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 unpopular to district voters in power. It was taken for granted that Morella would be succeeded by a Democrat if she retired. It was also taken for granted that if Morella retired or was defeated in an election, Republicans would have great difficulty taking back the seat. Electoral challenges
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller stated that he intended to draw Morella's district out from under her after her relatively narrow reelection in 2000. The Democrats controlled both the State Legislature and the Governor's Office in 2000, thus controlling the redistricting for the 2000 Census. Staffers from Senate President Miller, House Speaker Cas Taylor, and Governor Parris Glendening drew new maps to gerrymander out Morella and fellow moderate Republican Bob Ehrlich. One proposal went so far as to divide her district in two, effectively giving one to State Senator Chris Van Hollen and forcing Morella to run against popular Delegate and Kennedy political family member Mark Shriver.The final redistricting plan was less ambitious but still made the already heavily Democratic 8th district even more Democratic. It restored a heavily Democratic spur of eastern Montgomery County removed in the 1990 redistricting and added nine precincts in Prince George's County from Al Wynn's heavily Democratic . Although it forced Van Hollen and Shriver to run against each other in an expensive primary, Van Hollen defeated Morella in 2002 with 52 percent of the vote to <mask>'s 47 percent (Morella would have narrowly won re-election in her previous district, according to election returns). Proving just how Democratic this new district is, the Republicans have only put up nominal challengers in the 8th since <mask>'s defeat; none of them have ever won more than 40 percent of the vote. In 2013, <mask> signed an amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case. <mask> publicly


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 endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the 2020 US Presidential election, over Republican incumbent Donald Trump. Ambassador to the OECD
President George W. Bush appointed her United States Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on July 11, 2003.She was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31 and sworn in on October 8 of that year, becoming the first former member of Congress to serve as ambassador to the OECD. She is an honorary board member of the National Organization of Italian American Women who declared <mask> a Feminina Excelente. She officially served as Ambassador from August 1, 2003 to August 6, 2007. In November 2007, she was succeeded by Christopher Egan, son of Richard Egan. Awards and honors
Morella has received honorary doctorates from American University, 1988; Norwich University, 1989; Dickinson College, 1989; Mt. Vernon College, 1995; University of Maryland University College, 1996; University of Maryland, 1997; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1997; Elizabethtown College, 1999; Washington College, 2000; and National Labor College, 2004. Her numerous awards and recognitions include induction into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, the Ron Brown Standards Leadership Award, and public service awards from the American Medical Association, the American Bar Association, and the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights "for selfless and devoted service in the cause of equality."The Republic of Italy awarded her the Medal of the Legion of Merit. She received the Foremother Award by The National Center for Health Research in 2008. In 2013, she was awarded the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for putting "energy and enthusiasm into growing the Congressional Study Group on Germany, which is the oldest and most active


title: Ludvig Puusepp

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<mask> (also Pussep or Pousep, rus. Людвиг Мартынович Пуссеп;  in Kiev – 19 October 1942 in Tartu) was an Estonian surgeon and researcher and the world's first professor of neurosurgery. Early life
<mask> was born on 3 December 1875 in Kiev to an Estonian father and a Polish-Czech mother. His father Martin Puusepp was a shoemaker who had migrated from Rakvere, Estonia to St. Petersburg where he met and married Victoria-Stephania Goebel. Puusepp learned German at home and Russian in school; it was not until 1920 at age 44 that he learned the Estonian language. He continued to study languages including French, English and Italian. Career

Early Career in Russia
Puusepp undertook medical studies at the St. Petersburg Medical Military Academy from 1894 to 1899.Puusepp began training in neurology under Vladimir Bekhterev, and performed his first neurosurgical operation in 1899. After he was awarded the Doctor of Medical Science in 1902, Puusepp joined the faculty in neurology at the Women's Medical Institute. From 1904-1905 he served as a medical officer in the Russo-Japanese war. Upon his return to St. Petersburg in 1907, he took the position of Assistant Professor at St. Petersburg Medical Military Academy in the Department of Nervous and Mental Diseases. He also taught medical students as a member of the faculty of the St. Petersburg Medical Military Academy. During this time, Puusepp and Bekhterev performed an experimental surgical

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 procedure—frontal leucotomy, cutting association fibers in the frontal lobes—on three patients with manic-depressive psychosis with the aim of reducing psychomotor agitation. Dissatisfied with the results, they ceased further attempts at psychosurgery.Bekhterev had become dissatisfied with the attempts of general surgeons to operate upon the nervous system and felt that neurology should become a surgical specialty like gynecology or ophthalmology: "neurologists will take a knife in their hands and do what they should do". He established an operating room in the Department of Nervous and Mental Diseases and a curriculum which emphasized neurological diagnosis. When the St. Petersburg Psycho-Neurological Institute later that year established a Chair of Surgical Neurology, Bekhterev's protégé <mask> was named to head the new division. This independent department for neurological surgery was the first in the world, and when Puusepp was named full professor in 1910, he was the world's first professor of neurological surgery. During his tenure in St. Petersburg he published over 100 research papers. <mask> served in the Russian Army Medical Service at the start of World War I, but was discharged and returned to teaching and academic leadership in St. Petersburg after being wounded. In 1917 he published a Russian-language neurology text, Principles of Surgical Neurology.Later Career in Estonia
In 1920, <mask> relocated from St. Petersburg to

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texts: Tartu, in the newly independent Estonia, to begin the most productive chapter of his career. He was granted Estonian citizenship on August 6, 1920. He was appointed Professor of Neurology at the University of Tartu and Director of the Hospital of Nervous Diseases (established 1921). <mask> performed the first brain tumor operation in Estonia on April 30, 1921, for a right-sided cerebellopontine angle mass. Over the next twenty years he developed a strong neurological and neurosurgical teaching and clinical service with its own operating rooms and neuroradiology support. His forward-thinking approach to organizing the treatment, research, and educational missions of the institute was articulated in a plan drawn up in the 1920s. Until 1940 the Tartu clinic remained the only specialty neurological center in the Baltics, attracting patients from Finland, Latvia and Lithuania.Physicians from across Europe, including from Spain and Yugoslavia, traveled to Tartu to train with Puusepp. In Tartu, Puusepp continued to research, innovate and publish. He was a founding editor of Eesti Arst (Estonian Physician). A 726-page work, Die Tumoren des Gehirns, was published in 1929, and then translated for a Spanish edition in 1931. Puusepp founded the medical journal Folia Neuropathologica Estoniana. Published from 1923 to 1939, it incorporated work not only from other Tartu researchers but also from international authors including Marburg, Freeman, his


title: Larry Wilcox

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<mask> (born August 8, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as California Highway Patrol officer (later captain) Jonathan "Jon" Baker in the television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983 on NBC. A Vietnam veteran, <mask> races cars and is a private pilot. Early life
<mask> was born on the 8th of August 1947 in San Diego, the son of Marion G. and John C<mask>. He and his three siblings were raised in Rawlins, Wyoming, by their single mother. He graduated from Rawlins High School went to the University of Wyoming, then transferred to Los Angeles Pierce College. He eventually went to Cal State Northridge. He worked at different jobs including acting and rodeo cowboy.Military service
<mask> enlisted in the Marine Corps in May 1967 and served in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. While in Vietnam he studied French and took general classes at College of the Desert during his final year in the Marines at Twentynine Palms, California. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant in 1973. Entertainment career

Early years
<mask> made a guest appearance in 1971 in Room 222. In 1973, <mask> appeared in The Streets of San Francisco episode "The Runaways" as older brother George. Also in 1973, he starred in Lassie as Dale, one of the boys who grew up there and was now working as a hired hand. <mask> appeared in an episode of Cannon "Target In The Mirror"  in 1973 in a role as a witness.He performed in the 1976 film The Last Hard Men, and other TV appearances including The Partridge Family, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Fantasy Island, and Police Story, as well as commercials. He was the main (and only human for most of it) actor of a two-part show

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 on The Wonderful World of Disney anthology show in 1978 playing a lone cowboy on a cattle drive and his adventures en route to market. He also played Emmett Dalton in the 1979 film The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang. CHiPs

<mask> was cast as Jon Baker, one of the lead characters on CHiPs; he was not in season six and was cast from 1977 to 1982. <mask> performed many of his own stunts on the show. Unlike his co-star Erik Estrada (who played his partner "Ponch"), <mask> never sustained any major injuries. By the 1979–80 season, he made $25,000 per episode (the same amount as Estrada) and it escalated thereafter.During his time on CHiPs, <mask> appeared on the cover of TV Guide three times, along with Estrada. Rumors of friction between the two had occurred late in the 1978–79 season, but it calmed down after Estrada's injury at the beginning of the 1979–80 season as <mask> came to his friend's rescue. <mask> confirmed that some of the rumors of on-set feuding were true, but minor issues were blown out of proportion. He added: "We're just two totally different people." <mask> is among the cast members who appeared at a reunion in Los Angeles to celebrate the series' 35th anniversary. <mask> filmed the event and helped raise money for police officers and for kids at risk. <mask> stated he called Estrada to invite him, as did Robert Pine, but Estrada did not return calls nor did he show up for the event.Estrada's manager said he was trying to establish a new and separate identity from CHiPs. After CHiPs
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texts: five years. He developed, optioned, and sold to MGM The Yorkshire Ripper and sold to Columbia The Wolfman Jack Story. Later, <mask> optioned Flipper and was the executive producer of that movie for Universal Pictures. He also continued acting and directing. Presently, <mask> works with Saratoga Entertainment which is a production and digital distribution company. He also is a consultant to Enabledware, which is a rule-based digital distribution software in 57 languages with a focus on digital universities and security for sports stadiums.<mask> was executive producer of the TV movie Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story. The story had a deeper resonance for <mask>, whose older sister was fatally shot in front of her three children, her mother, and 17 witnesses. The accused murderer, her husband, was later acquitted in a celebrated trial in Wyoming and subsequently killed in a barroom brawl, according to <mask>. He appeared in a 1985 made-for-TV movie sequel to The Dirty Dozen, called The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission. He played a convicted war prisoner Tommy Wells, recruited to help terminate a German general who is plotting to assassinate Hitler. <mask> was reunited briefly on-screen with his former co-star Estrada in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, and then again in 1998, where he reprised his role of Jon Baker (now Captain Baker) in the Turner Network Television production of CHiPs '99. In 2008, <mask> had a brief cameo in the music video for Rehab's song "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" where he played a San Deago Police sergeant.He appeared in a cameo as himself dressed as Officer Jon Baker on the 2009 Christmas episode of 30 Rock. <mask> also

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 completed a cameo in the feature film Two Sillies. He made a brief appearance as mine owner Bob Freeman in the 2016 drama 94 Feet. Personal life
<mask> married his first wife, Judy Vagner, on March 29, 1969, while serving his last months of duty after returning from the Vietnam War. They had two children together, Derek and Heidi. His second marriage was to Dutch native, Hannie Strasser, a one-time CHiPs assistant sound technician. The wedding took place on April 11, 1980.Their daughter, Wendy, was born in 1982 and they divorced  after her birth. On March 22, 1986, <mask> married Marlene Harmon, a member of the 1980 Olympic heptathlon team. They have two sons, Chad and Ryan. Filmography
The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)
The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
Death Stalk (1975)
Sky Heist (1975)
The Last Hard Men (1976)
Relentless (1977)
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
Deadly Lessons (1983)
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)
Mission Manila (1990)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
The Thundering 8th (2000)
94 Feet (2016)
Wish Man (2019)

See also
List of members of the American Legion
List of people from San Diego
List of people from Wyoming
List of United States Marines

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<mask> (born 18 September 1953) is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu language films. She acted as the lead heroine in films between 1974 and 1986. She later started being known for her roles as a mother since the 1990s. Early life
<mask> was born on 18 September 1953 to Raghavan Nair and Janaki at Thrissur, Kerala. She has three brothers, her father was working in an oil refining company. When she was doing her schooling, she learnt dance from Murugappan Master, who was the guide to actress K. R. Vijaya at that time.<mask> is a good classical dancer. <mask> started her career at 19 years of age in the film Nrithasala (1972); director A. B. Raj is the first to have noticed <mask>'s talent. Sumithra acted as heroine with Rajani and Kamal as well as she acted as mother to both of them. <mask> made her debut in Nirmalayam. She has acted in over 200 films in Tamil, Malayalam,  Kannada and Telugu languages. In Tamil, Avalum Penn Thaane (1974) was her first movie.Later in 1975, she made her debut Kannada movie Mugiyada Kathe, which had the popular song "Kangalu Vandane Helide". She has acted with leading heroes such as Vishnuvardhan, Rajesh in Kannada, Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Sivakumar, Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan in Tamil. She's performed supporting roles in hundreds of Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu movies. Personal life
She was married to notable Kannada film director D. Rajendra Babu in 1980 and has two daughters Umashankari (born in 1982) and Nakshatra (born in 1990)

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title: Michael Kelly (editor)

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<mask> (March 17, 1957 – April 4, 2003) was an American journalist for The New York Times, a columnist for The Washington Post and The New Yorker, and a magazine editor for The New Republic, National Journal, and The Atlantic. He came to prominence through his reporting on the 1990–1991 Gulf War, and was well known for his political profiles and commentary. He suffered professional embarrassment for his role as senior editor in the Stephen Glass scandal at The New Republic. <mask> was killed while covering the invasion of Iraq, in 2003; he was the first US journalist to die during this war. During a journalism career that spanned 20 years, <mask> received a number of professional awards for his book on the Gulf War and his articles, as well as for his magazine editing. In his honor, the <mask> Award for journalism was established, as well as a scholarship at his alma mater, the University of New Hampshire. Early life and education
Born in Washington, D.C., <mask> followed both of his parents into journalism.His mother is Marguerite (Lelong<mask>, a columnist of "The Family Almanac" for The Washington Post, and his father was Thomas Vincent <mask> (August 2, 1923 – June 17, 2010), a political and features reporter for The Washington Star (formerly The Washington Daily News), and later for The Washington Times. <mask> attended Gonzaga College High School. He graduated in 1979 from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He had worked on the college newspaper, The New Hampshire. Career
<mask>'s first media job was booking guests for ABC News and its Good Morning America television program. He was a newspaper journalist for The Cincinnati Post (1983–1986), The Baltimore Sun (1986–1989) and later, after writing freelance and reporting in the first Gulf War, he worked for The New York Times

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texts: (1992–1994). While he worked freelance, his articles were published in The Boston Globe and GQ.The New Republic published his reporting on the Persian Gulf War in 1991. He was a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. In 1994, he joined The New Yorker and wrote its "Letter From Washington" column until his departure in 1996. At that point in his career, <mask> had worked with editors such as Hendrik Hertzberg at The New Republic, Robert Vare at The New York Times Magazine and Tina Brown at The New Yorker. In 1996, <mask> became the editor of The New Republic, where his protectiveness of his staffers, along with the criticisms he leveled against publisher Martin Peretz's friend Al Gore, created friction with the magazine's management. He was dismissed after less than a year as editor. Writer Stephen Glass had been a major contributor under <mask>'s editorship; Glass was later shown to have fabricated numerous stories, and falsified his notes and other backup materials.The New Republic issued a public apology for this breach of journalism ethics after it was revealed by an investigation by <mask>'s successor, Charles Lane. Forbes Online had published an exposé of Glass' work. <mask> was Glass's editor before Forbes exposed the latter's falsehoods. He was largely supportive of Glass, sending scathing letters to those who challenged the veracity of Glass's stories. In the 2003 film Shattered Glass, which chronicles Glass's rise and fall at The New Republic, <mask> was portrayed by Hank Azaria. After losing his job at The New Republic, <mask> was hired by David G. Bradley to write a column for the National Journal. He was later promoted to editor.After Bradley purchased The Atlantic Monthly in 1999, he hired <mask> to run it. The Atlantic won three National Magazine Awards under <mask>'s leadership and two more after his

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 death. Martyrs' Day: Chronicles of a Small War

<mask> won awards and accolades for his 1991 coverage of the first Gulf War. The United States military used a pool management system to organize reporters, control access, and gain favorable coverage, but <mask> opted out of that system in favor of independent reporting. His experience during Operation Desert Storm later served as the basis for his book Martyrs' Day: Chronicles of a Small War (1993). His reporting on the war for The New Republic had already won a National Magazine Award and the Overseas Press award. His book received the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction in 1994.Ted Koppel compared <mask>'s book to journalist <mask>'s Dispatches, saying that <mask> had captured the Gulf War in print as definitively as Herr had the Vietnam War. The New Yorkers David Remnick said <mask>'s journalistic account, describing horror during war, belonged to the same genre as George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia about the Spanish Civil War or Ernie Pyle's reporting during World War II. Hertzberg of The New Republic said "Highway to Hell", which appeared April 1, 1991, was "most memorable", and Vare of The Atlantic praised the same article for its "emotional impact." Profile of Hillary Clinton
<mask> wrote "Saint Hillary" for The New York Times Magazine in 1993. In 2005, Matt Bai writing for The New York Times referred to it as "what became a famous article about Hillary Clinton" in his preface to his description. In Columbia Journalism Review, Gal Beckerman referred to it as a "mocking cover story". <mask> wanted to report on the start of the Iraq War in 2003.For this war, the U.S. military embedded journalists into coalition military units and <mask> acceded to this approach, as did around 600 other journalists. <mask> was assigned to the same unit as journalist Ted Koppel of

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 ABC Nightline. On April 3, 2003, a few weeks following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, U.S. forces were 10–20 kilometers from the Baghdad International Airport and the center of Baghdad. Koppel, in his preface to Things Worth Fighting For: Collected Writings, said that he and <mask> learned that securing the airport was the 3rd Infantry Division's mission on the night when he last saw <mask> alive. During that invasion, <mask> was traveling in a Humvee vehicle with Staff Sergeant Wilbert Davis, a 15-year U.S. Army veteran, when the vehicle was fired upon by Iraqi soldiers. The vehicle carrying <mask> and Davis veered off an embankment and into a canal below. Both men died in the accident.<mask> was the first U.S. reporter officially killed in action in Iraq. Legacy and honors

<mask>'s legacy remains divided. On one side, he is remembered as a journalist who "stood for truth, and died for his beliefs." But he has been criticized for his vocal support for the invasion of Iraq (which ended in an eight-year insurgency against American troops and the reformed Iraqi forces), an event partially attributed by some to a press perceived as being not critical enough. Combined as it was with his support of Stephen Glass during his scandal, Gawker editor Tom Scocca said that <mask> had the "distinction of an active role in two of the worst failures of journalism in a generation." As Scocca said, "It's not simply that <mask> was wrong, nor that he was wrong about important things. It's that he was aggressively, manipulatively, and smugly wrong."The Atlantic Media Company, owner of the publications for which <mask> worked from 1997 to 2003, annually honors journalists with the <mask> Award, which recognizes a journalist for "the fearless pursuit and expression of truth". In 2003 the University of New Hampshire English department established the

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 <mask> Memorial Scholarship Fund, which awards a sophomore or junior student "who is passionate about journalism". <mask>'s name, along with those of Daniel Pearl, Elizabeth Neuffer and David Bloom, was added to the National War Correspondents Memorial in Gathland State Park, Burkittsville, Maryland—to honor fallen post-9/11 journalists who covered the War on Terrorism. His name is also listed on the journalists' memorial in the Newseum in Washington, D.C. <mask> was interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. <mask>'s collected works were published posthumously as Things Worth Fighting For: Collected Writings (2004). Views
<mask> was critical of the political establishment in both political parties, as well as of the power structure in Hollywood. He wrote a critique of Ted Kennedy that was published in GQ in 1990 and reprinted by that magazine upon Kennedy's death.He skewered Al Gore numerous times over the years. He supported U.S. military intervention during both the presidencies of Bill Clinton and of George W. Bush. He was an outspoken critic of the anti-Iraq war movement. <mask> coined the term "fusion paranoia" to refer to what he considered a political convergence of both left and right-wing activists on anti-war issues and civil liberties, which he claimed were motivated by a shared belief in conspiracism or anti-government views. In September 2002, <mask> sharply criticized former vice president Al Gore for a speech that condemned the Bush administration's efforts to generate support for the coming invasion of Iraq. In a column in The Washington Post, <mask> wrote Gore's speech was "wretched. It was vile.It was contemptible." He said Gore's speech "was one no decent politician could have delivered" and was "bereft of anything other than taunts and jibes and embarrassingly obvious lies." In 2013,

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 journalist James Fallows, who had worked with <mask> and was close to him, said that <mask>'s attack on Gore "was not merely wrong. It was 'dishonest, cheap, low.'" Personal life
He met his future wife Madelyn Greenberg, a producer at CNN and CBS News, during the 1988 presidential election while they were both assigned to the Dukakis campaign. Later, Greenberg was assigned to the Gulf War and <mask> followed, working on his own reporting project. The couple married in 1991.<mask> was survived by his wife and two children. His father, Thomas V<mask>, was working on a book about his son <mask>, but he died June 17, 2010 before its completion. His sister <mask> is a former journalist at People magazine and USA Today. She writes the Lucy Rose and Melonhead series of children's books. She has said that her Melonhead character was partly inspired by her brother <mask>. His widow Madelyn <mask> co-authored the book A Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children: Rebuilding Your Family after the Death of a Loved One with Dr. Phyllis R. Silverman, an expert on childhood bereavement. <mask> Award

The Michael <mask> Award, sponsored by the Atlantic Media Company, is awarded for "the fearless pursuit and expression of truth"; the prize is $25,000 for the winner and $3,000 for the runners-up.References

External links
 The Michael Kelly Award
 List of <mask> columns 1999–2003 at Jewish World Review

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<mask> (1935–1996) was a Chinese-American painter. Biography
<mask> () was born on July 12, 1935 in Shanghai, China, the son of a jewelry store clerk, <mask> was the second youngest of six children. As a young child he demonstrated incredible talent in drawing figures. At 14, due to his family's declining finances, he had to quit school and work to support the family. He apprenticed to a well-known comic book (连环画) publisher in Shanghai, and began his career in book illustrations. In 1954 <mask> was accepted by the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (浙江美术学院) in Hang Zhou, one of two top art colleges in the country at that time. In college, <mask> majored in figure painting and studied traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy techniques under Pan Tianshou (潘天寿), a renowned artist and art educator.<mask> also became interested in western style painting and received formal training in classical western art techniques and theories. In 1959, <mask> married Yang Lina (杨丽娜), a classmate of his in Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation in 1959 the couple moved back to Shanghai and had a career in art teaching, book illustrations and freelance artwork. Their work often required them to travel throughout the country, sometimes reaching remote countryside and minority communities. During their years of extensive traveling, <mask> created a large number of drawings and paintings portraying local people of various ethnicities within their daily lives. He also won numerous competitions and awards, and had his work exhibited not only in Beijing and Shanghai, but also in Vienna of Austria, Moscow of USSR and Leipzig of East Germany. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out and <mask>'s life took a drastic turn.Freelance work ended. Many traditional art subjects such as landscape, still life and

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texts: non-politically-themed figure painting were also banned. Many artists and intellectuals, including <mask>'s teacher Pan Tianshou, were persecuted and perished. In 1968 his daughter was born. To protect himself and his family. <mask> left the academic community and found employment in a cable factory in Shanghai. There he continued his artistic work in the factory's Propaganda Department, painting Mao's portraits and other politically mandated artwork typical of that era.<mask>'s training in both western and eastern art enabled him to render lifelike portraits in the traditional ink-and-brush medium. It helped him establish a reputation as one of the leading figure painters of that time. In 1971, <mask> was commissioned to create two giant ink-and-brush paintings, both of which were showcased in the Great Hall of Reception during US President Nixon's historical visit to China. In 1972, <mask> became a professional resident painter at the Shanghai China Art Academy (上海中国画院), established by the Chinese government to create and promote art "for the people". The Academy employs some of the best artists in the country, and being a member was a recognition of one's artistic talent. At the Academy <mask> continued his work to serve the state's propaganda machine, until several years later, when the Cultural Revolution finally ended. As the nation recovered from over a decade of intellectual and artistic destruction, <mask> found a new sense of freedom in his artistic creativity.He was once again allowed to paint subjects that were formally forbidden. He was also exposed to western works that were previously banned, and took a special interest in the art of impressionism in particular. He utilised brilliant colours and impressionist brush strokes instead of mere ink lines to create shapes and shades, a

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texts: very avant garde move in the Chinese traditional-style art of that time. <mask>'s work was shown in many overseas exhibitions in Japan, Canada and Singapore. Meanwhile, he resumed his book illustration work, producing full coloured illustrations for the picture book Shang Shi (伤逝), based on a novella by Lu Xun (鲁迅). This book won him an award in a national book illustration competition. In 1980 The Cultural Ministry of the People's Republic of China conferred the title "Renowned Chinese Painter"(著名画家) to <mask>, granting him a status among the top Chinese artists in the country.Despite his success, <mask> yearned for the world outside China. He wanted to visit museums abroad and see the works of masters with his own eyes. He became fascinated with western contemporary art including abstract while China at that time was still considered taboo. In 1981, <mask> migrated to the United States in search of more freedom of expression and exposure to the world art. In 1982 he entered the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Fine Arts to study contemporary art. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in 1985. Around the same time he was also teaching art to make a living.From 1982 to 1984 he was the Professor of Fine Arts in Philadelphia College of Art. In 1984 he taught at Moore College of Art as Adjunct Professor. Between 1981 and 1983, <mask> had a number of exhibitions in Japan, Singapore, Philadelphia and Aspen, Colorado. In 1987 <mask> was represented by NYC's Hammer Gallery and had his solo exhibition of oil paintings there. In 1989 he had a solo exhibition at Singapore's Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, showcasing Chinese style finger paintings on silk. In 1992 he had another successful solo exhibition in Singapore, with his newest collection of oil paintings including

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 the portrait of then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In 1988 <mask> became a citizen of the US.In his years in America <mask> established a lucrative career in portrait painting. He received commissions from high-profile clients and painted portraits for Dr and Mrs. Armand Hammer, Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Mrs Gorbachev and Los Angeles major Tom Bradley. Among his many portrait clients were doctors, Hollywood entertainers, businessmen and their families. In 1995 <mask> bought a house in Walton, New York and found solitude painting what he considered all the beautiful things in life in a quiet scenic hillside. He planted a lush garden and turned his horticultural creations into lively images on canvas. He also carried his portable easel and live-painted landscape of the countryside. He painted people too, especially children.He also expanded his repertoire to include jazz performances and horse races. On June 21, 1996, <mask> died from a traffic incident near his home in upstate New York shortly before his 61st birthday. He was survived by a daughter and two grandsons. References

Bibliography
 ''<mask>, Hammer Galleries with 19 color Illustrations, Édition The Galleries, 1987

External links
 <mask> on Artprice
 California African American Museum
 Oeuvres de <mask> on Artnet

1935 births
1996 deaths
Modern painters
People's Republic of China

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texts: <mask> (born July 11, 1973) is an American indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Since 1996, he has released 16 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing music, indie rock, and folk music. He is primarily known for his unique style of violin playing, accompanied by loop and effect pedals, whistling, and voice. In the 1990s, he sang and played violin in several jazz ensembles, including Squirrel Nut Zippers and Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six. He went on to start his own swing ensemble, <mask>'s Bowl of Fire, which released three albums between 1998 and 2001. Weather Systems (2003) was his first solo album, and a departure from jazz music into indie music. <mask>'s 2019 album My Finest Work Yet was nominated for "Best Folk Album" at the 2020 Grammy Awards.Beyond his own record releases, he has collaborated with various artists, including The Handsome Family, Dosh, Fiona Apple, and Nora O'Connor. He has also had a career in film, as a soundtrack composer as well as an actor. He appeared as "Dr. Stringz" in a 2007 episode of Jack's Big Music Show. In 2010, he appeared on a TED Talk performing his music. He wrote and performed "The Whistling Caruso" for The Muppets movie in 2011, and composed the score for the television series Baskets, released in 2016. In 2019, <mask> was cast for the fourth installment of Fargo, playing, "a character, written specifically for him, named 'Thurman Smutney'." In 2020 he released a Meditative Story about the musical turning point in his

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 life that led up to making Weather Systems, scored with original music.Biography

Early life and the Bowl of Fire (1973–2002)
Trained in the Suzuki method from the age of four, <mask> graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1991 and Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in violin performance in 1996. That same year he self-released his first solo album, Music of Hair. Vastly different from his later work, this album showcased his violin skills and paid tribute to his fascination with both American and European folk traditions, as well as jazz and blues. Following this, his initial commercial exposure came through collaborative work with the band Squirrel Nut Zippers, appearing on three of their albums (Hot, Sold Out, and Perennial Favorites) between 1996 and 1998. Taking on the role of bandleader, <mask> released Thrills on Rykodisc in 1998 with his group <mask>'s Bowl of Fire, shortly followed by a second album Oh! The Grandeur in 1999. Both albums were heavily influenced by traditional folk, pre-war jazz, and swing, with <mask> relying on the violin as his primary musical instrument, as well as providing vocals along with his trademark verbose lyrics.The Bowl of Fire featured musicians from <mask>'s hometown of Chicago, including Kevin O'Donnell, Joshua Hirsch, Jon Williams, Nora O'Connor, Andy Hopkins, Jimmy Sutton, Colin Bunn, and Ryan Hembrey. During this period, <mask> was a member of the jazz group Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six, for which he was the lead singer and violinist and contributed to arrangements and

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 songwriting for the albums Heretic Blues (Delmark 1999) and Control Freak (Delmark 2000) (both Delmark albums were produced by Raymond Salvatore Harmon). In 2001, the Bowl of Fire released their third album, The Swimming Hour, a dramatic departure from their previous recordings. It featured a mixture of styles, from the zydeco-influenced "Core and Rind" to more straightforward rock songs such as "11:11". Due to this eclectic nature, <mask> has often referred to it as his "jukebox album". Although gaining critical praise (The Swimming Hour received a 9.0 from indie music website Pitchfork), the band failed to attain commercial success or recognition, playing to audiences as small as 40 people. In 2002, <mask> was asked to open for a band in his hometown of Chicago, but fellow Bowl of Fire members were unavailable for the date.The reluctant <mask> performed the gig alone, and the surprising success of this solo show suggested potential new directions for his music. Early solo career (2003–2005)

The Bowl of Fire unofficially disbanded in 2003, and <mask> went on to radically reinvent himself as a solo artist. His two subsequent albums were released on Ani Difranco's Righteous Babe Records label. 2003's Weather Systems (originally released on Grimsey Records) was a sparse record with a dramatic change in musical direction. It featured the tracks "Skin" and "I", proto-versions of songs that would later become "Skin Is, My" (The Mysterious Production of Eggs) and "Imitosis" (Armchair Apocrypha). On May 10, 2004, <mask> appeared on the

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texts: Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour where he performed "First Song" and "Action Adventure" both from the Weather Systems album. He discussed and demonstrated looping, which was how he could perform solo and still have a fully finished sound.The Mysterious Production of Eggs (2005) continued a progression towards an eclectic indie–folk sound, and both records formed a stark stylistic break with <mask>'s earlier work, swapping the lush backing of a full band for carefully layered samples of sound constructed using multitrack recorders and loop pedals. As his sound changed, <mask> made increasing use of guitar, glockenspiel, and whistling in his songwriting, in addition to his traditional violin and vocals. <mask> is noted for improvising and reworking his songs during live performance, as can be seen in his series of self-released live compilations entitled Fingerlings, Fingerlings 2, Fingerlings 3, and Fingerlings 4, the first of which was released in 2002. Each Fingerlings EP was released prior to a studio album, and presented a mixture of live performances from different shows, including old tracks, covers, and previously unreleased songs, some of which have since appeared on studio albums. Fingerlings 3, released in October 2006, also featured studio outtakes. Fingerlings 2 provided <mask> with an unexpected boost in recognition in 2004 when it was named album of the month by Mojo. In 2005, collaborator Martin Dosh joined <mask>'s line-up, adding percussion and keyboards to his sound.Jeremy Ylvisaker was later added to the group on bass and

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 backup vocals. Signed to Fat Possum Records (2006–2011)

In September 2006, <mask> signed to Fat Possum Records, and in March 2007 he released his third post-Bowl of Fire album, Armchair Apocrypha. The album was recorded in collaboration with electronic musician Martin Dosh, and includes a track composed by Dosh (with lyrics by <mask>) entitled "Simple X". This song first appeared without <mask>'s lyrics as "Simple Exercises" on Dosh's 2004 release Pure Trash. The album was produced by Ben Durrant (who had worked on Dosh's The Lost Take), and also featured Haley Bonar and Chris Morrissey. In advance of the March release date, Armchair Apocrypha was leaked to the Internet in January 2007. The album went on to sell over 100,000 copies.As publicity for Armchair Apocrypha, <mask> made his network television debut on April 10, 2007, performing "Plasticities" (from the new album) on the Late Show with David Letterman. He also appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on June 14, 2007, performing "Imitosis" from the same album. In April 2007, he did a Take-Away Show acoustic video session shot by Vincent Moon. These appearances were accompanied by an extensive tour, which ended with sell-out performances at the Beacon Theater, New York and the Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles. In January 2007, <mask> made an appearance on the Noggin television network's Jack's Big Music Show, playing the part of Dr. Stringz and appearing in order to mend Mary's broken dulcimer. <mask> sang a brief song called "Dr. Stringz", written specially for the show. He now

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texts: often plays it live as an introduction to the song "Fake Palindromes".On May 20, 2007, National Public Radio aired a live concert by <mask> from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club He also worked with Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization, for his 2007 spring tour. Five of his songs – "Banking on a Myth" from "The Mysterious Production of Eggs," a medley of "I" from Weather Systems and "Imitosis" from "Armchair Apocrypha," and "Skin" and "Weather Systems" from Weather Systems – have been licensed for use by Marriott Residence Inn. Since March 2008, <mask> has contributed to "Measure for Measure," a New York Times blog in which musicians write about their songwriting process. In it, he has charted the development of the song "Oh No," previewing samples at various stages of development through to the finished album recording. He also discussed the conception of the song "Natural Disaster," the recording of instrumental piece "Hot Math," and previewed "Master Sigh." The first two songs were later released on <mask>'s 2009 album Noble Beast, whilst the latter two appeared on its bonus disc Useless Creatures. "Oh No" was featured in the show Billions.In November 2008, he appeared in the second series of Nigel Godrich's From the Basement alongside Radiohead and Fleet Foxes. His performance included a preview of new song "Section 8 City," a ten-minute re-imagining of "Sectionate City," which originally appeared on the Soldier on EP. <mask>'s fifth solo album, "Noble Beast," was released on January 20, 2009, and contained fourteen new songs,

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texts: with bonus tracks available for download from iTunes and eMusic. "The Privateers" is a re-imagining of a very early song entitled "The Confession" from 1999's "Oh! The Grandeur." A limited deluxe edition of the album included alternate packaging and artwork, as well as an all-instrumental companion disc entitled "Useless Creatures." The entirety of "Useless Creatures" was made available via <mask>'s website during the run-up to the release."Noble Beast" has been met with generally favourable reviews, receiving a score of 79 out of 100 from review collation site Metacritic. In 2009, he contributed a cover of the song "The Giant of Illinois" to the HIV and AIDS benefit album Dark Was the Night produced by the Red Hot Organization. On May 11, 2009, <mask> released the EP "Fitz and the Dizzy Spells." It contains "Fitz and the Dizzyspells" from "Noble Beast," as well as other songs from that album's recording sessions. Some of the songs on the EP were previously available for download from iTunes and eMusic as bonus tracks to "Noble Beast." He also did a La Blogoteque performance at a house party in Paris, collaborating with St. Vincent. In 2010, <mask> recorded with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, contributing vocals and violin on a cover of "Shake It and Break It" on "Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program."In August 2010, <mask> contributed a charity T-shirt to the Yellow Bird Project to raise money for the Pegasus Special Riders Fund, which provides therapeutic horse riding


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 activities for adults and children with special needs. Break It Yourself (2011–2015)
In late 2011 <mask> signed to the record label Mom + Pop Music. <mask>'s first release for the label was the soundtrack to the film Norman, which included his original score as well as songs by other artists. <mask> sequenced the soundtrack to flow as a stand-alone album rather than a compilation of music from the film. Its music supervisor, Peymon Maskan, told HitQuarters: "The best compliment I've heard is that without having seen the film, you can imagine it by listening to the soundtrack. The sequence is a big part of that effect." On December 6, <mask> announced a new album Break it Yourself, the follow up to 2009's Noble Beast.In 2011 "<mask>: Fever Year", a feature-length concert documentary on <mask>'s year-long tour, had its World Premiere at Lincoln Center with the prestigious New York Film Festival. The film's festival-only run closed in 2013 after screening in over ninety international festivals and winning nine awards. "Fever Year" depicts <mask> and his band during the final months of a tour during which he reportedly suffered from constant fever. When asked on her website if the film will be released on DVD, director Xan Aranda stated that the film was commissioned by and belongs to <mask>, thus the release is up to him to decide. <mask>: Fever Year also features Martin Dosh, Michael Lewis, Jeremy Ylvisaker, and St. Vincent (Annie Clark). In September 2012, <mask> announced Hands Of Glory, a companion EP to Break it Yourself. The album

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 was released on October 30.In 2014, <mask>'s song "Pulaski at Night" was featured in the second-season premiere episode of Orange Is the New Black. "Pulaski at Night" was also featured in the first season of Paolo Sorrentino's The Young Pope. On June 10, 2014, <mask> released his album Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of…, an album of covers of The Handsome Family and <mask>'s first record that does not contain any of his own compositions. Are You Serious (2016–2018)

On April 1, 2016, <mask> released his tenth solo album, Are You Serious with Loma Vista Recordings. The album featured guest vocals from Fiona Apple and includes <mask>'s earlier track, "Pulaski at Night", now renamed "Pulaski." A total of 6 songs from the album have been released as singles as of August 2017. <mask> toured in support of Are You Serious through much of 2016 and 2017.He appeared in episode 14 of the Hulu series The Path, February 8, 2017, playing "Roma Fade" as part of a "private concert". On Nov. 2, 2018, he released the single "Bloodless" backed with "Capital Crimes". My Finest Work Yet (2019–present)

On March 22, 2019, <mask> released My Finest Work Yet via Loma Vista Recordings. The album features singles "Sisyphus" and "Manifest". My Finest Work Yet was recorded live to tape at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Produced by Paul Butler, <mask> and the band went for a Rudy Van Gelder jazz room sound where the instruments bleed into all the mics in just the right way. Piano plays a strong role in these songs and most of the melodies are tinged with

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 a gospel-jazz-1960s soul feel while the lyrics are direct and risk-taking, cutting to the quick of what is happening in our world.The album includes a previous single, "Bloodless," which debuted in November 2018. My Finest Work Yet was nominated for "Best Folk Album" at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Influences
Growing up, <mask> was surrounded by classical music. As a child, he was interested in Irish tunes and bluegrass. He also cites English and Scottish folk music as an early influence. His early jazz influences were Johnny Hodges, Lester Young, and Fats Waller. He has also had a number of classical influences such as Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Béla Bartók.Other influences included jazz, swing, calypso, and folk. <mask> has stated that, at 22, he found a lot of indie rock and pop music repetitive and boring, but now understands it better. The Handsome Family
<mask> appears to have a close relationship with The Handsome Family, an Americana band from Illinois. Covers of their songs have appeared in several of his albums, including "When The Helicopter Comes," on Hands of Glory, "Tin Foiled," on Fingerlings 3, and "Don't Be Scared," from Weather Systems. His album, Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… is a ten-song cover album, with a strong country feeling. The album's liner notes contain a response from Rennie Sparks, the band's lyricist and singer: "Hearing <mask>'s version of our songs feels like suddenly spotting a new and shining doorway in the midst of a room I have spent my life in. It's like finding a stairway in the

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 forest leading upward to the sky.His recasting of our work gives me the strange and wonderful pleasure of understanding my own songs better by hearing him perform them." Instruments and gear
One of <mask>'s primary instruments is a violin which he acquired when he was 16. His "first serious violin," was custom made by a Polish luthier in Chicago, and <mask> had to audition to prove he was worthy of playing it. In 2017, following the release of Are You Serious, he commissioned Peter Seman to build a 5-string violin. The custom instrument features a lower C string (giving it the range of a viola), a unique scroll which bends backwards, and has no corners. For looping, <mask> uses two Line 6 DL4 delay pedals: one for rhythmic pizzicato, and the other, "is dedicated to the ambient bowed strings." The DL4, on top of being able to loop, can also slow down and speed up loops, lowering or raising the pitch of a recording by an octave in the process.This feature occurs in many of <mask>'s songs, as well as live performances. He also uses an octave pedal to give the violin the range of a bass. He began using loop pedals to compensate when performing alone on stage, but later found that looping helped him to "embrace repetition," and compose his songs in a more straightforward manner, since he felt his writing style was too chaotic. Band members and associated acts
<mask> does not have a regular band that he plays with, and personnel changes with each album. Throughout his career, he has performed with a rotating cast of musicians. However, some

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 musicians have appeared on several different albums, and performed with <mask> on multiple tours. Martin Dosh - drums, electric piano.Dosh has provided drumming, keyboard, and loops for Armchair Apocrypha and Noble Beast, as well as samples from his own music for songs such as "Simple X" (2007), "Not A Robot, But A Ghost" (2009), and "Take Courage" (2009). Alan Hampton - bass guitar, standup bass, guitar, & backup vocals. Hampton first appeared in Hands of Glory in 2012, and has gone on to perform with <mask> on Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of..., Are You Serious, and My Finest Work Yet. Hampton also performed bass for the Bowl of Fire's reunion concert in 2018. Tift Merritt - vocals and guitar in the Hands of Glory as well as Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
 Nora O'Connor - backing vocals between The Swimming Hour (2001) and Break It Yourself (2012)
 Kevin O'Donnell - drums, percussion, electric piano. O'Donnell met <mask> in college at Northwestern University, played drums in <mask>'s first band, Charlie Nobody, was the lone consistent member through all Bowl of Fire lineups, and played on all of <mask>'s albums from 1996's Music of Hair through 2005's Mysterious Production of Eggs (with an additional appearance on one track from Armchair Apocrypha). After ceasing to be the full-time drummer in <mask>'s bands, O'Donnell backed <mask> again on the "Hands of Glory" & “Are You Serious” tours, and collaborated on the scores to the film Norman and the FX TV series, Baskets.<mask> appeared in O'Donnell's jazz ensembles,

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 "Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six," and "Kevin O'Donnell's National Quartet." Ted Poor - drums on Are You Serious and My Finest Work Yet. Jeremy Ylvisaker - guitar and vocals between 2007 and 2012

Hands of Glory
Originally "supposed to be a lark, kind of a between records thing,", the Hands of Glory was an old-time band started by <mask>. The group toured and recorded one eponymous album under the name in 2012, and Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of…the album of covers of The Handsome Family in 2014. Touring line-up:
 <mask> – vocals, violin, guitar, whistling, glockenspiel, loops
 Tift Merritt – vocals, guitar
 Alan Hampton – bass, guitar, vocals
 Eric Heywood – Pedal Steel
 Kevin O'Donnell – drums

Personal life
<mask> currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife Katherine and their son

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<mask> (born November 21, 1989) is an American football placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He played college football at Texas and was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Regarded as one of the greatest kickers of all time, <mask> is the NFL's most accurate placekicker at 91.1 percent. He also holds the NFL record for the longest successful field goal at 66 yards. Early years
<mask> graduated from Westlake High School, in Austin, Texas. At Westlake, he was a teammate of future NFL quarterback Nick Foles. <mask> played wide receiver, safety, and placekicker on the Westlake Chaparrals.<mask> also played soccer from age 3-4 up until his sophomore year. He played in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. College career
<mask> attended the University of Texas and played on the Texas Longhorns football team. In 2011, concluding

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 a rivalry that saw Texas A&M University and the University of Texas square off 118 times over 117 years, he kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired. Texas, then ranked No. 25, won 27–25. While attending the University of Texas, <mask> majored in Music with a degree path in Recording Technologies.Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

<mask> was not selected in the 2012 NFL Draft. The Baltimore Ravens signed him on May 29, 2012 to begin workouts and camp for the Ravens alongside placekicker Billy Cundiff. After <mask>'s impressive preseason performance, he was named the starter and Cundiff was released. 2012 season
In his debut season, <mask> proved to be a very accurate kicker, making all 42 of his PAT attempts and missing only three out of his 33 field goals. During Week 3 against the New England Patriots, <mask> kicked a game-winning field goal with two seconds

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Despite missing two field goals in Week 2 against the Cleveland Browns, <mask> continued his success as an accurate kicker for the Ravens. In Week 5 against the Miami Dolphins, he kicked the go-ahead 44-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter to give the Ravens a 26–23 victory. He also kicked the game-winning 46-yard field goal in overtime against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10, letting the Ravens win 20-17. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November. On Thanksgiving, <mask> kicked five field goals en route to the Ravens' 22–20 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers.He was also selected as the player of the game along with Jacoby Jones by John Madden. He brought his holder, Sam Koch and long snapper, Morgan Cox, to accept the award on screen with him. In 2013, <mask> kicked a franchise record-tying six field goals that were

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 the Ravens' only points in an 18–16 win against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on December 16, including a 61-yard field goal in the last minute. During the game, <mask> became the first kicker in NFL history to kick a field goal in the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s in the same game. <mask>'s 61-yard field goal also set the NFL record for longest field goal in a domed stadium. He would break his own record almost eight years later in the same stadium. <mask> would finish the year leading the league in field goal attempts and makes earning his first Pro Bowl selection as well as being voted 1st team All-Pro by AP voters.2014 season
In Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns, <mask> kicked a game-winning 32-yard field goal as time expired to give the Ravens a 23–21 victory. He would finish the year contributing 129 of the then-franchise-record 409 points scored by the


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<mask> had his worst year statistically, missing seven field goals despite leading the league in field goal attempts. However, he was also one of the lone bright spots in a season plagued by injuries. In Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers he would kick the game-tying and game-winning field goals at the end of regulation and in overtime respectively in a 23–20 victory. The next week against the Cleveland Browns, he kicked the game-tying 25-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter, but the Ravens would lose in overtime 30–33. In Week 7 against the San Diego Chargers, <mask> made all five of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning 39-yard field goal as time expired as the Ravens won 29–26 for their second win of the year.In Week 11 against the St. Louis Rams, made the game-tying and game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter

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 with the latter coming as time expired in the 16–13 victory for the Ravens' third win of the year. However, in Week 13 against the Miami Dolphins, <mask> missed a potential go-ahead 55-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter and the Ravens would lose 13–15. 2016 season
On February 26, 2016, the Ravens placed the franchise tag on <mask>. <mask> signed the franchise tender on March 4, 2016, which would pay him $4.5 million. <mask> signed a four-year, $16.8 million extension on July 15, 2016. <mask> would kick a go-ahead field goal in Week 2 against the Cleveland Browns in a 25–20 win before kicking a game-winning 53-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter of a 19–17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. In Week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals, <mask> kicked four field goals, three from over 50 yards in a 19–14 win, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.In Week

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 15 against the Philadelphia Eagles, <mask> tied the NFL single-season record for 10 field goals of more than 50 yards in a 27–26 win. <mask> finished the year making all but one field goal, which was blocked in Week 14 against the New England Patriots, leading the league with 38 makes. He was named to his second Pro Bowl, his first since 2013, as a result of his successful 2016 season and was named First-team All-Pro for the second time in his career. 2017 season
In 2017, <mask> converted 34 of 37 field goals and was a perfect 39-for-39 on extra points. He was named second-team All-Pro for the 2017 season. 2018 season
In Week 3 of the 2018 season, <mask> made two 50+ yard field goals and three extra points in a 27-14 win over the Denver Broncos, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He was later named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September.On


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 October 21, 2018, <mask> missed his first career extra point attempt against the New Orleans Saints with 24 seconds left in the game, resulting in a 23–24 loss in a game that would have otherwise likely gone to overtime. In Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, <mask> kicked the go-ahead 24-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter of a 24–21 win. In Week 17, <mask> converted all four field goals and two extra point attempts in a 26-24 win over the Cleveland Browns, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. <mask> became the first player in NFL history with six seasons of 30 or more made field goals. In the third quarter of the wild card round against in the Los Angeles Chargers on January 6, 2019, <mask> missed a 50-yard field goal, his first career postseason miss. He would finish the game 1 of 2 as the Ravens lost 17–23. 2019 season
On April 24, 2019,

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 <mask> signed a four-year, $23.05 million contract extension with $12 million guaranteed, keeping him under contract through the 2023 season.In Week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, <mask> hit all four field goals, including a game-tying 48-yarder and a 46-yard game-winner in overtime, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. In the following week's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, <mask> made three field goals and two extra points en route to another AFC special teams player of the week. On November 3, in a game against the New England Patriots, <mask> missed his first kick of the season and his second extra point of his career. The Ravens still went on to win 37–20. On December 1, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers, he made a 49-yard game winning field goal in the 20–17 victory. 2020 season
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 miss not coming until Week 5, when he missed a 61 yard attempt in Week 5 against the Cincinnati Bengals. In Week 14 against the Cleveland Browns, <mask> kicked a game-winning 55 yard field goal with two seconds remaining as the Ravens won 47–42.Amid difficult wind conditions, <mask> missed a pair of field goals in the first half that hit the left upright in the first attempt and the right upright in the second attempt in a 3–17 Divisional Round loss to the Buffalo Bills on January 16, 2021. He would finish the game going one for three. 2021 season
On September 26, 2021, <mask> kicked an NFL record 66-yard game winning field goal as time expired in regulation in a 19–17 Week 3 win over the Detroit Lions. He also broke his own record for the longest field goal in a domed stadium. He finished the game with a performance reminiscent of his 2013 one in the same stadium, making


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 four straight field goals after missing a 49-yard field goal in the first quarter. <mask> would also kick a game-winning 36-yard field goal in Week 9 34–31 overtime win over the Minnesota Vikings. <mask> was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl following the season.NFL career statistics

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title: Justin Tucker

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 Detroit Lions (2021)

Personal life
Tucker is a devout Catholic and makes the sign of the cross before every kick. He is also a licensed real estate agent.He is a classically trained bass-baritone who can perform opera in seven different languages. He has been asked by both the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Opera Orchestra of New York for performances in the past, although he was unable to comply. In 2015, <mask> was contracted by Royal Farms to sing in their line of commercials. During the year, he sang "Ave Maria" for a Catholic Charities benefit concert with the Concert Artists of Baltimore. <mask>'s opera talents also led him through to the finals of the Most Valuable Performer, a talent show featuring talent performances of NFL players, where he won thanks to his rendition of "Ave Maria". As a result of his victory, he received a ring and won $50,000 for his charity


title: Justin Tucker

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 through the Baltimore School for the Arts. <mask> married Amanda Bass in March 2015.Their first child, Easton, was born on May 10, 2016 and they live in Maryland. References

External links

 Baltimore Ravens bio
 Texas Longhorns bio

 Every <mask> Career Game-Winning Field Goal | Baltimore Ravens

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title: Michael Bishop (gridiron football)

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<mask> (born May 15, 1976) is a former gridiron football quarterback. He was drafted in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. <mask> was a member of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts from 2002 to 2008. He also previously played with the National Football League's New England Patriots during the 2000 season and also played in the Arena Football League, most recently with the Grand Rapids Rampage. He was also one of the best college quarterbacks in the country during his career at Kansas State, beating out UCLA's Cade McNown for the 1998 Davey O'Brien Award. Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx (<mask>) is <mask>'s first cousin. High school and college football career

High school career
<mask> was an outstanding football and baseball player at Willis High School in Willis, Texas.A two-year starter who averaged 221.2 yards-per-game passing as a senior, he was an All-Montgomery County, all-city and all-state selection in football. In baseball, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 28th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. College career

Blinn Junior College
Bishop initially attended Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas where as a freshman, he led the Buccaneers to a 12–0 record and the NJCAA National Championship. He rushed for 387 yards including three scores and passed for 1,712 yards and 18 touchdowns. His sophomore year, he once again led Blinn to a 12–0 record and an NJCAA National Championship. He was voted honorable mention All-Conference and controlled an offense which recorded 3,086 yards rushing, including 47 touchdowns and scored a total of 438 points (36.5 avg. per game).He passed for 972 yards and nine touchdowns, and rushed for 265 yards and four scores. After his two years at Blinn, he played baseball for one season at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas in the spring of 1997. Kansas State
He was heavily recruited by a number of

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texts: Division I programs as a defensive back, but decided upon Kansas State University, as head coach Bill Snyder was the only coach to offer <mask> the opportunity to play the quarterback position. In 1997, his first year at Kansas State, <mask> started all 11 regular season games and completed 80-of-185 passes for 1,557 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also rushed for 556 yards and added nine rushing touchdowns. <mask> was voted second-team All-Big 12 Conference by the league’s coaches and Big 12 Newcomer of the year by Associated Press. During the 1997 season, Kansas State won 11 games including a 1997 Fiesta Bowl victory over Syracuse led by Donovan McNabb by a score of 35–18.Kansas State's only loss in the 1997 season came to the eventual national champion Nebraska Cornhuskers. The loss was the first of only three in <mask>'s collegiate career. In <mask>'s senior year, Kansas State was considered a contender for the 1998 National Championship. That year, he broke school season records with 2,844 yards passing and 23 touchdowns with only four interceptions, He led the team with 14 rushing touchdowns and finished second with 748 yards on 177 attempts. He passed for 440 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-40 passes vs. Northeast Louisiana, his four touchdown passes tying a school record and his 440 passing yards ranking him second in school history. He passed for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns and rushed 25 times for 140 yards (5.6 avg.) with two scores and was voted Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week as the Wildcats defeated Nebraska for the first time in 30 years.<mask> led the Wildcats to an undefeated regular season and the Big 12 North title, putting Kansas State in 1st place in the ESPN-USA Today Coaches poll and 2nd in the Associated Press media poll. Just two weeks later, the Wildcats' national championship dreams were put to an end. In the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game on December 5, 1998, Kansas State lost in double

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 overtime to No. 10 Texas A&M team 36–33. <mask> ran for one touchdown in the game and threw for two more scores. <mask> started in all 25 games (including bowl games) during his two seasons at Kansas State and posted a 22–3 (.880) record. He received 792 votes, including 41 first place votes, but finished second in the 1998 Heisman Trophy voting to Ricky Williams.He finished his Wildcat career fourth on the all-time passing list with 4,401 yards and broke Chad May’s career record with 36 touchdown passes despite playing only two seasons. He ranks second behind Lynn Dickey in Kansas State history with 5,715 yards of total offense. Also established a Kansas State record with 59 total touchdowns (rushing and passing). After his senior season, he was voted a consensus All-American and All-Big 12 Conference selection and was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. The Wildcats finished ranked third in the BCS, and lost in the Alamo Bowl to Purdue, 37–34. College statistics

Professional football career

National Football League
<mask> was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. However, he was inactive for all but one game.It was not until the 2000 season that he played in his first ever professional game. During that season, he saw only limited playing time, completing just 3-of-9 passes for 80 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. During a game against the Indianapolis Colts he threw a 44-yard Hail Mary touchdown at the end of the first half in his first career attempt. Afterwards, several Patriots fans, upset with the poor play of starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe throughout the season, demanded that coach Bill Belichick name <mask> the starter, though this never happened. Tom Brady called <mask> "one of the best athletes he has ever seen" in the 2000 NFL season. NFL Europe

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 the Galaxy, and completed 76-of-153 passes for 1,090 yards, including 11 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.He also gained 244 yards on 35 carries (7.0 avg.) and scored one rushing touchdown. <mask> was released by the Patriots in August 2001. He was then signed by the Green Bay Packers but was cut before the 2001 regular season. Canadian Football League
In 2002, <mask> was traded from the Calgary Stampeders (who owned his CFL rights) to the Toronto Argonauts along with two 2002 late round draft picks for Michel Dupuis, a 2003 First-round CFL draft pick, and a conditional 2003 CFL draft pick. He signed with the Argonauts in April 2002 and had some brief stints as a starting quarterback with them, but was predominantly a backup. Between 2002–2005, he completed 206-of-446 passes for 3,192 yards, 17 touchdowns and 32 interceptions for a quarterback rating of 53.2.He also rushed for 768 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2003, <mask> was put in with just seconds left in a playoff game against the Montreal Alouettes. Since the Argonauts were not within field goal range, he was to throw a Hail Mary pass with hopes for a miracle. While the miracle did not come true, he was seen throwing the ball approximately 70 yards down the field, thus showing he had one of the stronger arms in professional football. With his propensity for throwing more interceptions than touchdown passes and an inclination to run with the football, <mask>'s intelligence as a quarterback came into question by many CFL fans. Despite the criticism, he had a satisfactory performance while Damon Allen was injured during the 2004 season and helped the Argonauts win the 92nd Grey Cup championship that season. On April 21, 2006, the Argonauts released <mask> only to re-acquire him four months later on August 11, more than halfway into the season.During that season, the bulk of his playing time involved being inserted into the game exclusively during short yardage situations.

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texts: During the 2006 East Division semi-final, however, he came in to replace Allen late in the fourth quarter and threw two touchdown passes to Arland Bruce III and R. Jay Soward, sending the Argonauts to the East Division Final. In the 2006 Eastern Final against the Alouettes, <mask> again found himself replacing Damon Allen in the third quarter. Down 23–3, <mask> threw touchdown passes to Arland Bruce III and <mask>, and was able to guide the Argonauts to within a touchdown of a comeback, however they fell short, losing 33–24. <mask> had been playing in both the CFL and the Arena Football League (AFL) since 2004 and during the offseason, it was learned that the AFL's schedule had been shifted later into the year, thereby creating an overlap of the AFL's post-season with the CFL's training camp period. With <mask> signed to an AFL team, there were concerns throughout the CFL's offseason about whether or not he would report to the Argonauts' 2007 training camp. However, on May 14, 2007, he returned to Toronto and participated in an informal workout with some of his Argonauts teammates at the University of Toronto at Mississauga after being placed on the exempt list by his AFL team, the Grand Rapids Rampage for the purpose of leaving the team.<mask> backed up Damon Allen in the Argonaut's Week 1 loss to the BC Lions and came into the game in the fourth quarter throwing a touchdown to <mask> and having another touchdown to Andre Talbot called back due to a penalty. <mask>'s performance and Allen's struggles led to <mask> being named the Week Two starter against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 7, 2007 marking his first start since November 2005. He threw three touchdown passes to help lead the Argonauts to a 30–5 win over the Tiger-Cats. In a July 12, 2007 game against the Calgary Stampeders, while enjoying a second straight solid start, <mask> fractured his distal radius while being tackled on a run to the Stampeders' one-yard line

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texts: and was scheduled to miss 6–8 weeks of the season. The Argonauts went 0–6 with <mask> out of the lineup; however after his return, the Argonauts went 9–1 and finished in first place in the CFL's Eastern Division. He finished the 2007 regular season with 2,920 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. <mask> helped lead the Argonauts into the 2007 CFL Eastern Division final where they were defeated 19–9 by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.He completed under 50% of his passes and while throwing for over 300 yards, he also failed to connect on multiple passes in crunch time. He went 11–1 as a starter in the regular season. Before the start of the 2008 season, The Argonauts acquired the reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player, Kerry Joseph, from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. This was a surprise considering <mask>'s record as a starter the previous season. Despite the perceived quarterback controversy, the Argonauts started the season with both quarterbacks. While <mask> did get some playing time, Joseph played the majority of the games. On August 23, 2008 <mask> was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a conditional draft pick.He was immediately named the starter and won his first game for the team, against the Blue Bombers. He also won his second game with a fourth quarter rally, where the Roughriders scored 20 unanswered points to defeat the Blue Bombers. <mask> was named the CFL's Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Winnipeg comeback. In the 2008 West Semifinal game against the BC Lions, he threw three interceptions and fumbled twice. On November 10, 2008, it was reported in the Regina Leader Post that the Roughriders had placed <mask> on waivers, leaving to doubt about his future in Saskatchewan. Roughriders head coach Ken Miller confirmed that he and General Manager Eric Tillman had met on November 9 and agreed to release <mask>. Miller himself informed <mask> of the decision the next evening.On July

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title: Michael Bishop (gridiron football)

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 26, 2009, <mask> made his return to the Canadian Football League after signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In his first game back in the CFL as a starting quarterback, he led the Blue Bombers to a 13–12 victory, completing 16 of 30 pass attempts for 213 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. On February 23, 2010, <mask> was released by the Blue Bombers due to poor play throughout the year

After second-string quarterback Drew Tate was injured in a preseason game, the Calgary Stampeders signed <mask> as a backup for incumbent starter Henry Burris. <mask> was officially signed on June 29, 2011. Once Tate was healthy enough to return, <mask> was released after five games on August 3, 2011. On September 27, 2011, <mask> was signed by the Blue Bombers because of many injuries in the QB position. He was shortly after released.Arena Football League
From 2004-2007, <mask> played in both the CFL and the Arena Football League. In his first AFL season in 2004, <mask> seldom saw any playing time with the Grand Rapids Rampage, playing in only five games. In 2005, he started in 15 games for the Rampage and led the league in rushing yards, rushing attempts, yards-per-rush, and rushing touchdowns. He also set a record for most rushing yards in a single game on February 5, 2005 against the Colorado Crush by becoming the first player to ever rush for 100 yards in an AFL game. In addition to this record, he also holds the AFL record for most rushing yards in a season with 459. Because of his rushing statistics as a quarterback combined with his strong arm, comparisons between him and NFL quarterback <mask> were made. Some fans and sports writers have labeled him the "<mask> of the AFL".In 2006, <mask> signed with the Chicago Rush. Despite the buzz he created in 2005, he was relegated to sharing the backup quarterback role behind Matt D'Orazio with Asad Abdul-Khaliq. <mask> received very little playing time upon joining the Rush in 2006,

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 though some of that was a result of a leave of absence he took from the team due to the passing of his mother. The Rush went on to win ArenaBowl XX that season. On October 31, 2006, <mask> signed with the Kansas City Brigade. However, on March 13, 2007, he was traded to the Rampage, marking his second stint with the team since 2005. On May 15, 2007, he was placed on the Rampage's reserve list under the "left squad" category.This move was done to clear the way for his return to the Canadian Football League. Indoor Football League
<mask> played for the Corpus Christi Hammerheads and was their starting quarterback in 2009. The Hammerheads went 1–3 with <mask> under center losing  to the El Paso Generals and once to the Abilene Ruff Riders. Southern Indoor Football League
<mask> signed with the Texas Hurricanes in the Southern Indoor Football League in June 2009 and served as their starting quarterback. The Hurricanes went 0–3 with <mask> under center and 0–4 when he was on the roster, losing to the Louisiana Swashbucklers, Houma Conquerors, and Austin Turfcats. Career statistics

See also
 List of Arena Football League and National Football League players

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title: Frank Bacon (actor)

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<mask> (January 16, 1864 – November 19, 1922), was an American character actor and playwright who after years of relative obscurity achieved great success as he entered the twilight of his career. The 1918 play Lightnin', which <mask> co-wrote and starred in, set a Broadway record for the day of 1,291 performances and was still going strong on tour after more than 700 shows when <mask> was forced to bow out due to fatigue. His death from a heart attack followed a week later. Early life
<mask> was born on his parents’ farm about five miles west of Yuba City, California, not far from Bogue Station on the old Southern Pacific Railroad line. His parents, Lehella Jane McGrew and <mask>, came from Kentucky and were married at Prairie City on October 2, 1853 by the Rev. Alex Graham in a double ceremony with Sarah Emma McGrew and E. H. Heacock. <mask> was raised in San Jose where he attended school before dropping out in his early teens  to work at a nearby sheep ranch.At around the age of 17 <mask> became a photographer’s apprentice and with a brother would eventually open his own studio in San Jose. After several years he abandoned photography for newspaper work and became an advertising agent for the San Jose Mercury. A few years later he purchased The Napa Reporter and not long afterwards founded The Mountain View Register. Stage

After a failed foray into politics and growing disenchantment with the newspaper business, <mask> chose to “turn respectable” and joined a San Jose stock company. By 1894 he was a member of a dramatic company with D. K. Higgins and Georgia Waldron playing the villain in Higgins’ melodrama, The Plunger. He later formed a

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title: Frank Bacon (actor)

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 small company with his wife and a few other actors and toured mostly California venues for a number of seasons. During this period, eight-year-old Roscoe Arbuckle made his stage debut with <mask>'s company at Santa Ana, California.<mask> was a member of the repertoire company at the Alcazar Theatre for many years and only left after the theatre fell victim to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Afterwards he became a popular comedian at Oakland's Ye Liberty Playhouse and toured with theatrical and vaudeville companies. <mask> made his Broadway debut at the Gaiety Theatre in December 1912 playing Papa Carr in Carlyle Moore’s long running comedy, Stop Thief. In late 1914, <mask> played Hiram Higgins at the Astor Theatre in George M. Cohan’s moderate success, The Miracle Man (from the novel by <mask>. Packard) and, over the first seven months of 1916, he scored a hit at the Hudson Theatre as Jerry Primrose, The Shebear’s Servant, in the Edward Childs Carpenter drama, The Cinderella Man. ===''Lightnin===
Lightnin’ was a comedy that <mask> had worked on for a number of years before its final incarnation debuted at the Gaiety Theatre on August 26, 1918. The play, originally titled A House Divided, is about Lightnin’ Bill Jones, a "lovable old liar" not known for his swiftness of foot. In 2007, Ethan Mordden described the character: "the uneducated rustic, innocent of fancy fashion, who somehow gets the better of popinjays and rogues... as slow as paste [with a] low-key yet fierce sense of independence... Lightnin' has wife troubles, money troubles, and to every question a set of deadpan retorts that exasperate all those in the vicinity."The play was

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 first produced as one-act plays in tours following the San Francisco earthquake. The play was revised a number of times, the last with the help of writer Winchell Smith. <mask> had sold the film rights to his play; Smith, seeing the potential in the concept, advised <mask> to buy the rights back. The two became partners after Smith saw <mask> in Cinderella Man and proposed they work together on some future project. <mask> suggested A House Divided, Smith agreed, and soon what began as a two-week rewrite grew to take in the better part of two years. The resulting play ran on Broadway for three years, almost twice as long as any production to that point (Peg O' My Heart had run for twenty months in 1912-13). Playing the lead role, <mask> was so obsessive about the play's success that he spent his few days off in the theater, watching his understudy in the part.By all accounts, <mask> had a laconic, casual style of underplaying that was unusual and connected with audiences. At the close of the record run of Lightnin’, U. S. President Harding sent the playwrights a letter of congratulations, which was read aloud onstage by his Secretary of Labor. The following day, as the play left for its long road tour, Mayor Hylan and the New York City Police Band headed by composer Victor Herbert accompanied the troupe to Penn Station where Bernard Baruch presented <mask> and Smith with the World Championship Belt of the Playwriting and Producing World. Cinema
John Ford adapted Lightnin''' as a silent film in 1925 with veteran actor and director Jay Hunt taking the part of Lightnin' Bill Jones. Five years later in an early talkie, Will Rogers played Jones

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 opposite Louise Dresser and Joel McCrea. Between 1915 and 1916 <mask> appeared in four films, The Silent Voice, from the play by Jules Eckert Goodman; Rosemary, from a play by Lois N. Parker and Murray Carson; Her Debt of Honor, from a scenario by William Nigh; and A Corner in Cotton, from a story by Anita Loos. Personal life

On June 27, 1885, <mask> married actress Jennie Weidman, whom he had known since grammar school.Their daughter, Bessie <mask> (1886–1952), became an actress and writer, and their son, <mask>, a Hollywood director. Death
<mask> died at the Hotel Del Prado, Chicago where he had gone after his final performance of Lightnin’  at the Blackstone Theatre to be under the care of his friend, Dr. Robert A. Black. <mask>’s manager later said of the actor:

A kindly man, of simple tastes, who gave much to the public that he served and asked little in return. <mask> was known to his friends in the profession as much for the big, human man he was as for his sterling qualities as an actor. He really died the Saturday night he gave his last performance – and his greatest. George Kingsbury, 1922

<mask> was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery after a brief Christian Science service and eulogy by Judge Kenesaw Landis.The pallbearers were drawn from the cast of Lightnin. The family eventually dropped a plan to someday remove <mask>'s remains to a cemetery nearer his birthplace. References

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title: Bob Mellish

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<mask>, <mask>, PC (3 March 1913 – 9 May 1998) was a British politician. He was a long-serving Labour Party MP of 36 years, from 1946 to 1982. He served as the Labour Chief Whip from 1969 until 1976, but in his later years he fell out with his local Constituency Labour Party which he felt had become dominated by people on the left of the Labour Party, and he eventually left the party. He became a life peer in 1985. Early life

<mask> was born in Deptford to <mask> and his wife Mary Elizabeth Carroll, the thirteenth of fourteen children. His father, a docker, had taken part in the dockers' strikes of 1899 and 1912. After he left school he worked for the Transport and General Workers' Union and when the Second World War started in 1939 he was called up and ended the war as a major in the Royal Engineers fighting the Japanese in South-East Asia.Political career
When Sir Ben Smith resigned from Parliament, the Rotherhithe constituency was vacated. Most local opinion favoured Dr. [John Gillison who represented the area on the London County Council but <mask> was selected after the TGWU dockers' delegates voted for him en bloc. He easily won the constituency in a by-election in 1946. This constituency was expanded in 1950 and named Bermondsey. In 1950 he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Supply, George Strauss, and then in 1951 as PPS to the Minister for Pensions, George Isaacs. He was also Chairman of the London Regional Labour Party from 1956 to 1977. <mask> was appointed by Harold Wilson as a Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) which he held during Labour Governments from 1969 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976.He was renowned as a tough Chief Whip. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Local Government from Labour's victory in 1964 until 1967, then becoming Minister of Public Building and Works from 1967 until 1969. He became

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title: Bob Mellish

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 Minister for Housing and Local Government in 1970; however, this was now under Anthony Crosland as Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning. <mask> was in favour of Britain's entry into the Common Market but voted to oppose Edward Heath's policy of entry in 1971, in accordance with Labour Party policy. A Wilson loyalist, <mask> apparently wept when he heard the news that Wilson had stepped down as Prime Minister in 1976. He supported Michael Foot to replace Wilson, but in vain; James Callaghan won the leadership ballot instead. <mask> (who got on well at a personal level with Foot, despite the great ideological differences between the two men) disliked Callaghan so much that he resigned from the cabinet within months of Wilson's own retirement.At one stage <mask> opened a speech by saying "As I come to this platform, many of you will know that I have never been an anti-racialist". In 1976 <mask> argued that the Malawi Asians expelled by Hastings Banda should not be allowed to live in Britain despite possessing British passports:

We cannot go on like this. I do not care what those on this side of the House, or the Opposition side or anywhere else, say. Problems at local level will become worse and worse for our own people unless something is done. All hon. Members know that people come to their surgeries describing the most distressing conditions—terrifying conditions. People born and bred in their own constituencies have been on the housing waiting list for as long as six years.But, on the points system, one must give immigrants preference...People cannot come here just because they have a British passport—full stop. London Docklands Development Corporation
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 nominate. <mask> offered a way through as he was willing to take the post; as a sitting MP he would lose his seat if the post was paid, so a special provision was made that it would be unpaid until the vice-chairman elected to take payment. <mask>'s acceptance of a post with the LDDC exacerbated the split with the Bermondsey CLP which had elected a slate of left-wing officers at its annual meeting that same year. Bermondsey by-election
<mask> was against the shift to the Left in the Labour Party and decided not to stand for election again. Tam Dalyell later said that "<mask>'s final years in the Commons were dogged by controversy and beset with troubles in Bermondsey from hard-left 'yuppie' incomers and the Militant tendency, people who were moons apart from the dockers who had selected him four decades earlier". He wanted his ally John O'Grady, Leader of Southwark Borough Council, to be selected in his stead but the constituency party selected Peter Tatchell, its secretary.<mask> made his discontent public and threatened to resign immediately and force a by-election if Tatchell was endorsed by the Labour Party nationally. Unexpectedly, Labour leader Michael Foot announced that Tatchell would never be endorsed "so far as I am concerned". However, when, in August 1982, it became clear that Tatchell would be permitted to stand if the Constituency Labour Party selected him again, <mask> announced his resignation from the Labour Party to sit as an Independent MP. In November that year, he resigned his seat in Parliament (by becoming Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds) and forced a 1983 by-election in which <mask> campaigned for O'Grady who stood as a Real Bermondsey Labour candidate. O'Grady performed badly at the by-election although <mask> did take some satisfaction from the heavy defeat of Tatchell by the Liberal candidate, Simon Hughes. Tatchell said in 2003, after <mask>'s death, that <mask> was secretly

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