William S. Denison William S. Denison William S. Denison (17941880) was a Baptist farmer who was a major benefactor and namesake of Denison University in Ohio. William S. Denison was born in Colrain, Massachusetts on November 13, 1794 as the youngest of eight children. His family was originally from Stonington, Connecticut. Denison migrated to Ohio in 1810 settling in Putnam in Muskingum County, Ohio and then moving to Zanesville, Ohio. Denison attended Ohio University studying scientific farming methods. Denison eventually acquired nearly 1,500 acres of farmland. Denison was a longtime member of the Salem Baptist Church in Adamsville. In 1853, William S. Denison
A Rake's Progress normally on display. The filmmaker Alan Parker has described the works as an ancestor to the storyboard. Gavin Gordon wrote a 1935 ballet titled "The Rake's Progress", based directly on Hogarth's paintings. It was choreographed by Ninette de Valois, designed by Rex Whistler, has been recorded several times, and remains in the repertoires of various ballet companies. The 1946 RKO film "Bedlam", produced by Val Lewton and directed by Mark Robson, was inspired by "A Rake's Progress". Hogarth received a writing credit for the film. Igor Stravinsky's 1951 opera "The Rake's Progress", with a libretto by W. H. Auden and