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Sir <mask> (7 August 186816 October 1946) was a British composer of classical music. Biography

<mask> was born in London. His father was an eminent Scottish surgeon. His younger brother was the dramatist and film director <mask>. <mask> was intended by his parents for the Indian Civil Service but he suffered poor health and initially turned to chemical engineering. At the age of 20, when he began studying composers' manuscripts, at South Kensington Museum Library, he was drawn into the musical world. His first teacher was Dr Gordon Saunders at Trinity College of Music.In 1888 he entered the Royal Academy of Music where he studied harmony and composition with Frederick Corder winning the Macfarren Prize in the first year it was awarded. Early conducting engagements took him around the world with a musical comedy troupe. With his brother Leedham <mask> he wrote a couple of music hall songs which met with some success. He founded a music magazine, The New Quarterly Music Review, but this lasted only a few years. In 1897, he became conductor at the New Brighton Tower concerts, where he promoted the works of Joseph Holbrooke, Frederic Hymen Cowen, Charles Steggall, Edward German, Hubert Parry, Charles Villiers Stanford, Corder and others, frequently devoting whole concerts to a single composer. He was also conductor of the Liverpool Orchestral Society with which he premiered Delius's Brigg Fair on 18 January 1908. He became the principal of the Birmingham and Midland Institute school of music in 1900.He was a close friend of fellow composer Havergal Brian. He was Peyton Professor of Music at the University of Birmingham from 1908 to 1934 (in which post he succeeded Sir Edward Elgar). In 1934, he was elected Chairman of the Corporation of Trinity College of Music in London. He was knighted in 1930. His students included the conductor and composer Anthony Bernard and the composer Eric Fogg. In 1898 he married Helena von Schweitzer (1868–1961) who acted as a librettist for him. He was influential in the founding of the City of Birmingham orchestra (later the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra), whose first performance in September 1920 was of his overture Saul.<mask>'s Hebridean Symphony was recorded by the CBO on 28 January 1925 at Riley Hall, Constitution Hill, Birmingham. This acoustic version, conducted by Adrian Boult, was never released. His music was influenced by folk song of the Hebrides (as in his 1915 Hebridean Symphony) and the works of Richard Wagner. Many of his works have an "exotic" element, including the choral epic Omar Khayyám (1906–09). Among his other better-known works are the overture The Pierrot of the Minute (1908) and the Pagan Symphony (1928). Many of his works have been commercially recorded since the early 1990s. From 1926 to 1933 his Birmingham home was Metchley Lodge (now Metchley Abbey; despite the name, the building has no religious connection), which a Birmingham Civic Society blue plaque on the building records.Shortly after the composer's death in London, in 1946, a Bantock Society was established. Its first president was Jean Sibelius, whose music <mask> championed during the early years of the century. Sibelius dedicated his Third Symphony to <mask>. Edward Elgar dedicated the second of his Pomp and Circumstance Marches to <mask>. <mask> <mask> was also the father-in-law of the composer Margaret More (1903-1966) via her marriage to Granville's son, <mask>. Their son, <mask> <mask>'s grandson, is <mask>, a poet. Bibliography
Four books have been published on <mask> <mask>.The first was authored by his long-time (and long-suffering) friend and 'secretary', 'Colonel' H. O. Anderton for the Living Masters of Music series in 1915. A brief pamphlet (with a portrait) by King Palmer, part of the Paxton Miniature Biographies series, appeared in 1947. A 'personal portrait' of <mask> by his daughter was published by Dent in 1972. It is an engaging read and contains a number of photographs. An Introduction to the Life and Work of Sir <mask> <mask> by Vincent Budd, was published in 2000 by Gnosis Press. It is also illustrated and contains a discographical guide. A larger volume is in progress.The Bantock Society published a Journal between 1996 and 1999 and its issues contain a number of articles on the composer. There are also numerous other published pieces scattered in various magazines and journals. A Doctoral thesis by Trevor Bray, written in 1972, is a record of <mask>'s musical output. A collection of the composer's letters to Muriel Mann, with whom he had an affair between 1936 and 1940, was published in May 2013 by her granddaughter Katherine de Marne Werner, with the title "My Dear Rogue". This contains prefaces by two of <mask>'s grandchildren and a long Afterword by Vincent Budd which helps to put these letters into historical perspective and includes previously unpublished material. Discography
A broad selection of <mask>'s orchestral output, including all the symphonies, has been recorded in an edition by the Hyperion label in performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley, now available also as a box set. Handley also recorded a largely complete performance of Omar Khayyám with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on the Chandos label.However, the only complete recording is available on the Lyrita Recorded Edition label. An alternative recording of the Hebridean Symphony (together with the Old English Suite and Russian Scenes) is available on the Naxos label, with the Czechoslovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice) conducted by Adrian Leaper. Historic recordings of miniatures and songs have appeared on the Dutton label. The Cameo Classics label has re-issued its Granville Bantock recordings made with conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith from 1978 to 1982 on a double CD set, which includes the Hebridean Symphony (in the presence of <mask>), the Pagan Symphony and Witch of Atlas (the first digital recordings), and the Sapphic Poem (solo cello, Gillian Thoday). i.e. Helena F. <mask>, dedicated to Herbert Brewer);
Sea Wanderers, poem for chorus and orchestra (text H.F.B. i.e.Carnegie Trust Award, Glasgow 17 January 1916, Queen's Hall, London Symphony Orchestra/Hamilton Harty, March 1917);
Pagan Symphony (motto: et ego in Arcadia vixi, dedicated to <mask>, Paris 3 September 1927, BBC SO/Sir Adrian Boult, 8 May 1936)
The Cyprian Goddess: Symphony No. 3 (1938/39)
Celtic Symphony for strings and six harps (1940, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Raybould, Home Service 24 July 1942 and Birmingham, 25 November 1967)

Concertos
Elegiac Poem for cello and orchestra (1898)
Sapphic Poem for cello and orchestra (1906, dedicated to Willi Lehmann)
Celtic Poem for cello and orchestra (1914, arrangement of the piece for cello and piano, dedicated to Herbert Withers);
Hamabdil for cello, harp and strings (1919, part of the Judith incidental music, dedicated to Percy Hall)
Dramatic Poem for cello and orchestra (1941)

Tone poems
Tone Poem No. 1, Thalaba, The Destroyer (1900, after Robert Southey)
Tone Poem No. 2, Dante and Beatrice (1901, revised 1910, Scottish Orchestra/composer, Glasgow, 24 May 1911, revised version of Dante, London Musical Festival, 1911)
Tone Poem No. 3, later dubbed Orchestral Drama: Fifine at the Fair (1901, after Browning's Pippa Passes, Birmingham Festival, 1912, conducted by the composer, then Eighth Balfour Gardiner Concert, Queen's Hall, first performance in London, New SO/Gardiner, 18 March 1913; this was to have been given at an RPS concert in the 1911–12 season but was cancelled due to a dispute over fees. Fifine was finally given by the Society on 26 November 1917 conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham). A classic recording of Fifine was made by Beecham conducting the RPO for EMI in 1947.This recording was made under the auspices of the British Council and the Bantock Society
Tone Poem No. 4, Hudibras (1902, after Samuel Butler)
Tone Poem No. 5, The Witch of Atlas (1902, after Percy Bysshe Shelley, Worcester Festival)
Tone Poem No. 6, Lalla Rookh (1902, after Thomas Moore, dedicated to Joseph Holbrooke)

Other orchestral works
Two Orchestral Scenes from The Curse of Kehama: (1) Processional, (2) Jaga-Naut (1894, after Robert Southey, Philharmonic Society concert, 1897. The Two Scenes are all that was achieved of a project to complete a cycle of 24 tone poems based on Southey's poem)
Symphonic Overture with organ, Saul (1894, Chester Cathedral, 1897)
Russian Scenes, Suite of five pieces for small orchestra (1899)
Helena: Orchestral Variations on the Theme HFB (The Helena Variations) (1899, dedicated to Helena F<mask>. "Thoughts and reflections on some of your moods written during a wearisome absence. ", Liverpool Orchestral Society, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool)
English Scenes, Suite of five pieces for small orchestra (1900)
Comedy Overture, Pierrot of the Minute (1908, after Ernest Dowson)
Three Dramatic Dances (1909)
Old English Suite for small orchestra (1909)
Overture to a Greek Tragedy (1911, after Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus)
From the Far West for strings (1912)
In the Far East, Serenade for strings (1912)
Scottish Rhapsody (1913)
Scenes from the Scottish Highlands, Suite for strings (1913)
The Land of the Gael, Suite for strings (1915)
Coronach for strings, harp and organ (1918)
Suite from Judith (1918)
Festal Hymn of Judith (1918)
The Sea Reivers, an Orchestral Ballad (1920, a discarded scherzo from the Hebridean Symphony)
Caristiona, A Hebridean Seascape (1920, revised in 1943–44 with The Sea Reivers and published as Two Hebridean Sea Poems)
Comedy Overture, The Frogs (1935, Aristophanes, Proms, Queen's Hall, 1936)
Two Marches for the Ceylon Police (1930s?)Four Chinese Landscapes (1936)
Aphrodite in Cyprus, Symphonic Ode (1938–39)
Macbeth Overture (1940, utilising material from the incidental music)
Comedy Overture, Circus Life (1941, adapted from the overture to the incidental music for A Marionette Show)
Overture to a Greek Comedy, The Women's Festival (1941, Aristophanes)
Two Heroic Ballads. 1: Cuchullan's Lament, 2: Kishmul's Galley (November 1944)
Comedy Overture, The Birds (1946, after Aristophanes, Birmingham Town Hall, conducted by Dr Christopher Edmunds)
The Funeral (1946)

Works for brass band
Festival March (1914, written for Keir Hardie for the Twenty-first International Labour Party Conference, Bradford)
Oriental Rhapsody (1930, founded on the Tone Poem, Lalla Rookh, Open Championship, Eccles Borough Band/J. 1 in G major (1929, dedicated to Albert Sammons)
Pagan Poem for flute and piano (1930)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major (1932, dedicated to Arthur Caterall)
A Chinese Mirror for string quartet (1933, arrangements from the Chinese Poems, first set)
Viola Sonata in B minor
Cello Sonata No. 1 in B minor (1940)
Violin Sonata No. 3 (1940)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor (1945)
Dramatic Poem for cello and piano (1945)

Piano music
Suite, a Marionette Show (1918)
Three Scottish Scenes (1919)
Lalla Rookh, Tales and Dances (1919)
The Cloisters at Midnight (New College, Oxford, 1920)
Arabian Nights (1920, seven pieces, dedicated to Gustav Holst)
Miniatures (twelve pieces)
Phantoms (1934)
Nine Dramatic Poems (1935, Browning)
Memories of Sapphire (1938) dedicated to Muriel Mann

Songs
Songs from the Chinese Poets (Bantock)
A feast of lanterns (after 1700s Chinese poet Yuan Mei)
Songs of the East (Helena Bantock) and many others

A selective list of his compositions is to be found in Grove 5.Archives
Original autograph scores of most of <mask> <mask>'s compositions are held at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham. Further collections of letters from <mask> <mask> mainly to his son <mask>,  and from <mask> <mask> to Ernest Newman, are also held at the Cadbury Research Library. References

External links

Sir <mask> <mask> a new (2017) website (replacing the Bantock Society website which no longer exists). Aims to link to musical sources, published music and recordings and concert performances of works by Sir <mask> <mask>. Bantock on Hyperion Records
 Searchable archive of articles and reviews in the Gramophone magazine

 National Library of Australia

1868 births
1946 deaths
19th-century British composers
19th-century classical composers
19th-century British male musicians
20th-century British composers
20th-century British male musicians
20th-century classical composers
Academics of the University of Birmingham
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music
Alumni of Trinity College of Music
Brass band composers
British classical composers
British male classical composers
British Romantic composers
Composers awarded knighthoods
Knights Bachelor
Oratorio composers

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Leedham Bantock
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Raymond Bantock
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Gavin Bantock
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<mask>, also spelled <mask> or <mask> (20 November 1809 – 9 April 1896) was a German-American revolutionary, journalist, lawyer, politician, judge, and statesman in Illinois and Germany and a Colonel of the U.S. Army who was a confessed enemy of slavery. He married on 17 June 1836 in Belleville Sophia Dorothea Engelmann (16 November 1815 – 1 March  1888), they had 9 children. He belonged to the co-founders and was one of the first members of the Grand Old Party; and he was a close confidant of Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd and had an essential role in his nomination and election for president in 1860. Life

Early life and education
<mask> was the son of the Frankfurt publisher, bookseller and art dealer Bernhard Körner (1776–1829) and his wife Maria Magdalena Kämpfe (1776–1847), daughter of another Frankfurt bookseller. He graduated with Abitur from the Gymnasium Francofurtanum. Then he studied law at the universities in Jena, Munich and Heidelberg and graduated 1832 from the University of Heidelberg as Dr. iuris utriusque, doctor as well as German and Roman law. Escape from Persecution in Germany
On Christmas Eve 1830 in Munich, Koerner was involved in a somewhat drunken snowball fight that led to a confrontation with the Gendarmerie of that city in royal Bavaria where an officer was knocked down and wounded.Because of his participation in these so-called "Christmas riots," he was taken into custody for four months, later recalling that during the time of his captivity he learned more about the law than during the whole of his two-years of study at the University of Jena. Owing to this event the University of Munich was temporarily closed and after his custody, Koerner changed to the university in Heidelberg. Koerner was one of the participants at the Hambach Festival in the spring of 1832 which was held to prepare a free, democratic, and unified state in Germany. The German Confederation's legation of sovereigns, the Bundestag (officially called the Bundesversammlung, Federal Assembly), was located in the Palais Thurn und Taxis in the center of Frankfurt, Koerner's native city. During the Frankfurter Wachensturm in 1833, a failed attempt by students to start a revolution in all states of the German Confederation, Koerner was injured and, to avoid being prosecuted by the authorities and held captive for high treason which would threaten capital punishment, he escaped in female dress to France. A warrant was out for him. He is counted as one of the Dreissiger.The Central Federal Bureau for Investigations () in Frankfurt was set up after the revolt against the reign of the President of the German Confederation, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, his chancellor Prince Metternich and his other vassals including King Frederick William III of Prussia. These authorities assigned him number 908 with the name <mask> <mask> in their infamous "black book" of revolutionary suspects. The Free City of Frankfurt was occupied by federal troops from Austria and Prussia which meant a de facto total loss of its independence. Rescued by "Angels"
On 1 May 1833, Koerner boarded a ship in Le Havre sailing to North America with a group of emigrants headed by the patriarch of the Engelmann family, whose son Theodor was an old friend of his from college. On the passage he became engaged to his future wife Sophie, a daughter of Engelmann's who was born in the Electorate of the Palatinate (), a historic region of Germany. A year earlier, as a vanguard for the family, her cousin George Engelmann had explored the region of the Midwestern United States. George was also from Frankfurt, about the same age as <mask>, and had attended the same school, receiving a degree as M.D.and later becoming a famous expert in the botany of North America. They reached the Port of New York City on 17 June and went next to St. Louis in Missouri, a slave state that Koerner deeply abhorred. Shortly after, having departed that city, he and the Engelmanns settled down in the Shiloh Valley near Belleville, Illinois. (Demonstrating the sincerity and earnestness of Koerner's attitude toward the abolition of slavery, the 50th anniversary edition of the "Belleviller Zeitung" printed this example from "those memorable days of the anti-slavery movement: A large crowd was gathered in great excitement in Belleville's public square. Koerner, inquiring for the cause of this unusual gathering and learning that a slave was being offered for sale, rose from his horse, went to the auction stand, bought the slave, and immediately gave him freedom.") Koerner continued his legal studies in American law. at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky during 1834-1835.While at the University, he got to know Mary Todd who a few years later married Abraham Lincoln. From 1835 he practiced in Belleville as a lawyer in his own firm, then practiced in the office of Adam W. Snyder in Belleville and from 1837 worked in the office of James Shields. In 1838 he received American citizenship. Elected
<mask> was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1842, served on the Illinois Supreme Court from 1845 to 1848, and as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1853 to 1857. Originally a Democrat, he became a member of the Republican Party after its formation, and helped develop its anti-slavery platform. As a friend, he took over some of Abraham Lincoln's cases when Lincoln was elected president. Koerner was the first citizen of German extraction ever elected to the Illinois or Missouri legislatures.In 1851, in a clash with the editor of Anzeiger des Westens Henry Boernstein, he called the Forty-Eighters Greens in his Belleviller Zeitung newspaper and Boernstein, in a published reply, insultingly called him <mask>. Service for the Country
In 1861, Koerner was instrumental in raising the 43rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment but before its organization had been completed, he was appointed Colonel of Volunteers and assigned as aide to Gen. John C. Frémont, upon whose removal he was assigned to Gen. Henry W. Halleck's staff as Brigadier General. He resigned in April 1862 due to impaired health. Shortly thereafter, he succeeded Carl Schurz as United States Ambassador to Spain. The expectation was that Koerner would prevent Spain from entering into the American Civil War on the side of the Southern slave states. Although Koerner, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America (his precise titles as ambassador) managed to accomplish this objective, he was discontented in Spain and asked the president several times for a replacement. An important reason prompting his request was that the stipend for his ambassadorship did not nearly cover the huge financial obligations expected of him at the Spanish court.Koerner had to provide such funds from his private accounts. In 1864, he left the diplomatic service and returned to the United States. Pallbearer
After the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln a special honour was granted him. Koerner was one of the pallbearers who carried the corpse of the president in the state funeral. The other men, all of them Lincoln's friends from his time in Springfield, Illinois, who conducted the coffin were:

Jesse K. Dubois
Stephen T. Logan
James L. Lamb
Samuel Hubbel Treat, Jr.
John Williams
Erastus White
J. M. Brown
Jacob Bunn
Charles Matheny
Elisha Iles
John T. Stuart

Last years

In 1867 Koerner was appointed president of the board of trustees that organized the Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Bloomington, and in 1870 he became president of the first board of railroad commissioners of Illinois. A supporter of Ulysses S. Grant's successful 1868 presidential election bid, in 1872 he became a supporter of the Liberal Republican Party, belonging to the nominating committee which chose Horace Greeley as its (unsuccessful) US presidential candidate. In the same year Koerner ran for election (→ Illinois gubernatorial election, 1872) to the office of Governor of Illinois, though the Republican Richard James Oglesby (1824–1899) won the election.He then backed the Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden for the U.S. presidency in a contentious election of 1876 (Tilden won the absolute majority and was not elected due to a political deal between the two dominant parties) and remained with this party afterwards. In 1874, Koerner's wife Sophia, together with Henry Raab (1837–1901), a German immigrant (1854) from Wetzlar, a librarian in Belleville and later a well-known educator, established, with others, one of the first kindergartens. She became the first president of the Belleville Kindergarten Association which received $2,100 in contributions from 70 shareholders and, supported by 150 other women, one year later was serving 201 pupils taught by three educators. This institute followed the Julius Fröbel system of primary education for training children effortlessly. The building was finished in April 1875 for $5,000 but it was sold in 1892 to the Belleville Philharmonic Society. Reminiscences

At the suggestion of farmer Dr. Anton Schott, a graduate in Theology and Philosophy, Koerner, together with other Latin Farmers, in 1836 founded the public library in Belleville, probably the first in Illinois. Although he had never pursued agriculture as a profession, he is counted among the group of Latin farmers, which was a half-satirical, half-respectful designation for people like him, German immigrants in the United States who had received an advanced academic education.Koerner was an active lawyer, and also wrote articles for several newspapers, among others the "Belleviller Zeitung" and the "Anzeiger des Westens" (published in St. Louis), American newspapers in the German language. He had great influence on the growing German community in North America in the second half of the 19th century. On the recommendation of his friend and biographer Heinrich Rattermann (1832–1923), he began at the end of 1886 to record his memoirs. Koerner did not consider publicationhe wrote down the detailed retrospective of his life as a recollection for his numerous descendants. His memoirs were published in two volumes in 1909, 13 years after his death and in the year of his 100th birthday, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Today Koerner's former home is registered in the National Register of Historic Places. It was acquired in 2001 by the City of Belleville and is being restored by the historical society of St. Clair County, Illinois (St. Clair County Historical Society) as a museum dedicated to the well-known German-American.It will illuminate Koerner's friendship with Abraham Lincoln. In 2009, Belleville celebrated Koerner's 200th birthday with a festive dinner attended by Koerner and Engelmann descendants. The following day, they planted an American white oak tree (the state tree of Illinois) at Koerner's Walnut Hill grave and presented a valuable exhibit for the planned Koerner Museum: a heavy silver tablet, given by Queen Isabella II of Spain in 1864 to <mask> for his farewell as a US ambassador to Spain. Do right and fear no one

The historical society of St. Clair County, Illinois, in which Belleville is located, will restore the former home of <mask> to a museum under the motto "Do right and fear no one," which in 2009 was also the motto of his 200th birthday celebration. "Act properly and fear no one" was, however, not quite his personal motto. Rather, in his memoirs he described this phrase as the "religion" of most Burschenschafter (fraternity students) during his student years at Jena – though he still may have made it his own basic position as an active Burschenschafter. One of his personal leitmotivs was pointed out by the "Belleviller Zeitung" (the local German language newspaper) on 11 January 1899, nearly three years after his death, in a biography in the jubilee edition at the 50th anniversary of their first appearance:

See also

 <mask> Koerner House
 Illinois gubernatorial election, 1852
 List of governors of Illinois
 List of lieutenant governors of Illinois

External
Belleville Zeitung

Works

Collections of the Important General Laws of Illinois, with Comments (St. Louis, 1838)

Notes

References

External links
 <mask> (Deutsche Biographie)

1809 births
1896 deaths
19th-century American diplomats
American abolitionists
Ambassadors of the United States to Spain
American agnostics
American male writers
American people of German descent
Hessian emigrants to the United States
German revolutionaries
Heidelberg University alumni
Illinois Democrats
Illinois lawyers
Illinois Liberal Republicans
Illinois Republicans
Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court
Lieutenant Governors of Illinois
Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
People from Belleville, Illinois
People of Illinois in the American Civil War
Union Army colonels
United States Army officers
19th-century American judges
19th-century American lawyers

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Gustav Philipp Koerner
Gustave
Gustavus Koerner
Gustav
Gustav Peter
Philipp Koerner
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Gray Gustav
Gustav Koerner
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<mask> (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as <mask>, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left-back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game". A free kick specialist throughout his career, his bending shots have measured at over . In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. Widely considered one of the greatest left backs in history, he was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in a 2002 FIFA poll, and in 2004 was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. At club level, <mask> joined Real Madrid from Inter Milan in 1996 to spend 11 highly successful seasons, playing 584 matches in all competitions and scoring 71 goals. At Real, he won four La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League three times.In April 2013, Marca named him in their "Best Foreign Eleven in Real Madrid's History". He is one of the few players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances at club and international level. <mask> made his debut for the Brazil national team in 1992. He played in three World Cups, helping the team reach the final in 1998 in France, and win the 2002 tournament in Korea/Japan. He was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002. With Brazil he is especially known for a bending 40-yard free kick against France in the inaugural match of Tournoi de France 1997. With 125 caps he has made the second most appearances for his national team.He took up management and was named as the manager of Sivasspor in the Turkish Süper Lig in June 2013. He resigned as head coach in December 2014. From January to June 2015, he was manager of Akhisarspor. Although <mask> announced his retirement from playing at the age of 39 in 2012, in July 2015 he was appointed player/manager of Indian Super League club Odisha FC, with whom he would make three appearances. In 2022 he is to make a one-off appearance for Sunday league pub team The Bull in The Barne United. Club career

Early years

<mask> began his professional career playing for União São João, a football club based in Araras in the state of São Paulo. In 1992, despite playing at what was seen as a lesser club and only being 19 years old, he was called up for the Brazil national team.In August 1992, aged 19, he joined Atlético Mineiro on loan and went on the club's tour of Europe. The tour consisted of the B team, as the club was prioritising the first Copa CONMEBOL in South America at the same time. The tour served as a test for many players, and those who stood out could be integrated definitively to the main group. <mask> did not participate in the first two games in Italy but played the full match against Lleida in Spain on 27 August in a match for the Ciutat de Lleida Trophy. He remained in the team for the next two games, held in Logroño, against Logroñés and Athletic Bilbao. Before retiring from football in 2014, <mask> thanked Atlético Mineiro for the opportunity. In 1993, <mask> joined Palmeiras, where he played for two seasons, winning two consecutive Brazilian league titles.After almost signing for Aston Villa side in 1995, <mask> chose a move to Inter Milan, in the Serie A, playing one season for the Nerazzurri. He scored a 30-yard free-kick on his debut in a 1–0 win over Vicenza but his season at Inter was unsuccessful, with the club finishing seventh in Serie A. In an interview with FourFourTwo in a May 2005 issue, <mask> said that the then-coach of Inter, Roy Hodgson, wanted him to play as a winger, but <mask> wanted to play as a left back. <mask> spoke to Inter owner Massimo Moratti "to see if he could sort things out and it soon became clear that the only solution was to leave". Real Madrid
<mask> joined Real Madrid in the year 1996 close season. When newly appointed manager Fabio Capello learned that <mask> had become transferable he barely could believe it, and he asked chairman Lorenzo Sanz to travel to Milan immediately. An agreement had been reached 24 hours later.<mask> was given the number 3 shirt and held the position as the team's first choice left-back from the 1996–97 season until the 2006–07 season. During his 11 seasons with Madrid, he appeared in 584 matches in all competitions, scoring 71 goals. He is Real Madrid's most capped foreign-born player in La Liga with 370 appearances, after breaking the previous record of 329 held by Alfredo Di Stéfano in January 2006. During his Real Madrid career, <mask> was, alongside Milan and Italy legend Paolo Maldini, considered the greatest left-back in the world. As a high-profile player and one of the most influential members of the team, <mask> was considered one of Madrid's Galácticos (which included Zinedine Zidane, Luís Figo, Ronaldo and David Beckham) during Florentino Pérez's first tenure as club president. He won four La Liga titles with Madrid, and played in the 1998, 2000 and 2002 UEFA Champions League finals, assisting Zinedine Zidane's winning goal in 2002, considered one of the greatest goals in Champions League history. <mask> was named as Club Defender of the Year and included in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2002 and 2003.In the later part of his Real Madrid career, <mask> was named as one of the club's "three captains" alongside Raúl and Guti. Renowned for getting forward from his left-back position and scoring spectacular goals, in February 1998, he scored arguably his most memorable goal for Real Madrid with a bending volley struck with the outside of his left foot from near the sideline in a Copa del Rey match against Tenerife in what was described as an "impossible goal". On the final day of the 2002–03 season, with Madrid needing to beat Athletic Bilbao to overtake Real Sociedad and win their 29th La Liga title, <mask> scored from a free-kick in the second minute of first half stoppage time to put los Blancos 2–1 ahead. The team eventually ran out 3–1 winners to wrap up the title. On 6 December 2003, <mask> scored the opening goal for Madrid as they beat Barcelona in El Clásico at Camp Nou for the first time in a La Liga match in 20 years. In March 2007, in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich, <mask> failed to control the backpass when Madrid kicked off, allowing Bayern's Hasan Salihamidžić to steal the ball and feed to Roy Makaay, who scored the quickest goal in Champions League history at 10.12 seconds. <mask> bore the brunt of criticism for that mistake which led to the team's elimination from the Champions League, and, on 9 March 2007, he announced he would leave Real Madrid upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2006–07 season.His final goal for Real Madrid was a stoppage time winner against Recreativo de Huelva with three games remaining in the 2006–07 La Liga season. The goal proved to be crucial to Real Madrid winning its 30th league title as they eventually finished level on points with Barcelona, becoming champions via the head-to-head rule. Madrid clinched La Liga in <mask>'s final match, a 3–1 win over Mallorca at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Fenerbahçe
On 19 June 2007, <mask> signed a two-year contract (with one year optional) with the Turkish Süper Lig champions Fenerbahçe; he was presented at club's home ground, the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, in front of thousands of fans. In the first official match he played with the team, Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Super Cup against Beşiktaş by a score of 2–1. During a league match against Sivasspor, he scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 25 August 2007 from a diving header, which was only the third headed goal of his career. He was injured during the final period of the same season and missed the title race between Fenerbahçe and rivals Galatasaray.His team eventually lost the title to their rivals, while guaranteeing a place for themselves in Champions League knockouts for the next season. He announced that he was unhappy about the final result and would do his best to carry the domestic trophy back to the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. On 7 October 2009, <mask> announced that he would leave Fenerbahçe when his contract expired in December 2009. He offered to return to Real Madrid and play for free, though he also said return to the Brazilian domestic leagues was a possibility, and announced his departure on 25 November. He made his last appearance for Fenerbahçe on 17 December, as a late substitute against Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Europa League. Corinthians

After 15 years away from Brazil, <mask> returned to his country in 2010 to play for Corinthians, joining his friend and former Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo. On 4 June 2010, <mask> scored a goal against Internacional and helped Corinthians to move to the top of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A table.The Timão won the game 2–0. On 16 January 2011, <mask>uesa. Concerned with his safety after being threatened by fans after the Copa Libertadores da América defeat to Colombian club Tolima, <mask> requested his release by the club, which was promptly facilitated by Corinthians. Anzhi Makhachkala

On 12 February 2011, <mask> signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala, worth approximately €10 million. Playing in a defensive midfield position, <mask> was named captain of Anzhi on 8 March. On 25 April, he scored his first goal for Anzhi in a 2–2 draw with Dynamo Moscow, converting a 58th minute penalty. On 30 April, he scored his second goal, converting a penalty in a 1–0 win over Rostov, and on 10 June, he then scored his third goal on a 20th minute in a 2–0 win over Spartak Nalchik.On 11 September 2011, <mask> scored his fourth goal in a 2–1 win over Volga Nizhny Novgorod. As of his first season for Anzhi, <mask> made 28 appearances and scored five goals. On 30 September, he became the caretaker coach of Anzhi following the sacking of Gadzhi Gadzhiyev, before Andrei Gordeyev assumed the role also in a caretaker capacity. <mask> announced his plans to retire at the end of 2012, but continued to work behind the scenes at Anzhi. In August 2012, Anzhi coach Guus Hiddink confirmed his retirement at a news conference in Moscow, also stating, "<mask> was a world class football player. Every master's career ends at some point." Racism in Russia
In March 2011, during a game away at Zenit Saint Petersburg, a banana was held near <mask> by one of the fans as the footballer was taking part in a flag-raising ceremony.In June, in a match away at Krylia Sovetov Samara,

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 <mask> received a pass from the goalkeeper and was about to pass it when a banana was thrown onto the pitch, landing nearby. <mask> picked it up and threw it by the sidelines, walking off the field before the final whistle and raising two fingers at the stands, indicating this was the second such incident since March. India and England

In the 2015/16 season, he accumulated the dual role of player and manager in Indian football (see more information in the manager tab). In 2022 he was hired through a promotional event to perform for a pub team. International career

<mask> amassed 125 caps, scoring 11 goals for the Brazilian national team. He represented Brazil at three FIFA World Cups, four Copa América tournaments, the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1996 Olympic Games. He is especially famous for a bending 40-yard free kick against France in the inaugural match of Tournoi de France 1997 on 3 June 1997.The ball curled so much that the ball boy ten yards to the right ducked instinctively, thinking that the ball would hit him. Instead, it curled back on target, much to the surprise of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, who just stood in place. This particular attempt has been considered to be the greatest free kick of all time. In 2010, a team of French scientists produced a paper explaining the trajectory of the ball. At the 1998 World Cup, he played seven matches, including the final loss to France. After a qualifying game for the 2002 World Cup which was held in South Korea/Japan, Paraguay goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert spat on <mask>, an action which caused FIFA to give Chilavert a three-match suspension and forced him to watch the first game of the World Cup from the stands. <mask> played six matches in the finals, scoring a goal from a free kick against China, and was a starter in the final against Germany, with Brazil winning 2–0.After the tournament, he was also included in the World Cup All-Star Team. <mask>'s next international tournament was the 2006 World Cup. In July 2006, after Brazil's 1–0 defeat to France in the quarter-finals, he announced his retirement from the national team, saying, "I've stopped with the national team. It was my last game." He said he no longer wanted to play for Brazil because of the criticism he faced from fans and Brazilian media for his failure to mark goalscorer Thierry Henry on France's winning goal. Upon signing with Corinthians in January 2010, <mask> told TV Globo that he hoped to play at the 2010 World Cup and believed his return to Brazilian football may help him return to the national team, as manager Dunga had yet to settle on a left back. However, he was left off the 30-man provisional squad that was submitted to FIFA on 11 May 2010, along with Ronaldinho and Ronaldo.Despite his deep desire to do so, <mask> was ultimately not named in Dunga's final squad of 23 for the Brazilian squad for the World Cup. Instead, Brazil newcomer Michel Bastos earned a spot for the left back position. Style of play

Tactically, <mask> started out playing football in Brazil as a forward – usually as a centre-forward or outside forward – but spent most of his career as defender, usually as a left-sided full-back or wing-back. In 2006, he was described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game", by John Carlin of The New York Times; indeed, he was known for his forward surging runs throughout his career. <mask> is also widely considered by several pundits as one of the best left backs in the history of the sport. During his time at Inter, he was also used out of position as a winger in a 4–4–2 formation on occasion by manager Roy Hodgson, which had a negative impact on his performances, and often saw him caught out defensively; in his later career with Anzhi Makhachkala, he was instead deployed as a defensive midfielder in a three-man midfield, in order to compensate for his loss of pace and physical decline due to his advancing age. <mask> was nicknamed El Hombre Bala ("The Bullet Man") throughout his career, due to his powerful bending shots and free kicks, which have been measured at over , and for which he became renowned.A set-piece specialist, he is regarded as one of the foremost free kick takers of his generation, and was known for being capable of striking the ball powerfully – in particular from long range – and of producing curling shots with the outside of his left boot in dead ball situations. A talented and consistent player, with good dribbling skills at speed, as well as precise passing and crossing ability, he also possessed significant strength and excellent physical qualities, which along with his pace, work-rate, and energy, allowed him to cover the left flank effectively and assist at both ends of the pitch. While he earned a reputation as a hard-tackler, he was also known for being a clean player throughout his career. In addition to his stamina, running speed, technical skills, and crossing ability, he was also known for his long throw ins, as well as his strong  thighs, despite his small stature, which allowed him to accelerate quickly and strike the ball powerfully. Media

<mask> has appeared in commercials for the sportswear company Nike. In 1998, he starred in a Nike commercial set in an airport in the buildup to the 1998 World Cup alongside a number of stars from the Brazil national team, including Ronaldo and Romário. In a Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, <mask> starred in a "Secret Tournament" commercial (branded "Scopion KO") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside other star footballers, including Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Luís Figo and the Japanese Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament's "referee".<mask> has also starred in Pepsi commercials, including a 2002 World Cup Pepsi advertisement where he lined up alongside David Beckham, Raúl and Gianluigi Buffon in taking on a team of Sumo players. <mask> features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series, and was selected to appear on the cover of FIFA Football 2003 alongside Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs and Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids. He was named in the Ultimate Team Legends in FIFA 15. In 2015, the arcade game company Konami announced that <mask> would feature in their football video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 as one of the new myClub Legends. In 2016, <mask> launched a software called Ginga Scout that connects players with coaches across the globe. In April 2018, <mask> was announced as ambassador of Morocco's candidature of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Charity
On 16 June 2019, <mask> took part in Soccer Aid at Stamford Bridge, London.He played for the World XI team which was captained by Usain Bolt and they beat the England XI on penalties. In 2019, <mask> became the global ambassador of the international children's social programme Football for Friendship. <mask> attended programme's Forum and awarded the winners. In January 2022, Bull In The Barne United, a Sunday League pub team, won a raffle meaning that <mask> would play for them in a one-off league game. The Shrewsbury-based side play in Division One of the Shrewsbury & District Sunday League and paid just £5 to enter the Ebay raffle. Managerial career

Anzhi Makhachkala

<mask> had a brief spell as interim manager at Anzhi Makhachkala in early 2012. He later criticised the club upon resigning alongside manager Guus Hiddink.Sivasspor
<mask> was appointed manager of Turkish Süper Lig team Sivasspor in June 2013. On 21 December 2014, he left the club following a defeat to İstanbul BB. Akhisarspor
On 2 January 2015, <mask> was appointed as manager of Akhisarspor. Delhi Dynamos
After finishing his season in Turkey, <mask> signed for Al-Arabi of the Qatari Stars League, but due to talks breaking down, he did not join the Qatari club. Then, on 5 July 2015, it was announced that he had signed to be the head coach of the Delhi Dynamos of the Indian Super League for the 2015 season. At the end of the season, it was announced that he would not return to Delhi Dynamos in 2016. Doping accusations
In 2017, a report of investigative journalists of German broadcasting station ARD revealed doping practices in Brazil, including physician Júlio César Alves who claims to have treated <mask> for many years.<mask> denies the allegations. Personal life

On 24 June 2005, <mask> was robbed by two gunmen while doing a live radio interview. He was not hurt but they took his watch and the interviewer's cellular phone. On 2 August 2005, he was naturalised as a Spanish citizen. This proved important for Real Madrid, as it meant that he now counted as a European Union player, opening up one of the club's allowed three slots for non-EU players and enabling Real Madrid to sign fellow Brazilian Robinho. For his 38th birthday, it was reported that Anzhi Makhachkala owner Suleyman Kerimov bought him a Bugatti Veyron. <mask> has 11 children with 7 women.In October 2017, he became a grandfather when his daughter Giovanna gave birth to a son. Career statistics

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<mask> (born December 1, 1962) is an American former professional women's basketball player, 2012 Women's Basketball Hall of Famer, and mother of two professional basketball players. She is the first WNBA mom to have a son and daughter drafted in the NBA and the WNBA. She is the only Olympic Gold Medalist to give birth to an Olympian in basketball. Her son JaVale received a gold medal in the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. This was 37 years after his mother won hers in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles California. This would be the first of many first in her illustrious Basketball career. A pioneer in Women’s Basketball is featured in a HBO documentary,”Women of Troy”.<mask> was the second overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Draft. She played in the league for two seasons with the Sacramento Monarchs and Los Angeles Sparks. <mask> grew up in Flint, Michigan, where she attended Flint Southwestern Academy before graduating from Flint Northern High School. At Northern Highschool she was both an Academic All American and won two back to back state championships in Women's Basketball and Women's Track. She set the state record in the Shot putt in track and field. She was the MVP of the Parade All American game which hosted the top players in the nation. <mask> won back-to-back NCAA Championships as an All-American at the University of Southern California, where she was a teammate of twin sister Paula, Cynthia Cooper and Cheryl Miller.In 1984, she won Olympic gold in Los Angeles before embarking on a professional career that included stints in Brazil, France, Italy and Spain. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. She has been noted as one of the few women basketball players who has won on every level. Two State Championships in Michigan with a still standing record of 75-0 wins;  She then won two National Championships at the University of Southern California in the eighties. That same year she graduated as student-athlete in 4 years with a BA in Economics and Social Science with an emphasis on Finance. That same year she was the first to win a Gold-Medal at the LA Olympics in Women's Basketball. She then won World Championships in Barcelona Spain, Brazilian World Championships, and the European Ronchetti Cup with 4-time WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper.Professional career
<mask> started her professional career with the Dallas Diamonds in the Women's American Basketball Association where she played alongside her sister Paula. She later played in Brazil, Spain and Italy and was a four-time Italian League All-Star. <mask> was a first round draft pick in the inaugural season of the WNBA and played there for two seasons. USA Basketball
<mask> was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the 1983 Pan American Games held in Caracas, Venezuela. The team won all five games to earn the gold medal for the event. <mask> averaged 3.4 points per game. <mask> played for the USA National team in the 1983 World Championships, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.The team won six games, but lost two against the Soviet Union. In an opening round game, the USA team had a nine-point lead at halftime, but the Soviets came back to take the lead, and a final shot by the USA failed to drop, leaving the USSR team with a one-point victory 85–84. The USA team won their next four games, setting up the gold medal game against USSR. This game was also close, and was tied at 82 points each with six seconds to go in the game. The Soviets Elena Chausova received the inbounds pass and hit the game winning shot in the final seconds, giving the USSR team the gold medal with a score of 84–82. The USA team earned the silver medal. <mask> averaged 4.2 points per game.In 1984, the USA sent its national team to the 1984 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan, for pre-Olympic practice. The team easily beat each of the eight teams they played, winning by an average of just under 50 points per game. <mask> averaged 6.5 points per game. She continued with the national team to represent the US at the 1984 Olympics. The team won all six games to claim the gold medal. <mask> averaged 6.2 points per game. Statistics

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<mask> has a daughter, WNBA player Imani <mask> and a son, NBA player and NBA champion JaVale <mask>, currently with the Phoenix Suns.<mask> is the first WNBA player to have a child play in the NBA and WNBA. In 2012, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She lives in Annandale, Virginia. The consecutive NCAA championships followed two Michigan state championships at Flint Northern High School. Besides playing in France, Italy and Brazil, she was drafted #2 at 34 years old, into the WNBA. She starred for the Los Angeles Sparks and Sacramento Monarchs. JaVale <mask> is the first son of a WNBA player to ever play in the NBA.<mask>'s husband George Montgomery was drafted to the NBA with the 35th pick in the 1985 NBA draft although he never played there. <mask>, with a degree in economics, balanced her international basketball career with raising both children, home schooling, coaching and teaching school in the off season, though the formidable tasks were not without controversy. In 2013, it was announced that <mask> and her son JaVale would be starring in their own reality television show, Mom's Got Game. In 2021, her son JaVale won an Olympic gold medal for USA Basketball, making them the first mother-and-son duo to win Olympic gold. References

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<mask> (25 November 1936 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He was known as Gus by friends and acquaintances. McIlvanney was a champion of gritty yet poetic literature; his works Laidlaw, The Papers of Tony Veitch, and Walking Wounded are all known for their portrayal of Glasgow in the 1970s. He is regarded as "the father of Tartan Noir" and as Scotland's Camus. Biography
<mask> was born in Kilmarnock on 25 November 1936, the youngest of four children of a former miner, and attended school at Kilmarnock Academy. He went on to study English at the University of Glasgow and graduated with an MA in 1960. McIlvanney then worked as an English teacher until 1975, when he left the position of assistant headmaster at Greenwood Academy to pursue his writing career.The writer's elder brother was the sports journalist <mask>. His son, Liam McIlvanney, is also a crime writer. In addition to his literary career, McIlvanney wrote regularly for newspapers, and was a writer and narrator of the BBC Scotland football documentary Only a Game? in 1986. McIlvanney held onto his strong socialist views throughout his life. In common with many from his background in Scotland, he was strongly opposed to Thatcherism. Later he became disappointed by the shift of Labour under Tony Blair and by 2014 he had come to feel, hesitantly, that Scottish independence might be the best political solution.<mask> died on 5 December 2015 at the age of 79, after a short illness. On hearing of his death, a number of public figures, including Nicola Sturgeon, Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh, paid tribute noting both his inspirational writing and his likeable and gentlemanly personality. The Telegraph obituary noted: "Many authors are admired. Many are respected. Few are loved as he was, for what they are as well as for what they have written." Writing
His first book, Remedy is None, was published in 1966  and won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1967. Docherty (1975), a portrait of a miner whose courage and endurance is tested during the depression, won the Whitbread Novel Award.The Big Man (1985) is the story of Dan Scoular, an unemployed man who turns to bare-knuckle fighting to make a living. Both novels feature typical McIlvanney characters – tough, often violent, men locked in a struggle with their own nature and background. The novel was adapted into a film in 1990 directed by David Leland, starring Liam Neeson, and featuring Billy Connolly. His novel, The Kiln (1996), is the story of Tam Docherty, the grandson of the hero of Docherty. It won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award. Laidlaw (1977), The Papers of Tony Veitch (1983) and Strange Loyalties (1991) are crime novels featuring Inspector Jack Laidlaw. Laidlaw is considered to be the first book of Tartan Noir, despite the author's calling the term Tartan Noire.<mask> was also a poet, and wrote The Longships in Harbour: Poems (1970) and Surviving the Shipwreck (1991), which also contains pieces of journalism, including an essay about T. S. Eliot. <mask> wrote a screenplay based on his short story "Dreaming" (published in Walking Wounded in 1989) which was filmed by BBC Scotland in 1990 and won a BAFTA. From April 2013, <mask>'s writing was regularly published on his own website, which features personal, reflective and topical writing, as well as examples of his journalism. His final novel, The Dark Remains, was completed by Ian Rankin and released in September 2021. Reviews
 Gifford, Douglas (1976), review of Docherty, in Burnett, Ray (ed. ), Calgagus No. 3, pp.58 & 59,
 Aitchison, James (1983), review of The Papers of Tony Veitch, in Lindsay, Maurice (ed. ), The Scottish Review: Arts and Environment 31, August 1983, pp. 60 - 62,

Prizes and awards
 1967 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for Remedy is None
 1968 Scottish Arts Council Book Award for A Gift from Nessus
 1975 Scottish Arts Council Book Award for Docherty
 1975 Whitbread Award, for Best Novel for Docherty
 1977 Crime Writers' Association Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction for Laidlaw
 1983 Crime Writers' Association Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction for The Papers of Tony Veitch
 1990 Glasgow Herald People's Prize for Walking Wounded
 1990 BAFTA (screen adaptation): "Dreaming"
 1992 Glasgow Herald People's Prize for Strange Loyalties
 1992 Scottish Arts Council awards for Surviving the Shipwreck and Strange Loyalties
 1996 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award for The Kiln
 2013 Saltire Society Fletcher of Saltoun Award 2013 for "outstanding contribution to Scotland's life and culture"
 2013 Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award for writing
 2016 University of Glasgow posthumously awarded him with an honorary doctorate. References

External links
Writer's website at www.williammcilvanney.com
profile on Canongate Publishing website
Natural Loyalties: The Work of <mask>vanney: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
<mask>vanney’s Laidlaw Novels: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
<mask>vanney: The Write Stuff, National Library of Scotland

References to reviews of work
 McLuckie, Craig. "Researching McIlvanney. A Critical and Bibliographic Introduction", Scottish Studies International 28 (Scottish Studies Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Germersheim), 1999. Newton, Ken."<mask>ney": Literary Encyclopedia

 McLuckie, Craig. "Postcolonial Resistance: Class, Gender and Race in McIlvanney's The Big Man," Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses (RCEI) 2002; 45: 151–67. McLuckie, Craig. "<mask> and the Provocative Witness: Resistance in the 'Laidlaw' Trilogy," Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses (RCEI) 2000 Nov; 41: 87-101. 1936 births
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<mask> (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's Tales from the Crypt franchise. He is also known for his role as Ralph in the Off-Broadway show Reefer Madness and its 2005 film adaptation. Early life
<mask> was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 24, 1957. He is the son of an Iraqi father from Mosul and a Syrian mother. Career
Kassir first became known in 1985, when he defeated Sinbad for best stand-up comic on Star Search. As a stand-up comic, he has opened for the likes of Lou Rawls, Tom Jones, The Temptations and Four Tops on their TNT Tour, Bobby Vinton, Richard Belzer, U2, and Harry Blackstone, Jr. among others. <mask> has also appeared on stage performing improvisation with Robin Williams.In television, he played the Bulgarian kicker, Zagreb Shkenusky, for 7 years in the HBO comedy series 1st & Ten, about a fictional football team. His other live-action credits include sketch-acting on The Amanda Show and a portrayal of Shemp Howard in the 2000 TV biopic The Three Stooges, produced by Mel Gibson, and Ralph in Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical. He was also able to get his own Pee-wee Herman style show in 1997 called Johnnytime, which aired for two seasons on the USA network. He also appeared as The Atom in the Justice League of America pilot episode, which, despite not being picked up, was released as a film in some markets. Kassir has appeared in over a dozen feature films, starred in eight TV pilots (six of which went to series and two of which lasted on air for over six years each) and guest-starred in dozens of TV series in both comic and dramatic roles. Kassir has specialized in voice-over work for animation, video games, and other productions, most notably as the voice of Crypt Keeper in Tales from the Crypt. He would later voice Ray "Raymundo" Rocket in Rocket Power.He also provided the voice for the mercenary Deadpool in the video games X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, as well as for Sauron and Pyro, two other well-known characters. He was also featured in the very first commercial for the Nintendo cornerstone video game series The Legend of Zelda in the United States in 1987. A few of his many theater credits include: originating the role of Kenny in Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down (also starring Scott Bakula), for which he was nominated for both a Drama Desk and an Outer Critics Circle award. <mask> also originated the role of Ralph in the musical Reefer Madness, on stage and in the film version. Kassir provided the vocal effects of the mischievous raccoon Meeko in Disney's 1995 animated feature Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. Also, he provided the voice of Buster Bunny in four Tiny Toon Adventures episodes (following Charlie Adler's departure from the role). He played the villainous Scuttlebutt in An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island.He also made one voice appearance in an episode of Ben 10, (Last Laugh) as Zombozo. He voiced the character Adam MacIntyre and provided Additional voice over work in the video game Dead Rising. His voice is featured in the games Shadows of the Damned and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as Hell demons and Desperado Enforcement captain Monsoon, respectively. In 2011, he voiced Crazy Smurf in the live-action/animated film The Smurfs, and in 2012, he voiced Jealousy as well as Gumball, Penny, Leslie, Carrie & Darwin when he possesses them in The Amazing World of Gumball episode "The Flower". Kassir appeared in Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), along with Bill Nighy, as Fallon, the two-headed leader of the giants; Nighy played the big head while Kassir played the small head. Additionally, he voiced Buster Bunny (taking over from Charlie Adler late in the final season of Tiny Toon Adventures), Ray "Raymundo" Rocket on Rocket Power, the mischievous raccoon Meeko in Pocahontas and its direct-to-video sequel, Jibolba in the Tak and the Power of Juju video game series, Pete Puma in The Looney Tunes Show, and Deadpool in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse and the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series. Kassir even voiced Elliot the Dragon in Disney's 2016 live-action remake of the 1977 live-action/animated movie Pete's Dragon.<mask> also voiced Rizzo in the Spyro video game Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, as well as Ghost Roaster in Skylanders: Giants, Short Cut in Skylanders: Trap Team, and Pit Boss in Skylanders: Imaginators. He is also known for his various roles in the first season of The Amanda Show. He voiced the Ice King in the original Adventure Time pilot, but was replaced by Tom Kenny for the series. He also provided additional voice over work for Eek! The Cat, The Brothers Flub, Sonic the Hedgehog, Dead Rising, Casper's Scare School, Spider-Man 3, Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!, The Princess and the Frog, Diablo III, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Monsters University, The Prophet, Minions, Halo 5: Guardians, The Secret Life of Pets, Despicable Me 3, The Grinch and The Secret Life of Pets 2. Personal life
He married actress Julie Benz on May 30, 1998, the marriage lasted for nine years until Benz filed for divorce in December 2007. Voice, Additional Voices
 Chance Manifest – Ronnie
 Channels – Walter
 Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!– Additional Voices
 Cyber-Tracker 2 – Tripwire
 Despicable Me 3 – Additional voices
 Donner Pass – James Michael Epstein
 Dr. Rage – Moe Moebius
 Encino Woman – Jean Michel
 Felidae – Cult Member (unconfirmed)
 Flora & Ulysses - Ulysses
 George of the Jungle 2 – Voice of Rocky, Armando
 Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies – Voice Over Announcer
 Jack the Giant Slayer – General Fallon's Small Head
 Justice League of America – Atom/Ray Palmer
 McBride: Tune in for Murder – Danny Doyle
 Minions – Additional Voices
 Minkow – Jim Cowell
 Mockingbird Lane – Tim (uncredited)
 Monster Mash: The Movie – Igor
 Monster Mutt – Pet Shop Pete
 Monsters University – Additional Voices
 Nothing Special – Marty
 No York City –
 Pete's Dragon – Elliot's Vocals
 Pirate Camp – Blackbeard's Head
 Planes – Additional Voices
 Pocahontas – Meeko
 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World – Meeko
 Race to Witch Mountain – Chuck
 Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood – The Voice of The Crypt Keeper
 Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight – The Crypt Keeper
 Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical – Ralph Wiley, Uncle Sam
 Tales from the Crypt Presents: Ritual – The Crypt Keeper
 Sing – Additional Voices
 Sing 2 - Additional Voices
 Smothered – Himself
 Soccer Dog: European Cup – Quint
 Spaced Out! – Himself
 Spy Hard – Rancor Guard at Intercom
 Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve – The Crypt Keeper
 The Dog Days of Winter - Coffee Shop Manager
 The Glass Jar – John
 The Gunrunner Billy Kane – Machinist
 The Horror Hall of Fame II – The Crypt Keeper
 The Midget Stays in the Picture – B List Director
 The Misunderstanding of Carl Jr. – Boots, Berko
 The Princess and the Frog – Additional Voices
 The Prophet – Additional Voices
 The Secret Life of Pets – Additional Voices
 The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Additional Voices
 The Smurfs – Crazy Smurf
 The Smurfs 2 – Crazy Smurf
 The Taker – John
 The Tale of Tillie's Dragon – Herman
 The Three Stooges – Shemp Howard
 The Wild –
 The Wild Thornberrys Movie – Squirrel #1
 Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery – Buster Bunny
 Tiny Toons Spring Break – Buster Bunny
 Vidiots – Lester Plotz

Animation

 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters – Additional Voices
 Adventure Time – Additional Voices
 Afro Samurai – Soshun
 As Told by Ginger – Winston, Additional Voices
 Avatar: The Last Airbender – Chey
 Back at the Barnyard – Winky
 Ben 10 – Zombozo, Thief #1
 Bonkers – Additional Voices
 Breadwinners – Additional Voices
 Bunnicula – Ash
 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command – Marl, Evan Zarl, Snark, Zinko
 CatDog – Mervis, Dunglap, Additional Voices
 Danger Rangers – Fallbot
 DC Super Friends – Joker
 Dexter's Laboratory – Additional Voices
 Dota: Dragon's Blood - Vahdrak
 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man – Additional Voices
 Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special - Scrooge McDuck
 Earthworm Jim – Snott, Henchrat
 Eek! The Cat – Mittens, Additional Voices
 Hercules – Charon
 Johnny Bravo – Additional Voices
 Kim Possible – Additional Voices
 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Sai So, Sanzu
  Mickey Mouse (Holiday special) – Scrooge McDuck (replacing Alan Young)
 Mighty Ducks – Beldar
 My Life as a Teenage Robot – Additional Voices
 New Looney Tunes – Pete Puma
 Oh Yeah! Cartoons – Randy, Aunt Broth, Hobart, The Fisherman, Riot Man #1
 Problem Child – Yoji, Murph
 Random! Cartoons – Ice King, Fire Elemental, Bone, The Soldier Flies, Dugly Uckling, Kung Pao Bunny
 Rick and Morty – Blim Blam
Ren & Stimpy - Ren Höek ep.Mad Dog Höek
 Rocket Power – Ray "Raymundo" Rocket, Additional Voices
 Samurai Jack – Scissorsmith
 Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights – Haman
 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

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<mask> (March 1, 1954 – July 3, 2006) was an American mezzo-soprano. She was noted for her performances of both Baroque era and contemporary works. Her career path to becoming a singer was unconventional – formerly a professional violist, Lieberson did not shift her full-time focus to singing until she was in her thirties. Life
One of four children,  <mask> was born to parents who were both involved with opera in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her mother, Marcia, was a contralto and music teacher and her father, Randolph, taught music in high school and college. She performed as a child in Engelbert Humperdinck's Hänsel & Gretel, as a gingerbread boy. She returned to opera after taking part in a charity performance of the same work at a prison, this time taking Hänsel's role.After this performance, she auditioned for the Met, at age 29. While rehearsing in his opera Ashoka's Dream at Santa Fe in 1997, she met composer <mask>. She married him two years later, changing her name to <mask> <mask>. <mask>'s song cycles Rilke Songs and Neruda Songs, both available on CD, were composed especially for his wife<mask> <mask> died from breast cancer in Santa Fe, New Mexico on July 3, 2006, at the age of 52. Only a few years previously, she had nursed her sister through her final illness with the same disease. Her husband fell victim to cancer too, falling ill in 2007 and dying in April 2011.Career
<mask> began her musical career as a violist, and became principal viola with the San Jose Symphony. At age 26, she turned to studying voice seriously at the Boston Conservatory of Music. Her professional career as a singer began in 1984, and in 1985 she made her operatic debut after meeting Peter Sellars, appearing in his 1985 production of Handel's Giulio Cesare. She began her career as a soprano, singing roles such as Handel's Theodora and Donna Elvira in Sellars' notorious production of Don Giovanni, but soon gravitated to the mezzo-soprano range. She began working with Craig Smith at Emmanuel Music as a violist, then sang in the chorus and began taking leading roles. Her work with Emmanuel continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and a recording of her work there in Bach and Handel was released in 2008 by Avie Records, "Lorraine at Emmanuel." Her debut performance at the Metropolitan Opera came during the 1999–2000 season, in eleven performances in the role of Myrtle Wilson in the world premiere of John Harbison's The Great Gatsby (first performance on December 20, 1999).During this same season, she also appeared as Sesto in the New York City Opera's production of Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, as well as playing La Pelerin in Kaija Saariaho's Clemence at the Salzburg Festival. Her only other appearances at the Met came in two gala performances where she sang the spiritual "Deep River" (1999), and the fourth act of Bizet's Carmen in 2000, and finally four performances in February, 2003 in the role of Dido in Berlioz's 'Les Troyens. She was scheduled to sing the role of Orfeo in a new production of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. On her death, she was replaced by countertenor David Daniels, and the four performances run in May 2007 were dedicated to her memory. Among the roles she sang during her career are Sesto (Mozart's La clemenza di Tito), Carmen (Bizet's opera of the same name), Beatrice (Berlioz's Beatrice et Benedict), Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande (concert performances under Bernard Haitink), Médée (title role of Charpentier's Médée, with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants), Phèdre (Jean-Philippe Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie), Theodora and Irene (Handel's Theodora; Theodora at Göttingen with Nicholas McGegan, Irene at Glyndebourne with Christie), Minerva (Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria with René Jacobs), Ottavia (Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea with Marc Minkowski) and the title roles of Handel's Ariodante and Serse. She made a number of recordings, including works of Bach and Handel, as well as modern works. Those who worked with <mask> Lieberson have spoken of her intense commitment to the detail of bringing a piece to life.Canadian vocal coach Denise Massé said in a New Yorker magazine interview,

<mask> is like Callas in her determination to dig as deeply as possible into the character — to find all the grain in the wood. In June 2005, <mask> made her last appearance in Amsterdam, performing the Sellars staging of Bach's Ich habe genug. Her final public performances were given on March 16, 17, and 18, 2006, at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and soprano Celena Shafer. In 2007, she posthumously received the Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance for her recording of her husband's Rilke Songs, and in 2008 won again posthumously for her performance of her husband's Neruda Songs. Recordings
Besides those mentioned above, her most recent recordings include two of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantatas, BWV 82 (Ich habe genug) and BWV 199 (Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut), which made the New York Times top 10 classical albums of the year and No. 3 on the Billboard classical chart.Musical America recognized her as the 2001 Vocalist of the Year. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, before her marriage to <mask>, <mask> rose to prominence in the repertoire of George Frideric Handel. She performed and recorded opera and oratorios with the Göttingen International Handel Festival, under Nicholas McGegan's direction. Her recordings include Ariodante, Serse, "Messiah" (as a soprano), "Clori, Tirsi e Fileno", Theodora, Susanna, and two CDs of Handel arias. For the oratorio Theodora, she sang both the roles of Irene and the title character; and she has recorded Henry Purcell's incidental music for The Fairy-Queen and the title role of  Dido and Aeneas with McGegan. For her 1999 debut at the Wigmore Hall, <mask>on made a live recording of Lieder by Schumann (Frauen-Liebe und Leben, Op. 42) and Brahms (Op.57) with the pianist Julius Drake. References

External links
Neruda Songs, new album on Nonesuch

1996 Terry Gross, Fresh Air interview, 14 minutes
NPR story on <mask>on, 2002
The New Yorker Profile, "The Soul Singer: A mezzo with the most potent voice since Callas." January 5, 2004 issue
<mask> Lieberson sings Handel arias

Obituaries and appreciation
Lloyd Schwartz, Fresh Air appreciation, July 7, 2006
Radio Open Source tribute "<mask> Lieberson Remembered", July 13, 2006
Alex Ross, "Fervor: Remembering <mask> Lieberson. ", The New Yorker, September 25, 2006 issue
Frank Villella, "Remembering <mask> Lieberson", From the Archives blog, March 18, 2016

1954 births
2006 deaths
American operatic mezzo-sopranos
American classical violists
Women violists
Grammy Award winners
Deaths from breast cancer
Deaths from cancer in New Mexico
20th-century American women opera singers
21st-century American women

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Lorraine Hunt
Peter Lieberson
Lorraine Hunt
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. Hunt
Lieberson
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<mask> (born May 16, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights in the Featherweight division. <mask> is known for his toughness and comeback victories. <mask> was born in Hobart, Indiana and competed four years in wrestling for Portage High School. <mask> placed seventh in the state of Indiana as a freshman, qualified for the state competition as a sophomore, placed third as a junior, and was a State Champion as a high school senior. <mask> also won multiple freestyle state championships as a youth. <mask> then went to college for two years and wrestled at University of Wisconsin Parkside, but did not finish his education at the university nor earn a degree. Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship
<mask> made his UFC debut on the preliminary card of UFC on Versus 1, where he defeated Duane Ludwig via TKO after Ludwig suffered a serious ankle injury after being taken down by <mask> in the first round.His next bout took place on the preliminary card of UFC on Versus 2 against Charles Oliveira. <mask> took Oliveira down early, but his opponent quickly attempted a triangle choke. Oliveira then transitioned to an armbar, which forced <mask> to submit. <mask> was expected to face touted prospect Edson Barboza on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123, but <mask> was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by Mike Lullo. <mask> made his Featherweight debut against world ranked Michihiro Omigawa on June 11, 2011, at UFC 131. He won the fight via unanimous decision. <mask> won a unanimous decision over Zhang Tiequan on October 8, 2011, at UFC 136.After several failed guillotine attempts from Zhang, <mask> was able to dominate him from top position including at several points mounting him and pounding away with strikes. <mask> defeated TUF 14 winner Diego Brandão on May 26, 2012, at UFC 146. <mask> utilized his top game with ground and pound to win the second and third rounds, earning him the unanimous decision victory. <mask> fought fellow featherweight prospect Steven Siler on November 17, 2012, at UFC 154. After dominating the fight for three rounds, <mask> was awarded the unanimous decision victory, moving him to 4–0 at featherweight and 5-1 overall in the UFC. <mask> faced Antonio Carvalho on March 16, 2013, at UFC 158. <mask> won via first-round TKO stoppage after landing strikes that rocked Carvalho followed by a knockdown, prompting the referee to intervene.After taking virtually no damage in the fight against Carvalho, <mask> made a quick return and faced Chad Mendes on April 20, 2013, at UFC on Fox 7, replacing an injured Clay Guida. He lost the fight by 1st-round TKO. <mask> faced Hatsu Hioki on August 28, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 27. After getting hurt by a body kick late in the first round, <mask> rallied in the last two rounds and won the fight via unanimous decision. <mask> faced Jeremy Stephens on January 25, 2014, at UFC on Fox 10. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. <mask> was briefly linked to a matchup with Tatsuya Kawajiri on September 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 52, but the bout never materialized as Kawajiri was sidelined indefinitely with a detached retina.<mask> faced Lucas Martins on October 25, 2014, at UFC 179. <mask> won the fight via split decision. The scorecards were 30–27, 30–27, 27–30. <mask> faced Hacran Dias on December 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 58. Fighting in Brazil for his second straight fight, he lost the fight via unanimous decision, 29-28 across the scorecards. For a third consecutive fight, <mask> appeared on an international card where he faced Robert Whiteford on October 24, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 76. He won the fight via a  dominating 30-27 unanimous decision, almost finishing Whiteford on one occasion.<mask> next faced Chas Skelly on March 5, 2016, at UFC 196. He won the fight by a dominating unanimous decision, 30–26, 30–27, 29–27. <mask> faced Godofredo Pepey on July 23, 2016, at UFC on Fox 20. He won the fight via dominating unanimous decision, 30–26, 29–27, 29–27. <mask> faced Mirsad Bektić on March 4, 2017, at UFC 209. After being dominated the first two and a half rounds, <mask> rallied back in the third round and won by knockout due to punches and a head kick. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest comebacks in UFC history.He was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus. <mask> faced Dennis Bermudez on July 22, 2017, at UFC on Fox 25. He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision, 29–28, 29–28, 28–29. <mask> faced Michael Johnson on January 14, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round two. The trademark "Damage" weathered a first round storm to complete the comeback and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus. <mask> faced Alexander Volkanovski on July 14, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 133.He lost the fight via unanimous decision. <mask> faced Ricardo Lamas on November 17, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 140. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round. <mask> faced Ryan Hall on July 13, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 13. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. <mask> faced Nate Landwehr on May 16, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.Return to winning
<mask> faced Luiz Eduardo Garagorri on November 7, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. He won the fight via a submission in round three. <mask> faced Darrick Minner on July 24, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw. He won the bout via TKO. This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award. <mask> faced Cub Swanson on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. He lost the bout via TKO in round one.<mask> is scheduled to face Tristan Connelly on April 30, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 208.

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Darren Keith Elkins
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<mask> is an American record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. <mask> has worked with several popular recording and live acts in the music industry. Hits "Meet Me Halfway" and "Imma Be" by Black Eyed Peas, "It's My Birthday" by Will.i.am, "American Boy" by Estelle, "Feel Good" by Robin Thicke,  "Can't Stop Won't Stop" by Usher, and "Gang Bang" by Madonna, and "Be Okay" and "Let's Rock" by Chrisette Michele are among the songs <mask> has contributed to. Early life
<mask> was born and raised in Chicago's South Side. He began his music career playing with the city's New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church gospel choir. Recalling to Modern Drummer Magazine how he started: "<mask> survived being thrown to the lions thanks in part to how he got his start behind the kit – playing drums in his church’s band. “I come from a Gospel background,” he explains.“Having to learn songs fast is part of the everyday life of a church musician doing Gospel music. A lot of times we would do concerts where there was no sheet music and we had thirteen songs in different styles. So just being able to absorb music quickly and keep it locked in is how I’ve learned to approach music.”

"At Chicago’s Curie performing arts high school, <mask> picked up more important tools of the trade, building his sight-reading chops, honing the keyboard and bass skills he’d picked up in church, mastering concert percussion, and performing blazing drum solos with the advanced jazz band and stage bands. After high school, <mask> attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating with a degree in production and engineering. Armed with the skills and know-how to succeed on both sides of the music-making process, he relocated to New York to work as an engineer for Bad Boy Records hit maker Richard Younglord Frierson." Career
"Producer, songwriter and musician <mask> is the driving force behind many top 10 singles and Grammy Award winning hits. "Meet Me Halfway" and "Imma Be" by The Black Eyed Peas and Grammy winners "American Boy" by Estelle and "Be Okay" by Chrisette Michele are just a few.A Chicago native, <mask> is best known for his drumming chops that round out the sounds of multi-platinum selling recording artists The Black Eyed Peas and Fergie. In addition, <mask>' album credits read like a who's who of the music industry including Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Pussycat Dolls, Earth Wind and Fire, John Legend and many more." DRUM! Magazine says of <mask>: "the hottest drummer in hip-hop.. pocket provider." "<mask> produced three tracks on the Peas' smash CD The E.N.D., including the Top Ten hit "Meet Me Halfway," which went Number One on the UK Singles Chart, and "Ring-A-Ling. ""Imma Be" is the third single from the Peas record-breaking The E.N.D. to hit Number One.He worked on Fergie's 2006 solo smash The Dutchess. In 2007 <mask> released the album entitled "The Band Behind The Front" with Bucky Jonson on the BBE label. Filmography

 Be Cool (2005)
Cast: Black Eyed Peas

 La La Land (2016)
Cast: Cole

Discography

Fergie – Double Dutchess
 "Life Goes On" (producer)

Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
 "Grand Piano" (writer & producer)

will.i.am – It's My Birthday
 "It's My Birthday" (writer)

 Goapele – Strong As Glass
 "Strong As Glass", "Hey Boy", "My Love", "Powerful", "Truth Is" (producer)

 Leah McFall – Name of the album TBA
 "Home" (producer)

Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
 "Feel good" (co-writer)

Britney Spears – Britney Jean
 "Perfume" (producer)

will.i.am – #Willpower
 "Love Bullets" (writer)

Usher – Looking 4 Myself
 "Can't Stop Won't Stop" (producer)

Madonna – MDNA
 "Gang Bang" (writer)

 The Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)
2010 Grammy Winner for Best Pop Album
 "Imma Be" x2 Plat (producer)
 "Meet Me Halfway" x2 Plat (producer)
 "Meet Me Halfway" x2 Plat (producer)
 "Ring A Ling" (producer)
 "Outta My Head" (writer)
 "Where Ya Wanna Go" (writer)

 Chrisette Michele – I Am
2009 Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance
 "Be Okay" (producer)
 "Let's Rock" (writer)

 Murs – Murs for President
 "Lookin Fly" (writer)

 Mariah Carey – E=MC2
 "Heat" (writer)

 Estelle – Shine
2009 Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominee for Song of The Year
 "American Boy" (writer)

 Jully Black – Revival
2008 Juno Winner for Best R&B Album
 Executive producer/ producer

 Michael Jackson – Thriller 25
 "The Girl Is Mine" (producer)
 "P.Y.T." Magazine, "<mask> Harris, Soul in The Machine”
 Vibe Magazine article on the Bucky Jonson forthcoming CD
 September 2007, Drum! Magazine, <mask> Harris article in the "Trial By Fire"
 Modern Drummer Magazine, "Pocket Comes First”
 2005 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
 2005 Rolling Stone, "Up in It”
 2005 Apple Pro/Music "Turning Ideas into Songs”
 2005 M-‐Audio "On The Road with the Black Eyed Peas Band”

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Songwriters from Illinois
Record producers from Illinois
Musicians from Chicago
Black Eyed Peas
Fergie
Grammy Award winners

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<mask> (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. <mask> won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in M. Butterfly, becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role. He was nominated for a Critic's Choice Television Award for his role as Whiterose in Mr. Robot, for which he also earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He is known for such roles as Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Father Ray Mukada on Oz, Dr. John Lee on Awake, Dr. Henry Wu in the Jurassic Park franchise, Hugo Strange in Gotham, and Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme in the film Seven Years in Tibet. <mask> is the host of the HLN medical documentary series Something's Killing Me with <mask>. <mask> has also done extensive voiceover work and stage acting.The best known of his voice acting roles is that of Captain Li Shang from the Disney animated film Mulan. He later reprised this role twice, for the 2004 direct-to-video sequel, Mulan II, and the 2005 video game Kingdom Hearts II. Early life and education
<mask> was born and raised in San Francisco, the son of Roberta Christine <mask> (née Leong), a telephone-company supervisor, and William D<mask>, a postal worker. He has one older brother and one younger brother. He is of Chinese descent, with family from Hong Kong. <mask> attended Lincoln High School, where he discovered his love of acting and starred as the lead in numerous school plays, before attending San Francisco State University. Career
<mask> gained wide attention as a result of his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly opposite John Lithgow.The play won multiple awards, including several for <mask>, who at that time ceased using his full name in favor of his initials. He has since ceased the use of punctuation in his initials. He is notable as the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role. In addition to his long-running stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as FBI psychiatrist Dr. George Huang, he has had recurring roles in All American Girl and played Father Mukada on all six seasons of Oz, with guest appearances on The X-Files and Sesame Street. On the big screen, he has appeared in The Freshman (1990), the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, Jurassic Park (1993), Executive Decision (1996), and Slappy and the Stinkers (1997). He also provided the voice of Captain Shang in Disney's Mulan (1998), its direct-to-video sequel, and the video game Kingdom Hearts II. He returned to Broadway as Linus in a revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, alongside Anthony Rapp, Roger Bart, and Kristin Chenoweth, and the 2004 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures.In 1990 <mask> objected to Actor's Equity that the plan to use British actor Jonathan Pryce in the role of The Engineer in the Broadway run of Miss Saigon, which Pryce had played since the beginning of the show's 10-year extended run in London, would take jobs away from actors of Asian descent. Although the union barred Pryce from acting the role in response to <mask>'s complaint, vociferous opposition from Charlton Heston and a threat by the musical's creator and producer, Cameron Mackintosh, to cancel the American production entirely, induced the union to reverse course. Pryce went on to win a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the role. In 2008, <mask> starred in the one-man show Herringbone, in which he portrayed 12 roles, at McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. He brought the show to the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego the following year. In 2012, <mask> starred in Herringbone to benefit Dixon Place in New York for two performances. The production, recorded live for a 2014 CD release, was his first appearance in New York of the material, timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the original New York production.In 2014, <mask> starred in the U.S. premiere of James Fenton's acclaimed adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao, a classic Chinese legend that has its roots in the fourth century BC, directed by Carey Perloff at American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). The Orphan of Zhao is an epic story of self-sacrifice and revenge. In the aftermath of a political coup, a country doctor is forced to sacrifice his son in order to save the last heir of a noble and massacred clan. The Orphan of Zhao was a co-production with La Jolla Playhouse. <mask> announced his departure from the cast of Law & Order: SVU in July 2011, to join another NBC police drama, Awake, in which he portrayed Dr. Johnathan Lee, a confrontational therapist of an LAPD detective (portrayed by Jason Isaacs) who lived in two realities. <mask> guest-starred in a thirteenth season episode of Law & Order: SVU titled "Father Dearest" (which aired May 2, 2012). In 2015, he was named Artist-in-Residence at La Jolla Playhouse.<mask> guest-starred on NCIS: New Orleans Episode 1.13 titled "The Walking Dead" (which aired February 3, 2015), where he portrayed Navy Lieutenant Commander Dr. Gabriel Lin. <mask> also played the enigmatic Whiterose, head of the hacker collective Dark Army, who lives a double life as Zhang, the Chinese Minister of State Security, on USA Network's Mr. Robot. He was credited as a recurring role for the show's second season and promoted to main cast for the third season, which debuted October 11, 2017. On August 13, 2017, <mask> began hosting the new HLN series Something's Killing Me with <mask> <mask>. The documentary explores strange and unexplainable, real medical ailments and attacks that may be gradual or descend rapidly. But in either case, if a cause and cure are not found immediately, these real-life patients will die.Charity work
<mask> donates his time and resources to a number of LGBT and arts-related charities, such as the Ali Forney Center, Materials for the Arts, and Rosie's Theater Kids, of which he is also a board member. Personal life
<mask> is openly gay. He began a long-term relationship with talent agent Richie Jackson in 1988. In 2000, the couple had twin sons—Boaz Dov, who died 90 minutes after birth, and Jackson Foo <mask>—through a surrogate mother using <mask>'s sperm and an egg donated by Jackson's sister. In 2003, <mask> wrote a memoir about his experiences with surrogacy titled Following Foo: The Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man. <mask> and Jackson ended their relationship in 2004. <mask> co-parents his son with his ex-partner Jackson and Jackson's husband, Jordan Roth.His son Jackson Foo is openly gay, having come out at age 15. On October 7, 2018, <mask> married Richert John Frederickson Schnorr, his partner of eight years, in Brooklyn, New York City. Filmography

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1960 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
American male video game actors
Clarence Derwent Award winners
Drama Desk Award winners
American gay actors
Male actors from San Francisco
San Francisco State University alumni
Tony Award winners
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
LGBT people from California
21st-century American memoirists
American writers of Chinese descent
LGBT American people of Asian descent
American male actors of Chinese descent
American male actors of Hong Kong descent
21st-century LGBT people

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