Korda Studios [SEP] date of official opening
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Alberto Korda


process by using the right chemicals for the correct durations of time. In 1953, Korda opened his first studio with a photographer named Luis Pierce. Initially, Korda and Pierce took a variety jobs ranging from fashion to advertisements. Most of the jobs were photographed by his studio partner, in order to keep their business going. It was the money generated by these jobs that allowed Korda to develop his unique style of looking at an image from another angle, different from the traditional photographer’s studios. It was this style that
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Alexander Korda


. Korda bought property in Denham, Buckinghamshire, including Hills House, and planned to build film studios on the property. London Film's Denham Film Studios was financed by the Prudential and opened in 1936. Korda was naturalised as a British subject on 28 October 1936. That same year, Korda was an important contributor to the Moyne Commission, formed to protect British film production from competition, mainly from the United States. Korda said: "If American interests obtained control of British production companies they may make British pictures here but
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Alberto Korda


the unimaginative cultural perspective of traditional Cuban photography. This unique creativity turned the Korda Studio into something more than just a prosperous business; it became an art studio. "My main aim was to meet women", he once confessed. His second wife, Natalia (Norka) Menendez, was a well known Cuban fashion model. The relationship between Fidel Castro and Korda could not be defined by one label or title. For Castro, Korda was more than an official photographer, a friend or personal photographer. They never discussed
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Alberto Korda


took many jobs before beginning as a photographer's assistant. Korda began his career as a photographer who shot pictures at banquets, baptisms and weddings. He would run back to his studio to develop the film, then return to the event and sell his photographs as a souvenir. The quality of Korda’s work as a beginner was very poor; after a few months the image became blurry and the paper yellowed. When he opened his first studio, Korda had an opportunity to learn from his mistakes and to stop the yellowing
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Korda Studios


Korda Studios (in Hungarian: "Korda Filmstúdió") is a film studio complex 26 km west of Budapest in the wine-making village of Etyek; hence the media nickname "Etyekwood". It is built on the site of a former barracks. The studio is named after Sir Alexander Korda. There was a former "Korda Studios" in London until c1980 (see Abbey Road Studios). Korda Studios were inaugurated in April 2007. Altogether six studios were built from a total budget of 90 million Euros. It
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Luis Korda


two Kordas, the company was officially closed as part of the last wave of nationalisation; the artwork was seized and given to the Oficina de Asuntos Historicos. The majority of the commercial and fashion photographs by Alberto, Luis and their later associate Genovevo Vasquez were lost, and with them an important and hitherto little-understood chapter in the history of Cuban photography. After the closure of "Korda Studios", Luis Korda worked for the satirical weekly magazine "Palante" and for the weekly magazine "Bohemia". He died
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Cinema of the United Kingdom


, Mr. Chips" (1939). The new venture was initially based at Denham Studios. Korda himself lost control of the facility in 1939 to the Rank Organisation, whose own Pinewood Studios had opened at the end of September 1936. Circumstances forced Korda's "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940), a spectacular fantasy film, to be completed in California, where Korda continued his film career during the war. By now contracted to Gaumont British, Alfred Hitchcock had settled on the thriller genre by the mid-1930s with "
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Hills House, Denham


listed as Grade II* on the National Heritage list for England. A plaque placed on the house by The Heritage Foundation commemorates Mills's residence. Alexander Korda (1893–1956) bought the house and estate at Denham for the sum of 15,000 pounds, planning to build film studios on the property. He managed to obtain permission for the construction and sent to California for architects to build the studios, Denham Film Studios, which opened in 1936 but suffered from financial difficulties. After Korda's marriage to film star Merle Oberon (1911–1979
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The Beauty of Grace


"The Beauty of Grace" is the second single from Krystal Meyers' second studio album "Dying for a Heart". It was released to Christian Radio in early September 2006. "The Beauty of Grace" hit number four on the Christian CHR Chart and number two in Japan. "The Beauty of Grace" appears on: "Dying for a Heart", Release Date: Sep. 26, 2006, and "Revolve: Inside Out", Release Date: Sep. 11, 2007. "The Beauty of Grace
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Cinema of the United Kingdom


purposes during World War II. Many of the British films with larger budgets during the 1930s were produced by London Films, founded by Hungarian "emigre" Alexander Korda. The success of "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933), made at British and Dominion in Elstree, persuaded United Artists and The Prudential to invest in Korda's Denham Film Studios, which opened in May 1936, but both investors suffered losses as a result. Korda's films before the war included "Things to Come", "Rembrandt
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Alberto Korda


Studios Korda quickly became identified with achieving. In the early years, Korda was most interested in fashion because it allowed him to pursue his two favorite things, photography and beautiful women. Korda became Cuba's premiere fashion photographer. Korda disliked artificial lighting he said it was "a travesty of reality" and only used natural light in his studio. He was master of black-and-white photography who looked for perfect composition and framing. Korda had unique creative ambition that he used to rise above in style when compared to
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Luis Korda


Luis Antonio Peirce Byers, known as Korda (January 17, 1912 – December 19, 1985), was a Cuban photographer. The son of a North American miner and a Jamaican mother, Luis Antonio Peirce Byres was born in Manzanillo, Cuba. In 1956 he founded the Havana photography studio Korda Studios with Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez. The name of the company came from the famous Hungarian-British film directors Alexander and Zoltan Korda, and both photographers came to be known by the name: Luis was known as Korda the Elder
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Luis Korda


to apartment 2, on the first floor of a building just opposite the emerging Hotel Capri on Calle 21 (No. 15, entre in Vedado and a few weeks later they changed the name of the company to "Studios Korda". The members of the "Korda Studios" community distinguished themselves through the variety of the commissions and reporting taken on by the individual artists, a fact demonstrated by the neutral but ever-changing studio stamp which appears on the back of each of the prints. Luis was a distinguished photographer
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Luis Korda


(Luis Korda) and Alberto as Korda the Younger (Alberto Korda). The range of work by the company spanned fashion and traditional advertising shoots, as well as shoots for recording labels, insurance, pharmaceuticals, promotional work for Bacardi and Hatuey, car dealerships etc. Photo journalism was also part of the studio’s output, reporting, for example, on the most famous Cuban motor racing event, the Carrera from Oinar del Rio via Saua la Grande to Havanna. By October 1956 the two photographers had relocated their studio
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Walter Percy Day


worked with Korda on "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933) a film starring Charles Laughton. Day accordingly established a studio in Iver (Buckinghamshire) and from 1936, directed the matte department at Denham Studios. The artist painted mattes and created trick shots for numerous films by Korda and his stable of directors, who included his brother Zoltan Korda, Anthony Asquith, William Cameron Menzies ("Things to Come", 1936), Michael Powell, Lothar Mendes and David Lean. In 1946 Day joined the Korda
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The Ultimate Fighter 4


(Original Air Date Sep 7, 2006) Episode 5: Flip-A-Coin (Original Air Date Sep 14, 2006) Episode 6: Captain Miserable (Original Air Date Sep 21, 2006) Episode 7: Drop to a Knee (Original Air Date Sep 28, 2006) Episode 8: True Colors (Original Air Date Oct 6, 2006) Episode 9: Semi-Final Match-Ups (Original Air Date Oct 12, 2006) Episode 10: Carter vs. Serra (Original Air Date Oct 19
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Andre Deyo


on her new solo album. No release date given but the confirmed track listing has "Strawberries" and "Music Box" on it, written and vocal produced by Deyo. Both tracks were produced by Troy Oliver. Sep 8, 2008: mrDEYO reveals through his social media (Myspace) page that he is working on his first full album "Digital Love" slated for an October 14 release to coincide with the grand opening of his TS.A Studios and Consulting Company in Wolcott, CT. Possible album features are rumored to
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Alexander Korda


, both struggled to adapt to the studio system. Korda had to wait some time before gaining his first directorial assignment. His first American film was a drama titled "The Stolen Bride" (1927). Korda was chosen as it was a Hungarian-themed romance about a peasant's love for a countess. The film starred the American actress Billie Dove, rather than Korda's wife. After "The Stolen Bride"'s moderate success, Korda was brought in to work on the comedy "The Private Life of Helen
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Alexander Korda


screenplay by Lajos Bíró. The film may have intended to highlight Maria Corda's star potential to Hollywood. Korda made his final German film "Madame Wants No Children" (1926) for the Berlin-based subsidiary of the American studio Fox. Although made later, it was released before "A Modern Dubarry". In December 1926 after receiving an offer of a joint contract from the American studio First National, Korda and his wife sailed for the United States on board the steamer "Olympic". Once they reached Hollywood
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Sebastian Korda


Sebastian Korda ( ; born July 5, 2000) is an American tennis player. He won the junior title at the 2018 Australian Open. Korda has a career high ATP singles ranking of 544 achieved on August 20, 2018. Korda grew up playing competitive junior ice hockey from the age of 3, but decided to switch to tennis at the age of 9 after accompanying his father to the 2009 US Open. He is the son of former Czech tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtová, with his father being a former
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Paul Korda


24 hours, it was released and being played on KROQ-FM three weeks later. In 1988 Korda returned to London, where he opened a club in Highgate Village. Korda booked his friend, British guitarist Snowy White, as headliner, and formed the support band with Malcolm Duncan on saxophone, Nic Potter on bass, and some singers from Eurythmics. Shortly afterward Korda supported White at one of the last shows at the original Marquee Club in London. Korda went on to Orlando, Florida, where he opened Major Music
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Project Awakening


Project Awakening is an upcoming fantasy video game by Cygames initially announced for PlayStation 4 in Sep 2018. Development of Project Awakening as a 'high-end console game' was announced at Cygames Next event (Tokyo) in Nov 2016, under development at Cygames Osaka studio. A short gameplay video was shown in a closed session at 2018's E3 expo. The game was described as showing some influences from games such as Monster Hunter and Dragon's Dogma. The game was officially announced as an action fantasy RPG in Sep 2018
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Shepperton Studios


Wellington bomber components early in the war. After re-opening in 1945, the studios changed hands. When Sir Alexander Korda purchased British Lion Films, he also acquired a controlling interest in Sound City and Shepperton Studios. Among the films in which he was involved during this period were "The Fallen Idol" (1948) and "The Third Man" (1949) which was shot both at the studios and on location and has been referred to as the best British "film noir". In spite of such successes
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Robert Donat


part in the American studio's "Smilin' Through" (1932). He rejected this offer. Donat made his film debut in a quota quickie "Men of Tomorrow" (1932) for Alexander Korda's London Films. An abysmal screen test for Korda had ended with Donat's laughter. Reputedly, Korda in response exclaimed: "That's the most natural laugh I have ever heard in my life. What acting! Put him under contract immediately." Korda cast Donat in the lead in "That Night in
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Alexander Korda


technology following the success of the first Sound film "The Jazz Singer" (1927). Korda's next film "The Squall" (1929), with a young Myrna Loy, was his first "talkie" and featured a Hungarian setting. Although, like many other directors, Korda had misgivings about the new technology, he quickly adapted to making sound films. Korda's marriage was strained in Hollywood. The arrival of sound films wrecked his wife's career as her heavy accent made her unemployable by American studios for
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Jessica Korda


Jessica Korda () (born February 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Korda was a member of the 2009 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup and the 2010 U.S. Curtis Cup teams. As an amateur, she won the 2010 South Atlantic Amateur and made the cut at the 2008 and 2009 U.S. Women's Opens. Korda finished T19 in her U.S. Open debut in 2008 where she shot the only round in the 60s on Sunday, shooting a 69. She finished runner-up at the
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Petr Korda


. In 1990, Korda and Goran Ivanišević finished runners-up in the men's doubles at the French Open, and as a result, Korda reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 10. In 1992, he rose to the men's singles final at the French Open beating Christian Bergström, Shuzo Matsuoka, Michiel Schapers, Jaime Oncins, Andrei Cherkasov and Henri Leconte, before he was defeated in straight sets by defending champion Jim Courier 7–5, 6–2, 6–1. A highlight of Korda's career include
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Elstree Studios


adjoining site before their construction was completed. Alexander Korda made one of his greatest successes at the studio, "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933), which starred Charles Laughton as the King. The film's success in the United States and elsewhere persuaded United Artists and The Prudential to invest in Korda's proposed Denham Film Studios. Film production continued until 1936 when fire destroyed the three stages. British and Dominion made a substantial investment in Pinewood Studios and moved production to Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. The support buildings
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Korda Studios


originally planned to implement the project in three phases. The studios use the most developed technology and feature all supporting service facilities including wardrobes, make-up rooms and offices. The complex also has a 50-seat screening room. The first film produced at Korda Studios was "" of Universal Studios, directed by Guillermo del Toro. Most scenes of television series The Last Kingdom, originally produced by the BBC and later by Netflix, was also filmed here; in early January 2018, it will start pre-production for Series 4
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Denham Film Studios


it has been turned over to luxury flats. The studios were founded by Alexander Korda in 1935, on a 165-acre (668,000 m²) site known as 'The Fisheries' near the village of Denham, Buckinghamshire, and designed by architects Walter Gropius and Maxwell Fry. At the time it was the largest facility of its kind in the UK. In 1937, Queen Mary visited the studios while "The Drum" was being filmed. In 1946, ‘Stage One Music Theatre’ opened. Designed by sound recordist and engineer
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Alexander Korda


1930), both of which were remakes of earlier silent films. Gradually Korda grew more frustrated in Hollywood as he came to strongly dislike the studio system. He hoped to save up enough money to return to Europe and begin producing on a large scale there, but his lavish personal spending and the large amounts he lost in the Wall Street Crash prevented this. When his producer Ned Marin moved from First National to the Fox Film Corporation, Korda followed him. Korda's new contract gave him $100,000 a year. His
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Nelly Korda


, Sebastian, won the 2018 Australian Open junior boys in tennis. The Australian Open win represented Korda's 4th top-5 finish in her most recent 5 LPGA starts. Thanks to this victory, Korda broke into the top 10 for the first time in the February 18, 2019 release of the Women's World Golf Rankings, moving up to 9th from 16th the week before, and becoming the second highest ranked American in the world, surpassed only by 5th ranked Lexi Thompson. Korda is the daughter of retired professional tennis players Petr
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Jessica Korda


finish was a tie for 19th at the Avnet LPGA Classic. Her first professional win was in the first event of the 2012 season, the Women's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. After rounds of 72-70-73-74, her victory came on the second hole of a six-person playoff. Korda won her second LPGA Tour title at the season opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic in January 2014, finishing one shot ahead of Stacy Lewis. Korda is the daughter of retired professional tennis players Petr Korda
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Nelly Korda


Nelly Korda (born July 28, 1998) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Korda has won titles on both the Symetra Tour and the LPGA Tour. Korda was a member of the 2015 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup. As an amateur, she won the 2015 Harter Hall Invitational, the 2015 PING Invitational, and was a 2015 AJGA Rolex Junior All-American. She also made the cut at the 2013 U.S. Women's Open. Korda began her pro career in 2016 on the Symetra Tour,
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Petr Korda


Suk to win the boys' doubles title at the French Open. Korda and Suk ranked the joint-World No. 1 junior doubles players that year. Junior Slam results: Korda turned professional in 1987. He won his first career doubles title in 1988, and his first top-level singles title in 1991. Korda was involved in four Grand Slam finals during his career – two in singles and two in doubles. Korda also was known for the "Scissors Kick" which he would do at midcourt after winning matches
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Paul Korda


. 18 in Italy. Korda, like so many Immediate artists, wasn't paid, and, being a minor, repudiated his contract after the managing director took Korda's new 12-string guitar and gave it to another songwriter. That same year Korda formed his first professional band and gave his opening night at the 7 1⁄2 Club in London to Jimi Hendrix so that Hendrix could showcase to the English music business. Hendrix expressed his gratitude for the chance and referred to the Afro-wearing Korda as his "soul brother".
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Nelly Korda


sisters, Moriya Jutanugarn and Ariya Jutanugarn, along with Charlotta and Annika Sörenstam. After settling for runner-up at the CME Group Tour Championship and solo 3rd at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, Korda won the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on February 17, 2019. In doing so, she completed a "Family Slam" in Australia. Her father, Petr, won the 1998 Australian Open singles in tennis. Her older sister, Jessica Korda, won the Women's Australian Open in 2012 and her younger brother
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Alexander Korda


first film for Fox, "Women Everywhere" (1930), cost slightly more than some of the programmers he had previously directed in the United States. He collaborated with several figures who would contribute to his future success in Britain. Korda was offered a series of scripts, all of which he disliked, before he finally agreed to make "The Princess and the Plumber" (1930). Korda's reluctance to make the film led to his conflict with studio bosses, which brought to an end his first period in
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Boatyard Music & Film Studio


work and installation of equipment. The studio opened its doors for the first time to the youth of the Tanyard Youth Project in November 2009. In April 2010, Jonathan Thomas from the Ospreys (rugby team), opened the studio officially during an open public event. Shortly after the studio featured in the National Lottery's BIG Magazine Since opening in November 2009, the Boatyard has played a role in over 400 young peoples and 100 adults lives through music and film activities. It has to date produced 12 short films from various
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The Stolen Bride (1927 film)


The Stolen Bride is a surviving 1927 American silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove, Lloyd Hughes, and Armand Kaliz. The film is a Hungarian-set romance across classes, where an aristocrat and a peasant fall in love. The production was Korda's first Hollywood film after moving to America from Berlin where he had previously been working. Korda was assigned the film in large part because he was a native of Hungary, where the film's action is set. It was shot at the Burbank Studios
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Walter Percy Day


The Ring", that used mirrors and angling to superimpose a miniature over a scene. The inventor, Eugen Schüfftan, whose office was opposite the studios, taught him the process directly. When shooting the façade of the department store in Julien Duvivier's film "Au Bonheur des Dames" (1929) proved to be an insurmountable difficulty, Day utilised the stationary matte, a process similar to that patented by Norman Dawn on 11 June 1918. A meeting with Alexander Korda opened up new perspectives for the Day studio. Day
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Paul Korda


After suffering the shock of his mother's accidental death, he was offered a production job by EMI Records and produced Jon Anderson's first recordings Korda's production rhythm section included Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and Kenney Jones on drums. Korda signed young American singer Andy Forray and took him to auditions for the musical "Hair": "The American Tribal Love/Rock Musical" in London. Forray was hired, as was Korda, who was also asked to audition and offered the part of Paul. The musical opened
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British Lion Films


remaining assets to two new companies, British Lion Films Ltd and British Lion Studio Company Ltd. When the company was reorganised Korda was asked who should take over running. Korda replied, "This is a very difficult problem. You see, I don't grow on trees." Korda would succeed in raising fresh finance before dying in 23 January 1956. In January 1955, Launder, Gilliat and the Boulting brothers formed a new company, British Lion Films Ltd., which took over the running of Shepperton as well as British Lion
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Inferno (2016 film)


displayed in an early trailer features a Padova railway station sign, but locals immediately recognized the scene as recreated somewhere else. As of June 5, 2015, most of the film was planned to be shot in Budapest, Hungary at Korda Studios. Filming wrapped on July 21, 2015. During location filming, its production codename was "Headache", a reference to a concussion suffered by Langdon early in the story. In July 2013, Sony set the film a release date for December 18, 2015. However, due
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Paul Korda


Koppel. Korda's keyboard player David Kaffinetti and drummer R.J. Parnell were chosen as band members for Rob Reiner's cult classic "This Is Spinal Tap", which led to Korda making a brief appearance as a rockstar/partygoer in the film. In the early 1980s, Korda opened the Central Jam Night, during which musicians such as Phil Collins and Mitch Mitchell joined him onstage. He performed with guitarists John Goodsall and Mike Miller, keyboardist J. Peter Robinson, drummers Steve Chapman, Ric Parnell and keyboardists David Kaf, Merry
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Universal Studios South Korea


and from abroad. On August 15, 2014, it was announced that the project ran by Lotte was cancelled and that K-Water will look for a new consortium. On July 13, 2015, GyeongGi province government announced that they are trying to restart development of Universal Studios Korea. On December 22, 2015, it was officially announced that plans to have Universal Studios Korea have been revived again and it is slated to open in early 2020 before Universal Studios Beijing's opening date. On January 8, 2016, an
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Petr Korda


Open. The crowning moment of Korda's career came in 1998, when he defeated Albert Portas, Scott Draper, Vincent Spadea, Cédric Pioline, Jonas Björkman and Karol Kučera to face Marcelo Ríos in the men's singles final at the Australian Open. Korda dominated the match from start to finish by winning in straight sets 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 and claimed his first Grand Slam singles title in just 1 hour and 25 minutes. The win propelled him to his career-high singles ranking of World No. 2. At
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Guerrillero Heroico


return to Italy, Feltrinelli disseminated thousands of copies of the poster to raise awareness of Che's precarious situation and impending demise. Later in 1967 after his October 9, 1967 execution, Che's "Bolivian Diary" with Korda's photograph on the cover was released worldwide. Feltrinelli also created posters to promote the book, crediting the copyright to (c) Libreria Feltrinelli 1967 (in the lower left hand corner of the image) with no mention of Korda. By this time, Korda's image had officially entered the public
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Bircham International University


jurisdictions. In 2003, South Florida's "CityLink" magazine reported that Oregon education officials said that Bircham was "totally bogus". In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued a notice stating that degrees lacking RVOE (Official Recognition from the Mexican Government) will not be validated by the SEP. Degrees via online or distance learning issued by foreign institutions like Bircham University will not be recognized by the SEP. In April 2008 the "Nairobi Business Daily" reported that Bircham International University was
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Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe


a false wall during renovations during August 2011. On August 23, a posting on reddit by the son of the purchaser of Bill's casino prematurely stated the opening of the safe will be documented on reddit. The Oprah Winfrey Network gained exclusive access to the opening of the safe for the TV show "Found", that is in development and the broadcast date is not known. The safe was opened 14 Sep 2011 in the presence of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigator, but did not find anything relevant to an
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Temporal database


the person's address as stored in the database is incorrect? Suppose an official accidentally entered the wrong address or date? Or, suppose the person lied about their address for some reason. Upon discovery of the error, the officials update the database to correct the information recorded. For example, from 1-Jun-1995 to 3-Sep-2000, John Doe moved to Beachy. But to avoid paying Beachy's exorbitant residence tax, he never reported it to the authorities. Later during a tax investigation, it is discovered on 2-Feb-2001 that he was in
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Korda Studios


. Korda Studios has 6 state of the art sound stages meeting the industry’s highest level of expectations: Stage 1: 1946 square metre. 49.4 x 39.4 metre. 10.75 metre internal height including 10 x 10 x 4 metre watertank Stage 2: 1769 square metre. 49.4 x 39.4. 10.75 metre internal height Stage 3: 1769 square metre. 49.4 x 39.4. 10.75 metre internal height Stage 4: 961 square metre. 24.4 x 39.4. 10.75 metre internal height Stage 5: 2205 square metre. 37 x 59.6.
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London Films


necessitated that "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940) was completed in California, although Korda's handful of American-made films still had Big Ben for their opening corporate logo. After a restructuring of Korda's UK operations in the late 1940s, London Films were now made at Shepperton. One of these was "The Third Man" (1949). The company's film "The Sound Barrier" (1952) won the Academy Award for Best Sound. More than 40 years after Korda died in January 1956,
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Transformers: The Ride 3D


was discovered that the ride will be spread across two levels. On October 27, 2011, Universal Studios Singapore announced that "Transformers: The Ride" would open in Singapore on December 3, 2011. On November 19, 2011, Universal Studios Singapore opened the ride to the public for "technical rehearsals"; the ride operated intermittently until the official opening date. The ride debuted at an exclusive evening event on December 2, 2011, attended by director Michael Bay and Universal Parks & Resorts CEO Tom Williams. The ride
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Steven Whyte


the London-based Society of Portrait Sculptors, where he served as Vice-President alongside President Franta Belsky PPRBS, late sculptor to the Royal Family. Whyte's early career consisted primarily of private commissions and portrait work, with over 70 completed commissioned official portraits to date. In 2003, Whyte opened his first US open studio and gallery on Cannery Row in Monterey, California. In 2007, the Steven Whyte Sculpture Studio and Gallery moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea, California where it is currently open to the
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Paul Korda


Old Age Pensioners, who were struggling to survive on their government pensions. He penned "Give Us the Right to Live", rehearsed, and recorded the song with twenty pensioners, the eldest of whom was over 80 years old. When the song was released by Famous Records, Korda and the pensioners opened the Trade Union Congress at London's Royal Albert Hall. Soon after bringing public attention to the pensioners' issue, Korda formed, sang for, and wrote songs for the British rock-fusion band Dada, in
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Written on the Wind (song)


Written on the Wind is a song by The Who's lead vocalist, Roger Daltrey. The song was written by Paul Korda, the song also features Korda playing piano. The song was released as a single on Polydor in the UK in April 1977, and reached and peaked at number 46 in the charts but only stayed in the charts for two weeks, The single was never released in the US. The song was included on Daltrey's third solo studio album "One of the Boys" in 1977. The album
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1999 Australian Open


The 1999 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. It was the 87th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1999. This was the first Grand Slam of the calendar year. Total attendance for the event reached 391,504. In the singles competition, Petr Korda and Martina Hingis were the defending champions. Korda was unseeded at this tournament and was eliminated in the third round by American 15th seed Todd Martin. This loss resulted in him falling
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Miklós Rózsa


scores, including the film "Les Misérables" (1934). Rózsa went to see it and was greatly impressed by the opportunities the film medium offered. However, it was not until Rózsa moved to London that he was hired to compose his first film score for "Knight Without Armour" (1937), produced by his fellow Hungarian Alexander Korda. After his next score, for "Thunder in the City" (1937), he joined the staff of Korda's London Films, and scored the studio's epic
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The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door


a neighbour turns his one bedroom council flat into a 'cannabis cafe'. In Wales, some new arrivals manage to upset a small community after they buy the local pub and convert it into a home. 4x7 Episode 7 --Air date Sep 09, 2015—Two feuding families turn their whole street into a war zone. 4x8 Season finale—Air date Sep 16, 2015—Among the stories highlighted are that of Leslie, whose neighbours began capturing his activities on film, convinced that his trade business was illegal. 5x1 Episode 1 --Air date
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Lazare Meerson


Françoise Rosay, and the creation of murals for the Casino in Monte Carlo. In 1936 Lazare Meerson moved to England, first at the invitation of Paul Czinner to work on a film of "As You Like It", and then joining Alexander Korda at London Films for a further six films, commencing with "Fire Over England". Most of these were made at Korda's newly-built Denham Film Studios, whose huge resources initially impressed Meerson; subsequently however he began to have reservations about working for such a big
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Samson and Delilah (1922 film)


Samson und Delila is an Austrian silent film, premiered in Vienna on 25 December 1922. It was released in the United Kingdom in October 1923 as Samson and Delilah. The film, the first to be made at the Rosenhügel Film Studios, which were still under construction at the time, was directed by Alexander Korda under the aegis of the Vita-Film company and was among the first epic films to be made in Austria. The leading roles were played by Korda's wife, María Corda (Delila, and the opera
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21 Days


schedules and even added a sequence; director Basil Dean reputedly never saw a rough cut or the finished product. The title change to "21 Days" was attributed to Korda. Principal photography took place in 1937 at Denham Film Studios, with the production shot in black and white. Vincent Korda, Alexander's younger brother, was the art director on "21 Days" and responsible for the sets. With Vivien Leigh's star turn due to her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" (1939)
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Luis Korda


the most important photo of the Cuban revolution, showing the revolutionaries entering Havana on 8 January 1959 with Fidel Castro and Camilo Cienfuegos at the head of the procession. The fear that Studio Korda, a privately held company, could fall victim to nationalisation, drove Alberto Diaz and Luis Peirce to bequeath it to the Oficina de Asuntos Historicos in November 1966 (lead at the time by Celia Sanchez), along with any negatives relating to the Revolution. Yet two years later, on 14 March 1968, in the absence of the
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Everybody's Woman (1924 film)


Everybody's Woman (German: Jedermanns Frau) is a 1924 Austrian silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, May Hanbury and Jeffrey Bernard. A Montmartre flower-seller is transformed into a society lady for a bet. It is also known as "The Folly of Doubt". After making a film "The Unknown Tomorrow" (1923) in Germany, Korda returned to Vienna with financial backing from Germany's largest studio UFA for a co-production with Sascha-Film. The film was shot
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Leontine Sagan


1926), "Der grosse Sprung" (1927), "Der Weisse Rausch" (1930), and "Die Nacht der Regisseure" (1994). It was not until 1931, when Sagan became involved behind the scenes, that she gained international attention after directing her most significant film "Mädchen in Uniform". Following the debut of this film, Sagan moved to England. In England, she directed "Men of Tomorrow" and worked for the film director Alexander Korda at Korda’s Studios. She later
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Paul Korda


through spontaneous musical creativity. To promote the cause, Korda began working with the choir of his sons' former school, the 32nd Street / USC Magnet School for the Performing Arts. They recorded "Beyond the Darkness", hoping to raise money through sales of the CD to finance music education. The project was aided by A&M Records founder Herb Alpert, who arranged for the recording to be produced at A&M Studio A in Hollywood. J. Peter Robinson arranged the music and Linda Yellan directed the video for the song, with
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Guerrillero Heroico


in 1967. Feltrinelli had just returned from Bolivia where he had hoped his fame would help in negotiating the release of French journalist and professor Régis Debray. Debray had been arrested in Bolivia in connection with guerrilla operations led by Che Guevara. As Guevara's eventual capture or death appeared to be imminent with the CIA closing in on his whereabouts, Feltrinelli acquired the rights to publish Che's captured Bolivian Diary. At this time Feltrinelli asked Cuban officials where to obtain Guevara images and was directed to Korda's studio where he presented a
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Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon


, Jimmy Fallon officially announced the attraction, which opened in 2017 at Universal Studios Florida. The attraction, which is based on the popular celebrity race segment from Fallon's show, replaced "Twister...Ride it Out", which closed on November 2, 2015. On the January 12, 2017 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", the ride was officially given an April 6, 2017 opening date. As an anticipation of the ride's opening, Fallon announced the show would be taped again at Universal
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9th Infantry Division (Philippines)


22nd IB and 42nd IB were reassigned from 2ID to the 9th Brigade (Sep) to constitute as the initial organic Battalions of the Bde (Sep) while 31st IB and two (2) Batteries of 4FAB and two (2) Companies of LABde were also placed under OPCON of the Brigade (Sep). On January 12, 2004, the 9th Infantry Division (Provisional) was activated pursuant to GO Nr 56, HPA dated January 26, 2004. It was then under the Command of MAJ GENERAL JOHN D BOLHAYON
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Rafel Tona


". Tona, along with Catalan painter Alfred Figueras, moved to Algiers in 1925 and established an Arts Academy where they taught painting, sculpture and drawing. In 1928 he returned to Paris spent his time painting and working on the movie sets in Joinville’s studios, where he helped create the sets for Pagnol and Korda's "Marius" and Pabst's "L'Opéra de quat'sous". After the Second Republic was proclaimed in Spain in 1932, Tona returned to Barcelona and opened an advertising agency. Around 1936 he was actively
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort)


rumored Hogwarts Express connection between the two parks was also confirmed. Officials stated the expansion should open in 2014. On January 23, 2014, officials announced the name of the flagship roller coaster would be Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts. They also indicated that a two-park pass would be necessary to ride the Hogwarts Express, which was set to connect Universal Studios Florida with the existing Harry Potter area at Universal's Islands of Adventure. The official opening date of the Diagon Alley phase was announced at an exclusive and
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The Private Life of Don Juan


The Private Life of Don Juan is a 1934 British comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon and Benita Hume. It was Fairbanks' final film role. The film is about the life of the aging Don Juan, based on the 1920 play "L'homme à la Rose" by Henry Bataille. It was made by Korda's London Film Productions at British & Dominion Studios in Elstree/Borehamwood and distributed by United Artists. After many years in exile, Don Juan returns to Seville in
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Tom Howard (special effects)


boy – Howard would transition to Denham Studios, working under the tutelage of Alexandra Korda, a Hungarian film director who would have a profound impact on the evolution of Howard's career. Howard would become a key player in the production of many of Korda's films, including the perennial classic "Lawrence of Arabia", dreaming up (alongside Lawrence Butler) the earliest innovations of impressive photographic effects that would eventually net him an Oscar for his work in David Lean's "Blithe Spirit" (1945). By 1945,
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Fire Over England


photography took place at Denham Studios, where a large water tank was used to launch the model ships representing the Spanish Armada and the English naval defenders. Originally Conrad Veidt was to star, but Alexander Korda saw the production as a star vehicle for Vivien Leigh, who was under contract to Korda. Along with the historical drama that was portrayed, "Fire Over England" was also a costume romance that served to showcase Leigh and Olivier, a real-life romantic couple. A portion of the film, including the beacons
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Luis Korda


, and above all was very technically gifted. However, he was not a gifted businessman, and thus he showed no particular drive to gain commissions. It can be assumed that the majority of the output of the studio came from his partner, Alberto. Alberto Díaz acted primarily as photographer and travel companion of Fidel Castro, with whom he had a close relationship, and also Ernesto Guevara, whom he saw as rather arrogant – a personal view he shared with many other photographers. Luis Korda’s most famous image is also
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Miklós Rózsa


"The Four Feathers" (1939). Korda and the studio's music director, Muir Mathieson, brought Rózsa onto their Arabian Nights fantasy "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940) when the operetta-style approach of the original composer, Oscar Straus, was deemed unsuitable. Production was transferred to Hollywood when the war broke out, and Rozsa completed his score there in 1940. The music earned him his first Academy Award nomination. While Korda remained in Hollywood, Rózsa was effectively the music director of his organization.
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Julius Hagen


Conrad Veidt and "This Week of Grace", a comedy starring the popular British comedian Gracie Fields. His interest in more expensive films was spurred by the global success of "The Private Life of Henry VIII", made by his rival Alexander Korda. Hagen, along with a number of other British producers, attempted to copy the success of Korda with similar interternationally-minded productions. In April 1935, Hagen made his last quota film "Inside the Room" for Universal and ended his relationship with the Hollywood Studios.
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British Lion Films


end of World War II, the company had released over 55 films, including "In Which We Serve" (1942), for which writer/producer Noël Coward received an Academy Award. It is best known for the period when it was managed by Sir Alexander Korda. Korda's company London Films bought the controlling interest in British Lion in 1946 and then acquired Shepperton Studios, basing its productions there. In 1949, due to financial problems, the company accepted a loan from the National Film Finance Corporation. Not being
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Ken Adam


contact with a number of artists among the Jewish refugees who were boarding there. He was introduced to Vincent Korda, a Hungarian art director when he was working on the film Knight Without Armour at Denham Studios. Korda not only nurtured Adam's passion for films, but encouraged him to train as an architect if he was interested in becoming a production designer. Leaving school he became an apprentice at the firm of CW Glover & Partners (which specialized in making bomb shelters) he signed up for evening classes at the Bartlett School
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Battle of Tangier (1437)


emissaries sent by the Portuguese to the Marinid camp right after. The 7-hour assault of the siege camp is dated Sep. 28, with the opening of talks in the aftermath. Two more Moroccan assaults (Oct 1 and Oct 3) are reported, before the truce finally holds. The finalization of the agreement and swapping of the hostages occurs on October 16 and signing of treaty on October 17. It is worth remarking that both chroniclers seem to agree that one week elapsed between Abu Zakariya's arrival and the truce and opening of
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Perforator vein


the ligation of IPVs needed open surgery. In 1985, G. Hauer described the Sub-fascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery (SEPS) technique allowing IPVs to be clipped through a small incision. SEPS was superseded in 2001 by a minimally invasive technique using pin hole surgery, called TRansLuminal Occlusion of Perforators (TRLOP) which by 2009 had shown to be as effective as SEPS in a 5-year study. As TRLOP can be performed under local anaesthetic and under ultrasound guidance, the advantages over the more invasive and painful SEPS were clear.
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Josef von Sternberg


tragic fate: to rule his empire utterly alone. The dual themes of virtue corrupted by power, and the cruel paradox that degradation must precede self-empowerment were immensely appealing to Sternberg both personally and artistically. Korda was eager to get the production underway, as Charles Laughton's contract would likely expire during shooting. Korda had already assembled a talented cast and crew when Sternberg assumed his directorial duties in January 1937. The Austrian-American injected a measure of discipline into the London Film's Denham studio, an indication of the
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Strange Evidence


Strange Evidence (also known as Dance of the Witches, and Wife in Pawn) is a 1933 British crime film directed by Robert Milton, produced by Alexander Korda and written by Lajos Bíró and Miles Malleson. Starring Leslie Banks, George Curzon, Carol Goodner and Frank Vosper, it is a film made by Alexander Korda's London Film Productions at British and Dominions Imperial Studios, Elstree with art direction by R.Holmes Paul. A promiscuous wife prefers a love affair with her cousin to caring for her sick husband, while also fighting
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Madame Wants No Children


Madame Wants No Children () is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Harry Liedtke and Maria Paudler. It is based on the novel "Madame ne veut pas d'enfants" by the French writer Clément Vautel. The film was made for the American Fox Film Corporation's German subsidiary. The film was shot at Tempelhof Studios in late 1926. It was the last film European film Korda made until 1930 as he left for the United States shortly after its production (although an earlier film
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2014 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship


the last five years (2010–2014) Lexi Thompson (9,10,11,12-LET,13,14), Sun-Young Yoo (9) 7. Winner of the 2013 Evian Championship Suzann Pettersen (9,11,12-LET,13,14) 8. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2013 U.S. Women's Open Championship Jodi Ewart Shadoff (9), I.K. Kim (9,13,14), Jessica Korda (9,11,13,14), Brittany Lang (9), Brittany Lincicome (9), Angela Stanford (9,13,14) 9. Top 70 money leaders from the 2013 final official LPGA
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Robert Lenkiewicz


paint after seeing Charles Laughton in Alexander Korda's biographical film "Rembrandt". He attended Sir Christopher Wren junior technical school of art architecture and building from 1955-58 graduating in art with distinction. At 16, Lenkiewicz was accepted at Saint Martin's School of Art and later attended the Royal Academy. However, he was virtually impervious to contemporary art fashions, being more interested in his favourite paintings in the National Gallery. Inspired by the example of Albert Schweitzer, Lenkiewicz threw open the doors of his studios to anyone in
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Snowpiercer


having "... a great infrastructure for filmmaking, and Korean expatriates are involved in the film industry a lot." Bong wanted a film studio with a 75- to 100-meter-long space to fill with four train cars connected together. The production team travelled to Europe for studio scouting and ended up with two studio choices: Barrandov Studios in Czech Republic and Korda Studios in Hungary. In August 2011, a Czech producer hired by the production team began negotiations with two film studios for availability; Barrandov Studios was eventually chosen as the
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The Mrs


The Mrs' Magic Mirror was taken on tour around Texas and to Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, and was made into an iPhone app. The popularity of the “Magic Mirror” video pushed "Enough" onto the charts after its official release, in August 2015. In November 2015, after the release of the "Enough" EP (dated Sep 23, 2015), the title track reached Number 10 on FMQB Adult Contemporary Top 200. During this period, it was one of the most added tracks
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Alexander Korda


Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner, 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a British film producer and director and screenwriter, who founded his own film production studios and film distribution company. Born in Hungary, where he began his career, he worked briefly in the Austrian and German film industries during the era of silent films, before being based in Hollywood from 1926 to 1930 for the first of his two brief periods there (the other was during World War II). The change led to the divorce
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Cyril Suk


professional player on the women's tour who teamed-up with Suk to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in the 1990s. In 1985, Suk partnered fellow-Czech Petr Korda to win the boys' doubles title at the French Open. Suk and Korda were ranked the joint-World No. 1 junior doubles players that year. Suk claimed his first Grand Slam mixed doubles title in 1991 at the French Open, partnering sister Helena. In 1992, he teamed up with Larisa Neiland to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles
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Let It Be (musical)


Let It Be is a West End and Broadway concert revue based on the career of English rock band, The Beatles, from 1962 to their breakup in 1970. The production debuted at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 24 September 2012. (previews from 14 Sep 2012). Its run at the venue ended on 19 January 2013, after which it moved to the Savoy Theatre and opened on 1 February 2013. The Broadway production started previews on 13 July 2013 with its official opening night taking place on 24 July 2013,
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The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door


Sep 22, 2016—Marion and her son Jason have lived quietly in a peaceful suburb of Birmingham for 15 years. But their peace is shattered when new neighbours start making changes to their garden. Tempers flare, violence erupts and knives come out. 5x2 Episode 2 --Air date Sep 29, 2016—The Boltons and the Gardners battle to see who can play their stereo the loudest. Widow Dawn is distressed a neighbour's complaint 5x3 Episode 3 --Air date Oct 06, 2016—Terry wants to oust his party-loving neighbour, Brian & Jane regret
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Denham Film Studios


Cyril Crowhurst, the stage could accommodate 120 performers. The studios were known by various names during their lifetime including London Film Studios, the home of Korda's London Films. It was merged with the Rank Organisation's Pinewood Studios to form D&P Studios; Pinewood is just 4 miles south of Denham. Film makers were said to prefer Denham as a location, leading to Pinewood Studios being used for storage during the Second World War. Some of the notable films made at Denham include, "The Thief of Bagdad", "
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Sievering Studios


Sievering Studios were film production studios located in Sievering, a suburb of the Austrian capital Vienna. The studios were established in 1916 by the film pioneer Alexander Kolowrat for use by his Sascha-Film. After the First World War they functioned as the largest film studios of the new Austrian Republic and a number of major productions were made there during a boom period for the country's film industry during silent era of the 1920s. Directors such as Michael Curtiz and Alexander Korda worked there during the decade. Following the Anchluss of 1938
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Denham Film Studios


Denham Film Studios were a British film production studio operating from 1936 to 1952. Founded by Alexander Korda, notable films made at Denham include "Brief Encounter" and David Lean's "Great Expectations". From the 1950s to the 1970s the studio became best known for recording film music, including the scores for Alfred Hitchcock’s "Vertigo", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", and "Star Wars". The studio buildings were demolished in 1981 and the site re-landscaped as a business park, as of 2017
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2011 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election


MSP and Liz Smith MSP endorse Murdo Fraser. 30 Aug – Liz Smith is declared as Murdo Fraser's campaign manager. 1 Sep – Gavin Brown, formerly speculated as standing in the election, states that he will not run and lends his backing to Murdo Fraser. 2 Sep – Jackson Carlaw officially launches his leadership campaign in Glasgow. 4 Sep – Murdo Fraser makes the high-profile announcement that if elected leader, he would disband the Scottish Conservatives and seek to create a new centre-right party, autonomous but allied
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Guerrillero Heroico


before any legal judgment was rendered. Ariana Hernández-Reguant addressed the image's copyright status in 2004 in her article "Copyrighting Che: Art and Authorship under Cuban Late Socialism". She expressed a skeptical view towards Korda's heirs being able to establish ownership over the image, noting in reference to the lawsuits involving the image, "There was never any official ruling on whether the depiction constituted a violation of copyright." The author goes on to state that: "Korda took the picture while working for a state-
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Michael Korda


Michael Korda (born 8 October 1933) is an English-born writer and novelist who was editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster in New York City. Born in London, Michael Korda is the son of English actress Gertrude Musgrove, and the Hungarian Jewish artist and film production designer Vincent Korda. He is the nephew of film magnate Sir Alexander Korda and brother Zoltan Korda, both film directors. Korda grew up in England but received part of his education in France where his father had worked with film director Marcel
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Paul Korda


also featured a trio of vocalists in African-American soul singer Doris Troy, Nanette Newman, and Madeline Bell. Cat Stevens and Korda became close friends, both being signed to producer Mike Hurst. Steve (Steven Adam Georgiou), as he was known then, loaned his Mercedes to Korda for Korda's wedding, and his brother David was Korda's best man. In between recording sessions Steve and Korda would often check out the London nightlife together. Korda went on to place his songs with other artists. In 1971
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