Verne Winchell - Verne Winchell Verne H. Winchell (approx:1915 - November 26, 2002) was founder of Winchell's Donuts. On October 8, 1948 he opened his first donut shop in Temple City, California and earned the nickname "The Donut King" while making a fortune with a chain of Winchell's-branded donut shops in the western United States during the 1940s and 1950s. He sold his interest in the company for $600 million in 1984 and became chairman of Denny's Restaurants for several years. Winchell was also a successful horse breeder and owner. One of his colts, named "Donut King", was one of the favorites for the 1962 Kentucky Derby. Verne Winchell died of a heart attack at the age of 87..
Deaths in 2002 - Rice, painter, educator, poet, husband of author Anne Rice 6 Charles Rosen, Pioneer in artificial intelligence 6 Father Philip Berrigan, priest, political activist 5 Roone Arledge, creator of Monday Night Football and Nightline dies at age 71 5 Ne Win, Burmese dictator 3 Glenn Quinn, actor November 2002 29 Florence Stephenson Mahoney (aged 103), health advocate 26 Verne Winchell, founder of Winchell's Donuts and nicknamed "The Donut King" 25 Rosa Carrillo, Univision news anchor 24 John Rawls, political theorist 21 Hadda Brooks, U.S. jazz singer, pianist and composer, aged 86 19 Prince Alexandre de Merode, International Olympic Committee member 18 James Coburn, actor 17 Pedro Cabrera, Cuban actor and director who was a star in Puerto Rico's television for many years. 17 Abba Eban, Israeli foreign affair minister 17 Milivi Adams,.
2002 - beer brewery Heineken. January 5 - Igor Cassini, gossip columnist ("Cholly Knickerbocker") January 4 - Antonio Todde (112), oldest man in the world at the time (from Thiana, Sardinia - Italy) January 4 - Esquivel, musician January 8 - Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's International January 8 - Alexander Prochorow (65), Russian physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics 1964 January 12 - Cyrus Vance (84), former United States Secretary of State (1977-1980) January 13 - Ted Demme (37), film and television director (Blow, Beautiful Girls) January 17 - Camilo Jose Cela (85), Spanish author, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1989 January 21 - Peggy Lee, Jazz performer, most famous for song Fever ("You give me fever...") January 22 - Jack Shea, American speed skater (double Olympic Champion.
November 26 - Republic of Ireland's parliament. 2003 - Last ever flight by Concorde. Births 1607 - John Harvard, cleric (d. 1638) 1792 - Sarah Grimke, abolitionist, feminist (d. 1873) 1832 - Mary Edwards Walker, feminist, physician (d. 1919) 1869 - Maud, Queen of Norway (d.1938) 1876 - Willis Carrier, engineer, inventor (d. 1950) 1885 - Heinrich Brüning, German Reichskanzler 1930-1932 (d. 1970) 1894 - Norbert Wiener, mathematician, founder of Cybernetics (d. 1964) 1899 - Bruno Hauptmann, kidnapper of Charles Lindbergh III (d. 1936) 1910 - Cyril Cusack, actor (d. 1993) 1912 - Eugène Ionesco, playwright (d. 1994) 1912 - Eric Sevareid, journalist (d. 1992) 1915 - Earl Wild, pianist 1922 - Charles Schulz, cartoonist (d. 2000) 1924 - George Segal, sculptor 1925 - Eugene Istomin, pianist (d. 2003) 1927 - Jean-Pierre Daras, actor.
List of people by name: Wi - actor Wilson, Pete, (born 1933), governor of California Wilson, Phil, musician Wilson, Richard, (born 1953), English installation artist Wilson, Rita, (born 1958), actress Wilson, Robert, stage director Wilson, Robert Anton, (born 1932), US futurist thinker & writer Wilson, Robert Charles, (born 1953), author Wilson, Robert R, (1915-2000) physicist Wilson, Robert W, (born 1936) physicist Wilson, Robley, poet Wilson, Roger B, US governor Wilson, Sandy, (born 1924), songwriter Wilson, Teddy, (1912-1986), musician Wilson, Tom, (born 1931), cartoonist, Ziggy Wilson, Tony, (born 1947), bassist, singer Wilson, Woodrow, (1856-1924), US president Wilton, Thomas, scholastic philosopher Wimille, Jean-Pierre, (1908-1949), race car driver Winchell, Paul, (born 1922), ventriloquist Winchell, Verne, (c. 1915-2002), founder of Winchell's Donuts Winchell, Walter, (1897-1972), journalist Winchelsey, Robert, (died 1313), Archbishop of Canterbury Winchester, Sarah, (1837-1922) US heiress and eccentric Winder, Levin,.
Verne Troyer - Verne Troyer Verne Troyer (born January 1, 1969 in Sturgis, Michigan) is an American actor. Troyer is a midget (he stands 2'8"/81.3 cm), and has been typecast in such roles. His most famous role is easily Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series of movies, a character which is a miniature clone of Doctor Evil. He also appeared as himself in an Apple Computer commercial for its 12-inch and 17-inch PowerBooks, in which he used the larger computer and 7'5" (2.26 m) Chinese NBA star Yao Ming used the smaller one. External Links Verne Troyer at IMDb.
Jules Verne - Jules Verne Jules Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) was a French writer and a pioneer of the science fiction (scientific romance) genre. Verne was born in Nantes to attorney Pierre Verne and his wife Sophie. The oldest of the family's five children, he spent his early years at home with his parents, on a nearby island in the Loire River. This isolated setting helped to strengthen both his imagination and the bond between him and his younger brother Paul. At the age of nine, the pair were sent to boarding school at the Nantes lycée. There Jules studied Latin, which was used later in his short story Le Mariage de Monsieur Anselme des Tilleuls (mid-1850, not yet translated into English). The following legend was.
Jules Verne (SAJV) - Jules Verne (SAJV) For the real-life author, see: Jules Verne Jules Verne as a fictional character in the science fiction series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne is a budding French writer in his mid twenties. He was born in the provincial Atlantic port city of Nantes, the son of a well-to-do attorney. His father wanted him to join the family firm, and he has come to Paris to study law. However, he is determined to pursue a literary career, and though he continues his studies he has made as many contacts as he can in the world of the arts, including established writers like Alexandre Dumas. So far his plays are either not performed at all or only performed for a few nights, and he finds.
University of La Verne - University of La Verne The University of La Verne was founded in 1891 in the city of La Verne, California, near the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, though prior to 1917 the city and the college were named Lordsburg..
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne - The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne is a 22-episode science fiction television series in the steampunk genre. The plot concept is predicated on a vast fictional conspiracy beginning with the revelation that Jules Verne did not invent the stories behind his famous science fiction classic books Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth or Around the World in Eighty Days - but actually experienced these adventures. A television technological historic footnote, the work was first hour-long series filmed entirely in HDTV format. Left to right: Michel Courtemanche as Passepartout, Michael Praed as Phileas Fogg, Francesca Hunt as Rebecca Fogg, and Chris Demetral as Jules Verne. () Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Characters 2 The Aurora 3 Episodes.
Walter Winchell - Walter Winchell Walter Winchell (1897 - February 20, 1972) was an American journalist. In newspapers columns and on the radio, he invented the gossip column. He broke the journalistic taboo against exposing the private lives of public figures, permanently altering the shape of journalism and celebrity. He was extremely popular and influential in shaping public opinion, notoriously aiding and ruining the careers of many entertainers. He authored many quips such as "Nothing recedes like success," and "I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret." Although his obituary appeared on the front page of The New York Times, he died forgotten and disgraced..
Paul Winchell - Paul Winchell Paul Winchell (born December 21, 1922), born Paul Wilchen, is a ventriloquist whose fame flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also an amateur inventor and patented an artificial human heart. His puppets included Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff. His later career included a great deal of voice-over acting for animated cartoons..
La Verne, California - La Verne, California La Verne is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,638. Geography \nLa Verne is located at 34°6'52" North, 117°46'17" West (34.114361, -117.771348)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.8 km² (8.4 mi²). 21.5 km² (8.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.19% water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 31,638 people, 11,070 households, and 8,346 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,470.0/km² (3,805.8/mi²). There are 11,286 housing units at an average density of 524.4/km² (1,357.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 77.06%.
Lu Verne, Iowa - Lu Verne, Iowa Lu Verne is a city located in Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 299. Geography \nLu Verne is located at 42°54'42" North, 94°5'1" West (42.911638, -94.083618)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²). None of the area is covered with water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 299 people, 131 households, and 85 families residing in the city. The population density is 51.1/km² (132.3/mi²). There are 163 housing units at an average density of 27.8/km² (72.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.33% White, 0.00% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.33% from.
Ventriloquism - only one figure, Frank Byron, Jr, and it is the Great Lester's success which paved the way for the one ventriloquist with one figure routine which is so common today. Ventriloquism was immensely popular in the middle of the 20th century, thanks in great part to the work of one of the Great Lester's students, Edgar Bergen. Bergen popularized the idea of the comedic ventriloquist, and together with his favorite figure, Charlie McCarthy, hosted a radio program that, in the 1930s and early 1940s, was the number one program on the night it aired. Bergen continued performing until his death in 1979, and his popularity inspired many other famous ventriloquists who followed him, including Paul Winchell, Jimmy Nelson, and Senor Wences. See List of ventriloquists..
Khosrow Vaziri - He was discovered at the 1972 Olympics by AWA promoter Verne Gagne. In 1983, known as The Great Hossein, he won his first title, the Canadian Tag Team Championship, with partner the Texas Outlaw in 1978. This victory caught the eye of the WWF where he debuted in 1979 and won the first-ever Battle Royal in Madison Square Garden, earning him a title shot at then-champion Bob Backlund, who pinned him later that night in a 30-minute battle. The Iron Sheik returned to the WWF in 1983 and challenged Backlund once again, who was still champion, and defeated him on December 26, 1983, with his finisher the Camel Clutch. He lost the belt later to Hulk Hogan and went on to team with Nikolai Volkoff, and win the Tag Team Championship.
Kraken - Unnumber'd and enormous polypi Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green. There hath he lain for ages, and will lie Battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep, Until the latter fire shall heat the deep; Then once by man and angels to be seen, In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die. Tennyson's description apparently influenced Jules Verne's imagined lair of the giant squid in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, 1870. The Kraken of legend was probably based on sailor's observations of the giant squid or the colossal squid. See also: giant squid, sea monster, orc, cryptozoology.
Journalist - Rhett Baker (1950-2003) - Buffalo Housing committee recording of hearing of Daniel Patrick Moynihan 1999 / Buffalo, N.Y. Ben Bradlee, editor of the Washington Post at the time of the Watergate scandal Winston Churchill (1874-1965) war correspondent in the Boer War, captured by the Boers Claud Cockburn (1904-1981) David Halberstam Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) Jonathan Meades H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) - essayist, critic, and editor of the Baltimore Sun. George Orwell (1903-1950) - reported on poverty, misery, and the Spanish Civil War James (Scotty) Reston George Seldes (1890-1995) - American journalist, editor and publisher of In Fact. Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein - uncovered the Watergate scandal. Walter Winchell I.F. Stone (1907-1989), investigative journalist, publisher of I.F. Stone's Weekly 20th century broadcast journalists Edward R. Murrow, CBS News radio correspondent in London Blitz,.
Joey Skaggs - in Wall Street and was working for the last day – a $5 a shine. Metamorphosis (1981): Skaggs played Dr Gregor, an inventor of Cockroach Vitamin Pill which was supposed to be a cure-all drug. It was a nod to Franz Kafka’s story Metamorphosis. Gypsies Against Stereotypical Propaganda (1982): Gypsy King JoJo (Skaggs) led a protest that demanded that the name of Gypsy moth must he changed because it is demeaning to his people. Windsurfing from Hawaii to California (1983): Windsurfer J.J. Skaggs tried to become the first man to cross the Pacific Ocean on a sailboard. Fish Condos (1983): Skaggs created aquarium that depicted rooms with furniture. It was meant to satirize for gentrification. Aquariums sold very well. Bad Guys Talent Management Agency (1984): Skaggs tried to get an acting.
International date line - stopover sure of the day of the week, as attested by various carefully maintained sailing logs. Nevertheless, those on land insisted the day was different. Although readily understandable, this phenomenon caused great excitement at the time, to the extent that a special delegation was sent to the Pope to explain this oddity to him. Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilers The effect of ignoring the date line is also seen in Jules Verne's work of fiction Around the World in Eighty Days, in which the travellers return to London after a trip around the world, thinking that they have lost the bet that is the central premise of the story. Having circumnavigated in the direction opposite Magellan's, they believe the date there to be one day later than what it truly is. Anyone.
