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 alienation of Tessin. His favor with the Queen had deteriorated since 1750-51: first, when he used the Riksdag to force her to agree to the engagement between Crown Prince Gustav and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, when she herself had wished to engage her son to Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt; and second, when he had betrayed her plans of a coup at the accession of her spouse. The relation between <mask>rika and Tessin was never well seen by Adolf Frederick. Contemporary witnesses state the Tessin was in love with her and "was not always able to conceal his feelings for the Crown Princess". It is unknown whether there was ever any physical relationship between the Queen and Tessin, but <mask> herself mention in her memoirs that she had been offended somehow in that aspect. According to Crown Prince Gustav wrote in 1769, that Tessin had made <mask>rika "suggestions far from the reverence one is expected to show toward a sovereign." The Queen felt her pride offended and informed the King, who surprised Tessin on his knees before the Queen.This incident led to the King's animosity toward Tessin and the exile of Count and Countess Tessin from court. The queen only remarked that she missed Countess Tessin. The question on the replacement of Tessin as the governor of the Crown Prince placed the Queen in conflict with the Riksdag. Tessin was replaced as governor of the Crown Prince with Carl Fredrik Scheffer, a candidate selected by the Riksdag, an appointment which was enforced even after the candidate had been refused by the Queen. In 1755, the Riksdag presented their decision to rectify the loop holes in the constitution which <mask> had used to claim that the King had greater constitutional power than the Riksdag had allowed him to practice. They stated that the loop holes in the constitution allowing for royal power would be removed, and that the monarch would no longer be allowed to refuse his signature: if he did so, a stamp with his name would be used. At the same time, a commission of the state begun to investigate political crimes.This resulted in a persecution of the followers of <mask> within the Hovpartiet, one of whom, Eric Wrangel, fled to Norway to avoid arrest. Reportedly, this provocation triggered the Queen's plan of a coup d'état, known in history as Coup of 1756. The first plan was for the royal couple to travel to Uppsala under the pretext of a visit to Drottningholm Palace. In Uppsala, they would summon the regiments of Närke, Värmland and potentially Uppland as well as the Life Guards and march toward the capital. This plan was aborted because of the King's illness in April 1755. To finance the coup, the Queen pawned parts of the Crown Jewels in Berlin. In the three months following her coronation, <mask> removed 44 diamonds from the Queen's Crown and replaced them with glass, which she pawned in Berlin as security for a loan by the help of her brother August.At this point, rumors reached the Riksdag. A lady-in-waiting of the Queen, <mask> Strömfelt, who was a loyal follower of the Hats and not a supporter of absolute monarchy, reportedly informed the Riksdag that parts of the Crown Jewels were missing. In April 1756, the Riksdag demanded to inventory the Crown Jewels. The queen replied that she refused to allow them to see the Crown Jewels as she regarded them as her private property. At this point, the King was taken ill, and she was thereby given the time to send for the jewels from Berlin. She was finally forced to agree to present them to inventory on 22 June. To prevent this, she and her followers within the Hovpartiet, Hård, Horn and Brahe, planned to stage the coup before that day, despite the protests of king Adolf Frederick.The plan was to bribe members of the public to create riots in the capital. The supporters of Hovpartiet would then take control of the Stockholm guard and garrison, which were also to be prepared through bribes. When the military was called out to deal with the riots, it would seize control over the capital's military headquarters: the Riksdag would be closed and the opposition arrested and a new Riksdag would be summoned, which would be made to approve of a new constitution, reintroducing absolute monarchy. The 21 June 1756, the royalist Ernst Angel was overheard talking about the plans of a royal revolution while drunk at a tavern. In parallel, one of the royalist officers, Christiernin, attempted to enlist Corporal Schedvin of the garrison in the coup who, however, informed the Hats. On 22 June 1756, the King and Queen left the capital for Ulriksdal Palace to avoid being present during the inventory of the Crown Jewels. That same day, Ernst Angel, Christiernin, Stålsvärd, Puke, Angel and a number of others were arrested.During the interrogation, Ernst Angel revealed the whole plot. When the King and Queen returned to the capital that night, the streets were patrolled by militia. The members of Hovpartiet were arrested or fled to avoid arrest. In July 1756, seven members of the Queen's followers were executed. The Riksdag of the Estates was well aware that Queen <mask> was responsible for the attempted coup d'état, and there were discussions as how to deal with the Queen's guilt. In the end, however, no action was taken against her, possibly with consideration to foreign powers. On 4 August 1756, a delegation from the Riksdag, led by the Archbishop of Uppsala Samuel Troilius, presented <mask> with an note, which she was made to reply with a letter of regret.The declaration stated that "she had forgotten her duty to God, her consort and the Kingdom of Sweden and that she was responsible for the blood of the recently executed". She officially replied to the note from the Riksdag with gratitude for the reprimands on the behalf of the good of the nation and herself, and assured "that she had wished no evil upon the Kingdom": Troilius reported that "only God knows if it was said by heart, though one should hope for the best". The Archbishop reported, that he observed "tears of rage and sorrow" in her eyes. In private, <mask> regarded the reprimand as a humiliating insult, and wrote to her brother Frederick the Great, that during the interview she attempted to display "all the coldness, all the contempt possible to make in a demonstration [...] In my hardest moments I remind myself that I am the sister of Frederick the Great", and that she regretted nothing but that her revolution had failed. At the same time the King also had a statement read for him by a delegation from the Riksdag, stating that he would be deposed if such an incident was ever to occur again. In 1757, Sweden entered the Seven Years' War and declared war on Prussia, the birth country of <mask>lrika. The Queen opposed the act and regarded is as an insult, especially since she assumed that a Swedish victory over Prussia would result in the deposition of Adolf Frederick in favor of Christian of Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld.However, a potential Swedish defeat was seen by her as a good opportunity for a coup d'état in favor of absolute monarchy, as a defeat would discredit the Riksdag. Therefore, she successfully asked her brother Frederick the Great to ask for her as a mediator in future peace negotiations. When the moment arose in 1760, she could not use it as she lacked necessary funds for bribes. In 1761, however, she managed to secure funds from Great Britain and Prussia, and made an alliance through bribes with the Caps (party) to affect the Riksdag in favor of peace with Prussia. In January 1762, her suggestion of peace with Prussia was accepted in the Riksdag through her bought parliamentarians there, in exchange for a promise not to take revenge on the Hats (party). She was given the official assignment from the Riksdag to handle the peace negotiations with Prussia and secure that Sweden could keep Swedish Pomerania, a task she performed successfully, and she was officially thanked by the Riksdag for her service to the state in May. As a sign of gratitude for this act, the government paid her debts, which made it possible for her to use her money to affect the voting in the Riksdag through bribes.In exchange for her service during the war, she demanded the 1756 reform of the constitution be retracted. It was decided that a special Riksdag of the states should be summoned to discuss a revised constitution: it was eventually set to take place in 1764. During the two years prior, <mask> negotiated with members of both the Caps and the Hats to prepare for a successful reform in favor of absolute monarchy. She took the part of a mediator between to the two parties to unite them on which constitution to agree upon before the Riksdag was summoned. To prepare foreign powers for a new political system in Sweden, she founded a secret cabinet, Secret de la Reine, to handle her private foreign policy, appointing first Carl Wilhelm von Düben and then Nils Filip Gyldenstolpe in the position of her "foreign minister". She appointed Anders Rudolf Du Rietz as her informal ambassador to Catherine the Great in Russia, and she also had Carl Julius von Bohlen appointed official ambassador of Sweden in Prussia. She secured the support of Russia, France and Great Britain, but failed in securing the necessary funds for bribes to the coming Riksdag.In November 1764, the unity between the Caps and Hats parties was broken due to the suspicions of France (who supported the Hats) and Great Britain (who supported the Caps), which deprived <mask> of her alliance with the Hats party. During the Riksdag of 1765, the Queen attempted to balance the Caps and the Hats by creating a third party of her followers from both parties under her follower Malmstein, which she managed to have elected vice speaker. The election to the Riksdag of 1765 was won by the Caps party. By demonstrating how she could affect the votes in the parliament through her third party, she was able to secure her alliance with the Caps. She also summoned the Ambassador of Russia to Kina Slott to secure support from Russia and its ally Denmark. When the question of the Constitution was finally raised in the Riksdag in August, however, the Caps refused to accept an increased royal power and instead limited the power of the Crown even more. With this, her efforts failed once again.The powerful position of Queen <mask> deteriorated with the declining health of her spouse, King Adolf Frederick, and the growing maturity of her son, Crown Prince Gustav. She recognized this threat, and when her son was declared an adult in 1762, she unsuccessfully opposed him taking a seat in the royal council. The tense relationship between her and her son, whom she viewed as a political rival, grew when he opposed her will by insisting to honor his engagement to Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, whom he finally married in 1766, instead of marrying a Prussian bride selected by her, which he viewed as a way for her to keep her influence over him and the family. This was illustrated by the Queen's harassment of the Crown Princess when she arrived in Sweden. After the Riksdag of 1766, it was no longer her, but her son the Crown Prince, who became the leader of the followers of absolute monarchy. In 1767, when the French ambassador sketched a suggestion of a Swedish coup d'état, it was, for the first time, the Crown Prince rather than the Queen who was regarded as the natural center figure of the coup. During the December Crisis of 1768, the King refused to sign a state document, and a Riksdag was summoned to handle the situation.The royalists discussed a coup d'état to deposed the Riksdag and reintroduce absolute monarchy.<mask> did not support a coup at that point, but her view was disregarded and the Crown Prince was instead seen as the leader of the opposition: the coup d'état was aborted because the Hats party broke an agreement rather than because of the Queen's opposition to it. Her arrogance, her political views and her conflicts with the Riksdag made her less and less liked during her tenure as Queen. Carl Gustaf Tessin once said about her: "It seems undeniable, that our Queen would have been the most staunch of republicans, had she been born a subject; but God has let her be born in a position, were one is wary of one's power". Queen Dowager

In 1771, the King died and she became Queen Dowager. By this time <mask> was immensely unpopular in Sweden. When the news of the old King's death reached her son, the new King Gustav III of Sweden, who was then in Paris, he wrote that the Queen Mother be protected, as "I know how little loved my mother is". In the Revolution of 1772, her son succeeded where she had failed in 1756 by overthrowing the democracy and reinstating absolute monarchy, His revolution was a great satisfaction to her.<mask> wrote to Gustav III to gratulate him to the coup upon which she said: "Yes, you are my son, and you deserve to be". At the time of the coup, she was in Berlin with her daughter. She was present in Swedish Pomerania when the Province gave their allegiance to the new constitution. When her brother, the King of Prussia, told her that the neighboring countries would now attack Sweden, she wrote to him that she would defend the province of Pomerania against him with her own blood. <mask> could, however, never settle with the position of Queen Dowager. She had expected to be the real ruler behind the throne, and when her son made it clear that he would rule independently from her, their relationship worsened. In 1772, he prevented her plans to marry off her second son Charles to Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and in 1774, Charles was married to Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp instead.Gustav III paid her debts with the condition that she established her own separate court at Fredrikshof Palace. In 1777, she was forced to sell Drottningholm Palace to her son Gustav. In 1777–78, the conflict with her son erupted and she was a central figure in the great succession scandal regarding the legitimacy of the Crown Prince. In 1777, her two younger sons, Charles and Frederick Adolf, visited her. They claimed all women at court had lovers, and that with the exception of their mother, they could not think of even one who did not. <mask> suggested that surely the Queen must also be an exception. In reply, her sons laughed and asked her if she had not heard of the rumors that Sophia Magdalena had an affair with Fredrik Munck.She became very upset and ordered Prince Charles to investigate if this were true, as his inheritance to the throne would be endangered by "the common offspred of a common nobleman". Charles talked to Munck, Munck talked to King Gustav, Gustav talked to Charles who claimed the whole thing was the fault of the Queen Mother, which resulted in a great conflict between mother and son. When the son of the King was born in 1778, rumours circulated that he was the son of Munck. <mask> accused the King of having another man father his child. A great scandal erupted, during which the King even threatened to exile her to Pomerania. In the following conflict, her youngest children, <mask> and Frederick, who had always been her favourites, took her side against the King. <mask> was forced to make a formal statement, during which she withdrew her accusation.The statement was signed by the entire adult royal family except the royal couple; two princes, the princess, the Duchess, and six members of parliament. The relationship with Gustav was not repaired until she was on her deathbed. She died in Svartsjö. Children
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<mask> (born <mask> on 10 November 1941, in Greenock) is a Scottish actor and writer. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, 1964–67, he has acted in a wide variety of film, television, theatre and radio roles. He has also developed a parallel career as a writer of fiction, film and television screenplays and plays for theatre and radio. His radio play The Old Ladies at the Zoo, which starred Peggy Mount and Liz Smith, won the Radio Times Drama Award in 1985. Acting

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<mask> started his professional career at Worcester Repertory theatre, playing roles such as Marco in A View from the Bridge, Jerry in Two for the Seesaw, Harold Gorringe in Black Comedy, and Charlie in Staircase. At Ipswich Rep, he played Bluntschli in Arms and the Man and Seamas Shields in The Shadow of a Gunman. Other roles included Grigory Smirnov in Chekhov’s The Bear at the Orange Tree Theatre, London; The Tramp in Synge’s In the Shadow of the Glen, Joxer in Juno and the Paycock, Torvald in Ibsen’s A Doll's House at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, the lead in Jean-Claude Carrière’s The File at the Liverpool Playhouse; Gayev in The Cherry Orchard and then Kulyegin in The Three Sisters at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.At the Royal Court Theatre, London, he played John in Christopher Hampton's The Philanthropist with Alec McCowan, and also appeared in the West End musical Happy as a Sandbag at the Ambassadors Theatre and portrayed Mister Mulleady in Behan’s The Hostage at Greenwich Theatre. Most recently, he appeared as Sandy Sheridan in Uncle Varick, John Byrne’s version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. He has also taught, directed and lectured at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Rose Bruford College, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Films
1981: Eye of the Needle - Oban Radio Operator
1986: Just Us - Parramatta Warder
1992: Freddie as F.R.O.7 - Additional Voices
1996: Indian Summer - Paris Mourner
1997: Tomorrow Never Dies - First Sea Lord
1998: Stiff Upper Lips - Dr. Henry
2000: The House of Mirth - Lawyer
2003: Winter Solstice
2006: The Last King of Scotland - Dr. Garrigan - Senior
2009: The Silent Cormorant

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<mask> made his acting debut on television in Z-Cars (1969) and took the lead role as Aeneas MacMaster in The New Road (1973). Other main roles include Lieutenant Wickham in The Voyage of Charles Darwin (1978); Doctor MacDuff in Brass, a social comedy series, set in 1930s Northern England  (1982-1984 & 1990); Major Lennox in Sharpe’s Eagle (1993); Major Roddy Maclean in Hamish Macbeth (1995–97); Harold Xavier in Monarch of the Glen (2000); Alex Gemmell in Glasgow Kiss (2000) and Professor MacManus in Vital Signs (2006). He has also had featured roles in New Tricks (2008); Waking the Dead (2002); Waterfront Beat (1991); All Creatures Great and Small (1990); The Bill (1989); Ever Decreasing Circles (1986); Doctor Who (as Kendron in the 1985 story Timelash);  Coronation Street (1985); and Juliet Bravo (1980 - Series 1, ep.6 'The Runner'). Writing

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 1989 Duck: commissioned and broadcast by Channel 4 for its Short and Curlies series, starring Jim Carter and Frances Barber.1990 God on the Rocks: an adaptation of the novel by Jane Gardam starring Minnie Driver and Bill Paterson, commissioned and broadcast by Channel 4 and made by Skreba Productions. 1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7: an animated musical fantasy adventure made by Hollywood Road productions and featuring the voices of Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Brian Blessed and Billie Whitelaw. In addition, <mask> has written five commissioned scripts that have yet to go into full production:
 Taj: the love story behind the Taj Mahal commissioned by Sir Ben Kingsley’s Lavender Films. Tale: a modern reworking of Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale, commissioned by film director Peter Chelsom (Hear My Song, Funnybones). Donal Q: a contemporary reinterpretation of Don Quixote, with Billy Connolly and Brian Cox, commissioned by Left Bank Pictures. Cousin Bazilio: Based on the novel by Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queirós, a tale of adultery, blackmail and lust set in 19th-century Lisbon. The script was commissioned by Lavender Films and is now with Trademark Films.Django: a drama about the dangers faced by Django Reinhardt, the great gypsy jazz guitarist, in occupied Paris during the Second World War. Television
<mask> was one of the early scriptwriters for EastEnders, the long-running BBC soap opera that first aired in February 1985. He wrote for series two of BBC hospital drama Casualty, becoming main writer for series three (1987–88). His monologue Stations (1988), broadcast as part of the BBC’s Play for One series, provided actor Andrew Keir with "a tour de force solo role" according to The Independent newspaper. Another one-off drama for BBC2 was The Other Side (1992), starring Frank Finlay and Richard E. Grant. He wrote four episodes for series two of the BBC1 comedy-drama The Hello Girls (1996–98), as well as individual episodes of Badger (1999) , which featured Jerome Flynn as a police wildlife liaison officer, and Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2001), both for BBC1. A television series based on his McLevy radio series and novels is currently under development.Radio
Ashton is best known as creator of the ongoing BBC Radio 4 drama series McLevy, based on the career of 19th-century Edinburgh detective James McLevy. A pilot episode was first broadcast in 1999 and twelve series of the Scottish thief-taker’s exploits have followed up to 2016. The dramas star Brian Cox as McLevy, Siobhan Redmond as Jean Brash, Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Mulholland, and <mask> himself as Lieutenant Roach. In addition, <mask> has written more than 15 other radio plays, including The Old Ladies at the Zoo (1985), starring Peggy Mount and Liz Smith, which won the Radio Times Drama Award that year, and three Sherlock Holmes adaptations: The Naval Treaty, Black Peter and The Three Garridebs for BBC Radio 4. These were part of the complete recording of the Sherlock Holmes canon broadcast by the BBC between 1989 and 1998 and starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson. Recent plays have included The White Hart and Me… Dancing for RTÉ in Dublin; No Help When Dead (2010) for BBC Scotland; Maidens' Trip (2010) for BBC Radio 4 and The Quest of Donal Q (2011), starring Billy Connolly and Brian Cox, for BBC Scotland and Radio 4. Theatre
 1988 Passing By: a trilogy at the Old Red Lion Theatre, Islington, directed by Dominic Dromgoole and starring Julie Covington.The Eagle: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Stations: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and Tron Theatre, Glasgow. 1991 A Bright Light Shining: Bush Theatre, London, directed by Dominic Dromgoole, with John Hannah, Ewen Bremner and Joanna Roth. 1992-93 The Chinese Wolf: Bush Theatre, London, directed by Dominic Dromgoole, with Maureen Beattie and Desmond Barrit. 1994 The Mark: Cockpit Theatre, London. 1996 Buried Treasure: The Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), directed by Robin Lefevre, with Alexander Morton and Jennifer Black. 1997 The Golden Door: a children’s play performed at The National Theatre, London.1998 Me Dancing: The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon. His latest piece Couchsong, in which a therapist hauls her couch out into the garden and the story takes off from there, is yet to be performed. Books
<mask> has chronicled further exploits of McLevy, the character first introduced on the radio, in a series of novels. 2006 The Shadow of the Serpent
 2007 Fall from Grace
 2009 A Trick of the Light
 2013 Nor Will He Sleep
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<mask> (born December 3, 1955) is an American journalist who has long been a prevalent presence in entertainment-related publications, as well as on websites and television shows. <mask> is a former columnist for The Village Voice, where he wrote the La Dolce Musto column of gossip, nightlife, reviews, interviews, and political observations. In 2021, he started writing for the revived Village Voice, which returned as a quarterly print publication, with accompanying website. He is the author of the books Downtown and Manhattan on the Rocks, as well as a compilation of selected columns published as La Dolce Musto: Writings By The World's Most Outrageous Columnist and a subsequent collection, Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back. He currently writes about pop cultural and sociopolitical issues for the Daily Beast and pens a monthly gossip column called "Read Now, Cry Later" for Queerty.com. Early life
<mask> was born in Manhattan to an Italian American family. He was raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and graduated from Columbia University in 1976.During his studies, he was a theater critic for the Columbia Spectator. Career

Musto is gay and has been published regularly in several LGBT publications, including Out and The Advocate. He contributes to Huffington Post, has written the weekly, entertainment-related Musto Unfiltered column for NewNowNext.com, and has had bylines in The New York Times, W, and Vanity Fair. Among Musto's first journalistic jobs were assignments covering culture for Circus magazine, SoHo Weekly News, and After Dark magazine, as well as becoming the music critic for Us magazine in the 1980s. In 1982, he began writing for Details, then a downtown style-and-nightlife magazine, and in 1984, Musto began his Village Voice column, after having already written features for the publication. Musto's breathlessly dishy and opinionated first-person column celebrated nightlife and LGBT personalities, described outlandish New York club fetes, and gave vital early coverage to up-and-coming performers like John Sex, RuPaul, Kiki and Herb, Bridget Everett, Jackie Hoffman, Bianca Del Rio and Peppermint. A 1989 appearance in Slaves of New York—based on Tama Janowitz's book centered on the New York nightlife scene—was called the film's only moment of credibility by critic J. Hoberman of The Village Voice.Other cameos through the years were made in Garbo Talks (1984), Day of the Dead (1985), Jeffrey (1995), Death of a Dynasty (2003), The Big Gay Musical (2009), Violet Tendencies (2010), and The Smurfs (2011). Larger film roles awaited for more recent films like Vamp Bikers, Japanese Borscht, The Duke of New York, and Mister Sister. Musto was a great personal friend with the videographer, Nelson Sullivan who filmed much of the footage we have today of the "Club Kids". Musto also used his column to lambast homophobia and to demand attention to the growing AIDS crisis, Musto joining the activist group ACT UP and engaging in their highly influential rallies and protests. In 2011, The Advocate magazine referred to Musto's "legendary gossip column" and said, "Since 1984, shrewd and self-deprecating humorist <mask> has written his 'La Dolce Musto' column, tirelessly chronicling nightlife and celebrity culture. The bridge-burning blogger and baron of blind items has earned a position as both historian and spokesman for the gay community." In the 1980s, Musto did nightlife-related segments for MTV, where his un-self-conscious gayness seemed radical.Videotographer Nelson Sullivan chose Musto as one of his favorite subjects and relentlessly followed the writer through clubs, appearances, and family get-togethers, many of the videos later surfacing on YouTube. From 1993 to 2000, he was one of the most prominent columnists on The Gossip Show, an E! program which featured colorful reporters relaying celebrity dish, and again, Musto was out and flamboyant on the show. He was featured on the cover of New York magazine in a 1994 "Gossip Mafia" story that spanned New York's most influential tattlers, including Richard Johnson, George Rush, and Jeannette Walls. In 1999, he cohosted "New York Central," a nightly magazine-format show on the Metro Channel. He appeared in drag in a blue dress in the all drag queen music video for Cyndi Lauper's remake of her single "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want To Have Fun" (1994). He has also done cameos in videos by TV on the Radio, Sherry Vine, Sharon Needles, Jinkx Monsoon, Larry Tee, and Gorgon City featuring Jennifer Hudson, among many others.He penned several writeups in The Village Voice about the 1996 murder of Andre "Angel" Melendez, helping bring national attention to a case that resulted in the trial and conviction of <mask> and Robert "Freeze" Riggs. He was the first to report Alig's firing from The Limelight club by owner Peter Gatien and to allude to talk about a missing person from Alig's sphere. When his blind item describing the buzz on the details of the crime got picked up by The New York Posts Page Six gossip column, the story took on even more prominence. A later Village Voice feature story acknowledged Musto's breaking item. The movie "Party Monster" (2003) includes reference to a Musto item, and Musto has appeared in many related documentaries, including "Disco Bloodbath" and A&E's "American Justice", as well as several Geraldo Rivera shows, where he had long been the expert on club kids. Discussing topics like gossip and nightlife, Musto also appeared on daytime talk shows hosted by Sally Jessy Raphael, Joan Rivers, Ricki Lake, Richard Bey, Gordon Elliott, and Mark L. Walberg. In 2001, Musto appeared in a groundbreaking ad campaign for Fortunoff in which he sported a wedding veil, campily promoting the possibility of same-sex marriage.In 2010, he made a cameo appearance in Erasure's re-release of A Little Respect (HMI Redux)'; the proceeds of this release were donated to help students attending the Harvey Milk Institute. Also in 2010, LCD Soundsystem mentioned Musto in the song "Pow Pow" playfully urging him to "Eat it" (wacky retaliation for banter between Musto and the group's James Murphy at a Paper Nightlife Awards ceremony). That year, Musto also added "Theater Producer" to his resume, when he produced the musical comedy Perfect Harmony about the search for truth, love, and high school a cappella championship glory, which played Off-Broadway in New York City. In 2011, <mask> was named one of the "Out 100" as one of the country's most influential LGBT personalities. In 2013, he played himself in a scene on the NBC series "Smash", having also previously figured in a plot line involving his gossip writing. In May 2013, <mask> was laid off from The Village Voice, but in 2016, he was back as an entertainment correspondent, writing three cover stories that year. The Village Voice folded, but then it came back in 2021 as a quarterly print publication.<mask> was writing for the paper (and the accompanying website) again. <mask> was a regular commentator on MSNBC's Countdown With Keith Olbermann, where he sardonically skewered the antics of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and other scandalous celebrities du jour. Starting in 2015, <mask> became a recurring panelist on Logo TV's "Cocktails and Classics," which involved showing well known films and offering campy commentary on them. He has moderated Broadway talkbacks for shows like "Talk Radio" and "End of the Rainbow," and in 2016, was the celebrity guest star one night in the off-Broadway production of "Oh, Hello." <mask> has also dabbled in acting and singing. In 1980, he became lead singer of a Motown cover band called the Must, and once shared a bill with rising star Madonna. He played a lead role and received rave reviews from Eileen Shapiro of Huffington Post, for the film Vamp Bikers Tres by Eric Rivas, as a head doctor named Hedda Hopper alongside Lillo Brancato and Angel Salazar.The film premiered in 2016 at Anthology Film Archives and in 2018 was released by the Orchard. Musto sang a pop/reggae/dance ditty, "I Got Ur Back," written and produced by Tyler Stone, based on Musto's idea, for Trax Records, released in 2017. A celebrity roast of Musto at Actors Temple on May 22, 2017—kicked off by Rosie O'Donnell and hosted by Bruce Vilanch-raised significant money for the Callen-Lorde clinic. In addition to doubling the take of the benefit, O'Donnell—after aiming some barbs at Musto's closet-busting mania—thanked him for pulling her into the community; in the 1990s, he'd urged her and Ellen DeGeneres in print to come out of the closet. He has won seven Glam Awards for Best Nightlife Writer/Blogger. Published worksMusto has authored four books:Musto has contributed to four works published by others:'
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Slobodan "Bodo" <mask> (29 December 1946 – 22 March 2004)  was one of the greatest rock guitarists in former Yugoslavia, with unprecedented virtuosity even to these days. He began his musical career in early sixties with the Sarajevo band "Wanderers" and few years later in the mid sixties joined Indexi, where Davorin Popović was already a singer. Biography

His birth certificate is registered as Slobodan A<mask>, with the middle initial representing the name of his father Adem. During his musical career, he became widely known by his nickname "Bodo". He graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Sarajevo, but his love for music won him over. He started his musical career in the early 1960s, first as a guitarist of Lutalice ("The Wanderers"), and from 1965 in the band Indexi, where he spent most of his career. In his spare time, he liked to paint, and watercolors were his favorite technique of expression.In 1978, together with other members of Indexi, he received the prestigious April 6th Award from the city of Sarajevo. That same year, he won the JRT (Yugoslav Radio and Television) award for his thematic masterpiece concept album "Dark-Blue River", which was declared album of the year in Yugoslavia. In 2004, he received the Davorin Award for best instrumentalist in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Music career

He took his first musical steps as a high school student auditioning as a singer with well-known Yugoslavian composer-musician Kornelije Kovač (later a member of Indexi and leader of Korni Grupa). Only when he began taking guitar lessons with professor Mile Praljak was his true talent for guitar playing discovered. He founded the group Lutalice ("The Wanderers") in 1963, which also included rhythmic guitarist <mask> M<mask> (who later founded the group More), bassist Duško Čorlija, drummer Vojo Šimšić and vocalist Zoran Vidović - Cojo. Additional members were singers Selma Koluder and Gordana Magaš, who later became a well-known Sarajevo ballerina and choreographer.The second lineup consisted of bassist Fadil Redžić and drummer Miroslav Šaranović, both of whom later joined Indexi. A recording from this period is Slobodan <mask>'s first instrumental composition "Snježni kristali" (Snow Crystals), which was recorded in the studios of Radio Sarajevo on 16 April 1965. <mask> joined Indexi in the summer of 1965, and Fadil Redžić, his Lutalice bandmate, joined soon after. Both of them, along with the singer Davorin Popović, stayed in the band as core members until Popović's death 2001. The first major composition Bodo <mask> made for Indexi was titled "Pružam ruke" (I Reach Out), with lyrics by Nikola Borota. It was written in late 1966 and was recorded at Radio Sarajevo on 13 February 1967. With this composition, Indexi took part in the Yugoslav selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, which was organized in Ljubljana (the winner was Slovenian singer Lado Leskovar with Vse rože sveta).The composition "Pružam ruke" (I Reach Out) is significant in Yugoslavia's pop-rock scene because it is considered to be the first domestically copyrighted pop/rock composition, and the first authentic pop/rock composition that has been played in their native language. <mask> <mask> was the most prolific author in Indexi, having written and produced many of their most significant songs, and led the group toward constant innovation and experimentation. Some of Indexi's biggest successes were written by Bodo himself ("Somewhere at the End of the Lull" with lyrics by Želimir Altarac Čičak, "Tide", "Dark-Blue River") or in cooperation with Fadil Redžić ("The World in Which I Live" with lyrics by Želimir Altarac Čičak, "Ballad"). Their most successful album was the 1978 concept album "Modra Rijeka" (The Dark-Blue River), based on the eponymous poem by Mak Dizdar. It was conceived by <mask> <mask>, who was also the author of almost all of the songs on the album. The album was co-produced by Nikola Borota, who became one of the most important music producers of the region. <mask> <mask> had worked extensively for other artists and participated in various projects outside of pop and rock music .Among other things, he played guitar and participated in the arrangement of Josipa Lisac's first album, "Dnevnik jedne ljubavi" (Diary of a Love) in 1973. He composed the theme music for the ceremony of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, collaborated with Esad Arnautalić on his project "Muzika razpoloženja" (Mood Music), wrote the music for the play "Mandragola" for "Chamber Theatre 55" in Sarajevo and "Posljednja potraga za zlatom" (Last Quest for Gold) for the National Theatre in Sarajevo. In the last two years of his life, he was the music producer of BH Eurosong. At the beginning of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he moved to Prague and returned to Sarajevo after the Dayton Agreement in 1995. In late March 1998, Indexi performed in Podgorica and Belgrade. After the death of Davorin Popović in 2001, he devoted himself to jazz music and joined the Sinan Alimanović Quintet. He also played in the Dance Orchestra of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<mask> <mask> wrote a total of more than 300 compositions. Most of these opuses are associated with Indexi, but also with theater performances and songs for other artists. <mask> <mask> died on 22 March 2004 in the Bare Cemetery in Sarajevo and was buried in the "Alley of Greats" close to his bandmate and singer Davorin Popović. From 2006, in his honor, the Bodo Kovačević Award was founded for the best guitarist. He had been married to Edina Filipović since July 1981 and had a daughter, Hana.

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Howard Gerald "<mask>" <mask> (September 28, 1926 – August 24, 1998) was an American stand-up comedian. Born and raised in the state of Mississippi, Clower was best known for his stories of the rural South and was given the nickname "The Mouth of Mississippi". <mask> was born in Liberty, Mississippi and began a two-year stint in the Navy after graduating from high school in 1944. Upon his discharge, in 1946, he was a Radioman Third Class (RMN3) and had earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with two bronze service stars), and the World War II Victory Medal. He studied agriculture at Mississippi State University, where he played college football and was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. After finishing school in 1951, Clower worked as a county agent and later as a seed salesman. He became a fertilizer salesman for Mississippi Chemical in 1954.Career
By 1954, Clower had developed a reputation for telling funny stories to boost his sales. Tapes of Clower's speaking engagements wound up in the hands of Edwin "Big Ed" Wilkes and Bud Andrews in Lubbock, Texas, who had him make a better-quality recording which they promoted. MCA Records later awarded The Coon Hunt a platinum record for sales in excess of $1 million at the retail level. At first, Clower took orders at his speaking engagements, selling 8000 copies on the Lemon record label. In time, Wilkes sent a copy to Grant Turner at WSM radio in Nashville, and when Turner played it on the air, Clower said "that thing busted loose." MCA was soon knocking on Clower's door, offering him a contract. Once MCA began distribution in 1971, <mask> from Yazoo City, Mississippi Talkin''' retailed more than a million dollars over 10 months and stayed in the top 20 on the country charts for 30 weeks.Clower's first on-stage engagement occurred in the early 1970s when country radio station owner and show promoter, Marshall Rowland (WQIK, Jacksonville; WDEN, Macon; WQYK, Tampa), received an early Clower recording ("The Coon Huntin' Story") which was met with rave reviews by his station's listeners in Jacksonville. Rowland contacted Clower and offered him an airplane ticket and a few hundred dollars to come open for an upcoming tour Rowland had booked with Charley Pride. Clower arrived back-stage for the Saturday night show at the Jacksonville Coliseum, but Pride's manager Jack Johnson refused to allow it because Clower was non-union. Rowland averted the situation by putting Clower on stage while the lights were up and people were still entering the Coliseum. Clower performed for about 30 minutes. Pride, who watched from backstage, is said to have then taken Clower under his wing and introduced him at the next of Rowland's shows as his "new friend." Clower and Rowland remained very close friends for the years that followed, connecting for events, and working shows together.Clower was a frequent face at Rowland's radio stations over the remaining years of his life, and the music was known to be interrupted with Clower's comedy recordings from time to time, especially at WQIK in Jacksonville, where his career can be said to have been launched in earnest. His stories often featured the Ledbetters, a quintessential Southern, country folk. Clower made 27 full-length recordings in his 27-year career as a professional entertainer (not counting "best of" compilations). With one exception, all the recordings were released by MCA. The exception was Ain't God Good, which Clower recorded with MCA's blessing at a worship service. Word Records promoted and distributed this title in 1977. This recording gave Clower, always a staunch Christian, an opportunity to present his personal testimony in a comfortable church setting.Clower was well known for his faith and often makes references to God in his stories. He spoke at many Southern Baptist Convention events. He said his faith kept him happy and able to make others laugh. In 1973, Clower became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and continued to perform there regularly until his death. He also co-hosted a radio show called Country Crossroads with Bill Mack and Leroy Van Dyke, which has aired in syndication for 40 years and a television version of the program was produced, as well, starting in 1993. Clower's involvement began in 1973 and lasted well over 20 years. This show was produced and distributed by the Southern Baptist Convention.Clower also taped segments of Nashville On the Road, which included comedic performances and interviews with other country artists featured on the show. Jim Ed Brown hosted the series with Clower during the program's first season, 1975–76, and they were joined by Helen Cornelius in 1976. Their involvement in the series lasted until 1981. The show continued to air with new host Jim Stafford through 1983. Clower's last album was Peaches and Possums, released posthumously in October 1998. He was the author of four books. The book Ain't God Good became the basis for an inspirational documentary film of the same title that won an award from the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.His other three books include 1978's Let the Hammer Down; 1987's Life Everlaughter, and 1993's Stories From Home''. Death
Clower died in August 1998 following heart bypass surgery; he was 71 years old. He had been married to Homerline (née Wells) <mask> (1926–2018) since August 1947. He was survived by a son, Ray (1953–2011), three daughters, Amy, Sue, and Katy, and seven grandchildren. Discography

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 <mask>er discography, musicscribe.com; accessed August 31, 2014. 1926 births
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<mask> is a British academic who has served as Head of the School of English and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sheffield and Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University. A former Rotherham Councillor, he is a recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Seva Medal, awarded by the United Nations NGO, the Gandhi Global Family, for his 'social good work' in the UK and India. Early life
<mask> was born in Orpington, Greater London  in 1966. He went to school at Crofton Junior School and then Dulwich College, before going on to read English and German at St Peter's College, Oxford, where he also obtained a DPhil in English Literature on the theatre criticism of Harold Hobson. He is a former councillor for Boston Ward on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, serving from 1999 until 2003. Academic career
<mask> began his academic career as a lecturer in English at the University of Salford in 1993. He moved to the University of Sheffield in 1996, and was awarded a Readership in 1999 and a Personal Chair in 2003.In 2004, he became the Head of the Department of English, before being appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor for External Affairs in 2008. He served as Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester in 2010 from 2010-2019. <mask> is an expert in post-war British theatre and an active Shakespeare scholar. He has authored ten books, including British Theatre Since The War, (Yale University Press, 1999), Shakespeare: A Writer’s Life (British Library/Oxford University Press, 2000), and a biography of the critic Kenneth Tynan, Kenneth Tynan: A Life (Yale University Press, 2003) with the most recent monograph being Shakespeare's Culture Capital, which he edited with Siobhan Keenan in 2016. He also founded and led the Theatre Archive Project, a joint venture with the British Library to reinvestigate British theatre history from 1945 to 1968. The Theatre Archive Project contains a very large number of interviews with practitioners, actors, playwrights and audience members about this formative period of British Theatre history. <mask> is also a former chairman of Sheffield Theatres Trust, responsible for the Crucible Theatre and the Lyceum Theatre.Square Mile India
During his time as Vice-Chancellor <mask> conceived and oversaw the launch of Square Mile India, an initiative created to “help improve the lives of thousands of India’s poorest and most vulnerable families”. To do this, students from the university would travel to Ahmedebad, Gujarat, to work with the community in the city’s largest slum, home to 160,000 people. Whilst they were there, the students focussed on improving the infrastructure of the slum sustainably, by introducing the use of solar power and intelligent electricity systems to ensure energy would be used efficiently. They also worked closely with these communities to “help people needing treatment for eyesight and hearing problems, and to use art, education and psychology training to improve community life”, as well as building homes for families affected by leprosy, work on projects to improve sanitation, design anti-microbial pillows for children to sleep on and help improve literacy and numeracy skills. In 2013, the Gandhi Global Family, a United Nations NGO, presented Prof <mask> with the Mahatma Gandhi Seva Medal for services to society. As a result of the university’s commitment to social good, its efforts were recognised by Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson in a visit to the campus later that year. In 2017, <mask> was appointed special representative to the United Nations Civil Society Unit for the Gandhi Global Family and in August 2019, he delivered an address, together with Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon and Padmashri Dr S. P. Varma, the Vice-President of the Gandhi Global Family, on his 'social good work' in India to the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.In November 2019, <mask> initiated new 'social good' projects in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The royal visit to De Montfort University
The very first visit of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s, Diamond Jubilee tour in 2012 was to De Montfort University. The Queen was accompanied by Prince Philip and the Duchess of Cambridge. Hosted by Lord Waheed Alli, De Montfort University put on a fashion show for the Queen. The Queen also met with the university’s Bollywood Dance Society. Charity work
<mask> conducted charity activity whilst working at De Montfort University. This included a 'Holding out for a Hero' flash mob which took place on 7th November, 2012, raising £5,000 for a local hospice and prostate cancer charity.The video though, cost £22,000 to stage and due to the discrepancy between the cost and the money raised was criticised by some media. International work
During <mask>'s term in office DMU also founded the DMU Global scheme, an international student mobility project, which enabled  DMU students to travel abroad to destinations such as the United Nations in New York and refugee centres in Berlin. Campus transformation of DMU
During <mask>'s term in office De Montfort University developed a new campus, following a £136m investment in facilities for students. The new campus included the new Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre, a new complex for the Faculty of Art and Design, the Vijay Patel Building, a conference centre, a new sportsground and a new ‘green lung’, a large series of landscaped open spaces at the heart of the university. Pay and benefits
In January 2019, <mask> came under public scrutiny regarding a 22.3 percent increase in his remuneration over that of the previous year, following the award to DMU of TEF Gold status for the university. His remuneration for the academic year 2017-18 consisted of a £350,000 salary (2016–17; £286,000), £1,000 in health benefits, and £6,000 in pension contributions. Other benefits included Ivy Club membership.In 2018 it emerged that <mask> had business links with the Chair of The Remuneration Committee of the Board of Governors who had awarded him a £64,000 pay rise. <mask> was paid an additional £270,000, the equivalent of 9 months pay, when he resigned from the university in 2019. The Office for Students launched a formal investigation of De Montfort University following the resignation; the report concluded that there had been serious failings in governance, including oversight of The Vice-Chancellor. Business interests
<mask> is a Director of Theseus Global Limited, Theseus Global (Education) Limited, and Acetute Limited. Each of these companies has made applications to the Registrar of Companies to be struck off having amassed losses in excess of £260,000 since their incorporation in 2020. Personal life
<mask> was one of the very few openly gay Vice-Chancellors. He is also a fan of QPR, an English Football League club.References

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<mask> (17 November 1928 – 29 December 2003) was a British comic book artist and author. <mask> is best known for his comic strips The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire in the British weeklies Ranger and Look and Learn, and the Storm series, first published in the Dutch weekly Eppo (later relaunched as Sjors & Sjimmie) and subsequently in album form. Famous for his realistic and detailed style, he was an inspiration for later UK comic-book artists such as Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons and Chris Weston (indeed, Weston was taught by <mask>), and influenced Indonesian artist Apri Kusbiantoro. Early life
Born in East Sheen, a suburb of London, <mask> was educated at St. Paul's School, Hammersmith. After joining the Army for his National Service, <mask> used his gratuity to study art at Borough Polytechnic Institute (now the London South Bank University) but failed his final exams. Shortly before, a former student had visited the school to show students the work he was doing as a letterer on comic strips. <mask> was inspired to take some samples to an editor at Amalgamated Press who suggested he try showing them to Mick Anglo, who ran a studio packaging comic strips for a London publisher and magazine distributor, Len Miller.Career
<mask> worked for Anglo for four years, drawing the adventures of superhero Marvelman and various Western comic strips. After an argument with Anglo over pay rates, he found work with Odhams Press, drawing Wells Fargo for Zip, and with the Amalgamated Press (now renamed Fleetway Publications), contributing episodes of Billy the Kid to the comic Sun. When the ailing Sun merged with Lion, <mask> switched to swashbuckling historical strips, Olac the Gladiator, Karl the Viking and Maroc the Mighty (written by Michael Moorcock). A colour strip produced for Lion Annual 1965 ('Karl the Viking and the Tideless Sea') led to <mask> being offered colour work in Bible Story magazine and the sprawling science fantasy The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire which debuted in Ranger in 1965. <mask> was to draw the strip in the pages of Ranger and Look and Learn until 1976. In 1976 <mask> attended the London comic book convention called Comics 101, the first convention dedicated to British comic book creators. There he learned that The Trigan Empire was syndicated all over Europe.When his publisher refused to give him any form of royalties or compensation, he departed from his old employer and was immediately offered work on a new Dutch comic magazine called Eppo. After an abortive start on a strip entitled Commander Grek written by his friend Vince Wernham, <mask> found success with Storm. The first volume, The Deep World, was based on a concept by Martin Lodewijk but written by Philip Dunn. A further 22 volumes followed. <mask> did not limit himself solely to Trigan Empire and Storm; other strips he drew include Fireball XL5 and The Adventures of Tarzan for TV Century 21, Carrie for the men's magazine Mayfair and a number of one-off strips for various Dutch publishers. A number of partly completed and unpublished comic strips appeared in the series Don <mask> Collection, published in the Netherlands. The final Storm serial (completed by <mask>'s former assistant Liam Sharp) appeared in the magazine Pandarve published by the Don Lawrence Fanclub in 1999–2001.One of his last illustrations was the cover of volume 6 of the Storm -the collection- from 2002. In the mid 1980s he was looking for an assistant and accepted then 17-years old Liam Sharp as his apprentice, but after realizing he did not want to step back as much as he had thought he would, he helped Sharp develop his own style. Later life
In 1995, he lost sight of his right eye, caused by an infection after an unsuccessful cataract operation. With his depth perception gone, he could no longer see when the tip of his pen and brush touched the paper's surface, forcing him to teach himself an alternative drawing technique. He went through a new cataract operation in 1999, this time without medical complications. But his general health was starting to decline, and when he was diagnosed with emphysema and put on medication, he permanently retired from comics and art. <mask> died in December 2003 of emphysema at the age of 75.

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<mask> (29 January 1802 – 11 January 1896) was a French architect and painter, who served as chief architect of the cities of Marseille, Algiers, in Algeria; and Cairo, in Egypt. He is particularly known for having designed the seafront of the city of Algiers. Biography
His parents, owners in Santo Domingo, then a French colony, had to leave Port-au-Prince in 1802, only a few months after he was born. After his studies at the Lycée Henri-IV and in memory of his father, the General of the Empire, <mask>, he was first destined for a career in arms and was received at the Schools of Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan in 1819. However, he was unable to attend the School because his family was ruined by the Haitian Revolution and the revolt in Saint-Domingue, and did not have enough resources to pay his board. After the death of his father, who had already lost his mother, he was taken in by his uncle <mask>, father of the painter Théodore Chassériau. The generals Jean-Baptiste Milhaud and Augustin-Daniel Belliard, as a token of their affection for General Chassériau, offered <mask>, who had just been admitted to the Saint-Cyr, to pay him the pension that the State refused him.Out of pride and although grateful, he did not believe he had to accept and did not become a soldier. He first entered a notary's office in 1821 but decided to become an architect, he stayed 10 months in the workshop of Jean-François-Julien Mesnager in 1823. On 3 April 1824, he was received as a pupil-titular of the Ecole des beaux-arts de Paris<ref name="beaux-arts">Louis Thérèse David de Pénanrun, Edmond Augustin Delaire, Louis François Roux, Les Architectes élèves de l'École des beaux-arts 1793–1907, Librairie de la construction moderne, 1907.</ref> He began the same year with Jacques Lacornée and François Édouard Picot and then in the office of his relative François Mazois, inspector of civil buildings, who had him collaborate in his work on the construction of the Cour des comptes that was to be decorated twenty years later by his cousin Théodore Chassériau, as well as in his work on the ruins of Pompeii. A watercolor by <mask> Chassériau painted on the ruins of Pompeii is kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and is included in the book "Les Ruines de Pompéi" (The Ruins of Pompeii) by Mazois ("Triclinium discovered from the House of Actaeon"). In 1830, taken up by his military ambitions, he campaigned in the Spanish republican army as aide-de-camp to General Antonio Quiroga, thanks to Felix Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, who had been the intermediary between him and Quiroga. Architect in Cairo from 1830 to 1833
In Egypt from 1830 to 1833, he was architect of the Lazaret of Alexandria and drew up the plans for the consulate in Alexandria at the request of the vice-consul Ferdinand de Lesseps, then returned to France. The Consulate of France, located on the famous Place des Consuls, was completely destroyed during the bombing of Alexandria by the British in July 1882.Chief Architect of the City of Marseille from 1833 to 1839
In 1833, he became assistant architect for the city of Marseille and then quickly chief architect until 1839. He built the Timone Hospital, the Capuchin Hall, the Friuli Archipelago, the Friuliangars of Friuli, and the small white triumphal arch of the Place Jules-Guesde at the Porte d'Aix. In 1840, <mask> Chassériau as well as his cousin the painter Théodore Chassériau. (for a sculpture project), proposed his project for the tomb of the Emperor Napoleon at the Hôtel des Invalides, a project inspired by the work of Horace. At the same time, <mask> <mask> was close to King Joseph Bonaparte, who lived on Rue Provence in Paris and with whom he visited the studios of neighboring artists, including that of Eugène Delacroix and François-Édouard Picot, according to notes left by his son Baron Arthur <mask>. Chief architect of the city of Algiers from 1849

Appointed chief architect of Algiers in 1849, Chassériau gave up his functions to build, on his plans, in this city, with the assistance of Mr. Sarlin and Mr. Ponsard, the theater which rises on the Bresson square. In 1869. he resumed his job as chief architect, and kept it until 1870, when he was dismissed, with part of his service, as a result of a new organization.He was appointed in August 1870, Adjutant Major Captain of the Legion of Algiers (Militia of the Commune of Algiers). In Algiers, he was appointed three times chief architect of the city of Algiers (1849, 1859 and 1874) and retired in 1882. <mask> Chassériau died at the age of 94 years. He is then the dean of the Saint Cyrians. <mask>-<mask> <mask> is mainly known as the author of the Boulevard de l'Impératrice and the seafront of Algiers which were inaugurated in 1865 by the emperor Napoleon III and the impératrice Eugénie. Family
Son of the Napoleonic general and baron <mask> <mask>, he was the father of three children, including the art collector <mask>. His other relatives included the painter Théodore <mask>, whose 1846 portrait of <mask>'s wife Joséphine is now in the Art Institute of Chicago.Drawings in museums
 Triclinium découvert de la maison dite d'Actéon á Pompéi - Pen and black ink; watercolor, New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 Projet d'établissement d'un marché aux fleurs et aux fruits, quai aux Fleurs, près le palais de Justice, adressé à monsieur le comte de Chabrol de Volvic, préfet du département de la Seine – Pen and black ink; watercolor (1828), Paris, Musée Carnavalet
 Plans du Palais de justice d'Alger présentée à l'Empereur Napoléon III – Pen and black ink (1865), Algiers, National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers
 Fragments des haut reliefs de l'arc de Triomphe de Marseille – 3 drawings, Musée du Vieux Marseille

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 The Rampe Frédéric Chassériau'' in Algiers in homage to the architect: street in Algiers parallel to the port and close to the Agha train station. Member of the Academie de Marseille, chair n°33 – 1839
 Dean of the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr at his death in 1896. Corresponding member of the Institut historique de Paris- 1834 (5 class – History of Fine Arts under the presidency of Louis-Pierre Baltard). Perpetual member in 1854 of the Taylor Foundation. Member of the Society for the Exploration of Carthage, founded in 1837 by Adolphe Dureau de la Malle. Member of the National Society for the Protection of Nature (1859)
 Donor of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers: in May 1860, donation of a large bronze statue of the Emperor Commodus

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École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni
Lycée Henri-IV alumni
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19th-century French architects
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<mask> (August 3, 1926 – September 28, 1999)  was a cancer specialist and a leader in environmental health studies, whose work in environmental health helped turn it into a scientific discipline. Rall also advanced public health and prevention. He directed the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences from 1971 to 1990, year in which he retired. His work on toxicology and carcinogenesis was recognized by his appointment as the first director of the National Toxicology Program in 1978. He held the rank of Assistant Surgeon General in the United States Public Health Service. He also chaired the World Health Organization's Program on Chemical Safety. Early life and education
Born in Naperville, Illinois,  <mask> attended North Central College and received his BS degree in 1946 where his father was president; his MS in Pharmacology from Northwestern University in 1948; his M.D.and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Northwestern University School of Medicine in 1951. <mask> interned at Bellevue Hospital in New York City from 1952 – 1953 when he joined the National Cancer Institute in 1954. He began his research career as a scientist at NCI, where he served in a variety of research and administrative positions until 1971. <mask> also served as a surgeon (1955–1959), a senior surgeon (1959–1960), medical director (1963–1971), and assistant surgeon general (1971–1990) in the United States Public Health Services. He pioneered the effort to identify and understand the elements that make up the human environment and their consequences for human health. <mask> was devoted in educating scientists, governments, and the world community to the critical need to address the existence of environmental agents and their consequences for human health. Academic career
<mask>'s early work on the blood brain barrier led to modern treatment to prevent the spread of leukemia cells to the brain.Much of <mask>'s work focused on reducing the side effects of anticancer drugs, which are often toxic in patients when administered in large enough doses to destroy cancer cells. He also researched the effects of prolonged exposure to chemicals in the environments of people in certain occupations. In March 1971, he left the left the established world of research and clinical treatment at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) main campus in Bethesda armed with a desire to reach beyond the treatment of chronic disease to seek its underlying causes and, through research, to learn how to prevent such diseases caused by environmental agents. <mask> arrived in the newly established Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, where he set about the work of conceptualizing and then actualizing a state-of- the-art research facility among the pine forest and pastureland of the area, a prescient move that would situate the Institute at the epicenter of what would become an internationally renowned research commons. He created the NIEHS journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, in 1972. <mask> developed the NIEHS Extramural Program to administer an expanding portfolio of PHS grants and awards in environmental health science to researchers at colleges and universities throughout the United States. <mask> served as the U.S. coordinator of cooperative environmental health programs between the United States and the U.S.S.R., the United Kingdom, Egypt, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Italy, Finland, and Spain.As a result of his work in attempting to strengthen international scientific cooperation, in 1975 the NIEHS was designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Collaborating Center for Environmental Health Effects. In 1980, <mask> played a leading role in an effort to establish the WHO's International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), the goal of which is to provide an internationally evaluated scientific basis for the assessment of the risks to human health and the environment of chemicals. In 1978, the NIEHS was designated as the focal point for the establishment of the NTP, a cooperative effort to coordinate toxicological testing programs within the Department of Health and Human Services, and <mask> was appointed its director. Also, during that NTP-formative era, <mask> helped establish the 1978 Public Law that initiated the innovative Report on Carcinogens. He was the author of some 200 scientific publications and was awarded the DHEW Distinguished Service Medal of the PHS and the Arnold J. Lehman Award of the Society of Toxicology. In addition to numerous awards he received an honorary Doctorate from the University of Ohio School of Medicine. In 1988, <mask> received a Merit Award from the Northwestern Alumni Association for his professional accomplishments.Recognitions
<mask> received many recognitions for his lifetime commitment to public service and scientific research including the PHS's Distinguished Service Medal, which he received in 1975 and again in 1990 for sustained leadership in the development of the field of environmental health science. In 1979 he was accepted as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine (IOM), whose membership consists of the preeminent physicians of the United States. In 1988 the WHO presented <mask> with the Health for All 2000 Medal. He was recognized in 1989 by the Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki, which awarded to him its Distinguished Service Medal. <mask> was also honored in 1989 by the Collegium Ramazzini, an international academic society that examines critical issues in occupational and environmental medicine with the goal of preventing disease and promoting health around the world. Also, the National Academy of Medicine created the <mask>ll Award, honoring him, given to a member of the Institute of Medicine who has demonstrated particularly distinguished leadership as a chair of a study committee or other such activities in a manner that was particularly exemplary, demonstrating a commitment substantially above and beyond the usual expectations of a committee chair. Retirement
In 1990, <mask> retired from the NIEHS but remained extremely active in the environmental health arena.He chaired the IPCS and held a variety of other positions including foreign secretary of the IOM, board member of the Environmental Defense Fund, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Hawaii Heptachlor Research and Education Foundation, and member of the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Following his retirement, he chaired the program of chemical safety for the World Health Organization, served as foreign secretary of the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences and was a board member of the Environmental Defense Fund. <mask> also was a scientific counselor at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The American Public Health Association established a permanent honor in recognition of Dr. <mask>'s life and work: the David P. Rall Award for Advocacy. The <mask> P. Rall Building, the main edifice on the NIEHS's Research Triangle Park campus, was dedicated to his memory in 2000. <mask> died in Bordeaux, France as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. References

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<mask> (born February 17, 1939) is a real estate developer, former president of the New York Mets and accused Bernie Madoff co-conspirator. Biography
<mask> was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1960 with a degree in accounting. Sterling Equities
Katz is a co-founder of Sterling Equities. In 1972, he cofounded Sterling Equities, a commercial real estate development company, with his brother-in-law Fred Wilpon. They built a development of townhouses in Tarrytown, a suburb in Westchester County which was very successful. Seeking to minimize their tax obligations, they purchased real estate throughout the country that had favorable tax treatment which turned out to be a boon since they were unknowingly buying property at the bottom of the market.Sterling Equities was a significant investor in Bernie Madoff's fraudulent investment fund with 483 accounts. Merrill Lynch warned <mask> on several occasions about Madoff's operation, as did numerous other financial professionals. Sterling Equities ignored these warnings collectively receiving $300 million dollars via the Madoff operation ultimately revealed as a fraud. The Madoff fraud collapsed and Sterling Equities owners were sued by the trustee representing the victims of Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi scheme who claimed they "knew or should have known Madoff was operating a fraud." In 2012, it was reported that Sterling Equities was to receive a gift of 23 acres of land from New York City with the intention of developing the land into a shopping mall. The city had recently spent almost $500 million acquiring and improving that same land. The Attorney General of New York, Eric Schneiderman reached a settlement agreement regarding illegal lobbying on behalf of Sterling Equities.In 2015, a New York state court ruled that the because part of the plan involved private development of public parkland it was illegal. By 2018, the plans for a shopping mall had been shelved and the De Blasio administration was supporting a plan centered around affordable housing. The deal was approved by the Queens Borough Board. It will include an acre of open space, an elementary school, and 1100 affordable apartments. New York Mets
<mask> first bought an ownership stake in the New York Mets in 1980. In addition, he serves as the President of the Brooklyn Cyclones, a Mets minor league affiliate. During <mask>'s time as president of the Mets, it has been reported that sexual harassment was rampant.The culture was described as "rotten." This included bullying a pregnant woman and sending a reporter harassing text messages including photos of an erect penis. Allegedly, the "behavior was widely known in the Mets front office." New owner Steve Cohen hired a law firm to look into the accusations of harassment, misconduct, and discrimination during <mask>'s tenure. The Mets rarely made money under <mask>'s leadership. Nearly every dollar the Mets earned passed through Bernie Madoff's investment funds. The collapse of Madoff's fraudulent investment scheme came close to bankrupting the Mets.It also likely contributed to their dreadful record on the field. The team was terrible, failing to reach the .500 mark for many years. In 2014, <mask> was rumored to be interested in selling his ownership stake in the Mets. <mask> and his fellow owners sold a minority stake and, eventually, total ownership in the team. When the 2020 MLB season was delayed and later shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees complained about not being paid and not hearing anything from the Mets owners. By comparison, Nets owner Joseph Tsai announced he would be paying non-salaried Barclays Center employees within one day after the NBA season was canceled. In 2020, a deal to sell the team to hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen fell through over issues of team control.A similar deal with David Einhorn fell through in 2011. In February 2020, it was reported that <mask> and his partners were willing to sell the team without maintaining control. In August, Cohen again entered into exclusive negotiations to buy the Mets. In September a deal was reached for Cohen to purchase 95% of the franchise from <mask> and the Wilpons for approximately $2.4 billion and on October 30, he was approved by MLB's owners. <mask> was then succeeded as president by Sandy Alderson. Madoff Ponzi Scheme
<mask>, Fred Wilpon, and Jeff Wilpon were portrayed as co-conspirators in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. Sterling Equities and individuals affiliated with <mask> and Wilpon received $300 million in respect of investments in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme.Lawyers for the Madoff Trustee cited evidence that Sterling partners shopped for fraud insurance as evidence they were "well aware" that Madoff was carrying out a Ponzi scheme. Wilpon and <mask> "categorically reject[ed]" the charge that they "ignored warning signs" about Madoff's fraud. Irving H. Picard, the Madoff Trustee, has alleged that <mask>'s relationship with Mr. Madoff was extensive and longstanding and that they continued even after suspicions were raised. Picard sued <mask>, his partner Fred Wilpon, and Sterling Equities for 1 billion in illegal profits from the scheme. In 2012, <mask>, <mask>, Fred Wilpon, Jeff Wilpon and other Sterling Equities partners settled with Picard for $162 million. Bayou Hedge Fund Group Ponzi Scheme
<mask> and his partner and brother-in-law Fred Wilpon were involved in another Ponzi scheme which was orchestrated by Samuel Israel III and they were forced to pay $13 million to investors when Israel's hedge fund collapsed. Through their partnership with Peter Stamos, Sterling Stamos, Wilpon and <mask> were accused of withdrawing nearly all of their $30 million investment from the fund immediately before it collapsed.They settled in 2009 for $12.9 million. Personal life
<mask> is married to <mask>, sister of the Mets managing partner Fred Wilpon. They have three children: <mask> Knopf, <mask> O’Brien, and David M<mask>. The <mask>es live in Glen Cove, New York and have a winter home in Boca Raton, Florida. <mask> was personally close with Bernie Madoff describing him as "a man who we were friends with for 35 years." References

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<mask> (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the original drummer and co-founder of the American heavy metal band Slipknot as well as the guitarist for the American horror punk supergroup Murderdolls. <mask> grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, with his parents and two sisters, and was given his first drum kit at the age of 8. He performed with many bands early in his career; then in the summer of 1995, he joined the group The Pale Ones, which would later change their name to Slipknot. <mask> played in Slipknot since their formation until his departure from the band in December 2013. Of Slipknot's nine-member lineup, which lasted from 1999–2010, <mask> was the third to join the band. He was the drummer and founder of Scar the Martyr, which formed in 2013 and disbanded in 2016.With Slipknot, Jordison performed on four studio albums, and produced the live album 9.0: Live. Outside his major projects, Jordison performed with other groups such as Rob Zombie, Metallica, Korn, Ministry, Otep, and Satyricon. Jordison was also known for his session work, which includes performances on many albums for many artists. Jordison used several drum brands including Pearl, and ddrum. At the time of his death, <mask> was playing in the band Sinsaenum. Early life
<mask> was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 26, 1975, to Steve and <mask>. He had two younger sisters.He grew up in a rural area outside of Waukee where he used to play basketball on the street in front of his house. He embraced music at an early age, which he attributes to his parents' influence: "They always sat me down in front of the radio, rather than the TV." He played guitar until receiving his first drum kit as a gift from his parents at age eight, and started his first band while in elementary school. <mask>'s parents divorced when he was young. The children stayed with their mother. His mother remarried and set up a funeral parlor where Jordison would occasionally help. Jordison stated that he felt a sudden responsibility to be the man of the house.During this time, he formed the band Modifidious, in which he played drums. He later described them as "total speed-metal thrash". The band helped <mask> break new ground, playing live as support to local bands including Atomic Opera, featuring Jim Root, and Heads on the Wall, featuring Shawn Crahan. He also played at a bowling center his family owned, on a night called "Bowl-O-Rama". After a multitude of lineup changes—including Craig Jones and Josh Brainard, who would reappear in Slipknot—the band released two demos in 1993: Visceral and Mud Fuchia. After leaving school, <mask> was hired by a local music store called Musicland. In March 1994, after a recommendation from his new friend, he got a job at a Sinclair garage in Urbandale.<mask> worked the night shift, which he preferred, as it left his weekends free and allowed him to spend time with his friends and listen to music while working. In early 1995, Modifidious disbanded because of a shift in interest from thrash metal to death metal in America. Following this <mask> joined a local band called the Rejects as a guitarist, with whom he only played a couple of shows. <mask> was also involved in a band with Paul Gray and vocalist Don Decker, named Anal Blast. Gray also attempted to recruit him for another band, Body Pit, but he declined the invitation to remain in The Rejects. During the forming period of Slipknot, Paul recruited <mask> to join a punk band called the Have Nots in the Spring of 1996. <mask> would leave the Have Nots in February 1997 to "focus on Slipknot" but instead reformed the Rejects, which would play Des Moines up until Slipknot left to record their self-titled debut album, which Paul played in after the Have Nots broke up.Career

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On November 28, 1995, Mark Anthony Cadavos approached Jordison while he was working, offering him a position in a new project called The Pale Ones. Intrigued and at a point where he was "lost", <mask> attended rehearsals at Anders Colsefni's basement and immediately wanted to be part of this new band. Speaking of this moment he said, "I remember trying so hard not to smile, so I didn't look like I wanted to join, I remained poker-faced, but I thought they ruled." A lot of Slipknot's early development was discussed by band members while Jordison worked night shifts at Sinclair's garage. Of the eventual nine members, <mask> was the third to join the band. Slipknot would become pioneers to the new wave of American heavy metal. Jordison was accompanied by two custom percussionists, giving their music a feel that Rolling Stone touted as "suffocating".Each member of Slipknot is assigned a number; <mask> was assigned "#1". <mask>knot: 2005 live album 9.0: Live. In August 2008, <mask> broke his ankle and Slipknot had to cancel some of its English tour dates. On August 22, 2009, <mask> was taken to the emergency room for a burst appendix, less than an hour before he was to take the stage for Auburn, Washington's KISW Pain in the Grass concert. As a result, Slipknot canceled following shows in August and September, to give Jordison time to recover. On December 12, 2013, Slipknot announced through their official website that <mask> had left the band, citing personal reasons for his departure. In response, <mask> released a statement insisting that he had in fact been fired from the band and stated that Slipknot "has been my life for the last 18 years, and I would never abandon it, or my fans".After years of both sides being silent and evasive as to the reasons for his leaving the band, <mask> revealed in June 2016 that he suffered from transverse myelitis, a neurological disease that cost him the ability to play the drums toward the end of his time with Slipknot. Murderdolls

While touring Ozzfest in 2001 to support Slipknot's studio album Iowa, Jordison met Tripp Eisen, then of Static-X; the two discussed forming a side project. In 2002, <mask> revived his band The Rejects, renaming them the Murderdolls. <mask> became the Murderdolls' guitarist, and he recruited Wednesday 13 of Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 to play bass. Wednesday eventually became a vocalist, while drummer Ben Graves and bassist Eric Griffin completed the band's lineup. Murderdolls signed with Roadrunner Records and released an EP entitled Right to Remain Violent in 2002. The band returned in August 2002 with their debut album Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls.The band uses horror films, including Friday the 13th and Night of the Living Dead, as an inspiration for their lyrics. On October 30, 2002, the Murderdolls made an appearance on an episode of Dawson's Creek entitled "Living Dead Girl". The band reunited in 2010 with only Jordison and Wednesday 13 remaining from the original line-up. The band released their second studio album Women & Children Last on August 31, 2010. The band embarked on the extensive Women & Children Last World Tour performing shows alongside many notable acts such as Guns N' Roses and performing around the world. The tour was plagued with many problems including the cancellation of many shows and repeated incidents of Jordison storming off stage, most notably in Bordeaux, France (attributed to extreme tinnitus) and Perth, Western Australia. The tour finished on April 24, 2011.This was considered to be the band's last outing as Wednesday 13 confirmed the band's split in an interview in March 2013. Scar the Martyr

In April 2013 details emerged of a new band featuring <mask>, Jed Simon and Kris Norris. Little else was released except that <mask> had performed most instruments in this project and that Chris Vrenna and an unknown vocalist were to complete keyboard and vocal work, respectively. On June 21 the band was named Scar the Martyr and the vocalist named as Henry Derek. On May 5, 2016, <mask> announced that the project had been disbanded. Vimic
On May 5, 2016, <mask> announced in an interview on Sirius XM that he had launched a new band called Vimic. In an interview with Wall of Sound in 2018, <mask> explained Vimic was "still 100% active".Sinsaenum
On May 20, 2016, <mask> announced a new extreme metal band Sinsaenum, dual fronted by vocalist Attila Csihar (of Mayhem and Sunn O)))) along with keyboardist Sean Zitarsky ( of Chimaira and Dååth). The band also included <mask> on drum duties, DragonForce bassist Frédéric Leclercq on guitar, Stéphane Buriez from Loudblast on guitar, and Heimoth from the band Seth on bass. They announced the launch of their debut album Echoes of the Tortured on July 29, and released their first single "Army Of Chaos" on earMUSIC's YouTube channel. The second album, called Repulsion for Humanity, was released on August 10, 2018. Other projects

Remixing and performances
In 2001, Jordison worked on a remix of "The Fight Song" by Marilyn Manson. <mask> also appeared in the music video for Manson's cover of "Tainted Love". Later in the year, Manson revealed that Jordison had been working with him on his album The Golden Age of Grotesque.<mask> had in fact worked on guitars but the track did not appear on the album. In 2004, <mask> appeared on OTEP's album House of Secrets, drumming on six tracks for the album. In 2008, <mask> appeared on Puscifer's album "V" is for Viagra. The Remixes, with a remix of the track "Drunk With Power". In 2010, <mask> recorded four additional songs with Rob Zombie for the re-release of his latest album Hellbilly Deluxe 2. On tour
Jordison performed with other bands, solely as a touring member. While preparing for the Download Festival in 2004, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was hospitalized for an unknown illness.Metallica's vocalist James Hetfield searched amongst other bands performing at the festival to find a replacement for Ulrich; <mask>, Flemming Larsen (Ulrich's drum technician) and Dave Lombardo of Slayer volunteered. <mask> performed on 8 of the 13 songs that made up the set and was called the band's "hero of the day". In late 2004, <mask> performed with Satyricon on their tour of the United States when drummer Frost was refused entry into the country. The tour was cut short after guitarists Steinar Gundersen and Arnt Gronbech—who were also only touring members—were charged with sexually assaulting a fan in Toronto. In 2006, <mask> joined Ministry for their "MasterBaTour 2006", which consisted of sixty dates across the United States and Canada. He also appeared in the music video for their single "Lies Lies Lies". Korn recruited <mask> in 2007 to join them on tour when drummer David Silveria went on hiatus from the band.He also appeared in the music video for their single "Evolution". While touring with Korn, <mask> became the first musician to perform on five occasions at the Download Festival in England. <mask> also began touring with Rob Zombie after Tommy Clufetos withdrew from the band. Although the position was initially only meant for a couple of months, <mask> stayed with the band for almost a year until the culmination of Zombie's Australian tour when he announced that he would be leaving to focus his time on the Murderdolls and Slipknot. Producing
In August 2004, <mask> became involved in Roadrunner United, a celebration of Roadrunner Records 25th anniversary. As one of four "team captains" who wrote and produced material for the album, <mask> said of the experience, "I thought it was a great idea and was really excited about it, because it was a chance to work with a lot of artists that I really respected while I was growing up." In 2007, 3 Inches of Blood recruited Jordison to produce their album Fire Up the Blades.<mask> was a fan of the band and when he heard that Roadrunner wanted to have some demos produced he said; "I was the first one to jump at it, I'm like; 'I want this fucking band'." From these demos the label commissioned a record. Vocalist Jamie Hopper said of Jordison, "he's an amazing producer". Influences
<mask> cited Keith Moon, John Bonham, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich as his main influences. He said, "I grew up listening to Mötley Crüe's Too Fast for Love and Shout at the Devil." He described Lars Ulrich, Charlie Benante, and Dave Lombardo as having a considerable influence on his drumming. Jordison also held Dale Crover from Melvins in high esteem.Equipment
Jordison endorsed Pearl drums, hardware, rack system, pedals and percussion, Paiste cymbals, Remo Drumheads, Pro-Mark drumsticks, ddrum triggers and Roland electronics. (Jordison used Orange County Drum and Percussion at 1998-2002 ,Sabian Cymbals at 1999-2001, Avedis Zildjian Company at 1999)

Illness and death
In 2016, <mask> talked about suffering from acute transverse myelitis in a Metal Hammer interview. Its symptoms started in 2010 while touring with Murderdolls, but the disease was diagnosed long after. This progressed to the loss of use of his left leg. The neurological disease had temporarily cost him the use of his legs and caused him to be unable to play the drums before rehabilitation. He recovered with the aid of medical help and intensive work in the gym. <mask> died in his sleep on July 26, 2021, at the age of 46, as stated by his family the next day.His cause of death is yet to be announced. Awards and recognition
In August 2010 <mask> was voted the best drummer of the previous 25 years by readers of Rhythm magazine, ahead of drummers such as Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Phil Collins, and Dave Grohl. When asked to comment he stated "I'm at a loss for words. This is beyond unbelievable. Something like this reminds me every day why I continue to do this." As voted on by 6,500 drummers worldwide, <mask> won the Drummies Award for Best Metal drummer in 2010. In September 2013 <mask> was named the world's greatest metal drummer by readers of Loudwire.In 2016 <mask> was honored with The Golden God Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. Discography

with Modifidious
Drown (1993)
Submitting to Detriment (1993)
Visceral (1993)
Mud Fuchia (1994)
Sprawl (1994)

with the Have Nots
Forgetting Yesterday and Beating You with Kindness (1996)

with Slipknot
Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996)
Slipknot demo (1998)
Slipknot (1999)
Welcome to Our Neighborhood (1999)
Iowa (2001)
Disasterpieces (2002)
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