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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau worked with the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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The Fox Broadcasting Company ( often shortened to Fox and stylized as FOX ) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of 21st Century Fox . The network is headquartered at the 20th Century Fox studio lot on Pico Boulevard in the Century City section of Los Angeles , with additional major offices and production facilities at the Fox Television Center in nearby West Los Angeles and the Fox Broadcasting Center in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City . It is the third largest major television network in the world based on total revenues , assets , and international coverage . Launched on October 9 , 1986 as a competitor to the Big Three television networks ( ABC , NBC and CBS ) , Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network . It was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18 -- 49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 , and earned the position as the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007 -- 08 season . Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets , although these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network . Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate , either over-the-air or through a pay television provider , although Fox 's National Football League telecasts and most of its prime time programming are subject to simultaneous substitution regulations for cable and satellite providers imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC ) to protect rights held by domestically based networks . The network is named after sister company 20th Century Fox , and indirectly for producer William Fox , who founded one of the movie studio 's predecessors , Fox Film . Fox is a member of the North American Broadcasters Association and the National Association of Broadcasters .
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Fox News ( officially known as the Fox News Channel ) is an American basic cable and satellite news entertainment television channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group , a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox . The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue of the Americas , New York City , New York . The channel was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch , who hired former Republican Party media consultant and CNBC executive Roger Ailes as its founding CEO . It launched on October 7 , 1996 , to 17 million cable subscribers . Fox News grew during the late 1990s and 2000s to become a dominant cable news network in the United States . Rupert Murdoch is the current chairman and acting CEO of Fox News . Fox News Channel has been accused of biased reporting and promoting the Republican Party . Critics have cited the channel as detrimental to the integrity of news overall . Fox News employees have responded that news reporting operates independently of its opinion and commentary programming , and have denied bias in news reporting . The network has also been accused of permitting sexual harassment and racial discrimination by on-air hosts , executives , and employees , paying out millions of dollars in legal settlements . The company is currently under federal investigation for its harassment settlements and other alleged misconduct . As of February 2015 , approximately 94,700,000 US households ( 81.4 % of cable , satellite & telco customers ) receive the Fox News Channel .
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Foxstar Productions was a television production subsidiary of News Corporation . It was founded in 1994 to make TV movies and mini-series under Steve Bell ( the former network production president of 20th Century Fox Television ) and producer Kevin Burns . Foxstar produced the first in a series of Alien Nation movies for the Fox Network . That same year , they entered the television documentary business through its production subsidiary , Van Ness Films . Many of their programs have and can be seen on networks such as A&E , National Geographic Channel , E! , Animal Planet , AMC , Bravo , WE tv , Travel Channel , Lifetime , and The History Channel . In 1999 , Foxstar became part of the newly formed Fox Television Studios and continued producing documentaries , non-fiction programming and specials . By 2005 , Kevin Burns already had several non-fiction programs under his Prometheus Entertainment shingle . In 2005 , Foxstar Productions disbanded , and folded to Fox Television Studios ( now Fox 21 Television Studios ) .
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The 1994 United States broadcast television realignment consisted of a series of network affiliation switches and other transactions that resulted from a multimillion-dollar deal between the Fox Broadcasting Company ( commonly known as simply Fox ) and New World Communications , a media group that -- in addition to its involvement in film and television production -- owned several VHF television stations affiliated with major broadcast networks , primarily CBS . The agreement between Fox and New World resulted not only in Fox affiliating with stations with histories as major network affiliates but also various other deals , most notably the buyout of CBS by Westinghouse , that caused several other broadcasting companies to reach affiliation deals that either extended ties with networks that were already aligned with some stations owned by the individual groups or created new relationships between at least one of the networks and the affected partner groups . The repercussions of this realignment were gradual but swift , with nearly 70 stations in 30 media markets throughout the United States changing affiliations between September 1994 and September 1996 . Fox ascended to the status of a major television network , comparable in influence to the Big Three television networks ( CBS , NBC and ABC ) , while CBS was dealt the major blows of losing both its partial broadcast rights to the National Football League ( NFL ) and key affiliates in several major markets to Fox . All three major networks also wound up affiliating with stations that broadcast on the UHF band in a few cases , the vast majority of which operated as either Fox affiliates or independent stations prior to the switches ; most of the new Big Three affiliates also created news departments from scratch or expanded their existing ones .
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The Fox News Channel ( FNC ) is an American basic cable and satellite news television channel that was founded by media mogul Rupert Murdoch in 1996 . Murdoch appointed Roger Ailes as permanent CEO of the news operation . FNC ( along with MSNBC ) was created as an alternative to CNN . In January 2002 , the ratings of the channel surpassed top-rated CNN to become the # 1 news cable channel . The network has since maintained its # 1 cable rating , with increasing viewership and international access helping it become a subject of controversy .
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Alex Wallau is a former President of the ABC television network . Wallau began his career with ABC in 1976 , when he joined the network 's Sports division under Roone Arledge , then head of ABC Sports . Wallau went on to become a two-time Emmy Award-winning producer and director of ABC 's sports coverage . He worked primarily on ABC 's boxing coverage with announcer Howard Cosell . In 1986 , after Cosell 's retirement , Wallau became ABC 's boxing analyst . He was honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America as the top television boxing journalist in his first year . Wallau moved into management in 1993 and was named President of ABC in 2000 , with oversight of 11 divisions , including Entertainment , News , Sports , Finance & Sales . He has served on the Board of Directors of ESPN , the Ad Council and the Paley Center for Media . In 2006 , Wallau was honored by UCLA 's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center with their Humanitarian Award . Wallau is a cancer survivor .
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The Fox Broadcasting Company ( Fox ) is an American broadcast television television network owned by 21st Century Fox which was launched in October 1986 . , the network currently has 17 owned-and-operated stations , and current affiliation agreements with 177 other television stations . This article is a listing of current Fox affiliates in the continental United States and U.S. possessions ( including subchannel affiliates , satellite stations and select low-power translators ) , arranged alphabetically by state , and based on the station 's city of license and followed in parentheses by the Designated Market Area if it differs from the city of license . Also included is a listing of Fox-branded cable channels outside of the United States . There are links to and articles on each of the broadcast stations and international channels , describing their histories , local programming and technical information , such as broadcast frequencies . The station 's advertised channel number follows the call letters . In most cases , this is their virtual channel ( PSIP ) number . Stations listed in boldface are owned and operated by Fox through its subsidiary Fox Television Stations ( excluding owned-and-operated stations of MyNetworkTV , unless the station simulcasts a co-owned Fox O&O station via a digital subchannel ) .
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The Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as the Fox network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of 21st Century Fox . Though it was officially launched on October 9 , 1986 , Fox began its official primetime setup on April 5 , 1987 , with the series Married ... with Children and The Tracey Ullman Show airing that night . As of October 2012 , Fox maintains 19.5 hours of programming per week . The animated comedy series The Simpsons is one of Fox 's most popular shows , becoming the network 's first series to rank among the top 30 highest-rated shows of a television season after its original debut , and is the longest running sitcom , as well as animated series , of all time , contributing to the channel 's success . According to Lanford Beard of Entertainment Weekly , `` The Simpsons turned Fox from the little network that could into the little network that could not be ignored . '' The science fiction television series The X-Files also contributed to the network 's success , which led to two spin-offs Millennium and The Lone Gunmen . Fox began airing in high-definition on September 12 , 2004 , with a series of National Football League ( NFL ) American football games . Fox had a programming block for children titled Fox Kids , which ran from September 8 , 1990 to September 7 , 2002 . Unlike the `` three larger networks '' , which aired primetime programming from 8 to 11 p.m. ( EST ) Mondays to Saturdays and 7 to 11 p.m. ( EST ) Sundays , Fox has traditionally avoided programming in the 10 p.m. ( EST ) time interval , leaving that hour to affiliates to program locally . On April 21 , 2012 , Fox celebrated its 25th anniversary , with a two-hour television special featuring people related to Fox and its shows . It presented Fox 's programs 24 , American Idol , Cops , Family Guy , Married ... with Children , The Simpsons , and The X-Files , among other programs . The network 's adult cartoons are listed under the Animation Domination banner , which is a Sunday night programming block . Fox is a full member of the North American Broadcasters Association ( NABA ) and the National Association of Broadcasters ( NAB ) .
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Fox is a brand name used by a number of different television channels throughout the world , all owned or licensed by 21st Century Fox .
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The 1994 United States broadcast television realignment consisted of a series of events , primarily involving affiliation switches between television stations , that resulted from a multimillion-dollar deal between the Fox Broadcasting Company ( commonly known as simply Fox ) and New World Communications , a media company that -- through its then-recently formed broadcasting division -- owned several VHF television stations affiliated with major broadcast television networks , primarily CBS . The major impetus for the changes was to allow Fox to improve its local affiliate coverage , in preparation for the commencement of its rights to the National Football Conference ( NFC ) television package , which the National Football League ( NFL ) awarded to the fledgling network in December 1993 . As a result of various other deals that followed as a result of the affiliation switches created by the deal between Fox and New World , most notably the buyout of CBS by Westinghouse , the switches constituted some of the most sweeping changes in American television history . As a result of this realignment , Fox ascended to the status of a major television network , comparable in influence to the Big Three television networks ( CBS , NBC and ABC ) . Nearly 70 stations in 30 media markets throughout the United States changed affiliations starting in September 1994 and continuing through September 1996 ( although an additional affiliation switch would occur in February 1997 , through the launch of an upstart station that gained its network partner through one of the ancillary deals ) , which -- along with the concurrent January 1995 launches of The WB Television Network ( a joint venture between Time Warner , the Tribune Company and the network 's founding chief executive officer , Jamie Kellner ) and the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) ( founded by Chris-Craft/United Television , through a programming partnership with Paramount Television ) , both of which affiliated with certain stations that lost their previous network partners through the various affiliation agreements -- marked some of the most expansive changes ever to have occurred in American television .
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The Fox Broadcasting Company ( Fox ) is an American broadcast television network that was launched in October 1986 . Throughout its history , the network has many owned-and-operated and affiliated stations . This article is a table listing of former Fox stations , arranged alphabetically by state , and based on the station 's city of license as well as its Designated Market Area ; it is also accompanied by footnotes regarding the present network affiliation of the former Fox-affiliated station ( if the station remains operational ) and the current Fox affiliates in each of the listed markets , as well as any other notes including the reasons behind each station 's disaffiliation from the network . There are links to and articles on each of the stations , describing their histories , local programming and technical information , such as broadcast frequencies . The station 's advertised channel number follows the call letters . In most cases , this is their virtual channel ( PSIP ) number , which may match the channel allocation that the station originally broadcast on during its prior affiliation with the network .
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Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. ( stylized as 21st Century Fox , simply known as Fox , and also called 21CF ) is an American multinational mass media corporation based in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . It was one of two companies formed from the 2013 spin-off of the publishing assets of News Corporation , as founded by Rupert Murdoch in 1979 . 21st Century Fox is the legal successor to News Corporation dealing primarily in the film and television industries and is currently the world 's fourth largest media conglomerate ( after Comcast , The Walt Disney Company and Time Warner ) . The other company , the `` new '' News Corporation , holds Murdoch 's print interests ( both owned by him and his family via a family trust with 39 percent controlling interest in each ) . The company 's assets include the Fox Entertainment Group -- owners of the 20th Century Fox film studio and Fox television network , and among other assets , pan-Asian pay channel operator STAR TV ; and on December 9 , 2016 , 21CF announced a bid for full control of United Kingdom-based Sky Plc , whose independent directors supported the deal .
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William Fox ( January 1 , 1879 -- May 8 , 1952 ) was an American motion picture executive , who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s . Although he lost control of his movie empire in 1930 , his name lives on in the names of various media ventures which are currently owned by Rupert Murdoch , most notably the Fox TV network , Fox News Channel , Foxtel , 20th Century Fox , and 21st Century Fox .
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Max Kolonko ( born Mariusz Max Kolonko in 1965 , Lubliniec , Poland ) is a Polish-American producer , writer , author , broadcast journalist and a U.S. correspondent for a number of television news organizations ( TVP , TVN , Panorama ) . From 2001-2005 , he was a senior White House correspondent for TVP , the national television in Poland . He is the producer , director and creator of a popular , Telly winning , television series , Discovering America with Max Kolonko , a series on various aspects of American life . He is the President of Media 2000 Communications , a New York City television production company . He is a contributor to The Huffington Post .
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The Fox Entertainment Group is an American entertainment company that operates through four segments , mainly filmed entertainment , television stations , television broadcast networks , and cable network programming . The company is wholly owned and controlled by the American media conglomerate 21st Century Fox , which is owned and chaired by Rupert Murdoch , since the company acquired all the stock of Fox . The transaction was completed on March 12 , 2005 . The division was part of the renamed 21st Century Fox after it had spun off its publishing divisions into the newly formed `` New '' News Corporation in 2013 as part of a corporate re-organization . It is named after William Fox , born Wilhelm Fuchs , who created the original Fox Film Corporation . Jim Gianopulos is currently the chairman of Fox Entertainment Group , a position he shared with Tom Rothman until 2012 .
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Jim Watson is a sportscaster with Fox Sports and formerly with NBC Sports .
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Foxnet is a defunct American cable television network that was owned by the Fox Entertainment Group division of News Corporation . Serving as a national feed of the Fox Broadcasting Company ( known simply as Fox ) , the service was intended for areas ranked below the top 100 television markets in the United States ( as ranked by Nielsen Media Research ) that were not served by an existing Fox-affiliated station . In addition to carrying Fox 's prime time and sports programming , as well as its children 's programming blocks , Foxnet also carried syndicated and brokered programs outside of network programming time periods . Fox handled programming , advertising and promotional services for Foxnet at its corporate headquarters on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles .
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Debra Fox is the founder and CEO of Fox Learning Systems . She was previously a television reporter and anchor with WTAE-TV Pittsburgh ( 1976 -- 1986 ) .
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Fox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News .
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Fox News is a 24-hour cable and satellite news channel owned by Fox Entertainment Group . Fox News may also refer to : Fox News Radio , a syndicated radio service , a division of Fox News Channel Fox News Sunday , a weekly morning talk show broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company stations and affiliates , and replayed during prime time on Fox News Channel Fox News Talk , a satellite radio service of Fox News Channel Fox Movietone News , a newsreel which began in 1928 in the United Kingdom and the United States Fox News ( 1919 -- 1930 ) , was a silent-era theatrical newsreel created by William Fox . Fox News is also a term used by some Fox stations and affiliates to brand their own local news operations .
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The Fox Broadcasting Company operates an American television network made up of 17 owned-and-operated stations and over 185 affiliates . This is a table listing of Fox affiliates , with Fox-owned stations separated from privately owned affiliates , and arranged by market ranking based on data compiled by Nielsen Media Research . Eventually , there will be links to and articles on each of the stations , describing their local programming , hosts and technical information , such as broadcast frequencies . The station 's advertised channel number follows the call letters . In most cases , this is their PSIP virtual channel number , representing their pre-digital transition over-the-air frequency .
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New World Pictures ( also known as New World Communications Group , Inc. and founded as New World Pictures , Ltd. , then renamed New World Entertainment ) was an American independent production , distribution and ( in its final years as an autonomous entity ) multimedia company . It was founded in 1970 by Roger Corman as a producer and distributor of motion pictures , expanding into television production in 1984 . New World eventually expanded into broadcasting with the acquisition of seven television stations in 1993 , with the broadcasting unit expanding through additional purchases made during 1994 . 20th Century Fox ( then owned by News Corporation ) , controlled by Rupert Murdoch , became a major investor in 1994 and purchased the company outright in 1997 ; the alliance with Murdoch , particularly through a group affiliation agreement with New World reached between the two companies in May 1994 , helped to cement the Fox network as the fourth major U.S. television network . Although effectively defunct , it -- along with various regional subsidiaries ( i.e. `` New World Communications of Tampa '' ) -- continues to exist as holding companies within the complex 21st Century Fox corporate structure .
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Fox Networks Group is 21st Century Fox 's primary operating unit for TV and Cable . It produces and distributes 300 + entertainment , sports , `` factual '' and movie channels in 45 languages across Latin America , Europe , Asia and Africa , using several brands , including Fox , STAR India , Fox Sports , Fox Life , National Geographic Channel , Fox Movies Premium , STAR Movies , Baby TV , Star Plus , and STAR Gold . Their non-linear brands are Fox Play , Fox Play + and Nat Geo Play . These brands reach over 1.725 billion households around the world .
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Mitchell B. Fox is the former Group President and Publishing Director of Condé Nast Publications .
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Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels , broadcast divisions , programming , and other media around the world that are either controlled or partially owned by the family of Rupert Murdoch . These assets are held mainly by 21st Century Fox , with the exception of the operations in Australia , which are part of News Corp Australia . ( 21st Century Fox and News Corp are the two companies resulting from the breakup of the larger News Corporation in mid-2013 ; the Murdoch family retains voting control of both entities . ) The name originates from the Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States , which in turn was derived from the name of the Fox Film Corporation ( later 20th Century Fox ) . The Fox Sports name has since been used in 21st Century Fox 's and News Corp 's other sports media assets around the world .
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is a Japanese professional TV announcer and an employee of Fuji Television .
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Fox is Fox Networks Group 's ( formerly Fox International Channels ) general entertainment basic cable channel , and is available in several local languages in over 200 million homes across 125 countries outside the United States . The product has a growing roster of original programming and local productions . Fox Greece launched on 1 October 2012 replacing FX . The channel is available to subscribers of NOVA Greece , Cosmote TV , Vodafone TV and Cyta TV . The channel also broadcasts in Cyprus with the same schedule as Greece and it is available to subscribers of NOVA Cyprus , CytaVision , Cablenet and PrimeTel PLC. . The brand delivers a varied programming schedule that includes comedy , drama , science fiction , action and animation . The program of Fox Greece has included series such as The Simpsons , The Walking Dead , Homeland , Sons of Anarchy , How I Met Your Mother and 24 .
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Winstar Communications ( at some point WinStar Communications ) was an American telecommunications company that provided broadband services to business customers . Winstar owned and operated a broadband network in 60 major markets in the United States , including each of the top 30 U.S. markets and ten markets internationally in Europe , Asia , and Latin America . Winstar was a notable example of the internet and telecom bubbles of the late 1990s . At its peak in 2000 , less than a year before its collapse , the company had a market capitalization in excess of $ 4.4 billion and revenues of $ 445.6 million for the year ended December 31 , 1999 . Winstar also bought Fox Lorber Home Video from New Video in the mid-1990s . In 2001 , Genius Products bought out Fox Lorber after Winstar was shuttered .
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Fox Business Network ( FBN ) , also known as Fox Business , is an American cable and satellite business news television channel that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox . The network discusses business and financial news . Day-to-day operations are run by Kevin Magee , executive vice president of Fox News ; Neil Cavuto manages content and business news coverage . As of February 2015 , Fox Business Network is available to approximately 74,224,000 pay television households ( 63.8 % of households with television ) in the United States .
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FX was a television network , launched by the Fox International Channels , which launched on 31 December 2009 . The channel was broadcasting in Cyprus too , with the same schedule to Greece . The program included sci-fi series such as The X-Files and Battlestar Galactica , reality shows such as The Amazing Race animation such as The Simpsons and Family Guy , other series such as Law & Order and The Walking Dead , with new episodes for the first time in Greece and also new recent series such as Terra Nova and The Killing for the first time in Greece . On 1 October 2012 FX has been relaunched as FOX under a brand new programming grid . Most of the following series , are broadcasting from FOX .
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WFOX-TV , virtual channel 30 ( UHF digital channel 32 ) , is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Jacksonville , Florida , United States . The station is owned by the Cox Media Group subsidiary of Cox Enterprises ; Cox also operates CBS affiliate WJAX-TV ( channel 47 ) under joint sales and shared services agreements with that station 's owner , Bayshore Television , LLC . The two stations share studio facilities located on Central Parkway in Jacksonville 's Southside section ; WFOX-TV maintains transmitter facilities located on Hogan Road , also in the city 's Southside section . On cable , the station is available on channel 10 on Comcast Xfinity and channel 13 in most outlying areas of the market , and in high definition on Xfinity channel 434 .
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Fox News Talk is a satellite radio channel that showcases talk shows and news reports from Fox News Channel personalities , along with other Fox News and talk programming . Fox News Talk carries a combination of Fox News syndicated radio programming , Fox News Channel show audio simulcasts , and Fox newscasts at the top of the hour . Fox News radio programs carried include shows hosted by FNC personalities John Gibson , Alan Colmes , and Brian Kilmeade . Also carried is the satellite-exclusive show Fox Across America with Spencer Hughes , along with a Fox News Radio program hosted by Fox Business Network anchor Tom Sullivan . The radio show hosted by Sean Hannity , which predates the formation of the Fox News radio division , is not carried by Fox News Talk . Premiere Radio Networks produces and distributes the show ; it can be heard on satellite radio via Sirius XM Patriot . The same was true of Glenn Beck 's show during his time with Fox News Channel .
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Act III Broadcasting was a company that owned several television stations that started as independents , and later became Fox affiliates . The stations were located in medium-sized DMA 's ( markets ) and were primarily UHF stations . Act III Broadcasting was in business from 1985 to 1994 when it was sold to ABRY Partners for $ 500 million . Legendary TV producer Norman Lear owned a controlling stake in Act III Broadcasting through his company Act III Communications .
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau worked with the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ( -LSB- neɡ̊olaɪ̯ kʰʌsd̥ɐ ˈʋald̥ɑʊ̯ -RSB- ; born 27 July 1970 ) is a Danish actor , producer and screenwriter . He graduated from Danish National School of Theatre in Copenhagen in 1993 . Coster-Waldau 's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch ( 1994 ) . Since then he has appeared in numerous films in his native Scandinavia and Europe in general , including Headhunters ( 2011 ) and A Thousand Times Good Night ( 2013 ) . In the United States , his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down ( 2001 ) , playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon . He then played Detective John Amsterdam in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam ( 2008 ) , as well as appearing as Frank Pike in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality , originally intended as a pilot . He became widely known to a broad audience for his current role as Ser Jaime Lannister , in the HBO series Game of Thrones . In 2017 , he became one of the highest paid actors on television and earned # 2 million per episode of Game of Thrones .
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Fox News ( officially known as the Fox News Channel ) is an American basic cable and satellite news entertainment television channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group , a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox . The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue of the Americas , New York City , New York . The channel was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch , who hired former Republican Party media consultant and CNBC executive Roger Ailes as its founding CEO . It launched on October 7 , 1996 , to 17 million cable subscribers . Fox News grew during the late 1990s and 2000s to become a dominant cable news network in the United States . Rupert Murdoch is the current chairman and acting CEO of Fox News . Fox News Channel has been accused of biased reporting and promoting the Republican Party . Critics have cited the channel as detrimental to the integrity of news overall . Fox News employees have responded that news reporting operates independently of its opinion and commentary programming , and have denied bias in news reporting . The network has also been accused of permitting sexual harassment and racial discrimination by on-air hosts , executives , and employees , paying out millions of dollars in legal settlements . The company is currently under federal investigation for its harassment settlements and other alleged misconduct . As of February 2015 , approximately 94,700,000 US households ( 81.4 % of cable , satellite & telco customers ) receive the Fox News Channel .
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Foxstar Productions was a television production subsidiary of News Corporation . It was founded in 1994 to make TV movies and mini-series under Steve Bell ( the former network production president of 20th Century Fox Television ) and producer Kevin Burns . Foxstar produced the first in a series of Alien Nation movies for the Fox Network . That same year , they entered the television documentary business through its production subsidiary , Van Ness Films . Many of their programs have and can be seen on networks such as A&E , National Geographic Channel , E! , Animal Planet , AMC , Bravo , WE tv , Travel Channel , Lifetime , and The History Channel . In 1999 , Foxstar became part of the newly formed Fox Television Studios and continued producing documentaries , non-fiction programming and specials . By 2005 , Kevin Burns already had several non-fiction programs under his Prometheus Entertainment shingle . In 2005 , Foxstar Productions disbanded , and folded to Fox Television Studios ( now Fox 21 Television Studios ) .
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The 1994 United States broadcast television realignment consisted of a series of network affiliation switches and other transactions that resulted from a multimillion-dollar deal between the Fox Broadcasting Company ( commonly known as simply Fox ) and New World Communications , a media group that -- in addition to its involvement in film and television production -- owned several VHF television stations affiliated with major broadcast networks , primarily CBS . The agreement between Fox and New World resulted not only in Fox affiliating with stations with histories as major network affiliates but also various other deals , most notably the buyout of CBS by Westinghouse , that caused several other broadcasting companies to reach affiliation deals that either extended ties with networks that were already aligned with some stations owned by the individual groups or created new relationships between at least one of the networks and the affected partner groups . The repercussions of this realignment were gradual but swift , with nearly 70 stations in 30 media markets throughout the United States changing affiliations between September 1994 and September 1996 . Fox ascended to the status of a major television network , comparable in influence to the Big Three television networks ( CBS , NBC and ABC ) , while CBS was dealt the major blows of losing both its partial broadcast rights to the National Football League ( NFL ) and key affiliates in several major markets to Fox . All three major networks also wound up affiliating with stations that broadcast on the UHF band in a few cases , the vast majority of which operated as either Fox affiliates or independent stations prior to the switches ; most of the new Big Three affiliates also created news departments from scratch or expanded their existing ones .
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The Fox News Channel ( FNC ) is an American basic cable and satellite news television channel that was founded by media mogul Rupert Murdoch in 1996 . Murdoch appointed Roger Ailes as permanent CEO of the news operation . FNC ( along with MSNBC ) was created as an alternative to CNN . In January 2002 , the ratings of the channel surpassed top-rated CNN to become the # 1 news cable channel . The network has since maintained its # 1 cable rating , with increasing viewership and international access helping it become a subject of controversy .
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Alex Wallau is a former President of the ABC television network . Wallau began his career with ABC in 1976 , when he joined the network 's Sports division under Roone Arledge , then head of ABC Sports . Wallau went on to become a two-time Emmy Award-winning producer and director of ABC 's sports coverage . He worked primarily on ABC 's boxing coverage with announcer Howard Cosell . In 1986 , after Cosell 's retirement , Wallau became ABC 's boxing analyst . He was honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America as the top television boxing journalist in his first year . Wallau moved into management in 1993 and was named President of ABC in 2000 , with oversight of 11 divisions , including Entertainment , News , Sports , Finance & Sales . He has served on the Board of Directors of ESPN , the Ad Council and the Paley Center for Media . In 2006 , Wallau was honored by UCLA 's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center with their Humanitarian Award . Wallau is a cancer survivor .
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The Fox Broadcasting Company ( Fox ) is an American broadcast television television network owned by 21st Century Fox which was launched in October 1986 . , the network currently has 17 owned-and-operated stations , and current affiliation agreements with 177 other television stations . This article is a listing of current Fox affiliates in the continental United States and U.S. possessions ( including subchannel affiliates , satellite stations and select low-power translators ) , arranged alphabetically by state , and based on the station 's city of license and followed in parentheses by the Designated Market Area if it differs from the city of license . Also included is a listing of Fox-branded cable channels outside of the United States . There are links to and articles on each of the broadcast stations and international channels , describing their histories , local programming and technical information , such as broadcast frequencies . The station 's advertised channel number follows the call letters . In most cases , this is their virtual channel ( PSIP ) number . Stations listed in boldface are owned and operated by Fox through its subsidiary Fox Television Stations ( excluding owned-and-operated stations of MyNetworkTV , unless the station simulcasts a co-owned Fox O&O station via a digital subchannel ) .
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The Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as the Fox network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of 21st Century Fox . Though it was officially launched on October 9 , 1986 , Fox began its official primetime setup on April 5 , 1987 , with the series Married ... with Children and The Tracey Ullman Show airing that night . As of October 2012 , Fox maintains 19.5 hours of programming per week . The animated comedy series The Simpsons is one of Fox 's most popular shows , becoming the network 's first series to rank among the top 30 highest-rated shows of a television season after its original debut , and is the longest running sitcom , as well as animated series , of all time , contributing to the channel 's success . According to Lanford Beard of Entertainment Weekly , `` The Simpsons turned Fox from the little network that could into the little network that could not be ignored . '' The science fiction television series The X-Files also contributed to the network 's success , which led to two spin-offs Millennium and The Lone Gunmen . Fox began airing in high-definition on September 12 , 2004 , with a series of National Football League ( NFL ) American football games . Fox had a programming block for children titled Fox Kids , which ran from September 8 , 1990 to September 7 , 2002 . Unlike the `` three larger networks '' , which aired primetime programming from 8 to 11 p.m. ( EST ) Mondays to Saturdays and 7 to 11 p.m. ( EST ) Sundays , Fox has traditionally avoided programming in the 10 p.m. ( EST ) time interval , leaving that hour to affiliates to program locally . On April 21 , 2012 , Fox celebrated its 25th anniversary , with a two-hour television special featuring people related to Fox and its shows . It presented Fox 's programs 24 , American Idol , Cops , Family Guy , Married ... with Children , The Simpsons , and The X-Files , among other programs . The network 's adult cartoons are listed under the Animation Domination banner , which is a Sunday night programming block . Fox is a full member of the North American Broadcasters Association ( NABA ) and the National Association of Broadcasters ( NAB ) .
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Fox is a brand name used by a number of different television channels throughout the world , all owned or licensed by 21st Century Fox .
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The 1994 United States broadcast television realignment consisted of a series of events , primarily involving affiliation switches between television stations , that resulted from a multimillion-dollar deal between the Fox Broadcasting Company ( commonly known as simply Fox ) and New World Communications , a media company that -- through its then-recently formed broadcasting division -- owned several VHF television stations affiliated with major broadcast television networks , primarily CBS . The major impetus for the changes was to allow Fox to improve its local affiliate coverage , in preparation for the commencement of its rights to the National Football Conference ( NFC ) television package , which the National Football League ( NFL ) awarded to the fledgling network in December 1993 . As a result of various other deals that followed as a result of the affiliation switches created by the deal between Fox and New World , most notably the buyout of CBS by Westinghouse , the switches constituted some of the most sweeping changes in American television history . As a result of this realignment , Fox ascended to the status of a major television network , comparable in influence to the Big Three television networks ( CBS , NBC and ABC ) . Nearly 70 stations in 30 media markets throughout the United States changed affiliations starting in September 1994 and continuing through September 1996 ( although an additional affiliation switch would occur in February 1997 , through the launch of an upstart station that gained its network partner through one of the ancillary deals ) , which -- along with the concurrent January 1995 launches of The WB Television Network ( a joint venture between Time Warner , the Tribune Company and the network 's founding chief executive officer , Jamie Kellner ) and the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) ( founded by Chris-Craft/United Television , through a programming partnership with Paramount Television ) , both of which affiliated with certain stations that lost their previous network partners through the various affiliation agreements -- marked some of the most expansive changes ever to have occurred in American television .
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The Fox Broadcasting Company ( Fox ) is an American broadcast television network that was launched in October 1986 . Throughout its history , the network has many owned-and-operated and affiliated stations . This article is a table listing of former Fox stations , arranged alphabetically by state , and based on the station 's city of license as well as its Designated Market Area ; it is also accompanied by footnotes regarding the present network affiliation of the former Fox-affiliated station ( if the station remains operational ) and the current Fox affiliates in each of the listed markets , as well as any other notes including the reasons behind each station 's disaffiliation from the network . There are links to and articles on each of the stations , describing their histories , local programming and technical information , such as broadcast frequencies . The station 's advertised channel number follows the call letters . In most cases , this is their virtual channel ( PSIP ) number , which may match the channel allocation that the station originally broadcast on during its prior affiliation with the network .
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Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. ( stylized as 21st Century Fox , simply known as Fox , and also called 21CF ) is an American multinational mass media corporation based in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . It was one of two companies formed from the 2013 spin-off of the publishing assets of News Corporation , as founded by Rupert Murdoch in 1979 . 21st Century Fox is the legal successor to News Corporation dealing primarily in the film and television industries and is currently the world 's fourth largest media conglomerate ( after Comcast , The Walt Disney Company and Time Warner ) . The other company , the `` new '' News Corporation , holds Murdoch 's print interests ( both owned by him and his family via a family trust with 39 percent controlling interest in each ) . The company 's assets include the Fox Entertainment Group -- owners of the 20th Century Fox film studio and Fox television network , and among other assets , pan-Asian pay channel operator STAR TV ; and on December 9 , 2016 , 21CF announced a bid for full control of United Kingdom-based Sky Plc , whose independent directors supported the deal .
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William Fox ( January 1 , 1879 -- May 8 , 1952 ) was an American motion picture executive , who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s . Although he lost control of his movie empire in 1930 , his name lives on in the names of various media ventures which are currently owned by Rupert Murdoch , most notably the Fox TV network , Fox News Channel , Foxtel , 20th Century Fox , and 21st Century Fox .
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Max Kolonko ( born Mariusz Max Kolonko in 1965 , Lubliniec , Poland ) is a Polish-American producer , writer , author , broadcast journalist and a U.S. correspondent for a number of television news organizations ( TVP , TVN , Panorama ) . From 2001-2005 , he was a senior White House correspondent for TVP , the national television in Poland . He is the producer , director and creator of a popular , Telly winning , television series , Discovering America with Max Kolonko , a series on various aspects of American life . He is the President of Media 2000 Communications , a New York City television production company . He is a contributor to The Huffington Post .
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The Fox Entertainment Group is an American entertainment company that operates through four segments , mainly filmed entertainment , television stations , television broadcast networks , and cable network programming . The company is wholly owned and controlled by the American media conglomerate 21st Century Fox , which is owned and chaired by Rupert Murdoch , since the company acquired all the stock of Fox . The transaction was completed on March 12 , 2005 . The division was part of the renamed 21st Century Fox after it had spun off its publishing divisions into the newly formed `` New '' News Corporation in 2013 as part of a corporate re-organization . It is named after William Fox , born Wilhelm Fuchs , who created the original Fox Film Corporation . Jim Gianopulos is currently the chairman of Fox Entertainment Group , a position he shared with Tom Rothman until 2012 .
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Jim Watson is a sportscaster with Fox Sports and formerly with NBC Sports .
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Foxnet is a defunct American cable television network that was owned by the Fox Entertainment Group division of News Corporation . Serving as a national feed of the Fox Broadcasting Company ( known simply as Fox ) , the service was intended for areas ranked below the top 100 television markets in the United States ( as ranked by Nielsen Media Research ) that were not served by an existing Fox-affiliated station . In addition to carrying Fox 's prime time and sports programming , as well as its children 's programming blocks , Foxnet also carried syndicated and brokered programs outside of network programming time periods . Fox handled programming , advertising and promotional services for Foxnet at its corporate headquarters on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles .
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Debra Fox is the founder and CEO of Fox Learning Systems . She was previously a television reporter and anchor with WTAE-TV Pittsburgh ( 1976 -- 1986 ) .
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Fox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News .
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Fox News is a 24-hour cable and satellite news channel owned by Fox Entertainment Group . Fox News may also refer to : Fox News Radio , a syndicated radio service , a division of Fox News Channel Fox News Sunday , a weekly morning talk show broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company stations and affiliates , and replayed during prime time on Fox News Channel Fox News Talk , a satellite radio service of Fox News Channel Fox Movietone News , a newsreel which began in 1928 in the United Kingdom and the United States Fox News ( 1919 -- 1930 ) , was a silent-era theatrical newsreel created by William Fox . Fox News is also a term used by some Fox stations and affiliates to brand their own local news operations .
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The Fox Broadcasting Company operates an American television network made up of 17 owned-and-operated stations and over 185 affiliates . This is a table listing of Fox affiliates , with Fox-owned stations separated from privately owned affiliates , and arranged by market ranking based on data compiled by Nielsen Media Research . Eventually , there will be links to and articles on each of the stations , describing their local programming , hosts and technical information , such as broadcast frequencies . The station 's advertised channel number follows the call letters . In most cases , this is their PSIP virtual channel number , representing their pre-digital transition over-the-air frequency .
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New World Pictures ( also known as New World Communications Group , Inc. and founded as New World Pictures , Ltd. , then renamed New World Entertainment ) was an American independent production , distribution and ( in its final years as an autonomous entity ) multimedia company . It was founded in 1970 by Roger Corman as a producer and distributor of motion pictures , expanding into television production in 1984 . New World eventually expanded into broadcasting with the acquisition of seven television stations in 1993 , with the broadcasting unit expanding through additional purchases made during 1994 . 20th Century Fox ( then owned by News Corporation ) , controlled by Rupert Murdoch , became a major investor in 1994 and purchased the company outright in 1997 ; the alliance with Murdoch , particularly through a group affiliation agreement with New World reached between the two companies in May 1994 , helped to cement the Fox network as the fourth major U.S. television network . Although effectively defunct , it -- along with various regional subsidiaries ( i.e. `` New World Communications of Tampa '' ) -- continues to exist as holding companies within the complex 21st Century Fox corporate structure .
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Fox Networks Group is 21st Century Fox 's primary operating unit for TV and Cable . It produces and distributes 300 + entertainment , sports , `` factual '' and movie channels in 45 languages across Latin America , Europe , Asia and Africa , using several brands , including Fox , STAR India , Fox Sports , Fox Life , National Geographic Channel , Fox Movies Premium , STAR Movies , Baby TV , Star Plus , and STAR Gold . Their non-linear brands are Fox Play , Fox Play + and Nat Geo Play . These brands reach over 1.725 billion households around the world .
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Mitchell B. Fox is the former Group President and Publishing Director of Condé Nast Publications .
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Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels , broadcast divisions , programming , and other media around the world that are either controlled or partially owned by the family of Rupert Murdoch . These assets are held mainly by 21st Century Fox , with the exception of the operations in Australia , which are part of News Corp Australia . ( 21st Century Fox and News Corp are the two companies resulting from the breakup of the larger News Corporation in mid-2013 ; the Murdoch family retains voting control of both entities . ) The name originates from the Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States , which in turn was derived from the name of the Fox Film Corporation ( later 20th Century Fox ) . The Fox Sports name has since been used in 21st Century Fox 's and News Corp 's other sports media assets around the world .
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is a Japanese professional TV announcer and an employee of Fuji Television .
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Fox is Fox Networks Group 's ( formerly Fox International Channels ) general entertainment basic cable channel , and is available in several local languages in over 200 million homes across 125 countries outside the United States . The product has a growing roster of original programming and local productions . Fox Greece launched on 1 October 2012 replacing FX . The channel is available to subscribers of NOVA Greece , Cosmote TV , Vodafone TV and Cyta TV . The channel also broadcasts in Cyprus with the same schedule as Greece and it is available to subscribers of NOVA Cyprus , CytaVision , Cablenet and PrimeTel PLC. . The brand delivers a varied programming schedule that includes comedy , drama , science fiction , action and animation . The program of Fox Greece has included series such as The Simpsons , The Walking Dead , Homeland , Sons of Anarchy , How I Met Your Mother and 24 .
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Winstar Communications ( at some point WinStar Communications ) was an American telecommunications company that provided broadband services to business customers . Winstar owned and operated a broadband network in 60 major markets in the United States , including each of the top 30 U.S. markets and ten markets internationally in Europe , Asia , and Latin America . Winstar was a notable example of the internet and telecom bubbles of the late 1990s . At its peak in 2000 , less than a year before its collapse , the company had a market capitalization in excess of $ 4.4 billion and revenues of $ 445.6 million for the year ended December 31 , 1999 . Winstar also bought Fox Lorber Home Video from New Video in the mid-1990s . In 2001 , Genius Products bought out Fox Lorber after Winstar was shuttered .
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Fox Business Network ( FBN ) , also known as Fox Business , is an American cable and satellite business news television channel that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox . The network discusses business and financial news . Day-to-day operations are run by Kevin Magee , executive vice president of Fox News ; Neil Cavuto manages content and business news coverage . As of February 2015 , Fox Business Network is available to approximately 74,224,000 pay television households ( 63.8 % of households with television ) in the United States .
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FX was a television network , launched by the Fox International Channels , which launched on 31 December 2009 . The channel was broadcasting in Cyprus too , with the same schedule to Greece . The program included sci-fi series such as The X-Files and Battlestar Galactica , reality shows such as The Amazing Race animation such as The Simpsons and Family Guy , other series such as Law & Order and The Walking Dead , with new episodes for the first time in Greece and also new recent series such as Terra Nova and The Killing for the first time in Greece . On 1 October 2012 FX has been relaunched as FOX under a brand new programming grid . Most of the following series , are broadcasting from FOX .
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WFOX-TV , virtual channel 30 ( UHF digital channel 32 ) , is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Jacksonville , Florida , United States . The station is owned by the Cox Media Group subsidiary of Cox Enterprises ; Cox also operates CBS affiliate WJAX-TV ( channel 47 ) under joint sales and shared services agreements with that station 's owner , Bayshore Television , LLC . The two stations share studio facilities located on Central Parkway in Jacksonville 's Southside section ; WFOX-TV maintains transmitter facilities located on Hogan Road , also in the city 's Southside section . On cable , the station is available on channel 10 on Comcast Xfinity and channel 13 in most outlying areas of the market , and in high definition on Xfinity channel 434 .
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Fox News Talk is a satellite radio channel that showcases talk shows and news reports from Fox News Channel personalities , along with other Fox News and talk programming . Fox News Talk carries a combination of Fox News syndicated radio programming , Fox News Channel show audio simulcasts , and Fox newscasts at the top of the hour . Fox News radio programs carried include shows hosted by FNC personalities John Gibson , Alan Colmes , and Brian Kilmeade . Also carried is the satellite-exclusive show Fox Across America with Spencer Hughes , along with a Fox News Radio program hosted by Fox Business Network anchor Tom Sullivan . The radio show hosted by Sean Hannity , which predates the formation of the Fox News radio division , is not carried by Fox News Talk . Premiere Radio Networks produces and distributes the show ; it can be heard on satellite radio via Sirius XM Patriot . The same was true of Glenn Beck 's show during his time with Fox News Channel .
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Act III Broadcasting was a company that owned several television stations that started as independents , and later became Fox affiliates . The stations were located in medium-sized DMA 's ( markets ) and were primarily UHF stations . Act III Broadcasting was in business from 1985 to 1994 when it was sold to ABRY Partners for $ 500 million . Legendary TV producer Norman Lear owned a controlling stake in Act III Broadcasting through his company Act III Communications .
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Roman Atwood is a content creator.
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Roman Bernard Atwood ( born May 28 , 1983 ) is an American YouTube personality , comedian , vlogger and pranker . He is best known for his vlogs , where he posts updates about his life on a daily basis . His vlogging channel , `` RomanAtwoodVlogs '' , has a total of 3.3 billion views and 11.9 million subscribers . He also has another YouTube channel called `` RomanAtwood '' , where he posts pranks . His prank videos have gained over 1.4 billion views and 10.3 million subscribers . Both of these channels are in the top 100 most subscribed on YouTube , and he became the second YouTuber after Germán Garmendia to receive two Diamond Play Buttons for his two channels .
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Dave Roman is an American writer and artist of webcomics and comics .
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Jeff Atwood is an American software developer , author , blogger , and entrepreneur . He writes the computer programming blog Coding Horror . He co-founded the computer programming question-and-answer website Stack Overflow and co-founded Stack Exchange , which extends Stack Overflow 's question-and-answer model to subjects other than programming . Atwood 's most recent project as of 2012 is the development of Discourse , an open source Internet discussion platform .
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David Attwood ( born 28 August 1952 ) is an English filmmaker .
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Brett Atwood is a website editor , content strategist and former print and online journalist whose writings have appeared in Billboard , Rolling Stone , Vibe , The Hollywood Reporter and other publications . Atwood has held managing editor positions at leading Internet sites Amazon.com , Secondlife.com and RealNetworks . In 2001 , Atwood 's career shifted to include academia . He is currently the director of the Integrated Strategic Communication at Everett ( ISC ) program and an associate professor at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University . He holds an M.A. degree in communication from University of the Pacific in Stockton , California .
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is a director , storyboard artist , and producer .
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Christian Roman is an American animator , storyboard artist , producer and director . He is known for directing and executive producing the first season of the Disney Channel show American Dragon : Jake Long . He also designed the main characters and directed all 26 episodes of Disney 's Fillmore ! . Before Disney , he was a storyboard artist and storyboard supervisor on The Simpsons , during which time he wrote ` How to Storyboard The Simpsons Way ' . He graduated from Boston University College of Fine Arts in 1991 with a degree in painting . He is currently a story artist at Pixar .
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Jeanette `` Jett '' Atwood is an American animator and cartoonist currently living in San Francisco . A graduate of classical animation at Sheridan College , Jett has worked on numerous video games and short films as a storyboard artist , animator , and writer . Ms. Atwood has contributed animation to Smart Bomb Interactive titles such as `` Pac-Man World Rally '' ( 8/2006 ) and `` Snoopy vs. the Red Baron '' ( 2006 ) in which was also the writer . Atwood is a successful cartoonist with numerous works , both online web comics , and in print . She is the creator of `` Red Sparrow '' , detailing the trials of a rookie super hero , the Battlestar Galactica parody `` Frakkin ' Toasters '' and the `` Xena '' parody `` Battle-On '' . Some of her strips from `` Battle-On '' have been re-printed and featured in the books `` Lucy Lawless & Renee O'Connor : Warrior Stars of Xena '' and `` How Xena Changed Our Lives '' , both by Nikki Stafford . Atwood is a regular contributor to Sunstone Magazine . In 2005 her comic `` Puzzles '' was collected in the Eisner Award nominated anthology , 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2005 . It was her first 24-hour comic . For the 2006 `` 24 Hour Comic Day '' Jett created a sequel `` Loose Threads '' . It revisits the characters approximately a year and a half after the events of `` Puzzles , '' ( that being the amount of time between the competition . ) A year after that the final chapter `` Word Games '' was completed as part of the 2007 24 Hour Comic Challenge . Jett Atwood collaborated on a comic book series , `` iPlates '' , with writer Stephen Carter . In August 2012 , iPlates Volume 1 was published and received largely positive reviews on various blogs . The book details the epic adventures of the main character Zeniff as he attempts to defend his city from an invading army , and is based on stories in the Book of Mormon . Volume 2 was released following a successful crowdfunding campaign . In 2016 Atwood illustrated a book in the For Beginners series , Mormonism for Beginners , also written by Carter . Patrick Q. Mason , chair of Mormon studies at Claremont Graduate University , praised the Atwood 's `` clever illustrations . ''
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Margaret Eleanor Atwood , ( born November 18 , 1939 ) is a Canadian poet , novelist , literary critic , essayist , and environmental activist . She is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias Award for Literature , has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times , winning once , and has been a finalist for the Governor General 's Award several times , winning twice . In 2001 , she was inducted into Canada 's Walk of Fame . She is also a founder of the Writers ' Trust of Canada , a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada 's writing community . Among innumerable contributions to Canadian literature , she was a founding trustee of the Griffin Poetry Prize . Atwood is also the inventor , and developer , of the LongPen and associated technologies that facilitate the remote robotic writing of documents . She is the Co-Founder and a Director of Syngrafii Inc. ( formerly Unotchit Inc. ) , a company that she started in 2004 to develop , produce and distribute the LongPen technology . She holds various patents related to the LongPen technologies . While she is best known for her work as a novelist , she has also published fifteen books of poetry . Many of her poems have been inspired by myths and fairy tales , which have been interests of hers from an early age . Atwood has published short stories in Tamarack Review , Alphabet , Harper 's , CBC Anthology , Ms. , Saturday Night , and many other magazines . She has also published four collections of stories and three collections of unclassifiable short prose works .
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Graham Elwood ( born August 5 , 1969 ) is an American comedian , actor , podcaster , and writer .
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Rony Dasgupta is an author/script writer .
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Shari Roman is an American artist , author , screenwriter and director .
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Adam Tinworth is a business journalist and writer , resident in London . He is currently Blogging Editor for Reed Business Information , leading a major push by the business-to-business publisher into blogs . Previously , he was Features Editor of Estates Gazette , a weekly business magazine for the UK commercial real estate industry . He began his journalistic career by working on student magazines at Imperial College , London and Queen Mary , University of London . He has contributed to over 25 role playing game books for White Wolf Game Studio , including Werewolf : The Forsaken and Demon : the Fallen .
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Antwood is the alias of Tristan Douglas , a Canadian electronic music producer . Under the moniker `` Margaret Antwood , '' Douglas ' 2015 EP `` Work Focus '' was listed in Vogue 's best music of 2015 . In 2016 Antwood 's debut LP `` Virtuous.scr '' was released by Planet Mu . Virtuous.scr , which explores themes of artificial intelligence and robot ethics , was widely well-received ; it was featured in Resident Advisor 's top recommendations as well as The Wire Magazine .
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Andrew Heywood is an author , Professor and University administrator .
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Tom Atwood ( born 1971 ) is an American fine art , portrait , and celebrity photographer , best known for his 2005 book Kings in Their Castles . The New Yorker has praised the `` refreshing clarity and modesty '' of his work .
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Karen Attard is an Australian writer of fantasy and short fiction .
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Brian Atwood ( August 4 ) is an American shoe designer . He studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology before becoming a model . He gave Versace management a handwritten resume which led to a job offer .
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Atavist is a multimedia publishing platform . It was founded by Jefferson Rabb , Evan Ratliff , and Nicholas Thompson . In the spring of 2015 , they released their free publishing platform , built with Google 's Polymer . Fast Company wrote that the new system `` make -LSB- s -RSB- it near-painless to create and sell beautifully designed long-form content across multiple platforms . '' Early investors in the company include IAC , Eric Schmidt , and the Founders Fund .
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Rob Hanning is an American television writer and producer .
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Graham Roland is an American television writer and producer .
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James Howard ( also known as Jim Howard ) is a screenwriter , poet , computer game creator , and author .
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Adrian Heathfield is a British writer and curator .
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Mark A. Altman is a writer , producer and actor .
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Philip Roman ( born December 21 , 1930 in Fresno , California ) is an American animator . He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment . Roman is of Mexican American descent . Early in his career , Roman was an animator for Chuck Jones 's independent studios , Sib Tower 12 Productions and later Chuck Jones Productions . He was a lead animator for 1966 's How the Grinch Stole Christmas ! , and also provided an audio commentary along with June Foray on the DVD release of the film . The animation studio he founded , Film Roman , is best known for producing the animation for The Simpsons and King of the Hill for 20th Century Fox and MTV , as well as the Garfield animated television specials . Roman directed eleven of the twelve prime-time Garfield animated television specials broadcast between 1982 and 1991 ( and produced the final one , Garfield Gets a Life ) . He also appeared in person in the 1988 documentary TV special Happy Birthday , Garfield ! , which went behind the scenes of both the comic strip and the animated version of Garfield . In 1992 , Roman directed Tom and Jerry : The Movie , Film Roman 's first theatrical feature . Prior to running his own company , Roman also directed several of the Peanuts specials produced at Bill Melendez ' studio . Phil Roman sold Film Roman in 1999 and formed Phil Roman Entertainment . The company produced the animated special Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer . Recently , Roman has served as the production supervisor and executive producer in the Mexican-American animated film El Americano : The Movie , set to be released in January 2016 . Following Film Roman 's purchase by Waterman Entertainment , Roman returned to the company he founded as chairman emeritus .
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Sam Egan is a journalist , and a screenwriter and producer for television .
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Romy Achituv ( born 1958 ) is an Israeli experimental multimedia artist whose work engages issues of representation , language , time , and memory . Achituv is known for `` Text Rain '' which he co-created with Camille Utterback and `` The Garden Library Database Visualization Project '' which he created with Arteam , an interdisciplinary art collective . Achituv was born in Rome , Italy . He lives and works in Israel , New York City , and Seoul , South Korea . His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum ( Washington , D.C. ) .
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`` Nice Pete '' redirects here . For `` Nice Peter '' , the co-creator of Epic Rap Battles of History , see here Achewood is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001 . It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys , robots , and pets . Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner , Chris , at the fictional address of 62 Achewood Court . The events of the strip mostly take place in and around the house , as well as around the town of Achewood , the fictional suburb which gives its name to the comic . The comic 's humor is most often absurdist , typically lacking a traditional set punchline , and very often moves to the highly surreal . The world of the strip is expansive , featuring many major and minor characters with detailed backstories , and often references previous events , making it an ongoing narrative . As Onstad is a food and cooking enthusiast , many Achewood strips contain some reference to food or drink . Originally published regularly , the comic began to skip days in late 2010 , and in March 2011 Onstad announced that Achewood would be going on indefinite hiatus . In November 2011 the comic returned , followed by an announcement in December that the hiatus was over . However , Chris Onstad has stated that no regular schedule will be in effect , and new strips have been sporadic . Chris Onstad indicated in 2012 his plans for pitching Achewood as an animated series . No further news has come on this front , and the comic itself was not updated between April 7 , 2014 and December 24 , 2015 . The strip returned on December 24 , 2015 and was updated most subsequent Fridays . On December 25 , 2016 , Onstad announced that the strip was again on hiatus .
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Douglas Wood is a writer , creative executive , director and producer . He has been a VP of Animation Development and Production for Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment , Turner Pictures , Warner Bros. and Universal .
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Nick Arvin is an American engineer and writer .
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Adam Ostrow is an American businessman , writer and speaker who serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Mashable . He was hired by Pete Cashmore as online news site Mashable.com 's first Editor in Chief in 2007 and has contributed more than 2,500 articles to the site on topics including social media , technology and marketing trends . During his time at Mashable , Ostrow also spoke at numerous industry events and conferences , including the Cannes Lions , SXSW , Consumer Electronics Show and Digitas NewFront . His work at the site also included introducing Mashable 's video program and the Mashable Publisher Platform . Ostrow 's TED talk `` After the Final Status Update '' on the subject of how social media profiles live on after individual users die has been viewed more than 700,000 times as of September 2012 .
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Mark Imgrund is an editor working in broadcast and digital content . He specializes in impactful storytelling , creative direction and content strategy for innovative brands and social entrepreneurs . His main areas are comedy , dialogue , visual effects , documentary , and uses Final Cut Pro , Avid and Premiere .
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Beth Spotswood ( born January 28 , 1978 , San Francisco , CA ) is a writer , blogger and video host , best known for her weekly Culture Blog on the San Francisco Chronicle 's SFGate.com
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History of art includes architecture, dance, sculpture, music, painting, poetry literature, theatre, narrative, film, photography and graphic arts.
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The history of art is the history of any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes , expressing ideas , emotions or , in general , a worldview . Over time visual art has been classified in diverse ways , from the medieval distinction between liberal arts and mechanical arts , to the modern distinction between fine arts and applied arts , or to the many contemporary definitions , which define art as a manifestation of human creativity . The subsequent expansion of the list of principal arts in the 20th century reached to nine : architecture , dance , sculpture , music , painting , poetry ( described broadly as a form of literature with aesthetic purpose or function , which also includes the distinct genres of theatre and narrative ) , film , photography and graphic arts . In addition to the old forms of artistic expression such as fashion and gastronomy , new modes of expression are being considered as arts such as video , computer art , performance , advertising , animation , television and videogames . The history of art is a multidisciplinary branch of the arts and sciences , seeking an objective examination of art throughout time , classifying cultures , establishing periodizations , and observing the distinctive and influential characteristics of art . The study of the history of art was initially developed during the Renaissance , with its limited scope being the artistic production of Western civilization . However , as time has passed , it has imposed a broader view of artistic history , seeking a comprehensive overview of all the civilizations and analysis of their artistic production in terms of their own cultural values ( cultural relativism ) , and not just western art history . Today , art enjoys a wide network of study , dissemination and preservation of all the artistic legacy of mankind throughout history . The 20th century has seen the proliferation of institutions , foundations , art museums and galleries , in both the public and private sectors , dedicated to the analysis and cataloging of works of art as well as exhibitions aimed at a mainstream audience . The rise of media has been crucial in improving the study and dissemination of art . International events and exhibitions like the Whitney Biennial and biennales of Venice and São Paulo or the Documenta of Kassel have helped the development of new styles and trends . Prizes such as the Turner of the Tate Gallery , the Wolf Prize in Arts , the Pritzker Prize of architecture , the Pulitzer of photography and the Oscar of cinema also promote the best creative work on an international level . Institutions like UNESCO , with the establishment of the World Heritage Site lists , also help the conservation of the major monuments of the planet .
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The arts is a general term for the theory and physical expression of creativity found in human societies and cultures . Major constituents of the arts include literature -- including poetry , novels and short stories , and epic poetry ; performing arts -- among them music , dance , and theatre ; culinary arts such as baking , chocolatiering , and winemaking ; media arts like photography and cinematography , and visual arts -- including drawing , painting , ceramics , and sculpting . Some art forms combine a visual element with performance ( e.g. film ) or artwork with the written word ( e.g. comics ) . From prehistoric cave paintings to modern day films , art serves as a vessel for storytelling and conveying humankind 's relationship with its environment .
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Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual , auditory or performing artifacts ( artworks ) , expressing the author 's imaginative or technical skill , intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power . In their most general form these activities include the production of works of art , the criticism of art , the study of the history of art , and the aesthetic dissemination of art . The oldest documented forms of art are visual arts , which include creation of images or objects in fields including painting , sculpture , printmaking , photography , and other visual media . Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts ; however , like the decorative arts , or advertising , it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential -- in a way that they usually are not in a painting , for example . Music , theatre , film , dance , and other performing arts , as well as literature and other media such as interactive media , are included in a broader definition of art or the arts . Until the 17th century , art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences . In modern usage after the 17th century , where aesthetic considerations are paramount , the fine arts are separated and distinguished from acquired skills in general , such as the decorative or applied arts . Art may be characterized in terms of mimesis ( its representation of reality ) , expression , communication of emotion , or other qualities . During the Romantic period , art came to be seen as `` a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science '' . Though the definition of what constitutes art is disputed and has changed over time , general descriptions mention an idea of imaginative or technical skill stemming from human agency and creation . The nature of art and related concepts , such as creativity and interpretation , are explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics .
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Art history may refer to : Art history , the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts Art History , an academic journal of the Association of Art Historians History of art , the history of the visual arts of painting , sculpture and architecture
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The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions , regions , overarching stylistic trends , and dates . The branches of architecture are civil , sacred , naval , military , and landscape architecture .
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Arts in education is an expanding field of educational research and practice informed by investigations into learning through arts experiences . In this context , the arts can include Performing arts education ( dance , drama , music ) , literature and poetry , storytelling , Visual arts education in film , craft , design , digital arts , media and photography . It is distinguished from art education by being not so much about teaching art , but focused on : how to improve learning through the arts how to transfer learning in and through the arts to other disciplines discovering and creating understanding of human behavior , thinking , potential , and learning especially through the close observation of works of art and various forms of involvement in arts experiences Arts integrated learning is a way to teach artistic skills in conjunction with academic material . This approach to education values the process and experiential learning as much as creation of art object or performance oriented learning .
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Art refers to works of creative expression , and also to a skill , a learned applied technique
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Arts and letters is a traditional term for the fine arts and literature considered together . The category defined as `` arts and letters '' may also include the performing arts , visual arts , or liberal arts .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the visual arts : Visual arts -- class of art forms , including painting , sculpture , photography , printmaking and others , that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature . Visual Arts that produce three-dimensional objects , such as sculpture and architecture , are known as plastic arts . The current usage of visual arts includes fine arts as well as crafts , but this was not always the case .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of painting : History of painting -- painting is the production of paintings , that is , the practice of applying paint , pigment , color or other medium to a surface ( support base , such as paper , canvas , or a wall ) ; the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other implements , such as knives , sponges , and airbrushes , can be used . The history of painting reaches back in time to artifacts from pre-historic humans , and spans all cultures . It represents a continuous , though periodically disrupted tradition from Antiquity .
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The following is a list of gods and goddesses associated with the arts or a particular art form , such as crafts , dancing , drawing , music , painting , poetry , pottery , sculpture , smithing , storytelling , theatre , or weaving .
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The following outline is an overview and topical guide to architecture : Architecture -- the process and the product of designing and constructing buildings . Architectural works with a certain indefinable combination of design quality and external circumstances may become cultural symbols and / or be considered works of art .
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Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement . This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value , and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture . Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography , by its repertoire of movements , or by its historical period or place of origin . An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance , although these two categories are not always completely separate ; both may have special functions , whether social , ceremonial , competitive , erotic , martial , or sacred/liturgical . Other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have a dance-like quality , including martial arts , gymnastics , cheerleading , figure skating , synchronized swimming , marching bands , and many other forms of athletics .
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Performing arts are a form of art in which artists use their voices and/or their bodies , often in relation to other objects , to convey artistic expression . It is different from visual arts , which is when artists use paint/canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects . Performing arts include several disciplines , each performed in front of a live audience .
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Erotic art covers any artistic work that is intended to evoke erotic arousal or that depicts scenes of love-making . It includes drawings , engravings , films , music , paintings , photographs , sculptures and writing .
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Audiovisual art is the exploration of kinetic abstract art and music or sound set in relation to each other . It includes visual music , abstract film , audiovisual performances and installations .
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The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment , enlightenment , or instruction to the reader/listener/observer , as well as the development of the literary techniques used in the communication of these pieces . Not all writings constitute literature . Some recorded materials , such as compilations of data ( e.g. , a check register ) are not considered literature , and this article relates only to the evolution of the works defined above .
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The visual arts are art forms such as ceramics , drawing , painting , sculpture , printmaking , design , crafts , photography , video , filmmaking , and architecture . Many artistic disciplines ( performing arts , conceptual art , textile arts ) involve aspects of the visual arts as well as arts of other types . Also included within the visual arts are the applied arts such as industrial design , graphic design , fashion design , interior design and decorative art . Current usage of the term `` visual arts '' includes fine art as well as the applied , decorative arts and crafts , but this was not always the case . Before the Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain and elsewhere at the turn of the 20th century , the term ` artist ' was often restricted to a person working in the fine arts ( such as painting , sculpture , or printmaking ) and not the handicraft , craft , or applied art media . The distinction was emphasized by artists of the Arts and Crafts Movement , who valued vernacular art forms as much as high forms . Art schools made a distinction between the fine arts and the crafts , maintaining that a craftsperson could not be considered a practitioner of the arts . The increasing tendency to privilege painting , and to a lesser degree sculpture , above other arts has been a feature of Western art as well as East Asian art . In both regions painting has been seen as relying to the highest degree on the imagination of the artist , and the furthest removed from manual labour -- in Chinese painting the most highly valued styles were those of `` scholar-painting '' , at least in theory practiced by gentleman amateurs . The Western hierarchy of genres reflected similar attitudes .
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Arts and entertainment in India have had their course shaped by a synthesis of indigenous and foreign influences that have consequently shaped the course of the arts of the rest of Asia , since ancient times . Arts refer to paintings , architecture , literature , music , dance , languages and cinema . In early India , most of the arts were derived Vedic influences . After the birth of contemporary Hinduism , Jainism , Buddhism , and Sikhism arts flourished under the patronage of kings and emperors . The coming of Islam spawned a whole new era of Indian architecture and art . Finally the British brought their own Gothic and Roman influences and fused it with the Indian style . They have a culture infusion in their art .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the performing arts : Performing arts -- art forms that use the artist 's own body , face , presence as a medium .
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`` Classical music '' and `` art music '' are terms that have been used to refer to music of different cultural origins and traditions . Such traditions often date to a period regarded as the `` golden age '' of music for a particular culture . The following table lists music styles from throughout the world and the period in history when that tradition was developed :
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An epic is traditionally a genre of poetry , known as epic poetry . However , in modern terms , epic is often extended to describing other art forms , such as epic theatre , films , music , novels , stage play , television series , and video games , wherein the story has a theme of grandeur and heroism , just as in epic poetry . Scholars argue that the epic has long since become `` disembedded '' from its origins in oral poetry , appearing in successive narrative media throughout history .
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The Oxford History of Art is a monographic series about the history of art , design and architecture published by Oxford University Press . It combines volumes covering specific periods with thematic volumes . The history is divided into histories of Western Art , Western Architecture , World Art , Western Design , Photography , Western Sculpture , Themes and Genres , and a critical anthology of art writing . The entire work consists of over 30 volumes .
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History is the study of the past . When used as the name of a field of study , history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of humans , families , and societies as preserved primarily through written sources . This is a list of history topics covered on English Wikipedia : __ NOTOC __
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Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence , expressed through time . Music may also refer to :
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Narrative art is art that tells a story , either as a moment in an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time . Some of the earliest evidence of human art suggests that people told stories with pictures . However , without some knowledge of the story being told it is very hard to read ancient pictures because they are not organized in a systematic way like words on a page , but rather can unfold in many different directions at once . Static images in any artistic medium do not naturally lend themselves to telling stories as stories are told over time ( diachronic ) and pictures are seen all at once ( synchronic ) . Although there are some common features to all narrative art , different cultures have developed idiosyncratic ways to discern narrative action from pictures . Prior to the advent of literacy most narrative art was done in a simultaneous narrative style with very little overarching organization . Once literacy developed in different parts of the world pictures began to be organized along register lines , like lines on a page , that helped define the direction of the narrative . This method of linking scenes together led to other ways of telling stories in the 20th century , namely the newspaper , comic strips and comic books . In painting in traditional Western art since the Renaissance , the concept of history painting covers most narrative scenes . Narrative is generally easier to represent in painting and relief in sculpture than in sculpture in the round , where depicting several figures becomes complicated , though the Roman Sperlonga sculptures are a lavish exception .
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Art history is the study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts , i.e. genre , design , format , and style . This includes the `` major '' arts of painting , sculpture , and architecture as well as the `` minor '' arts of ceramics , furniture , and other decorative objects . As a term , art history ( its product being history of art ) encompasses several methods of studying the visual arts ; in common usage referring to works of art and architecture . Aspects of the discipline overlap . As the art historian Ernst Gombrich once observed , `` the field of art history -LSB- is -RSB- much like Caesar 's Gaul , divided in three parts inhabited by three different , though not necessarily hostile tribes : ( i ) the connoisseurs , ( ii ) the critics , and ( iii ) the academic art historians '' . As a discipline , art history is distinguished from art criticism , which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value upon individual works with respect to others of comparable style , or sanctioning an entire style or movement ; and art theory or `` philosophy of art '' , which is concerned with the fundamental nature of art . One branch of this area of study is aesthetics , which includes investigating the enigma of the sublime and determining the essence of beauty . Technically , art history is not these things , because the art historian uses historical method to answer the questions : How did the artist come to create the work ? , Who were the patrons ? , Who were his or her teachers ? , Who was the audience ? , Who were his or her disciples ? , What historical forces shaped the artist 's oeuvre , and How did he or she and the creation , in turn , affect the course of artistic , political , and social events ? It is , however , questionable whether many questions of this kind can be answered satisfactorily without also considering basic questions about the nature of art . Unfortunately the current disciplinary gap between art history and the philosophy of art ( aesthetics ) often hinders this inquiry . Art history is not only a biographical endeavor . Art historians often root their studies in the scrutiny of individual objects . They thus attempt to answer in historically specific ways , questions such as : What are key features of this style ? , What meaning did this object convey ? , How does it function visually ? , Did the artist meet their goals well ? , What symbols are involved ? , and Does it function discursively ? The historical backbone of the discipline is a celebratory chronology of beautiful creations commissioned by public or religious bodies or wealthy individuals in western Europe . Such a `` canon '' remains prominent , as indicated by the selection of objects present in art history textbooks . Nonetheless , since the 20th century there has been an effort to re-define the discipline to be more inclusive of non-Western art , art made by women , and vernacular creativity .
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A work of art is an aesthetic physical item or artistic creation . Work of art or Work of Art also may refer to :
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A work of art can be analysed by considering a variety of aspects of it individually . These aspects are often called the elements of art . A commonly used list of the main elements include form , shape , line , color , value , space and texture .
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The arts of China ( Chinese : 中國藝術 / 中国艺术 ) have varied throughout its ancient history , divided into periods by the ruling dynasties of China and changing technology , but still containing a high degree of continuity . Different forms of art have been influenced by great philosophers , teachers , religious figures and even political leaders . The arrival of Buddhism and modern Western influence produced especially large changes . Chinese art encompasses fine arts , folk arts and performance arts .
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Art historians and philosophers of art have long had classificatory disputes about art regarding whether a particular cultural form or piece of work should be classified as art . Disputes about what does and does not count as art continue to occur today .
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Throughout history , forms of art have gone through periodic abrupt changes called artistic revolutions . Movements have come to an end to be replaced by a new movement markedly different in striking ways . See also cultural movements .
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The arts of Iran are one of the richest art heritages in world history and encompasses many traditional disciplines including architecture , painting , literature , music , weaving , pottery , calligraphy , metalworking and stonemasonry . There is also a very vibrant Iranian modern and contemporary art scene , as well as cinema and photography . For a history of Persian visual art up to the early 20th century , see Persian art , and also Iranian architecture .
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Adrienne Bailon is an accountant.
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Adrienne Eliza Houghton ( née Bailon ; born October 24 , 1983 ) is an American singer-songwriter , recording artist , actress , dancer and television personality . Adrienne Bailon first became publicly known when she rose to fame as one of the founding members and singer of both 3LW ( 1999 -- 2007 ) and Disney 's The Cheetah Girls ( 2003 -- 2008 ) . Bailon recorded a debut solo album which was later shelved . Since then , Bailon has stated that she plans to record a Spanish-language solo album . Aside from her work in 3LW and The Cheetah Girls , Bailon went on to develop her own acting career with roles in The Cheetah Girls films , Coach Carter and the MTV film All You 've Got . Aside from her work in film , she has also guest starred in numerous television series including the Disney Channel series That 's So Raven and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody . Bailon has established a solo music career , contributing two solo tracks , including `` What If '' , to The Cheetah Girls : One World soundtrack as well as the Confessions of a Shopaholic soundtrack , and numerous other guest musical ventures . Bailon co-stars alongside television personality , model and actress Julissa Bermudez in their own reality series , Empire Girls : Julissa and Adrienne which airs on the Style Network . Adrienne met Julissa on the set of the 2006 film All You 've Got . Currently , Bailon is one of the hosts of syndicated talk show The Real along with former fellow Disney Channel star Tamera Mowry , Jeannie Mai , and Loni Love , which premiered on July 15 , 2013 . Bailon 's career , spanning over 16 years with both 3LW and The Cheetah Girls , has helped her sell a combined 5.6 million recording albums worldwide .
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Accounting or accountancy is the measurement , processing and communication of financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations . The modern field was established by the Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli in 1494 . Accounting , which has been called the `` language of business '' , measures the results of an organization 's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users , including investors , creditors , management , and regulators . Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants . The terms `` accounting '' and `` financial reporting '' are often used as synonyms . Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting , management accounting , external auditing , tax accounting and cost accounting . Accounting information systems are designed to support accounting functions and related activities . Financial accounting focuses on the reporting of an organization 's financial information , including the preparation of financial statements , to external users of the information , such as investors , regulators and suppliers ; and management accounting focuses on the measurement , analysis and reporting of information for internal use by management . The recording of financial transactions , so that summaries of the financials may be presented in financial reports , is known as bookkeeping , of which double-entry bookkeeping is the most common system . Accounting is facilitated by accounting organizations such as standard-setters , accounting firms and professional bodies . Financial statements are usually audited by accounting firms , and are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ) . GAAP is set by various standard-setting organizations such as the Financial Accounting Standards Board ( FASB ) in the United States and the Financial Reporting Council in the United Kingdom . As of 2012 , `` all major economies '' have plans to converge towards or adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards ( IFRS ) .
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Calvin H. Gurley is an accountant and perennial candidate living in Washington , D.C.
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Addison Wiggin is an American financial writer , publisher , and filmmaker . He is executive publisher of Agora Financial , LLC and is a New York Times bestselling author .
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Adrien is a given name and surname , and the French spelling for the name Adrian . It is also the masculine form of the feminine name Adrienne . Notable people with the name include : Given name : Adrien Auzout , French astronomer Adrien Baillet , French scholar and critic Adrien Douady , French mathematician Adrien Silva , Portuguese-French footballer Adrien Zeller ( 1940 -- 2009 ) , French politician Adrien Brody , American actor Adrien , Count of Rougé ( 1782 -- 1838 ) , French statesman Adrien de Wignacourt ( died 1697 ) , Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller Surname : Caroline Adrien ( born 1987 ) , French kitesurfer Jeff Adrien ( born 1986 ) , American basketball player Martin-Joseph Adrien ( 1766-1823 ) , French operatic bass
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Mary Garofalo is an anchor , and investigative correspondent .
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This page is an index of accounting topics .
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Adrienne Maloof ( born September 4 , 1961 ) is an American businesswoman , television personality , shoe designer and co-owner of the various business holdings of Maloof Companies , which include a 2 % stake in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas , Nevada ; Maloof Productions , Maloof Music and the annual Maloof Money Cup skateboarding event .
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Stéphanie Balique-Gibaud is a public relations and an event marketing specialist . Working for UBS France in Paris , she has in particular played a decisive role in blowing the whistle on the practices of tax evasion and laundering of tax fraud in organized group of UBS AG ( Switzerland ) with the complicity of UBS France .
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Adrienne Lau ( Chinese : 劉晨芝 ; Birth name : Wing Nga Lau ) is a beautician , singer and actress . She speaks English , Cantonese and Mandarin . She graduated from UCLA with double major degrees in Communications and Sociology . Adrienne also did an advertising campaign and was the spokesmodel for Vigoss Jeans in China .
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Adrien Baillet ( 13 June 164921 January 1706 ) was a French scholar and critic . He is now best known as a biographer of René Descartes .
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Adrienne Anderson is an American songwriter , most notable for being the co-writer of `` Could It Be Magic '' , among other Barry Manilow songs , as well as being the co-writer of signature songs for Dionne Warwick ( `` Déjà Vu '' ) and Peter Allen ( `` I Go to Rio '' ) .
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Jim Bruene is a financial journalist .
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Adrienne Marie `` Audie '' England ( born July 12 , 1967 ) is an American actress and professional photographer .
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Hedge accounting is an accountancy practice .
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A night auditor works at night at the reception of a hotel .
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Adrienne Cahalan ( born 1964 ) was the only woman competing in the 2005 -- 06 Volvo Ocean Race . She is a qualified lawyer and had a master 's degree in Applied Meteorology . Adrienne grew up on the Lane Cove River ( part of Sydney Harbour ) in Australia . After learning how to sail as a teenager , she began to race lasers and was a member of the twelve-foot skiff club . Since then Adrienne has been part of the Cheyenne crew which broke the Round the World World Speed Record in 2004 ; she has circumnavigated the globe on several projects , and has had four World Yachtswoman of the Year nominations . This is all with also having experience in three Volvo Ocean Races ( formerly known as the Whitbread Round the World Race ) prior to her race in the 2005 -- 2006 Volvo Ocean Race . Her education was at Marist Sisters ' College , Woolwich , an all girl secondary school in the suburbs of Sydney . She came and gave a speech to her old school ( 11 March 2015 ) , some of her words were ; `` 33 years ago , I sat in those seats . When I sat there I did n't know I would leave and become a professional sailor and maritime lawyer . '' She told them what she has achieved after stepping out of those doors of high school . She told them that she has set a world record for going around the world on a yacht in less than 64 days . She said she once told her crew when they were absolutely exhausted , `` If you do n't try now and we lose that world record by one second , you will never forgive yourself but if you put everything into it , then you know you 've done what could be done to complete it . '' She has been the navigator on four line honours winners in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race including Wild Oats .
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Adam Neylon is a Wisconsin politician and business owner .
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Adrienne Monson ( born July 27 , 1983 ) is an American writer .
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Arlene Dickinson ( born October 8 , 1956 ) is a South African Canadian businesswoman , investor , author , and television personality . She is the CEO of Venture Communications and is represented by CBC Television as a self-made multi-millionaire . Dickinson joined the cast of the CBC business reality show Dragons ' Den during its second season in 2007 and departed in the ninth season in 2015 , but will return for the 12th season in 2017 . She was selected to perform on the series after she won numerous awards including Calgary Business Owner of the Year , PROFIT magazine 's Top 100 Women Business Owners , the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence and Canada 's Most Powerful Women Top 100 . She is also an entrepreneur on another CBC business reality show , The Big Decision .
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An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy , which is the measurement , disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers , investors , tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resource ( s ) . In many jurisdictions , professional accounting bodies maintain standards of practice and evaluations for professionals . Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations ' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant , Chartered Certified Accountant or Certified Public Accountant . Such professionals are granted certain responsibilities by statute , such as the ability to certify an organization 's financial statements , and may be held liable for professional misconduct . Non-qualified accountants may be employed by a qualified accountant , or may work independently without statutory privileges and obligations . The Big Four auditors are the largest employers of accountants worldwide . However , most accountants are employed in commerce , industry and the public sector .
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Adrienne Warren ( born May 6 , 1987 ) is an actress , singer and dancer known for her work on Broadway , film and television .
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Adrienne Jablanczy ( born 3 March 1949 ) is a French economist , professor and , since 1997 , President of the Institut supérieur européen de gestion group .
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Ari Zoldan is an entrepreneur in the technology industry , political correspondent and business analyst based primarily in New York City and Washington , D.C.
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Archon Information Systems , L.L.C. ( `` Archon '' ) is a Delaware corporation that provides technology and collection services to government clients . The focus of Archon 's services is the collection and management of delinquent ad valorem taxes , which are local governments ' major source of revenue . Software development is the core of Archon 's business model , and utilizes the test-driven development design method . The company 's best-known software products are the CivicSource brand of proprietary software , including CivicSource Administrator ( for management of property taxes ) and CivicSource Auctioneer ( for conducting Internet-based tax and foreclosure sales ) . Archon 's first major client , the City of New Orleans , used the company 's software and services to host multiple online tax sales . The first of these was the first online tax sale in the Gulf South region , and the first tax sale held in New Orleans , Louisiana , after Hurricane Katrina . New Orleans netted increased revenue in property tax collection over previous sales to date .
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Helaine Olen is an American journalist based in New York . She is a columnist for Slate , where she writes the column The Bills . She is the author of Pound Foolish : Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry and the co-author of The Index Card : Why Personal Finance Does n't Have to be Complicated . Olen graduated from Smith College and attended the University of Minnesota . She is married to the script writer Matt Roshkow and has two sons .
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Brigitte Alepin is an author , media personality and tax expert born in Quebec in 1966 . She holds a bachelor 's degree in accounting from Université du Québec à Montréal ( 1986 ) with an award for excellence , a master 's degree in taxation from Université de Sherbrooke ( 1990 ) with a grant from the Canadian Research Fund , and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University ( 2005 ) . At Harvard , she worked on a special project entitled `` The adaptation of our tax systems to globalization . '' She is an outspoken critic of corporate tax evasion and fiscal inequality . She has acted as an expert advisor on tax policies to the Canadian government and various Canadian and international organizations . In 2016 , Alepin was recognized as one of the 50 most influential tax experts in the world , by the magazine International Tax Review .
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Alyson is pop/dance singer-songwriter and producer from in Los Angeles , U.S.
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Nina E. Olson is the United States Taxpayer Advocate , and head of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate , a government office dedicated to helping taxpayers solve their problems with the Internal Revenue Service .
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Alaina Marie Beaton ( born October 1 , 1985 ) , better known by her stage name Porcelain Black , is an American pop singer-songwriter , rapper , and model . At age eighteen , she embarked on her music career as a solo act under the name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virgin Records . However , Black and Virgin could not agree on the music she would record . The music she recorded was posted to her Myspace account , `` rockcitynosebleed '' , where she gained millions of hits . After three years of trying to get out of the contract , she signed with RedOne 's Universal Republic imprint , 2101 Records , late in 2009 and began working on her debut album . After many internal problems between the artist and record producer , RedOne , Porcelain Black announced the partnership had come to an end , with anticipation of releasing her debut album in the vein of her Porcelain and the Tramps project in 2015 . She has appeared in multiple music videos , including Jack White 's `` Freedom at 21 '' and Travie McCoy 's `` We 'll Be Alright '' . As a songwriter , she is credited on songs performed by One Direction , Orianthi , The Used and Mexican pop singer Belinda , among others . As a solo act , she has released three singles , `` This Is What Rock n ' Roll Looks Like '' , `` Naughty Naughty '' , and `` One Woman Army '' , the first featuring guest vocals from Lil Wayne . The first two songs charted on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart . `` One Woman Army '' was a top-forty hit in France , Spain , and Wallonia , outselling all of her previous singles in France and becoming her first number-one hit on that country 's iTunes chart . After the release of her first single , Lil Wayne invited her on the second half of his I Am Music Tour as an opening act . She made her first televised appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman , performing `` This Is What Rock n ' Roll Looks Like '' . Musically , she fuses industrial themes with pop music conventions such as electronic synths and a heavy reliance upon hooks . She is best known for her guttural vocals and two-toned hair . She considers her music the `` love child '' of Marilyn Manson and Britney Spears . Vocally compared to Courtney Love , Porcelain Black was approached to record backing vocals for Love 's 2008 album .
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Adrienne Russell is an American academic whose work focuses on the digital-age evolution of journalism and activist communication . She is currently associate professor of Emergent Digital Practices and Media Film and Journalism at the University of Denver .
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Adrienne-Joi Johnson ( born January 2 , 1963 ) , sometimes credited as A.J. Johnson , is an American actress , choreographer and fitness coach . Acting since 1988 , Johnson has made many guest appearances on sitcoms , television dramas and music videos ; she also has numerous supporting roles in films , including House Party and Baby Boy .
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Homeland is an American television spy thriller based on the Israeli television series Prisoners of War.
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Prisoners of War ( original title in ) is an Israeli television drama series made by Keshet and originally aired on Israel 's Channel 2 from March to May 2010 . A second season aired in Israel from October to December 2012 , and a third season is planned . The series was created by Israeli director , screenwriter and producer Gideon Raff . In 2010 it won the Israeli Academy Award for Television for Best Drama Series . The programme was acquired by 20th Century Fox Television before it aired in Israel , and was adapted into the acclaimed series Homeland for Showtime in the United States . In India it was officially adapted as finite 126 episode television series P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke by Nikhil Advani in 2016 with Hatufim creator Gideon Raff consulting for the series .
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Homeland is an American espionage thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa , based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War created by Gideon Raff . The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison , a CIA operations officer who believes that an American prisoner of war , Nicholas Brody ( Damian Lewis ) was turned by the enemy , and now poses a significant risk to national security . It premiered in the United States on Showtime on October 2 , 2011 . The series was renewed for a sixth season that premiered on January 15 , 2017 . The series has also been renewed for a seventh and eighth season .
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Homeland is a drama/thriller series developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and based on the Israeli series Hatufim ( English title : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff . The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison , a Central Intelligence Agency officer and Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody , a U.S. Marine . Mathison has come to believe that Brody , who was held captive by Al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war , was turned by the enemy and now threatens the United States . The series is broadcast in the United States on the cable channel Showtime , and is produced by Fox 21 . It premiered on October 2 , 2011 . The first episode was made available online , more than two weeks before broadcast , with viewers having to complete some tasks to unlock access . The series has received critical acclaim , as well as several industry awards , including winning the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series , the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama , and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Damian Lewis and Claire Danes respectively . Showtime renewed the series for a second season of twelve episodes , which premiered on September 30 , 2012 .
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The second season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on September 30 , 2012 on Showtime and concluded on December 16 , 2012 , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa .
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The sixth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on January 15 , 2017 , and concluded on April 9 , 2017 , on Showtime , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa .
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The third season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on September 29 , 2013 on Showtime , and concluded on December 15 , 2013 , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa .
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The fourth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on October 5 , 2014 , and concluded on December 21 , 2014 , on Showtime , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa . The fourth season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 8 , 2015 , and became available for streaming on Hulu on August 1 , 2016 .
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The fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland , premiered on October 4 , 2015 , and concluded on December 20 , 2015 , on Showtime , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa . The fifth season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 10 , 2017 . Set two years after the previous season , Carrie is no longer working for the CIA , and is working for a philanthropic foundation in Berlin , the Düring Foundation . The season includes several real world subjects in its storylines , including ISIS , Vladimir Putin , Bashar al-Assad , the Charlie Hebdo shooting , Edward Snowden , and the European migrant crisis .
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The first season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on October 2 , 2011 on Showtime and concluded on December 18 , 2011 , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa . The first season follows Carrie Mathison , a CIA operations officer who has come to believe that Nicholas Brody , a U.S. Marine Sergeant , who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war , was turned by the enemy and now poses a significant risk to national security . The season received universal acclaim , scoring a Metacritic rating of 91 out of 100 from 28 critics . TV Guide named it the best TV show of 2011 and highly applauded the performances by Damian Lewis and Claire Danes . Metacritic determined Homeland to be the second-best TV show of 2011 according to major TV critics , by aggregating the critics ' year-end top ten lists . The series won both the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for this season . The original broadcast of the pilot episode on October 2 , 2011 received 1.08 million viewers , becoming Showtime 's highest-rated drama premiere in eight years . The episode received a total of 2.78 million viewers with additional broadcasts and on demand views . The finale episode of season one received 1.7 million viewers , making it the most-watched season finale of any first-year Showtime series . The series also performed well in the UK , where it aired on Channel 4 , with the pilot episode drawing 3.10 million viewers , and the finale drawing 4.01 million viewers .
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Homeland is an album by Neal Morse . It is a piece that was written for a musical theater production in the early 1990s . Many of the musical themes from this production would later appear on some of the Spock 's Beard albums . This is the twelfth release in the Neal Morse Inner Circle series .
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Gideon `` Gidi '' Raff ( גדעון '' גידי '' רף born 1973 ) is an Israeli film and television director , screenwriter , and writer . He is best known for the award-winning 2010 Israeli television drama series Prisoners of War ( which he created , wrote and directed ) and its acclaimed US adaptation , Homeland ( for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 ) .
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Homeland is a novel by Cory Doctorow , published by Tor Books . It is a sequel to Doctorow 's earlier novel , Little Brother . It was released in hardback on February 5 , 2013 and subsequently released for download under a Creative Commons license on Doctorow 's website two weeks later on February 19 , 2013 . The novel includes two afterword essays by computer security researcher and hacker Jacob Appelbaum , and computer programmer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz .
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Rodina ( Родина Homeland ) is a Russian political thriller television series developed by Pavel Lungin and Timur Weinstein based on the Israeli series Hatufim , which was created by Gideon Raff , and it is a second adaptation after the American adaptation Homeland by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa . The series stars Viktoriya Isakova as Anna Zimina , a Federal Security Service ( FSB ) officer and Vladimir Mashkov as Alexey Bragin , a Russian Marine Corps sniper . Anna had come to believe that Alexey , who was held captive by Chechen terrorists as a prisoner of war , was `` turned '' by the enemy and threatened the Russian Federation . The series is broadcast in the Russian Federation on channel Russia-1 , and is produced by WeiT Media . The first episode aired on March 16 , 2015 . The series was a ratings hit , with the premiere the network 's highest-rated show in two years .
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`` Beirut Is Back '' is the second episode of the second season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 14th episode overall . It originally aired on Showtime on October 7 , 2012 .
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`` Pilot '' is the first episode of the psychological thriller TV series Homeland . It originally aired on Showtime on October 2 , 2011 . The episode focuses on the return home of Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody ( Damian Lewis ) , rescued after eight years as a prisoner-of-war in Afghanistan . While Brody is celebrated as a hero , CIA officer Carrie Mathison ( Claire Danes ) believes Brody to actually be acting as a sleeper agent for al-Qaeda . The pilot was universally acclaimed by critics and was the highest-rated drama premiere on Showtime since 2003 .
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`` State of Independence '' is the third episode of the second season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 15th episode overall . It originally aired on Showtime on October 14 , 2012 .
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Homeland Security is an Egyptian security service , the main domestic security agency of Egypt and the main successor of the State Security Investigations Service . Its main responsibilities are counter-intelligence , internal and border security , counter-terrorism , and surveillance . Its headquarters is in Cairo . Due to its efforts of bringing back the security during the Islamist unrest , the agency has gained much of the previous agency 's lost respect in Egypt . After announcing the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group due to the December 2013 Mansoura bombing , the agency has reportedly assigned hotlines for reporting suspected Muslim Brotherhood members .
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Carrie Anne Mathison , played by actress Claire Danes , is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television drama/thriller series Homeland on Showtime , created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon . Carrie is a CIA officer who , while on assignment in Iraq , learned from a CIA asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by al-Qaeda . After a U.S. Marine sergeant named Nicholas Brody is rescued from captivity , Mathison believes that he is the POW described to her . Carrie 's investigation of Brody is complicated by her bipolar disorder and results in an obsession with her suspect . For her performance as Mathison , Claire Danes has received several major acting awards , including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama , the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series , the Satellite Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama , and the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama . She is the second actress to win all the five main TV acting awards for her performance in the Lead Drama Actress categories .
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Graceland is an American police drama television series created by Jeff Eastin that premiered on the USA Network on June 6 , 2013 . A group of undercover agents from various law enforcement agencies in the United States , including the DEA , the FBI , and the ICE , live together in a confiscated Southern California beach house known as `` Graceland '' . Rookie FBI agent Mike Warren is assigned to the house fresh out of Quantico training .
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Homeland Security USA is a 2009 reality show . It portrayed members of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security , and other agencies tasked with the security of the US , performing their day-to-day duties . It was the American version of the Australian reality show Border Security . The show premiered on January 6 , 2009 on ABC and was put on hiatus May 19 , 2009 . The show featured officers within Homeland Security , who fought various crimes such as drug trafficking . A few months after the premiere ABC aired episodes on weekend afternoons .
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Avi Nir ( אבי ניר born 1961 ) is an Israeli television executive , academic , entrepreneur , writer and producer . He is the CEO of the Israeli media group Keshet Broadcasting serving as the foremost content and programming director . He is known as the Executive producer of the American television program Homeland for which he was personally granted an Emmy award .
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`` America First '' is the sixth season finale of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 72nd episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on April 9 , 2017 .
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`` Good Night '' is the tenth episode of the third season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 34th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on December 1 , 2013 .
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`` Why Is This Night Different ? '' is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 52nd episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on October 25 , 2015 .
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Homeland is the eighth studio album by Laurie Anderson . It is her first album of new material since 2001 's Life on a String . The record was produced by Anderson , Lou Reed and Roma Baran . Anderson has been touring the project since late 2007 , and the album was slated for release since as early as 2008 . Because the project kept changing in form , the release was pushed back several times . The final release was a two-disc set consisting of a CD of music and a DVD . The song `` Only an Expert '' was released as a 12 '' vinyl single on May 18 , 2010 . A song titled `` Pictures and Things '' was the single 's B-side .
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Homeland is the first novel in The Dark Elf Trilogy , a prequel to The Icewind Dale Trilogy , written by R. A. Salvatore and follows the story of Drizzt Do'Urden from the time and circumstances of his birth and his upbringing amongst the drow ( dark elves ) .
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`` Trylon and Perisphere '' is the second episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Homeland and the 38th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on October 5 , 2014 , airing back-to-back with the season 's first episode , `` The Drone Queen . ''
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`` Homerland '' ( styled as `` HOMƎRLAND '' ) is the first episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons , and the 531st episode of the series overall . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 29 , 2013 . It was written by Stephanie Gillis and directed by Bob Anderson . It guest-stars Kristen Wiig as Annie Crawford and Kevin Michael Richardson as an unnamed FBI agent . The episode 's title and plot is a reference to the Primetime Emmy Award-winning TV series Homeland .
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`` A Flash of Light '' is the fourth episode of the sixth season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 64th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on February 12 , 2017 .
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Hostages is an American drama television series that aired on CBS as part of the 2013 -- 14 American television season . Developed for American television by Alon Aranya and Jeffrey Nachmanoff , it is based on the Israeli series of the same name created by Omri Givon and Rotem Shamir and produced by Chaim Sharir , which premiered on October 13 , 2013 , almost three weeks after the American version 's premiere . Jeffrey Nachmanoff wrote and directed the pilot episode for the American version . The series premiered on September 23 , 2013 and ended on January 6 , 2014 . On May 10 , 2014 , CBS announced the cancellation of Hostages after one season .
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Intelligence is an American cyber-themed action-adventure television series that aired on CBS in the United States . It premiered on January 7 , 2014 , and on May 10 , 2014 , CBS canceled the show after only one season . The series was created by Michael Seitzman , who serves as an executive producer along with Tripp Vinson , and Barry Schindel , for ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios .
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GySgt . Nicholas `` Nick '' Brody , played by actor Damian Lewis , is a fictional character on the American television series Homeland on Showtime , created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon . Brody was a USMC Sergeant who was held as a prisoner of war by al-Qaeda terrorists for eight years . Following his rescue and return home , Brody is hailed as a war hero and promoted to gunnery . However , a CIA officer , Carrie Mathison , suspects that Brody was turned by al-Qaeda , and tries to stop him from potentially committing a terrorist act . Between the first and second season , he was elected to Congress . In the third season , he was executed by Iranian authorities after completing a CIA plot against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard .
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`` 13 Hours in Islamabad '' is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 46th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on December 7 , 2014 .
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Homeland is an American television spy thriller based on the Israeli television series Prisoners of War.
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Homeland is an American spy thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War ( Original title חטופים Hatufim , literally `` Abductees '' ) , which was created by Gideon Raff . The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison , a Central Intelligence Agency officer with bipolar disorder , and Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody , a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper . Mathison had come to believe that Brody , who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war , was `` turned '' by the enemy and poses a threat to the United States . The series is broadcast in the U.S. on the cable channel Showtime , and is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios ( formerly Fox 21 ) . It premiered on October 2 , 2011 . The first episode was made available online , more than two weeks before the television broadcast , with viewers having to complete game tasks to gain access . On October 22 , 2013 , Showtime renewed Homeland for a fourth season , which premiered on October 5 , 2014 . On November 10 , 2014 , Showtime renewed the series for a 12-episode fifth season that premiered on October 4 , 2015 . On December 9 , 2015 , the series was renewed for a sixth season . The sixth season debuted on January 15 , 2017 . The series has also been renewed for a seventh and eighth season ; the eighth is planned to be the series ' final season by the creators . The series has received generally positive reviews , and has won several awards , including the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series , and the 2011 and 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama , as well as the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Damian Lewis and Claire Danes , respectively .
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Homeland is an American espionage thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa , based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War created by Gideon Raff . The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison , a CIA operations officer who believes that an American prisoner of war , Nicholas Brody ( Damian Lewis ) was turned by the enemy , and now poses a significant risk to national security . It premiered in the United States on Showtime on October 2 , 2011 . The series was renewed for a sixth season that premiered on January 15 , 2017 . The series has also been renewed for a seventh and eighth season .
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Homeland is a drama/thriller series developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and based on the Israeli series Hatufim ( English title : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff . The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison , a Central Intelligence Agency officer and Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody , a U.S. Marine . Mathison has come to believe that Brody , who was held captive by Al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war , was turned by the enemy and now threatens the United States . The series is broadcast in the United States on the cable channel Showtime , and is produced by Fox 21 . It premiered on October 2 , 2011 . The first episode was made available online , more than two weeks before broadcast , with viewers having to complete some tasks to unlock access . The series has received critical acclaim , as well as several industry awards , including winning the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series , the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama , and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Damian Lewis and Claire Danes respectively . Showtime renewed the series for a second season of twelve episodes , which premiered on September 30 , 2012 .
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The second season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on September 30 , 2012 on Showtime and concluded on December 16 , 2012 , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa .
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The sixth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on January 15 , 2017 , and concluded on April 9 , 2017 , on Showtime , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa .
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The third season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on September 29 , 2013 on Showtime , and concluded on December 15 , 2013 , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa .
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The fourth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on October 5 , 2014 , and concluded on December 21 , 2014 , on Showtime , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa . The fourth season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 8 , 2015 , and became available for streaming on Hulu on August 1 , 2016 .
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The fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland , premiered on October 4 , 2015 , and concluded on December 20 , 2015 , on Showtime , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa . The fifth season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 10 , 2017 . Set two years after the previous season , Carrie is no longer working for the CIA , and is working for a philanthropic foundation in Berlin , the Düring Foundation . The season includes several real world subjects in its storylines , including ISIS , Vladimir Putin , Bashar al-Assad , the Charlie Hebdo shooting , Edward Snowden , and the European migrant crisis .
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The first season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on October 2 , 2011 on Showtime and concluded on December 18 , 2011 , consisting of 12 episodes . The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa . The first season follows Carrie Mathison , a CIA operations officer who has come to believe that Nicholas Brody , a U.S. Marine Sergeant , who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war , was turned by the enemy and now poses a significant risk to national security . The season received universal acclaim , scoring a Metacritic rating of 91 out of 100 from 28 critics . TV Guide named it the best TV show of 2011 and highly applauded the performances by Damian Lewis and Claire Danes . Metacritic determined Homeland to be the second-best TV show of 2011 according to major TV critics , by aggregating the critics ' year-end top ten lists . The series won both the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for this season . The original broadcast of the pilot episode on October 2 , 2011 received 1.08 million viewers , becoming Showtime 's highest-rated drama premiere in eight years . The episode received a total of 2.78 million viewers with additional broadcasts and on demand views . The finale episode of season one received 1.7 million viewers , making it the most-watched season finale of any first-year Showtime series . The series also performed well in the UK , where it aired on Channel 4 , with the pilot episode drawing 3.10 million viewers , and the finale drawing 4.01 million viewers .
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Homeland is an album by Neal Morse . It is a piece that was written for a musical theater production in the early 1990s . Many of the musical themes from this production would later appear on some of the Spock 's Beard albums . This is the twelfth release in the Neal Morse Inner Circle series .
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Gideon `` Gidi '' Raff ( גדעון '' גידי '' רף born 1973 ) is an Israeli film and television director , screenwriter , and writer . He is best known for the award-winning 2010 Israeli television drama series Prisoners of War ( which he created , wrote and directed ) and its acclaimed US adaptation , Homeland ( for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 ) .
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Homeland is a novel by Cory Doctorow , published by Tor Books . It is a sequel to Doctorow 's earlier novel , Little Brother . It was released in hardback on February 5 , 2013 and subsequently released for download under a Creative Commons license on Doctorow 's website two weeks later on February 19 , 2013 . The novel includes two afterword essays by computer security researcher and hacker Jacob Appelbaum , and computer programmer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz .
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Rodina ( Родина Homeland ) is a Russian political thriller television series developed by Pavel Lungin and Timur Weinstein based on the Israeli series Hatufim , which was created by Gideon Raff , and it is a second adaptation after the American adaptation Homeland by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa . The series stars Viktoriya Isakova as Anna Zimina , a Federal Security Service ( FSB ) officer and Vladimir Mashkov as Alexey Bragin , a Russian Marine Corps sniper . Anna had come to believe that Alexey , who was held captive by Chechen terrorists as a prisoner of war , was `` turned '' by the enemy and threatened the Russian Federation . The series is broadcast in the Russian Federation on channel Russia-1 , and is produced by WeiT Media . The first episode aired on March 16 , 2015 . The series was a ratings hit , with the premiere the network 's highest-rated show in two years .
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`` Beirut Is Back '' is the second episode of the second season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 14th episode overall . It originally aired on Showtime on October 7 , 2012 .
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`` Pilot '' is the first episode of the psychological thriller TV series Homeland . It originally aired on Showtime on October 2 , 2011 . The episode focuses on the return home of Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody ( Damian Lewis ) , rescued after eight years as a prisoner-of-war in Afghanistan . While Brody is celebrated as a hero , CIA officer Carrie Mathison ( Claire Danes ) believes Brody to actually be acting as a sleeper agent for al-Qaeda . The pilot was universally acclaimed by critics and was the highest-rated drama premiere on Showtime since 2003 .
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`` State of Independence '' is the third episode of the second season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 15th episode overall . It originally aired on Showtime on October 14 , 2012 .
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Homeland Security is an Egyptian security service , the main domestic security agency of Egypt and the main successor of the State Security Investigations Service . Its main responsibilities are counter-intelligence , internal and border security , counter-terrorism , and surveillance . Its headquarters is in Cairo . Due to its efforts of bringing back the security during the Islamist unrest , the agency has gained much of the previous agency 's lost respect in Egypt . After announcing the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group due to the December 2013 Mansoura bombing , the agency has reportedly assigned hotlines for reporting suspected Muslim Brotherhood members .
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Carrie Anne Mathison , played by actress Claire Danes , is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television drama/thriller series Homeland on Showtime , created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon . Carrie is a CIA officer who , while on assignment in Iraq , learned from a CIA asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by al-Qaeda . After a U.S. Marine sergeant named Nicholas Brody is rescued from captivity , Mathison believes that he is the POW described to her . Carrie 's investigation of Brody is complicated by her bipolar disorder and results in an obsession with her suspect . For her performance as Mathison , Claire Danes has received several major acting awards , including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama , the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series , the Satellite Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama , and the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama . She is the second actress to win all the five main TV acting awards for her performance in the Lead Drama Actress categories .
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Graceland is an American police drama television series created by Jeff Eastin that premiered on the USA Network on June 6 , 2013 . A group of undercover agents from various law enforcement agencies in the United States , including the DEA , the FBI , and the ICE , live together in a confiscated Southern California beach house known as `` Graceland '' . Rookie FBI agent Mike Warren is assigned to the house fresh out of Quantico training .
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Homeland Security USA is a 2009 reality show . It portrayed members of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security , and other agencies tasked with the security of the US , performing their day-to-day duties . It was the American version of the Australian reality show Border Security . The show premiered on January 6 , 2009 on ABC and was put on hiatus May 19 , 2009 . The show featured officers within Homeland Security , who fought various crimes such as drug trafficking . A few months after the premiere ABC aired episodes on weekend afternoons .
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Avi Nir ( אבי ניר born 1961 ) is an Israeli television executive , academic , entrepreneur , writer and producer . He is the CEO of the Israeli media group Keshet Broadcasting serving as the foremost content and programming director . He is known as the Executive producer of the American television program Homeland for which he was personally granted an Emmy award .
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`` America First '' is the sixth season finale of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 72nd episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on April 9 , 2017 .
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`` Good Night '' is the tenth episode of the third season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 34th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on December 1 , 2013 .
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`` Why Is This Night Different ? '' is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 52nd episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on October 25 , 2015 .
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Homeland is the eighth studio album by Laurie Anderson . It is her first album of new material since 2001 's Life on a String . The record was produced by Anderson , Lou Reed and Roma Baran . Anderson has been touring the project since late 2007 , and the album was slated for release since as early as 2008 . Because the project kept changing in form , the release was pushed back several times . The final release was a two-disc set consisting of a CD of music and a DVD . The song `` Only an Expert '' was released as a 12 '' vinyl single on May 18 , 2010 . A song titled `` Pictures and Things '' was the single 's B-side .
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Homeland is the first novel in The Dark Elf Trilogy , a prequel to The Icewind Dale Trilogy , written by R. A. Salvatore and follows the story of Drizzt Do'Urden from the time and circumstances of his birth and his upbringing amongst the drow ( dark elves ) .
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`` Trylon and Perisphere '' is the second episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Homeland and the 38th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on October 5 , 2014 , airing back-to-back with the season 's first episode , `` The Drone Queen . ''
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`` Homerland '' ( styled as `` HOMƎRLAND '' ) is the first episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons , and the 531st episode of the series overall . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 29 , 2013 . It was written by Stephanie Gillis and directed by Bob Anderson . It guest-stars Kristen Wiig as Annie Crawford and Kevin Michael Richardson as an unnamed FBI agent . The episode 's title and plot is a reference to the Primetime Emmy Award-winning TV series Homeland .
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`` A Flash of Light '' is the fourth episode of the sixth season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 64th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on February 12 , 2017 .
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Hostages is an American drama television series that aired on CBS as part of the 2013 -- 14 American television season . Developed for American television by Alon Aranya and Jeffrey Nachmanoff , it is based on the Israeli series of the same name created by Omri Givon and Rotem Shamir and produced by Chaim Sharir , which premiered on October 13 , 2013 , almost three weeks after the American version 's premiere . Jeffrey Nachmanoff wrote and directed the pilot episode for the American version . The series premiered on September 23 , 2013 and ended on January 6 , 2014 . On May 10 , 2014 , CBS announced the cancellation of Hostages after one season .
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Intelligence is an American cyber-themed action-adventure television series that aired on CBS in the United States . It premiered on January 7 , 2014 , and on May 10 , 2014 , CBS canceled the show after only one season . The series was created by Michael Seitzman , who serves as an executive producer along with Tripp Vinson , and Barry Schindel , for ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios .
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GySgt . Nicholas `` Nick '' Brody , played by actor Damian Lewis , is a fictional character on the American television series Homeland on Showtime , created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon . Brody was a USMC Sergeant who was held as a prisoner of war by al-Qaeda terrorists for eight years . Following his rescue and return home , Brody is hailed as a war hero and promoted to gunnery . However , a CIA officer , Carrie Mathison , suspects that Brody was turned by al-Qaeda , and tries to stop him from potentially committing a terrorist act . Between the first and second season , he was elected to Congress . In the third season , he was executed by Iranian authorities after completing a CIA plot against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard .
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`` 13 Hours in Islamabad '' is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 46th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on December 7 , 2014 .
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The Boston Celtics play their home games at TD Garden.
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The Boston Celtics ( -LSB- ˈsɛltɪks -RSB- ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division . Founded in 1946 and one of eight NBA teams ( out of 23 total teams ) to survive the league 's first decade , the team is owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC . The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden , which they share with the National Hockey League ( NHL ) 's Boston Bruins . The franchise 's 17 championships are the most of any NBA team , and account for 24.3 percent of all NBA championships since the league 's founding in 1946 . As a percentage of championships won , the Celtics are the most successful franchise to date in the major four traditional North American professional sports leagues . The Celtics have played the Lakers a record 12 times in the finals , including their most recent appearances in 2008 and 2010 , where the Celtics have won nine meetings ( but only two since 1980 ) . Four Celtics players ( Bob Cousy , Bill Russell , Dave Cowens and Larry Bird ) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for an NBA record total of 10 MVP awards . Their mascot ` Lucky the Leprechaun ' is a nod to the team 's Irish heritage and to Boston 's historically large Irish population . The Celtics rose again after struggling through the 1990s to win a championship in 2008 with the help of Kevin Garnett , Paul Pierce , and Ray Allen in what was known as the new `` Big Three '' era , following the original `` Big Three '' era of the 1980s that featured Larry Bird , Kevin McHale , and Robert Parish . After the end of the second `` Big Three '' era , general manager Danny Ainge began a rebuilding process with the help of new head coach Brad Stevens , who led the Celtics to a return to the playoffs in 2015 , 2016 , and 2017 . During the 2016 -- 17 season , the Celtics clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs .
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TD Garden , often called `` Boston Garden '' and `` The Garden '' , is a multi-purpose arena in Boston . It is named after its sponsor , TD Bank , a subsidiary of Canada 's Toronto-Dominion Bank . It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been known as Shawmut Center , FleetCenter , and TD Banknorth Garden . TD Garden is the home arena for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . It is owned by Delaware North , whose CEO , Jeremy Jacobs , also owns the Bruins . It is the site of the annual Beanpot college hockey tournament , and hosts the annual Hockey East Championships . The arena has also hosted many major national sporting events including the 1999 and 2003 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball regional first and second rounds , the 2009 and 2012 Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight , the 1998 Frozen Four , the 2004 Frozen Four , the 2014 United States Figure Skating Championships , the 2006 Women 's Final Four , and the 2015 Frozen Four . It hosted games 3 , 4 , and 6 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals and the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals for the Bruins , and games 1 , 2 , and 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals and games 3 , 4 , and 5 of the 2010 NBA Finals for the Celtics . It is located directly above Boston 's North Station .
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The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Brad Stevens , with Danny Ainge as the general manager . Founded in 1946 , their 17 NBA Championships are the most for any NBA franchise , and their eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959 to 1966 represent the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any North American professional sports team to date . They play their home games in the TD Garden . There have been 17 head coaches for the Boston Celtics franchise . The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals under the coaching of Red Auerbach . Auerbach is the franchise 's all-time leader in the number of regular-season and playoff wins as a coach . Auerbach and Bill Fitch were included in the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history . Fitch was the 1979 -- 80 NBA Coach of the Year and also led the Celtics to a championship that year . Auerbach led the Celtics to nine championships , in 1957 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , and 1966 . He was also the 1965 -- 65 Coach of the Year . K.C. Jones led the Celtics to two championships , in 1984 and 1986 . Alvin Julian and Auerbach have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches . Bill Russell , Tom Heinsohn , Tom Sanders , Dave Cowens , K.C. Jones , Chris Ford and M. L. Carr have played and coached for the Celtics . John Russell , Alvin Julian , Heinsohn , Sanders , Carr , and John Carroll spent their entire coaching career with the Celtics . Doc Rivers , led the team to one NBA championship .
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Boston , the capital city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and largest city in the New England region of the northeastern United States , is home to several major league sports teams , including the Red Sox ( baseball ) , the Celtics ( basketball ) and the Bruins ( ice hockey ) . The New England Patriots ( American football ) and the New England Revolution ( soccer ) play at Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough , Massachusetts . Several Boston-area colleges and universities are also active in college athletics . Sports are a major part of the city 's culture ( as well as the culture of the Greater Boston area ) . Boston sports fans are known for their fanatical devotion to the Red Sox and knowledge of the team 's history . Fenway Park , home of the Red Sox , is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and holds a legendary status among baseball fans . Boston is the only city in professional sports in which all facilities are privately owned and operated . The Patriots own Gillette Stadium , the Red Sox own Fenway Park , and TD Garden is owned by Delaware North , owner of the Bruins . The Celtics rent TD Garden from Delaware North . In the 2000s , Boston 's professional teams had arguably the most successful decade in sports history , winning ten championships ( five by the Patriots , three by the Red Sox and one each by the Celtics and Bruins ) . When the Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals , the city of Boston became the first city in the 21st century to have all four of its major professional league teams win a league championship , and it is the only city ever to have championships in all four major professional leagues within a ten-year span ( from the Patriots ' victory in February 2002 to the Bruins ' in June 2011 ) . In just ten years , between February 2002 and June 2011 , Boston 's teams completed what Sports Illustrated dubbed as the `` Grand Slam of North American sports . '' With the Patriots ' victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX , the four major Boston-area sports teams completed a grand-slam in six years ( the 2008 Celtics , the 2011 Bruins , the 2013 Red Sox and the 2014 Patriots ) . Beyond that , several of the teams were league finalists : the Revolution four times , the Patriots twice and the Bruins and Celtics once apiece . With the Bruins reaching the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals , this allowed Boston to join Philadelphia as being the only cities to have had all of their teams play in each of the four major North American professional sports leagues ' title rounds since 2000 , following the Patriots in Super Bowls XXXVI in 2002 , XXXVIII in 2004 , XXXIX in 2005 , XLII in 2008 , XLVI in 2012 , XLIX in 2015 , and LI in 2017 and winning all of them , except Super Bowl XLII and XLVI , the Red Sox winning World Series titles in ( ending the Curse of the Bambino ) , , and , and the Celtics in the NBA Finals in and and winning in 2008 . In addition , Boston beat out Philadelphia for playing in all of the `` big '' league championship rounds in the shortest time in the new millennium , as it took 9 years for Philadelphia to achieve this feat ; Boston needed only three years and eight months . From 2004 to 2015 , all four Boston major league teams have each reached the championship rounds two times or more .
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This is a comprehensive list of the accomplishments and records of the Boston Celtics . The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association .
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The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston . Founded in 1946 as a charter member of the Basketball Association of America , the Celtics then moved into the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) in 1949 , as said league was formed by the merger of the BAA merged with the National Basketball League . Currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference , the Celtics have the most NBA titles with 17 championships . Eleven of those occurred between 1957 and 1969 , with a dynasty led by center Bill Russell and coach/general manager Red Auerbach . The Celtics won two more titles in the 1970s under coach Tom Heinsohn , and three more in the 1980s under the leadership of forward Larry Bird . After a 22-year drought , the Celtics got their latest title in 2008 .
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The Boston Bruins , a professional ice hockey team based in Boston , Massachusetts , has had eight general managers in its team history . The franchise is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The franchise was founded in 1924 and entered the NHL as the first American-based expansion team , playing its initial seasons at the still-active Boston Arena . It is an Original Six team , along with the Toronto Maple Leafs , Detroit Red Wings , New York Rangers , Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks . Its home arena is the 17,565-person capacity TD Garden , where it has played since 1995 , after leaving the Boston Garden .
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The Sports Museum ( also known as The Sports Museum of New England ) is a non-profit museum currently located in the TD Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . The museum was founded in 1977 in nearby Cambridge , Massachusetts before eventually moving to Boston to the Garden , which has been home to Celtics and Bruins for twenty years . The museum 's exhibits focus on the history of various sports in the Boston area , including the Boston Bruins , Boston Celtics , Boston Red Sox , New England Patriots , Boston Marathon , New England Revolution , boxing , college sports , and others . The museum features diverse sports memorabilia , curiosities , and life-size sculptures of Bobby Orr , Larry Bird , Carl Yastrzemski and Ted Williams by Rhode Island sculptor Armand LaMontagne . The museum is normally open daily between 10 AM and 4 PM , but may close when an event or game is scheduled in the Garden . It is located on a subway stop . According to the museum 's mission statement : `` At The Sports Museum , we celebrate the character of Boston sports -- the unique brand of teamwork , determination , responsibility , courage , fairness , and other qualities of character possessed by our teams and athletes that make Boston `` The Greatest Sports City in America . '' Equally important , we use this distinctly rich heritage to help build character in kids so that they can stand strong in the face of drugs , violence , and other dangers . ''
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North Station is a major transportation hub located at Causeway and Nashua Streets in Boston , Massachusetts , United States . It is one of the city 's two inbound terminals for Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail trains , the other being South Station . The main concourse of North Station is located at the street level immediately below TD Garden , a major sports venue in Boston that is home to the Boston Bruins hockey team and the Boston Celtics basketball team . The arena is also used for rock concerts and other events , taking advantage of the extensive transportation connections at the site .
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Boston Garden was an arena in Boston , United States . Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard , who also built the third iteration of New York 's Madison Square Garden , it opened on November 17 , 1928 as `` Boston Madison Square Garden '' ( later shortened to just `` Boston Garden '' ) and outlived its original namesake by 30 years . It was above North Station , a train station which was originally a hub for the Boston and Maine Railroad and is now a hub for MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak trains . The Garden hosted home games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , as well as rock concerts , amateur sports , boxing and professional wrestling matches , circuses , and ice shows . It was also used as an exposition hall for political rallies such as the speech by John F. Kennedy in November 1960 . Boston Garden was demolished in 1998 , three years after the completion of its new successor arena , TD Garden .
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The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The team has been in existence since 1924 , and is the league 's third-oldest team and is the oldest in the United States . It is also an Original Six franchise , along with the Chicago Blackhawks , Detroit Red Wings , Montreal Canadiens , New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs . The Bruins have won six Stanley Cup championships , tied for fourth most of all-time with the Blackhawks and tied second-most of any American NHL team also with the Blackhawks ( behind the Red Wings , who have 11 ) . Their home arena is the TD Garden , where they have played since 1995 . The Bruins began play in the NHL on December 1 , 1924 . The first facility to host them was what was then known as the Boston Arena ( today 's Matthews Arena ) -- the world 's oldest ( built 1909 -- 10 ) indoor ice hockey facility still in use for the sport at any level of competition -- and following the Bruins ' departure from the Boston Arena , the team played its home games at the Boston Garden for 67 seasons , beginning in 1928 and concluding in 1995 .
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The 1974 -- 75 Boston Celtics season was the 29th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The Boston Celtics were one of a handful of teams to play home games in four arenas . Their main venue was Boston Garden , but three home games were played at the Hartford Civic Center , three at the Providence Civic Center and one at the Springfield Civic Center .
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Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow , and is the home ground of Celtic Football Club . Celtic Park , an all-seater stadium with a capacity of , is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest football stadium in the United Kingdom . It is also commonly known by Celtic fans as either Parkhead or Paradise . Celtic was formed in November 1887 and the first Celtic Park was opened in the Parkhead area in 1888 . The club moved to a different site in 1892 , however , when the rental charge was greatly increased . The new site was developed into an oval shaped stadium , with vast terracing sections . The record attendance of 83,500 was set by an Old Firm derby on 1 January 1938 . The terraces were covered and floodlights were installed between 1957 and 1971 . The Taylor Report mandated that all major clubs should have an all-seated stadium by August 1994 . Celtic was in a bad financial position in the early 1990s and no major work was carried out until Fergus McCann took control of the club in March 1994 . He carried out a plan to demolish the old terraces and develop a new stadium in a phased rebuild , which was completed in August 1998 . Celtic Park has often been used as a venue for Scotland internationals and Cup Finals , particularly when Hampden Park has been unavailable . Before the First World War , Celtic Park hosted various other sporting events , including composite rules shinty-hurling , track and field and the 1897 Track Cycling World Championships . Open-air Mass celebrations and First World War recruitment drives were also held there . More recently , Celtic Park hosted the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and has also been used for concerts , including performances by The Who and U2 .
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This is the 9th season for the Boston Cannons in Major League Lacrosse . The Cannons played in their home games at Harvard Stadium .
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . It documents the team 's season-by-season records , including post-season records , and also includes year-end awards won by the team 's players and/or coaches . With seventeen NBA Championships , the Celtics have won more than any other NBA franchise , while the 1959-to-1966 domination of the NBA Championship , with eight straight titles , is the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any North American professional sports team to date . Following this , the Celtics had two major periods of success separated by quite poor seasons during rebuilding . Between 1971 -- 72 and 1975 -- 76 the Celtics , led by Dave Cowens and John Havlicek , won 294 of 410 regular season games and played in three more NBA Finals series for two championships , whilst between 1979 -- 80 and 1987 -- 88 led by the frontcourt of Larry Bird , Kevin McHale and Robert Parish the Celtics won 550 of 742 regular season games and reached nine consecutive Conference Finals . Between 1993 -- 94 and 2006 -- 07 the Celtics had their single sustained period of failure , with an overall win percent of and only twice getting beyond the first playoff round . With the acquisition of Kevin Garnett for 2007 -- 08 , the Celtics achieved a record single-season rise in win percentage to claim their first title in twenty-two seasons , in the process achieving the best average point differential between the 1995 -- 96 Bulls and the 2015 -- 16 Warriors . The team remained a power until after the 2011 lockout , but lost to the Lakers in their most recent Finals appearance . The Celtics are 21 -- 8 all-time in seventh games of playoff series , and 7 -- 1 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals .
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Matthews Arena , located in Boston , Massachusetts , is a basketball and ice hockey arena . Renovated several times , it is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena still being used for hockey -- and is the oldest multi-purpose athletic building still in use in the world . It opened in 1910 on what is now the east end of Northeastern University 's campus , and is currently owned by the university . It is the original home of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) Boston Bruins -- the only team of the NHL 's Original Six whose original home arena still exists for the sport of ice hockey at any level of competition -- and the WHA New England Whalers ( now the NHL Carolina Hurricanes ) , as well as the secondary home of the NBA Boston Celtics .
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Celtic Football Club has always competed in the highest level of football in Scotland , currently the Scottish Premiership . The club was constituted in 1887 , and played its first game in 1888 . Celtic play their home games at Celtic Park having moved there in 1892 from their original ground nearby . By 1994 , Celtic had endured several years of decline and were encountering difficulties on and off the park . Expatriate businessman Fergus McCann wrested control of the club from the family dynasties that had run Celtic since its founding . The club was reconstituted as a PLC and floated on the stock market , raising # 14 million . The finance provided funding for the rebuilding of Celtic Park into a 60,000 all-seater stadium . The team improved over the years that followed and in 1998 won the league title , their first championship success in ten years . The arrival of Martin O'Neill as manager in 2000 saw the club become the dominant force in Scotland , winning three league titles in five years and reaching the UEFA Cup Final in 2003 . The redeveloped Celtic Park is the largest football stadium in Scotland . In 2005 -- 06 , Celtic 's home games attracted an average attendance of 58,149 , placing Celtic at the time behind only Manchester United and Newcastle United in terms of highest average attendance for any football club in the United Kingdom . Celtic are currently managed by Brendan Rodgers and won their sixth successive league title in April 2017 .
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The Boston Celtics Radio Network is a radio network that broadcasts Boston Celtics basketball games with a flagship station of WBZ-FM/98 .5 . Carried in 5 of the 6 New England states , the network has 20 stations ( 8 on A.M. , 12 on F.M. ) . On September 26 , 2013 , it was announced that as part of a multi-year deal , WBZ-FM will be the new flagship ( with WZLX/100 .7 carrying games when there is a conflict with Boston Bruins or New England Patriots games ) .
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The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . The Red Sox have won eight World Series championships and have played in twelve . Founded in as one of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the Red Sox ' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The `` Red Sox '' name was chosen by the team owner , John I. Taylor , around , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the `` Boston Red Stockings '' , including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves . Boston was a dominant team in the new league , defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by . However , they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history , dubbed the `` Curse of the Bambino '' after its alleged beginning with the Red Sox ' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918 , an 86-year wait before the team 's sixth World Championship in . The team 's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history , including Enos Slaughter 's `` mad dash '' in , the `` Impossible Dream '' of , Carlton Fisk 's home run in , and Bill Buckner 's error in . Following their victory in the 2013 World Series , they became the first team to win three World Series trophies in the 21st century , including championships in 2004 and . Red Sox history has also been marked by the team 's intense rivalry with the Yankees , arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports . The Boston Red Sox are owned by Fenway Sports Group , which also owns the Liverpool F.C. of the Premier League in England . The Red Sox are consistently one of the top MLB teams in average road attendance , while the small capacity of Fenway Park prevents them from leading in overall attendance . From May 15 , 2003 to April 10 , 2013 , the Red Sox sold out every home game -- a total of 820 games ( 794 regular season ) for a major professional sports record . Neil Diamond 's `` Sweet Caroline '' has become an anthem for the Red Sox .
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The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . From to the present , the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park . The `` Red Sox '' name originates from the iconic uniform feature . They are sometimes nicknamed the `` BoSox '' , a combination of `` Boston '' and `` Sox '' ( as opposed to the `` ChiSox '' ) , the `` Crimson Hose '' , and `` the Olde Towne Team '' . Most fans simply refer to them as the Sox . One of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the club was founded in Boston in . They were a dominant team in the early 20th century , defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in . They won four more championships by , and then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history . Many attributed the phenomenon to the `` Curse of the Bambino '' said to have been caused by the trade of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in . The drought was ended and the `` curse '' reversed in , when the team won their sixth World Series Championship . The Red Sox led all MLB teams in average road attendance in , while the small capacity of Fenway caused them to rank 11th in home attendance . Every home game from May 15 , 2003 through April 10 , 2013 was sold out -- a span of 820 games over nearly ten years .
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The 2017 -- 18 Boston Celtics season will be the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . It would also mark the first time a team with a winning record would own the # 1 pick of an NBA draft since the 1994-95 Orlando Magic .
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Celtic Park commonly refers to the home ground of Celtic F.C. , based in Glasgow , Scotland . Celtic Park can also refer to : Celtic Park ( 1888 -- 92 ) , the original Celtic Park in Glasgow Celtic Park ( Belfast ) , a former stadium in Belfast , the home ground of the defunct Belfast Celtic F.C. Celtic Park ( Derry ) , a GAA stadium in Derry , the home ground of the Derry GAA hurling and gaelic football teams Celtic Park ( Castlebar ) , a football stadium in Castlebar , the home ground of Castlebar Celtic F.C. Celtic Park ( Tuam ) , a football stadium in Tuam , the home ground of Tuam Celtic A.F.C. Donegal Celtic Park , a stadium in Belfast , the home ground of Donegal Celtic F.C.
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The Celtic Song is the song played over the public address system at Celtic Park , Glasgow when the Scottish football team Celtic run onto the pitch before kick-off . It has been claimed that is set to the tune of `` With cat-like tread , upon our prey we steal '' , from the 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance , but this is not entirely correct : `` Hail hail the Celts are here '' is sung to the tune of `` Come friends who plough the sea '' from the same sequence in Pirates , but `` It 's a grand old team '' bears no resemblance to `` With cat-like tread '' . There are many versions of the song . However , the original version played at Parkhead was recorded by Glen Daly in 1961 . To mark the 50th anniversary of the original release , Shane MacGowan recorded his version in 2011 . Versions of the song are sung by supporters of other clubs around Britain , most notably by Tottenham Hotspur fans ( since the 1967 FA Cup Final ) , fans of Hibernian in Edinburgh , and Everton Fans -- `` The Everton Song '' is a more ribald rendition by the fans of Everton . Vienna Celtic RFC , a rugby club founded in 1978 in Vienna , Austria , have their own adaptation of the song as well . The tune is also heard in the film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance , featuring James Stewart , John Wayne , Lee Marvin and Lee Van Cleef . On the popular television program Lost , Desmond Hume can be heard singing the original version of the song .
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The Boston Bruins , a professional ice hockey team based in Boston , Massachusetts , has had 27 head coaches in its team history . The franchise is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The franchise was founded in 1924 and entered the NHL as the first American-based expansion team , playing its initial seasons at the still-active Boston Arena . It is an Original Six team , along with the Toronto Maple Leafs , Detroit Red Wings , New York Rangers , Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks . Its home arena is the 17,565-person capacity TD Garden , where it has played since 1995 , after leaving the Boston Garden . Art Ross served four terms as the Bruins head coach . Ross , Cy Denneny , Lynn Patrick , and Milt Schmidt have all been inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame . Harry Sinden , Gerry Cheevers , Tom Johnson and Frank Patrick are in Hockey Hall of Fame inductees , and spent their entire coaching careers with the Bruins . Cooney Weiland , Dit Clapper , Terry O'Reilly , Steve Kasper and Mike O'Connell also coached only for the Bruins , with Mike Sullivan taking over as head coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 12 , 2015 . Statistically , Tom Johnson was the best coach , with a winning percentage of .738 . He is followed by Harry Sinden , who , averaging his two terms , had a winning percentage of .689 . The worst coach statistically was Phil Watson , who , with a winning percentage of .268 , only won 16 out of the 84 games he coached . Claude Julien , the previous coach of the Bruins , took over after Lewis was dismissed in 2007 . Bruce Cassidy was named interim head coach on February 7 , 2017 following the firing of Julien .
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Celtic Park was a football ground in Glasgow , Scotland . It was the home ground of Celtic from 1888 until they moved to the site of the modern Celtic Park in 1892 . The ground staged an international match between Scotland and Ireland in 1891 .
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York Street , currently styled as The Jakemans Stadium for sponsorship purposes , is a football stadium in Boston , England , and is the home ground of Boston United . Originally called Shodfriars Lane , football has been played on the site since the late 19th century by a variety of Boston teams , but it has been used by Boston United since 1933 . In the late 1970s the ground was rebuilt . Although the ground currently has a maximum capacity of 6,643 , the record crowd is 11,000 against Derby County . 10 further attendances of more than 8,000 are on record .
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The Boston Blades are a professional women 's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women 's Hockey League , and are based in Boston , Massachusetts . The Blades play most of their home games at the Walter Brown Arena . Since beginning play in the 2010 -- 11 CWHL season , the Boston Blades have won the Clarkson Cup on two occasions ; once in the 2012 -- 2013 season , and again in the 2014 -- 2015 season .
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The Cleveland Cavaliers , also known as the Cavs , are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland , Ohio . The Cavs compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Central Division . The team began play as an expansion team in 1970 , along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves . Home games were first held at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974 , followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994 . Since 1994 , the Cavs have played home games at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland , which is shared with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League . Dan Gilbert has owned the team since March 2005 .
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The Boston College Eagles are a Division I college basketball program that represents Boston College in Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts , United States . The team has competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) since 2005 , having previously played in the Big East . The Eagles have appeared in 18 NCAA Tournaments in their history , most recently in 2009 . Home games have been played at the Conte Forum since 1988 . The Eagles are currently coached by Jim Christian .
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The Celtics -- Raptors rivalry is a National Basketball Association ( NBA ) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors . Over the last two full seasons , plus the first third of this one , the Raptors hold a 7-3 advantage over the Celtics . Last night the Raptors beat the Celtics after a stirring comeback in the second half . At one point Toronto was down 16 points ( in the second quarter ) ; later they faced a nine-point deficit in the fourth . There were stretches that looked mighty grim . Until , that is , a couple of Raptors -- mainly DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas , with an assist from Kyle Lowry -- decided to put the team on their metaphorical backs and save the day . Before the game , the word `` rivalry '' was tossed around -- mostly by reporters -- in relation to the nascent competitive grudge between Boston and Toronto . Both teams are in the Atlantic division ( which admittedly means nothing these days ) and both have been on similar ascendant timelines . The Raptors turnaround began in late 2013 , while the Celtics started their climb into relevance the following season . Both teams have respected and long ( ish ) tenured coaches -- Brad Stevens is in his fourth year in Boston , Dwane Casey working on his sixth in Toronto . Both , most importantly , have a solid identity and aspirations for greater success . ( And , it goes without saying , but : both have little chance of beating LeBron James and Cavaliers in any significant way as currently constructed . ) Category : Toronto Raptors Category : Boston Celtics
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The 2014 -- 15 Boston Celtics season is the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . On March 9 , 2015 , the Celtics passed the previous season 's win total of 25 with a 100 -- 90 win over the Miami Heat . On April 13 , 2015 , the Celtics qualified for the playoffs for the 7th time in the last 8 seasons and for the first time since 2012 -- 13 . Their season ended after being swept in the first round playoff series by the Cleveland Cavaliers .
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Gillette Stadium is a stadium located in Foxborough , Massachusetts , 24 mi southwest of downtown Boston and 20 mi northeast of downtown Providence , Rhode Island . It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for both the NFL 's New England Patriots football franchise and MLS 's New England Revolution soccer team . In 2012 , it also became the home stadium for the football program of the University of Massachusetts ( UMass ) , while on-campus Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium was undergoing renovations . Gillette will continue to host higher attended home games . The facility opened in 2002 , replacing the old Foxboro Stadium . The seating capacity is 68,756 , including 6,000 club seats and 87 luxury suites . The stadium is owned and operated by Kraft Sports Group , a subsidiary of The Kraft Group , the company through which businessman Robert Kraft owns the Patriots and Revolution . The stadium was originally known as CMGI Field before the naming rights were bought by Gillette after the `` dot-com '' bust . Although Gillette has since been acquired by Procter & Gamble , the stadium retains the Gillette name because P&G has continued to use the Gillette brand name and because the Gillette company was founded in the Boston area . Gillette and the Patriots jointly announced in September 2010 that their partnership , which includes naming rights to the stadium , will extend through the 2031 season . Additionally , uBid ( until April 2003 a wholly owned subsidiary of CMGI ) as of 2009 continues to sponsor one of the main entrance gates to the stadium . The Town of Foxborough approved plans for the stadium 's construction on December 6 , 1999 , and work on the stadium began on March 24 , 2000 . The first official event was a New England Revolution soccer game on May 11 , 2002 . The Rolling Stones played at Gillette Stadium on September 5 , 2002 on the band 's Licks Tour . Jeremiah Freed was the first band to play at the WBCN river rave on June 9 , 2002 making them the first band to ever play Gillette Stadium . Grand opening ceremonies were held four days later on September 9 when the Patriots unveiled their Super Bowl XXXVI championship banner before a Monday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers . Gillette Stadium is accessible by rail via the Providence/Stoughton and Franklin lines at the Foxboro MBTA station , but only during Patriot games . The Patriots have sold out every home game since moving to the stadium -- preseason , regular season , and playoffs . This streak dates back to the 1994 season , while the team was still at Foxboro Stadium . this streak was at 231 straight games .
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The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region . The Patriots compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league 's American Football Conference ( AFC ) East division . The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough , Massachusetts , which is located 21 mi southwest of downtown Boston and 20 mi northeast of downtown Providence , Rhode Island . The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium . An original member of the American Football League ( AFL ) , the Patriots joined the NFL in the 1970 merger of the two leagues . The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots '' ' after relocating to Foxborough in 1971 . The Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 to 2001 , then moved to Gillette Stadium at the start of the 2002 season . The Patriots ' rivalry with the New York Jets is considered one of the most bitter rivalries in the NFL . The Patriots have appeared in the Super Bowl nine times in franchise history , the most of any team , seven of them since the arrival of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady in 2000 . The Patriots have since become one of the most successful teams in NFL history , winning 14 AFC East titles in 16 seasons since 2001 , without a losing season in that period . The franchise has since set numerous notable records , including most wins in a ten-year period ( 126 , in 2003 -- 2012 ) , an undefeated 16-game regular season in 2007 , the longest winning streak consisting of regular season and playoff games in NFL history ( a 21-game streak from October 2003 to October 2004 ) , and the most consecutive division titles won by a team in NFL history ( won eight straight division titles from 2009 to 2016 ) . The team owns the record for most Super Bowls reached ( seven ) and won ( five ) by a head coach -- quarterback tandem . The Patriots are tied with the 49ers and Cowboys for the second most Super Bowl wins with five . The Steelers are in front with six .
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The Ten Commandments is an epic film.
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The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American biblical epic film produced , directed , and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille , shot in VistaVision ( color by Technicolor ) , and released by Paramount Pictures . The film is based on Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson , Pillar of Fire by J.H. Ingraham , On Eagle 's Wings by A.E. Southon , and the Book of Exodus . The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses , an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren , the enslaved Hebrews , and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai , where he receives , from God , the Ten Commandments . The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role , Yul Brynner as Rameses , Anne Baxter as Nefretiri , Edward G. Robinson as Dathan , Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora , Debra Paget as Lilia , and John Derek as Joshua ; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi , Nina Foch as Bithiah , Martha Scott as Yoshebel , Judith Anderson as Memnet , and Vincent Price as Baka , among others . Filmed on location in Egypt , Mount Sinai and the Sinai Peninsula , the film was DeMille 's last and most successful work . It is a partial remake of his 1923 silent film of the same title , and features one of the largest sets ever created for a film . The film was released to cinemas in the USA on 5 October 1956 and , at the time of its release , was the most expensive film ever made . In 1957 , the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture , winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ( John P. Fulton , A.S.C. ) . Charlton Heston was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ( Drama ) for his role as Moses . Yul Brynner won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his role as Rameses and his other roles in Anastasia and The King and I . It is also one of the most financially successful films ever made , grossing approximately $ 122.7 million at the box office during its initial release ; it was the most successful film of 1956 and the second-highest-grossing film of the decade . According to Guinness World Records , in terms of theatrical exhibition it is the seventh most successful film of all-time when the box office gross is adjusted for inflation . In 1999 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . The film was listed as the tenth best film in the epic genre . Network television has aired the film in prime time during the Passover/Easter season every year since 1973 . The last credited actor in the movie still alive is Joanna Merlin .
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The Ten Commandments is a 1923 American silent religious , epic film and produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille . Written by Jeanie MacPherson , the film is divided into two parts : a prologue recreating the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story concerning two brothers and their respective views of the Ten Commandments . Lauded for its `` immense and stupendous '' scenes , use of Technicolor process 2 , and parting of the Red Sea sequence , the expensive film proved to be a box-office hit upon release . It is the first in DeMille 's biblical trilogy , followed by The King of Kings ( 1927 ) and The Sign of the Cross ( 1932 ) .
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The Ten Commandments is a Brazilian movie of 2016 released by Rede Record in association with Paris Filmes . The film is an adaptation of the eponymous television series presented by Rede Record in 2015 , with new footage and different developments of which were shown in its last chapter on television . The adaptation was written by Vivian de Oliveira and directed by Alexandre Avancini , with the same cast as the soap opera . The film was widely released by Universal Church of the Kingdom of God ( UCKG ) , but a news report in São Paulo showed empty screening rooms at the premiere of the film , despite the tickets sold at the box office . It was reported that in Recife a single buyer associated with the UCKG bought all the tickets for all showings of the film in its first two weeks , more than 20,700 tickets . UCKG officially denied the negative reports about the film . During pre-order the film broke several records . In two weeks more than 2 million tickets were sold , and it was also shown at more screens in Brazil , over 1,000 , than any previous film . However , it was poorly received by critics . The UCKG was criticised for heavily promoting the film at their services , and asking those attending for money to buy tickets for those who could not afford them ; pastors at church services distributed envelopes with the Ten Commandments logo , and asked for them to be filled with money and returned to help the `` cause '' , interspersed with stressing the importance of tithing 10 % of salary , plus extra donations , every month .
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The Ten Commandments ( Italian : I dieci comandamenti ) is a 1945 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Walter Chili . It features an ensemble of Italian actors in episodes based on the Ten Commandments . It was made during the German occupation of Rome , which brought a halt to all ongoing work at Italian film studios . Only two films made with Vatican support went into production at the time , providing employment for actors and technicians . The other film was Vittorio De Sica 's The Gates of Heaven . Their work on the films enabled them to refuse demands that they relocate north to work in the Venice-based film industry of the puppet Italian Social Republic . The lengthy production process meant that it was n't released until long after Rome had been liberated by Allied forces .
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The New Ten Commandments is a feature-length documentary film which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2008 . The film was produced by Nick Higgins from Lansdowne Productions and Noémie Mendelle from the Scottish Documentary Institute and has 10 film-chapter directors for each of the 10 chapters of the film - Kenny Glenaan , Douglas Gordon , Nick Higgins , Irvine Welsh , Mark Cousins , Sana Bilgrami , Alice Nelson , Tilda Swinton , Doug Aubrey , David Graham Scott and Anna Jones . The film 's unifying theme is human rights in Scotland with each chapter illustrating one of the `` New Ten Commandments '' - 10 articles chosen from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights .
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For the English film based on the French musical , see The Ten Commandments : The Musical Les Dix Commandements is a French-language musical comedy written by Élie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo that premiered in Paris in October 2000 . The musical in two acts became the basis of similar musicals elsewhere including Patrick Leonard 's film The Ten Commandments : The Musical .
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The Ten Commandments is a 2007 American computer animated film directed by John Stronach and Bill Boyce . The film was released to theaters on October 19 , 2007 and on DVD on February 5 , 2008 .
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Kids ' Ten Commandments ( often abbreviated as K * 10 * C ) was a direct-to-video , five-part series designed to teach the principles of the Ten Commandments to children . The series shows the life of a fictitious 11-year-old boy named Seth . He and his friends , including a group of animals , each with their own personality and perspective , interact with Biblical characters such as Moses . Each episode includes two songs , explains two commandments , and combines both 2-D animated characters and 3-D animated backgrounds . Along with the series on DVD and VHS , supplementary learning material was included for educational use at schools and churches , which included lesson plans , board games , puzzles , and music videos to help educators create character education curriculum utilizing the video programs . The series was directed by Richard Rich and written and produced by Emmy Award winning George Taweel and Rob Loos , who also produced the Award winning series McGee and Me ! . The series features the voice talents of award-winning stars including Tom Bosley , John Schneider , George Newbern , Lou Diamond Phillips , Rene Auberjonois , Peter Strauss and Tim Curry . K10C aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network . Each of the episodes and the series has won multiple awards including Parents ' Choice Award , Awards of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board , and fifteen Telly Awards .
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The decade of the 1910s in film involved some significant films .
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The Ten Commandments , also known as the Decalogue , are a set of biblical laws relating to ethics and worship , which play a fundamental role in Judaism , Christianity , and Islam . The commandments include instructions to worship only God , to honour one 's parents , and to keep the sabbath , as well as prohibitions against idolatry , blasphemy , murder , adultery , theft , dishonesty , and coveting . Different religious groups follow different traditions for interpreting and numbering them . The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Hebrew Bible , in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy . Modern scholarship has found likely influences in Hittite and Mesopotamian laws and treaties , but is divided over exactly when the Ten Commandments were written and who wrote them .
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Ten is a British action drama film , directed and written by Craig Wyting , starring Colin Burt Vidler , Claire Walmsley , Danny Howard . The film was mostly shot at the Hythe area of the town of Colchester . The film is loosely based on the author 's experiences as a soldier in the British Army , and examines how society treats former soldiers . The film was produced by previous winner of the Coup de Coeur at the Cannes Film Festival , Darren Cook of Scruffy Bear Pictures . The cast and crew volunteered their time to work on the production , with any money raised to be split between military charities , the Royal British Legion , the Invicta Foundation and 353 .
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has a large cast of characters .
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The Ten Commandments is a 2006 miniseries that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses . It ran on the ABC TV network . The series was filmed in Egypt , Mount Sinai , and the Sinai Peninsula .
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The Decalogue is the Ten Commandments , the list of ethical principles in Exodus 20:1 -- 17 and Deuteronomy 5:4 -- 21 . Decalogue may also refer to : Ritual Decalogue , also called the Ten Commandments by some , the laws listed in the Book of Exodus , 34:11 -- 26 Dekalog , a 1989 series of ten films by Krzysztof Kieślowski based on the Ten Commandments Virgin Decalog , book collections of Doctor Who short stories published by Virgin Publishing `` Decalogue '' , satirical poem by Ambrose Bierce Decalogue ( album ) , a 2009 album by Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind
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The Ten Commandments are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship , which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity . Ten Commandments may also refer to :
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Ten Modern Commandments was a 1927 American silent romantic comedy-drama film that starred Esther Ralston and was distributed through Paramount Pictures . It is based on an original screen story and was directed by Dorothy Arzner . The film is now considered lost film .
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This list is for film series with ten films in the series .
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Cecil Blount DeMille ( -LSB- 's ɛsəl_dəˈmɪl -RSB- August 12 , 1881 -- January 21 , 1959 ) was an American filmmaker . Between 1913 and 1956 , he made a total of 70 features , both silent and sound films . He is acknowledged as a founding father of the cinema of the United States and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history . His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship . He made silent films of every genre : social dramas , comedies , Westerns , farces , morality plays , and historical pageants . DeMille began his career as a stage actor in 1900 . He later moved to writing and directing stage productions , some with Jesse Lasky , who was then a vaudeville producer . DeMille 's first film , The Squaw Man ( 1914 ) , was also the first feature film shot in Hollywood . Its interracial love story made it a phenomenal hit and it `` put Hollywood on the map . '' The continued success of his productions led to the founding of Paramount Pictures with Lasky and Adolph Zukor . His first biblical epic , The Ten Commandments ( 1923 ) , was both a critical and financial success ; it held the Paramount revenue record for twenty-five years . In 1927 he directed The King of Kings , a biography of Jesus of Nazareth , which was acclaimed for its sensitivity and reached more than 800 million viewers . The Sign of the Cross ( 1932 ) was the first sound film to integrate all aspects of cinematic technique . Cleopatra ( 1934 ) was his first film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture . After more than thirty years in film production , DeMille reached the pinnacle of his career with Samson and Delilah ( 1949 ) , a biblical epic which did `` an all-time record business . '' Along with biblical and historical narratives , he also directed films oriented toward `` neo-naturalism , '' which tried to portray the laws of man fighting the forces of nature . He went on to receive his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director for his circus drama The Greatest Show on Earth ( 1952 ) , which won the Academy Award for Best Picture . His last and most famous film , The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) , is currently the sixth-highest-grossing film of all time , adjusted for inflation . In addition to his Best Picture Award , he received an Academy Honorary Award for his film contributions , the Palme d'Or ( posthumously ) for Union Pacific , a DGA Award for Lifetime Achievement , and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award . He was also the first recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award , which was later named in his honor .
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The Great Commandment is a Christian film by Irving Pichel . The Great Commandment may also refer to : Great Commandment , the commandment in Christianity New Commandment , the new commandment of Jesus `` The Great Commandment '' ( song ) , a song by Camouflage
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10 Sekunden ( 10 Seconds ) is a German film .
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Of Gods and Men is a 2010 French drama film directed by Xavier Beauvois , starring Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale . Its original French language title is Des hommes et des dieux , which means `` Of Men and of Gods '' and refers to a verse from the Bible shown at the beginning of the film . It centers on the monastery of Tibhirine , where nine Trappist monks lived in harmony with the largely Muslim population of Algeria , until seven of them were kidnapped and assassinated in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War . Largely a tale of a peaceful situation between local Christians and Muslims before becoming a lethal one due to external forces , the screenplay focuses on the preceding chain of events in decay of government , expansion of terrorism , and the monks ' confrontation with both the terrorists and the government authorities that led up to their deaths . Principal photography took place at an abandoned monastery in Azrou , Morocco with careful attention to authenticity . The film premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix , the festival 's second most prestigious award . It became a critical and commercial success in its domestic market , and won both the Lumières Award and César Award for Best Film .
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Dekalog ( -LSB- dɛˈkalɔg -RSB- , also known as Dekalog : The Ten Commandments and The Decalogue ) is a 1989 Polish television drama series directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz , with music by Zbigniew Preisner . It consists of ten one-hour films , inspired by the Ten Commandments . Each short film explores one or several moral or ethical issues faced by characters living in an austere apartment block in modern Poland . The series is Kieślowski 's most acclaimed work , has been said to be `` the best dramatic work ever done specifically for television '' and has won numerous international awards , though it was not widely released outside Europe until the late 1990s . Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick wrote an admiring foreword to the published screenplay in 1991 .
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For the French musical of 2000 , see Les Dix Commandements ( musical ) The Ten Commandments : The Musical is a musical with music by Patrick Leonard and lyrics by Maribeth Derry . The book is adapted from the French musical Les Dix Commandements created by Élie Chouraqui from an idea by Albert Cohen . The musical debuted at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on September 21 , 2004 . It was directed by Robert Iscove , with choreography by Travis Payne and costumes by Max Azria . The original cast included Val Kilmer , Kevin Earley , Lauren Kennedy , Adam Lambert , Luba Mason , Alisan Porter , Nita Whitaker , Michelle Pereira , Nicholas Rodriguez and Ipalé . A DVD was shot with the original cast .
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The Powers of Ten films are two short American documentary films written and directed by Charles and Ray Eames . Both works depict the relative scale of the Universe according to an order of magnitude ( or logarithmic scale ) based on a factor of ten , first expanding out from the Earth until the entire universe is surveyed , then reducing inward until a single atom and its quarks are observed . The first film : A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe -- was a prototype and was completed in 1968 ; the second film : Powers of Ten : A Film Dealing with the Relative Size of Things in the Universe and the Effect of Adding Another Zero -- was completed in 1977 . The Powers of Ten films were adaptations of the book Cosmic View ( 1957 ) by Dutch educator Kees Boeke . Both films , and a book based on the second film , follow the form of the Boeke original , adding color and photography to the black and white drawings employed by Boeke in his seminal work . The 1977 film has a number of changes from the prototype , including being entirely in color , moving the starting location from Miami to Chicago , removing the relativistic ( time ) dimension , introducing an additional two powers of ten at each extreme , a change in narrator from Judith Bronowski to Philip Morrison , and much improved graphics . In 1998 , Powers of Ten ( 1977 ) was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .
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The decade of the 1950s in film involved many significant films .
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Debra Paget ( born Debralee Griffin ; August 19 , 1933 ) is an American actress and entertainer . She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille 's epic movie , The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) , as well as Love Me Tender ( 1956 ) , the film debut of Elvis Presley and also the ( for the time ) risque `` snake dance scene '' in The Indian Tomb ( 1959 ) .
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The year 1910 in film involved some significant events .
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Commandment may refer to : The Ten Commandments One of the 613 mitzvot of Judaism The Great Commandment The New Commandment Commandment ( album ) , a 2007 album by Six Feet Under Commandments ( film ) , a 1997 film starring Aidan Quinn
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Ten Commandments is a compilation album by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne . Released in 1990 by Priority Records and CBS Records , it contains songs from Osbourne 's first four studio albums , ranging from Blizzard of Ozz ( 1980 ) to The Ultimate Sin ( 1986 ) .
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Imani is a 2010 film .
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is a 2010 Japanese anime science fiction film .
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10,000 BC is a 2008 American epic adventure film from Warner Bros. . Pictures set in the prehistoric era . It was directed by Roland Emmerich and stars Steven Strait and Camilla Belle . The world premiere was held on February 10 , 2008 at Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin .
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Tetris has sold millions of physical copies.
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Tetris ( , pronounced -LSB- ˈtɛtrʲɪs -RSB- ) is a tile-matching puzzle video game , originally designed and programmed by Russian game designer Alexey Pajitnov . It was released on June 6 , 1984 , while he was working for the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR in Moscow . He derived its name from the Greek numerical prefix tetra - ( all of the game 's pieces contain four segments ) and tennis , Pajitnov 's favorite sport . Tetris was the first entertainment software to be exported from the USSR to the US , where it was published by Spectrum HoloByte for Commodore 64 and IBM PC . The Tetris game is a popular use of tetrominoes , the four-element special case of polyominoes . Polyominoes have been used in popular puzzles since at least 1907 , and the name was given by the mathematician Solomon W. Golomb in 1953 . However , even the enumeration of pentominoes is dated to antiquity . The game ( or one of its many variants ) is available for nearly every video game console and computer operating system , as well as on devices such as graphing calculators , mobile phones , portable media players , PDAs , Network music players and even as an Easter egg on non-media products like oscilloscopes . It has even inspired Tetris serving dishes and been played on the sides of various buildings . While versions of Tetris were sold for a range of 1980s home computer platforms as well as arcades , it was the hugely successful handheld version for the Game Boy launched in 1989 that established the game as one of the most popular ever . Electronic Gaming Monthly '' 's 100th issue had Tetris in first place as `` Greatest Game of All Time '' . In 2007 , Tetris came in second place in IGN 's `` 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time '' . In January 2010 , it was announced that the Tetris franchise had sold more than 170 million copies , approximately 70 million physical copies and over 100 million copies for cell phones , making it the best selling paid-downloaded game of all time . On 14 March 2014 , The Tetris Company announced a deal to bring Tetris '' to two of the latest hardware platforms , the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 , in partnership with Ubisoft ( publishing ) and SoMa Play ( development ) , to coincide with the franchise 's 30th anniversary .
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Tetris is a puzzle video game developed by EA Mobile and published by Electronic Arts for the iOS , Android , BlackBerry OS , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable and Windows Phone . It was first released on September 12 , 2006 . The game featured gameplay like other Tetris titles , but with a new soundtrack . The game had reached 100 million paid downloads by 2010 , at a price of $ 0.99 per download . As of 2014 , it reached 425 million paid downloads , making it the best-selling paid mobile game of all time .
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The best-selling video game of all-time is Tetris , a tile-matching puzzle video game designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov . Originally released in the Soviet Union in 1984 for the Electronika 60 , it was later popularised upon its release for the Game Boy in 1989 . The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms and sold in excess of 495 million units , 425 million of which are paid downloads on mobile phones . The Game Boy version of Tetris is the best-selling game on the platform , with more than 35 million units sold worldwide . Minecraft is the only other video game to have sold over 100 million units , with 122 million units sold as of February 2017 . Excluding mobile sales , the best-selling video game of all-time is Minecraft with 92 million units sold , while Tetris is the fourth best-selling with sales of 70 million units . Of the top 50 best-selling video games of all-time on all platforms , 21 were developed and/or published by Nintendo and originally released on a Nintendo platform , including six of the top ten . Other publishers with multiple entries in the top 50 include Activision ( seven titles , all in the Call of Duty franchise ) , Rockstar Games ( five titles , four of which are Grand Theft Auto releases ) and Electronic Arts ( three games in three different series ) . Aside from Nintendo internal development divisions , Game Freak is the developer with the most games in the top 50 , with eight titles from the Pokémon series included . The oldest game in the top 50 is Duck Hunt , which was originally released on April 21 , 1984 ; the newest games in the top 50 are Nintendo 3DS titles Pokémon Sun and Moon , both of which were released on November 18 , 2016 .
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Tetris ( styled TETЯIS ) is a puzzle game developed by Atari Games and originally released for arcades in 1988 . Based on Alexey Pajitnov 's Tetris , Atari 's version features the same gameplay as the computer editions of the game , as players must stack differently shaped falling blocks to form and eliminate horizontal lines from the playing field . The game features several difficulty levels and two-player simultaneous play . Atari later ported the game to the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) and released an unlicensed NES version in 1989 under its Tengen brand . However , there were issues with the title 's publishing rights . After much legal wrangling , Nintendo itself ended up with the rights to publish console versions of Tetris , leaving Atari with only the rights to arcade versions . As a result , the Tengen game was only on the shelf for four weeks before Atari was legally required to recall the game and destroy any remaining inventory of its NES version . Nintendo produced its own version for the Game Boy as well as the NES . Both versions were commercially successful and Nintendo held the Tetris license for many years . With less than 100,000 copies known to exist , the Tengen release has since become a collector 's item , due to its short time on the market . Various publications have since noted that Tengen 's Tetris was in some ways superior to the official NES release , especially since the Tengen game featured a two-player simultaneous mode not available in Nintendo 's game .
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The best-selling video game of all-time on the Game Boy and Game Boy Color is Tetris . First released in Japan on June 14 , 1989 , Tetris was often released as a pack-in game for the original Game Boy , and went on to sell in excess of 35 million units worldwide . The second best-selling Game Boy games are Pokémon Red , Green and Blue , which sold over 31 million units combined , followed by the best-selling Game Boy Color games Pokémon Gold and Silver , which sold over 23 million units in total . The top five is rounded out by the platform 's first Super Mario title , Super Mario Land , which sold over 18 million copies worldwide , and Pokémon Yellow , which has sold over 14 million units in total . A total of 53 Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold one million units or more . Of those , 19 titles were developed by internal Nintendo divisions . Aside from these , the developers with the most million-selling titles are Game Freak , Rare and Tose , with five games each in the top 53 . Nintendo published 44 of these 53 games . Other publishers with multiple million-selling entries include Konami ( three games ) , Bandai and Enix ( two games each ) . The most popular franchises on Game Boy are Pokémon ( 84.54 million combined units ) , Tetris ( 38.12 million combined units ) , Super Mario ( 34.39 million combined units ) , Donkey Kong ( 12.55 million combined units ) and Kirby ( 10.91 million combined units ) .
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is a puzzle video game developed by Natsume and published by Jaleco for arcades exclusively in Japan in 1996 , and was ported to the Game Boy , Sega Saturn , and PlayStation later that year . The game would be followed by a sequel , Tetris Plus 2 , in 1997 . There was supposed to be a port on the Nintendo 64 , however that version was never released .
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3D Tetris is a puzzle video game developed by Technology and Entertainment Software and published by Nintendo . It was initially released for the Virtual Boy on March 22 , 1996 in North America only . The game allows players to control multiple falling blocks , rotating and positioning them to clear layers in a `` Well '' . The game is similar to other Tetris games , but uses a three-dimensional playing field as opposed to the traditional two-dimensional view . The game contains multiple modes and gametypes , as well as different difficulty settings and levels , which change different aspects of the gameplay . Parts of 3D Tetris , such as the blocks , are rendered as 3D wire-frame models . A version of the game entitled , meaning literally Polygonal Block , was to be released in February 1996 in Japanese markets , but never emerged . The game received a range of negative and positive reviews .
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is a Touch ! Generations puzzle game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS . THQ announced Tetris DS before E3 2005 , and scheduled it to make an appearance at the show . However , the company decided to cancel the game , and Nintendo released their own make of Tetris DS in March 2006 . Part of the Tetris game series , the game supports up to ten players locally ( with just one Nintendo DS game cartridge ) and supported two or four player battle modes online with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service ( this service has since been discontinued for all Nintendo DS games as of May 2014 ) . Tetris DS features several new modes of play , each with a different Nintendo theme . Themes include Super Mario Bros. , The Legend of Zelda , Metroid , Balloon Fight , Donkey Kong , and Yoshi 's Cookie . Multiplayer gameplay also incorporates items to be used competitively .
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is the founder and former president of Nintendo of America and the co-founder of Tetris Online , Inc. .
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is a puzzle video game by Hudson Soft for WiiWare . An installment of the Tetris series , the game supports the use of Miis and the Wii Balance Board , and features both local and online multiplayer in addition to several single-player modes unique to the game . The game was released in Japan on October 14 , 2008 , in North America on October 20 , 2008 , and in Europe and Australia on October 24 , 2008 . A retail version called Tetris Party Deluxe , which was announced by Tetris Online , Inc. , Hudson Soft , Nintendo Australia and Majesco Entertainment , was released in North America on June 1 , 2010 , in Europe on September 3 , 2010 and in Australia on October 14 , 2010 for the Wii and the Nintendo DS systems . There used to be a version from the DSiWare called Tetris Party Live , which was released in North America on November 22 , 2010 and later in the PAL region on December 3 , 2010 . The game has now been delisted as of March 31 , 2012 .
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Tetris Friends is an online Tetris game developed by Tetris Online , Inc. . Registered users are able to compare their scores with their friends and with the entire community . It is the only official Flash implementation of Tetris made by the Tetris company itself . It at the time was the only official tetris platform that had advertisements played before a match Tetris Friends has over a million registered users . Tetris Friends features 6 single player modes and 5 multiplayer modes . Coins are earned for playing any of the games modes . The coins can be used to unlock new skins and Tetrimino styles . The version available on Facebook only has 4 of the modes available on the official website and it has no coin system , but it does feature a special mode available only on Facebook . All game modes except Tetris 1989 and N-Blox use the SRS rotational system , feature the hold function which allows players to save a block for future use , and have a four Tetrimino preview that allows players to see the next few upcoming blocks .
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is a series of puzzle games created by Arika based on the popular Tetris license . The Grand Master series introduced several play mechanics to Tetris gameplay which can be seen today in its sequels and many other Tetris implementations . The original game was followed by two sequels also developed by Arika : Tetris the Absolute : The Grand Master 2 in 2000 ( with a Plus version released soon after ) and Tetris : The Grand Master 3 - Terror-Instinct in 2005 . A related console game , Tetris : The Grand Master Ace was published by AQ Interactive on December 10 , 2005 and was a launch title for the Xbox 360 's Japan release .
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The best-selling video game of all-time on Sony 's original PlayStation console is Gran Turismo . A sim racing game developed by Polyphony Digital , Gran Turismo was originally released in Japan on December 23 , 1997 , and went on to sell 10.85 million copies worldwide . The second game in the series , 1999 's Gran Turismo 2 , sold 9.37 million units to become the third best-selling PlayStation game of all-time . The second best-selling title on the console is Final Fantasy VII , which sold just shy of 10 million units . Tekken 3 is the fourth best-selling PlayStation game , with over 8.3 million units sold , while Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone is fifth . A total of 110 PlayStation games have sold one million units or more . Of those , 41 titles were published in one or more territory by Sony Computer Entertainment ( SCEI ) . Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include Electronic Arts ( 13 games ) , Capcom ( nine games ) , Eidos Interactive and Namco ( seven games each ) . The developer with the most games to sell a million copies or more is Square , with ten titles in the list of 110 . The most popular franchise on PlayStation is Tomb Raider ( 25.9 million combined units ) , followed by Final Fantasy ( 24.15 million units ) , Crash Bandicoot ( 21.79 million units ) and Gran Turismo ( 20.22 million units ) . As of March 31 , 2007 , a total of 962 million units of PlayStation software had been shipped worldwide .
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As of December 31 , 2016 , Nintendo reports 65.30 million Nintendo 3DS units have been sold worldwide .
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Tetris Online , Inc. is a video game developer and publisher based in Honolulu , Hawaii . The company is the exclusive online licensee of Tetris in North America and Europe . Founded in January 2006 by Nintendo of America founder and former president Minoru Arakawa , video game designer and publisher Henk Rogers and Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov , Tetris Online , Inc. is the developer of social games Tetris Battle and Tetris Friends . In March 2013 , it was revealed in a Newspaper article that Tetris Online had laid off 40 % of its staff .
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Tetris : Axis , released as simply Tetris in some regions , is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Hudson Soft and Bandai and was published by Nintendo . The game was released in all regions in October 2011 and was published by Namco Bandai Games and Tetris Online , Inc. in Japan and PAL regions respectively .
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Tetris Dekaris or Giant Tetris is an arcade game released in Japan by Sega that features a giant version of the classic game Tetris . The arcade cabinet features two giant vibrating joysticks with the right joystick being slightly lower than the left one . The playing field is 6 cells wide by 7 cells high as opposed to almost universal 10 cells wide by 20 high . The game can be played with up to two players . Category :2009 video games Category : Arcade games
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Tetris is the Soviet tile-matching puzzle video game released in June 1984 . Tetris may also refer to other variations of the 1984 game : Tetris ( Atari ) , 1988 version developed by Atari Games , released for arcade and the NES Tetris ( Game Boy ) , 1989 version released for the Game Boy Tetris ( Electronic Arts ) , 2006 version released by Electronic Arts for multiple platforms Tetris ( Nintendo 3DS ) , 2011 version also known as Tetris : Axis , released for the Nintendo 3DS
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Elektronorgtechnica ( also spelled Electronorgtechnica , Электроноргтехника ) , better known abbreviated as ELORG , is the former Soviet state owned organization on export and import of computer hardware and software . It was controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Trade . ELORG was responsible for the licensing and development of the popular video game Tetris . As the game was owned by the state ( Tetris was written by salaried programmers at the Soviet Academy of Sciences ) , all rights to the game worldwide were handled by ELORG . The company was also associated with the export of Soviet design calculators , Electronika being one brand that was exported , rebranding them as ELORG products . ELORG is now reportedly a privatised Russian company which has retained the rights to the `` Tetris '' trademark . ELORG was a partner in The Tetris Company which licences the Tetris name to game companies , along with Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov and businessman Henk Rogers . The Tetris Company has since acquired full control over the Tetris mark . Tetris has evolved into one of the most timeless video games of the century . It can be played on nearly every video game console and computer operating system . Its legacy spans beyond the scope of its time , era , and graphics - the unique puzzle-like nature of the game has allowed it to stand the test of time and generations alike as it is a game of the ages still being reproduced for modern systems . Tetris , itself , was developed by a Russian computer engineer named Alexey Pajitnov in June 1984 during his employment at the Soviet Academy of Sciences . The name Tetris was derived from the words `` tetromino '' and `` tennis . '' As for the Russians in later years , no one made big money from Tetris except for the Soviet government . As the USSR broke up , the people at ELORG and the Academy scattered across the country .
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This is a list of Nintendo DS games that are known to have sold or shipped at least one million copies . As of March 31 , 2011 , there are 140 Nintendo DS games that sold over 1 million units .
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The New Tetris is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo 64 . The game was developed by H2O Entertainment and published by Nintendo , based on the latter 's popular Tetris series . The game was originally released on July 31 , 1999 , in North America . The game is notable for showing scenic fly-bys of famous structures ( for examples the Sphinx , the Pantheon , Saint Basil 's Cathedral , a Mayan temple , and others ) rendered in realtime . This is relatively difficult for the Nintendo 64 hardware to accomplish at the quality that is achieved . The New Tetris also features a multiplayer mode with up to four players and an ethnically themed electronic dance music soundtrack by Neil Voss , who also composed the award-winning music for Tetrisphere .
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is a role-playing sports video game franchise created by Level-5 . By August 2013 , the series had sold over 6.5 million copies .
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is a puzzle video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega . The game is a crossover between the Puyo Puyo series and the Tetris franchise , and features various gameplay modes incorporating both aspects . The game includes characters modeled after the seven Tetrominos , which are different puzzle pieces each made of four blocks . Puyo Puyo Tetris was the first Tetris-related title published by Sega since Tetris Collection , an installment in the Sega Ages series , in 2006 . Puyo Puyo Tetris adopts the guidelines used in current Tetris titles , so the rotation patterns and colors of the Tetrominoes differ from Sega 's previous releases . Puyo Puyo Tetris was released for the Nintendo 3DS , Wii U , PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 in Japan in February 2014 . Versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were later released in Japan in December 2014 . The PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions were released worldwide in April 2017 , and marked the first localization of a Puyo Puyo game since Puyo Pop Fever .
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Tetris Worlds is a version of the video game Tetris . Originally released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance , it was later released for Xbox , GameCube , and PlayStation 2 in 2002 . In 2003 , an Xbox Live version and a single-disc compilation version ( which included this game and Star Wars : The Clone Wars ) were released for the Xbox . The latter was bundled with Xbox systems , however it is not forward compatible with the Xbox 360 . The platform-specific versions of Tetris Worlds were developed by three different companies . Blue Planet Software developed the PC and PlayStation 2 versions , Radical Entertainment developed the GameCube and Xbox versions , and 3d6 Games developed the Game Boy Advance version . All versions were published by THQ .
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This a list of variants of the game Tetris . It includes officially licensed Tetris sequels , as well as unofficial clones .
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Henk Rogers ( born 1953 ) is a Dutch video game designer and entrepreneur . He is known for producing Japan 's first major turn-based role-playing video game The Black Onyx , securing the rights to distribute Tetris on video game consoles where the game found popularity , and as the founder of The Tetris Company which licenses the Tetris trademark . Nowadays , he serves as Managing Director of The Tetris Company .
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The Tetris Company , LLC ( TTC ) is based in Hawaii and is owned by Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov . The company is the exclusive licensee of Tetris Holding LLC , the company that owns Tetris rights worldwide and the Tetris Company licenses the Tetris brand to third parties .
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Tekken is a fighting video game series developed by Namco and published by Namco Bandai . The series debuted in 1994 with the arcade version of Tekken and is one of the genre 's and Namco 's best-selling franchises , with over 33 million units sold , and is the 30th best-selling franchise of all time . The games take place in a fictional universe and follow an ongoing story that involves an annual martial arts tournament called The King of Iron Fist Tournament , organised by Mishima Zaibatsu conglomerate owner Heihachi Mishima , in which contestants fight for control of the corporation and prize money . Tekken titles are usually released originally in arcades , before being released on video game consoles a year later ; the series is largely exclusive to the PlayStation series of consoles , and the arcade machines run on PlayStation-based hardware . Related comics , dramatizations and music albums have also been released , and some of the series ' recurring characters have also appeared in other Namco games .
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There have been more than a dozen video game adaptations of Parker Brothers and Hasbro 's highly successful board game Monopoly .
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is a science fiction action-adventure video game series created by Nintendo . The series is primarily produced by the company 's first-party developers , although some installments were handled by other developers , including Fuse Games , Team Ninja , and Next Level Games . The series chronicles the missions of space-faring bounty hunter Samus Aran , who protects the galaxy from the depredations of the Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the eponymous Metroids . Metroid combines the platforming of Super Mario Bros. and the exploration aspect of The Legend of Zelda with a decidedly darker atmosphere and a greater emphasis on nonlinear gameplay . The series consists of twelve games that were released on almost every Nintendo video game console . It is one of Nintendo 's most successful franchises , and the games have received varying levels of critical acclaim . , the Metroid series sold over 17.44 million copies . The series has been represented in other Nintendo media , including the Super Smash Bros. series . Additional media for the Metroid series has also been released , including soundtracks , comic books and manga adaptations .
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is a puzzle video game for the Game Boy released in 1989 . It is a portable version of Alexey Pajitnov 's original Tetris and it was bundled in the North American and European releases of the Game Boy itself . It was the first game compatible with the Game Link Cable , a pack-in accessory that allowed two Game Boys to link together for multiplayer purposes . A colorized remake of the game was released on the Game Boy Color entitled . A Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console version of Tetris was released in December 2011 and lacks the multiplayer functionality . It was delisted from the Nintendo eShop after December 31 , 2014 .
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The Matrix is a science fiction action media franchise created by The Wachowskis , about heroes who fight a desperate war against machine overlords that have enslaved humanity in an extremely sophisticated virtual reality gestalt . The series began with the feature film The Matrix ( 1999 ) , and continued with two sequels , The Matrix Reloaded ( 2003 ) and The Matrix Revolutions ( 2003 ) , all written and directed by the Wachowskis and produced by Joel Silver . The franchise is owned by Warner Bros. , which distributed the films along with Village Roadshow Pictures . The latter , along with Silver Pictures are the two production companies that worked on all three films . The first film was an important critical and commercial success , winning four Academy Awards , introducing popular culture symbols such as the red pill and blue pill , and influencing action filmmaking . For those reasons it has been added to the National Film Registry for preservation . Its first sequel was an even bigger commercial success , becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film in history , a title which it held for 13 years . The series features a cyberpunk story incorporating references to numerous philosophical and religious ideas . Influences include the principles of mythology , anime , and Hong Kong action films ( particularly `` heroic bloodshed '' and martial arts movies ) . The characters and settings of the films are further explored in other media set in the same fictional universe , including animation , comics , and video games . The comic `` Bits and Pieces of Information '' and The Animatrix short film `` The Second Renaissance '' act as prequels to the films , explaining how the franchise 's setting came to be . The video game Enter the Matrix connects the story of the Animatrix short `` Final Flight of the Osiris '' with the events of Reloaded , while the video game The Matrix Online is a direct sequel to Revolutions . As of February 2016 , the franchise has generated $ 3 billion in revenue , making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time . In March 2017 , it was reported that Warner Bros. was in early stages of developing a relaunch of the franchise with new films .
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The Classic Tetris World Championship ( CTWC ) is a video game competition series , hosted by the Portland Retro Gaming Expo . The competition launched in 2010 , during the filming of Ecstasy of Order : The Tetris Masters to determine the world 's greatest Tetris player . The first two years the competition was held in Los Angeles , California but has since moved to Portland , Oregon and has been held there annually since 2012 . The contestants play on actual Nintendo Entertainment Systems and CRT-Televisions . The final rounds are streamed online with live-edited screens and Head-up display to improve viewer experience . The tournament has been dominated by Jonas Neubauer , who has won six titles and only lost the final in 2014 to Harry Hong .
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Cyndi Lauper won the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985.
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Cynthia Ann Stephanie `` Cyndi '' Lauper ( born June 22 , 1953 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and LGBTQ activist . Her career has spanned over 30 years . Her debut solo album She 's So Unusual ( 1983 ) was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100 -- `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' , `` Time After Time '' , `` She Bop '' , and `` All Through the Night '' -- and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985 . Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture The Goonies and her second record True Colors ( 1986 ) . This album included the number one single `` True Colors '' and `` Change of Heart '' , which peaked at number 3 . Since 1989 , Lauper has released nine studio albums and participated in many other projects . In 2010 , Memphis Blues , became Billboard 's most successful blues album of the year , remaining at # 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart for 13 consecutive weeks . In 2013 , Lauper won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for composing the Broadway musical Kinky Boots , making her the first woman to win the category by herself . The musical was awarded five other Tonys including Tony Award for Best New Musical . In 2014 , Lauper was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the cast recording . In 2016 , the West End production won Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards Lauper has established herself as a pop culture icon selling over 50 million records and 20 million singles . She has won awards at the Grammys , Emmys , Tonys , the New York 's Outer Critics Circle , MTV Video Music Awards ( VMAs ) , Billboard Awards , and American Music Awards ( AMAs ) . An inductee into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame , Lauper is one of the few singers to win three of the four major American entertainment awards ( EGOT ) . Lauper won the inaugural Best Female Video prize at the 1984 VMAs for Girls Just Want To Have Fun . This music video is recognized by MTV , VH1 and Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the greatest ever music videos of the era . She is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum 's Women Who Rock exhibit . Her debut album is included in Rolling Stone '' 's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , while Time After Time is included in Vh1 's list of the 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 years . VH1 has ranked Lauper No. 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll '' . Lauper has been celebrated for her humanitarian work , particularly as an advocate for LGBT rights in the United States . Her charitable efforts were acknowledged in 2013 when the singer was invited as a special guest to attend US President Barack Obama 's second-term inaugural .
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This is a list of awards and nominations received by Cyndi Lauper . Among her numerous accolades , Lauper has won two Grammys ( 1985 , 2014 ) an Emmy ( 1995 ) and a Tony ( 2013 ) , which are three of the four major annual American entertainment awards ( EGOT ) .
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She 's So Unusual is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper , released on October 14 , 1983 by Portrait Records . The album was re-released in 2014 to commemorate its 30th anniversary , and was called She 's So Unusual : A 30th Anniversary Celebration . The re-release contains demos and remixes of previously released material , as well as new artwork . In 1978 , Lauper formed the band Blue Angel . The band soon signed a recording contract with Polydor Records ; however , their debut album , Blue Angel , was a commercial failure . The band parted ways after firing their manager , who sued Lauper for $ 80,000 and forced her into bankruptcy . Lauper went on to sing in many New York night clubs , and caught the eye of David Wolf , who became her manager and subsequently got her signed to Portrait Records . The album is primarily new wave-based , with many of the songs being influenced by synthpop and pop rock . Upon its release , the album received positive reviews from music critics , who noted Lauper 's unique vocals . Lauper earned several awards and accolades for the album , including two Grammy Awards at the 27th Grammy Awards , one of which was for Best New Artist . She 's So Unusual peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart and stayed in the chart 's top forty for 65 weeks . It has sold over 6 million copies in the United States and 16 million copies worldwide . This makes it Lauper 's best-selling album to date and one of the best-selling albums of the 1980s . The album ranked at # 487 on Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003 , and ranked at # 41 on Rolling Stone 's list of Women Who Rock : The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012 . Seven singles were released from the album , with `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' becoming a worldwide hit and her first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 . `` Time After Time '' became her first number-one hit on the chart and experienced similar success worldwide . Lauper found success with the next two singles as well , with both `` She Bop '' and `` All Through the Night '' peaking in the top five . This makes Lauper the first female singer to have four top five singles on the Hot 100 from one album . She 's So Unusual was promoted by the Fun Tour throughout 1983 and 1984 .
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American singer Cyndi Lauper has released eleven studio albums , six compilation albums , three video albums and forty-six singles . Worldwide , Lauper has sold approximately 50 million albums , singles and DVDs worldwide . Lauper was a founding member of Blue Angel , who released their debut album in 1980 on Polydor Records . The album was unsuccessful , causing the band to break up and Lauper to file for bankruptcy . In 1983 , Lauper obtained a contract with Portrait Records , and her debut solo album , She 's So Unusual , was released . The album was a major success , achieving platinum and gold certification around the world and spawning the hits `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' , `` Time After Time '' and `` She Bop '' . In 1985 , Lauper released `` The Goonies ` R ' Good Enough '' , a single from the soundtrack to The Goonies , and her second album , True Colors , was released in 1986 . True Colors was another successful album , along with the single of the same name and `` Change of Heart '' . A starring role in the film Vibes in 1988 led to the release of `` Hole in My Heart ( All the Way to China ) '' , which was a hit in Australia and New Zealand . Lauper 's third album , A Night to Remember , was released in 1989 . This album was less successful , despite the popularity of the first single , `` I Drove All Night '' . The following single , `` My First Night Without You '' managed to chart in the top 60 in the United States . In 1992 , Lauper appeared in the English version of Starmania , a French rock opera . She released a single from the musical , `` The World Is Stone '' , which was a major hit in several countries , particularly France . Her album Hat Full of Stars was released in 1993 on Epic Records , attaining gold certification in France and Japan . Lauper 's greatest hits compilation , Twelve Deadly Cyns ... and Then Some , was released in 1994 , with the re-recorded version of `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' reaching number four in the United Kingdom and New Zealand . A compilation of Lauper 's music videos and an interview was released at the same time on VHS . In 1996 , she released Sisters of Avalon , and an original album of Christmas songs , Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life in 1998 . These two albums were much less successful internationally than her previous releases , but both charted in Japan . Sisters of Avalon was also certified platinum in Japan . In 2001 , Lauper planned to release another album , Shine , but the record company folded . An extended play version of the album was released to counter Internet piracy , and the full album was released exclusively in Japan in 2004 . In 2003 , Lauper released her seventh studio album , At Last , and a live version in 2004 on DVD , Live ... At Last . At Last is a set of covers that reinvent classic songs , such as the title track `` At Last '' , `` Walk On By '' and `` Stay '' . The live DVD achieved gold certification in the United States . In 2005 , Lauper released The Body Acoustic , featuring new acoustic versions of her hits , such as a duet of `` Time After Time '' with Sarah McLachlan . Lauper 's 2008 album , Bring Ya to the Brink , was her first release in seven years containing original material , and met with considerable success . In December 2008 she recorded the duet `` A Christmas Duel '' with Swedish pop band The Hives , released in Sweden only , where it reached number 4 . Her most recent album is Memphis Blues , released in 2010 . It managed to be her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 since True Colors in 1986 , spending 13 consecutive weeks at number-one on the Billboard Blues chart , becoming the highest selling blues album of the year . So far , it has sold 600,000 copies worldwide .
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The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist . It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . '' The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist . Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 . Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year . 1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .
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The 3rd Youth in Film Awards ceremony ( now known as the Young Artist Awards ) , presented by the Youth in Film Association , honored outstanding youth performers in the fields of film , television and music for the 1980-1981 season , and took place in December 1981 in Hollywood , California . Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member , Maureen Dragone , the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music . Although the Youth in Film Awards were conceived as a way to primarily recognize youth performers under the age of 21 , the eldest winner in a competitive category at the 3rd annual ceremony was Lionel Richie who was 32 years old on the night he won as `` Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Male '' for his song `` Endless Love '' from the soundtrack for the motion picture Endless Love . The 3rd annual ceremony also marked the first and only time in the history of the Youth in Film Awards that a fictional character would be nominated in a competitive category , with `` Little Miss Piggy '' winning as `` Best Young Musical Recording Artist - Female '' for her song `` The First Time It Happens '' from the soundtrack for the motion picture The Great Muppet Caper .
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True Colors is the second album by American pop singer Cyndi Lauper , released on September 15 , 1986 . The album produced several hits as `` True Colors '' , `` Change of Heart '' , and `` What 's Going On '' reached the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 , with the first two becoming top 5 hits . Upon its release , the album received generally positive reviews from music critics . The album earned Lauper several awards and accolades , including two nominations at the 29th Grammy Awards . True Colors peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart .
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The Lo Nuestro Award for Pop New Artist of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision . It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music . The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts , with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte . At the present time , the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey . The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef . The award was first presented to French group Gipsy Kings . Kaoma won the following year , aided by their hit song `` Lambada '' which sold five-million units worldwide . American performer Christina Aguilera won both the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2000 and the Lo Nuestro for Pop New Artist the following year . Spanish singer David Bisbal , winner in 2004 , is the only performer also being awarded the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist ; while 2008 nominee Alexander Acha also earned New Artist accolade at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards . Singer-songwriters Lena Burke , Alexandre Pires and Álex Ubago were nominated for New Artist of the Year as a solo performers and as the group Alex , Jorge y Lena and Só Pra Contrariar , respectively , losing on both instances . Enrique Iglesias , Jon Secada and Shakira won for Best New Artist at the Lo Nuestro Awards and also earned the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album . American singer Jennifer Lopez and Canadian performer Nelly Furtado were previously nominees for a Lo Nuestro Award before being awarded . Lopez was up for Pop Female Artist of the Year in 2000 , while Furtado was a nominee for Pop Group or Duo of the Year along Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes at the 2004 ceremony . Mexican actress Eiza González won in 2009 for her singing role in the TV series Lola ... Érase una vez . Spanish singer Natalia Jimenez was previously awarded the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year as a part of the duo La 5ª Estación and in 2012 won for Best New Artist . In 2013 the Pop , Regional Mexican and Tropical Salsa New Artist of the Year categories were merged on a Lo Nuestro Award for Best New Artist category in the General Field . For the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2014 , the Pop New Artist of the Year award was reinstated and merged again the following year .
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The Grammy Award for Best New Classical Artist was an honor presented to classical artists at the 28th Grammy Awards in 1986 . The Grammy Awards , an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . The equivalent award known as Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist was first presented to André Watts at the 6th Grammy Awards in 1964 . The honor was presented for additional years until being discontinued before the 1967 ceremony . The award category re-emerged in 1986 with the name Best New Classical Artist and was presented to Chicago Pro Musica . As of 2011 , the award has not been presented since 1986 .
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The Billboard Music Award winners for Top New Artist :
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The 27th Young Artist Awards ceremony , presented by the Young Artist Association , honored excellence of young performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film and television for the year 2005 , and took place on March 25 , 2006 at the Sportsmen 's Lodge in Studio City , Los Angeles , California . Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member , Maureen Dragone , the Young Artist Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music .
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The Best Remixes is an EP released by Cyndi Lauper in 1989 on Epic/CBS Records , and re-released in 1996 on Epic/Sony Records . It was released exclusively in Japan and compiles six remixes of her top selling singles . It came in a regular jewel case with Japanese lyrics printed inside and peaked at 61 on the Japanese charts .
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The 7th Youth in Film Awards ceremony ( now known as the Young Artist Awards ) , presented by the Youth in Film Association , honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film and television for the 1984-1985 season , and took place on December 15 , 1985 at the Ambassador Hotel 's historical Coconut Grove night club in Los Angeles , California . Hosting the ceremony that year was 10-year-old Drew Barrymore . Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member , Maureen Dragone , the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music .
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The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . In 1995 , the Academy announced the addition of the award category Best Rap Album . The first award was presented to the group Naughty by Nature at the 38th Grammy Awards the following year . According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award is presented for `` albums containing at least 51 % playing time of tracks with newly recorded rapped performances '' . Award recipients often include the producers , engineers , and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists . As of 2015 , Eminem holds the record for the most wins in this category , with six . Lauryn Hill is currently the only female artist to win in this category , when she won in 1997 with the Fugees . Kanye West was presented the award four times , and the duo known as Outkast received the award twice . Jay-Z holds the record for the most nominations , with nine , which resulted in one win . Canadian artist Drake became the first non-American winner in this category when he won in 2013 . The Roots have received the most nominations without a win , with five .
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The Great Cyndi Lauper is a 2003 greatest hits compilation , released by American singer Cyndi Lauper . It contains all of her greatest hits and other noteworthy tracks . It is also the second compilation that contains her soundtrack contribution `` Hole in My Heart ( All the Way to China ) '' from her 1988 film Vibes . The album was certified Gold in Australia for sales of 35,000 .
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The Brains is the debut album by The Brains . It was released in 1980 and contains the original recording of `` Money Changes Everything '' , which , when released three years later , became a substantial hit single for pop singer Cyndi Lauper .
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The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13 , 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . They were hosted by Queen Latifah , and televised in the United States by CBS . They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year . Ray Charles , whom the event was dedicated in memory of , posthumously won five Grammy Awards while his album , Genius Loves Company , won a total of eight . Usher received eight nominations and won three including Best Contemporary R&B Album for his diamond selling album Confessions . Britney Spears received her first Grammy of Best Dance Recording for her 2004 smash hit `` Toxic '' .
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The Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards , a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists , nationally and internationally . The award is given to solo artists or groups that first establish an identity to the public as a performer and release a Spanish or Portuguese language recording during the period of eligibility . In 2012 , the Academy announced the category ( in addition to Album of the Year , Record of the Year and Song of the Year ) would include ten nominees to reflect changes within the music industry . The award for Best New Artist was first presented to the Cuban performer Ibrahim Ferrer in 2000 . Benefiting from the release of the documentary Buena Vista Social Club , which launched him to stardom , Ferrer received the award at age seventy-three after being a performer for sixty years . The next three award recipients were Juanes , Jorge Moreno , and David Bisbal . In 2004 , Brazilian singer Maria Rita became the first female winner . Spanish singer-songwriter Bebe announced her retirement one year after receiving the 2005 award ; however , she returned to the music business five years later with the release of her second album , Y . The bands Calle 13 and Jesse & Joy won the next two awards , followed by singers Kany García , Alexander Acha , Alex Cuba , Sie7e , Mexican DJ 's 3Ball MTY , Gaby Moreno and Mariana Vega . The award has been presented to six male and five female artists ; 3Ball MTY , Calle 13 , Jesse & Joy and Monsieur Periné are the only ensembles to earn the award . Since its inception , the award has been presented to musicians or groups originating from Brazil , Colombia , Cuba , Mexico , Puerto Rico , and Spain .
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The 35th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24 , 1993 and recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year . The nominations were announced on January 7 , 1993 . The evening 's host was the American stand-up comedian Garry Shandling , who hosted the ceremony for the third time . The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles , California . This particular Grammy live broadcast was the commercially most successful of its kind in the 1990s . As Nielsen Media Research and Billboard magazine stated on January 10 , 2004 , `` the highest-rated Grammy show of the 1990s was the 1993 telecast , which got a 19.9 rating/31 share and 30 million United States viewers '' alone . British guitarist and singer Eric Clapton was the night 's big winner , winning six awards out of nine nominations including Album , Song and Record of the Year . Michael Jackson received the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet Jackson . A small segment of the show was `` How to Become a Legend '' narrated by Janet . A total of twelve live performances where held at the ceremony , including `` Constant Craving '' by k. d. lang , `` Give It Away '' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers with George Clinton and P-Funk , `` Save the Best for Last '' by Vanessa Williams , `` My Lovin ' ( You 're Never Gon na Get It ) '' by En Vogue , `` The Lady Is a Tramp '' by Tony Bennett and Natalie Cole , `` The Whiskey Ai n't Workin ' '' by Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart , `` People Everyday '' by Arrested Development , `` Achy Breaky Heart '' by Billy Ray Cyrus , `` Hallelujah ! '' by Mervyn Warren and Los Angeles Master Chorale , `` Beauty and the Beast '' by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson as well as `` Cherokee '' by Arturo Sandoval featuring the GRP All-Stars Ensemble and Clapton 's `` Tears in Heaven '' . At the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1993 , the production mixers Ed Greene , Rick Himot , Don Worsham , David Hewitt and Paul Sandweiss were nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special , losing to Star Trek : The Next Generation .
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`` Time After Time '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper . It was recorded by Lauper for her debut studio album , She 's So Unusual ( 1983 ) , with Rob Hyman ( co-writer and founding member of the rock band The Hooters ) contributing backing vocals . The track was produced by Rick Chertoff and released as a single on January 27 , 1984 . It was the second single to be released from the album and became Lauper 's first # 1 hit in the U.S. . The song was written in the album 's final stages , after `` Girls Just Wan na Have Fun '' , `` She Bop '' and `` All Through the Night '' had been written . The writing began with the title , which Lauper had seen in TV Guide magazine , referring to the 1979 science fiction film Time After Time . `` Time After Time '' is composed of simple keyboard-synth chords , bright , jangly guitars , clock-ticking percussion , and elastic bassline , and lyrically is a love song of devotion . Most music critics gave the song positive reviews , with most commending the song for being a solid and memorable love song , as well as considering the track Lauper 's best song . The song has been selected as one of the Best Love Songs of All Time by many media outlets , including Rolling Stone , Nerve , MTV and many others . `` Time After Time '' was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 1985 edition . The song was a success on the charts , becoming her first number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9 , 1984 , and remaining there for two weeks . Worldwide , the song is her most commercially successful single , after `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' , and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the ARIA Singles Chart . The song is also known for its numerous covers by a wide range of artists , including Miles Davis , who recorded an instrumental version for his 1985 album You 're Under Arrest , and Eva Cassidy , whose cover of the song appears on her posthumous album of the same name . R&B singer Lil Mo also covered the song for her 2001 debut album Based on a True Story . An acoustic version was sung by Lauper with Sarah McLachlan on her 2005 album The Body Acoustic . Lauper has performed the song live with Patti LaBelle twice in 1985 and 2004 and with Sarah McLachlan at the American Music Awards of 2005 , as well as with rapper Lil ' Kim in 2009 .
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The BET Award for Best New Artist is given to an artist who made their debut the previous or same year of the awards ceremony . A former group member can be nominated for the award if they have made their solo debut . For example , Omarion was a member of the hip hop quartet B2K from 2001 until 2004 and B2K had already been nominated for a BET Award for Best New Artist in 2002 . Despite this , Omarion was nominated for the category in 2005 because he made his solo debut in the same year . Controversy arose when Jennifer Hudson won the award in 2007 even though her only solo release at the time was a single of `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' ; her first album was scheduled for release in October 2007 . Willow Smith is the youngest person to be nominated for this award . Sam Smith is so far the only Caucasian artist to have won the award , winning it in 2015 .
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The 9th Youth in Film Awards ceremony ( now known as the Young Artist Awards ) , presented by the Youth in Film Association , honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television and music for the 1986-1987 season , and took place on December 5 , 1987 at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood , California . Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member , Maureen Dragone , the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music .
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The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24 , 1999 at Shrine Auditorium , Los Angeles . They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1998 . Lauryn Hill was the main recipient , winning a total of 5 awards including Album of the Year and Best New Artist . Her album was the first Hip Hop act ever to win the coveted award . Also the ceremony was known as the `` Grammy Year of Women '' , every artist nominated for Album of the Year were all female ( including Garbage , with Shirley Manson as the headsinger ) . Madonna won four awards while musicians the Dixie Chicks , Vince Gill , Alanis Morissette & Shania Twain won two apiece . Celine Dion also received two awards both for `` My Heart Will Go On '' , which received a total of four awards . It is widely remembered for Ricky Martin 's performance of `` La Copa De La Vida '' / `` The Cup of Life '' .
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The 8th Youth in Film Awards ceremony ( now known as the Young Artist Awards ) , presented by the Youth in Film Association , honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television and music for the 1985-1986 season , and took place on November 22 , 1986 at the Ambassador Hotel 's historical Coconut Grove night club in Los Angeles , California . Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member , Maureen Dragone , the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music .
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The 18th Youth in Film Awards ceremony ( now known as the Young Artist Awards ) , presented by the Youth in Film Association , honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , music and radio for the 1995-1996 season , and took place in 1997 in Hollywood , California . Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member , Maureen Dragone , the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theatre and music .
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The 27th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26 , 1985 , at Shrine Auditorium , Los Angeles , and were broadcast live on American television . They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1984 .
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The 44th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 27 , 2002 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California . The main recipient was Alicia Keys , winning five Grammys , including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for `` Fallin ' '' . U2 won four awards including Record of the Year and Best Rock Album .
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This is an alphabetical listing of songs known to have been recorded and/or performed by Cyndi Lauper between 1977 and 2012 . Lauper 's discography , which includes studio and compilation albums , singles , and video releases , is also available . __ NOTOC __
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`` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' is a song written by and first recorded in 1979 by American musician Robert Hazard . However , it is better known as a single by American singer Cyndi Lauper , whose version was released in 1983 . It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead-off single from her debut studio album She 's So Unusual ( 1983 ) . Lauper 's version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy-winning music video . It has been covered on either an album or in live concert by over 30 other artists . The single was Lauper 's breakthrough hit , reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984 . It remains one of Lauper 's signature songs and was a widely popular song during the era of its release , the 1980s . The `` Rolling Stone & MTV : ' 100 Greatest Pop Songs ' : 1-50 '' , `` Rolling Stone : `` The 100 Top Music Videos '' '' and the `` VH1 : 100 Greatest Videos '' lists ranked the song at No. 22 , No. 39 and No. 45 , respectively . The song received Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . In 2013 , the song was remixed by Yolanda Be Cool , taken from the 30th anniversary reissue of the album She 's So Unusual . The song is featured in the 2012 video game Sleeping Dogs , as part of the karaoke tracks .
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The Young Artist Award ( originally known as the Youth in Film Award ) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association , a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers , and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged . First presented in 1979 , the Young Artist Awards was the first organization established to specifically recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music . The 1st Youth In Film Awards ceremony was held in October 1979 , at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding young performers of the 1978/1979 season . The 38th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony , honoring young performers of 2016 , was held at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles , California on March 17 , 2017 .
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Best New Artist is a Grammy Award . It may also refer to : BET Award for Best New Artist Grammy Award for Best New Artist Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best New Artist Mnet Asian Music Award for Best New Artist ( Solo or Group ) New Zealand Music Award for Best New Artist NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist
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The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist have been given out since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 . From then to 2006 , the award was named Best New Artist in a Video . In 2007 its name was changed to Best New Artist , as the category underwent a format change to award the artist 's body of work for the full year rather than a specific video . For the 2008 ceremony , though , while the award retained its 2007 name , it returned to the format of awarding a specific video rather than the artist 's full body of work . The category was later renamed Artist to Watch through 2013 to 2015 while still keeping the format of an award going to a certain video . Five artists who won the award , Eurythmics , Nirvana , Eminem , Avenged Sevenfold and Gym Class Heroes , were technically ineligible since the winning song did not come off of their respective debut records , which were released in 1981 , 1989 , 1996 , 2001 and 2004 , respectively . Justin Bieber is the youngest artist to win this award or any Video Music Award at the age of 16 .
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There is a movie called The Hunger Games.
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The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins . It is the first installment in The Hunger Games film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik , with a screenplay by Ross , Collins , and Billy Ray . The film stars Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Woody Harrelson , Elizabeth Banks , Lenny Kravitz , Stanley Tucci , and Donald Sutherland . The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem , where boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 must take part in the Hunger Games , a televised annual event in which the `` tributes '' are required to fight to the death until there is only one survivor . Katniss Everdeen ( Lawrence ) volunteers to take her younger sister 's place . Joined by her district 's male tribute , Peeta Mellark ( Hutcherson ) , Katniss travels to the Capitol to train for the Hunger Games under the guidance of former victor Haymitch Abernathy ( Harrelson ) . Development of The Hunger Games began in March 2009 when Lions Gate Entertainment entered into a co-production agreement with Color Force , which had acquired the rights a few weeks earlier . Collins collaborated with Ray and Ross to write the screenplay . The screenplay expanded the character of Seneca Crane to allow several developments to be shown directly to the audience and Ross added several scenes between Crane and Coriolanus Snow . The main characters were cast between March and May 2011 . Principal photography began in May 2011 and ended in September 2011 , with filming taking place in North Carolina . The Hunger Games was shot entirely on film as opposed to digital . The film was released on March 21 , 2012 , in some European countries and in the US on March 23 , 2012 , in both conventional theaters and digital IMAX theaters . Japan received it last , on September 28 . When the film released , it set records for opening day ( $ 67.3 million ) and opening weekend for a non-sequel . At the time of its release , the film 's opening weekend gross ( $ 152.5 million ) was the third-largest of any movie in North America . It is the first film since Avatar to remain in first place at the North American box office for four consecutive weekends . The film was a massive box-office success by grossing over $ 694 million worldwide against its budget of $ 78 million , making it the third-highest-grossing film in the United States and ninth-highest-grossing worldwide of 2012 . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 18 , 2012 . With 7,434,058 units sold , the DVD was the best-selling DVD of 2012 . A sequel , The Hunger Games : Catching Fire , was released on November 22 , 2013 , in the United States . The Hunger Games received positive reviews from critics , with praise for its themes and messages , as well as Jennifer Lawrence 's portrayal of Katniss , though there was criticism of the film 's use of shaky cam in the action sequences . Like the novel , the film has been noted for its similarities to other works , such as Robert Sheckley 's short story `` Seventh Victim '' and its Italian film adaptation The 10th Victim , the Japanese novel Battle Royale and its film adaptation , and the Shirley Jackson short story `` The Lottery '' , with some criticizing The Hunger Games for being derivative of such works . Collins stated in an interview that her novel and screenplay drew on sources of inspiration such as the myth of Theseus , Roman gladiatorial games , reality television , and the desensitization of viewers to media coverage of real-life tragedy and war , not to think as just an audience member , `` Because those are real people on the screen , and they 're not going away when the commercials start to roll . '' The song `` Safe & Sound '' won a Grammy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song . For her performance , Lawrence won the Saturn Award for Best Actress , the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie , the Empire Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress .
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The Hunger Games film series consists of four science-fiction adventure films based on The Hunger Games novels by the American author Suzanne Collins . The four films , entitled The Hunger Games , The Hunger Games : Catching Fire , The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 and The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 , were released serially worldwide between March 2012 and 2015 . The first one was directed by Gary Ross , while the other three were directed by Francis Lawrence . Distributed by Lionsgate and produced by Nina Jacobson , it stars Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth as the three leading characters , Katniss Everdeen , Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne , respectively . Every film was a financial success and achieved blockbuster status . The Hunger Games grossed over $ 694 million worldwide against its budget of $ 78 million , making it the third-highest-grossing film in the United States , only behind The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises , and ninth-highest-grossing worldwide of 2012 . The Hunger Games : Catching Fire topped the highest-grossing film at the domestic box office of 2013 . It also grossed over $ 865 million worldwide and is currently the highest-grossing entry in The Hunger Games series . The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 ranked second at the domestic office of 2014 , grossing $ 337 million , while over $ 755 million worldwide . Part 2 has grossed $ 281 million in North America , with a total of $ 652 million worldwide . Overall , the film series received positive reception from critics . The Hunger Games scored a 84 % rating based on a sample of 277 reviews on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes with an average of 7.2 / 10 . The second entry performed even better with critics , garnering an approval rating of 89 % , with an average of 7.5 / 10 . The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 scored a 65 % rating based on 237 reviews , while Part 2 had a 70 % rating , with average of 6.5 / 10 , based on 231 reviews . The Hunger Games film series received awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction , screenplay and the performances of Jennifer Lawrence . As of February 2016 , it has received a total of 55 awards from 140 nominations . The series won nine MTV Movie Awards out of twenty-six nominations , seven People 's Choice Awards out of eight nominations and received three Grammy Awards and Golden Globe Awards nominations , winning a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for `` Safe & Sound '' .
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The Hunger Games film series consists of four science fiction dystopian adventure films based on The Hunger Games trilogy of novels , by the American author Suzanne Collins . Distributed by Lionsgate and produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik , it stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen , Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark , Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy , Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket , Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee , Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman , Donald Sutherland as President Snow and Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne . Gary Ross directed the first film , while Francis Lawrence directed the next three films . The first three films set records at the box office . The Hunger Games ( 2012 ) set records for the opening day and the biggest opening weekend for a non-sequel film . The Hunger Games : Catching Fire ( 2013 ) set the record for biggest opening weekend in the month of November . The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 ( 2014 ) had the largest opening day and weekend of 2014 . The films , including The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 ( 2015 ) , received a positive reception from critics , with praise aimed at its themes and messages , as well as Jennifer Lawrence 's portrayal of the main protagonist , Katniss Everdeen . The Hunger Games is the 16th highest-grossing film franchise of all time , having grossed over US$ 2.9 billion worldwide .
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The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins . The series is set in The Hunger Games universe , and follows young characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark . The novels in the trilogy are titled The Hunger Games ( 2008 ) , Catching Fire ( 2009 ) , and Mockingjay ( 2010 ) . The novels have all been developed into films , with the film adaptation of Mockingjay split into two parts . The first two books in the series were both New York Times best sellers , and Mockingjay topped all US bestseller lists upon its release . By the time the film adaptation of The Hunger Games was released in 2012 , the publisher had reported over 26 million Hunger Games trilogy books in print , including movie tie-in books . The Hunger Games universe is a dystopia set in Panem , a country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 12 districts in varying states of poverty . Every year , children from the districts are selected to participate in a compulsory annual televised death match called The Hunger Games . The novels were all well received . In August 2012 , the series ranked second , beaten only by the Harry Potter series in NPR 's poll of the top 100 teen novels , which asked voters to choose their favorite young adult books . On August 17 , 2012 , Amazon announced The Hunger Games trilogy as its top seller , surpassing the record previously held by the Harry Potter series . , the trilogy has sold more than 65 million copies in the U.S. alone ( more than 28 million copies of The Hunger Games , more than 19 million copies of Catching Fire , and more than 18 million copies of Mockingjay ) . The Hunger Games trilogy has been sold into 56 territories in 51 languages to date .
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The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins . It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen , who lives in the future , post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America . The Capitol , a highly advanced metropolis , exercises political control over the rest of the nation . The Hunger Games is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 -- 18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death . The book received mostly positive responses from major reviewers and authors . It was praised for its plot and character development . In writing The Hunger Games , Collins drew upon Greek mythology , Roman gladiatorial games , and contemporary reality television for thematic content . The novel won many awards , including the California Young Reader Medal , and was named one of Publishers Weeklys `` Best Books of the Year '' in 2008 . The Hunger Games was first published in hardcover on September 14 , 2008 , by Scholastic , featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien . It has since been released in paperback and also as an audiobook and ebook . After an initial print of 200,000 , the book had sold 800,000 copies by February 2010 . Since its release , The Hunger Games has been translated into 26 languages , and publishing rights have been sold in 38 territories . The novel is the first in The Hunger Games trilogy , followed by Catching Fire ( 2009 ) and Mockingjay ( 2010 ) . A film adaptation , directed by Gary Ross and co-written and co-produced by Collins herself , was released in 2012 .
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The Hunger Games : Catching Fire is a 2013 American dystopian science fiction adventure film based on Suzanne Collins ' dystopian novel , Catching Fire ( 2009 ) , the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy . The film is the sequel to The Hunger Games ( 2012 ) and the second installment in The Hunger Games film series , produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik , and distributed by Lionsgate . Francis Lawrence directed the film , with a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt . Adding to the existing cast , the supporting cast was filled out with Philip Seymour Hoffman , Jeffrey Wright , Jena Malone , Sam Claflin , Lynn Cohen , Amanda Plummer , Alan Ritchson , and Meta Golding . Filming began on September 10 , 2012 , in Atlanta , Georgia , before moving to Hawaii . The plot of Catching Fire takes place a few months after the previous installment ; Katniss Everdeen and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark have returned home safely after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games . Throughout the story , Katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol is simmering throughout the districts . The Hunger Games : Catching Fire was released on November 15 , 2013 , in Brazil ; November 20 in Finland , Sweden , and Norway ; November 21 in the United Kingdom ; and November 22 in IMAX , in the United States . The film set records for the biggest November opening weekend and biggest three - and five-day Thanksgiving box-office totals , surpassing the first film 's box office grosses . It ranks as the 14th highest-grossing film at the domestic box office and the highest-grossing film at the domestic box office of 2013 , becoming the first 2-D film since The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) to top the yearly box office , as well as having a lead female top the box office since The Exorcist ( 1973 ) . The film has grossed over $ 865 million worldwide and is the highest-grossing entry in The Hunger Games series . The film was followed by The Hunger Games : Mockingjay , a two-part sequel and finale of the franchise : Part 1 was released on November 21 , 2014 , in the United States , and Part 2 on November 20 , 2015 . Catching Fire received mostly positive reviews and is widely considered by critics to be an improvement over its predecessor , with the sentiment being that it 's `` a more-confident , more-polished movie '' ; praise also goes to Lawrence 's performance as Katniss . It 's the most critically acclaimed chapter in The Hunger Games series , according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes . The film also received numerous nominations , with a nomination for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Action Film and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film . For her performance , Lawrence was nominated a second time for the Empire Award for Best Actress as well as the Saturn Award and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award . The song `` Atlas '' was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song .
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The Starving Games is a 2013 American parody film based on The Hunger Games and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer . The film stars Maiara Walsh , Cody Christian , Brant Daugherty , Lauren Bowles and Diedrich Bader . It is the first film in Friedberg and Seltzer 's long-running partnership to be distributed independently . It was released simultaneously in theaters and video on demand by distribution start-up Ketchup Entertainment . The film was released on November 8 , 2013 to a commercial and critical failure .
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The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence , with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong . It is the fourth and final installment in The Hunger Games film series , and the second of two films based on the novel Mockingjay , the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy , by Suzanne Collins . Produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik , and distributed by Lionsgate , the film features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Woody Harrelson , Elizabeth Banks , Julianne Moore , Philip Seymour Hoffman ( in his final film role ) , and Donald Sutherland . Principal photography on both parts of the film began on September 23 , 2013 in Atlanta , before moving to Paris for two weeks of back-to-back filming and officially concluding on June 20 , 2014 , in Berlin and at Babelsberg Studios , Germany . The story continues from The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 with Katniss Everdeen ( Jennifer Lawrence ) preparing to win the war against President Snow ( Donald Sutherland ) and the tyrannical Capitol . Together with Peeta , Gale , Finnick , and others she travels to the Capitol to kill Snow . However , President Coin ( Julianne Moore ) , the leader of District 13 and the rebellion , hides a bigger agenda that could not only jeopardize Katniss ' life , but the future of Panem . Mockingjay -- Part 2 was released on November 20 , 2015 in the United States , in 2D and IMAX , and internationally in 2D , 3D , RealD Cinema , and IMAX 3D in select territories ; it 's the only film in the series widely released in 3D . Falling below expectations internationally and domestically with a $ 102.7 million gross during its opening weekend in North America , the film had the sixth-biggest opening in 2015 , but held at number one at the international box-office for four consecutive weekends . The film grossed over $ 653 million worldwide , making it the lowest-grossing of the four films in the franchise , but still a commercial success . Part 2 was positively received by critics for its performances , screenplay , and action sequences , though it was criticized for splitting the final adaptation into two separate parts . The film had garnered a nomination for Best Fantasy Film at the 42nd Saturn Awards . For her part , Lawrence was awarded as the Favorite Movie Actress at the 2016 Kids ' Choice Awards and Best Hero at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards .
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The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong . It is the first of two films based on Suzanne Collins ' novel Mockingjay , the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy , and the third installment in The Hunger Games film series , produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik and distributed by Lionsgate . The film features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Woody Harrelson , Elizabeth Banks , Julianne Moore , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Jeffrey Wright , Stanley Tucci , and Donald Sutherland . Principal photography for both parts of the film began on September 23 , 2013 , in Atlanta , before moving to Paris for two weeks of filming and officially concluding on June 20 , 2014 , in Berlin . The story continues to follow Katniss Everdeen ; having twice survived the Hunger Games , Katniss finds herself in District 13 . Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends , Katniss reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the Capitol and fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage . It is the sequel to The Hunger Games : Catching Fire and was followed by the concluding entry , The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 . Mockingjay -- Part 1 was released on November 21 , 2014 in the United States . Like its predecessors , the film was a commercial success grossing $ 55 million on its opening day , making it the largest opening day of 2014 and the sixth-largest in November . The film went to the No. 1 spot during its opening weekend with a $ 273.8 million worldwide gross , becoming the biggest opening of 2014 and marking The Hunger Games film series as the only franchise to have three films earn over $ 100 million in a weekend . The film earned over $ 755 million worldwide , making it the second highest-grossing entry in The Hunger Games series . Part 1 received positive reviews from critics , who commended its acting and political subtext , but received criticism for its lack of action and for splitting the novel into two separate adaptations . It is the lowest-rated Hunger Games film of the franchise according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes . The film had garnered a nomination for Best Science Fiction Film at the 41st Saturn Awards . For her performance , Lawrence received a nomination for Best Actress in an Action Movie at the 20th Critics ' Choice Awards and a Saturn Award nomination . The song `` Yellow Flicker Beat '' also received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards and Critics ' Choice Awards .
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The Hunger Games is a trilogy of adventure novels by Suzanne Collins . The Hunger Games may also refer to : The Hunger Games ( novel ) , the first novel in the trilogy The Hunger Games ( film series ) , the film series based on the novels The Hunger Games ( film ) , the first film in the series The Hunger Games , the annual competition that is central subject of the series The Hunger Games universe , the fictional universe in which the trilogy is set
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Hunger is a 2009 American horror film directed by Steven Hentges and written by L.D. Goffigan .
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Hunger is a 2008 British-Irish historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender , Liam Cunningham , and Liam McMahon , about the 1981 Irish hunger strike . It was written by Enda Walsh and McQueen . It premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival , winning the prestigious Caméra d'Or award for first-time filmmakers . It went on to win the Sydney Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival , the Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics , best picture from the Evening Standard British Film Awards , and received two BAFTA nominations , winning one . The film was also nominated for eight awards at the 2009 IFTAs , winning six at the event . The film stars Fassbender as Bobby Sands , the Provisional Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) volunteer and MP who led the second IRA hunger strike and participated in the no wash protest ( led by Brendan `` The Dark '' Hughes ) in which Irish republican prisoners tried to regain political status after it had been revoked by the British government in 1976 . It dramatises events in the Maze Prison in the period leading up to the hunger strike and its aftermath .
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The Hunger Games universe is a fictional world appearing in The Hunger Games trilogy written by Suzanne Collins . It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem , its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides , and the outlying districts , numbered 1 to 12 , each with a different economy . In addition , there is the secretive District 13 , where a rebel force is building strength . The Hunger Games themselves are an annual event in which citizens from the districts , selected through a process called `` reaping '' , are forced to participate in a battle to the death . The universe also contains fictional flora and fauna , such as the Mockingjay , a bird whose mimicry is used as a plot device , and after whom the third book in the series is named .
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The following is a list of characters in The Hunger Games trilogy , a series of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins that were later adapted into a series of four feature films . The actors who portray these characters are given in List of The Hunger Games cast members .
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The Hungover Games is a 2014 parody film , directed by Josh Stolberg . The film 's title and central plot are based on both The Hangover and The Hunger Games , as well as parodying Ted , Pirates of the Caribbean , Avatar , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , The Human Centipede , The Lone Ranger , Django Unchained , Thor , Carrie , District 9 and The Real Housewives .
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Hunger is a 2001 film written and directed by Maria Giese , based upon the 1890 novel of the same title by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun . This is the first digital feature film ever made based on a classic work of literature .
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The Hunger Games : Mockingjay may refer to : The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 , the first part of the two-part film . The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 , the second part of the two-part film . Mockingjay , the Suzanne Collins novel upon which both aforementioned films are based . Category : The Hunger Games ( film series ) Category : The Hunger Games
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Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins . Her name comes from a plant with edible tubers called Sagittaria ( katniss ) , from Sagittarius the Archer , whose name means He that throws arrows in Latin . She is portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the film adaptations The Hunger Games , The Hunger Games : Catching Fire , The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 , and The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 . Katniss and her family come from District 12 , a coal-mining district that is the poorest and least populated district in the dystopian fictional autocratic nation of Panem . In the course of the first book , The Hunger Games , Katniss volunteers to replace her sister , Primrose `` Prim '' Everdeen , after she is reaped ( chosen ) to compete in the Hunger Games , a televised fight to the death . Katniss , following an alliance with Rue , a young tribute from District 11 who reminded Katniss of Prim but died in the arena , joins up with fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark . The pair compete in the Games together . Katniss uses her knowledge of hunting and archery to survive , and the two become the victors after defying the Capitol 's attempt to force one to kill the other . Throughout the next two novels , Catching Fire and Mockingjay , Katniss becomes a galvanizing symbol of rebellion against the oppressive Capitol .
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Gary Ross ( born November 3 , 1956 ) is an American film director , writer , and author . He directed the film The Hunger Games , as well as Pleasantville and the Best Picture nominated Seabiscuit .
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Peeta Mellark is a fictional character from The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins . He is portrayed by actor Josh Hutcherson in The Hunger Games film series . Peeta is the male tribute representing District 12 in the 74th annual Hunger Games , alongside female tribute Katniss Everdeen ( portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence ) . Together , they defy the rule that the Games may only have one victor , unintentionally inciting a rebellion against the authoritarian government of Panem .
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There is a body of films that feature Frankenstein 's monster .
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The Hunger Games : Mockingjay , Part 1 -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 2014 American science-fiction adventure film The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 1 curated by Lorde . The film is an adaptation of the 2010 novel by Suzanne Collins and is the third installment in the The Hunger Games film series .
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Megan Hayes is an award-winning actor and writer . Hayes is well known for her role in The Hunger Games : Catching Fire , portraying the female morphling , commonly referred to as `` The Girl who Saved Peeta '' . She can be seen in the Fox show Sleepy Hollow as Dana Dobbs , the HBO series Eastbound & Down as Gloria , and the feature film Meet the Browns as Connie .
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The Hunger Games : Catching Fire -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 2013 American science-fiction adventure film The Hunger Games : Catching Fire . The movie is an adaptation of the 2009 novel by Suzanne Collins and the sequel of The Hunger Games . The soundtrack was released through Republic Records on November 15 , 2013 . The album sold 151,000 copies in the US in 2013 , making it the seventh best-selling soundtrack album for the year .
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This list of cast members contains actors who portray characters appearing in the The Hunger Games film series based on the book series by Suzanne Collins .
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Francis Lawrence ( born March 26 , 1971 ) is an American filmmaker and producer , who has worked on films , television shows , and music videos . He is best known for directing three of the four films in the Hunger Games film series .
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Hunger ( Sult , Svält ) is a 1966 black-and-white drama film directed by Denmark 's Henning Carlsen , starring Swedish actor Per Oscarsson , and based upon the novel Hunger by Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun . Filmed on location in Oslo , it was the first film produced as a cooperative effort among the three Scandinavian countries . With its stark focus on a life of poverty and desperation , the film is considered a masterpiece of social realism . Film historians suggest it is the first Danish film to gain serious international attention since the work of Carl Theodor Dreyer . It is one of the ten films listed in Denmark 's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture .
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Stay Hungry is a 1976 American comedy-drama film by director Bob Rafelson from a screenplay by Charles Gaines ( adapted from his 1972 novel of the same name ) . The story centers on a young Birmingham , Alabama , scion , played by Jeff Bridges , who gets involved in a shady real-estate deal . In order to close the deal , he needs to buy a gym building to complete a multi-parcel lot . When he visits the gym , however , he finds himself romantically interested in the receptionist ( Sally Field ) and drawn to the carefree lifestyle of the Austrian body builder `` Joe Santo '' ( Arnold Schwarzenegger ) who is training there for the Mr. Universe competition . Roger Callard , one of the top bodybuilders of that era , was quoted in a 1983 bodybuilding magazine regarding an event he experienced during the making of the film . `` The director was screaming over his megaphone , ` Please do not touch the bodybuilders ! ' People were rushing us , even scratching us ! '' Schwarzenegger won a Golden Globe for `` Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture '' for his portrayal of Joe Santo in Stay Hungry . Technically , it was not his debut role , since he had played Hercules ( as `` Arnold Strong '' ) in the 1969 film Hercules in New York and a hitman in Robert Altman 's 1973 film The Long Goodbye . It was , however , the first time his voice had been heard on film as Hercules was dubbed and the hitman character was deaf and mute .
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Liam McMahon is an actor , perhaps born in Northern Ireland . His work might have included roles in Snatch , Living in Hope and Northanger Abbey . He probably won critical acclaim for his role in the 2008 film Hunger , which maybe was directed by Steve McQueen and perhabs written by Enda Walsh . The film might have premiered in Cannes 2008 , where it probably opened the official sidebar section , Un Certain Regard and would perhaps go on to win the Golden Camera award ( Camera d'or ) . Recently , Hunger might have went on to receive 7 Irish Film & Television Awards -LSB- IFTA 's -RSB- . In 2012 , McMahon maybe had a small arc on the drama series Titanic : Blood and Steel , perhaps featuring in five episodes of the big budget series might depicting fictional events on board the Titanic .
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The Hunger is a 1983 British-American erotic horror film directed by Tony Scott , and starring Catherine Deneuve , David Bowie , and Susan Sarandon . It is the story of a love triangle between a doctor who specialises in sleep and aging research and a vampire couple . The film is a loose adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber , with a screenplay by Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas , and is Scott 's feature directorial debut . The film was screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival .
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Hunger/La Faim is a 1974 animated short film produced by the National Film Board of Canada . It was directed by Peter Foldes and is one of the first computer animation films . The story , told without words , is a morality tale about greed and gluttony in contemporary society .
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Ryan Gosling has been to a country in Africa.
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Chad ( -LSB- tʃæd -RSB- تشاد ; Tchad -LSB- tʃa ( d ) -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Chad ( ; `` Republic of the Chad '' ) , is a landlocked country in Central Africa . It is bordered by Libya to the north , Sudan to the east , the Central African Republic to the south , Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest and Niger to the west . It is the fifth largest country in Africa in terms of area . Chad has several regions : a desert zone in the north , an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south . Lake Chad , after which the country is named , is the largest wetland in Chad and the second-largest in Africa . The capital N'Djamena is the largest city . Chad 's official languages are Arabic and French . Chad is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups . The religions of Chad are Islam ( at 55 % ) , followed by Christianity ( at 40 % ) . Beginning in the 7th millennium BC , human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers . By the end of the 1st millennium BC , a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad 's Sahelian strip , each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region . France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa . In 1960 , Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye . Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965 . In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the south 's hegemony . However , the rebel commanders fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals . He was overthrown in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby . Since 2003 the Darfur crisis in Sudan has spilt over the border and destabilised the nation , with hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees living in and around camps in eastern Chad . Unsustainable high birth rates and a lack of agriculture let the country persist in poverty . While many political parties are active , power lies firmly in the hands of President Déby and his political party , the Patriotic Salvation Movement . Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d'état . Chad is one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the world ; most inhabitants live in poverty as subsistence herders and farmers . Since 2003 crude oil has become the country 's primary source of export earnings , superseding the traditional cotton industry .
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Geoff Hill is a journalist and author working in London , Nairobi and Johannesburg .
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Drive is a 2011 American neo-noir crime film directed by Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn . The screenplay by Hossein Amini was based on the 2005 novel of the same name by James Sallis . The film stars Ryan Gosling as an unnamed , Hollywood stunt driver moonlighting as a getaway driver . He suddenly grows fond of his neighbor , ( played by Carey Mulligan ) and her young son , until her debt-laden husband ( played by Oscar Isaac ) is released from prison and hires him to take part in what turns out to be a botched , million-dollar heist that endangers their lives . Other members of the ensemble cast include Bryan Cranston , Christina Hendricks , Ron Perlman , and Albert Brooks . Published in 2005 , producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel optioned Sallis 's novel after Siegel read a review from Publishers Weekly ; Amini 's adaptation of the book proved to be challenging as it was written in a nonlinear narrative . Gosling was one of the top casting choices of Platt , and the former eventually signed on for the lead as he wanted to star in an action-oriented project . Gosling played a pivotal role in the film 's production , which include hiring Winding Refn as director , as well as Beth Mickle as production designer . On a production budget of about $ 15 million , filming commenced on September 25 , 2010 , shot on location in various parts of Los Angeles , and concluded on November 12 . Prior to its September 2011 release , Drive had been shown at a number of film festivals , including the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , where it was praised and received a standing ovation , and Winding Refn won the festival 's Best Director Award . The film received widespread praise , with critics highlighting Winding Refn 's direction , performances by the ensemble cast , visuals and action sequences , and the film score composed by Cliff Martinez . Some critics , however , felt that its graphic violence was gratuitous and possibly detrimental to the film . Several critics listed Drive as one of the best films of 2011 ; it received various accolades , including Best Sound Editing nomination at the 84th Academy Awards .
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A cycling competition is held as part of the African Games .
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Ross Garland ( born June 26 , 1974 ) is a South African film producer and founder of the production company Rogue Star Films . He has produced films including Confessions of a Gambler , Big Fellas , U-Carmen eKhayelitsha , and Spud . He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2005 . He attended Durban High School and studied at the University of Oxford , Pembroke College , as a Rhodes Scholar , and has degrees in Drama , Psychology and Law . He played first-class cricket in 12 matches for Oxford University Cricket Club . After spending time in New York , USA in 2001 , he returned to his native South Africa , where he worked as an Advocate at the Cape Bar , in Cape Town , South Africa until relocating to Australia in 2015 where he currently resides .
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Ryan Gosling has been to a country in Africa.
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Ryan Thomas Gosling ( born November 12 , 1980 ) is a Canadian actor and musician . He began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel 's Mickey Mouse Club ( 1993 -- 95 ) and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs including Are You Afraid of the Dark ? ( 1995 ) and Goosebumps ( 1996 ) . His first starring film role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer ( 2001 ) , and he went on to star in several independent films , including Murder by Numbers ( 2002 ) , The Slaughter Rule ( 2002 ) , and The United States of Leland ( 2003 ) . Gosling came to the attention of a wider audience in 2004 with a leading role in the commercially successful romantic drama The Notebook . His performance as a drug-addicted teacher in Half Nelson ( 2006 ) was nominated for an Academy Award and his performance as a socially inept loner in Lars and the Real Girl ( 2007 ) was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . After a three-year acting hiatus , Gosling starred in the marital drama Blue Valentine ( 2010 ) , earning him a second Golden Globe nomination . Gosling co-starred in three mainstream films in 2011the romantic comedy-drama Crazy , Stupid , Love , the political drama The Ides of March , and the action thriller Driveand received two more Golden Globe nominations . Gosling 's directorial debut Lost River was released in 2014 to poor reviews . Greater success came to Gosling when he starred in two critically acclaimed filmsthe financial comedy-drama The Big Short ( 2015 ) and the musical La La Land ( 2016 ) . For the latter , he won a Golden Globe Award and received a second Oscar nomination . Gosling 's band , Dead Man 's Bones , released their self-titled debut album and toured North America in 2009 . He is a co-owner of Tagine , a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills , California . He is a supporter of PETA , Invisible Children and the Enough Project and has traveled to Chad , Uganda and eastern Congo to raise awareness about conflicts in the regions .
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Geoff Hill is a journalist and author working in London , Nairobi and Johannesburg .
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Drive is a 2011 American neo-noir crime film directed by Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn . The screenplay by Hossein Amini was based on the 2005 novel of the same name by James Sallis . The film stars Ryan Gosling as an unnamed , Hollywood stunt driver moonlighting as a getaway driver . He suddenly grows fond of his neighbor , ( played by Carey Mulligan ) and her young son , until her debt-laden husband ( played by Oscar Isaac ) is released from prison and hires him to take part in what turns out to be a botched , million-dollar heist that endangers their lives . Other members of the ensemble cast include Bryan Cranston , Christina Hendricks , Ron Perlman , and Albert Brooks . Published in 2005 , producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel optioned Sallis 's novel after Siegel read a review from Publishers Weekly ; Amini 's adaptation of the book proved to be challenging as it was written in a nonlinear narrative . Gosling was one of the top casting choices of Platt , and the former eventually signed on for the lead as he wanted to star in an action-oriented project . Gosling played a pivotal role in the film 's production , which include hiring Winding Refn as director , as well as Beth Mickle as production designer . On a production budget of about $ 15 million , filming commenced on September 25 , 2010 , shot on location in various parts of Los Angeles , and concluded on November 12 . Prior to its September 2011 release , Drive had been shown at a number of film festivals , including the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , where it was praised and received a standing ovation , and Winding Refn won the festival 's Best Director Award . The film received widespread praise , with critics highlighting Winding Refn 's direction , performances by the ensemble cast , visuals and action sequences , and the film score composed by Cliff Martinez . Some critics , however , felt that its graphic violence was gratuitous and possibly detrimental to the film . Several critics listed Drive as one of the best films of 2011 ; it received various accolades , including Best Sound Editing nomination at the 84th Academy Awards .
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A cycling competition is held as part of the African Games .
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Ross Garland ( born June 26 , 1974 ) is a South African film producer and founder of the production company Rogue Star Films . He has produced films including Confessions of a Gambler , Big Fellas , U-Carmen eKhayelitsha , and Spud . He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2005 . He attended Durban High School and studied at the University of Oxford , Pembroke College , as a Rhodes Scholar , and has degrees in Drama , Psychology and Law . He played first-class cricket in 12 matches for Oxford University Cricket Club . After spending time in New York , USA in 2001 , he returned to his native South Africa , where he worked as an Advocate at the Cape Bar , in Cape Town , South Africa until relocating to Australia in 2015 where he currently resides .
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Stranger Things is set in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Stranger Things is an American science fiction-horror web television series created , written , directed and co-executive produced by the Duffer Brothers , as well as co-executive-produced by Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen . The first season stars Winona Ryder , David Harbour , Finn Wolfhard , Millie Bobby Brown , Gaten Matarazzo , Caleb McLaughlin , Natalia Dyer , Charlie Heaton , Cara Buono , and Matthew Modine , with Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery in recurring roles . The second season will see Schnapp and Keery promoted to series regulars , along with the addition of Sadie Sink and Dacre Montgomery . Set in the fictional town of Hawkins , Indiana in the 1980s , the first season focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy by his friends , older brother and traumatized mother and the local police chief , amid supernatural events occurring around the town including the appearance of a psychokinetic girl who helps the missing boy 's friends in their own search . The second season is set a year after the first , and deals with attempts of the characters to return to normal and consequences from that season . The Duffer Brothers developed the series as a mix of investigative drama alongside supernatural elements with childlike sensibilities , establishing its time frame in the 1980s and creating a homage #Noun to pop culture of that decade . Several themes and directorial aspects were inspired and aesthetically informed by the works of Steven Spielberg , John Carpenter , and Stephen King , among others . The series was released on Netflix on July 15 , 2016 . It received critical acclaim for its characterization , pacing , atmosphere , acting , soundtrack , directing , writing and homages to 1980s genre films . The series has received several industry nominations and awards , including winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2016 . On August 31 , 2016 , Netflix renewed the series for a second season of nine episodes , which is set to be released on October 31 , 2017 .
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Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana . It is the seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area . According to the Monroe County History Center , Bloomington is known as the `` Gateway to Scenic Southern Indiana . '' The city was established in 1818 by a group of settlers from Kentucky , Tennessee , the Carolinas and Virginia who were so impressed with `` a haven of blooms '' that they called it Bloomington . The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census . The city 's population was estimated at 84,067 as of July 2016 by the U.S. Census Bureau . Bloomington is the home to Indiana University Bloomington . Established in 1820 , IU Bloomington has 42,630 students , as of September 2014 , and is the original and largest campus of Indiana University . Most of the campus buildings are built of Indiana limestone . Bloomington is also the home of the Indiana University School of Education , Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs , Indiana University Maurer School of Law , the Jacobs School of Music , Indiana University Press , the Kelley School of Business , the Kinsey Institute , the Indiana University School of Optometry , the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute , and the Indiana University School of Informatics . Bloomington has been designated a Tree City for 32 years , as of 2015 . The city was also the location of the Academy Award-winning 1979 movie Breaking Away , featuring a reenactment of Indiana University 's annual Little 500 bicycle race . Monroe County 's famous limestone quarries are also featured in the movie .
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Springhill is a ghost town in Decatur County , Indiana , in the United States .
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Arlington is a neighborhood of the city of Bloomington in Monroe County , in the U.S. state of Indiana .
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Dreamers of the Ghetto is an American band from Bloomington , Indiana .
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Charming is a fictional town in the television series Sons of Anarchy .
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Indiana University Bloomington ( abbreviated `` IU Bloomington '' and colloquially referred to as `` IU '' or simply `` Indiana '' ) is a public research university located in Bloomington , Indiana , United States . With over 48,000 students , IU Bloomington is the flagship institution of the Indiana University system and its largest university . It is a member of the Association of American Universities and has numerous schools and programs , including the Jacobs School of Music , the School of Informatics and Computing , the Kelley School of Business , the School of Public Health , the School of Nursing , the School of Optometry , the School of Public and Environmental Affairs , the Maurer School of Law , the School of Education , the Media School , and the School of Global and International Studies . As of Fall 2015 , 48,514 students attend Indiana University . While 55.2 % of the student body was from Indiana , students from 49 of the 50 states , Washington D.C. , and 165 foreign nations were also enrolled . The university is home to an extensive student life program , with more than 750 student organizations on campus and with more than 17 percent of undergraduates joining the Greek system . Indiana athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Indiana Hoosiers . The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference . Among IU Bloomington 's many graduate-level programs are the Kelley School of Business , School of Education , School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Maurer School of Law . Indiana 's law school has a program with a first-year team-based approach , a diversion from the typical legal education . Notable Indiana alumni include composer and songwriter Hoagy Carmichael , who penned `` Georgia on My Mind '' ; John Chambers , executive chairman and former CEO of Cisco Systems ; and Mark Cuban , billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks , Landmark Theatres , and Magnolia Pictures . In terms of academics and other criteria , IU Bloomington ranks in top 100 national universities in the United States and the top 50 public universities in the country . The school 's sports teams are notorious competitors in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference , and , since Indiana University does not have a mascot , all teams are known simply as Hoosiers . There are more than 650 student organizations on campus , and more than 5,000 students go Greek in the school 's large community of fraternities and sororities .
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The University Courts Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood in Bloomington , Indiana , United States .
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Bloomington is the name of some places in the United States of America , most notably : Bloomington , Minnesota Bloomington , Illinois Bloomington , Indiana and also : Bloomington , California Bloomington , Idaho Bloomington , Kansas Bloomington , Maryland Bloomington , Missouri Bloomington , Nebraska Bloomington , Ohio Bloomington , South Dakota Bloomington , Texas Bloomington , Utah Bloomington ( Louisa , Virginia ) , a historic house Bloomington , Wisconsin Bloomington ( town ) , Wisconsin Bloomington Township , McLean County , Illinois Bloomington Township , Indiana Bloomington Township , Decatur County , Iowa Bloomington Township , Muscatine County , Iowa Bloomington Township , Kansas Bloomington Township , Minnesota Bloomington Township , Missouri New Bloomington , Ohio and in Canada : Bloomington , Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry , Ontario Bloomington , York Region , Ontario Bloomington , Nova Scotia
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Bloomington Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County , Indiana , United States . As of the 2010 census , its population was 44,167 and it contained 15,346 housing units .
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Bloomington is a city in Bear Lake County , Idaho , United States . The population was 206 at the 2010 census . It was first settled in 1864 .
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Harmony School is a private school located in Bloomington , Indiana .
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Lighthouse Christian Academy is a private school located in Bloomington , Indiana .
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Bloomingport is an unincorporated community in Washington Township , Randolph County , in the U.S. state of Indiana .
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Wynnsboro is a ghost town in Harrison County , Indiana , in the United States .
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Bloomington is an unincorporated community in Clinton County , Ohio , United States .
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Sleeping Bag is an American alternative/indie rock band based out of Bloomington , Indiana , United States .
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Lexington is an unincorporated community in Lexington Township , Scott County , in the U.S. state of Indiana , located about 10 miles west of the Ohio River and 28 miles north of Louisville , Kentucky . The town itself was founded before Indiana became the 19th state in 1816 and was located in Jefferson County at the time it was platted . It was the original county seat from 1820 to 1874 , before local leaders decided on a more central location at nearby Scottsburg , which created animosity between the residents of the two towns for several decades afterwards .
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iUniverse , founded in October 1999 , is a self-publishing company in Bloomington , Indiana , U.S.
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The Vinegar Hill Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood in Bloomington , Indiana , United States . Built primarily in the second quarter of the twentieth century , and located a few blocks south of Indiana University Bloomington campus , Vinegar Hill has been the home of leading Indiana University faculty members . It has inspired literary attention , and it has been designated a historic site .
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The Bloomington , Indiana , Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Census Bureau , is an area comprising three counties ( Monroe , Greene , and Owen ) in south-central Indiana . The city of Bloomington in Monroe County is the area 's principal municipality and its anchor . At the 2010 United States census , the MSA had a population of 192,714 .
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Indiana -LSB- ɪndiˈænə -RSB- is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America . Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States . Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis . Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11 , 1816 . Before becoming a territory , varying cultures of indigenous peoples and historic Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years . Since its founding as a territory , settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States ; the state 's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York , Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio , and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states , particularly Kentucky and Tennessee . Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $ 298 billion in 2012 . Indiana has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities and towns . Indiana is home to several major sports teams and athletic events including the NFL 's Indianapolis Colts , the NBA 's Indiana Pacers , the WNBA 's Indiana Fever , the Indianapolis 500 , and Brickyard 400 motorsports races .
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Worthington is a town in Jefferson Township , Greene County , Indiana , United States . The population was 1,463 at the 2010 Census . It is part of the Bloomington , Indiana , Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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Bloomingdale is a town in Penn Township , Parke County , in the U.S. state of Indiana . The population was 335 at the 2010 census .
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Bloomfield is an unincorporated community in Grass Township , Spencer County , in the U.S. state of Indiana .
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The Indiana Uplands are a geographical region in south-central Indiana . On a topographical map the Indiana Uplands ( also known as the Hoosier Uplands ) begin slightly north of the city of Bloomington , Indiana and continue south to the Ohio River . The description of the region inspired the name of Upland Brewing Company , located in Bloomington . The region 's approximate boundaries are Interstate 65 to the east and U.S. Route 231 to the west . The Uplands are characterized by rolling hills with a high limestone content . This is in contrast to the Tipton Till Plain immediately to the north in central Indiana , which features flat to gently rolling landscape .
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Bloomington is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota . It is located in Hennepin County on the north bank of the Minnesota River , above its confluence with the Mississippi River . Bloomington lies 10 mi south of downtown Minneapolis . The city 's population is 88,299 , according to the 2016 Metropolitan Council estimates . Established as a post -- World War II housing boom suburb connected to the urban street grid of Minneapolis and serviced by two major freeways , Interstate 35W and Interstate 494 , Bloomington 's residential areas include upper-tier households in the western Bush Lake area and traditional middle-class families in its rows of single-family homes in the central to eastern portions . Large-scale commercial development is concentrated along the Interstate 494 corridor . Besides an extensive city park system , with over 1000 sqft of parkland per capita , Bloomington is also home to Hyland Lake Park Reserve in the west and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in the southeast . Bloomington has more jobs per capita than either Minneapolis or Saint Paul , due to the United States ' largest enclosed shopping center , the Mall of America . The headquarters of Ceridian , Donaldson Company , HealthPartners and Toro , and major operations of Express Scripts , Seagate Technologies and Wells Fargo Bank are also based in the city . The city was named after Bloomington , Illinois .
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The Blair -- Dunning House is a historic house on the west side of Bloomington , Indiana , United States . Built in the 1820s as a farmhouse , it now lies at the heart of one of the city 's neighborhoods , and it is one of Bloomington 's most prominent houses . Once the home of the Governor of Indiana , it has been designated a historic site .
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Bloomington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) at the confluence of the North Branch Potomac River and Savage River in southeastern Garrett County , Maryland , United States . It lies to the west of Luke on Maryland Route 135 and is bounded to the northwest by Savage River State Forest . As of the 2010 census the population of Bloomington was 305 . Originally known as `` Llangollen '' when the town 's post office was established on December 4 , 1872 , its name was later changed to `` Bloomington '' . Jennings Randolph Lake to the southwest on the North Branch of the Potomac was completed in 1982 as `` Bloomington Lake '' but was renamed in 1987 by the United States Congress for West Virginia Senator Jennings Randolph . Borderside , a historic home , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 . The Bloomington Viaduct was listed in 1976 . A proposal has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by Fairlawn Hydroelectric Company to construct a 10.5 MW hydroelectric facility at the Army Corps of Engineers-operated dam for the lake . If approved , construction could occur as early as 2012 .
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Jagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington , Indiana .
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Bloomington is a city in Illinois , United States and the county seat of McLean County . It is adjacent to Normal , and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area . The 2010 census showed the city had a population of 76,610 , making it the 12th most populated city in Illinois , and the fifth-most populous city in the state outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area . Combined with Normal , the twin cities have a population of roughly 130,000 .
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Bloomfield is a town in Richland Township , Greene County , Indiana , United States . The population was 2,405 at the 2010 census . The city is the county seat of Greene County . Bloomfield is part of the Bloomington , Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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Southern Indiana is a region consisting of the southern third of the state of Indiana . The region 's history and geography has led to a blend of Northern and Southern culture distinct from the remainder of Indiana . It is often considered to be part of the Upland South or lower Midwest . Southern Indiana was the first area of the state to be settled , and Indiana 's first state capital was located in Corydon in Harrison County near the Ohio River . The city of Vincennes , located in the region , is the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Indiana and was the first capital of the Indiana Territory . The Catholic Church has a significant presence in the region . Noteworthy Catholic institutions in Southern Indiana include St. Meinrad Archabbey , one of two Catholic archabbeys/seminaries in the United States and Mount St. Francis , a large retreat center in Floyd County . Southern Indiana also differs from the rest of the state linguistically . The South Midland dialect of American English is prevalent , as opposed to the Inland North dialect in far Northern Indiana and the North Midland dialect in Central and North-Central Indiana . Southern Indiana is the northernmost extent of the South Midland region , forming what linguists refer to as the `` Hoosier Apex '' of the South Midland dialect . Southern Indiana 's topography is considerably more varied and complex than Central and Northern Indiana , and includes large tracts of forest ( such as the Hoosier National Forest ) , rolling fields , and sharp hills . Its elevation ranges from around 360 ft at the large wide largely flat valleys near the mouth of the Wabash River along the southwest to the chain of hills 800-1 ,000 ft. ( 244-305m ) high called the Knobstone Escarpment , or simply `` The Knobs in the south central and southeast . '' The region also includes the oldest exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world at the Falls of the Ohio state park in Clarksville . The region 's largest city is Evansville , in the southwest corner of the state . As of the 2000 census , the city had a total population of 121,582 , and a metropolitan population of 342,815 . The south-central counties of Clark , Floyd , and Harrison are part of the greater Louisville , Kentucky metropolitan area and have a combined population of over 200,000 .
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Ryan John Seacrest ( born December 24 , 1974 ) is an American radio personality , television host and producer . He is best known for hosting the talent competition show American Idol , as well as the syndicated countdown program American Top 40 and the KIIS-FM morning radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest . Seacrest began co-hosting Live with Kelly and Ryan on a permanent basis May 1 , 2017 . He received Emmy Award nominations for American Idol , and won an Emmy for producing Jamie Oliver 's Food Revolution .
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Puerto Rico is not an unincorporated territory of the United States.
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Puerto Rico ( Spanish for `` Rich Port '' ) , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico , `` Free Associated State of Puerto Rico '' ) and briefly called Porto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea . It is an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller ones such as Mona , Culebra , and Vieques . The capital and most populous city is San Juan . Its official languages are Spanish and English , though Spanish predominates . The island 's population is approximately 3.4 million . Puerto Rico 's rich history , tropical climate , diverse natural scenery , traditional cuisine , and attractive tax incentives make it a popular destination for travelers from around the world . Originally populated by the indigenous Taíno people , the island was claimed in 1493 by Christopher Columbus for the Crown of Castile , and it later endured invasion attempts from the French , Dutch , and British . Four centuries of Spanish colonial government transformed the island 's ethnic , cultural and physical landscapes primarily with waves of African slaves , and Canarian , and Andalusian settlers . In the Spanish imperial imagination , Puerto Rico played a secondary , but strategic role when compared to wealthier colonies like Peru and Mexico . Such a distant administrative control continued right up until the end of the 19th century helping to produce a distinctive creole Hispanic culture and language that combined elements from the Natives , Africans , and Iberian people . In 1898 , following the Spanish -- American War , the United States appropriated Puerto Rico together with most former Spanish colonies under the terms of the Treaty of Paris . Puerto Ricans are considered natural-born citizens of the United States . However , Puerto Rico does not have a vote in the United States Congress , which governs the territory with full jurisdiction under the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 . As a U.S. territory , American citizens residing on the island are disenfranchised at the national level and may not vote for president and vice president of the United States . However , Congress approved a local constitution , allowing U.S. citizens on the territory to elect a governor . A 2012 referendum showed a majority ( 54 % of those who voted ) disagreed with `` the present form of territorial status '' , with full statehood as the preferred option among those who voted for a change of status , although a significant number of people did not answer the second question from the referendum . A fifth referendum will be held in June 2017 , and `` Statehood '' and `` Independence/Free Association '' were initially the only available options . However , at the recommendation of the Department of Justice , a `` current territorial status '' option will be added . In early 2017 , the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis posed serious problems for the government . The outstanding bond debt had climbed to $ 70 billion at a time with 12.4 % unemployment . The debt had been increasing during a decade long recession . This was the second major financial crisis to affect the island after the Great Depression when the U.S. government , in 1935 , provided relief efforts through the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration . On May 3 , 2017 , Puerto Rico 's financial oversight board in the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico filed the debt restructuring petition which was made under Title III of PROMESA .
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Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States in the Caribbean Sea . Puerto Rico may also refer to :
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Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea . It is an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller ones such as Mona , Culebra , and Vieques . The capital and most populous city is San Juan . Its official languages are Spanish and English , though Spanish predominates . The island 's population is approximately 3.4 million . Puerto Rico 's rich history , tropical climate , diverse natural scenery , renowned traditional cuisine , and attractive tax incentives make it a popular destination for travelers from around the world .
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Under United States law , an unincorporated territory is an area controlled by the United States government which is not part of ( i.e. , `` incorporated '' in ) the United States . In unincorporated territories the U.S. Constitution applies only partially . In the absence of an organic law a territory is classified as unorganized . In unincorporated territories `` fundamental rights apply as a matter of law , but other constitutional rights are not available '' . Selected constitutional provisions apply depending on congressional acts and judicial rulings according to U.S. constitutional practice , local tradition and law . There are five inhabited US territories which are either organized or self-governing , but unincorporated . These are Puerto Rico , Guam , Northern Mariana islands , U.S. Virgin islands and American Samoa . There are also nine uninhabited US possessions , of which only Palmyra Atoll is incorporated . ( See Territories of the United States , Unorganized territory and insular area . )
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The current political status of Puerto Rico is the result of various political activities within both the United States and Puerto Rican governments . Politically , Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States , which according to the U.S. Supreme Court 's Insular Cases is `` a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States , but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution . '' The basic question regarding this issue is whether Puerto Rico should remain a U.S. territory , become a U.S. state or become an independent country . American and Puerto Rican political activities regarding the status question have revolved around three sets of initiatives : presidential executive orders , bills in the U.S. Congress , and referenda held in Puerto Rico . U.S. Presidents have issued three executive orders on the subject , and Congress has considered four major bills on Puerto Rico 's political status . Puerto Rican status referenda have been held four times to determine the desired political status of Puerto Rico in relation to the United States of America . At the November 6 , 2012 , non-binding referendum on the status question , 54 % of respondents voted to reject the current status under the territorial clause of the U.S. Constitution , while in a second question 61 % favored statehood as the preferred alternative . The Puerto Rican status referendum , 2017 will be held on June 11 , 2017 . Voters will have three options : `` Statehood '' , `` Independence/Free Association '' and the choice to remain as a Commonwealth . In 2009 , 2011 , and most recently in 2016 , The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization called for the United States to expedite the process to allow self-determination in Puerto Rico . Internationally , the people of Puerto Rico are often considered to be a Caribbean nation with their own national identity . More specifically , the Special Committee 's June 2016 report called for the United States '' ... to allow the Puerto Rican people to take decisions in a sovereign manner , and to address their urgent economic and social needs , including unemployment , marginalization , insolvency and poverty '' .
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Capital punishment in Puerto Rico , an unincorporated territory of the United States , is forbidden by law . However , a number of people were executed in the territory before abolition .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Puerto Rico : The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States of America located in the northeastern Caribbean , east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands . The commonwealth comprises an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands and keys , the largest of which are Vieques , Culebra , and Mona . The main island of Puerto Rico is the least extensive but the third most populous of the four Greater Antilles : Cuba , Hispaniola , Jamaica , and Puerto Rico . Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquen , from Borikén , its indigenous Taíno name . The terms boricua and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen respectively , and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage . The island is also popularly known as `` La Isla del Encanto '' , which translated means `` The Island of Enchantment . ''
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This is a list of lakes in Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico is an island and an unincorporated territory of the United States .
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Voting rights of United States citizens in Puerto Rico , like the voting rights of residents of other United States territories , differ from those of United States citizens in each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia . Residents of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories do not have voting representation in the United States Congress , and are not entitled to electoral votes for President . The United States Constitution grants congressional voting representation to U.S. states , which Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories are not , specifying that members of Congress shall be elected by direct popular vote and that the President and the Vice President shall be elected by electors chosen by the States.The Constitution originally mandated election by popular vote only for the House of Representatives , with Senators being chosen by State legislatures . The 17th amendment specified direct popular election for Senators . Puerto Rico is a territory under the sovereignty of the federal government , but is not part of any state nor is it a state itself . It has been organized ( given a measure of self-rule by the Congress ) subject to the Congress ' plenary powers under the territorial clause of Article IV , sec . 3 , of the U.S. Constitution . In the U.S. House of Representatives , Puerto Rico is entitled to a Resident Commissioner , a delegate who is not allowed to vote on the floor of the House , but can vote on procedural matters and in House committees . In most other U.S. overseas ( and historically pre-state ) territories , as well as the District of Columbia , a similar representative position is styled Delegate . The lack of direct voting representation in Congress for residents of the territory has been an issue since the U.S. Congress granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Rico citizens in 1917 . All judicial claims have been met with political or constitutional challenges ; therefore , there has been no change in Puerto Rico 's representation in the Congress or representation on the electoral college for the U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico . Like other territories , Puerto Rico can participate in the presidential primary process . It holds a primary election in the spring of each presidential election year . Then the parties choose delegates to the Republican and Democratic National Convention , who are pledged to vote at that convention for the winners of Puerto Rico 's primary , but that 's the end of their participation in the presidential election . See United States presidential primaries in Puerto Rico , 2016 .
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The geography of Puerto Rico consists of an archipelago located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands . The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest and most eastern of the Greater Antilles . With an area of 3515 sqmi , it is the third largest island in the United States and the 82nd largest island in the world . Various smaller islands and cays , including Vieques , Culebra , Mona , Desecheo , and Caja de Muertos comprise the remainder of the archipelago with only Culebra and Vieques being inhabited year-round . Mona is uninhabited through large parts of the year except for employees of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources . The mainland measures some 96 nmi by 35 nmi , an area slightly less than three times the size of the U.S. state of Rhode Island . It is mostly mountainous with large coastal areas in the north and south regions of the island . Some popular beaches on the north-west side of the island are Jobos Beach , Maria 's Beach , Domes Beach and Sandy Beach . The main mountainous range is called La Cordillera Central ( The Central Range ) . The highest elevation point of Puerto Rico , Cerro de Punta ( 4390 ft ) , is located in this range . Another important peak is El Yunque , located in the Sierra de Luquillo at the El Yunque National Forest , with a maximum elevation of 3494 ft. The capital , San Juan , is located on the main island 's north coast .
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Electoral reform in Puerto Rico refers to the efforts to reform the process and regulation of voting , as well as the electoral and governmental relations with the United States in the unincorporated territory of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico . Since 1917 , people born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens . As such , they are entitled to vote at the federal level , but not from the island , as the territory is not incorporated . The legal restriction to vote at the federal level extends only to the territory , not to its citizens . This means that all U.S. citizens can vote at the federal level from any part of the world or incorporated territories of the U.S. and that no U.S. citizen may vote at the federal level if they are in Puerto Rico , although they can vote at the local level .
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The current political status of Puerto Rico has ramifications into many spheres of Puerto Rican life , and there are limits to the level of autonomy the Puerto Rican government has . For example , the Island 's government is not fully autonomous , and the level of federal presence in the Island is common place , including a branch of the United States Federal District Court . There are also implications relative to the American citizenship carried by people born in Puerto Rico . Specifically , although people born in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are natural born US citizens , they are not Article 14 citizens . Puerto Ricans are also covered by a group of `` fundamental civil rights '' but , since Puerto Rico is not a state , Puerto Ricans are not covered by the full American Bill of Rights . As for taxation and representation , Puerto Ricans pay all U.S. federal taxes , although most bona fide residents of the island are not required to file federal income tax returns . Representation-wise , Puerto Ricans have no voting representative in the U.S. Congress , but do have a Resident Commissioner who has a voice in Congress ( but no vote except for committee-level voting ) . Puerto Ricans must also serve in the United States military with the same duties as a US citizen residing in the other 50 states .
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The politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a republican democratic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States as an organized unincorporated territory . As a republican form of government , the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is divided into three branches : executive , legislative and judicial , as established by the Constitution of Puerto Rico . The executive power is exercised by the executive branch , which is headed by the Governor , advised by a cabinet of secretaries that are independent of the legislature . Legislative power is vested upon the Legislature . Judicial power is exercised by the judiciary , consisting of the Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico , the Tribunal de Apelaciones ( English : Court of Appeals ) , and Tribunal de Primera Instancia ( English : Courts of First Instance ) . There is also a Federal Court to hear cases of a federal nature or with federal jurisdiction . Puerto Rico 's governor , who is the head of government , and the members of the legislature are elected every four years by popular vote . Puerto Rico 's legislature is a bi-cameral body consisting of a Senate and a Camara de Representantes . The members of the judicial branch are appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate to serve until they reach age 70 . Due to the status of Puerto Rico as a territory of the United States , its residents can not vote in the U.S. presidential elections . Politics in Puerto Rico revolve around a multi-party political system . The politics of Puerto Rico are dominated by three political parties : the Partido Nuevo Progresista ( PNP ) , the Partido Popular Democratico ( PPD ) , and the Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño ( PIP ) . Since the 1898 invasion of Puerto Rico by the Americans during the Spanish -- American War , politics in Puerto Rico have been significantly shaped by its status as territory of the United States . The nature of Puerto Rico 's political relationship with the United States is the subject of ongoing debate in Puerto Rico , in the United States , the United Nations and the International Community .
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Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions directly overseen by the United States federal government ( unlike U.S. states , which share sovereignty with the federal government ) . These territories are classified by whether they are incorporated ( part of the United States proper ) and whether they have an organized government through an Organic Act passed by the U.S. Congress . Currently , the United States has sixteen territories , five of which are permanently inhabited : Puerto Rico , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands , the U.S. Virgin Islands , and American Samoa . They are classified as unincorporated territories . They are organized , self-governing territories with locally elected governors and territorial legislatures . Each also elects a non-voting member ( or resident commissioner ) to the U.S. House of Representatives . Eleven territories are small islands , atolls and reefs , spread across the Caribbean and Pacific , with no native or permanent populations . These are Palmyra Atoll , Baker Island , Howland Island , Jarvis Island , Johnston Atoll , Kingman Reef , Midway Islands , Bajo Nuevo Bank , Navassa Island , Serranilla Bank and Wake Island , which are claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act of 1856 . The status of some are disputed by Colombia , Haiti , Honduras , Jamaica , Nicaragua , and the Marshall Islands . The Palmyra Atoll is the only territory currently incorporated . Historically , territories were created to govern newly acquired land while the borders of the United States were still evolving . Most territories eventually attained statehood . Other territories administered by the United States went on to become independent countries , such as the Philippines , Micronesia , Marshall Islands and Palau . Micronesia , Marshall Islands and Palau gained independence under the Compact of Free Association ( COFA ) , which allows the U.S. full authority over aid and defense in exchange for continued access to U.S. health care , government services such as the FCC and United States Postal Service , and the right for COFA citizens to work freely in the United States and vice versa . Many organized incorporated territories of the United States existed from 1789 to 1959 ( the first being the Northwest and the Southwest territories , the last being the Alaska Territory and the Hawaii Territory ) , through which 31 territories applied for and were granted statehood . In the process of organizing and promoting territories to statehood , some areas of a territory demographically lacking sufficient development and population densities were temporarily orphaned from parts of a larger territory at the time a vote was taken petitioning Congress for statehood rights . For example , when a portion of the Missouri Territory became the state of Missouri , the remaining portion of the territory , consisting of the present states of Iowa , Nebraska and the Dakotas , most of Kansas , Wyoming , and Montana , and parts of Colorado and Minnesota , effectively became an unorganized territory .
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico -LSB- esˈtaðo ˈliβɾe asoˈsjaðo ðe ˈpweɾto ˈriko -RSB- is the official name of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico . Literally translated , it means `` Associated Free State of Puerto Rico '' . The official name was adopted in 1952 . Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States . Some authorities have stated that the official name Estado Libre Asociado constitutes an euphemism , that is , a term intended to give positive appearances to negative events or even mislead entirely , and have charged that the official name in English of `` Commonwealth '' constitutes a fig leaf , i.e. , a term used figuratively and associated with the covering up of an act that is actually embarrassing or distasteful with something of innocuous appearance .
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Puerto Rico is represented by a non-voting Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives . The current Resident Commissioner is Jenniffer González .
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Porto Rico may refer to : Puerto Rico , an unincorporated territory of the United States , was also known as `` Porto Rico '' in the early 20th century Porto Rico , Paraná , a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil Porto Rico do Maranhão , a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil
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The status quo movement in Puerto Rico refers to initiatives throughout the history of Puerto Rico aimed at maintaining the current political status of Puerto Rico , that of a commonwealth of the United States . Puerto Rico is currently a territory of the United States . As a Commonwealth , Puerto Rico receives less in federal funding than the states . Residents are US citizens and can vote in elections but do not have the right to vote in presidential elections . They receive lower Social Security and Medicare benefits . Neither the Commonwealth or municipal governments of Puerto Rico can file for bankruptcy ; that is currently prohibited . In the Puerto Rican status referendum , 2012 , 54 % of the ballots cast were against the continuation of the island 's status as a territory of the US . Of the votes for new status , a 61.1 % majority chose statehood . This was by far the most successful referendum for statehood advocates . In all earlier referenda , votes for statehood were matched almost equally by votes for remaining an American territory , with the remainder for independence . Support for U.S. statehood has risen in each successive popular referendum . On December 11 , 2012 , the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico enacted a concurrent resolution to request the President and the Congress of the United States , to respond diligently and effectively , and to act on the demand of the people of Puerto Rico , as freely and democratically expressed in the plebiscite held on November 6 , 2012 , to end , once and for all , its current form of territorial status and to begin the process of admission of Puerto Rico as a State . The government did not take steps to meet this request , but provided funding for a fifth referendum . The Puerto Rican status referendum , 2017 will be held on June 11 , 2017 and will offer two options : `` Statehood '' and `` Independence/Free Association . '' It will be the first referendum not to offer the choice of retaining the current status as a Commonwealth . Regardless of the outcome of this fifth referendum , action by the United States Congress would be necessary to implement changes to the status of Puerto Rico under the Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution .
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The proposed political status for Puerto Rico encompasses the different schools of thought on whether Puerto Rico , currently a Commonwealth of the United States , should change its current political status . Although there are many differing points of view , there are four that emerge in principle : that Puerto Rico maintains its current status , becomes a state of the United States , becomes fully independent , or becomes a freely associated state . Even though Puerto Rico was granted local autonomy in 1952 , it remains a territory of the United States . Its ambiguous status continues to spark political debates which dominate Puerto Rican society . The debate over Puerto Rico has been discussed at various UN hearings where it has been declared a colony of the United States by the UN Special Committee on Decolonization . Various Presidents of the United States have expressed themselves in favor of statehood but ultimately left the decision to Puerto Rico . President 's Task Force on Puerto Rico 's Status were published in 2005 , 2007 and 2011 . Non-binding referendums regarding Puerto Rico 's status have been held in 1967 , 1993 , 1997 and 2012 . The results of the referendums have favored the commonwealth status until the Puerto Rican status referendum , 2012 , when for the first time , the majority ( 54 % ) of Puerto Ricans voted against it . Full statehood was the preferred option of those who wanted a change . The results were highly controversial : many ballots were left blank and the results were criticized by several parties . The federal government took no action except to provide funding for a subsequent referendum . The Puerto Rican status referendum , 2017 will be the fifth , and it will be held on June 11 , 2017 .
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Balzac v. Porto Rico , , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that certain provisions of the U.S. Constitution did not apply to territories not incorporated into the union . It originated when Jesús M. Balzac was prosecuted for criminal libel in a district court of Puerto Rico . Balzac declared that his rights had been violated under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as he was denied a trial by jury , since the code of criminal procedure of Puerto Rico did not grant a jury trial in misdemeanor cases . In the appeal , the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the judgments of the lower courts on the island in deciding that the provisions of the Constitution did not apply to a territory that belonged to the United States but was not incorporated into the Union . It has become known as one of the `` Insular Cases '' .
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The Puerto Rico Air National Guard ( PR ANG ) '' ' -- Guardia Nacional Aérea de Puerto Rico -- is the air force militia of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , an unincorporated territory of the United States of America . It is , along with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard and the Puerto Rico State Guard , an element of the Puerto Rico National Guard . After beginning as four units , the PRANG expanded to 11 units by the 1980s , including the 1956th Tactics Combat Group , the 140th Radar Squadron and others . As commonwealth militia units , the units in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command . They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Puerto Rico though the office of the Puerto Rico Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States . The Puerto Rico Air National Guard is headquartered at San Juan commanded by BG Wayne Zimmet . The 156th Airlift Wing at Muñiz Air National Guard Base , Carolina , and its commander is Col Jose A. ( Andy ) Sanchez .
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Although Puerto Rico did not participate in the November 8 , 2016 , general election because it is a territory and not a state , the five non-incorporated territories that send delegates to the United States House of Representatives participated in the presidential primaries . In the presidential primaries , Puerto Rico voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties ' respective nominees for President . Registered members of each party only voted in their party 's primary , while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote . Democrats will battle for 60 delegates and GOP candidates will compete for 23 .
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This is a list of Puerto Ricans in the United States , including people born in the US who are of Puerto Rican descent , and Puerto Ricans who live in the US . Since Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the US , Puerto Ricans can migrate to this country more easily than any other ethnic group . Currently , more than four million Puerto Ricans and their descendants live in the US . The following list contains members of the Puerto Rican community .
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The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states ( four of which use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full , legal state name ) , a federal district ( where the nation 's seat of government -- Washington , D.C. -- is located ) , five major territories , and various possessions . The 48 contiguous states and Washington , D.C. , are in central North America between Canada and Mexico . The state of Alaska is in the northwestern part of North America ( also bordering Canada ) and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific . The territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . States are the primary subdivisions of the United States , and possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution , such as regulating intrastate commerce , running elections , creating local governments , and ratifying constitutional amendments . Each state has its own constitution , grounded in republican principles , and government , consisting of three branches : executive , legislative , and judicial . All states and their residents are represented in the federal Congress , a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives . Each state is represented by two Senators , while Representatives are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census . Additionally , each state is entitled to select a number of electors to vote in the Electoral College , the body that elects the President of the United States , equal to the total of Representatives and Senators in Congress from that state . Article IV , Section 3 , Clause 1 of the Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union . Since the establishment of the United States in 1776 , the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50 . Each new state has been admitted on an equal footing with the existing states . As provided by Article I , Section 8 of the Constitution , Congress exercises `` exclusive jurisdiction '' over the federal district , which is not part of any state . Prior to passage of the 1973 District of Columbia Home Rule Act , which devolved certain Congressional powers to an elected mayor and council , the district did not have an elected local government . Even so , Congress retains the right to review and overturn laws created by the council and intervene in local affairs . As it is not a state , the district does not have representation in the Senate . However , since 1971 , its residents have been represented in the House of Representatives by a non-voting delegate . Additionally , since 1961 , following ratification of the 23rd Amendment , the district has been entitled to select three electors to vote in the Electoral College . In addition to the 50 states and federal district , the United States has sovereignty over 14 territories . Five of them ( American Samoa , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico , and the U.S. Virgin Islands ) have a permanent , nonmilitary population , while nine of them ( the United States Minor Outlying Islands ) do not . With the exception of Navassa Island , Puerto Rico , and the U.S. Virgin Islands , which are located in the Caribbean , all territories are located in the Pacific Ocean . Navassa Island is claimed by Haiti . One territory , Palmyra Atoll , is considered to be incorporated , meaning the full body of the Constitution has been applied to it ; the other territories are unincorporated , meaning the Constitution does not fully apply to them . Ten territories ( the Minor Outlying Islands and American Samoa ) are considered to be unorganized , meaning they have not had an Organic Act enacted by Congress ; the four other territories are organized , meaning they have had an Organic Act that has been enacted by Congress . The five inhabited territories each have limited autonomy in addition to having territorial legislatures and governors , but residents can not vote in federal elections . California is the most populous state , with 38,332,521 residents ( 2013 estimate ) ; Wyoming is the least populous , with an estimated 582,658 residents . The District of Columbia , with an estimated 646,449 residents as of 2012 , has a higher population than the two least populous states ( Wyoming and Vermont ) . The largest state by area is Alaska , encompassing 665,384 square miles ( 1,723,337 square kilometers ) , while the smallest is Rhode Island , encompassing 1,545 square miles ( 4,002 square kilometers ) . The first state to ratify the current Constitution was Delaware , which it did on December 7 , 1787 , while the newest state is Hawaii , which was admitted to the Union on August 21 , 1959 . The largest territory in terms of both population and size is Puerto Rico , with 3,725,789 residents as of the 2010 Census and a total area of 5,325 square miles ( 13,792 square kilometers ) . The most recent entity to come under the sovereignty of the United States in its current form is the Northern Mariana Islands , which formally did so on November 3 , 1986 .
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The United States Virgin Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States that comprises a group of islands in the Caribbean . In addition to the main residential islands of Saint Thomas , Saint Croix , Saint John , and Water Island , there are roughly 50 other islands and cays . These include :
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In the terminology of the United States insular areas , a Commonwealth is a type of organized but unincorporated dependent territory . There are currently two United States insular areas with the status of commonwealth , the Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico . The definition of `` Commonwealth '' according to current U.S. State Department policy ( as codified in the department 's Foreign Affairs Manual ) reads : `` The term ` Commonwealth ' does not describe or provide for any specific political status or relationship . It has , for example , been applied to both states and territories . When used in connection with areas under U.S. sovereignty that are not states , the term broadly describes an area that is self-governing under a constitution of its adoption and whose right of self-government will not be unilaterally withdrawn by Congress . ''
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A referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico was held in Puerto Rico on November 6 , 2012 . It was the fourth referendum on status to be held in Puerto Rico and the first in which a majority voted for statehood . Puerto Rico has been an unincorporated territory of the United States since the Spanish -- American War in 1898 . Puerto Rican voters were asked two questions : ( 1 ) whether they agreed to continue with Puerto Rico 's territorial status and ( 2 ) to indicate the political status they preferred from three possibilities : statehood , independence , or a sovereign nation in free association with the United States . 970,910 ( 54.00 % ) voted `` No '' on the first question , expressing themselves against maintaining the current political status , and 828,077 ( 46.00 % ) voted `` Yes '' , to maintain the current political status . Of those who answered on the second question 834,191 ( 61.11 % ) chose statehood , 454,768 ( 33.34 % ) chose free association , and 74,895 ( 5.55 % ) chose independence . The governor-elect Alejandro García Padilla of the Popular Democratic Party ( PPD ) and several other leaders who favor the present status had recommended voting `` Yes '' to the first question , and leaving the second question blank as a protest to what they said was `` an anti-democratic process '' and `` a trap '' . Puerto Rico 's nonvoting Resident Commissioner , Pedro Pierluisi , has said that he will `` defend the people 's decision '' in Washington , D.C. . He plans to introduce legislation in Congress to admit Puerto Rico to the Union . Although García Padilla questioned the validity of the results , he stated that he planned to go forward with what President Barack Obama had suggested , and convene a constituent assembly to resolve the status issue . Such an assembly was not ultimately held under García Padilla 's governorship . Previous referendums had been held on the island to decide on the political status of Puerto Rico , most recently in 1998 .
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Both major United States political parties , ( the Democratic and the Republican parties ) , have expressed their support for the U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico to exercise their right to self-determination , with the Republican Party platform explicitly mentioning support for right to statehood and the Democratic Party platform expressing explicitly broader support for right to self-determination . Puerto Rico has been under U.S. sovereignty for over a century and Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917 , but the island 's ultimate status still has not been determined and its 3.9 million residents still do not have voting representation in their national government . The following are the appropriate section from the respective 2012 , 2008 , 2004 , and 2000 party platforms :
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A referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico will be held in Puerto Rico on June 11 , 2017 . Previous referendums have been held on the island to decide on its political status . Puerto Rico has been an unincorporated territory of the United States since the conclusion of the Spanish -- American War in 1898 . Four referendums about the possibility of changing Puerto Rico 's status have been held , the most recent in 2012 . The fifth is to be held in June 2017 . While initially the referendum would only have the options of statehood and independence/free association , a letter from the Trump administration recommended to add the Commonwealth , the current status , in the plebiscite . The option had been removed from this plebiscite in response to the results of the plebiscite in 2012 which asked whether to remain in the current status and No had won . However , the Trump administration cited changes in demographics during the past 5 years to add the option once again . Amendments to the plebiscite bill were adopted making ballot wording changes requested by the Department of Justice , as well as adding a `` current territorial status '' option . It is not certain what would happen if any of the options win or how the U.S. Congress would interpret the results . Previous plebiscites have discussed the margins of the win to result in a mandate with some arguing for a 50 % +1 or sometimes a higher percentage to initiate congressional action on the will of Puerto Rico . Previous plebiscites with the three options have resulted in a close race between statehood and commonwealth but with neither option breaking 50 % . Congressional hearings on Puerto Rico have discussed scenarios where a second round could be held on the options that win the first but that has not been discussed by the government of Puerto Rico .
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The Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government with separation of powers , subject to the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States . Article I of the Constitution of Puerto Rico defines the government and its political power and authority pursuant to U.S. . Said law mandated the establishment of a local constitution due to Puerto Rico 's political status as a commonwealth of the United States . Ultimately , the powers of the government of Puerto Rico are all delegated by Congress and lack full protection under the U.S. Constitution . Because of this , the head of state of Puerto Rico is the President of the United States . Structurally , the government is composed of three branches : the executive , legislative , and judicial branch . The executive branch is headed by the governor , currently Ricky Rosselló , who is also the head of government . The legislative branch consists of a bicameral legislature , namely the Legislative Assembly , composed by the Senate as its upper house and by the House of Representatives as its lower house . The governor and legislators are elected by popular vote every four years . The judicial branch is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico , currently Liana Fiol Matta . The legal system is a mix of the civil law and the common law systems . Members of the judicial branch are appointed by the governor with advice and consent from the Senate .
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The term `` United States '' , when used in the geographical sense , is the contiguous United States , the state of Alaska , the island state of Hawaii , the five insular territories of Puerto Rico , Northern Mariana Islands , U.S. Virgin Islands , Guam , and American Samoa , and minor outlying possessions . The United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and maritime borders with Russia , Cuba , and the Bahamas in addition to Canada and Mexico .
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The Republican Party ( Partido Republicano ) is a political party in Puerto Rico , which nowadays effectively functions as the conservative wing of the New Progressive Party ( PNP ) . It is the Puerto Rico affiliate of the national Republican Party of United States . The party supports statehood for the island . Jenniffer González , Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico , is the local chairperson and the party is based in San Juan , Puerto Rico .
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Puerto Rico ( El Torno ) is a small town in Bolivia .
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Michael Giacchino composed the score for Doctor Strange.
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Michael Giacchino ( -LSB- dʒakˈkiːno -RSB- ; born October 10 , 1967 ) is an American composer of music for films , television and video games . He composed the scores to the television series Lost , Alias and Fringe , the video ' game series Medal of Honor and Call of Duty and many films such as The Incredibles , Ratatouille , Up , Mission : Impossible - Ghost Protocol , Dawn of the Planet of the Apes , Jurassic World , Inside Out , Star Trek Beyond , Doctor Strange , Rogue One and Spider-Man : Homecoming . Giacchino has received an Emmy Award and multiple Grammy Awards , as well as a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for his work on Up .
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Doctor Strange ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) is the film score to the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange composed by Michael Giacchino . Hollywood Records released the album digitally on October 21 , 2016 , with a physical release on November 18 , 2016 .
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The Incredibles is the soundtrack album to the 2004 Disney-Pixar film of the same name composed by Michael Giacchino . The Incredibles is the first Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino . Brad Bird was looking for a specific sound as inspired by the film 's design -- the future as seen from the 1960s . John Barry was the first choice to do the film 's score , with a trailer of the film given a rerecording of Barry 's theme to On Her Majesty 's Secret Service . However , Barry did not wish to duplicate the sound of some of his earlier soundtracks ; the assignment was instead given to Michael Giacchino . The complete orchestral score was released on November 2 , 2004 , three days before the film opened in theaters . It won numerous awards for Best Score and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media . Music used for the film 's trailers but not available on the soundtrack album includes `` On Her Majesty 's Secret Service '' , from the Propellerheads album Decksandrumsandrockandroll , as well as excerpts from the David Arnold project Shaken and Stirred : The David Arnold James Bond Project . The animated short Jack-Jack Attack , which accompanied the film 's DVD release also features the `` Alla Turca '' movement from Mozart 's Piano Sonata No. 11 , 4th movement of Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Dies irae from Requiem .
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The orchestral score of Lost is composed , orchestrated , and produced by Michael Giacchino and has been released on a series of soundtrack albums by Varèse Sarabande .
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Jurassic World : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to Jurassic World composed by Michael Giacchino . The album was released digitally and physically on June 9 , 2015 by Back Lot Music .
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Soundtrack from the 2008 horror film The Strangers .
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The Doctor Who theme music is a piece of music written by Australian composer Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop . Created in 1963 , it was one of the first electronic music signature tunes for television . It is used as the theme for the science fiction program Doctor Who , and has been adapted and covered many times . Although numerous arrangements of the theme have been used on television , the main melody has remained the same . The theme was originally written and arranged in the key of E minor . Most versions of the theme - including the current arranged by Murray Gold - have retained the use of the original key , with exceptions being Peter Howell ( F# minor ) and Keff McCulloch 's ( A minor ) arrangements . Although widely listed in reference works , and many series soundtrack albums , under the title `` Doctor Who Theme '' , its official title is `` Doctor Who '' , although its initial sheet music release used the now-deprecated form `` Dr. Who '' .
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Michael Marcuzzi is a visual effects artist . He won a 2017 Annie Award in Outstanding Achievement , Animated Effects in a Live Action Production for his work on Doctor Strange . Marcuzzi won the award along with Georg Kaltenbrunner , Thomas Bevan , Andrew Graham and Jihyun Yoon .
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Doctor Strange is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the fourteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . The film is directed by Scott Derrickson , who wrote the film with Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill , and stars Benedict Cumberbatch , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Rachel McAdams , Benedict Wong , Michael Stuhlbarg , Benjamin Bratt , Scott Adkins , Mads Mikkelsen , and Tilda Swinton . In Doctor Strange , surgeon Stephen Strange learns the mystic arts from the Ancient One after a career-ending car accident . Various incarnations of a Doctor Strange film had been in development since the mid-1980s , until Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights in April 2005 , on behalf of Marvel Studios . Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer were brought on board in June 2010 to write a screenplay . In June 2014 , Derrickson and Spaihts were hired to direct and re-write the film , respectively . Cumberbatch was chosen for the eponymous role in December 2014 , necessitating a schedule change to work around his other commitments . This gave Derrickson time to work on the script himself , for which he brought Cargill on to help . The film began principal photography in November 2015 in Nepal , before moving to the United Kingdom , Hong Kong , and concluding in New York City in April 2016 . Doctor Strange held its world premiere in Hong Kong on October 13 , 2016 , and was released in the United States on November 4 , 2016 , in 3D and IMAX 3D . The film has grossed over $ 677 million worldwide , and was met with positive reviews from critics . It also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects .
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Dr. Strange is a 1978 television film based on the Marvel Comics fictional character of the same name , created by Steve Ditko . Philip DeGuere directed the film and wrote it specifically for television , and produced the film along with Alex Beaton and Gregory Hoblit . Stan Lee served as a consultant on the film , which was created as a pilot for a proposed television series . Dr. Strange stars Peter Hooten in the title role , along with Jessica Walter , Eddie Benton , Clyde Kusatsu , Philip Sterling and John Mills . The film aired on September 6 , 1978 , in a two-hour block from 8pm to 10pm on CBS , the same network that , at that time , aired The Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk ; CBS did not pick up Dr. Strange as a series .
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Spider-Man : Homecoming ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) is the film score to the Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios film Spider-Man : Homecoming composed by Michael Giacchino . The soundtrack album will be released by Sony Masterworks on July 7 , 2017 .
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Doctor Stephen Strange ( commonly known as Doctor Strange ) is a fictional character , a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko , and first appeared in Strange Tales # 110 ( July 1963 ) . Debuting in the Silver Age of comics , the character has featured in several self-titled series and Marvel-endorsed products including arcade and video games ; animated television series ; a direct-to-DVD film ; and merchandise such as trading cards . In addition to his mainstream incarnation , Doctor Strange has had been depicted in other fictional universes .
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Ennio Morricone , Grand Officer OMRI ( -LSB- ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne -RSB- ; born 10 November 1928 ) is an Italian composer , orchestrator , conductor , and former trumpet player . He composes a wide range of music styles , making him one of the most versatile , experimental and influential composers of all time , working in any medium . Since 1946 Morricone has composed over 500 scores for cinema and television , as well as over 100 classical works . His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films , including all Sergio Leone films since A Fistful of Dollars ( including The Good , the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West ) , all Giuseppe Tornatore films ( since Cinema Paradiso ) , The Battle of Algiers , Dario Argento 's Animal Trilogy , Bernardo Bertolucci 's 1900 , Exorcist II , Days of Heaven , several major films in French cinema , in particular the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles I , II , III and Le Professionnel , John Carpenter 's The Thing , The Mission , The Untouchables , Bugsy , In the Line of Fire , Disclosure , Bulworth , Mission to Mars , Ripley 's Game and The Hateful Eight . After playing the trumpet in jazz bands in the 1940s , he became a studio arranger for RCA Victor and in 1955 started ghost writing for film and theatre . Throughout his career , he has composed music for artists such as Paul Anka , Mina , Milva , Zucchero and Andrea Bocelli . From 1960 to 1975 , Morricone gained international fame for composing music for westerns . His score to 1966 's The Good , the Bad and the Ugly is considered one of the most influential soundtracks in history and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame . With an estimated 10 million copies sold , Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the best-selling scores worldwide . He also scored seven westerns for Sergio Corbucci , Duccio Tessari 's Ringo duology and Sergio Sollima 's The Big Gundown and Face to Face . Morricone worked extensively for other film genres with directors such as Mauro Bolognini , Giuliano Montaldo , Roland Joffé , Roman Polanski and Henri Verneuil . His acclaimed soundtrack for The Mission ( 1986 ) was certified gold in the United States . The album Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone stayed 105 weeks on the Billboard Top Classical Albums . Morricone 's best-known compositions include `` The Ecstasy of Gold '' , `` Se Telefonando '' , `` Man with a Harmonica '' , `` Here 's to You '' , the UK No. 2 single `` Chi Mai '' , `` Gabriel 's Oboe '' and `` E Più Ti Penso '' . He functioned during the period 1966 -- 1980 as a main member of Il Gruppo , one of the first experimental composers collectives . In 1969 , he co-founded Forum Music Village , a prestigious recording studio . From the 1970s , Morricone excelled in Hollywood , composing for prolific American directors such as Don Siegel , Mike Nichols , Brian De Palma , Barry Levinson , Oliver Stone , Warren Beatty and Quentin Tarantino . In 1977 , he composed the official theme for the 1978 FIFA World Cup . He continued to compose music for European productions , such as Marco Polo , La Piovra , Nostromo , Fateless , Karol and En mai , fais ce qu'il te plait . Morricone 's music has been reused in television series , including The Simpsons and The Sopranos , and in many films , including Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained . As of 2013 , Ennio Morricone has sold over 70 million records worldwide . In 1971 , he received a `` Targa d'Oro '' for the worldwide sales of 22 million . In 2007 , he received the Academy Honorary Award `` for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music . '' He has been nominated for a further six Oscars . In 2016 , Morricone received his first Academy Award for his score to Quentin Tarantino 's film The Hateful Eight ( 2015 ) . His other achievements include three Grammy Awards , three Golden Globes , six BAFTAs , ten David di Donatello , eleven Nastro d'Argento , two European Film Awards , the Golden Lion Honorary Award and the Polar Music Prize in 2010 .
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Richard `` Kid '' Strange ( born January 1951 ) is an English writer , actor , musician , curator , teacher , adventurer and the founder and front man of seminal mid-1970s protopunk art rock band Doctors of Madness .
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The Hateful Eight is the soundtrack album to Quentin Tarantino 's motion picture The Hateful Eight . The soundtrack includes the first complete original score for a Tarantino film and is composed , orchestrated and conducted by Ennio Morricone . Morricone composed 50 minutes of original music for The Hateful Eight . The Hateful Eight was the composer 's first score for a Western film since Buddy Goes West ( 1981 ) and the first for a Hollywood production since Ripley 's Game ( 2002 ) . Other notable horror references include Morricone 's repurposed score from John Carpenter 's The Thing ( 1982 ) and `` Regan 's Theme '' from The Exorcist II , which serve the sinister mood . In addition to Morricone 's music , the album includes three songs which are featured in the film ; The White Stripes ' `` Apple Blossom '' ( 2000 ) , David Hess ' `` Now You 're All Alone '' ( 1972 ) ( originally from The Last House on the Lefts soundtrack ) and Roy Orbison 's `` There Wo n't Be Many Coming Home '' ( 1966 ) , as well as dialogue clips from the film . The trailer used the instrumental version of the song `` Same Ol' '' from The Heavy . The soundtrack won a Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Score on 28 February 2016 . The opening track , `` L'ultima diligenza di Red Rock '' ( Versione Integrale ) , was released as a single online on December 15 , 2015 . In December 2016 , it gained a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for Mr. Morricone .
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Keff McCulloch is an English composer best known for his electronic music for Doctor Who in the late 1980s . In 1987 he was employed by producer John Nathan-Turner to arrange the Doctor Who theme music for the Seventh Doctor , Sylvester McCoy . The theme , drawing on the original composed by Ron Grainer and arranged by Delia Derbyshire , was used for three years until the series was cancelled by the BBC in 1989 . McCulloch 's theme music has been highly controversial , with The Daily Telegraph describing it as the `` naffest version of the theme ever put onto videotape '' and it `` reportedly horrified '' Derbyshire . The new theme music was accompanied by new titles and logo . McCulloch also contributed incidental music scores to six stories during the McCoy era , namely : Time and the Rani ; Paradise Towers ; Delta and the Bannermen ; Remembrance of the Daleks ; Silver Nemesis ; Battlefield ; and also the later Dimensions in Time and Shada . McCulloch also played a role on screen as one of the Lorells ( a backing group ) in Delta and the Bannermen ( 1987 ) . Alongside his work on Doctor Who , McCulloch was a musician and sound engineer , touring with many bands and engineering and producing singles and albums for artistes including Acker Bilk , Johnny Logan and Russ Abbot . He also composed and recorded the incidental music for the video release of the film White Mischief .
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Star Trek : Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2009 film Star Trek , composed by Michael Giacchino . The score was recorded in October 2008 since the film was originally scheduled to be released the following December . It was performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and Page LA Studio Voices at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City , California . The score incorporates the `` Theme from Star Trek '' by Alexander Courage and Gene Roddenberry .
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Dominic Glynn ( born September 27 , 1960 ) is an English electronic composer . Glynn is a prolific composer of music for television and film . His work includes the arrangement of the Doctor Who theme music which served as the series ' theme for Season 23 of the programme . It was replaced by Keff McCulloch 's arrangement the next season . He also wrote the incidental music for the Doctor Who stories The Mysterious Planet , The Ultimate Foe , Dragonfire , The Happiness Patrol and Survival . Big Finish Productions has used his arrangement of the theme on several audio plays featuring the Sixth Doctor , starting with Jubilee in 2003 . In 2007 Glynn wrote and performed the score for the British crime thriller `` Bad Day '' , starring Claire Goose and Donna Air and Sarah Harding . After contributing tracks for the 2011 documentary You 've Been Trumped he was invited by the filmmaker Anthony Baxter to compose the full score to the follow-up film ' A Dangerous Game ' in 2014 . As a regular writer for Universal Music Publishing Group , and other production music libraries , his music has featured in episodes of The Simpsons , Red Dwarf , Episodes ( TV series ) and Eerie Indiana , and the feature films Holy Man and Kevin & Perry Go Large . In 2005/2006 his composition `` Dangerous Beauty '' was used as the theme to the hit Dutch television thriller series Vuurzee . A number of his production music tracks have been aired on the famous Adult Swim TV channel `` bumps '' . Glynn has also been active in the alternative electronica field , running the left field record label , No Bones Records and recording under the names `` Fluid '' and `` Cybajaz '' and with Justin Mackay as Syzygy . Much of his work as Syzygy was released during the 1990s on Rising High Records . He also co-composed the score of the video game Forsaken ( performing as The Swarm ) and also contributed music for Re-Volt , both published by Acclaim Entertainment . He has collaborated with Michael Faulkner 's D-Fuse AV in both live performance and music videos , and has been seen regularly as both artist and DJ at The Big Chill ( music festival ) . Glynn has written soundtrack music for many of B7 Productions 's audio plays based on the BBC TV series Blake 's 7 , which subsequently were aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra . A long-term working relationship with the filmmaker Anthony Baxter has resulted in musical contributions to the film You 've Been Trumped , as well as complete scores to A Dangerous Game and the 2016 sequel , You 've Been Trumped Too .
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Jihyun Yoon is a visual effects artist . He won a 2017 Annie Award in Outstanding Achievement , Animated Effects in a Live Action Production for his work on Doctor Strange . Yoon won the award along with Georg Kaltenbrunner , Michael Marcuzzi , Thomas Bevan and Andrew Graham .
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Stephen Vincent Strange , M.D. is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Stan Lee , the character first appeared in Strange Tales # 110 ( cover-dated July 1963 ) . Doctor Strange serves as the Sorcerer Supreme , the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats . Inspired by stories of black magic and Chandu the Magician , Strange was created during the Silver Age of Comics to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics . The character 's origin story relates that he was once a brilliant but egotistical surgeon . After a car accident severely damages his hands and hinders his ability to perform surgery , he searches the globe for a way to repair them and encounters the Ancient One . After becoming one of the old Sorcerer Supreme 's students , he becomes a practitioner of both the mystical arts as well as martial arts . Along with knowing many powerful spells , he has a costume with two mystical objects -- the Cloak of Levitation and Eye of Agamotto -- which give him added powers . Strange is aided along the way by his friend and valet , Wong , and a large assortment of mystical objects . He takes up residence in a mansion called the Sanctum Sanctorum , located in New York City . Later , Strange takes the title of Sorcerer Supreme . In 2008 , Doctor Strange was ranked 83rd in Wizards `` 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time '' list , and in 2012 was ranked 33rd in IGN 's list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' . He was also ranked 38th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes '' . The character was first portrayed in live-action by Peter Hooten in the 1978 television film Dr. Strange . Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , first appearing in the role in the 2016 film Doctor Strange .
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Up is the original score album , featured on the 2009 film of the same name composed by Michael Giacchino . This is his third feature film for Pixar after The Incredibles and Ratatouille . Giacchino wrote a character theme-based score that the filmmakers felt enhanced the story of the film . Up received positive reviews from music critics and won major awards . Despite being well regarded , Up was not released as a compact disc ( CD ) until 2011 , when it became available via Intrada Records . The score album was nominated to multiple awards . It earned two Grammy Awards : Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture , Television or Other Visual Media and Best Instrumental Composition for `` Married Life '' , at the 2010 ceremony . The score also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score at 67th Golden Globe Awards , the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 82nd Academy Awards , and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music . Up was the first Disney film since Pocahontas to win the Academy Award for Best Original Score , spanning a gap of 14 years , and the first Pixar film to win the award . It also became one of few scores to win an Oscar , a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and a Grammy .
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thumb | Zelt-Musik-Festival 2016 in Freiburg , Germany Ludovico Maria Enrico Einaudi OMRI ( -LSB- ludoˈviːko eiˈnaudi -RSB- ; born 23 November 1955 ) is an Italian pianist and composer . He trained at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan . Einaudi began his career as a classical composer , and began incorporating other styles and genres -- including pop , rock , world music , and folk music . Einaudi composed the scores for a number of films and trailers , including This Is England , The Intouchables and I 'm Still Here , the TV miniseries Doctor Zhivago , and Acquario in 1996 , for which he won the Grolla d'oro for best soundtrack . He has also released a number of solo albums of piano and orchestra , notably I Giorni in 2001 , Nightbook in 2009 , and In a Time Lapse in 2013 . Taranta Project , a collaborative album , was released in May 2015 , and Elements was released in October 2015 .
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Dudley Simpson ( born 4 October 1922 ) is an Australian composer and conductor . He was the Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years and is best known for his work as a composer on British television , especially his long association with the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who , for which he composed incidental music during the 1960s and 1970s . Among his early television work was the music for Moonstrike ( 1963 ) . Simpson was also responsible for the theme music for The Brothers ( 1972 ) , The Tomorrow People ( 1973 ) , Moonbase 3 ( 1973 ) , The Ascent of Man ( 1973 ) and Blake 's 7 ( 1978 ) . He also composed music for several plays from the BBC Television Shakespeare series .
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Giona Ostinelli ( born March 12 , 1986 ) is a Swiss -- Italian composer who resides and works in Los Angeles . He has written scores for over 28 feature films that premiered at Sundance Film Festival , Tribeca Film Festival , Cannes International Film Festival , South by Southwest Film Festival , Fantastic Fest , FrightFest , Cincinnati Film Festival , Hamptons International Film Festival , Palm Springs International Film Festival , Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival , Chicago International Children 's Film Festival , among others . Ostinelli 's soundtrack for POD has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards for Best Original Score . His score for Darling released by Lakeshore Records has been described as `` one of the most interesting and innovative soundscapes ... '' On television Ostinelli 's most recognized work is the soundtrack for The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery that aired on Nickelodeon . Ostinelli is also known for his work on Tobio : The Puppet Master -- a theater production directed by George Dolmazyan , recipient of the Russian Ministry of Culture Award . Tobio : The Puppet Master premiered on April 23 , 2013 at the Moscow State Theater U Nikitskikh Vorot in Moscow , Russia . Huffington Post describes Ostinelli as `` an innovator with `` surprise '' coded into his DNA ... ''
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Star Trek Into Darkness : Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2013 film , Star Trek Into Darkness , composed by Michael Giacchino . The score was recorded over seven sessions at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City , California , on March 5 -- 9 and April 2 and 3 , 2013 . It was performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony in conjuncture with Page LA Studio Voices . The soundtrack album was released in physical form on May 21 , 2013 , through Varèse Sarabande , as the follow-up to the critically successful 2009 soundtrack album Star Trek .
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For Strange , the Doctor Strange related character , see Strangers ( Marvel Comics ) Strange is a six-part American comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics under their Marvel Knights imprint . Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Samm Barnes , with artwork by Brandon Peterson , Strange is a re-imagining of Doctor Strange 's origin .
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Score ! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television was a live concert sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences , which presented iconic and contemporary television music performed by a 65-piece orchestra and a 40-voice choir . Hosted by noted author and journalist Jon Burlingame , the program included music from over 50 shows including Downton Abbey , House of Cards , The Simpsons , The Walking Dead , Game of Thrones , 24 , Glee , The Borgias , Nurse Jackie , Family Guy , Da Vinci 's Demons and many others conducted by their composers . A career achievement award was presented to composer Mark Snow ( The X-Files , Blue Bloods ) . Score ! was the brainchild of the Academy 's music branch governor Michael A. Levine . Levine , former music branch governor Mark Watters and Lucas Cantor served as executive producers . Spike Jones , Jr. produced and directed . Sponsors of the event included ASCAP in conjunction with their 100th anniversary , The Guild of Music Supervisors , Cinesamples , The Gorfaine and Schwartz Agency , First Artists Management , The Society of Composers and Lyricists and Varèse Sarabande .
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Star Trek Beyond : Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2016 film , Star Trek Beyond , composed by Michael Giacchino . The soundtrack album was released in physical form on July 29 , 2016 , through Varèse Sarabande , as the follow-up to the critically successful 2009 soundtrack album Star Trek and the 2013 soundtrack album Star Trek Into Darkness .
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Marcello Giombini ( 24 July 1928 -- 12 December 2003 ) was an Italian composer , who scored many spaghetti westerns , Italian horror and giallo movies , and 1960s peplum films . He is best remembered for his score to the original Sabata ( 1969 ) , which starred Lee Van Cleef . His son Pierluigi Giombini is also an accomplished musician and composer .
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Marco Edward Beltrami ( born October 7 , 1966 ) is an American film and television composer , best known for his work scoring horror films such as Mimic ( 1997 ) , The Faculty ( 1998 ) , Resident Evil ( 2002 ) , Do n't Be Afraid of the Dark ( 2011 ) and The Woman in Black ( 2012 ) . A long-time friend and collaborator of Wes Craven , Beltrami has scored seven of the director 's films including all four films in the Scream franchise ( 1996 -- 2011 ) . Beltrami has been nominated for two Academy Awards for 3:10 to Yuma and The Hurt Locker , and won a Satellite Award for Best Original Score for Soul Surfer ( 2011 ) . He also scored Guillermo del Toro 's 2004 supernatural superhero film Hellboy , the 2013 superhero film The Wolverine and its sequel Logan .
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Michael Price is an English award-winning composer , producer , arranger and music editor . He writes in full orchestral and electronic and contemporary idioms , and is a producer , arranger and programmer . He won an Emmy award with David Arnold for the music for the BBC TV series Sherlock .
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Douglas Pipes is a film music composer whose feature films include the Academy Award nominated Monster House and the horror film Trick ' r Treat . His brassy instrumentations have drawn comparisons to action-music composer guru Alan Silvestri and his other orchestral-music composer counterparts Michael Giacchino , J.A.C. Redford and Joel McNeely . His chance encounter with Gil Kenan at UCLA California made him the perfect composer for this soundtrack and composed the music on his short film The Lark . Awards include International Film Music Critics Association `` Best Original Score for a Comedy Film 2015 '' for the Horror/Comedy Krampus , `` Compositor Revalacion '' for Monster House at the 3rd International Film Music Conference in Ubeda , Spain and `` Best Animation '' at the Royal Television Society in the United Kingdom . Nominations include `` Discovery of the Year '' for Monster House at the 2006 World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent , Belgium , `` Best Music '' at the 2007 Saturn Awards , `` Best Horror Score '' 2009 for Trick ' r Treat 2009 and `` Best New Composer '' 2006 for Monster House from the International Film Music Critics Association . Soundtrack CDs are available from LaLaLand Records and vinyl from Waxwork Records . Pipes also works with the rock band The Airborne Toxic Event , providing arrangements and orchestrations for symphony concerts across the U.S. In 2014 Pipes was commissioned by the Dallas Chamber Symphony and Dallas VideoFest to compose an original score for Alfred Hitchcock 's silent film , The Lodger . The premiere was October 8 , 2014 .
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This is the soundtrack to the US horror remake The Uninvited . Its original score was composed by Christopher Young .
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Stranger than Fiction is a film.
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Stranger than Fiction is a 2006 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Marc Forster , produced by Lindsay Doran , and written by Zach Helm . The film stars Will Ferrell , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Dustin Hoffman , Queen Latifah , and Emma Thompson . The main plot follows Harold Crick ( portrayed by Ferrell ) , a nondescript white-collar worker who begins hearing a disembodied voice narrating his life as it happens -- seemingly the text of a novel in which it is stated that he will soon die -- and he frantically seeks to somehow prevent that ending . The film was shot on location in Chicago , and has been praised for its innovative , intelligent story and fine performances . Ferrell , who came to prominence playing brash comedic parts , garnered particular attention for offering a restrained performance in his first starring dramatic role .
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The Stranger is a South Korean film .
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Stranger Than Fiction is a 2000 comedy-thriller film directed by Eric Bross and starring Mackenzie Astin .
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Stranger than Fiction : Music From The Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2006 film Stranger than Fiction which was directed by Marc Forster and written by Zach Helm . A fantasy comedy-drama film .
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`` Stranger than Fiction '' is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch . It was included as one of the three bonus tracks on the re-release of their debut album , The Way of the Fist . It was released as the third single from their The Way of the Fist on September 17 , 2008 .
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Strange Stranger is an American horror-surreal feature film produced , written and directed by Daryush Shokof . the film is a mystic journey into the world of people obsessed with sex , their outrageous rituals and the animal instinct that should somehow be the core representative of such obsessions . the erotic film beginning with passionate and great looking youngsters dreaming of a night full of lust gradually turns into a Horror Genre and further into complete dizziness.The film is shot entirely in Babelsberg , Germany in 2012 . the film is produced by in Los Angeles , California .
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No Stranger Than Love is a 2015 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by Nick Wernham and written by Steve Adams . The film stars Alison Brie , Justin Chatwin and Colin Hanks . The film was released on June 17 , 2016 , in a limited release and through video on demand by Orion Pictures .
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Stranger Things is a 2010 American-British drama film directed by Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal . It details the bond that grows between Mani , a homeless vagrant , and Oona , a lonely woman who allows him to stay in her garden shed . Critical reaction to the film has been positive , with The New York Times calling it `` unexpectedly profound '' .
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Stranger Things is an American science fiction-horror web television series created , written , directed and co-executive produced by the Duffer Brothers , as well as co-executive-produced by Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen . The first season stars Winona Ryder , David Harbour , Finn Wolfhard , Millie Bobby Brown , Gaten Matarazzo , Caleb McLaughlin , Natalia Dyer , Charlie Heaton , Cara Buono , and Matthew Modine , with Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery in recurring roles . The second season will see Schnapp and Keery promoted to series regulars , along with the addition of Sadie Sink and Dacre Montgomery . Set in the fictional town of Hawkins , Indiana in the 1980s , the first season focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy by his friends , older brother and traumatized mother and the local police chief , amid supernatural events occurring around the town including the appearance of a psychokinetic girl who helps the missing boy 's friends in their own search . The second season is set a year after the first , and deals with attempts of the characters to return to normal and consequences from that season . The Duffer Brothers developed the series as a mix of investigative drama alongside supernatural elements with childlike sensibilities , establishing its time frame in the 1980s and creating a homage #Noun to pop culture of that decade . Several themes and directorial aspects were inspired and aesthetically informed by the works of Steven Spielberg , John Carpenter , and Stephen King , among others . The series was released on Netflix on July 15 , 2016 . It received critical acclaim for its characterization , pacing , atmosphere , acting , soundtrack , directing , writing and homages to 1980s genre films . The series has received several industry nominations and awards , including winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2016 . On August 31 , 2016 , Netflix renewed the series for a second season of nine episodes , which is set to be released on October 31 , 2017 .
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Stranger Than Fiction is the debut commercial mixtape by the American rapper Kevin Gates . It was published on July 16 , 2013 . The release peaked at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard 200 , selling 8,000 copies in the first week . The album was a contractual obligation with Breadwinners Records , after Gates had signed with Atlantic Records earlier in the year .
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Stranger Than Fiction : True Stories ( published in the United Kingdom & Australia as Nonfiction ) is a non-fiction book by Chuck Palahniuk , published in 2004 . It is a collection of essays , stories , and interviews written for various magazines and newspapers . Some of the pieces had also been previously published on the internet . The book is divided into three sections : `` People Together '' , articles about people who find unique ways of achieving togetherness ; `` Portraits '' , interviews and short essays mostly about famous people ; and `` Personal '' , autobiographical pieces . An abridged audiobook version read by the author was released at the same time as the print edition . An unabridged version co-read by Dennis Boutsikaris was released later .
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Stranger than Fiction is an album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring John Taylor , Chris Laurence and John Marshall recorded in 1993 and released on the ECM label .
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Stranger than Fiction is the eighth full-length studio album ( tenth release overall ) by Bad Religion , released in 1994 ( see 1994 in music ) .
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Stranger Than Fiction is an album by various performers , most of whom are professional writers and amateur singers , released in 1998 on Kathi Kamen Goldmark 's `` Do n't Quit Your Day Job '' Records . This album is an offshoot of the Rock Bottom Remainders , aka the Wrockers ( `` writer '' + `` rocker '' ) . The artists on Stranger Than Fiction include not only many of the Remainders , such as bestselling authors Stephen King , Amy Tan and Dave Barry , but also rock critics Dave Marsh , Ben Fong-Torres and Greil Marcus , film critic Leonard Maltin and such literary heavyweights as Norman Mailer and Maya Angelou . Warren Zevon contributed liner notes and a variety of famous musicians played on the tracks , including Zevon , Jeff `` Skunk '' Baxter of the Doobie Brothers , and Jerry Jeff Walker . Proceeds from this project were contributed to a variety of charities promoting literature and literacy .
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Strangers is a 1991 Australian film .
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An underground film is a film that is out of the mainstream either in its style , genre , or financing .
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Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American absurdist/deadpan comedy film , written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring jazz musician John Lurie , former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson , and Hungarian-born actress Eszter Balint . The film features a minimalist plot in which the main character , Willie , has a cousin from Hungary named Eva . Eva stays with him for ten days before going to Cleveland . Willie and his friend Eddie eventually go to Cleveland to visit Eva . This film is shot entirely in single long takes with no standard coverage .
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Stranger than Fiction is the fourth album by singer-songwriter , Ultra Nate . This album was released on April 24 , 2001 on the label , Strictly Rhythm .
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Strange Affair is a 1944 mystery film .
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Corrections is a short film , taking viewers on a disturbing trip through the lens of a horror fan .
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Strange Culture is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson . It stars Tilda Swinton and Thomas Jay Ryan . It premiered January 19 , 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival . An excerpt appeared in the fourth issue of Wholphin .
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Strangerland is a 2015 Australian-Irish drama suspense film directed by Kim Farrant at her directorial debut , and written by Michael Kinirons and Fiona Seres . The film stars Nicole Kidman , Joseph Fiennes , and Hugo Weaving . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2015 and in a limited release in cinemas and through video on demand on 10 July 2015 by Alchemy . It was a box office bomb , grossing $ 1 million against a $ 10 million budget .
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Stranger ( Жат , translit . Zhat ) is a 2015 Kazakhstani drama film written and directed by Ermek Tursunov . The film was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated . It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival .
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Doctor Strange is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the fourteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . The film is directed by Scott Derrickson , who wrote the film with Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill , and stars Benedict Cumberbatch , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Rachel McAdams , Benedict Wong , Michael Stuhlbarg , Benjamin Bratt , Scott Adkins , Mads Mikkelsen , and Tilda Swinton . In Doctor Strange , surgeon Stephen Strange learns the mystic arts from the Ancient One after a career-ending car accident . Various incarnations of a Doctor Strange film had been in development since the mid-1980s , until Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights in April 2005 , on behalf of Marvel Studios . Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer were brought on board in June 2010 to write a screenplay . In June 2014 , Derrickson and Spaihts were hired to direct and re-write the film , respectively . Cumberbatch was chosen for the eponymous role in December 2014 , necessitating a schedule change to work around his other commitments . This gave Derrickson time to work on the script himself , for which he brought Cargill on to help . The film began principal photography in November 2015 in Nepal , before moving to the United Kingdom , Hong Kong , and concluding in New York City in April 2016 . Doctor Strange held its world premiere in Hong Kong on October 13 , 2016 , and was released in the United States on November 4 , 2016 , in 3D and IMAX 3D . The film has grossed over $ 677 million worldwide , and was met with positive reviews from critics . It also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects .
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Strange Magic is a 2015 American computer-animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Gary Rydstrom , produced by Lucasfilm , with feature animation by Lucasfilm Animation and Industrial Light & Magic . The film 's screenplay was written by Rydstrom , David Berenbaum , and Irene Mecchi , from a story by George Lucas inspired by William Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream . The film stars Alan Cumming , Evan Rachel Wood , Kristin Chenoweth , Maya Rudolph , and Alfred Molina . The score was composed by Marius de Vries and includes contemporary songs , such as `` Love Is Strange '' . Lucas had been working on developing the project for 15 years before production began . The film is the first Lucasfilm production to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios , after the parent company 's purchase of the studio in 2013 . Touchstone Pictures released the film on January 23 , 2015 . The film grossed $ 13.6 million worldwide .
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A body of films feature fictional films as part of their narrative . These are also called films within films .
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There is a significant body of films that feature surveillance as a theme or as a plot arc .
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There is a body of films that feature Frankenstein 's monster .
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Strange Days is a 1995 American science fiction thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow , written by James Cameron and Jay Cocks , and produced by Cameron and Steven-Charles Jaffe . It stars Ralph Fiennes , Angela Bassett , Juliette Lewis , and Tom Sizemore . Set in the last two days of 1999 , the film follows the story of a black marketeer of SQUID discs , recordings that allow a user to experience the recorder 's memories and physical sensations , as he attempts to uncover the truth behind the murder of a prostitute . Blending science fiction with film noir conventions , Strange Days explores themes such as racism , abuse of power , rape , and voyeurism . Although the story was conceived by Cameron around 1986 , Bigelow found inspiration after incidents such as the Lorena Bobbitt trial and the 1992 Los Angeles riots that followed the Rodney King verdict . The film was entirely shot in the Greater Los Angeles Area over a period of 77 nights . The film 's SQUID scenes , which offer a point-of-view shot ( POV ) , required multi-faceted cameras and considerable technical preparation . Strange Days was a commercial failure and almost derailed Bigelow 's career , making little more than a sixth of its $ 42 million production cost . Upon release , the film polarized film critics ; some reviewers praised its gritty atmosphere and the performances by Fiennes and Bassett , while others criticized it for failing to comment on its violence . Nevertheless , the film 's critical standing has improved over the years , with many fans feeling that the film has been overlooked by a casual mass audience and misguided critics . At the 22nd Saturn Awards , Bassett won Best Actress and Bigelow became the first woman to win the Best Director award .
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Familiar Strangers ( formerly known as Pretzels & Pills ) is a 2008 film about an American family going through the process of negotiating the changing relationships between parents and children , especially as those children grow into adulthood .
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Stranger on the Run is a dramatic Western television film which in some countries premiered in cinemas . The first broadcast was on NBC on October 31 , 1967 . The film stars Henry Fonda , Anne Baxter and Michael Parks , and was directed by Don Siegel .
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`` Stranger than Fiction '' is a song by American punk rock band Bad Religion , featured on their 1994 album with the same title . It was also the album 's third single and is widely considered to be one of their best known songs . More than a decade after its release , `` Stranger Than Fiction '' remains one of the band 's concert staples . The live version also appears on their 2006 live DVD Live at the Palladium . At a Bad Religion concert in 1996 , frontman Greg Graffin sang `` I wan na know why Gurewitz cracked , sometimes truth is stranger than fiction '' , referring to then-former and now-current guitarist Brett Gurewitz , as opposed to `` I want to know why Hemingway cracked , sometimes truth is stranger than fiction '' .
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The Stranger is a series of direct-to-video ( and audio CD ) science-fiction dramas produced by BBV and starring Colin Baker . They are now available on DVD . The series began in 1991 with Summoned by Shadows , co-produced with the BBC Film Club as a knowing homage to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who ( of which BBV founder Bill Baggs was a fan ) and in a pragmatic attempt to take advantage of the consequent pre-existing audience . Summoned by Shadows was a Who-style tale of strange doings on a distant planet featuring three actors known for their roles in Doctor Who and playing similar characters . The unnamed protagonist ( listed in the credits as `` The Stranger '' ) was played by Colin Baker , his assistant Miss Brown by Nicola Bryant , who had played the Doctor 's assistant Peri Brown opposite Colin Baker for two years , and the villain of the piece by Michael Wisher , who had been the first actor to play Davros . The second story , More than a Messiah , adapted the Doctor Who Audio Visuals story of the same name , but with the Stranger and Miss Brown substituted for the Doctor and companion Ria ( who was modelled after Peri ) . In a further connection , it co-starred Sophie Aldred , better known as Ace from Doctor Who , and Peter Miles , who had co-starred ( opposite Wisher ) in the TV serial Genesis of the Daleks -- both in completely different roles.In Memory Alone , the third film , found the Stranger and Miss Brown stranded without their mysterious transport ( never seen or referred to as the TARDIS ) in a desolate train station with amnesia , and battling a robot and a mysterious man played by Nicholas Briggs ( who also wrote the film along with others in the Stranger series ) . Most releases of this film ( including VHS ) include a behind-the-scenes featurette and a blooper reel . While the first three may be ( and usually were ) taken as Doctor Who '' by another name , the departure here of the Miss Brown character ( for which Nicola Bryant had not used her Peri Brown American accent ) and the Stranger himself being likewise `` returned to his proper time and place '' at the story 's conclusion allowed for a move to divorce the series from any such notions . The adventures of the Stranger ran in all to six videos ( and four audio dramas , although the second audio drama was much the same as the sixth video ) , in the later half of which the series established its own style and distinct back story , abandoning any pretence of being the further adventures of the Sixth Doctor under another name ( or lack thereof ) . The Stranger was thus eventually given an identity as the series ' continuity was tied up .
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Chris Hemsworth appeared in A Perfect Getaway.
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Chris Hemsworth ( born 11 August 1983 ) is an Australian actor . He is known for playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away ( 2004-07 ) and Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2011 . Hemsworth has also appeared in the science fiction action film Star Trek ( 2009 ) , the thriller adventure A Perfect Getaway ( 2009 ) , the horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods ( 2012 ) , the dark-fantasy action film Snow White and the Huntsman ( 2012 ) , the war film Red Dawn ( 2012 ) , and the biographical sports drama film Rush ( 2013 ) . In 2015 , he starred in the action thriller film Blackhat , had a comedic role in the fifth installment of National Lampoon 's Vacation series , Vacation , and headlined the biographical thriller film In the Heart of the Sea . The following year , Hemsworth had a supporting role in Sony 's reboot of Ghostbusters . Hemsworth will reprise his role as George Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek sequel .
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A Perfect Getaway is a 2009 American adventure psychological thriller film , written and directed by David Twohy , that stars Timothy Olyphant , Milla Jovovich , Kiele Sanchez , and Steve Zahn . The film was originally shot in Puerto Rico and Hawaii and was released on August 7 , 2009 , in the United States and on August 12 in the United Kingdom . The film was a modest financial success .
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Vacation is a 2015 American comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley ( in their directorial debuts ) . It stars Ed Helms , Christina Applegate , Skyler Gisondo , Steele Stebbins , Leslie Mann , Chris Hemsworth , Beverly D'Angelo , and Chevy Chase . It is the fifth installment of the Vacation film series serving as both a modernized reboot and a sequel to the original four films . It is also the second not to carry the National Lampoon name after Vegas Vacation , and was released by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. on July 29 , 2015 . the film has received negative reviews from critics but it was a box office success , earning $ 104.9 million on a $ 31 million budget .
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Chris Bender ( born 1971 ) is an American film producer whose beginnings were through co-producing American Pie film series based on his own high school experiences . In November 1998 , he established the management/production company , Benderspink , with partner J.C. Spink , a fellow alumnus of Bucknell University . They have had a successful first look deal with New Line Cinema for over 15 years . Benderspink also recently inked a first look deal with Universal Cable Productions . Chris has produced or developed projects that have grown into six franchises in various genres : `` Final Destination '' , `` American Pie '' , `` The Ring '' , `` Cats & Dogs '' , `` The Butterfly Effect '' , and `` The Hangover '' series . Eight of his movies have opened to number one , and Chris and JC were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for A History of Violence '' . He most recently served as producer on the comedies The Incredible Burt Wonderstone , starring Steve Carell and Jim Carrey , We 're the Millers , starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis , and Vacation '' , a sequel to the original National Lampoon franchise , starring Ed Helms , Christina Applegate , and Chris Hemsworth , all for New Line Cinema .
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Cast Away is a 2000 American epic survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks , Helen Hunt , and Nick Searcy . The film depicts a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific and his attempts to survive on the island using remnants of his plane 's cargo . The film was a critical and commercial success , and Hanks was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards for his performance .
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A Perfect Man is a 2013 film .
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A Perfect World is a 1993 crime drama road film directed by Clint Eastwood , and starring Kevin Costner as an escaped convict who befriends a young boy ( T.J. Lowther ) , and ends up embarking on a road trip with the child . Eastwood co-stars as a Texas Ranger in pursuit of the convict .
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Chris Easley is an actor and stuntman .
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The Perfect Gift is a 2009 spinoff of the 2005 Christian drama movie The Perfect Stranger , and its first sequel , Another Perfect Stranger . It stars Christina Fougnie , Amy Hess , Matt Wallace , and Jefferson Moore once again as Jesus Christ . It was filmed almost entirely in Kentucky , where the first two movies in the series were not .
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Liam Hemsworth ( born 13 January 1990 ) is an Australian actor . He played the role of Josh Taylor in the soap opera Neighbours and as Marcus on the children 's television series The Elephant Princess . In American films , Hemsworth starred in The Last Song ( 2010 ) , as Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games film series ( 2012-2015 ) , and as Jake Morrison in Independence Day : Resurgence ( 2016 ) . Hemsworth 's older brothers , Luke and Chris , are also actors .
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The Getaway is a 1994 crime film directed by Roger Donaldson . The screenplay was written by Walter Hill and Amy Holden Jones , based on the Jim Thompson novel of the same name . The film stars Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger , with Michael Madsen , James Woods , and Jennifer Tilly in supporting roles .
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Good People ( released in some countries as Getaway 2 ) is a 2013 American thriller action film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz and written by Kelly Masterson , based on Marcus Sakey 's 2008 novel of same name . The film stars James Franco , Kate Hudson , Omar Sy , Tom Wilkinson , and Sam Spruell and tells the story of an American couple , Tom and Anna Wright , living in London who fall into severe debt while renovating their family 's home . The film was released in select theaters and on demand on 26 September 2014 .
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Adam Herschman is an American actor .
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Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama Endless Love . Two years later he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy Risky Business ( 1983 ) , which garnered Cruise his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . In 1986 , Cruise played a fighter pilot in the Tony Scott-directed action drama Top Gun ( the highest-grossing film that year ) , and also starred opposite Paul Newman in the Martin Scorsese-directed drama The Color of Money . Two years later he played opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Academy Award for Best Picture-winning drama Rain Man ( 1988 ) , and also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture-winning romantic drama Cocktail ( 1988 ) . In doing so Cruise became the first and only person as of 2014 to star in a Best Picture Oscar winner and a Worst Picture Razzie winner in the same year . His next role was as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the drama adaptation of Kovic 's memoir of the same name , Born on the Fourth of July ( 1989 ) . For his performance Cruise received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama and his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . In 1992 , he starred opposite Jack Nicholson in the legal drama A Few Good Men , an adaptation of the Broadway play of the same name also written by Aaron Sorkin . Cruise next appeared in The Firm ( 1993 ) , a film adaptation of the John Grisham legal thriller of the same name , and in the same year also made his directorial debut by directing an episode of the anthology television series Fallen Angels . Three years later Cruise starred as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the action spy thriller film Mission : Impossible ( 1996 ) , the first film project of his production company Cruise/Wagner Productions , which he had co-founded with Paula Wagner in 1993 . As of 2015 , Cruise has appeared in four more films in the Mission : Impossible franchise : Mission : Impossible 2 ( 2000 ) , Mission : Impossible III ( 2006 ) , Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol ( 2011 ) , and Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation ( 2015 ) . He is set to reprise his role as Hunt in Mission : Impossible 6 , which is scheduled to be released in 2018 . He played the titular role in the Cameron Crowe-directed comedy-drama Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) , which garnered Cruise the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy , and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . In 1999 , Cruise starred in the Stanley Kubrick-directed erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut opposite his then wife Nicole Kidman , and also appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson-directed drama Magnolia . For the latter he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture , and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Cruise reteamed with Crowe on the science fiction thriller Vanilla Sky ( 2001 ) , which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Actor . The following year he starred in the Steven Spielberg-directed science fiction thriller Minority Report ( 2002 ) . In 2005 , he collaborated again with Spielberg on the science fiction thriller War of the Worlds and received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from BAFTA Los Angeles . Three years later he appeared in the satirical action comedy Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) and played Claus von Stauffenberg in the historical thriller Valkyrie ( 2008 ) . Cruise played the eponymous role in the thriller Jack Reacher , and appeared in the romantic musical comedy Rock of Ages ( both 2012 ) . His next films Oblivion ( 2013 ) , and Edge of Tomorrow ( 2014 ) saw him return to the science fiction genre .
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Getaway is a 2013 American action thriller film starring Ethan Hawke , Selena Gomez and Jon Voight . Directed by Courtney Solomon and written by Gregg Maxwell Parker and Sean Finegan , the film is distributed by Warner Bros. , the last Dark Castle Entertainment film to be released by Warner Bros. , as Universal Studios took Dark Castle over in 2013 . Though originally reported to be a remake of the 1972 film The Getaway , the film is actually an original story . This is the first film directed by Solomon in eight years , with his last being 2005 's An American Haunting .
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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 , 1962 ) , known professionally as Tom Cruise , is an American actor and producer . He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards . He started his career at age 19 in the film Endless Love ( 1981 ) . After portraying supporting roles in Taps ( 1981 ) and The Outsiders ( 1983 ) , his first leading role was in the romantic comedy Risky Business , released in August 1983 . Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete `` Maverick '' Mitchell in the action drama Top Gun ( 1986 ) . One of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood , Cruise starred in several more successful films in the 1980s , including the dramas The Color of Money ( 1986 ) , Cocktail ( 1988 ) , Rain Man ( 1988 ) , and Born on the Fourth of July ( 1989 ) . In the 1990s , he starred in a number of hit films , including the romance Far and Away ( 1992 ) , the drama A Few Good Men ( 1992 ) , the legal thriller The Firm ( 1993 ) , the drama horror film Interview with the Vampire ( 1994 ) , the romantic comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) , the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut , and the drama Magnolia ( both 1999 ) . Since 1996 , Cruise has been well known for his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission : Impossible film series , whose most recent film , Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , was released in 2015 . In the 2000s , Cruise starred in a number of successful films , including the science fiction thrillers Vanilla Sky ( 2001 ) and Minority Report ( 2002 ) , the epic war film The Last Samurai ( 2003 ) , the crime film Collateral ( 2004 ) , the science fiction disaster thriller War of the Worlds ( 2005 ) , and the historical thriller Valkyrie ( 2008 ) . In the 2010s , he has starred in the action comedy Knight and Day ( 2010 ) , the thriller Jack Reacher ( 2012 ) , the post-apocalyptic science fiction film Oblivion ( 2013 ) , and the military science fiction film Edge of Tomorrow ( 2014 ) . In 2012 , Cruise was Hollywood 's highest-paid actor . 16 of his films grossed over $ 100 million domestically ; 22 have grossed in excess of $ 200 million worldwide . He has won Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Drama in 1990 for Born on the Fourth of July ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Comedy/Musical in 1997 for Jerry Maguire ; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 2000 for Magnolia . In 2002 , Cruise won the Saturn Award for Best Actor for Vanilla Sky . In 2003 , he won an AFI Movie of the Year Award for The Last Samurai and an Empire Award for Best Actor for Minority Report . Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology and its associated social programs , and credits it with helping him overcome dyslexia . In the 2000s , his criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs , particularly therapy for 9/11 rescue workers , and efforts to promote Scientology as a religion in Europe , sparked controversies , as did a leaked video interview of him promoting Scientology .
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National Lampoon 's Vacation , sometimes referred to as Vacation , is a 1983 American road comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase , Beverly D'Angelo , Randy Quaid , Dana Barron , and Anthony Michael Hall . John Candy , Imogene Coca , Christie Brinkley , and a young Jane Krakowski appear in supporting roles . The screenplay was written by John Hughes , based on his short story `` Vacation ' 58 '' which appeared in National Lampoon . The film was a box-office hit , earning more than $ 60 million in the US with an estimated budget of $ 15 million , and received positive reviews from critics . As a result of its success , four sequels have been produced over the last three decades : European Vacation ( 1985 ) , Christmas Vacation ( 1989 ) , Vegas Vacation ( 1997 ) , and most recently , Vacation ( 2015 ) which serves as both a reboot and a continuation . In 2000 , readers of Total Film '' voted it the 46th greatest comedy film of all time . In August 2015 was listed as the best film in the Vacation film series by Daniel Cohen . It continues to be a cult film and a staple on cable television .
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The Getaway is a 1972 American neo-noir crime film directed by Sam Peckinpah . The screenplay by Walter Hill was based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Jim Thompson . Starring Steve McQueen , Ali MacGraw , Ben Johnson , Al Lettieri , Sally Struthers , Jack Dodson , and Slim Pickens , the film tells the story of convicted robber Carter `` Doc '' McCoy ( McQueen ) , who orders corrupt politician Jack Beynon ( Johnson ) a release from prison through his wife , Carol McCoy ( MacGraw ) . In exchange , Doc masterminds a bank heist organized by Beynon . A series of double-crosses ensues , and the McCoys attempt to flee from their pursuers to Mexico . The film marks the second collaboration between McQueen and Peckinpah after Junior Bonner , also released the same year . Jim Thompson was originally tapped by McQueen and producer David Foster to write the film adaptation of his book ; he wrote the script in four months . Due to creative differences , however , McQueen replaced him with Walter Hill ; he wrote the script in six weeks . Filming commenced on February 7 , 1972 , and was shot on location in Texas . During production , McQueen and MacGraw began an affair . Likewise , McQueen and Peckinpah would get involved in heated arguments due to the latter 's increasing alcohol intake . Originally scored by longtime collaborator Jerry Fielding , Peckinpah became unimpressed with Fielding 's soundtrack and he hired Quincy Jones to rescore it . Jones was then nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for his workthe only nomination the film has received . The Getaway was released on December 13 , 1972 . A box office hit earning over $ 36 million in the United States alone , the film was one of the most financially successful productions of Peckinpah 's and McQueen 's careers , notwithstanding generally negative reception from critics upon its premiere . The film was remade in 1994 , with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the starring roles .
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Weekend Getaway is a 2012 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Desmond Elliot , starring Genevieve Nnaji , Ramsey Nouah , Monalisa Chinda , Ini Edo , Uti Nwachukwu , Alexx Ekubo , Bryan Okwara , Beverly Naya and Uru Eke . It received 11 nominations and eventually won 4 awards at the 2013 Nollywood & African Film Critics Awards ( NAFCA ) . It also received 2 nominations at the 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards with Alex Ekubo eventually winning the award for Best Actor in a supporting role . The film was a box-office success in Nigerian cinemas generally because of its star-studded cast .
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Chris Sivertson is an American filmmaker .
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Thomas Jeffrey Hanks ( born July 9 , 1956 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles , including Splash ( 1984 ) , Big ( 1988 ) , Turner & Hooch ( 1989 ) , A League of Their Own ( 1992 ) , Sleepless in Seattle ( 1993 ) , Philadelphia ( 1993 ) , Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) , Apollo 13 ( 1995 ) , Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , You 've Got Mail ( 1998 ) , The Green Mile ( 1999 ) , Cast Away ( 2000 ) , Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) , and The Da Vinci Code ( 2006 ) , as well as for his voice work in the animated films The Polar Express ( 2004 ) and the Toy Story series . Hanks ' films have grossed more than $ 4.5 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than $ 9.0 billion worldwide , making him the third-highest-grossing actor in North America . Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career . He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia , as well as a Golden Globe , an Academy Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award , and a People 's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump . In 2004 , he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) . In 2014 , he received a Kennedy Center Honor and , in 2016 , he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama , as well as the French Legion of Honor . Hanks is also known for his collaborations with film director Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan , Catch Me If You Can ( 2002 ) , The Terminal ( 2004 ) , and Bridge of Spies ( 2015 ) , as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers , which launched Hanks as a successful director , producer , and screenwriter . In 2010 , Spielberg and Hanks were executive producers on the HBO miniseries The Pacific ( a companion piece to Band of Brothers ) .
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The Getaway is singer Chris de Burgh 's sixth original album , released on A&M Records in 1982 . It was the first studio album of de Burgh 's to chart in the UK , following the compilation Best Moves a year earlier . The album peaked at 30 in the UK and spent 16 weeks on the chart .
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Fast Getaway is a 1991 action comedy film , starring Corey Haim , Cynthia Rothrock and Leo Rossi .
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James Franco is an American actor who started his career by appearing in an episode of the television series Pacific Blue ( 1997 ) . He landed his breakthrough role in the comedy-drama television series Freaks and Geeks ( 1999 -- 2000 ) . After his film debut in Never Been Kissed ( 1999 ) , Franco won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Film for playing the eponymous actor in the 2001 television biopic James Dean . He went on to play Harry Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man ( 2002 ) , and reprised the role in its sequels Spider-Man 2 ( 2004 ) and Spider-Man 3 ( 2007 ) . For the last of the three , he garnered a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor . His only screen appearance of 2003 was in the ballet film The Company . Franco directed and starred in the comedy The Ape ( 2005 ) . After playing the titular role in the romantic drama Tristan & Isolde ( 2006 ) , Franco starred in the Tony Bill-directed war drama Flyboys ( 2006 ) . Two years later , he played against type in the action-comedy film Pineapple Express , and earned critical acclaim for portraying Scott Smith in the biographical film Milk alongside Sean Penn. . For the former , he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Comedy . Franco portrayed the trapped canyoneer Aron Ralston in 127 Hours ( 2010 ) , a survival drama , which earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination . Franco appeared in four films in 2011 , including the poorly-received fantasy film Your Highness , and the science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( 2011 ) , a critical and commercial success . Franco had six roles in 2012 none of which had much success except the crime-comedy film Spring Breakers , in which he played a gangster to highly positive reviews . The following year , Franco played the titular role in the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful , and the disaster film This Is the End saw him play a fictional version of himself . For the first one , he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Fantasy . Also in 2013 , he directed and starred in the drama As I Lay Dying . He starred in the action thriller Good People ( 2014 ) , an adaptation of Marcus Sakey 's 2008 novel of the same name . In the 2014 controversial satirical comedy The Interview , he was seen as a journalist instructed to assassinate a North Korean leader . He had nine film releases in 2015 , most of which failed financially except the animated film The Little Prince , a modest commercial success .
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Eric Anthony Roberts ( born April 18 , 1956 ) is an American actor . His career began with King of the Gypsies ( 1978 ) , earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor Debut . He earned both a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Runaway Train ( 1985 ) . Through the 1990s and 2000s he maintained dramatic film and TV film roles while appearing in TV series . His TV work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect and a recurring role on the NBC drama Heroes . His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan , and daughter Emma Roberts , also have acting careers . The following is the complete filmography of American actor , director , and producer Eric Roberts . To date Roberts has appeared in 454 different productions .
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Kimberly Jonathan `` Kim '' Hyde was a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away , played by Chris Hemsworth . He made his first on screen appearance on 17 February 2004 and departed on 3 July 2007 .
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The Perfect Holiday is a 2007 family comedy film starring Gabrielle Union , Morris Chestnut , and Terrence Howard and is produced by Academy Award-nominated actress Queen Latifah , who also narrates the movie . The film was released on December 12 , 2007 . The film has also appeared on many television networks , including Disney Channel and Family and BET . It was also the first film by Destination Films to receive a wide release since Beautiful .
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Jason Francesco Schwartzman ( born June 26 , 1980 ) is an American actor , screenwriter and musician . He is known for his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson , such as Rushmore ( 1998 ) , The Darjeeling Limited ( 2007 ) , Fantastic Mr. Fox ( 2009 ) , Moonrise Kingdom ( 2012 ) and The Grand Budapest Hotel ( 2014 ) . He also starred in other films , such as Spun ( 2003 ) , I Heart Huckabees ( 2004 ) , Shopgirl ( 2005 ) , Marie Antoinette ( 2006 ) , Funny People ( 2009 ) , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ( 2010 ) , and Saving Mr. Banks ( 2013 ) . In addition to his film work , Schwartzman was the star of the HBO series Bored to Death ( 2009 -- 2011 ) , in which he played a writer who moonlights as an unlicensed private detective by advertising himself on Craigslist . He currently releases music through his solo project Coconut Records , and was formerly the drummer of rock band Phantom Planet .
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Harrison Ford ( born July 13 , 1942 ) is an American actor and film producer . He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the Star Wars film series and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series . Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film Blade Runner ( 1982 ) ; John Book in the thriller Witness ( 1985 ) , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor ; and Jack Ryan in the action films Patriot Games ( 1992 ) and Clear and Present Danger ( 1994 ) . His career has spanned six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters ; including the epic war film Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) ; the legal drama Presumed Innocent ( 1990 ) ; the action film The Fugitive ( 1993 ) ; the political action thriller Air Force One ( 1997 ) ; and the psychological thriller What Lies Beneath ( 2000 ) . Six of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry : American Graffiti ( 1973 ) , The Conversation ( 1974 ) , Star Wars ( 1977 ) , The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) , Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) and Blade Runner . In 1997 , Ford was ranked No. 1 in Empires `` The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time '' list . As of 2016 , the U.S. domestic box-office grosses of Ford 's films total over US$ 4.7 billion , with worldwide grosses surpassing $ 6 billion , making Ford the highest-grossing U.S. domestic box-office star . Ford is married to actress Calista Flockhart .
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Christopher Michael Pratt ( born June 21 , 1979 ) is an American actor . Pratt came to prominence with his television roles , including Bright Abbott in The WB drama series Everwood and Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation . His early film career began with supporting roles in such mainstream films as Wanted , Jennifer 's Body , Moneyball , The Five-Year Engagement , Zero Dark Thirty , Delivery Man and Her . Pratt achieved leading man status after starring in two commercially successful films in 2014 : computer-animated adventure comedy The Lego Movie and Marvel Studios superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy ( in which he portrayed Star-Lord ) . In 2015 , he starred in Jurassic World , the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and his most financially successful film to date , earning $ 1.6 billion at the box office . Later that year , Time named Pratt one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list . Pratt continued his leading man status with The Magnificent Seven and Passengers . He reprised his role as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , and will play the character again in Avengers : Infinity War and an untitled fourth Avengers film .
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Daniel Phillip Henney or Jeom Deok-su ( born November 28 , 1979 ) is an American actor and model , known for starring in films such as Seducing Mr. Perfect ( 2006 ) , My Father ( 2007 ) , X-Men Origins : Wolverine ( 2009 ) , Shanghai Calling ( 2012 ) , The Last Stand ( 2013 ) , and Big Hero 6 ( 2014 ) . In television , he is popular for starring in the Korean dramas Spring Waltz and My Lovely Sam Soon and the American television series Criminal Minds : Beyond Borders .
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Heist , originally titled Bus 657 , is a 2015 American crime thriller film directed by Scott Mann and written by Stephen Cyrus Sepher and Max Adams , based on the original story by Sepher . The film stars Robert De Niro , Jeffrey Dean Morgan , Kate Bosworth , Morris Chestnut , Dave Bautista , Stephen Cyrus Sepher , Tyson Sullivan and Gina Carano . The plot of the film revolves around a casino heist by a sick daughter 's father , who has to pay for her treatment . The film was released on November 13 , 2015 , by Lionsgate Premiere .
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Ben Cartwright Born 17 June 1979 is a British actor who has made guest appearances on some of Britain 's most popular television shows . He appeared in Judge John Deed in 2001 , playing Paul Bailey . He also had a small part in EastEnders in 2003 , playing Tony Jamison . He played Heath Gambol in Casualty in 2005 . His most recent role in Casualty was as Liam Medford in June 2016 . In 2009 he appeared in the film version of Sherlock Holmes as a graveside policeman , and also played the role of a policeman in another 2009 release , The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus . His most recent role was in the critically acclaimed television series Hatfields & McCoys , which was aired on The History Channel in the USA on May 28 , 2012 . Cartwright plays Parris McCoy alongside Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton . The series has had the biggest ratings of any television show , second to the Super Bowl . In 2013 , he starred in the critically panned British movie Run for Your Wife , which grossed just # 602 at the UK box office , in its opening weekend . His newest appearances are playing Steve Kettle in Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground . He also portrayed DS Chris Henney in By Any Means . He has recently starred in the CBBC programme Eve as Nick Clarke .
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Selena recorded music.
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez ( -LSB- seˈlena kintaˈniʝa ˈpeɾes -RSB- or -LSB- seˈlena kintaˈniʎa ˈpeɾeθ -RSB- April 16 , 1971 -- March 31 , 1995 ) was an American singer , songwriter , spokesperson , model , actress , and fashion designer . Called the Queen of Tejano music , her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century . Billboard magazine named her the `` top Latin artist of the '90s '' and the `` best selling Latin artist of the decade '' . Media outlets called her the `` Tejano Madonna '' for her clothing choices . She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all-time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market . The youngest child of the Quintanilla family , she debuted on the music scene in 1980 as a member of the band Selena y Los Dinos , which also included her elder siblings A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla . Selena began recording professionally in 1982 . In the 1980s , she was often criticized and was refused bookings at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music -- a male-dominated music genre . However , her popularity grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987 , which she won nine consecutive times . Selena signed with EMI Latin in 1989 and released her self-titled debut album the same year , while her brother became her principal music producer and songwriter . Selena released Entre a Mi Mundo ( 1992 ) , which peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for 19 nonconsecutive weeks . The album 's commercial success led music critics to call the album the `` breakthrough '' recording of her musical career . One of its singles , `` Como La Flor '' , became one of her most popular signature songs . Live ! ( 1993 ) won Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards , becoming the first recording by a Tejano artist to do so . In 1994 , Selena released Amor Prohibido , which became one of the best-selling Latin albums in the United States . It was critically acclaimed as being responsible for Tejano music 's first marketable era as it became one of the most popular Latin music subgenres at the time . Selena began recording English-language songs for her crossover album . Aside from music , Selena was active in her community and donated her time to civic causes . Coca-Cola appointed her its spokesperson in Texas . Selena became a sex icon ; she was often criticized for wearing suggestive outfits in light of her comments about being a role model for young women . Selena and her guitarist , Chris Pérez , eloped in April 1992 after her father raised concerns over their relationship . On March 31 , 1995 , Selena was shot dead by Yolanda Saldívar , her friend and former employee of her Selena Etc. boutiques . Saldívar was cornered by police when she attempted to flee , and threatened to kill herself , but was convinced to give herself up and was sentenced to life in prison with a possible parole after 30 years . Saldívar is currently incarcerated at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville , Texas . Two weeks later , George W. Bush -- governor of Texas at the time -- declared Selena 's birthday Selena Day in Texas . Her posthumous crossover album , Dreaming of You ( 1995 ) , debuted atop the Billboard 200 , making Selena the first Latin artist to accomplish this feat . In 1997 , Warner Bros. released Selena , a film about her life and career , which starred Jennifer Lopez as Selena and Lupe Ontiveros as Saldívar . , Selena has sold over 60 million albums worldwide .
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Selena Gomez is an American singer and actress .
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Selena is the self-titled debut studio album by American Tejano singer Selena , released on October 17 , 1989 by EMI Latin . Its music incorporates a range of contemporary genres with a mix of cumbia and regional styles of Mexican music . The album was released after EMI Latin president Jose Behar 's request for a crossover album was denied by the heads of EMI Records ' pop division . The majority of the recordings were composed by A.B. Quintanilla -- Selena 's brother and principal record producer and songwriter . Aside from A.B. , Selena worked with two Mexican songwriters , Alejandro Montealegre and Reinaldo Ornelas . Selena peaked at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart . The recording led Selena to win Female Vocalist of the Year and Female Entertainer of the Year at the 1990 Tejano Music Awards . The album was more successful than her local independent label albums . It outsold other female Tejano singers albums at the time of its release , and as a result increased the singer 's popularity . Selena became a sex icon after the album 's release . Selena had a mixture of music genres , which became her trademark . The lead single `` Contigo Quiero Estar '' peaked at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks . Two other singles released from the album -- `` Mentiras '' and `` Sukiyaki '' -- were commercially less successful .
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`` Captive Heart '' is a song by American Tejano pop singer Selena . It was the second promotional single released from Dreaming of You ( 1995 ) , behind `` God 's Child ( Baila Conmigo ) '' . It was written by Mark Goldenberg and Kit Hain , and was produced by Guy Roche . Recording sessions took place at Selena 's father , Abraham Quintanilla , Jr. 's recording studio Q-Productions and at several other locations . The song was given mixed reviews by music critics . `` Captive Heart '' is an electropop song performed in a rhythmical pop groove .
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Ven Conmigo ( English : Come With Me ) is the second studio album by Tejano singer Selena . The album includes a musical variety of rancheras , cumbias , ballads , and pop . A.B. Quintanilla , the producer , enlisted the participation of David Lee Garza , an accordion player for the title track , `` Ven Conmigo '' . The group recorded `` La Tracalera '' , a cover version of a song by the original Dinos , and `` Aunque No Salga el Sol '' in 1984 . The song `` Baila Esta Cumbia '' was an instant success in the U.S. and crossed over later on to Mexico . The album cover was photographed in black and white because Selena dyed her hair jet black the night before and got some on her face . Ven Conmigo was Selena y Los Dinos 's first Gold album . A remastered version was released in 2002 .
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American singer Selena has released five studio albums , three live albums , three boxsets , two remix albums , one soundtrack album , and twenty compilation albums . Credited for elevating a music genre into the mainstream market , Selena remains the best-selling Tejano recording artist whose posthumous releases continue to outsell those of living musicians . As of 2015 , the singer has sold 60 million copies worldwide , and was named the `` Top Latin Artist of the '90s '' and `` Best-selling Latin Artist of the Decade '' by Billboard magazine . Selena 's career began as lead vocalist of Los Dinos in 1980 . Her albums with Los Dinos on the indie labels failed to gain any chart success . She signed with EMI Latin nine years later as a solo artist though her band continued to tour with her . She released her self-titled debut album that same year , which peaked at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart . With Selena , the singer outsold other competing female Tejano artists . Her second album , Ven Conmigo , was released a year later and was billed as the first Tejano recording by a female musician to achieve gold status in the United States . In 1992 , Selena released her `` breakthrough album '' , Entre a Mi Mundo , which helped launch the singer 's career in Mexico along with its single `` Como la Flor '' . Entre a Mi Mundo became the first Tejano recording by a female artist to sell over 300,000 copies , and was the best-selling Regional Mexican Album of 1993 , it also ranks second on the Regional Mexican Albums All-time chart . In 1993 , Selena released Live , which contained three studio tracks . Live peaked at number two on the newly formed U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for shipments of 500,000 copies . Selena released Amor Prohibido in March 1994 ; it was certified double Diamond by the RIAA , denoting shipments of two million copies in the United States . Additionally , the album spawned four consecutive US number-one singles . By December 1994 , Amor Prohibido became the second Tejano recording to achieve year-end sales of 500,000 copies . It was considered her `` biggest album '' and was credited with popularizing Tejano music among a younger and wider audience than any time in the genre 's history . With Amor Prohibido , Selena was considered `` bigger than Tejano itself '' , and broke barriers in the Latin music world . This prompted EMI to begin marketing Selena as an American pop artist , believing she had reached her peak in the Latin music market . The singer recorded four tracks slated for what would have been her English-language crossover album by March 1995 . On March 31 , 1995 Selena was shot dead by Yolanda Saldívar , her friend and a former employee of her Selena Etc. boutiques over disputed embezzlement claims . EMI Records and EMI Latin jointly released Dreaming of You in July 1995 . It sold 175,000 copies its first day of release , a then-record for a female vocalist . Dreaming of You debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 331,000 units sold its first week , the second largest first-week sales for a female musician . Dreaming of You became the first and to date the only predominantly Spanish-language album to debut and peak at number one on the Billboard 200 chart . Dreaming of You was among the top ten best-selling debuts for a musician , best-selling debut by a female act , and was the fastest-selling U.S. album in 1995 . Dreaming of You went on to become the best-selling Latin and Latin pop album for two consecutive years . At the time , Dreaming of You helped Selena to become the fastest-selling female act in recorded music history , and has since been ranked among the best and most important recordings produced during the rock and roll era . With Dreaming of You peaking at number one , Tejano music entered the mainstream market . Music critics believed that the general population of the United States would not have known about Tejano or Latin music had it not been for Dreaming of You . As of January 2015 , Dreaming of You has sold five million copies worldwide , and remains the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the United States . Since Selena 's death , there have been twenty-three posthumous releases with the most recent , Lo Mejor de ... Selena , released on the twentieth anniversary of her death .
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American recording artist Selena had recorded songs for her five studio albums and one live album and has collaborated with other recording artists for vocal duets and featured songs on their respective albums . Her six independently released LP records -- Mis Primeras Grabaciones ( 1984 ) , Alpha ( 1986 ) , Munequito de Trapo ( 1987 ) , And the Winner Is ... ( 1987 ) , Preciosa ( 1988 ) , and Dulce Amor ( 1988 ) contained recordings which were written by Selena 's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla , Jr. and by several Mexican songwriters from Freddie Records and Manny Guerra Productions . After signing a contract in 1989 with EMI Latin , a division of then Capitol EMI ( now Universal Music Group ) , 18-year-old Selena released the double A-side single `` Contigo Quiero Estar '' / `` Quiero Ser '' and began to record tracks for her debut studio album , Selena ( 1989 ) . Her brother A.B. Quintanilla III , became her principal record producer and songwriter beginning with Selena . Selena released her second studio album , Ven Conmigo , in 1990 . The tracks `` Aunque No Salga el Sol '' and `` La Tracalera '' were re-recorded for the album , they were originally recorded in 1985 under Cara Records . In 1991 , Salvadoran singer-songwriter Álvaro Torres wrote `` Buenos Amigos '' and asked Selena to be his love interest in the song . Following Entre a Mi Mundo ( 1992 ) , all songs were written by Selena y Los Dinos band members , including A.B. , who wrote `` Como la Flor '' , which became Selena 's most popular signature song . In Selena Live ! , three out of the 11 tracks were studio recordings ; `` No Debes Jugar '' , `` La Llamada '' and `` Tú Robaste Mi Corazón '' ( a duet with American singer Emilio Navaira ) were all written by A.B. and co-written by Pete Astudillo and Ricky Vela . On Amor Prohibido ( 1994 ) , the three number one US singles , `` No Me Queda Más '' , `` Bidi Bidi Bom Bom '' and the title track became Selena 's most popular recordings and were all written and co-written by A.B. , Astudillo , Vela and Selena . While the rest , excluding `` Cobarde '' , were all written and co-written by Selena y Los Dinos band members . `` Fotos y Recuerdos '' , which sampled American rock band the Pretenders 1982 song , `` Back on the Chain Gang '' , was written by their lead vocalist Chrissie Hynde with translation in Spanish by Vela . Selena was featured on the Barrio Boyzz ' 1994 single `` Donde Quiera Que Estés '' , which was written by K. C. Porter , Miguel Flores and Desmond Child . On March 31 , 1995 , Selena was shot and killed by her friend and former employee , Yolanda Saldívar . At the time of her death , Selena was working on releasing a cross over album that would propel her into mainstream English-language markets and expand her fan base , particularly among her English-language fans . `` I Could Fall in Love '' , the lead single from her crossover attempt , was written and produced by Keith Thomas , while `` Dreaming of You '' was written by Franne Golde and Tom Snow . The track `` I 'm Getting Used to You '' was written by Diane Warren , while Kit Hain wrote `` Captive Heart '' . Two Spanish-language covers , `` Tú Sólo Tú '' ( a Pedro Infante cover ) and `` El Toro Relajo '' , were written by Felipe Valdés Leal and Felipe Bermejo , respectively . The soundtrack album to the biographical film Selena , included the ballad `` Where Did the Feeling Go ? '' , `` Is It the Beat ? '' and the `` Disco Medley '' . The former , which is a cover version written by Norman Saleet for Australian singer Russell Hitchcock . `` Is It the Beat ? '' , written by A.B. and Pamela Phillips Oland , and the `` Disco Medley '' were cover songs written by Frederick Perren , Dino Fekaris , Steve Greenberg , Paul Jabara , Van McCoy , Donna Summer , and Giorgio Moroder . Selena 's charity effort , `` A Boy Like That '' , which was a cover from the 1961 film adaptation of the West Side Story , was recorded to help raise funds for AIDS patients . For the medley ballad , `` Con Tanto Amor Medley '' , A.B. mash-up `` Como la Flor '' , `` Amor Prohibido '' and `` Si Una Vez '' , which was added to the track listing for Ones ( 2002 ) . Selena 's last known recording , `` Puede Ser '' , a duet with Puerto Rican/Dominican singer Nando `` Güero '' Dominguez , was written by Selena 's widower Chris Perez and A.B. . In Through the Years/A Traves de los Años ( 2007 ) , EMI Latin released `` Feelings '' , a 1978 song Selena recorded when she was six years old .
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`` Dreaming of You '' is a song recorded by American Tejano singer Selena for her fifth studio album of the same name ( 1995 ) . It was posthumously released as the lead single by EMI Latin on 14 August 1995 , with `` Techno Cumbia '' as its b-side track . The lyrics explore feelings of longing and hope that the singer 's love interest is thinking about her while she is dreaming of him at night . Composed by Franne Golde and Tom Snow , `` Dreaming of You '' is a pop ballad . It was originally written in 1989 for American R&B group The Jets , who turned down the recording . Golde believed that the track had potential , and brought it to Selena who recorded it for Dreaming of You . The singer 's record producer and brother , A.B. Quintanilla , did not like the track ; he later said in a 2002 interview that he was `` more judgmental '' to the first demo of the track . Critics praised the song for its balladry feel and its lyrical content , and some compared it to songs recorded by Madonna and Paula Abdul . It received the Broadcast Music Incorporated pop award for having two million airplay impressions in 1996 and was listed by a number of publications as one of the best songs recorded by Selena in her musical career . The Los Angeles Times recognized it as one of the top 10 singles of 1995 . The recording was also included in Bruce Pollock 's book of The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era . The accompanying music video , features a story about a girl who runs away from home to be with her lover . `` Dreaming of You '' peaked at number twenty-two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . In Canada , the track peaked at numbers thirty and seven on the RPM Top 100 Singles and Adult Contemporary charts , respectively . As of 2010 , the single has sold 254,000 digital downloads , and as of April 2015 , has been streamed 788,000 times , according to Nielsen Soundscan . `` Dreaming of You '' became one of Selena 's most popular and recognizable recordings and has since been covered by various artists .
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`` Slow Down '' is a song by American singer Selena Gomez from her debut solo studio album , Stars Dance ( 2013 ) . It was made available for instant digital download along with the pre-order of the album on June 3 , 2013 . Hollywood Records later sent the song to mainstream radio as the second and final single from the album on August 13 . The dance-pop song was produced by The Cataracs and David Kuncio , and infuses EDM elements in its instrumentation . Lyrically , the song speaks of slowing down time and living in one , magical moment on the dance floor . Music critics gave a mixed reception to the song , with some praising its catchiness and fun production , while others criticized the EDM influence . `` Slow Down '' has achieved moderate success , reaching number 2 in Belgium ( Flanders ) , while peaking inside the top 20 in Belgium ( Wallonia ) , Russia , and South Korea . In the United States , the song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 , reached number-one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Songs chart , and it has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for selling over 1,000,000 units of the single in the country . On the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart , it reached the position of number 7 . The accompanying music video for `` Slow Down '' was directed by Philip Andelman and filmed in Paris , France . It features Gomez singing along to the track inside of a car , partying in a nightclub , and strutting down the streets of the city . Gomez has performed `` Slow Down '' in a number of live appearances , including on Good Morning America , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Late Show with David Letterman , and UK TV show Surprise , Surprise . It was also performed as the encore of her Stars Dance Tour .
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American singer Selena released twenty-seven official singles , seven promotional singles , and made five guest vocalist appearances . Her career began as the lead vocalist of Los Dinos in 1980 . Her albums with Los Dinos on indie labels failed to achieve any chart success . In 1987 , her cover of Ritchie Valens ' `` La Bamba '' peaked at number 19 on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart , her first entry . She signed with EMI Latin nine years later as a solo artist though her band continued to tour with her . Selena appeared on `` Buenos Amigos '' with Salvadoran singer Álvaro Torres . The track peaked at number one on the U.S. Hot Latin Songs chart in 1991 , the singer 's first number one song . Subsequent singles , `` Baila Esta Cumbia '' and `` Como la Flor '' , became popular songs on Mexican radio , with `` Como la Flor '' launching the singer 's career in that country . `` Como la Flor '' peaked at number six on the Hot Latin Songs chart , despite popular culture claims that it was the singer 's first number one single . The track has charted on the U.S. Regional Mexican Digital Songs list since its inception in 2010 and remains the singer 's signature number and most popular recording . Selena 's live recording entitled Live ( 1993 ) contained three studio tracks and produced two , top five U.S. singles `` No Debes Jugar '' and `` La Llamada '' . After her collaboration with the Barrio Boyzz on the single `` Donde Quiera Que Estés '' peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart , Selena released her fourth studio album Amor Prohibido ( 1994 ) . The album continued the singer 's streak of US number one singles with `` Amor Prohibido '' , `` Bidi Bidi Bom Bom '' , `` No Me Queda Más '' , and The Pretenders ' cover `` Fotos y Recuerdos '' . The latter peaked at number one posthumously following the shooting death of Selena on March 31 , 1995 . `` Amor Prohibido '' and `` No Me Queda Más '' became the most successful U.S. Latin singles of 1994 and 1995 , respectively . At the time of her death , Selena was in the process of crossing over into the American pop market . Recording labels EMI Latin and EMI Records jointly released Dreaming of You several months after her death . Fearful that the song might cannibalize sales of the album in the U.S. , EMI Records released `` I Could Fall in Love '' as a promotional single . It became the highest charting English-language song on the Hot Latin Songs chart for two years and became her first number one single in Canada . The title track , `` Dreaming of You '' became the highest charting Billboard Hot 100 song of the singer 's career , peaking at number 22 . Her cover of Pedro Infante 's `` Tú Sólo Tú '' peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Songs for ten consecutive weeks ; the longest number-one single of her career . `` I 'm Getting Used to You '' peaked at number one on the U.S. Dance/Electronic Singles Sales ; her first number one on that chart . Selena 's last recorded song , `` A Boy Like That '' ( a cover song from the 1967 musical West Side Story ) was part of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences honoring the musical . The song was also a benefit recording for AIDS Project Los Angeles . It peaked at number four on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart after its release in 1996 . In 2002 , Selena 's brother and music producer A.B. Quintanilla mashed `` Como la Flor '' , `` Amor Prohibido '' , and `` Si Una Vez '' into a medley entitled `` Con Tanto Amor Medley '' to promote the album Ones . Since Billboard magazine began monitoring music downloads in 2010 , Selena 's songs re-entered the U.S. charts including first time entries `` La Carcacha '' ( 1990 ) , `` Ya Ves '' ( 1990 ) , `` Enamorada de Ti '' ( 1990 ) , `` Baila Esta Cumbia '' ( 1992 ) , and `` El Chico del Apartamento 512 '' ( 1994 ) .
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American singer Selena Gomez has released two studio albums , one compilation album , one extended play , ten singles ( including three as a featured artist ) , six promotional singles and eight music videos . In 2008 , Gomez first signed to Hollywood Records . Gomez 's first EP , Another Cinderella Story , was released on June 16 , 2009 , by Razor & Tie . She released her first solo album , Stars Dance ( 2013 ) , which debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart , and also reached number one in Canada . It was preceded by the release of its lead single , `` Come & Get It '' , which reached the top ten in the United States , Canada and the United Kingdom . Having spent six years with Hollywood Records , Gomez signed a recording contract with Interscope Records in 2014 . To officially end her contract with Hollywood Records , Gomez released the compilation album For You ( 2014 ) . Her second studio album , Revival , was released on October 9 , 2015 , and went on to become her second consecutive number one album on the Billboard 200 . The album peaked within the top ten in several countries , including Australia , Canada and New Zealand . Three of its singles -- `` Good for You '' , `` Same Old Love '' and `` Hands to Myself '' -- peaked within the top ten in the United States and Canada . As of May 2017 , Gomez has sold 24.3 million songs and 3.4 million albums in the United States , including her releases with The Scene .
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Selena had released 22 music videos and 12 video/live albums during her career . Her first music video was `` Buenos amigos '' , which is a duet with Salvadoran singer Alvaro Torres . It was released in the summer of 1991 and featured an orchestra performing behind Selena and Torres . Selena 's first music video as a solo artist , `` La carcacha '' , was released four months after `` Buenos amigos '' . In the video , Selena dances in front of a chroma key ( which shows a busy highway ) and videos of people walking down the streets . `` La llamada '' was released in the spring of 1993 , it featured Selena and a couple of people dancing the cumbia dance in a beach house in Malibu , California . `` Donde quiera que estés '' was filmed in New York City and was released in December 1993 . The video featured Selena and the Barrio Boyzz ' dancing in the styles of hip hop . `` Amor prohibido '' was released on Valentine 's Day in 1994 and was filmed in Joshua Tree national park in Joshua Tree , California . `` bidi bidi bom bom '' was filmed at the Santa Monica pier , while `` No me queda más '' was filmed at the San Antonio , Texas ' Amtrak station , becoming Selena 's final music video to be released while she was alive . `` No debes jugar '' was released in July 1995 by Telemundo and featured live performances of Selena singing the song in their television show Padrisimo . `` Fotos y recuerdos '' , which was also released by Telemundo in July , featured home videos of Selena . In August 1995 , `` I Could Fall in Love '' was released , it featured videos and pictures of Selena . The music video for `` Dreaming of You '' featured an actress playing the role as a lonely and depressed girl packing her clothes to runaway with her boyfriend . Before the girl leaves , the video shows her mother ( who is tired of cleaning ) heading to the back of the house and looking at the sky at night , while her husband is sleeping . The video 's message is telling viewers that they should be with their loved ones because life is too short . `` Techno Cumbia '' featured unreleased scenes of the `` Bidi bidi bom bom '' music video and a group of dancers who danced along with the music . `` Tú sólo tú '' , being released in September 1995 , featured videos and pictures of Selena . Mariachi Sol de México were featured in the video , they also were the backup singers in the song . `` I 'm Getting Used to You '' , which became the final music video to be released from Dreaming of You , featured `` Selena wannabe 's '' auditioning for the role of `` Selena '' , while the other scene featured two young adults who are in love . `` Siempre hace frio '' was released to promote the remix album Siempre Selena . Jennifer Lopez is featured in the video as `` Selena '' , though her entire body was covered with charoma key . `` No quiero saber '' ( remix version ) was released in December 1996 and featured Selena performing the song in various concerts . `` Viviras Selena '' , which is a tribute song , was released in March 1997 . The video was filmed in Q-Productions recording studio where Tejano singers such as : Pete Astudillo , Bobby Pulido , Emilio Navaria , Jennifer Peña , Graciela Beltran and the Barrio Boyzz ' recording the song live . `` A Boy Like That '' was released in the summer of 1997 and was directed by Kenny Ortega . The video featured backup dancers wearing shirts that are covered in radioluminescence paint . `` Missing My Baby '' was a promotional video that was filmed and created by VH1 producers . The video was promoting the box-set Anthology ( 1998 ) and was released in the fall of 1998 . `` Disco Medley '' music video featured Selena 's performance of the song at the Houston Astrodome on February 26 , 1995 . In 2001 , Los Tres Reyes released their duet-version of `` No me queda más '' , Selena was only featured in two scenes of the music video . During Selena 's tenth death anniversary her brother 's band Kumbia Kings released a remix video of `` Baila esta cumbia '' in March 2005 .
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Dreaming of You is the fifth and final studio album by American singer Selena . Released posthumously on July 18 , 1995 by EMI Latin and EMI Records , it was an immediate commercial and critical success , debuting atop the United States Billboard 200 -- the first predominately Spanish-language album to do so . It sold 175,000 copies on its first day of release in the U.S. -- a then-record for a female vocalist . With first week sales of 331,000 units , it became the second-highest first-week sales for a female musician since Nielsen Soundscan began monitoring album sales in 1991 . Billboard magazine declared it a `` historic '' event , while Time said the recording elevated Selena 's music to a wider audience . It won Album of the Year at the 1996 Tejano Music Awards and Female Pop Album of the Year at the 2nd annual Billboard Latin Music Awards . After signing a recording contract with EMI Latin in 1989 , the label denied Selena a requested crossover after she made three demonstration recordings . After her Grammy Award nomination for Live ( 1993 ) was announced , Selena signed with SBK Records to begin recording her crossover album , which was front-page news in Billboard magazine . In March 1994 , she released Amor Prohibido ; in interviews she said her English-language album was still being developed . Recording sessions for Dreaming of You began in December 1994 ; Selena recorded four tracks slated for the album . On March 31 , 1995 , she was shot dead by Yolanda Saldívar , the former manager of her Selena Etc. boutiques over a dispute about claims of embezzlement . The album contains some previously released material , as well as some unreleased English and Spanish-language tracks that were recorded between 1992 and 1995 . The tracks are a mixture of American pop and Latin music , with the first half of Dreaming of You containing R&B and pop ballads , while the latter half profiles Selena 's Latin-themed repertoire . Six tracks from the album were released as singles . The first four singles , `` I Could Fall in Love '' , `` Tú Sólo Tú '' , `` Techno Cumbia '' , and `` Dreaming of You '' , charted within the top ten on the U.S. charts . The title track became Selena 's highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 single of her career , peaking at number twenty-two and was named the eighty-eight Hot 100 single of all-time . Dreaming of You was among the top ten best-selling debuts for a musician , best-selling debut by a female act , and the fastest-selling U.S. album of 1995 . It has since been ranked among the best and most important recordings produced during the rock and roll era . Media outlets have since ranked the recording among the best posthumous releases . When Dreaming of You peaked at number one , Tejano music entered the mainstream market . Music critics said the general population of the U.S. would not have known about Tejano or Latin music had it not been for Dreaming of You . The Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) certified the album 35 × platinum ( Latin field ) , for shipping 3.5 million units in the U.S. . The album was eventually certified gold by Music Canada and by Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas ( AMPROFON ) . As of January 2015 , the album has sold five million copies worldwide , and remains the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the U.S.
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`` Techno Cumbia '' is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her fourth studio album , Amor Prohibido ( 1994 ) . It was posthumously released as the b-side track to `` Dreaming of You '' through EMI Latin on August 14 , 1995 . `` Techno Cumbia '' was written by Pete Astudillo and co-written and produced by Selena 's brother-producer A.B. Quintanilla . The song is a techno-pop cumbia recording with influences of dancehall , rap , Latin dance , and club music . Lyrically , Selena calls on people to dance her new style the `` techno cumbia '' and calls out those who ca n't dance . `` Techno Cumbia '' garnered acclaim from music critics , who believed it to be one of the better recordings found on Amor Prohibido . Musicologists believed `` Techno Cumbia '' predated the Latin urban music market and found that Selena spearheaded a new style of music . The song posthumously peaked at number four on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Regional Mexican Airplay charts . The recording received the Tejano Music Award for Tejano Crossover Song of the Year in 1995 and received nominations for Single of the Year at the Broadcast Music Inc. 's pop awards and Music Video of the Year at the 1996 Tejano Music Awards .
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`` La Llamada '' ( `` The Phone Call '' ) is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her first live album Live ! ( 1993 ) . It was composed by Selena y Los Dinos backup singer Pete Astudillo and Selena 's brother and principal record producer A.B. Quintanilla III . The song was produced by Quintanilla III and Argentine music producer Bebu Silvetti . `` La Llamada '' was released as the second single from Live ! . It peaked at number 5 on the US Hot Latin Tracks on the week ending 23 October 1993 . On the week ending 9 April 2011 , `` La Llamada '' entered the Regional Mexican Digital Songs chart . The lyrical content of the song describes a girlfriend 's feelings after witnessing her boyfriend kissing another girl , telling him to never call her again and ending the relationship . The central theme explored on `` La Llamada '' suggests women empowerment . `` La Llamada '' is an uptempo Mexican cumbia song . The song received generally positive reviews from music critics . A music video was released and features Selena dancing in a crowd at a beach house in Malibu , California . There have been many cover versions of `` La Llamada '' ranging from Mexican to Dominican artists .
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Selena was an American Tejano pop singer-songwriter . She has been called the `` Queen of Tejano music '' by many media outlets including Entertainment Weekly , Billboard magazine , Los Angeles Magazine and Vibe . The singer had released eleven albums , six with her band Selena y Los Dinos and five without them : Mis Primeras Grabaciones ( 1984 ) , Alpha ( 1986 ) , Muñequito de Trapo ( 1987 ) , And the Winner Is ... ( 1987 ) , Preciosa ( 1988 ) , Dulce Amor ( 1988 ) , Selena ( 1989 ) , Ven Conmigo ( 1990 ) , Entre a Mi Mundo ( 1992 ) , Selena Live ! ( 1993 ) , Amor Prohibido ( 1994 ) and Dreaming of You ( 1995 ) . They have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide . Her 10 award-winning songs include `` Como La Flor '' , `` Amor Prohibido '' , `` Bidi Bidi Bom Bom '' , `` Techno Cumbia '' , `` Si Una Vez '' , `` Tú Sólo Tú '' , `` I Could Fall in Love '' , `` Dreaming of You '' , `` Siempre Hace Frio '' and `` No Quiero Saber '' . Selena was nominated for 86 awards , with 67 wins . She won 36 Tejano Music Awards , 14 Billboard Latin Music Awards , 10 Lo Nuestro Awards , five BMI Awards and one award from the American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers . In 1995 , she was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame . The Spirit of Hope Award was created in Selena 's honor in 1996 , and was awarded to Latin artists who participated in humanitarian and civic causes . By 1998 , Selena and Proyecto Uno were the first artists to have won a Billboard Latin Music Award in two different genres .
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Live ! or Selena Live ! is a live album by American Tejano pop singer Selena , which was released on May 4 , 1993 by EMI Latin . The album was re-released on September 22 , 2002 as being part of the Selena : 20 Years of Music collection ; which included spoken liner notes by her family , friends and her former band members Selena y Los Dinos . Live ! includes three cumbia-influenced studio tracks , while the rest of the album consists of live versions of previously released songs . The album was recorded during a free concert at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi , Texas , on February 7 , 1993 . It was certified gold ( Latin type ) by the Recording Industry Association of America in its first year , double platinum ( Latin type ) in 1995 , and gold ( standard ) in 2002 . Live ! led Selena to win a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/American Album at the 36th Grammy Awards , the first Tejano musician to do so . It had won two awards from the 1994 Billboard Latin Music Awards , and three awards at the 1994 Tejano Music Awards . Live ! peaked at number one on the US Regional Mexican Albums , number two on the Top Latin Albums and number 79 on the Billboard 200 . Soon after the release of Live ! , the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics who claimed the album was `` foreshadowing '' Amor Prohibido ( 1994 ) , and that Selena was the Mexican equivalent of Madonna . The album spawned three singles , which were simultaneously in the top five positions on the Hot Latin Tracks chart .
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Jennifer Lopez is an American entertainer who has recorded songs in English and Spanish . In addition to recording material for her seven studio albums and two compilation albums , she has also contributed music to film soundtracks , charity records and television advertisements and has collaborated with other recording artists on their respective albums . Lopez , who began her career in musical theater , re-entered the music scene upon her portrayal of the title role in the Selena biopic of the same name ( 1997 ) . The role inspired her to launch a career in music . She then recorded a demo in Spanish and her manager Benny Medina sent it the Work Group , who showed an interest in signing her . Tommy Mottola , the head of the label , advised her to sing in English instead . Lopez 's debut album , On the 6 ( 1999 ) , incorporates different parts of Lopez 's life and upbringing , and marked the beginning of Lopez exploring the topic of love , a theme she continued to explore throughout her future albums .
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`` Fotos y Recuerdos '' ( Pictures and Memories ) is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her fourth studio album , Amor Prohibido ( 1994 ) . It was released by EMI Latin in January 1995 , as the fourth single . A cover version of the Pretenders ' 1983 single `` Back on the Chain Gang '' , `` Fotos y Recuerdos '' was written by Chrissie Hynde with Spanish-language lyrics by Ricky Vela . Lyrically , the song describes a lonely female protagonist who `` kisses the photo of her -LSB- lover -RSB- each night before falling asleep . '' `` Fotos y Recuerdos '' is a Rock en Español song with influences of dance pop and house music . The song garnered acclaim from music critics , who called it an improvement over the Pretenders ' original version . The song peaked at number one on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for seven consecutive weeks , her fourth successive number one song . `` Fotos y Recuerdos '' also peaked at number one on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart , her second consecutive number one . `` Fotos y Recuerdos '' became Selena 's first posthumous number one song , following the shooting death of the singer in March 1995 . The recording became the second-most successful Latin single of 1995 and ranks as the twentieth best Hot Latin Songs chart single of all-time . Many musicians have since recorded the song and released it on their respective albums including Dominican salsa singer Jose Alberto `` El Canario '' and Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio .
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Lo Mejor de ... Selena ( The Best of ... Selena ) is a double disc compilation album by American singer Selena . It was released posthumously in the United States on March 31 , 2015 by EMI Latin and Universal Music Latin Entertainment . The album was released after the commercial and chart success of Enamorada de Ti ( 2012 ) , which featured several Latin music acts lending their voices for the remix album . The recording features six number one United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart singles by the singer -- `` Buenos Amigos '' , `` Donde Quiera Que Estés '' , `` Amor Prohibido '' , `` Bidi Bidi Bom Bom '' , `` No Me Queda Más '' , `` Fotos y Recuerdos '' , and the U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart single `` I Could Fall in Love '' . The album debuted and peaked at number two on the U.S Billboard Top Latin Albums . A year after its release , the recording peaked at number one on the Latin Pop Albums chart , giving Selena her first number one album in four years . Lo Mejor de ... Selena also debuted and peaked at number 102 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart , her highest charting album since 1999 's All My Hits/Todos Mis Exitos . The recording earned the singer the Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year , Female . As of July 2016 , the album has sold 42,000 album-equivalent units .
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Siempre Selena is the first remix album by American singer Selena . Like Dreaming of You , the 1995 album that documented her final English-language recording sessions and added some concurrent Latin hits , Siempre Selena combines remixes of recordings Selena made as a teenager with a couple of later , previously unreleased tracks . It features the romantic mariachi song `` Siempre Hace Frio '' which went to number two on Billboard 's Hot Latin Tracks . It also includes a remix of `` No Quiero Saber '' which was featured on the official Latin album for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia . Also on the album is a new version of the song `` Tu Robaste Mi Corazon '' with the male vocals now sung by Pete Astudillo rather than Emilio Navaira .
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`` Buenos Amigos '' ( `` Good Friends '' ) is a down-tempo , pop ballad duet recorded by Salvadoran recording artist Álvaro Torres and American recording artist Selena for Torres ' sixth studio album Nada Se Compara Contigo ( 1991 ) . The song was released by EMI Latin in 1992 , as the album 's second single . Its lyrics explore a friendship built on the strong , unrequited feelings of the male narrator . Torres composed `` Buenos Amigos '' after attending a showcase event at which Selena was performing . Critics praised the song for being Selena 's first number one , while others complimented its ballad-like feeling . According to Billboard , the recording began Selena 's career as a dominant Latin chart artist . It was credited for the increased airplay Selena received on regional Mexican and Tejano radio stations , which had previously dismissed her recordings . Selena and Torres were nominated at the 1992 Billboard Music Video Awards and the 1992 Tejano Music Awards . `` Buenos Amigos '' peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart ; it was Torres ' second number one in his career , and Selena 's first . The single 's accompanying music video featured Torres and Selena backed by an orchestra . Cover versions of the song were recordings by Mariana Seoane and Pablo Montero , Tairon and Anaís , and Lucero Terrazas .
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez ( April 16 , 1971 -- March 31 , 1995 ) was an American singer who achieved international fame as a member of Selena y Los Dinos and for her subsequent solo career . Her father and manager , Abraham Quintanilla Jr. , appointed Yolanda Saldívar president of Selena 's fan club in 1991 after Saldívar had repeatedly asked permission to start one . In January 1994 , Saldívar was promoted to manager of the singer 's boutiques . Selena 's employees , fashion designer , and cousin began complaining about Saldívar 's management style . In January 1995 , Quintanilla , Jr. began receiving telephone calls and letters from angry fans who had sent membership payments and had received nothing in return . He began investigating their complaints and found evidence that Saldívar had embezzled $ 60,000 from the fan club and the boutiques using forged checks . After the Quintanilla family confronted her , Saldívar bought a gun , lured Selena to a motel room , and shot her in the back . Although doctors tried to revive Selena , she was pronounced dead from loss of blood and cardiac arrest . The Latino community was deeply affected by the news of Selena 's death ; some people traveled thousands of miles to visit her house , boutiques , and the crime scene , while churches with large congregations of Latinos held prayers in her name . All major television networks in the United States interrupted their regular programming to break the news . The public 's reaction to Selena 's death was compared to those that followed the deaths of John Lennon , Elvis Presley , and John F. Kennedy . Some Americans who were unaware of the singer and her popularity criticized the attention she and her murder received from both the media and the Latino community . Radio personality Howard Stern mocked Selena 's murder , burial , and her mourners and criticized her music , playing her songs with gunshots in the background , causing an uproar among the Latino population . On April 12 , 1995 -- two weeks after her death -- then-Texas governor George W. Bush declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas . Some Americans were offended because Selena Day that year coincided with Easter . At the time of Selena 's death , Tejano music was one of the most popular Latin music subgenres in the United States . She was called the `` Queen of Tejano music '' and became the first Latino artist to have a predominantly Spanish-language album -- Dreaming of You ( 1995 ) -- debut and peak at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart . After her death , the popularity of Tejano music waned . During Saldívar 's trial for the murder -- called the `` trial of the century '' and the most important trial for the Latino population -- she said she accidentally shot Selena while attempting suicide . Saldívar was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment . Jennifer Lopez was cast as Selena in a 1997 biopic film about her life and became famous after the film 's release . Spanish-language networks in the U.S. often broadcast documentaries about Selena on the anniversary of her death ; they are among the most-watched programs in the history of American television and often score high ratings .
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez ( April 16 , 1971 -- March 31 , 1995 ) was an American Tejano singer , songwriter , spokesperson , actress and fashion designer . She was born in Lake Jackson , Texas , 54 miles south of Houston , and her family moved to Corpus Christi after declaring bankruptcy . Her father , a musician before her birth , formed his children into Selena y Los Dinos ( with A.B. Quintanilla on bass , Suzette Quintanilla on drums and Selena singing ) when he discovered her musical talent . Selena received the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for nine consecutive years , beginning in 1987 . She signed her first major contract with EMI Latin in 1989 , releasing four Spanish-language albums which were milestones in the Latin music industry . EMI Latin then wanted her to release a crossover album , transitioning from Spanish - to English-language pop songs . On March 31 , 1995 , Selena was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar , her friend and the former manager of her boutiques . Reaction to her death was compared to the grief following the deaths of musicians John Lennon and Elvis Presley and U.S. president John F. Kennedy . Selena 's greatest influences were Donna Summer , Madonna , Gloria Estefan , Paula Abdul and Michael and Janet Jackson . According to music critics her Tejano sound incorporated contemporary R&B , disco and funk , and her roots in American pop music were believed by Ed Morales to have been inspired by Summer and Diana Ross . Selena credited Michael Jackson for inspiring her to follow in his footsteps after she saw him perform at a 1984 Astrodome concert . Onstage , she wore fashions inspired by Abdul , Madonna and Janet Jackson . Selena 's husband , Chris Pérez , said that she was `` open-minded '' toward all musical genres , rock in particular . Since her death in 1995 , entertainers have cited the singer 's influence on their careers in interviews , speeches , books and music .
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`` No Me Queda Más '' ( `` There 's Nothing Left for Me '' ) is a song by American singer Selena on her fourth studio album , Amor Prohibido . It was released as the third single from the album in October 1994 by EMI Latin . `` No Me Queda Más '' was written by Ricky Vela , and production was handled by Selena 's brother A.B. Quintanilla . A downtempo mariachi and pop ballad , `` No Me Queda Más '' portrays the ranchera storyline of a woman in agony after the end of a relationship . Its lyrics express an unrequited love , the singer wishing the best for her former lover and his new partner . Praised by music critics for its emotive nature , `` No Me Queda Más '' was one of the most successful singles of Selena 's career . It topped the United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for seven non-consecutive weeks , her third successive number-one song . It was Selena 's first number-one track on the US Regional Mexican Airplay chart , and became the most successful US Latin single of 1995 . It has been ranked the ninth-best Tejano recording by Billboard magazine and the eleventh-best Hot Latin Songs chart single in 2011 . The music video for `` No Me Queda Más '' was shot in San Antonio 's Amtrak station . It received the Music Video of the Year award at the Billboard Latin Music Awards , and the recording received two Broadcast Music honors including Song of the Year . Many musicians have since recorded cover versions , including Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar , American salsa singer Tito Nieves , and Mexican pop group Palomo . The Palomo version peaked at number six on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart , while Nieves ' version reached number seven on the US Tropical Songs chart .
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Revival is the second studio album by American singer Selena Gomez . It was released on October 9 , 2015 , by Interscope and Polydor Records . Gomez began planning the project in 2014 , at which time she left her previous label Hollywood Records and subsequently joined Interscope and Polydor , and continued work into 2015 . The record was inspired by the work of a range of artists , especially Christina Aguilera 's second studio album Stripped ( 2002 ) , and Gomez 's trip to Mexico , where she defined the album 's sound . Working with a handful of songwriters , Gomez co-wrote twelve out of the sixteen tracks that made the album 's track lists . The album reflects her journey since 2013 , including the media scrutiny on her personal life . As executive producers , Gomez , Danny D , and Tim Blacksmith collaborated with producers including Hit-Boy , Rock Mafia , and Stargate to achieve her desired new sound . Their efforts resulted in a primarily pop record , being the genre showcased in form of dance-pop and midtempo electropop , connected by a tropical beach sound and lyrics that discuss love and confidence . Revival was included on several year-end lists of best albums . The record debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week earnings of 117,000 units , of which 85,000 were pure album sales . In doing so , it became Gomez 's second consecutive number-one album , after Stars Dance ( 2013 ) . It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting one million album-equivalent units ( including albums sales , streaming and track-equivalent units ) sold in the United States . With its singles `` Good for You '' ( featuring rapper A$ AP Rocky ) and `` Same Old Love '' both reaching number five and `` Hands to Myself '' charting at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 , Revival is further distinguished as Gomez 's first record to house multiple top 10 singles in the United States ; all of which became her first three number-one singles on the Mainstream Top 40 chart . Gomez promoted the album with several televised performances and embarked on her Revival Tour in May 2016 , which visited North America , Asia and Oceania . However , for health reasons , it was canceled in August .
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Selena ( Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , 1971 -- 1995 ) was an American singer . Selena may also refer to :
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Selena is a 1997 American biographical musical drama film written and directed by Gregory Nava about the life and career of the late Tejano music star Selena , a recording artist well known in the Mexican American and Hispanic communities in the United States and Mexico before she was murdered by Yolanda Saldívar , the president of her fan club , at the age of 23 . The film stars Jennifer Lopez in her breakout role as Selena . Her father Abraham Quintanilla Jr. ( who served as the producer in the film ) is played by Edward James Olmos and Constance Marie plays Selena 's mother Marcella Quintanilla . Selena was released on March 21 , 1997 in the United States to positive reviews from critics and audiences .
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`` Good for You '' is a song by American singer Selena Gomez from her second studio album , Revival ( 2015 ) . It features vocals by American rapper ASAP Rocky ; who co-wrote the track with Julia Michaels , Justin Tranter , Nolan Lambroza , and Nick Monson , being produced by the latter two . Originally , the track was conceived by the writers in 45 minutes , during a session booked by the latter . Gomez then received the song through the trio 's A&R and was entirely involved in its creative session . Gomez wrote additional lyrics , helping to develop it as a representation of her process of self-realization , her confidence as a young woman , and her feelings of vulnerability . After it was reworked by Lambroza , she sent the song to Rocky , who added new instruments and co-produced it with his frequent collaborator Hector Delgado , who was in charge of Rocky 's vocal production . After anticipation by Gomez , `` Good for You '' was digitally released on June 22 , 2015 , through record labels Interscope and Polydor , serving as the album 's lead single and as the first song by the singer to be released through those labels . A torch song , it is a pop and electro-R & B slow jam with hip hop elements that comprises a mellow , low-key snap-drop hip hop beat reminiscent of modern , pitched-down Southern hip hop productions , minor sound bursts , percussion instrumentation , drum machines , airy and transparent synthesizer , and a minimalistic bass . The artist sings atypically with breathy vocals and a plaintive timbre in the track , which was noted for being her first collaboration with a rapper . Its come-hither lyrics have intensity , psychodrama , self-confidence , and female empowerment as main themes , dealing with pleasing her lover and being the perfect complement for him . Rocky raps his verse at the end of the song , which is written from a male , player perspective and features braggadocio , profanity , and sexual innuendos . `` Good for You '' was well received by music critics , who praised its minimalistic production , its sexual appeal , and Gomez 's breathy vocals , as well her maturity and artistic growth ; some of them , however , had mixed reactions towards Rocky 's contribution . Reviewers also compared her voice to that of Lana Del Rey , Imogen Heap and Lorde , while noted similarities to the works of Del Rey . It was included in many year-end lists of best songs and was nominated to 2015 Teen Choice and MTV Video Music Awards . Commercially , the song also had a positive reception , reaching the top twenty of countries as Australia , Austria , Canada , Denmark , France , New Zealand , and Spain , as well as the Czech Republic and Slovakia 's digital charts . In the United States , it debuted at number nine of Billboard Hot 100 and later reached a peak at fifth position , becoming her highest-peaking single so far , as well reaching Pop Songs ' summit -- where it became her first song to do so . Its accompanying music video was directed by Sophie Muller and premiered on Times Square screens on June 26 , 2015 . The project uses a new and slower version of the song , which omits Rocky 's verse and features string instrumentation . Highlighted for its provocative imagery , it follows a low-key premise with Gomez wallowing on several vignettes wearing a number of casual outfits . A second version was later released using the explicit edition of the track and features Rocky rapping his verse with Gomez 's scenes and dynamic visuals in the background ; new shots also are present in this version . Both videos received positive comments by critics , who praised the singer 's sensuality and the growth in her artistic imagery , describing the first as her `` most intimate '' to date and comparing it to Del Rey 's works . To promote `` Good for You '' , Gomez made interviews for radios and a few live performances in shows as Today and Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour ( 2015 ) , where she made its first live performance and served as a special guest .
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`` A Selena Tribute '' is a tribute song performed by American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez . The track was performed live during the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards as a homage for American singer Selena , backed by her former band Los Dinos . It was released the following day on 3 May 2015 as a digital download . The single consists of a medley of six Selena 's songs : `` Como la Flor '' , `` Bidi Bidi Bom Bom '' , `` Amor Prohibido '' , `` I Could Fall in Love '' and `` No Me Queda Mas '' .
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`` No Debes Jugar '' ( `` You Should n't Play Around '' ) is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her first live album Live ! ( 1993 ) . It was composed by Selena y Los Dinos keyboardist Ricky Vela and Selena 's brother and principal record producer A.B. Quintanilla III . The song was produced by Quintanilla III and Argentine music producer Bebu Silvetti . `` No Debes Jugar '' was released as the lead single from Live ! . It peaked at number 3 on the US Hot Latin Tracks on the week ending 14 August 1993 . On the week ending 9 April 2011 , `` No Debes Jugar '' entered the Regional Mexican Digital Songs chart . Lyrically the song describes a woman whose life is centered on being unappreciated by her boyfriend . She finally stands up for herself announcing that she is done playing around and threatens to leave . The central theme explored on the song suggests women empowerment in its lyrical content . `` No Debes Jugar '' is an uptempo Mexican cumbia song with influences of Rock en Español . The song received generally positive reviews from music critics who praised its originality and mixing of music genres . `` No Debes Jugar '' received a `` Song of the Year '' nomination from the 1994 Tejano Music Awards and the 1994 Lo Nuestro Awards . The song has been covered by Mexican American singer Jennifer Peña , Puerto Rican salsa singer La India , Mexican contestant Érika Alcocer Luna , and Mexican band Banda El Grullo .
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Robert J. O'Neill was born April 10, 1976.
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Robert J. `` Rob '' O'Neill ( born April 10 , 1976 ) is a former United States Navy sailor . A former U.S. Navy SEAL and special warfare operator , O'Neill is best known for claiming to have fired the head shots that killed Osama bin Laden during the raid on his Abbottabad compound on May 1 , 2011 .
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Robert John O'Neill , ( born 5 November 1936 ) is an Australian historian and academic . He is Chair of the International Academic Advisory Committee at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney , was director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies , based in London , from 1982 to 1987 , and Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford from 1987 to 2000 .
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Robert Emmett O'Neill ( January 13 , 1918 -- October 11 , 1993 ) , was an American professional baseball player and former Major League Baseball pitcher . He played with the Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox . He batted and threw right-handed during his baseball career . He attended college at Saint Mary 's College of California .
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Robert M. O'Neil ( born October 16 , 1934 ) is a specialist in constitutional law and a past president of the University of Virginia who created the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression . He is the director of this center and took this position in 1990 after retiring from serving as the president of the University of Virginia . He remains associated with the Law School of the University , teaching courses in the First Amendment and the Arts , Speech and Press , Church and State , and Free Speech in Cyberspace .
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J. Patrick O'Neill ( born January 14 , 1971 ) is an American attorney and Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives , representing the 59th District since 2005 . He is currently serves on the House Committees on Judiciary , and Rules . On February 11 , 2010 , he was elected as Majority Whip of the House of Representatives
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Robert O'Neill ( Born 3 April 1883 -- 25 July 1961 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
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Patrick O'Neill ( born March 20 , 1956 ) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics . In 1976 O'Neill was part of the American team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament . He played two matches .
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George O'Neill ( born 26 July 1942 in Port Glasgow , Scotland ) is a former Scottish-American soccer player . He began his career in Scotland , playing with eight clubs over nine seasons before moving to the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League . He retired from playing professionally in 1976 . In 1973 , he earned two caps with the U.S. national team .
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Joseph O'Neill ( born 29 February 1988 ) is an English composer of music , specialising in choral , keyboard instrument and chamber ensemble works . He was born in Hendon , North London and began his musical education in Buckinghamshire . He then moved to Bedfordshire , where he achieved his Grade 8 in piano in 2006 , before he began to study Music Composition at Coventry University . He graduated from university in 2009 , as a B.A. ( Hons ) in Music Composition with Professional Practice . During his time at university , he developed many and various composition styles and techniques , including Baroque , Classical , Romantic , Modern , popular music and Jazz . Between the years of 2006 to 2009 , he sang tenor in St. Michael 's Singers , based at Coventry Cathedral , a choral society which has a number of large - and small-scale performances each year ; including radio and television appearances , and was featured on the New Hymnmakers recordings . Joseph now lives in Brighton and is working as a composer and musician in the South East of England . He can be followed on Twitter @joeoneillmusic
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John Robert McNeill ( born October 6 , 1954 ) is an American environmental historian , author , and professor at Georgetown University . He is best known for authoring Something New Under the Sun : An Environmental History of the Twentieth-century World .
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Hon. Robert Torrens O'Neill ( 10 January 1845 -- 25 July 1910 ) , was an Irish Conservative , and later Irish Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1910 .
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John Ellis O'Neill ( born February 19 , 1946 ) is a Vietnam War veteran , lawyer , and the spokesman for Swift Vets and POWs for Truth ( SBVT ) .
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William `` Bill '' Michael O'Neill ( born May 6 , 1947 ) is an American lawyer , judge and political figure . He was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012 , for a term beginning January 2013 . He served as an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals for 10 years . Twice , O'Neill was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative in .
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Robert O'Neill may refer to : Robert O'Neill ( Navy SEAL ) , Navy SEAL who claims to have fatally shot Osama bin Laden Robert J. O'Neill , Australian military historian Robert Torrens O'Neill , Irish Unionist politician
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Nathan O'Neill ( born 23 November 1974 ) is a former Australian professional road racing cyclist .
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Edward Joseph O'Neill ( March 24 , 1902 -- January 9 , 1979 ) was a career U.S. Army officer and battalion combat commander in World War II . He later commanded logistics and support organizations and senior military staff in Europe during the Cold War era .
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Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil , OC ( born January 19 , 1931 ) , also known as Robin MacNeil , is a Canadian American novelist , and retired television news anchor and journalist who partnered with Jim Lehrer to create The MacNeil/Lehrer Report in 1975 .
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Andrew O'Neill ( born 14 September 1979 ) is a comedian , musician , presenter , and writer . He lives in London .
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Michael O'Neill ( born May 29 , 1947 ) is an American actor .
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John Fitzgerald O'Neill ( born November 23 , 1968 ) is an American former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics .
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Arthur Joseph O'Neill ( December 14 , 1917 -- April 27 , 2013 ) was an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church . At the time of his death , he was one of oldest American Roman Catholic bishops . O'Neill was born in East Dubuque , Illinois and was ordained a priest on March 27 , 1943 . Pope Paul VI appointed O'Neill bishop of the Rockford Diocese on August 19 , 1968 and he was consecrated a bishop on October 11 , 1968 . O'Neill retired from the Rockford Diocese April 19 , 1994 . O'Neill died on April 27 , 2013 at the age of 95 .
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Robert Roux O'Donnell ( born 12 September 1994 ) is a New Zealand cricketer .
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Nicholas O'Neill ( born 1 April 1970 ) is an English composer , arranger , organist and choral director .
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Joseph P. O'Neill ( born July 18 , 1947 ) is a veteran American Democratic Party strategist in Washington , D.C. . He is President and CEO of Public Strategies Washington , Inc. ( PSW ) , an independently owned public affairs firm . Former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry is a partner at the firm .
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Jerry O'Neil ( born March 28 , 1956 ) is an American retired NASCAR driver from Auburn , New York . He competed in 16 NASCAR Winston Cup Series ( now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ) races in his career between 1990 and 1993 . His last start in Winston Cup was in 1993 , at the second Charlotte event . O'Neil was also a frequent competitor in the Automobile Racing Club of America ( ARCA ) .
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William J. O'Neil ( born March 25 , 1933 ) is an American entrepreneur , stockbroker and writer , who founded the business newspaper Investor 's Business Daily and the stock brokerage firm William O'Neil & Co. . Inc. . He is the author of the books How to Make Money in Stocks , 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success and The Successful Investor among others , and is the creator of the CAN SLIM investment strategy .
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Lawrence Joseph O'Neill ( born 1952 ) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California .
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Bob O'Neill ( 16 April 1905 -- 16 June 1978 ) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
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John O'Neil was born in Kansas City , Missouri in 1915 . He was a painter , educator and writer best known for his Abstract Imagery and Early Modern ( before 1950 ) styles . He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Oklahoma in 1936 , and his Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Oklahoma in 1939 . He studied at the Colorado Springs Arts Center , with Boardman Robinson , Paul Burlin and Henry Varnum Poor ; Taos School of Art , with Emil Bisttram and Studio Hinna in Rome , Italy from 1951-52 . He became a professor of painting at the University of Oklahoma in 1939 and was a contributing writer to Art Education magazine in the 1960s . He died in Houston , Texas in 2004 . His works have been exhibited at : the Art Institute of Chicago , the Carnegie Institute , the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center , the Denver Art Museum and the World 's Fair in New York , 1939 . Category :1915 births Category :2004 deaths Category : Artists from Kansas City , Missouri Category : University of Oklahoma alumni Category : University of Oklahoma faculty Category :20 th-century American painters Category : American male painters Category :21 st-century American painters Category :1939 New York World 's Fair artists
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Riley O'Neill ( born September 9 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional soccer player .
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William `` Bill '' O'Neill ( born October 21 , 1981 ) is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler who competes on the PBA Tour in North America . He is a resident of Langhorne , Pennsylvania . His nickname on tour is `` The Real Deal '' . Among O'Neill 's eight PBA titles is one major championship : the 2009 -- 10 U.S. Open . O'Neill was the first person to be a two time World Champion after winning the WTBA singles titles ( gold medals ) in 2010 and 2013 .
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Eric Michael O'Neill ( born March 3 , 1973 ) is an American former FBI counter-terrorism and counterintelligence operative . He worked and was entitled as an Investigative Specialist with the Special Surveillance Group ( SSG ) and played a major role in the arrest , conviction , and life imprisonment of FBI agent Robert Hanssen for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation . He is a public speaker and security expert who currently lectures internationally about espionage and national security , cybersecurity , fraud , corporate diligence and defense , hacking , pursuing dreams and surviving Hollywood .
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Joseph Henry O'Neil ( March 23 , 1853 -- February 19 , 1935 ) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts . Born in Fall River , Massachusetts , O'Neil moved with his parents to Boston in 1854 . He attended the common schools . He graduated from Quincy Grammar School , Boston . Ten years at the carpenter 's trade . He served as member of the Boston school committee 1874-1877 . He served as member of the State house of representatives 1878-1882 and in 1884 . He served as member of the board of directors for public institutions from 1880 to 1886 and was chairman of the board the last eighteen months . City clerk of Boston in 1887 and 1888 . O'Neil was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first , Fifty-second , and Fifty-third Congresses ( March 4 , 1889 -- March 3 , 1895 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894 . He served as assistant treasurer of the United States at Boston by appointment of President Cleveland in 1895 -- 1899 . Organized the Federal Trust Co. , of Boston , in 1899 and served as its president until 1922 , when it merged into the Federal National Bank , and then served as chairman of the board of directors until his death . He served as member of the board of sinking fund commissioners in 1899 -- 1909 . He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916 . He died in Boston , Massachusetts , on February 19 , 1935 , and was interred in Holyhood Cemetery , Brookline , Massachusetts .
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The Silence of the Lambs was a film starring Scott Glenn.
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The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American horror-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster , Anthony Hopkins , and Scott Glenn . Adapted by Ted Tally from the 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris , his second to feature the character of Dr. Hannibal Lecter ; a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer , the film was the second adaptation of a Harris novel featuring Lecter , preceded by the Michael Mann-directed Manhunter in 1986 . In the film , Clarice Starling , a young U.S. FBI trainee , seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Lecter to apprehend another serial killer , known only as `` Buffalo Bill '' . The Silence of the Lambs was released on February 14 , 1991 , and grossed $ 272.7 million worldwide against its $ 19 million budget . It was only the third film , the other two being It Happened One Night and One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest , to win Academy Awards in all the top five categories : Best Picture , Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Director , and Adapted Screenplay . It is also the first ( and so far only ) Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film , and only the third such film to be nominated in the category , after The Exorcist in 1973 and Jaws in 1975 . The film is considered `` culturally , historically or aesthetically '' significant by the U.S. Library of Congress and was selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 2011 . A sequel titled Hannibal was released in 2001 with Hopkins reprising his role , followed by two prequels : Red Dragon ( 2002 ) and Hannibal Rising ( 2007 ) .
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Theodore Scott Glenn ( born January 26 , 1941 ) , better known as Scott Glenn , is an American actor . His roles have included Wes Hightower in Urban Cowboy ( 1980 ) , astronaut Alan Shepard in The Right Stuff ( 1983 ) , Emmett in Silverado ( 1985 ) , Commander Bart Mancuso in The Hunt for Red October ( 1990 ) , Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) , Roger in Training Day ( 2001 ) , Ezra Kramer in The Bourne Ultimatum ( 2007 ) , Kevin Garvey , Sr. in The Leftovers ( 2014 -- 2017 ) and as Stick in both Daredevil ( 2015 -- ) and The Defenders ( 2017 ) .
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The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris . First published in 1988 , it is the sequel to Harris ' 1981 novel Red Dragon . Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter , this time pitted against FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling . Its film adaptation directed by Jonathan Demme was released in 1991 to box office success and critical acclaim .
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Slaughter of the Innocents is a 1993 thriller starring Scott Glenn and Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus with supporting roles from Kevin Sorbo and Armin Shimerman . A then-unknown Aaron Eckhart has a bit part . The film is set in the Arches National Park of Moab , Utah , and Cleveland , Ohio , USA .
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Thomas Grant Glenn is a Canadian opera singer .
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Wendy Glenn is an English actress .
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Glenn is a given name and a surname .
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Glen Percy Raymond Glenn ( November 25 , 1907 -- August 21 , 1960 ) was a Canadian-American sound man who went to Los Angeles in the 1930s to pursue a career in television and movies . He was born in New Brunswick , Canada . He was born in Chipman , New Brunswick , Canada to parents Lionel Glenn and Adella Clarke . He immigrated to America in 1926 . He settled in New York and became an electrical engineer . He went to Los Angeles in 1931 . Glenn was known for his involvement in the sound department of more than 300 television shows and movies . Some include the 1942 movie The Corpse Vanishes , the 1950s television shows I Love Lucy , The Millionaire , and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp . Glenn also co-founded the Glen Glenn Sound Company in 1937 with fellow engineer Harry Eckles . Glen Glenn Sound was responsible for providing sound in more than 20,000 motion pictures and television shows to date . The company was acquired by the audio post production company Todd-AO in 1986 . Glenn and his wife Mary Helen were both killed in an automobile accident while vacationing in New Brunswick , Canada . Their car plunged off of a high dirt road and landed in the water of the Newcastle Creek in Queens County , New Brunswick , Canada . Glenn was 52 years old . Glenn was survived by four children ; Molly , Deanna , John David and James Lionel . Glenn and his wife are buried in unmarked graves at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes , California .
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The Silence of the Hams ( Italian : Il Silenzio dei Prosciutti ) is a 1994 Italian-American satirical comedy film written , directed by , and starring Italian comedian Ezio Greggio . It is a parody of many popular thriller and horror films , notably The Silence of the Lambs and Psycho . Alongside Greggio , the film features an ensemble cast featuring Dom DeLuise , Billy Zane , Joanna Pacuła , Charlene Tilton , and Martin Balsam . The comedy , like many of its contemporaries ( including The Naked Gun ) , is largely driven by word-play , sight gags , running jokes , and multiple references to popular culture of the time , like Michael Jackson 's Thriller , and tongue-in-cheek references to the then-current state of American politics ( such as a fight scene between Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton ) . As a curiosity , there is a Mel Brooks cameo in this film , who made a number of well regarded parodies ( Blazing Saddles , Young Frankenstein , Spaceballs ) .
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Philip Anthony Mair Heald , known professionally as Anthony Heald ( born August 25 , 1944 ) , is an American actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter 's jail nemesis , Dr. Frederick Chilton , in The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon , and for playing assistant principal Scott Guber in David E. Kelley 's Boston Public . Heald also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley 's The Practice and Boston Legal .
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Ron Bozman is an American film producer who won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1991 for the film The Silence of the Lambs .
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Kenneth Utt ( July 13 , 1921 -- January 19 , 1994 ) , was an American film producer and unit production manager , notable for producing The Silence of the Lambs , for which he won an Oscar for Best Picture .
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Lamb is a 1985 British drama film , directed by Colin Gregg and starring Liam Neeson , Hugh O'Conor and Ian Bannen . The film is based on the novel by Bernard MacLaverty , who also wrote the screenplay .
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The Silencers is an American spy film spoof motion picture released in 1966 and starring Dean Martin as agent Matt Helm . It is loosely based upon the novel The Silencers by Donald Hamilton , as well as another of Hamilton 's Helm novels , Death of a Citizen . Co-starring with Martin are Stella Stevens , Daliah Lavi and Victor Buono . Cyd Charisse opens the film with a sexy striptease-style dance while lip synching Vikki Carr 's vocals of the titular theme song . James Gregory makes his first appearance as Macdonald , Helm 's superior and a recurring character in the series , although Gregory does not play him in all four films .
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The Silence of the Lambs or Silence of the Lamb may refer to : The Silence of the Lambs ( novel ) , a 1988 novel by Thomas Harris The Silence of the Lambs ( film ) , a 1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme based on the novel and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins `` Silence of the Lamb '' ( Veronica Mars ) , a 2005 television episode of Veronica Mars Waldsinfonie : The Silence of the Lamb , a 1993 Autopsia CD
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Frank Theodore `` Ted '' Levine ( born May 29 , 1957 ) is an American actor . He is known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs and as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk .
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Rod Glenn is an author and actor from the north east of England . His debut novel , The King of America first published in 2006 , is an action thriller set five hundred years into the future with the Americas ( North , South and Central ) all ruled by a European-style monarchy . Lauren Dornan , Editor of the North East Regional Portal , described it as `` A tense fusion of betrayal , honour and conflicting loyalties . A powerful page-turner with conspiracy , death , passion and remorse . '' ( Laura Dornan , March 2006 ) . Noted author and BBC writer , Keith Topping described it as `` This lyrical futurist-epic uses allegory , wit and fancy to stretch the reader 's imaginations beyond breaking point . A major achievement . '' ( Keith Topping , March 2006 ) . He achieved critical and commercial success with Sinema : The Northumberland Massacre released in 2007 ( Wasteland Press ) and again in 2010 ( Wild Wolf Publishing ) . It is a contemporary thriller set in the north east of England about a film-obsessed serial killer stalking a remote Northumberland community . Friday the 13th star and horror icon , Adrienne King described it as `` Masterful writing '' and The Crack Magazine described it as `` One of the most heart racing , jaw-dropping novels that I have ever dared to finish . '' He received a degree in Theatre and Performing Arts from North Tyneside College and has gone on to appear in many film and television productions , including Ripper Street , Fury , The Fairy Flag , The Hollow Crown , Wolfblood and The Hippopotamus .
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Hannibal is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott , adapted from the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris . It is the sequel to the 1991 Academy Award -- winning film The Silence of the Lambs in which Anthony Hopkins returns to his role as the iconic serial killer , Hannibal Lecter . Julianne Moore co-stars , in the role first held by Jodie Foster , as FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling . The film had a difficult and occasionally troubling pre-production history . When the novel was published in 1999 , The Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme , screenwriter Ted Tally , and actress Jodie Foster all declined to be involved in its adaptation . Ridley Scott became attached as director after the success of Gladiator ( 2000 ) , and eventually signed onto the project after reading the script pitched by Dino DeLaurentiis , who produced Manhunter ( 1986 ) , based on the 1981 Harris novel Red Dragon . After the departure of Foster and screenwriter Tally , Julianne Moore took on Foster 's role while David Mamet and Steven Zaillian wrote the screenplay . Set ten years after The Silence of the Lambs , Hannibal follows Starling 's attempts to apprehend Lecter before his surviving victim , Mason Verger ( Gary Oldman ) , captures him . It is set in Italy and the United States . The novel Hannibal drew attention for its violence . Hannibal broke box office records in the United States , Australia , Canada and the United Kingdom in February 2001 , but was met with a mixed critical reception .
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Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins ( born 31 December 1937 ) , is a Welsh actor of film , stage , and television . After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957 , he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London , and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre . In 1968 , he got his break in film in The Lion in Winter , playing Richard the Lionheart . Considered to be one of the greatest living actors , Hopkins is well known for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor , its sequel Hannibal , and the prequel Red Dragon . Other notable films include The Mask of Zorro , The Bounty , Meet Joe Black , The Elephant Man , Magic , 84 Charing Cross Road , Bram Stoker 's Dracula , Legends of the Fall , Thor , The Remains of the Day , Amistad , Nixon , The World 's Fastest Indian , Instinct , Fracture , and The Dresser . Since 2016 , he has starred in the critically acclaimed HBO television series Westworld . Along with his Academy Award , Hopkins has won three BAFTA Awards , two Emmys , and the Cecil B. DeMille Award . In 1993 , he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts . He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003 , and was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2008 .
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Glenn Fitzgerald ( born December 21 , 1971 ) is an American actor of stage , film , and television . Film roles include : Lonnie , the son of Alan Alda and Lily Tomlin in David O. Russell 's cult classic Flirting with Disaster ; Neil , the boy at the `` key party '' that goes home with Sigourney Weaver 's character in Ang Lee 's The Ice Storm ; the Hasidic scholar husband of Renee Zellweger in A Price Above Rubies ; the uptight assistant to Sean Connery in Gus Van Sant 's Finding Forrester ; and the earnest antique dealer in love with Bruce Willis ' wife in M. Night Shyamalan 's The Sixth Sense . He has also played diverse roles in several indies including : a terminally ill pacifist forced to fight for his life in Series 7 : The Contenders ; a sociopathic skinhead opposite Ryan Gosling in The Believer ; the sensitive , kind brother in Tully ; and the reckless , drug-addled tank commander opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Buffalo Soldiers . Between film jobs Glenn has built a respected stage career , originating roles in Jon Robin Baitz 's Mizlansky/Zilinsky , opposite Nathan Lane and directed by Joe Mantello ; Kenneth Lonergan 's Lobby Hero ( Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor ) ; Will Eno 's The Realistic Joneses with Tracy Letts and Parker Posey , directed by Sam Gold ; Melissa James Gibson 's THIS at Playwrights Horizons with Julianne Nicholson ; and David Lindsay-Abaire 's Ripcord directed by David Hyde Pierce with Holland Taylor . He 's appeared in innovative productions of classic plays such as Hedda Gabler at New York Theatre Workshop directed by Ivo van Hove ; The Importance of Being Earnest at Williamstown Theater Festival directed by David Hyde Pierce and starring Tyne Daly ; Classic Stage Company 's Ivanov and Hamlet directed by Austin Pendleton alongside Ethan Hawke and Peter Sarsgaard and Othello at New York Theatre Workshop directed by Sam Gold with Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo . Television credits includes series regular Brian Darling on ABC 's Dirty Sexy Money , and guest starring roles on Six Feet Under , Billions , Madam Secretary , Elementary , Law & Order , Law & Order : Criminal Intent , Homicide : Life on the Street , and CSI : Miami . Glenn is also a photographer whose intimate , behind-the-scenes portraits of theatre productions have been featured in the New York Times .
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Scott Cary Kolden ( born February 11 , 1962 ) is an American sound engineer and former child actor . Beginning his professional show business career at the age of eight , Kolden is perhaps best known for his Disney film roles ; as Leonard in The Mystery in Dracula 's Castle and as Rupert in Charley and the Angel , as well as for his role as Scotty on the NBC Saturday morning children 's series Sigmund and the Sea Monsters .
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The Lamb is a 1915 American silent adventure comedy/Western film featuring Douglas Fairbanks in his first starring role . Directed by W. Christy Cabanne , the film is based on the popular 1913 Broadway play The New Henrietta , in which Fairbanks co-starred with William H. Crane , Amelia Bingham and a very young Patricia Collinge . D. W. Griffith , writing under the pseudonym Granville Barker , along with director Christy Cabanne , essentially expanded the play beyond the plush nouveau riche apartment setting of the play , and provided a western element to the story . This would give Fairbanks a chance to show his physical prowess cinematically and loosen the play from what would be stage bound constraints . Griffith also altered characters ; Fairbanks ' character 's name is changed to Gerald , with his parent being his mother ( Kate Toncray ) , whereas in the play his character was named Nick with his parent being his father played by Crane . A copy of The Lamb is preserved at the George Eastman House .
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Monarch of the Glen is a British drama television series produced by Ecosse Films for BBC Scotland and broadcast on BBC One for seven series between 2000 and 2005 . The Monarch of the Glen television series is loosely based on Sir Compton Mackenzie 's Highland Novels , which are set in the same location but in the 1930s and 1940s . The first book in that series is called The Monarch of the Glen , which was a reference to the famous painting of the same name by Landseer . The first five series of Monarch of the Glen told the story of young restaurateur , Archie MacDonald , trying to restore his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands , starring Alastair Mackenzie , Richard Briers , Susan Hampshire , and Dawn Steele , whilst the final two series of the show focused on new Laird Paul Bowman trying to modernise the estate , primarily starring Lloyd Owen , Tom Baker , Alexander Morton , and Susan Hampshire . The series was created by Michael Chaplin and produced by Nick Pitt , Paddy Higson , Jeremy Gwilt , Stephen Garwood , and Rob Bullock . The show saw many directors , most notably Edward Bennett , Richard Signy , Rick Stroud , and Robert Knights ; and many writers including Chaplin , Niall Leonard , John Martin Johnson , Leslie Stewart , and Jeremy Front . The series premiered in February 2000 , and its seventh and final series was broadcast from September 2005 until October 2005 with 64 episodes in total .
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Glenn is a mango cultivar .
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Peter Gunn ( born 13 February 1963 ) is an English actor . He has appeared in several TV series and TV films . On British television , Gunn is known as the character Len Cosgrove in the BBC series `` Born and Bred '' as well as dozens of guest-starring and recurring roles in other television series and films such as Frost , Heartburn Hotel and Sunshine ( UK TV series ) . To American audiences , he is probably best known for portraying Oswald Granger in the 2009 film , Hannah Montana : The Movie . Peter has also appeared in Coronation Street as Brian Packham , partner of Julie Carp and Headmaster of Bessie Street School .
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A list of American films released in 1991 . The Silence of the Lambs won the Academy Award for Best Picture .
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Scott Wilson ( born March 29 , 1942 ) is an American film and television actor . He has more than 50 film credits , including In the Heat of the Night , In Cold Blood , The Great Gatsby , Dead Man Walking , Pearl Harbor , and Junebug . In 1980 , Wilson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture for his role in The Ninth Configuration . He played veterinarian Hershel Greene on the AMC television series The Walking Dead from 2011 to 2014 . He had a recurring role on CSI : Crime Scene Investigation as casino mogul Sam Braun .
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Scott Smith is a Canadian television and film director , born in Alberta and raised in British Columbia . He has directed episodes of the television series Cold Squad , Call Me Fitz , The Guard , Godiva 's , Skins , Traders and This Is Wonderland . He has won multiple film festival awards for his 1999 film Rollercoaster . He also directed the 2003 film Falling Angels , based on the Barbara Gowdy novel , which achieved a nomination from the Directors Guild of Canada for Outstanding Achievement in Direction -- Feature Film . Most recently , he directed and photographed the feature documentary , As Slow as Possible , which follows blind author Ryan Knighton on a pilgrimage to Germany to hear a single note change in the notorious 639 year-long performance of the John Cage composition Organ ² / ASLSP ( As Slow As Possible ) .
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Not to be confused with Fields of Sleep , a 1923 novel by E. C. Vivian reprinted under the same title The Valley of Silent Men is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and written by John Lynch based upon the novel of the same name by James Oliver Curwood . The film stars Alma Rubens , Lew Cody , Joe King , Mario Majeroni , George Nash , and J. W. Johnston . The film was released on September 10 , 1922 , by Paramount Pictures . It is not known whether the film currently survives .
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Robert Jonathan Demme ( -LSB- ˈdɛmi -RSB- ; February 22 , 1944 -- April 26 , 2017 ) was an American film director , producer , and screenwriter . He rose to prominence in the 1980s with his comedy films Melvin and Howard ( 1980 ) , Swing Shift ( 1984 ) , Something Wild ( 1986 ) , and Married to the Mob ( 1988 ) , as well as the critically acclaimed concert film Stop Making Sense ( 1984 ) , in collaboration with the band Talking Heads . He became best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director . He later directed the acclaimed films Philadelphia ( 1993 ) and Rachel Getting Married ( 2008 ) .
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The Silencers could refer to : The Silencers , the Matt Helm spy novel by Donald Hamilton The Silencers ( film ) , the 1966 film based upon the novel and starring Dean Martin The Silencers ( 1996 film ) , the 1996 low-budget science fiction film starring Jack Scalia . The Silencers ( band ) , a Scottish pop/rock band The Silencers ( ska band ) , an American ska punk band The Silencers ( comic ) The Silencers ( American band ) , an American rock band from Pittsburgh
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Glenn Lamont is an English actor . Lamont has acted in many British productions since the late 1990s .
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Orphans is a 1998 Scottish black comedy film written and directed by Peter Mullan and starring Douglas Henshall , Gary Lewis and Rosemarie Stevenson . This was the first full length film directed by Mullan , who later won a Best Actor award at Cannes for My Name is Joe , and who went on to direct The Magdalene Sisters and Neds . He has said that the film is not autobiographical , but that he wrote the film shortly after the death of his mother , and that each of the four main characters represent an element of what he was feeling at the time . The film was funded by Channel 4 Films , the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Fund , and the Glasgow Film Fund . The soundtrack includes music by Craig Armstrong , and Billy Connolly singing Mairi 's Wedding and two songs he wrote for the film .
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Peggy Sue Got Married is a Egyptian film released in 1986.
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Francis Ford Coppola ( -LSB- pronˈkoʊpələ -RSB- born April 7 , 1939 ) , also credited as Francis Coppola , is a semi-retired American film director , producer , and screenwriter . He is considered to have been a central figure of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking . After directing The Rain People ( 1969 ) , he co-wrote the 1970 film Patton , earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Edmund H. North . His directorial prominence was cemented with the release in 1972 of The Godfather , a film which revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre , earning praise from both critics and the public before winning three Academy Awards -- including his second Oscar ( Best Adapted Screenplay , with Mario Puzo ) , Best Picture , and his first nomination for Best Director . He followed with The Godfather Part II in 1974 , which became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture . Highly regarded by critics , it brought him three more Academy Awards : Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Director and Best Picture , and made him the second director , after Billy Wilder , to be honored three times for the same film . The Conversation , which he directed , produced and wrote , was released that same year , winning the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival . He next directed 1979 's Apocalypse Now . While notorious for its lengthy and strenuous production , the film was widely acclaimed for its vivid and stark depiction of the Vietnam War , winning the Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival . Coppola is one of only eight filmmakers to win two Palme d'Or awards . While a number of Coppola 's ventures in the 1980s and 1990s were critically lauded , he has never quite achieved the same commercial success with films as in the 1970s . His most well-known films released since the start of the 1980s are the dramas The Outsiders and Rumble Fish ( both 1983 ) , the crime-drama The Cotton Club ( 1984 ) , and the horror film Bram Stoker 's Dracula ( 1992 ) .
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Peggy Sue Got Married is a musical adapted from the Francis Ford Coppola film of the same name . The book was written by Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling , music composed by Bob Gaudio , with lyrics by Jerry Leichtling . The musical opened in the West End in August 2001 starring Ruthie Henshall as Peggy Sue of the title , and earned her an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical .
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`` Peggy Sue Got Married '' is a song written and performed by Buddy Holly . It was posthumously released in 1959 as a 45-rpm single with `` Crying , Waiting , Hoping '' . It refers to his song hit `` Peggy Sue '' . It was one of the first sequels of the rock era .
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An Egyptian movie directed by Sandra Nashaat .
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu .
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The Hunger ( Al-Go ` a , الجوع ) is a 1986 Egyptian drama/romance movie , starring Souad Hosni , Yousra and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz .
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A Married Couple is a 1983 Israeli drama film directed by Yitzhak Yeshurun . The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .
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This is a Short Fiction film shot and completed in 2006 concerning the Egyptian Society . Category : Egyptian films Category :2006 films Category :2000 s short films
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Seiji Izumi .
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Cut and paste is a 2006 Egyptian film . After turning thirty , Gmilla 's dreams of emigrating abroad have collapsed . She meets Youssef who is also thinking of traveling and they make a pact that they will help each other to emigrate more easily . But the plan goes in an unexpected direction .
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Bobbos is an Egyptian film released in 2009 .
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Events from the year 1986 in the United Arab Emirates .
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The Wife of an Important Man ( زوجة رجل مهم , translit . Zawgat ragol mohim ) is an Egyptian drama film directed by Mohamed Khan . Starring Ahmad Zaki and Mervat Amin , this film tells us the story of the rise and fall of a police officer , during the regime of Anwar El Sadat . It received the Silver Award at the Damascus Film Festival in 1987 , and was screened in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival in 1987 . Was also screened at the Montreal , Valencia , Tetouan , Digne , Istanbul and Nantes Film Festivals in 1987 and 1988 .
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Gidget Gets Married is a 1972 television film produced by Screen Gems for ABC . It was written by John McGreevey and directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starred Monie Ellis as Gidget .
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuki Ōmori .
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You Must Get Married is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Frances Day , Neil Hamilton and Robertson Hare . In order to be able to work in Britain an American actress marries a British sailor . It was based on a novel by David Evans .
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Events from the year 1986 in Kuwait .
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Peggy Sinclair is an English actress . She was married to the actor Richard Coleman .
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Sō Kuramoto .
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The Cabinet of Atef Sedki governed Egypt from 1986 until 1996 .
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Peggy Shaw ( born July 24 , 1944 ) is an actor , writer , and producer living in New York City . She is a founding member of the Split Britches and WOW Cafe Theatre , and is a recipient of several Obie Awards , including two for Best Actress for her performances in Dress Suits to Hire in 1988 and Menopausal Gentleman in 1999 .
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Mother of the Bride ( أم العروسة , translit . Omm el aroussa ) is a 1963 Egyptian comedy film directed by Atef Salem . The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .
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Raghm anfoh is an Egyptian film .
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30 Years Ago ( من 30 سنة ) is a 2016 Egyptian drama film directed by Amr Arafa .
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Eman El-Asy is an Egyptian actress .
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is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TBS in 1986 .
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Tuya 's Marriage is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Wang Quan ` an .
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi .
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Events in the year 1986 in Israel .
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Family Business ( Conseil de famille ) is a 1986 French comedy film directed by Costa-Gavras .
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Events in the year 1986 in Turkey .
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is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada . It was Japan 's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but was not accepted as a nominee .
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Peggy Carlisle was a British actress .
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Peggy Sue Got Married is a Egyptian film released in 1986.
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Peggy Sue Got Married is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of a divorce , who finds herself transported back to the days of her senior year in high school in 1960 . The film was written by husband and wife team Jerry Leichtling and Arlene Sarner . The film was nominated for three Academy Awards : Best Actress ( Turner ) , Best Cinematography , and Best Costume Design . In addition , Turner was nominated for Best Foreign Actress at the Sant Jordi Awards .
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Peggy Sue Got Married is a musical adapted from the Francis Ford Coppola film of the same name . The book was written by Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling , music composed by Bob Gaudio , with lyrics by Jerry Leichtling . The musical opened in the West End in August 2001 starring Ruthie Henshall as Peggy Sue of the title , and earned her an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical .
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`` Peggy Sue Got Married '' is a song written and performed by Buddy Holly . It was posthumously released in 1959 as a 45-rpm single with `` Crying , Waiting , Hoping '' . It refers to his song hit `` Peggy Sue '' . It was one of the first sequels of the rock era .
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An Egyptian movie directed by Sandra Nashaat .
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu .
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The Hunger ( Al-Go ` a , الجوع ) is a 1986 Egyptian drama/romance movie , starring Souad Hosni , Yousra and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz .
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A Married Couple is a 1983 Israeli drama film directed by Yitzhak Yeshurun . The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .
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This is a Short Fiction film shot and completed in 2006 concerning the Egyptian Society . Category : Egyptian films Category :2006 films Category :2000 s short films
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Seiji Izumi .
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Cut and paste is a 2006 Egyptian film . After turning thirty , Gmilla 's dreams of emigrating abroad have collapsed . She meets Youssef who is also thinking of traveling and they make a pact that they will help each other to emigrate more easily . But the plan goes in an unexpected direction .
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Bobbos is an Egyptian film released in 2009 .
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Events from the year 1986 in the United Arab Emirates .
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The Wife of an Important Man ( زوجة رجل مهم , translit . Zawgat ragol mohim ) is an Egyptian drama film directed by Mohamed Khan . Starring Ahmad Zaki and Mervat Amin , this film tells us the story of the rise and fall of a police officer , during the regime of Anwar El Sadat . It received the Silver Award at the Damascus Film Festival in 1987 , and was screened in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival in 1987 . Was also screened at the Montreal , Valencia , Tetouan , Digne , Istanbul and Nantes Film Festivals in 1987 and 1988 .
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Gidget Gets Married is a 1972 television film produced by Screen Gems for ABC . It was written by John McGreevey and directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starred Monie Ellis as Gidget .
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuki Ōmori .
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You Must Get Married is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Frances Day , Neil Hamilton and Robertson Hare . In order to be able to work in Britain an American actress marries a British sailor . It was based on a novel by David Evans .
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Events from the year 1986 in Kuwait .
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Peggy Sinclair is an English actress . She was married to the actor Richard Coleman .
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Sō Kuramoto .
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The Cabinet of Atef Sedki governed Egypt from 1986 until 1996 .
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Peggy Shaw ( born July 24 , 1944 ) is an actor , writer , and producer living in New York City . She is a founding member of the Split Britches and WOW Cafe Theatre , and is a recipient of several Obie Awards , including two for Best Actress for her performances in Dress Suits to Hire in 1988 and Menopausal Gentleman in 1999 .
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Mother of the Bride ( أم العروسة , translit . Omm el aroussa ) is a 1963 Egyptian comedy film directed by Atef Salem . The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .
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Raghm anfoh is an Egyptian film .
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30 Years Ago ( من 30 سنة ) is a 2016 Egyptian drama film directed by Amr Arafa .
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Eman El-Asy is an Egyptian actress .
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is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TBS in 1986 .
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Tuya 's Marriage is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Wang Quan ` an .
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is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi .
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Events in the year 1986 in Israel .
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Family Business ( Conseil de famille ) is a 1986 French comedy film directed by Costa-Gavras .
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Events in the year 1986 in Turkey .
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is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada . It was Japan 's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but was not accepted as a nominee .
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Peggy Carlisle was a British actress .
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Andy Roddick lost 5 Master Series between 2002 and 2010.
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Andrew Stephen `` Andy '' Roddick ( born August 30 , 1982 ) is an American former professional tennis player . He became a Grand Slam singles champion , and world number one , when he won the title at the 2003 US Open , defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final . Despite several more years as one of the world 's best players that would remain his only Grand Slam triumph . He is the most recent North American male player to win a Grand Slam singles event , the most recent to reach the top ranking , and the most recent to claim the year-end world No. 1 ( 2003 ) . Roddick reached four other Grand Slam finals ( Wimbledon in 2004 , 2005 , and 2009 , and the US Open in 2006 ) , losing to Roger Federer every time . Roddick was ranked in the top 10 for nine consecutive years between 2002 and 2010 , at year 's end , and won five Masters Series in that period . He is married to Brooklyn Decker , a former Sports Illustrated swimwear model and actress . On August 30 , 2012 , during the 2012 US Open and on his 30th birthday , Roddick announced that he would retire after the tournament . Following a fourth-round defeat by Juan Martín del Potro , Roddick retired from the sport with the aim of focusing on his foundation , the Andy Roddick Foundation , in future years . In 2015 , Roddick played for the Austin Aces in World Team Tennis . This was his eighth season in World Team Tennis and the fifth team he has played for .
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This is a list of the main career statistics of retired professional American tennis player , Andy Roddick . Throughout his career , Roddick won thirty-two ATP singles titles including one grand slam singles title and five ATP Masters 1000 singles titles . He was also the runner-up at the Wimbledon Championships in 2004 , 2005 and 2009 and the US Open in 2006 , losing on all four occasions to Roger Federer . Roddick was also a four-time semi-finalist at the Australian Open and a three-time semi-finalist at the year-ending ATP World Tour Finals . On November 3 , 2003 , Roddick became the World No. 1 for the first time in his career .
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The Federer -- Roddick rivalry was a rivalry between two professional tennis players , Roger Federer of Switzerland and Andy Roddick of the United States . The two met 24 times in official Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) matches , and Federer led 21 -- 3 , making Roddick the player with the second-most tournament defeats to Federer in the ATP circuit ( Novak Djokovic has lost to Federer on 22 occasions , but holds a positive record against him ) . In terms of number of matches played , it ranks as the 14th largest rivalry in the Open Era . Both men are Grand Slam champions ( Federer with 18 titles to Roddick 's one ) and former world number one players . Roddick has lost four Grand Slam finals ( Wimbledon in 2004 , 2005 , and 2009 , and the US Open in 2006 ) , each time to Federer . Their match in the 2009 Wimbledon final , where Roddick brought Federer to a thirty-game fifth set , has been called one of the greatest matches in tennis history . On February 2 , 2004 , Federer supplanted Roddick as World No. 1 to begin his record reign of 237 consecutive weeks at # 1 . They were the two highest-ranked players in the world from November 2003 to January 2005 . Roddick retired in 2012 , ending the rivalry .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion but lost in the final 3 -- 6 , 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 4 against Andre Agassi .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion but lost in the final 6 -- 1 , 6 -- 4 against Taylor Dent .
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Roger Federer made two Grand Slam finals in 2005 , winning both at Wimbledon over Andy Roddick , 6 -- 2 , 7 -- 6 ( 2 ) , 6 -- 4 , and then defeating Andre Agassi in his last Grand Slam final at the US Open , 6 -- 3 , 2 -- 6 , 7 -- 6 ( 1 ) , 6 -- 1 . However , Federer failed to make the final at the other two Majors , losing in the semifinals of the Australian Open to Marat Safin and the French Open to Rafael Nadal . Nevertheless , Federer won four ATP Masters Series 1000 at Indian Wells , Miami , and Cincinnati on hard courts and one lone clay court title at Hamburg . Furthermore , Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai . Federer lost the Year-End Championships to David Nalbandian in the final .
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Andy Murray was the defending champion , but lost to Mardy Fish in the second round . Andy Roddick beat Tomáš Berdych 7 -- 5 , 6 -- 4 to win his first Masters 1000 event since 2006 . It was his second title at the Sony Ericsson Open and his second title of 2010 .
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Radek Štěpánek was the defending champion , but he lost in the final to Andy Roddick , 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 2 ) , 7 -- 6 ( 9 -- 7 ) .
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Andreas Seppi was the defending champion , but lost in the final to Andy Roddick , 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 2 .
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This is a list of the men 's doubles champions at the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP championships , the Olympics , and the Masters series events since the introduction of the ATP Tour in 1990 . While the Olympics and masters tournaments are not as important as the four Majors , this chart will help in visualizing how much a player accomplished amongst his peers in the course of an entire year . Some entries have an asterisk linking to the tournament of that year . IW = Indian Wells , MI = Miami , MC = Monte Carlo , MA/HA = Madrid/Hamburg , RO = Rome , CA = Canada , CI = Cincinnati , SH/MA = Shanghai/Madrid ( Stockholm , Essen , Stuttgart ) , PA = Paris , OG = Olympic Gold The 4th Masters Series tournament was played in Hamburg through 2008 but moved to its current location in Madrid in 2009 . The 8th Masters Series tournament has had a very turbulent history . It was played in Stockholm from 1990 to 1994 , Essen in 1995 , Stuttgart from 1996 to 2001 , and Madrid from 2002 to 2008 before moving to its current location in Shanghai in 2009 . The Masters Series tournaments are listed in chronological order , except that Cincinnati and Canada are reversed in 1996 only , and Rome and Madrid/Hamburg are shown in reverse from 2000 to 2010 .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion , but lost to Radek Štěpánek in the semifinals .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion , but Robin Söderling defeated him 6 -- 3 , 7 -- 5 in the final .
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Mardy Fish was the defending champion , but had to retire in his second round match against Gilles Müller . Andy Roddick won the title , defeating Müller in the final , 1 -- 6 , 7 -- 7 ( 7 -- 2 ) , 6 -- 2 .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion , and won in the final 7 -- 5 , 6 -- 3 , against Marcos Baghdatis .
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The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ( previously known as the ATP Championship Series , Single-Week , ATP Super 9 , Tennis Masters Series , and ATP Masters Series ) is the third highest tier of men 's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments and ATP World Tour Finals . Results in ATP Masters 1000 events earn players more world ranking points than regular tournaments , though not as many as Grand Slam events or the year-end ATP World Tour Finals . Up until 2007 , most Masters Series finals were contested as best of five-set matches . Currently , all Masters Series events are decided in best of three-set matches . Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic hold the record for the most singles titles with 30 each since the Masters series began in 1990 . The Bryan Brothers have won a record 36 doubles titles , all as a team . No player has ever won all 9 singles titles in his career , with Novak Djokovic winning 8 , Andre Agassi , Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray each winning 7 . However , in doubles , Daniel Nestor and the Bryan Brothers ( Bob and Mike ) have each won all 9 titles throughout their careers . Novak Djokovic holds the record for 6 singles titles in a year ( 2015 ) . In doubles , the Bryans have won 6 titles in a single year once ( 2014 ) and 5 titles in a single year twice ( 2007 and 2013 ) .
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Greg Rusedski was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Scott Draper . Andy Roddick won in the final 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 2 ) , 6 -- 4 against Paradorn Srichaphan .
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This is the seventh year that the Masters Series is being called the Masters 1000 , with the addition of the number 1000 referring to the amount of ranking points which are won , since it began in 2009 . Novak Djokovic became the first man to win 6 singles titles and to reach 8 finals in one year .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion , and won in the final 6 -- 2 , 3 -- 6 , 6 -- 3 , against Roger Federer .
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In tennis , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a term applied to a series of tennis tournaments that are ranked below the four Majors and Year-End Championships . Nonetheless , they are the most prestigious tournaments on the ATP World Tour . The circuit began in 1970 , two years after the Open Era when tennis became professional , and has undergone several name changes and slight alterations to the format , in line with overhauls of the sport by the Association of Tennis Professionals . A number of players hold records for winning the tournaments multiple times , while other records are achieved for successive tournament wins , mini-combination victories amongst others . The only player in history who has won all 9 of the `` slots '' ( times of the year these events are played ) in his career ( an achievement which the ATP has labeled the ` Career Golden Masters ' ) is Ivan Lendl . He achieved this in 1989 when he won the Stockholm event . As of 14 May 2017 , Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are tied at first place in the overall number of ATP Masters 1000 titles won with 30 . Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have won the most doubles titles of all-time with 36 .
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Andrew Ilie was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Xavier Malisse . Andy Roddick won in the final 6 -- 2 , 6 -- 4 against Malisse , which was the first title of his career .
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Fernando González was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Michal Tabara . Andy Roddick won in the final 7 -- 5 , 6 -- 3 against Hyung-Taik Lee .
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In the Men 's Singles at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships , Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion , and defeated Andy Roddick 6 -- 2 , 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 2 ) , 6 -- 4 in the final to win the title for the third time . This tournament was the first Grand Slam tournament in which future World No. 1 and two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray competed in the main draw . He was defeated in the third round by David Nalbandian after leading two sets to love ; to date it remains the only professional match in which Murray has lost from two sets up .
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Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion , but lost in the second round this year . Andy Roddick won the title , defeating Nicolas Mahut 4 -- 6 , 7 -- 6 ( 9 -- 7 ) , 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 2 ) in the final .
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Between 2005 and 2013 inclusive , Rafael Nadal won 46 consecutive matches at the Monte Carlo Masters , which is a record for most consecutive wins at one tournament by any tennis player , male or female . The streak started in the first round of the 2005 edition with a victory over Gaël Monfils , and ended in the final of the 2013 edition with a straight sets loss to Novak Djokovic . During this streak Nadal defeated fifteen top ten opponents , nine top five opponents , and four top-ranked players ( Roger Federer in the 2006 , 2007 and 2008 finals , and Novak Djokovic in the 2012 final ) . He also won thirty-one consecutive sets starting with the final two sets of the 2006 final , and ending with the loss of the second set of the 2009 final ; this included all ten sets in 2007 and 2008 . He then won the next eighteen sets in succession , including winning all ten sets in 2010 . During the 2010 event , Nadal lost only fourteen games in five matches , and in three of those matches , he lost just one game , including in the final against twelfth seed Fernando Verdasco .
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Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion but did not compete that year . Andy Roddick won in the final 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 2 against Nikolay Davydenko .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion and won in the final 7 -- 6 ( 11 -- 9 ) , 6 -- 3 against Pete Sampras .
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The Masters Series or simply Masters were single-elimination Magic : The Gathering tournaments open to the most accomplished players only . These tournaments awarded cash prizes upon entrance and were held at several Pro Tours each season . The first predecessor to the Masters Series , named Team Challenge , was held at the 2000 Pro Tour New York . In the following seasons Masters were held at four different Pro Tours each season . The last Masters was held at Pro Tour Yokohama . Ben Rubin was the most successful player at the Masters Series , being the only player to win two events . After the 2002 -- 03 season the cash that would have gone into the Masters Series prizes was instead used for a final payout at the end of the season based on Pro Points . This payout was in turn replaced by the Pro Player 's Club two years later .
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Rafael Nadal was the defending champion , but withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendinitis . In the final , Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the longest men 's singles final ( in terms of games played ) in Grand Slam tournament history with 77 games , breaking the record of 71 games set at the 1927 Australian Open . The match also had the longest fifth set ( 16 -- 14 ) in a major men 's singles final , surpassing the 11 -- 9 fifth set in the 1927 French Open final . The match took 4 hours and 17 minutes to complete , and the fifth set alone lasted 95 minutes . By winning his 15th Major , Roger Federer surpassed Pete Sampras 's record of 14 major titles . In a rare occurrence , Roddick lost despite only having his serve broken once , in the very last game of the match . As a result , Federer regained the No. 1 ranking for the first time since August 2008 .
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The Men 's singles tournament of this event started in the week of March 8 . It was the year 's first of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series . Rafael Nadal was the defending champion , but he lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the semifinals . After taking out Nadal in the semis , Ivan Ljubičić defeated Andy Roddick in the final 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 3 ) , 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 5 ) . It was Ljubičić 's first win in a Masters 1000 final , in his fourth final , making him the oldest first-time winner of a Masters event . It was his first title of the 2010 season . Up until the 2014 Australian Open , this was the last occasion where a non big four player won a tournament where all four were competing .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion , but lost in the quarterfinals to Viktor Troicki . Juan Martín del Potro won in the final 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 3 , against Viktor Troicki .
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Brian MacPhie and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions but did not compete that year . Jan-Michael Gambill and Andy Roddick won in the final 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 4 against Thomas Shimada and Myles Wakefield .
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion , but lost in the semifinals to Rafael Nadal . Rafael Nadal won in the final 7 -- 6 ( 8 -- 6 ) , 7 -- 5 , against Novak Djokovic . It was the first time since 1999 that neither Lleyton Hewitt nor Andy Roddick won the title .
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Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion , but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round . World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won his 10th Masters 1000 title of his career and his 9th title of the year , beating Mardy Fish in the final 6 -- 2 , 3 -- 6 , 6 -- 4 . Djokovic became the first tennis player to win 5 ATP Masters 1000 titles in the same year .
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As the Vietnam War raged in 1969, Yoko Ono and her husband John Lennon did not have two week-long Bed-Ins for Peace.
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As the Vietnam War raged in 1969 , Yoko Ono and her husband John Lennon held two week-long Bed-Ins for Peace , one at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam and one at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal , each of which were intended to be non-violent protests against wars , and experimental tests of new ways to promote peace . The idea is derived from a `` sit-in '' , in which a group of protesters remains seated in front of an establishment until they are evicted , arrested , or their demands are met . The public proceedings were filmed , and later turned into a documentary movie . The film Bed Peace was made available for free on YouTube in August 2011 by Yoko Ono , as part of her website `` Imagine Peace '' .
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Yoko Ono ( born February 18 , 1933 ) is a Japanese multimedia artist , singer , songwriter , and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art and filmmaking . She performs in both English and Japanese . She is the second wife and widow of singer-songwriter John Lennon of the Beatles . Ono grew up in Tokyo and studied at Gakushuin . She withdrew from her course after two years and rejoined her family in New York in 1953 . She spent some time at Sarah Lawrence College , and then became involved in New York City 's downtown artists scene , including the Fluxus group . She first met Lennon in 1966 at her own art exhibition in London , and they became a couple in 1968 . With their performance Bed-Ins for Peace in Amsterdam and Montreal in 1969 , Ono and Lennon famously used their honeymoon at the Hilton Amsterdam as a stage for public protests against the Vietnam War . She brought feminism to the forefront in her music , influencing artists as diverse as the B-52s and Meredith Monk . Ono achieved commercial and critical acclaim in 1980 with the chart-topping album Double Fantasy , a collaboration with Lennon that was released three weeks before his death . Public appreciation of Ono 's work has shifted over time , helped by a retrospective at a Whitney Museum branch in 1989 and the 1992 release of the six-disc box set Onobox . Retrospectives of her artwork have also been presented at the Japan Society in New York City in 2001 , in Bielefeld , Germany , and the UK in 2008 , Frankfurt , and Bilbao , Spain , in 2013 and MOMA in New York City in 2015 . She received a Golden Lion Award for lifetime achievement from the Venice Biennale in 2009 and the 2012 Oskar Kokoschka Prize , Austria 's highest award for applied contemporary art . As Lennon 's widow , Ono works to preserve his legacy . She funded Strawberry Fields in Manhattan 's Central Park , the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland , and the John Lennon Museum in Saitama , Japan ( which closed in 2010 ) . She has made significant philanthropic contributions to the arts , peace , Philippine and Japan disaster relief , and other causes . In 2012 Yoko Ono received the Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt Human Rights Award endowed by Alexandra Hildebrandt . The award is given annually in recognition of extraordinary , non-violent commitment to human rights . Ono continues her social activism , inaugurating a biennial $ 50,000 LennonOno Grant for Peace in 2002 and co-founding the group Artists Against Fracking in 2012 . She has a daughter , Kyoko Chan Cox , from her marriage to Anthony Cox and a son , Sean Taro Ono Lennon , from her marriage to Lennon . She collaborates musically with Sean Lennon .
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The LennonOno Grant for Peace is an award presented by artist and peace activist Yoko Ono . The grant , a sum of $ 50,000 , has been awarded biennially to people and organisations chosen by Ono herself since 2002 , in honour of Ono 's late husband John Lennon .
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Live Peace in Toronto 1969 is a live album by the Plastic Ono Band , released December 1969 on Apple . Recorded at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival , it was the first live album released by any member of the Beatles separately or together . John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono received a phone call from the festival 's promoters John Brower and Kenny Walker , and then assembled a band in a very short space of time to play at the festival , which was due to start the following day . The band included Eric Clapton , Klaus Voormann , and drummer Alan White . The group had brief rehearsals before appearing on the stage to perform several songs ; one of which , `` Cold Turkey '' , was first performed live at said festival . Eventually returning home , Lennon mixed the album in a day . The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified a gold album by the RIAA , and failed to chart in the UK . The original LP came with a thirteen-month 1970 calendar . A video of several performances , not just the Plastic Ono Band 's set , was released on video . Since its first release , the album has been reissued a number of times .
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S.I.R. John Winston Ono Lennon is a bootleg album of rehearsals before a concert of British musician John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono , recorded in studio in late August 1972 . The show would be carried out later in Madison Square Garden with the rock band Elephant 's Memory , as part of his two charities concerts `` One to One , '' made just over a week after these recordings .
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The Plastic Ono Band is a band formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 as a vehicle for their collaborative and solo projects . Lennon and Ono had begun a personal and artistic relationship in 1968 , collaborating on several experimental releases . Following their marriage in 1969 , they decided that all of their future endeavours would be credited to a conceptual and collaborative vehicle , Plastic Ono Band . The band would go on to feature a rotating lineup of many musicians , including Eric Clapton , Klaus Voormann , Alan White , Billy Preston , Jim Keltner , Delaney & Bonnie and Friends , and Lennon 's former Beatles bandmates George Harrison and Ringo Starr . After the Lennons ' move to New York , they began collaborating with Elephant 's Memory , under the moniker of the `` Plastic Ono Elephant 's Memory Band '' . Lennon 's collaborations continued under similar names , until the winding down of the concept in 1974 . Since 2009 ( following the death of Lennon in 1980 ) , Ono and her son Sean Lennon have led a new incarnation of the group , known as the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band , which has engaged in many new activities .
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The Hilton Amsterdam is a hotel in Apollobuurt , Amsterdam , in the Netherlands . It is located at Apollolaan 138 along the Noorder Amstelkanaal , a canal connected to the Amstel river . The hotel opened officially in 1962 and is a branch of the Hilton Hotels chain . It is known for John Lennon and Yoko Ono 's `` Bed-In '' for peace which was staged in 1969 to protest the Vietnam War .
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Unfinished Music No. 2 : Life with the Lions is the second of three experimental albums of avant-garde music released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono , released in May 1969 on Zapple , a sub label of Apple . It was a successor to 1968 's highly controversial Unfinished Music No. 1 : Two Virgins , and was followed by the Wedding Album . The album peaked in the United States at number 174 . The album , whose title is a play on words of the BBC Radio show Life with The Lyons , was recorded at Queen Charlotte 's Hospital in London and live at Cambridge University , in November 1968 and March 1969 , respectively . The Cambridge performance , to which Ono had been invited and to which she brought Lennon , was Lennon and Ono 's second as a couple . A few of the album 's tracks were previewed by the public , thanks to Aspen magazine . The album was remastered in 1997 .
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`` Give Peace a Chance '' is a song written by John Lennon ( credited to Lennon -- McCartney ) , and performed with Yoko Ono in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records ( catalogue Apple 13 in the United Kingdom , Apple 1809 in the United States ) , it is the first solo single issued by Lennon , released when he was still a member of the Beatles , and became an anthem of the American anti-war movement during the 1970s . It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the British singles chart .
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`` Oh Yoko ! '' is a 1971 song , written and performed by John Lennon , that can be found on his album Imagine and the greatest hits compilation Working Class Hero : The Definitive Lennon . The song was written about his wife Yoko Ono , and features Nicky Hopkins on piano and co-producer Phil Spector on harmony vocal . Lennon plays harmonica for the first time on a solo recording ( since The Beatles ' `` Rocky Raccoon '' ) , and it would also be the last time he used the instrument in a released recording .
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May Fung Yee Pang ( born October 24 , 1950 ) is an American , best known as the former girlfriend of John Lennon . She had previously worked as a personal assistant and production coordinator for Lennon and his wife , Yoko Ono . In 1973 , when Lennon and Ono separated , Pang and Lennon had a relationship lasting over 18 months , during a time which Lennon later referred to as his `` Lost Weekend . '' Pang subsequently produced two books about their relationship : a memoir called Loving John ( Warner , 1983 ) and a book of photographs , Instamatic Karma ( St. Martin 's Press , 2008 ) . Pang was married to producer Tony Visconti from 1989 to 2000 and had two children , Sebastian and Lara .
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Unfinished Music No. 1 : Two Virgins is the first of three experimental albums released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Apple Records . It was the result of an all-night session of musical experimentation with Yoko in John 's home studio at Kenwood , while his wife , Cynthia Lennon , was on holiday in Greece . Their debut recording is known not only for its avant-garde content , but also for its cover which features the couple naked : This made the album controversial to both the public and the parent record company EMI , which refused to distribute it . In an attempt to avoid controversy , the LP record was sold in a brown paper bag , and distributed by Track and Tetragrammaton in the United Kingdom and the United States respectively . Two Virgins , while failing to chart in the UK , reached number 124 in the US . The album was followed six months later by Unfinished Music No. 2 : Life with the Lions .
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`` Mrs. Lennon '' is Yoko Ono 's first single from her second studio album Fly ( 1971 ) . It includes the B-side `` Midsummer New York '' . The song was also featured in the film Imagine ( not to be confused with the documentary about John Lennon 's life ) . Allmusic critic Ned Raggett called the song `` reflective , '' stating that it provides `` as wry but heartfelt a portrait of her position in the public eye as any . '' Alex Chilton used the song 's sad chord progression for part of his song `` Holocaust . '' The song ( minus lyrics ) was absorbed whole by Big Star on their third album , reworked as `` Holocaust '' .
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John Winston Ono Lennon , ( born John Winston Lennon ; 9 October 19408 December 1980 ) was an English guitarist , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles , the most commercially successful and musically influential band in the history of popular music . He and fellow member Paul McCartney formed a much-celebrated songwriting partnership . Born and raised in Liverpool , Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager ; his first band , the Quarrymen , first became the Silver Beatles , and finally , evolved into the Beatles in 1960 . When the group disbanded in 1970 , Lennon embarked on a sporadic solo career that produced albums including John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine , and songs such as `` Give Peace a Chance '' , `` Working Class Hero '' , and `` Imagine '' . After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969 , he added `` Ono '' as one of his middle names . Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to raise his infant son Sean , but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy . He was murdered three weeks after its release . Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music , writing , drawings , on film and in interviews . Controversial through his political and peace activism , he moved to Manhattan in 1971 , where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon 's administration to deport him , while some of his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture . By 2012 , Lennon 's solo album sales in the United States exceeded 14 million and , as writer , co-writer , or performer , he is responsible for 25 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart . In 2002 , a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth and , in 2008 , Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all time . He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 , and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice , in 1988 as a member of the Beatles and in 1994 as a solo artist .
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`` No , No , No '' is a song by Yoko Ono from her controversial 1981 album Season of Glass . The song is one of the most dramatic tracks on the album to address her husband John Lennon 's murder . The song begins with the sound of four gunshots ( Lennon was shot in the back four times ) and Ono screaming . The B-side was `` Will You Touch Me '' . The 12 '' version also contained `` I Do n't Know Why '' , `` Extension 33 '' and `` She Gets Down on Her Knees '' . In January 2008 the song reached # 1 on the United States Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart . The artist credit was listed as simply `` Ono '' making the artist-title combination a palindrome ( `` onononono '' ) . A digital single of new house remixes was released by Ono through Twisted Records and made available exclusively on Beatport from June 1 , 2008 .
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John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the members of the Beatles , for his subsequent solo career , and for his political activism and pacifism . On Monday , December 8 , 1980 , Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman in the archway of the Dakota , his residence in New York City . Lennon had just returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife , Yoko Ono . After sustaining four major gunshot wounds , Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at Roosevelt Hospital . At the hospital , it was stated that nobody could have lived longer than a few minutes after sustaining such injuries . Shortly after local news stations reported Lennon 's death , crowds gathered at Roosevelt Hospital and in front of the Dakota . Lennon was cremated at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale , New York , two days after his death ; the ashes were given to Ono , who chose not to hold a funeral for him . The first media report of Lennon 's death to a US national audience was announced by Howard Cosell , on ABC 's Monday Night Football .
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Make Some Noise is a campaign by Amnesty International using music by John Lennon to promote human rights . Well-known artists produce covers of solo-era John Lennon songs exclusively for Amnesty International . Yoko Ono , widow of John Lennon , donated the recording rights to `` Imagine '' and John Lennon 's entire solo songbook to Amnesty International . Amnesty has since used the rights to encourage new versions of Lennon 's songs to be recorded by artists such as R.E.M. , U2 , Green Day , The Black Eyed Peas , The Cure , The Flaming Lips , Snow Patrol , The Postal Service , Maroon 5 , Audrey de Montigny and Steve Barakatt . The global launch of Make Some Noise took place on 10 December 2005 , International Human Rights Day , with the release of four exclusive singles available as digital downloads . A fundraising album , Instant Karma : The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur , followed .
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Some Time in New York City is a studio album by John Lennon & Yoko Ono and Elephant 's Memory , and paired with the live album Live Jam as a double album . Released in 1972 , it is Lennon 's third post-Beatles solo album , fifth with Ono , and third with producer Phil Spector . Some Time in New York City fared poorly critically and commercially compared to Lennon 's previous two albums , John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine .
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The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was a one-day , twelve-hour music festival held in Toronto , Ontario , Canada on September 13 , 1969 . It featured a number of popular musical acts from the 1950s and 1960s . The festival is particularly notable as featuring an appearance by John Lennon and Yoko Ono , as the Plastic Ono Band , which resulted in the release of their Live Peace in Toronto 1969 album . The festival was also the subject of the D.A. Pennebaker film , Sweet Toronto .
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`` The Ballad of John and Yoko '' is a song written by John Lennon , attributed to Lennon -- McCartney as was the custom , and released by the Beatles as a single in May 1969 . The song , chronicling the events surrounding Lennon 's marriage to Yoko Ono , was the Beatles ' 17th and final UK number one single .
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The John Lennon Songwriting Contest , named for former Beatle John Lennon , is a songwriting competition for songwriters , open to amateurs and professionals . The contest was established in 1997 by Lennon 's widow Yoko Ono , in collaboration with David Sonenberg and Brian Rothschild .
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John Lennon Anthology is a four-CD box set of home demos , alternative studio outtakes and other unreleased material recorded by John Lennon over the course of his solo career from `` Give Peace a Chance '' in 1969 up until the 1980 sessions for Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey . The anthology was divided by its compiler and co-producer , Yoko Ono , into four discs representing four eras in Lennon 's solo career : `` Ascot '' , `` New York City '' , `` The Lost Weekend '' and `` Dakota '' . John Lennon Anthology reached number 62 in the United Kingdom and number 99 in the United States , where it went gold . A one-disc distillation of the highlights of the box set was released as Wonsuponatime . Many of the tracks were edited down from their versions on John Lennon Anthology . Wonsaponatime failed to reach the US charts but peaked at number 76 in the UK .
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`` I 'm Stepping Out '' is the last single from the final John Lennon and Yoko Ono album Milk and Honey . In it , Lennon celebrates his enthusiasm for the night life of New York City , and makes tongue-in-cheek reference to his `` househusband '' period . It reached number 88 in the UK Singles chart , and in the US at number 55 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 57 on the Cashbox Top 100 . The B-side features Ono 's `` Sleepless Night . ''
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was a museum located inside the Saitama Super Arena in Chūō-ku , Saitama , Saitama Prefecture , Japan . It was established to preserve knowledge of John Lennon 's life and musical career . It displayed Lennon 's widow Yoko Ono 's collection of his memorabilia as well as other displays . The museum opened on October 9 , 2000 , the 60th anniversary of Lennon 's birth , and closed on September 30 , 2010 , when its exhibit contract with Yoko Ono expired . A tour of the museum began with a welcoming message and short film narrated by Yoko Ono ( in Japanese with English headphones available ) , and ended at an avant-garde styled `` reflection room '' full of chairs facing a slide show of moving words and images . After this room there was a gift shop with John Lennon memorabilia available .
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John and Yoko : A Love Story is a 1985 television drama that chronicles the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono , beginning just before they met in 1966 and concluding with Lennon 's murder in 1980 . The movie was made with the co-operation of Yoko Ono , who controlled the song rights .
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`` Bed Peace '' is a song by American recording artist Jhené Aiko , taken from her debut EP , Sail Out ( 2013 ) . The song was first premiered in July 2013 during a performance for Rap-Up Sessions , Bed Peace was later released as the EP 's lead single on September 17 , 2013 , through ARTium record and Def Jam Recordings . The song was produced by frequent collaborator Fisticuffs and features a guest appearance from American rapper Childish Gambino , who co-wrote the song along with Aiko . Bed Peace is a mid tempo minimalist R&B song , with lyrics revolving around smoking marijuana and having sex , as she describes her ideal day . Upon its release , Bed Peace was met with generally positive reviews from music critics ; whom praised Aiko 's vocals and compared the song to the work of Aaliyah and Ciara . Commercially the song did not fare well , making no appearances on major charts but did chart at number one on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B / Hip-Hop Singles . The cover artwork and music video for `` Bed Peace '' , pay homage to and feature many references to John Lennon and Yoko Ono 's Bed-Ins for Peace protest against the Vietnam War . The song 's accompanying music video was released on October 28 , 2013 and was directed by longtime collaborator Topshelf , the song 's video was met with positive reviews from critics . The song was further promoted by various live performances including at the Live Byte series and BBC Radio 1 's Future Festival .
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Live in New York City is a posthumous live album by English rock musician John Lennon . It was prepared under the supervision of his widow , Yoko Ono , and released in 1986 as his second official live album , the first being Live Peace in Toronto 1969 .
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`` Hold On '' is a song from the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon . It features only vocals , tremolo guitar , drums , and bass guitar , typical of the sparse arrangements Lennon favoured at the time . On the 2000 reissue of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band , `` Hold On '' features a slightly longer introduction . The original version was restored on the 2010 reissue . The song 's theme is emotional fragility , as the lyrics state that when you 're alone in the world you just have to `` hold on . '' Lennon tries to assure himself that he and wife Yoko Ono have the strength to overcome their challenges , and if he holds on , `` it 's gon na be all right '' and `` we 're gon na win the fight . '' Lennon explicitly namechecks himself and Yoko Ono , but author Andrew Jackson does not believe that this detracts from the universality of the message . Indeed , towards the end of the song Lennon expands the subject to encompass the whole world , singing that peace will be achievable when everyone will `` see the light '' and realize that we are all `` one . '' Musically , Lennon plays his guitar gently , applying tremolo , in an effect that Jackson states matches `` the soothing reassurance of the lyrics . '' Lennon took 32 takes experimenting with different approaches before hitting on this one . However , music critics Wilfrid Mellers and Johnny Rogan state that other elements of the music create some tension with the reassuring message . These elements include Ringo Starr 's `` jittery '' drumming , with many silences , and the fragmented vocal melody , which break up the sentences of the lyrics . In the middle of the song , Lennon mutters the word `` cookie '' , imitating the Cookie Monster from the US children 's television show Sesame Street . Lennon has explained the song as follows : `` I 'm saying ` hold on John ' because I do n't want to die ... I do n't want to be hurt and please do n't hit me ... Hold on now , we might have a cup of tea , we might get a moment 's happiness any minute now . So that 's what it 's about , just moment by moment . That 's how we 're living now , but really living like that and cherishing each day , and dreading it too . It might be your last . ''
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Peace , Love & Truth is a compilation album of music celebrating John Lennon and Yoko Ono 's songs for peace , released only in Asian and Australian markets in August 2005 . In place of this release for the rest of the world , Working Class Hero : The Definitive Lennon was issued in October of the same year . This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions .
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Lennon is a musical with music and lyrics by John Lennon and book by Don Scardino , who also directed its premiere . The musical is about the life of Lennon and is notable for Scardino 's choice to be almost exclusively based on Lennon 's own words and to focus on Lennon 's solo career , with no songs from the Lennon -- McCartney catalogue . The `` $ 7 million bio-musical '' first opened in San Francisco , California , in April 2005 . After what The Times described as `` a troubled try-out in San Francisco , a cancelled run in Boston and a radical rewrite '' , it had 42 previews and 49 performances on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre from 14 August to 24 September 2005 . The role of Lennon is played by performers of both sexes and different ages and skin colours , an approach Scardino said was inspired by `` I Am the Walrus '' where Lennon writes , `` I am he , as you are he , as you are me , and we are all together . '' This use of multiple actors was scaled back after the San Francisco production , with the final rewrite having a single actor narrating Lennon 's story . Yoko Ono was actively involved in the production , retaining final script approval and requiring the show 's Broadway producers to complete the script and present it to her live ( albeit in workshop format ) . The show 's credits included the phrase `` With Special Thanks to Yoko Ono Lennon '' ; Ono was frequently seen at the theatre during the show 's Broadway run . The limited use of Beatles songs , attributed to creative choices and not licensing issues , led critics to dismiss the work as `` Ono-centric '' . Ono was unapologetic about the choice : `` If we put Yesterday in , it 's not really fair to the Beatles because we 're leaning on their power . We 're talking about John now , thank you . '' She later said `` It is definitely John 's story -- from Liverpool 1940 to New York 1980 . I am the B-side , and that 's how it should be . I think he would have loved it . '' The musical also conspicuously omits any mention of May Pang , Lennon 's lover for a period of 18 months in 1974 -- 75 when the singer was separated from Ono .
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`` Happy Xmas ( War Is Over ) '' is a Christmas song with lyrics by John Lennon and Yoko Ono , released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir . The lyrics are set to the traditional English ballad `` Skewball '' . It was the seventh single release by Lennon outside of his work with the Beatles . The song reached number 4 in the UK , where its release was delayed until November 1972 , and has periodically reemerged on the UK Singles Chart , most notably after Lennon 's death in 1980 , at which point it peaked at number 2 . Also a protest song against the Vietnam War , `` Happy Xmas ( War Is Over ) '' has since become a Christmas standard , frequently covered by other artists , appearing on compilation albums of seasonal music , and named in polls as a holiday favourite .
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Lennon is a four-CD box set featuring many of John Lennon 's solo songs and was released in 1990 . Not to be confused with 2015 box set of the same name , which includes Lennon 's 8 original studio albums on vinyl . Compiled by the foremost authority on the Beatles , Mark Lewisohn , Lennon encompasses Lennon 's entire 1970 album Plastic Ono Band and generous samples from his single-only releases , and his albums from Live Peace in Toronto 1969 to Menlove Ave. Lennon , which never charted in the United Kingdom or United States , was deleted from Lennon 's catalogue in the late 1990s .
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This is a list of the lineups of the Plastic Ono Band , the backing band established by John Lennon and Yoko Ono . It was active in various incarnations from 1969 to 1974 , and was revived by Ono in 2009 . The group had a constantly shifting lineup , so this page reflects each individual incarnation under the name .
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Tupac Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks.
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Tupac Amaru Shakur ( -LSB- ˈtuːpɑːk_ʃəˈkʊər -RSB- ; born Lesane Parish Crooks ; June 16 , 1971September 13 , 1996 ) , also known by his stage names 2Pac , Makaveli , and Pac , was an American rapper , record producer , actor , and poet . As of 2007 , Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide . His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best-selling albums in the United States . He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many publications , including Rolling Stone , which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time . He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time . On April 7 , 2017 , Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Shakur began his career as a roadie , backup dancer , and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground , eventually branching off as a solo artist . Most of the themes in Shakur 's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities , racism , and other social problems . Both of his parents and several other people in his family were members of the Black Panther Party , whose ideals were reflected in his songs . During the latter part of his career , Shakur was a vocal participant during the East Coast -- West Coast hip hop rivalry , becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers , producers , and record-label staff members , most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and the label Bad Boy Records . On September 7 , 1996 , Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas , Nevada . He was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada , where he died six days later .
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Shakur is a surname . Notable people with the name include : Tupac Shakur ( 1971 -- 1996 ) , American rapper and actor ` Abd Allah II ibn ` Ali ` Abd ash-Shakur ( died 1930 ) , last Emir of Harar , Ethiopia ( 1884 -- 1887 ) Afeni Shakur ( 1947 -- 2016 ) , former member of the Black Panther Party , mother of Tupac Shakur Assata Shakur ( born 1947 ) , former Black Panther Party activist and escaped convict ( sister of Mutulu Shakur ) Mopreme Shakur ( born 1969 ) , rapper ( stepbrother of Tupac Shakur ) Muhammad ibn ` Ali ` Abd ash-Shakur , Emir of Harar , Ethiopia ( 1856 -- 1875 ) Mustafa Shakur ( born 1984 ) , basketball player Mutulu Shakur ( born 1950 ) , Black Liberation Army leader and convicted murderer ( father of Mopreme Shakur ) Sanyika Shakur ( born 1963 ) , born Kody Dehjon Scott and also known by his former street moniker Monster , former Los Angeles gang member Elias Chacour ( born 1939 ) , Archbishop of Akko , Haifa , Nazareth and All Galilee of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 2006 to 2014
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On September 7 , 1996 , American hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas , Nevada . The shooting occurred at 11:15 p.m. Pacific time when the car with Shakur stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane . Shakur was struck by four .40 caliber rounds fired from a Glock : two in the chest , one in the arm , and one in the thigh . He died from his injuries six days later in the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada . In the 2015 documentary Murder Rap , which discusses both Shakur 's and Wallace 's murders , former LAPD Detective Greg Kading , shares that Orlando Anderson 's uncle `` Keffe D '' offically confirmed that Anderson was the one who shot and killed Shakur .
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Maurice Williams ( born 1969 ) , better known by his stage name Mopreme Shakur , originally known as Wycked , is an American rapper . He was a member of the hip-hop group Thug Life and is the older step-brother of Tupac Shakur . He was also a member of The Outlawz ( under the name Komani ) , but later dropped out because of a financial disagreement with Death Row Records .
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Orlando Tive `` Baby Lane '' Anderson ( August 13 , 1974 -- May 29 , 1998 ) was an alleged affiliate of the South Side Crips and a person of interest in the investigation into the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur by the Compton and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departments . Detective Tim Brennan of Compton filed an affidavit naming Anderson as a suspect , although fans and others have speculated as to Anderson 's involvement since the killing . He was never charged with the murder .
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Mutulu Shakur ( born Jeral Wayne Williams ; August 8 , 1950 ) is an American black nationalist , acupuncturist and convicted felon . He was a proponent of the Republic of New Afrika and a close friend of Geronimo Pratt . Shakur is best known for his conviction on racketeering charges following the 1979 prison escape of Joanne Chesimard ( Assata Shakur ) and the infamous $ 1.6 million robbery of a Brinks armored truck in New York in which a guard and two police officers were killed . It was later found that an illegal project by the FBI , COINTELPRO , aimed at surveilling , infiltrating , discrediting , and neutralizing what they considered domestic political organizations , like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , had targeted Mutulu as well as many of his comrades . He is currently incarcerated in the United States Penitentiary , Victorville . He was stepfather to the late rap artist Tupac Shakur .
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Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale ( born October 7 , 1977 ) , better known as Napoleon , is a former member of Tupac Shakur 's rap group Outlawz . Beale has since converted to Islam and is now a motivational speaker .
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Tumelo Kepadisa ( born 2 May 1981 ) , simply known as Tuks or Tuks Senganga is a South African Motswako rapper born in Mafikeng , in the former homeland of the Bophuthatswana . He frequently performs in ethnic languages , though mostly Setswana . Tuks Senganga started writing in 1993 , drawing inspiration from everyday issues in his immediate environment . His career took off in 2005 with his debut album `` Mafoko a me '' . This was the album that earned Tuks the Best Hip Hop Album Award at the 12th Annual MTN South African Music Awards ( SAMA ) .
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The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts , based in Stone Mountain , Georgia , was a performing arts center supported through the Shakur Family Foundation . The Shakur Center 's mission was to provide opportunities for young people through the arts , and offers programs such as drama , dance , and creative writing classes . The organization also ran a Performing Arts Day Camp for youth ages twelve to eighteen . The center , located off of Memorial Drive was named in honor of the late American rap artist Tupac Amaru Shakur , and was founded by his mother Afeni Shakur . The Center was closed in 2015 .
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`` Changes '' is a hip hop song by Tupac Shakur featuring Talent . The song makes references to the war on drugs , the treatment of black people by the police , the perpetuation of poverty and its accompanying vicious-cycle value system in urban African American culture , and the difficulties of life in the ghetto . `` Changes '' remains one of Tupac 's most notable and popular songs .
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Tupac : A Thug Life is an anthology and collection of writings on the rapper Tupac Shakur released in 2005 by Plexus Publishing in the UK . The book was edited by Sam Brown with a foreword by music journalist Kris Ex . The title was taken from a quote by Shakur , who once said , `` I did n't choose the thug life ; the thug life chose me . ''
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Afeni Shakur Davis ( born Alice Faye Williams ; January 10 , 1947 -- May 2 , 2016 ) was an American political activist , Black Panther , and music businesswoman . Shakur was the mother of American rapper and actor Tupac Shakur .
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A 2Pac Tribute : Dare 2 Struggle is a posthumously released tribute album dedicated to the late hip hop icon , Tupac Shakur . Dr. Mutulu Shakur ( Tupac 's nonbiological father ) released the tribute album to commemorate Tupac 's 35th birthday and 10 year passing anniversary . The album features contributions from rappers behind bars as well as those on the outside , including Mutulu Shakur 's children Mopreme Shakur and Nzingha , as well as Outlawz , TQ , Slick , Imaan Faith and T-Jay . It was originally conceived before Tupac 's 1996 murder , when he and Mopreme visited their father in prison and wrote the `` Thug Code '' to try to decrease gang violence . Dare 2 Struggle includes a 16-page booklet that includes the `` Thug Code '' as well as a preview chapter of Shakur 's historical novel about Tupac titled N 2 Da Gutter . Mutulu Shakur is the executive producer of the album along with Canadian hip-hop activist Raoul Juneja ( a.k.a. Deejay Ra ) . It 's being released through Kent Entertainment 's First Kut rap imprint in association with Juneja 's Toronto-based Lyrical Knockout Entertainment company . Half of the proceeds from the record 's sales will go towards Shakur 's inner city health and education initiative .
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Christopher Brian `` Chris '' Bridges ( born September 11 , 1977 ) , better known by his stage name Ludacris , is an American hip hop recording artist and actor . Alongside his manager , Chaka Zulu , Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace , an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings . Throughout his career , Ludacris has won Screen Actors Guild , Critic 's Choice , MTV , and Grammy Awards . Along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast , Ludacris was one of the first and most influential `` Dirty South '' rappers to achieve mainstream success during the early 2000s . In 2014 , Ludacris was featured in Forbes list titled `` Hip-Hop Cash Kings '' , as he earned $ 8 million . Next year , he could again make it to their list by earning the same amount . Born in Champaign , Illinois , Ludacris moved to Atlanta at age nine , where he began rapping . After a brief stint as a disc jockey ( DJ ) , he released his first album Incognegro in 1999 , followed by Back for the First Time in 2000 , which contained the singles `` Southern Hospitality '' and `` What 's Your Fantasy '' . In 2001 , he released Word of Mouf , followed by Chicken-n-Beer in 2003 and The Red Light District in 2004 . He took a more serious approach with his next two albums , Release Therapy ( 2006 ) , and Theater of the Mind ( 2008 ) . His next record , Battle of the Sexes , was released in 2010 and featured the tone of his previous albums . Ludaversal was released on March 31 , 2015 . As an actor , he has appeared in films including Crash ( 2004 ) , Gamer ( 2009 ) , and New Year 's Eve ( 2011 ) , but is best known for playing Tej Parker in The Fast and the Furious film series .
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Tupac : Resurrection is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur . The film , directed by Lauren Lazin and released by Paramount Pictures , is narrated by Tupac Shakur himself . The film was in theaters from November 16 , 2003 to December 21 , 2003 . As of July 1 , 2008 it had earned over $ 7.8 million , making it the 21st-highest-grossing documentary film in the United States - ( in nominal dollars , from 1982 to the present ) . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 77th Academy Awards .
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`` Ghetto Gospel '' is a song by rapper Tupac Shakur , which was originally released as the second single on his posthumous 2004 album Loyal to the Game . It samples Elton John 's 1971 hit , `` Indian Sunset '' . The single topped the charts in the United Kingdom ( for 3 weeks ) , Australia , Czech Republic and the Republic of Ireland . The song was written by Tupac Shakur as an outcry to `` end the war on the streets '' , addressing the futility of racial difference and dissidence , particularly under the unifying banner of poverty . He also pays tribute to murdered black activists Malcolm X and Bobby Hutton in the song .
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Paul Tucker ( born 12 August 1965 , Crystal Palace , London , England ) is a record producer and songwriter . He is best known as one half of the British duo , Lighthouse Family . He attended Newcastle University , from which he graduated with a double first class Honours degree in French and German . Currently , Tucker is playing piano with his new band , The Orange Lights . In 2010 he and Tunde Baiyewu reformed Lighthouse Family .
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Tex Perkins ( born Gregory Stephen Perkins on 28 December 1964 in Darwin , Australia ) is an Australian singer-songwriter , who is widely known for fronting the popular Australian rock-band The Cruel Sea , but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon , Thug , James Baker Experience , The Butcher Shop , Salamander Jim , and Tex , Don and Charlie . He has also released many solo records . In 1997 , a portrait of Tex Perkins by artist Bill Leak won the Packing Room award at the Archibald Prize .
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Leslie Tucker , known as Junior Tucker ( born 1966 in Trenchtown , Kingston , Jamaica ) , is a Jamaican reggae singer , who started his career in secular music but who now sings Christian music . His hits included `` Happy '' and his own composition , `` Do n't Test '' .
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Starkid ( real name Adam Spears ) was a young electronic music producer from East Texas who was most known for his single Crayons which was played by DJs such as Armin van Buuren , Markus Schulz , John Digweed and featured on Nick Warren 's Global Underground : Reykjavik . It was later released as a full single on Release Records . Spears was fatally injured in a car accident on July 30 , 2004 in Nacogdoches , Texas . He was 18 years old . Tribute remixes of Crayons were created by producers Numinous & Habersham , MV and Leama & Moor . Several DJ mixes were created in tribute to the late producer and can be downloaded via the `` Long Live Starkid '' site .
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Tyrone Shawn Wilkins , better known as Little Shawn and Shawn Pen , is an American hip hop artist , rapper , songwriter and producer . He released a single in 1986 My girl Mother ( Select Records ) and an album called The Voice In The Mirror ( Capitol Records ) in 1992 . Little Shawn released the single `` Dom Perignon '' ( Uptown Records ) featuring The Notorious B.I.G. on 20 July 1995 . It peaked at # 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 as well as # 87 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles and # 23 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts . The song was featured on the soundtrack to the Fox TV crime drama New York Undercover . Tupac Shakur was on his way to record a verse for Little Shawn when he was robbed and shot 5 times in 1994 . From 1998 to 2004 , Wilkins served time in federal prison for drug trafficking . Wilkins changed his stage name to Shawn Pen after leaving prison .
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Lawrence `` Kris '' Parker ( born August 20 , 1965 ) , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha , is an American rapper and occasional producer from The Bronx , New York City , New York . KRS-One rose to prominence as part of the group Boogie Down Productions , which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid 1980s . Following the release of the group 's debut album , Criminal Minded , La Rock was shot dead , but KRS-One continued the group , effectively as a solo project . He began releasing records under his own name in 1993 . KRS-One is politically active , having started the Stop the Violence Movement , after the death of Scott La Rock .
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Foued El Ouazzani ( born 23 September 1988 in Vitry-sur-Seine ) , better known by his stage name Leck ( also stylised L.E.C.K. ) is a French rapper of Moroccan origin signed to Believe Recordings .
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Charles Turu Tumahai ( 14 January 1949 -- 21 December 1995 ) was a New Zealand singer , bass player and songwriter who was a member of several noted rock groups in New Zealand , Australia and the UK . He is best known internationally as the bassist and backing vocalist in Bill Nelson 's Be-Bop Deluxe . Tumahai was born in Orakei , Auckland , New Zealand , where he began his music career before moving to Australia in the late 1960s . He was a member of several notable Australian bands including Chain , Healing Force , Friends and Mississippi ( which later evolved into Little River Band ) . Tumahai travelled to the UK with Mississippi in 1974 and remained there when Mississippi broke up . Later that year he joined Be-Bop Deluxe , with whom he played and recorded until 1978 . In this year , he joined The Dukes . He returned to New Zealand in 1985 and joined the popular New Zealand reggae band Herbs . As well as music he became involved in Maori affairs , working as a voluntary member of a scheme set up to assist young Maori offenders in Auckland . He was also developing plans for an arts programme for Maori prisoners and for exploring new ways he could help young Maori people connect with their culture . He died suddenly on 21 December 1995 , aged 46 , after suffering a heart attack while working at the Auckland District Court .
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Mark Tucker ( born October 11 , 1957 in Laurel , Maryland , and who legally changed his name in 1991 to T. Storm Hunter ) is a musician , and co-founder of Tetrapod Spools . His debut album , Batstew , which is now collectible , was released in two runs , each of 100 copies . There was also one personalized edition for his girlfriend of the time , Eva Bataszew , whose title was Bataszew . The album was re-released in 1996 as a compact disc , with extra tracks that never made it onto the original LP . It comprises amongst other things recordings of Tucker 's car , a 1964 Cadillac which he had nicknamed `` The Bat '' . After a couple of mental breakdowns , Tucker recorded his second album , In The Sack , in 1982 , under the pseudonym `` T. Storm Hunter '' which he later adopted as his legal name . The music was largely experimental , with tracks including `` Everywhere with Sally ( Ride ) '' , a pop song recorded backwards .
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`` Panther Power '' is a song by Tupac Shakur featuring Ray Luv and it is one of the earliest recordings by Tupac . The song was produced by the Digital Underground and Strictly Dope member , Chopmaster J.The song posthumously released on the album , Tupac : Resurrection ( soundtrack ) and Beginnings : The Lost Tapes 1988 -- 1991 . The song is a tribute to the Black Panther Party and his mother , Afeni Shakur when she was a member of the Black Panther Party . The song deals with slavery , Black nationalism and racism .
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Geronimo Pratt ( born Elmer Pratt , September 13 , 1947 -- June 2 , 2011 ) , also known as Geronimo Ji-Jaga and Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt , was a decorated military veteran and a high-ranking member of the Black Panther Party in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s . Born in Louisiana , he served two tours in Vietnam , receiving several decorations . He moved to Los Angeles , where he studied at UCLA under the GI Bill . He also joined the Black Panther Party , working to support poor blacks and correct injustice . The Federal Bureau of Investigation targeted Pratt in a COINTELPRO operation in the early 1970s , intended to `` neutralize Pratt as an effective BPP functionary . '' Pratt was tried and convicted of the kidnap and murder of schoolteacher Caroline Olsen in 1972 ; he served 27 years in prison , eight of which were in solitary confinement . Pratt was freed in 1997 when his conviction was vacated due to the prosecution 's having concealed evidence that may have affected the verdict . This decision was upheld by the state court on appeal . He worked as a human rights activist up until the time of his death . Pratt was also the godfather of the late rapper Tupac Shakur . He died of a heart attack in his adopted country , Tanzania , on June 3 , 2011 .
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Chris Brochu ( born June 25 , 1989 ) is an American actor and singer-songwriter , older brother of Doug Brochu . He is best known as Luke Parker in The Vampire Diaries . Brochu also is the lead singer for the band Fall Into Faith .
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Thaddeus Parker was born on 13 November 1923 in Cross City , Florida .
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Malcolm Greenridge ( born July 7 , 1974 ) , known as E.D.I. Mean , is an American hip hop artist and a member of the Outlawz . While in the third grade , Malcolm became friends with Katari `` Kastro '' Cox who later introduced his cousin , Tupac Shakur ,
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Adrian Policena ( born in December 7 , 1979 in Lucban , Quezon , Philippines ) , also known as Chris Tsuper , is a radio disc jockey and recording artist in the Philippines . He is best known for his program Tambalang Balasubas at Balahura ( with co-host Nicole Hyala ) at 90.7 Love Radio and through Love Radio stations nationwide .
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All Eyez on Me is an upcoming American biographical drama film about hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur , directed by Benny Boom and written by Jeremy Haft , Eddie Gonzalez and Steven Bagatourian . Titled after Shakur 's 1996 fourth studio album of the same name , the film stars Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac and co-stars Kat Graham , Lauren Cohan , Hill Harper and Danai Gurira . Principal photography began in mid-December 2015 in Atlanta , Georgia . The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 16 , 2017 , on what would have been Shakur 's 46th birthday .
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Sydney Crooks ( born Sydney Roy Crooks , 24 February 1945 , Westmoreland , Jamaica ) , also known as Sidney Crooks , Sidney Roy , Luddy Pioneer , Luddy Crooks and now Norris Cole , is a Jamaican singer and record producer , and a member of The Pioneers since 1962 .
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The Jim Henson Company produced The Muppet Movie, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.
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The Jim Henson Company ( also known at various times as Muppets , LLC. , Henson Associates , Ltd. , and Jim Henson Productions , Inc. ) is an American entertainment company , a leading producer of children 's and family entertainment ( despite some of the company 's works containing mature content ) , and best known as the creators of the renowned Muppets characters . Founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson and performing partner and wife Jane Henson , the company is independently owned and operated by the children of its founders . Henson has produced many successful television series , including The Muppet Show ( later owned by Disney ) , Fraggle Rock , Dinosaurs , Bear in the Big Blue House , and Farscape , and creates the Muppet characters for the long-running PBS television series , Sesame Street . The company has also produced many films , including The Muppet Movie , The Dark Crystal , and Labyrinth . Henson also operates Jim Henson 's Creature Shop , a puppet , animatronics , and visual effects workshop , which has created characters and effects for Henson productions , as well as outside producers . In 1989 , the company entered merger negotiations with The Walt Disney Company , but the deal fell through following Jim Henson 's unexpected death in 1990 . Following Henson 's death and the calling off of the Disney merger , the company was taken over by Henson 's children , Lisa , Cheryl , Brian , John , and Heather , with Brian at the helm . In 2000 Henson was sold to EM.TV & Merchandising AG , a German media company , but by the end of that year , EM.TV 's stock collapsed , and the company was sold back to the Henson family in 2003 . ( EM.TV had in the interim sold the rights to the Sesame Street Muppets to Sesame Workshop in 2001 . ) In 2004 , Henson sold the rights to the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House to The Walt Disney Company , but retains the rights to the rest of its characters , program library , and assets . , Brian , Lisa , Cheryl , and Heather Henson run the company ( sibling and fellow co-owner John Henson died in February 2014 ) . Brian Henson serves as chairman , while Lisa Henson serves as CEO . Since 2000 , The Jim Henson Company has been headquartered at the Jim Henson Company Lot , the historic former Charlie Chaplin Studios , in Hollywood , California .
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James Maury `` Jim '' Henson ( September 24 , 1936 -- May 16 , 1990 ) was an American puppeteer , artist , cartoonist , inventor , screenwriter , film director and producer who achieved international fame as the creator of the Muppets . Born in Greenville , Mississippi , and raised in Leland , Mississippi , and Hyattsville , Maryland , Henson began developing puppets while attending high school . While he was a freshman at the University of Maryland , College Park , he created Sam and Friends , a five-minute sketch-comedy puppet show that appeared on television . After graduating from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics , he produced coffee advertisements and developed some experimental films . Feeling the need for more creative output , Henson founded Muppets Inc. in 1958 ( which would later become the Jim Henson Company ) . Henson became famous in the 1960s when he joined the children 's educational television program Sesame Street , and there helped develop characters for the series . He also appeared on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live . In 1976 , after scrapping plans for a Broadway show , he produced The Muppet Show . He won fame for his creations , particularly Kermit the Frog , Rowlf the Dog , and Ernie , and was involved with Sesame Street for over 20 years . Rowlf the Dog was a cast member on the Jimmy Dean Show in the early 60 's . He also had frequent roles in Muppets films such as The Muppet Movie , The Great Muppet Caper , and The Muppets Take Manhattan , and created advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock , The Dark Crystal , and Labyrinth . During the later years of his life , he also founded the Jim Henson Foundation and Jim Henson 's Creature Shop . His involvement in two television programs -- The Storyteller and The Jim Henson Hour -- led to Emmy Award wins . Henson died of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome on May 16 , 1990 , at age 53 , twenty hours after experiencing a medical emergency -- an unexpected event that was widely lamented in the film and television industries . In the weeks after his death , he was celebrated in a wave of tributes . He was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991 , and as a Disney Legend in 2011 .
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Jim Henson Television is the television production arm of The Jim Henson Company . Jim Henson Television has developed many creative shows over the span of four decades . Some of the more notable television programs produced by the Henson organization include : Sesame Street - In 1969 , the creator of Sesame Street asked Jim Henson to be on the show to improve the creativity of the show . On the show , Jim Henson portrayed characters Guy Smiley and Ernie . However , his biggest work came when he created and portrayed Kermit the Frog . Kermit is an iconic character and still remains popular today . Jim Henson 's work on the show is one of the reasons why it is still popular today . The Muppet Show 1976 -- 1981 -- syndicated variety show . Due to Henson 's success on Sesame Street , he was able to give his creations more exposure and get them discovered . In 1974 , he created The muppet show which lead to other characters being created such as Rizzo the rat , Fozzie the bear , Ms piggy , Rowlf the dog . The show lasted for about nine years and the characters on the show still exist today . This show got a lot of popularity and the familiarity of Kermit the Frog to viewers helped the show . Guest stars even appeared on the show such as John Denver . Emmet Otter 's Jug-Band Christmas 1977 -- Christmas special produced for HBO Fraggle Rock 1983 -- 1987 -- Children 's musical television series produced for HBO This show was created by Jim Henson . It was a musical show that featured four types of characters : Doozers , Gorgs , Fraggles , and Silly creatures of outer space . Jim Henson 's Muppet Babies1984 -- 1991 -- Animated children 's television series Jim Henson 's Little Muppet Monsters1985 -- Animated/Live Action children 's television series The Tale of the Bunny Picnic 1986 -- Television special Jim Henson 's The Storyteller 1987 -- 1989 -- Anthology series produced for ITV and NBC . The Jim Henson Hour 1989 -- Variety show produced for NBC . Jim Henson 's The Storyteller : Greek Myths 1990 -- Anthology series . Dinosaurs 1991 -- 1994 -- Sitcom produced for ABC . Jim Henson 's Secret Life of Toys 1994 -- Limited-run series produced for the Disney Channel . The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss 1996 -- 1997 -- Live-action/puppet series produced for Nickelodeon Bear in the Big Blue House1997 -- 2006 -- Mixed live-action and animated series produced for the Disney Channel . this show was developed by Shadow Projects and the Jim Henson company that featured characters that would appeal to younger children . Brats of the Lost Nebula ( 1998 ) -- Computer Animated Series produced for Kids ' WB ! . Farscape 1999 -- 2003 -- A live-action science fiction series for Sci Fi Channel , which it co-produced with Hallmark Entertainment . 2004 -- A four-hour mini-series , Farscape : The Peacekeeper Wars for the Sci-Fi Channel . It 's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 2002 -- Christmas movie featuring the Muppets Jack and the Beanstalk : The Real Story -- Mini-series Animal Jam -- 2003 -- live-action puppet dance party , airs on TLC and Discovery Kids .
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The Dark Crystal is a 1982 American -- British fantasy adventure film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and stars the voices of Stephen Garlick , Lisa Maxwell , Billie Whitelaw , and Percy Edwards . The plot revolves around Jen , an elf-like ` Gelfling ' on a quest to restore balance to his alien world by returning a lost shard to a powerful but broken gem . Although marketed as a family film , it was notably darker than the creators ' previous material , and incorporated several nods to the new age movement . The animatronics used in the film were considered groundbreaking . The primary concept artist was the fantasy illustrator Brian Froud , famous for his distinctive fairy and dwarf designs . Froud also collaborated with Henson and Oz for their next project , the 1986 film Labyrinth . The Dark Crystal was produced by Gary Kurtz , while the screenplay was written by David Odell , who had previously worked with Henson as a staff writer on The Muppet Show . The film 's score was composed by Trevor Jones . The film was produced by ITC Entertainment , the British production company responsible for producing The Muppet Show . The film earned mixed to positive reviews from multiple critics , particularly commenting on its special effects .
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Jim Henson 's Creature Shop is a special/visual effects company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson , creator of The Muppets . The company is based out of Hollywood , California , United States , and , previously , Camden Town in London , United Kingdom , where they still maintain some facilities .
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The characters and races of The Dark Crystal were created by puppeteer Jim Henson and concept artist Brian Froud for the 1982 cult fantasy film The Dark Crystal and its expanded universe in books , comics , artwork , games , and proposed sequel . Notably , most of the information about specific character and race names comes from supplementary material such as Froud 's book The World of the Dark Crystal , rather than the film itself .
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The Muppets is a group of comedic puppet characters originally created by Jim Henson who have appeared in multiple television series , films , and other media appearances since the 1950s . The majority of the characters listed here originated on The Muppet Show , a television series that aired from 1976 to 1981 . Since then , several more characters have been introduced in other television series , as well as theatrical films . The first Muppet characters appeared in Sam and Friends , a Washington , D.C.-based show which was broadcast from 1955 to 1961 . Kermit the Frog was one of the show 's regulars , and thus was one of Henson 's first Muppet creations . The characters became a household name after their appearance in the children 's television program Sesame Street . Henson was initially reluctant to become involved with Sesame Street because he feared being pigeon-holed as a children 's performer , but agreed to work on the show to further his social goals . The characters created for that series are now owned by the Sesame Workshop , the producers of Sesame Street , and are now considered a separate franchise . These characters have been owned by The Walt Disney Company since 2004 when Disney acquired them from The Jim Henson Company and formed a division called The Muppets Studio to manage the franchise .
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The Jim Henson Foundation was founded by puppeteer and Muppet creator Jim Henson to promote and develop puppetry in the United States . Jim Henson 's daughter Cheryl Henson currently serves as the president for the Foundation . It is the only grantmaking institution with the mission of supporting puppetry . The Jim Henson Foundation has bestowed 675 grants to date . Past grant recipients include MacArthur Fellow Julie Taymor , director of the Broadway musical The Lion King ; Ralph Lee , whose production A Popol Vuh Story was also presented at the 1994 Henson Festival and went on to tour New York City public schools ; MacArthur Fellow Lee Breuer 's company Mabou Mines , whose production Peter & Wendy was featured at the 1996 Spoleto Festival and the 1996 Henson Festival , followed by a month-long run at New York 's New Victory Theater ; and Basil Twist , whose production Symphonie Fantastique had an acclaimed year-long run in New York .
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The discography of The Muppets , an American puppet group originally created by puppeteer Jim Henson , includes of fifteen studio albums , four compilation albums , one extended play , eight singles , two `` featured artist '' singles and five music videos . Of the studio and compilation albums , three are soundtracks from seasons of The Muppet Show and seven of eight motion pictures . The soundtrack to the sixth film , Muppets From Space was orchestral as opposed to derivative compositions performed by the characters . Walt Disney Records has served as the primary record label for musical projects by The Muppets since 2004 . The Muppets are also known for numerous songs from their films and television series , some of which , including `` Rainbow Connection '' , `` Bein ' Green '' , `` The Muppet Show Theme '' and their rendition of `` Mah Nà Mah Nà '' , have become a prevalent part of contemporary pop culture , with several adaptations from other artists of varying genres . Not all discography has been performed by the group as an ensemble cast ; some characters such as Kermit the Frog and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem , have gone on to perform solo compositions .
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The Muppets are an ensemble cast of puppet characters known for their self-aware , burlesque , and meta-referential style of variety-sketch comedy . Created by Jim Henson in 1955 , they are the namesake for the Disney media franchise that encompasses feature films , television series , music recordings , theme park attractions , print publications , merchandising , and other media works associated with the characters . The Muppets debuted on the television program Sam and Friends , which aired from 1955 to 1961 . After appearing on skits in several late night talk shows and advertising commercials during the 1960s , the Muppets began appearing on Sesame Street in 1969 . The Muppets attained celebrity status and international recognition through their breakout roles in The Muppet Show ( 1976 -- 1981 ) , a primetime television series that garnered four Primetime Emmy Award wins and twenty-one nominations during its five-year run . In the late 1970s and into the 1980s , the Muppets diversified into theatrical feature films , including The Muppet Movie ( 1979 ) , The Great Muppet Caper ( 1981 ) , and The Muppets Take Manhattan ( 1984 ) . The Walt Disney Company began involvement with the Muppets in the late 1980s , seeking to acquire the characters from the Jim Henson Company . The Muppets continued their presence in television and film in the 1990s with The Jim Henson Hour ( 1989 ) , Muppets Tonight ( 1996 -- 98 ) -- a series continuation of The Muppet Show -- and three films , The Muppet Christmas Carol ( 1992 ) , Muppet Treasure Island ( 1996 ) , and Muppets from Space ( 1999 ) . Disney acquired the rights to the Muppets in 2004 , allowing the characters to gain broader public exposure than in previous years . Under Disney 's control , the Muppets enjoyed revitalized success , starring in two films -- The Muppets ( 2011 ) and Muppets Most Wanted ( 2014 ) -- as well as a short-lived primetime television series on ABC . Throughout their six decades of existence , the Muppets have been regarded as a staple of the entertainment industry and popular culture in the United States , receiving recognition from various cultural institutions and organizations , such as the American Film Institute , Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences , Library of Congress , and the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
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Jim Henson Records was a short-lived music label made by The Jim Henson Company and BMG Kidz . It began in 1988 with the soundtrack for the film Kokomo . Despite the decreasing popularity of the Muppets following the death of Jim Henson , this record line kept the Muppets in the public 's eyes and included some now-rare albums . This line marked the CD debuts of songs from The Muppet Show , Fraggle Rock and the first two movies ( The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper ) . Henson and BMG released 2 CDs of key Muppet songs , they unearthed old recordings from 1984 featuring Jim Henson as Rowlf the Dog singing some classic songs ( Ol' Brown Ears is Back ) and a Muppet Beach Party CD featuring The Beach Boys songs . In the fall of 1994 , the last album released by Jim Henson Records was Kermit Unpigged . The album did not sell and Henson even sued BMG for not selling enough copies , thus ending the label .
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The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson , many for the purpose of appearing on the children 's television program Sesame Street . Henson 's involvement in Sesame Street began when he and Joan Ganz Cooney , one of the creators of the show , met in the summer of 1968 , at one of the show 's five three-day curriculum planning seminars in Boston . Author Christopher Finch reported that director Jon Stone , who had worked with Henson previously , felt that if they could not bring him on board , they should `` make do without puppets '' . Henson was initially reluctant but agreed to join Sesame Street in support of its social goals . He also agreed to waive his performance fee for full ownership of the Sesame Street Muppets and to split any revenue they generated with the Children 's Television Workshop ( renamed to the Sesame Workshop in 2000 ) , the series ' non-profit producer . The Muppets were a crucial part of the show 's popularity and it brought Henson national attention . The Muppet segments of the show were popular since its premiere , and more Muppets were added during the first few seasons . The Muppets were effective teaching tools because children easily recognized them , they were predictable , and they appealed to adults and older siblings . During the production of Sesame Streets first season , producers created five one-hour episodes to test the show 's appeal to children and examine their comprehension of the material . Not intended for broadcast , they were presented to preschoolers in 60 homes throughout Philadelphia and in day care centers in New York City in July 1969 . The results were `` generally very positive '' ; children learned from the shows , their appeal was high , and children 's attention was sustained over the full hour . However , the researchers found that although children 's attention was high during the Muppet segments , their interest wavered during the `` Street '' segments , when no Muppets were on screen . This was because the producers had followed the advice of child psychologists who were concerned that children would be confused if human actors and Muppets were shown together . As a result of this decision , the appeal of the test episodes was lower than the target . The Street scenes were `` the glue '' that `` pulled the show together '' , so producers knew they needed to make significant changes . The producers decided to reject the advisers ' advice and reshot the Street segments ; Henson and his coworkers created Muppets that could interact with the human actors , specifically Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird , who became two of the show 's most enduring characters . These test episodes were directly responsible for what writer Malcolm Gladwell called `` the essence of Sesame Street -- the artful blend of fluffy monsters and earnest adults '' . Since 2001 , the full rights for the Muppets created for Sesame Street have been owned by Sesame Workshop .
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Labyrinth is a 1986 British-American adventure musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson , executive-produced by George Lucas , and based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud . The film revolves around 15-year-old Sarah 's ( Jennifer Connelly ) quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby , who Sarah wished away to Jareth , the Goblin King ( David Bowie ) . With the exception of Connelly and Bowie , most of the film 's significant characters are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson 's Creature Shop . The film started as a collaboration between Henson and Froud , with ideas for the film first being discussed between them following a screening of their previous collaboration , The Dark Crystal . Terry Jones of Monty Python wrote the first draft of the film 's script early in 1984 , drawing on Froud 's sketches for inspiration . Various other script-writers , including Laura Phillips ( who had previously written several episodes of Fraggle Rock ) , Lucas , Dennis Lee , and Elaine May , subsequently re-wrote and made additions to the screenplay , although Jones received the film 's sole screenwriting credit . Labyrinth was shot on location in Upper Nyack , Piermont and Haverstraw in New York , and at Elstree Studios and West Wycombe Park in the United Kingdom . The New York Times reported that Labyrinth had a budget of $ 25 million . The film was a box office disappointment , grossing $ 12.9 million during its U.S. theatrical run . The commercial failure demoralized Henson to the extent that his son Brian remembered the time of the film 's release as one of the most difficult periods of his father 's career . It would be the last feature film directed by Henson before his death in 1990 . Although it was met with a mixed critical response upon its initial release , Labyrinth has since gained a large cult following . A four-volume comic sequel to the film , Return to Labyrinth , was published by Tokyopop between 2006 and 2010 . In 2012 , Archaia Studios Press announced they were developing a graphic novel prequel to the film . In January 2016 , it was announced that a reboot was in development , which was later denied by screenwriter Nicole Perlman , describing it instead as a `` spin-off '' in the same fictional universe .
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The Dark Crystal is a graphic adventure computer game based on Jim Henson 's fantasy film , The Dark Crystal . The game was designed by Roberta Williams and published under the SierraVenture line in 1983 as Hi-Res Adventure # 6 : The Dark Crystal . It was the first Hi-Res Adventure released under the SierraVenture line , the previous titles being released under earlier names and later re-released under SierraVenture .
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Jane Henson 's Nativity Story is a unique re-telling of the Christmas story with puppets from the co-creator of The Muppets , Jane Henson . It features live sacred music and a cast of puppets built by The Jim Henson Company .
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The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 American musical fantasy comedy-drama film and an adaptation of Charles Dickens 's 1843 novel A Christmas Carol . It is the fourth in a series of live-action musical films featuring The Muppets , with Michael Caine starring as Ebenezer Scrooge . Although it is a comedic film with contemporary songs , The Muppet Christmas Carol otherwise follows Dickens 's original story closely . The film was produced and directed by Brian Henson for Jim Henson Productions and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The Muppet Christmas Carol was dedicated to the memory of Muppets creator Jim Henson and fellow puppeteer Richard Hunt , who died during pre-production .
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Only films in which all the characters are represented by puppets should be listed here . For animated films featuring puppets , see List of stop-motion films . Thunderbirds Are GO ( 1966 ) - UK Thunderbird 6 ( 1968 ) - UK The Muppet Movie ( 1979 ) - USA The Dark Crystal ( 1982 ) - USA/UK The Great Muppet Caper ( 1982 ) - USA The Muppets Take Manhattan ( 1984 ) - USA Gremlins ( 1984 ) - USA Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird ( 1985 ) - USA Labyrinth ( 1986 ) - USA Superstar : The Karen Carpenter Story ( 1987 ) - USA Meet the Feebles ( 1989 ) - New Zealand Gremlins 2 : The New Batch ( 1990 ) - USA The Muppet Christmas Carol ( 1992 ) - USA Muppet Treasure Island ( 1996 ) - USA The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland ( 1999 ) - USA Muppets from Space ( 1999 ) - USA Legend of the Sacred Stone ( 2000 ) - Taiwan Strings ( 2004 ) - Denmark/Norway/Sweden / UK Team America : World Police ( 2004 ) - USA Dante 's Inferno ( 2007 ) - USA 31 minutos , la película ( 2008 ) - Chile/Brazil/Spain Play ! ( 2008 , short film ) The Muppets ( 2011 ) - USA The Fuzz ( 2013 ) - USA Muppets Most Wanted ( 2014 ) - USA Lessons Learned ( 2014 , short film ) - USA Scooby-Doo ! Adventures : The Mystery Map ( 2014 ) - USA
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Muppet Kids ( fully titled `` Muppet Kids Reading and Thinking Series '' ) is a series of educational video games developed by Jim Henson Interactive , published by Brighter Child and distributed on some CDs by Encore Software . The games were released in both US , UK and France . The games were reissued in 2004 and included video clips from The Muppet Show . Characters featured in the games are Kermit , Miss Piggy , Animal , Gonzo , Fozzie , Bean Bunny , Rolf , Janice , Skeeter and Scooter .
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The founders of The Jim Henson Company are Jim and Jane Henson . This is a list of notable feature films produced by The Jim Henson Company .
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Fraggle Rock ( also known as Jim Henson 's Fraggle Rock or Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson 's Muppets ) is a British/American/Canadian children 's live action puppet television series about interconnected societies of Muppet creatures , created by Jim Henson . Fraggle Rock was co-produced by British television company Television South ( TVS ) , the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , U.S. pay television service Home Box Office and Henson Associates . Unlike Sesame Street , which had been created for a single market and later adapted for international markets , Fraggle Rock was intended from the start to be an international production and the whole show was constructed with this in mind .
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Michael Kingsbury Frith ( born 8 July 1941 ) is the former Executive Vice-President and Creative Director for Jim Henson Productions . His contributions to Muppet projects have been extensive and varied .
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The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Oz . It is the third of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson 's Muppets with special appearances by Art Carney , James Coco , Dabney Coleman , Gregory Hines , Linda Lavin , and Joan Rivers . The film was produced by Henson Associates and TriStar Pictures , and was filmed on location in New York City during the summer of 1983 and released theatrically the following summer . It was the first film to be directed solely by Oz ( who also performs Sam the Eagle , Fozzie Bear , Miss Piggy , and Animal ) , as he previously co-directed The Dark Crystal with Henson . The film introduced the Muppet Babies , as toddler versions of the Muppet characters in a fantasy sequence . The Muppet Babies later received their own Saturday morning animated television series , which aired on CBS from 1984 until 1991 and has since been syndicated worldwide .
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John Paul Henson ( April 25 , 1965 -- February 14 , 2014 ) was an American puppeteer best known for his association with The Muppets .
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Muppets Tonight is an American live-action/puppet family-oriented television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets . Much like the `` MuppeTelevision '' segment of The Jim Henson Hour , the show was a continuation of The Muppet Show , set in a television studio , rather than a theater . It first ran on ABC from March 8 to July 14 , 1996 , with reruns on Disney Channel from 1997 to 2000 .
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The Jim Henson Hour is a television series that aired on NBC in 1987 . It was developed as a showcase for The Jim Henson Company 's various puppet creations , including the Muppet characters . Nine of the twelve episodes produced aired on NBC before the program was canceled . Two episodes later aired on Nickelodeon in 1992 and 1993 , and the final episode never aired in the US , but did air in the UK in 1990 .
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The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 British-American mystery musical comedy film directed by Jim Henson , marking his feature directorial . The film is about the Muppets who must travel to London , England to stop a jewel heist . It is the second of a series of live-action musical feature films , starring Jim Henson 's Muppets . The film was a British-American venture produced by Henson Associates and ITC Entertainment , and released by Universal Pictures on 26 June 1981 . It is also the only Muppet feature film directed by Henson . Shot in Great Britain in 1980 , the film was released shortly after the final season of The Muppet Show .
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The Muppet Movie is a 1979 British-American musical road comedy film and the first theatrical film featuring the Muppets . Directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson , the film 's screenplay was written by The Muppet Show writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns . An American and British venture produced by Henson Associates and ITC Entertainment between the first half and the second half of the third season of The Muppet Show , the film depicts Kermit the Frog as he embarks on a cross-country trip to Hollywood , California . Along the way , he encounters several of the Muppets -- who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business -- while being pursued by Doc Hopper , an evil restaurateur with intentions of employing Kermit as a spokesperson for his frog legs business . Notable for its surreal humour , meta-references and prolific use of cameos , The Muppet Movie was released in the United Kingdom on May 31 , 1979 and in the United States on June 22 , 1979 , and received critical praise ; including two Academy Award nominations for Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher 's musical score and their song , `` The Rainbow Connection '' . In 2009 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry .
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Hyperion Pictures ( a.k.a. Hyperion Films or Hyperion Studios ) is an American film production company founded by Thomas L. Wilhite , who had previously been the head of motion picture and television produced for and owned by Walt Disney Productions , and writer/director Willard Carroll . The company produces both live-action and animated productions such as The Brave Little Toaster and The Runestone . A subsidiary of the company is its animation division , Hyperion Animation Company , Inc. which has produced animated feature films and television series , including its three media franchises The Brave Little Toaster , The Itsy Bitsy Spider and The Oz Kids . The company 's mascot was Leslie McGroarty from Itsy Bitsy Spider , who appears in its production logo .
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The Muppets Studio , LLC , formerly The Muppets Holding Company , LLC , is a wholly owned entertainment subsidiary of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media Labs , formed in 2004 through The Walt Disney Company 's acquisition of The Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House assets from The Jim Henson Company .
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The Christmas Toy is a 1986 Emmy Award nominated television film , directed by Eric Till and produced by The Jim Henson Company , featuring Jim Henson 's Muppets , including Rugby the Tiger who remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year , and thinks he 's going to be unwrapped again this year . The film , which originally aired on December 6 , 1986 on ABC , was sponsored by Kraft Foods . Originally introduced by Kermit The Frog , it was released on VHS format in 1993 . In 2008 , HIT Entertainment ( distributed by Lionsgate ) released the special on DVD , but edited out Kermit 's opening introduction due to legal issues . The film later inspired a spin-off television series called Secret Life of Toys .
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Jim Henson Pictures is an American film studio , owned by The Jim Henson Company and operated by Brian and Lisa Henson . It was founded on July 21 , 1995 as a joint venture between Jim Henson Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment .
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson is a one-hour special that aired on CBS on November 21 , 1990 . The program was a tribute to Muppet creator Jim Henson , who had died earlier in 1990 due to toxic shock syndrome caused by a streptococcus infection , and featured characters from The Muppet Show , Fraggle Rock , and Sesame Street . It marked Steve Whitmire 's first onscreen performance as Kermit the Frog . This was also one of Richard Hunt 's final puppetry works before his death in 1992 .
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The Hoobs is a British/American/Canadian BAFTA-winning children 's television programme created and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Decode Entertainment .
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Slovenia uses the euro.
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Slovenia ( -LSB- sloʊˈviːniə , _ slə - , _ - njə -RSB- ; Slovenija -LSB- slɔˈʋéːnija -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene : , abbr. : RS ) , is a nation state in southern Central Europe , located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes . It is bordered by Italy to the west , Austria to the north , Hungary to the northeast , Croatia to the south and southeast , and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest . It covers 20,273 km2 and has a population of 2.06 million . It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations , European Union , and NATO . The capital and largest city is Ljubljana . The territory is mostly mountainous with a mainly continental climate , with the exception of the Slovene Littoral that has a sub-Mediterranean climate and the north-western area that has an Alpine climate . Additionally , the Dinaric Alps and the Pannonian Plain meet on the territory of Slovenia . The country , marked by a significant biological diversity , is one of the most water-rich in Europe , with a dense river network , a rich aquifer system , and significant karst underground watercourses . Over half of the territory is covered by forest . The human settlement of Slovenia is dispersed and uneven . Slovenia has historically been the crossroads of South Slavic , Germanic , Romance , and Hungarian languages and culture . Although the population is not homogeneous , the majority is Slovene . South Slavic language Slovene is the official language throughout the country . Slovenia is a largely secularized country , but its culture and identity have been significantly influenced by Catholicism as well as Lutheranism . The economy of Slovenia is small , open , and export-oriented and has been strongly influenced by international conditions . It has been severely hurt by the Eurozone crisis , started in the late 2000s . The main economic field is services , followed by industry and construction . Historically , the current territory of Slovenia was part of many different state formations , including the Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire , followed by the Habsburg Monarchy . In October 1918 , the Slovenes exercised self-determination for the first time by co-founding the State of Slovenes , Croats and Serbs . In December 1918 , they merged with the Kingdom of Serbia into the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes ( renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929 ) . During World War II , Slovenia was occupied and annexed by Germany , Italy , and Hungary , with a tiny area transferred to the Independent State of Croatia , a Nazi puppet state . Afterward , it was a founding member of the Federal People 's Republic of Yugoslavia , later renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , a communist state which was the only country in the Eastern Bloc which was never part of the Warsaw Pact . In June 1991 , after the introduction of multi-party representative democracy , Slovenia split from Yugoslavia and became an independent country . In 2004 , it entered NATO and the European Union ; in 2007 became the first formerly communist country to join the Eurozone ; and in 2010 joined the OECD , a global association of high-income developed countries .
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Slovenia today is a developed country that enjoys prosperity and stability as well as a GDP per capita by purchase power parity at 83 % of the EU28 average in 2015 , which is the same as in 2014 and 2 percentage points higher than in 2013 . Nominal GDP in 2015 was 38.570 mio EUR , nominal GDP per capita ( GDP/pc ) in 2015 was 18.693 EUR . The highest GDP/pc was in central Slovenia , where capital city Ljubljana is located , which is part of western Slovenia statistical region , which has higher GDP/pc than eastern Slovenia . It was the first new member of the European Union to adopt the euro as a currency in January 2007 and it has been a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development since 2010 . Slovenia has a highly educated workforce , well-developed infrastructure , and is situated at a major transport crossroad . On the other hand , the level of foreign direct investment is one of the lowest but has been steadily rising in the last few years . Slovenian economy has been severely hurt by the European economic crisis , which started in late 2000s . After 2013 GDP per capita is rising again . Almost two thirds of the working population are employed in services .
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The Bank of Slovenia ( Banka Slovenije ) is the bank of issue and the central bank of the Republic of Slovenia . Based in Ljubljana , it was established on 25 June 1991 . Its primary task is to take care of the stability of the domestic currency and to ensure the liquidity of payments within the country and with foreign countries . It also acts as the supervisor of the banking system . It is a non-governmental independent institution , obliged to periodically present a report on its operation to the National Assembly of Slovenia . The Bank of Slovenia joined the Eurosystem in 2007 , when the euro replaced the tolar as the official currency of Slovenia .
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The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 8 October 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007 . It was subdivided into 100 stotinov ( cents ) . The ISO 4217 currency code for the Slovenian tolar was SIT . From October 1991 until June 1992 , the acronym SLT was in use .
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Slovenian euro coins were first issued for circulation on 1 January 2007 and a unique feature is designed for each coin . The design of approximately 230 million Slovenian euro coins ( total value of approximately $ 80 million ) was unveiled on 7 October 2005 . The designers were Miljenko Licul , Maja Licul and Janez Boljka . The Mint of Finland was chosen to mint the coins through an international tender in 2007 . In 2008 , the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt ( Royal Dutch Mint ) was chosen to mint the coins ; between 2009 and 2011 , the Mint of Finland ; in 2012 and 2013 , the Mint of Slovakia ; and in 2014 , the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt ( Royal Dutch Mint ) .
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Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone , mainly in gold and silver , although other precious metals are also used in rare occasions . Slovenia introduced the euro on 1 January 2007 . Since then , the Bank of Slovenia have been issuing both normal issues of Slovenian euro coins , which are intended for circulation , and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver . These special coins have a legal tender only in Slovenia , unlike the normal issues of the Slovenian euro coins , which have a legal tender in every country of the Eurozone . This means that the commemorative coins made of gold and silver can not be used as money in other countries . Furthermore , as their bullion value generally vastly exceeds their face value , these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all -- although it remains possible . For this reason , they are usually named Collectors ' coins . The coins usually commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance . Slovenia has minted five of these coins in 2008 , mainly in both gold and silver , with face value ranging from 3 to 100 euros .
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The Slovak euro coins are the European monetary union euro coins issued by Slovakia since 2009 . They feature three separate designs for the three series of coins . Slovakia has been a member of the European Union since May 2004 , and is a member of the European Economic and Monetary Union . Slovakia adopted the euro on 1 January 2009 , replacing its previous currency , the Slovak koruna .
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The euro ( sign : $ ; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . Additionally , 210 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro . The euro is the second largest reserve currency as well as the second most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar . , with more than $ 1,109,000,000,000 in circulation , the euro has one of the highest combined values of banknotes and coins in circulation in the world , having surpassed the U.S. dollar at one point. : Total EUR currency ( coins and banknotes ) in circulation 771.5 ( banknotes ) + 21.032 ( coins ) = 792.53 billion EUR * 1.48 ( exchange rate ) = 1,080 billion USD Total USD currency ( coins and banknotes ) in circulation 859 billion USD The name euro was officially adopted on 16 December 1995 in Madrid . The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999 , replacing the former European Currency Unit ( ECU ) at a ratio of 1:1 ( US$ 1.1743 ) . Physical euro coins and banknotes entered into circulation on 1 January 2002 , making it the day-to-day operating currency of its original members , and by May 2002 had completely replaced the former currencies . While the euro dropped subsequently to US$ 0.8252 within two years ( 26 October 2000 ) , it has traded above the U.S. dollar since the end of 2002 , peaking at US$ 1.6038 on 18 July 2008 . Since late 2009 , the euro has been immersed in the European sovereign-debt crisis which has led to the creation of the European Financial Stability Facility as well as other reforms aimed at stabilising the currency . In July 2012 , the euro fell below US$ 1.21 for the first time in two years , following concerns raised over Greek debt and Spain 's troubled banking sector . As of April 2017 , the euro -- dollar exchange rate stands at ~ US$ 1.06 .
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Slovenia is a nation state in southern Central Europe , located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes . It is bordered by Italy to the west , Austria to the north , Hungary to the northeast , Croatia to the south and southeast , and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest . It covers 20,273 km2 and has a population of 2.06 million . It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations , European Union , and NATO . The capital and largest city is Ljubljana . The economy of Slovenia is small , open , and export-oriented and has been strongly influenced by international conditions . It has been severely hurt by the Eurozone crisis , started in the late 2000s . The main economic field is services , followed by industry and construction . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Slovenia '' .
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Slovenia . Slovenia is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean . Slovenia borders Italy on the west , the Adriatic Sea on the southwest , Croatia on the south and east , Hungary on the northeast , and Austria on the north . The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana . Slovenia covers an area of 20,273 square kilometres and has a population of over 2 million . The majority of the population speaks Slovene which is also the country 's official language . Other local official languages are Hungarian and Italian .
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Corruption in Slovenia is examined on this page .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovenia : Slovenia -- sovereign country located in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west , the Adriatic Sea to the southwest , Croatia to the south and east , Hungary to the northeast , and Austria to the north . The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana . At various points in Slovenia 's history , the country has been part of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Republic of Venice , the Duchy of Carantania ( only modern Slovenia 's northern part ) , the Holy Roman Empire , the Habsburg Monarchy , the Austrian Empire ( later known as Austria-Hungary ) , the State of Slovenes , Croats and Serbs , the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes ( renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929 ) between the two World Wars , and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991 . Slovenia is the only former communist state to be at the same time a member of the European Union , the Eurozone , the Schengen area , the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe , the Council of Europe and NATO .
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The dinar ( sr. ( dinar ) ; -LSB- dînaːr -RSB- ; paucal : dinara / динара ) is the currency of Serbia . The earliest use of the dinar dates back to 1214 .
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Slovenia has been a meeting area of the Slavic , Germanic , Romance , and Uralic linguistic and cultural regions , which makes it the most complex meeting point of languages in Europe . The official and national language of Slovenia is Slovene , which is spoken by a large majority of the population . It is also known , in English , as Slovenian . Two minority languages , namely Hungarian and Italian , are recognised as co-official languages and accordingly protected in their residential municipalities . Other significant languages are Croatian and its variants and Serbian , spoken by most immigrants from former Yugoslavia and their descendants . Slovenia is ranked among the top European countries regarding the knowledge of foreign languages . The most often taught foreign languages are English and German , followed by Italian , French , and Spanish . The population of Slovenia has become more diverse in regard to its language through recent decades but is still relatively homogenous -- Slovene was in 2002 the first language of 87.8 % of the inhabitants . It was followed by Croatian ( 2.8 % ) , Serbian ( 1.6 % ) and so-called Serbo-Croatian ( 1.6 % ) . Italian and Hungarian language , protected by the Constitution of Slovenia , had lower numbers of native speakers .
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This is a list of airports in Slovenia , grouped by type and sorted by location . Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia ( Republika Slovenija ) , is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean . Slovenia borders Italy on the west , the Adriatic Sea on the southwest , Croatia on the south and east , Hungary on the northeast , and Austria on the north . The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana . Slovenia covers an area of 20273 km2 and has a population of about 2 million . The highest point of Slovenia is Mount Triglav at 2864 m ; the lowest point is the Adriatic Sea at sea level . __ TOC __
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Croatia 's currency , the kuna , has used the euro ( and prior to that one of the euro 's major predecessors , the German mark or Deutschmark ) as its main reference since its creation in 1994 , and a long-held policy of the Croatian National Bank has been to keep the kuna 's exchange rate with the euro within a relatively stable range . Croatia 's EU membership obliges it to eventually join the eurozone , as such the country plans to join the European Monetary System , the pathway to euro adoption . Prior to Croatian entry to the EU on 1 July 2013 , Boris Vujčić , governor of the Croatian National Bank , stated that he would like the kuna to be replaced by the euro as soon as possible after accession . This must be at least two years after Croatia joins the ERM2 ( in addition to it meeting other criteria ) . The Croatian National Bank had anticipated euro adoption within two or three years of EU entry . However , the EU 's response to the ongoing financial crises in eurozone states may delay Croatia 's adoption of the euro . The country 's own contracting economy also poses a major challenge to it meeting the convergence criteria . While keen on euro adoption , one month before Croatia 's EU entry governor Vujčić admitted '' ... we have no date -LSB- to join the single currency -RSB- in mind at the moment '' . Before Croatia can join ERM II , it must reduce its budget deficit by about 1.5 billion kuna ( June 2013 figures ) . The European Central Bank expects Croatia to be approved for ERM II membership in 2016 at the earliest , with euro adoption in 2019 . Many small businesses in Croatia had debts denominated in euros before EU accession . Croatian people already use the euro for most savings and many informal transactions . Real estate , motor vehicle and accommodation prices are mostly quoted in euros .
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There are 28 currencies currently used in the 50 countries of Europe , all of which are members of the United Nations , except Vatican City , which is an observer . All de facto present currencies in Europe , and an incomplete list of the preceding currency , are listed here . A currency is a medium of exchange , such as money , banknotes , and coins . In Europe , the most commonly used currency is the euro ; any country entering the European Union ( EU ) is expected to join the eurozone when they meet the five convergence criteria . Denmark is the only EU member which has been granted an exemption from using the euro , Sweden has also not adopted the Euro , although unlike Denmark , it has not formally opted out , instead , fails to meet the ERM II ( Exchange Rate Mechanism ) which results in the non-use of the Euro . For countries which hope to join the eurozone , there are five guidelines that need to be followed , grouped in the Maastricht criteria . The pound sterling , used by the United Kingdom , is rated at fourth on Investopedia 's list of the top 8 most tradable currencies , saying that it is a `` little bit more volatile than the euro '' . It was ranked just ahead of the Swiss franc , ranked fifth , which is used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein , saying that the set up of the Swiss banking `` emphasizes the economic and financial stability policies dictated by the governing board of the SNB '' . Both are in the top 8 major currencies on Bloomberg . Various countries use currencies which translate as `` crown '' : the Czech koruna , the Norwegian krone , the Danish krone , the Icelandic króna , and the Swedish krona . At present , the euro is legal tender in 19 out of 28 European Union member states , in addition to 5 countries not part of the EU ( Monaco , San Marino , Vatican City , Andorra and Montenegro ) . The Republic of Kosovo also uses the euro , but is only partially recognised as an independent state .
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Eastern Slovenia ( Vzhodna Slovenija ) is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia . The region forms the eastern part of the country and includes the cities of Maribor , Celje and Velenje . It is the poorer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 72.5 % of the European Union average ( $ 17,100 per year ) . East Slovenia ( SI01 ) is divided into the following statistical regions : Mura Drava Carinthia Savinja Central Sava Lower Sava Southeast Slovenia Littoral -- Inner Carniola
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Slovene ( -LSB- sloʊˈviːniən , _ slə - -RSB- slovenski jezik or slovenščina ) belongs to the group of South Slavic languages . It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide , the majority of whom live in Slovenia . It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union .
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Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak . Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with a very high Human Development Index , a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties , press freedom , internet freedom , democratic governance and peacefulness . The country maintains a combination of market economy with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system . The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009 . Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area , NATO , the United Nations , the OECD , the WTO , CERN , the OSCE , the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group . The Slovak economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone . Its legal tender , the Euro , is the world 's 2nd most traded currency . Although regional income inequality is high , 90 % of citizens own their homes . In 2016 , Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories , ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world . Slovakia is the world 's biggest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone . The car industry represents 43 percent of Slovakia 's industrial output , and a quarter of its exports . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Slovakia '' .
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The international status and usage of the : euro has grown since its launch in 1999 . When the euro formally replaced 12 currencies on 1 January 2002 , it inherited their use in territories such as Montenegro and replaced minor currencies tied to the pre-euro currencies , such as in Monaco . Four small states have been given a formal right to use the euro , and to mint their own coins , but all other usage has been unofficial outside the eurozone ( the EU states who have adopted the euro ) . With or without an agreement these countries , unlike those in the eurozone , do not participate in the European Central Bank or the Euro Group . Its international usage has also grown as a trading currency , acting as an economic or political alternative to using the United States dollar . Its increasing usage in this sense has led to its becoming the only significant challenger to the US dollar as the world 's main reserve currency .
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Western Slovenia ( Zahodna Slovenija ) is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia . The region forms the western part of the country and includes the cities of Ljubljana , Koper , Kranj and Nova Gorica . It is the richer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 105.4 % of the European Union average ( $ 24,900 per year ) . West Slovenia ( SI02 ) is divided into the following statistical regions : Central Slovenia Upper Carniola Gorizia Coastal -- Karst
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Vzemi ali pusti ( `` Take It or Leave It '' ) is the Slovenian version of Deal or No Deal , which is produced by POP TV . The show originally had a top prize of 15,000,000 tolarjev ( about US$ 82,000 ) , but it has changed to $ 70,000 ( about US$ 97,000 ) since Slovenia 's switch to the euro on New Year 's Day , 2007 .
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Lithuania is an EU member state which joined the Eurozone by adopting the euro on 1 January 2015 . This made it the last of the three Baltic states to adopt the euro , after Estonia ( 2011 ) and Latvia ( 2014 ) . Before then , its currency , the litas , was pegged to the euro at 3.4528 litas to 1 euro .
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The franc ( sign : Fr . or SFr. ; Franken , French and Romansh : franc , franco code : CHF ) is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein ; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia . The Swiss National Bank ( SNB ) issues banknotes and the federal mint Swissmint issues coins . The smaller denomination , a hundredth of a franc , is a Rappen ( Rp . ) in German , centime ( c. ) in French , centesimo ( ct. ) in Italian , and rap ( rp . ) in Romansh . The ISO code of the currency used by banks and financial institutions is CHF , although Fr . is also widely used by businesses and advertisers ; some use SFr . for Swiss Franc ; the Latinate `` CH '' stands for Confoederatio Helvetica . Given the different languages used in Switzerland , Latin is used for language-neutral inscriptions on the coins .
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Banking in Serbia is regulated by the central bank the National Bank of Serbia . Mandate of National Bank of Serbia is to contribute , without prejudice to its primary objective , to the maintenance and strengthening of the stability of the financial system and Economy of Serbia . To determine and implement measures and activities to that effect . Out the total of 29 commercial banks , providing a wide array of banking services , 21 are in majority foreign ownership . Banks in Serbia are independent in their pursuit of profit-oriented business activities based on the principles of solvency , profitability and liquidity . Every-day payment transactions are , with a few exceptions , made in Serbian dinars , and one can use various types of credit cards ( Visa , MasterCard , Diners , American Express ) . All major foreign currencies can be freely purchased and sold in exchange offices throughout the country.Many banks have ATMs , enabling you to draw currency any time you want so . As foreigner in Serbia , similar to the other countries , you can not get full service in bank as you can in your home country . But you can find a bank that will not take you too much provision when redrawing your money from ATM .
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Slovenia inherited the academic grading system of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . A five-point grading scale is used in primary and secondary schools : 5 : excellent ( odlično , best possible grade ; usually 90 % + ) 4 : very good ( prav dobro , usually 80 % + ) 3 : good ( dobro , usually 65 % + ) 2 : sufficient ( zadostno , lowest passing grade ; usually 50 % + ) 1 : insufficient ( nezadostno , lowest possible grade ; failing ) Many teachers use minus and plus symbols as grade modifiers . For example , '' − 5 '' denotes a grade slightly lower than `` excellent '' , while '' +4 '' denotes a grade slightly higher than `` very good '' . Half-grades such as `` 4/5 '' are also used . However , these modifiers are unofficial and do not appear in final grade reports . In universities , a six-level grading scale is used : 10 - excellent ( best possible grade ) 9 - very good 8 - very good 7 - good 6 - sufficient ( lowest passing grade ) 5 or less ( failing grades ) Slovenia Grading
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Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone , mainly in gold and silver , although other precious metals are also used on rare occasions . Slovakia is scheduled to introduced the euro on 1 January 2009 . The National Bank of Slovakia , together with the Kremnica Mint , will be issuing both normal issues of Slovak euro coins , which are intended for circulation , and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver . These special coins have a legal tender only in Slovakia , unlike the normal issues of the Slovak euro coins , which have a legal tender in every country of the Eurozone . This means that the commemorative coins made of gold and silver can not be used as money in other countries . Furthermore , as their bullion value generally vastly exceeds their face value , these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all -- although it remains possible . For this reason , they are usually named Collectors ' coins . The coins usually commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance . Slovakia has announced that two of these coins will be minted in 2009 , both in silver , with face value of 10 and 20 euros .
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Before Kosovo declared independence in 2008 , Kosovo unilaterally adopted the euro as its currency in 2002 when it was a United Nations mandate ; although , it is not an official eurozone member .
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Slovenia qualified for one UEFA European Championship so far ( as of 2014 ) , the Euro 2000 tournament . During the qualifiers , they ended second in their group with Norway , Greece , Latvia , Albania and Georgia . This allowed the team to compete for qualification against Ukraine in the play-offs , which the Slovenians won 3 -- 2 on aggregate to qualify for their first major tournament . At the championship in Belgium and the Netherlands , Slovenia was drawn into group C together with Spain , Yugoslavia and Norway . Despite being an outsider , Slovenia held Serbia and Norway at a draw and only suffered a narrow loss against Spain . With two points , however , Slovenia ended last in their group . Zlatko Zahovič was the country 's star player as he scored three out of four Slovenian goals .
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Slovenia is situated in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean . The Alps -- including the Julian Alps , the Kamnik-Savinja Alps and the Karavanke chain , as well as the Pohorje massif -- dominate Northern Slovenia along its long border to Austria . Slovenia 's Adriatic coastline stretches approximately 43 km from Italy to Croatia . Its part south of Sava river belongs to Balkan peninsula -- Balkans . The term `` Karst '' originated in southwestern Slovenia 's Karst Plateau ( Kras ) , a limestone region of underground rivers , gorges , and caves , between Ljubljana and the Mediterranean . On the Pannonian plain to the East and Northeast , toward the Croatian and Hungarian borders , the landscape is essentially flat . However , the majority of Slovenian terrain is hilly or mountainous , with around 90 % of the surface 200 meters or more above sea level .
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The Slovak koruna or Slovak crown ( slovenská koruna , literally meaning Slovak crown ) was the currency of Slovakia between 8 February 1993 and 31 December 2008 , and could be used for cash payment until 16 January 2009 . The ISO 4217 code was SKK and the local abbreviation was Sk . The Slovak crown ( koruna ) was also the currency of the Nazi-era Slovak Republic between 1939 and 1945 . Both korunas were subdivided into 100 haliers ( abbreviated as `` hal . '' or simply `` h '' , singular : halier ) . The abbreviation is placed after the numeric value . Slovakia switched its currency from the koruna to the euro on 1 January 2009 , at a rate of 30.1260 korunas to the euro . In the Slovak language , the nouns `` koruna '' and `` halier '' both assume two plural forms . `` Koruny '' and `` haliere '' appears after the numbers 2 , 3 and 4 and in generic ( uncountable ) context , with `` korún '' and `` halierov '' being used after other numbers . The latter forms also correspond to genitive use in plural .
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The Slovenian identity card is issued to Slovenian citizens . It can be used as a travel document when visiting countries in the European Union , European Economic Area and Switzerland as well as non-EU countries of Albania , Andorra , Bosnia-Herzegovina , Georgia , Macedonia , Montenegro , San Marino and Serbia .
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Slovenia uses the euro.
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The eurozone , officially called the euro area , is a monetary union of 19 of the 28 European Union ( EU ) member states which have adopted the euro as their common currency and sole legal tender . The monetary authority of the eurozone is the Eurosystem . The other nine members of the European Union continue to use their own national currencies , although most of them are obliged to adopt the euro in future . The eurozone consists of Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . Other EU states ( except for Denmark and the United Kingdom ) are obliged to join once they meet the criteria to do so . No state has left , and there are no provisions to do so or to be expelled . Andorra , Monaco , San Marino , and Vatican City have formal agreements with the EU to use the euro as their official currency and issue their own coins . Kosovo and Montenegro have adopted the euro unilaterally , but these countries do not officially form part of the eurozone and do not have representation in the European Central Bank ( ECB ) or in the Eurogroup . The ECB , which is governed by a president and a board of the heads of national central banks , sets the monetary policy of the zone . The principal task of the ECB is to keep inflation under control . Though there is no common representation , governance or fiscal policy for the currency union , some co-operation does take place through the Eurogroup , which makes political decisions regarding the eurozone and the euro . The Eurogroup is composed of the finance ministers of eurozone states , but in emergencies , national leaders also form the Eurogroup . Since the financial crisis of 2007 -- 08 , the eurozone has established and used provisions for granting emergency loans to member states in return for the enactment of economic reforms . The eurozone has also enacted some limited fiscal integration , for example in peer review of each other 's national budgets . The issue is political and in a state of flux in terms of what further provisions will be agreed for eurozone change .
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Slovenia today is a developed country that enjoys prosperity and stability as well as a GDP per capita by purchase power parity at 83 % of the EU28 average in 2015 , which is the same as in 2014 and 2 percentage points higher than in 2013 . Nominal GDP in 2015 was 38.570 mio EUR , nominal GDP per capita ( GDP/pc ) in 2015 was 18.693 EUR . The highest GDP/pc was in central Slovenia , where capital city Ljubljana is located , which is part of western Slovenia statistical region , which has higher GDP/pc than eastern Slovenia . It was the first new member of the European Union to adopt the euro as a currency in January 2007 and it has been a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development since 2010 . Slovenia has a highly educated workforce , well-developed infrastructure , and is situated at a major transport crossroad . On the other hand , the level of foreign direct investment is one of the lowest but has been steadily rising in the last few years . Slovenian economy has been severely hurt by the European economic crisis , which started in late 2000s . After 2013 GDP per capita is rising again . Almost two thirds of the working population are employed in services .
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The Bank of Slovenia ( Banka Slovenije ) is the bank of issue and the central bank of the Republic of Slovenia . Based in Ljubljana , it was established on 25 June 1991 . Its primary task is to take care of the stability of the domestic currency and to ensure the liquidity of payments within the country and with foreign countries . It also acts as the supervisor of the banking system . It is a non-governmental independent institution , obliged to periodically present a report on its operation to the National Assembly of Slovenia . The Bank of Slovenia joined the Eurosystem in 2007 , when the euro replaced the tolar as the official currency of Slovenia .
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The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 8 October 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007 . It was subdivided into 100 stotinov ( cents ) . The ISO 4217 currency code for the Slovenian tolar was SIT . From October 1991 until June 1992 , the acronym SLT was in use .
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Slovenian euro coins were first issued for circulation on 1 January 2007 and a unique feature is designed for each coin . The design of approximately 230 million Slovenian euro coins ( total value of approximately $ 80 million ) was unveiled on 7 October 2005 . The designers were Miljenko Licul , Maja Licul and Janez Boljka . The Mint of Finland was chosen to mint the coins through an international tender in 2007 . In 2008 , the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt ( Royal Dutch Mint ) was chosen to mint the coins ; between 2009 and 2011 , the Mint of Finland ; in 2012 and 2013 , the Mint of Slovakia ; and in 2014 , the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt ( Royal Dutch Mint ) .
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Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone , mainly in gold and silver , although other precious metals are also used in rare occasions . Slovenia introduced the euro on 1 January 2007 . Since then , the Bank of Slovenia have been issuing both normal issues of Slovenian euro coins , which are intended for circulation , and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver . These special coins have a legal tender only in Slovenia , unlike the normal issues of the Slovenian euro coins , which have a legal tender in every country of the Eurozone . This means that the commemorative coins made of gold and silver can not be used as money in other countries . Furthermore , as their bullion value generally vastly exceeds their face value , these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all -- although it remains possible . For this reason , they are usually named Collectors ' coins . The coins usually commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance . Slovenia has minted five of these coins in 2008 , mainly in both gold and silver , with face value ranging from 3 to 100 euros .
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The Slovak euro coins are the European monetary union euro coins issued by Slovakia since 2009 . They feature three separate designs for the three series of coins . Slovakia has been a member of the European Union since May 2004 , and is a member of the European Economic and Monetary Union . Slovakia adopted the euro on 1 January 2009 , replacing its previous currency , the Slovak koruna .
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The euro ( sign : $ ; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . Additionally , 210 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro . The euro is the second largest reserve currency as well as the second most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar . , with more than $ 1,109,000,000,000 in circulation , the euro has one of the highest combined values of banknotes and coins in circulation in the world , having surpassed the U.S. dollar at one point. : Total EUR currency ( coins and banknotes ) in circulation 771.5 ( banknotes ) + 21.032 ( coins ) = 792.53 billion EUR * 1.48 ( exchange rate ) = 1,080 billion USD Total USD currency ( coins and banknotes ) in circulation 859 billion USD The name euro was officially adopted on 16 December 1995 in Madrid . The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999 , replacing the former European Currency Unit ( ECU ) at a ratio of 1:1 ( US$ 1.1743 ) . Physical euro coins and banknotes entered into circulation on 1 January 2002 , making it the day-to-day operating currency of its original members , and by May 2002 had completely replaced the former currencies . While the euro dropped subsequently to US$ 0.8252 within two years ( 26 October 2000 ) , it has traded above the U.S. dollar since the end of 2002 , peaking at US$ 1.6038 on 18 July 2008 . Since late 2009 , the euro has been immersed in the European sovereign-debt crisis which has led to the creation of the European Financial Stability Facility as well as other reforms aimed at stabilising the currency . In July 2012 , the euro fell below US$ 1.21 for the first time in two years , following concerns raised over Greek debt and Spain 's troubled banking sector . As of April 2017 , the euro -- dollar exchange rate stands at ~ US$ 1.06 .
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Slovenia is a nation state in southern Central Europe , located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes . It is bordered by Italy to the west , Austria to the north , Hungary to the northeast , Croatia to the south and southeast , and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest . It covers 20,273 km2 and has a population of 2.06 million . It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations , European Union , and NATO . The capital and largest city is Ljubljana . The economy of Slovenia is small , open , and export-oriented and has been strongly influenced by international conditions . It has been severely hurt by the Eurozone crisis , started in the late 2000s . The main economic field is services , followed by industry and construction . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Slovenia '' .
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Slovenia . Slovenia is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean . Slovenia borders Italy on the west , the Adriatic Sea on the southwest , Croatia on the south and east , Hungary on the northeast , and Austria on the north . The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana . Slovenia covers an area of 20,273 square kilometres and has a population of over 2 million . The majority of the population speaks Slovene which is also the country 's official language . Other local official languages are Hungarian and Italian .
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Corruption in Slovenia is examined on this page .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovenia : Slovenia -- sovereign country located in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west , the Adriatic Sea to the southwest , Croatia to the south and east , Hungary to the northeast , and Austria to the north . The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana . At various points in Slovenia 's history , the country has been part of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Republic of Venice , the Duchy of Carantania ( only modern Slovenia 's northern part ) , the Holy Roman Empire , the Habsburg Monarchy , the Austrian Empire ( later known as Austria-Hungary ) , the State of Slovenes , Croats and Serbs , the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes ( renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929 ) between the two World Wars , and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991 . Slovenia is the only former communist state to be at the same time a member of the European Union , the Eurozone , the Schengen area , the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe , the Council of Europe and NATO .
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The dinar ( sr. ( dinar ) ; -LSB- dînaːr -RSB- ; paucal : dinara / динара ) is the currency of Serbia . The earliest use of the dinar dates back to 1214 .
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Slovenia has been a meeting area of the Slavic , Germanic , Romance , and Uralic linguistic and cultural regions , which makes it the most complex meeting point of languages in Europe . The official and national language of Slovenia is Slovene , which is spoken by a large majority of the population . It is also known , in English , as Slovenian . Two minority languages , namely Hungarian and Italian , are recognised as co-official languages and accordingly protected in their residential municipalities . Other significant languages are Croatian and its variants and Serbian , spoken by most immigrants from former Yugoslavia and their descendants . Slovenia is ranked among the top European countries regarding the knowledge of foreign languages . The most often taught foreign languages are English and German , followed by Italian , French , and Spanish . The population of Slovenia has become more diverse in regard to its language through recent decades but is still relatively homogenous -- Slovene was in 2002 the first language of 87.8 % of the inhabitants . It was followed by Croatian ( 2.8 % ) , Serbian ( 1.6 % ) and so-called Serbo-Croatian ( 1.6 % ) . Italian and Hungarian language , protected by the Constitution of Slovenia , had lower numbers of native speakers .
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This is a list of airports in Slovenia , grouped by type and sorted by location . Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia ( Republika Slovenija ) , is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean . Slovenia borders Italy on the west , the Adriatic Sea on the southwest , Croatia on the south and east , Hungary on the northeast , and Austria on the north . The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana . Slovenia covers an area of 20273 km2 and has a population of about 2 million . The highest point of Slovenia is Mount Triglav at 2864 m ; the lowest point is the Adriatic Sea at sea level . __ TOC __
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Croatia 's currency , the kuna , has used the euro ( and prior to that one of the euro 's major predecessors , the German mark or Deutschmark ) as its main reference since its creation in 1994 , and a long-held policy of the Croatian National Bank has been to keep the kuna 's exchange rate with the euro within a relatively stable range . Croatia 's EU membership obliges it to eventually join the eurozone , as such the country plans to join the European Monetary System , the pathway to euro adoption . Prior to Croatian entry to the EU on 1 July 2013 , Boris Vujčić , governor of the Croatian National Bank , stated that he would like the kuna to be replaced by the euro as soon as possible after accession . This must be at least two years after Croatia joins the ERM2 ( in addition to it meeting other criteria ) . The Croatian National Bank had anticipated euro adoption within two or three years of EU entry . However , the EU 's response to the ongoing financial crises in eurozone states may delay Croatia 's adoption of the euro . The country 's own contracting economy also poses a major challenge to it meeting the convergence criteria . While keen on euro adoption , one month before Croatia 's EU entry governor Vujčić admitted '' ... we have no date -LSB- to join the single currency -RSB- in mind at the moment '' . Before Croatia can join ERM II , it must reduce its budget deficit by about 1.5 billion kuna ( June 2013 figures ) . The European Central Bank expects Croatia to be approved for ERM II membership in 2016 at the earliest , with euro adoption in 2019 . Many small businesses in Croatia had debts denominated in euros before EU accession . Croatian people already use the euro for most savings and many informal transactions . Real estate , motor vehicle and accommodation prices are mostly quoted in euros .
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There are 28 currencies currently used in the 50 countries of Europe , all of which are members of the United Nations , except Vatican City , which is an observer . All de facto present currencies in Europe , and an incomplete list of the preceding currency , are listed here . A currency is a medium of exchange , such as money , banknotes , and coins . In Europe , the most commonly used currency is the euro ; any country entering the European Union ( EU ) is expected to join the eurozone when they meet the five convergence criteria . Denmark is the only EU member which has been granted an exemption from using the euro , Sweden has also not adopted the Euro , although unlike Denmark , it has not formally opted out , instead , fails to meet the ERM II ( Exchange Rate Mechanism ) which results in the non-use of the Euro . For countries which hope to join the eurozone , there are five guidelines that need to be followed , grouped in the Maastricht criteria . The pound sterling , used by the United Kingdom , is rated at fourth on Investopedia 's list of the top 8 most tradable currencies , saying that it is a `` little bit more volatile than the euro '' . It was ranked just ahead of the Swiss franc , ranked fifth , which is used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein , saying that the set up of the Swiss banking `` emphasizes the economic and financial stability policies dictated by the governing board of the SNB '' . Both are in the top 8 major currencies on Bloomberg . Various countries use currencies which translate as `` crown '' : the Czech koruna , the Norwegian krone , the Danish krone , the Icelandic króna , and the Swedish krona . At present , the euro is legal tender in 19 out of 28 European Union member states , in addition to 5 countries not part of the EU ( Monaco , San Marino , Vatican City , Andorra and Montenegro ) . The Republic of Kosovo also uses the euro , but is only partially recognised as an independent state .
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Eastern Slovenia ( Vzhodna Slovenija ) is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia . The region forms the eastern part of the country and includes the cities of Maribor , Celje and Velenje . It is the poorer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 72.5 % of the European Union average ( $ 17,100 per year ) . East Slovenia ( SI01 ) is divided into the following statistical regions : Mura Drava Carinthia Savinja Central Sava Lower Sava Southeast Slovenia Littoral -- Inner Carniola
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Slovene ( -LSB- sloʊˈviːniən , _ slə - -RSB- slovenski jezik or slovenščina ) belongs to the group of South Slavic languages . It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide , the majority of whom live in Slovenia . It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union .
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Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak . Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with a very high Human Development Index , a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties , press freedom , internet freedom , democratic governance and peacefulness . The country maintains a combination of market economy with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system . The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009 . Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area , NATO , the United Nations , the OECD , the WTO , CERN , the OSCE , the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group . The Slovak economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone . Its legal tender , the Euro , is the world 's 2nd most traded currency . Although regional income inequality is high , 90 % of citizens own their homes . In 2016 , Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories , ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world . Slovakia is the world 's biggest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone . The car industry represents 43 percent of Slovakia 's industrial output , and a quarter of its exports . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Slovakia '' .
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The international status and usage of the : euro has grown since its launch in 1999 . When the euro formally replaced 12 currencies on 1 January 2002 , it inherited their use in territories such as Montenegro and replaced minor currencies tied to the pre-euro currencies , such as in Monaco . Four small states have been given a formal right to use the euro , and to mint their own coins , but all other usage has been unofficial outside the eurozone ( the EU states who have adopted the euro ) . With or without an agreement these countries , unlike those in the eurozone , do not participate in the European Central Bank or the Euro Group . Its international usage has also grown as a trading currency , acting as an economic or political alternative to using the United States dollar . Its increasing usage in this sense has led to its becoming the only significant challenger to the US dollar as the world 's main reserve currency .
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Western Slovenia ( Zahodna Slovenija ) is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia . The region forms the western part of the country and includes the cities of Ljubljana , Koper , Kranj and Nova Gorica . It is the richer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 105.4 % of the European Union average ( $ 24,900 per year ) . West Slovenia ( SI02 ) is divided into the following statistical regions : Central Slovenia Upper Carniola Gorizia Coastal -- Karst
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Vzemi ali pusti ( `` Take It or Leave It '' ) is the Slovenian version of Deal or No Deal , which is produced by POP TV . The show originally had a top prize of 15,000,000 tolarjev ( about US$ 82,000 ) , but it has changed to $ 70,000 ( about US$ 97,000 ) since Slovenia 's switch to the euro on New Year 's Day , 2007 .
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Lithuania is an EU member state which joined the Eurozone by adopting the euro on 1 January 2015 . This made it the last of the three Baltic states to adopt the euro , after Estonia ( 2011 ) and Latvia ( 2014 ) . Before then , its currency , the litas , was pegged to the euro at 3.4528 litas to 1 euro .
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The franc ( sign : Fr . or SFr. ; Franken , French and Romansh : franc , franco code : CHF ) is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein ; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia . The Swiss National Bank ( SNB ) issues banknotes and the federal mint Swissmint issues coins . The smaller denomination , a hundredth of a franc , is a Rappen ( Rp . ) in German , centime ( c. ) in French , centesimo ( ct. ) in Italian , and rap ( rp . ) in Romansh . The ISO code of the currency used by banks and financial institutions is CHF , although Fr . is also widely used by businesses and advertisers ; some use SFr . for Swiss Franc ; the Latinate `` CH '' stands for Confoederatio Helvetica . Given the different languages used in Switzerland , Latin is used for language-neutral inscriptions on the coins .
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Banking in Serbia is regulated by the central bank the National Bank of Serbia . Mandate of National Bank of Serbia is to contribute , without prejudice to its primary objective , to the maintenance and strengthening of the stability of the financial system and Economy of Serbia . To determine and implement measures and activities to that effect . Out the total of 29 commercial banks , providing a wide array of banking services , 21 are in majority foreign ownership . Banks in Serbia are independent in their pursuit of profit-oriented business activities based on the principles of solvency , profitability and liquidity . Every-day payment transactions are , with a few exceptions , made in Serbian dinars , and one can use various types of credit cards ( Visa , MasterCard , Diners , American Express ) . All major foreign currencies can be freely purchased and sold in exchange offices throughout the country.Many banks have ATMs , enabling you to draw currency any time you want so . As foreigner in Serbia , similar to the other countries , you can not get full service in bank as you can in your home country . But you can find a bank that will not take you too much provision when redrawing your money from ATM .
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Slovenia inherited the academic grading system of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . A five-point grading scale is used in primary and secondary schools : 5 : excellent ( odlično , best possible grade ; usually 90 % + ) 4 : very good ( prav dobro , usually 80 % + ) 3 : good ( dobro , usually 65 % + ) 2 : sufficient ( zadostno , lowest passing grade ; usually 50 % + ) 1 : insufficient ( nezadostno , lowest possible grade ; failing ) Many teachers use minus and plus symbols as grade modifiers . For example , '' − 5 '' denotes a grade slightly lower than `` excellent '' , while '' +4 '' denotes a grade slightly higher than `` very good '' . Half-grades such as `` 4/5 '' are also used . However , these modifiers are unofficial and do not appear in final grade reports . In universities , a six-level grading scale is used : 10 - excellent ( best possible grade ) 9 - very good 8 - very good 7 - good 6 - sufficient ( lowest passing grade ) 5 or less ( failing grades ) Slovenia Grading
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Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone , mainly in gold and silver , although other precious metals are also used on rare occasions . Slovakia is scheduled to introduced the euro on 1 January 2009 . The National Bank of Slovakia , together with the Kremnica Mint , will be issuing both normal issues of Slovak euro coins , which are intended for circulation , and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver . These special coins have a legal tender only in Slovakia , unlike the normal issues of the Slovak euro coins , which have a legal tender in every country of the Eurozone . This means that the commemorative coins made of gold and silver can not be used as money in other countries . Furthermore , as their bullion value generally vastly exceeds their face value , these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all -- although it remains possible . For this reason , they are usually named Collectors ' coins . The coins usually commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance . Slovakia has announced that two of these coins will be minted in 2009 , both in silver , with face value of 10 and 20 euros .
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Before Kosovo declared independence in 2008 , Kosovo unilaterally adopted the euro as its currency in 2002 when it was a United Nations mandate ; although , it is not an official eurozone member .
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Slovenia qualified for one UEFA European Championship so far ( as of 2014 ) , the Euro 2000 tournament . During the qualifiers , they ended second in their group with Norway , Greece , Latvia , Albania and Georgia . This allowed the team to compete for qualification against Ukraine in the play-offs , which the Slovenians won 3 -- 2 on aggregate to qualify for their first major tournament . At the championship in Belgium and the Netherlands , Slovenia was drawn into group C together with Spain , Yugoslavia and Norway . Despite being an outsider , Slovenia held Serbia and Norway at a draw and only suffered a narrow loss against Spain . With two points , however , Slovenia ended last in their group . Zlatko Zahovič was the country 's star player as he scored three out of four Slovenian goals .
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Slovenia is situated in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean . The Alps -- including the Julian Alps , the Kamnik-Savinja Alps and the Karavanke chain , as well as the Pohorje massif -- dominate Northern Slovenia along its long border to Austria . Slovenia 's Adriatic coastline stretches approximately 43 km from Italy to Croatia . Its part south of Sava river belongs to Balkan peninsula -- Balkans . The term `` Karst '' originated in southwestern Slovenia 's Karst Plateau ( Kras ) , a limestone region of underground rivers , gorges , and caves , between Ljubljana and the Mediterranean . On the Pannonian plain to the East and Northeast , toward the Croatian and Hungarian borders , the landscape is essentially flat . However , the majority of Slovenian terrain is hilly or mountainous , with around 90 % of the surface 200 meters or more above sea level .
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The Slovak koruna or Slovak crown ( slovenská koruna , literally meaning Slovak crown ) was the currency of Slovakia between 8 February 1993 and 31 December 2008 , and could be used for cash payment until 16 January 2009 . The ISO 4217 code was SKK and the local abbreviation was Sk . The Slovak crown ( koruna ) was also the currency of the Nazi-era Slovak Republic between 1939 and 1945 . Both korunas were subdivided into 100 haliers ( abbreviated as `` hal . '' or simply `` h '' , singular : halier ) . The abbreviation is placed after the numeric value . Slovakia switched its currency from the koruna to the euro on 1 January 2009 , at a rate of 30.1260 korunas to the euro . In the Slovak language , the nouns `` koruna '' and `` halier '' both assume two plural forms . `` Koruny '' and `` haliere '' appears after the numbers 2 , 3 and 4 and in generic ( uncountable ) context , with `` korún '' and `` halierov '' being used after other numbers . The latter forms also correspond to genitive use in plural .
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The Slovenian identity card is issued to Slovenian citizens . It can be used as a travel document when visiting countries in the European Union , European Economic Area and Switzerland as well as non-EU countries of Albania , Andorra , Bosnia-Herzegovina , Georgia , Macedonia , Montenegro , San Marino and Serbia .
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Iowa is a part of the Midwestern United States.
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The Midwestern United States , also referred to as the American Midwest or simply the Midwest , is one of the four geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau , occupying the northern central part of the United States of America . It was officially named the North Central region by the Census Bureau until 1984 . Although the region is often defined in a number of ways , the Census Bureau 's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States : Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , North Dakota , Ohio , South Dakota , and Wisconsin . Illinois is the most populous of the states and North Dakota the least . A 2012 report from the United States Census put the population of the Midwest at 65,377,684 . The Midwest is divided by the Census Bureau into two divisions . The East North Central Division includes Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Ohio and Wisconsin , all of which are also part of the Great Lakes region . The West North Central Division includes Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , and South Dakota , several of which are located at least partly , within the Great Plains region . Major rivers in the region include , from east to west , the Ohio River , the Upper Mississippi River , and the Missouri River . The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and the states occupying the Rocky Mountain range . Chicago is the most populated city in the American Midwest and the third most populous in the entire country . Other large Midwest cities include ( in order by population ) : Indianapolis , Columbus , Detroit , Milwaukee , Kansas City , Omaha , Minneapolis , Cleveland , Wichita and St. Louis . Chicago and its suburbs form the largest metropolitan statistical area with 9.8 million people , followed by Metro Detroit , Minneapolis -- St. Paul , Greater St. Louis , Greater Cleveland , Greater Cincinnati ( without the Kentucky portion ) , Kansas City metro area , and the Columbus metro area .
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Iowa ( -LSB- ˈaɪ.əwə -RSB- ) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States , bordered by the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west . Surrounding states include Wisconsin and Illinois to the east , Missouri to the south , Nebraska and South Dakota to the west , and Minnesota to the north . In colonial times , Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana ; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France . After the Louisiana Purchase , people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt . In the latter half of the 20th century , Iowa 's agricultural economy made the transition to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing , processing , financial services , information technology , biotechnology , and green energy production . Iowa is the 26th most extensive in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 United States . Its capital and largest city by population is Des Moines . Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live . Its nickname is the Hawkeye State .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Iowa : Iowa -- U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States , an area often referred to as the `` American Heartland '' . It derives its name from the Ioway people , one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration . Iowa was a part of the French colony of New France . After the Louisiana Purchase , settlers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt . Iowa is often referred to as the `` Food Capital of the World '' .
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Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States . As of 2010 , there are 947 incorporated cities in the U.S. state of Iowa . According to the 2010 United States Census , Iowa has 3,046,355 inhabitants and 55857.13 sqmi of land . Iowa is divided into 99 counties and has 947 cities . Every incorporated place in Iowa is called a `` city , '' regardless of population . Incorporated cities can choose one of six forms of municipal government , but most operate as mayor -- council . 490 of Iowa 's 947 cities -- slightly more than half -- have fewer than 500 residents . According to the 2010 Census , 1,950,256 of Iowa 's 3,046,355 residents lived in urban areas , accounting for 64.0 % of the population . The first city to incorporate was Farmington on January 11 , 1841 , while the most recent was Maharishi Vedic City on July 25 , 2001 . The largest city by population and by land area is Des Moines with 203,433 residents and 80.87 sqmi . The smallest cities by population are Beaconsfield and Le Roy , each with 15 residents . __ TOC __
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The state of Iowa has been home to teams in several sports .
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The Upper Midwest , or the North , is a region in the northern portion of the U.S. Census Bureau 's Midwestern United States . It is largely a sub-region of the Midwest . Although there are no uniformly agreed-upon boundaries , the region is most commonly used to refer to the states of Minnesota , Wisconsin , and Michigan 's Upper Peninsula . By most definitions , it extends into North and South Dakota , Illinois , and Iowa .
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Iowa is a state of the United States of America . Iowa may also refer to :
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Ohio -LSB- oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ -RSB- is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States . Ohio is the 34th largest by area , the 7th most populous , and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States . The state 's capital and largest city is Columbus . The state takes its name from the Ohio River . The name originated from the Iroquois word ohi-yo ' , meaning `` great river '' or `` large creek '' . Partitioned from the Northwest Territory , the state was admitted to the Union as the 17th state ( and the first under the Northwest Ordinance ) on March 1 , 1803 . Ohio is historically known as the `` Buckeye State '' after its Ohio buckeye trees , and Ohioans are also known as `` Buckeyes '' . The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch , led by the Governor ; the legislative branch , which comprises the Ohio General Assembly ; and the judicial branch , which is led by the state Supreme Court . Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives . Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections . Six Presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state .
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The Iowa or Ioway , known as the Báxoǰe in their own language , are a Native American Siouan people . Today , they are enrolled in either of two federally recognized tribes , the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska . The Iowa , Missouria , and Otoe tribes were all once part of the Ho-Chunk people . They are all Chiwere language-speaking peoples . They left their ancestral homelands in Southern Wisconsin for Eastern Iowa , a state that bears their name . In 1837 , the Iowa were moved from Iowa to reservations in Brown County , Kansas , and Richardson County , Nebraska . Bands of Iowa moved to Indian Territory in the late 19th century and settled south of Perkins , Oklahoma to become the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma .
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Ohio is a state located in the Midwestern United States . According to the 2010 United States Census , Ohio is the 7th most populous state with inhabitants but the 35th largest by land area spanning 40860.69 sqmi of land . Ohio is divided into 88 counties and contains 938 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities and villages . Municipality names are not unique : there is a village of Centerville and a city of Centerville ; also a city of Oakwood and two similarly named villages : Oakwood , Cuyahoga County , Ohio and Oakwood , Paulding County , Ohio .
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Iowa is the thirty-first richest state in the United States of America , with a per capita income of $ 19,674 ( 2000 ) .
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The Great plains is a region in mid-west United States .
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The Upper Iowa River is a 156 mi tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwest of the United States . Its headwaters are in southeastern Minnesota , in Mower County ( Le Roy and Lodi townships ) near the border with Iowa . It then flows through the Iowa counties of Howard , Winneshiek , and Allamakee , and finally into the Upper Mississippi River . Along its course , it passes through the Iowa cities of Chester , Lime Springs , Florenceville , Kendallville , Bluffton , and Decorah . Its watershed comprises nearly 641000 acre . The Upper Iowa and its tributaries are part of the Driftless Area of Iowa , a region that was ice-free during the last ice age . Unlike areas to the south and west , the area was not planed down by glaciation or covered in glacial drift , with the result that there are steep , high-walled canyons that little resembles what one normally sees in Iowa rivers in the western and southern regions of the state . The lack of any serious development makes this the only river in Iowa eligible for designation as a National Wild and Scenic River . It has not yet attained this status , partly because much of the land and the riverbottom itself are privately owned . It is an excellent river for canoeing , taking paddlers through the scenic bluff country . Many put their canoes in at Kendallville or down river from there , but some more intrepid paddlers prefer to start at Lime Springs by the Lidtke Mill or at Florenceville . A number of wildlife refuges and preserves dot the river 's basin . Bird sightings on the river usually include bald eagles , great blue herons , turkey vultures , and barn swallows . In April 2007 , the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation announced the purchase of 1224 acre of additional land ; currently off limits to the public , stabilization and restoration work will be done to the riverbank , with removal of non-native vegetation and replanting with more appropriate species . The Upper Iowa was sometimes historically called the `` Iowa River '' , creating confusion with the larger Iowa River to the south . The Upper Iowa was also called the `` Oneota River '' , and the large number of Late Prehistoric sites along its bluffs caused the early archaeologist Charles R. Keyes to name the Oneota Culture for the river .
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Wever is an unincorporated community in northeastern Lee County , in the southeastern corner of Iowa , United States .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Ohio : Ohio -- seventh most populous of the 50 states of the United States of America . Ohio lies between the Ohio River and Lake Erie in the Midwestern United States . The United States created the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio on July 13 , 1787 . Ohio joined the Union as the 17th state effective as of March 1 , 1803 .
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The Midwest or Midwestern United States is a region of the United States . Mid West or Midwest may also refer to : Airlines Air Midwest , based in the U.S. state of Kansas , subsidiary of Mesa , closed in 2008 Midwest Airlines , based in the U.S. state of Wisconsin , merged into Frontier Airlines in 2011 Midwest Airlines ( Egypt ) Music Midwesterners : The Hits , a greatest hits album by Hawthorne Heights Midwest hip hop , a form of hip hop music in the United States that developed and originated in Chicago Places Mid West region of Western Australia Mid-Western Region , Nepal Mid-Western Region , Nigeria Mid-West Region , Ireland Midwest , Wyoming , a community in the U.S. state of Wyoming Other Melissa Midwest , a pornographic actress
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Iowa County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . As of the 2010 census , the population was 23,687 . Its county seat and largest city is Dodgeville . When created , it was part of the Michigan Territory . Iowa County is part of the Madison , Wisconsin , Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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The University of Iowa ( also known as the UI , U of I , UIowa , or simply Iowa ) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City , Iowa . Founded in 1847 , Iowa is the oldest university in the state . The University of Iowa is organized into eleven colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees . The Iowa campus spans 1,700 acres centered along the banks of the Iowa River and includes the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics , named one of `` America 's Best Hospitals '' for the 25th year in a row . The university was the original developer of the Master of Fine Arts degree and it operates the world-renowned Iowa Writers ' Workshop . Iowa has very high research activity , and is a member of several research coalitions , including the prestigious Association of American Universities , the Universities Research Association , and the Big Ten Academic Alliance . The Iowa alumni network exceeds 250,000 , and the university budgeted revenues and expenses of $ 3.513 billion for 2015 . The University of Iowa 's athletic teams , the Hawkeyes , compete in Division I of the NCAA and are members of the Big Ten Conference . The Hawkeyes field 24 varsity teams and have won 27 national championships .
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Midway is an unincorporated community in Floyd County , Iowa , United States . Midway is located near the Cedar River 5.4 mi southeast of Charles City .
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Midway is a ghost town in Johnson County , Iowa , United States . Midway was 5.5 mi southeast of Iowa City .
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The Mid Iowa Council is a council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves all Boy Scouts , Cub Scouts , adult volunteers and Venturers in Central Iowa . This includes the area of the state capital , Des Moines .
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Iowa is a town in Calcasieu Parish , Louisiana , United States . The population was 2,996 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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Midway is an unincorporated community in Linn County , Iowa , United States . Midway is 9 mi north-northwest of Cedar Rapids .
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Iowa City is a city in Johnson County , Iowa , United States . It is the only City of Literature in North America , as awarded by UNESCO in 2008 . As of the 2010 Census , the city had a population of about 67,862 . The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the 2016 population at 74,398 , making it the state 's fifth-largest city . Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa . Iowa City is the principal city of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses Johnson County and Washington County and has a population of over 164,000 . Iowa City was the second capital of the Iowa Territory and the first capital city of the State of Iowa . The Old Capitol building is a National Historic Landmark in the center of the University of Iowa campus . The University of Iowa Art Museum and Plum Grove , the home of the first Governor of Iowa , are also tourist attractions . In 2008 , Forbes magazine named Iowa City the second-best small metropolitan area for doing business in the United States .
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This is a list of the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the American Midwest . These states are Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Ohio , Nebraska , North Dakota , South Dakota and Wisconsin . Part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis .
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Dubuque -LSB- dəˈbjuːk -RSB- is the county seat of Dubuque County , Iowa , United States , located along the Mississippi River . In 2013 , its population was 58,253 , making it the tenth-largest city in the state This city lies at the junction of Iowa , Illinois , and Wisconsin , a region locally known as the Tri-State Area . It serves as the main commercial , industrial , educational , and cultural center for the area . Geographically , it is part of the Driftless Area , a portion of North America that escaped all three phases of the Wisconsinian Glaciation . It is one of the few large cities in Iowa with hills , and a tourist destination featuring the city 's unique architecture and river location . It is home to five institutions of higher education , making it a center for culture and learning . Dubuque has long been a center of manufacturing , but the economy grew rapidly and diversified to other areas in the first years of the 21st Century . By 2005 , the city led the state and the Midwest in job growth , ranking as the 22nd fastest-growing economy in the US . Alongside industry , the city has large health care , education , tourism , publishing , and financial service sectors .
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The Northwestern United States is an informal geographic region of the United States . The region consistently includes the states of Oregon , Washington , and Idaho -- and usually Montana and Wyoming . Some sources include southeast Alaska in the Northwest . The related but distinct term `` Pacific Northwest '' generally excludes areas from the Rockies eastward . The Northwestern United States is a subportion of the Western United States ( which is , itself , even more ambiguous ) . In contrast , states included in the neighboring regions ( Southwestern United States and Great Plains ) and Utah are not simultaneously considered part of both regions . Like the southwestern United States , the Northwest definition has moved westward over time . The current area includes the old Oregon Territory ( created in 1848 -- Oregon , Washington , Idaho , and areas in Montana west of the Continental Divide ) . The region is similar to Federal Region X , which comprises Oregon , Washington , Idaho , and Alaska . It is home to over 14.2 million citizens . Some of the fastest growing cities in this region and in the nation include Seattle , Spokane , Bellevue , Tacoma , Vancouver , Kennewick , Pasco , Yakima , Portland , Eugene , Salem , Boise , Missoula , and Billings .
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Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United States . According to the 2010 United States Census , Illinois is the 5th most populous state with inhabitants but the 24th largest by land area spanning 55518.93 sqmi of land . Illinois is divided into 102 counties and contains 1,299 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities , towns , and villages .
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The state of Iowa played a role during the American Civil War in providing food , supplies , and troops for the Union army , though its contributions were overshadowed by larger and more populated eastern states .
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The West North Central States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau . Seven states compose the division : Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , North Dakota and South Dakota , and it makes up the western half of the United States Census Bureau 's larger region of the Midwest , the eastern half of which consists of the East North Central States of Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Ohio and Wisconsin . The Mississippi River marks the bulk of the boundary between these two divisions . Where the East North Central States are seen as being synonymous ( though not absolutely coterminous ) with the Rust Belt by the vast majority of Americans , the West North Central States are regarded as constituting the core of the nation 's `` Farm Belt . '' Another name popularly applied to the division is the `` Agricultural Heartland , '' or simply the `` Heartland . '' Since the early 1990s , the West North Central division has consistently had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States ( especially in its many college towns ) , and has also been noted for its plentiful supply of affordable housing . As of 2010 , the West North Central States had a combined population of 20,505,437 . This number is a 6.6 % increase from 19,237,739 in 2000 . The West North Central region covers 507913 sqmi of land , and has an average population density of 40.37 people per square mile .
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Iowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa . As of the 2010 census , the population was 16,355 . The county seat is Marengo . Iowa County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state they are located in . The other six counties are Arkansas County , Hawaii County , Idaho County , New York County , Oklahoma County , and Utah County .
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Illinois is in the midwestern United States . Surrounding states are Wisconsin to the north , Iowa and Missouri to the west , Kentucky to the south , and Indiana to the east . Illinois also borders Michigan , but only via a northeastern water boundary in Lake Michigan . Nearly the entire western boundary is the Mississippi River , except for a few areas where the river has changed course . Illinois ' southeastern and southern boundary is along the Wabash River and the Ohio River . Whereas , its northern boundary and much of its eastern boundary are straight survey ( longitudinal and latitudinal ) lines . Illinois has a maximum north-south distance of 390 miles ( 630 km ) and 210 miles ( 340 km ) east-west .
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The flag of the state of Iowa is a vertical tricolor of blue , white , and red , reflecting Iowa 's history as part of the French Louisiana Territory . ( Because of the wider middle stripe and symmetric design , the design is sometimes classified as a `` Canadian pale '' . ) The image of a bald eagle with a long ribbon reading `` Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain '' , derived from the Seal of Iowa , is centered in the middle white stripe . The word `` Iowa '' is placed directly below it in red , serifed majuscules . The flag was adopted in 1921 ; it was first approved in May 1917 , by the Iowa State Council for Defense . It was designed in 1917 , by Knoxville , Iowa resident Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt , of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Iowa . In 2001 , a survey conducted by the North American Vexillological Association ( NAVA ) placed Iowa 's flag 42nd in design quality out of the 72 Canadian provincial , U.S. state and U.S. territorial flags ranked .
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Saratoga is an American film from 1937.
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Saratoga is a 1937 American romantic comedy film written by Anita Loos and directed by Jack Conway . The film stars Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in their sixth and final film collaboration , and features Lionel Barrymore , Frank Morgan , Walter Pidgeon , Hattie McDaniel , and Margaret Hamilton . Jean Harlow died before filming was finished , and it was completed using stand-ins . Saratoga was MGM 's biggest moneymaker of 1937 .
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is a 1937 black-and-white film directed by Sadao Yamanaka , his last film .
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Saratoga Trunk is a 1945 American romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper , Ingrid Bergman , and Flora Robson . Written by Casey Robinson , and based on the novel Saratoga Trunk by Edna Ferber , the film is about a Texas gambler and a Creole daughter of an aristocratic family who work together to seek justice from a society that has rejected them .
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Ditto is a 1937 American short comedy film featuring Buster Keaton .
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is a 1937 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu .
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Sky Racket is a 1937 American drama film directed by Sam Katzman .
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Brothers of the West is a 1937 American film directed by Sam Katzman .
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Lost Ranch is a 1937 American film directed by Sam Katzman .
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Saratoga Trunk is a best-selling novel by American author Edna Ferber , originally published by Doubleday , Doran in 1941 . It concerns a notorious Creole woman , Clio Dulaine , who returns to her native New Orleans and marries a Texas gambler , Colonel Clint Maroon . The book serves as the basis for the 1945 film , Saratoga Trunk , and the 1959 stage musical , Saratoga . Category :1941 American novels Category : Novels set in New Orleans Category : Doubleday , Doran books Category : American novels adapted into films
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Escape by Night is a 1937 American film directed by Hamilton MacFadden .
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The Silver Trail is a 1937 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray .
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Lawless Land is a 1937 American film directed by Albert Ray .
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Vertigo is a 1958 American film noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock . The story was based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts ( From Among the Dead ) by Boileau-Narcejac . The screenplay was written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor . The film stars James Stewart as former police detective John `` Scottie '' Ferguson . Scottie is forced into early retirement because an incident in the line of duty has caused him to develop acrophobia ( an extreme fear of heights ) and vertigo ( a false sense of rotational movement ) . Scottie is hired by an acquaintance , Gavin Elster , as a private investigator to follow Gavin 's wife Madeleine ( Kim Novak ) , who is behaving strangely . The film was shot on location in San Francisco , California , and at Paramount Studios in Hollywood . It is the first film to use the dolly zoom , an in-camera effect that distorts perspective to create disorientation , to convey Scottie 's acrophobia . As a result of its use in this film , the effect is often referred to as `` the Vertigo effect '' . Vertigo received mixed reviews upon initial release , but is now often cited as a classic Hitchcock film and one of the defining works of his career . Attracting significant scholarly criticism , it replaced Citizen Kane ( 1941 ) as the best film ever made in the 2012 British Film Institute 's Sight & Sound critics ' poll . In 1996 , the film underwent a major restoration to create a new 70mm print and DTS soundtrack . It has appeared repeatedly in polls of the best films by the American Film Institute , including a 2007 ranking as the ninth-greatest American movie of all time .
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Trouble in Morocco is a 1937 film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack .
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Arizona Gunfighter is a 1937 American film directed by Sam Newfield .
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The Law Commands is a 1937 American film directed by William Nigh .
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Outlaws of the Orient is a 1937 film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack .
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Events from the year 1937 in the United States .
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Murder Is News is a 1937 Canadian/American film directed by Leon Barsha .
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Felicita Colombo is a 1937 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli .
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A Lawman Is Born is a 1937 American film directed by Sam Newfield .
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It 's All Yours is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Madeleine Carroll , Francis Lederer and Mischa Auer .
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Krakatoa is a 1933 American Pre-Code short documentary film produced by Joe Rock . It won the Academy Award in 1934 for Best Short Subject ( Novelty ) . Educational Pictures ( or Educational Film Exchanges , Inc. ) was the film distributor of the film . This film was notable for overwhelming the sound systems of the cinemas of the time . In Australia , the distributors insisted on a power output of 10 watts RMS as a minimum for cinemas wishing to show the film . This was then considered a large system , and forced many cinemas to upgrade . A revised version was made in 1966 for the Library of Congress .
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Jail Bait is a 1937 American short comedy film starring Buster Keaton .
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Fifty Roads to Town is a 1937 American romantic comedy film .
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Secret Valley is a 1937 American film directed by Howard Bretherton . The film is also known as Gangster 's Bride and Gangster 's Valley in the United Kingdom .
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The Girl from Scotland Yard is a 1937 American detective film starring Karen Morley .
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Navy Blues is a 1937 American film directed by Ralph Staub .
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Pygmalion is a 1937 Dutch film , based on the George Bernard Shaw play of the same title , directed by Ludwig Berger .
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New Faces of 1937 is a black and white 1937 American musical film . Its plot is similar to The Producers ( 1968 ) .
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Sabotage is a 1939 American action film directed by Harold Young and written by Lionel Houser and Alice Altschuler . The film stars Arleen Whelan , Gordon Oliver , Charley Grapewin , Lucien Littlefield , Paul Guilfoyle and J. M. Kerrigan . The film was released on October 13 , 1939 , by Republic Pictures .
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Hittin ' the Trail is a 1937 American film directed by Robert N. Bradbury .
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The Last Train from Madrid is a 1937 film set during the Spanish Civil War .
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J. Howard Marshall was a baby.
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An infant ( from the Latin word infans , meaning `` unable to speak '' or `` speechless '' ) is the more formal or specialised synonym for `` baby '' , the very young offspring of a human or other animal . A newborn is , in colloquial use , an infant who is only hours , days , or up to one month old . In medical contexts , newborn or neonate ( from Latin , neonatus , newborn ) refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth ; the term applies to premature , full term , and postmature infants ; before birth , the term `` fetus '' is used . The term `` infant '' is typically applied to young children between one month and one year of age ; however , definitions may vary and may include children up to two years of age . When a human child learns to walk , the term `` toddler '' may be used instead . In British English , `` infant '' is a term that can be applied to school children aged between four and seven . As a legal term , `` infancy '' continues from birth until age 18 .
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John R. Marshall , M.D. , helped orchestrate the world 's first embryonic transfer .
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Joyce Marshall ( November 28 , 1913 -- September 2005 ) was a Canadian writer and translator . The daughter of William Marshall and Joyce Chambers , she was born in Montreal and was educated there and in the Eastern Townships . She went on to earn a BA from McGill University , where she was the first women to become a senior editor for The McGill Daily . Although she continued to improve her fluency in French , Marshall did not feel at home in the conservative Quebec of the Duplessis era and moved to Toronto in 1937 . She was a reader and editor for the CBC Radio programs Canadian short stories and Anthologies , where many of her short stories first aired . She also was writer-in-residence at Trent University . She had begun writing at a young age and published her first novel Presently Tomorrow in 1946 . It was followed by Lovers and Strangers in 1957 . Marshall also published a number of collections of short stories : A Private Place ( 1975 ) , Any Time at All and Other Stories ( 1993 ) and Blood and bone/En chair en en os ( 1995 ) . Her stories have been included in various anthologies . Marshall translated the works of Gabrielle Roy and Marie of the Incarnation into English . She received a Canada Council Prize for translation in 1976 . She was a founding member of the Literary Translators ' Association of Canada . Her literary reviews and essays have appeared in the Tamarack Review , Books in Canada and Canadian Literature . She also contributed to the first edition of the The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature . She died in Toronto at the age of 91 .
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Jay Marshall ( James Ward Marshall ) ( August 29 , 1919 -- May 10 , 2005 ) was an American magician and ventriloquist .
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James Howard Marshall III ( born February 6 , 1936 , San Francisco , California ) is an American businessman .
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J. Stanley Marshall ( January 27 , 1923 -- June 8 , 2014 ) was an American educator . He was president of Florida State University from February 1969 to August 1976 . He also established the James Madison Institute in 1987 . He was born in Cheswick , Pennsylvania . Marshall served on the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida . He was married to Shirley Slade of Longview , Texas . The couple had five children -- daughters Sue Jones and Kimberly Rosero and sons David , John , and Drew . He died on June 8 , 2014 at the age of 91 after having suffered a heart attack a month prior .
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John Marshall ( born 1796 in England ) , was an Australian cricket player , who played three first-class cricket games for Tasmania . He has the distinction of having captained , and been the wicketkeeper for Tasmania in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia , which Tasmania won . He stumped the Victorian batsman T.W. Antill for 0 off the bowling of William Henty , making him the first wicket-keeper to effect a stumping in first-class cricket in Australia . His wicket-keeping was described in the Melbourne press as `` seldom surpassed in England -- almost perfect ; as sharp as a needle '' . Marshall captained Tasmania in all three matches in which he represented the colony , with a record of two wins and one loss . He was famous for having never cut his beard since his teen years . John Marshall was 58 when he played his last game for Tasmania , holding a record which survives to this day as Australia 's oldest ever first-class cricketer . He played for Hobart Town Cricket Club for over twenty years , and was one of their all-time champions , still holding many local records in the Tasmanian Grade Cricket competition . In 1840 he married a Miss Tabart , daughter of a `` gentleman farmer '' from Oatlands . He worked for the Bank of Van Diemen 's Land , retiring as senior accountant . John Marshall died on 7 September 1876 , in New Town , Tasmania at the age of 80 .
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John `` Jack '' Marshall was an American artist best known for his sculptures .
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Steve Marshall is a Tokyo-based magician , clown , writer and artist who performs in English and Japanese . Marshall became interested in magic at age eight when he received a Marshall Brodien TV Magic Set for Christmas . In 1983 Marshall attended the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice Florida . Upon graduation he was one of only eleven students to receive a performing contract to tour with The Greatest Show on Earth . Sayonara to Hello is a documentary film covering one of his monthlong American tours . He is from Zephyrhills , Florida and graduated from Zephyrhills High School . He is married with two daughters . As an artist , Marshall was the only American artist of 73 global artists to be chosen to design and paint a life sized cow statue of the Tokyo installation of the international art exhibition of the `` CowParade '' in 2008 . He is the designer and creator of `` Producer 's Puzzle , '' the annual award given to the Broadway Global Producer of the year since its inception in 2012 .
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James Edward Marshall ( October 10 , 1942 -- October 13 , 1992 ) was an American illustrator and writer of children 's books , probably best known for the George and Martha series of picture books ( 1972 -- 1988 ) . He illustrated books exclusively as James Marshall ; when he created both text and illustrations he sometimes wrote as Edward Marshall . In 2007 the U.S. professional librarians posthumously awarded him the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for `` substantial and lasting contribution '' to American children 's literature .
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G. M. Marshall was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly .
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John Marshall is an American cartoonist , best known as the artist of the Blondie comic strip since 2005 . He works closely with scripter Dean Young , son of the strip 's creator , Chic Young . Born in Waverly , New York , John Marshall took an interest in cartooning at an early age . He was bored during the summer between the fourth and fifth grades and began drawing Peanuts characters on brown paper bags . When he was 14 , his career as a cartoonist was jump-started by his grandmother who urged him to send cartoons to Parade . On his first try , Parade bought one . Marshall recalled , `` It 's tough peaking in the tenth grade . '' This was followed by a sale to The Saturday Evening Post . Graduating in 1976 from Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota , Florida , Marshall began as an art director at a Binghamton , New York , advertising agency , eventually making the leap as a freelance illustrator , with a client list that included General Electric , IBM and Golf Digest .
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Joseph Marshall ( ca 1755 -- June 3 , 1847 ) was an Irish-born farmer , judge and political figure in Nova Scotia . He represented Sydney County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1800 to 1811 . He was born in Glenkeen , the son of Joseph Marshall , and came to Georgia with his family at the age of 13 . Marshall joined the loyalist forces during the American Revolution and fought in South Carolina . In 1783 , along with former South Carolina Governor Lord Charles Montagu , Marshall came to Halifax with other former loyalist militia , later settling Guysborough , Nova Scotia . The following year , he was named a justice of the peace and served as a judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas from 1799 to 1841 . He also served as a major in the local militia , later becoming lieutenant-colonel . His son John George succeeded him as a member of the provincial assembly . He died at home in Guysborough .
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Wade Marshall ( 1907 -- 1972 ) was a neuroscientist , noted for his work along with Philip Bard on producing the first map of the somatotopic organization of the cerebral cortex while working at the Johns Hopkins University .
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John Marshall ( 27 July 1765 -- 6 June 1845 ) was a British businessman and politician from Leeds , West Yorkshire , England . Marshall was born at 1 , Briggate , Leeds , the son of Jeremiah ( 1731 -- 1787 ) , a linen draper , and his wife Mary ( 1728 -- 1799 ) , whose father was John Cowper of Yeadon . He was their only child who survived infancy . Marshall joined the family business when he was seventeen . Five years later his father died and Marshall became the controlling partner in the company . He inherited a new house , a warehouse , and # 7,500 . Shortly before his father 's death , Marshall heard that two men from Darlington , John Kendrew , a glass-grinder , and Thomas Porthouse , a watchmaker , had registered a patent for a new flax spinning machine . Marshall visited the men and purchased the right to make copies of their invention . He spent much of the next decade trying to improve the performance of the machines but found little success until he recruited engineer Matthew Murray . In 1790 , he bought the freehold of an acre of land on Water Lane in Holbeck near Leeds . This was an ideal location for a mill because of its proximity to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the Aire and Calder Navigation . Here , between 1791 and 1792 , he constructed Marshall 's Mill , a six-storey water-powered mill using water drawn from the nearby Hol Beck to spin yarn . Marshall was able to create enough power to run 7,000 spindles employing 2,000 factory workers . Only a generation earlier , the making of hand-spun yarn had been a traditional Yorkshire cottage industry . In 1796 , he was a partner ( with Thomas Benyon , Benjamin Benyon , and Charles Bage ) in building a flax mill at Ditherington near Shrewsbury , which was the first iron framed building in the world . Adjacent to Marshall 's Mill , he built his most ambitious project : Temple Works flax mill between 1836 and 1840 . Temple Works was based on the Temple of Edfu at Horus in Egypt , with a chimney designed in the style of an obelisk ; at the time , it was said to be the largest single room in the world . Employees at Temple Works worked 72 hours a week , 40 % of the people employed by Marshall were young women aged thirteen to twenty , and about 20 % were under thirteen . Conditions in the flax mills of that era were extremely hot and humid because of the number of workers and the fact that humid conditions made the flax easier to work . Despite the age of his workers and the conditions in his factories , Marshall is considered to be one of the most liberal factory owners of the industrial revolution . In his factories , overseers were not allowed to use corporal punishment on the workers . Younger children were encouraged to attend day school , and older children were given free education on Monday afternoons . Marshall was involved in the founding of the Leeds Mechanics ' Institute and the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society . In 1826 , he began a campaign to establish Leeds University . Marshall also gave money to the Leeds Library . In 1821 Marshall was appointed Sheriff of Cumberland and in 1826 was elected a Member of Parliament for Yorkshire in the House of Commons . In 1830 , he resigned his seat due to ill health and retired to the country home he had built in 1815 , Hallsteads , near Watermillock on the shore of Ullswater in the Lake District . The house is currently used as the Ullswater Outward Bound Centre . Marshall married Jane Pollard , daughter of a William Pollard , a Halifax wool-stapler and linen-merchant . Her three spinster sisters ( Ann , Catharine and Eleanor ) moved to a house named Old Church , near Hallsteads , by 1829 . Jane had met Dorothy Wordsworth while Dorothy was at school in Halifax , and there are references to visits to Hallsteads and Old Church in Dorothy and William Wordsworth 's correspondence . Marshall and Jane had eleven children . Their eldest son William was MP for Beverley , Carlisle and East Cumberland Their second son John was MP for Leeds 1832 -- 1835 , and third son James Garth held the same seat 1847 -- 1852 . The fourth son , Henry Cowper , was Mayor of Leeds 1842 -- 1843 . Their daughter Julia Anne ( 1809 -- 1841 ) married Rev. Henry Venn Elliott in 1833 and wrote the words for several hymns in her husband 's publication Psalms and Hymns for Public , Private and Social Worship ( 1835 ) : she was not acknowledged until the third printing ( 1839 ) when her initials were added in the index . Marshall 's estate , after his death at Hallsteads in 1845 , was assessed variously as between # 1.5 million and # 2.5 million . He was buried in the church adjoining Hallsteads .
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J.J. Howard is an American author of young adult fiction . Her debut novel , That Time I Joined the Circus , was published by Scholastic Point in April , 2013 . Her second novel , Tracers , was published by Putnam in 2015 . The film Tracers starring Taylor Lautner of Twilight fame was released in February of that year . Her third novel , Sit , Stay Love , is her first middle grade and will release in January 2016 from Scholastic . Sit , Stay , Love is a part of the Wish series .
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Jack Marshall ( born 1936 in Brooklyn , United States ) is an award-winning American poet and author born to an Iraqi father and a Syrian mother of Jewish heritage .
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Jack ` Boss ' Marshall ( born May 11 , 1893 ) was a Negro Leagues pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League , and in its first several seasons . Marshall was pitching for the Tennessee Rats by 1917 at the age of 24 . He would move on to the Chicago Union Giants traveling team , one of two teams using that name in 1919 . During a game in Omaha , Nebraska , Marshall was reportedly arrested after an altercation where reporters claim he threw a punch at Center Fielder Jimmy Collins , who allegedly spiked one of Marshall 's teammates when he slid into first base . When Marshall was arraigned the following Tuesday , he was released with a $ 25 fine and a charge for disturbing the peace . Marshall went on to pitch for the Chicago American Giants , Detroit Stars , and Kansas City Monarchs .
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Virginia Elizabeth Marshall ( October 1 , 1918 -- January 30 , 1982 ) also called Little Virginia Marshall , was a child actress in silent films between 1924 and 1928 .
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Everett Pierce Marshall ( January 12 , 1939 -- June 20 , 2006 ) was an American businessman and a son of J. Howard Marshall II . According to a Dallas Morning News article , he was a very private man , but became known due to defending the long-running legal dispute from his father 's third wife , Anna Nicole Smith .
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George Alexander Marshall ( September 14 , 1851 -- April 21 , 1899 ) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio . Born near Sidney , Ohio , Marshall attended the public schools of Shelby County , Ohio , and Ohio Wesleyan University , Delaware , Ohio . He studied law . In 1872 he married Mary Caroline Cowan , the daughter of Wilson V. Cowan , a local physician . She died in 1874 while giving birth to their first child . He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Sidney , Ohio . On December 8 , 1880 , he married Lucinda Frazer Cowan , Mary Caroline 's youngest sister . He served as prosecuting attorney of Shelby County for eight years , being elected in 1878 , 1880 , and 1883 . Marshall was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress ( March 4 , 1897 -- March 3 , 1899 ) . He was not a candidate for reelection in 1898 . He died in Sidney , Ohio , April 21 , 1899 . He was interred in Presbyterian Cemetery , Hardin , Ohio .
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John Marshall MBE , FMedSci , PhD , DSc , FRCPath , FRSB , FRCOphth ( Hon ) , FRCOptom ( Hon ) , FARVO ( born 1943 in Woking , England ) is a British medical scientist and inventor . Currently he is the Frost Professor of Ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology UCL and Emeritus Professor Kings College London . He is a pioneer of laser eye surgery .
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Dr Howard Marshall OBE ( 20 December 1870 -- 9 October 1929 ) was an English rugby union half-back who played club rugby for Blackheath and Richmond and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 . Marshall played just one game for England , scoring a hat-trick of tries on his debut .
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George Marshall ( 1880 -- 1959 ) was an American general , Chief of Staff of the United States Army , Secretary of State , President of the American Red Cross , and Secretary of Defense . George Marshall may also refer to : George Marshall ( academic ) , principal of Trevelyan College , University of Durham George Marshall ( athlete ) ( 1877 -- ? ) , British runner George Marshall ( conservationist ) ( 1904 -- 2000 ) , American conservationist and political activist George Marshall ( Victoria cricketer ) ( 1829 -- 1868 ) , Australian cricketer who played for Victoria George Marshall ( Tasmania cricketer ) ( 1832 -- 1905 ) , Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania George Marshall ( environmentalist ) ( 1964 -- ) , British environmentalist George Marshall ( footballer ) ( 1869 -- 1938 ) , English footballer George Marshall ( MP ) , Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Boroughbridge George Alexander Marshall ( 1851 -- 1899 ) , U.S. Representative from Ohio George Marshall ( judge ) ( 1906 -- 1981 ) American attorney George Marshall ( entrepreneur ) American real estate tycoon George Marshall ( director ) ( 1891 -- 1975 ) , actor and director George Frederick Leycester Marshall ( 1843 -- 1934 ) , military officer and naturalist George H. Marshall ( 1916 -- 1984 ) , British educator , campaigner and author George Preston Marshall ( 1896 -- 1969 ) , American football team owner George Sidney Marshall ( 1869 -- 1956 ) , 38th mayor of Columbus , Ohio George William Marshall ( 1839 -- 1905 ) , English officer of arms G. M. Marshall ( 1834 -- ? ) , Wisconsin State Assemblyman George C. Marshall High School ( built : 1963 ) Public high school in northern Virginia
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James Marshall may refer to : James W. Marshall ( 1810 -- 1885 ) , discovered gold in California in 1848 Sir James Marshall ( 1829 -- 1889 ) , British colonial judge James Marshall ( VC ) ( 1887 -- 1918 ) , Victoria Cross recipient James Marshall ( director ) , American television producer and director James Marshall ( author ) ( 1942 -- 1992 ) , American author of children 's books James Marshall ( footballer ) ( 1908 -- 1977 ) , Scottish football player James Marshall ( actor ) ( born 1967 ) , American actor James Marshall ( cricketer ) ( born 1979 ) , New Zealand cricketer James Marshall ( minister ) ( 1796 -- 1855 ) Scottish minister , of the Church of Scotland , and from 1841 of the Church of England James Marshall ( politician ) ( 1843 -- 1912 ) , member of the New Zealand Legislative Council James Marshall ( rugby union ) ( born 1988 ) , New Zealand rugby player James William Marshall ( 1822 -- 1910 ) , US Postmaster General James William Marshall ( politician ) ( 1844 -- 1911 ) , US Congressman from Virginia James Garth Marshall ( 1802 -- 1873 ) , Member of Parliament for Leeds James Alexander Marshall ( 1888 -- ? ) , Canadian federal politician James C. Marshall , American military engineer , first head of the Manhattan Engineer District James S. Marshall ( 1819 -- 1892 ) , Mayor of Green Bay , Wisconsin James K. Marshall ( 1839 -- 1863 ) , Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War James Markham Marshall ( 1764 -- 1848 ) , United States federal judge Dalek ( artist ) ( born 1968 ) , real name James Marshall , US artist President James Marshall , fictional character played by Harrison Ford in 1997 film Air Force One
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George Harold Marshall OBE ( 17 June 1916 -- 4 October 1984 ) was a British schoolteacher , head master , author , academic and campaigner , internationally recognised for his work in the fields of education and assistive technology for children with visual disabilities . Marshall started Exhall Grange , Britain 's first school to cater specifically for partially sighted children in 1951 , becoming the third and was its head master from 1953 until he retired in 1981 , making him to date the longest-serving person to hold that position . He also founded The Partially Sighted Society .
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John Marshall Alexander , Jr. ( June 9 , 1929 -- December 25 , 1954 ) , known by the stage name Johnny Ace , was an American rhythm-and-blues singer . He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s . He died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 25 .
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For other people named John Marshall , see John Marshall ( disambiguation ) . John Marshall ( 1756 -- 1824 ) was a London publisher who specialized in children 's literature , chapbooks , educational games and teaching schemes . He described himself as `` The Children 's Printer '' and referred to children as his `` young friends '' He was the preeminent children 's book publisher in England from about 1780 until 1800 . After 1795 he became the publisher of Hannah More 's Cheap Repository Tracts , and following a dispute with More he published his own similar series . About 1800 Marshall began to publish a series of miniature libraries , games and picture books for children . He died in July 1824 and his business was continued either by his widow or his unmarried daughter , both of whom were named Eleanor .
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Joseph M. Marshall III ( b. ca. 1946 , Brulé Lakota , Sicangu Oyate ) is a historian , writer , teacher , craftsman , administrator , actor , and public speaker . He was a founding board member in 1971 of Sinte Gleska University , the tribal college at the Rosebud Indian Reservation . Marshall has published numerous non-fiction books based on Lakota oral history and culture . His book , The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn , won the 2008 PEN/Beyond Margins Arts award .
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Frederick J. Marshall is a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court . An attorney and politician in the Buffalo , New York area before moving to the bench , Judge Marshall is a former Minority Leader of the Erie County Legislature . Justice Marshall is the son of the late New York State Supreme Court Justice Frederick M. Marshall . His brother Philip M. Marshall serves as the Village Justice in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park , New York .
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Alfred Marshall ( February 28 , 1919 -- December 28 , 2013 ) was an American businessman who founded Marshalls , a chain of department stores which specializes in overstocked , irregular and out-of-season name brand clothing sold at deeply discounted prices . He opened the original Marshalls in 1956 in Beverly , Massachusetts . Marshall was born in Lawrence , Massachusetts , on February 28 , 1919 , to Louis and Annie ( née Spector ) Marshal . He graduated from Beverly High School in Beverly , Massachusetts , shortly before entering the United States Navy during World War II . Marshall returned to Beverly after the end of the war , where he married the former Marirose Pelletier , his first wife . Marshall began his post-war career by working as a welder and contractor . He then purchased a fruit stand , which he expanded into a supermarket . By the 1950s , Marshall was selling wholesale products out of his supermarket , including sundries , baby supplies , and cosmetics . In 1956 , Alfred Marshall opened a new addition to his existing supermarket , located in Beverly , Massachusetts , utilizing funding provided by two business partners . This location became the first Marshall 's department store . ( The company later dropped the apostrophe from the name ) . The original Marshalls location remained open for decades . However , the first store eventually closed and is currently the site of another supermarket , as of 2014 . Alfred Marshall and his business partners expanded the chain throughout the 1960s and 1970s . Marshalls had 36 locations throughout New England and California by 1976 , which were directly owned by Marshall and three other business partners . The partners sold Marshalls to the Melville Corporation in 1976 . Marshalls was next acquired by TJX Companies , which also owns T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods , in 1995 . Marshalls had 496 locations at the time of the 1995 acquisition . As of 2012 , there were 904 Marshalls stores worldwide . Marshall died from a short illness in Boca Raton , Florida , on December 28 , 2013 , at the age of 94 . His first wife , Marirose , died in 2001 . He was survived by his second wife , Estelle Newberg , and three children - Ronald Marshall , Jan Marshall and Deborah Miller . A resident of Boca Raton at the time , Marshall 's funeral service was held at Temple B'nai Abraham in his hometown of Beverly , Massachusetts .
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John Henry Marshall ( born November 5 , 1963 ) is a former middle-distance track athlete who specialized in the 800 meters . He competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics . He was married to former 800-meter runner Debbie Grant , with whom he has a son , Myles Marshall , who is also an 800-meter runner and competed for the US junior team in 2014 .
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The Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead paternity case , a.k.a. Birkhead v. Marshall , centered on a child born September 7 , 2006 to Vickie Lynn Marshall ( better known as Anna Nicole Smith ) . The child was named Dannielynn , and was registered on her birth certificate as the daughter of Vickie Lynn Marshall ( Smith ) and her live-in partner Howard K. Stern . Larry Birkhead , Smith 's former love interest and photographer , steadfastly maintained his contention that he was the baby 's father and filed a lawsuit to challenge paternity after Smith had given birth . Besides Birkhead and Stern , bodyguard/actor Alexander Denk , Mark Hatten and Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt , among others , claimed to be the father of Smith 's daughter , Dannielynn . Although Stern was listed on her birth certificate , it was not certain that he was the father . At issue in a California court was who fathered the child , who could potentially inherit millions of dollars from Smith 's estate . On September 26 , 2006 , Stern claimed in an interview from the Bahamas with Larry King on CNN that he was the father of Smith 's newborn daughter . After much media attention , on April 10 , 2007 , Michael Baird , who analyzed the results of a March 21 DNA test , announced the results that confirmed Birkhead to be the father of the baby .
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J. Howard Marshall was a baby.
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James Howard Marshall II ( January 24 , 1905 -- August 4 , 1995 ) was an American businessman , academic , attorney , and government official . His life spanned nine decades and almost the entire history of the oil industry , from the early years when uncontrolled production depleted valuable fields and natural gas was burned at the well head , to the decades of energy shortages and the Arab Oil Embargo . Marshall was married to Anna Nicole Smith during the last 14 months of his life . His estate became the subject of protracted litigation which was reviewed by the Supreme Court in Marshall v. Marshall and Stern v. Marshall .
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John R. Marshall , M.D. , helped orchestrate the world 's first embryonic transfer .
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Joyce Marshall ( November 28 , 1913 -- September 2005 ) was a Canadian writer and translator . The daughter of William Marshall and Joyce Chambers , she was born in Montreal and was educated there and in the Eastern Townships . She went on to earn a BA from McGill University , where she was the first women to become a senior editor for The McGill Daily . Although she continued to improve her fluency in French , Marshall did not feel at home in the conservative Quebec of the Duplessis era and moved to Toronto in 1937 . She was a reader and editor for the CBC Radio programs Canadian short stories and Anthologies , where many of her short stories first aired . She also was writer-in-residence at Trent University . She had begun writing at a young age and published her first novel Presently Tomorrow in 1946 . It was followed by Lovers and Strangers in 1957 . Marshall also published a number of collections of short stories : A Private Place ( 1975 ) , Any Time at All and Other Stories ( 1993 ) and Blood and bone/En chair en en os ( 1995 ) . Her stories have been included in various anthologies . Marshall translated the works of Gabrielle Roy and Marie of the Incarnation into English . She received a Canada Council Prize for translation in 1976 . She was a founding member of the Literary Translators ' Association of Canada . Her literary reviews and essays have appeared in the Tamarack Review , Books in Canada and Canadian Literature . She also contributed to the first edition of the The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature . She died in Toronto at the age of 91 .
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Jay Marshall ( James Ward Marshall ) ( August 29 , 1919 -- May 10 , 2005 ) was an American magician and ventriloquist .
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James Howard Marshall III ( born February 6 , 1936 , San Francisco , California ) is an American businessman .
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J. Stanley Marshall ( January 27 , 1923 -- June 8 , 2014 ) was an American educator . He was president of Florida State University from February 1969 to August 1976 . He also established the James Madison Institute in 1987 . He was born in Cheswick , Pennsylvania . Marshall served on the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida . He was married to Shirley Slade of Longview , Texas . The couple had five children -- daughters Sue Jones and Kimberly Rosero and sons David , John , and Drew . He died on June 8 , 2014 at the age of 91 after having suffered a heart attack a month prior .
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John Marshall ( born 1796 in England ) , was an Australian cricket player , who played three first-class cricket games for Tasmania . He has the distinction of having captained , and been the wicketkeeper for Tasmania in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia , which Tasmania won . He stumped the Victorian batsman T.W. Antill for 0 off the bowling of William Henty , making him the first wicket-keeper to effect a stumping in first-class cricket in Australia . His wicket-keeping was described in the Melbourne press as `` seldom surpassed in England -- almost perfect ; as sharp as a needle '' . Marshall captained Tasmania in all three matches in which he represented the colony , with a record of two wins and one loss . He was famous for having never cut his beard since his teen years . John Marshall was 58 when he played his last game for Tasmania , holding a record which survives to this day as Australia 's oldest ever first-class cricketer . He played for Hobart Town Cricket Club for over twenty years , and was one of their all-time champions , still holding many local records in the Tasmanian Grade Cricket competition . In 1840 he married a Miss Tabart , daughter of a `` gentleman farmer '' from Oatlands . He worked for the Bank of Van Diemen 's Land , retiring as senior accountant . John Marshall died on 7 September 1876 , in New Town , Tasmania at the age of 80 .
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John `` Jack '' Marshall was an American artist best known for his sculptures .
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Steve Marshall is a Tokyo-based magician , clown , writer and artist who performs in English and Japanese . Marshall became interested in magic at age eight when he received a Marshall Brodien TV Magic Set for Christmas . In 1983 Marshall attended the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice Florida . Upon graduation he was one of only eleven students to receive a performing contract to tour with The Greatest Show on Earth . Sayonara to Hello is a documentary film covering one of his monthlong American tours . He is from Zephyrhills , Florida and graduated from Zephyrhills High School . He is married with two daughters . As an artist , Marshall was the only American artist of 73 global artists to be chosen to design and paint a life sized cow statue of the Tokyo installation of the international art exhibition of the `` CowParade '' in 2008 . He is the designer and creator of `` Producer 's Puzzle , '' the annual award given to the Broadway Global Producer of the year since its inception in 2012 .
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James Edward Marshall ( October 10 , 1942 -- October 13 , 1992 ) was an American illustrator and writer of children 's books , probably best known for the George and Martha series of picture books ( 1972 -- 1988 ) . He illustrated books exclusively as James Marshall ; when he created both text and illustrations he sometimes wrote as Edward Marshall . In 2007 the U.S. professional librarians posthumously awarded him the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for `` substantial and lasting contribution '' to American children 's literature .
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G. M. Marshall was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly .
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John Marshall is an American cartoonist , best known as the artist of the Blondie comic strip since 2005 . He works closely with scripter Dean Young , son of the strip 's creator , Chic Young . Born in Waverly , New York , John Marshall took an interest in cartooning at an early age . He was bored during the summer between the fourth and fifth grades and began drawing Peanuts characters on brown paper bags . When he was 14 , his career as a cartoonist was jump-started by his grandmother who urged him to send cartoons to Parade . On his first try , Parade bought one . Marshall recalled , `` It 's tough peaking in the tenth grade . '' This was followed by a sale to The Saturday Evening Post . Graduating in 1976 from Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota , Florida , Marshall began as an art director at a Binghamton , New York , advertising agency , eventually making the leap as a freelance illustrator , with a client list that included General Electric , IBM and Golf Digest .
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Joseph Marshall ( ca 1755 -- June 3 , 1847 ) was an Irish-born farmer , judge and political figure in Nova Scotia . He represented Sydney County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1800 to 1811 . He was born in Glenkeen , the son of Joseph Marshall , and came to Georgia with his family at the age of 13 . Marshall joined the loyalist forces during the American Revolution and fought in South Carolina . In 1783 , along with former South Carolina Governor Lord Charles Montagu , Marshall came to Halifax with other former loyalist militia , later settling Guysborough , Nova Scotia . The following year , he was named a justice of the peace and served as a judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas from 1799 to 1841 . He also served as a major in the local militia , later becoming lieutenant-colonel . His son John George succeeded him as a member of the provincial assembly . He died at home in Guysborough .
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Wade Marshall ( 1907 -- 1972 ) was a neuroscientist , noted for his work along with Philip Bard on producing the first map of the somatotopic organization of the cerebral cortex while working at the Johns Hopkins University .
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John Marshall ( 27 July 1765 -- 6 June 1845 ) was a British businessman and politician from Leeds , West Yorkshire , England . Marshall was born at 1 , Briggate , Leeds , the son of Jeremiah ( 1731 -- 1787 ) , a linen draper , and his wife Mary ( 1728 -- 1799 ) , whose father was John Cowper of Yeadon . He was their only child who survived infancy . Marshall joined the family business when he was seventeen . Five years later his father died and Marshall became the controlling partner in the company . He inherited a new house , a warehouse , and # 7,500 . Shortly before his father 's death , Marshall heard that two men from Darlington , John Kendrew , a glass-grinder , and Thomas Porthouse , a watchmaker , had registered a patent for a new flax spinning machine . Marshall visited the men and purchased the right to make copies of their invention . He spent much of the next decade trying to improve the performance of the machines but found little success until he recruited engineer Matthew Murray . In 1790 , he bought the freehold of an acre of land on Water Lane in Holbeck near Leeds . This was an ideal location for a mill because of its proximity to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the Aire and Calder Navigation . Here , between 1791 and 1792 , he constructed Marshall 's Mill , a six-storey water-powered mill using water drawn from the nearby Hol Beck to spin yarn . Marshall was able to create enough power to run 7,000 spindles employing 2,000 factory workers . Only a generation earlier , the making of hand-spun yarn had been a traditional Yorkshire cottage industry . In 1796 , he was a partner ( with Thomas Benyon , Benjamin Benyon , and Charles Bage ) in building a flax mill at Ditherington near Shrewsbury , which was the first iron framed building in the world . Adjacent to Marshall 's Mill , he built his most ambitious project : Temple Works flax mill between 1836 and 1840 . Temple Works was based on the Temple of Edfu at Horus in Egypt , with a chimney designed in the style of an obelisk ; at the time , it was said to be the largest single room in the world . Employees at Temple Works worked 72 hours a week , 40 % of the people employed by Marshall were young women aged thirteen to twenty , and about 20 % were under thirteen . Conditions in the flax mills of that era were extremely hot and humid because of the number of workers and the fact that humid conditions made the flax easier to work . Despite the age of his workers and the conditions in his factories , Marshall is considered to be one of the most liberal factory owners of the industrial revolution . In his factories , overseers were not allowed to use corporal punishment on the workers . Younger children were encouraged to attend day school , and older children were given free education on Monday afternoons . Marshall was involved in the founding of the Leeds Mechanics ' Institute and the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society . In 1826 , he began a campaign to establish Leeds University . Marshall also gave money to the Leeds Library . In 1821 Marshall was appointed Sheriff of Cumberland and in 1826 was elected a Member of Parliament for Yorkshire in the House of Commons . In 1830 , he resigned his seat due to ill health and retired to the country home he had built in 1815 , Hallsteads , near Watermillock on the shore of Ullswater in the Lake District . The house is currently used as the Ullswater Outward Bound Centre . Marshall married Jane Pollard , daughter of a William Pollard , a Halifax wool-stapler and linen-merchant . Her three spinster sisters ( Ann , Catharine and Eleanor ) moved to a house named Old Church , near Hallsteads , by 1829 . Jane had met Dorothy Wordsworth while Dorothy was at school in Halifax , and there are references to visits to Hallsteads and Old Church in Dorothy and William Wordsworth 's correspondence . Marshall and Jane had eleven children . Their eldest son William was MP for Beverley , Carlisle and East Cumberland Their second son John was MP for Leeds 1832 -- 1835 , and third son James Garth held the same seat 1847 -- 1852 . The fourth son , Henry Cowper , was Mayor of Leeds 1842 -- 1843 . Their daughter Julia Anne ( 1809 -- 1841 ) married Rev. Henry Venn Elliott in 1833 and wrote the words for several hymns in her husband 's publication Psalms and Hymns for Public , Private and Social Worship ( 1835 ) : she was not acknowledged until the third printing ( 1839 ) when her initials were added in the index . Marshall 's estate , after his death at Hallsteads in 1845 , was assessed variously as between # 1.5 million and # 2.5 million . He was buried in the church adjoining Hallsteads .
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J.J. Howard is an American author of young adult fiction . Her debut novel , That Time I Joined the Circus , was published by Scholastic Point in April , 2013 . Her second novel , Tracers , was published by Putnam in 2015 . The film Tracers starring Taylor Lautner of Twilight fame was released in February of that year . Her third novel , Sit , Stay Love , is her first middle grade and will release in January 2016 from Scholastic . Sit , Stay , Love is a part of the Wish series .
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Jack Marshall ( born 1936 in Brooklyn , United States ) is an award-winning American poet and author born to an Iraqi father and a Syrian mother of Jewish heritage .
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Jack ` Boss ' Marshall ( born May 11 , 1893 ) was a Negro Leagues pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League , and in its first several seasons . Marshall was pitching for the Tennessee Rats by 1917 at the age of 24 . He would move on to the Chicago Union Giants traveling team , one of two teams using that name in 1919 . During a game in Omaha , Nebraska , Marshall was reportedly arrested after an altercation where reporters claim he threw a punch at Center Fielder Jimmy Collins , who allegedly spiked one of Marshall 's teammates when he slid into first base . When Marshall was arraigned the following Tuesday , he was released with a $ 25 fine and a charge for disturbing the peace . Marshall went on to pitch for the Chicago American Giants , Detroit Stars , and Kansas City Monarchs .
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Virginia Elizabeth Marshall ( October 1 , 1918 -- January 30 , 1982 ) also called Little Virginia Marshall , was a child actress in silent films between 1924 and 1928 .
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Everett Pierce Marshall ( January 12 , 1939 -- June 20 , 2006 ) was an American businessman and a son of J. Howard Marshall II . According to a Dallas Morning News article , he was a very private man , but became known due to defending the long-running legal dispute from his father 's third wife , Anna Nicole Smith .
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George Alexander Marshall ( September 14 , 1851 -- April 21 , 1899 ) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio . Born near Sidney , Ohio , Marshall attended the public schools of Shelby County , Ohio , and Ohio Wesleyan University , Delaware , Ohio . He studied law . In 1872 he married Mary Caroline Cowan , the daughter of Wilson V. Cowan , a local physician . She died in 1874 while giving birth to their first child . He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Sidney , Ohio . On December 8 , 1880 , he married Lucinda Frazer Cowan , Mary Caroline 's youngest sister . He served as prosecuting attorney of Shelby County for eight years , being elected in 1878 , 1880 , and 1883 . Marshall was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress ( March 4 , 1897 -- March 3 , 1899 ) . He was not a candidate for reelection in 1898 . He died in Sidney , Ohio , April 21 , 1899 . He was interred in Presbyterian Cemetery , Hardin , Ohio .
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John Marshall MBE , FMedSci , PhD , DSc , FRCPath , FRSB , FRCOphth ( Hon ) , FRCOptom ( Hon ) , FARVO ( born 1943 in Woking , England ) is a British medical scientist and inventor . Currently he is the Frost Professor of Ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology UCL and Emeritus Professor Kings College London . He is a pioneer of laser eye surgery .
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Dr Howard Marshall OBE ( 20 December 1870 -- 9 October 1929 ) was an English rugby union half-back who played club rugby for Blackheath and Richmond and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 . Marshall played just one game for England , scoring a hat-trick of tries on his debut .
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George Marshall ( 1880 -- 1959 ) was an American general , Chief of Staff of the United States Army , Secretary of State , President of the American Red Cross , and Secretary of Defense . George Marshall may also refer to : George Marshall ( academic ) , principal of Trevelyan College , University of Durham George Marshall ( athlete ) ( 1877 -- ? ) , British runner George Marshall ( conservationist ) ( 1904 -- 2000 ) , American conservationist and political activist George Marshall ( Victoria cricketer ) ( 1829 -- 1868 ) , Australian cricketer who played for Victoria George Marshall ( Tasmania cricketer ) ( 1832 -- 1905 ) , Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania George Marshall ( environmentalist ) ( 1964 -- ) , British environmentalist George Marshall ( footballer ) ( 1869 -- 1938 ) , English footballer George Marshall ( MP ) , Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Boroughbridge George Alexander Marshall ( 1851 -- 1899 ) , U.S. Representative from Ohio George Marshall ( judge ) ( 1906 -- 1981 ) American attorney George Marshall ( entrepreneur ) American real estate tycoon George Marshall ( director ) ( 1891 -- 1975 ) , actor and director George Frederick Leycester Marshall ( 1843 -- 1934 ) , military officer and naturalist George H. Marshall ( 1916 -- 1984 ) , British educator , campaigner and author George Preston Marshall ( 1896 -- 1969 ) , American football team owner George Sidney Marshall ( 1869 -- 1956 ) , 38th mayor of Columbus , Ohio George William Marshall ( 1839 -- 1905 ) , English officer of arms G. M. Marshall ( 1834 -- ? ) , Wisconsin State Assemblyman George C. Marshall High School ( built : 1963 ) Public high school in northern Virginia
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James Marshall may refer to : James W. Marshall ( 1810 -- 1885 ) , discovered gold in California in 1848 Sir James Marshall ( 1829 -- 1889 ) , British colonial judge James Marshall ( VC ) ( 1887 -- 1918 ) , Victoria Cross recipient James Marshall ( director ) , American television producer and director James Marshall ( author ) ( 1942 -- 1992 ) , American author of children 's books James Marshall ( footballer ) ( 1908 -- 1977 ) , Scottish football player James Marshall ( actor ) ( born 1967 ) , American actor James Marshall ( cricketer ) ( born 1979 ) , New Zealand cricketer James Marshall ( minister ) ( 1796 -- 1855 ) Scottish minister , of the Church of Scotland , and from 1841 of the Church of England James Marshall ( politician ) ( 1843 -- 1912 ) , member of the New Zealand Legislative Council James Marshall ( rugby union ) ( born 1988 ) , New Zealand rugby player James William Marshall ( 1822 -- 1910 ) , US Postmaster General James William Marshall ( politician ) ( 1844 -- 1911 ) , US Congressman from Virginia James Garth Marshall ( 1802 -- 1873 ) , Member of Parliament for Leeds James Alexander Marshall ( 1888 -- ? ) , Canadian federal politician James C. Marshall , American military engineer , first head of the Manhattan Engineer District James S. Marshall ( 1819 -- 1892 ) , Mayor of Green Bay , Wisconsin James K. Marshall ( 1839 -- 1863 ) , Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War James Markham Marshall ( 1764 -- 1848 ) , United States federal judge Dalek ( artist ) ( born 1968 ) , real name James Marshall , US artist President James Marshall , fictional character played by Harrison Ford in 1997 film Air Force One
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George Harold Marshall OBE ( 17 June 1916 -- 4 October 1984 ) was a British schoolteacher , head master , author , academic and campaigner , internationally recognised for his work in the fields of education and assistive technology for children with visual disabilities . Marshall started Exhall Grange , Britain 's first school to cater specifically for partially sighted children in 1951 , becoming the third and was its head master from 1953 until he retired in 1981 , making him to date the longest-serving person to hold that position . He also founded The Partially Sighted Society .
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John Marshall Alexander , Jr. ( June 9 , 1929 -- December 25 , 1954 ) , known by the stage name Johnny Ace , was an American rhythm-and-blues singer . He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s . He died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 25 .
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For other people named John Marshall , see John Marshall ( disambiguation ) . John Marshall ( 1756 -- 1824 ) was a London publisher who specialized in children 's literature , chapbooks , educational games and teaching schemes . He described himself as `` The Children 's Printer '' and referred to children as his `` young friends '' He was the preeminent children 's book publisher in England from about 1780 until 1800 . After 1795 he became the publisher of Hannah More 's Cheap Repository Tracts , and following a dispute with More he published his own similar series . About 1800 Marshall began to publish a series of miniature libraries , games and picture books for children . He died in July 1824 and his business was continued either by his widow or his unmarried daughter , both of whom were named Eleanor .
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Joseph M. Marshall III ( b. ca. 1946 , Brulé Lakota , Sicangu Oyate ) is a historian , writer , teacher , craftsman , administrator , actor , and public speaker . He was a founding board member in 1971 of Sinte Gleska University , the tribal college at the Rosebud Indian Reservation . Marshall has published numerous non-fiction books based on Lakota oral history and culture . His book , The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn , won the 2008 PEN/Beyond Margins Arts award .
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Frederick J. Marshall is a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court . An attorney and politician in the Buffalo , New York area before moving to the bench , Judge Marshall is a former Minority Leader of the Erie County Legislature . Justice Marshall is the son of the late New York State Supreme Court Justice Frederick M. Marshall . His brother Philip M. Marshall serves as the Village Justice in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park , New York .
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Alfred Marshall ( February 28 , 1919 -- December 28 , 2013 ) was an American businessman who founded Marshalls , a chain of department stores which specializes in overstocked , irregular and out-of-season name brand clothing sold at deeply discounted prices . He opened the original Marshalls in 1956 in Beverly , Massachusetts . Marshall was born in Lawrence , Massachusetts , on February 28 , 1919 , to Louis and Annie ( née Spector ) Marshal . He graduated from Beverly High School in Beverly , Massachusetts , shortly before entering the United States Navy during World War II . Marshall returned to Beverly after the end of the war , where he married the former Marirose Pelletier , his first wife . Marshall began his post-war career by working as a welder and contractor . He then purchased a fruit stand , which he expanded into a supermarket . By the 1950s , Marshall was selling wholesale products out of his supermarket , including sundries , baby supplies , and cosmetics . In 1956 , Alfred Marshall opened a new addition to his existing supermarket , located in Beverly , Massachusetts , utilizing funding provided by two business partners . This location became the first Marshall 's department store . ( The company later dropped the apostrophe from the name ) . The original Marshalls location remained open for decades . However , the first store eventually closed and is currently the site of another supermarket , as of 2014 . Alfred Marshall and his business partners expanded the chain throughout the 1960s and 1970s . Marshalls had 36 locations throughout New England and California by 1976 , which were directly owned by Marshall and three other business partners . The partners sold Marshalls to the Melville Corporation in 1976 . Marshalls was next acquired by TJX Companies , which also owns T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods , in 1995 . Marshalls had 496 locations at the time of the 1995 acquisition . As of 2012 , there were 904 Marshalls stores worldwide . Marshall died from a short illness in Boca Raton , Florida , on December 28 , 2013 , at the age of 94 . His first wife , Marirose , died in 2001 . He was survived by his second wife , Estelle Newberg , and three children - Ronald Marshall , Jan Marshall and Deborah Miller . A resident of Boca Raton at the time , Marshall 's funeral service was held at Temple B'nai Abraham in his hometown of Beverly , Massachusetts .
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John Henry Marshall ( born November 5 , 1963 ) is a former middle-distance track athlete who specialized in the 800 meters . He competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics . He was married to former 800-meter runner Debbie Grant , with whom he has a son , Myles Marshall , who is also an 800-meter runner and competed for the US junior team in 2014 .
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The Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead paternity case , a.k.a. Birkhead v. Marshall , centered on a child born September 7 , 2006 to Vickie Lynn Marshall ( better known as Anna Nicole Smith ) . The child was named Dannielynn , and was registered on her birth certificate as the daughter of Vickie Lynn Marshall ( Smith ) and her live-in partner Howard K. Stern . Larry Birkhead , Smith 's former love interest and photographer , steadfastly maintained his contention that he was the baby 's father and filed a lawsuit to challenge paternity after Smith had given birth . Besides Birkhead and Stern , bodyguard/actor Alexander Denk , Mark Hatten and Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt , among others , claimed to be the father of Smith 's daughter , Dannielynn . Although Stern was listed on her birth certificate , it was not certain that he was the father . At issue in a California court was who fathered the child , who could potentially inherit millions of dollars from Smith 's estate . On September 26 , 2006 , Stern claimed in an interview from the Bahamas with Larry King on CNN that he was the father of Smith 's newborn daughter . After much media attention , on April 10 , 2007 , Michael Baird , who analyzed the results of a March 21 DNA test , announced the results that confirmed Birkhead to be the father of the baby .
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Grace Jones is a dancer.
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Grace Jones ( born 19 May 1948 ) is a Jamaican born singer , songwriter , lyricist , supermodel , record producer , and actress . Born in Jamaica , at age 13 she moved with her siblings to their parents ' home in Syracuse , New York . Jones began her modelling career in New York state , then in Paris , working for fashion houses such as Yves St. Laurent and Kenzo , and appearing on the covers of Elle and Vogue . She worked with photographers such as Helmut Newton , Guy Bourdin , and Hans Feurer , and became known for her distinctive androgynous appearance and bold features . In 1977 Jones secured a record deal with Island Records , initially becoming a star of New York City 's Studio 54-centered disco scene . In the early 1980s she moved toward a new wave style that drew on reggae , funk , post-punk , and pop music , frequently collaborating with both the graphic designer Jean-Paul Goude and the musical duo Sly & Robbie . Her most popular albums include Warm Leatherette ( 1980 ) , Nightclubbing ( 1981 ) , and Slave to the Rhythm ( 1985 ) . She scored Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart with `` Pull Up to the Bumper '' , `` I 've Seen That Face Before '' , `` Private Life '' , and `` Slave to the Rhythm '' . In 1982 , she released the music video collection A One Man Show , directed by Goude . Jones appeared in some low-budget films in the US during the 1970s and early 1980s . In 1984 she made her first mainstream appearance as Zula in the fantasy-action film Conan the Destroyer alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sarah Douglas , and subsequently appeared in the 1985 James Bond movie A View to a Kill as May Day . In 1986 she played a vampire in Vamp , and acted in and contributed a song to the 1992 Eddie Murphy film Boomerang . She appeared alongside Tim Curry in the 2001 film Wolf Girl . For her work in Conan the Destroyer , A View to a Kill , and Vamp , she was nominated for Saturn Awards for Best Supporting Actress . In 1999 , Jones ranked 82nd on VH1 's 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll , and in 2008 , she was honored with a Q Idol Award . Jones influenced the cross-dressing movement of the 1980s and has been an inspiration for artists including Annie Lennox , Lady Gaga , Rihanna , Lorde , Róisín Murphy , Brazilian Girls , Nile Rodgers , Santigold , Basement Jaxx and Stanka Brljevic . In December 2016 , Billboard magazine ranked her as the 40th most successful dance artist of all time .
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Neil Jones is a British professional dancer .
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Jodie Gates is a professional American ballet dancer .
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Hunter Johnson is a ballroom dancer and choreographer .
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is a Japanese ballerina .
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Rosanna Gamson is an American dance choreographer .
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`` Party Girl '' is a single by Grace Jones released in 1986 .
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Grace was a 1990s dance music act , consisting of the DJs Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and the jazz singer Dominique Atkins . The group 's first single , `` Not Over Yet '' ( originally released in 1993 and then again in 1995 ) , had lead and backing vocals by the original frontwoman Patti Low . Atkins recorded her own lead vocals for `` Not Over Yet '' when it was included as the first track on the group 's only album If I Could Fly .
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is a Japanese ballet dancer .
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Grace Jones ' discography consists of 10 studio albums , eight compilation albums and 53 singles . Jones began her recording career in 1975 with a disco song `` I Need a Man '' which became her first number one on Billboard '' 's Hot Dance Club Songs chart two years later . She has since topped this chart with `` Slave to the Rhythm '' in 1985 , `` Love on Top of Love '' in 1989 and `` Sex Drive '' in 1993 , scoring four number one club hits in the United States , with a total of 17 entries on this chart . The singer also holds six entries on the US R&B chart , the most successful being `` Pull Up to the Bumper '' at number five . Internationally , her most successful single in terms of commercial performance is arguably the 1985 `` Slave to the Rhythm '' . Jones achieved chart prominence with her 1981 breakthrough album Nightclubbing which entered top 10 in five countries and was her first album to receive recording certifications for its sales . Jones 's commercially most successful album to date remains her 1985 compilation Island Life '' , the only album chart-topper of her career .
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Grace stylized Grace . is a 2014 U.S. drama film directed by Heath Jones and written by Cindy Joy Goggins and Jones , starring Annika Marks , Sharon Lawrence , Chase Mowen and Cindy Joy Goggins . It is produced by Sylvia Caminer and was first released at the Nashville Film Festival on 18 April 2014 .
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Jason Wise , born , is an American dancer , choreographer , and theatre director .
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`` Sex Drive '' is a 1993 single by Grace Jones .
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Grace Taylor ( born March 29 , 1988 , in Essex in Maryland , South Carolina ) is an American gymnast .
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`` Love Bites '' is a 1996 song by Grace Jones .
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Glacier is a Bessie Awards-nominated dance work by contemporary choreographer Liz Gerring .
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is a Japanese gymnast .
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`` Crush '' is a 1987 single by Grace Jones .
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Katya Jones , born Ekaterina Andreevna Sokolova ( Russian : Екатерина Андреевна Соколова ) , is a Russian dancer and choreographer , best known as a professional dancer on the BBC One dance series Strictly Come Dancing .
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For the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player , see Marilyn C. Jones . Marilyn Fay Jones OBE ( born 17 February 1940 , Newcastle , New South Wales ) is an Australian dancer and teacher of dance . She has been described as `` the greatest classical dancer Australia has produced '' .
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Belinda Jones is a British pianist .
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Donna Uchizono is an American choreographer .
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is a Japanese actor and dancer .
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is a Japanese actor and dancer .
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Georgia Louise Jones ( born April 3 , 1990 ) is a British female professional basketball player .
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`` On Your Knees '' is a 1979 single by the Jamaican singer Grace Jones .
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Grace Young , or more commonly known as Grace , is a Canadian-born American musician , signed to Universal Music , She sings folk , reggae , soul and blues-style original songs . Grace has released two albums , Hall of Mirrors and Made for Change . She is the daughter of musician Jonathan Edwards , who was awarded a gold disc in 1972 for his album Sunshine .
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`` Sorry '' is a single by Jamaican singer and actress Grace Jones , released in 1976 .
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Grace ( born January 1 , 1992 ) is a Russian-born actress , singer and musician . She is best known for her song `` When the Lights Go Down '' which was released on Randy Jackson 's dance label , Dream Merchant 21 . In 2009 , Grace Valery hosted the TV show Mobius on the international channel Music Box . Grace performed at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami Beach during the 2011 Winter Music Conference alongside Mýa , Chris Willis , Emii and more . Grace cites artists like Christina Aguilera , Beyoncé and Britney Spears as early influences . In 2010 , Grace left Moscow to move to Los Angeles . She was quickly picked up by Oleg Shmelev and Julia Kurbatova of JK Music Group . JK Music Group united Grace with producer Randy Jackson and songwriters Deekay and Sarah West , choreographers RJ Durell and Nick Florez , and video directors Brian Friedman and Chan Andre , among others , to create Grace 's first single , `` When the Lights Go Down '' and its music video .
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is a Japanese actress , model , and dancer .
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Nightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones , released on 11 May 1981 by Island Records . Recorded at Compass Point Studios with producers Alex Sadkin and Island Records ' president Chris Blackwell , as well as a team of session musicians rooted by rhythm section Sly & Robbie , the album marked her second foray into a new wave style that blends a variety of genres , including reggae , art pop , dub , synthpop and funk . The album comprises a mixture of cover versions from artists including Bill Withers , Iggy Pop and Ástor Piazzolla , and original songs , three of which were co-written by Jones . The album received positive reviews upon its release and continues to be praised by critics , with reviewers commending the singer 's unique sound and organic fusion of genres . The album entered in the top 10 in five countries , and became Jones ' highest-ranking record on the US Billboard mainstream albums and R&B charts . Six singles were released from the album , including the hits `` Pull Up to the Bumper '' and `` I 've Seen That Face Before ( Libertango ) '' . Critics and scholars have noted the album 's influence on popular music , especially how its unique sound has been emulated by both pop and alternative acts , and how the persona Jones adopted - deeply influenced by art and fashion - has had an enduring influence in modern female pop singers . Around the time of the album 's release , she adopted her characteristic androgynous look which would become popular in fashion . Nightclubbing is now widely considered Jones ' best studio album and the record that cemented her pop icon status .
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The Women 's Kisei is a Go competition .
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Lisbon has a population larger than 1.
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Lisbon ( -LSB- ˈlɪzbən -RSB- Lisboa , -LSB- liʒˈβoɐ -RSB- ) is the capital and the largest city of Portugal , with a population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km ² . Its urban area extends beyond the city 's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people , being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union . About 2.8 million people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area ( which represents approximately 27 % of the country 's population ) . It is continental Europe 's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast . Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus . The westernmost areas of its metro area is the westernmost point of Continental Europe . Lisbon is recognised as a global city because of its importance in finance , commerce , media , entertainment , arts , international trade , education and tourism . It is one of the major economic centres on the continent , with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe 's Atlantic coast . Humberto Delgado Airport serves over 20 million passengers annually , as of 2015 , and the motorway network and the high-speed rail system of Alfa Pendular link the main cities of Portugal . The city is the 7th-most-visited city in Southern Europe , after Istanbul , Rome , Barcelona , Madrid , Athens and Milan , with 1,740,000 tourists in 2009 . The Lisbon region contributes with a higher GDP PPP per capita than any other region in Portugal . It 's GDP amounts to 96.3 billion USD and thus $ 32,434 per capita , 40 % higher than the average European Union 's GDP per capita . The city occupies 32nd place of highest gross earnings in the world . Most of the headquarters of multinationals in the country are located in the Lisbon area . It is also the political centre of the country , as its seat of Government and residence of the Head of State . Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world , and the oldest in Western Europe , predating other modern European capitals such as London , Paris and Rome by centuries . Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia , adding to the name Olissipo . Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century , it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century . In 1147 , the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city and since then it has been a major political , economic and cultural centre of Portugal . Unlike most capital cities , Lisbon 's status as the capital of Portugal has never been granted or confirmed officially -- by statute or in written form . Its position as the capital has formed through constitutional convention , making its position as de facto capital a part of the Constitution of Portugal . Lisbon enjoys a Mediterranean climate . It has one of the warmest winters of any metropolis in Europe , with average temperatures 15 ° C during the day and 8 ° C at night from December to February . The typical summer season lasts about four months , from June to September , although also in April temperatures sometimes reach around 25 ° C.
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Lisbon is the 11th most populous urban area in the European Union , with a population of 2.7 million . City and its metropolitan area has four skyscrapers above 100 m and total about 20 skyscrapers above 70 m. Nearly ten buildings were built in the last few years , after 2000 . Most buildings are offices , the rest are hotels and residential buildings . Several high-rise buildings located in the Parque das Nações .
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Grande Lisboa ( Greater Lisbon in English ) is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa Region . It includes the capital and prime city of Portugal - Lisbon ( Lisboa in Portuguese ) . It is the main economical subregion of the country . It covers 1,376 km ² and it is the most populous and most densely populated Portuguese subregion ( 2,821,619 inhabitants and 2,043 inhabitants/km ² ) .
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Tourism in Lisbon is popular . The city of Lisbon and the Lisbon metropolitan area attracts a significant number of tourists each year , drawn to its historical and cultural offerings .
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Lisbon is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Lake County , Florida , United States . The population was 273 at the 2000 census . It is part of the Orlando -- Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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Lisboa Region ( Região de Lisboa ) is one of the seven NUTS II designated regions of Portugal , which includes two NUTS III subregions : Greater Lisbon and Peninsula of Setúbal . The region covers an area of 3001.95 km2 ( the smallest region on mainland Portugal ) and includes a population of 2,815,851 inhabitants according to the 2011 census ( the most populated region in Portugal ) , a density of 1039 inhabitants/km2 . Considered as representing the Lisboa Metropolitan Region . It is a region of significant importance in industry ( light and heavy ) , services , and it is highly urbanized .
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Lisbon is a town in Grafton County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census . Lisbon hosts an annual `` Lilac Festival '' on Memorial Day weekend . The primary settlement in town , where 980 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined as the Lisbon census-designated place ( CDP ) and is located along U.S. Route 302 and the Ammonoosuc River in the southwestern corner of the town .
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Lisbon is a city in Linn County , Iowa , United States , adjacent to the city of Mount Vernon . The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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Lisbon is a town in St. Lawrence County , New York , United States . The population was 4,102 at the 2010 census . By some accounts , the town is named after Lisbon , the capital of Portugal . However , the 1810 US Census for the town shows the town 's name as Lisburn , which is a city located in Northern Ireland adjacent to the capital of Belfast . Belfast was the birthplace of Alexander Macomb , the prosperous New York City merchant of Loyalist sympathies . Earlier in 1791 , he purchased much of Northern New York along the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario , which the state had released for public sale after cession of the land by the Iroquois . With partners , Macomb sold the land for development . The Town of Lisbon is in the northern part of the county and is northwest of Canton .
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Lisbon is the capital city of Portugal . Lisbon may also refer to :
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Lisbon is a town in Androscoggin County , Maine , United States . The population was 9,009 at the 2010 census . It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn , Maine metropolitan statistical area and the Lewiston-Auburn , Maine Metropolitan New England city and town area . Lisbon includes the village of Lisbon Falls .
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The Economy of Liverpool encompasses a wide range of economic activity that occurs within and surrounding the city of Liverpool , England . With a population of over 1.3 million in its Larger Urban Zone , and a metropolitan area population of 2,241,000 , Liverpool is one of the largest cities in the United Kingdom and sits at the centre of the broader Merseyside economic area , which is itself one of the two core economies of the North west of England .
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Lisboa is the capital city of Portugal . Lisboa may also refer to :
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Lisbon is a town in Waukesha County , Wisconsin , United States . The population was 9,359 at the 2000 census . The unincorporated community of Lake Five is located in the town . The unincorporated community of Colgate is also located partially in the town .
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Alta de Lisboa ( in English , uptown Lisbon ) is a Portuguese community on the northern edge of Lisbon . The community covers an area of roughly 3 square kilometres ( 740 acres ) .
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Porto is the second largest city in Portugal behind the capital , Lisbon .
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Lisbon is a city in Ransom County , North Dakota , United States . It is the county seat of Ransom County . The population was 2,154 at the 2010 census .
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Lisbon is a village in Center Township , Columbiana County , Ohio , United States . The population was 2,821 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Columbiana County . Lisbon is located in the Salem , OH Micropolitan Statistical Area , as well as the southern regions of the greater Mahoning Valley .
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The University of Lisbon ( ULisboa ; Universidade de Lisboa , -LSB- univɨɾsiˈdad dɨ liʒˈboɐ -RSB- ) is a public research university in Lisbon , and the largest university in Portugal . It was founded in 2013 , from the merger of two previous public universities located in Lisbon , the former University of Lisbon ( 1911 -- 2013 ) and the Technical University of Lisbon ( 1930 -- 2013 ) . The history of a university in Lisbon dates back to the 13th century .
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This is a list of mayors of Lisbon ( -LSB- Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Lisbon , Lisboa , CML -RSB- , literally : `` President of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon '' , and also -LSB- Presidente do Município de Lisbon , Lisboa -RSB- , literally : `` President of the Municipality of Lisbon ) , the capital city of Portugal , and also the most populated . This office is considered one of the most important in Portugal 's politics , even more sought than the office of Minister ( following António Costa 's resignation from a Minister 's position to dispute the 2007 elections , which he won ) .
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Lisboa e Vale do Tejo ( -LSB- liʒˈboɨ i vaɫ du ˈtɛʒu -RSB- ; Lisbon and Tagus Valley ) was one of the five Regions of Portugal ( NUTS II subdivisions ) . Today two of the subregions are in the new Lisboa Region , two in the Centro Region and one in the Alentejo Region . The region still exists as the area of intervention of the CDDR planning region . It had 3,447,173 inhabitants ( 2001 ) , and its area was 11,930 km ² .
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Lisbon is a town in New London County , Connecticut , United States , 7.3 mi by road northeast of Norwich . The population was 4,338 at the 2010 census . The town center is also known as the village of Newent . The town school is Lisbon Central School . Lisbon has one of the weakest municipal identity foundations in Connecticut . It 's only postal code , 06351 , is Jewett City , Connecticut , which is a village of the town of Griswold , Connecticut and encompasses all of Lisbon and Griswold .
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right | 188px thumb | An enlargeable relief map of the Federative Republic of Brazil The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Brazil : Brazil -- largest country in both South America and the Latin America region . It is the world 's fifth largest country , both by geographical area , 8.5 million km ² , and by population , with over 206 million people . It is the largest lusophone country in the world , and the only one in the Americas .
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Lisbon Township occupies the 6 mile square on the southern edge of Kendall County , Illinois . As of the 2010 census , its population was 899 and it contained 322 housing units . Early settler John Moore was credited with naming Lisbon Township after Lisbon , Portugal , commenting he wanted a name that was `` different . ''
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Lisbon is a town in Juneau County , Wisconsin , United States . The population was 1,020 at the 2000 census .
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Sé ( English : See ) is a former civil parish ( freguesia ) in the city and municipality of Lisbon , Portugal . It had a total area of 0.12 km ² and total population of 1,160 inhabitants ( 2001 ) ; density : 9,586.8 hab/km ² . It was created as a parish in 1150 . At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Santa Maria Maior .
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São Cristóvão e São Lourenço ( English : Saint Christopher and Saint Lawrence ) is a former parish ( freguesia ) in the municipality of Lisbon , Portugal . It had a total area of 0.08 km ² and total population of 1,612 inhabitants ( 2001 ) ; density : 20,935.1 hab/km ² . At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Santa Maria Maior .
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The demographics of the European Union show a highly populated , culturally diverse union of 28 member states . As of 1 January 2016 , the population of the EU is about 510.1 million people .
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A Portuguese Luxembourger or Lusoburguês is a citizen of Luxembourg that either was born in Portugal or is of Portuguese ancestry . Although estimates of the total Portuguese Luxembourg population vary , in 2013 there were 82,363 people in Luxembourg with Portuguese nationality . They constitute 16.1 % of the population of Luxembourg , making them the second-largest group of foreigner citizens living in the country ( behind French citizens ) .
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Santos-o-Velho ( -LSB- ˈsɐ̃tuʃ u ˈveʎu -RSB- ) is a former freguesia ( civil parish ) of Lisbon , Portugal , with an area of 0.51 km ² and 4,013 inhabitants ( 2001 ) . It has a population density of 7899.6 inhabitants/km ² . At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Estrela . It is one of the best preserved historical parts of Lisbon , including Madragoa ( former village in the outskirts of Central Lisbon ) , the Museum of Ancient Art , and many former convents and palaces ( in which the current Embassy of France in included ) . It is also known for its lively nightlife .
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As of 2007 Portugal had 10,617,575 inhabitants of whom 332,137 , or 3.13 % , were legal immigrants ( 51,7 % female , 48,3 % male ) . Today , many Brazilians , Ukrainians , Moldovans , Romanians and Russians , Asians , as well as Africans , are the immigrants .
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The demographics of São Paulo City are evidence of a uniquely large and ethnically diverse metropolis , with 111 different ethnic groups . It is the largest city in Brazil with a population defined by a long history of international immigration . São Paulo City is home to more than 11 million people , accounting for about 25 % of the population of São Paulo State . Portuguese remains the most widely spoken language and São Paulo is the largest city in the Portuguese speaking world .
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Lisbon Metropolitan Area ( Área Metropolitana de Lisboa , or AML ) is an administrative division that includes 18 municipalities ( concelhos ) in Portugal and is a designated Level II and Level III Portuguese NUTS region .
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Willie Nelson dropped out of college after three years.
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Willie Hugh Nelson ( born April 29 , 1933 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , author , poet , actor , and activist . The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie ( 1973 ) , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger ( 1975 ) and Stardust ( 1978 ) , made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music . He was one of the main figures of outlaw country , a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound . Nelson has acted in over 30 films , co-authored several books , and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana . Born during the Great Depression , and raised by his grandparents , Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten . During high school , he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player . After graduating from high school in 1950 , he joined the Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems . After his return , Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music . During this time , he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky-tonks . Nelson moved to Vancouver , Washington , where he wrote `` Family Bible '' and recorded the song `` Lumberjack '' in 1956 . In 1958 , he moved to Houston , Texas , after signing a contract with D Records . He sang at the Esquire Ballroom weekly and he worked as a disk jockey . During that time , he wrote songs that would become country standards , including `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' , `` Hello Walls '' , `` Pretty Paper '' , and `` Crazy '' . In 1960 he moved to Nashville , Tennessee , and later signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price 's band as a bassist . In 1962 , he recorded his first album , ... And Then I Wrote . Due to this success , Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year . After mid-chart hits in the late 1960s and the early 1970s , Nelson retired in 1972 and moved to Austin , Texas . The ongoing music scene of Austin motivated Nelson to return from retirement , performing frequently at the Armadillo World Headquarters . In 1973 , after signing with Atlantic Records , Nelson turned to outlaw country , including albums such as Shotgun Willie and Phases and Stages . In 1975 , he switched to Columbia Records , where he recorded the critically acclaimed album Red Headed Stranger . The same year , he recorded another outlaw country album , Wanted ! The Outlaws , along with Waylon Jennings , Jessi Colter , and Tompall Glaser . During the mid-1980s , while creating hit albums like Honeysuckle Rose and recording hit songs like `` On the Road Again '' , `` To All the Girls I 've Loved Before '' , and `` Pancho and Lefty '' , he joined the country supergroup The Highwaymen , along with fellow singers Johnny Cash , Waylon Jennings , and Kris Kristofferson . In 1990 , Nelson 's assets were seized by the Internal Revenue Service , which claimed that he owed . The difficulty of paying his outstanding debt was aggravated by weak investments he had made during the 1980s . In 1992 , Nelson released The IRS Tapes : Who 'll Buy My Memories ? ; the profits of the double album -- destined to the IRS -- and the auction of Nelson 's assets cleared his debt . During the 1990s and 2000s , Nelson continued touring extensively , and released albums every year . Reviews ranged from positive to mixed . He explored genres such as reggae , blues , jazz , and folk . Nelson made his first movie appearance in the 1979 film The Electric Horseman , followed by other appearances in movies and on television . Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws ( NORML ) , which is in favor of marijuana legalization . On the environmental front , Nelson owns the bio-diesel brand Willie Nelson Biodiesel , which is made from vegetable oil . Nelson is also the honorary chairman of the Advisory Board of the Texas Music Project , the official music charity of the state of Texas .
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Without a Song is a 1983 album by country singer Willie Nelson .
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William Andrew `` Billy '' Nelson ( born September 11 , 1984 in Bakersfield , California , attended Taft Union High School ) is an American steeplechase runner . He is a 2007 Big 12 Conference titleholder , a four-time NCAA All-American , and a runner-up at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships . He also posted a personal best time of 8:17.27 by finishing eleventh at the 2011 Diamond League Meet in Monaco . In the same year , Nelson claimed his first ever career title at the U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships , with a time of 8:28.46 . Nelson earned a spot on the U.S. team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , by placing second at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene , Oregon , with a time of 8:21.47 . He competed as a member of U.S. track and field team in the men 's 3000 m steeplechase , along with his teammates Anthony Famiglietti and Joshua McAdams . Nelson ran in the second heat against thirteen other athletes , including Famiglietti , and France 's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad , who later won the silver medal in the final . He finished the race in eleventh place by six tenths of a second ( 0.60 ) behind Great Britain 's Andrew Lemoncello , with a time of 8:36.66 . Nelson , however , failed to advance into the final , as he placed thirtieth overall , and was ranked farther below four mandatory slots for the next round . Nelson earned a spot on the U.S. team for the 2011 World Championships in Daegu , South Korea , by winning the Steeplechase event at the U.S. Track & Field Championships . Nelson also sought to qualify for his second Olympics in London ; however , he finished only in eighth place at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials , with a time of 8:32.21 . In 2014 , Nelson decided to take his participation in Track & Field to the next level , by running for the Freedom of Leonard Peltier . He ran in a `` Free Leonard Peltier '' jersey in four races , including the Payton Jordan Invitational , where he won the steeplechase in a time of 8:28.40 . He also wore the jersey at the USA Championships in Sacramento , CA , where he place 12th overall . Nelson currently resides in Boulder , Colorado , with his wife Alisa , and three children Arabella Kennedy , Noah Andrew and Lonnie Jack . He works as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Cross Country/Track & Field programs at the University of Colorado in Boulder , CO. . Best friend is Former Drake Relays Champion ( 2-Time ) Burke Bockman .
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Ivory V. Nelson is an African-American educator . Nelson graduated magna cum laude from Grambling State University , in Louisiana , in 1959 , with a bachelor 's degree in secondary education , and chemistry . Then , he entered the University of Kansas , Lawrence , where he graduated with the Doctor of Philosophy degree in analytical chemistry . Nelson 's career in higher education includes receiving the Fulbright Lectureship , serving as department head , assistant dean of academic affairs , and vice president for research . During the early 1980s , Nelson also served as acting president of Prairie View A&M University and as executive assistant to the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System . From 1986 to March 1992 , he served as chancellor of the Alamo Community College District , San Antonio , Texas . Nelson was president of Central Washington University ( CWU ) from 1992 to 1999 . He served as the twelfth president of Lincoln University ( Pennsylvania ) from August 15 , 1999 to November 2011 . A new science building at Lincoln University that opened in the Autumn of 2009 , housing mathematics , computer science , biology , chemistry and physics departments , was one of the projects , completed under Nelson 's presidency , part of a $ 325m campus refurbishment .
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Neal Nelson is a basketball , tennis , and golf coach , as well as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin -- Waukesha . He is most well known for his basketball coaching accomplishments , such as a career at UW-Waukesha with over 500 wins , and 5 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference state titles . In 2012 , he was elected into the Wisconsin Coaches Hall of Fame . Nelson played multiple sports at a young age , he went on to play collegiate basketball at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where he earned his B.A. . In Physical Education . He then went on to Adams State University in Colorado to earn his Masters . Following the end of the state championship season in 2011 -- 2012 , Nelson announced that he would be retiring after the completion of the 2012 -- 2013 season . In his last season , he led the Cougars into the State regionals , but finished his last game with a loss against University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc . Nelson 's coaching style is known for his avid use and success with the high-low offense , and his very well detailed man-to-man defense . Much of his coaching philosophy is modeled after Bo Ryan , who he is known to be good friends with , and is a big fan of .
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Country music singer Willie Nelson , besides a varied musical career , has appeared in many films since his debut in The Electric Horseman ( 1979 ) . His highlights include Barbarosa , Honeysuckle Rose and the film version of his album Red Headed Stranger .
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Shotgun Willie is a 1973 album by Willie Nelson . The recording marks a change of style for Nelson , who later stated that the album `` cleared his throat '' . When Nelson refused to sign an early extension of his contract with RCA in 1972 , the label decided not to release any further recordings . Nelson hired Neil Reshen as his manager , and while Reshen negotiated with RCA , Nelson moved to Austin , Texas , where the ongoing hippie music scene at the Armadillo World Headquarters renewed his musical style . In Nashville , Nelson met producer Jerry Wexler , vice president of Atlantic Records , who was interested in his music . Reshen solved the problems with RCA and signed Nelson with Atlantic Records as their first country music artist . The album was recorded in the Atlantic Records studio in New York City in February 1973 . Nelson and his backup musicians were joined by Doug Sahm and his band . After recording several tracks , Nelson was still not inspired . Following a recording session , he wrote `` Shotgun Willie '' -- the song that would become the title track of the album -- on the empty packaging of a sanitary napkin while in the bathroom of his hotel room . The album , produced mostly by Arif Mardin , included covers of two Bob Wills songs -- `` Stay All Night ( Stay a Little Longer ) '' and `` Bubbles in My Beer '' -- that were co-produced by Wexler . Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter collaborated on the album , providing vocals and guitar . Shotgun Willie was released in June 1973 . In spite of poor sales , the album received good reviews and gained Nelson major recognition with younger audiences . The recording was one of the first albums of outlaw country -- a new subgenre of country music and an alternative to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound , the dominant style in the genre at the time .
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Country Winners is a 1973 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson . Released after Nelson signed with Atlantic , this was the closest thing to a retrospective RCA issued at the time . Seven of the album 's nine tracks were originally issued on Nelson 's RCA debut , Country Willie - His Own Songs , `` Hello Walls '' and `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' are from And Then I Wrote .
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Naked Willie is an album from American country music artist Willie Nelson . This album was released on March 17 , 2009 , on the Legacy Recordings label . The album include remixes of recordings from 1966 -- 1970 , stripped-down without orchestration or background vocals . The concept of the album is similar to the Beatles ' Let It Be ... Naked project released several years before Naked Willie . This album was released in some countries under the alternative title Stripped or Willie Stripped .
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The following is a detailed discography of all albums released by country music singer Willie Nelson , since his professional debut in 1962 . Nelson 's discography includes sixty-eight studio albums , ten live albums , thirty-seven compilations , the soundtracks of The Electric Horseman and Honeysuckle Rose as well as twenty-seven collaborations . His albums have been successful in many countries , especially New Zealand , Australia and some European countries . Nelson has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States alone .
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Laying My Burdens Down is the eleventh studio album by country singer Willie Nelson .
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Van Nelson ( born November 24 , 1945 ) is an American former long-distance runner . An Olympian in 1968 , he won long-distance track doubles at both the 1967 World Student Games and the 1967 Pan American Games . Born in Minneapolis , Nelson attended Washburn High School and began competing in middle distance events there . He broke the school record for the mile run and was ranked fifth nationally as a high school runner in 1964 . He graduated that year ( later being inducted into the school 's hall of fame ) and went on to study at St. Cloud State University . He competed collegiately for the St. Cloud State Huskies in NAIA competitions . He was the team 's captain in both track and field and cross country and won seven titles and 12 All-American honours during his four years representing the institution . He was inducted into the St. Cloud Hall of Fame in 1983 , featuring in the second group of athletes to be given the honour . At the Drake Relays , he won both the three-mile and six-mile races three times consecutively from 1966 to 1968 . The 1967 season was the peak of Nelson 's career . He won the Amateur Athletic Union six-mile title then completed a 5000 meters/10 ,000 meters track double at the 1967 World Student Games . He repeated this feat at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg , becoming the second man to complete the long-distance double after Argentina 's Osvaldo Suárez . Nelson made his Olympic debut in the 10,000 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City . He was not used to the hot conditions or altitude and his performance suffered as a result . In spite of being ranked eighth in the world for that event , he finished in 29th place with a time of 31:40.2 minutes . Although , he had not performed well , he was pleased to have represented his country at the competition . Nelson returned to his studies at St. Cloud State in 1969 , but the year after he suffered a serious back injury due to heavy lifting and the surgery that followed impaired his running ability . He made his last international appearance in 1971 and retired thereafter , although he continued running for pleasure . Nelson has retired from his job as a health teacher , although he still substitute teaches . He still serves as a girls track and field coach at South View Middle School in Edina , Minnesota .
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`` Three Days '' is a song written by Willie Nelson . It was originally recorded by American country music artist Faron Young on his 1961 album The Young Approach . Young 's version was released as a single in January 1962 and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart . Nelson recorded his own version of the song on his 1962 debut album , ... And Then I Wrote . He later re-recorded the song for his 1998 album Teatro with backing vocals by Emmylou Harris . `` Three Days '' was also recorded by Canadian country music artist k.d. lang on her 1989 album Absolute Torch and Twang . lang 's version was released in October 1989 as the album 's second single . It peaked at number 9 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in January 1990 .
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Tim Nelson ( born c. 1963 ) was a three-time first-team All-American NCAA lacrosse player at Syracuse University from 1983 to 1985 .
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Dennis Ray Nelson ( born February 9 , 1946 ) is a former professional American football player who played tackle for seven seasons for the Baltimore Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles . Nelson was a four-year football letter winner at Illinois State University , first-team Little All-American pick by the Associated Press on offense in 1968 , two-way all-conference tackle , drafted in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts , a starting tackle in four of his six years with the Baltimore Colts in the NFL , was a member of the 1971 Super Bowl winning team , came out of retirement for one season to play for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976 , had his jersey retired by ISU on October 10th 1995 .
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Country Willie -- His Own Songs is the third studio album by country singer Willie Nelson . Although this was Nelson 's third album , it was his first for RCA Victor . In 1975 , a similarly-titled compilation album was released on United Artists . Titled simply Country Willie , it was a collection of B-sides and album tracks from Nelson 's tenure at Liberty Records .
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Larry Gene Nelson ( born September 10 , 1947 ) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level . Nelson was born in Fort Payne , Alabama and grew up in Acworth , Georgia , northwest of Atlanta . He did n't play the game as a child -- atypical for a successful professional golfer -- in high school he focused on basketball and baseball . Nelson took up golf at the age of 21 after he returned from serving in the infantry in Vietnam ( Nelson was a 20-year-old newlywed when he was drafted into the U.S. Army ) . Nelson was first introduced to golf by Ken Hummel , a soldier and friend in his infantry unit , and Nelson carefully studied Ben Hogan 's book The Five Fundamentals of Golf while learning how to play the game . He soon found that he had a talent for the game , breaking 100 the first time he played and 70 within nine months . He went on to graduate from Kennesaw Junior College in 1970 and turned professional the following year . He qualified for the PGA Tour at 27 . His breakthrough year came in 1979 , when he won twice and finished second on the money list to Tom Watson . Nelson won 10 times on the PGA Tour , including three major championships . He earned his first major title at the 1981 PGA Championship , which he won by four strokes . In 1983 he was victorious at the U.S. Open at Oakmont , coming from seven behind at the half-way point to defeat Tom Watson by a single shot . Nelson scored a U.S. Open record 65-67 over the last 36 holes at the difficult Oakmont course , which broke a 51-year Open record established by Gene Sarazen . Nelson 's 10 under par 132 record score has yet to be equaled . In 1987 he finished tied with Lanny Wadkins after the regulation 72 holes of PGA Championship , and won the title with a par at the first playoff hole . Nelson played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1979 , 1981 , and 1987 . His record of 9 -- 3 -- 1 is one of the best since the event became USA v Europe in 1979 ; it had been a perfect 9 -- 0 -- 0 after the first two events . He also won four tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour . Since turning 50 in 1997 Nelson has had a successful Champions Tour career , winning 19 times , although he has not won a senior major . He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in April 2006 and inducted in October 2006 . In 2011 , Nelson received the PGA Distinguished Service Award from the PGA of America . The award `` honors outstanding individuals who display leadership and humanitarian qualities , including integrity , sportsmanship and enthusiasm for the game of golf '' . Nelson is also active in golf course design and created the LagRx Swing Trainer to help golfers condition and improve their muscle memory .
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Country Willie is a 1975 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson .
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The Party 's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs is the sixth studio album by country singer Willie Nelson .
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The Willie Way is a 1972 album by country singer Willie Nelson . This was also the last album of new material released by RCA Records before Nelson 's departure for Atlantic Records and move to Austin , Texas .
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Willie : An Autobiography is an autobiographic book , written by American country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson with the assistance of writer Bud Shrake . Published by Simon & Schuster in 1988 , the book received favorable reviews .
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Walter Charles Nelson Jr. ( July 26 , 1932 -- February 28 , 1962 ) , known as Walter `` Papoose '' Nelson , was an American R&B guitarist , best known for playing with Fats Domino on many of his hit records . He was born in 1932 in a poor part of the Ninth Ward of New Orleans , Louisiana . His father , Walter Nelson , was a jazz and R&B guitarist who played with Smiley Lewis . Sister Dorothy married the singer , songwriter and producer Jessie Hill , and his younger brother Lawrence became a songwriter who recorded in the early 1960s as Prince La La. . He learned to play guitar from his father , and by 1949 was playing in Professor Longhair 's band in clubs , where he developed an addiction to heroin . He first recorded with Fats Domino in 1951 , and played on most of Domino 's recording sessions for the rest of the decade , sometimes contributing arrangements . He also gave guitar lessons , most notably to Mac Rebennack ( Dr. John ) . He died while on tour in New York City from an accidental overdose of heroin in 1962 , aged 29 ; his brother Lawrence died from a similar overdose the following year , and his replacement in Domino 's band , Roy Montrell , died the same way in 1979 .
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Just One Love is a 1995 album by country singer Willie Nelson .
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Keith Nelson ( born ) is an American former basketball player who is best known for his collegiate career . After spending his first two seasons playing at a junior college , Nelson took his game to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ( Chattanooga ) in the fall of 1990 . He spent two seasons playing at the Southern Conference school , an NCAA Division I institution . In just two seasons he scored 1,047 points , led the Mocs in scoring and rebounding both seasons , and was named the conference co-player of the year as a senior . Nelson , a center , was also a two-time First Team All-SoCon performer who guided Chattanooga to back-to-back co-SoCon regular season championships . His career 9.2 rebounds per game average is tops all-time in school history . In 2004 , the university inducted him into their athletics hall of fame .
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Niles Nelson is an American football coach . He served as the head football coach at Husson University from 2009 to 2010 . He became the program 's second head coach in 2009 after the surprising resignation by Jonathan `` Gabby '' Price , the first head coach who had served since 2003 . Nelson earned his Ph.D. in Physical Education at Florida State University , where he also served as a graduate assistant coach for the Seminoles football team . He has coached at both the high school and collegiate levels , with stops including Rhode Island , Methodist , The Citadel and Nichols .
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David Moir Nelson ( April 29 , 1920 -- November 30 , 1991 ) was an American football player , coach , college athletics administrator , author , and authority on college football playing rules . He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College ( 1946 -- 1947 ) , the University of Maine ( 1949 -- 1950 ) , and the University of Delaware ( 1951 -- 1965 ) , compiling a career record of 105 -- 48 -- 6 . During his 15 years as the head coach at Delaware , he tallied a mark of 84 -- 42 -- 2 and gained fame as the father of the Wing T offensive formation . From 1951 to 1984 , he served as Delaware 's athletic director . In 1957 , Nelson was named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Rules Committee and in 1962 became its Secretary-Editor , a position he held for 29 years until his death , the longest tenure in Rules Committee history . In this role , he edited the official college football rulebook and provided interpretations on how the playing rules were to be applied to game situations . Nelson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1987 .
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Yesterday 's Wine is a 1971 concept album by country singer Willie Nelson . In the early stages of his contract with RCA Victor , Nelson had no significant hits . By 1970 , his recordings had reached mid-chart positions . Nelson lost the money from his song-writing royalties by financing unsuccessful tours that did not generate significant profits . In addition to the problems with his career , Nelson had problems in his personal life . He had divorced his wife , Shirley Collie , and his ranch in Tennessee burned down . After moving to a new ranch in Bandera , Texas , Nelson was called by producer Felton Jarvis about the upcoming scheduled recording sessions . At the time , Nelson had not written any new material . He returned to Nashville , where he wrote new songs to use with others from his old repertoire . These new concept songs were recorded in two days . The concept of the album is the story of the `` Imperfect Man '' , from the moment he is born to the day of his death . RCA originally released the singles `` Yesterday 's Wine '' and `` Me and Paul '' . The former peaked at number 62 in Billboard 's Hot Country Singles . The full release failed to reach the charts , and Nelson , frustrated by the failure , decided to retire from music without having been released from his contract with RCA . Later with his musical style revitalized , he returned to music in 1972 .
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Roy Nelson ( May 17 , 1905 -- September 14 , 1956 ) was a cartoonist and caricaturist . His talent for drawing was recognized at an early age , and after high school in Virginia , Minnesota , he was accepted into the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts ( 1922-1925 ) . After graduation , Roy joined the staff of The Chicago Daily News as an artist-reporter , contributing caricatures , cartoons and comics . He created caricatures of many celebrities who visited Chicago . During this period , Roy also contributed many cartoons to Esquire magazine starting with the first issue in October 1933 . Roy left the Chicago Daily News briefly in the early 1930s and joined the staff of The Walt Disney Studios , producing publicity artwork and assisting in drawing the daily Mickey Mouse newspaper strip . After several months he returned to Chicago and the Daily News . Roy worked for the Chicago Daily News for over 14 years before entering the Army in 1943 . He served for 2 1/2 years , stationed in southern California creating illustrations for army training books , and after the end of the war returned to the Chicago Daily News . In 1950 , Roy married Marcella Colberg and returned to his home town in Virginia , Minnesota for one year where he resumed his career as a cartoonist , working freelance for various clients including The Sporting News , Hearst Newspapers and Saalfield books . In 1951 they moved to Sarasota , Florida for one year , creating a daily cartoon strip called Dot , Mot and Tot . After they moved to Minneapolis , MN , Roy created a series of children 's coloring books . Three years after their marriage , Roy was diagnosed with lung cancer and entered a VA hospital for treatment . Roy died in 1956 as reported in the Tower News upon Marcella 's recent death ( March 2011 ) . Roy Nelson 's work is currently showcased on the webpage Cartoonretro.com . Cartoonretro president Shane Glines , author of Tophats and Flappers : The Art of Russell Patterson , is currently writing a major monograph on the life and work of Roy Nelson titled Roy Nelson : The Art of Appeal .
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Phases and Stages is a 1974 album by Willie Nelson , which followed the moderate success of his first Atlantic Records release , Shotgun Willie . Nelson met producer Jerry Wexler at a party where Nelson sang songs from an unreleased album he had recorded in 1972 . The single `` Phases and Stages '' was originally recorded the same year . Nelson re-recorded the album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in two days and Wexler produced it . The album narrates the story of a divorce . Side one tells the woman 's story and side two the man 's . Released on March 1974 , the album peaked at number 34 on Billboards Top Country Albums and the single `` Bloody Mary Morning '' reached number 17 on Billboards Country singles . Despite the chart positions attained by the album , and its singles , Atlantic Records closed their Country music division in September 1974 .
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Tougher Than Leather is a 1983 album by country singer Willie Nelson . It was his first album of original material since Red Headed Stranger eight years before .
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Adolphus Peter Nelson ( March 28 , 1872 -- August 21 , 1927 ) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin . Born in Holmes City Township , Minnesota , Nelson attended the public schools there . He graduated from Hamline University in St. Paul , Minnesota , in 1897 , and then moved to Grantsburg , Wisconsin , where he worked in banking . Nelson became a regent of the University of Wisconsin in 1906 , continuing until 1919 . From 1916 to 1920 he served as President of the Board of Regents . He was also president of the local school board from 1910 to 1916 , mayor of Grantsburg from 1914 to 1916 , and vice president of the Board of Trustees of Hamline University from 1914 to 1918 . He served as mayor of Grantsburg between 1914 and 1916 . Nelson was first elected to the 65th Congress as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Irvine L. Lenroot who resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate . He was subsequently re-elected twice , serving from November 5 , 1918 , to March 3 , 1923 . He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1922 . Following his terms in Congress , he returned to work in banking in Grantsburg , where he died and was buried in Riverside Cemetery .
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David Aldrich Nelson ( August 14 , 1932 -- October 1 , 2010 ) was a United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit . Born at Watertown , New York to son of Carlton Low Nelson and Irene Demetria Aldrich Nelson , Nelson was educated in the public schools of East Aurora , New York , and at Hamilton College , from which he was graduated in 1954 as valedictorian . Nelson began his legal studies that year as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cambridge in England . En route to England , he met Mary Dickson , a recent Vassar College graduate who also was a Cambridge-bound Fulbright Scholar . The couple became engaged in England ; they were married for fifty-four years and had three children . Nelson took first class honours at Cambridge in 1955 , on the strength of which he was retrospectively made a scholar of his college , Peterhouse . Nelson received his LL.B . from Harvard Law School , cum laude , in 1958 . Admitted to the bar in that year , he began the practice of law in Cleveland , Ohio with the firm of Squire , Sanders & Dempsey . From 1959 to 1962 he served on active duty with the United States Air Force at the Pentagon as a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Attorney-advisor , Office of General Counsel . He remained in the Air Force Reserve for several years thereafter , attaining the rank of major . Admitted to partnership in Squire , Sanders & Dempsey in 1967 , Nelson resigned in 1969 to accept appointment by President Richard Nixon as General Counsel of the Post Office Department . Postmaster General Winton M. Blount awarded Nelson the Department 's Benjamin Franklin award for his work on what became the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 . After the enactment of that legislation , Nelson became Senior Assistant Postmaster General and General Counsel of the newly established United States Postal Service . Nelson rejoined his former law firm in 1972 . On September 9 , 1985 , President Ronald Reagan nominated Nelson to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit created by 98 Stat . 333 . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 16 , 1985 , and received his commission on October 17 , 1985 . As a Circuit Judge , Nelson served two terms on the Criminal Law Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States . He assumed senior status on October 1 , 1999 ; because of his gradually deteriorating health , he closed his courthouse chambers in 2006 . Nelson was a member of Phi Beta Kappa , a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers , a Life Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation , and a Sergeant Emeritus of the Court of Nisi Prius in Cleveland . He served as a member of the National Council of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law , a trustee of Hamilton College , and a director of Blount , Inc. . He was a director of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization , based in Clinton , New York , which sponsors an annual lecture on constitutional law in his honor . In 2011 , his son , Caleb Nelson , a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia , delivered the lecture .
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Robert William Nelson ( born March 3 , 1959 ) is a retired American football nose tackle who played in the National Football League . He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for one season and the Green Bay Packers for two seasons . Prior to entering the NFL , Nelson had a stint with the Arizona Outlaws of the USFL . Nelson played college football at the University of Miami ( Florida ) . Nelson gained a bit of fame in the early 1990s through his inclusion in the Nintendo home video game `` Tecmo Super Bowl . '' Nelson was among the most dominant defensive players in the game , even though he played as a nose tackle , a position in which the primary responsibility is to occupy offensive linemen to allow other defensive players to make tackles . Nelson 's speed in the game enabled him to make a sack on nearly every play as a human-controlled player . As a result , players of Tecmo Super Bowl frequently agree not to use the play .
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Malcolm Young was the co-founder of Australian hard rock band AC/DC.
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Malcolm Mitchell Young ( born 6 January 1953 ) is an Australian retired musician and songwriter , best known as a co-founder , rhythm guitarist , backing vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band AC/DC . Except for a brief absence in 1988 , he was with the band from its November 1973 beginning until retiring permanently in 2014 , due to health reasons . Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 . Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers , Malcolm has been described as the driving force and the leader of the band . He also added that despite his retirement from the band , AC/DC was determined to continue making music with his blessing . As the rhythm guitarist , he was responsible for the broad sweep of the band 's sound , developing many of their guitar riffs and co-writing the band 's material with Angus . He is married to Linda Young and has two children , Cara and Ross . Young took a leave of absence from AC/DC in April 2014 , to receive treatment for dementia . In September 2014 , the band 's management announced that he would be retiring permanently .
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AC/DC are an Australian hard rock band formed by guitarist brothers Angus and Malcolm Young in 1973 . Originally featuring vocalist Dave Evans , bassist Larry Van Kriedt and drummer Colin Burgess , after a number of lineup changes the band settled with Bon Scott on vocals , Mark Evans on bass guitar and Phil Rudd on drums , and released five albums ( two limited to Australia ) between 1974 and 1977 . Due to continuing clashes with lead guitarist Angus Young , Evans was later fired from the band shortly after the release of Let There Be Rock , although `` musical differences '' was the official reason given for his departure . Cliff Williams was brought in as his replacement . After another two successful albums and as the band were due to start recording again , Scott died in London on 19 February 1980 due to alcohol poisoning . The band briefly considered quitting , but later chose to carry on and hired Brian Johnson to take Scott 's place as lead vocalist . The group 's first album with Johnson was Back in Black in 1980 , which is now the second best-selling album of all-time after Michael Jackson 's Thriller . After the recording of Flick of the Switch in 1983 , Phil Rudd quietly left the band due to problems with drug and alcohol abuse as well as a confrontation with rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young . Simon Wright joined as Rudd 's replacement , performing on the albums Fly on the Wall ( 1985 ) , Who Made Who ( 1986 ) and Blow Up Your Video ( 1988 ) during his time in the band . He left the band in 1989 , and later explained that he `` began to get complacent about things '' , claiming that he `` needed to expand on -LSB- his -RSB- drumming more '' . He would later join the band Dio . The next drummer to join AC/DC was Chris Slade , who despite being in the band for five years only performed on one studio album , The Razors Edge . In 1994 Slade departed from the band , due to the desire of the Young brothers to return to working with former drummer Rudd , who they said `` demonstrated a ` groove ' more fitting -LSB- to -RSB- their style of rock '' . The lineup of Johnson , A. Young , M. Young , Williams and Rudd remained from 1994 until 2014 , and released the albums Ballbreaker ( 1995 ) , Stiff Upper Lip ( 2000 ) , and Black Ice ( 2008 ) . In April 2014 the band announced that founding member Malcolm Young was ill and would be taking a leave of absence from the band . In June 2014 the band recorded their latest album Rock or Bust with the Young brothers ' nephew Stevie Young as a stand-in rhythm guitarist for his uncle . On 24 September 2014 , it was confirmed that Malcolm Young , who suffers from dementia , had officially departed from the band due to ill health , and would be replaced by Stevie permanently . Shortly thereafter , Rudd was arrested and pleaded guilty to drug charges and threatening to kill a former assistant . After the plea , the band 's official web site changed the listed drummer to Chris Slade who had been replacing him for their 2015 tour . Axl Rose joined as a touring member in April 2016 . Cliff Williams left the band after the Rock or Bust World Tour . The current line up of the band includes Angus Young , Chris Slade and Stevie Young , together with Axl Rose on lead vocals .
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Angus McKinnon Young ( born 31 March 1955 ) is an Australian guitarist , best known as the co-founder , lead guitarist , songwriter and only remaining original member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC . He is known for his energetic performances , schoolboy-uniform stage outfits and his own version of Chuck Berry 's duckwalk . Young was ranked 24th in Rolling Stone magazine 's 100 greatest guitarists of all-time list . In 2003 , Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
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Marcus Hook Roll Band were an Australian rock group formed by Harry Vanda and George Young . The group is noted for featuring Malcolm Young and Angus Young prior to forming AC/DC .
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AC/DC are an Australian rock band , formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young . A hard rock/blues rock band , they have also been considered a heavy metal band , although they have always dubbed their music simply `` rock and roll '' . AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album , High Voltage , in 1975 . Membership subsequently stabilised until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977 for the album Powerage . Within months of recording the album Highway to Hell , lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980 after a night of heavy alcohol consumption . The group considered disbanding , but buoyed by support from Scott 's parents , decided to continue and set about finding a new vocalist . Ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was auditioned and selected to replace Scott . Later that year , the band released the new album , Back in Black , which was made as a tribute to Bon Scott . The album launched them to new heights of success and became their all-time best-seller . The band 's next album , For Those About to Rock We Salute You , was their first album to reach number one in the United States . Drummer Phil Rudd was fired in 1983 and replaced by ex-A II Z drummer Simon Wright , who left to join Dio in 1989 . The band experienced a resurgence in the early 1990s with the release of The Razors Edge . Phil Rudd returned in 1994 after Chris Slade , who was with the band from 1989 to 1994 , was asked to leave in favour of him , and contributed to the band 's 1995 album Ballbreaker . Stiff Upper Lip , released in 2000 , was well received by critics . The band 's studio album , Black Ice , released in 2008 , was the second-highest-selling album of that year , and their biggest chart hit since For Those About to Rock , eventually reaching No. 1 on all charts worldwide . The band 's line-up remained the same until 2014 with Malcolm Young 's retirement due to early-onset dementia and Rudd 's legal troubles . In 2016 , Johnson was advised to stop touring on account of worsening hearing loss and Guns N ' Roses frontman Axl Rose stepped in as the band 's vocalist for the remainder of that year 's dates . Long-term bass player Cliff Williams retired from the band at the end of their 2016 Rock Or Bust world tour . AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide , including 71.5 million albums in the United States , adding them to the list of highest-certified music artists in the United States and the list of best-selling music artists . Back in Black has sold an estimated 50 million units worldwide , making it the second-highest-selling album by any artist -- and the highest-selling album by any band . The album has sold 22 million units in the US , where it is the sixth-highest-selling album of all time . AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' and were named the seventh `` Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Time '' by MTV . In 2004 , AC/DC ranked No. 72 on the Rolling Stone list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . Producer Rick Rubin , who wrote an essay on the band for the Rolling Stone list , referred to AC/DC as `` the greatest rock and roll band of all time '' . In 2010 , AC/DC were ranked number 23 in the VH1 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .
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AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney , Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young . Although the band are considered pioneers of heavy metal , its members have always classified their music as `` rock 'n' roll '' . AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album , High Voltage , in 1975 . Membership remained stable until bassist Cliff Williams replaced Mark Evans in 1977 . In 1979 , the band recorded their highly successful album Highway to Hell . Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980 , after a night of heavy alcohol consumption . The group briefly considered disbanding , but soon ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was selected as Scott 's replacement . Later that year , the band released their best-selling album , Back in Black . The band 's next album , For Those About to Rock We Salute You , was also highly successful and was their first album to reach number one in the United States . AC/DC declined in popularity soon after the departure of drummer Phil Rudd in 1983 . Poor record sales continued until the release of The Razors Edge in 1990 . Phil Rudd returned in 1994 and contributed to the band 's 1995 album Ballbreaker . Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000 and was well received by critics . The band 's new album Black Ice was announced in June 2008 and was released on October 20 , 2008 . The album 's first single , `` Rock 'N Roll Train '' , earned AC/DC a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Group or Duo with Vocals . Another Black Ice track , `` War Machine , '' gained AC/DC their first Grammy Award win , for Best Hard Rock Performance . From 1982 to 1991 , AC/DC have received several nominations from awards ceremonies for their music . The American Music Awards nominated the band for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group . The group received several nominations from the Grammy Awards , including Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for `` Blow Up Your Video '' in 1989 , and Best Hard Rock Performance for three songs in different years : `` The Razors Edge '' in 1991 , `` Moneytalks '' in 1992 , and `` Highway To Hell '' in 1994 . The band also received the nomination for Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video for `` Thunderstruck '' in 1991 from the MTV Video Music Awards . In 2009 AC/DC received four nominations for their 2008 album Black Ice in the ARIA Music Awards which included Best Rock Album , Highest Selling Album , Best Group and Best Album . They won the awards for Best Rock Album and Highest Selling Album . Overall , AC/DC have received thirteen nominations and have won three awards .
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Alexander Young ( 28 December 1938 -- 4 August 1997 ) , also known as George Alexander , was a Scottish singer , songwriter , saxophonist , bassist , guitarist and session musician . He is an elder brother of George Young , the rhythm guitarist and founding member of The Easybeats , as well as Malcolm and Angus Young , founding members of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC , and the younger brother of Stephen Young , the father of Stevie Young , who was also a member of AC/DC .
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Stephen Crawford `` Stevie '' Young ( born 11 December 1956 in Glasgow , Scotland ) is a Scottish musician , and the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the Australian hard rock band , AC/DC . He officially joined the band in September 2014 , replacing his uncle , Malcolm Young who retired due to dementia . He had previously filled in for Malcolm on AC/DC 's 1988 U.S. tour . In addition to Malcolm , Stevie is the nephew of Angus Young , George Young and Alex Young , and the son of their eldest brother Stephen Crawford Young ( 1933 -- 1989 ) . He emigrated with his family from Scotland to Sydney , Australia in 1963 . The family settled in Concord , New South Wales .
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Carol Young is an Australian musician , and a founding member of the American bluegrass band The Greencards .
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Gary Young ( born 1947 in New York ) is an American-born Australian musician who was a founding member of Australian rock band Daddy Cool in which he played the drums and sang backing vocals . He also played drums with Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons amongst other bands . Young was twice inducted into the Aria Hall of Fame as a member of both Daddy Cool and Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons which were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) Hall of Fame in 2006 and 2007 respectively .
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Tales of Old Grand Daddy is the only album released by the Marcus Hook Roll Band , in Australia in 1973 . The album is noted for being the recording debut of future AC/DC founders Angus Young and Malcolm Young .
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Rob Bailey is an Australian musician who was an early bass guitarist with the hard rock band AC/DC . He joined the group in April 1974 , with Malcolm Young ( rhythm guitar ) , Angus Young ( lead guitar ) , Dave Evans ( lead vocals ) and Peter Clack ( drums ) . Bailey left in January 1975 .
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The following lists summarise the discography of the Australian hard-rock band AC/DC . AC/DC released 17 studio albums ( 15 available worldwide and 2 released only in Australia ) , 2 soundtrack albums , 4 live albums , 11 video albums , and 2 box-set albums . Although a large number of AC/DC singles have been released , the band always refused to release any greatest-hits type packages ; Who Made Who ( which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King 's Maximum Overdrive ) , Iron Man 2 , and the band 's various live recordings are as close as the group have come to such a compilation . Verizon makes AC/DC albums available to download , but for several years the band refused to release their albums on iTunes , as iTunes normally allows downloading of individual tracks ; AC/DC publicly stated , `` Our ... reason is that we honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together . If we were on iTunes , we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album -- and we do n't think that represents us musically . '' However , the band finally released their entire discography to iTunes in November 2012 . On June 30 , 2015 , their catalog appeared on Spotify for the first time . The brothers Angus and Malcolm Young formed AC/DC in 1973 . The band released two albums in Australia before releasing their first international effort , High Voltage with vocalist Bon Scott , bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd . In 1980 , less than a year after the release of the successful Highway to Hell , Bon Scott died and was replaced by British singer Brian Johnson , with whom AC/DC released their best-selling album , Back in Black . Their album Black Ice , released in 2008 , sold over 8 million copies worldwide . In 41 years of their career , AC/DC have sold over 200 million albums worldwide , roughly 71 million in the US . Back in Black alone sold 22 million copies ( 50 million worldwide ) , and went on to become the second highest-selling album in history .
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George Redburn Young ( born 6 November 1946 ) is an Australian musician , songwriter and record producer . Born in Scotland , he moved to Australia with his family as a teenager , and became a naturalised citizen . He is best known as a member of the 1960s Australian rock band The Easybeats , and as a co-writer of the international hits `` Friday on My Mind '' and `` Love Is in the Air '' , the latter recorded by John Paul Young ( no relation ) . Young was also the producer of some work by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC , formed by his younger brothers Malcolm and Angus Young .
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Forever Malcolm Young is the title of the 2006 album by the Australian punk band Frenzal Rhomb . It was released in Australia on 14 October 2006 , and includes 20 of the 27 songs recorded for it . The performers were Jay Whalley ( credited as ` Jayden Whalley ' ) on vocals and backing guitar , Lindsay McDougall ( credited as ` The Good Doctor ' ) on lead guitar , Gordy Foreman ( credited as ` The Arsechest Formerly known as Poonce ' ) on drums and Tom Crease ( credited as ` Brigadier Tom Cruise ' ) on bass guitar . All members provide backing vocals . The album has a guest appearance from Whalley 's girlfriend Lauren on the song `` Please Go Over There '' . Lauren also appeared in `` Bucket Bong '' on the Sans Souci album . The album 's title is a parody of the 2006 Youth Group song `` Forever Young '' and AC/DC 's rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young . The first pressing of the record was sold with a DVD titled Sucking All Over the World which has live performances and behind-the-scenes footage with the band . The album debuted at # 34 on the ARIA charts but dropped out of the Top 50 in its second week .
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Ronald Belford `` Bon '' Scott ( 9 July 1946 -- 19 February 1980 ) was an Australian rock musician , best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980 . Scott was born in Forfar , Scotland , and raised in Kirriemuir , before moving to Melbourne with his family in 1952 at the age of six . They lived in the suburb of Sunshine for four years before moving to Fremantle . Scott formed his first band , The Spektors , in 1964 and became the band 's drummer and occasional lead vocalist . He performed in several other bands including The Valentines and Fraternity before replacing Dave Evans as the lead singer of AC/DC in 1974 . AC/DC 's popularity grew throughout the 1970s , initially in Australia , and then internationally . Their 1979 album Highway to Hell reached the top twenty in the United States , and the band seemed on the verge of a commercial breakthrough . However , on 19 February 1980 , Scott died after a night out in London . AC/DC briefly considered disbanding , but the group recruited vocalist Brian Johnson of the British glam rock band Geordie . AC/DC 's subsequent album , Back in Black , was released only five months later , and was a tribute to Scott . It went on to become the second best-selling album in history . In the July 2004 issue of Classic Rock , Scott was rated as number one in a list of the `` 100 Greatest Frontmen Of All Time '' ahead of Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant . Hit Parader ranked Scott as fifth on their 2006 list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of all time .
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The following is a list of songs known to have been recorded by AC/DC . Since 1974 they have released 16 studio albums ( 14 available worldwide and 2 released only in Australia ) , 2 soundtrack albums , 4 live albums , 11 video albums , and 2 box set albums . Although a large number of AC/DC singles have been released , the band always refused to release any greatest hits type packages ; Who Made Who ( which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King 's Maximum Overdrive ) , Iron Man 2 , and the band 's various live recordings are as close as the group have come to such a compilation . AC/DC albums are available to download from Verizon , but for several years the band refused to release their albums on iTunes , as iTunes normally allows downloading of individual tracks ; AC/DC publicly stated , `` Our ... reason is that we honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together . If we were on iTunes , we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album -- and we do n't think that represents us musically . '' However , the band finally released their entire discography to iTunes in November 2012 . Finally , they also released their music to Spotify in June 2015 , though they previously refused to do so . AC/DC was formed in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young , and released two albums in Australia before releasing their first international effort , High Voltage with vocalist Bon Scott , bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd . In 1980 , Bon Scott died less than a year after the release of the successful Highway to Hell , and was replaced by British singer Brian Johnson , with whom AC/DC released their best selling album , Back in Black . Their latest album to date , Rock Or Bust , was released in 2013 , selling 2.8 million copies in 2014 . In 39 years of their career , AC/DC sold over 200 million albums worldwide , roughly 71 million in the US . Back in Black alone sold 22 million ( 50 million worldwide ) , and is the second highest-selling album of all time .
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`` I 'm a Rebel '' is a hard rock song written by Alex Young , elder brother of AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young . It was recorded before the release of their third album , Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap . Ultimately the track 's anticipation for release , is overwhelming but very highly anticipated .
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Rob Younger is an Australian rock musician , vocalist , songwriter and producer . He is best known as a member of the influential Sydney-based punk rock group Radio Birdman , and a founding father of the Australian Independent music scene . Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia , formed alongside Deniz Tek in Sydney , 1974 . The group has influenced the work of many successful , mainstream bands and is now considered to be one of the most crucial bands to Australia 's musical growth . After the Radio Birdman break-up , Younger joined the super-group , New Race , who were active in 1981 . Younger also formed the New Christs , whose roots are born after the 1978 Radio Birdman split and after a harrowing multi-decade history , continue to remain active today . Younger is also known for his vast catalogue of production work , particularly with bands on the Citadel Records label . In the past he has teamed up with Alan Thorne engineering , but has more recently been known to work independently for bands in Australia and France . Younger and Radio Birdman are cited as influential by various rock and roll bands globally such as The Hives and Silverchair , the latter of which inducted the band into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007 .
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Ballbreaker is a 1995 album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It was the band 's twelfth internationally released studio album and the thirteenth to be released in Australia . It was re-released in 2005 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series . All songs are written by Malcolm Young ( guitar ) and Angus Young ( guitar ) .
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Angus Bucks , Angus Bills or AC/DC Dollars are fake , United States one-dollar bills featuring Angus Young , the lead guitarist from the Australian rock 'n' roll band AC/DC . Thousands were dropped on the audience as a theatrical gimmick at the end of the song `` Moneytalks '' during the band 's tour to promote their 1990 album The Razors Edge .
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Rock or Bust is a studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It is their fifteenth internationally released studio album and the sixteenth to be released in Australia . It is the shortest studio album ever released by the band ; at approximately 35 minutes , it is two minutes shorter than their previous shortest album , Flick of the Switch , which was released in 1983 . Rock or Bust also was the group 's first album without founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young , who had retired from the band in 2014 due to health concerns , although he co-wrote every track on the album . Bass guitarist Cliff Williams has also retired since Rock or Bust was released , drummer Phil Rudd was unable to participate in the supporting tour after being sentenced to house arrest , and vocalist Brian Johnson was forced to exit the band after the fifth leg of the album 's supporting tour as a result of hearing loss . The group released the debut single from the album , titled `` Play Ball '' , on 7 October 2014 . The song has been a commercial success , reaching the top 40 charts in various countries such as Spain ( at number 28 ) , France ( at number 39 ) or Switzerland ( at number 19 ) . Rock or Bust peaked at # 1 in 12 countries , including Australia , Canada , Germany and Sweden . It reached the top 5 in a further 12 countries , including New Zealand , the United Kingdom , the United States and Italy .
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AC/DC is an Australian hard rock band . AC/DC or AC-DC can refer to any device that runs on alternating current ( AC ) and/or direct current ( DC ) , two types of mains power . AC/DC may also refer to :
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Malcolm Clark is an Australian musician who has collaborated with many bands including The Sleepy Jackson , Jeff Martin 777 , Steve Poltz , Bob Evans , The Basement Birds , Laney Lane , Katy Steele , Angry Anderson , The Exploders , Georgi Kay , Mess Hall , Eskimo Joe , Nathan Gaunt , Spencer Tracey , The Weapon is Sound Malcolm Clark was born in 1977 . His Father Vic Clark , originally from England , played guitar in the early 1960s in London with well-known artists , like Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages . Malcolm become a member of up and coming Perth band The Sleepy Jackson in 2001 . The band signed to EMI MUSIC and they toured worldwide until 2007 when they decided to take a break . Lead singer Luke Steele went on to create Empire of the sun with Nic Littlemore and in the meantime Clark took over the Sleepy Jackson 's recording studio which was called Number 9 and proposed a business partnership with Shaun Sibbes , Nic Jonsson , and Sam Ford to open up Bang Bang Studios . In 2010 Clark opened Yoyo Studio , which was bought out by Villanova Music in 2015 .
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Let There Be Rock is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It was the band 's third internationally released studio album and the fourth to be released in Australia . All songs were written by Angus Young , Malcolm Young and Bon Scott . It was originally released on 21 March 1977 in Australia on the Albert Productions label . A modified international edition was released on 25 July 1977 on Atlantic Records .
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Vanda & Young were a songwriting/producing duo composed of Harry Vanda and George Young . They performed as members of 1960s Australian rock group The Easybeats where Vanda was their lead guitarist and backing singer and Young was their rhythm guitarist and backing singer . Vanda & Young co-wrote most of The Easybeats later hits including their international hit `` Friday on My Mind '' and they were the record producers for the group from 1967 . Young is the older brother of Malcolm and Angus Young of the hard rock band AC/DC , being the record producer behind several of the band 's biggest albums ( such as 1976 's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ) . After The Easybeats disbanded in 1969 , Vanda & Young were songwriters and producers for their own projects such as The Marcus Hook Roll band ( EMI ) , Paintbox ( Youngblood ) and Haffey 's Whiskey Sour ( Deram ) , Flash and the Pan , and for other acts including producing early albums for AC/DC ; they were staff producers for Albert Productions from 1973 . In 1988 the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) acknowledged the iconic status of Vanda & Young when they were inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame , in 2005 The Easybeats were also inducted into the Hall of Fame . In 2001 , the Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ) surveyed 100 music industry personalities for the APRA Top Ten Best Australian Songs of All Time where `` Friday on My Mind '' was declared No. 1 . Their song for John Paul Young ( no relation ) , `` Love Is in the Air '' was declared the ` Most played Australian song overseas ' by APRA following its use on the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom .
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Fly on the Wall is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It was the band 's ninth internationally released studio album and the tenth to be released in Australia . All songs were written by Angus Young ( guitar ) , Malcolm Young ( guitar ) , and Brian Johnson ( vocals ) . The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series .
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George Malcolm Young ( 29 April 1882 in Greenhithe , Kent -- 18 November 1959 in Goring , Oxfordshire ) was an English historian , most famous for his long essay on Victorian times in England , Portrait of an Age ( 1936 ) .
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`` Money Made '' is the fourth single from Australian rock band AC/DC from their fifteenth studio album Black Ice . The song was released only through radio airplay in Australia in July 2009 , and in the UK as a CD along with `` War Machine '' . Angus Young declared that his inspiration for the song was the obsession with money in the United States -- `` The focus seems to be , ` How do we get money out of this ? Do we keep that school ? Is there a profit in it ? Do we really need that new hospital ? Can you not die quicker ? Do we really have to spend money on that medicine ? How old are you now ? ' Sometimes you think , ` Can we all take one deep breath ? ' The basics have got to be in place . Thirty years ago , a fuckin ' school never made money . Filling in a road or putting up a traffic light did n't make money . Hospitals were there to keep people well , not make money . '' Bassist Cliff Williams has stated it is his favourite track from Black Ice , saying , `` It has a chaingang vibe to it . ''
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Peter Clack is an Australian drummer -- for ten months he was an early member of hard rock band AC/DC . In April 1974 he joined Malcolm Young ( rhythm guitar ) , Angus Young ( lead guitar ) , Dave Evans ( lead vocals ) and Rob Bailey ( bass guitar ) . He appears in early video footage of AC/DC , the Last Picture Show Theatre video of `` Can I Sit Next to You Girl '' . Clack was a member of the band during the recording of their debut album High Voltage but most of the drum parts were recorded by session man Tony Currenti . Clack continued with AC/DC until January 1975 when he was sacked along with Bailey , Clack 's permanent replacement was Phil Rudd . Prior to joining AC/DC , Clack had played with Bailey in Flake . As of November 2011 he played with Melbourne-based band Raw Sylke . He is now a very talented drum teacher for all .
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`` Shake Your Foundations '' is a song and single by Australian hard rock band AC/DC , written by Angus and Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson . The song was released on their 1985 album Fly on the Wall . The following year , it was remixed by Harry Vanda and George Young , who worked with AC/DC on earlier albums , and released on Who Made Who , the soundtrack to the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive . In this short remix , the song is shortened from 4:10 to 3:53 . The drum track begins at seventeen seconds and the full band kicks in at 48 seconds . Also , Johnson 's vocals can be heard more clearly in the remix . Vinyl releases of the album include the remix , while most CD releases include the original version .
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Paul Young is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Australia . He worked for and raced Triumph Motorcycles .
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Michael Alan Young is a businessman with a political background . He secretly organised the meetings between the South African government and the leadership of the African National Congress ( ANC ) .
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Newfoundland and Labrador is the most linguistically homogeneous of Canada.
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Newfoundland and Labrador ( -LSB- uːfənˈlænd_ən_ˈlæbrədɔːr -RSB- , Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Akamassiss Newfoundland Irish : Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar ) is the most easterly province of Canada . Situated in the country 's Atlantic region , it comprises the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador to the northwest , with a combined area of 405212 km2 . In 2013 , the province 's population was estimated at 526,702 . About 92 % of the province 's population lives on the island of Newfoundland ( and its neighbouring smaller islands ) , of whom more than half live on the Avalon Peninsula . The province is Canada 's most linguistically homogeneous , with 97.6 % of residents reporting English ( Newfoundland English ) as their mother tongue in the 2006 census . Historically , Newfoundland was also home to unique varieties of French and Irish , as well as the extinct Beothuk language . In Labrador , local dialects of Innu-aimun and Inuktitut are also spoken . Newfoundland and Labrador 's capital and largest city , St. John 's , is Canada 's 20th-largest census metropolitan area and is home to almost 40 percent of the province 's population . St. John 's is the seat of government , home to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador and to the highest court in the jurisdiction , the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal . A former colony and then dominion of the United Kingdom , Newfoundland gave up its independence in 1933 , following significant economic distress caused by the Great Depression and the aftermath of Newfoundland 's participation in World War I . It became the tenth province to enter the Canadian Confederation on March 31 , 1949 , as `` Newfoundland . '' On December 6 , 2001 , an amendment was made to the Constitution of Canada to change the province 's official name to Newfoundland and Labrador .
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Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province in Canada . The Strait of Belle Isle separates the province into two geographical divisions , Labrador and the island of Newfoundland . The province also includes over seven thousand small islands . Labrador is the easternmost part of the Canadian Shield , a vast area of ancient metamorphic rock comprising much of northeastern North America . Colliding tectonic plates have shaped much of the geology of Newfoundland . Gros Morne National Park has a reputation of being an outstanding example of tectonics at work , and as such has been designated a World Heritage Site . The Long Range Mountains on Newfoundland 's west coast are the northeasternmost extension of the Appalachian Mountains . The fauna of Labrador is typical of that of similar areas of North America while the island of Newfoundland has considerably fewer mammals and no native amphibians . The north-south extent of the province ( 46 ° 36 'N to 60 ° 22 ` N ) , prevalent westerly winds , cold ocean currents and local factors such as mountains and coastline combine to create the various climates of the province . Northern Labrador is classified as a polar tundra climate , southern Labrador is considered to be a subarctic climate while most of Newfoundland would be considered to be a cool summer subtype of a humid continental climate . The provincial capital is St. John 's , located at the extreme eastern edge of the island on the Avalon Peninsula . About half of the province 's economy is based on its abundant natural resources , notably petroleum , minerals , forestry and the fishery .
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Labrador -LSB- ˈlæbrədɔːr -RSB- is the distinct northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It comprises the mainland portion of the province , separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle . It is the largest and northernmost geographical region in Atlantic Canada . Labrador occupies the eastern part of the Labrador Peninsula . It is bordered to the west and the south by the Canadian province of Quebec . Labrador also shares a small land border with the Canadian territory of Nunavut on Killiniq Island . Though Labrador covers 71 percent of the province 's land area , it has only 8 percent of the province 's population . The aboriginal peoples of Labrador include the Northern Inuit of Nunatsiavut , the Southern Inuit-Métis of Nunatukavut ( NunatuKavut ) , and the Innu . Many of the non-aboriginal population in Labrador did not permanently settle in Labrador until the natural resource developments of the 1940s and 1950s . Before the 1950s , very few non-aboriginal people lived in Labrador year-round . The few European immigrants who worked seasonally for foreign merchants and brought their families were known as Settlers .
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Newfoundland ( -LSB- njuːfənˈlænd -RSB- ; Terranova , Terre-Neuve , Taqamkuk , Irish : Talamh an Éisc , Inuttitut : Kallunasillik / Ikkarumikluak ) is a large Canadian island off the east coast of the North American mainland , and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It has 29 percent of the province 's land area . The island is separated from the Labrador Peninsula by the Strait of Belle Isle and from Cape Breton Island by the Cabot Strait . It blocks the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River , creating the Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the world 's largest estuary . Newfoundland 's nearest neighbour is the French overseas community of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon . With an area of 108860 km2 , Newfoundland is the world 's 16th-largest island , Canada 's fourth-largest island , and the largest Canadian island outside the North . The provincial capital , St. John 's , is located on the southeastern coast of the island ; Cape Spear , just south of the capital , is the easternmost point of North America , excluding Greenland . It is common to consider all directly neighbouring islands such as New World , Twillingate , Fogo and Bell Island to be ` part of Newfoundland ' ( as distinct from Labrador ) . By that classification , Newfoundland and its associated small islands have a total area of 111390 km2 . According to 2006 official Census Canada statistics , 57 % of responding Newfoundland and Labradorians claim British or Irish ancestry , with 43.2 % claiming at least one English parent , 21.5 % at least one Irish parent , and 7 % at least one parent of Scottish origin . Additionally 6.1 % claimed at least one parent of French ancestry . The island 's total population as of the 2006 census was 479,105 .
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Newfoundland and Labrador is one of Canada 's provinces , and has established several official symbols .
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Newfoundland English is a name for several accents and dialects of English found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Most of these differ substantially from the English commonly spoken elsewhere in Canada and the North Atlantic . Many Newfoundland dialects are similar to the West Country dialects of the West Country in England , particularly the city of Bristol and counties Cornwall , Devon , Dorset , Hampshire and Somerset , while others resemble dialects of Ireland 's southeast , particularly Waterford , Wexford , Kilkenny and Cork . Still others blend elements of both and there is also a Scottish influence on the dialects -- while the Scottish came in smaller numbers than the English and Irish , they had a large influence on Newfoundland society . One estimate claims 80 to 85 percent of Newfoundland 's English heritage came from the southwest of the country . The dialects that compose Newfoundland English developed because of Newfoundland 's history as well as its geography . Newfoundland was one of the first areas settled by England in North America , beginning in small numbers in the early 17th century before peaking in the early 19th century . Newfoundland was a British colony until 1907 when it became an independent Dominion within the British Empire . It became a part of Canada in 1949 . Newfoundland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean , separated by the Strait of Belle Isle from Labrador , the sparsely populated mainland part of the province . Most of the population remained rather isolated on the island , allowing the dialects time to develop independently of those on the North American continent . Today , some words from Newfoundland English have been adopted through popular culture in other places in Canada ( especially Ontario and eastward ) . Historically , Newfoundland English was first recognized as a separate dialect by the late 18th century when George Cartwright published a glossary of Newfoundland words .
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Newfoundland and Labrador ( -LSB- ˈnjuːfəndlænd_ənd_læbrəˈdɔr -RSB- Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador , Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar , Terra Nova ) is a province of Canada on the country 's Atlantic coast in northeastern North America . The province has an area of 405212 km2 and a population in 2011 of 514,563 , with approximately 95 % of the provincial population residing on the Island of Newfoundland ( including its associated smaller islands ) , with nearly half of the population residing on the Avalon Peninsula . People from Newfoundland and Labrador are called `` Newfoundlanders , '' `` Labradorians '' ( as appropriate ) , or `` Newfoundlanders and Labradorians '' .
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Franco-Newfoundlanders , also known as Franco-Terreneuvians in English or Franco-Terreneuviens in French , are francophone and/or French Canadian residents of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . The name Franco-Terreneuvian derives from Terre-Neuve , the French name of Newfoundland . The Franco-Newfoundlander community is most prominently associated with the Port au Port area near Stephenville , in communities such as Trois-Cailloux , Cap-Saint-Georges , La Grand ` Terre , L'Anse-aux-Canards and Maisons-d'Hiver . This region is unique as the only area in the province that is officially designated by provincial law as a bilingual district . However , francophone communities are also present throughout the province , particularly in St. John 's , Labrador City and Happy Valley-Goose Bay . Newfoundland and Labrador 's francophone community and its culture derive from a unique mix of influences and immigrants from Quebec , Acadia , St. Pierre and Miquelon , Brittany and the Basque Country , much of it predating Newfoundland 's admission as a Canadian province in 1949 . Some aspects of the community 's unique culture , however , have been lost or threatened as the community became more closely integrated into the mainstream of French Canadian culture and society after 1949 .
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A multitude of languages is used in Canada . According to the 2011 census , English and French are the mother tongues of 56.9 % and 21.3 % of Canadians respectively . 85.6 % of Canadians have working knowledge of English while 30.1 % have a working knowledge of French . Under the Official Languages Act of 1969 , both English and French have official federal status throughout Canada , in respect of all government services , including the courts , and all federal legislation is enacted bilingually . New Brunswick is the only Canadian province that has both English and French as its official languages to the same extent , with constitutional entrenchment . Quebec 's official language is French , although , in that province , the Constitution requires that all legislation be enacted in both French and English , and court proceedings may be conducted in either language . Similar constitutional protections are in place in Manitoba . Many Canadians believe that the relationship between the English and French languages is the central or defining aspect of the Canadian experience . Canada 's Official Languages Commissioner ( the federal government official charged with monitoring the two languages ) has stated , '' -LSB- I -RSB- n the same way that race is at the core of what it means to be American and at the core of an American experience and class is at the core of British experience , I think that language is at the core of Canadian experience . '' To assist in more accurately monitoring the two official languages , Canada 's census collects a number of demolinguistic descriptors not enumerated in the censuses of most other countries , including home language , mother tongue , first official language and language of work . Canada 's linguistic diversity extends beyond the two official languages . `` In Canada , 4.7 million people ( 14.2 % of the population ) reported speaking a language other than English or French most often at home and 1.9 million people ( 5.8 % ) reported speaking such a language on a regular basis as a second language ( in addition to their main home language , English or French ) . In all , 20.0 % of Canada 's population reported speaking a language other than English or French at home . For roughly 6.4 million people , the other language was an immigrant language , spoken most often or on a regular basis at home , alone or together with English or French whereas for more than 213,000 people , the other language was an Aboriginal language . Finally , the number of people reporting sign languages as the languages spoken at home was nearly 25,000 people ( 15,000 most often and 9,800 on a regular basis ) . '' Canada is also home to many indigenous languages . Taken together , these are spoken by less than one percent of the population . About .6 % Canadians ( or 200,725 people ) report an Aboriginal language as their mother tongue .
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Labrador is the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . This name can also refer to :
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The Labrador Peninsula is a large peninsula in eastern Canada . It is bounded by the Hudson Bay to the west , the Hudson Strait to the north , the Labrador Sea to the east , and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the southeast . The peninsula includes the region of Labrador , which is part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador , and the regions of Saguenay -- Lac-Saint-Jean , Côte-Nord , and Nord-du-Québec , which are in the province of Quebec . It has an area of 1400000 km2 .
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The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is governed by a unicameral legislature , the House of Assembly , which operates under the Westminster model of government . The executive function of government is formed by the Lieutenant Governor , the premier ( head of government , and normally the leader of the largest party in the legislature ) and his or her cabinet . The politics of Newfoundland and Labrador is defined by a long history , liberal democratic political institutions and a unique political culture .
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Quebec ( pronounced -LSB- audio = En-Quebec . ogvkwᵻˈbɛk -RSB- or -LSB- kəˈbɛk -RSB- Québec -LSB- kebɛk -RSB- ) is the second-most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French-speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . Quebec is Canada 's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division ; only the territory of Nunavut is larger . It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario , James Bay , and Hudson Bay ; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay ; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador ; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the US states of Maine , New Hampshire , Vermont , and New York . It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia . Quebec is Canada 's second-most populous province , after Ontario . Most inhabitants live in urban areas near the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City , the capital . Approximately half of Quebec residents live in the Greater Montreal Area , including the Island of Montreal . English-speaking communities and English-language institutions are concentrated in the west of the island of Montreal but are also significantly present in the Outaouais , Eastern Townships , and Gaspé regions . The Nord-du-Québec region , occupying the northern half of the province , is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples . The climate around the major cities is four-season continental with cold and snowy winters combined with warm to hot humid summers , but further north long winter seasons dominate and as a result the northern areas of the province are marked by tundra conditions . Even in central Quebec at comparatively southerly latitudes winters are severe in inland areas . Quebec independence debates have played a large role in the politics of the province . Parti Québécois governments held referendums on sovereignty in 1980 and 1995 ; both were voted down by voters , the latter defeated by a very narrow margin . In 2006 , the House of Commons of Canada passed a symbolic motion recognizing the `` Québécois as a nation within a united Canada . '' While the province 's substantial natural resources have long been the mainstay of its economy , sectors of the knowledge economy such as aerospace , information and communication technologies , biotechnology , and the pharmaceutical industry also play leading roles . These many industries have all contributed to helping Quebec become an economically influential province within Canada , second only to Ontario in economic output .
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In modern Newfoundland ( Talamh an Éisc ) , many Newfoundlanders are of Irish descent . According to the Statistics Canada 2006 census , 21.5 % of Newfoundlanders claim Irish ancestry ( other major groups in the province include 43.2 % English , 7 % Scottish , and 6.1 % French ) . The family names , the features and colouring , the predominance of Catholics in some areas ( particularly on the southeast portion of the Avalon Peninsula ) , the prevalence of Irish music , even the accents of the people in these areas , are so reminiscent of rural Ireland that Irish author Tim Pat Coogan has described Newfoundland as `` the most Irish place in the world outside of Ireland '' . Newfoundland has been called `` the other Ireland '' .
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Canadian French ( français canadien ) is the various varieties of a French language spoken in Canada . In 2005 , the total number of speakers of French in Canada ( including two million non-fluent speakers ) was . In 2011 , French was reported as the mother tongue of more than seven million Canadians , or around 22 % of the national population . At the federal level it has official status alongside English . At the provincial level of government , French is the sole official language of Quebec and is one of two official languages of New Brunswick , and is jointly official ( derived from its federal legal status ) in Nunavut , Yukon , and the Northwest Territories . Government services are offered in French at the provincial level in Manitoba , in certain areas of Ontario ( through the French Language Services Act ) , and to a variable extent elsewhere . New England French , a variety spoken in parts of New England in the United States , is essentially a variety of Canadian French .
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Newfoundland and Labrador is an Atlantic Canadian province with a folk musical heritage based on the Irish , English and Cornish traditions that were brought to its shores centuries ago . Though similar in its Celtic influence to neighbouring Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island , Newfoundland and Labrador is more Irish than Scottish , and has more elements imported from English and Cornish music than those provinces . Newfoundland music , while quite obviously Celtic and seafaring in its orientation , is in some cases quite easily identifiable as being specific to Newfoundland . Much of the region 's music focuses on the strong seafaring tradition in the area , and includes sea shanties and other sailing songs . Some modern traditional musicians include Great Big Sea , The Ennis Sisters , Shanneyganock , and Ron Hynes .
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Atlantic Canadian English is the class of Canadian English dialects spoken in the Atlantic provinces of Canada and notably distinct from Standard Canadian English . The set of dialects comprises Canadian Maritime English ( or Maritimer English ) and Newfoundland English . It is heavily influenced by British and Irish English , as well as Acadian French .
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Central Labrador is the most populous region of Labrador , Canada , that extends from the shores of Lake Melville into the interior . It is also home to Happy Valley -- Goose Bay , the largest community in Labrador .
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Newfoundland French or Newfoundland Peninsular French ( français terre-neuvien ) , refers to the French spoken on the Port au Port Peninsula ( part of the so-called `` French Shore '' ) of Newfoundland . The francophones of the region are Canada trace their origins to Continental French fishermen who settled in the late 1800s and early 1900s , rather than the Québécois . SomeAcadians of the Maritimes also settled in the area . For this reason , Newfoundland French is most closely related to the Norman and Breton French of nearby St-Pierre-et-Miquelon . Today , heavy contact with Acadian French -- and especially widespread bilingualism with Newfoundland English -- have taken their toll , and the community is in decline . The degree to which lexical features of Newfoundland French constitute a distinct dialect is not presently known . It is uncertain how many speakers survive ; the dialect could be moribund . There is a provincial advocacy organisation Fédération des Francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador , representing both the Peninsular French and Acadian French communities .
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French is the mother tongue of about 7.3 million Canadians ( 22 % of the Canadian population , second to English at 58.4 % ) according to Census Canada 2011 . Most native speakers of the French language in Canada live in Quebec , where French is the majority official language . About 80 % of Quebec 's population are native francophones , and 95 % of the population speak French as their first or second language . Additionally , about one million native francophones live in other provinces , forming a sizable minority in New Brunswick , which is officially a bilingual province , where about one-third of the population are francophone . There are also French-speaking communities in Manitoba and Ontario , where francophones make up about 4 percent of the population . as well as significantly smaller communities in Alberta , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan -- around 1 -- 2 % . Many , but not all of these communities are supported by French-language institutions . By the Official Languages Act in 1969 , Canada recognized English and French as having equal status in the government of Canada . While French , with no specification as to dialect or variety , has the status of one of Canada 's two official languages at the federal government level , English is the native language of the majority of Canadians . The federal government provides services and operates in both languages . French is the sole official language in Quebec at the provincial level and is co-official with English in New Brunswick . The provincial governments of Ontario , New Brunswick , and Manitoba are required to provide services in French where justified by the number of francophones ( those whose mother tongue is French or who use French on a daily basis ) . However , the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms requires all provinces to provide primary and secondary education to their official-language minorities at public expense .
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Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada with 519,716 residents as of 2016 and is the seventh-largest in land area at 370514 km2 . Newfoundland and Labrador has 271 municipalities including 3 cities and 268 towns , which cover only of the territory 's land mass but are home to of its population . Towns are created by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in accordance with the Municipalities Act , 1999 , whereas the three cities were incorporated under the City of Corner Brook Act , the City of Mount Pearl Act and the City of St. John 's Act . These acts grant the power to enact local bylaws and the responsibility to provide local government services . St. John 's is Newfoundland and Labrador 's capital and largest municipality by population with 108,860 residents and land area with 445.88 km2 . Tilt Cove is its smallest municipality by population with five residents , and Brent 's Cove is the smallest municipality by land area with 1.02 km2 .
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Quebec English is the common term for the set of various linguistic and social phenomena affecting the use of English in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec . There are few distinctive phonological features and very few restricted lexical features common among English-speaking Quebecers . The English spoken in Quebec generally belongs to West/Central Canadian English whose sprachraum comprises one of the largest and most homogeneous dialect areas in North America . The dialect is common in Montreal , where the vast majority of anglophones in Quebec live , as well as in large metropolitan areas of Ontario and Western Canada . It is very similar to General American English . English-speaking Montrealers also have established ethnic groups that retain distinct lexical features : Irish , Jewish , Italian , and Greek communities all speak discernible varieties of English . Given that these communities have considerable mobility within Canada , they retain traits common in many Canadian cities . Important regional variations also occur in rural and remote regions near Quebec 's borders and are associated with local cross-border contact . Rural Townshippers and Châteauguay Valley residents in southern Quebec are reported by some to have a dialect more similar to that of Vermont English . Isolated fishing villages on the Lower North Shore of Quebec speak Newfoundland English , and many Gaspesian anglophones speak Maritime English . Finally , the Kahnawake Mohawks of south shore Montreal and the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec speak English with their own distinctive accents , word usage and expressions stemming from their respective Indigenous languages . Over centuries of contact , numerous English and French words have also been incorporated into their languages . Francophone second-language speakers of English use an interlanguage with varying degrees of Quebec-accented pronunciation . For example , they often pronounce -LSB- -LSB- t -RSB- -RSB- / -LSB- -LSB- d -RSB- -RSB- instead of -LSB- -LSB- θ -RSB- -RSB- / -LSB- -LSB- ð -RSB- -RSB- ; some speakers pronounce -LSB- -LSB- ɔ -RSB- -RSB- for the phoneme -LSB- / ʌ / -RSB- ; some speakers mispronounced some words ; and some pronounce -LSB- -LSB- ˈmɛseɪdʒ -RSB- -RSB- for the word message . Since French-speaking Quebecers greatly outnumber English-speakers in most regions of Quebec , it is more common to hear this in public areas . Some English-speakers in overwhelmingly francophone areas exhibit some of these features ( such as replacement of -LSB- -LSB- θ -RSB- -RSB- and -LSB- -LSB- ð -RSB- -RSB- by -LSB- t -RSB- and -LSB- d -RSB- ) , but their English is remarkably similar to that of other varieties of English in Canada ( Poplack , Walker , & Malcolmson 2006 ) . All of these variations constitute what is commonly perceived as Quebec English . Note : The following practices are denoted by the symbol N@, as they are not deemed acceptable in English-language writing and broadcasting in Quebec . The same lack of acceptability holds true by standards of English outside Quebec .
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This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador 's unicameral legislative body , the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly . The number of seats has varied over time , from a low of twenty-seven for the first election in 1949 , to a high of fifty-two during the 1980s and early 1990s . There are currently 40 seats in the house . The chart on the right shows the information graphically , with the most recent elections on the right . It shows that politics in Newfoundland and Labrador have been dominated by two parties : the Liberal party ( red ) and the Conservative party ( blue ) . The Liberal party have won ten out of the seventeen elections held . This article only covers elections since the province became part of the Canadian Confederation in 1949 . It was then named Newfoundland , and its official name changed to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001 . Prior to becoming part of Canada , Newfoundland was a British dominion , and the Newfoundland House of Assembly ( as it was known before 2001 ) was first formed in 1832 . For elections prior to 1949 , see General elections in Newfoundland ( pre-Confederation ) .
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This article presents the current language demographics of the Canadian province of Quebec .
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Nord-du-Québec ( -LSB- nɔʁ dy kebɛk -RSB- ; Northern Quebec ) is the largest , but the least populous , of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec , Canada . With nearly 750000 km2 of land area , and very extensive lakes and rivers , it covers much of the Labrador Peninsula and about 55 % of the total land surface area of Quebec . Before 1912 , the northernmost part of this region was known as the Ungava District of the Northwest Territories , and until 1987 it was referred to as Nouveau-Québec , or New Quebec . It is bordered by Hudson Bay and James Bay in the west , Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay in the north , Labrador in the northeast , and the administrative regions of Abitibi-Témiscamingue , Mauricie , Saguenay -- Lac-Saint-Jean , and Côte-Nord in the south and southeast . The Nord-du-Québec region is part of the territory covered by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement of 1975 ; other regions covered ( in part ) by this Agreement include Côte-Nord , Mauricie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue administrative regions .
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New Brunswick ( Nouveau-Brunswick Canadian French pronunciation : -LSB- nuvobʁɔnzwɪk -RSB- ) is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces ( together with Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia ) and is the only constitutionally bilingual ( English -- French ) province . The principal cities are Fredericton , the capital , Greater Moncton , currently the largest metropolitan ( CMA ) area and the most populous city , and the port city of Saint John , which was the first incorporated city in Canada and largest in the province for 231 years until 2016 . In the Canada 2016 Census , Statistics Canada estimated the provincial population to have been 747,101 , down very slightly from 751,171 in 2011 , on an area of almost 73,000 km2 . The majority of the population is English-speaking of Anglo and Celtic heritage , but there is also a large Francophone minority ( 33 % ) , chiefly of Acadian origin . It was created as a result of the partitioning of the British colony of Nova Scotia in 1784 and was originally named New Ireland with the capital to be in Saint John . The name was soon replaced with New Brunswick by King George II . The provincial flag features a ship superimposed on a yellow background with a yellow lion passant guardant on red pennon above it .
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Newfoundland . Newfoundland is a large Canadian island off the east coast of North America , and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . The first postage stamps of Newfoundland were issued in 1857 . When Newfoundland entered into confederation with Canada in 1949 , the new province stopped issuing its own stamps , and adopted the stamps already in use in the rest of Canada . Newfoundland was the centre for attempts at making the first trans-Atlantic flights and several generated both stamps and covers .
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Canada ( -LSB- ˈkænədə -RSB- -LSB- kanadɑ -RSB- ) is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 e6km2 , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area . Canada 's border with the United States is the world 's longest binational land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , many near the southern border . One third of the population lives in the three largest cities : Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . Its capital is Ottawa , and other major urban areas include Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Various aboriginal peoples had inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French claims were made on the area , with the colony of Canada first being established by the French in 1535 during Jacques Cartier 's second voyage to New France . As a consequence of various conflicts , Great Britain gained and lost territories within British North America until it was left , in the late 18th century , with what mostly geographically comprises Canada today . Pursuant to the British North America Act , on July 1 , 1867 , the colonies of Canada , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia joined to form the semi-autonomous federal Dominion of Canada . This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada . In 1931 , Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931 , but at the time , Canada decided to allow the British Parliament to temporarily retain the power to amend Canada 's constitution , on request from the Parliament of Canada . With the Constitution Act 1982 , Canada took over that authority ( as the conclusion of Patriation ) , removing the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom , giving the country full sovereignty . Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy , with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state . The country is officially bilingual at the federal level . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries . Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world , relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks . Canada 's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture . Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index . It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency , civil liberties , quality of life , economic freedom , and education . Canada is a Commonwealth realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations , a member of the Francophonie , and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the G8 , the Group of Ten , the G20 , the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum .
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Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador ( HNL ) is the governing body of all amateur hockey ice hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador is a branch of Hockey Canada .
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The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is divided into 11 Census divisions which are numbered 1 through 11 .
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Parliament ( NLYP ) is one of a number of provincial youth model parliaments across Canada . It is , astonishingly , the only youth parliament to adhere to strictly Liberal policy and debate .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Quebec : Quebec -- province in the eastern part of Canada situated between Hudson Bay and the Gulf of St. Lawrence . It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level . Sovereignty plays a large role in the politics of Quebec , and the official opposition social democratic Parti Québécois advocates national sovereignty for the province and secession from Canada . Sovereigntist governments have held referendums on independence in 1980 and 1995 ; both were voted down by voters , the latter defeated by a very narrow margin . In 2006 , the Canadian House of Commons passed a symbolic motion recognizing the `` Québécois as a nation within a united Canada . ''
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Quebec , Canada 's largest province , occupies a vast territory ( nearly three times the size of France ) , most of which is very sparsely populated . More than 90 percent of Quebec 's area lies within the Canadian Shield , and includes the greater part of the Labrador Peninsula . Quebec 's highest mountain is Mont D'Iberville , which is located on the border with Newfoundland and Labrador in the northeastern part of the province in the Torngat Mountains . The addition of parts of the vast and scarcely populated District of Ungava of the Northwest Territories between 1898 and 1912 gave the province its current form . Quebec is bordered by the province of Ontario , James Bay and Hudson Bay ( including the circular Nastapoka arc ) to the west , the provinces of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador to the east , the United States ( Maine , New Hampshire , Vermont and New York ) to the south , and Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay to the north . Its northernmost point is Cape Wolstenholme . In 1927 , the border between the Province of Quebec and the Dominion of Newfoundland was delineated by the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council . The government of Quebec does not officially recognize this boundary . See The Labrador boundary dispute . The territory of Quebec is extremely rich in resources in its coniferous forests , lakes , and rivers -- pulp and paper , lumber , and hydroelectricity are still some of the province 's most important industries . The far north of the province , Nunavik , is subarctic or arctic and is mostly inhabited by Inuit . The most populous region is the Saint Lawrence River valley in the south , where the capital , Quebec City , and the largest city , Montreal , are situated . North of Montreal are the Laurentians , a range of ancient mountains , and to the east are the Appalachian Mountains which extends into the Eastern Townships and Gaspésie regions . The Gaspé Peninsula juts into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the East . The Saint Lawrence River Valley is a fertile agricultural region , producing dairy products , fruit , vegetables , maple sugar ( Quebec is the world 's largest producer ) , and livestock . In 1899 , the United States claimed Fox Island under the Guano Islands Act of 1856 .
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Furia is adapted from a short story by Anna Politkovskaya.
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Furia is a 1999 French romantic drama film directed by Alexandre Aja , who co-wrote screenplay with Grégory Levasseur , adapted from the science fiction short story `` Graffiti '' by Julio Cortázar . It stars Stanislas Merhar and Marion Cotillard .
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Black Fury is an historical novel by the American writer and judge Michael Musmanno . The novel was developed from his script for the 1935 film of the same name , Black Fury . The concept for Black Fury was adapted from the short story `` Jan Volkanik '' by Musmanno and the play Bohunk by Harry R. Irving , based on an actual 1929 incident in which John Barkoski , a striking coal miner , was beaten to death by company detectives . Set in the Western Pennsylvania coal fields outside of Pittsburgh , the novel is the story of Jan Volkanik , a miner who agitates for recognition of the United Mine Workers of America .
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`` Agafya '' is a 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov .
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Black Fury is a 1935 American crime film starring Paul Muni , Karen Morley , and William Gargan . It was adapted by Abem Finkel and Carl Erickson from the short story `` Jan Volkanik '' by Judge Michael A. Musmanno and the play Bohunk by Harry R. Irving . Directed by Michael Curtiz , the plot is based on a historic incident during a Pennsylvania walk-out in 1929 , in which John Barkowski , a striking coal miner , was beaten to death by private company police . In 1936 , at the 8th Academy Awards , Muni was not officially nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor , but he came in second on the basis of write-in votes , which were allowed that year .
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Gift of the Night Fury is a 2011 computer-animated short film by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tom Owens . It was released on November 15 , 2011 , on DVD and Blu-ray , along with another original animated short film Book of Dragons . Based on How to Train Your Dragon , the short takes place in the middle of preparing for the Viking winter holiday . After all dragons inexplicably fly away , the last one of them unwittingly kidnaps Hiccup . The film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel , Gerard Butler , Craig Ferguson , America Ferrera , Jonah Hill , T.J. Miller , Kristen Wiig , and Christopher Mintz-Plasse .
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`` Grisha '' is a 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov .
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Empire ( Ампир , translit . Ampir ; from empire ) is a short film directed by Alexander Sokurov , released in 1986 . The movie is based on a play by Lucille Fletcher .
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`` Ligeia '' ( usually pronounced -LSB- laɪˈʤi : ə -RSB- ) is an early short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe , first published in 1838 . The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia , a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman . She falls ill , composes `` The Conqueror Worm '' , and quotes lines attributed to Joseph Glanvill ( which suggest that life is sustainable only through willpower ) shortly before dying . After her death , the narrator marries the Lady Rowena . Rowena becomes ill and she dies as well . The distraught narrator stays with her body overnight and watches as Rowena slowly comes back from the dead -- though she has transformed into Ligeia . The story may be the narrator 's opium-induced hallucination and there is debate whether the story was a satire . After the story 's first publication in The American Museum , it was heavily revised and reprinted throughout Poe 's life .
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Fury is a 1936 American drama film directed by Fritz Lang which tells the story of an innocent man ( Spencer Tracy ) who narrowly escapes being lynched and the revenge he seeks . The picture was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and stars Sylvia Sidney and Tracy , with a supporting cast featuring Walter Abel , Bruce Cabot , Edward Ellis and Walter Brennan . Loosely based on the events surrounding the Brooke Hart murder , the movie was adapted by Bartlett Cormack and Lang from the story Mob Rule by Norman Krasna . Fury was Lang 's first American film .
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The Tempest ( Russian : Буря Burya ) , Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare , Op. 18 , is a symphonic poem in F minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed in 1873 . It was premiered in December 1873 , conducted by Nikolai Rubinstein . It is based on the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare . Similar in structure to Tchaikovsky 's better-known Romeo and Juliet fantasy-overture , it contains themes depicting the stillness of the ship at sea , the grotesque nature of Caliban , and the love between Ferdinand and Miranda . The love music is particularly strong , being reminiscent of the love music from Romeo and Juliet . Tchaikovsky was much influenced by Shakespeare : in addition to Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest , he also wrote a Hamlet overture-fantasy ( 1888 ) and incidental music to Hamlet ( 1891 ) . Excerpts from the score were used in the 2005 ballet Anna Karenina , choreographed by Boris Eifman . The work is not related to Tchaikovsky 's overture/symphonic poem The Storm , Op . posth . 76 , written in 1864 .
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Fury ( Italian : Furia ) is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Pola , Rossano Brazzi and Gino Cervi . The film was remade in 1957 as Wild Is the Wind , Anna Magnani 's second Hollywood role . Loosely based on Giovanni Verga 's novel La lupa , it is a melodrama set in the horsebreeding community .
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Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya ( -LSB- А́нна Степа́новна Политко́вская , p = ˈanːə sʲtʲɪˈpanəvnə pəlʲɪtˈkofskəjə -RSB- Га́нна Степа́нівна Політко́вська -LSB- ˈɦɑnːɐ steˈpɑnʲiu̯nɐ pɔlʲitˈkɔu̯sʲkɐ -RSB- née Mazepa -LSB- mɐˈzɛpɐ -RSB- 30 August 1958 -- 7 October 2006 ) was a Russian journalist , writer , and human rights activist who became known in her forties for her opposition to the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin and , in particular , his waging of the Second Chechen War ( 1999-2005 ) . It was her reporting from Chechnya that made Politkovskaya 's national and international reputation . For seven years she refused to give up reporting on the war despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence . Anna was arrested by Russian military forces in Chechnya and subjected to a mock execution . She was poisoned on a plane flying from Moscow via Rostov-on-Don to help resolve the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis , and had to turn back , requiring careful medical treatment in Moscow to restore her health . Her post-1999 articles about conditions in Chechnya were turned into books several times ; Russian readers ' main access to her investigations and publications was through Novaya Gazeta , a Russian newspaper known for its often-critical investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs . From 2000 onwards , she received numerous international awards for her work . In 2004 , she published Putin 's Russia , a personal account of Russia for a Western readership . On 7 October 2006 , she was murdered in the elevator of her block of flats , an assassination that attracted international attention . In June 2014 five men were sentenced to prison for the murder , but it is still unclear who ordered or paid for the contract killing .
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The Fiend is a Russian fairy tale .
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Lynda Rucker is an author of horror and fantasy short stories .
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Fools is a comic fable by Neil Simon , set in the small village of Kulyenchikov , Ukraine ( Russian Territory ) , during the late 19th century . The story follows Leon Steponovich Tolchinsky , a schoolteacher who takes a new job educating Sophia , the daughter of Doctor Zubritsky and his wife , Lenya . Leon soon learns that there is a curse on the village that makes everyone stupid , but complications ensue when Leon falls in love with his pupil .
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Putin 's Russia is a political commentary book by the late Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya about life in modern Russia . Politkovskaya argues that Russia still has aspects of a police state or mafia state , under the leadership of Vladimir Putin . In a review , Angus Macqueen wrote : Politkovskaya described an army in which conscripts are tortured and hired out as slaves . She described judges who are removed from their positions or brutally assaulted on the street for not following instructions `` from above '' to let criminals go . She describes particular areas in Russia dominated and operating under insensitive companies or cold oligarchs that resemble brutal mafia bosses , with ex-military and special services personnel to aid them . She condemns routine kidnappings , murders , rape , and torture of people in Chechnya by Russian military , exemplified by Yuri Budanov . She mentions the decayed state and minimally financed conditions of the Russian Pacific Fleet and nuclear arsenal in Vladivostok . She describes the persistence of the infamous Moscow Serbsky Institute of psychiatry and Dr. Tamara Pechernikova , who was notorious for torturing Soviet dissidents in `` psikhushkas '' of the 1960s and 1970s , often using drugs such as haloperidol . She tells the story of Pavel Fedulev , a petty criminal who became `` the leading industrialist and deputy of the legislature '' , as a prototype `` New Russian '' . Politkovskaya accuses Vladimir Putin and FSB of stifling all civil liberties and promoting corruption to further the establishment of an authoritarian regime , but tells that `` it is we who are responsible for Putin 's policies '' in the conclusion :
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Peter and the Wolf is an 1946 animated short based on the 1936 musical composition/fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev , produced by Walt Disney and narrated by Sterling Holloway . It was originally released theatrically as a segment in Make Mine Music . It was re-issued the following year accompanying a re-issue of Fantasia ( as a short subject before the film ) , then released separately on home video in the 1990s .
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Anya 's Ghost is a coming-of-age ghost story in graphic novel format . The first book by cartoonist Vera Brosgol , Anya 's Ghost was published on June 7 , 2011 . In the novel , unpopular Anya befriends the ghost of Emily , a girl around Anya 's age who died 90 years earlier . After failing to make Anya popular and happy , Emily becomes manipulative and controlling , leading Anya to discover that Emily actually died running from the police after murdering her unrequited love . Emily and Anya eventually face off over the truth and Emily 's attempts to live the life she never had through Anya . Anya 's Ghost took four years from inception to publication , and is drawn predominantly in hues of violet . Well received by critics , Anya 's Ghost is the recipient of Cyblis , Harvey , and Eisner awards . The film rights were bought in 2015 .
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Corrections is a short film , taking viewers on a disturbing trip through the lens of a horror fan .
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Las Furias is a 1960 Argentine film adapted from a play of the same name . It is the first Argentine sound film directed by a woman , Vlasta Lah , who came up as an assistant director . The furies of the title are four women who live together in a house they can barely keep and who are in constant battle with each other . In a departure from its theatrical origin , the start of the film devotes ten minutes of pure to each woman , which is then developed in other scenes .
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`` A Gentle Creature '' ( Кроткая , Krotkaya ) , sometimes also translated as `` The Meek One '' , is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1876 . The piece comes with the subtitle of `` A Fantastic Story '' , and it chronicles the relationship between a pawnbroker and a girl that frequents his shop . The story was inspired by a news report that Dostoyevsky read in April 1876 about the suicide of a seamstress . Dostoyevsky referred to it as a `` meek suicide '' that `` keeps haunting you for a long time . ''
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Paranoia is a 1953 short story collection by the Dutch writer Willem Frederik Hermans . The titular story was adapted into the 1967 film Paranoia , directed by Adriaan Ditvoorst .
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The Anna Politkovskaya Award ( French : Prix Anna Politkovskaya ) was established to remember and honor the journalist Anna Politkovskaya ( 1958-2006 ) , murdered in Moscow at the age of 48 on 7 October 2006 in order to silence her courageous reporting about the second war in Chechnya . The award is presented annually by Reach All Women in War ( the RAW in WAR organisation ) and honours women human rights defenders from around the world . The award recognizes `` a woman human rights defender from a conflict zone in the world who , like Anna , stands up for the victims of this conflict , often at great personal risk '' . In 2016 , to mark the tenth anniversary of the prize , an additional special award was made to someone from Russia who , like Anna Politkovskaya and the late Natalya Estemirova , has worked to build peace in conflict zones and help civilians trapped between opposing armed forces . It was decided to award the special prize to Valentina Cherevatenko who , since 1990 , has intervened in a succession of conflicts in the former Soviet Union , latterly through the Women of the Don NGO .
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Sonechka is a novella and collection of short stories by Russian writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya . It was originally published in Russian in the literary journal Novy Mir in 1992 , and translated into English by Arch Tait in 2005 . Sonechka was nominated for the Russian Booker Prize .
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Euphoria is a 2006 Russian drama/romance film directed by dramatist and director Ivan Vyrypayev , most recently acclaimed as a co-screenwriter of Bumer 2 . This drama , rightly classified as tragedy , exposes shocking truth about cultural and material poverty of Russian provincial village . In the same year Euphoria won the Kinotavr Special Prize of the Jury . At the Russian Film Festival past autumn 2007 in the United Kingdom it was appreciated also , became one of the most successful festival films . The movie stars include young and not yet widely known Russian actors such as Polina Agureeva and Mikhail Okunev . Directed by Ivan Vyrypayev , who has attracted considerable local and international acclaim for his plays ( including `` Oxygen '' staged in more than 20 countries ) .
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The Portrait is a forthcoming film adaptation of Nikolai Gogol 's short story The Portrait , created by fine artists , directors/screenwriters/producers Anastasia Elena Baranoff and Elena Vladimir Baranoff .
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`` A Nasty Story '' ( Скверный анекдот , Skverny anekdot ) , also translated as `` A Disgraceful Affair '' , as well as `` A Most Unfortunate Incident '' and `` An Unpleasant Predicament '' , is a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky concerning the escapades of a Russian civil servant .
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Fear is a 1946 low-budget film noir directed by Alfred Zeisler . The film is considered a loose adaptation of Dostoyevsky 's Crime and Punishment .
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Black Fury is the name of several fictional comic book characters .
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Maggie Furey ( née Armstrong ) is a British fantasy writer . She was born in Northumberland , England , UK , in 1955 . She is a qualified teacher but also reviewed books on BBC Radio Newcastle , been an advisor in the Durham Reading Resources Centre , and organized children 's book fairs . She now lives in County Wicklow in Ireland . She is best known for the Artefacts of Power tetralogy , which is centred on the lead character ( and first novel namesake ) Aurian , which were published as paperback originals in the United States .
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The assassination of Anna Politkovskaya ( born 1958 ) , a Russian journalist , writer and human rights activist , took place on 7 October 2006 . She was known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict and for criticism of Vladimir Putin . She authored several books about the Chechen wars , as well as Putin 's Russia , and received numerous international awards for her work . Her murder , believed to be a contract killing , sparked a strong international reaction .
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Little Vera ( Ма́ленькая Ве́ра , Malenkaya Vera ) , produced at the Gorky Film Studio and released in 1988 , is a film by Russian film director Vasili Pichul . The title in Russian is ambiguous and can also mean `` Little Faith , '' symbolizing the characters ' lack of hope ( or a glimmer thereof ) . The film was the leader in ticket sales in the Soviet Union in 1988 with 54.9 million viewers , and was the most successful Soviet film in the US since Moscow Does not Believe in Tears . Part of its popularity was due to being one of the first Soviet movies with explicit sexual scenes . The film 's main character and namesake is a teenage girl , who just having finished school feels trapped in her provincial town . With its pessimistic and cynical view of Soviet society , the film was typical of its time ( perestroika ) , during which many such films , collectively known as the chernukha ( чернуха , roughly `` black stuff '' ) , were released . However , the film 's popularity did not prove long lived . The film received 6 awards and was nominated for 8 more . Among its wins , it received `` Best Actress '' for Natalya Negoda at the Nika Awards in 1989 . The film 's director , Vasili Pichul , received the Special Jury Prize at the 1988 Montreal World Film Festival and FIPRESCI Prize at the 1988 Venice Film Festival . The soundtrack 's main theme consists of two songs performed by Sofia Rotaru `` Bylo no proshlo '' ( It Was , But It Has Gone ) and `` Tol ` ko etogo malo '' ( Only This Is Not Enough ) , `` the leitmotif of the perestroika classic Little Vera '' .
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`` The Queen of Spades '' ( Пиковая дама translit . Pikovaya dama ) is a short story with supernatural elements by Alexander Pushkin about human avarice . Pushkin wrote the story in autumn 1833 in Boldino and it was first published in the literary magazine Biblioteka dlya chteniya in March 1834 . The story was the basis of the operas The Queen of Spades ( 1890 ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , La dame de pique ( 1850 ) by Fromental Halévy and Pique Dame ( 1864 ) by Franz von Suppé ( the overture to the Suppé work is all that remains in today 's repertoire ) . It has been filmed various times .
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One state of the United States has Russia to its west.
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The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. ) or America , is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico . The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America , bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west . The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean . The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . Nine time zones are covered . The geography , climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse . At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) and with over 324 million people , the United States is the world 's third - or fourth-largest country by total area , third-largest by land area , and the third-most populous . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , and is home to the world 's largest immigrant population . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the largest city is New York City ; nine other major metropolitan areas -- each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants and the largest having more than 13 million people -- are Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Philadelphia , Miami , Atlanta , Boston , and San Francisco . Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the Seven Years ' War led to the American Revolution , which began in 1775 . On July 4 , 1776 , during the course of the American Revolutionary War , the colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence . The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain , representing the first successful war of independence against a European power . The current constitution was adopted in 1788 , after the Articles of Confederation , adopted in 1781 , were felt to have provided inadequate federal powers . The first ten amendments , collectively named the Bill of Rights , were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century , displacing Native American tribes , acquiring new territories , and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848 . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the end of legal slavery in the country . By the end of that century , the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean , and its economy , driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution , began to soar . The Spanish -- American War and confirmed the country 's status as a global military power . The United States emerged from as a global superpower , the first country to develop nuclear weapons , the only country to use them in warfare , and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council . The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world 's sole superpower . The U.S. is a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , International Monetary Fund , Organization of American States ( OAS ) , and other international organizations . The United States is a highly developed country , with the world 's largest economy by nominal GDP and second-largest economy by PPP . Though its population is only 4.3 % of the world total , Americans hold nearly 40 % of the total wealth in the world . The United States ranks among the highest in several measures of socioeconomic performance , including average wage , human development , per capita GDP , and productivity per person . While the U.S. economy is considered post-industrial , characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy , the manufacturing sector remains the second-largest in the world . Accounting for approximately a quarter of global GDP and a third of global military spending , the United States is the world 's foremost economic and military power . The United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally , and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations .
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Russia ( -LSB- ˈrʌʃə -RSB- -LSB- Россия , Rossiya , rɐˈsʲijə -RSB- ) , also officially the Russian Federation ( -LSB- Российская Федерация , r = Rossiyskaya Federatsiya , p = rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə -RSB- ) , is a country in Eurasia . At 17075200 km2 , Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one-eighth of the Earth 's inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 144 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern ; about 77 % of the population live in European Russia . Russia 's capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world ; other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan . Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe , Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms . From northwest to southeast , Russia shares land borders with Norway , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania and Poland ( both with Kaliningrad Oblast ) , Belarus , Ukraine , Georgia , Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , China , Mongolia , and North Korea . It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait . The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD . Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants , the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century . In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire , beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium . Rus ' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states ; most of the Rus ' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde in the 13th century . The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities , achieved independence from the Golden Horde , and came to dominate the cultural and political legacy of Kievan Rus ' . By the 18th century , the nation had greatly expanded through conquest , annexation , and exploration to become the Russian Empire , which was the third largest empire in history , stretching from Poland on the west to Alaska on the east . Following the Russian Revolution , the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the largest and leading constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , the world 's first constitutionally socialist state . The Soviet Union played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II , and emerged as a recognized superpower and rival to the United States during the Cold War . The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century , including the world 's first human-made satellite and the launching of the first humans in space . By the end of 1990 , the Soviet Union had the world 's second largest economy , largest standing military in the world and the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction . Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 , fifteen independent republics emerged from the USSR : Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Estonia , Georgia , Kyrgyzstan , Latvia , Lithuania , Moldova , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan ; the Russian SFSR reconstituted itself as the Russian Federation and is recognized as the continuing legal personality and sole successor state of the Soviet Union . It is governed as a federal semi-presidential republic . The Russian economy ranks as the twelfth largest by nominal GDP and sixth largest by purchasing power parity in 2015 . Russia 's extensive mineral and energy resources are the largest such reserves in the world , making it one of the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally . The country is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction . Russia is a great power as well as a regional power and has been characterised as a potential superpower . It is permanent member of the United Nations Security Council , as well as a member of the G20 , the Council of Europe , the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) , the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO ) , the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ) , and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , as well as being the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) , the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO ) and one of the five members of the Eurasian Economic Union ( EEU ) , along with Armenia , Belarus , Kazakhstan , and Kyrgyzstan .
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Alaska ( -LSB- əˈlæskə -RSB- ) is a U.S. state located in the northwest extremity of North America . The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east ; its most extreme western part is Attu Island ; it has a maritime border with Russia to the west across the Bering Strait . To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas -- the southern parts of the Arctic Ocean . The Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest . It is the largest state in the United States by area . In addition , it is the 3rd least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 United States ; nevertheless , it is by far the most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel in North America , its population ( the total estimated at 738,432 by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2015 ) more than quadrupling the combined populations of Northern Canada and Greenland . Approximately half of Alaska 's residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area . Alaska 's economy is dominated by the fishing , natural gas , and oil industries , resources which it has in abundance . Military bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy . The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30 , 1867 , for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ( $ 4.74 / km2 ) . The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11 , 1912 . It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3 , 1959 .
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The United States shares international land borders with two nations : The Canada -- United States border to the north of the Contiguous United States and to the east of Alaska The Mexico -- United States border to the south The Russia -- United States maritime boundary was defined by a disputed agreement covering the Bering Sea , Bering Strait , and Arctic Ocean . The International Date Line essentially acts as the de facto border between the two nations ; the USA ratified the USSR-USA Maritime Boundary Agreement , but the USSR failed to ratify it before dissolving , and it was subsequently never ratified by Russia . During the winter , travel between Russia 's uninhabited Big Diomede Island and Alaska 's Little Diomede Island with a population of 110 is theoretically possible , although not legal , on some occasions when ice flowing through the Bering Strait clogs between the two islands . The Third Border Initiative is an area of foreign policy concerning the Caribbean Sea border between the United States and the Caribbean region . Insular areas are in a separate customs territory from the 50 States , the District of Columbia , and Puerto Rico ( see Foreign trade of the United States ) .
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Russia ( Россия , Rossija ) , also known as the Russian Federation , is the largest country in the world , located in northern Eurasia . `` Russia Proper '' usually refers to : Central Federal District Central Russia Russia may also refer to :
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The term `` United States '' , when used in the geographical sense , is the contiguous United States , the state of Alaska , the island state of Hawaii , the five insular territories of Puerto Rico , Northern Mariana Islands , U.S. Virgin Islands , Guam , and American Samoa , and minor outlying possessions . The United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and maritime borders with Russia , Cuba , and the Bahamas in addition to Canada and Mexico .
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Northwest Russia or Northern European Russia can be roughly defined as that part of European Russia bounded by Finland , the Arctic Ocean , the Ural Mountains and the east-flowing part of the Volga River . Although it was never a political unit there is some reason for treating it as a distinct region . The Volga marks the approximate northern limit of moderately dense settlement . The area to the north was valued mainly as a source of fur . The western side was the main source of squirrel , for which there was a large demand during the Middle Ages . Luxury fur , especially sable , came mostly from the northeast .
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Leaders of Russia are political heads of state .
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The Russian Far East ( -LSB- Дальний Восток России , r = Dal 'n iy Vostok Rossii , p = ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ -RSB- ) is the Russian part of the Far East , i.e. the extreme east parts of Russia , between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean . The Far Eastern Federal District , which covers this area , borders with the Siberian Federal District to the west . The Far Eastern Federal District has land borders with the People 's Republic of China and North Korea to the south west and maritime borders with Japan and the American state of Alaska . Although traditionally considered part of Siberia , the Russian Far East is categorized separately from Siberia in Russian regional schemes ( and previously during the Soviet era when it was called the Soviet Far East ) .
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This is a list of countries by westernmost point on land ( dependent territories included ) . A selection of dependent territories are listed in italics and are not ranked . There are five countries with territory on both sides of the 180th meridian , and thus can be said to be both the westernmost and easternmost countries : Russia , New Zealand , Fiji , United States , and Kiribati ( as well as Antarctica ) . Russia , New Zealand , and Fiji have most of their territories west of the 180th meridian , in the Eastern Hemisphere , so they are considered in this article to belong to the easternmost countries with their territory stretching east beyond the 180th meridian into the Western Hemisphere . Conversely , the United States and Kiribati have most of their territories east of the 180th meridian , into the Western Hemisphere , so they are considered to belong to the westernmost countries , with their territory stretching west beyond the 180th meridian into the Eastern Hemisphere .
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Russia is a town in Herkimer County , New York , United States . The population was 2,587 at the 2010 census . The Town of Russia is located in the northwest part of the county . The town is northeast of Utica . The northern part is in the Adirondack Park .
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Russia is not proportionately populated between the smaller western portion ( almost 25 % ) of the country that is considered part of Europe , and the larger eastern portion ( more than 75 % ) that is part of Asia . European Russia contains about 77 % of the country 's population ( 110,000,000 people out of about 144,000,000 ) in an area comprising almost 4 million km2 ( 1.54 million mi2 ) ; an average of 27.5 persons per km2 ( 70 per mi2 ) . This territory makes up 38 % of Europe . Its eastern border is defined by the Ural Mountains and in the south , it is defined by the border with Kazakhstan . This area includes Moscow and Saint Petersburg , the two largest cities in Russia . The eastern portion of Russia , mostly Siberia , is part of Asia and makes up more than 75 % of the territory with 22 % of the country 's population at 2.5 people per km2 ( 6.5 per mi2 ) .
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Washington ( -LSB- ˈwɒʃɪŋtən -RSB- ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon , west of Idaho , and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean . Named after George Washington , the first President of the United States , the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory , which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute . It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889 . Olympia is the state capital . Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State or the State of Washington to distinguish it from Washington , D.C. , the capital of the U.S. , which is often shortened to Washington . Washington is the 18th largest state with an area of 71,362 square miles ( 184,827 sq km ) , and the 13th most populous state with over 7 million people . Approximately 60 percent of Washington 's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area , the center of transportation , business , and industry along the Puget Sound region of the Salish Sea , an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands , deep fjords , and bays carved out by glaciers . The remainder of the state consists of deep temperate rainforests in the west , mountain ranges in the west , central , northeast and far southeast , and a semi-arid basin region in the east , central , and south , given over to intensive agriculture . Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States , after California . Mount Rainier , an active stratovolcano , is the state 's highest elevation at almost 14,411 feet ( 4,392 m ) and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States . Washington is a leading lumber producer . Its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir , hemlock , ponderosa pine , white pine , spruce , larch , and cedar . The state is the biggest producer of apples , hops , pears , red raspberries , spearmint oil , and sweet cherries , and ranks high in the production of apricots , asparagus , dry edible peas , grapes , lentils , peppermint oil , and potatoes . Livestock and livestock products make important contributions to total farm revenue , and the commercial fishing of salmon , halibut , and bottomfish makes a significant contribution to the state 's economy . Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft and missiles , shipbuilding and other transportation equipment , lumber , food processing , metals and metal products , chemicals , and machinery . Washington has over 1,000 dams , including the Grand Coulee Dam , built for a variety of purposes including irrigation , power , flood control , and water storage .
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Russia has international borders with 16 sovereign states , including two with maritime boundaries ( US , Japan ) , as well as with the partially recognized states of South Ossetia and Abkhazia . With a land border running 20241 km in total , Russia has ( after China ) , the second-longest land border of any country .
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Mian Nahr ( ميان نهر , also Romanized as Mīān Nahr ; also known as Dar Mīān-e Nahr and Deh-e Mīān Nahr ) is the country directly to the west of Russia . But if you go the long way , indirectly to the east of Russia .
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Alaska is one of two U.S. states not bordered by another state ; Hawaii the other . Alaska has more ocean coastline than all of the other U.S. states combined . About 500 mi of Canadian territory separate Alaska from Washington State . Alaska is thus an exclave of the United States that is part of the continental U.S. but is not part of the contiguous U.S. Alaska is also the only state , other than Hawaii , whose capital city is accessible only via ship or air , because no roads connect Juneau to the rest of the continent . The state is bordered by Yukon and British Columbia , Canada to the east , the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south , the Bering Sea , Bering Strait , and Chukchi Sea to the west , and the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean to the north . Because it extends into the Eastern Hemisphere , it is technically both the westernmost and easternmost state in the United States , as well as also being the northernmost . Alaska is the largest state in the United States in terms of land area at 570,380 sqmi , over twice ( roughly 2.47 times ) as large as Texas , the next largest state . If the state 's westernmost point were superimposed on San Francisco , California , its easternmost point would be in Jacksonville , Florida . It is larger than all but 16 sovereign nations . Alaska is home to 3.5 million lakes of 20 acre or larger . Marshlands and wetland permafrost cover 188,320 sqmi ( mostly in northern , western and southwest flatlands ) . Frozen water , in the form of glacier ice , covers some 16,000 sqmi of land and 1,200 sqmi of tidal zone . The Bering Glacier complex near the southeastern border with Yukon , Canada , covers 2,250 sqmi alone .
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The Northeastern United States , also referred to as the American Northeast or simply the Northeast , is a geographical region of the United States bordered to the north by Canada , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , to the south by the Southern United States , and to the west by the Midwestern United States . The Northeast is one of the four regions defined by the Census Bureau for the collection and analysis of statistics . The Census Bureau-defined region has a total area of 181324 mi2 with 162,257 mi2 of that being land mass . Although it lacks a unified cultural identity , the Northeastern region is the nation 's most economically developed , densely populated , and culturally diverse region . Of the nation 's four census regions , the Northeast is the second most urban , with 85 percent of its population residing in urban areas , led by the West with 90 percent .
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Because of its unique history , many of the boundaries of the political divisions of the United States were artificially constructed ( rather than being permitted to evolve and drawn using natural features of the landscape ) . Therefore , many U.S. states have straight lines as boundaries , especially in the West . However , there are a number of states , particularly in the Midwest , North and South with at least partial river borders .
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The Eastern United States , commonly referred to as the American East or simply the East , is a region roughly coinciding with the boundaries of the United States established in the 1783 Treaty of Paris , which bounded the new country to the west along the Mississippi River . It is geographically diverse , spanning the Northeast and Southeast as well as the eastern part of the Central United States . In 2011 the 26 states east of the Mississippi ( including Washington , D.C. but not the small portions of Minnesota and Louisiana east of the river ) had an estimated population of 179,948,346 or 58.28 % of the total U.S. population of 308,745,358 ( excluding Puerto Rico ) .
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The geography of Russia describes the geographic features of Russia , a country extending over much of northern Eurasia . Comprising much of eastern Europe and northern Asia , it is the world 's largest country in total area . Due to its size , Russia displays both monotony and diversity . As with its topography , its climates , vegetation , and soils span vast distances . From north to south the East European Plain is clad sequentially in tundra , coniferous forest ( taiga ) , mixed and broadleaf forests , grassland ( steppe ) , and semi-desert ( fringing the Caspian Sea ) as the changes in vegetation reflect the changes in climate . Siberia supports a similar sequence but is predominantly taiga . The country contains forty UNESCO biosphere reserves .
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The Western United States , commonly referred to as the American West , the Far West , or simply the West , traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States . Because European settlement in the U.S. expanded westward after its founding , the meaning of the West has evolved over time . Prior to about 1800 , the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier . Since then , the frontier generally moved westward and eventually lands west of the Mississippi River came to be referred to as the West . Though no consensus exists , even among experts , for the definition of the West as a region , the U.S. Census Bureau 's definition of the 13 westernmost states includes the Rocky Mountains and the Great Basin to the West Coast , and the outlying states of Hawaii and Alaska . The West contains several major biomes . It is known for arid to semi-arid plateaus and plains , particularly in the American Southwest -- forested mountains , including the major ranges of the American Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains -- the massive coastal shoreline of the American Pacific Coast -- and the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest .
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The Northwestern United States is an informal geographic region of the United States . The region consistently includes the states of Oregon , Washington , and Idaho -- and usually Montana and Wyoming . Some sources include southeast Alaska in the Northwest . The related but distinct term `` Pacific Northwest '' generally excludes areas from the Rockies eastward . The Northwestern United States is a subportion of the Western United States ( which is , itself , even more ambiguous ) . In contrast , states included in the neighboring regions ( Southwestern United States and Great Plains ) and Utah are not simultaneously considered part of both regions . Like the southwestern United States , the Northwest definition has moved westward over time . The current area includes the old Oregon Territory ( created in 1848 -- Oregon , Washington , Idaho , and areas in Montana west of the Continental Divide ) . The region is similar to Federal Region X , which comprises Oregon , Washington , Idaho , and Alaska . It is home to over 14.2 million citizens . Some of the fastest growing cities in this region and in the nation include Seattle , Spokane , Bellevue , Tacoma , Vancouver , Kennewick , Pasco , Yakima , Portland , Eugene , Salem , Boise , Missoula , and Billings .
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United State may refer to : U.S. states , fifty of which make up ( the majority of ) the United States of America Union of Russia and Belarus , sometimes called the United State ( Союзное государство Soyuznoye gosudarstvo ) Unitary state United State of Electronica , the Seattle dance/rock band U.S.A. ( United State of Atlanta ) , the album by rap duo Ying Yang Twins `` United State '' , the 2011 album by rock band Brand New Sin
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This is a list of countries by easternmost point on land ( dependent territories included ) . A selection of dependent territories are listed in italics and are not ranked . The order does not always reflect the proximity of the country 's territory to the 180th meridian . In such a case there would be three both the very westernmost and the very easternmost countries or territories , Russia , Fiji , and Antarctica , as the Start Meridian passes through them on land . Instead for the number of countries , namely Russia , New Zealand , Fiji , the United States , and Kiribati , which have territory on both sides of the 180th meridian , the given easternmost point of the country is the easternmost point in the direction of travel . The United States and Kiribati have most of their territory east of the 180th meridian , in the Western Hemisphere , so they are considered to belong to the westernmost countries with their territory stretching as far to the west as beyond the 180th meridian into the Eastern Hemisphere . Conversely , Russia , New Zealand , and Fiji have most of their territory west of the 180th meridian , in the Eastern Hemisphere , so they are considered to belong to the easternmost countries with their territory stretching as far to the east as beyond the 180th meridian into the Western Hemisphere .
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Russia -- United States relations is the bilateral relationship between the United States and the Russian Federation , the successor state to the Soviet Union . Russia and the United States maintain diplomatic and trade relations . The relationship was generally warm under Russia 's President Boris Yeltsin ( 1991 -- 1999 ) until the NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999 , and has since deteriorated significantly under Vladimir Putin . In 2014 , relations greatly strained due to the crisis in Ukraine , Russia 's annexation of Crimea , and , in 2015 , by sharp differences regarding Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War . Mutual sanctions imposed in 2014 remain in place .
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Georgia 's location , nestled between the Black Sea , Russia , and Turkey , renders it strategically important . It is developing as the gateway from the Black Sea to the Caucasus and the larger Caspian region , but also serves as a buffer between Russia and Turkey . Georgia has a long and tumultuous relationship with Russia , but it is reaching out to its other neighbours and looking to the West in search of alternatives and opportunities . It signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the European Union , participates in the Partnership for Peace , and encourages foreign investment . France , Germany , South Korea the United Kingdom and the United States all have embassies in Tbilisi . Georgia in 2004-2008 sought to become a member of NATO , but did not succeed in the face of strong Russian opposition . Georgia is a member of the United Nations , the Council of Europe , and the OSCE . Because of its strategic location , Georgia is in both the Russian and American spheres of influence , however Georgia 's relationship with Russia is at its lowest point since 1921 due to controversies regarding espionage and the 2008 South Ossetia war . As a result , Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and has left the Commonwealth of Independent States .
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A U.S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types of court orders ( e.g. , paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody ) . States range in population from just under 600,000 ( Wyoming ) to over 39 million ( California ) , and in area from 1214 sqmi ( Rhode Island ) to 663268 sqmi ( Alaska ) . Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names . States are divided into counties or county-equivalents , which may be assigned some local governmental authority but are not sovereign . County or county-equivalent structure varies widely by state . State governments are allocated power by the people ( of each respective state ) through their individual constitutions . All are grounded in republican principles , and each provides for a government , consisting of three branches : executive , legislative , and judicial . States possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution ; among them ratifying constitutional amendments . Historically , the tasks of local law enforcement , public education , public health , regulating intrastate commerce , and local transportation and infrastructure have generally been considered primarily state responsibilities , although all of these now have significant federal funding and regulation as well . Over time , the U.S. Constitution has been amended , and the interpretation and application of its provisions have changed . The general tendency has been toward centralization and incorporation , with the federal government playing a much larger role than it once did . There is a continuing debate over states ' rights , which concerns the extent and nature of the states ' powers and sovereignty in relation to the federal government and the rights of individuals . States and their residents are represented in the federal Congress , a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives . Each state is represented in the Senate by two senators , and is guaranteed at least one Representative in the House . Representatives are elected from single-member districts ; seats in the House are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census . Each state is also entitled to select a number of electors to vote in the Electoral College , the body that elects the President of the United States , equal to the total of representatives and senators from that state . The Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union . Since the establishment of the United States in 1776 , the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50 . Alaska and Hawaii are the most recent states admitted , both in 1959 . The Constitution is silent on the question of whether states have the power to secede ( withdraw ) from the Union . Shortly after the Civil War , the U.S. Supreme Court , in Texas v. White , held that a state can not unilaterally do so .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Russia . The Russian Federation , commonly known as Russia , is the most extensive country in the world , covering 17075400 km2 , more than an eighth of the Earth 's land area . Russia is a transcontinental country extending across the whole of northern Asia and 40 % of Europe ; it spans 11 time zones and incorporates a great range of environments and landforms . With 143 million people , Russia is the eighth most populated country . Russia has the world 's largest mineral and energy resources , has the world 's largest forest reserves , and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the Earth 's fresh liquid water .
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The contiguous United States consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states plus Washington , D.C. ( federal district ) , on the continent of North America . The term excludes the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii and all off-shore United States territories and possessions , which include American Samoa , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico , and the U.S. Virgin Islands . The greatest distance ( on a great circle route ) entirely within the 48 contiguous states is 2,802 miles ( 4,509 km , between Florida and the state of Washington ) ; the greatest north-south line is 1,650 miles ( 2,660 km ) . Together , the 48 contiguous states and Washington , D.C. occupy a combined area of 3,119,884.69 sqmi , which is 1.58 % of the total surface area of Earth . Of this area , 2,959,064.44 sqmi is land , composing 83.65 % of U.S. land area , similar to the area of Australia . Officially , 160,820.25 sqmi is water area , composing 62.66 % of the nation 's total water area . The contiguous United States would be placed 5th in the list of sovereign states and dependencies by area ; the total area of the country , including Alaska and Hawaii , ranks fourth . Brazil is the only country that is larger in total area than the contiguous United States , but smaller than the entire United States , while Russia , Canada and China are the only three countries larger than both . The 2010 census population of this area was 306,675,006 , comprising 99.33 % of the nation 's population , and a density of 103.639 inhabitants/sq mi ( 40.015 / km2 ) , compared to 87.264 / sq mi ( 33.692 / km2 ) for the nation as a whole .
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This is a list of some of the regions in the United States .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Washington : Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States , and is named after George Washington , the first President of the United States ( it is the only U.S. state named after a president ) . Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute . It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889 . The state 's population at the 2010 United States Census was 6,724,540 . Washington is often called Washington State or the state of Washington to distinguish it from Washington , D.C.
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Russians ( русские , russkiye ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe . The majority of Russians inhabit the nation state of Russia , while notable minorities exist in other former Soviet states such as Ukraine , Kazakhstan , and Belarus . A large Russian diaspora exists all over the world , with notable numbers in the United States , Germany , Israel , and Canada . Russians are the most numerous ethnic group in Europe . The Russians share many cultural traits with their fellow East Slavic counterparts , specifically Belarusians and Ukrainians as well as with certain South Slavs such as Bulgarians , Macedonians , Montenegrins and Serbs . They are predominantly Orthodox Christians by religion . The Russian language is official in Russia , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , and Tajikistan , and also spoken as a secondary language in many former Soviet states .
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New Jersey is a state within the United States of America that lies on the north eastern edge of the North American continent . It shares a land border with the state of State of New York along the north , ratified by both states after the New York -- New Jersey Line War . New Jersey is slightly larger than the country of Kuwait . The Atlantic Ocean is east of the state . It is separated from New York , in particular the boroughs of the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City by the Hudson River , and from Staten Island by the Kill van Kull and the Arthur Kill . Liberty Island is an exclave of State of New York in New Jersey waters in Upper New York Bay . Ellis Island , also in the Upper Bay , and Shooter 's Island , in Newark Bay , each have sections belonging to either of the two states . On its west , New Jersey is flanked by the Delaware River that forms its border with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Delaware Bay which separates New Jersey from the State of Delaware . However , due to a fluke in a colonial land grant for the city of New Castle , Delaware ( called The Twelve-Mile Circle ) , there is a small amount of Delaware territory in contiguous New Jersey . Finns Point , piers at Penns Grove , New Jerseys Grove and Pennsville , and Artificial Island , the tip of a small peninsula at Lower Alloways Creek are connected to Salem County . A coal pier in Logan Township also extends into the river . New Jersey 's natural regions were formed by glaciers .
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Sophie Turner was born in the 1990s.
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Sophie Turner ( born 21 February 1996 ) is an English actress . Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones ( 2011 -- present ) , which brought her international recognition and critical praise . For her performance , she has received four nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series , as well as a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series . Turner has also starred in the television film The Thirteenth Tale ( 2013 ) and she made her feature film debut in Another Me ( 2013 ) . She has also starred in the action comedy Barely Lethal ( 2015 ) and played Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series .
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Sophie Turner ( born 30 April 1984 ) is an Australian model , reality television personality and lawyer who first came to prominence as a contestant on the Australian television series Search for a Supermodel .
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Sophie Turner is an English actress . Sophie Turner may also refer to : Sophie Turner ( model ) ( born 1984 ) , Australian model and reality television personality Sophie Turner Laing ( born 1960 ) , British businesswoman
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Sophie Lawrence ( born 12 June 1972 , Ilford , London ) is an English actress , singer , director and choreographer . She played the role of Diane Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as a regular cast member from 1988 to 1991 , making subsequent guest appearances in 1993 , 1994 , 1997 , 2008 and 2012 . In 1991 , Lawrence achieved a top 30 hit in the UK single 's chart with her cover of Donna Summer 's hit single , Love 's Unkind . Since 2001 , she has been most active on stage in musical theatre and pantomime .
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Sophie Turner Laing ( born 7 September 1960 ) is a British businesswoman and media executive . She has been Chief Executive Officer of global content creator , producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group since December 2014 . Prior to taking up her current role , she held a number of senior positions at Sky in the UK , including Director of Movies and Managing Director of Content . She had previously worked for the BBC as Acting Director of Television and , along with Peter Orton , was a founder of HiT Entertainment .
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Sophie Lauren Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera , Coronation Street . She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 4 November 1994 . She was played by Ashleigh Middleton from 1994 until 1997 and by Emma Woodward from 8 June 1997 until 25 April 2004 . Brooke Vincent took over the role on 12 May 2004 . Sophie is the second daughter born to Kevin ( Michael Le Vell ) and Sally Webster ( Sally Dynevor ) and younger sister to Rosie Webster ( Emma Collinge/Helen Flanagan ) and elder sister to half siblings Jack Webster and deceased Jake Webster . Sophie 's storylines have included her constant rivalry with Rosie , her converting to Christianity and her lesbian relationships with both Sian Powers ( Sacha Parkinson ) and Maddie Heath ( Amy James-Kelly ) . In 2015 , it was announced that Vincent would take a four-month break from the show at the end of her contract , departing in October 2016 . Vincent returned as Sophie on-screen on 6 February 2017 , along with sister Rosie , after actress Flanagan agreed to reprise her role back in October 2016 .
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Sophie Thompson ( born 20 January 1962 ) is an English actress who has worked in television , film and theatre . She received an Olivier Award nomination for the 1995 London revival of the musical Company , before winning the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of Into the Woods . Her film appearances include Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) , Persuasion ( 1995 ) Dancing at Lughnasa ( 1998 ) , Gosford Park ( 2001 ) , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 ( 2010 ) . She also played Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera EastEnders ( 2006 -- 07 ) , for which she won `` Best Bitch '' at the Inside Soap awards . Other Olivier nominations include Wildest Dreams ( RSC 1994 ) , Clybourne Park ( Royal Court and West End , 2010 ) , and Guys and Dolls ( Savoy Theatre , 2015 -- 16 ) .
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Sophie Sumner ( born 15 January 1990 ) is an English fashion model . She first came into the public eye as the runner-up of Britain 's Next Top Model , Cycle 5 and later won America 's Next Top Model , Cycle 18 .
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Sophie Morgan ( born 1979 ) is a British author and journalist who lives in London . She is a two-time Sunday Times Bestselling author whose books , published by Penguin Books , have become best sellers in ten countries . Her name , according to her publisher 's website , is a pseudonym . Her publicist describes her as a `` 21st century woman '' who is smart and has a successful journalism career . On social media sites , she describes herself as a feminist . Morgan is married and has a child .
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Sophie Auster ( born July 6 , 1987 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American singer/songwriter and actress . She is the daughter of authors Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt .
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Simon Turner ( born 21 November 1954 ) is an English musician , songwriter , composer , producer and actor . After portraying Ned East in the 1971 BBC TV adaptation of Tom Brown 's Schooldays and roles in films such as The Big Sleep ( 1978 ) , Dover-born Simon Turner quickly rose to fame as a teenage star in Britain thanks to his mentor Jonathan King who released his first album Simon Turner in 1973 on UK Records . Turner was a member of the Gadget and also joined The The for a period of two years . He has used several names as a recording artist , including Simon Fisher Turner , the King of Luxembourg , Deux Filles and Simon Turner . He continues to record albums for Mute Records as Simon Fisher Turner . He was a member of The Portsmouth Sinfonia Orchestra , and plays clarinet on their only live album , recorded at The Albert Hall.London . In the 1980s , he released several singles on the él record label as the King of Luxembourg , many of them having been given airplay by BBC Radio DJ John Peel . In 1990 he released a solo album on Creation Records . Turner also recorded film soundtracks , including for Derek Jarman 's Caravaggio ( 1986 ) , The Last of England ( 1988 ) , The Garden ( 1990 ) , and Jarman 's final film Blue . He also composed the complete score for William Eggleston in the Real World ( 2005 ) as well as for the David Lynch-produced film , Nadja . Many of his soundtracks are released on CD , mainly on Mute Records , on which he issued three solo albums . In 2002 , Turner was a visiting professor at Braunschweig School of Art in Germany . In 2009 , he joined Tilda Swinton on a new film essay shot in Berlin for The Invisible Frame ( 2009 ) directed by Cynthia Beatt . In the same year he produced Polly Scattergood 's self-titled debut album , Polly Scattergood . Turner completed music for sculptor , Alyson Shotz , at the Nasher Sculpture Centre , Dallas . In 2010 he composed the music for The Great White Silence a film by Herbert Ponting . It was restored by the British Film Institute , and released on Blu-ray/DVD . The soundtrack is available from Soleilmoon Recordings . In 2011 Turner released a triple CD , `` Soundtracks for Derek '' , on Optical Sound . It is music composed for an exhibition , `` Super 8 '' , by Jarman at the Julia Stoschek Foundation . Mute Records released an album made with the sounds supplied by Espen J. Jorgensen . Also in that year , `` Music for Films you should have seen '' was released by Optical Sound . This includes music for the only film Jean Genet made , Un Chant D'amour . Turner continued to make music for commercials for water , supermarkets and cancer research . In 2012 Turner worked with Shiro Takatani , artistic director of dumb type in Kyoto , the BFI in the UK and prepared new sounds . He played concerts in Europe performing both BLUE and THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE , live with the Elysian Quartet . During 2013 Turner provided the score for The Epic of Everest : a film made in 1924 by Captain John Noel . It was restored by The British Film Institute , and was released on Blu-ray . A soundtrack album was released on Mute Records . This won him a coveted Ivor Novello Award . 2014/17 . Simon continues to perform solo , and with various groups around the globe . Simon currently has a new LP available called `` GIRAFFE '' available on Editions Mego , a record label out of Vienna , and has already complete the music for a new film by Takashi Minako . `` The Picture from Darkness . '' This will be available on Optical Sound in the spring . This label is based in Paris . He has just returned from Beijing , where he finalised the new minimal soundtrack for a film called `` TRACING '' by Li Xiaofeng . A bi/monthly sonic essay is available very two weeks @ Guerrilla Audio , through the touch label in the UK.This is compiled constantly by Simon , but the sound is deleted from the website and only written and photographic material is available to peruse . Simon Turner lives with his wife and two children in London .
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Tina Turner ( born Anna Mae Bullock ; November 26 , 1939 ) , is an American-born recording artist , dancer , actress , and author , whose career has spanned more than half a century , earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards . Born and raised in the Southeastern United States , Turner relinquished her American citizenship after obtaining Swiss citizenship in 2013 . She began her musical career in the mid-1950s as a featured singer with Ike Turner 's Kings of Rhythm , first recording in 1958 under the name `` Little Ann . '' Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue . Success followed with a string of notable hits credited to the duo , including `` A Fool in Love '' , `` River Deep -- Mountain High '' ( 1966 ) , `` Proud Mary '' ( 1971 ) , and `` Nutbush City Limits '' ( 1973 ) , a song which she herself wrote . In her autobiography , I , Tina , she revealed several instances of severe domestic abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce . Raised a Baptist , she encountered faith with Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism in 1971 , crediting the spiritual chant of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo , which Turner claims helped her to endure during difficult times . After her divorce from Ike Turner , she rebuilt her career through live performances . In the 1980s , Turner launched a major comeback with another string of hits , starting in late 1983 with the single `` Let 's Stay Together '' followed by the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer which became a worldwide success . The album contained the song `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' , which became Turner 's biggest hit and won three Grammy Awards including Record of the Year . Her solo success continued thoughout the 1980s and 90s with multi-platinum albums including Break Every Rule and Foreign Affair , and with singles such as `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' , `` The Best '' , and `` GoldenEye '' for the 1995 James Bond film of the same name . In 1993 , `` What 's Love Got to Do with It '' was used as the title of a biographical film adapted from her autobiography , along with the film 's accompanying soundtrack album . In addition to her musical career , Turner has also garnered success acting in films , including the role of the Acid Queen in the 1975 rock musical Tommy , a starring role alongside Mel Gibson in the 1985 action film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome , and a cameo role in the 1993 film Last Action Hero . One of the world 's best-selling artists of all time , she has also been referred to as The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll . Turner has been termed the most successful female Rock 'n' Roll artist , receiving eleven Grammy Awards , including eight competitive awards and three Grammy Hall of Fame awards . Turner has also sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history . Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide , She is noted for her energetic stage presence , powerful vocals , and career longevity . In 2008 , Turner returned from semi-retirement to embark on her Tina ! : 50th Anniversary Tour . Turner 's tour became one of the highest selling ticketed shows of 2008 -- 09 . Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Turner no. 63 on their list of 100 greatest artists of all time , and no. 17 on their list of 100 greatest singers of all time . In 1991 , Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Turner announced in December 2016 that she has been working on `` Tina '' , a new musical based on her story , in collaboration with Phyllida Lloyd and Stage Entertainment .
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Mary Kathleen Turner ( born June 19 , 1954 ) , better known as Kathleen Turner , is an American film and stage actress and director . Known for her distinctive raspy voice , Turner has won two Golden Globe Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award . Turner came to fame during the 1980s , after roles in Body Heat ( 1981 ) , Crimes of Passion ( 1984 ) , Romancing the Stone ( 1984 ) , and Prizzi 's Honor ( 1985 ) , the latter two earning her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress . In the later 1980s and early 1990s , Turner had roles in The Accidental Tourist ( 1988 ) , The War of the Roses ( 1989 ) , Serial Mom ( 1994 ) and Peggy Sue Got Married ( 1986 ) , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress . Turner later had roles in The Virgin Suicides ( 1999 ) , Baby Geniuses ( 1999 ) , and Beautiful ( 2000 ) , as well as guest-starring on the NBC sitcom Friends as Chandler Bing 's cross-dressing father Charles Bing , and in the third season of Showtime 's Californication as Sue Collini , the jaded , sex-crazed owner of a talent agency . Turner has also done considerable work as a voice actress , namely as Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit ( 1988 ) , as well as Monster House ( 2006 ) , and the television series The Simpsons and King of the Hill . In addition to film , Turner has worked in the theatre , and has been nominated for the Tony Award twice for her Broadway roles as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and as Martha in Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? Turner has also taught acting classes at New York University .
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Afida Turner ( born Hafidda Messaï on December 22 , 1976 ) is a French-American singer , actress and media personality . Since 2007 , she has been married to Ronnie Turner , son of Ike and Tina Turner .
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Ann Turner ( born 1960 in Adelaide ) is an Australian writer and director of films and TV .
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Sophie Traub is a Canadian actress born in 1989 . Her roles include Lucy , in the short film , Pink ( 2003 ) , June alongside co-star Johnny Knoxville in Daltry Calhoun ( 2005 ) , Young Silvia in The Interpreter ( 2005 ) and Lori alongside co-star Russell Crowe in Tenderness ( 2009 ) . She attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto for Drama . She currently resides in Toronto , Ontario .
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Sophie Charlene Akland Monk ( born 14 December 1979 ) is an English-born Australian singer , songwriter , actress , model and radio personality . Monk was a member of the girl group Bardot and released a solo album called Calendar Girl ( 2003 ) . She has appeared in films such as Date Movie ( 2006 ) , Click ( 2006 ) , and Spring Breakdown ( 2009 ) . In 2015 , Sophie was declared the winner of the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia .
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Sophie Robinson ( born 1985 ) is a contemporary English poet .
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Sophie Falkiner ( born 20 March 1974 , in Melbourne ) is an Australian television presenter . Sophie has previously presented an entertainment news series Confidential on Fox8 . She was also a presenter on The Great Outdoors and letter-turner on Wheel of Fortune . Falkiner 's big break on Wheel of Fortune came after completing a Bachelor of Media Studies ( majoring in journalism ) at Macquarie University . In addition to hosting Sydney Weekender , she also hosted Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge . She also worked as a research assistant for Today Tonight . Sophie also works as a spokesmodel , having represented Berlei and Wonderbra in Australia and has appeared on the covers of various Australian magazines . She also featured in a series of ads for Neutrogena . Falkiner has appeared on Sunrise and filled in for Kerri-Anne Kennerley on Kerri-Anne . She was married to Tony Thomas and has one daughter Isabella Grace Thomas , born on 28 March 2005 and one son Jack Aston Thomas born on 28 January 2009 .
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LaBeouf , Rönkkö & Turner are an artist trio consisting of Shia LaBeouf ( born 1986 ; Los Angeles , United States ) , Nastja Säde Rönkkö ( born 1985 ; Helsinki , Finland ) , and Luke Turner ( born 1982 ; Manchester , UK ) . Their performance art explores connection , emotion and collaboration across digital and physical platforms .
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Francella Ruby Turner MBE ( born 22 June 1958 ) is a British Jamaican R&B and soul singer , songwriter , and actress . In a music career spanning more than 30 years , Turner is best known for her albums and single releases in Europe and North America . She is also known for her work as a session backing vocalist , artists she has worked with include Bryan Ferry , UB40 , Steel Pulse , Steve Winwood , Jools Holland , and Mick Jagger . She has written songs that have been covered by artists including Lulu , Yazz and Maxi Priest . Turner achieved the rare feat , for a British singer , of reaching no. 1 on the US R&B chart , with `` It 's Gon na Be Alright '' in February 1990 . Between 1986 and 1995 , eight of her singles appeared in the UK Singles Chart with `` I 'd Rather Go Blind '' being the most successful , reaching no. 24 in 1987 . Turner performed at the Birmingham Heart Beat 86 concert , which featured George Harrison ; and also sang on BBC Television 's Jools ' Annual Hootenanny , from 2007 to 2016 inclusive . She has also appeared as an actress on stage , film and television .
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Sophie Hardy is a French actress .
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Sophie Taylor ( born 2 February 1996 ) is a former international swimmer who swam breaststroke . She won a gold medal for England in the women 's 100 metres breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games .
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Sophie Cooke ( born 3 April 1976 ) is a Scottish novelist , short story writer , poet , and travel writer . Speaking in an interview with Aesthetica magazine in 2009 , Cooke has said that her work is primarily concerned with questions of truth . She has developed the notion of truth as a depreciable asset . Cooke 's work deals with the concealment of truth on various levels , from personal self-deceptions to governments misleading the public . She is the author of the novels The Glass House and Under The Mountain .
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Sophia Violet `` Sophie '' Crumb ( born September 27 , 1981 ) is an American-French comics artist . She is the daughter of underground comix artists Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky-Crumb . Crumb was born in Woodland , California and lived in the nearby farming town of Winters with her parents until she was nine years old . In 1991 , she relocated with her family to Sauve , a village in Southern France . Her parents reported that they wanted to remove her from the political conservatives and Christian fundamentalists of the United States . In a 2010 interview , Sophie told The Philadelphia Inquirer that her mother was afraid Sophie would `` turn into a Valley girl '' . It was after this relocation that Terry Zwigoff released Crumb ( 1994 ) , a critically acclaimed documentary film about Sophie 's father and their family . Zwigoff later commissioned Sophie to prepare some original drawings for inclusion in his 2001 comedy-drama , Ghost World , an adaptation of Daniel Clowes ' comics serial of the same name . After completing her secondary education in France , Crumb studied acrobatics and clowning at a French circus school . While living in Brooklyn in the mid-2000s she sold her comics on the street and apprenticed herself to a tattoo artist . At another stage she earned a living by teaching English as a foreign language . She lives in Southern France with her husband ( a construction worker ) and their son , Eli , who was born in 2009 .
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Sophie Ryder ( born 1963 , London , UK ) is a sculptor who specialises in portraying mythical animals .
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Sophie Tucker ( January 13 , 1887 -- February 9 , 1966 ) was a Ukrainian-born American singer , comedian , actress , and radio personality . Known for her stentorian delivery of comical and risqué songs , she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century . She was widely known by the nickname `` The Last of the Red Hot Mamas '' .
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Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller ( born 6 April 1958 ) is an English music video director , noted for her long-time collaborations with such artists as Beyoncé , Coldplay , No Doubt , Gwen Stefani , Sade , Shakira , Sugababes , Shakespears Sister , Garbage , The Killers , Sophie Ellis-Bextor , Annie Lennox , Leona Lewis , Eurythmics , Pink , Sarah McLachlan and Blur .
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Laura Dean ( born as Laura Francine Deutscher ; May 27 , 1963 in New York City ) is an American film and television actress and voice actress who is known for the roles of Sophie in the 3rd and 4th seasons of Friends and of a lead character Tamara in Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders . Since she was 10 years old , she also played the New York City Opera for five years in La bohème , Die tote Stadt and Mefistofele . She is best known as the character `` Lisa '' the ballet dancer who gets kicked out of the dance department in the film Fame . She also appeared in the Broadway musical version of Doonesbury and as the mother of the title character in The Who 's Tommy .
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Sophie Dee , ( born 17 January 1984 ) , is a Welsh actress , exotic dancer , and former adult film actress .
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Sophie Duniam ( born 15 March 1987 in London , England ) , also known as Soddy SilverAndBold , is a British actress , dancer and model . Along with her twin sister , Polly Duniam , she gained fame in the BBC series Home Farm Twins portraying Helen Moore one of the twins in the title . She grew up in Cromer , Norfolk with a love of dancing and singing that stems from her dance instructor mother . This helped both sisters gain a year-long contract with We Will Rock You . Both twins have been touring with the Pet Shop Boys on an 18-month contract . Now committed to their own music , the twins have performed at a number of festivals and venues across Europe under the name of My Bad Sister , combining elements of pop , rap and underground dance music with distinctive mirrored choreography . Recently they have also modelled for contemporary fashion designers like Jylle Navarro and Celia Arias , and featured in Rita Ora 's 2014 music video for her number one single I Will Never Let You Down .
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Louise Cliffe ( born 9 December 1986 ) is a British actress , singer , writer , and model . Although much of her career has been in the UK , she started to appear in US productions as of 2009 . She is best known for playing the role of `` Sophie Delaney '' in the horror film Wrong Turn 3 : Left for Dead . She was a contestant on 2011 UK series of Big Brother . Louise is also known for winning Miss Manchester in 2006 .
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Zara Turner is a Northern Ireland-born British actress .
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Mother Teresa was made a saint by the church.
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Mother Teresa , known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta ( born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu ; -LSB- aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu -RSB- ; 26 August 1910 -- 5 September 1997 ) , was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary . She was born in Skopje ( now the capital of the Republic of Macedonia ) , then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire . After living in Macedonia for eighteen years she moved to Ireland and then to India , where she lived for most of her life . In 1950 Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity , a Roman Catholic religious congregation which had over 4,500 sisters and was active in 133 countries in 2012 . The congregation manages homes for people dying of HIV/AIDS , leprosy and tuberculosis ; soup kitchens ; dispensaries and mobile clinics ; children 's - and family-counselling programmes ; orphanages , and schools . Members , who take vows of chastity , poverty , and obedience , also profess a fourth vow : to give `` wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor '' . Teresa received a number of honours , including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize . She was canonised ( recognised by the church as a saint ) on 4 September 2016 , and the anniversary of her death ( 5 September ) is her feast day . A controversial figure during her life and after her death , Teresa was admired by many for her charitable work . She was praised and criticised for her opposition to abortion , and criticised for poor conditions in her houses for the dying . Her authorised biography was written by Navin Chawla and published in 1992 , and she has been the subject of films and other books .
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Saint Teresa of Jesus ( 13 July 1900 -- 12 April 1920 ) - born as Juana Fernández Solar - ( Teresa de Jesús de Los Andes ) was a Chilean professed religious from the Discalced Carmelites . Fernández Solar was a pious child but had an often unpredictable temperament for she could be prone to anger and being vain but could also demonstrate her charitable and loving nature ; she seemed transformed when she decided to become a nun and her character seemed to change for her sole ambition was to dedicate herself to the service of God . But her time in the convent was cut short due to her contracting an aggressive disease that killed her - she knew she would die but was consoled knowing she would be able to make her profession before she died . Her canonization process opened on 23 April 1976 under Pope Paul VI and she became titled as a Servant of God . The confirmation of her life of heroic virtue on 22 March 1986 allowed for her to be titled as Venerable . Solar was beatified on 3 April 1987 in Chile after a miracle attributed to her from her native land cleared her for beatification while another miracle coming from Chile saw Pope John Paul II canonize her as a saint on 21 March 1993 in Saint Peter 's Square .
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Blessed Teresa of Jesus , Child ( 1622 -- 1627 ) was a Spanish girl who has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church . Teresa became a member of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy at the Convent of Our Lady of Bethlehem in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain when she was five . She received holy communion before her death .
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Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart , O.C.D. ( 15 July 1747 -- 7 March 1770 ) , was an Italian Discalced Carmelite nun . During her brief life of quiet service in the monastery , she came to be revered for her mystical gifts . She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church .
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Saints named Teresa include : Saint Teresa of Ávila ( 1515 -- 1582 ) , or Teresa of Jesus , Spaniard , founder of the Discalced Carmelites , and Doctor of the Church Saint Thérèse of Lisieux ( 1873 -- 1897 ) , or Teresa of the Child Jesus , French Discalced Carmelite nun , and Doctor of the Church Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross ( 1891 -- 1942 ) , Discalced Carmelite Nun , born Edith Stein Saint Teresa of Los Andes ( 1900 -- 1920 ) , Discalced Carmelite nun , born Juana Fernández del Solar Blessed Teresa of Portugal ( 1181 -- 1250 ) , Benedictine nun Mother Teresa , Saint `` Mother '' Teresa of Calcutta ( 1910 -- 1997 ) , founder of the Missionaries of Charity
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Mother Teresa of Kolkata has been memorialized throughout the world in recognition of her work with the poor . During her lifetime this commemoration often took the form of awards and honorary degrees bestowed upon her . She has also been memorialized through museums and dedications of churches , roads and other structures .
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Saint Teresa of Ávila , also called Saint Teresa of Jesús , baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada ( 28 March 15154 October 1582 ) , was a prominent Spanish mystic , Roman Catholic saint , Carmelite nun and author during the Counter Reformation , and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer . She was a reformer in the Carmelite Order of her time and the movement she initiated , later joined by Saint John of the Cross , eventually led to the establishment of the Discalced Carmelites , though neither she nor John were alive when the two orders separated . In 1622 , forty years after her death , she was canonized by Pope Gregory XV , and on 27 September 1970 was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI . Her books , which include her autobiography ( The Life of Teresa of Jesus ) and her seminal work El Castillo Interior ( trans. : The Interior Castle ) , are an integral part of Spanish Renaissance literature as well as Christian mysticism and Christian meditation practices . She also wrote Camino de Perfección ( trans. : The Way of Perfection ) . After her death , Saint Teresa was considered a candidate to become a national patron saint in Spain . A Santero image of the Immaculate Conception of El Viejo , said to have been sent with one of her brothers to Peru , Canonically crowned by Pope John Paul II on 28 December 1989 at the Shrine of El Viejo . Pious Catholic beliefs also associate Saint Teresa with the Infant Jesus of Prague with claims of former ownership and devotion .
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Blessed Maria Scrilli ( 15 May 1825 - 14 November 1889 ) was an Italian Roman Catholic who was a professed religious who established the Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - a branch of the Carmelite order . She later assumed the religious name of `` Maria Teresa of Jesus '' upon making her profession and in dedication to Saint Teresa of Ávila . Scrilli became a noted educator and opened several schools during her lifetime in which she taught a range of religious and secular topics to girls . A period of anti-clericalism forced her to disband her schools and orders until a long while later when she could reinstitute her order and new schools . She was also known for her compassionate treatment of the poor and also for her enlightened views of a fundamental Christian education . Pope Benedict XVI recognized a miracle attributed to her direct intercession in 2005 and allowed for her beatification in Fiesole on 8 October 2006 ; Cardinal José Saraiva Martins presided over the Mass on the behalf of the pope .
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Saint Enrique de Ossó i Cervelló ( 16 October 1840 - 27 January 1896 ) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Society of Saint Teresa of Jesus . He served the role of a parish priest as an educator and an able catechist and published several works on catechesis to that effect while also expressing a keen interest in the value of women and in Saint Teresa of Ávila to whom he dedicated his congregation to . The beatification process for the late priest commenced in 1965 - he was titled as a Servant of God from that point on - and he was later named to be Venerable under Pope Paul VI in mid-1976 . Pope John Paul II beatified the late priest on 14 October 1979 and later canonized him as a saint on 16 June 1993 while visiting Madrid .
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This article explores some of the criticism of Mother Teresa ( 1910 -- 97 ) , who was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary . She founded the congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1950 . For more than 45 years she worked with the poor , sick , orphaned , and dying , while guiding the expansion of her congregation , at first in India and then in other countries . After her death , she was beatified and later canonised as a Catholic saint in an unusually speedy process by the Roman Catholic Church . She received mixed reactions from prominent people , governments and organizations . She and the practices of her order were subject to numerous controversies . These include opposition and objections to the quality of medical care , encouragement of baptism of the dying , and being an image of colonialism and racism . She received much media coverage , similar to a celebrity , and it has been suggested that the church used her image to promote Catholicism and to distract from some of the ecclesiastical scandals around the world .
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Maria Teresa Merlo ( 20 February 1894 - 5 February 1964 ) - in religious `` Tecla '' - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-founder of the Daughters of Saint Paul that she established alongside Blessed Giacomo Alberione . Merlo was an extensive writer and traveler as she penned articles for her order and made visits across the world to communities that were established in nations such as the United States of America and Australia . The beatification process commenced in the 1960s though the formal introduction of the cause was initiated in 1982 . Pope John Paul II conferred the title of Venerable upon her in 1991 after confirming that she had lived a model life of heroic virtue .
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Blessed Teodora Fracasso ( 17 January 1901 - 25 December 1927 ) - in religious Elia di San Clemente - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Carmelites . Fracasso once had the name of `` Agnes '' during a stint in the Third Order of Saint Dominic . Fracasso 's inclinations to become a nun stemmed from her childhood after having had a vision in 1911 in which Saint Thérèse of Lisieux told her that she would become a nun ; this realization came a decade later when she entered the convent in her native Bari where she remained for the remainder of her life . Her beatification cause was opened on 11 September 1980 and she became titled as a Servant of God when the cause commenced ; confirmation of her heroic virtue allowed for Pope John Paul II to name her as Venerable . Pope Benedict XVI later approved her beatification which Cardinal José Saraiva Martins presided over on 18 March 2006 on the pope 's behalf in the Bari Cathedral .
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The Mother Teresa Awards are awards to honour individuals and organizations that promote peace , equality and social justice , and aim to encourage the cause of justice and peaceful coexistence , while providing a impetus for society to imbibe these values . The award is given in honour of Mother Teresa .
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Saint Teresa Jornet Ibars ( 9 January 1843 - 26 August 1897 ) - in religious Teresa of Jesus - was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly . Ibars was the great-niece of Blessed Francisco Palau and a friend and confidante of the Venerable Saturnino López Novoa . Her dedication to the old and ill was noted and for the work of her sisters in Spain and later abroad . Her beatification was celebrated under Pope Pius XII on 27 April 1958 in Saint Peter 's Basilica while Pope Paul VI later canonized her as a saint in 1974 .
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Blessed Maria Teresa of Saint Joseph ( 19 June 1855 - 20 September 1938 ) - Anna Maria Tauscher van den Bosch was a German Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus . Tauscher worked in Cologne and was removed from her position after she converted to Roman Catholicism in 1888 so founded a religious order in the Netherlands upon choosing the Carmelite charism for her life . Her beatification was held in mid-2006 in the Netherlands .
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Blessed Maria Teresa Casini ( 27 October 1864 -- 3 April 1937 ) was an Italian nun and was the founder of the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus . The order was devoted to providing care for those around them with an added emphasis on demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ while spreading the message of the Gospel to the public . She was cleared for beatification in 2015 after a miracle was found to have been attributed to her intercession . She was beatified on 31 October 2015 in Frascati . Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the celebration on behalf of Pope Francis .
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Blessed Teresa Manganiello ( 1 January 1849 -- 4 November 1876 ) was an Italian who became a member of the Secular Franciscan Order . She desired to establish a new religious congregation but died before the idea could come to fruition . She was beatified in 2010 in Benevento after a miracle was found to have been attributed to her intercession and the cause still continues .
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Saint María Soledad Torres y Acosta ( 2 December 1826 -- 11 October 1887 ) - born Manuela - was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Servants of Mary . Her apostolic actions - and those of her order - were dedicated towards the nursing of the sick and the poor in the places that it operated in . Torres ' childhood consisted of the desire to join the religious life and managed to join a priest 's fledging religious cluster of women after the Dominicans refused to admit her due to her frail constitution . But a series of struggles saw her in a conflicted position of leadership that saw her removed and reinstated twice . Torres was beatified in 1950 and was later proclaimed a saint in 1970 . Her liturgical feast is affixed to the date of her death as is the norm .
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Saint Teresa may refer to : One of several saints named Teresa St. Teresa , Florida , a town in the United States Sainte-Thérèse , Quebec , a suburb in Quebec `` St. Teresa '' , a song by Joan Osborne from Relish
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Blessed Teresa Bracco ( 24 February 1924 -- 28 August 1944 ) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Savona killed during World War II after refusing to submit to the sexual aggression of a Nazi soldier . Bracco was born to modest farmers and tilled in the fields while also attending Masses on a frequent basis . Bracco was beatified in 1998 on the occasion of Pope John Paul II 's visit to Turin . Her beatification was approved after it was proven that she was killed in the defense of remaining a Christian virgin .
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Venerable Teresa Chikaba ( c. 1676 -- December 6 , 1748 ) was a Guinean princess declared as Venerable by the Catholic Church .
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The Iglesia-convento de Santa Teresa ( Spanish : Iglesia-convento de Santa Teresa ) is a church located in Ávila , Spain . It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1886 .
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Saint Joan of Arc ( Jeanne d'Arc ) ( often known as `` The Maid of Orléans '' ) is a recognized saint of the Roman Catholic Church . Although she was excommunicated and burnt at the stake for heresy by pro-English clergy in 1431 , central Church officials would later nullify her excommunication , declaring her a martyr unjustly executed for a secular vendetta . Her legend would grow from there , leading to her beatification in 1909 and her canonization in 1920
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Julia Teresa Tallon ( 6 May 1867 -- 10 March 1954 ) -- in religious Mary Teresa -- was an American Roman Catholic professed religious from the Holy Cross Sisters who founded the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate . Tallon was born to Irish immigrants in New York City and joined the religious life in Indiana despite the protests of her family . Tallon became titled as a Servant of God on 20 February 2013 under Pope Benedict XVI when the beatification cause was introduced in the Archdiocese of New York .
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Over the years , a number of prominent people have become devotees of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux . These include : Pope Francis - `` When I have a problem I ask the saint , not to solve it , but to take it in her hands and help me accept it . '' Pope John Paul I - `` Dear little Thérèse , I was seventeen when I read your autobiography . It struck me forcibly ... Once you had chosen the path of complete dedication to God , nothing could stop you : not illness , nor opposition from outside , nor the mists or inner darkness . '' Mother Teresa of Calcutta , originally called Agnes , explained her choice of the name Teresa as follows : `` I chose Thérèse as my namesake because she did ordinary things with extraordinary love '' She and St. Thérèse were both deeply drawn by the words of Christ on the Cross : `` I thirst . '' Maximilian Kolbe offered his first Mass for the intention of the beatification and canonization of then-Sister Therese . He also dedicated his Asian missions to St. Therese . Maria Valtorta - Catholic mystic wrote : `` The little flower has taught me that God is loved with rose petals - with small sacrifices made out of love . '' Maria Candida of the Eucharist - Was inspired by reading The Story of a Soul . Edith Piaf - French singer - `` Shortly after her birth Edith developed a cataract . She was blind for almost three years . Her grandmother , Louise , took her to Lisieux . She saw . It was a real miracle for Edith . She always believed this . Since that time she had a real devotion to St Thérèse of the Child Jesus ... she always had a small picture of the saint on her bedside table . '' ( Simone Berteaut , Edith Piaf 's closest friend ) . Lucie Delarue-Mardrus - French writer - `` the Carmelite-apparition . . appeared , roses in hand , in the midst of an era which grieves and terrifies poets ... Thérèse is my fellow-countrywoman , and almost my contemporary . I do not wish to let her glorious entry into sanctity pass by without honoring her in my own way . And besides , she is henceforth public property . '' ( Introducing her book , 1926 , on Thérèse ) . Marc Sangnier - Founder of Le Sillon - `` May Thérèse from on high support us and show us how to be more one with Jesus . '' Delia Smith - British cookery writer - `` Thérèse . . not only personified the first beatitude but is , I am deeply convinced , the supreme teacher in regard to the spiritual life . '' Louise Brooks - American dancer and actress - `` Her spiritual trek was guided by two New York City priests , whom she saw with increasing frequency in late 1952 and early 1953 , and by a book about the life of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux , Storm of Glory by John Beevers . So enamored of Saint Thérèse was Louise that she spent one entire Sunday propped up in bed with her easel , fashioning a portrait in charcoal on canvas from a small photo of Thérèse at eight . It was the best and most haunting of her dozen works of art . '' Alain Mimoun - Olympic marathon champion - `` St Thérèse of Lisieux is my patron saint . The white roses which I planted in front of her -LSB- her statue in the garden -RSB- flower almost all the year round . '' Henri Bergson - Nobel prize winner - `` One reason why the philosopher Henri Bergson esteemed Thérèse so highly was that he was fascinated by the qualities of character which prompted her to confront the Pope of her day , Leo XIII , in pursuit of her own desires ... explicitly forbidden by the chaplain to address Leo XIII , Thérèse flouted the injunction . . she was dragged away by two papal guards.This is hardly the simpering and docile saint which Thérèse 's statuary too often suggests . '' Claudia Koll - Italian actress Don Luigi Orione - Italian saint Pio of Pietrelcina - Italian saint Fernando del Valle - Operatic Tenor Charles Maurras - French author and political philosopher Jacques Fesch - French murderer turned devotee Ada Negri - Italian poet Giovanni Papini - Italian critic and journalist Giuseppe Moscati - Italian saint Alfredo Obviar - Filipino Bishop and founder of the Missionary Catechists of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Francis Bourne - British Cardinal - `` I love St Thérèse of Lisieux very much because she has simplified things : in our relationship with God she has done away with the mathematics . . '' Jean Guitton - French writer Emmanuel Mounier - French writer/philosopher Gilbert Cesbron Georges Bernanos - `` A few months before her death , Therese wrote of ' a wall rising up as far as the heavens . . when I sing of the happiness of Heaven , I feel no joy , because I am simply singing of what I WANT TO BELIEVE ' ( Manuscrits , 248 ) ... Bernanos , a devotee of Thérèse , employs the same image in his novel Diary of a Country Priest , where the priest confides to his diary , Behind me there was nothing . and in front of me a wall , a black wall ' . Maxence Van Der Meersch Henri Gheon Marie-Joseph Lagrange - founder of Biblical School in Jerusalem - `` I owe to Saint Thérèse the fact that I did n't become a bookworm . I owe her everything because without her , I would have shrivelled up , my mind dried up . '' Marthe Robin Daniel Brottier - `` In 1923 , Father Brottier 's superiors from the Congregation of the Holy Spirit gave him the responsibility to resume -LSB- the -RSB- great Work of the Orphan-Apprentices of Auteuil . The former military chaplain already had great devotion to the little Carmelite . At the time of his appointment in Auteuil Paris , he decided to build a chapel in honor of Thérèse who had just been beatified a few months earlier , so that the orphans could pray to their little mama in a sanctuary worthy of her . '' Brian Desmond Hurst - film director Louise de Bettignies Vita Sackville-West , author of The Eagle and the Dove a study of Thérèse of Lisieux and Teresa of Avila - admired the `` tough core of heroism '' she found in the pages of Histoire d'une âme '' . Gwen John - `` Some of her final paintings were in fact of religious subjects -LSB- including -RSB- countless ( over 700 ) tiny ink copies after a photograph of Thérèse of Lisieux and the saint 's elder sister . . '' Marcel Van , Servant of God , a Vietnamese Redemptorist brother . He allegedly had visions of and conversations with St. Thérèse . He was heavily influenced by her spirituality , and his teachings are often considered a continuation of her `` Little Way . ''
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The Parish Church of Santa Teresa y San José ( Spanish : Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Teresa y San José ) , also known as the National Temple of Santa Teresa de Jesús and Convent of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers ( Templo Nacional de Santa Teresa de Jesús y Convento de los Padres Carmelitas Descalzos ) , is a Catholic church located in Madrid , Spain . The complex serves as a religious community residence , a nursing home and a parish church . It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1995 .
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Blessed Maria Giovanna Fasce ( 27 December 1881 - 18 January 1947 ) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious of the Augustinian nuns in the religious name of `` Maria Teresa '' . Fasce served in various leadership positions in her convent in Genoa and was noted for the establishment of an orphanage and spreading the charism of Saint Augustine and Saint Rita of Cascia . Fasce was beatified at Saint Peter 's Square on 12 October 1997 .
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Mother Théodore Guérin ( 1798 -- 1856 ) , designated by the Vatican as Saint Theodora , was a French-American saint and is the foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods , Indiana , a congregation of Catholic nuns . She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in October 1998 and canonized a saint of the Roman Catholic church on October 15 , 2006 , by Pope Benedict XVI . Her feast day is October 3 . Guerin is particularly known for her advancement of education in Indiana and elsewhere , founding numerous schools including Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods , Indiana .
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Mother Teresa or Mother Teresa of Calcutta usually refer to Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu ( 1910 -- 97 ) , an Albanian-born Catholic missionary nun and saint . Mother Teresa may also refer to : Mother Teresa Ball ( 1794 -- 1861 ) foundress of the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother Teresa Lalor ( 1769 -- 1846 ) Irish-born American Catholic nun Mother Teresa of Calcutta may also refer to : Mother Teresa of Calcutta ( film ) 2003 documentary film
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Saint Ignazia Verzeri ( 31 July 1801 -- 3 March 1852 ) was an Italian Roman Catholic who became a Benedictine nun and established the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus . She dedicated herself to the needs of girls and their education was one of her top priorities . She established orphanages and provided assistance to the old and the ill . She assumed the name of `` Teresa Eustochio '' after she became a Benedictine . She was beatified on 27 October 1946 after the recognition of two miracles attributed to her intercession and a third allowed for her canonization on 10 June 2001 .
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Saint María Natividad Venegas de la Torre ( 8 September 1868 -- 30 July 1959 ) was a Mexican Roman Catholic nun . Torre established the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Guadalajara and assumed the new name of `` María of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament '' in 1930 . She joined the Association of the Daughters of Mary on 8 December 1898 and later went on to establish her own small community of women who were devoted to the care of the sick . She served as a nurse throughout her life and her own order that she was established was founded for the purpose of catering to the needs of the ill ; she was named Superior General in 1921 . Torre was canonized in 2000 as the first Mexican saint .
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Saint Mary is Mary of Nazareth , the mother of Jesus . Saint Mary may also refer to : Saints Mary Magdalene , saint and disciple of Jesus Mary of Bethany , saint and disciple of Jesus , sister of Martha and Lazarus Salome ( disciple ) , saint and follower of Jesus , counted as one of the Three Marys in Roman Catholic tradition Mary of Egypt ( ca. 344 -- ca. 421 ) , patron saint of penitents Marina the Monk , also known as Mary of Alexandria ( died 508 AD ) , saint often considered a female Desert Father Mary de Cervellione ( c. 1230 -- 1290 ) , saint often invoked against shipwreck Mary Frances of the Five Wounds ( 1715 -- 1791 ) , saint and member of the Third Order of St. Francis Mary MacKillop or Saint Mary of the Cross ( 1842 -- 1909 ) , first Australian saint Places Saint-Mary , France Saint Mary , Jersey St. Mary , Kentucky , United States Saint Mary , Nebraska , United States St. Mary Township , Waseca County , Minnesota , United States St. Mary , Montana , United States Saint Mary Parish ( disambiguation ) Other Saint Mary ( film )
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St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy ( SMTCA , St. Mother Teresa , SMT , Mother Teresa , or Teresa for short ) ; also known as by its former names Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School before 2016 and Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School in its inception is a Catholic secondary school in the Malvern neighbourhood of Scarborough , a municipality of Toronto , Ontario . It is part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board operating as a regional art school for Scarborough since September 2012 . The school was named after Mother Teresa , the founder of Missionaries of Charity in 1950 .
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The Smurfs (film) was released.
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The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the comic book series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo . It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Hank Azaria , Neil Patrick Harris , Jayma Mays and Sofía Vergara , with Jonathan Winters and Katy Perry as the voices of Papa Smurf and Smurfette . It is the first CGI/live-action hybrid film produced by Sony Pictures Animation , and the first in The Smurfs duology . The film tells the story of the Smurfs as they get lost in New York , and try to find a way to get back home before Gargamel catches them . After five years of negotiations , Jordan Kerner bought the rights in 2002 , and the film entered development with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , until Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights in 2008 . Filming began in March 2010 in New York City . After having the release date changed three times , Columbia Pictures released The Smurfs on July 29 , 2011 . Box office analysts initially predicted the film would tie with Cowboys & Aliens , but The Smurfs ultimately came in second , grossing $ 35.6 million against Cowboys & Aliens $ 36.4 million gross . The Smurfs reached the $ 500 million milestone in the weekend of September 23 -- 25 , 2011 . A sequel , titled The Smurfs 2 , was released on July 31 , 2013 .
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Smurfs : The Lost Village is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and The Kerner Entertainment Company , with animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks , for Columbia Pictures . Sony , LStar Capital and Wanda Pictures co-financed the film . It is based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo , and is a reboot unrelated to Sony 's previous live-action/animated films based on the series . It was written by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon and directed by Kelly Asbury , and stars the voices of Demi Lovato , Rainn Wilson , Joe Manganiello , Mandy Patinkin , Jack McBrayer , Danny Pudi , Michelle Rodriguez , Ellie Kemper , Ariel Winter , Meghan Trainor , Jake Johnson , and Julia Roberts . In the story , a mysterious map prompts Smurfette , Brainy , Clumsy , and Hefty to find a lost village before Gargamel does . The film was released on April 7 , 2017 by Columbia Pictures to mixed reviews from critics , although many considered it an improvement over the previous Smurfs live-action/animated films . The film has grossed $ 185 million worldwide .
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The Smurfs have appeared in three feature-length films and two short films loosely based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series it spawned . The 2011 feature film of the same name and its 2013 sequel were produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Columbia Pictures . Live-action roles include Hank Azaria and Neil Patrick Harris , while the voice-over roles include Anton Yelchin , Jonathan Winters , Katy Perry , and George Lopez . A fully animated reboot titled Smurfs : The Lost Village was scheduled for release through Sony in April 2017 .
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The Smurfs 2 is a 2013 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film and a sequel to the 2011 film The Smurfs . It is loosely based on The Smurfs comic-book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo . It is the second and final installment of a projected duology , produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures . The film is directed by Raja Gosnell , who helmed the first , with all the main cast returning . New cast members include Christina Ricci and J. B. Smoove as members of the Naughties , and Brendan Gleeson as Patrick Winslow 's stepfather . The film was released on July 31 , 2013 and is dedicated to Jonathan Winters , who voiced Papa Smurf and died on April 11 , 2013 . Its gross of $ 347 million was seen by Sony as a disappointment , which Box Office Mojo labelled as `` an unprecedented drop for a closely-timed family sequel '' and attributed to the negative reception of the first film and to the strong competition coming from another family sequel Despicable Me 2 .
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The Smurfs : The Legend of Smurfy Hollow is an American computer/traditionally animated short film based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo . The animated short was written by Todd Berger and directed by Stephan Franck , and it stars the voices of Melissa Sturm , Fred Armisen , Anton Yelchin , Alan Cumming and Hank Azaria . The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation with the animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Duck Studios . The Smurfs : The Legend of Smurfy Hollow was released on DVD on September 10 , 2013 . The film is loosely based on Washington Irving 's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow .
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The Smurfs : A Christmas Carol is an American computer/traditionally animated short film based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo . The animated short was written by Todd Berger and directed by Troy Quane , and it stars the voices of George Lopez , Jack Angel , Melissa Sturm , Fred Armisen , Gary Basaraba , Anton Yelchin and Hank Azaria . The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation with the animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Duck Studios . The Smurfs : A Christmas Carol was released on DVD on December 2 , 2011 , attached to the The Smurfs film . The short is an adaptation of Charles Dickens ' novel A Christmas Carol . When Grouchy Smurf behaves badly to everyone and refuses to celebrate Christmas , the Smurfs of Christmas Past , Present and Future teach him to appreciate Christmas .
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The Smurfs and the Magic Flute ( La Flûte à six schtroumpfs , lit . The Flute of Six Smurfs ) is a 1976 Belgian animated film starring the Smurfs , directed by their creator , Peyo . Though the film premiered in 1976 in Belgium , and 1979 in the United Kingdom , an English language version was not released in the United States until 1983 , in the wake of the characters ' newfound popularity . Although the Smurfs play a major part in the film , they do not appear until 35 minutes into the film . The film , set in the Middle Ages , mainly surrounds Johan and Peewit , a young squire and his jester sidekick . Johan and Peewit had also been created by Peyo in 1952 and it was in their adventures that the Smurfs were first introduced in 1958 . The film was not produced by Hanna-Barbera , the creators of The Smurfs television series , but by Brussels ' Belvision Studios and Éditions Dupuis . The voice talent from that show was not present in the English version either ; instead , the work was handled by a non-union crew whose members had previously appeared in anime dubs for U.S. television . A presentation of independent film company Atlantic Releasing in the United States , The Smurfs and the Magic Flute grossed over US$ 19 million . The film 's success led to the creation of Clubhouse Pictures , Atlantic 's children 's film division . The English language version of the film was presented in Dolby Stereo sound .
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Singles and full albums of original music for The Smurfs cartoon series ( 1981 -- 1989 ) and the Smurfs movies have been released in different countries and languages , sometimes very successfully , with millions of copies sold .
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Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs ( lit . The Adventures of the Smurfs ) is a 1965 animated feature film based on the Belgian comic book series `` The Smurfs '' . It was the first animated feature film featuring the Smurf characters . The film was released in 1965 in Belgium . The Belvision film The Smurfs and the Magic Flute was released eleven years afterwards to successful box office returns .
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The Smurfs : The Video Game is a video game published by Ubisoft exclusively for the Nintendo DS , coinciding with the release of film of the same name .
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The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the Fox television series The Simpsons . The film was directed by David Silverman , and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith , Hank Azaria , Harry Shearer , Tress MacNeille , Pamela Hayden , Marcia Wallace , and Russi Taylor with guest appearances by Tom Hanks , Green Day , and Albert Brooks . The film follows Homer Simpson , whose irresponsibility gets the better of him when he pollutes the lake in Springfield after the town has cleaned it up following receipt of a warning from the Environmental Protection Agency . As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandons him , Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Russ Cargill , the fictional head of the EPA , when he intends to destroy Springfield . Previous attempts to create a The Simpsons film failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members . Eventually , producers James L. Brooks , Matt Groening , Al Jean , Richard Sakai , and Mike Scully began development of the film in 2001 . A writing team consisting of Brooks , Groening , Jean , Scully , Ian Maxtone-Graham , George Meyer , David Mirkin , Mike Reiss , Matt Selman , John Swartzwelder , and Jon Vitti was assembled . They conceived numerous plot ideas , with Groening 's being the one developed into a film . The script was re-written over a hundred times , and this creativity continued after the animation had begun in 2006 . This meant hours of finished material was cut , which included cameo roles from Erin Brockovich , Minnie Driver , Isla Fisher , Kelsey Grammer , and Edward Norton . Hanks and Green Day appeared in the final cut as themselves . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Burger King and 7-Eleven , the latter which transformed selected stores into Kwik-E-Marts . The film premiered in Springfield , Vermont , which had won the right to hold it through a competition organized by Fox . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 527 million worldwide .
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The Smurfs ( Les Schtroumpfs ) is a Belgian comic series , created by cartoonist Peyo ( pen name of Pierre Culliford ) . The titular creatures were introduced as supporting characters in an already established series , Johan and Peewit in 1958 , and starred in their own series from 1959 . Thirty Smurf comic albums have been created , 16 of them by Peyo . Originally , the Smurf stories appeared in Spirou magazine with reprints in many different magazines , but after Peyo left the publisher Dupuis , many comics were first published in dedicated Smurf magazines , which existed in French , Dutch and German . A number of short stories and one page gags have been collected in comic books next to the regular series of 30 . By 2008 , Smurf comics have been translated into 25 languages , and some 25 million albums have been sold . A new Smurfs comic album sold in 2009 in French alone some 140,000 copies . A new Smurfs comic album was released in 2012 , now making thirty total titles . Another one was issued in 2013 , now making thirty-one total titles .
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The Muppet Movie is a 1979 British-American musical road comedy film and the first theatrical film featuring the Muppets . Directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson , the film 's screenplay was written by The Muppet Show writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns . An American and British venture produced by Henson Associates and ITC Entertainment between the first half and the second half of the third season of The Muppet Show , the film depicts Kermit the Frog as he embarks on a cross-country trip to Hollywood , California . Along the way , he encounters several of the Muppets -- who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business -- while being pursued by Doc Hopper , an evil restaurateur with intentions of employing Kermit as a spokesperson for his frog legs business . Notable for its surreal humour , meta-references and prolific use of cameos , The Muppet Movie was released in the United Kingdom on May 31 , 1979 and in the United States on June 22 , 1979 , and received critical praise ; including two Academy Award nominations for Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher 's musical score and their song , `` The Rainbow Connection '' . In 2009 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry .
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The Smurfs ( French : Les Schtroumpfs ; Dutch : De Smurfen ) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small blue anthropomorphous creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest . The Smurfs was first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo ( pen name of Pierre Culliford ) in 1958 , where they were known as Les Schtroumpfs . There are more than one hundred Smurf characters , and their names are based on adjectives that emphasize their characteristics , such as `` Jokey Smurf '' , who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow smurfs . `` Smurfette '' was the first female Smurf to be introduced in the series . The Smurfs wear Phrygian caps , which came to represent freedom during the modern era . The word `` Smurf '' is the original Dutch translation of the French `` Schtroumpf '' , which , according to Peyo , is a word invented during a meal with fellow cartoonist André Franquin , when he could not remember the word salt . The Smurfs franchise began as a comic and expanded into advertising , films , TV series , ice capades , video games , theme parks , and dolls .
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The Smurfs is a Belgian comic book series created by Peyo in 1958 . It became well-known worldwide with the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series in the 1980s . With the popularity of the Smurfs came a wide range of toys and spin-off products and use of the Smurfs in merchandising . Smurfs ' merchandising in 2008 generates about 5 to 12 million euro per year in Europe alone , while the total figure after fifty years worldwide is about $ 5 billion .
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The Smurfs ( syndicated as Smurfs ' Adventures ) is an American-Belgian animated fantasy-comedy television series that aired on NBC from September 12 , 1981 , to December 2 , 1989 . Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions , it is based on the Belgian comic series by the same name , created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo ( who also served as story supervisor of this adaptation ) and aired for 256 episodes with a total of 418 stories , excluding three cliffhanger episodes and seven specials .
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The Muppets is a 2011 American musical comedy film and the seventh theatrical film featuring the Muppets . The film is directed by James Bobin , written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller , produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman , and stars Segel , Amy Adams , Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones , as well as Muppet performers Steve Whitmire , Eric Jacobson , Dave Goelz , Bill Barretta , David Rudman , Matt Vogel , and Peter Linz . Bret McKenzie of comedy band Flight of the Conchords served as music supervisor , writing four of the film 's five original songs , and Christophe Beck composed the film 's score . In The Muppets , devoted fan Walter , his brother Gary , and Gary 's girlfriend Mary help Kermit the Frog reunite the Muppets , as they must raise $ 10 million to save the Muppet Theater from Tex Richman , a businessman who plans to demolish the studio to drill for oil . Walt Disney Pictures announced the film 's development in March 2008 , with Segel and Stoller writing the screenplay , and Mandeville Films co-producing the film . Bobin was hired to direct in January 2010 , and the film 's supporting cast was filled out in October of the same year , with the casting of Adams , Cooper , and Jones . Filming began in September 2010 and was completed entirely in Los Angeles . The film was the first theatrical Muppet production without the involvement of veteran Muppet performers Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson , although Nelson provides an uncredited vocal cameo . Instead , their characters are performed by Jacobson and Vogel , respectively , marking their theatrical feature film debut as those characters . The Muppets premiered at the Savannah Film Festival and was released theatrically in North America on November 23 , 2011 . The film was a critical and commercial success ; grossing $ 165 million worldwide and garnering praise for its humor , screenplay , and music . The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for McKenzie 's `` Man or Muppet '' , as well as garnering BAFTA and Critic 's Choice Awards nominations . A sequel , Muppets Most Wanted , was released on March 21 , 2014 .
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The Pirates ! In an Adventure with Scientists ! ( released in North America , Australia and New Zealand as The Pirates ! Band of Misfits ) is a 2012 British-American 3D stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film produced by Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation as their second and final collaborative project . It was directed by Peter Lord . The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and was released on 28 March 2012 in the United Kingdom , and on 27 April 2012 in the United States . The Pirates ! features the voices of Hugh Grant , Martin Freeman , Imelda Staunton , David Tennant , Jeremy Piven , Salma Hayek , Lenny Henry and Brian Blessed . The film is loosely based on The Pirates ! In an Adventure with Scientists , the first book from Gideon Defoe 's The Pirates ! series . It follows The Pirate Captain and his crew of amateur pirates in their attempt to win the Pirate of the Year competition . The Pirates ! is the fifth feature film by Aardman Animations , and its first stop-motion animated feature since Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005 , and Aardman 's first stop-motion clay animated film released in 3D and shot in 2.35:1 widescreen . The film received positive reviews , while it was a modest box office success , earning $ 123 million against the budget of $ 55 million . The film was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature ( lost to Disney · Pixar 's Brave ) .
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This is a list of The Smurfs characters appearing in the original comics series , television series , and the 2011 movie ( as well as its sequels ) . The Smurfs were also sold as collectible toys , and many of these characters were ideal from manufacturing and marketing points of view in that they had the same basic body plan but could be differentiated by one or two distinguishing accessories .
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The Gambler Smurfs ( original French name Les Schtroumpfs Jouers ) is the twenty-third album of the Smurfs comic series .
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The Rugrats Movie is a 1998 American animated adventure comedy film , produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation , and co-produced with Nickelodeon Movies ( which was also Nickelodeon Movies 's first animated film ) and Klasky Csupo . The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures , and first released theatrically in the United States on November 20 , 1998 . The film grossed $ 100 million in the US and $ 140 million worldwide , making it the first animated film to gross over $ 100 million that was n't made or released by Walt Disney . Based on the popular 1990s animated Nickelodeon series , Rugrats , this film was the first in the Rugrats film series , and introduced Tommy Pickles ' baby brother Dil Pickles , who appeared on the original series the next year . The film features the voices of E.G. Daily , Tara Strong , Christine Cavanaugh , Kath Soucie , Cheryl Chase , Cree Summer , and Charlie Adler , along with guest stars David Spade , Whoopi Goldberg , Margaret Cho , Busta Rhymes , and Tim Curry . The film was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien , and written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem .
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This is a list of The Smurfs video games that have been published by Coleco , Infogrames , and Capcom . The Smurfs ( Les Schtroumpfs ) are a fictional group of small sky blue creatures who live in a Village in the woods . They were designed by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1958 and were featured in the Belgian comics magazine Spirou . They are widely known through the 1980s Hanna-Barbera animated television series of the same name . As a franchise , the Smurfs appeared in many video games throughout the 1980s and 1990s on many consoles . They have been released for the Nintendo Entertainment System , the Super Nintendo Entertainment System , the Game Boy line , the early Atari consoles , Coleco 's ColecoVision , most of Sega 's consoles , the PlayStation , the PC , iOS , Android , Nintendo DS , Wii , and Nintendo 3DS .
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Scooby-Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 American comedy horror mystery film , directed by Raja Gosnell , written by James Gunn and released by Warner Bros. . Pictures . Based on the animated television series , Scooby-Doo , Where Are You ? , it is the second installment in the Scooby-Doo live-action film series and a sequel to 2002 's Scooby-Doo . The returning cast features Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred , Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne , Linda Cardellini as Velma , Matthew Lillard as Shaggy and Neil Fanning as the voice of titular protagonist Scooby-Doo . Series newcomers include Seth Green , Tim Blake Nelson , Peter Boyle and Alicia Silverstone , who appear in supporting roles . The film was released on March 26 , 2004 , received negative reviews and grossed $ 181 million worldwide .
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 2014 American action adventure film based on the Mirage Studios characters of the same name , produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes , and distributed by Paramount Pictures . It is the fifth film of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series and is also a reboot that features the main characters , portrayed by a new cast and the first in the reboot series . The film was directed by Jonathan Liebesman , written by Josh Appelbaum , André Nemec and Evan Daugherty , and stars Megan Fox , Will Arnett , William Fichtner , Minae Noji , Whoopi Goldberg , Abby Elliott and Tohoru Masamune , and featuring the voices of Johnny Knoxville , Alan Ritchson , Noel Fisher , Jeremy Howard and Tony Shalhoub . The film was announced shortly before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Peter Laird sold the rights to the characters to Nickelodeon in October 2009 . The film was released on August 8 , 2014 . The film received generally negative reviews from critics , but was a box office success , earning $ 493.3 million on a $ 125 million budget and it became the highest grossing film in the series . The film won the Worst Supporting Actress award at the 35th Golden Raspberry Awards in 2015 for Fox 's performance as April O'Neil and also received nominations for Worst Picture , Worst Prequel , Remake , Rip-off or Sequel , Worst Director , and Worst Screenplay . Conversely , it was also nominated at the 28th Kids ' Choice Awards for Favorite Movie , Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Actress . A sequel , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows , was released on June 3 , 2016 .
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Shaun the Sheep Movie is a 2015 British stop-motion animated adventure comedy film inspired by the television series Shaun the Sheep , created by Nick Park . The film follows Shaun and his flock into the big city to rescue their farmer , who found himself amnesiac there as a result of their mischief . It was produced by Aardman Animations , and financed by StudioCanal in association with Anton Capital Entertainment , with the former also distributing the film in the United Kingdom and several other European countries . Richard Starzak and Mark Burton wrote and directed the film , with Ilan Eshkeri composing the music , while Justin Fletcher , John Sparkes , and Omid Djalili provided the voices . The film premiered on 24 January 2015 , at the Sundance Film Festival , and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2015 . Shaun the Sheep Movie was nominated at the 88th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . It was also nominated in The 73rd Golden Globe Awards , BAFTA Awards and won in the Toronto Film Critics Awards for Best Animated Film . It also earned five nominations at The Annie Awards including Best Animated Feature . Aardman is planning a sequel to the film .
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The Spider-Man film series is a superhero film series consisting of Spider-Man ( 2002 ) , Spider-Man 2 ( 2004 ) and Spider-Man 3 ( 2007 ) . Based on the Marvel comic book series about the fictional character of the same name , all three films were directed by Sam Raimi and distributed by Columbia Pictures . Tobey Maguire plays the titular role , with Kirsten Dunst portraying his love interest , Mary Jane Watson , and James Franco concluding the principal cast with his role as Harry Osborn , Spider-Man 's frenemy . Throughout the series , the Spider-Man releases featured villains such as Green Goblin ( Willem Dafoe ) , Doctor Octopus ( Alfred Molina ) , Sandman ( Thomas Haden Church ) and Venom ( Topher Grace ) . Other characters who appeared in the series are Betty Brant ( Elizabeth Banks ) , J. Jonah Jameson ( J. K. Simmons ) and Gwen Stacy ( Bryce Dallas Howard ) . Every Spider-Man film was a financial success and achieved blockbuster status . Each installment was the third top-grossing film of their respective release years . In 2002 , The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets performed better than Spider-Man . For 2004 , Shrek 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban had grossed more than Spider-Man 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix outdid Spider-Man 3s revenue . With a box office total of nearly $ 900 million , Spider-Man 3 stands as the highest-earning in the series and is the 31st highest-grossing film worldwide . The previous two entries sit at 41st and 48th in worldwide totals . The franchise made around $ 2.5 billion at the box office in ticket sales . Overall , the film series received positive to polarized reception from critics . Spider-Man was released to largely positive reviews from the media , scoring an 89 % rating based on a sample of 192 reviews on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes with an average of 7.6 / 10 . The second entry performed even better with critics , garnering an approval rating of 93 % on Rotten Tomatoes , with an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 . With 241 reviews accounted for , Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film had a `` fresh '' rating of 63 % and a score of 6.2 / 10 . Metacritic lists the third installment as having a 59 % rating on its site . Spider-Man 2 was named the third best superhero film of all-time by IGN and Time magazine . Raimi 's Spider-Man series won various awards and gathered five Academy Award nominations : two for Spider-Man and three for Spider-Man 2 , with one win for Best Visual Effects in 2005 for Spider-Man 2 . The series won two MTV Movie Awards out of ten nominations and five Saturn Awards out of thirteen nominations . The films were nominated for one Annie Award , five British Academy Film Awards , two Grammy Awards , seven Teen Choice Awards and ten Satellite Awards . Other honors came from the Visual Effects Society Awards , which gave the franchise ten nominations and three wins , as well as the Taurus World Stunt Awards , which nominated the films for three of their accolades . The American Film Institute named Spider-Man 2 one of the Best Movie Productions of 2004 .
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The Peanuts Movie ( known in some countries as Snoopy and Charlie Brown : The Peanuts Movie ) is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox , based on Charles M. Schulz 's comic strip Peanuts . The film is directed by Steve Martino and written by Craig and Bryan Schulz ( Schulz 's son and grandson , respectively ) , and Cornelius Uliano , and stars the voices of Noah Schnapp as Charlie Brown and , via archival recordings , Bill Melendez as Snoopy and Woodstock . It is the fifth full-length Peanuts film , and the first feature film in 35 years . It commemorates the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas , and was released on November 6 , 2015 . The film sees Charlie Brown trying to improve his odds with the Little Red-Haired Girl . Meanwhile , Snoopy writes a book about the World War I Flying Ace , as he imagines himself as a legend trying to save his love interest and fellow pilot , Fifi , from the Red Baron and his army . The Peanuts Movie received positive reviews from critics and grossed $ 246 million worldwide against a $ 99 million budget . It also received nominations for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature , the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature , and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film . The film was preceded by a Fox and Blue Sky animated short named Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe , an animated short to promote their newest Ice Age film Ice Age : Collision Course .
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Moshi Monsters : The Movie is a British-Irish-American animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Wip Vernooij and Morgan Francis ( which marked their directorial debut ) and based on the virtual world of Moshi Monsters . The film stars Katsuma , Poppet , Diavlo , Luvli , Furi , Zommer , Dr. Strangeglove , Sweet Tooth , Bobbi Singsong , Mr and Mrs Snoodle , Buster Bumplechops , and more monsters along with a load of Moshlings . The film was released to UK and Irish theaters in 20 December 2013 .
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The Smurflings ( original French title : Les P'tits Schtroumpfs ) is the thirteenth album of the original French-language Smurfs comic series created by Belgian artist Peyo . Apart from the titular one , it contains other story : The Clockwork Smurf .
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants . The film was directed by series creator Stephen Hillenburg and starred the series ' cast of Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Clancy Brown , Rodger Bumpass and Mr. Lawrence , with guest performances by Scarlett Johansson , Jeffrey Tambor , Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff . It was produced by Hillenburg 's production company United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , it was distributed by Paramount Pictures and also it was first film in the SpongeBob SquarePants film series . In the film , Plankton devises a plan to steal King Neptune 's crown and send it to Shell City , and SpongeBob and Patrick must retrieve the crown to save Mr. Krabs from King Neptune 's wrath and Bikini Bottom from Plankton 's plan . Previous offers by Paramount Pictures for a film adaptation of SpongeBob SquarePants had been rejected by Stephen Hillenburg , but he eventually accepted one offer in 2002 . A writing team consisting of Hillenburg , Paul Tibbitt , Derek Drymon , Aaron Springer , Kent Osborne and Tim Hill was assembled , conceiving the idea of a mythical hero 's quest and the search for a stolen crown , which would bring SpongeBob and Patrick to the surface . The film was originally intended as the series finale , but Nickelodeon ordered more episodes of the series as the series had become increasingly profitable , so Hillenburg resigned as showrunner , with Tibbitt taking Hillenburg 's place . The film was promoted immensely by Paramount and Nickelodeon , with tie-in promotions made by 7-Eleven , the Cayman Islands and Burger King , which decorated various of its franchises with 9 ft SpongeBob inflatable figures . The film was a box office success and grossed $ 85 million in the United States and $ 140 million worldwide , and received generally positive reviews from critics . A stand-alone sequel titled The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water was released on February 6 , 2015 , and a third film is scheduled for release on August 2 , 2019 .
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a film series based on the comic book characters of the same name created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird . The first film in the series , titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , was released in 1990 at the height of the franchise 's popularity and was a commercial success . The success of the film garnered two direct sequels , respectively released in 1991 and 1993 , and a CGI animated film in 2007 billed as TMNT building on the success of the 2003 -- 09 TV series . The series was rebooted in a new film made by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , released on August 8 , 2014 . The sequel was released on June 3 , 2016 .
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The Shallows is a 2016 American survival thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra , written by Anthony Jaswinski and starring Blake Lively . In the film , a surfer gets stranded 200 yards from shore , and must use her wits and determination to survive a great white shark attack . Principal photography began in October 2015 in New South Wales and Queensland , Australia . The film was released in the United States on June 24 , 2016 by Columbia Pictures . The film received positive reviews and grossed over $ 119 million against a $ 17 million budget , becoming a box office success .
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Garfield : The Movie is a 2004 American family comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt inspired by Jim Davis ' comic strip of the same name . It stars Breckin Meyer as Jon Arbuckle , Jennifer Love Hewitt as Dr. Liz Wilson , and features Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield . Garfield was created with computer animation , though all other animals were real . The film was produced by Davis Entertainment Company and distributed by 20th Century Fox . The film shares several similarities to the 1982 animated special Here Comes Garfield . Garfield : The Movie grossed $ 200 million on a $ 50 million budget . The film was released in the United States on June 11 , 2004 . A sequel , Garfield : A Tail of Two Kitties , was released in June 2006 .
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C. S. Forester's first name was Carl.
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Cecil Louis Troughton Smith ( 27 August 1899 -- 2 April 1966 ) , known by his pen name Cecil Scott `` C. S. '' Forester , was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series , depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic wars . Two of the Hornblower books , A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours , were jointly awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1938 . His other works include The African Queen ( 1935 ; filmed in 1951 by John Huston ) .
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Forest is both a surname and a given name . Notable people with the name include : Surname : Frank Forest ( 1896 -- 1976 ) , American opera singer Jean-Claude Forest ( 1930 -- 1998 ) , French comic book author and creator of Barbarella Jessé de Forest ( 1576 -- 1624 ) , leader of a group of Walloon Huguenots fleeing religious persecution Jim Forest ( born 1941 ) , writer , lay theologian , educator , peace activist John Forest ( 1471 -- 1538 ) , English Roman Catholic martyr and friar John William De Forest ( 1826 -- 1906 ) , American soldier and writer Lee De Forest ( 1873 -- 1961 ) , American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit Philippe Forest ( born 1962 ) , French author and professor of literature Roy De Forest ( 1930 -- 2007 ) , American painter Given name : Forest Dewey Dodrill ( 1902 -- 1997 ) , doctor who performed the first successful open heart surgery Forest Ray Moulton ( 1872 -- 1952 ) , American astronomer Forest Sale ( 1911 -- 1985 ) , American basketball player Forest Whitaker ( born 1961 ) , American actor , producer and director Forest Yu ( born 1991 ) , former TSFX employee
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Carlton is both a surname and a given name . Notable people with the name include : Surname : Bart Carlton , American basketball player and twice All-American ( 1930 and 1931 ) Carl Carlton ( born 1953 ) , American R&B , soul , and funk singer and songwriter Danny Carlton ( born 1983 ) , English footballer Doyle E. Carlton ( 1885 -- 1972 ) , Governor of Florida Jim Carlton ( 1935 -- 2015 ) , Australian politician Larry Carlton ( born 1948 ) , studio guitarist best known for working with Steely Dan , the Crusaders and Joni Mitchell in the 1970s Steve Carlton ( born 1944 ) , professional baseball player ( 1965 -- 88 ) Vanessa Carlton ( born 1980 ) , pop and rock singer , songwriter and pianist Wray Carlton ( born 1937 ) , American collegiate football and American Football League player Carlton Chipashu ( born 1999 ) , zimbabwean artist , song writer and cover artist Given name : Carlton B. Ardery , Jr. ( died 1965 ) , American test pilot Carlton Barrett ( 1950 -- 1987 ) , reggae drummer and percussion player ; member of Bob Marley and The Wailers Carlton W. Barrett ( 1919 -- 1986 ) , US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Carlton Cole ( born 1983 ) , English footballer Carlton Cuse ( born 1959 ) , American screenwriter and producer Carlton Fairweather ( born 1961 ) , English footballer Carlton Fisk ( born 1947 ) , professional baseball player ( 1969 , 1971 -- 1993 ) Carlton Foster , American politician Carlton Higbie ( born 1983 ) , author and for Navy SEAL Carlton Johnson ( born 1969 ) , American football player Carlton Jones , police officer referenced in Between the World and Me Carlton Morris ( born 1995 ) , English football player Carlton Palmer ( born 1965 ) , English international football player Carlton Skinner ( 1913 -- 2004 ) , Governor of Guam Fictional characters : Carlton Banks , from the American television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Carlton Lassiter , from the American television series Psych Carlton the doorman , on the American television show Rhoda and Carlton Your Doorman Johnny Cage ( born John Carlton ) , from the Mortal Kombat video game series Carlton `` Carl '' Carlson , from the long-running animated television series The Simpsons Category : English given names
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Chandler is a given name , usually applied to males , and likely derived from surnames reflecting the occupational term chandler . Real people bearing the name include : Joel Chandler Harris ( 1848 -- 1908 ) , American folklorist and short-story author Chandler Beach ( 1839 -- 1928 ) , American entrepreneur and encyclopedist Chandler Hale ( 1873 -- 1951 ) , American diplomat Chandler Owen ( 1889 -- 1967 ) , African-American activist Chandler Brossard ( 1922 -- 1993 ) , American novelist , writer , editor and teacher Chandler Williams ( 1985 -- 2013 ) , American football player Chandler Burr ( born 1963 ) , American journalist and author Chandler Parsons ( born 1988 ) , American basketball player Chandler Massey ( born 1990 ) , American actor American football players Chandler Jones : Chandler Jones ( born 1990 ) , NFL defensive end Chandler Jones ( born 1991 ) , CFL player Chandler Riggs ( born 1999 ) , American actor Chandler Bing is a fictional character on the TV series Friends . Category : Masculine given names
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Carle is a surname . Notable people with the name include : Eric Carle ( born 1929 ) , American designer , illustrator , and writer of children 's books Frankie Carle ( 1903 -- 2001 ) , American pianist and bandleader Jerry Carle ( 1923 -- 2014 ) , American football , basketball , and baseball player and coach Gabrielle Carle ( born 1998 ) , Canadian soccer forward Gilles Carle ( 1928 -- 2009 ) , French Canadian director , screenwriter and painter Glenn Carle , American writer and former intelligence officer Jean Carle ( born 1962 ) , Canadian former civil servant , business executive , and Liberal Party operative Mathieu Carle ( born 1987 ) , Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman Matt Carle ( born 1984 ) , American former professional ice hockey defenseman Nichole de Carle ( born 1984 ) , British fashion designer Nick Carle ( born 1981 ) , retired Australian soccer midfielder Pontus Carle ( born 1955 ) , contemporary artist Richard Carle ( 1871 -- 1941 ) , American stage and film actor Sophie Carle ( born 1964 ) , Luxembourgian actress and singer
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Fryer is a surname .
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Forrest is a common English surname deriving from Forest . Variant spellings include Forest , Foriest , De Forest , De Forrest , DeForest and DeForrest . It appears to originate in Scotland around the Edinburgh region . The Forrest clan fought with Bonnie Prince Charlie travelling down to England with the Scottish invasions of the 17th and 18th centuries . Notable real persons with the name include : Alexander Forrest , Australian explorer Andrew Forrest , Australian mining entrepreneur Anne Marie Forrest , Irish writer Anthony Alexander Forrest , Australian rules footballer and soldier April Forrest , singer in girlgroup Jada UniversalMotown Arthur J. Forrest , Medal of Honor recipient Barbara Forrest , philosopher and critic of intelligent design Catriona Forrest , Scottish field hockey player Craig Forrest , Canadian soccer/football player Dan Forrest , American composer David Forrest ( disambiguation ) , several people of that name Edwin Forrest , American actor Emmett Forrest ( 1927 -- 2013 ) , American collector and museum founder Eric Forrest , bass guitarist Frederic Forrest , American actor French Forrest , American Confederate naval officer George Forrest , several people Hal Forrest , American comics artist Helen Forrest , American big band singer Ina Forrest , Canadian wheelchair curler James Forrest ( disambiguation ) , several people Jason Forrest , electronic music producer Jodi Forrest , American actress Joe Forrest , American Football/Baseball Coach Trade Show Exhibit Expert John Forrest ( disambiguation ) , several people Joseph King Cummins Forrest , an original founder of The Chicago Tribune Katherine V. Forrest , American writer Kevin Forrest , American soccer player Linn A. Forrest , American architect Margaret Forrest , wife of John Forrest the explorer Maureen Milgram Forrest ( 1938 -- 2013 ) , British businesswoman Nathan Bedford Forrest , Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest III , American general Paula Forrest , Australian actress Peter Forrest , Australian cricketer Ray Forrest , American radio announcer Ruth Forrest , Tasmanian politician Sally Forrest , American actress Sam Forrest , singer and guitarist Steve Forrest ( actor ) ( 1925 -- 2013 ) , American actor Steve Forrest ( musician ) , rock music drummer Ted Forrest , American poker player Thomas Forrest , American politician Thomas Forrest , Esq ( 1572-1641 ) , Virginia Company Financier , husband of the first woman to come to America in 1608 Uriah Forrest ( 1746-1805 ) , Revolutionary War hero , U.S. Congressman and delegate for Maryland , and direct descendent of Thomas Forrest , Esq ( 1572-1641 ) Thorne Forrest , P. Eng. , Traffic Engineer Vernon Forrest ( 1971-2009 ) , American boxer William Forrest ( 1902 -- 1989 ) , an American film actor William Forrest ( disambiguation ) , several people Notable fictional characters include : Duke Forrest , a character from the M * A * S * H novels Admiral Maxwell Forrest , a recurring character on Star Trek : Enterprise
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Carl is a North Germanic male name meaning `` strong man '' or `` free man '' . The name originates in Scandinavia . The name equates royal status ; it is the first name of many Kings of Sweden including Carl XVI Gustaf . It is popular in Denmark , Iceland , Finland , Norway , and Sweden , and was largely popularized in the United States by Scandinavian descendants . Karl is a Germanic spelling which is very popular in Austria , Germany , Switzerland , and Norway , and was also popularized by German speaking descendants in the USA . Other variants include the Anglo-Saxon-Frankish variant Charles , popular in Australia , Philippines , Canada , France , New Zealand , the UK and the United States ; Carlo , very popular in Italy and southern Switzerland ; Carlos , popular in Spain and Hispanic Latin America ; and Karol , a variant in Poland and Slovakia .
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Calder is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Alexander Calder ( Beaumont , Texas ) ( 1806 -- 1853 ) , first mayor of Beaumont , Texas Alexander Milne Calder ( 1846 -- 1923 ) , American sculptor , father of : Alexander Stirling Calder ( 1870 -- 1945 ) , American sculptor , father of : Alexander Calder ( 1898 -- 1976 ) , American sculptor , the inventor of mobile sculpture Bob Calder ( b. 1907 ) , Scottish footballer Clive Calder ( b. 1946 ) , recording executive and businessman David Calder ( actor ) ( b. 1946 ) David O. Calder ( 1823 -- 1884 ) , Mormon pioneer Eddie Calder , American college basketball player Finlay Calder ( b. 1957 ) , Scottish rugby player Frank Calder ( 1877 -- 1943 ) , the first NHL President , eponymous to : Frank Arthur Calder ( 1915 -- 2006 ) , Canadian politician , plaintiff in Calder v. British Columbia ( Attorney General ) Harry Calder ( 1901 -- 1995 ) , South African cricketer James Calder ( 1826 -- 1893 ) , 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University James Alexander Calder ( 1868 -- 1956 ) , Canadian politician Jim Calder ( footballer ) ( b. 1960 ) Scottish Footballer - Inverness Caledonian Thistle Jim Calder ( rugby league ) New Zealand rugby league international Jim Calder ( rugby union ) ( b. 1957 ) Scottish rugby union international John Calder ( b. 1927 ) , founder of Calder Publishing Katherine Calder ( b. 1980 ) , cross-country skier and Winter Olympian Mary Gordon Calder ( c. 1906-1992 ) , Scottish palaeobotanist Peter Ritchie Calder , ( Lord Ritchie-Calder ) ( 1906 -- 1982 ) , Scottish author , journalist and academic , father of : Nigel Calder ( b. 1931 ) , British science writer , father of : Simon Calder ( b. 1955 ) , travel writer Angus Calder ( b. 1942 ) , historian Robert Calder , ( 1745 -- 1818 ) , British naval officer Sam Calder ( b. 1916 ) , Australian politician William M. Calder ( 1869 -- 1945 ) , senator from New York
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Carlier is a Francophone surname , shared by several personalities : one of the protagonists in Joseph Conrad 's story An Outpost of Progress Dominique Carlier ( born 1959 ) , footballer and coach Dr Edmond Carlier FRSE FRES ( 1861-1940 ) physiologist and entomologist Émile Joseph Nestor Carlier ( 1849-1927 ) , French sculptor Franz Carlier , a Belgian footballer Guy Carlier ( born 1949 ) , French author and chronicler Libera Carlier , ( 1926-2007 ) a captain , pilot , and writer Modeste Carlier ( 1820 - 1878 ) , Belgian painter , lauréat of the Prix de Rome Pierre Carlier , prefect of the Paris police ( 1849-51 ) René Carlier , 17th century French architect Rudy Carlier ( born 1986 ) , French footballer Vincent Carlier , a French footballer
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Carl Alwyn Schenck ( March 25 , 1868 -- May 17 , 1955 ) was a pioneering forestry educator in North America , known for his contributions as the forester for George W. Vanderbilt 's Biltmore Estate , and the founder of the Biltmore Forest School , the first practical forestry school in the United States , in 1898 , near Brevard , NC .
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Hosmer is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Bradley C. Hosmer , twelfth Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy Craig Hosmer ( 1915 -- 1982 ) , United States Representative from California Eric Hosmer , baseball player Frederick Lucian Hosmer ( 1840 -- 1929 ) , American Unitarian hymnist George Washington Hosmer ( 1804 -- 1881 ) , American educator Harriet Goodhue Hosmer ( 1830 -- 1908 ) , American sculptor Hezekiah L. Hosmer ( 1765 -- 1814 ) , U.S. Representative from New York Hezekiah Lord Hosmer ( judge ) ( 1814 -- 1893 ) , American lawyer , judge , journalist , and author James Kendall Hosmer ( 1834 -- 1927 ) , American educator , historian and writer . Ralph Hosmer ( 1874 -- 1963 ) , Hawaii 's First Forester Stephen Hosmer ( 1763 -- 1834 ) , Connecticut jurist Titus Hosmer ( 1736 -- 1780 ) , Continental Congressman from Connecticut and father of Stephen Hosmer Thomas Hosmer Shepherd , English watercolor artist
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Carder is a surname of English origin , derived from the occupation of carding .
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Charles is a masculine given name from the French form Charles of a Germanic name Karl . The original Anglo-Saxon was Ċearl or Ċeorl , as the name of King Cearl of Mercia , that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England . The corresponding Old Norse form is Karl , and the German form is also Karl . The name was notably borne by Charlemagne ( Charles the Great ) , and was at the time Latinized as Karolus ( as in Vita Karoli Magni ) , later also as Carolus .
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Fowler is an English and/or Scots surname with a linguistic origin in the Old English fugelere , indicative of a person occupied as a bird-catcher .
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Carl Breer ( 8 November 1883 -- 21 December 1970 ) was an American automotive industry engineer . Along with Fred M. Zeder and Owen Skelton , he was one of the core engineering people that formed the present day Chrysler Corporation . He made material contributions to Tourist Automobile Company , Allis-Chalmers , Studebaker , and was the moving engineer behind the Chrysler AirFlow . He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame .
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Conrad is a masculine given name and a surname .
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Carl Mooers ( born September 29 , 1929 ) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick , Canada . He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1967 to 1974 as a Progressive Conservative member . He was born in Fredericton , New Brunswick , the son of Wilmot F. Mooers and Lily E. Cullington . Mooers studied at a business college there . In 1965 , he married Shirley Margaret Patstone . They gave birth to three children , Wilmot Fraser , Sheila Margaret and Carl Michael . The two were divorced and Carl 's second wife was Marit ( from Norway ) They also had three children , sons ; Arne Oyvind , Erik Andreaus and Morten . Mooers served in the province 's Executive Council as Minister of Supply and Services from 1972 to 1974 . He owned Treeland , Hayland ( lumber and mill ) and was the builder/owner of the province 's first Mercedes dealership .
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Calvert is a given name and a surname .
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Ansel F. Hall ( May 6 , 1894 , Oakland , California -- March 28 , 1962 ) was an American naturalist . He was the first Chief Naturalist and first Chief Forester of the United States National Park Service .
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Chester is a masculine given name .
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Dale is a given name .
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Carl ( Compars ) Herrmann ( 1816 -- 1887 ) was a German illusionist . The Herrmann family name is known as the `` first-family of magic '' . Alexander 's father Samuel , a practicing German physician , was the first to enjoy magic as a hobby . Samuel 's first son Carl ( Compars ) , was born in 1816 and left medical school at an early age to pursue a career as a magician . He was the first in the family to gain fame as a conjurer . By the age of thirty , Carl was recognized as one of Europe 's most accomplished magician . Alexander Herrmann , who was 27 years younger than his brother Carl , also became a world-famous magician .
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The surname Foster ( Forster , or Forester ) derives from the ancient title and office bestowed upon those overseeing the upkeep and administration of hunting territories belonging to either the monarch , or bishop ( where empowered to grant warren ) . The title begins to be adopted as a surname , in the historical record , from the 12th and 13th centuries onwards .
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Ocker is a surname .
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Corey is a given first or last name .
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Charles Santiago Sanders Peirce was the adopted name of Charles Sanders Peirce ( September 10 , 1839 -- April 19 , 1914 ) , an American philosopher , logician , mathematician , and scientist . Peirce 's name appeared in print as `` Charles Santiago Peirce '' as early as 1890 . Starting in 1906 he used `` Santiago '' in many of his own articles . There is no well-documented explanation of why Peirce adopted the middle name `` Santiago '' ( Spanish for Saint James ) but speculations and beliefs of contemporaries and scholars focused on his gratitude to his old friend William James and more recently on Peirce 's second wife Juliette ( of unknown but possibly Spanish Gypsy heritage ) .
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Forrest is a masculine given name . Notable persons with the name include : Forrest ( singer ) , born Forrest Thomas , an American singer popular in the UK and Netherlands Forrest Adair ( 1865 -- 1936 ) , real estate dealer Forrest Aguirre ( born 1969 ) , American fantasy and horror author Forrest B. Royal ( 1893 -- 1945 ) , member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1915 Forrest Baugher ( born 1934 ) , American politician , former Washington state representative Forrest Behm ( born 1919 ) , American football player Forrest Bess ( 1911 -- 1977 ) , American painter and eccentric visionary Forrest Bird ( 1921 -- 2015 ) , American aviator , inventor , and biomedical engineer Forrest Blue ( 1945 -- 2011 ) , offensive lineman George Forrest Browne ( 1833 -- 1930 ) , English bishop Forrest Burmeister ( 1913 -- 1997 ) , American football player Forrest DeBernardi ( 1899 -- 1970 ) , American collegiate basketball player Forrest C. Donnell ( 1884 -- 1980 ) , U.S. Senator and 40th Governor of Missouri Forrest Church ( 1948 -- 2009 ) , leading Unitarian Universalist minister , author , and theologian Forrest Claypool , American politician currently serving as president of the Chicago Transit Authority Forrest Compton ( born 1925 ) , American actor Forrest Craver ( 1875 -- 1958 ) , college football player and coach and athletic director Forrest DeBernardi ( 1899 -- 1970 ) , collegiate basketball player Forrest Douds ( 1905 -- 1979 ) , All-American football player Forrest Dunn ( born 1928 ) , retired administrator of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum Forrest E. Everhart ( 1922 -- 1986 ) , United States Army soldier Forrest E. Peden ( 1913 -- 1945 ) , United States Army soldier Forrest England ( 1912 -- 2002 ) , American football coach and college athletic administrator Forrest F. Dryden ( 1864 -- 1932 ) , President of Prudential Insurance Company of America ( now Prudential Financial ) Forrest Fang ( born 1959 ) , Chinese American composer and violinist Forrest Fezler ( born 1949 ) , American golf course design consultant and former PGA Tour professional golfer Forrest Fulton ( 1846 -- 1926 ) , British judge and Conservative politician Forrest Gander ( born 1956 ) , American poet , essayist , novelist , critic , and translator Forrest Goodwin ( 1862 -- 1913 ) , United States Representative from Maine Forrest Gregg ( born 1933 ) , American National Football League Hall of Fame player and head coach Forrest Griffin ( born 1979 ) , American mixed martial artist Forrest Griffith ( 1928 -- 2007 ) , American football player Forrest Guth ( 1921 -- 2009 ) , United States Army soldier during World War II Forrest H. Anderson ( 1913 -- 1989 ) , 17th Governor of Montana Forrest Halsey ( 1877 -- 1949 ) , American screenwriter Forrest Hamer ( born 1956 ) , American poet , psychologist , and psychoanalyst Forrest George Howell ( 2016 ) , Adventure traveller , explorer and philanthropist Forrest J. Ackerman ( 1916 -- 2008 ) , American magazine editor , writer , collector , and fan of science fiction and horror Forrest Kline ( born 1983 ) , lead singer , songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye Forrest Knox ( born 1956 ) , Republican member of the Kansas Senate Forrest L. Richardson ( born 1959 ) , American golf course architect and member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects ( ASGCA ) Forrest L. Vosler ( 1923 -- 1992 ) , Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress radio operator Forrest L. Wood ( born 1932 ) , founder of Ranger Boats Forrest Lake ( politician ) ( 1868 -- 1939 ) , prominent politician , banker , real estate investor , a mayor of Sanford , Florida , and member of the Florida House of Representatives Forrest Landis ( born 1994 ) , American child actor Forrest Lewis ( 1899 -- 1977 ) , American actor Forrest M. Hall ( 1869 -- 1961 ) , American football player and coach Forrest McClendon , American stage actor , singer , and professor Forrest McPherson ( 1911 -- 1989 ) , American football player Forrest Mars , Sr. ( 1904 -- 1999 ) , driving force of the Mars candy empire Forrest Mars , Jr. , son of Forrest Mars , Sr. and one of the wealthiest people in the world Forrest McDonald ( born 1927 ) , American historian Forrest Mims ( born 1944 ) , amateur scientist , magazine columnist , and author Forrest Myers ( born 1941 ) , American sculptor Forrest O. Rednour ( 1923 -- 1943 ) , United States Coast Guardsman Forrest O'Connor ( born 1988 ) , American singer-songwriter , mandolinist , and entrepreneur Forrest Parry ( 1921 -- 2005 ) , IBM engineer Forrest Petz ( born 1975 ) , American mixed martial artist Forrest Pogue ( 1912 -- 1996 ) , official United States Army historian during World War II Forrest Redlich , Australian independent writer/producer of films and TV Forrest Reid ( 1875 -- 1947 ) , Irish novelist , literary critic , and translator Forrest S. Petersen ( 1922 -- 1990 ) , United States Navy aviator and test pilot Forrest Sawyer ( born 1940 ) , American broadcast journalist Forrest Sherman ( 1896 -- 1951 ) , U.S. Navy admiral and Chief of Naval Operations Forrest Smith ( 1886 -- 1962 ) , 42nd Governor of Missouri Forrest Smithson ( 1884 -- 1962 ) , American hurdler and 1908 Olympic gold medalist Forrest Stanley ( 1889 -- 1969 ) , American actor and screenplay writer Forrest Taylor ( 1883 -- 1965 ) , American character actor Forrest Thompson ( 1918 -- 1979 ) , pitcher in Major League Baseball Forrest Towns ( 1914 -- 1991 ) , American track and field athlete and 1936 Olympic gold medalist Forrest Tucker ( 1919 -- 1986 ) , American actor Forrest Tucker ( criminal ) ( 1920 -- 2004 ) , American career criminal Forrest Twogood ( 1907 -- 1972 ) , minor league baseball player , college basketball and baseball coach , and college athletics administrator Forrest Phillips ( 1887 -- 1972 ) , farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island Forrest W. Seymour ( 1905 -- 1983 ) , Pulitzer Prize -- winning journalist for the Des Moines Register and Worcester , Massachusetts Telegram Forrest Ward ( born 1949 ) , retired amateur heavyweight boxer Forest Whitaker ( born 1961 ) , American actor Forrest White ( 1920 -- 1994 ) , American musical instruments industry executive Forrest Wilson ( 1883 -- 1942 ) , American author and journalist
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Falconer is a Scottish surname , a sept of Clan Keith , and an Anglicized version of the French surname `` Fauconnier '' . In both cases , the name is derived from the occupational name for a trainer of falcons . People with the surname Falconer : Alex Falconer , Scottish Labour Party politician , Member of the European Parliament 1984 -- 1999 Brian Falconer ( born 1933 ) , Australian rules footballer Charles Falconer , Baron Falconer of Thoroton ( born 1951 ) , British lawyer and politician Claire Falconer , Northern Irish actress and painter Colin Falconer ( disambiguation ) , multiple people Daniel Falconer , movie weapon and armour designer Sir David Falconer ( 1640 -- 1685 ) , Scottish judge Deborah Falconer ( born 1965 ) , American actress and musician Delia Falconer ( born 1966 ) , Australian novelist Doug Falconer ( Canadian football ) ( born 1952 ) , Canadian professional football player Douglas Scott Falconer , British quantitative geneticist Duncan Falconer , British SBS commando and author Earl Falconer ( born 1959 ) , British bass player , member of UB40 Edmund Falconer ( 1814 -- 1879 ) , writer and actor Elizabeth Falconer ( born 1956 ) , American koto player Etta Zuber Falconer ( 1933 -- 2002 ) , American educator and mathematician George Falconer ( 1946 -- 2013 ) , Scottish footballer Hugh Falconer ( 1808 -- 1865 ) , Scottish palaeontologist , geologist and botanist Ian Falconer ( born 1959 ) , American illustrator and children 's book author Jacob Falconer ( 1869 -- 1928 ) , American representative Jenni Falconer ( born 1976 ) , British television presenter John Falconer , British poker player John Mackie Falconer ( 1820 -- 1903 ) , American artist Joyce Falconer ( born 1969 ) , Scottish actress Kenneth Falconer ( born 1952 ) , British mathematician Kenneth Falconer , a pen name of American science fiction author Cyril M. Kornbluth ( 1923 -- 1958 ) Kyle Falconer ( born 1987 ) , Scottish singer Pablo Falconer , British reggae producer Peter Falconer ( born 1943 ) , Australian politician Reid Falconer ( born 1956 ) , American politician Robert Falconer ( 1867 -- 1943 ) , Canadian academic Sandrea Falconer ( born 1966 ) Jamaican Senator and Television Journalist Thomas Falconer ( 1805 -- 1882 ) , English lawyer and traveller William Falconer ( 1732 -- 1769 ) , Scottish poet Willie Falconer ( born 1966 ) , Scottish footballer Algernon Keith-Falconer , 9th Earl of Kintore ( 1852 -- 1930 ) , brother of Ion Keith Falconer , British politician and colonial governor Ion Keith Falconer ( 1856 -- 1887 ) , brother of Algernon Keith-Falconer , 9th Earl of Kintore , missionary and Arabic scholar People with the first or middle name Falconer : Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton ( 1863 -- 1915 ) , Scottish Lieutenant-Colonel , recipient of the Victoria Cross David Falconer Wells ( born 1939 ) , professor of theology Falconer Madan ( 1851 -- 1935 ) , British librarian of the Bodleian Library of Oxford University Hardy Falconer Parsons ( 1897 -- 1917 ) , British Second Lieutenant , recipient of the Victoria Cross Lyall Falconer Howard ( 1896 -- 1955 ) , Australian war veteran and businessman James Falconer Wilson ( 1828 -- 1895 ) , American congressman Keith Falconer Fletcher ( 1900 -- 1987 ) , American book dealer Paul Falconer Poole ( 1806 -- 1879 ) , English painter In Scottish family names : Lord Falconer of Halkerton , a title of the Scottish peerage united to the title of Earl of Kintore Earl of Kintore , a title of the Scottish peerage united to the title of Lord Falconer of Halkerton . Falconer , a sept of Clan Keith Fictional characters : Quellcrist Falconer , a character of Richard Morgan 's Takeshi Kovacs series
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Carl Ferris Miller ( 1921 -- 2002 ) , was an American-born South Korean banker and arborist . He is best known as the founder of the Chollipo Arboretum in Taean-gun , South Chungcheong Province , South Korea , and one of the first Americans to be naturalized as a South Korean citizen .
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Folger is both a surname and given name . Notable people with the name include : Surname : Abigail Folger ( 1943-1969 ) , American civil rights activist Alonzo Dillard Folger ( 1888-1941 ) , Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Charles J. Folger ( 1818-1884 ) , American politician Dan Folger ( 1943-2006 ) , American singer and songwriter Emily Jordan Folger ( 1858-1936 ) , Shakespeare scholar Henry Clay Folger ( 1857-1930 ) , founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library J. A. Folger ( 1835-1889 ) , founder of the Folgers Coffee Company John Clifford Folger ( 1893-1981 ) , United States Ambassador to Belgium ( 1957-59 ) John Hamlin Folger ( 1880-1963 ) , American lawyer Jonas Folger ( born 1993 ) , German motorbike racer Joseph P. Folger ( 21st century ) , American academic Mary Morrell Folger , grandmother of Benjamin Franklin , referenced in Moby Dick Mayhew Folger ( 1774-1828 ) , American whaler and grandfather of William M. Folger Peter Folger ( 1905-1980 ) , American businessperson Peter Folger ( Nantucket settler ) ( 1617-1690 ) , Baptist missionary , teacher , and surveyor and grandfather of Benjamin Franklin Thomas Eugene Folger , Jr. ( 1954-1998 ) , American Photographer , Paramedic , Firefighter . Thomas Eugene Folger , Sr. ( 1926-1971 ) , Gunner APA 150 on board USS Bergen US United States Navy . Service number 9874247 . Walter Folger , Jr. ( 1765-1849 ) , Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts William M. Folger ( 1844-1928 ) , United States Navy rear admiral and grandson of Mayhew Folger Given name : Walter Folger Brown ( 1869-1961 ) , American politician William Folger Nickle ( 1869-1957 ) , Canadian politician
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Forrester is a surname of Scottish origin . Notable people with the surname include : Alexander Forrester ( politician ) ( -- 1787 ) , British barrister and politician Alexander Forrester ( educationist ) ( 1805 -- 1869 ) Presbyterian clergyman and educationist Alistair Forrester , Scottish darts player Billy Forrester , English footballer Cay Forrester , American film and television actress Douglas Forrester , American businessman Gary Forrester , New Zealand musician , novelist , and poet George Forrester ( disambiguation ) , various people Helen Forrester , English author Jack Forrester , Scottish-American professional golfer James Forrester ( politician ) James Forrester ( rugby union ) Jay Wright Forrester ( 1918 -- 2016 ) , founder of the study of system dynamics Joel Forrester , composer Joseph James Forrester , English businessman Maureen Forrester , Canadian singer Patrick G. Forrester , American army officer and astronaut Philippa Forrester , English media personality Stephanie Forrester ( triathlete ) Tony Forrester , English bridge player and writer Viviane Forrester ( 1925 -- 2013 ) , French writer Fictional Doctor Clayton Forrester ( War of the Worlds ) Dr. Clayton Forrester ( Myster Science Theater 3000 ) Lee Forrester , comic book character Maryann Forrester , True Blood Pearl Forrester , Mystery Science Theater 3000 Roz Forrester , Doctor Who spinoff The Forrester family on The Bold and the Beautiful William Forrester , Finding Forrester ( film )
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Forster is an English surname meanning `` forester '' . ( It can also be an anglicization of Förster or Foerster , a German surname meaning the same ; this occasionally also appears as Forster ) . Notable people with this surname include :
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Kong: Skull Island is a book.
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Kong : Skull Island is a 2017 American action-adventure monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Dan Gilroy , Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly , from a story by John Gatins . The film is a reboot of the King Kong franchise and serves as the second film in Legendary 's MonsterVerse . It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Tom Hiddleston , Samuel L. Jackson , John Goodman , Brie Larson , Jing Tian , Toby Kebbell , John Ortiz , Corey Hawkins , Jason Mitchell , Shea Whigham , Thomas Mann , Terry Notary and John C. Reilly . The film follows a team of scientists and Vietnam War soldiers who travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific and encounter terrifying creatures and the mighty Kong . Principal photography took place from October 2015 to March 2016 in Hawaii and various locations around Vietnam . Kong : Skull Island premiered on February 28 , 2017 , in London and was released in the United States on March 10 , 2017 , in 2D , 3D , IMAX 3D and in Dolby Cinemas . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing $ 565 million worldwide against its $ 185 million budget and making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2017 .
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Skull Island is the name most often used to describe a fictional island that first appeared in the 1933 film King Kong and later appearing in its sequels , the two remakes , and any other King Kong-based media . It is the home of the eponymous King Kong and several other species of creatures , mostly prehistoric and in some cases species that should have been extinct long before the rise of mammalian creatures , along with a primitive society of humans . In the 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla and the 1967 film King Kong Escapes , the comparable islands are called `` Farou Island '' and `` Mondo Island '' , respectively . Kong plays a similar role in these islands as the godlike being of the land , a role he plays in all versions of the King Kong story . Skull Island 's origins are unknown , but Kong appears to be the only giant gorilla known to exist on the island . However , the 2005 remake shows other skeletons of Kong-sized gorillas , indicating that there was once a group of such creatures of an unknown number living on the island . Additionally , 2017 's Kong : Skull Island showed the skeletons of Kong 's parents .
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King Kong is a fictional giant ape from Skull Island who has appeared in several works since 1933 . King Kong may also refer to :
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Carl Denham is a fictional character in the films King Kong and Son of Kong ( both released in 1933 ) , as well as in the 2005 remake of King Kong , and a 2004 illustrated-novel titled Kong : King of Skull Island . The role was played by Robert Armstrong in the 1933 films and by Jack Black in the 2005 remake . Denham 's function in the story is to initiate the action by bringing the characters to Skull Island , where they encounter the giant beast Kong . Denham then brings Kong to New York City to put him on display as entertainment , but he escapes and rampages through the city .
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Kraken is a fantasy novel by British author China Miéville . It is published in the UK by Macmillan , and in the US by Del Rey Books . The book bears the subtitle `` An Anatomy '' on the title page . It was the winner for the 2011 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel . Miéville has described the book as `` a dark comedy about a squid-worshipping cult and the end of the world . It takes the idea of the squid cult very seriously . Part of the appeal of the fantastic is taking ridiculous ideas very seriously and pretending they 're not absurd . ''
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Island is a novel trilogy by Canadian author Gordon Korman . The books are set in contemporary times and designed for young teenagers . The series consists of : Shipwreck ( 2000 ) Survival ( 2001 ) Escape ( 2001 ) Island Trilogy Bind-Up Book ( 2006 )
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Publishers Weekly gave the book a starred review upon release and named it one of their `` Best Books for Children '' in 2005 , the book was a Carnegie Medal nominee in 2006 , and the film rights to the book were picked up by Warner Bros. in 2005 . A sequel , Alfred Kropp : The Seal of Solomon , was released in May 2007 . A third book , Alfred Kropp : The Thirteenth Skull , was released June 24 , 2008 . The story is based on the modern times , with the obvious conspiracy with stealing the sword `` Excalibur '' , said to be wielded by King Arthur himself in his time . It is said he threw it back to The Lady of The Lake before he died . Therefore , humans of modern times maybe placed another cover-up story to shield the Knights of the Round Table , who actually had the rights to the sword . The villain is an ex-knight , Mogart .
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Hong Ying is a Chinese author .
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King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code monster adventure film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack . The screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose was from an idea conceived by Cooper and Edgar Wallace . It stars Fay Wray , Bruce Cabot and Robert Armstrong , and opened in New York City on March 2 , 1933 , to rave reviews . It has been ranked by Rotten Tomatoes as the greatest horror film of all time and the twentieth greatest film of all time . The film tells of a gigantic , prehistoric , island-dwelling ape called Kong who dies in an attempt to possess a beautiful young woman . King Kong is especially noted for its stop-motion animation by Willis O'Brien and a groundbreaking musical score by Max Steiner . In 1991 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically and aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . It has been remade twice , in 1976 and 2005 , while a reboot , Kong : Skull Island , was released in 2017 .
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Isle of the Dead is a children 's fantasy book by the English-speaking Australian writer Emily Rodda . It is the third book in the third series of the Deltora series called Dragons of Deltora , also known as Deltora Quest 3 and , in Australia , Deltora III . It was released in 2004 . It is published by Scholastic .
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Jack Driscoll is a fictional character in the King Kong franchise . In the original 1933 film he was the first mate of the ship The Venture , while in its 2005 remake he was a playwright ( the less faithful 1976 remake had an analogous character named Jack Prescott , played by Jeff Bridges ) . He was played by Bruce Cabot in the original and by Adrien Brody in the remake . In both versions he is one of the main heroes of the story , a man who is on a ship heading for the mysterious Skull Island where Carl Denham intends to make a film . On the way , Driscoll falls in love with the actress , Ann Darrow , and when she is kidnapped by a giant ape on the island , Kong , Driscoll rescues her after helping to lead a search . Beyond these facts , even his characterization is quite different in the two films . Driscoll is a supporting character in Kong : King of Skull Island , an `` authorized '' illustrated-novel that continues the Kong story in 1957 . Driscoll is also a playable character in the video game Peter Jackson 's King Kong : The Official Game of the Movie , along with Kong himself .
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is a 1989 Japanese mystery novel by Alice Arisugawa that falls into the honkaku subgenre of mystery fiction . The book details the strange events that befall a group of vacationers on an island off Japan 's coast . The first English-language translation was published by Locked Room International in 2016 .
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`` Zombie Island '' redirects here . For the Scooby-Doo movie , see Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island . Monster Island is a novel of the zombie apocalypse horror subgenre by David Wellington , published in serial online in August , 2004 and in print in April , 2006 .
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King Kong is a 2005 epic monster adventure film co-written , produced , and directed by Peter Jackson . A remake of the 1933 film of the same name , the film stars Naomi Watts , Jack Black , Adrien Brody , and , through motion capture , Andy Serkis as the title character . Set in 1933 , King Kong tells the story of an ambitious filmmaker who coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to the mysterious Skull Island . There they encounter Kong , a legendary giant gorilla , whom they capture and take to New York City . Filming for King Kong took place in New Zealand from September 2004 to March 2005 . The project 's budget climbed from an initial $ 150 million to a then-record-breaking $ 207 million . It was released on December 14 , 2005 in Germany and on December 16 in the United States , and made an opening of $ 50.1 million . While it performed lower than expected , King Kong made domestic and worldwide grosses that eventually added up to $ 550 million , becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film in Universal Pictures history . It also generated $ 100 million in DVD sales upon its home video release . The film garnered positive reviews from critics and appeared on several top ten lists for 2005 . It was praised for its special effects , performances , sense of spectacle and comparison to the 1933 original . It won three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects .
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King Kong is a giant movie monster , resembling a giant ape , that has appeared in various media since 1933 . The character first appeared in the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures , which received universal acclaim upon its initial release and re-releases . A sequel quickly followed that same year with Son of Kong , featuring a Little Kong . In the 1960s , Toho produced King Kong vs. Godzilla ( 1962 ) , pitting a much larger Kong against Toho 's own Godzilla , and King Kong Escapes ( 1967 ) , based on The King Kong Show ( 1966 -- 69 ) from Rankin/Bass Productions . In 1976 , Dino De Laurentiis produced a modern remake of the original film directed by John Guillermin . A sequel , King Kong Lives , followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong . Another remake of the original , this time set in 1933 , was released in 2005 from filmmaker Peter Jackson . The most recent film , Kong : Skull Island ( 2017 ) , set in 1973 , is part of Legendary Entertainment 's MonsterVerse , which began with Legendary 's reboot of Godzilla in 2014 . A crossover sequel , Godzilla vs. Kong , once again pitting the characters against one another , is currently planned for 2020 . The character of King Kong has become one of the world 's most famous movie icons , having inspired countless sequels , remakes , spin-offs , imitators , parodies , cartoons , books , comics , video games , theme park rides , and a stage play . His role in the different narratives varies , ranging from a rampaging monster to a tragic antihero .
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Isle of Swords is a pirate novel for young adults by Wayne Thomas Batson , also author of The Door Within Trilogy . First published in 2007 , it tells of sailors , pirates , and a mysterious group of monks all working to get a great treasure , the treasure of Constantine . A sequel , Isle of Fire , was published in 2008 .
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Skull Island is a fictional island in the King Kong franchise . Skull Island may also refer to :
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Hell Island is a horror/adventure novella written in conjunction with the Australian Books Alive promotion , by thriller writer Matthew Reilly . While it is the fourth book released in the Shane Schofield series , it is a standalone novella in the Shane Schofield universe , supplementing the storylines in the novels Ice Station , Area 7 , Scarecrow and Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves . In the interview at the back of Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves , Matthew Reilly stated that `` Hell Island exists as a nice side adventure for Scarecrow and Mother , and a great short book for new readers who might wish to try my work . '' Hell Island was released in retail stores in 2007 after only being available through the Books Alive program .
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Once Upon an Island is a non-fiction book written by David Conover . The book is a first person account of how one man followed his dream of owning and living on his own island .
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King Kong is a musical with music by Marius de Vries , lyrics by Michael Mitnick and Craig Lucas , a book by Lucas and additional musical and lyrical contributions by 3D , Sarah McLachlan , Guy Garvey , Justice and The Avalanches . It is based on the 1933 film of the same name . The original production was mounted in Australia in 2013 . A Broadway production is planned for 2018 .
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Sea Wolf - movie . The miniseries is a screen version of the book written by Jack London .
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It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King . The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by the eponymous being , which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey . `` It '' primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferred prey of young children . The novel is told through narratives alternating between two time periods , and is largely told in the third-person omniscient mode . It deals with themes that eventually became King staples : the power of memory , childhood trauma and its recurrent echoes in adulthood , the ugliness lurking behind a façade of small-town quaintness , and overcoming evil through mutual trust and sacrifice . The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1987 , and received nominations for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards that same year . Publishers Weekly listed It as the best-selling book in the United States in 1986 .
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Corydon and the Island of Monsters is the first instalment of the Corydon Trilogy , penned by Tobias Druitt ; a pseudonym for a mother-son writing combination . It was published in the United Kingdom by Simon & Schuster in 2005 , and in the United States by A. A. Knopf in 2006 , and distributed by Random House . According to WorldCat , almost 500 libraries have copies of the book . It appears on numerous library and school reading lists . Corydon and the Island of Monsters has been translated into Czech as Corydon a ostrov příšer ( Millennium Publishing , 2008 ) and into French as Corydon et l'île aux monstres ( Tourbillon , 2009 ) .
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Shutter Island is a best-selling novel by Dennis Lehane , published by Harper Collins in April 2003 . A film adaptation was released in February 2010 . Lehane has said he sought to write a novel that would be a homage to Gothic settings , B movies , and pulp . He described the novel as a hybrid of the works of the Brontë sisters and the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers . His intent was to write the main characters in a position where they would lack 20th century resources such as radio communications . He also structured the book to be more taut than his previous book , Mystic River . Lehane was inspired by the hospital and grounds on Long Island in Boston Harbor for the model of the hospital and island . Lehane had visited it in the Blizzard of 1978 as a child with his uncle and family .
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Island of the Lizard King is a single-player adventure gamebook written by Ian Livingstone , and illustrated by Alan Langford . Originally published by Puffin Books in 1984 , the title is the seventh gamebook in the Fighting Fantasy series . It was later republished by Wizard Books in 2002 . A digital version developed by Tin Man Games was released for Android and iOS .
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The Challenge was a scripted show.
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The Challenge ( originally known as Road Rules : All Stars , followed by Real World/Road Rules Challenge ) is a reality game show on MTV that is spun off from the network 's two reality shows , Real World and Road Rules . It features alumni from these two shows , in addition to first-time cast members called ` Fresh Meat ' , alumni from Are You the One ? , and relatives of these cast members called ` Bloodlines ' , competing against one another for a cash prize . The Challenge is currently hosted by T. J. Lavin . The series premiered on June 1 , 1998 . The title of the show was originally Road Rules : All Stars before it was renamed Real World/Road Rules Challenge by the show 's 2nd season , then later abridged to simply The Challenge by the show 's 19th season . The series initially used no hosts but instead a former cast member who had been kicked off his or her season , providing assignments as `` Mr. '' or `` Ms. Big '' ( David `` Puck '' Rainey , David Edwards , and Gladys Sanabria served this role ) . Later on , however , the series began using hosts : Eric Nies and Mark Long co-hosted a season , and Jonny Moseley and Dave Mirra hosted various seasons before T. J. Lavin became the show 's regular host by the 11th season . Since the 4th season , each season has supplied the show with a unique subtitle , such as Rivals . Each season consists of a format and theme whereby the subtitle is derived . Of each season 's format and theme , 8 have been repeated or revamped through sequel seasons with shared subtitles . In chronological order , these include : Battle of the Sexes ( tied to Battle of the Sexes II , the show 's first sequel season ) ; The Inferno ( tied to The Inferno II and The Inferno III , the show 's first trilogy ) ; The Gauntlet ( tied to The Gauntlet II and The Gauntlet III ) ; The Duel ( tied to The Duel II ) ; Fresh Meat ( tied to Fresh Meat II ) , Battle of the Seasons ( tied to the second Battle of the Seasons ) ; Rivals ( tied to Rivals II and Rivals III ) ; and Battle of the Exes ( tied to Battle of the Exes II ) . The current 29th season , entitled Invasion of the Champions , premiered on February 7 , 2017 and concluded on May 16 , 2017 .
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Brainbox Challenge was a short-lived game show hosted by Clive Anderson and produced by BBC Manchester . It was broadcast weekdays on BBC Two , for most of its run in an evening slot , but in a lunchtime slot for its final week . Brainbox Challenge had rounds including `` Memory '' , `` Language '' , `` Visual and Spatial '' , `` Numerical '' and `` Coding '' . Each episode featured five head-to-head challenges based on these different skills . The winner of each challenge became the `` Brainbox Champion '' and was shown a picture of their next challenger , along with their name , age , and occupation . The champion was then given the chance to leave with their winnings ( `` take the cheque '' ) or face that opponent ( `` take the challenge '' ) . If they chose to take the challenge , they risked losing some or all of the money they had won if defeated by challengers . However , any money won in the bonus round was safe . If they chose to take the cheque , the new challenger would take the champion 's podium , and a successive challenger would be introduced . The theoretical maximum winnings for any contestant were # 13,000 .
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The Challengers is an American game show that aired in syndication from September 3 , 1990 until August 30 , 1991 . The show remained in production for its entire run on the air , differing from most syndicated game shows which usually wrapped in the early summer . The series was created by Ron Greenberg and was based largely on his 1969 production , The Who , What , or Where Game . Dick Clark presided over the show with Don Morrow announcing . The Challengers was a joint production of Ron Greenberg Productions and Dick Clark Productions , with Buena Vista Television ( now Disney -- ABC Domestic Television ) as distributor .
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The Challenge is a 1986 Australian mini series based on the 1983 America 's Cup . It was one of the first television productions by Roadshow Coote and Carroll . The series sold well overseas and screened in the UK .
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The Show is a British television show , produced by London Weekend Television 's factual programmes department for Channel 4 , which ran for a single series in 1997 . Starring comedian Bob Mills , the series comprised six 40 minute episodes and was transmitted on Saturday nights . The executive producer was Jeff Pope and the series producer was Stewart Morris . The format was unique to British television , with each episode effectively containing edited segments of The Bob Mills Show which took the form of a conventional chat show , with Mills interviewing celebrity guests and one or two musical performances . This was interspersed with real ` behind the scenes ' footage of the production team and guests , which typically showed the processes involved in getting the show to air , such as researchers booking guests , and briefing the host on the questions to ask during the show . The backstage footage focused on controversy and drama , including several arguments and creative disputes within the team , guests who dropped out , or who were dropped , and the problems of finding last-minute replacements - none of which was alluded to during the actual chat show segments , which were always impeccably produced and presented . Although conceptually interesting , the programme was not a huge ratings success , and several guests were reported to be unhappy with a format that exposed their backstage tantrums , fee negotiations , and attempts to control the line of questioning from the host . Notably , Sandra Bernhard lost her temper with both the audience and her pianist , and Jean-Claude Van Damme 's agent was not pleased that her client 's fee was ridiculed on behind the scenes footage that was transmitted . Steve Williams , who reviewed the show for the website offthetelly.co.uk , said : `` The final programme summed up everything that was great about the series . On a basic level , the director 's astonishingly sweary rant was amusing , particularly as Morris had announced earlier that C4 had told them to tone down the bad language . -LSB- ... -RSB- But even more fascinating was Morris and Pope discussing whether there 'd be another series with some C4 executives . We were told that C4 would either do another run of The Show , or another run of the courtroom series Nothing but the Truth . The last sequence on The Show saw Mills and Pope deciding they probably would n't get another series -- and they did n't . '' Andre Vincent got his break on the show as co-writer of Bob 's opening monologue and studio warm up man .
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The is a Go competition .
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The is a Go competition .
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Paranormal Challenge is an American paranormal reality television series .
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The Line is an American game show pilot created by ITV Studios , produced by High Noon Entertainment and co-hosted by Jeff Davis and Candace Bailey . The pilot showcased potential contestants waiting in a `` line '' to enter a `` vault '' . While in the latter , they must answer a series of eight questions to win a progressive jackpot . While waiting in the line , they may be chosen to perform various challenges which can earn them additional prizes and/or a move to the front , or the back , of the line .
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The Challenge is a 1970 made-for-television movie starring Darren McGavin and Mako . Director George McGowan chose to hide his involvement by using the pseudonym Alan Smithee . This was the last film appearance of Paul Lukas .
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Sports Challenge was a sports-centered game show that aired in weekly syndication from 1971 to 1979 , with a separate version that aired briefly on CBS weekends from May 20 to September 9 , 1973 . Dick Enberg was host . Johnny Gilbert , Art James , and John Harlan announced . The show was taped at the KTLA/Golden West studios in Los Angeles ( known today as Sunset Bronson Studios ) , with the exception of some shows taped at Metromedia Square . The show 's theme throughout its run was an instrumental version of The Beatles ' `` Get Back '' by Pat Williams , from his Verve Records album Heavy Vibrations ; a different theme was briefly used for the 1977 -- 1978 season , but the original theme replaced it for the show 's final season .
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Designers ' Challenge was a show that aired on HGTV in the United States . In each episode , three interior designers make presentations to a homeowner , who chooses one design to use in the house . It was hosted by Chris Harrison . Landscapers ' Challenge was a spin-off that dealt with outdoor landscaping instead .
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The Challenge is a 1982 American action film directed by John Frankenheimer and co-written by John Sayles . The film stars Scott Glenn and Toshirō Mifune . It is noted that this film features several aikido-based action scenes choreographed by Steven Seagal , prior to the start of his own film career .
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Family Challenge is an American game show that aired on The Family Channel from October 2 , 1995 to September 7 , 1997 , lasting for two seasons . Reruns aired on GSN from April 3 to September 25 , 1999 . The first season was hosted by Ray Combs , with Gene Wood serving as announcer . Both had formerly served in the same respective roles for Family Feud . Combs took the role in large part because he was deep in debt and needed the money ; his financial and some health problems eventually led Combs to commit suicide in 1996 , after the first season ended . The second season , rechristened The New Family Challenge , was hosted by Michael Burger and announced by Charlie Glaize . The show was created by comedian Dave Thomas and Woody Fraser and was originally produced as a pilot for ABC Television . Thomas and Fraser were executive producers on the show for its entire run on Family Channel .
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The Amazing World Race is a fanmade race .
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Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions . The host was Allen Ludden , who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl . In the game , two teams , each composed of a celebrity player and a contestant , attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues , in order to win cash prizes . Password originally aired for 1,555 daytime telecasts each weekday from October 2 , 1961 to September 15 , 1967 on CBS , along with weekly prime time airings from January 2 , 1962 to September 9 , 1965 and December 25 , 1966 to May 22 , 1967 . An additional 1,099 daytime shows aired from April 5 , 1971 to June 27 , 1975 on ABC . The show 's announcers were Jack Clark and Lee Vines on CBS and John Harlan on ABC . Two revivals later aired on NBC : Password Plus from 1979 to 1982 , and Super Password from 1984 to 1989 , followed by a primetime version , Million Dollar Password , on CBS from 2008 to 2009 . All of these versions introduced new variations in gameplay . In 2013 , TV Guide ranked it # 8 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever .
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Front Page Challenge was a Canadian panel game about current events and history . Created by comedy writer/performer John Aylesworth ( of the comedy team of Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth ) and produced and aired by CBC Television , the series ran from 1957 to 1995 .
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Jeopardy! is an American television quiz show created by Merv Griffin , in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers , and must phrase their responses in the form of a question . Throughout its run , the show has regularly offered auditions for potential contestants , taking place in the Los Angeles area and occasionally in other locations throughout the United States . Unlike those of many other game shows , Jeopardy! 's audition process involves passing a difficult test of knowledge on a diversity of subjects , approximating the breadth of material encountered by contestants on the show . Since 2006 , an online screener test is conducted annually .
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Racing is a competition of speed .
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The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking is a test of creativity .
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Scripted reality ( sometimes also euphemized as structured reality ) in television and entertainment is a subgenre of reality television with major or typically all parts of the contents being scripted , i.e. pre-arranged by the production company and thus fictional . Typical examples are docufictions and court shows . While there is considerable overlap in the usage of the terms scripted reality TV and reality TV , the scripted variant will never leave the plot or the story 's outcome to chance whereas the latter may compensate for chance elements with highlighting suitably entertaining parts of an otherwise real story .
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WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , known at the time as the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995 . The show became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995 . The show featured matches , pre-match interviews , and occasionally , summarized weekly events in WWF programming . Matches primarily saw top tier and mid-level talent versus jobbers . At times , there was a `` feature '' match between main WWF talent . As with other syndicated WWF programming , the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets . It was the ` B ' show of WWF syndication , meaning it generally only aired in markets where WWF had two weekly slots , with the other taken up by WWF Superstars of Wrestling .
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Climate Challenge is a Flash-based global warming game produced by the BBC and developed by Red Redemption . Players manage the economy and resources of the ` European Nations ' as its president , while reducing emissions of to combat climate change and managing crises . Climate Challenge is an environmental serious game , designed to give players an understanding of the science behind climate change , as well as the options available to policy makers and the difficulties in their implementation .
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The Playbook is a half-hour comedy series produced by Hip TV Inc. and hosted by Donald Faison for Spike TV . The Playbook revolves around a typical young male trying to figure out dating and relationships as if they were plays in a sports playbook . The original pilot for the series debuted on February 3 , 2005 and featured Steve Sobel as host . When Spike TV picked up the series , Donald Faison was hired to replace Steve Sobel as the series host . No more than ten episodes were produced before the series was cancelled .
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The Trap is an hour-long American television dramatic anthology series about people who are suddenly confronted with uncertain situations . It was produced by Franklin Heller for CBS . Joseph DeSantis was its host and narrator . Nine 60 minute episodes aired live on CBS in 1950 . Its notable stars , many early in their careers , included Kim Stanley , E.G. Marshall , Leslie Nielsen , and George Reeves .
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Improvised sitcoms are a recent television phenomenon in which there is no definite script for the actors and actresses . Rather , the actors/actresses use the process of retroscripting in which there are rough outlines of themes and stories , but the dialogue is up for the actors/actresses to improvise . Because of the improvised fashion , these sitcoms are usually shot by handheld camera in a documentary-type style . Usually these shows have no laugh tracks , predetermined entrances , or punchlines . Such improvised sitcoms include Curb Your Enthusiasm , Home Movies and Reno 911 ! . In addition to these , there are many scripted shows that will , after getting principal photography , let the actors do a couple of improv takes , and often some of the best jokes that make it on the show will come from these takes . Notable examples of this would be the US version The Office or Parks and Recreation and the British show The Thick of it This method of television production has largely been welcomed by the established academies of the medium . Examples would include Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for a show and the actors involved ; as well as strong support from publications and critics . Due to the amount of improvisation involved with filming , many of the actors or actresses have experience in , or were trained for , stand-up comedy and/or improv comedy troupes . Category : Improvisation
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Warrior Challenge was a 2003 PBS reality television series . The show , produced by WNET in association with Channel 5 in Britain , premiered May 6 , 2003 and lasted four episodes . The show involved volunteer American and British military personnel and public workers competing in historically accurate simulations of military life in the given time period . Along the way , the competitors vied in challenges . Unlike reality shows on commercial networks , there was no winner of the show ; thus , no prizes were awarded . While the show appeared to be a response to the reality craze that Survivor created , the show 's executive producer Beth Hoppe claimed that the show 's objective was to `` show what modern people do when they 're faced with these historic challenges . ''
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DC Challenge was a 12-issue comic book series produced by DC Comics from November 1985 to October 1986 , as a round robin experiment in narrative . The series ' tagline was `` Can You Solve It Before We Do ? ''
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Monumental Challenge is a television series created by the History Channel .
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A challenge can serve as a dare or an exhortation , motivating a person or persons by '' -LSB- a -RSB- n invitation or summons to a trial or contest of any kind '' and thus to `` a difficult or demanding task , esp -LSB- ecially -RSB- one seen as a test of one 's abilities or character '' . In this sense , speakers or writers can use challenges to motivate - to convince people `` to perform an action they otherwise -LSB- might -RSB- not '' . A challenge can thus become a tool of rhetoric : a rhetorical challenge .
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Postcode Challenge is a Scottish television game show presented originally by Carol Smillie and then by Angus Purden , produced by STV Productions for broadcast on STV .
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The Wall Game was a 1985 children 's television game show produced by Thames Television for ITV . The show was based on the idea of a theatre workshop and would see two groups of contestants building sets from pieces of a giant wall , then improvise a play . The programme was presented by Helen Bennett and also starred Hal Lehrman , Anthony Johns , Sinitta , Deborah Goodman , and John Ramm . The series was chosen to represent Britain at the 1985 Tokyo World 's Fair .
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Berlin is the capital of Germany.
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Berlin ( -LSB- bəɹˈlɪn -RSB- , -LSB- bɛɐ̯ˈliːn -RSB- ) is the capital and the largest city of Germany as well as one of its 16 constituent states . With a population of approximately 3.7 million , Berlin is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union . Located in northeastern Germany on the banks of the rivers Spree and Havel , it is the centre of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region , which has roughly 6 million residents from more than 180 nations . Due to its location in the European Plain , Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate . Around one-third of the city 's area is composed of forests , parks , gardens , rivers , canals and lakes . First documented in the 13th century and situated at the crossing of two important historic trade routes , Berlin became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg ( 14171701 ) , the Kingdom of Prussia ( 1701 -- 1918 ) , the German Empire ( 1871 -- 1918 ) , the Weimar Republic ( 1919 -- 1933 ) and the Third Reich ( 1933 -- 1945 ) . Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world . After World War II and its subsequent occupation by the victorious countries , the city was divided ; East Berlin was declared capital of East Germany , while West Berlin became a de facto West German exclave , surrounded by the Berlin Wall ( 1961 -- 1989 ) and East German territory . Following German reunification in 1990 , Berlin once again became the capital of all-Germany . Berlin is a world city of culture , politics , media and science . Its economy is based on high-tech firms and the service sector , encompassing a diverse range of creative industries , research facilities , media corporations and convention venues . Berlin serves as a continental hub for air and rail traffic and has a highly complex public transportation network . The metropolis is a popular tourist destination . Significant industries also include IT , pharmaceuticals , biomedical engineering , clean tech , biotechnology , construction and electronics . Modern Berlin is home to world renowned universities , orchestras , museums , entertainment venues and is host to many sporting events . Its urban setting has made it a sought-after location for international film productions . The city is well known for its festivals , diverse architecture , nightlife , contemporary arts and a high quality of living . Since the 2000s Berlin has seen the emergence of a cosmopolitan entrepreneurial scene .
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Berlin is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states of Germany . With a population of 3.4 million people , Berlin is the second most populous city proper , the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union , and the largest German city . Located in northeastern Germany on the River Spree , it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region , which has about 6 million residents from over 180 nations . Due to its location in the European Plain , Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate . Around one third of the city 's area is composed of forests , parks , gardens , rivers and lakes.Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg .
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Berlin is the capital of Germany . Berlin may also refer to :
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The capital of Germany is the city state of Berlin . It is the seat of the President of Germany , whose official residence is Schloss Bellevue . The Bundesrat ( `` federal council '' ) is the representation of the Federal States ( Bundesländer ) of Germany and has its seat at the former Prussian Herrenhaus ( House of Lords ) . Though most of the ministries are seated in Berlin , some of them , as well as some minor departments , are seated in Bonn , the former capital of West Germany .
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Berlin is a city-state and the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany . The President of Germany , whose functions are primarily ceremonial under the German constitution , has his official residence in Schloss Bellevue . Berlin is the seat of the German executive , housed in the Chancellery ( the Bundeskanzleramt ) . Facing the Chancellery is the Bundestag , the German Parliament , housed in the renovated Reichstag building since the government 's move to Berlin in 1998 . The Bundesrat ( `` federal council '' , functioning as an upper house ) represents the Federal States ( Bundesländer ) of Germany and has its seat at the former Prussian House of Lords .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Germany : Germany -- federal parliamentary republic in western-central Europe consisting of 16 constituent states , which retain limited sovereignty . Its capital and largest city is Berlin . With more than 80 million inhabitants , it is the most populous member state in the European Union . Germany is a major economic and political power of the European continent and a historic leader in many cultural , theoretical and technical fields . After losing World War I , Germany fell under the control of Adolf Hitler , who started World War II . After losing World War II , Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany , each on opposite sides in the Cold War . In October 1990 , after the Cold War ended , the country was reunified . Germany has since grown to become the world 's fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP .
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This articles shows a list of quotes featuring Berlin , the capital city of Germany .
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Berlin is a major media centre in Germany and Europe .
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Berlin , the capital city of Germany , has an extensive network of rivers , lakes and canals . As a consequence ferry transport forms a part of the transport network of Berlin .
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This is a list of airports in Berlin , the capital of Germany .
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Germany ( listen ) , is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of 357,021 km2 , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . Germany 's capital and largest metropolis is Berlin , while its largest conurbation is the Ruhr ( main centres : Dortmund and Essen ) . The country 's other major cities are Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart , Düsseldorf , Leipzig , Bremen , Dresden , Hannover and Nuremberg . Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity . A region named Germania was documented before 100 AD . During the Migration Period the Germanic tribes expanded southward . Beginning in the 10th century , German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire . During the 16th century , northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation . The remains of the Holy Roman Empire formed the German Confederation in 1815 , while the German revolutions of 1848 -- 49 established major democratic rights first . In 1871 , Germany became a nation state when most of the German states were unified into the Prussian-dominated German Empire . After World War I and the German Revolution of 1918 -- 1919 , the Empire was replaced by the parliamentary Weimar Republic . In 1933 the Nazi seizure of power quickly led to the establishment of Nazi Germany which was built upon a dictatorship and consequently led to World War II and one of the biggest genocides in history , the Holocaust . By 1945 Germany and most of Europe were left in destruction and ruins . After the end of World War II in Europe and a period of Allied occupation , two German states were founded : the democratic Federal Republic of Germany ( commonly known as West Germany ) and the socialist German Democratic Republic ( commonly known as East Germany ) . A wall encircling West Berlin was created on August 13 , 1961 , and was torn down on November 9 , 1989 . On 3 October 1990 , the country was reunified . In the 21st century , Germany is a great power and has the world 's fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP , as well as the fifth-largest by PPP . As a global leader in several industrial and technological sectors , it is both the world 's third-largest exporter and importer of goods . Germany is a developed country with a very high standard of living sustained by a skilled and productive society . It upholds a social security and universal health care system , environmental protection and a tuition-free university education . The Federal Republic of Germany was a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1957 and the European Union in 1993 . It is part of the Schengen Area , and became a co-founder of the Eurozone in 1999 . Germany is a member of the United Nations , NATO , the G8 , the G20 , and the OECD . The national military expenditure is the 9th highest in the world . Known for its rich cultural history , Germany has been continuously the home of influential and successful artists , philosophers , musicians , sportspeople , entrepreneurs , scientists , engineers , and inventors .
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Berlin , the capital city of Germany , has an active LGBT community with a long history . Berlin has many gay districts , with the biggest of them , Schöneberg , also being the first in the world .
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This is a list of airports in Germany , sorted by location . Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central and Northern Europe . It is bordered to the north by the North Sea , Denmark , and the Baltic Sea ; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic ; to the south by Austria and Switzerland ; and to the west by France , Luxembourg , Belgium , and the Netherlands . Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen states . The capital city of Germany is Berlin .
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Berlin is the second most populous city in the European Union , as calculated by city-proper population ( not metropolitan area ) .
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The history of Berlin starts with its foundation in the 13th century , and later became the capital of the small country of Prussia . Prussia grew rapidly in the 18th and 19th century , and formed the basis of the German Empire in 1871 . After 1900 Berlin became a major world city , known for its leadership roles in science , the humanities , music , museums , higher education , government , diplomacy and military affairs . It also had a role in manufacturing and finance . During World War II , it was virtually destroyed by bombing , artillery , and ferocious street-by-street fighting . It was split between the victors , and lost its world leadership roles . With the reunification of Germany in 1990 , Berlin was restored as a capital and as a major world city .
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Berlin Airport may refer to a number of airports around the world , including several airports serving the city of Berlin , the capital city of Germany .
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This list of songs about Berlin is an addition to the main article Music in Berlin and contains any songs about or involving the city of Berlin , the capital of Germany . Sorting is after the year of publication ( in brackets ) .
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The Governing Mayor ( Regierender Bürgermeister ) of Berlin is the head of government , presiding over the Berlin Senate . As Berlin is an independent city as well as one of the constituent States of Germany ( Bundesländer ) , the office is the equivalent of the Ministers-President of the other German states -- except the two other city-states of Hamburg and Bremen , where the heads of government are called `` First Mayor '' and `` Mayor and President of the Senate '' , respectively . The title Governing Mayor of Berlin is the equivalent of Lord Mayor in the meaning of an actual executive leader .
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Berlin is both a city and one of Germany 's federal states ( See : City state ) . Since a 2001 administrative reform , it has been made up of twelve boroughs or districts ( Bezirke , -LSB- bəˈtsɪʁkə -RSB- ) , each with its own local government , though all boroughs are subject to Berlin 's city and state government . Each borough is governed by a council ( Bezirksamt ) with five councillors ( Bezirksstadträte ) and a borough mayor ( Bezirksbürgermeister ) . The borough council is elected by the borough assembly ( Bezirksverordnetenversammlung ) . The borough governments ' power is limited , and subordinate to the Berlin Senate . The borough mayors form a council of mayors ( Rat der Bürgermeister , led by the city 's governing mayor ) , which advises the Senate .
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In December 2015 , the city-state of Berlin had a population of 3,520,031 registered inhabitants in an area of 891.82 km2 . The city 's population density was 3,944 inhabitants per km ² . Berlin is Germany 's largest city and the second most populous city in the European Union . In December 2015 , 621,075 registered residents were of foreign nationality , originating from approximately 190 different countries .
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The capital decision ( German : Hauptstadtbeschluss ) refers to the decision made by the German Bundestag on June 20 , 1991 , as a result of German reunification , to move its headquarters from Bonn to Berlin . The term is misleading , since Berlin had already become the federal capital of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 as one of the stipulations of the Unification Treaty .
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Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen states ( Land , plural Länder ; informally also Bundesland , plural Bundesländer ) . Since today 's Germany was formed from an earlier collection of several states , it has a federal constitution , and the constituent states retain a measure of sovereignty . With an emphasis on geographical conditions , Berlin and Hamburg are frequently called Stadtstaaten ( city-states ) , as is the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen , which in fact includes the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven . The remaining 13 states are called Flächenländer ( literally : ` area states ' ) . The creation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 was through the unification of the western states ( which were previously under American , British , and French administration ) created in the aftermath of World War II . Initially , in 1949 , the states of the Federal Republic were Baden , Bavaria ( in German : Bayern ) , Bremen , Hamburg , Hesse ( Hessen ) , Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen ) , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Nordrhein-Westfalen ) , Rhineland-Palatinate ( Rheinland-Pfalz ) , Schleswig-Holstein , Württemberg-Baden ( until 1952 ) , and Württemberg-Hohenzollern ( until 1952 ) . West Berlin , while officially not part of the Federal Republic , was largely integrated and considered as a de facto state . In 1952 , following a referendum , Baden , Württemberg-Baden , and Württemberg-Hohenzollern merged into Baden-Württemberg . In 1957 , the Saar Protectorate rejoined the Federal Republic as the Saarland . German reunification in 1990 , in which the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ) ascended into the Federal Republic , resulted in the addition of the re-established eastern states of Brandenburg , Mecklenburg-West Pomerania ( Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ) , Saxony ( Sachsen ) , Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt ) , and Thuringia ( Thüringen ) , as well as the reunification of West and East Berlin into Berlin and its establishment as a full and equal state . A regional referendum in 1996 to merge Berlin with surrounding Brandenburg as `` Berlin-Brandenburg '' failed to reach the necessary majority vote in Brandenburg , while a majority of Berliners voted in favour of the merger . Federalism is one of the entrenched constitutional principles of Germany . According to the German constitution ( Basic Law , or Grundgesetz ) , some topics , such as foreign affairs and defense , are the exclusive responsibility of the federation ( i.e. , the federal level ) , while others fall under the shared authority of the states and the federation ; the states retain residual legislative authority for all other areas , including `` culture '' , which in Germany includes not only topics such as financial promotion of arts and sciences , but also most forms of education and job training . Though international relations including international treaties are primarily the responsibility of the federal level , the constituent states have certain limited powers in this area : in matters that affect them directly , the states defend their interests at the federal level through the -LSB- Bundesrat of Germany , Bundesrat -RSB- ( `` Federal Council '' , the upper house of the German Federal Parliament ) and in areas where they have legislative authority they have limited powers to conclude international treaties `` with the consent of the federal government '' .
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The German Chancellery ( Bundeskanzleramt ) is an agency serving the executive office of the Chancellor of Germany , the head of the federal government , currently Angela Merkel . The Chancellery 's primary function is to assist the Chancellor in coordinating the activities of the federal government . The chief of the Chancellery ( Chef des Bundeskanzleramtes ) holds the rank of either a Secretary of State ( Staatssekretär ) or a Federal Minister ( Bundesminister ) , currently held by Peter Altmaier . Bundeskanzleramt is also the name of the building in Berlin that houses the personal offices of the Chancellor and the Chancellery staff . Palais Schaumburg in Bonn is the secondary official seat of the German Federal Chancellery . The Berlin Chancellery is one of the largest government headquarters buildings in the world . By comparison , the new Chancellery building is ten times the size of the White House .
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Germany is divided into sixteen States .
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Germany is a democratic , federal parliamentary republic , and federal legislative power is vested in the Bundestag ( the parliament of Germany ) and the Bundesrat ( the representative body of the Länder , Germany 's regional states ) . There is a multi-party system that , since 1949 , has been dominated by the Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany ( SPD ) . The judiciary of Germany is independent of the executive and the legislature . The political system is laid out in the 1949 constitution , the Grundgesetz ( Basic Law ) , which remained in effect with minor amendments after German reunification in 1990 . The constitution emphasizes the protection of individual liberty in an extensive catalogue of human and civil rights and divides powers both between the federal and state levels and between the legislative , executive and judicial branches . West Germany was a founding member of the European Community in 1958 , which became the EU in 1993 . It is part of the Schengen Area , and has been a member of the eurozone since 1999 . It is a member of the United Nations , NATO , the G8 , the G20 and the OECD .
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Football in Berlin , the capital of Germany , has a long history . The city contributed 24 of the 86 founders of the DFB , the German Football Association . The DFB Cup Final is held every year at the Olympiastadion since 1985 . The two main football clubs in Berlin are Hertha BSC and 1 . FC Union Berlin . Hertha , a founder of the DFB , were the only of the two to play in the West German system during the Cold War . Union Berlin was founded in East Berlin . The Olympic Stadium hosted the later stages of football at the 1936 Summer Olympics , with the other matches played at smaller grounds in the city . The ground was also a venue in the 1974 FIFA World Cup group containing both West and East Germany . The 2006 FIFA World Cup Final was held at Olympiastadion and saw Italy defeat France on penalties . In 2015 the UEFA Champions League Final was held in Berlin .
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Berlin is the name of a sculpture on the Tauentzienstraße in western Berlin , the capital of Germany . First conceived in 1985 and unveiled by the husband-and-wife sculpting team of Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff and Martin Matschinsky in 1987 , the sculpture 's principal motif , a `` broken chain '' , was meant to symbolize the severed connections between West and East Berlin due to the construction of the Berlin Wall . Even though the Wall has since been dismantled , the sculpture was bought by the city from Mrs. Matschinsky-Denninghoff to commemorate the unfortunate chapter in German history .
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A federal capital is a political entity , often a municipality or capital city , that enjoys status as a seat of government in a federal state . A federal capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of its respective government , where its location and relationship to subnational states are fixed by law or federal constitution . Federal capitals may or may not be considered states in themselves , and either exercise significant political autonomy from the federation or are directly ruled by the national government located within their premises , as federal districts . Examples of well-known federal capitals include Washington , D.C. , which is not part of any U.S. state but borders Maryland and Virginia ; Berlin , which is a state of Germany in its own right and forms an enclave within the much larger state of Brandenburg ; and the Australian Capital Territory , a territory of Australia which includes the capital city of Australia , Canberra .
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Brandenburg ( ; Brannenborg , Lower Sorbian : Bramborska ) is one of the sixteen federated states of Germany . It lies in the northeast of the country covering an area of 29,478 square kilometers and has 2.48 million inhabitants . The capital and largest city is Potsdam . Brandenburg surrounds but does not include the national capital and city-state Berlin forming a metropolitan area . Originating in the medieval Northern March , the Margraviate of Brandenburg grew to become the core of the Kingdom of Prussia , which would later become the Free State of Prussia with part being the province of Brandenburg . Brandenburg is one of the federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former East Germany and West Germany .
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The Berlin Police ( Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin - The Police Chief of Berlin - , or commonly Berliner Polizei ) is the German Landespolizei force for the city-state of Berlin . Law enforcement in Germany is divided between federal and state ( Land ) agencies . The Berlin Police is headed by the Police President Klaus Kandt . His deputy is Police Vice-President Margarete Koppers . They are supported in the management of the force by the Staff Office of the Police President , the Commanders of the six Local Divisions , the Division for Central Tasks , the Criminal Investigation Department and the Central Services Division .
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There are a number of capital cities in china . Such as Bejing
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Cycling in Berlin is a significant form of transport in the German capital where around 500,000 daily bike riders accounted for 13 % of total traffic in 2010 . The city has a highly developed bicycling infrastructure and it is estimated that Berlin has 710 bicycles per 1000 residents . Among cities with more than one million inhabitants Berlin is a metropolis with one of the highest rates of bicycle commuting in the world .
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Little Berlin is a name given in reference to the German capital city Berlin , to describe : Mödlareuth , a village situated in the German states of Bavaria ( formerly West Germany ) and Thuringia ( formerly East Germany ) , divided by a wall like Berlin until 1989 . Williamsburg , Brooklyn , New York City , a neighbourhood renowned for its cultural and art scene and nightlife , thus nicknamed in reference to contemporary Berlin .
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South Korea has a highly educated workforce.
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South Korea , officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ; ) , is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . Officially , its territory consists of the whole Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands , which are largely mountainous . South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle , as half of them live in high-rises concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents and the world 's sixth leading global city with the fourth largest economy and seventh most sustainable city in the world . The earliest neolithic Korean pottery dates to 8000 BC , with three kingdoms flourishing in the 1st century BC . The name Korea is derived from one of them , Goguryeo , also known as Koryŏ , which was a Han Chinese tributary state kingdom in East Asia that sent yearly tribute to the Emperor of China , ruling most of the Korean Peninsula and a small portion of Siberia and Inner Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great . Since their unification into Later Silla and Balhae in the 7th century , Korea enjoyed over a millennium of relative tranquility under long lasting dynasties . Under Sejong the Great in the 15th century , Koreans had one of the highest living standards in the world along with the Han Chinese and Japanese and developed improved versions many advanced innovations such as the metal movable type printing press in 1377 A.D. which was developed based on the previous Han Chinese Porcelain movable type printing press , used to print and publish the Jikji , the world 's oldest extant movable metal type printed paper book using the 8,000 year old traditional ancient Chinese writing system . Additionally , in 1443 Hangul was invented by the Korean King Sejong the Great as an easier alternative to the complex and difficult to learn ancient Chinese writing system which was usually reserved for elite academic scholars preparing for the imperial examinations of China . Hangul enabled anyone in the general Korean population to easily learn to read and write and transfer written information rather than spending years learning complicated ancient Chinese . Its rich and vibrant culture left 19 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity , the third largest in the world , along with 12 World Heritage Sites . Annexed into Imperial Japan in 1910 , Korea was divided after its surrender in 1945 , but a North Korean invasion led to the Korean War ( 1950 -- 1953 ) . Peace has since mostly continued with the two agreeing to work peacefully for reunification and the South solidifying peace as a regional power with the world 's 10th largest defence budget . South Korea , along with Taiwan , Singapore and Hong Kong ( China ) is one of the four high-tech industrialized developed countries often referred to as the Four Asian Economic Dragons . The South Korean economy soared at an annual average of 10 % for over 30 years in a period of rapid transformation called the Miracle on the Han River . A long legacy of openness and focus on innovation made it successful . Today , it is the world 's seventh largest advanced economy and fifth largest exporter with the G20 's largest budget surplus and highest credit rating of any country in East Asia . It has free trade agreements with 75 % of the world economy and is the only G20 nation trading freely with China , the US and the EU simultaneously . Since 1988 , its constitution guarantees a liberal democracy with high government transparency and many fundamental rights such as universal healthcare . High personal freedoms led to the rise of a globally influential pop culture such as K-pop and K-drama , a phenomenon called the Korean Wave , known for its distinctive fashionable and trendy style . Home of the UN Green Climate Fund and GGGI , South Korea is a leader in low carbon green growth , committed to helping developing countries as a major DAC and Paris Club contributor . It is the world 's third least ignorant country in the Index of Ignorance , ranking eighth highest for peaceful tolerance and inclusion of minorities on the Fragile States Index . South Korea is a technologically advanced developed country driven by a highly educated and skilled workforce , having the world 's eighth highest median household income , the highest in Asia . Globally , it ranks highly in personal safety , job security , ease of doing business and healthcare quality , with the world 's third highest health adjusted life expectancy and fourth most efficient healthcare system . It is the world 's largest spender on R&D per GDP , leading the OECD in graduates in science and engineering and ranking third in the Youth Wellbeing Index . Home of Samsung , LG and Hyundai-Kia , South Korea was named the world 's most innovative country for 4 consecutive years since 2014 in the Bloomberg Innovation Index , ranking first in business R&D intensity , manufacturing value-added , patents filed per GDP , second in higher education efficiency and fourth in high-tech density and researcher concentration . In 2005 , it became the world 's first country to fully transition to high-speed Internet and today it has the world 's fastest Internet speed and highest smartphone ownership , ranking first in ICT Development , e-Government and 4G LTE coverage .
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South Korea is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . Highly urbanized at 92 % , South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle ; half of them live in high-rises concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents and the world 's sixth leading global city with the fourth largest economy and seventh most sustainable city in the world . South Korea is East Asia 's most developed country in the Human Development Index . Driven by a highly educated and skilled workforce , it has the world 's eighth highest median household income , the highest in Asia , and its singles in particular earn more than all G7 nations . Globally , it ranks highly in personal safety , job security , ease of doing business and healthcare quality , with the world 's third highest health adjusted life expectancy and fourth most efficient healthcare system . It is the world 's largest spender on R&D per GDP , leading the OECD in graduates in science and engineering and ranking third in the Youth Wellbeing Index . Home of Samsung , LG and Hyundai-Kia , South Korea was named the world 's most innovative country in the Bloomberg Innovation Index , ranking first in business R&D intensity and patents filed per GDP . In 2005 , it became the world 's first country to fully transition to high-speed Internet and today it has the world 's fastest Internet speed and highest smartphone ownership , ranking first in ICT Development , e-Government and 4G LTE coverage . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in South Korea '' .
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Crime in South Korea is among the lowest compared to other industrialized countries .
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A dual education system combines apprenticeships in a company and vocational education at a vocational school in one course . This system is practiced in several countries , notably Germany , Austria , and Switzerland but also for some years now in South Korea . In the Duales Ausbildungssystem young German people can learn one of 356 ( as of 2005 ) apprenticeship occupations ( Ausbildungsberufe ) , such as Doctor 's Assistant , Dispensing Optician or Oven Builder . The precise skills and theory taught are strictly regulated and defined by national standards : An Industriekaufmann ( Industrial Manager ) has always acquired the same skills and taken the same courses in production planning , accounting and controlling , marketing , HR management , trade laws , etc. . Especially in southern Germany this model is also used for a special college system called Duale Hochschule . In France , dual education ( formation en alternance ) has gained a lot of popularity since the 1990s , with information technology being the greatest draw . In South Korea , the German and Swiss dual apprenticeship system was studied and implemented by then Prime Minister Park Geun-hye to address South Korea 's more glaring employment needs including tackling the country 's high youth employment rate and as well as reforming South Korea 's entire education system . Since the rise of Meister schools and modern reforms through the implementation of vocational education in the South Korean education system , graduates from vocational high schools have been successful in navigating through South Korea 's highly competitive and sluggish job market as they possess relevant skill sets that are in high demand in the South Korean economy .
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South Korea has traditional sports of its own , as well as sports from different cultures and countries .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Korea : South Korea -- densely populated sovereign presidential republic located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia . Also known as the `` Land of the Morning Calm '' . It is neighbored by China to the west , Japan to the east and North Korea to the north . South Korea 's capital and largest city is Seoul , the world 's second largest metropolitan city . Korea has a history of 5,000 years , with its foundation dating back to 2333 BC by the legendary Dangun . Following the unification of the Three Korean Kingdoms under Silla in AD 668 , Korea went through the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until annexed by Japan in 1910 . After Japan 's defeat in World War II , Korea was divided , and South Korea was established in 1948 . It has since developed a successful democracy , maintaining a strong alliance with the United States . South Korea has the fourth-largest economy in Asia . It had one of the world 's fastest growing economies from the 1960s until 1980 and is now considered a developed economy . It is an G20 and OECD member . In response to tension with North Korea , it has developed the world 's sixth largest armed forces and has one of the 10-largest defence budgets in the world . South Korean industries have a strong focus on science and technology . It has an advanced infrastructure and information technology such as electronics , semiconductors , LCD displays , computers and mobile phones , led by Chaebol , a kind of family-owned conglomerate . The economy also has a strong focus on engineering , construction , machinery , textiles , petrochemicals , biotechnology and robotics .
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The economy of South Korea is the fourth largest economy in Asia and the 11th largest in the world . It is a mixed economy dominated by family-owned conglomerates called chaebols , however , the dominance of chaebol is unlikely and at risk to support the transformation of Korean economy for the future generations . South Korea is famous for its spectacular rise from one of the poorest countries in the world to a developed , high-income country in just one generation . This economic miracle , commonly known as the Miracle on the Han River , brought South Korea to the ranks of elite countries in the OECD and the G-20 . South Korea still remains one of the fastest growing developed countries in the world following the Great Recession . It is included in the group of Next Eleven countries that will dominate the global economy in the middle of the 21st century . By creating favorable policy directive for economic development as preceded by Japanese economic recovery as the logistic supplying bastion for American troops in the Korean peninsula during and after the Korean War , South Korea 's rigorous education system and the establishment of a highly motivated and educated populace is largely responsible for spurring the country 's high technology boom and rapid economic development . Having almost no natural resources and always suffering from overpopulation in its small territory , which deterred continued population growth and the formation of a large internal consumer market , South Korea adapted an export-oriented economic strategy to fuel its economy , and in 2014 , South Korea was the seventh largest exporter and seventh largest importer in the world . Bank of Korea and Korea Development Institute periodically release major economic indicators and economic trends of the economy of South Korea . In the 1997 Asian financial crisis , the South Korean economy suffered a liquidity crisis and relied on the bailout by the IMF that restructured and modernized the South Korean economy with successive DJnomics policy by President Kim Dae Jung , including the resultant of the national development of the ICT industry . Historically , subsidies were used as means of speeding up adoption of new technology in Korea and has ultimately helped the adoption and development of faster mobile standards for the economy of South Korea . The growth of ICT industry has been far concentrated on the hardware sector , which focuses on expanding wired and wireless telecommunication network penetration rather than the software sector , which creates innovative applications and value-added services . The economy of South Korea is the global leader of consumer electronics , mobile broadband and smartphones . South Korea 's LCD TV global market share also jumped to 37 percent in 2009 , from 27 percent at the end of 2007 , and it will soon replace Japan as the world 's number-one LCD TV supplier . The economy of South Korea ranks No. 1 in the world in ICT Development Index 2015 and 2015 Bloomberg Innovation Index . Despite the South Korean economy 's high growth potential and apparent structural stability , South Korea suffers perpetual damage to its credit rating in the stock market due to the belligerence of North Korea in times of deep military crises , which has an adverse effect on the financial markets of the South Korean economy . However , renowned financial organizations , such as the International Monetary Fund , also compliment the resilience of the South Korean economy against various economic crises , citing low state debt , and high fiscal reserves that can quickly be mobilized to address any expected financial emergencies . Other financial organizations like the World Bank describe Korea as one of the fastest-growing major economies of the next generation along with BRIC and Indonesia . South Korea was one of the few developed countries that was able to avoid a recession during the global financial crisis , and its economic growth rate will reach 6.1 % in 2010 , a sharp recovery from economic growth rates of 2.3 % in 2008 and 0.2 % in 2009 when the global financial crisis hit . The South Korean economy again recovered with the record-surplus of US$ 70.7 billion mark of the current account in the end of 2013 , up 47 percent growth from 2012 , amid uncertainties of the global economic turmoil , with major economic output being the technology products exports . South Korea was a historical recipient of official development assistance ( ODA ) from OECD . Throughout the 1980s until the mid-1990s , South Korea 's economic prosperity as measured in GDP by PPP per capita was still only a fraction of industrialized nations . In 1980 , the South Korean GDP per capita was $ 2,300 , about one-third of nearby developed Asian economies such as Singapore , Hong Kong , and Japan . Since then , South Korea has advanced into a developed economy to eventually attain a GDP per capita of $ 30,000 in 2010 , almost thirteen times the figure thirty years ago . The whole country 's GDP increased from $ 88 billion to $ 1,460 billion in the same time frame . In 2009 , South Korea officially became the first major recipient of ODA to have ascended to the status of a major donor of ODA . Between 2008 and 2009 , South Korea donated economic aid of $ 1.7 billion to countries other than North Korea . South Korea 's separate annual economic aid to North Korea has historically been more than twice its ODA . On June 23 , 2012 , South Korea was landmarked to become the 7th member of the 20-50 club ( with the population surpassing 50 million and maintaining per capita income of US$ 20,000 ) , chronologically , after Japan , United States of America , France , Italy , Germany and United Kingdom . A free trade agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea was concluded on April 1 , 2007 . The European Union -- South Korea Free Trade Agreement was signed on 15 October 2009 . The South Korean economy is heavily dependent on the energy imports and the related refinery technologies in association with the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and in accordance with the South Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement . The Canada -- South Korea Free Trade Agreement was concluded in 2014 . China -- South Korea Free Trade Agreement went official on November 10 , 2014 . South Korea has the largest indoor Amusement park in the world , Lotte World , adding to the notable export-oriented music industry guided by the Ministry of Culture , Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea ( for more , see Korea K-Pop Hot 100 ) .
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The Republic of Korea Armed Forces ( 대한민국 국군 Hanja : 大韓民國國軍 ; Revised Romanization : Daehanminguk Gukgun , literally `` Great Korean Republic National Military '' ) are also known as the ROK Armed Forces '' ' , are the armed forces of South Korea . Created in 1948 , following the division of Korea , the Republic of Korea Armed Forces is one of the largest standing armed forces in the world with a reported personnel strength of 3,725,000 in 2016 ( 625,000 active and 3,100,000 reserve ) . The ROK military forces are responsible for maintaining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the republic , but often engage in humanitarian and disaster-relief efforts nationwide . More recently the ROK military began increasing its participation in international affairs , acknowledging its role and responsibility as the eleventh economic power in the world in terms of GDP . The ROK military has participated in various peacekeeping operations , and counter-terrorism operations . It is recognized as one of the world and Asia 's most professional militaries .
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South Korea is the world leader in Internet connectivity , having the world 's fastest average internet connection speed . About 45 million people or 92.4 % of the population are Internet users , this shows how the nation has a substantial relationship with their digital space . It has consistently ranked first worldwide in the UN ICT Development Index since it launched . The government established policies and programs that facilitated the rapid expansion and use of broadband .
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In South Korea , video games are considered to be a major social activity , with most of the games being cooperative or competitive . Locally developed Role-playing games , MMORPG and Mobile games have proven to be very popular in the country . Professional competition surrounding video games ( especially those involving real-time strategy games ) also enjoy a substantial following in South Koreamajor tournaments are often broadcast on television , and have large prizes available . South Korea has developed a strong economy in Asia through the development of creative industries ( i.e. Online Game ) . New York Times culture writer Seth Schiesel has commented `` When it comes to gaming , Korea is the developed market ... When you look at gaming around the world , Korea is the leader in many ways ... '' Statistic provided by Korea Creative Content Agency shows that the industry has gained an average growth of 14.9 % in sales since 2008 . This statistic may reflects an increasing interest in online gaming , especially the youth . Although it is difficult to mark an exact period that is responsible for increasing trend in online gaming ; however , it is quite clear that gaming has become much more than activity for leisure . South Korea has been known for their pre-eminent infrastructure in video gaming , and their dominance in eSports scenes . Many of the best video game players and coaches in the world were trained or originated from South Korea , and the country 's pro leagues and tournaments in gaming are often acclaimed by many to be the `` most prestigious and competitive '' .
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This article is about the demographic features of the population of South Korea , including population density , ethnicity , education level , health of the populace , economic status , religious affiliations and other aspects of the population . In June 2012 , South Korea 's population reached 50 million .
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North Korea is a country in East Asia , in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula . Pyongyang is both the nation 's capital as well as its largest city . To the north and northwest the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok ( known as the Yalu in China ) and Tumen rivers . The country is bordered to the south by South Korea , with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) separating the two . Over time North Korea has gradually distanced itself away from the world communist movement . Juche , an ideology of national self-reliance , was introduced into the constitution as a `` creative application of Marxism -- Leninism '' in 1972 . The means of production are owned by the state through state-run enterprises and collectivized farms . Most services such as healthcare , education , housing and food production are subsidized or state-funded . From 1994 to 1998 , North Korea suffered from a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 0.24 and 3.5 million people , and the country continues to struggle with food production . North Korea follows Songun , or `` military-first '' policy . It is the country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel , with a total of 9,495,000 active , reserve , and paramilitary personnel . Its active duty army of 1.21 million is the fourth largest in the world , after China , the U.S. , and India . Due to the centrally-planned economy of North Korea , there are few companies and they are managed by the government .
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The Korean ruling class refers to persons in contemporary South Korean society known for holding multiple offices in government , education , and the chaebol , stressing degrees from elite ( especially American ) universities , and reserving important positions for one another and their family members . According to social theory , this class protects and perpetuates itself by valuing family background , prestigious education , loyalty to friends/classmates/hometown , and chaebol wealth , while those excluded from the class are unable to access these prerequisites for class membership . Leaders of admired institutions , such as Samsung , are often insulated from criticism , but there is occasionally popular backlash against the perceived abuses of the elite class , such as the Korean Air `` nut rage '' scandal . The idea of a contemporary Korean ruling class has an important basis in the historical stratification of Korean society , but the exact function of the historical connection is a topic of debate . Prior to the 20th century , the dynastic traditions of Confucianism and the historical legacy of the yangban shaped the Korean aristocracy . On the one hand , the parallels can be seen today in the prestige of elite educational credentials , the wealth of landowners in South Korea 's tight real estate market , as well as Confucian ideals of paternalism and loyalty to social connections formed during youth . On the other hand , the parallels are at best symbolic and at worst misleading . As a result of over 35 years of Japanese occupation and the subsequent Korean war , the older Korean polity and its traditions were broken off .
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Korea University ( KU , ) is a private research university in Seoul , South Korea . Established in 1905 , it is one of the nation 's oldest and most prominent institutions of higher education . It is considered one of SKY universities , known for being one of the best universities in the country . The student body consists of over 20,000 undergraduate students and over 10,000 graduate students . The university 's academic breadth is broad with its 81 departments in 19 colleges and divisions , and 18 graduate schools . It has over 1,500 full-time faculty members with over 95 % of them holding Ph.D. or equivalent qualification in their field . The Korea University Alumni Association consists of more than 280,000 university graduates . Korea University is a large research institution , notable in South Korean history for being the first educational institution to offer academic programs in Korea in various disciplines , such as law , economics , and journalism . It is particularly well known for its College of Law , which is widely considered to be one of the most well-known undergraduate law programs in South Korea . Korea University also has auxiliary educational facilities such as the Institute of Foreign Language Studies , the Institute for Continuing Education , the Institute of International Education , and the Center for Teaching and Learning . There are 115 research institutes , including the Battelle@KU Laboratory , the Ilmin International Relations Institute , and the Center for Information Security Technologies .
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Education in the North Korea is universal and state-funded schooling by the government . The national literacy rate for citizens at age of 15 and older is 100 percent ( approx . ) . Children go through one year of kindergarten , four years of primary education , six years of secondary education , and then on to university . In 1988 the United Nations Educational , Scientific , and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) reported that North Korea had 35,000 preprimary , 59,000 primary , 111,000 secondary , 23,000 college and university , and 4,000 other postsecondary teachers .
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The demographics of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea , a country in eastern Asia , are known through national censuses and international estimates . The Central Bureau of Statistics of Democratic People 's Republic of Korea conducted the most recent census in 2008 , where the population reached 24 million inhabitants . The population density is 199.54 inhabitants per square kilometre , and the 2014 estimated life expectancy is 69.81 years . In 1980 , the population rose at a near consistent , but low , rate ( 0.84 % from the two censuses ) . Since 2000 , Democratic People 's Republic of Korea 's birth rate has exceeded its death rate ; the natural growth is positive . In terms of age structure , the population is dominated by the 15 -- 64-year-old segment ( 68.09 % ) . The median age of the population is 32.9 years , and the gender ratio is 0.95 males to 1.00 female . Nowadays , North Korean women have on average 2 children , against 3 in the early 1980s . According to The World Factbook , Democratic People 's Republic of Korea is racially homogeneous and contains a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese . The 2008 census listed two nationalities : Korean and Other . Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan in 1910 , in which the Korean peninsula was occupied by Japanese . In 1945 , when Japan was defeated in World War II , Korea was divided into two occupied zones : North occupied by the Soviet Union and the South by the United States . Negotiations on unification failed , and in 1948 two separate countries were formed : North and South Korea . Korean is the official language of Democratic People 's Republic of Korea . The World Factbook states `` traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist , some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo '' in regards to religion , but also states `` autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent ; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom '' . As of 2008 , 8.86 % of the population older than 5 years old have attained academic degrees . In 2000 , Democratic People 's Republic of Korea spent 38.2 % of its expenditures on education , social insurance , and social security . Estimates show that , in 2012 , gross domestic product ( GDP ) per capita was $ 1,800 . The most significant sources of employment were machine building and manufacturing of metallurgical products , military products , and textiles . In 2006 , the unemployment rate was between 14.7 % and 36.5 % . The 2008 census enumerated 5,887,471 households , averaging 3.9 persons per house . Average urbanization rate was 60.3 % in 2011 .
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The first sizable Jewish presence in Korea was during the Korean War , when hundreds of Jewish soldiers participated in the American-led effort to repel a communist attempt to control the whole peninsula . Among the participants was Chaim Potok , who served as a chaplain . His experiences in Korea led to the book , The Book of Lights and I am the Clay . Most of the Jewish community in South Korea resides in Seoul . The community is mostly U.S. military personnel and their families , business people , English-language journalists and teachers , and tourists . The Jewish population is constantly in flux , due to the rotation of U.S. military personnel in the country . While the soldiers have a Jewish chaplain at the Yongsan Army Base , their services are restricted and off-limits to most civilians . At this time , there are no Jewish schools . Israel has full diplomatic relations with South Korea , and the sizable Christian population in the country also keeps ties strong between the countries . In August 2005 , the Jerusalem Summit promoting Christian support for Israel was held in Seoul . In contrast , neighboring North Korea has no known Jews within its borders . In April 2008 , the first Chabad House was established in Seoul under direction of Rabbi Osher Litzman , accompanied by his wife , Mussia Litzman . As there were no synagogues in the country , Jews in Korea would have to go to the U.S. Army base for Shabbat meals and holiday services . Chabad.org news service reported that the Israeli ambassador to South Korea asked three visiting Lubavitch yeshiva students to help arrange for permanent Chabad emissaries . Though very few South Koreans are interested in Judaism as a religion , philo-Semitism is prevalent among the South Korean population as they reportedly hope to emulate Jews ' high academic standards by studying Jewish literature such as the Torah and Talmud , where both books are bestsellers in the country and the Talmud is mandatory reading for South Korean schoolchildren . With South Korean society 's passion for education , South Koreans hold a stereotypical view of Jews as the model of academic excellence as well as Jews being very intelligent . Conversely , a survey by the Anti-Defamation League found that 53 % of South Koreans showing anti-semitic tendencies . However , the half-Jewish journalist Dave Hazzan investigated on this result and found no anti-semitism in South Korea . Moreover , Abe Foxman , head of the ADL , admitted that cultural norms affected the respondents ' answers which has to be considered for future surveys . In addition , South Koreans also laud Jews as a high achieving and accomplished group of people citing the disproportionate of successful Jewish businesspeople and Nobel Prize winners as evidence and use this as inspiration for the South Korean populace to emulate Jewish success . The South Korean media often discusses the merits of `` Jewish education '' to the South Korean populace . South Koreans also identify with Judaism 's arduous history of being oppressed peoples , surviving adversity with nothing but intellect and ingenuity to socioeconomically succeed , as well as its strong emphasis on family .
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The Labor Party is a left-wing political party in South Korea .
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Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private schools . Both types of schools receive funding from the government , although the amount that the private schools receive is less than the amount of the state schools .
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The College of Education is one of the undergraduate colleges at Korea University in Seoul , South Korea . It is considered to be one of the leading schools of education in the country . Launched in 1972 , the College of Education hosts 2,000 would-be-teachers in nine departments . It is a place in which top-tier professors and their students can grow together through teaching and learning . The students can acquire expertise in two professional areas by choosing from multiple , dual , and intensified majors . In addition , the college encourages the development of advanced educational and research activities by collaborating with university institutes that are linked with the departments . The college also operates the Graduate School of Education .
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Pyongyang Medical University is the top medical school in North Korea .
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South Korea has one of the largest Pakistani diaspora community in Asia , numbering 7,000 according to 2004/05 Pakistani government figures , or 10,423 according to 2013 South Korean government figures . South Korea also remains a popular education destination for many Pakistanis . Apart from hundreds of self-funded Pakistani students studying in South Korean universities , Pakistan Higher Education Commission has also been sending hundreds of Pakistani students to study for MS and PhD degrees in South Korea . There were 1,420 Pakistanis who have married Korean women between 2001-2010 and settled permanently in South Korea . Pakistanis make a large representation of South Korea 's Muslim community .
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The North Korean Special Operation Force ( NKSOF ) , officially the Korean People 's Army Special Operation Force , consists of specially equipped and trained elite military units trained to perform military , political , or psychological operations for North Korea . The units are active in testing the defenses of South Korea and have been detected operating in or around South Korea many times in the decades since the end of the Korean War . There are about 180,000 special operational forces soldiers .
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Changwon National University is a public institution of higher education located in Changwon , an industrial city in the southeast of South Korea . It is home to the country 's first graduate school of labor . The school enrolls close to 15,000 students , and employs 304 instructors as of 2004 .
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There are over 500 museums and galleries in South Korea .
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Korea has traditional sports of its own , as well as sports from different cultures and countries .
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North Korea , officially the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) , is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula . Pyongyang is the nation 's capital and largest city . To the north and northwest the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok ( known as the Yalu in China ) and Tumen rivers ; it is bordered to the south by South Korea , with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) separating the two . In 1910 , Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan . After the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945 , Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel by the United States and the Soviet Union , with the north occupied by the Soviets and the south by the Americans . Negotiations on reunification failed , and in 1948 , separate governments were formed : the socialist Democratic People 's Republic of Korea in the north , and the capitalist Republic of Korea in the south . An invasion initiated by North Korea led to the Korean War ( 1950 -- 1953 ) . The Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire , but no peace treaty was signed . North Korea officially describes itself as a self-reliant socialist state and formally holds elections . Critics regard it as a totalitarian dictatorship . Various media outlets have called it Stalinist , particularly noting the elaborate cult of personality around Kim Il-sung and his family . International organizations have assessed that human rights violations in North Korea have no parallel in the contemporary world . The Workers ' Party of Korea ( WPK ) , led by a member of the ruling family , holds power in the state and leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland of which all political officers are required to be members . Juche , an ideology of national self-reliance , was introduced into the constitution as a `` creative application of Marxism -- Leninism '' in 1972 . The means of production are owned by the state through state-run enterprises and collectivized farms . Most services such as healthcare , education , housing and food production are subsidized or state-funded . From 1994 to 1998 , North Korea suffered a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 240,000 and 3.5 million people , and the country continues to struggle with food production . North Korea follows Songun , or `` military-first '' policy . It is the country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel , with a total of 9,495,000 active , reserve , and paramilitary personnel . Its active duty army of 1.21 million is the fourth largest in the world , after China , the United States , and India . It possesses nuclear weapons . North Korea is an atheist state with no official religion and where public religion is discouraged .
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South Korea maintains a visa waiver agreement list and a designated visa-free entry list with countries not included on those lists requiring a visa to enter the country . In addition , foreigners wishing to engage in certain activities such as diplomatic work , gainful employment , study or residence must apply for the appropriate visa prior to engaging in that activity in country .
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The history of South Korea formally begins with its establishment on 17 August 1948 , although Syngman Rhee had officially declared independence two days prior . In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea which ended with Japan 's defeat in World War II in 1945 , Korea was divided the 38th parallel north in accordance with a United Nations arrangement , to be administered by the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south . The Soviets and Americans were unable to agree on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over Korea . This led in 1948 to the establishment of two separate governments , each claiming to be the legitimate government of all of Korea . Eventually , following the Korean War , the two separate governments stabilized into the existing political entities of North and South Korea . South Korea 's subsequent history is marked by alternating periods of democratic and autocratic rule . Civilian governments are conventionally numbered from the First Republic of Syngman Rhee to the contemporary Sixth Republic . The First Republic , arguably democratic at its inception , became increasingly autocratic until its collapse in 1960 . The Second Republic was strongly democratic , but was overthrown in less than a year and replaced by an autocratic military regime . The Third , Fourth , and Fifth Republics were nominally democratic , but are widely regarded as the continuation of military rule . With the Sixth Republic , the country has gradually stabilized into a liberal democracy . Since its inception , South Korea has seen substantial development in education , economy , and culture . Since the 1960s , the country has developed from one of Asia 's poorest to one of the world 's wealthiest nations . Education , particularly at the tertiary level , has expanded dramatically . It is said to be one of the `` Four Tigers '' of rising Asian states along with Singapore , Taiwan and Hong Kong .
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Korea National University of Education ( Acronym : KNUE ; Korean : 한국교원대학교 , Hanguk Kyowon Daehakgyo , colloquially Kyowondae ) is a South Korean national university which specializes in teacher training and educational research . It comprises four colleges and three graduate schools . The student body consists of about 2,400 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students . The university is widely regarded as the top South Korean university in the field of education .
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South Korea has the 11th-highest life expectancy in the world and the second-least obese rate in the OECD . The male smoking rate is 49.8 % ( female 4.2 % ) . Suicide in South Korea is a serious and widespread problem . The suicide rate is the highest in the OECD in 2012 ( 29.1 deaths per 100,000 persons ) . Additionally , South Korea 's suicide rate is also ranked the highest in the world in 2012 according to WHO data ( 36.8 deaths per 100,000 persons ) . South Korea maintains a universal healthcare system that is rated as the fourth most efficient healthcare system out of the 55 nations rated as of 2016 after Hong Kong , Singapore and Spain by Bloomberg .
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The Catholic University of Korea ( hangul : 가톨릭대학교 hanja : ) is a private Roman Catholic institution of higher education in South Korea . It was established in 1855 and is the oldest university in South Korea . The Catholic University of Korea operates campuses in Seoul and in the neighboring Bucheon City . The university 's medical school , considered as one of the most prestigious in South Korea , has eight affiliated hospitals in major cities of the country . The university has been consistently ranked as one of the premier universities in South Korea and has been regarded in both national and international university rankings . The Catholic University was ranked 400 - 500 in QS World University Rankings 2016/17 . The Catholic University of Korea offers bachelor 's degrees , master 's degrees , and doctoral degrees : Theology , Korean Language , Philosophy , History , English Language and Literature , Chinese Language and Culture , Japanese Language and Culture , French Language and Culture , Music , Social Sciences , Social Welfare , Psychology , Sociology , Business Administration , Accounting , International Studies , Law Economics , Chemistry , Mathematics , Physics , Biotechnology , Environmental Engineering , Computer Science and Engineering , Information Systems Engineering , Culture Contents , Media Engineering , Clothing and Textiles , Food and Nutrition , Medicine , Nursing
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Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways , highways , bus routes , ferry services and air routes that criss-cross the country . South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a commercial maglev train .
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Hacksaw Ridge came out in America on November 4, 2016.
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Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war drama film about the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss , an American pacifist combat medic who was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian , refusing to carry or use a firearm or weapons of any kind . Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor , for service above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Okinawa . The film was directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan , based on a 2004 documentary about Doss , and stars Andrew Garfield as Doss , with Sam Worthington , Luke Bracey , Teresa Palmer , Hugo Weaving , Rachel Griffiths and Vince Vaughn in supporting roles . It was released in the United States on November 4 , 2016 , received positive reviews and grossed $ 175.3 million worldwide . Hacksaw Ridge was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of its top ten Movies of the Year , and has received numerous awards and nominations . The film received six Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Garfield and Best Sound Editing , winning the awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing . It also received Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture , Best Director and Best Actor , and 12 AACTA Awards nominations , winning the majority , including Best Film , Best Direction , Best Original Screenplay , Best Actor for Garfield , and Best Supporting Actor for Weaving .
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Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war film , directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan . Starring Andrew Garfield , the film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss , an American pacificist combat medic who was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian , refusing to carry or use a firearm or weapons of any kind . He became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor , for service above and beyond the call of duty . It was released in the United States on November 4 , 2016 . The film was released to positive reviews , with a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 87 % , based on 223 reviews , and an average rating of 7.2 / 10 . Metacritic lists a score of 71 out of 100 , based on 47 reviews . Hacksaw Ridge won Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Garfield and Best Sound Editing at the Academy Awards . The film won Best Editing and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Garfield , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Sound and Best Makeup and Hair at the British Academy Film Awards . The film won Best Action Movie and Best Actor in an Action Movie for Garfield and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Garfield , Best Editing and Best Hair and Makeup at the Critics ' Choice Awards . The film received three nominations at the Golden Globe Awards , including Best Motion Picture -- Drama , Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Garfield and Best Director . The film won Best Actor for Garfield , Best Film Editing and Best Sound and was nominated for Best Film , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Cinematography , Best Original Score and Best Art Direction and Production Design at the Satellite Awards .
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Hickey is a 2016 American workplace teen comedy film directed by Alex Grossman . The film was released theatrically in the United States on January 6 , 2017 .
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is a 2016 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Kōji Shiraishi . It is a crossover of the Ju-on and the Ring series of horror films . The film was first teased as an April Fools ' joke on April 1 , 2015 , but was later confirmed on December 10 , 2015 to be a real production . It was released on June 18 , 2016 in Japan , with a North American release on January 26 , 2017 on streaming site Shudder .
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Assassin 's Creed is a 2016 American science fiction action adventure film based on the video game franchise of the same name . The film is directed by Justin Kurzel , written by Michael Lesslie , Adam Cooper and Bill Collage , and stars Michael Fassbender ( who also produced ) , Marion Cotillard , Jeremy Irons , Brendan Gleeson , Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams . The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series ' mythology , taking place during the Spanish Inquisition . Filming began in late August 2015 and concluded in January 2016 . Assassin 's Creed was released on December 21 , 2016 , in the United States and France . It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $ 240 million worldwide against its $ 125 million budget .
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is an action role-playing video game for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 video game consoles . It is the third entry in the Akiba series , after the Japan-only Akiba 's Trip for PlayStation Portable and the worldwide release Akiba 's Trip : Undead and Undressed , though it is the first entry that plays as a JRPG . The game was released on December 15 , 2016 in Japan , and in May 2017 in North America and Europe , the latter being published by Marvelous USA and PQube .
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is a 2016 Japanese film in the Movie War line of the Kamen Rider Series . It serves as a crossover between the television series Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and Kamen Rider Ghost . The film features the series ' two lead heroes and their allies , with assistance from Kamen Rider Wizard , Kamen Rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Drive , confronting an evil organization led by the elusive villain known as Dr. Pac-Man . The film was released nationally in Japan on December 10 , 2016 . The film did well at the box office , with a total gross of ¥ 723 million ( US$ 6.3 million ) .
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-RCB- -RCB- Jigsaw is the second studio album by English rapper Lady Sovereign , released on 6 April 2009 in the United Kingdom and 7 April 2009 in the United States under Midget Records , with distribution by EMI .
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is a 2016 Japanese film , serving as the film adaptation of the 2015-2016 Kamen Rider Series television series Kamen Rider Ghost , and featuring the debut of the protagonist of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid . It was released in Japan on August 6 , 2016 , in a double billing with Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie : The Exciting Circus Panic ! .
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is an action platformer video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS . It is the fifteenth main installment in Nintendo 's Kirby franchise . The game was released in Japan in April 2016 and worldwide in June 2016 .
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Sugar Mountain is an American thriller film directed by Richard Gray and written by Abe Pogos . The film stars Cary Elwes , Jason Momoa , Drew Roy , Haley Webb , and Shane Coffey . Filming began on March 10 , 2014 in Seward , Alaska and ended on April 18 . The film was released in the US on December 9 , 2016 .
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La Leyenda del Chupacabras ( in English : The Legend of Chupacabras ) is a 2016 Mexican animated horror comedy film , directed by Alberto Rodriguez . Produced by Ánima Estudios , the film is the fourth installment to the Leyenda film series and its story is inspired by the chupacabras legend . The film was released theatrically in the United States on October 14 , 2016 in limited release , distributed by Pantelion Films and Lionsgate , and in Mexico on October 21 , 2016 , opening to negative critical reception .
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is a 2016 Japanese school action comedy film directed by Eiichirō Hasumi and written by Tatsuya Kanazawa . The film is a sequel to Assassination Classroom ( 2015 ) , with both films based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Yūsei Matsui . It was released in Japan by Toho on March 25 , 2016 .
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Jurassic Park is an American science fiction media franchise centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs . It began in 1990 when Universal Studios bought the rights to the novel by Michael Crichton before it was even published . The book was successful , as was the 1993 film adaptation , which led to three sequels , although the third and fourth films were not based on novels as the first two were . The software developers Ocean Software , BlueSky Software , Sega of America , and Telltale Games have had the rights to develop video games ever since the 1993 film , and numerous games have been produced . The Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 25 , 2011 , in North America . The first film was re-released in 3D on April 5 , 2013 . Since 1996 , several water rides based on the series have been opened at various Universal theme parks . On June 1 , 2016 , the first three films in the franchise were added to the Netflix streaming service , but were removed on September 1 , 2016 . The fourth film , Jurassic World , was initially scheduled to be released in the summer of 2005 , but was delayed numerous times and was ultimately released in June 2015 . It has grossed more than $ 1.66 billion , making it the fourth highest-grossing film of all time . When adjusted for monetary inflation , however , this film is the second highest grossing in the franchise after Jurassic Park . A fifth film , Jurassic World 2 , is scheduled for a June 22 , 2018 , release date . As of 2000 , the franchise had generated $ 5 billion in revenue , making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time .
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Ride Forth is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Exmortus . It was released on January 8 , 2016 on Prosthetic Records .
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Sharknado : The 4th Awakens is a 2016 American disaster comedy sci-fi horror television film and the fourth installment in the Sharknado film series , following Sharknado , Sharknado 2 : The Second One , and Sharknado 3 : Oh Hell No ! . The film was directed by Anthony C. Ferrante with Ian Ziering , Tara Reid , David Hasselhoff and Ryan Newman reprising their roles from the previous installments . New people joining the cast in the film include Tommy Davidson , Masiela Lusha , Imani Hakim , Cheryl Tiegs and Gary Busey . The film premiered on Syfy in the United States on July 31 , 2016 . Though the film title , poster , and intro are a parody of the 2015 film Star Wars : The Force Awakens , it is not a mockbuster .
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is a video game for the Nintendo 3DS . It was released in North America on September 20 , 2011 , Japan on September 22 , 2011 , and Europe on November 8 , 2011 .
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is an open world action-adventure video game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 4 . The game is the seventh main entry in the Yakuza series of action-adventure games , and was released in Japan on December 8 , 2016 and is to be released worldwide in early 2018 .
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Ratchet & Clank is a 2016 American-Canadian 3D computer-animated science-fiction action comedy film based on the video game series of the same name . The film stars the voices of James Arnold Taylor , David Kaye , Paul Giamatti , John Goodman , Bella Thorne , Rosario Dawson , and Sylvester Stallone . Series creators Insomniac Games helped with the film 's production , screenplay , character development and animation . The film was directed by Jericca Cleland and Kevin Munroe , featuring an original story written by Munroe , Gerry Swallow and former Insomniac Games Senior Writer T.J. Fixman , who started writing for the series with the Future saga . Several cast members from the games reprised their respective voice roles , and assets from the video games were utilized in the film . The film was released on April 29 , 2016 , by Gramercy Pictures . The film received negative reviews from critics and failed at the box office .
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NHL 16 is an ice hockey simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports . It is the 25th installment of the NHL series and was released on September 15 , 2015 in North America and September 17 and 18 in Europe , Australia and New Zealand . The game was released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , with a separate release for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titled NHL : Legacy Edition . Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks is the official cover athlete , marking his second appearance on an NHL cover , following NHL 11 . Featuring game presentation in the style of the NBC Sports Network , NHL 16 runs on EA Sports ' advanced Ignite game engine and features many game modes , including one that has the player take control of their own custom player and pursuing a career in the NHL and one that has the player play as the manager of any NHL team . The fan-favorite EA Sports Hockey League ( EASHL ) mode , an online co-operative play mode , also returns to the game after being left out of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of NHL 15 , the game 's predecessor . Upon release , NHL 16 received positive reviews and was declared an improvement over NHL 15 by critics .
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Ghost Rider is a 2007 American supernatural superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson . It is based on the character of the same name appearing in Marvel Comics . The film stars Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze with supporting roles done by Eva Mendes , Wes Bentley , Sam Elliott , Donal Logue , Matt Long , and Peter Fonda . Ghost Rider was released theatrically on February 16 , 2007 in the United States by Columbia Pictures . The film was met with negative reviews from critics and fans , but was a box office success , earning $ 228.7 million on a $ 110 million budget . Ghost Rider was released on DVD , Blu-ray Disc and UMD on June 12 , 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment . A sequel , Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance , was released on February 17 , 2012 , with Cage reprising his role .
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is a racing video game for the Nintendo 3DS which is published and developed by Namco Bandai Games . First images of the game were leaked in early November 2010 , and Namco confirmed that the video game was going to be released later on in 2011 . However , it was later revealed to be a launch title , and was released in Japan on 26 February 2011 and in North America on 22 March 2011 , five days prior to the launch of the Nintendo 3DS itself in that region . Ridge Racer 3D was also released in Europe on 25 March and in Australia on 31 March .
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John Wick : Chapter 2 is a 2017 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad . The second installment of the John Wick series , the plot follows hitman John Wick , who goes on the run after a bounty is placed on his head . It stars Keanu Reeves , Common , Laurence Fishburne , Riccardo Scamarcio , Ruby Rose , John Leguizamo and Ian McShane , and marks the first collaboration between Reeves and Fishburne since appearing together in The Matrix trilogy . Principal photography began on October 26 , 2015 , in New York City . The film premiered in Los Angeles on January 30 , 2017 , and was theatrically released in the United States on February 10 , 2017 . It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $ 166 million worldwide , over four times its $ 40 million budget and nearly twice the $ 88 million gross of the original film .
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is an action-adventure video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii U . The game was released worldwide in October 2016 .
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The Grudge is a 2004 American supernatural horror film and a remake of the Japanese film , Ju-on : The Grudge . The film was released in North America on October 22 , 2004 , by Columbia Pictures , and was directed by Takashi Shimizu ( director of all previous Ju-on films ) while Stephen Susco scripted the film . The plot is told through a non-linear sequence of events and includes several intersecting subplots . The film was a box office success , making over $ 187 million against a $ 10 million budget , though it received only mixed reviews from critics . The film was followed by two sequels , The Grudge 2 ( 2006 ) and The Grudge 3 ( 2009 ) .
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Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance ( also known as Ghost Rider 2 ) is a 2011 American 3D supernatural superhero film based on the Marvel Comics antihero Ghost Rider . It is the stand-alone sequel to the 2007 film Ghost Rider and features Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider with supporting roles portrayed by Ciarán Hinds ( replacing Peter Fonda ) , Violante Placido , Johnny Whitworth , Christopher Lambert , and Idris Elba . The film was directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor , from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer , Scott M. Gimple and Seth Hoffman . Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance was released in theaters on February 17 , 2012 in 3D and 2D . Critical reception was largely negative ; critics and fans criticized the script , CGI , and acting . Despite this , the film grossed more than $ 132 million against its $ 57 million budget . Nicolas Cage has said that he is `` done '' with the Ghost Rider films and a planned sequel was canceled . By May 2013 , the film rights to Ghost Rider had reverted to Marvel Studios and the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki adventure film directed by Hiroaki Matsuyama , starring Shun Oguri and based on the manga series of the same name by Ayumi Ishii . It was released in Japan by Toho on 23 January 2016 .
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is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 video game consoles . The game was released in Japan on March 10 , 2016 , and is scheduled for English release in North America and Europe in early 2017 by publisher Gaijinworks . While it is the sixth numbered entry in the mainline entries of the Summon Night series , it is only the second one to be translated into English , after 2015 's release of Summon Night 5 , also by Gaijinworks .
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Here is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys . It was released on November 4 , 2016 , by RCA Records . The first single from the standard edition , `` Blended Family ( What You Do for Love ) '' , was released on October 7 , 2016 . `` In Common '' and `` Hallelujah '' were featured on the deluxe edition of the album . As of May 2017 , the album has sold 131,000 copies worldwide .
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is a fighting video game based on One Piece developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , Xbox One , and Microsoft Windows . It is the first One Piece video game to be released on an Xbox console . It was released in Japan on April 21 , 2016 , in North America on May 31 , 2016 , and in Europe on June 3 , 2016 . The Windows version was released in North America on September 1 , 2016 , and in Europe on September 2 , 2016 . The game was not released on Xbox One in Japan .
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Kiss Rocks Vegas is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray Disc by the American hard rock band Kiss released on August 26 , 2016 . The album was recorded from November 5 -- 23 , 2014 during the band 's residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino ( Las Vegas ) during their 40th anniversary tour . Kiss Rocks Vegas was released in cinemas worldwide on May 25 , 2016 , and later released on pay-per-view on June 14 , 2016 .
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is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom . It is the second game in the Monster Hunter series to be released on the Nintendo 3DS . Originally released in Japan on September 14 , 2013 . On January 26 , 2014 , an enhanced edition titled Monster Hunter 4G was announced for release in Japan on October 11 , 2014 , and allowed players to utilize Monster Hunter 4 save files . This version was released in North America and Europe as Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on February 13 , 2015 . The new version of the game was released alongside New Nintendo 3DS in all regions except Australia , and in addition to the separate game release , it is available bundled with a 3DS XL variant of the newer console model .
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WOW Gospel 2016 is the eighteenth album in the WOW Gospel series . Motown Gospel , RCA Inspiration , Word Records , and Curb Records released the album on January 29 , 2016 .
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Michael Fassbender is an actor.
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Michael Fassbender ( born 2 April 1977 ) is a German-born Irish actor . His feature film debut was in the fantasy war epic 300 ( 2007 ) as a Spartan warrior ; his earlier roles included various stage productions , as well as starring roles on television such as in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers ( 2001 ) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex ( 2004 -- 05 ) . He first came to prominence for his role as IRA activist Bobby Sands in Hunger ( 2008 ) , for which he won a British Independent Film Award . Subsequent roles include in the independent film Fish Tank ( 2009 ) , as a Royal Marines lieutenant in Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) , as Edward Rochester in the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre , as Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method ( 2011 ) , as a sentient android in Prometheus ( 2012 ) and its sequel , Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) , and in the musical comedy-drama Frank ( 2014 ) as an eccentric musician loosely inspired by Frank Sidebottom . In 2011 , Fassbender debuted as the Marvel Comics antihero Magneto in X-Men : First Class , and went on to share the role with Ian McKellen in X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) , and reprise it again in X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) . Also in 2011 , Fassbender 's performance as a sex addict in Shame earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards . In 2013 , his role as slave owner Edwin Epps in the slavery epic 12 Years a Slave was similarly praised , earning him his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor . In 2013 , Fassbender appeared in another Ridley Scott film , The Counselor . In 2015 , he portrayed the title role in the Danny Boyle-directed biopic Steve Jobs ( 2015 ) , and played Macbeth in Justin Kurzel 's adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play . For the former , he has received Academy Award , BAFTA , Golden Globe and SAG nominations . In 2015 , he produced the western Slow West , in which he also starred .
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Michael Mandel is an American actor .
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Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor who made his screen debut in the 2001 war drama miniseries Band of Brothers as Sgt. Burton `` Pat '' Christenson . Fassbender followed this with a number of television roles including a German motorcycle courier in the drama Hearts and Bones ( 2001 ) , Guy Fawkes in the miniseries Gunpowder , Treason & Plot ( 2004 ) , Lt. Harry Colebourn in the film A Bear Named Winnie ( 2004 ) , and Azazeal in the series Hex ( 2004 -- 05 ) . He made his film debut playing a Spartan soldier in Zack Snyder 's 300 ( 2007 ) . The following year Fassbender portrayed Irish republican Bobby Sands during the events of the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Steve McQueen 's historical drama Hunger . His performance garnered him the Best Actor award at the British Independent Film Awards , and the Irish Film and Television Awards . Fassbender appeared as a British soldier in Quentin Tarantino-directed film Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) . Two years later , he played Carl Jung in David Cronenberg 's A Dangerous Method , and a man suffering with sex addiction in McQueen 's Shame . His performance in the latter earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival . In the same year he also appeared in superhero film X-Men : First Class as Magneto . In 2013 , Fassbender reteamed with McQueen on the period drama 12 Years a Slave . For his role as a slave owner in the film he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . The following year , he reprised his role as Magneto in the superhero sequel X-Men : Days of Future Past which grossed a box-office total of over $ 747 million -- his highest grossing release as of April 2016 . In 2015 , he appeared as the title character in Justin Kurzel 's film adaptation of the play Macbeth . In the same year , Fassbender 's portrayal of Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle 's eponymous film garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor .
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Red Headed Stranger is a movie.
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Red Headed Stranger is a 1975 album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson . After the wide success of his recordings with Atlantic Records , coupled with the negotiating skills of his manager , Neil Reshen , Nelson signed a contract with Columbia Records , a label that gave him total creative control over his works . The concept for the album was inspired by the `` Tale of the Red Headed Stranger '' , a song that Nelson used to play as a disk jockey on his program in Fort Worth , Texas . After signing with Columbia he decided to record the song , and arranged the details during his return to Austin , Texas , from a trip to Colorado . It was recorded at low cost at Autumn Sound Studios in Garland , Texas . The songs featured sparse arrangements , largely limited to Nelson 's guitar , piano and drums . Nelson presented the finished material to Columbia executives , who were dubious about releasing an album that they at first thought was a demo . However , Nelson had creative control , so no further production was added . A concept album , Red Headed Stranger is about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover . The content consists of songs with brief poetic lyrics and arrangements of older material such as Fred Rose 's `` Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain '' , Wolfe Gilbert 's `` Down Yonder '' and Juventino Rosas ' `` O'er the Waves '' . Despite Columbia 's doubts and the limited instrumentation , Red Headed Stranger was a blockbuster among country music and mainstream audiences . It was certified multi-platinum , and made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music . The cover of `` Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain '' , released as a single previous to the album full release became Nelson 's first number one hit . The title of the album would become a lasting nickname for Nelson . It was ranked # 183 on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , and number one on CMT 's 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music . In 2010 it was inducted to the National Recording Registry . In 1986 Nelson starred as the Red Headed Stranger in a movie of the same name , based on the story of the album . The album has had a strong cultural impact ; the song `` Time of the Preacher '' has been used often in the series Edge of Darkness , and its lyrics were used as well in the first issue of the comic Preacher .
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The Stranger is a South Korean film .
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Red Headed Stranger is a 1986 American western drama film written and directed by William D. Wittliff . The film stars Willie Nelson and Morgan Fairchild . It is based on Nelson 's album '' Red Headed Stranger ( 1975 ) .
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Red Headed Stranger is a song written by Edith Lindeman and Carl Stutz , published in 1953 . Originally written for Perry Como , the song was not recorded by him due to publishing issues . In 1954 , Arthur `` Guitar Boogie '' Smith released a version of the song on MGM Records that received good radio play . Country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson performed the song at the time of its original release for children at bedtime on his show , The Western Express . In 1974 , inspired by his then-wife Connie Koepke , he wrote the concept album Red Headed Stranger based on the song . Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time .
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Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film , produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , based on a novel of the same name by Katherine Brush , and with a screenplay by Anita Loos . It was directed by Jack Conway , and stars Jean Harlow as a woman who uses sex to advance her social position . During the course of the film , Harlow breaks up a marriage , has multiple affairs and pre-marital sex , and attempts to kill a man .
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The Red Headed Stranger is an interpretation by Carla Bozulich of Willie Nelson 's 1975 multi-platinum album Red Headed Stranger , released in 2003 . Nelson appears on three tracks .
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Strange Stranger is an American horror-surreal feature film produced , written and directed by Daryush Shokof . the film is a mystic journey into the world of people obsessed with sex , their outrageous rituals and the animal instinct that should somehow be the core representative of such obsessions . the erotic film beginning with passionate and great looking youngsters dreaming of a night full of lust gradually turns into a Horror Genre and further into complete dizziness.The film is shot entirely in Babelsberg , Germany in 2012 . the film is produced by in Los Angeles , California .
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There is a body of films that feature Frankenstein 's monster .
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is an experimental video art and film artist .
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Red State is a 2011 American independent action horror film written and directed by Kevin Smith , starring John Goodman , Melissa Leo and Michael Parks . For months , Smith maintained that the rights to the film would be auctioned off to a distributor at a controversial event to be held after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival , but instead Smith purchased the film himself , which , according to John Horn of Los Angeles Times , `` might have been a difficult sale for any distributor '' . Smith chose to self-distribute the picture under the SModcast Pictures banner with a traveling show in select cities . On June 28 , 2011 , Smith announced a one-week run in Quentin Tarantino 's New Beverly Cinema ( making the film and its actors , and also Smith himself , eligible for Academy Award consideration ) . The film was released via video on demand on September 1 , 2011 through Lionsgate , in select theaters for a special one-night-only engagement on September 23 , 2011 ( via SModcast Pictures ) , and on home video October 18 , 2011 .
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The Strangers is a 2008 American horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino and starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman . The film follows a young couple who are terrorized by three masked assailants over the course of an evening at a remote summer home . Writer-director Bertino was inspired by two real-life events : the Manson family Tate murders , a multiple homicide that occurred in California in 1969 ; and a series of break-ins that occurred in his own neighborhood as a child . Made on a budget of $ 9 million , the film was shot on location in rural South Carolina in the fall of 2006 . At the 2007 San Diego Comic Con , Bertino appeared with stars Tyler and Speedman , and premiered a teaser trailer promoting the film . Originally slated for a theatrical release in November 2007 , its release date was postponed , and it received a wide theatrical release on May 30 , 2008 . It grossed $ 82.4 million at the box office worldwide . Although a commercial success , it received mixed reviews from critics , with some praising its atmosphere and tension , and others criticizing its script and characters . Contemporary film scholars have interpreted the film as a criticism of the perceived safety of pastoral life , as well as an exploration of stranger-on-stranger violence .
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Red is a 2010 American action comedy film inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage . The film stars Bruce Willis , Morgan Freeman , John Malkovich , Mary-Louise Parker , Helen Mirren and Karl Urban , with German film director Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber . In the film version , the title is derived from the designation of former CIA Agent Frank Moses ( Bruce Willis ) , meaning `` Retired , Extremely Dangerous '' . The film was released on October 15 , 2010 . The film grossed $ 199 million worldwide . In 2011 , the film received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Musical or Comedy Film . A sequel , Red 2 , was released on July 19 , 2013 . Another sequel , Red 3 , is in development .
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Stranger on the Run is a dramatic Western television film which in some countries premiered in cinemas . The first broadcast was on NBC on October 31 , 1967 . The film stars Henry Fonda , Anne Baxter and Michael Parks , and was directed by Don Siegel .
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Red Hair is a 1928 silent film starring Clara Bow and Lane Chandler , directed by Clarence G. Badger , based on a novel by Elinor Glyn , and released by Paramount Pictures . The film had one sequence filmed in Technicolor , and is now considered a lost film except for the color sequence at the UCLA Film and Television Archive , and a few production stills .
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Red Eye is a 2005 American thriller film directed by Wes Craven and written by Carl Ellsworth based on a story by Ellsworth and Dan Foos . The film follows a hotel manager ensnared in an assassination plot by a terrorist while aboard a red-eye flight to Miami . The film score was composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami , a frequent collaborator with Craven , who had previously scored the Scream film series . It was distributed by DreamWorks Pictures and was released on August 19 , 2005 . The film received positive reviews from critics and fans of Craven 's work and was a box office success .
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Red Sparrow is an upcoming American spy thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence , based on the book Red Sparrow , written by Jason Matthews . The film stars Jennifer Lawrence , Joel Edgerton , Jeremy Irons , Matthias Schoenaerts , Ciarán Hinds , Joely Richardson , Mary-Louise Parker and Charlotte Rampling . It is scheduled to be released on March 2 , 2018 .
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Red Corner is a 1997 American mystery thriller film directed by Jon Avnet , and starring Richard Gere , Bai Ling and Bradley Whitford . Written by Robert King , the film is about an American businessman on business in China who ends up wrongfully on trial for murder . His only hope of exoneration and freedom is a female defense lawyer from the country . The film received the 1997 National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award ( Richard Gere , Jon Avnet ) and the NBR Award for Breakthrough Female Performance ( Bai Ling ) . Ling also won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress .
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Red Riding Hood is a 2011 Canadian romance horror film directed by Catherine Hardwicke , produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Amanda Seyfried as the title role , from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson . The film is very loosely based on the folk tale Little Red Riding Hood collected by both Charles Perrault under the name Le Petit Chaperon Rouge ( Little Red Riding Hood ) and several decades later by the Brothers Grimm as Rotkäppchen ( Little Red Cap ) .
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Red Hot Riding Hood is an animated cartoon short subject , directed by Tex Avery and released with the movie Dr. Gillespie 's Criminal Case on May 8 , 1943 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . In 1994 it was voted # 7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field , making it the highest ranked MGM cartoon on the list . It is one of Avery 's most popular cartoons , inspiring several of his own `` sequel '' shorts as well as influencing other cartoons and feature films for years afterward .
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A Grim Becoming is a 2014 horror comedy film that was directed by Adam R. Steigert . The film had its world premiere on October 31 , 2014 and stars Brandyn T. Williams as a young businessman that finds he has become a Grim Reaper . Including writing , production for A Grim Becoming took place over a two and a half year period , with filming taking place in New York during the summer of 2013 .
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Red is a series of American action comedy films inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner , and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage . The film stars Bruce Willis , Morgan Freeman , John Malkovich , Mary-Louise Parker , Helen Mirren , and Karl Urban with German film director Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber . In the film version , the title is derived from the designation of the status of agent Frank Moses ( Willis ) , meaning `` Retired , Extremely Dangerous '' . The first film , Red , was released on October 15 , 2010 . A sequel , Red 2 , was released on July 19 , 2013 .
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Stranger Things is an American science fiction-horror web television series created , written , directed and co-executive produced by the Duffer Brothers , as well as co-executive-produced by Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen . The first season stars Winona Ryder , David Harbour , Finn Wolfhard , Millie Bobby Brown , Gaten Matarazzo , Caleb McLaughlin , Natalia Dyer , Charlie Heaton , Cara Buono , and Matthew Modine , with Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery in recurring roles . The second season will see Schnapp and Keery promoted to series regulars , along with the addition of Sadie Sink and Dacre Montgomery . Set in the fictional town of Hawkins , Indiana in the 1980s , the first season focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy by his friends , older brother and traumatized mother and the local police chief , amid supernatural events occurring around the town including the appearance of a psychokinetic girl who helps the missing boy 's friends in their own search . The second season is set a year after the first , and deals with attempts of the characters to return to normal and consequences from that season . The Duffer Brothers developed the series as a mix of investigative drama alongside supernatural elements with childlike sensibilities , establishing its time frame in the 1980s and creating a homage #Noun to pop culture of that decade . Several themes and directorial aspects were inspired and aesthetically informed by the works of Steven Spielberg , John Carpenter , and Stephen King , among others . The series was released on Netflix on July 15 , 2016 . It received critical acclaim for its characterization , pacing , atmosphere , acting , soundtrack , directing , writing and homages to 1980s genre films . The series has received several industry nominations and awards , including winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2016 . On August 31 , 2016 , Netflix renewed the series for a second season of nine episodes , which is set to be released on October 31 , 2017 .
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Strangers is a 1991 Australian film .
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Red is a 2008 thriller film based on a novel by Jack Ketchum and directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee . It concerns one man 's revenge after his beloved dog dies in an attempted robbery . The screenplay was written by Stephen Susco based on the novel . It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008 .
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The Rambler is a 2013 independent , psychotronic horror film directed by Calvin Reeder . The film 's narrative concerns a mysterious loner known only as the Rambler , played by Dermot Mulroney . Newly released from prison , he embarks on a dark journey across a bleak and strange contemporary landscape , meeting a bizarre cast of characters .
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Red Balloon is a 13-minute thriller short film directed by Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace . It is adapted from the `` clown statue '' urban legend . The movie was nominated to numerous festivals ( including Festival international de Clermont-Ferrand , Palm Springs International ShortFest , Festival International Du Film Fantastique de Gerardmer , Festival De Cannes Short Film Corner . It recently won the Directorial Discovery Award at Rhodes Island Horror film Festival , and was sold to the TV channels Arte TV and Egoist TV . Red Balloon was released online on Vimeo and Dailymotion on 22 July 2011 . It reached more than 100,000 views in a week . Red Balloon has now been seen more than 2 million times with over 1.5 million on this YouTube release . The directors , Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Mace are working in post-production visual effects and Red Balloon is their directorial debut . Red Balloon was shot with RedCam 4K , it includes challenging CG shots present in the trailer , with a team of 30 professionals including Jean Clement Soret for the grading ( Danny Boyle 's colorist ) .
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Altered Minds ( originally titled The Red Robin ) is a 2015 psychological thriller film directed by Michael Z. Wechsler , starring Judd Hirsch , Ryan O'Nan , C.S. Lee , Caroline Lagerfelt , Jaime Ray Newman , Joseph Lyle Taylor , Dennis Flanagan , Jake Miller , and Lily Pilblad .
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Red Tails is a 2012 American war film directed by Anthony Hemingway in his feature film directorial debut , and starring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr. . The film is about the Tuskegee Airmen , a group of African-American United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) servicemen during World War II . The characters in the film are fictional , although based on real individuals . The film was produced by Lucasfilm and released by 20th Century Fox . John Ridley wrote the screenplay , based on a story created by him in collaboration with George Lucas . Additional material was shot the following year with executive producer George Lucas as director and Aaron McGruder as writer of the reshoots . It was filmed in March and July 2009 . Red Tails was a personal project for Lucas , one that he had originally conceived in 1988 . It is the first Lucasfilm production since the 1994 film Radioland Murders that is not associated with the Indiana Jones or Star Wars franchises . Terrence Howard had previously portrayed a Tuskegee pilot in Hart 's War , and Cuba Gooding Jr. had previously starred in The Tuskegee Airmen , an HBO made-for-television film about the same group of pilots .
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Red Eye is an upcoming American horror film co-written by Tristan Clay and Destinie Orndoff , directed by Clay and starring Jessica Cameron , Orndoff , Hayden Wilberger , Heather Dorff , Clayton Abbot and Scott King .
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Paul Bettany has played Vision in at least two works.
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Paul Bettany ( born 27 May 1971 ) is an English actor . He is known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , specifically the films Iron Man ( 2008 ) , Iron Man 2 ( 2010 ) , The Avengers ( 2012 ) , Iron Man 3 ( 2013 ) , and Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) , in which he also portrayed the Vision , in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for which he garnered praise . He reprised his role as the Vision in Captain America : Civil War ( 2016 ) . He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film Gangster No. 1 ( 2000 ) , and director Brian Helgeland 's film A Knight 's Tale ( 2001 ) . He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films , including A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ) , Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World ( 2003 ) , Dogville ( 2003 ) , Wimbledon ( 2004 ) , and the adaptation of the novel The Da Vinci Code ( 2006 ) . He has been nominated for various awards , including BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . Bettany is married to American actress Jennifer Connelly , with whom he has two children . His most commercially successful films have been The Avengers , which grossed over US$ 1.5 billion , its sequel Avengers : Age of Ultron , which grossed over $ 1.4 billion , Iron Man 3 , which grossed over US$ 1.2 billion , Captain America : Civil War , which grossed over US$ 1.1 billion , and The Da Vinci Code , which grossed US$ 758 million .
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Vision is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The first iteration was an alien created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics # 13 ( November 1940 ) . The second iteration is an android and a member of the Avengers who first appeared in The Avengers # 57 ( October 1968 ) by Roy Thomas , Stan Lee and John Buscema . The third Vision is a time traveler that fused with the second version 's operating system . The character is portrayed by Paul Bettany in the 2015 film Avengers : Age of Ultron and the 2016 film Captain America : Civil War .
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Paul J. Franklin is an English visual effects supervisor who has worked with visual effects since the 1990s . He is known for his long-running working relationship with director Christopher Nolan which dates back to Batman Begins ( 2005 ) . Franklin won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for Inception ( 2010 ) , and won a second Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Interstellar ( 2014 ) . He shared the wins with Andrew Lockley , Peter Bebb , and Chris Corbould . Franklin has also been nominated for an Academy Award for The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) . He was nominated for BAFTA Awards for Batman Begins , The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) , and The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ) .
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Visions is a 90-minute American television weekly anthology series that aired from 1976 -- 80 . It was produced by KCET in Los Angeles and televised nationally on PBS . It concentrated on the works of mostly new and some prominent writers , including Cormac McCarthy , Marsha Norman , Jean Shepherd , Luis Valdez , and Robert M. Young ( director ) . Each episode was written by a different writer and starred a different cast . Among its stars were Tyne Daly , Charles Durning , Brad Dourif , Morgan Freeman , Carol Kane , and Judd Hirsch . Its directors included Maya Angelou , Richard Pearce , Michael Lindsay-Hogg , Paul Bogart , and Gordon Davidson . It won one prime-time Emmy Award and was nominated for two others .
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Henry Warren Beatty ( née Beaty ; born March 30 , 1937 ) , better known as Warren Beatty , is an American actor and filmmaker . He has been nominated for fourteen Academy Awards -- four for Best Actor , four for Best Picture , two for Best Director , three for Original Screenplay , and one for Adapted Screenplay -- winning Best Director for Reds ( 1981 ) . Beatty is the first and only person to have been twice nominated for acting in , directing , writing , and producing the same film -- first with Heaven Can Wait ( 1978 ) , which was co-written by Elaine May and co-directed by Buck Henry , and again with Reds , which he co-wrote with Trevor Griffiths . In 1999 , he was awarded the Academy 's highest honor , the Irving G. Thalberg Award . Beatty has been nominated for eighteen Golden Globe Awards , winning six , including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award , which he was honored with in 2007 . Among his Golden Globe-nominated films are Splendor in the Grass ( 1961 ) , his screen debut , and Bonnie and Clyde ( 1967 ) , Shampoo ( 1975 ) , Dick Tracy ( 1990 ) , Bugsy ( 1991 ) , Bulworth ( 1998 ) and Rules Do n't Apply ( 2016 ) , all of which he also produced . Arthur Penn , who directed Bonnie and Clyde , described Beatty as `` the perfect producer '' , adding , `` He makes everyone demand the best of themselves . Warren stays with a picture through editing , mixing and scoring . He plain works harder than anyone else I have ever seen . ''
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Howard Lyon is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games .
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Brian Hagan is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games .
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Paul Norris is a British visual effects supervisor . Best known for his works in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( 2004 ) , Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( 2005 ) , Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) , and Ex Machina ( 2015 ) . Norris won Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards for his work on the film Ex Machina , sharing with Sara Bennett , Andrew Whitehurst , and Mark Williams Ardington .
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Joel Thomas is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games .
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Ned Thomas Beatty ( born July 6 , 1937 ) is an American actor who has appeared in more than 160 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award , two Emmy Awards , an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award ; he also won a Drama Desk Award . These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series , such as Network ( 1976 ) , Friendly Fire ( 1979 ) , Last Train Home ( 1990 ) , Hear My Song ( 1991 ) , the adaptation film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 2004 ) and Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) . He has had great commercial success in roles such as the executive Bobby Trippe in Deliverance ( 1972 ) , Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese in Nashville ( 1975 ) , investigator Martin Dardis in All the President 's Men ( 1976 ) , undercover federal agent Bob Sweet in Silver Streak ( 1976 ) , the priest Edwards in Exorcist II : The Heretic ( 1977 ) , Lex Luthor 's bumbling henchman Otis in Superman ( 1978 ) and Superman II ( 1980 ) , as a millionaire 's right-hand man in The Toy ( 1982 ) , Pavel Borisov in The Fourth Protocol ( 1987 ) , TV presenter Ernest Weller in Repossessed ( 1990 ) , Rudy Ruettiger 's father in Rudy ( 1993 ) , attorney McNair in Just Cause ( 1995 ) , Dexter Wilkins in Life ( 1999 ) , the simple sheriff in Where the Red Fern Grows ( 2003 ) , the corrupt Senator Charles F. Meachum in Shooter ( 2007 ) , United States Congressman Doc Long in Charlie Wilson 's War ( 2007 ) and in animated films as the voice of Lots-O ' - Huggin ' Bear in Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) and Tortoise John in Rango ( 2011 ) .
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Patrick McClung is a two-time Oscar nominated visual effects artist .
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Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti ( -LSB- dʒiəˈmɑːti -RSB- born June 6 , 1967 ) is an American character actor and producer . He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Cinderella Man and is also known for his roles in the films Private Parts , Sideways , American Splendor , The Illusionist , Cold Souls , Barney 's Version , Big Fat Liar , Love & Mercy , Straight Outta Compton , San Andreas and Win Win , as well as the miniseries John Adams and Downton Abbey . He has won two Golden Globe Awards , a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards . He currently stars in the Showtime TV series Billions , which has aired for two seasons and has been renewed for a third .
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Bryan Grill is a visual effects artist . He has been nominated for two Academy Awards and one BAFTA award .
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David Martin is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games .
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Paul Brightwell is an English actor and director . He has acted in many different plays , films and TV shows since the late 1980s . Theatre direction includes the British premieres of Heiner Muller 's Hamletmachine at the Gate Notting Hill , and Witkiewicz 's They at the Polish Theatre in Hammersmith .
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Kurt Paul is an American actor and stuntman . He is perhaps best known for his work within the Psycho movie franchise , where he performed as a stunt double for Anthony Perkins in Psycho II and Psycho III , and played `` Mother '' in all of the scenes of Psycho III except when Perkins ' face was visible at the end . Paul has had guest roles as `` Norman Baines '' and `` Norman Blates '' in the television series Knight Rider and Sledge Hammer ! , respectively . In the television movie Bates Motel Paul played the role of Norman Bates . Paul appeared in Psycho IV : The Beginning , he had a supporting role as Raymond Linette .
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Vincent De Paul ( born September 2 , 1968 ) is an American actor and model . He has acted in several movies , including Poseidon ( 2006 ) , Hitch ( 2005 ) , and Hairspray ( 1988 ) .
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Visions is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Kevin Greutert . It is written by L.D Goffigan and Lucas Susan . Jason Blum serves as a producer through his production company Blumhouse Productions . The film stars Isla Fisher , Anson Mount , Gillian Jacobs , Jim Parsons , Joanna Cassidy , and Eva Longoria . It was released on January 19 , 2016 , through video on demand prior to being released through home media formats on February 2 , 2016 , by Universal Pictures .
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Colby Paul ( born July 1 , 1992 ) is an American actor . Since 2005 , he has worked on a wide range of television series , including Night Stalker , Supernatural , Ghost Whisperer , Pushing Daisies , The Mentalist , and Fringe . His roles on Pushing Daisies , Supernatural and The Mentalist have brought him Young Artist Awards nominations in category `` Best Performance in a TV Series by a Guest Starring Young Actor '' . He has also had a small role in 2009 Star Trek movie , as well as various automotive YouTube Series .
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Vincent Cirelli is an American special effects supervisor . Known for his works at Luma Pictures as a visual effects supervisor in acclaimed films such as Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End ( 2007 ) , No Country for Old Men ( 2007 ) , The Midnight Meat Train ( 2008 ) , X-Men Origins : Wolverine ( 2008 ) , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ( 2009 ) , The Book of Eli ( 2010 ) , Battle : Los Angeles ( 2011 ) , Captain America : The First Avenger ( 2012 ) , Prometheus ( 2012 ) , The Avengers ( 2012 ) , Saving Mr. Banks ( 2013 ) , Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) , Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) , In the Heart of the Sea ( 2015 ) , Deadpool ( 2015 ) and Doctor Strange ( 2016 ) , for which he received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at the 89th Academy Awards .
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Vincent Tee is a character actor .
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Peter Maloney ( born November 24 , 1944 ) is an American actor . His credits include television series such as The Knick , Remember WENN , and Gotham , and films such as Greetings ( 1968 ) , Capone ( 1975 ) , A Little Romance ( 1979 ) , Hide in Plain Sight ( 1980 ) , The Children ( 1980 ) , Revenge of the Stepford Wives ( 1980 ) , The Thing ( 1982 ) , Desperately Seeking Susan ( 1985 ) , Manhunter ( 1986 ) , Tune in Tomorrow ( 1990 ) , JFK ( 1991 ) , Private Parts ( 1997 ) , Boiler Room ( 2000 ) , Requiem for a Dream ( 2000 ) , and K-PAX ( 2001 ) . Maloney is also a stage actor .
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Patrick Joseph Wilson ( born July 3 , 1973 ) is an American actor and singer . He spent his early career starring in Broadway musicals , beginning in 1995 . He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty ( 2000 -- 2001 ) and Oklahoma ! ( 2002 ) . In 2003 , he appeared in the HBO miniseries Angels in America for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie . Wilson has also appeared in feature films such as The Phantom of the Opera ( 2004 ) , Little Children ( 2006 ) , Watchmen ( 2009 ) , Insidious ( 2010 ) , Insidious : Chapter 2 ( 2013 ) , and as demonologist Ed Warren in James Wan 's supernatural horror films The Conjuring ( 2013 ) and The Conjuring 2 ( 2016 ) , the latter four earning him a reputation as a `` scream king '' . On television , he starred in the CBS drama series A Gifted Man ( 2011 -- 2012 ) , and as Lou Solverson in the second season of FX 's anthology series Fargo ( 2015 ) , for which he received a second Golden Globe Award nomination . He has been cast as Orm Marius/Ocean Master in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman ( 2018 ) .
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The Planet of the Apes franchise features many characters that appear in one or more works .
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William `` Billy '' Ray is an American screenwriter and director . He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with Color of Night . He has written numerous movies including Volcano and Hart 's War . He was one of the creators and writers of the science fiction show Earth 2 . On August 10 , 2015 , it was announced that he will be writing the screenplay that Martin Scorsese will direct of an adaptation of The Devil in the White City , which will star Leonardo DiCaprio . Starting in 2003 he began to direct as well as write ; his first film was Shattered Glass , inspired by the true story of Stephen Glass , a journalist who fabricated a majority of his stories . He was nominated for the Most Promising Filmmaker by the Chicago Film Critics Association and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for his work on this film . Breach ( 2007 ) , which Ray co-wrote and directed , tells a similar story about Robert Hanssen , an FBI agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for more than two decades , and Eric O'Neill , who worked as his assistant and helped bring about his downfall . He is perhaps best known for writing the screenplay to the 2012 blockbuster The Hunger Games , and his Academy Award nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips .
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Brendan Patrick Connor is an American actor . As of 2007 , his most prominent role is that of the character Reidy , appearing in some episodes of ER in 2006 . Connor has made guest appearances in several television shows , including The Mentalist , Law & Order : Criminal Intent , Third Watch , Chappelle 's Show , The New Adventures of Old Christine , Ugly Betty , Desperate Housewives , Imagination Movers , How I Met Your Mother , Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly . His feature film appearances include Spider-Man 2 , Miss Congeniality 2 : Armed & Fabulous , A Lot Like Love and Evan Almighty .
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The Visual Bible , also Visual Bible Project is the name used by two distinct projects to film , verbatim , books of the New Testament . The first Visual Bible project produced The Visual Bible : Matthew ( 1993 ) and The Visual Bible : Acts ( 1994 ) starring Italian-American actor Bruce Marchiano as Jesus . Both films followed the New International Version word for word in the English version , and vernacular Bibles in versions dubbed into Spanish , Cantonese and Mandarin . The second Visual Bible project produced The Gospel of John narrated by Christopher Plummer and starring Scottish-Peruvian actor Henry Ian Cusick as Jesus . This film followed the text of the Good News Bible .
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The Bougainville Photoplay Project is a verbatim play by Paul Dwyer and Version 1.0 .
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James Zhang is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games .
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Brian Snoddy is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games .
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Paul Keating ( born in 1976 ) is an English actor . He has been nominated twice for an Olivier Award for his performances on the West End stage . He began acting at the age of 12 , appearing as Gavroche in Les Misérables at The Palace Theatre for 10 months .
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Paul Brittain ( born February 16 , 1977 ) is an American actor and comedian , best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2010 -- 2012 .
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Brian Despain is an artist whose work has appeared in galleries , in video games , on book covers and in role-playing games .
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Scotland's Hebrides is widespread and diverse with many islands.
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Scotland ( -LSB- ˈskɒt.lənd -RSB- Scots : -LSB- - scoˈskɔt.lənd -RSB- Alba -LSB- ˈal̪ˠapə -RSB- ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the Early Middle Ages and continued to exist until 1707 . By inheritance in 1603 , James VI , King of Scots , became King of England and King of Ireland , thus forming a personal union of the three kingdoms . Scotland subsequently entered into a political union with the Kingdom of England on 1 May 1707 to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain . The union also created a new Parliament of Great Britain , which succeeded both the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England . In 1801 , Great Britain itself entered into a political union with the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Within Scotland , the monarchy of the United Kingdom has continued to use a variety of styles , titles and other royal symbols of statehood specific to the pre-union Kingdom of Scotland . The legal system within Scotland has also remained separate from those of England and Wales and Northern Ireland ; Scotland constitutes a distinct jurisdiction in both public and private law . The continued existence of legal , educational , religious and other institutions distinct from those in the remainder of the UK have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity since the 1707 union with England . In 1997 , a Scottish Parliament was re-established , in the form of a devolved unicameral legislature comprising 129 members , having authority over many areas of domestic policy . Scotland is represented in the United Kingdom Parliament by 59 MPs and in the European Parliament by 6 MEPs . Scotland is also a member of the British -- Irish Council , and sends five elected representatives to the British -- Irish Parliamentary Assembly .
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The Inner and Outer Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland are made up of a great number of large and small islands . These isolated and mostly uninhabited islands are the source of a number of Hebridean myths and legends . It is a part of Scotland which has always relied on the surrounding sea to sustain the small communities which have occupied parts of the islands for centuries , therefore , it is natural that these seas are a source for many of these legends .
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The Hebrides are an archipelago of islands off the western coast of Scotland . These islands include two main groups : The Inner Hebrides The Outer Hebrides Hebrides or Hebridean may also refer to : Hebridean ( sheep ) , a breed of sheep Hebrides Overture , a concert overture by Felix Mendelssohn New Hebrides , the former colonial name of Vanuatu
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This is a list of islands of Scotland , the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain . Also included are various other related tables and lists . The definition of an offshore island used in this list is `` land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis , but not necessarily at all stages of the tide , excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways '' . Scotland has over 790 offshore islands , most of which are to be found in four main groups : Shetland , Orkney , and the Hebrides , sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides . There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh water in Scotland including Loch Lomond and Loch Maree . Many of these islands are swept by strong tides , and the Corryvreckan tide race between Scarba and Jura is one of the largest whirlpools in the world . Other strong tides are to be found in the Pentland Firth between mainland Scotland and Orkney , and another example is the `` Grey Dog '' between Scarba and Lunga . The geology and geomorphology of the islands is varied . Some , such as Skye and Mull are mountainous , while others like Tiree and Sanday are relatively low lying . Many have bedrock made from ancient Archaean Lewisian Gneiss which was formed 3 billion years ago ; Shapinsay and other Orkney islands are formed from Old Red Sandstone , which is 400 million years old ; and others such as Rùm from more recent Tertiary volcanoes . The largest island is Lewis and Harris which extends to 2,179 square kilometres , and there are a further 200 islands which are greater than 40 hectares in area . Of the remainder , several such as Staffa and the Flannan Isles are well known despite their small size . Some 94 Scottish islands are permanently inhabited , of which 89 are offshore islands and between 2001 and 2011 Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4 % to 103,702 . The culture of the islands has been affected by the successive influences of Celtic , Norse and English speaking peoples and this is reflected in names given to the islands . Most of the Hebrides have names with Scots Gaelic derivations , whilst those of the Northern Isles tend to be derived from the Viking names . A few have Brythonic , Scots and even perhaps pre-Celtic roots . A feature of modern island life is the low crime rate and they are considered to be amongst the safest places to live in Britain . Orkney was rated as the best place to live in Scotland in both 2013 and 2014 according to the Halifax Quality of Life survey . Rockall is a small rocky islet in the North Atlantic which was declared part of Scotland by the Island of Rockall Act 1972 . However , the legality of the claim is disputed by the Republic of Ireland , Denmark and Iceland and it is probably unenforceable in international law .
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The flora and fauna of the Outer Hebrides in north west Scotland comprises a unique and diverse ecosystem . A long archipelago , set on the eastern shores of the Atlantic Ocean , it attracts a wide variety of seabirds , and thanks to the Gulf Stream a climate more mild than might be expected at this latitude . Because it is on the Gulf Stream , it also occasionally gets exotic visitors .
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The Sea of the Hebrides ( -LSB- ˈhɛbrᵻdiːz -RSB- ) is a portion of the North Atlantic Ocean , located off the coast of western Scotland , separating the mainland and the northern Inner Hebrides islands ( to the east ) from the southern Outer Hebrides islands ( to the west ) . To the north , the Sea of the Hebrides joins The Minch . The Sea of the Hebrides forms part of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland , as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization , and part of the Seas west of Scotland as far as fisheries management is concerned .
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The Outer Hebrides is a chain of more than 100 islands and small skerries located about 70 km west of mainland Scotland . There are 15 inhabited islands in this archipelago , which is also known as the Western Isles and archaically as the Long Isle ( An t-Eilean Fada ) . Lewis and Harris is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles , after Great Britain and Ireland . It incorporates Lewis in the north and Harris in the south , both of which are frequently referred to as individual islands , although they are joined by a land border . The largest settlement in Lewis and in the Outer Hebrides is Stornoway . To the south across the Sound of Harris lie the Uists and Benbecula , which were joined by a series of causeways constructed between 1940 and 1960 to improve transport links . Further south are Barra and the smaller Barra Isles , whose southernmost extremity is Barra Head . There are other outliers with cultural links to the Outer Hebrides that are not part of the archipelago itself . These include the St Kilda group , which are quite distinct geologically and no longer inhabited , Sula Sgeir and North Rona to the north and isolated Rockall , which is 367 km to the west of North Uist . The islands of Scotland 's west coast are known collectively as the Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides are separated from the Inner Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south . The Outer Hebrides are administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and had a population of 26,502 in 2001 . The Outer Hebrides have historically been a strong Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig ) speaking area . Despite recent declines , in the 2001 census more than 50 % of the resident population in each island was able to speak Gaelic , for an overall total of 15,842 speakers throughout the archipelago . The modern economy centres on tourism , crofting , fishing , and weaving , the latter of which includes the manufacture of Harris tweed . The archipelago is exposed to wind and tide , and there are numerous lighthouses as an aid to navigation . The definition of an island used in this list is that it is `` land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis , but not necessarily at all stages of the tide , excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways '' .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Scotland : Scotland -- country that is part of the United Kingdom . Occupying the northern third of the largest island , it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east , the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west , and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest . In addition to the mainland , Scotland consists of over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides .
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The modern names of Scottish islands stem from two main influences . There are a large number of names that derive from the Scottish Gaelic language in the Hebrides and Firth of Clyde . In the Northern Isles most place names have a Norse origin . There are also some island place names that originate from three other influences , including a limited number that are essentially English language names , a few that are of Brittonic origin and some of an unknown origin that may represent a pre-Celtic language . These islands have all been occupied by the speakers of at least three and in many cases four or more languages since the Iron Age , and many of the names of these islands have more than one possible meaning as a result . Scotland has over 790 offshore islands , most of which are to be found in four main groups : Shetland , Orkney , and the Hebrides , sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides . There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh water in Scotland including Loch Lomond and Loch Maree .
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The Inner Hebrides ( -LSB- ˈhɛbrᵻdiːz -RSB- Scottish Gaelic : Na h-Eileanan a-staigh , `` the inner isles '' ) is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland , to the south east of the Outer Hebrides . Together these two island chains form the Hebrides , which experience a mild oceanic climate . The Inner Hebrides comprise 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands with an area greater than 74 acres . The main commercial activities are tourism , crofting , fishing and whisky distilling . In modern times the Inner Hebrides have formed part of two separate local government jurisdictions , one to the north and the other to the south . Together , the islands have an area of about 1594 sqmi , and had a population of 18,948 in 2011 . The population density is therefore about 4.6 per km2 ( 12 per square mile ) . There are various important prehistoric structures , many of which pre-date the first written references to the islands by Roman and Greek authors . In the historic period the earliest known settlers were Picts to the north and Gaels in the southern kingdom of Dál Riada prior to the islands becoming part of the Suðreyjar kingdom of the Norse , who ruled for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266 . Control of the islands was then held by various clan chiefs , principally the MacLeans , MacLeods and MacDonalds . The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline . Sea transport is crucial and a variety of ferry services operate to mainland Scotland and between the islands . The Gaelic language remains strong in some areas ; the landscapes have inspired a variety of artists ; and there is a diversity of wildlife .
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This List of Inner Hebrides summarises a chain of islands and skerries located off the west coast of mainland Scotland . There are 36 inhabited islands in this archipelago , of which Islay , Mull and Skye are the largest and most populous . The islands of Scotland 's west coast are known collectively as the Hebrides ; the Inner Hebrides are separated from the Outer Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south . The Inner Hebrides that lie respectively north and south of Ardnamurchan are administered by two separate local authorities as part of larger territories . The northern Inner Hebrides , including Skye , the Small Isles and the Summer Isles , are part of the Highland unitary council region . The southern group , including Islay , Jura , the Slate Islands and Gigha are part of the Argyll and Bute council region . In the past , the Hebrides as a whole were a strong Scottish Gaelic-speaking area , and in 1921 more than 50 % of the populations of most of these islands , including Skye , Mull and Islay , were proficient in the language . However , although the Outer Hebrides have retained many Gaelic speakers , in the 2001 census only Skye ( 31 % ) and Tiree ( 48 % ) had more than 25 % of the resident population able to speak Gaelic ; Mull , Jura , Gigha and Coll each recorded figures of less than 15 % . The modern economy centres on tourism , crofting , farming , fishing , and whisky distilling . The archipelago is exposed to wind and tide . There are numerous lighthouses as an aid to navigation . There are various descriptions of the scope of the Hebrides . The Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland describes the Inner Hebrides as lying `` east of The Minch '' , which would include any and all offshore islands . There are various islands that lie in the sea lochs , such as Eilean Bàn and Eilean Donan , that might not ordinarily be described as `` Hebridean '' , but no formal definition exists and for simplicity they are included in this list rather than elsewhere.The definition of an island used in this list is that it is `` land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis , but not necessarily at all stages of the tide , excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways '' . Other definitions are used in the Scottish context . For example the General Register Office for Scotland define an island as `` a mass of land surrounded by water , separate from the Scottish mainland '' but although they include islands linked by bridges etc. this is not clear from this definition . Haswell-Smith ( 2004 ) uses `` an Island is a piece of land or group of pieces of land which is entirely surrounded by water at Lowest Astronomical Tide and to which there is no permanent means of dry access '' . This is widely agreed to be unhelpful as it intentionally excludes bridged islands .
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The Outer Hebrides ( -LSB- ˈhɛbrᵻdiːz -RSB- ) , also known as the Western Isles ( Na h-Eileanan Siar -LSB- nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiəɾ -RSB- or Na h-Eileanan an Iar -LSB- nəˈhelanən əˈɲiəɾ -RSB- ) , Innse Gall ( `` islands of the strangers '' ) or the Long Isle or Long Island ( -LSB- An t-Eilean Fada , links = no -RSB- ) , is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland . The islands are geographically coextensive with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar , one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland . They form part of the Hebrides , separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch , the Little Minch and the Sea of the Hebrides . Scottish Gaelic is the predominant spoken language , although in a few areas English speakers form a majority . Most of the islands have a bedrock formed from ancient metamorphic rocks and the climate is mild and oceanic . The 15 inhabited islands have a total population of and there are more than 50 substantial uninhabited islands . From Barra Head to the Butt of Lewis is roughly 210 km . There are various important prehistoric structures , many of which pre-date the first written references to the islands by Roman and Greek authors . The Western Isles became part of the Norse kingdom of the -LSB- Kingdom of the Isles , Suðreyjar -RSB- , which lasted for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266 . Control of the islands was then held by clan chiefs , principal of whom were the MacLeods , MacDonalds , Mackenzies and MacNeils . The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline . Much of the land is now under local control and commercial activity is based on tourism , crofting , fishing , and weaving . Sea transport is crucial and a variety of ferry services operate between the islands and to mainland Scotland . Modern navigation systems now minimise the dangers but in the past the stormy seas have claimed many ships . Religion , music and sport are important aspects of local culture , and there are numerous designated conservation areas to protect the natural environment .
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Lewis and Harris ( Leòdhas agus na Hearadh ) is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides . It is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles , after Great Britain and Ireland .
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Scotland occupies the northern part of the United Kingdom . The landscape is diverse ; ranging from rugged mountain terrain to fertile arable flat land with many rivers and lochs .
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The outlying islands of Scotland incorporate those that are not part of the larger archipelagos and island groups of Scotland and are thus not listed as being part of the Hebrides , the Northern Isles or the Islands of the Forth and Clyde estuaries . None of these islands are currently inhabited and few of them ever were , although Hirta was occupied from the Neolithic age until 1930 and Stroma was permanently occupied until the 1970s and thereafter by lighthouse keepers and their families until 1996 . Several other outlying islands have lighthouses , none of which are still manned . In this list , an island is defined as `` land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis , but not necessarily at all stages of the tide , excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways '' . A complication relating to membership of this list is that there are various descriptions of the scope of the Hebrides , the large group of islands that lie off Scotland 's west coast . The Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland describes the Inner Hebrides as lying `` east of The Minch '' , which would include any and all offshore islands . There are various islands that lie in the sea lochs such as Eilean Bàn and Eilean Donan that might not ordinarily be described as `` Hebridean '' but no formal definitions exist and for simplicity they are included in the List of Inner Hebrides rather than here.Encyclopædia Britannica ( 1978 ) says : Hebrides -- group of islands of the west coast of Scotland extending in an arc between 55.35 and 58.30 N and 5.26 and 8.40 W. '' This includes Gigha , St Kilda and everything up to Cape Wrath -- although not North Rona .
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There is more than one island named Scalpay ( Scottish Gaelic : Sgalpaigh , pronounced -LSB- ˈs̪kalˠ̪paj -RSB- ) : Scalpay , Inner Hebrides ( near Skye ) Scalpay , Outer Hebrides ( near Harris )
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The geography of Scotland is varied , from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands , and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands . Located in Northern Europe , Scotland comprises the northern one third of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagoes of the Shetland Islands , Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides . Scotland 's only land border is with England , which runs for 60 mi in a northeasterly direction from the Solway Firth in the west to the North Sea on the east coast . Separated by the North Channel , the island of Ireland lies 13 mi from Mull of Kintyre on the Scottish mainland . Norway is located 190 mi to the northeast of Scotland across the North Sea . The Atlantic Ocean , which fringes the coastline of western and northern Scotland and its islands , influences the temperate , maritime climate of the country . Scotland contains the majority of mountainous terrain in the UK . The topography of Scotland is distinguished by the Highland Boundary Faulta geological rock fracturewhich traverses the Scottish mainland from Helensburgh to Stonehaven . The faultline separates two distinctively different physiographic regions ; namely the Highlands to the north and west and the Lowlands to the south and east . The more rugged Highland region contains the majority of Scotland 's mountainous terrain , including the highest peak , Ben Nevis . Lowland areas , in the southern part of Scotland , are flatter and home to most of the population , especially the narrow waist of land between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth known as the Central Belt . Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland , although Edinburgh is the capital and political centre of the country . While the Lowlands are less elevated , upland and mountainous terrain is located across the Southern Uplands . An abundance of natural resources such as coal , iron and zinc contributed significantly to the industrial growth of Scotland during the 19th and early 20th centuries . Today , energy is a major component of Scotland 's economy . Whilst Scotland is the largest producer of petroleum in the European Union , the production potential of renewable energy has emerged as an important economic and environmental issue in recent years .
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The freshwater islands in Scotland include those within freshwater lochs and rivers -- including tidal areas , so the islands may not always be surrounded by freshwater . It has been estimated that there are at least 31,460 freshwater lochs in Scotland and that 1.9 % of the land surface is covered by fresh waters . The distribution has a north west to south east gradient with the highest concentrations occurring in the islands of the Outer Hebrides . The more notable freshwater islands include Lochindorb Castle Island , Loch Leven Castle Island , St Serf 's Inch , and Inchmahome , each of which have had a role to play in Scottish history . Inchmurrin , the largest freshwater island in the British Isles , is in Loch Lomond , which contains thirty or more other islands . Various names are used repeatedly . `` Inch '' or Innis is a Scots word that can mean `` island '' ( although it is also used for terra firma surrounded by marsh ) . Similarly , Eilean is the Gaelic for `` island '' . '' - holm '' is a common suffix for offshore islands in the north of Scotland and is derived from the Old Norse holmr , meaning `` a small and rounded islet '' . This list excludes artificial crannógs and the numerous small freshwater islands with no recorded name .
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Scottish media has a long and distinct history . Scotland has a wide range of different types and quality of media .
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Much of Scotland is mountainous , western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate . The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls .
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Hellisay ( Gaelic : Theiliseigh ) is an island in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland . The narrow Sound of Gighay lies between Hellisay and its neighbouring island .
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Lewis ( Leòdhas , -LSB- ʎɔː.əs̪ -RSB- , also Isle of Lewis ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris , the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides ( an archipelago in Scotland ) . The total area of Lewis is 683 sqmi . Lewis is , in general , the lower-lying part of the island : the other part , Harris , is more mountainous . Due to its flatter , more fertile land , Lewis contains three-quarters of the population of the Western Isles , and the largest settlement , Stornoway . The island 's diverse habitats are home to an assortment of flora and fauna , such as the golden eagle , red deer and seal , and are recognised in a number of conservation areas . Lewis has a Presbyterian tradition and a rich history . It was once part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles . Today , life is very different from elsewhere in Scotland , with Sabbath observance , the Gaelic language and peat cutting retaining more importance than elsewhere . Lewis has a rich cultural heritage as can be seen from its myths and legends as well as the local literary and musical traditions .
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The HS postcode area , also known as the Outer Hebrides postcode area , is a group of postcode districts around Isle of Barra , Isle of Benbecula , Isle of Harris , Isle of Lewis , Isle of North Uist , Isle of Scalpay , Isle of South Uist and Stornoway in Scotland .
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Scotland is the most mountainous country in the United Kingdom . The area north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault is known as the Highlands , and contains the country 's main mountain ranges . Scotland 's mountain ranges , in a rough north to south direction are : The Highlands & Islands , The Hills of the Central Lowlands , the Southern Uplands . The zone includes Britain 's highest peaks , especially Ben Nevis at over 4000 feet , with several similar peaks in the Cairngorms . Some of the most spectacular mountains occur in the northwest highlands , especially on Skye , the largest island off the coast . On the mainland nearby lie some great ranges based on the Torridonian sandstone , a Precambrian rock which overlies yet older rocks such as the Lewisian gneiss . Some of the highest peaks , such as Beinn Eighe are crowned by white quartzite , which gives those peaks a distinctive appearance . The trend continues to the north with larger caps of the white rock at Foinaven and Arkle ( hill ) . Some of the quartzite contains fossilized worm burrows . It is known as pipe rock and is circa 500 million years old . The formation continues to the north with gigantic peaks such as An Teallach near Ullapool and Stac Polly in Sutherland . The Torridonian rocks continue south to Applecross opposite Skye , where similar massive mountains occur . The Black Cuillin are mainly composed of basalt and gabbro , the latter being a very rough rock which makes for superb grip for mountaineers . It is from the dark colour of the gabbro that the Black Cuillin receive their name . The summits of the Cuillin are bare rock , jagged in outline and with steep cliffs and deep cut corries and gullies . The Northwest Highlands , lying to the north and west of the Great Glen . The Cuillin , on the Isle of Skye . The Grampians , the main belt of mountains across the centre of Scotland also includes the Cairngorms . The Torridon Hills of Wester Ross The mountains exhibit many notable individual peaks and many exceed 1,000 metres ( 3,280 ft ) in height , so qualifying as Munros . Ben Nevis exceeds 1,300 metres ( 4,265 ft ) . To the south , Glen Coe has many notable mountains , such as Buachaille Etive Mòr and Bidean nam Bian , both of which are Munros . There is also a famous ridge walk , the Aonach Eagach , on the opposite side of the glen . The ridge is one of the most popular scrambles in the entire country , being a craggy arête with few escape routes . The Grampians , extend southwest to northeast between the Highland Boundary Fault and the Great Glen , occupying almost half of the land-area of Scotland and including the Cairngorms and the Lochaber hills . The range includes many of the highest mountains in the British Isles , including Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui the two highest . The Cairngorm Plateau is the highest , coldest and snowiest plateau in the British Isles .
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Highland English or Highland and Island English is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides . It is more strongly influenced by Gaelic than other forms of Scottish English .
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Pabbay ( Gaelic : ) is the name of several islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland : Pabbay , Barra Isles , to the south of Barra Pabbay , Harris , in the Sound of Harris , between Harris and North uist Pabbay , Loch Baghasdail , in Loch Baghasdail , off South Uist
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The geology of Scotland is unusually varied for a country of its size , with a large number of differing geological features . There are three main geographical sub-divisions : the Highlands and Islands is a diverse area which lies to the north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault ; the Central Lowlands is a rift valley mainly comprising Paleozoic formations ; and the Southern Uplands , which lie south of the Southern Uplands Fault , are largely composed of Silurian deposits . The existing bedrock includes very ancient Archean gneiss , metamorphic beds interspersed with granite intrusions created during the Caledonian mountain building period ( the Caledonian orogeny ) , commercially important coal , oil and iron bearing carboniferous deposits and the remains of substantial Paleogene volcanoes . During their formation , tectonic movements created climatic conditions ranging from polar to desert to tropical and a resultant diversity of fossil remains . Scotland has also had a role to play in many significant discoveries such as plate tectonics and the development of theories about the formation of rocks and was the home of important figures in the development of the science including James Hutton ( the `` father of modern geology '' ) , Hugh Miller and Archibald Geikie . Various locations such as ` Hutton 's Unconformity ' at Siccar Point in Berwickshire and the Moine Thrust in the north west were also important in the development of geological science .
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The Hebridean is a breed of small black sheep from Scotland , similar to other members of the Northern European short-tailed sheep group , having a short , triangular tail . They often have two pairs of horns . They were often formerly known as `` St Kilda '' sheep , although unlike Soay and Boreray sheep they are probably not in fact from the St Kilda archipelago .
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Not to be confused with Hyskeir or Heskeir Haskeir ( Eilean Hasgeir ) , also known as Great Haskeir ( Hasgeir Mhòr ) is a remote , exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . It lies 13 km west north west of North Uist . 1 km to the south west lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagach made up of a colonnade of five rock stacks . 40 km to the north west is the St Kilda archipelago .
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This is a list of islands of Ireland . Ireland is itself an island , lying west of the island of Great Britain and northwest of mainland Europe . Islands are listed clockwise around the coast , starting from the north-east . The Hebrides off Scotland and Anglesey off Wales were grouped with Ireland ( `` Hibernia '' ) by the Greco-Roman geographer Ptolemy , but this is no longer common .
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Scalpay ( Sgalpaigh or Sgalpaigh na Hearadh i.e. `` Scalpay of Harris '' to distinguish it from Scalpay off Skye ) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland .
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This List of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland . List of burghs in Scotland List of census localities in Scotland List of islands of Scotland List of Shetland islands List of Orkney islands List of Inner Hebrides List of Outer Hebrides List of outlying islands of Scotland List of freshwater islands in Scotland List of rivers of Scotland List of lochs in Scotland Waterfalls of Scotland List of Munros Extreme points of Scotland
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The Small Isles ( Scottish Gaelic : Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn ) are a small archipelago of islands in the Inner Hebrides , off the west coast of Scotland . They lie south of Skye and north of Mull and Ardnamurchan -- the most westerly point of mainland Scotland . The Small Isles is one of 40 National Scenic Areas in Scotland .
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Scotland's Hebrides is widespread and diverse with many islands.
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The Hebrides ( -LSB- ˈhɛbrᵻdiːz -RSB- Scottish Gaelic : Innse Gall ( -LSB- ĩːʃə gau̯l̪ˠ -RSB- ) ; Old Norse : Suðreyjar ) comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland . There are two main groups : the Inner and Outer Hebrides . These islands have a long history of occupation dating back to the Mesolithic , and the culture of the residents has been affected by the successive influences of Celtic , Norse , and English-speaking peoples . This diversity is reflected in the names given to the islands , which are derived from the languages that have been spoken there in historic and perhaps prehistoric times . The Hebrides are the source of much of Scottish Gaelic literature and Gaelic music . Today the economy of the islands is dependent on crofting , fishing , tourism , the oil industry , and renewable energy . The Hebrides have lower biodiversity than mainland Britain , but there is a significant presence of seals and seabirds .
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The Inner and Outer Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland are made up of a great number of large and small islands . These isolated and mostly uninhabited islands are the source of a number of Hebridean myths and legends . It is a part of Scotland which has always relied on the surrounding sea to sustain the small communities which have occupied parts of the islands for centuries , therefore , it is natural that these seas are a source for many of these legends .
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The Hebrides are an archipelago of islands off the western coast of Scotland . These islands include two main groups : The Inner Hebrides The Outer Hebrides Hebrides or Hebridean may also refer to : Hebridean ( sheep ) , a breed of sheep Hebrides Overture , a concert overture by Felix Mendelssohn New Hebrides , the former colonial name of Vanuatu
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This is a list of islands of Scotland , the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain . Also included are various other related tables and lists . The definition of an offshore island used in this list is `` land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis , but not necessarily at all stages of the tide , excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways '' . Scotland has over 790 offshore islands , most of which are to be found in four main groups : Shetland , Orkney , and the Hebrides , sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides . There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh water in Scotland including Loch Lomond and Loch Maree . Many of these islands are swept by strong tides , and the Corryvreckan tide race between Scarba and Jura is one of the largest whirlpools in the world . Other strong tides are to be found in the Pentland Firth between mainland Scotland and Orkney , and another example is the `` Grey Dog '' between Scarba and Lunga . The geology and geomorphology of the islands is varied . Some , such as Skye and Mull are mountainous , while others like Tiree and Sanday are relatively low lying . Many have bedrock made from ancient Archaean Lewisian Gneiss which was formed 3 billion years ago ; Shapinsay and other Orkney islands are formed from Old Red Sandstone , which is 400 million years old ; and others such as Rùm from more recent Tertiary volcanoes . The largest island is Lewis and Harris which extends to 2,179 square kilometres , and there are a further 200 islands which are greater than 40 hectares in area . Of the remainder , several such as Staffa and the Flannan Isles are well known despite their small size . Some 94 Scottish islands are permanently inhabited , of which 89 are offshore islands and between 2001 and 2011 Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4 % to 103,702 . The culture of the islands has been affected by the successive influences of Celtic , Norse and English speaking peoples and this is reflected in names given to the islands . Most of the Hebrides have names with Scots Gaelic derivations , whilst those of the Northern Isles tend to be derived from the Viking names . A few have Brythonic , Scots and even perhaps pre-Celtic roots . A feature of modern island life is the low crime rate and they are considered to be amongst the safest places to live in Britain . Orkney was rated as the best place to live in Scotland in both 2013 and 2014 according to the Halifax Quality of Life survey . Rockall is a small rocky islet in the North Atlantic which was declared part of Scotland by the Island of Rockall Act 1972 . However , the legality of the claim is disputed by the Republic of Ireland , Denmark and Iceland and it is probably unenforceable in international law .
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The flora and fauna of the Outer Hebrides in north west Scotland comprises a unique and diverse ecosystem . A long archipelago , set on the eastern shores of the Atlantic Ocean , it attracts a wide variety of seabirds , and thanks to the Gulf Stream a climate more mild than might be expected at this latitude . Because it is on the Gulf Stream , it also occasionally gets exotic visitors .
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The Sea of the Hebrides ( -LSB- ˈhɛbrᵻdiːz -RSB- ) is a portion of the North Atlantic Ocean , located off the coast of western Scotland , separating the mainland and the northern Inner Hebrides islands ( to the east ) from the southern Outer Hebrides islands ( to the west ) . To the north , the Sea of the Hebrides joins The Minch . The Sea of the Hebrides forms part of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland , as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization , and part of the Seas west of Scotland as far as fisheries management is concerned .
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The Outer Hebrides is a chain of more than 100 islands and small skerries located about 70 km west of mainland Scotland . There are 15 inhabited islands in this archipelago , which is also known as the Western Isles and archaically as the Long Isle ( An t-Eilean Fada ) . Lewis and Harris is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles , after Great Britain and Ireland . It incorporates Lewis in the north and Harris in the south , both of which are frequently referred to as individual islands , although they are joined by a land border . The largest settlement in Lewis and in the Outer Hebrides is Stornoway . To the south across the Sound of Harris lie the Uists and Benbecula , which were joined by a series of causeways constructed between 1940 and 1960 to improve transport links . Further south are Barra and the smaller Barra Isles , whose southernmost extremity is Barra Head . There are other outliers with cultural links to the Outer Hebrides that are not part of the archipelago itself . These include the St Kilda group , which are quite distinct geologically and no longer inhabited , Sula Sgeir and North Rona to the north and isolated Rockall , which is 367 km to the west of North Uist . The islands of Scotland 's west coast are known collectively as the Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides are separated from the Inner Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south . The Outer Hebrides are administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and had a population of 26,502 in 2001 . The Outer Hebrides have historically been a strong Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig ) speaking area . Despite recent declines , in the 2001 census more than 50 % of the resident population in each island was able to speak Gaelic , for an overall total of 15,842 speakers throughout the archipelago . The modern economy centres on tourism , crofting , fishing , and weaving , the latter of which includes the manufacture of Harris tweed . The archipelago is exposed to wind and tide , and there are numerous lighthouses as an aid to navigation . The definition of an island used in this list is that it is `` land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis , but not necessarily at all stages of the tide , excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways '' .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Scotland : Scotland -- country that is part of the United Kingdom . Occupying the northern third of the largest island , it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east , the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west , and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest . In addition to the mainland , Scotland consists of over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides .
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The modern names of Scottish islands stem from two main influences . There are a large number of names that derive from the Scottish Gaelic language in the Hebrides and Firth of Clyde . In the Northern Isles most place names have a Norse origin . There are also some island place names that originate from three other influences , including a limited number that are essentially English language names , a few that are of Brittonic origin and some of an unknown origin that may represent a pre-Celtic language . These islands have all been occupied by the speakers of at least three and in many cases four or more languages since the Iron Age , and many of the names of these islands have more than one possible meaning as a result . Scotland has over 790 offshore islands , most of which are to be found in four main groups : Shetland , Orkney , and the Hebrides , sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides . There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh water in Scotland including Loch Lomond and Loch Maree .
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The Inner Hebrides ( -LSB- ˈhɛbrᵻdiːz -RSB- Scottish Gaelic : Na h-Eileanan a-staigh , `` the inner isles '' ) is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland , to the south east of the Outer Hebrides . Together these two island chains form the Hebrides , which experience a mild oceanic climate . The Inner Hebrides comprise 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands with an area greater than 74 acres . The main commercial activities are tourism , crofting , fishing and whisky distilling . In modern times the Inner Hebrides have formed part of two separate local government jurisdictions , one to the north and the other to the south . Together , the islands have an area of about 1594 sqmi , and had a population of 18,948 in 2011 . The population density is therefore about 4.6 per km2 ( 12 per square mile ) . There are various important prehistoric structures , many of which pre-date the first written references to the islands by Roman and Greek authors . In the historic period the earliest known settlers were Picts to the north and Gaels in the southern kingdom of Dál Riada prior to the islands becoming part of the Suðreyjar kingdom of the Norse , who ruled for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266 . Control of the islands was then held by various clan chiefs , principally the MacLeans , MacLeods and MacDonalds . The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline . Sea transport is crucial and a variety of ferry services operate to mainland Scotland and between the islands . The Gaelic language remains strong in some areas ; the landscapes have inspired a variety of artists ; and there is a diversity of wildlife .
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This List of Inner Hebrides summarises a chain of islands and skerries located off the west coast of mainland Scotland . There are 36 inhabited islands in this archipelago , of which Islay , Mull and Skye are the largest and most populous . The islands of Scotland 's west coast are known collectively as the Hebrides ; the Inner Hebrides are separated from the Outer Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south . The Inner Hebrides that lie respectively north and south of Ardnamurchan are administered by two separate local authorities as part of larger territories . The northern Inner Hebrides , including Skye , the Small Isles and the Summer Isles , are part of the Highland unitary council region . The southern group , including Islay , Jura , the Slate Islands and Gigha are part of the Argyll and Bute council region . In the past , the Hebrides as a whole were a strong Scottish Gaelic-speaking area , and in 1921 more than 50 % of the populations of most of these islands , including Skye , Mull and Islay , were proficient in the language . However , although the Outer Hebrides have retained many Gaelic speakers , in the 2001 census only Skye ( 31 % ) and Tiree ( 48 % ) had more than 25 % of the resident population able to speak Gaelic ; Mull , Jura , Gigha and Coll each recorded figures of less than 15 % . The modern economy centres on tourism , crofting , farming , fishing , and whisky distilling . The archipelago is exposed to wind and tide . There are numerous lighthouses as an aid to navigation . There are various descriptions of the scope of the Hebrides . The Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland describes the Inner Hebrides as lying `` east of The Minch '' , which would include any and all offshore islands . There are various islands that lie in the sea lochs , such as Eilean Bàn and Eilean Donan , that might not ordinarily be described as `` Hebridean '' , but no formal definition exists and for simplicity they are included in this list rather than elsewhere.The definition of an island used in this list is that it is `` land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis , but not necessarily at all stages of the tide , excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways '' . Other definitions are used in the Scottish context . For example the General Register Office for Scotland define an island as `` a mass of land surrounded by water , separate from the Scottish mainland '' but although they include islands linked by bridges etc. this is not clear from this definition . Haswell-Smith ( 2004 ) uses `` an Island is a piece of land or group of pieces of land which is entirely surrounded by water at Lowest Astronomical Tide and to which there is no permanent means of dry access '' . This is widely agreed to be unhelpful as it intentionally excludes bridged islands .
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The Outer Hebrides ( -LSB- ˈhɛbrᵻdiːz -RSB- ) , also known as the Western Isles ( Na h-Eileanan Siar -LSB- nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiəɾ -RSB- or Na h-Eileanan an Iar -LSB- nəˈhelanən əˈɲiəɾ -RSB- ) , Innse Gall ( `` islands of the strangers '' ) or the Long Isle or Long Island ( -LSB- An t-Eilean Fada , links = no -RSB- ) , is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland . The islands are geographically coextensive with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar , one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland . They form part of the Hebrides , separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch , the Little Minch and the Sea of the Hebrides . Scottish Gaelic is the predominant spoken language , although in a few areas English speakers form a majority . Most of the islands have a bedrock formed from ancient metamorphic rocks and the climate is mild and oceanic . The 15 inhabited islands have a total population of and there are more than 50 substantial uninhabited islands . From Barra Head to the Butt of Lewis is roughly 210 km . There are various important prehistoric structures , many of which pre-date the first written references to the islands by Roman and Greek authors . The Western Isles became part of the Norse kingdom of the -LSB- Kingdom of the Isles , Suðreyjar -RSB- , which lasted for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266 . Control of the islands was then held by clan chiefs , principal of whom were the MacLeods , MacDonalds , Mackenzies and MacNeils . The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline . Much of the land is now under local control and commercial activity is based on tourism , crofting , fishing , and weaving . Sea transport is crucial and a variety of ferry services operate between the islands and to mainland Scotland . Modern navigation systems now minimise the dangers but in the past the stormy seas have claimed many ships . Religion , music and sport are important aspects of local culture , and there are numerous designated conservation areas to protect the natural environment .
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Lewis and Harris ( Leòdhas agus na Hearadh ) is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides . It is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles , after Great Britain and Ireland .
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Scotland occupies the northern part of the United Kingdom . The landscape is diverse ; ranging from rugged mountain terrain to fertile arable flat land with many rivers and lochs .
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The outlying islands of Scotland incorporate those that are not part of the larger archipelagos and island groups of Scotland and are thus not listed as being part of the Hebrides , the Northern Isles or the Islands of the Forth and Clyde estuaries . None of these islands are currently inhabited and few of them ever were , although Hirta was occupied from the Neolithic age until 1930 and Stroma was permanently occupied until the 1970s and thereafter by lighthouse keepers and their families until 1996 . Several other outlying islands have lighthouses , none of which are still manned . In this list , an island is defined as `` land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis , but not necessarily at all stages of the tide , excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways '' . A complication relating to membership of this list is that there are various descriptions of the scope of the Hebrides , the large group of islands that lie off Scotland 's west coast . The Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland describes the Inner Hebrides as lying `` east of The Minch '' , which would include any and all offshore islands . There are various islands that lie in the sea lochs such as Eilean Bàn and Eilean Donan that might not ordinarily be described as `` Hebridean '' but no formal definitions exist and for simplicity they are included in the List of Inner Hebrides rather than here.Encyclopædia Britannica ( 1978 ) says : Hebrides -- group of islands of the west coast of Scotland extending in an arc between 55.35 and 58.30 N and 5.26 and 8.40 W. '' This includes Gigha , St Kilda and everything up to Cape Wrath -- although not North Rona .
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There is more than one island named Scalpay ( Scottish Gaelic : Sgalpaigh , pronounced -LSB- ˈs̪kalˠ̪paj -RSB- ) : Scalpay , Inner Hebrides ( near Skye ) Scalpay , Outer Hebrides ( near Harris )
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The geography of Scotland is varied , from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands , and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands . Located in Northern Europe , Scotland comprises the northern one third of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagoes of the Shetland Islands , Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides . Scotland 's only land border is with England , which runs for 60 mi in a northeasterly direction from the Solway Firth in the west to the North Sea on the east coast . Separated by the North Channel , the island of Ireland lies 13 mi from Mull of Kintyre on the Scottish mainland . Norway is located 190 mi to the northeast of Scotland across the North Sea . The Atlantic Ocean , which fringes the coastline of western and northern Scotland and its islands , influences the temperate , maritime climate of the country . Scotland contains the majority of mountainous terrain in the UK . The topography of Scotland is distinguished by the Highland Boundary Faulta geological rock fracturewhich traverses the Scottish mainland from Helensburgh to Stonehaven . The faultline separates two distinctively different physiographic regions ; namely the Highlands to the north and west and the Lowlands to the south and east . The more rugged Highland region contains the majority of Scotland 's mountainous terrain , including the highest peak , Ben Nevis . Lowland areas , in the southern part of Scotland , are flatter and home to most of the population , especially the narrow waist of land between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth known as the Central Belt . Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland , although Edinburgh is the capital and political centre of the country . While the Lowlands are less elevated , upland and mountainous terrain is located across the Southern Uplands . An abundance of natural resources such as coal , iron and zinc contributed significantly to the industrial growth of Scotland during the 19th and early 20th centuries . Today , energy is a major component of Scotland 's economy . Whilst Scotland is the largest producer of petroleum in the European Union , the production potential of renewable energy has emerged as an important economic and environmental issue in recent years .
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The freshwater islands in Scotland include those within freshwater lochs and rivers -- including tidal areas , so the islands may not always be surrounded by freshwater . It has been estimated that there are at least 31,460 freshwater lochs in Scotland and that 1.9 % of the land surface is covered by fresh waters . The distribution has a north west to south east gradient with the highest concentrations occurring in the islands of the Outer Hebrides . The more notable freshwater islands include Lochindorb Castle Island , Loch Leven Castle Island , St Serf 's Inch , and Inchmahome , each of which have had a role to play in Scottish history . Inchmurrin , the largest freshwater island in the British Isles , is in Loch Lomond , which contains thirty or more other islands . Various names are used repeatedly . `` Inch '' or Innis is a Scots word that can mean `` island '' ( although it is also used for terra firma surrounded by marsh ) . Similarly , Eilean is the Gaelic for `` island '' . '' - holm '' is a common suffix for offshore islands in the north of Scotland and is derived from the Old Norse holmr , meaning `` a small and rounded islet '' . This list excludes artificial crannógs and the numerous small freshwater islands with no recorded name .
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Scottish media has a long and distinct history . Scotland has a wide range of different types and quality of media .
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Much of Scotland is mountainous , western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate . The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls .
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Hellisay ( Gaelic : Theiliseigh ) is an island in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland . The narrow Sound of Gighay lies between Hellisay and its neighbouring island .
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Lewis ( Leòdhas , -LSB- ʎɔː.əs̪ -RSB- , also Isle of Lewis ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris , the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides ( an archipelago in Scotland ) . The total area of Lewis is 683 sqmi . Lewis is , in general , the lower-lying part of the island : the other part , Harris , is more mountainous . Due to its flatter , more fertile land , Lewis contains three-quarters of the population of the Western Isles , and the largest settlement , Stornoway . The island 's diverse habitats are home to an assortment of flora and fauna , such as the golden eagle , red deer and seal , and are recognised in a number of conservation areas . Lewis has a Presbyterian tradition and a rich history . It was once part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles . Today , life is very different from elsewhere in Scotland , with Sabbath observance , the Gaelic language and peat cutting retaining more importance than elsewhere . Lewis has a rich cultural heritage as can be seen from its myths and legends as well as the local literary and musical traditions .
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The HS postcode area , also known as the Outer Hebrides postcode area , is a group of postcode districts around Isle of Barra , Isle of Benbecula , Isle of Harris , Isle of Lewis , Isle of North Uist , Isle of Scalpay , Isle of South Uist and Stornoway in Scotland .
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Scotland is the most mountainous country in the United Kingdom . The area north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault is known as the Highlands , and contains the country 's main mountain ranges . Scotland 's mountain ranges , in a rough north to south direction are : The Highlands & Islands , The Hills of the Central Lowlands , the Southern Uplands . The zone includes Britain 's highest peaks , especially Ben Nevis at over 4000 feet , with several similar peaks in the Cairngorms . Some of the most spectacular mountains occur in the northwest highlands , especially on Skye , the largest island off the coast . On the mainland nearby lie some great ranges based on the Torridonian sandstone , a Precambrian rock which overlies yet older rocks such as the Lewisian gneiss . Some of the highest peaks , such as Beinn Eighe are crowned by white quartzite , which gives those peaks a distinctive appearance . The trend continues to the north with larger caps of the white rock at Foinaven and Arkle ( hill ) . Some of the quartzite contains fossilized worm burrows . It is known as pipe rock and is circa 500 million years old . The formation continues to the north with gigantic peaks such as An Teallach near Ullapool and Stac Polly in Sutherland . The Torridonian rocks continue south to Applecross opposite Skye , where similar massive mountains occur . The Black Cuillin are mainly composed of basalt and gabbro , the latter being a very rough rock which makes for superb grip for mountaineers . It is from the dark colour of the gabbro that the Black Cuillin receive their name . The summits of the Cuillin are bare rock , jagged in outline and with steep cliffs and deep cut corries and gullies . The Northwest Highlands , lying to the north and west of the Great Glen . The Cuillin , on the Isle of Skye . The Grampians , the main belt of mountains across the centre of Scotland also includes the Cairngorms . The Torridon Hills of Wester Ross The mountains exhibit many notable individual peaks and many exceed 1,000 metres ( 3,280 ft ) in height , so qualifying as Munros . Ben Nevis exceeds 1,300 metres ( 4,265 ft ) . To the south , Glen Coe has many notable mountains , such as Buachaille Etive Mòr and Bidean nam Bian , both of which are Munros . There is also a famous ridge walk , the Aonach Eagach , on the opposite side of the glen . The ridge is one of the most popular scrambles in the entire country , being a craggy arête with few escape routes . The Grampians , extend southwest to northeast between the Highland Boundary Fault and the Great Glen , occupying almost half of the land-area of Scotland and including the Cairngorms and the Lochaber hills . The range includes many of the highest mountains in the British Isles , including Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui the two highest . The Cairngorm Plateau is the highest , coldest and snowiest plateau in the British Isles .
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Highland English or Highland and Island English is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides . It is more strongly influenced by Gaelic than other forms of Scottish English .
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Pabbay ( Gaelic : ) is the name of several islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland : Pabbay , Barra Isles , to the south of Barra Pabbay , Harris , in the Sound of Harris , between Harris and North uist Pabbay , Loch Baghasdail , in Loch Baghasdail , off South Uist
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The geology of Scotland is unusually varied for a country of its size , with a large number of differing geological features . There are three main geographical sub-divisions : the Highlands and Islands is a diverse area which lies to the north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault ; the Central Lowlands is a rift valley mainly comprising Paleozoic formations ; and the Southern Uplands , which lie south of the Southern Uplands Fault , are largely composed of Silurian deposits . The existing bedrock includes very ancient Archean gneiss , metamorphic beds interspersed with granite intrusions created during the Caledonian mountain building period ( the Caledonian orogeny ) , commercially important coal , oil and iron bearing carboniferous deposits and the remains of substantial Paleogene volcanoes . During their formation , tectonic movements created climatic conditions ranging from polar to desert to tropical and a resultant diversity of fossil remains . Scotland has also had a role to play in many significant discoveries such as plate tectonics and the development of theories about the formation of rocks and was the home of important figures in the development of the science including James Hutton ( the `` father of modern geology '' ) , Hugh Miller and Archibald Geikie . Various locations such as ` Hutton 's Unconformity ' at Siccar Point in Berwickshire and the Moine Thrust in the north west were also important in the development of geological science .
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The Hebridean is a breed of small black sheep from Scotland , similar to other members of the Northern European short-tailed sheep group , having a short , triangular tail . They often have two pairs of horns . They were often formerly known as `` St Kilda '' sheep , although unlike Soay and Boreray sheep they are probably not in fact from the St Kilda archipelago .
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Not to be confused with Hyskeir or Heskeir Haskeir ( Eilean Hasgeir ) , also known as Great Haskeir ( Hasgeir Mhòr ) is a remote , exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . It lies 13 km west north west of North Uist . 1 km to the south west lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagach made up of a colonnade of five rock stacks . 40 km to the north west is the St Kilda archipelago .
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This is a list of islands of Ireland . Ireland is itself an island , lying west of the island of Great Britain and northwest of mainland Europe . Islands are listed clockwise around the coast , starting from the north-east . The Hebrides off Scotland and Anglesey off Wales were grouped with Ireland ( `` Hibernia '' ) by the Greco-Roman geographer Ptolemy , but this is no longer common .
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Scalpay ( Sgalpaigh or Sgalpaigh na Hearadh i.e. `` Scalpay of Harris '' to distinguish it from Scalpay off Skye ) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland .
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This List of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland . List of burghs in Scotland List of census localities in Scotland List of islands of Scotland List of Shetland islands List of Orkney islands List of Inner Hebrides List of Outer Hebrides List of outlying islands of Scotland List of freshwater islands in Scotland List of rivers of Scotland List of lochs in Scotland Waterfalls of Scotland List of Munros Extreme points of Scotland
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The Small Isles ( Scottish Gaelic : Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn ) are a small archipelago of islands in the Inner Hebrides , off the west coast of Scotland . They lie south of Skye and north of Mull and Ardnamurchan -- the most westerly point of mainland Scotland . The Small Isles is one of 40 National Scenic Areas in Scotland .
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Uzbekistan is a part of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
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Uzbekistan ( -LSB- ʊzˈbɛkᵻˌstæn , _ - ˌstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ʊzˌbɛkᵻˈstɑːn , _ ʌz - , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi , Ўзбекистон Республикаси Республика Узбекистан ) , is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world . Located in Central Asia , it is a unitary , constitutional , presidential republic , comprising twelve provinces , one autonomous republic and a capital city . Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries : Kazakhstan to the north ; Tajikistan to the southeast ; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast ; Afghanistan to the south ; and Turkmenistan to the southwest . Once part of the Turkic Khaganate and later Timurid Empires , the region that today includes the Republic of Uzbekistan was conquered in the early 16th century by Eastern Turkic-speaking nomads . The area was gradually incorporated into the Russian Empire during the 19th century , and in 1924 what is now Uzbekistan became a bordered constituent republic of the Soviet Union , known as the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic ( Uzbek SSR ) . Following the breakup of the Soviet Union , it declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991 ( officially celebrated the following day ) . Uzbekistan is officially a democratic , secular , unitary , constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage . The country 's official language is Uzbek , a Turkic language written in the Latin alphabet and spoken natively by approximately 85 % of the population ; however , Russian remains in widespread use . Uzbeks constitute 81 % of the population , followed by Russians ( 5.4 % ) , Tajiks ( 4.0 % ) , Kazakhs ( 3.0 % ) , and others ( 6.5 % ) . A majority of Uzbeks are non-denominational Muslims . Uzbekistan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) , Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ) , UN , and the SCO . While officially a democratic republic , non-governmental human rights organizations define Uzbekistan as `` an authoritarian state with limited civil rights '' . Uzbekistan 's economy relies mainly on commodity production , including cotton , gold , uranium , and natural gas . Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy , its government continues to maintain economic controls which imports in favour of domestic `` import substitution '' .
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Uzbekistan joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in December 1991 . However , it is opposed to reintegration and withdrew from the CIS collective security arrangement in 1999 . Since that time , Uzbekistan has participated in the CIS peacekeeping force in Tajikistan and in United Nations-organized groups to help resolve the Tajik and Afghan conflicts , both of which it sees as posing threats to its own stability . Uzbekistan is an active supporter of U.S. efforts against worldwide terrorism and joined the coalitions which have dealt with both Afghanistan and Iraq ( although , in 2005 , relations with the U.S. were strained after the May 2005 unrest and Uzbekistan demanded that the U.S. leave Karshi-Khanabad ) . It is a member of the United Nations , the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council , Partnership for Peace , and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) . It belongs to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) and the Economic Cooperation Organization , which comprises 7 Central Asian countries : Pakistan , Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Afghanistan , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan . It is a founding member of and remains involved in the Central Asian Union , formed with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan , joined in March 1998 by Tajikistan . In 1999 , Uzbekistan joined the GUAM alliance ( Georgia , Ukraine , Azerbaijan and Moldova ) , which was formed in 1997 ( temporarily making it GUUAM until Uzbekistan withdrew in 2005 ) . Uzbekistan is also a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO ) and hosts the SCO 's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure ( RATS ) in Tashkent . Uzbekistan also joined the new Central Asian Cooperation Organization ( CACO ) in 2002 . The CACO consists of Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Kazakhstan , and Kyrgyzstan . It is a founding member of and remains involved in the Central Asian Union , formed with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan , joined in March 1998 by Tajikistan .
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The Commonwealth of Independent States ( or CIS ) is a regional organisation formed of former Soviet states that competed at the Hopman Cup in 1992 . It reached the quarterfinal stage of the tournament . Since 1992 , four of the independent states which form the CIS have competed in the Hopman Cup individually . These are : Kazakhstan , Russia , Ukraine and Uzbekistan . Prior to 1992 , they all competed as the Soviet Union .
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The Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ; -LSB- Содружество Независимых Государств , СНГ , r = Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv , SNG -RSB- ) , also called the Russian Commonwealth ( to distinguish it from the British Commonwealth of Nations ) , is a regional organization formed during the dissolution of the Soviet Union . Nine out of the 15 former Soviet Republics are member states , and two are associate members ( Ukraine and Turkmenistan ) . Georgia withdrew its membership in 2008 , while the Baltic states , which regard their membership in the Soviet Union as an illegal occupation , ( Estonia , Lithuania and Latvia ) chose not to participate . The CIS has few supranational powers but aims to be more than a purely symbolic organization , nominally possessing coordinating powers in the realms of trade , finance , lawmaking , and security . It has also promoted cooperation on cross-border crime prevention . Furthermore , eight of the nine CIS member states participate in the CIS Free Trade Area . Three organizations are under the overview of the CIS , namely the Collective Security Treaty Organization , the Eurasian Economic Union ( alongside subdivisions , the Eurasian Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Space , which comprises territory inhabited by over 180 million people ) , and the Union State . While the first and the second are military and economic alliances , the third aims to reach a confederation of Russia and Belarus with a common government , flag , currency , etc. .
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Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia . It is a unitary , constitutional , presidential republic , comprising twelve provinces , one autonomous republic and a capital city . Uzbekistan is bordered by five countries , Kazakhstan to the north ; Tajikistan to the southeast ; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast ; Afghanistan to the south ; and Turkmenistan to the southwest . Uzbekistan 's economy relies mainly on commodity production , including cotton , gold , uranium , and natural gas . Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy , its government continues to maintain economic controls which imports in favour of domestic `` import substitution '' . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Uzbekistan '' .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uzbekistan : The Uzbekistan -- doubly landlocked sovereign country located in Central Asia . Uzbekistan borders Kazakhstan to the west and to the north , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east , and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south .
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This is a list of airports in Uzbekistan , sorted by location . Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( O`zbekiston Respublikasi , Ўзбекистон Республикаси ) is a country in Central Asia ; before 1991 it was part of the Soviet Union . It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east , and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south . Uzbekistan is divided into 12 regions , one autonomous republic , and one independent city . The provinces in turn are divided into 160 districts . __ TOC __
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Uzbekistan . Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( O`zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси ) , is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia , formerly part of the Soviet Union . It has been an independent republic since December 1991 .
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Uzbekistan is a country of Central Asia , located north of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan . With an area of 447,000 square kilometers ( approximately the size of Spain or California ) , Uzbekistan stretches 1,425 kilometers from west to east and 930 kilometers from north to south . Bordering Turkmenistan to the southwest , Kazakhstan to the north , and Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to the south and east , Uzbekistan is not only one of the larger Central Asian states but also the only Central Asian state to border all of the other four . Uzbekistan also shares a short border with Afghanistan to the south . As the Caspian Sea is an inland sea with no direct link to the oceans , Uzbekistan is one of only two `` doubly landlocked '' countries -- countries completely surrounded by other landlocked countries . The other is Liechtenstein .
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Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area ( CISFTA ) is a free trade area between Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Uzbekistan , Moldova , Armenia , Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan . Five CISFTA participants , all except Ukraine , Uzbekistan and Moldova are members of the Eurasian Economic Union , comprising a single economic market . The Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Zone Agreement , proposed since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 , was signed on 18 October 2011 by Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Moldova and Armenia . The agreement replaced existing bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements between the countries , although the ex-Soviet states of Azerbaijan , Turkmenistan & Georgia have not signed the agreement . Initially , the treaty was only ratified by Ukraine , Russia , Belarus , Moldova , Armenia and Kazakhstan , however in December 2013 Uzbekistan signed and then ratified the treaty . Kyrgyzstan has ratified the treaty with effect from 12 January 2014 , while Tajikistan was reported in 2014 to be close to completing the ratification process .
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Uzbekistan is a nation that has competed at the Hopman Cup tournament on one occasion , in 2003 . In 2003 , Uzbekistan won their qualification play-off but went on to place fourth in group A. Before its dissolution , Uzbekistan used to form part of the Soviet Union which also competed at the Hopman Cup on two occasions in the early 1990s . Additionally , Uzbekistan is a member of the CIS which entered a team into the 1992 event . Uzbekistan also participated on one occasion in the now defunct Asian Hopman Cup , a qualifying tournament which ran from 2006 until 2009 and granted the winners entry into the Hopman Cup the following year . The nation competed in 2007 and failed to pass the round robin stage of the tournament , thus denying them entry into the main event in Australia the following year .
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Uzbekistan ( -LSB- ʊzˈbɛkᵻˌstæn , _ - ˌstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ʊzˌbɛkᵻˈstɑːn , _ ʌz - , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- ) is the common English name for the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic ( Uzbek SSR ; Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси , Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasi ; Узбекская Советская Социалистическая Республика , Uzbekskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika ) and later , the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi , Ўзбекистон Республикаси ) that refers to the period of Uzbekistan from 1924 to 1991 . as one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union . It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist Party , the only legal political party , from 1925 until 1990 . From 1990 to 1991 , it was the sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation . Sometimes , that period can be also referred to as Soviet Uzbekistan . Beginning 20 June 1990 , Uzbek SSR adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty within its borders . Islam Karimov became the republic 's inaugural president . On 31 August 1991 , the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was renamed the Republic of Uzbekistan '' ' and declared independence three months before the Soviet Union 's dissolution on 26 December 1991 . A doubly landlocked Soviet republic in Central Asia . Uzbekistan was bordered by Kazakhstan to the north ; Tajikistan to the southeast ; Kirghizia to the northeast ; Afghanistan to the south ; and Turkmenistan to the southwest .
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Uzbekistan is a member of the following international organizations : United Nations World Bank Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council ( EAPC ) Partnership for Peace ( PfP ) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) Economic Cooperation Organization ( ECO ) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO ) Central Asian Cooperation Organization ( CACO ) Central Asian Union Eurasian Economic Community ( EAEC ) -- suspended Uzbekistan Category : Foreign relations of Uzbekistan
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This is a list of diplomatic missions of Uzbekistan . The landlocked Central Asian state straddles an interesting political divide within the spheres of influence of Russia , China and the Islamic world . Simultaneously Uzbekistan seeks its economic and political fortunes by forging ties with both the United States and the European Union , notwithstanding criticism of the country 's poor human rights record . The country 's diplomatic network reflects these competing priorities .
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The Republic of Uzbekistan is a presidential constitutional republic , whereby the President of Uzbekistan is both head of state and head of government . Executive power is exercised by the government . Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Supreme Assembly , the Senate and the Legislative Chamber . The judicial branch ( or judiciary ) , is composed of the Supreme Court , Constitutional Court , and Higher Economic Court that exercises judicial power . The movement toward economic reform in Uzbekistan has not been matched by movement toward political reform . The government of Uzbekistan has instead tightened its grip since independence ( September 1 , 1991 ) , cracking down increasingly on opposition groups . Although the names have changed , the institutions of government remain similar to those that existed before the breakup of the Soviet Union . The government has justified its restraint of public assembly , opposition parties , and the media by emphasizing the need for stability and a gradual approach to change during the transitional period , citing the conflict and chaos in the other former republics ( most convincingly , neighboring Tajikistan ) . This approach has found credence among a large share of Uzbekistan 's population , although such a position may not be sustainable in the long run . Despite the trappings of institutional change , the first years of independence saw more resistance than acceptance of the institutional changes required for democratic reform to take hold . Whatever initial movement toward democracy existed in Uzbekistan in the early days of independence seems to have been overcome by the inertia of the remaining Soviet-style strong centralized leadership .
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Uzbekistan is divided into 12 regions ( viloyatlar , singularviloyat , viloyati in compound , e.g. Toshkent viloyati ) , 1 autonomous republic ( respublika , respublikasi in compound , e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom Respublikasi ) , and 1 independent city ( shahar or shahri in compounds , e.g. Toshkent shahri ) . Names are given below in the Uzbek language , although numerous variations of the transliterations of each name exist . The regions in turn are divided into 160 districts ( tumanlar , singular tuman ) .
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Uzbekistan first competed at the Asian Games in 1994 .
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The Article 68 of the constitution of Uzbekistan defines : Uzbekistan is divided into twelve regions ( viloyatlar , singular viloyat , compound noun viloyati e.g. , Toshkent viloyati , Samarqand viloyati , etc. ) , one autonomous republic ( respublika , compound noun respublikasi e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom Respublikasi , Karakalpakistan Autonomous Republic ) , and one independent city ( shahar , compound noun shahri , namely Toshkent shahri ) . The regions and the republic are further divided into districts ( tuman , туман ) and cities of regional ( republican ) subordination . Tashkent city is divided into arrondissements . The districts of the regions and the republic are divided into cities of district subordination , urban-type settlements ( shaharcha , шаҳарча ) and citizen assemblies of villages ( qishloq fuqarolar yig ` ini , қишлоқ фуқаролар йиғини ) .
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Uzbekistan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994 , and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then . Previously , Uzbek athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988 , and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union , Uzbekistan was part of the Unified Team in 1992 . Uzbek athletes have won a total of twenty six medals at the Summer Olympic Games , mostly in wrestling and boxing . The nation has also won a single medal at the Winter Olympic Games . The National Olympic Committee for Uzbekistan was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993 .
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ISO 3166-2 : UZ is the entry for Uzbekistan in ISO 3166-2 , part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions ( e.g. , provinces or states ) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1 . Currently for Uzbekistan , ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 city , 12 regions , and 1 republic . The city Tashkent is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the regions . Each code consists of two parts , separated by a hyphen . The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Uzbekistan . The second part is two letters .
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Uzbekistan competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Canada .
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These are the international rankings of Uzbekistan
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Uzbekistan competed in the 2010 Youth Summer Olympics in Singapore .
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The Uzbekistan national U-17 football team represents Uzbekistan in international U-17 football competitions . It is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Federation and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation .
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Uzbekistan -- European Union relations are the international relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the supranational European Union .
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Azerbaijan participates at the Universiade .
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The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( O'zbekiston Respublikasining Hukumati / Узбекистон Республикасининг Ҳукумати ) exercises executive power in the Republic of Uzbekistan . The members of the government are the President of Uzbekistan , Prime Minister of Uzbekistan , Ministers , and deputy ministers . It has its legal basis in the Constitution of Uzbekistan . Cabinet of Ministers - The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the executive power body of the Republic of Uzbekistan , ensuring guidance over effective functioning of the economy , social and cultural development , execution of the laws , and other decisions of Supreme Assembly , as well as decrees and resolutions issued by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan .
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The Uzbekistan national U-23 football team represents Uzbekistan in international U-23 , U-22 football competitions . It is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Federation and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation .
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This article lists political parties in Uzbekistan . Uzbekistan is a post-Soviet nation dominated by the supporters of the president . No true opposition parties are allowed ; every registered political party supports the founder of the Republic of Uzbekistan and former President Islam Karimov .
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The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan is the most senior body of civil , criminal , and administrative law in the Republic of Uzbekistan .
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Uzbekistan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , United States . Previously , Uzbek athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics . 71 competitors , 63 men and 8 women , took part in 70 events in 12 sports .
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This article is about the modern architecture and town-planning of Uzbekistan , a country in Central Asia . Formation and development of Modern architecture and town-planning of Uzbekistan historically shares for three periods :
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Football is the most popular sport in Uzbekistan , a country that gained independence in 1991 . The national association takes part in all competitions organised by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation .
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Charles, Prince of Wales is patron of numerous other organizations.
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Charles , Prince of Wales ( Charles Philip Arthur George ; born 14 November 1948 ) is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II . Known alternatively in South West England as Duke of Cornwall and in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay , he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history , having held the position since 1952 . He is also the oldest person to be next in line to the throne since Sophia of Hanover ( the heir presumptive to Queen Anne ) , who died in 1714 at the age of 83 . Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth . He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools , which his father , Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh , had attended as a child , as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria , Australia . After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College , Cambridge , Charles served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976 . In 1981 , he married Lady Diana Spencer and they had two sons : Prince William ( born 1982 ) later to become Duke of Cambridge , and Prince Harry ( born 1984 ) . In 1996 , the couple divorced , following well-publicised extramarital affairs . Diana died in a car crash in Paris the following year . In 2005 , Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles . Charles 's interests encompass a range of humanitarian and social issues : he founded The Prince 's Trust in 1976 , sponsors The Prince 's Charities , and is patron of numerous other charitable and arts organisations . Charles has long championed organic farming for which he established the Duchy Home Farm , run by the Duchy of Cornwall , which produces ingredients for the Duchy Originals brand which he founded in 1990 . Charles has sought to raise world awareness of the dangers facing the natural environment , such as climate change . As an environmentalist , he has received numerous awards and recognition from environmental groups around the world . His support for alternative medicine , including homeopathy , has been criticised by some in the medical community . He has been outspoken on the role of architecture in society and the conservation of historic buildings . Subsequently , Charles created Poundbury , an experimental new town based on his theories , in Dorset in 1993 . He has authored a number of books , including A Vision of Britain : A Personal View of Architecture in 1989 and the children 's book The Old Man of Lochnagar in 1980 .
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Charles , Prince of Wales has received numerous awards by various organizations around the world , mostly , for his contributions on the environment including organic farming , gardening , climate change , and for his controversial views on modern architecture .
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The Prince 's Charities , The Prince 's Charities Canada ( Les Œuvres de bienfaisance du prince au Canada ) , and The Prince 's Charities Australia are three groups of non-profit organisations that each have associations with Prince Charles , Prince of Wales . The Prince 's Charities , supported by The Prince 's Charities Foundation , is based in the United Kingdom and comprises 19 organisations of which the Prince of Wales is patron or president ; 18 were founded personally by Charles . The Prince 's Charities Canada is a Canadian entity formed by a collection of nine preexisting charitable organisations with prior connections to the Prince of Wales . All the charities focus on Charles ' core interests , including aiding disadvantaged youth , education , responsible business , improvement of the built environment , regeneration of heritage , and environmental sustainability .
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The Prince 's Regeneration Trust is one of The Prince 's Charities , a group of 19 UK charities of which Charles , Prince of Wales is President . The Prince 's Regeneration Trust works throughout the United Kingdom to ensure that important historic buildings at risk of demolition or decay are preserved , regenerated and re-used . The Trust focuses its heritage-led regeneration in socially and economically deprived areas of the UK . This is because such areas will benefit most and because solutions for historic buildings at risk in such areas are more challenging to achieve . Most of the buildings the Trust is involved with are listed buildings and some are also important local monuments in conservation areas . The Trust works in partnership with building owners , developers , community groups , local authorities and other public bodies to find sensitive and sustainable new uses for historic buildings at risk . Prince Charles founded The Prince 's Regeneration Trust in 2006 following the merger of two of his older charities , Regeneration Through Heritage and the Phoenix Trust .
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The Royal Parks Foundation is a registered charity established in 2003 ( registered charity number 1097545 ) . It is the charity that helps support London 's eight London 's Royal Parks for everyone to enjoy , now and in the future . The charity 's patron is HRH The Prince of Wales .
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The bibliography of Charles , Prince of Wales , is a list of approximately three dozen works which the Prince has authored , co-authored , illustrated or narrated and includes works for which he has written a foreword , introduction or preface . Any royalties the Prince receives go to The Prince 's Charities Foundation , as do any profits from Duchy Originals .
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The Prayer Book Society is a charity in England that `` is established for the advancement of the Christian religion as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer ; and , in furtherance of this Object , for the promotion of the worship and doctrine enshrined in the Book of Common Prayer and its use for services , teaching and training throughout the Church of England and other Churches in the Anglican tradition . '' . In 2012 the Charity Commission for England and Wales permitted the society to simplify its objects in order to allow it to undertake a number of new activities closely related to its previous activities . According to the Society it has over 4,500 members and 51 branches throughout England . The society considers itself to be a sister society of the Prayer Book Society of the USA , the Prayer Book Society of Canada , the Scottish Prayer Book Society and the Prayer Book Society in Australia . The society 's patron is Charles , Prince of Wales and the ecclesiastical patron is Richard Chartres , the Bishop of London .
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The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ( WWT ) is a national wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom . Its patron is Queen Elizabeth II and its president is Prince Charles .
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List of Australian organisations with royal patronage
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The Prince 's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1976 by Charles , Prince of Wales , and Frederick John Pervin to help young people . They run a range of training programmes , provide mentoring support and offer financial grants to build the confidence and motivation of disadvantaged young people . Each year they work with about 60,000 young people , with around 80 % moving on to employment , education , training or volunteering . In 1999 , the numerous Trust charities were brought together as The Prince 's Trust and was acknowledged by The Queen at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace where she granted it a Royal Charter . The following year it devolved in Wales , Scotland , Northern Ireland and other English regions but overall control remained in London . The Prince 's Trust fundraising and campaign events are often hosted and feature entertainers from around the world . In April 2011 the youth charity Fairbridge became part of the Trust . The Prince 's Trust is one of the most successful funding organisations in the UK and the UK 's leading youth charity , having helped over 825,000 young people turn their lives around , created 125,000 entrepreneurs and given business support to 395,000 people in the UK . From 2006 to 2016 , its work for the youth has been worth an estimated # 1.4 billion .
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The Prince of Wales 's Charitable Foundation is one of the largest independent foundations in the UK . It was founded by The Prince of Wales in 1979 .
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Charles Borromeo is the patron saint of a number of Catholic churches :
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The Welsh Historic Cardens Trust is a Conservation Charity in Wales . The Patron is HRH The Prince of Wales The objectives of the Trust are to : Raise the profile of parks and garden heritage in Wales which make such a rich and varied contribution to our landscape . Promote interest and enjoyment in the beauty and diversity of Welsh parks and gardens including the famous and less well known , large and small , formal and picturesque , to the widest audience possible to ensure their survival for future generations . Promote the restoration and conservation of threatened parks and gardens which are of special historic interest in Wales . Research and document the garden history of Wales , an important element of the historic and cultural identity of the Nation . The Welsh Historic Gardens Trust ( WHGT ) is a national organisation campaigning to save historic gardens and parks from neglect , indifference , insensitive planning and planting for future generations . Wales has many outstanding parks and gardens . However , some remain neglected or unrecognised , yet they are as much part of the Welsh heritage as the buildings or towns they were designed to complement . The WHGT aims to conserve , protect and raise awareness of the heritage landscape and to promote the richness and cultural importance of these sites . Trust members enjoy a varied and exciting programme of events , including : Garden visits Lectures and Study Days , Garden surveys , Practical conservation work , Researching the history of local gardens , Monitoring planning applications , Fund raising & publicity , Spreading awareness of the garden heritage of Wales . Membership is open to anyone interested in the Garden Heritage and Parklands of Wales their Conservation and Protection . WHGT is a UK Registered Charity Number 1023293 .
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This is a list of Canadian organizations with royal patronage . The practice of members of the Canadian Royal Family giving their patronage to Canadian organizations stems from that which started in the United Kingdom in pre-industrial times , when all development of the sciences and arts were under the direct control of the monarch and exercised by the foundation of colleges that today form the basis of modern universities . Today , royal patronage is a ceremonial function wherein the royal person will either volunteer their time for service or make charitable donations , in order to help bring recognition to the group 's achievements and to the contributions of different sectors of public life . Any organization may apply for royal patronage , via the Office of the Governor General ; however , to receive the honour , an organization must prove to be long lasting and have aims and objectives that will earn the approval of the person from whom patronage is requested . Also , patronage is typically granted to athletic , artistic , cultural , or charitable organizations ; rarely to corporate or for-profit companies . Some charities and volunteer organizations have been founded as gifts to , or in honour of , some of Canada 's monarchs or members of the Royal Family , such as the Victorian Order of Nurses ( a gift to Queen Victoria for her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 ) , the Canadian Cancer Fund ( set up in honour of King George V 's Silver Jubilee in 1935 ) , and the Queen Elizabeth II Fund to Aid in Research on the Diseases of Children .
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Charles I of England has been depicted in popular culture a number of times .
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World Horse Welfare is a registered charity in the United Kingdom and Scotland that was previously named The International League for the Protection of Horses . Anne , Princess Royal is its patron .
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Charles II of England has been portrayed many times in popular culture .
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Charles , Prince of Wales has received numerous titles , decorations , and honorary appointments during his time as heir apparent to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms . Each is listed below ; where two dates are shown , the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award ( the title as Prince Charles of Edinburgh being given as from his birth ) and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation .
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The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship ( 1901 -- present ) is a voluntary charitable organisation which connects people from Commonwealth countries . There are currently branches in the UK , Australia and New Zealand with affiliated organisations in Canada and the USA . The Victoria League in the UK had about 500 members in Britain in 2000 and their patron is Queen Elizabeth II . It is one of more than 80 non-governmental organisations ( NGOs ) that promote cooperation and peace within the Commonwealth of Nations . Overseas branches are autonomous , operating within their own countries regulations ; however they all share the same history of birth .
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The Mosaic Network is a charitable initiative founded by Charles , Prince of Wales in 2007 . Mosaic delivers mentoring programmes in primary and secondary schools and in prisons . The mentoring programmes are designed to help those from disadvantaged communities to realise their potential with the support of volunteer mentors . Mosaic operates in five regions of the UK : London , North West , South East , West Midlands and Yorkshire .
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This is a list of friendly , mutual and benevolent societies . AARP Ancient Order of Foresters Askrigg Friendly Society Australian Natives ' Association Benenden Healthcare Society ( UK ) Benevolent Irish Society ( Canada ) Benevolent Society ( Australia ) Catholic Mutual Benevolent Association Druids Sheffield Friendly Society Exeter Friendly Society Independent Order of Foresters Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Independent Order of Good Templars Independent Order of Odd Fellows Independent Order of Rechabites Kingston Unity Friendly Society Knights of Columbus Knights of the Maccabees Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Polish Roman Catholic Union of America Red Rose Friendly Society Royal Liver Assurance Scottish Friendly Sheffield Mutual Friendly Society Shepherds Friendly Society Sons of England Benevolent Society ( Canada ) Sons of Temperance Teachers Assurance Langport & district friendly society
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The Royal Forestry Society ( RFS ) is an educational charity and one of the oldest membership organisations in England , Wales and Northern Ireland for those actively involved in woodland management . HM The Queen is the patron . The RFS has a broad membership which includes woodland owners , managers , countryside professionals ( land agents , ecologists , conservationists ) , academics , students and others with a general interest in woodland management . Membership is open to all .
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The George Cross Island Association is a charitable organisation that was initiated to honour and remember those that suffered during the Siege of Malta ( World War II ) . The association has branches across the UK and a branch in Malta . The Patron of the G.C.I.A. is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh , KG , KT , Prince Phillip who himself served in Malta .
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Business in the Community ( BITC ) is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business , CSR , corporate responsibility , and is one of the Prince 's Charities of Charles , Prince of Wales . BITC works with companies in the UK and internationally , who are committed to improving their impact on society . BITC seeks to positively shape business impact on the environment , in the marketplace , in the workplace and in the community . It is an organisation that works with businesses to improve their corporate social responsibility ( CSR ) credentials , offering advice and programmes tailored to meet their needs . BITC was set up in 1982 and its current CEO is Amanda Mackenzie OBE , who joined the organisation in 2016 . Prior to this , Dame Julia Cleverdon was CEO from 1992 to 2008 and is now vice president , and Stephen Howard was CEO from 2008 to 2016 . Each of BITC 's campaigns is managed by a leadership team , made up and chaired by senior business leaders . Leaders include Steven Holliday , chief executive of National Grid plc ; Mark Allen , chief executive of Dairy Crest Group ; Paul Drechsler , chairman and chief executive of Wates Group ; Richard Howson , chief executive of Carillion , and Ian Cheshire , CEO of Kingfisher plc. . Business in the Community is one of The Prince 's Charities , a group of not-for-profit organisations of which The Prince of Wales is president . Seventeen of the nineteen charities were founded personally by The Prince .
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As a highly celebrated saint in both the Western and Eastern Christian churches , Saint George is connected with a large number of patronages throughout the world , and his iconography can be found on the flags and coats of arms of a number of cities and countries .
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The Prince 's Seeing is Believing is Business in the Community flagship programme for engaging UK business leaders with key social responsibility issues . The programme was set up by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1990 . Over the past 20 years , Seeing is Believing has taken more than 7,000 business leaders into deprived communities , visiting organisations such as homeless hostels , prisons and schools , encouraging a dialogue with people on the ground and showcasing successful examples of business engagement .
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The Wildlife Trusts , the trading name of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts , is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom , the Isle of Man and Alderney . The Wildlife Trusts , between them , look after around 2,300 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares . they have a combined membership of over 800,000 members . The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts ( RSWT ) is an independent charity , with a membership formed of the 47 local trusts . It acts as an umbrella group for the local Wildlife Trusts , as well as operating a separate grants unit which administers a number of funds . Charles , Prince of Wales serves as the patron of the Wildlife Trusts . The current president is Tony Juniper , and the vice presidents are David Attenborough , Chris Baines , David MacDonald , Julian Pettifer , Robert Worcester , Chris Packham , Nick Baker , Bill Oddie and Bill Bolsover .
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( RSPCA ) is a charity operating in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare . In 2012 , the RSPCA investigated 150,833 cruelty complaints . It is the oldest and largest animal welfare organisation in the world and is one of the largest charities in the UK , with 1,667 employees ( as of 2011 ) . The organisation also does international outreach work across Europe , Africa and Asia . The charity 's work has inspired the creation of similar groups in other jurisdictions , starting with the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( founded in 1836 ) , and including the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( 1839 ) , the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( 1840 ) , the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( 1866 ) , the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( 1882 ) , and various groups which eventually came together as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australia ( 1981 ) , the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( Hong Kong ) ( 1997 ) -- formerly known as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( Hong Kong ) ( 1903 -- 1997 ) . The RSPCA is funded primarily by voluntary donations . In 2012 , RSPCA total income was # 132,803,000 , total expenditure was # 121,464,000 . Its patron is Queen Elizabeth II .
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Wales Council for Voluntary Action ( WCVA ) is the national membership organisation for the Third Sector and volunteering in Wales . Its aim is to make Wales a better place by championing volunteering , voluntary organisations and community groups . WCVA provides services and support to frontline charities , community groups , voluntary organisations , social enterprises and volunteers . WCVA 's membership consists of over 2,500 third sector organisations . It can also boast members from the private and statutory sectors who support its work . In Wales , there is also a county level infrastructure body . Each county has a County Voluntary Council as well as volunteer centres . The equivalent infrastructure and representative body for voluntary organisations in Scotland is SCVO . In Northern Ireland it is NICVA and in England it is NCVO . The equivalent bodies for the promotion , support and celebration of volunteering are Volunteer Now ( in Northern Ireland ) , Volunteer Development Scotland and NCVO in England . Along with WCVA , these are the members of the UK Volunteering Forum .
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The Scottish Waterways Trust is an independent registered charity , established as part of The Waterways Trust in 2000 . In 2012 The Waterways Trust merged its operations in England and Wales with the Canal & River Trust , and the organisation in Scotland became an independent charity . The trust works with partners to see the Scottish waterway network supported , valued and enjoyed by a wide audience . Its patron is HRH The Prince of Wales .
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CHAPS ( formerly the Community HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy ) is a partnership of UK gay men 's health promotion organisations . It is currently funded to operate in England and Wales by the Department of Health and is administered by Terrence Higgins Trust . The partnership is primarily concerned with producing sexual health promotion campaigns , information booklets and web resources for use by homosexually active men and support material on sexual health topics for use by health professionals .
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Prince Charles ( born 1948 ) is the current heir-apparent to the British throne . Prince Charles may also refer to :
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The Prince 's Foundation for Building Community ( formerly The Prince of Wales 's Institute of Architecture until 2001 and The Prince 's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012 ) is an educational charity established in 1986 by HRH The Prince of Wales to teach and demonstrate in practice those principles of traditional urban design and architecture which put people and the communities of which they are part at the centre of the design process .
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Chester Bennington is not a singer.
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Chester Charles Bennington ( born March 20 , 1976 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter and actor . He is best known as the lead vocalist of rock bands Linkin Park , Dead by Sunrise , and live rock cover band Bucket of Weenies . He was originally the lead vocalist for Sean Dowdell And His Friends ? and Grey Daze . Bennington was the lead vocalist for Stone Temple Pilots from 2013 to 2015 . Bennington became known as a vocalist with Linkin Park 's debut album , Hybrid Theory , in 2000 , which was a massive commercial success . The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 , making it the best-selling debut album of the decade , as well as one of the few albums to ever hit that many sales . Linkin Park 's following studio albums , Meteora ( 2003 ) , Minutes to Midnight ( 2007 ) , A Thousand Suns ( 2010 ) , Living Things ( 2012 ) , and The Hunting Party ( 2014 ) , continued the band 's success . Bennington formed his own band , Dead by Sunrise , as a side project in 2005 . The band 's debut album , Out of Ashes , was released on October 13 , 2009 . He worked on new material with Stone Temple Pilots in 2013 to release the EP High Rise on October 8 , 2013 via their own record label , Play Pen . Bennington has been ranked in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader ( No. 46 ) .
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High Rise is the first studio EP by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots , released on October 8 , 2013 through Play Pen , LLC . It is the first release by the band without former lead vocalist Scott Weiland , who was fired from the band in February 2013 . It instead features guest musician Chester Bennington of Linkin Park on lead vocals , and the band is credited on the EP as Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington . However , this would prove to be the sole release to feature Bennington before his departure from the band in 2015 .
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Bennington is an American talk radio show hosted by Ron Bennington and his daughter Gail Bennington on Sirius XM .
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Ron Bennington ( December 31 , 1959 ) is an American radio personality and comedian , who currently is the co-host of Bennington and host of Unmasked . Additionally , he has been a co-host of a number of radio shows , including The Ron and Ron Show and The Ron and Fez Show .
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Chester William `` Chet '' Powers , Jr. ( October 7 , 1937 -- November 16 , 1994 ) was an American singer-songwriter , and the lead singer of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service . He was also known by the stage name Dino Valenti ( alternatively rendered as Dino Valente ) and , as a songwriter , as Jesse Oris Farrow . He is best known for writing the quintessential 1960s love-and-peace anthem `` Let 's Get Together . ''
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Stone Temple Pilots ( sometimes abbreviated as STP ) are an American rock band from San Diego , California , that originally consisted of Scott Weiland ( lead vocals ) , brothers Dean ( guitar ) and Robert DeLeo ( bass , backing vocals ) , and Eric Kretz ( drums ) . Since the band 's formation in 1989 , its line-up remained unchanged until the firing of Weiland in 2013 , who was replaced by Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington . In 2015 , Bennington left the band to focus solely on Linkin Park . On December 3 , 2015 , Weiland was found dead on his tour bus prior to a performance with his band The Wildabouts . In 2016 , the band launched an online audition for a new lead vocalist . After forming in 1989 under the name Mighty Joe Young , the band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots . The band found immediate success in 1993 upon releasing their debut album , Core ( 1992 ) , and went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s . The band released four more studio albums : Purple ( 1994 ) , Tiny Music ... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop ( 1996 ) , No. 4 ( 1999 ) and Shangri-La Dee Da ( 2001 ) , before separating in 2002 , after which the band members partook in various projects ( most notably Velvet Revolver and Army of Anyone ) . The band eventually reconvened in 2008 for a reunion tour , released a new self-titled album in 2010 , and actively toured until Chester Bennington 's departure . The band 's only material with Bennington was the EP High Rise in 2013 . While initially displaying a sound typically identified as grunge early on in its career , further releases from the band expressed a variety of influences , including psychedelic rock , bossa nova and classic rock . The band 's evolution throughout the 1990s and early 2000s involved several tumultuous periods of commercial highs and lows , brought about in part by Weiland 's well-publicized struggles with drug addiction .
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Pete Chester ( born 9 September 1941 ) is a drummer and songwriter . He is the son of Charlie Chester , comedian and broadcaster . Chester started his career by forming the band The Five Chesternuts with Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch in 1957 , which released the unsuccessful single `` Teenage Love '' on the Columbia label and appeared on the Six-Five Special on BBC television . Marvin and Welch left in 1958 to join Cliff Richard and The Drifters , which later became Cliff Richard and The Shadows . Chester had a UK Hit Record in 1960 - `` Ten Swingin ' Bottles '' which reached the Top 30 in that year - Ref NME . In 1959 , Welch visited Chester and asked him if he had any songs as everybody was song writing at the time . They went through his list of songs and found `` Please Do n't Tease '' , which Chester had just written , and they worked on it together . Welch eventually sang it to Cliff Richard who recorded it . It went to number one for three weeks in 1960 . Chester 's song `` Left Out Again '' , and '' `` Tell Me '' written with Bruce Welch , appeared on Cliff Richard 's album Me and My Shadows released later in 1959 , . The first single released under The Shadows ' name was `` Saturday Dance '' written by Chester and Hank Marvin .
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The Beantown Swing Orchestra is a Boston-based 18-piece big band that was formed in 2006 by Frank Hsieh . Initially specializing in performing the classic dance music from the Swing Era , the band has since expanded its repertoire to include transcriptions of Frank Sinatra 's big band arrangements , and most recently its own arrangements of popular and original songs . In 2007 , the Beantown Swing Orchestra featured performer Jonathan Meath , who performed as Santa Claus in three shows . Since 2007 , all of the band 's charts have been transcribed or arranged by trumpeter Danny Fratina . The group 's best-known vocalists are fellow American Idol sixth-place finishers Siobhan Magnus and John Stevens , although it also features other various female vocalists including American Idol semi-finalist Jen Hirsh , NYC-based jazz vocalist Laura Brunner , and singer/songwriter Erin McKeown . The band performs regularly at weddings , galas , and concerts throughout the Northeastern United States . Former trombonist Nick Noonan is one half of the pop duo Karmin . The Beantown Swing Orchestra appears as itself in the 2008 movie My Best Friend 's Girl . Two tracks previously recorded live by the band - Hava Nagila and Sing , Sing , Sing - were used in wedding reception scenes that depicted the band performing . Since January 2009 , the band has been working with Boston radio personality Ron Della Chiesa to promote classic American swing music , both on the radio and via live performances hosted by Chiesa . Jen Hirsh , the band 's longest tenured vocalist , was a contestant on American Idol Season 9 , having advanced to Hollywood after singing `` Ding Dong ! The Witch Is Dead '' in the Boston auditions . She did not advance past the first Hollywood round . In 2012 she was a contestant in Season 11 and was a semi-finalist , earning almost entirely positive praise from judges and fans alike . The band recorded an original version of the Foxwoods Resort Casino theme song `` The Wonder Of It All '' for a contest to determine the casino 's next jingle performer . They were among ten finalists chosen to perform their version live at Foxwoods on February 27 , 2010 .
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Michael Breckenridge is an actor , musician , journalist and artist .
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Isabel Keating is an American actress and singer .
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Seth Ennis is an American country music singer . He has released one single for Arista Nashville .
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is an actress and singer .
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Ronan Patrick John Keating ( born 3 March 1977 ) is an Irish recording artist , singer , musician , and philanthropist . He debuted in 1994 alongside Keith Duffy , Michael Graham , Shane Lynch , and Stephen Gately , as the lead singer of Irish group Boyzone . His solo career started in 1999 and has recorded nine albums . He gained worldwide attention when his single `` When You Say Nothing at All '' was featured in the film Notting Hill and peaked at number one in several countries . As a solo artist , he has sold over 20 million records worldwide alongside the 25 million records with Boyzone , and in Australia , he is best known as a judge on The X Factor from 2010 until 2014 and a coach on The Voice in 2016 . Keating is active in charity work and has been a charity campaigner for the Marie Keating Foundation , which raises awareness for breast cancer and is named after his mother , who died from the disease in 1998 .
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Chen Lili is a Chinese singer .
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Unmasked is an American radio show hosted by Ron Bennington that features uncensored one on one interviews with comedy legends and established and emerging comedic talents .
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Julie Covington ( born 11 September 1946 , London ) is an English singer and actress , best known for recording the original version of `` Do n't Cry for Me , Argentina '' .
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Ramon Daniel `` Ray '' Pennington ( born December 22 , 1933 in Clay County , Kentucky ) is an American country music singer , songwriter and record producer . He is known for writing the Waylon Jennings song `` I 'm a Ramblin ' Man '' , and for founding the independent Step One Records label .
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Darien Brockington is an American singer , songwriter , vocal arranger and actor .
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Mason Jennings ( born March 19 , 1975 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter . He is well known for his simple yet catchy melodies , intimate lyrics , literary and historical themes , and distinctive voice . His music has appeared in the surf film Shelter and he has toured extensively .
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Chloe Goodchild is a musician , performer and recording artist .
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Chester Gaylord ( February 24 , 1899 -- July 1 , 1984 ) was a vocalist and among the most active of recording artists in the United States during the late 1920s through the early 1930s . He was known as The Whispering Serenader on radio and on his phonograph records . He began his career as a singer and announcer for radio station WTAG in Worcester , Massachusetts in the early 1920s . Chester Gaylord 's first recordings ( in 1920 ) were saxophone solos for Thomas Edison , whom he had met . In 1923 , he signed with Columbia records and made a number of vocal records for them . His popularity spread rapidly leading Brunswick Records ( the second largest record company in the United States in the 1920s ) to offer him an exclusive contract . He became one of the labels most prolific vocalists during the late 1920s . After the Warner Brothers bought out the Brunswick Record company in April 1930 a reorganization occurred and Chester Gaylord 's contact was one of numerous artists whose contract was not renewed . Chester Gaylord continued to be popular on radio throughout the early 1930s until the introduction of swing music , in 1935 , a type of music that was unsuitable to his style of singing . From 1929 to 1931 , he was a featured vocalist on NBC radio on the Top Notchers Coca Cola Radio Program with Leonard Joy and his All String Orchestra . Gaylord moved to WBZ in Boston in the late 40s , and completed his broadcasting career there . He retired sometime in the mid-1960s . During his retirement years he lived in Sterling , Massachusetts . He regularly played 1920s and 1930s songs on piano at The Old Timer , an Irish Pub in neighboring Clinton , Mass. . According to Gaylord 's obituary , he was still performing right up until a few weeks before his death .
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`` Inside of Me '' is a song by American rock band Dead by Sunrise , which consists of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington , as well as the band members of Julien-K . It is the fourth track from their debut album , Out of Ashes .
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Celeste Stoney is a songwriter and singer .
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Chester Leonard Lenny Gault ( August 16 , 1942 - April 21 , 2012 ) is an American country music singer . He released at least five singles , three of which charted . In 1993 , he was reported to be serving as a pastor in Blandburg , Pennsylvania . He died of cancer on April 21 , 2012 .
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`` Too Late '' is a song by American rock band Dead by Sunrise , which consists of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington , as well as the band members of Julien-K . It is the fourth of their debut album , Out of Ashes .
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Stephen Keeling is a British composer and musician who works predominantly in musical theatre .
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Out of Ashes is the debut studio album by American rock band Dead by Sunrise , which consists of Linkin Park lead vocalist Chester Bennington and Amir Derakh , Ryan Shuck , Anthony ` Fu ' Valcic , Brandon Belsky , and Elias Andra of Julien-K . It was released on October 13 , 2009 through Warner Bros. . Records , to mixed to positive reception . The album was produced by Howard Benson . The album charted in a respectably high position in the Billboard 200 , peaking at # 29 . The album spawned five singles , `` Crawl Back In '' , `` Let Down '' , `` Inside of Me '' , `` Too Late '' and `` Fire '' ( which was released in Japan only ) . The album achieved moderate success in the US charts . The album 's lyrical contains many personal experiences by Bennington in the previous years before the album 's production . It was described as `` really dark '' and `` much more of a rock album '' than the works of Linkin Park . This is the only studio album to feature their original drummer Elias Andra before his departure in December 2011 .
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William Matthew `` Billy '' Currington ( born November 19 , 1973 ) is an American country music singer and songwriter , signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003 . He has released six studio albums for the label : Billy Currington ( 2003 ) , Doin ' Somethin' Right ( 2005 ) , Little Bit of Everything ( 2008 ) , Enjoy Yourself ( 2010 ) , We Are Tonight ( 2013 ) , and Summer Forever ( 2015 ) . These six albums have produced seventeen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts , including ten number one hits ; `` Must Be Doin ' Somethin' Right '' , `` Good Directions '' , `` People Are Crazy '' , `` That 's How Country Boys Roll '' , `` Pretty Good at Drinkin ' Beer '' , `` Let Me Down Easy '' , `` Hey Girl '' , `` We Are Tonight '' , `` Do n't It '' , and `` It Do n't Hurt Like It Used To '' . He has also charted as a duet partner on Shania Twain 's single `` Party for Two '' and his own non-album single `` Tangled Up '' , for a total of nineteen top 40 hits .
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Ben Ballinger is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Austin , Texas . He is best known for his solo career and was recognized by The Austin Chronicle as one of `` Austin 's top young songwriters '' .
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John Howard `` Johnny '' Chester ( born 26 December 1941 ) is an Australian singer-songwriter , who started his career in October 1959 singing rock 'n' roll and in 1969 changed to country music . He has toured nationally with The Beatles , Roy Orbison , The Everly Brothers , Kenny Rogers , Johnny Cash , Tammy Wynette and Charley Pride . During his career he has led various groups including Johnny Chester and The Chessmen , Johnny Chester and Jigsaw , Johnny Chester and Hotspur . With Jigsaw he had five top 30 hit singles , `` Gwen ( Congratulations ) '' ( 1971 ) , `` Shame and Scandal '' , `` Midnight Bus '' ( both 1972 ) , `` World 's Greatest Mum '' ( No. 9 , 1973 ) and `` She 's My Kind of Woman '' ( 1974 ) . Chester has hosted various TV series : Teen Time on Ten ( GLV-10 , Gippsland , 1963 -- 64 ) , Teen Scene ( ABC TV , 1964 -- 65 ) and Country Road ( ABC TV , 1977 -- 78 ) . He has worked as a radio announcer on Melbourne radio station 3UZ and Radio Australia . He wrote a musical comedy , Rebound , that opened in Wagga Wagga . Chester has won Golden Guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia for best selling track in 1975 and for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1981 , 1982 and 1983 . In 1994 he was awarded the Songmaker of the Year Award from the Tamworth Songwriters Association . According to Australian rock music historian , Ian McFarlane , he is `` one of Melbourne 's first and best rock 'n' roll singers of the early 1960s '' . Music journalist , Ed Nimmervoll , acknowledges Chester 's `` essential inclusion on any major national rock package coming into Melbourne '' and later he `` helped bring Australian country music to pop respectability '' .
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`` Blackout '' is a promotional single by American rock band Linkin Park . It is the ninth track from their 2010 album , A Thousand Suns . The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin . Despite the lack of metal elements , the song does contain significant amounts of screaming ( the choruses comprise solely of it ) , making for one of the more coarse-sounding songs on A Thousand Suns . It also features Chester Bennington singing on most of the song with Mike Shinoda singing near the end along with Chester .
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`` Crawl Back In '' is a song by American rock band Dead By Sunrise , which consists of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington , as well as the band members of Julien-K . It is the first single and the second track from their debut studio album , Out of Ashes . It was released through iTunes on August 18 , 2009 . An official music video for the single was released on September 8 , 2009 , directed by P.R. Brown .
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Shane Keister is an American musician . He is known for his work as a studio musician , writer , arranger and producer . He plays synthesizer , piano , Hammond B3 , Synclavier , Fairlight CMI , Fender Rhodes , and others .
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Vincent Cassel played Jacques Mesrine in at least two films.
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Vincent Cassel ( -LSB- vɛ̃sɑ̃ kasɛl -RSB- ; born Vincent Crochon , 23 November 1966 ) is a French actor best known to English-speaking audiences through his film performances in Ocean 's Twelve and Ocean 's Thirteen , as well as Black Swan . Cassel is also renowned for playing the infamous French bank-robber Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine : Killer Instinct and Mesrine : Public Enemy Number One .
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Jean-Pierre Cassel ( 27 October 1932 -- 19 April 2007 ) was a French actor .
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Jacques Mesrine ( -LSB- mesʁin -RSB- ; 28 December 1936 -- 2 November 1979 ) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders , bank robberies , burglaries , and kidnappings in France and Canada . Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final period as a fugitive when his exploits included trying to kidnap the judge who had previously sentenced him . An aptitude for disguise earned him the moniker `` The Man of a Thousand Faces '' and enabled him to remain at large while receiving massive publicity as a wanted man . Mesrine was widely seen as an anti-establishment ` Robin Hood ' figure . In keeping with his charismatic image , he was rarely without a glamorous female companion . A two-part film which came out in 2008 was based on Mesrine 's life .
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Mesrine is a two-part ( Mesrine : Killer Instinct and Mesrine : Public Enemy Number One ) 2008 French film directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet . The first part 's script was based on the autobiographical book L'instinct de mort by French gangster Jacques Mesrine , while the second part detailed Mesrine 's criminal career after his escape from prison , and his subsequent brutal end . The film has been referred to as the French version of the American film Scarface which starred Al Pacino . The Blood wrote a song about Mesrine which preceded both the 1984 , and 2008 movies . The song featured on the 1983 album False Gestures For A Devious Public .
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Mesrine is a 1984 French film written and directed by André Génovès . A biographical film based on the life of Jacques Mesrine , it focuses on the eighteen months following his escape from La Santé Prison in May 1978 until his death in November 1979 . Nicolas Silberg stars as the eponymous lead character .
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Jacques Berthier ( 1916 -- 2008 ) was a French actor . He also produced and directed two films .
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Vincent Macaigne ( born 19 October 1978 ) is a French actor , theatre director and film director . He is also a screenwriter and playwright .
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Jacques Dumesnil ( 9 November 1903 -- 8 May 1998 ) was a French film and television actor .
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Marc Michel ( 4 December 1932 -- 3 November 2016 ) was a Swiss actor . He appeared in more than fifty films . He is best known for his roles in three seminal French films of the 1960s : Jacques Becker 's Le Trou ( 1960 ) , and two films by Jacques Demy : Lola ( 1961 ) and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ( 1964 ) . In both Demy films , he played the same role , Roland Cassard , a lovesick writer and jeweler .
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Seymour Joseph Cassel ( born January 22 , 1935 ) is an American actor . Cassel first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering independent films of writer/director John Cassavetes . The first of these was Too Late Blues ( 1961 ) , followed by Faces ( 1968 ) , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and won a National Society of Film Critics Award . Cassel went on to appear in Cassavetes ' Minnie and Moskowitz ( 1971 ) , The Killing of a Chinese Bookie ( 1976 ) , Opening Night ( 1977 ) and Love Streams ( 1984 ) . He has further appeared in a number of independent and Hollywood film productions . Notable titles include Coogan 's Bluff ( 1968 ) , The Last Tycoon ( 1976 ) , Valentino ( 1977 ) , Johnny Be Good ( 1988 ) , Mobsters ( 1991 ) , In the Soup ( 1992 ) , Honeymoon in Vegas ( 1992 ) , Indecent Proposal ( 1993 ) , Beer League ( 2006 ) and Fort McCoy ( 2011 ) . Like Cassavetes , Wes Anderson has frequently cast Cassel , first in Rushmore ( 1998 ) and then in The Royal Tenenbaums ( 2001 ) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ( 2004 ) .
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Jacques Seiler ( 1928 -- 2004 ) was a French actor .
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Vincent Gale ( born March 6 , 1968 in Glasgow Scotland ) is a Canadian film and television actor , who won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2002 Genie Awards for his performance in the film Last Wedding . His other acting credits include the films Bye Bye Blues and Hello Mary Lou : Prom Night II , and the television series Neon Rider , Queer as Folk , Da Vinci 's Inquest , X-Men : Evolution , Dragon Boys , Eureka , Blackstone , Stargate Universe , Battlestar Galactica , Bates Motel and Supernatural . He plays `` Flesh `` on the SyFy network series Van Helsing .
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Jacques Bousquet ( 1883 -- 1939 ) was a French actor and screenwriter .
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Marc Messier ( born August 16 , 1947 ) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker .
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Cécile Vassort ( born 2 June 1941 ) is a French film actress . She has in 45 films between 1963 and 2001 .
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Roger Vincent ( 1878 -- 1959 ) was a French actor who acted in over 100 movies over five decades .
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Jacques Rispal ( 1 August 1923 -- 9 February 1986 ) was a French film actor . He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986 .
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Jean-Jacques Vierne ( 31 January 1921 , in Courbevoie , France -- 18 June 2003 ) was a French film director .
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Jacques Balutin is a French actor .
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Janine Merrey was a French film actress . She appeared in more than thirty films .
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Jean-Pierre Marielle ( born 12 April 1932 ) is a French actor . He has played in more than a hundred films in which he brought life to a very large diversity of roles , from the banal citizen ( Les Galettes de Pont-Aven ) , to the serial killer ( Sans mobile apparent ) , to the World War II hero ( Les Milles ) , to the compromised spy , to the has-been actor ( Les Grands Ducs ) , acting always with the same excellence whatever the quality of the movie in itself . He is well known for his outspokenness and especially for his warm and cavernous voice which is often imitated by French humorists considering him as the archetype of the French gentleman .
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Jean-Marc Perret ( born 10 April 1975 ) is a British actor , most notable for his appearance as Prince Caspian in the BBC adaptation of Prince Caspian in 1989 , when aged 14 . A year later , Perret made a brief appearance in the final few minutes of The Silver Chair . He played a young Caspian in Aslan 's country after the elderly King Caspian ( played by Geoffrey Russell ) in Narnia had died . For a period , he taught acting and drama at his old school , Bodiam Manor School in East Sussex . He now runs the stage combat company Cut & Thrust . He most recently starred in the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Birmingham Rep co-production of To Kill a Mockingbird . Jean-Marc can be seen in the upcoming Disney live action Feature film Cinderella which is set to premiere in Spring 2015 .
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Jacques Mauclair ( 12 January 1919 -- 21 December 2001 ) was a French film actor . He appeared in 30 films between 1950 and 2000 . He was born in Paris , France .
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Jacques Gamblin ( born 16 November 1957 ) is a French actor .
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The Crimson Rivers ( Les Rivières Pourpres ) is a 2000 French psychological horror film starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel . The film , which was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz , is based on the best-selling novel Les Rivières Pourpres . Its screenplay was co-written by the book 's author , Jean-Christophe Grangé . The film is about two detectives who investigate a series of grisly murders in and around an isolated university campus in the French Alps . With a $ 14 million budget , the movie went on to gross $ 60 million from a worldwide theatrical release . Despite its box office success , one of its stars , Vincent Cassel admitted , `` I ca n't help explain the film because I did n't understand it ! We cut out everything in the film that was explanatory , therefore ` boring ' -LSB- according to the director -RSB- . You end up with a film that 's not boring but you do n't understand it -LSB- at -RSB- all . '' A sequel , Crimson Rivers II : Angels of the Apocalypse ( Les Rivières Pourpres II : Les Anges de l'Apocalypse ) , was released in 2004 .
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Vincent Cirelli is an American special effects supervisor . Known for his works at Luma Pictures as a visual effects supervisor in acclaimed films such as Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End ( 2007 ) , No Country for Old Men ( 2007 ) , The Midnight Meat Train ( 2008 ) , X-Men Origins : Wolverine ( 2008 ) , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ( 2009 ) , The Book of Eli ( 2010 ) , Battle : Los Angeles ( 2011 ) , Captain America : The First Avenger ( 2012 ) , Prometheus ( 2012 ) , The Avengers ( 2012 ) , Saving Mr. Banks ( 2013 ) , Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) , Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) , In the Heart of the Sea ( 2015 ) , Deadpool ( 2015 ) and Doctor Strange ( 2016 ) , for which he received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at the 89th Academy Awards .
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Jacques Cousseau ( born 1925 in Morocco ) , is a French writer , screenwriter and actor
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Moussa Maaskri ( born 15 November 1962 ) is an Algerian-born French actor . He appeared in more than seventy films since 1991 .
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James Vincent Russo ( born 1953 ) is an American film and television actor . He has appeared in over 156 films in three decades .
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Eric Névé ( born 23 July 1961 ) , is a French film producer who has produced since the early nineteen nineties . In 1993 , he founded his own production company , La Chauve Souris . Eric is best known for Jan Kounen 's Dobermann , starring Vicent Cassel and Monica Bellucci , Jean-Paul Salomé 's Female Agents starring Sophie Marceau , and Frédéric Schoendoerffer 's Crime Insiders . In 2011 , he founded Astou Films , a production company based in Senegal , with whom he produced the French-Senegalese film The Pirogue directed by Senegalese director Moussa Touré , screened in the section Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival 2012 and in over 80 film festivals across the globe . In 2013 he created , with Nicholas Eschbach an international feature film sales and co-production company , Indie Sales , which focuses on diverse international independent films with a strong commercial potential .
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Michel Blanc ( born 16 April 1952 ) is a French actor and director . He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs . He is frequently associated with Le Splendid , which he co-founded , along with Thierry Lhermitte , Josiane Balasko , Christian Clavier , Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot . Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles , such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire .
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Valentine Tessier ( 1892 -- 1981 ) was a French actress who appeared in around thirty films during her career . She played the title role in Jean Renoir 's 1934 film version of Madame Bovary .
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Jacques Fabbri ( 1925 -- 1997 ) was a French actor . He began his acting career in 1949 , and acted in about 50 films .
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Pope John Paul II co-stars many actors besides Christopher Lee.
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Pope John Paul II is a 2005 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Pope John Paul II ( Karol Józef Wojtyła ) from his early adult years in Poland to his death at age 84 . The miniseries was written and directed by John Kent Harrison and aired in the United States on the CBS network on 4 and 7 December 2005 . It was first released in Vatican City on 17 November 2005 and ten days later throughout Italy on Rai 1 Jon Voight portrays an older Karol Wojtyła ( after his investiture as pope in 1978 ) , while Cary Elwes portrays Wojtyła in his earlier life from 1939 to 1978 . Voight was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance . Pope John Paul II co-stars James Cromwell as Archbishop Adam Stefan Cardinal Sapieha , Ben Gazzara as Agostino Cardinal Casaroli , and Christopher Lee as Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński . Polish actor Mikolaj Grabowski is seen twice playing Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany , who would succeed John Paul II as Pope Benedict XVI .
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Pope John Paul II is a 1984 American biopic drama television film based on the life of Karol Wojtyła , from his early days as an activist in Poland to his installation as Pope John Paul II . Written by Christopher Knopf and directed by Herbert Wise , the film stars Albert Finney , Caroline Bliss , Brian Cox , and John Forgeham . The film marks both Albert Finney 's American television debut and the first script Finney had ever turned down upon initial reading .
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This list is incomplete ; you can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Judd Apatow 's films and television shows often feature the same actors , including : Jay Baruchel Steve Carell Will Ferrell James Franco Carla Gallo Bill Hader Jonah Hill David Krumholtz Jane Lynch Leslie Mann Craig Robinson Seth Rogen Paul Rudd Jason Segel Martin Starr Kristen Wiig Danny McBride Aziz Ansari
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Pope John Paul II ( born Karol Józef Wojtyła ) reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church ( 1978 -- 2005 ) . Pope John Paul II may also refer to :
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Pope Joan ( Die Päpstin ) is an international epic film produced by Bernd Eichinger , based on American novelist Donna Woolfolk Cross ' novel of the same name about the legendary Pope Joan . Directed by Sönke Wortmann , it stars Johanna Wokalek as Joan , David Wenham as Gerold , her lover , and John Goodman as Pope Sergius II . The film 's world premiere occurred in Berlin on 19 October 2009 , with its general release in Germany on 22 October 2009 .
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The biopic Have No Fear : The Life of Pope John Paul II ( ABC , December 1 , 2005 ) explains in biographical form the life story of the late head of the Roman Catholic church , Pope John Paul II .
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Pope Saint John Paul II ( Ioannes Paulus II Giovanni Paolo II Jan Paweł II born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; -LSB- ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa -RSB- ; 18 May 1920 -- 2 April 2005 ) , was Pope from 1978 to 2005 . He is called by some Catholics Saint John Paul the Great . He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978 , which was called after Pope John Paul I , who had been elected in August after the death of Pope Paul VI , died after thirty-three days . Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted his predecessor 's name in tribute to him . John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe . John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church 's relations with Judaism , Islam , the Eastern Orthodox Church , and the Anglican Communion . He upheld the Church 's teachings on such matters as artificial contraception and the ordination of women , but also supported the Church 's Second Vatican Council and its reforms . He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history , visiting 129 countries during his pontificate . As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness , he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 saints , more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries . By the time of his death , he had named most of the College of Cardinals , consecrated or co-consecrated a large number of the world 's bishops , and ordained many priests . A key goal of his papacy was to transform and reposition the Catholic Church . His wish was `` to place his Church at the heart of a new religious alliance that would bring together Jews , Muslims and Christians in a great religious armada '' . He was the second longest-serving pope in modern history after Pope Pius IX , who served for nearly 32 years from 1846 to 1878 . Born in Poland , John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI , who served from 1522 to 1523 . John Paul II 's cause for canonisation commenced in 2005 one month after his death with the traditional five-year waiting period waived . On 19 December 2009 , John Paul II was proclaimed Venerable by his successor Pope Benedict XVI and was beatified on 1 May 2011 ( Divine Mercy Sunday ) after the Congregation for the Causes of Saints attributed one miracle to his intercession , the healing of a French nun from Parkinson 's disease . A second miracle attributed to John Paul II 's intercession was approved on 2 July 2013 , and confirmed by Pope Francis two days later ( two miracles must be attributed to a person 's intercession to be declared a saint ) . John Paul II was canonised on 27 April 2014 ( again Divine Mercy Sunday ) , together with Pope John XXIII . On 11 September 2014 , Pope Francis added John Paul II 's optional memorial feast day to the worldwide General Roman Calendar of saints , in response to worldwide requests . It is traditional to celebrate saints ' feast days on the anniversary of their deaths , but that of John Paul II ( 22 October ) is celebrated on the anniversary of his papal inauguration .
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Pope John Paul II ( r. 1978 -- 2005 ) created 231 cardinals in nine consistories .
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This is a list of actors who have played Jesus .
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Pope John Paul is the name of two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church and the only papal name with two names : Pope John Paul I ( 1978 ) , named after his predecessors John XXIII and Paul VI ; died 33 days after his election Pope John Paul II ( 1978 -- 2005 ) , named after his predecessor John Paul I
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As one of the best known and well-travelled persons of the 20th century , there are many cultural references to Pope John Paul II ( 18 May 1920 -- 2 April 2005 ) , who reigned as the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City from 16 October 1978 , until his death , almost 27 years later , making his the second-longest pontificate after Pius IX 's 31-year reign . In addition to his own extensive writings , many films , television programs , books , and journal articles have been written about John Paul II .
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This article contains the saints canonized by Pope John Paul II . Pope John Paul II canonized 482 saints during his twenty-six-year reign as Pope from 1978 -- 2005 :
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Piotr Adamczyk ( born March 21 , 1972 in Warsaw ) is a Polish actor . He portrayed Karol Wojtyła , who later became Pope John Paul II , in the movie Karol : A Man Who Became Pope and its sequel Karol : The Pope , The Man . From his early childhood he knew he wanted to become an actor . He attended the Machulski youth theatre group in Warsaw . Thanks to an international scholarship , he was able to attend international theatre workshops in the UK and Germany . He continued his acting education by attending the Theatre Academy in Warsaw . During his second academic year , he won a scholarship from the Soros Foundation which allowed him to attend the British American Drama Academy for one year , where he performed Hamlet for his diploma . Once he graduated from the Theatre Academy , he was hired by the Teatr Współczesny in Warsaw . His career in the film industry however grew much more intensively . His role of Stawrogin in Fyodor Dostoyevsky 's The Possessed started Piotr 's long list of roles . The breakthrough in his career was his part as Frédéric Chopin in the film `` Chopin - Desire of Love '' - and became a Polish star . The climax of his popularity was reached when he played the title role of another Polish historical figure in a two part Italian movie - `` Karol the Man who became Pope '' and `` Karol : The Pope - The Man '' . The movie was viewed by several dozen million viewers , and made him popular in Italy , Latin America and many other Catholic countries . Piotr also managed to take advantage of his popularity abroad to play at the Sala Uno Theatre in Rome , in Italian . He also played in Liliana Cavani 's movie `` Einstein '' and in the Portuguese production `` Second Life '' . In 2014 , Adamczyk , Bartosz Opania and Paweł Domagała starred in the comedy film Wkrecrni . He has been in over 800 radio roles and around 100 theatre , television and film parts . He is also appreciated for his dubbing roles . In animated films he played , among others , the giraffe in `` Madagascar '' , Zigzag McQueen in `` Cars '' and Syndrome in `` The Incredibles '' . He has received many prestigious awards in Poland . In 2011 , he was voted the most popular Polish actor once again . He is a supporter of leading Polish political party , the Civic Platform . In 2010 he was a member of the committee to elect Bronisław Komorowski as president .
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John XXIII : The Pope of Peace ( Papa Giovanni - Ioannes XXIII , also known as John XXIII , Pope John XXIII and Pope John XXIII : The Pope Of Peace ) is a 2002 Italian television movie directed by Giorgio Capitani . The film is based on real life events of Roman Catholic Pope John XXIII .
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Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years . Since his death on 2 April 2005 , many thousands of people have been supporting the case for beatifying and canonising Pope John Paul II as a saint . His formal beatification ceremony took place on 1 May 2011 .
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Colin Alexander Cunningham ( born 1966 ) is an American television and film actor . Cunningham is best known for his role as John Pope in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies .
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Pope Joan is a 1972 American mediaeval costume drama film based on the story of Pope Joan . Even though modern consensus generally disputes Pope Joan as legendary , in the film she is treated as fact . It was directed by Michael Anderson and has a cast which includes Liv Ullmann ( in the lead role ) , Olivia de Havilland , Lesley-Anne Down , Franco Nero and Maximilian Schell . The soundtrack was composed by Maurice Jarre with additional choral music provided by The Sistine Chapel Choir , directed by Domenico Bartolucci . The film was released on DVD in 2003 on Region 1 format disc . It was also re-titled in some areas as The Devil 's Imposter , with much material cut . The version of the film released in 1972 differed significantly from the version that had originally been filmed . Anderson 's original was made with flashbacks and flash-forward sequences about a modern-day evangelical preacher who believes her life parallels that of Pope Joan . In this version psychiatrists try to send her back through her past lives to establish if she is the reincarnation of Pope Joan . However , the distributor decided to have all of the contemporary sequences removed and released the film as a straightforward historical drama . In 2009 the film was re-edited and the previously unreleased footage was re-inserted . It was re-released under the title She ... Who Would Be Pope .
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CAA is thought to be the top agency in film , with a client list that includes `` a near monopoly of A-list actors , writers , and directors . '' J. J. Abrams Jennifer Aniston Sacha Baron Cohen Annette Bening Kathryn Bigelow Cate Blanchett Emily Blunt Matt Bomer Jeff Bridges Jerry Bruckheimer Sandra Bullock Gerard Butler Nicolas Cage James Cameron Nick Cannon Jessica Chastain George Clooney Lily Collins Daniel Craig Darren Criss Tom Cruise Penélope Cruz Frank Darabont Viola Davis Dane DeHaan Robert De Niro Johnny Depp Cameron Diaz Nina Dobrev Robert Downey , Jr. . Ava DuVernay Chris Evans Joel Edgerton Colin Farrell Michael Fassbender Ralph Fiennes Colin Firth Tom Ford Jeff Foxworthy Jamie Foxx Morgan Freeman Isabelle Fuhrman Lady Gaga Andrew Garfield Jennifer Garner Mel Gibson Matthew Goode Ryan Gosling Hugh Grant Brian Grazer Tom Hanks Tom Hardy Anne Hathaway Chris Hemsworth Ron Howard Vanessa Hudgens Josh Hutcherson Barry Jenkins Patty Jenkins Scarlett Johansson Tommy Lee Jones Bruce Jurgens Anna Kendrick Nicole Kidman Ashton Kutcher Shia LaBeouf Jennifer Lawrence Logan Lerman Andrew Lincoln Julia Louis-Dreyfus Shirley MacLaine Brit Marling Melissa McCarthy Matthew McConaughey Kylie Minogue Helen Mirren Julianne Moore Liam Neeson Lupita Nyong ' o Sarah Jessica Parker Jim Parsons Michelle Pfeiffer Jordan Peele Michael Peña Sean Penn Joe Penna Chris Pine Brad Pitt Natalie Portman Zachary Quinto Norman Reedus Keanu Reeves Jeremy Renner Daisy Ridley Julia Roberts Saoirse Ronan Zoe Saldana Matthias Schoenaerts Arnold Schwarzenegger Andy Serkis Sarah Shahi Michael Shannon Alexander Skarsgard Karan Soni Will Smith Kevin Spacey Steven Spielberg Hailee Steinfeld Oliver Stone Meryl Streep Eliza Taylor Emma Thompson Josh Trank John Travolta Amish Tripathi Emma Watson Bruce Willis Kate Winslet Reese Witherspoon Evan Rachel Wood Robin Wright Kris Wu Sarah Paulson Harry Styles
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The Prophecy II is a fantasy horror film and the second installment in The Prophecy series . Christopher Walken reprises his role as the Archangel Gabriel . It was directed by Greg Spence and written by Spence and Matthew Greenberg .
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Pope John Paul II worked to improve relations between the Roman Catholic Church and Judaism . He built solid ties with the Jewish community in the hope of promoting Christian -- Jewish reconciliation .
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Credo : John Paul II is the fourth DVD released by Italian tenor , Andrea Bocelli , celebrating the life of pope John Paul II . Throughout the DVD , Bocelli sings , in the background , songs from his 1999 album Sacred Arias .
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Pope John Paul II entered the papacy in 1978 as an avid sportsman , enjoying hiking and swimming . The 58-year-old was extremely healthy and active for his age , jogging in the Vatican gardens to the horror of Vatican staff , who informed him that his jogging could be seen by tourists climbing to the summit of the dome of St. Peter 's Basilica . The pope 's response , according to media reports , was `` so what ? '' When the cost of installing a swimming pool in his summer residence was queried by cardinals , John Paul joked that it was `` cheaper than another conclave '' . John Paul 's obvious physical fitness and looks earned much comment in the media following his election , which compared his health and trim figure to the poor health of John Paul I and Paul VI , the portliness of Pope John XXIII and the constant claims of ailments of Pius XII . The only modern pope with a keep-fit regime had been Pope Pius XI ( r : 1922-1939 ) who was an avid mountain climber . An Irish Independent article in the 1980s labelled John Paul `` the keep-fit pope '' . However , after over twenty-five years on the papal throne , two assassination attempts ( one of which resulted in severe physical injury to the Pope ) , and a number of cancer scares , John Paul 's physical health declined .
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The Young Pope is an English-language Italian drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic , HBO , and Canal + . The series stars Jude Law and Diane Keaton . The world premiere of The Young Pope was on 3 September 2016 at the 73rd Venice Film Festival , where the first two episodes were screened out of competition . It was the first time in the history of the festival that a TV series was a part of the program . The series premiered on TV on 21 October 2016 on Sky Atlantic in Italy . On 20 October 2016 , Wildside producer Lorenzo Mieli announced that a second season of the series was in development . It was announced on May 16 , 2017 that the second series will be titled `` The New Pope '' .
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Pope John XXIII ( 25 November 1881 -- 3 June 1963 ) and Pope John Paul II ( 18 May 1920 -- 2 April 2005 ) reigned as popes of the Roman Catholic Church and the sovereigns of Vatican City ( respectively from 1958 to 1963 and 1978 to 2005 ) . Their canonizations were held on 27 April 2014 . The decision to canonize was made official by Pope Francis on 5 July 2013 following the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul II , while John XXIII was canonized for his merits of opening the Second Vatican Council . The date of the canonization was assigned on 30 September 2013 . The Canonization Mass was celebrated by Pope Francis ( with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI concelebrating ) , on 27 April 2014 ( Divine Mercy Sunday ) , in St. Peter 's Square ( Pope John Paul had died on the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday in 2005 ) . About 150 Cardinals and 700 bishops concelebrated the Mass , and at least 500,000 people attended the Mass with an estimated 300,000 others watching from video screens placed around Rome .
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Pope Peter II is a hypothetical papal name and , in recent times , a common name for sedevacantist group leaders styling themselves as popes .
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Pope John Paul II was criticised , amongst other things , for lack of any response to sex abuse of children in the Church .
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The Pope John Paul II bibliography contains a list of works by Pope John Paul II , and works about his life and theology . Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for nearly 27 years ( 1978 -- 2005 ) . Works written and published prior to his election to the papacy are attributed to Karol Wojtyła .
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This is a list of monuments and memorials to Pope John Paul II .
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God 's Not Dead 2 is a 2016 American Christian drama film directed by Harold Cronk and stars Melissa Joan Hart , Jesse Metcalfe , David A. R. White , Hayley Orrantia , and Sadie Robertson . It is the sequel to the 2014 film God 's Not Dead and was released on April 1 , 2016 . It was the final film role for Fred Thompson . The film was moderately successful at the box office .
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Joseph Thomas `` Joe '' Morton , Jr. ( born October 18 , 1947 ) is an American stage , television , and film actor . He worked with film director John Sayles in The Brother from Another Planet ( 1984 ) , City of Hope ( 1991 ) and Lone Star ( 1996 ) . Other films he appeared in include Terminator 2 : Judgment Day ( 1991 ) , Of Mice and Men ( 1992 ) , Speed ( 1994 ) , Apt Pupil ( 1998 ) , What Lies Beneath ( 2000 ) , Ali ( 2001 ) , Paycheck ( 2003 ) , Stealth ( 2005 ) and American Gangster ( 2007 ) . In 2014 , Morton won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Eli Pope , Olivia Pope 's father , in Scandal , and is known for playing the role of Henry Deacon on the popular TV series Eureka .
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Paul Rae ( born June 27 , 1968 ) is an American film and television actor .
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Actors who have appeared in Bergerac , a British television series .
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Karol : The Pope , The Man is a 2006 TV miniseries chronicling Pope John Paul II 's life as pope in flashbacks from October 22 , 1978 's papal inauguration to his death in 2005 and was directed by Giacomo Battiato . It is the sequel to the 2005 TV miniseries Karol : A Man Who Became Pope , which portrayed John Paul 's life before the papacy and ended on October 16 , 1978 , the day of his papal election .
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David Beckham has zero middle names.
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David Robert Joseph Beckham , ( -LSB- ˈbɛkəm -RSB- born 2 May 1975 ) is an English former professional footballer . He played for Manchester United , Preston North End , Real Madrid , Milan , LA Galaxy , Paris Saint-Germain , and the England national team for which he held the appearance record for an outfield player until 2016 when Wayne Rooney surpassed his total . He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries : England , Spain , the United States and France . He announced his retirement in May 2013 after a 20-year career , during which he won 19 major trophies . Known for his range of passing , crossing ability and bending free-kicks as a right winger , Beckham was runner up in the Ballon d'Or , twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world 's greatest living players . He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008 . A global ambassador for the sport , Beckham is regarded as a British cultural icon . Beckham 's professional club career began with Manchester United , where he made his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17 . With United , he won the Premier League title six times , the FA Cup twice , and the UEFA Champions League in 1999 . He then played four seasons with Real Madrid , winning the La Liga championship in his final season with the club . In July 2007 Beckham signed a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy . While a Galaxy player , he spent two loan spells in Italy with Milan in 2009 and 2010 . He was the first British footballer to play 100 UEFA Champions League games . In international football , Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996 at the age of 21 . He was captain for six years , earning 58 caps during his tenure . He made 115 career appearances in total , appearing at three FIFA World Cup tournaments , in 1998 , 2002 and 2006 , and two UEFA European Championship tournaments , in 2000 and 2004 . Beckham has consistently ranked among the highest earners in football , and in 2013 he was listed as the highest-paid player in the world , earning over $ 50 million in the previous 12 months . He has been married to Victoria Beckham since 1999 and they have four children . He has been a UNICEF UK ambassador since 2005 , and in 2015 he launched 7 : The David Beckham UNICEF Fund . In 2014 , MLS announced Beckham and a group of investors would own an expansion team in Miami , which would begin in 2016 or 2017 .
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Beckham is an English-language placename , and a surname derived from Beckham , Norfolk , referring principally to : David Beckham ( born 1975 ) , English footballer , husband of Victoria Beckham , brother of Harry Beckham Victoria Beckham ( born 1974 ) , English pop singer , wife of David Beckham , sister-in-law of Harry Beckham Harry Beckham ( born 1984 ) , English footballer , brother of David Beckham , brother-in-law of Victoria Beckham Beckham may also refer to :
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__ NOTOC __ Beckham may refer to the English football player David Beckham or his wife Victoria Beckham . See more people named Beckham at Beckham ( surname ) . Beckham may also refer to :
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Victoria Caroline Beckham , ( Adams ; born 17 April 1974 ) is an English businesswoman , fashion designer , model , and singer . In the late 1990s , Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls , and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British music magazine Top of the Pops . After the Spice Girls split , she was signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records and had four UK Top 10 singles . Her first release , `` Out of Your Mind '' , reached # 2 in the UK Singles Chart . Beckham has participated in five official documentaries and reality shows about her , including Victoria 's Secrets , Being Victoria Beckham , The Real Beckhams , Victoria Beckham - A Mile In Their Shoes and Victoria Beckham : Coming to America . She has since made a cameo appearance in an episode of Ugly Betty , and been a guest judge on Project Runway , Germany 's Next Topmodel , and American Idol . In the past decade , Beckham has become an internationally recognised style icon and fashion designer . Following high-profile collaborations with other brands , she launched an eponymous label in 2008 , and a lower-priced ( diffusion ) label in 2011 . The Victoria Beckham label was named designer brand of the year in the UK in 2011 ; in 2012 the brand was assessed as the star performer in the Beckham family 's business interests . Writing in the Daily Telegraph in 2011 , Belinda White noted that the transition from WAG to fashion designer had been more successful than most had predicted , saying : `` She has gathered a significant celebrity following and won over the scathing fashion pack who now clamour for a ticket to her bi-annual show at New York Fashion Week . '' She is married to David Beckham , and they have four children . As of September 2015 , the couple 's joint wealth is estimated at # 508 million .
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Obama is a surname .
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David Cameron is an American soccer player , and former British Prime Minister .
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Nguyễn van Bakel ( born Danny van Bakel on 8 December 1983 ) is a Netherlands-born Vietnamese footballer who plays for Thanh Hóa in Vietnam as a defender . He is called by the fans as Dutch David Beckham .
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The `` Beckham Law '' ( Royal Decree 687/2005 ) is a Spanish Tax Decree passed in June 2005 . The law gained its nickname after the footballer David Beckham became one of the first foreigners to take advantage of it . However the law is aimed at all foreign workers ( particularly the wealthier ones ) living in Spain . Upon application and acceptance by authorities , such individuals become liable for Spanish taxes based on their income in Spain income and assets for their part .
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Posh and Becks is the media-inspired nickname for the English celebrity supercouple Victoria Beckham ( née Adams , `` Posh Spice '' of the Spice Girls ) and David Beckham ( a footballer and former England team captain ) . Posh & Becks is also the name of a book by Andrew Morton .
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Victoria Beckham ( stylised as VB ) is the self-titled debut and only album by British singer-songwriter , Victoria Beckham . It was released on 1 October 2001 by Virgin Records . Beckham was the last member of the Spice Girls to release a solo album . The album 's lead single , `` Not Such an Innocent Girl '' was released on 17 September 2001 . The second single , `` A Mind of Its Own '' was released on 11 February 2002 . The album reached number ten in the United Kingdom and number twenty on the Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart .
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Self is a surname .
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The David Beckham Academy was a football school founded by England international David Beckham in 2005 . In 2009 it operated in two locations : in London , United Kingdom , and in Los Angeles , California , United States . The academy pulled out of the London site at the end of the lease in October 2009 , and the California branch closed soon after . Further Academy sites were planned at Cabo São Roque near Natal , Brazil , and in Asia . Consideration was also given in 2007 to opening an Academy in Manchester .
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Edwin is a surname .
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Rowneybury House -LSB- ˈraʊnibəri -RSB- , also known as Beckingham Palace -LSB- ˈbɛkɪŋəm -RSB- , is a Grade II listed building in England that was previously owned by footballer David Beckham and singer and businesswoman Victoria Beckham . The name `` Beckingham Palace '' is a portmanteau of Beckham and Buckingham Palace .
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Beckham World of Sport is a soccer academy ( the David Beckham Academy ) , a sports center , and a football stadium for professional players and for children which is being built at the Cape São Roque in the city of Natal , capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil . The complex is sponsored by the player David Beckham who visited Natal in January 2008 to launch the project . A resort called `` Cabo São Roque '' is being built along with the World of Sport .
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The discography of Victoria Beckham , an English pop music singer , consists of one studio album , two cancelled albums , five singles , five music videos and one DVD . On 14 August 2000 , Beckham released her first solo single , `` Out of Your Mind '' in collaboration with Dane Bowers and Truesteppers , which debuted at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart . Before the single 's release , on 8 July 2000 , Beckham made her public solo debut at London 's Hyde Park at a concert to raise money for the Prince 's Trust charity . She sang `` Out of Your Mind '' to a 100,000-strong audience . Beckham then signed a recording contract with the Spice Girls ' label Virgin Records . Her next single as a solo artist , `` Not Such an Innocent Girl '' , was released on 17 September 2001 . Again , she faced competition in another hugely hyped chart battle , this time with Kylie Minogue 's single `` Ca n't Get You Out of My Head '' . Despite a huge promotional campaign , Beckham was outsold eight to one , and her single debuted at number 6 . Beckham 's eponymous debut album , which was released on 1 October 2001 , reached number 10 in the UK Albums Chart . The album cost a reputed # 5 million to produce and it sold a modest 100,000 copies . The second and final single to be released from the album was `` A Mind of Its Own '' on 11 February 2002 . The single reached number 6 in the UK and sold 56,500 copies . A third single , `` I Wish '' , was promoted but never materialised . In 2002 , Telstar Records signed Beckham in a deal made with 19 Management worth # 1.5 million . In 2003 Beckham 's first single with Telstar , `` Let Your Head Go / This Groove '' , was released in the UK on 29 December 2003 and charted at number 3 . Beckham spent much of that year recording two pop/urban-influenced albums called Open Your Eyes and Come Together . These albums never materialised , and amidst the collapse of Telstar and bankruptcy of the label , remaining plans for Beckham 's music career were shelved and cancelled . All promotional albums and tracks have been leaked and are available on YouTube and various sources online .
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Steven Benedic Dias ( born 25 December 1983 ) is an Indian professional football player currently playing for Mumbai FC in the I-League . An attacking midfielder who plays on the wings , he is known for his long range shooting , crossing and passing . Dias made his debut for India in 2006 and had since become a mainstay in the Indian midfield . He is known as the `` David Beckham of India '' .
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Homme by David Beckham is a men 's eau de toilette fragrance endorsed by English footballer David Beckham . The scent , which was released by Coty , Inc. in September 2011 , joined his existing scents David Beckham Instinct ( 2005 ) and Intimately Beckham ( 2006 ) , a his-and-hers collection with his wife Victoria Beckham . The fragrance was launched as part of a new branding venture with business partner Simon Fuller , which also included a men 's bodywear line and a number of other projects to capitalize on Beckham 's worldwide commercial appeal . The fragrance , signed by perfumer Pierre Negrin , is based on aromatic , fresh spicy and woody notes , while still giving off a fresh and clean smell . It includes top notes of citrus , ginger , pine and pepper ; heart notes of cashmere wood , leather and rosemary and base notes of mahogany wood , patchouli and skin musk .
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Anjem is a male given name .
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Dale is a given name .
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Bamber is both a surname and a given name . Notable people with the name include : Surname : Bessie Bamber ( British artist ( fl . 1900-1910 ) Dave Bamber ( b. 1959 ) , English former professional footballer David Bamber ( b. 1954 ) , British actor Earl Bamber ( b. 1990 ) , New Zealand motor racing driver Edward Bamber ( 1646 - ?? ) , English Roman Catholic priest Helen Bamber ( 1925-2014 ) , English psychotherapist Jack Bamber ( 1895-1971 ) , English footballer Jamie Bamber ( b. 1973 ) , British actor Jeremy Bamber ( b. 1961 ) , convicted murderer Jim Bamber ( b. 1946 ) , English cartoonist John Bamber ( footballer , born 1912 ) ( 1912 - ?? ) , English footballer Mary Bamber ( 1874-1938 ) , English suffragist and trade unionist Mike Bamber ( d. 1988 ) , chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club ( 1973-83 ) Given name : Bamber Gascoigne ( b. 1935 ) , British television presenter Bamber Gascoyne ( disambiguation ) Other : Bamber Boozler , virtual host of the Teletext quiz game Bamboozle !
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Eamonn O'Brien is a right-sided midfielder currently playing football with University College Cork . He was born in Cork on 15 December 1990 . O'Brien was linked to many major clubs in his youth , including Everton F.C. . In a 2003 issue of Match ( magazine ) he was referred to as `` the Irish David Beckham '' . He has recently been unable to play due to a recurring knee injury .
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Andrew Bernal ( born Andrés Bernal , 16 May 1966 in Canberra , Australia ) is a former professional football defender , and later football agent and personal assistant for David Beckham .
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David Smith MBE ( born 2 March 1989 in Eastleigh ) is a Paralympian who was on the British boccia team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics . He competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and did so winning Bronze in the Team BC1 -- 2 . and Silver in the BC1 individual event watched by a packed arena . David competed for Paralympics GB for a third time in Rio where he won Gold in the individual BC1 event for the first time in his career . In doing so , David has become the joint most successful British Boccia player in history . David first played Boccia aged 6 at Cedar School , Southampton . However he really developed his talent for Boccia at Treloars School and College in Alton , Hampshire . He became the youngest ever player to win the British Championships at the age of 14 and went on to be crowned World Champion at the age of 18 . In addition to the Paralympics , David has had lots of success in both the Individual and Team events during his career . In individual BC1 competitions , David 's achievements include winning the Gold at the 2014 World Championships in Beijing , gold at the 2013 European Championships in Porto , gold medal at the 2011 Europa Cup in Hamar , Norway , the gold medal at the 2009 European Championships in Porto and the gold medal at the 2007 World Cup in Vancouver , Canada . He has also remained unbeaten at annual English Nationals and GB Championships since 2004 clocking up a record 13 British and 11 National titles . In Mixed BC1-2 Team competitions , David has won the Gold medal at the 2015 European Championships in Guildford , bronze at the 2014 World Championships in Beijing , gold at the 2013 European Championships in Porto , bronze at the 2011 World Cup in Belfast , silver at the 2009 European Championships in Porto , and Gold at the 2007 World Cup in Vancouver , bronze medal at the 2006 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro and Silver at the 2005 European Championships , Porto . `` I have evolved as a player and changed everything to a varying degree . I owe my success in the last 8 years to Sarah my assistant who has taken time to understand me and push me to my potential . I 'm really excited to see whether I can complete the job in Tokyo and become the most success British Boccia player and see if that MBE comes my way ! '' David is currently based at Swansea where , after completing his degree studying Aerospace Engineering at Swansea university , he is living with his partner Barbara and training full-time . David made two appearances on the Last Leg which he performed his trademark `` doughnut '' in his wheelchair . He has a passion for aircraft with a particular interest in World War II aircraft . He is an active member of the local Green party , a strong advocate of independent living for the disabled and a critic of successive governments cuts to spending on social care . He is also a drummer in his spare time as well as a keen driver and advocate of the motability scheme . David 's car is heavily adapted to enable him to drive independently across the country . David is a Patron of his former School , Treloars in Alton . David was selected to go on Dreamflight in 2003 and since then has been a regular supporter and visitor to events in successive years . He was Given the Freedom of the Borough of Eastleigh in 2013 . He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE ) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to boccia
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David James Webb ( born 9 April 1946 ) is an English former professional footballer who made 555 appearances in the Football League playing for Leyton Orient , Southampton , Chelsea , Queens Park Rangers , Leicester City , Derby County , A.F.C. Bournemouth and Torquay United . He became a manager , taking charge of A.F.C. Bournemouth , Torquay United , Southend United , Chelsea , Brentford and Yeovil Town .
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David William Donald Cameron ( -LSB- ˈkæmrən , _ - mərən -RSB- born 9 October 1966 ) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016 . He was Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Witney from 2001 to 2016 . Cameron identifies as a One-Nation Conservative , and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies . Born in London to wealthy upper middle-class parents , Cameron was educated at Heatherdown School , Eton College , and Brasenose College , Oxford . From 1988 to 1993 he worked at the Conservative Research Department , assisting the Conservative Prime Minister John Major , before leaving politics to work for Carlton Communications in 1994 . Becoming an MP in 2001 , he served in the opposition shadow cabinet under Conservative leader Michael Howard , succeeding Howard in 2005 . Cameron sought to rebrand the Conservatives , embracing an increasingly socially liberal position . The 2010 general election led to Cameron becoming Prime Minister as the head of a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats . His premiership was marked by the ongoing effects of the late-2000s financial crisis ; these involved a large deficit in government finances that his government sought to reduce through austerity measures . His administration introduced large-scale changes to welfare , immigration policy , education , and healthcare . It privatised the Royal Mail and some other state assets , and legalised same-sex marriage . Internationally , his government militarily intervened in the Libyan Civil War and later authorised the bombing of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ; domestically , his government oversaw the referendum on voting reform and Scottish independence referendum , both of which confirmed Cameron 's favoured outcome . When the Conservatives secured an unexpected majority in the 2015 general election he remained as Prime Minister , this time leading a Conservative-only government . To fulfil a manifesto pledge , he introduced a referendum on the UK 's continuing membership of the EU . Cameron supported continued membership ; following the success of the Leave vote , he resigned to make way for a new Prime Minister and was succeeded by Theresa May . Cameron has been praised for modernising the Conservative Party and for decreasing the United Kingdom 's national deficit . Conversely , he has been criticised by figures on both the left and right , and has been accused of political opportunism and elitism .
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David Harper ( 29 September 1938 -- 24 January 2013 ) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League . He was born in Peckham , London , UK . His son , Frank Harper , is a British actor whose roles include that of the father of a football-loving teenage girl ( played by Keira Knightley ) in Bend It Like Beckham .
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Louis Molloy is a Manchester-based tattoo artist who designed David Beckham 's back tattoo , depicting a bald , winged , angelic figure . Beckham calls the tattoo his `` guardian angel '' and premiered it in 1999 after work finished in April that year . Molloy has since completed tattoos on other celebrities including Spice Girls Mel C , Mel B and Victoria Beckham ; , all members of Boyzone and fellow Manchunian Ricky Hatton . Molloy first began tattooing in the 1970s despite the fact that at the time no apprenticeships were available to him due to the seedy sub-culture that tattooing was viewed as . Louis spent most of his later teenage years honing his skills , and was only 18 when he opened his first , Manchester-based tattoo shop , which in the next decade would become a world class establishment . Some believe Molloy has become known as the tattooist to the stars due to his diverse styles of tattooing , which have twice gained him recognition at the UK Outstanding Artist of the Year awards . In 2007 , Molloy became a part of the Discovery Channel 's television team with the programme `` London Ink '' . The show follows the daily happenings at the new shop , in the first series the main focus was on the relationship between Dan Gold and Molloy , who expects his shop to do the finest tattoos in London .
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Branham is a surname .
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David Mills ( born 6 December 1951 ) is an English former footballer most notable for his career with Middlesbrough and becoming England 's first half-million pound footballer . He is currently working as the head scout for Leicester City .
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David Lloyd ( born 18 March 1947 ) is an English former cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England . He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley . He is known through the cricketing world as `` Bumble '' because of the ostensible similarity between his facial profile and those of the Bumblies , characters of Michael Bentine 's children 's television programmes . A left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler , he played nine Tests , with a highest score of 214 not out , and eight One Day International matches . In first class cricket he was a successful all-rounder , scoring a career aggregate of more than 19,000 runs and taking 237 wickets . He captained his county from 1973 to 1977 . Following his retirement as a player , he became a first class umpire , and subsequently Lancashire and England cricket coach , resigning the latter post following the 1999 Cricket World Cup . He then became a renowned cricket commentator for Test Match Special , and later Sky Sports , with whom he currently broadcasts . He is also an author , journalist and columnist .
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David James Barrick ( born 4 January 1984 ) is an English cricketer . Barrick is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break googly . He was born in Pontefract , Yorkshire . Barrick made his debut in county cricket for Northumberland in 2004 against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship . He played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 2004 to 2006 , making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances . In 2005 , he made his debut for Durham in a List A match against Banglasdesh A . In his only List A match for Durham , he bowled 5 wicket-less overs and scored 24 unbeaten runs . The following season , Barrick played 2 Twenty20 matches in the Twenty20 Cup against Derbyshire and Leicestershire . In the match against Derbyshire , he bowled 3 wicket-less overs , while with the bat he was dismissed for 7 runs by Graeme Welch . Against Leicestershire , he took the wickets of Paul Nixon and Paul Harrison for the cost of 34 runs from 4 overs . With the bat , he was dismissed for 2 runs by Stuart Broad . Barrick made no further appearances for Durham .
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Brabham Racing ( originally Project Brabham ) was a British motor racing team founded by David Brabham , the youngest son of Formula One world champion Jack Brabham , The goal was to bring the Brabham name back to competitive competition through crowdsourcing . The team reached their crowdsourcing goal and then fell out of existence , all appearances being that the project was nothing more than a way for the Brabham family to keep control of the copyrights associated with the name .
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Indiana Jones has only been portrayed by Harrison Ford.
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Henry Walton `` Indiana '' Jones Jr. ( also shortened to Indy ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise . George Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials . The character first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark , to be followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984 , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989 , The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles from 1992 to 1996 , and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008 . The character is also featured in novels , comics , video games , and other media . Jones is also featured in the Disney theme park attraction , Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea , as well as the Disneyland Paris attraction Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril . Jones is most famously played by Harrison Ford and has also been portrayed by River Phoenix ( as the young Jones in The Last Crusade ) and in the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles by Corey Carrier , Sean Patrick Flanery , and George Hall . Doug Lee has supplied the voice of Jones for two LucasArts video games , Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine , David Esch supplied his voice for Indiana Jones and the Emperor 's Tomb , and John Armstrong for Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings . The character is distinguished by his appearance ( bullwhip , fedora , satchel and leather jacket ) , sense of humor , deep knowledge of many ancient civilizations and languages , and fear of snakes . Since his first appearance in Raiders of the Lost Ark , Indiana Jones has become one of cinema 's most famous characters . In 2003 , the American Film Institute ranked him the second greatest film hero of all time . He was also named the 6th Greatest Movie Character by Empire magazine . Entertainment Weekly ranked Indy 2nd on their list of The All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture . Premiere magazine also placed Indy at number 7 on their list of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time .
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Harrison Ford is an American actor and voice actor who has appeared in numerous films . He is known for playing Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) , The Temple of Doom ( 1984 ) , The Last Crusade ( 1989 ) and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ( 2008 ) ; Han Solo in Star Wars - A New Hope ( 1977 ) , The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) , Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) , and The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) . He also played Jack Ryan in Patriot Games ( 1992 ) and again in Clear and Present Danger ( 1994 ) . Ford has also appeared in the films Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) , Blade Runner ( 1982 ) , Witness with Kelly McGillis ( 1985 ) , Working Girl with Melanie Griffith ( 1988 ) , Regarding Henry with Annette Bening ( 1991 ) , The Fugitive with Tommy Lee Jones ( 1993 ) , and Sabrina with Julia Ormond ( 1995 ) . In 1997 , he starred as U.S. President James Marshall in the film Air Force One . He then went on to play Russian submarine Captain Alexei Vostrikov in K-19 : The Widowmaker ( 2002 ) , Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde in Cowboys & Aliens ( 2011 ) , Branch Rickey in 42 ( 2013 ) and Colonel Hyrum Graff in Ender 's Game ( 2013 ) .
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Harrison Ford ( born July 13 , 1942 ) is an American actor and film producer . He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the Star Wars film series and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series . Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film Blade Runner ( 1982 ) ; John Book in the thriller Witness ( 1985 ) , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor ; and Jack Ryan in the action films Patriot Games ( 1992 ) and Clear and Present Danger ( 1994 ) . His career has spanned six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters ; including the epic war film Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) ; the legal drama Presumed Innocent ( 1990 ) ; the action film The Fugitive ( 1993 ) ; the political action thriller Air Force One ( 1997 ) ; and the psychological thriller What Lies Beneath ( 2000 ) . Six of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry : American Graffiti ( 1973 ) , The Conversation ( 1974 ) , Star Wars ( 1977 ) , The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) , Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) and Blade Runner . In 1997 , Ford was ranked No. 1 in Empires `` The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time '' list . As of 2016 , the U.S. domestic box-office grosses of Ford 's films total over US$ 4.7 billion , with worldwide grosses surpassing $ 6 billion , making Ford the highest-grossing U.S. domestic box-office star . Ford is married to actress Calista Flockhart .
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The Indiana Jones franchise is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry `` Indiana '' Jones , Jr. , a fictional archaeologist . It began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. . A prequel , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , followed in 1984 , and a sequel , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , was released in 1989 . A fourth film , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , was released in 2008 , and was the last in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures . The series was created by George Lucas ; the films star Harrison Ford and are directed by Steven Spielberg . The Walt Disney Company has owned the Indiana Jones intellectual property since its acquisition of Lucasfilm , the series ' production company , in 2012 . A fifth film is planned for release on July 10 , 2020 , with both Spielberg and Ford returning . The franchise expanded to television in 1992 with the release of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles , a series featuring adventures the character had as a child as he traveled around the world with his father . Marvel Comics began publishing The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones in 1983 , and Dark Horse Comics earned the comic book rights to the character in 1991 . Novelizations of the films have been published , as well as many novels with original adventures , including a series of German novels by Wolfgang Hohlbein , twelve novels set before the films published by Bantam Books , and a series set during the character 's childhood inspired by the television show . Numerous Indiana Jones video games have been released since 1982 .
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Indiana Jones is the title character of a film and media franchise , an archaeologist played by Harrison Ford . Indiana Jones may also refer to : Indiana Jones ( franchise ) , the entertainment franchise based around the character Indiana Jones ( comics ) , comics featuring the character Indiana Jones ( pinball ) , a 1993 pinball machine featuring the character
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg , from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas . It is the third installment in the Indiana Jones franchise . Harrison Ford reprises the title role and Sean Connery plays Indiana 's father , Henry Jones , Sr. . Other cast members featured include Alison Doody , Denholm Elliott , Julian Glover , River Phoenix , and John Rhys-Davies . In the film , set largely in 1938 , Indiana searches for his father , a Holy Grail scholar , who has been kidnapped by Nazis . After the mixed reaction to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , Spielberg chose to compensate with a film that toned down the violence and gore . During the five years between Temple of Doom and Last Crusade , he and executive producer Lucas reviewed several scripts before accepting Jeffrey Boam 's . Filming locations included Spain , Italy , the United Kingdom , Turkey and Jordan . The film was released in North America on May 24 , 1989 , to mostly positive reviews . It was a financial success , earning $ 474,171,806 at the worldwide box office totals . It won an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing .
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 American action adventure film . It is the fourth installment in the Indiana Jones series created by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg . Released nineteen years after the previous film , the film acknowledges the age of its star Harrison Ford by being set in 1957 . It pays tribute to the science fiction B-movies of the era , pitting Indiana Jones against Soviet agents -- led by Irina Spalko ( Cate Blanchett ) -- searching for a telepathic crystal skull . Indiana is aided by his former lover , Marion Ravenwood ( Karen Allen ) , and their son , Mutt Williams ( Shia LaBeouf ) . Ray Winstone , John Hurt and Jim Broadbent are also part of the supporting cast . Screenwriters Jeb Stuart , Jeffrey Boam , Frank Darabont , and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts before David Koepp 's script satisfied the producers . Shooting began on June 18 , 2007 , at various locations in New Mexico ; New Haven , Connecticut ; Hawaii ; and Fresno , California , as well as on sound stages in Los Angeles . To maintain aesthetic continuity with the previous films , the crew relied on traditional stunt work instead of computer-generated stunt doubles , and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński studied Douglas Slocombe 's style from the previous films . The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on May 18 , 2008 , and was released worldwide on May 22 , 2008 to generally positive reviews from critics , although audience reception was more mixed . There was significant praise for the performances , action scenes , John Williams ' musical score , and the costume design . Criticism , however , focused on the dialogue , storyline , pacing , and overuse of CGI . It was also a financial success like the previous three films in the series , grossing over $ 786 million worldwide , becoming the franchise 's highest-grossing film when not adjusted for inflation , and the second highest-grossing film of 2008 . Marketing relied heavily on the public 's nostalgia for the series , with products taking inspiration from all four films . Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is also the last film in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures , as Walt Disney Studios has become the distributor of its future films , since its parent company 's acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012 . It will be followed by an untitled fifth film planned for release on July 10 , 2020 , in which both Spielberg and Ford will return .
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg . It is the second installment in the Indiana Jones franchise and a prequel to the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark , featuring Harrison Ford reprising his role as the title character . After arriving in North India , Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult practicing child slavery , black magic and ritual human sacrifice in honor of the goddess Kali . Executive producer and co-writer George Lucas decided to make the film a prequel as he did not want the Nazis to be the villains again . After three rejected plot devices , Lucas wrote a film treatment that resembled the film 's final storyline . Lawrence Kasdan , Lucas 's collaborator on Raiders of the Lost Ark , turned down the offer to write the script , and Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz were hired as his replacements , with the screenplay partly based upon the 1939 film Gunga Din . The film was released to financial success but mixed reviews , which criticized its violence , later contributing to the creation of the PG-13 rating . However , critical opinion has improved since 1984 , citing the film 's intensity and imagination . Some of the film 's cast and crew , including Spielberg , retrospectively view the film in a negative light , partly due to the film being the darkest and most overtly violent Indiana Jones film . The film has also been the subject of controversy due to its portrayal of India and Hinduism .
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Professor Henry Walton Jones Sr. is a fictional character in the Indiana Jones franchise . He is the father of Indiana Jones . Henry Jones Sr is professor , speaker , and author . As a professor of medieval studies at Princeton University he as authored many books and has spoken at conferences all over the world . The character was portrayed by Sean Connery in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade . Alex Hyde-White cameoed as the younger Henry in the film 's prologue ( though his face was not seen , and Connery dubbed his voice ) . Lloyd Owen played Henry in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series . The character also made appearances in novels and a comic book .
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Raiders of the Lost Ark ( also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ) is a 1981 American action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg , with a screenplay written by Lawrence Kasdan , from a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman . It was produced by Frank Marshall for Lucasfilm Ltd. , with Lucas and Howard Kazanjian as executive producers . Starring Harrison Ford , it was the first installment in the Indiana Jones film franchise to be released , though it is the second in internal chronological order . It pits Indiana Jones ( Ford ) against a group of Nazis who are searching for the Ark of the Covenant , which Adolf Hitler believes will make his army invincible . The film co-stars Karen Allen as Indiana 's former lover , Marion Ravenwood ; Paul Freeman as Indiana 's nemesis , French archaeologist René Belloq ; John Rhys-Davies as Indiana 's sidekick , Sallah ; Ronald Lacey as Gestapo agent Arnold Toht ; and Denholm Elliott as Indiana 's colleague , Marcus Brody . The film originated from Lucas ' desire to create a modern version of the serials of the 1930s and 1940s . Production was based at Elstree Studios , England ; but filming also took place in La Rochelle , France , Tunisia , Hawaii , and California from June to September 1980 . Released on June 12 , 1981 , Raiders of the Lost Ark became the year 's top-grossing film and remains one of the highest-grossing films ever made . It was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1982 , including Best Picture , and won four for Best Art Direction , Film Editing , Sound , and Visual Effects with a fifth Academy Award : a Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing . The film 's critical and popular success led to three additional films , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1984 ) , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ( 1989 ) , and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ( 2008 ) , with a fifth slated for 2020 ; the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ( 1992 -- 1996 ) , and 15 video games as of 2009 . In 1999 , the film was included in the U.S. Library of Congress ' National Film Registry as having been deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . Raiders of the Lost Ark is often ranked as one of the greatest films of all time , both in the action-adventure genre , and in general . The film also ranks # 2 on Empire 's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time .
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Lloyd Owen ( born 14 April 1966 ) is an English actor . Trained at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA ) in London , he is probably best known for his portrayal of Indiana Jones 's father Professor Dr. Henry Jones , Sr. in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles between 1992 and 1993 and for playing Paul Bowman-MacDonald in the BBC Scotland series Monarch of the Glen from 2002 to 2005 . He played the role of solicitor William Heelis in the film Miss Potter ( 2006 ) . His most recent TV role was playing the US President in `` You , Me and the Apocalypse '' on Sky . However , his first love has always been the theatre . His first break on stage was the role of Nick in Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? in 1996 . Other highlights of his stage career include playing Dan in Closer in 1998 , George in The York Realist in 2002 , and Peter in Paul in 2005 .
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Corey Thomas Carrier ( born August 20 , 1980 ) is an American former child actor , also known as just `` Core '' . He is best known as playing Indiana Jones , aged 8 -- 10 , in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles . Carrier was born in Middleborough , Massachusetts to Thomas and Carleen . He has a younger sister named Bethany . He attended an acting school at The Priscilla Beach Children 's Theatre Workshop . His hobbies include baseball , gymnastics , wrestling , fencing , guitar , ice skating and basketball . He attended Clark University in Worcester , Massachusetts as an undergraduate .
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Richard Young ( born December 24 , 1955 ) is an American actor and author who has starred in film and in television . His first feature film part was in 1972 . Among his best known films are the 1984 movie The Ice Pirates and the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th : A New Beginning ( as Matt ) . He also played a part in the opening sequence of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ( 1989 ) as `` Fedora '' , the leader of the tomb-robbers who chases the young Indiana Jones , then gives the young Jones his own fedora which later becomes Jones ' hat .
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Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix is a Dark Horse Comics limited series starring the fictional archaeologist Indiana Jones . It was the seventh Indiana Jones limited series by Dark Horse , and the sixth about the adult Indiana . The comic was based on a canceled LucasArts video game , a sequel to Fate of Atlantis ( which was also the first Dark Horse Indiana Jones comic ) .
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Finn Jones ( born Terence Jones ; 24 March 1988 ) is an English actor , best known for his role as Loras Tyrell in the HBO series Game of Thrones . He also stars as Danny Rand/Iron Fist in the Netflix series Marvel 's Iron Fist , which is set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
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This entry is for the arcade game . For the Nintendo Entertainment System game , see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1988 video game ) . Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom is a 1985 action arcade game developed and published by Atari Games , based on the 1984 film of the same name , the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise . It is also the first Atari System 1 arcade game to include digitized speech , including voice clips of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and Amrish Puri as Mola Ram , as well as John Williams ' music from the film .
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Harrison Ford ( March 16 , 1884 -- December 2 , 1957 ) was an American stage and film actor . He was a leading Broadway theatre performer and a star of the silent film era .
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4 , 1992 , to July 24 , 1993 . Filming took place in various locations around the world , with `` Old Indy '' bookend segments filmed in Wilmington , North Carolina and on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington . The series was an Amblin Television/Lucasfilm production in association with Paramount Network Television . The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character , with George Hall playing an elderly version of Jones for the bookends of most episodes , though Harrison Ford bookended one episode . The show was created and executively produced by George Lucas , who also created , co-wrote and executively produced the Indiana Jones feature films . Due to its enormous budget , the series was canceled in 1993 . However , following the series ' cancellation , four made-for-television films were produced from 1994 to 1996 in an attempt to continue the series . In 1999 , the series was re-edited into 22 television films under the title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones .
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George Hall ( November 19 , 1916 -- October 21 , 2002 ) was a Canadian theatre , television , and film actor best remembered by his role as the 93-year-old Indiana Jones in the TV series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ( 1992 ) . He debuted on Broadway in 1946 . He had a memorable and engaging role as John the butler on the television soap opera The Edge of Night and as Mr. Eldridge in the AMC series Remember WENN , which aired in the mid-1990s . He died on October 21 , 2002 of complications from a stroke .
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Jared Francis Harris ( born 24 August 1961 ) is an English actor , best known for his roles as Lane Pryce on the AMC drama series Mad Men , David Robert Jones on the Fox science-fiction series Fringe , King George VI in the Netflix Original historical series The Crown , and Anderson Dawes on the Syfy science-fiction series The Expanse . He has also had significant supporting roles in films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( 2008 ) , Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows ( 2011 ) , Lincoln ( 2012 ) , and Allied ( 2016 ) .
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The John Ford Stock Company is the name given to the large collection of actors used repeatedly in the films of American director John Ford . Most famous among these was John Wayne , who appeared in twenty-four films and three television episodes for the director . Other members of the `` stock company '' include : Jack Pennick -- 41 films , 1 TV episode Francis Ford ( the director 's brother ) -- 32 films Harry Carey , Sr. -- 27 films John Wayne -- 24 films , 3 TV episodes Ward Bond -- 24 films , 2 TV episodes Harry Tenbrook -- 26 films J. Farrell MacDonald -- 25 films Vester Pegg -- 23 films Mae Marsh -- 17 films , 1 TV episode Frank Baker -- 17 films Duke Lee -- 16 films Joe Harris -- 14 films Danny Borzage -- 13 films Hoot Gibson -- 13 films Willis Bouchey -- 9 films , 3 TV episodes John Carradine -- 11 films , 1 TV episode Ken Curtis -- 11 films , 1 TV episode William Henry -- 11 films , 1 TV episode Victor McLaglen -- 12 films George O'Brien -- 12 films Molly Malone -- 11 films Harry Carey Jr. -- 9 films , 1 TV episode Sam Harris -- 10 films Robert Homans -- 10 films Cliff Lyons -- 9 films , 1 TV episode Robert Parrish -- 10 films Chuck Roberson -- 9 films , 1 TV episode Russell Simpson -- 10 films William Steele -- 10 films Patrick Wayne -- 8 films , 2 TV episodes Henry Fonda -- 9 films Ed Jones -- 9 films John Qualen -- 9 films Mickey Simpson -- 9 films Pat Somerset -- 9 films Hank Worden -- 8 films , 1 TV episode Anna Lee -- 8 films , 1 TV episode Ruth Clifford -- 8 films Mary Gordon -- 8 films James Flavin -- 8 films Ben Hall -- 8 films Chuck Hayward ( as actor ) -- 7 films , 1 TV episode Harry Strang -- 8 films Carleton Young -- 6 films , 2 TV episodes Brandon Hurst -- 7 films Fred Libby -- 7 films Jane Darwell -- 7 films Steve Pendleton -- 7 films Charles Seel -- 5 films , 2 TV episodes Charles Trowbridge -- 7 films Jack Woods -- 7 films Frank Albertson -- 6 films Mimi Doyle -- 6 films Earle Foxe -- 6 films Si Jenks -- 6 films Robert Lowery -- 6 films James A. Marcus -- 6 films Paul McVey -- 6 films Lionel Pape -- 6 films Arthur Shields -- 6 films Charles Tannen -- 6 films Harry Tyler -- 5 films , 1 TV episode Tom Tyler -- 6 films Jack Walters -- 6 films Scores of actors appeared repeatedly for Ford up to five times . Among the best known of these are : Five appearances Chief John Big Tree Berton Churchill Donald Crisp Andy Devine Stepin Fetchit Shug Fisher Barry Fitzgerald Wallace Ford Ben Johnson Joe Sawyer James Stewart O.Z. Whitehead Maureen O'Hara Grant Withers Four appearances Charley Grapewin Donald Meek Woody Strode Vera Miles Slim Summerville Mildred Natwick Three appearances Olive Carey Pedro Armendáriz Dan Dailey Paul Fix Preston Foster Jeffrey Hunter Mike Mazurki Thomas Mitchell Denver Pyle Will Rogers C. Aubrey Smith Spencer Tracy Richard Widmark Membership in the John Ford Stock Company did not necessitate membership in Ford 's social circle , and indeed many of the actors in the Stock Company never encountered Ford outside of work situations .
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James Howard Woods ( born April 18 , 1947 ) is an American actor and producer . He is often known for villainous roles and appeared in a variety of films , including The Way We Were ( 1973 ) , The Onion Field ( 1979 ) , Videodrome ( 1983 ) , Once Upon a Time in America ( 1984 ) , Best Seller ( 1987 ) , Chaplin ( 1992 ) , Casino ( 1995 ) , Nixon ( 1995 ) , Vampires ( 1998 ) , Straw Dogs ( 2011 ) and White House Down ( 2013 ) . On television , he is known for portraying the titular protagonist of Shark ( 2006 -- 2008 ) . Woods has been twice recognized by the Academy Awards as a nominee , first in the Best Actor category for Salvador ( 1986 ) and again in the Best Supporting Actor category for Ghosts of Mississippi ( 1996 ) . He is also the recipient of three Emmy Awards for the television movies Promise ( 1986 ) and My Name Is Bill W. ( 1989 ) and the animated series Hercules ( 1998 -- 1999 ) . Promise additionally brought him a Golden Globe Award . He has lent his distinctive voice to animated characters in The Simpsons and Family Guy , in which he played fictional versions of himself , Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas as Mike Toreno and in films such as Disney 's Hercules ( 1997 ) as Hades and Stuart Little 2 ( 2002 ) as Falcon .
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Ciarán Hinds ( -LSB- ˈkɪərɔːn_ˈhaɪndz -RSB- ; born 9 February 1953 ) is an Irish film , television and stage actor . He has built a reputation as a versatile character actor appearing in such high-profile films as Road to Perdition , The Sum of All Fears , The Phantom of the Opera , Munich , There Will Be Blood , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , The Woman in Black , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance and Frozen . He has been cast as Steppenwolf in the film Justice League . His television roles include Gaius Julius Caesar in the series Rome , DCI James Langton in Above Suspicion , Bud Hammond in Political Animals and Mance Rayder in the Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones . As a stage actor , Hinds has enjoyed spells with the Royal Shakespeare Company , the Royal National Theatre in London and six seasons with Glasgow Citizens ' Theatre , and he has continued to work on stage throughout his career .
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The Indiana Jones franchise has produced a large number of comic books . Marvel Comics initially owned the rights before passing them to Dark Horse Comics in 1990 . Marvel published adaptations of the films Raiders of the Lost Ark , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , while Dark Horse adapted the Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis video game , The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series , and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull . Marvel also published The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones from 1983 to 1986 , which were the first original adventures featuring the character in comic book literature . From 1992 to 1996 , following the Fate of Atlantis adaptation , Dark Horse published seven limited series . With the franchise 's revival in 2008 due to the release of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , Dark Horse will publish further series , including one aimed at children . Critical reaction to the comics , particularly their interior art , is mixed .
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Jonathan Luke Ke Huy Quan ( Quan Kế Huy Chinese : 關 繼 威 ; Cantonese : Gwāan Gaiwāi , Mandarin : Guān Jìwēi ; born : August 20 , 1971 ) is a Vietnamese-born American actor and stunt choreographer of ethnic Chinese descent . He is best known for his appearances in the 1980s Steven Spielberg productions of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies .
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Lego Indiana Jones ( stylized as LEGO Indiana Jones ) is a Lego theme based on the Indiana Jones film franchise , licensed from Lucasfilm . The exclusive franchise ( for the ` Construction Category Rights ' ) was first announced in June 2007 , and followed the successful Lego Star Wars franchise , also with Lucasfilm . The first set of products were launched in 2008 , based upon two of the three earlier films ( Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade ) . Sets featuring scenes from the fourth film , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , were released alongside the film , later in 2008 . The Temple of Doom film was not featured until 2009 , in a large set which re-created the mine-cart chase using new narrow-gauge Lego train track . The theme also features in a video game series . Lego Indiana Jones : The Original Adventures was released on June 3 , 2008 , based on the original trilogy . A sequel , called Lego Indiana Jones 2 : The Adventure Continues , was released in November 2009 , including scenes from the new Kingdom of the Crystal Skull film , along with a level editor feature . A computer-animated short film , Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick , directed by Peder Pedersen , was also released on the official Lego site . It combines details from all four Indiana Jones films in one adventure .
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Poe Dameron is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise . Introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars : The Force Awakens , he is portrayed by Oscar Isaac . Poe is an X-wing fighter pilot for the Resistance who inadvertently brings renegade stormtrooper Finn ( John Boyega ) and Jakku scavenger Rey ( Daisy Ridley ) into the fight against -- and eventually a victory over -- the sinister First Order . He is featured in The Force Awakens media and merchandising as well as an eponymous comic book series , and will appear in the film 's forthcoming sequel , Star Wars : The Last Jedi . Isaac and the character have received positive reviews , with Poe being compared to the characterization of Han Solo ( Harrison Ford ) in the original Star Wars film trilogy .
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Edward Johnson is an English actor .
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Kane Warren Hodder ( born April 8 , 1955 ) is an American actor , stuntman , and author . Hodder is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in four films from the Friday the 13th film series : Friday the 13th Part VII : The New Blood , Friday the 13th Part VIII : Jason Takes Manhattan , Jason Goes to Hell : The Final Friday , Jason X , and the video game Friday the 13th : The Game . He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in Hatchet , Hatchet II , and Hatchet III . He also played Leatherface during the stunts of Leatherface : The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III .
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Eddie Jones ( born 1937 ) is an American actor known for playing Clark Kent 's father Jonathan Kent in the ABC television series Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman , and Charles Borden ( a.k.a. . The Official ) , head of The Agency , in the Sci-Fi television series The Invisible Man .
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James Earl Jones ( born January 17 , 1931 ) is an American actor . His career has spanned more than 60 years , and he has been described as `` one of America 's most distinguished and versatile '' actors and `` one of the greatest actors in American history . '' Since his Broadway debut in 1957 , Jones has won many awards , including a Tony Award and Golden Globe Award for his role in The Great White Hope . Jones has won three Emmy Awards , including two in the same year in 1991 , and he also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the film version of The Great White Hope . He is also known for his voice roles as Darth Vader in the Star Wars film series and Mufasa in Disney 's The Lion King as well as many other film , stage , and television roles . Jones has been said to possess `` one of the best-known voices in show business , a stirring basso profundo that has lent gravel and gravitas to '' his projects , including live-action acting , voice acting , and commercial voice-overs . As a child , Jones had a stutter . In his episode of Biography , he said he overcame the affliction through poetry , public speaking , and acting , although it lasted for several years . A pre-med major in college , he went on to serve in the United States Army during the Korean War before pursuing a career in acting . On November 12 , 2011 , he received an Honorary Academy Award . On November 9 , 2015 , Jones received the Voice Arts Icon Award . On May 25 , 2017 , he received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Harvard University and concluded the event 's benediction with `` May the Force be with you '' .
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Since its debut in 1981 , the Indiana Jones franchise has become part of American popular culture . References have been made in television series , movies , music and other material since the original film was released . While many sources will simply reference the characters , some of the most frequently referenced ( and parodied ) scenes include : From Raiders of the Lost Ark , the opening adventure in the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors , including seizing the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol and escaping from the different traps , including the rolling boulder trap . From Raiders of the Lost Ark , the final sequence where the Ark of the Covenant is packed into crate 9906753 and stored in Hangar 51 . From Temple of Doom , the scene where Jones rolls under a closing door and reaches back under to pick up his fedora .
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Andrew Clement Serkis ( born 20 April 1964 ) is an English film actor and director . He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting , animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ( 2001 -- 2003 ) and The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey ( 2012 ) , King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film , Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series ( 2011 -- present ) , Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg 's The Adventures of Tintin ( 2011 ) and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) . Upcoming performance capture roles include Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes ( 2017 ) , Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars : The Last Jedi ( 2017 ) , and Baloo in Jungle Book ( 2018 ) . Serkis ' film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed . He has received an Empire Award , and two Saturn Awards for his motion-capture acting . He earned a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford ( 2006 ) and was nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of new wave and punk rock musician Ian Dury in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll ( 2010 ) . In 2015 , he began playing Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe beginning with Avengers : Age of Ultron . Serkis has his own motion capture workshop , The Imaginarium Studios in London , which he will use for his directorial debut , Jungle Book .
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Brian Wilson was part of the Beach Boys.
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Smile ( stylized as SMiLE ) was a projected album by American rock band the Beach Boys intended to follow their 11th studio album , Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . After bandleader Brian Wilson abandoned large portions of music recorded over a ten-month period , the band substituted its release with Smiley Smile ( 1967 ) , an album containing stripped-down remakes of some Smile material . Some of the original Smile tracks eventually found their way onto subsequent Beach Boys ' studio and compilation albums . As more fans learned of the project 's origins , details of its recordings acquired considerable mystique , and it was later acknowledged as the most legendary unreleased album in the history of popular music . Working with lyricist Van Dyke Parks , Smile was composed as a multi-thematic concept album , existing today in its unfinished and fragmented state as an unordered series of abstract musical vignettes . Its genesis came during the recording of Pet Sounds , when Wilson began recording a new single , `` Good Vibrations '' . The track was created by an unprecedented recording technique : over 90 hours of tape was recorded , spliced , and reduced into a three-minute pop song . It quickly became the band 's biggest international hit yet ; Smile was to be produced in a similar fashion . Wilson touted the album as `` a teenage symphony to God '' , incorporating a range of music styles including psychedelic , doo-wop , barbershop singing , ragtime , yodeling , early American folk , classical music , and avant-garde explorations into noise and musical acoustics . Its projected singles were `` Heroes and Villains '' , a Western musical comedy , and `` Vega-Tables '' , a satire of physical fitness . The album 's collapse has been attributed to several personal , technical , and legal issues which surrounded its making . The majority of its backing tracks were completed between August and December 1966 . A deadline set for January 1967 was missed , and Parks soon distanced himself from the project . In June , the Beach Boys reconvened at Brian 's makeshift home studio to record Smiley Smile . Many attempts were then made to complete the original Smile , most of which were derailed by Wilson , who became psychologically traumatized by the album . It was in the 1980s when bootlegged tracks from Smile began circulating widely among record collectors , encouraging others to assemble their own versions using what surviving recordings were available . The potential of what Smile could have been inspired many musicians , particularly those in indie rock , while the album 's saga became a touchstone for chamber pop and the more art-inclined sectors of post-punk . As a solo artist , Wilson reinterpreted the project for concert performances in 2004 , and then followed up with the studio album Brian Wilson Presents Smile . Although he had ostensibly completed the work , Wilson clarified that his 2004 arrangement differed substantially from how he had first conceptualized the album during the 1960s . On October 31 , 2011 , The Smile Sessions was released containing an approximation of what the Beach Boys ' completed Smile might have sounded like based on the structure of Brian Wilson Presents Smile . It received universal acclaim . In 2012 , the compilation was ranked number 381 in Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list . In 2013 , it won the Best Historical Album award at the 55th Grammy Awards .
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Brian Wilson ( born 1942 ) is an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys . Brian Wilson may also refer to :
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne , California , in 1961 . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs , they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era . The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound . He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles , often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . The Beach Boys began as a garage band managed by the Wilsons ' father Murry , with Brian 's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and recording abilities dominating their creative direction . Emerging at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they performed original material that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . After 1964 , they abandoned the surfing aesthetic for more personal lyrics and multi-layered sounds . In 1966 , the Pet Sounds album and `` Good Vibrations '' single vaulted the group to the top level of rock innovators and established the band as symbols of the nascent counterculture era . Following the dissolution of the group 's Smile project in 1967 , Brian gradually ceded production and songwriting duties to the rest of the band , reducing his input because of mental health and substance abuse issues . The group 's public image subsequently faltered , and despite efforts to continue their psychedelic/avant-garde ventures and reclaim their hippie audiences , they were dismissed as an embodiment of the values and outlooks shared by early 1960s white , suburban teenagers . The continued success of their greatest hits albums during the mid 1970s precipitated the band 's transition into an oldies act , a move that was denigrated by critics and many fans . Since the 1980s , much-publicized legal wrangling over royalties , songwriting credits and use of the band 's name transpired . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 . After Carl 's death , many live configurations of the band fronted by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour into the 2000s while other members pursued solo projects . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. . The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . The group had over eighty songs chart worldwide , thirty-six of them US Top 40 hits ( the most by an American rock band ) , four reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time and are listed at No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2004 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . The core quintet of the three Wilsons , Love and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 .
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The songwriting of American musician Brian Wilson , co-founder and multi-tasking leader of the Beach Boys , is widely considered to be among the most innovative and significant of the late 20th century . His combined arranging , producing , and songwriting skills also made him a major innovator in the field of music production . In a 1966 article that asks `` Do the Beach Boys rely too much on sound genius Brian ? '' brother and bandmate Carl Wilson responded that every member of the group contributes ideas , but admitted that Brian was most responsible for their music . Dennis Wilson is quoted : `` Brian Wilson is the Beach Boys . He is the band . We 're his fucking messengers . He is all of it . Period . We 're nothing . He 's everything . '' Wilson cultivated his skills from an early age , learning how to play a toy accordion before moving on to piano . On his 16th birthday , he received a Wollensak tape recorder that allowed him to experiment with recording songs and early group vocals . With the exception of some college courses , his understanding of music theory was self-taught . Most of his education in music composition came from deconstructing the harmonies of his favorite vocal group , the Four Freshmen , whose reportoire included songs by George Gershwin , Jerome Kern , and Cole Porter . Another major influence came from the Ronettes ' 1963 song `` Be My Baby '' . For the decades that followed , Wilson fixated on Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound technique showcased in `` Be My Baby '' and similar records . He learned more about producing from attending Spector 's recording sessions , and after that , received some production advice from Jan Berry . In 1966 , Wilson explained his writing process as going to the piano and finding `` feels , '' which he describes as `` brief note sequences , fragments of ideas , '' and that `` once they 're out of my head and into the open air , I can see them and touch them firmly . They 're not ` feels ' anymore . '' Some of his stylistic markers include slash chords , key modulations , `` stepwise falloffs '' , the use of minor seventh chords drawn from Burt Bacharach , and a tendency for his harmonic progressions to wander far from the tonal center . Musicologist Daniel Harrison notes that `` even the least distinguished of the Beach Boys ' early uptempo rock 'n' roll songs show traces of structural complexity at some level ; Brian was simply too curious and experimental to leave convention alone . '' Lyrics were usually written by an outside collaborator after the melody and chord patterns were established . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as a discrete instrument . He used recording sessions as fertile creative terrain in and of themselves , a practice which was unheard of in his time and later shorthanded as `` playing the studio '' . The positive commercial response to Brian 's structurally irregular and harmonically varied pop compositions gave him the prestige , resources , and courage to further his creative aspirations . Using major Hollywood recording studios , Wilson arranged many of his compositions for a conglomerate of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew . Their assistance was needed because of the increasingly complicated nature of his music . He proceeded to explore many unusual combinations of instruments while emphasizing inventive percussion and progressively ambitious lyricism .
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band , formed in Hawthorne , California in 1961 . The group is considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . Their co-founder and principal composer , Brian Wilson , is widely considered one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the late 20th century . With record sales estimated at over 100 million , they were one of the few American bands formed prior to the 1964 British Invasion to continue their success , and among artists of the 1960s , they are one of few central figures in the histories of rock . From the beginning of their career , the Beach Boys struggled with their reputation and audiences , often being dismissed as a superficial pop group due to their initial target demographic , early songs which celebrated a politically unconscious youth culture , and failure to blend in with the hippie movement . However , while the Beach Boys were at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they helped spur many trends and various musical genres and movements . This includes being one of the first rock groups to exert studio control ; inspiring a higher craft in popular music ; advancing the field of music production ; serving as a primary influence for many punk , alternative , and independent musicians ; and being progenitors for a variety of pop/rock subgenres including vocal surf , psychedelic rock , experimental pop , art rock , progressive rock , power pop , and indie rock .
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Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 , 1944 -- December 28 , 1983 ) was an American musician , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson . Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys , and his personal life exemplified the `` California Myth '' that the band 's early songs often celebrated . He was also known for his brief association with then-aspiring songwriter Charles Manson , who was later convicted of murder conspiracy . Dennis served mainly on drums and backing vocals for the Beach Boys from its formation until his death in 1983 . It is often erroneously stated that Dennis ' drumming in the band 's recordings was filled in exclusively by studio musicians . His drumming is documented on a number of the group 's singles , including `` I Get Around '' ( 1964 ) , `` Fun , Fun , Fun '' ( 1964 ) , and `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1964 ) . While he was allowed few lead vocals in the 1960s , his prominence as a singer-songwriter increased into the 1970s . His original songs for the group included `` Little Bird '' ( 1968 ) , `` Forever '' ( 1970 ) , and `` Slip On Through '' ( 1970 ) . Although uncredited , Wilson helped pen `` You Are So Beautiful '' , a hit for Joe Cocker in 1974 . His music has been characterized for reflecting `` his edginess and exhibited little of his happy charm , setting it apart from Brian 's music . ... By all appearances the happy-go-lucky Beach Boy , Dennis Wilson lived out the proverbial live-fast-die-young motto . ... His wild side masked an underside that was , by turns , brooding , self-loathing , sensitive , and anxious . '' Wilson 's only solo album , Pacific Ocean Blue ( 1977 ) , was released to warm reviews , but a moderate commercial reception . Written and recorded over a span of several years , the album peaked on US record charts at number 96 during a 12-week stay . Sessions for a follow-up , Bambu , disintegrated before his death in 1983 . Five years later , Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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`` Brian Wilson '' is a song written by Steven Page for Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies as a tribute to the Beach Boys ' co-founder Brian Wilson . It was released as a single from the band 's debut studio album , Gordon ( 1992 ) , peaking at number 18 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In 2000 , Wilson responded with a cover version that was released on his live album Live at the Roxy Theatre .
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The Beach Boys began in 1961 when brothers Brian , Carl and Dennis Wilson formed a rock band with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine . Since then , the band has undergone many variations in composition , with representation by fill-ins onstage as often as not as original personnel pursued other careers , hired , or rehired , took extended breaks for medical reasons , or died . Wilson neighbor David Marks appeared on their first four albums , played with the group in its formative stages , and was a member from 1962 to 1963 as a replacement for Jardine , who had left the group to attend college . Jardine returned to the band in 1963 as an onstage fill-in for Brian , who was already feeling the stresses of touring . Marks rejoined the band in 1997 , during Carl 's last illness , and remained with them for two years . In 1965 , Bruce Johnston became a member and also filled in on bass and sang some of Brian 's parts live . In 1972 , drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist/bassist Blondie Chaplin joined the band , while Johnston had officially resigned from the group . In 1973 and 1974 Fataar and Chaplin left . In 1979 , Johnston returned .
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Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21 , 1946 -- February 6 , 1998 ) was an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson . Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures , Carl 's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing vocals , but he performed lead vocals on several of their hits , including `` God Only Knows '' ( 1966 ) and `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) . Unlike other members of the band , he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group 's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s . After Brian began withdrawing from the group , Carl was forced to take a more active production role , and he became the band 's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death from lung cancer in 1998 . During the 1980s , he attempted to launch a solo career , releasing the albums Carl Wilson ( 1981 ) and Young Blood ( 1983 ) . Shortly before his death , he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm , later released for the posthumous album Like a Brother ( 2000 ) . In 1988 , Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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The Beach Boys Today ! , also known simply as Today ! , is the eighth studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys . It peaked at number four on US record charts and was preceded by the top 10 singles `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' and `` Dance , Dance , Dance '' , along with `` Do You Wan na Dance ? '' which reached number 12 . Shortly before recording began , the group completed their album All Summer Long ( 1964 ) , intended to be their final statement on beach-themed music . In December 1964 , Brian Wilson suffered through a nervous breakdown while on a flight , and was introduced to marijuana as a stress reliever . He then became a regular user after he realized the profound effect it had on the way he perceived music , and resigned from touring with the group to focus solely on writing and producing . Produced , arranged , and largely written by Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love , Today ! signaled a departure from previous albums through Wilson 's increasingly sophisticated , orchestral approach and the abandonment of themes related to surfing , cars , or teenage love . The tracks on side one feature an uptempo sound that contrasts side two , which consists mostly of ballads . With instrumentation that includes accordions , harpsichords , French horn , tack pianos , mandolins , and sleigh bells , the album showcases adventurous and distinct arrangements , multi-layered Wall of Sound productions , and personal , autobiographical subject matter that would foreshadow future albums such as Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Today ! established the Beach Boys as album artists rather than just a singles band . Author Scott Schinder referred to its `` suite-like structure '' as an early example of the rock album format being used to make a cohesive artistic statement . In 2012 , the album was voted 271 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . In 2005 , it was included in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
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`` Surfin ' '' is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys , written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love . It was released as the first Beach Boys single ( with `` Luau '' on the B-side ) in November 1961 on Candix Records and it later appeared on the 1962 album Surfin ' Safari . The single effectively began the Beach Boys ' music career , establishing them at the vanguard of what would later be regarded the `` California Sound '' . Initially , the group were trying to think of something original and creative that they could write a song about . Brian Wilson remembers that `` One day , my brother Dennis came home from the beach and said , ` Hey , surfing 's getting really big . You guys ought to write a song about it . '' The song features Mike Love on lead vocals with Carl Wilson on backing vocals and guitar , Al Jardine on backing vocals and stand-up bass , Brian Wilson on backing vocals and snare drum and Dennis Wilson on backing vocals . The single peaked at number 75 in the US ; it was never released in the UK . The Beach Boys later re-recorded the song for their 1992 album Summer in Paradise .
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This list is an attempt to document every song released by The Beach Boys . It does not include songs released only separately by the individual members . Lead vocals by the official members of the group ( Brian Wilson , Dennis Wilson , Carl Wilson , Mike Love , Al Jardine , David Marks , Bruce Johnston , Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar ) are listed by first name only . Guest lead vocals show full names .
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The Beach Boys Love You is the 21st studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on April 11 , 1977 . Originally planned as a Brian Wilson solo outing named Brian Loves You , the album is almost entirely written and performed by Wilson , with the other band members mainly serving as additional lead vocalists . Penned during a process of mental and drug rehabilitation for Wilson , the album relies heavily on 1970s analog synthesizers , while the lyrics tend to be autobiographic or conversational . It was initially received with a sharp divide between fans and critics , peaking at number 53 on US record charts . One single was issued from the album : `` Honkin ' Down the Highway '' backed with `` Solar System '' . Love You has been recognized as an early work of synth-pop , a forerunner to new wave experiments , and an idiosyncratic and creative oddity in the Beach Boys ' canon . After being asked where somebody should begin with the Beach Boys discography , Wilson answered : `` Pet Sounds first , then listen to The Beach Boys Love You . '' A follow-up album , Adult Child , was completed by the group , but left unreleased . Love You would remain the last album written and produced by Wilson for the next 11 years -- his debut solo LP Brian Wilson ( 1988 ) marked his comeback .
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I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir is an autobiographic memoir of American songwriter-musician Brian Wilson , co-founder of the Beach Boys . It was written through several months of interviews with ghostwriter Ben Greenman . The book was published by Da Capo Press on October 11 , 2016 , coinciding one month after the release of co-founder Mike Love 's autobiography : Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy . I Am Brian Wilson supersedes Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story , Wilson 's disowned autobiography published in 1991 .
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Brian Wilson : I Just Was n't Made for These Times is a 1995 biographical musical film directed by Don Was , centered on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys . The documentary examines the ups and downs of Wilson 's life , including the early years of the Beach Boys , his years of substance abuse , and his long road to recovery through interviews with Brian and the Wilson family . A soundtrack , I Just Was n't Made for These Times , accompanied its release . Its name derives from the Beach Boys ' song `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' , released on Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Currently , it is sold as a double feature , paired with the 1985 The Beach Boys : An American Band documentary .
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The Beach Boys : An American Family is a 2000 miniseries written by Kirk Ellis and directed by Jeff Bleckner . It is a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys , from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators , through their late-1960s decline ( and Brian Wilson 's beginning battle with mental illness ) , to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and `` goodtime '' act . The movie was shown in two parts on ABC Television , and featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band , which forms the backdrop to the story . Music that could n't be licensed for the production , but was important to the story ( such as the Smile album sessions , and music by criminal Charles Manson , who had collaborated with Dennis Wilson ) , was filled in with sound-alikes , reminiscent of the original recordings . In 2000 , Brian Wilson stated of the film : `` I did n't like it , I thought it was in poor taste . ... And it stunk . I thought it stunk ! '' He elaborated further : `` I did n't like the second part . It was n't really true to the way things were . I 'd like to see another movie if it was done right . But I just sort of turned my back to this one , or my other cheek , or whatever you wan na call it . It was best just to ignore it because it really was n't true to life . ''
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Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a compilation of songs by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records in mid-2002 . It was compiled by Brian Wilson himself that February . It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track , `` California Feelin ' '' not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band . Brian wrote in the liner notes : Wilson 's choices tend to favor his ballads , from `` Surfer Girl '' and `` The Warmth of the Sun '' to his Pet Sounds and Smile material . Later song selections include '' 'Til I Die '' and `` Sail On , Sailor '' . Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts , reaching number 159 during a chart stay of 1 week .
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The Beach Boys Historic Landmark commemorates the site of the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys . The monument , located at 3701 W. 119th Street , Hawthorne , California , stands on the former location of the Wilsons ' house , which was demolished in the mid-1980s during construction of the Century Freeway . Music industry notables such as Dick Clark and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were among the letter-writers who supported the BBHL 's landmark application process . Its status as a California State Historic Landmark NO. 1041 Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys was granted by the California State Historic Resources Commission in a unanimous vote on August 6 , 2004 , in Ontario , California , and the monument was dedicated on May 20 , 2005 . The image face of the landmark was inspired by the album cover of Surfer Girl . The lineup of the Beach Boys at that time was Brian , Carl , and Dennis ; their cousin Mike Love ; and David Marks ( who grew up in a house across the street from the Wilson home . ) Al Jardine , the group 's original bassist , would later rejoin the band soon before David 's departure . Six gold 45 records are embedded in the base of the landmark , each with the name of one of the Beach Boys ; the three Wilson brothers to the left , and Love , Marks and Jardine to the right . The names of donors , Wilson friends and family members , and the Beach Boys Landmark Committee are engraved into the monument bricks . The construction work was undertaken by Scott Wilson , Dennis 's adopted son . The landmark plaque reads : It was here that the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson developed their unique musical skills . During Labor Day weekend 1961 , they , their cousin Mike Love , and a friend Al Jardine , gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song `` Surfin ' . '' This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as the Beach Boys , and the beginning of a historic musical legacy . The music of the Beach Boys broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun , surf , and romance . Less than a month after the unveiling of the landmark , it was targeted by graffiti vandals .
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All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by the Beach Boys and their second in 1964 . It rose to number four in the US during a forty-nine-week chart stay , and was certified gold by the RIAA . `` I Get Around '' preceded the album 's release by some two months and quickly raced to become their first number one single in the US ; they also had a UK Top 10 debut with a number seven peak . The album 's sessions were recorded in the aftermath of the British Invasion , marking a major turning point in the Beach Boys ' career , and in bandleader/primary songwriter Brian Wilson as an artist . All Summer Long was to be their final album which reveled in beach culture . Songs from this album are also featured on the EP Four by the Beach Boys .
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`` Surfer Girl '' is a song written , produced and sung by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name , Surfer Girl . The B-side of the single was `` Little Deuce Coupe '' . The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Wilson officially credited as the producer .
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`` Solar System '' is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was released on their 1977 album Love You with a lead vocal by Brian Wilson .
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The 50th Reunion Tour was a 2012 world concert tour by The Beach Boys , an American rock band . The tour marked the first time since 1965 that founding member Brian Wilson had performed on a full tour with the band , although from 1965 to 1996 he did join them in select shows and appearances . The tour also marked the first time that The Beach Boys had played at the Hollywood Bowl since 1967 , having sold it out both times . Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour , and the album associated with it , That 's Why God Made the Radio , which was released in June 2012 , is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers : Carl who died of cancer in 1998 , and Dennis , who drowned in 1983 .
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`` Catch a Wave '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band , The Beach Boys , released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl . In 1990 , Wilson wrote of the song : '' -LSB- It -RSB- was more rhythmic . The guitars were more clean and driving as if to say they did n't wan na stop . The piano was played by me and it was perfectly synchronized with the guitars . The 3 different sounds combined to make one unique sound . I was ecstatic about this . '' In 1964 , a rewritten version of the song was recorded by Jan and Dean as `` Sidewalk Surfin ' '' . It was released as a single and charted at # 25 in Billboard .
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Carl Wilson ( 1946 -- 1998 ) was an American singer , guitarist and composer , best known as a founding member of The Beach Boys . Carl Wilson may also refer to : Carl Wilson ( album ) , 1981 self-titled album by Carl Wilson Carl Wilson ( critic ) , Canadian cultural critic Carl Wilson ( footballer ) ( born 1940 ) , English footballer Carl Wilson ( politician ) , member of the Oregon House of Representatives Carl Wilson ( swimmer ) ( born 1967 ) , Australian swimmer
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The Wilsons is an album by a short lived music group of the same name , consisting of Carnie Wilson and her sister Wendy Wilson , in collaboration with their father Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys .
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Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is the 28th studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on August 19 , 1996 on River North Records . Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson , Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is a collaborative album between The Beach Boys and various country musicians . Despite its Vol . 1 sub-title , the album is the band 's only venture into the genre of country pop music , and is the last studio album to feature founding member Carl Wilson who died in 1998 . Brian Wilson , at the time recently remarried and in his best mental state for many years , was persuaded to re-join the group and act as co-producer . According to Brian 's wife Melinda , during the album 's recording , `` They -LSB- the Beach Boys -RSB- treated him -LSB- Brian -RSB- like an invalid , all the time saying , ` Do this , do n't do that , are you okay ? ' '' The album 's failure prevented him from getting a record contract , leaving the group 's highly anticipated Andy Paley collaborations in limbo .
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`` Summer Means New Love '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was originally released on June 28 , 1965 on their album Summer Days ( And Summer Nights !! ) . A year later , it was released as the B-side to Brian Wilson 's first single , `` Caroline , No '' , which subsequently appeared on Pet Sounds . The instrumental has been cited as one forerunner to the type of arrangements Brian Wilson would later experiment with on Pet Sounds the following year . It has since been covered by several artists with new , original lyrics -- including by Wilson himself .
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The Beach Boys is the twenty-fifth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on June 10 , 1985 . Produced by Steve Levine , the album is the band 's first recording after the drowning death of founding member Dennis Wilson . It was also the band 's first album to be recorded digitally . It was also the last album released by James William Guercio 's Caribou Records .
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`` Good to My Baby '' is a song composed by Brian Wilson with words by Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys .
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Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy is an autobiographic memoir by American musician Mike Love , co-founder of the Beach Boys , written with James S. Hirsch . The book was published by Blue Rider Press on September 13 , 2016 , one month before the release of co-founder Brian Wilson 's autobiography , I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir .
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The collapse of Smile -- the projected 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys -- is often reported as the pivotal episode in their decline , as well as the decline of their principal songwriter Brian Wilson . The cancellation has been attributed to several factors : internal resistance towards the project ; legal battles with Capitol Records ; the prolonged formation of Brother Records ; technical difficulties with recording ; Carl Wilson 's draft battle ; and Brian Wilson 's escalating substance abuse , mental health issues , and creative dissatisfaction . The original Smile sessions spanned February 1966 -- May 1967 . A stopgap album , Smiley Smile , was recorded throughout June 1967 and released three months later in September . Smile was abandoned and left incomplete while Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye ; over the ensuing decades , he became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees . Following his reemergence as a solo artist , in 2004 , Wilson completed a rerecorded version of the album : Brian Wilson Presents Smile .
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Caroline Now ! : The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is a 2000 tribute album devoted to songs by the Beach Boys , consisting of cover versions recorded by independent artists . The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group , some of them available only as bootleg recordings such as Adult/Child and Sweet Insanity . The album took nearly three years to produce , with sunshine pop outfit the Free Design reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording .
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Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2 , 1917 -- June 4 , 1973 ) was an American musician , record producer , and businessman who acted as the first manager of the Beach Boys , a rock band formed by his sons Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson , his nephew Mike Love , and their friend Al Jardine . For most of the 1960s , Murry also worked as a music publisher for the band . After the Beach Boys dismissed Murry as their manager in 1964 , he produced the sound-alike group the Sunrays , and recorded a single solo album : The Many Moods of Murry Wilson ( 1967 ) . In 1969 , without any of the Beach Boys ' knowledge or consent , Wilson sold off their publishing company Sea of Tunes for $ 700,000 ( equivalent to $ in ) , then considered a paltry sum . In 1973 , he died aged 55 of a heart attack .
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Brian Wilson was part of the Beach Boys.
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Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on May 16 , 1966 . It initially met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the United States , peaking at number 10 in the Billboard 200 , a significantly lower placement than the band 's preceding albums . In the United Kingdom , the album was hailed by its music press and was an immediate commercial success , peaking at number 2 in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart and remaining among the top ten positions for six months . Pet Sounds has subsequently gathered worldwide acclaim from critics and musicians alike , and is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in music history . The album was produced and arranged by Brian Wilson , who also wrote and composed almost all of its music . Most of the recording sessions were conducted between January and April 1966 , a year after he had quit touring with the Beach Boys in order to focus more attention on writing and recording . For Pet Sounds , Wilson 's goal was to create `` the greatest rock album ever made '' -- a personalized work with no filler tracks . It is sometimes considered a Wilson solo album , repeating the themes and ideas he had introduced with The Beach Boys Today ! one year earlier . The album 's lead single , `` Caroline , No '' , was issued as his official solo debut . It was followed by two singles credited to the group : `` Would n't It Be Nice '' ( backed with `` God Only Knows '' ) and `` Sloop John B '' . Collaborating with lyricist Tony Asher , Wilson 's symphonic arrangements wove elaborate layers of vocal harmonies , coupled with sound effects and unusual instruments such as bicycle bells , buzzing organs , harpsichords , flutes , Electro-Theremin , trains , Hawaiian-sounding string instruments , Coca-Cola cans , and barking dogs , along with the more usual keyboards and guitars . Unified by Wall of Sound-style production techniques , the album comprised Wilson 's `` pet sounds '' , consisting mainly of introspective songs like `` You Still Believe in Me '' , about faithfulness , `` I Know There 's an Answer '' , a critique of LSD users , and `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' , an autobiographical statement on social alienation ( as well as the first use of a theremin-like instrument on a rock record ) . Recording was completed on April 13 , 1966 , with an unprecedented total production cost that exceeded $ 70,000 ( equivalent to $ in ) . A follow-up album , Smile , was immediately planned , but left unfinished . In 1997 , a `` making-of '' version of Pet Sounds was supervised by Wilson and released as The Pet Sounds Sessions , containing the album 's first true stereo mix . Pet Sounds is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the field of music production , introducing non-standard harmonies and timbres , and incorporating elements of pop , jazz , exotica , classical , and the avant-garde . A heralding work of psychedelia , the album furthered an aesthetic trend within rock by helping it transform from dance music into music that was made for listening to , elevating itself to the level of art rock . Author Bill Martin said that Pet Sounds represents a turning point where the Beach Boys `` brought expansions in harmony , instrumentation ( and therefore timbre ) , duration , rhythm , and the use of recording technology . Of these elements , the first and last were the most important in clearing a pathway toward the development of progressive rock . '' In 2004 , Pet Sounds was preserved in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant . '' One year earlier , Rolling Stone ranked it second on its list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . As of 2015 , Acclaimed Music lists Pet Sounds as the most statistically acclaimed album of all time .
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Brian Wilson ( born 1942 ) is an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys . Brian Wilson may also refer to :
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne , California , in 1961 . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs , they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era . The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound . He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles , often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . The Beach Boys began as a garage band managed by the Wilsons ' father Murry , with Brian 's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and recording abilities dominating their creative direction . Emerging at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they performed original material that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . After 1964 , they abandoned the surfing aesthetic for more personal lyrics and multi-layered sounds . In 1966 , the Pet Sounds album and `` Good Vibrations '' single vaulted the group to the top level of rock innovators and established the band as symbols of the nascent counterculture era . Following the dissolution of the group 's Smile project in 1967 , Brian gradually ceded production and songwriting duties to the rest of the band , reducing his input because of mental health and substance abuse issues . The group 's public image subsequently faltered , and despite efforts to continue their psychedelic/avant-garde ventures and reclaim their hippie audiences , they were dismissed as an embodiment of the values and outlooks shared by early 1960s white , suburban teenagers . The continued success of their greatest hits albums during the mid 1970s precipitated the band 's transition into an oldies act , a move that was denigrated by critics and many fans . Since the 1980s , much-publicized legal wrangling over royalties , songwriting credits and use of the band 's name transpired . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 . After Carl 's death , many live configurations of the band fronted by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour into the 2000s while other members pursued solo projects . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. . The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . The group had over eighty songs chart worldwide , thirty-six of them US Top 40 hits ( the most by an American rock band ) , four reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time and are listed at No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2004 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . The core quintet of the three Wilsons , Love and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 .
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The songwriting of American musician Brian Wilson , co-founder and multi-tasking leader of the Beach Boys , is widely considered to be among the most innovative and significant of the late 20th century . His combined arranging , producing , and songwriting skills also made him a major innovator in the field of music production . In a 1966 article that asks `` Do the Beach Boys rely too much on sound genius Brian ? '' brother and bandmate Carl Wilson responded that every member of the group contributes ideas , but admitted that Brian was most responsible for their music . Dennis Wilson is quoted : `` Brian Wilson is the Beach Boys . He is the band . We 're his fucking messengers . He is all of it . Period . We 're nothing . He 's everything . '' Wilson cultivated his skills from an early age , learning how to play a toy accordion before moving on to piano . On his 16th birthday , he received a Wollensak tape recorder that allowed him to experiment with recording songs and early group vocals . With the exception of some college courses , his understanding of music theory was self-taught . Most of his education in music composition came from deconstructing the harmonies of his favorite vocal group , the Four Freshmen , whose reportoire included songs by George Gershwin , Jerome Kern , and Cole Porter . Another major influence came from the Ronettes ' 1963 song `` Be My Baby '' . For the decades that followed , Wilson fixated on Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound technique showcased in `` Be My Baby '' and similar records . He learned more about producing from attending Spector 's recording sessions , and after that , received some production advice from Jan Berry . In 1966 , Wilson explained his writing process as going to the piano and finding `` feels , '' which he describes as `` brief note sequences , fragments of ideas , '' and that `` once they 're out of my head and into the open air , I can see them and touch them firmly . They 're not ` feels ' anymore . '' Some of his stylistic markers include slash chords , key modulations , `` stepwise falloffs '' , the use of minor seventh chords drawn from Burt Bacharach , and a tendency for his harmonic progressions to wander far from the tonal center . Musicologist Daniel Harrison notes that `` even the least distinguished of the Beach Boys ' early uptempo rock 'n' roll songs show traces of structural complexity at some level ; Brian was simply too curious and experimental to leave convention alone . '' Lyrics were usually written by an outside collaborator after the melody and chord patterns were established . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as a discrete instrument . He used recording sessions as fertile creative terrain in and of themselves , a practice which was unheard of in his time and later shorthanded as `` playing the studio '' . The positive commercial response to Brian 's structurally irregular and harmonically varied pop compositions gave him the prestige , resources , and courage to further his creative aspirations . Using major Hollywood recording studios , Wilson arranged many of his compositions for a conglomerate of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew . Their assistance was needed because of the increasingly complicated nature of his music . He proceeded to explore many unusual combinations of instruments while emphasizing inventive percussion and progressively ambitious lyricism .
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band , formed in Hawthorne , California in 1961 . The group is considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . Their co-founder and principal composer , Brian Wilson , is widely considered one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the late 20th century . With record sales estimated at over 100 million , they were one of the few American bands formed prior to the 1964 British Invasion to continue their success , and among artists of the 1960s , they are one of few central figures in the histories of rock . From the beginning of their career , the Beach Boys struggled with their reputation and audiences , often being dismissed as a superficial pop group due to their initial target demographic , early songs which celebrated a politically unconscious youth culture , and failure to blend in with the hippie movement . However , while the Beach Boys were at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they helped spur many trends and various musical genres and movements . This includes being one of the first rock groups to exert studio control ; inspiring a higher craft in popular music ; advancing the field of music production ; serving as a primary influence for many punk , alternative , and independent musicians ; and being progenitors for a variety of pop/rock subgenres including vocal surf , psychedelic rock , experimental pop , art rock , progressive rock , power pop , and indie rock .
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Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 , 1944 -- December 28 , 1983 ) was an American musician , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson . Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys , and his personal life exemplified the `` California Myth '' that the band 's early songs often celebrated . He was also known for his brief association with then-aspiring songwriter Charles Manson , who was later convicted of murder conspiracy . Dennis served mainly on drums and backing vocals for the Beach Boys from its formation until his death in 1983 . It is often erroneously stated that Dennis ' drumming in the band 's recordings was filled in exclusively by studio musicians . His drumming is documented on a number of the group 's singles , including `` I Get Around '' ( 1964 ) , `` Fun , Fun , Fun '' ( 1964 ) , and `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1964 ) . While he was allowed few lead vocals in the 1960s , his prominence as a singer-songwriter increased into the 1970s . His original songs for the group included `` Little Bird '' ( 1968 ) , `` Forever '' ( 1970 ) , and `` Slip On Through '' ( 1970 ) . Although uncredited , Wilson helped pen `` You Are So Beautiful '' , a hit for Joe Cocker in 1974 . His music has been characterized for reflecting `` his edginess and exhibited little of his happy charm , setting it apart from Brian 's music . ... By all appearances the happy-go-lucky Beach Boy , Dennis Wilson lived out the proverbial live-fast-die-young motto . ... His wild side masked an underside that was , by turns , brooding , self-loathing , sensitive , and anxious . '' Wilson 's only solo album , Pacific Ocean Blue ( 1977 ) , was released to warm reviews , but a moderate commercial reception . Written and recorded over a span of several years , the album peaked on US record charts at number 96 during a 12-week stay . Sessions for a follow-up , Bambu , disintegrated before his death in 1983 . Five years later , Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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`` Brian Wilson '' is a song written by Steven Page for Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies as a tribute to the Beach Boys ' co-founder Brian Wilson . It was released as a single from the band 's debut studio album , Gordon ( 1992 ) , peaking at number 18 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In 2000 , Wilson responded with a cover version that was released on his live album Live at the Roxy Theatre .
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The Beach Boys began in 1961 when brothers Brian , Carl and Dennis Wilson formed a rock band with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine . Since then , the band has undergone many variations in composition , with representation by fill-ins onstage as often as not as original personnel pursued other careers , hired , or rehired , took extended breaks for medical reasons , or died . Wilson neighbor David Marks appeared on their first four albums , played with the group in its formative stages , and was a member from 1962 to 1963 as a replacement for Jardine , who had left the group to attend college . Jardine returned to the band in 1963 as an onstage fill-in for Brian , who was already feeling the stresses of touring . Marks rejoined the band in 1997 , during Carl 's last illness , and remained with them for two years . In 1965 , Bruce Johnston became a member and also filled in on bass and sang some of Brian 's parts live . In 1972 , drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist/bassist Blondie Chaplin joined the band , while Johnston had officially resigned from the group . In 1973 and 1974 Fataar and Chaplin left . In 1979 , Johnston returned .
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Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21 , 1946 -- February 6 , 1998 ) was an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson . Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures , Carl 's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing vocals , but he performed lead vocals on several of their hits , including `` God Only Knows '' ( 1966 ) and `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) . Unlike other members of the band , he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group 's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s . After Brian began withdrawing from the group , Carl was forced to take a more active production role , and he became the band 's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death from lung cancer in 1998 . During the 1980s , he attempted to launch a solo career , releasing the albums Carl Wilson ( 1981 ) and Young Blood ( 1983 ) . Shortly before his death , he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm , later released for the posthumous album Like a Brother ( 2000 ) . In 1988 , Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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The Beach Boys Today ! , also known simply as Today ! , is the eighth studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys . It peaked at number four on US record charts and was preceded by the top 10 singles `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' and `` Dance , Dance , Dance '' , along with `` Do You Wan na Dance ? '' which reached number 12 . Shortly before recording began , the group completed their album All Summer Long ( 1964 ) , intended to be their final statement on beach-themed music . In December 1964 , Brian Wilson suffered through a nervous breakdown while on a flight , and was introduced to marijuana as a stress reliever . He then became a regular user after he realized the profound effect it had on the way he perceived music , and resigned from touring with the group to focus solely on writing and producing . Produced , arranged , and largely written by Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love , Today ! signaled a departure from previous albums through Wilson 's increasingly sophisticated , orchestral approach and the abandonment of themes related to surfing , cars , or teenage love . The tracks on side one feature an uptempo sound that contrasts side two , which consists mostly of ballads . With instrumentation that includes accordions , harpsichords , French horn , tack pianos , mandolins , and sleigh bells , the album showcases adventurous and distinct arrangements , multi-layered Wall of Sound productions , and personal , autobiographical subject matter that would foreshadow future albums such as Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Today ! established the Beach Boys as album artists rather than just a singles band . Author Scott Schinder referred to its `` suite-like structure '' as an early example of the rock album format being used to make a cohesive artistic statement . In 2012 , the album was voted 271 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . In 2005 , it was included in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
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`` Surfin ' '' is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys , written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love . It was released as the first Beach Boys single ( with `` Luau '' on the B-side ) in November 1961 on Candix Records and it later appeared on the 1962 album Surfin ' Safari . The single effectively began the Beach Boys ' music career , establishing them at the vanguard of what would later be regarded the `` California Sound '' . Initially , the group were trying to think of something original and creative that they could write a song about . Brian Wilson remembers that `` One day , my brother Dennis came home from the beach and said , ` Hey , surfing 's getting really big . You guys ought to write a song about it . '' The song features Mike Love on lead vocals with Carl Wilson on backing vocals and guitar , Al Jardine on backing vocals and stand-up bass , Brian Wilson on backing vocals and snare drum and Dennis Wilson on backing vocals . The single peaked at number 75 in the US ; it was never released in the UK . The Beach Boys later re-recorded the song for their 1992 album Summer in Paradise .
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This list is an attempt to document every song released by The Beach Boys . It does not include songs released only separately by the individual members . Lead vocals by the official members of the group ( Brian Wilson , Dennis Wilson , Carl Wilson , Mike Love , Al Jardine , David Marks , Bruce Johnston , Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar ) are listed by first name only . Guest lead vocals show full names .
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The Beach Boys Love You is the 21st studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on April 11 , 1977 . Originally planned as a Brian Wilson solo outing named Brian Loves You , the album is almost entirely written and performed by Wilson , with the other band members mainly serving as additional lead vocalists . Penned during a process of mental and drug rehabilitation for Wilson , the album relies heavily on 1970s analog synthesizers , while the lyrics tend to be autobiographic or conversational . It was initially received with a sharp divide between fans and critics , peaking at number 53 on US record charts . One single was issued from the album : `` Honkin ' Down the Highway '' backed with `` Solar System '' . Love You has been recognized as an early work of synth-pop , a forerunner to new wave experiments , and an idiosyncratic and creative oddity in the Beach Boys ' canon . After being asked where somebody should begin with the Beach Boys discography , Wilson answered : `` Pet Sounds first , then listen to The Beach Boys Love You . '' A follow-up album , Adult Child , was completed by the group , but left unreleased . Love You would remain the last album written and produced by Wilson for the next 11 years -- his debut solo LP Brian Wilson ( 1988 ) marked his comeback .
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I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir is an autobiographic memoir of American songwriter-musician Brian Wilson , co-founder of the Beach Boys . It was written through several months of interviews with ghostwriter Ben Greenman . The book was published by Da Capo Press on October 11 , 2016 , coinciding one month after the release of co-founder Mike Love 's autobiography : Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy . I Am Brian Wilson supersedes Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story , Wilson 's disowned autobiography published in 1991 .
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Brian Wilson : I Just Was n't Made for These Times is a 1995 biographical musical film directed by Don Was , centered on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys . The documentary examines the ups and downs of Wilson 's life , including the early years of the Beach Boys , his years of substance abuse , and his long road to recovery through interviews with Brian and the Wilson family . A soundtrack , I Just Was n't Made for These Times , accompanied its release . Its name derives from the Beach Boys ' song `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' , released on Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Currently , it is sold as a double feature , paired with the 1985 The Beach Boys : An American Band documentary .
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The Beach Boys : An American Family is a 2000 miniseries written by Kirk Ellis and directed by Jeff Bleckner . It is a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys , from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators , through their late-1960s decline ( and Brian Wilson 's beginning battle with mental illness ) , to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and `` goodtime '' act . The movie was shown in two parts on ABC Television , and featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band , which forms the backdrop to the story . Music that could n't be licensed for the production , but was important to the story ( such as the Smile album sessions , and music by criminal Charles Manson , who had collaborated with Dennis Wilson ) , was filled in with sound-alikes , reminiscent of the original recordings . In 2000 , Brian Wilson stated of the film : `` I did n't like it , I thought it was in poor taste . ... And it stunk . I thought it stunk ! '' He elaborated further : `` I did n't like the second part . It was n't really true to the way things were . I 'd like to see another movie if it was done right . But I just sort of turned my back to this one , or my other cheek , or whatever you wan na call it . It was best just to ignore it because it really was n't true to life . ''
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Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a compilation of songs by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records in mid-2002 . It was compiled by Brian Wilson himself that February . It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track , `` California Feelin ' '' not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band . Brian wrote in the liner notes : Wilson 's choices tend to favor his ballads , from `` Surfer Girl '' and `` The Warmth of the Sun '' to his Pet Sounds and Smile material . Later song selections include '' 'Til I Die '' and `` Sail On , Sailor '' . Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts , reaching number 159 during a chart stay of 1 week .
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The Beach Boys Historic Landmark commemorates the site of the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys . The monument , located at 3701 W. 119th Street , Hawthorne , California , stands on the former location of the Wilsons ' house , which was demolished in the mid-1980s during construction of the Century Freeway . Music industry notables such as Dick Clark and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were among the letter-writers who supported the BBHL 's landmark application process . Its status as a California State Historic Landmark NO. 1041 Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys was granted by the California State Historic Resources Commission in a unanimous vote on August 6 , 2004 , in Ontario , California , and the monument was dedicated on May 20 , 2005 . The image face of the landmark was inspired by the album cover of Surfer Girl . The lineup of the Beach Boys at that time was Brian , Carl , and Dennis ; their cousin Mike Love ; and David Marks ( who grew up in a house across the street from the Wilson home . ) Al Jardine , the group 's original bassist , would later rejoin the band soon before David 's departure . Six gold 45 records are embedded in the base of the landmark , each with the name of one of the Beach Boys ; the three Wilson brothers to the left , and Love , Marks and Jardine to the right . The names of donors , Wilson friends and family members , and the Beach Boys Landmark Committee are engraved into the monument bricks . The construction work was undertaken by Scott Wilson , Dennis 's adopted son . The landmark plaque reads : It was here that the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson developed their unique musical skills . During Labor Day weekend 1961 , they , their cousin Mike Love , and a friend Al Jardine , gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song `` Surfin ' . '' This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as the Beach Boys , and the beginning of a historic musical legacy . The music of the Beach Boys broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun , surf , and romance . Less than a month after the unveiling of the landmark , it was targeted by graffiti vandals .
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All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by the Beach Boys and their second in 1964 . It rose to number four in the US during a forty-nine-week chart stay , and was certified gold by the RIAA . `` I Get Around '' preceded the album 's release by some two months and quickly raced to become their first number one single in the US ; they also had a UK Top 10 debut with a number seven peak . The album 's sessions were recorded in the aftermath of the British Invasion , marking a major turning point in the Beach Boys ' career , and in bandleader/primary songwriter Brian Wilson as an artist . All Summer Long was to be their final album which reveled in beach culture . Songs from this album are also featured on the EP Four by the Beach Boys .
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`` Surfer Girl '' is a song written , produced and sung by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name , Surfer Girl . The B-side of the single was `` Little Deuce Coupe '' . The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Wilson officially credited as the producer .
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`` Solar System '' is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was released on their 1977 album Love You with a lead vocal by Brian Wilson .
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The 50th Reunion Tour was a 2012 world concert tour by The Beach Boys , an American rock band . The tour marked the first time since 1965 that founding member Brian Wilson had performed on a full tour with the band , although from 1965 to 1996 he did join them in select shows and appearances . The tour also marked the first time that The Beach Boys had played at the Hollywood Bowl since 1967 , having sold it out both times . Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour , and the album associated with it , That 's Why God Made the Radio , which was released in June 2012 , is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers : Carl who died of cancer in 1998 , and Dennis , who drowned in 1983 .
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`` Catch a Wave '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band , The Beach Boys , released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl . In 1990 , Wilson wrote of the song : '' -LSB- It -RSB- was more rhythmic . The guitars were more clean and driving as if to say they did n't wan na stop . The piano was played by me and it was perfectly synchronized with the guitars . The 3 different sounds combined to make one unique sound . I was ecstatic about this . '' In 1964 , a rewritten version of the song was recorded by Jan and Dean as `` Sidewalk Surfin ' '' . It was released as a single and charted at # 25 in Billboard .
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Carl Wilson ( 1946 -- 1998 ) was an American singer , guitarist and composer , best known as a founding member of The Beach Boys . Carl Wilson may also refer to : Carl Wilson ( album ) , 1981 self-titled album by Carl Wilson Carl Wilson ( critic ) , Canadian cultural critic Carl Wilson ( footballer ) ( born 1940 ) , English footballer Carl Wilson ( politician ) , member of the Oregon House of Representatives Carl Wilson ( swimmer ) ( born 1967 ) , Australian swimmer
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The Wilsons is an album by a short lived music group of the same name , consisting of Carnie Wilson and her sister Wendy Wilson , in collaboration with their father Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys .
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Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is the 28th studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on August 19 , 1996 on River North Records . Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson , Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is a collaborative album between The Beach Boys and various country musicians . Despite its Vol . 1 sub-title , the album is the band 's only venture into the genre of country pop music , and is the last studio album to feature founding member Carl Wilson who died in 1998 . Brian Wilson , at the time recently remarried and in his best mental state for many years , was persuaded to re-join the group and act as co-producer . According to Brian 's wife Melinda , during the album 's recording , `` They -LSB- the Beach Boys -RSB- treated him -LSB- Brian -RSB- like an invalid , all the time saying , ` Do this , do n't do that , are you okay ? ' '' The album 's failure prevented him from getting a record contract , leaving the group 's highly anticipated Andy Paley collaborations in limbo .
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`` Summer Means New Love '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was originally released on June 28 , 1965 on their album Summer Days ( And Summer Nights !! ) . A year later , it was released as the B-side to Brian Wilson 's first single , `` Caroline , No '' , which subsequently appeared on Pet Sounds . The instrumental has been cited as one forerunner to the type of arrangements Brian Wilson would later experiment with on Pet Sounds the following year . It has since been covered by several artists with new , original lyrics -- including by Wilson himself .
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The Beach Boys is the twenty-fifth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on June 10 , 1985 . Produced by Steve Levine , the album is the band 's first recording after the drowning death of founding member Dennis Wilson . It was also the band 's first album to be recorded digitally . It was also the last album released by James William Guercio 's Caribou Records .
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`` Good to My Baby '' is a song composed by Brian Wilson with words by Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys .
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Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy is an autobiographic memoir by American musician Mike Love , co-founder of the Beach Boys , written with James S. Hirsch . The book was published by Blue Rider Press on September 13 , 2016 , one month before the release of co-founder Brian Wilson 's autobiography , I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir .
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The collapse of Smile -- the projected 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys -- is often reported as the pivotal episode in their decline , as well as the decline of their principal songwriter Brian Wilson . The cancellation has been attributed to several factors : internal resistance towards the project ; legal battles with Capitol Records ; the prolonged formation of Brother Records ; technical difficulties with recording ; Carl Wilson 's draft battle ; and Brian Wilson 's escalating substance abuse , mental health issues , and creative dissatisfaction . The original Smile sessions spanned February 1966 -- May 1967 . A stopgap album , Smiley Smile , was recorded throughout June 1967 and released three months later in September . Smile was abandoned and left incomplete while Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye ; over the ensuing decades , he became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees . Following his reemergence as a solo artist , in 2004 , Wilson completed a rerecorded version of the album : Brian Wilson Presents Smile .
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Caroline Now ! : The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is a 2000 tribute album devoted to songs by the Beach Boys , consisting of cover versions recorded by independent artists . The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group , some of them available only as bootleg recordings such as Adult/Child and Sweet Insanity . The album took nearly three years to produce , with sunshine pop outfit the Free Design reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording .
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Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2 , 1917 -- June 4 , 1973 ) was an American musician , record producer , and businessman who acted as the first manager of the Beach Boys , a rock band formed by his sons Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson , his nephew Mike Love , and their friend Al Jardine . For most of the 1960s , Murry also worked as a music publisher for the band . After the Beach Boys dismissed Murry as their manager in 1964 , he produced the sound-alike group the Sunrays , and recorded a single solo album : The Many Moods of Murry Wilson ( 1967 ) . In 1969 , without any of the Beach Boys ' knowledge or consent , Wilson sold off their publishing company Sea of Tunes for $ 700,000 ( equivalent to $ in ) , then considered a paltry sum . In 1973 , he died aged 55 of a heart attack .
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Brian Wilson was part of the Beach Boys.
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Brian Wilson Presents Smile ( also referred to as Smile or the abbreviation BWPS ) is the sixth studio album by Brian Wilson , released in September 2004 . It began as a series of concert performances which were later adapted for a 2005 direct-to-video concert film of the same name . The album received great acclaim and earned Wilson his first Grammy Award , later being featured in several `` greatest albums '' lists . The project was originally conceived in 1966 as Smile , a concept album recorded by the Beach Boys written in collaboration between Wilson and lyricist Van Dyke Parks . It was intended to succeed the group 's 11th studio album Pet Sounds and was based on the engineering methods of their single `` Good Vibrations '' . Many years after the project was shelved due to personal and technical difficulties with recording , Wilson chose to revisit the material with Parks as a specially arranged live concert performance . Motivated by the unexpected positive reception , a studio-recorded version was then released by Wilson as a solo album . Recorded from scratch , Brian Wilson Presents Smile eschews the Beach Boys ' Smile sessions by containing all-new instrumental and vocal performances . Recordings from the original Beach Boys ' sessions were later released as The Smile Sessions in 2011 . It featured a reconstruction of the Beach Boys ' Smile album that loosely followed the track listing template never before established until the release of Brian Wilson Presents Smile .
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Brian Wilson ( born 1942 ) is an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys . Brian Wilson may also refer to :
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne , California , in 1961 . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs , they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era . The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound . He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles , often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . The Beach Boys began as a garage band managed by the Wilsons ' father Murry , with Brian 's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and recording abilities dominating their creative direction . Emerging at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they performed original material that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . After 1964 , they abandoned the surfing aesthetic for more personal lyrics and multi-layered sounds . In 1966 , the Pet Sounds album and `` Good Vibrations '' single vaulted the group to the top level of rock innovators and established the band as symbols of the nascent counterculture era . Following the dissolution of the group 's Smile project in 1967 , Brian gradually ceded production and songwriting duties to the rest of the band , reducing his input because of mental health and substance abuse issues . The group 's public image subsequently faltered , and despite efforts to continue their psychedelic/avant-garde ventures and reclaim their hippie audiences , they were dismissed as an embodiment of the values and outlooks shared by early 1960s white , suburban teenagers . The continued success of their greatest hits albums during the mid 1970s precipitated the band 's transition into an oldies act , a move that was denigrated by critics and many fans . Since the 1980s , much-publicized legal wrangling over royalties , songwriting credits and use of the band 's name transpired . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 . After Carl 's death , many live configurations of the band fronted by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour into the 2000s while other members pursued solo projects . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. . The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . The group had over eighty songs chart worldwide , thirty-six of them US Top 40 hits ( the most by an American rock band ) , four reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time and are listed at No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2004 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . The core quintet of the three Wilsons , Love and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 .
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The songwriting of American musician Brian Wilson , co-founder and multi-tasking leader of the Beach Boys , is widely considered to be among the most innovative and significant of the late 20th century . His combined arranging , producing , and songwriting skills also made him a major innovator in the field of music production . In a 1966 article that asks `` Do the Beach Boys rely too much on sound genius Brian ? '' brother and bandmate Carl Wilson responded that every member of the group contributes ideas , but admitted that Brian was most responsible for their music . Dennis Wilson is quoted : `` Brian Wilson is the Beach Boys . He is the band . We 're his fucking messengers . He is all of it . Period . We 're nothing . He 's everything . '' Wilson cultivated his skills from an early age , learning how to play a toy accordion before moving on to piano . On his 16th birthday , he received a Wollensak tape recorder that allowed him to experiment with recording songs and early group vocals . With the exception of some college courses , his understanding of music theory was self-taught . Most of his education in music composition came from deconstructing the harmonies of his favorite vocal group , the Four Freshmen , whose reportoire included songs by George Gershwin , Jerome Kern , and Cole Porter . Another major influence came from the Ronettes ' 1963 song `` Be My Baby '' . For the decades that followed , Wilson fixated on Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound technique showcased in `` Be My Baby '' and similar records . He learned more about producing from attending Spector 's recording sessions , and after that , received some production advice from Jan Berry . In 1966 , Wilson explained his writing process as going to the piano and finding `` feels , '' which he describes as `` brief note sequences , fragments of ideas , '' and that `` once they 're out of my head and into the open air , I can see them and touch them firmly . They 're not ` feels ' anymore . '' Some of his stylistic markers include slash chords , key modulations , `` stepwise falloffs '' , the use of minor seventh chords drawn from Burt Bacharach , and a tendency for his harmonic progressions to wander far from the tonal center . Musicologist Daniel Harrison notes that `` even the least distinguished of the Beach Boys ' early uptempo rock 'n' roll songs show traces of structural complexity at some level ; Brian was simply too curious and experimental to leave convention alone . '' Lyrics were usually written by an outside collaborator after the melody and chord patterns were established . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as a discrete instrument . He used recording sessions as fertile creative terrain in and of themselves , a practice which was unheard of in his time and later shorthanded as `` playing the studio '' . The positive commercial response to Brian 's structurally irregular and harmonically varied pop compositions gave him the prestige , resources , and courage to further his creative aspirations . Using major Hollywood recording studios , Wilson arranged many of his compositions for a conglomerate of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew . Their assistance was needed because of the increasingly complicated nature of his music . He proceeded to explore many unusual combinations of instruments while emphasizing inventive percussion and progressively ambitious lyricism .
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band , formed in Hawthorne , California in 1961 . The group is considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . Their co-founder and principal composer , Brian Wilson , is widely considered one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the late 20th century . With record sales estimated at over 100 million , they were one of the few American bands formed prior to the 1964 British Invasion to continue their success , and among artists of the 1960s , they are one of few central figures in the histories of rock . From the beginning of their career , the Beach Boys struggled with their reputation and audiences , often being dismissed as a superficial pop group due to their initial target demographic , early songs which celebrated a politically unconscious youth culture , and failure to blend in with the hippie movement . However , while the Beach Boys were at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they helped spur many trends and various musical genres and movements . This includes being one of the first rock groups to exert studio control ; inspiring a higher craft in popular music ; advancing the field of music production ; serving as a primary influence for many punk , alternative , and independent musicians ; and being progenitors for a variety of pop/rock subgenres including vocal surf , psychedelic rock , experimental pop , art rock , progressive rock , power pop , and indie rock .
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Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 , 1944 -- December 28 , 1983 ) was an American musician , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson . Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys , and his personal life exemplified the `` California Myth '' that the band 's early songs often celebrated . He was also known for his brief association with then-aspiring songwriter Charles Manson , who was later convicted of murder conspiracy . Dennis served mainly on drums and backing vocals for the Beach Boys from its formation until his death in 1983 . It is often erroneously stated that Dennis ' drumming in the band 's recordings was filled in exclusively by studio musicians . His drumming is documented on a number of the group 's singles , including `` I Get Around '' ( 1964 ) , `` Fun , Fun , Fun '' ( 1964 ) , and `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1964 ) . While he was allowed few lead vocals in the 1960s , his prominence as a singer-songwriter increased into the 1970s . His original songs for the group included `` Little Bird '' ( 1968 ) , `` Forever '' ( 1970 ) , and `` Slip On Through '' ( 1970 ) . Although uncredited , Wilson helped pen `` You Are So Beautiful '' , a hit for Joe Cocker in 1974 . His music has been characterized for reflecting `` his edginess and exhibited little of his happy charm , setting it apart from Brian 's music . ... By all appearances the happy-go-lucky Beach Boy , Dennis Wilson lived out the proverbial live-fast-die-young motto . ... His wild side masked an underside that was , by turns , brooding , self-loathing , sensitive , and anxious . '' Wilson 's only solo album , Pacific Ocean Blue ( 1977 ) , was released to warm reviews , but a moderate commercial reception . Written and recorded over a span of several years , the album peaked on US record charts at number 96 during a 12-week stay . Sessions for a follow-up , Bambu , disintegrated before his death in 1983 . Five years later , Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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`` Brian Wilson '' is a song written by Steven Page for Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies as a tribute to the Beach Boys ' co-founder Brian Wilson . It was released as a single from the band 's debut studio album , Gordon ( 1992 ) , peaking at number 18 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In 2000 , Wilson responded with a cover version that was released on his live album Live at the Roxy Theatre .
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The Beach Boys began in 1961 when brothers Brian , Carl and Dennis Wilson formed a rock band with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine . Since then , the band has undergone many variations in composition , with representation by fill-ins onstage as often as not as original personnel pursued other careers , hired , or rehired , took extended breaks for medical reasons , or died . Wilson neighbor David Marks appeared on their first four albums , played with the group in its formative stages , and was a member from 1962 to 1963 as a replacement for Jardine , who had left the group to attend college . Jardine returned to the band in 1963 as an onstage fill-in for Brian , who was already feeling the stresses of touring . Marks rejoined the band in 1997 , during Carl 's last illness , and remained with them for two years . In 1965 , Bruce Johnston became a member and also filled in on bass and sang some of Brian 's parts live . In 1972 , drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist/bassist Blondie Chaplin joined the band , while Johnston had officially resigned from the group . In 1973 and 1974 Fataar and Chaplin left . In 1979 , Johnston returned .
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Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21 , 1946 -- February 6 , 1998 ) was an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson . Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures , Carl 's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing vocals , but he performed lead vocals on several of their hits , including `` God Only Knows '' ( 1966 ) and `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) . Unlike other members of the band , he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group 's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s . After Brian began withdrawing from the group , Carl was forced to take a more active production role , and he became the band 's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death from lung cancer in 1998 . During the 1980s , he attempted to launch a solo career , releasing the albums Carl Wilson ( 1981 ) and Young Blood ( 1983 ) . Shortly before his death , he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm , later released for the posthumous album Like a Brother ( 2000 ) . In 1988 , Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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The Beach Boys Today ! , also known simply as Today ! , is the eighth studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys . It peaked at number four on US record charts and was preceded by the top 10 singles `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' and `` Dance , Dance , Dance '' , along with `` Do You Wan na Dance ? '' which reached number 12 . Shortly before recording began , the group completed their album All Summer Long ( 1964 ) , intended to be their final statement on beach-themed music . In December 1964 , Brian Wilson suffered through a nervous breakdown while on a flight , and was introduced to marijuana as a stress reliever . He then became a regular user after he realized the profound effect it had on the way he perceived music , and resigned from touring with the group to focus solely on writing and producing . Produced , arranged , and largely written by Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love , Today ! signaled a departure from previous albums through Wilson 's increasingly sophisticated , orchestral approach and the abandonment of themes related to surfing , cars , or teenage love . The tracks on side one feature an uptempo sound that contrasts side two , which consists mostly of ballads . With instrumentation that includes accordions , harpsichords , French horn , tack pianos , mandolins , and sleigh bells , the album showcases adventurous and distinct arrangements , multi-layered Wall of Sound productions , and personal , autobiographical subject matter that would foreshadow future albums such as Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Today ! established the Beach Boys as album artists rather than just a singles band . Author Scott Schinder referred to its `` suite-like structure '' as an early example of the rock album format being used to make a cohesive artistic statement . In 2012 , the album was voted 271 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . In 2005 , it was included in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
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`` Surfin ' '' is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys , written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love . It was released as the first Beach Boys single ( with `` Luau '' on the B-side ) in November 1961 on Candix Records and it later appeared on the 1962 album Surfin ' Safari . The single effectively began the Beach Boys ' music career , establishing them at the vanguard of what would later be regarded the `` California Sound '' . Initially , the group were trying to think of something original and creative that they could write a song about . Brian Wilson remembers that `` One day , my brother Dennis came home from the beach and said , ` Hey , surfing 's getting really big . You guys ought to write a song about it . '' The song features Mike Love on lead vocals with Carl Wilson on backing vocals and guitar , Al Jardine on backing vocals and stand-up bass , Brian Wilson on backing vocals and snare drum and Dennis Wilson on backing vocals . The single peaked at number 75 in the US ; it was never released in the UK . The Beach Boys later re-recorded the song for their 1992 album Summer in Paradise .
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This list is an attempt to document every song released by The Beach Boys . It does not include songs released only separately by the individual members . Lead vocals by the official members of the group ( Brian Wilson , Dennis Wilson , Carl Wilson , Mike Love , Al Jardine , David Marks , Bruce Johnston , Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar ) are listed by first name only . Guest lead vocals show full names .
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The Beach Boys Love You is the 21st studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on April 11 , 1977 . Originally planned as a Brian Wilson solo outing named Brian Loves You , the album is almost entirely written and performed by Wilson , with the other band members mainly serving as additional lead vocalists . Penned during a process of mental and drug rehabilitation for Wilson , the album relies heavily on 1970s analog synthesizers , while the lyrics tend to be autobiographic or conversational . It was initially received with a sharp divide between fans and critics , peaking at number 53 on US record charts . One single was issued from the album : `` Honkin ' Down the Highway '' backed with `` Solar System '' . Love You has been recognized as an early work of synth-pop , a forerunner to new wave experiments , and an idiosyncratic and creative oddity in the Beach Boys ' canon . After being asked where somebody should begin with the Beach Boys discography , Wilson answered : `` Pet Sounds first , then listen to The Beach Boys Love You . '' A follow-up album , Adult Child , was completed by the group , but left unreleased . Love You would remain the last album written and produced by Wilson for the next 11 years -- his debut solo LP Brian Wilson ( 1988 ) marked his comeback .
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I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir is an autobiographic memoir of American songwriter-musician Brian Wilson , co-founder of the Beach Boys . It was written through several months of interviews with ghostwriter Ben Greenman . The book was published by Da Capo Press on October 11 , 2016 , coinciding one month after the release of co-founder Mike Love 's autobiography : Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy . I Am Brian Wilson supersedes Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story , Wilson 's disowned autobiography published in 1991 .
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Brian Wilson : I Just Was n't Made for These Times is a 1995 biographical musical film directed by Don Was , centered on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys . The documentary examines the ups and downs of Wilson 's life , including the early years of the Beach Boys , his years of substance abuse , and his long road to recovery through interviews with Brian and the Wilson family . A soundtrack , I Just Was n't Made for These Times , accompanied its release . Its name derives from the Beach Boys ' song `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' , released on Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Currently , it is sold as a double feature , paired with the 1985 The Beach Boys : An American Band documentary .
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The Beach Boys : An American Family is a 2000 miniseries written by Kirk Ellis and directed by Jeff Bleckner . It is a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys , from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators , through their late-1960s decline ( and Brian Wilson 's beginning battle with mental illness ) , to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and `` goodtime '' act . The movie was shown in two parts on ABC Television , and featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band , which forms the backdrop to the story . Music that could n't be licensed for the production , but was important to the story ( such as the Smile album sessions , and music by criminal Charles Manson , who had collaborated with Dennis Wilson ) , was filled in with sound-alikes , reminiscent of the original recordings . In 2000 , Brian Wilson stated of the film : `` I did n't like it , I thought it was in poor taste . ... And it stunk . I thought it stunk ! '' He elaborated further : `` I did n't like the second part . It was n't really true to the way things were . I 'd like to see another movie if it was done right . But I just sort of turned my back to this one , or my other cheek , or whatever you wan na call it . It was best just to ignore it because it really was n't true to life . ''
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Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a compilation of songs by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records in mid-2002 . It was compiled by Brian Wilson himself that February . It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track , `` California Feelin ' '' not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band . Brian wrote in the liner notes : Wilson 's choices tend to favor his ballads , from `` Surfer Girl '' and `` The Warmth of the Sun '' to his Pet Sounds and Smile material . Later song selections include '' 'Til I Die '' and `` Sail On , Sailor '' . Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts , reaching number 159 during a chart stay of 1 week .
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The Beach Boys Historic Landmark commemorates the site of the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys . The monument , located at 3701 W. 119th Street , Hawthorne , California , stands on the former location of the Wilsons ' house , which was demolished in the mid-1980s during construction of the Century Freeway . Music industry notables such as Dick Clark and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were among the letter-writers who supported the BBHL 's landmark application process . Its status as a California State Historic Landmark NO. 1041 Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys was granted by the California State Historic Resources Commission in a unanimous vote on August 6 , 2004 , in Ontario , California , and the monument was dedicated on May 20 , 2005 . The image face of the landmark was inspired by the album cover of Surfer Girl . The lineup of the Beach Boys at that time was Brian , Carl , and Dennis ; their cousin Mike Love ; and David Marks ( who grew up in a house across the street from the Wilson home . ) Al Jardine , the group 's original bassist , would later rejoin the band soon before David 's departure . Six gold 45 records are embedded in the base of the landmark , each with the name of one of the Beach Boys ; the three Wilson brothers to the left , and Love , Marks and Jardine to the right . The names of donors , Wilson friends and family members , and the Beach Boys Landmark Committee are engraved into the monument bricks . The construction work was undertaken by Scott Wilson , Dennis 's adopted son . The landmark plaque reads : It was here that the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson developed their unique musical skills . During Labor Day weekend 1961 , they , their cousin Mike Love , and a friend Al Jardine , gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song `` Surfin ' . '' This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as the Beach Boys , and the beginning of a historic musical legacy . The music of the Beach Boys broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun , surf , and romance . Less than a month after the unveiling of the landmark , it was targeted by graffiti vandals .
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All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by the Beach Boys and their second in 1964 . It rose to number four in the US during a forty-nine-week chart stay , and was certified gold by the RIAA . `` I Get Around '' preceded the album 's release by some two months and quickly raced to become their first number one single in the US ; they also had a UK Top 10 debut with a number seven peak . The album 's sessions were recorded in the aftermath of the British Invasion , marking a major turning point in the Beach Boys ' career , and in bandleader/primary songwriter Brian Wilson as an artist . All Summer Long was to be their final album which reveled in beach culture . Songs from this album are also featured on the EP Four by the Beach Boys .
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`` Surfer Girl '' is a song written , produced and sung by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name , Surfer Girl . The B-side of the single was `` Little Deuce Coupe '' . The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Wilson officially credited as the producer .
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`` Solar System '' is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was released on their 1977 album Love You with a lead vocal by Brian Wilson .
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The 50th Reunion Tour was a 2012 world concert tour by The Beach Boys , an American rock band . The tour marked the first time since 1965 that founding member Brian Wilson had performed on a full tour with the band , although from 1965 to 1996 he did join them in select shows and appearances . The tour also marked the first time that The Beach Boys had played at the Hollywood Bowl since 1967 , having sold it out both times . Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour , and the album associated with it , That 's Why God Made the Radio , which was released in June 2012 , is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers : Carl who died of cancer in 1998 , and Dennis , who drowned in 1983 .
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`` Catch a Wave '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band , The Beach Boys , released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl . In 1990 , Wilson wrote of the song : '' -LSB- It -RSB- was more rhythmic . The guitars were more clean and driving as if to say they did n't wan na stop . The piano was played by me and it was perfectly synchronized with the guitars . The 3 different sounds combined to make one unique sound . I was ecstatic about this . '' In 1964 , a rewritten version of the song was recorded by Jan and Dean as `` Sidewalk Surfin ' '' . It was released as a single and charted at # 25 in Billboard .
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Carl Wilson ( 1946 -- 1998 ) was an American singer , guitarist and composer , best known as a founding member of The Beach Boys . Carl Wilson may also refer to : Carl Wilson ( album ) , 1981 self-titled album by Carl Wilson Carl Wilson ( critic ) , Canadian cultural critic Carl Wilson ( footballer ) ( born 1940 ) , English footballer Carl Wilson ( politician ) , member of the Oregon House of Representatives Carl Wilson ( swimmer ) ( born 1967 ) , Australian swimmer
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The Wilsons is an album by a short lived music group of the same name , consisting of Carnie Wilson and her sister Wendy Wilson , in collaboration with their father Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys .
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Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is the 28th studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on August 19 , 1996 on River North Records . Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson , Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is a collaborative album between The Beach Boys and various country musicians . Despite its Vol . 1 sub-title , the album is the band 's only venture into the genre of country pop music , and is the last studio album to feature founding member Carl Wilson who died in 1998 . Brian Wilson , at the time recently remarried and in his best mental state for many years , was persuaded to re-join the group and act as co-producer . According to Brian 's wife Melinda , during the album 's recording , `` They -LSB- the Beach Boys -RSB- treated him -LSB- Brian -RSB- like an invalid , all the time saying , ` Do this , do n't do that , are you okay ? ' '' The album 's failure prevented him from getting a record contract , leaving the group 's highly anticipated Andy Paley collaborations in limbo .
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`` Summer Means New Love '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was originally released on June 28 , 1965 on their album Summer Days ( And Summer Nights !! ) . A year later , it was released as the B-side to Brian Wilson 's first single , `` Caroline , No '' , which subsequently appeared on Pet Sounds . The instrumental has been cited as one forerunner to the type of arrangements Brian Wilson would later experiment with on Pet Sounds the following year . It has since been covered by several artists with new , original lyrics -- including by Wilson himself .
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The Beach Boys is the twenty-fifth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on June 10 , 1985 . Produced by Steve Levine , the album is the band 's first recording after the drowning death of founding member Dennis Wilson . It was also the band 's first album to be recorded digitally . It was also the last album released by James William Guercio 's Caribou Records .
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`` Good to My Baby '' is a song composed by Brian Wilson with words by Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys .
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Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy is an autobiographic memoir by American musician Mike Love , co-founder of the Beach Boys , written with James S. Hirsch . The book was published by Blue Rider Press on September 13 , 2016 , one month before the release of co-founder Brian Wilson 's autobiography , I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir .
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The collapse of Smile -- the projected 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys -- is often reported as the pivotal episode in their decline , as well as the decline of their principal songwriter Brian Wilson . The cancellation has been attributed to several factors : internal resistance towards the project ; legal battles with Capitol Records ; the prolonged formation of Brother Records ; technical difficulties with recording ; Carl Wilson 's draft battle ; and Brian Wilson 's escalating substance abuse , mental health issues , and creative dissatisfaction . The original Smile sessions spanned February 1966 -- May 1967 . A stopgap album , Smiley Smile , was recorded throughout June 1967 and released three months later in September . Smile was abandoned and left incomplete while Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye ; over the ensuing decades , he became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees . Following his reemergence as a solo artist , in 2004 , Wilson completed a rerecorded version of the album : Brian Wilson Presents Smile .
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Caroline Now ! : The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is a 2000 tribute album devoted to songs by the Beach Boys , consisting of cover versions recorded by independent artists . The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group , some of them available only as bootleg recordings such as Adult/Child and Sweet Insanity . The album took nearly three years to produce , with sunshine pop outfit the Free Design reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording .
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Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2 , 1917 -- June 4 , 1973 ) was an American musician , record producer , and businessman who acted as the first manager of the Beach Boys , a rock band formed by his sons Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson , his nephew Mike Love , and their friend Al Jardine . For most of the 1960s , Murry also worked as a music publisher for the band . After the Beach Boys dismissed Murry as their manager in 1964 , he produced the sound-alike group the Sunrays , and recorded a single solo album : The Many Moods of Murry Wilson ( 1967 ) . In 1969 , without any of the Beach Boys ' knowledge or consent , Wilson sold off their publishing company Sea of Tunes for $ 700,000 ( equivalent to $ in ) , then considered a paltry sum . In 1973 , he died aged 55 of a heart attack .
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Brian Wilson was part of the Beach Boys.
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Brian Douglas Wilson ( born June 20 , 1942 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys . After signing with Capitol Records in 1962 , Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group . Because of his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement and mastery of recording techniques , he is widely acknowledged , by critics and musicians alike , as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in popular music . In the mid-1960s , Wilson composed , arranged and produced Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) , considered one of the greatest albums ever made . The intended follow-up to Pet Sounds , Smile , was canceled for various reasons , which included Wilson 's deteriorating mental health . As he suffered repeated nervous breakdowns , Wilson 's contributions to the Beach Boys diminished , and his erratic behavior led to tensions with the band . Following a court-ordered removal from the care of psychologist Eugene Landy , Wilson started receiving conventional medical treatment , and in the late 1990s , he began performing and recording consistently as a solo artist . He remains a member of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Incorporated . Wilson is considered a major innovator in the field of music production , the principal originator of the California Sound , one of the first music producer auteurs , and one of the most famous examples of the outsider musician . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as its own instrument . Wilson effectively set a precedent that allowed bands and artists to enter a recording studio and act as their own producers or co-producers . His songs became inextricably tied with the zeitgeist of the early 1960s , and he helped develop the sound of the wistful Flower Power era that proceeded . In later years , Wilson was regarded as a `` godfather '' to an era of indie musicians who were inspired by his melodic sensibilities , chamber pop orchestrations , and recording explorations . His honors include being inducted into the 1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winning Grammy Awards for Brian Wilson Presents Smile ( 2004 ) and The Smile Sessions ( 2011 ) . In lists published by Rolling Stone , Wilson ranked 52 for the `` 100 Greatest Singers of All Time '' in 2008 and 12 for the `` 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time '' in 2015 . In 2012 , music publication NME ranked Wilson number 8 in its `` 50 Greatest Producers Ever '' list , elaborating `` few consider quite how groundbreaking Brian Wilson 's studio techniques were in the mid-60s '' . He is an occasional actor and voice actor , having appeared in television shows , films , and other artists ' music videos . His life was portrayed in the 2014 biopic Love & Mercy , which received a wide release in 2015 .
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Brian Wilson ( born 1942 ) is an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys . Brian Wilson may also refer to :
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne , California , in 1961 . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs , they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era . The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound . He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles , often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . The Beach Boys began as a garage band managed by the Wilsons ' father Murry , with Brian 's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and recording abilities dominating their creative direction . Emerging at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they performed original material that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . After 1964 , they abandoned the surfing aesthetic for more personal lyrics and multi-layered sounds . In 1966 , the Pet Sounds album and `` Good Vibrations '' single vaulted the group to the top level of rock innovators and established the band as symbols of the nascent counterculture era . Following the dissolution of the group 's Smile project in 1967 , Brian gradually ceded production and songwriting duties to the rest of the band , reducing his input because of mental health and substance abuse issues . The group 's public image subsequently faltered , and despite efforts to continue their psychedelic/avant-garde ventures and reclaim their hippie audiences , they were dismissed as an embodiment of the values and outlooks shared by early 1960s white , suburban teenagers . The continued success of their greatest hits albums during the mid 1970s precipitated the band 's transition into an oldies act , a move that was denigrated by critics and many fans . Since the 1980s , much-publicized legal wrangling over royalties , songwriting credits and use of the band 's name transpired . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 . After Carl 's death , many live configurations of the band fronted by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour into the 2000s while other members pursued solo projects . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. . The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . The group had over eighty songs chart worldwide , thirty-six of them US Top 40 hits ( the most by an American rock band ) , four reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time and are listed at No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2004 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . The core quintet of the three Wilsons , Love and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 .
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The songwriting of American musician Brian Wilson , co-founder and multi-tasking leader of the Beach Boys , is widely considered to be among the most innovative and significant of the late 20th century . His combined arranging , producing , and songwriting skills also made him a major innovator in the field of music production . In a 1966 article that asks `` Do the Beach Boys rely too much on sound genius Brian ? '' brother and bandmate Carl Wilson responded that every member of the group contributes ideas , but admitted that Brian was most responsible for their music . Dennis Wilson is quoted : `` Brian Wilson is the Beach Boys . He is the band . We 're his fucking messengers . He is all of it . Period . We 're nothing . He 's everything . '' Wilson cultivated his skills from an early age , learning how to play a toy accordion before moving on to piano . On his 16th birthday , he received a Wollensak tape recorder that allowed him to experiment with recording songs and early group vocals . With the exception of some college courses , his understanding of music theory was self-taught . Most of his education in music composition came from deconstructing the harmonies of his favorite vocal group , the Four Freshmen , whose reportoire included songs by George Gershwin , Jerome Kern , and Cole Porter . Another major influence came from the Ronettes ' 1963 song `` Be My Baby '' . For the decades that followed , Wilson fixated on Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound technique showcased in `` Be My Baby '' and similar records . He learned more about producing from attending Spector 's recording sessions , and after that , received some production advice from Jan Berry . In 1966 , Wilson explained his writing process as going to the piano and finding `` feels , '' which he describes as `` brief note sequences , fragments of ideas , '' and that `` once they 're out of my head and into the open air , I can see them and touch them firmly . They 're not ` feels ' anymore . '' Some of his stylistic markers include slash chords , key modulations , `` stepwise falloffs '' , the use of minor seventh chords drawn from Burt Bacharach , and a tendency for his harmonic progressions to wander far from the tonal center . Musicologist Daniel Harrison notes that `` even the least distinguished of the Beach Boys ' early uptempo rock 'n' roll songs show traces of structural complexity at some level ; Brian was simply too curious and experimental to leave convention alone . '' Lyrics were usually written by an outside collaborator after the melody and chord patterns were established . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as a discrete instrument . He used recording sessions as fertile creative terrain in and of themselves , a practice which was unheard of in his time and later shorthanded as `` playing the studio '' . The positive commercial response to Brian 's structurally irregular and harmonically varied pop compositions gave him the prestige , resources , and courage to further his creative aspirations . Using major Hollywood recording studios , Wilson arranged many of his compositions for a conglomerate of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew . Their assistance was needed because of the increasingly complicated nature of his music . He proceeded to explore many unusual combinations of instruments while emphasizing inventive percussion and progressively ambitious lyricism .
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band , formed in Hawthorne , California in 1961 . The group is considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . Their co-founder and principal composer , Brian Wilson , is widely considered one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the late 20th century . With record sales estimated at over 100 million , they were one of the few American bands formed prior to the 1964 British Invasion to continue their success , and among artists of the 1960s , they are one of few central figures in the histories of rock . From the beginning of their career , the Beach Boys struggled with their reputation and audiences , often being dismissed as a superficial pop group due to their initial target demographic , early songs which celebrated a politically unconscious youth culture , and failure to blend in with the hippie movement . However , while the Beach Boys were at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they helped spur many trends and various musical genres and movements . This includes being one of the first rock groups to exert studio control ; inspiring a higher craft in popular music ; advancing the field of music production ; serving as a primary influence for many punk , alternative , and independent musicians ; and being progenitors for a variety of pop/rock subgenres including vocal surf , psychedelic rock , experimental pop , art rock , progressive rock , power pop , and indie rock .
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Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 , 1944 -- December 28 , 1983 ) was an American musician , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson . Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys , and his personal life exemplified the `` California Myth '' that the band 's early songs often celebrated . He was also known for his brief association with then-aspiring songwriter Charles Manson , who was later convicted of murder conspiracy . Dennis served mainly on drums and backing vocals for the Beach Boys from its formation until his death in 1983 . It is often erroneously stated that Dennis ' drumming in the band 's recordings was filled in exclusively by studio musicians . His drumming is documented on a number of the group 's singles , including `` I Get Around '' ( 1964 ) , `` Fun , Fun , Fun '' ( 1964 ) , and `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1964 ) . While he was allowed few lead vocals in the 1960s , his prominence as a singer-songwriter increased into the 1970s . His original songs for the group included `` Little Bird '' ( 1968 ) , `` Forever '' ( 1970 ) , and `` Slip On Through '' ( 1970 ) . Although uncredited , Wilson helped pen `` You Are So Beautiful '' , a hit for Joe Cocker in 1974 . His music has been characterized for reflecting `` his edginess and exhibited little of his happy charm , setting it apart from Brian 's music . ... By all appearances the happy-go-lucky Beach Boy , Dennis Wilson lived out the proverbial live-fast-die-young motto . ... His wild side masked an underside that was , by turns , brooding , self-loathing , sensitive , and anxious . '' Wilson 's only solo album , Pacific Ocean Blue ( 1977 ) , was released to warm reviews , but a moderate commercial reception . Written and recorded over a span of several years , the album peaked on US record charts at number 96 during a 12-week stay . Sessions for a follow-up , Bambu , disintegrated before his death in 1983 . Five years later , Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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`` Brian Wilson '' is a song written by Steven Page for Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies as a tribute to the Beach Boys ' co-founder Brian Wilson . It was released as a single from the band 's debut studio album , Gordon ( 1992 ) , peaking at number 18 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In 2000 , Wilson responded with a cover version that was released on his live album Live at the Roxy Theatre .
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The Beach Boys began in 1961 when brothers Brian , Carl and Dennis Wilson formed a rock band with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine . Since then , the band has undergone many variations in composition , with representation by fill-ins onstage as often as not as original personnel pursued other careers , hired , or rehired , took extended breaks for medical reasons , or died . Wilson neighbor David Marks appeared on their first four albums , played with the group in its formative stages , and was a member from 1962 to 1963 as a replacement for Jardine , who had left the group to attend college . Jardine returned to the band in 1963 as an onstage fill-in for Brian , who was already feeling the stresses of touring . Marks rejoined the band in 1997 , during Carl 's last illness , and remained with them for two years . In 1965 , Bruce Johnston became a member and also filled in on bass and sang some of Brian 's parts live . In 1972 , drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist/bassist Blondie Chaplin joined the band , while Johnston had officially resigned from the group . In 1973 and 1974 Fataar and Chaplin left . In 1979 , Johnston returned .
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Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21 , 1946 -- February 6 , 1998 ) was an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson . Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures , Carl 's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing vocals , but he performed lead vocals on several of their hits , including `` God Only Knows '' ( 1966 ) and `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) . Unlike other members of the band , he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group 's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s . After Brian began withdrawing from the group , Carl was forced to take a more active production role , and he became the band 's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death from lung cancer in 1998 . During the 1980s , he attempted to launch a solo career , releasing the albums Carl Wilson ( 1981 ) and Young Blood ( 1983 ) . Shortly before his death , he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm , later released for the posthumous album Like a Brother ( 2000 ) . In 1988 , Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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The Beach Boys Today ! , also known simply as Today ! , is the eighth studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys . It peaked at number four on US record charts and was preceded by the top 10 singles `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' and `` Dance , Dance , Dance '' , along with `` Do You Wan na Dance ? '' which reached number 12 . Shortly before recording began , the group completed their album All Summer Long ( 1964 ) , intended to be their final statement on beach-themed music . In December 1964 , Brian Wilson suffered through a nervous breakdown while on a flight , and was introduced to marijuana as a stress reliever . He then became a regular user after he realized the profound effect it had on the way he perceived music , and resigned from touring with the group to focus solely on writing and producing . Produced , arranged , and largely written by Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love , Today ! signaled a departure from previous albums through Wilson 's increasingly sophisticated , orchestral approach and the abandonment of themes related to surfing , cars , or teenage love . The tracks on side one feature an uptempo sound that contrasts side two , which consists mostly of ballads . With instrumentation that includes accordions , harpsichords , French horn , tack pianos , mandolins , and sleigh bells , the album showcases adventurous and distinct arrangements , multi-layered Wall of Sound productions , and personal , autobiographical subject matter that would foreshadow future albums such as Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Today ! established the Beach Boys as album artists rather than just a singles band . Author Scott Schinder referred to its `` suite-like structure '' as an early example of the rock album format being used to make a cohesive artistic statement . In 2012 , the album was voted 271 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . In 2005 , it was included in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
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`` Surfin ' '' is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys , written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love . It was released as the first Beach Boys single ( with `` Luau '' on the B-side ) in November 1961 on Candix Records and it later appeared on the 1962 album Surfin ' Safari . The single effectively began the Beach Boys ' music career , establishing them at the vanguard of what would later be regarded the `` California Sound '' . Initially , the group were trying to think of something original and creative that they could write a song about . Brian Wilson remembers that `` One day , my brother Dennis came home from the beach and said , ` Hey , surfing 's getting really big . You guys ought to write a song about it . '' The song features Mike Love on lead vocals with Carl Wilson on backing vocals and guitar , Al Jardine on backing vocals and stand-up bass , Brian Wilson on backing vocals and snare drum and Dennis Wilson on backing vocals . The single peaked at number 75 in the US ; it was never released in the UK . The Beach Boys later re-recorded the song for their 1992 album Summer in Paradise .
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This list is an attempt to document every song released by The Beach Boys . It does not include songs released only separately by the individual members . Lead vocals by the official members of the group ( Brian Wilson , Dennis Wilson , Carl Wilson , Mike Love , Al Jardine , David Marks , Bruce Johnston , Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar ) are listed by first name only . Guest lead vocals show full names .
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The Beach Boys Love You is the 21st studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on April 11 , 1977 . Originally planned as a Brian Wilson solo outing named Brian Loves You , the album is almost entirely written and performed by Wilson , with the other band members mainly serving as additional lead vocalists . Penned during a process of mental and drug rehabilitation for Wilson , the album relies heavily on 1970s analog synthesizers , while the lyrics tend to be autobiographic or conversational . It was initially received with a sharp divide between fans and critics , peaking at number 53 on US record charts . One single was issued from the album : `` Honkin ' Down the Highway '' backed with `` Solar System '' . Love You has been recognized as an early work of synth-pop , a forerunner to new wave experiments , and an idiosyncratic and creative oddity in the Beach Boys ' canon . After being asked where somebody should begin with the Beach Boys discography , Wilson answered : `` Pet Sounds first , then listen to The Beach Boys Love You . '' A follow-up album , Adult Child , was completed by the group , but left unreleased . Love You would remain the last album written and produced by Wilson for the next 11 years -- his debut solo LP Brian Wilson ( 1988 ) marked his comeback .
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I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir is an autobiographic memoir of American songwriter-musician Brian Wilson , co-founder of the Beach Boys . It was written through several months of interviews with ghostwriter Ben Greenman . The book was published by Da Capo Press on October 11 , 2016 , coinciding one month after the release of co-founder Mike Love 's autobiography : Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy . I Am Brian Wilson supersedes Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story , Wilson 's disowned autobiography published in 1991 .
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Brian Wilson : I Just Was n't Made for These Times is a 1995 biographical musical film directed by Don Was , centered on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys . The documentary examines the ups and downs of Wilson 's life , including the early years of the Beach Boys , his years of substance abuse , and his long road to recovery through interviews with Brian and the Wilson family . A soundtrack , I Just Was n't Made for These Times , accompanied its release . Its name derives from the Beach Boys ' song `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' , released on Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Currently , it is sold as a double feature , paired with the 1985 The Beach Boys : An American Band documentary .
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The Beach Boys : An American Family is a 2000 miniseries written by Kirk Ellis and directed by Jeff Bleckner . It is a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys , from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators , through their late-1960s decline ( and Brian Wilson 's beginning battle with mental illness ) , to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and `` goodtime '' act . The movie was shown in two parts on ABC Television , and featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band , which forms the backdrop to the story . Music that could n't be licensed for the production , but was important to the story ( such as the Smile album sessions , and music by criminal Charles Manson , who had collaborated with Dennis Wilson ) , was filled in with sound-alikes , reminiscent of the original recordings . In 2000 , Brian Wilson stated of the film : `` I did n't like it , I thought it was in poor taste . ... And it stunk . I thought it stunk ! '' He elaborated further : `` I did n't like the second part . It was n't really true to the way things were . I 'd like to see another movie if it was done right . But I just sort of turned my back to this one , or my other cheek , or whatever you wan na call it . It was best just to ignore it because it really was n't true to life . ''
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Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a compilation of songs by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records in mid-2002 . It was compiled by Brian Wilson himself that February . It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track , `` California Feelin ' '' not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band . Brian wrote in the liner notes : Wilson 's choices tend to favor his ballads , from `` Surfer Girl '' and `` The Warmth of the Sun '' to his Pet Sounds and Smile material . Later song selections include '' 'Til I Die '' and `` Sail On , Sailor '' . Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts , reaching number 159 during a chart stay of 1 week .
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The Beach Boys Historic Landmark commemorates the site of the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys . The monument , located at 3701 W. 119th Street , Hawthorne , California , stands on the former location of the Wilsons ' house , which was demolished in the mid-1980s during construction of the Century Freeway . Music industry notables such as Dick Clark and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were among the letter-writers who supported the BBHL 's landmark application process . Its status as a California State Historic Landmark NO. 1041 Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys was granted by the California State Historic Resources Commission in a unanimous vote on August 6 , 2004 , in Ontario , California , and the monument was dedicated on May 20 , 2005 . The image face of the landmark was inspired by the album cover of Surfer Girl . The lineup of the Beach Boys at that time was Brian , Carl , and Dennis ; their cousin Mike Love ; and David Marks ( who grew up in a house across the street from the Wilson home . ) Al Jardine , the group 's original bassist , would later rejoin the band soon before David 's departure . Six gold 45 records are embedded in the base of the landmark , each with the name of one of the Beach Boys ; the three Wilson brothers to the left , and Love , Marks and Jardine to the right . The names of donors , Wilson friends and family members , and the Beach Boys Landmark Committee are engraved into the monument bricks . The construction work was undertaken by Scott Wilson , Dennis 's adopted son . The landmark plaque reads : It was here that the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson developed their unique musical skills . During Labor Day weekend 1961 , they , their cousin Mike Love , and a friend Al Jardine , gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song `` Surfin ' . '' This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as the Beach Boys , and the beginning of a historic musical legacy . The music of the Beach Boys broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun , surf , and romance . Less than a month after the unveiling of the landmark , it was targeted by graffiti vandals .
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All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by the Beach Boys and their second in 1964 . It rose to number four in the US during a forty-nine-week chart stay , and was certified gold by the RIAA . `` I Get Around '' preceded the album 's release by some two months and quickly raced to become their first number one single in the US ; they also had a UK Top 10 debut with a number seven peak . The album 's sessions were recorded in the aftermath of the British Invasion , marking a major turning point in the Beach Boys ' career , and in bandleader/primary songwriter Brian Wilson as an artist . All Summer Long was to be their final album which reveled in beach culture . Songs from this album are also featured on the EP Four by the Beach Boys .
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`` Surfer Girl '' is a song written , produced and sung by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name , Surfer Girl . The B-side of the single was `` Little Deuce Coupe '' . The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Wilson officially credited as the producer .
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`` Solar System '' is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was released on their 1977 album Love You with a lead vocal by Brian Wilson .
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The 50th Reunion Tour was a 2012 world concert tour by The Beach Boys , an American rock band . The tour marked the first time since 1965 that founding member Brian Wilson had performed on a full tour with the band , although from 1965 to 1996 he did join them in select shows and appearances . The tour also marked the first time that The Beach Boys had played at the Hollywood Bowl since 1967 , having sold it out both times . Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour , and the album associated with it , That 's Why God Made the Radio , which was released in June 2012 , is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers : Carl who died of cancer in 1998 , and Dennis , who drowned in 1983 .
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`` Catch a Wave '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band , The Beach Boys , released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl . In 1990 , Wilson wrote of the song : '' -LSB- It -RSB- was more rhythmic . The guitars were more clean and driving as if to say they did n't wan na stop . The piano was played by me and it was perfectly synchronized with the guitars . The 3 different sounds combined to make one unique sound . I was ecstatic about this . '' In 1964 , a rewritten version of the song was recorded by Jan and Dean as `` Sidewalk Surfin ' '' . It was released as a single and charted at # 25 in Billboard .
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Carl Wilson ( 1946 -- 1998 ) was an American singer , guitarist and composer , best known as a founding member of The Beach Boys . Carl Wilson may also refer to : Carl Wilson ( album ) , 1981 self-titled album by Carl Wilson Carl Wilson ( critic ) , Canadian cultural critic Carl Wilson ( footballer ) ( born 1940 ) , English footballer Carl Wilson ( politician ) , member of the Oregon House of Representatives Carl Wilson ( swimmer ) ( born 1967 ) , Australian swimmer
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The Wilsons is an album by a short lived music group of the same name , consisting of Carnie Wilson and her sister Wendy Wilson , in collaboration with their father Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys .
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Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is the 28th studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on August 19 , 1996 on River North Records . Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson , Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is a collaborative album between The Beach Boys and various country musicians . Despite its Vol . 1 sub-title , the album is the band 's only venture into the genre of country pop music , and is the last studio album to feature founding member Carl Wilson who died in 1998 . Brian Wilson , at the time recently remarried and in his best mental state for many years , was persuaded to re-join the group and act as co-producer . According to Brian 's wife Melinda , during the album 's recording , `` They -LSB- the Beach Boys -RSB- treated him -LSB- Brian -RSB- like an invalid , all the time saying , ` Do this , do n't do that , are you okay ? ' '' The album 's failure prevented him from getting a record contract , leaving the group 's highly anticipated Andy Paley collaborations in limbo .
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`` Summer Means New Love '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was originally released on June 28 , 1965 on their album Summer Days ( And Summer Nights !! ) . A year later , it was released as the B-side to Brian Wilson 's first single , `` Caroline , No '' , which subsequently appeared on Pet Sounds . The instrumental has been cited as one forerunner to the type of arrangements Brian Wilson would later experiment with on Pet Sounds the following year . It has since been covered by several artists with new , original lyrics -- including by Wilson himself .
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The Beach Boys is the twenty-fifth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on June 10 , 1985 . Produced by Steve Levine , the album is the band 's first recording after the drowning death of founding member Dennis Wilson . It was also the band 's first album to be recorded digitally . It was also the last album released by James William Guercio 's Caribou Records .
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`` Good to My Baby '' is a song composed by Brian Wilson with words by Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys .
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Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy is an autobiographic memoir by American musician Mike Love , co-founder of the Beach Boys , written with James S. Hirsch . The book was published by Blue Rider Press on September 13 , 2016 , one month before the release of co-founder Brian Wilson 's autobiography , I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir .
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The collapse of Smile -- the projected 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys -- is often reported as the pivotal episode in their decline , as well as the decline of their principal songwriter Brian Wilson . The cancellation has been attributed to several factors : internal resistance towards the project ; legal battles with Capitol Records ; the prolonged formation of Brother Records ; technical difficulties with recording ; Carl Wilson 's draft battle ; and Brian Wilson 's escalating substance abuse , mental health issues , and creative dissatisfaction . The original Smile sessions spanned February 1966 -- May 1967 . A stopgap album , Smiley Smile , was recorded throughout June 1967 and released three months later in September . Smile was abandoned and left incomplete while Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye ; over the ensuing decades , he became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees . Following his reemergence as a solo artist , in 2004 , Wilson completed a rerecorded version of the album : Brian Wilson Presents Smile .
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Caroline Now ! : The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is a 2000 tribute album devoted to songs by the Beach Boys , consisting of cover versions recorded by independent artists . The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group , some of them available only as bootleg recordings such as Adult/Child and Sweet Insanity . The album took nearly three years to produce , with sunshine pop outfit the Free Design reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording .
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Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2 , 1917 -- June 4 , 1973 ) was an American musician , record producer , and businessman who acted as the first manager of the Beach Boys , a rock band formed by his sons Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson , his nephew Mike Love , and their friend Al Jardine . For most of the 1960s , Murry also worked as a music publisher for the band . After the Beach Boys dismissed Murry as their manager in 1964 , he produced the sound-alike group the Sunrays , and recorded a single solo album : The Many Moods of Murry Wilson ( 1967 ) . In 1969 , without any of the Beach Boys ' knowledge or consent , Wilson sold off their publishing company Sea of Tunes for $ 700,000 ( equivalent to $ in ) , then considered a paltry sum . In 1973 , he died aged 55 of a heart attack .
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Brian Wilson was part of the Beach Boys.
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Eugene Ellsworth `` Gene '' Landy ( November 26 , 1934 -- March 22 , 2006 ) was an American psychologist and psychotherapist best known for his unconventional 24-hour therapy , as well as for ethical violations concerning his treatment of the Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson in the 1980s . The latter events were dramatized in the biographical film Love & Mercy ( 2014 ) , in which Landy is portrayed by Paul Giamatti . As a teenager , Landy aspired to show business , briefly serving as an early manager for George Benson . During the 1960s , he began studying psychology , earning his doctorate at the University of Oklahoma . After moving to Los Angeles , he treated many celebrity clients , including musician Alice Cooper and actors Richard Harris , Rod Steiger , Maureen McCormick , and Gig Young . He also developed an unorthodox 24-hour therapy intended to stabilize his patients by micromanaging their lives with a team of counselors and doctors . Brian Wilson initially became a patient under Landy 's program in 1975 . Landy was soon discharged due to his burdensome fees . In 1983 , Landy was re-employed as Wilson 's therapist , subsequently becoming his executive producer , business manager , co-songwriter , and business adviser . Landy went on to co-produce Wilson 's debut solo album and allegedly ghostwrote portions of Wilson 's disowned memoir Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story . In 1989 , Landy agreed to let the state of California revoke his professional license amidst accusations of ethical violations and patient misconduct . Wilson continued to see Landy until a 1992 restraining order barred Landy from contacting the musician ever again .
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Brian Wilson ( born 1942 ) is an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys . Brian Wilson may also refer to :
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne , California , in 1961 . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs , they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era . The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound . He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles , often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . The Beach Boys began as a garage band managed by the Wilsons ' father Murry , with Brian 's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and recording abilities dominating their creative direction . Emerging at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they performed original material that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . After 1964 , they abandoned the surfing aesthetic for more personal lyrics and multi-layered sounds . In 1966 , the Pet Sounds album and `` Good Vibrations '' single vaulted the group to the top level of rock innovators and established the band as symbols of the nascent counterculture era . Following the dissolution of the group 's Smile project in 1967 , Brian gradually ceded production and songwriting duties to the rest of the band , reducing his input because of mental health and substance abuse issues . The group 's public image subsequently faltered , and despite efforts to continue their psychedelic/avant-garde ventures and reclaim their hippie audiences , they were dismissed as an embodiment of the values and outlooks shared by early 1960s white , suburban teenagers . The continued success of their greatest hits albums during the mid 1970s precipitated the band 's transition into an oldies act , a move that was denigrated by critics and many fans . Since the 1980s , much-publicized legal wrangling over royalties , songwriting credits and use of the band 's name transpired . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 . After Carl 's death , many live configurations of the band fronted by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour into the 2000s while other members pursued solo projects . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. . The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . The group had over eighty songs chart worldwide , thirty-six of them US Top 40 hits ( the most by an American rock band ) , four reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time and are listed at No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2004 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . The core quintet of the three Wilsons , Love and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 .
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The songwriting of American musician Brian Wilson , co-founder and multi-tasking leader of the Beach Boys , is widely considered to be among the most innovative and significant of the late 20th century . His combined arranging , producing , and songwriting skills also made him a major innovator in the field of music production . In a 1966 article that asks `` Do the Beach Boys rely too much on sound genius Brian ? '' brother and bandmate Carl Wilson responded that every member of the group contributes ideas , but admitted that Brian was most responsible for their music . Dennis Wilson is quoted : `` Brian Wilson is the Beach Boys . He is the band . We 're his fucking messengers . He is all of it . Period . We 're nothing . He 's everything . '' Wilson cultivated his skills from an early age , learning how to play a toy accordion before moving on to piano . On his 16th birthday , he received a Wollensak tape recorder that allowed him to experiment with recording songs and early group vocals . With the exception of some college courses , his understanding of music theory was self-taught . Most of his education in music composition came from deconstructing the harmonies of his favorite vocal group , the Four Freshmen , whose reportoire included songs by George Gershwin , Jerome Kern , and Cole Porter . Another major influence came from the Ronettes ' 1963 song `` Be My Baby '' . For the decades that followed , Wilson fixated on Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound technique showcased in `` Be My Baby '' and similar records . He learned more about producing from attending Spector 's recording sessions , and after that , received some production advice from Jan Berry . In 1966 , Wilson explained his writing process as going to the piano and finding `` feels , '' which he describes as `` brief note sequences , fragments of ideas , '' and that `` once they 're out of my head and into the open air , I can see them and touch them firmly . They 're not ` feels ' anymore . '' Some of his stylistic markers include slash chords , key modulations , `` stepwise falloffs '' , the use of minor seventh chords drawn from Burt Bacharach , and a tendency for his harmonic progressions to wander far from the tonal center . Musicologist Daniel Harrison notes that `` even the least distinguished of the Beach Boys ' early uptempo rock 'n' roll songs show traces of structural complexity at some level ; Brian was simply too curious and experimental to leave convention alone . '' Lyrics were usually written by an outside collaborator after the melody and chord patterns were established . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as a discrete instrument . He used recording sessions as fertile creative terrain in and of themselves , a practice which was unheard of in his time and later shorthanded as `` playing the studio '' . The positive commercial response to Brian 's structurally irregular and harmonically varied pop compositions gave him the prestige , resources , and courage to further his creative aspirations . Using major Hollywood recording studios , Wilson arranged many of his compositions for a conglomerate of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew . Their assistance was needed because of the increasingly complicated nature of his music . He proceeded to explore many unusual combinations of instruments while emphasizing inventive percussion and progressively ambitious lyricism .
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band , formed in Hawthorne , California in 1961 . The group is considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . Their co-founder and principal composer , Brian Wilson , is widely considered one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the late 20th century . With record sales estimated at over 100 million , they were one of the few American bands formed prior to the 1964 British Invasion to continue their success , and among artists of the 1960s , they are one of few central figures in the histories of rock . From the beginning of their career , the Beach Boys struggled with their reputation and audiences , often being dismissed as a superficial pop group due to their initial target demographic , early songs which celebrated a politically unconscious youth culture , and failure to blend in with the hippie movement . However , while the Beach Boys were at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they helped spur many trends and various musical genres and movements . This includes being one of the first rock groups to exert studio control ; inspiring a higher craft in popular music ; advancing the field of music production ; serving as a primary influence for many punk , alternative , and independent musicians ; and being progenitors for a variety of pop/rock subgenres including vocal surf , psychedelic rock , experimental pop , art rock , progressive rock , power pop , and indie rock .
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Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 , 1944 -- December 28 , 1983 ) was an American musician , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson . Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys , and his personal life exemplified the `` California Myth '' that the band 's early songs often celebrated . He was also known for his brief association with then-aspiring songwriter Charles Manson , who was later convicted of murder conspiracy . Dennis served mainly on drums and backing vocals for the Beach Boys from its formation until his death in 1983 . It is often erroneously stated that Dennis ' drumming in the band 's recordings was filled in exclusively by studio musicians . His drumming is documented on a number of the group 's singles , including `` I Get Around '' ( 1964 ) , `` Fun , Fun , Fun '' ( 1964 ) , and `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1964 ) . While he was allowed few lead vocals in the 1960s , his prominence as a singer-songwriter increased into the 1970s . His original songs for the group included `` Little Bird '' ( 1968 ) , `` Forever '' ( 1970 ) , and `` Slip On Through '' ( 1970 ) . Although uncredited , Wilson helped pen `` You Are So Beautiful '' , a hit for Joe Cocker in 1974 . His music has been characterized for reflecting `` his edginess and exhibited little of his happy charm , setting it apart from Brian 's music . ... By all appearances the happy-go-lucky Beach Boy , Dennis Wilson lived out the proverbial live-fast-die-young motto . ... His wild side masked an underside that was , by turns , brooding , self-loathing , sensitive , and anxious . '' Wilson 's only solo album , Pacific Ocean Blue ( 1977 ) , was released to warm reviews , but a moderate commercial reception . Written and recorded over a span of several years , the album peaked on US record charts at number 96 during a 12-week stay . Sessions for a follow-up , Bambu , disintegrated before his death in 1983 . Five years later , Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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`` Brian Wilson '' is a song written by Steven Page for Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies as a tribute to the Beach Boys ' co-founder Brian Wilson . It was released as a single from the band 's debut studio album , Gordon ( 1992 ) , peaking at number 18 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In 2000 , Wilson responded with a cover version that was released on his live album Live at the Roxy Theatre .
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The Beach Boys began in 1961 when brothers Brian , Carl and Dennis Wilson formed a rock band with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine . Since then , the band has undergone many variations in composition , with representation by fill-ins onstage as often as not as original personnel pursued other careers , hired , or rehired , took extended breaks for medical reasons , or died . Wilson neighbor David Marks appeared on their first four albums , played with the group in its formative stages , and was a member from 1962 to 1963 as a replacement for Jardine , who had left the group to attend college . Jardine returned to the band in 1963 as an onstage fill-in for Brian , who was already feeling the stresses of touring . Marks rejoined the band in 1997 , during Carl 's last illness , and remained with them for two years . In 1965 , Bruce Johnston became a member and also filled in on bass and sang some of Brian 's parts live . In 1972 , drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist/bassist Blondie Chaplin joined the band , while Johnston had officially resigned from the group . In 1973 and 1974 Fataar and Chaplin left . In 1979 , Johnston returned .
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Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21 , 1946 -- February 6 , 1998 ) was an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson . Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures , Carl 's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing vocals , but he performed lead vocals on several of their hits , including `` God Only Knows '' ( 1966 ) and `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) . Unlike other members of the band , he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group 's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s . After Brian began withdrawing from the group , Carl was forced to take a more active production role , and he became the band 's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death from lung cancer in 1998 . During the 1980s , he attempted to launch a solo career , releasing the albums Carl Wilson ( 1981 ) and Young Blood ( 1983 ) . Shortly before his death , he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm , later released for the posthumous album Like a Brother ( 2000 ) . In 1988 , Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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The Beach Boys Today ! , also known simply as Today ! , is the eighth studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys . It peaked at number four on US record charts and was preceded by the top 10 singles `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' and `` Dance , Dance , Dance '' , along with `` Do You Wan na Dance ? '' which reached number 12 . Shortly before recording began , the group completed their album All Summer Long ( 1964 ) , intended to be their final statement on beach-themed music . In December 1964 , Brian Wilson suffered through a nervous breakdown while on a flight , and was introduced to marijuana as a stress reliever . He then became a regular user after he realized the profound effect it had on the way he perceived music , and resigned from touring with the group to focus solely on writing and producing . Produced , arranged , and largely written by Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love , Today ! signaled a departure from previous albums through Wilson 's increasingly sophisticated , orchestral approach and the abandonment of themes related to surfing , cars , or teenage love . The tracks on side one feature an uptempo sound that contrasts side two , which consists mostly of ballads . With instrumentation that includes accordions , harpsichords , French horn , tack pianos , mandolins , and sleigh bells , the album showcases adventurous and distinct arrangements , multi-layered Wall of Sound productions , and personal , autobiographical subject matter that would foreshadow future albums such as Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Today ! established the Beach Boys as album artists rather than just a singles band . Author Scott Schinder referred to its `` suite-like structure '' as an early example of the rock album format being used to make a cohesive artistic statement . In 2012 , the album was voted 271 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . In 2005 , it was included in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
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`` Surfin ' '' is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys , written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love . It was released as the first Beach Boys single ( with `` Luau '' on the B-side ) in November 1961 on Candix Records and it later appeared on the 1962 album Surfin ' Safari . The single effectively began the Beach Boys ' music career , establishing them at the vanguard of what would later be regarded the `` California Sound '' . Initially , the group were trying to think of something original and creative that they could write a song about . Brian Wilson remembers that `` One day , my brother Dennis came home from the beach and said , ` Hey , surfing 's getting really big . You guys ought to write a song about it . '' The song features Mike Love on lead vocals with Carl Wilson on backing vocals and guitar , Al Jardine on backing vocals and stand-up bass , Brian Wilson on backing vocals and snare drum and Dennis Wilson on backing vocals . The single peaked at number 75 in the US ; it was never released in the UK . The Beach Boys later re-recorded the song for their 1992 album Summer in Paradise .
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This list is an attempt to document every song released by The Beach Boys . It does not include songs released only separately by the individual members . Lead vocals by the official members of the group ( Brian Wilson , Dennis Wilson , Carl Wilson , Mike Love , Al Jardine , David Marks , Bruce Johnston , Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar ) are listed by first name only . Guest lead vocals show full names .
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The Beach Boys Love You is the 21st studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on April 11 , 1977 . Originally planned as a Brian Wilson solo outing named Brian Loves You , the album is almost entirely written and performed by Wilson , with the other band members mainly serving as additional lead vocalists . Penned during a process of mental and drug rehabilitation for Wilson , the album relies heavily on 1970s analog synthesizers , while the lyrics tend to be autobiographic or conversational . It was initially received with a sharp divide between fans and critics , peaking at number 53 on US record charts . One single was issued from the album : `` Honkin ' Down the Highway '' backed with `` Solar System '' . Love You has been recognized as an early work of synth-pop , a forerunner to new wave experiments , and an idiosyncratic and creative oddity in the Beach Boys ' canon . After being asked where somebody should begin with the Beach Boys discography , Wilson answered : `` Pet Sounds first , then listen to The Beach Boys Love You . '' A follow-up album , Adult Child , was completed by the group , but left unreleased . Love You would remain the last album written and produced by Wilson for the next 11 years -- his debut solo LP Brian Wilson ( 1988 ) marked his comeback .
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I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir is an autobiographic memoir of American songwriter-musician Brian Wilson , co-founder of the Beach Boys . It was written through several months of interviews with ghostwriter Ben Greenman . The book was published by Da Capo Press on October 11 , 2016 , coinciding one month after the release of co-founder Mike Love 's autobiography : Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy . I Am Brian Wilson supersedes Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story , Wilson 's disowned autobiography published in 1991 .
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Brian Wilson : I Just Was n't Made for These Times is a 1995 biographical musical film directed by Don Was , centered on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys . The documentary examines the ups and downs of Wilson 's life , including the early years of the Beach Boys , his years of substance abuse , and his long road to recovery through interviews with Brian and the Wilson family . A soundtrack , I Just Was n't Made for These Times , accompanied its release . Its name derives from the Beach Boys ' song `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' , released on Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Currently , it is sold as a double feature , paired with the 1985 The Beach Boys : An American Band documentary .
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The Beach Boys : An American Family is a 2000 miniseries written by Kirk Ellis and directed by Jeff Bleckner . It is a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys , from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators , through their late-1960s decline ( and Brian Wilson 's beginning battle with mental illness ) , to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and `` goodtime '' act . The movie was shown in two parts on ABC Television , and featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band , which forms the backdrop to the story . Music that could n't be licensed for the production , but was important to the story ( such as the Smile album sessions , and music by criminal Charles Manson , who had collaborated with Dennis Wilson ) , was filled in with sound-alikes , reminiscent of the original recordings . In 2000 , Brian Wilson stated of the film : `` I did n't like it , I thought it was in poor taste . ... And it stunk . I thought it stunk ! '' He elaborated further : `` I did n't like the second part . It was n't really true to the way things were . I 'd like to see another movie if it was done right . But I just sort of turned my back to this one , or my other cheek , or whatever you wan na call it . It was best just to ignore it because it really was n't true to life . ''
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Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a compilation of songs by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records in mid-2002 . It was compiled by Brian Wilson himself that February . It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track , `` California Feelin ' '' not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band . Brian wrote in the liner notes : Wilson 's choices tend to favor his ballads , from `` Surfer Girl '' and `` The Warmth of the Sun '' to his Pet Sounds and Smile material . Later song selections include '' 'Til I Die '' and `` Sail On , Sailor '' . Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts , reaching number 159 during a chart stay of 1 week .
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The Beach Boys Historic Landmark commemorates the site of the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys . The monument , located at 3701 W. 119th Street , Hawthorne , California , stands on the former location of the Wilsons ' house , which was demolished in the mid-1980s during construction of the Century Freeway . Music industry notables such as Dick Clark and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were among the letter-writers who supported the BBHL 's landmark application process . Its status as a California State Historic Landmark NO. 1041 Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys was granted by the California State Historic Resources Commission in a unanimous vote on August 6 , 2004 , in Ontario , California , and the monument was dedicated on May 20 , 2005 . The image face of the landmark was inspired by the album cover of Surfer Girl . The lineup of the Beach Boys at that time was Brian , Carl , and Dennis ; their cousin Mike Love ; and David Marks ( who grew up in a house across the street from the Wilson home . ) Al Jardine , the group 's original bassist , would later rejoin the band soon before David 's departure . Six gold 45 records are embedded in the base of the landmark , each with the name of one of the Beach Boys ; the three Wilson brothers to the left , and Love , Marks and Jardine to the right . The names of donors , Wilson friends and family members , and the Beach Boys Landmark Committee are engraved into the monument bricks . The construction work was undertaken by Scott Wilson , Dennis 's adopted son . The landmark plaque reads : It was here that the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson developed their unique musical skills . During Labor Day weekend 1961 , they , their cousin Mike Love , and a friend Al Jardine , gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song `` Surfin ' . '' This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as the Beach Boys , and the beginning of a historic musical legacy . The music of the Beach Boys broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun , surf , and romance . Less than a month after the unveiling of the landmark , it was targeted by graffiti vandals .
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All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by the Beach Boys and their second in 1964 . It rose to number four in the US during a forty-nine-week chart stay , and was certified gold by the RIAA . `` I Get Around '' preceded the album 's release by some two months and quickly raced to become their first number one single in the US ; they also had a UK Top 10 debut with a number seven peak . The album 's sessions were recorded in the aftermath of the British Invasion , marking a major turning point in the Beach Boys ' career , and in bandleader/primary songwriter Brian Wilson as an artist . All Summer Long was to be their final album which reveled in beach culture . Songs from this album are also featured on the EP Four by the Beach Boys .
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`` Surfer Girl '' is a song written , produced and sung by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name , Surfer Girl . The B-side of the single was `` Little Deuce Coupe '' . The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Wilson officially credited as the producer .
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`` Solar System '' is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was released on their 1977 album Love You with a lead vocal by Brian Wilson .
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The 50th Reunion Tour was a 2012 world concert tour by The Beach Boys , an American rock band . The tour marked the first time since 1965 that founding member Brian Wilson had performed on a full tour with the band , although from 1965 to 1996 he did join them in select shows and appearances . The tour also marked the first time that The Beach Boys had played at the Hollywood Bowl since 1967 , having sold it out both times . Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour , and the album associated with it , That 's Why God Made the Radio , which was released in June 2012 , is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers : Carl who died of cancer in 1998 , and Dennis , who drowned in 1983 .
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`` Catch a Wave '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band , The Beach Boys , released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl . In 1990 , Wilson wrote of the song : '' -LSB- It -RSB- was more rhythmic . The guitars were more clean and driving as if to say they did n't wan na stop . The piano was played by me and it was perfectly synchronized with the guitars . The 3 different sounds combined to make one unique sound . I was ecstatic about this . '' In 1964 , a rewritten version of the song was recorded by Jan and Dean as `` Sidewalk Surfin ' '' . It was released as a single and charted at # 25 in Billboard .
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Carl Wilson ( 1946 -- 1998 ) was an American singer , guitarist and composer , best known as a founding member of The Beach Boys . Carl Wilson may also refer to : Carl Wilson ( album ) , 1981 self-titled album by Carl Wilson Carl Wilson ( critic ) , Canadian cultural critic Carl Wilson ( footballer ) ( born 1940 ) , English footballer Carl Wilson ( politician ) , member of the Oregon House of Representatives Carl Wilson ( swimmer ) ( born 1967 ) , Australian swimmer
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The Wilsons is an album by a short lived music group of the same name , consisting of Carnie Wilson and her sister Wendy Wilson , in collaboration with their father Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys .
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Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is the 28th studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on August 19 , 1996 on River North Records . Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson , Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is a collaborative album between The Beach Boys and various country musicians . Despite its Vol . 1 sub-title , the album is the band 's only venture into the genre of country pop music , and is the last studio album to feature founding member Carl Wilson who died in 1998 . Brian Wilson , at the time recently remarried and in his best mental state for many years , was persuaded to re-join the group and act as co-producer . According to Brian 's wife Melinda , during the album 's recording , `` They -LSB- the Beach Boys -RSB- treated him -LSB- Brian -RSB- like an invalid , all the time saying , ` Do this , do n't do that , are you okay ? ' '' The album 's failure prevented him from getting a record contract , leaving the group 's highly anticipated Andy Paley collaborations in limbo .
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`` Summer Means New Love '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was originally released on June 28 , 1965 on their album Summer Days ( And Summer Nights !! ) . A year later , it was released as the B-side to Brian Wilson 's first single , `` Caroline , No '' , which subsequently appeared on Pet Sounds . The instrumental has been cited as one forerunner to the type of arrangements Brian Wilson would later experiment with on Pet Sounds the following year . It has since been covered by several artists with new , original lyrics -- including by Wilson himself .
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The Beach Boys is the twenty-fifth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on June 10 , 1985 . Produced by Steve Levine , the album is the band 's first recording after the drowning death of founding member Dennis Wilson . It was also the band 's first album to be recorded digitally . It was also the last album released by James William Guercio 's Caribou Records .
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`` Good to My Baby '' is a song composed by Brian Wilson with words by Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys .
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Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy is an autobiographic memoir by American musician Mike Love , co-founder of the Beach Boys , written with James S. Hirsch . The book was published by Blue Rider Press on September 13 , 2016 , one month before the release of co-founder Brian Wilson 's autobiography , I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir .
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The collapse of Smile -- the projected 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys -- is often reported as the pivotal episode in their decline , as well as the decline of their principal songwriter Brian Wilson . The cancellation has been attributed to several factors : internal resistance towards the project ; legal battles with Capitol Records ; the prolonged formation of Brother Records ; technical difficulties with recording ; Carl Wilson 's draft battle ; and Brian Wilson 's escalating substance abuse , mental health issues , and creative dissatisfaction . The original Smile sessions spanned February 1966 -- May 1967 . A stopgap album , Smiley Smile , was recorded throughout June 1967 and released three months later in September . Smile was abandoned and left incomplete while Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye ; over the ensuing decades , he became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees . Following his reemergence as a solo artist , in 2004 , Wilson completed a rerecorded version of the album : Brian Wilson Presents Smile .
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Caroline Now ! : The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is a 2000 tribute album devoted to songs by the Beach Boys , consisting of cover versions recorded by independent artists . The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group , some of them available only as bootleg recordings such as Adult/Child and Sweet Insanity . The album took nearly three years to produce , with sunshine pop outfit the Free Design reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording .
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Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2 , 1917 -- June 4 , 1973 ) was an American musician , record producer , and businessman who acted as the first manager of the Beach Boys , a rock band formed by his sons Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson , his nephew Mike Love , and their friend Al Jardine . For most of the 1960s , Murry also worked as a music publisher for the band . After the Beach Boys dismissed Murry as their manager in 1964 , he produced the sound-alike group the Sunrays , and recorded a single solo album : The Many Moods of Murry Wilson ( 1967 ) . In 1969 , without any of the Beach Boys ' knowledge or consent , Wilson sold off their publishing company Sea of Tunes for $ 700,000 ( equivalent to $ in ) , then considered a paltry sum . In 1973 , he died aged 55 of a heart attack .
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Brian Wilson was part of the Beach Boys.
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Love & Mercy ( stylized as love & mercy ) is a 2014 American biographical drama film directed and co-produced by Bill Pohlad , co-produced by Claire Rudnick-Polstein and John Wells and written by Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman . The film , deriving its title from the 1988 song by Wilson , focuses on musician-songwriter Brian Wilson , co-founder of the Beach Boys , during the 1960s and 1980s , presenting the film in a nonlinear narrative . Paul Dano and John Cusack star as the young and middle-aged Wilson , respectively , with Elizabeth Banks as Wilson 's second wife Melinda Ledbetter , and Paul Giamatti as Wilson 's psychotherapist Dr. Eugene Landy . The film premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 , 2014 and was released by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions on June 5 , 2015 . It grossed $ 28.6 million over a $ 10 million budget , a moderate commercial success , and received critical acclaim from reviewers , lauded for its unorthodox style , original score by Atticus Ross , Dano 's performance as Wilson in the 1960s , and scenes that closely recreated Wilson 's advanced studio recording methods during the making of Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Wilson -- who had little involvement during development -- praised the film for being `` very factual . '' It was nominated for two Golden Globes : Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture ( Paul Dano ) and Best Original Song ( `` One Kind of Love '' ) .
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Brian Wilson ( born 1942 ) is an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys . Brian Wilson may also refer to :
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne , California , in 1961 . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs , they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era . The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound . He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles , often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . The Beach Boys began as a garage band managed by the Wilsons ' father Murry , with Brian 's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and recording abilities dominating their creative direction . Emerging at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they performed original material that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . After 1964 , they abandoned the surfing aesthetic for more personal lyrics and multi-layered sounds . In 1966 , the Pet Sounds album and `` Good Vibrations '' single vaulted the group to the top level of rock innovators and established the band as symbols of the nascent counterculture era . Following the dissolution of the group 's Smile project in 1967 , Brian gradually ceded production and songwriting duties to the rest of the band , reducing his input because of mental health and substance abuse issues . The group 's public image subsequently faltered , and despite efforts to continue their psychedelic/avant-garde ventures and reclaim their hippie audiences , they were dismissed as an embodiment of the values and outlooks shared by early 1960s white , suburban teenagers . The continued success of their greatest hits albums during the mid 1970s precipitated the band 's transition into an oldies act , a move that was denigrated by critics and many fans . Since the 1980s , much-publicized legal wrangling over royalties , songwriting credits and use of the band 's name transpired . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 . After Carl 's death , many live configurations of the band fronted by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour into the 2000s while other members pursued solo projects . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. . The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . The group had over eighty songs chart worldwide , thirty-six of them US Top 40 hits ( the most by an American rock band ) , four reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time and are listed at No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2004 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . The core quintet of the three Wilsons , Love and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 .
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The songwriting of American musician Brian Wilson , co-founder and multi-tasking leader of the Beach Boys , is widely considered to be among the most innovative and significant of the late 20th century . His combined arranging , producing , and songwriting skills also made him a major innovator in the field of music production . In a 1966 article that asks `` Do the Beach Boys rely too much on sound genius Brian ? '' brother and bandmate Carl Wilson responded that every member of the group contributes ideas , but admitted that Brian was most responsible for their music . Dennis Wilson is quoted : `` Brian Wilson is the Beach Boys . He is the band . We 're his fucking messengers . He is all of it . Period . We 're nothing . He 's everything . '' Wilson cultivated his skills from an early age , learning how to play a toy accordion before moving on to piano . On his 16th birthday , he received a Wollensak tape recorder that allowed him to experiment with recording songs and early group vocals . With the exception of some college courses , his understanding of music theory was self-taught . Most of his education in music composition came from deconstructing the harmonies of his favorite vocal group , the Four Freshmen , whose reportoire included songs by George Gershwin , Jerome Kern , and Cole Porter . Another major influence came from the Ronettes ' 1963 song `` Be My Baby '' . For the decades that followed , Wilson fixated on Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound technique showcased in `` Be My Baby '' and similar records . He learned more about producing from attending Spector 's recording sessions , and after that , received some production advice from Jan Berry . In 1966 , Wilson explained his writing process as going to the piano and finding `` feels , '' which he describes as `` brief note sequences , fragments of ideas , '' and that `` once they 're out of my head and into the open air , I can see them and touch them firmly . They 're not ` feels ' anymore . '' Some of his stylistic markers include slash chords , key modulations , `` stepwise falloffs '' , the use of minor seventh chords drawn from Burt Bacharach , and a tendency for his harmonic progressions to wander far from the tonal center . Musicologist Daniel Harrison notes that `` even the least distinguished of the Beach Boys ' early uptempo rock 'n' roll songs show traces of structural complexity at some level ; Brian was simply too curious and experimental to leave convention alone . '' Lyrics were usually written by an outside collaborator after the melody and chord patterns were established . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as a discrete instrument . He used recording sessions as fertile creative terrain in and of themselves , a practice which was unheard of in his time and later shorthanded as `` playing the studio '' . The positive commercial response to Brian 's structurally irregular and harmonically varied pop compositions gave him the prestige , resources , and courage to further his creative aspirations . Using major Hollywood recording studios , Wilson arranged many of his compositions for a conglomerate of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew . Their assistance was needed because of the increasingly complicated nature of his music . He proceeded to explore many unusual combinations of instruments while emphasizing inventive percussion and progressively ambitious lyricism .
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band , formed in Hawthorne , California in 1961 . The group is considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . Their co-founder and principal composer , Brian Wilson , is widely considered one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the late 20th century . With record sales estimated at over 100 million , they were one of the few American bands formed prior to the 1964 British Invasion to continue their success , and among artists of the 1960s , they are one of few central figures in the histories of rock . From the beginning of their career , the Beach Boys struggled with their reputation and audiences , often being dismissed as a superficial pop group due to their initial target demographic , early songs which celebrated a politically unconscious youth culture , and failure to blend in with the hippie movement . However , while the Beach Boys were at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they helped spur many trends and various musical genres and movements . This includes being one of the first rock groups to exert studio control ; inspiring a higher craft in popular music ; advancing the field of music production ; serving as a primary influence for many punk , alternative , and independent musicians ; and being progenitors for a variety of pop/rock subgenres including vocal surf , psychedelic rock , experimental pop , art rock , progressive rock , power pop , and indie rock .
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Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 , 1944 -- December 28 , 1983 ) was an American musician , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson . Dennis was the only true surfer in the Beach Boys , and his personal life exemplified the `` California Myth '' that the band 's early songs often celebrated . He was also known for his brief association with then-aspiring songwriter Charles Manson , who was later convicted of murder conspiracy . Dennis served mainly on drums and backing vocals for the Beach Boys from its formation until his death in 1983 . It is often erroneously stated that Dennis ' drumming in the band 's recordings was filled in exclusively by studio musicians . His drumming is documented on a number of the group 's singles , including `` I Get Around '' ( 1964 ) , `` Fun , Fun , Fun '' ( 1964 ) , and `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1964 ) . While he was allowed few lead vocals in the 1960s , his prominence as a singer-songwriter increased into the 1970s . His original songs for the group included `` Little Bird '' ( 1968 ) , `` Forever '' ( 1970 ) , and `` Slip On Through '' ( 1970 ) . Although uncredited , Wilson helped pen `` You Are So Beautiful '' , a hit for Joe Cocker in 1974 . His music has been characterized for reflecting `` his edginess and exhibited little of his happy charm , setting it apart from Brian 's music . ... By all appearances the happy-go-lucky Beach Boy , Dennis Wilson lived out the proverbial live-fast-die-young motto . ... His wild side masked an underside that was , by turns , brooding , self-loathing , sensitive , and anxious . '' Wilson 's only solo album , Pacific Ocean Blue ( 1977 ) , was released to warm reviews , but a moderate commercial reception . Written and recorded over a span of several years , the album peaked on US record charts at number 96 during a 12-week stay . Sessions for a follow-up , Bambu , disintegrated before his death in 1983 . Five years later , Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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`` Brian Wilson '' is a song written by Steven Page for Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies as a tribute to the Beach Boys ' co-founder Brian Wilson . It was released as a single from the band 's debut studio album , Gordon ( 1992 ) , peaking at number 18 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . In 2000 , Wilson responded with a cover version that was released on his live album Live at the Roxy Theatre .
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The Beach Boys began in 1961 when brothers Brian , Carl and Dennis Wilson formed a rock band with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine . Since then , the band has undergone many variations in composition , with representation by fill-ins onstage as often as not as original personnel pursued other careers , hired , or rehired , took extended breaks for medical reasons , or died . Wilson neighbor David Marks appeared on their first four albums , played with the group in its formative stages , and was a member from 1962 to 1963 as a replacement for Jardine , who had left the group to attend college . Jardine returned to the band in 1963 as an onstage fill-in for Brian , who was already feeling the stresses of touring . Marks rejoined the band in 1997 , during Carl 's last illness , and remained with them for two years . In 1965 , Bruce Johnston became a member and also filled in on bass and sang some of Brian 's parts live . In 1972 , drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist/bassist Blondie Chaplin joined the band , while Johnston had officially resigned from the group . In 1973 and 1974 Fataar and Chaplin left . In 1979 , Johnston returned .
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Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21 , 1946 -- February 6 , 1998 ) was an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson . Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures , Carl 's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing vocals , but he performed lead vocals on several of their hits , including `` God Only Knows '' ( 1966 ) and `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) . Unlike other members of the band , he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group 's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s . After Brian began withdrawing from the group , Carl was forced to take a more active production role , and he became the band 's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death from lung cancer in 1998 . During the 1980s , he attempted to launch a solo career , releasing the albums Carl Wilson ( 1981 ) and Young Blood ( 1983 ) . Shortly before his death , he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm , later released for the posthumous album Like a Brother ( 2000 ) . In 1988 , Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .
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The Beach Boys Today ! , also known simply as Today ! , is the eighth studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys . It peaked at number four on US record charts and was preceded by the top 10 singles `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' and `` Dance , Dance , Dance '' , along with `` Do You Wan na Dance ? '' which reached number 12 . Shortly before recording began , the group completed their album All Summer Long ( 1964 ) , intended to be their final statement on beach-themed music . In December 1964 , Brian Wilson suffered through a nervous breakdown while on a flight , and was introduced to marijuana as a stress reliever . He then became a regular user after he realized the profound effect it had on the way he perceived music , and resigned from touring with the group to focus solely on writing and producing . Produced , arranged , and largely written by Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love , Today ! signaled a departure from previous albums through Wilson 's increasingly sophisticated , orchestral approach and the abandonment of themes related to surfing , cars , or teenage love . The tracks on side one feature an uptempo sound that contrasts side two , which consists mostly of ballads . With instrumentation that includes accordions , harpsichords , French horn , tack pianos , mandolins , and sleigh bells , the album showcases adventurous and distinct arrangements , multi-layered Wall of Sound productions , and personal , autobiographical subject matter that would foreshadow future albums such as Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Today ! established the Beach Boys as album artists rather than just a singles band . Author Scott Schinder referred to its `` suite-like structure '' as an early example of the rock album format being used to make a cohesive artistic statement . In 2012 , the album was voted 271 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . In 2005 , it was included in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
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`` Surfin ' '' is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys , written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love . It was released as the first Beach Boys single ( with `` Luau '' on the B-side ) in November 1961 on Candix Records and it later appeared on the 1962 album Surfin ' Safari . The single effectively began the Beach Boys ' music career , establishing them at the vanguard of what would later be regarded the `` California Sound '' . Initially , the group were trying to think of something original and creative that they could write a song about . Brian Wilson remembers that `` One day , my brother Dennis came home from the beach and said , ` Hey , surfing 's getting really big . You guys ought to write a song about it . '' The song features Mike Love on lead vocals with Carl Wilson on backing vocals and guitar , Al Jardine on backing vocals and stand-up bass , Brian Wilson on backing vocals and snare drum and Dennis Wilson on backing vocals . The single peaked at number 75 in the US ; it was never released in the UK . The Beach Boys later re-recorded the song for their 1992 album Summer in Paradise .
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This list is an attempt to document every song released by The Beach Boys . It does not include songs released only separately by the individual members . Lead vocals by the official members of the group ( Brian Wilson , Dennis Wilson , Carl Wilson , Mike Love , Al Jardine , David Marks , Bruce Johnston , Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar ) are listed by first name only . Guest lead vocals show full names .
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The Beach Boys Love You is the 21st studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on April 11 , 1977 . Originally planned as a Brian Wilson solo outing named Brian Loves You , the album is almost entirely written and performed by Wilson , with the other band members mainly serving as additional lead vocalists . Penned during a process of mental and drug rehabilitation for Wilson , the album relies heavily on 1970s analog synthesizers , while the lyrics tend to be autobiographic or conversational . It was initially received with a sharp divide between fans and critics , peaking at number 53 on US record charts . One single was issued from the album : `` Honkin ' Down the Highway '' backed with `` Solar System '' . Love You has been recognized as an early work of synth-pop , a forerunner to new wave experiments , and an idiosyncratic and creative oddity in the Beach Boys ' canon . After being asked where somebody should begin with the Beach Boys discography , Wilson answered : `` Pet Sounds first , then listen to The Beach Boys Love You . '' A follow-up album , Adult Child , was completed by the group , but left unreleased . Love You would remain the last album written and produced by Wilson for the next 11 years -- his debut solo LP Brian Wilson ( 1988 ) marked his comeback .
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I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir is an autobiographic memoir of American songwriter-musician Brian Wilson , co-founder of the Beach Boys . It was written through several months of interviews with ghostwriter Ben Greenman . The book was published by Da Capo Press on October 11 , 2016 , coinciding one month after the release of co-founder Mike Love 's autobiography : Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy . I Am Brian Wilson supersedes Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story , Wilson 's disowned autobiography published in 1991 .
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Brian Wilson : I Just Was n't Made for These Times is a 1995 biographical musical film directed by Don Was , centered on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys . The documentary examines the ups and downs of Wilson 's life , including the early years of the Beach Boys , his years of substance abuse , and his long road to recovery through interviews with Brian and the Wilson family . A soundtrack , I Just Was n't Made for These Times , accompanied its release . Its name derives from the Beach Boys ' song `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' , released on Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) . Currently , it is sold as a double feature , paired with the 1985 The Beach Boys : An American Band documentary .
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The Beach Boys : An American Family is a 2000 miniseries written by Kirk Ellis and directed by Jeff Bleckner . It is a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys , from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators , through their late-1960s decline ( and Brian Wilson 's beginning battle with mental illness ) , to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and `` goodtime '' act . The movie was shown in two parts on ABC Television , and featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band , which forms the backdrop to the story . Music that could n't be licensed for the production , but was important to the story ( such as the Smile album sessions , and music by criminal Charles Manson , who had collaborated with Dennis Wilson ) , was filled in with sound-alikes , reminiscent of the original recordings . In 2000 , Brian Wilson stated of the film : `` I did n't like it , I thought it was in poor taste . ... And it stunk . I thought it stunk ! '' He elaborated further : `` I did n't like the second part . It was n't really true to the way things were . I 'd like to see another movie if it was done right . But I just sort of turned my back to this one , or my other cheek , or whatever you wan na call it . It was best just to ignore it because it really was n't true to life . ''
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Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a compilation of songs by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records in mid-2002 . It was compiled by Brian Wilson himself that February . It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track , `` California Feelin ' '' not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band . Brian wrote in the liner notes : Wilson 's choices tend to favor his ballads , from `` Surfer Girl '' and `` The Warmth of the Sun '' to his Pet Sounds and Smile material . Later song selections include '' 'Til I Die '' and `` Sail On , Sailor '' . Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts , reaching number 159 during a chart stay of 1 week .
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The Beach Boys Historic Landmark commemorates the site of the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys . The monument , located at 3701 W. 119th Street , Hawthorne , California , stands on the former location of the Wilsons ' house , which was demolished in the mid-1980s during construction of the Century Freeway . Music industry notables such as Dick Clark and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were among the letter-writers who supported the BBHL 's landmark application process . Its status as a California State Historic Landmark NO. 1041 Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys was granted by the California State Historic Resources Commission in a unanimous vote on August 6 , 2004 , in Ontario , California , and the monument was dedicated on May 20 , 2005 . The image face of the landmark was inspired by the album cover of Surfer Girl . The lineup of the Beach Boys at that time was Brian , Carl , and Dennis ; their cousin Mike Love ; and David Marks ( who grew up in a house across the street from the Wilson home . ) Al Jardine , the group 's original bassist , would later rejoin the band soon before David 's departure . Six gold 45 records are embedded in the base of the landmark , each with the name of one of the Beach Boys ; the three Wilson brothers to the left , and Love , Marks and Jardine to the right . The names of donors , Wilson friends and family members , and the Beach Boys Landmark Committee are engraved into the monument bricks . The construction work was undertaken by Scott Wilson , Dennis 's adopted son . The landmark plaque reads : It was here that the childhood home of Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson developed their unique musical skills . During Labor Day weekend 1961 , they , their cousin Mike Love , and a friend Al Jardine , gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song `` Surfin ' . '' This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as the Beach Boys , and the beginning of a historic musical legacy . The music of the Beach Boys broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun , surf , and romance . Less than a month after the unveiling of the landmark , it was targeted by graffiti vandals .
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All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by the Beach Boys and their second in 1964 . It rose to number four in the US during a forty-nine-week chart stay , and was certified gold by the RIAA . `` I Get Around '' preceded the album 's release by some two months and quickly raced to become their first number one single in the US ; they also had a UK Top 10 debut with a number seven peak . The album 's sessions were recorded in the aftermath of the British Invasion , marking a major turning point in the Beach Boys ' career , and in bandleader/primary songwriter Brian Wilson as an artist . All Summer Long was to be their final album which reveled in beach culture . Songs from this album are also featured on the EP Four by the Beach Boys .
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`` Surfer Girl '' is a song written , produced and sung by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name , Surfer Girl . The B-side of the single was `` Little Deuce Coupe '' . The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Wilson officially credited as the producer .
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`` Solar System '' is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was released on their 1977 album Love You with a lead vocal by Brian Wilson .
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The 50th Reunion Tour was a 2012 world concert tour by The Beach Boys , an American rock band . The tour marked the first time since 1965 that founding member Brian Wilson had performed on a full tour with the band , although from 1965 to 1996 he did join them in select shows and appearances . The tour also marked the first time that The Beach Boys had played at the Hollywood Bowl since 1967 , having sold it out both times . Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour , and the album associated with it , That 's Why God Made the Radio , which was released in June 2012 , is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers : Carl who died of cancer in 1998 , and Dennis , who drowned in 1983 .
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`` Catch a Wave '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band , The Beach Boys , released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl . In 1990 , Wilson wrote of the song : '' -LSB- It -RSB- was more rhythmic . The guitars were more clean and driving as if to say they did n't wan na stop . The piano was played by me and it was perfectly synchronized with the guitars . The 3 different sounds combined to make one unique sound . I was ecstatic about this . '' In 1964 , a rewritten version of the song was recorded by Jan and Dean as `` Sidewalk Surfin ' '' . It was released as a single and charted at # 25 in Billboard .
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Carl Wilson ( 1946 -- 1998 ) was an American singer , guitarist and composer , best known as a founding member of The Beach Boys . Carl Wilson may also refer to : Carl Wilson ( album ) , 1981 self-titled album by Carl Wilson Carl Wilson ( critic ) , Canadian cultural critic Carl Wilson ( footballer ) ( born 1940 ) , English footballer Carl Wilson ( politician ) , member of the Oregon House of Representatives Carl Wilson ( swimmer ) ( born 1967 ) , Australian swimmer
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The Wilsons is an album by a short lived music group of the same name , consisting of Carnie Wilson and her sister Wendy Wilson , in collaboration with their father Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys .
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Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is the 28th studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on August 19 , 1996 on River North Records . Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson , Stars and Stripes Vol . 1 is a collaborative album between The Beach Boys and various country musicians . Despite its Vol . 1 sub-title , the album is the band 's only venture into the genre of country pop music , and is the last studio album to feature founding member Carl Wilson who died in 1998 . Brian Wilson , at the time recently remarried and in his best mental state for many years , was persuaded to re-join the group and act as co-producer . According to Brian 's wife Melinda , during the album 's recording , `` They -LSB- the Beach Boys -RSB- treated him -LSB- Brian -RSB- like an invalid , all the time saying , ` Do this , do n't do that , are you okay ? ' '' The album 's failure prevented him from getting a record contract , leaving the group 's highly anticipated Andy Paley collaborations in limbo .
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`` Summer Means New Love '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was originally released on June 28 , 1965 on their album Summer Days ( And Summer Nights !! ) . A year later , it was released as the B-side to Brian Wilson 's first single , `` Caroline , No '' , which subsequently appeared on Pet Sounds . The instrumental has been cited as one forerunner to the type of arrangements Brian Wilson would later experiment with on Pet Sounds the following year . It has since been covered by several artists with new , original lyrics -- including by Wilson himself .
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The Beach Boys is the twenty-fifth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys , released on June 10 , 1985 . Produced by Steve Levine , the album is the band 's first recording after the drowning death of founding member Dennis Wilson . It was also the band 's first album to be recorded digitally . It was also the last album released by James William Guercio 's Caribou Records .
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`` Good to My Baby '' is a song composed by Brian Wilson with words by Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys .
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Good Vibrations : My Life as a Beach Boy is an autobiographic memoir by American musician Mike Love , co-founder of the Beach Boys , written with James S. Hirsch . The book was published by Blue Rider Press on September 13 , 2016 , one month before the release of co-founder Brian Wilson 's autobiography , I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir .
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The collapse of Smile -- the projected 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys -- is often reported as the pivotal episode in their decline , as well as the decline of their principal songwriter Brian Wilson . The cancellation has been attributed to several factors : internal resistance towards the project ; legal battles with Capitol Records ; the prolonged formation of Brother Records ; technical difficulties with recording ; Carl Wilson 's draft battle ; and Brian Wilson 's escalating substance abuse , mental health issues , and creative dissatisfaction . The original Smile sessions spanned February 1966 -- May 1967 . A stopgap album , Smiley Smile , was recorded throughout June 1967 and released three months later in September . Smile was abandoned and left incomplete while Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye ; over the ensuing decades , he became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees . Following his reemergence as a solo artist , in 2004 , Wilson completed a rerecorded version of the album : Brian Wilson Presents Smile .
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Caroline Now ! : The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is a 2000 tribute album devoted to songs by the Beach Boys , consisting of cover versions recorded by independent artists . The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group , some of them available only as bootleg recordings such as Adult/Child and Sweet Insanity . The album took nearly three years to produce , with sunshine pop outfit the Free Design reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording .
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Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2 , 1917 -- June 4 , 1973 ) was an American musician , record producer , and businessman who acted as the first manager of the Beach Boys , a rock band formed by his sons Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson , his nephew Mike Love , and their friend Al Jardine . For most of the 1960s , Murry also worked as a music publisher for the band . After the Beach Boys dismissed Murry as their manager in 1964 , he produced the sound-alike group the Sunrays , and recorded a single solo album : The Many Moods of Murry Wilson ( 1967 ) . In 1969 , without any of the Beach Boys ' knowledge or consent , Wilson sold off their publishing company Sea of Tunes for $ 700,000 ( equivalent to $ in ) , then considered a paltry sum . In 1973 , he died aged 55 of a heart attack .
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The Great Gatsby centers on a youthful person with over a million dollars.
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The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922 . The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan . Considered to be Fitzgerald 's magnum opus , The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence , idealism , resistance to change , social upheaval , and excess , creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream . Fitzgerald -- inspired by the parties he had attended while visiting Long Island 's north shore -- began planning the novel in 1923 , desiring to produce , in his words , `` something new -- something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned . '' Progress was slow , with Fitzgerald completing his first draft following a move to the French Riviera in 1924 . His editor , Maxwell Perkins , felt the book was vague and persuaded the author to revise over the next winter . Fitzgerald was repeatedly ambivalent about the book 's title and he considered a variety of alternatives , including titles that referenced the Roman character Trimalchio ; the title he was last documented to have desired was Under the Red , White , and Blue . First published by Scribner 's in April 1925 , The Great Gatsby received mixed reviews and sold poorly ; in its first year , the book sold only 20,000 copies . Fitzgerald died in 1940 , believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten . However , the novel experienced a revival during World , and became a part of American high school curricula and numerous stage and film adaptations in the following decades . Today , The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title `` Great American Novel . '' In 1998 , the Modern Library editorial board voted it the 20th century 's best American novel and second best English-language novel of the same time period .
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The Great Gatsby is a 2013 Australian-American period drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald 's 1925 novel of the same name . The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the eponymous Jay Gatsby , with Tobey Maguire , Carey Mulligan , Joel Edgerton and Elizabeth Debicki in supporting roles . Production began in 2011 and took place in Australia , with $ 105 million budget . The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick ( Maguire ) , who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties in New York state . The film polarized critics , receiving both praise and criticism for its acting performances , soundtrack , visual style , and direction . Audiences responded much more positively , and F. Scott Fitzgerald 's granddaughter praised the film , stating `` Scott would have been proud . '' As of 2016 , it is Baz Luhrmann 's highest-grossing film , having earned over $ 350 million worldwide . At the 86th Academy Awards , the film won in both of its nominated categories : Best Production Design and Best Costume Design .
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Jay Gatsby ( born James `` Jimmy '' Gatz ) is the title character of the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby . The character , a wealthy man and the owner of a luxurious mansion where extravagant parties are often hosted , is described by the novel 's narrator , Nick Carraway , as being `` the single most hopeful person I 've ever met '' .
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The Great Gatsby is a 2000 British-American romantic drama television film , based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald . It stars Toby Stephens in the title role of Jay Gatsby , Mira Sorvino as Daisy Buchanan , Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway , Martin Donovan as Tom Buchanan , Francie Swift as Jordan Baker , Heather Goldenhersh as Myrtle Wilson and Matt Malloy as Klipspringer . The film on March 29 , 2000 .
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Gatsby may refer to : The Great Gatsby , a 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby ( disambiguation ) , an index of adaptations of the novel Jay Gatsby , the novel 's central character Any of the films based on the novel , particularly The Great Gatsby ( 2013 film ) , which was marketed as just `` Gatsby '' Gatsby Charitable Foundation , a grant-making trust based in London GATSBY , a Japanese cosmetic brand by Mandom , well known for its ` Moving Rubber ' range of hair wax Gatsby ( sandwich ) , a South African food mainly popular in Cape Town , comes in the form of a long roll with fillings of anything ranging from polony to chicken or steak and hot chips Gatsby cap , a hat with a stiff front brim , overlaid with a round body Gatsbys American Dream , a progressive rock band from Seattle , Washington
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The Great Catsby ( Hangul : 위대한 캣츠비 , RR : Widaehan Kaetcheubi , M-R : Widaehan K'aetch ' ŭbi ) is a Korean web comic written by Doha Kang and Kim Seung-jin . Daum published the comic in its original Korean on the internet . Netcomics , which holds the translation publication rights , published the comic in six volumes and on the internet in English . The title is a play on the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald , The Great Gatsby . The comic starts by introducing Catsby , a university graduate who is depressed for not being able to find a job . His girlfriend , Persu , announces that she will marry another man -- one that is significantly older and richer than Catsby .
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The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American romantic drama film produced by Newdon Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures . It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola , and was based on F. Scott Fitzgerald 's 1925 novel of the same name . The film stars Robert Redford in the title role of Jay Gatsby , along with Mia Farrow , Sam Waterston , Bruce Dern , Karen Black , Scott Wilson and Lois Chiles , with Howard Da Silva ( who previously appeared in the 1949 version ) , Roberts Blossom and Edward Herrmann .
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Daisy Fay Buchanan is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald 's magnum opus The Great Gatsby ( 1925 ) . In the novel , Daisy is depicted as a married woman with a daughter who is reunited with her former lover Jay Gatsby , arousing the jealousy of her husband , Tom . She is widely believed to have been based on Ginevra King . She has appeared in various media related to the novel including feature films and plays .
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Big Money Hustlas is a 2001 American comedy film directed by John Cafiero as his feature film debut . The film , an homage to exploitation films of the 1970s , focuses on a streetwise San Francisco detective who tries to take down a New York City crime lord . It stars Insane Clown Posse 's Joseph `` Violent J '' Bruce and Joseph `` Shaggy 2 Dope '' Utsler , and Twiztid 's Jamie Spaniolo and Paul Methric , and features appearances by Harland Williams , John G. Brennan , Rudy Ray Moore , Mick Foley and The Misfits . Released direct-to-video , the film debuted at # 1 on Billboard 's Top Music Videos chart , and was later certified platinum by the RIAA . A Western genre follow-up , Big Money Rustlas , was released direct-to-video on August 17 , 2010 . In 2015 , Insane Clown Posse announced the production of a sequel entitled Big Money Thrusters .
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G is a 2002 American drama film directed by Christopher Scott Cherot . It is loosely based on the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald . The title character , `` G '' , played by Richard T. Jones , is a Hip-hop music mogul who is looking to win back the love of his life , Sky ( based on the character Daisy Buchanan from the original novel ) .
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Nick Carraway is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby ( 1925 ) .
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The Great Gatsby is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon . It is the first film adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald . Warner Baxter portrayed Jay Gatsby and Lois Wilson as Daisy Buchanan . The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky , and distributed by Paramount Pictures . The Great Gatsby is now considered lost .
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Get Over It is a 2001 American teen comedy film loosely based on William Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream about a high school senior who desperately tries to win back his ex-girlfriend by joining the school play she and her new boyfriend are performing in , against the advice of friends . The film was directed by Tommy O'Haver for Miramax Films and written by R. Lee Fleming , Jr. . The film was released on March 9 , 2001 and stars Ben Foster , Kirsten Dunst , Melissa Sagemiller , Sisqó , Shane West , Colin Hanks , Zoe Saldana , Mila Kunis , Swoosie Kurtz , Ed Begley , Jr. , Carmen Electra and Martin Short . The film grossed $ 19 million against a budget of $ 22 million .
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`` Young and Beautiful '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey used for the soundtrack to the drama film The Great Gatsby ( 2013 ) . It was released on April 23 , 2013 by Interscope Records as the lead single from the record . `` Young & Beautiful '' was co-written by Del Rey and the track 's producer , Rick Nowels ( with an uncredited assist from director Baz Luhrmann ) . Contemporary music critics lauded the single , calling it `` haunting '' and `` somber '' . Lyrically , `` Young & Beautiful '' follows a young lover 's apprehension about whether love can last . A music video , directed by Chris Sweeney and filmed by Sophie Muller , was released on May 10 , 2013 . The song was used in commercials to promote the new season of the MTV reality show Catfish . `` Young & Beautiful '' reached the top ten in Australia where it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . It was also top 10 hit on Serbian airplay chart , peaking at number 9 . In May 2013 , the song broke into the Billboard Hot 100 ; it peaked at 22 on the chart , making it Del Rey 's highest peak since `` Video Games '' peaked at 91 in 2012 . Shortly after , the song also peaked at 3 on the Hot Rock Songs chart . Del Rey and Nowels received accolades for their songwriting from various music and film awards , including nominations for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards , and Best Song at the 19th Critics ' Choice Awards . They eventually won the Best Original Song at the 18th Satellite Awards . On January 26 , 2014 , `` Young and Beautiful '' was announced as number 7 on the annual Triple J 's Hottest 100 in Australia .
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The Billion Dollar Boy is a 1997 science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield . The story takes place centuries in the future where asteroid mining is a major industry . Earth 's population is 14 billion , most live in poverty . The protagonist is Shelby Cheever , a spoiled , exceedingly rich teenager , who lords his wealth over everyone around him , while taking pride in being completely unproductive . In a drunken vacation mishap , Shelby accidentally ends up in a remote mining colony with no easy return , due to entering a FTL translation node without setting the coordinates . There he is forced to work hard to survive , and interact with his new shipmates as equals . Through both routine labor , and many misadventures , Shelby endures much positive character building . This book is a future retelling of Kipling 's Captains Courageous . Same plot : spoiled rich kid gets high -LSB- drunk -RSB- and falls off an ocean liner -LSB- spaceship -RSB- into the ocean -LSB- a wormhole node -RSB- . He is picked up by a fishing boat -LSB- space mining ship -RSB- and forced to work for/with them for several months until the hold is full . There is even the mysterious Pennsylvania Pratt -LSB- Scrimshander Limes -RSB- who has forgotten his identity after a personal tragedy and remembers it temporarily while saving shipwreck -LSB- sabotage -RSB- victims . The book is a relatively light adventure tale , by Sheffield standards , and serves mainly as a platform for the author 's views on child rearing , while giving some hard science fiction theories about far future technology and economics . Category :1990 s science fiction novels Category : Novels by Charles Sheffield Category :1997 American novels Category : Jupiter novels Category : Asteroid mining in fiction Category : Overpopulation fiction Category : Dystopian novels Category : Faster-than-light travel in fiction Category : Wormholes in fiction
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The Great Gatsby is an opera in two acts written by American composer John Harbison . The libretto , also by Harbison , was adapted from the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald . Additional popular song lyrics were by Murray Horwitz . The opera was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in honor of music director James Levine 's 25th anniversary with the company .
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Johnny Vegas is a character in several of Tim Dorsey 's novels . He is 6 ft tall , tan , fit , and lives a life of leisure thanks to a trust fund set up by his father . Despite being young , handsome , and moderately wealthy , he is known ( at least through the narrative ) as `` The Accidental Virgin '' . Each time Vegas encounters a willing woman , something happens to ruin the situation . The intervening occurrences are frequently highly improbable or outlandish , such as finding floating corpses while on a speedboat , witnessing an apparent suicide from a bridge , et cetera . Vegas ' character is far from sympathetic , however . He is somewhat stupid , arrogant , vain , sex-obsessed , and has very few morals . Unlike some other recurring peripheral characters ( such as Detective Mahoney ) , Vegas is used almost entirely for comic relief rather than in advancing the plot .
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The Great Gatsby : Music from Baz Luhrmann 's Film ( also known as Music from Baz Luhrmann 's Film The Great Gatsby ) is the soundtrack album to the 2013 film The Great Gatsby , an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel of the same name . Interscope Records released it on May 6 , 2013 . The album was produced by Baz Luhrmann and Anton Monsted , with Jay-Z serving as the album 's executive producer . The soundtrack comprises fourteen songs , including new material and cover versions performed by various artists . It contains a mixture of genre , including hip hop , jazz , and alternative music . Luhrmann specifically selected these styles of music to better immerse the audience into the story of The Great Gatsby . The album received a mixed response , with the selection of songs and singers dividing critics . It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and appeared on several national record charts . The album has received three gold certifications from the Australian Recording Industry Association , the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry , and the Recording Industry Association of America . The album spawned three singles : `` Young and Beautiful '' , `` A Little Party Never Killed Nobody ( All We Got ) '' , and `` Bang Bang '' .
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The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald . The Great Gatsby may also refer to adaptations of the novel : The Great Gatsby ( 1926 film ) , a silent film starring Warner Baxter and Lois Wilson The Great Gatsby ( 1949 film ) , starring Alan Ladd and Betty Field The Great Gatsby ( 1955 ) , `` Robert Montgomery Presents '' television episode starring Robert Montgomery and Phyllis Kirk The Great Gatsby ( 1974 film ) , starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow The Great Gatsby ( opera ) , a 1999 opera composed by John Harbison The Great Gatsby ( 2000 film ) , a TV film starring Toby Stephens , Mira Sorvino and Paul Rudd The Great Gatsby ( 2013 film ) , a Baz Luhrmann film starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan Music from Baz Luhrmann 's Film The Great Gatsby , a soundtrack album from the 2013 film
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Big Money is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse , first published in the United States on 30 January 1931 by Doubleday , Doran , New York , and in the United Kingdom on 20 March 1931 by Herbert Jenkins , London . It was serialised in Collier 's ( US ) from 20 September to 6 December 1930 and in the Strand Magazine ( UK ) between October 1930 and April 1931 . The story concerns two young men , Godfrey , Lord Biskerton `` Biscuit '' and his one-time inseparable comrade John Beresford `` Berry '' Conway , and their efforts to raise money and to woo their respective girls .
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The Great Gatsby is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elliott Nugent , and produced by Richard Maibaum , from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume . It is based on the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald . The music score was by Robert Emmett Dolan and the cinematography by John F. Seitz . The production was designed by Roland Anderson and Hans Dreier and the costumes by Edith Head . The film stars Alan Ladd , Betty Field , Macdonald Carey , Ruth Hussey , and Barry Sullivan and features Shelley Winters and Howard Da Silva , the latter of whom would later appear in the 1974 version .
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Big Money Rustlas is an American Western comedy film directed by Paul Andresen . The film is the prequel to the 2001 film Big Money Hustlas . Joseph Bruce wrote the story , and he , Andresen , and Studebaker Duchamp adapted the story into a screenplay . Their writing was influenced by classic Western films , classic Warner Bros. cartoons , and the film Blazing Saddles . Gambling tycoon Big Baby Chips ( Joseph Bruce ) , along with his assistants Raw Stank ( Jamie Spaniolo ) and Dusty Poot ( Monoxide ) , run the downtrodden town of Mud Bug through extortion and violence . Sheriff Sugar Wolf ( Joseph Utsler ) arrives in town to confront Big Baby Chips , redeem his family name , and save the town . The film 's tagline is `` The Good , the Bad , and the ... Outrageous , '' a parody of the film The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . Big Money Rustlas was released direct-to-video on August 17 , 2010 .
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Callan Ryan Claude McAuliffe ( born 24 January 1995 ) is an Australian actor , known for his roles as Bryce Loski in Flipped and Sam Goode in I Am Number Four , both American feature films . He appeared as young Gatsby in the 2013 film The Great Gatsby . In November 2013 it was announced that McAuliffe would be joining UNICEF Australia as a National Ambassador , becoming an active advocate for the organisation through the promotion of child rights . McAuliffe is also the Youth Ambassador of Wolf Connection , a non-profit organization based in California which rescues wolves and wolf-dogs and also a youth education and empowerment program .
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Eine Billion Dollar is a 2001 novel by German writer Andreas Eschbach . Its plot revolves around a young pizza driver from New York City , who inherits a trillion US dollars from one of his ancestors who lived in 16th century Florence . With the money comes a prophecy that he must use it to give humanity back its lost future . The title is correctly translated into English as `` One Trillion Dollars '' , as it refers to the long scale use of the word billion ( 10 ) , which is called a trillion in the short scale .
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The Millionaire is a 1931 all-talking pre-code comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and starring George Arliss in the title role . The film is a remake of the 1922 film called The Ruling Passion , which also starred Arliss . The film was based on the short story `` Idle Hands '' by Earl Derr Biggers . In one of his earliest film roles , James Cagney had a brief but key appearance .
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Mr. & Mrs. Ewis is a film about a wealthy young man who leads an empty life . He wastes his father 's fortune after his death and his mother decides to find a bride for him . However , he spoils all her plans when he falls in love with a rural girl who teaches him some life lessons .
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Gadsby is a 1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright written as a lipogram , which does not include words that contain the letter `` e '' . The plot revolves around the dying fictional city of Branton Hills , which is revitalized as a result of the efforts of protagonist John Gadsby and a youth group he organizes . Though vanity-published and little-noticed in its time , the book is a favourite of fans of constrained writing and is a sought-after rarity among some book collectors . Later editions of the book have sometimes carried the alternative subtitle 50,000 Word Novel Without the Letter `` E '' . In 1968 , the novel entered the public domain in the United States due to failure to renew copyright in the 28th year after publication . Despite Wright 's claim , published versions of the book do contain a handful of uses of the letter `` e '' - it is unclear whether these are the author 's mistakes or mistakes of typesetters .
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Teenage Millionaire is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Lawrence Doheny and written by Lawrence Doheny and Harry Spalding . The film stars Jimmy Clanton , Rocky Graziano , ZaSu Pitts , Diane Jergens , Valerie Ziegler , Cheyenne Boyer , Gabriella Taliani , Maurice Gosfield and Eileen O'Neill . The film was released on August 17 , 1961 , by United Artists .
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The Big Bankroll is a 1961 American crime film directed by Joseph M. Newman , produced by Samuel Bischoff and starring David Janssen , Dianne Foster , Diana Dors and Jack Carson . During the prohibition era the gangster Arnold Rothstein rises to be a major figure in the criminal underworld . It is also known by the alternative title King of the Roaring 20s : The Story of Arnold Rothstein . It was based on a book by Leo Katcher .
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The Big Town is a 1987 film drama about a young man who comes to the big city to work as a professional gambler , in the process becoming romantically involved with two women -- one of whom is already married . The film was directed by Ben Bolt and Harold Becker and it stars Matt Dillon , Diane Lane , and Tommy Lee Jones .
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Big City Blues is a 1997 film about a collection of characters who threaten to cross paths , unknowingly , during a night in the big city . The film focuses on the two hitmen Conner and Hudson , ( Burt Reynolds and William Forsythe ) who receive their contracts from an Englishman , a beautiful prostitute named Angela who dreams of a career as a model and is searching for her doppelgänger and two transvestites named Babs and Georgie .
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This is a filmography for the American singer and actor Bing Crosby .
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is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima . It is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist Shinji and his romance with Hatsue , the beautiful daughter of the wealthy ship owner Terukichi . For this book Mishima was awarded the Shincho Prize from Shinchosha Publishing in 1954 . It has been adapted for film five times .
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Shane Black and Chris Miller wrote Iron Man 3.
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Iron Man 3 ( stylized onscreen as Iron Man Three ) is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the sequel to 2008 's Iron Man and 2010 's Iron Man 2 , and the seventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Shane Black directed a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce , which uses concepts from the `` Extremis '' story arc by Warren Ellis . The film stars Robert Downey Jr. , Gwyneth Paltrow , Don Cheadle , Guy Pearce , Rebecca Hall , Stephanie Szostak , James Badge Dale , Jon Favreau , and Ben Kingsley . In Iron Man 3 , Tony Stark deals with posttraumatic stress disorder caused by the events of The Avengers , while investigating the reemergence of the Ten Rings , led by the mysterious Mandarin and comes into a conflict with an old enemy : Aldrich Killian . After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010 , Favreau , who served as director , decided not to return , and in February 2011 Black was hired to write and direct the film . Black and Pearce opted to make the script more character-centric and focused on thriller elements . Throughout April and May 2012 , the film 's supporting cast was filled out , with Kingsley , Pearce , and Hall brought in to portray key roles . Filming began on May 23 , and lasted through December 17 , 2012 , primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington , North Carolina . Additional shooting took place at various locations around North Carolina , as well as Florida , China , and Los Angeles . The visual effects were handled by 17 companies , including Scanline VFX , Digital Domain , and Weta Digital . The film was converted to 3D in post-production . Iron Man 3 premiered at Le Grand Rex in Paris on April 14 , 2013 . It began its release on April 25 , 2013 , internationally , and debuted in the United States one week later on May 3 . The film received generally positive reviews and was commercially successful , grossing over $ 1.2 billion worldwide , the second highest-grossing film of 2013 overall , and the second-highest-grossing film at the domestic box office released in 2013 . It became the sixteenth film to gross over $ 1 billion and the 5th-highest-grossing film of all time , with its opening weekend ranking as the 6th-highest-grossing opening of all time . The film also received a nomination for Academy Award in the category of Best Visual Effects , and received another nomination for BAFTA Award in the same category .
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Shane Black ( born December 16 , 1961 ) is an American screenwriter , director , producer and actor , known for writing the 1987 action film hit Lethal Weapon , and his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005 . His acting credits include appearing in Predator , the first film in the series of which he is currently set to write and direct the next installment , The Predator . In 2013 , he co-wrote and directed Iron Man 3 , which as of mid-2017 ranks as the twelfth highest-grossing film worldwide .
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Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures . It is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The film was directed by Jon Favreau , with a screenplay by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway . It stars Robert Downey Jr. , Terrence Howard , Jeff Bridges , Shaun Toub and Gwyneth Paltrow . In Iron Man , Tony Stark , an industrialist and master engineer , builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero Iron Man . The film had been in development since 1990 at Universal Pictures , 20th Century Fox , or New Line Cinema at various times , before Marvel Studios reacquired the rights in 2006 . Marvel put the project in production as its first self-financed film , with Paramount Pictures as its distributor . Favreau signed on as director , aiming for a naturalistic feel , and he chose to shoot the film primarily in California , rejecting the East Coast setting of the comics to differentiate the film from numerous superhero films set in New York City-esque environments . Filming began in March 2007 and concluded in June . During filming , the actors were free to create their own dialogue because pre-production was focused on the story and action . Rubber and metal versions of the armors , created by Stan Winston 's company , were mixed with computer-generated imagery to create the title character . Iron Man premiered in Sydney on April 14 , 2008 , and was released in theaters on May 2 , 2008 . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 585 million and garnering widespread critical acclaim . Downey 's performance as Tony Stark was particularly praised . The American Film Institute selected the film as one of the ten best of the year . It was also nominated for two Academy Awards for the Best Sound Editing and the Best Visual Effects . Two sequels , Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 , were released on May 7 , 2010 , and May 3 , 2013 , respectively .
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Men in Black 3 ( alternatively known as Men in Black III and stylized as MIB ³ ) is a 2012 American 3D comic science fiction-action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith , Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin . It is the third installment in the Men in Black film series based on Lowell Cunningham 's The Men in Black comic book series published by Marvel and Malibu Comics . It was released fifteen years after the original Men in Black ( 1997 ) and ten years after the first sequel , Men in Black II ( 2002 ) . Sonnenfeld and Steven Spielberg returned as director and executive producer , respectively . In the film , Boris the Animal , an old enemy of Agent K , escapes from prison and goes back in time to kill the younger K in order to allow his species , a ruthless alien race known as Boglodites , to attack Earth . This forces Agent J to go back in time and team up with K 's younger counterpart on a mission to save his partner and the world . Men in Black 3 was released on May 25 , 2012 and grossed over $ 624 million worldwide . Unadjusted for inflation , it is the highest-grossing film in the series .
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Iron Man 3 ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) is the film score for the Marvel Studios film , Iron Man 3 by Brian Tyler , released on April 30 , 2013 . A separate soundtrack and concept album titled , Iron Man 3 : Heroes Fall ( Music Inspired by the Motion Picture ) by various artists was released on the same date by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music .
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Iron Man is a Canadian fictional character , created by cartoonist Vernon Miller for Maple Leaf Publishing . A superhero , the character 's debut was in the first issue of Better Comics in March 1941 , a colour title , unlike most of the other Canadian comic books at the time which were printed in black-and-white and known as `` Canadian Whites '' . Although he lacked a distinct Canadian identity , Iron Man was the first Canadian superhero and , like many comic book heroes of the time , he fought against the Nazis . He predates the better-known Marvel Comics character by 22 years and bears no likeness to that Iron Man . Superficially , he better resembles the amphibious Namor , the Sub-Mariner , who debuted two years earlier .
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Iron Man is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The first , and main , character is Tony Stark , who was created by writers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby . Other characters have adopted the alias over the years , using it both for good and bad ( but mostly good ) .
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Extremis is a six-issue story arc from the comic book series Iron Man ( vol . 4 ) , published in issues one through six in 2005 and 2006 by Marvel Comics . It was written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Adi Granov . Extremis redefines the status quo for Iron Man , increasing the power of his armor significantly . Extremis received mostly positive reviews , and is often listed as one of the best Iron Man stories . Elements of Extremis were adapted for the 2008 film Iron Man , and the Iron Man : Armored Adventures episode Extremis , and the storyline serves as the primary source material for the 2013 film Iron Man 3 .
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Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures . It is the sequel to 2008 's Iron Man , and is the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Theroux , the film stars Robert Downey Jr. , Gwyneth Paltrow , Don Cheadle , Scarlett Johansson , Sam Rockwell , Mickey Rourke , and Samuel L. Jackson . Six months after the events of Iron Man , Tony Stark is resisting calls by the United States government to hand over the Iron Man technology while also combating his declining health from the arc reactor in his chest . Meanwhile , rogue Russian scientist Ivan Vanko has developed the same technology and built weapons of his own in order to pursue a vendetta against the Stark family , in the process joining forces with Stark 's business rival , Justin Hammer . Following the successful release of Iron Man in May 2008 , Marvel Studios announced and immediately set to work on producing a sequel . In July of that same year Theroux was hired to write the script , and Favreau was signed to return and direct . Downey , Paltrow and Jackson were set to reprise their roles from Iron Man , while Cheadle was brought in to replace Terrence Howard in the role of James Rhodes . In the early months of 2009 , Rourke , Rockwell and Johansson filled out the supporting cast , and filming took place from April to July of that year . Like its predecessor the film was shot mostly in California , except for a key sequence in Monaco . Iron Man 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on April 26 , 2010 , and was released internationally between April 28 and May 7 before releasing in the U.S. on May 7 , 2010 . The film received generally positive reviews and was commercially successful , grossing over $ 623.9 million at the worldwide box office . The DVD and Blu-ray were released on September 28 , 2010 . The third installment of the Iron Man series , Iron Man 3 , was released on May 3 , 2013 .
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Drew Pearce ( born 24 August 1975 ) is a British film writer , director and producer . He is best known for co-writing Iron Man 3 , and writing the story to Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation .
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Iron Man ( Anthony Edward `` Tony '' Stark ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer and editor Stan Lee , developed by scripter Larry Lieber , and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby . The character made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense # 39 ( cover dated March 1963 ) . A wealthy American business magnate , playboy , and ingenious engineer , Tony Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction . He instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity . Later , Stark augments his suit with weapons and other technological devices he designed through his company , Stark Industries . He uses the suit and successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man , while at first concealing his true identity . Initially , Iron Man was a vehicle for Stan Lee to explore Cold War themes , particularly the role of American technology and business in the fight against communism . Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have transitioned from Cold War themes to contemporary concerns , such as corporate crime and terrorism . Throughout most of the character 's publication history , Iron Man has been a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers and has been featured in several incarnations of his own various comic book series . Iron Man has been adapted for several animated TV shows and films . The character is portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the live action film Iron Man ( 2008 ) , which was a critical and box office success . Downey , who received much acclaim for his performance , reprised the role in a cameo in The Incredible Hulk ( 2008 ) , two Iron Man sequels Iron Man 2 ( 2010 ) and Iron Man 3 ( 2013 ) , The Avengers ( 2012 ) , Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) , and Captain America : Civil War ( 2016 ) , and will do so again in Spider-Man : Homecoming ( 2017 ) as well as Avengers : Infinity War ( 2018 ) and its untitled sequel ( 2019 ) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Iron Man was ranked 12th on IGN 's `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes '' in 2011 , and third in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' in 2012 .
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Iron Man is a 2008 video game based on the film of the same name as well as the classic iterations of the character . It was released on May 2 , 2008 to coincide with the release of the film in cinemas . The game is published by Sega , and was released on PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 ( developed by Secret Level ) , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Nintendo DS , Wii , Microsoft Windows ( developed by Artificial Mind and Movement ) and Mobile platforms . The enemies are Advanced Idea Mechanics , the Maggia and the Ten Rings terrorist group . The supervillains in the game includes Blacklash , Controller , Titanium Man , Melter , and Iron Monger . A significant feature has Robert Downey , Jr. , Terrence Howard and Shaun Toub reprising their roles from the film .
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Chris J. Miller is an American director , writer , composer and actor .
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The Invincible Iron Man is an Eisner Award-winning comic book series written by Matt Fraction with art by Salvador Larroca , published by Marvel Comics and starring the superhero Iron Man . After issue # 33 The Invincible Iron Man returned to its original numbering with issue # 500 . It concluded with issue 527 , succeeded by the Marvel NOW ! - imprinted Iron Man series .
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Art Marcum and Matt Holloway are an American screenwriting duo , best known for writing the scripts of Iron Man and Punisher : War Zone .
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Warren Girard Ellis ( born 16 February 1968 ) is an English comic book writer , novelist , and screenwriter . He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series , including Transmetropolitan ( 1997 -- 2002 ) , Global Frequency ( 2002 -- 2004 ) , Red ( 2003 -- 2004 ) -- adapted into the feature films Red ( 2010 ) and Red 2 ( 2013 ) -- Trees ( 2014 -- present ) , and Injection ( 2015 -- present ) . Ellis is the author of the novels Crooked Little Vein ( 2007 ) and Gun Machine ( 2013 ) , and the novella Normal ( 2016 ) . A prolific comic book writer , he has written several Marvel series , including Astonishing X-Men , Thunderbolts , Moon Knight , and the `` Extremis '' story arc of Iron Man , which was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 3 ( 2013 ) . Ellis created The Authority and Planetary for WildStorm , and wrote a run of Hellblazer for Vertigo , and James Bond for Dynamite Entertainment . Ellis wrote the video games Hostile Waters ( 2001 ) , Cold Winter ( 2005 ) , and Dead Space ( 2008 ) . Ellis is well known for sociocultural commentary , both through his online presence and through his writing , which covers transhumanist ( most notably nanotechnology , cryonics , mind transfer , and human enhancement ) and folkloric themes , often in combination with each other . He is a resident of Southend-on-Sea , England .
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Ironman is a 1995 novel by young adult writer Chris Crutcher who studied art and literature at the University of Notre Dame in his twenties . He created the novel 's cover image himself using the medium of oil pastel . The novel is the story of Beauregard Brewster , a high school student training for a triathlon while also in disputes with his father and English teacher , both of whom exhibit portentous views of masculine authority . The book is written as a combination of traditional third person narrative and epistolary novel through a series of informal letters written by the protagonist to CNN personality Larry King . The novel has received numerous accolades including being recognized by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults .
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Iron Man ( vol . 4 ) was an ongoing comic book series published for four years from January 2005 to January 2009 by Marvel Comics , starring the superhero Iron Man . It was the fourth series with this title to be published , following series that ran from 1968 -- 1996 , 1996 -- 1997 , and 1998-2004 . Over the course of its run , it was published under the different titles : The Invincible Iron Man ( # 1-12 ) , and Iron Man : Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. ( # 15-35 ) , with the change in indicia occurring after the events of Marvel 's Civil War . The first six issues formed the `` Extremis '' story , which updated Iron Man 's origin story and introduced the Extremis virus .
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Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios , and distributed by Columbia Pictures based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man . It was directed by Sam Raimi and scripted by Sam Raimi , Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent . It is the final film in Raimi 's Spider-Man film trilogy and the sequel to Spider-Man ( 2002 ) and Spider-Man 2 ( 2004 ) . The film stars Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Thomas Haden Church , Topher Grace , Bryce Dallas Howard , Rosemary Harris , J. K. Simmons , James Cromwell and Cliff Robertson in his final acting appearance before his death in 2011 . Following the events of Spider-Man 2 , Peter Parker has become a cultural phenomenon as Spider-Man , while Mary Jane Watson continues her Broadway career . Harry Osborn still seeks vengeance for his father 's death , and an escaped Flint Marko falls into a particle accelerator and is transformed into a shape-shifting sand manipulator . An extraterrestrial symbiote crashes to Earth and bonds with Peter , influencing his behavior for the worse . Development of Spider-Man 3 began immediately after the release of Spider-Man 2 for a 2007 release . During pre-production , Raimi originally wanted another villain to be included along with Sandman , but at the request of producer Avi Arad he added Venom , and the producers also requested the addition of Gwen Stacy . Principal photography for the film began in January 2006 , and took place in Los Angeles and Cleveland , before moving to New York City from May until July 2006 . Additional pick-up shots were made after August and the film wrapped in October 2006 . During post-production , Sony Pictures Imageworks created 900 visual effects shots . Spider-Man 3 premiered on April 16 , 2007 in Tokyo , and was released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4 , 2007 . The film grossed $ 890.9 million worldwide , making it the most successful film of the trilogy financially and the second film in the franchise that was released on IMAX . A fourth film titled Spider-Man 4 was set to be released on May 6 , 2011 , but was canceled in favor of a reboot , The Amazing Spider-Man , released in 2012 .
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`` Iron Man '' is a song by British rock band Black Sabbath . It is taken from their second studio album , Paranoid , released in 1970 . It was later included on their initial greatest hits compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll ( 1976 ) , as well as all subsequent greatest hits compilations ; The single version was included on the Greatest Hits 1970 -- 1978 album .
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Brian Tyler ( born May 8 , 1972 ) is an American composer , conductor , arranger , producer , musician , and songwriter , who has composed scores for film , television and video games . Iron Man 3 , Avengers : Age of Ultron with Danny Elfman , Now You See Me , Truth , the current fanfare of the Universal Pictures logo ( adapted from Jerry Goldsmith 's ) , the updated Marvel Studios logo , which debuted with Thor : The Dark World ( 2013 ) , as well as the NFL Theme for ESPN , and five installments of the The Fast and the Furious franchise . For his work as a film composer , he has won multiple awards , including 23 BMI Film Music Award for Best Film Music and ASCAP Awards and the IFMCA Awards 2014 Composer of the Year . His composition for the film Last Call earned him the first of three Emmy nominations and went on to win 23 BMI and ASCAP Film Awards , a gold record , and was inducted into the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . As of May 2015 , his films have grossed $ 9.5 billion worldwide which puts him in to the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time in the category of worldwide box office . Tyler has scored 3 of the top 10 films of all time in global box office .
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Iron Man 2 is a action-adventure video game loosely based on the film of the same name . It was released in Europe on April 30 , 2010 , and in North America on May 4 . Published by Sega , the game was developed by Sega Studios San Francisco for Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS , by High Voltage Software for Wii and PlayStation Portable , and by Gameloft for iOS ( released on May 3 ) and BlackBerry PlayBook ( released on August 25 ) . A Microsoft Windows version was planned , but was cancelled . The game has an original story written by The Invincible Iron Man scribe Matt Fraction . This story is set after the plot of the film , although the iOS and BlackBerry versions stick roughly to the film 's plot . The game features the voices of Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson , reprising their roles from the film . Lamb of God recorded a song for the game called `` Hit the Wall '' .
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Iron Empires is a science fiction comic series written and painted by the American artist Christopher Moeller . It is composed by three parts : Shadow Empires : Faith Conquers , first published as a limited series by Dark Horse in 1994 , Sheva 's War , published by Helix in 1998 , and Iron Empires : Void , published by Forged Lord Comics in 2013 . Dark Horse reissued the comics as graphic novels in 2004 , under the titles Iron Empires Volume 1 : Faith Conquers and Iron Empires Volume 2 : Sheva 's War . The graphic-novel version of Faith Conquers also includes a painted version of the three part story The Passage , previously published in black and white as part of the anthology series Dark Horse Presents . The comics formed the inspiration for the roleplaying game Burning Empires designed by Luke Crane and published by The Burning Wheel in 2006 . In 2013 Moeller ran a successful kickstarter for a third volume entitled Iron Empires : Void through his own publisher Forged Lord Comics ( created by Luke Crane , Chris Allingham , Thor Olavsrud and Moeller himself ) .
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Iron Man is a heavy metal band from Maryland .
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Aldrich Killian is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is adapted for the 2013 film Iron Man 3 where he is portrayed by actor Guy Pearce .
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Pitch Perfect 3 is an upcoming American musical comedy film directed by Trish Sie and written by Kay Cannon , Mike White , and Dana Fox . A sequel to 2015 's Pitch Perfect 2 and the third installment in the Pitch Perfect series , the film will star Anna Kendrick , Anna Camp , Rebel Wilson , Brittany Snow , Hailee Steinfeld , Alexis Knapp , Ester Dean , Hana Mae Lee , Chrissie Fit , Kelley Jakle , and Shelley Regner as the Bellas and Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins . The film is scheduled to be released on December 22 , 2017 .
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Iron Man is a comic book superhero in the . Since 1963 , he has starred in several ongoing series , as well as a large number of limited series and specials . All stories are published exclusively by Marvel Comics under their standard imprint , unless otherwise noted .
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Man of Steel is the soundtrack to the film of the same name . It was released on June 11 , 2013 . The exclusive deluxe edition of the album contains six bonus tracks , entitled `` Are You Listening , Clark ? '' , `` General Zod '' , `` You Led Us Here '' , `` This Is Madness ! '' , `` Earth '' and `` Arcade '' . Hans Zimmer initially denied popular rumours that he would be composing the film 's soundtrack . However , in June 2012 , it was confirmed that Zimmer would in fact be writing the film 's musical score . To completely distinguish Man of Steel from the previous films , the iconic `` Superman March '' by John Williams is not heard . The musical score from the third trailer , entitled `` An Ideal of Hope '' , was released online for listening purposes on April 19 , 2013 . This music was a shortened version of the album track `` What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World ? '' . In late April 2013 , the official track listing of the two-disc deluxe edition was revealed . Popular reception to the score was positive and the album rose to # 4 on iTunes during the first week of its release . Critical reception for the score , however , has been polarized . The soundtrack opened at number 9 on the Billboard 200 with 32,000 copies sold .
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Shane Patrick Mahan ( born September 22 , 1964 ) is an American special effects creator and creature designer and puppeteer and producer known for his work in special effects , creature concept design and for creating the bodysuits and effects for the characters in Avengers , Iron Man in the 2008 film of the same name . and several other award winning and Oscar nominated movies including Pacific Rim and recently the live action version of Disney 's Jungle Book .
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Iron Man 's armor is a fictional powered exoskeleton appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is worn by comic book superhero Tony Stark when he assumes the identity of Iron Man . The first armor ( which in the story , was created by Stark and Ho Yinsen ) , was designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby , and first appeared , along with Tony Stark , in Tales of Suspense # 39 ( March 1963 ) . In the fictional multiverse appearance of Stark 's armor has radically changed over the years , either as a result of modifications made by Stark or specialized armors created for specific situations . In real life , it changed as different artists took over the series and decided to change it to what they wanted .
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Iron Man 3 : The Official Game is a mobile phone video game developed and published by Gameloft . The game was released on April 25 , 2013 , and is based on the film Iron Man 3 . It is now discontinued and not supported by Gameloft . The game is an endless runner , where the player attempts to dodge objects to score points and complete the level and defeat villains from the Iron Man universe . The game received mixed reviews , with critics praising the core premise , but criticizing the games excessive in-app purchases and freemium-based time restrictions . The game has been removed from the app store .
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The Iron Man : The Musical by Pete Townshend , released in 1989 , is an adaptation of Ted Hughes ' story The Iron Man , produced and largely composed and performed by Pete Townshend of The Who . It also stars Roger Daltrey , Deborah Conway , John Lee Hooker , and Nina Simone . The three then-surviving members of The Who ( Daltrey , John Entwistle , and Townshend ) performed as a group in two songs , `` Dig '' and `` Fire '' , although the latter was not penned by Townshend . ( The Who would later perform `` Dig '' live during their 1989 reunion tour . ) `` A Friend is a Friend '' and `` I Wo n't Run Anymore '' were released as singles ; `` Fire '' was also issued as a promo-only in the United States . A stage version was mounted at the Young Vic theatre in London in 1993 . On the strength of this , Warners optioned the story for a movie which , with a very different adaptation of the story , became The Iron Giant ; Townshend received an Executive Producer credit .
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Professor Ho Yinsen is a fictional comic book character who appears in books published by Marvel Comics , usually as a supporting character of the superhero Iron Man ( Tony Stark ) , and plays a key role in Iron Man 's origin story as a mentor and co-builder of his first armor . Actor Shaun Toub portrayed the character in 2008 superhero film Iron Man and the 2013 sequel Iron Man 3 .
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La La Anthony was conceived on June 25th, 1979.
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Alani Nicole `` La La '' Anthony ( née Vázquez ; born June 25 , 1979 ) is a television personality , New York Times best-selling author , business woman , producer and actress . In the early 2000s , La La came to prominence as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live . La La can be seen in the Starz original drama series , Power , executive produced by 50 Cent and starring Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton . In 2014 La La reprised her role as Sonia in the film Think Like a Man Too and in 2015 appeared in November Rule and Destined . In 2004 La La began dating NBA player Carmelo Anthony and they were married by Michael Eric Dyson on July 10 , 2010 at Cipriani 's in New York City before 320 guests . The ceremony was filmed by VH1 and aired as part of a reality series on the couple , titled La La 's Full Court Wedding . La La and Carmelo Anthony 's son , Kiyan Carmelo Anthony , was born on March 7 , 2007 .
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La La 's Full Court Life is an American reality television series on VH1 . The series debuted on August 22 , 2011 , and is the follow up series to La La 's Full Court Wedding . La La 's Full Court Life chronicles the life of Alani Vasquez aka La La as she experiences married life with the professional basketball player Carmelo Anthony , evolving from being the fiancée of a basketball player to being a basketball wife and how she manages her life while keeping her career in check .
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Love Anthony is a novel by American writer Lisa Genova . The hardcover was released in September 2012 and the paperback was released in April 2013 to coincide with Autism Awareness Month . Set in Nantucket , Massachusetts , Love Anthony is a story about a mother dealing with the death of her son , who was diagnosed with autism at age three , and ultimately , finding the courage to start over .
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Anthony is a city in Doña Ana County , New Mexico , United States . The population was 9,360 at the 2010 census . It is located on the New Mexico -- Texas state line in the Upper Mesilla Valley ( immediately north of Anthony , Texas ) , and on Interstate 10 , 27 miles south of Las Cruces and 21 miles north of El Paso , Texas . The city is part of the El Paso -- Las Cruces combined statistical area . In an election held on January 5 , 2010 , Anthony residents voted in favor of incorporating the community . A total of 561 votes were cast , with 410 ( 73.1 % ) supporting the measure and 151 ( 26.9 % ) opposed . The new municipality officially came into existence on July 1 , 2010 . In its second elections held March 6 , 2012 the City of Anthony voters elected two trustees , a new mayor and judge . The final results were as follows ; for Mayor : Arnulfo Castañeda , 224 ( winner ) ; Juan Acevedo , 181 , Two trustees : James Scott , 231 ( winner ) ; Pilar Madrid , 255 ( winner ) ; Janny Brumlow , 160 , for Municipal judge : Peggy Scott , 340 ( winner ) The total number of ballots cast in the election was 1,391 , according to a canvass certificate . Of those , 1,244 were cast on election day , 136 were cast in early voting and 11 were cast in absentee voting .
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Anthony is an incorporated town in El Paso County , Texas , United States . The population was 5,011 at the 2010 census . It is the first town encountered in Texas when traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 from New Mexico .
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Olivia Chauntelle Fowler-Courtney ( born March 26 , 1992 ) is an American artistic gymnast , former US National Team member , and 11 time All American . She placed 10th All Around at the 2008 Olympic trials in Philadelphia , Pa. . Olivia is a professional stunt performer , and the traffic gymnast in the seven time 2017 Golden Globes and six time 2017 Oscars winning film La La Land . Directed by Damien Chazelle starring Emma Stone , Ryan Gosling featuring John Legend .
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The Anthony family is a family from New England and were Quakers .
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Antonia is a historic plantation in Port Allen , Louisiana , USA .
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Michelle Anthony is an American singer-songwriter .
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El Cantante is a 2006 biographical film which stars singers Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez . The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer Héctor Lavoe , who is portrayed by Anthony . The film is told from the viewpoint of Puchi , Hector 's wife , portrayed by Lopez . Initially debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12 , 2006 , El Cantante was released on August 3 , 2007 . Distributed by Picturehouse , the film runs for 106 minutes and is rated R for language , sexuality and drug use .
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Sally Anthony is an American pop musician .
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Tony is a short form of Anthony or Antonio .
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San Antonio ( -LSB- ˌsæn_ænˈtoʊni . oʊ -RSB- Spanish for `` Saint Anthony '' ) , officially the City of San Antonio , is the seventh-most populated city in the United States and the second-most populous city in the state of Texas , with a population of 1,409,019 . It was the fastest growing of the top 10 largest cities in the United States from 2000 to 2010 , and the second from 1990 to 2000 . The city straddles South Texas and Central Texas and is on the southwestern corner of an urban megaregion known as the Texas Triangle . San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County . Recent annexations have extended the city 's boundaries into Medina County and , though for only a very tiny area near the city of Garden Ridge , into Comal County . Due to its placement , the city has characteristics of other western urban centers in which there are sparsely populated areas and a low density rate outside of the city limits . San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio -- New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area . Commonly referred to as Greater San Antonio , the metropolitan area has a population of over 2.42 million based on the 2016 US Census estimate , making it the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in the state of Texas . Growth along the Interstate 35 and Interstate 10 corridors to the north , west and east make it likely that the metropolitan area will continue to expand . San Antonio was named for Saint Anthony of Padua , whose feast day is on June 13 , by a 1691 Spanish expedition in the area . The city contains five 18th-century Spanish frontier missions , including The Alamo and San Antonio Missions National Historical Park , which were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2015 . Other notable attractions include the River Walk , the Tower of the Americas , SeaWorld , the Alamo Bowl , and Marriage Island . Commercial entertainment includes Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Morgan 's Wonderland amusement parks , and according to the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau , the city is visited by about 32 million tourists a year . The city is home to the five-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs and hosts the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo , one of the largest such events in the country . The U.S. armed forces have numerous facilities in San Antonio : Fort Sam Houston , Lackland Air Force Base , Randolph Air Force Base ( which constitute Joint Base San Antonio ) , and Lackland AFB/Kelly Field Annex , with Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley located outside the city . Kelly Air Force Base operated out of San Antonio until 2001 , when the airfield was transferred to Lackland AFB . The remaining portions of the base were developed as Port San Antonio , an industrial/business park and aerospace complex . San Antonio is home to six Fortune 500 companies and the South Texas Medical Center , the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region .
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Cornelius Anthony ( born July 3 , 1978 ) is a former American football linebacker . He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2002 . He played college football at Texas A&M . Anthony also played for the Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats .
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Eldie Anthony ( born Elexcian Eldemire ) on January 28 , 1984 was born and raised in Kingston , Jamaica . He began singing at a young age yet in 2004 he decided to dedicate his life to a career in music . He began working with various composers and producers .
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Lionel Sylvester Antoine ( born August 31 , 1950 ) was an American football player . He played tight end for the Southern Illinois Salukis before he was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the third-overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft , where he switched to offensive tackle . He played seven seasons in the National Football League before a knee injury ended his career . He 's one of seven children born to Bertrand and Gertrude Antoine , Sr. in Biloxi , Mississippi . He has six children and is still married to his high school sweetheart , Betty Langford Antoine for over 40 years .
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L'enfant , better known as Man and Baby is a 1987 photographic poster depicting a shirtless male model ( Adam Perry ) holding a young baby . The image , photographed by Spencer Rowell , was published and distributed in the 1980s by British company Athena Posters . The image reportedly sold over 5 million copies , making it among the best-selling posters ever . The photograph was said to herald the `` sensitive but sexy New Man '' aesthetic . In a 2004 British television documentary about L'Enfant , The Model , the Poster and 3,000 Women , Perry claimed that as a result of his poster fame he had slept with 3,000 women . The program also identified the baby as Greek-Cypriot Stelios Havatzios . Stelios currently lives in Limassol Cyprus with his family and works as a lawyer . In 2013 , Havatzios appeared as the Mystery Guest on The Big Fat Quiz of the '80s .
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La Vendetta ... is the seventh studio album by American hardcore punk band the Adolescents . The record was released on July 11 , 2014 via Concrete Jungle Records label .
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La La Land is a 2016 American romantic musical film written and directed by Damien Chazelle , and starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles . The film 's title refers both to the city of Los Angeles and to Lalaland for being out of touch with reality . Chazelle wrote the screenplay in 2010 but did not find a studio willing to finance the production without changes to his design . Following the success of his 2014 film Whiplash , the project was picked up by Summit Entertainment . La La Land was premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 31 , 2016 , and was released in the United States on December 9 , 2016 . It grossed $ 442 million worldwide on a production budget of $ 30 million . La La Land received critical acclaim and was regarded as one of the best films of 2016 . Critics praised Chazelle 's screenplay and direction , Gosling and Stone 's performances , Justin Hurwitz 's score and the film 's musical numbers . It won in every category it was nominated for at the 74th Golden Globe Awards , with a record-breaking seven wins , and received 11 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards , winning five . It received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , tying the record for most nominations with Titanic ( 1997 ) and All About Eve ( 1950 ) , and won 6 Academy Awards for Best Director , Best Actress ( Stone ) , Best Cinematography , Best Original Score , Best Original Song ( `` City of Stars '' ) and Best Production Design .
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La La Land is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle . Starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone , the film focuses on two young people struggling to make ends meet in Los Angeles , while pursuing their dreams as artists . Justin Hurwitz composed the film 's musical score , while Linus Sandgren was the cinematographer . David and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco were responsible for the production design and Mary Zophres designed the costumes . La La Land premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on August 31 , 2016 , where Stone won the Volpi Cup Award for Best Actress . The film had a limited release on December 9 , 2016 in Los Angeles and New York City , before expanding wider starting December 16 . The film was successful at the box office , earning over $ 430 million against its $ 30 million budget . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 332 reviews and judged 93 % to be positive . The film has been nominated for 250 awards , winning 108 ; its direction , screenplay , music and the performances of Gosling and Stone have received the most attention from award groups . La La Land received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards tying records for most nominations by a single film with All About Eve ( 1950 ) and Titanic ( 1997 ) . It won six , Best Director ( Chazelle ) , Best Actress ( Stone ) , Best Cinematography ( Sandgren ) , Best Original Score ( Hurwitz ) , Best Original Song ( `` City of Stars '' ) and Best Production Design ( the Wascos ) . At the ceremony , the film was also falsely announced as the winner for Best Picture ( which it lost to Moonlight ) that received media attention , and Chazelle became the youngest winner of the Best Director award . The film garnered a leading seven Golden Globe Award nominations -- Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , Best Director , Best Actor -- Comedy or Musical for Gosling , Best Actress -- Comedy or Musical , Best Screenplay , Best Original Score and Best Original Song ( `` City of Stars '' ) . Winning all of its nominations , it became the film with the most Golden Globe Awards . La La Land also led the 70th British Academy Film Awards with five wins and 11 nominations . It won for Best Film , Best Actress in a Leading Role , Best Direction , Best Cinematography and Best Film Music . At the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards , both Stone and Gosling were nominated for their leading roles , with Stone winning for Lead Actress . At the 22nd Critics ' Choice Awards , the film was nominated for 12 awards . It won eight , including Best Picture , Best Director and Best Score . In addition , the American Film Institute selected La La Land as one of its ten films of the year .
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Crystal Anthony ( born November 20 , 1980 ) is an American female cyclo-cross cyclist . She represented her nation in the women 's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder .
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The Annunciation ( from Latin annuntiatio ) , also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary , the Annunciation of Our Lady , or the Annunciation of the Lord , is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus , the Son of God , marking his Incarnation . Gabriel told Mary to name her son Yehoshua , meaning `` YHWH is salvation '' . According to , the Annunciation occurred `` in the sixth month '' of Elizabeth 's pregnancy with John the Baptist . Many Christians observe this event with the Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March , an approximation of the northern vernal equinox nine full months before Christmas , the ceremonial birthday of Jesus . In England , this came to be known as Lady Day . It marked the new year until 1752 . The 2nd-century writer Irenaeus of Lyon regarded the conception of Jesus as 25 March coinciding with the Passion . The Annunciation has been a key topic in Christian art in general , as well as in Marian art in the Catholic Church , particularly during the Middle Ages and Renaissance . A work of art depicting the Annunciation is sometimes itself called an Annunciation .
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Andrea Latrelle Simmons ( born April 15 , 1981 ) better known simply as Latrelle and later as MzMunchie is an American singer .
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Mark Anthony is an American author who lives and writes in Colorado .
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Susan Brownell Anthony ( February 15 , 1820 -- March 13 , 1906 ) was an American social reformer and women 's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women 's suffrage movement . Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality , she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17 . In 1856 , she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society . In 1851 , she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton , who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activities , primarily in the field of women 's rights . In 1852 , they founded the New York Women 's State Temperance Society after Anthony was prevented from speaking at a temperance conference because she was female . In 1863 , they founded the Women 's Loyal National League , which conducted the largest petition drive in United States history up to that time , collecting nearly 400,000 signatures in support of the abolition of slavery . In 1866 , they initiated the American Equal Rights Association , which campaigned for equal rights for both women and African Americans . In 1868 , they began publishing a women 's rights newspaper called The Revolution . In 1869 , they founded the National Woman Suffrage Association as part of a split in the women 's movement . In 1890 , the split was formally healed when their organization merged with the rival American Woman Suffrage Association to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association , with Anthony as its key force . In 1876 , Anthony and Stanton began working with Matilda Joslyn Gage on what eventually grew into the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage . The interests of Anthony and Stanton diverged somewhat in later years , but the two remained close friends . In 1872 , Anthony was arrested for voting in her hometown of Rochester , New York , and convicted in a widely publicized trial . Although she refused to pay the fine , the authorities declined to take further action . In 1878 , Anthony and Stanton arranged for Congress to be presented with an amendment giving women the right to vote . Popularly known as the Anthony Amendment and introduced by Sen. Aaron A. Sargent ( R-CA ) , it became the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920 . Anthony traveled extensively in support of women 's suffrage , giving as many as 75 to 100 speeches per year and working on many state campaigns . She worked internationally for women 's rights , playing a key role in creating the International Council of Women , which is still active . She also helped to bring about the World 's Congress of Representative Women at the World 's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 . When she first began campaigning for women 's rights , Anthony was harshly ridiculed and accused of trying to destroy the institution of marriage . Public perception of her changed radically during her lifetime , however . Her 80th birthday was celebrated in the White House at the invitation of President William McKinley . She became the first actual woman to be depicted on U.S. coinage when her portrait appeared on the 1979 dollar coin .
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Ma Liang ( Chinese : 马亮 ) , who writes under the pen name Anthony ( Chinese : 安东尼 ) , is a Chinese young adult fiction writer . He is best known for his first book , A Journey , through Time , with Anthony , published in 2008 . The book was made into a movie , Les Aventures d'Anthony , released in November 2015 . In 2010 , Anthony published his second book , Picturing My Love , Honey , a collaboration with the illustrator Echo . It has sold more than 800,000 copies .
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La Toya Yvonne Jackson ( born May 29 , 1956 ) is an American singer and songwriter . Jackson is the fifth child of the Jackson family . Jackson maintained a career as a singer throughout the 1980s and 1990s , and returned to music in 2004 with her Billboard charting songs `` Just Wan na Dance '' and `` Free the World '' . An EP called Starting Over was released on June 21 , 2011 . In 2013 , Jackson began the reality television series Life with La Toya , documenting her life and career on the Oprah Winfrey Network ( OWN ) which aired for two seasons until 2014 .
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La Gozadera ( Spanish term meaning a `` good time '' or `` party '' ) is a song by Cuban duo Gente de Zona and features American singer Marc Anthony . The music video for the song was nominated in the Videoclip Awards 2016 , The music video was directed by Alejandro Pérez and filmed in Cuba while the scenes with Marc Anthony were filmed in the Dominican Republic . The song was produced by Motiff , a salsa version was also recorded which was produced by Sergio George .
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Liam Anthony ( born 9 September 1987 ) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . Originally from Geraldton , Western Australia , he was recruited from the East Fremantle in WAFL to North Melbourne with the 43rd selection in the 2008 AFL Draft . His career to date has been plagued by injuries , with a stress fracture in his foot delaying his AFL debut until halfway through the 2009 season , a severed finger tendon interrupting his 2010 pre-season and dislocating his shoulder during the 2010 season . In Anthony 's senior AFL debut for North Melbourne in Round 13 2009 , he gathered 28 possessions . He played every game for the rest of the year , averaging 25 disposals per game . On 31 October 2014 it was announced that Anthony had been delisted by the North Melbourne Football Club .
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I Know You Know I Know is the second solo studio album by Gabby Lang , better known as Gabby La La. .
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Lala or La La is a nickname for : Shahid Afridi , Pakistani cricketer Lala Amarnath ( 1911-2000 ) , Indian cricketer La La Anthony ( born 1979 ) , American radio and television personality , author , businesswoman and actress Lalawélé Atakora ( born 1990 ) , Togolese footballer Dolores `` LaLa '' Brooks ( born 1947 ) , former member of the girl group the Crystals Raymond Lalonde ( born 1940 ) , American politician , retired educator Lauren Laverne ( born 1978 ) , British TV and radio presenter Lala Sjöqvist ( 1903-1964 ) , Swedish diver , 1928 Olympic bronze medalist Category : Lists of people by nickname
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Jesse Anthony ( born June 12 , 1985 in Beverly , Massachusetts ) , is an American cyclist riding for .
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William Anthony ( 1934 ) is an American painter and illustrator born in Fort Monmouth , New Jersey in 1934 . He attended Yale University , getting his undergraduate degree in history and serving as a senior editor for campus humor magazine The Yale Record . While attending Yale , he took a series of art classes , including one taught by Josef Albers . In 1958 and 1961 he attended the Art Students League of New York . After graduating from Yale he went to California , where his family had moved and attended the San Francisco Art Institute . In 1962 he began teaching drawing at a commercial art school in San Francisco and developed a method of drawing that resulted in the book A New Approach to Figure Drawing . In 1964 he returned to New York . From 1977 to 1978 he created illustrations for Interview and published another book called Bible Stories . In 1983 he married Norma Neuman . His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art . Anthony 's work has recently been shown at the Christopher Henry Gallery in New York City . His most recent exhibition of which was highly influenced by the work of Picasso .
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Led Zeppelin is a band.
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968 . The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page , singer Robert Plant , bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones , and drummer John Bonham . The band 's heavy , guitar-driven sound , rooted in blues and psychedelia on their early albums , has earned them recognition as one of the progenitors of heavy metal , though their unique style drew from a wide variety of influences , including folk music . After changing their name from the New Yardbirds , Led Zeppelin signed a deal with Atlantic Records that afforded them considerable artistic freedom . Although the group was initially unpopular with critics , they achieved significant commercial success with albums such as Led Zeppelin ( 1969 ) , Led Zeppelin II ( 1969 ) , Led Zeppelin III ( 1970 ) , Led Zeppelin IV ( 1971 ) , Houses of the Holy ( 1973 ) , and Physical Graffiti ( 1975 ) . Their fourth album , which features the track `` Stairway to Heaven '' , is among the most popular and influential works in rock music , and it helped to secure the group 's popularity . Page wrote most of Led Zeppelin 's music , particularly early in their career , while Plant generally supplied the lyrics . Jones ' keyboard-based compositions later became central to the group 's catalogue , which featured increasing experimentation . The latter half of their career saw a series of record-breaking tours that earned the group a reputation for excess and debauchery . Although they remained commercially and critically successful , their output and touring schedule were limited during the late 1970s , and the group disbanded following Bonham 's death from alcohol-related asphyxia in 1980 . In the decades that followed , the surviving members sporadically collaborated and participated in one-off Led Zeppelin reunions . The most successful of these was the 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in London , with Jason Bonham taking his late father 's place behind the drums . Led Zeppelin are widely considered one of the most successful , innovative , and influential rock groups in history . They are one of the best-selling music artists in the history of audio recording ; various sources estimate the group 's record sales at 200 to 300 million units worldwide . With RIAA-certified sales of 111.5 million units , they are the second-best-selling band in the US . Each of their nine studio albums placed in the top 10 of the Billboard album chart and six reached the number-one spot . They achieved eight consecutive UK number-one albums . Rolling Stone magazine described them as `` the heaviest band of all time '' , `` the biggest band of the Seventies '' , and `` unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history '' . They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 ; the museum 's biography of the band states that they were `` as influential '' during the 1970s as the Beatles were during the 1960s .
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Meat Machine is a band .
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Lez Zeppelin is an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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This is a list of awards received by the English rock band Led Zeppelin . They are widely considered to be one of the most powerful , innovative , successful , and influential bands in the history of rock music . Led Zeppelin have sold over 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States , making them one of the world 's best-selling music artists in history , as well as the second best selling band of all time in the United States .
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in 1968 . Led Zeppelin may also refer to different works released by the band mentioned above :
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A concert is a form of musical performance .
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Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a 300 lb Las Vegas Elvis impersonator . Over the years they would also perform songs originally by Elvis Presley , Bob Marley and The Yardbirds . The group toured extensively around the world during their tenure with I.R.S. Records .
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Led Zepagain ( stylized Led ZepAgain ) is an American hard rock tribute band formed in Ventura , California in 1988 . The current band consists of vocalist/harmonica player Swan Montgomery ( `` Robert Plant '' ) , Guitar / Mandolin Anthony David ( `` Jimmy Page '' ) , bassist/keyboardist/mandolinist Jim Wootten ( `` John Paul Jones '' ) and drummer/percussionist Derek Smith ( `` John Bonham '' ) . Having formed in 1988 , Sony recording artists Led Zepagain have become highly regarded as the most accurate and authentic replication of Led Zeppelin in the world today . With well over a million downloads on iTunes to their credit , Led Zepagain 's popularity has also seeped into pop culture by having been mentioned on the network TV shows `` The Gilmore Girls '' , `` Chicago Fire '' and `` Bad Judge '' ! In January of 2004 , Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page himself attended a Led Zepagain show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles . He was absolutely astonished at the bands accuracy stating `` It 's amazing how much you sound like us . You must have grown up on this because you were inside the music , and you paid attention to detail in your presentation ... I can tell you guys really love our music ! '' This encounter led to the members of Led Zepagain attending Led Zeppelin 's 2007 Reunion Concert at London 's O2 Arena by invitation of Mr. Page as well as a surprise visit from Jason Bonham in March of 2009 as he sat in with the band on their encore performance of the song `` Rock and Roll '' . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6noToYSqQ Led Zepagain was honored to have been featured on AXS TV 's `` World 's Greatest Tribute Bands '' in 2014 , and were asked to come back for an encore performance in March of 2017 to perform the iconic Led Zeppelin lV album in its entirety . Having played nationally and internationally in such places as Japan , Ireland , Alaska , Germany , Bosnia , Peru , Canada , Kosovo , Mexico City and Guam , Led Zepagain regularly performs to packed houses all over the world . We guarantee that from the sound and the look , to the vintage equipment and costuming , Led Zepagain will be the closest thing that you will ever see to a live Led Zeppelin performance ! Come on out and see what Jimmy Page was talking about . Bookings or Information Contact : James Elliot Entertainment [email protected] (760) 699-8891
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ZZ is a Japanese band .
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Led Zeppelin is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 12 January 1969 in the United States and on 31 March 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Featuring integral contributions from each of the group 's four members , the album was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and established their fusion style of both blues and rock music . It also attracted a large and devoted following to the band ; Zeppelin 's take on the emerging hard rock sound endeared them to parts of the counterculture on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean . Although the album was not critically well-received when first released , it was commercially successful , and critics have since come to view it in a more favourable light . In 2003 , Led Zeppelin was ranked at # 29 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and keeping that position after the list was updated in 2012 . In 2004 , the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .
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Led Zeppelin songs have been the subject of cover versions on occasion ; American band Dread Zeppelin have made a career out of covering and parodying Zeppelin tunes . However , other serious and authentic-sounding tribute bands have also emerged , striving to keep the true essence of a Led Zeppelin live show experience alive such as the Brazilian Led Brazil and Swan Song - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin , In the Light , and the British band Fred Zeppelin , who are based in the Black Country homeland of Plant and Bonham and have been seen by Robert Plant several times . Lez Zeppelin is also an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of nine studio albums , four live albums , nine compilation albums , 16 singles and eight music downloads . Formed in London in 1968 , the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page , singer Robert Plant , bass player John Paul Jones , and drummer John Bonham . The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles . Nevertheless , four of their ten songs that reached the Hot 100 had no mention of the title in the lyrics : Immigrant Song , Black Dog , Over the Hills and Far Away , D'yer Mak ` er . Their debut album , Led Zeppelin ( 1969 ) , released by Atlantic Records , charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200 . It received several sales certifications , including an 8 times multi-platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and Diamond from the Music Canada . Led Zeppelin 's second studio album , Led Zeppelin II , recorded when the band were on tour , was released a few months after the first . It reached number one in several countries , including the UK and the US , where it was certified 12 times multi-platinum . The album produced Led Zeppelin 's most successful single , `` Whole Lotta Love '' , which peaked at several music charts in the top 10 . Led Zeppelin III ( 1970 ) was a softer , more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band 's previous releases . It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US . Led Zeppelin 's untitled fourth album , often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971 , is their most commercially successful album . It received a 23 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA , the third-highest of all albums . The band 's fifth album , Houses of the Holy , was released in 1973 . Again a transatlantic chart-topper , it has received an 11 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA . In 1974 , the band set up their own vanity label , Swan Song Records , which would release the rest of Led Zeppelin 's studio albums . The first was the 1975 double album Physical Graffiti , which has received a 16 times platinum certification from RIAA . However , Zeppelin 's seventh album , Presence ( 1976 ) , did not perform as well as their previous releases , receiving a triple Platinum certification from RIAA . On 20 October 1976 Led Zeppelin released their first concert film The Song Remains the Same . The recording of the film took place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , during the band 's 1973 concert tour of the United States . The band 's eighth album , In Through the Out Door , received a sextuple platinum certification . This was the last album released by the band before Bonham died of alcohol intoxication in 1980 ; Led Zeppelin disbanded immediately afterwards . In 1982 Led Zeppelin released the album Coda , a compilation of outtakes from the band 's previous recordings , but still considered to be a studio album . Since their break-up , the band have released numerous compilation and live albums from older concerts , including How the West Was Won , which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts , and the compilation album Mothership , which produced seven music downloads and was released on the same day Led Zeppelin 's entire catalog became available in digital stores , including in the iTunes Store . `` Stairway to Heaven '' , which had never been released as an official single before , was one of these songs released in digital stores . The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States .
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The Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings are a collection of audio and video recordings of musical performances by the English rock band Led Zeppelin which were never officially released by the band , or under other legal authority . The recordings consist of both live concert performances and outtakes from studio sessions conducted by the band . Many hundreds of Led Zeppelin bootlegs exist , and are widely collected by fans .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . Since 1992 , the band has consisted of Joe Elliott ( lead vocals ) , Rick Savage ( bass guitar , backing vocals ) , Rick Allen ( drums , backing vocals ) , Phil Collen ( guitar , backing vocals ) , and Vivian Campbell ( guitar , backing vocals ) . This is the band 's longest-standing line-up . The band 's strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s . Their 1981 album , High 'n' Dry , was produced by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange , who helped them begin to define their style , and the album 's standout track `` Bringin ' On the Heartbreak '' became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982 . The band 's next studio album , Pyromania in January 1983 , with `` Photograph '' and `` Rock of Ages '' as the lead singles , turned Def Leppard into a household name . In the U.S. , Pyromania was certified diamond ( 10 × platinum ) . In 2003 , the album ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Def Leppard 's fourth album Hysteria , released in 1987 , topped the UK and U.S. album charts . As of 2009 , it has reached beyond the success of Pyromania , having been certified 12 × platinum for sales of over 12 million in the U.S. and has gone on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide . The album spawned seven hit singles , including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one `` Love Bites '' , alongside `` Pour Some Sugar on Me '' , `` Hysteria '' , `` Armageddon It '' , `` Animal '' , `` Rocket '' , and `` Women '' . Their next studio album , Adrenalize ( the first following the death of guitarist Steve Clark ) , reached number one in the UK and U.S. charts in 1992 , and contained several hits , including `` Let 's Get Rocked '' and `` Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad '' . Their 1993 album , Retro Active , contained the acoustic hit song `` Two Steps Behind '' , while their greatest-hits album Vault , released in 1995 , featured the UK hit `` When Love & Hate Collide '' . As one of the world 's best-selling music artists , Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide , and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification , Pyromania and Hysteria . They are one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. . The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' and ranked No. 70 in `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .
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The Jordan Brothers are a musical group .
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This is the musical equipment used by the members of the hard rock/blues rock band ZZ Top .
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The Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition is a series of albums reissued by English rock group Led Zeppelin , distributed by Atlantic Records . It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums remastered from the original analog tapes . Along with the remastered albums , there is a companion disc with each album , consisting of previously unreleased audio tracks and alternate mixes of released tracks . Many of these are described as work-in-progress or alternate mixes made during the original production rather than new remixes generated to highlight discarded recording elements ( as did the remixes made for The Beatles Anthology ) . The first companion album consists of the 10 October 1969 concert in Paris . The albums were released in chronological order , each with inverted album covers . The first wave of albums , Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II , and Led Zeppelin III , was released on 2 June 2014 . The second wave of albums , Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy , was released on 27 October 2014 . Physical Graffiti was released on 23 February 2015 , almost exactly forty years to the day after the original release . The fourth and final wave of albums , Presence , In Through the Out Door , and Coda , was released on 31 July 2015 .
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Redemption is an American progressive metal band .
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Led Zeppelin is a box set compilation of songs by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 7 September 1990 on Atlantic Records , digitally remastered on four compact discs , six vinyl records , or four cassette tapes . The first compilation album released by Led Zeppelin , selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page and took place in New York during early to mid-1990 . A 36-page booklet was also included with the release . This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix . `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio . `` White Summer/Black Mountain Side '' was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre , London on 27 June 1969 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York , in May 1990 . It also includes the band 's only non-album B-side , `` Hey , Hey , What Can I Do '' of the 1970 single `` Immigrant Song '' , previously unavailable on compact disc . To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it , the Remasters box set released the following month , in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection . To further the confusion , in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later , which includes all nine of the band 's studio albums on ten discs , with the three extra tracks appended to Coda , along with the 1969 recording `` Baby Come On Home '' , first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled ( 1990 ) . Also three years after this release , the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . In an interview he gave in January 2010 , Page made reference to the boxed set : Oh , I 'm now fully aware of the mark Led Zeppelin made on the musical landscape . My awareness was re-heightened when we were remastering the material to do that CD box set in 1990 . When you hear it all , song after song , you realise what a textbook it is for musicians who are coming along , and that 's so great . The whole thing is about passing it on , because that 's how it was done for me when I was learning from all those old blues and rockabilly records . It 's all part of how this cultural phenomenon keeps moving on . I think everyone carries the flame on .
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Train Does Led Zeppelin II is a cover album by American rock band Train of Led Zeppelin songs . This album covers Led Zeppelin II in its entirety . The album was performed in concert and was released digitally as well as on compact disc and vinyl . All profits from sales of the album will go to the San Francisco-based charity , Family House .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . The following is a complete list of all official members , session musicians , featured artists , touring musicians , and live guests of Def Leppard 's career Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977 . The lineup of Elliott , drummer Tony Kenning , bassist Rick Savage , and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978 . The band would play their first show on 18 July of the same year before recording their first EP in the fall after the departure of Kenning . The departure of Kenning having left the drummer position open , Rick Allen joined the band in November 1978 and has been the full-time drummer ever since , despite the loss of his left arm in a car accident on 31 December 1984 . Def Leppard recorded On Through the Night and High 'n' Dry as the five piece of Savage , Willis , Elliott , Clark , and Allen before Pete Willis was fired in July 1982 . Willis was replaced by Phil Collen of Girl , and the band went on to the most commercially successful period of their career , the releases of Pyromania and Hysteria . On 8 January 1991 , during a leave of absence from the band , guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home . Savage , Elliott , Allen , and Collen recorded their next album Adrenalize as a four-piece before hiring Vivian Campbell , formerly of Dio and Whitesnake , to replace the deceased Clark . The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since the addition of Campbell in April 1992 , and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation . The current lineup has released four compilations , two live albums , and six studio albums in the time since , most recently the self-titled , Def Leppard , on 30 October 2015 .
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In their career , the British rock band Led Zeppelin recorded many songs that consisted , in whole or part , of pre-existing songs , melodies , or lyrics . They sometimes credited those sources , sometimes not . This was common practice in the blues music world that influenced Led Zeppelin . The band has been sued a number of times over attribution , some cases having concluded with others being awarded writing credit for the song in question . This is a partial list of songs that contributed to or inspired Led Zeppelin songs or covers . It includes non-controversial ones the band attributed to other writers from the outset .
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Listen To This , Eddie is a bootleg recording of a rock concert by English band Led Zeppelin , performed on June 21 , 1977 , at the Los Angeles Forum in Los Angeles , California . The first concert of a six-night stint . It is often noted as one of the band 's best ( if not the best ) performances . It is also distinguished by its clear sound .
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Coda is the ninth and final studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released in 1982 . The album is a collection of unused tracks from various sessions during Led Zeppelin 's twelve-year career . It was released two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham . The word coda , meaning a passage that ends a musical piece following the main body , was therefore chosen as the title .
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are a Japanese jazz fusion band .
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They were beasts .
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In music , chapel refers to a group of musicians .
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`` Communication Breakdown '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin .
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A tribute act , tribute band or tribute group is a music group , singer , or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act . Tribute acts include individual performers who mimic the songs and style of an artist , such as Elvis impersonators covering the works of Elvis Presley or groups like The Iron Maidens , an all-female band that pays tribute to Iron Maiden . Many tribute bands , in addition to playing the music of an artist or group , also try to emulate the vocal styles and overall appearance of that group , to make as close an approximation as possible . Others introduce a twist on the original act ; for example , Only One Direction have created a theatre show in London 's West End around their act . Dread Zeppelin plays Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style with a lead singer dressed up as Elvis Presley , while Gabba perform the songs of ABBA in the style of the Ramones . Tribute bands usually name themselves based on the original band 's name ( sometimes with a pun ) , or on one of their songs or albums .
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The Song Remains the Same is a 1976 concert film featuring the English rock band Led Zeppelin . The filming took place during the summer of 1973 , during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , with additional footage shot at Shepperton Studios . The film premiered three years later on 20 October 1976 at Cinema I in New York , on 22 October 1976 at Fox Wilshire in Los Angeles , and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later . It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name . The DVD of the film was released on 31 December 1999 . Promotional materials stated that the film was `` the band 's special way of giving their millions of friends what they had been clamouring for -- a personal and private tour of Led Zeppelin . For the first time the world has a front row seat on Led Zeppelin . '' A reissue of the film , including previously unreleased footage as a bonus , was released on DVD , HD DVD , and Blu-ray Disc on 20 November 2007 , by Warner Home Video .
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A junk band is a band creating music from recycled materials .
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`` The Rover '' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti .
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The European Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble of jazz musicians .
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Led Zeppelin is a band.
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The Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert was a benefit concert held in memory of music executive Ahmet Ertegün at the O2 Arena in London on December 10 , 2007 . The headline act was the English rock band , Led Zeppelin , who performed their first full-length concert since the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980 , in a one-off reunion . Bonham 's son Jason Bonham played drums during the band 's set , and also provided backing vocals on two songs . According to Guinness World Records 2009 , the concert holds the world record for the `` Highest Demand for Tickets for One Music Concert '' as 20 million requests for the reunion show were rendered online . In October 2012 , Celebration Day , a concert film documenting the event , was released . Both the film and performance by Led Zeppelin have been highly acclaimed . A shortened version of the concert was broadcast by the BBC in the UK on 8 December 2012 .
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Meat Machine is a band .
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Lez Zeppelin is an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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This is a list of awards received by the English rock band Led Zeppelin . They are widely considered to be one of the most powerful , innovative , successful , and influential bands in the history of rock music . Led Zeppelin have sold over 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States , making them one of the world 's best-selling music artists in history , as well as the second best selling band of all time in the United States .
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in 1968 . Led Zeppelin may also refer to different works released by the band mentioned above :
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A concert is a form of musical performance .
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Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a 300 lb Las Vegas Elvis impersonator . Over the years they would also perform songs originally by Elvis Presley , Bob Marley and The Yardbirds . The group toured extensively around the world during their tenure with I.R.S. Records .
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Led Zepagain ( stylized Led ZepAgain ) is an American hard rock tribute band formed in Ventura , California in 1988 . The current band consists of vocalist/harmonica player Swan Montgomery ( `` Robert Plant '' ) , Guitar / Mandolin Anthony David ( `` Jimmy Page '' ) , bassist/keyboardist/mandolinist Jim Wootten ( `` John Paul Jones '' ) and drummer/percussionist Derek Smith ( `` John Bonham '' ) . Having formed in 1988 , Sony recording artists Led Zepagain have become highly regarded as the most accurate and authentic replication of Led Zeppelin in the world today . With well over a million downloads on iTunes to their credit , Led Zepagain 's popularity has also seeped into pop culture by having been mentioned on the network TV shows `` The Gilmore Girls '' , `` Chicago Fire '' and `` Bad Judge '' ! In January of 2004 , Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page himself attended a Led Zepagain show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles . He was absolutely astonished at the bands accuracy stating `` It 's amazing how much you sound like us . You must have grown up on this because you were inside the music , and you paid attention to detail in your presentation ... I can tell you guys really love our music ! '' This encounter led to the members of Led Zepagain attending Led Zeppelin 's 2007 Reunion Concert at London 's O2 Arena by invitation of Mr. Page as well as a surprise visit from Jason Bonham in March of 2009 as he sat in with the band on their encore performance of the song `` Rock and Roll '' . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6noToYSqQ Led Zepagain was honored to have been featured on AXS TV 's `` World 's Greatest Tribute Bands '' in 2014 , and were asked to come back for an encore performance in March of 2017 to perform the iconic Led Zeppelin lV album in its entirety . Having played nationally and internationally in such places as Japan , Ireland , Alaska , Germany , Bosnia , Peru , Canada , Kosovo , Mexico City and Guam , Led Zepagain regularly performs to packed houses all over the world . We guarantee that from the sound and the look , to the vintage equipment and costuming , Led Zepagain will be the closest thing that you will ever see to a live Led Zeppelin performance ! Come on out and see what Jimmy Page was talking about . Bookings or Information Contact : James Elliot Entertainment [email protected] (760) 699-8891
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ZZ is a Japanese band .
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Led Zeppelin is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 12 January 1969 in the United States and on 31 March 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Featuring integral contributions from each of the group 's four members , the album was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and established their fusion style of both blues and rock music . It also attracted a large and devoted following to the band ; Zeppelin 's take on the emerging hard rock sound endeared them to parts of the counterculture on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean . Although the album was not critically well-received when first released , it was commercially successful , and critics have since come to view it in a more favourable light . In 2003 , Led Zeppelin was ranked at # 29 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and keeping that position after the list was updated in 2012 . In 2004 , the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .
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Led Zeppelin songs have been the subject of cover versions on occasion ; American band Dread Zeppelin have made a career out of covering and parodying Zeppelin tunes . However , other serious and authentic-sounding tribute bands have also emerged , striving to keep the true essence of a Led Zeppelin live show experience alive such as the Brazilian Led Brazil and Swan Song - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin , In the Light , and the British band Fred Zeppelin , who are based in the Black Country homeland of Plant and Bonham and have been seen by Robert Plant several times . Lez Zeppelin is also an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of nine studio albums , four live albums , nine compilation albums , 16 singles and eight music downloads . Formed in London in 1968 , the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page , singer Robert Plant , bass player John Paul Jones , and drummer John Bonham . The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles . Nevertheless , four of their ten songs that reached the Hot 100 had no mention of the title in the lyrics : Immigrant Song , Black Dog , Over the Hills and Far Away , D'yer Mak ` er . Their debut album , Led Zeppelin ( 1969 ) , released by Atlantic Records , charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200 . It received several sales certifications , including an 8 times multi-platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and Diamond from the Music Canada . Led Zeppelin 's second studio album , Led Zeppelin II , recorded when the band were on tour , was released a few months after the first . It reached number one in several countries , including the UK and the US , where it was certified 12 times multi-platinum . The album produced Led Zeppelin 's most successful single , `` Whole Lotta Love '' , which peaked at several music charts in the top 10 . Led Zeppelin III ( 1970 ) was a softer , more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band 's previous releases . It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US . Led Zeppelin 's untitled fourth album , often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971 , is their most commercially successful album . It received a 23 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA , the third-highest of all albums . The band 's fifth album , Houses of the Holy , was released in 1973 . Again a transatlantic chart-topper , it has received an 11 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA . In 1974 , the band set up their own vanity label , Swan Song Records , which would release the rest of Led Zeppelin 's studio albums . The first was the 1975 double album Physical Graffiti , which has received a 16 times platinum certification from RIAA . However , Zeppelin 's seventh album , Presence ( 1976 ) , did not perform as well as their previous releases , receiving a triple Platinum certification from RIAA . On 20 October 1976 Led Zeppelin released their first concert film The Song Remains the Same . The recording of the film took place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , during the band 's 1973 concert tour of the United States . The band 's eighth album , In Through the Out Door , received a sextuple platinum certification . This was the last album released by the band before Bonham died of alcohol intoxication in 1980 ; Led Zeppelin disbanded immediately afterwards . In 1982 Led Zeppelin released the album Coda , a compilation of outtakes from the band 's previous recordings , but still considered to be a studio album . Since their break-up , the band have released numerous compilation and live albums from older concerts , including How the West Was Won , which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts , and the compilation album Mothership , which produced seven music downloads and was released on the same day Led Zeppelin 's entire catalog became available in digital stores , including in the iTunes Store . `` Stairway to Heaven '' , which had never been released as an official single before , was one of these songs released in digital stores . The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States .
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The Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings are a collection of audio and video recordings of musical performances by the English rock band Led Zeppelin which were never officially released by the band , or under other legal authority . The recordings consist of both live concert performances and outtakes from studio sessions conducted by the band . Many hundreds of Led Zeppelin bootlegs exist , and are widely collected by fans .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . Since 1992 , the band has consisted of Joe Elliott ( lead vocals ) , Rick Savage ( bass guitar , backing vocals ) , Rick Allen ( drums , backing vocals ) , Phil Collen ( guitar , backing vocals ) , and Vivian Campbell ( guitar , backing vocals ) . This is the band 's longest-standing line-up . The band 's strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s . Their 1981 album , High 'n' Dry , was produced by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange , who helped them begin to define their style , and the album 's standout track `` Bringin ' On the Heartbreak '' became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982 . The band 's next studio album , Pyromania in January 1983 , with `` Photograph '' and `` Rock of Ages '' as the lead singles , turned Def Leppard into a household name . In the U.S. , Pyromania was certified diamond ( 10 × platinum ) . In 2003 , the album ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Def Leppard 's fourth album Hysteria , released in 1987 , topped the UK and U.S. album charts . As of 2009 , it has reached beyond the success of Pyromania , having been certified 12 × platinum for sales of over 12 million in the U.S. and has gone on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide . The album spawned seven hit singles , including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one `` Love Bites '' , alongside `` Pour Some Sugar on Me '' , `` Hysteria '' , `` Armageddon It '' , `` Animal '' , `` Rocket '' , and `` Women '' . Their next studio album , Adrenalize ( the first following the death of guitarist Steve Clark ) , reached number one in the UK and U.S. charts in 1992 , and contained several hits , including `` Let 's Get Rocked '' and `` Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad '' . Their 1993 album , Retro Active , contained the acoustic hit song `` Two Steps Behind '' , while their greatest-hits album Vault , released in 1995 , featured the UK hit `` When Love & Hate Collide '' . As one of the world 's best-selling music artists , Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide , and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification , Pyromania and Hysteria . They are one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. . The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' and ranked No. 70 in `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .
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The Jordan Brothers are a musical group .
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This is the musical equipment used by the members of the hard rock/blues rock band ZZ Top .
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The Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition is a series of albums reissued by English rock group Led Zeppelin , distributed by Atlantic Records . It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums remastered from the original analog tapes . Along with the remastered albums , there is a companion disc with each album , consisting of previously unreleased audio tracks and alternate mixes of released tracks . Many of these are described as work-in-progress or alternate mixes made during the original production rather than new remixes generated to highlight discarded recording elements ( as did the remixes made for The Beatles Anthology ) . The first companion album consists of the 10 October 1969 concert in Paris . The albums were released in chronological order , each with inverted album covers . The first wave of albums , Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II , and Led Zeppelin III , was released on 2 June 2014 . The second wave of albums , Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy , was released on 27 October 2014 . Physical Graffiti was released on 23 February 2015 , almost exactly forty years to the day after the original release . The fourth and final wave of albums , Presence , In Through the Out Door , and Coda , was released on 31 July 2015 .
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Redemption is an American progressive metal band .
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Led Zeppelin is a box set compilation of songs by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 7 September 1990 on Atlantic Records , digitally remastered on four compact discs , six vinyl records , or four cassette tapes . The first compilation album released by Led Zeppelin , selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page and took place in New York during early to mid-1990 . A 36-page booklet was also included with the release . This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix . `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio . `` White Summer/Black Mountain Side '' was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre , London on 27 June 1969 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York , in May 1990 . It also includes the band 's only non-album B-side , `` Hey , Hey , What Can I Do '' of the 1970 single `` Immigrant Song '' , previously unavailable on compact disc . To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it , the Remasters box set released the following month , in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection . To further the confusion , in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later , which includes all nine of the band 's studio albums on ten discs , with the three extra tracks appended to Coda , along with the 1969 recording `` Baby Come On Home '' , first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled ( 1990 ) . Also three years after this release , the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . In an interview he gave in January 2010 , Page made reference to the boxed set : Oh , I 'm now fully aware of the mark Led Zeppelin made on the musical landscape . My awareness was re-heightened when we were remastering the material to do that CD box set in 1990 . When you hear it all , song after song , you realise what a textbook it is for musicians who are coming along , and that 's so great . The whole thing is about passing it on , because that 's how it was done for me when I was learning from all those old blues and rockabilly records . It 's all part of how this cultural phenomenon keeps moving on . I think everyone carries the flame on .
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Train Does Led Zeppelin II is a cover album by American rock band Train of Led Zeppelin songs . This album covers Led Zeppelin II in its entirety . The album was performed in concert and was released digitally as well as on compact disc and vinyl . All profits from sales of the album will go to the San Francisco-based charity , Family House .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . The following is a complete list of all official members , session musicians , featured artists , touring musicians , and live guests of Def Leppard 's career Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977 . The lineup of Elliott , drummer Tony Kenning , bassist Rick Savage , and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978 . The band would play their first show on 18 July of the same year before recording their first EP in the fall after the departure of Kenning . The departure of Kenning having left the drummer position open , Rick Allen joined the band in November 1978 and has been the full-time drummer ever since , despite the loss of his left arm in a car accident on 31 December 1984 . Def Leppard recorded On Through the Night and High 'n' Dry as the five piece of Savage , Willis , Elliott , Clark , and Allen before Pete Willis was fired in July 1982 . Willis was replaced by Phil Collen of Girl , and the band went on to the most commercially successful period of their career , the releases of Pyromania and Hysteria . On 8 January 1991 , during a leave of absence from the band , guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home . Savage , Elliott , Allen , and Collen recorded their next album Adrenalize as a four-piece before hiring Vivian Campbell , formerly of Dio and Whitesnake , to replace the deceased Clark . The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since the addition of Campbell in April 1992 , and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation . The current lineup has released four compilations , two live albums , and six studio albums in the time since , most recently the self-titled , Def Leppard , on 30 October 2015 .
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In their career , the British rock band Led Zeppelin recorded many songs that consisted , in whole or part , of pre-existing songs , melodies , or lyrics . They sometimes credited those sources , sometimes not . This was common practice in the blues music world that influenced Led Zeppelin . The band has been sued a number of times over attribution , some cases having concluded with others being awarded writing credit for the song in question . This is a partial list of songs that contributed to or inspired Led Zeppelin songs or covers . It includes non-controversial ones the band attributed to other writers from the outset .
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Listen To This , Eddie is a bootleg recording of a rock concert by English band Led Zeppelin , performed on June 21 , 1977 , at the Los Angeles Forum in Los Angeles , California . The first concert of a six-night stint . It is often noted as one of the band 's best ( if not the best ) performances . It is also distinguished by its clear sound .
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Coda is the ninth and final studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released in 1982 . The album is a collection of unused tracks from various sessions during Led Zeppelin 's twelve-year career . It was released two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham . The word coda , meaning a passage that ends a musical piece following the main body , was therefore chosen as the title .
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are a Japanese jazz fusion band .
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They were beasts .
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In music , chapel refers to a group of musicians .
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`` Communication Breakdown '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin .
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A tribute act , tribute band or tribute group is a music group , singer , or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act . Tribute acts include individual performers who mimic the songs and style of an artist , such as Elvis impersonators covering the works of Elvis Presley or groups like The Iron Maidens , an all-female band that pays tribute to Iron Maiden . Many tribute bands , in addition to playing the music of an artist or group , also try to emulate the vocal styles and overall appearance of that group , to make as close an approximation as possible . Others introduce a twist on the original act ; for example , Only One Direction have created a theatre show in London 's West End around their act . Dread Zeppelin plays Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style with a lead singer dressed up as Elvis Presley , while Gabba perform the songs of ABBA in the style of the Ramones . Tribute bands usually name themselves based on the original band 's name ( sometimes with a pun ) , or on one of their songs or albums .
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The Song Remains the Same is a 1976 concert film featuring the English rock band Led Zeppelin . The filming took place during the summer of 1973 , during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , with additional footage shot at Shepperton Studios . The film premiered three years later on 20 October 1976 at Cinema I in New York , on 22 October 1976 at Fox Wilshire in Los Angeles , and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later . It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name . The DVD of the film was released on 31 December 1999 . Promotional materials stated that the film was `` the band 's special way of giving their millions of friends what they had been clamouring for -- a personal and private tour of Led Zeppelin . For the first time the world has a front row seat on Led Zeppelin . '' A reissue of the film , including previously unreleased footage as a bonus , was released on DVD , HD DVD , and Blu-ray Disc on 20 November 2007 , by Warner Home Video .
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A junk band is a band creating music from recycled materials .
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`` The Rover '' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti .
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The European Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble of jazz musicians .
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Led Zeppelin is a band.
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`` Stairway to Heaven '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released in late 1971 . It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band 's untitled fourth studio album ( often called Led Zeppelin IV ) . It is often referred to as one of the greatest rock songs of all time . The song has three sections , each one progressively increasing in tempo and volume . The song begins in a slow tempo with acoustic instruments ( guitar and recorders ) before introducing electric instruments . The final section is an uptempo hard rock arrangement highlighted by Page 's intricate guitar solo accompanying Plant 's vocals that end with the plaintive a cappella line : `` And she 's buying a stairway to heaven . '' `` Stairway to Heaven '' was voted number three in 2000 by VH1 on its list of the 100 Greatest Rock Songs , and was placed at number 31 on `` Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' . It was the most requested song on FM radio stations in the United States in the 1970s , despite never having been commercially released as a single there . In November 2007 , through download sales promoting Led Zeppelin 's Mothership release , `` Stairway to Heaven '' hit number 37 on the UK Singles Chart .
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Meat Machine is a band .
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Lez Zeppelin is an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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This is a list of awards received by the English rock band Led Zeppelin . They are widely considered to be one of the most powerful , innovative , successful , and influential bands in the history of rock music . Led Zeppelin have sold over 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States , making them one of the world 's best-selling music artists in history , as well as the second best selling band of all time in the United States .
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in 1968 . Led Zeppelin may also refer to different works released by the band mentioned above :
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A concert is a form of musical performance .
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Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a 300 lb Las Vegas Elvis impersonator . Over the years they would also perform songs originally by Elvis Presley , Bob Marley and The Yardbirds . The group toured extensively around the world during their tenure with I.R.S. Records .
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Led Zepagain ( stylized Led ZepAgain ) is an American hard rock tribute band formed in Ventura , California in 1988 . The current band consists of vocalist/harmonica player Swan Montgomery ( `` Robert Plant '' ) , Guitar / Mandolin Anthony David ( `` Jimmy Page '' ) , bassist/keyboardist/mandolinist Jim Wootten ( `` John Paul Jones '' ) and drummer/percussionist Derek Smith ( `` John Bonham '' ) . Having formed in 1988 , Sony recording artists Led Zepagain have become highly regarded as the most accurate and authentic replication of Led Zeppelin in the world today . With well over a million downloads on iTunes to their credit , Led Zepagain 's popularity has also seeped into pop culture by having been mentioned on the network TV shows `` The Gilmore Girls '' , `` Chicago Fire '' and `` Bad Judge '' ! In January of 2004 , Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page himself attended a Led Zepagain show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles . He was absolutely astonished at the bands accuracy stating `` It 's amazing how much you sound like us . You must have grown up on this because you were inside the music , and you paid attention to detail in your presentation ... I can tell you guys really love our music ! '' This encounter led to the members of Led Zepagain attending Led Zeppelin 's 2007 Reunion Concert at London 's O2 Arena by invitation of Mr. Page as well as a surprise visit from Jason Bonham in March of 2009 as he sat in with the band on their encore performance of the song `` Rock and Roll '' . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6noToYSqQ Led Zepagain was honored to have been featured on AXS TV 's `` World 's Greatest Tribute Bands '' in 2014 , and were asked to come back for an encore performance in March of 2017 to perform the iconic Led Zeppelin lV album in its entirety . Having played nationally and internationally in such places as Japan , Ireland , Alaska , Germany , Bosnia , Peru , Canada , Kosovo , Mexico City and Guam , Led Zepagain regularly performs to packed houses all over the world . We guarantee that from the sound and the look , to the vintage equipment and costuming , Led Zepagain will be the closest thing that you will ever see to a live Led Zeppelin performance ! Come on out and see what Jimmy Page was talking about . Bookings or Information Contact : James Elliot Entertainment [email protected] (760) 699-8891
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ZZ is a Japanese band .
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Led Zeppelin is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 12 January 1969 in the United States and on 31 March 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Featuring integral contributions from each of the group 's four members , the album was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and established their fusion style of both blues and rock music . It also attracted a large and devoted following to the band ; Zeppelin 's take on the emerging hard rock sound endeared them to parts of the counterculture on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean . Although the album was not critically well-received when first released , it was commercially successful , and critics have since come to view it in a more favourable light . In 2003 , Led Zeppelin was ranked at # 29 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and keeping that position after the list was updated in 2012 . In 2004 , the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .
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Led Zeppelin songs have been the subject of cover versions on occasion ; American band Dread Zeppelin have made a career out of covering and parodying Zeppelin tunes . However , other serious and authentic-sounding tribute bands have also emerged , striving to keep the true essence of a Led Zeppelin live show experience alive such as the Brazilian Led Brazil and Swan Song - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin , In the Light , and the British band Fred Zeppelin , who are based in the Black Country homeland of Plant and Bonham and have been seen by Robert Plant several times . Lez Zeppelin is also an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of nine studio albums , four live albums , nine compilation albums , 16 singles and eight music downloads . Formed in London in 1968 , the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page , singer Robert Plant , bass player John Paul Jones , and drummer John Bonham . The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles . Nevertheless , four of their ten songs that reached the Hot 100 had no mention of the title in the lyrics : Immigrant Song , Black Dog , Over the Hills and Far Away , D'yer Mak ` er . Their debut album , Led Zeppelin ( 1969 ) , released by Atlantic Records , charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200 . It received several sales certifications , including an 8 times multi-platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and Diamond from the Music Canada . Led Zeppelin 's second studio album , Led Zeppelin II , recorded when the band were on tour , was released a few months after the first . It reached number one in several countries , including the UK and the US , where it was certified 12 times multi-platinum . The album produced Led Zeppelin 's most successful single , `` Whole Lotta Love '' , which peaked at several music charts in the top 10 . Led Zeppelin III ( 1970 ) was a softer , more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band 's previous releases . It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US . Led Zeppelin 's untitled fourth album , often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971 , is their most commercially successful album . It received a 23 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA , the third-highest of all albums . The band 's fifth album , Houses of the Holy , was released in 1973 . Again a transatlantic chart-topper , it has received an 11 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA . In 1974 , the band set up their own vanity label , Swan Song Records , which would release the rest of Led Zeppelin 's studio albums . The first was the 1975 double album Physical Graffiti , which has received a 16 times platinum certification from RIAA . However , Zeppelin 's seventh album , Presence ( 1976 ) , did not perform as well as their previous releases , receiving a triple Platinum certification from RIAA . On 20 October 1976 Led Zeppelin released their first concert film The Song Remains the Same . The recording of the film took place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , during the band 's 1973 concert tour of the United States . The band 's eighth album , In Through the Out Door , received a sextuple platinum certification . This was the last album released by the band before Bonham died of alcohol intoxication in 1980 ; Led Zeppelin disbanded immediately afterwards . In 1982 Led Zeppelin released the album Coda , a compilation of outtakes from the band 's previous recordings , but still considered to be a studio album . Since their break-up , the band have released numerous compilation and live albums from older concerts , including How the West Was Won , which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts , and the compilation album Mothership , which produced seven music downloads and was released on the same day Led Zeppelin 's entire catalog became available in digital stores , including in the iTunes Store . `` Stairway to Heaven '' , which had never been released as an official single before , was one of these songs released in digital stores . The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States .
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The Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings are a collection of audio and video recordings of musical performances by the English rock band Led Zeppelin which were never officially released by the band , or under other legal authority . The recordings consist of both live concert performances and outtakes from studio sessions conducted by the band . Many hundreds of Led Zeppelin bootlegs exist , and are widely collected by fans .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . Since 1992 , the band has consisted of Joe Elliott ( lead vocals ) , Rick Savage ( bass guitar , backing vocals ) , Rick Allen ( drums , backing vocals ) , Phil Collen ( guitar , backing vocals ) , and Vivian Campbell ( guitar , backing vocals ) . This is the band 's longest-standing line-up . The band 's strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s . Their 1981 album , High 'n' Dry , was produced by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange , who helped them begin to define their style , and the album 's standout track `` Bringin ' On the Heartbreak '' became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982 . The band 's next studio album , Pyromania in January 1983 , with `` Photograph '' and `` Rock of Ages '' as the lead singles , turned Def Leppard into a household name . In the U.S. , Pyromania was certified diamond ( 10 × platinum ) . In 2003 , the album ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Def Leppard 's fourth album Hysteria , released in 1987 , topped the UK and U.S. album charts . As of 2009 , it has reached beyond the success of Pyromania , having been certified 12 × platinum for sales of over 12 million in the U.S. and has gone on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide . The album spawned seven hit singles , including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one `` Love Bites '' , alongside `` Pour Some Sugar on Me '' , `` Hysteria '' , `` Armageddon It '' , `` Animal '' , `` Rocket '' , and `` Women '' . Their next studio album , Adrenalize ( the first following the death of guitarist Steve Clark ) , reached number one in the UK and U.S. charts in 1992 , and contained several hits , including `` Let 's Get Rocked '' and `` Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad '' . Their 1993 album , Retro Active , contained the acoustic hit song `` Two Steps Behind '' , while their greatest-hits album Vault , released in 1995 , featured the UK hit `` When Love & Hate Collide '' . As one of the world 's best-selling music artists , Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide , and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification , Pyromania and Hysteria . They are one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. . The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' and ranked No. 70 in `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .
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The Jordan Brothers are a musical group .
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This is the musical equipment used by the members of the hard rock/blues rock band ZZ Top .
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The Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition is a series of albums reissued by English rock group Led Zeppelin , distributed by Atlantic Records . It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums remastered from the original analog tapes . Along with the remastered albums , there is a companion disc with each album , consisting of previously unreleased audio tracks and alternate mixes of released tracks . Many of these are described as work-in-progress or alternate mixes made during the original production rather than new remixes generated to highlight discarded recording elements ( as did the remixes made for The Beatles Anthology ) . The first companion album consists of the 10 October 1969 concert in Paris . The albums were released in chronological order , each with inverted album covers . The first wave of albums , Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II , and Led Zeppelin III , was released on 2 June 2014 . The second wave of albums , Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy , was released on 27 October 2014 . Physical Graffiti was released on 23 February 2015 , almost exactly forty years to the day after the original release . The fourth and final wave of albums , Presence , In Through the Out Door , and Coda , was released on 31 July 2015 .
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Redemption is an American progressive metal band .
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Led Zeppelin is a box set compilation of songs by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 7 September 1990 on Atlantic Records , digitally remastered on four compact discs , six vinyl records , or four cassette tapes . The first compilation album released by Led Zeppelin , selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page and took place in New York during early to mid-1990 . A 36-page booklet was also included with the release . This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix . `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio . `` White Summer/Black Mountain Side '' was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre , London on 27 June 1969 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York , in May 1990 . It also includes the band 's only non-album B-side , `` Hey , Hey , What Can I Do '' of the 1970 single `` Immigrant Song '' , previously unavailable on compact disc . To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it , the Remasters box set released the following month , in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection . To further the confusion , in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later , which includes all nine of the band 's studio albums on ten discs , with the three extra tracks appended to Coda , along with the 1969 recording `` Baby Come On Home '' , first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled ( 1990 ) . Also three years after this release , the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . In an interview he gave in January 2010 , Page made reference to the boxed set : Oh , I 'm now fully aware of the mark Led Zeppelin made on the musical landscape . My awareness was re-heightened when we were remastering the material to do that CD box set in 1990 . When you hear it all , song after song , you realise what a textbook it is for musicians who are coming along , and that 's so great . The whole thing is about passing it on , because that 's how it was done for me when I was learning from all those old blues and rockabilly records . It 's all part of how this cultural phenomenon keeps moving on . I think everyone carries the flame on .
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Train Does Led Zeppelin II is a cover album by American rock band Train of Led Zeppelin songs . This album covers Led Zeppelin II in its entirety . The album was performed in concert and was released digitally as well as on compact disc and vinyl . All profits from sales of the album will go to the San Francisco-based charity , Family House .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . The following is a complete list of all official members , session musicians , featured artists , touring musicians , and live guests of Def Leppard 's career Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977 . The lineup of Elliott , drummer Tony Kenning , bassist Rick Savage , and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978 . The band would play their first show on 18 July of the same year before recording their first EP in the fall after the departure of Kenning . The departure of Kenning having left the drummer position open , Rick Allen joined the band in November 1978 and has been the full-time drummer ever since , despite the loss of his left arm in a car accident on 31 December 1984 . Def Leppard recorded On Through the Night and High 'n' Dry as the five piece of Savage , Willis , Elliott , Clark , and Allen before Pete Willis was fired in July 1982 . Willis was replaced by Phil Collen of Girl , and the band went on to the most commercially successful period of their career , the releases of Pyromania and Hysteria . On 8 January 1991 , during a leave of absence from the band , guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home . Savage , Elliott , Allen , and Collen recorded their next album Adrenalize as a four-piece before hiring Vivian Campbell , formerly of Dio and Whitesnake , to replace the deceased Clark . The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since the addition of Campbell in April 1992 , and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation . The current lineup has released four compilations , two live albums , and six studio albums in the time since , most recently the self-titled , Def Leppard , on 30 October 2015 .
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In their career , the British rock band Led Zeppelin recorded many songs that consisted , in whole or part , of pre-existing songs , melodies , or lyrics . They sometimes credited those sources , sometimes not . This was common practice in the blues music world that influenced Led Zeppelin . The band has been sued a number of times over attribution , some cases having concluded with others being awarded writing credit for the song in question . This is a partial list of songs that contributed to or inspired Led Zeppelin songs or covers . It includes non-controversial ones the band attributed to other writers from the outset .
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Listen To This , Eddie is a bootleg recording of a rock concert by English band Led Zeppelin , performed on June 21 , 1977 , at the Los Angeles Forum in Los Angeles , California . The first concert of a six-night stint . It is often noted as one of the band 's best ( if not the best ) performances . It is also distinguished by its clear sound .
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Coda is the ninth and final studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released in 1982 . The album is a collection of unused tracks from various sessions during Led Zeppelin 's twelve-year career . It was released two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham . The word coda , meaning a passage that ends a musical piece following the main body , was therefore chosen as the title .
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are a Japanese jazz fusion band .
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They were beasts .
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In music , chapel refers to a group of musicians .
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`` Communication Breakdown '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin .
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A tribute act , tribute band or tribute group is a music group , singer , or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act . Tribute acts include individual performers who mimic the songs and style of an artist , such as Elvis impersonators covering the works of Elvis Presley or groups like The Iron Maidens , an all-female band that pays tribute to Iron Maiden . Many tribute bands , in addition to playing the music of an artist or group , also try to emulate the vocal styles and overall appearance of that group , to make as close an approximation as possible . Others introduce a twist on the original act ; for example , Only One Direction have created a theatre show in London 's West End around their act . Dread Zeppelin plays Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style with a lead singer dressed up as Elvis Presley , while Gabba perform the songs of ABBA in the style of the Ramones . Tribute bands usually name themselves based on the original band 's name ( sometimes with a pun ) , or on one of their songs or albums .
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The Song Remains the Same is a 1976 concert film featuring the English rock band Led Zeppelin . The filming took place during the summer of 1973 , during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , with additional footage shot at Shepperton Studios . The film premiered three years later on 20 October 1976 at Cinema I in New York , on 22 October 1976 at Fox Wilshire in Los Angeles , and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later . It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name . The DVD of the film was released on 31 December 1999 . Promotional materials stated that the film was `` the band 's special way of giving their millions of friends what they had been clamouring for -- a personal and private tour of Led Zeppelin . For the first time the world has a front row seat on Led Zeppelin . '' A reissue of the film , including previously unreleased footage as a bonus , was released on DVD , HD DVD , and Blu-ray Disc on 20 November 2007 , by Warner Home Video .
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A junk band is a band creating music from recycled materials .
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`` The Rover '' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti .
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The European Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble of jazz musicians .
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Led Zeppelin is a band.
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The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in London in 1963 that had a string of hits during the mid-1960s , including `` For Your Love '' , `` Heart Full of Soul '' , `` Shapes of Things '' and `` Over Under Sideways Down '' . The group launched the careers of guitarists Eric Clapton , Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck , all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine 's list of 100 greatest guitarists . A blues-based band noted for their signature `` rave-up '' instrumental breaks , the Yardbirds broadened their range into pop , pioneering psychedelic rock and early hard rock ; and contributed to many electric guitar innovations of the mid-1960s , such as feedback , distortion and `` fuzztone '' . The bulk of the band 's most successful self-written songs came from vocalist and harmonica player Keith Relf , drummer Jim McCarty and bassist and producer Paul Samwell-Smith , who , with rhythm guitarist and bassist Chris Dreja , constituted the core of the group . The band 's influence on both the music of the times and genres to come was great , and they inspired a host of imitators such as the Count Five and The Shadows of Knight . Rock critics and historians credit the Yardbirds with heavily contributing , if not inventing , `` the birth of psychedelic music `` and sowing the seeds of punk rock , progressive rock and heavy metal , among other genres . After the Yardbirds broke up in 1968 , lead guitarist Jimmy Page founded what became Led Zeppelin , while Relf and McCarty formed the symphonic rock group Renaissance . The Yardbirds reformed in the 1990s , featuring McCarty , Dreja and new members . They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 . They were included in Rolling Stone 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' , and ranked No. 37 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock .
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Meat Machine is a band .
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Lez Zeppelin is an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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This is a list of awards received by the English rock band Led Zeppelin . They are widely considered to be one of the most powerful , innovative , successful , and influential bands in the history of rock music . Led Zeppelin have sold over 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States , making them one of the world 's best-selling music artists in history , as well as the second best selling band of all time in the United States .
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in 1968 . Led Zeppelin may also refer to different works released by the band mentioned above :
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A concert is a form of musical performance .
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Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a 300 lb Las Vegas Elvis impersonator . Over the years they would also perform songs originally by Elvis Presley , Bob Marley and The Yardbirds . The group toured extensively around the world during their tenure with I.R.S. Records .
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Led Zepagain ( stylized Led ZepAgain ) is an American hard rock tribute band formed in Ventura , California in 1988 . The current band consists of vocalist/harmonica player Swan Montgomery ( `` Robert Plant '' ) , Guitar / Mandolin Anthony David ( `` Jimmy Page '' ) , bassist/keyboardist/mandolinist Jim Wootten ( `` John Paul Jones '' ) and drummer/percussionist Derek Smith ( `` John Bonham '' ) . Having formed in 1988 , Sony recording artists Led Zepagain have become highly regarded as the most accurate and authentic replication of Led Zeppelin in the world today . With well over a million downloads on iTunes to their credit , Led Zepagain 's popularity has also seeped into pop culture by having been mentioned on the network TV shows `` The Gilmore Girls '' , `` Chicago Fire '' and `` Bad Judge '' ! In January of 2004 , Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page himself attended a Led Zepagain show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles . He was absolutely astonished at the bands accuracy stating `` It 's amazing how much you sound like us . You must have grown up on this because you were inside the music , and you paid attention to detail in your presentation ... I can tell you guys really love our music ! '' This encounter led to the members of Led Zepagain attending Led Zeppelin 's 2007 Reunion Concert at London 's O2 Arena by invitation of Mr. Page as well as a surprise visit from Jason Bonham in March of 2009 as he sat in with the band on their encore performance of the song `` Rock and Roll '' . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6noToYSqQ Led Zepagain was honored to have been featured on AXS TV 's `` World 's Greatest Tribute Bands '' in 2014 , and were asked to come back for an encore performance in March of 2017 to perform the iconic Led Zeppelin lV album in its entirety . Having played nationally and internationally in such places as Japan , Ireland , Alaska , Germany , Bosnia , Peru , Canada , Kosovo , Mexico City and Guam , Led Zepagain regularly performs to packed houses all over the world . We guarantee that from the sound and the look , to the vintage equipment and costuming , Led Zepagain will be the closest thing that you will ever see to a live Led Zeppelin performance ! Come on out and see what Jimmy Page was talking about . Bookings or Information Contact : James Elliot Entertainment [email protected] (760) 699-8891
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ZZ is a Japanese band .
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Led Zeppelin is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 12 January 1969 in the United States and on 31 March 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Featuring integral contributions from each of the group 's four members , the album was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and established their fusion style of both blues and rock music . It also attracted a large and devoted following to the band ; Zeppelin 's take on the emerging hard rock sound endeared them to parts of the counterculture on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean . Although the album was not critically well-received when first released , it was commercially successful , and critics have since come to view it in a more favourable light . In 2003 , Led Zeppelin was ranked at # 29 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and keeping that position after the list was updated in 2012 . In 2004 , the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .
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Led Zeppelin songs have been the subject of cover versions on occasion ; American band Dread Zeppelin have made a career out of covering and parodying Zeppelin tunes . However , other serious and authentic-sounding tribute bands have also emerged , striving to keep the true essence of a Led Zeppelin live show experience alive such as the Brazilian Led Brazil and Swan Song - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin , In the Light , and the British band Fred Zeppelin , who are based in the Black Country homeland of Plant and Bonham and have been seen by Robert Plant several times . Lez Zeppelin is also an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of nine studio albums , four live albums , nine compilation albums , 16 singles and eight music downloads . Formed in London in 1968 , the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page , singer Robert Plant , bass player John Paul Jones , and drummer John Bonham . The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles . Nevertheless , four of their ten songs that reached the Hot 100 had no mention of the title in the lyrics : Immigrant Song , Black Dog , Over the Hills and Far Away , D'yer Mak ` er . Their debut album , Led Zeppelin ( 1969 ) , released by Atlantic Records , charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200 . It received several sales certifications , including an 8 times multi-platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and Diamond from the Music Canada . Led Zeppelin 's second studio album , Led Zeppelin II , recorded when the band were on tour , was released a few months after the first . It reached number one in several countries , including the UK and the US , where it was certified 12 times multi-platinum . The album produced Led Zeppelin 's most successful single , `` Whole Lotta Love '' , which peaked at several music charts in the top 10 . Led Zeppelin III ( 1970 ) was a softer , more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band 's previous releases . It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US . Led Zeppelin 's untitled fourth album , often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971 , is their most commercially successful album . It received a 23 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA , the third-highest of all albums . The band 's fifth album , Houses of the Holy , was released in 1973 . Again a transatlantic chart-topper , it has received an 11 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA . In 1974 , the band set up their own vanity label , Swan Song Records , which would release the rest of Led Zeppelin 's studio albums . The first was the 1975 double album Physical Graffiti , which has received a 16 times platinum certification from RIAA . However , Zeppelin 's seventh album , Presence ( 1976 ) , did not perform as well as their previous releases , receiving a triple Platinum certification from RIAA . On 20 October 1976 Led Zeppelin released their first concert film The Song Remains the Same . The recording of the film took place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , during the band 's 1973 concert tour of the United States . The band 's eighth album , In Through the Out Door , received a sextuple platinum certification . This was the last album released by the band before Bonham died of alcohol intoxication in 1980 ; Led Zeppelin disbanded immediately afterwards . In 1982 Led Zeppelin released the album Coda , a compilation of outtakes from the band 's previous recordings , but still considered to be a studio album . Since their break-up , the band have released numerous compilation and live albums from older concerts , including How the West Was Won , which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts , and the compilation album Mothership , which produced seven music downloads and was released on the same day Led Zeppelin 's entire catalog became available in digital stores , including in the iTunes Store . `` Stairway to Heaven '' , which had never been released as an official single before , was one of these songs released in digital stores . The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States .
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The Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings are a collection of audio and video recordings of musical performances by the English rock band Led Zeppelin which were never officially released by the band , or under other legal authority . The recordings consist of both live concert performances and outtakes from studio sessions conducted by the band . Many hundreds of Led Zeppelin bootlegs exist , and are widely collected by fans .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . Since 1992 , the band has consisted of Joe Elliott ( lead vocals ) , Rick Savage ( bass guitar , backing vocals ) , Rick Allen ( drums , backing vocals ) , Phil Collen ( guitar , backing vocals ) , and Vivian Campbell ( guitar , backing vocals ) . This is the band 's longest-standing line-up . The band 's strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s . Their 1981 album , High 'n' Dry , was produced by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange , who helped them begin to define their style , and the album 's standout track `` Bringin ' On the Heartbreak '' became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982 . The band 's next studio album , Pyromania in January 1983 , with `` Photograph '' and `` Rock of Ages '' as the lead singles , turned Def Leppard into a household name . In the U.S. , Pyromania was certified diamond ( 10 × platinum ) . In 2003 , the album ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Def Leppard 's fourth album Hysteria , released in 1987 , topped the UK and U.S. album charts . As of 2009 , it has reached beyond the success of Pyromania , having been certified 12 × platinum for sales of over 12 million in the U.S. and has gone on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide . The album spawned seven hit singles , including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one `` Love Bites '' , alongside `` Pour Some Sugar on Me '' , `` Hysteria '' , `` Armageddon It '' , `` Animal '' , `` Rocket '' , and `` Women '' . Their next studio album , Adrenalize ( the first following the death of guitarist Steve Clark ) , reached number one in the UK and U.S. charts in 1992 , and contained several hits , including `` Let 's Get Rocked '' and `` Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad '' . Their 1993 album , Retro Active , contained the acoustic hit song `` Two Steps Behind '' , while their greatest-hits album Vault , released in 1995 , featured the UK hit `` When Love & Hate Collide '' . As one of the world 's best-selling music artists , Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide , and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification , Pyromania and Hysteria . They are one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. . The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' and ranked No. 70 in `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .
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The Jordan Brothers are a musical group .
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This is the musical equipment used by the members of the hard rock/blues rock band ZZ Top .
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The Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition is a series of albums reissued by English rock group Led Zeppelin , distributed by Atlantic Records . It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums remastered from the original analog tapes . Along with the remastered albums , there is a companion disc with each album , consisting of previously unreleased audio tracks and alternate mixes of released tracks . Many of these are described as work-in-progress or alternate mixes made during the original production rather than new remixes generated to highlight discarded recording elements ( as did the remixes made for The Beatles Anthology ) . The first companion album consists of the 10 October 1969 concert in Paris . The albums were released in chronological order , each with inverted album covers . The first wave of albums , Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II , and Led Zeppelin III , was released on 2 June 2014 . The second wave of albums , Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy , was released on 27 October 2014 . Physical Graffiti was released on 23 February 2015 , almost exactly forty years to the day after the original release . The fourth and final wave of albums , Presence , In Through the Out Door , and Coda , was released on 31 July 2015 .
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Redemption is an American progressive metal band .
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Led Zeppelin is a box set compilation of songs by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 7 September 1990 on Atlantic Records , digitally remastered on four compact discs , six vinyl records , or four cassette tapes . The first compilation album released by Led Zeppelin , selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page and took place in New York during early to mid-1990 . A 36-page booklet was also included with the release . This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix . `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio . `` White Summer/Black Mountain Side '' was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre , London on 27 June 1969 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York , in May 1990 . It also includes the band 's only non-album B-side , `` Hey , Hey , What Can I Do '' of the 1970 single `` Immigrant Song '' , previously unavailable on compact disc . To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it , the Remasters box set released the following month , in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection . To further the confusion , in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later , which includes all nine of the band 's studio albums on ten discs , with the three extra tracks appended to Coda , along with the 1969 recording `` Baby Come On Home '' , first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled ( 1990 ) . Also three years after this release , the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . In an interview he gave in January 2010 , Page made reference to the boxed set : Oh , I 'm now fully aware of the mark Led Zeppelin made on the musical landscape . My awareness was re-heightened when we were remastering the material to do that CD box set in 1990 . When you hear it all , song after song , you realise what a textbook it is for musicians who are coming along , and that 's so great . The whole thing is about passing it on , because that 's how it was done for me when I was learning from all those old blues and rockabilly records . It 's all part of how this cultural phenomenon keeps moving on . I think everyone carries the flame on .
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Train Does Led Zeppelin II is a cover album by American rock band Train of Led Zeppelin songs . This album covers Led Zeppelin II in its entirety . The album was performed in concert and was released digitally as well as on compact disc and vinyl . All profits from sales of the album will go to the San Francisco-based charity , Family House .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . The following is a complete list of all official members , session musicians , featured artists , touring musicians , and live guests of Def Leppard 's career Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977 . The lineup of Elliott , drummer Tony Kenning , bassist Rick Savage , and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978 . The band would play their first show on 18 July of the same year before recording their first EP in the fall after the departure of Kenning . The departure of Kenning having left the drummer position open , Rick Allen joined the band in November 1978 and has been the full-time drummer ever since , despite the loss of his left arm in a car accident on 31 December 1984 . Def Leppard recorded On Through the Night and High 'n' Dry as the five piece of Savage , Willis , Elliott , Clark , and Allen before Pete Willis was fired in July 1982 . Willis was replaced by Phil Collen of Girl , and the band went on to the most commercially successful period of their career , the releases of Pyromania and Hysteria . On 8 January 1991 , during a leave of absence from the band , guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home . Savage , Elliott , Allen , and Collen recorded their next album Adrenalize as a four-piece before hiring Vivian Campbell , formerly of Dio and Whitesnake , to replace the deceased Clark . The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since the addition of Campbell in April 1992 , and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation . The current lineup has released four compilations , two live albums , and six studio albums in the time since , most recently the self-titled , Def Leppard , on 30 October 2015 .
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In their career , the British rock band Led Zeppelin recorded many songs that consisted , in whole or part , of pre-existing songs , melodies , or lyrics . They sometimes credited those sources , sometimes not . This was common practice in the blues music world that influenced Led Zeppelin . The band has been sued a number of times over attribution , some cases having concluded with others being awarded writing credit for the song in question . This is a partial list of songs that contributed to or inspired Led Zeppelin songs or covers . It includes non-controversial ones the band attributed to other writers from the outset .
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Listen To This , Eddie is a bootleg recording of a rock concert by English band Led Zeppelin , performed on June 21 , 1977 , at the Los Angeles Forum in Los Angeles , California . The first concert of a six-night stint . It is often noted as one of the band 's best ( if not the best ) performances . It is also distinguished by its clear sound .
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Coda is the ninth and final studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released in 1982 . The album is a collection of unused tracks from various sessions during Led Zeppelin 's twelve-year career . It was released two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham . The word coda , meaning a passage that ends a musical piece following the main body , was therefore chosen as the title .
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They were beasts .
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In music , chapel refers to a group of musicians .
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`` Communication Breakdown '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin .
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A tribute act , tribute band or tribute group is a music group , singer , or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act . Tribute acts include individual performers who mimic the songs and style of an artist , such as Elvis impersonators covering the works of Elvis Presley or groups like The Iron Maidens , an all-female band that pays tribute to Iron Maiden . Many tribute bands , in addition to playing the music of an artist or group , also try to emulate the vocal styles and overall appearance of that group , to make as close an approximation as possible . Others introduce a twist on the original act ; for example , Only One Direction have created a theatre show in London 's West End around their act . Dread Zeppelin plays Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style with a lead singer dressed up as Elvis Presley , while Gabba perform the songs of ABBA in the style of the Ramones . Tribute bands usually name themselves based on the original band 's name ( sometimes with a pun ) , or on one of their songs or albums .
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The Song Remains the Same is a 1976 concert film featuring the English rock band Led Zeppelin . The filming took place during the summer of 1973 , during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , with additional footage shot at Shepperton Studios . The film premiered three years later on 20 October 1976 at Cinema I in New York , on 22 October 1976 at Fox Wilshire in Los Angeles , and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later . It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name . The DVD of the film was released on 31 December 1999 . Promotional materials stated that the film was `` the band 's special way of giving their millions of friends what they had been clamouring for -- a personal and private tour of Led Zeppelin . For the first time the world has a front row seat on Led Zeppelin . '' A reissue of the film , including previously unreleased footage as a bonus , was released on DVD , HD DVD , and Blu-ray Disc on 20 November 2007 , by Warner Home Video .
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A junk band is a band creating music from recycled materials .
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`` The Rover '' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti .
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The European Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble of jazz musicians .
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Led Zeppelin is a band.
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From September 1968 until the summer of 1980 , English rock band Led Zeppelin were the world 's most popular live music attraction , performing hundreds of sold-out concerts around the world .
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Meat Machine is a band .
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Lez Zeppelin is an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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This is a list of awards received by the English rock band Led Zeppelin . They are widely considered to be one of the most powerful , innovative , successful , and influential bands in the history of rock music . Led Zeppelin have sold over 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States , making them one of the world 's best-selling music artists in history , as well as the second best selling band of all time in the United States .
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in 1968 . Led Zeppelin may also refer to different works released by the band mentioned above :
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A concert is a form of musical performance .
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Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a 300 lb Las Vegas Elvis impersonator . Over the years they would also perform songs originally by Elvis Presley , Bob Marley and The Yardbirds . The group toured extensively around the world during their tenure with I.R.S. Records .
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Led Zepagain ( stylized Led ZepAgain ) is an American hard rock tribute band formed in Ventura , California in 1988 . The current band consists of vocalist/harmonica player Swan Montgomery ( `` Robert Plant '' ) , Guitar / Mandolin Anthony David ( `` Jimmy Page '' ) , bassist/keyboardist/mandolinist Jim Wootten ( `` John Paul Jones '' ) and drummer/percussionist Derek Smith ( `` John Bonham '' ) . Having formed in 1988 , Sony recording artists Led Zepagain have become highly regarded as the most accurate and authentic replication of Led Zeppelin in the world today . With well over a million downloads on iTunes to their credit , Led Zepagain 's popularity has also seeped into pop culture by having been mentioned on the network TV shows `` The Gilmore Girls '' , `` Chicago Fire '' and `` Bad Judge '' ! In January of 2004 , Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page himself attended a Led Zepagain show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles . He was absolutely astonished at the bands accuracy stating `` It 's amazing how much you sound like us . You must have grown up on this because you were inside the music , and you paid attention to detail in your presentation ... I can tell you guys really love our music ! '' This encounter led to the members of Led Zepagain attending Led Zeppelin 's 2007 Reunion Concert at London 's O2 Arena by invitation of Mr. Page as well as a surprise visit from Jason Bonham in March of 2009 as he sat in with the band on their encore performance of the song `` Rock and Roll '' . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6noToYSqQ Led Zepagain was honored to have been featured on AXS TV 's `` World 's Greatest Tribute Bands '' in 2014 , and were asked to come back for an encore performance in March of 2017 to perform the iconic Led Zeppelin lV album in its entirety . Having played nationally and internationally in such places as Japan , Ireland , Alaska , Germany , Bosnia , Peru , Canada , Kosovo , Mexico City and Guam , Led Zepagain regularly performs to packed houses all over the world . We guarantee that from the sound and the look , to the vintage equipment and costuming , Led Zepagain will be the closest thing that you will ever see to a live Led Zeppelin performance ! Come on out and see what Jimmy Page was talking about . Bookings or Information Contact : James Elliot Entertainment [email protected] (760) 699-8891
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ZZ is a Japanese band .
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Led Zeppelin is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 12 January 1969 in the United States and on 31 March 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Featuring integral contributions from each of the group 's four members , the album was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and established their fusion style of both blues and rock music . It also attracted a large and devoted following to the band ; Zeppelin 's take on the emerging hard rock sound endeared them to parts of the counterculture on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean . Although the album was not critically well-received when first released , it was commercially successful , and critics have since come to view it in a more favourable light . In 2003 , Led Zeppelin was ranked at # 29 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and keeping that position after the list was updated in 2012 . In 2004 , the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .
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Led Zeppelin songs have been the subject of cover versions on occasion ; American band Dread Zeppelin have made a career out of covering and parodying Zeppelin tunes . However , other serious and authentic-sounding tribute bands have also emerged , striving to keep the true essence of a Led Zeppelin live show experience alive such as the Brazilian Led Brazil and Swan Song - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin , In the Light , and the British band Fred Zeppelin , who are based in the Black Country homeland of Plant and Bonham and have been seen by Robert Plant several times . Lez Zeppelin is also an all-female tribute act , performing the work of Led Zeppelin .
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The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of nine studio albums , four live albums , nine compilation albums , 16 singles and eight music downloads . Formed in London in 1968 , the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page , singer Robert Plant , bass player John Paul Jones , and drummer John Bonham . The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles . Nevertheless , four of their ten songs that reached the Hot 100 had no mention of the title in the lyrics : Immigrant Song , Black Dog , Over the Hills and Far Away , D'yer Mak ` er . Their debut album , Led Zeppelin ( 1969 ) , released by Atlantic Records , charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200 . It received several sales certifications , including an 8 times multi-platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and Diamond from the Music Canada . Led Zeppelin 's second studio album , Led Zeppelin II , recorded when the band were on tour , was released a few months after the first . It reached number one in several countries , including the UK and the US , where it was certified 12 times multi-platinum . The album produced Led Zeppelin 's most successful single , `` Whole Lotta Love '' , which peaked at several music charts in the top 10 . Led Zeppelin III ( 1970 ) was a softer , more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band 's previous releases . It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US . Led Zeppelin 's untitled fourth album , often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971 , is their most commercially successful album . It received a 23 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA , the third-highest of all albums . The band 's fifth album , Houses of the Holy , was released in 1973 . Again a transatlantic chart-topper , it has received an 11 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA . In 1974 , the band set up their own vanity label , Swan Song Records , which would release the rest of Led Zeppelin 's studio albums . The first was the 1975 double album Physical Graffiti , which has received a 16 times platinum certification from RIAA . However , Zeppelin 's seventh album , Presence ( 1976 ) , did not perform as well as their previous releases , receiving a triple Platinum certification from RIAA . On 20 October 1976 Led Zeppelin released their first concert film The Song Remains the Same . The recording of the film took place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , during the band 's 1973 concert tour of the United States . The band 's eighth album , In Through the Out Door , received a sextuple platinum certification . This was the last album released by the band before Bonham died of alcohol intoxication in 1980 ; Led Zeppelin disbanded immediately afterwards . In 1982 Led Zeppelin released the album Coda , a compilation of outtakes from the band 's previous recordings , but still considered to be a studio album . Since their break-up , the band have released numerous compilation and live albums from older concerts , including How the West Was Won , which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts , and the compilation album Mothership , which produced seven music downloads and was released on the same day Led Zeppelin 's entire catalog became available in digital stores , including in the iTunes Store . `` Stairway to Heaven '' , which had never been released as an official single before , was one of these songs released in digital stores . The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide , including 111.5 million certified units in the United States .
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The Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings are a collection of audio and video recordings of musical performances by the English rock band Led Zeppelin which were never officially released by the band , or under other legal authority . The recordings consist of both live concert performances and outtakes from studio sessions conducted by the band . Many hundreds of Led Zeppelin bootlegs exist , and are widely collected by fans .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . Since 1992 , the band has consisted of Joe Elliott ( lead vocals ) , Rick Savage ( bass guitar , backing vocals ) , Rick Allen ( drums , backing vocals ) , Phil Collen ( guitar , backing vocals ) , and Vivian Campbell ( guitar , backing vocals ) . This is the band 's longest-standing line-up . The band 's strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s . Their 1981 album , High 'n' Dry , was produced by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange , who helped them begin to define their style , and the album 's standout track `` Bringin ' On the Heartbreak '' became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982 . The band 's next studio album , Pyromania in January 1983 , with `` Photograph '' and `` Rock of Ages '' as the lead singles , turned Def Leppard into a household name . In the U.S. , Pyromania was certified diamond ( 10 × platinum ) . In 2003 , the album ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Def Leppard 's fourth album Hysteria , released in 1987 , topped the UK and U.S. album charts . As of 2009 , it has reached beyond the success of Pyromania , having been certified 12 × platinum for sales of over 12 million in the U.S. and has gone on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide . The album spawned seven hit singles , including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one `` Love Bites '' , alongside `` Pour Some Sugar on Me '' , `` Hysteria '' , `` Armageddon It '' , `` Animal '' , `` Rocket '' , and `` Women '' . Their next studio album , Adrenalize ( the first following the death of guitarist Steve Clark ) , reached number one in the UK and U.S. charts in 1992 , and contained several hits , including `` Let 's Get Rocked '' and `` Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad '' . Their 1993 album , Retro Active , contained the acoustic hit song `` Two Steps Behind '' , while their greatest-hits album Vault , released in 1995 , featured the UK hit `` When Love & Hate Collide '' . As one of the world 's best-selling music artists , Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide , and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification , Pyromania and Hysteria . They are one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. . The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' and ranked No. 70 in `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .
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The Jordan Brothers are a musical group .
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This is the musical equipment used by the members of the hard rock/blues rock band ZZ Top .
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The Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition is a series of albums reissued by English rock group Led Zeppelin , distributed by Atlantic Records . It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums remastered from the original analog tapes . Along with the remastered albums , there is a companion disc with each album , consisting of previously unreleased audio tracks and alternate mixes of released tracks . Many of these are described as work-in-progress or alternate mixes made during the original production rather than new remixes generated to highlight discarded recording elements ( as did the remixes made for The Beatles Anthology ) . The first companion album consists of the 10 October 1969 concert in Paris . The albums were released in chronological order , each with inverted album covers . The first wave of albums , Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II , and Led Zeppelin III , was released on 2 June 2014 . The second wave of albums , Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy , was released on 27 October 2014 . Physical Graffiti was released on 23 February 2015 , almost exactly forty years to the day after the original release . The fourth and final wave of albums , Presence , In Through the Out Door , and Coda , was released on 31 July 2015 .
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Redemption is an American progressive metal band .
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Led Zeppelin is a box set compilation of songs by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 7 September 1990 on Atlantic Records , digitally remastered on four compact discs , six vinyl records , or four cassette tapes . The first compilation album released by Led Zeppelin , selection and remastering of the tracks were supervised by Jimmy Page and took place in New York during early to mid-1990 . A 36-page booklet was also included with the release . This set contains two previously unreleased tracks and one new mix . `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' was recorded on 24 June 1969 at the BBC Maida Vale Studio . `` White Summer/Black Mountain Side '' was recorded at the Playhouse Theatre , London on 27 June 1969 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix took place at the Atlantic Synclavier Suite in New York , in May 1990 . It also includes the band 's only non-album B-side , `` Hey , Hey , What Can I Do '' of the 1970 single `` Immigrant Song '' , previously unavailable on compact disc . To differentiate this box set from a set of selections taken from it , the Remasters box set released the following month , in some markets this release is listed under the title The Complete Collection . To further the confusion , in both cases this is different from The Complete Studio Recordings box set released three years later , which includes all nine of the band 's studio albums on ten discs , with the three extra tracks appended to Coda , along with the 1969 recording `` Baby Come On Home '' , first released on the two-disc Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . The `` Moby Dick/Bonzo 's Montreux '' mix is also included in the promotional interview album Profiled ( 1990 ) . Also three years after this release , the remaining Led Zeppelin tracks not appearing on this box set were issued on Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 . In an interview he gave in January 2010 , Page made reference to the boxed set : Oh , I 'm now fully aware of the mark Led Zeppelin made on the musical landscape . My awareness was re-heightened when we were remastering the material to do that CD box set in 1990 . When you hear it all , song after song , you realise what a textbook it is for musicians who are coming along , and that 's so great . The whole thing is about passing it on , because that 's how it was done for me when I was learning from all those old blues and rockabilly records . It 's all part of how this cultural phenomenon keeps moving on . I think everyone carries the flame on .
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Train Does Led Zeppelin II is a cover album by American rock band Train of Led Zeppelin songs . This album covers Led Zeppelin II in its entirety . The album was performed in concert and was released digitally as well as on compact disc and vinyl . All profits from sales of the album will go to the San Francisco-based charity , Family House .
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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . The following is a complete list of all official members , session musicians , featured artists , touring musicians , and live guests of Def Leppard 's career Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977 . The lineup of Elliott , drummer Tony Kenning , bassist Rick Savage , and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978 . The band would play their first show on 18 July of the same year before recording their first EP in the fall after the departure of Kenning . The departure of Kenning having left the drummer position open , Rick Allen joined the band in November 1978 and has been the full-time drummer ever since , despite the loss of his left arm in a car accident on 31 December 1984 . Def Leppard recorded On Through the Night and High 'n' Dry as the five piece of Savage , Willis , Elliott , Clark , and Allen before Pete Willis was fired in July 1982 . Willis was replaced by Phil Collen of Girl , and the band went on to the most commercially successful period of their career , the releases of Pyromania and Hysteria . On 8 January 1991 , during a leave of absence from the band , guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home . Savage , Elliott , Allen , and Collen recorded their next album Adrenalize as a four-piece before hiring Vivian Campbell , formerly of Dio and Whitesnake , to replace the deceased Clark . The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since the addition of Campbell in April 1992 , and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation . The current lineup has released four compilations , two live albums , and six studio albums in the time since , most recently the self-titled , Def Leppard , on 30 October 2015 .
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In their career , the British rock band Led Zeppelin recorded many songs that consisted , in whole or part , of pre-existing songs , melodies , or lyrics . They sometimes credited those sources , sometimes not . This was common practice in the blues music world that influenced Led Zeppelin . The band has been sued a number of times over attribution , some cases having concluded with others being awarded writing credit for the song in question . This is a partial list of songs that contributed to or inspired Led Zeppelin songs or covers . It includes non-controversial ones the band attributed to other writers from the outset .
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Listen To This , Eddie is a bootleg recording of a rock concert by English band Led Zeppelin , performed on June 21 , 1977 , at the Los Angeles Forum in Los Angeles , California . The first concert of a six-night stint . It is often noted as one of the band 's best ( if not the best ) performances . It is also distinguished by its clear sound .
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Coda is the ninth and final studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released in 1982 . The album is a collection of unused tracks from various sessions during Led Zeppelin 's twelve-year career . It was released two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham . The word coda , meaning a passage that ends a musical piece following the main body , was therefore chosen as the title .
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are a Japanese jazz fusion band .
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They were beasts .
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In music , chapel refers to a group of musicians .
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`` Communication Breakdown '' is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin .
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A tribute act , tribute band or tribute group is a music group , singer , or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act . Tribute acts include individual performers who mimic the songs and style of an artist , such as Elvis impersonators covering the works of Elvis Presley or groups like The Iron Maidens , an all-female band that pays tribute to Iron Maiden . Many tribute bands , in addition to playing the music of an artist or group , also try to emulate the vocal styles and overall appearance of that group , to make as close an approximation as possible . Others introduce a twist on the original act ; for example , Only One Direction have created a theatre show in London 's West End around their act . Dread Zeppelin plays Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style with a lead singer dressed up as Elvis Presley , while Gabba perform the songs of ABBA in the style of the Ramones . Tribute bands usually name themselves based on the original band 's name ( sometimes with a pun ) , or on one of their songs or albums .
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The Song Remains the Same is a 1976 concert film featuring the English rock band Led Zeppelin . The filming took place during the summer of 1973 , during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City , with additional footage shot at Shepperton Studios . The film premiered three years later on 20 October 1976 at Cinema I in New York , on 22 October 1976 at Fox Wilshire in Los Angeles , and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later . It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name . The DVD of the film was released on 31 December 1999 . Promotional materials stated that the film was `` the band 's special way of giving their millions of friends what they had been clamouring for -- a personal and private tour of Led Zeppelin . For the first time the world has a front row seat on Led Zeppelin . '' A reissue of the film , including previously unreleased footage as a bonus , was released on DVD , HD DVD , and Blu-ray Disc on 20 November 2007 , by Warner Home Video .
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A junk band is a band creating music from recycled materials .
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`` The Rover '' is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti .
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The European Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble of jazz musicians .
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Richard Harris was born on October 25, 2002.
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Richard St John Harris ( 1 October 1930 -- 25 October 2002 ) was an Irish actor and singer . He appeared on stage and in many films , appearing as Frank Machin in This Sporting Life , and King Arthur in the 1967 film Camelot and the subsequent 1981 revival of the show . He played an aristocrat and prisoner in A Man Called Horse ( 1970 ) , a gunfighter in Clint Eastwood 's Western film Unforgiven ( 1992 ) , Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator ( 2000 ) , and Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films : the Sorcerer 's Stone ( 2001 ) and the Chamber of Secrets ( 2002 ) . Harris had a top ten hit in the United Kingdom and United States with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb 's song `` MacArthur Park '' .
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Richard R. Harris ( born March 13 , 1969 ) , better known by his nickname , Ross Harris , is an American actor , artist , and musician .
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Richard Harris ( born 23 October 1980 in Croydon ) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Wycombe Wanderers during the late 1990s and early 2000s . He made an appearance in the FA Youth Cup final against Leeds United in the 1996 -- 97 season against players like Paul Robinson , Harry Kewell and Alan Smith .
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Richard Harris ( 1930 -- 2002 ) was an Irish actor , singer , theatrical producer , film director and writer . Richard Harris may also refer to :
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C. Adam Harris ( born October 14 , 1975 ) is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 82nd District and was elected in 2002 .
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Richard Harris ( born 1934 ) is a prolific British television writer , most active from the early 1960s to the mid-1990s . He writes primarily for the crime and detective genres , having contributed episodes of series like The Avengers , The Saint , The Sweeney , Armchair Mystery Theatre , and Target . He has helped to create several standout programmes of the genre , including Adam Adamant Lives ! , Man in a Suitcase , and Shoestring . Despite a career which has been largely spent writing for the crime and detective genre , in 1994 he won the prize for best situation comedy from the Writers ' Guild of Great Britain for Outside Edge , a programme he had originated as a stage play . Indeed , though the majority of his work has been for television , a substantial amount of his output has been for the stage .
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Richard Davies ( born 28 June 1950 ) is an English actor and writer , born Richard Davis in London . He is also credited as Richard Davies , Richard A. Davies and Richard L. Davies , and in the U.K. as Richard Hamilton . Hamilton is his mother 's maiden name .
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Richard Harris ( born 5 March 1968 ) is a London-based composer , arranger , transcriber , teacher and pianist . Richard Harris studied composition and orchestration at the University of Edinburgh , where his tutors included Kenneth Leighton . At Edinburgh he co-founded the contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus , with whom he was a member until 2002 , commissioning and performing works by Arvo Pärt , Brian Eno , Philip Glass and Steve Reich . The ensemble was signed to Decca/Argo , producing five CDs . Compositions by Harris feature on the Argo CD Loopholes , and in full on the ensemble 's own CD Landscapes Of The Heart ; he also produced successful arrangements of works by Terry Riley and Thomas Ades . His work Hexada was featured in the UK television programme The Score . In 1992 Harris began teaching piano , theory and A-level music at Westminster School , where he himself had been a pupil . In 1994 Harris became a published author with Faber Music , and in 1997 was chosen by the film composer Carl Davis to be his personal music arranger . Harris 's books range from his own compositions and educational tutors to film , jazz and pop arrangements , and include collaborations with Evelyn Glennie and Joanna MacGregor . In 1999 Harris 's arrangement of Terry Riley 's Keyboard Study No. 2 was chosen by Pete Townshend as the supporting music for Townshend 's Lifehouse concert at Sadler 's Wells . In 2000 , Piano Circus collaborated with the German composer Heiner Goebbels , and the resulting piece Scutigeras , entirely written by Harris and based on Goebbels ' existing works , received a live premiere on BBC radio . In 2004 , Harris composed the music to Warriors , a successful show at the London Planetarium . In 2005 , Harris created a website allowing users to request personalised sheet music , in the form of bespoke arrangements and transcriptions . The site has featured in many newspapers and magazines , including The Daily Telegraph and Classical Music Magazine . In 2009 , Harris composed a big band piece for the Cardinal Vaughan Big Band entitled ` Addison Blues ' , which gave its world premiere performance at St. John 's , Smith Square Concert Hall , for a concert in aid of the British Heart Foundation . Harris also gives lectures with author Rob Eastaway entitled Numbers and Rumbas , exploring the relationship between mathematics and music .
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Raymond Alexander Harris ( born February 3 , 1927 ) is the former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party ; his tenure extended from 1968 to 1971 . Harris served in the United States Navy in World War II . He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950 from Wake Forest University in Wake Forest , North Carolina .
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Ricky Harris ( October 5 , 1965 -- December 26 , 2016 ) was an American producer , actor and comedian .
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Richard Houston Gaines ( July 23 , 1904 - July 20 , 1975 ) was an American actor . He made over 75 film and television appearances between 1940 and 1962 .
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Richard Harris Leigh ( 16 August 1943 -- 21 November 2007 ) was a novelist and short story writer born in New Jersey , United States to a British father and an American mother , who spent most of his life in the UK . Leigh earned a BA from Tufts University , a master 's degree from the University of Chicago , and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook .
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Robert Harris ( born June 13 , 1969 in Riviera Beach , Florida ) is a former American football defensive end and defensive tackle in the National Football League . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft . He played college football at Southern University . After a stint with the Vikings , he would play for the New York Giants .
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Richard Hack ( March 20 , 1951 ) is an American writer best known for his biographical books and screenplays . He is a frequent guest on talk shows and an outspoken critic of bias in television news .
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Richard A. Harris is an American film editor with a career spanning nearly forty years . He graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California in 1956 .
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Richard Jason Satawk `` R. J. '' Harris ( born November 16 , 1972 ) is a United States Army National Guard warrant officer , politician , law student and former Air Traffic Controller . He was a candidate for the Libertarian Party 's 2012 nomination for President of the United States . In 2010 , he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Tom Cole for the Republican Party nomination in the primary election for Oklahoma 's 4th congressional district . He ran as an independent candidate for the same congressional seat in 2012 . On August 3 , 2013 , on his Facebook page , he announced that he would be running for the 2014 gubernatorial election in Oklahoma as a Democrat in order to advance the libertarian cause in a way that transcends traditional party lines . Harris withdrew his candidacy in that race on January 14 , 2014 .
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Richard Adams ( born December 8 , 1954 ) is an independent inventor and engineer . Since building and demonstrating a video camera as a child , his work has often garnered media interest .
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Richard M. Harris ( born September 6 , 1944 ) is a Canadian politician . He was a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2015 and sat as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada . He was previously member of the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance . From 2004 to 2015 , he represented the electoral district of Cariboo -- Prince George , and formerly represented Prince George -- Bulkley Valley . He was first elected during the 1993 federal election and was re-elected in 1997 , 2000 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 and 2011 . He challenged Reform Party leader Preston Manning for leadership when Manning proposed merging the party with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada . He later campaigned for Stockwell Day to become leader . The most prominent position he held with his party was Chief Opposition Whip from 2001 to 2002 . He generated controversy when he appointed an unelected , Conservative Party member to represent a neighbouring electoral district in governmental affairs , though the electoral district had an elected Member of Parliament , but from an opposition party . In Fiscal Year 2009-10 he was the top spending Member of Parliament , and had the largest hospitality and lowest advertising expenditures of any house member . He has served a member on several parliamentary committees , including the ` Standing Committee on Finance ' during the 36th and 37th Parliaments and the ` Standing Committee on Natural Resources ' during the 39th , and 40th Parliaments . In the 41st Parliament he sat on the Veteran 's Affairs Committee . He has introduced three Private Member Bills into the House of Commons . The first two bills were introduced when he was a member of the opposition . The first bill , having to do with penalties for drunk driving was defeated , however , the government felt that the content of the bill was worthy of introducing a similar bill which was passed . The second bill : An Act to amend the Criminal Code ( failure to stop at scene of accident ) was introduced in the 38th Parliament but was not adopted . His third private members bill was introduced during the 41st Parliament ; An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act ( incarceration ) was introduced in October 2011 .
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Richard Richardsson ( born February 1 , 1974 in Östersund , Sweden ) is a Swedish snowboarder and Olympic medalist . He received a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City .
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Richard Rossi ( born March 2 , 1963 ) is an American filmmaker , actor , producer , novelist , musician , writer , talk radio host , former evangelical minister , church planter , and healing evangelist . In 1995 Rossi went on trial for the attempted murder of his wife . She recanted her original identification of Rossi as her attacker and espoused his innocence . The case ended in a mistrial and was front-page news in Rossi 's adopted hometown of Pittsburgh and was widely covered by syndicated television news programs . Rossi eventually was acquitted of attempted murder but pleaded no contest to a lesser charge .
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Dick Richards ( born 1936 ) is an American film director , producer and writer . Dick Richards may also refer to : Dick Richards ( footballer ) ( 1890 -- 1934 ) , Welsh footballer Richard W. Richards ( 1893 -- 1985 ) , Australian explorer James P. Richards ( 1894 -- 1979 ) , United States Representative from South Carolina , 1933 -- 1957 Dick Richards ( cricketer ) ( 1908 -- 1995 ) , English cricketer Dick Richards ( journalist ) , British showbusiness columnist Dick Richards ( musician ) , drummer and back-up singer with Bill Haley & His Comets and The Jodimars Richard N. Richards ( born 1946 ) , American astronaut
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Adrian Harris ( born Adrian Michael Harris ; 4 April 1970 ) is an English actor , playwright and director .
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Richard Tighe Harris ( October 31 , 1833 -- October 11 , 1907 ) was a Canadian miner and prospector .
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Richard Richards ( May 14 , 1932 -- January 30 , 2015 ) was an American political activist who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1981 to 1983 . He was active in the Republican party and politics from the late 1960s until the 1980s . He was born in Ogden , Utah . Richards served in the United States Army from 1952 until 1955 , finishing his service as an officer with the 7th Cavalry Regiment . Before being drafted , Richards had been active in politics , organizing the Junior Republican League while studying at Weber State College in Ogden , Utah . He graduated from the University of Utah Law School and was active in the political campaigns of Douglas R. Stringfellow , Laurence J. Burton and Dr. Henry Aldous Dixon , organizing a youth group that helped Dr. Dixon win election to the United States Congress . He later served as a member of the Republican National Committee and chairman of the Utah Republican Party , and was the first state chairman to endorse Ronald Reagan for President in 1976 . He resided near Ogden with his wife . Richards was a Latter-day Saint . Richards died at his home on January 30 , 2015 , at the age of 82 . The Richard Richards Institute for Ethics at Weber State University is named for him . Weber State University published his autobiography Climbing the Political Ladder , One Rung at a Time in 2006 .
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Richard Harris ( fl . 1558 -- 1595 ) was an academic at the University of Oxford and clergyman in the sixteenth century .
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Richard Holmes , OBE , FRSL , FBA ( born 5 November 1945 ) is a British author and academic best known for his biographical studies of major figures of British and French Romanticism .
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Richard Wilson ( born 23 October 1984 in Leicester , Leicestershire , England ) is a British-born Australian actor .
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Richard Reader Harris ( 4 June 1913 -- 7 July 2009 ) was a British Conservative Party politician . He was Member of Parliament for Heston and Isleworth from 1950 until 1970 . Harris was born in Fulham , the son of Richard Reader Harris and Elsie ( née Tagen ) . He was Chairman of Rolls Razor Ltd , which made washing machines . In July 1964 the company went bankrupt , and a subsequent investigation revealed irregularities in the company 's accounts . In 1969 , Harris was charged with carrying on company business with intent to defraud the company 's creditors , falsifying the balance sheet , and deceiving investors as to the company 's financial state . With his trial ongoing as the 1970 general election was called , and despite the judge dismissing two charges , the Heston and Isleworth Conservative Association voted to reject Harris and selected instead Barney Hayhoe . On 29 May , Harris was acquitted on the remaining charge ; although time remained for his readoption , the Association stuck to its previous choice . Harris was married to Pamela Stephens from 1940 until their divorce in 1963 ; their three daughters survive him . He is also survived by his second wife Una . His son from his second marriage died in 2007 . Harris died on 7 July 2009 , aged 96 years .
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Richard Russell ( born 24 November 1967 ) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s , and 1990s , playing at representative level for England , and at club level for Wigan , Oldham , and Castleford Tigers , as a , or , i.e. number 2 or 5 , or 9 .
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David Robert Harris ( born 24 February 1966 ) is an Australian politician . He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2015 , representing the electorate of Wyong . He previously represented the same electorate from 2007 to 2011 .
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Bill Harris ( born September 1 , 1934 ) is a Republican politician , who served in the Ohio General Assembly , notably as President of the Ohio Senate from 2005 to 2010 .
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Steve Richard Harris ( born December 3 , 1970 ) is an American television actor , notable for replacing Brandon Routh ( later of Superman Returns ) as the second Seth Anderson on One Life to Live . He also had the small but memorable role as the gardener Charlotte kisses while married to Trey on Sex and the City . he was also on CSI : New York and Femme Fetal . He also wrote and co-directed the short film Signal Lost .
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James Richardson ( born October 30 , 1984 ) is a conservative American political strategist and columnist best known as a spokesman and adviser to the Republican National Committee and former Governors Jon Huntsman and Haley Barbour . In a September 2014 opinion editorial published in the Washington Post , Richardson openly disclosed that he is gay . As of July 2015 , he serves as managing director of Dentons , a global law practice , in the firm 's public policy and regulatory affairs group .
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The Fosters is a television series.
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The Fosters is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg which first premiered in the United States on June 3 , 2013 on the Freeform ( previously named ABC Family ) television network . It follows the lives of the Foster family led by lesbian couple Stef and Lena , a cop and a school vice principal respectively , who raise a multi-ethnic blended family that consists of one biological and four adopted children in San Diego , California . The first season of The Fosters received generally favorable reviews from critics and also garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes . It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award .
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The Fosters is an American drama series on Freeform ( then known as ABC Family ) that premiered on June 3 , 2013 . The series follows the lives of Lena Adams ( Sherri Saum ) and Stef Foster ( Teri Polo ) , the Fosters , who are an interracial , lesbian couple living in the Mission Bay area of San Diego , raising Stef 's biological son , Brandon ( David Lambert ) , along with adopted twins , Jesus ( Jake T. Austin/Noah Centineo ) and Mariana ( Cierra Ramirez ) . Lena is a charter school vice principal and Stef is a police officer . Lena decides to take in `` troubled '' teenager Callie ( Maia Mitchell ) and her younger brother Jude ( Hayden Byerly ) , who have endured a series of abusive foster homes . The show resumed its second season on January 19 , 2015 . The series was renewed for a third season on January 13 . The third season began on June 8 , 2015 , with the second half premiering on January 25 , 2016 on Freeform . On November 30 , 2015 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season , which premiered on June 20 , 2016 . The second half of the fourth season premiered on January 31 , 2017 , replacing the timeslot for Pretty Little Liars . On January 10 , 2017 , Freeform announced that the series was renewed for a fifth season , which will start airing on July 11 , 2017 . As of April 11 , 2017 , 82 episodes of The Fosters have aired , concluding the fourth season .
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The Last Father is a TV series .
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The Fosters is a British television programme , produced by London Weekend Television which aired on ITV from 9 April 1976 , until 9 July 1977 . It was created and developed by Jon Watkins , who adapted the American sitcom , Good Times , developed by Norman Lear , and created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans . It was the first British sitcom to have an entirely black cast . It was the predecessor to many future British television programmes that featured a predominantly black cast : ( No Problem ! , Desmond 's , The Lenny Henry Show ) .
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The Fosters may refer to : The Fosters ( 1976 TV series ) , a British sitcom The Fosters ( 2013 TV series ) , a U.S. drama series
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This list is of fictional characters in the ABC Family television series The Fosters . This article features the main , recurring and minor characters who have all appeared in more than one episode .
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This is the filmography of Jodie Foster .
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The Fixer is a British drama television series , produced by Kudos for ITV . Set in modern Britain , it follows the life of John Mercer , an ex-British Special Forces soldier , arrested by police for killing his aunt and uncle following his discovery of their abuse of his sister , Jess Mercer . John Mercer is released early from prison to serve in a covert state security squad as a government-backed assassin responsible for eliminating criminals and renegade police officers that the law can not apprehend .
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Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends ( commonly abbreviated as Foster 's ) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network Studios . The series , set in a world in which imaginary friends coexist with humans , centers on an 8-year-old boy , Mac , who is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend , Bloo . After Mac discovers an orphanage dedicated to housing abandoned imaginary friends , Bloo moves into the home and is kept from adoption so long as Mac visits him daily . The episodes revolve around Mac and Bloo as they interact with other imaginary friends and house staff and live out their day-to-day adventures , often getting caught up in various predicaments . McCracken conceived the series after adopting two dogs from an animal shelter and applying the concept to imaginary friends . The show first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13 , 2004 , as a 90-minute television film . On August 20 , it began its normal run of twenty-to-thirty-minute episodes on Fridays , at 7 pm . The series finished its run on May 3 , 2009 , with a total of six seasons and seventy-nine episodes . McCracken left Cartoon Network shortly after the series ended . Reruns have aired on Boomerang from August 11 , 2012 to November 3 , 2013 and again from June 1 , 2014 to April 3 , 2017 . Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends was praised by critics and received high ratings during its original run , becoming popular among both younger and older audiences . It received many industry accolades , including five Annie Awards and seven Emmy Awards , winning a total of sixteen awards out of thirty-five nominations . It has since been named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best Cartoon Network shows and by IGN as the 85th best animated series of all time .
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The Fugitives is a children 's Science Fiction/Drama series . Its first seven-part series began on Mondays at 4.30 pm on CITV . It centers on an ordinary teenager who stumbles across a shocking discovery at the company his father used to work at , EmbroGen , that is secretly carrying out illegal human cloning on children .
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Joe Foster is an actor in gay pornography .
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Doctor Foster is a British drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One on 9 September 2015 . The five-part series , written by Mike Bartlett , is about Dr. Gemma Foster , who suspects that her husband has been having an affair . After she follows several lines of enquiry , far more in her life unravels , including a streak of violence below the surface . The drama was commissioned for a second series with stars Suranne Jones and Bertie Carvel returning .
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Die Trotzkis is a German television series .
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Die lieben Verwandten is a German television series .
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Die Wiesingers is a German television series .
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Theresa Elizabeth `` Teri '' Polo ( born June 1 , 1969 ) is an American actress . She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the Meet the Parents trilogy ( 2000-2010 ) . She was one of the stars of the sitcom I 'm with Her ( 2003 -- 2004 ) , had a recurring role as Helen Santos on the political drama series The West Wing ( 2005 -- 2006 ) and currently plays the lead role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the ABC Family series The Fosters ( 2013 -- present ) .
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Cast Offs is a BAFTA-nominated comedy-drama mockumentary that follows a group of six disabled people sent to a remote British Island for a fictional reality show . The series is made up of six episodes , with each episode concentrating on one of the six characters . It follows each character for the year leading up to them being dropped off on the island ( other than Carrie 's episode , which followed her time after she left the island ) and also the happenings on the island when they are left to fend for themselves .
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Rocket 's Island is a British television series about a family taking care of foster children . It stars Jordan Benjamin , Samuel Bottomley , Jack Hartley , Tom Coliandris , Helen Daniels and Joe Gallucci . It was filmed in part on the Isle of Man . It is produced by Lime Pictures and All3Media for CBBC .
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The Americans is an American television period drama series created and produced by former CIA officer Joe Weisberg . The series premiered in the United States on January 30 , 2013 on the cable network FX . Set in the early 1980s during the Cold War , The Americans is the story of Elizabeth ( Keri Russell ) and Philip Jennings ( Matthew Rhys ) , two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple living in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington , D.C. , with their children Paige ( Holly Taylor ) and Henry ( Keidrich Sellati ) and their neighbor Stan Beeman ( Noah Emmerich ) , an FBI agent working in counterintelligence . On May 25 , 2016 , FX set an end-date for the series by renewing it for a fifth and sixth season . The 10-episode sixth and final season is slated to air in 2018 .
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The Weekenders is a Disney animated series .
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Dorothy Foster was a British actress .
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The Prisoners are fictional characters from the comic book series The Walking Dead and the television series of the same name .
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For the similarly themed ITV series , see Find a Family Find Me A Family is a British television series with the aim of rehoming of disadvantaged children with adoptive parents . This three-part series aired on Channel 4 in 2009 as part of the channel 's Britain 's Forgotten Children season . It follows the course of three families taking part in a project to rehome children in care who would otherwise be overlooked .
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Blair is Jonathan Hensleigh's middle name.
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Jonathan Blair Hensleigh ( born February 1959 ) is an American screenwriter and film director , working primarily in the action-adventure genre , best known for writing film such as Jumanji , Die Hard with a Vengeance , and Armageddon , as well as making his own directorial debut with the 2004 comic book action film The Punisher .
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Hawksford is a surname .
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John Blair was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half .
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John Blair ( born 17 March 1955 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne Football Club , Fitzroy Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . He has since become a successful coach in Queensland and is currently senior coach of the Aspley Football Club . A utility , Blair spent a lot of his career as a centre-half back but was also used up forward . He had begun his career at Noble Park Football Club and it was from there was he was recruited to South Melbourne . He made his VFL debut in 1975 , against Footscray at Waverley Park , but it was the only game he played that season . Over the next two years he put together 23 senior appearances , only to be traded to Fitzroy during the 1978 season . He did n't play a VFL match in 1979 and in 1980 was playing for his third club , St Kilda . He appeared just twice for St Kilda and left at the end of the year , to captain-coach Queensland club Morningside . Blair , who won the Grogan Medal in 1982 , steered Morningside to the QAFL grand final ever year from 1982 to 1984 . Each time they lost , but Blair would later play in a premiership with Windsor-Zillmere in 1988 , before retiring . He had been their best forward that season , with 96 goals . It was the second time he had been the league 's leading goal-kicker , having kicked 86 goals with Morningside in 1985 . Before coming to Windsor-Zillmere , he had a brief stint with Sandgate . During the 1980s he had been a regular interstate football representative , playing for Queensland 19 times . In the early 1990s , Blair was involved in coaching with the Brisbane Bears and after some time away returned to the QAFL in 2002 to again coach Morningside . He twice coached them to back to back premierships , first in 2003 and 2004 , then again in 2009 and 2010 . In total he has coached 11 QAFL grand finals , for a return of five premierships . He is the father of television actress , Natalie Blair , and the uncle of Collingwood premiership player Jarryd Blair .
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John Blair ( born 1961 ) is an American poet , novelist , and short story writer .
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Jonathan Blair ( 1941 ) is an American photographer who has worked for the National Geographic Society since 1970s . His photographs have been published in Time , Life and Newsweek , and The New York Times magazine , as well as in a photographic book called Outlaw Trail , which was an international best seller . His photography is diverse , ranging from underwater shipwrecks , to wildlife on the Pacific Islands to the Wild West in the United States . However , he specializes in natural history and deep ocean photography .
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Enfield is a surname .
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Jon Hensley ( born August 26 , 1965 , in Browns Mills , New Jersey ) is an American actor , singer and songwriter , who portrayed Dr. Meade on The Bold and the Beautiful from 2012 to 2013 . He is best recognized for his portrayal of Holden Snyder on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns , a role he held from 1985 until the series finale on September 17 , 2010 .
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John Insley Blair ( August 22 , 1802 -- December 2 , 1899 ) was an American entrepreneur , railroad magnate , philanthropist and one of the 19th century 's wealthiest men .
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Jonathan Hansler ( born John Hansler Brittan ) is an English actor . He trained at the Studio 68 of Theatre Arts , graduating in 1985 . He has since worked extensively in theatre , film and television . His most notable television roles include the aristocrat Colin Tennant in the 2005 TV movie The Queen 's Sister , Mr Pelham in the BBC drama series Hotel Babylon and the announcer in the sitcom My Family . Hansler has also provided the voice of Lucius Malfoy and other characters in three of the Harry Potter video games ; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 . Theatre work has included playing the character of Lance in the 2007 revival of Toast with the Hull Truck Theatre and lately Hugh Paddick in the 50th Anniversary tour of Round the Horne . In 2016 , Hansler appeared in the West End production of Stephen Jeffreys ' play The Libertine with Dominic Cooper , which opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket after a short run at the Theatre Royal Bath . As of 2017 , Hansler will appear as General Tilney in an adaptation of Jane Austen 's Northanger Abbey with the Theatre Royal , Bury St Edmunds , which will tour the UK nationally . Hansler is also notable for playing the lead character in a major 2013 advertising campaign for Cadbury , whilst other commercials include those for Made.com , Unibet and Foxy Bingo .
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Jon Bentley ( born 1961 ) is an English journalist and television presenter ; he was educated at Millfield and at Oriel College , Oxford . Bentley specialises in television production and journalism in the field of motoring . Between 1987 and 1999 , he was producer and executive producer of BBC Two 's Top Gear , and was series producer of Fifth Gear from 2002 to 2004 . As a producer of Top Gear , Bentley helped launch the television careers of Jeremy Clarkson and hired Quentin Willson and Vicki Butler-Henderson . He also has a corner named after him on the Top Gear test track . Bentley presented The Gadget Show on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom , alongside Ortis Deley , Suzi Perry , Pollyanna Woodward and Jason Bradbury . In February 2012 , it was announced that the show 's format was changing , it was then known as The Gadget Show : World Tour , and featured two of the previous presenting team Jason Bradbury and Pollyanna Woodward . Occasionally , he also presented on Fifth Gear . In April 2013 , it was announced on Twitter that The Gadget Show was returning to its old format , and Jon would be rejoining the line up alongside new co host Rachel Riley , ( who also attended Oriel College , Oxford ) . He is married with two daughters .
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Dennis Blair ( born Feb 21 , 1955 ) is an American stand-up comedian . He is known for writing , and appearing in , the 1983 movie Easy Money , alongside his mentor , Rodney Dangerfield . He provided the voice of Lem and Clem in the animated film '' ` Rover Dangerfield . He wrote for Dangerfield for four years including sketches for his network specials and jokes for his act . He also wrote a Broadway show for Jackie Mason . Blair has served as the opening act for about 150 celebrity headliners , including famous comedians such as Rodney Dangerfield , Joan Rivers , Jackie Mason , and Alan King . He toured for 20 years with the late , great George Carlin . His days as an opening act to the Stars prompted him to write a book about those experiences . The book is titled Me First . Dennis Blair has appeared on over 50 television shows , including The Tonight Show . Blair was a co-writer of the program for the 2005 and the 2006 Writers Guild Awards . Where he wrote a sketch for Betty White and performed his signature bit , `` Vocal Dislexia '' , which has thousands of views on YouTube . Comedy Awards Dennis Blair has won : `` The Charlie Award '' for best comedian in New York . Emmy Award for Confessions of a Standup . ( Which is in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York ) He is also a songwriter , having contributed the song `` Ordinary Man '' to the `` Easy Money '' soundtrack . Dennis and his songwriting partner John Durkin won the top-40 prize for `` The American Song Festival . '' Most recently the duo won first place in the country music category of the Indie Music Channel 's Radio Music Award for their song , `` She Stayed '' . Dennis Blair also produced the album and cowrote the title song for the album Rappin Rodney '' which was nominated for a Grammy . Dennis is currently living in Las Vegas , playing music and performing comedy in clubs , casinos , theatres and on cruise ships . His latest country songs are on iTunes and are currently being played in many countrys around the world .
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Jayson Blair ( born May 17 , 1984 ) is an American actor . He has appeared in many films and television series , including being a cast member of the sitcoms The Hard Times of RJ Berger ( 2010-2011 ) and The New Normal ( 2012-2013 ) .
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Henschel is a surname of German origin . It may refer to : Alberto Henschel ( 1827 -- 1882 ) , German-Brazilian photographer August Wilhelm Henschel ( 1790-1856 ) , German physician and botanist Carl Anton Henschel , the eponymous `` son '' founding Henschel & Son Christoph Henschel ( born 1969 ) , violinist with the Henschel Quartet Georg Christian Carl Henschel , founder of Henschel & Son Sir George Henschel ( 1850 -- 1934 ) , English baritone , pianist , conductor and composer Jane Henschel ( born 1952 ) , an American operatic mezzosoprano Markus Henschel ( born 1969 ) , violinist with the Henschel Quartet Milton George Henschel ( 1920-2003 ) , member of the Governing Body of Jehovah 's Witnesses and president of the Watch Tower Society Monika Henschel ( born 1968 ) , violist with the Henschel Quartet Otto Henschel ( 1880 -- 1961 ) , New York assemblyman 1914 Wilhelm Henschel ( 1785-1865 ) German-Jewish artist , engraver , and lithographer , known for works produced together with his brothers , Friedrich , August , and Moritz Henschel , as the Henschel Brothers
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Brunskill is a surname of English origin .
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Shane Lacy Hensley is an author , game designer , and CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment Group and is a resident of Gilbert , Arizona .
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Jon Blair , CBE is a South African-born writer , film producer and director of documentary films , drama and comedy who has lived in England and the United States ever since he was drafted into the South African army in the late 1960s . He is the only director of documentaries working in the United Kingdom who has won all three of the premier awards in his field : an Oscar , an Emmy ( twice ) and a British Academy Award . He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to film .
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Jordan Kessler is an American film producer .
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Jonathan L. `` Jon '' Hensley , ( August 19 , 1983 -- June 1 , 2015 ) was an American radio personality and artist manager . Best known as the host of the nationally syndicated Are You Ready for the Country ? radio program , Hensley interviewed more than a hundred celebrities and entertainers from the launch of his radio career in 2002 until his death in 2015 .
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Jonny Blair is a Scottish film director and screenwriter best known for his short film The Groundsman starring David O'Hara . His film , The Groundsman won the Best Fiction and Best Editing accolades at the 2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards . Blair is a graduate of the National Film and Television School .
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Blairstown is a township in Warren County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2010 United States Census , the township 's population was 5,967 reflecting an increase of 220 ( +3.8 % ) from the 5,747 counted in the 2000 Census , which had in turn increased by 416 ( +7.8 % ) from the 5,331 counted in the 1990 Census . The area had been known as Smith 's Mill and was later called Butts Bridge ( variously spelled as `` Butt 's Bridge '' and `` Butts ' Bridge '' ) , named for a family that owned the eponymous crossing of the Paulins Kill . Blairstown was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14 , 1845 , from portions of Knowlton Township , based on the results of a referendum held that day . The township was named for John Insley Blair .
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Kenneth William David Hensley ( born 24 August 1945 ) is an English singer-songwriter , multi-instrumentalist and producer , best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s . He wrote or co-wrote the majority of Uriah Heep 's songs during this period , including the hit singles `` Lady in Black '' ( on which he sang lead vocals ) , `` Easy Livin ' '' and `` Stealin ' '' , as well as `` Look at Yourself '' , on which he also sang lead vocals , and `` Free Me '' .
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Anthony Charles Lynton Blair ( born 6 May 1953 ) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 . He remains the most recent Labour Party leader to have won a general election . From 1983 to 2007 , Blair was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Sedgefield . He was elected Labour Party leader in July 1994 , following the sudden death of his predecessor , John Smith , who together with his predecessor , Neil Kinnock , had started to move the party closer to the political centre , in the hope of winning power . Under Blair 's leadership , the party used the phrase `` New Labour '' , to distance it from previous Labour policies and the traditional conception of socialism . Blair declared support for a new conception that he referred to as `` social-ism '' , involving politics that recognised individuals as socially interdependent , and advocated social justice , cohesion , the equal worth of each citizen , and equal opportunity , also referred to as the Third Way . Critics of Blair denounced him for having the Labour Party abandon genuine socialism and accepting capitalism . Supporters , including the party 's public opinion pollster Philip Gould , stated that after four consecutive general election defeats , from 1979 to 1992 , the Labour Party had to demonstrate that it had made a decisive break from its left-wing past , in order to win an election again . In May 1997 , the Labour Party won a landslide general election victory , the largest in its history , allowing Blair , at 43 years old , to become the youngest Prime Minister since 1812 . In September 1997 , Blair attained early personal popularity , receiving a 93 % public approval rating , after his public response to the death of Princess Diana . The Labour Party went on to win two more elections under his leadership : in 2001 , in which it won another landslide victory , and in 2005 , with a reduced majority . In the first years of the New Labour government , Blair 's government introduced the National Minimum Wage Act , Human Rights Act , and Freedom of Information Act . Blair 's government also devolved power , establishing the Scottish Parliament , the National Assembly for Wales , and the Northern Ireland Assembly . In Northern Ireland , Blair was involved in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement . Blair strongly supported the foreign policy of the Bush administration , and ensured that the British Armed Forces participated in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and , more controversially , the 2003 invasion of Iraq . Blair has faced strong criticism for his role in the invasion of Iraq , including calls for having him tried for war crimes and waging a war of aggression . In 2016 , the Iraq Inquiry strongly criticised his actions and described the invasion of Iraq as unjustified and unnecessary . Blair also intervened militarily in Kosovo and Sierra Leone . Blair was succeeded as the leader of the Labour Party and as Prime Minister by Gordon Brown in June 2007 . On the day that Blair resigned as Prime Minister , he was appointed the official Special Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East , an office which he held until May 2015 . He now runs a consultancy business and has set up various foundations in his own name , including the Tony Blair Faith Foundation .
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Randy Blair is an American musical theatre actor and writer , best known for originating the role of Hipolito/Elton John in the Broadway musical Amelie . His work as a bookwriter and lyricist includes Gigantic ( Vineyard Theatre ) , Perez Hilton Saves the Universe ( or at least the greater Los Angeles area ) : the Musical ! ( Barrow Street Theatre ) , Spidermusical ( Mint Theatre ) , Haute Mess ( Ars Nova ) , #RUFF ( serials at ( The Flea Theatre ) ) , and Leslie Kritzer 's Beautiful Disaster at Joe 's Pub . He is currently developing the new musical Role of a Lifetime with Jerry Mitchell , and has served as a creative consultant writer on Funny Or Die 's Billy on the Street . As an actor , Blair originated the role of Hipolito/Elton John in the world premiere of Amelie at Berkeley Repertory Theatre , and continued with the production to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway . Other off-Broadway world premieres include the OBIE winning Adding Machine , directed by David Cromer ; The Black Crook at Abrons Arts Center ; The Yellow Wood , directed by BD Wong ; and the original developmental productions of Chaplin . Regional theatre affiliations include Berkeley Rep , The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company , Alabama Shakespeare Festival , and Weston Playhouse . Blair 's film and TV work includes Naked Brothers Band , Viralcom , Law & Order , Strangers with Candy , and the film Afterwards with John Malkovich .
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Hesleden is a village in County Durham , England . It is situated to the south of Peterlee . It has a large pond situated at the bottom next to the Hart to Haswell Walkway . Hesleden also has a park and Dene to walk through and explore . Hesleden was named Hesleden from the two words combined , Dene and Hesle which is from `` hazel '' . Colin Bell , former England and Manchester City footballer , was born in Hesleden . Hesleden has a village shop , which includes post office , off licence and lottery terminal . The village also has one club ( Working Mens Social Club ) and a pub ( The Calf ) .
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Blair is an unincorporated community in Roane County , Tennessee , United States . Blair is where the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum 's railroad line connects with the Norfolk Southern railroad .
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Brian Leslie Blair ( born January 12 , 1957 ) is an American politician and professional wrestler . He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) under the ring name B. Brian Blair as one half of the tag team The Killer Bees in the 1980s .
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Hindley is a surname .
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Lesley Jane Beale ( also Clarke and Collins ) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera , EastEnders , played by Laurie Brett . She made her first appearance on 22 June 2004 . Brett took maternity leave in 2011 and departed on 19 May . She returned on 8 November and departed on 27 January 2012 . Jane made a return to the show on 6 January 2014 until 20 May and permanently from 24 November 2014 . Her major storylines have included her relationship and later marriages to Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt ) ; the first ended due to his affair with Glenda Mitchell ( Glynis Barber ) , an affair with Grant Mitchell ( Ross Kemp ) , her desire to have a child of her own following a hysterectomy , a relationship with Masood Ahmed ( Nitin Ganatra ) , her popular friendship with Tanya Branning ( Jo Joyner ) , covering up her adopted son Bobby 's ( Eliot Carrington ) role in the murder of her stepdaughter Lucy Beale ( Hetti Bywater ) , and being paralysed after brutally attacked by Bobby .
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Kerry Blair is an American author .
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Ryan Blair ( born 23 February 1996 ) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club , Swansea City .
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Hensleigh Wedgwood ( 21 January 1803 -- 2 June 1891 ) was a British etymologist , philologist and barrister , author of A Dictionary of English Etymology . He was a cousin of Charles Darwin - whom his sister Emma married in 1839 .
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Blair is an unincorporated community on the Shenandoah River in Jefferson County , West Virginia , United States . Blair lies along County Route 23 .
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Filmfare is about cheese.
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Filmfare is an English-language , tabloid-sized magazine about Hindi-language cinema , popularly known as Bollywood . Established in 1952 , the magazine is published by Worldwide Media , a subsidiary of The Times Group , India 's largest media services conglomerate . Filmfare is one of the most popular entertainment magazine in India . Since 1954 , it gives popular film awards the annual Filmfare Awards and Filmfare Awards South .
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Cheese and Jam ( Kajmak in marmelada , also known as Cottage Cheese and Marmalade ) is a 2003 comedy drama about the relationship between a Bosnian man and a Slovene woman , though the film begins with an explanation that it is about the stigmatized minority of any nation . The story is set in Slovenia .
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The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India . The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest film events in India . The awards were first introduced in 1954 , the same year as the National Film Awards . They were initially referred to as the Clare Awards or The Clares after Clare Mendonca , the editor of The Times of India . A dual voting system was developed in 1956 . Under this system , in contrast to the National Film Awards , which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government , the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts . The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions . During several years in 1990s , a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons . Presently , a recorded and an edited version of the awards ceremony is televised on SET a week or two after the ceremony has been held . Until the mid-1990s , Filmfare Awards were not only preeminent but were also well-recognized popular awards ceremony in India film industry until several clone awards with similar model of awarding and stage performance pattern started sprouting up in Mumbai . There is no data statistics recorded in reference to T.V viewership for the ceremony , but several press reports have pointed out that along with various other Indian film awards having similar type of technique and too much of cloning by each other , the ceremony has resulted with less curiosity among audiences and poor viewership since 2000s . The Filmfare Awards have been often referred to as the Hindi film industry 's equivalent to The Oscars . Filmfare Marathi Awards are also started few years back which gives awards to Marathi films and Marathi play .
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A film à clef or film à clé ( -LSB- film ‿ a kle -RSB- , French for `` film with a key '' ) , is a film describing real life , behind a façade of fiction . `` Key '' in this context means a table one can use to swap out the names . It is the film equivalent of the literary roman à clef .
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Cheese Days is a biennial celebration of cheese and the dairy industry , taking place in Monroe , Wisconsin . The weekend long event typically occurs on the third weekend in September of even-numbered years in the historic downtown area known as `` the Square '' . The festivities include carnival rides , a variety of local food , restaurant , craft , and club stands , live , traditional Swiss-Germanic music ( including polkas and waltzes ) , and a culmination of it all into a two-hour parade on the Sunday afternoon . Over one hundred thousand people come for the festivities throughout the three-day event .
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Ham & Cheese is a 2004 Canadian film directed by Warren P. Sonoda . The story written by Mike Beaver and Jason Jones and starring Mike Beaver and Jason Jones is about two talentless actors who attempt to make it in showbiz with persistence , ready to do anything to reach their dreams without letting go .
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Cheese ripening , alternatively cheese maturation or affinage , is a process in cheesemaking . It is responsible for the distinct flavour of cheese , and through the modification of `` ripening agents '' , determines the features that define many different varieties of cheeses , such as taste , texture , and body . The process is `` characterized by a series of complex physical , chemical and microbiological changes '' that incorporates the agents of : `` bacteria and enzymes of the milk , lactic culture , rennet , lipases , added moulds or yeasts , and environmental contaminants . '' The majority of cheese is ripened , save for freshness cheese .
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Cheese is a food derived from milk that is produced in a wide range of flavors , textures , and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein . It comprises proteins and fat from milk , usually the milk of cows , buffalo , goats , or sheep . During production , the milk is usually acidified , and adding the enzyme rennet causes coagulation . The solids are separated and pressed into final form . Some cheeses have molds on the rind , the outer layer , or throughout . Most cheeses melt at cooking temperature . Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced . Their styles , textures and flavors depend on the origin of the milk ( including the animal 's diet ) , whether they have been pasteurized , the butterfat content , the bacteria and mold , the processing , and aging . Herbs , spices , or wood smoke may be used as flavoring agents . The yellow to red color of many cheeses , such as Red Leicester , is produced by adding annatto . Other ingredients may be added to some cheeses , such as black pepper , garlic , chives or cranberries . For a few cheeses , the milk is curdled by adding acids such as vinegar or lemon juice . Most cheeses are acidified to a lesser degree by bacteria , which turn milk sugars into lactic acid , then the addition of rennet completes the curdling . Vegetarian alternatives to rennet are available ; most are produced by fermentation of the fungus Mucor miehei , but others have been extracted from various species of the Cynara thistle family . Cheesemakers near a dairy region may benefit from fresher , lower-priced milk , and lower shipping costs . Cheese is valued for its portability , long life , and high content of fat , protein , calcium , and phosphorus . Cheese is more compact and has a longer shelf life than milk , although how long a cheese will keep depends on the type of cheese ; labels on packets of cheese often claim that a cheese should be consumed within three to five days of opening . Generally speaking , hard cheeses , such as parmesan last longer than soft cheeses , such as Brie or goat 's milk cheese . The long storage life of some cheeses , especially when encased in a protective rind , allows selling when markets are favorable . There is some debate as to the best way to store cheese , but some experts say that wrapping it in cheese paper provides optimal results . Cheese paper is coated in a porous plastic on the inside , and the outside has a layer of wax . This specific combination of plastic on the inside and wax on the outside protects the cheese by allowing condensation on the cheese to be wicked away while preventing moisture from within the cheese escaping . A specialist seller of cheese is sometimes known as a cheesemonger . Becoming an expert in this field requires some formal education and years of tasting and hands-on experience , much like becoming an expert in wine or cuisine . The cheesemonger is responsible for all aspects of the cheese inventory : selecting the cheese menu , purchasing , receiving , storage , and ripening .
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This is a list of notable cheese dishes in which cheese is used as a primary ingredient or as a significant component of a dish or a food . Cheese is a food derived from milk that is produced in a wide range of flavors , textures , and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein . It comprises proteins and fat from milk , usually the milk of cows , buffalo , goats , or sheep .
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Roule Cheese is a French cheese , with a soft and creamy texture , that is usually flavoured with herbs and garlic . It was initially made by the Tablanette Fromagerie in the 1980s in the Centre region of France . About 45 % of its calories come from fat . It has been made in the northwestern part of France by Rian 's company since the 1980s , has the appearance of a jelly roll and is distinguished by its flavouring of garlic and herbs . ( SOURCE : http://m.courierpress.com/news/2011/aug/02/creamy-tangy-and-full-of-flavor/ ) .
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Kings of Pastry is a film by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus that follows a group of world-class French pastry chefs as they compete for France 's most prestigious craftsmen award : Meilleur Ouvrier de France , awarded by French President Nicolas Sarkozy . The competition , which takes place in Lyon , France , features a diverse range of creative trade professions , from carpentry to jewelry design to pastry making . The honor of wearing the blue , white and red striped collar given to the winners is considered to be the ultimate recognition of excellence in the pastry field . The film focuses primarily on Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer , co-founder of Chicago 's French Pastry School , and one of the sixteen finalist chefs competing -- the sixteen finalists were selected from eighty semi-finalists during the semi-final rounds that took place in the months prior to the final competition .
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`` Say cheese '' is an instruction used by photographers who want their subject to smile . By saying `` cheese '' , most people form their mouths into what appears to be a smile-like shape . As this practice became ingrained into modern western culture , it has taken on the simple role of a final warning before a photograph is taken . Often subjects will simply use the phrase `` say cheese '' as a cue to enter their final pose and to smile , neglecting to actually say `` cheese '' . Over the years , many other words have been used in place of cheese . For comedic effect , a photographer might say `` Say ______ '' filling the blank with a word relevant to the event or action he is photographing ( for example , `` Say wipe out '' during a seaside photograph ) . Other times a person will fill the blank with an absurdist or seemingly arbitrary word of their choice .
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Jitesh Pillai is an Indian journalist and present editor of Filmfare magazine .
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Cheese is a food made from milk . Cheese may also refer to : Cheese ! , a monthly Japanese manga magazine Cheese , a novel by Willem Elsschot Cheese , an object used in the game of skittles Cheese ( album ) , an album by Stromae Cheese ( recreational drug ) Cheese ( software ) , a webcam application Cheese head ( screw ) , a description of the shape of the head of some screws The Cheese , a New Zealand LPFM radio station `` The Cheese '' , nickname of Jaunt ( sculpture ) at Calvin College , Michigan
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Cinephilia is the term used to refer to a passionate interest in cinema , film theory and film criticism . The term is a portmanteau of the words cinema and philia , one of the four ancient Greek words for love . A person with a passionate interest in cinema is called a cinephile , cinemaphile , or , informally , a movie buff . In English , it is sometimes used interchangeably with the French word cinéaste , though in the original French the term refers to a cinephile who is also a filmmaker .
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Cheese fries are a fast food dish consisting of french fries covered in cheese . They are known as cheesy chips or chips and cheese in the United Kingdom
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Cheesemakers are people or companies that makes cheese , who have developed the knowledge and skills required to convert milk into cheese . Cheesemaking involves controlling precisely the types and amounts of ingredients used and the parameters of the cheesemaking process , to make specific types and qualities of cheese . The milk may be from a cow , goat , sheep or buffalo , although worldwide cow 's milk is most commonly used . Cheesemakers also need to be skilled in grading cheese to assess quality , assessing defects and suitability for release , and cheese ripening . The craft of making cheese dates back at least 5,000 years . Archaeological evidence exists of Egyptian cheese being made in the ancient Egyptian civilizations .
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Devour ! The Food Film Fest ( formerly the Slow Motion Food Film Fest ) is a Canadian film festival dedicated to films about food and wine culture . The five-day festival takes place annually in late fall in the Wolfville , Kings County , Nova Scotia . The seventh edition is scheduled for October 25-29 , 2017
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Cheese is a GNOME webcam application . It was developed as a Google Summer of Code 2007 project by Daniel G. Siegel . It uses GStreamer to apply effects to photos and videos . It can export to Flickr and is integrated into GNOME . It was officially added to GNOME in version 2.22 . Guvcview does not use GStreamer .
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Ossau-iraty is a Franco-Basque cheese made from sheep milk .
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Kefir Cheese is made using a yeast and bacterial culture called kefir , rather than an additional acid or rennet , to separate milk into curd and whey . The curd is separated by cold straining or by heating using the acidic by-products of the kefir culture to set the curd , followed by straining . The resulting cheese has a very tangy , rich flavor and a creamy , dense texture , similar to brie . It may or may not have live culture remaining in the cheese after manufacture depending on the specific process .
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A film festival is an organised , extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues , usually in a single city or region . Increasingly , film festivals show some films outdoors . Films may be of recent date and , depending upon the festival 's focus , can include international and domestic releases . Some festivals focus on a specific film-maker or genre ( e.g. , film noir ) or subject matter ( e.g. , horror film festivals ) . A number of film festivals specialise in short films of a defined maximum length . Film festivals are typically annual events . Some film historians do not consider Film Festivals as official releases of film , like Jerry Beck . The best known film festivals are the Cannes Film Festival , the Venice Film Festival , the Toronto International Film Festival , Sundance Film Festival , and the Berlin International Film Festival , the latter being the largest film festival worldwide , based on attendance . The Venice Film Festival is the oldest major festival . The Melbourne International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the oldest in the world . The San Sebastián International Film Festival is one of the most important and oldest film festivals in Europe . It was at this festival where the worldwide first release of North by Northwest was showed , as well as the first release of Star Wars in Europe
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Cottage cheese is a fresh cheese curd product with a mild flavor .
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Processed cheese ( also known as prepared cheese , cheese product , plastic cheese , or cheese singles ) is a food product made from cheese ( and sometimes other , unfermented , dairy by-product ingredients ) , plus emulsifiers , saturated vegetable oils , extra salt , food colorings , whey or sugar . As a result , many flavors , colors , and textures of processed cheese exist . Its invention is credited to Walter Gerber of Thun , Switzerland , in 1911 .
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Featurette is a term used in the American film industry to designate a film usually of three reels in length , or about 24 -- 40 minutes in running time , thus longer than a two-reel short subject but shorter than a feature film . Hence , it is a `` small feature '' ( the ending '' - ette '' is a common diminutive suffix derived from French ) . The term was commonly used from before the start of the sound era into the 1960s , when films of such length as the Hal Roach 's Streamliners -- and several French films of that length -- ceased being made , or were made as experimental or art films and subsumed under the more general rubric of short . Its use outside the USA is unknown , although it was as commonly applied to foreign imports as to domestic productions within that country . After the advent of DVD , the term -- at least in America -- also gained the meaning of `` a brief documentary film covering one or more aspects of the film creation process '' . In DVD features descriptions , the term `` featurette '' usually refers to `` behind-the-scenes '' -- type bonus material such as documentaries on special effects , set design , or cast and crew interviews . Many of these `` featurettes '' are less than 20 minutes in length . Today , the latter definition , though possibly an inaccurate usage of the original term , is far more common .
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Cream cheese is a soft , mild-tasting fresh cheese made from milk and cream . Stabilizers such as carob bean gum and carrageenan are typically added in industrial production . The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines cream cheese as containing at least 33 % milk fat with a moisture content of not more than 55 % , and a pH range of 4.4 to 4.9 . In other countries , it is defined differently and may need a considerably higher fat content . Cream cheese is not naturally matured and is meant to be consumed fresh , so it differs from other soft cheeses such as Brie and Neufchâtel . It is more comparable in taste , texture , and production methods to Boursin and Mascarpone .
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Cauliflower cheese , is a traditional English dish . It can be eaten as a main course , for lunch or dinner , or as a side dish . Cauliflower cheese consists of pieces of cauliflower lightly boiled and covered with a milk-based cheese sauce , for which a mature cheese ( such as cheddar ) tends to be preferred . A more elaborate white sauce or cheddar cheese sauce flavoured with English mustard and nutmeg may also be used . The dish is topped with grated cheese ( sometimes mixed with bread crumbs ) and baked in the oven to finish it .
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The Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films . The awards started in 1954 .
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Cheeese is a European hidden camera show for children on Nickelodeon in Sweden , Germany , Denmark , Austria , Switzerland , and the Netherlands . The series is a spinoff of Just for Laughs : Gags .
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The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films . The award was first given in 1954 . Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years . Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company , and the producer .
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Beerfest is a 2006 beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard . Along with the regular members of Broken Lizard , other actors who appear in the movie include Will Forte , M. C. Gainey , Cloris Leachman , Jürgen Prochnow , Donald Sutherland , and Willie Nelson . When asked about where the concept for the movie came from , Jay Chandrasekhar said `` We were at a Beer garden in Australia ( wearing our police uniforms ) and we went on stage and challenged the top five drinkers in the room to a chug off . The place exploded . We were winning , but then Paul Soter started drinking and we quickly lost . Then we had arm wrestling contests . Then Steve Lem me insulted national treasure , Russell Crowe and we had to be escorted out by security . We thought that would be a fun movie . The drinking beer part . '' Beerfest was filmed in Albuquerque , New Mexico .
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Dailies , in filmmaking , are the raw , unedited footage shot during the making of a motion picture . They are so called because usually at the end of each day , that day 's footage is developed , synced to sound , and printed on film in a batch ( or telecined onto video tape or disk ) for viewing the next day by the director , some members of the film crew , and some actors . Dailies serve as an indication of how the filming and the actors ' performances are progressing . However , the term can be used to refer to any raw footage , regardless of when it is developed or printed . Another way to describe film dailies is `` the first positive prints made by the laboratory from the negative photographed on the previous day '' . In some regions such as the UK and Canada , dailies are usually referred to as rushes or daily rushes , referring to the speed at which the prints are developed . In animation , dailies are also called rushes or sweat box sessions . Film dailies can refer to the viewing of dailies on film in a theater .
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Whisky Galore ! is a 2016 British film , a remake of the 1949 Ealing Comedy of the same name . It was directed by Gillies MacKinnon and stars Gregor Fisher , Eddie Izzard , Sean Biggerstaff and Naomi Battrick . The film premiered at the 2016 Edinburgh Film Festival and will get general release in the UK in May 2017 .
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Buckingham Palace lacks brightly colored scagliola.
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Buckingham Palace ( -LSB- ˈbʌkɪŋəm_ˈpælɪs -RSB- ) is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom . Located in the City of Westminster , the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality . It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning . Originally known as Buckingham House , the building at the core of today 's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years . It was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as The Queen 's House . During the 19th century it was enlarged , principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore , who constructed three wings around a central courtyard . Buckingham Palace became the London residence of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 . The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , including the East front , which contains the well-known balcony on which the royal family traditionally congregates to greet crowds . The palace chapel was destroyed by a German bomb during World War II ; the Queen 's Gallery was built on the site and opened to the public in 1962 to exhibit works of art from the Royal Collection . The original early 19th-century interior designs , many of which survive , include widespread use of brightly coloured scagliola and blue and pink lapis , on the advice of Sir Charles Long . King Edward VII oversaw a partial redecoration in a Belle Époque cream and gold colour scheme . Many smaller reception rooms are furnished in the Chinese regency style with furniture and fittings brought from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and from Carlton House . The palace has 775 rooms , and the garden is the largest private garden in London . The state rooms , used for official and state entertaining , are open to the public each year for most of August and September and on some days in winter and spring .
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Macclesfield Castle ( also known as Buckingham Castle or Buckingham Palace ) was a fortified manor house/castle in Macclesfield , Cheshire . John de Macclesfield began construction of the castle in 1398 . It was made from sandstone , and was square with projecting wings . Alterations were made in the 15th century , and it passed through the hands of two families of earls . By 1585 the building was ruinous , and all that survived to the 20th century was the porch . This was dismantled in 1932 , and the site reused for cottages and shops . __ TOC __
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St James 's Palace is the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom . Located in the City of Westminster , although no longer the principal residence of the monarch , it is the ceremonial meeting place of the Accession Council and the London residence of several members of the royal family . Built by King Henry VIII on the site of a leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less , the palace was secondary in importance to the Palace of Whitehall for most Tudor and Stuart monarchs . The palace increased in importance during the reigns of the early Georgian monarchy , but was displaced by Buckingham Palace in the late-18th and early-19th centuries . After decades of being used increasingly for only formal occasions , the move was formalised by Queen Victoria in 1837 . Today the palace houses a number of official offices , societies and collections and all ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom are still accredited to the Court of St James 's . Mainly built between 1531 and 1536 in red-brick , the palace 's architecture is primarily Tudor in style . A fire in 1809 destroyed parts of the structure , including the monarch 's private apartments , which were never replaced . Some 17th-century interiors survive , but most were remodelled in the 19th century .
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The Royal Standards of the United Kingdom refers to either one of two similar flags used by Queen Elizabeth II in her capacity as Sovereign of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories . Two versions of the flag exist , one for general use in England , Northern Ireland , Wales and overseas ; and the other for use in Scotland . Although almost universally called a standard , such flags when used in the United Kingdom are banners of arms , as they comprise the shield of the Royal Arms . Since the 1960s , Queen Elizabeth II has had several personal flags designed for her use as sovereign of certain Commonwealth realms . These heraldic flags are similar to those of the British `` Royal Standard '' in being banners of the nation 's arms but feature a device found in the Queen 's general personal flag ( a blue disc containing a wreath of gold roses encircling a crowned letter ` E ' ) The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is flown when the Queen is in residence in one of the royal palaces and on her car , ship or airplane . It may be flown on any building , official or private , during a visit by the Queen , if the owner or proprietor so requests . The Royal Standard was flown aboard the royal yacht when it was in service and the Queen was on board . The only church that may fly a Royal Standard , even without the presence of the Sovereign , is Westminster Abbey , a Royal Peculiar . When the Queen visited the United States in 1992 , she was provided with a Cadillac limousine that flew both her standard and the Stars and Stripes , an acknowledgement of the `` special relationship '' that exists between the two nations . The Royal Standard is flown at royal residences only when the sovereign is present . If the Union Flag flies above Buckingham Palace , Windsor Castle or Sandringham House it signals that the Queen is not in residence . In 1934 , King George V permitted his subjects in Scotland to display the ancient Royal Standard of Scotland as part of his silver jubilee . Today , it flies above Holyrood Palace and Balmoral Castle when the Queen is not in residence . When the Queen attends Parliament at the Palace of Westminster , the Royal Standard flies from Victoria Tower . Unlike the Union Flag , the Royal Standard is never flown at half-mast , even after the demise of the Crown , as there is always a sovereign on the throne . Controversy arose regarding the lack of a flag at half-staff over Buckingham Palace following the death of Diana , Princess of Wales , in 1997 . The Queen was then in summer residence at Balmoral ; and according to established custom , no flag was displayed over Buckingham Palace , as the monarch was not present . The Queen proposed a compromise whereby the Union Flag would be flown at half-staff on the day of Diana 's funeral . Since then , the Union Flag has flown regularly in the Queen 's absence and has been lowered to half-staff to mark several occasions such as the death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother , the September 11 attacks and the 7 July 2005 London bombings . The Union Flag was also flown at half-mast over Buckingham Palace as a mark of respect on the first anniversary of the death of Diana , Princess of Wales , on Bank Holiday , Monday , 31 August 1998 .
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Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that manages some of the United Kingdom 's unoccupied royal palaces . These are : Tower of London Hampton Court Palace Kensington Palace ( State Apartments and Orangery ) The Banqueting House , Whitehall Kew Palace with Queen Charlotte 's Cottage Hillsborough Castle Historic Royal Palaces was originally set up in 1989 as an executive agency of the Department of the Environment . In 1998 it became an independent charity , which is contracted by the Secretary of State for Culture , Media and Sport to manage the palaces on behalf of the Queen . It receives no funding from the Government or the Crown , depending on the support of visitors , members , donors , volunteers and sponsors . 4.25 million people visited the palaces in the 2014 -- 15 financial year . Occupied royal palaces , such as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle , are maintained by the Royal Household Property Section , and some are open to the public . The organisation is jointly curated by Lucy Worsley and Tracy Borman .
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Luxullianite ( also Luxulyanite , Luxulianite ) is a rare type of granite , notable for the presence of clusters of radially arranged acicular tourmaline crystals enclosed by phenocrysts of orthoclase and quartz in a matrix of quartz , tourmaline , alkali feldspar , brown mica , and cassiterite . The name originates from the village of Luxulyan in Cornwall , England , where this type of granite is found . An example may be seen in the Duke of Wellington 's monument at St Paul 's Cathedral in London .
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The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom are 141 historic ceremonial objects , including the regalia and vestments worn by kings and queens at their British coronations , as well as processional and anointing objects , plate , and christening fonts . A symbol of 800 years of monarchy , the sovereign 's coronation regalia is the only working collection in Europe -- other present-day monarchies have abandoned coronations in favour of inauguration or enthronement ceremonies -- and is the largest set of regalia in the world . Objects used to invest and crown the monarch variously denote his or her roles as Head of State , Supreme Governor of the Church of England , and Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces . Spouses of kings are crowned as queen consort , king consort , princess consort or prince consort with a plainer set of regalia . Since 1831 , a new crown has been made specially for each British royal consort . The use of regalia by monarchs in Britain can be traced back to its early history . Most of the present collection as a whole dates from around 350 years ago when King Charles II ascended the throne . The medieval coronation regalia and Tudor state regalia had been either sold or melted down by Oliver Cromwell , a republican who overthrew the monarchy in 1649 , during the English Civil War . Notable among the precious stones which adorn the regalia are Cullinan I ( the largest clear cut diamond in the world ) , Cullinan II ( second-largest of the Cullinan diamonds ) , the Koh-i-Noor diamond with a history going back to the 13th century , the Stuart Sapphire , St Edward 's Sapphire , and the Black Prince 's Ruby -- a large spinel worn by King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt . In addition to their use at coronations , a number of items are used at the annual State Opening of Parliament , royal christenings , weddings , and a few other state and religious occasions . Many pieces have fallen out of use , like the state trumpets and banqueting plate , and some were only designed to be used once , such as the bespoke ring made for Queen Victoria 's coronation in 1838 and the Imperial Crown of India made for King George V to wear as Emperor of India at the Delhi Durbar in 1911 . When not in use , the Jewels are on public display , mainly in the Jewel House , a vault at the Tower of London where they are seen by around 2.5 million visitors from across the world every year . Although they are part of the Royal Collection and owned by the king or queen for the duration of his or her reign , the Crown Jewels do not belong to the monarch personally .
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Langley Chapel is an Anglican church , built in 1601 , located in a remote area ( the parish of Ruckley and Langley ) approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Acton Burnell , Shropshire , England . It is now in the care of English Heritage , and is notable for having a complete set of original 17th-century wooden furniture , and its lack of a chancel , in line both with its small size and Protestant attitudes to worship . It is one of the few new churches built in England in the Elizabethan period . Despite being built at the start of the 17th century , the east window tracery is in a simplified Gothic style , though the doorways are in plain vernacular styles , one with a flat lintel and another round-headed . The window on the north side is also plain and rectangular . It is a Grade I listed building . Built on the site of an earlier medieval chapel , it provided worship for the nearby Langley Hall , whose ruins are contained within a nearby private farm . The Chapel was built with wooden box pews , a musicians desk and Communion table bench seats . It has no known dedication . The 19th century saw the disappearance of Langley Hall , followed by the loss of the local population . The chapel became disused . In 1914 , it became one of the first buildings to be taken into the care of the state , the Ministry of Works as it was . The fact it was abandoned meant it escaped modernisation and remains a rare time capsule of the 17th century .
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The Garden at Buckingham Palace is situated at the rear ( west ) of Buckingham Palace . It covers much of the area of the former Goring Great Garden , named after Lord Goring , occupant of one of the earliest grand houses on the site . It was laid out by Henry Wise and subsequently redesigned by William Townsend Aiton for George IV . The garden occupies a 42 acre site in the City of Westminster , London and has two-and-a-half miles of gravel paths . Its area is bounded by Constitution Hill to the north , Hyde Park Corner to the west , Grosvenor Place to the south-west and the Royal Mews , Queen 's Gallery , and Buckingham Palace to the south and east . The planting is varied and exotic , with a mulberry tree dating back to the time of James I of England . Notable features include a large 19th-century lake which was once recently graced by a flock of flamingoes , and the Waterloo Vase . In the garden there is a summerhouse , a helicopter pad , and a tennis court . Unlike the nearby Royal Parks of London , Buckingham Palace Garden is not usually open to the public . However , when Buckingham Palace is open during August and September , visitors have access to part of the garden , which forms the exit from the palace at the end of the tour . ( A large gift shop in a marquee is erected along the path at that time . ) Visitors also have the opportunity to purchase specially made ice cream from the Buckingham Palace ice cream tent which is situated on the route out of the garden . The garden is where the Queen 's garden parties are held . In June 2002 she invited the public into the garden for entertainment for the first time during her reign . As part of her Golden Jubilee Weekend thousands of Britons were invited to apply for tickets to Party at the Palace where the guitarist Brian May of the band Queen performed his God Save the Queen guitar solo on top of Buckingham Palace . This concert was preceded the previous evening by a Prom at the Palace . During the Queen 's 80th birthday celebrations in 2006 the garden was the scene of Children 's Party at the Palace for an audience of 2,000 children .
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Buckingham Castle was situated in the town of Buckingham , the former county town of Buckinghamshire , on the north side of the River Ouse . The castle was first mentioned in documentary sources in 1154 -- 64 and was possibly demolished 1208 -- 1215 . It was possibly held by the Giffard family . It was levelled in 1777 for the churchyard which now occupies the site , although the outer stone walls remain in place and provide support for the churchyard green . A similar stone wall exists at the rear of castle street , where individual garden plots are supported .
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Buckinghamia celsissima , commonly known as the ivory curl , is a species of trees , constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae . They grow naturally only ( endemic ) in the wet tropics rainforests areas of north eastern Queensland , Australia . The species was described in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller in honour of Richard Grenville , 3rd Duke of Buckingham , from a collection of material made by John Dallachy near Rockingham Bay on 11 January 1865 . Its specific epithet is Latin for `` very tall '' . Common names include ivory curl flower and spotted silky oak . Buckinghamia celsissima reaches 30 m tall in its natural rainforest habitat , but is much smaller , reaching 10 m tall , in Australian east coast gardens . Glossy dark green above and whitish below , the leaves are quite variable . Juvenile leaves have one or more lobes while adult leaves are simple and entire , measuring 8 to long by 3 -- wide . The white flower spikes appear over summer and autumn . Terminal and showy , these are drooping racemes up to 20 cm in length . Flowers are followed by the development of woody follicles , 1.5 -- long . In the wild they are found more frequently in drier rainforest from altitudes of 200 to above sea level . They often grow with kauri pine ( Agathis robusta ) . The species is grown widely in Brisbane and thrives in Sydney and Melbourne , yet is shy to flower in Cairns . Frosts render it difficult to grow in Canberra . It can be propagated from seeds or cuttings of hardened new growth . Its flowerheads attract birds and insects .
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Kings Langley Palace was a 13th-century Royal Palace which was located to the west of the Hertfordshire village of Kings Langley in England . During the Middle Ages , the palace served as a residence of the Plantagenet kings of England . It fell into disuse sometime during the 16th century and became a ruin . Today , nothing remains of the building except for some archaeological remains . The site is a scheduled ancient monument .
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Buckingham Gate is a street in Westminster London , England near Buckingham Palace .
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Park Wood is an 8.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Brinkley in Cambridgeshire . This is woodland of the wet ash/maple type , a scarce and declining habitat . Ground flora include bluebell , dog 's mercury and oxlip , and there are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb-paris and butterfly-orchid . The site is private land with no public access .
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The Coronation Crown of George IV is an elaborate coronation crown made specially for King George IV in 1821 . At 40 cm ( 16 in ) tall and decorated with 12,314 diamonds , it was said to make him look like a `` gorgeous bird of the east '' . The innovative gold and silver frame , created by Philip Liebart of Rundell , Bridge & Rundell , had been designed to be almost invisible underneath the diamonds . A plan to remove the traditional fleurs-de-lis and introduce the rose , thistle and shamrock , the floral emblems of England , Scotland and Ireland , was abandoned following objections by the College of Heralds . As a general rule , the maintenance caps in British crowns are made of crimson or purple velvet , but this crown differed in having a dark blue cap . Because of the postponement of George IV 's coronation due to the trial of his wife , Queen Caroline , the final bill for the hiring of the stones came to # 24,425 . After his coronation , the king was reluctant to part with his new crown , and lobbied the government to buy it outright so he could use it for the annual State Opening of Parliament , but it was just too expensive . The crown was dismantled in 1823 and has not been worn by any other monarch since then . He did purchase a bronze life-sized model of his crown for # 38 , on which the inscription reads : `` Cast of the Rich Imperial Diamond Crown with which His Most Sacred Majesty King George IV was crowned on 19 July 1821 '' . The frame , next to diamonds worth # 2 million on loan from De Beers , is on display in the Martin Tower at the Tower of London .
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The Waterloo Vase is a great urn , 15ft ( 5m ) high and weighing 20 tons , fashioned from a single piece of Carrara marble . Since 1906 , it has been used as a garden ornament in the garden of Buckingham Palace , London . Emperor Napoleon I of France , passing through Tuscany on his journey to the Russian front , was shown a single massive block of marble ; he asked for it to be preserved . It is thought that Napoleon may have ordered it to be roughly hewn into the present urn shape , leaving the panels undecorated in readiness to commemorate his expected victories . Following the French defeat in the Napoleonic Wars , the vase was presented unfinished to the Prince Regent in 1815 by Ferdinand , Grand Duke of Tuscany , via the British ambassador , Lord Burghersh . The Prince Regent , soon to become George IV , had the vase completed by the sculptor Richard Westmacott with the intention that it be the focal point of the new Waterloo chamber at Windsor Castle , commemorating the Battle of Waterloo , one of numerous triumphal commissions for Westmacott after Waterloo . Inspired by Ancient Roman models , such as the Borghese Vase and the Medici Vase , the Waterloo Vase was carved with bas-reliefs of George III ( long removed from public view ) on his throne , Napoleon unhorsed , and various allegorical figures . Two winged busts of angels leap incongruously from the sides of the vase , resembling more the figureheads of an ancient ship than the handles of an elegant marble vase . No floor , however , could bear the weight of the vase , an estimated 20 tons , so it was presented to the National Gallery in 1836 . The Gallery finally returned the white elephant to the sovereign in 1906 , and Edward VII had the vase placed outside in the garden at Buckingham Palace where it now remains standing some distance from the palace in a wooded area to the northwest of the main building , on an austere brick paved plinth , the marble showing signs of severe erosion from atmospheric pollution .
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The Palace of Whitehall ( or Palace of White Hall ) was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698 when most of its structures , except for Inigo Jones 's 1622 Banqueting House , were destroyed by fire . Before then , it had grown to be the largest palace in Europe with more than 1,500 rooms , overtaking the Vatican , though being overtaken by the expanding Palace of Versailles which was to reach 2,400 rooms . The palace gives its name , Whitehall , to the road on which many of the current administrative buildings of the UK government are situated , and hence metonymically to the central government itself .
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The Duke of Buckingham 's Light Infantry is a fictional regiment of the British Army depicted in a series of historical novels by John Mackenzie . They are nicknamed `` The Sky Blues '' from their sky-blue facings . They bear the chained-and-collared Swan badge of the Mandeville family superimposed over the Bugle badge of the Light Infantry as their cap badge .
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The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords , the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants , the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster , in central London . Its name , which is derived from the neighbouring Westminster Abbey , may refer to either of two structures : the Old Palace , a medieval building complex destroyed by fire in 1834 , and its replacement , the New Palace that stands today . The palace is owned by the monarch in right of the Crown and for ceremonial purposes , retains its original status as a royal residence . The building is managed by committees appointed by both houses , which report to the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Speaker . The first royal palace was built on the site in the 11th century , and Westminster was the primary residence of the Kings of England until fire destroyed much of the complex in 1512 . After that , it served as the home of the Parliament of England , which had been meeting there since the 13th century , and also as the seat of the Royal Courts of Justice , based in and around Westminster Hall . In 1834 , an even greater fire ravaged the heavily rebuilt Houses of Parliament , and the only significant medieval structures to survive were Westminster Hall , the Cloisters of St Stephen 's , the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft , and the Jewel Tower . The subsequent competition for the reconstruction of the Palace was won by the architect Charles Barry , whose design was for new buildings in the Gothic Revival style , specifically inspired by the English Perpendicular Gothic style of the 14th -- 16th centuries . The remains of the Old Palace ( except the detached Jewel Tower ) were incorporated into its much larger replacement , which contains over 1,100 rooms organised symmetrically around two series of courtyards and has a floor area of 112,476 m2 . Part of the New Palace 's area of 3.24 ha was reclaimed from the Thames , which is the setting of its nearly 300 m façade , called the River Front . Barry was assisted by Augustus Pugin , a leading authority on Gothic architecture and style , who designed the interior of the Palace . Construction started in 1840 and lasted for 30 years , suffering great delays and cost overruns , as well as the death of both leading architects ; works for the interior decoration continued intermittently well into the 20th century . Major conservation work has been carried out since then to reverse the effects of London 's air pollution , and extensive repairs took place after the Second World War , including the reconstruction of the Commons Chamber following its bombing in 1941 . The Palace is one of the centres of political life in the United Kingdom ; `` Westminster '' has become a metonym for the UK Parliament , and the Westminster system of government has taken its name after it . The Elizabeth Tower , in particular , which is often referred to by the name of its main bell , Big Ben , is an iconic landmark of London and the United Kingdom in general , one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city , and an emblem of parliamentary democracy . The Palace of Westminster has been a Grade I listed building since 1970 and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 .
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Victoria Square is a small residential square , located just to the south-west of Buckingham Palace , between Lower Grosvenor Place , Beeston Place , Grosvenor Gardens , and Buckingham Palace Road . It is on land forming part of the Grosvenor Estate to the south of the Royal Mews and to the north of the gardens of the Goring Hotel .
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Old Palace Yard is a paved open space in the City of Westminster in Central London , England . It lies between the Palace of Westminster to its north and east and Westminster Abbey to its west . It is known as the site of executions , including those of Sir Walter Raleigh , Guy Fawkes and other conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot , and James Hamilton , 1st Duke of Hamilton , following the Battle of Preston . St Margaret Street / Abingdon Street divides Old Palace Yard into two parts , running diagonally from the north-west to the south-east . The eastern , larger part belongs to the grounds of the Palace of Westminster , the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . To the north of the Yard is St Stephen 's Entrance , the public entrance into the Palace , as well as the great South Window of Westminster Hall . Standing near this window and facing away from it is a bronze equestrian statue of Richard Coeur de Lion ( King Richard I , also known as `` Richard the Lionheart '' ) . Created by Baron Carlo Marochetti , the statue was completed in 1856 and installed in its present location in 1860 . The eastern side of Old Palace Yard is defined by the West Front of the Palace , which is part of the precincts of the House of Lords ; the carriage porch of the Peers ' Entrance marks the middle of this frontage , and the Victoria Tower its southern end . Access to this part of Old Palace Yard is restricted for security reasons by means of concrete barriers . For most of the year it is used as a car park for the House of Lords , but it is cleared of barriers and street furniture for the annual State Opening of Parliament , the formal opening of the legislative session by the British monarch . Conveyed from Buckingham Palace to Parliament in a horse-drawn carriage , the monarch passes through the Yard en route to the Sovereign 's Entrance , at the foot of the Victoria Tower . The western part of Old Palace Yard is freely accessible to the public . To its west are located the Henry VII Chapel and the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey , while to its south stands 6 -- 7 Old Palace Yard , the sole survivor of the row of houses that used to surround the Yard . The building is now part of the Parliamentary Estate . Close by is a statue of King George V , made of Portland stone ; sculpted by Sir William Reid Dick and unveiled in 1947 , it stands on a pedestal by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and faces the Peers ' Entrance of the Palace of Westminster . In 2002 an analemmatic sundial was fitted into the Yard 's pavement in front of the statue , as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II from Parliament on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee .
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In the United Kingdom , the Lord Great Chamberlain is the sixth of the Great Officers of State ( not to be confused with the Great Offices of State ) , ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable . The Lord Great Chamberlain has charge over the Palace of Westminster ( though since the 1960s his personal authority has been limited to the royal apartments and Westminster Hall ) . On formal state occasions , he wears a distinctive scarlet court uniform and bears a gold key and a white stave as the insignia of his office . The position is a hereditary one , held since 1780 in gross . At any one time , a single person actually exercises the office of Lord Great Chamberlain . The various individuals who hold fractions of the Lord Great Chamberlainship are technically each Joint Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain , and the right to exercise the office for a given reign rotates proportionately to the fraction of the office held . For instance , the Marquesses of Cholmondeley hold one-half of the office , and may therefore exercise the office or appoint a deputy every alternate reign . ( A Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain is a person exercising the office who is not personally a co-heir to the office ; historically these have been sons or husbands of co-heirs as the office has never been exercised by a woman , as women were barred from sitting in the Lords until the present reign ) . The office of Lord Great Chamberlain is distinct from the non-hereditary office of Lord Chamberlain of the Household , a position in the monarch 's household . This office arose in the 14th century as a deputy of the Lord Great Chamberlain to fulfil the latter 's duties in the Royal Household , but now they are quite distinct . The House of Lords Act 1999 removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords , but the Act provided that a hereditary peer exercising the office of Lord Great Chamberlain ( as well as the Earl Marshal ) be exempt from such a rule , in order to perform ceremonial functions .
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Buckingham Chantry Chapel ( also known as the Old Latin School ) is a 15th-century chapel and a National Trust property in Buckingham , Buckinghamshire , England . The chapel is the oldest building in Buckingham and is noted in particular for its Norman doorway . Few buildings in Buckingham date to before the 18th century , as a large fire destroyed much of the town in 1725 . The chapel is a Grade II * listed building , being added to the list by English Heritage on 13 October 1952 .
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The Palace of Westminster , the medieval royal palace used as the home of the British parliament , was largely destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834 . The blaze was caused by the burning of small wooden tally sticks which had been used as part of the accounting procedures of the Exchequer until 1826 . The sticks were disposed of in a careless manner in the two furnaces under the House of Lords , which caused a chimney fire in the two flues that ran under the floor of the Lords ' chamber and up through the walls . The resulting fire spread rapidly throughout the complex and developed into the biggest conflagration to occur in London between the Great Fire of 1666 and the Blitz of the Second World War ; the event attracted large crowds which included several artists who provided pictorial records of the event . The fire lasted for most of the night and destroyed a large part of the palace , including the converted St Stephen 's Chapel -- the meeting place of the House of Commons -- the Lords Chamber , the Painted Chamber and the official residences of the Speaker and the Clerk of the House of Commons . The actions of Superintendent James Braidwood of the London Fire Engine Establishment ensured that Westminster Hall and a few other parts of the old Houses of Parliament survived the blaze . In 1836 a competition for designs for a new palace was won by Charles Barry . Barry 's plans , developed in collaboration with Augustus Pugin , incorporated the surviving buildings into the new complex . The competition established Gothic Revival as the predominant national architectural style and the palace has since been categorised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site , of outstanding universal value .
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Buckingham Sand Pit is a 1.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Buckingham . It is owned and managed by Aylesbury Vale District Council . The site is important geologically as it is a rare exposure of Quaternary Ice Age layers , showing clays , sands and pebble layers from the Anglian Ice Age around 450,000 years ago , when Buckingham was under two kilometres of ice . There is also evidence for the tundra phase which followed . The site is kept locked and there is no public access .
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Buckinghamia is a genus of only two known species of trees , belonging to the plant family Proteaceae . They grow naturally only ( endemic ) in the rainforests of the wet tropics region of north eastern Queensland , Australia . The ivory curl flower , B. celsissima , is the well known , popular and widely cultivated species in gardens and parks , in eastern and southern mainland Australia , and additionally as street trees north from about Brisbane . The second species , B. ferruginiflora , was only recently described in 1988 .
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Hodgemoor Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire . It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and most of it is leased by Buckinghamshire County Council to the Forestry Commission . The site is a large area of semi-natural broad-leaved woodland on unusually varied soil types of mottled clays , sands and gravels , and it has a similarly wide range of structure , including ancient coppiced oak , beech and hornbeam . The core of the site is ancient woodland , with records going back to the thirteenth century . Ground vegetation includes bracken and brambles , with sedges in wetter areas . Butterflies include white admiral and purple hairstreak , and the nationally rare jewel beetle Agrilus pannonicus has been recorded . There is also a wide variety of breeding woodland birds . There are extensive tracks with broad rides , and access to the site from Bottrells Lane .
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The Privy Garden of the Palace of Whitehall was a large enclosed space in Westminster , London , that was originally a pleasure garden used by the late Tudor and Stuart monarchs of England . It was created under Henry VIII and was expanded and improved under his successors , but lost its royal patronage after the Palace of Whitehall was almost totally destroyed by fire in 1698 . From the start of the 18th century onwards , the garden went through major changes as it fell into neglect . It was painted in 1747 by Canaletto during a period of transition , as Westminster was being transformed by the construction of new buildings and roads . By the start of the 19th century it had been redeveloped as the site for a row of townhouses , some of which were occupied by prime ministers seeking homes near the government buildings nearby . The last remnants of the Privy Garden were destroyed in 1938 during the construction of government offices which now house the Ministry of Defence 's headquarters building .
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The color Byzantium is a particular dark tone of purple . It originates in modern times , and , despite its name , it should not be confused with Tyrian purple ( hue rendering ) , the color historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors . The latter , often also referred to as `` Tyrian red '' , is more reddish in hue , and is in fact often depicted as closer to crimson than purple . The first recorded use of byzantium as a color name in English was in 1926 . The source of this color is : ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names ( 1955 ) -- Color Sample of Byzantium ( color sample # 238 ) : .
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Flags at Buckingham Palace vary according to the movements of court and tradition . The Queen 's Flag Sergeant is responsible for all flags flown from the palace .
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The Royal Gold Cup or Saint Agnes Cup is a solid gold covered cup lavishly decorated with enamel and pearls . It was made for the French royal family at the end of the 14th century , and later belonged to several English monarchs before spending nearly 300 years in Spain . It has been in the British Museum since 1892 , where it is normally on display in Room 40 , and is generally agreed to be the outstanding surviving example of late medieval French plate . It has been described as `` the one surviving royal magnificence of the International Gothic age '' ; and according to Thomas Hoving , former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York , `` of all the princely jewels and gold that have come down to us , this is the most spectacular -- and that includes the great royal treasures . '' The cup is made of solid gold , stands 23.6 cm ( 9.25 inches ) high with a diameter of 17.8 cm ( 6.94 inches ) at its widest point , and weighs 1.935 kg ( 4.26 lb ) . It has a cover that lifts off , but the triangular stand on which it once stood is now lost . The stem of the cup has twice been extended by the addition of cylindrical bands , so that it was originally much shorter , giving the overall shape `` a typically robust and stocky elegance . '' The original decorated knop or finial on the cover has been lost , and a moulding decorated with 36 pearls has been removed from the outer edge of the cover ; a strip of gold with jagged edges can be seen where it was attached . Presumably it matched the one still in place round the foot of the cup . The gold surfaces are decorated with scenes in basse-taille enamel with translucent colours that reflect light from the gold beneath ; many areas of gold both underneath the enamel and in the background have engraved and pointillé decoration worked in the gold . In particular the decoration features large areas of translucent red , which have survived in excellent condition . This colour , known as rouge clair , was the most difficult to achieve technically , and highly prized for this and the brilliance of the colour when it was done successfully . Scenes from the life of Saint Agnes run round the top of the cover and the sloping underside of the main body . The symbols of the Four Evangelists run round the foot of the cup , and there are enamel medallions at the centre of the inside of both the cup and the cover . The lower of the two added bands contains enamel Tudor roses on a diapered pointillé background ; this was apparently added under Henry VIII . The upper band has an engraved inscription filled in with black enamel , with a barrier of laurel branches in green to mark off the end of the inscription from its beginning . The cup came to the British Museum with a custom-made hexagonal case of leather on a wood frame , with iron lock , handles and mounts . This was either made at the same time or soon after the cup , and has incised and stamped foliate decoration and a blackletter inscription : YHE.SUS.O.MARYA.O.MARYA YHE SUS .
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The Blacas Cameo is an unusually large Ancient Roman cameo , 12.8 cm high , carved from a piece of sardonyx with four alternating layers of white and brown . It shows the profile head of the Roman emperor Augustus and probably dates from shortly after his death in AD 14 , perhaps from AD 20-50 . It has been in the British Museum since 1867 , when the museum acquired the famous collection of antiquities that Louis , Duke of Blacas had inherited from his father , also including the Esquiline Treasure . Normally it is on display in Room 70 . It is one of a group of spectacular imperial engraved gems , sometimes called `` State Cameos '' , that presumably originated in the inner court circle of Augustus , as they show him with divine attributes that were still politically sensitive , and in some cases have sexual aspects that would not have been exposed to a wider audience . These include the Gemma Augustea in Vienna ( which also has the Gemma Claudia showing the Emperor Claudius and his brother with their wives ) and the Great Cameo of France in Paris .
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This is an incomplete index of the current and historical principal family seats of English royal , titled and landed gentry families . Some of these seats are no longer occupied by the families with which they are associated , and some are ruinous -- e.g. Lowther Castle .
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Sarah Paulson makes an appearance in What Women Want.
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Sarah Catharine Paulson ( born December 17 , 1974 ) is an American actress . After beginning her acting career on stage , she starred in the 1990s television series American Gothic ( 1995 -- 96 ) and Jack & Jill ( 1999 -- 2001 ) . Paulson later appeared in comedy films such as What Women Want ( 2000 ) and Down with Love ( 2003 ) , and had dramatic roles in films such as Path to War ( 2002 ) and The Notorious Bettie Page ( 2005 ) . From 2006 to 2007 , Paulson played the role of Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination . In 2008 , she starred as Ellen Dolan in the superhero noir film The Spirit . Paulson has appeared on Broadway in the plays The Glass Menagerie ( 2005 ) and Collected Stories ( 2010 ) . She also starred in a number of independent films , and had a leading role on the ABC comedy series Cupid in 2009 . She later starred in the independent drama Martha Marcy May Marlene ( 2011 ) , and received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her performance as Nicolle Wallace in the HBO film Game Change ( 2012 ) . Paulson starred as Mary Epps in the 2013 historical drama film 12 Years a Slave and as Abby Gerhard in the 2015 drama film Carol . Both films received widespread critical acclaim and were nominated for multiple Academy Awards . In 2011 , Paulson began starring in the FX anthology series American Horror Story , playing different characters in each of the show 's six seasons . For her work throughout the series , she has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards ( 2013 -- 16 ) and won two Critics ' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries ( 2013 and 2015 ) . In 2016 , Paulson portrayed real life prosecutor Marcia Clark in the first season of the anthology series American Crime Story , subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson . For her work in the series , she has been awarded the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries , Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie , TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama , and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Miniseries or Television Film as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie . According to Time magazine , she is one of the 100 most influential people of the year 2017 .
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American film , television , and stage actress Sarah Paulson . From her acting career , Paulson has accumulated three Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations , receiving one of each for her role in The People v. O. J. Simpson : American Crime Story in 2016 . Her work is mainly recognized in television , for series such as American Horror Story , Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , and Game Change . In 2013 , Paulson co-starred in the Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave , for which she ( along with the cast ) was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble . Paulson is also known for her stage work ; she has starred in Broadway productions such as The Glass Menagerie in 2005 and Talley 's Folly in 2013 .
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The following is the filmography of American actress Sarah Paulson .
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Sara Erikson is an American television and film actress .
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Sarah Lawson ( born 6 August 1928 ) is a British actress .
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Sarah Monson ( aka The Bitchlorette ) is a reality television casting director/producer , who has cast shows including Survivor ( TV series ) , The Bachelor ( US TV series ) , Celebridate , Foursome , Whose Wedding Is It Anyway ? , It 's Me Or The Dog , and many others . She has worked for many of the major U.S. television networks , including CBS , ABC , NBC , MTV , Discovery Channel , and The Style Network . She is a frequent commentator on national TV and radio outlets , as well as international print and online media . She 's written for and been featured in the pages of Cosmopolitan ( magazine ) , on the home page of AOL on multiple occasions , and on websites including Yahoo! , SheKnows.com , Wetpaint , xoJane , Hello Giggles and E! Online . In addition to appearing on Good Morning America and TruTV , the ABC news program 20/20 ( U.S. TV series ) has featured Sarah on multiple occasions , including their annual reality TV special episode , where she lifted the veil behind a top secret casting call and showed America what really goes on behind the scenes . She has also been a return guest on the top morning radio show in the U.S. , The Kevin & Bean Show on The World Famous KROQ in Los Angeles , and a guest on other top radio programs including Kidd Kraddick in the Morning . In her words , `` I absolutely LOVE getting people on reality shows and making their dreams come true . It 's a weird passion , but it 's my weird passion . '' She answers the question : How Do I Get On A Reality Show ? by offering inside secrets , tips and videos to help people beat casting calls to get on any reality TV show through her book , Me On TV .
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Sara Carlson is an American singer , songwriter , and dancer . She has released three full-length music albums , and her songs have appeared in U.S. film and television . While starring on the # 1 rated TV show Al Paradise on RaiUno ( Rome , Italy ) , along with five other prime-time shows , she influenced a generation of post-disco dance , performing some of the most memorable dances of the era . She has appeared in over 25 U.S. and international commercials ranging from Dr. Pepper to Bacardi ; three major motion pictures ; iconic rock videos , including The Power Station 's cover of the T. Rex classic `` Get It On ( Bang a Gong ) '' and Pat Benatar 's `` Love is a Battlefield '' ; and even had a recurring role as TJ on Guiding Light on CBS ( USA ) . Her latest album is titled `` Heartdance '' . She currently lives in New York , NY .
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What 's Next for Sarah ? is an American web series on Vimeo . It premiered on August 13 , 2014 , and was created by and stars Jennette McCurdy in the lead role as Sarah Bronson . Sarah is an actress whose hit show got cancelled and subsequently her life gets even worse ; her boyfriend breaks up with her and so instead of acting she wants to meet the real world . The show is inspired by McCurdy 's life in acting and Hollywood . The character Sarah Bronson is based loosely on her with some scenes based directly on actual events and others greatly exaggerated for comedic effect . The series is written by McCurdy who also serves as the show 's executive producer and lead editor . The show is Jennette 's first foray into screenwriting and producing a show .
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Sarah Gray Rafferty ( born December 6 , 1972 in New Canaan , Connecticut , U.S. ) is an American television and film actress . She is known mainly for her role as Donna Roberta Paulsen on the USA Network legal drama Suits . She has appeared in several other television series . Other roles include the 2007 TV movie What If God Were the Sun ? and the 2011 movie Small , Beautifully Moving Parts .
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Sarah Earnshaw is a British actress .
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Sara Paxton ( born April 25 , 1988 ) is an American actress , model and singer . She grew up in California and began acting at an early age , appearing in many minor roles in both films and television shows , before rising to fame in 2004 , after playing the title role in the series Darcy 's Wild Life and Sarah Borden in Summerland . Paxton 's most notable roles have been in the films Aquamarine , Return to Halloweentown ( 2006 ) , Sydney White ( 2007 ) , Superhero Movie ( 2008 ) , The Last House on the Left ( 2009 ) , The Innkeepers ( 2011 ) . She has also appeared prominently in television , with a lead role in Darcy 's Wild Life ( 2004 -- 06 ) . In 2016 , it was announced that Paxton was cast in David Lynch 's 2017 Twin Peaks series .
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Sarah Patterson ( born 22 January 1970 ) is an English film actress . For her acting debut , Patterson starred as Rosaleen , a Little Red Riding Hood counterpart , in the Neil Jordan and Angela Carter film The Company of Wolves ( 1984 ) . In 1987 she starred alongside Diana Rigg as the Evil Queen , Snow White 's evil stepmother , in another fairy tale-inspired film , playing the titular heroine in Cannon Films ' Snow White . Neither of these films were great commercial successes ; however , the actress did develop somewhat of a cult following . She has only appeared in a couple of films since , both produced by Valiant Doll : her friend Lisa Gornick 's independent film production company . The Valiant Doll film Do I Love You ? marked her return to film after an absence of over a decade .
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Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman ( born 30 January 1974 ) is an English actress . She has won three BAFTA Awards , three BIFA Awards , one Golden Globe Award , and has been nominated twice for an Emmy Award . Colman first came to prominence for her supporting role as Sophie Chapman in the Channel 4 comedy series Peep Show ( 2003 -- 2015 ) . Her other TV comedy roles include Green Wing ( 2004 -- 2006 ) , Beautiful People ( 2008 -- 2009 ) , Rev. ( 2010 -- 2014 ) and Twenty Twelve ( 2011 -- 2012 ) . She also played various roles in That Mitchell and Webb Look ( 2006 -- 2008 ) , alongside her Peep Show co-stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb . Colman 's move to drama saw her receive critical acclaim for her performance in Paddy Considine 's film Tyrannosaur ( 2011 ) . Her other film roles include PC Doris Thatcher in Hot Fuzz ( 2007 ) , Carol Thatcher in The Iron Lady ( 2011 ) , Queen Elizabeth in Hyde Park on Hudson ( 2012 ) , Bethan Maguire in Locke ( 2013 ) , Margaret Lea in The Thirteenth Tale ( 2013 ) , and the Hotel Manager in The Lobster ( 2015 ) . A three-time BAFTA TV Award winner , she won Best Female Comedy Performance for Twenty Twelve and Best Supporting Actress for Accused in 2013 , before winning Best Actress in 2014 for her role as DS Ellie Miller in the ITV crime series Broadchurch . Colman was also nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for Broadchurch . For her performance in the AMC/BBC miniseries The Night Manager , she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie .
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Sarah Jessica Parker ( born March 25 , 1965 ) is an American actress , producer , and designer . She is known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City ( 1998 -- 2004 ) . She won two Emmy Awards for the show : one for Outstanding Comedy Series ( as producer ) in 2001 and another for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2004 . For this role , she also won four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and three Screen Actors Guild Awards . She reprised the role in the films , Sex and the City ( 2008 ) and Sex and the City 2 ( 2010 ) . Parker made her Broadway debut at the age of 11 in the 1976 revival of The Innocents , before going on to star in the title role of the Broadway musical , Annie , in 1979 . She appeared in the 1984 films Footloose and Firstborn , and returned to Broadway in the 1989 play , The Heidi Chronicles . Other film roles include : L.A. Story ( 1991 ) , Honeymoon in Vegas ( 1992 ) , Hocus Pocus ( 1993 ) , Ed Wood ( 1994 ) , The First Wives Club ( 1996 ) , The Family Stone ( 2005 ) , and Failure to Launch ( 2006 ) . In 2012 , Parker returned to television for the first time since Sex and the City , portraying Isabelle Wright in three episodes of the FOX series Glee . She is currently starring in the HBO series , Divorce .
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Sarah Monfort is a costume designer .
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Paula Prentiss ( born Paula Ragusa ; March 4 , 1938 ) is an American actress best known for her film roles in Where the Boys Are , Man 's Favorite Sport ? , The Stepford Wives , What 's New Pussycat ? , In Harm 's Way , The Black Marble , and The Parallax View , and the cult television series He & She .
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Sarah Parish ( born 7 June 1968 ) is an English actress . She is known for her work on television series including : The Pillars of the Earth , Peak Practice , Hearts and Bones , Cutting It , Doctor Who , Mistresses , Merlin , the BBC TV series Atlantis , the ITV medical drama , Monroe , and Sky 1 sitcom , Trollied .
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Sarah Thomson , also known as Sarah Whatmough-Thomson , ( born 1968 ) is publisher and CEO of the Women 's Post and the volunteer CEO of the non-profit Transit Alliance .
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Sarah Mae Cahill ( born 1978 ) from Waseca , Minnesota won her first state crown in 1995 , when she became Miss Minnesota Teen USA . Eight years later Cahill won the Miss Minnesota USA 2003 crown and competed for the Miss USA pageant . She also appeared in the Miss USA edition of NBC 's Fear Factor . Cahill was unplaced for the second time . At the time of winning her pageant crown , Cahill was working as a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines . She has also worked as a professional model and has made appearances on Beverly Hills , 90210 and The Rosie O'Donnell Show . In 2007 , she appeared on an episode of I Love New York . Sarah also appeared as the blonde flight attendant who grabs the dance pole on the jet in Iron Man after offering the hot sake .
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Sarah Barrand ( born 1 January 1985 ) is an English actress known for her role as Shannon Donnelly-Lawson in Footballers Wives and its ITV2 spin-off , Footballers ' Wives : Extra Time . Barrand grew up in Southport , Merseyside . She has played other roles on dramas such as Casualty , and in the films Stag Night , Caught in the Act , and The Kid . Sarah presented a two-part documentary for ITV , Date with the Dalai , with Footballers Wives co-star , Zöe Lucker . In addition to acting and presenting , Sarah is a voice over artist for numerous television and radio broadcasts . The MTV GB2B Cup was presented by Sarah , and she is a Celebrity Ambassador for WellChild . She is a supporter of Liverpool F.C.
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Allison Pearson ( née Judith Allison Lobbett ; born 1960 ) is a Welsh author and newspaper columnist . Her novel I Do n't Know How She Does It , published in 2002 , has been made into a movie of the same name starring Sarah Jessica Parker . I Think I Love You , her second novel , was published in 2010 . A sequel to I Do n't Know How She Does It was announced in 2015 .
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Amazing America with Sarah Palin is an outdoors themed reality television series starring Sarah Palin . Co-hosts for Season 1 included Jerry Carroll , actor Mark Christopher Lawrence and reality TV host Benny Spies . The show is produced by Pilgrim Films and Television . The Sportsman Channel , which premiered Amazing America , has bought twelve episodes for the first and second seasons . The 2014 season propelled the Sportsman Channel `` to triple-digit year-over-year growth in households and key demographics . '' The second season premiered on January 15 , 2015 and wrapped up with the fifth episode on February 12 .
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Paula Newsome is an American actress , best known for her roles on television .
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Sandra Purpuro is an American film and television actress . Her most prominent roles are those of Katherine McClain on Oz and Liz Labella on DiResta . Other work include guest appearances on series like Caroline in the City , NYPD Blue , Six Feet Under , The Shield , CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , Two and a Half Men , Desperate Housewives , Malcolm in the Middle , House M.D. and 24 . In 2006 , she starred in the short film Man vs. Monday , directed by Ian Ziering .
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Sarah Nicklin is an American stage , film and television actress . Her career is strongly focused on independent films and she is known for her girl next door quality , strong emotional range , and ability to transform into dark damaged characters . Her first notable film role was as Sister Kelley Wrath in the independent cult-hit Nun of That in 2009 . Since then she has received four `` best actress '' nominations for her roles in Exhumed , Choices , Debeaked , and Zombie Allegiance . She has also starred in the cult hit Atomic Brain Invasion . She also played the leading role of Sarah Burke in the horror-suspense thriller Abandoned Dead .
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Karen Carlson ( born January 15 , 1945 ) is an American actress .
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Barbara Dirikson is an American actress .
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Sarah Purcell ( born October 8 , 1948 , Richmond , Indiana ) is an American former talk show host , game show host , and panelist . She was co-host of The Better Sex ( 1977 -- 1978 ) , Real People ( 1979 -- 1984 ) , America ( 1985 -- 1986 ) , and The Home Show ( 1992 -- 1994 ) , and made guest appearances on several TV dramas . She also co-starred in the 1981 film Terror Among Us with Tracy Reed . She has appeared in a number of infomercials for health foods , appliances and skin care products . From 1975 to 1978 , she co-hosted A.M. Los Angeles on KABC-TV with Regis Philbin . Purcell was a panelist on the TV game show ` Match Game ' in 1978 . In the early 1990s , Purcell was also a panelist on the NBC game show , To Tell the Truth . During a 1993 segment of The Home Show about influenza vaccines , a physician mistakenly gave Purcell an injection with the same needle that had been used on co-host Gary Collins . At the end of the show , Collins announced that he would undergo blood tests to allay any concerns , which subsequently were revealed to be negative .
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Sarah Lawson ( 7 October 1955 -- 8 November 2008 ) was an English film producer .
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Sarah Woodside Gallagher is an American television producer and writer . She worked as an executive story editor and writer for L.A. Law and was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on the episode `` Lie Harder '' . She went on to work as a producer and writer for Family Law and The Division . She often collaborates with Judith Feldman .
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Alyson Spiro is a British actress who played Sarah Sugden on the British television soap opera Emmerdale from 1994 -- 2000 . She also appeared in the programs Brookside , Casualty , The Bill , Doctors , Holby City , Sapphire and Steel and Fell Tiger . Spiro portrayed Astrid Kirchherr in the 1979 film Birth of the Beatles , and appeared in the 1985 film She 'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas .
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David Harbour is an American.
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David Harbour ( born April 10 , 1974 ) is an American actor who has performed in film , television , and the theatre . He currently stars in the Netflix TV Series Stranger Things as main character Police Chief Jim Hopper .
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Howard David is an American sportscaster .
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Paul David Harbour ( born 1965 ) is an American bass guitar and guitar player , pianist and composer . He is recognised for his work with David T. Chastain , Michael Harris and Tony MacAlpine . He has played in the bands `` Leather '' , `` Chastain '' and `` King Diamond '' . He teaches bass guitar , guitar and piano .
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Arthur H. Harper is an American businessman .
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David Bosworth is an American writer .
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David Hinton is an American poet , and translator .
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David Slater is an American singer .
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David C. Carter is an American bridge player .
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David Harsanyi is a conservative American political writer .
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David Barboza is an award-winning American journalist .
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David Harrow ( born 29 June London ) is a record producer and multimedia artist currently living and working in Los Angeles
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Tom Harper is a British actor .
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Ideology '' is the first instrumental solo album by American musician and composer David Harbour .
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David Gewanter is an American poet .
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John W. Hubbell is an American bridge player .
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David Travers is a businessman from Sydney , Australia .
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W. David Hancock is an American playwright .
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David `` Dave '' Habiger ( born February 19 , 1969 ) is an American businessman and entrepreneur .
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David Michael Harwood ( born June 30 , 1984 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is signed to WWE , where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Scott Dawson . Along with Dash Wilder , he is one half of the former two time NXT Tag Team Champions , The Revival .
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David Huebner ( born 1960 ) is an international arbitrator based in Southern California . He previously served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa . He was the first openly gay ambassador in the Obama administration and the third openly gay ambassador in United States history . His tenure was marked by significant improvement in bilateral relations , with commentators observing that relations are stronger and closer than they have been in decades . Called an `` excellent public face for the United States , '' he has been widely praised as a successful Ambassador including for his accessible , inclusive approach , his emphasis on students and future leaders , and the innovative restructuring of his Embassies around social media and other nontraditional tools and approaches of diplomacy . Before being appointed Ambassador he worked as an international lawyer in Los Angeles , Shanghai , and New York City , specializing in international arbitration and mediation . He is licensed as an attorney in California , New York , and in the District of Columbia , and as a solicitor in England and Wales .
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Harvey Golub is an American businessman .
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David Kennedy is a British actor .
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David Harsh is an American Christian singer , songwriter , and music producer who has won multiple national awards for his songwriting . He is well known for his performance of ` Four Limbs ' , a song in which he plays with two guitars ; one with his hands , and the other with his feet . He considers his music to fall under the complex `` Christian acoustic folk rock '' genre . His most recent album , This Side of Heaven , was released on October 20 , 2012 , and reflects the changes in his life since having a child .
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David Biro is an American physician and writer . As an author , he has been collected by libraries .
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David Carr is an English darts player .
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David Harold `` Dave '' Hoover ( May 14 , 1955 -- September 4 , 2011 ) was an American comic book artist and animator , most notable for his art on DC Comics ' The Wanderers and Starman and Marvel Comics ' Captain America .
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Dennis Harbour ( born 28 June 1961 ) is an English darts player who currently plays in British Darts Organisation events . His nickname is The Harbour Master . He has reached the Quarter-Finals of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship .
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Harbor Moon is an original horror graphic novel created by Ryan Colucci in 2010 . Written by Colucci and Dikran Ornekian , with a story by Brian Anderson and artwork by Polish artist Pawel Sambor . The book debuted at San Diego Comic-con 2010 through Shuster award winning publisher Arcana Studio . Harbor Moon tells the story of professional soldier Timothy Vance . When he receives information from someone claiming to be his long-lost father , he takes a trip to out-of-the-way Harbor Moon , Maine . It turns out that man has n't been there in thirty years and pretty soon Tim 's life is in danger . Fighting for the truth and his survival , Tim discovers that Harbor Moon is harboring a secret . The entire town is werewolves and the man he was looking for may be just like them . Just as a ruthless band of werewolf hunters descend upon the town , Tim must decide whether he is going to stay and fight or turn his back on what he really is .
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Sam Harper is an American filmmaker and screenwriter .
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J. William Harbour , M.D. , is an ophthalmologist , ocular oncologist and cancer researcher . He currently serves as the vice-chairman for Translational Research and director of ocular oncology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the associate director for basic research at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine . His clinical practice focuses on intraocular tumors , including uveal ( ocular ) melanoma , retinoblastoma , lymphoma and other neoplasms . His field of research includes the genetics and genomics of cancer , with a focus on prognostic biomarkers , mechanisms of metastasis , and molecular targeted therapies . He has given over 300 invited scientific lectures , and published over 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters . Dr. Harbour founded the Ocular Oncology Service at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis , where he was the Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences .
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Hobbs is a surname .
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David Francis Bacon is an American computer scientist .
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Joseph `` Joe '' Rubbo ( born July 26 , 1963 ) is an American film actor and television producer best known for his performance as David in the 1982 coming-of-age comedy-drama The Last American Virgin . He is a member of SAG-AFTRA .
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The terrain of Kazakhstan includes taiga.
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Kazakhstan ( -LSB- USkæzækˈstæn , _ ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ˌkæzəkˈstɑːn , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- Қазақстан , tr . Qazaqstan , -LSB- qɑzɑqˈstɑn -RSB- ; Казахстан , tr . Kazakhstan ) , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan ( Қазақстан Республикасы , tr . Qazaqstan Respwblïkası ; Республика Казахстан , tr . Respublika Kazakhstan ) , is a transcontinental country in northern Central Asia and Eastern Europe . Kazakhstan is the world 's largest landlocked country , and the ninth largest in the world , with an area of 2,724,900 km ² . Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically , generating 60 % of the region 's GDP , primarily through its oil/gas industry . It also has vast mineral resources . Kazakhstan is officially a democratic , secular , unitary , constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage . Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , and Turkmenistan , and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea . The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands , steppe , taiga , rock canyons , hills , deltas , snow-capped mountains , and deserts . Kazakhstan has an estimated 18 million people , Given its large land area , its population density is among the lowest , at less than 6 people per square kilometre ( 15 people per sq. mi . ) . The capital is Astana , where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty , the country 's largest city . The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by nomadic tribes . This changed in the 13th century , when Genghis Khan occupied the country as part of the Mongolian Empire . Following internal struggles among the conquerors , power eventually reverted to the nomads . By the 16th century , the Kazakh emerged as a distinct group , divided into three jüz ( ancestor branches occupying specific territories ) . The Russians began advancing into the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century , and by the mid-19th century , they nominally ruled all of Kazakhstan as part of the Russian Empire . Following the 1917 Russian Revolution , and subsequent civil war , the territory of Kazakhstan was reorganised several times . In 1936 , it was made the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , part of the Soviet Union . Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 . The current President , Nursultan Nazarbayev , has been leader of the country since then , and is characterised as authoritarian , with a government history of human rights abuses and suppression of political opposition . Kazakhstan has worked to develop its economy , especially its dominant hydrocarbon industry . Human Rights Watch says that `` Kazakhstan heavily restricts freedom of assembly , speech , and religion , '' and other human rights organisations regularly describe Kazakhstan 's human rights situation as poor . Kazakhstan 's 131 ethnicities include Kazakhs ( 63 % of the population ) , Russians , Uzbeks , Ukrainians , Germans , Tatars , and Uyghurs . Islam is the religion of about 70 % of the population , with Christianity practised by 26 % ; Kazakhstan officially allows freedom of religion , but religious leaders who oppose the government are suppressed . The Kazakh language is the state language , and Russian has equal official status for all levels of administrative and institutional purposes .
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The wildlife of Kazakhstan includes its flora and fauna , and their natural habitats .
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Kazakhstania , also known as the Kazakhstan Block , is a small geological region in the interior of Asia . It consists of the area north and east of the Aral Sea , south of the Siberian craton and west of the Altai Mountains and Lake Balkhash . Politically , it comprises most of Kazakhstan and has a total area of around 1.3 million km ² . The Junggar basin in Xinjiang , China is also part of Kazakhstania , though sometimes referred to as the Junggar Block . It is believed that present-day Kazakhstania is chiefly a mélange of early Paleozoic volcanic island arcs and some small continental terranes . These were joined together during the Ordovician to form what was at the time an isolated continent of its own . During the Carboniferous and Permian , Siberia collided with Kazakhstania to form the Altai Mountains , later Baltica collided in the Ural orogeny , creating the basis for most of present-day Eurasia . Kazakhstania is mainly flat : only in the east near Karaganda are there mountains and these only rise to 1,565 metres ( 5,130 feet ) in the Tarbagatay Range . Although most of Kazakhstania is arid and practically no water flows from the region to the oceans , there is extensive grazing of cattle , sheep and camels on the grasslands which cover most of the region today . Kazakhstania was too dry for extensive glaciation during the Quaternary . Kazakhstania contains as much as a quarter of the world 's proven uranium reserves and is also one of the world 's major source of lead , zinc , and antimony ores . On the southern boundary in the Turan Depression are large deposits of natural gas .
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Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia and Eastern Europe at . With an area of about 2,724,800 square kilometers , Kazakhstan is more than twice the combined size of the other four Central Asian states , or about twice the size of Alaska . The country borders Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Kyrgyzstan to the south ; Russia to the north ; Russia and the Caspian Sea to the west ; and China 's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the east .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kazakhstan : The Republic of Kazakhstan is a landlocked sovereign country located across both Central Asia and Eastern Europe . Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world as well as the world 's largest landlocked country , it has a territory of 2,727,300 km ² ( greater than Western Europe ) . It is bordered by Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan and China . The country also borders on a significant part of the Caspian Sea . Vast in size , the land in Kazakhstan is very diverse in types of terrain : flatlands , steppes , taigas , rock-canyons , hills , deltas , mountains , snow-capped mountains , and deserts . Kazakhstan has the 62nd largest population in the world , with a population density of less than 6 people per square kilometre ( 15 per sq. mi . ) . Kazakhstan declared itself an independent country on December 16 , 1991 , the last Soviet republic to do so . Its communist-era leader , Nursultan Nazarbayev , became the country 's new president . Since independence , Kazakhstan has pursued a balanced foreign policy and worked to develop its economy , especially its hydrocarbon industry . While the country 's economic outlook is improving , President Nazarbayev maintains strict control over the country 's politics . Several opposition leaders and journalists have been killed in recent years , and Western observers generally do not consider Kazakhstan 's elections to be free and fair . Nevertheless , Kazakhstan 's international prestige is building . It is now considered to be the dominant state in Central Asia . The country belongs to many international organizations , including the United Nations , NATO 's Partnership for Peace , the Commonwealth of Independent States , and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization . In 2010 , Kazakhstan will chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe . In 2011 , it formed a customs union with Russia and Belarus . Kazakhstan is ethnically and culturally diverse , in part due to mass deportations of many ethnic groups to the country during Stalin 's rule . Kazakhs are the largest group , followed by Russians . Kazakhstan allows freedom of religion , and many different beliefs are represented in the country . Islam is the primary religion , followed by Orthodox Christianity . The official language is Kazakh , though Russian is still commonly used for everyday communication .
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Kazakh Literature expands from the current territory of Kazakhstan , also including the era of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , Kazakh recognized territory under the Russian Empire and the Kazakh Khanate . There is some overlap with several complementary themes , including the literature of Turkic tribes that inhabited Kazakhstan over the course of the history and literature written by ethnic Kazakhs .
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Tajikistan is nestled between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the north and west , China to the east , and Afghanistan to the south . Mountains cover 93 percent of Tajikistan 's surface area . The two principal ranges , the Pamir Mountains and the Alay Mountains , give rise to many glacier-fed streams and rivers , which have been used to irrigate farmlands since ancient times . Central Asia 's other major mountain range , the Tian Shan , skirts northern Tajikistan . Mountainous terrain separates Tajikistan 's two population centers , which are in the lowlands of the southern ( Panj River ) and northern ( Fergana Valley ) sections of the country . Especially in areas of intensive agricultural and industrial activity , the Soviet Union 's natural resource utilization policies left independent Tajikistan with a legacy of environmental problems .
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Most of Kazakhstan is endorheic basin ( except northern territories ) . As it is expected , the rivers flow into the numerous lakes in the basin . The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu , meaning `` seven rivers '' in Turkic languages . Below is the list of more important lakes . Some of these lakes are shared with the neighbouring countries . ( Caspian Sea , Lake Aral , Lake Aike , etc. . )
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The Kazakh Uplands ( Сарыарқа - Yellow Ridge , Казахский мелкосопочник - Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik ) , also known as the Kazakh Hummocks , is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan . It consists of low mountain oases ( Karkaraly , Kent , Kyzylarai , Ulytau , etc. ) and elevated plains , and contains large deposits of coal in the north and copper in the south . Rare species , such as the Asiatic cheetah , may still live in the region . Several notable cities , including the country 's capital , Astana , are located there . Part of the Kazakh Uplands are included in the Saryarka -- Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan world heritage site . It is of the Palearctic temperate grasslands , savannas , and shrublands ecoregion of the temperate grasslands , savannas , and shrublands biome .
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The geography of Russia describes the geographic features of Russia , a country extending over much of northern Eurasia . Comprising much of eastern Europe and northern Asia , it is the world 's largest country in total area . Due to its size , Russia displays both monotony and diversity . As with its topography , its climates , vegetation , and soils span vast distances . From north to south the East European Plain is clad sequentially in tundra , coniferous forest ( taiga ) , mixed and broadleaf forests , grassland ( steppe ) , and semi-desert ( fringing the Caspian Sea ) as the changes in vegetation reflect the changes in climate . Siberia supports a similar sequence but is predominantly taiga . The country contains forty UNESCO biosphere reserves .
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Rivers of Kazakhstan include : Ajaguz River Akan-Burluk River Aksu River Arys River Asa River Aschiagar River Ayat River Badam River Bolshoy Uzen River Boralday River Bugun River Bukhtarma River Byan River Charyn River Chu River Emba River Ilek River Ili River Irtysh Ishim River Kapal River Karatal River Koksu River Lepsy River Nura River O River Syr Darya Talas River Tobol River Tuolba River Turgai River Uba River Ubagan River Uil River Ulba River Ural River Iman-Burluk River Irgiz River Irtysh River Katun River Kigach River Keles River Koluton River Kurchum River Lukina River Narym River Noor River Sarisu River Sytasty River Tersakkan River * Kazakhstan Rivers
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The Kazakh semi-desert is an ecoregion in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome , located in Kazakhstan . The climate is semi-arid and continental , with a total annual precipitation of 160 mm , and mean temperatures in January averaging -15 ° C and in July 23 ° C . It is a transitional area between the steppes and the deserts of Central Asia and supports flora found in both biomes , predominantly grasses , particularly Stipa species , and shrubs such as Artemisia species . A number of mammals and birds are found in this ecoregion but the habitat is threatened by overgrazing and fragmentation from human encroachment . However , a recent reduction in livestock numbers in Kazakhstan is allowing the native plants a greater opportunity to regenerate .
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Kazakhstan is multiethnic country where the indigenous ethnic group - the Kazakhs , comprise the majority of the population . According to the 2016 census there are two dominant ethnic groups in Kazakhstan : ethnic Kazakhs ( 66.48 % ) and ethnic Russians ( 20.61 % ) with a wide array of other groups represented , including Ukrainians , Uzbeks , Germans , Koreans , and Uyghurs .
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This is a list of protected areas of Kazakhstan .
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The Kazakh Steppe , also called the Great Dala , ecoregion , of the Palearctic temperate grasslands , savannas , and shrublands biome , is a vast region of open grassland in northern Kazakhstan and adjacent portions of Russia , extending to the east of the Pontic steppe and to the west of the Emin Valley steppe , with which it forms part of the Eurasian steppe . Before the mid-nineteenth century it was called the Kirghiz steppe , ` Kirghiz ' being an old name for the Kazakhs .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kyrgyzstan : Kyrgyzstan -- sovereign country located in Central Asia . Landlocked and mountainous , Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north , Uzbekistan to the west , Tajikistan to the southwest , and China to the east .
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The Turgai River ( also Torgai or Turgay ; Торғай Torğay ; Тургай ) is a river that flows in the Turgai Valley in Kazakhstan . The river is long , the surface of the drainage basin is . Average water consumption is around 9 cubic meters/second . The Turgai disappears in the endorheic basin of Shalkarteniz . The valley occupies an erosion-tectonic basin in north-western Kazakhstan , between the Urals and Mugodzhar Hills in the west and the Kazakh Steppes in the east . In the north are dry steppes with semi-steppes in the south . Deposits of iron ore and other minerals occur in the basin . The Turgai Plateau crosses from south to north . The Thurgau Ubahan ( tributary of the Tobol ) along with all the rivers of in the Turgai valley have many lakes . This is where the Naurzumskyy reserve is located which connects the West Siberian Plain in the northern part of Kazakhstan Turan lowland .
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Kazakh ( natively қазақ тілі , қазақша , qazaq tili , qazaqşa , , ; pronounced -LSB- -LSB- qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ -RSB- -RSB- ) belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages . It is closely related to Nogai , Kyrgyz , and especially Karakalpak . Kazakh is the official language of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a significant minority language in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang , China and in the Bayan-Ölgii Province of Mongolia . Kazakh is also spoken by many ethnic Kazakhs through the former Soviet Union ( approximately 500,000 in Russia according to the 2002 Russian Census ) , Afghanistan , Iran , Turkey , and Germany . Like other Turkic languages , Kazakh is an agglutinative language , and it employs vowel harmony .
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The demographics of Kazakhstan enumerate the demographic features of the population of Kazakhstan , including population growth , population density , ethnicity , education level , health , economic status , religious affiliations , and other aspects of the population . Some use the word Kazakh to refer to the Kazakh ethnic group and language ( autochthonous to Kazakhstan as well as parts of Russia , China and Mongolia ) and Kazakhstani to refer to Kazakhstan and its citizens regardless of ethnicity , but it is not uncommon to use Kazakh in both senses .
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The official languages of Kazakhstan is Kazakh , and Russian shall be used on equal grounds . German , Tajiki , Tatar , Turkish , Ukrainian , Uyghur , and Uzbek are officially recognized by the 1997 Language Law , No. 151-1 . Other languages natively spoken in Kazakhstan are Dungan , Ili Turki , Ingush , Plautdietsch , and Sinte Romani . A number of more recent immigrant languages , such as Belarusian , Korean , Azeri , and Greek are also spoken .
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Orography of Azerbaijan refers to the rocky , mountainous and elevated terrains in Azerbaijan .
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The environment of Azerbaijan includes a wide diversity of climates , animals , plants , and habitats .
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These are the international rankings of Kazakhstan .
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Tajikistan ( -LSB- tɑːˈdʒiːkᵻstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- təˈdʒiːkᵻstæn -RSB- , or -LSB- tæˈdʒiːkiːstæn -RSB- Тоҷикистон -LSB- tɔd͡ʒikɪsˈtɔn -RSB- Таджикистан ) , officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон , Çumhurii Toçikiston , Республика Таджикистан ) , is a mountainous , landlocked country in Central Asia with an estimated 8 million people in 2013 , and an area of 143100 km2 . It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south , Uzbekistan to the west , Kyrgyzstan to the north , and China to the east . Pakistan lies to the south , separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor . Traditional homelands of Tajik people included present-day Tajikistan , Afghanistan and Uzbekistan . The territory that now constitutes Tajikistan was previously home to several ancient cultures , including the city of Sarazm of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age , and was later home to kingdoms ruled by people of different faiths and cultures , including the Oxus civilisation , Andronovo culture , Buddhism , Nestorian Christianity , Zoroastrianism , Manichaeism and Islam . The area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties , including the Achaemenid Empire , Sasanian Empire , Hephthalite Empire , Samanid Empire , Mongol Empire , Timurid dynasty , the Russian Empire , and subsequently the Soviet Union , upon whose dissolution in 1991 Tajikistan became an independent nation . A civil war was fought almost immediately after independence , lasting from 1992 to 1997 . Since the end of the war , newly established political stability and foreign aid have allowed the country 's economy to grow . Tajikistan is a presidential republic consisting of four provinces . Most of Tajikistan 's 8 million people belong to the Tajik ethnic group , who speak Tajik ( a dialect of Persian ) . Many Tajiks also speak Russian as their second language . The Gorno-Badakhshan Oblast of Tajikistan despite its sparse population is home to incredible linguistic diversity where Rushani , Shughni , Ishkashimi , Wakhi and Tajik number among the languages spoken . Mountains cover more than 90 % of the country . It has a transition economy that is highly dependent on remittances , aluminium and cotton production .
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The vast territory of Kazakhstan spans across 2,700,000 km2 . The population density is low in Kazakhstan , and the centers of industry and agriculture are spread out and remote from world markets . Therefore , the need for efficient transportation in Kazakhstan is great . Kazakhstan is committed to regional infrastructure development . According to the Kazakhstan Ambassador to the U.S. , Kairat Umarov , Kazakhstan invested $ 18 billion in construction of airports , highways , and railroads in 2014 .
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The wildlife of Chechnya includes a range of flora and fauna as reflected by its varying topographic and climatic conditions , with the Greater Caucasus to the south , the foreland zone the Terek and Sunza river valleys in the west and east , and the rolling plains of Nogai steppe in the north . Lake Kezenoyam in Chechnya is near the border with Dagestan and can sustain plankton growth . Salmo ezenami , a rare species of trout now critically endangered due to introduction of the invasive species European chub ( Squalius cephalus ) , is native only to this lake and is therefore endemic to Lake Kezenoyam . About twenty percent of Chechnya is covered by beech , birch , hornbeam and oak forest . In the north , desert and semi-desert vegetation is noted , including sagebrush , saltwort and feather-grass . Acorns , wild fruits , berry bushes , medicinal herbs and mushrooms are recorded on the left bank of the Terek River . Deciduous forests are noted at elevations of 1800 to , while sub-alpine and alpine meadows are noted at higher elevations . In the Terek -- Kuma Lowland , there are approximately 50 species of mammals and 150 types of birds .
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The oil & gas basins of Kazakhstan can be grouped into four revealed or prospective oil & gas provinces in the Republic of Kazakhstan . Exploration in those provinces in which oil and gas has already been extracted had , by 2010 , led to the discovery of more than 200 oil , gas , oil-and-gas and condensate hydrocarbon accumulations . Of these , the Kashagan , the Tengiz and the Karachaganak fields can be considered giants .
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tajikistan : Tajikistan -- mountainous , landlocked , sovereign country located in Central Asia . Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the south , Uzbekistan to the west , Kyrgyzstan to the north , and China to the east . Most of Tajikistan 's population belongs to the Tajik ethnic group , who share culture and history with the Persian peoples and speak the Tajik language , a modern variety of Persian . Once part of the Samanid Empire , Tajikistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century , known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic ( Tajik SSR ) . After independence , Tajikistan suffered from a devastating civil war which lasted from 1992 to 1997 . Since the end of the war , newly established political stability and foreign aid have allowed the country 's economy to grow . Its natural resources such as cotton and aluminium have contributed greatly to this steady improvement , although observers have characterized the country as having few natural resources besides hydroelectric power and its strategic location .
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The Karatag or Qoratagʻ is a river of northwestern Tajikistan and eastern Uzbekistan . It flows through Shirkent National Park and flows down the south slopes of the Gissar Range mountain range . Large seismic landslides occur in the river basin and it also contains several glacial lakes . It is an inflow to the Surkhandaria River . Zambar River and the Diakhandara River are tributaries , the latter of which meets the Karatag at the Diakhandara Glacier .
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Khangai is a sum ( district ) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia . The territory is dominated by the Khangai Mountain Range , and is known for its vegetation . It includes several bio-zones including mountain and mountain steppe zones , and Siberian taiga forest . Species in the area include the elk , Siberian roe deer , wolf , fox , wild boar , ibex , lynx and brown bear . Flora in the area , includes Iris tigridia .
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This article lists political parties in Kazakhstan . Kazakhstan is a dominant-party state with Nur-Otan in power . Although other parties are nominally legal , they do not have any realistic chance of winning .
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A list of roads in Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan has serious environmental issues such as radiation from nuclear testing sites , the shrinking of the Aral sea , and desertification of former agricultural land . These issues are due in large part to Kazakhstan 's years under the Soviet Union . Partly because of the country 's enormous semi-arid steppe , the Soviet government used Kazakhstan as its nuclear testing site . Along with near-absent pollution controls , this has contributed to an alarmingly high rate of disease in many rural areas . Kazakhstan has identified at least two major ecological disasters within its borders : the shrinking of the Aral Sea , and radioactive contamination at the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing facility ( in fact a large zone south of Kourchatov and along the Chinese border . The Central Asian Regional Environmental Center is located in Kazakhstan , which fosters regional cooperation on environmental issues . Most of Kazakhstan 's water supply has been polluted by industrial and agricultural runoff and , in some places , radioactivity . The Aral Sea , which is shared with Uzbekistan , has shrunk to three separate bodies of water because of water drawdowns in its tributary rivers . A Soviet-era biological weapons site is a threat because it is located on a former island in the Aral Sea that is now connected with the mainland . The reduction in the Aral Sea 's water surface has exacerbated regional climatic extremes , and agricultural soil has been damaged by salt deposits and eroded by wind . Desertification has eliminated substantial tracts of agricultural land . Plants in industrial centers lack controls on effluents into the air and water . The Semey region in the northeast has long-term radiation contamination from Soviet-era weapons testing . The Ministry of Environmental Protection is underfunded and given low priority . Some new environmental regulation of the oil industry began in 2003 , but new oil operations on Kazakhstan 's Caspian coast add to that sea 's already grave pollution . International programs to save the Aral and Caspian seas have not received meaningful cooperation from Kazakhstan or other member nations .
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José María Chacón surrendered the island of Trinidad in 1797, one year before his death.
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Don José María Chacón ( 1 January 1749 -- 1 January 1833 ) was the last Spanish Governor of Trinidad . He was responsible for signing the Cedula of Population in 1783 ( which led to extensive French immigration to Trinidad ) , founded the city of San Fernando in 1784 and surrendered the island of Trinidad to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797 . The King of Spain set up a `` Council of War '' to look into the surrender . By Royal Decree , Chacon and Rear Admiral Sebastián Ruiz de Apodaca ( who had scuttled his small fleet ) were banished for life from the `` Royal Domain . '' Apodaca 's case was reconsidered and he was reinstated in 1809 , but Chacón died in exile .
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On February 18 , 1797 , a fleet of 18 warships under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby invaded and took the Island of Trinidad . Within a few days the last Spanish Governor , Don José María Chacón surrendered the island to Abercromby .
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José Chacón is the name of : José Chacón Díaz ( born 1977 ) , Venezuelan professional racing cyclist José Luis Chacón ( born 1971 ) , Peruvian football ( soccer ) player José Maria Chacón ( 1749 -- 1833 ) , the last Spanish Governor of Trinidad José Pascual de Zayas y Chacón ( 1772 -- 1827 ) , Spanish military officer
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The Province of Trinidad ( 1525 − 1802 ) was a province of the Spanish Empire which was created in 1525 . It occupied almost the whole territory of the modern republic of Trinidad and Tobago . From 1591 to 1731 it was merged with Guayana Province , as Trinidad-Guayana Province . It was lost to the British in 1797 , a loss recognised by the Treaty of Amiens in 1802 .
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Juan Vicente Gómez Chacón ( 24 July 1857 -- 17 December 1935 ) was a military general and de facto ruler of Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935 . He was president on three occasions during this time , and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era .
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The Treaty of Ancón was signed by Chile and Peru on October 20 , 1883 , in the Ancón District near Lima . It was intended to settle the two nations ' remaining territorial differences at the conclusion of their involvement in the War of the Pacific and to stabilise post-bellum relations between them . Under the treaty 's terms , Chile gained control over Tarapacá . Chile also got Tacna and Arica for ten years . Finally , in 1929 , through the mediation of the United States under President Herbert Hoover , an accord was reached . Under the Tacna-Arica compromise , Chile kept Arica , while Peru regained Tacna and received USD $ 6 million indemnity and other concessions . Another important chapter in the treaty said that Chile could not cede sovereignty of former Peruvian territories to other nations without asking Peru first . The Chapter has been invoked once , during the Chilean proposal of 1975 that offered Bolivia sovereignty over some minor ports .
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Trinidad and Tobago ( -LSB- ˈtrɪnᵻˌdæd_ən_təˈbeɪɡoʊ -RSB- , -LSB- - toʊˈ - -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago , is a twin island country situated off the northern edge of the South American mainland , lying just 11 km off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 km south of Grenada . Bordering the Caribbean to the north , it shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast , Grenada to the northwest , Guyana to the southeast , and Venezuela to the south and west . The island of Trinidad was a Spanish colony from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1498 to the capitulation of the Spanish Governor , Don José María Chacón , on the arrival of a British fleet of 18 warships on 18 February 1797 . During the same period , the island of Tobago changed hands among Spanish , British , French , Dutch and Courlander colonizers , more times than any other island in the Caribbean . Trinidad and Tobago ( remaining separate until 1889 ) were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens . The country Trinidad and Tobago obtained independence in 1962 , becoming a republic in 1976 . Trinidad and Tobago is the third richest country by GDP ( PPP ) per capita in the Americas after the United States and Canada . Furthermore , it is recognised as a high-income economy by the World Bank . Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean , the country 's economy is primarily industrial , with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals . The country 's wealth is attributed to its large reserves and exploitation of oil and natural gas . Trinidad and Tobago is known for its Carnival and is the birthplace of steelpan , limbo , and the music styles of calypso , soca , parang , chutney , chutney soca , chut-kai-pang , cariso , extempo , kaiso , parang soca , pichakaree , and rapso .
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Ricardo Chacón ( born 30 April 1963 ) is a retired Cuban sprinter . He represented his country at one outdoor and two indoor World Championships .
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In November 1798 a British expedition captured the island of Minorca from Spain . A large force under General Charles Stuart landed on the island and forced its Spanish garrison to surrender in eight days with only some bloodshed . The British occupied the island for four years , using it as a major naval base , before handing it back to Spain following the Treaty of Amiens .
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José de León y Echales was the Spanish governor of Trinidad in 1699 . He was killed by an arrow in the Arena Massacre , taking three days to die , his body was thrown into a river , where it was found by the Spanish .
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The history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Amerindians , specifically the Island Carib and Arawak peoples . Both islands were explored by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498 . Trinidad remained in Spanish hands until 1797 , but it was largely settled by French colonists . Tobago changed hands between the British , French , Dutch , and Courlanders , but eventually ended up in British hands following the second Treaty of Paris ( 1814 ) . In 1889 the two islands were incorporated into a single crown colony . Trinidad and Tobago obtained its independence from the British Empire in 1962 and became a republic in 1976 .
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José María Pinedo ( 21 June 1795 -- 19 February 1885 ) was a commander in the navy of the United Provinces of the River Plate one of the precursor states of what is now known as Argentina . Although he took part in the Argentine War of Independence , the Argentine Civil Wars and the Cisplatine War , he is perhaps best known for failing to resist the British return to the Falkland Islands in 1833 .
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Three vessels have served the Royal Navy , albeit briefly , under the name HMS Charlotte . HMS Charlotte ( 1797 ) was a brig of eight guns purchased in the Leeward Islands that wrecked on Hispaniola on 21 December 1797 , within four months of her purchase . Because she wrecked so quickly , she was never entered into Admiralty records . All her crew made it to shore on her fallen masts . There the Spaniards took them prisoner and marched them to Santiago . Her commander was Lieutenant John Thicknesse . was an eight-gun schooner purchased in the Leeward Islands in 1797 that a French privateer captured in October 1798 while she was under the command of Lieutenant Thicknesse . HMS Charlotte ( 1800 ) was a schooner purchased in 1800 . She was armed with six 3-pounder guns and wrecked on 28 March 1801 on the Île à Vache while under the command of Lieutenant John Williams , Thicknesse 's predecessor on the previous Charlotte .
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Fernando Chacón was a Spanish soldier who served as a governor of what is now New Mexico , between 1794 and 1804 . He was a Knight of the Order of Santiago .
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Manuel Aguilar Chacón ( 12 August 1797 , San José , Costa Rica -- 7 July 1846 ) was head of state of Costa Rica from April 1837 to March 1838 .
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Pedro Chacón y Chacón ( c. 1789 -- c. 1854 ) was a Spanish general , most notable for participation in the First Carlist War , in which he was one of the generals fighting to defend the legitimacy of Isabella II of Spain against the Carlists in the Murcia area , where he was commander in chief . He was possibly born in Murcia .
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The Franco-Spanish conquest of Minorca from its British defenders in February 1782 , after the Siege of Fort St. Philip lasting over five months , was an important step in the achievement of Spain 's aims in its alliance with France against Britain during the American Revolutionary War . The ultimate result was the ceding of the island to Spain in the Treaty of Paris in 1783 .
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Trinidad ( Spanish : `` Trinity '' ) is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago . The island lies 11 km off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America . Though geographically part of the South American continent , from a socio-economic standpoint it is often referred to as the southernmost island in the Caribbean . With an area of 4,768 km2 , it is also the sixth largest in the West Indies . Many believe the original name for the island in the Arawaks ' language was `` Iëre '' which meant `` Land of the Hummingbird '' . Some believe that `` Iere '' was actually a mispronunciation or corruption by early colonists of the Arawak word `` Kairi '' which simply means `` Island '' . Christopher Columbus renamed it `` La Isla de la Trinidad '' ( `` The Island of the Trinity '' ) , fulfilling a vow he had made before setting out on his third voyage .
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María Trinidad Sánchez ( -LSB- maˈɾi.a tɾiniˈðað ˈsantʃes -RSB- ) is a province of the Dominican Republic . It was split from Samaná Province in September 1959 as Julia Molina Province ; in November 1961 , it got its current name . The name commemorates a distinguished female soldier in the wars of independence . María Trinidad Sánchez was the first woman incarcerated and executed by Pedro Santana , a Dominican annexionist president .
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Chacao was a 16th-century Carib cacique who governed in the region of the valley of Caracas , at the time called San Francisco , in present-day Venezuela . Today the region , Chacao Municipality , Miranda , bears his name . Around 1567 , Chacao was taken prisoner by Juan de Gamez upon the orders of Diego de Losada , who had told him to go out and capture natives ; Losada later slackened the order . Losada 's reasons for the order remain unknown , but it has been suggested that he wanted to befriend the cacique before attempting to pacify the region . Regardless , in 1568 , Chacao allied himself with Guaicaipuro and several other local chiefs in a futile attempt to stop the advance of the conquistadors ; they were beaten , by the same Losada , in the Battle of Maracapana . Category :16 th-century births Category : Indigenous leaders of the Americas Category : Venezuelan people of Carib descent Category : Carib people Category : Year of death unknown
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Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago , located at 10 ° 41 ' north latitude and 61 ° 45 ' west longitude . The island is 3.642 km ² ( 900 acres ) in area . It is one of the Bocas Islands , which lie in the Bocas del Dragón ( Dragons ' Mouth ) between Trinidad and Venezuela . Chacachacare is the westernmost of the Bocas Islands which belong to Trinidad and Tobago . Patos Island , which lies further west , was part of Trinidad and Tobago until 1942 , when it was ceded to Venezuela .
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Trinidad and Tobago . Trinidad and Tobago lies northeast of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles . Trinidad and Tobago was a Spanish colony from the times of Christopher Columbus to 1802 , when it was ceded to Britain . The country obtained independence in 1962 .
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Antonio Chacón ( 1869 -- 1929 ) was a Spanish flamenco singer -LSB- cantaor -RSB- . Chacón was born in Jerez de la Frontera , Cádiz Province . He began earning a living by performing flamenco around 1884 . He toured Andalucia with his two friends , the Molina brothers - dancer Antonio Molina , and guitarist Javier Molina . He was later hired by Silverio Franconetti for his café in Seville . He was noted for his skill in singing the cartagenera , malagueñas , granaína and media granaína , which earned him the popular title of `` Don '' . According to Fernando el de Triana , he was so accomplished that all of the most successful cantaores ( singers ) performing with him renounced their right of seniority and allowed Chacón to perform last , because the audience would simply leave when he finished . Had they not preceded him , they would have been performing to an empty hall . He performed with many of the best performers of his era . The great guitarist Ramón Montoya performed as Chacón 's accompanist for over a decade until the early 1920s . Another great guitarist , Sabicas , then accompanied him , early in the latter 's career . In 1922 at Granada he participated in the celebrated Concurso de Cante Jondo . Chacón was given the place of honor , presiding over the judges of this flamenco contest . For many the singer Chacón remains `` el mejor de todos los tiempos '' ( the best of all time ) . He died in Madrid .
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The Captaincy General of Santo Domingo was the first colony in the New World and was claimed for Spain . The island was originally named `` La Española '' ( Hispaniola ) by Christopher Columbus . From 1511 , the courts of the colony were placed under the jurisdiction of the Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo . In the 17th century , after years of struggles with the French , the Spanish lost the western third of the island . The Spanish remained in control of the eastern two-thirds of the island , which later became part of the Dominican Republic . The colony of Santo Domingo played a significant role in the establishment of Spanish colonies in the New World serving as a headquarters for Spanish conquistadors on their way to the conquest of the Americas .
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Chacón is a Spanish surname . Notable people with the surname include : Alex Pineda Chacón ( born 1969 ) , coach for the Atlanta Silverbacks Antonio Chacón ( 1869 -- 1929 ) , flamenco singer Arturo Chacón Cruz ( born 1977 ) , Mexican tenor Carme Chacón ( 1971 -- 2017 ) , Catalan politician Cecilia Chacón ( born 1971 ) , Peruvian politician Charyl Chacón ( born 1985 ) , beauty pageant title-holder Diego Fajardo Chacón , Spanish military governor of the Philippines Dulce Chacón ( 1954 -- 2003 ) , Spanish poet Elio Chacón ( 1936 -- 1992 ) , Venezuelan baseball player Iris Chacón ( born 1950 ) , Puerto Rican dancer José Chacón ( disambiguation ) , several people Lázaro Chacón González ( 1873 -- 1931 ) , President of Guatemala Manuel Aguilar Chacón ( 1797 -- 1846 ) , head of state of Costa Rica , elected in 1837 Oscar Baylón Chacón ( born 1929 ) , Mexican politician Pablo Chacón ( born 1975 ) , boxer from Argentina Pelayo Chacón ( 1888-after 1930 ) , Negro and Cuban League baseball player Shawn Chacón ( born 1977 ) , former Major League Baseball player
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Diego Fajardo Chacón was a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippines , from August 11 , 1644 to July 25 , 1653 .
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Juan Procopio de Bassecourt Thieulaine y Bryas López de Ochoa , ( 22 April 1740 - 12 April 1820 ) was Count of Santa Clara , Baron of Maials , Governor of Louisiana , both before the Spanish Cession , Adams-Onís Treaty , Captain General of the Caribbean Island of Cuba , ( 6 December 1796 - 13 May 1799 ) and Captain General of Catalonia ( 14 May 1802 - 1808 ) . While he was Captain General in Cuba he was responsible for the construction or improvement of numerous fortifications in Havana , including the Santa Clara Battery .
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`` Let Them Come and Leave that Misery '' is the name given to a letter written by Andrés Chacón in 1570 , while he was living in Trujillo , Peru . In the letter , which is addressed to his brother Francisco , Chacón details work with the silver mines and farms in Peru , which were not very lucrative . He expresses concern about how much debt he feels he owes to the natives working for him and that if he can not repay his debts , that he will go to Hell . Further in the letter Chacón expresses hope that his labors will prove fruitful and he explicitly pleads to God to aid him . The letter has been cited as an example of communication and the blending of cultures of the time period .
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The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was an amphibious assault by the Royal Navy on the Spanish port city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands . Launched by Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson on 22 July 1797 , the assault was defeated , and on 25 July the remains of the landing party withdrew under a truce , having lost several hundred men . Nelson himself had been wounded in the arm , which was subsequently partially amputated : a stigma that he carried to his grave as a constant reminder of his failure .
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Since the 16th century the island of Cuba had been under the control of the governor-captain general of Santo Domingo . The conquest of Cuba was organized in 1510 by the recently restored Viceroy of the Indies , Diego Colón , under the command of Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar , who became Cuba 's first governor until his death in 1524 . Velázquez founded the city of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa in 1511 and convoked a general cabildo ( a local government council ) to govern Cuba , which was authorized by the king of Spain . Hernán Cortés 's Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was undertaken from Cuba . Cuba was incorporated in New Spain after the conquest of Mexico .
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The Spanish settlement in Jamaica was a settlement that originated from the 16th century , when Jamaica was Spanish , ending essentially in 1670 , the date on which Spain delivered the island to the British Crown under the Treaty of Madrid . However , there was never significant Spanish communities on the island , why was easily occupied by the British .
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Dulce Chacón ( Zafra , Badajoz , Spain , June 6 , 1954 -- Madrid , December 3 , 2003 ) was a Spanish poet , novelist and playwright .
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José Sarmiento de Valladares y Arines-Troncoso Romay , 1st Duke of Atrisco , Grandee of Spain , jure uxoris Count of Moctezuma ( May 1643 in San Roman de Saxamonde , Galicia , Spain -- September 10 , 1708 in Madrid ) was viceroy of New Spain from December 18 , 1696 to November 3 , 1701 . He was married to María Jerónima Moctezuma y Jofre de Loaiza , third Countess de Moctezuma , a descendant of the last Aztec emperor . It was through her that he received his title . She bore him two daughters but then died . Thereafter he married a granddaughter of the Marquis de Villamanrique . His second wife accompanied him to New Spain . On his arrival in New Spain , he met with his viceregal predecessor , Bishop Juan Ortega y Montañés at Otumba , on the road from Veracruz to Mexico City . He entered the capital incognito on the afternoon of December 18 , 1696 and was sworn in at 7 o'clock that evening , before the Audiencia . On his formal entrance into Mexico City on February 2 , 1697 his horse fell , to the great amusement of the crowd . He did what he could to help the population through the famine of 1697 . He ordered that supplies of maize and wheat be kept in the public granaries to protect against future famines , and he ordered the storing of quantities of other provisions as well . He ordered that the Philippines ship mercury to New Spain , for use in the silver mines . Many mines had been closed for lack of mercury to extract the silver . He legalized the consumption of the mildly alcoholic drink pulque by the natives . He worked to restore the viceregal palace , partially destroyed in the riots and fire of 1692 . He was able to occupy it on May 25 , 1697 . One of his daughters , Fausta Dominga , died shortly thereafter , of smallpox . On February 9 , 1697 the expedition of Jesuit Fathers Eusebio Kino and Juan María Salvatierra set out for the Californias . In October 1697 there was an eruption of the volcano Popocatépetl , which caused great alarm in Mexico City but no real damage . In 1700 he established the night watch in Mexico City to combat crime . The city was divided into eight wards , and a constable was placed in charge of the night watch in each ward . Offenders were to be whipped publicly on the first offense and branded on the back on the second . For a third offense the penalty was the loss of an ear . By order of March 6 , 1700 , assailants on the Camino Real were to suffer death . Sarmiento y Valladares also ordered that criminals and delinquents be transported to Puerto Rico . On August 22 , 1700 the illustrious Mexican man of science and of letters , Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora , died in Mexico City . A ship arrived in Veracruz on March 6 , 1701 carrying the news of the death of King Charles II of Spain on November 1 , 1700 . Charles II left no heir . The War of the Spanish Succession , between Spain and France on the one hand and Austria , England and Holland on the other , began , to determine his successor . Sarmiento y Valladares was publicly known as a supporter of the Habsburg claims to the Spanish throne , but the Bourbons were in control there . The viceroy was removed from office and ordered to return to Spain . Bishop Juan Ortega y Montañés was once again named interim viceroy . Nevertheless , upon his return to Spain Sarmiento y Valladares received a pension and many honors , among them the titles of duke of Atlixco and grande of Spain . He received the latter title on November 25 , 1704 . He died in Madrid in 1708 .
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Liverpool F.C. was valued at $1.55 billion at one point.
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Liverpool Football Club ( -LSB- ˈlɪvərpuːl -RSB- ) is a professional association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside , England . They compete in the Premier League , the top tier of English football . The club has won 5 European Cups , 3 UEFA Cups , 3 UEFA Super Cups , 18 League titles , 7 FA Cups , a record 8 League Cups , and 15 FA Community Shields . The club was founded in 1892 and joined the Football League the following year . The club has played at Anfield since its formation . Liverpool established itself as a major force in both English and European football during the 1970s and 1980s when Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley led the club to 11 League titles and seven European trophies . Under the management of Rafa Benítez and captained by Steven Gerrard Liverpool became European champion for the fifth time , winning the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final against Milan in spite of being 3 -- 0 down at half time . Liverpool was the ninth highest-earning football club in the world for 2014 -- 15 , with an annual revenue of $ 391 million , and the world 's eighth most valuable football club in 2016 , valued at $ 1.55 billion . The club holds many long-standing rivalries , most notably the North West Derby against Manchester United and the Merseyside derby with Everton . The club 's supporters have been involved in two major tragedies . The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 , where escaping fans were pressed against a collapsing wall in the Heysel Stadium , with 39 people -- mostly Italians and Juventus fans -- dying , after which English clubs were given a five-year ban from European competition . The second was the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 , where 96 Liverpool supporters died in a crush against perimeter fencing . The team changed from red shirts and white shorts to an all-red home strip in 1964 which has been used ever since . The club 's anthem is `` You 'll Never Walk Alone '' .
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Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside . The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding , who owned the club 's ground , Anfield . The disagreement between the two parties over rent resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park from Anfield , which left Houlding with an empty stadium . Thus , he founded Liverpool F.C. to play in the empty stadium . Liverpool won the First Division title for the first time in 1901 ; since then , the club has won a further seventeen league titles , along with seven FA Cups and eight Football League Cups . They have also been crowned champions of European football on five occasions by winning the European Cup/UEFA Champions League in 1977 , 1978 , 1981 , 1984 and 2005 . The club was one of 22 members of the Premier League when it was formed in 1992 . As of the end of the 2016 -- 17 season , the team have spent 102 seasons in the top tier of the English football league system and 11 in the second . The table details the team 's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first in the Lancashire League and FA Cup during the 1892 -- 93 season to the end of the most recently completed season . Details of the abandoned 1939 -- 40 season and unofficial Second World War leagues are not included .
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Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside . The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding , who owned the club 's ground , Anfield . The disagreement between the two parties over rent resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park from Anfield , which left Houlding with an empty stadium . Thus , he founded Liverpool F.C. to play in the empty stadium . Liverpool won the First Division title for the first time in 1901 ; since then , the club has won a further 17 league titles , along with seven FA Cups and eight Football League Cups . They have also been crowned champions of European football on five occasions by winning the European Cup/UEFA Champions League in 1977 , 1978 , 1981 , 1984 and 2005 . The club was one of 22 members of the Premier League when it was formed in 1992 . They experienced the most successful period in their history under the management of Bob Paisley , who guided the team to 21 trophies in nine seasons . Since playing their first match , more than 700 players have appeared in competitive first-team matches for the club , many of whom have played between 25 and 99 matches ( including substitute appearances ) . Jim Beglin and Álvaro Arbeloa both made 98 appearances for the club , before an injury to Beglin and Arbeloa 's sale to Real Madrid ended their Liverpool careers . Ned Doig who appeared 53 times for the club , is the oldest player to have played for Liverpool . He was 41 years and 165 days when he played against Newcastle United on 11 April 1908 . Frank Becton , who made 86 appearances for Liverpool , was the first player from the club to represent his country , when he played for England in 1897 . , 200 players have played between 25 and 99 competitive matches for the club . Of those players , eight are still playing for the club and can add to their total .
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Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside . The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding , who owned the club 's ground , Anfield . The disagreement between the two parties over rent resulted in Everton with is the best moving to Goodison Park from Anfield , which left Houlding with no tenant . Thus , he founded Liverpool F.C. to play in the empty stadium . Liverpool won the First Division title for the first time in 1901 ; since then , the club has won a further 17 league titles , along with seven FA Cups and eight Football League Cups . They have also been crowned champions of European football on five occasions by winning the European Cup/UEFA Champions League in 1977 , 1978 , 1981 , 1984 and 2005 . The club was one of 22 members of the Premier League when it was formed in 1992 . Liverpool have had 21 full-time managers . Kenny Dalglish is the only person to have managed the club on two separate occasions . He first managed Liverpool from 1985 to February 1991 , and then from January 2011 to July 2012 . The most successful person to manage Liverpool is Bob Paisley , who won six Football League titles , five Charity Shields , three Football League Cups , three European Cups , one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Cup in his nine-year reign as manager . The club 's longest-serving manager was Tom Watson , who managed the club from 1896 to 1915 , totalling 19 years . This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Liverpool since their foundation in 1892 . Each manager 's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club 's overall competitive record ( in terms of matches won , drawn and lost ) , honours won and significant achievements while under his care . Caretaker managers are included , where known , as well as those who have been in permanent charge .
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Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside . The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding , who owned the club 's ground , Anfield . The disagreement between the two parties over rent resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park from Anfield , which left Houlding with an empty stadium . Thus , he founded Liverpool F.C. to play in the empty stadium . Liverpool won the First Division title for the first time in 1901 ; since then , the club has won a further 17 league titles , along with seven FA Cups and eight Football League Cups . They have also been crowned champions of European football on five occasions by winning the European Cup/UEFA Champions League in 1977 , 1978 , 1981 , 1984 and 2005 . The club was one of 22 members of the Premier League when it was formed in 1992 . They experienced the most successful period in their history under the management of Bob Paisley , who guided the team to 21 trophies in nine seasons . Since Liverpool 's first competitive match , more than 700 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club . Many of these players spent only a short period of their career at Liverpool before seeking opportunities in other teams ; some players had their careers cut short by injury , while others left for other reasons . The First and Second World Wars also disrupted the careers of footballers across the United Kingdom . Keith Burkinshaw only played one match for Liverpool but went on to have a successful managerial career at Tottenham Hotspur , where he won the FA Cup twice . Gordon Wallace , who made 22 appearances for the club , was the scorer of Liverpool 's first goal in European competition . He scored the first goal in a 6 -- 0 win over KR Reykjavik in the 1964 -- 65 European Cup . Roy Evans made 11 appearances during his Liverpool career , and later managed the club from 1994 to 1998 . The only trophy won during his tenure was the League Cup in 1995 . As of 14 May 2017 , 324 players have played fewer than 25 competitive matches for the club . Six former players -- John Miller , John Curran , William Watkinson , Avi Cohen , Torben Piechnik and Sebastián Coates -- each made 24 appearances during their spell at Liverpool .
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Liverpool Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside , who currently play in the Premier League . They have played at their current home ground , Anfield , since their foundation in 1892 . Liverpool joined the Football League in 1894 , and were founding members of the Premier League in 1992 . This list encompasses the major honours won by Liverpool , records set by the club , their managers and their players . The player records section includes details of the club 's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions . It also records notable achievements by Liverpool players on the international stage , and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club . Attendance records at Anfield are also included in the list . The club have won 18 top-flight titles , and also hold the record for the most European Cup victories by an English team , winning the competition five times . The club 's record appearance maker is Ian Callaghan , who made 857 appearances between 1958 and 1978 . Ian Rush is the club 's record goalscorer , scoring 346 goals in total.All statistics are correct as of 24 May 2015 ''
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Liverpool F.C. won their tenth Football League title after winning it for the second successive season , but lost out to Manchester United in the FA Cup Final , their defeat preventing them from becoming the first English club to win three major trophies in the same season . However four days after their defeat in the FA Cup Final they won the European Cup for the first time beating Borussia Mönchengladbach Three-One at the Olympic Stadium in Rome , becoming the Second English and the Third British club to win the trophy . This was not only the final season , but the final game for Kevin Keegan before he moved to Hamburg for a British Record Transfer fee of # 500,000 . One transfer that passed almost unnoticed as Liverpool were going for the treble , was the signing of Alan Hansen from Partick Thistle for # 100,000 .
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Liverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside , which competes in the top tier of English football , for the 2015 -- 16 season . The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding , who owned the club 's ground , Anfield . The dispute over rent resulted in Everton leaving Anfield for Goodison Park , which left Houlding with an empty stadium . Not content for his ground to lay idle , he created his own club : Liverpool . Liverpool joined the Lancashire League on their foundation before the 1892 -- 93 season . They ended their inaugural season as league champions , and were elected to The Football League soon afterwards . The club remained in The Football League until 1992 , when its First Division was superseded as English football 's top level by the newly formed Premier League . Liverpool 's first team have competed in a number of nationally and regionally contested leagues , and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below . The team that Liverpool have met most in league competition is Everton , against whom they have contested 196 league matches ; having drawn 63 of these , Everton are the side Liverpool have tied with most in league competition . The team most often beaten by Liverpool in league competition are Aston Villa ; the Anfield club have beaten them 87 times out of 182 meetings . Manchester United have recorded the most league victories over Liverpool , with 67 wins .
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A.F.C. Liverpool is a semi-professional football club based in Liverpool , England . The club were formed in 2008 by 1,000 supporters of Liverpool Football Club ; a not-for-profit organisation , it is run on a one-member , one-vote system . They are currently members of the and play at Marine 's Rossett Park .
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Liverpool F.C. won its first championship title since 1946-47 , thanks to a spectacular performance in its only second season in the top flight , following a lengthy stay in the Second Division . Manager Bill Shankly was hailed for the success , which meant the Scot had turned Liverpool from an average team in the Second Division to league champions in a little more than four years . Roger Hunt scored 31 league goals , while partner Ian St John managed 21 and Alf Arrowsmith 15 , the trio being vital for the side that scored a club record 92 goals in the First Division .
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The history of Liverpool Football Club from 1892 to 1959 covers the period from the club 's foundation , through their first period of success from 1900 to the 1920s , to the appointment of Bill Shankly as manager . Liverpool Football Club was formed on 15 March 1892 following a disagreement between the directors of Everton Football Club and its president , John Houlding , who owned the club 's ground , Anfield . A dispute over rent resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park , which left Houlding with an empty stadium . Thus , he founded Liverpool F.C. , and they joined the Lancashire League . After winning the league title in their first season , Liverpool were accepted into the Football League for the 1893 -- 94 season , following the resignations of Accrington and Bootle . The appointment of Tom Watson as the club 's manager in 1896 led to the club 's first period of sustained success . Liverpool consolidated their position in the Football League following promotion to the First Division , and won their first League championship in 1901 . A further championship followed in 1906 , and in 1914 the club reached their first FA Cup final , losing to Burnley . Watson died suddenly in 1915 of pneumonia after the outbreak of the First World War . The club won two further championships in 1922 and 1923 when football resumed after the war . An expansion to the Spion Kop terracing in the 1920s increased Anfield 's capacity . Liverpool 's fortunes declined during the inter-war years , when the club often finished in midtable . Liverpool became League champions again in 1947 , in the first season after the Second World War , but following a slow downturn in performance the club was relegated to the Second Division in 1954 . By the time of Shankly 's appointment in 1959 , Liverpool had been in the Second Division for five seasons .
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Liverpool F.C. is a professional association football club based in Liverpool , England Liverpool F.C. may also refer to : Liverpool L.F.C. , a women 's association football club in the FA Women 's Super League Liverpool F.C. ( Montevideo ) , a Uruguayan football club Liverpool F.C. ( Superleague Formula team ) , an auto racing team that competed in the Superleague Formula Liverpool St Helens F.C. , a rugby union team
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The history of Liverpool Football Club is divided into three periods : History of Liverpool F.C. ( 1892 -- 1959 ) -- The club were founded in 1892 following a split from Everton F.C. and joined the Football League in 1893 . The appointment of Tom Watson as manager resulted in the club 's first successful period , in which they won two League Championships . Two League Championships were won in the 1920s and a further one was won in 1947 . Following the club 's fortunes declined and they were relegated to the Second Division in 1954 . History of Liverpool F.C. ( 1959 -- 85 ) -- Bill Shankly was appointed as manager in 1959 and guided the club back into the First Division . Shankly 's arrival laid the foundations for the club 's success in the 1970s and 80s domestically and in European competition , as the club won numerous League Championships and four European Cups . History of Liverpool F.C. ( 1985 -- present ) -- Following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 , English clubs were banned from European competitions until 1991 . The club was still successful domestically winning three League Championships during this period . The 1990s saw a lack of success for the club as they struggled to repeat their success in the Premier League era . The club reached former heights in 2005 when they won the UEFA Champions League ( formerly known as the European Cup ) for a fifth time . Category : Liverpool F.C. Liverpool F.C.
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Liverpool F.C. won its first ever FA Cup , thanks to a 2-1 additional time-victory against Leeds United in the final . The clubs ' first final for 50 years , and the resultant title saved a season , in which Liverpool slipped from first to 7th in the domestic league , and collapsed at the hands of Inter in the European Cup semi finals , the clubs ' first appearance in international competitions . Liverpool experimented with red shirts , shorts and socks during this season . The all red strip was used only in a number of European Cup and FA Cup matches , with League matches played in white shorts . The club permanently switched to a full all red strip at the start of the 1965-66 season .
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Liverpool F.C. came close to a record eighth league title , but fell short to the sensational consistency of Don Revie 's Leeds United and would have won the title in the previous two seasons , and picked up the same points that they won their seventh title in 1965-66 . An early exit in the Fairs Cup , losing on coin toss to Athletic Bilbao in the opening round was the main disappointment , meaning that Bill Shankly was yet to lead the club to a European trophy . In both the League Cup and FA Cup they would be knocked out by the eventual runners-up in both tournaments .
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Liverpool Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside , who currently play in the Premier League . They have played at their current home ground , Anfield , since their foundation in 1892 . Liverpool entered the Lancashire League in their first season , winning the league . The club applied to The Football League , to become members of the Second Division in the following season , their application was accepted . Since that time the club 's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions . Since playing their first competitive match , more than 800 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club , of whom 200 players have made at least 100 appearances ( including substitute appearances ) ; those players are listed here . Liverpool 's record appearance-maker is Ian Callaghan , who made 857 appearances between 1958 and 1978 . Jamie Carragher has made the second most appearances with 737 . Eight other players have made more than 600 appearances for the club , every one of them being part of at least one European Cup winning team . Ian Rush is the club 's record goalscorer ; he scored 346 goals in his 16 years at Liverpool . Rush is the only player to score more than 300 goals for Liverpool ; only three other players have scored more than 200 goals for the club .
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Liverpool F.C. made its comeback in the Football League 's First Division . Roger Hunt , who had scored 41 goals in the promotion winning league campaign , proved himself in the top flight and scored 24 goals , as Liverpool finished in 8th position of the league , and also reached the semi finals of the FA Cup .
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The 1950 -- 51 season was the 58th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence , and ended their season ninth in the table .
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The 2012 -- 13 season was the 121st season in Liverpool Football Club 's existence , and their 50th consecutive year in the top flight of English football . By virtue of winning the 2011 -- 12 Football League Cup , Liverpool automatically qualified for entry into the 2012 -- 13 UEFA Europa League , thus securing an immediate return to European competition . Pre-season saw a change of manager for Liverpool , with Kenny Dalglish being sacked on 16 May 2012 . Brendan Rodgers was unveiled as his replacement on 1 June 2012 . Liverpool finished 7th in the Premier League , one place and nine points higher than the 2011 -- 12 season . According to the Forbes ' list of the most valuable football clubs published in April 2013 , Liverpool were ranked as the 10th most valuable football club in the world .
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Liverpool Football Club , an English professional association football club , is Britain 's most successful team in Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ) competitions . Since 1964 , they have won eleven European trophies : the UEFA Champions League ( formerly known as the European Cup ) five times , the UEFA Europa League ( formerly known as the UEFA Cup ) three times , and the UEFA Super Cup three times . Qualification for European competitions is determined by a team 's success in its domestic league and cup competitions from the previous season . Liverpool competed in European competitions for 21 consecutive seasons until the 1985 European Cup Final , the occasion of the Heysel Stadium disaster , following which the club was banned from European competitions for six seasons . Since being readmitted in 1991 , they have qualified for the Champions League ( the successor to the European Cup ) nine times and the Europa League ( the successor to the Uefa Cup ) nine times . As a result of their victory in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final , Liverpool won the European Champion Clubs ' Cup trophy outright , and were awarded a multiple winner badge . Liverpool 's total of three UEFA Cup wins has been bettered only by Sevilla , who have won the competition five times . They have also won the UEFA Super Cup on three occasions , a total only Milan and Barcelona ( five titles each ) have bettered . Bob Paisley is the club 's most successful manager in Europe , with five trophies . Liverpool 's biggest-margin win in Europe is an 11 -- 0 victory over Strømsgodset in the 1974 -- 75 European Cup Winners ' Cup . In European competitions , Jamie Carragher holds the club record for the most appearances , with 150 , and Steven Gerrard is the club 's record goalscorer , with 41 goals .
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The 1954 -- 55 season was the 62nd season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence , and was their first year in the Second Division since 1905 , after their relegation from the First Division the previous season . Not only did Liverpool not make any sort of promotion challenge this season , a terrible start saw them in serious danger of relegation to the Third Division North for much of the season . A late run of form ultimately saw Liverpool safe , but their eventual finish of 11th place remains their lowest-ever Football League final position .
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Liverpool F.C. won its 12th league title , and its second in successive seasons . David Johnson was the top scorer and Kenny Dalglish , Phil Neal and Phil Thompson were constants in the side . In the European Cup , there was an early disappointment with a loss to Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round . Liverpool went on to lose in the semi-finals of the FA Cup to the eventual runners-up , Arsenal , after a four-game marathon . They also lost in the semi-finals of the Football League Cup to the eventual runners up , Nottingham Forest , who lost in the final to a Wolverhampton Wanderers team captained by former Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes , who left Liverpool before the start of the league season .
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Liverpool F.C. won its ninth Football League title and second UEFA Cup , which were the first trophies won under manager Bob Paisley , in his second season as manager . Paisley saw his team clinch the league title narrowly ahead of contenders Queens Park Rangers . In a climax to the season , Liverpool needed to either win or secure a low-scoring draw against relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers . With 14 minutes left for play and despite constant pressure in the second half , the Reds trailed to a Steve Kindon strike for Wolves . The title was slipping away from Liverpool but three late goals from Kevin Keegan , John Toshack and Ray Kennedy in front of away support ensured Liverpool 's ninth title and Bob Paisley 's first trophy . In the UEFA Cup , Liverpool overcame Barcelona in the semi-finals , to set up a final with FC Bruges . Liverpool won the first leg 3 -- 2 on 28 April after being two-nil down in the first half . Three weeks later , a 1 -- 1 draw in Olympiastadion , Brugge , saw them lift the cup for the second time . The emergence of Phil Neal , Phil Thompson and Ray Kennedy in the Liverpool side saw them make their England debuts in the Welsh FA Centenary International against Wales on 24 March 1976 . Also in the England side were Ray Clemence and , captaining England for the first time , Kevin Keegan , and those five would go on to play for England for many years to come .
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The 1951 -- 52 season was the 59th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence , and ended their season eleventh in the table . In the FA Cup a ground record of 61,905 watched the 4th Round FA Cup versus Wolverhampton Wanderers .
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Liverpool F.C. did not manage to defend its league title , and more than 25 years on has still yet to added to its 18th top division title won in 1990 . Manager Kenny Dalglish resigned on 22 February 1991 following a dramatic 4 -- 4 draw with local rivals Everton , citing personal reasons for his decision . With caretaker Ronnie Moran in charge , Liverpool failed to regain the lead of the First Division from Arsenal , who finished as champions having lost just one game all season . Still , they at least managed to secure a top-two finish for a record 10th season in succession . Graeme Souness was appointed manager on 16 April for the five last matches of the season , resulting in three wins and two defeats . Captain Alan Hansen , out of action for a nearly a year , announced his retirement as a player not long after Dalglish 's resignation . The season had started very well for the Reds , who as defending league champions won their first eight league games , including a 4-0 victory over Manchester United at Anfield , and enjoyed a 15-match unbeaten start in the league . It was also the final season at Anfield for striker Peter Beardsley , who enjoyed a fine start to his fourth season at the club but was then dropped in favour of new signing David Speedie halfway through the season . Both players left the club in the close season ; Speedie to Blackburn Rovers and Beardsley to local rivals Everton . Also on their way out of Anfield that summer were defenders Gary Gillespie and Steve Staunton to Celtic and Aston Villa respectively . The close season saw Liverpool pay a national record # 2.9 million for Derby County striker Dean Saunders , who had been one of the First Division 's top scorers in 1990-91 despite his team being relegated in bottom place . A further # 2.5 million went to the East Midlanders for England defender Mark Wright . An outlay of # 1.25 million also went on midfielder Mark Walters , who followed Souness to Anfield from Rangers . Just weeks before his resignation , Dalglish invested for the future with a move for 17-year-old AFC Bournemouth midfielder Jamie Redknapp , while fellow teenage midfielder Steve McManaman made his first two senior appearances during the season . He also gave a senior debut to 18-year-old winger Steve McManaman just before Christmas .
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The 1955 -- 56 season was the 65th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence , and was their 2nd consecutive year in the Second Division . The season would prove to be one where they would finish outside the top two , by finishing 3rd , four points outside the automatic promotion places . They also got knocked out of the FA Cup by the eventual holders Manchester City in the Fifth Round .
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The 2000 -- 01 season was Liverpool 's 110th season of football since they were established . This season proved highly successful for Liverpool , with them picking up the League Cup , UEFA Cup and FA Cup treble .
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Anfield is a district of Liverpool , Merseyside , England and a Liverpool City Council Ward . The population of the Liverpool Ward at the time of the 2011 census was 14,510 . The district is home to 18-time English champions and five-times European champion football club Liverpool F.C. ever since the club 's founding in 1892 .
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The 1948 -- 49 season was the 57th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence , and ended their season twelfth in the table .
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The 2001 -- 02 season was the 111th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence .
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The 1984 -- 85 season was the 93rd season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence , and their 22nd consecutive year in the top-flight . As European champions , Liverpool took part in the 1984 Intercontinental Cup in December 1984 against Independiente in Tokyo , where they lost 1-0 . Liverpool reached the 1985 European Cup Final where they faced Juventus . They lost the match 1-0 , but the game was overshadowed by crowd trouble where thirty-nine Juventus fans died . Just hours before the match , Liverpool manager Joe Fagan had announced he would retire at the end of the season
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City of Liverpool is an English football club based in Liverpool , Merseyside . Formed in 2015 , they are currently members of the .
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Liverpool F.C. won its 11th league title , with a record-breaking season . They amassed a record points total of 68 , with Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness as commanding influences in the team that had the highest goal scoring ratio under Bob Paisley 's management . Defensively , Liverpool conceded only 16 goals ( just four of them at Anfield ) and goalkeeper Ray Clemence kept a total of 28 clean sheets in 42 League matches . Disappointing for Liverpool was the early exit of the European Cup , losing to domestic rivals Nottingham Forest in the inaugural round ; Forest went on to win the European Cup along with the League Cup , and were proving to be Liverpool 's most fierce competitors as the decade drew to a close . This ended Liverpool 's chances of taking three European Cups in a row , an achievement only Real Madrid , Ajax and Bayern Munich have ever succeeded in doing .
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Land Rover makes cars.
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Land Rover is a car brand that specialises in four-wheel-drive vehicles , owned by British multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover , which has been owned by India 's Tata Motors since 2008 . The Land Rover is regarded as a British icon , and was granted a Royal Warrant by King George VI in 1951 . The Land Rover name was originally used by the Rover Company for the Land Rover Series , launched in 1948 . It developed into a brand encompassing a range of four-wheel-drive models , including the Defender , Discovery , Freelander , Range Rover , Range Rover Sport , and Range Rover Evoque . Land Rovers are currently assembled in the company 's Halewood and Solihull plants , with research and development taking place at the Gaydon and Whitley engineering centres . Land Rover sold 194,000 vehicles worldwide in 2009 . In September 2013 , Jaguar Land Rover announced plans to open a # 100 million ( US$ 160 million ) research and development centre in the University of Warwick , Coventry to create a next generation of vehicle technologies . The carmaker said around 1,000 academics and engineers would work there and that construction would start in 2014 .
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The Range Rover is a British made , full-sized luxury sport utility vehicle ( SUV ) produced by Land Rover , and serves as its flagship model . Land Rover is one of several auto manufacturers owned by Tata Motors , a part of the Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Group . The Range Rover was launched in 1970 . It is now in its fourth generation . Land Rover has expanded the Range Rover model line to include different designs : the Range Rover Evoque , the Range Rover Velar and the Range Rover Sport .
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The Range Rover Sport is a British luxury mid-size SUV made by Land Rover . The first generation ( codename : L320 ) started production in 2004 , and was replaced by the second generation Sport ( codename : L494 ) in 2013 .
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The Range Rover Evoque is a compact luxury crossover SUV produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover , part of Tata 's Jaguar Land Rover group . It has been produced since July 2011 in three and five-door versions , with both two-wheel and four-wheel drive . The Evoque is designed to appeal to urban buyers and meet requirements for lower CO2 emissions and fuel economy . The production vehicle is similar to the Land Rover LRX concept , which was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in January 2008 . The Evoque , which was designed to add a more affordable model to the ` high-end ' classic Range Rover range , was received positively by the automotive press for retaining the features , amenities , and off-road capabilities of a traditional Range Rover in a smaller package . Land Rover sold nearly 88,000 units of the Evoque in its first year of production .
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Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC is the holding company of Jaguar Land Rover Limited , a British multinational automotive company with its headquarters in Whitley , Coventry , United Kingdom , and a subsidiary of Indian automaker Tata Motors . The principal activity of Jaguar Land Rover Limited is the design , development , manufacture and sale of vehicles bearing the Jaguar and Land Rover ( including Range Rover ) marques . Both marques have long and complex histories prior to their merger , going back to the 1940s , first coming together in 1968 as part of the ill-fated British Leyland conglomerate ; and later existed independently of each other as subsidiaries of BMW ( in the case of Land Rover ) , and Ford Motor Company ( in the case of Jaguar ) ; Ford later acquired Land Rover from BMW in 2000 following the break-up of the former Rover Group ; which was effectively the remainder of British Leyland . Jaguar Land Rover has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors since 2008 , when the latter acquired it from Ford . It sold a total of 462,678 vehicles during 2014 , comprising 381,108 Land Rover vehicles and 81,570 Jaguar vehicles .
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The Land Rover Series I , II , and III ( commonly referred to as series Land Rovers , to distinguish them from later models ) are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Rover Company that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep . In 1992 , Land Rover claimed that 70 % of all the vehicles they had built were still in use . Series models feature leaf-sprung suspension with selectable two or four-wheel drive ( 4WD ) ; though the Stage 1 V8 version of the Series III featured permanent 4WD . All three models could be started with a front hand crank and had the option of a rear power takeoff for accessories .
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Rover was a British car manufacturing company founded as Starley & Sutton Co. of Coventry in 1878 . It is the direct ancestor of the present day Land Rover marque , which is now a brand of Jaguar Land Rover , in turn owned by the Tata Group . The company traded as Rover , manufacturing cars between 1904 and 1967 , when it was sold to Leyland Motor Corporation , becoming the Rover marque . The Rover marque was used on cars produced by British Leyland ( BL ) , who separated the assets of the original Rover Company as Land Rover in 1978 whilst the Rover trademark continued to be used on vehicles produced by its successor companies -- the Austin Rover Group ( 1982 -- 1986 ) , the Rover Group ( 1986 -- 2000 ) , and then finally MG Rover ( 2000 -- 2005 ) . Following MG Rover 's collapse in 2005 , the Rover marque became dormant , and was subsequently sold by BMW to Ford , who had bought Land Rover from BMW in 2000 . The rights to the Rover brand were transferred along with the Jaguar Cars and Land Rover businesses , to Tata Motors in 2008 . After developing the template for the modern bicycle with its Rover Safety Bicycle of 1885 , the company moved into the automotive industry . It started building motorcycles and Rover cars , using their established marque with the iconic Viking Longship , from 1904 onwards . Land Rover vehicles were added from 1948 onwards , with all production moving to the Solihull plant after World War II . The Polish word now most commonly used for bicycle -- rower originates from Rover bicycles which had both wheels of the same size ( previous models usually had one bigger , one smaller -- see Penny-farthing , and were called in Polish bicykl , from English bicycle ) .
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The Range Rover Classic is a 4x4 luxury SUV series built by British car maker Land Rover from 1970 to 1996 ; until 1978 Land Rover was part of the overall British Leyland group . It was available only in a 2-door body style until 1981 , after which a 4-door became available , but 2-door models were manufactured until January 1994 . It was the first generation of vehicles produced under the Range Rover name . For most of its history it was known simply as the `` Range Rover '' ; Land Rover coined the term `` Range Rover Classic '' for the brief period the model was built alongside its P38A successor , and applied the name retrospectively to all first-generation Range Rovers .
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The Land Rover Freelander is a compact sport utility vehicle ( SUV ) which was produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover , in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions , from 1997 to 2014 . The second generation , launched in 2007 , was sold as the LR2 in North America and as the Freelander 2 in Europe . It uses a monocoque ( unibody ) structure , in common with almost all other crossovers in its class , but unlike traditional SUVs built with body-on-frame designs . The Freelander was replaced by the Discovery Sport in 2015 .
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The Range Rover ( LP ) is the second-generation Range Rover model from British car maker Land Rover . It was launched on September 28 , 1994 , 24 years after the introduction of the first-generation Range Rover . It included an updated version of the Rover V8 engine , with the option of a 2.5-litre BMW six-cylinder turbo-diesel . The new model offered more equipment and premium trims , positioning the vehicle above the Land Rover Discovery to face the increased competition in the SUV marketplace . It is usually known as the Range Rover P38 or P38A outside of Land Rover , after the factory building in which the production line was based . During the development stage the vehicle was known by its project designation of ` Pegasus ' and during production Land Rover referred to it as either the ` New Range Rover ' or by its model designation of ` LP ' .
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The Land Rover Range Rover Velar -LSB- ˈvɛ.lɚ -RSB- is a British luxury mid-size crossover SUV made by Land Rover . The fourth model in the Range Rover line , the Velar was unveiled on 1 March 2017 . The Velar will be released in the summer of 2017 . The name Velar had previously been used for a series of pre-production first-generation Range Rovers in 1969 .
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Rover is a British automotive marque used between 1904 and 2005 . It was launched as a bicycle maker called Rover Company in 1878 , before manufacturing cars in 1904 . The brand used the iconic Viking longship as its logo . Despite a state-controlled absorption by the Leyland Motor Corporation ( LMC ) in 1967 and subsequent mergers , nationalisation , and de-mergers , the Rover marque retained its identity first as an independent subsidiary division of LMC , then through variously named groups of British Leyland through the 1970s and into the 1980s . The Rover marque became the primary brand of the then newly renamed Rover Group in 1988 as it passed first through the hands of British Aerospace and into the ownership of BMW Group . Sharing technology with Honda and financial investment during the BMW ownership led to a revival of the marque during the 1990s in its core midsize segment . In 2000 , BMW sold the Rover and related MG car activities of the Rover Group to the Phoenix Consortium , who established the MG Rover Group at Longbridge . BMW retained ownership of the Rover marque , allowing MG Rover to use it under licence . In April 2005 , Rover branded cars ceased to be produced when the MG Rover Group became insolvent . BMW sold the Rover marque to Ford in 2006 for approximately # 6 million , the latter exercising an option of first refusal to buy it dating back to its purchase of Land Rover . Ford thus reunited the original Rover Company marques , primarily for brand-protection reasons . In March 2008 , Ford reached agreement with Tata Motors of India to include the Rover marque as part of the sale of their Jaguar Land Rover operations to them , alongside related Daimler and Lanchester marques . Legally the Rover marque is the property of Land Rover under the terms of Ford 's purchase of the name in 2006 . In the middle of the decade , SAIC Motor Corporation Limited attempted to acquire MG Rover , but in 2005 was outbid by another Chinese automaker , Nanjing Automobile . SAIC did manage to obtain some MG Rover technology that was incorporated into a new line of luxury sedans under the Roewe marque . With no Rover vehicles currently in production , the marque is considered dormant .
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The Land Rover Discovery is a mid-size luxury SUV , from the British car maker Land Rover . There have been five generations of the vehicle , the first of which was introduced in 1989 , the second called the Series II update in 1998 , the third generation , titled Discovery 3 , launched in 2004 and was marketed in North America as the Land Rover LR3 . The fourth in 2009 was the Discovery 4 -- Land Rover LR4 for North American markets . The Discovery 5 was introduced in 2017 .
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The Range Rover L405 is a British luxury SUV made by Land Rover . the fourth generation of Range Rover .
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The Land Rover Defender ( initially called the Land Rover Ninety and Land Rover One Ten ) is a British four-wheel-drive off-road SUV developed from the original Land Rover Series launched in June 1948 . In October 2013 Land Rover announced that production would end in December 2015 after a continuous run of 67 years . Production finally ended on 29 January 2016 when the last Defender , H166 HUE , rolled off the production line at 9:22 . Jaguar Land Rover announced their intention to launch a replacement `` new Defender '' , which motoring journalists speculate will be `` quite different '' from the original version .
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The Range Rover ( L322 ) ( usually known simply as the `` Range Rover '' ) is the third-generation Range Rover model from British car maker Land Rover . The L322 was introduced in 2002 and had a production run of over 10 years . Planned and developed under BMW ownership , the vehicle was intended to share components and systems ( electronics , core power units etc. ) with the E38 7 Series . However , BMW had already sold Land Rover to Ford some 2 years before the L322 went into commercial production . In the UK and many other territories , ascending trim levels were initially marketed as `` SE '' , `` HSE '' and `` Vogue '' . Various other trims such as `` Vogue SE '' , `` Westminster '' , `` Autobiography '' and special editions were subsequently produced . In his Sunday Times column Jeremy Clarkson once went on record to state that he owned a Range Rover TDV8 Vogue and it was ` the best car in the world and best 4x4 . ' The L322 's successor , the L405 , was announced in August 2012 and unveiled the same year at the Paris Motor Show .
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Jaguar ( UK English : -LSB- ˈdʒæɡjuː.ər -RSB- , US English : -LSB- ˈdʒæɡwɑɹ -RSB- ) is the luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover , a British multinational car manufacturer with its headquarters in Whitley , Coventry , England , owned by the Indian company Tata Motors since 2008 . Jaguar 's business was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922 , originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars . Under the ownership of S. S. Cars Limited the business extended to complete cars made in association with Standard Motor Co , many bearing Jaguar as a model name . The company 's name was changed from S. S. Cars to Jaguar Cars in 1945 . A merger with the British Motor Corporation followed in 1966 , the resulting enlarged company now being renamed as British Motor Holdings ( BMH ) , which in 1968 merged with Leyland Motor Corporation and became British Leyland , itself to be nationalised in 1975 . Jaguar was de-merged from British Leyland and was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984 , becoming a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until it was acquired by Ford in 1990 . Jaguar has , in recent years , manufactured cars for the British Prime Minister , the most recent delivery being an XJ in May 2010 . The company also holds royal warrants from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles . Jaguar cars today are designed in Jaguar Land Rover 's engineering centres at the Whitley plant in Coventry and at their Gaydon site in Warwickshire , and are assembled in their plants at Castle Bromwich and Solihull . In September 2013 Jaguar Land Rover announced plans to open a 100 million GBP ( 160 million USD ) research and development centre in the University of Warwick , Coventry to create a new generation of vehicle technologies . The carmaker said around 1,000 academics and engineers would work there and that construction would start in 2014 .
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The Land Rover Llama is a vehicle that was designed and developed by the British company Land Rover in the mid-1980s . 11 prototypes and a single production vehicle were built during 1986/7 with the hope of winning a contract from the Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) to replace its existing fleet of Land Rover 101 gun tractors . Heavily based on the contemporary Land Rover One Ten , the Llama was intended to be sold on both the military and civilian markets . However , the MoD did not choose Land Rover 's design and without the security of these sales Land Rover was unwilling to risk putting the Llama on the market . The name ` Llama ' was only the codename given to the development project - the vehicle was actually called the Land Rover 110 Forward Control in official Land Rover documentation . However , the design is now known to enthusiasts of the Land Rover marque as ` the Llama ' .
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The Landwind X7 is a compact crossover SUV produced by Chinese car manufacturer Landwind since August 2015 . The car received global media attention , because the car was regarded as a copy of the Range Rover Evoque . As a result , Jaguar Land Rover has -- unsuccessfully -- tried to prevent the Landwind X7 from entering the market . Three versions of the X7 are sold , all having a 2.0 L Mitsubishi engine , that produces a maximum of 190 PS ( 140 kW ; 188 hp ) at 5500 rpm . The maximum torque is 250 N · m.
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Freight Rover was a British commercial vehicle manufacturer based in Birmingham , England .
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The Land Rover Discovery Sport ( codename L550 ) is a premium compact SUV produced by British manufacturer Land Rover . It replaces the Land Rover Freelander in a revised Land Rover range of vehicles , with Discovery joining Range Rover as a sub-brand . The new Discovery sub-brand , to be focused on leisure vehicles , will feature two models initially , the compact Discovery Sport and the larger Discovery ( sold as the LR4 in North America ) . The future design direction of the Discovery sub-brand was initially previewed in the form of the Land Rover Discovery Vision concept , shown at the 2014 New York International Auto Show , and it was during the show that Gerry McGovern announced the Land Rover Discovery Sport would be the first new model in the enlarged Discovery family . The Discovery Sport is based on the Land Rover LR-MS platform , a heavily modified variant of the Ford EUCD platform customised for off-road applications , and is powered by a range of four cylinder petrol and diesel engines . The Discovery Sport is available in five and seven seat layouts , reflecting the desire for Discovery models to appeal to family buyers .
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The is a series of four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese car maker Toyota . It is Toyota 's longest running series . Production of the first generation Land Cruiser began in 1951 ( 90 units ) as Toyota 's version of a Jeep-like vehicle . The Land Cruiser has been produced in convertible , hardtop , station wagon and cab chassis versions . The Land Cruiser 's reliability and longevity has led to huge popularity , especially in Australia where it is the best-selling body-on-frame , four-wheel drive vehicle . Toyota also extensively tests the Land Cruiser in the Australian outback -- considered to be one of the toughest operating environments in both temperature and terrain . In Japan , the Land Cruiser is exclusive to Toyota Japanese dealerships called Toyota Store . , the Land Cruiser J200 is available in most markets . Exceptions include Canada , Hong Kong , ( both markets where the Lexus LX is available ) , North Korea , South Korea and large parts of Europe . In Europe , the only countries that officially sell the Land Cruiser 200 are : Andorra , Gibraltar , Iceland , Moldova , Russia and Ukraine .
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Chery Jaguar Land Rover ( officially Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Company Ltd. ) is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Changshu , China . A 50:50 joint venture between UK-headquartered Jaguar Land Rover , itself a subsidiary of Tata Motors of India ; and Chinese state owned automaker Chery , it was formed to allow production of Jaguar Cars and Land Rover vehicles in mainland China . Chery Jaguar Land Rover 's first assembly plant is in Changshu , with production having commenced in October 2014 .
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The Centre Steer is the name given by enthusiasts to the prototype of the Land Rover 4x4 automobile . Being a prototype , only one example was built and the production vehicle differed significantly in many ways . Developed in late 1947 by the Rover Motor Co. , the Land Rover was intended to be an agricultural vehicle based on the successful wartime Willys Jeep .
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LandFighter is a European all-terrain vehicles brand , owned by the Dutch LandFighter B.V. LandFighter is currently active within the Netherlands , Belgium , Luxembourg , Spain and Portugal . For manufacturing LandFighter B.V. has a partnership with Her Chee Industrial Co Ltd ( 8937 . TWO ) , a Taiwanese stock-exchange based enterprise . Her Chee Industrial Co Ltd is commonly known for the manufacturing of parts for brands like Can-Am and Arctic Cat . Like most companies in the market the manufacturing takes place in Taiwan . Final assembly is in the Netherlands . LandFighter offers different types of vehicles in the field of ATVs and Side by Sides , the vehicles are European approved and are allowed on the road within the European Union . LandFighter makes use of branded components such as 50 hp Subaru Fuji Heavy Industries engine and a 42.2 hp SYM engine , NGK spark plug and Maxxis tires . The vehicles are tested on surfaces covered in snow and mud . In December 2013 the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property had to judge on a brand infringement objection by Land Rover against LandFighter , asking for an examination whether there is too much similarity between the word LAND ROVER and Logo and brand name of LandFighter , both verbal and visual elements were included . The conclusion of the BOIP is that the brands have merely the descriptive word element ` Land ' in common . The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property therefore announced that the differences between the mark and the sign , as the added visual elements and the use of colors and the differences between the dominant verbal elements were sufficient to neutralize . The similarities were too small and there was no risk of confusion . The opposition was rejected .
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Engines used by the British company Land Rover in its 4 × 4 vehicles have included 4-cylinder petrol engines , and 4-cylinder and 5-cylinder diesel engines . 6-cylinder engines have been used for Land Rover vehicles built under licence . Land Rover have also used various 4-cylinder , V8 engines and V6 engines developed by other companies , but this article deals only with engines developed specifically for Land Rover vehicles . Initially the engines used were modified versions of standard Rover car petrol engines , but the need for dedicated in-house units was quickly realised . The first engine in the series was the 1.6-litre petrol of 1957 , and this design was improved , expanded and modified over several versions , culminating in the 300Tdi of 1994 , which ceased production in 2006 . Over 1.2 million engines in the series have been built . From 1998 the Td5 engine was fitted to Land Rover products . Whilst this 5-cylinder turbodiesel was unrelated in any way to the 4-cylinder designs and was originally intended for use in both Rover Cars and Land Rover 4 × 4s it only reached production in its Land Rover form . It was produced between 1998 and 2007 , and 310,000 Td5s were built . Production of these engines originally took place at Rover 's satellite factory ( and ex-Bristol Hercules engine plant ) at Acocks Green in Birmingham whilst vehicle assembly took place at the main Rover works at Solihull . After Land Rover was created as a distinct division with British Leyland in 1979 production of Rover cars at Solihull ceased in 1982 . A new engine assembly line was built in the space vacated by the car lines and engine production started at Solihull in 1983 . The engine line at Solihull closed in 2007 when Land Rover began using Ford and Jaguar engines built at Dagenham ( diesel engines ) and Bridgend ( petrol engines ) . Some Land Rover engines have also been used in cars , vans and boats . This article only covers engines developed and produced specifically for Land Rover vehicles . It does not cover engines developed outside the company but used in its products , such as the Rover V8 , the Rover IOE petrol engines or the current range of Ford/Jaguar-derived engines . The engines are listed below in the chronological order of their introduction .
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Cars is a CGI-animated film series and Disney media franchise set in a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles created by John Lasseter . The franchise began with the 2006 film , -LSB- -LSB- Cars ( film ) | Cars -RSB- -RSB- , produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The film was followed by a sequel in 2011 . A third film is in-production scheduled for a June 2017 release . DisneyToon Studios produced a 2013 spin-off film Planes , and a 2014 sequel Planes : Fire & Rescue . The first two Cars films were directed by John Lasseter , the chief creative officer of Pixar , Walt Disney Animation Studios , and DisneyToon Studios . Lasseter executive produced Cars 3 and the Planes films . Together , the two Cars '' films have accrued over $ 1 billion in box office revenue worldwide while the franchise has amassed over $ 10 billion in merchandising sales .
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Car ownership is the ownership of a car .
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Racing is a competition of speed .
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Bowler Manufacturing is the manufacturer of off-road racing vehicles based on the Land Rover Defender and Range Rover chassis . The company is located in the town of Belper , Derbyshire , in the United Kingdom . The company was founded by Drew Bowler who originally designed and produced the Bowler Tomcat which was sold and then the development of the Bowler Wildcat began . In December 2007 the manufacturing rights to the Wildcat were sold by Bowler to Qt Services , to provide support to existing Wildcat owners while Bowler concentrated on production of their newer vehicle , the Bowler Nemesis . In late 2009 the concept of the road version of the Bowler Nemesis was revealed . On 15 November 2016 , all pages on Bowler 's website were changed to a single page holding an official statement by the company , stating their founder , Drew Bowler , had suddenly died Monday , 14 November 2016 . They said that his death `` came as a huge shock to the company '' , but that they would `` continue his vision '' .
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Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre , is an engine producing factory located on the outskirts of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire . It is strategically built adjacent to the M54 motorway on the i54 business park . Opened in 2014 by Her Majesty , it currently produces petrol and diesel engines . Having already been expanded once in the past , in 2015 it was announced that Jaguar Land Rover would spend # 450 million on doubling the size of the engine plant . Once complete , the factory 's workforce will increase from 700 to 1,400 people .
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The Land Rover Defender 130CC-R ( hino ) ( LR 130CC-R ) is a joint venture project to develop new highly mobile off-road vehicles .
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Sully is a form of media.
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Sully ( also known as Sully : Miracle on the Hudson ) is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki , based on the autobiography Highest Duty by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow . The film stars Tom Hanks as Sullenberger , with Aaron Eckhart , Laura Linney , Anna Gunn , Autumn Reeser , Holt McCallany , Jamey Sheridan , and Jerry Ferrara in supporting roles . The film follows Sullenberger 's January 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River , in which all 155 passengers and crew survived with only minor injuries , and the subsequent publicity and investigation . Sully premiered at the 43rd Annual Telluride Film Festival on September 2 , 2016 , and was released in the United States by Warner Bros. on September 9 , 2016 , in conventional and IMAX theaters . The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $ 238 million worldwide , but created controversy with its portrayal of the National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) . The American Film Institute selected it as one of its ten Movies of the Year .
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John Daly is an American media personality .
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Suttle is a surname .
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Sally Stapleton is an American photojournalist .
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Self is a surname .
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Una Mullally is an Irish journalist and broadcaster . She is a columnist with The Irish Times and presents the alternative music show Ceol ar an Imeall ( `` Music on the Edge '' ) for TG4 .
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Benjamin Woolley is an author , media journalist and television presenter .
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A shill , also called a plant or a stooge , is a person who publicly helps or gives credibility to a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with the person or organization . Shills can carry out their operations in the areas of media , journalism , marketing , confidence games , or other business areas . A shill may also act to discredit opponents or critics of the person or organization in which they have a vested interest through character assassination or other means . In most uses , shill refers to someone who purposely gives onlookers , participants or `` marks '' the impression of an enthusiastic customer independent of the seller , marketer or con artist , for whom they are secretly working . The person or group in league with the shill relies on crowd psychology to encourage other onlookers or audience members to do business with the seller or accept the ideas they are promoting . Shills may be employed by salespeople and professional marketing campaigns . Plant and stooge more commonly refer to a person who is secretly in league with another person or outside organization while pretending to be neutral or a part of the organization in which they are planted , such as a magician 's audience , a political party , or an intelligence organization ( see double agent ) . Shilling is illegal in many circumstances and in many jurisdictions because of the potential for fraud and damage ; however , if a shill does not place uninformed parties at a risk of loss , but merely generates `` buzz , '' the shill 's actions may be legal . For example , a person planted in an audience to laugh and applaud when desired ( see claque ) , or to participate in on-stage activities as a `` random member of the audience , '' is a type of legal shill . Shill can also be used pejoratively to describe a critic who appears either all-too-eager to heap glowing praise upon mediocre offerings , or who acts as an apologist for glaring flaws .
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A concert is a form of musical performance .
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Sukey is an organization which emerged in Britain on 28 January 2011 with the aim of improving communications among participants in the student demonstrations . Its immediate aim was to counteract the police tactics of kettling , by co-ordinating information electronically and transmitting it to the protesters , allowing them to avoid the police kettle . Sukey was founded by Sam Carlisle and Sam Gaus during the occupation by students at University College London . During a demonstration , Sukey 's multi-platform news , communications and logistical support system displays realtime police and protest behaviour in a way that protesters on the street can access on their mobile telephones . Sukey combines validated information sourced directly from protesters via social media feeds including Twitter , Facebook and others with news that comes in by SMS text messages , TV and radio . Sukey recirculates that information back into the crowd using a combination of smartphones and standard feature mobile phones . Sukey was released on 28 January 2011 and field tested at the peaceful student protests in London on 29 January . Sukey is named after the nursery rhyme ` Polly Put The Kettle On ' , which ends when a character called Sukey is instructed to take the kettle off again . Thus the name is a reference to ending police kettles .
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Specularity is the visual appearance of specular reflections .
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A Studentship is a type of academic scholarship .
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Satire is a genre of literature , and sometimes graphic and performing arts , in which vices , follies , abuses , and shortcomings are held up to ridicule , ideally with the intent of shaming individuals , corporations , government , or society itself into improvement . Although satire is usually meant to be humorous , its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism , using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society . A feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm -- `` in satire , irony is militant '' -- but parody , burlesque , exaggeration , juxtaposition , comparison , analogy , and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing . This `` militant '' irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of ( or at least accept as natural ) the very things the satirist wishes to attack . Satire is nowadays found in many artistic forms of expression , including internet memes , literature , plays , commentary , television shows , and media such as lyrics .
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Suttles is a surname .
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A head shake is a gesture .
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Sara Khalili is a journalist , editor , and literary translator based in New York .
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Gunge as it is known in the U.K. , or slime as it is known in the United States and most English-speaking areas of the world , is a thick , gooey , yet runny substance with a consistency somewhere between that of paint and custard . It has been a feature on many children 's programmes for many years around the world and has made appearances in game shows as well as other programming . While gunge mostly appears on television , it can also be used as a fundraising tool for charities , youth and religious groups . Gunge tanks have appeared at nightclubs and Fun Days . The British charities Comic Relief and Children in Need , supported by the BBC , have used gunge for fundraising in the past . In the U.S. , slime is sometimes associated with Nickelodeon , even having several game shows revolving around it , such as Slime Time Live . In most countries , being gunged is seen as a forfeit with the aim to cause embarrassment . In contrast , being slimed in the U.S. can be a good thing as well as a bad thing . Overall the main point of being gunged or slimed is to cause mess .
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Screen readers are a form of assistive technology .
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Sarah Pulliam Bailey is an American journalist with an interest in religious topics . She is currently a religion reporter for the Washington Post .
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Silliness is defined as engaging in `` a ludicrous folly '' , showing a `` lack of good sense or judgment '' , or `` the condition of being frivolous , trivial , or superficial '' . In television , film , and the circus , portrayals of silliness such as exaggerated , funny behavior are used to amuse audiences . Portrayals of silliness , provided by clowns and jesters , are also used to lift the spirits of people in hospitals .
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An information subsidy is the provision of ready-to-use newsworthy information to the news media by various sources interested in gaining access to media time and space . Typical forms of information subsidies include press releases , as well as press seminars and conferences . This information represents a subsidy to the media , since it lowers the cost of news-gathering . Out of the various alternatives available to the media to collect information -- investigative work , informal channels and routine sources -- , the latter channel is the cheapest to monitor and maintain . Relying on information provided by external sources can thus relieve the economic burden and shorten the time to publication , especially when the information is presented in a format ( such as an inverted pyramid ) and style that can be easily incorporated in news . On the other hand , critics argue that subsidies have the potential to skew the process of news selection by leading journalists to pick stories based on criteria other than their inherent importance and newsworthiness . The content of the coverage , critics contend , is also likely to be influenced , since the subsidised materials are usually biased in favour of the source organisation . From the source 's point of view , the ideal goal is to have the news media view reflect as closely as possible their own .
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MULE is a non-profit , Manchester-based independent media project . The newspaper had a quarterly print run of 10,000 , distributed free around the city of Manchester until August 2010 , and runs a regularly updated website . The paper is openly political and critical of local councils and politicians , big business and property developers , privatisation of public space , public bodies and Greater Manchester Police . MULE claims to be committed to social , economic and environmental justice and social change . MULE ′ s mission is to reach out to a wide-ranging cross-section of society , producing an accessible and tabloid style paper , which aims to address issues the mainstream local media neglect via investigative journalism . It focuses on a number of areas its members consider important , particularly local democracy , corporate power and big business in Manchester , local public bodies and quangos , property developers and regeneration , right wing extremism and racism ( particularly the British National Party and English Defence League ) , deportation and detention of migrants , community campaigns , and local cultural events . It has been critical of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition and has actively reported on local groups fighting the government 's austerity drive and cuts to public services . MULE ′ s website also provides an online diary ( which includes all of Manchester City Council 's public meetings ) for local groups to post events on . On the website the collective encourage new writers to get involved and for local people to send in their stories .
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Matthew Scully ( born March 30 , 1959 ) is an American author , journalist , and speechwriter .
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Shoals ; a landform .
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Moovly is a company that provides a cloud-based platform ( SaaS ) that enables users to create and generate multimedia content : animated videos , video presentations , animated info graphics and any other video content that includes a mix of animation and motion graphics .
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A stalker is someone who engages in stalking .
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John Scully ( born 1941 ) is a Canadian author , producer and journalist .
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Slow Media is a media consumption movement that opposes the high rate of media production and consumption in the digital age . It advocates for media that is thoroughly researched and widely accessible , not limited by the time necessary to produce or observe the work . Slow media developed in response to complex media formats and instant communication methods characteristic of digital culture , in which `` high volumes of information are updated in real-time and are perpetually at your fingertips . '' ( Jolly , 2014 ) Supporters of slow media criticize the spheres in which media is produced , shared , and consumed as valuing tempo and dramatic presentation over the substance and credibility of a work , in order to draw the attention of consumers .
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Slidely ( a.k.a. Slide.ly ) is an image-based social network and a cloud-based video creation service that is easy to use allowing the creation of video slideshows from photos , slideshows , video clips , and music . The company is based in Tel Aviv , Israel .
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Media ( the singular form of which is medium ) is the collective communication outlets or tools that are used to store and deliver information or data . It is either associated with communication media , or the specialized mass media communication businesses such as print media and the press , photography , advertising , cinema , broadcasting ( radio and television ) and publishing .
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Susy Schultz is an American journalist , educator and social advocate . She currently is president of the Public Narrative in Chicago . She was recently named one of the `` most powerful women in Chicago journalism '' by the media critic of the Chicago Tribune .
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Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the eponymous character , Adrian Monk . It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a police procedural series , and also exhibits comic and dramatic tones in its exploration of the main characters ' personal lives . The series was produced by Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television in association with Universal Television . The series debuted on July 12 , 2002 , on USA Network . It continued for eight seasons , with the final season concluding on December 4 , 2009 . The series held the record for the most-watched scripted drama episode in cable television history from 2009 through 2012 ( broken by The Walking Dead ) with `` Mr. Monk and the End -- Part II '' , its series finale , with 9.4 million viewers , 3.2 million of them in the 18 -- 49 demographic .
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Michael Tucci ( born April 15 , 1946 ) is an American film , TV and stage actor .
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American actor Stanley Tucci has nominated for several prestigious awards including an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film The Lovely Bones . That role also earned him a BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations .
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`` Mr. Monk and the Actor '' is the first episode of the fifth season of the American comedy-drama detective television series Monk , and the show 's 62nd episode overall . The series follows Adrian Monk ( Tony Shalhoub ) , a private detective with obsessive -- compulsive disorder and multiple phobias , and his assistant Natalie Teeger ( Traylor Howard ) . In this episode , Monk has to link two different cases while an actor hired to play him in a film emotionally disturbs him . Written by Hy Conrad and Joe Toplyn , and directed by Randall Zisk , `` Mr. Monk and the Actor '' guest starred Stanley Tucci . The staff envisioned the episode after imagining the possibility of Monk becoming a famous detective . When the episode first aired in the United States on the USA Network on July 7 , 2006 , it was watched by over 5.1 million viewers . Critics gave it positive reception , praising specially Tucci 's performance . It also led Tucci to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series .
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Stanley Townsend is an Irish actor .
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Davide Tucci is a Maltese / Italian actor and model , winner of Best Male Photo-model Award 2010 and 2011 at the Malta Fashion Awards . He was born on 14 September 1987 in Isola Del Liri ( FR ) to his Italian father and Maltese mother . Later his family moved to the Maltese Islands . He attended St Aloysius College and there noticed his love for the arts . Tucci started out in musical theatre with Spring Awakening and later started a career in modelling which earned him two consecutive awards at the Malta Fashion Awards in 2010 and 2011 . Soon after he gained more popularity in Malta due to his TV roles as Clyde Montaldo in Katrina , and that of Alex Mamo on Ic-Caqqufa , both television series ' on Maltese National Television . He is now starring as Brimbu on the Maltese television thriller series Division 7 on ONE TV . Tucci also stars on Limestone Cowboy , one of the very first indigenous feature films coming out of the Maltese Islands , which premiered in 2016 at the Valletta Film Festival ; Dangerous Arrangement , directed by Mario Philip Azzopardi and produced by eOne Canada , with Colm Meaney and Deborah Kara Unger ; and also 13 Hours : The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi , a Michael Bay film among many other roles for TV and film . Tucci is also a stage actor with a few notable performances like the ones in Jiena Nhobb , Inti Thobb , Marti Martek , Martek Marti at the National Theatre of Malta ; Faith , Hope u Charity performed at Fort St. Elmo as part of the Malta Arts Festival ; and William Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream , performed at the presidential palace 's gardens . He also features as the Gozitan national hero Bernardo De Opuo ( see the Invasion Of Gozo ) in the Cittadella Visitor Center 's docu-drama as part of the major refurbishment of the historical and architectural gem . Tucci has been featured in 2016 by Lino Mallia on Platea as the youngest actor to be interviewed on the program . Platea , is a radio program created by the University of Malta aimed to record , highlight and safeguard the progress Maltese prominent actors throughout history - it 's interviews are added to the National Archives of The Maltese Islands .
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Michele Balducci is an Italian actor .
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Maria Tucci ( born June 19 , 1941 ) is an Italian-American actress . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1967 for her performance in The Rose Tattoo . She played Koula in the 2015 mini-series The Slap .
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Christine Tucci ( -LSB- ˈtuːtʃi -RSB- born January 19 , 1967 ) is an American actress .
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Actors in The West Wing .
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Stanley Anderson ( born October 23 , 1939 ) is an American actor .
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Danny Nucci ( born September 15 , 1968 ) is an Austrian-American actor .
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The Last Father is a TV series .
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Stanley Tucci ( -LSB- ˈtuːtʃi -RSB- -LSB- ˈtuttʃi -RSB- ; born November 11 , 1960 ) is an American character actor , writer , producer and film director . Tucci was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Lovely Bones ( 2009 ) . He won two Emmy Awards for his performances in Winchell and Monk . He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children , for The One and Only Shrek ! .
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Michael Tucci ( born April 15 , 1946 ) is an American film , TV and stage actor .
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American actor Stanley Tucci has nominated for several prestigious awards including an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film The Lovely Bones . That role also earned him a BAFTA Award , Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations .
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`` Mr. Monk and the Actor '' is the first episode of the fifth season of the American comedy-drama detective television series Monk , and the show 's 62nd episode overall . The series follows Adrian Monk ( Tony Shalhoub ) , a private detective with obsessive -- compulsive disorder and multiple phobias , and his assistant Natalie Teeger ( Traylor Howard ) . In this episode , Monk has to link two different cases while an actor hired to play him in a film emotionally disturbs him . Written by Hy Conrad and Joe Toplyn , and directed by Randall Zisk , `` Mr. Monk and the Actor '' guest starred Stanley Tucci . The staff envisioned the episode after imagining the possibility of Monk becoming a famous detective . When the episode first aired in the United States on the USA Network on July 7 , 2006 , it was watched by over 5.1 million viewers . Critics gave it positive reception , praising specially Tucci 's performance . It also led Tucci to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series .
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Stanley Townsend is an Irish actor .
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Davide Tucci is a Maltese / Italian actor and model , winner of Best Male Photo-model Award 2010 and 2011 at the Malta Fashion Awards . He was born on 14 September 1987 in Isola Del Liri ( FR ) to his Italian father and Maltese mother . Later his family moved to the Maltese Islands . He attended St Aloysius College and there noticed his love for the arts . Tucci started out in musical theatre with Spring Awakening and later started a career in modelling which earned him two consecutive awards at the Malta Fashion Awards in 2010 and 2011 . Soon after he gained more popularity in Malta due to his TV roles as Clyde Montaldo in Katrina , and that of Alex Mamo on Ic-Caqqufa , both television series ' on Maltese National Television . He is now starring as Brimbu on the Maltese television thriller series Division 7 on ONE TV . Tucci also stars on Limestone Cowboy , one of the very first indigenous feature films coming out of the Maltese Islands , which premiered in 2016 at the Valletta Film Festival ; Dangerous Arrangement , directed by Mario Philip Azzopardi and produced by eOne Canada , with Colm Meaney and Deborah Kara Unger ; and also 13 Hours : The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi , a Michael Bay film among many other roles for TV and film . Tucci is also a stage actor with a few notable performances like the ones in Jiena Nhobb , Inti Thobb , Marti Martek , Martek Marti at the National Theatre of Malta ; Faith , Hope u Charity performed at Fort St. Elmo as part of the Malta Arts Festival ; and William Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream , performed at the presidential palace 's gardens . He also features as the Gozitan national hero Bernardo De Opuo ( see the Invasion Of Gozo ) in the Cittadella Visitor Center 's docu-drama as part of the major refurbishment of the historical and architectural gem . Tucci has been featured in 2016 by Lino Mallia on Platea as the youngest actor to be interviewed on the program . Platea , is a radio program created by the University of Malta aimed to record , highlight and safeguard the progress Maltese prominent actors throughout history - it 's interviews are added to the National Archives of The Maltese Islands .
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Michele Balducci is an Italian actor .
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Maria Tucci ( born June 19 , 1941 ) is an Italian-American actress . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1967 for her performance in The Rose Tattoo . She played Koula in the 2015 mini-series The Slap .
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Christine Tucci ( -LSB- ˈtuːtʃi -RSB- born January 19 , 1967 ) is an American actress .
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Stanley Anderson ( born October 23 , 1939 ) is an American actor .
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Danny Nucci ( born September 15 , 1968 ) is an Austrian-American actor .
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The Last Father is a TV series .
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Brock Edward Lesnar ( -LSB- ˈlɛznər -RSB- born July 12 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist , amateur wrestler , and professional American football player . He is signed with WWE , where he performs on the Raw brand and is the current WWE Universal Champion in his first reign . After his successful amateur wrestling career at Bismarck State College and the University of Minnesota , Lesnar signed with WWE ( then the World Wrestling Federation ) in 2000 . He was assigned to its developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) , where he was a three-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion with Shelton Benjamin . After debuting on WWE 's main roster in 2002 , he won the WWE Championship on three separate occasions with victories over The Rock and Kurt Angle ( twice ) . Lesnar won the then WWE Undisputed Championship five months after his main roster debut at the age of 25 , becoming the youngest champion in the title 's history . He was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble winner , making him the youngest King of the Ring and Royal Rumble winner as well . Following his match with Goldberg at WrestleMania XX , Lesnar left the WWE and pursued a career in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was named a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings , but was cut prior to the start of the 2004 -- 2005 season . In 2005 , Lesnar returned to professional wrestling and signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling ( NJPW ) , where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match . After a contractual dispute with NJPW , he also wrestled as IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the Inoki Genome Federation ( IGF ) . In 2006 , Lesnar pursued a career in mixed martial arts ( MMA ) , as he signed with Hero 's and won his first fight , against Min-Soo Kim , in June 2007 . He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) the following October . Lesnar lost in his UFC debut against Frank Mir and then won his second fight against Heath Herring . In November 2008 , Lesnar defeated Randy Couture to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion . Shortly after a successful title defense in a rematch with Mir , Lesnar was sidelined due to diverticulitis . He would return at UFC 116 to defeat Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin and unify the heavyweight championships , becoming the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in the process . Lesnar then lost the championship to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 . In 2011 , he was once again sidelined due to diverticulitis and underwent surgery . Lesnar returned at UFC 141 in December , losing to Alistair Overeem and promptly retiring from MMA . Lesnar was a box office sensation in UFC , as he took part in a some of the best selling pay-per-view events in UFC history , including UFC 100 and UFC 116 . In April 2012 , Lesnar once again returned to professional wrestling , rejoining WWE after an eight-year hiatus . Two years later , at WrestleMania XXX , Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to end his undefeated streak at WrestleMania . He achieved world champion status twice since his return , having won the then WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2014 and the WWE Universal Championship in 2017 . Lesnar has been managed by Paul Heyman throughout the majority of his professional wrestling career . In June 2016 at UFC 199 , the UFC announced that Lesnar would return to MMA to fight at UFC 200 . His opponent was later revealed to be Mark Hunt . Lesnar would defeat Hunt via unanimous decision . However , after Lesnar tested positive for clomiphene , a banned substance on the UFC 's anti-doping policy , he was suspended from competing in the UFC by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for one year , fined $ 250,000 and his victory over Hunt was overturned to a no-contest . Lesnar then retired from MMA for a second time in 2017 . Lesnar is a five-time world champion in WWE , a one-time heavyweight champion in the UFC , a one-time heavyweight champion in NJPW , and a one-time heavyweight wrestling champion in the NCAA , the only person in history to win a championship in each of those organizations . He has headlined numerous pay-per-view events for both the WWE and UFC , including WrestleMania XIX , WrestleMania 31 , UFC 100 and UFC 116 . In 2015 , an ESPN.com article referred to Lesnar as `` the most accomplished athlete in professional wrestling history '' .
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Leslie Randall ( born 1924 in South Shields , County Durham ) is a film and television actor who has worked in both Britain and America . His wife was Joan Reynolds , whom he met when they were both in repertory theatre in Darlington from 1948 through 1951 . He married her in 1951 , having two children , Susan and David , and they later divorced in 1978 . She passed in May 2011 . He had a lengthy career , but possibly his most important role was with his wife in Joan and Leslie , ITV 's first home-grown situation comedy . He also appeared in the 1963 film version of Billy Liar where he played Danny Boon , and as Reggie Wilkie in episodes of Emmerdale , 1999 -- 2000 , as well as episodes of The Monkees , and I Dream of Jeannie .
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Ronald Roe Messner ( born circa 1935 ) is an American building contractor who has built more than 1,700 churches , including several megachurches . Having divorced his first wife , he married televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in 1993 after her divorce from husband and PTL Club founder Jim Bakker .
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Linda Diane Thompson ( born May 23 , 1950 ) is an American songwriter/lyricist , and former actress and beauty pageant winner . She was married to then Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner ( now known as Caitlyn Jenner ) , and David Foster , musician , record producer , composer , songwriter , and arranger .
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Peter Locke is a veteran American film producer , and co-founder of The Kushner-Locke Company along with his partner , Donald Kushner . Locke 's television credits include the series The Stockard Channing Show , Automan , six seasons of 1st & Ten , 860 episodes of Divorce Court , 66 episodes of Sweating Bullets , Contraption , Gun , Cracker , and Harts of the West . Additionally he has produced 38 Movies of the Week , six mini-series , game shows , animated syndicated shows and over 50 direct-to-video/DVD titles . Locke is an agent for Castel Film Studios in Bucharest , Romania , one of the largest studio facilities in Europe . Peter Locke is the father of musician Taylor Locke , co-founder and lead guitarist of the bands Rooney and Taylor Locke and the Roughs . Locke is married to Liz Torres .
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Rebel Randall ( born Alaine Charlotte Dorothy Brandes ( January 22 , 1922 -- July 22 , 2010 ) , was an American film actress and radio personality . She appeared in approximately 50 films between 1940 and 1956 . She was a popular G.I. pin-up girl during the 1940s and did several layouts , including one for Esquire magazine . She did a stint as `` The Coca Cola Girl '' in advertisements and was a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio Services and hosted a show called `` Radio Calling '' . In the 1950s , Rebel discovered that a New Orleans stripper began using her name and she had to legally stop her . According to an interview with Mike Barnum in the December 2009 issue of `` Classic Images '' , she got her initial start after winning a scholarship to the Max Reinhardt Workshop in Hollywood where she appeared as Queen Titania in a version of `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream . Once a John Robert Powers model before going to Hollywood . Born and raised in Chicago , and graduated from Foreman High School . A glamorous brunette , she is remembered for her several dozen cinematic appearances from the early 1940s thru the mid 1950s . After making a name for herself doing radio commercials , she moved to Hollywood where she made her 1940 silver screen bow in `` Turnabout '' . Working as a Paramount contract player , she was seen in numerous features of the day , among them 1941 's `` The Lone Rider in Ghost Town '' , `` In Old Oklahoma '' and `` The Powers Girl '' ( both 1943 ) , the 1945 `` Booby Dupes '' , and 1945 's `` The Shadow Returns '' . During World War II , Rebel also worked as a Powers model , was a popular GI pin-up girl , was featured as `` Esquire '' magazine 's centerfold at least twice , and had two failed marriages to radio personality William Mann Moore , A.K.A. Peter Potter ; in 1949 , she was named `` The Most Beautiful Girl on TV '' . In September 1953 , Rebel married wealthy actor and businessman Glenn Thompson in an ill-starred union that lasted only a few days due to her husband 's apparent mental instability , the marriage ending in annulment . Last seen on the screen in the 1956 short `` Come on Seven '' , she lived the rest of her days in Southern California , was for a time the face of Coca Cola , had romances with several high-profile men , though she never married again , gradually faded from view , and died after spending her final years in a nursing facility . A number of her films are preserved on DVD . Life Timeline 22 January 1920 is born in Chicago , Cook County , Illinois 1923 is named the most beautiful child in a baby show 1925 is designated best dancer in an operetta at age 5 ? is named foremost dancer at the Enchanted Island of Chicago 's Century of Progress exhibition ? is on stage at a Chicago playhouse in everything from The Wild Duck to Long Voyage Home 1940 is crowned `` Ad Queen of Chicago '' by the Chicago Federated Advertising Club . As a reward , she is sent to Hollywood with a scholarship to study at Max Reinhardt 's workshop / upon graduation she plays the lead in Booth Tarkington 's Seventeen , where she is seen by a talent scout who suggests that she audition for Max Reinhardt 's Workshop in Hollywood 1940 is crowned `` Movie Glamour Girl of 1940 '' by the Motion Pictures Still Photographers Association May 40 is among the leading candidates tested for Columbia 's upcoming Tillie , the Toiler ; pinups in the magazines hail her as a member of the cast of The Boys from Syracuse . The publicity department then discovers that she is n't in the movie at all . In the nick of time , just before shooting is completed , a bit role is found for her . ? is a Powers model Summer 1942 after a one-year stock contract at Paramount with nothing to do except bit roles and publicity stills , she revolts and changes her name to Rebel Randall June 1942 calls off her engagement to radio announcer Peter Potter ( aka William Mann Moore ) 1943 is the fold-out in Esquire May 1943 marries William M. Moore , a.k.a. Peter Potter , the radio personality April 1944 is reported taking time off from Atlantic City to divorce Peter Potter , creator of Potter 's Platter Parade and Juke Box Jury June 1944 Esquire features her in a series of American beauties representing Eastern-style beauty Summer 1944 is on the cover of Glamorous Models 1946 remarries Peter Potter ( aka William Mann Moore ) 9 October 1947 divorces Potter for a second time in Los Angeles . She says he stayed away from home for days at a time . 1949 is named `` The Most Beautiful Girl on TV '' and `` The Glamour Girl of Hollywood '' May 1952 models Hollywood-approved fashion in a layout in Modern Screen October 1952 is a big success as Hollywood 's only female disc jockey with her Armed Forces Radio Service program `` America Calling '' on KCBS . She claims she has the world 's biggest telephone bill - at least $ 2,000 a month . Between records , she awards a free phone call to a GI overseas and his family at home . She paid those bills herself . `` Only one minute of the phone call is heard on the air , after which the bosomy disc jockey lets the rest of the conversation be private from the estimated radio audience of 244,000,000 . '' Her popularity earns her a lot of titles : `` Miss Double Distilled Honey , '' `` The Girl Who Keeps Us Cooking , '' `` The Girl We 'd Most Like to Keep Us Warm , '' `` The Girl We Would Like to be at Sea With , '' `` The Girl We Would Most Like to Buzz With , '' and `` The Girl Whose Voice Could Melt an Iceberg '' November 1952 her program `` Jukebox , U.S.A. '' is reported the biggest mail-getter of the Armed Forces Radio Service 21 September 1953 marries wealthy actor-salesman Glenn Thompson of Amarillo , Texas , in Las Vegas , Nevada . He 's 22 ; she 's 32 . He 's the son of socialite Tommy Thompson and was seen around a lot with Georgette Martel , sister of `` Miss Universe , '' Christiane Martel . She leaves him after three to six days . 6 October 1953 files a suit in Los Angeles court asking for annulment of her marriage to Thompson , showing a great deal of bitterness . She declares that Thompson deceived her by saying his real name was Glenn Burgess and that he `` was not a healthy and normal male and did not desire children '' and was once `` committed to a sanitarium for treatment as abnormal . '' She adds that the marriage shocked her physically and mentally . She wants $ 500,000 in damages . The press gives his age as 22 ; hers as 26 . On July 10 , 1950 , Thompson had tried to commit suicide in New York by jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge and was taken to Bellevue hospital for mental examination . 4 November 1953 Burgess is found semiconscious in the basement of an antique shop / art gallery on Sunset Boulevard , that is owned by his father , Tommy Thompson , having cut his wrists and having taken poison or sleeping pills in a suicide attempt . He is reported in fair condition at General Hospital . The police say he telephoned his mother , Mrs. Robert Burgess , in Amarillo , Texas , that he was dying and left a suicide note . His mother contacted her divorced husband , Thompson , who found Burgess on the basement floor . The note reads : `` Before I kill myself I want to tell you I love you and dad ... I ca n't stand the disgrace of Miss Randall 's charges ... You know that it is n't true . My mind is perfectly clear and I think this is the best way out for all of us ... I could n't face any more than I 've been through ... '' Sheriff Sergeant E. J. Evans says Burgess had attempted to see Rebel without success the night before . 9 November 1953 columnist Harrison Carroll ponders : `` If Rebel Randall files the expected annulment against Glenn Thompson , will her process servers be able to serve him personally ? According to intimates , Glenn is taking off for England to be the house guest of Lady Tankerville Chamberlayne and then will go on to Portugal to visit at the home of Madame Lupescu . '' Early December 1953 obtains an annulment from Thompson in Los Angeles because theirs was a `` kissless '' honeymoon . She testifies that she and Thompson never lived as man and wife after their elopement last September . She dismisses the part of her suit which demanded $ 500,000 damages on grounds he concealed that he was not mentally and physically suited for marriage . April 1954 meets Count Julio Thomas Molnar in Buenos Aires , Argentina July 1954 is off to Paris , France , to visit Molnar and to attend with him the marriage of Jean-Marc Heidsieck of the famous champagne clan March 1956 dates ad executive Robert E. Lee even though she claims she is still engaged to Molnar , whom she has n't seen in a year August 1956 attends Roberta Linn 's opening at the Mocambo with Blake Garner . Columnist Harrison Carroll reports that he noticed `` that Rebel now wears her engagement ring from Count Julio Molnar on her right hand ... '' 1990s lives in Palm Springs 22 July 2010 dies in Riverside , California at the age of 88 July 2010 buried Desert Memorial Park , Cathedral City , Riverside County , CA , Plot : Section B-9 , Lot # 60 , not far from her twice-married ex-husband , William Mann Moore ( aka Peter Potter ) Favorite Quotes `` I loved my work and I took it seriously . '' `` One of the problems of being an actor is that you work , and then you do n't work . The time that you do n't work might be extensive and you do still have to continue to live . ''
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Kandi Leniece Burruss-Tucker ( born May 17 , 1976 ) is an American singer-songwriter , television personality , actress , record producer and business woman . She is a member of the group Xscape . She currently stars in the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta since its second season premiere on July 30 , 2009 . Burruss married Todd Tucker in April 2014 .
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Ray Buktenica -LSB- bʌkˈtɛniːˈkɑː -RSB- ( born August 6 , 1943 ) is an American film and television character actor . He has played numerous roles , primarily on television since 1972 . He is best known for playing the character Benny Goodwin , the boyfriend and later fiancé of Brenda Morgenstern on the hit 1970s sitcom Rhoda , Dr. Solomon on House Calls and Jerry Berkson , Patti Lupone 's boss on Life Goes On . He provided the voice of Hugo Strange in the character 's sole appearance on Batman : The Animated Series . In 1996 he guest starred on Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman as Newspaper Reporter , Leo Nunk .
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Blake Alexander Jenner ( born August 27 , 1992 ) is an American actor and singer . He is best known for winning the second season of the Oxygen reality competition series The Glee Project and his portrayal of Ryder Lynn in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee . In 2016 , he had the lead role in the Richard Linklater film Everybody Wants Some !!
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Kristen Mary Jenner ( née Houghton , -LSB- ˈhoʊtən -RSB- , formerly Kardashian ; born November 5 , 1955 ) is an American television personality who rose to fame for starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians , together with her family . Kris Jenner has been married twice ; first to lawyer Robert Kardashian , and later to television personality and retired Olympic Games champion , Bruce Jenner ( now known as Caitlyn ) . She has four children with Kardashian ( Kourtney , Kim , Khloé and Robert ) and two with Jenner ( Kendall and Kylie ) .
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Jason LaRay Keener ( born May 12 , 1985 ) is an American filmmaker from Alabama . He is best known for his stream-of-conscious , non-linear shorts . He is related to serial killer Nannie Doss . In 2006 , he founded the Jacksonville State University Film Society . In 2012 , he married frequent collaborator Diane Rose ( Hallelujah ! Gorilal Revival , The Unreinable Compulsion ) .
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Michael Trent Reznor ( born May 17 , 1965 ) , known professionally as Trent Reznor , is an American singer , songwriter , musician , record producer , and film score composer . As a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist , Reznor is best known as the founder and principal songwriter of industrial rock project Nine Inch Nails . His first release under this pseudonym , the 1989 album Pretty Hate Machine , was a commercial and critical success . He has since released eight studio albums . He left Interscope Records in 2007 and was an independent recording artist until signing with Columbia Records in 2012 . Reznor was associated with the bands Option 30 , The Urge , The Innocent , and Exotic Birds in the mid-1980s . Outside of Nine Inch Nails , he has contributed to the albums of artists such as Marilyn Manson and Saul Williams . He and his wife , Mariqueen Maandig , are members of the post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels , alongside Reznor 's fellow composer Atticus Ross and long-time Nine Inch Nails graphic designer Rob Sheridan . Reznor and Ross scored the David Fincher films The Social Network ( 2010 ) , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 2011 ) , and Gone Girl ( 2014 ) , winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Social Network and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo . In 1997 , Reznor appeared in Time list of the year 's most influential people , while Spin magazine has described him as `` the most vital artist in music '' .
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Caitlyn Marie Jenner ( born October 28 , 1949 ) , formerly known as Bruce Jenner , is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete . Jenner was a college football player for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery . Coach L. D. Weldon , who had coached Olympic decathlete Jack Parker , convinced Jenner to try the decathlon . After intense training , Jenner won the 1976 Olympics decathlon event at the Montreal Olympic Games , gaining fame as `` an all-American hero '' . Jenner set a third successive world record while winning the Olympics . The winner of the Olympic decathlon is traditionally given the unofficial title of `` world 's greatest athlete '' . With that stature , Jenner subsequently established a career in television , film , writing , auto racing , business and as a Playgirl cover model . Jenner has six children from marriages to wives Chrystie Crownover , Linda Thompson , and Kris Jenner . Since 2007 , Jenner has appeared on the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians with Kris , their daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner , and step-children Kourtney , Kim , Khloé , and Rob Kardashian . Previously identifying publicly as male , Jenner revealed her identity as a trans woman in April 2015 , publicly announcing her name change from Bruce to Caitlyn in a July 2015 Vanity Fair cover story . Her name and gender change became official on September 25 , 2015 . She has been called the most famous openly transgender woman in the world . From 2015 to 2016 , Jenner starred in the reality television series I Am Cait , which focused on her gender transition .
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Royal Rumble ( 2003 ) was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It took place on January 19 , 2003 , at the Fleet Center in Boston , Massachusetts , was the first Royal Rumble produced under the WWE name and employed talent from the Raw and SmackDown ! brands . As has been customary since 1993 , the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year 's WrestleMania , ( in this instance : WrestleMania XIX ) for his brand 's World title , either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship . The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match , which included wrestlers from both brands . Brock Lesnar , the twenty-ninth entrant , won the match by last eliminating The Undertaker , the thirtieth entrant . The primary match on the Raw brand was Triple H versus Scott Steiner for the World Heavyweight Championship , which Steiner won by disqualification resulting in Triple H retaining the championship . The most prominent for the SmackDown ! brand was between Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit for the WWE Championship , which Angle won by making Benoit submit to the Ankle Lock . The undercard also included a Royal Rumble qualification match between Brock Lesnar and The Big Show , which Lesnar won ; he would then go on to win the Rumble match later that night .
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Brooklyn Danielle Decker Roddick ( born April 12 , 1987 ) is an American fashion model and actress best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue , including the cover of the 2010 issue . In addition to working for Victoria 's Secret for the 2010 `` Swim '' collection , she has ventured into television with guest appearances on Chuck , Ugly Betty , The League , and Royal Pains . She made her feature film debut in Just Go with It , and later starred in Battleship and What to Expect When You 're Expecting . Decker is married to tennis player Andy Roddick .
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Bruce Leddy is a writer , director , and producer currently living in Los Angeles . His most recent work was directing Nickelodeon 's new series based on the film School of Rock . Prior credits include five episodes of the ABC sitcom `` Cougar Town '' starring Courteney Cox , and the pilots for Disney 's I Did n't Do It ( TV Series ) , Nickelodeon 's The Haunted Hathaways , and Comedy Central 's `` Midnight with Anthony Jeselnik . '' Other projects include directing `` Important Things with Demetri Martin '' for Comedy Central , the pilot and multiple episodes of Disney XD 's Crash & Bernstein , and sketch segments for `` Jimmy Kimmel Live ! '' His independent film `` The Wedding Weekend '' is available on Netflix , Amazon , and iTunes , after airing on The Sundance Channel .
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Rena Marlette Lesnar ( née Greek and formerly Mero and Richardson ; born August 8 , 1967 ) , better known as Sable , is an American model , actress , and retired professional wrestler . She is primarily known for her time in WWE . Before gaining popularity in the world of professional wrestling , she began working for WWE in 1996 . As Sable , she was one of the first WWE Divas and gained considerable popularity . After feuding with Luna Vachon , and Jacqueline , Sable became the second WWF Women 's Champion after the title was reinstated into the company . After becoming a heel and leaving the company , she filed a $ 110 million lawsuit against the company , citing allegations of sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions . In 2003 , she returned to WWE and was put into a feud with Torrie Wilson , and another storyline as Vince McMahon 's mistress . In 2004 , she left the company to spend more time with her family . Outside of wrestling , she has been featured on the cover of Playboy three times . The April 1999 issue of the magazine with her on the cover was one of the highest selling issues in Playboy history . She has guest starred on several television series , including Pacific Blue , and appeared in the film Corky Romano .
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Taylor Lautner ( -LSB- ˈlaʊtnər -RSB- born February 11 , 1992 ) is an American actor , model and martial artist . Lautner is known for playing Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series based on the novels of the same name by Stephenie Meyer . Lautner later began his acting career , appearing in bit roles in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show ( 2003 ) and My Wife and Kids ( 2004 ) , before having voice roles in television series like What 's New , Scooby-Doo ? ( 2005 ) and Danny Phantom ( 2005 ) . In 2005 , he appeared in the film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and starred in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D . He also starred in the 2011 action film Abduction . Since 2013 , Lautner has starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo as the son of the titular main character and in 2016 joined the main cast of FOX black comedy series Scream Queens as Dr. Cassidy Cascade , joining in the second series . The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and sex symbol , after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments , and generating media attention for his looks . In 2010 , he was ranked second on Glamour 's `` The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010 '' list , and fourth on People 's `` Most Amazing Bodies '' list . Also in the same year , Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood .
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Randy Jones ( born September 13 , 1952 in Raleigh , North Carolina ) is an American disco and pop singer and best known as the cowboy from Village People . He attended William G. Enloe GT/IB Center for the Humanities , Sciences , and the Arts in Raleigh , North Carolina and graduated in 1970 . While there , he was a founder of Enloe 's Drama Club , which was then called Amicus Scaena , Latin for `` friend of scene '' or `` friend of theatre . '' He then studied at North Carolina School of the Arts before moving to New York . Jones had a marriage ceremony with his boyfriend of 20 years , Will Grega , at a New York City club on May 7 , 2004 . Although the marriage was not legally binding at the time , as gay marriage was still illegal in New York State , Jones commented , `` It 's only a matter of time before the courts rule in favor of what 's morally right and humanly decent . '' The pair had published a book together in 1996 , titled Out Sounds : The Gay and Lesbian Music Alternative . In 2007 he released a disco and pop solo album Ticket to the World . In 2009 , he appeared on Flight of the Conchords in their music video for `` Too Many Dicks '' . Jones appears as himself in the 2011 video game Postal III .
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James Bernard Hausner ( May 5 , 1909 -- April 1 , 1993 ) ( Another source gives May 20 , 1909 , as his birth date . ) professionally Jerry Hauser was an American radio and television actor , best known as Ricky Ricardo 's agent in I Love Lucy and as the voice of Waldo in Mr. Magoo and several characters such as Hemlock Holmes , The Mole , Broodles and Itchy in The Dick Tracy Show ( he had also worked as a dialogue director for both of these cartoons ) .
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Alani Nicole `` La La '' Anthony ( née Vázquez ; born June 25 , 1979 ) is a television personality , New York Times best-selling author , business woman , producer and actress . In the early 2000s , La La came to prominence as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live . La La can be seen in the Starz original drama series , Power , executive produced by 50 Cent and starring Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton . In 2014 La La reprised her role as Sonia in the film Think Like a Man Too and in 2015 appeared in November Rule and Destined . In 2004 La La began dating NBA player Carmelo Anthony and they were married by Michael Eric Dyson on July 10 , 2010 at Cipriani 's in New York City before 320 guests . The ceremony was filmed by VH1 and aired as part of a reality series on the couple , titled La La 's Full Court Wedding . La La and Carmelo Anthony 's son , Kiyan Carmelo Anthony , was born on March 7 , 2007 .
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Sam Brody Jenner ( born August 21 , 1983 ) is an American television personality , socialite and model . The son of Caitlyn Jenner and actress Linda Thompson , he was born and raised in Los Angeles , California . In 2005 , Jenner appeared in the reality television series , The Princes of Malibu , which additionally featured his eldest brother , Brandon Jenner , and his friend , Spencer Pratt . In 2007 , he began dating Lauren Conrad , a primary cast member of The Hills , and subsequently came to prominence after being cast in the series during the second season . Their brief relationship ultimately ended his friendship with Pratt . The following year , Jenner was commissioned in his own spin-off series , Bromance , in which he was intended to find another companion in Pratt 's absence . However , it was canceled after its inaugural season after receiving underwhelming ratings . In 2009 , Conrad left The Hills to pursue other career opportunities and was replaced by Jenner 's ex-girlfriend , Kristin Cavallari . Their rekindled relationship became the central focus of the series until its conclusion the following year . In 2013 , Jenner returned to reality television after appearing on Keeping Up with the Kardashians during its eighth season , which features Caitlyn ; his stepmother , Kris Jenner ; his stepsiblings , Kourtney , Kim , Khloé , and Rob Kardashian ; and his half-sisters , Kendall and Kylie Jenner .
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Bromance is an American reality television series that originally aired on MTV from December 29 , 2008 until February 2 , 2009 . It was developed as a spin-off of The Hills , and aired one six-episode season . The series focused on Brody Jenner , who appeared in its predecessor , and enlisted nine men to compete for the opportunity to win a close male friendship ( `` bromance '' ) with him . On February 2 , 2009 , it was revealed on air that Jenner had chosen Luke Verge as his new best friend . Along with Jenner 's friendship and a spot in his entourage , Verge won a one year , rent-free stay in a fully furnished penthouse in downtown Los Angeles and a new Scion .
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Lucy Ferry ( née Helmore , born 1960 ) is a former model and London socialite who is the former wife of Roxy Music lead singer Bryan Ferry . Helmore 's father worked for many years at the Lloyd 's of London insurance corporation . She has been photographed by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe , and has been a London socialite for years , attending parties and fashion shows . `` She was making an impact on the fashion world too , beyond her modelling assignments . Designers such as Christian Lacroix , Manolo Blahnik and Philip Treacy have cited her as an influence on their work . '' She posed as the cover model for Roxy Music 's album Avalon , wearing the helmet . Only 22 and with Ferry 14 years her senior , they married on 26 June 1982 , at the Church of St. Anthony and St. George at Duncton , West Sussex . They moved to Sussex and led a gentrified/countryside life style . The couple have four sons : Otis , Isaac , Tara , and Merlin . The Ferrys divorced on 31 March 2003 ; Helmore was reportedly paid # 10 million in the settlement . In October 2006 , she married Robin Birley , the 48-year-old son of Lady Annabel Goldsmith .
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Clayton Landey is an American actor who has appeared in films and television shows . He is perhaps best known for his role in the TV series Knots Landing as James Westmont from 1982-1983 ; he also appeared on the HBO series 1st & Ten as Roger Barrow . Landey 's appearances include the 1987 horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors and the 1990 film Pump Up the Volume as the reporter Shep Sheppard , and Intellectual Property . Landey has appeared on TV shows including The Dukes of Hazzard , Dynasty , Babylon 5 , Star Trek : Deep Space Nine season seven episode `` Prodigal Daughter '' , and in Stargate : Atlantis . He currently has a recurring role on the Tyler Perry series If Loving You Is Wrong as Captain Daniel Mackey . Landey was married to actress Lin Shaye . He grew up in the South Bronx , and is Jewish .
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Leanne Anika Battersby ( also Tilsley and Barlow ) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera , Coronation Street , played by Jane Danson . It was announced in February 1997 that a `` family from hell '' would be introduced to Coronation Street . This included Les ( Bruce Jones ) and Janice Battersby ( Vicky Entwistle ) and Les 's daughter Leanne and Janice 's daughter Toyah Battersby ( Georgia Taylor ) . Leanne made her first appearance on 4 July 1997 . Danson left the series in 2000 and returned in 2004 . Danson later took maternity leave in 2006 and returned in early 2007 . Danson took another maternity break in 2009 and returned on the same year . Leanne 's storylines include numerous affairs , prostitution , drug-abuse , insurance fraud , discovering her biological mother was Stella Price ( Michelle Collins ) , a miscarriage , an abortion , and a custody battle for her step-son , Simon . Leanne has had numerous relationships within the show . She married Nick Tilsley in 1998 , but they divorced a year later . She later married Peter Barlow ( Chris Gascoyne ) in the show 's live 50th anniversary episode , but later split from him , after his affair with Carla Connor ( Alison King ) was exposed . After a volatile reconciliation , she and Nick married for the second time in January 2013 . In late January 2014 , Nick decided it was best for them to be apart , as he was suffering with long-term brain damage . After a one-night stand , Leanne becomes pregnant with Steve McDonald 's ( Simon Gregson ) baby and gives birth to a son , Oliver Battersby .
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Rebecca Kirshner is a writer and producer for American television . She was previously the showrunner for the television series 90210 . She served as co-executive producer on the CW series Gilmore Girls and as a writer on Freaks and Geeks , Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Las Vegas . She lives in Los Angeles . In 2009 , Kirshner signed a deal with CBS productions to stay on board as showrunner of 90210 until its third season in 2011 . In March 2011 , Kirshner announced her plans to exit 90210 in order to follow other creative interests . According to a CBS rep , Kirshner leaves on good terms with the studio , who brought in Sinclair as a saving force for the CW drama in its first season . Variety cites Kirshner 's exit as a positive step forward for both Kirshner and female executives in Hollywood : `` 90210 's -LSB- Kirshner -RSB- Sinclair recently announced her intent to bow out of the show after this season to pursue other passions , like penning a novel . But the experience gained in her time at the helm will enhance her career no matter what she chooses to do next . '' . She is the daughter of Harvard University astrophysics professor Robert Kirshner and the great-granddaughter of William Rand . She married New Zealand filmmaker and musician Harry Sinclair in December 2008 .
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Randy Becker is an American stage , television and film actor . Becker is best known for such productions as Love ! Valour ! Compassion ! , Sabrina and Jack & Jill . In 1995 Becker had an epileptic seizure off stage while performing in the play Love ! Valour ! Compassion ! Becker 's understudy finished the performance .
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Don Loper ( April 29 , 1906 -- November 22 , 1972 ) was an American costume and necktie designer , as well as a screenwriter , choreographer , associate producer , actor , and assistant to MGM musicals producer Arthur Freed . He began his career as a dancer and was teamed with Ginger Rogers in the film Lady in the Dark ( 1944 ) . Loper is also known for introducing Judy Garland to her future husband , director Vincente Minnelli ( Meet Me in St. Louis ) . Loper 's work , some of which were designed for stars like Ella Fitzgerald and Lucille Ball are featured in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the California African American Museum . He played himself in an episode of I Love Lucy titled `` The Fashion Show '' in 1955 .
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Second Lieutenant Trevor LeBlanc is a fictional character on the Lifetime television series Army Wives , portrayed by Drew Fuller . Trevor is married to former Alabama bartender Roxy LeBlanc . Together , they have two children , Finn and T.J. , whom Trevor legally adopted as his own . Roxy becomes pregnant with the couple 's first child in Season 3 , but miscarries in season 4 . In season six , the couple learns they 're having twins .
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Ron `` Ronnie '' Eckstine ( born 1946 ) is a former actor and music manager , and stepson of singer Billy Eckstine by way of Billy 's marriage to Ronnie 's mother , Carolle Drake . Ronnie played high school football at Birmingham High School , where he and his older brother Kenny were the only African American students , and attended the University of California , Los Angeles . Eckstine met singer Leslie Uggams in June 1964 while she was performing at the Flamingo Las Vegas and the two started dating . Uggams announced her engagement to Eckstine the following month while she was performing in Australia . Eckstine was then conscripted into military service , and Uggams left him for Grahame Pratt , a European Australian man whom she married in 1965 . Six months after he completed his military service , and with dramatic training by Lillian Randolph , Eckstine made his acting debut in the 1967 film The Love-Ins . He appeared in the TV movie Shadow on the Land ( 1968 ) , an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis 's novel It Ca n't Happen Here , and had guest roles in the television series Room 222 and Cannon . In the 1970s he organized and managed a 6-person teen vocal group , Spicegarden , with Laddie Chapman as the musical director . In the 1980s , Eckstine began promoting concerts and managing disco and other dance music groups and by the late 1990s had established Ron Eckstine Management , based in Beverly Hills . In February 1984 , Eckstine was arrested on charges of forgery and evasion of arrest , and he escaped from jail the following month by exchanging identification bracelets with another prisoner and leaving on that prisoner 's bail . Eckstine 's family then issued a press release asking the Los Angeles Police Department to be discreet in their attempts to recapture him .
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Brandon & Leah is an American-based indie pop group made up of husband and wife team Brandon and Leah Jenner . Brandon and Leah have known each other since they were in middle school and began playing music together in high school . They were married on May 31 , 2012 in Hawaii outside the St. Regis Princeville Resort . Their sound has been described as indie pop , hip-hop based reggae , and electro-pop-soul . They are influenced by soul , reggae , pop , and hip-hop . The group met popularity when their single , `` Showstopper '' was used as the theme song for Kourtney and Kim Take Miami on E! Entertainment . Initially Brandon and Leah were signed to Warner Bros. . Records , but they soon opted to release their music on their own . Along with Tony Berg , they produced their debut EP , Cronies , which was released on April 9 , 2013 . It has reached # 82 on the Billboard 200 , # 16 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart , and # 24 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart . They released their second EP , Together , on October 14 , 2014 . They previously performed together in a band called Big Dume .
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James Lesure ( born September 21 , 1970 ) is an American television actor , best known for roles on the NBC/The WB sitcom For Your Love ( 1998-2002 ) , and NBC comedy-drama Las Vegas ( 2003-2008 ) .
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The Khmer Empire , officially the Angkor Empire , the predecessor state to modern Cambodia ( `` Kampuchea '' or `` Srok Khmer '' to the Khmer people ) , was a powerful Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia . The empire , which grew out of the former kingdoms of Funan and Chenla , at times ruled over and/or vassalised most of mainland Southeast Asia . Its greatest legacy is Angkor , in present-day Cambodia , which was the site of the capital city during the empire 's zenith . The majestic monuments of Angkor -- such as Angkor Wat and Bayon -- bear testimony to the Khmer Empire 's immense power and wealth , impressive art and culture , architectural technique and aesthetics achievements , as well as the variety of belief systems that it patronised over time . Satellite imaging has revealed that Angkor , during its peak in the 11th to 13th centuries , was the largest pre-industrial urban centre in the world . The beginning of the era of the Khmer Empire is conventionally dated to 802 CE . In this year , King Jayavarman II had himself declared chakravartin ( `` king of the world '' , or `` king of kings '' ) on Phnom Kulen . The empire ended with the fall of Angkor in the 15th century .
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Cambodia ( -LSB- kæmˈboʊdiə -RSB- កម ព ជ , or Kampuchea -LSB- kɑmpuˈciə -RSB- ) , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia ( ព រ រ ជ ណ ចក រកម ព ជ , Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa , -LSB- ˈprĕəh riəciənaːˈcɑk kɑmpuˈciə -RSB- ) , is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . It is 181035 km2 in area , bordered by Thailand to the northwest , Laos to the northeast , Vietnam to the east , and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest . Cambodia has a population of over 15 million . The official religion is Theravada Buddhism , practiced by approximately 95 percent of the population . The country 's minority groups include Vietnamese , Chinese , Chams , and 30 hill tribes . The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh , the political , economic , and cultural centre of Cambodia . The kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Norodom Sihamoni , a monarch chosen by the Royal Throne Council , as head of state . The head of government is Hun Sen , who is currently the longest serving non-royal leader in South East Asia and has ruled Cambodia for over 25 years . In 802 AD , Jayavarman II declared himself king , uniting the warring Khmer princes of Chenla under the name `` Kambuja '' . This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire which flourished for over 600 years , allowing successive kings to control and exert influence over much of Southeast Asia and accumulate immense power and wealth . The Indianized kingdom built monumental temples including Angkor Wat , now a World Heritage Site , and facilitated the spread of first Hinduism , then Buddhism to much of Southeast Asia . After the fall of Angkor to Ayutthaya in the 15th century , a reduced and weakened Cambodia was then ruled as a vassal state by its neighbours . In 1863 Cambodia became a protectorate of France which doubled the size of the country by reclaiming the north and west from Thailand . Cambodia gained independence in 1953 . The Vietnam War extended into the country with the US bombing of Cambodia from 1969 until 1973 . Following the Cambodian coup of 1970 , the deposed king gave his support to his former enemies , the Khmer Rouge . The Khmer Rouge emerged as a major power , taking Phnom Penh in 1975 and later carrying out the Cambodian Genocide from 1975 until 1979 , when they were ousted by Vietnam and the Vietnamese-backed People 's Republic of Kampuchea in the Cambodian -- Vietnamese War ( 1979 -- 91 ) . Following the 1991 Paris Peace Accords , Cambodia was governed briefly by a United Nations mission ( 1992 -- 93 ) . The UN withdrew after holding elections in which around 90 percent of the registered voters cast ballots . The 1997 coup placed power solely in the hands of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Cambodian People 's Party , who remain in power . The country faces numerous challenges . Important sociopolitical issues includes widespread poverty , pervasive corruption , lack of political freedoms , low human development , and a high rate of hunger . Cambodia has been described by Human Rights Watch 's Southeast Asian Director , David Roberts , as a `` vaguely communist free-market state with a relatively authoritarian coalition ruling over a superficial democracy . '' While per capita income remains low compared to most neighbouring countries , Cambodia has one of the fastest growing economies in Asia with growth averaging 6 percent over the last decade . Agriculture remains the dominant economic sector , with strong growth in textiles , construction , garments , and tourism leading to increased foreign investment and international trade . Cambodia scored dismally in an annual index ( 2015 ) ranking the rule of law in 102 countries , placing 99th overall and the worst in the region . Cambodia also faces environmental destruction as an imminent problem . The most severe activity in this regard is considered to be the countrywide deforestation , which also involves national parks and wildlife sanctuaries . Overall , environmental destruction in Cambodia comprise many different activities , including illegal logging , poaching of endangered and endemic species , and destruction of important wildlife habitats from large scale construction projects and agricultural businesses . The degrading activities involve the local population , Cambodian businesses and political authorities , as well as foreign criminal syndicates and many transnational corporations from all over the world .
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The history of Cambodia , a country in mainland Southeast Asia , can be traced back to at least the 5th millennium BC . Detailed records of a political structure on the territory of what is now Cambodia first appear in Chinese annals in reference to Funan , a polity that encompassed the southernmost part of the Indochinese peninsula during the 1st to 6th centuries . Centered at the lower Mekong , Funan is noted as the oldest regional Hindu culture , which suggests prolonged socio-economic interaction with maritime trading partners of the Indosphere in the west . By the 6th century a civilisation , called Chenla or Zhenla in Chinese annals , firmly replaced Funan , as it controlled larger , more undulating areas of Indochina and maintained more than a singular centre of power . The Khmer Empire was established by the early 9th century . Sources refer here to a mythical initiation and consecration ceremony to claim political legitimacy by founder Jayavarman II at Mount Kulen ( Mount Mahendra ) in 802 C.E. . A succession of powerful sovereigns , continuing the Hindu devaraja cult tradition , reigned over the classical era of Khmer civilization until the 11th century . A new dynasty of provincial origin introduced Buddhism , which according to some scholars resulted in royal religious discontinuities and general decline . The royal chronology ends in the 14th century . Great achievements in administration , agriculture , architecture , hydrology , logistics , urban planning and the arts are testimony to a creative and progressive civilisation - in its complexity a cornerstone of Southeast Asian cultural legacy . The decline continued through a transitional period of approximately 100 years followed by the Middle Period of Cambodian history , also called the Dark ages of Cambodia , beginning in the mid 15th century . Although the Hindu cults had by then been all but replaced , the monument sites at the old capital remained an important spiritual centre . Yet since the mid 15th century the core population steadily moved to the east and - with brief exceptions - settled at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers at Chaktomuk , Longvek and Oudong . Maritime trade was the basis for a very prosperous 16th century . But , as a result foreigners - Muslim Malays and Cham , Christian European adventurers and missionaries - increasingly disturbed and influenced government affairs . Ambiguous fortunes , a robust economy on the one hand and a disturbed culture and compromised royalty on the other were constant features of the Longvek era . By the 15th century , the Khmers ' traditional neighbours , the Mon people in the west and the Cham people in the east had gradually been pushed aside or replaced by the resilient Siamese/Thai and Annamese/Vietnamese , respectively . These powers had perceived , understood and increasingly followed the imperative of controlling the lower Mekong basin as the key to control all Indochina . A weak Khmer kingdom only encouraged the strategists in Ayutthaya ( later in Bangkok ) and in Huế . Attacks on and conquests of Khmer royal residences left sovereigns without a ceremonial and legitimate power base . Interference in succession and marriage policies added to the decay of royal prestige . Oudong was established in 1601 as the last royal residence of the Middle Period . The 19th century arrival of then technologically more advanced and ambitious European colonial powers with concrete policies of global control put an end to regional feuds and as Siam/Thailand , although humiliated and on the retreat , escaped colonisation as a buffer state , Vietnam was to be the focal point of French colonial ambition . Cambodia , although largely neglected , had entered the Indochinese Union as a perceived entity and was capable to carry and reclaim its identity and integrity into modernity . After 80 years of colonial hibernation , the brief episode of Japanese occupation during World War II , that coincided with the investiture of king Sihanouk was the opening act for the irreversible process towards re-emancipation and modern Cambodian history . The Kingdom of Cambodia ( 1953 -- 70 ) , independent since 1953 , struggled to remain neutral in a world shaped by polarisation of the nuclear powers USA and Soviet Union . As the Indochinese war escalates , Cambodia becomes increasingly involved , the Khmer Republic is one of the results in 1970 , another is civil war . 1975 , abandoned and in the hands of the Khmer Rouge , Cambodia endures its darkest hour - Democratic Kampuchea and its long aftermath of Vietnamese occupation , the People 's Republic of Kampuchea and the UN Mandate towards Modern Cambodia since 1993 .
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The Khmer Republic ( Khmer : ស ធ រណរដ ឋខ ម រ ) ; also known as the State of Cambodia was the right-wing pro -- United States military-led republican government of Cambodia that was formally declared on 9 October 1970 . Politically , the Khmer Republic was headed by General Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak that took power in the 18 March 1970 coup against Prince Norodom Sihanouk , then the country 's head of state . The main causes of the coup were Norodom Sihanouk 's toleration of North Vietnamese activity within Cambodia 's borders , allowing heavily armed Vietnamese Communist outfits de facto control over vast areas of eastern Cambodia . Another important factor was the dire state of the Cambodian economy , an indirect result of Sihanouk 's policies of pursuing neutrality . With the removal of Sihanouk , the existing Kingdom of Cambodia became a republic , although the throne had been officially vacant for some years since the death of King Norodom Suramarit . The character of the new regime was right-wing and nationalist ; most significantly , it ended Sihanouk 's period of covert co-operation with the North Vietnamese regime and the Viet Cong , and aligned Cambodia with South Vietnam in the ongoing Second Indochina War . The Khmer Republic was opposed within the Cambodian borders by the Front uni national du Kampuchéa ( FUNK ) , a relatively broad alliance between Sihanouk , his supporters , and the Communist Party of Kampuchea . The insurgency itself was conducted by the CPNLAF , the Cambodian People 's National Liberation Armed Forces : they were backed by both the People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) and the National Liberation Front ( NLF , better known as the Viet Cong ) , who occupied parts of Cambodia as part of their ongoing war with the South Vietnamese government . Despite the strongly militaristic character of the Khmer Republic , and quantities of military and financial aid from the United States , its military the Khmer National Armed Forces ( Forces armées nationales khmères , or FANK ) was poorly trained and unable to defeat either the CPNLAF or the Vietnamese forces of the PAVN and NLF . The Republic eventually fell on 17 April 1975 , when the Khmer Rouge took Phnom Penh and briefly restored the Kingdom of Cambodia before renaming itself Democratic Kampuchea in January 1976 .
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The Khmer Serei ( `` Free '' Khmer ) , ( Chinese ： 自由高棉 ） were an anti-communist and anti-monarchist guerrilla force founded by Cambodian nationalist Son Ngoc Thanh . In 1959 , he published ` The Manifesto of the Khmer Serei ' claiming that Sihanouk was supporting the ` communization ' of Kampuchea . From the 1960s , the Khmer Serei were accumulating in numbers and were on their way to becoming a formidable fighting force . The primary objective of the Khmer Serei was to destabilize the existing powers held by the then Cambodian leader , King Norodom Sihanouk and to overthrow his reign -- to become a permanent part of the Cambodian body politic . Due to the Khmer Serei 's relatively lack of resources , poor timing and lack of dominance as compared to the Khmer Rouge majority and political support from Sihanouk , eventually led to their decline . Their goals , therefore were never brought to fruition .
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History attests to Cambodia 's martial origins . In antiquity Cambodia , having conquered Laos , parts of Thailand , and the Malay Peninsula , held power over a vast area of Southeast Asia . Khmer martial prowess waned in the early 15th century , however , and Cambodia subsequently endured periods of colonisation , occupation , and vassalage by its more militarily powerful neighbours , Thailand and Vietnam . This long period of decline reached its nadir in the early 19th century , when Cambodia nearly ceased to exist as a sovereign state as the result of encroachments by its neighbours . In 1863 the Cambodian king acquiesced in the establishment of a French protectorate over his nation , to preserve it from extinction . The protectorate 's authority was extended often by force of arms , and ultimately Cambodia became a de facto colony that eventually gave birth to a modern state with its own armed forces and military doctrine . Since World War II , Cambodia has enjoyed few strife-free periods . Its people have suffered colonisation , prolonged civil war , and occupation by a foreign power almost continuously . During this time , it has been ruled by three authoritarian governments of differing ideological orientations and varying degrees of repression . American military aid to Cambodia began indirectly in 1950 in the form of a security assistance program for the French forces in Indochina , that enabled them to expand a recently created indigenous army . In 1955 the United States agreed to continue this aid to the independent kingdom of Cambodia . The program , which included military training and a resident Military Assistance Advisory Group ( MAAG ) , lasted until terminated by the Cambodian government . Security assistance was again extended to the Khmer Republic from 1970 until that government fell in 1975 to the Khmer Rouge . After 1975 the United States extended humanitarian assistance through United Nations ( UN ) agencies to Cambodian refugees on the Thai border and gave non lethal aid , only , to the two non communist components of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea . In 1987 Cambodia was the reluctant host to a substantial Vietnamese military presence , reinforced by its Cambodian surrogate army . History thus appeared to be repeating itself , and foreign observers and Cambodian nationalists feared that the country eventually might become part of a Hanoi-dominated Indochinese federation . The UN recognised the tripartite CGDK as the legitimate government of Cambodia . The insurgent forces of the coalition were capable only of conducting guerrilla raids and sabotage missions within Cambodian territory , against the Vietnamese occupation forces and the Kampuchean ( or Khmer ) People 's Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Phnom Penh government , the People 's Republic of Kampuchea . A number of foreign observers assessed the military situation as a stalemate and doubted that Hanoi would , or could , fulfil its public commitment to withdraw its forces by 1990 from a Cambodia that was becoming a `` strategic appendage '' of the `` indivisible strategic unit of Indochina '' claimed by Vietnamese military doctrine .
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Khmer -LSB- kmɛər -RSB- or Cambodian ( natively ភ ស ខ ម រ -LSB- pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe -RSB- , or more formally ខ មរភ ស -LSB- kʰeɛmaʔraʔ pʰiːəsaː -RSB- ) is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia . With approximately 16 million speakers , it is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language ( after Vietnamese ) . Khmer has been influenced considerably by Sanskrit and Pali , especially in the royal and religious registers , through Hinduism and Buddhism . The more colloquial registers have influenced , and have been influenced by , Thai , Lao , Vietnamese , and Cham , all of which , due to geographical proximity and long-term cultural contact , form a sprachbund in peninsular Southeast Asia . It is also the earliest recorded and earliest written language of the Mon -- Khmer family , predating Mon and by a significant margin Vietnamese , due to Old Khmer being the language of the historical empires of Chenla , Angkor and , presumably , their earlier predecessor state , Funan . The vast majority of Khmer speakers speak Central Khmer , the dialect of the central plain where the Khmer are most heavily concentrated . Within Cambodia , regional accents exist in remote areas but these are regarded as varieties of Central Khmer . Two exceptions are the speech of the capital , Phnom Penh , and that of the Khmer Khe in Stung Treng province , both of which differ sufficiently enough from Central Khmer to be considered separate dialects of Khmer . Outside of Cambodia , three distinct dialects are spoken by ethnic Khmers native to areas that were historically part of the Khmer Empire . The Northern Khmer dialect is spoken by over a million Khmers in the southern regions of Northeast Thailand and is treated by some linguists as a separate language . Khmer Krom , or Southern Khmer , is the first language of the Khmer of Vietnam while the Khmer living in the remote Cardamom mountains speak a very conservative dialect that still displays features of the Middle Khmer language . Khmer is primarily an analytic , isolating language . There are no inflections , conjugations or case endings . Instead , particles and auxiliary words are used to indicate grammatical relationships . General word order is subject -- verb -- object , and modifiers follow the word they modify . Classifiers appear after numbers when used to count nouns , though not always so consistently as in languages like Chinese . In spoken Khmer , topic-comment structure is common and the perceived social relation between participants determines which sets of vocabulary , such as pronouns and honorifics , are proper . Khmer differs from neighboring languages such as Thai , Burmese , Lao and Vietnamese in that it is not a tonal language . Words are stressed on the final syllable , hence many words conform to the typical Mon -- Khmer pattern of a stressed syllable preceded by a minor syllable . The language has been written in the Khmer script , an abugida descended from the Brahmi script via the southern Indian Pallava script , since at least the seventh century . The script 's form and use has evolved over the centuries ; its modern features include subscripted versions of consonants used to write clusters and a division of consonants into two series with different inherent vowels . Approximately 79 % of Cambodians are able to read Khmer .
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Crime is present in various forms in Cambodia .
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thumb | The location of Cambodia thumb | An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Cambodia The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cambodia : Cambodia -- a sovereign country located in Southeast Asia with a population of over 13 million people . Cambodia is the successor state of the once powerful Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire , which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries . Cambodia 's main industries are garments , tourism , and construction . In 2007 , foreign visitors to Angkor Wat alone almost hit the 4 million mark .
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The term Dark ages of Cambodia , also the Middle Period refers to the historical era from the early 15th century to 1863 , the year that marks the beginning of the French Protectorate of Cambodia . As reliable sources ( and for the 15th and 16th century in particular ) are very rare , a fully defensible and conclusive explanation that relates to concrete events that manifest the decline of the Khmer Empire , recognised unanimously by the scientific community , has so far not been produced . However , most modern historians have approached a consensus in which several distinct and gradual changes of religious , dynastic , administrative and military nature , environmental problems and ecological imbalance coincided with shifts of power in Indochina and must all be taken into account to make an interpretation . In recent years scholars ' focus has shifted increasingly towards human -- environment interactions and the ecological consequences , including natural disasters , such as flooding and droughts . Stone epigraphy in temples , which had been the primary source for Khmer history is already a rarity throughout the 13th century , ends in the third decade of the fourteenth , and does not resume until the mid-16th century . Recording of the Royal Chronology discontinues with King Jayavarman IX Parameshwara ( or Jayavarma-Paramesvara ) , who reigned from 1327 to 1336 . There exists not a single contemporary record of even a king 's name for over 200 years . Construction and maintenance of monumental temple architecture had come to a standstill after Jayavarman VIIth reign . According to author Michael Vickery there only exist external sources for Cambodia 's 15th century , the Chinese Ming Shilu ( engl . veritable records ) annales and the earliest Royal Chronicle of Ayutthaya , which must be interpreted with greatest caution . Wang Shi-zhen , a Chinese scholar of the 16th century , is noted as having remarked : `` The official historians are unrestrained and are skilful at concealing the truth ; but the memorials and statutes they record and the documents they copy can not be discarded . '' The single incident which undoubtedly reflects reality , the central reference point for the entire 15th century , is a Siamese intervention of some undisclosed nature at the capital Yasodharapura ( Angkor Thom ) around the year 1431 . Historians relate the event to the shift of Cambodia 's political centre southward to the river port region of Phnom Penh and later Longvek . Sources for the 16th century are more numerous , although still coming from outside of Cambodia . The kingdom is centred at the Mekong , prospering as an integral part of the Asian maritime trade network , via which the first contact with European explorers and adventurers does occur . Wars with the Siamese resulted in loss of territory in the West and eventually the conquest of the capital Longvek in 1594 . The Vietnamese on their `` Southward March '' reached Prei Nokor/Saigon at the Mekong Delta in the 17th century . This event initiates the slow process of Cambodia losing access to the seas and independent marine trade . Siamese and Vietnamese dominance intensified during the 17th and 18th century , provoking frequent displacements of the seat of power as the Khmer monarch 's authority decreased to the state of a vassal . Both powers alternately demanded subservience and tribute from the Cambodian court . In the early 19th century with dynasties in Vietnam and Siam firmly established , Cambodia was placed under joint suzerainty , having lost its national sovereignty . British agent John Crawfurd states : '' ... the King of that ancient Kingdom is ready to throw himself under the protection of any European nation ... '' To save Cambodia from being incorporated into Vietnam and Siam , King Ang Duong agreed to colonial France 's offers of protection , which took effect with King Norodom Prohmbarirak signing and officially recognising the French protectorate on 11 August 1863 .
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The Khmer National Armed Forces ( Forces armées nationales khmères ) , often abbreviated to FANK , were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic , a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975 , known today as Cambodia . The FANK was the successor of the Royal Khmer Armed Forces ( Forces armées royales khmères FARK ) which had been responsible for the defense of the previous Kingdom of Cambodia since its independence in 1954 from France .
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The amphibians of Cambodia are diverse .
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The Early history of Cambodia follows the prehistoric and protohistoric development of Cambodia a country in mainland Southeast Asia . Thanks to archaeological work carried out since 2009 this can now be traced back to the Neolithic period . As excavation sites have become more numerous and modern dating methods are applied , settlement traces of all stages of human civil development from neolithic Hunter-gatherer groups to organized preliterate societies are documented in the region . Historical records of a political structure on territory that is now modern-day Cambodia first appear in Chinese annals in reference to Funan , a polity that encompassed the southernmost part of the Indochinese peninsula during the 1st to 6th centuries . Centered at the lower Mekong , Funan is noted as the oldest regional Hindu culture , which suggests prolonged socio-economic interaction with maritime trading partners of the Indosphere in the west . By the 6th century a civilization , titled Chenla or Zhenla in Chinese annals , had firmly replaced Funan , as it controlled larger , more undulating areas of Indochina and maintained more than a singular center of power . The Khmer Empire was established by the early 9th century in a mythical initiation and consecration ceremony to claim political legitimacy by founder Jayavarman II at Mount Kulen ( Mount Mahendra ) in 802 C.E. . A succession of powerful sovereigns , continuing the Hindu devaraja cult tradition , reigned over the classical era of Khmer civilization until the 11th century . A new dynasty of provincial origin introduced Buddhism as changes of religious , dynastic , administrative and military nature , environmental problems and ecological imbalance coincide with shifts of power in Indochina . The royal chronology ends in the 14th century . Great achievements in administration , and accomplishments in agriculture , architecture , hydrology , logistics , urban planning and the arts are testimony to a creative and progressive civilization - in its complexity a cornerstone of Southeast Asian cultural legacy .
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Khmer sculpture refers to the stone sculpture of the Khmer Empire , which ruled a territory based on modern Cambodia , but rather larger , from the 9th to the 13th century . The most celebrated examples are found in Angkor , which served as the seat of the empire .
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Cambodia was a farming area in the first and second millennia BC . States in the area engaged in trade in the Indian Ocean and exported rice surpluses . Complex irrigation systems were built in the 9th century . The French colonial period left the large feudal landholdings intact . Roads and a railway were built , and rubber , rice and corn grown . After independence Sihanouk pursued a policy of economic independence , securing aid and investment from a number of countries . Bombing and other effects of the war during the Vietnam War damaged rice production . Lon Nol had a policy of liberalising the economy . This was followed by the victory of the Khmer Rouge and the emptying of the cities . After the defeat of the Khmer Rouge , a Five Year Plan was adopted , aiming to improve agriculture , industry and distribution , with a slogan of `` export and thrift '' . Today , Cambodia remains a largely agricultural economy and industrial development is slow .
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Middle Khmer is the historical stage of the Khmer language as it existed between the 14th and 18th centuries , spanning the period between Old Khmer and the modern language . The beginning of the Middle Khmer period roughly coincides with the fall of the Angkorian Khmer Empire to the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom and the period of Cambodian history popularly referred to as the Dark ages of Cambodia . The Middle Khmer period was a stage of transition which saw relatively rapid and dramatic changes , especially in phonology , that ended with the emergence of a language recognizable as Modern Khmer approximately concurrent with the 1777 coronation of Ang Eng , the father of the poet-king Ang Duong . Khmer has been written in an Indic-based script since the 6th -- 7th century . Old Khmer and the changes of Middle Khmer are recorded by an extensive epigraphy which has allowed Middle Khmer to be reconstructed and studied . During the Middle Khmer period , the language lost the voiced stops of Old Khmer which resulted in comprehensive compensatory changes to the vowel system . Old Khmer vowels following the formerly voiced stops remained mostly unchanged while the same vowels following the originally corresponding voiceless initials were lowered by different processes including diphthongization . Furthermore , the loss of final '' - r '' , all but complete in most modern Khmer dialects , and the merger of syllable-final - / s / to - / h / took place during the Middle Khmer period . Middle Khmer is attested in a wide variety of texts as well as inscriptions of the era . Middle Khmer evolved into three modern languages : Northern Khmer , Western Khmer and the various dialects of Central Khmer , including Standard Khmer and Khmer Krom .
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Angkor ( អង គរ , `` Capital City '' ) was the capital city of the Khmer Empire , which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries . Angkor was a megacity supporting at least 0.1 % of the global population during 1010-1220 . The city houses the magnificent Angkor Wat , one of Cambodia 's popular tourist attractions . The word Angkor is derived from the Sanskrit nagara , meaning `` city '' . The Angkorian period began in AD 802 , when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself a `` universal monarch '' and `` god-king '' , and lasted until the late 14th century , first falling under Ayutthayan suzerainty in 1351 . A Khmer rebellion against Siamese authority resulted in the 1431 sacking of Angkor by Ayutthaya , causing its population to migrate south to Longvek . The ruins of Angkor are located amid forests and farmland north of the Great Lake ( Tonlé Sap ) and south of the Kulen Hills , near modern-day Siem Reap city ( 13 ° 24 ′ N , 103 ° 51 ′ E ) , in Siem Reap Province . The temples of the Angkor area number over one thousand , ranging in scale from nondescript piles of brick rubble scattered through rice fields to the Angkor Wat , said to be the world 's largest single religious monument . Many of the temples at Angkor have been restored , and together , they comprise the most significant site of Khmer architecture . Visitors approach two million annually , and the entire expanse , including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom is collectively protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The popularity of the site among tourists presents multiple challenges to the preservation of the ruins . In 2007 , an international team of researchers using satellite photographs and other modern techniques concluded that Angkor had been the largest pre-industrial city in the world , with an elaborate infrastructure system connecting an urban sprawl of at least 1000 km2 to the well-known temples at its core . Angkor is considered to be a `` hydraulic city '' because it had a complicated water management network , which was used for systematically stabilizing , storing , and dispersing water throughout the area . This network is believed to have been used for irrigation in order to offset the unpredictable monsoon season and to also support the increasing population . Although the size of its population remains a topic of research and debate , newly identified agricultural systems in the Angkor area may have supported up to one million people .
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The Cambodian film industry hits its peak , producing more movies than ever before .
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The Siege of Angkor , also known as the Sack of Angkor or Fall of Angkor was a seven-month siege by the Kingdom of Ayutthaya on the Khmer capital of Angkor . After the Khmer refused to recognize Thai authority , the Thai besieged Angkor and sacked the capital city . The Khmer King Ponhea Yat fled the city to Basan and later to Krong Chaktomuk . Though the Khmer Empire was already in decline , the conquest of Angkor delivered the final blow and the Khmer Empire fell . Though the Empire lived on as the Kingdom of Kambujadesa , it was reduced to a minor state in Southeast Asia and often became a vassal to larger neighbouring states . Angkor was subsequently abandoned in the following centuries before being abandoned completely . After the Fall of Angkor , the King moved the capital first to Basan and later to Krong Chaktomuk , initiating the period known as the Dark Ages of Cambodia .
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The history of Cambodian art stretches back centuries to ancient times , but the most famous period is undoubtedly the Khmer art of the Khmer Empire ( 802 -- 1431 ) , especially in the area around Angkor and the mainly 12th-century temple-complex of Angkor Wat , initially Hindu and subsequently Buddhist . After the collapse of the empire these and other sites were abandoned and overgrown , allowing much of the era 's stone carving and architecture to survive to the present day . Traditional Cambodian arts and crafts include textiles , non-textile weaving , silversmithing , stone carving , lacquerware , ceramics , wat murals , and kite-making . Beginning in the mid-20th century , a tradition of modern art began in Cambodia , though in the later 20th century both traditional and modern arts declined for several reasons , including the killing of artists by the Khmer Rouge . The country has experienced a recent artistic revival due to increased support from governments , NGOs , and foreign tourists . . In pre-colonial Cambodia , art and crafts were generally produced either by rural non-specialists for practical use or by skilled artists producing works for the Royal Palace . In modern Cambodia , many artistic traditions entered a period of decline or even ceased to be practiced , but the country has experienced a recent artistic revival as the tourist market has increased and governments and NGOs have contributed to the preservation of Cambodian culture .
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Jayavarman II ( c. 770 -- 835 ) was a 9th-century king of Cambodia , widely recognized as the founder of the Khmer Empire , the dominant civilisation on the Southeast Asian mainland until the mid 15th century . Historians formerly dated his reign as running from 802 AD to 835 AD . Before Jayavarman II came to power , there was much fighting among local overlords who ruled different parts of Cambodia . The country was not unified under one ruler .
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Khmer Loves Khmer is a Cambodian Political Party founded in 2008 . It believes in democracy and ideas like in its slogan `` Unity , Liberty and Justice '' . Therefore , its political position has broadened and represents many ideologies like some of the liberal oriented ideology since it believes in not big but smaller government can create `` Significant changes and results can be obtained through smaller government '' , helping to create changes and results from all the individuals that make up Cambodian society . The idea of people also having the `` freedom of choice '' in their lives means they can choose anything like food , healthcare , politics etc. which is a value of the KLKP 's liberal ideology .
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The Cambodian Civil War was a military conflict that pitted the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea ( known as the Khmer Rouge ) and their allies the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ( North Vietnam ) and the Viet Cong against the government forces of the Kingdom of Cambodia and , after October 1970 , the Khmer Republic , which were supported by the United States ( U.S. ) and the Republic of Vietnam ( South Vietnam ) . The struggle was complicated by the influence and actions of the allies of the two warring sides . North Vietnam 's People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) involvement was designed to protect its Base Areas and sanctuaries in eastern Cambodia , without which the prosecution of its military effort in South Vietnam would have been more difficult . The Cambodian coup of 18 March 1970 put a pro-American , anti-North Vietnamese government in power and ended Cambodia 's neutrality in the Vietnam War . The PAVN was now threatened by a newly unfriendly Cambodian government . Between March and June 1970 , the North Vietnamese moved many of its military installations further inside Cambodia to protect them from U.S. incursions and bombing , capturing most of the northeastern third of the country in engagements with the Cambodian army . The North Vietnamese turned over some of their conquests and provided other assistance to the Khmer Rouge , thus empowering what was at the time a small guerilla movement . The Cambodian government hastened to expand its army to combat the North Vietnamese and the growing power of the Khmer Rouge . The U.S. was motivated by the desire to buy time for its withdrawal from Southeast Asia , to protect its ally in South Vietnam , and to prevent the spread of communism to Cambodia . American and both South and North Vietnamese forces directly participated ( at one time or another ) in the fighting . The U.S. assisted the central government with massive U.S. aerial bombing campaigns and direct material and financial aid . After five years of savage fighting , the Republican government was defeated on 17 April 1975 when the victorious Khmer Rouge proclaimed the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea . The conflict was part of the Second Indochina War ( 1959 -- 1975 ) which also consumed the neighboring Kingdom of Laos , South Vietnam , and North Vietnam individually referred to as the Laotian Civil War and the Vietnam War respectively . The Cambodian civil war led to the Cambodian Genocide , one of the bloodiest in history .
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The Khmer Krom ( ខ ម រក រ ម , Khơ Me Crộm ) are ethnically Khmer people living in the South-western part of Vietnam , where they are recognized as one of Vietnam 's fifty-three ethnic minorities . In the Khmer language , Krom means `` lower '' or `` below '' , as it refers to an area of 89000 km2 around modern day Saigon and the Mekong Delta , which used to be the south-easternmost territory of the Khmer Empire until its incorporation into Vietnam under the Nguyễn lords in the early 18th century . This marks the final stage of the Vietnamese `` March to the South '' ( nam tiến ) . The Vietnamese term is Khơ-me Crộm or Khơ-me dưới , which literally means `` Khmers from below '' . According to Vietnamese government figures ( 2009 census ) , there are 1,260,640 Khmer Krom in Vietnam . Other estimates vary considerably , with up to 7 million reported to Taylor ( 2014 ) in his The Khmer lands of Vietnam . According to the US-based Human Rights Watch ( HRW ) `` the Khmer Krom face serious restrictions of freedom of expression , assembly , association , information , and movement '' .
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Khmer traditional wrestling ( Bok Cham Babច ប ប ) is a folk wrestling style from Cambodia . It has been practiced as far back as the Angkor period and is depicted on the bas-reliefs of certain temples . The earliest form of Khmer traditional wrestling was called Maloyuth . Maloyuth was created in 788 A.D. by Brahmin Timu . It evolved to the current form of wrestling , Cham Bab , in the 8th century . Although predominantly a male sport today , Khmer wrestling was once practiced by both sexes as female wrestlers are also displayed on the Banteay Srei temple . In Khmer wrestling , the dancing is as important as the wrestling . There is a pre-match ritual dancing before the match in which the wrestlers dance and move to the music . Matches consists of three rounds . Victory is obtained by forcing the opponent on their back . The person who is able to win two of the three rounds is the winner of the match . After each round the loser is asked if he wishes to continue with the match . The match is accompanied by the music of two drums ( called skor ngey and chhmol which means female drum and male drum ) . Traditional matches are held during the Khmer New Year and other Cambodian on holidays . This sport used to be a means of choosing tribal and regional leaders . In the olden times , elders taught the young in their village on the full moon night after harvesting . It would take place on a rice paddy outside the village and under the moonlight . The sport is still practiced today in wrestling clubs in Pursat and Kampong Chhnang .
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Khmer may refer to : Srok Khmer , the modern Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer people , the ethnic group to which the great majority of Cambodians belong Khmer Krom , Khmer people living in the Delta and the Lower Mekong area Khmer Loeu , the Mon-Khmer highland tribes in Cambodia Northern Khmer people , or Khmer Surin of Northeast Thailand Khmer language , the language of the Khmer and the official language of Cambodia Khmer script , the script used to write the Khmer and Khmer Loeu languages Khmer ( Unicode block ) , a block of Unicode characters of the Khmer script . Khmer cuisine , the dominant cuisine in Cambodia Khmer architecture , the architecture of Cambodia Khmer Empire , which ruled much of Indochina from the 9th to the 13th centuries Khmer Republic , the name of Cambodia from 1970 to 1975 Khmer Issarak , anti-French , Khmer nationalist political movement formed in 1945 Khmer Serei , anti-communist and anti-monarchist guerrilla force founded by Cambodian nationalist Son Ngoc Thanh Khmer Sar ( White Khmer ) , pro-US force formed by Khmer Republic 's defence minister Sak Sutsakhan . Khmer ( album ) , a 1997 jazz album by Nils Petter Molvær Political terms coined by Norodom Sihanouk based on the word ` Khmer ' : Khmer Rouge , a Cambodian Communist political group and guerrilla movement Khmer Viet Minh Cambodian communists who lived in exile in North Vietnam after the 1954 Geneva Conference . Khmer Bleu , Sihanouk 's domestic opponents on the right , whom he so named to distinguish them from his domestic opponents on the left , the ` Khmer Rouge '
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In Cambodia , drugs can be readily obtained and are easily accessible , including illegal substances .
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Social strata in pre-communist Cambodia may be viewed as constituting a spectrum , with an elite group or upper class at one end and a lower class consisting of rural peasants and unskilled urban workers at the other end . The elite group was composed of high-ranking government , military , and religious leaders , characterized by high prestige , wealth , and education or by members one of the royal or noble families . Each one of the subgroups had its own internal ranking system . Before the ouster of Sihanouk in 1970 , the highest ranks of the elite group were filled largely by those born into them . The republican regime in the early 1970s invalidated all royal and noble titles , and the only titles of social significance legally in use in connection with the elite group were those gained through achievement . Military and government titles tended to replace royal and noble titles . In spite of the legislated loss of titles , however , wide public recognition of the royalty and the nobility continued . The deferential linguistic usages and the behavior styles directed toward members of these groups persisted through the 1970s and , to a limited extent , were still present in the late 1980s . In the early 1970s , the senior military officers , some of whom were also members of the aristocracy , replaced the hereditary aristocracy as the most influential group in the country . To some extent , this upper stratum of the upper class was closed , and it was extremely difficult to move into it and to attain positions of high power . The closed nature of the group frustrated many members of the small intellectual elite . This group , positioned at the lower end of the elite group , consisted of civil servants , professional people , university students , and some members of the Buddhist hierarchy . It had become large enough to be politically influential by the 1970s , for example , student strikes were serious enough in 1972 to force the government to close some schools . Somewhere in the middle of this social spectrum was a small middle class , which included both Khmer and non-Khmer of medium prestige . Members of this class included businessmen , white-collar workers , teachers , physicians , most of the Buddhist clergy , shopkeepers , clerks , and military officers of lower and middle rank . Many Chinese , Vietnamese , and members of other ethnic minorities belonged to the middle class . The Khmer were a majority only among the military and among the civil servants . The lower class consisted of rural small farmers , fishermen , craftsmen , and blue-collar urban workers . The majority of Cambodians belonged to this group . Most of the members of the lower class were Khmer , but other ethnic groups , including most of the Cham , Khmer Loeu , some Vietnamese , and a few Chinese , were included . This class was virtually isolated from , and was uninterested in , the activities of the much smaller urban middle and upper classes . Within the lower class , fewer status distinctions existed ; those that did depended upon attributes such as age , sex , moral behavior , and religious piety . Traditional Buddhist values were important on the village level . Old age was respected , and older men and women received deferential treatment in terms of language and behavior . All else being equal , males generally were accorded a higher social status than females . Good character -- honesty , generosity , compassion , avoidance of quarrels , chastity , warmth -- and personal religious piety also increased status . Generosity toward others and to the wat was important . Villagers accorded respect and honor to those whom they perceived as having authority or prestige . Buddhist monks and nuns , teachers , high-ranking government officials , and members of the hereditary aristocracy made up this category . Persons associated with those who possessed prestige tended to derive prestige and to be accorded respect therefrom . The Khmer language reflects a somewhat different classification of Khmer society based on a more traditional model and characterized by differing linguistic usages ( see Languages , this ch . ) . This classification divided Cambodian society into three broad categories : royalty and nobility , clergy , and laity . The Khmer language had -- and to a lesser extent still has -- partially different lexicons for each of these groups . For example , nham ( to eat ) was used when speaking of oneself or to those on a lower social level ; pisa ( to eat ) was used when speaking politely of someone else ; chhan ( to eat ) was used of Buddhist clergy , and saoy ( to eat ) was used of royalty . The Khmer Rouge attempted to do away with the different lexicons and to establish a single one for all ; for example , they tried to substitute a single , rural word , hop ( to eat ) , for all of the above words . Social mobility was played out on an urban stage . There was little opportunity among the majority of the rural Cambodians to change social status ; this absence of opportunity was a reflection of traditional Buddhist fatalism . A man could achieve higher status by entering the monkhood or by acquiring an education and then entering the military or the civil service . Opportunities in government service , especially for white-collar positions , were highly prized by Cambodian youths . The availability of such positions did not keep pace with the number of educated youths , however , and in the late 1960s and the early 1970s this lag began to cause widespread dissatisfaction .
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The Khmer Issarak ( Free Khmer , or Independent Khmer ) was a `` loosely structured '' anti-French and anti-colonial independent movement . Besides , the movement was labelled as `` amorphous '' . The Issarak was formed around 1945 and composed of several factions each with its own leader . Most of the Issarak bands fought actively between 1945 , at the end of the Second World War to 1953 , Cambodia 's independence . Initial objectives of the Khmer Issarak was to fight against the French in order to gain independence . Later , overthrowing the Cambodian government became some Issarak bands ' agenda . Moreover , the term Issarak originally referred to non-communist , but in the early 1950s the Việt Minh guided-guerrillas called themselves Issaraks for the sake of unifying other non-communist forces .
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After the 1978 Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia and defeat of Democratic Kampuchea in 1979 , the Khmer Rouge fled to the border regions of Thailand , and with assistance from China Pol Pot 's troops managed to regroup and reorganise in forested and mountainous zones on the Thai-Cambodian border . During the 1980s and early 1990s Khmer Rouge forces operated from inside refugee camps in Thailand , in an attempt to de-stabilize the pro-Hanoi People 's Republic of Kampuchea 's government , which Thailand refused to recognise . Thailand and Vietnam faced off across the Thai-Cambodian border with frequent Vietnamese incursions and shellings into Thai territory throughout the 1980s in pursuit of Cambodian guerrillas who kept attacking Vietnamese occupation forces .
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Phnom Penh ( -LSB- pəˈnɔːm_ˈpɛn -RSB- or -LSB- ˈnɒm_ˈpɛn -RSB- ភ ន ព ញ , -LSB- pʰnum peɲ -RSB- ) , formerly known as Krong Chaktomuk ( ក រ ងចត ម ខ , is the capital and most populous city of the Southeastern Asian country of Cambodia . Located on the banks of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong River , Phnom Penh has been the national capital since French colonization of Cambodia , and has grown to become the nation 's center of economic and industrial activities , as well as the center of security , politics , cultural heritage , and diplomacy of Cambodia . Once known as the `` Pearl of Asia , '' it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s . Phnom Penh , along with Siem Reap and Sihanoukville , are significant global and domestic tourist destinations for Cambodia . Founded in 1434 , the city is noted for its beautiful and historical architecture and attractions . There are a number of surviving French colonial buildings scattered along the grand boulevards . Situated on the banks of the Tonlé Sap , Mekong and Bassac rivers , the Phnom Penh metropolitan area is home to about 1.5 million of Cambodia 's population of over 14.8 million .
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The Kingdom of Cambodia ( ព រ រ ជ ណ ចក រកម ព ជ , Royaume du Cambodge ) , informally known as the first Kingdom of Cambodia and the Sangkum Reastr Niyum era ( សម យសង គមរ ស ត រន យម `` People 's Socialist Community '' , Communauté socialiste populaire ) , referred to Norodom Sihanouk 's first administration of Cambodia from 1953 to 1970 , an especially significant time in the country 's history . Sihanouk continues to be one of the most controversial figures in Southeast Asia 's turbulent and often tragic postwar history .
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Cambodia is a country located in South East Asia that has a major problem with landmines , especially in rural areas . This is the legacy of three decades of war which has taken a severe toll on the Cambodians ; it has some 40,000 amputees , which is one of the highest rates in the world . The Cambodian Mine Action Centre ( CMAC ) estimates that there may be as many as four to six million mines and other pieces of unexploded ordnance in Cambodia . The landmines in Cambodia were placed by different governments and factions ( including the Lon Nol , Khmer Rouge , the Heng Samrin and Hun Sen regimes , as well as the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea who , with international support retained the UN seat throughout much of the 1980s ) that clashed during the Civil War in Cambodia in the 1970s and 1980s . They were placed in the whole territory of the country . A common problem that Cambodians faced with the anti-personnel mines is that in many cases even the people who placed the mines do not remember them a couple of years later .
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On the Road (film) premiered at a film festival.
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On the Road ( Sur la route ) is a 2012 adventure drama film directed by Walter Salles . It is an adaptation of Jack Kerouac 's 1957 novel of the same name and stars an ensemble cast featuring Garrett Hedlund , Sam Riley , Kristen Stewart , Alice Braga , Amy Adams , Tom Sturridge , Danny Morgan , Elisabeth Moss , Kirsten Dunst , and Viggo Mortensen . The executive producer was Francis Ford Coppola . Filming began on August 4 , 2010 , in Montreal , Quebec , with a $ 25 million budget . The story is based on the years Kerouac spent travelling the United States in the late 1940s with his friend Neal Cassady and several other Beat Generation figures who would go on to fame in their own right , including William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg . On May 23 , 2012 , the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . The film received mixed early reviews after it premiered at the film festival . The film also premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in September .
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Road , Movie is a 2009 Indian road movie directed by Dev Benegal , and starring Abhay Deol , Tannishtha Chatterjee , and Satish Kaushik . It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and opened the section Generation 14plus at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2010 . Road , Movie was released in India on 5 March 2010 .
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Bi the Way is a 2008 documentary film about bisexuality in the United States . It had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin , Texas . The film has aired at film festivals throughout the United States , Canada , the United Kingdom , Portugal , Turkey , Greece , Australia , Brazil , and Taiwan , including at Silverdocs Film Festival , Outfest , Newfest , ! f Istanbul , and Rio de Janeiro Film Festival . It was aired on the Logo Network in summer 2009 . The film follows the lives of several young bisexual people in the United States . Its makers , Brittany Blockman and Josephine Decker , also appear on camera to frame the stories .
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The Road is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic drama film directed by John Hillcoat from a screenplay written by Joe Penhall , based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 2006 novel of the same name by the American author Cormac McCarthy . Principal photography took place in Pennsylvania , Louisiana , West Virginia , and Oregon . The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic wasteland . The Road received a limited release in North American cinemas from November 25 , 2009 , and was released in United Kingdom cinemas on January 4 , 2010 . The film received generally positive reviews from critics ; the performances of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee garnered praise . It also received numerous nominations , including a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography .
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On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac , based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States . It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations , with its protagonists living life against a backdrop of jazz , poetry , and drug use . The novel , published in 1957 , is a roman à clef , with many key figures in the Beat movement , such as William S. Burroughs ( Old Bull Lee ) , Allen Ginsberg ( Carlo Marx ) and Neal Cassady ( Dean Moriarty ) represented by characters in the book , including Kerouac himself as the narrator Sal Paradise . The idea for On the Road , Kerouac 's second novel , was formed during the late 1940s in a series of notebooks , and then typed out on a continuous reel of paper during three weeks in April 1951 . It was first published by Viking Press in 1957 . After several film proposals dating from 1957 , the book was finally made into a film , On the Road ( 2012 ) , produced by Francis Ford Coppola and directed by Walter Salles . When the book was originally released , The New York Times hailed it as `` the most beautifully executed , the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as ` beat , ' and whose principal avatar he is . '' In 1998 , the Modern Library ranked On the Road 55th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century . The novel was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005 .
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The Royal Road is a 2015 documentary film directed by Jenni Olson . The film premiered in the New Frontier section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival . In the film 's voiceover , Olson reflects on her butch identity and experiences of unrequited love . The film went on to earn the award for Best LGBTQ Film at the 2015 Ann Arbor Film Festival . Consisting entirely of 16mm urban landscape shots and a lyrical stream of consciousness voiceover , the film touches on a wide range of topics from reflections on classic Hollywood film to the history of the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War . A voiceover cameo appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner serves as the centerpiece for the film 's focal point segment entitled , `` In Defense of Nostalgia . ''
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Blood on the Highway is an American comedy-horror film that was first released in March 2008 by BOH Productions . The film premiered at the AFI Dallas Film Festival on March 28 , 2008 . The film was directed by Barak Epstein and Blair Rowan and stars Deva George , Robin Gierhart , Nate Rubin , and features Nicholas Brendon ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer ) and Tom Towles ( House of 1,000 Corpses , Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer ) . The screenplay to the film , is an homage/parody to horror films , was written by Chris Gardner and Blair Rowan .
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Moviemiento - short films on the road is a travelling short film festival originating in Berlin .
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On the Way ( Chinese : 我在路上最爱你 ) ( Korean : 길 위에서 ) is a 2014 Chinese-South Korean drama-romance film directed by Kim Poog-ki and starring Wen Zhang , Eva Huang , Ji Jin-hee and Cha Soo-yeon .
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Water on the Road is a film released on DVD and Blu-ray by American singer and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder . It documents Vedder 's 2008 solo tour , during which he performed Pearl Jam songs , numerous covers , and solo works including songs from the Into the Wild Soundtrack . The film features mostly performances from two shows Vedder performed on August 16 and 17 , 2008 , at Warner Theatre in Washington , D.C. . It was released on May 31 , 2011 .
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Sisters on the Road ( ; lit . `` Now , things are just fine as they are '' ) is a South Korean independent film written and directed by Boo Ji-young , and starring Shin Mina and Gong Hyo-jin . Filming was in 2007 and its world premiere was at the 2008 Pusan International Film Festival . It was released in South Korean theaters in 2009 .
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On the Side of the Road is a 2013 Israeli documentary film written and directed by Lia Tarachansky . The film focuses on Israeli collective denial of the events of 1948 that led to the country 's Independence and the Palestinian refugee problem . It follows war veterans Tikva Honig-Parnass and Amnon Noiman as they tackle their denial of their actions in the war . The film also tells the story of the director , Lia Tarachansky , an Israeli who grew up in a settlement in the West Bank but as an adult began to realize the problems of the Israeli Occupation for the Palestinians . The film was shot over the course of five years and premiered at the First International Independent Film Festival in Tel Aviv .
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On the Line is a 2011 Canadian documentary by Frank Wolf that investigates the risks and consequences associated with the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines project . The film is set in the context of a 2,400 km biking , hiking , rafting and kayaking journey that two friends embark on from the Alberta oil sands to the British Columbia coast . As the pair travel the proposed pipeline route , they encounter a broad cross-section of people who voice their perspective on the issues associated with the project . It won the ` Spirit of Action Prize ' at the 2012 Santa Cruz Film Festival and was chosen for the VIFF Selects section at the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival . It airs on CBC 's documentary ( TV channel ) in Canada multiple times through 2015 . The film features music by Peirson Ross , Terry Jacks , Chilliwack , Kola Collective , Phontaine , Tessa Amy , and Eric Stanger .
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On My Way ( Elle s ` en va ) is a 2013 French comedy-drama film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot . The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival .
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The Festival on Wheels ( 16 Gazici Festival ) is an annual film festival , organised by the Ankara Cinema Association based in Ankara , Turkey , which has been held since 1995 . Its mission is to present outstanding examples of cinema to film enthusiasts in different cities around Turkey and to introduce Turkish cinema to the rest of the world . During its first 16 iterations the festival has visited the cities of Ankara , Artvin , Baku ( Azerbaijan ) , Bursa , Çanakkale , Drama ( Greece ) , Eskişehir , Gaziantep , Istanbul , Izmir , Kars , Kayseri , Malatya , Mersin , Ordu , Samsun , Sarajevo ( Bosnia and Herzegovina ) and T'blisi ( Georgia ) . The festival has held an International Competition since 2007 which currently awards First Prize ( $ 10,000 ) , Second Prize ( $ 5000 ) and the SİYAD ( Turkish Association of Film Critics ) Prize , as well as the Audience Award , a prize determined by the votes of the public and awarded to a short film screened in the festival . The festival also puts on a programme of workshops to which it invites a number of filmmakers from Turkey and overseas .
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The Good Road is a 2013 Indian drama film written and directed by Gyan Correa . It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated . The film won the award for Best Gujarati film at the 60th National Film Awards . It is told in a hyperlink format , where several stories are intertwined , with the center of the action being a highway in the rural lands of Gujarat near a town in Kutch . The film is the first Gujarati film ever selected to represent India at the Oscars .
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On Tour ( Tournée ) is a 2010 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed by Mathieu Amalric . It stars Amalric himself as a producer who brings an American Neo-Burlesque troupe to France , played by genuine performers Mimi Le Meaux , Kitten on the Keys , Dirty Martini , Julie Atlas Muz , Evie Lovelle and Roky Roulette . In a road movie narrative , the plot follows the troupe as they tour French port cities with their show , which was performed for actual audiences during the production . The inspiration for the film was a book by Colette about her experience from music halls in the early 20th century , and a part of Amalric 's aim was to translate the sentiment of the book to a modern setting . The film premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Award , the festival 's main prize from film critics . Amalric also received the Best Director Award .
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On the Road '' ( Chinese : 向世界出發 ) is a Cantonese television travel series produced by Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong . The show is currently in its third season . The meaning of the Chinese title is `` Set off to the World '' , which gives a sense of the start of a journey to different parts of the global , experiencing different cultures and customs of different nations .
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One for the Road is a 2003 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Cooke . Filmed on location in and around Nottinghamshire , the film stars Hywel Bennett , Gregory Chisholm , Mark Devenport , and Rupert Procter as four men who meet at a compulsory rehabilitation class after being sentenced for drink driving . The film was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film at the 2003 Edinburgh International Film Festival and for the Golden Hitchcock Award at the 2003 Dinard Festival of British Film .
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The Road ( Al Tarik ) was a 2015 film by Lebanese director Rana Salem . Member of the main competition of the Moscow International Film Festival and Montreal Film Festival .
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David Brent : Life on the Road is a 2016 British mockumentary comedy film written , directed , and produced by Ricky Gervais and released by Entertainment One . The film stars Gervais as David Brent , a character he played in the BBC television comedy series The Office , who has a film crew that shadows Brent as he travels up and down the country living his dream of being a rock star . Gervais said , `` This film delves much more into his private life than The Office ever did and we really get to peel back the layers of this extraordinary , ordinary man . '' He has emphasised that it is `` not an Office film '' . The film was released on 19 August 2016 in the UK by Entertainment One .
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Wanderlust is a 2006 documentary film on road movies and their effect on American culture .
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On the Path ( Na putu ) is a 2010 Bosnian and Herzegovinian drama film directed by Jasmila Žbanić .
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On The Road is a live album ( 2 LPs , reissued on 1 CD ) by English rock band Traffic , released in 1973 . Recorded live in Germany , it features the Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory lineup plus extra keyboardist ( for live performances ) Barry Beckett . The initial U.S. release of On the Road ( Island/Capitol ) 1973 was as a single LP consisting of : `` The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys '' ( edited to 15:10 ) , `` Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory , '' '' ( Sometimes I Feel So ) Uninspired '' & `` Light Up or Leave Me Alone . '' The album reached number 40 in the UK and number 29 in the USA .
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On the Milky Road ( На млечном путу , Na mlečnom putu Lungo la Via Lattea ) is a 2016 film directed by Emir Kusturica , based on his segment in the anthology film Words with Gods . On the Milky Road stars Kusturica himself and Monica Bellucci , The film is a three part narrative following selected critical periods in the life of a man and his country . The difficult period of being at war , blooming days when he falls in love with a woman who is willing to sacrifice all to save him and final days as a reclusive monk looking back on his turbulent past . It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival .
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Pali Road is a 2015 romantic mystery thriller film directed by Jonathan Lim , starring Michelle Chen as a young doctor who finds herself in a completely unfamiliar life after waking up from a car accident . The film co-stars Jackson Rathbone , Sung Kang and Henry Ian Cusick . It was filmed in early 2015 on Oahu , Hawaii . The film had its world premier at the Hawaii International Film Festival in November 2015 , where it was nominated for the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Feature Narrative . The film earned an honorable mention for Best Feature Film at CAAMFest and was nominated for the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival . It won the Best Supporting Actress award for Elizabeth Sung and Best New Director award for Jonathan Lim at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival . The film had its U.S. theatrical release in major cities on April 29th . It was released in China on November 25 , 2016 .
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Words of Advice : William S. Burroughs on the Road , is a 2007 documentary about William S. Burroughs directed by Lars Movin and Steen Møller Rasmussen and produced in Denmark . The documentary is based on never-before-seen footage from his visit to Denmark in October 1983 , and from his later years in Lawrence , Kansas . Shortly thereafter he began touring and reading his work to new generations of readers and thus establishing himself as a cult figure . The film focuses on Burroughs ' unique talent as a performer , and on his later work , especially what is known as The Last Trilogy . In addition to the historic footage there are new interviews with friends and colleagues such as James Grauerholz , John Giorno , Hal Willner , Jennie Skerl , Regina Weinreich , Ann Douglas . Music by Material , Patti Smith , and Islamic Diggers . The film premiered on 9 November 2007 at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival in Copenhagen and the book and a Burroughs photo exhibition were launched the same night . The first international screening took place at the Paradiso in Amsterdam , as part of a Burroughs tribute event on 10 November 2007 . Rasmussen was awarded the Danish Film Institute 's Roos Award 2007 , for `` outstanding efforts in documentary filmmaking '' on the basis of the film .
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Trial on the Road ( -LSB- Проверка на дорогах , Proverka na Dorogakh -RSB- ) is a 1971 Soviet film set in World War II , directed by Aleksey German , starring Rolan Bykov , Anatoly Solonitsyn and Vladimir Zamansky . It is also known as Checkpoint or Check up on the Road . Trial on the Road was censored and taken out of circulation in the Soviet Union for 15 years after its release due to its controversial depiction of Soviet soldiers . The film is based on a story by the director 's father , Yuri German . The screenplay was written by Eduard Volodarsky .
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The Way Out ( Der Auftritt ) is a German-Russian 2015 short film directed , written and produced by Mikhail Uchitelev . The film has been premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival ( Short Film Corner ) , has been awarded Grand Prix at the International Festival `` Reflections of Spirit '' ( Erlangen , Germany ) and the Award for the Best Supporting Actor at The Short Film Awards International Festival in New-York , for the Best Actress at the Blow-up International Film Festival and officially selected at the Roving Eye International Film Festival ( partner of the Oscar-qualifying Flickers ' Rhode Island International Film Festival ) .
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The Road Forward is a 2017 musical documentary film written and directed by Marie Clements about key moments in the history of Indigenous rights in Canada , from the 1930s to today . The film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada . Clements has stated that the idea for the project came from browsing years of headlines in Native Voice , an Indigenous newspaper from British Columbia that she first heard of while doing research for the 2010 Cultural Olympics , during the Vancouver Olympics . Inspired by the headlines and stories , she began writing lyrics . She then worked with friends who were composers , to set music to her lyrics . In the film , members of the Native Brotherhood and Native Sisterhood discuss the beginnings of their organizations , in 1931 and 1933 respectively , and how Native Voice had helped unite First Nations in British Columbia . The Road Forward was initially presented as a musical theatre show in 2015 , at Vancouver 's Touchstone Theatre . The film features such Indigenous actors and musicians as Murray Porter , Michelle St. John , Cheri Maracle and Evan Adams , as well as songwriter Wayne Lavallee , actor and singer Cheri Maracle , hip-hop artist Ronnie Dean Harris , and Métis fiddler Jeremy James Lavallee .
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Portland Film Festival is a non-profit independent film festival that is held in several local theaters in Portland , Oregon . It was founded in 2013 by Joshua Leake and Jay Cornelius . The first film festival was held from August 27 through September 1 , 2013 and featured networking events , workshops , a beer garden , and food carts . 83 films were shown in the inaugural festival and over 600 were submitted for consideration at the festival . Highlights of the event included Andy Mingo 's short film Romance , which was based on a Chuck Palahniuk short story .
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The Off Hours is an American film written and directed by Seattle filmmaker Megan Griffiths . The full-length feature film is akin to real life events that happened at a truck stop . It was distinguished due to its adoption of environmental and socially acceptable settings , which has won recognition by the Sustainable Style Foundation with a SSF Tag award . The film was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City , Utah on January 22 , 2011 .
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Pitchfork is a festival award winning horror film and the directorial debut of Emmy award nominee Glenn Douglas Packard . It premiered on September 23 , 2016 at the Hot Springs Horror Film Festival , where it won `` Best First Time Filmmaker Horror '' . It was first announced by Deadline Hollywood Daily on September 20 , 2016 that Uncork 'd Entertainment had acquired the film and that it would have a limited theatrical release on January 6 , 2017 and would be released via VOD on January 13 of the same year .
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Paramore's co-founders left the band in March 2010.
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Paramore is the self-titled fourth studio album by American rock band Paramore . It was released on April 5 , 2013 , through Fueled by Ramen as a follow-up to Brand New Eyes ( 2009 ) . It is their first full-length album released after the departure of co-founders Josh and Zac Farro in 2010 . Recorded between April and November 1 , 2012 , the album was described by the band as being a `` statement '' and a reintroduction of the band to the world and to themselves . It is the only album without Zac Farro on drums , and the final album recorded with bassist Jeremy Davis before he left the band in 2015 . The album was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen , with lead guitarist Taylor York co-producing on four tracks . In contrast to band 's previous work , the production of Paramore contains the band 's experimentation with new musical genres , such as new wave and funk rock , and features three acoustic interludes . Paramore received acclaim from music critics , who praised the band 's maturity and experimentation in terms of musicianship as well as Williams ' vocals and overall presence on the album . Several publications included the album in their year-end lists , including The A.V. Club and The Guardian . Paramore was a commercial success , debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 106,000 copies . The album also topped the charts in Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Ireland , and New Zealand , where it became their first album to reach the summit . It also became their second chart topper in the United Kingdom . In March 2016 , Paramore was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , for sales exceeding 1,000,000 . The group followed the record release with The Self-Titled Tour in promotion , with European , North American , Asian , Latin American , and Oceania legs announced . In 2014 , Fall Out Boy and Paramore co-headlined Monumentour . A deluxe edition of the album was released on November 24 , 2014 . Four singles were released from the album : `` Now '' , `` Still Into You '' , `` Daydreaming '' , and the Grammy-winning song `` Ai n't It Fun '' . `` Still Into You '' and `` Ai n't It Fun '' have reached top ten positions on various charts in the United States and have been certified double platinum by the RIAA , making Paramore the first of the band 's albums to have produced more than one double platinum single .
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American rock band Paramore have recorded songs for five studio albums , a box set , an extended play and two soundtrack albums . In 2002 , at age 13 , vocalist Hayley Williams moved to Franklin , Tennessee , where she met brothers Josh Farro and Zac Farro . The band was officially formed by Josh Farro ( lead guitar and backing vocals ) , Zac Farro ( drums ) , Jeremy Davis ( bass guitar ) and Williams ( lead vocals ) in 2004 , with the later addition of Williams ' neighbor Jason Bynum ( rhythm guitar ) . In 2005 , Paramore signed with the New York City-based Fueled by Ramen and released their debut album entitled All We Know Is Falling that year . Three singles were released to promote the album . Bynum left the band shortly after promotion for their debut album ended . Taylor York , who had been in a band with the Farro brothers before the two met Hayley Williams , joined as a replacement . The band released their second album , Riot ! , in 2007 . The lead single , `` Misery Business '' , became their first charting single in the Billboard Hot 100 and certified single . The next year , Paramore contributed to the Twilight film soundtrack with two original songs , including the hit single `` Decode '' . In 2009 , the band released their third studio album Brand New Eyes . Williams and Josh Farro wrote most of the songs together , while York had writing credits in some of them . After promotion for Brand New Eyes ended , the Farro brothers announced their departure of the band.In 2009 , Paramore recorded an original song for the Transformers : Dark of the Moon film soundtrack and released a box set entitled Singles Club with three original songs , In The Mourning , Renegade and Hello Cold World . In 2013 , they released their fourth studio album , Paramore , which debuted at number one on Billboard 200 . The album produced two of Paramore 's biggest hits `` Still into You '' and `` Ai n't It Fun '' . They are due to release their fifth album , After Laughter , on May 12th 2017 . 2 singles have been released of this album , Hard Times and Told You So .
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Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin , Tennessee .
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Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin , Tennessee , formed in 2004 . The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams , guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro . The group released its debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005 , with the album reaching number eight on the UK Rock Chart and number thirty on Billboards Heatseekers Chart . While it only had a minimal commercial performance initially , the album and its lead single `` Pressure '' were eventually certified Gold by the RIAA after the success of the band 's later material . The band 's second album , Riot ! , was released in 2007 . Due to the success of the singles `` Misery Business '' , `` Crushcrushcrush '' , and `` That 's What You Get '' , Riot ! was a mainstream success and was certified Platinum in the United States . They then received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards . Their 2009 follow-up , Brand New Eyes , is the band 's second-highest charting album to date , landing at number two on the Billboard 200 with 175,000 first week sales . It produced the top-forty single `` The Only Exception '' and went platinum in Ireland and the UK , as well as gold in the US , Canada , Australia , and New Zealand . Following the departure of Josh and Zac Farro in 2010 , the band released their self-titled fourth album in 2013 . It gave the band their first career number one on the US Billboard 200 and was also the number one album in the United Kingdom , Ireland , Australia , New Zealand , Brazil , Argentina and Mexico . It included the singles `` Still Into You '' and `` Ai n't It Fun '' , with the latter winning the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for Hayley Williams and Taylor York as songwriters , making it Paramore 's first Grammy win . The band 's lineup changed once again after this album cycle with bassist Jeremy Davis leaving the band near the end of 2015 and former drummer Zac Farro rejoining the band in 2017 . Their fifth studio album After Laughter was released later that year .
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`` All We Know '' is a song by American rock band Paramore . It was originally released in 2006 from their debut studio album , All We Know Is Falling ( 2005 ) . It was written by lead vocalist Hayley Williams , and is about the departure of the band 's bassist , Jeremy Davis .
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The American rock band Paramore has released five studio albums , three extended plays , two live albums , eighteen singles , one video album , and nineteen music videos . The band was formed in Franklin , Tennessee , in 2004 by lead vocalist Hayley Williams with guitarists Josh Farro and Taylor York , bassist Jeremy Davis , and drummer Zac Farro . In 2005 , Paramore signed with the New York City-based Fueled by Ramen and released their debut album entitled All We Know Is Falling . Three singles were released from the album , but none of them charted . The album did not chart in the Billboard 200 either , although it peaked at number thirty in the Billboard Top Heatseekers . All We Know Is Falling received Gold certification in the United Kingdom and in July 2014 the RIAA certified the album Gold in the United States . The band 's breakthrough album came in 2007 with Riot ! . After its release in June , the album peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard 200 album chart and received multiple certifications all over the world , including double-Platinum in the United States . The lead single , `` Misery Business '' , became their first charting single in the Billboard Hot 100 , certified single , and in 2015 , the band 's first to be certified triple-platinum in the United States . Paramore contributed to the Twilight film soundtrack in 2008 recording of two original songs , including the single `` Decode '' . In 2009 , the band released their third studio album Brand New Eyes , which debuted and peaked at number two in the United States , was the number one album in several other countries , including Australia and the United Kingdom , and was certified platinum in the United States in March 2016 . The album produced five singles , including `` Ignorance '' and `` The Only Exception '' , who both received certifications in numerous countries . In 2013 , the band released their fourth album Paramore , which peaked at number one in many countries and was certified platinum in the United States in March 2016 . The singles `` Still Into You '' and `` Ai n't It Fun '' both became radio hits , while the latter also became the band 's first top ten single on Billboard Hot 100 chart .
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After Laughter is the fifth studio album by American rock band Paramore . It was released on May 12 , 2017 , through Fueled by Ramen as a follow-up to Paramore , their 2013 self-titled album . The album was produced by guitarist Taylor York alongside previous collaborator , Justin Meldal-Johnsen . It is the band 's first album since the return of drummer Zac Farro , who left the band with his brother Josh in 2010 , and the departure of former bassist Jeremy Davis , who left the band in 2015 . After Laughter represents a departure from the usual pop punk and alternative rock sound of their previous releases . The album touches on themes of exhaustion , depression and anxiety , contrasting the upbeat and vibrant sound of the record . Upon release , After Laughter received critical acclaim from music critics , who praised the band 's new sonic direction and the 1980s new wave and synth-pop sound on the album . The album was supported by two singles : `` Hard Times '' , released on April 19 , 2017 as the lead single , and `` Told You So '' released two weeks later as the second single .
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Zachary Wayne `` Zac '' Farro ( born June 4 , 1990 ) is an American musician and drummer of the rock band Paramore . He is also the younger brother of Josh Farro , who is Paramore 's former lead guitarist and backing vocalist . After he and his brother exited Paramore in 2010 , Josh formed a band named Novel American , which Zac was also a part of . Zac is currently the sole member of the band Half Noise . Farro rejoined Paramore on February 2 , 2017 .
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`` Now '' is a song by American rock band Paramore . It was released on January 22 , 2013 as the first single from their fourth album , the self-titled Paramore . The song impacted radio on January 29 , 2013 . It is their first single in an album to not feature former band members Josh and Zac Farro since their departure in 2010 . `` Now '' received acclaim from music critics , with reviewers praising its production , lyrical content , and Hayley Williams ' vocal delivery on the track . The single achieved moderate commercial success , ranking within the top 20 of Billboard 's Hot Rock Songs and Alternative Songs .
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Brand New Eyes is the third studio album by American rock band Paramore , released on September 29 , 2009 through Fueled by Ramen in the United States and Canada . The album was produced by Rob Cavallo and recorded in Hidden Hills , California from January to March 2009 . It was written by band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro , with guitarist Taylor York who co-wrote on four tracks , as a follow-up to Riot ! ( 2007 ) . Praised by critics for its songwriting and the band 's increased maturity , the album won Best Album at the Kerrang ! Awards 2010 , and `` The Only Exception '' received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . Several publications included Brand New Eyes in their year-end lists . The album produced five singles , `` Ignorance '' , `` Brick by Boring Brick '' , `` The Only Exception '' , `` Careful '' , and `` Playing God '' , all of which have been commercially successful in the United States , and internationally . Brand New Eyes debuted at number two on Billboard 200 selling 184,547 copies in its first week , becoming their biggest album on that chart , until their self-titled album debuted at number one in 2013 . The album topped the charts in many countries across the world including Australia , New Zealand , Ireland and the United Kingdom , making it the band 's second-highest charting album to date . The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 22 , 2016 for shipments in excess of 1,000,000 albums . It was certified platinum in the UK for 300,000 shipments and in Ireland for 15,000 shipments . The band promoted the album with the Brand New Eyes World Tour , playing shows in North America , Asia , Europe etc. as well as festival appearances . Brand New Eyes was the final album recorded by Paramore before Josh and Zac Farro left the band . Zac Farro would later rejoin Paramore in 2017 .
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All We Know Is Falling is the debut studio album by American rock band Paramore , released on July 26 , 2005 under the Atlantic-distributed Fueled by Ramen in the United States . Its production was led by James Paul Wisner , Mike Green , Nick Trevisick , and Roger Alan Nichols . Josh Farro and Hayley Williams , guitarist and vocalist of Paramore , respectively , wrote almost all the songs . The departure of bassist Jeremy Davis , which occurred a few days after arriving in Orlando , served as the album 's main theme . This theme was reflected especially in the album 's cover and title . Mostly categorized as a pop punk album , the album received mostly positive reviews and has been labeled a `` scene classic '' . The album 's production took place in Orlando , Florida . Instead of making a major push towards radio , the band 's A&R recommended that the band build a fanbase through word of mouth . The album received mixed reviews by music journalism , who praised the voice of Hayley Williams . However , the album had a weak domestic commercial performance : it failed to enter the Billboard 200 , though it did reach number 30 on Billboards Heatseekers Chart . The album reached No. 4 on the UK Rock Chart , and in 2010 it managed to reach the place fifty-one the UK Albums Chart and earned certification as a gold record by the BPI . In July 2014 , after the group found success with its following records , All We Know Is Falling received gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Three singles from the album were released : `` Pressure '' , `` Emergency '' and `` All We Know '' . None of the singles managed to reach any major chart , although `` Pressure '' was certified gold by the RIAA in 2016 after the band found commercial success with subsequent releases .
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Morning Parade was a five-piece alternative rock band from Harlow , Essex that formed in 2007 before signing with Parlophone in 2010 . Its self-titled debut album was released early in 2012 . The line-up was composed of Steve Sparrow ( lead vocals , piano and guitar ) , Phil Titus ( bass ) , Chad Thomas ( guitar ) , Ben Giddings ( piano/synths ) , and Andrew Hayes ( drums ) . The band broke up on December 4 , 2014 .
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HalfNoise ( often stylized as HALFNOISE ) is the musical project of Zac Farro , drummer of the American rock band Paramore . Based in Nashville , Tennessee , Farro formed the project alongside Jason Clark following Farro 's departure from Paramore in 2010 . The project now consists of Farro alone . He released the debut self-titled EP of the project , HalfNoise , in 2012 . Since then , he released two studio albums , Volcano Crowe ( 2014 ) and Sudden Feeling ( 2016 ) , and the The Velvet Face EP in 2017 .
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Supergrass were an English rock band from Oxford . The band consisted of brothers Gaz ( guitar and lead vocals ) and Rob Coombes ( keyboards and backing vocals ) , Mick Quinn ( bass and backing vocals ) and Danny Goffey ( drums and backing vocals ) . Gaz Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey formed Supergrass in 1993 in Oxford , with Gaz 's brother , Rob Coombes , officially joining the band in 2002 . The band signed to Parlophone records in 1994 and produced I Should Coco ( 1995 ) , the biggest selling debut album for the label since the Beatles ' Please Please Me . Their first album 's fourth single `` Alright '' was a huge international hit that established the band 's reputation . Since then the band have released five albums : In It for the Money ( 1997 ) , Supergrass ( 1999 ) , Life on Other Planets ( 2002 ) , Road to Rouen ( 2005 ) and Diamond Hoo Ha ( 2008 ) , as well as a decade-ending compilation called Supergrass is 10 ( 2004 ) . In August 2009 the band signed to Cooking Vinyl and began work on their seventh studio album Release the Drones . The album remained unreleased and unfinished as , on 12 April 2010 , the band announced that they were splitting up due to musical and creative differences . The group disbanded after four farewell gigs , the final one at La Cigale , Paris on 11 June 2010 .
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Parabelle ( ` para ' meaning ` to resemble ; ` belle ' meaning ` beauty ' in French ) is a Canadian rock band that initially formed in 2007 as a side project by Kevin Matisyn , the former lead singer of Evans Blue , and Kenneth Nixon of Framing Hanley . Following Kevin Matisyn 's departure from Evans Blue in 2008 , Parabelle was formed into a full band and has undergone numerous line-up changes since then . The band 's first release was a double album entitled A Summit Borderline/A Drop Oceanic on July 6 , 2009 . With the subsequent addition of Kyle Mathis ( formerly of Neverset ) and Aaron Burton , they released their second album Reassembling the Icons on November 15 , 2010 . An acoustic album , These Electric Pages Have Been Unplugged , featuring studio acoustic tracks , was released on May 24 , 2011 . The band released a third studio album , Your Starry Eyes Will Never Make Us Even , on August 21 , 2012 . The band was originally formed in the Toronto area , but is now based in Dallas , Texas .
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`` Anklebiters '' is a song by American rock band Paramore , and is the tenth track from their self-titled fourth studio album . The song was written by the band 's lead singer Hayley Williams , rhythm guitarist Taylor York and Justin Meldal-Johnsen .
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Parachute Musical is an American rock band formed in 2005 in Washington , DC . The band was primarily based in Nashville , TN until breaking up in 2012 . Parachute Musical is composed of Josh Foster ( vocals , piano ) , Tom Gilbert ( guitar , backing vocals ) , Andrew Samples ( bass , backing vocals ) and Ben Jacoby ( drums ) .
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Nevermore is an American heavy metal band from Seattle , Washington , United States . Formed in 1991 , they are known to incorporate elements from various styles such as power metal , modern hard rock , classic heavy metal and technical thrash metal . The band has been on hiatus since 2011 , due to personal issues between the band members . In April 2015 , lead singer Warrel Dane confirmed that Nevermore has not disbanded , and there is a possibility for them to continue in the next two years with another album .
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`` Playing God '' is a song by American rock band Paramore , taken from their third studio album , Brand New Eyes ( 2009 ) . The song was written by the band 's lead singer Hayley Williams , lead guitarist Josh Farro , and rhythm guitarist Taylor York , and produced by Rob Cavallo , and the band . It was released as the fifth and final single from the album on November 15 , 2010 . It was also the final single to feature former band members Josh and Zac Farro before their departure in 2010 .
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Jeremiah Clayton `` Jeremy '' Davis ( born February 8 , 1985 ) is an American musician who is known as the former bass guitarist of the rock band Paramore until his departure in December 2015 .
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Singles Club is an EP released by American rock band Paramore . The songs were released as promotional singles between October and December 2011 , culminating in the release of a box set containing the three constituent songs plus `` Monster '' , which was recorded during the same sessions . The EP and box set were released on December 14 , 2011 on Paramore 's website . The EP is the first release of new material by Paramore not to include band members Josh and Zac Farro .
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was a four-member jazz-punk fusion band formed in 2003 in Osaka , Japan featuring Mariko on vocals , Yoshitaka on drums , Keigo Iwami on bass , and Hajime on keyboard . Their disbandment was publicly announced by vocalist Mariko Gotō on December 25 , 2010 , with their last show titled `` Sayonara , Gotō-san '' being played on December 28 . They released five albums -- their last three on a major record label ( Sony Japan . )
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`` Airplanes '' is a song by American rapper B.o.B , featuring vocals from Hayley Williams , lead singer of American rock band Paramore . The song was released in April 2010 , as the third single from his debut studio album , B.o.B Presents : The Adventures of Bobby Ray . B.o.B co-wrote the song alongside Kinetics & One Love , Alex da Kid , DJ Frank E , and Christine Dominguez . DJ Frank E also co-produced the song with Alex da Kid . The song was released to iTunes on April 13 , 2010 and then to urban radio on April 27 , 2010 . `` Airplanes '' peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Internationally , the song topped the charts in New Zealand and the United Kingdom , and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia , Canada and the Republic of Ireland . `` Airplanes , Part II '' , the sequel to the song , features new verses from B.o.B , and a verse from fellow American rapper Eminem , while Williams 's vocals remained intact . This collaboration led to a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals .
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Riot ! is the second studio album by American rock band Paramore . It was released in the United States on June 12 , 2007 through Fueled by Ramen as a follow-up to their debut album , All We Know Is Falling ( 2005 ) . The album was produced by David Bendeth and written by band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro , with Bendeth , and fellow members Zac Farro and Taylor York co-writing on select tracks . The album is said to explore a `` diverse range of styles , '' while not straying far from the `` signature sound '' of their debut album , with several critics comparing it to likes of Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne . The cover of the album also resembles the cover artwork of No Doubt 's Rock Steady . Riot ! received generally positive reviews from music critics , who praised its sound , and noted its `` crossover potential '' . The album was successful in the United States , reaching number fifteen on the Billboard 200 and achieving double-platinum status on March 22 , 2016 by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . It was also certified platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry , and gold in Australia , New Zealand , and Canada . The lead single , `` Misery Business '' , reached top-thirty and forty positions in the US and is considered the band 's `` breakthrough '' hit ; credited with introducing the band to a mainstream audience . The third and fourth singles , `` crushcrushcrush '' , and `` That 's What You Get '' , were also successful with both achieving a platinum certification by the RIAA .
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Monumentour was a co-headlining concert tour by American rock bands Fall Out Boy and Paramore in support of their latest albums , Save Rock and Roll ( 2013 ) and Paramore ( 2013 ) . It was supported by New Politics as the opening band . The tour was set to play a total of forty-four concerts over the course four months in North America . The tour was announced in January 2014 , and was later expanded in April 2014 . It was the first time the bands toured together , hence the name Monumentour .
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The Paradons : is an American doo wop vocal group from Bakersfield , California that formed during the late-1950s ' . The group began by singing locally at school dances and clubs . Within a few months they secured a recording session with Milestone Records , and recorded eight songs . Their first release with the label , `` Diamonds and Pearls '' / `` I Want Love '' , became a hit in the US , peaking at number 27 on the R&B Singles chart and number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960 . The group appeared on American Bandstand and at the Apollo Theatre in the wake of its success . The group soon broke up over monetary disputes , having been together less than a year . Despite the group 's demise , Milestone continued releasing singles from their initial recording sessions , but these releases - `` Bells Ring '' , `` Take All of Me '' , and I Had a Dream '' - did not chart .
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`` Renegade '' is a song by American rock band Paramore . It was released on October 11 , 2011 as the first single from Paramore 's Singles Club series which was announced on the day of the single 's release . It was announced that the band would release three singles until the end of 2011 with a single released per month , `` Renegade '' being the first one and followed by `` Hello Cold World '' on November 7 and `` In the Mourning '' on December 5 . The song was recorded along with the band 's previous single `` Monster '' during a short recording session with producer Rob Cavallo , which resulted in four songs that the band decided to release as stand alone singles , to purchase exclusively on the Singles Club on their official website .
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is a 6-member Japanese ska band formed in 2002 . They broke up in 2011 , and played their final show on Halloween of that year . Vocalist Wakana is currently working on a solo project , ペパーミント ( Peppermint ) .
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Lamont was a stoner rock trio founded in 1998 in Allston , Massachusetts , USA . Critics have described their sound as raw 1970s AC/DC style rock and roll mixed with Iggy Pop vocals and bluesy punk . They have opened for artists including Mojo Nixon , Reverend Horton Heat , and Drive-By Truckers as well as appearing at the Emissions from the Monolith festivals . Their song `` Hotwire '' , from their 2002 album Thunder Boogie , was included in the video game Tony Hawk 's Underground . Lamont broke up in 2007 , with lead singer/guitarist Pete Knipfing playing in Mess with the Bull , a psychobilly/death metal band that includes members of Scissorfight . The band played a reunion show in October 2011 .
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`` Ignorance '' is a song by American rock band Paramore . It was released in July 7 , 2009 as the lead single from the band 's third studio album , Brand New Eyes ( 2009 ) . The song impacted radio on July 28 . The song was written by band 's members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro , although Paramore is credited as being co-writers of the song . The track , recorded in early 2009 , was the first song to be written for the album . Musically , `` Ignorance '' is an alternative rock song . Farro 's and Williams 's inspiration for writing the song was from personal experiences . The song received positive reviews from critics for its energy-filled musicianship . `` Ignorance '' had minor success on the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number 67 . It also charted at numbers 7 and 20 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Rock Songs charts respectively . On March 24 , 2016 , the song was certified gold in the United States for selling 500,000 copies . The song 's international chart performance fared better , peaking within the top 20 of British , Dutch and Japanese charts . A music video for `` Ignorance '' was released in August 2009 . In the video , the band is shown playing in a room with the only source of lighting being a hanging light bulb .
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Paramita was a pop rock act in the Philippines that played their own brand of music from 2005 to 2013 . Paramita was made up of Marco De Leon on guitars ( replacing Norman Dellosa ) , Alsey Cortez on bass , and Ria Bautista on drums and vocals . Paramita have released three several albums in its career .
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Taylor Benjamin York ( born December 17 , 1989 ) is an American musician , songwriter , producer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Paramore . His brother , Justin York , was a touring member of Relient K and currently tours with Paramore .
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`` Hard Times '' is a song by American rock band Paramore from their fifth studio album After Laughter . It was released on April 19 , 2017 through Fueled by Ramen as the album 's lead single . The song was written by lead vocalist Hayley Williams and guitarist Taylor York and was recorded in the band 's hometown , Nashville , Tennessee . It is the first single to be released by the band since the return of drummer Zac Farro and the departure of former bassist Jeremy Davis . The song has received positive reviews , being compared to 1980s new wave and to their previous singles `` Still Into You '' and `` Ai n't It Fun '' .
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Sink or Swim is a BBC TV sitcom from the 1980s with Peter Davison as the lead character Brian Webber . Brian Webber lives in a flat above a petrol station in London ( in the last series he moved to Newcastle to attend university ) . He 's trying hard to make his way in the world , thus far with limited success . His girlfriend , Sonia , is a very serious minded young woman who is passionate only about things like vegetarianism and ecology . When Brian 's younger brother , Steve , arrives in London looking for somewhere to stay , his lazy , cynical , noisy `` Northern lout '' attitude disrupts Brian 's already messy life . Like Only Fools and Horses , Sink or Swim was filmed in Bristol doubling for London . It ran for three series between 4 December 1980 and 14 October 1982 and was written by Alex Shearer , who later wrote the Nicholas Lyndhurst sitcom The Two of Us for LWT from 1986 to 1990 . Production of the sitcom overlapped the first two years of Davison also starring as the Fifth Doctor in Doctor Who , which imposed constraints on the recording schedules .
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Peter Dawson is the name of :
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Peter Davison ( born 1951 ) is a British actor . Peter Davison may also refer to : Peter Davison ( footballer ) ( born 1944 ) , Australian rules footballer Peter Davison ( investor ) , Australian investor and entrepreneur Peter Davison ( poet ) ( 1928 -- 2004 ) , American poet Peter Davison ( professor ) ( born 1926 ) , professor of English and biographer
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Charles Beeson is a British television director .
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Dawson Bros. are a team of UK comedy writers . They are brothers Steve Dawson and Andrew Dawson and their childhood friend Tim Inman . They have written on shows including That Mitchell and Webb Look , MTV Europe Music Awards , Total Wipeout , The Jonathan Ross Show , Take Me Out , The BRIT Awards , Happy Finish , Skins , The Peter Serafinowicz Show , Derren Brown 's Trick or Treat , Balls of Steel , The Friday Night Project , The Royal Variety Performance , Ant & Dec 's Saturday Night Takeaway and I 'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here ! ( UK TV series ) . They regularly contribute centrepiece sketches to Children in Need , Sport Relief and Comic Relief - most recently the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( film ) sketch for Children in Need 2016 and the Some Mothers Do ` Ave 'Em sketch starring Michael Crawford for Sport Relief 2016 . They also contributed to BBC One 's ` The One Ronnie ' , notably the Blackberry Sketch . In 2012 , they authored their own BBC sketch show , Dawson Bros. . Funtime featuring YouTube stars Chris Kendall ( aka crabstickz ) and Jenny Bede , alongside comedy performers Mike Wozniak and Cariad Lloyd , and featuring the voice of Peter Serafinowicz . Dawson Bros. also produce an occasional series of web animations called `` I 'd Like To Have Been In That Meeting ... '' with animator Richard Whitelock and comic performers Dan Benoliel and Jonny Donahoe , one of which features the voice of Dana Snyder ; and were staff writers for the online comedy website Funny or Die UK . In 2013 they co-wrote the BBC One sitcom Big School , alongside David Walliams . The series aired across August and September of that year and was subsequently recommissioned ; the second series aired in Autumn 2014 . Working with David Walliams again , Dawson Bros. co-created and co-wrote the BBC One sketch show Walliams & Friend in 2015 . A Christmas special starring Joanna Lumley aired on Christmas Eve that year followed by a full series run in 2016 featuring Jack Whitehall , Harry Enfield , Sheridan Smith , Meera Syal , Miranda Richardson and Hugh Bonneville .
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Peter Davidson ( born November 16 , 1993 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is a cast member on Saturday Night Live . Davidson has also appeared on the MTV shows Guy Code , Wild 'n Out , and Failosophy . He has performed stand-up comedy on Adam Devine 's House Party , Jimmy Kimmel Live ! , and Comedy Underground with Dave Attell , and guest-starred in Brooklyn Nine-Nine .
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The Last Detective is a British TV drama series , broadcast on ITV between 7 February 2003 and 31 May 2007 , starring Peter Davison as the title character , Detective Constable `` Dangerous Davies '' . The series is based on the `` Dangerous Davies '' series of novels written by Leslie Thomas , and was filmed in the north London suburbs of Willesden , Neasden and Harlesden . The gentle but engrossing nature of the series was in stark contrast to other hard-hitting police dramas of the time , but this appeared to be a winning formula , becoming a surprise rating success . The first series aired in 2003 , with three more series following it . The first , second and third series all consist of four 70-minute episodes ( 90-minutes with advertisements ) . The fourth series saw the format change to 90-minute episodes ( 120-minutes with advertisements ) , and is slightly longer , encompassing five episodes in the series . After a total of seventeen episodes , production company Meridian Broadcasting ( later Granada Productions ) , who produced the programme , stated that the series had been axed due to falling viewing figures , and that the fourth series would be the last . The Granada series was not the first time that the title character had appeared on television . He previously appeared in a TV movie , first broadcast on 4 January 1981 , starring Bernard Cribbins .
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Peter Macon is an American television and stage actor .
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David Robert Dawson ( born 7 September 1982 ) is an English actor . He has appeared on television in The Road to Coronation Street , Luther and BBC One 's 2016 version of The Secret Agent and on stage in Comedians , Posh and Luise Miller .
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Peter Simon is an English shopping television presenter and former children 's television personality .
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Marco Williamson is an English actor .
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Pete Lee-Wilson is a British television and film actor .
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Peterson is an Irish pipe maker .
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Peter Duncan ( born 3 May 1954 ) is an English actor and television presenter , best known as a former presenter of Blue Peter and for his later family travel documentaries .
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Peter Hobley Davison ( born 1926 ) , OBE , Ph.D. , D.Litt , Hon. D. Arts , is Research Professor of English at De Montfort University , Leicester , and Emeritus Professor of English at Glyndŵr University . Davison is considered an authority on the life and works of George Orwell .
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Peter Dickson ( born 23 June 1957 ) , commonly referred to as The X Factor Shouty Man is a British television announcer , radio presenter and voice-over artist . He is best known as the former voice of E4 , as well as the announcer for The X Factor , Britain 's Got Talent , The Price Is Right , Family Fortunes , All Star Mr & Mrs , Live at the Apollo , Michael McIntyre 's Comedy Roadshow and Chris Moyles ' Quiz Night . One of the most prominent voice artists in the world today , Dickson has been the voice for hundreds of award-winning television shows , radio programmes , promos , trailers , computer games and advertisements .
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Garrey Dawson is a British chef who has appeared on television in the BBC programme Ready Steady Cook .
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Paterson Joseph ( born 22 June 1964 ) is a British actor . He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of King Lear and Love 's Labour 's Lost in 1990 . On television he is known for his roles in Casualty ( 1997 -- 98 ) , as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show ( 2003 -- 2015 ) , Green Wing ( 2004 -- 06 ) , Survivors ( 2008 -- 10 ) , Boy Meets Girl ( 2009 ) , as DI Wes Layton in Law & Order : UK ( 2013 -- 14 ) , and as Connor Mason in Timeless ( 2016 - ) . His film roles include The Beach ( 2000 ) , Æon Flux ( 2005 ) and The Other Man ( 2008 ) .
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Peter David Jones , CBE ( born 18 March 1966 ) is a British entrepreneur and businessman with interests in mobile phones , television , media , leisure and property . He is the last original panellist on the BBC Two television show Dragons ' Den and on American television series American Inventor . He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2009 New Year Honours . A profile in the Sunday Times Rich List 2013 estimated his wealth at .
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Peter Pitt is a British film editor .
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Gareth Philips is a television producer .
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Holding the Fort is an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison , Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly . It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran . Three series were recorded , a total of twenty episodes , first aired between 1980 and 1982 , concurrent with Davison also starring in Doctor Who . It was made for the ITV network by LWT The situation was a role-reversal comedy , in which the premise was that Russell Milburn ( Davison ) becomes a `` house-husband '' to raise his baby daughter while his wife , Penny ( Hodge ) a captain in the Women 's Royal Army Corps , goes out to work . Russell 's friend Fitzroy , or `` Fitz '' ( Kelly ) , adds to the comic tension by encouraging Russell 's enthusiasm for football , pacifism and beer .
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Charlie Hanson is a British producer and director .
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Peter Davies is a South African television presenter , journalist and author . From the years 1996 to 2007 , he anchored hundreds of sporting events to include three Cricket World Cups and two FIFA World Cups . On 6 October 2011 , he appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate 's Court , but charges were dropped after being settled out of court .
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Fear , Stress & Anger is a British sitcom that aired on BBC Two in 2007 . Starring Peter Davison and Pippa Haywood , it was written by Michael Aitkens . There is no studio audience or laugh track .
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David Dickinson ( born David Gulesserian ; 16 August 1941 ) is an English antiques expert and television presenter . Between 2000 and 2004 , Dickinson hosted the BBC One antiques show Bargain Hunt , where he was succeeded by Tim Wonnacott . Dickinson left the BBC in 2005 and since 2006 , Dickinson has been hosting the ITV daytime show Dickinson 's Real Deal . The show sees members of the public bringing antiques and collectables to sell to a dealer or take to the auction . In 2010 , he hosted his own daytime chat show series The David Dickinson Show . It has not returned to TV since then .
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David Kennedy is a British actor .
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James Cameron `` Jim '' Davidson , OBE ( born 13 December 1953 ) is an English comedian and presenter . His highest profile roles came on television when he hosted Big Break and The Generation Game . He is also a stand-up comedian and writer , developing adult pantomime shows such as Boobs in the Wood and Sinderella , both of which have played to sell-out audiences . Davidson has become known for his use of controversial jokes about women , ethnic minorities , homosexuals and disabled people , although he denies accusations that he is prejudiced against these groups .
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Campion is a British television mystery drama first broadcast on the BBC on January 22 , 1989 . Each of the eight stories featured across the two series , broadcast in 1989 and 1990 respectively , are adapted from the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham . The series starred Peter Davison as Albert Campion , Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates . Four novels were adapted for each series , each of which was originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes . Davison himself sang the title music for the first series ; in the second series , it was replaced with an instrumental version . A Lagonda 16/80 featured extensively in the series . The car used in the series is now kept in Germany . The complete series was released on DVD on May 12 , 2008 , distributed by Acorn Media UK .
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Peter Dawson ( born 4 February 1982 in Pinjarra ) is an Australian professional racing cyclist . He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder .
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The Five ( ish ) Doctors Reboot is a 2013 comedy spoof and homage to the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who . It debuted on the BBC Red Button service after the broadcast of `` The Day of the Doctor '' , the official 50th anniversary special . The programme was written and directed by Peter Davison , who stars alongside fellow former Doctor actors Sylvester McCoy , Colin Baker , and Paul McGann . It features appearances from more recent stars of the show David Tennant , Matt Smith , Jenna Coleman , and John Barrowman , as well as Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat , his predecessor Russell T Davies , and numerous others connected to the programme , all playing themselves in a more or less parodic manner . The plot focuses on the fictionalised , disgruntled Davison , Baker and McCoy , who become embroiled in misadventures as they attempt to sneak onto the set of the official Doctor Who 50th anniversary special . The Five ( ish ) Doctors Reboot was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation ( Short Form ) , along with `` The Day of the Doctor '' .
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Peter Benson is a British author of novels , plays and short stories .
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Beverley Thompson is a former BBC television presenter .
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Peter Davison ( born Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett on 13 April 1951 ) is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms . He became famous as Tristan Farnon in the BBC 's television adaptation of James Herriot 's All Creatures Great and Small stories . His subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms Holding the Fort and Sink or Swim , the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who , Dr. Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice and Albert Campion in Campion . He later played David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites , `` Dangerous '' Davies in The Last Detective and Henry Sharpe in Law & Order : UK .
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Peter Dawson is the name of :
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Peter Davison ( born 1951 ) is a British actor . Peter Davison may also refer to : Peter Davison ( footballer ) ( born 1944 ) , Australian rules footballer Peter Davison ( investor ) , Australian investor and entrepreneur Peter Davison ( poet ) ( 1928 -- 2004 ) , American poet Peter Davison ( professor ) ( born 1926 ) , professor of English and biographer
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Charles Beeson is a British television director .
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Dawson Bros. are a team of UK comedy writers . They are brothers Steve Dawson and Andrew Dawson and their childhood friend Tim Inman . They have written on shows including That Mitchell and Webb Look , MTV Europe Music Awards , Total Wipeout , The Jonathan Ross Show , Take Me Out , The BRIT Awards , Happy Finish , Skins , The Peter Serafinowicz Show , Derren Brown 's Trick or Treat , Balls of Steel , The Friday Night Project , The Royal Variety Performance , Ant & Dec 's Saturday Night Takeaway and I 'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here ! ( UK TV series ) . They regularly contribute centrepiece sketches to Children in Need , Sport Relief and Comic Relief - most recently the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( film ) sketch for Children in Need 2016 and the Some Mothers Do ` Ave 'Em sketch starring Michael Crawford for Sport Relief 2016 . They also contributed to BBC One 's ` The One Ronnie ' , notably the Blackberry Sketch . In 2012 , they authored their own BBC sketch show , Dawson Bros. . Funtime featuring YouTube stars Chris Kendall ( aka crabstickz ) and Jenny Bede , alongside comedy performers Mike Wozniak and Cariad Lloyd , and featuring the voice of Peter Serafinowicz . Dawson Bros. also produce an occasional series of web animations called `` I 'd Like To Have Been In That Meeting ... '' with animator Richard Whitelock and comic performers Dan Benoliel and Jonny Donahoe , one of which features the voice of Dana Snyder ; and were staff writers for the online comedy website Funny or Die UK . In 2013 they co-wrote the BBC One sitcom Big School , alongside David Walliams . The series aired across August and September of that year and was subsequently recommissioned ; the second series aired in Autumn 2014 . Working with David Walliams again , Dawson Bros. co-created and co-wrote the BBC One sketch show Walliams & Friend in 2015 . A Christmas special starring Joanna Lumley aired on Christmas Eve that year followed by a full series run in 2016 featuring Jack Whitehall , Harry Enfield , Sheridan Smith , Meera Syal , Miranda Richardson and Hugh Bonneville .
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Peter Davidson ( born November 16 , 1993 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is a cast member on Saturday Night Live . Davidson has also appeared on the MTV shows Guy Code , Wild 'n Out , and Failosophy . He has performed stand-up comedy on Adam Devine 's House Party , Jimmy Kimmel Live ! , and Comedy Underground with Dave Attell , and guest-starred in Brooklyn Nine-Nine .
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The Last Detective is a British TV drama series , broadcast on ITV between 7 February 2003 and 31 May 2007 , starring Peter Davison as the title character , Detective Constable `` Dangerous Davies '' . The series is based on the `` Dangerous Davies '' series of novels written by Leslie Thomas , and was filmed in the north London suburbs of Willesden , Neasden and Harlesden . The gentle but engrossing nature of the series was in stark contrast to other hard-hitting police dramas of the time , but this appeared to be a winning formula , becoming a surprise rating success . The first series aired in 2003 , with three more series following it . The first , second and third series all consist of four 70-minute episodes ( 90-minutes with advertisements ) . The fourth series saw the format change to 90-minute episodes ( 120-minutes with advertisements ) , and is slightly longer , encompassing five episodes in the series . After a total of seventeen episodes , production company Meridian Broadcasting ( later Granada Productions ) , who produced the programme , stated that the series had been axed due to falling viewing figures , and that the fourth series would be the last . The Granada series was not the first time that the title character had appeared on television . He previously appeared in a TV movie , first broadcast on 4 January 1981 , starring Bernard Cribbins .
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Peter Macon is an American television and stage actor .
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David Robert Dawson ( born 7 September 1982 ) is an English actor . He has appeared on television in The Road to Coronation Street , Luther and BBC One 's 2016 version of The Secret Agent and on stage in Comedians , Posh and Luise Miller .
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Peter Simon is an English shopping television presenter and former children 's television personality .
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Marco Williamson is an English actor .
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Pete Lee-Wilson is a British television and film actor .
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Peterson is an Irish pipe maker .
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Peter Duncan ( born 3 May 1954 ) is an English actor and television presenter , best known as a former presenter of Blue Peter and for his later family travel documentaries .
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Peter Hobley Davison ( born 1926 ) , OBE , Ph.D. , D.Litt , Hon. D. Arts , is Research Professor of English at De Montfort University , Leicester , and Emeritus Professor of English at Glyndŵr University . Davison is considered an authority on the life and works of George Orwell .
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Peter Dickson ( born 23 June 1957 ) , commonly referred to as The X Factor Shouty Man is a British television announcer , radio presenter and voice-over artist . He is best known as the former voice of E4 , as well as the announcer for The X Factor , Britain 's Got Talent , The Price Is Right , Family Fortunes , All Star Mr & Mrs , Live at the Apollo , Michael McIntyre 's Comedy Roadshow and Chris Moyles ' Quiz Night . One of the most prominent voice artists in the world today , Dickson has been the voice for hundreds of award-winning television shows , radio programmes , promos , trailers , computer games and advertisements .
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Garrey Dawson is a British chef who has appeared on television in the BBC programme Ready Steady Cook .
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Paterson Joseph ( born 22 June 1964 ) is a British actor . He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of King Lear and Love 's Labour 's Lost in 1990 . On television he is known for his roles in Casualty ( 1997 -- 98 ) , as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show ( 2003 -- 2015 ) , Green Wing ( 2004 -- 06 ) , Survivors ( 2008 -- 10 ) , Boy Meets Girl ( 2009 ) , as DI Wes Layton in Law & Order : UK ( 2013 -- 14 ) , and as Connor Mason in Timeless ( 2016 - ) . His film roles include The Beach ( 2000 ) , Æon Flux ( 2005 ) and The Other Man ( 2008 ) .
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Peter David Jones , CBE ( born 18 March 1966 ) is a British entrepreneur and businessman with interests in mobile phones , television , media , leisure and property . He is the last original panellist on the BBC Two television show Dragons ' Den and on American television series American Inventor . He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2009 New Year Honours . A profile in the Sunday Times Rich List 2013 estimated his wealth at .
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Peter Pitt is a British film editor .
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Gareth Philips is a television producer .
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Holding the Fort is an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison , Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly . It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran . Three series were recorded , a total of twenty episodes , first aired between 1980 and 1982 , concurrent with Davison also starring in Doctor Who . It was made for the ITV network by LWT The situation was a role-reversal comedy , in which the premise was that Russell Milburn ( Davison ) becomes a `` house-husband '' to raise his baby daughter while his wife , Penny ( Hodge ) a captain in the Women 's Royal Army Corps , goes out to work . Russell 's friend Fitzroy , or `` Fitz '' ( Kelly ) , adds to the comic tension by encouraging Russell 's enthusiasm for football , pacifism and beer .
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Charlie Hanson is a British producer and director .
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Peter Davies is a South African television presenter , journalist and author . From the years 1996 to 2007 , he anchored hundreds of sporting events to include three Cricket World Cups and two FIFA World Cups . On 6 October 2011 , he appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate 's Court , but charges were dropped after being settled out of court .
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Fear , Stress & Anger is a British sitcom that aired on BBC Two in 2007 . Starring Peter Davison and Pippa Haywood , it was written by Michael Aitkens . There is no studio audience or laugh track .
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David Dickinson ( born David Gulesserian ; 16 August 1941 ) is an English antiques expert and television presenter . Between 2000 and 2004 , Dickinson hosted the BBC One antiques show Bargain Hunt , where he was succeeded by Tim Wonnacott . Dickinson left the BBC in 2005 and since 2006 , Dickinson has been hosting the ITV daytime show Dickinson 's Real Deal . The show sees members of the public bringing antiques and collectables to sell to a dealer or take to the auction . In 2010 , he hosted his own daytime chat show series The David Dickinson Show . It has not returned to TV since then .
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David Kennedy is a British actor .
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James Cameron `` Jim '' Davidson , OBE ( born 13 December 1953 ) is an English comedian and presenter . His highest profile roles came on television when he hosted Big Break and The Generation Game . He is also a stand-up comedian and writer , developing adult pantomime shows such as Boobs in the Wood and Sinderella , both of which have played to sell-out audiences . Davidson has become known for his use of controversial jokes about women , ethnic minorities , homosexuals and disabled people , although he denies accusations that he is prejudiced against these groups .
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Campion is a British television mystery drama first broadcast on the BBC on January 22 , 1989 . Each of the eight stories featured across the two series , broadcast in 1989 and 1990 respectively , are adapted from the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham . The series starred Peter Davison as Albert Campion , Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates . Four novels were adapted for each series , each of which was originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes . Davison himself sang the title music for the first series ; in the second series , it was replaced with an instrumental version . A Lagonda 16/80 featured extensively in the series . The car used in the series is now kept in Germany . The complete series was released on DVD on May 12 , 2008 , distributed by Acorn Media UK .
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Peter Dawson ( born 4 February 1982 in Pinjarra ) is an Australian professional racing cyclist . He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder .
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The Five ( ish ) Doctors Reboot is a 2013 comedy spoof and homage to the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who . It debuted on the BBC Red Button service after the broadcast of `` The Day of the Doctor '' , the official 50th anniversary special . The programme was written and directed by Peter Davison , who stars alongside fellow former Doctor actors Sylvester McCoy , Colin Baker , and Paul McGann . It features appearances from more recent stars of the show David Tennant , Matt Smith , Jenna Coleman , and John Barrowman , as well as Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat , his predecessor Russell T Davies , and numerous others connected to the programme , all playing themselves in a more or less parodic manner . The plot focuses on the fictionalised , disgruntled Davison , Baker and McCoy , who become embroiled in misadventures as they attempt to sneak onto the set of the official Doctor Who 50th anniversary special . The Five ( ish ) Doctors Reboot was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation ( Short Form ) , along with `` The Day of the Doctor '' .
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Peter Benson is a British author of novels , plays and short stories .
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Beverley Thompson is a former BBC television presenter .
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21 Jump Street was released June 16, 2012.
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21 Jump Street is a 2012 American action comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller , written by Michael Bacall starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum . An adaptation of the 1987-1991 television series of the same name by Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh , set within the same continuity as the TV series ; the film follows two police officers who are forced to relive high school when they are assigned to go undercover as high school students to prevent the outbreak of a new synthetic drug and arrest its supplier . It was released theatrically on March 16 , 2012 , by Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and grossed $ 201 million . A sequel , titled 22 Jump Street , was released on June 13 , 2014 . Two further films , MIB 23 ( a crossover with the Men in Black franchise ) and a female-led spin-off , are currently in development .
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22 Jump Street is a 2014 American action comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller , written by Jonah Hill , Michael Bacall , Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman and produced by and starring Hill and Channing Tatum . It is the sequel to the 2012 film 21 Jump Street , based on the television series of the same name . The film was released on June 13 , 2014 , by Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The film received positive reviews and earned over $ 331 million at the box office . A crossover with Men in Black , MIB 23 , is in development , with Lord and Miller acting as producers , and James Bobin acting as the director . The crossover will replace a 23 Jump Street film .
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21 Jump Street is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12 , 1987 , to April 27 , 1991 , with a total of 103 episodes . The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools , colleges , and other teenage venues . It was originally going to be titled Jump Street Chapel , after the deconsecrated church building in which the unit has its headquarters , but was changed at Fox 's request so as not to mislead viewers into thinking it was a religious program . Created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell , the series was produced by Patrick Hasburgh Productions and Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television . Executive Producers included Hasburgh , Cannell , Steve Beers and Bill Nuss . The show was an early hit for the fledgling Fox network , and was created to attract a younger audience . The final season aired in first-run syndication mainly on local Fox affiliates . It was later rerun on the FX cable network from 1996 to 1998 . The series provided a spark to Johnny Depp 's nascent acting career , garnering him national recognition as a teen idol . Depp found this status irritating , but he continued on the series under his contract and was paid $ 45,000 per episode . Eventually he was released from his contract after the fourth season . A spin-off series , Booker , was produced for the character of Dennis Booker ( Richard Grieco ) ; it ran one season , from September 1989 to June 1990 . A film adaptation directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller was released on March 16 , 2012 . The film is set in the same chronology as the series , with Johnny Depp , Holly Robinson and Peter DeLuise reprising their characters in cameo appearances . Richard Grieco and Dustin Nguyen also have cameos in the 2014 film sequel 22 Jump Street .
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21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network and in first run syndication from April 12 , 1987 , to April 27 , 1991 , with a total of 103 episodes . The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools , colleges , and other teenage venues .
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22 Jump Street ( Original Motion Picture Score ) is the official score album for the 2014 Columbia Pictures film 22 Jump Street featuring music by composer Mark Mothersbaugh . The album was first released by La La Land Records on September 23 , 2014 as part of a limited edition 2-CD set which also featured score from 2012 film 21 Jump Street . The 22 Jump Street score album was later released digitally as a standalone album by Madison Gate Records .
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is the 16th film installment of the manga and anime series Detective Conan and it was released on April 14 , 2012 . The movie aired on April 19 , 2013 on Nippon TV . The plot follows Conan as he deals with a serial bomber.It is the highest grossing Detective Conan film so far .
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21 is the 20th studio album by German heavy metal band Rage released on February 24 , 2012 through Nuclear Blast Records . The production was once again helmed by Charlie Bauerfeind ; he had worked with the band for at least 10 years at that point .
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is the theatrical release for the 36th Super Sentai Series Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters . The film was released or August 4 , 2012 , double-billed with the Kamen Rider Fourze film Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie : Space , Here We Come ! . Tokyo Tower 's mascot character will also make an appearance in the film .
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is the sixth Japanese single ( counted as fifth ) by the South Korean boy band 2PM . It was released in November 14 , 2012 in three different editions . The original release day of the single was on August 29 , but it was postponed to November 14 due to Nichkhun 's car accident controversy .
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Jump Street is an American multimedia franchise that commenced in 1987 . The franchise concerns the lives of the Jump Street program , an undercover police unit in which young-looking detectives infiltrate schools and similar settings attended by minors to investigate crimes .
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Kidz Bop 22 is the 22nd album in the Kidz Bop series . It was released on July 17 , 2012 .
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is a 2012 Japanese suspense horror film directed by . It was released on April 21 , 2012 .
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Jumper is a 2008 American science fiction action film loosely based on the 1992 science fiction novel of the same name written by Steven Gould . The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen , Jamie Bell , Rachel Bilson , Max Thieriot , AnnaSophia Robb , Diane Lane , Michael Rooker , and Samuel L. Jackson . The film follows a young man capable of teleporting as he is chased by a secret society intent on killing him . The script went through a rewrite prior to filming and the roles for the main characters were changed during production . Jumper was filmed in 20 cities in 14 countries between 2006-07 . The film was released on February 14 , 2008 and a soundtrack on February 19 . The film held the first position in its opening weekend with $ 27.3 million , but received generally unfavourable reviews from critics , mostly due to the many changes from Gould 's novel , rushed plot and anti-climactic ending .
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Street is the first studio album by South Korean girl group EXID . The album was released digitally and physically on June 1 , 2016 . The album contains thirteen tracks with the lead single , `` L.I.E '' . The album was a commercial success peaking at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart . The album has sold over 20,278 physical copies as of December 2016 .
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12 Stones is the eponymous debut album from the American rock band 12 Stones . It was released on April 23 , 2002 by Wind-up Records . The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 147 .
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17 is the twelfth studio album by Japanese band Tokio . It was released on 22 August 2012 . The album peaked at fifth place on the Oricon weekly charts , and remained in the charts for five weeks .
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12th Street Jump is a weekly public radio series , which is broadcast in the United States as well as over internet radio stations around the world . The show is based in Kansas City , where it began broadcasting from in 2009 . The show focuses on two genres , Jazz and Blues , while including regular comedy segments . Pete Weber and Eboni Fondren ( Pearl McDonald prior to 2014 ) are the show 's hosts . They regularly have guests on the show , and interview leading Jazz and Blues artists . In 2015 , the show had spread its reach to over 115 stations across the United States .
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is the 21st single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48 , released on May 25 , 2011 .
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2112 ( pronounced `` twenty-one twelve '' ) is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush . Released on 1 April 1976 , it features the seven-part title suite composed by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson , with lyrics written by Neil Peart telling a dystopian story set in the year 2112 . It is sometimes described as a concept album although the songs on the second side are unrelated to the suite . Rush repeated this arrangement on the 1978 album Hemispheres . 2112 is one of two Rush albums listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ( the other being Moving Pictures ) . In 2006 and 2016 , polls of Planet Rock listeners picked 2112 as the definitive Rush album . In 2012 , it was ranked second on Rolling Stone '' 's list of ` Your Favorite Prog Rock Albums of All Time ' , as voted for in a reader 's poll , one of three Rush albums included ( the others being Moving Pictures and Hemispheres '' ) . A deluxe edition was released in 2012 as both a CD/DVD and a CD/Blu-ray . The CD featured the entire album remastered , as well as three live bonus tracks from their 1981 concert at Northlands Coliseum . The DVD and Blu-ray included the album in three different HD formats , as well as on-screen lyrics , liner notes , and a digital comic book depicting the story of the title track . A 40th Anniversary edition was released in 2016 as both a 2CD/DVD combo as well as a `` super deluxe '' edition with a 3LP 200-gram vinyl version . The deluxe set featured the entire album remastered at Abbey Road Studios , as well as previously unreleased live tracks and cover versions of the songs performed by Dave Grohl , Taylor Hawkins , Nick Raskulinecz , Billy Talent , Steven Wilson , Jacob Moon , and Alice in Chains .
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Murray Street is the 12th studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth . It was released on June 25 , 2002 by record label DGC .
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Twicecoaster : Lane 2 ( stylized as TWICEcoaster : LANE 2 ) is the reissue of South Korean girl group Twice 's third extended play ( EP ) Twicecoaster : Lane 1 . It was released digitally and physically on February 20 , 2017 by JYP Entertainment . It contains 13 tracks , including the lead single , `` Knock Knock '' .
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Jumper is a 1992 science fiction novel by Steven Gould . The novel was published in mass market paperback in October 1993 and re-released in February 2008 to coincide with the release of the film adaptation . It tells the story of David , a teenager who escapes an abusive household using his ability to teleport . As he tries to make his way in the world , he searches for his mother ( who left when he was a child ) , develops a relationship with a woman from whom he keeps his ability secret , and is eventually brought into conflict with several antagonists .
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Street King Immortal is the upcoming sixth studio album by American rapper 50 Cent , set to be released through G-Unit Records , Caroline Records and Capitol Records . Initially reported to be released during the summer of 2011 , the release date of Street King Immortal has since been revised on several occasions . Officially announced release dates of November 13 , 2012 ; February 26 , 2013 ; and August 18 , 2016 have come and gone , with one online music forum , perhaps sardonically , classifying the album as `` Comin Never '' .
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Ringo 2012 is the seventeenth studio album by Ringo Starr , released on 30 January 2012 in the UK and 31 January 2012 in the US . It was released on CD , LP and digitally by Hip-O Records and UMe .
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Wrecking Ball is the seventeenth studio album by American recording artist Bruce Springsteen , released March 5 , 2012 , on Columbia Records . It was named best album of 2012 by Rolling Stone and along with the album 's first single , `` We Take Care of Our Own '' , was nominated for three Grammy Awards .
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is the third Japanese studio album ( sixth overall ) of the South Korean girl group Kara . It was released on November 14 , 2012 , in four different editions .
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is the 16th single by Japanese idol girl group NMB48 . It was released on 28 December 2016 . It reached number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 266,813 copies sold . It also reached the second place on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 .
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is the sixth Japanese single by South Korean girl group Kara . It was released on March 21 , 2012 , and was the group 's first double A-side single .
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The soundtrack of the film Let It Shine features 13 original songs and was released on June 12 , 2012 . The tracks were written by top songwriters and producers in the pop and R&B business . The soundtrack debuted at number 29 on the US Billboard 200 . It has also charted at number 22 on the US Digital Albums chart 3 on the US Rap Albums chart , number 2 on the US Top Soundtracks chart and topped the US Kid Albums chart . On June 29 , 2012 , the soundtrack topped the US Rap Albums chart at 1 .
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The Devil Strikes Again is the 22nd studio album by German heavy metal band Rage released on June 10 , 2016 through Nuclear Blast Records . Videos are made for the singles `` My Way '' and `` The Devil Strikes Again '' .
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MMXII is the fourteenth studio album by English rock band Killing Joke , released on 2 April 2012 by record label Spinefarm and distributed worldwide by Universal Music Group .
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is the twenty-first single by Japanese artist Masaharu Fukuyama . It was released on 24 May 2006 .
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The following tables list films released in 2012 . Most notably , Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures celebrated their 100th anniversaries . The James Bond series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film , Skyfall . Six box-office blockbusters from previous years ( Beauty and the Beast , Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace , Titanic , Raiders of the Lost Ark , Finding Nemo , and Monsters , Inc. ) were re-released in 3D and IMAX . Also 2012 in film marked the debut for High Frame Rate technology . The first film using 48 fps , a higher frame rate than the film industry standard 24 fps , was The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey .
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The collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art contain over 240,000 objects.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia . The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount , a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval . The museum administers collections containing over 240,000 objects including major holdings of European , American and Asian origin . The various classes of artwork include sculpture , paintings , prints , drawings , photographs , armor and decorative arts . The attendance figure for the museum was 751,797 in 2015 , an increase of 17 % from the prior year , ranking it among the top one hundred most-visited art museums in the world . The museum is also one of the largest art museums in the world based on gallery space . The Philadelphia Museum of Art administers several annexes including the Rodin Museum , also located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway , and the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building , which is located across the street just north of the main building . The Perelman Building , which opened in 2007 , houses more than 150,000 prints , drawings and photographs , along with 30,000 costume and textile pieces , and over 1,000 modern and contemporary design objects including furniture , ceramics and glasswork . The museum also administers the historic colonial-era houses of Mount Pleasant and Cedar Grove , both located in Fairmount Park . The main museum building and its annexes are owned by the City of Philadelphia and administered by a registered nonprofit corporation . , the standard adult admission price is $ 20 which allows entrance to the main building and all annexes for two consecutive days . The museum is closed on Mondays except on some holidays . A special `` Pay What You Wish '' program is in effect on the first Sunday of each month from 10:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m. and every Wednesday evening from 5:00 -- 8:45 p.m. when visitors are requested to '' ... support us with whatever amount you wish . '' Several special exhibitions are held in the museum every year , including touring exhibitions arranged with other museums in the United States and abroad . Special exhibitions may have an extra charge for entrance .
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This is a list of museums with major collections of Asian art . Palace Museum * , Beijing , China 1,800,000 objects National Museum of China * , Beijing , China 1,050,000 objects National Palace Museum * , Taipei , Taiwan 700,000 objects National Museum of Korea , Seoul , South Korea 150,000 objects Victoria & Albert Museum , London , UK 130,000 objects Shanghai Museum * , China 120,000 objects National Museum , Japan 120,000 objects Museum of Fine Arts , Boston , USA ~ 100,000 objects The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , USA 60,000 objects American Museum of Natural History , New York , USA 60,000 objects British Museum , London , UK 55,000 + objects Musée du quai Branly , Paris , France . 58,000 objects Musée Guimet , Paris , France ~ 50,000 objects Field Museum , Chicago , USA ~ 50,000 objects Honolulu Museum of Art , Honolulu , USA ~ 40,000 objects Art Institute of Chicago , USA 35,000 objects Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery , Washington , D.C. , USA 26,500 objects Museum für Asiatische Kunst , Berlin , Germany 20,000 objects Brooklyn Museum , New York , USA ~ 20,000 objects Asian Art Museum , San Francisco , USA 18,000 objects Arthur M. Sackler Museum , Cambridge , MA , USA 16,000 objects Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art , Kansas City , USA 10,450 objects * These museums specialise in only Chinese items ; the collections are not comprehensive for all Asia . Several famous and distinguished collections , including the Cleveland Museum of Art , Field Museum ( Chicago ) , Royal Ontario Museum , Museum of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania , Los Angeles County Museum , Minneapolis Institute of Art , and the Seattle Asian Art Museum do not provide adequate numerical information for their significant collections . This list , therefore , is only provisional . Some collecting institutions combine their ethnographic , cultural , and artistic materials together in their total holdings . Such is the case of the British Museum , for example . It would be nearly impossible to distinguish between these types of objects ( e.g. `` fine arts '' ) in developing a quantitative , as opposed to qualitative , ranking of this kind .
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The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco houses one of the most comprehensive Asian art collections in the world , with more than 18,000 works of art in its permanent collection , some as much as 6,000 years old .
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The Museum of Fine Arts ( or MFA ) in Boston , Massachusetts , is the fourth largest museum in the United States . It contains more than 450,000 works of art , making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas . With more than one million visitors a year , it is the 55th most-visited art museum in the world . Founded in 1870 , the museum moved to its current location in 1909 . The museum is affiliated with the Tufts School of the Museum of Fine Arts .
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The Phoenix Art Museum is the Southwest United States ' largest art museum for visual art . Located in Phoenix , Arizona , the museum is 285000 sqft . It displays international exhibitions alongside its comprehensive collection of more than 18,000 works of American , Asian , European , Latin American , Western American , modern and contemporary art , and fashion design . A community center since 1959 , it hosts year-round programs of festivals , live performances , independent art films and educational programs . It also features PhxArtKids , an interactive space for children ; photography exhibitions through the museum 's partnership with the Center for Creative Photography ; the landscaped Sculpture Garden ; dining and shopping . It has been designated a Phoenix Point of Pride .
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The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco , comprising the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park , is the largest public arts institution in the city of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums in California , United States . With a total value of over $ 1 billion , the permanent collection of the Fine Arts Museums is organized into six areas , each with a curatorial staff . There are 150,000 objects in the permanent collection , of which 90 % are digitally photographed and cataloged , and about 3,000 objects are on view at any one time . Unlike most other major art museums , the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco do not have a large endowment on which it can draw . As of June 2011 , the endowment amounted to $ 120 million . The museums operate on an annual budget of about $ 55 million , most of which is funded by membership dues , ticket sales , donations and purchases in its stores as well as contributed revenue ( from philanthropic contributions and grants ) . They are run in a private-public partnership with the city of San Francisco , which owns the two museum buildings and covers about 23 percent of their operating expenses in the form of security guards and insurance premiums . In fiscal year 2012 , the museum drew nearly 1.6 million visitors . In 2012 , the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Louvre signed an agreement that provides for collaborative exhibitions and the sharing of art works . The terms of the agreement will last five years , and create a partnership that will promote short - and long-term loans that will allow works from each collection to be seen in both cities , as well as joint publications , conservation projects and educational programs . On March 22 , 2016 , the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announced the appointment of Max Hollein as its director , taking over from Colin Bailey who left for the Morgan Library & Museum after a two-year term . Hollein 's tenure began on June 1 , 2016 .
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This is a list of public artworks in Philadelphia . The Association for Public Art estimates the city has thousands of public artworks ; the Smithsonian lists more than 700 . Since 1959 nearly 400 works of public art have been created as part of the city 's Percent for Art program , the first such program in the U.S. This list contains only works of public art in outdoor public spaces , and not , for example , works inside museums . Most of the works mentioned are sculptures . Other kinds of art , i.e. , sound installations , are marked as such next to their titles .
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It was founded in 1805 and is the first and oldest art museum and art school in the United States . The academy 's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th - and 20th-century American paintings , sculptures , and works on paper . Its archives house important materials for the study of American art history , museums , and art training .
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This is a list of museums with major collections in ethnography and anthropology . University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology , Cambridge , UK 800,000 objects Pitt Rivers Museum , Oxford , UK 500,000 objects British Museum , London , UK 350,000 objects Horniman Museum , London , UK 80,000 objects Powell Cotton Museum , Kent , UK 30,000 objects Musée du quai Branly , Paris , France 1,170,495 objects in 2014 including an iconotheque of about 700,000 pieces ( plus a mediatheque of 260,000 and archives ) Musée de l'Homme , Paris , France 500,000 objects Ethnological Museum , Berlin , Germany 500,000 objects ( In addition to Africa , Americas & Oceania , the museum embraces holdings from Asia ( South , South-East , Far-East and North Asia ) , the Islamic World , the Children 's Museum and the Museum for the Blind . ) Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde , Munich , Germany 150,000 objects Museum für Völkerkunde , Vienna , Austria 200,000 objects Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography ( Kunstkamera ) , St. Petersburg , Russia 1 117,000 objects Russian Museum of Ethnography , St. Petersburg , Russia 500,000 objects Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York City , New York , USA 11,000 objects Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology , Berkeley , California , USA 634,000 objects ( In addition to Africa , Americas & Oceania , the museum embraces holdings from Europe , Ancient Mediterranean , Ancient Egypt , Asia and a large media collection ) American Museum of Natural History Division of Anthropology , New York , USA 119,000 objects Museo Nacional de Antropología ( National Museum of Anthropology ) , Mexico City , Mexico 120,000 objects Museo de Antropología de Xalapa , Xalapa , Mexico . Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada 36,000 ethnographic objects and 535,000 archaeological objects Canadian Museum of Civilization , Ottawa , Ontario , Canada 3.75 million artifacts Berndt Museum of Anthropology , Perth , Australia , 11,500 items . National Museum of Ethnology ( Japan ) , Osaka , Japan 335,000 objects Mathers Museum of World Cultures , Indiana University , Bloomington , Indiana , USA 30,000 ethnographic objects , 10,000 photographs Museu Antropológico Diretor Pestana ( Brazil ) , Ijuí , Santa Cataria , Brazil , 29.000 pieces
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The Fleming Museum of Art is a museum of art and anthropology located at the University of Vermont in Burlington , Vermont . The museum 's collection includes some 25,000 objects from a wide variety of eras and places . Until 2014 , the museum was known as the Robert Hull Fleming Museum . According to the Vermont Encyclopedia , the museum is a cultural center for the community and `` attracts a diverse audience from UVM , area colleges , and the general public . '' The current director of the museum is Janie Cohen .
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The Museum of Fine Arts , Houston ( MFAH ) , located in the Houston Museum District , Houston , is one of the largest museums in the United States . The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with approximately 64,000 works from six continents . The museum benefits the Houston community through programs , publications and media presentations . Each year , 1.25 million people benefit from museum 's programs , workshops and resource centers . Of that total , more than 500,000 people participate in the community outreach programs .
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This is a list of museums with major collections of Greek and Roman antiquities . Naples Archaeological Museum , Naples , Italy 130,000 objects State Hermitage , St Petersburg , Russia 106,000 objects ( Misleading collection , includes many objects from ancient settlements on the Northern Black Sea coast ) British Museum , London , UK 100,000 objects National Archaeological Museum , Athens , Greece 100,000 objects Antikensammlung Berlin , ( Held at the Altes Museum and Pergamon Museum ) , Berlin , Germany 60,000 objects Istanbul Archaeology Museum , Istanbul , Turkey 53,000 objects ( Misleading Collection . Total collection size : 1 million objects of which 800,000 coins , 75,000 books , 75,000 Ancient Neat East cuneiform tablets , 2000 enamels and various Ancient Near Eastern objects ) Musée du Louvre , Paris , France 45,000 objects Getty Villa , Malibu , USA 44,000 objects Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , USA 35,000 objects University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology , Pennsylvania , USA 30,000 objects Museum of Fine Arts , Boston , USA 18,000 objects ( Misleading collection , includes Nubian and Ancient Near East collections )
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The List of painters in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art collections is a list of the artists indexed in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art website whose works in their collection were painted . The museum 's collections are spread throughout several locations in Los Angeles , and not all works are on display . The entire collection houses over 120,000 objects , thousands of which are on view at any given time , and only 1,676 of these are paintings . In the following list , the painter 's name is followed by the number of their paintings in the collection , with a link to all of their works available on the LACMA website . For artists with more than one type of work in the collection , or for works by artists not listed here , see the LACMA website or the corresponding Wikimedia Commons category . Of artists listed , less than 10 % are women . For the complete list of artists and their artworks in the collection , see the website .
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The Field Museum of Natural History , also known as The Field Museum , is a natural history museum in Chicago , and is one of the largest such museums in the world . The museum maintains its status as a premier natural history museum through the size and quality of its educational and scientific programs , as well as due to its extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections . The diverse , high quality permanent exhibitions , which attract up to two million visitors annually , range from the earliest fossils to past and current cultures from around the world to interactive programming demonstrating today 's urgent conservation needs . Additionally , the Field Museum maintains a temporary exhibition program of traveling shows as well as in-house produced topical exhibitions . The professional staff maintains collections of over 24 million specimens and objects that provide the basis for the museum 's scientific research programs . These collections include the full range of existing biodiversity , gems , meteorites , fossils , as well as rich anthropological collections and cultural artifacts from around the globe . The Field Museum Library , which contains over 275,000 books , journals , and photo archives focused on biological systematics , evolutionary biology , geology , archaeology , ethnology and material culture , supports the Field Museum 's academic research faculty and exhibit development . The Field Museum academic faculty and scientific staff engage in field expeditions , in biodiversity and cultural research on all continents , in local and foreign student training , in stewardship of the rich specimen and artifact collections , and work in close collaboration with public programming exhibitions and education initiatives .
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A list of museums in the United States by state . According to a government statement , there are more than 35,000 museums in the US .
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The National Museum of the United States Air Force has one of the world 's largest collections with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display .
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art , colloquially `` the Met , '' is located in New York City and is the largest art museum in the United States , and is among the most visited art museums in the world . Its permanent collection contains over two million works , divided among seventeen curatorial departments . The main building , on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan 's Museum Mile , is by area one of the world 's largest art galleries . A much smaller second location , The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan , contains an extensive collection of art , architecture , and artifacts from Medieval Europe . On March 18 , 2016 , the museum opened the Met Breuer museum at Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side ; it extends the museum 's modern and contemporary art program . The permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt , paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European masters , and an extensive collection of American and modern art . The Met maintains extensive holdings of African , Asian , Oceanian , Byzantine , Indian , and Islamic art . The museum is home to encyclopedic collections of musical instruments , costumes and accessories , as well as antique weapons and armor from around the world . Several notable interiors , ranging from first-century Rome through modern American design , are installed in its galleries . The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 for the purposes of opening a museum to bring art and art education to the American people . It opened on February 20 , 1872 , and was originally located at 681 Fifth Avenue .
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This list of museums in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions ( including nonprofit organizations , government entities , and private businesses ) that collect and care for objects of cultural , artistic , scientific , or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing . Also included are university and non-profit art galleries . Museums that exist only in cyberspace ( i.e. , virtual museums ) are not included . To use the sortable table , click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order ; click again for reverse alphabetical order .
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The University of New Mexico Art Museum ( sometimes referred to as the University Art Museum or UNM Art Museum ) is an art museum at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque . The museum 's permanent collection includes nearly 30,000 objects , making it the largest collection of fine art in New Mexico .
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The List of artists in the Philadelphia Museum of Art handbook of the collections is a list of the artists indexed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art museum guide . The guide , with an introduction by Anne D'Harnencourt , was produced as a 25th anniversary gift by the Museum Associates in 1995 . The museum 's collections are spread throughout several locations in Fairmount Park in addition to The Rodin museum and the Neo-classical building at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway . The entire collection houses over 70,000 objects , thousands of which are on view at any given time . The museum guide has been designed to highlight seven major sections . In the following list , the artist 's name is followed by the location of one of their works and its page number in the guide . For artists with more than one work in the collection , or for works by artists not listed here , see the Philadelphia Museum of Art website or the corresponding Wikimedia Commons category . Of artists listed , only 9 are women . For the complete list of artists and their artworks in the collection , see the website . Alvar Aalto , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 156 Robert Adam ( 1728 -- 1792 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 143 Ansel Adams , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 247 Adriano Fiorentino ( ca. 1455 -- 1499 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 116 Thomas Affleck , American Art : page 260 Washington Allston ( 1779 -- 1843 ) , American Art : page 268 Lawrence Alma-Tadema ( 1836 -- 1912 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 199 Joseph Anthony Jr. , American Art : page 266 Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko ( 1887-1964 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 311 Charles Aubry , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 225 Joseph B. Barry , American Art : page 275 Pompeo Batoni ( 1708 -- 1787 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 182 , 221 Max Beckmann ( 1884 -- 1950 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 240 Benedetto di Bindo , European Painting and Sculpture : page 162 Benjamin Bergey , American Art : page 273 Christoffel van den Berghe ( 1590 -- 1638 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 173 Antoine Berjon ( 1754 -- 1843 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 186 John Bieber , American Art : page 264 William Blake ( 1757 -- 1827 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 223 Bill Blass , Costume and Textiles : page 101 David Bomberg ( 1890 -- 1957 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 235 Gerard ter Borch ( 1617 -- 1681 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 177 Michael Botta , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 131 Dieric Bouts ( 1415 -- 1475 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 166 Constantin Brancusi , Twentieth-century Art : page 314 , 320 Jean Brandely , American Art : page 274 Georges Braque ( 1882 -- 1963 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 237 Bronzino ( 1503 -- 1572 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 170 Edward Burne-Jones ( 1833 -- 1898 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 227 Giuseppe Cades ( 1750 -- 1799 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 222 Alexander Calder ( 1898 -- 1976 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 337 Julia Margaret Cameron , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 228 Arthur B. Carles ( 1882 -- 1952 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 319 Martin Carlin ( ca. 1730 -- 1785 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 147 Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ( 1827 -- 1875 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 190 Mary Cassatt ( 1844 -- 1926 ) , American Art : page 289 Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione ( 1609 -- 1664 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 218 Paul Cézanne ( 1839 -- 1906 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 208 , 211 , 230 Marc Chagall ( 1887 -- 1985 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 306 Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin ( 1699 -- 1779 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 180 Eduard Charlemont , European Painting and Sculpture : page 198 Simon Chaudron , American Art : page 271 Thomas Chippendale , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 139 Giorgio de Chirico ( 1888 -- 1978 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 309 Giovanni Battista Cipriani , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 143 Francesco Clemente ( b. 1952 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 338 Joos van Cleve ( 1485 -- 1541 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 170 Clodion ( 1738 -- 1814 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 144 Chuck Close ( b1940 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 342 Charles-Nicolas Cochin ( 1688 -- 1754 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 221 Comans-La Planche manufactory , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 130 John Constable ( 1776 -- 1837 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 187 Samuel Cooper ( 1609 -- 1672 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 178 Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert ( 1522 -- 1590 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 128 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ( 1796 -- 1875 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 188 Gustave Courbet ( 1819 -- 1877 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 192 Charles-Antoine Coypel ( 1694 -- 1752 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 145 Noël-Nicolas Coypel ( 1690 -- 1734 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 179 Carlo Crivelli ( 1430/35 -- 1495 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 166 Salvador Dalí ( 1904 -- 1989 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 323 Gerard David ( 1460 -- 1523 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 165 Thomas J. Davies ( active 1862 -- 70 ) , American Art : page 285 Edgar Degas ( 1834 -- 1917 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 195 , 204 , 231 Willem de Kooning ( 1904 -- 1997 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 326 Eugène Delacroix ( 1798 -- 1863 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 190 Charles Demuth ( 1883 -- 1935 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 239 Dentzel Carousel Co. , American Art : page 296 Derby porcelain , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 141 Jules Desfossé , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 152 Desiderio da Settignano ( 1428 -- 1464 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 115 Mark di Suvero , Twentieth-century Art : page 336 Christian Dorflinger ( 1828 -- 1915 ) , American Art : page 287 Brothers Dosso ( 1469 -- 1542 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 171 Marcel Duchamp ( 1887 -- 1968 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 307 , 316 , 317 Raymond Duchamp-Villon , Twentieth-century Art : page 314 Raoul Dufy ( 1877 -- 1953 ) , Costume and Textiles : page 99 Thomas Eakins ( 1844 -- 1916 ) , American Art : page 228 , 285 , 287 , 292 Wharton Esherick , American Art : page 298 Frederick H. Evans , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 233 Jan van Eyck ( 1370 -- 1441 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 164 Jean-Jacques Feuchère , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 154 Jacobus Fiamengo , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 128 Alexander Fisher ( painter ) ( 1864 -- 1936 ) , Costume and Textiles : page 95 John Flaxman ( 1755 -- 1826 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 148 Jean Jacques Flipart ( 1724 -- 1793 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 221 Orazio Fontana , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 122 Manuel Joachim de Franca ( 1808 -- 1865 ) , American Art : page 274 P.H. Emile Froment-Meurice , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 154 Frank Furness , American Art : page 284 Thomas Gainsborough ( 1727 -- 1788 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 183 Émile Gallé , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 155 Paul Gauguin ( 1848 -- 1903 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 208 Jacques-Fabien Gautier-Dagoty ( 1716 -- 1785 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 219 François-Thomas Germain ( 1726 -- 1791 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 141 Giorgio Ghisi ( 1520 -- 1582 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 217 Teodoro Ghisi , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 217 Giovanni di Paolo ( 1403 -- 1482 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 164 François Girardon ( 1628 -- 1715 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 136 Girolamo da Treviso the Younger ( ca. 1497 -- 1544 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 121 Gobelins Manufactory , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 145 Vincent van Gogh ( 1853 -- 1890 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 203 , 207 Hendrik Goltzius ( 1558 -- 1617 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 172 , 218 Sidney Goodman , Twentieth-century Art : page 339 Pierre Gouthière ( 1732 -- 1813 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 146 Juan Gris ( 1887 -- 1927 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 313 Benjamin Harbeson , American Art : page 259 Marsden Hartley ( 1877 -- 1943 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 311 Maarten van Heemskerck ( 1498 -- 1574 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 128 Lorenz Helmschmid , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 119 Herculaneum pottery , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 150 Albert Herter ( 1871 -- 1950 ) , American Art : page 288 Eva Hesse , Twentieth-century Art : page 335 John Hewson ( artist ) ( 1744 -- 1821 ) , Costume and Textiles : page 86 Edward Hicks ( 1780 -- 1849 ) , American Art : page 281 Peter Holl III , American Art : page 265 Josef Hoffmann , Special Collections : page 464 Winslow Homer ( 1836 -- 1910 ) , American Art : page 291 Hon ` ami Koetsu , Asian art : page 43 , 44 Hsia Ch ` ang , Asian art : page 29 Xu Wei , Asian art : page 31 Christian Huber , American Art : page 265 Richard Humphreys ( philanthropist ) ( 1750 -- 1832 ) , American Art : page 262 Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 156 Ike no Taiga , Asian art : page 46 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ( 1780 -- 1867 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 185 George Washington Jack , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 151 François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter ( 1770 -- 1841 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 149 Georges Jacob ( 1739 -- 1814 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 149 Jacob-Desmalter , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 149 Jean de Court ( 1555 -- 1585 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 126 Jasper Johns ( b1930 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 250 , 335 Thomas Johnson ( designer ) ( 1714 -- 1778 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 140 Johann Joachim Kändler , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 137 Wassily Kandinsky ( 1866 -- 1944 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 312 Eliza M. Kandle , Costume and Textiles : page 90 Kano Hogai , Asian art : page 47 Kitagawa Utamaro , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 225 Paul Klee ( 1879 -- 1940 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 245 , 321 Yves Klein , Twentieth-century Art : page 332 Franz Kline ( 1910 -- 1962 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 333 Knoll International , American Art : page 300 Gaston Lachaise ( 1882 -- 1935 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 309 John La Farge ( 1835 -- 1910 ) , American Art : page 297 Paul de Lamerie , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 139 Sir Edwin Henry Landseer ( 1802 -- 1873 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 188 Benjamin Henry Latrobe , American Art : page 269 Hippolyte Le Bas , Costume and Textiles : page 90 Fernand Léger ( 1881 -- 1955 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 315 Charles Le Roux , American Art : page 256 Karl Friedrich Lessing ( 1808 -- 1880 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 186 Sol LeWitt , Twentieth-century Art : page 343 Lucas van Leyden ( 1494 -- 1533 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 216 Liberty & Co. , Costume and Textiles : page 96 Josse Lieferinxe ( 1493 -- 1508 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 169 Jacques Lipchitz ( 1891 -- 1973 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 330 El Lissitzky , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 240 Richard Long ( artist ) ( b. 1945 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 251 José Delores Lopez , American Art : page 299 Pietro Lorenzetti ( 1280 -- 1348 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 162 Filippe Maecht , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 130 Man Ray ( 1890 -- 1976 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 241 Édouard Manet ( 1832 -- 1883 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 193 , 194 Marcello ( Duchesse de Castiglione-Colonna ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 194 John Marin ( 1870 -- 1953 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 235 Masaccio ( 1401 -- 1428 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 163 Masolino da Panicale ( 1383 -- 1447 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 163 Alice Trumbull Mason , Twentieth-century Art : page 326 Henri Matisse ( 1869 -- 1954 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 310 , 325 Anton Mauve ( 1838 -- 1888 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 201 Meissen porcelain , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 137 Memphis Group , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 157 Ray K. Metzker , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 248 Clodion ( 1738 -- 1814 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 144 Sigisbert Michel , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 148 Jean-François Millet ( 1814 -- 1875 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 197 Mintons Ltd. , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 153 Joan Miró ( 1893 -- 1983 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 244 , 321 Issey Miyake , Costume and Textiles : page 102 Amedeo Modigliani ( 1884 -- 1920 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 319 Piet Mondrian ( 1872 -- 1944 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 317 Claude Monet ( 1840 -- 1926 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 196 , 209 Thomas Moran ( 1837 -- 1926 ) , American Art : page 290 James Morisset , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 146 Morris & Co. , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 151 Robert Motherwell ( 1915 -- 1991 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 247 Edouard Muller ( painter ) ( 1823 -- 1876 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 152 Munakata Shiko , Asian art : page 47 Elizabeth Murray ( artist ) ( 1940 -- 2007 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 341 Jacques Neilson , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 145 Violet Oakley , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 238 Ōgi Rodō ( 1863 -- 1941 ) , Asian art : page 48 Ohio Valley China Co. , American Art : page 291 Georgia O'Keeffe ( 1887 -- 1986 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 329 Claes Oldenburg , Twentieth-century Art : page 338 Orosius master , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 216 Daniel Pabst , American Art : page 284 Elie Pacot , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 135 Maxfield Parrish , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 232 Joachim Patinir ( 1480 -- 1524 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 168 Charles Willson Peale ( 1741 -- 1827 ) , American Art : page 261 , 267 Anton Peffenhauser , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 126 Joseph Perfetti , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 143 Pablo Picasso ( 1881 -- 1973 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 236 , 245 , 306 , 308 , 318 Horace Pippin ( 1888 -- 1946 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 329 Giovanni Battista Piranesi ( 1720 -- 1778 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 220 Camille Pissarro ( 1830 -- 1903 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 203 Paul Poiret , Costume and Textiles : page 97 Jackson Pollock ( 1912 -- 1956 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 327 Paulus Potter ( 1625 -- 1654 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 176 Nicolas Poussin ( 1594 -- 1665 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 175 Michael Powolny , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 155 Martin Puryear , Twentieth-century Art : page 340 Pierre-Cécile Puvis De Chavannes ( 1824 -- 1898 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 191 Robert Rauschenberg ( 1925 -- 2008 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 334 Osmon Reed , American Art : page 280 Pierre-Auguste Renoir ( 1841 -- 1919 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 196 , 200 Joshua Reynolds ( 1723 -- 1792 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 184 Faith Ringgold , Costume and Textiles : page 103 Diego Rivera ( 1886 -- 1957 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 242 , 322 Francesco Maria Rivolta , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 137 Luca della Robbia , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 113 Howard Roberts , American Art : page 286 Auguste Rodin ( 1840 -- 1917 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 199 , 201 , 210 Rookwood pottery , American Art : page 294 Helen Rose , Costume and Textiles : page 100 James Rosenquist ( b1933 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 332 Georges Rouault ( 1871 -- 1958 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 323 Henri Rousseau ( 1844 -- 1910 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 202 Peter Paul Rubens ( 1577 -- 1640 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 130 , 174 William Rush , American Art : page 276 Santiago Rusinol , European Painting and Sculpture : page 205 Pieter Jansz Saenredam ( 1597 -- 1665 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 173 Augustus Saint-Gaudens ( 1848 -- 1907 ) , American Art : page 293 Roberto Sambonet , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 156 John Singer Sargent ( 1856 -- 1925 ) , American Art : page 289 Rebecca Scattergood Savery , Costume and Textiles : page 91 Savonnerie manufactory , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 134 Elsa Schiaparelli , Costume and Textiles : page 98 Emilio Schuberth , Costume and Textiles : page 101 Georges Seurat ( 1859 -- 1891 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 229 Sèvres porcelain , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 142 Ben Shahn ( 1898 -- 1969 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 328 Charles Sheeler ( 1883 -- 1965 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 243 , 324 Kataro Shirayamadani , American Art : page 294 William Sinclair ( furniture maker ) , American Art : page 270 Olaf Skoogfors , American Art : page 299 John French Sloan ( 1871 -- 1951 ) , American Art : page 233 , 294 Frans Snyders ( 1579 -- 1657 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 174 Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 153 Ettore Sottsass Jr. , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 157 Rudolf Staffel , American Art : page 300 Jan Steen ( 1626 -- 1679 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 178 Alfred Stieglitz ( 1864 -- 1946 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 234 , 242 Paul Strand ( 1890 -- 1976 ) , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 238 George Stubbs ( 1724 -- 1806 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 181 Philip Syng Jr. , American Art : page 262 Henry Ossawa Tanner ( 1859 -- 1937 ) , American Art : page 295 Hans Taye , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 130 Thonet Brothers ( 1796 -- 1871 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 153 Bertel Thorvaldsen ( 1770 -- 1844 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 148 Dox Thrash , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 246 Ellen Powell Tiberino , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 249 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( 1696 -- 1770 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 182 Louis Comfort Tiffany ( 1848 -- 1933 ) , American Art : page 296 Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. , American Art : page 296 Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 224 Shomei Tomatsu , Prints , Drawings , and Photographs : page 249 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ( 1864 -- 1901 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 206 William Ellis Tucker , American Art : page 277 Tucker porcelain , American Art : page 277 J. M. W. Turner ( 1775 -- 1851 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 189 Cy Twombly ( 1928 -- 2011 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 340 Robert Venturi , American Art : page 300 Scott Brown Venturi , American Art : page 300 Claude Joseph Vernet ( 1714 -- 1789 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 180 Édouard Vuillard ( 1868 -- 1940 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 205 , 230 Josiah Wedgwood , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 148 Robert Wellford , American Art : page 266 Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller , American Art : page 269 Benjamin West ( 1738 -- 1820 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 184 Rogier van der Weyden ( 1400 -- 1464 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 167 James Abbott McNeill Whistler ( 1834 -- 1903 ) , American Art : page 283 David Wiand , Costume and Textiles : page 93 Wiener Keramik , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 155 Charles Frederick Worth , Costume and Textiles : page 94 Andrew Wyeth ( 1917 -- 2009 ) , Twentieth-century Art : page 331 Juan Ximenez , European Painting and Sculpture : page 168 Yi Am , Asian art : page 36 Claire Zeisler , American Art : page 301 Antonio Zucchi ( 1726 -- 1796 ) , European decorative arts and Arms & Armour : page 143 Francisco de Zurbarán ( 1598 -- 1664 ) , European Painting and Sculpture : page 176
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This is a list of museums or print rooms with major collections of European old master prints and drawings . This list is incomplete , and should not be regarded as a correct ranking of the major collections . British Museum , London , England 50,000 drawings , 2 million prints The Metropolitan Museum of Art * , New York , US 15,000 drawings , 1.5 million prints Albertina , Vienna , Austria 50,000 drawings , 1 million prints Excludes 25,000 architectural drawings Kupferstichkabinett , Berlin , Germany 110,000 drawings , 500,000 prints State Hermitage , St. Petersburg , Russia 39,000 drawings , 486,000 prints Victoria & Albert Museum , London , England 2,000 drawings , 500,000 prints Excludes 600,000 architectural drawings , 100,000 design drawings and 10,000 British drawings ( V&A Collecting Plan Including Acquisition & Disposal Policy , August 2004 ) National Gallery in Prague , Collection of Prints and Drawings , Prague , Czech Republic 60,000 drawings , 400,000 prints Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins , Strasbourg , France 200,000 prints and drawings Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge , England 20,000 drawings , 180,000 prints Royal Collection , London , England 40,000 drawings , 150,000 prints Including 600 drawings by Leonardo da Vinci Musée du Louvre , Paris , France 140,500 drawings , 43,000 prints The main print collection is at the Bibliothèque nationale de France . Philadelphia Museum of Art , Philadelphia , US 150,000 drawings and prints Uffizi , Florence , Italy 120,000 drawings and prints Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal , Paris , France 100,000 prints Art Institute of Chicago , Chicago , US 11,500 drawings , 60,000 prints Musée des Beaux-Arts , Dijon , France 10 , 500 drawings , 60 0000 prints Musée des Beaux-Arts , Orléans , France 10,000 drawings , 50,000 prints Museum of Modern Art , New York , US 6,000 drawings , 50,000 prints Includes more than 4,000 Old Master drawings and excludes over 10,000 architectural drawings Brooklyn Museum , New York , US 2,000 drawings , 40,000 prints Museo del Prado , Madrid , Spain 9000 drawings and prints Zelandia Illustrata , Amsterdam , Netherlands 18,000 maps , prints , drawings , photographs , glass negatives , slides and postcards Museo ABC de Dibujo e Ilustración , Madrid , Spain 200,000 drawings and illustrations by 1,500 artists from 1891 up to the present
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The Appleton Museum of Art is an art museum located in Ocala , Florida . It is affiliated with and governed by the College of Central Florida and has been since 2004 . The Appleton Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of around 18,000 works including art and artifacts representative of European , American , Asian , African , Contemporary and pre-Columbian styles . It also displays certain exhibits on a temporary basis throughout the year . The museum is working to amass a collection of works specifically from Florida artists to represent the history and progression of Central Florida culture . Over time , the Appleton Museum of Art has established itself as a leading art museum in the South .
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities , known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo , in Cairo , Egypt , is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities . It has 120,000 items , with a representative amount on display , the remainder in storerooms . The edifice is one of the largest museums in the region . As of February 2017 , the museum is open to the public .
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The List of painters in the Art Institute of Chicago is a list of the artists indexed in the Art Institute of Chicago website whose works in their collection were painted . The museum 's collections are spread throughout eight buildings in Chicago , and not all works are on display . The entire collection houses over 300,000 objects , thousands of which are on view at any given time , and only 2,382 of these are paintings . In the following list , the painter 's name is followed by the number of their paintings in the collection , with a link to all of their works available on the Artic website . For artists with more than one type of work in the collection , or for works by artists not listed here , see the Artic website or the corresponding Wikimedia Commons category . Of artists listed , less than 10 % are women . For the complete list of artists and their artworks in the collection , see the website .
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The Cleveland Museum of Art ( CMA ) is an art museum located in the Wade Park District , in the University Circle neighborhood on Cleveland 's east side . Internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art , the museum houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 45,000 works of art from around the world . The museum has remained historically true to the vision of its founders , keeping general admission free to the public and with a $ 755 million endowment it is the fourth wealthiest in the nation . With about 598,000 visitors annually ( 2014 ) , it is one of the most visited art museums in the world .
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This is a list of museums with major art collections from the Ancient Near East . British Museum , London , UK . 290,000 objects . Vorderasiatisches Museum , Berlin , Germany . 250,000 objects . National Museum of Iraq , Baghdad , Iraq .170,000 objects . Musée du Louvre , Paris , France . 100,000 objects . Oriental Institute , Chicago , USA . 20,000 objects Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , USA . 7,000 objects Istanbul Archaeology Museum , Istanbul , Turkey . University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology , Pennsylvania , USA . Rijksmuseum van Oudheden , Leiden , The Netherlands . Israel Museum , Jerusalem , Israel . Eretz Israel Museum , Tel Aviv , Israel . Hecht Museum , Haifa , Israel . Bible Lands Museum , Jerusalem , Israel . Semitic Museum , Cambridge , MA , USA .
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The Museum of Arts and Sciences , often referred to as MOAS , is a museum in Daytona Beach , Florida , United States . The museum is a member of the American Alliance of Museums and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution . It is home to over 30,000 objects , making it one of the largest museums in central Florida .
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The Milwaukee Art Museum ( MAM ) is an art museum in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Its collection contains nearly 25,000 works of art . It is one of the largest museums in the United States .
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__ NOTOC __ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . There are 560 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia , including 67 National Historic Landmarks .
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The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art , founded in 1975 , located within historic Congregation Rodeph Shalom , is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art that illuminates the Jewish experience . The museum has organized solo and group exhibitions of work in many mediums by artists of diverse backgrounds . In addition to its special-exhibit gallery , the Museum features a permanent collection of important works by accomplished artists including William Anastasi , Chaim Gross , Tobi Kahn , Joan Snyder , Shelley Spector , Boaz Vaadia and Roman Vishniac . Showcased in the Thalheimer Entrance Foyer of the synagogue on Broad Street is the museum 's Leon J. and Julia S. Obermayer Collection of Jewish Ritual Art . The museum 's entrance and parking are on Mt. Vernon Street . The museum 's hours , subject to change , are Monday through Thursday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm ; Friday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm ; and Sunday 10:00 am to noon .
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The Museum of Islamic Art , in Cairo , Egypt , is considered one of the greatest in the world , with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts , as well as metal , ceramic , glass , crystal , and textile objects of all periods , from all over the Islamic world . In recent years , the museum has displayed about 4,500 artefacts in 25 Halls , but it houses more than 100,000 objects , with the remainder in storage . The collection includes rare manuscripts of the Qur ` an , with some calligraphy written in silver ink , on pages with elaborate borders . The Museum has conducted archaeological excavations in the Fustat area and has organized a number of national and international exhibitions . The museum closed for renovations in 2003 , and re-opened 8 years later , in August 2010 . The restoration cost nearly US$ 10 million .
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum ( commonly known as SAAM , and formerly the National Museum of American Art ) is a museum in Washington , D.C. Together with its branch museum , the Renwick Gallery , it holds one of the world 's largest and most inclusive collections of art , from the colonial period to the present , made in the United States . The museum has more than 7,000 artists represented in the collection , which contains the largest collection of New Deal art ; a collection of contemporary craft , American impressionist paintings , and masterpieces from the Gilded Age ; photography , modern folk art , works by African American and Latino artists , images of western expansion , and realist art from the first half of the twentieth century . Most exhibitions take place in the museum 's main building , the old Patent Office Building ( shared with the National Portrait Gallery ) , while craft-focused exhibitions are shown in the Renwick Gallery . The museum provides electronic resources to schools and the public through its national education program , including Artful Connections , real-time video conference tours . It maintains seven online research databases with more than 500,000 records , including the Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture that document more than 400,000 artworks in public and private collections worldwide . Since 1951 , the museum has maintained a traveling exhibition program ; as of 2013 , more than 2.5 million visitors have seen the exhibitions .
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The Dallas Museum of Art ( DMA ) is a major art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas , Texas , along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood . In 1984 , the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the Arts District . The new building was designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes , the 2007 winner of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal . The museum collection is made up of more than 24,000 objects , dating from the third millennium BC to the present day . It is also defined by its dynamic exhibition policy and award-winning educational programs . The Mildred R. and Frederick M. Mayer Library ( the museum 's non-circulating research library ) contains over 50,000 volumes available to curators and the general public . With 159000 sqft of exhibition spaces , it is one of the largest art museums in the United States .
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Dustin Hoffman is an award-winning actor.
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Dustin Lee Hoffman ( born August 8 , 1937 ) is an American actor and a director , with a career in film , television , and theatre since 1960 . Hoffman has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters . He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1980 for Kramer vs. Kramer , and in 1989 for Rain Man . Widely considered one of the finest actors in history , Hoffman first drew critical praise for starring in the play , Eh ? , for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award . This achievement was soon followed by his breakthrough 1967 film role as Benjamin Braddock , the title character in The Graduate . Since that time , Hoffman 's career has largely been focused on the cinema , with sporadic returns to television and to the stage . Hoffman 's notable films include : Midnight Cowboy , Little Big Man , Straw Dogs , Papillon , Lenny , Marathon Man , All the President 's Men , Kramer vs. Kramer , Tootsie , Rain Man , Hook , and Wag the Dog . He made his directorial debut in 2012 , with Quartet . Along with 2 Academy Award wins , Hoffman has been nominated for 5 additional Academy Awards , and he was nominated for 13 Golden Globes , winning 6 ( including an honorary award ) . He has won 4 BAFTAs , 3 Drama Desk Awards , 2 Emmy Awards , and a Genie Award . Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999 , and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2012 .
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American actor Dustin Hoffman began his career by appearing in an episode of Naked City in 1961 . His first theatrical performance was 1961 's A Cook for Mr. General as Ridzinski . Following several guest appearances on television , he starred in the 1966 play Eh ? ; his performance garnered him both a Theatre World Award and Drama Desk Award . Hoffman made his film debut in 1967 when he appeared in the comedy The Tiger Makes Out . In the same year , his breakthrough role as Benjamin `` Ben '' Braddock , the title character in Mike Nichols ' comedy-drama The Graduate , led to Hoffman achieving star status and his first Academy Award nomination . He then acted in the play Jimmy Shine as the eponymous character and the comedy film Madigan 's Millions ( both 1968 ) . In 1969 , he starred alongside Jon Voight in the Academy Award for Best Picture winner Midnight Cowboy , which Hoffman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor a second time . The 1970s saw Hoffman star in several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films , including the Western Little Big Man ( 1970 ) , psychological thriller Straw Dogs ( 1971 ) , prison film Papillon ( 1973 ) alongside Steve McQueen , Lenny ( 1974 ) about the controversial comedian Lenny Bruce , and the political thriller All the President 's Men ( 1976 ) as journalist Carl Bernstein investigating the Watergate scandal alongside Bob Woodward ( played by Robert Redford ) . After starring in the suspense-thriller Marathon Man ( 1976 ) and the crime drama Straight Time ( 1978 ) , Hoffman starred in the 1979 drama Kramer vs. Kramer , which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the first time for his performance as Ted Kramer . After a three-year acting hiatus , he starred in the comedy Tootsie in 1982 as a struggling actor who pretends to be a woman in order to get an acting role . He returned to stage acting with a 1984 performance as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman -- Hoffman reprised the role a year later in a television film . 1987 saw the release of originally ill-received comedy Ishtar , in which he starred with Warren Beatty ; its critical support has since grown . He won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the autistic Ray Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man , co-starring Tom Cruise . In 1989 , he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for playing Shylock in an stage performance of The Merchant of Venice . In the 1990s , he made appearances in such film as Warren Beatty 's action comedy adaptation Dick Tracy ( 1990 ) , Steven Spielberg 's Hook ( 1991 ) as Captain Hook , guest starred in the 1991 `` Lisa 's Substitute '' episode of the The Simpsons , medical disaster Outbreak ( 1995 ) , legal crime drama Sleepers ( 1996 ) , thriller Mad City ( 1997 ) , and the satirical black comedy Wag the Dog ( 1997 ) alongside Robert De Niro . In the 2000s , he played theatrical producer Charles Frohman in Finding Neverland , co-starred in the comedy Meet the Fockers ( both 2004 ) as Bernie Focker , the fantasy thriller Perfume : The Story of a Murderer ( 2006 ) , and played the title character in the family comedy Mr. Magorium 's Wonder Emporium ( 2007 ) . Hoffman has acted in the Kung Fu Panda franchise since 2008 and reprised his role as Focker in Little Fockers ( 2010 ) . He starred in the HBO drama series Luck , which was cancelled after one season due to animal safety concerns , and made his directorial debut in 2012 with Quartet .
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American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman ( July 23 , 1967February 2 , 2014 ) received many awards and nominations throughout his career .
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Philip Seymour Hoffman ( July 23 , 1967 -- February 2 , 2014 ) was an American actor , director , and producer of film and theater . Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles -- typically lowlifes , bullies , and misfits -- Hoffman made many films from the early 1990s until his death at age 46 . Drawn to theater as a teenager , Hoffman studied acting at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts . He began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992 . He gained recognition for his supporting work , notably in Boogie Nights ( 1997 ) , Happiness ( 1998 ) , Patch Adams ( 1998 ) , The Big Lebowski ( 1998 ) , Magnolia ( 1999 ) , The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , Almost Famous ( 2000 ) , Punch-Drunk Love ( 2002 ) , and Along Came Polly ( 2004 ) . He began to occasionally play leading roles , and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote ( 2005 ) , won multiple accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actor . Hoffman 's profile continued to grow , and he received three more Oscar nominations for his supporting work as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson 's War ( 2007 ) , a priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt ( 2008 ) , and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master ( 2012 ) . While he mainly worked in independent films , including The Savages ( 2007 ) and Synecdoche , New York ( 2008 ) , Hoffman also appeared in Hollywood blockbusters , such as Twister ( 1996 ) and Mission : Impossible III ( 2006 ) , and in one of his final roles , as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games series ( 2013 -- 15 ) . The feature Jack Goes Boating ( 2010 ) marked his debut as a filmmaker . Hoffman was also an accomplished theater actor and director . He joined the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995 , where he directed , produced , and appeared in numerous stage productions . His performances in three Broadway plays -- True West ( 2000 ) , Long Day 's Journey into Night ( 2003 ) , and Death of a Salesman ( 2012 ) -- all led to Tony Award nominations . Hoffman struggled with drug addiction as a young adult , and relapsed in 2013 after many years of sobriety . In February 2014 , he was found dead with a syringe of heroin still in his arm , but the official cause of death was combined drug intoxication -- an unexpected event that was widely lamented in the film and theater industries . Remembered for his fearlessness in playing reprehensible characters , and for bringing depth and humanity to such roles , Hoffman was described in his New York Times obituary as `` perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation '' .
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John Horton is a film and television actor .
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Russell Dykstra is a multi-award winning Australian actor of screen , stage and TV .
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Adam Herschman is an American actor .
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Basil Harry Hoffman ( born January 18 , 1938 ) is an American actor . He has had a film and TV career spanning five decades mostly in supporting roles . He has starred in films with many award-winning directors , including Alan Pakula and Robert Redford . He has also authored two books about acting , including Acting and How to Be Good at It .
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Morgan Freeman ( born June 1 , 1937 ) is an American actor , producer and narrator . Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with Million Dollar Baby ( 2004 ) , and he has received Oscar nominations for his performances in Street Smart ( 1987 ) , Driving Miss Daisy ( 1989 ) , The Shawshank Redemption ( 1994 ) and Invictus ( 2009 ) . He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award . Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits , including Glory ( 1989 ) , Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves ( 1991 ) , Seven ( 1995 ) , Deep Impact ( 1998 ) , The Sum of All Fears ( 2002 ) , Bruce Almighty ( 2003 ) , The Dark Knight Trilogy ( 2005 -- 2012 ) , The Lego Movie ( 2014 ) , and Lucy ( 2014 ) . He rose to fame as part of the cast of the 1970s children 's program The Electric Company . Morgan Freeman is ranked as the 4th highest box office star with over $ 4.316 billion total box office gross , an average of $ 74.4 million per film .
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Dustin Fitzsimons ( born December 19 , 1986 ) is an American actor who has starred and appeared in several films , television shows , and commercials . Fitzsimons began his career in mid-2008 after making several appearances in Little Caesars commercials that had aired across the country at the time . Shortly after , Fitzsimons began landing roles in features such as Speed Racer and House of the Wolf Man , which quickly garnered the attention of some of Hollywood 's mainstream entertainment executives . Dustin quickly began making appearances on networks such as TLC and CBS including a role on the hit daytime soap The Young and the Restless . Columbia Pictures also cast Fitzsimons in David Fincher 's Golden Globe winning film The Social Network as the president of Harvard
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Heinz Baumann is a German actor .
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Dustin Nguyen ( born September 17 , 1962 ) is a Vietnamese-American actor , director , writer , and martial artist . He is best known for his roles as Harry Truman Ioki on 21 Jump Street and as Johnny Loh on V.I.P. . In Films , he 's known for starring in Little Fish , The Doom Generation and The Rebel .
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Philip Seymour Hoffman ( 19672014 ) was an American actor , director , and producer . He was prolific in both film and theater from the early 1990s until his death at the age of 46 , after which The New York Times declared him `` perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation '' .
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Jacob Edward `` Jake '' Hoffman ( born March 20 , 1981 ) is an American actor and director .
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