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<mask>,  (8 February 1888 – 14 October 1976) was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was nominated for three Academy Awards. <mask>'s stage career spanned sixty years, during which she played more than 100 roles, in classics by Shakespeare, Congreve, Goldsmith, Sheridan and Wilde, and plays by contemporary writers including Bernard Shaw, Enid Bagnold, Christopher Fry and Noël Coward. She created roles in two of Shaw's plays: Orinthia in The Apple Cart (1929), and Epifania in The Millionairess (1940) and was in the British premières of two others: Heartbreak House (1921) and Back to Methuselah (1923). <mask> became widely known for portraying haughty aristocratic women, as in two of her most famous roles as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Miss Western in the 1963 film of Tom Jones. During her performance as Lady Bracknell, her delivery of the line ‘A handbag’ has become synonymous with the Oscar Wilde play.By contrast, she played a downtrodden maid in The Late Christopher Bean (1933), a deranged, impoverished old woman in The Whisperers (1967) and – one of her most celebrated roles – Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, which she played in four productions between 1926 and 1961. Life and career

Early years
<mask> was born in Pimlico, London, the daughter of <mask>, a junior civil servant in the General Post Office, and his wife, Caroline Ellen née Foster. She had one sibling, a brother who died at the age of four. She was educated at St Michael's Church of England School, Pimlico, before being apprenticed at the age of 15 in 1903 as a milliner. She commented in later years that she loved the rich and beautiful materials of the craft, but could not manage to make two hats alike. While working in a milliner's shop in the City she began attending drama classes in Victoria; the classes developed into an amateur performing group, the Streatham Shakespeare Players, with whom she made her first stage appearance in October 1910, as  Viola in Twelfth Night. In 1912, playing Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, she was spotted by the producer William Poel and made her first professional appearance for him in Cambridge in August of that year; she played Gautami in a 6th-century Hindu classic, Sakuntalá, in a cast including the young Nigel Playfair.Poel then cast her as Cressida in Troilus and Cressida in London and subsequently at Stratford-upon-Avon. The critic of The Manchester Guardian found her diction inadequate, but otherwise approved: "Miss <mask>, who, without quite the invincible charm for Cressida, gave an interesting performance". <mask>'s West End debut was in George Moore's Elizabeth Cooper in 1913. The play received poor notices, but <mask> was praised: "In the very small part of a maid Miss <mask> made the success of the afternoon. She put more into her few minutes than most of our approved 'stars' can suggest in leading parts." In January 1914 she made her professional Shakespearian debut as Gertrude in Hamlet. In 1914, at Moore's instigation, <mask> was given a year's contract by the Royalty Theatre in Soho.She played character roles in comedies, as a junior member of casts that included Gladys Cooper and Lynn Fontanne. Over the next ten years she polished her craft in a wide range of parts. She played in a silent film called A Welsh Singer, directed by and featuring Henry Edwards in 1915, and also had a minor role in another 1915 film, A Honeymoon for Three, starring Charles Hawtrey. She then appeared in East is East in 1917, but thereafter made no more films for over thirty years. She toured in Shakespeare with Ellen Terry's company in 1918, appeared in light comedy alongside the young Noël Coward (Polly With a Past, 1921) and played five new Shavian roles, Lady Utterword in Heartbreak House (1921) and the Serpent, the Oracle, the She-Ancient and the ghost of the Serpent in Back to Methuselah (1923). In 1922 she made what J. T. Grein in The Illustrated London News called "a personal triumph" in Alfred Sutro's comedy The Laughing Lady. Stardom

By this time <mask> was well known to the critics, and frequently received excellent notices; with her performance as Millamant in The Way of the World in 1924 she achieved wide public fame for the first time.Nigel Playfair cast her as the strong-willed and witty heroine in his revival of Congreve's Restoration comedy at the Lyric Hammersmith, in 1924. The critics resorted to superlatives:

James Agate wrote, "Let me not mince matters. Miss <mask> is the most accomplished of living and practising English actresses." Arnold Bennett noted in his journals that this Millamant was the finest comedy performance he had ever seen. Her colleagues too were struck by the performance. John Gielgud recalled:

In the 1925–26 season, <mask> joined the company of the Old Vic, playing Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew, Rosalind in As You Like It, Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Beatrice in Much Ado and Nurse in Romeo and Juliet – one of her most celebrated roles. The schedule of rehearsals and performances was hectic.She recalled, "It was altogether a momentous season for me. I lost 17lb in weight and on the only free day from rehearsal ran off and got married." Her husband was George (Guy) Booth (1882 or 1883–1935), an engineer whom she had known for more than twenty years; there were no children. Marriage to someone unconnected with the theatre suited <mask>, who did not share the taste of many of her colleagues for what Gielgud called "publicity, gossip and backstage intrigue". Looking back in 1976 at <mask>'s career The Times observed that the two decades after her success as Millamant showed the range of her talent. The paper counted among her "performances of absolute assurance" in this period those in Tiger Cats (1924), The Beaux' Stratagem (1927), The Lady with a Lamp (1929), and The Apple Cart (1929) in which she played Orinthia, the king's mistress, a role written for her by Shaw. During the 1930s she played in several Broadway seasons, some productions transferred from London and others new.While she was in New York playing the Nurse opposite the Juliet of Katharine Cornell her husband died suddenly in London. She returned, devastated, and encouraged by colleagues found solace by throwing herself into her work. <mask>'s notable roles of the 1930s included Irela in Evensong (1932), Gwenny in The Late Christopher Bean (1933), four Shakespeare parts, and in 1939 Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. She played the last of these on and off for seven years, on tour and in London, and by 1947, when a Broadway run was offered, she declined to act in the piece again. She played Lady Bracknell on film (1952) and television (1960) but never again on the stage. During the Second World War <mask> joined an ENSA company travelling to Gibraltar to entertain Allied troops. The following year she played in a West End revival of Heartbreak House, this time playing Hesione Hushabye.She toured for ENSA in Britain, Europe and India in 1944 and 1945. Returning to London, at the end of the war she played Mrs Malaprop in The Rivals. The production was not liked by the critics, and <mask>'s performance drew respectful rather than ecstatic reviews. Postwar

<mask> played Shakespeare's Cleopatra for the last time in 1946–47, in her late fifties. Her performance divided the critics: opinions varied from "an agonising disaster" to "a joy to watch". Kenneth Tynan said, "Lady Bracknell has been involved in a low Alexandrian scandal". <mask> had never been classically good looking, but she was a great enough actress to "convey beauty without being conventionally beautiful".What troubled many, including Agate and Gielgud, about her Cleopatra and other tragic heroines was not her appearance but a sense that tragedy came less naturally to her than comedy. Some of the great Shakespearian tragic roles she constantly refused to play, notably Lady Macbeth. She told Gielgud, "I could never impersonate a woman who had such a peculiar notion of hospitality", which he took to mean that she could not contemplate the character's "explicit admission of evil". <mask> once remarked, "I don't think there is anything extraordinary about me except this passion for the truth", a passion revered by Gielgud and others, but one that prevented her from attempting a character whose essence she could not understand. She said to Shaw that she had been asked to play Volumnia in Coriolanus, but "isn't she a bloodthirsty old harridan? I could never play her." This did not mean that she had to like the characters she played, but she had to understand them.When she first read through the role of Lady Bracknell with Gielgud she commented, "I know those sort of women. They ring the bell and tell you to put a lump of coal on the fire." In 1948 <mask> returned to the film studios after an absence of more than thirty years. At the instigation of Emlyn Williams she appeared in The Last Days of Dolwyn. The cast included Williams, Richard Burton, in his first film, and Allan Aynesworth, who had created the role of Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895. This was Aynesworth's last film; <mask> went on to make eighteen more over the next three decades. She played an elderly Welsh woman, and was well received by reviewers, although one wondered if she was yet quite at home before the camera: "there are indeed moments when she looks as disproportionate as a life-size Rembrandt in a one-room flatlet.But it is not, of course, the flatlet which stays in the memory". In the same year she played Countess Ranevskaya in Thorold Dickinson's film version of The Queen of Spades. In the theatre, <mask> returned to The Way of the World in 1948, exchanging the role of Millamant for that of the formidable old Lady Wishfort. The production received mixed notices, and <mask>'s Wishfort – "like a preposterous caricature of Queen Elizabeth" – though much admired, overshadowed the rest of the cast. In November of the same year she made one of her rare appearances in Chekhov, as Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard. Her performance divided opinion: in The Observer Ivor Brown wrote of "the glorious impact of an authentic genius at the highest level of world-theatre", but the anonymous reviewer in The Times thought that she "remains, a little mysteriously, outside of the character". Over the next ten years <mask> played in only six stage productions because she appeared in long-running West End plays.From March 1949 to November 1950 she appeared as Lady Pitts in Daphne Laureola in London and then New York. At the Haymarket she played Helen Lancaster in Waters of the Moon, which ran for more than two years. In April 1954 she played Countess Rosmarin Ostenburg in The Dark Is Light Enough, and at the Haymarket she was Mrs St Maugham in The Chalk Garden from April 1956 to November 1957. In May 1958 she returned to the Old Vic company, playing Queen Katharine in Henry VIII in London and then at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. At the same theatre in the 1959 season she played the Countess of Rousillon in All's Well That Ends Well, and, despite her earlier words to Shaw, Volumnia in Coriolanus. In the 1950s she made three films, The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Look Back in Anger (1959) and The Nun's Story (1959). 1960s and 1970s
In 1960 <mask> played Judith Bliss in a television production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever.In the 1961 Stratford season <mask> played Queen Margaret in Richard III and appeared for the last time as the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet. At the Queen's Theatre in November 1963, she played Violet in Gentle Jack by Robert Bolt. In 1964 in a production for the National Theatre, she returned to the role of Judith Bliss in Hay Fever, heading a cast that in Coward's words "could play the Albanian telephone directory". Her films from the first half of the 1960s were Tom Jones (1963), The Chalk Garden and Young Cassidy (both made in 1964). Her biggest film part of the 1960s was the central character, Mrs Ross, in The Whisperers (1967) for which she received an Oscar nomination and five major awards. After that her screen appearances were in supporting roles in ten more films. When she was 87 she played the Dowager Queen in The Slipper and the Rose (1975) in which she sang and danced.<mask>'s last stage roles were Mrs Forrest in The Chinese Prime Minister at the Globe (1965), the Narrator in The Black Girl in Search of God at the Mermaid (1968), and Carlotta in Dear Antoine, Chichester Festival (1971). After she found learning new roles too much, she presented an anthology of prose, poetry and music under the title <mask> and Friends, both in the West End and elsewhere. In this show she made her final performance on the West End stage, on 5 October 1974. Her last public appearance was a BBC radio programme With Great Pleasure, a selection of her favourite works, given before an invited audience in August 1976. In The Guardian, Nicholas de Jongh wrote of her evident frailty, "Yet she can still give the single words and phrases an imperious or serene grandeur, as in her final speaking of Richard Church's poem where she welcomed 'that summoning touch of death our neighbour'. What a glorious star is going out." Bryan Forbes, who had directed <mask> in The Whisperers and The Slipper and the Rose, wrote her biography Ned's Girl, first published in 1977

<mask> died at her home in Cranbrook, Kent, on 14 October 1976 at the age of 88.Honours
<mask> was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) by King George VI in 1946. Awards
<mask> received honorary degrees from the universities of London (1950), Cambridge (1951), Oxford (1954) and Hull (1968). <mask> was painted by Walter Sickert as Katharina in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. For many years a sculpted head of <mask> was on display at the Royal Court Theatre. In 1977 a portrait by Henry Glintenkamp  was sold as part of her estate. Last resting place and memorial
<mask>'s ashes are interred at St Paul's, Covent Garden, London. A blue plaque was unveiled outside her house at 109 Ebury Street, London, in 1997.Academy Awards
<mask> was nominated three times for an Academy Award between 1964 and 1968. Other film acting awards
<mask> was cited as Best Supporting Actress by the National Board of Review (NBR) for The Nun's Story in 1959. The NBR also cited her as Best Supporting Actress for The Chalk Garden in 1964 and as Best Actress for The Whisperers in 1967. Her  role in The Whisperers also won her awards from  the British Film Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and the New York Film Critics Circle. See also

List of actors with Academy Award nominations

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<mask> Papers at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
The Bryan Forbes Collection of <mask>
The Henry Hurford Janes Collection of <mask>

      Performances by <mask> listed in The Theatre Collection, University of Bristol
The Collection of research material on <mask>, actress held by the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre and Performance Department. Actresses awarded British damehoods
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<mask> (; also credited as <mask>, <mask>, and <mask>; August 31, 1961 – September 26, 2016) was a Romanian pop music singer, producer, actor, and comedian, also known for his participation in the comedy group Divertis and for his activity in Romanian cinema and television. Moving between rock music, rhythm and blues, reggae, and jazz, the multi-instrumentalist <mask> founded a number of bands and registered success particularly during the early 1990s, when he was the lead singer of a group known as The Blue Workers. <mask> was the manager of several alternative music acts with his label Tempo Music and remained an outspoken critic of Romanian commercial radio. Noted for his impressions and musical acts within Divertis political satire shows, <mask> was also a successful actor, appearing in film productions such as Lucian Pintilie's An Unforgettable Summer and Cristian Mungiu's Occident, and portraying known characters in Romanian theater in various stage adaptations. He also wrote sports columns and was a writer of Christian literature. He received an offer from Walt Disney Pictures, and he provides the voice of King Louie in 2006 for the Romanian version of the film, The Jungle Book. Biography

Early life
<mask> was a native of Agnita (at the time part of Brașov Region, now in Sibiu County), where he graduated from primary school.He was born to an ethnic Romanian father and a half-Hungarian mother; on his mother's side, he was also the descendant of Poles and Slovaks. His mother was a Roman Catholic and his father, like <mask>, was a Romanian Orthodox. His name reflects his complex heritage: <mask> was chosen as his Romanian name; his second name was the Hungarian <mask>, but it was recorded as Ghiurico in his birth certificate and personal documents ever since—as <mask> later indicated, this was because neither his father nor the notary were familiar with Hungarian phonology. <mask>, who was fluent in the Hungarian language, preferred the hypocoristic <mask>. <mask> began to study piano when he was nine years old, and sang soprano in his school choir, entertaining his friends with impressions of well-known pop singers. During fifth grade, he started playing handball with an amateur team, discarding piano lessons and contemplating a career in acting. He also taught himself guitar.At age fourteen, <mask>'s voice changed. He was still a soprano in the choir, but had to use his head voice. As a high school student, <mask> had to enlist in the Union of Communist Youth (UTC), the Romanian communist regime compulsory youth organization. In 1976, he enrolled at the Agnita High School, which later became the Agro-Industrial High School. The same year, he gave up handball and began a more formal study of guitar music, using the Maria Boeru textbook as his guide. He debuted as an amateur actor in 1977, with a school theater performance at the Agnita House of Culture. <mask> was also interested in the Cenaclul Flacăra concerts, an outlet for American folk-inspired and folk rock, tolerated under communism.He became familiar with Western music acts such as Olivia Newton-John and Queen, and active in the UTC's cultural brigade, wrote and performed his first folk-rock numbers. Trandafirii Negri and Fundal
In May 1978, <mask> attended an International Workers' Day celebration in Mediaș, where he befriended brothers Septimiu and Horia Moldovan, who were in the same band as pop singer Elena Cârstea. According to Pascu's official site, they played Western rock hits for him, including Deep Purple's "Child in Time" and Uriah Heep's "July Morning". Between 1978 and 1980, Pascu sang with the Moldovans' band Trandafirii Negri, and was invited to perform with them at wedding parties and similar festivities. With the money he earned, he purchased his first acoustic guitar directly from the factory in Reghin, and taught himself to play drums. He composed one of his first published songs, "Melancolie" ("Melancholy"), in 1979. In 1980, Pascu applied for Târgu Mureș' Szentgyörgyi István Drama School, but failed the entry exam.He worked in a state-owned factory as a lathe operator, and for several months in 1980, was conscripted into the Romanian Land Forces, where he met other amateur musicians who were undergoing military training. Together they founded the rock band Fundal, with <mask> as lead singer and drummer. They performed in the nationwide Cântarea României festival. In 1982, their military term over, <mask> and Fundal returned to Mediaș, where <mask> was discovered by Romanian Radio's Radio Vacanța station. He was invited to perform at the station's youth concerts, where he met and befriended Teo Peter, bass player for Compact, and music promoter Andrei Partoș. During 1982, <mask> also played Cenaclul Flacăra concerts, and was billed for the UTC's Scînteia Tineretului shows. He later described his mentoring by rock singers Cristi Minculescu, Liviu Tudan, Adi Ordean and Vladi Cnejevici as his "third real school".In 1980, <mask> also discovered and became influenced by reggae music. He was introduced to the reggae style by The Police and its reggae fusion sessions, then became a fan of reggae numbers played by African diaspora students in Romanian universities. Twenty years later, Pascu told reporters: "Between 1980 and 1985, I was mad about Bob Marley." University years and Divertis debut
In 1984, Pascu moved to Cluj-Napoca, and was admitted into the Cluj University Faculty of Letters, studying Romanian and Spanish. He had applied for the similar faculty at the University of Bucharest twice, but failed the entry exam. Soon after admission, he joined the university's theatrical company Ars Amatoria și Fiii, mentored by literary critic Ion Vartic. He performed radio comedy and parody theater during this time, and was involved in Vartic's Echinox literary club.<mask> continued his interest in sports, particularly soccer, and was a noted fan of the college soccer team FC Universitatea Cluj. In 1986, while Ars Amatoria was touring Bucharest with an adaptation of Ion Luca Caragiale's plays, <mask> met and befriended members of the comedic ensemble and student group Divertis, which performed subtle political satire against Nicolae Ceaușescu's communist rule. <mask> had been a Divertis fan since 1982 and recalled, "I met with the Divertis boys after a show. They liked me [and] asked me to join the group". His first performance with Divertis took place in 1987, at Izvoru Mureșului resort in Harghita County. <mask>ș to sing at a summer festival in Deva. In 1988–1989, upon graduation, Pascu taught Romanian language and literature at a primary school in Ulmu, Călărași County, but gave up to pursue his singing career.Late in 1989, he was in Semenic, where he met Mircea Baniciu, former member of Romania's leading rock band Phoenix (later Transsylvania Phoenix). He was a guest in Baniciu's home just as the anti-communist Revolution erupted in Timișoara. He rejoined Divertis in Iași, but their scheduled show there was broken up by the communist authorities. With the end of communism, <mask> diversified his career as an entertainer. After performing a solo music recital in February 1990, he renewed his contract with Divertis, and toured the country with them. Later that year, Divertis performed for the first time in a series of comedy shows airing on Romanian Television channels. The group worked with filmmaker and Traffic Police officer Virgil Vochină, adding comedy bits to his serialized road safety campaign, Reflecții rutiere ("Roadside Reflections").From December 1990 to 1992, <mask> was employed as a program editor by the same station. In 1992, with Mircea Rusu, Pascu released the extended play recording Ar putea fi ("It Could Be"). In partnership with his girlfriend Daniela Marin, he founded Tempo Music, which claimed to be Romania's first independent music label. Pascu also founded his own band, The Blue Workers. First musical and comedic hits
<mask> recalled that during the 1990s, Divertis had to perform dozens of consecutive encores while on tour, which interfered with the group's regular Twin Peaks viewing parties. According to Gardianul newspaper, <mask>'s activity with Divertis turned him into "one of the most popular figures in homegrown comedy". In his 2006 interview with Dilema Veche, Divertis founder Toni Grecu recalled that Pascu was notable as the only group member not born in the historical region of Moldavia.In 1993, <mask> experienced his first significant success in music with the album Mixed Grill and the single "Țara arde și babele se piaptănă" ("The Country Is Burning and Old Women Are Combing Their Hair", referencing a Romanian proverb). A poll conducted by the journal Evenimentul Zilei nominated the track as the best song of 1993, and the nationwide station Radio Contact awarded <mask> its "Composer of the Year" title. Mixed Grill marked <mask>'s brief experimentation with a fusion of rock and reggae. Hits such as "Gizzi" and "Mi-am luat colac" ("I Got Me a Lifebuoy") led some to consider him one of the pioneers of Romanian reggae, years ahead of acts like El Negro and Pacha Man. The mix of genres became characteristic of <mask>'s work in music: "When I was writing records, I figured that, should someone, say, be playing my record at a party, they would have several kinds to choose from, and they would not grow bored. But it's not because of that, I think that's how inspiration visits me, that this is how I write. I won't stick to any one musical genre."In addition to the piano, guitar and drums, <mask> also began playing the harmonica. Soon after marrying Daniela Marin in August 1993, <mask> was invited by director Lucian Pintilie to star in his film An Unforgettable Summer, alongside Kristin Scott Thomas, Claudiu Bleonț and Marcel Iureș. <mask>, who referred to filming on location as his mock-honeymoon, received good reviews for his performance. Over the following years, <mask> and The Blue Workers released two EPs, the rhythm and blues record Mașina cu jazzolină ("The Jazzolin Engine") and Caseta pentru minte, inimă și gură ("The Cassette for the Mind, Heart and Mouth"). Pascu also appeared on a number of comedy recordings released by Divertis, earning <mask> the reputation of a protest song writer. He was inspired by Romanian politics and the social debates of the 1990s to write hits like "Morcovul românesc" ("The Romanian Carrot") and "Instalatorul" ("The Plumber"). <mask> acknowledged his political streak, recognized what he considered the necessary link between social phenomena and a songwriter's cultural perspective, and argued that songs should always tell a story.One of the parody songs included on Mașina cu jazzolină, titled "Africa, Africa", drew special interest in cultural circles with its satirical undertones. The lyrics suggested that modern Romania was no better than the average African nation. According to historian Sorin Mitu, "Africa, Africa" showed "the Romanians' tendency to relate to extra-European realities", a trend he observed during Ceaușescu's final decade, and then throughout the early post-revolutionary period. In 1995, after a series of festivals where he sang together with The Blue Workers, <mask> had a solo recital at Brașov's Golden Stag Festival, and was awarded the Best Album trophy by the music magazine Actualitatea Muzicală, for Mașina cu jazzolină. He was also the opening act for Western rock groups touring Romania: the British bands Jethro Tull, Beats International and Asia, and Germany's Scorpions. As a television actor, <mask> was also taking part in the development of Romania's advertising industry. He was chiefly remembered in pop culture as the spokesman for Connex, one of the first mobile phone operators in Romania, with the catchphrase Alo, Maria?("Hello, Maria?"). In February 1997, <mask> released the album Gânduri nevinovate ("Innocent Thoughts"). According to his website, it can be considered as <mask>'s "first less commercial record." <mask>'s daughter, Ana Iarina, was born later in the same month. After 1997, <mask> prioritized his activity as a music promoter and producer. Between 1998 and 2000, he

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 and his wife helped launch successful pop and alternative rock acts such as Vama Veche, Domnișoara Pogany and Dinu Olărașu. After releasing the song collection Poveștile lui Gyuri ("Gyuri's Stories") in 1999, he gave up music, stating that he had become disenchanted with newer pop trends, but returned in 2000 with a limited-release record titled Lasă (muzică de casă), "Leave It (Home Music)".As stated on his website, the record registered success with "his closest fans" and with members of the Romanian-American community. From Occident to Felix și Otilia
Also in 2000, <mask> began working with filmmaker Cristian Mungiu. He wrote the soundtrack to Mungiu's short film Zapping and appeared with Mircea Diaconu in Mungiu's medium-length film Corul pompierilor. They collaborated in Occident, which featured music composed by <mask> and his supporting role as "Gică", opposite Alexandru Papadopol ("Luci"). This contribution earned <mask> critical accolades. Film critic Alex. Leo Șerban referred to <mask>'s "memorable" performance as Papadopol's "cynical, good for all neighbor", and cultural journalist Eugenia Vodă suggested that the "authentic by definition" Pascu added "diaphanous touches" to Mungiu's black comedy.Two years after Occidents premiere, <mask> released the album Stângul de a visa ("The Left to Dream"), which was less of a commercial success and as <mask> noted, was inconsistent with the editorial policies of commercial radio. According to his website, it was not promoted by the mainstream radio stations, and sold most of its copies during live performances. In a 2009 interview, Pascu argued, "Every time I had songs to pitch, [the stations] would say: 'they're good, but they don't fit in with our policies.' [...] If commercial radio stations were to count, I haven't had put out a record since 1993." He also thanked the file sharing community for circulating copies of his music, even though he lost some royalties. <mask> voiced his opposition to the singing competitions phenomenon, stating that as a one-time member of the Mamaia Festival jury, he had a "bittersweet" experience of Romanian pop politics. <mask> toured the country to mark the celebration of his 20th year in music, mostly performing in provincial clubs.He continued to give occasional concerts (including as an opening act for Italian singer Albano Carrisi in Arad), and starting in 2003, hosted the musical talk show Taverna on the national television channel, TVR 1. With Divertis, <mask> became a co-host of a regular comedy program on Antena 1, which filmed on location in the United States. He had a recurring sketch on the show titled Felix și Otilea ("Felix and Otilea"), opposite female pop singers Monica Anghel and Jojo, and comedians Cătălin Mireuță and Daniel Buzdugan. He was a voice actor on Animat Planet, a cartoon show produced by Divertis for Antena 1. For these contributions, <mask> was designated "the best comedian of 2003" in a TVR 1 poll. He released the solo albums O stea ("A Star") and Jocul de-a joaca ("Pretending to Play"), both in 2004. In July 2005, he was invited to sing Brazil's National Anthem at an exhibition soccer match between the 1994 World Cup-winning Brazilian squad and the Romanian team.The same year, he released a greatest hits record, titled 12 ani, 12 balade ("12 Years, 12 Ballads"). <mask> reunited with The Blue Workers for a 2005 nationwide tour and a 2006 performance at the Children's Palace in Bucharest. They appeared at ProEtnica festival in Sighișoara, which celebrated ethnic minorities and the practice of toleration. <mask> parted with Divertis in 2007. At the time, he indicated that he could no longer handle their tight schedule. The break was not total, though, since <mask> continued to appear on Animat Planet. In a 2007 interview, reflecting on that show's impact, he stated, "I'm not much of a fan of political humor.I simply like the impromptu kind of humor [...]. If [the joke] happens to be political, it is because that is what we have to do in this series." In 2012, he asserted that his break with political humor was definitive, and against the consensus in Divertis—in 2007, <mask> noted there was already a disagreement between him and Toni Grecu. Shortly after his departure, a conflict between Grecu and the other Divertis actors broke Divertis into competing halves. <mask> released the album La jumătatea vieții ("Halfway through Life") at Cluj-Napoca recital, in November 2007. He resumed his stage career during this time as well. In spring 2007, he starred as Rică Venturiano in an adaptation of Caragiale's O noapte furtunoasă, commemorating the 130th anniversary of the play's first public performance.Pascu appeared in Marius Barna's documentary film Utopia impusă ("Forced Utopia"), which investigated ordinary life in Communist Romania, with singer Dan Bittman, literary critic Ion Bogdan Lefter, actor-politician Mircea Diaconu, and historian Marius Oprea. Writing debut and Pro TV projects

At the age of forty, <mask> began publishing Christian literature, specializing in essays about mysticism. When asked about his beliefs, he declared himself inspired by the Orthodox priest Arsenie Boca and Bulgarian-born New Age mystic Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov. In 2007, he said, "We must understand that our destiny, our earthly road, is that of rebuilding the connection with Divinity, with God." Although an Orthodox, Pascu went on pilgrimage to the Roman Catholic Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. <mask> was also asked to appear in a Hungarian-produced film, in the role of a Romanian Police officer, and starred in a stage production of Eugène Ionesco's Le Viscomte. He had cameos in television commercials and wrote sports columns in periodicals, including the leisure magazine Time Out Bucharest.In the 2008–2009 season, he played Chief Inspector Fane Popovici in Vine poliția!, a comedy series produced by Pro TV and based on Spain's Los Hombres de Paco. Television critic Cezar Paul-Bădescu called it a "catastrophic" failure. In April 2009, Pascu provided the comedic intermezzos at UNITER Awards Gala, but his performance received mixed reviews. Three months later, he was the opening act for American folk artist Suzanne Vega at her Bucharest show. <mask> noted that he had honored the invitation only after consulting with his daughter, a Vega fan, and that he adapted his electric guitar songs to the "unplugged" setting, playing the mandolin. In autumn, he reunited with most of his Divertis colleagues after they moved from Antena 1 to Pro TV. He appeared in a Metropolis Theater production of The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky, with veteran Ștefan Radof in the lead role.The play opened to good reviews, and <mask>'s presence, along with that of other comedic actors (Alexandru Bindea, Tudorel Filimon), was considered an unusual directorial touch to Gorky's tragedy. <mask> and his Blue Workers performed at the Sibiu Jazz Festival. Late in 2009, <mask> and his wife agreed to a divorce. In April 2010, <mask> sparked criticism in the media when he agreed to perform at a Timișoara rally of Gregorian Bivolaru's Yoga movement (MISA). Bivolaru's legal troubles and allegations regarding MISA's sexual policies were the center of public debates; when contacted by reporters, <mask> stressed that it was a regular gig and stated, "Those people have never harmed me and I have no reason to be avoiding their company." <mask>'s activities for that year included other live concerts, including one held during the Bookfest event of June. In November, he was a guest at the Mircea Baniciu tribute concert, entertaining the public with musical impressions of folk singers Nicu Alifantis and Victor Socaciu, and performing Pasărea Colibri classics.<mask> also purchased his own drinking establishment and live music venue, a Bucharest tavern he named Gyuri's Pub, which hosted performances by the Moldovan folk singer Radu Captari. A collaborator of <mask> on solo music projects during spring 2010, Captari sang and played the guitar while riding a horse. 2010 stroke and Divertis split
In late 2010, it was reported that <mask> had suffered a stroke and was recovering at the University Hospital of Bucharest. Romania's media speculated that the stroke was caused by the stress of his divorce, although <mask> had stated that the separation was amiable. His career was jeopardized by the stroke, so <mask> decided to quit drinking alcohol. <mask> resumed artistic life, studying for the part of Cadâr in Victor Ion Popa's comedy Take, Ianke and Cadâr. The production went on a tour of Romanian theaters in the early months of 2011.<mask> returned to Land of Jokes, the comedic series produced by one half of Divertis for Pro TV, where he played the lead character Nemuriciul (a spoof on Highlander: The Series). His return highlighted the conflict between Toni Grecu, who was producing a political comedy show for the same station, and the less politicized Land of Jokes. In June 2011, <mask> and the other Land of Jokes comedians announced that their split with Divertis was final, and that their contract with Pro TV had reached an end. In an interview with Adevărul daily, the freelance comedians announced that they were considering other offers; <mask> criticized Pro TV's focus on producing talent shows. <mask> later acknowledged that he strongly disliked Pro TV features such as Romania's Got Talent, even though his daughter Iarina appeared on it as part of a gospel music ensemble. The new comedy troupe took the name Distractis, since "the Land of Jokes brand was left with Pro TV", and in August 2011, signed with TVR 1. Media analyst Iulian Comanescu stated about the move, "The [Distractis] program managed a fifth place in ratings.It is the beginning of the end for one of the most upright and best loved brands in Romanian television." In October 2011, <mask> returned to Cluj-Napoca as a celebrity host for the inauguration of Cluj Arena, home ground of the soccer club Universitatea. He traveled to Seattle and performed at a fund-raiser for a new Romanian Orthodox cultural center in America. In early 2012, he centered his musical activity on Suceava County, working with local singer-songwriter Lian Cubleșan. Their collaboration resulted in the ballad album Tropa, Tropa... €uropa!, released on January 20 at Câmpulung Moldovenesc, where <mask> and The Blue Workers performed a concert. <mask> appeared with his Occident colleague Mircea Diaconu on the short film Loto, playing the role of a car salesman.Discography
Ar putea fi (EP, 1992)
Mixed Grill (studio album, 1993)
Mașina cu jazzolină (studio album, 1994)
Casetă pentru minte, inimă și gură (studio album, 1996)
Gânduri nevinovate (studio album, 1997)
Lasă (muzică de casă) (studio album, 2000)
Stângul de a visa (studio album, 2002)
Prinde o stea (studio album, 2003)
Jocul de-a joaca (studio album, 2004)
12 ani, 12 balade (greatest hits album, 2005)
La jumătatea vieții (studio album, 2007)
Tropa, Tropa... €uropa! (with Lian Cubleșan; studio album, 2012)

References

External links

  Official Site
  Gyuri's Pub (official site)
  Tempo Music (official label)
  Interview on Radio Lynx Romania

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title: Friedrich Zander

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<mask> (also Tsander, , tr. ; ,   – 28 March 1933), was a Baltic German pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. He designed the first liquid-fueled rocket to be launched in the Soviet Union, GIRD-X, and made many important theoretical contributions to the road to space. Biography
<mask> was born in Riga, Russian Empire, into a Baltic German commoner family. His father <mask> was a doctor, but <mask> was fascinated by other natural sciences. <mask> was enrolled in the Riga urban technical high school in 1898, for a seven-year program in which he was a top student. During this time, he became acquainted with the work of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and space travel became his foremost scientific passion.While studying engineering at the Riga Polytechnic Institute, he carried out trajectory calculations for a flight to Mars. Mars held a special fascination for <mask>, and "Forward to Mars!" (Вперед, на Марс!) became his famous motto. He graduated with his engineering degree in 1914, moved to Moscow in 1915. He worked at the "Provodnik" rubber plant, then in 1919 worked at Aircraft Factory No. 4 ("Motor").In 1923, he was married to A.F. Milyukova, and they had a daughter named Astra and a son named Mercury. Mercury died of scarlet fever in 1929. After several years of unemployment and intensive research on rocketry and space travel, in 1926, <mask> began work at the Central Design Bureau of Aviation, and in 1930 worked at the Central Institute of Aviation Motor Construction (TsIAM). Scientific contributions

In 1908, he made notes about the problems of interplanetary travel in which he addressed issues such as life support and became the first to suggest growing plants in greenhouses aboard a spacecraft. In 1911, he published plans for a spacecraft built using combustible alloys of aluminum in its structure that would take off like a conventional aircraft and then burn its wings for fuel as it reached the upper atmosphere and no longer needed them. In 1921, he presented his material to the Association of Inventors (AIIZ), where he met and discussed space travel with V.I.Lenin, who was attending the conference. In 1924, he published it in the journal of Technology and Life (Tekhnika i Zhizn). 1924 was a particularly active year for <mask>. The year before, Hermann Oberth had published the influential theoretical work "Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen" ("The rocket to interplanetary space"), which in turn introduced <mask> and other Russian enthusiasts to the ground breaking work by Robert Goddard ("A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes" published in 1919). <mask> took advantage of this by promoting Tsiolkovsky's work, and developing it further. Together with Vladimir Vetchinkin and members of a rocketry club at the airforce academy, he founded the Society for Studies of Interplanetary Travel. In an early publication, they would be the first to suggest using the Earth's atmosphere as a way of braking a re-entering spacecraft.The same year, <mask> lodged a patent in Moscow for a winged rocket that he believed would be suitable for interplanetary flight, and in October gave a lecture to the Moscow Institute on the possibility of reaching Mars by rocket. During questioning after the lecture, he summarised the importance of reaching this planet in particular: "because it has an atmosphere and the capacity to support life. Mars is also known as 'the red star' and this is the emblem of our grand Soviet army." Around this time, <mask> became the first to suggest the solar sail as a means of spacecraft propulsion, although Johannes Kepler had suggested a solar wind sail in the 17th century. In 1925 <mask> presented a paper, "Problems of flight by jet propulsion: interplanetary flights," in which he suggested that a spacecraft traveling between two planets could be accelerated at the beginning of its trajectory and decelerated at the end of its trajectory by using the gravity of the two planets' moons — a method known as gravity assist. <mask> showed his deep understanding of the physics behind the concept and he foresaw the advantage it could play for interplanetary travels, with a vision far ahead of his contemporaries. In 1929–1930, while at the IAM, <mask> worked on his first engine, OR-1, which ran on compressed air and gasoline and was based on a modified blowtorch.He also taught courses at the Moscow Aviation Institute during this time. In 1931, <mask> was a founding member of GIRD (Group for the Study of Reactive Motion) (Группа изучения реактивного движения (ГИРД)) in Moscow. As head of brigade #1, <mask> worked on the OR-2 (GIRD-02) rocket engine, to power the "216" winged cruise missile. He also worked on the engine and rocket GIRD-10, which flew successfully on 25 November 1933. <mask> had designed the rocket, but did not live to see it fly, having died of typhus in March of that year in the city of Kislovodsk. Tributes

 The crater Tsander on the Moon is named after him. The Latvian Academy of Sciences awards a physics and mathematics prize in his honour.Starting 1992, the Russian Academy of Sciences awards the Tsander Prize, the highest scientific award of the Russian Academy of Sciences for "outstanding theoretical work in the field of rocket and space science". <mask> is featured on stamps of Soviet Union (1964), Latvia (2012) and Russia (2012)
 <mask>'s family home in Riga was a museum (until the recent change in its ownership), and the street it is located on is named after him. Мonument installed near the family home in Riga
 Streets named after <mask> are also in Moscow and in Kislovodsk. See also
 List of Baltic German scientists

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 Georgiy Stepanovich Vetrov, ''S. P. Korolyov and space. First steps. — 1994 M. Nauka,  .Д.Я. Зильманович «Пионер советского ракетостроения Ф.А.Цандер», М., 1966. – 196 с. 1887 births
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title: Cindy Acree

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<mask> was a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008, Acree represented House District 40, which encompasses Elbert County and eastern Arapahoe County from 2008 to 2012. Biography

Early life and education
Acree is a small business owner and mother of three. She is a business development consultant and was the owner of Protektmark LLC. She sold the company and now owns Cindy Acree Enterprises  In 1977, Acree received an AA in Fine Arts and Political Science from Cottey College. She then attended Southern Methodist University, graduating with a BA in History, Political Science & Social Science Research. In 1988, she received a Masters of Science in Justice Administration from the University of Denver.Health and advocacy
Acree had epilepsy for 15 years starting at the age of 21, then had a stroke at age 34, which was triggered by the surgery that corrected her epilepsy. She is now an advocate on behalf of all stroke survivors. Legislative career
At the height of her legislative career, Acree served as the Vice-Chair for the Health & Environment and the Chair for the Legislative Audit Committee. She also sat on the Finance Committee. She served on the Behavioral Health Transformation Council and Oversight of Mental Health in the Prison subcommittee. In 2012, she was appointed to serve on the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Human Services and Welfare Commission. Acree has held numerous government appointments including: President of the Aurora City Budget Committee; Director, Cherry Creek School District Facility Planning Committee and an appointment by Governor Bill Owens to the Cardiovascular Health Coalition.Acree has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association and was given the "Colorado Lawmaker Award" by the Denver Women's Commission and Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce. The Colorado Farm Bureau designated Acree as a friend of Farm Bureau for her work in the 67th General Assembly. The Civil Justice League recognized her with the Common Sense in the Courtroom Award and she was endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business. 2008 election
Acree was unopposed in the 2008 Republican primary. In the general election, she faced Democrat Karen Wilde. Acree's candidacy was endorsed by the Aurora Sentinel and the Denver Post. Acree won the election with 58% of the popular vote.Before being sworn into office, Acree was approached by several individuals with ties to the Colorado Chiropractic Association, all of whom pressed her to support David Balmer in House leadership elections. Acree filed a complaint, which prompted an ethics-investigation against Balmer. Balmer subsequently denied any wrongdoing, while one of the lobbyists involved, claimed ignorance of the applicable legislative rules The allegations against Balmer were eventually dropped due to lack of evidence. 2009 legislative session
A highlight of her first year in office was a piece of legislation that required an interim legislative committee to study health insurance portability. For the 2009 legislative session, Acree was named to seats on:
 House Health and Human Services Committee
 House Local Government Committee
 Local Government Committee

Legislation sponsored:
 HB 1020: Expedited Process for Reenrollment in Publicly Funded Medical Programs, signed by governor. HB 1102: Study Health Insurance Portability, signed by governor. HJR 1026: Interim Committee To Address Home And Community Based Services Waivers Waiting List For Children With Developmental Disabilities, signed by Speaker of House.SB 070: Clarify Workers' Compensation Procedures, signed by governor. SB 079: Post-adoption Contact Birth Siblings, signed by governor. SB 237: Grounds for Mandatory Expulsion, signed by governor. 2010 legislative session
Committee appointments:
 Legislative Audit, Vice-Chair
 House Health & Environment, Vice-Chair
 House Finance

Legislation sponsored:
 HB 1029: HBState Negotiated Prices Medical Goods, signed by governor. HB10-1041: Universal Application Children's Medicaid, signed by governor. HB10-1213: Individualized Plans Developmentally Disabled Walk List, signed by governor. HB10-1255: Colorado Commission Deaf and Hard of Hearing, signed by governor.SB10-053: Metro Sewer District Board of Directors Weighted Voting, signed by governor. 2010 election
After the 2010 Census, Acree was redistricted, into House District 40. In the general election, she defeated Libertarian James W. Phelps and Independent Pervaiz Kaiser. 2011 legislative session
Committee appointments:
 Legislative Audit, Chair
 House Health & Environment, Vice-Chair
 House Finance

Legislation sponsored:
 HB 1010: Incidental Use of Tax-exempt Property, signed by governor. HB 1105: Hospital Worker Assault Protection, signed by governor. HB 1110: Residential Nonprofit Corp Meetings Refunds, signed by governor. HB 1149: Identity Verification of Lawful Presence, lost in House.HB 1217: Expand Access Health Care, lost in House. SB 082: OSA Security Audits IT Systems, signed by governor. 2012 legislative session
Committee appointments:
 Legislative Audit, Chair
 Health & Environment, Vice Chair
 Finance

Legislation sponsored:
HB 1008: Require agencies to present regulatory agenda, define adequate stakeholder participation & provide more notice when want to change in rules/regulations, signed by governor. HB 1206: Renew Cold Case Task Force and add a Forensic Pathologist, signed by governor. HB 1268: Medical Facility Inspections: moves inspections from the Dept. of Public Health to Fire Safety, signed by governor. HB 1320: Rename GEO to Co. Office of Energy Dev.Remove unfunded, underutilized or duplicated programs & renew focus on all natural resources, lost. HB 1326: Concerning Assistance to the Elderly with the Old Age Pension Fund (OAP), signed by governor. SB 118: Repeals restrictions on hotels that require 25% of sales to be from food to maintain liquor license, signed by governor. SB 134: Hospital Payment Assistance Program, awaiting signature by governor. Legislation co-sponsored:
HB 1088: Allowing the use of deadly force for protection in a business. HB 1096: Extend Make-A-Wish foundation tax check off. HB 1104: Colorado Cancer fund tax check off.HB 1130: Creates criminal penalty First Degree murder of an unborn child. HB 1149: Parents request action on Low-Performing Schools. HJR 1003: Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail designation on I-70. SJR 008: Support locating U.S. Patent & Trademark office in Colorado
HJR 1003: Call for a Federal Convention to repeal Federal Health Law. 2012 election
Acree faced Democrat John W. Buckner in the 2012 race for House District 40's legislative seat. The Aurora Sentinel declined to endorse either candidate, but did praise Acree saying she "has a strong understanding of medical issues, making her a solid asset in how best to implement the federal Affordable Care Act. She has proved herself to be dedicated listener and faithful advocate for those having to navigate the medical insurance industry."In the 2012 General Election, Democratic challenger Buckner defeated Acree by a margin of 56% to 44%. References

External links
 Campaign website

Living people
Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Colorado Republicans
Women state legislators in Colorado
1961 births
Cottey College alumni
21st-century American politicians
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title: David Frost (sports agent)

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<mask>, a.k.a. Jim McCauley,  (born 1967 or 1968) is a former junior ice hockey coach and NHL Players' Association sports agent, best known as the alleged target of a murder-for-hire plot by one of his clients, former St. Louis Blues forward Mike Danton. <mask> currently operates a sports consulting service and travels across North America providing this service on a contract basis. <mask> also wrote his hockey autobiography: hockey book titled <mask>y: The Good The Bad The Ugly Going Up The Ranks To The NHL. He at one time worked in Laguna Niguel, California under the alias Jim McCauley working out at the Laguna Niguel Hockey Academy. On August 22, 2006 <mask> was charged with 12 counts of sexual exploitation by the Ontario Provincial Police for crimes alleged during 1995–2001. The charges relate to his time as coach of the Quinte Hawks Junior hockey team and involve acts on three females between the ages of 16 to 18 yrs.<mask> spent around $200,000 to hire Marie Henein as his defence lawyer. <mask> was found not guilty on those charges on November 29, 2008 after the judge in the case found "some testimony by government witnesses was simply not believable and he feared some of it had been tainted by collusion". Steve Simmons, writing in The Toronto Sun, criticized the poor performance by the Crown prosecutors, who neglected to call several witnesses who would have likely bolstered the case against <mask>. "Brampton Boys" regime
<mask> got his start as a coach with the Toronto Young Nationals, a PeeWee club where he coached, among others, Mike Jefferson (later Mike Danton), Sheldon Keefe, and Joe Goodenow (son of then NHLPA Head Bob Goodenow). He was suspended from the Metro Toronto Hockey League following allegations he forged the signature of the club's general manager. He then took his "Brampton Boys", a reference to the Toronto suburban city of Brampton, to the Quinte Hawks Metro Junior A Club in Deseronto. He was suspended from the Hawks after he pleaded guilty to a charge he assaulted (punched) a 21yr old Hawks player.<mask>'s proteges were drafted the following season by Ontario Hockey League (OHL) teams; he was known to frequently attend Sarnia Sting games to monitor the progress of Jefferson, who would eventually be dealt to the Toronto St. Michael's Majors to play with Sheldon Keefe, Ryan Barnes and Shawn Cation, who rounded out the rest of <mask>'s "Brampton Boys". <mask>, not officially associated with the team, created so many conflicts with the St. Mike's front office that all four of his "Brampton Boys" were traded to the Barrie Colts. The Brampton Boys tenure in Barrie, while productive on the ice, was accompanied by bizarre behavior, especially compared to the traditional deference shown by junior players. Ryan Barnes was suspended for 25 games for a stick-swinging incident, while Shawn Cation was suspended for 15 games for instigating a line brawl. During the 2000 OHL playoffs, team captain Sheldon Keefe visibly refused to shake OHL commissioner <mask>'s hand during the presentation of the J. Ross Robertson Cup. While playing at the 2000 Memorial Cup in Halifax, <mask>'s players led a walkout during a customary banquet  and refused to shake hands with CHL commissioner <mask> during ceremonial face-offs. The players would later refuse to stand for the national anthem.Jefferson would later taunt Rimouski Océanic forward and CHL Player of the Year winner Brad Richards, stating that he wouldn't last five games in the OHL. (The four "Brampton Boys" had all finished their NHL careers by 2004 with a combined 219 games played and 39 points, while Richards retired in 2016 with over 1000 NHL regular season and playoff games, over 1000 points, and two Stanley Cups.) The Colts reached the Memorial Cup championship game, where they were defeated 6-2 by the Oceanic. Jefferson refused to shake Richards' hand after he had been named tournament MVP. Jefferson, Keefe and head coach Bill Stewart also walked out of the Halifax Metro Centre without conducting any interviews. <mask> vs the Jeffersons
<mask> first approached Danton's parents, Steve and Sue Jefferson, in 1991, successfully recruiting Mike for the Young Nationals. The Jeffersons indicate that their son's recruiter, who later became his agent, wielded a growing influence over their son in the years that followed.As time passed, <mask>'s influence grew beyond the business of hockey. Jefferson changed his name to Michael Sage Danton in 2002, a decision <mask> said was made by the young player to separate himself from his family. Danton subsequently claimed that the Jefferson family had abused Mike, that they lived in squalor and had abused drugs and alcohol. Though Danton made the National Hockey League (NHL), playing 87 games for the New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues, <mask> retained almost complete control over the player. <mask> required his permission for Danton to conduct interviews, and the player frequently asked <mask>'s opinion on many issues. Following the 2003–04 NHL season, Danton was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after it was alleged he tried to hire a hit man to kill <mask>. Danton pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 7½ years in prison, though he later alleged that it was his father he intended to kill, not <mask>.Danton's claims were disputed by the FBI and the alleged hitman, both of whom agreed that <mask> was the target. Resignation
On 6 December 2005, the NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) announced that <mask> has resigned as an NHL player agent. <mask> no longer represented players and started a sports consulting company with his wife. <mask> once worked with former Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis when he was an NHLPA agent. 2007
On March 23, 2007 <mask> was also charged with fraud, impersonation and breach of probation for allegedly trying to purchase nearly $90 in gasoline by using a credit card registered to Mike Danton. He was acquitted of all charges on February 14, 2009; Danton informed the court that <mask> had permission to use his credit cards. 2008
While out on bail awaiting trial on sexual exploitation charges, <mask> had his bail conditions amended to allow him to leave Canada.He had intended to attend the Phoenix Coyotes training camp to monitor the progress of a minor-league prospect. However, the Coyotes General Manager indicated that <mask> would not be allowed to attend. Since being acquitted on sexual exploitation charges in November, <mask> has launched a website designed to unleash secret stories about the NHL, closely guarded playbooks and advice for young players trying to make the big league. Subsequently, <mask>'s website shut down. External links
 the fifth estate – Rogue Agent
 CBC uncovers further Danton-<mask> intrigue, 29-11-2005
 <mask> resigns as NHL player agent
 "Puck Stop: The Bizarre World of Mike Danton" from Buffalo Weekly ArtVoice
 "Frosty: The Good The Bad The Ugly Going Up The Ranks To The NHL"

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title: Deems Taylor

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<mask> (December 22, 1885 – July 3, 1966) was an American music critic, composer, and promoter of classical music. Nat Benchley, co-editor of The Lost Algonquin Roundtable, referred to him as "the dean of American music." Early life and family
<mask> was born in New York City to JoJo and <mask>. He attended Ethical Culture Elementary School, followed by New York University. <mask> married three times. His first wife was Jane Anderson. They were married in 1910, but divorced in 1918.In 1921, he married Mary Kennedy, who was an actress and a writer. They had a daughter, Joan Kennedy <mask>, in 1926, and divorced in 1934. He was involved romantically with soprano Colette D'Arville after his divorce. <mask> married a third and last time in 1945, to costume designer Lucille Watson-Little. They were divorced eight years later. Career

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<mask> initially planned to become an architect; however, despite minimal musical training he soon took to music composition. The result was a series of works for orchestra and/or voices.In 1916 he wrote the cantata The Chambered Nautilus, followed by Through the Looking-Glass (for orchestra) in 1918, earning him public praise and recognition. He acquired several students, including composer Mary Watson Weaver. In 1919, <mask> gave a series of lectures on music history in Denver, Colorado. In 1921 <mask> secured a job as music critic for the New York World, a post he held when approached by the Metropolitan Opera to suggest a composer to write a new opera. He put forth his own name, and was accepted, the result being The King's Henchman, with the libretto by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Peter Ibbetson followed in 1929. <mask>'s compositions were met with great initial enthusiasm.The number of Metropolitan Opera performances for The King’s Henchman and Peter Ibbetson is greater than any opera of any other American composer, and he had as many large-scale works published as any of his American-born contemporaries. <mask>'s music is often witty, always deftly formed, well-timed, and entertaining. The basic style of even his later works is academically post-Romantic, resisting any influence of progressive trends except perhaps in orchestration. This conservatism, lacking sharp individual profile or sense of deep conviction, may help to explain the initial enthusiastic acceptance of <mask>’s work but may also explain the fact that his music was virtually forgotten soon afterward. Music commentator
<mask> was a promoter of classical music throughout his life. His journalism career included posts as music critic for the New York World beginning in 1921, and editor of Musical America from 1927 to 1929. <mask> also worked extensively in broadcasting, and as intermission commentator for the New York Philharmonic.He appeared in Walt Disney's 1940 film Fantasia as the film's Master of Ceremonies, and was instrumental in selecting the musical pieces that were used in the film, including the then-controversial Sacre du Printemps. In the long-unseen roadshow version of Fantasia, issued on DVD in 2000, and re-released on the 2010 Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 Blu-ray release, all of <mask>'s voice-over work was re-recorded by veteran voice artist Corey Burton. The complete film was originally 124 minutes long, due almost entirely to the fact that <mask>'s commentaries were more detailed in the roadshow version. But the original audio elements for these longer commentaries had deteriorated to the point that they could no longer be used, so Corey Burton was selected to re-record all of the dialogue for consistency. The general release version of Fantasia, running 120 minutes, is the version most audiences are familiar with. In that version, <mask>'s commentaries were severely abridged. The same year, 1940, he served the same role as Master of Ceremonies for the classical portion of a "Carousel of American Music", a famous concert series held in San Francisco on September 24.The concert had Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Jerome Kern, Hoagy Carmichael, WC Handy, Johnny Mercer – and many more of America's top songwriting talents performing their own compositions. (The original release was titled "Cavalcade of American Music" and includes a performance of <mask>'s own work "Circus Day".) The recording was added to the National Recording Registry in 2016. He provided the commentary of the technical story behind the recording of actual cannon fire and carillon for the famous 1954 Mercury Records album, by Antal Dorati and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,  of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture—still one of the most highly regarded recordings of that piece, and the best-selling classical LP of the 1950s. <mask> also recorded commentary for other Mercury recordings: Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; the 1958 stereophonic re-make of the 1812 Overture and Frederick Fennell's ground-breaking two-album "The Civil War," which featured original music played on period instruments and sound-montages, narrated by <mask>, of period weaponry and music. He was also a frequent guest on the radio quiz program Information Please. <mask>'s work as a broadcaster, critic, and commentator ultimately overshadowed his work as a composer.He hosted and narrated several television music series and documentaries. In the early 1950s, he was also a repeat panelist on the NBC game show, Who Said That?, and he was a repeat panelist on What's My Line?. <mask> was also a friend of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of writers, actors and critics that met almost daily from 1919–1929 at Manhattan's Algonquin Hotel. He briefly dated Dorothy Parker. In the 1994 film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, <mask> was portrayed by the actor James LeGros. <mask>'s other personal friendships ranged from composers George Gershwin, Vincent Youmans and Jerome Kern to novelists F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ayn Rand. Deems <mask> Award
<mask> was the third president of ASCAP, and held the post for six years.The ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards were established in 1967 to honor his memory. The Deems Taylor Award "recognizes books, articles, broadcasts and websites on the subject of music selected for their excellence." List of compositions

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 Lucrece, Suite for Strings
 Casanova, Ballet music
 Circus Day – Eight Pictures from Memory, orchestral suite
 Ramuntcho, Ballet music
 Processional for Chorus and Orchestra

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Further reading
 Brody, Elaine. 1977. "The King's Henchman: Fifty Years Later". Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association 34, no. 2:319–22.Marshall, Jennifer. 1979. "The American Opera Libretto in the 20th Century". Miscellanea Musicologica: Adelaide Studies in Musicology 10:131–57. Mehrens, Christopher Emile. 1998. "The Critical and Musical Work of <mask> <mask> in Light of Contemporary Cultural Patterns".PhD diss. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. .
 Tawa, Nicholas E. 1994. Mainstream Music of Early Twentieth-century America: The Composers, Their Times, and Their Works. Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance 28. Westport, CT: Greenwood. External links

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"Jurgen - Symphonic Poem and Ballet" (composed by <mask> <mask>), James Branch Cabell: Literary Life and Legacy, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
 Deems <mask> at usopera.com

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<mask> (born 25 March 1976) is a South African politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition since October 2019 and has been the federal leader of the Democratic Alliance since November 2020, having served as the interim leader for one year from November 2019. He was chief whip of the official opposition from May 2014 until October 2019. Ideologically, <mask> has been described as a liberal, a supporter of non-racialism and a firm believer in racial equality. Born in Durban, he matriculated from  Northwood Boys' High School. <mask> joined the Democratic Party and was elected to the Durban City Council in 1999 as the councillor for Durban North. In 2000, the Democratic Alliance was formed, and he was elected as a councillor of the newly formed eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in that year's municipal election. He was appointed as the DA's caucus leader in 2006.After the 2009 elections, he became a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and was appointed the DA's caucus leader. Soon after, <mask> was elected as the party's KwaZulu-Natal provincial leader, a position he held until he resigned in October 2010, amid an extramarital affair. He joined the National Assembly in July 2011, and he became the Shadow Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs in February 2012 following his appointment by Lindiwe Mazibuko. In 2014, <mask> was appointed Chief Whip of the Official Opposition by Mmusi Maimane, the newly elected DA Parliamentary Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition. He served as Chief Whip until October 2019, when Maimane resigned as the official opposition leader and party leader. Shortly afterwards, <mask> was elected unopposed to replace him as the Leader of the Opposition. In November 2019, he was elected interim leader of the DA, after he defeated Makashule Gana, a DA MPL in Gauteng.A year later, he was elected leader for a full term at the party's Federal Congress, defeating Mbali Ntuli, a DA MPL from KwaZulu-Natal. Early life and education
<mask> was born in Durban and matriculated from Northwood Boys' High School, an English-medium high school in Durban, in 1993. He went on to study a course in political science at the London School of Economics and Political Science, but has never obtained a university degree. He once told Parliament that he had enrolled for a bachelor's degree in politics and law at the University of South Africa in 1994, but he could not finish the course due to work and financial circumstances. Political career
<mask> started as an ordinary Democratic Party (predecessor to the Democratic Alliance) activist before he became a branch member. At the age of 22 in 1999, <mask> was elected to the then Durban City Council as the DP councillor for Durban North. He was the youngest municipal councillor at that time.At the 2000 municipal election, the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality was formed and <mask> was elected as a councillor for the newly established DA. He continued to serve as an ordinary councillor until his appointment as the DA's caucus leader in 2006. In that same year, he was assigned to serve on the city's Executive Committee. <mask> was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in the 2009 general election. The incoming DA caucus elected him as leader, replacing party veteran, Roger Burrows. At the inaugural sitting, he challenged Zweli Mkhize of the African National Congress for the post of premier, but lost after he received 7 votes compared to Mkhize's 68 votes. He was elected as the KwaZulu-Natal provincial leader of the Democratic Alliance at the party's Provincial Congress held later that same year.<mask> held this position until 24 October 2010, after he announced on 18 October his intention to resign amid the disclosure of an extramarital affair. <mask> continued to serve as an MPL and the DA's caucus leader until his move to the National Assembly.<mask> joined the National Assembly on 19 July 2011 by replacing Mark Steele, a DA MP who, in turn, assumed <mask>'s seat in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. In February 2012, <mask> was appointed by Lindiwe Mazibuko as Shadow Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs. He is currently a member of the Rules Committee. He had previously served as a member of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management. In 2012, he declared his candidacy for deputy chairperson of the DA Federal Council. He lost to Thomas Walters at the party's Federal Congress.<mask> was appointed as chief whip of the DA parliamentary caucus by Mmusi Maimane on 29 May 2014. He was reappointed to the post in May 2019. <mask> has delivered many speeches to Parliament that have been noted for their incisive criticism of African National Congress (ANC) leadership, including previous South African President Jacob Zuma. Leadership of the Democratic Alliance

Leadership election
Mmusi Maimane resigned as both Federal Leader and Parliamentary Leader of the DA in October 2019, causing <mask> to lose the position of chief whip. <mask>'s deputy, Jacques Julius, then served as acting chief whip. <mask> declared his candidacy to succeed Maimane as parliamentary leader and was elected unopposed on 27 October 2019. He formally announced on 28 October that he would run for federal leader of the party.Steenhuisen appointed Natasha Mazzone as the new chief whip of the DA parliamentary caucus on 31 October. He was elected interim leader of the party on 17 November, defeating Gauteng MPL Makashule Gana. Tenure
In the early days of <mask>'s leadership, the party lost control of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in December 2019. In August 2016, then-DA leader Maimane formed an informal alliance with the Economic Freedom Fighters to secure control of several hung municipalities, including Johannesburg with Herman Mashaba of the DA as the city's mayor. Mashaba resigned as mayor in October 2019 and left office in November. A vacancy was therefore created. DA Federal Council Chairwoman Helen Zille and Steenhuisen both opposed a coalition agreement with the EFF.On 4 December, the ANC regained control of the City of Johannesburg. Previous DA coalition partners and a few DA councillors voted for the ANC candidate, Geoff Makhubo. On 15 February 2020, he declared his intention to seek a full-term as Federal Leader of the DA at the Hellenic Community Centre in Mouille Point, Cape Town. The party was scheduled to elect its new leadership at its Federal Congress in May 2020 but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, <mask> suspended all campaign activities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the DA launched a coronavirus information channel. On 8 May 2020, <mask> delivered a speech in which he called for the national lockdown to be ended.Steenhuisen called the lockdown “destructive” and said, “there is no longer a justification to keep this hard lockdown in place.” He also said that the DA had written to the International Monetary Fund and filed a PAIA complaint to obtain the minutes of the National Command Council's decision to retain the tobacco ban. Also in May 2020, the DA's Federal Council, the second-highest decision-making body, resolved to hold the conference virtually between 31 October and 1 November, a move which some critics denounced as being favourable to <mask> Mbali Ntuli for the position. As the campaign progressed, he received endorsements from prominent party members, including Western Cape provincial leader Bonginkosi Madikizela and interim federal chairperson Ivan Meyer. On 1 November 2020, <mask> was announced as the new leader of the party. On 3 November 2020, <mask> attended the launch of the African Formosa Club, an African inter-parliamentarian organization established to support the Republic of China in their respective governments. On 5 December 2020, <mask> announced his Shadow Cabinet.The majority of the positions remained unchanged, with Geordin Hill-Lewis remaining at Finance, Andrew Whitfield at Police and Siviwe Gwarube at Health. He removed Phumzile van Damme as Shadow Minister of Communications and replaced her with Zakhele Mbhele. He also granted Van Damme a health-related sabbatical until March 2021. She subsequently accused Steenhuisen of trying to use her health sideline her, as her sick leave was due to end on 15 December 2020, and she was in good health. She described the sabbatical as "unsolicited" as it was not based on her health but rather <mask>’s intention to sideline her despite being a top performing MP. It was claimed that she was being sidelined because she had not supported Steenhuisen candidature as leader of the party The DA disputed Van Damme's accusation, but she vehemently insisted that Steenhuisen had instructed her to cease all her parliamentary duties and go on an unsolicited sabbatical. She further added that she saw the decision to place her on the unsolicited sabbatical as also an attempt to control her life and body.Steenhuisen then claimed he had made the sabbatical optional and Van Damme could continue with her parliamentary duties. Van Damme again disputed this and insisted the sabbatical was not made optional and that she was directed by Steenhuisen to cease all her parliamentary duties while on a 3-month sabbatical. She later said she would abide by his instruction, go on sabbatical while legally challenging what she saw as an abuse of power by Steenhuisen. On 12 February 2021, Van Damme announced that her disagreement with Steenhuisen regarding her sabbatical had been resolved and she would return to work, focusing on digital technologies. She later resigned as a DA MP in May 2021, citing a clique of individuals. In late June 2021, the Constitutional Court of South Africa sentenced former president Jacob Zuma to 15 months imprisonment for contempt of court. <mask> welcomed his sentencing, saying it vindicated the DA.Amid the unrest that followed Zuma's incarceration in July 2021, <mask> called on police to dispatch resources from other provinces to riot hot spots in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. He said that the DA would be laying charges against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and Zuma's children, Duduzane and Duduzile for inciting violence on social media. 2021 municipal elections
<mask> led the Democratic Alliance into the 2021 municipal elections. He said in an interview with News24 in September 2021: "The DA's core message in this election is not about the ANC. It's about the DA. We are going to be talking with South Africans about what we have to offer. Not just a critique of the ANC, but say, 'The DA gets things done'."On 25 September 2021, <mask> released the DA's election manifesto. He said that the manifesto was a blueprint for “a local government that works". Throughout the campaign, <mask> warned that voting for smaller parties could aid and abet the ANC and EFF and said that some smaller parties are not interested in taking on the ANC, only the DA. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) called the DA 'arrogant' over its election messages which discouraged voters from voting for smaller political parties. In early-October 2021, the DA put up controversial election placards in the majority Indian suburb of Phoenix in KwaZulu-Natal which read: "The ANC called you racists. The DA called you heroes." During the riots and looting that affected the province in July 2021, residents of Phoenix formed armed citizen vigilantes to protect the community due to the lack of police response.Violent clashes occurred between residents and black people from close townships like Inanda resulted in the deaths of 36 people and increased racial tensions between Black and Indian South Africans. The posters were denounced by several political parties and the DA was accused of exploiting fear and deepening divisions for electoral gain. Steenhuisen defended the posters and said that the party would not apologise for putting them up. The party later apologised for the posters and began removing them. In the municipal elections of 1 November 2021, the DA's electoral support declined. The party had won 1,396 municipal seats, outright control of 11 municipalities and was the leading party in 23 municipalities. The party had lost 386 seats and outright control of 8 municipalities.Despite the party's decline, the party did win control of the uMngeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, making it the first DA-run municipality in the province. In several municipalities and large metropolitan municipalities, no party won an outright majority. The party then held coalition discussions with ActionSA, the Freedom Front Plus, the African Christian Democratic Party and several other political parties. Coalition talks nearly collapsed after the party refused to vote for Herman Mashaba, former DA mayor of Johannesburg and ActionSA president, to become mayor of Johannesburg again. On 22 November 2021, the DA gained back control of the City of Johannesburg and gained control of the City of Ekurhuleni for the first time after ActionSA president Mashaba convinced the Economic Freedom Fighters leadership to vote for the DA mayoral candidates. Coalition talks then resumed and the DA and its coalition partners signed an agreement to govern several municipalities on 16 December 2021. Personal life
He currently resides in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal and is a supporter of the Sharks rugby union team and AmaZulu F.C.football club. <mask> was married for 10 years to <mask> (née Wright), a fellow Durban native. They were divorced in October 2010 after <mask>'s long term infidelity came to light. <mask> resigned as the Provincial Leader of Kwazulu-Natal, and swapped his place in Kwazulu-Natal Legislature to become an MP. <mask> has two daughters from his first marriage. He is now married to Terry, and they have a daughter together. He is fluent in both English and Afrikaans.References

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  Mr <mask> <mask> – Parliament of South Africa
 <mask> Federal Leader – Democratic Alliance

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<mask> (March 5, 1923 – November 15, 2003) was an American businessman, Wall Street investor and billionaire. He was the CEO of CBS television network from 1986 to 1995. With his brother <mask>, he was part owner of Loews Corporation. Early life and career
<mask> was born March 5, 1923, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Sadye (née Brenner) and <mask>. His father's parents had emigrated from Ukraine and his mother's parents from Poland. He was of Jewish descent. His father, a former All-American basketball player at the City University of New York, owned a garment factory as well as two summer camps which his wife helped him run.He graduated from New York University when he was just 18 and received a Penn Wharton MBA in industrial management by 20. In 1946, he made his first investment, purchasing a 300-room winter resort in Lakewood, New Jersey with $125,000 in seed money (roughly equivalent to $1.5 million at 2012 prices) from his parents. Two years later, his brother Bob joined him in the business, launching a lifelong partnership between the pair with Larry handling financial matters and Bob the overall management. Their first hotel was very successful and over the next decade, the <mask> brothers bought a dozen hotels in Atlantic City and the Catskills. Career at Loews
In 1960, using the proceeds from their hotel empire, Tisch gained control of Loews Theaters, one of the largest movie house chains at the time, with Bob and Larry serving as co-chairmen of the company. They were attracted to Loews by its underlying real estate assets which they believed were undervalued. They were correct in this assumption and would later tear down many of the centrally located old theaters to build apartments and hotels reaping millions in profits.The pair soon diversified the business, successfully venturing into a variety of areas. In 1968, Loews acquired Lorillard, the 5th largest tobacco company in the United States at the time, which owned the popular brands Kent, Newport and True. In 1974, they purchased a controlling interest in the nearly bankrupt insurance company, CNA Financial Corporation. This too was very successful and several years later it held an A+ credit rating. They also purchased the Bulova Watch Company. Through acquisitions, Tisch built Loews' into a highly profitable conglomerate (with 14 hotels, 67 movie theaters, CNA Financial, Bulova, and Lorillard) with revenues increasing from $100 million in 1970 to more than $3 billion in 1980. In 2002, the year before <mask>'s death, the corporation had revenues of more than $17 billion and assets of more than $70 billion.Career at CBS
In 1986, CBS Inc. was the target of several hostile takeover attempts by the likes of Ted Turner, Marvin Davis, and Ivan Boesky. <mask> was invited by CBS to invest in the company so as to help stop the hostile advances. <mask> spent $750 million for a 24.9% stake in CBS and a seat on the board. Later, with the support of company patriarch William S. Paley, he was named the company's president and CEO. The Tisch era at CBS was marked by relentless cost-cutting: <mask> fired 230 out of 1,200 news employees and cut $30 million from the news division's budget. CBS divested itself of non-broadcast assets. In 1986, he sold the book publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich for $500 million; in 1987, he sold the CBS magazine division to Diamandis Communications; and also in 1987, he sold the CBS Music Group, the 2nd largest record company in the world at the time, to Sony for $2 billion.Westinghouse Electric bought CBS in 1995 for an estimated $5.4 billion, of which <mask>'s ownership netted him $2 billion. Although <mask>'s decade long tenure at CBS was marked by a 15% annual increase in the value of its stock, CBS remained in third place out of the big three national networks. <mask> was criticized for not understanding the broadcast business, not diversifying the business after selling its non-broadcast assets, and poor performance of CBS relative to its peers. John Gutfreund, CEO of Salomon Brothers compared him with Bill Paley, the founder of CBS: "Bill had a vision for the industry, for Larry, it is a business." Philanthropy

<mask> made major donations to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York University, the NYU Medical Center and the Wildlife Conservation Society. A $4.5 million gift created the Tisch Children's Zoo in Central Park. From 1978 to 1998, <mask> served as chairman of the board of trustees at New York University overseeing a $1 billion capital campaign and major improvements in the university.<mask> was also a former president of the United Jewish Appeal of New York. NYU's Tisch School of the Arts is named in honor of him and his brother Bob, who donated the funds necessary to buy a building for the school. <mask>'s donations also provided funding for a professorship in law, which was established in 2010 and is held by noted legal scholar Richard Epstein. There is additionally a Tisch Hall at the Stern School of Business and a Tisch Hospital at the NYU Medical Center. The professorship for history and economics in Harvard University is named after him in recognition of his philanthropy to the school. The current <mask>. <mask> professor is Niall Ferguson, a Scottish economic historian. <mask> married Wilma "Billie" Stein in 1948; they had four sons:
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Thomas Jonah Tisch – Works as a partner at FLF Associates, a private investment group in New York City. In 1985, he married Helen Vivian Scovell. All four boys went to Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut. Death
<mask> died of gastroesophageal cancer, aged 80, in 2003. He was interred at Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. His death preceded that of his brother, Robert, by exactly two years.References

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