James Shirley - James Shirley James Shirley (or Sherley) (September 1596 - October 29, 1666), English dramatist, was born in London. He belonged to the great period of English dramatic literature, but, in Lamb's words, he "claims a place among the worthies of this period, not so much for any transcendent genius in himself, as that he was the last of a great race, all of whom spoke nearly the same language and had a set of moral feelings and notions in common." His career of play writing extended from 1625 to the suppression of stage plays by parliament in 1642. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' school, St John's College, Oxford, and Catherine Hall, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in or before 1618. His first poem,.
James L. Farmer - James L. Farmer James Leonard Farmer (January 12, 1920 - July 9, 1999) was a one of the "big three" leaders of the US civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Marshall, Texas, Farmer was an excellent student who skipped several grades in elementary school. At fourteen he attended Wiley College where his father taught. Farmer graduated in 1938, and then attended to Howard University's School of Religion. He graduated from Howard in 1941. When World War II began the pacifist Farmer refused to serve, especially in a segregated army. He opposed war in general, and more specifically objected to serving in the segregated armed forces. Farmer was deferred from the draft because he held a divinity degree. Farmer decided to fight the.
Anthony Shirley - Anthony Shirley Sir Anthony Shirley (or Sherley) (1565 - 1635) was an English traveller. He was the second son of Sir Thomas Shirley (1542-1612), of Wiston, Sussex, who was a member of parliament during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I and who was heavily in debt when he died in October 1612. Anthony's brothers, Robert Shirley and Thomas Shirley, were also much-travelled. Shirley's imprisonment in 1603 was an important event because it caused the British House of Commons to assert one of its privileges--freedom of its members from arrest. Educated at the University of Oxford, Anthony Shirley gained some military experience with the English troops in the Netherlands "and also during an expedition to Normandy in [[1591] under Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, who.
Shirley Bassey - Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Bassey (born January 8, 1937) is a Welsh singer of mixed racial origins. She was born in the notorious "Tiger Bay" area of Cardiff. Her first UK hit single was the "Banana Boat Song" (1957), but she is probably best known for performing the theme from the 1964 James Bond film, Goldfinger. She also performed themes for two other Bond movies: Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker. Bassey is also known for her extravagant gowns. At the concert to celebrate the opening of the Welsh Assembly in 1999, she appeared in a dress made from the Welsh national flag. Bassey was knighted on December 31, 1999. External Link The IMDb entry on Bassey Detailed Information Site about Shirley Bassey.
Shirley Q. Liquor - Shirley Q. Liquor This page has been listed on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion. Please see that page for justifications and discussion. Shirley Q Liquor is a persona created by Long Beach, Mississippi resident, Registered Nurse and ordained Quaker minister, Chuck Knipp, a white man who performs in shabby drag and blackface. The character, a happy go lucky mother of 19 children, is exceptionally popular, especially on the internet and in the gay community. The character came into criticism in the year 2002 when protesters picketed a New York City performance, protesting Knipp's blackface performance as racist and misogynistic. The character was condemned by the left-wing National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and and a scheduled Shirley Q. Liquor performance in Boston was vetoed by the mayor. Democrat.
Shirley Williams - Shirley Williams Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby (born July 27, 1930) is a British politician. Originally a Labour MP, she was one of the Gang of Four rebels who founded the now-defunct SDP (Social Democratic Party) in 1981. She is now the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. Born Shirley Vivien Teresa Brittain, Williams was the daughter of Vera Brittain, and began her career as a journalist, having graduated from Somerville College, Oxford (where she arrived some years after her political rival Margaret Thatcher). In 1955, she married philosopher Bernard Williams. She became a Labour MP in 1964, and rose quickly to a junior ministerial position. In 1974, she became Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection under Harold Wilson,.
Robert Shirley - Robert Shirley Sir Robert Shirley (c. 1581 - July 13, 1628) was an English traveller and adventurer, younger brother of Sir Anthony Shirley. He went with his brother to Persia in 1598, remaining in that country when the latter returned to Europe in 1599. Having married a Circassian lady he stayed in Persia until 1608 when the Shah sent him on a diplomatic errand to James I and to other European princes; after visiting Cracow, Prague, Florence, Rome and Madrid, he reached England in 1611 and had an interview with the king. In 1613 he returned to Persia, but in 1615 he came back to Europe and lived for some years in Madrid. His third journey to Persia was undertaken in 1627, but soon after reaching the.
January 8 - headquarters at Watergate begins. 1975 - Ella Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, becoming the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States who did not succeed her husband. 1982 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions. 1992 - President of the United States George H. W. Bush becomes ill on a visit in Japan and vomits on the Japanese Prime Minister. 1996 - An Antonov 32 cargo jet crashes into the central market in Kinshasa, Zaire killing more than 350 1997 - Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 - Ramzi Yousef is sentenced to life in prison for planning the World Trade Center bombing and for planning Project Bojinka. 1998 - Cosmologists announce that the expansion rate of the universe.
Jeanette Washington - recorded the group's remaining two albums "Invasion Of the Booty Snatchers" in 1979 and "Play Me Or Trade Me" in 1980 with Shirley Hayden and Janice Evans. Jeanette Washington is the only Parlet member to have remained in the band for the duration of the group's career. She left P-Funk in late 1980. Many have written inaccurate information about Washington. She is not "Baby Washington" from James Brown..
Joanna Lumley - Television includes: Coronation Street The New Avengers Sapphire and Steel Films include: A Rather English Marriage The Breaking of Bumbo Curse of the Pink Panther Don't Just Lie There, Say Something Funny Bones Games That Lovers Play Innocent Lies James and the Giant Peach Mad Cows On Her Majesty's Secret Service Parting Shots Prince Valiant The Satanic Rites of Dracula Shirley Valentine Some Girls Do Sweeney Todd Tam Lin Trail of the Pink Panther External Links IMDB entry BBC biography.
John Ogilby - returned to England. Finding his way to Cambridge, he learned Latin from kindly scholars who had been impressed by his industry. He then ventured to translate Virgil into English verse (1649-1650), which brought him a considerable sum of money. The success of this attempt encouraged Ogilby to learn Greek from David Whitford, who was usher in the school kept by James Shirley the dramatist. His property was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, but he rebuilt his house in Whitefriars, and set up a printing press, from which he issued many magnificent books, the most important of which were a series of atlases, with engravings and maps by Hollar and others. He styled himself "His Majesty's Cosmographer and Geographic Printer." He died in London on the 4th of.
Institute for Public Policy Research - Labour Party. It was founded in 1988 - people involved in its development included Clive Hollock, Lord Eatwell, Tessa Blackstone and James Cornford. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Officers 2 Advisory Council 3 External Links Officers Chris Powell - Chairman Jeremy Hardie - Treasurer Dr Chai Patel - Secretary Advisory Council Kumar Bhattacharyya Lord Brooke Lord Eatwell Bob Gavron Chris Gibson-Smith Anthony Giddens Lord Hollick Jane Humphries Roger Jowell Neil Kinnock Richard Lambert David Marquand Frances O'Grady Michael Perry David Pitt-Watson Dave Prentis David Puttnam Martin Rees Jan Royall Ed Sweeney Shirley Williams Barbara Scott Young External Links http://www.ippr.org.uk/.
Irish theatre - Ireland at the time of the performance. Mountjoy started a fashion, and private performances became quite commonplace in great houses all over Ireland over the following thirty years. The First Playhouse When Thomas Wentworth became Lord Lieutenant in 1633. He wanted to turn Dublin into a true capital and as part of his programme, he planned a theatre for his court. A member of his court, John Ogilby was charged with bringing over a company from London and was made the first Irish Master of the Revels. The an outbreak of plague in London, which had closed down the theatres there, made it easier to recruit for the project, and Ogilby even managed to bring over a resident playwright, James Shirley. In 1637, they premiered Shirley's The Royal Master in the.
Heroines in literature - Biller: Esra R.D. Blackmore: Lorna Doone Elizabeth Bowen: Eva Trout André Breton: Nadja Anne Bronte: Agnes Grey Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre and Shirley Gwendolyn Brooks: Maud Martha Kitt Brown: Alyssa Deane Larry Brown: Fay Fanny Burney: Evelina and Camilla James M. Cain: Mildred Pierce Erskine Caldwell: Claudelle Vera Caspary: Laura Willa Cather: My Antonia John Cleland: Fanny Hill or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure J. M. Coetzee: Elizabeth Costello Colette: Gigi D.G. Compton: The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe Marie Corelli: Thelma Josephine Cox: Jinnie Stephen Crane: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets Victoria Crosse: Anna Lombard and Martha Brown, MP E.V. Cunningham: Sally Roald Dahl: Matilda Owen Davis: Jezebel Daniel Defoe: Moll Flanders Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué: Undine R. F. Delderfield: Diana Marquis de Sade: Justine and Juliette Charles Dickens:.
Historic houses in Virginia - in Virginia. Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County -- family home of the Harrisons Carter's Grove, James City County -- family home of the Carters Custis-Lee Mansion, Arlington National Cemetery -- home of Robert E. Lee Gunston Hall, Fairfax County -- home of George Mason Kenmore, Fredericksburg -- home of George Washington's sister Betty Lewis Monticello, Albemarle County -- home of Thomas Jefferson Mount Vernon, Fairfax County -- home of George Washington Sherwood Forest, Charles City County -- home of John Tyler Shirley, Charles City County -- a family home of the Carters Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County -- family home of the Lees Wakefield, Westmoreland County -- birthplace of George Washington Westover, Charles City County -- family home of the Byrds Wilton, Richmond -- home of the Randolphs.
Hollywood Walk of Fame - Renée Adorée Gracie Allen Julie Andrews Louis Armstrong Desi Arnaz (2 stars) Fred Astaire Gene Autry (5 stars) Lauren Bacall Lucille Ball Tallulah Bankhead Bob Barker Lionel Barrymore The Beach Boys The Beatles Jack Benny Ingrid Bergman Milton Berle (2 stars) Big Bird Humphrey Bogart Ray Bolger (2 stars) Marlon Brando Walter Brennan Garth Brooks Carol Burnett George Burns Raymond Burr Nicolas Cage Frank Capra James Cagney Maria Callas Johnny Carson Johnny Cash Lon Chaney Charles Chaplin Ray Charles Chevy Chase Maurice Chevalier Al Christie Charles Christie Patsy Cline Nat King Cole Tim Conway Gary Cooper Roger Corman Bill Cosby Lou Costello (3 stars) Joan Crawford Bing Crosby Tom Cruise Billy Crystal Jamie Lee Curtis Rodney Dangerfield Bette Davis Sammy Davis Jr Doris Day Cecil B. DeMille (2 stars) James Dean.
How the West Was Won (album) - 3 "Whole Lotta Love" (Medley: "Boogie Chillun", "Let's Have A Party", "Hello Marylou", "Going Down Slow") 23:08 "Rock And Roll" 3:56 "The Ocean" 4:21 "Bring It On Home" (Medley: "Bring It On Back") 9:30 Personnel Jimmy Page - Acoustic and electric guitars, producer Robert Plant - Vocals and harmonica John Paul Jones - Bass guitar, keyboards, and mandolin John Bonham - Drums and percussion Eddie Kramer - Engineer Kevin Shirley - Engineer, mixing Drew Griffiths - Sound assistant Phil Lemon - Design, artwork Ross Halfin - Creative consultant Jim Cummins - Photography James Fortune - Photography Jeffrey Mayer - Photography Michael Putland - Photography Additional notes Engineered and mixed at SARM West Studios, London, March 2003. Catalogue: Atlantic 7567835872.
Gerrymander - form of gerrymandering occurs when the boundaries of a constituency are changed in order to eliminate some area with a high concentration of people who vote for a certain political party. Another form occurs when an area with a high concentration of voters for a certain party is split among several districts, insuring that the party has a small majority in several districts rather than a large majority in one. Often, such gerrymandering is held to redress a long-overlooked imbalance, as when creating a black majority district. The Dame Shirley Porter case Yet another method is to attempt to move the population within the existing boundaries. This occurred in Westminster, in the United Kingdom. The local government was controlled by the Conservative party, and the leader of the council, Dame Shirley.
Gilbert Bécaud - Jane Morgan's translation of "Le jour où la pluie viendra" from 1958. He began acting in the same period, starting with 1956's Le Pays D'où Je Viens. In 1960, he won a Grand Prix du Disque and composed "L'enfant á l'étoile", a Christmas cantata. That same year, "Let It Be Me", a translation of "Je t'appartiens", became a hit for the Everly Brothers, followed, over the years, by Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Jerry Butler and James Brown. In 1961, Becaud recorded "Et maintenant", one of the biggest singles in French history. Translated as "What Now My Love", the song became a hit by Shirley Bassey, Sonny & Cher, Elvis Presley, Andy Williams and Frank Sinatra. After writing the opera Lopéra d'Aran, Becaud toured Europe and continued recording.
Grammy Awards of 1972 - Night" Best Country Vocal Performance, Male Jerry Reed for "When You're Hot, You're Hot" Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty for "After the Fire Is Gone" Best Country Instrumental Performance Chet Atkins for "Snowbird" Best Country Song Kris Kristofferson (songwriter) for "Help Me Make It Through the Night" performed by Sammi Smith Folk Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Muddy Waters for They Call Me Muddy Waters Gospel Best Gospel Performance Charley Pride for "Let Me Live" Best Soul Gospel Performance Shirley Caesar for Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man From Galilee Best Sacred Performance Charley Pride for Did You Think to Pray Jazz Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Bill.
