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paragraph: Kurt Vile

paragraph: Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work and as the former lead guitarist of rock band The War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during live performances, Vile is accompanied by his backing band, The Violators, which currently includes Jesse Trbovich (bass, guitar, saxophone), Rob Laakso (guitar, bass) and Kyle Spence (drums).

paragraph: Influenced by Pavement, Neil Young, Tom Petty, and John Fahey, Vile began his musical career creating lo-fi home recordings with frequent collaborator Adam Granduciel in Philadelphia, with whom he has participated in early work by The War on Drugs as well as various solo projects. Focusing on his solo career, Vile released two albums, "Constant Hitmaker" (2008) and "God Is Saying This to You..." (2009), compiling various home recordings dating back to 2003. Vile signed to Matador Records in 2009, and released his third album, "Childish Prodigy", that same year. The album was his first recorded in a studio and with the full participation of The Violators.

paragraph: In 2011, Vile released his fourth studio album, "Smoke Ring for My Halo", which significantly increased his exposure. His fifth studio album, "Wakin on a Pretty Daze", was released in 2013, with Laakso replacing Granduciel in his backing band. In 2015, Vile released his sixth studio album, "b'lieve I'm goin down...". The lead single from the album, "Pretty Pimpin", was Vile's best performing song to date, topping the "Billboard" Adult Alternative Songs chart in March 2016. His 2017 release, "Lotta Sea Lice", is a collaboration with Australian singer and guitarist Courtney Barnett. His latest album, "Bottle It In", was released on October 12, 2018.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Beginnings (1994–2002).

paragraph: Vile grew up in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and is the third oldest of ten children born to Charles and Donna Vile. Although his surname is occasionally assumed to be a pseudonym or a pun on German composer Kurt Weill, it is his real birth name and the similarity to Weill's name is a coincidence.

paragraph: At the age of fourteen, Kurt Vile was given a banjo by his father, with Vile noting, "I kind of wished [it] was a guitar. So I'd kind of just play it like a guitar anyway. I was really into writing pretty primitive tunes, and really into recording. I pretty much knew I was going to do music [with my life] then." Vile began writing songs on the banjo, describing his first self-penned track as: "a joke song. It was a good instrumental; I knew all these chords, but then I was quoting a cartoon as the lyrics on top of it. I had seen this cartoon about Superman and Lex Luthor; it was like the back history of why Lex Luthor hated Superman. They used to be friends, and then some giant stone of kryptonite fell and it made Lex Luthor's hair fall out, and he was like, 'You made all my hair fall out!' It was a really stupid cartoon, but that was my song, 'You Made All My Hair Fall Out'."

paragraph: Three years later, Vile created his first "mass-produced" tape at the age of seventeen. Influenced by Pavement, Beck, Smog and the record label, Drag City, Vile noted, "I really thought I could be on Drag City. I really wanted that. I heard these people that made good music but it was still pretty raw, and had this real cult quality."

paragraph: While working on his home recordings, Vile worked as a forklift driver, from 2000 to 2002. Regarding this time in his life, Vile noted "It was a really fast-paced job, unloading trucks. Though music was my passion, I had a long way to go then and a lot to learn. I got depressed so many times by my blue-collar life, and self-conscious about the fact that I didn't go to college. I was always working super low-end jobs, being the complete opposite of what I wanted to be. But I just fell into it, and I was also sorta shy. It was definitely a pretty rough time."

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:The War on Drugs and "Constant Hitmaker" (2003–2008).

paragraph: In 2003, after staying in Boston for two years, Vile moved back to Philadelphia, and began collaborating with musician and songwriter Adam Granduciel. The duo subsequently formed the indie rock band The War on Drugs in 2005. Regarding his friendship with Granduciel, Vile noted, "We're essentially best friends. He was backing me up in my band when he started working on his own music, so I thought I’d return the favor." Granduciel and Vile released their debut studio album, "Wagonwheel Blues", in 2008 and embarked on a tour in support of its release.

paragraph: At this time, Vile's debut solo album, "Constant Hitmaker" (2008), was released on Gulcher Records. Vile subsequently decided to leave The War on Drugs to concentrate on his solo career. The album was compiled from various home recordings and one studio recording of the song "Freeway". In 2009, Vile noted, "The War On Drugs got put out on a bigger label first, so, in the blogosphere, some claim that The War on Drugs was my first, main band. But that's just the way it looks. I've made more music than Adam has, and have been doing my Kurt Vile thing for a little bit longer. And "Constant Hitmaker" came out around that same time. Right when that [War on Drugs] record came out, I went to Europe with them, and also opened as Kurt Vile. That was right when I decided I wanted to concentrate on doing my own thing." Despite Vile's departure, Granduciel remained a member of his backing band, The Violators, with Granduciel noting, "There was never, despite what lazy journalists have assumed, any sort of falling out, or resentment."

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:"God Is Saying This to You..." and "Childish Prodigy" (2009–2010).

paragraph: In April 2009, Mexican Summer released "God Is Saying This to You..."; a collection of Vile's home recordings dating back to 2003 on vinyl only. Upon its release, Vile had already recorded a studio album, "Childish Prodigy", which Vile described as "definitely not as lo-fi" as his previous releases. After shipping the record to various labels, Vile signed with Matador Records in May 2009. Vile noted, "It's a perfect fit. They were my number one choice. I don't really consider my music indie rock or think that Matador cater only to indie rock, but I still feel I can relate most to Matador, more than any other label. Not to mention the fact that they are way on top of their shit."

paragraph: Recorded with backing band The Violators, "Childish Prodigy" was released on October 6, 2009, and increased Vile's exposure significantly. Support slots with Dinosaur Jr, Thurston Moore and Fucked Up followed the album's release. Regarding his new position, Vile stated, "Obviously there's more touring, more press and more hype which I won't say is not deserved. There's like a faction of people, too, who like to talk shit, which is kind of new. When I was more independent, there were people who got really excited and there still are but once I got more press people started to comment on blogs. People like to talk shit. [...] It's like climbing a ladder. I like to climb it really slowly. I could probably get really professional right away, but I like to take baby steps and find my own way."

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:"Smoke Ring for My Halo" (2011–2012).

paragraph: Vile released his fourth studio album, "Smoke Ring for My Halo", in 2011. The album peaked at #154 on the "Billboard Top 200" and placed highly on many end-of-year lists, and in 2013 was named at number 475 in NME's '500 Greatest Albums of All Time'. Later in 2011, Vile released a companion EP, "So Outta Reach", and appeared on his former band The War on Drugs' second studio album, "Slave Ambient". Shortly after the release of "Smoke Ring for My Halo", longtime Violators guitarist Adam Granduciel departed from the band to fully focus on The War on Drugs, with Vile noting, "Adam, he plays in The War on Drugs, his record came out a little after mine did, so at first he toured, and now he's obviously busy with that and now he's working on his new record."

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:"Wakin on a Pretty Daze" (2013–2014).

paragraph: "Wakin on a Pretty Daze" was released on April 9, 2013. Regarding the current line-up of his backing band, Vile noted, "I’m playing with Jesse [Trbovich] and Rob [Laakso]. [...] Rob Laakso is the newest member and Jesse has been a member forever. They’re steady members. Our drummer is no longer with us, but other than that, different friends played drums on the record and we’re doing rehearsals with that right now. But other than that, the Violators are me, Jesse, and Rob and we’ll see how it evolves." Priestess drummer Vince Nudo subsequently joined the band on drums and percussion, after performing on two of "Wakin on a Pretty Daze"s tracks.

paragraph: Steve Gunn joined the band as an "auxiliary Violator", during the band's May 2013 tour dates, with Vile noting, "It's impossible to just talk about Steve. He's too good! He's so good; just listen to him. What can I even say about him that touches that? I just want to listen to him."

paragraph: On September 24, 2013, Vile announced the release of a new EP, "It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)", and a deluxe edition of "Wakin on a Pretty Daze".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:"b'lieve i'm goin down..." (2015–2017).

paragraph: On March 6, 2015, Vile announced that he was working on his sixth studio album, with recording taking place across different locations in the United States. "b'lieve i'm goin down..." was released September 25, 2015, on Matador Records. Vile has described it as "All over the place. Everything you can imagine I've done... That's where I'm at now, that I can sort of tap into every world and make it cohesive." "Still in Rock" ranked this LP as the 2nd best of 2015.

paragraph: Vile is featured on the song Let Me Get There by the band Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions released in 2016.

paragraph: Vile sings lead vocals on The Sadies song "It's Easy (Like Walking)" on their 2017 album "Northern Passages".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:"Lotta Sea Lice" and "Bottle It In" (2017–present).

paragraph: In 2017, Vile and Courtney Barnett recorded the collaborative album "Lotta Sea Lice", released on October 13. The lead single "Over Everything" was released on August 30, 2017 accompanied by the music video directed by Danny Cohen.

paragraph: In 2018, Vile announced his seventh solo studio album, "Bottle It In", released on October 12, 2018.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Vile is married to Suzanne, a teacher, and has two daughters.

paragraph: Section::::The Violators.

paragraph: Vile's backing band, The Violators, consists of:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jesse Trbovich guitars, bass guitar, saxophone

paragraph: BULLET::::- Rob Laakso guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, various instruments

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kyle Spence drums, percussion

paragraph: Former members

paragraph: BULLET::::- Vince Nudo drums

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mike Zanghi drums, percussion

paragraph: BULLET::::- Adam Granduciel guitars, various instruments

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Cousin" Dan Bower drums, percussion

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jay Ganas bass guitar

paragraph: BULLET::::- Michael Johnson drums

paragraph: BULLET::::- Robert Robinson percussion, guitar, effects

paragraph: Additional live members

paragraph: BULLET::::- Steve Gunn additional live guitars

paragraph: BULLET::::- Stella Mozgawa guest drummer

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Solo.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Solo.:EPs.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2003: "Ten Songs"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2003: "Rarities & Rejects EP"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2003: "Fingers-Cut, Megamachine! / Kurt Vile" split

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004: "Kurt Vile & Family Vol. 1"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004: "9 Home Recordings"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005: "Trial & Error EP"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006: "Accidents"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007: "Kurt Vile / Beat Jams" split

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008: "Overnite KV!!!"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009: "Fall Demons"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009: "The Hunchback EP"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010: "Square Shells"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011: "So Outta Reach"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013: "It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013: "Jamaica Plain" (with Sore Eros)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2016: "Spotify Sessions"

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:The War on Drugs.:Studio albums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Wagonwheel Blues" (2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Slave Ambient" (2011)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:The War on Drugs.:EPs.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Barrel of Batteries" (2007)

description: American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer

wikidata_label: Kurt Vile

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paragraph: Brook Benton

paragraph: Brook Benton (born Benjamin Franklin Peay; September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, with hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.

paragraph: He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton scored over 50 "Billboard" chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and career.

paragraph: When Benton was young, he enjoyed gospel music, wrote songs and sang in a Methodist church choir in Lugoff, South Carolina, where his father, Willie Peay, was choir master. In 1948, he went to New York to pursue his music career, going in and out of gospel groups, such as The Langfordaires, The Jerusalem Stars and The Golden Gate Quartet. Returning to his home state, he joined a R&B singing group, The Sandmen, and went back to New York to get a big break with his group. The Sandmen had limited success and their label, Okeh Records, decided to push Peay as a solo artist, changing his name to Brook Benton, apparently at the suggestion of label executive Marv Halsman.

paragraph: Brook earned a good living by writing songs and co-producing albums. He wrote songs for artists such as Nat King Cole, Clyde McPhatter (for whom he co-wrote the hit "A Lover's Question") and Roy Hamilton. He eventually released his first minor hit, "A Million Miles from Nowhere", before switching to the Mercury label, which would eventually bring him major success. He also appeared in the 1957 film, "Mr Rock And Roll" with Alan Freed.

paragraph: Section::::Success.

paragraph: In 1959, he finally made his breakthrough with hits like "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly". "It's Just a Matter of Time" peaked at #3 on the United States "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. "Endlessly" made it to #12. Both of the first two hits were written by Benton with Clyde Otis. They were originally offered to Nat King Cole, but when Otis became an A&R manager and producer at Mercury, he convinced Benton to sign with the label and record them himself, while asking Cole not to record the songs as planned. Benton followed this success with a series of hits, including "So Many Ways" (#6), "Hotel Happiness" (#3), "Think Twice" (#11), "Kiddio" (#7), and "The Boll Weevil Song" (#2). In 1960, he had two top 10 hit duets with Dinah Washington: "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" (#5) and "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)" (#7).

paragraph: In the mid 1960s, Benton recorded for RCA Records and Reprise Records with minimal commercial success. Then, in 1968, he signed with Cotillion Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, where, the following year, he enjoyed his last major hit with "Rainy Night in Georgia", written by Tony Joe White and produced and arranged by Arif Mardin. a million-seller which topped the Billboard R&B chart. Benton recorded a total of five albums with Mardin, including a gospel album, during his stay at Cotillion.

paragraph: Benton eventually charted a total of 49 singles on the "Billboard" Hot 100, with other songs charting on "Billboard"s rhythm and blues, easy listening, and Christmas music charts. The last album made by Benton was "Fools Rush In", which was released posthumously in 2005. He also had records released on various other labels, including All-Platinum, Brut, Olde Worlde, Stax and Groove Records.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Weakened from spinal meningitis, Brook died of pneumonia in Queens, New York City, at the age of 56 on April 9, 1988. He was survived by his wife, Mary Benton, and five children, Brook Jr., Vanessa, Roy, Gerald and Benjamin, all of Queens.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Albums.

paragraph: 1. "Brook Benton Today" also hit #4 on the US RnB LP charts in 1970.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Soulwalking.co.uk – Brook Benton Fan Page

paragraph: BULLET::::- VH1.com – Artist Listing

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tsimon.com – Brook Benton Fan Page

paragraph: BULLET::::- https://web.archive.org/web/20120205201544/http://www.shewins.com/bio.htm

paragraph: BULLET::::- Brook Benton at Discogs

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Benjamin Franklin Peay
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description: American singer and songwriter

wikidata_label: Brook Benton

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text: Arden of Feversham

text: William Makepeace Thackeray

text: Catherine

text: Fraser's Magazine

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text: Crime Classics

text: Betty Harford

text: Early "Online website"

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paragraph: Catherine Hayes (murderer)

paragraph: Catherine Hayes (1690 – 9 May 1726), sometimes spelled Catharine Hayes, was an English woman who was burned at the stake for committing petty treason by killing her husband.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and marriage.

paragraph: Catherine Hall was born near Birmingham in 1690, the daughter of poor parents. At the age of 16, she obtained employment as a servant within the household of a Warwickshire farmer named Hayes. The son of this household was 21-year-old John Hayes, who worked as a carpenter, and who soon fell in love with her. Within a year of their acquaintance, the two were married.

paragraph: Section::::Relocation to London and murder.

paragraph: Several years into their marriage, the couple moved to London and set up a small shop in Oxford Road, Tyburn, while renting lodgings. Hayes also became a successful pawnbroker, and his wife would bear 12 children.

paragraph: Towards the end of 1725, two men named Thomas Wood and Thomas Billings lodged with the couple. Having been promiscuous since her mid-teens, Hayes began conducting affairs with both men, and the trio soon decided to kill John Hayes. On 1 March 1726, they persuaded him to partake in a drinking contest, then killed him once he was intoxicated. The trio then dismembered Hayes's body, subsequently discarding many of his of body parts in a pond at Marylebone. The head was cast into the River Thames and was found the next day. It was displayed in the churchyard of St Margaret's, Westminster, for several days, which resulted in John Hayes being identified.

paragraph: On 24 March, the trunk and limbs were discovered. Catherine Hayes and Billings had meanwhile been arrested on a warrant. Wood was captured shortly afterwards, and confessed. Billings then admitted his complicity, but Hayes denied all knowledge of the murder. At the trial, Hayes pleaded 'not guilty', but was convicted of petty treason, and sentenced to be burned at the stake. Wood and Billings were sentenced to be hanged. The case excited much popular attention, and many noblemen and gentlemen attended the trial.

paragraph: Section::::Execution.

paragraph: Before 9 May, the day fixed for the execution, Wood died in Newgate Prison. Hayes unsuccessfully tried to poison herself. On 9 May, she was tied to a stake at Tyburn with a halter affixed round her neck. One early report stated that "the executioner was foiled in an endeavour to strangle her by the burning of the rope, and the woman was finally killed by a piece of wood which was thrown at her head and dashed out her brains". Later it was stated that Hayes was "the last woman in England to be burnt alive for petty treason (though the burning of women's bodies after execution continued until 1790)". Billings was hanged in chains in Marylebone Fields. Ballads were written about Hayes' crime, and a correspondent of the "London Journal" compared the murder of John Hayes to the play "Arden of Feversham". William Makepeace Thackeray based his story of "Catherine", which first appeared in "Fraser's Magazine" 1839–40, on the career of Catherine Hayes.

paragraph: Section::::In popular culture.

paragraph: The story of John and Catherine Hayes was told in the 28 October 1953 episode of the CBS radio series "Crime Classics" entitled "John Hayes, His Head, and How They Were Parted." Catherine Hayes was portrayed by Betty Harford, while John Hayes was played by Alistair Duncan.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Early "Online website" featuring contemporary newspaper reports regarding the case of Catherine Hayes

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The proceedings of the Old Bailey: London's Central Criminal Court: 1674: 1913" online account of the murder of John Hayes

description: English murderer

wikidata_label: Catherine Hayes

wikipedia_title: Catherine Hayes (murderer)


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defensive tackle
Carolina Panthers
undrafted free agent
college football
Temple
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New England Patriots
fullback
linebacker
Rahway High School
Carolina Panthers
undrafted free agent
2010 NFL Draft
Performance-enhancing drugs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jerod Mayo
Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
Carolina Panthers bio

categories: 1988 births,Tampa Bay Buccaneers players,American football defensive tackles,Players of American football from New Jersey,Temple Owls football players,Carolina Panthers players,Sportspeople from Rahway, New Jersey,Living people

paragraph: Andre Neblett

paragraph: Andre Neblett (born June 7, 1988) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Temple. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Neblett played fullback and linebacker at Rahway High School.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Neblett played college football at Temple, where he started in 45 games for the Owls. He earned All-Mid-American Conference honors during his career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Carolina Panthers.

paragraph: Neblett was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft on April 30, 2010. On July 18, 2012, Andre Neblett was informed by the NFL that he would be suspended for the first 4 games of the season for testing positive for Performance-enhancing drugs.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

paragraph: Neblett signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 6, 2013. On August 31, 2013, Neblett was released during the final roster cuts of the preseason.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New England Patriots.

paragraph: Neblett signed with the New England Patriots on October 9, 2013, but was released later that week on October 12. He was re-signed when the Patriots put linebacker Jerod Mayo on injured reserve on October 16. Neblett was released again on October 21.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Carolina Panthers bio

description: Player of American football

wikidata_label: Andre Neblett

wikipedia_title: Andre Neblett


text:
Mexico City
Alfaguara Prize
electronics engineer
Naucalpan
Alfaguara
PuntoDePartida.UNAM.mx

categories: Mexican engineers,Writers from Mexico City,Mexican male writers,1966 births,Living people

paragraph: Jorge Galván

paragraph: Jorge Galván (born April 1966 in Mexico City) is a Mexican writer and engineer. He is best known for his historical novel "El Hierro y la Pólvora" (Iron and Gunpowder), for which he was awarded the First Novel UNAM – Alfaguara Prize in 2006

paragraph: Galvan graduated as electronics engineer at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico City), and currently lives in the City of Naucalpan (Mexico State).

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: El Hierro y la Pólvora (Iron and Gunpowder) published in 2006 by Alfaguara.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- PuntoDePartida.UNAM.mx ("El hierro y la pólvora": historia y ficción).

description: Mexican writer and engineer

wikidata_label: Jorge Galvan

wikipedia_title: Jorge Galván


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Our Gang
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Hal Roach
Allen "Farina" Hoskins
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
Robert McGowan
Hercules
Our Gang
Miss Crabtree
Spanky
Alfalfa
Buckwheat
East Los Angeles
Dickie Moore
Moan & Groan, Inc.
When the Wind Blows
Carlena Beard
Shiver My Timbers
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For Pete's Sake!
Bobbie Beard
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Hal Roach
Our Gang
Curley
Who Killed Doc Robbin
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Henry Fonda
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Jackie Cooper
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Good Times
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Evergreen Cemetery

categories: African-American male actors,American male comedy actors,Deaths from pneumonia,American male television actors,Burials at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles,African-American male child actors,Hal Roach Studios actors,1981 deaths,American male child actors,1925 births,20th-century American male actors

paragraph: Matthew Beard (American actor)

paragraph: Matthew Beard Jr. (January 1, 1925 – January 8, 1981) was an American child actor, most famous for portraying the character of Stymie in the "Our Gang" short films from 1930-35. The role was so high profile that he adopted the name Stymie Beard, credited with this for some later roles, such as his 1978 appearance in "The Buddy Holly Story". He was a native of Los Angeles, California.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Matthew Beard Jr. was born near Los Angeles, California. His father was Matthew Beard and his mother was Johnnie Mae Beard (née Clay). His father was also the founder pastor of Beloved Church of God in Christ, located at 7529 S. Main St, Los Angeles.

paragraph: Section::::"Our Gang" years.

paragraph: Beard had previously played baby parts in many films before signing a five-year contract to play in "Our Gang". In contrast to Farina, the character he replaced, Stymie was a slick-tongued con-artist who was always self-assured, nonchalant, and ready with a sly comment as well as clever ideas to solve the problems he faced. Stymie could also offer sound, commonsense advice that helped resolve the dilemmas of his playmates. The character's trademark was a bald head crowned by an oversize derby hat, a gift to Beard from comedian Stan Laurel, who had also worked under "Our Gang" creator Hal Roach. Stymie is the only "Our Gang"er who both replaced one of the original gang members (Allen "Farina" Hoskins) and was in turn replaced by one who would stay on until the series disbanded, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas.

paragraph: The name "Stymie" was provided by "Our Gang" director Robert McGowan, who was always frustrated ("stymied") by little Matthew's curious wanderings around the studio; the character was originally to be named "Hercules". McGowan would later recall that Stymie was his favorite of all the "Our Gang" kids. The then five-year-old Beard came to the series a year after the transition from the silent/early talkie era "Our Gang". He had the exclusive distinction of being with the gang from "Miss Crabtree" talkies of the early 1930s, through the mid-thirties transitional period, up until the era of the more familiar group of Spanky, Alfalfa, and Buckwheat, who would ultimately replace Stymie in 1935.

paragraph: Beard's paycheck was used to help support his East Los Angeles family, including thirteen brothers and sisters. After Beard renamed his younger brother Bobbie "Cotton" (which was also used as Bobbie's "Our Gang" character name), his parents allowed him to name all of the rest of his siblings as they were born. He named one "Dickie" after his best friend, child actor and "Our Gang" kid Dickie Moore. Four other members of the Beard family would appear in the "Our Gang" comedies:

paragraph: BULLET::::- His younger sister Betty Jane Beard preceded Stymie in the gang, playing Farina's little brother Hector in "Moan & Groan, Inc." and "When the Wind Blows" (even though she was a girl).

paragraph: BULLET::::- His younger sister Carlena Beard appeared as Stymie's younger sister in "Shiver My Timbers", "Readin' and Writin'", and "For Pete's Sake!". She did not appear in "The First Round-Up". Willie Mae Taylor played "Buckwheat", a role which would eventually be converted to a male character and given to Billie Thomas.

paragraph: BULLET::::- His younger brother Bobbie Beard appeared in six "Our Gang" shorts from 1932 to 1934 as Stymie's younger brother, "Cotton."

paragraph: BULLET::::- His mother, Johnnie Mae Beard, has a cameo as Stymie's mother in "Big Ears" and "Free Wheeling".

paragraph: Beard's younger brother Renee Beard would appear in Hal Roach's "Our Gang"-derived featurettes of the 1940s: "Curley" and "Who Killed Doc Robbin".

paragraph: Section::::Later years.

paragraph: After Beard left the series in 1935 at the age of ten, he went on to score some minor roles in feature films, such as "Captain Blood" (1935) starring Errol Flynn and "Jezebel" (1938) with Bette Davis. At the age of 15 he made an appearance and was credited as "Mose" the bellboy in the 1940 Fritz Lang directed "The Return of Frank James" with Henry Fonda and fellow child star (and "Our Gang" alumnus) Jackie Cooper. By the time he was in high school, he had retired from acting.

paragraph: Falling into drug use and street life, Beard became addicted to heroin. He spent most of his early adult life in and out of jail on drug and theft charges.

paragraph: In the 1960s, he checked himself into Synanon, a drug rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles, and successfully ended his heroin use. After leaving Synanon, he made a small comeback, appearing in small roles in feature films and episodes of television shows such as "Sanford and Son" and "The Jeffersons" as a guest star (including two episodes of "Maude" as a resident of an apartment complex where the title character's husband temporarily lived) and "Good Times" where he had a recurring role (1974-1977) as "Monty".

paragraph: In 1978, he appeared in the movie "The Buddy Holly Story" as a member of the backstage crew at the Apollo Theatre, wearing his trademark bowler hat.

paragraph: Beard traveled around the country, giving lectures on drug-abuse awareness.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Beard suffered a stroke on January 3, 1981 (two days after his 56th birthday), sustained head injuries from falling down a flight of stairs, and died of pneumonia on January 8, 1981. He was residing in Los Angeles, California, at the time of his death.

paragraph: He is interred in the Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles. He was buried with the famous derby hat he wore all his life, from his "Stymie" days.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Holmstrom, John. "The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995", Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 132.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dye, David. "Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985". Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, pp. 13–14.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Willson, Dixie. "Little Hollywood Stars", Akron, OH, and New York: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1935.

description: actor

wikidata_label: Matthew Beard

wikipedia_title: Matthew Beard (American actor)


text: Victoria Cross

text: Commonwealth

text: 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons

text: British Army

text: Crimean War

text: Crimea

text: Balaklava

text: Charles Wooden

text: wound

text: Light Cavalry

text: dressed

text: haemorrhage

text: Army Medical Services Museum

text: Mytchett

text: Vol.7, No.25, (April 1849), pp.41-44

text: RAMC Journal

text: Australian Defence Force

text: Location of grave and VC medal

text: Kensal Green Cemetery

categories: British recipients of the Victoria Cross,British military personnel of the New Zealand Wars,People from Chatham, Kent,Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross,1815 births,British Army regimental surgeons,King's Own Royal Regiment officers,Royal Norfolk Regiment officers,Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath,Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery,1899 deaths,British Army personnel of the Crimean War,English surgeons,44th Regiment of Foot officers,Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur,6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons officers

paragraph: James Mouat

paragraph: Surgeon General Sir James Mouat (14 April 1815 – 4 January 1899) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

paragraph: Section::::Details.

paragraph: Mouat was 39 years old, and a Surgeon in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place on 26 October 1854 in the Crimea, at Balaklava, for which he was awarded the VC.

paragraph: Surgeon Mouat went with Corporal Charles Wooden to the assistance of an officer who was lying seriously wounded in an exposed position, after the retreat of the Light Cavalry. He dressed the officer's wounds under heavy fire from the enemy, and by stopping a severe haemorrhage, helped to save his life.

paragraph: His citation reads:

paragraph: Section::::The medal.

paragraph: His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum in Mytchett, Surrey.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Testimony to the reality of the Mesmeric Phenomena in University College Hospital, by Mr. James Mouat, Army Surgeon", "The Zoist: A Journal of Cerebral Physiology & Mesmerism, and Their Applications to Human Welfare", Vol.7, No.25, (April 1849), pp.41-44.

paragraph: BULLET::::- RAMC Journal

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The emerging office of the Surgeon General", Lieutenant Colonel Robert L Pearce, "Australian Defence Force Health Journal", April 2002

paragraph: BULLET::::- Location of grave and VC medal "(Kensal Green Cemetery)"

description: Recipient of the Victoria Cross

wikidata_label: James Mouat

wikipedia_title: James Mouat


text: politician

text: Ontario

text: Progressive Conservative

text: Legislative Assembly of Ontario

text: Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

text: Freemason

text: Royal Canadian Legion

text: Sydenham

text: Township

text: reeve

text: Grey County

text: Grey

text: 1987 Ontario election

text: Liberals

text: David Peterson

text: Ron Lipsett

text: 1990 election

text: New Democrat

text: Mike Harris

text: cabinet

text: bear

text: Walkerton

text: E. coli

text: 2003 election

text: Howard Hampton

text: by-election

text: John Tory

text: 2011 provincial election

text: Bill Walker

categories: Mayors of places in Ontario,People from Grey County,1945 births,Living people,Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs

paragraph: Bill Murdoch

paragraph: Bill Murdoch (born January 10, 1945) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2011, representing the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound.

paragraph: Section::::Background.

paragraph: Murdoch was educated at the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute, and worked as a farmer, electrical draftsman, film stripper and salesman. He is also a Freemason and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. He served as chair of the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority for five years.

paragraph: Section::::Politics.

paragraph: Section::::Politics.:Municipal.

paragraph: Murdoch began his political career at the municipal level, serving in for four years as a councillor in Sydenham Township, and as reeve for a further eight. He was elected warden of Grey County in 1987. Murdoch served as vice-president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for two years, and was a member of the board of directors for five years.

paragraph: Section::::Politics.:Provincial.

paragraph: Murdoch's first bid to enter the Ontario legislature was unsuccessful. He ran as a Progressive Conservative for the riding of Grey in the 1987 Ontario election, in which the Liberals under David Peterson won a landslide majority. Murdoch lost to Liberal Ron Lipsett by about 2000 votes. The Liberals saw their support base decline during the 1990 election, however, and Murdoch was able to win the seat on his second attempt, defeating New Democrat Peggy Hutchinson by about 2500 votes (Lipsett finished third).

paragraph: Murdoch was easily re-elected in the provincial elections of 1995 and 1999, both of which were won by the Progressive Conservatives under Mike Harris. He developed a reputation as a party maverick, and was never seriously considered for a cabinet appointment.

paragraph: Murdoch's political philosophy is somewhat eccentric, and defies easy summarization. He has never been afraid to criticize his own party, whether in government or opposition. He opposed the Harris government's decision to cancel the province's spring bear hunt, and claims that he was fired from a parliamentary assistant position after calling for more free votes in the house. He once demanded a recorded vote on a same-sex benefits bill brought forward by the McGuinty government. Only 3 of the required 5 members stood to request a recorded vote and the Bill passed on an unrecorded voice vote.

paragraph: Murdoch's riding included the town of Walkerton, (since the provincial riding re-organization, Walkerton is in Huron-Bruce) which suffered from a deadly outbreak of E. coli in 2000 as a result of polluted water. Some criticized Murdoch for rejecting the possibility that his government's cutbacks could have been partly responsible for the outbreak.

paragraph: The Progressive Conservatives lost the 2003 election, though Murdoch was re-elected in his own riding. After the election, he considered sitting as a member of the New Democratic Party; not for ideological reasons, but in order to give the NDP official party status in the legislature after it fell one short of the required eight seats. Though Murdoch's beliefs are far removed from NDP policy, he claimed he was willing to cross the floor because the party deserved a voice in the legislature. The plan was seriously considered by NDP leader Howard Hampton, but came to nothing. The NDP subsequently won a by-election, and regained party status on their own.

paragraph: During the 2007 Ontario election, Murdoch sparked controversy by being the first PC caucus member to publicly oppose PC party leader John Tory's proposal to publicly fund all private religious schools in the province. Murdoch stated that although he initially supported the plan, the widespread opposition to it by his constituents convinced him to reconsider his position. He has stated that should the issue come before the legislature, he would vote against it. Tory, commenting on Murdoch's position, stated "When you look up maverick in the dictionary you find his picture there — in colour..."

paragraph: On September 12, 2008, he was suspended from the Progressive Conservative caucus for openly calling for Tory's resignation. On September 18, 2008, he was permanently expelled from the Progressive Conservative caucus and sat as an Independent member of the legislature.

paragraph: On April 23, 2009, Progressive Conservative interim leader Bob Runciman announced Murdoch would be returning to the PC caucus, effective immediately.

paragraph: On July 5, 2010, Murdoch announced that he would retire following the 2011 provincial election, which saw the Progressive Conservatives maintain their hold on the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding under first-time MPP Bill Walker.

paragraph: Section::::After politics.

paragraph: Murdoch, since retiring from politics, has been hosting an open-line radio talk show on CFOS 560 AM (Owen Sound, Ontario) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings (9-10 AM Eastern Time) which, dependent upon the day of the week, is identified on air as "Murdoch Mondays", "Mid-week with Murdoch" and/or "Rock and Talk with Murdoch". In addition to talk, the program also showcases the music of local (mainly Grey and Bruce counties) recording artists.

description: Canadian politician

wikidata_label: Bill Murdoch

wikipedia_title: Bill Murdoch


text: Chinese-Dutch

text: Velp, Gelderland

text: Netherlands

text: kart racing

text: Formula BMW Asia

text: Williams F1

text: ATS Formel 3 Cup

text: 2007 Chinese Grand Prix

text: BCN Competición

text: Sakon Yamamoto

text: GP2 series

text: Trident Racing

text: GP2 Asia Series

text: Superleague Formula

text: Galatasaray S.K.

text: Atlético Madrid

text: Jarama round

text: Renault F1

text: GP2 Series

text: DAMS

text: 2010 season

text: FIA

text: super license

text: Formula One

text: Hungaroring

text: lumbar vertebrae

text: Jules Bianchi

text: Romain Grosjean

text: Christian Vietoris

text: Racing Engineering

text: appendicitis

text: FAZZT Race Team

text: Sebring International Raceway

text: 2011 Indianapolis 500

text: Dragon Racing

text: Infineon Raceway

text: Baxi DC Racing

text: David Cheng

text: Nelson Panciatici

text: Paul-Loup Chatin

text: Alpine A460

text: 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship

text: Jackie Chan DC Racing

text: 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship

text: 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans

text: Oreca 07

text: Porsche 919 Hybrid

text: Oliver Jarvis

text: Thomas Laurent

text: Silverstone

text: Nürburgring

categories: Superleague Formula drivers,FIA World Endurance Championship drivers,Dutch racing drivers,24 Hours of Le Mans drivers,1982 births,Dutch people of Chinese descent,IndyCar Series drivers,24 Hours of Spa drivers,Chinese racing drivers,People from Rheden,Formula BMW Asia drivers,A1 Team China drivers,Formula E drivers,GP2 Asia Series drivers,International GT Open drivers,Asian Le Mans Series drivers,United SportsCar Championship drivers,FIA GT1 World Championship drivers,Living people,British Formula Three Championship drivers,German Formula Three Championship drivers,GP2 Series drivers,FIA GT Championship drivers

paragraph: Ho-Pin Tung

paragraph: Ho-Pin Tung (; born December 4, 1982) is a Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver who races with a Chinese license.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Born in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands, Tung started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. He won the 2003 Formula BMW Asia series and was rewarded with a test drive with the Williams F1 team.

paragraph: In 2004 he joined the ATS Formel 3 Cup. Although he scored race wins and podium finishes, he finished 7th in his rookie year.

paragraph: Tung stayed in the ATS F3 Cup in 2005, finishing the series in third place, before taking the title in 2006, winning 9 races, 4 pole positions and 5 fastest laps.

paragraph: At the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix he was announced as a BMW Sauber test driver for the rest of the year.

paragraph: On 4 April 2007, BCN Competición announced that it had signed Tung as its second driver alongside Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto for the 2007 GP2 series.

paragraph: Tung drove for Trident Racing team in the 2008 GP2 Asia Series and GP2 Series, scoring his first podium finish in the latter.

paragraph: In 2009 he raced in the Superleague Formula series. He raced in the first three rounds for Galatasaray S.K. and the latter three rounds for Atlético Madrid. He had his first win in the series at the Jarama round for Galatasaray.

paragraph: In December 2009, Tung tested for the Renault F1 Team. In January he was announced as the team's third driver. As part of the deal, he returned to the GP2 Series with the DAMS team for the 2010 season.

paragraph: On 23 June 2010, the FIA granted Tung a four-race probationary super license, allowing him to compete in Formula One.

paragraph: At the Hungaroring round of the GP2 season, Tung sustained a minor fracture of one of his lumbar vertebrae as a result of a first-lap collision with Jules Bianchi, who spun in front of him and suffered a more serious break of the same bone. Tung was replaced by Romain Grosjean while he recovered. However, Grosjean kept the seat for the remainder of the season, leaving Tung without a drive until he was called up to replace Christian Vietoris at Racing Engineering for the final round; Vietoris suffering from appendicitis.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:IndyCar.

paragraph: On 22 November 2010, Tung made sporting history as he officially became the first Chinese licensed driver to take the wheel of an IndyCar by testing with the FAZZT Race Team at Sebring International Raceway.

paragraph: Tung attempted to qualify for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with Dragon Racing, but was unsuccessful due to a crash on Pole Day that resulted in a mild concussion. He made his IndyCar debut later that season in August at Infineon Raceway driving for the same team.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Sportscars.

paragraph: In 2016, Tung joined Baxi DC Racing to partner team owner David Cheng and French driver Nelson Panciatici (replaced mid-year by Paul-Loup Chatin) in the team's Alpine A460 entry for the LMP2 class of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. The team took a string of minor points placings during the year, and Tung finished the season in 13th position in the drivers' championship standings.

paragraph: Tung remained with DC, now renamed Jackie Chan DC Racing, for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. At the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, Tung became the first driver in the event's history to lead the race in an LMP2 car, after all the top class LMP1 entries either retired or faded away in the race. Ultimately, his Oreca 07 car finished second overall, and first in the LMP2 class, after it was overtaken by the number 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid car. The Jackie Chan DC crew were also the first Chinese-entered car to win a class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. During the remainder of the season, Tung and his co-drivers Oliver Jarvis and Thomas Laurent took further class wins at Silverstone and the Nürburgring, and two other podium finishes, and finished the season in second place in the LMP2 championship.

paragraph: Tung remained with Jackie Chan DC Racing for a third season in 2018, to contest the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship 'superseason'.

description: Chinese-Dutch racing driver

wikidata_label: Ho-Pin Tung

wikipedia_title: Ho-Pin Tung


text:
kanji
Edo
Tokyo
Matsudaira Nobunari
rōnin
haiku
blind
samurai
loyalty
honor
Confucianism
Buddhist philosophy
anime
OVA
The Hakkenden
kabuki
Yukio Mishima
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden
Utagawa Kunisada II
Tsutaya Kichizo
Haoqiu zhuan
EB Bio

categories: Japanese historical novelists,1848 deaths,1767 births,Japanese medical writers,Japanese writers of the Edo period,19th-century Japanese novelists

paragraph: Takizawa Bakin

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Born as , he wrote under the pen name , which is a pun, as the kanji may also be read as "kuruwa de makoto", meaning a man who is truly devoted to the courtesans of the pleasure districts. Later in life he took the pen name . Modern scholarship generally refers to him as Kyokutei Bakin, or just as Bakin.

paragraph: Born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) on 4 July 1767, Bakin was the fifth son of Omon and Okiyoshi. His father, Okiyoshi, was a samurai in the service of one of the Shōgun's retainers, Matsudaira Nobunari. Two of his older brothers died in infancy, while the other two, Rabun (1759–1798) and Keichū (1765–1786), played pivotal roles in Bakin's life. He had two younger sisters, Ohisa, born in 1771, and Okiku, born in 1774.

paragraph: In his diaries, Bakin wrote that his father, a heavy drinker, was devoted to scholarship and the classics, and diligent in his work as a samurai. He died in 1775, when Bakin was only nine years old, having aggravated his gout through drinking. Bakin's family stipend was soon reduced by half, and in December of the following year, Rabun gave up his service to the Matsudaira clan in favor of living as a "rōnin". Bakin and his family were forced into a much smaller dwelling as a result.

paragraph: Eventually Rabun received a new post, and in 1778 Bakin's mother pretended to be sick in order to move in with him. Bakin had been placed in service of the Matsudaira lord's grandson, but was treated cruelly and ran away when only 14. He left the following haiku as a note explaining his reasons for leaving:

paragraph: "The Eight Dog Chronicles" took 28 years to complete (1814–1842), and Bakin grew blind and lost his wife and son before he completed it. Comprising 106 volumes, it is one of the world's longest novels. The final parts of the work were dictated to his daughter-in-law. Although he was born of lower samurai birth, Bakin renounced his status to become a writer. His works center on samurai themes, including loyalty and family honor, as well as Confucianism, and Buddhist philosophy. Excerpts translated by Chris Drake are included in "Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900", edited by Haruo Shirane (Columbia University Press, 2002). "The Eight Dog Chronicles" has been adapted many times in, for example, the anime OVA "The Hakkenden".

paragraph: His "Chinsetsu Yumiharizuki" ("Strange Tales of the Crescent Moon", 1807–1811) was adapted for the kabuki stage by Yukio Mishima.

paragraph: A series of "ukiyo-e" containing 50 pictures depicting characters from "Nansō Satomi Hakkenden" and featuring leading kabuki actors was created by Utagawa Kunisada II. These prints were published in the early 1850s by Tsutaya Kichizo.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Takizawa made the Japanese version of "Haoqiu zhuan", titled "Kyōkakuden".

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: EB Bio

description: Japanese novelist in the late Edo period

wikidata_label: Kyokutei Bakin

wikipedia_title: Takizawa Bakin


text:
Sarek
Spock
science fiction
Star Trek
Klingon
Star Trek The Motion Picture
Romulan
Chicago
Illinois
Russian Jewish
South Haven
Michigan
United States Army
World War II
University of Michigan
New York City
John Gielgud
Much Ado About Nothing
Los Angeles
Three Wise Men
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Sarek
Spock
Leonard Nimoy
Romulan
Balance of Terror
Journey to Babel
Klingon
Clint Eastwood
Hang 'Em High
Here Come the Brides
gorilla
Planet of the Apes
Little House on the Prairie
Charles Ingalls
Gunsmoke
Leonard Nimoy
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Guam
Keye Luke
John Russell
Lawman
Stacy Harris
Anabaptist
Michael Sattler
Walter Koenig
Huck Finn
Tom Sawyer
multiple myeloma
New York City
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Hang 'Em High
Noon Sunday
Annie Hall
Getting Married
Sarek
Balance of Terror
Romulan
Journey to Babel
The Wild Wild West
Gunsmoke
Here Come the Brides
Hawaii Five-O
The Wild Wild West
Hawaii Five-O
Planet of the Apes
TV Series
Hawaii Five-O
Little House on the Prairie
The Bob Newhart Show
Hawaii Five-O
The Secret Empire
The Incredible Hulk
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Otherworld
Sarek
In the Heat of the Night

categories: American people of Russian-Jewish descent,American male television actors,1996 deaths,American male film actors,Jewish American male actors,Male actors from Michigan,Deaths from multiple myeloma,Deaths from cancer in New York (state),1924 births,20th-century American male actors,University of Michigan alumni,Male actors from Chicago,People from South Haven, Michigan

paragraph: Mark Lenard

paragraph: Mark Lenard (born Leonard Rosenson, October 15, 1924 – November 22, 1996) was an American actor, primarily in television. His most famous role was as Sarek, father of the popular character Spock, in the science fiction "Star Trek" franchise, in both and , as well as three films and two episodes of "". He also played a Klingon in "Star Trek The Motion Picture", and a Romulan in an episode of "".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Lenard was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a Russian Jewish immigrant, Abraham, and his wife, Bessie, but was raised in the small town of South Haven, Michigan, where his family owned a tourist resort. He joined the United States Army in 1943 and trained to be a paratrooper during World War II but did not see actual combat and was discharged in 1946 as a technical sergeant.

paragraph: He got his start on stage while in the Army. After earning a master's degree in theater and speech from the University of Michigan, he became known in New York City for serious drama, including Ibsen, Shaw, and Chekov. His first notable role was that of Conrad in the Sir John Gielgud production of "Much Ado About Nothing". In the mid-1960s, he moved his family to Los Angeles, where he played one of the Three Wise Men in the biblical epic "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965).

paragraph: Lenard is best known for his appearances in the "Star Trek" franchise, particularly in the role of Sarek, the father of Spock (Leonard Nimoy). However, his first Star Trek appearance was in the first season of "", playing the first Romulan ever seen in the series, in the episode "Balance of Terror" (1966). He originated the character of Sarek in the second-season episode "Journey to Babel" (1967), and provided the voice of Sarek in the "" episode "" (1973). He later played an ill-fated Klingon Captain in "" (1979), which gave him the distinction of being the first actor to play a Romulan, a Vulcan, and a Klingon in Star Trek. He later reprised the role of Sarek in three of the "Star Trek" feature films: "" (1984), "" (1986), and "" (1991), and provided the voice of young Sarek in a brief flashback sequence in "" (1989). Additionally, he appeared as elderly Sarek in the third-season "" episode "" (1990) and the fifth-season episode "" (1991).

paragraph: Lenard's work outside the "Star Trek" franchise included the prosecutor in Fort Grant in the Clint Eastwood movie, "Hang 'Em High" (1968). He also played the character Aaron Stempel in the television series "Here Come the Brides", and the hostile gorilla Urko in the television series "Planet of the Apes". He made a guest appearance on "Little House on the Prairie" in the episode "Journey in the Spring, Part I" playing Peter Ingalls, older brother of Charles Ingalls. He had roles in "Gunsmoke" several times, including the episode "Nowhere to Run" (1968). Lenard guest starred in several episodes of the original "", including one with Leonard Nimoy, and a two-part episode of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century".

paragraph: Lenard played a lead role in the movie "Noon Sunday" filmed on Guam with costars Keye Luke, TV series star John Russell from "Lawman", and character actor Stacy Harris. In "The Radicals" (1990), which recounted the beginnings of the Swiss Anabaptist movement in the 1520s, he played a composite historical character, Eberhard Hoffman, a Catholic bishop who serves as prosecutor in the trial of his former abbot Michael Sattler. In 1993, Lenard and fellow "Star Trek" actor Walter Koenig toured in a production of "The Boys in Autumn". Lenard played a late middle-aged Huck Finn who re-encounters his childhood friend Tom Sawyer after a lifetime apart. Koenig played Sawyer.

paragraph: Lenard died of multiple myeloma in New York City in 1996 at the age of 72.

paragraph: Section::::Films.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965) - Balthazar

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hang 'Em High" (1968) - Prosecuting Attorney at Fort Grant

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Noon Sunday" (1970) - Jason Cootes

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Annie Hall" (1977) - Navy Officer

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Getting Married" (1978) - Mr. Bloom

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (1979) - Klingon Captain

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (1984) - Ambassador Sarek

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (1986) - Ambassador Sarek

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (1989) - Ambassador Sarek (voice)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Radicals" (1990) - Eberhard Hoffmann

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (1991) - Ambassador Sarek

paragraph: Section::::Television.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "": "" (1966) - Felipe Mora

paragraph: BULLET::::- "": "Balance of Terror" (1966) - Romulan Commander

paragraph: BULLET::::- "": "Journey to Babel" (1967) - Sarek

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Wild Wild West": "The Night of the Iron Fist" (1967) - Count Draja

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Gunsmoke": "No Where to Run" (1968) - Ira Stonecipher

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Here Come the Brides" (1968–1970) - Aaron Stempel

paragraph: BULLET::::- "": "" (1969) - Aristo Skora

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hawaii Five-O": "To Hell with Babe Ruth" (1969) - Yoshio Nagata

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Wild Wild West": "The Night of The Iron Fist" (1969) - Count Draja

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hawaii Five-O": "Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die" (Season 5, episode 19, 1973) - Rogloff

paragraph: BULLET::::- "": "" (1973) - Sarek (voice)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Planet of the Apes": "TV Series" (1974) - General Urko

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hawaii Five-O": "Secret Witness" (1974) - Dan Bock

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Little House on the Prairie": "Journey in the Spring" (1976) - Peter Ingalls

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Bob Newhart Show": "Carlin's New Suit" (1977) - Earl Stanley Plummer

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hawaii Five-O": "You Don't See Many Pirates These Days" (1977) - Commander Hawkins

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Secret Empire" (TV series) (1979) - Emperor Thorval

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Incredible Hulk" (TV series) (1979) - Mr. Slater

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century": "Journey to Oasis" (1981) - Ambassador Duvoe

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Otherworld" "The Zone Troopers Build Men" (1985) - Perel Sightings

paragraph: BULLET::::- "": "" (1990) - Sarek

paragraph: BULLET::::- "": "" (1991) - Sarek

paragraph: BULLET::::- "In the Heat of the Night": "Legacy" (1993) - Horrace Sloan (final appearance)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Amazing Space on TLC" (1993)

description: American actor

wikidata_label: Mark Lenard

wikipedia_title: Mark Lenard


text:
Japan
samurai
Sengoku period
daimyō
gekokujō
Toki Yorinari
Mino Province
Inabayama
Akechi Mitsutsugu
Oda Nobuhide
Battle of Kanōguchi
Oda Nobunaga
Saitō Yoshitatsu
Battle of Nagara-gawa
Tatsuoki
Sōfuku-ji
Jōzai-ji
Nagara River
Gifu
pseudonym
shugodai
Nagai clan
Matsuda Motomune
Shinzaemonzo
Myoukaku-ji Temple
Omi no Kata
Akechi Mitsutsugu
Saitō Yoshitatsu
Magoshiro
Saitō Nagatatsu
Nōhime
Saitō clan
Kunitori Monogatari

categories: 1494 births,Daimyo,Japanese warriors killed in battle,1556 deaths

paragraph: Saitō Dōsan

paragraph: , also known as Saitō Toshimasa (斎藤 利政), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period.

paragraph: He was also known as the for his ruthless tactics. His honorific title from the Imperial Court was "Yamashirō-no-kami" and since he was a monk he was also called "Saitō Yamashirō-nyudō-no-kami".

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Originally a monk, he later became a seller of oil. He became a "daimyō" through "gekokujō" of Toki Yorinari in Mino Province. The Saito fortress was located at Inabayama.

paragraph: He married Omi no kata, a daughter of Akechi Mitsutsugu.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: He defeated Oda Nobuhide at the Battle of Kanōguchi in 1547.

paragraph: However, eventually Dosan was defeated by Oda Nobuhide and was forced to give his daughter in marriage to Nobunaga. Dōsan became the father-in-law of Oda Nobunaga.

paragraph: In 1556, Saitō Dōsan fell in battle against forces led by his own adopted son, Saitō Yoshitatsu in the Battle of Nagara-gawa.

paragraph: Section::::Afterwards.

paragraph: In desperation, Dosan is alleged to have named Nobunaga as lord of Mino in his will and sent this document to Nobunaga. Nobunaga, however, was unable to provide help.

paragraph: Dōsan's head was taken by a certain Komaki Genta, a retainer of Yoshitatsu's son Tatsuoki. His remains were originally interred in Sōfuku-ji, but they were later moved to Jōzai-ji because the Nagara River kept overflowing and covering his burial mound. Both temples are located in Gifu.

paragraph: Section::::Pseudonyms.

paragraph: Saitō Dōsan is known for having a large number of pseudonyms and for frequently changing his name. Some believe that this is because there were two Saitō Dōsan, father and son, and the son adopted his father's name after his death. Other names of Saitō Dōsan are Minemaru (峰丸), Hōrenbō (法蓮坊), Matsunami Shogorō (松浪庄五郎), Nishimura Kankurō Masatoshi (西村勘九郎正利), Shinkurō (新九郎), Nagai Norihide (長井規秀), and Saitō Sakondayu Toshimasa (斎藤左近大夫利政).

paragraph: The name Saitō was adopted from the former shugodai of Mino who had been overcome by the Nagai clan in the 1520s.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Father: Matsuda Motomune (in one traditional story; another version says that he was child of Shinzaemonzo, a monk of Myoukaku-ji Temple)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wife: Omi no Kata, daughter of Akechi Mitsutsugu

paragraph: BULLET::::- Concubine: Miyoshi no Kata

paragraph: BULLET::::- Children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Saitō Yoshitatsu born to Miyoshi no Kata

paragraph: BULLET::::- Magoshiro

paragraph: BULLET::::- Saitō Nagatatsu

paragraph: BULLET::::- Nōhime

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Saitō clan

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kunitori Monogatari"

alias:
Serpent of Mino
Saito Dosan
Saitou Dousan

description: daimyo who dramatically rose and also fell from power in Sengoku period Japan

wikidata_label: Saitō Dōsan

wikipedia_title: Saitō Dōsan


text:
May 7
1973
Bad Soden-Salmünster
engine driver
Deutsche Bahn AG
paramedic
GmbH & Co. KG
Hessian Founders Prize 2006
Bad Soden-Salmünster
Germany
online shop
Official Website of Manuel Marburger

categories: People from Main-Kinzig-Kreis,German-language writers,German company founders,1973 births

paragraph: Manuel Marburger

paragraph: Manuel Marburger (born May 7, 1973 in Bad Soden-Salmünster) is a German industrial climber.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Marburger worked as an engine driver for Deutsche Bahn AG and as a paramedic. He began his training as an industrial climber at the Fach- und Interessenverband für Seilunterstützte Arbeitstechniken (FISAT) and founded his first company, Kletter-Spezial-Einheit GmbH & Co. KG. For this company he was awarded the Hessian Founders Prize 2006.

paragraph: In 2002, Marburger founded a vocational climbing school in Bad Soden-Salmünster, the first school in Germany for the training and further education of rope technicians and rope workers. Some time later he founded Blacksafe GmbH, a company specialising in products for professional industrial climbers. For this purpose he opened an online shop, the Kletter-Spezial-Laden.Marburger sold Kletter-Spezial-Einheit GmbH & Co. KG in 2013, and Blacksafe GmbH in 2019.

paragraph: His current company, Muve GmbH, is dedicated to management consulting, team training, coaching and interim management. Marburger also works as a keynote speaker.

paragraph: Section::::Recognition.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006: Hessian Founders Award for the Most Intelligent Business Idea

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012: Industry Outdoor Award for the most innovative product development

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2019: Red Fox Award: Germany's Best Business Speaker

paragraph: Section::::Publications.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Marburger, Manuel. "Aufschlagen und Einschlagen", Muve Verlag, May 1, 2017

paragraph: BULLET::::- Marburger, Manuel (editor). "Erfolg geht anders: Top Speaker verraten, was wirklich zählt," Kindle Edition, e-book, March 13, 2019.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official Website of Manuel Marburger

wikidata_label: Manuel Marburger

wikipedia_title: Manuel Marburger


text: CBE

text: Lancashire

text: psychologist

text: psychoanalyst

text: Turton

text: Lancashire

text: University of Manchester

text: Newnham College, Cambridge

text: psychoanalyst

text: John Carl Flugel

text: British Psychoanalytical Society

text: Otto Rank

text: Joan Riviere

text: Melanie Klein

text: Jean Piaget

text: Sigmund Freud

text: Malting House School

text: Geoffrey Pyke

text: agony aunt

text: Institute of Education

text: Controversial discussions

text: British Psychoanalytical Society

text: phantasy

text: Unconscious

text: Darlington

text: logic

text: Manchester University

text: London University

text: Workers' Educational Association

text: University of London

text: New Zealand

text: Cambridge

text: CBE

text: National Portrait Gallery

text: Joan Riviere

text: online catalogue

text: online catalogue

text: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

categories: British psychoanalysts,1885 births,Developmental psychologists,Analysands of Joan Riviere,People from Turton,British schoolteachers,British psychologists,Place of death missing,Deaths from cancer,20th-century women writers,Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge,British educational theorists,Commanders of the Order of the British Empire,Academics of the Institute of Education,1948 deaths,History of mental health in the United Kingdom,20th-century English writers

paragraph: Susan Sutherland Isaacs

paragraph: Susan Sutherland Isaacs, CBE (née Fairhurst; 24 May 1885 – 12 October 1948; also known as Ursula Wise) was a Lancashire-born educational psychologist and psychoanalyst. She published studies on the intellectual and social development of children and promoted the nursery school movement. For Isaacs, the best way for children to learn was by developing their independence. She believed that the most effective way to achieve this was through play, and that the role of adults and early educators was to guide children's play.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and education.

paragraph: Isaacs was born in 1885 in Turton, Lancashire, the daughter of William Fairhurst, a journalist and Methodist lay preacher, and his wife, Miriam Sutherland. Her mother died when she was six years old. Shortly afterwards she became alienated from her father after he married the nurse who had attended her mother during her illness. Aged 15, she was removed from Bolton Secondary School by her father because she had converted to atheistic socialism; her father refused to speak to her for 2 years. She stayed at home with her stepmother until she was 22. She was first apprenticed to a photographer and then she began her teaching career as a governess for an English family.

paragraph: In 1907, Isaacs enrolled to train as a teacher of young children (5 to 7-year-olds) at the University of Manchester. Isaacs then transferred to a degree course and graduated in 1912 with a first class degree in Philosophy. She was awarded a scholarship at the Psychological Laboratory in Newnham College, Cambridge and gained a master's degree in 1913.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Isaacs also trained and practised as a psychoanalyst after analysis by the psychoanalyst John Carl Flugel (1884–1955). She became an associate member of the newly formed British Psychoanalytical Society in 1921, becoming a full member in 1923. She began her own practice that same year. She later underwent brief analysis with Otto Rank and in 1927 she submitted herself to further analysis with Joan Riviere, to get personal experience and understanding of Melanie Klein's new ideas on infancy. Isaacs also helped popularise the works of Klein, as well as the theories of Jean Piaget and Sigmund Freud. She was initially enthusiastic for Jean Piaget's theories on the intellectual development of young children, though she later criticised his schemas for stages of cognitive development, which were not based on the observation of the child in their natural environment, unlike her own observations at Malting House School.

paragraph: Between 1924 and 1927, she was the head of Malting House School in Cambridge, which is an experimental school founded by Geoffrey Pyke. The school fostered the individual development of children. Children were given greater freedom and were supported rather than punished. The teachers were seen as observers of the children who were seen as research workers. Her work had a great influence on early education and made play a central part of a child's education.

paragraph: Isaacs strongly believed that play was the child's work.

paragraph: Between 1929 and 1940, she was an 'agony aunt' under the pseudonym of Ursula Wise, replying to readers' problems in several child care journals, notably "The Nursery World" and "Home and School".

paragraph: In 1933, she became the first Head of the Child Development Department at the Institute of Education, University of London, where she established an advanced course in child development for teachers of young children. Her department had a great influence on the teaching profession and encouraged the profession to consider psychodynamic theory with developmental psychology.

paragraph: Section::::Approach.

paragraph: Isaacs argued that it is important to develop children's skills to think clearly and exercise independent judgement. Developing a child's independence is beneficial to their development as an individual. Parents were viewed as the main educators of their children with institutionalised care for children before the age 7 being potential damaging. Children learned best through their own play. "For Isaacs, play involves a perpetual form of experiment..."at any moment, a new line of inquiry or argumemt might flash out, a new step in understanding be taken"".

paragraph: Thus play should be viewed as children's work, and social interaction is an important part of play and learning. The emotional needs of children are also very important and symbolic and fantasy play could be a release for a child's feelings. "What imaginative play does, in the first place is to create practical situations which may often then be pursued for their own sake, and this leads on to actual discovery or to verbal judgment and reasoning". The role of the adults, then, is to guide children's play, but on the whole they should have freedom to explore. Her book "Intellectual Growth in Young Children" explains her perspective.

paragraph: However, Isaacs was not in favour of uncontrolled self-expression: rather, she stressed the importance in child development of the internalisation of what she called the “good-strict” parent – one able to control the child's instincts, and prevent their unrestrained force from harming self or other. She also was one of the first to review and challenge Jean Piaget's stages of child development.

paragraph: During the Controversial discussions of the British Psychoanalytical Society, Isaacs presented an influential position paper of 1943 setting out the Kleinian view of phantasy . There she maintained that “Unconscious phantasies exert a continuous influence throughout life, both in normal and neurotic people”, adding that in the analytic situation “the patient's relation to his analyst is almost entirely one of unconscious phantasy”. Her statement has however been criticised as a kind of 'pan-instinctualism', over-simplifying the full range and scope of phantasy to a purely instinctual aim".

paragraph: Section::::Marriages.

paragraph: Isaacs embarked upon a series of lectures in infant school education at Darlington Training College; in logic at Manchester University; and psychology at London University. In 1914, she married William Broadhurst Brierley, a botany lecturer. A year later they moved to London where she became tutor to the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) and, from 1916, lectured in psychology at the University of London. In 1922, she divorced Brierly and married Nathan Isaacs (1895–1966), a metallurgist who collaborated with his wife in her later work.

paragraph: Section::::Cancer and death.

paragraph: Isaacs developed cancer in 1935 and struggled with ill health for the rest of her life. Nevertheless, even with cancer, she showed the courage to go on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1937; and after moving to Cambridge in 1939, she conducted the "Cambridge Evacuation Survey" which studied the effect of evacuation on children. She was awarded the CBE in 1948.

paragraph: She died from cancer on 12 October 1948, aged 63. There are several portraits of her in the National Portrait Gallery in London.

paragraph: Section::::Publications.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Introduction to Psychology", Methuen Press, (London, 1921)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Nursery Years", Routledge, (London, 1929).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The biological interests of young children", (1929)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Intellectual Growth of Young Children", Routledge and Kegan Paul, (London, 1930)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Behaviour of Young Children", Routledge & Sons (London, 1930)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The psychological aspects of child development", Evans with the University of London, Institute of Education, (London [1930]) (First published as Section II of the 1935 volume of the Year Book of Education).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The children we teach: seven to eleven years", University of London, Institute of Education, (London, 1932)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Social Development of Young Children: A Study of Beginnings", Routledge and Kegan Paul, (London, 1933).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Child Guidance. Suggestions for a clinic playroom", Child Guidance Council (London, 1936)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Cambridge Evacuation Survey. A wartime study in social welfare and education. Edited by Susan Isaacs with the co-operation of Sibyl Clement Brown & Robert H. Thouless. Written by Georgina Bathurst, Sibyl Clement Brown [and others], etc.", Methuen Press (London, 1941).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Childhood & After. Some essays and clinical studies", Routledge & Kegan Paul (London, 1948).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Troubles of children and parents", Methuen Press, (London, 1948)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Nature and Function of Phantasy", in Joan Riviere ed., "Developments in Psycho-Analysis" Hogarth Press (London 1952)

paragraph: Section::::Personal papers.

paragraph: Collections of Isaacs personal papers can be found in the Archives of the Institute of Education, University of London, (Ref: DC/SI)  (online catalogue); the Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society (Ref PE/ISA)  (online catalogue); and the British and Foreign School Society (BFSS) Archive Centre .

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Susan Isaacs papers at the Institute of Education, University of London Archives.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society.

paragraph: BULLET::::- British and Foreign School Society (BFSS) Archive Centre .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Likenesses of Susan Sutherland Isaacs, National portrait gallery.

wikidata_label: Susan Sutherland Isaacs

wikipedia_title: Susan Sutherland Isaacs


text: The Venerable

text: OFS

text: Irish

text: ascetic

text: Catholics

text: piety

text: charity

text: mortification of the flesh

text: unskilled labourer

text: Dublin

text: Ireland

text: North Strand

text: fiddle

text: street entertainer

text: the pledge

text: Holy Cross College

text: Clonliffe

text: Mass

text: hod

text: Dublin Lockout

text: sympathy strike

text: Clonliffe College

text: penance

text: Third Order

text: Franciscan

text: sodalities

text: heart failure

text: Glasnevin Cemetery

text: Vatican

text: Pope Paul VI

text: Venerable

text: canonisation

text: Pioneer Total Abstinence Association

text: Nebraska

text: Warsaw

text: Sydney

text: named after him

text: Sir John Rogerson's Quay

text: Pope John Paul II

text: Graham Linehan

text: Matty Hislop

text: Father Ted

text: Matt Talbot

text: Eddie Doherty

text: Matt Talbot – the workers' saint

text: Venerable Matthew Talbot

text: Venerable Matt Talbot

categories: 19th-century Roman Catholics,20th-century Roman Catholics,Venerated Catholics,19th-century venerated Christians,Irish beatified people,1925 deaths,1856 births,Ascetics,20th-century venerated Christians,Alcohol abuse,Burials at Glasnevin Cemetery,Members of the Third Order of Saint Francis,People from Dublin (city)

paragraph: Matt Talbot

paragraph: The Venerable Matt Talbot, OFS (2 May 1856 – 7 June 1925) was an Irish ascetic revered by many Catholics for his piety, charity and mortification of the flesh.

paragraph: Talbot was an unskilled labourer. Though he lived alone for most of his life, Talbot did live with his mother for a time. His life would have gone unnoticed were it not for the cords and chains discovered on his body when he died suddenly on a Dublin street in 1925.

paragraph: Though he has not been formally recognized as a saint, Talbot may be considered a patron of those struggling with alcoholism. He is commemorated on 19 June.

paragraph: Section::::Early life – alcoholism.

paragraph: Talbot was born on 2 May 1856 at 13 Aldborough Court, Dublin, Ireland, the second eldest of twelve children of Charles and Elizabeth Talbot, a poor family in the North Strand area. He was baptised in St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral on 5 May. His father and all but the oldest of his brothers were heavy drinkers. In 1868 Matt left school at the age of twelve and went to work in a wine merchant's store. He very soon began "sampling their wares", and was considered a hopeless alcoholic by age thirteen. He then went to the Port & Docks Board where he worked in the whiskey stores. He frequented pubs in the city with his brothers and friends, spending most or all of his wages and running up debts. When his wages were spent, he borrowed and scrounged for money. He pawned his clothes and boots to get money for alcohol. On one occasion, he stole a fiddle from a street entertainer and sold it to buy drink.

paragraph: Section::::"Taking the pledge".

paragraph: One evening in 1884 28-year old Talbot, who was penniless and out of credit, waited outside a pub in the hope that somebody would invite him in for a drink. After several friends had passed him without offering to treat him, he went home in disgust and announced to his mother that he was going to "take the pledge" (renounce drink). He went to Holy Cross College, Clonliffe where he took the pledge for three months. At the end of the three months, he took the pledge for six months, then for life.

paragraph: Having drunk excessively for 16 years, Talbot maintained sobriety for the following forty years of his life. There is evidence that Matt’s first seven years after taking the pledge were especially difficult. He found strength in prayer, began to attend daily Mass, and read religious books and pamphlets. He repaid all his debts scrupulously. Having searched for the fiddler whose instrument he had stolen, and failed to find him, he gave the money to the church to have Mass said for him.

paragraph: Section::::Working life.

paragraph: Even when his drinking was at its worst, Talbot was a hard worker. When he joined Pembertons, the building contractors, as a hod-carrier, his work-rate was such that he was put first on the line of hodmen to set the pace. Later, in Martin's timber yard, he took on the meanest and hardest jobs. He was respectful to his bosses but not obsequious, and on occasion stood up for a fellow-worker. On 22 September 1911 Talbot joined the builder's labourers branch of the Irish Transport and General Workers Union. When the Dublin Lockout of 1913 led to sympathy strikes throughout the city, the men of Martin's, including Talbot, came out. At first Talbot refused his strike pay, saying that he had not earned it. Later he accepted it but asked that it be shared out among the other strikers. After his death a rumour was put about that he was a strike-breaker in 1913, but all the evidence contradicts this.

paragraph: Section::::Spirituality.

paragraph: From being an indifferent Catholic in his drinking days, Talbot became increasingly devout. He lived a life of prayer, fasting, and service, trying to model himself on the sixth century Irish monks. He was guided for most of his life by Dr. Michael Hickey, Professor of Philosophy in Clonliffe College. Under Dr. Hickey's guidance Talbot's reading became wider. He read laboriously Scripture, lives of saints, "The Confessions of St. Augustine", and writings of St. Francis de Sales and others. When he found a part difficult to understand, he asked a priest to clarify it.

paragraph: Dr. Hickey also gave him a light chain, (much like a clock chain), to wear as a form of penance. He became a Third Order Franciscan in 1890 and was a member of several other associations and sodalities. Talbot was a generous man. Although poor himself, he gave unstintingly to neighbours and fellow workers, to charitable institutions and the church. He ate very little. After his mother's death in 1915 he lived in a small flat with very little furniture. He slept on a plank bed with a piece of timber for a pillow. He rose at 5 a.m. every day so as to attend Mass before work. At work, whenever he had spare time, he found a quiet place to pray. He spent most of every evening on his knees. On Sundays he attended several Masses. He walked quickly, with his head down, so that he appeared to be hurrying from one Mass to another.

paragraph: Section::::Death and veneration.

paragraph: Talbot was on his way to Mass on Trinity Sunday, 7 June 1925, when he collapsed and died of heart failure on Granby Lane in Dublin. Nobody at the scene was able to identify him. His body was taken to Jervis Street Hospital, where he was undressed, revealing the extent of his austerities. A chain had been wound around his waist, with more chains around an arm and a leg, and cords around the other arm and leg. The chains found on his body at death were not some extreme penitential regime but a symbol of his devotion to Mary, Mother of God that he wished to give himself to her totally as a slave. Talbot's story quickly filtered through the community and there were many spectators when his funeral took place at Glasnevin Cemetery on 11 June 1925. In 1972 his remains were removed to a tomb in Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Sean McDermott Street, Dublin, in the area where Matt spent his life.

paragraph: On 6 November 1931, Archbishop Byrne of Dublin opened a sworn inquiry into the alleged claims of holiness of the former dock worker. The Apostolic Process, the official sworn inquiry at the Vatican, began in 1947. On 3 October 1975 Pope Paul VI declared him to be Venerable Matt Talbot, which is a step on the road to his canonisation, a process which needs evidence of a physical miracle in order to be successful. There is a particular devotion to Matt Talbot among some North American Roman Catholics among those involved in a ministry to achieve or maintain sobriety.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: "“Never be too hard on the man who can’t give up drink. It’s as hard to give up the drink as it is to raise the dead to life again. But both are possible and even easy for Our Lord. We have only to depend on him.” – Matt Talbot"

paragraph: As word of Matt Talbot spread he rapidly became an icon for Ireland's temperance movement, the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association. His story soon became known to the large Irish emigrant communities. Many addiction clinics, youth hostels and statues have been named after him throughout the world from Nebraska to Warsaw to Sydney. One of Dublin's main bridges is also named after him. A statue of Talbot was erected at Sir John Rogerson's Quay in 1988. Pope John Paul II, as a young man, wrote a paper on him.

paragraph: Graham Linehan has stated that the character of Matty Hislop in his comedy series "Father Ted" was based on Talbot.

paragraph: Talbot's remains were removed from Glasnevin Cemetery to Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Seán McDermott Street, Dublin, in 1972. The tomb has a glass panel through which the coffin may be seen.

paragraph: There is a small plaque in Granby Lane at the site of Matt Talbot's death.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Doherty, Eddie. "Matt Talbot." Madonna House, 2nd edition 2001.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Glynn, Sir Joseph A. "Matt Talbot." Dublin: Catholic Truth Society, 1924. Print.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Marynard, Philip. "Slake a Thirst: The Matt Talbot Way to Sobriety", Alba House 2000

paragraph: BULLET::::- Purcell, Mary. "Matt Talbot and His Times". Franciscan Pr; Revised edition, 1977

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wallace, Susan Helen. "Matt Talbot: His Struggle, His Victory over Alcoholism"Pauline Books & Media 1992,

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Matt Talbot, a biography by journalist Eddie Doherty

paragraph: BULLET::::- Matt Talbot – the workers' saint at Catholic Ireland

paragraph: BULLET::::- Irish Presidential Acknowledgement of the Matt Talbot Community at Clare County Library

paragraph: BULLET::::- Venerable Matthew Talbot at Savior.org

paragraph: BULLET::::- Patron Saints Index: Venerable Matt Talbot at Catholic Community Forum

paragraph: BULLET::::- Venerable Matt Talbot at Catholic Online

description: Irish Venerated catholic

wikidata_label: Matt Talbot

wikipedia_title: Matt Talbot


text:
Auckland
Cardinal
Archbishop
Wellington
Metropolitan
New Zealand
Cardinal-Priest
Immacolata al Tiburtino
Timaru
Auckland
boarder
Sacred Heart College
Holy Cross College, Mosgiel
Pontifical Urbaniana University
Diocese of Auckland
St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland
St Peter's College
Auxiliary Bishop
Second Vatican Council
James Michael Liston
Peter McKeefry
Paul VI
conclaves
August
October
Wellington's Sacred Heart Cathedral
Thomas Stafford Williams
Catholic Church in New Zealand
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington

categories: New Zealand Roman Catholic priests,Pontifical Urbaniana University alumni,People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland,1979 deaths,New Zealand cardinals,New Zealand Roman Catholics,New Zealand Roman Catholic archbishops,New Zealand Roman Catholic bishops,New Zealand religious leaders,People from Timaru,Cardinals created by Pope Paul VI,20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops,Participants in the Second Vatican Council,1914 births,Holy Cross College, New Zealand alumni,Archbishops of Wellington

paragraph: Reginald Delargey

paragraph: Reginald John "Cardinal" Delargey (10 December 1914 – 29 January 1979) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, and later Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand. His title was Cardinal-Priest of "Immacolata al Tiburtino".

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Reginald Delargey was born in Timaru, one of six children. The family moved several times during Delargey's early years, and Delargey was sent to Auckland to receive his secondary education as a boarder at Sacred Heart College. His mother died in 1929, three years before Delargey commenced his studies for the priesthood at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, where his considerable academic potential was recognised and he was sent to Rome to complete his studies at the Pontifical Urbaniana University.

paragraph: Section::::Priesthood.

paragraph: Delargey was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Auckland in Rome on 19 March 1938. After returning to New Zealand, he worked in the parish of Takapuna and at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland. From 1940 to 1947 he was Director of Catholic Social Services for the Diocese of Auckland. He also served as director of the Catholic Youth Movement and was the chaplain at St Peter's College for 18 years.

paragraph: Section::::Bishop of Auckland.

paragraph: Delargey was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Auckland on 25 November 1957. During his time as Auxiliary Bishop he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). Twelve years after his appointment as Auxiliary, Delargey was appointed as Bishop of Auckland on 18 September 1970 following the retirement of Archbishop James Michael Liston. As bishop, he adopted a humble and open style of leadership, putting into practice the ideas and principles of Vatican II. After four years as Bishop of Auckland, and after the death of Cardinal Peter McKeefry he was translated to the Metropolitan See in Wellington and became its Archbishop on 25 April 1974.

paragraph: Section::::Archbishop of Wellington.

paragraph: Although not from Wellington, Delargey built a strong relationship with the people and clergy of the Archdiocese as a result of his openness, humility and sincerity. As Archbishop he continued to promote the work of the Catholic Youth Movement – as he had previously done in Auckland – and was particularly conscious of the needs of minority groups both in the Archdiocese and throughout New Zealand. Delargey was created Cardinal priest on 24 May 1976 by Pope Paul VI and received the title of Inmmacolata al Tiburtino. From 1976 to 1979 he was head of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference and played a key role in the negotiations with the government and teachers' unions that culminated in the integration of Catholic schools into the State funded system in New Zealand. Despite failing health, he participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978. He died in Auckland in 1979 and was buried from Wellington's Sacred Heart Cathedral. He was succeeded by Thomas Stafford Williams.

paragraph: Section::::Main Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "St Peter's College Magazine 1970", St Peter's College, Auckland.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Felix Donnelly, "One Priest's Life", Australia and New Zealand Book Company, Auckland, 1982, pp. 7–17.

paragraph: BULLET::::- E.R. Simmons, "In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 – 1980", Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Thomas J. Ryder, "Following all Your Ways, Lord – Recollections of Fr Thomas J. Ryder" (transcribed and compiled by Margaret Paton) (Privately published, no date – perhaps early 1990s).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Rory Sweetman, "A Fair and Just Solution? A History of the Integration of Private Schools in New Zealand", Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 2002.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Nicholas Reid, "James Michael Liston: A Life", Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Nicholas Reid, "The Life and Work of Reginald John Delargey Cardinal", Catholic Diocese of Auckland/Pindar, Auckland, 2008.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic Church in New Zealand

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington

description: Catholic cardinal

wikidata_label: Reginald Delargey

wikipedia_title: Reginald Delargey


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categories: American motivational speakers,1863 births,Columbia University alumni,1941 deaths

paragraph: Lewis Freeman Mott

paragraph: Lewis Freeman Mott, Ph.D. (1863 – November 20, 1941) was an American English scholar, born in New York and educated at the City College (S.B., 1883) and at Columbia (Ph.D., 1896). He taught at City College where he became professor in 1897 and from which he retired in 1934. Professor Mott served as president of the Modern Language Association in 1911. He wrote "The System of Courtly Love" (1894) and "The Provencal Lyric" (1901).

paragraph: His wife, Alice Garrigue Mott (1861-1948), was the younger sister of Tomáš Masaryk's wife.

description: American academic

wikidata_label: Lewis Freeman Mott

wikipedia_title: Lewis Freeman Mott