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<mask> (born 21 June 1990) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He was born in Galway, Ireland. He began playing the guitar in 2010 and soon after began writing and releasing his own songs. Haze has toured Ireland with the Original Rudeboys and has supported international hip hop acts like Coolio. Early life
<mask> grew up in Ballinfolye Co. Galway. With three brothers and a sister, he is the youngest of his family. His father was not around from a young age.His family moved to Westport, County Mayo when he was a child, and he spent a number of years there before returning to Galway when he started secondary school. Haze went to school in St Joseph's College (The Bish) in Galway City. He went on to get his Junior Certificate before leaving school at the age of 16. Music career

2010–2015: Career beginnings
In 2011, when he was 20, Haze was living in a house with friends who used to play and produce music. Inspired, he then started watching YouTube videos to learn some guitar chords. He progressed quickly and soon began making his own songs. Haze recorded his first ever guitar riff and lyrics in 2012.This developed into his first song, which he called "World Outside". The song featured an English hip hop artist named Lexeeeee. "World Outside"> received positive feedback from music critics and thousands of views on YouTube, which inspired <mask> to decide music was a career he would like to pursue. In 2013, Haze was nominated by Hot Press magazine on their list of "Hot for 2014". He was nominated again for their readers' poll award as Most Promising Artist of that year. Since 2014, Haze has performed with a number of major names in the music industry. He has opened for international artists such as Coolio and Sheppard, and

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 toured Ireland with the Irish group The Original Rudeboys, ending in December 2013, where Haze opened their sold-out shows at The Olympia Theatre and The Academy Dublin.In 2014, Guinness picked <mask> to participate in The Guinness Amplify Series, which spotlights and publicises new and upcoming Irish singer-songwriters. 2015–2016: Singles and international airplay
In 2015, <mask> released the single "Don't Wanna Fall Asleep", which generated media interest and radio play across Ireland. He followed with the release of his first EP, titled Thoughts to Words. The EP features "Don't Wanna Fall Asleep" and two other tracks. Earlier in 2016, <mask> released "Let Us Be Heroes", followed by a video for the song. The single received national airplay on RTE 2FM and in the United Kingdom on BBC Radio and Radio X.

<mask>'s single "I'll Run", released July 2016, also earned airplay on Irish, British and other European radio stations like KX Radio in the Netherlands. The official music video received similar accolades.2016–2017: We Are One – EP release
Following the singles "Let Us Be Heroes" and "I'll Run", Haze released an EP called We Are One on 17 February 2017, along with a self-titled single and official video. The EP featured "Let Us Be Heroes" and "I'll Run" along with three new songs. After the first week of sales We Are One came in at number 31 on the IRMA Official Irish Albums chart and at number 2 on the Official Irish Independent Album Chart. We Are One debuted at Number 1 on the Irish singer-songwriter chart and came in at Number 4 on the Official Irish Album Charts on the day of the release (17 February 2017) making this <mask>'s first official top 5 album and first Irish Number 1 release across various Google and iTunes charts. 2017: Say

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 Goodbye – single Release
Later in 2017, Haze announced the release of yet another single called "Say Goodbye" which came out 8 September to mark the 1 year anniversary of his single "I'll Run". "Say Goodbye" debuted at Number 1 on the Irish Singer-songwriter Chart and at Number 39 on the Official Irish Singles Charts. This was <mask>'s third Irish Chart appearance in 12 months Independently and securing him his first Irish Number 1 & Top 40 Single."Say Goodbye" went on to be the eighth most played Irish Song on Irish Radio the week of the release. "Say Goodbye" also secured <mask> his first two appearances on two Official Spotify playlists. A "New Music" playlist and a "New Talent" playlist. 2018: RECIPE – single and EP Release
In early 2018, <mask> used social media to announce the release of 5-song EP entitled "RECIPE", which features the Single "Say Goodbye". The "RECIPE" EP debuted at Number 5 on the Official Irish Album Charts and at Number 2 on the Irish Singer-Songwriter Chart on iTunes as well as reaching Number 7 on the Top Albums Charts, Number 2 on the Singer-Songwriter Chart and Number 1 on the Folk Chart on Google Play Music. Making it Haze's 2nd appearance on the Top 10 Official Irish Album Charts in 24 months among numerous other chart positions across a number of different Genres. 2019: Chasing Rivers – singles and EP Release
Fresh off the back of his first North American tour in Sep/Oct 2018, <mask> arrived home to announce the release of a brand new six-song EP entitled Chasing Rivers which was released 26 April.In the lead up to the release, he released the first self titled Single 'Chasing Rivers' in 22 February and went on to peak at Number 11 on the Official Irish Singles Chart. The second single released from the EP

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 released in March entitled 'So Long' secured another Top 100 Official Irish Single debut at Number 74. The EP was released 26 April and debuted at Number 11 on the Official Irish Album Charts and secured numerous Top 5 positions across a number of Google Play Music Charts. 'Chasing Rivers' EP stayed in the Top 10 for over 6 weeks after its release making it the longest Haze spent in the Top 10 of any chart. 2019 - 2020: Time And Space - single and EP
In 2019, Haze set his sights establishing his own Independent record label, Remody Records. It is a change over and rebranding of his initial record label Chris Haze Music. He then went on to announce the first body of work to be released on his very own label, 'Time And Space' EP.Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links
 Official website
 Facebook
 "Haze Of Our Lives: Hot Press catches up with <mask>" Hotpress Magazine. Retrieved 10 June
 "Galway singer/songwriter <mask> dropped in to see us this week, and we were blown away" JOE.ie (2014) Retrieved 27 June
 "<mask> set to release new single 'I'll Run' " Hotpress Magazine. (4 Jul 2016) Retrieved 10 July
 "<mask> Shares The Video For His New Song ‘I’ll Run’ " I.M.R.O (7 Sep 2016)  Retrieved 19 July
 BBC Radio airplay - Jim Corr, Dave Franco, <mask> and Nigel Ringland Retrieved 24 July
 Artist Of The Day – Global Rockstar Magazine (04/03/2016) (archived) Retrieved 30 July
 Artist Of The Week – Global Rockstar Magazine (08/03/2016) (archived) Retrieved 2 Aug
 Artist Of The Month – Global Rockstar Magazine (12/04/2016) (archived) Retrieved 23 Aug

1990 births
Living people
Irish male singer-songwriters
Male guitarists
People from Galway (city)
Acoustic guitarists
Irish composers
Irish record producers
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<mask> (June 16, 1964 – July 6, 2009) was a Canadian radio DJ known for his work on CFNY-FM (102.1 the Edge) in Toronto, Ontario. His on-air duties included hosting the Thursday 30, live-to-air from the Phoenix nightclub, and live-to-air from the Velvet Underground. He died by suicide on July 6, 2009. <mask> grew up in the Sheridan Homelands part of Mississauga, Ontario. He attended Thornlodge Public School (to 1976), Homelands Senior Public School (to 1978), and Erindale Secondary School (to 1983), where he was generally referred to as Marty as opposed to <mask>. He was elected president of the SAC (student council) in his final year of high school. The Streek surname is Welsh.Starting in 1977, he became a fan of The Clash who had very little airplay except on a small Brampton radio station, CFNY-FM. Career
Streek began his career at CFNY during his last year at Erindale Secondary School. Streek hung around CFNY radio station and volunteered with various duties. One of his jobs was to drive around Ontario in a ten-ton truck; setting up and tearing down equipment three days a week. <mask> and his colleagues would visit high schools, colleges and universities all over Southern Ontario as part of the CFNY Video Roadshow. The truck was equipped with a video projector, a massive screen, a light show, and industrial strength video players. The biggest Roadshow happened at the Kingswood Music Theatre at Canada's Wonderland in the spring of 1987.More than 15,000 people showed up to watch alternative rock videos. <mask> was hired by the radio station in 1984, and the station grew into one of the biggest stations in Canada. His knowledge and passion of music was vast and he often fought for the new artists he felt the station should play. His voice was also heard nationwide on behalf of a lengthy list of notable advertising clients, including Powerade, Rogers Wireless, Oh Henry, Acura Dealers, Scotiabank, Oil of Olay and the Toronto Sun. Streek took over Chris Sheppard's

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Police received a call at 5:47 p.m, on July 6, 2009 from a fellow tenant at his place of residence. The tenant had bumped into a friend who had received worrying e-mails and text messages from the former host. Authorities say a note was found on the door to Streek's apartment, asking whoever found it to call police. When police arrived, Streek was found dead inside his Broadview Lofts apartment.Streek took his own life only two months after he finished his 17-year career as a DJ and 25th year as an employee at CFNY-FM (102.1 the Edge). The shock of Streek's death posed a question as to whether or not there was a correlation between the end of Streek's time at the Edge and his death. According to sources he seemed to be completely content with leaving the station and his sudden suicide remains a mystery. Streek had already completed two pilot episodes of a new television show, <mask>’s Backstage''. Streek's last status update on Facebook read: "So... I guess that's it... thanks everyone... I'm sorry to those I should be sorry to, I love you to those that I love, and I will see you all again soon (not too soon though)... Let the stories begin."Reactions to Streek's death

The shock of Streek's death was immediate and in just a few days tens of thousands had joined a Facebook Group entitled "<mask>reek RIP". Alan Cross, the former program director at 102.1 the Edge, called Streek: "The most charming dude I ever met," and that "The guy lived to make people laugh and to entertain." Former colleague, Todd Shapiro, called Streek an inspiration on this blog, posting: "You were wonderful, caring, passionate, positive, energetic..and man, were you humorous. Personally, you were a mentor, an inspiration, and I always thought of you as a friend. Not only have the stories about you begun but they will never end," he added, perhaps referring to Streek's Facebook message. Long-time friend David Marsden, who ran The Edge back in its CFNY "Spirit of Radio" heyday – posted

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 on his website: "<mask>k put on his wings earlier today, to the shock of most everyone... Good night, <mask>. We don't know what forced you to take this step but we do wish you a wonderful and peaceful rest."On his site, former Edge music director Kneale Mann wrote on the night of <mask>'s passing; "What I loved most about Streek was his sense of humor – he was hilarious! He had such quick wit – tears in the eyes, gut splitting, funny guy. <mask> was the consummate host. Anytime you were at his place you didn’t go hungry and there was always fresh ice in your glass. He loved to entertain and he did that for a living as well. I last saw <mask> a few years ago and we had a day to ourselves. We drove around, talked candidly about life and the radio industry, played some new music in my car, went for a great lunch and that day will always make me smile.<mask> was in fine form and we truly enjoyed the time to catch up. I will crank some NiN and Ministry in your honor, sir." Former Edge host George Stroumboulopoulos is quoted as saying, in February 2009, that "<mask>k (and David Bookman) are so important to this city, what they do for music ... Streek when he's on the radio... quality wins. They believe in music. They are the snipers waiting by the window keeping everyone on their game. Because their music knowledge is impeccable, their passion is unrivaled and they're not afraid to tell you. They understand how important a record can be to your life."Before an encore at a Broken Social Scene show in Toronto on July 11, Brendan Canning dedicated a song to Streek, announcing that "This one is for a good friend of mine who recently took his life in the name of rock and roll!" The video for Die Mannequin's Bad Medicine, released in late 2009, has a dedication to Streek at the end of the clip. References

External links
 102.1 the Edge

1964 births
2009 suicides
Canadian radio personalities
Suicides in Ontario
People from Mississauga
Canadian people of Welsh descent
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<mask> () was a militant woman from Tabriz, Iran, known for the Tobacco Protest. She was a pioneer of the Tobacco Protest, which banned the use of tobacco, and instrumental in the protests that opened Tabriz temporary warehouses during the Bread Famine. Life
<mask> was born to a country style family in one of the old Tabriz villages named, Amuzin Al-Din. Her father, Sheikh Sulayman, was a poor peasant who, like other villagers, had a hard time subsisting during that era. <mask> was a strong and sturdy woman. Although at that time in Tabriz, most of the women clad their faces, <mask> did not. Before the Constitutional Revolution and during the autocracy, there was no security in Iran so government officials bought wheat during the summer at reduced prices and kept the wheat in warehouses.In the winter, government officials sold the wheat to the poor at high prices which created an artificial famine. During the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah  1934, the artificial famine reached its peak, and the poor people of the city had great difficulty. This harsh environment caused <mask> <mask> along with other women to revolt. <mask> and her revolutionaries closed markets and attacked government headquarters. They also attacked and destroyed some expensive gourmet groceries and large bakeries. Influences
For almost a century and for the first time in Iran's history, <mask> along with forty women of Tabriz that were against the oppressors, and in parallel with the sexual inequalities imposed by the feudal system and traditional views on women, started an armed struggle and fought bravely. One of the important factors of the Tabriz Women's Movement led by <mask> was the overwhelming tyranny of some princes and rulers of the Qajar period in Azerbaijan.In the social and

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 political arena of this period, there were also important problems such as the "Bread Crisis" and "Tobacco Score", which were also among the most important factors that led the Women's Movement of Tabriz. One of the biggest social and economic problems of the Qajar era was also bread shortage and the expensive price of bread. So, this led the women's uprising and dealing with this dilemma. Tobacco Protest
<mask> <mask>’s reputation was actually known after the Tobacco Protest. When Naser al-Din Shah Qajar gave the tobaccos to the British, the people of Azerbaijan wanted to prevent this cycle from proceeding forward. During those days, Hajji Mirza Javad, a well-known political cleric, sent his disciples to the market and invited the people to close their stores. The people obeyed his request and did what he had asked for.It didn’t pass too long as the government intimidated the people and defeated them. So this brought some dozen brave women under the leadership and command of <mask> <mask> to fight and get the market back to the people. These women were known to defeat and destroy any corruption that took place at that time in Iran, and nobody knew their identities. Finally, because of the intense opposition of the people, Nasir al-Din Shah was forced to cancel the tobacco credits that was given to Britain. But the non-stop struggle of <mask> <mask> along with the other women continued. It was also said that <mask> along with her women combatants appeared in many streets and places encouraging the people especially the men to fight against oppression. She once said to the men that if you don’t dare and are afraid to fight the thieves and looters that are stealing your wealth and honor of your homeland, then take the women's veil and sit in the

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 house.Don’t talk about men and bravery! Then she threw her scarf towards them, and disappeared from the sight of the amazed audience. Bread crisis in Tabriz

In the Qajar period, bread was one of the most important and most critical economic problems of the people. It was said that during this period there were many protests due to the lack of bread. Famine and drought were the main reasons of bread shortage. This was done by the government as they bought wheat from the villagers in a low price and stored them in warehouses until the end of winter. Then when people needed flour, they sold the wheats to them in a very high price.Most of the time, people had to wait in long queues, in front of the bakeries, just to buy a piece of bread which was also very expensive. Women often took the lead in protesting the critical situation of bread. An example of this operation, was <mask> <mask> and her followers. The operation took place in the late Nasir al-Din Shah's famine that was caused by the persecution of wheat. Women decided to demonstrate. So, approximately 3,000 women came to the market, and forced the marketers to close their shops and join the rally. The government informed Gheshoon Maragheh and ordered the troops to shoot.About five women and a seyyed were killed. In this rally, some great clerks also joined the women. They sat in the Russian consulate and prevented three volunteers from leaving the scene, and treated them with violence. On the next day of the rally, three women and some were killed and wounded. This led the slogans in the rally to become political against the Qajar monarchy and made the government to retreat once again. Confiscation of Deputy Mirza Abdul Rahim’s warehouse
Another important operation of <mask> <mask> and her

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 followers was the confiscation of Mirza Abdul Rahim’s warehouse who was the deputy ambassador of Azerbaijan. He was in charge of bringing famine and bread shortage.So the women could no longer tolerate the condition they were in. They said that if the men won’t do anything such as fighting, then we will do this as ourselves. So, <mask> ordered her women combatants to prepare for an attack to the market and due to the fears of the marketers, they all closed their stores and stepped aside. Their rally started to protest towards the deputy’s house. The deputy was full of fears and ordered his troops to shoot at the demonstrators. The rally turned into a bloody massacre. As the prince of that time, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah heard the news, he announced that many have been killed, and they weren’t afraid of the bullets and or being killed.The prince sent a message to the people to keep their patience and by tomorrow he will make the prices fair again. But, <mask> did not listen to these words and told the crowd not to surrender and show that they are on their requests. Attack on Nezam Al-Alma’s warehouse
It was said that Nezam Al-Alama had the Shah’s permission to sell his wheats whenever he wants to. So, <mask> decides to attack his warehouse. After identifying the location of the warehouse, she prepared the attack plan. In order to attack, she makes a flag with her own veil and uses it as a sign for her troops to outbreak. Once they seized the warehouse, she divided all the wheats in it between the hungry people.Legacy
The last thing known about <mask> <mask>’s life and destiny comes back when she along with a caravan goes to Karbala for pilgrimage. Even though, she was considered an elderly woman at that time, but never lost her fighting spirit. <mask> who

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 had gone to Karbala with some people, stayed in Khaneghain. Some Ottoman soldiers who had come to investigate them before reaching Karbala, were hardened by <mask> who was angry with their behaviors. She also encouraged the people around there to rebuke the soldiers and attacked them. Then she continued her path and went to Karbala. According to sources, after this event, no further news was heard about <mask> <mask>.It seems that <mask> had died during her last visit, and her body was never transferred to Tabriz and her birthplace, Amuzin Al-Din, and was buried in Karbala. Poetry
Mirza Farrokh, was a poet, who himself witnessed <mask>'s struggles and wrote many Turkish poems about her so that the people of Tabriz could understand. He was the first poet to write about <mask> and always pointed out to the bravery and heroism of Zainab during her attacks. Men's Rise
<mask> <mask> gave strong and heavy speeches on the streets to call on men for uprising. An example of her speech to the men:  “If you do not dare to fight oppression, and if you are afraid to fight with the thieves and looters who are stealing your wealth, honor, and, homeland, then sit in the corridor of your house. We will fight against the wrongdoers instead of you”. Her movements and speeches braved the men and made them to rise up.See also
 Tobacco Protest
 Women in Constitutional Revolution
 Persian Constitutional Revolution
 Women's rights movement in Iran
 Women's rights in Iran

References

External links
 رضا زاد عموزین الدینی، مجید، ۱۳۸۸، زینب پاشا ، انتشارات اختر، تبریز
 Iranian Tobacco Company official site
 / tabrizinfo.com/عصيان « زينب پاشا» عيار آذربايجان
 /bbc.comزنانی که تاریخ ایران را تغییر دادند

People from Tabriz
Iran–United Kingdom relations
People of Qajar

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<mask> (born July 30, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former professional American football player. Early life
McVea was one of nine children of Daniel and Mattie McVea. He was known as "Wondrous <mask>" during his high school football career at San Antonio's Brackenridge High School. He was a multi-faceted player, playing running back, flanker and a punt/kick return specialist. Of his Sterling High School career, a feature story in the November 9, 1964 Sports Illustrated stated, "During his career at San Antonio's Brackenridge High School he was the most exciting, the most talked-about and the most ardently sought-after Texas player in 20 years. In three years against the state's best high school competition, McVea scored just under 600 points. As a senior, he averaged better than a first down per carry and rushed for 1,332 yards."College career
Offered scholarships by 73 colleges in 1964, <mask> signed with the University of Houston, making history by becoming the first African-American to play football for the Cougars. "McVea is under tremendous pressure", according to the Sports Illustrated article written at the beginning of his freshman year at Houston. "Not only is he expected to lead his school to national football eminence, which he may, but he bears the burden of being the first Negro to receive a football scholarship to a major previously all-white college in Texas. His success at Houston could determine the speed with which Southwest Conference teams integrate." <mask>, who would play for UH head coach Bill Yeoman, was quoted about his treatment during his freshman season, "It isn't a problem. I've been treated real nice by

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 everyone." Despite the Sports Illustrated claim, <mask> was not the first African-American to play major college football in Texas - nearly a decade earlier, Abner Haynes and Leon King became the first when they played for North Texas State College (now the University of North Texas) in 1957.The misconception often comes from a change of conference affiliations for North Texas the year Haynes and King were promoted to the varsity team - North Texas competed in the lower College Division when the two were recruited in 1956, but joined the Missouri Valley Conference, along with Houston, of the top University Division in 1957, when the two were promoted to the varsity squad. Houston even went as far to cancel their first scheduled inter-conference game in 1957 in protest of North Texas having Haynes and King on the roster. During his three years on the football team, he earned All-America recognition twice. <mask> was on the receiving end of the longest pass play completed in Houston history – a 99-yard reception against Washington State University on September 23, 1966. That game marked the first football game ever played on artificial turf. Professional career
He was selected in the fourth round (109th overall) of the NFL/AFL 1968 Common Draft by the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals during the team's expansion season. In 12 games, he rushed nine times for 133 yards (an astounding 14.8 yards per carry) including an 80-yard run, with one touchdown.He also caught 21 passes for 264 yards (a 12.6 average) and two touchdowns. He also returned 14 kicks for 210 yards, a 22.1 average. He was traded to the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs for

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texts: kicker Horst Muhlmann and a draft choice on September 8, 1969. <mask>'s timing proved to be excellent. <mask> rushed 106 times for 500 yards (a 4.7 average) and seven touchdowns, with seven receptions for 71 yards (a 10.1 average) and he returned 13 kicks for 318 yards (a 24.5 average) as the Chiefs went on to capture the final American Football League championship. The Chiefs then defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV on January 11, 1970. In the Super Bowl, <mask> rushed 12 times for 26 yards.During his years in Kansas City, TV commentators referred to him as "The Flea", reflecting his small size and ability to avoid defenders. In 1970, the Chiefs began play in the National Football League as a result of the NFL-AFL merger. In McVea's third pro season, he totaled 61 carries for 260 yards (a 4.3 average) while catching five passes for 26 yards. He returned three kicks for 57 yards. In 1971, he rushed 68 times for 288 yards (a 4.2 average) and three touchdowns. He caught five passes but for -3 yards, and he returned nine kicks for 177 yards (a 19.7 average). He was inactive for the 1972 season due to a knee injury.His fifth and final year in the NFL/AFL was 1973, when he rushed only four times for five yards and returned eight kicks for 146 yards, an 18.3 average. After the 1973 season, <mask> signed with the fledgling World Football League's Detroit Wheels, and was immediately considered one of their top players. However, one month into the season, <mask> was traded to the Houston Texans, most likely due to the precarious financial situation of the franchise. He later finished out his playing career with a tryout with the

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<mask>'s post-football career saw his life unravel when in 1985, he was arrested for theft after asking a Houston restaurant for food (ostensibly for the poor), claiming that he was working for the Oilers and promising them free tickets to games. The deaths of his parents, Daniel and Mattie <mask>, within six months of each other in 1982 while <mask> was in the midst of a divorce, propelled him over the breaking point. <mask> was driven to the edge of "I lost it.I didn't know where I was", McVea said. "Man, I just lost it." To cope with his problems, McVea started using drugs. In 1989, he was convicted and sentenced for setting a female acquaintance's apartment on fire. Then in 1993, he was arrested for drug possession again and given 25 years in prison. Leaving prison for good in 2000, he was inducted into the University of Houston's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. He worked as a courier, delivering photo film to retail stores."I was really, really pleased and impressed with how he's backed off and straightened himself up and now's a productive citizen", Yeoman said. "I think he's done a real good job." <mask> was inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, and inducted into the UH Hall of Honor the following year. See also
 Other American Football League players

References

1946 births
Living people
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<mask> (November 9, 1953 – October 17, 1982) was an American photographer known for his documentary photography and street photography. He photographed the life and residents of South Beach, with a particular focus on the Jewish community, many of them Holocaust survivors. <mask> also captured the carefree young people who made Miami Beach their second home. The Oxford American wrote a story on his vision of capturing a disappearing Jewish Community in Miami Beach. His violent death and the following trials were covered extensively in the media. The son of a prominent Miami Beach family, the gruesome nature of his death diverted attention from his art just when his work was gaining a following. By mischance, his negatives were lost, leaving only the prints he had made as his legacy, their colors slowly fading away.In 2006, <mask> Moss' partner, Stan Hughes, found a trove of color ‘work prints’ <mask> made prior to printing full-size prints, Hughes realized that digital technology could be used to restore the fading colors back to the original color that <mask> intended by using color photography instead of the black and white photography that was popular during this era. The discovery of <mask>'s test prints in a family storage unit has garnered new interest in his documentary photography. Some of his surviving prints have been restored over the last decade. A documentary on his life and photography was released in 2018. The Andy Sweet Photo Legacy Foundation, founded by his sister and artist <mask> Moss, is dedicated to increasing awareness of his photography and organizing exhibits of his work. Early life
<mask> was born in Miami Beach and attended Miami Beach Senior High School. <mask> and his family had ties to the Miami Beach Community.<mask>'s grandfather Nat Hankoff was one of the founders of Temple Emanu-El in Miami Beach. <mask> had his bar-mitzvah and funeral at the temple. His uncle Ted Hankoff (1922–2016) was a graduate of Cornell University and was a second lieutenant in the US Navy during World War II. Hankoff was best known for being the general manager of many Miami Beach

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texts: hotels during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s and the World Wide Discount Travel Club. <mask> and Ellen's family built the Monte Carlo and the Royal Palm along with the Roses. <mask> graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School. After completing a master's degree from the University of Colorado in Fine Arts (with a focus on photography) in 1977, <mask> along with his friend and fellow university graduate Gary Monroe decided to devote the next ten years of their lives to the "Miami Beach Photographic Project".<mask> spent every day of the next five years photographing a fading era of Miami Beach before the city became gentrified. Monroe recounted that <mask> told him that if one of them died, the other would have to continue the project. Early on, the project received much recognition and <mask> and Monroe were awarded grants of $135,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts, Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor. Monroe was featured by NPR: “A Photographer's Ode To Unsung Artists”. <mask> was murdered in 1982, when he was 28 years old. He was stabbed 29 times in his Miami Beach apartment. The Miami Herald Tropic Magazine ran a cover story on his death and documentary photography, "Andy <mask>: A Portrait"."Though young, <mask> was virtually an institution on the Beach, having made thousands of images of the place and the people. He had once done a series on city employees and among them is the photo of one of the detectives assigned to probe his homicide...". For years the <mask> family tried to get the murderers convicted. The media covered the trials over the years. <mask>'s father, Nelan "Chick" <mask>, was a municipal judge and past president of the Miami Beach Bar Association. He stopped practicing law, losing faith that his son's murderers would ever be justly prosecuted. Two men were later convicted of his murder.Jesus Ortiz, 31, a drifter from Austin, Texas, and John Taylor, 24, a Miami native, claimed to have killed <mask> in a search for cocaine. A third suspect, Marko Dukanovic, a homeless drifter, was later indicted in 1999 with DNA evidence that

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 showed an extra set of fingerprints. But after 12 years in state psychiatric facilities, he was released. The media covered the long process of the trials. Restoring lost photos
For years the family was too distraught to deal with the issue of how to preserve the thousands of negatives and color prints that <mask> left behind. In 1986 <mask>'s parents had those negatives stored in a professional warehouse only to find out ten years later that the only five existing boxes of negatives were lost. Devastated that the storage company was only willing to compensate them $5.00 for their son's life work, the <mask>s took the company to court.The settlement money was later used to preserve his existing work. Meanwhile, in 1991 the book Miami Beach was finally published with the work the two photographers originally started in 1977. It included a foreword by Isaac Bashevis Singer. It was not until 2006 when thirty boxes with contact sheets of <mask>'s work were accidentally discovered in a family storage unit by <mask>'s sister <mask> Moss's partner and photographer, Stan Hughes. Since the discovery, Stan Hughes has been restoring hundreds of these prints. The family created the Andy Sweet Photo Legacy, a 501(c)3 charitable foundation, with funds gained from the storage facility that lost Sweet's negatives. The Andy Sweet Photo Legacy Foundation was created to support, promote, and educate the public about the work <mask> created.Recognition
<mask>'s work was appreciated by other documentary photographers. "When nationally famed photographer Mary Ellen Mark came to town, she asked the young <mask> to show her around town. She fell for his style, praising his "strong, humorous, and beautiful images." She'd later write that his body of work was "unprecedented for someone so young...He definitely would have gone on to make many more wonderful images and to become a real photographic force." The Miami Beach Commission voted on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, to have a plaque erected in the Art Deco District in honor of <mask>. Influences and awards
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 like a magnet that kept drawing us back...a city that could be observed and preserved through photographic documentation", <mask> told The Miami News. <mask>'s portrayal of the aging Jewish seniors in the Art Deco District, many of them Holocaust survivors.<mask> felt passionate about giving a "voice" to these survivors and that nostalgic time. Through <mask>'s photos, it was clear these quirky seniors intended to savor every moment of life in this close-knit community. He had insight to capture them before the district ultimately became touristy, sterile and gentrified. Ed Christin serves as <mask>'s archivist. <mask> documented the Jewish community on South Beach, starting in 1977 through 1982. It was where he grew up, and where he recognized a unique time in history, when the Jewish residents of Miami Beach brought their cultural touchstones with them. They converted hotels into makeshift synagogues, supported each other, and kept their traditions alive.Many were Holocaust survivors who were drawn to the warm weather of South Florida. <mask> was awarded two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for the Miami Beach Project. Exhibitions

24 Collection, Midtown Miami, Florida, circa 1975.<mask>: Photography by <mask>, Miami Beach Cinematheque, Miami Beach, Florida, September–November 2016. Art Basel, Wynwood, Miami, Florida. Ed Christin Collection at PINTA Fair, 30 November – 4 December 2016. Miami Design Preservation League's' "Art Deco Weekend", Miami Beach, Florida, 13–15 January 2017. Denise Bibro Fine Art Co., New York City, March 2017.HistoryMiami Museum, Miami, Florida, June 2017. Publication with contributions by SweetMiami Beach: Photographs by Gary Monroe and <mask>. 1989. By Gary Monroe  (Author), Isaac Bashevis Singer (Author), <mask> (Author). ,

Film
A documentary film about Miami Beach, with photographs taken between 1976 and 1986 by <mask> and Gary Monroe, called The Last Resort,'' was released in 2018. References

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title: Arthur Witty

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<mask>, also known as Don Arturo, was a footballer, club president and businessman. Whitty played for FC Barcelona in the first Copa del Rey final and later served as club president between 1903 and 1905. He was also a successful trader and his family company, the Witty Group, continues to operate today. He is the older brother of Ernest Whitty. Biography

Early years
Witty was the son of <mask>, a British entrepreneur, who settled in Barcelona. Frederick, who belonged to a Yorkshire family, initially intended to emigrate to Argentina but was persuaded to go to Spain by friends. In 1873 he founded his own shipping agency under the name of F. Witty, subsequently establishing business links between Spain and the United Kingdom.<mask> and his brother, Ernest, were educated at Merchant Taylors' School in Merseyside, where sport was regarded as a major part of a young man's development. While at Merchant Taylors, <mask> played as a forward for the local rugby union team, Waterloo FC. On their return to Barcelona the two brothers joined their father's company which now became known as Witty Sociedad Anónima, Witty S.A.

FC Barcelona footballer
<mask> and Ernest returned to Spain with a love of sports. Unable to play rugby union due to a lack of suitable pitches, the Wittys began to organise football games between company teams made up of employees. In 1899 Ernest also became a founding member of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. Ernest, a Spanish national tennis champion, played tennis with, among others, Joan Gamper and when Gamper founded FC Barcelona in October 1899, the Witty brothers quickly became involved. They used their company to imports regulation balls, referees whistles and nets from England.Legend also has it that the <mask> brothers also imported the legendary club colours, the blaugrana, from the original colours used by Merchant Taylors' rugby team. However FC Basel and other clubs that Gamper played for and his home canton of Zurich

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 and have all been credited and/or claimed to be the inspiration. Either way, Old Merchant Taylors' BaaBarians hockey team carry FC Barcelona shirts as their away strip in tribute to <mask>. In early December 1899 the club played its first official game against an English Select at the Velòdrom de la Bonanova, now known as Turó Park. The teams only had ten men each and the English Select actually included several FC Barcelona players, among them, <mask>. The English Select won the game 1–0 with <mask> scoring the only goal. On Christmas Eve 1899 <mask> made his official debut for the club in a 3–1 win over Català SC.FC Barcelona was one of several football clubs formed in the city around this time and soon there was enough teams to organise a regular competition, the Copa Macaya. Witty was a member of the FC Barcelona team which won its first ever trophy, the Copa Macaya in 1902. He also played for FC Barcelona in 1902 when they were invited to enter the first ever Copa del Rey. After beating Madrid FC, later to become Real Madrid, 3–1 in the first round, they lost 2–1 to Club Vizcaya in the final. Witty also helped the club win the Copa Barcelona in 1903. Between 1899 and 1905 Witty played 74 games, mainly as a full-back for FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona President
Witty became president of FC Barcelona on 17 September 1903 after having previously served on the board of directors.During his presidency the club won its first Championat de Catalunya with a squad that included <mask> and Romà Forns. The latter was one of several young reserve players Witty introduced into the team. By now FC Barcelona had acquired a strong fan base within the city and Witty arranged for the club to play their home games at the Carrer Muntaner. Witty also organised the club's first trip abroad which resulted in their first game against a non-Spanish team. On 1 May 1904 FC Barcelona beat Stade Olympien des Étudiants Toulousains 3–2. The same opponents were then invited

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 back to FC Barcelona to play the inaugural game at the Carrer Muntaner. FC Barcelona won this game 4–0 with two goals from Joan Gamper.Witty stepped down as president on 6 October 1905. After Barcelona
In June 1924 Witty briefly became involved in controversy when he invited the British Royal Marine band that played God Save the Queen at Les Corts, after their attempts to play the Spanish national anthem were jeered. As a result, Witty became disillusioned at the politicalisation of FC Barcelona club and, while remaining a fan, he gradually began to distance himself from the club. During the 1930s <mask> and his son, Frederick Jr., established the family company as traders and helped introduce well known names such as Cadburys, Johnnie Walker, Unilever and Bovril into the Spanish market. Witty also served as President of the Barcelona Ship Agents Association until 1936 and was a leader in the Barcelona and Spanish shipping communities. During the Spanish Civil War the company was exempted from a takeover by a workers committee as it was technically a British-owned company and it continued to trade successfully. During the Second World War, Witty left Spain, leaving the business in hands of a lawyer.He returned during the Franco years and regained his status as a leading shipping agent. Together with his brother he also opened a successful sports shop. Honours
Copa de la Coronación
Runner-up 1902
Copa Macaya: 1
1901–02
Copa Barcelona: 1
1902–03
Campionat de Catalunya: 1
1904–05

Sources
 Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football (2003), Phil Ball. Barça: A People's Passion (1998), Jimmy Burns. External links
  <mask> at www.fcbarcelona.cat

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title: A. Scott Bolden

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<mask> (born 8 June 1962), is an American attorney, law partner, and former radio and television host. He is currently a television and radio legal and political commentator, and as an attorney, continues to represent the interests of several nonprofits, including the United Negro College Fund, the Greater Washington Urban League, and the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Early life

<mask> was born in Joliet, Illinois to Raymond and <mask>. <mask>'s father, <mask>, was a criminal defense and civil rights attorney as well as a judge, and was the head of the NAACP in Will County, Illinois. His mother, <mask>, was a civil rights activist. She supported his father's law practice in the early years, and later returned to college and graduate school to receive degrees in Black History and Sociology. She was a college professor, administrator and entrepreneur who owned Educational Associates and several businesses in the education arena.As a child and teenager, Bolden often traveled with his father, as the older Bolden tried cases across the state. They were often the only people of color in those courtrooms, which inspired his feelings about the law. Bolden was also inspired by the way his father commanded the courtroom. Bolden would go with his father as he visited clients in local and federal prisons and observed of how his father would earn clients’ respect and trust. Watching his father's oratorical skills and presence before judges would shape Bolden's professional and personal life and would inspire Bolden to begin his own legal career. Education

At Morehouse College and later at Howard University School of Law, he

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 trained for leadership under the tutelage of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Dr. Robert Brisbane, Judge William Bryant, Attorney and civil rights activist, Julian Dugas, Howard Law School Dean, J. Clay Smith, Judge Luke C. Moore and Judge Wiley Branton, among others. Legal career

Upon graduation, Bolden worked as Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office where he prosecuted hundreds of misdemeanor and felony cases.He went on to work as Legal Counsel to the Committee on the Judiciary Council of the District of Columbia. In 1991, <mask> started as an associate with the law firm Reed Smith, making partner in four years, and was the first African American in the history of the firm to be promoted from associate to full equity partner. Later, he became Managing Partner of the firm's D.C. office, representing a number of high-profile clients in civil, regulatory and white-collar litigation matters and throughout his legal career, he has successfully defended many high-profile athletes, entertainers and politicians. In 2018, <mask> resumed serving as office managing partner of the Reed Smith, Washington, D.C. office. He is also a former Member of Reed Smith's Executive Committee. In 2018, <mask> returned to the role of Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C., office of Reed Smith. In 2021, he was representing Baltimore's State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby.Community and civic engagement

While maintaining a full-time white-collar defense and litigation practice, <mask> led the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the District of Columbia Democratic Party,

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 hosted a local Washington, D.C., radio show called “What Matters Most” and co-hosted his own cable television show called “Building Bridges for Business.” In 2006, Bolden ran to become an at-large member of the Council for the District of Columbia and lost. <mask> serves on the Board of Trustees of Morehouse College and on the Board of Visitors of the Howard School of Law as well as on the board of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Additionally, he continues to represent the interests of several nonprofits, including the United Negro College Fund, the Greater Washington Urban League, and the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Media appearances

Bolden is a frequent political and legal analyst and has made appearances on local and major national news channels—including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Fox Business Network and other media outlets—as a regular commentator, sharing his views on politics, law, society and business. He has appeared on CNN's “Newsroom” and “Situation Room,” MSNBC's “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Fox News Channel's ‘Happening Now” and “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Fox Business Network and Fox Business Network's “After the Bell.”

Awards

Bolden has received numerous honors and awards including Attorney of the Year Award from the Boy Scouts of America, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Rainmaker Award, was designated a White Collar Criminal Defense Super Lawyer from 2013 to 2017. <mask> and his current wife, Erika, currently reside in Washington, DC. Together they have three daughters, one son and a granddaughter.References

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<mask> (1927–1993) was an important figure in the education and arts community in Liverpool. He was head of English at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys and was co-founder of the Liverpool Everyman Theatre. Early years and education

<mask> was born and raised in the poor inner city districts of the Dingle, Liverpool, (Drysdale Street) and Kensington (Esher Road), as the only child of a ship's carpenter, <mask>, who spent many months at sea on the 'banana boats' during the 1930s, leaving <mask> in the care of his mother and aunts. His mother, <mask> (née Ashcroft), had come from a background ruined by the failure of the family horse-and-cart business in the late 1920s. She was particularly ambitious for her son, and even before he was born began making sacrifices and saving money from their modest income for the time when she might have to pay for a grammar school education. However, this was not needed, as <mask> won a City scholarship from Matthew Arnold Junior School in the Dingle in 1938 and gained entrance to the prestigious Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, where he proved an excellent scholar, eventually being appointed to replace the Head Boy (accidentally killed in a school cricket match) in mid-year. In 1946 he won a scholarship to Downing College, Cambridge, but this was delayed by 18 months of compulsory National Service.Because of his pacifist beliefs, he refused to enter the armed forces, and as a conscientious objector he was instead assigned work in a coal mine. This experience later gave him his schoolteacher nickname "Dusty", aggravated his lifelong asthma, and strongly influenced his political views. He began undergraduate life at Cambridge in September 1948; his tutor was the noted literary critic Frank Raymond Leavis, who had also been a conscientious objector (in WW1). He was much influenced by F R Leavis and his views on literary criticism. He graduated in 1951, did a year's post-graduate certificate of education, married (Audrey Atherton) in 1952 and began his career, briefly in Bolton, then

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 in September 1953 returned to The Liverpool Institute as an English teacher, later (1956) becoming Head of the English Department. Teaching at the Liverpool Institute
His teaching work was generally with the higher streamed, academically-inclined boys and the Sixth form, in preparation for Advanced (A) level English or for scholarship exams to Oxbridge and he achieved very high pass levels and results. "Dusty" Durband later came to considerable public fame as the highly regarded Sixth Form teacher of A level English to Paul McCartney (1958–60) who achieved his pass in that subject.Durband's teaching style was imaginative and engaging, displaying his enthusiasm for the subject and praising individual achievements. His discipline was strict but humane and he never resorted to the physical punishments so common in the school. All the plays were read aloud by pupils in class with dramatic flair encouraged. McCartney himself commented that he loved the way that Durband cut down the stories to expose their most basic themes, therefore simplifying them so as to be easily understood. He played a central role in directing school plays and staged them with imagination and 'modern' interpretations: ' The Rivals' in 1958 (with incidental music composed by John McCabe); 'St. Joan' in 1960, 'Servant of Two Masters' in 1962. Expansion of post secondary education and the uncertainties of the future of Grammar schools led several experienced teachers to leave the Liverpool Institute School after the departure of the Headmaster John Robert Edwards in 1961.<mask> was appointed to the C.F. Mott Teachers' Training College, Huyton, Merseyside in 1962, eventually becoming Head of English. Texts, plays and theatre
<mask>'s experience in the classroom led him to write a series of textbooks entitled 'English Workshop' which had commenced at his desk in Room 32, (published in 1959) and proved popular in classrooms throughout the country. He also wrote a series of student guides, 'Shakespeare Made Easy' – each volume a complete play, the original on one side

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 and the same verse in modern English on the other. These were published from 1986 on. Alongside his career and his writing, he was an avid promoter of the development and production of new drama & plays in collections entitled: 'New Directions in English', 1961; 'Contemporary English', 1962; 'Playbill', 1969 on; 'Prompt', 1973 on; and 'Wordplays' containing writers such as <mask>, Tom Stoppard, Willy Russell, Brian Jacques, <mask>, George Friel & John Mortimer, etc. According to Jacques, Durband also passed along the original manuscript of his novel Redwall to a publisher.Durband was also a motivating force behind the creation and renovation of The Everyman Theatre on Hope Street, Liverpool which opened in 1964 and earlier he had attempted with Sam Wanamaker to revive 'The New Shakespeare' as a supper club until its mysterious destructive fire in 1959. He served for nearly 30 years as vice-chair, chair and vice-president of the Theatre Board raising thousands of pounds by means of innovative seven-year tax-free covenants for the conversion of the building. It was a popular theatre specialising in local Liverpool settings & political subjects which gave opportunities to new playwrights – most famous of whom is probably Willy Russell (to whom Durband lent his Welsh cottage to write 'Educating Rita') and to actors such as: Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, Jonathan Pryce & Julie Walters who joined the Theatre company around 1975. To mark this era, Willy Russell unveiled a plaque in memory of <mask>d at the theatre in 1998 in the company of actor Pete Postlethwaite who acknowledged a great personal debt to his time spent on the stage at The Everyman. Views and styles

Durband was an atheist, and like his mother, a committed socialist and a supporter of left-wing, progressive causes. He was the Communist Party candidate for school elections in 1946 and he withdrew (at the Head's suggestion) in favour of the Labour candidate "to prove the value of the united left". [Source: School Mag.Feb. 1946]. His ideas were to evolve into an unusual

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 combination of beliefs and experiences. His acute social conscience seemed to lie easily alongside a love of life with all its joys: of good food, wine and clothes, comfortable houses and luxury cars, made possible only by his entrepreneurial bent and an extremely strong work ethic which produced a steady flow of royalty payments from several decades of sales of his study guides in Britain and the United States. As an entry in the School Magazine (July 1962) announcing his departure, put it: "nestling in his briefcase alongside L5A's exercises were the latest brochures on refrigerators, washing machines, caravanserai, nuclear disarmament, brilliant new textbooks, and resurrections of long defunct amphitheatres". An obituary in the Liverpool Daily Post on 13 March 1993 said "His influence lives on in the minds of the boys he taught and the strength of popular theatrical productions in Liverpool". He became a Justice of the Peace, (J.P.) in Liverpool in 1974 and is survived by his wife, Audrey, and his son, Mark, and daughter, Amanda. Afterword

With the financial support of former pupil Paul McCartney, the old Liverpool Institute school building on Mount St. was saved and its interior transformed into LIPA, The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in 1996.It is particularly apt that his old English teacher's Classroom 32 was designated & plaqued as 'The <mask>d Room'. Overlooking the school at the top of Mount Street at Hope Street is a sculpture ("A Case History" by John King, 1998) which depicts Durband's old briefcase cast in concrete. References

Sources
Dave Lang," Scrutiny to Subcultures: notes on litereray criticism and popular music", Popular Music, Vol. 13, No. 2, Mellers at 80 (May 1994), pp. 179–190. Merkin, Ros (Compiled by), Liverpool's Third Cathedral: The Liverpool Everyman Theatre, 2004

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title: A. P. Marshall

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<mask> (September 5, 1914 – March 9, 2001) was an American librarian and educator. He was the director of multiple academic libraries, including the libraries of Lincoln University and Eastern Michigan University. <mask> was an active participant in the civil rights movement, serving in a leadership role in a Missouri chapter of the NAACP. He worked to fight discrimination against African-Americans in librarianship and held several leadership roles in the profession, including as vice president of the American Library Association. Later in his life <mask> focused on documenting the history of Ypsilanti, Michigan's black community members, earning him the nickname "Mr. Ypsilanti". Early life and education
<mask> was born September 5, 1914, in Texarkana, Texas. <mask>'s father was a carpenter and railroad worker who died when A. P. was young, and his family moved to Kansas City, Missouri.He received a bachelor's degree from Lincoln University in 1938, and went on to earn a second bachelor's degree in library science from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1939. In 1950 he earned a master's degree in intellectual history, and in 1953 he earned another master's degree in history from the University of Illinois. Career as librarian
<mask> created A Guide to Negro Periodical Literature by using three-by-five index cards to index scholarly and popular publications, as well as serial publications from fraternal organizations, professional societies, and colleges and universities. He began working on the project while working as a library assistant at Lincoln University in 1939, and it was published in four volumes from 1941 through 1946, pausing during the year and a half he served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. The guide gives a "unique snapshot of African American culture and politics before World War II" and is now known as The Marshall Index. <mask> took a job at Winston-Salem Teacher's College, working as the director of the school's library from 1941 to 1948. In 1950 he returned to his alma mater, Lincoln University, to serve as the director of libraries.While at Lincoln, <mask> worked to increase the size of the library's

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 collection (nearly tripling in size in less than two decades) and to providing more training opportunities for the library's staff. In 1966 he wrote a book about the university's history, Soldiers' Dream: A Centennial History of Lincoln University in Missouri. In 1969 <mask> moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan to take a job as director of libraries at Eastern Michigan University. He went on to serve as EMU's dean of academic services from 1972 to 1978, and taught as a professor until his retirement in 1980. Service to librarianship
<mask> helped found the North Carolina Negro Library Association, the first black library association in the United States, and served as its vice president. He served as the first African-American president of the Missouri Library Association in the early 1960s, as well as serving as the editor of the association's journal. <mask> was an active participant in librarianship through the American Library Association, working to fight discrimination and segregation within the organization.At the first ALA conference he attended in 1940 in Cincinnati, the handful of black attendees were not allowed to stay in the conference hotel or attend meal events; <mask> was asked to use the freight elevator but rode the passenger elevator even after being accosted by another attendee. He served as an councilor on the ALA Council from 1963 to 1976, and in 1965 became the first African-American to serve as chair of the Nominating Committee for ALA president. In 1970 was nominated to serve as the organization's president but lost the election by a slim margin. He also served as one of the eight appointed members of the U.S. Office of Education's National Advisory Council on Library Resources. NAACP leadership
In the early 1950s <mask> served as the president of the Jefferson City, Missouri NAACP branch and was the vice president while that branch brought a lawsuit against the Jefferson City school board for forcing black junior high school students to attend the elementary school. Work as historian
After his retirement from Eastern Michigan University in 1980, <mask> devoted his energy to historical research, especially the black history of Ypsilanti. The

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 Ypsilanti Library describes his work as "pioneering," saying his research "helped transform Ypsilanti's sense of itself"; <mask> was referred to as "Mr. Ypsilanti" and "the caretaker of black history for the city".<mask> wrote about Ypsilanti engineer and inventor Elijah McCoy in his 1989 book The "real McCoy" of Ypsilanti. <mask>'s other books included:

 Unconquered Souls: The History of the African American in Ypsilanti (1993)
 Helen Walker McAndrew, Ypsilanti's Lady Frontier Doctor (1996), and
 The Legendary 4 Horsemen of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (1996). He also wrote a regular column in the Ypsilanti Courier. Personal life
<mask> married Ruthe Langley in 1941. They had one daughter, Satia <mask>, who went on to become the first director of ALA's Office for Literacy and Outreach Services. <mask> died March 9, 2001. Throughout his career, <mask> worked to preserve the histories of the African-American experience, beginning with indexing black periodicals and culminating in folk histories and interviews sharing the lives of black people who lived through tumultuous times.The interviews he recorded in the 1980s now make up the A.P. Marshall African American Oral History Archive. He received a wide variety of awards and recognition in his lifetime, including:
 Distinguished Service to Librarianship award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (1978)
 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award from the Ann Arbor Public Schools (1985)
 Distinguished Career Citation from the Association of College and Research Libraries (1989)

In 2018, <mask> was listed as one of the four most prominent librarians who stood to oppose racial segregation in the library profession in an ALA Council "Resolution to Honor Those Who Fought Segregation". References

External links
 Dr. <mask><mask>, Oral History Interview, 1998

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University of Illinois School of Information Sciences alumni
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William Cohen (1928 – February 4, 2020) was an American actor born in Philadelphia, to an opera actor and singer. As <mask>, he is best known for his portrayal of Bozo the Clown in the New York City market. College Education And Early Career

Britten performed as a mimic and pantomimist for local parties in Philadelphia to finance his college education. He earned a degree in drama at Temple University. After serving in the U.S. Army, where he wrote, performed and produced shows for Special Services, he earned a Master's Degree in drama at the University of Washington in Seattle. He taught speech and drama at a Seattle high school, performed on local television, appeared as a clown for a local gas station franchise and trained with two puppet theaters funded by the University of Washington. Following his college education, Britten studied puppetry with Frank Paris, who created and was puppeteer for the original Howdy Doody marionette that appeared on Puppet Playhouse Presents.Britten later was employed by a resort in New England (either New Hampshire or Vermont). According to television children's programming historian Kevin Butler, <mask> conveyed to Butler during a 1980s interview that he had worked for “Wantashanta Lodge on glorious Lake Winemesote” (neither have been documented and this could have been a Britten joke) as a toomler, a Yiddish word explained as someone who takes the initiative to make things happen. It was during this time, according to Britten, that he was assigned by the lodge management to perform comedy skits and to create many games and activities for the benefit of the guests. Working with the staff, Britten and his fellow toomlers created ”Can You Top

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 This?” night, a friendly competition allowing guests and Britten to attempt to tell the funniest jokes. Britten also played guitar and likely included his musical talent as part of the entertainment. This experience, along with reading books and magazines that featured ideas, games, craft making and hobbies, aided Britten in developing activities that he utilized later on television shows such as Time For Fun, Wonderama, Bozo The Clown and The Bozo’s Big Top Circus Show. Britten's sources for creating and performing comedic ideas also included old movie comedies that he watched at a theater in Philadelphia and, years later, at a film history society run by film historian, author and lecturer William K.Everson.Britten also listened to popular radio comedy series of the 1930s and 1940s. He  became a fan of Eddie Cantor, ”Baron Munchhausen”(portrayed by Jack Pearl), Ed Wynn and many other well-known comedy performers. He watched Your Show of Shows and was inspired by the comedy skits and characters created by Sid Caesar. Career In New York Television

Britten moved to New York City to work in nightclubs. At about this time, he met ventriloquist Doris Faye and they formed Britten-Faye Productions. One of their joint creations was <mask>'s tramp clown character Prof. Okey Dokey. As the tramp clown, Britten entered and won the Funniest New Clown Of The Year audition with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, besting approximately 400 other candidates.He received national publicity as the schoolteacher turned clown after performing a pantomime routine in which he attempted to sit in a collapsible chair. <mask> performed with the circus at Madison Square Garden during the

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texts: spring of 1954. He remained in the city when the circus moved to the next destination on its itinerary. <mask> made his first television appearance during 1955 (several sources give the year as 1954) on WJZ-TV (later WABC-TV) for the "Jolly Gene And His Fun Machine" show. On the program, <mask> provided puppetry and voice characterization for the show's puppets that included "Jolly Gene", "Yoo Hoo The Cuckoo" and "Waldo The Dodo." He also drew cartoons on the show's magic screen. <mask> remained with the show until 1956.<mask> appeared on several top-rated national shows such as "Name That Tune" and he became the third host of "Time For Fun!" on weekday afternoons on WABC from December 31, 1956 to August 1, 1958. On the show, he portrayed "Johnny Jellybean." Assisted by Faye and her puppets, Britten entertained millions of children at noon each day with his "Jellybeaner Salute" and "Jellybeaner Song." One of the skits that <mask> performed as "Johnny Jellybean" was his unsuccessful effort to obtain a drink of water from a malfunctioning water fountain. This skit was based on a similar routine that the "Poor Soul" Jackie Gleason character performed on The Cavalcade Of Stars television variety show on the DuMont Television Network during 1951. The information about Gleason's performance in the water fountain skit is derived from a recently discovered kinnie film print of that show that was featured on the television documentary "Jackie Gleason’s Cavalcade Of Characters."<mask> succeeded Herb Sheldon on August 10, 1958 to become the host of WABD's (later WNEW-TV and now WNYW-TV) "Wonderama" program. It was the first children's show to be taped before a live studio audience. <mask>

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texts: initially hosted the show as "Three Gun Willie The Kid" and he was accompanied by Doris Faye's "Princess Ticklefeather" character. <mask>'s character, however, proved unpopular and was dropped from the show. <mask> also hosted "The Looney Tunes Show" on Saturday nights from August 9, 1958 until August 30, 1958, and the weekday evenings "Bugs Bunny Presents" and "Funnytoones" shows at the same station until his December 1958 departure. On Monday, September 14, 1959, <mask> moved to WPIX-TV in New York City and began to portray the character "Bozo the Clown" for "The Bozo Show" that aired until March 1, 1963. On March 4, the series changed time slots and was renamed "Bozo's Big Top Circus".This show lasted until June 2, 1963. During this period, <mask> also hosted the Saturday morning cartoon show "The Cartoon Express", from October 13 to November 3 of 1962. Faye joined him on these shows as "Princess Ticklefeather." <mask>'s last show was "Bozo's Cartoon Circus Lunchtime Show". The program was broadcast from June 24, 1963 until August 14, 1964, marking the end of his involvement with children's television. A few years earlier, a parent from Westchester County, New York, in a letter published by the New York Daily News, accused Britten of teaching her children to utter the phrase "Aw, shut up." In a brief explanation that appeared in a subsequent issue of the newspaper on June 5, 1960, Britten replied: "...I must emphasize that she is greatly mistaken in asserting that they are acquiring the expression from me.Apart from many years of performing for children, I have spent many enriching years as a schoolteacher and educator, and I am doubly aware of the influence we performers

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 have on young viewers and our responsibility in that connection. I have never used, nor will I ever use, expressions in bad taste on any of my programs. I feel certain that if (the woman) were to investigate the situation more thoroughly she would find that her children are getting these expressions from other sources." Personal Appearances

During his television career, Britten made countless appearances before children at events throughout the New York City area. The appearances included the Christmas parade in Paterson, New Jersey, local circus events and shows at Freedomland U.S.A. in The Bronx. On Friday, June 16, 1961 Britten appeared on the WPIX-TV special program "Big Freedomland Special." Other station children's show hosts – Officer Joe Bolton, Captain Jack McCarthy and Chuck McCann – also appeared on the program that was recorded at the popular American history theme park.<mask> is mentioned in the book Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History. Programming, Teaching, Broadway, Film

Following his work in front of the camera, <mask> served as a programming director for WNYC and as a drama teacher at Performing Arts High School in New York City. He also appeared on Broadway, most notably as the Barber in the original Broadway production of Man of La Mancha alongside Robert Rounsville and Richard Kiley. Britten also appeared in the 1980 film Fame as drama teacher Mr. England. Personal life
<mask> was married to Mary Louise Jones for 48 years. He died on February 4, 2020. References

External links

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American male television actors
American male film actors
2020 deaths
Temple University alumni
University of Washington School of Drama alumni
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texts: <mask> (née <mask>; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress, producer and television personality. One of the most popular leading ladies of Hindi cinema, she has appeared in over 70 Bollywood films. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and strong characters, Dixit's early career was shaped up mostly by romantic and family dramas before she expanded her repertoire. Her accolades include six Filmfare Awards from a record 17 nominations. In 2008, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country. Born and raised in Mumbai, Dixit made her acting debut in 1984 with a leading role in the drama Abodh. After a few successive commercially failed films, she had her breakthrough with the action romance Tezaab (1988) and established herself with starring roles in the top-grossing romantic dramas Dil (1990), Beta (1992), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!(1994), and Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). She won four Best Actress awards at the Filmfare Awards for her performances in them. Her other commercially successful films during this period include Ram Lakhan (1989), Tridev (1989), Thanedaar (1990), Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), Saajan (1991), Khalnayak (1993), and Raja (1995). Dixit also earned praise for her dramatic performances in the crime film Parinda (1989), the romantic dramas  Prem Pratigyaa (1989) and Devdas (2002), receiving the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter, the thrillers Anjaam (1994) and Pukar (2000), and the social dramas Mrityudand (1997) and Lajja (2001). Following a sabbatical from acting in 2002, Dixit starred in the musical

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 Aaja Nachle (2007), and worked intermittently in the next decade, gaining appreciation for her starring roles in the black comedy Dedh Ishqiya (2014) and the Marathi comedy drama Bucket List (2018). Her highest-grossing release came with the adventure comedy Total Dhamaal (2019). Among the country's highest-paid actresses throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Dixit has featured in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list since its inception in 2012.In addition to acting in films, she has been engaged in philanthropic activities. She has worked with UNICEF since 2014 to advocate the rights of children and prevent child labour, participates in concert tours and stage shows, features frequently as a talent judge for dance reality shows, and is the co-founder of the production company RnM Moving Pictures. Since 1999, she has been married to Shriram Nene, with whom she has two sons. Early life and background
<mask> <mask> was born on 15 May 1967 into a Marathi Kokanastha Brahmin family in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) to Shankar and Snehlata <mask>. She has two elder sisters and an elder brother. She kindled an interest in dance at an early age of three, and went on to train in Kathak for eight years; later on becoming a professionally trained Kathak dancer. Dixit received her education at Divine Child High School in Andheri.Apart from her studies, she participated in extra-curricular activities, such as dramatics. Aspiring to become a microbiologist, Dixit enrolled at the Sathaye college in Vile Parle (Mumbai) where she studied microbiology as one of her subjects in BSc. However, six months after she had

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texts: Hindi cinema, and marked a significant turning point in her career.Akshay Shah of Planet Bollywood wrote, "<mask> <mask> also gives a fine tuned performance. Though she is more remembered for her crowd pleasing dance act Ek Do Teen, her acting needs to be noted, specially in the scenes where she is pitted against Anupam Kher." Her first release of 1989, Vardi, did fairly well at the box office. She next re-united with Anil Kapoor for Subhash Ghai's Ram Lakhan. She played Radha Shastri, a girl who falls in love with her childhood friend, but finds it hard to convince her father. Finishing up as the second highest-grossing film of the year, Ram Lakhan emerged as a "super-hit" at the box office. Dixit's next release was the romantic drama Prem Pratigyaa, in which she was paired opposite Mithun Chakraborty.Her portrayal of Laxmi Rao, a distraught woman who influences a local underworld don letting him give up his bad habits, earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Dixit collaborated with Trimurti Films for the action thriller Tridev which featured an ensemble cast (Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Sangeeta Bijlani, Sonam and Amrish Puri). It finished up as one of the biggest hits and the third highest-grossing film of the year. Her next release of the year, Vidhu Vinod Chopra's drama Parinda, co-starring Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Nana Patekar was another box office hit. She played Paro, a schoolteacher who is killed on her wedding night along with Karan (played by Kapoor) by a gangster (played by Patekar). A major critical success, the film was included

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 in CNN-News18's 2013 list of the "100 greatest Indian films of all time". It was selected as the official Indian submission for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but was not nominated.Rediff.com opined that Dixit added "touching vulnerability and soft focus appeal to the heavy duty proceedings". Also that year, after Prem Pratigya she starred in Ilaaka, Mujrim (both opposite Mithun Chakrobarty) and all three were hits. Other films such as Paap Ka Ant (opposite Govinda) and Kanoon Apna Apna (opposite Sanjay Dutt) was an average grosser. 1990s: Rise to prominence and widespread success

In 1990, Dixit appeared in nine films. Five of them—Maha-Sangram, Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin, Jeevan Ek Sanghursh, Sailaab and Jamai Raja—were commercially unsuccessful. Her next release that year was Rakesh Roshan's action comedy Kishen Kanhaiya (alongside Anil Kapoor and Shilpa Shirodkar). It tells the story of twin brothers who are separated at birth and re-unite in their youth.<mask> and Shirodkar played the love interests of Kapoor's characters. It was the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year in India. <mask> next played a strong-willed woman in the box-office average action drama Izzatdaar. She won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress for portraying Madhu, a rich and arrogant girl who falls in love with a poorer boy, in Indra Kumar's romantic drama Dil opposite Aamir Khan. It emerged as the highest-grossing film of the year. Rediff.com hailed her performance, commenting "..she showed her range as a performer. She breathed fire as the rebellious lover defying her family, or the forlorn

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texts: the biggest hit of the year and won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Following the film's success, Dixit became famously known as the "Dhak Dhak Girl". Zindagi Ek Jua, Prem Deewane, Khel and Sangeet were her other releases of the year. In 1993, Dixit appeared in Ramesh Talwar's Sahibaan which was commercially successful. Dixit next reunited with Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff in Subhash Ghai's crime drama Khalnayak. Her portrayal of Ganga, a police officer, who volunteers to go undercover, to trap an escaped criminal, garnered her critical acclaim.India Today wrote, "..she grinds and thrusts in her trademark dhak dhak style. The whistles grow deafening when she stares into the camera, looks at every man in the dark, and promises him her heart-and much more. In one Bangalore theatre, the police were kept on stand-by in case the crowds went berserk." Dixit's performance in Khalnayak earned her a sixth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and became the second highest-grossing film of the year in India. Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's Phool and Lawrence D'Souza's Dil Tera Aashiq were her other releases of the year. In 1994, Dixit starred in Rahul Rawail's psychological thriller Anjaam, which marked her first of many collaborations with Shah Rukh Khan. <mask>'s portrayal of Shivani Chopra, a revenge-seeking wife and mother earned her a seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.The film performed moderately well at the box office. Her next release was Rajshri Productions'  family drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! opposite Salman Khan. The film emerged as one of the


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texts: highest-grossing film of the year and its success was attributed to <mask>'s immense popularity. She won a second Screen Award for Best Actress for her performance. Her next release was David Dhawan's Yaraana opposite Rishi Kapoor, in which she played Lalita, a dancer on the run from her abusive lover. The film underperformed at the box office. Both the films earned her nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The following year, both her films Prem Granth and Rajkumar flopped at the box office. In 1997, Dixit received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Ketki Singh, a village woman who struggles to confront and defeat the forces of oppression and male domination in Prakash Jha's Mrityudand alongside Shabana Azmi and Shilpa Shirodkar.In a review for India Today, Anupama Chopra wrote, " Dixit gives her career's best performance. Simply dressed, she looks stunning and acts even better. She is by turns romantic, vulnerable, angry - the perfect foil to Azmi's long-suffering 'badi bahu'." Screen magazine deemed her portrayal "fiery" and appreciated the lack of glamour in the part. For her performance, Dixit won a third Screen Award for Best Actress. She next starred in the dramas Koyla, Mahaanta and Mohabbat. With the exception of Koyla, none of these films performed well either critically or commercially.<mask>'s fifth and final release of 1997 was Yash Chopra's musical romantic drama Dil To Pagal Hai. Co-starring Shah Rukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar, the film depicts the love stories of the dancers in a musical dance troupe. Her role of Pooja, a woman faced with a moral


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 dilemma in a love triangle fetched her a fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actress and the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female. Dil To Pagal Hai emerged as a 'blockbuster' and was the highest-grossing film of the year in India. At the 45th National Film Awards, the film won three awards, including the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. She next starred in the N.Chandra- directed drama Wajood (1998) opposite Nana Patekar and Mukul Dev. She played Apoorva, a very rich girl who is misunderstood by Malhar, played by Patekar.Suparn Verma of Rediff commented: "..She nevertheless shows that even a weak role cannot stifle her as she animates the screen like only she can. Truly, the coming together of Nana, <mask> and Chandra in one film is a tour de force." The same year, she appeared in a cameo role in the comedy Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, once again playing herself onscreen after Dharavi. Her next and only release of 1999 was the romance Aarzoo (1999) opposite Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. Upon release, the film emerged commercially unsuccessful. 2000s: Further acclaim and sabbaticals

In 2000, Dixit starred in Rajkumar Santoshi's Pukar opposite Anil Kapoor. A love story based on the backdrop of the Indian Army, the film was shot over a course of 350 days.<mask>'s portrayal of Anjali, a heartbroken and jealous woman who swears revenge on Jai (played by Kapoor) for rejecting her, garnered her several Best Actress nominations at various award ceremonies, including Filmfare and Screen. A review in Filmfare said that both "Anil Kapoor and <mask> Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National

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texts: Integration. She then played the title character in Gaja Gamini, the first feature film directed by painter M. F. Husain. Hussain got fixated with Dixit, and watched her movie Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! several times, and was certain that he would make a film only with her. The film followed the story of Gaja Gamini, who appears in various incarnations as Mona Lisa, Shakuntala and others.Pukar was an average grosser, while the latter underperformed at the box office. In 2001, <mask> starred in Deepak Shivdasani's love triangle Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke opposite Ajay Devgan and Preity Zinta. Upon release, the film met with largely negative reviews. Critic Gautam Buragohain, however, described her as "the saving grace of the film", adding that "she gives a delightful performance". Commercially too, the film failed to do well. Subsequently, Dixit reunited with Rajkumar Santoshi for the social drama  Lajja (2001). Dealing with the issue of gender inequality, Dixit played Janki, a theatre actress who gets pre-maritally pregnant.Anita Bora of Rediff.com wrote: "<mask> slips into her role as Janaki..with consummate ease..and..dazzles us with a class act." The film was a box-office failure in India but was an overseas success. Dixit's performance fetched her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination and won her the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female. <mask>'s first release of 2002 was the love triangle Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, where she played Radha whose married life blemishes when she gets obsessed with the career of her friend. A

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texts: remake of director K. S. Adhiyaman's own Tamil film Thotta Chinungi (1995), the film took six years in making, with huge sabbaticals in between shoots due to several production problems. The film emerged moderately successful at the Indian box office. Few critics noted that the delay made the film look outdated.<mask>'s next release was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period romance Devdas, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. It was based on Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel of the same name. She portrayed Chandramukhi, a courtesan who is in love with the title character. Sita Menon of Rediff.com wrote: "The most understated role and perhaps the one that is most lingering, in terms of virtuosity, is that played by <mask> <mask>. As Chandramukhi, she is simply stunning, lending passion, fire and gentleness with such consummate ease that watching her perform is sheer delight." The film was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and was featured by Time in their listing of the "10 best films of the millennium". The film emerged as a major commercial success with revenues of over .Devdas was chosen as India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. At the 50th National Film Awards, the film won five awards, including the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Dixit eventually won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film. Post Devdas, Dixit took a break from actively working in


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 "compelling", while Deepanjana Pal of Firstpost wrote "She's still capable of keeping an audience glued to their seats when the credits start rolling, all because she's dancing on screen.". The film earned Dixit her fourteenth nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Dedh Ishqiya earned little at the box-office. Her next release of the year was debutant director Soumik Sen's Gulaab Gang, alongside Juhi Chawla. Dixit portrayed Rajjo, the leader of a women's activist group, inspired by the real vigilante activist Sampat Pal Devi and her group Gulabi Gang. Pal filed a case against the film claiming that the makers did not take permission to make a film on her life, but the court later lifted the stay from the film. To prepare for her role, Dixit practised Shaolin Kung fu, stick training, and close combat.Gulaab Gang failed at the box office, earning mixed reviews. Subhash K. Jha labelled Dixit's performance and demeanour "inconsistent". However, Sampat Pal claimed that in Dixit's character she finds a "reflection of her own life so stark" that it makes her feel "it was she on screen". The film was a box-office failure. Four years later, Dixit made her debut in Marathi Cinema with the comedy-drama Bucket List. She played Madhura Sane, a middle aged housewife who takes the initiative to complete the bucket list of her deceased teenage heart donor. Dixit garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal; Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India
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texts: comfort watch even if a tad predictable and sappy." Dixit reunited with Anil Kapoor and Ajay Devgn in Indra Kumar's adventure comedy Total Dhamaal (2019). She portrayed Bindu Patel, who along with a group of people learns about a hidden treasure and then races to claim it. The film received mixed to negative reviews, however, <mask>'s performance received a mixed-to-positive reception. Lakshana N Palat of India Today wrote: "The little respite in this adventure-comedy is the pairing of Anil Kapoor and <mask> <mask>, who prove that they still have the same impeccable chemistry and partnership almost two decades later." Total Dhamaal emerged as a major commercial success at the box office, grossing more than  worldwide, and ranks as the ninth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. Dixit produced the Marathi Netflix-drama 15 August under her production company RnM Moving Pictures.In an interview with Scroll.in, Dixit said, "The film is about the freedom to love, the freedom to choose your career and the freedom to die". She next starred in Abhishek Varman's period drama Kalank, featuring an ensemble cast including Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjay Dutt. Set in the 1940s prior to the partition of India, the film featured her as Bahaar Begum, the madam of a brothel. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote, "In the blinding glow of Dixit's presence as a nautch girl who can turn on the magic at will, the younger cast members pale somewhat in comparison. She lights up the screen as only she can, pushing the others to strive harder." It did not perform well at the box office;


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texts: organised India's first 24-hour live telethon, a fund-raising event that brings in people to donate money to support TERI's initiative—Lighting a Billion Lives which aims at providing solar power to villages without electricity. On 3 February 2011, Dixit spent an evening with 75 orphanage kids of farmers at an ashram in Trimbakeshwar and participated in the birthdays of two children: Hrishikesh and Rani. "We artists are ready to help such children. People from the higher society should come forward and stand firmly behind them," she said on the occasion. Dixit is a Goodwill Ambassador and a patron for "Emeralds for Elephants" – a charity project for the conservation of Asian elephants and other endangered species. The project has been designed to create awareness and raise vital funds for the protection of the critically endangered Asian elephant.A collaborative project between the World Land Trust (a UK based nonprofit environmental organisation) and the Wildlife Trust of India that is creating protected wildlife corridors connecting National Parks and protected areas to others. Speaking about the issue she said: "Elephants are one of my favourite animals and I love them. So what we need to do today is to see how we can preserve our animals. I feel very strongly about this." Two years later, she made donations to the Uttarakhand flood relief. Since 2014, <mask> Abhiyaan (maternal and child health) campaign. Dixit collaborated with Vogue for its Vogue Empower series on a short film on gender policing, 'Boys don't cry', directed by Vinil Mathew. She was appointed as the brand ambassador for the Beti


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 Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, by the Government of India in 2015, that aims to generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services intended for girls. She lent her voice for narrating the story of one of the eight girls who featured in Girl Rising: Woh Padhegi, Woh Udegi, a film on the education and empowerment of girls. Dixit was appointed the brand ambassador and launched MAA (Mothers Absolute Affection), a flagship programme to ensure adequate awareness is generated on the benefits of breastfeeding. Additionally, Dixit has made public appearances to support charities and causes. On 4 February 2012, <mask> <mask> interacted with Cancer affected children on World Cancer Day which was organised by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd at Juhu, Mumbai.In 2013, she launched Sanofi India's campaign on World Diabetes Day (WDD), that encourages people to take proactive steps to effectively prevent, manage and control diabetes. A year later, on 24 February 2014, she visited a school in Andheri, Mumbai to support the "Support My School" campaign. She participated in 'Set Beautiful Free'– an event by One Foundation to provide home, education, food and healthcare to the daughters of trafficking victims. In 2018, she attended a charity event by 'Nanhi Kali' NGO. False representation in endorsements

In May–June 2015 the Tamil Nadu Consumer's Forum sent her notices for "false representation" in advertisements of Maggi, a noodle brand in which toxic levels of lead were found. She continued endorsing the safety of the product on Twitter, even when food regulators had already found more than 17 times the


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texts: watching the film 67 times, and booked an entire theatre to see her comeback Aaja Nachle. He made a series of paintings of her, and in 2000 directed Gaja Gamini starring her, which was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself. Dixit featured in Box Office India's Top Actresses list for ten consecutive years (1988–97). In 2001, Forbes placed her at fifth position in the list of "top five most powerful Indian film stars". In 2002 and 2014, Dixit featured in Rediff's annual "Top Bollywood actresses" listing. She has been featured frequently on other Rediff lists, including "Bollywood's Most Beautiful Actresses", "Bollywood's Best Actresses Ever" and "Top 10 Bollywood Actresses of all Time".The Economic Times featured her in the list of "33 women who made India proud" in 2010. In 1997, the Government of Andhra Pradesh honoured her with the "Kalabhinetri Award". In 2001, Dixit was awarded the National Citizens' Award for her work and contribution to Indian cinema. In 2008, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri for her contribution to Indian Cinema. The Sathyabama University honoured her as the "Inspiring Icon of India" in 2015. An unauthorised biography of her named Madhuri <mask>, written by professor Nandana Bose was released in 2019. Dixit is frequently referred to as one of the most attractive Indian celebrities and has been described as a sex symbol.Her eyes, sex appeal and urban looks have been cited by the media as her distinctive features; her smile being identified as her trademark. She featured in The Times of India's list of 50 Beautiful Faces of cinema and Hindustan Times