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Giora Feidman

**Giora Feidman** (born March 26, 1936) is an Israeli clarinetist. He plays klezmer music.

## Biography

Giora Feidman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His Bessarabian Jewish parents immigrated there to escape persecution. Feidman's family are klezmer musicians. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather made music for weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, and holiday celebrations in the shtetls (villages) of Eastern Europe. Feidman married Ora Bat-Chaim in 1975. She was his personal manager.

## Music career

Feidman started his career in Buenos Aires, where he was a member of the Teatro Colón Symphony Orchestra. Two years later he immigrated to Israel. He became the youngest clarinetist ever to play with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a member of the orchestra for over 20 years. In the early 1970s he started a solo career. He has performed with the Berliner Symphoniker, the Kronos Quartet, the Polish Chamber Philarmonic, the Munich Chamber Philarmonic Orchestra, and the Munich Radio Orchestra.

Feidman started the "Clarinet and Klezmer in the Galilee" seminar and master class program, which takes place every year in Safed, Israel.

## Discography

- Jewish Soul Music (1973)
- The Singing Clarinet (1987)
- Clarinetango (1990)
- The Magic of the Klezmer (1990)
- Viva el Klezmer (1991)
- Gerschwin & The Klezmer (1991)
- The Dance of Joy (1992)
- Klassic Klezmer (1993)
- Concert for the Klezmer (1993)
- Der Rattenfanger (1993)
- Feidman in Jerusalem (1994)
- Klezmer Chamber Music (1995)
- The Soul Chai (1995)
- The Incredible Clarinet (1995)
- For You (1996)
- Schelomo/Barakashot (1996)
- Silence and Beyond — Feidman plays Ora Bat Chaim (1997)
- Feidman in Bayreuth — Lilith — Neun Gesänge der dunklen Liebe (1997)
- Soul Meditation, Harmony of Soul (1997)
- Der Golem — Feidman and the Arditti String Quartet (1997)
- Klezmer Celebration (1997)
- Feidman and Israel Camerata (1998)
- Feidman and Katja Beer — Schubert (1998)
- Journey (1999)
- And the Angels Sing (1999)
- Klezmer and More (2000)
- Rhapsody (2000)
- To Giora Feidman — Your Kletzmer Friends (2000)
- TangoKlezmer (2001)
- Dancing in the Field (2002)
- Feidman plays Piazzolla (2002)
- Love — Feidman plays Ora Bat Chaim (2003)
- Feidman Plays Mozart and More (2003)
- Safad — Feidman and The Safed Chamber Orchestra (2004)
- Ewigkeit dringt in die Zeit (2004)
- Wenn du singst, wie kannst du hassen? (2005)
- Feidman and Eisenberg — Live at St. Severin (2005)
- Crossing Borders (2006)
- Klezmundo (2006)
- Klezmer in the Galilee (2007)
- The Spirit of Klezmer (2008)
- Klezmer & Strings (2009)
- Very Klezmer (2012)

## Films

- _Jewish Soul Music: The Art of Giora Feidman_ (1980), directed by Uri Barbash.

## Related pages

- Music of Israel

## Other websites

- Giora Feidman official site
- Biography at Buffet Crampon's website
- Interview with Giora Feidman, 2008
Louis Jourdan

**Louis Jourdan** (**Louis Robert Gendre**, June 19, 1921 – February 14, 2015) was a French retired actor. He appeared in _The Paradine Case_ (1947), _Gigi_ (1958), _The Best of Everything_ (1959) and _Octopussy_ (1983). His final movie before his retirement was _The Year Of The Comet_ in 1992.

Jourdan was born on June 19, 1921 in Marseille, France. He studied at the École Dramatique. Jourdan was married to Berthe Frédérique from 1946 until her death in 2014. They had a son, Louis Jourdan, Jr.. Jourdan, Jr. died of a drug overdose aged 29 in 1981.

Jourdan died in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 93.

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary trailer.JPG
- **caption**: Jourdan in _Madame Bovary (1949 movie), Madame Bovary_ trailer, 1949
- **birth name**: Louis Robert Gendre
- **birth place**: Marseille, France
- **death place**: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1939–1992
- **spouse**: Berthe Frédérique "Quique" Jourdan <small>(1946–2014; her death)</small>
- **children**: Louis Henry Jourdan <small>(1951–1981)</small>
Norman Lloyd

**Norman Nathan Lloyd** (November 8, 1914 – May 11, 2021) was an American actor, producer, and director. He is known for his television role as Dr. Daniel Auschlander in _St. Elsewhere_. His career lasted for more than ninety years. He made a guest appearance on _Modern Family_ in 2010.

## Early life

Lloyd was born on November 8, 1914 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He studied to become an actor at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York City.

## Career

Lloyd came to Hollywood to play a Nazi spy in Alfred Hitchcock's _Saboteur_ (1942). Je started a long friendship and professional career with Hitchcock.

### Later career

After a few more villainous movie roles, Lloyd also worked behind the camera as an assistant on Lewis Milestone's _Arch of Triumph_ (1948). A friend of John Garfield, Lloyd appeared with him in _He Ran All the Way_. Garfield's last movie before the Hollywood blacklist ended his movie career.

## Personal life

Lloyd was married to Peggy Craven from 1936 until her death in 2011. They had two children. Lloyd died on May 11, 2021 at his home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 106.

## Other websites

- BN bio
- The Man Who Fell Off The Statue of Liberty: An Interview with Norman Lloyd (TCM's Movie Morlocks)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Norman Lloyd
- **image**: Norman Lloyd 2007.jpg
- **caption**: Norman Lloyd in 2007
- **birthname**: Norman Nathan Lloyd
- **birth place**: Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **known for**: **Dr. Daniel Auschlander** in _St. Elsewhere_
- **alma mater**: Civic Repertory Theatre
- **occupation**: Actor, director, producer
- **children**: 2
- **yearsactive**: 1923–2020
Gill Pinnacle

**Gill Pinnacle** (or **Gill's Pinnacle**) is an inselberg in the far east of Western Australia, on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. It is  part of the Petermann Ranges. It consists of a dome-shaped hill, surrounded by dense shrub; its top is bare rock. The hill has been useful as a landmark, because it marks the location of one of the area's most reliable freshwater rockholes, Gordon's Springs. This is a few hundred meters to the north of the rock. The area is called **** (also spelled **' or **') in Pitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra.

The first Europeans to visit the area were the explorers Ernest Giles and W. H. Tietkens, in 1874. They saw the rock from Weld Pass, which is further to the west. Giles named the rock after his brother-in-law. He named the waterhole, Gordon's Springs, after his nephew.

The closest town to Gill's Pinnacle is Kaltukatjara, Northern Territory, which is about  to the east.

## Other websites

- Gill's Pinnacle on _Bonzle_ Digital Atlas

## Infobox (mountain)

- **name**: Gill Pinnacle
- **elevation m**: 801
- **range**: Petermann Ranges
- **location**: Western Australia
- **map caption**: Location of Gill's Pinnacle in central Australia
- **label**: Gill's Pinnacle
- **type**: inselberg
Peter Sallis

**Peter John Sallis**  (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was a English actor, known for his roles as Norman Clegg in _Last of the Summer Wine_ from its 1973 inception until its final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. He also voiced Wallace in _Wallace and Gromit_. He won an Annie Award in 2005.

Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. He studied at the Minchenden Grammar School in North London. Sallis married Elaine Usher in 1957. They had a son, Crispian. Sallis has had a disease called macular degeneration since 2005.

Sallis died at the Denville Hall nursing home in Northwood, London, on 2 June 2017, aged 96.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Peter Sallis
- **honorific suffix**: Order of the British Empire, OBE
- **image**: Peter Sallis.jpg
- **imagesize**: 220px
- **caption**: Sallis in 2008
- **birth name**: Peter John Sallis
- **birth place**: Twickenham, Middlesex, England
- **death place**: Denville Hall, London, England
- **resting place**: St John the Evangelist Churchyard
- **nationality**: English people, English
- **occupation**: Actor
- **yearsactive**: 1946–2010
- **known for**: _Wallace and Gromit_,
 _Last of the Summer Wine_
- **children**: Crispian Sallis
Clifton James

**George Clifton James** (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was a retired American actor. He is best known for his role as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in the _James Bond_ movies such as _Live and Let Die_ (1973) and in _The Man With The Golden Gun_ (1974).

James was born on May 29, 1920 in Spokane, Washington. He married Laurie Harper in 1951. Harper died in 2015. They had six children.

James died from complications of diabetes at his home in Gladstone, Oregon on April 15, 2017, age 96.

## Other websites

- Clifton James at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection
- Clips from _Texas_ episodes

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Clifton James
- **birth name**: George Clifton James
- **birth place**: Spokane, Washington, Spokane, Washington (state), Washington United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Gladstone, Oregon, Gladstone, Oregon, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **known for**: **Sheriff J. W. Pepper** in the _James Bond, James Bond movies_
- **years active**: 1954–2017
- **occupation**: Actor
- **spouse**: Donna Lea Beach (1948–1950; divorced)
Laurie Harper (1951–2015; her death)
- **children**: 6
William Schallert

**William Joseph Schallert** (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016) was an American actor. He played the father on _The Patty Duke Show_. He is also known for his guest-star roles in _The Smurfs_, _Jefferson Drum_, _Gunsmoke_, _Star Trek_, _Get Smart_, _Lawman_, _Matlock_, _The Waltons_, _Bonanza_, The Andy Griffith Show and in _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_.

Schallert was born on July 6, 1922 in Los Angeles, California. He married Rosemarie D. Waggner in 1949. Schallert was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1979 through 1981. He died at his home in Pacific Palisades, California from complications from peripheral neuropathy on May 8, 2016, aged 93.

## Other websites

- William Schallert Interview at Elvis2001.net
- Hollywood Everyman: A Conversation with William Schallert  2010 Interview with William Schallert

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office1**: President of the Screen Actors Guild
- **term start1**: 1979
- **term end1**: 1981
- **predecessor1**: Kathleen Nolan
- **successor1**: Edward Asner


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: William Schallert
- **image**: Williamschallert.jpg
- **image size**: 220px
- **caption**: Schallert at the 1990 Academy Awards
- **birth name**: William Joseph Schallert
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Peripheral neuropathy
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1957–2014
- **spouse**: Rosemarie D. Waggner (1949–2015)
The Lincoln Lawyer

***The Lincoln Lawyer*** is a 2011 American crime drama movie. The story is about a Los Angeles lawyer doing business in his luxury car. Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei and Frances Fisher act. The movie was released in March 2011. The reviews were very positive. The box office intake was almost $86 million.
Peter Vaughan

**Peter Vaughan** (**Peter Ewart Ohm**; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) was an English actor. He was known for his role as Charles Johnson in _Citizen Smith_ and recently as Maester Aemon in _Game of Thrones_.

Vaughan was born on 4 April 1923 in Wem, Shropshire, England. He was married to Billie Whitelaw from 1952 until they divorced in 1966. He was married to Lillias Walker until his death in 2016. Vaughan died in Mannings Heath, Sussex from epilepsy on 6 December 2016, aged 93.

## Other websites

- http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/features/313826/there-are-unfortunately-a-lot-of-us-old-guys-around.thtml

## Infobox (person)

- **birth name**: Peter Ewart Ohm
- **birth place**: Wem, Shropshire, England
- **death place**: Mannings Heath, Sussex, England
- **nationality**: English
- **known for**: **Charles Johnson** in _Citizen Smith_
**Maester Aemon** in _Game of Thrones_
- **occupation**: Actor
- **yearsactive**: 1954–2016
- **spouse**: Billie Whitelaw
(m. 1952–1966; divorced)
Lillias Walker
(until his death)
James Karen

**James Karen** (born **James Karnofsky**; November 28, 1923 – October 23, 2018) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as Martin Frohm in _The Pursuit of Happyness_ and as Ben Hubbard in _Superman Returns_. He also starred in _Poltergeist_ and _The Return of the Living Dead_.

Karen was born on November 28, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to a Russian-Jewish family. He studied at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Karen was married to Susan Reed from 1958 until they divorced in 1967. They had one child. He married Alba Francesca in 1986.

Karen died on October 23, 2018 in Los Angeles at the age of 94. The cause was cardiopulmonary arrest.

## Other websites

- Great Character Actors / James Karen
- Pathmark TV commercial with James Karen (YouTube)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: James Karen
- **image**: James Karen (14974515894 89b5229d48 n) (cropped).jpg
- **birthname**: James Karnofsky
- **birth place**: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1965–2012
- **known for**: **Martin Frohm** in _The Pursuit of Happyness_,
**Ben Hubbard** in _Superman Returns (movie), Superman Returns_
- **alma mater**: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
- **othername**: Mr. Pathmark
Tinch
- **spouse**: Susan Reed (singer), Susan Reed (1958-1967; divorced)
Alba Francesca (1986-2018; his death)
- **children**: **With Reed:**
1
Theodore Bikel

**Theodore Meir Bikel** (May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was an Austrian-American actor, singer, and musician. He was nominated for an Academy Award as Sheriff Max Muller in _The Defiant Ones_ in 1958.

## Early life

Bikel was born in Vienna, Austria on May 2, 1924. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He moved to the United States in 1954. He became a U.S. citizen in 1961.

## Personal life

Bikel was married to Ofra Ichilov from 1942 until they divorced in 1943. Then he was married to Rita Weinberg Call from 1967 until they divorced in 2008. He was married to Tamara Brooks from 2008 until her death in 2012. He had two children with Call.

Bikel died on July 21, 2015, at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles of natural causes, aged 91.

## Other websites

- Theodore Bikel Official website
- Discography at SonyBMG Masterworks
- Theodore Bikel at the Internet Accuracy Project

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Theodore Bikel
- **image**: Theodore Bikel (4133239868 24c25ac837 z) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Bikel in November 2009
- **birth name**: Theodore Meir Bikel
- **birth place**: Vienna, Austria
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, United States, U.S.
- **nationality**: Austrian-American
- **citizenship**: Austrian, American (1961-death)
- **alma mater**: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- **known for**: **Sheriff Max Muller** in _The Defiant Ones_
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1946-2007
- **spouse**: (divorced)
 (divorced)
 (her death)
 (his death)
- **children**: By Call: 2
Jimmy Gardner

**Edward Charles James Gardner**, DFM (August 24, 1924 – May 3, 2010) was an English actor. He played Ernie Prang in _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban_ (2004).

Gardner was born on August 24, 1924 in Newmarket, Suffolk, England. Gardner died on May 3, 2010 in London, England from pneumonia, aged 85.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jimmy Gardner
- **birth name**: Edward Charles James Gardner
- **birth place**: Newmarket, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, UK
- **death place**: London, England, UK
- **death cause**: Pneumonia
- **nationality**: British people, British
- **known for**: **Ernie Prang** in _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban_
- **occupation**: Actor
- **yearsactive**: 1964–2005
George Cole

**George Edward Cole**, OBE (22 April 1925 - 5 August 2015) was an English actor. He is known for his roles as Arthur Daley in _Minder_ and as Flash Harry in the early versions of the _St Trinian's_ movies. He also played Peter Banks in the sitcom _My Good Friend_.

Cole was born on April 22, 1925 in Tooting, South London, England. He was adopted when he was a baby. He was married to Eileen Moore from 1954 until they divorced in 1962. He married Penny Morrell in 1964. Cole died of an illness at Royal Berkshire Hospital, in Reading, Berkshire on 5 August 2015.

## Other websites

- www.britmovie.co.uk - George Cole

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: George Cole
- **birth name**: George Edward Cole
- **birth place**: Tooting, London, England, UK
- **death date**: 5 August 2015 (aged 90)
- **death place**: Reading, Berkshire, England
- **nationality**: English
- **known for**: **Arthur Daley** in _Minder (TV series), Minder_,
**Flash Harry** in _St Trinian's movies_
- **occupation**: Actor
- **spouse**: Eileen Moore
(m. 1954-1962, divorced)
Penny Morrell
(m. 1967-2015, his death)
- **children**: 4
- **years active**: 1940–2008
Kazuo Ishiguro

**Sir Kazuo Ishiguro** OBE (born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist of Japanese origin. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017. He was born in Nagasaki, Japan; his family moved to England in 1960 when he was five.

His novels include _An Artist of the Floating World_ (1986), _When We Were Orphans_ (2000), and _Never Let Me Go_ (2005). He won the Booker Prize for his 1989 novel _The Remains of the Day_. _The Remains of the Day_ was later adapted as a movie. The movie came out in 1993. It starred Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards. He was knighted in 2018.

## Novels

- _A Pale View of Hills_ (1982)
- _An Artist of the Floating World_ (1986)
- _The Remains of the Day_ (1989)
- _The Unconsoled_ (1995)
- _When We Were Orphans_ (2000)
- _Never Let Me Go_ (2005)
- _Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall_ (2009)
- _The Buried Giant_ (2015)
- _Klara and the Sun_ (2021)

## Infobox (writer)

- **honorific prefix**: Sir
- **name**: Kazuo Ishiguro
- **native name**: 石黒 一雄
カズオ・イシグロ
- **native name lang**: ja
- **image**: Kazuo Ishiguro in Stockholm 2017 02.jpg
- **caption**: Ishiguro in Stockholm in December 2017
- **birth place**: Nagasaki, Japan
- **residence**: London, England
- **nationality**: British people, English
- **citizenship**: Japan (until 1983)
United Kingdom (since 1983)
- **period**: 1981–present
- **children**: Naomi Ishiguro (b. 1992)
Love Story (song)

**"Love Story"** is a 2008 song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift.The story of the single is about a boy who is in love with a girl, resulting in a Romeo and Juliet type romance. The song received positive reviews from the critics. It sold millions of digital downloads and compact discs. The single was released in Autumn of 2008 in the United States.

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: Love Story
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Taylor Swift
- **album**: Fearless (Taylor Swift album), Fearless
- **recorded**: March 2008
- **studio**: Blackbird (Nashville)
- **genre**: Country pop
- **length**: 3:55
- **label**: Big Machine Records, Big Machine
- **writer**: Taylor Swift
- **producer**: * Taylor Swift
* Nathan Chapman (record producer), Nathan Chapman
- **prev title**: Should've Said No
- **prev year**: 2008
- **next title**: White Horse (Taylor Swift song), White Horse
- **next year**: 2008
Toe ring

**Toe rings** are rings worn on toes, in particular the second toe. They are worn on either foot, often with barefoot sandals, bare feet or anklets. They are usually made for females, although males sometimes wear the rings.
Giant star

A **giant star** is a star with much larger radius and luminosity than a main-sequence star of the same surface temperature.

Giant stars are up to a few hundred times the diameter of the Sun and between 10 and a few thousand times brighter than the Sun. They do not last as long as most main sequence stars. Stars still more luminous than giants are referred to as supergiants and hypergiants.

A hot, luminous main-sequence star may also be referred to as a giant.

There are a wide range of giant class stars, and sub-divisions are often used to identify particular types. Astronomers use such terms as: sub-giants, bright giants, red giants, yellow giants and blue giants. The giant luminosity class is given the Roman numeral III, for bright giants it is II.

### Red giants

These have spectral types K to M.
- Pollux
- Dubhe
- Arcturus
- Aldebaran
- Gacrux

### Yellow giants

These have spectral types F and G.
- Capella A and B
The Cepheid variables are yellow giants.

### Blue giants

These have spectral types A, B, and O.
- Alcyone in the Pleiades

### Bright giants

Giants nearly as bright as supergiants. They can have many spectral types.
- Canopus
- Aludra
- Alpha Herculis
Aggregate fruit

An **aggregate fruit** is a fruit that develops from a single flower, but the flower has more than one ovary, and the ovaries join together as the fruit grows.

A fruit that grows from just one flower that contains just one ovary, is not an aggregate fruit but a **simple fruit**.

Not all flowers with multiple ovaries grow into aggregate fruit; the ovaries of some flowers do not become tightly joined together to make a larger fruit.

Aggregate fruits may also be accessory fruits. In accessory fruits, parts of the flower that are not the ovary become juicy and form part of the fruit.

Aggregate fruits include:
- Raspberry
- Blackberry
- Strawberry is an aggregate fruit and is also an accessory fruit. The small light-coloured dots on a strawberry are the ovaries. The juicy part of the strawberry grows from the base of the flower.

## Related pages

- Multiple fruit
Sylvanian Families

is a series of anthropomorphic animal figures. They are made from plastic and fake animal fur. They were started in Japan in 1985 by Epoch, but they are now sold worldwide. Many books, DVDs and TV series have been based on the characters. The characters were originally woodland animals like bears, rabbits and hedgehogs, but now other animals such as penguins, meerkats and elephants have been added into the mix. The word _sylvan_ means "forest" in Latin.

## Setting

Sylvanians were origanally set in Japan in the 1950's most of the families are rural middle-class with many luxuries and local businesses. They have many leisure activities such as horse riding, rowing and hosting garden parties. The simple caravan means that they can enjoy short stays on holiday. This means that they can be away from their house whether it is a small cottage or a multi-storey town house.

## Growing

In 1985 Sylvanian Families were launched in both Japan and North America. They were such a success that in 1987 they moved over the Atlantic to Western Europe and to the UK. By 1988 these small toys were a major success world wide, they went on to win London toy of the year award 3 times in a row this had never been achieved before or after. They were so popular that in the late 80's an animated TV series was made, this was greatly watched and spain and the UK. In the 90's it was aired on American TV.

## Stopping and Starting

By the mid 1990's Sylvanian Families, despite their major success, had gone out of business in the UK. The production company Tomy lost the rights to Sylvanian Families and American Calico Critters. In the late 90's another company, Flair, took over Sylvanian Families and reintroduced them into the UK. It was in 2007 that they celebrated their 20th birthday a special edition dalmation family (that had not been sold since they went out of production) with red party hats saying 'happy birthday'. 2012 was the 25th birthday and they sold a celebration rabbit family in honour a birthday that they never have seen if it hadn't have been for Flair.

## The London Shop

The address for the Sylvanian Families Shop in London is 68 Mountgrove Road. The shop is quite small but stuffed from floor to ceiling with figures, displays and new box sets. People from all around the world to go to the Sylvanian shop to become one of the many people who have been inside the famous shop.

## Japanese Musuem and Shop

In Japan there is a giant life size Sylvanian Families village, including a bakery with real bread based on the bread in watermill bakery. You can meet life size Sylvanian characters and go in life size houses made from the models themselves.
Four Weddings and a Funeral

***Four Weddings and a Funeral*** is a 1994 British romantic comedy-drama movie. It was written and co-produced by Richard Curtis. It was directed by Mike Newell. It stars Hugh Grant as Charles and Andie MacDowell as Carrie, an American whom he repeatedly meets at weddings and a funeral as they become attracted to each other.
Max Wright

**George Edward Maxwell "Max" Wright** (August 2, 1943 – June 26, 2019) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Willie Tanner on the television comedy series _ALF_.

Wright was born on August 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan. He was married to Linda Wright from 1965 until her death in 2017. They had two children, Ben and Daisy.

In January 2000, Wright was arrested for drunken driving in Los Angeles, California. Wright had another DUI arrest in 2003.

In 1995, he was diagnosed with lymphoma. He was remission until the cancer returned in early 2019. Wright died on June 26, 2019 at his home in Englewood, New Jersey from the disease at the age of 75.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Max Wright
- **birth name**: George Edward Maxwell Wright
- **birth place**: Detroit, Michigan, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Englewood, New Jersey, Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **occupation**: Actor
- **yearsactive**: 1974-2005
- **known for**: **Willie Tanner** in _ALF (TV series), ALF_
- **children**: Ben Wright,
Daisy Wright
Richard Curtis

**Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis** (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand screenwriter and movie producer and director. He was born in Wellington. He lives in England. He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from Christ Church, Oxford.
Separation anxiety disorder

**Separation anxiety disorder** is a psychological problem. It makes a person have very intense anxiety when they are away from other people or their homes, school or friends that the person carries a strong emotional connection to. There is too much fear or worry, which is not normal of their true mental age and level. This condition may sometimes create physical troubles. Those under 18 are at highest risk for the problem.
Deborah Raffin

**Deborah Iona Raffin** (March 13, 1953 – November 21, 2012) was an American actress, director, screenwriter, and audio book publisher. She was known for her role in _Touched by Love_ (1981).

## Early life

Raffin was born on March 13, 1953 in Los Angeles, California to executive Phillip J. Raffin and to actress Trudy Marshall, both from Brooklyn, New York. She was raised in Los Angeles, California. Raffin was Jewish.

## Career

In 1985 she starred as Kathryn Davis in _Death Wish 3_. In 1988, she starred in James Clavell's _Noble House_ with Pierce Brosnan. In 1991, she appeared as Julie Vale in _Scanners II: The New Order_. She later appeared as Aunt Julie on the television show _7th Heaven_, and as Dr. Hightower in the ABC Family teenager series, _The Secret Life of the American Teenager_.

### Awards

She was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and a Razzie Award for Worst Actress for her performance in Touched by Love in 1981.

## Personal life

Raffin was married to Michael Vinner from 1975 until they divorced in 2005. They had a daughter, Taylor Rose Vinner. In 2011, Raffin was diagnosed with leukemia (blood cancer).

### Death

A year later, on November 21, 2012 Raffin died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California from the disease, aged 59. She was survived by her daughter Taylor Rose.

## Movies

- _40 Carats_ (1973) as Trina Stanley
- _The Dove_ (1974) as Patti Ratteree
- _Once Is Not Enough_ (1975) as January Wayne
- _God Told Me To_ (1976) as Casey Forster
- _The Sentinel_ (1977) as Jennifer
- _Touched by Love_ (1980) as Lena Canada
- _Dance of the Dwarfs_ (1983) as Dr. Evelyn Howard
- _Claudia_ (1985) as Claudia
- _Lace II_ (1985) (miniseries) as Judy Hale
- _Death Wish 3_ (1985) as Kathryn Davis
- _Grizzly II: The Concert_ (1987) as Samantha Owens
- _Morning Glory (movie)_ (1993) as Elly Dinsmore (also co-writer of screenplay)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Deborah Raffin
- **birth name**: Deborah Iona Raffin
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Leukemia
- **nationality**: American
- **occupation**: Actress, director, screenwriter, and publisher
- **years active**: 1973–2011
- **spouse**: (divorced)
- **children**: Taylor Rose Vinner
William Powell

**William Horatio Powell** (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. He was known for his role in _Thin Man_ (1934). He was nominated an Academy Award for Best Actor three times for his roles in _The Thin Man_ (1934), _My Man Godfrey_ (1936), and _Life with Father_ (1947).

## Early life

Powell was born on July 29, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Powell studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

## Personal life

He was married to Eileen Wilson from 1915 until they divorced in 1930. Then he was married to Carole Lombard from 1931 until they divorced in 1933. Then he was married to Diana Lewis from 1940 until his death in 1984. He had a son with Wilson, William David (who committed suicide in 1968).

Powell died on March 5, 1984 in his home in Palm Springs, California from heart failure, at the age of 91. He was buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.

## Other websites

- William Powell
- Photographs of William Powell
- FBI file on William Powell

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: William Horatio Powell
- **image**: William Powell in Libeled Lady trailer.jpg
- **caption**: Powell in 1936
Mitchell Hooks

**Mitchell Hooks** (1923 – March 17, 2013) was an American artist and illustrator renowned for his artwork for paperback books and magazines. He was known for illustrating movie posters for _Dr. No_, _The Sand Pebbles_, and for _El Dorado_.

Hooks was born in 1923 in Detroit, Michigan. He died on March 17, 2013 his home Los Angeles, California from natural causes, aged 89.

## Other websites

- MItchell Hooks paperback covers
- . Reprinted with permission. Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Virgil Trucks

**Virgil Oliver "Fire" Trucks** (April 26, 1917 – March 23, 2013) was an American baseball player who was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.

From 1941 through 1958, Trucks played for the Detroit Tigers (1941–1943, 1945–1952, 1956), St. Louis Browns (1953), Chicago White Sox (1953–1955), Kansas City Athletics (1958) and New York Yankees (1958). He batted and threw right-handed.

Trucks was born on April 26, 1917 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was married to Elizabeth Ann Newman until his death in 2013. Trucks died in his home in Calera, Alabama from natural causes, aged 95.

## Other websites

- Baseball Library
- Baseball Reference
Rajpath

**Rajpath** (, meaning "King's Way") is the national boulevard of India. It is in New Delhi, the capital of India. The boulevard starts at the home of the President of India and ends at the National Stadium.

## Other websites

- Image of Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Secretariat buildings lit up for the Beating the Retreat at Vijay Chowk
City of David

The **City of David** (, _Ir David_), called in , **Wadi Hilweh**, is an archaeological site in Jerusalem. It is next to the south-eastern corner of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The site is attributed to the palace of king David, and includes a water tunnel that was built by the king Hezekiah.

Near the site live Jewish and Arabs.

## Other websites

- City of David
- From Shiloah to Silwan project
- City of David, Biblical Archaeology Review
Vladimír Čech

**Vladimír Čech** (6 July 1951 – 22 March 2013) was an Czech actor, presenter and former politician. He was known for being the voice of _Garfield_ in the Czech versions.

Čech was born on 6 July 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He studied at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts. Čech died of Lynch syndrome (a type of colon cancer) and pneumonia on 22 March 2013 in his home in Prague, Czech Republic, aged 61.

## Other websites

- Biography of Vladimír Čech on ČT website
- Biography of Vladimír Čech on worldonline.cz website
Ducky Detweiler

**Robert Slerling "Ducky" Detweiler** (February 15, 1919 – March 13, 2013) was an American professional baseball infielder and manager. Listed at 5' 11", 178 lb., he batted and threw right handed. He played for the Boston Braves (1942, 1946).

Detweiler was born on February 15, 1919 in Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania. He studied at Quakertown High School. Detweiler was married to Jean Cahall from 1944 until his death in 2013. They had one daughter, Gina. Detweiler died on March 13, 2013 in his home in Easton, Maryland from natural causes, aged 94.

## Other websites

- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1993). _Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball_. Baseball America.
Barnala

**Barnala** is a city in Barnala District, Punjab in India.
Islam in Afghanistan

Islam is the state religion of the Afghanistan. About 99.7% of the Afghan population is Muslim. About 80-89% practice Sunni Islam and belong to the Hanafi Islamic law school. 10-15% are Shi'a, most of whom follow the Twelver branch with smaller numbers of Ismailis.
Pier 39

**Pier 39** is a place in San Francisco. It is a popular place for tourists and has many things to do. There are many restaurants, shops, street performances, and a video arcade. Pier 39 is home to many sea lions and a two-level carousel at the end of the pier.

Pier 39 was first developed by Warren Simmons and opened October 4, 1978.

## Other websites

- Official site

## Infobox (building)

- **name**: Pier 39
- **image**: USA, California, San Francisco, Pier 39.jpg
- **caption**: View of Pier 39 in 2018.
- **map type**: United States San Francisco Central
- **map caption**: Location within San Francisco
- **building type**: Shopping center
- **location**: San Francisco
Keio University

**Keio University** is one of the oldest universities in Japan. It started in Tokyo in 1858 as a school for Western studies.

## Faculty & Graduate Schools

- Medicine
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- Science & Technology (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.)
- Law
- Economics

## Notable alumni

- Junichiro Koizumi (87th/88th/89th Prime Minister of Japan)
- Ryutaro Hashimoto (82nd/83rd Prime Minister of Japan)
- Akihiko Hoshide (astronaut)
- Yukari Yoshihara (Go player at Nihon Ki-in)

## Other websites

- Keio University website
- Keio University, Institute for Advanced Biosciences/TTCK
- Shonan Fujisawa Campus
- Keio Academy of New York
- Keio Organization for Global Initiatives (OGI)

## Infobox (university)

- **name**: Keio University
- **native name**: 慶應義塾大学
- **motto**: _Calamus gladio fortior_
- **mottoeng**: The pen is mightier than the sword
- **type**: Private university, Private Research Coeducational Higher education institution
- **established**: 1858
- **founder**: Fukuzawa Yukichi
- **endowment**: N/A
- **president**: Prof. Akira Haseyama
- **city**: Minato, Tokyo, Minato
- **state**: Tokyo
- **country**: Japan
- **faculty**: full time 2,604
- **staff**: 2,722
- **students**: 33,825
- **undergrad**: 28,931
- **postgrad**: 4,894
- **doctoral**: 1,234
- **other students**: 789
- **campus**: Urban area, Urban
- **free label**: Athletics
- **free**: 39 varsity teams
- **colors**: Blue  and  Red
- **nickname**: Unicorns, etc.
- **academic affiliations**: Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning
 Council on Business & Society
 Washington University in St. Louis
McDonnell International Scholars Academy
- **website**: [http://www.keio.ac.jp/index-en.html www.keio.ac.jp] (engl.)
Jessica Lucas

**Jessica Lucas** (September 24 1985) is a Canadian television and movie actress. She played Lily in the movie _Cloverfield_. She also acted in several notable television programs. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ascot, Berkshire

**Ascot** is a large village in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire. It is most famous as the location of Ascot Racecourse, which hosts the Royal Ascot meeting. Ascot Racecourse was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne, with the first race, ‘Her Majesty’s Plate’ running in August of that year.

The name Ascot is Anglo-Saxon and derives from East-Cote meaning the Eastern Cottage, probably a reference to being east of the royal estate at Easthampstead**.** Ascot has always been the western portion of Sunninghill parish (now called Sunninghill and Ascot) and, for most of its history, largely consisted of dangerous heathland frequented by highwaymen.

Ascot has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average. Ascot has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Ascot is a relatively affluent area. The population of Ascot as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Ascot is also older than the average, making Ascot an older persons location.
Lewis Stone

**Lewis Shepard Stone** (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor. He was known for his role as Judge James Hardy in fifteen movies of the _Andy Hardy_ movie series. The first movie was _You're Only Young Once_ (1937).

Stone was born on November 15, 1879 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was married to Florence Oakley until they divorced. They had two children. Then he was married to Margaret Langham from 1907 until her death. Then he was married to Hazel Elizabeth Wolf from 1930 until his death in 1953.

Stone died in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California on September 12, 1953. He was chasing away some neighborhood children after they attacked his house. His wife Hazel tried to stop Stone from running. Stone managed to run until he suffered a fatal heart attack. He was 73 years old.

## Other websites

- Lewis Stone at _The New York Times Movies_
- Lewis Stone at The International Silent Movie
- Photographs of Lewis Stone
Wrigley Building

**The Wrigley Building** (400-410 North Michigan Avenue, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois) is a skyscraper in Chicago. It is directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower on the Magnificent Mile.

It was built to hold the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company. Construction began for the building in 1920. The building was Chicago's first air-conditioned office building.

The Wrigley Building was sold in 2011 to a group of investors that includes Zeller Realty Group and Groupon co-founders Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell.

## Other websites

- History of the Wrigley Building from company website
- projectchicago.org entry: Wrigley Building
Conrad Totman

**Conrad Davis Totman** (born January 5, 1934) is an American historian, academic, writer, translator and Japan studies expert.  Totman is a retired professor at Yale University.

## Early life

Totman was born in Conway, Massachusetts.  He studied at the University of Massachusetts.  He was granted a Ph.D. in Asian history at Harvard University in 1964.

## Career

Totman taught Japanese history at the University of California at Santa Barbara, at Northwestern University, and at Yale. He retired from Yale in 1997.

## Select works

In an overview of writings by and about Totman, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 30+ works in 140+ publications in 4 languages and 7,800+ library holdings.

- _Politics in the Tokugawa bakufu, 1600-1843,_ 1967
- _The collapse of the Tokugawa bakufu, 1862-1868,_ 1980
- _Japan before Perry: a short history,_ 1981
- _Tokugawa Ieyasu, shogun: a biography,_ 1983
- _The origins of Japan's modern forests: the case of Akita,_ 1985
- _The green archipelago: forestry in preindustrial Japan,_ 1989
- _Tokugawa Japan: the social and economic antecedents of modern Japan,_ 1990
- _Early Modern Japan,_ 1993
- _The lumber industry in early modern Japan,_ 1995
- _A History of Japan,_ 2000
- _Pre-industrial Korea and Japan in environmental perspective,_ 2004
- _Japan's imperial forest, Goryorin, 1889-1945: with a supporting study of the Kan/Min division of woodland in early Meiji Japan, 1871-76,_ 2007

## Other websites

- Yale faculty website
Gregory Smits

**Gregory James Smits** (born 1960) is an American historian, academic, writer and Japan studies expert.  He is a professor of Japanese history at Pennsylvania State University.

## Early life

Smits was born 1960 in Columbia, Missouri.  He was earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Florida in 1983.  He was awarded a Master's degree at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He was granted a Ph.D. at the University of Southern California.

## Select works

In an overview of writings by and about Smits, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 8 works in 15+ publications in 2 languages and 1,100+ library holdings.

- _The sages' scale in Japan: Nakae Tōju (1608-1648) and situational weighing,_ 1991
- _Visions of Ryukyu identity and ideology in early-modern thought and politics,_ 1999
- _Jahana Noboru: Ikinawan activist and scholar,_ 2002
- _The politics of culture in early twentieth century Okinawa,_ 2006
- _Economic thought in early modern Japan,_ 2010

## Other websites

- Smits faculty website
John Charles Daly

**John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly** (February 20, 1914 – February 24, 1991) was an American journalist, personality, actor, and game show host. He was known for hosting _What's My Line_. He was also the Vice President of ABC during the 1950s. He was the son-in-law of Chief of Justice Earl Warren.

## Early life

Daly was born on February 20, 1914, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to an American family.  His parents were on a trip in Johannesburg when he was born. After his father died, Daly and his mother moved to Boston, Massachusetts. Daly studied at the Tilton School and at Boston College.

## Personal life

He was married to Margaret Griswell Neal from 1937 until they divorced in 1959 or 1960. They had three children. Then he was married to Virginia Warren from 1960 until his death in 1991. Virginia was the daughter of Chief Justice Earl Warren.

### Death

Daly died on February 24, 1991, in his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, from cardiac arrest, four days after his 77th birthday.

## Awards

Daly won an Emmy Award in 1955, an Golden Globe Award in 1962, and three Peabody Awards in 1954, 1956, and 1957.

## Other websites

- Biography on TV.com
- Robert Trout discusses the CBS newscast of December 7, 1941
- John Charles Daly at Find a Grave

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: John Daly 1952 It's News to Me.JPG
- **caption**: Daly as the host of _It's News to Me_ in June 1952.
- **birth name**: John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly
- **birth place**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **death place**: Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
- **death cause**: Cardiac arrest
- **nationality**: American
- **alma mater**: Tilton School,
Boston College
- **othername**: John Charles Daly, John Daly
- **occupation**: Reporter/Newscaster
Game show host
- **years active**: 1948-1984
- **spouse**: Margaret Griswell Neal (1937–1959/60)
Virginia Warren (1960–1991)
- **relations**: Earl Warren (father-in-law)
- **children**: **With Griswell:**
3
- **awards**: **Emmy Award** (1955), **Golden Globe Award** (1962), **Peabody Awards** (1954, 1956, 1957)
- **signature**: JohnCharlesDaly.svg
Elaine Stritch

**Elaine Stritch** (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress and vocalist. She was known for her role as Colleen Donaghy in _30 Rock_. Stritch was nominated for five Tony Awards. She won three Emmy Awards and two Drama Desk Awards.

Stritch was born on February 2, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to an Irish-Welsh family. She studied at The New School in New York City. Stritch was married to John Bay from 1973 until his death in 1982. She lived in Birmingham, Michigan.

Stritch died at her home in Birmingham, Michigan from complications of stomach cancer and diabetes on July 17, 2014 at the age of 89.

## Other websites

- Just A Minute Transcript
Drama Desk Awards

The **Drama Desk Awards** are theatre awards. They are given every year in a number of categories. They are the only major New York theatre honors in which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category. Presented since 1955, they are thought as one of the most important American theatre awards along with the Tony Award.
Copycat suicide

Sometimes, after a person commits suicide, other people will copy them and also kill themselves. This is called **copycat suicide**. People may commit copycat suicide after a person they know commits suicide, or after hearing about a suicide through television or other media.

After a famous suicide, there may be more copycat suicides. This is called the Werther effect. Sudden rises in copycat suicides can spread through a home, schools, or even across an entire country. These are called cluster suicides.
Joel Osteen

**Joel Scott Osteen** (born March 5, 1963) is an American author, televangelist, and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.

His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over 100 nations around the world. His first book, “Your Best Life Now” has sold 5 million copies. Lakewood Church now occupies the former Compaq Center, once home to the NBA’s Houston Rockets. The venue seats 16,000 people.

Osteen was born on March 5, 1963 in Houston, Texas. He has been married to Victoria Osteen since 1987. They have two children. He lives in Houston, Texas.

In August 2017, Osteen received significant backlash on social media after he did not initially open Lakewood Church as an emergency shelter following Hurricane Harvey. A post on the church's Facebook page and an Instagram post by associate pastor John Gray, which was later deleted, claimed that flooded highways had made the church inaccessible.

## Other websites

- Official Joel Osteen Ministries
Revelstoke, British Columbia

**Revelstoke** is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Revelstoke is in southeastern in British Columbia and is 641 kilometers (398 mi) east of Vancouver.

The population of Revelstoke was 8,275 in 2021. The mayor of Revelstoke is Gary Sulz.

The Canadian Pacific Railway opened in the 1880s and ran through Revelstoke. The city was originally named **Farwell** after one of the local land owner and surveyors. It was then renamed Revelstoke after Lord Revelstoke, head of Baring Brothers & Co. The city of Revelstoke holds the Canadian record for snowiest single winter when 2447 cm (80 feet) of snow fell on Mt.Copeland outside town during winter of 1971-72.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: City of Revelstoke
- **nickname**: Revy, The Stoke, Revelstuck
- **image skyline**: Revelstoke, British Columbia - 2013.jpg
- **pushpin map**: Canada British Columbia
- **pushpin map caption**: Where Revelstoke is in British Columbia
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Canada
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces and territories of Canada, Province
- **subdivision name1**: British Columbia
- **subdivision type2**: Regional districts of British Columbia, Regional District
- **subdivision name2**: Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Gary Sulz
- **leader title1**: Local government, Governing Body
- **leader name1**: Revelstoke City Council
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1880
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1899
- **area total km2**: 40.76
- **population**: 8275
- **population density km2**: 622.8
- **population as of**: 2021
- **timezone**: Pacific Time Zone, PST
- **utc offset**: −8
- **timezone dst**: PDT
- **utc offset dst**: −7
- **elevation m**: 480
- **postal code type**: Postal code span
- **postal code**: List of V Postal Codes of Canada, V0E
- **area code**: Area code 250, 250, Area code 778, 778, Area code 236, 236, Area code 672, 672