce a working majority after winning elections in March. Aristocratic by birth Mrs Bandaranaike was born into the Ceylon aristocracy and her husband was a landowner. She was educated by Roman Catholic nuns at St Bridget's school in the capital, Colombo, and is a practising Buddhist. She married in 1940 aged 24 and has three children - and until her husband's death seemed content in her role as mother and retiring wife. Her SLFP aims to represent the "little man" although its policies during the campaign were not clear. Mr Bandaranaike attributed her success to the "people's love and respect" for her late husband and urged her supporters to practise "simple living, decorum and dignity". Her husband came to power in 1955, eight years after independence, and declared himself a Buddhist which appealed to nationalists. But his government was wracked by infighting among Sinhalese and Tamils and lacked direction. Mrs Bandaranaike inherits a country in a state of flux and her party's proposed programme of nationalisation may bring her into conflict with foreign interests in commodities like tea, rubber and oil.
Which ancient thinker is said to have had a golden thigh?	Pythagoras (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Pythagoras First published Wed Feb 23, 2005; substantive revision Wed May 28, 2014 Pythagoras, one of the most famous and controversial ancient Greek philosophers, lived from ca. 570 to ca. 490 BCE. He spent his early years on the island of Samos, off the coast of modern Turkey. At the age of forty, however, he emigrated to the city of Croton in southern Italy and most of his philosophical activity occurred there. Pythagoras wrote nothing, nor were there any detailed accounts of his thought written by contemporaries. By the first centuries BCE, moreover, it became fashionable to present Pythagoras in a largely unhistorical fashion as a semi-divine figure, who originated all that was true in the Greek philosophical tradition, including many of Plato's and Aristotle's mature ideas. A number of treatises were forged in the name of Pythagoras and other Pythagoreans in order to support this view. The Pythagorean question, then, is how to get behind this false glorification of Pythagoras in order to determine what the historical Pythagoras actually thought and did. In order to obtain an accurate appreciation of Pythagoras' achievement, it is important to rely on the earliest evidence before the distortions of the later tradition arose. The popular modern image of Pythagoras is that of a master mathematician and scientist. The early evidence shows, however, that, while Pythagoras was famous in his own day and even 150 years later in the time of Plato and Aristotle, it was not mathematics or science upon which his fame rested. Pythagoras was famous (1) as an expert on the fate of the soul after death, who thought that the soul was immortal and went through a series of reincarnations; (2) as an expert on religious ritual; (3) as a wonder-worker who had a thigh of gold and who could be two places at the same time; (4) as the founder of a strict way of life that emphasized dietary restrictions, religious ritual and rigorous self discipline. It remains controversial whether he also engaged in the rational cosmology that is typical of the Presocratic philosopher/scientists and whether he was in any sense a mathematician. The early evidence suggests, however, that Pythagoras presented a cosmos that was structured according to moral principles and significant numerical relationships and may have been akin to conceptions of the cosmos found in Platonic myths, such as those at the end of the Phaedo and Republic. In such a cosmos, the planets were seen as instruments of divine vengeance (“the hounds of Persephone”), the sun and moon are the isles of the blessed where we may go, if we live a good life, while thunder functioned to frighten the souls being punished in Tartarus. The heavenly bodies also appear to have moved in accordance with the mathematical ratios that govern the concordant musical intervals in order to produce a music of the heavens, which in the later tradition developed into “the harmony of the spheres.” It is doubtful that Pythagoras himself thought in terms of spheres, and the mathematics of the movements of the heavens was not worked out in detail. There is evidence that he valued relationships between numbers such as those embodied in the so-called Pythagorean theorem, though it is not likely that he proved the theorem. In recent scholarship this consensus view has received strong challenges, which will be discussed below. Pythagoras' cosmos was developed in a more scientific and mathematical direction by his successors in the Pythagorean tradition, Philolaus and Archytas. Pythagoras succeeded in promulgating a new more optimistic view of the fate of the soul after death and in founding a way of life that was attractive for its rigor and discipline and that drew to him numerous devoted followers. 1. The Pythagorean Question What were the beliefs and practices of the historical Pythagoras? This apparently simple question has become the daunting Pythagorean question for several reasons. First, Pythagoras himself wrote nothing, so our
Which English cricket county did W. G. Grace represent?	W.G. Grace \| England Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| ESPN Cricinfo 1865 - 1908 Profile It is more than 150 years since WG Grace was born, but there are other ways of measuring how distant he is in time. For one thing, no one still alive, not even Jim Swanton, can remember seeing him play (although in Sort Of A Cricket Person, EWS notes that "I am supposed to have watched [him] from my perambulator on the Forest Hill ground round 1910"). Eight decades have passed since Grace died, yet he dogs us still, demanding our attention at regular intervals. The statistics of his career are alone enough to explain why - more than 54,000 first-class runs (there are at least two different versions of the precise figure, so let's leave it at that) spread across 44 seasons, including 839 in just eight days of 1876, when he hit a couple of triple-centuries, and only one other batsman managed to top a thousand runs in the entire season; a thousand in May in 1895, when he was nearly 47; and 2800-odd wickets costing less than 18 runs apiece. I suppose we might wonder why his bowling average wasn't even more impressive, given the ropey pitches on which Dr Grace played. No modern cricketer would deign to turn out on them, which makes his batting all the more wondrous, and comparisons with Bradman or anyone since quite pointless. But there was not that much to Grace apart from these skills and his devotion to his family. A hand of whist appears to have marked the limit of his capacity for cerebration, and if one wished to be rude to suburbia one might identify Grace as suburban man incarnate, fluctuating mentally as well as physically between the fringes of Bristol and the London Counties, ultimately coming to rest in Eltham. His one inherited asset was that he came from a clan which was dotty about a great game and dutiful (but in some cases no more) about the general practice of medicine, with no doubt in its collective mind which came first at all times and in all places. His brother EM Grace, who was a coroner, once had a corpse put on ice until he could attend to it at close of play, and WG himself must have had one of the most prolonged medical trainings in history because he so frequently interrupted it in order to exercise his major talent at the crease. He began to study as a bachelor of 19, and was a father of three in his thirties before taking his final qualification at Westminster Hospital. His most conspicuous act as a doctor is thought to have occurred when an unfortunate fieldsman impaled himself on the boundary fence at Old Trafford. It was simply because the cricketing Grace totally dominated his own era that an exasperated CLR James could not understand why standard history books of the period never mentioned him. This man, for heaven's sake, opened for England at the age of 50 - and at the age of 18 he had scored 224 not out for England against Surrey, in a match which he left halfway through in order to win a quarter-mile hurdles championship at the Crystal Palace! No wonder he was the best-known Englishman apart from Mr Gladstone, so much so that Evelyn Waugh's friend, Monsignor Ronnie Knox, waggishly suggested that Gladstone and Grace were really one and the same celebrity. Athletic is not a word that obviously comes to mind when contemplating Grace in his prime, though a slim young man did precede the pot-bellied genius, who in middle age was far too heavy for any horse to bear. I have often wondered how stylishly he played his strokes ever since I saw some film in which he appeared to be brandishing his bat as though he was about to poke the fire with it. Something tells me that he never hit the ball as gracefully as Victor Trumper did in the famous photo of his straight drive; Grace, I suspect, was much more about power than aesthetics. That, at any rate, would fit what we know of his character in general. Apart from tenderness to his relatives and a generous soft spot for children, he was not, I think, a particularly attractive man, though he could sometimes (and it is usually recorded as remarkable) encour
In Japanese what word means they who serve?	What does Samurai mean? GCIDE(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: Samurai(n. pl. & sing.) In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871. They were referred to as Origin: [Jap.] Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: samurai(Noun) In feudal Japan, a samurai was a soldier of noble birth who followed the code of bushido and served a daimyo. Origin: From 侍 (さむらい, samurai). Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Samurai Samurai, usually referred to in Japanese as bushi or buke, were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany persons in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau. In both countries the terms were nominalized to mean "those who serve in close attendance to the nobility," the pronunciation in Japanese changing to saburai. According to Wilson, an early reference to the word "samurai" appears in the Kokin Wakashū, the first imperial anthology of poems, completed in the first part of the 10th century. By the end of the 12th century, samurai became almost entirely synonymous with bushi, and the word was closely associated with the middle and upper echelons of the warrior class. The samurai followed a set of rules that came to be known as bushidō. While the samurai numbered less than 10% of Japan's population, their teachings can still be found today in both everyday life and in modern Japanese martial arts. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Samurai sam′ōō-rī, n. sing. (also pl.) a member of the military class in the old feudal system of Japan, including both daimios, or territorial nobles, and their military retainers: a military retainer, a two-sworded man. [Jap.] The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: samurai A hacker who hires out for legal cracking jobs, snooping for factions in corporate political fights, lawyers pursuing privacy-rights and First Amendment cases, and other parties with legitimate reasons to need an electronic locksmith. In 1991, mainstream media reported the existence of a loose-knit culture of samurai that meets electronically on BBS systems, mostly bright teenagers with personal micros; they have modeled themselves explicitly on the historical samurai of Japan and on the “net cowboys” of William Gibson's cyberpunk novels. Those interviewed claim to adhere to a rigid ethic of loyalty to their employers and to disdain the vandalism and theft practiced by criminal crackers as beneath them and contrary to the hacker ethic; some quote Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings, a classic of historical samurai doctrine, in support of these principles. See also sneaker, Stupids, social engineering, cracker, hacker ethic, and dark-side hacker. The numerical value of Samurai in Chaldean Numerology is: 9 Pythagorean Numerology
Which singing and dancing actor was born Frederick Austerlitz in 1899?	Frederick Austerlitz - definition of Frederick Austerlitz by The Free Dictionary Frederick Austerlitz - definition of Frederick Austerlitz by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Frederick+Austerlitz Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. Fred Astaire - United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Virginia McMath References in periodicals archive ? 30pm The names Frederick Austerlitz and Virginia Katherine McMath probably won't mean much to anyone, but once the former adopted the name Fred Astaire, above, the skilled dancer from Nebraska started out on the road to fame and fortune (even though one Hollywood boss reportedly said: "Can't sing. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
Who wrote the play Under Milk Wood?	Why Under Milk Wood is the greatest radio play ever - Telegraph Theatre Why Under Milk Wood is the greatest radio play ever Under Milk Wood took Dylan Thomas nearly 20 tortured years to bring to life. On his centenary, three theatrical productions pay homage to the greatest ever radio drama Dylan Thomas in 1948 Photo: National Portrait Gallery By Jasper Rees 7:00AM GMT 27 Mar 2014 “I’ve finished that infernally eternally unfinished ‘PLAY’ & have done it in New York with actors.” Thus wrote Dylan Thomas to his wife Caitlin of the birth of Under Milk Wood. There seems little room for argument: his “play for voices” is the greatest drama ever written for radio. “It is all about religion, sex and death,” said Richard Burton, the actor whose voice in the famous BBC recording begins at the beginning of Thomas’s rich portrait of a poor community. “And,” he added, “it is a comic masterpiece.” The characters who populate the fictional village of Llareggub have become household names: the blind old seadog Captain Cat forever mourning his dead love Rosie Probert, the Rev Eli Jenkins greeting each morning in verse, Polly Garter with her list of lost paramours, Mr Pugh who dreams of poisoning Mrs Pugh, Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard and her two dead husbands, Dai Bread and his two live wives. So it seems odd that there were no drum rolls when Thomas wrote from America to Caitlin after the cast took their inaugural bow in May 1953. Instead, Thomas devoted much of his letter to sweet nothings: his ever-tempestuous wife was feeding small mouths back in the real Laugharne rather than the romanticised one known as Llareggub, while the playwright-poet had embarked on another love affair in New York. In the same letter he implored Caitlin to set aside a month to travel with him to Los Angeles, where he was to work on a libretto for Stravinsky. Then, just before the play is mentioned in passing, there is a sentence of chilling brevity: “Is my sister dead?” Thomas’s older sister Nancy had indeed died of cancer in Bombay the previous month. Related Articles Dylan Thomas and Igor Stravinsky: an unlikely partnership 10 Feb 2014 So there was much on Thomas’s mind aside from a play which had resisted completion for years. The truth is that Caitlin, never eager to massage her husband’s ego, must have grown impatient with Under Milk Wood’s snail-like progress and the much postponed pay cheque. Under Milk Wood brewed in the cauldron of Thomas’s imagination for more than 20 years. Before he was 20 some of the characters had sprung into being and populated a play – never published – about a Welsh seaside community. By the mid-1930s the word Llareggub, the name Thomas invented by reversing the letters of “bugger all”, was cropping up in short stories. He applied it variously to a village (in “The Holy Six” and “The Orchards”) and to a “sowfaced woman” in “The Burning Baby”, in which a preacher has sexual relations with his daughter and incinerates the fruit of her womb. So it was already associated in Thomas’s mind with the chapel, transgression and sexuality. As early as 1939 Thomas was heard suggesting that “what Laugharne really needs is a play about well-known Laugharne characters – and get them all to play themselves”. And yet the radio piece “Quite Early One Morning”, clearly a precursor, was inspired by his time living in New Quay in Cardiganshire towards the end of the war, thus seeding the fishing port’s claim to be the real Llareggub. It introduced an antecedent to Polly Garter, serially impregnated by a variety of lovers, and a Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard who, obsessed with cleanliness, will not let the sun in her house until he’s wiped his shoes. In 1948 Thomas’s correspondence alluded (in parenthesis) to what would become Under Milk Wood. Pitching an article to Picture Post about his sometime home – “I know the little town intimately, and everyone in it” – he added: “(A radio play I am writing has Laugharne, though not by name, as its setting)”. Later that year he reported that he was “getting on with my awful script”. For several years the play was
Which actress, who died in 1962, starred in the films Some Like It Hot and Bus Stop?	Marilyn Monroe - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack \| Actress \| Writer Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926. Her mother Gladys Pearl Baker was a film-cutter at Consolidated Film Industries. Marilyn's father's identity was never known. Because Gladys was mentally and financially unable to care for young Marilyn, Gladys placed her in the care of a foster ... See full bio » Born: a list of 39 people created 27 Jul 2011 a list of 34 people created 26 Mar 2012 a list of 48 people created 26 Aug 2014 a list of 38 people created 7 months ago a list of 34 images created 7 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Marilyn Monroe's work have you seen? User Polls Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards » Known For 2015 Autopsy: The Last Hours Of (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Marilyn Monroe (2015) ... (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" - uncredited) 2015 Ochéntame... otra vez (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - La juventud canta y baila (2015) ... (performer: "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend") 2014 My Granny the Escort (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "I'm Thru with Love" - uncredited) 2012 Love, Marilyn (Documentary) (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved by You", "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", "After You Get What You Want You Don't Want It", "I'm Gonna File My Claim") 2011 Gent de paraula (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #2.5 (2011) ... (performer: "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend") 2011 Shooting the Hollywood Stars (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Some Like It Hot" - uncredited) 2010/I Burlesque (performer: "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (Swing Cats Mix)") 2009 Willkommen Österreich (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.91 (2009) ... (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You" - uncredited) 2009 Dzi Croquettes (Documentary) (performer: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy") Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (2 episodes, 2005 - 2006) (performer - 1 episode, 2009) - Round One: Part 2 (2009) ... (performer: "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" - uncredited) - Round 7 (2006) ... ("I Wanna Be Loved By You") - Dance Off (2005) ... ("Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend") 2008 Game Boys (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You") 2008 Mad Men (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Six Month Leave (2008) ... (performer: "I'm Through With Love" - uncredited) 2008 Vita da Star: Cristiano Malgioglio (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You") 2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "A Little Girl from Little Rock" - uncredited) 2007 Nip/Tuck (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Joyce and Sharon Monroe (2007) ... (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved by You") 2007 Hoge bomen: Pioniers (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - Simon van Collem (2007) ... (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You") 2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.12 (2006) ... (performer: "Happy Birthday to You") 2005 The Comeback (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2002-2004 Queer as Folk (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Escalating Violence (2004) ... (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved by You") 1999-2004 Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Böser Onkel (2004) ... (performer: "Teach Me Tiger") - Neues Leben (1999) ... (performer: "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" - uncredited) 2001 Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Happy Birthday to You") 2001 Lukas (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Der 18. Geburtstag (2001) ... (performer: "Happy Birthday, Mr. President", "I Wanna Be Loved By You" - uncredited) - Eine schwere Entscheidung (2001) ... (performer: "You'd Be Surprised" - uncredited) - Feuer und Flamme (1999) ... (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You" - uncredited) - Zwei Männer am Herd (1999) ... (performer: "I Wanna Be Loved By You" - uncredited) 2001 Town & Country (performer: "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (1953))
Which author's works include The History Of Mr Polly, The Time Machine and The War Of The Worlds?	The 100 best novels: No 39 – The History of Mr Polly by HG Wells (1910) \| Books \| The Guardian The 100 best novels The 100 best novels: No 39 – The History of Mr Polly by HG Wells (1910) The choice is great, but Wells's ironic portrait of a man very like himself is the novel that stands out Share on Messenger Close HG Wells is often catalogued as a pioneer of science fiction (which he was) with bestselling books like The Invisible Man and The First Men in the Moon. But he was also a great Edwardian writer of immense fame and influence who deserves to be remembered as a major literary figure, now somewhat eclipsed in the posterity stakes. But which of his 50 novels to choose? The Sleeper Awakes (a far-sighted portrait of a world enslaved by money and machines)? Love and Mr Lewisham (the tale of a schoolteacher who becomes a socialist but subordinates politics to family life)? Tono-Bungay (a brilliant satire on advertising and the popular press)? Kipps (a Dickensian comedy about one ordinary man's struggle for self-improvement)? Wells's fans will have their favourites. But I have chosen The History of Mr Polly, a novel from Wells's early middle age (he wrote it when he was 44), a delightful comedy of everyday Edwardian England that draws inspiration from its author's own life. Moreover, as Wells put it in the preface to "the Atlantic Edition" of 1924, "a small but influential group of critics maintain that The History of Mr Polly is the writer's best book". If he could not quite accept that, he said, he would still concede that "certainly it is his happiest book, and the one he cares for most". I've always liked it (I've never been much of a sci-fi enthusiast) because it is, in many ways, so un-Wellsian. The story – still strikingly modern – is a comedy about a midlife crisis. Alfred Polly has a routine job as a gentlemen's outfitter in the small, provincial town of Fishbourne, a location widely agreed to be modelled on Sandgate in Kent, where Wells himself lived for several years. The tone is established at the outset: "He hated Fishbourne, he hated his shop and his wife and his neighbours. But most of all Mr Polly "hated himself". When he becomes threatened with bankruptcy, Mr Polly decides that the only way to liberate himself from his hateful predicament is to burn down his shop and commit suicide. But he makes a hash of his "bit of arson" and cannot find the courage to cut his throat with a razor. So then, acknowledging that "Fishbourne wasn't the world", Mr Polly takes off "on the tramp" and walks himself into a better future through what he calls his "exploratious menanderings". For me, there are three elements to The History of Mr Polly that unite to give the book an enduring appeal, and to place it at the top of Wells's extraordinary output. First, Wells's picture of Mr Polly – an ironic self-portrait – is deliciously appealing. In the literary tradition of Mrs Malaprop, and many minor Dickens characters, Mr Polly has an "innate sense of epithet" that inspires a teeming vocabulary: "intrudacious", "jawbacious" and "retrospectatiousness". Second, Mr Polly (who could have stepped from the pages of Dickens) is a "little man" of a kind typical of late Victorian and Edwardian England, a man painfully, even doggedly, liberating himself from an oppressive class-ridden society. The debt to Dickens is unequivocal. Alfred Polly is descended from Joe Gargery, Bob Cratchit and Mr Wemmick. He's also related, as it were, to Mr Pooter, is contemporary with EM Forster's Leonard Bast, and will subsequently inspire many Kingsley Amis protagonists, as well as Billy Liar. Finally, The History of Mr Polly is a comedy of ordinary, provincial life, rooted in the everyday, with countless brilliantly observed details. In part of the long flashback that composes the middle part of Mr Polly's "history", there's a hilarious wedding which commits him to Miriam, an event that inspires one of Wells's best lines: "He had a curious feeling that it would be very satisfying to marry and have a wife – only somehow he wished it wasn't Miriam." In lat
Who wrote the poem The Hunting Of The Snark?	The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll \| Poetry Foundation The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll The Hunting of the Snark Related Poem Content Details "Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair. "Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true." The crew was complete: it included a Boots— A maker of Bonnets and Hoods— A Barrister, brought to arrange their disputes— And a Broker, to value their goods. A Billiard-marker, whose skill was immense, Might perhaps have won more than his share— But a Banker, engaged at enormous expense, Had the whole of their cash in his care. There was also a Beaver, that paced on the deck, Or would sit making lace in the bow: And had often (the Bellman said) saved them from wreck, Though none of the sailors knew how. There was one who was famed for the number of things He forgot when he entered the ship: His umbrella, his watch, all his jewels and rings, And the clothes he had bought for the trip. He had forty-two boxes, all carefully packed, With his name painted clearly on each: But, since he omitted to mention the fact, They were all left behind on the beach. The loss of his clothes hardly mattered, because He had seven coats on when he came, With three pair of boots—but the worst of it was, He had wholly forgotten his name. He would answer to "Hi!" or to any loud cry, Such as "Fry me!" or "Fritter my wig!" To "What-you-may-call-um!" or "What-was-his-name!" While, for those who preferred a more forcible word, He had different names from these: His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends," And his enemies "Toasted-cheese." "His form is ungainly—his intellect small—" (So the Bellman would often remark) "But his courage is perfect! And that, after all, Is the thing that one needs with a Snark." He would joke with hænas, returning their stare With an impudent wag of the head: And he once went a walk, paw-in-paw, with a bear, "Just to keep up its spirits," he said. He came as a Baker: but owned, when too late— And it drove the poor Bellman half-mad— He could only bake Bride-cake—for which, I may state, No materials were to be had. The last of the crew needs especial remark, Though he looked an incredible dunce: He had just one idea—but, that one being "Snark," The good Bellman engaged him at once. He came as a Butcher: but gravely declared, When the ship had been sailing a week, He could only kill Beavers. The Bellman looked scared, And was almost too frightened to speak: But at length he explained, in a tremulous tone, There was only one Beaver on board; And that was a tame one he had of his own, Whose death would be deeply deplored. The Beaver, who happened to hear the remark, Protested, with tears in its eyes, That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark Could atone for that dismal surprise! It strongly advised that the Butcher should be Conveyed in a separate ship: But the Bellman declared that would never agree With the plans he had made for the trip: Navigation was always a difficult art, Though with only one ship and one bell: And he feared he must really decline, for his part, Undertaking another as well. The Beaver's best course was, no doubt, to procure A second-hand dagger-proof coat— So the Baker advised it—and next, to insure Its life in some Office of note: This the Banker suggested, and offered for hire (On moderate terms), or for sale, Two excellent Policies, one Against Fire, And one Against Damage From Hail. Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by, The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably shy. The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies— Such a carriage, such ease and such grace! Such solemnity, too! One could see he was wise, The mome
Who played Vito Corleone in The Godfather?	Don Vito Corleone (Character) Don Vito Corleone (Character) from The Godfather (1972) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. There may be more photos available for this character. To select more photos to be displayed in this character's gallery, click the Edit Photos link. Overview Biography In the first film, Don Vito Corleone was portrayed by Marlon Brando... See more » Alternate Names: Godfather / The Godfather / Vito Corleone / Young Vito Corleone Filmography ... aka "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: A Novel for Television" - USA (complete title) ... aka "The Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic" - USA (video title) ... aka "The Godfather Novella" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "The Godfather Saga" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" - USA (complete title) ... aka "SNL" - USA (informal title) ... aka "SNL 25" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "Saturday Night" - USA (first season title) ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" - USA (sixth season title) ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" - USA (fifteenth season title) ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" - USA (twentieth season title) ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" - USA (twentyfifth season title)
Who wrote The Communist Manifesto?	Marx publishes Manifesto - Feb 21, 1848 - HISTORY.com Marx publishes Manifesto Publisher A+E Networks On February 21, 1848, The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx with the assistance of Friedrich Engels, is published in London by a group of German-born revolutionary socialists known as the Communist League. The political pamphlet–arguably the most influential in history–proclaimed that “the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles” and that the inevitable victory of the proletariat, or working class, would put an end to class society forever. Originally published in German as Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (“Manifesto of the Communist Party”), the work had little immediate impact. Its ideas, however, reverberated with increasing force into the 20th century, and by 1950 nearly half the world’s population lived under Marxist governments. Karl Marx was born in Trier, Prussia, in 1818–the son of a Jewish lawyer who converted to Lutheranism. He studied law and philosophy at the universities of Berlin and Jena and initially was a follower of G.W.F. Hegel, the 19th-century German philosopher who sought a dialectical and all-embracing system of philosophy. In 1842, Marx became editor of the Rheinische Zeitung, a liberal democratic newspaper in Cologne. The newspaper grew considerably under his guidance, but in 1843 the Prussian authorities shut it down for being too outspoken. That year, Marx moved to Paris to co-edit a new political review. Paris was at the time a center for socialist thought, and Marx adopted the more extreme form of socialism known as communism, which called for a revolution by the working class that would tear down the capitalist world. In Paris, Marx befriended Friedrich Engels, a fellow Prussian who shared his views and was to become a lifelong collaborator. In 1845, Marx was expelled from France and settled in Brussels, where he renounced his Prussian nationality and was joined by Engels. During the next two years, Marx and Engels developed their philosophy of communism and became the intellectual leaders of the working-class movement. In 1847, the League of the Just, a secret society made up of revolutionary German workers living in London, asked Marx to join their organization. Marx obliged and with Engels renamed the group the Communist League and planned to unite it with other German worker committees across Europe. The pair were commissioned to draw up a manifesto summarizing the doctrines of the League. Back in Brussels, Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto in January 1848, using as a model a tract Engels wrote for the League in 1847. In early February, Marx sent the work to London, and the League immediately adopted it as their manifesto. Many of the ideas in The Communist Manifesto were not new, but Marx had achieved a powerful synthesis of disparate ideas through his materialistic conception of history. The Manifesto opens with the dramatic words, “A spectre is haunting Europe–the spectre of communism,” and ends by declaring: “The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of the world, unite!” In The Communist Manifesto, Marx predicted imminent revolution in Europe. The pamphlet had hardly cooled after coming off the presses in London when revolution broke out in France on February 22 over the banning of political meetings held by socialists and other opposition groups. Isolated riots led to popular revolt, and on February 24 King Louis-Philippe was forced to abdicate. The revolution spread like brushfire across continental Europe. Marx was in Paris on the invitation of the provincial government when the Belgian government, fearful that the revolutionary tide would soon engulf Belgium, banished him. Later that year, he went to the Rhineland, where he agitated for armed revolt. The bourgeoisie of Europe soon crushed the Revolution of 1848, and Marx would have to wait longer for his revolution. He went to London to live and continued to write with Engels as they further organized the international communist move
Which famous singer songwriter was the inspiration for the 2007 movie I'm Not There?	'I'm Not There' (2007) \| 30 Best Music Biopics of All Time \| Rolling Stone 30 Best Music Biopics of All Time 30 Best Music Biopics of All Time From 18th-century composers to hip-hop legends, the greatest musician stories to ever grace big and small screens All Stories 1. 'I'm Not There' (2007) How do you possibly try to encapsulate the life of Bob Dylan — one of the rock era's greatest shape-shifters — in a single film? If you're Carol director Todd Haynes, by splitting that life into different eras and influences, casting everyone from Cate Blanchett to Richard Gere to Heath Ledger to Christian Bale to portray separate shards in Dylan's rich, confounding mosaic. I'm Not There is both thrilling and inquisitive, staying away from chronology and straight biography to grasp, in a larger sense, how Dylan remade the world while constantly reinventing himself over the years. On one level, the film is merely a joyride through cinematic styles — aping the look and feel of Godard, A Hard Day's Night, 8 1/2 and 1970s revisionist Westerns — but, more profoundly, it pays the singer-songwriter the highest compliment by crafting a fractured, often brilliant exploration that's as vibrant as the man it honors. TG
What is the name of Ron Weasley's pet rat in the Harry Potter movies?	Ronald Weasley \| Harry Potter Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia — Slytherins mock Ron about his Keeper abilities [src] Ron with others in 12 Grimmauld Place preparing to clean With the start of the Second Wizarding War and Voldemort's rise to power, Dumbledore reconstructed the Order of the Phoenix . Early in the summer of 1995 the Order, along with the remaining Weasley schoolchildren and Hermione, moved into headquarters at 12 Grimmauld Place . There, they helped Mrs Weasley clean the old house and kept an ear out for information about Harry. Early in August, he finally arrived at the headquarters but only after a Dementor attack on his cousin. Ron felt sorry about having to keep Harry in the dark, but quickly became aware of Harry's angry temper, which was very close to the surface due to Harry's increasing feelings of persecution and isolation. Throughout August, they stayed at Grimmauld Place, and late in the month, Ron was shocked to be made a Gryffindor prefect , along with Hermione. For this traditional Weasley achievement, Molly and Arthur gave him a new broomstick, a Cleansweep Eleven . Bound by their prefect duties, Ron and Hermione could not initially join Harry on the Hogwarts Express , but had to go to another compartment to learn of their responsibilities before they were able to join Harry in his compartment for the last part of their journey to Hogwarts. That evening, Ron was worried when Hagrid was not at his seat at the welcoming feast and disconcerted by the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Dolores Umbridge , who worked for Fudge . The first DADA class with Umbridge as the professor Along with several other students, Ron was angry when Professor Umbridge refused to teach the class practical defensive magic. That first week of school, Ron also tried out to be the Gryffindor Quidditch team 's Keeper . He won the position, but according to Quidditch Captain Angelina Johnson, he needed more improvement. Ron's Quidditch practises left him behind in his homework, to Hermione's chagrin. Soon, news of Ron's prefect position reached his brother, Percy Weasley , and Percy sent Ron a letter advising him to break off his friendship with Harry, whom he accused of being mad for supporting Dumbledore . Late in September, one evening when Harry returned from detention with Professor Umbridge, Ron, somewhat reluctantly, joined Hermione in convincing that Harry teach his fellow students defence against the dark arts. Harry initially disagreed, but after a few days he decided to give it a go. Around this time, Professor Umbridge was appointed the first Hogwarts High Inquisitor , giving her the power to randomly create new school rules and inspect teachers' lessons. The meeting of students in the Hog's Head that would become known as Dumbledore's Army Late in October, students had their first visit to Hogsmeade . There, Harry, Ron, and Hermione met with several students who were interested in learning proper defence. Ron defended Harry when questions rose, and was among the first to sign the recruitment parchment. On the way home from Hogsmeade, Ron became upset when he learned from Hermione that his sister Ginny was dating Ravenclaw student Michael Corner . The following morning, Ron awoke to find that suddenly, by order of Professor Umbridge, all student groups had been disbanded including the House Quidditch teams, but he was mollified when Harry said they would continue with their secret group, which Ginny named " Dumbledore's Army " during their first meeting, mocking the Ministry of Magic 's fears of student uprisings. In the weeks following the first Dumbledore's Army meeting, Quidditch season arrived. Ron had nervous issues prior to the first match against Slytherin. They had made badges saying "Weasley is our king," which Harry decided could not mean anything good. In an attempt to distract Ron from the Slytherins, Hermione kissed him on the cheek for luck, effectively stunning Ron. Ron's play was abysmal, and it was not helped by the Slytherins' new song also entitled, " Weasley is Our King ". Follow
Of Mice And Men is a novel by which American novelist?	John Steinbeck - The Greatest Literature of All Time East of Eden [SHOW] [HIDE] Is it all timshel? Steinbeck has his main character drop the word at the end of the novel. Earlier it had been explained that the Hebrew word from the Bible meant that humankind.... more The highs and lows of a great author John Steinbeck's art and career follow a typically American arc of the mid-twentieth century. The early hard-scrabble years of unadulterated talent giving creative and dignified voice to the downtrodden. The rise to iconic status as the conscience of a new mainstream. And an alcohol-facilitated decline into alienating self-indulgence and general crankiness. But one thing remained constant: he wrote like no one else and he never repeated himself, always trying something new. While he was always at least interesting, nowadays however we choose to focus on the highlights of Steinbeck's writing career, especially the accomplished vision of his middle period. This is the period from the depths of the Great Depression to the booming post-war—from the mid-1930s to early 1950s—encompassing the twin peaks of The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden , as well as two or three comparable heights of modern lit. It's surprising then to discover Steinbeck produced over forty books in his lifetime. Before that golden middle period was launched with Tortilla Flat in 1935, Steinbeck had published three novels and two short story collections—largely based on his background as a native of the Monterey Bay area of California, his experience in marine biology, and various other odd jobs he held across the United States—all of which works drew little attention. His first publishing success, Tortilla Flat, is a somewhat fanciful account of a small gang of charming ne'er-do-wells in an impoverished settlement above Monterey. The drinking, womanizing, thievery and more drinking of the paisanos (Spanish, Mexican, Indian and Caucasian bloods mixed together) is presented by Steinbeck as a take-off on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, though most readers would be hard-pressed to see the connection. It's as Danny, Pilon, Pablo that the lumpen characters won the hearts of readers, thanks to Steinbeck's clever, philosophical and warm-spirited writing. They appeared as such also in the 1942 movie of Tortilla Flat. Tortilla Flat was followed by In Dubious Battle (1936), the story of a strike by migratory workers. And then by The Red Pony stories, published separately beginning in 1933. Collected in 1937, they became a Steinbeck favourite, telling the simple story of a young boy coming of age on a farm in Salinas Valley, California. Also in 1937 he published the equally enduring Of Mice and Men , about the relationship of two itinerant ranch workers, the ambitious George and the strong but simple-minded Lenny, whose dreams are crushed by events beyond their control. Steinbeck produced both novel and play forms of the pathetic story and it became his biggest success to date. His style was set now. Ignoring the postmodern, stream-of-consciousness experiments of many more "literary" figures Steinbeck was a straightforward, natural writer in the Hemingway mould of "less is more"—though slightly looser, more playful, and seemingly less cynical than his great contemporary. More sentimentally folksy. His best work was still to come. The monumental novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939) relates the trek of the dispossessed Joad family from Oklahoma to California during the Depression. It's Steinbeck's most political novel, taking the side of the Okies as they come up against oppressive labour conditions, corrupt police, and vicious vigilantes. But, despite its near advocacy of socialist revolution, which many pundits attacked as anti-American, The Grapes of Wrath has stood the test of time as a modern classic, one of the top dozen novels of the twentieth century. The popular 1940 movie versi
Glenis the Guinea Pig is which rodent superstar's girlfriend?	Roland Rat Superstar \| Child Of The 1980's Child Of The 1980's Roland Rat Superstar Posted by Big Boo on April 29th, 2008 Roland Rat Superstar, self proclaimed saviour of TVam, as well as self proclaimed superstar for that matter, first hit our TV screens in 1983. He was brought in to introduce the five minute cartoon breaks that TVam had at certain times every morning. My favourite of these was Superchicken, but that’s potentially something for another time. Anne Diamond and Nick Owen would hand over to Roland from their comfy sofa to Roland and his Shedvision. This was a motif that was set to continue with Roland Rat. Whilst he pretended to have all the trimmings of a superstar, everything around him was quite obviously not all that wonderful, as broadcasting from a shed is a good example of. Roland would come on screen, usually insult Anne and Nick in some way, and then the cartoon would start. Roland was soon joined by fellow puppet Kevin the Gerbil, a slightly effeminate rodent with a penchant for anything pink. This was particularly irritating to Roland when he instructed Kevin to get a car for him, which ended up being an old Ford Zodiac sprayed pink, with Ratmobile written along the side. Another associate who arrived slightly later was Errol the Hamster, who was in charge of anything technical to do with sound or video. It was Errol’s job to start the cartoons running, which was cued by Roland shouting “Errol! Run VT“. Errol was a Welsh hamster, which meant that Roland usually poked fun of him with jokes about leeks. When it came to the school holidays Roland would normally get a much longer chance to entertain the kids, or his millions of fans as he would put it. The first such example was Rat on the Road, aired at 9am after the main TVam show during the Summer holidays in 1983. In this series Roland travelled around the UK in the Ratmobile, meeting people and generally getting into trouble. I believe this is also when we were first introduced to Roland’s agent, the scheming D’Arcy De Farcy, who was little more than a con man really. The following year Roland’s girlfriend, Glenis the Guinea Pig, was revealed in a short series called Operation F.O.G.I (Free Our Glenis Immediately). Before this Glenis had been mentioned, but this was the first time we actually got to see her, as the gang attempted to rescue (steal) her from Harrod’s pet department. In 1986 Roland left TVam, claiming he had done enough to bring them back from the brink of closure, and moved to the BBC, creating Roland Rat The Series, and even his own BBC channel (this was the first version of BBC3!). This show was a kind of sketch show involving all Roland’s friends and family, including Little Reggie his baby brother (who had been around on TVam before. He farted a lot and said “Great ‘ere innit“), Iris and Freddy (Roland’s Mum and Dad – Freddy looked exactly like Roland but with greyer fur) and even his pet flea, Colin. This show got two series, but then Roland left the UK to go and live in LA with all the other superstars. Channel 5 offered Roland a comeback soon after it first start transmitting with LA Rat, detailing Roland’s adventures in LA, but it wasn’t very popular. A stint on Channel 4’s Big Breakfast was doomed to failure too, ending when the once popular breakfast show ended up under the axe. During his hey day Roland Rat was everywhere. The Roland soft toy was in scarce supply when it was released, and he had chart success with single “Rat Rappin’” and a cover of Elvis hit “Love Me Tender“. Nowadays he only makes the odd guest appearance now and then, most recently taking part in the Weakest Link Puppet special! For further details on the superstar rat and all his chums, there’s a wealth of information available on the Rat Fans website.
Spike the bulldog from the Tom And Jerry cartoons has a son called what?	Spike Bulldog \| Tom and Jerry Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Tom and Jerry Wiki For other uses, see the disambiguation page for Spike . Spike Bulldog is a grey, rough bulldog that appears in many of Tom and Jerry cartoons. He has a somewhat minor friendship with Jerry and is a formidable enemy to Tom , though he is occasionally is a rival to both protagonists, as he was in the cartoon Dog Trouble . Spike has a grudge against Tom, not just because he's a cat, but because whenever they cross paths, Tom is interrupting quality time with his son, Tyke because he's too busy chasing Jerry to watch where he's going. Obviously, whenever Spike tells Tom not to do a certain thing (ex. dirty Tyke), Jerry overhears this and does his best to get Tom in trouble (in the example, Jerry would get Tyke as dirty as possible). Spike proceeds to beat Tom up thinking he was responsible for it. After Spike beats Tom, he is shown having a good time or resting peacefully with his son tyke and they are joined by Jerry their real saboteur, disturber and culprit who was really the one that Spike should beat up. Spike also appeared in some of the recent cartoons featuring a basset hound called Droopy , another popular MGM cartoon character. Spike (and his son, Tyke) is most likely a secondary or even major character, as he has appeared in almost all renditions of Tom and Jerry's cartoons. Contents [ show ] Appearance Spike has brownish-grey fur with a light brown marking that spans up the front of his torso. In many cartoons, his fur is light grey, while his marking is white. His ears are pointed with pink insides and his tail is slender, small, and pointed as well. His only consistent article of clothing is a red, spiked dog collar. He has a anchored tattoo on his left upper arm as seen in " Quiet Please! ".
In the 1997 comedy movie MouseHunt which two comic actors play the parts of the Smuntz brothers Ernie and Lars?	MOUSE HUNT (1997) – For The Love Of Celluloid Running Time: 1 hour 38 minutes MPAA Rating: PG for Language, Comic Sensuality and Mayhem Directed by: Gore Verbinski Written by: Adam Rifkin Starring: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis, Maury Chaykin, Camilla Soeberg, Debra Christofferson, Christopher Walken & William Hickey MOUSE HUNT has the distinction of being the first-ever family film from DreamWorks. Despite being intended for kids as well as adults, the movie tries too hard to make things equally enjoyable for both age groups but in very different ways. Sometimes, the movie is a well-intentioned and genuinely funny romp that has a surprising level of sophistication around it. About an equal amount, the film turns into a live-action TOM & JERRY episode. Sadly, both approaches don’t blend together well or coherently. There are a decent amount of laughs in the well-intentioned parts of the movie that focus on a creative screenplay where everything doesn’t result in a pratfall. Lars and Ernie Smuntz are the two sons of a formerly rich proprietor of a string factory. Leaving not much of an inheritance to his sons (some knick-knacks, a rundown factory, and an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere), Lars and Ernie find their lives upended through two separate acts of fate. Things seem to be changing for the better when the brothers find out that their father’s countryside property is actually the legendary abandoned house of a famed architect that’s worth millions. Blinded by the possibility of a fortune, the Smuntz siblings embark on renovating the house. This process is made difficult and destructive by a mouse that’s smarter than your average rodent. MOUSE HUNT has an identity crisis between being a kids movie about a mouse outwitting two grown men or a raunchy comedy that happens to have a seemingly indestructible rodent as a plot device. The former doesn’t work quite as well as it wants to and the latter feels like it’s pushing the boundaries for what’s appropriate in a family flick. There are utterances of notable swear words that I’m sure parents don’t want their young ones picking up. Also there’s frank talk about sex and some risqué humor. One stand-out scene is a moment near the end that made me laugh hard, but didn’t fit at all within the boundaries of a PG-rated family flick. It’s like how CASPER (a film that came out a couple of years prior) threw in curse words for the sake of being edgy and was bound to irritate some parents. I almost always praise family entertainment that takes risks, but there’s also a certain level of content that should be avoided if you’re making a movie that’s specifically geared towards children and MOUSE HUNT rubbed me the wrong way in a few areas. The performances from the cast are well above the level of material they’ve ended up working with. Nathan Lane and Lee Evans are a good comedic duo and it makes you wonder that if this film had been more well-received, they could have possibly have gone on starring in more family films together. At any rate, they both highlight different styles of comedy. Nathan Lane is Ernie and the more brash of the brothers. Lee Evans delivered more laughs as Lars, but came off as the goofy screw-up. The late William Hickey also makes his last film appearance as their father, seen in one flashback and appearing in a painting with multiple expressions. Christopher Walken also takes a brief cameo-length role that has a few chuckles, but ultimately winds up being entirely pointless. It literally felt like someone felt they should hire Walken for a day to be an exterminator and he’s in the film for about five minutes at the most. It may sound like I’m bad mouthing MOUSE HUNT quite a bit. It’s true that I don’t consider it to be a necessarily good movie and I found it a lot funnier when I was a kid watching this on the old-fashioned VCR, but there are still some solid laughs in the film. Ironically, the best scenes don’t involve the title animal at all. The opening is solid enough and showcases dark humor that may have pushed the envelope for kids mater
What is the first name of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple?	Characters from Agatha Christie stories - Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot One of the most famous fictional characters of all time, the inimitable Belgian private detective is synonymous with waxed moustaches, perfectionism and little grey cells. Poirot would be the first to call himself a great man - he has never been known for his modesty - but with such success in his career, it is difficult to argue with him. Miss Marple Miss Jane Marple doesn’t look like your average detective. Quite frankly, she doesn’t look like a detective at all. But looks can be deceiving... For a woman who has spent her life in the small village of St Mary Mead, Miss Marple is surprisingly worldly. But as she often points out, she has had every opportunity to observe human nature. Tommy & Tuppence International spies, two world wars, murders, thefts and not to mention marriage, Tommy and Tuppence seek out excitement wherever it may lie. Tuppence leads the way with her charismatic nature, while Tommy’s slow, considered manner provides the perfect foil. Together they form the 'Young Adventurers Ltd' and the adventures begin.
What was the name of the number one hit single by Spitting Image in 1986?	Spitting Image S Spitting Image Spitting Image was a British satirical puppet show which ran on the ITV television network from 1984 to 1996. It was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central. The series was nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards, winning one, for editing, in 1989. The series was notorious for featuring caricatured puppets of numerous celebrities who were famous during the 1980s and 1990s. The humor was usually controversial and bitingly sharp. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , then American president Ronald Reagan and The British Royal Family were the most prominent targets, although hundreds of other celebrities were spoofed in an equally disrespectful manner. Certain countries have been inspired to have similar satirical puppet shows, based on "Spitting Image". History Development The show took several years to be developed. The original idea is credited to graphic designer Martin Lambie-Nairn, who proposed the idea of a satirical television show featuring puppets to Peter Fluck and Roger Law, two illustrators and sculptors who worked mostly in print media. The puppets, caricaturing public figures often including British and American politicians and celebrities, were designed by Fluck and Law (who sometimes spoonerised their names as 'Luck and Flaw'). They were assisted by various young voice caricaturists including David Stoten, Steve Bendelack, Tim Watts, Pablo Bach, Christopher Sharrock (who coined the internal name for the show: "Splitting Headache") and Oscar da Costa and virtually every successful British impressionist of the time. Musical parodies were provided by Philip Pope (former member of Who Dares Wins and The Hee Bee Gee Bees) and later Steve Brown (who played the character of bandleader Glen Ponder in Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge). Beginnings As neither Lambie-Nairn, Fluck or Law had prior TV experience, they turned to others to actually produce the show. Fluck and Law brought in comedy writer and National Lampoon editor Tony Hendra, who they had met previously while working in America. Hendra in turn brought in John Lloyd, producer of the satirical sketch show Not The Nine O'Clock News. They were joined by Jon Blair, a documentary producer. They then hired Muppet puppeteer Louise Gold. The initial development of the show was funded by entrepreneur Clive Sinclair . At the start in 1984 and 1985 the show wasn't doing well in the ratings and was nearly cancelled. As there was no availability at Central's Birmingham Studio 1, the team used Studio 2 - better known as the Crossroads Motel. Early series were recorded at Limehouse Studios in London's Docklands, now demolished. Rob Grant and Doug Naylor were brought in as head writers to try and save the show, with the informal understanding that they would be promoted to executive producers if they succeeded. By 1986, under their supervision, Spitting Image had become a popular phenomenon, even producing a number 1 hit single (the infamous Chicken Song), but producer John Lloyd was unaware of the writers' deal and refused their promotion. With the feeling that they wouldn't be able to progress on the show, the pair left (and later created Red Dwarf for BBC2). Several of the politicians found their characterisations offensive, although in subsequent interviews many were glad of the attention. Though an appreciation of the programme's humour required more than a passing knowledge of British politics, it aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation late on Sunday nights in the late 1980s. The American NBC network aired several prime-time specials adapted from the series in the same period. Popularity and changes As the show progressed, Britain's political landscape altered. Particularly, in the early 1990s, many of the characters who had proven so popular retired from real-world politics, particularly Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, whilst others such as Michael Heseltine and Norman Tebbit became much less prominent. At the height of its popularity, Spitting Image also spun off several public exhibits of puppets a
Who rode Kris Kin to success in the Epsom Derby in 2003?	Epsom Derby 2003 Result \| Derby Winner Kris Kin 6/1 Toggle navigation Epsom Derby 2003 Result The Epsom Derby in 2003 was all about one of the biggest and sustained gambles in a major race seen in quite a few years. Kris Kin was backed at all prices in the morning of the race. Those you lumped on could only thank one person for collecting and that was the brilliant jockeyship of Kieran Fallon for getting Kris Kin up in the dying strides. In the end Kris Kin proved strong enough to fend off The Great Gatsby, ridden by Pat Eddery , who had led from the off but faded over the last two furlongs. In a year which was going to see Pat Eddery ride in his last Epsom Derby, it would have been a wonderful climax to his magnificent career if he had got the Great Gatsby to hang on, but in the end he had to settle for second place. One of the pre-race favourite Alamshar also finished strongly to take third place. \"Everything went his way and he travelled well in his race. They went a good gallop and he was able to quicken,\" Fallon told BBC Sport after the race. \"It got a bit tight at the top of the hill as it always does when they cross over. I worried there but I let him find himself and he was OK.\" The Great Gatsby made the early running under Eddery, along with Dutch Gold. Refuse To Bend, the 11-4 favourite, was racing in touch with Brian Boru close up on the inside and Kris Kin in mid-division. As the field turned for home Eddery kicked on and had most of the runners in trouble, but Fallon had the move covered and went in pursuit of the leader. His mount answered all his calls to lead inside the final furlong and hold his rivals at bay in a stirring finish to land a massive public gamble. Alamshar threatened briefly a furlong out and was only a short head behind the second, while Norse Dancer had been last at the top of the hill on the Epsom Racecourse and made up an amazing amount of ground to claim fourth place. Kris Kin and Norse Dancer had been supplemented for the race at a cost of £90,000 on Monday. Winning trainer Sir Michael Stoute landed his third Derby following the victories of Shergar in 1981 and Shahrastani five years later. It was Fallon\'s second blue riband after Oath\'s success in 1999. Stoute said: \"It\'s always a great thrill. You can\'t win it too many times and 1986 was a long time ago. \"We\'ve had a little bit of misfortune over the years since that period so I am delighted that it has come good. \"I am delighted for Saeed Suhail (owner) who was tough enough to supplement him. You\'ve got one of the great rides round Epsom on Derby day from Kieren Fallon - and that helped.\" Some £20m was gambled on the race, and bookmakers were pleased none of the three market leaders won, but the support for Kris Kin left them with mixed feelings. Pos.
Who wrote the classic thriller novel The Thirty-Nine Steps?	The 39 Steps to writing a perfect thriller by author John Buchan's grandson \| Daily Mail Online comments Even now, almost 100 years after it was first published, the story retains a modernity that is little short of astonishing 'The 39 Steps, in its language, its settings, its nods to contemporary technology and its characterisation, belongs firmly to the 20th century,' said John Buchan's grandson, Toby On a late-summer’s day in 1914, a man walks with his small daughter down a rickety flight of wooden steps leading to a private beach from a house on the clifftop. The girl, just turned six, is improving her counting by determinedly calling out the number of each step. ‘Thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-NINE!’ she says in triumph as they step off onto the sand. Thus Alice Buchan gave the title to her father’s, my grandfather’s, new novel, little knowing that it would prove to be one of the most enduring adventure stories ever to be published. John Buchan wrote The 39 Steps in a few weeks towards the end of 1914, while staying with his wife and children at Broadstairs in Kent, in a house on the cliffs overlooking Stone Bay. (The house is still there; indeed, anyone wishing to re-enact the novel’s finale may rent it as a holiday let.) While there, he became ill with the duodenal problems that plagued him all his life, and which had prevented him from joining the Army, Britain having declared war against Germany on August 4 that year. Two major elements among these facts – the clifftop setting and the coming of war – infuse what has come to be widely regarded as the first modern spy thriller. Buchan posted the manuscript to Blackwood & Sons in Edinburgh, publisher not only of books but of the famous literary magazine that bore its name. ‘It has amused me to write, but whether it will amuse you to read is another matter,’ he wrote. He need not have fretted. Blackwood’s accepted it at once and published it in the magazine, in serial form and pseudonymously, between July and September 1915, and as a book under Buchan’s name in October. It was an immediate success – and more than that, it has become a classic of its kind. Today, the principal charges levelled against the novel are that it is dated, and that it relies too heavily upon improbable circumstances or coincidences. Yet I would argue that even now, almost 100 years after it was first published, the story retains a modernity that is little short of astonishing. Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, released in 1935, is an extremely well-made comedy thriller that's widely and deservedly admired I am reminded of its place in our collective narrative by a cartoon I clipped from a newspaper a few years ago and pinned to my office wall. It shows a boy of about eight, standing in front of his parents. He is wearing a tweed Norfolk jacket, a tie, breeches, chequered shooting stockings and what are no doubt stout brogues. Eyes closed as in serious thought, he is drawing on a pipe clamped between his teeth, the bowl of which he’s holding in his left hand. In his right, half wedged beneath his arm, he holds a copy of The 39 Steps. Anxiously, his mother is saying to her husband, ‘Why doesn’t he read Harry Potter, like other kids?’ Why indeed? True, The 39 Steps isn’t read by the young (or old) in anything like the numbers that JK Rowling’s marvellous creation attracts, but it’s still in print nearly 100 years after its first publication; indeed, it has never been out of print, something that isn’t true of the works of, for instance, Jane Austen. John Buchan has quite often been called ‘the last Victorian’, but I have always found this a somewhat lazy description, especially when applied to his writing. He was, of course, a Victorian by birth and upbringing, but he was not stuck in the past. The storyline of The 39 Steps makes free use of the technology of its age: cars and a motorbike, radio and the telephone, a fleeting reference to a semi-automatic pistol and even a monoplane, at a time when all these were rarities – new-fangled, almost certainly dangerous and, to many, ar
Who was the last of the seven Roman kings?	The Kings 715-674 Reign of Numa Pompilius Your browser does not support the IFRAME tag. 673-642 Reign of Tullus Hostilius. Destruction of Alba Longa. 642-617 Reign of Ancus Marcius. Extension of Rome's power to the coast. 616-579 Reign of L. Tarquinius Priscus. Forum drained. 578-535 Reign of Servius Tullius. Treaty with Latins. 535-510 Reign of L. Tarquinius Superbus. Erection of the Capitoline Temple. Treaty with Gabii. Roman territory extended to ca. 350 square miles. 510 Downfall of the last Tarquinian king, Tarquinius Superbus. Brutus liberates Rome. Establishment of a republic headed by two magistrates (later called consuls) elected annually. The Roman Kings Historical details are still too obscure for any definite records of Rome under the kings, All remains half mythical. But it was under the Roman Kings that the Roman ability to create an empire of sorts first came to the fore, even though any original intentions will hardly have been of an imperial nature. In all there was said to have been seven kings of Rome covering a period of over two hundred years. Romulus The first recognized king of Rome was its mythical founder, Romulus. To him is attributed the foundation of the senate. He is also said to have ruthlessly pursued a policy of expanding the population, granting refuge and acceptance to criminals on the run at the asylum on the Capitoline Hill. He expanded the city�s boundaries to encompass four hills; Capitoline, Aventine, Caelian and Quirinal. If Romulus� reign was infamous, this impression is only further reinforced with an episode widely known as the �Rape of the Sabine women�. With Rome�s populace enlarged with runaway slaves and criminals, king Romulus found himself ruling a nation with too few women. The story goes that he staged extravagant celebrations for the festival of Consus (the god of the granary and the storehouse), inviting the neighbouring tribes to attend. For large image click on picture Italian warrior of the late 8th, early 7th century BC Museo della Civilta, Rome Many of the neighbouring Sabines were invited. But in mid-celebration the festival was brought to a sudden end, when Romulus and his Romans revealed their true intentions, taking possession of the unmarried Sabine women by force and claiming them as brides. Romulus himself came by his wife Hersilia by this very method. The Sabine town of Cures, ruled by king Titus Tatius, quite understandably declared war. In the resulting fight the Sabines managed to capture the Capitoline Hill, due to the treachery of Tarpeia who opened a gate (and who gave name to the Tarpeian Rock on the Capitoline). Further legend has it that it was the Sabine women who intervened to stop the fighting between their Sabine relatives and their new found Roman husbands. A peace was agreed and the Sabines of Cures and the Romans united and henceforth became one people. The two kings thereafter ruled jointly, Titus Tatius from the Capitoline and Romulus from the Palatine. Once the Sabine king died, sole rule fell to Romulus until his death at the age of 54. If all this sounds very much like a string of fairy tales and legends, there are hints to underlying truths. For example, Quirinus was the Sabine equivalent of the Roman god Mars and we found his name reflected in the Quirinal Hill. So too in the rarely used alternative name the Romans would use for themselves, the quirites. Naturally Romulus death is also wrapped up in legend. While he was performing a ritual sacrifice to the gods at the river a thunderstorm struck. The people ran for cover from the rain, leaving Romulus and the senators behind. When they returned Romulus had vanished. If the official version suggested he had been swept up to the heavens by his father Mars in a chariot, this sounded just a little too far fetched, even to the Romans. Especially as in his later life Romulus was said to have grown unpopular. So it was indeed suspected that the senators had ceased him and stabbed the tyrant to death. Given later Roman history the legend of Romulus proved indeed ominously prophetic. Numa Pom
Who did Rocky fight for the title in the original film?	Rocky (1976) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 30 titles created 22 Jul 2011 a list of 26 titles created 26 Jan 2014 a list of 43 titles created 13 Jul 2014 a list of 25 titles created 30 Oct 2014 a list of 25 titles created 8 months ago Search for " Rocky " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards » Videos Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. Director: Sylvester Stallone After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy. Director: Sylvester Stallone After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge. Director: Sylvester Stallone Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight; against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon. Director: Sylvester Stallone Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy. Director: John G. Avildsen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers, until a part-time sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down. Director: Steven Spielberg During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Director: Steven Spielberg Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills. Director: Ted Kotcheff The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. Director: Ryan Coogler John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Director: John McTiernan When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Director: Ridley Scott Edit Storyline Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time. Written by Murray Chapman <[email protected]> See All (117) » Taglines: A Philadelphia fighter who never made the big time...He showed he could take on a challenge...a
What was the rank Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape?	Hilts in The Great Escape \| BAMF Style Hilts in The Great Escape Steve McQueen as the unflappable Capt. Hilts in The Great Escape (1963). This weekend marked the 69th anniversary of “The Great Escape”, the mass escape of allied airmen from the German-controlled Stalag Luft III in Lower Silesia. The escape, which involved the efforts of 600 men, achieved the goal of RAF Squadron Leader Roger Bushell to “make life hell for the Hun.” In 1963, the story was filmed by the Mirisch Company as The Great Escape. Vitals Steve McQueen as Capt. Virgil Hilts, U.S. Army Air Force pilot and escape artist Silesia, Spring 1944 Release Date: July 4, 1963 Director: John Sturges Wardrobe Credit: Bert Henrikson Background If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’ve heard of The Great Escape and have hopefully seen it roughly a hundred times in your life. Since there’s not much more for me to say about it, here’s a great bit from British comedian Eddie Izzard from Dress to Kill, about the film and McQueen’s attire in particular. The Great Escape, now there’s a film. A lot of British actors, I’m British, so link up there. Steve McQueen, action hero; action transvestite, linkup there. The story is based on a true story about 76 British prisoners, I think, who escaped from the prisoner of war camp in Silesia, in Poland. They’re all experts at escaping; they’ve escaped from lots of other prisons, and they’re all put together, so they say, “Hey, let’s work together.” Steve McQueen plays the American guy who is dropped into British films in order to make them sell… in America, that is, because you’d go, “Oh, I’m not gonna see it, it’s full of British guys, and what the fuck do I know about British things?”… In The Great Escape, they say, “Look, we’re gonna do the biggest escape in the history of people escaping from things they shouldn’t. Fantastic.” And Steve isn’t really a part of this, he’s just hanging out, playing baseball, runs with the van, does an escape, gets caught, covered in mud, and stuff like that; but the British are working away, they’re digging three tunnels – Charley, Barley and Farley. No, four tunnels, Charley, Barley, Farley and Wally; no, five tunnels, Charley, Barley, Farley and Wally… Nobody expects the Spanish tunnel king! And they’re digging away, and there’s people in charge of shoveling it up, people putting breathing apparatus in, putting things on trolleys, lighting apparatus; people disguising the entrance of the tunnel so it looks like a kibbutz or something; people saying, “I’ve turned my uniform inside out, turned up my collar, I’ve turned my buttocks into a hat, and I now look like a German officer… but I have no buttocks.” “Jawol, mein Herr. So habe ich linge wenige. Locherbekommen.” “Well done, Simpkins. That’s a line from Monty Python, isn’t it?” Donald Pleasance is doing forgeries on bits of tin can with a bit of jam. Clang! And on the day of the escape, they’re all there, and Steve McQueen has joined up in the escape, and the British have trilby hats on, overcoats, canoe, a bit of a rabbit… And Steve’s just there in jeans and a T-shirt, disguised as an American man! He romps out, jumps in a motorbike, knocks a guy off, and within 15 minutes, he’s in the borders of Switzerland. This is from Poland! And if you don’t know the geography, it goes Poland, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Venezuela, Africa, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon… and then Switzerland, where the Nazi gold comes from. I love the way you do that! Whenever I say something slightly weird, you all mutter. “I’m catching the ferry right now!” Anyway, so yes, so Steve’s just damn cool, he jumps on the motorbike, and as soon as he gets on, the music cuts to (sings action film theme). The British are all down at the train station. “Can’t we do a motorbike? Damn!” “Yes, a train ticket to… Ich möchte einen ticket to nach… London. No, not London! Calais! That’s nice and Nazi, isn’t it?” “Ihre Pässe, bitte.” “It’s a bit clangy and a bit jammy…” “Yes, I’m from the steel and jam area of Stuttgart.” The British are getting hassled, and Steve is away, and he gets
In which two James Bond films did Jaws appear?	Richard Kiel, James Bond villian Jaws, dies at 74 - Chicago Tribune Privacy Policy Richard Kiel , who most famously played the villainous Jaws in two James Bond films starring Roger Moore, "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker," and also appeared in Adam Sandler comedy "Happy Gilmore," died Wednesday afternoon in a hospital in Fresno, Calif., three days shy of his 75th birthday. Kiel died at Saint Agnes Medical Center , hospital spokeswoman Kelley Sanchez said. She did not reveal any further details on the cause of his death, citing patient confidentiality. "He was a very loyal friend and client for over 35 years, a terrific husband and father, and was not only a giant actor but a giant man," said Steve Stevens, Kiel's agent. The actor had broken his leg earlier in the week, but it is not clear if that event is tied to his death. Kiel had lent his voice to a James Bond videogame in 2003 but more recently had voiced Vlad for the animated film "Tangled" in 2010. Before his appearances in the Bond film in the mid to late '70s, Kiel was perhaps best known for his roles in Burt Reynolds prison football film "The Longest Yard" and for appearing in several episodes of "The Wild Wild West" as an assistant to supervilllain Miguelito Loveless (played by dwarf Michael Dunn). Remembering legends, celebrities and other newsmakers who passed away this year. Younger audiences knew him best from "Happy Gilmore," in which he played a golf spectator who threatens the villainous Shooter McGavin. Stevens said Kiel had taken a step back from acting after he was involved in a truck accident several years ago and was faced with walking difficulties. He remained active on the autograph circuit for avid Bond fans. Kiel stood 7 feet 1.5 inches tall in his prime. His height and distinctive features were the result of acromegaly, a hormonal condition. In 1962 the actor played the title role in "Eegah," beloved by fans of extraordinarily bad movies. The same year Kiel starred "To Serve a Man," a classic episode of "Twilight Zone" in which he played Kanamit. A few years later he appeared on "The Monkees." In the 1970s he continued to appear on television. He was a series regular on the William Shatner- Doug McClure series "Barbary Coast," and he was an evil Native American shapeshifter who terrorizes Darren McGavin 's character in "The Night Stalker." The actor's autobiography, "Making It Big in the Movies," was published in 2002. Variety, Reuters
What was Major Roy Franklin's nickname in The Guns of Navarone?	The Guns of Navarone Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 106 out of 129 people found the following review useful: Affectionately crafted piece of art that is sadly under-appreciated by the typical modern "soundbite" moviegoer. from Gilbert, AZ 15 August 2004 Wow - I used to think "Guns Of Navarone" was a try-hard, almost-there type of near-classic war film that had muffled sound, used a bad coloring process, was poorly lit, was limited by budget and the technology of the time. Boy, was I WRONG - I had seen this film several times, all on conventional/cable TV, VHS and even Laserdisc prior to the recent UCLA restoration now out on DVD. I never completely engaged in the reality/experience of this movie. It was as if I was listening to Beethoven's Ninth on an AM clock radio in an adjacent room. The newly-restored DVD in its original widescreen format showcased on a big screen TV in surround sound is the ONLY way to fully take in this piece of art, unless you perchance get lucky enough to see it in a cine complex. Unless you have viewed this film in its original condition in a theater or restored, letterboxed with proper-sized screen and sound, your previous/future comments have ZERO merit, as far as I'm concerned. So many people here have commented on this film "lacking action" and being a "bore" - I could not disagree more. Although I have not read the book (something I rarely do anymore due to an unfortunate accident years ago), this movie resembled a well-written novel. It was FULL of REAL character development, bringing you mixed emotions - at times you love, feel for, loathe or despise them - even the German army officer, during the interrogation/capture scene (which I will not spoil), had a warm, admirable quality about him. I will purchase/rent/borrow an audiobook of this, if at all possible, because Alistair MacLean has some of the best written adventure material ever brought to film. The action in this film was aplenty - maybe not a Schwarzeneger thrillride, but that would have made it completely unbelievable. The character development, internal conflict and subplots more than adequately fill the non-action lulls, if you want to call them that. One reviewer here commented on a shipwreck scene of 15 minutes that seemed like forever - the entire realistic shipwreck sequence was barely five minutes long, FYI. Without going into too much "spoiling" detail, there was constant suspense while the Germans were nipping at their heels all film long. It contained espionage, several hand-to-hand combat sequences, several shootings, knifings, cars/trucks being blown up, carjackings, explosions, dive bombings, mortar bombardments, strafings, assassinations, etc. With six men and two women against several dozen Germans, you can't justifiably get much more action packed into a script unless you would unnecessarily/unrealistically insert more just to intensify the film. The film did not really need intensifying as the plot was strong enough on its own merits - as were all the characters and the subplots surrounding them. The editing is top-notch. This film is lovingly woven into a tapestry with nice artistic dissolves/fades/graphics transitioning scenes (chapters) and furthering character development and story lines - the accompanying music only enhances those transitions like adding melted butter and/or salt to cooked vegetables enhancing their flavor. To me, this film is very warm and comfortable when it needs to be, but also cold and abrasive at times to make its social commentary. Carl Foreman scripted another great masterpiece with his usual pro/anti-war statements wrapped neatly in an entertaining adventure that makes one think. The end retrospective sequence with the Dimitri Tiomkin score is indelibly touching and unforgettable - a rather unorthodox approach for a "war movie." The sweeping landscape photography and several cultural touches truly captured the beauty and flavor of Greece and its proud people. Ironically, when at Blockbuster, I coincidentally chose this film to view with my son - on the Opening Day of the XXVIII Oly
What was the angel's name in It's a Wonderful Life?	It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error It's a Wonderful Life ( 1946 ) PG \| From $12.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Director: a list of 23 titles created 25 May 2012 a list of 30 titles created 28 May 2012 a list of 36 titles created 05 Oct 2015 a list of 41 titles created 9 months ago a list of 27 titles created 4 months ago Title: It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 8.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards » Videos Lion cub and future king Simba searches for his identity. His eagerness to please others and penchant for testing his boundaries sometimes gets him into trouble. Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts. Director: Hayao Miyazaki After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. Director: Jon Favreau In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Director: Andrew Stanton The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman. Director: Charles Chaplin Seventy-eight year old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his home equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. Directors: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and 3 more credits » Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room. Director: John Lasseter While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride. Director: Rob Reiner A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. Director: Robert Wise The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home. Director: Lee Unkrich After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. Directors: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich Stars: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould Edit Storyline George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town. All that prevents him from doing so is George's modest building and loan company, which was founded by his generous father. But on Christmas Eve, George's Uncle Billy loses the business's $8,000 while intending to deposit it in the bank. Potter finds the misplaced money and hides it from Billy. When the bank examiner discovers the shortage later that night, George realizes that he will be held responsible and sent to jail and the company will collapse, finally allowing Potter to take over the town. Thinking of his wife, their young children, and others he loves will be better off with him dead, he contemplates suicide. But the prayers of his loved ones result in a gentle angel named Clarence coming to earth to help George, with the promise of
What were the names of the gay couple in Four Weddings and a funeral?	Four Weddings and a Funeral Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 61 out of 70 people found the following review useful: Droll romantic comedy showcases Hugh Grant in his best role. from North Hemis 28 February 2002 Richard Curtis, author of Rowan Atkinson's sublime Blackadder TV series, here contributes a romantic comedy screenplay which is actually romantic AND actually funny. American hacks should take note: it's possible to write comedy based on the battle of the sexes that doesn't rely on misogyny and gross-out humor. Hugh Grant at his most charming leads a talented ensemble cast in this warm-hearted tale of unrequited and requited love that so impressed stodgy Academy voters it actually got a Best Picture nomination. I won't quibble with those who say it was undeserving -- although some of the other user comments are ridiculously hostile to such a lightweight romp -- but I will defend its makers for crafting a genuine crowd-pleaser that relies on story, character and witty dialogue for its appeal. The essence of good romantic comedy is what Curtis and director Mike Newell capture particularly well in this film (more effectively than Curtis' other Grant hit, NOTTING HILL) and it's this: love makes us do stupid things. We err in choice, we blunder in execution, we make utter fools of ourselves, and yet we don't give up. We still strive. We still search for that perfect someone. And the glory is -- sometimes we get lucky. Going along on this quest with Grant and friends is as enjoyable an entertainment as you're lucky to find in your local DVD section. Was the above review useful to you? 66 out of 80 people found the following review useful: A British Romantic Comedy as Good as Hollywood at its Best from Tunbridge Wells, England 15 July 2005 Richard Curtis's films have sometimes been criticised for giving a too cosy, conservative view of British society. "Four Weddings and a Funeral" seems to take place in an England of eternal summer, a land which consists almost entirely of green and pleasant countryside and the more exclusive districts of London and which is populated solely by members of the upper and upper-middle classes. The script does cross the border into an equally idealised Scotland of mists, tartans and Highland flings, but even these scenes were actually shot in Surrey. Such criticism contains an element of truth, but is largely irrelevant when it comes to assessing the merits of the film because it ignores the fact that most romantic comedies (in other media as well as in the cinema) are set against a relatively narrow background in terms of social class, often enabling the writer to satirise the manners of that class. Jane Austin, for example, the most successful writer of romantic comedy in nineteenth-century England, set all her works among the wealthy landed gentry or prosperous bourgeoisie of the day. Most of the action of the film takes place either at, or immediately before or after, one of the four church services mentioned in the title. The main character, Charles, is a well-to-do young man, probably educated at public school, and clearly a member of the professional classes, although we never actually discover what his job is. The film starts with a wedding at which Charles is best man to Angus, one of his old friends, and at which he meets Carrie, an attractive young American woman. The film then traces the ups and downs of the relationship of Charles and Carrie, via two more weddings (the second of which is Carrie's own, after she and Charles have split up), the funeral of Gareth, another friend of Charles who suffers a heart attack while dancing at Carrie's wedding, and one final marriage ceremony. Hugh Grant, as Charles, gives a very good performance. Grant has a relatively narrow range as an actor, but he is capable of some excellent work within that range. There are some subtle differences between Charles and William, the character Grant played in "Notting Hill", another romantic comedy written by Curtis. William is a shy young man who uses ironic, self-deprecating humour as a cover for
Which 1964 movie saw Peter Sellars utter the words "You can't fight in here Gentlemen this is a War Room"?	1000+ images about DR. STRANGELOVE on Pinterest \| Gentleman, Comedy and Poster Dr. Strangelove (1964) Columbia Pictures Corporation “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” — Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley See More
Two different doctors appear in Diagnosis Murder, and Grey's Anatomy, but have the same name. What is it?	10 Cases of TV Shows Having Characters With the Same Name - CraveOnline CraveOnline 10 Cases of TV Shows Having Characters With the Same Name There are an infinite number of names out there. Why did these shows choose the same ones? Aug 19th, 2014 same name tv characters, eric forman that '70s show, eric foreman house For laughs, TV shows occasionally introduce two characters with the same name to stir things up. Examples include "The Adventures of Pete & Pete," Sean and Shawn on "Rescue Me," and Homer Simpson and Det. Homer Simpson on "The Simpsons." But less intentional and more hilarious is when two entirely separate shows pull the same stunt. Eric Forman/Eric Foreman from "That '70s Show"/"House M.D." These two shows couldn't have less to do with each other when it comes to their subject matter, but like many examples on this list, they appeared on the same network. In this case, it was FOX. While that might not seem like the biggest deal in the world, keep in mind the shows were also on during the same time period. Even though the character of Eric Forman from "That '70s Show" left the series at the end of the seventh season, there were 18 episodes where he was still on the show as "House M.D." began its first season, and that's not even including his appearance in the Season 8 finale. same name tv characters, dr. shephard lost, dr. shepherd grey's anatomy Dr. Shephard/Dr. Shepherd from "Lost"/"Grey's Anatomy" It may be a little soon in the list to be making exceptions, but bear with us, as this one comes a bit more full circle in the next slide for you sticklers out there. Yes, we are aware that the Dr. Shephard we are referring to from "Lost" went by Jack more often than not, and the "Grey's Anatomy" Dr. Shepherd even spelled his name a little differently, but again, these were two show on the same network (ABC) running at the same time. You'd think they'd be on the lookout for stuff like this considering both were immensely popular, too. same name tv characters, dr. mark sloan, diagnosis murder, grey's anatomy Dr. Mark Sloan from "Diagnosis Murder/"Grey's Anatomy" Boom. Full circle. It turns out Dr. Shepherd wasn't the only repeat name on "Grey's Anatomy." This time, there isn't even a spelling difference, and the characters are both legitimate medical doctors. Sure, their audiences were of two completely different demographics and the shows themselves weren't even on the same network, nor did they air at the same time, but come on. "Diagnosis Murder" was on the air for eight seasons and Dr. Sloan was THE main character. Couldn't the other Dr. Sloan have easily been given at least a different first name? same name tv characters, sarah walker, brothers & sisters, chuck Sarah Walker from "Brothers & Sisters"/"Chuck" Again, here are two shows that didn't necessarily appeal to the same crowd or appear on the same network, but had lead characters by the same name, regardless. In this example's defense, however, Sarah Walker is a very common name. Still, how hard is it to look around your writer's room and ask "Hey, do any shows currently have a character named Sarah Walker on them?" You'd think that SOMEBODY would speak up at that point, but maybe they simply didn't care. same name tv characters, lyla garrity, wonderland, friday night lights Lyla Garrity from "Wonderland"/"Friday Night Lights" Considering that only a whopping two episodes of "Wonderland" even aired before ABC pulled the plug on this series based around the day to day lives of doctors and patients in a mental institution, you probably don't even remember that the show had a character named Lyla Garrity on it. But creator Peter Berg certainly does. In fact, he later gave Minka Kelly's character on another TV show he created, "Friday Night Lights," the same name because it just so happened to be the name of his first crush. Talk about throwing yourself into your work. same name tv characters, pamela barnes ewing dallas, pamela barnes supernatural, pamela rebecca barnes dallas 2012 Pamela Barnes Ewing/Pamela Barnes/Pamela Rebecca Barnes from "Dallas"/"Sup
What was the name of the doctor played by Harrison Ford in the movie The Fugitive?	The Fugitive (1993) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 46 titles created 01 Dec 2012 a list of 32 titles created 03 Mar 2013 a list of 31 titles created 20 Apr 2014 a list of 40 titles created 19 Nov 2015 a list of 40 titles created 4 months ago Search for " The Fugitive " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 28 nominations. See more awards » Videos Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he - an ex-soldier - works from hiding to defeat them. Director: Wolfgang Petersen US Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan (Snipes), who has been accused of a double-murder. Director: Stuart Baird When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge. Director: Phillip Noyce CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. Director: Phillip Noyce A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. Director: Tony Scott In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war? Director: John McTiernan A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial. Director: Peter Weir A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco. Director: Michael Bay A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph. Director: Jan de Bont In order to foil an extortion plot, an FBI agent undergoes a face-transplant surgery and assumes the identity and physical appearance of a ruthless terrorist, but the plan turns from bad to worse when the same criminal impersonates the cop. Director: John Woo Newly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control. Director: Simon West A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding. Director: Alan J. Pakula Edit Storyline A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. However, on the way to prison, Kimble's transport crashed. Kimble escapes and is now on the run. Deputy Samuel Gerard from Chicago takes charge of the chase of Kimble. Meanwhile, Kimble takes up his own investigation to find who really killed his wife, and to lure Gerard and his team into it as well. Written by John Wiggins A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins. Genres: Rated PG-13 for a murder and other action sequences in an adventure setting \| See all certifications » Parents Guide: 6 August 1993 (USA) See more » Also Known As: £8,123,499 (UK) (15 October 1993) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Andrew Davis shot a lot of material during production. With a tight deadline between filming - editing - and release, six editors were hired to quickly assemble all the footage that was shot. To speed up
What was the nickname of Dr Leonard McCoy in the original Star Trek series?	Star Trek McCoy, Leonard H. STARFLEET HISTORICAL FILE: McCoy, Leonard H. Mid-level Biography Brief Mode Full Name: Leonard H. McCoy, M.D. Year of birth: 2227 Parents: Mr. and Mrs. David McCoy Education: University of Mississippi, 2245-49; medical school, 2249-53 Marital status: Divorced Quarters: Original Enterprise : 3F 127 Starfleet Career Summary 2266 – As lieutenant commander, named chief medical officer under Capt. James T. Kirk 2270 – Retires to private medical practice 2271 – Returns to duty under Starfleet reactivation clause, promoted to commander as chief medical officer on refit U.S.S. Enterprise for V'Ger mission 2285 – As Academy medical faculty and training instructor, forced into Genesis mission; detained over leaks regarding secret Genesis Project 2286 – Charged but cleared with shipmates in theft of U.S.S. Enterprise 2287 – Returns to active Enterprise service under Kirk 2293 – Participated in Khitomer peace mission after liberation from Klingon Rura Penthe prison 2364 – As retired admiral, gave inspection tour of Galaxy-class U.S.S. Enterprise upon departure Nicknamed 'Bones' by his longtime friend and commander, Captain James T. Kirk, McCoy replaced Mark Piper as chief medical officer in 2266 on one of the ship's five-year missions but clearly became the most renowned of its CMOs. By that first year he had already won the commendations of the Legion of Honor, awards of valor, and was decorated by Starfleet Surgeons. His temperament was sometimes argumentative, a cynic's outer crustiness masking deep caring beneath the surface. His "old South" roots led to the old-time physician manner of doctoring, with a Southern accent that was most apparent when under stress. He distrusts transporter technology and travels by shuttlecraft whenever possible. McCoy was married once and later divorced, a relationship never discussed except for his one daughter, Joanna, who later graduated from nursing school. In the era before ship's counselors, McCoy played his role as psychologist expertly to the hilt — especially for the ship's two senior officers. As such an emotional watchdog he was not afraid to take on his captain, but it was his running battle of wits with Spock which became legendary. Spock showed his true feelings, though, as when inviting McCoy down to Vulcan for his "wedding" and in storing his katra with him before a known suicidal saving of their ship before the Genesis detonation. McCoy contracted the always-fatal xenopolycythemia and retired from Starfleet in 2369 to spend his remaining days on the asteroid ship, Yonada , and that world's high priestess, Natira — whom he soon married. By exploring Yonada's computers, Spock found a cure for xenopolycythemia and McCoy left Natira to return to the service. Earlier, McCoy had been infected with the strange 'aging' virus that infected the Gamma Hydra IV landing party. After the U.S.S. Enterprise's triumphant return from its five-year mission, McCoy retired from Starfleet, grew a beard and went into virtual seclusion with a rural practice, only to be forced back to duty by Kirk and Admiral Nogura when V'Ger threatened Earth in 2271. After that he continued through the years of renewed Enterprise service with Kirk until at least the Khitomer peace talks of 2293, having survived imprisonment with him on trumped-up charges at the Rura Penthe mining prison when he could not revive assassinated Klingon Chancellor Gorkon . Spock's deposit of his katra in 2285 had nearly driven McCoy crazy and landed him in Starfleet detention until the refusion took place, whereupon he delighted in the Vulcan's re-education process. As a retired admiral he remained active in his later years, serving at the age of 137 and shuttling aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise-D in 2364 in his role of inspecting medical facilities on new starships. McCoy was an active practitioner well before his Starfleet days, of course. In 2253, some 12 years before he signed aboard with Kirk, he had developed a neural grafting procedure employing the creation of axonal pathways between the graft and a subject ba
Who played the lead part of Dr Malcolm Crowe in the movie Sixth Sense?	See the Cast of 'The Sixth Sense' Then and Now See the Cast of 'The Sixth Sense' Then and Now May 31, 2013 @ 7:23 AM Buena Vista In 1999, M. Night Shyamalan entered the scene with his directorial debut, 'The Sixth Sense.' Starring Bruce Willis in one of the most acclaimed roles of his storied career, the film is a chilling tale of a boy who sees dead people with an infamous third act twist. With Shyamalan's ' After Earth ' hitting theaters this week, let's take a trip back to where it all began and check out the cast of 'The Sixth Sense' then and now. Bruce Willis, Malcolm Crowe Buena Vista/Getty Images Then: After shutting down production of 'The Broadway Brawler' by firing the director himself, Bruce Willis owed Disney two films -- 'The Sixth Sense' was one of them, and writer/director M. Night Shyamalan wrote the character of Dr. Malcolm Crowe with Willis in mind. Willis was paid $10 million for the part, which was half of his usual pay. Now: It's a good thing Willis owed Disney some work because 'The Sixth Sense' is one of his most iconic roles, right alongside the 'Die Hard' franchise. Speaking of which, Willis recently reprised his role in a fifth 'Die Hard' film, ' A Good Day to Die Hard .' At the age of 58, he still kicks butt as an action star. You can see him next in 'Red 2.' Haley Joel Osment, Cole Sear Buena Vista/Getty Images Then: The role of Cole Sear was originally turned down by 'Henry Fool' and 'Stepmom' star Liam Aiken -- too bad for him because it's the role that made young Haley Joel Osment a big deal. Shyamalan cast young Osment because he was impressed that he was the only kid who wore a tie to his audition, and had stayed up the night before to read the entire script three times. Now: Osment went on to star in 'Pay It Forward' and 'A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.' He hasn't been acting in front of the camera much in recent years, but he had a guest spot on a recent episode of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' and has two films in the works. Toni Collette, Lynn Sear Buena Vista/Getty Images Then: Australian actress Toni Collette auditioned for the role of Lynn as an afterthought, and didn't even realize it was a horror film until filming was completed. Now: Collette has starred in a bunch of stuff -- most notably as the mom in 'Little Miss Sunshine' and as the lead character in the tragically short-lived Showtime series 'United States of Tara.' You can see her next in the indie flick 'The Way, Way Back.' Olivia Williams, Anna Crowe Buena Vista/Getty Images Then: British actress Olivia Williams had gained prior fame for her work in 'The Postman' and 'Rushmore' before signing on to play Anna, the wife of Bruce Willis' Malcolm in 'The Sixth Sense.' Now: Williams starred in two big films last year: 'Anna Karenina' and 'Hyde Park on Hudson,' the latter of which reunited her with 'Rushmore' co-star Bill Murray. Donnie Wahlberg, Vincent Grey Buena Vista/Getty Images Then: Former New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg (brother of Mark, of course) lost 43 pounds for the small but crucial role of Vincent Grey in the film. Now: Wahlberg recently reunited with the New Kids on the Block and '90s boy group the Backstreet Boys for a new tour. He also appeared in four of the six 'Saw' films. Mischa Barton, Kyra Collins Buena Vista/Getty Images Then: 'The Sixth Sense' gave Mischa Barton her first big break as Kyra Collins, a young dead girl whom only Cole can see. You probably remember her part best for all the green vomit. Now: Barton's most memorable role came in 2003, when she played the role of Marissa Cooper on 'The O.C.' for three seasons. These days she's starring in a lot of small indie B-movies, and recently had a role on a made-for-TV movie called 'Cyberstalker.' Bruce Norris, Stanley Cunningham Buena Vista/Getty Images Then: Bruce Norris is an actor and playwright better known for his stage work. In 'The Sixth Sense,' he played Stanley Cunningham, Cole's antagonistic teacher. Now: Norris won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2010 for his play, 'Clybourne Park.' He still dips his toes into film and
What is the first name of Dr House, played by Hugh Lawrie?	Hugh Laurie \| House Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Episode All Episodes "All heroic deeds require a cost otherwise they’re not really heroic. There has to be a dragon, there has to be risk, there has to be pain…and he endures that pain, and fights that dragon. And he pays that price in lots of different ways. And he pays it for the sake of seeking out this bigger truth." ―Hugh Laurie about House James Hugh Calum Laurie OBE (born June 11, 1959) is a Golden Globe-winning English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Laurie is best known in the United Kingdom, Australia and parts of Europe for his roles in Blackadder and for his long-running comedy collaboration with Stephen Fry which has included A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster . In the United States, he is best known for playing Dr. Gregory House on House, M.D. . In 2006 and 2007, Laurie won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Drama and won the 2007 SAG Award in the same category, all for his work in House, MD. In 2005 and 2007-2011, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. Contents Edit Laurie was born in Oxford in 1959. His father, William George Ranald Mundell "Ran" Laurie , was a doctor and also won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs at the 1948 London Games. Laurie was brought up in Oxford and attended the Dragon School, a prestigious preparatory school. He later went on to Eton and then to Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he achieved a Third-Class Honors degree (roughly the equivalent of a "C" average for a four-year program in the United States) in archaeology and anthropology. Laurie later admitted that the only reason he chose Cambridge was that it gave him a chance to keep rowing (he was a world class junior rower at Eton) and he read archeology because it gave him plenty of time to row. Like his father, Laurie was a rower at school and university; in 1977, he was half of the junior coxed pair that won the English national title before representing England's Youth Team at the 1977 World Championships. Later, he also achieved a Blue taking part in the 1980 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Cambridge lost that year by five feet (1.5 m). Laurie is a member of the Leander Club, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world. Forced to abandon rowing during a bout of glandular fever (mononucleosis), he joined the Cambridge Footlights, which has been the starting point for many successful British comedians. There he met Emma Thompson , with whom he had a romantic relationship and is still good friends. She introduced him to his future comedy partner, Stephen Fry . Laurie, Fry and Thompson later parodied themselves as the University Challenge representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge" in "Bambi", an episode of The Young Ones, with the series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team. In 1980–81, his final year at university, Laurie managed to find time alongside his rowing to be president of the Footlights, with Thompson as vice-president. They took their annual revue, The Cellar Tapes, written principally by Laurie and Fry, the cast also including Thompson, Tony Slattery, Paul Shearer and Penny Dwyer, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won the first Perrier Comedy Award for comedy. Career Hugh Laurie - Inside the Actor's Studio (Part 1) Hugh Laurie on Inside The Actor's Studio It was recently announced that Hugh Laurie's comedy partner, Stephen Fry, would make a cameo appearance in House, but due to commitments in England, Fry is unable to do so for now. [3] On October 28, 2006, Laurie hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live where he famously, mostly to internet fans, dressed in drag in a sketch about a black man (Kenan Thompson) with a broken leg who accuses his doctor of being dishonest. Laurie played the black man's wife. On January 28, 2007 Hugh Laurie received the Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama. In August 2007, Laurie appeared on BBC Four's documentary Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out, filmed in celebration of Fry’s 50th birthday. In 2008, Laurie appeared as Captain James Biggs in Street Kings, oppo
What was the name of the monkey in The Lion King?	Rafiki \| The Lion King Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia ” Rafiki presents Simba to the animals Rafiki first appears at the presentation of Simba. All the gathered animals make way for him, and some even bow with respect, while he returns the salute with a smile. Greeting one another on top of Pride Rock, Mufasa and Rafiki embrace as close friends. They then come to Sarabi , who shows her newborn child, Simba, to Rafiki. Rafiki smiles at him and starts to perform a ceremony over the future king. First, he lifts his stick above Simba's head, and Simba tries to catch it with his little paws. Then Rafiki breaks a piece of fruit in two parts and smears its juice on Simba's forehead. He then sprinkle a small amount of dust on his head and takes the little prince in his arms, carrying him to the edge of Pride Rock, where he raises him so all the animals can see him. When the ceremony ends, Rafiki returns home to his tree . There, as it rains, Rafiki drafts a stylized picture of Simba on his tree, chuckling to himself and murmuring the cub's name, "Simba." Rafiki realizes Simba is alive A few months later, Scar brings news that Mufasa and Simba were killed in a stampede of wildebeests . Rafiki also hears the news and comes close enough to Pride Rock to see Scar take the throne and let the hyenas, mortal enemies of the lions, come to Pride Rock. Rafiki sighs sadly, mourning Mufasa, Simba, and the old kingdom. He soon returns to his tree and runs his hand over his drawing of Simba, blotting him out of the Circle of Life . Years into Scar's reign, Rafiki sits on the crown of his tree and grabs a pile of leaves, dirt, grass, and flower petals that's floating on the breeze. He takes the mixture into an empty turtle shell and investigates it until he realizes that it contains traces of Simba, who is supposed to have been dead for several years. At first, Rafiki is confused by this new knowledge, but he soon runs to his smeared drawing and, realizing that Simba is now a young adult lion, draws him with a thick red mane. Getting ready to help Simba to take his place in the Circle of Life, Rafiki exclaims, "It is time!" "It means you are a baboon, and I'm not!" After a few days of travel, Rafiki finds a young adult Simba in the jungle . Simba does not remember Rafiki, as he had been too young when he last saw the baboon. That evening, Simba, in a bad mood, makes a face at Rafiki as the baboon tries to attract his attention by singing a song. Simba moves away from him, but Rafiki constantly monitors him, and Simba asks him if he can cut out his song. Rafiki replies, "Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back!" An offended Simba again moves away from Rafiki, calling him a "creepy little monkey," but Rafiki again follows him. Simba asks Rafiki to stop following him and then demands to know who he is. Rafiki asks Simba who he is, and Simba admits that he himself is no longer so sure. Rafiki says that he knows who Simba is but that it's a secret. When Simba comes near him, Rafiki chants his song in the young lion's ear. Simba snarls and asks him what it even means. Rafiki explains that the song is about Simba being a baboon while Rafiki is not. Simba says that Rafiki is a little confused, but Rafiki again appears before him and tells Simba that he is more confused, as he does not even know who he is. Simba counters sarcastically, "Oh, and I suppose you know," and Rafiki says, "Sure do. You're Mufasa's boy." Rafiki shows Simba the way to see his father Simba is surprised by this revelation, but Rafiki calmly says, "Bye," and leaves. He climbs on a rock and meditates on it. Shortly after this, Simba comes and asks Rafiki if he once knew his father. Rafiki corrects him, saying that he still knows Mufasa. Thinking that Rafiki doesn't know about Mufasa's death, Simba tells him that the king is dead. Rafiki tells Simba that he is wrong again and says that Mufasa is still alive. He shows Simba the entrance to a patch of jungle and tells him that he will show Mufasa to him. Simba follows Rafiki through the dense vegetation until Rafiki stops him. The old
In which country is The Aristocats set?	The Aristocats \| Disney Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Plot Title Card for The Aristocats In Paris, France , in 1910, a mother cat named Duchess and her three kittens -- Marie , Berlioz and Toulouse -- live in the mansion of retired opera singer Madame Adelaide Bonfamille , along with her English butler, Edgar Balthazar . She early on settles her will with her lawyer, Georges Hautcourt - an aged, eccentric old friend of hers - stating that she wishes the "faithful" Edgar to look after her beloved cats until they die. Only then will he inherit the fortune himself. Edgar hears this from his own room and believes he will be dead before he inherits Madame Adelaide's fortune, and so plots to remove the cats from a position of inheritance (clearly not thinking about how he would be essentially in control of the fortune, despite having to take good care of them). Edgar sedates the cats by putting an entire bottle of sleeping pills into their food and then heads out into the country side to dispose of them. However, two hound dogs named Napoleon and Lafayette attack him. After the conflict, Edgar escapes, leaving behind his umbrella, hat, the cats' bed-basket and the sidecar of his motorcycle in the process. The cats are left alone and afraid in the countryside, while Madame Adelaide, Roquefort the Mouse and Frou Frou the horse discover their absence. In the morning, Duchess meets an alley cat named Thomas O'Malley , who offers to guide her and the kittens to Paris. They have a struggle returning to the city, briefly hitchhiking on the back of a milk cart before being unfortunately chased off by the driver. Marie subsequently falls into a river and is saved by O'Malley. They then meet a pair of British white geese, Amelia and Abigail Gabble, who are travelling to Paris. The group head off, marching like geese, until they reach Paris and come across the girls' drunken Uncle Waldo. Abigail and Amelia then depart to take Waldo home. Travelling across the rooftops of the city, the cats meet Scat Cat and his band, close friends to O'Malley, who perform the song Everybody Wants to Be a Cat . After the band have departed and the kittens lie in bed, O'Malley and Duchess spend the evening on a nearby rooftop and talk, while the kittens listen at a windowsill. The subject of their conversation is the question of whether Duchess can stay and be with Thomas. Reluctantly, Duchess sadly turns him down, largely out of loyalty to Madame Adelaide, pointing out that Madame really does love her and her kittens - some cuts to Madame Adelaide show that she truly is very unhappy without her cats, and feeling very much alone. The listening kittens are disappointed, although they too wish to go home. Edgar, meanwhile, retrieves his sidecar, umbrella, and hat from Napoleon and Layafette with some difficulty. The cats make it back to the mansion, whereupon O'Malley departs sadly after he and Duchess have heartfelt farewell moment. Edgar sees Duchess and Kittens coming and suddenly captures them, places them in a sack and briefly hides them in an oven. The cats tell Roquefort to pursue O'Malley and get help. He does so, whereupon O'Malley races back to the mansion, ordering Roquefort to find Scat Cat and his gang. Edgar places the cats in a trunk which he plans to send to Timbuktu, Africa so they can never come back. O'Malley, Scat Cat and his gang, and Frou-Frou all fight Edgar, while Roquefort frees Duchess and kittens. In the end, Edgar is tipped into the trunk, locked inside, and sent to Timbuktu himself. Madame Adelaide's will is rewritten to exclude Edgar and include O'Malley. She starts a charity foundation providing a home for all of Paris' stray cats. The grand opening thereof, to which most of the major characters come, features Scat Cat's band, who perform a reprise of Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat. Production Story development On December 9, 1961, Walt Disney suggested that Harry Tytle and Tom McGowan find some animal stories to adapt as a two-part live-action episode for the Wonderful World of Color television program. By New Year's 1962, McG
What is the name of the main ant from A Bug's Life?	A Bug's Life \| Disney Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia “An epic presentation of miniature proportions.” ―Tagline A Bug's Life is a 1998 computer-animated Disney / Pixar movie. The film is loosely inspired by the fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" and the classic samurai film The Seven Samurai, it is the second Pixar movie and tells the story of an outcast inventor ant named Flik ( Dave Foley ), who recruits a group of circus bugs he mistakes for warriors when his colony is threatened by a group of grasshoppers. It is the second animated The film was directed by John Lasseter and co-directed Andrew Stanton . The movie takes place during 1995 , the same year Toy Story was released. The film was widely acclaimed from both critics and audiences and, was a box office success, grossing $363 million worldwide against its $120 million budget. Contents [ show ] Plot Every year, a colony of ants is expected to harvest food for a biker-gang-like bunch of grasshoppers. One ant, Flik , is an inventor whose creations usually do more harm than good. While trying out a mechanical harvester, he drops his machine and on auto-pilot, it knocks the pile of food into a stream just before the grasshoppers arrive. Their leader, Hopper , gives the ants the rest of the season to make good on what they owe, but orders a double ration of food after Flik stands up to him in defense of the Queen's youngest daughter Dot , who then couldn't fly, due to haven't sprouted her wings yet. Flik is admonished by the colony's royal council. When Flik suggests that he try to recruit some "warrior bugs" to fight the grasshoppers, Princess Atta (Dot's older sister and the eventual successor to the Queen) allows him to do so, but only to keep him out of the way. Reaching the insect "city" (actually a pile of garbage), Flik encounters a troupe of unemployed circus bugs whose latest performance has just ended in disaster. He mistakes them for the warriors he needs. At the same time, they believe him to be a talent scout who wants to book their act. They return to the colony, much to Atta's surprise, and are immediately greeted as heroes who can end the grasshopper threat. Atta soon becomes suspicious after overhearing a conversation where both Flik and the troupe realize their mistakes. However, after they band together to save Dot from a hungry bird, she begins to think that the troupe may be able to stop the grasshoppers after all. She also starts to find herself falling in love with Flik and the feeling is mutual. At the grasshopper gang's hideout, Hopper's brother Molt suggests they do not go back since they have more than enough food stored and the weather will soon turn bad. Hopper reminds him and the gang that if they do not keep the ants living in fear, the ants might use their superior numbers ("a hundred to one," he estimates) to run the grasshoppers out of the colony for good. The gang sets out for the island to collect their due. When Flik discovers that Hopper is afraid of birds (due to him almost getting eaten by one years ago), he proposes that the colony build a model bird to scare him away (the plan is presented by the circus bugs, so the royal council believes the "warriors" came up with the idea). The ants put their food-gathering work on hold to carry out this project. After they finish and put the bird in the island's tree, circus ringmaster P. T. Flea arrives looking for his missing performers and exposes the truth. The colony became furious that building the bird turned out to be a waste of time. Upset at Flik's deception, Atta orders him exiled from the colony, while the other ants hide the bird to pretend it never happened and rush to collect whatever food they can for Hopper. They are unable to meet the double quota he set, and when the gang arrives, Hopper takes over the anthill and forces the ants to bring him all the food on the island. Dot overhears the gang's plans to kill the Queen once they have all the food, and after a tangle with Hopper's crazed assistant Thumper , she sprouts her wings and catches up with Flik and the troupe. She
What was the first full length animated feature to be produced by Walt Disney?	List of Disney theatrical animated features \| Disney Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia List of Disney theatrical animated features 40,858pages on Share The following is a list of animated feature films produced and/or released by The Walt Disney Company or its predecessor, Walt Disney Productions. The lists have been broken down categorically by sub-studio, etc. Walt Disney Studios began work on animated short films in 1923. Then, in 1938, the studio released its first feature-length animated film with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , and has hence continued to produce shorts, featurettes, and feature films to this day. Throughout the years, the studio has expanded its reach. Between collaborating with other studios to co-produce films to The Walt Disney Company distributing animated features produced by other companies, Walt Disney Studios no longer produces all their animated content under the Disney banner. Their most recent film, Moana , released in 2016, marks the studio's 56th feature-length animated film. Contents [ show ] Walt Disney Animation Studios Please do not move these films from one portion of this list to another. In particular, do not add other films to the Walt Disney Animation Studio (WDAS) films portion of the list UNLESS Disney has announced a new WDAS production. What is and what isn't in the official canon has already been fixed; as the official WDAS can be found here. Any of the following are not part of the official WDAS canon: Pixar films, whether made before or after Disney acquired Pixar . (Pixar remains a separate production unit within Disney. There have been no WDAS/Pixar co-productions as of 9/28/2011; if there is one, its inclusion in the list will have to be determined then.) Marvel films, whether made before or after Disney acquired Marvel. The only exception to this is Big Hero 6 , which has already been added to the list, and was produced by WDAS. Muppets or Bear in the Big Blue House films, whether made before or after Disney acquired those properties from The Jim Henson Company. (WDAS has not made any Muppet or Bear films as of 9/28/2011; if WDAS produces a fully-animated Muppet or Bear film in the future, it may be added to the list.) Any other puppet films, even if produced by Disney. Any animated films that have often been mistaken to have been made by Disney, but are not: Anastasia (produced by Fox Animation Studios & distributed by 20th Century Fox), Quest for Camelot or The Iron Giant (both produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation & distributed by Warner Bros.), etc. Live action Disney films that include animated bits or sequences (even if produced by WDAS), such as Song of the South , Mary Poppins , Bedknobs and Broomsticks , Pete's Dragon , Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Enchanted . Those are listed below in another section. However, Fantasia , Saludos Amigos , The Three Caballeros , Make Mine Music , Fun and Fancy Free , Melody Time , The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad , The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh , Fantasia 2000 , Chicken Little , Winnie the Pooh , and Dinosaur all have live-action settings, characters, and animated characters that are (sometimes) officially included in the canon. Films distributed, but not produced by Disney, such as The Wild . Those are listed below in other sections. The following is a list of the animated films that were either entirely produced in-house by Walt Disney Productions prior to 1986, or were produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios , formerly known as Walt Disney Feature Animation, after 1986. For advertising purposes, The Walt Disney Company began to affix numbers to each of the films in the late 1980s. Through this method, they could proclaim the film to be "Disney's X full-length animated film". When the numbering system was introduced, the group of films included became collectively known as the "Disney Animation Canon." Many film historians and animation fans refer to them as Disney "classics" or Disney "features". The numbering system remains today, as recent press releases for such products as the 20th anniversary
Which famous Welsh singer sings the title song in The Emperor's New Groove?	Tom Jones - IMDb IMDb Doctor Strange Confirmed to Appear in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ 18 hours ago Soundtrack \| Actor Tom Jones was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, South Wales, to a traditional coal-mining family, the son of Freda (Jones) and Thomas Woodward. His father was of English descent and his mother was of Welsh and English ancestry. He began singing at an early age in church and in the school choir. Left school at 16 and was married, having a ... See full bio » Born: "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: "Westworld" Star Thandie Newton Actress Thandie Newton has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Maeve in the HBO's " Westworld ." What other significant parts has she played over the years? Visit IMDb's Golden Globes section for red-carpet photos, videos, and more. a list of 21 people created 08 Jul 2013 a list of 21 people created 13 Jan 2014 a list of 33 people created 06 Jul 2014 a list of 25 people created 17 Jan 2015 a list of 31 people created 03 Jun 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Tom Jones's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins. See more awards » Known For 2016 Meet the Parents (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.1 (2016) ... (performer: "Sex Bomb" - uncredited) 2016 Lorraine (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) 2016 Match of the Day: Euro 2016 (TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Wales vs. Belgium (2016) ... (performer: "The Soul of a Man" - as Sir Tom Jones) 2016 Lucifer (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - St. Lucifer (2016) ... (performer: "It's Not Unusual" - uncredited) 2016 Vinyl (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Claire Danes/Ron Howard/Logic (2015) ... (performer: "It's Not Unusual" - uncredited) 2007-2016 Doctors (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes) - Roadkill (2016) ... (performer: "It's Not Unusual", "Help Yourself" - uncredited) - Unkindness of Strangers (2011) ... (performer: "What Good Am I?" - uncredited) - White Lie (2007) ... (performer: "You Can Leave Your Hat On" - uncredited) 2016 Dafabet Masters (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - 2016: Day 3, Part 1 (2016) ... (performer: "Delilah" - uncredited) 2016 Ochéntame... otra vez (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - Año nuevo, vida nueva (2016) ... (performer: "It's Not Unusual") 2015 Conan (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Tom Jones/Oliver Hudson (2015) ... (performer: "Elvis Presley Blues") 2015 Supernatural (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2015 Our Brand Is Crisis (performer: "Puppet Man") 2015 Seriesly (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Thunderball (2015) ... (performer: "Thunderball Thunderball") - Episode #6.11 (2014) ... (performer: "Delilah" - uncredited) 2015 The Mentalist (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - White Orchids (2015) ... (performer: "It's Not Unusual" - uncredited) 2015 The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'") 2015 Dark Horse (Documentary) (performer: "Green, Green Grass of Home") 2009-2014 Rude Tube (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Planet Fail (2014) ... (performer: "It's Not Unusual" - uncredited) - All Things Weird & Wonderful (2009) ... (performer: "She's a Lady", "What's New, Pussycat?" - uncredited) Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (3 episodes, 2010 - 2014) (performer - 2 episodes, 2008) - Performance Show: Week Eight (2012) ... ("She's a Lady") - Episode #11.1 (2010) ... ("Mama Told Me Not to Come", "Sex Bomb") - Round 3 (2008) ... (performer: "What's New Pussycat" - uncredited) 2014 One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (Documentary) (performer: "Hit Or Miss" written by nm0644051 (as Odetta Felious Williams)) 2014 Wimbledon (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2014 The Footy Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #21.1 (2014) ... (performer: "What's New Pussycat?" - uncredited) 2014 Parenthood (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Jump Ball (2014) ... (performer: "Green Green Grass of Home" - uncredited) 2013 American Hustle (
What name does Woody have carved on the bottom of his foot in Toy Story?	Toy Story "Andy" bottom of the foot tattoo - YouTube Toy Story "Andy" bottom of the foot tattoo Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 3, 2015 Tattooed "ANDY" on the bottom of my foot like Woody and the rest of the toys have in the Toy Story movies. Because I like Toy Story. And because I like to think that I'm funny. Listen to Brothers:
Lotus made an open top sports car called the Seven, but who makes it now?	Caterham Seven @ Top Speed Caterham launches Caterham Signature, the company’s first personalization program Posted on by Ciprian Florea + Arguably one of the most iconic sports car ever built, the Seven has been around for nearly six decades. Launched in 1957 by Lotus, the marque was later purchased by Caterham, which introduced its very own take on the roadster in 1973. Although Caterham refined the design, introduced new materials, and better engines, the Seven soldiered on into the 21st century mostly unchanged, being built on the same recipe that automotive genius Colin Chapman outlined in the 1950s. The current Seven lineup includes no fewer than six road-going models, but Caterham has also launched several special-edition roadsters in recent years. In October 2016, the British firm unveiled yet another special Seven, dubbed Harrods Edition. As the name suggests, it is inspired by Britain’s upmarket department store, but what’s more important here is that the Harrods Edition marks the debut of Caterham Signature, the company’s first personalization program. Available exclusively at Harrods, the Harrods Edition includes a host of special features which "demonstrate the breadth of options new Caterham buyers can add to their vehicles." Extra features include paint colors and designs, dashboard and interior styling, embroidery, and even the color of the chassis. "The Caterham Seven has always been one of the easiest cars on the road to personalize, because every car is hand-built and bespoke for each customer. But now we’ve formalized the personalization options available to our customers into the Caterham Signature program, which will outline the almost infinite combinations of options you can select. You can even have your name stitched into the seat," said David Ridley, Caterham’s chief commercial officer. Continue reading to learn more about the Caterham Seven Harrods Special Edition. All 60 units of the retro-inspired Seven are gone Posted on by Ciprian Florea + Earlier this month, Caterham unveiled the Sprint, a limited-edition of the Seven paying tribute to the original car built by Colin Chapman in the 1950s. Only a week has passed since the Sprint revealed its retro-inspired look to the world, and all 60 units have been sold, making it one of the quickest-selling sports cars launched in recent years. The achievement is that much more impressive given that Caterham sells around 500 cars per year, which means that the Sprint helped the company sell more than 10 percent of its annual sales figure in just a week. And all this while the Sprint, which is based on the entry-level Seven 160, was priced at £27,995, or as much as a more powerful, better equipped Seven 420. "We have been overwhelmed with the response to the Sprint. We knew of course it was a great product but the reaction we got is unprecedented. It’s been the perfect scene-setter to our 60 Years of Seven celebrations," said David Ridley, Caterham’s chief commercial officer. Despite all 60 units being already accounted for, customers may still have a chance to purchase a Sprint. According to the brand, not all have been sold to customers, with a few examples set to be delivered to British and European dealers. While this may be great news for enthusiasts that didn’t manage to place an order in time, the remaining Sprints are likely to be sold with a massive premium. It has happened in the past with rare, limited-edition models, and the Seven Sprint is likely to have a similar fate. Continue reading for the full story. Build your own Seven from LEGO bricks for less than $100 Posted on by Ciprian Florea + Caterham is one of the very few automakers that offer its vehicles as kits that you can assemble yourself. You can do this with basically every Seven currently on offer, except the new, limited-edition Sprint and the track-ready 620R. Actually, as of October 2016 you’ll be able to build your own 620R too, but you’ll have to settle for a LEGO set in order to do that. Caterham has just announced that the 620R has become its first-ever vehicle to be i
Who was the only non-American to star as one of the Magnificent Seven?	The Magnificent Seven (1960) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC new and ongoing cinema releases, Us/Can, from Jan 13 13 January 2017 2:39 PM, -08:00 \| www.flickfilosopher.com a list of 40 titles created 01 Jun 2011 a list of 30 titles created 20 Jun 2012 a list of 28 titles created 29 Oct 2012 a list of 34 titles created 09 May 2015 a list of 36 titles created 4 weeks ago Title: The Magnificent Seven (1960) 7.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. See more awards » Videos Seven gunmen in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Director: Antoine Fuqua Three survivors of the initial Magnificent Seven outfit, Chico, Chris and Vin, recruit four new members in order to re-form the outfit and defend a few Mexican villages from attacks by vicious bandits. Director: Burt Kennedy A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. Director: Akira Kurosawa During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers. Director: Robert Aldrich Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Director: John Sturges A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge. Director: Sergio Leone An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them. Director: Sam Peckinpah Marshal Chris Adams turns down a friend's request to help stop the depredations of a gang of Mexican bandits. When his wife is killed by bank robbers and his friend is killed capturing the ... See full summary » Director: George McCowan A Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from an Indian tribe. Director: John Ford A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Director: Howard Hawks An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection. Director: Peter Yates A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. Director: John Ford Edit Storyline A bandit terrorizes a small Mexican farming village each year. Several of the village elders send three of the farmers into the United States to search for gunmen to defend them. They end up with seven, each of whom comes for a different reason. They must prepare the town to repulse an army of thirty bandits who will arrive wanting food. Written by John Vogel <[email protected]> Once You've Met Them...You'll Never Forget Them. See more » Genres: 23 November 1960 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Die glorreichen Sieben See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Steve McQueen , James Coburn and Charles Bronson all appeared together again in John Sturges next film The Great Escape (1963). This film had just been released in Germany while the next film was filming, and it was a big hit, so they were all besieged on set by autograph hunters. See more » Goofs When Chris and Vin begin driving the hearse up to Boot Hill, they pass the Belmar Hotel sign twice - once silently at the very start, and then again as they briefly discuss the towns they've come from a few moments later. See more » Quotes Calvera : [dying - to Chris] You came ba
One of the Seven Wonders of the World was at Alexandria. What type of structure was it?	Sevens Wonders of the Ancient World - Ancient History - HISTORY.com Sevens Wonders of the Ancient World Sevens Wonders of the Ancient World Author Sevens Wonders of the Ancient World URL A+E Networks Introduction The amazing works of art and architecture known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World serve as a testament to the ingenuity, imagination and sheer hard work of which human beings are capable. They are also, however, reminders of the human capacity for disagreement, destruction and, possibly, embellishment. As soon as ancient writers compiled a list of “seven wonders,” it became fodder for debate over which achievements deserved inclusion. Ultimately, human hands joined with natural forces to destroy all but one of the wonders. Furthermore, it is possible that at least one of the wonders might not have existed at all. Still, all seven continue to inspire and be celebrated as the remarkable products of the creativity and skill of Earth’s early civilizations. Google Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt The Great Pyramids, located at Giza on the west bank of the Nile River north of Cairo, are the only wonder of the ancient world that has survived to the present day. The three pyramids–Khufu (Cheops), Khafra (Chephren) and Menkaura (Mycerimus)–were built between 2700 B.C. and 2500 B.C. as royal tombs. The largest and most impressive is Khufu, which covers 13 acres and is believed to contain more than 2 million stone blocks that weigh from two to 30 tons each. For more than 4,000 years, Khufu reigned as the tallest building in the world. In fact, it took modern man until the 19th century to build a taller structure. Amazingly, the nearly symmetrical pyramids were built without the aid of modern tools or surveying equipment. Scientists believe that the Egyptians used log rollers and sledges to move the stones into place. The sloped walls, which were intended to mimic the rays of Ra, the sun god, were originally built as steps, and then filled in with limestone. The interior of the pyramids included narrow corridors and hidden chambers in an unsuccessful attempt to foil grave robbers. Although modern archeologists have found some great treasures among the ruins, they believe most of what the pyramids once contained was looted within 250 years of their completion. Did You Know? The Colossus of Rhodes was an inspiration for the Statue of Liberty. Hanging Gardens of Babylon According to ancient Greek poets, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built near the Euphrates River in modern-day Iraq by the Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar II around 600 B.C. The gardens were said to have been planted as high as 75 feet in the air on a huge square brick terrace that was laid out in steps like a theater. The king allegedly built the towering gardens to ease his lover Amytis’ homesickness for the natural beauty of her home in Media (the northwestern part of modern-day Iran). Later writers described how people could walk underneath the beautiful gardens, which rested on tall stone columns. Modern scientists have deduced that for the gardens to survive they would have had to be irrigated using a system consisting of a pump, waterwheel and cisterns to carry water from the Euphrates many feet into the air. Though there are multiple accounts of the gardens in both Greek and Roman literature, none of them are firsthand, and no mention of the gardens has been found in Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions. As a result, most modern scholars believe that the existence of the gardens was part of an inspired and widely believed but still fictional tale. Statue of Zeus at Olympia The famed statue of Zeus was crafted by the Athenian sculptor Phidias and completed and placed in the temple of Zeus at Olympia, site of the ancient Olympics, around the mid-fifth century B.C. The statue depicted the god of thunder seated bare-chested at a wooden throne. Holding up the thrones’ armrests were two carved sphinxes, mythical creatures with the head and chest of a woman, the body of lion and the wings of a bird. The statue of Zeus was richly decorated with gold and ivo
New Zealand has won every IRB Sevens tournament since 1999 except one. Who won in 2005-2006?	Waisale Serevi - Achievements - Rugby Sevens - IRB Sevens World Series Waisale Serevi - Achievements - Rugby Sevens - IRB Sevens World Series IRB Sevens World Series The following is a list of IRB Sevens tournaments Serevi has participated in as a player. He is the series' second highest points scorer overall with 1310 points (79 tries, 457 goals). The list excludes Hong Kong legs, these are listed separately below. Those years in bold indicate Fiji won the tournament. Adelaide : 2007 London : 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Paris : 2006 Wellington : 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007 USA : 2006, 2007 Read more about this topic: Waisale Serevi , Achievements , Rugby Sevens Other articles related to "irb sevens world series, series, sevens, world, irb sevens, irb": Rugby Union In New Zealand - International Competition - IRB Sevens World Series ... The IRB Sevens World Series, held annually since 1999-2000, is a series of several international tournaments, currently nine, featuring full international sevens teams ... have been the dominant team throughout the series' history, winning the first six editions (2000–2005), and again in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 ... New Zealand hosts one leg, the New Zealand International Sevens, at Westpac Stadium in Wellington ... Waisale Serevi - Sevens Career - 2005–2007: Player-coach ... that year in an attempt to play for Fiji in the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens ... On returning to Fiji, Serevi said "My goal is to go to the World Cup" ... Led by Serevi, Fiji qualified for the quarter-finals of the Sevens World Cup at Hong Kong, with pool victories over Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan and Portugal ... IRB Sevens World Series - Points Schedule ... The IRB introduced a new scoring system for the 2011–12 series, in which all teams participating in a tournament are guaranteed points ... Initially, the IRB announced the new points schedule only for the standard 16-team events the allocations for the Hong Kong Sevens were announced later ... Starting with the 2012–13 series, all events except the London Sevens will have 16 teams competing for series points ... Latvia National Rugby Union Team - Rugby World Cup Record ... United States Wales Non-high performance teams that have appeared at the Rugby World Cup Georgia Ivory Coast Namibia Portugal Russia Spain Uruguay Zimbabwe Non-high performance teams with no Rugby World Cup ... Germany Yugoslavia International rugby union competitions Governing bodies IRB ARFU CAR CONSUR FIRA–AER FORU NACRA Worldwide Men World Cup World Cup Sevens Junior World Championship Junior ... Famous quotes containing the words series, world and/or sevens: “Galileo, with an operaglass, discovered a more splendid series of celestial phenomena than anyone since.”
What was the name of the dog in Enid Blighton's Secret Seven books?	Enid Blyton - The Secret Seven In Defence of the Secret Seven Article by Hari Menon (September 11, 2006) Secret Seven! The name evokes disdain or contempt among many readers who are otherwise ardent fans of Enid Blyton. What did this ragtag band of four boys, three girls and one dog do to arouse such revulsion? Okay, maybe I exaggerated. But for most of us the Secret Seven happens to be the least revered series in Blyton's canon. Is this because the books were written for a younger set of readers? Could it be the smaller format? The perpetual scowl on the face of their highhanded leader, perhaps? I expect all these factors do contribute to the—undeserved, if you ask me—negative reputation the Secret Seven has among many Blyton fans. And is it mere coincidence that the letters 'SS' have historical connotations that are not exactly pleasant? The series was written between 1948 and 1963, so such an 'inspiration' is not entirely far-fetched. But I think it unlikely—Blyton doesn't seem the sort who would take a sly dig at her own characters, even as a joke. So, is the series really as juvenile as it's made out to be? Do the Seven have any redeeming qualities? Let's find out. Cast of Characters Peter: The head of the Secret Seven, Peter's word is Absolute Law. He usually decides the passwords, and seldom forgets them, unlike the others. Indeed, the easiest way to irk him is to forget the password or the SS badge (which others do with predictable regularity). Though he often acts like a dictator, he is annoyingly proved right on most occasions. The secret meetings are held in a shed at the bottom of the garden, some distance from his house. Janet: Peter's sister. Co-owner of the shed and Scamper the golden spaniel, but that ends her stake in the Secret Seven. She comes across as a little brighter than the other two girls in the club (in one instance she sensibly makes a drawing of some tyre prints when the other girls only titter), but that's probably because she's constantly under Peter's thumb and doesn't dare to giggle quite so frequently. Her urge to dance in the moonlight comes in useful while trapping horse stealers on one occasion. Jack: Jack is one of the more colourful characters. He's apparently second-in-command (though this is mentioned only once or twice in the books). He's also disappointingly gullible sometimes. In Secret Seven on the Trail, he believes the tall tales his sister Susie and her friends make up. He also forgets the Secret Seven password with exasperating regularity; indeed, Susie seems to remember it better than he does! To his credit, he is as brave and loyal as a right-hand man can be. Pam: One of the two gigglers in the club. Perhaps her sole contribution to the club is when she "interviews" her grandmother in Three Cheers Secret Seven (and misspells the word "absolutely" in the process). She's a great friend of Barbara, for obvious reasons. Either of them is sportingly ready for a good cry when Peter starts shouting—at them or one of the others, it doesn't matter. Barbara: Giggles, squeals and shrieks come naturally to Barbara, as they do to Pam. Indeed, you can't easily tell one from the other. Perhaps that's why Derek Lucas' illustrations show Pam in pigtails, while Barbara leaves her hair free. I used to consider her very pretty in those illustrations when I was ten years old. Ah, the follies of youth. Colin: Though he can be easily confused with George, Colin makes some interesting discoveries. For instance, he was the one who spots the escaping thief in Secret Seven Adventure, and the one who forgets the book about ships in the cubby-hole up a tree in Well Done Secret Seven. Oh, and it was at his granny's house that the robbery occurs in Secret Seven Fireworks. He also owns a complete set of (ahem!) Famous Five books, which provides hours of light reading to a petty thief in Secret Seven Win Through. George: Can pretend to be Colin, and nobody would know the difference, not even Peter—which is probably why Lucas gives him close-cropped fair hair. He's forced to resign from the club in Go Ah
Who wrote the Seven Dials Mystery?	Seven Dials Mystery (TV Movie 1981) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent a pert, aggressive young aristocrat insinuates herself into a series of murders, stolen state secrets, and a mysterious secret society. Director: Agatha Christie (novel), Pat Sandys (adapted from the novel by) Stars: From $9.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 40 titles created 09 Sep 2012 a list of 45 titles created 22 Sep 2014 a list of 216 titles created 15 Oct 2014 a list of 416 titles created 01 Jan 2015 a list of 1303 titles created 23 Jul 2015 Title: Seven Dials Mystery (TV Movie 1981) 6.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. While golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the the sea cliff. His enigmatic last words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?" Directors: John Davies, Tony Wharmby Stars: Francesca Annis, John Gielgud, Bernard Miles Partners in Crime (TV Series 1983) Crime \| Drama \| Mystery Agatha Christie's husband-and-wife sleuthing team take on a series of short whodunit mysteries. Stars: Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale Thirteen at Dinner (TV Movie 1985) Crime \| Mystery \| Thriller An American movie actress, best known for playing dumb blondes, is Scotland Yard's prime suspect when her husband, Lord Edgware, is murdered. The great detective, Hercule Poirot, digs deeper into the case. Director: Lou Antonio At a reception for a fading film star making a screen comeback, a gushing, pushy fan is poisoned by a drink apparently meant for the actress. Director: Norman Stone Murder with Mirrors (TV Movie 1985) Crime \| Mystery \| Romance When Carrie Louise Serrocold suspects that someone is trying to poison her, she sends for the one person who might be able to help - her old friend Miss Marple. Director: Dick Lowry Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple. Director: Julian Amyes When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes. Director: Guy Slater The Secret Adversary (TV Movie 1983) Adventure \| Crime \| Drama After two old friends accidentally meet and resolve to become investigators for hire, they quickly become embroiled in a missing treaty and a Bolshevik conspiracy. Director: Tony Wharmby An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder. Stars: Joan Hickson, Ursula Howells, Samantha Bond Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry. Stars: Joan Hickson, Debbie Arnold, John Bardon When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work. Director: Norman Stone Dead Man's Folly (TV Movie 1986) Crime \| Mystery \| Drama During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs. Director: Clive Donner Edit Storyline When Gerry Wade sleeps in and is late for breakfast, his friends find that he has a very good reason - he's been murdered. Lady Eileen Brent, known to her friends as Bundle and in whose bed Wade died, returns home and decides to investigate. When a second man is killed, he mentions something about " ...seven dials...tell Jimmy Thesiger..." but Thesiger has no idea what he was talking about. What they learn is of the existence of a secret society and of a hugely valuable formula for making a specialized form of steel. But who exactly is behind the two murders and why were they killed? Wr
Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt starred in Seven, but who played the killer?	Se7en (1995) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Director: a list of 22 titles created 16 Oct 2011 a list of 46 titles created 02 Dec 2011 a list of 45 titles created 28 May 2014 a list of 31 titles created 26 Apr 2015 a list of 34 titles created 07 May 2015 Search for " Se7en " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 34 nominations. See more awards » Videos An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more. Director: David Fincher A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Director: Jonathan Demme The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Director: Quentin Tarantino A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. Director: Christopher Nolan Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Director: Robert Zemeckis The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Director: Frank Darabont A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the caped crusader must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice. Director: Christopher Nolan Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Director: Steven Spielberg With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Director: Quentin Tarantino In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. Directors: Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston. Director: Martin Scorsese Edit Storyline A film about two homicide detectives' ( Morgan Freeman and ( Brad Pitt desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" ( Kevin Spacey ) sermonizes to Detectives Somerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured but jaded Somerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while the bright but green and impulsive Detective Mills (Pitt) scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer... Written by Mark Fleetwood <[email protected]> Glu
What was the name of the computer in Blake's Seven?	Orac (Computer) \| Blakes 7 Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Physically Orac took the form of a transparent box, easily portable, within which the components of the device were visible. Ensor used a reinforced carrying case to transport it, but later owners were not so careful. Orac was not especially robust and was damaged in the explosions inside Servalan 's base on Terminal , and again later when Xenon Base was similarly sabotaged. A key needed to be inserted in order for Orac to operate. Orac had a number of unusual abilities. It was capable of many other feats in conjunction with the systems of a starship; the ones listed are those it appeared to achieve using only its own resources. Remote Computer Access Edit Orac's abilities mainly revolved around its abilities to instantaneously access the tarial cells of other computers and either access information or control them remotely. It could take control of and reprogram Zen and other computers of the System in addition to Federation computer systems. The full extent of this ability seemed to fluctuate drastically - at no time did the crew attempt to use Orac to shut down or interfere with the systems of attacking Federation vessels, which theoretically would have been possible for it. This signals used in this ability passed through the same dimension as that of some telepathy - as Orac did not consciously use this dimension it was at risk of telepathic takeover. Orac's own personality was suppressed by the more powerful signals of Muller's android , which had an identical ability. Communications Edit Orac's signals were the fastest means of communication in the Federation and were used as such by Jenna to warn Space Command of the threat posed by the Andromedan invasion. On other occasions Orac was used to simulate or decode various different signals, although the decoding ability also seemed to come and go with the passage of time. Predictive Ability Edit Orac's name seems to be derived from Oracle, and Orac claimed to be able to predict the future with great accuracy. While its initial prediction (the apparent destruction of the Liberator at a particular point in space) did indeed come to pass, Orac itself manipulated events to bring this about, and at least one other prediction (concerning the reinstitution of the Federation's shipbuilding programme) was proven wrong. If Orac really could predict the future with consistent accuracy, the crew made remarkably little use of this power. Self-Miniaturisation Edit In order to help Avon and Vila defraud the casinos of Freedom City , Orac revealed the rather unexpected ability to shrink itself through 'stabilised atomic implosion'. It could remain at one-eighth of its normal size for a little over two hours. Value Edit Ensor 's asking price for Orac was 100 million credits, but in Servalan 's opinion (and Ensor's own) it was worth ten times as much. Both Belkov and Egrorian seemed well aware of Orac's value and were willing to take it as payment in a deal (equally aware of its utility, Avon planned to supply Egrorian with a replica!). History Edit Orac was built by Ensor on the planet Aristo . Ensor planned to exchange it for 100 million credits and a new power supply for his bionic heart, but he died after Servalan reneged on the deal. Afterwards it came into the possession of Blake and his crew, where it proved invaluable in saving their lives on numerous occasions. Orac briefly fell under the control of a hostile alien telepathic intelligence, and was rigged with an explosive charge by Avon as a safeguard should this recur. It was smuggled off the Liberator immediately prior to its destruction by Vila , who claimed it was a sculpture. Orac was damaged in the destruction of Servalan's base on Terminal but repaired. Not long afterwards it recognised the dangerous nature of Muller's android but was still taken over by it. It was damaged again when Xenon Base was sabotaged. Avon kept Orac with him when the Scorpio was shot down over Gauda Prime . Orac was not with the rest of the crew when they had their final encounter
In what year did the first Red Nose Day take place?	Red Nose Day \| Comic Relief Red Nose Day RED NOSE DAY Red Nose Day is back on Friday 24th March 2017 and we'd love you to join us. RED NOSE DAY Red Nose Day is back on Friday 24th March 2017 and we'd love you to join us. Go to rednoseday.com What is Red Nose Day? Since its launch in 1988, Red Nose Day has become something of a British institution. It’s the day, every two years, when people across the land can get together and do something funny for money at home, school and work. There’s a fantastic night of TV on the BBC, with comedy and entertainment to inspire the nation to give generously. Comic Relief spends the money raised by Red Nose Day to help people living tough lives across the UK and Africa.
The Stonk was the Red Nose Day single of 1991. Which comedy duo performed it?	14 year-by-year Red Nose Day highlights Home > Latest News > 14 year-by-year Red Nose Day highlights 14 year-by-year Red Nose Day highlights February 17, 2015 comments (0) \| Add your comment This year, Toyota is an official partner to Red Nose Day , the day, every two years, when people across the country get together and do something funny for money at home, school and work. We take a look back at some of the highlights from the 14 Red Nose Days that have gone before this year’s event. 1988 The first Red Nose Day took place in 1988 and raised £15 million. Mel and Kim sang the official Red Nose Day song – Rockin’ around the Christmas tree – sales from which totalled £76,610. 1989 Red Nose Day 2 took place in 1989. It was the first and last year that the event did not occur biennially. The second Red Nose Day was a much larger affair than the first, with 20 million people partaking in 70,000 activities across the UK. On the night, Rowan Atkinson stole the show by appearing in a satirical mash-up of Newsnight and Mastermind entitled ‘Nosenight Mastermember’, which has become infamous for placing ‘The Belgians’ at the centre of a number of historical events. 1991 Nicknamed ‘The Stonker’ because the supporting single by Hale and Pace was entitled ‘The Stonk’, Red Nose Day 1991 raised £20 million and is notable for gifting us the legendary French and Saunders ABBA sketch, called ‘C’est La Vie’. 1993 Unquestionably the ‘year of the nose’, Red Nose Day 1993 saw sales of the nasal adornment sore to 3,307,000. According to Comic Relief, 72% of people in the UK took part in Red Nose Day 1993 in some capacity! Interactivity shaped the entertainment output of Red Nose Day for the first time in 1993. A live studio audience was invited to vote on each consecutive scene of a special edition of perennially po-faced BBC 1 hospital drama Casualty. The results were predictably chaotic and rib-tickling. 1995 One of the highlights of Red Nose Day 5 was Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer sinking 75 pints while singing the Harry Nilsson classic Without You. The pair’s efforts weren’t in vain though, contributing to a fundraising total of £22m. 1997 Girl power reigned supreme in 1997, so it was fitting that one of the highlights of Red Nose Day 6 was a terrific pastiche of Spice Girls hit Who do you think you are? featuring comedy titans Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Kathy Burke. £27m was raised in 1997, at the time the largest amount from Red Nose Day. 1999 Referred to internally as ‘The Record Breaker’, Red Nose Day 1999 didn’t just beat 1997’s total – it absolutely eclipsed it. An astonishing £35m was raised and hundreds of Guinness World Records were both broken and set, including the record for the most naked people on stage at one time, 101. 2001 ‘Say pants to poverty’ was the message behind Red Nose Day 2001. Members of the Great British public were encouraged to don their undergarments and wear them with pride on top of their outerwear. 2001 was also the year in which Ali G conducted his famous interview with Posh and Becks. In all, £61m was raised. 2003 For Red Nose Day 2003, Comic Relief introduced perhaps one of the most iconic red noses of all – the big hairdo. Each one came with its own sachet of styling gel to encourage buyers to style their nose’s hair as outlandishly as possible. Comedy duo French & Saunders stole the show with an outrageous parody of Harry Potter in which Harry was revealed to be a woman. 2005 Red Nose Day 2005 got the whole nation asking “Is this the way to Amarillo?” when comedian Peter Kay teamed-up with crooner Tony Christie for a star-studded music video set to Christie’s classic hit. The song sold over a million copies and held the number one spot in the UK singles charts for an incredible seven weeks! Red Nose Day 2005 raised £65m. See Christie performing it live on Top of the Pops above. 2007 Called ‘The Big One’, the red nose for Red Nose Day 2007 was huge! The nose was made of foam for the first time too and helped to raise £67.7m. 2009 Challenges were the order of the day for Red Nose Day 2009. Gar
Which Beatles song did Bananarama featuring La Na Nee Nee Noo Noo cover for Red Nose Day in 1989?	Beatles Covers List Songs of The Beatles covered by other artists Last revised: 27th September 2000 This list of Beatle covers is divided into several parts. Part I lists those songs that were recorded by The Beatles themselves. Part II lists tribute albums- that is, albums consisting mostly or entirely of Beatle songs. Part III contains songs written by Lennon/McCartney during the Beatle years that were given to other artists; covers of songs from the solo (post-Beatle) era; and songs written or co-written by Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr for other artists in the post-Beatle era. Part IV lists those songs that well-known artists have performed live, but never released. Part V, which listed parodies and other oddities, has been deleted. A list of this material is available here Part V is a small start on the way of listing covers of solo works. Part VI lists BOGUS COVERS, songs which appear to be Beatles' covers, but which are not. I don't claim that this list is anywhere near complete- I am still tracking down other sources for this information. Even the information here is somewhat incomplete. If you have any additions/corrections to make to the list, please use the Automatic Covers Add Page . Or, E-MAIL (not post) them to Ross Clement at [email protected] . Also, note that the above statement was actually written by Scott Galuska (see below), and it's still very true several years later. This list was originally devised and built by Scott Galuska previously of the University of Delaware. Most thanks are due to him, I've a long way to go before I have equalled the effort he put in. Finally, this resourse is available both on the web, and is distributed (with html commands stripped)manually to new rec.music.beatles readers. If you received this file manually but would like to see the web page, point your reader at: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/~clemenr/covers/covers.html. Also, at this point may I give public thanks to everyone who has contributed to this list, but especially to Ron Reed of Canada, who has single-handedly added hundreds of lines of new covers. Index Here are some quick indexes to help you find the song you want. Bogus Beatles' Covers PART I The following is a list of cover songs that The Beatles themselves recorded and released. Those songs that were re-recorded by John/Paul/George/Ringo for their own solo albums have been omitted here (such as the covers by Paul on Give My Regards To Broadstreet ). For each song, I've arranged each entry chronologically, when such information is known to me. When the date is not known, I've listed the artist and source (when known). Songs that are omitted here may have appeared on compilations/tribute albums (such as Aerosmith's Come Together ). Those songs may be found in part II . Title Artist Source Year ----- ------ ------ ---- A Day In The Life Wes Montgomery A Day In The Life 1967 Brian Auger & Trinity Definitely What 1969 Lighthouse One Fine Light 1971 Eric Burdon & War Love is All Around 1976 Robyn Hitchcock Live Death promo 1992 Sting Demolition Man 1993 Shirley Bassey This Is Shirley Bassey A World Without Love World Party Ruby Trax comp 1992 A Hard Day's Night Gary McFarland single 1964 Santo & Johnny single 1964 Peggy Lee In the name of love 1964 Peter Sellers single 1965 Ramsey Lewis Trio single 1966 Billy Preston Wildest organ in town 1966 Chet Atkins Chet Atkins picks on... 1969 Dionne Warwick Soulful 1969 Max Bygraves At His Very Best 1979 Rainbow Red Oxidizer Recorded Lies 1980 Otis Redding Recorded Live 1982 Kelly Family Honest Workers 1991 Take That "Everything Changes" 1994(17 Billy Joel Journey to the River of 1995 Hoodoo Gurus Electric Chair 1996 Frank "88" Malone Player Piano Hits Of The 60's Sascha Burland/Don Elli Shockabilly The Dawn Of Shockabilly Neal Von Non/Guinea Pig Bio Audio Research Chet Atkins Count Basie Boston Pops Al Caiola Sonny Curtis Ella Fitzgerald Qu
Who played Harry Potter in a sketch for Red Nose Day in 2003?	French and Saunders - Red Nose Day 2003 - Comic Relief's The Big Hair Do Wednesday, 19 February 2003, 9.16 PM Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan To those who say, "It's about darn tootin' time they did a Harry Potter sketch," French and Saunders give Harry Potter And The Secret Chamberpot Of Azerbaijan. It's the big sketch that's making waves well ahead of Red Nose Day on March 14th, in which Dawn French is the magical Harry Potter and Jennifer Saunders becomes gurning comic foil Ron. Jeremy Irons slips into the black robes of Professor Snape, who is played by Alan Rickman in the Warner Bros. movies. The two actors played baddie brothers across the Die Hard series of films. Ronnie Corbett limbers up to play giant Hagrid, Basil Brush plays Dobby the house elf and the whole caboodle was directed by Adrian Edmondson.
In a Little Britain sketch for Red Nose Day in 2007, who played Vicky Pollard's sister?	BBC - Press Office - Comic Relief: The Big One It's the Big One! Red Nose Day 2007 is set to be the biggest ever with the cream of comedy and entertainment jumping on board to show their support and bring to you the hottest entertainment extravaganza ever! The show just gets bigger and bigger with comedy heavyweights including Ricky Gervais, Catherine Tate, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Little Britain, Mitchell and Webb, Mighty Boosh and Sacha Baron Cohen. What else will you see? Well, deep breath... This year will see the biggest roll call of top presenters ever! Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Lenny Henry, Davina McCall, Graham Norton, Chris Evans, Paul O'Grady, Fearne Cotton and Kate Thornton will be beaming live into your living room on a night guaranteed to keep you glued to your couch. You can see Kate Moss make an appearance as Vicky Pollard's sister in Comic Relief Does Little Britain Live and Dennis Waterman finally meets his mini version and gets to sing the theme tune! You'll be wiping away the tears of laughter and sadness when Dawn French dons the collar one final time, and it really is the last one, in a special Vicar Of Dibley written by Richard Curtis and featuring an A-list visitor to the village – the one and only Sting. Richard Curtis also got behind the camera to film a brand new Mr Bean sketch especially for the Big One. This time the loveable yet clumsy Bean finds himself at the wedding of an unsuspecting couple played by Michelle Ryan and Matthew MacFadyen. Expect mishaps and mayhem as well as a very angry father of the bride played by David Haig. Catherine Tate has teamed up with Lenny Henry and Doctor Who star David Tennant as well as some other surprise guests for some un-missable new sketches. Of course it wouldn't be Red Nose Day without some of your favourite TV shows getting the Comic Relief treatment. Tune in to see the conclusion of Comic Relief Does The Apprentice - two teams will be battling it out in a Sir Alan Sugar style girls v boys showdown. Doing their very best not to be fired or even get torn off a strip in the boardroom will be Cheryl Cole, Rupert Everett, Maureen Lipman, Jo Brand, Ross Kemp, Trinny Woodall, Alastair Campbell, Karren Brady, Piers Morgan and Danny Baker. The two hottest girl bands on the planet have teamed up for this year's official Red Nose Day single. Sugababes and Girls Aloud will be releasing their version of the Run DMC/ Aerosmith classic Walk This Way. Expect an electrifying performance from the girls on the night! Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is back by popular demand and only two celebrities will be left standing and rasping to battle it out and follow in Edith Bowman's footsteps to win the viewers' votes, raise some cash and be crowned champion. Presenters Patrick Kielty and Claudia Winkleman will be on hand to protect them from the judges' comments. Sparks and microphones will fly... Harry Hill will provide us with a special Comic Relief themed TV Burp, Armando Ianucci presents his worst moments from Comic Relief while Simon Pegg and Nick Frost present their favourite Red Nose Day clips. The Mighty Boosh bring their own brand of anarchic humour live to the Comic Relief studio, and Mitchell and Webb will also treat us to two live versions of popular sketches from their hit BBC Two show. Tune in for a very special surprise from Peter Kay, plus see Ricky Gervais as you've never seen him before. There will be some new Creature Comforts from Aardman Animations who have also teamed up with cutting-edge comic Marc Wooton to create an exclusive new character. Tim Westwood and the crew of MTV's hit show Pimp My Ride UK, made a special pit stop to surprise the elderly ladies of Leek, Staffordshire, with news that their shabby, rust-encrusted mini-bus was to be pimped. Tune into the show to see the result of all their hard work. The Big One will also feature the biggest names in music. Two of the greatest bands in the world today - Take That and The Killers - will perform live. There will also be special reports from Billy C
What was the title of the 1995 Red Nose Day single featuring Eric Clapton?	Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1995) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Comic Relief: Behind the Nose ( 1995 ) 7h 5min a list of 56 titles created 7 months ago Title: Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1995– ) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? 17 March 1995 (UK) See more » Company Credits Comedy can build a bridge 16 March 2007 \| by Chip_douglas (Rijswijk, ZH, Netherlands) – See all my reviews As usual comic relief started early in the afternoon during Children's BBC, with a special new 'Flashing Blade' spoof by the team behind the 1988 Saturday Morning Show "On the Waterfront". Russel T. Davies, now known as the man behind the Doctor Who revival wrote 'em and Andrew O'Connor, Terry Randall, Kate Copstick and Bernadette Nolan dubbed all the voices over footage of the 1967 series "Le Chevalier Tempête". This stuff had been quite popular in 1988, but unfortunately, 7 years later, nobody in the youthful audience remembered back that far, meaning the Flashing Blade fell flat. Of course the actual festivities did not begin until seven O' clock and this night the Red noses turned orange and a whopping 22 million pounds were raised to be spend on various good causes within and without Great Brittain. Instead of the usual comic single, a serious ballad version of "Love Can Build A Bridge" was released, performed by the unlikely trio of Chrissie Hynde, Cher and Neneh Cherry. To a nation of novelty song lovers, this must have come as a bit of a shock, but the song did play especially well during the films outlining the various causes, like Billy Connolly in Mozambique and Victoria Wood in Zimbabwe. On the less serious side, the Slobs (Harrie Enfield and Kathy Burke) appeared on Masterchef. Reeves and Mortimer seemed to take up an hour by drinking 75 pints while trying to sing "I Cant Live If Living Is Without You". French and Saunders did some more time at the big Red Nose table, during which Dawn French got to live out her fantasy by giving Hugh Grant an enormous smacker, while wearing some sort of copy of the dress Liz Hurley wore to the premiere of "Four Weddings and a Funeral", earning her a place in celebrity land forever. Hugh did not do bad out of it either, and neither did Comic Relief leader Richard Curtis. Other highlights included Zoë Ball getting splatted with gunge (she deserved it). The Comic Relief Special was Charles Dickin's long lost sequel "Oliver II - Let's Twist Again' (shown in three parts) and there was a funny 'spot the famous faces' music video shown throughout the night featuring all sorts of famous people performing 'Old Macdonald'. To fill in during the nine O' Clock news, BBC 2 showed a rather lackluster compilation of the Best of BBC comedy featuring all the usual clips that are always shown in these sort of things. Even Ben Elton was repeating himself live in Dublin, but since this particular Red Nose day happened to coincide with St. Patrick's day, an inclusion of The River Dance (just before it became a world wide sensation and thankfully without Michael Flatley in this case) still managed to make it all worthwhile, especially since Lenny, Ben and that poof Jullian Clary all joined in for a bit of dancing. Finally BBC viewers got to choose the funniest comedy ever to be shown after the festivities ended, and wisely picked Blazing Saddles. 6 orange noses 0 of 1 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
What was the name of Roy Rogers' horse?	Trigger - Biography - IMDb Biography Jump to: Overview (3) \| Mini Bio (1) \| Trivia (6) Overview (3) Golden Cloud Mini Bio (1) Trigger, Roy Rogers ' beautiful Golden Palomino stallion, and co-star with Roy in many of his movies and Roy's TV show, was often billed as "the smartest horse in the movies". The two of them appeared in dozens of westerns in the 1930s and 40s, always chasing and thwarting the bad guys, and working to serve peace and justice. Trigger even shared the movie title with Roy on two occasions: My Pal Trigger (1946) and Trigger, Jr. (1950). Trigger started life out as Golden Cloud (1932). His sire was a thoroughbred horse that had raced at Caliente Track, and his dam was a cold-blooded palomino. Trigger was foaled on a small ranch in the San Diego area which was partly owned by Bing Crosby . The manager of that ranch was Roy Cloud, a breeder originally from Noblesville, Indiana. At around 3 years of age, Golden Cloud was sold to the Hudkins Stables, which rented horses to the movie industry. Golden Cloud's first major appearance was in the movie, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) where he was ridden by Olivia de Havilland . When Gene Autry failed to report for work at Republic Pictures, Roy Rogers found himself cast in the lead role for Under Western Stars (1938). Before filming began on Under Western Stars (1938), Hudkins Stables brought their best lead horses to the studio so Roy could select a mount. As Roy recalled it, the third horse he got on was a beautiful golden palomino who handled smoothly and reacted quickly to whatever he asked it to do. Roy said of Golden Cloud "He could turn on a dime and give you some change". Smiley Burnette , who played Roy's sidekick in his first two films, was watching and mentioned how quick on the trigger this horse was. Roy agreed and decided that Trigger was the perfect name for the horse. Roy purchased the horse for $2,500 and eventually outfitted it with a $5,000 gold/silver saddle. Roy was proud of the fact that throughout his more than 80 films, the 101 episodes of his television series, and countless personal appearances, Trigger never fell. Roy once said that "he felt that Trigger seemed to know when people were watching him and that he recognized applause and just ate it up like a ham!" Trigger won a Patsy award for the role in Son of Paleface (1952) & the 1958 Craven award winner. He was so popular that at one time, he even had his own fan club with members from all over the world. On July 3, 1965, at the Rogers ranch in Hidden Valley, California, Trigger, at age 33, passed away. Roy was reluctant to "put him in the ground", so Rogers had the horse mounted in a rearing position by Bishoff's Taxidermy of California. The rest of his remains are buried in Thousand Oaks, California on one of Roy's former ranches. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Roy Rogers Jr. Trivia (6)
What was the name of Tex Ritter's horse?	Tex Ritter - Biography - IMDb Tex Ritter Jump to: Overview (5) \| Mini Bio (1) \| Spouse (1) \| Trivia (19) \| Salary (3) Overview (5) 5' 11" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (1) Tex Ritter was born on January 12, 1905 in Murvaul, Texas, USA as Woodward Maurice Ritter. He was married to Dorothy Fay . He died on January 2, 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Spouse (1) ( 14 June 1941 - 2 January 1974) (his death) (2 children) Trivia (19) Singer, father of John Ritter . His spouse, Dorothy Fay , was his leading lady in many of his western features. In his later years, he was a disk jockey on Nashville radio. In 1970, he ran unsuccessfully in Tennessee for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1964. Grandfather of Jason Ritter . Had a long string of hit singles on Billboard's country charts -- including the No. 1 hits "I'm Wasting My Tears on You" (1944); "You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often" (1945); and "You Will Have to Pay" (1946). Other famous hits included "Deck of Cards" (1948) and "I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven" (1961). "You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often" was Billboard's No. 1 country hit of the year in 1945. Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1980. Veteran character actor Morgan Woodward 's uncle, Dr. S. A. Woodward, lived in the San Angelo, Texas area. One day, he was called to help in the birth of a male child. The family, not knowing what gender was expected, had not chosen a name, so in honor of the good doctor's service, they named him Woodward Ritter. Later, he would be known more widely as "Tex" Ritter. Profiled in "Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors", Gary Yoggy, ed. (McFarland, 1998). His horse in his earlier movies was called White Flash . Grandfather of Stella Ritter . Buried in Port Neches, Texas. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter came from a long line of Texas horsemen. His grandfather Benjamin Franklin Ritter (1834-1902) was a Confederate officer (2nd lieutenant) in Company F the 37th Texas Cavalry (Terrel's) during the War between the States. Benjamin saw action in the saddle in Texas and Louisiana. Singing-cowboy star of "B" westerns during the 30's and 40's and later country-music recording star. Salary (3)
What ws the name of Tonto's horse?	The Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of Tonto's horse? \| Notes and Queries \| guardian.co.uk The Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of Tonto's horse? Robert Tonto rode a paint, or pinto, called Scout. William Dunlap, Hamden, Connecticut USA Tonto's horse was called Scout. When the Lone Ranger shouted "Hi-ho, Silver-away!" Tonto would mumble "Get-um up, Scout". Phil Usher, Copenhagen, Denmark Scout Anthony Cox, Denver, U.S.A Further on the name of Tonto's horse. He was named Scout in the TV series, but was apparently called White Feller in the early Lone Ranger novels. Originally, Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger on Silver. After a publicity photo was taken of the Lone Ranger and Tonto this way, WXYZ wisely decided to give Tonto his own steed. Scout was originally supposed to be solid white like Silver, but when they made the movie serials they realized that it would make Silver less impressive that way, so Scout was changed. This information from Largent's Lone Ranger Page Jeremy Bechelet, Telford In one infamous episode, Tonto referred to his horse (Scout) as Bazzlegette. Brent Quigley, Halifax, USA In listening to early radio shows, Tonto called his horse "Paint Horse" Bob K., South Bend, IN United States Scout.
What was the name of Hopalong Cassidy's horse?	What was the name of Hopalong Cassidy's horse? \| Reference.com What was the name of Hopalong Cassidy's horse? A: Quick Answer Hopalong Cassidy's horse was named Topper. The horse was discovered on a ranch in 1937 and named Topper by the wife of the actor who played Hopalong Cassidy on film and television. The horse was named after the "Topper" book series by Thorne Smith. Full Answer There were a total of 66 films depicting the adventures of fictional cowboy Hopalong Cassidy. Topper did not appear in the first film, which came out in 1935, but after Hopalong's actor William Boyd bought him in 1937, he was used in subsequent films, television episodes, and even parades and other public appearances. Boyd rode Topper until his retirement in 1953. Topper died in 1961 and is buried in Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park.
What was the name of The Cisco Kid's horse?	The Cisco Kid (TV Series 1950–1956) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Cisco Kid and his English-mangling sidekick Pancho travel the old west in the grand tradition of the Lone Ranger, righting wrongs and fighting injustice wherever they find it. Stars: Cisco and Pancho enlist the aid of the grandson of a female denizen of a ghost town taken hostage by a gang of payroll robbers because the grandson has at the ready a system of numerous ingenious ... 8.8 A woman who has inherited her father's ranch hires Cisco and Pancho for a roundup after they rescue her from a cowhand who was manhandling her. The cowhand wants revenge for being fired. 8.8 A gunman is hired to kill Cisco; however, during an explosion the killer dies and Cisco survives. Cisco then takes the gunman's place by covering his face with a bandage. 8.6 a list of 1165 titles created 25 Dec 2011 a list of 29 titles created 18 Apr 2013 a list of 35 titles created 7 months ago a list of 28 images created 1 month ago a list of 34 titles created 1 week ago Title: The Cisco Kid (1950–1956) 7.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. See more awards » Photos The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner. Stars: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart Hopalong and his horse Topper catch bad guys with Red Connors for comic relief. Stars: William Boyd, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Clyde The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter for hire. Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful dog Yukon King, battling both the elements and criminals. Stars: Dick Simmons, Yukon King, Vic Perrin After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the west looking for fights, women and bad guys to beat up. His job changed from episode to episode. Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks The Cisco Kid (TV Movie 1994) Comedy \| Western This update of the 1950 western TV series changes Cisco and Pancho from wandering heroes of the old west to somewhat anti-"gringo" Mexican revolutionaries. Director: Luis Valdez Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, just before and during the Revolutionary War. Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton The Double R Ranch featured "The King of the Cowboys" Roy, his "Smartest Horse in the Movies" Trigger, "Queen of the West" Dale, her horse Buttermilk, their dog Bullet, and even Pat's jeep, Nellybelle. Stars: Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, Trigger Bret and Bart Maverick (and in later seasons, their English cousin, Beau) are well dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game. Poker (5 card draw) is ... See full summary » Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore "From out of the clear blue of the western sky comes Sky King" was the familiar opening to television's premier aviation program. Operating from his Flying Crown Ranch in Arizona, Sky King,... See full summary » Stars: Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, Ewing Mitchell Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, CA. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product mined in Death Valley. Stars: Stanley Andrews, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joins Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provide George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy. Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet Edit Storyline The Cisco Kid and his English-mangling sidekick Pancho travel the old west in the grand tradition of the Lone Ranger, righting wrongs a
What was yhe name of Ken Maynard's horse?	The Horses Ken Maynard and his "Wonder Horse, Tarzan" Maynard acquired Tarzan around 1925 and the animal was half Arabian and half American Saddle horse. The horse was often listed on posters, title lobby cards, pressbook ads, et al just below Maynard's name as "his Wonder Horse Tarzan". The palomino was a frequent helper in the films and as such, the horse got a lot of screen time. The original Tarzan died in 1940, and the story goes that Maynard buried him somewhere in the Hollywood Hills. There's more photos, movie ad/artwork and information on Tarzan in the Old Corral section on Ken Maynard. How to identify the real Tarzan: if you're standing behind Tarzan, look for a dark spot/birthmark about the size of silver dollar, located high on the right haunch close to the tail. A good example is STRAWBERRY ROAN (Universal, 1933) and you can see the spot on the real Tarzan in the early reels. Later, in the chase scene with Maynard ropin' the roan, he's riding one of the Tarzan impersonators, and as the animal turns, you can see that he's 'spotless'. Right is a screen capture of Maynard and the real Tarzan (and his spot) from Chapter 1 of MYSTERY MOUNTAIN (Mascot, 1934). Jim Tipton's Find A Grave website mentions that Tarzan was buried in a defunct stable in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California and the grave has been lost to development: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11572372 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above - Ken is training the original Tarzan ... and one of the Tarzan doubles is seen in the background of this lobby card from SENOR DAREDEVIL (First National, 1926). (From Old Corral image collection) Ken Maynard and Tarzan versus the 'Rattler' in the twelve chapter cliffhanger, MYSTERY MOUNTAIN (Mascot, 1934). Above is the title lobby card for Chapter Two. Note the "Wonder Horse, Tarzan" billing which was commonplace in Maynard's films. (From Old Corral image collection) Above is Ken Maynard in the early 1930s with Tarzan and Tarzan look-a-likes. He would use the Tarzan impersonators for stunts as well as 'chase doubles' in hard ridin' scenes rather than risk injury to the real Tarzan. (From Old Corral image collection) (From Old Corral image collection) The story goes that Tarzan was originally trained by Ken to respond to voice commands (during their silent films) rather than hand signals. In their sound films, Ken was constantly chit-chattin' with Tarzan. Above are the original Tarzan and Ken in a scene from WHEELS OF DESTINY (Universal, 1933) --- while I didn't check the videotape of this scene, Ken's probably saying somethin' like: "c'mon ol' man ... untie the rope ... that's it old man ... pull the rope loose!" (From Old Corral image collection) Above, Ken Maynard on the original Tarzan with the Cole Bros. Circus in Texas, November, 1940. (From Old Corral image collection) Above, the Monogram Trail Blazers, circa 1943-44. From L-to-R are Ken Maynard (now riding the white Tarzan II), Bob Steele, and Hoot Gibson. Gibson is riding Rusty, the Wonder Horse which had been earlier used by Jack Randall and Tom Keene in their series at Monogram. When Maynard exited the Trail Blazers, Chief Thunder Cloud came in as the replacement --- Thunder Cloud rode Rusty and Gibson rode a different mount. The original Tarzan died about 1940. (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above from L-to-R are Hoot Gibson riding Rusty, the Wonder Horse, Betty Miles atop her steed Sonny, and Ken Maynard on Tarzan II from one of the early entries in Monogram's Trail Blazers series (prior to Bob Steele joining the group). The story goes that Betty acquired Sonny from Bill Elliott. Betty's horse was easy to spot --- had two long white socks on the rightside, two short white socks on the left, and a small white spot on the forehead. Betty had this horse in the early 1940s, and rode it in Tom Keene's LONE STAR LAW MAN (Monogram, 1941). However, I've yet to spot Elliott riding this particular Sonny variation. You can see images of several of the hosses named Sonny that Bill Elliott used by clicking HERE .
What was the name of Tom Mix's horse?	Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by “Suitcase of Death” - Oct 12, 1940 - HISTORY.com Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by “Suitcase of Death” Share this: Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by “Suitcase of Death” Author Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by “Suitcase of Death” URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1940, cowboy-movie star Tom Mix is killed when he loses control of his speeding Cord Phaeton convertible and rolls into a dry wash (now called the Tom Mix Wash) near Florence, Arizona. He was 60 years old. Today, visitors to the site of the accident can see a 2-foot–tall iron statue of a riderless horse and a somewhat awkwardly written plaque that reads: “In memory of Tom Mix whose spirit left his body on this spot and whose characterization and portrayals in life served to better fix memories of the Old West in the minds of living men.” According to Mix’s press agent, the star was a genuine cowboy and swaggering hero of the Wild West: He was born in Texas; fought in the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion and the Boer War; and served as a sheriff in Kansas, a U.S. marshal in Oklahoma and a Texas Ranger. In fact, Mix was born in Driftwood, Pennsylvania; deserted the Army in 1902; and was a drum major in the Oklahoma Territorial Cavalry band when he went off to Hollywood in 1909. None of these inconvenient facts prevented Mix from becoming one of the greatest silent-film stars in history, however. Along with his famous horse Tony, Mix made 370 full-length Westerns. At the peak of his fame, he was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, earning as much as $17,500 a week (about $218,000 today). Unfortunately, Mix and Tony had a hard time making the transition to talking pictures. Some people say that the actor’s voice was so high-pitched that it undermined his macho cowboy image, but others argue that sound films simply had too much talking for Mix’s taste: He preferred wild action sequences to heartfelt conversation. On the day he died, Mix was driving north from Tucson in his beloved bright-yellow Cord Phaeton sports car. He was driving so fast that he didn’t notice–or failed to heed–signs warning that one of the bridges was out on the road ahead. The Phaeton swung into a gully and Mix was smacked in the back of the head by one of the heavy aluminum suitcases he was carrying in the convertible’s backseat. The impact broke the actor’s neck and he died almost instantly. Today, the dented “Suitcase of Death” is the featured attraction at the Tom Mix Museum in Dewey, Oklahoma. Related Videos
What was the name of Dale Evans' horse?	Dale Evans - Biography - IMDb Dale Evans Biography Showing all 31 items Jump to: Overview (5) \| Mini Bio (1) \| Spouse (4) \| Trade Mark (4) \| Trivia (16) \| Personal Quotes (1) Overview (5) 5' 4" (1.63 m) Mini Bio (1) American leading lady of musical westerns of the 1940s. Born Frances Octavia Smith in Uvalde, Texas. She was raised in Texas and Arkansas. Married at 14 and a mother at 15, she was divorced at 17 (some sources say widowed). Intent on a singing career, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and worked in an insurance company while taking occasional radio singing jobs. After another unhappy marriage, she went to Louisville, Kentucky, and became a popular singer on a local radio station. There she took the stage name Dale Evans (from her third husband, Robert Dale Butts, and actress Madge Evans ). Divorced in 1936, she moved to Dallas, Texas, and again found local success as a radio singer. She married Butts and they moved to Chicago, where she began to attract increasing attention from both radio audiences and film industry executives. She signed with Fox Pictures and made a few small film appearances, then was cast as leading lady to rising cowboy star Roy Rogers . She and Rogers clicked and she became his steady on-screen companion. In 1946, Rogers' wife died and Evans' marriage to Butts ended about the same time. Rogers and Evans had been close onscreen in a string of successful westerns, and now became close off-screen as well. A year later she married Rogers and the two become icons of American pop culture. Their marriage was dogged by tragedy, including the loss of three children before adulthood, but Evans was able not only to find inspiration in the midst of tragedy but to provide inspiration as well, authoring several books on her life and spiritual growth through difficulty. She and Rogers starred during the 1950s on the popular TV program bearing his name, and even after retirement continued to make occasional appearances and to run their Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, California. Following Dale's death, the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum moved to Branson, Missouri. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jim Beaver <[email protected]> Spouse (4) Frequently played roles in Westerns. Trivia (16) On September 22 1996, Dale Evans was presented the Women in Film/Dallas' Legacy Award at the 10th Annual Topaz Awards in Dallas. The award was accepted by her step-daughter, Cheryl Rogers -Barnett. Her horse's name was Buttermilk. She wrote the song, "Happy Trails", which became her and Roy Rogers ' theme song. Underwent heart surgery on October 12, 1999 to replace a pacemaker battery. Inducted (with her husband Roy Rogers ) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1976. When she sent for a copy of her birth certificate in 1954, which she needed to get a passport, it read that her birth name was Lucille Wood Smith and that her birthday was Oct 30, 1912. However, her mother swears that they made a mistake and that her name was Frances Octavia Smith, with a birthdate of October 31, 1912. Wrote the spiritual, "The Bible Tells Me So". She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6638 Hollywood Boulevard and for Television at 1737 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. Stepmother of Cheryl Rogers , Roy Rogers Jr. and Linda Rogers . Gave birth to her 1st child at age 15, a son Thomas Frederick Fox on November 28, 1927. Child's father is her now ex-1st husband, Thomas Fox. He died from congestive heart failure at the age of 83 on May 16, 2012. Gave birth to her 4th child at age 37, a daughter Robin Elizabeth Rogers on August 26, 1950. Child's father is her now late 4th husband, Roy Rogers . She died at the age of 23 months in July 1952. Her 2nd child, an adopted son John David Rogers, with her now late 4th husband Roy Rogers was born in 1946. He died at the age of 19 in 1965. Her 3rd child, adopted daughter Marion Rogers, with her now late 4th husband Roy Rogers was born in 1948. Gave birth to her 5th child, a daughter Mary Little D
What are the five first names of the members of the pop group Girls Aloud?	Girls Aloud \| Women Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Add Image Girls Aloud were an English-Irish pop girl group . They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle , Sarah Harding , Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh . The group achieved a string of twenty-two consecutive top eleven singles in the United Kingdom, including four number ones. They also achieved six certified albums, two of them reached number one. They have been nominated for five Brit Awards , winning the 2009 Best Single for "The Promise". Girls Aloud's collaborations with Brian Higgins and his songwriting and production team Xenomania earned the group critical acclaim, due to an innovative approach to mainstream pop music. The group became one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of £ 30 million by May 2010. Guinness World Records lists them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2007 edition. They also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition, and are credited again for "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2011 edition. The group was also named the United Kingdom's biggest selling girl group of the 21st century, with over 4.3 million singles sales and 4 million albums sold.In March 2013, after the Ten: The Hits Tour , the group announced their split. Contents Edit Girls Aloud were formed on 30 November 2002, in front of millions of viewers on the ITV1 programme Popstars: The Rivals . The concept of the programme, hosted by Big Brother presenter Davina McCall was to produce a boyband and a girlgroup who would be "rivals" and compete for the 2002 Christmas number one single. Following the initial success of Hear'Say (winners of the original Popstars show), several thousand applicants attended auditions across the UK in hope of being selected. Ten girls and ten boys were chosen as finalists by judges Pete Waterman , Louis Walsh and Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell . However, two of these were disqualified before the live shows began: Hazel Kaneswaren was found to be too old to participate while Nicola Ward refused to sign the contract, claiming the pay the group would receive was too low. Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts , who had made it into the final fifteen but not the final ten, were chosen as their replacements. During October and November, the finalists took to the stage participating in weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating week-by-week between the girls and boys). Each week the contestant polling the fewest phone votes was eliminated, until the final line-ups of the groups emerged. The five girls who made it into the group were (in the order announced by the host) Cheryl, Nicola, Nadine, Kimberley and Sarah; Javine Hylton missed out on a place in the group, despite previous expectations that she would be placed in the line-up. The group was named Girls Aloud and were managed by Louis Walsh until 2005 when Hilary Shaw replaced him. The two groups competed to become 2002's Christmas number one single. Girls Aloud won the battle with their single " Sound of the Underground ", produced by Brian Higgins and Xenomania . The song spent four consecutive weeks at number one and was certified platinum in March 2003. The song received critical acclaim; Alexis Petridis of The Guardian stated that "it proved a first: it was a reality pop record that didn't make you want to do physical harm to everyone involved in its manufacture". [ edit ]2002–05: Sound of the Underground and What Will the Neighbours Say? Edit After the success of their first single "Sound of the Underground", Girls Aloud spent five months recording the follow-up single and their debut album. Sound of the Underground was completed in April 2003 and released the following month. The album entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry . The second single, " No Good Advice ",
In the Bible, what are the five books that make up the Pentateuch?	Books of the Bible: The Pentateuch The Pentateuch The first five books of the Bible. The word Pentateuch comes from a Greek term meaning "the five (penta) books." The Pentateuch includes the first five books of the Bible Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers , and Deuteronomy . These books are often called the Law, but in addition to legal materials they include poems, songs, and epic narratives about the people of God. The Hebrew term used for these books is Torah, which means instruction. These books have sometimes been called the five books of Moses, although most modern scholars think that the Pentateuch includes materials that were written down by various people over a period of centuries. The Pentateuch tells a story that extends from the Creation (Genesis 1) to the time when the people of Israel are encamped on the edge of the promised land (Deuteronomy 34).
What are the names of the four houses at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter novels?	Hogwarts Houses – The Harry Potter Lexicon - The Harry Potter Lexicon The Harry Potter Lexicon Explore Characters Locations Magic Canon Events Things Creatures Essays About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 Students at Hogwarts are grouped into four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. When the students arrived on September 1 of their first year, they were met byMcGonagall, who explained the house system: "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room."The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rulebreaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the House Cup, a great honour. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours." ( PS7 ) The students were then led into the Great Hall. There they were sorted into their houses by placing the Sorting Hat onto their heads, whereupon it decided which house they should sbelong to. Each house has a common room and dormitories where students sleep and spend their free time. Students do their studying and spend their free time in their common room when they aren't in the library. The common rooms have comfortable chairs and assorted tables for students to work at and to play games such as wizard chess orExploding Snap. Each common room also has a large fireplace. Each house has a Head, a staff member who is responsible for the students in that house. There are also several prefects from the houses. Each house also has a residentghost and an animal. The Heads, animals, colors, and ghosts of each house are as follows: Gryffindor
Which TV show is centred around Al Bundy, his wife Peggy, and their children Kelly and Bud?	Married with Children (TV Series 1987–1997) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous. Creators: Al decides to open a shoe emergency hot-line with help from Steve in the form of a $50,000 loan. But typically, Al's get-rich-quick scheme backfires when nobody phones in. When Marcy gives Al a ... 8.6 After Kelly gets in trouble at school, the only way she can get out of punishment if she joins a tap dance class. 8.5 The Bundy's go out to a fancy restaurant to spend a great windfall, an inheritance check for $237 from a late uncle of Peggy's. But it becomes apparent that the fine dinning in public is not a part ... 8.5 a list of 38 images created 30 Sep 2011 a list of 47 titles created 13 Feb 2012 a list of 45 titles created 24 Jun 2012 a list of 48 titles created 10 Mar 2014 a list of 28 titles created 11 May 2014 Title: Married with Children (1987–1997) 8.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 7 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 22 nominations. See more awards » Photos Delivery man Doug Heffernan has a good life: He's got a pretty wife (Carrie), a big TV and friends to watch it with. Then Carrie's goofy and annoying father Arthur moves in with them. Stars: Kevin James, Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller The Banks family, a respectable Californian family, take in a relative - Will Smith, a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia. The idea is to make him respectable, responsible and mature, but Will has got other plans... Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family. Stars: Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield A ne'er do well wins $100,000 in the lottery and decides to right all the wrongs from his past with his newfound realization. Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly A TV show centered around macho everyman, his loving wife, and their three precocious children. Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Joe Campbell The regulars of the Boston bar Cheers share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name. Stars: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house. Stars: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin. Stars: Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist. Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce In this sitcom, Charlie, who takes Mike Flaherty's place in later years, is the Deputy-Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media. Stars: Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear A young African American teen attempts to survive with his dysfunctional family and his all white school in the 1980s. Stars: Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond Light television comedy featuring Paul and Jaime Buchman as a recently married couple in New York City. They point out the gentle humor of domesticity and in the everyday situations of life. Stars: Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, John Pankow Edit Storyline Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He has a very attractive but lazy wife named Peggy who constant
On which 1990s TV show would you find Captain Nathan Bridger?	Captain Nathan Bridger (Character) - Quotes Captain Nathan Bridger (Character) from "SeaQuest 2032" (1993) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Capt. Nathan Bridger : The 21st century. Mankind has colonized the last unexplored region on Earth: the ocean. As captain of the SeaQuest and its crew, we are it's guardians, for beneath the surface lies the future. Dr. Kristin Westphalen : You're going to fire him out of a torpedo tube? Capt. Nathan Bridger : Noooo, he's going to swim out of a torpedo tube. Dr. Kristin Westphalen : [pause] I still don't like it. Capt. Nathan Bridger : I want this boat stopped, right now! Commander Jonathan Ford : That's impossible, sir. Once we break port, we're commited to the Channel. This isn't exactly a rowboat. Capt. Nathan Bridger : I know what it is, Commander, I designed the damned thing. Commander Jonathan Ford : If the Captain would like, I could arrange to have a launch craft shuttle you back to Pearl once we hit open water. Dr. Kristin Westphalen : We'll need precise specifications of the venting cap assembly. Capt. Nathan Bridger : [taps her on the shoulder] I think we need a troubleshooter. Dr. Kristin Westphalen : A what? Capt. Nathan Bridger : I don't think what's happening on this boat is an accident. I think we need someone to go down into the guts of her computers and look around a bit. Capt. Nathan Bridger : I'm disappointed in you, Marilyn. Four torpedo's fired and only two hits. I thought I tought you better than that. Capt. Marilyn Stark : [on viewscreen] I'll do better next time. I promise. Capt. Nathan Bridger : There won't be a next time, we both know that. Too many innocent people have died already. Capt. Marilyn Stark : [on viewscreen] What world are you living in, Nathan? There are no innocent people. Everybody's guilty of something. Captain Nathan Bridger : [Passing the Kreig's quarters a noticing the smell] Lieutenant, I've just decided on your punishment. You're confined to quarters for 24 hours. Lt. Benjamin Krieg : Yes sir, just as soon as I finish cleaning up. Capt. Nathan Bridger : What's your determination? Dr. Kristin Westphalen : I went through the data from the probe and it doesn't have the tentacles of a squid. It is, however, related to Mr. Krieg's glowing rocks. Dr. Kristin Westphalen : Hummm, the creature's bioluminescent, well, we saw that, but it must also have a very steady diet of bioluminscent fish because Krieg's gold is... Fecal pellets. Lt. Benjamin Krieg : Wait a minute, are you trying to tell me that the orbs are... Capt. Nathan Bridger : Glowing fish poop. Dr. Kristin Westphalen : Oh, only for 48 hours, then the bacteria that was glowing will have died, leaving Krieg with simply... "SeaQuest 2032: Daggers (#2.1)" (1994) Capt. Nathan Bridger : [observes Lucas kissing a girl] Very nice. Very, very nice. Lucas : Captain... hi. I, uh, I was just waiting around here for you and then I met Cindy. Cindy this is my captain. Captain Bridger. Cindy : A captain... Lucas : Yeah, and I'm gonna be one too, some day, so relax. How have you been, sir? Capt. Nathan Bridger : Apparently not as well as you... You know we're shipping out at dawn. Lucas : Yeah, I know. That's why I've been hanging around here for ya. Capt. Nathan Bridger : Don't hang around for me, I'm ready to go. Have you packed? Capt. Nathan Bridger : Come on, get on. We're going to get your gear. Lucas : [walks up to the motorcycle and leans in] I like the beard, sir. Capt. Nathan Bridger : And I love the earring. But it's not regulation. Lucas : [touches the earring and gets up on the motorcycle behind the captain] Did you wait for me?
On the TV show Blue Thunder, what type of vehicle was Blue Thunder?	Blue Thunder (TV Series 1984) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime. Stars: a list of 1525 titles created 17 Jan 2014 a list of 26 titles created 22 Nov 2014 a list of 25 titles created 08 Apr 2015 a list of 42 titles created 11 months ago a list of 51 titles created 4 months ago Search for " Blue Thunder " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. A desk bound cop secretly fights crime as the test pilot for a prototype combat motorcycle. Stars: Rex Smith, Richard Venture, Joe Regalbuto The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle. Director: John Badham A computer generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in their city. Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Chuck Wagner, Heather McNair A man who can change himself into any animal fights crime. Stars: Simon MacCorkindale, Melody Anderson, Reni Santoni A scientist who has created a super helicopter has defected to Libya and taken the machine with him. A secretive government agency hires an ex-Vietnam War pilot to go to Libya, steal the chopper and bring it back. Director: Donald P. Bellisario As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter. Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Ernest Borgnine The series has been revamped with an all new cast. The brother that Stringfellow Hawke had been looking for during the original series has finally been found and is now the new pilot of the... See full summary » Stars: Barry Van Dyke, Geraint Wyn Davies, Michele Scarabelli The adventures of a team of misfit superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank. Stars: Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, Mark Thomas Miller The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano. Stars: William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of an indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar. Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Richard Basehart The adventures of a film stunt performer who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow. Stars: Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas Edit Storyline Lt. Frank Chaney of the LAPD is a maverick cop with unorthodox methods who is assigned to the Blue Thunder Team, which uses a very advanced gadget-filled helicopter in its fight against crime. "Blue Thunder" is capable of great speed and maneuverability, can run silently in "whisper mode", and is armed with the most powerful weapons in development. His partner is a fresh-faced rookie with the improbable name of Wonderlove, and ground support is supplied by ex-athletes Ski and Bubba, who drive a sophisticated van. Written by Marty McKee <[email protected]> 6 January 1984 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Das fliegende Auge See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The camouflaged vehicle used in the series is a modified GMC S15 Jimmy 4 x 4 with the rear section and doors removed. See more » Quotes Was in grade 9 when this show was on 5 May 2003 \| by mm-39 (Winnipeg) – See all my reviews Was in Grade 9 when this show was on. It's ok but typical tv, did not watch to much, rather watch Air wolf. The part I hate it, and I watched it at my buddies place Tony & Wilfred, and we would all laughf at this, they would shoot the gun out of the hand of bad guy every time, with this super powerfull attack chopper. Dam where thoes guys good. The only other thing I can remember one of the cast made sure they would get cassarole after Bubba and Dick ate it for a week in sum prisi
What breed was Columbo's dog?	TV ACRES: Dogs > Breeds> Basset Hounds > Dog the dog (Columbo) Basset Hounds Dog the dog - Basset hound seen on episodes of the police drama COLUMBO/NBC/1971-77/ABC/1989-91. Dog was owned by Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk), a seemingly incompetent homicide detective who always got his man. The choice of a droopy-eared basset hound perfectly matched the disheveled police officer who wore a dirty raincoat, drove a disheveled Peugeot and smoked cigars. Columbo found Dog at the pound on the NBC MYSTERY MOVIE "Etude in Black." Dog made further appearances in the COLUMBO movies Catch Me, Forgotten Ladu, Make Me A Perfect Murder, and Now You See Him. When it came to naming his pooch, the Lieutenant considered a number of names like Fido, Jet, Munich and Beethoven, but eventually, he just settled on "Dog" because as he once explained "He's a dog so we call him Dog." Columbo's dog liked to eat ice cream, watch TV, swim in the neighbor's pool and visit the beach. When Columbo sent his dog to obedience school hoping to improve the canine ("he just sits around the house and drools"), he was expelled because "he demoralizes the other students." Ray Berwick owned and trained Dog who in real life was called Henry. Henry had also appeared on the medical drama EMERGENCY/NBC/1972-77 as the the mascot for Los Angeles County Squad 51 firehouse who just sat about and yawned. TRIVIA NOTE: On the NBC produced episodes, Columbo's dog was originally called Fang. The spin-off series KATE LOVES A MYSTERY (MRS. COLUMBO)/NBC/1979 featured the wife of Detective Columbo, Kate Columbo (Kate Mulgrew) who owned a lazy basset hound dog named Whitefang. Dog (a.k.a. "Higgins") was also the name of the family pet on the sitcom PETTICOAT JUNCTION/CBS/1963-70. External Links
Which famous American actor played Rowdy Yates in the TV series Rawhide?	Rawhide (TV Series 1959–1965) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way. Creator: Favor and Rowdy looking for grazing and water in the Lost Mountains find their path blocked by Indians and an old white man. They hire a guide but he is killed after a lost woman joins them. She has ... 9.0 Gil visits his girls encountering an Indian on the train. Gil sees the Indian from the train in a wagon with handcuffs on. He discovers the man is a prisoner. With help they decide to break him out. ... 8.9 At a river the drovers are startled by a bugle and stopped by a group of Jayhawkers wanting $5 per head to cross the river. They are lead by a Judge who has conned his son-in-law into thinking they ... 8.9 a list of 42 titles created 24 Aug 2011 a list of 48 titles created 28 Feb 2012 a list of 26 titles created 05 Feb 2013 a list of 46 titles created 20 Apr 2014 a list of 43 titles created 24 Nov 2014 Search for " Rawhide " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards » Photos Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts and Rocky Mountains. The first treks were led by gruff, ... See full summary » Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton Bret and Bart Maverick (and in later seasons, their English cousin, Beau) are well dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game. Poker (5 card draw) is ... See full summary » Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in the rough and tumble Dodge City. Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, just before and during the Revolutionary War. Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s. Stars: Steve McQueen, Wright King, Olan Soule Dressed-up dandy (derby and cane), gambler and lawman roams the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit (and cane) rather than his gun. Stars: Gene Barry, Allison Hayes, Allen Jaffe After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the west looking for fights, women and bad guys to beat up. His job changed from episode to episode. Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks The Wild West adventures of the residents and staff of Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley. Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter for hire. Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham The adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community. Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker Marshal Earp keeps the law, first in Kansas and later in Arizona, using his over-sized pistols and a variety of sidekicks. Most of the saga is based loosely on fact, with historical badguys... See full summary » Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Jimmy Noel, Ethan Laidlaw The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col. MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more ... See full summary » Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb Edit Storyline Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and
Who was the first winner of ITV's Dancing On Ice?	Skating stars: Past winners of Dancing on Ice - ITV News 21 May 2013 at 11:21am Skating stars: Past winners of Dancing on Ice Following Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean's announcement that Dancing on Ice will finish after next year's series , we take a look back at past winners of the show and other notable contestants. Gaynor Faye - Winner Series 1 The actress, who appeared in Coronation Street and Fat Friends, appeared in the first ever show in 2006. She beat Stefan Booth and Bonnie Langford in the final. The actress won the first ever series of Dancing on Ice with skater Daniel Whiston. Credit: EMPICS Entertainment Kyran Bracken - Winner series 2 The former England Rugby Union international beat Blue singer Duncan James and Clare Buckfield to win the 2007 competition. Kyran Bracken has since taken part in several skating tours. Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire/ Suzanne Shaw - Winner series 3 The former Hear'Say star skated to glory in 2008 beating Soap star Chris Fountain in the final. Shaw won acclaim on the show for her daring routines involving technical footwork as well as the "Headbanger" trick. Credit: Joel Ryan/PA Archive Ray Quinn - Winner series 4 The 2006 X-Factor runner up topped the leader board every week on his way to becoming the 2009 champion. The 2009 champion was praised for his highly technical performances. Credit: Ian West/PA Archive Hayley Tamaddon - Winner series 5 The former Emmerdale actress was crowned champion in 2010 after skating with professional skater and childhood friend Daniel Whiston. Tamaddon beat off competition from Hollyoaks star Kieran Richardson and actor Gary Lucy in the final. Hayley Tamaddon pictured with professional skater Daniel Whiston, who has won the competition three times. Credit: Zak Hussein/PA Archive Sam Attwater - Winner series 6 Sam Attwater, a former Eastenders actor, won the series in 2011 with partner Brianne Delcourt beating Laura Hamilton in the process. Dancers Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt during a photocall ahead of the Dancing on Ice Live Tour 2012. Credit: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Archive Matthew Wolfenden - Winner series 7 The Emmerdale actor used his gymnastic and dance background to his advantage as he stormed to victory in the 2012 final. Matthew Wolfenden beat fellow soap star Jorgie Porter in the final. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Beth Tweddle - Winner series 8 The Olympic bronze medallist and triple world champion won the 2013 competition with partner Daniel Whiston, beating Eastenders actor Matt Lapinskas in the final. Beth Tweddle at the launch of ITV's Dancing on Ice 2013. Credit: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Other notable contestants Pamela Anderson - Series 8 The Baywatch star was the first casualty of the 2013 series going out in the first week following a stumble and an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction. Pamela Anderson at a photocall for the launch of the 2013 series of 'Dancing on Ice'. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Chico - Series 7 Chico was a last-minute replacement for an injured Chesney Hawkes in the 2012 series. His entertaining and energetic performances with skater Jodeyne Higgins secured him a third place finish. Dancers Jodeyne Higgins and Chico during a photocall ahead of the Dancing on Ice Live Tour 2012. Credit: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Archive Todd Carty - Series 4 The former Eastenders actor was remembered more for his lack of skating talent than anything else with viewers witnessing Carty skating all the way off the rink mid-routine. Todd Carty lasted five weeks on the show despite criticism of his skating. Credit: Fiona Hanson/PA Archive
On the third series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here, in what position did Jordan finish?	I'm a Celebrity 2014: All the past winners and what happened to them after jungle life - Mirror Online I'm a Celebrity 2014: All the past winners and what happened to them after jungle life If you're wondering what became of your favourite (or hated) I'm a Celeb stars, read on... Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Since the show started in 2002, even the low-profile names win us over - and give their celebrity status a much-needed boost in the process... Follow how the new batch get on in our I'm a Celebrity live blog . 2002 - Tony Blackburn A huge bust-up between comedienne Rhona Cameron and bully boys Darren Day and Nigel Benn hogged most of our attention. But all the veteran radio DJ had to do was stand patiently at the sidelines and wait to be crowned King of the Jungle. Since winning, Tony, now 71, been regularly appeared on TV and returned to BBC Radio Two as a presenter. 2003 - Phil Tufnell PHIL TUFNELL EATING AN INSECT 'I'M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE' (Photo: Rex) Celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson, backed by singer Toyah Wilcox and EastEnders star Daniella Westbrook, led a rebellion over tiny food rations. But it was mild-mannered ex-cricketer Tuffnell, now 48, who won the public’s backing. He went on to join The One Show team and is now team captain on A Question of Sport. 2004 - Kerry Katona Kerry wins I'm A Celeb in 2004 (Photo: Rex) Series three gave us Sex Pistol John Lydon and glamour model Katie Price who instigated a romance with future husband, Peter Andre. But it was ex-Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona who endeared herself to viewers. After being crowned as the first Queen of the Jungle the multiple deals that followed included a £290,000 deal advertising for Iceland. But in 2009 the supermarket released her from her contract as her life span out of control. 2004 - Joe Pasquale Joe Pasquale wins I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here 2004 (Photo: Daily Mirror) All eyes were on Paul Burrell, Princess Diana’s controversial former butler, and audiences watched as he screamed and squirmed during multiple gory trials. But comedian Pasquale embraced every trial thrown at him and beat off bigger names like Janet Street Porter and Natalie Appleton to emerge victorious. Since then Joe, now 53, has landed increasing work on stage and screen, appearing on Dancing on Ice last year. 2005 - Carol Thatcher Carol Thatcher, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2005 (Photo: Daily Mirror) EastEnders actor Sid Owen, was favourite to win and Margaret Thatcher’s daughter was an outsider. But the game-changer came when no-nonsense Carol, now 61, casually took a pee by her bedside. A year later she became one of the main contributors to The One Show on the BBC but in 2009 was sacked after she referred to a black tennis player as looking like a golliwog. 2006 - Matt Willis Matt Willis, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2006 (Photo: Rex Features) The fifth series served up the stiffest celebrity competition yet with Myleene Klass, David Gest and Jason Donovan, not to mention EastEnders’ actor Dean Gaffney making some hilariously strange noises during his bushtucker trials. But the former Busted star’s straight-forward approach to chewing kangaroo anus and crocodile penis turned him from outsider to winner. Since then Matt, now 31, has landed jobs on EastEnders, in the West End and is now part of supergroup McBusted. 2007 - Christopher Biggins Christopher Biggins, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2007 (Photo: Rex Features) His constantly happy state ensured he was crowned King of the Jungle, even though his camp-mates gained plenty of attention. Singer Cerys Matthews had a fling with EastEnders actor Marc Bannerman and Janice Dickinson always made her presence felt. But Biggins, now 65, saw his popularity soar when a rat scurried into his bed and he unwittingly cuddled up to the rodent before screaming with horror. Over the past six years he’s mixed his stage work with increasing TV work including this year’
Who has starred in both Star Trek and Heroes?	Trek's Nichelle Nichols Talks About Her Heroes Role - Today's News: Our Take \| TVGuide.com Trek's Nichelle Nichols Talks About Her Heroes Role by TV Guide News \| Aug 16, 2007 8:53 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp Nichelle Nichols by Chris Haston/NBC First Sulu, now Uhura. Once again, Heroes has boldly gone back to classic Star Trek for a cool casting coup: Sci-fi icon Nichelle Nichols will join fellow Trekker George Takei as a recurring player on the hit NBC series. Showing up in the season's fourth episode, Nichols will play Nana, a New Orleans doyenne whose daughter died during Hurricane Katrina. "Nana is tough and undaunted and - like the blues - she just keeps rising to the occasion," Nichols says. The character, who is in dire financial straits, has moved back into her once-flooded home, where she cares for her two grandchildren. One of them, new hero Monica ( The Nine's Dana Davis ), is an avenging angel intent on bringing justice to the corruption-plagued Big Easy. Nana is also a great-aunt to Micah, the junior hero played by series regular Noah Gray-Cabey . "Micah is sent to New Orleans to live with the family," Nichols says. "It's a quite marvelous, magical story, with wonderful things emerging." Does Nana have a superpower? "Well, that remains to be seen, now doesn't it?" coos Nichols. The actress confirmed her much-rumored Heroes gig at a recent Trek convention in Las Vegas, where she reports that "the entire room went insane. I felt like I was Oprah giving out cars!" - Reporting by Michael Logan
As of 2009, who holds the record for winning more major golf championships than anyone else?	Oldest Golfers to Win a Major Championship By Brent Kelley In the history of men's major championships , no golfer older than 48 (and just one golfer older than 46) has won. As we'll see on the list below, nearly all of those golfers who are on the list of oldest major winners are Hall of Famers. The Oldest Major Champion Is ... Julius Boros holds the record as oldest major championship winner in golf history. Boros was 48 when he won the 1968 PGA Championship . (Boros held off Arnold Palmer to do it, denying Palmer the only major Arnie never won.) Boros bested the record that was previously held by Jerry Barber, who won the 1961 PGA Championship at age 45. No question Boros was one of the greatest over-40 golfers ever. Half of Boros' 18 career PGA Tour wins came after turning 40, including, at age 43, the 1963 U.S. Open . (At the time, that made him the oldest U.S. Open winner.) When Boros was 53, he shared the lead in the 1973 U.S. Open with 10 holes to play before finishing seventh. 10 Oldest Major Championship Winners Here are the 10 oldest winners of men's golf majors: continue reading below our video 7 Best Soccer Players in the World Right Now Julius Boros: 1968 PGA Championship, 48 years, 4 months, 18 days Old Tom Morris : 1867 British Open, 46 years, 99 days J ack Nicklaus : 1986 Masters, 46 years, 2 months, 23 days Jerry Barber: 1961 PGA Championship, 45 Years, 3 months, 6 days Hale Irwin : 1990 U.S. Open, 45 years, 15 days old Lee Trevino : 1984 PGA Championship, 44 years, 8 months, 18 days Roberto de Vicenzo : 1967 British Open, 44 years, 93 days Harry Vardon : 1914 British Open, 44 years, 41 days Raymond Floyd : 1986 U.S. Open, 43 years, 9 months, 11 days Ted Ray: 1920 U.S. Open, 43 years, 4 months, 16 days old They Were This Close There have been a few golfers over the decades who came close to winning a major at an older age. The most famous is Tom Watson , who led much of the final round at the 2009 British Open when he was 59 years old. But Watson lost in a playoff. A couple others of note: At age 49, Raymond Floyd was runner-up in the 1992 Masters ; and at 50, Harry Vardon finished second in the 1920 U.S. Open . Vardon was runner-up to 43-year-old Ted Ray, who is on the list above. See also:
As of 2009, who is the only Scottish footballer to have been named European Footballer of the Year?	European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") Since 1956 the bi-weekly (formerly weekly) French magazine France Football awards the "Ballon d'Or" for the best European Footballer of the calendar year. Only players from European clubs are eligible. Until 1994 any player from an European National Team was eligible; since 1995 any player from a European club (regardless of his nationality) is eligible but he must also be part of a preliminary list of 50 players established by France Football. Voters are journalists - one from each member country of UEFA. Each voter chooses 5 players and points are awarded as follows: 5 points for a first place in a voters' list, 4 points for second, 3 points for third, 2 points for fourth, and 1 point for fifth. In 2010 the election was not held but combined with the FIFA World Player of the Year . As that is (theoretically) not restricted to players active at European clubs, that is considered the end of the European Footballer of the Year. The cooperation between FIFA and France Football ended in 2016; since that year France Football again offers its own award. Palmares 1956 Stanley MATTHEWS (Eng) Blackpool (Eng) 1957 Alfredo DI ST�FANO (Spa []) Real Madrid (Spa) 1958 Raymond KOPA (Fra) Real Madrid (Spa) 1959 Alfredo DI ST�FANO (Spa []) Real Madrid (Spa) 1960 Luis SU�REZ (Spa) Barcelona (Spa) 1961 Omar SIVORI (Ita [*]) Juventus (Ita) 1962 Josef MASOPUST (Cze) Dukla Praha (Cze) 1963 Lev YASHIN (SU) Dynamo Moskva (SU) 1964 Denis LAW (Sco) Manchester United (Eng) 1965 EUS�BIO (Por) Benfica (Por) 1966 Bobby CHARLTON (Eng) Manchester United (Eng) 1967 Fl�ri�n ALBERT (Hun) Ferencv�ros (Hun) 1968 George BEST (Nil) Manchester United (Eng) 1969 Gianni RIVERA (Ita) Milan (Ita) 1970 Gerd M�LLER (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1971 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Ajax (Net) 1972 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1973 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona (Spa) 1974 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona (Spa) 1975 Oleg BLOKHIN (SU) Dynamo Kiev (SU) 1976 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1977 Alan SIMONSEN (Den) Borussia M�nchengladbach (Ger) 1978 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV (Ger) 1979 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV (Ger) 1980 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1981 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern M�nchen (Ger) 1982 Paolo ROSSI (Ita) Juventus (Ita) 1983 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1984 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1985 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1986 Igor BELANOV (SU) Dynamo Kiev (SU) 1987 Ruud GULLIT (Net) Milan (Ita) 1988 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1989 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1990 Lothar MATTH�US (Ger) Internazionale (Ita) 1991 Jean-Pierre PAPIN (Fra) Olympique Marseille (Fra) 1992 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1993 Roberto BAGGIO (Ita) Juventus (Ita) 1994 Hristo STOITCHKOV (Bul) Barcelona (Spa) 1995 George WEAH (Lib) Milan (Ita) 1996 Matthias SAMMER (Ger) Borussia Dortmund (Ger) 1997 RONALDO (Bra) Internazionale (Ita) 1998 Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra)
How many of Muhammad Ali's 61 professional boxing fights did he win? 50, 56 or 60?	Muhammad Ali - boxing Topics - ESPN Personal Muhammad Ali is a former heavyweight champion boxer. A three-time heavyweight champion, Ali is widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. Before turning professional, Ali won a gold medal as a light heavyweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Born Cassius Clay, Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964. Because of religious beliefs, Ali refused to serve for the U.S. military and was arrested and put on trial. Along with his legal woes, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight championship and had his boxing license suspended. The Supreme Court would eventually rule in Ali's favor in Clay v. United States in 1971. During his prime, Ali was involved in two of the greatest fights in boxing history, taking part in "The Thrilla in Manila" against Joe Frazier and "The Rumble in the Jungle" against George Foreman. After his retirement from boxing, Ali was diagnosed in 1984 with Parkinson's disease, which has severely affected his speech and mobility. Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born on Jan. 17, 1942, in Louisville, Ky. to Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay. He was the younger of two children, as Clay had an older brother, Rahman, who was born as Rudolph Valentino Clay. Clay started boxing at the age of 12 after his bike was stolen. Clay told Joe Martin, a police officer, that he wanted to beat up the thief. Along with being a police officer, Martin also trained boxers and persuaded Clay to work out at the local gym. His boxing career was born, and Clay had his first amateur fight in 1954, winning by split decision. In 1956, Clay won the Golden Gloves Championship in the light heavyweight division. Three years later Clay won the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions and the Amateur Athletic Union light heavyweight national title. After graduating high school, Clay competed for the United States Olympic boxing team in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Clay took home the gold medal in the light heavyweight division after defeating Zbigniew Pietryzkowski from Poland. Clay finished with an amateur record of 100-5 before turning professional after the Olympics. Cassius Clay made his professional debut on Oct. 29, 1960, in a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker at the Freedom Hall State Fairground in Louisville, Ky. Clay steamrolled through the competition during the first three years of his professional career. He was so dominant that he was able to correctly predict in what round he would knock out his opponents. In June 1963, Clay traveled to London to take on British heavyweight champion Henry Cooper. In front of a pro-Cooper crowd at Wembley Stadium, Clay won by technical knockout in the fifth round. Despite his victory over Cooper, Clay was the underdog before stepping in the ring against Sonny Liston in 1964. Of 46 writers, 43 picked Liston to defeat Clay. The two squared off on Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami Beach, Fla. Clay was a 7-to-1 underdog but scored the upset victory over Liston after he didn't come out for the seventh round thanks to a shoulder injury. Clay won the heavyweight championship for the first time in his young career. After the fight, Clay celebrated with a dance in the ring and yelled, "I'm the greatest" and "I shook up the world!" It would go down as one of the most historic moments in Clay's career. The day after the fight, Clay changed his name from Cassius Clay to Cassius X after joining the Nation of Islam. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad eventually settled on the name of Muhammad Ali for Clay. "Muhammad" means worthy of praise, and "Ali" was the name of a cousin of the prophets. Ali and Liston would step in the ring a year later in a rematch. The fight didn't make it past the first round after a so-called "phantom punch" from Ali knocked out Liston before only 2,434 fans in Maine. Ali also had little trouble with Floyd Patterson in 1965, going 12 rounds with the former champion before the fight was stopped. On Mar. 22, 1967, Ali defeated Zora Folley at Madison Square Garden, in what turned out to be
What was the nationality of former Olympic downhill skier Franz Klammer?	Franz Klammer (Skier) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Franz Klammer Male Born Dec 3, 1953 Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons. He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel in dramatic fashion. He won 25 World Cup downhills, including four on the Hahnenkamm at KitzbÃ¼hel.… Read More related links News + Updates Browse recent news and stories about Franz Klammer. 2014 Olympics Downhill Skiing: Matthias Mayer Wins, Pre Race Favorite Bode Miller Knocked Out Of Medal Position Huffington Post Sports - Feb 09, 2014 'KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) â Matthias Mayer added his name to Austria\'s rich skiing lore by winning gold in the Olympic downhill before ever earning a World Cup victory. \nThe son of an Olympic medalist, Mayer raced down the Rosa Khutor course in 2 minutes, 6.23 seconds Sunday to win Alpine skiing\'s signature race. Christof Innerhofer of Italy took silver, only 0.06 seconds behind, and Kjetil Jansrud of Norway earned bronze, 0.10 behind. \nPre-race favorites Aksel Lund Svindal and Bod... Werbung Im Sport: Verpixelt Und Zugepflastert Die Presse.Com Google News - Aug 27, 2011 'Hans Krankl, <mark>Franz Klammer</mark> und Hermann Maier haben es geschafft. Die Zeiten, in denen sie als Spitzensportler fÃ¼r Furore gesorgt haben, sind lange vorbei und trotzdem sind sie nach wie vor omniprÃ¤sent: als Testimonials, als Werbebotschafter fÃ¼r' Franz Klammer: "Eine Wunderbare Aufgabeâ Spox.Com Google News - Aug 26, 2011 'Gleich am ersten Tag war Laureus-Mitglied <mark>Franz Klammer</mark> zu Besuch in der Soccer Academy, um den 60 Teilnehmern und Teilnehmerinnen wertvolle Tipps zu geben und fleiÃig Autogramme zu schreiben. Seit Montag lÃ¤uft in Hallein das erste Laureus-Projekt in' Fairmont Heritage Place, Franz Klammer Lodge Presents The Fall 2011 Telluride ... Middle East North Africa Financial Network Google News - Aug 23, 2011 'Reservations for all of the season's top Telluride events can be made through the Fairmont Heritage Place, <mark>Franz Klammer</mark> Lodge at 888-728-0355 or http://www.fairmont.com/klammerlodge/. Film Festival: September 2-5, www.telluridefilmfestival.org What's' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Franz Klammer. CHILDHOOD 1953 Birth Born on December 3, 1953. 1954 Birth At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL). … Read More ^ Klammer was an alternate on the 1980 team and did not compete. Read Less TEENAGE Show Less … Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (1975-78). He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel by a margin of .33 seconds with a time of 1:45.73. He won 25 World Cup downhills, including four on the Hahnenkamm at KitzbÃ¼hel. He holds the record for the most victories (four) on the full course at KitzbÃ¼hel. <br /><br />Born into a farming family in Mooswald, Carinthia, and like many alpine farm boys, Klammer skied to school each winter day. His home village did not have any ski lifts, so as a child he climbed up the pasture behind his house to ski downhill. Klammer started racing at the relatively late age of 14, competing in the winter whilst working on the family farm during the summer after he dropped out of school. He had a tough struggle to make the Austrian ski team, traditionally dominated by the states of Tyrol and Salzburg. Read Less He made his World Cup debut at the age of 19 in 1972 at the Val Gardena downhill: he finished ninth in the training run for the race, but could only manage 32nd place on race day due to nerves. He spent 13 seasons on the World Cup circuit, from December 1972 to March 1985. 1973 19 Years Old Klammer first showed signs of promise in the second half of th
On 6 May 1954 Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. Who took the record from him 46 days later?	Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile - May 06, 1954 - HISTORY.com Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile Share this: Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile Author Roger Bannister breaks four-minutes mile URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1954, at the Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England, medical student Roger Bannister becomes the first person in recorded history to run the mile in under four minutes. Roger Bannister was born in Middlesex on March 23, 1929. His parents couldn’t afford to send him to school, so he ran his way in: Bannister won a track scholarship to Oxford, where he studied medicine and was a running sensation. He caused a furor in England when he declined to run the 1500 meters in the 1948 London Olympics so he could concentrate on his medical studies. He did run in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, but finished fourth. Again, the British press scorned him. He then resolved to break track and field’s most famous barrier, the four-minute mile, a feat many believed to be impossible. Bannister had limited time to train, as he was enrolled at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School. He would run 30 minutes most days, focusing the rest of his time on his study of neurology. On May 6, 1954, Bannister was running for the Amateur Athletic Association in Oxford against runners from the university in their annual match. He ran with two friends, who paced him, and then sprinted the last 200 yards, for a record time of 3:59.4. Later that month, Australian John Landy broke Bannister’s record by less than a second. The two were then made out to be rivals. In August, Bannister and Landy met face-to-face at the British Empire Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, where 35,000 spectators watched what was billed as the “mile of the century.” Landy led Bannister the entire race, but Bannister out-sprinted Landy down the straightaway to win by five yards and less than a second, 3:58.8 to 3:59.6. Their two times were the third and fourth recorded miles run in under four minutes in history. Bannister finished his medical degree and became a practicing neurologist and neuroscience researcher. Knighted in 1975, Sir Roger Bannister served as director of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London. Long after his career as a runner had ended, in an interview with Bill Heine of BBC’s Radio Oxford, Bannister called running a “powerful source of self expression” and said of his talent on the track, “I believe that as I grew up through adolescence, this capacity to run without pain or discomfort became part of me, and it found its expression in running in cross country races, running with friends, for the sheer enjoyment running across the countryside. Running, not walking, and, eventually this became a track event with more and more people watching and people concerned with stopwatches.” Related Videos
How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City?	Mark SPITZ - Olympic Swimming \| United States of America Mark SPITZ Olympic Games 1968 , 1972 Mark Spitz is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games. Prediction backfires American Mark Spitz had brashly predicted that he would win six gold medals at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Although he did take home two gold medals from the relays, he performed well below expectations in his individual races. He was third in the 100m freestyle, second in the 100m butterfly and last in the final of the 200m butterfly. Seven golds At the 1972 Munich Games, Spitz was determined to make up for his below-par performances four years earlier. He did not disappoint. Over a period of eight days, Mark Spitz entered seven events, won all seven and set a world record in every one. Long-lasting record Mark Spitz held the record for most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games for 36 years. It was finally broken by American phenomenon Michael Phelps who won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games.
As on 2009, which American Football team has won the most Superbowls?	Superbowl winners: Most wins by NFL teams \| Statista More Super Bowl statistics Additional information on the Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), pitting the champions of the NFL’s two conferences (AFC and NFC) against each other. The games were originally created as part of a merger agreement between the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League, with the first Super Bowl being played on January 15, 1967, following the 1966 football season. To identify the games, successive Roman numerals are used leading up to the most recent Super Bowl in 2014 (Super Bowl XLVIII). With six championships wins, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the most successful NFL franchise in terms of the number of championships, as shown in the graph above. The Seattle Seahawks are the most recent superbowl winner, defeating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII with a score of 43-8. Charles Haley, who played from 1986 to 1999, has won the most Super Bowls with five total. Notable players who have won four Super Bowl rings are Joe Montana, Bill Romanowski, Adam Vinatieri, Ronnie Lott, Matt Millen and Terry Bradshaw. Show more
In which royal residence did both George V and George VI die?	King George V of the United Kingdom \| Unofficial Royalty King George V of the United Kingdom Photo Credit – Wikipedia King George V was born on June 3, 1865, a month early, at Marlborough House in London, England, the second son and the second of the six children of King Edward VII and his wife Alexandra of Denmark . His parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, wanted to name him George after Prince George, Duke of Cambridge . The baby’s grandmother, Queen Victoria, thought the name George was too modern: “George only came over with the Hanoverian family.” The Prince and Princess of Wales held their ground with the name George, but had to agree to add the name Albert, so the baby’s name was George Frederick Ernest Albert. He was called Georgie in the family. At the time of his birth, George was third in the line of succession after his father and his brother Prince Albert Victor (Eddy) and he was styled Prince George of Wales. In 1892, George was created Duke of York, and when his father became king in 1901, he automatically became the Duke of Cornwall. He was created Prince of Wales on November 9, 1901. Prince George was christened at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle on July 7, 1865. His godparents were: Princess Victoria (1868 – 1935), unmarried Princess Maud (1869 – 1938), married 1896 King Haakon VII of Norway; had issue Prince Alexander John (April 6, 1871 – April 7, 1871) George was only seventeen months younger than his brother Eddy. Because of the closeness in age, the two brothers were brought up and educated together. In 1877, Eddy and George joined the Royal Navy’s training ship, HMS Britannia. The brothers remained aboard the Britannia for nearly two years before embarking on a three year cruise on the HMS Bacchante. Always accompanied by their tutor Mr. Dalton, the brothers visited the Mediterranean, the West Indies, South America, South Africa, Australia, China, and Japan. In 1883, the brothers were separated. Eddy attended Trinity College, Cambridge University and George continued in the Royal Navy. While serving in the Royal Navy, George commanded Torpedo Boat 79 in the waters around the United Kingdom and HMS Thrush in the North America. His last active service was the command of HMS Melampus in 1891–92. George wanted to marry his first cousin Princess Marie of Edinburgh, the daughter of his uncle Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. His grandmother Queen Victoria, his father and his uncle all approved the match, but the mothers did not, and Marie was instructed to refuse when George proposed to her. On December 3, 1891, George’s brother Prince Eddy proposed to Princess Mary of Teck whose mother was a first cousin of Queen Victoria, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, the youngest child of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (the seventh son and tenth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte). The wedding set for February 27, 1892, but on January 14, 1892, Eddy died of pneumonia. After the death of Prince Eddy, Mary and George, now second in the line of succession, spent much time together. As time passed and their common grief eased, there was hope that a marriage might take place between them. George proposed to Mary beside a pond in the garden of his sister Louise’s home, East Sheen Lodge, on April 29, 1893. The engagement was announced on May 3, 1893 with the blessing of Queen Victoria. The couple married on July 6, 1893, and eventually became the beloved King George V and Queen Mary. George and Mary on their wedding day; Photo Credit – Wikipedia George and Mary had six children: King Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor after his abdication): (1894-1972) married Wallis Simpson, no issue King George VI : (1895-1952) married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, had issue Mary, Princess Royal : (1897-1965) married Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, had issue View image \| gettyimages.com In 1901, after the accession of King Edward VII, George and Mary toured the British Empire, visiting Malta, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In 1906, they toured India and then trav
Which scientific instrument was invented by father and son Hans and Zacharias Jansen in the late 16th Century?	Hans and Zacharias Jansen - A complete microscope history Hans and Zacharias Jansen Hans and Zacharias Jansen: A complete microscope history Zacharias Jansen (c. 1580 - c. 1638) was a Dutch spectacle-maker from Middelburg credited with inventing the first microscope. Although Zacharias Jansen's life was previously documented, many of the archives were lost in the fires following the German bombardment of Middelburg during the Second World War on May 17th 1940. Although Zacharias Jansen (often written as Zacharias Janssen, or Sacharias Jansen) is generally believed to be the first creator of a compound microscope, the accomplishment is dated around the 1590's, so many scholars believe that his father, Hans, must have played an important role in the creation of the instrument. The pair worked together as spectacle makers in Middleburg, the Netherlands, not far from Hans Lippershey, another optical scientist who is also sometimes credited with the invention of the microscope, but more often with the creation of the first telescope. Similarly, Zacharias Jansen is also sometimes credited with the invention of the first telescope, however its origin, just like the origin of the first compound microscope, is a matter of debate. During the 1590s, the two Dutch spectacle-makers began experimenting. They put several lenses in a tube and made a very important discovery - the object near the end of the tube appeared to be greatly enlarged, much larger than any simple magnifying glass could achieve by itself. Zacharias Jansen wrote to William Boreel, a Dutch diplomat who was a long-time acquaintance of the Jansens, to tell him about the magnifying device, although Boreel did not see the microscope for himself until years later. During the 1650s when the physician of the French King publicly sought information regarding the origin of the microscope, Boreel recounted the instrument's design and his experience surrounding its use. The first microscope Jansen's microscope consisted of three draw tubes with lenses inserted into the ends of the flanking tubes. The eyepiece lens was bi-convex and the objective lens was plano-convex, a very advanced compound design for this time period. Focusing of this hand-held microscope was achieved by sliding the draw tube in or out while observing the sample. The Jansen microscope was capable of magnifying images approximately three times when fully closed and up to ten times when extended to the maximum. No early models of Janssen microscopes have survived, but there is a candidate housed in the Middleburg Museum in the Netherlands that some historians attribute to Jansen. Though rudimentary when compared with modern microscopes, the Jansen microscope was an important advance from single lens magnification. By the end of the seventeenth century, further developments, notably by Anton van Leeuwenhoek and Robert Hooke allowed the observation of organisms such as fossils, diatoms, as well as the first cells. Since then, modern microscopes have been at the forefront of scientific development, capable of magnifications greater than 1000x.
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Greeks in the Trojan Wars and was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra?	Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, the leader of Greeks in the Trojan war - Greek Gods, Mythology of Ancient Greece Agamemnon Agamemnon Agamemnon was a Greek leader in the great Trojan war. The war made him recognisable throughout historical and mythological recordings, even to this day. Despite his heroics and great leadership, Agamemnon was a casualty of unfortunate events in his family which were based on treachery, rape, murder and incest. He managed to run away and take refuge in Sparta with his brother Menelaus who then became a king of Sparta and helped Agamemnon to reclaim his throne in Mycenae . When Helen of Sparta was abducted, Menelaus called upon his brother who became a leader of the Greeks in Trojan war that lasted for ten years. Agamemnon himself managed to survive but was murdered upon his arrival back to his homeland, by either his wife Clytemnestra whom he married while at Sparta or her lover who happened to be Aegisthus, the son of his uncle Thyestes who fathered him with his own daughter Pelopia. Appearance in the works of art In the works of art, Agamemnon`s depiction resemble and is very similar to the representation of Zeus , the king of the gods. Agamemnon is generally depicted wearing a diadem and holding a scepter which are among conventional attributes of kings. Family quarrel In his early life, there were plenty of things going wrong. His father Atreus murdered the children of his twin brother Thyestes, after finding out his adultery with his wife Aerope. Atreus even went so far that the murdered children were on the menu of Thyestes for a while. However, Atreus hadn`t murdered all of his children, mostly because he didn`t know about Aegisthus who was a son of Thyestes and Thyestes` daughter Pelopia. It was not long, before Aegisthus took revenge on Atreus and murdered him. He then claimed the throne of Mycenae and ruled hand to hand with Thyestes. Together, they exiled Agamemnon and Menelaus from Mycenae. The brothers took refuge at the place of Tyndareus, a king of Sparta, where they married the king`s daughters Helen and Clytemnestra. Agamemnon and Clytemnestra together had four children, one son and three daughters. Eventually, Menelaus succeeded Tyndareus in Sparta and with his superior army helped his brother to drove away Thyestes and reclaim his throne in Mycenae. For a while they enjoyed a decent life, until Paris kidnapped Helen, the wife of his brother Menelaus. Trojan war This act, which was caused by the gods themselves, led to a war between Greeks and Trojans. And it happened to be king Agamemnon who led his people into battle. He had to overcome his first obstacle while still in Greece. He offended Artemis by killing one of her sacred animals and the angry goddess obstructed their departure from Boeotia. Greek soldiers were becoming more and more reluctant and, as a result of this, he had to sacrifice one of his daughters, called Iphigenia, to the angry goddess. Finally, Agamemnon made peace with Artemis, gathered his army, including two of the finest heroes Odysseus and Achilles , and set sail for Troy. Agamemnon then led his men into a battlefield, filled them with good positive morale and himself fought bravely. He killed many Trojans until he was finally wounded and forced to withdraw to his camp. It looked like they were going to win with ease, until his act to take away Briseis from Achilles, after losing Chryseis to Apollo , corrupted their progress. Briseis was a local woman of great beauty whom Achilles took for himself, after clearing the village in the Trojan lands. It resulted for Achilles withdrawing himself from the battlefield as a revengeful act. The Greeks consequently started losing battles and morale was getting lower and lower. However, later on, as you probably already know, Achilles returned to battle when his closest friend was killed and Agamemnon finally gave up on Briseis and returned her to him. Eventually, with Achilles killing Hector and Odysseus` great disguise in the shape of a Trojan horse, the Greeks managed to capture the city of Troy and win th
Which Australian group started their career in 1977 as The Ferris Brothers?	INXS facts, information, pictures \| Encyclopedia.com articles about INXS COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning INXS Rock group Few rock bands have achieved the success and longevity that INXS has enjoyed. All six original members recorded and performed together for more than 20 years before the death of singer Michael Hutchence on November 22, 1997. And even that tragic event was not enough to stop the group's momentum; after auditioning a new lead vocalist on a reality show, INXS bounced back with a new release in 2005. Beginning in Australia, INXS released several albums before making a splash in the United States in 1983. From then on, they shot up the charts with singles like "The One Thing," "Original Sin" and "What You Need," before launching into astounding worldwide sales and recognition with their 1988 release Kick. With this album they swept the charts, received many awards, and completed a 16-month worldwide tour. "We seemed to be around the corner every month in America, it was hard to ignore us," singer Michael Hutchence told Glenn A. Baker in Billboard. Following Kick's success, rumors of a breakup began to circulate. Although the band did experience some difficulties as a result of their overwhelming success, they relied on their relationship as friends to keep them together. INXS was one of the few bands to emerge into rock stardom in the 1980s and survive into the late 1990s. They attributed their stability to a competitive air of democracy and the ability to keep each other grounded in reality. Keyboard player Andrew Farriss and singer Michael Hutchence met in high school in Sydney, Australia. Farriss broke up a fight between Hutchence and a school bully, and the two budding musicians became fast friends. Hutchence, whose father was an Australian importer, grew up in Sydney, as well as in Hong Kong and Los Angeles, California. His mother had taken him to L.A. when his parents split up. "I spent most of my time in the States by myself, writing prose, poems, and stories," Hutchence told Edwin Morris in Seventeen. "I came back home with a large collection of things." Andrew Farriss had two brothers, Tim and Jon, who were also aspiring musicians. While the Farriss brothers were growing up in Perth, Australia, Tim Farriss began taking guitar lessons at the age of eight. When he was 13 years old the family moved to Sydney. Tim and guitarist/saxophone player Kirk Pengilly met and played in a band together. At the time, they attended Forest High School, where they met bassist Garry Gary Beers. Hutchence, Andrew, and drummer Jon Farriss attended Davidson High School. Started as the Farriss Brothers By 1977 Tim Farriss and Kirk Pengilly's band had broken up. They decided to form a band with Andrew and Jon, Beers, and Hutchence, called the Farriss Brothers. According to INXS legend, the band formed on the night Elvis Presley died. "The day I left school was the day I left home was the day I joined the band," Hutchence recalled to Nina Malkin in Mademoiselle. The following year the Farriss Brothers moved to Perth, where they wrote songs, rehearsed, and performed in local hotels and mining towns. After ten months they returned to Sydney, where their performances grabbed the attention of Garry Morris, who managed the Australian band Midnight Oil. Morris began working with them and was the first to suggest that they change the name of the band. Although Morris decided to devote the majority of his time to Midnight Oil, the Farriss Brothers had also met booking agent C.M. Murphy. At the time, Murphy was in the process of starting an independent record label called Deluxe Records, which had a distribution deal with RCA. Murphy agreed that the band's name needed to be changed. "Our record company suggested 'In Excess,'" Tim Farriss told Steve Dougherty in People. The group liked the idea, but shortened it to INXS. Sparked Interest in Australia On September 1, 1979, INXS made its performing debut at the Oceanview Hotel in Toukley, Australia. The following May the group released its first single, "Simple Simon/W
Who is the mother of actress Vanessa Redgrave?	Vanessa Redgrave - Biography - IMDb Vanessa Redgrave Biography Showing all 109 items Jump to: Overview (2) \| Mini Bio (1) \| Spouse (2) \| Trade Mark (1) \| Trivia (75) \| Personal Quotes (22) \| Salary (6) Overview (2) 5' 11" (1.81 m) Mini Bio (1) On January 30, 1937, renowned theatre actor Michael Redgrave was performing in a production of Hamlet in London. During the curtain call, the show's lead, Laurence Olivier , announced to the audience: "tonight a great actress was born". This was in reference to his co-star's newborn daughter, Vanessa Redgrave. Vanessa was born in Greenwich, London, to Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson , both thespians. Three quarters of a century after her birth (despite numerous ups and down) this rather forward expectation has definitely been lived up to with an acclaimed actress that has won (among many others) an Academy Award, two Emmys, two Golden Globes, two Cannes Best Actress awards, a Tony, a Screen Actors Guild award, a Laurence Olivier theatre award and a BAFTA fellowship. Growing up with such celebrated theatrical parents, great expectations were put on both herself, her brother Corin Redgrave and sister Lynn Redgrave at an early age. Shooting up early and finally reaching a height just short of 6 foot, Redgrave initially had plans to dance and perform ballet as a profession. However she settled on acting and entered the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1954 and four years later made her West End debut. In the decade of the 1960s she developed and progressed to become one of the most noted young stars of the English stage and then film. Performances on the London stage included the classics: 'A Touch of Sun', 'Coriolanus', 'A Midsummer's Night Dream', 'All's Well that Ends Well', 'As You Like It', 'The Lady from the Sea', 'The Seagull' and many others. By the mid 1960s, she had booked various film roles and matured into a striking beauty with a slim, tall frame and attractive face. In 1966 she made her big screen debut as the beautiful ex-wife of a madman in an Oscar nominated performance in the oddball comedy Morgan! (1966), as well as the enigmatic woman in a public park in desperate need of a photographer's negatives in the iconic Blow-Up (1966) and briefly appeared in an unspoken part of Anne Boleyn in the Best Picture winner of the year A Man for All Seasons (1966). She managed to originate the title role in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" the same year on the London stage (which was then adapted for the big screen a few years later, but Maggie Smith was cast instead and managed to win an Oscar for her performance). Her follow up work saw her play the lead in the box office hit adaptation Camelot (1967), a film popular with audiences but dismissed by critics, and her second Academy Award nominated performance as Isadora Duncan in the critically praised Isadora (1968). Her rise in popularity on film also coincided with her public political involvement, she was one of the lead faces in protesting against the Vietnam war and lead a famous march on the US embassy, was arrested during a Ban-the-Bomb demonstration, publicly supported Yasar Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and fought for various other human rights and particularly left wing causes. Despite her admirably independent qualities, most of her political beliefs weren't largely supported by the public. In 1971 after 3 films back to back, Redgrave suffered a miscarriage (it would have been her fourth, after Natasha Richardson , Joely Richardson and Carlo Gabriel Nero ) and a break up with her then partner and father of her son, Franco Nero . This was around the same time her equally political brother Corin introduced her to the Workers Revolutionary Party, a group who aimed to destroy capitalism and abolish the monarchy. Her film career began to suffer and take the back seat as she became more involved with the party, twice unsuccessfully attempting to run as a party member for parliament, only obtaining a very small percentage of votes. In terms of her film career at the time, she was given probabl
In which country did David Beckham marry Victoria Adams?	Biography And Marriage of Victoria And David Beckham 7/10/2011: The Beckhams announced the birth of their fourth child, a daughter. Born: David Robert Joseph Beckham: May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, London, England. Victoria Caroline Adams aka Posh Spice: April 17, 1974 in Hertfordshire, England. How David and Victoria Met: David on meeting Victoria in November 1996: "My wife picked me out of a soccer sticker book. And I chose her off the telly ... It felt straight away like we'd always been meant to be together." Source: David Beckham, Tom Watt. Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground: An Autobiography. continue reading below our video 7 Tips for a Harmonious Divorce 2004. pg. 83. Victoria and David started dating in 1997 by going on low-keyed dates -- driving around, talking, going to a pub, dinner out, going to the movies. They talked a lot on the telephone. David proposed on one knee. They were engaged on January 25, 1998. The Beckham engagement party was held at Rookery Hall in Nantwich. Victoria and David did not cut their engagement cake. Instead, they donated it to a fund raising event for Goostrey Community Primary School in Cheshire. The cake is "a replica of the hall with Victoria sitting at the top and David sitting behind her." Source: BBC.co.uk Wedding Date: With 29 close friends and family members at the wedding ceremony, David and Victoria were married on July 4, 1999 at the 560-acre estate of the 1794, gothic Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland outside Dublin, Ireland. The wedding ceremony was presided over by the Bishop of Cork Paul Colton Victoria was 25 and David was 24 when they married. Gary Neville was their best man and their 4-month old son Brooklyn was their ring bearer . Victoria and David sat on Golden thrones on a raised platform with Brooklyn's crib at their side. The bridesmaid was Victoria's sister Louise. Louise's daughter Liberty and David's niece Georgia were dressed as angels and served as flower girls . "As they became man and wife, a single dove was released as a symbol of their love. Posh Spice -- one of the architects of the 'girl-power' philosophy -- stuck to her principles and did not pledge to 'obey' the Manchester United player. The new Mr. and Mrs. Beckham both shed tears after exchanging vows." Source: BBC.co.uk Wedding Attire: Victoria wore a crown and a tightly fitting ivory wedding dress designed by Vera Weng. Victoria's attire was matched by David's ivory and cream suit. He later changed into a purple suit because Brooklyn threw up on him. Their party outfits were designed by Antonio Berardi. Brooklyn was wearing a purple cowboy hat. Wedding Reception: David and Victoria had an elaborate and expensive wedding reception with 437 staff serving. All guests at the reception were asked to dress in black or white. The menu included Laurent Perrier rose champagne and sticky toffee pudding. Their wedding cake was topped with a nude (except for a few ivy leaves) sculpture of the newlyweds. Guests at the reception numbered approximately 230 and included David and Debbie Seamon, the Spice Girls, and Sir Bobby Charlton. The wedding reception featured an 18-piece orchestra. Guests were able to disco later on in the evening. The reception ended with a fireworks display. David and Victoria didn't want to receive any presents. They preferred to receive shopping vouchers. Children: Victoria and David have three sons and a daughter. Brooklyn Joseph Beckham: Born in 1999 in London, England. His godfather is Elton John and his godmother is Elizabeth Hurley. Romeo James Beckham: Born in 2002 in London, England. His godfather is Elton John and his godmother is Elizabeth Hurley. Cruz David Beckham: Born in 2005 in Madrid, Spain. Harper Seven Beckham: Born in 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Occupations: David: Professional soccer (footballer) player. He owns soccer academies in London and in Los Angeles. Has his own aftershave scent, David Beckham Instinct. Victoria: As "Posh Spice", performed with the Spice Girls, dancer, composer. The Matching Thing: David and Victoria enjoy wearing matching clothes such as b
Which of the disciples of Jesus was the brother of Andrew?	Who Were the 12 Apostles Chosen By Jesus Christ 2. Andrew The Apostle Andrew abandoned John the Baptist to become the first follower of Jesus of Nazareth, but John didn't mind. He knew his mission was to point people to the Messiah. Like many of us, Andrew lived in the shadow of his more famous sibling, Simon Peter. Andrew led Peter to Christ, then stepped into the background as his boisterous brother became a leader among the apostles and in the early church . The Gospels don't tell us a great deal about Andrew, but we can read between the lines and find a person who thirsted for truth and found it in the living water of Jesus Christ. Discover how a simple fisherman dropped his nets on the shore and went on to become a remarkable fisher of men. More » The Apostle James by Rembrandt, 1661. Photo: Public Domain 3. James James the son of Zebedee, often called James the Greater to distinguish him from the other apostle named James, was a member of Jesus Christ's inner circle, which included his brother, the Apostle John , and Peter. Not only did James and John earn a special nickname from the Lord—"sons of thunder"—they were privileged to be at the front and center of three supernatural events in the life of Christ. In addition to these honors, James was the first of the twelve to be martyred for his faith in A.D. 44. More » 'Vision of St John the Evangelist', 1937. Photo: Print Collector/Getty Images 4. John The Apostle John, brother to James, was nicknamed by Jesus one of the "sons of thunder," but he liked to call himself "the disciple whom Jesus loved." With his fiery temperament and special devotion to the Savior, he gained a favored place in Christ's inner circle. John's enormous impact on the early Christian church and his larger-than-life personality, make him a fascinating character study. His writings reveal contrasting traits. For instance, on the first Easter morning, with his typical zeal and enthusiasm, John raced Peter to the tomb after Mary Magdalene reported that it was now empty. Although John won the race and bragged about this achievement in his Gospel (John 20:1-9), he humbly allowed Peter to enter the tomb first. According to tradition, John outlived all of the disciples, dying of old age in Ephesus, where he preached a gospel of love and taught against heresy . More » Engraving of the Apostle Philip. Photo: Getty Images 5. Philip Philip was one of the first followers of Jesus Christ , and he wasted no time calling others , like Nathanael, to do the same. Although little is known about him after the ascension of Christ, Bible historians believe Philip preached the gospel in Phrygia, in Asia Minor, and died a martyr there at Hierapolis. Learn how Philip’s search for the truth led him directly to the promised Messiah. More » Engraving of the Apostle Nathanael. Photo: Getty Images 6. Nathanael or Bartholomew Nathanael, believed to be the disciple Bartholomew, experienced a jarring first encounter with Jesus. When the Apostle Philip called him to come and meet the Messiah, Nathanael was skeptical, but he followed along anyway. As Philip introduced him to Jesus, the Lord declared, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false." Immediately Nathanael wanted to know, "How do you know me?" Jesus got his attention when he answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you." Well, that stopped Nathanael in his tracks. Shocked and surprised he declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God ; you are the King of Israel." Nathanael garnered only a few lines in the Gospels, nevertheless, in that instant he became a loyal follower of Jesus Christ. More » Jesus calling Matthew, a taxman, to follow him and become a disciple. Photo: Getty Images 7. Matthew Levi, who became the Apostle Matthew, was a customs official in Capernaum who taxed imports and exports based on his own judgment. The Jews hated him because he worked for Rome and betrayed his countrymen. But when Matthew the dishonest tax collector heard two words from Jesus, "Follow me," he left everything and obeyed.
What is Dr Doom's first name?	Doctor Doom (Character) - Comic Vine Doctor Doom Character » Doctor Doom appears in 2809 issues . The very mention of his name makes lesser men tremble! The brilliant scientist with the iron mask and the twisted brain! Master of science and sorcery, Victor Von Doom is the monarch of Latveria, and the eternal nemesis of the Fantastic Four! The Doctor Doom wiki last edited by dreadpool10 on 09/05/16 04:05PM View full history Origin Old friends, now enemies Victor was the child of Gypsy travelers in Latveria , a small European country. Victor's mother, Cynthia, was killed soon after she called upon the demon Mephisto for power. She left Victor with his father, asking him to protect him from Mephisto. Victor's father, Werner, was a doctor who was called upon by King Vladimir of Latveria to treat his wife. Unable to do so, Werner fled with Victor and died soon afterward trying to protect his son. Victor was left with his father's best friend Boris. Victor later discovered his mother's mystical books and artifacts. With them he was able to teach himself sorcery. He made several unsuccessful attempts to free his mother's soul from Mephisto. Victor excelled in science, developed several inventions, and was eventually given a scholarship to Empire State University . While attending this school Victor met Reed Richards, who would later become his enemy, Mr. Fantastic . In school, they were considered scholarly rivals. One day, Victor designed an invention to rescue his mother which would become his greatest downfall. Richards attempted to warn Victor of an error in his calculations. However, Von Doom's arrogance refused to let him listen. The machine then exploded, scarring his face, and led to his expulsion from the university. Von Doom later went to Tibet and found an old order of monks. He practiced their ways enough for him to become their leader. Von Doom then asked them to make his first suit of armor. Eager to wear the suit, Doom placed the still-hot steel faceplate to his face, making him even more scarred than before. As Dr. Doom, he then killed Baron Vladimir and imprisoned his son Rudolfo , and gained control over Latveria. Rudolfo would escape and lead a rebellion and become a thorn in Doom's side for years till his death. Later, Rudolfo's younger brother Zorba would take over where his brother left off. Doom using his intellect and inventions, turned Latveria into a thriving nation. Creation Doctor Doom was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four #5 . The primary inspiration for Doctor Doom was Doc Savage's archenemy John Sunlight . Character Evolution Doctor Doom fought the Fantastic Four many times in this era. Bronze Age Doctor Doom starred with Namor the Sub-Mariner , and other characters, in Super-Villain Team Up , as well as a few graphic novels such as Emperor Doom and Triumph and Torment . The idea of the Doombot is expanded. Modern Age Doctor Doom's magical abilities are explored more and his plans take on a more global aspect with his membership in the Cabal and his attack on Wakanda . Major Story Arcs The Fantastic Four Ruler of the Microverse While on a quest to conquer the world, Doom had several run-ins with his former rival, Reed Richards and his super team, the Fantastic Four . He first tried to get the Fantastic Four to steal some gems which were originally Merlin's from the past and would bring him great power, but this plan ended in failure. He teamed up with other superhero, Namor , to try to defeat the Four and almost succeeded. He was defeated and stranded in space where he was rescued by the Ovoids . He was able to learn much of their technology and used it upon his return to Earth to try to defeat the Fantastic Four again. He switched bodies with Reed Richards and impersonated him. He planned to shrink the rest of the team into nothingness, but the plan backfired and it was Doom who was shrunken. After being shrunken, Doom had entered the Microverse , a land of peace ripe for the taking. After befriending the King and Princess Pearla he became the court magician (because of his ad
Ben Grimm is better known by what name?	Ben Grimm (Character) Ben Grimm (Character) from Fantastic Four (2005/I) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. There may be more photos available for this character. To select more photos to be displayed in this character's gallery, click the Edit Photos link. Overview The Thing is Ben Grimm, a professional pilot. When... See more » Alternate Names: Benjamin J. Grimm / Benjy Grimm / Young Ben / Young Ben Grimm Filmography ... aka "Ultimate Spider-Man vs the Sinister 6" - USA (fourth season title) ... aka "Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors" - USA (third season title) Michael Chiklis ... aka "4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" - USA (original title) ... aka "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" - International (English title) (imdb display title), UK (imdb display title) ... aka "The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" - USA (alternative title) ... aka "Fantastic Four: Galaxy Crisis" - Japan (English title) From Fantastic Four (2005) (VG) Ben Grimm : Ever seen a rock pick up a rock before? See more » Update You may correct errors and omissions on this page directly. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process. IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!
Who plays Colonel Nick Fury in the film Iron Man?	Why is Nick Fury black? Why is Nick Fury black? Jan 2, 2011 Share Why is Nick Fury black? General Nicholas Joseph ‘Nick, Fury is a famous character in Marvel Comics. In the actual story, Nick Fury is depicted as a Caucasian American Colonel with grayish brown hair. The character of Nick Fury that is depicted in the action movie of the comic story was bald headed person who is African American general. This movie role was played by Samuel L. Jackson. The character Nick Fury was created by Stan lee and Jack Kirby. He is part of the S.H.I.E.L.D (Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate) working as general. He is portrayed as leader of an efficient U.S Army unit. Jackson, who is a black, played the role of Fury in 2008 film Iron Man and played as a supporting character in Iron Man 2. Fury character appeared for the first time in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up which is a comic book series. Later his character was shown in Ultimate X-Men. Now, Fury character regularly appears in Ultimate Spider-Man. Then gradually he continued his appearances as general in S.H.I.E.L.D, Ultimates and in Avengers. The Ultimate series made Jackson to enact for Fury. His role was accepted by the Marvel fans. Hence, the black Jackson is considered for Fury’s character and later found to be apt. This Marvel comic book spy has the goal of fighting terrorism. Nick Fury was introduced as a black man in the series Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #5. Though original Nick Fury differ in his appearance to the Samuel L Jackson’s looks, with Jackson’s permission the character Fury’s appearance was changed exactly as Jackson’s. Jackson is a black American. In the Iron Man film, Nick played by Jackson explains his role in Avengers which reveals the black version of Nick Fury. Marvel comics generally preferred Caucasian characters in most of its works in its history. As most of the roles of Fury in various movies like Thor, Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk were casted by Samuel L. Jackson, it is wise on the part of Marvel to continue with a black person to play the role of Fury. Similar Posts:
What is the name of the newspaper that Peter Parker works for?	What paper does Peter Parker work for? \| Reference.com What paper does Peter Parker work for? A: Quick Answer Peter Parker, a character from Marvel Comics, works as a photographer for the Daily Bugle newspaper. Parker is secretly the superhero Spider-Man. However, he has held other jobs throughout his run, including working as a research scientist, assistant high school coach, and president and CEO of Parker Industries. Full Answer One of Parker's earliest jobs was professional wrestler, after he acquired his superpowers but before he became interested in fighting crime. He also made paid appearances on television in the comics universe. After becoming a superhero, Parker needed to come up with another way of making money. He started working for the Bugle, taking photos of criminals and of himself as Spider-Man while on his adventures and selling them for the paper to print.
Who is Kal-El better known as?	Kal-El (Earth-One) \| DC Database \| Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] History Superman is Earth’s premiere superhero and the stalwart protector of Metropolis . Born Kal-El on the distant planet Krypton , he was sent to Earth as a child to survive Krypton's destruction. Raised with high moral ideals, he uses his extraordinary superpowers to fight evil and protect the innocent. In his civilian identity he is Clark Kent, a mild-mannered reporter working for the Daily Planet in Metropolis. Last Son of Krypton Kal-El was born to the highly decorated scientific genius Jor-El and his wife Lara , a former astronaut on their home planet of Krypton . Like all Kryptonians, Kal-El had no superhuman powers or abilities on Krypton, but was, like his father, a very astute and intelligent boy who learned to speak and read in his native language by the time he was three years old. About the same time, Jor-El learned that Krypton was doomed to explode, and he brought this to the attention of Krypton's ruling leaders, "the Science Council." Fearing the worst for his planet, Jor-El advised the Council to build a fleet of space rockets to carry the population farther away from the dying planet. Disbelieving Jor-El's prediction, the ruling council refused to warn their fellow Kryptonians and forbade Jor-El to do so. Lara pledged to remain with her husband when Jor-El tried to force her to leave along with her son so that the escape rocket would have a better chance of surviving the trip. Knowing that Krypton was soon to explode, Jor-El launched the ship to Earth, knowing that Earth's lower gravity and the yellow sun would give his son incredible powers. Adopted by the Kents The rocket crash-landed on Earth in an open field outside of Smallville, Kansas . It was there that the rocket and the young Kal-El were discovered by small land farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent . Upon finding the young boy, Martha became attached to Kal-El while Jonathan elected to have the child's true family found. Martha persuades Jonathan to keep the boy as their adopted child, naming him Clark. [2] The Kents fashioned a set of clothes for their " Superbaby " from the now-virtually indestructible red, blue and yellow blankets in the rocket. This same material was later used to create the costume Kal-El would wear as Superboy and Superman. Jonathan and Martha instill in him a good sense of right and wrong but also a good appreciation to try to fit into society as a positive being using his talents for good. The young Clark takes the advice to heart and starts helping out local people as the eight-year-old Superboy. It is as the heroic Superboy that Clark begins to find his true calling even trying to fit in as the normal "Clark Kent". But Superboy never forgets his Kryptonian heritage which at times leads to some frustrating moments between him and his foster parents such as when Krypto (Kal-El's now superpowered puppy from Krypton) first arrives in Smallville. Though there are several mishaps in Superboy's life on Earth, they never really lead to the troubles of teenage rebellion. Deciding to support his public actions, Martha unravels Clark's blankets and reweaves them into the familiar costume. Clark continues to use Martha's design throughout all of his costume career. Superboy As Clark grows up on Earth, he is mindful of obeying the laws of humanity working directly with Police Chief Parker and other law enforcement agencies which lead to Superboy direct acceptance as a hero which differs from the early vigilante status of the Earth-Two Superman . In fact by the time Clark is around 12 or so the town officially recognizes their most popular citizen with a billboard that publicly announces "Welcome to Smallville - the home of Superboy". Luthor It is this public notification of Smallville being Superboy's home that brings the young Lex Luthor into Superboy's life and will result in their life-long battle. Lex Luthor had a massive talent for scientific inventiveness which had asserted itself from Lex's earliest days. Lex became highly interested in the public exploits
Who played Nick Fury in the made for TV movie of the same name?	Nick Fury (????) - News NEWS 2 November 2016 5:42 PM, PDT \| WeAreMovieGeeks.com \| See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news » Face front, true believers! Class is in session! Let’s call this “ Doctor Strange 101”, an introduction to the newest member of the “Marvel movie-verse”, although, as you’ll soon learn, the sorcerer supreme is one of the oldest heroes. So, to get you up to speed before heading to the multiplex, we’re giving you a top ten list of facts about the “master of mystic arts”. First, a look at his lineage…. 1. Doctor Strange Has Lots Of “ Magic Hero” Predecessors Let’s go back over a 100 years, when magicians where a popular part of live entertainment. Many real-life stage performers like Houdini and Blackstone branched out into the printed page, starring in fictional exploits via booklets called “penny dreadfuls” which became the lurid pulp novels. In 1931 a radio show presented the adventures of the mysterious “ Chandu the Magician ” (one big fan was young Stan Lee ). Edmund Lowe battled master » - Jim Batts 1 November 2016 5:00 AM, PDT \| Comicmix.com \| See recent Comicmix news » Some of you may have heard of the Mockingbird controversy and harassment of Chelsea Cain. Less of you probably heard about Tokyo Comic Con banning men from cosplaying as female characters. While the two events are unrelated, they both involve intolerance in the comics industry… and they both have a happy ending. Well, happier than it could have been, I guess. Back in March, the character of Mockingbird was given her first solo series at Marvel Comics . The character of Bobbi Morse, Mockingbird’s alter ego, debuted at Marvel back in 1971 with her becoming Mockingbird in 1980. Though she was created by Len Wein and Neal Adams , her first published story was written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith . Mockingbird has appeared on and off in Marvel Comics as part of S.H.I.E.L.D. and different Avengers teams ever since with varying success. Once Mockingbird appeared on network TV’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on October 21st, » - Joe Corallo 28 September 2016 9:08 AM, PDT \| Cineplex \| See recent Cineplex news » Samuel L. Jackson talks his creepy character in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenSamuel L. Jackson talks his creepy character in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenBob Strauss - Cineplex Magazine9/28/2016 11:08:00 Am Consider, for a moment, the walking, talking (and talking, and talking) literary archive that is Samuel L. Jackson . The 67-year-old actor, who has more than 160 film and TV productions under his belt, has also brought a veritable library worth of books to life on the big screen, including works by Michael Crichton ( Jurassic Park ), John Grisham ( A Time to Kill ), Stephen King (1408, Cell ) and Edgar Rice Burroughs ( The Legend of Tarzan ), not to mention multiple passes at comic book great Stan Lee — Jackson plays S.H.I.E.L.D. honcho Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He even lent his incomparable swearing skills to the audio version of the bestselling children’s book parody Go the F--k to Sleep. » - Bob Strauss - Cineplex Magazine 24 September 2016 8:25 AM, PDT \| Hitfix \| See recent Hitfix news » Somehow, the Avengers all made it through Captain America: Civil War alive. There were no casualties among the superheroes in the latest Marvel movie. The major character deaths were Peggy Carter , the villain Crossbones, and the Wakandan King, T'Chaka. But somehow, all of the Avengers and their new superpowered buddies survived all the standoffs, bombings, and villains’ devious plans. The worst injury by far was Rhodey’s partial paralysis. Perhaps the impact of a major Marvel character dying has been weakened by the easy return of supposedly dead characters like Nick Fury , but the McU masterminds have a specific reason for keeping all the Avengers from perishing in Civil War. At a Q&A that followed a screening of the movie in Hollywood on Friday (it was a “for your consideration” event — Marvel’s gearing up for award campaign season), an audience member asked about this l

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