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Charles Foster Kane


Charles Foster Kane is a fictional character and the subject of Orson Welles' 1941 film "Citizen Kane". The character is widely believed to be based on publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Welles played Kane (receiving an Oscar nomination), with Buddy Swan playing Kane as a child. Welles also produced, co-wrote and directed the film. The general consensus is that William Randolph Hearst is the primary inspiration behind Charles Foster Kane. In the film, Kane is given the line "You provide the prose poems;
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Swimming with Sharks


Pictures at the time, some have suggested that Buddy's character was inspired by real life movie mogul Scott Rudin, while others suggest he is based on producer Joel Silver with Guy being based on Alan Schechter, Silver's assistant in the early 1990s. The director Buddy hires in the film, Foster Kane, is named after Orson Welles' character in the 1941 film "Citizen Kane", Charles Foster Kane. The film was met with positive reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes, "Swimming with Sharks" holds a score of
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Sources for Citizen Kane


earned an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for Herman J. Mankiewicz and Welles. Orson Welles never confirmed a principal source for the character of Charles Foster Kane. John Houseman, who worked with screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz on the early draft scripts, wrote that Kane is a synthesis of different personalities, with Hearst's life used as the main source. "The truth is simple: for the basic concept of Charles Foster Kane and for the main lines and significant events of his public life, Mankiewicz used as his
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Sonny Bupp


Moyer MacClaren "Sonny" Bupp (January 10, 1928 – November 1, 2007) was an American child film actor and businessman. His most notable film was "Citizen Kane" (1941), in which he appears as Junior, Charles Foster Kane III, the eight-year-old son of Charles Foster Kane and his first wife, Emily. Bupp was the last surviving credited member of the "Citizen Kane" cast at his death. Born Moyer MacClaren Bupp in New York City, Sonny Bupp was the
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Charles Lederer


as a "strange design for living at the beach." Welles became famous in the movie world after the release of "Citizen Kane" in 1941, a story based in part on the life of William Randolph Hearst. The story attempts to solve the mystery of newspaper publisher Charles Foster Kane's last dying word: "Rosebud". Film critic David Thomson calls the word "the greatest secret in cinema." In 1989, author Gore Vidal disclosed that "Rosebud" was in fact a nickname which Hearst playfully used
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Sources for Citizen Kane


The sources for "Citizen Kane", the 1941 American motion picture that marked the feature film debut of Orson Welles, have been the subject of speculation and controversy since the project's inception. With a story spanning 60 years, the quasi-biographical film examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a fictional character based in part upon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold McCormick. A rich incorporation of the experiences and knowledge of its authors, the film
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Citizen Kane


and it topped the American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies list in 1998, as well as its 2007 update. "Citizen Kane" is particularly praised for Gregg Toland's cinematography, Robert Wise's editing, Bernard Herrmann's music, and its narrative structure, all of which have been considered innovative and precedent-setting. The quasi-biographical film examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a character based in part upon the American newspaper magnates William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer,
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Screenplay for Citizen Kane


The authorship of the screenplay for "Citizen Kane", the 1941 American motion picture that marked the feature film debut of Orson Welles, has been one of the film's long-standing controversies. With a story spanning 60 years, the quasi-biographical film examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a fictional character based in part upon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold McCormick. A rich incorporation of the experiences and knowledge of its authors, the
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Criticism of Rede Globo


has never been shown on Brazilian theaters and the premiere showing that would normally take place in the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro was banned by the then president Itamar Franco. In Brazil the documentary received the Portuguese title "Muito Além do Cidadão Kane". The title originated in character Charles Foster Kane, created in 1941 by writer and director Orson Welles for the film "Citizen Kane", which in turn was a dramatized fiction based on the life of William Randolph Hearst the American newspaper business magnate. According to
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Bouncing Boy


bouncing juggernaut, smashing everything in its way. The name Charles Foster Taine is a reference to the classic 1941 feature film, Citizen Kane and its title character, Charles Foster Kane, though in his initial appearance he is simply named Caleb Martin. He has yet to appear in the "Threeboot" version of the Legion, which began in 2004. The Post-Infinite Crisis version of Bouncing Boy appeared in "". Missing in action during most of the miniseries, he and his wife, now known as Duplicate Damsel
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Once Upon a Castle


Once Upon a Castle is a symphonie concertante for organ and orchestra composed in 2003 and revised in 2015 by American composer Michael Daugherty. The music is inspired by both the life and times of American media mogul William Randolph Hearst, Hearst Castle, and the Hollywood lore of Charles Foster Kane, a fictional character based on Hearst in the movie Citizen Kane. The composition was commissioned by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and a consortium consisting of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and the West Michigan Symphony Orchestra. The
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Charles Foster Kane


with him and his wife at Susan's apartment. Kane refuses to drop out of the race despite Gettys' leverage. The scandal goes public and Kane loses the election decisively. Furthermore, his best friend, Jedediah Leland, becomes profoundly disillusioned at Kane's arrogance—his intentional humiliation of his family, and his treatment of the electorate as personal property—and insists on a transfer to Kane's Chicago paper. Emily divorces Kane in 1916, and dies two years later in a car crash with their son. Kane marries
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Charles Foster Kane


". He became Kane's legal guardian in 1871, but Kane resented him and used the "Inquirer" to harass him. In a scene in the newsreel set around 1925, Thatcher tells a congressional investigation that Kane is a Communist. When Thatcher asks Kane what he would have liked to have been, Kane replies "Everything you hate". Clearly getting on in years during Kane's youth, Thatcher was still alive in 1929 and was dead by 1941. Mr. Bernstein (Everett Sloane) is a business executive and
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's departing staff. It symbolises the innocence and love stolen from Kane when he was taken from his parents. Susan Alexander Kane (Dorothy Comingore) was Kane's second wife. She is evidently low class and did not recognize Kane when they first met in the mid-1910s. While Gettys found evidence that implicated Susan as Kane's mistress, the film does not make it clear whether or not she really was. However, a mere two weeks after his first wife divorced him in 1916, Kane married Susan. Susan was an
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Charles Foster Kane


. Despite interviewing all of Kane's living acquaintances, he never finds it. In truth, the word "Rosebud" was written on the sled Kane's parents gave him as a young boy, and left behind at his mother's boarding house when he was sent away to live with Thatcher. It is implied in the film that Kane finds the sled in a warehouse around the time he first meets Susan. The sled is burned in an incinerator after Kane's death, along with other possessions seen as trash by Xanadu
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operate it, even at a million-dollar annual loss, for decades. Kane eventually marries Emily Monroe Norton, the niece of a President of the United States. The marriage sours as Kane's wealth and power feed his megalomaniacal ego. As his popularity and fortune increases, Kane runs for Governor of New York against reputedly corrupt boss James "Jim" W. Gettys. An election victory is almost certain until Gettys reveals evidence of Kane's affair with a young "singer" named Susan Alexander. Gettys blackmails Kane, meeting
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Charles Foster Kane


Depression—as well as Kane's excessive spending habits on the crumbling and unfinished Xanadu—costs Kane the control of his media empire, which he is forced to sell to Thatcher. Kane, however, still has considerable wealth. He returns to Xanadu and becomes a recluse, living alone and remaining estranged from all his friends. Kane dies of old age in 1941, uttering the cryptic word "Rosebud". Reporter Jerry Thompson is assigned to track down the meaning of "Rosebud" shortly after Kane's highly publicized death
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now Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kane's business interests. Having served as Kane's personal assistant since at least when he took over the "Inquirer", Bernstein proved the most loyal to the man. For instance, Bernstein willingly participated in indulging Kane's obsession in his wife's operatic career even though it was ill-considered by everyone else. However, he has scruples such as advising his employer not to make insincere promises in his Declaration of Principles. Apart from the "New York Inquirer", Kane
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Charles Foster Kane


publishes similar "Inquirer" newspapers in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and other major American cities. The "News on the March" newsreel at the beginning of the film also claims that Kane controls two newspaper syndicates and a radio network; it also mentions that Kane has other business interests in real estate, logging, shipping, and food retailing. However, Kane's empire largely collapses at the onset of the Great Depression, and he is forced to sell his remaining holdings to Thatcher. Kane has enough
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Citizen Kane


a vast palatial estate in Florida, the elderly Charles Foster Kane is on his deathbed. Holding a snow globe, he utters a word, "Rosebud", and dies; the globe slips from his hand and smashes on the floor. A newsreel obituary tells the life story of Kane, an enormously wealthy newspaper publisher. Kane's death becomes sensational news around the world, and the newsreel's producer tasks reporter Jerry Thompson with discovering the meaning of "Rosebud". Thompson sets out to interview Kane's friends and associates
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Citizen Kane


." Welles never confirmed a principal source for the character of Charles Foster Kane. Houseman wrote that Kane is a synthesis of different personalities, with Hearst's life used as the main source. Some events and details were invented, and Houseman wrote that he and Mankiewicz also "grafted anecdotes from other giants of journalism, including Pulitzer, Northcliffe and Mank's first boss, Herbert Bayard Swope." Welles said, "Mr. Hearst was quite a bit like Kane, although Kane isn't really founded on Hearst in particular.
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his severance package and mails back the torn-up check with the original copy of Kane's "declaration of principles", implying that Kane has long ago lost any integrity he might have had. Kane angrily tears up the declaration. After Susan attempts suicide, Kane releases her from her disastrous operatic career and retires to Xanadu, his gigantic Gothic chateau in Florida. Susan is unable to stand the monotonous routine inside the cavernous mansion and Kane's increasingly domineering nature, and eventually leaves him. The business downturns of the Great
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Xanadu (Citizen Kane)


Xanadu is the fictional estate of Charles Foster Kane, the title character of the film "Citizen Kane" (1941). The estate derives its name from the ancient city of Xanadu, known for its splendor. Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, is the obvious inspiration for Xanadu, due to the Hearst/Kane comparison that is central to the film. Built on an immense "private mountain" located on the "deserts of the Gulf Coast" in Florida, Xanadu is described as being the world's largest
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Charles Foster Kane


aspiring opera singer when she and Kane first met, but is not particularly talented. Despite this, Kane tried to force her into a career as an opera singer, even building an opera house specifically for her, but he was unsuccessful. Susan is the last of Kane's friends to leave him as well as the original owner of the snow globe he drops after saying "rosebud". As of 1941, she is still living and running a nightclub ("El Rancho") in Atlantic City, which is where
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane


The rights to "The Battle Over Citizen Kane" were acquired by Scott Free productions in 1997 and adapted into a screenplay for the 1999 HBO movie "RKO 281", directed by Benjamin Ross. 281 was the number assigned by RKO studios to identify the production internally. In "Citizen Kane", Welles plays Charles Foster Kane, whose fictional life partially mirrors that of Hearst's. As well as Hearst's longtime rival, Joseph Pulitzer. However, Chicago inventor and utilities magnate Samuel Insull, "Chicago Tribune" publisher
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Beyond Citizen Kane


Beyond Citizen Kane is a 1993 British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and first broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group, the largest in Brazil, and discusses the group's influence, power, and political connections. Globo's president and founder Roberto Marinho was criticised and compared to the fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, created by Orson Welles for the 1941 film "Citizen Kane." According to the documentary, Marinho's media group engages in
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Charles Foster Kane


years, Kane has been compared unfavorably to contemporary media figures such as Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner. "Citizen Kane" explores the life of the titular character, who is born of humble origins in the fictional settlement of Little Salem, Colorado, in 1862. A mine given to his parents—to settle a bill for room and board—happens to be rich in gold, making the family suddenly wealthy. In 1871, Kane's mother puts him under the guardianship of a New York City banker named Walter Parks Thatcher
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Charles Foster Kane


she is interviewed by Jerry Thompson. Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten) was a close friend of Kane and is generally acknowledged to represent the morality and idealism Kane himself loses as the film progresses. According to Mr. Bernstein, he came from a wealthy family that lost all their money and met Kane in college. In 1941 Jedediah lives in a nursing home in Manhattan, where Jerry Thompson interviews him. Walter Parks Thatcher (George Coulouris) is a banker described by the opening newsreel as a "grand old man of Wall Street
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Citizen Kane


Citizen Kane" opened in San Francisco. Hearst and Welles's father were acquaintances, so Welles introduced himself and asked Hearst if he would like to come to the opening. Hearst did not respond. "As he was getting off at his floor, I said, 'Charles Foster Kane would have accepted.' No reply", recalled Welles. "And Kane would have you know. That was his style—just as he finished Jed Leland's bad review of Susan as an opera singer." In 1945 Hearst
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Charles Foster Kane


new owner is to publish a "declaration of principles" stating his duty to be truthful to his readers. However, he almost immediately begins using yellow journalism tactics to blow stories out of proportion, encourage a war with Spain, and thwart Thatcher's political goals and business interest—including ones in which Kane holds stock. Kane also hires staff members away from the rival "Chronicle" newspaper, regarding them as collectibles. To finance the fledgling "Inquirer", Kane uses his personal resources; this would allow him to
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Frederic de Peyster Foster


Watts Sherman), Emily Hone Foster (wife of Charles de Rham), and Albert Edward Foster. His father was a successful merchant with Foster & Giraud, later Andrew Foster & Sons. His paternal grandparents were Ann (née Giraud) Foster and Andrew Foster, one of New York's foremost merchants. His maternal grandparents were John Hone Jr. and Maria Antoinette (née Kane) Hone (a direct descendant of Gerardus Beekman and Wilhelmus Beekman). After his grandfather's death in 1829, his grandmother remarried to Frederic de
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Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker's Journey


the plot by the Hearst Corporation -- critical of the similarity between real-life publisher William Randolph Hearst and the character of Charles Foster Kane -- to suppress or destroy the film and discredit Welles, and the ascent of "Citizen Kane" in the rankings of American motion pictures. The book is notable for using previously unused documents from the Hearst and Welles archives, the University of Michigan, and the Museum of Modern Art (New York), to examine six new topics about the film: Welles' role in writing the
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Boots (The Killers song)


the cover. Instead, the cover seems to be drawing inspiration from the DVD releases covers of the 1941 film "Citizen Kane" and other 1940s-era black-and-white film title card logos. The snowglobe with boots in it is also a reference to Citizen Kane, as the opening scene shows the main character, Charles Foster Kane, dying while looking into a snowglobe. The song features dialogue from the Christmas movie "It's a Wonderful Life". The music video, directed by Jared Hess and T.
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Sources for Citizen Kane


succession of witnesses testify about the tycoon's ruthless practices. "Finally, Zaharoff himself appears — an old man nearing death, alone except for his servants in the gigantic palace in Monte Carlo that he had acquired for his longtime mistress. His dying wish is to be wheeled out 'in the sun by that rosebush.'" The last name of Welles's friend, actor Whitford Kane, was used for Charles Foster Kane. In 1940, Welles invited longtime friend and Mercury Theatre colleague Joseph Cotten to join a small group
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Charles Foster Kane


I'll provide the war," undeniably similar to "You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war," a quote widely attributed to Hearst. Also, an overhead shot of Hearst's ranch is shown in the film as Xanadu, the lavish estate where Kane resides. In addition, Kane's unsuccessful attempt to make his second wife an opera star parallels Hearst's effort to make his mistress Marion Davies a serious dramatic movie actress despite critics' complaints that she was miscast and better in light comedy roles.
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Charles Foster Kane


, who raises him in luxury until he becomes an adult. Kane resents Thatcher for ripping him away from his family, and spends most of his adult life rebelling against him. He attends prestigious colleges such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Cornell—and gets himself expelled from all of them. As an adult, Kane takes control of a Thatcher-owned newspaper called the "New York Daily Inquirer", thinking that "it would be fun to run a newspaper". His first act as the paper's
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Charles Foster Kane


Susan and forces her into a doomed and humiliating career as an opera singer. Leland, now a drama critic for the "Chicago Inquirer", refuses to toe the company line by praising Alexander's performances. Leland becomes too drunk at the difficult task of writing a truthful review against Kane's wishes, and falls into a stupor. Kane visits the paper's newsroom and finishes the review with Leland's negative tone intact, intending to prove that he still has integrity; he then fires Leland. In retaliation, Leland refuses
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Hearst Castle


1976. Hearst Castle was the inspiration for Xanadu, the home of Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles 1941 film "Citizen Kane". The character of Kane drew inspiration from Hearst himself. Hearst Castle was not used as a location for the film. Instead the film used Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York, as well as buildings in San Diego's Balboa Park. Commercial filming is rare at Hearst Castle, and most requests are turned down. Since the property was donated to the state of California, only two projects
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William Alland


for his acting role as reporter Thompson who investigates the meaning of "Rosebud" in Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane" (1941). Alland entered films as an actor, perhaps best remembered as the reporter Jerry Thompson who investigates the life of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane" (1941). He also directed the film "Look in Any Window". In his early 20s, Alland arrived in Manhattan and took courses at the Henry Street Settlement House, where he met Orson Welles
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Iraj Nazerian


Iraj Nazerian (ایرج ناظریان) (born 1935 in Tehran (Iran) - 1991 in Sweden), was an Iranian voice actor who is known for Persian voice-dubbing foreign films. He is known for dubbing over Orson Welles role as Charles Foster Kane from Citizen Kane and has also dubbed over some of Marlon Brando, Charles Bronson, Gene Hackman, Toshiro Mifune and Lino Ventura's voice roles in films they starred in. He has also dubbed over Davoud Rashidi's role as Six-fingered Mofatesh from the Hezar Dastan
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Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish


every backyard, to boot.". Several parts of the episode are inspired by the 1941 film "Citizen Kane", all with Mr. Burns in the role of Charles Foster Kane. The campaign rally scene where Burns speaks in front of a giant poster of himself is a reference to a scene from that film. The scene where Burns trashes the Simpson family's dining room after the dinner is similar to the scene in which Kane destroys his ex-wife's room. Mary Bailey shares her name with George Bailey's
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Citizen Kane


's complex plot structure to "Rashomon", "Last Year at Marienbad", "Memento" and "Magnolia". Andrews also compares Charles Foster Kane to Michael Corleone in "The Godfather", Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" and Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood" for their portrayals of "haunted megalomaniac[s], presiding over the shards of [their] own [lives]." The films of Paul Thomas Anderson have been compared to it. "Variety" compared "There Will Be Blood
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Shangdu


opulence. It was the name of Charles Foster Kane's estate in the film "Citizen Kane", and also that of Mandrake the Magician in the long-running comic strip. The title of the 1980 film "Xanadu" starring Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John is a reference to Coleridge's poem, which also led to the song by Electric Light Orchestra and Newton-John, Xanadu. In the Kurt Vonnegut novel, "Timequake", Xanadu is the name of a retreat for prolific writers in a resort
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Harry Shannon (actor)


All" (1931), "Simple Simon" (1931), "Jonica" (1930), "Hold Everything" (1928), and "Oh, Kay!" (1926). Although he played most frequently in Westerns, his best-known film role was perhaps as Charles Foster Kane's rough father in "Citizen Kane" (1941). Among his other films were "Someone to Remember" (1943), "Alaska Highway" (1943), "San Quentin" (1946
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Willy Wonka


if there was anyone you'd want to compare Wonka to it would be a Howard Hughes, almost. Reclusive, germaphobe, controlling." Burton agreed with the Hughes similarities, and additionally supplied Charles Foster Kane in "Citizen Kane" as inspiration. "Somebody who was brilliant but then was traumatized and then retreats into their own world." Depp wanted to sport prosthetic makeup for the part and have a long, elongated nose, but Burton believed that it would be too outrageous. Wilder's performance as Willy Wonka was
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Andrew Ryan (BioShock)


he descends into reclusiveness and paranoia. After his victory in the war, he becomes increasingly ruthless in his control over the remaining inhabitants of the city. Ryan was created by Irrational Games' Ken Levine, based on figures like Ayn Rand, Howard Hughes, Charles Foster Kane, and Walt Disney. The character has received significant praise from critics, with "Electronic Gaming Monthly" ranking him ninth on their list of top ten video game politicians. He is voiced by Armin Shimerman, whose voice acting was cited as one of
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Ozu's Anti-Cinema


C. Washburn ("Journal of Japanese Studies") called the translation "clear and sensitive" and the book "an important work to the English-language literature on Ozu", though he noted that the analysis "[tended] toward fragmentation". He felt that Ozu's last words had the same impact as Charles Foster Kane final word "Rosebud" ("Citizen Kane"). Washburn praised the author for his "sensitivity and commitment to the value of film art". He opined that the term "
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Samuel Insull


regulation. Often regarded as a fictionalized biography of William Randolph Hearst, Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane" is, in part, inspired by the life of Samuel Insull. "It was a real man who built an opera house for the soprano of his choice, and much in the movie was borrowed from that story," Welles wrote. Welles gave Maurice Seiderman a photograph of Insull, with mustache, to use as a model for the makeup design of the old Charles Foster Kane. Welles denied that the character
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Flashback (narrative)


1939, Marcel Carné's movie "Le Jour Se Lève" is told almost entirely through flashback: the story starts with the murder of a man in a hotel. While the murderer, played by Jean Gabin, is surrounded by the police, several flashbacks tell the story of why he killed the man at the beginning of the movie. One of the most famous examples of a flashback is in the Orson Welles' film "Citizen Kane" (1941). The protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, dies at the beginning
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Rosebud (The Simpsons)


Mirkin, who was the show runner for the fifth and sixth seasons of the show. Directed by Wes Archer, supervising director David Silverman describes the episode as "one of the more challenging ones" to direct. The Ramones (Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, C. J. Ramone and Marky Ramone) guest star in the episode as themselves. The episode is largely a parody of the 1941 film "Citizen Kane" and the title references Charles Foster Kane's dying word "Rosebud". The episode also contains references to "
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Rosebud (The Simpsons)


being overrun by giant Redwoods and spotted owls. David Silverman describes the episode as "one of the more challenging ones" to direct. Guest stars The Ramones were "gigantic obsessive "Simpsons" fans" and their characters were designed by Wes Archer. Marky Ramone later called their appearance "a career highlight". The episode is largely a parody of the 1941 Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane". The title is a reference to Charles Foster Kane's dying word "Rosebud"; the teddy bear Bobo is a substitute
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Sources for Citizen Kane


men, death came to Charles Foster Kane.' We used to do that every day — five days a week!" Welles screened the film for Luce: "He was one of the first people to see the movie," Welles said. "He and Clare Luce loved it and roared with laughter at the digest. They saw it as a parody and enjoyed it very much as such — I have to hand it to them." Welles had met Luce through Archibald MacLeish, and financial support from the Luces
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The Wind and the Lion


for Raisuli. Milius said he wrote the part of Eden with Julie Christie in mind, although she may not have actually been approached for the role. Milius wanted Orson Welles to play newspaper magnate "Charles Foster Kane" (the name of his character in "Citizen Kane") in the film, but the studio would not let him as they were worried about being sued by RKO. Instead, he used the character of William Randolph Hearst. Filming was done in Spain, with the towns of Seville, Almeria,
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Agnes Moorehead


the serial "The Shadow" as Margo Lane. In 1939, Welles moved the Mercury Theatre to Hollywood, where he started working for RKO Pictures. Several of his radio performers joined him, and Moorehead made her film debut as the mother of his own character, Charles Foster Kane, in "Citizen Kane" (1941), considered by most film critics as one of the best films ever made. Moorehead was featured in Welles' second film, "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942), and received the New
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Orson Welles


beings was actually occurring. Although some contemporary sources say these reports of panic were mostly false and overstated, they rocketed Welles to notoriety. His first film was "Citizen Kane" (1941), which is consistently ranked as one of the greatest films ever made, which he co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in as Charles Foster Kane. Welles released twelve other features, the most acclaimed of which include "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942), "The Lady from Shanghai" (1947), "
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Rede Globo


chronicled in the 1993 British documentary "Beyond Citizen Kane", which compared it to that of the fictional character Charles Foster Kane. In 1994, "Jornal Nacional", Globo's nationwide television news show, was forced by the Superior Court of Justice to read a statement by then Rio de Janeiro's governor, Leonel Brizola. The group was found guilty of defaming Brizola in a newspaper article and on television. The court granted Brizola the right to address a response on Globo's "Jornal Nacional", which had Cid
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Charles Foster Kane


The connection with Hearst is strengthened by the fact that Welles's co-writer, Herman J. Mankiewicz, was a frequent guest of Davies at Hearst Castle. Some biographies of Welles posit that Welles himself was a source of inspiration for the character. Some of the character's dialogue on how to run a newspaper are direct quotes from Welles's comments on how to make a motion picture (though this was his first). Mankiewicz included dialogue about Kane's voracious appetite, also meant to echo Welles's character. In recent
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The Magnificent Ambersons (film)


A print of the rough cut sent to Welles in Brazil has yet to be found and is generally considered to be lost, along with the prints from the previews. Robert Wise maintained that the original was not better than the edited version. The film features what could be considered an inside joke: news of the increase in automobile accidents is featured prominently on the front page of the "Indianapolis Daily Inquirer", part of the fictional chain of newspapers owned by mogul Charles Foster Kane in "Citizen Kane". Also appearing
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There's No Disgrace Like Home


out differently when first produced. The edits to this scene were preliminary, but well-received, and remained unchanged in the finished product. The episode's title is a parody of the famous phrase "There's no place like Home" from "Home! Sweet Home!", an 1823 song by Henry Bishop and John Howard Payne. The scene in which the family enters Burns' Manor contains two cultural references. The Manor resembles Charles Foster Kane's mansion from the 1941 film "Citizen Kane". The characters
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Sonny Bupp


brother of actors Tommy (1924–1983), June (1913–1989) and Ann Bupp (1922-2005). He appeared in over 60 films during his career, including two "Our Gang" comedies, 1935's "Our Gang Follies of 1936" and 1938's "Men in Fright". He appeared in "Citizen Kane" as the son of Charles Foster Kane, and was the last surviving credited cast member of that film. He also appeared in the 1937 Three Stooges' "Cash and Carry", as
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His Name Is... Savage


the book ready". Kane conceived the character Savage, an espionage agent and troubleshooter, and developed the story and art. He based his protagonist visually on actor Lee Marvin, whom Kane had seen in the movie "Point Blank". The resemblance was much more pointed on Robert Foster's photo-referenced painted cover, which was replaced by a new Kane illustration for the 1982 Fantagraphics reprint. Kane said in 1996, "We never had any trouble from Lee Marvin — obviously he never saw the goddamn thing. We
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Weekend at Burnsie's


blood to pour out from his face. To Homer, the blood looks like psychedelic rainbows, and the song that plays during the scene is "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. When speaking at the Phish concert, Homer stands in front of a large picture of himself. The scene is a reference to the 1941 drama film "Citizen Kane", in which the main character Charles Foster Kane makes a political speech in front of a large picture of himself. In another scene, Homer
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Mercury Theatre


two screenplay credits between 1935 and his work on "Citizen Kane" and needed the job, his reputation having plummeted after he descended into alcoholism in the late 1930s. In the 1970s and 1980s, there was a dispute amongst historians regarding whose idea it was to use William Randolph Hearst as the basis for Charles Foster Kane. For some time, Mankiewicz had wanted to write a screenplay about a public figure, perhaps a gangster, whose story would be told by the people that knew him. Welles claimed it was his idea
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Citizen Kane


. Welles credited "Rosebud" to Mankiewicz. Biographer Richard Meryman wrote that the symbol of Mankiewicz's own damaged childhood was a treasured bicycle, stolen while he visited the public library and not replaced by his family as punishment. He regarded it as the prototype of Charles Foster Kane's sled. In his 2015 Welles biography, Patrick McGilligan reported that Mankiewicz himself stated that the word "Rosebud" was taken from the name of a famous racehorse, Old Rosebud. Mankiewicz had a bet on the horse in the 1914 Kentucky Derby
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Civic Opera House (Chicago)


the only house in which the work has ever been performed. The facility underwent a major renovation in 1993 when the Lyric Opera of Chicago purchased the space it had previously rented. The chairs were repainted and reupholstered, the carpeting replaced, and the gilt paint completely re-stenciled. The massive project was completed in 1996. This opera house was the inspiration for the one featured in Orson Welles's film, "Citizen Kane". In order for his aspiring opera singer wife to perform, Charles Foster Kane builds an opera
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Dorothy Comingore


. Whether Chaplin played any role in her career is questionable. In 1938, Comingore denied being Chaplin's protégé and indicated that press reports had exaggerated the limited contact that she had with Chaplin and one of his assistants. Comingore played bit parts in Hollywood movies until Orson Welles cast her as Susan Alexander, the second wife of press tycoon Charles Foster Kane, in his debut feature film "Citizen Kane" (1941). Her performance garnered rave reviews: “(She) is put through a range of emotions that would
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William Randolph Hearst


circulation of 20 million readers a day in the mid-1930s. He was a bad manager of finances and so deeply in debt during the Great Depression that most of his assets had to be liquidated in the late 1930s. Hearst managed to keep his newspapers and magazines. His life story was the main inspiration for Charles Foster Kane, the lead character in Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane" (1941). His Hearst Castle, constructed on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean near San Simeon, has been preserved as a State
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Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish


. The episode features cultural references to several American films, mostly the 1941 film "Citizen Kane", with Burns in the role of the character Charles Foster Kane. Mary Bailey shares her name with George Bailey's wife in the 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life". Journalists have described the episode as a satire on both American politics and environmentalism. It won an Environmental Media Award in 1991 for being the best television episode of the year with an environmental message. Since the episode first aired, the three-
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Sources for Citizen Kane


California, which also had a private zoo and a large collection of art. As a model for the makeup design of the old Charles Foster Kane, Welles gave Maurice Seiderman a photograph of Chicago industrialist Samuel Insull, with mustache. A protégé of Thomas Edison, Insull was a man of humble origins who became the most powerful figure in the utilities field. He was married to a Broadway ingenue nearly 20 years his junior, spent a fortune trying to re-launch her career, and built the Chicago Civic Opera House.
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Back in the USSA


actual historical events (many of the stories feature events which mirror actual events that took place within the real twentieth century, in particular the 1917 Russian Revolution and the Vietnam War) and with popular culture. The stories are significant in that they feature famous fictional characters (particularly from American and British texts) interacting with real personages; President Charles Foster Kane, for example, is the main character from Orson Welles' 1941 motion picture "Citizen Kane", whereas Tom Joad — hunted by real-life law enforcers Elliot Ness
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Hearst Castle


Morgan built; the castle was under almost continual construction from 1920 until 1939, with work resuming after the end of the Second World War until Hearst's final departure in 1947. Hearst, his castle and his lifestyle were satirized by Orson Welles in his 1941 film "Citizen Kane". In the film, which Hearst sought to suppress, Charles Foster Kane's palace Xanadu is said to contain, "paintings, pictures, statues, the very stones of many another palace – a collection of everything so big it can never
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo Trilogy


Janni Dakkar to Antarctica in 1925. The story opens with Nemo and her crew robbing a great treasure from Ayesha, who appears to have great influence over Charles Foster Kane. Nemo travels to Antarctica as her father once did on a trip that drove him mad. Kane recruits Frank Reade Jr., Jack Wright, and Tom Swift to retrieve Ayesha's treasure from Nemo. The trio follow her to Antarctica where they encounter a pit that leads to Yuggoth, a mysterious white giant and an ice sphinx. The chase ends at the
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Beyond Citizen Kane


to favour Fernando Collor de Mello); and a controversial deal involving shares of NEC Corporation and government contracts. It features interviews with 21 people, including noted Brazilian politicians and cultural figures, such as politicians Leonel Brizola and Antonio Carlos Magalhães, singer-songwriter Chico Buarque, former Justice Minister Armando Falcão, politician Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who later was elected as president; and former employees Walter Clark and Armando Nogueira. The title refers to the 1941 film, "Citizen Kane," whose fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster
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Mr. Burns


Burns and moguls such as Howard Hughes and, more frequently, fictional character Charles Foster Kane from "Citizen Kane". Writer George Meyer lifted Mr. Burns' "Excellent!" hand gesture from his former "Saturday Night Live" colleague Jim Downey. While perhaps not intentional, Mr. Burns' physical characteristics and mannerisms are cited as a modern example of the Commedia dell'arte character Pantalone. Matt Groening got Mr. Burns' middle name from a Montgomery Ward department store in Portland, Oregon's Northwest Industrial district and his surname from Burnside
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List of fictional presidents of the United States (K–M)


The following is a list of fictional United States presidents, K through M. President David Arnold Dieter "Dad" Kampferhaufe President Charles Foster Kane President Florentyna Kane President Roberto Katze President Rufus Kane President Kang President Ed Kealty President Elizabeth Keane President John Keeler President Tim Kegan President Keith President Kellogg President Joshua Francis Kellogg President Robert Kempers President Kendrick President Francis Xavier Kennedy President Edward Moore Kennedy President Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr President Clark Kent President Rose Sweeney Keogh President Donald Kilbourne President Kerry Francis Kilcannon President Tom Kimball President Paul Kincaid President Roderick Kinnison President
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Charles Foster Barham


, and on 28 Sep 1839 became more closely identified with the town by his marriage to Caroline, the second daughter of Clement Carlyon, M.D., who belonged to an old Truro family. In all the proceedings of the Royal Institution of Cornwall Dr. Barham took an active part, and to its "Reports" and "Journal" he contributed many articles. From 1837 until 1859 he was its secretary, at which date he became its President. In 1856 he became a magistrate for Truro and in 1858 mayor. He served
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Mr. Burns


Street, a main thoroughfare in Portland. Mr. Burns' first name being Charles is a reference to Charles Foster Kane. In the script for "There's No Disgrace Like Home", Al Jean and Mike Reiss referred to him as "Mr. Meanie". In the second season, the writers started to enjoy writing about Smithers and Mr. Burns' relationship, and they often pitched episodes with them as the focus, but many never came to fruition. Mr. Burns was originally voiced by actor Christopher Collins in the episodes "
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Batmania


#12 (Sep 1965) about "The Silent Legend Behind the Batman!", namely Finger. Describing Kane's hiring of Finger and likely becoming the first source to state that Finger "put words in the mouth of the Guardian of Gotham," Bails attributed the status of co-creator of Batman to Finger. This led to a "lengthy retort" from Bob Kane himself appearing in the "Batmania" fanzine, "written just days after seeing the Bails piece," but unprinted until the 1967 "Batmania
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Sources for Citizen Kane


"Citizen Kane". Davies's nephew Charles Lederer insisted that Hearst and Davies never saw "Citizen Kane", but condemned it based on the outrage expressed by trusted friends. Lederer believed that any implication that Davies was a failure and an alcoholic distressed Hearst more than any unfavorable references to himself. In his foreword to Davies's posthumously published autobiography, Welles drew a sharp distinction between his fictional creation and Davies: "That Susan was Kane's wife and Marion was Hearst's mistress is a difference more important than might be
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Robert Wise


music. In addition, biographical films or biographical profiles of fictionalized characters such as Charles Foster Kane were often the subjects of Wise's later work, including "Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1956), "I Want to Live!" (1958), "The Sound of Music" (1965), "So Big" (1953), "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) and "The Sand Pebbles" (1966), among others. Wise also worked as editor on Welles'
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Charles Foster (attorney)


Charles C. Foster is an American immigration attorney and chairman of the Houston-based law firm Foster LLP. Foster has earned top awards from organizations including Chambers and Partners, Texas Monthly magazine, and the American Immigration Law Foundation. He also serves as the Honorary Consul General of the Kingdom of Thailand in Houston and has received four Royal decorations from His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. In addition to his work as an attorney, Foster’s past activities include a membership on the Bush-Cheney Presidential Transition Committee for the
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Matte painting


static and movements are integrated on it. Traditionally, matte paintings were made by artists using paints or pastels on large sheets of glass for integrating with the live-action footage. The first known matte painting shot was made in 1907 by Norman Dawn (ASC), who improvised the crumbling California Missions by painting them on glass for the movie "Missions of California". Notable traditional matte-painting shots include Dorothy's approach to the Emerald City in "The Wizard of Oz", Charles Foster Kane's Xanadu in "
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William "Amos" Wilson


light of their questionable relationship with the historical figures of William and Elizabeth. In the mid-19th century, a Chester newspaper printed an account of William's tale that made no mention of his time in the cave and stated that he died in 1819. Another made repeated reference to a small blue stool on which William, as a boy, had carved the initials "E & W." Predating Charles Foster Kane's Rosebud by a century, the stool served as a reminder of a more innocent time as Elizabeth awaited execution. Another
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Brindley & Foster


Brindley & Foster was a pipe organ builder based in Sheffield who flourished between 1854 and 1939. The business was established by Charles Brindley in 1854. He was joined by Albert Healey Foster in 1871 and the company acquired the name Brindley & Foster. Charles Brindley was born in Baslow in the early 1830s. He retired in 1887 and died in 1893. Brindley was a follower of Edmund Schulze. He built solid instruments with powerful choruses using Vogler’s Simplification system. Pipes placed in chromatic order on the soundboards allowed for a simple
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Citizen Kane


tried to destroy "Citizen Kane". Welles denied that the character was based on Davies, whom he called "an extraordinary woman—nothing like the character Dorothy Comingore played in the movie." He cited Insull's building of the Chicago Opera House, and McCormick's lavish promotion of the opera career of his second wife, Ganna Walska, as direct influences on the screenplay. The character of political boss Jim W. Gettys is based on Charles F. Murphy, a leader in New York City's infamous Tammany Hall political machine
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Kane Jenkins


suicide and attempted to gas himself in the Cooper family car. He was rescued however by his family and finally accepted help for his depression, ultimately reconciling with Jack and returning to rugby. The charges against Kane for his part in Brett's murder were ultimately dropped. Kane was pleased when his father Jimmy (Joel Tobeck) arrived in town and began spending time with him. However it soon appeared as though he was using Kane to store dodgy money for him. However it shockingly turned out he was dating Kane's foster
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Elizabeth "Harriot" Wilson


at odds with all other versions of the tale, and with the historical record. In addition to the discrepancies noted above, "The Pennsylvania Hermit" tells that Elizabeth gave birth to a single child whom she killed immediately after birth. In this version, her jailhouse confession was simply an acknowledgement of guilt and of her sinful nature. One story in a Chester newspaper made repeated reference to a small blue stool on which William, as a boy, had carved the initials "E & W." Predating Charles Foster Kane's
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Back in the USSA


The stories imagine Alexander II of Russia was not assassinated in 1881 as in the current timeline. Instead, Theodore Roosevelt was reelected President of the United States as the Progressive Party candidate in 1912, only to be assassinated on December 19, 1912 at the Chicago Union Stockyards by the sharpshooter and exhibition shooter Annie Oakley, before he took office, when personally breaking a labor strike with the help of the Rough Riders. Following this, his vice president, Charles Foster Kane takes power, and gradually leads the United States into greater
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Hook (Blues Traveler song)


song as the host interviews them, then a Charles Foster Kane-type politician doing the same at a campaign rally. The band appears in each of these segments, then plays the bridge of the song in the man's apartment, with John Popper taking his place on the couch. During the final portion of the song, the man starts changing channels quickly, often returning to see Paul Shaffer lip-synch the lyrics and play keyboard with the band. Finally the man turns off his TV set and starts to read
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (comics)


a stand-alone hardcover spin-off rather than a new "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" story. The trilogy consists of three chapters, "Nemo: Heart of Ice", "Nemo: The Roses of Berlin", and "Nemo: River of Ghosts". "Nemo: Heart of Ice" follows Janni Dakkar to Antarctica in 1925. The story opens with Nemo and her crew robbing a great treasure from Ayesha, who appears to have great influence over Charles Foster Kane. Nemo travels to Antarctica as her
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Kansas City Confidential


because he's taking Helen to dinner. Returning to his room, he's beaten by Romano and Kane, who reveals he knows Rolfe is an imposter because he and the real Harris were in prison together. They are about to take Rolfe into the jungle to torture and possibly kill him when Helen knocks on the door and saves him. Later, Foster appeals to Helen to forget Rolfe, but she refuses. Foster is now ready to carry out the double-cross. He writes individual notes to Rolfe, Kane,
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Cultural depictions of Theodore Roosevelt


to be assassinated on December 19, 1912 at the Chicago Union Stockyards by the sharpshooter and exhibition shooter Annie Oakley, before he took office, when personally breaking a labor strike with the help of the Rough Riders. Following this, his running mate, Charles Foster Kane takes power, and gradually leads the United States into greater levels of oppression, class division and bureaucratic incompetence and corruption, which eventually leads to the Second American Civil War and Second American Revolution and the transformation of the United States into the United Socialist States of
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Texas Frightmare Weekend


A. Romero, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Doug Bradley, Keith Gordon, Meg Foster, Alexandra Paul, Kane Hodder, Cassandra Peterson (Elvira), Charles Cyphers, Julian Sands, William Katt, Robert Green Hall, Danielle Harris, and Margot Kidder. A sixth Texas Frightmare Weekend was held April 29-May 1, 2011, at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Irving, Texas. The event kicked off with a screening of "The Woman" with director Lucky McKee. Guests included Robert Englund, Angus Scrimm, Clive Barker
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Newsreel


March" that summarizes the life of title character Charles Foster Kane while parodying "The March of Time". On August 12, 1949, 120 cinema technicians employed by Associated British Pathé in London went on strike to protest the dismissal of fifteen men on the grounds of redundancy while conciliation under trade union agreements was pending. Their strike lasted through to at least Tuesday August 16, the Tuesday being the last day for production on new newsreels shown on the Thursday. Events of the strike resulted in over three hundred cinemas across Britain
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Embassy Racing


with Mario Haberfeld in one entry, while Jonny Kane and Joey Foster share the other car. By the second round of the 2008 season, one of Embassy's WF01's had already earned its first championship points with an eighteenth-place finish at the 1000 km of Monza. Embassy Racing also plans to make their first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Hughes, Kane, and Foster all driving. At the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans Embassy qualified 5th in class and 24th overall. The car retired
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Hal Foster


. Joe Kubert called Foster, Raymond and Milton Caniff the "three saints" of comic art in the 1930s and 1940s. Several sources have identified early work by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby and Bob Kane as swipes from Foster, and Kirby claimed that he "cannibalized" Foster's style, among others. Kirby also stated that the character design for Etrigan the Demon was an homage to Foster, taken from a "Prince Valiant" strip. Wally Wood was "obsessed" with Foster's work, and began copying his
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Charles McKenny


Charles McKenny (Sep. 15, 1860-Sep. 23, 1933) was president of Central State Normal School (now Central Michigan University), Milwaukee State Normal School and Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University). McKenny was born in Dimondale, Michigan. He received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) and masters from both Olivet College and the University of Wisconsin. McKenny married Minnie E. Alderman (1869–1942) in 1890. She was a native of Vermontville, Michigan. They
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Sir Charles Malet, 1st Baronet


. He continued to take an interest in India and influenced Thomas Daniell to publish Wales's paintings of the caves at Ellora apart from writing about them. He was created a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Arts. He had eight children by Susanna several of whom served in India.: Alexander Malet, 2nd Bt (23 Jul 1800 - 28 Nov 1886), Lt Col Charles St Lo Malet (10 Jan 1802 - 20 Sep 1889), William Wyndham Malet (29 Sep 1803 - 12 Jun
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Signal Transfer Point


A Signal Transfer Point (STP) is a router that relays SS7 messages between "signaling end-points" (SEPs) and other signaling transfer points (STPs). Typical SEPs include "service switching points" (SSPs) and "service control points" (SCPs). The STP is connected to adjacent SEPs and STPs via signaling links. Based on the address fields of the SS7 messages, the STP routes the messages to the appropriate outgoing signaling link. Edge STPs can also route based upon message body content using
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Tom Kane


Thomas Kane Roberts (born April 15, 1962) is an American voice actor, known for his work in animation, films and video games. Kane is known for his animation work. Notable roles include Jedi Master Yoda and Admiral Yularen in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and , The Chancellor in "9", Magneto in "Wolverine and the X-Men" and "", Ultron in "" and "", Mr. Herriman in "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends", Lord Monkey Fist
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