question: who owns the crown plaza hotel in chicago illinois

answers: InterContinental Hotels Group

title: Lester Crown

text: Lester Crown Lester Crown (born June 7, 1925) is an American businessman and is the son of Chicago financier Henry Crown (died 1990), who created Material Service with two brothers in 1919, which merged with General Dynamics in 1959. Crown has been a perennial member of the Forbes 400 list since 1982. He controls family holdings, including large stakes in Maytag, Hilton Hotels, Alltel, Aspen Skiing Company, New York's Rockefeller Center, and pro basketball's Chicago Bulls. He also holds a stake in the New York Yankees, being a Partner since 1973. Presumably, the large stake held in Bank One at

title: Warwick Allerton - Chicago

text: The new owners are planning renovations which may include reopening the Tip Top Tap on the hotel's 23rd floor. Warwick Allerton - Chicago The Warwick Allerton - Chicago (formerly Allerton Hotel and Warwick Allerton Hotel Chicago and Allerton Crowne Plaza Hotel) is a 25-story hotel skyscraper on the Magnificent Mile in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It was the first building in the city to feature pronounced setbacks and towers resulting from the 1923 zoning law. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 29, 1998. When the Allerton Hotel first opened, it had fourteen

title: Lester Crown

text: the time of the 2003 Forbes 400 listing has converted to JPMorgan Chase stock and was derived from an interest in First Chicago Bank, which was enumerated in the 1998 Forbes 400 list as First Chicago NBD shares. Recent achievements include brokering a controversial agreement to expand O'Hare International Airport, and spearheading the funding of the new Cook County Hospital (Stroger Hospital). He is a major benefactor of Jewish charities, universities and the Aspen Institute. He is the chairman of the Commercial Club of Chicago and Chicago Council on Global Affairs. His current hometown is Wilmette, Illinois. Crown was born

title: Lester Crown

text: Illinois bank, Trans World Airlines, and Esmark. Affiliations include: Trusteeship of Northwestern University, the Aspen Institute and the Michael Reese Health Trust. Crown is on the Board of Directors of Lyric Opera and Children's Memorial Hospital, and the America Abroad Media advisory board. He is a member of Lake Shore Country Club, Northmoor Country Club, Standard Club, Economic Club of Chicago, and Northwestern University's John Evans Club. He is a Deputy Chair of the International Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and a member of the Tel Aviv University's Board of Governors. Crown is also involved with

title: Warwick Allerton - Chicago

text: Warwick Allerton - Chicago The Warwick Allerton - Chicago (formerly Allerton Hotel and Warwick Allerton Hotel Chicago and Allerton Crowne Plaza Hotel) is a 25-story hotel skyscraper on the Magnificent Mile in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It was the first building in the city to feature pronounced setbacks and towers resulting from the 1923 zoning law. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 29, 1998. When the Allerton Hotel first opened, it had fourteen floors of small apartment-style rooms for men and six similar floors for women, with a total of 1,000 rooms.

title: Chateau Lacombe Hotel

text: and Resorts purchased Fairmont Hotels, the newer Chateau Lacombe was sold to investors and it was rebranded the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe. It was sold again in mid-2010 for $47.8m to local company Hargate Properties who retained the affiliation with Crowne Plaza Hotels but the new owners went into receivership in November 2011. The purchase of the hotel by Kevyn Frederick in 2010 later was discovered to be part of a large mortgage fraud in the Edmonton area. The hotel was bought out of receivership by the new ownership group for $27.5m in 2012, and in May 2013 the hotel

title: Hilton Chicago

text: Hilton Chicago The Hilton Chicago is a centrally-located luxury hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The hotel is a Chicago landmark that overlooks Grant Park, Lake Michigan, and the Museum Campus. It is the third-largest hotel in Chicago by number of guest rooms; however, it has the largest total meeting and event space of any Chicago hotel. Every sitting president of the United States has been housed in the hotel since its opening in 1927, the sole exception being current president Donald J. Trump. The hotel, designed in the Beaux-Arts architecture style, opened on May 2, 1927, as the Stevens

title: Hilton Chicago

text: Hotel, across Balbo Street from the older Blackstone Hotel. At the time, the Stevens was the largest hotel in the world. The hotel was developed by James W. Stevens, his son Ernest, and their family who ran the Illinois Life Insurance Company and owned the Hotel La Salle; James and Ernest Stevens are the grandfather and father, respectively, of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. The Stevens featured 3,000 guest rooms, cost approximately $30 million to construct (more than ten times the cost of Yankee Stadium only few years earlier), and boasted of a virtual "City Within a City".

title: Plaza 440

text: Plaza 440 Plaza 440 is a 49-story residential condominium building located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Originally built in 1992, it underwent a condominium conversion in 2005. The building contains 457 residential units and shares a mixed-use development with a 336-room Marriott hotel and a 400-space parking garage. It rises from the northwest corner of Wabash and Hubbard streets in the River North district of Chicago's Near North Side. Plaza 440 was designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates, built by the John Buck Company and originally managed by its subsidiary, the John Buck Management Group. The building opened to residents

title: Virgin Hotels Chicago

text: Chicago is not the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago or Ritz-Carlton (Four Seasons). He describes this as a successful recycling of a second-tier historic building. Virgin Hotels Chicago The Virgin Hotels Chicago (formerly Old Dearborn Bank Building or 203 North Wabash Avenue) is a historic building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, that has been converted from use as an office building to use as a hotel run via a mobile app based business model. The 250-room hotel is the first of Richard Branson's Virgin Hotels brand boutique hotels geared toward the female business traveller. Situated at the intersection

title: Stephen Langlois

text: Langlois said, was inspired by the Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School architecture of the restaurant, which was located in Chicago's historic Printers Row neighborhood. Langlois is currently executive chef of the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook, Illinois, a facility owned by McDonald's Corp. and which caters mostly to the staff and executives from its corporate headquarters. A graduate of the hospitality program at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois and the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, Langlois also worked at the Chicago restaurants Cafe D'Artagnan and Maxim's and the Hotel Pulitzer in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Stephen Langlois

title: Hilton Chicago

text: president since it opened in 1927. In 2012 the hotel started re-invention with $150 million renovation, including new dining outlets 720 South Bar & Grill, SNAX and Kitty O'Sheas. The Hilton Chicago is home to Chicago's largest and most expensive hotel room, which formerly served as the Tower Ballroom. The Conrad Hilton Suite is a suite that encompasses two floors, T3 and T4. The suite costs more than $7,000 per night. Refurbished in 2013, the suite includes 16-foot lakeview windows, a baby grand piano, a billiard table, three balconies, three bedrooms on the lower level - each with multiple flat

title: Waldorf Astoria Chicago

text: it was reported that Sam Zell of Equity Group Investments had reached an agreement to sell the hotel for $113 million to a group led by hotel investor Laurence Geller (who previously founded Strategic Hotels & Resorts) and including the real estate arm of Chinese manufacturer Wanxiang Group. As Elysian Hotel Chicago, it was named Condé Nast Traveler's top hotel in the United States in 2011. It ranked first in the "Travel + Leisure" 2012 World's Best Awards readers' survey and is a 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award recipient. The Waldorf Astoria Chicago is located in the Gold Coast

title: Crown American

text: real estate investment trust, Crown American Realty Trust, and Crown American Hotels controlled the company's hospitality businesses. At its peak, Crown American operated 30 shopping malls, the Hess's department store chain (with 73 locations), and 20 hotels and motels. In 2003 the shopping mall development and management unit, Crown American Realty Trust, was sold to Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. The hospitality unit, Crown American Hotels, was retained. In 2005, 22 of the company's 26 hotels were acquired by W2001 Eastern Hotel Realty, an affiliate of the Archon Group, which assumed responsibility for their management. Frank Pasquerilla died from a

title: Crowne Plaza

text: Crowne Plaza is a multinational chain of full service, upscale hotels catering to business travelers and to the meetings and conventions market. It forms part of the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands, which include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, and operates in 52 countries with more than 400 hotels, usually located in city centers, resorts, coastal towns or near major airports.

title: Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront

text: Hotel. On June 26, 2009, the Wayne County Circuit Court appointed David Findling of The Findling Law Firm, PLC, as receiver of the hotel. The hotel was again shuttered in August 2009 when Mutual Bank of Harvey, Illinois foreclosed on the mortgage. After the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation banking division declared Mutual Bank insolvent, United Central Bank of Garland, Texas, acquired Mutual Bank's assets. In March 2012, the hotel was sold by the Receiver, David Findling to an unnamed investor who reportedly planned to renovate it and enter into a management agreement with Crowne Plaza Hotels &

title: BNIM

text: of the principals (Bob Berkebile and Tom Nelson) were members of a joint venture, PBNDML, that designed the Hyatt Regency Crown Center that was site of the 1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse. Architect Edward Larrabee Barnes was the formal master of the hotel. However two local Kansas City firms merged to formally design the hotel include a consortium of R. Bruce Patty, Bob Berkebile and Tom Nelson (PBN), and Duncan Monroe Lefevre (DML). Investigation of the accident determined the failure to be the fault of the structural engineer. In 1987, Patty, Berkebile and Nelson formed a new firm with David

title: Ramada

text: Sherman of Chicago, a produce operator dubbed "The Tomato King"; Chicago attorneys Ezra Ressman and Mort Levin; and Frank Lichtenstein and Robert Rosow of San Antonio, Texas. Early in 1952, Marion W. Isbell received a phone call from his brother-in-law, Bill Helsing. Bill informed him of a hotel deal in Flagstaff, AZ that he was going to invest in and wanted to know if Marion would be interested in joining him. This first investment resulted in a rapid return of capital. Ramada opened its first hotel,a 60-room facility, on U.S. Route 66 at Flagstaff, Arizona in 1954 and set up

title: Sheridan Plaza Hotel

text: Sheridan Plaza Hotel The Sheridan Plaza Hotel is a historic hotel located at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Sheridan Road in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Construction on the hotel began in 1920, and the hotel opened in 1921. The hotel was designed by co-owner Walter Ahlschlager; the brick building features extensive terra cotta ornamentation, including terra cotta gargoyles on some of the top corners. The hotel was the first high-rise building in Uptown. The Chicago Cubs and visiting teams that played the Cubs stayed in the hotel; the building was also a popular site for weddings and

title: Virgin Hotels Chicago

text: John Hancock Life Insurance resulting in the acquisition of the loan (and thus the property) for an undisclosed amount by Urban Street Properties LLC in April 2010. The building had been acquired by the previous owners for $9.5 million in 2001. On October 24, 2011, Virgin Hotels, part of Virgin Group, purchased the building with the aim of opening it as their first hotel in 2013 with approximately 250 rooms. The transaction was an all-cash deal that was valued at about $14 million. The company hired The John Buck Company to renovate the building. The lead architect for the renovation

title: James Crown

text: School in 1980. He served as chairman of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago from 2003 to 2009. After law school, Crown worked as an associate for Salomon Brothers in New York City where he became a vice president in the Capital Markets Service Group in 1983. In 1985, he returned to Chicago to join his family's investment firm. In 1985, Crown married Paula Hannaway, a 1980 "magna cum laude" A.B. graduate of Duke University and 2012 M.A. graduate of School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The couple has four children. James Crown James Schine Crown

title: The Peninsula Chicago

text: The Peninsula Chicago The Peninsula Chicago is a 20-story luxury hotel located at the intersection of East Superior Street and North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels group based in Hong Kong. In late 2009 the hotel was purchased by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels who previously owned 92.5% of the hotel before the takeover. In 2018 the hotel was awarded the #2 best hotel in the U.S. by "U.S. News & World Report" and in 2017 the "Travel + Leisure" Magazine's award for #1 Hotel in Chicago. The Peninsula is one of only

title: Congress Plaza Hotel

text: time, John J. Mack was president of the Michigan-Congress Hotel Corporation. In 1950, the Pick Hotel Corporation bought the hotel and oversaw a major renovation of the entire hotel, which included new suites and restaurants. Another modernization project began in the 1960s, which added a ballroom and escalators. The hotel is not currently affiliated with any national chain. It has been owned by a group of investors led by Albert Nasser of Tel-Aviv, Israel, since 1987. The hotel is frequently noted as one of the most haunted buildings in Chicago. Over the years the Congress has welcomed many presidents as

title: Kinzie Hotel

text: Kinzie Hotel The Kinzie Hotel (formerly the Amalfi Hotel Chicago) is a 215-room hotel, located near the corner of State Street and Kinzie Street, in the River North District, in downtown Chicago, Illinois, US, within walking distance of the Chicago Loop. Kinzie Hotel, which occupies the first six floors of the 17-story Dearborn Plaza, 20 W. Kinzie Street, opened to the public as Amalfi Hotel Chicago on February 3, 2004. Kinzie Street Hotel Investors LLC, a group that included representatives of the Cataldo family, Jupiter Realty Corp and the Joel Stone Family of Stone-Levy LLC, invested $6 million to remake

title: Hilton Chicago

text: at $185 million. The hotel's 3,000 guest rooms were rebuilt into 1,544 larger and more elegant rooms; 600 were converted to double-sized rooms with two adjoining bathrooms. The reborn hotel glittered and helped to sustain a revival period in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood. The newly renamed Chicago Hilton and Towers reopened on October 1, 1985. In 1998, under a new initiative by Hilton Hotels Corporation, the Hilton name was placed first in branding, and the Chicago Hilton and Towers became simply "Hilton Chicago". Under general manager John G. Wells, the hotel continues its track record of having hosted every U.S.

title: Plaza Hotel

text: half years, and then another four when that lease expired. Sonnabend became president of The Childs Company, a national restaurant chain, two years later, and Childs purchased The Plaza on November 18, 1955 for $6.2 million in stock (equivalent to $ in ). Childs had partnered in the development of the neighboring Savoy-Plaza Hotel, (now the site of the General Motors Building). Sonnabend created the Hotel Corporation of America (HCA) in 1956, to leverage tax losses from Childs. HCA assumed management of the Plaza from Hilton in January 1960. HCA changed its name to Sonesta International Hotels in 1970. Sonesta

title: Arie Crown Theater

text: Arie Crown Theater The Arie Crown Theater is an entertainment venue named after Lithuanian immigrant Arie Crown, who was the father of Henry Crown, the American industrialist and philanthropist, and situated on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. It opened in 1960, with seating for 5,000 people, one of the largest seating capacities in Chicago. The theater is part of the McCormick Place convention facility, owned by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. The theatre was damaged by a fire in 1967 and was closed until 1971. After re-opening a year later for Mahalia Jackson's funeral, the Arie Crown Theater has had

title: Hilton Chicago

text: screen televisions, and a helipad. It has hosted famous guests such as Tony Blair, Jay Blunk, Frank Sinatra, John Travolta and Hu Jintao. The Hilton Chicago has been featured in many prominent movies and TV shows including: The Hilton Chicago is home to the Normandie Lounge, a promenade that was created from panels and furniture from the famed French Line ocean liner, SS "Normandie". In Bernard Malamud's "The Natural", Harriet Bird shoots Roy Hobbs in a room at the Stevens Hotel. Hilton Chicago The Hilton Chicago is a centrally-located luxury hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The hotel is a

title: Crown American

text: stroke in 1999. His son, Mark E. Pasquerilla, serves as chairman of Crown American Hotels. Mark Pasquerilla joined the company in 1981 and was named president in 1990. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, completed a master of science degree in international relations at the London School of Economics, and studied international affairs at the University of Cologne. Michael Barletta is president and chief executive officer. At Crown American's peak in 1993, they owned 30 shopping malls. When they merged with PREIT in 2003, they owned 26 malls, and were partners in one other. Companies Who

title: Lester Crown

text: Crown Kunkler, Daniel Crown, Sara Crown Star, and Janet Crown Peterson. Their son James is the President of Henry Crown & Co. A daughter, Janet, is founder and owner of Burn 60 Fitness Studios and is divorced from celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson. Among his seven children are board members of several major cultural institutions. Another daughter, Susan, is chairwoman of the Shoah Foundation. Together the family's net worth exceeds four billion dollars. Lester Crown Lester Crown (born June 7, 1925) is an American businessman and is the son of Chicago financier Henry Crown (died 1990), who created Material Service with

title: Crowne Plaza


question: what is the setting of a dolls house

answers: a Norwegian town circa 1879

answers: a Norwegian town

title: Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

text: opens with the phrase, "Dolls are not like people. People choose, but dolls can only be chosen". The dolls are a family consisting of: Also living with the dolls is a painted wooden farthing doll called Tottie, who is thoughtful, sensible and keeps them all together. Mr Plantaganet, Birdie, Tottie and Apple consider themselves a family, and the series starts with them living in a "draughty shoe-box". Only Tottie remembers living in a real dolls' house, a long, long time ago, and the rest of the dolls urge her to tell them all about it: a sitting room with real

title: Dollhouse

text: held together by a system of tabs and slots (plus glue). These houses are usually light-weight and lower cost but often require siding, shingles, or other exterior treatments to look realistic. Kits made from heavier plywood or MDF are held together with nails and glue. The dolls house hobby has two main focuses: construction and/or purchase of dolls houses made by or for adult enthusiasts, and collection of contemporary, vintage or antique dolls houses which were often originally made for children. Dollhouses for hobbyists and collectors are available in different forms. From ready-made and decorated houses to kits to custom

title: Dolls House Emporium

text: Dolls House Emporium The Dolls House Emporium is a designer and supplier of th scale dolls houses (known as dollhouses in the USA) and miniature collectables. It distributes miniatures worldwide via its website. The site offers more than 6,000 items of dolls house furniture, plus the houses themselves. It trades around the world and e-business methods are tapping markets in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia with web portals dealing with local currency, pricing and shipping. It was founded in 1979 by Jackie Lee and her then husband Adam Purser. Television companies and creative agencies regularly use Dolls House Emporium

title: Dollhouse

text: Dollhouse A dollhouse or doll's house is a toy home made in miniature. For the last century, dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults. The term "dollhouse" is used commonly in the United States and Canada. In the UK (United Kingdom) the term "dolls' house" or "dollshouse" is used. Today's dollhouses trace their history back about four hundred years to the "baby house" display cases of Europe, which showed idealized interiors. Smaller dollhouses with more realistic exteriors appeared in Europe in the 18th century. Early dollhouses were

title: The Doll's House (short story)

text: The Doll's House (short story) "The Doll's House" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in "The Nation and Atheneum" on 4 February 1922 and subsequently appeared in "The Doves' Nest and Other Stories" (1923). Mansfield used an alternative title in other editions, including ""At Karori"". 1) The school is portrayed as a melting pot or mixing of all social classes, and the Kelveys as the lowest of the social classes. The other children are discouraged from talking to them; they are outcasts. The Burnells (Kezia, Isabel and Lottie) are one of the higher-ranking families.

title: Dollhouse

text: later donated to the town of Tampere. The museum also contains dozens of roomboxes with Moomin characters, all made by Tuulikki Pietilä. The Dollhouse Museum () in Basel, Switzerland is the largest museum of its kind in Europe. Dollhouse A dollhouse or doll's house is a toy home made in miniature. For the last century, dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults. The term "dollhouse" is used commonly in the United States and Canada. In the UK (United Kingdom) the term "dolls' house" or "dollshouse" is used.

title: The Doll's House (short story)

text: details and haphazard narrative voices. The Doll's House (short story) "The Doll's House" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in "The Nation and Atheneum" on 4 February 1922 and subsequently appeared in "The Doves' Nest and Other Stories" (1923). Mansfield used an alternative title in other editions, including ""At Karori"". 1) The school is portrayed as a melting pot or mixing of all social classes, and the Kelveys as the lowest of the social classes. The other children are discouraged from talking to them; they are outcasts. The Burnells (Kezia, Isabel and Lottie) are

title: The Doll's House (book)

text: The Doll's House (book) The Doll's House is a 2013 book by British author Tania Carver. The book centres on the discovery of a dead pre-transition male-to-female transgender individual on a council housing estate in Birmingham. The inside of the house is like a doll's house with pink ribbons and pink walls, stuffed toys and the table set for a tea party DI Phil Brennan on the Major Incident Squad begins investigating the puzzling case. Author Mark Billingham described the book as 'seriously scary'. In "Female First" the reviewer wrote 'This book was full of psychopaths, gory murder scenes and

title: A Doll's House (1973 Losey film)

text: in the Ibsen play – such as the early friendship of Nora and Kristine, the romance and breakup of Kristine and Krogstad, the life-threatening illness of Torvald, and the death of Nora's father – are all fleshed out in full separate scenes at the start of the film. The one-room setting of Ibsen's original is a deliberate device suggestive of Nora's isolation and her imprisonment within her marriage. In the film, however, multiple locations outside the Helmer house are used for visual explication, and to lend dramatic emphasis to plot points. Even within the house, the camera moves from room

title: A Doll's House

text: "description of humanity"." Because of the departure from traditional behavior and theatrical convention involved in Nora's leaving home, her act of slamming the door as she leaves has come to represent the play itself. In "Iconoclasts" (1905), James Huneker noted "That slammed door reverberated across the roof of the world." "A Doll's House" has been adapted for the cinema on many occasions, including: A Doll's House A Doll's House (; also translated as "A Doll House") is a three-act play written by Norway's Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been

title: The Essex Model House

text: preferred choice of wood normally used for such fine work. Under her guidance and that of Lady Whitmore the Essex Handicraft Association made plans for a magnificent and notable dolls house to architectural standards in 1955 to portray a typical Essex mansion. Plans were drawn up by Martin Evans RIBA (b.1927) a recently qualified architect from Feering in Essex, whose mother Esther was a member of the Association. The house was based on Boreham Manor, near Chelmsford, the home of another fellow member Lady Ritchie. It is extremely large [ wide and high], and has tall Tudor chimneys and an

title: House of Dolls

text: is set in a concentration camp "Joy Division". House of Dolls House of Dolls is a 1955 novella by Ka-tzetnik 135633. The novella describes "Joy Divisions", which were groups of Jewish women in the concentration camps during World War II who were kept for the sexual pleasure of Nazi soldiers. The origin of Ka-tzetnik's story is not clear. Some say it is based on a diary kept by a young Jewish girl who was captured in Poland when she was fourteen years old and forced into sexual slavery in a Nazi labour camp. However, the diary itself has not been

title: Dolls House Emporium

text: Dolls' House at Windsor Castle. They were launched in 2012. Dolls House Emporium The Dolls House Emporium is a designer and supplier of th scale dolls houses (known as dollhouses in the USA) and miniature collectables. It distributes miniatures worldwide via its website. The site offers more than 6,000 items of dolls house furniture, plus the houses themselves. It trades around the world and e-business methods are tapping markets in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia with web portals dealing with local currency, pricing and shipping. It was founded in 1979 by Jackie Lee and her then husband Adam Purser.

title: A Doll's House (1973 Losey film)

text: A Doll's House (1973 Losey film) A Doll's House is a 1973 Franco-British drama film directed by Joseph Losey, based on the play of the same name by Henrik Ibsen. It stars Jane Fonda in the role of Nora Helmer and David Warner as her domineering husband, Torvald. In the United States, the film was broadcast nationally on the ABC television network. Losey's version of the classic play was extensively adapted for film. From Ibsen's expository dialogue, entire new scenes were developed by playwright David Mercer and integrated through a variety of invented sets. Losey's alterations generated considerable controversy, as

title: A Doll's House

text: A Doll's House (Bokmål: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norway's Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879.

title: A Doll's House, Part 2

text: A Doll's House, Part 2 A Doll's House, Part 2 is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath. The play premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2017, before transferring to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. The play "picks up after Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" concludes". The play was commissioned by South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, where it was directed by Shelley Butler in April 2016. The play opened on Broadway on April 27, 2017, after previews, which began on March 30, 2017, at the John Golden Theatre. The Broadway production is directed by Sam

title: Ilkley Toy Museum

text: possibly named after Lancaster House, which was then a topical subject, being still in the process of building. There is an unusual dolls' house of Georgian appearance, with great, twisted pillars at the front, and Georgian furnishings and figures. Some of these dolls' houses are miniature shop displays, with minuscule and delicate objects on counters and shelves. There is thin glassware; there are miniature dolls; there is a tiny shopkeeper with little steel needles, holding real knitting. Tiny modern pieces of delicate crochet or tatting hang in some of these little shops as cloths and bags. The display includes a

title: Vivien Greene

text: in her collection was a William-and-Mary house built in oak in about 1690 in the shape of a cabinet, suitable to be displayed in a drawing room. Dolls houses were initially created as a status symbol, builit as a replica of the owner's home or as an ornament on a staircase landing. Only after the 1840s were they intended for children. After her children left home, Greene began a personal mission to view, draw and catalogue any historic doll's houses she could discover before the doll's houses, and the great English country houses in which they were found, disappeared in

title: Dollhouse

text: Dolls' House was designed for Queen Mary in 1924 by Sir Edwin Lutyens, a leading architect of the time, and is on display at Windsor Castle in England. When first put on display it was visited by 1.6 million people in seven months. It is approximately 5' tall, contains 16 rooms, and required 4 years to construct. The dollhouse has working plumbing and lights and is filled with miniature items of the finest and most modern goods of the period. Writers like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling contributed special books which were written and bound in scale size.

title: A Doll's House

text: a 1971 production starring Claire Bloom. A new translation by Zinnie Harris at the Donmar Warehouse, starring Gillian Anderson, Toby Stephens, Anton Lesser, Tara FitzGerald and Christopher Eccleston opened in May 2009. In August 2013, Young Vic, London, Great Britain, produced a new adaptation of "A Doll's House" directed by Carrie Cracknell based on the English language version by Simon Stephens. In September 2014, in partnership with Brisbane Festival, La Boite located in Brisbane, Australia, hosted an adaptation of "A Doll's House" written by Lally Katz and directed by Stephen Mitchell Wright. In June 2015, Space Arts Centre in London

title: A Doll's House

text: March 1884. Writing in 1896 in his book "The Foundations of a National Drama", Jones says: "A rough translation from the German version of A Doll's House was put into my hands, and I was told that if it could be turned into a sympathetic play, a ready opening would be found for it on the London boards. I knew nothing of Ibsen, but I knew a great deal of Robertson and H. J. Byron. From these circumstances came the adaptation called "Breaking a Butterfly"." H. L. Mencken writes that it was "A Doll’s House" “denaturized and dephlogisticated. … Toward

title: House of Dolls

text: House of Dolls House of Dolls is a 1955 novella by Ka-tzetnik 135633. The novella describes "Joy Divisions", which were groups of Jewish women in the concentration camps during World War II who were kept for the sexual pleasure of Nazi soldiers. The origin of Ka-tzetnik's story is not clear. Some say it is based on a diary kept by a young Jewish girl who was captured in Poland when she was fourteen years old and forced into sexual slavery in a Nazi labour camp. However, the diary itself has not been located or verified to exist. Others claim, and

title: Dollhouse

text: 21st centuries are or two third inch scale (where 1 foot is represented by 2/3 of an inch). Common brands include Lundby (Sweden), Renwal, Plasco, Marx, Petite Princess, and T. Cohn (all American) and Caroline's Home, Barton, Dol-Toi and Tri-ang (English). A few brands use 1:16 or 3/4"-scale. The most common standard for adult collectors is scale, also called 1" or one inch scale (where 1 foot is represented by 1 inch.) Among adult collectors there are also smaller scales which are much more common in the United States than in Britain. or half inch scale (1 foot is 1/2")

title: A Doll's House (1943 film)

text: A Doll's House (1943 film) A Doll's House () is a 1943 Argentine drama film directed by Ernesto Arancibia and starring Delia Garcés and George Rigaud. It is based on the play "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Alberto López won the Best Sound for the film. Calki stated in "El Mundo" that the film is "too lost in a modern framework" in the adaptation by the local cinema, while the critic of "La Nación" believed that the film had much dignity as an interpretative work, calling it an "interesting and neat

title: Dolls House Emporium

text: products in their work. For instance Montgomery Hall was used as a prop in Upstairs Downstairs on the BBC in 2012. Miniature accessories were used in the 20th Century Fox film Gulliver's Travels in 2010. The original range comprised three model kits of timber-framed buildings sold B2C via direct response advertising. There were few accessories available at 1:24 scale but an emerging 1:12 dolls’ house market and good quality miniatures becoming available from Taiwan, encouraged collecting and repeat business. In February 2013 the company was sold to internet retailer and magazine publisher MyTime Media, on the retirement of founder Jackie

title: Dollhouse

text: built houses made to the customer's design. Some design and build their own dollhouse. Simpler designs might consist of boxes stacked together and used as rooms. Miniature objects used for decoration inside dollhouses include furniture, interior decorations, dolls and items like books, couches, furniture, wallpaper, and even clocks. Some of these are available ready-made, some are kits but may also be homemade. The UK's largest supplier of ready-made houses and furniture is Dolls House Emporium based in Kent but selling world-wide via their e-commerce website. There are dozens of miniature trade shows held throughout the year by various miniature organizations

title: A Doll's House (1918 film)

text: A Doll's House (1918 film) A Doll's House is a 1918 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. It is the third American motion picture filming of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House". Maurice Tourneur directed and Elsie Ferguson starred. This film is lost. As described in a film magazine, to save her husband's life Nora Helmar (Ferguson) borrows a large sum of money and, after he has recovered, saying nothing to him, she slowly pays the debt. When Helmar (Herbert) discharges Krogstadt (Shannon), the moneylender, from the bank,

title: A Doll's House

text: an aesthetically shaped, successful drama. In the play, Nora leaves Torvald with head held high, though facing an uncertain future given the limitations single women faced in the society of the time. Kieler eventually rebounded from the shame of the scandal and had her own successful writing career while remaining discontented with sole recognition as "Ibsen's Nora" years afterwards. Ibsen started thinking about the play around May 1878, although he did not begin its first draft until a year later, having reflected on the themes and characters in the intervening period (he visualised its protagonist, Nora, for instance, as having

title: A Doll's House (1973 Losey film)

text: did his casting of outspoken actress Fonda – known at the time as "Hanoi Jane" – in the lead role. Set in nineteenth century Norway, Ibsen's "A Doll's House" focuses on the married life of banker Torvald Helmer and his wife Nora. A young middle-class couple with three small children, their seemingly respectable marriage is revealed to be a broken and bloodless matter. The Helmers live in an unequal partnership, dominated by Torvald. Although he professes to love her, Torvald constantly chides Nora for what he calls her careless and childlike nature; he often calls her his "doll". He proudly

title: Variety Unit

text: dollhouses; they include an English Gothic Revival house and the idiosyncratic "Ramshackle Inn", a rambling American house with an artist's studio in the attic. Many American dolls of the 18th and 19th centuries were made at home of readily available materials, including wood, rags, clay, dried apples, corn husks, bottles and clay pipes. Until World War I, the majority of dolls sold in America were imported from England, France, and Germany. Joel Ellis of Springfield, Vermont made some of the first commercial American dolls with wooden bodies, patented jointed limbs, and pewter hands and feet. Izannah Walker of Rhode Island

title: A Doll's House

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a Norwegian town
a Norwegian town circa 1879


question: who plays the grandmother in game of thrones

answers: Rigg

title: Diana Rigg

text: Olenna Tyrell, a witty and sarcastic political mastermind popularly known as the Queen of Thorns, the grandmother of regular character Margaery Tyrell. Her performance was well received by critics and audiences alike, and earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2013. She reprised her role in season four of "Game of Thrones", and in July 2014 received another Guest Actress Emmy nomination. In 2015 and 2016, she again reprised the role in seasons five and six in an expanded role from the books. The character was finally

title: Sophie Turner

text: a paddock, and used to muck around in the mud." Turner adopted Zunni, the Northern Inuit dog that played her on-screen pet dire wolf, after the first series of Game of Thrones. Turner had a tutor on the set of "Game of Thrones" until the age of 16. She achieved five GCSE A-grades and four Bs, including in Drama. Since 2011, Turner has portrayed Sansa Stark, a young noblewoman, in the HBO fantasy drama series "Game of Thrones" from age 15. Sansa is her first television role. Turner's drama teacher encouraged her to audition for the part, and she dyed

title: Rosabell Laurenti Sellers

text: Rosabell Laurenti Sellers Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (born March 27, 1996) is an Italian-American actress. She is best known for her role as Tyene Sand in the HBO series "Game of Thrones", and as the titular character in the children's series, "Mia and Me". Sellers was born in Santa Monica, California, grew up in New York City before moving to Rome. She has one brother. Sellers made her debut in the theater in 2004 at the age of eight, when she and her brother were assigned to the part of the children of Medea in the production of the theater company

title: Aimee Richardson

text: for characters to be recast in "Game of Thrones". Free later said Richardson handled it "brilliantly" and in a "humble" manner. Since appearing on "Game of Thrones", Richardson has been cast for roles on several other television shows such as "The Sparticle Mystery" (2015), "Storyland" (2016) and "My Mother and Other Strangers" (2016). Aimee Richardson Aimee Richardson (born 29 December 1997) is an Irish actress best known for playing Myrcella Baratheon in the first two seasons of "Game of Thrones". Richardson was born on 29 December 1997 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Richardson's first major acting role was her

title: The Door (Game of Thrones)

text: actress Lady Crane, among others. The Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men appeared in this episode in a cameo as stage musicians for the stage play. Israeli actress Ania Bukstein was also introduced in the series as the High Priestess Kinvara, who is brought to Meereen to spread propaganda about Daenerys Targaryen's supposed success at eliminating the problem with the Sons of the Harpy. In an interview with Bukstein she said, "Yes, it's very exciting, but let's calm down. It's not like I'm the new Khaleesi. "Game of Thrones" came after a ton of hard work. I filmed a lot

title: Susan Brown (English actress)

text: her role as Septa Mordane in the first series of "Game of Thrones". Her character was killed off in the concluding episodes of the series. She had a supporting role as Margaret Thatcher's live-in carer June in "The Iron Lady" and has had small roles in BBC drama series "Call the Midwife" and "Torchwood". Susan Brown (English actress) Susan Brown (born 6 May 1946) is an English actress of stage and screen. She is best known for her role as Septa Mordane in HBO series "Game of Thrones". Brown was born in Bristol, England. Before starting her professional career, Brown

title: Lord Snow

text: Thorne, and Francis Magee as the recruiter Yoren. This episode also marks the first appearance of the Welsh actress Margaret John as Old Nan. 84-year-old Margaret John died on 2 February 2011, a few months after having finished recording her scenes in "Game of Thrones", which was her last role on television. With a 50-year acting career, she is remembered for her role of Doris on the BBC television show "Gavin and Stacy". Executive producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss issued a statement grieving her death. The episode "Lord Snow" is dedicated to her, with the last credit being "In

title: Gwendoline Christie

text: Gwendoline Christie Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie (born 28 October 1978) is an English actress and model. She is best known for portraying the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series "Game of Thrones" since 2012, and the First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma in "" (2015) and "" (2017). Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie was born in Worthing, West Sussex, to a housewife mother and a father who worked in sales and marketing. She grew up in a hamlet near the South Downs. She trained as a gymnast as a child: after a spine injury, she took up acting. Around

title: Rosabell Laurenti Sellers

text: also has volunteered with another organization called "Veto the Squito" which helps raise money for insecticide treated bed nets in Africa. She has also collaborated with the League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism. Rosabell Laurenti Sellers Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (born March 27, 1996) is an Italian-American actress. She is best known for her role as Tyene Sand in the HBO series "Game of Thrones", and as the titular character in the children's series, "Mia and Me". Sellers was born in Santa Monica, California, grew up in New York City before moving to Rome. She has one brother. Sellers made her debut

title: Sophie Turner

text: Sophie Turner Sophie Turner (born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series "Game of Thrones" (2011–present), which brought her international recognition. Turner starred in the television film "The Thirteenth Tale" (2013) and she made her feature film debut in "Another Me" (2013). She starred in the action comedy "Barely Lethal" (2015) and portrays a young Jean Grey / Phoenix in the "X-Men" film series (2016–present). Turner was born in Northampton, England on 21 February 1996, the daughter of Sally, a nursery school teacher, and Andrew,

title: Bella Ramsey

text: also stars in the 2018 Netflix original series "Hilda" as the title character. She is represented by actor's agency Conway van Gelder Grant. Bella Ramsey Bella Ramsey (born September 2003) is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as the young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". Ramsey was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and started acting as a hobby at the age of four through Stagecoach Theatre Arts and went for seven years. Ramsey then went to The Television Workshop, where she began auditioning for professional jobs. Her father, Alex, is a

title: Charlotte Hope

text: she will play the lead role, Catherine of Aragon. The show is a follow up to "The White Queen" and "The White Princess". Charlotte Hope Charlotte Hope (born 15 October 1991) is an English actress, known for her roles as Myranda in the HBO drama series "Game of Thrones" and Philippa Hawking in the Stephen Hawking biopic "The Theory of Everything" (2014). Hope studied French and Spanish at the University of Oxford. Whilst there, she found an agent and began acting professionally. Her first role in a film was as a Factory Woman in the 2012 musical "Les Miserables". In

title: Rosabell Laurenti Sellers

text: Alessandro Preziosi and Valentina Lodovini, loosely based on the 2008 novel by Chiara Gamberale. In 2015, she joined the cast of the HBO series "Game of Thrones" in Season 5 as Tyene Sand. Sellers is studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Sellers has participated in many equestrian competitions and has also studied tap dance. Sellers is fluent in English and Italian. Sellers founded the Young Actors for Humanitarian Involvement, to get teen Italian talents involved in charities such as ActionAid and Smile Again. She also serves meals at Rome's "Comunità di Sant'Egidio" soup kitchen. Sellers

title: Michele Boyd

text: of Thrones" recap/discussion show. "Watching Thrones" airs on Screen Junkies, an Emmy-nominated online movie magazine and YouTube channel with over six million subscribers and over 1.6 billion views. In 2018, she became part of the reboot "S.W.A.T." with Shemar Moore. She plays the character Valerie Rocker. Michele Boyd Michele Catherine Boyd is an American actress, producer and host. She currently portrays Valerie Rocker on the CBS TV Show S.W.A.T. and co-hosts the online show 'Watching Thrones' on ScreenJunkies.com. She co-founded the geek girl parody group Team Unicorn and played Riley in the popular webseries "The Guild". Boyd was born to

title: Diana Rigg

text: The same year, Rigg secured a recurring role in the third season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, portraying Lady Olenna Tyrell, a witty and sarcastic political mastermind popularly known as the Queen of Thorns, the grandmother of regular character Margaery Tyrell. Her performance was well received by critics and audiences alike, and earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2013. She reprised her role in season four of Game of Thrones, and in July 2014 received another Guest Actress Emmy nomination. In 2015 and 2016, she again reprised the role in seasons five and six in an expanded role from the books. The character was finally killed off in the seventh season, with Rigg's final performance receiving critical acclaim.

title: Carice van Houten

text: (2010), and "Brimstone" (2016). Since 2012, Van Houten has received international recognition for her role as Melisandre on the HBO television series "Game of Thrones" (2012–present), for which she has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. After meeting Australian actor and musician Guy Pearce on the set of "Brimstone" in 2015, she gave birth to their first child the following year. Van Houten was born on 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands. Her mother, Margje Stasse, is on the board of Dutch educational TV, and her father, Theodore

title: Sansa Stark

text: return in the forthcoming next book in the series, "The Winds of Winter". In HBO's adaptation of the series, "Game of Thrones", Sansa is portrayed by English actress Sophie Turner. The character has received critical acclaim, being praised as the 4th greatest character in the series by "Rolling Stone". She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Sansa Stark is the second child and elder daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark. She was born and raised in

title: Samantha Spiro

text: In 2013 Spiro starred in an episode of the Sky Atlantic series "Little Cracker", an autobiographical comedy written by Rebecca Front in which Spiro played Front's mother. In 2016 she joined the HBO series "Game of Thrones" in Season 6 as Melessa Tarly, the mother of Samwell Tarly. That year she also joined "Tracey Ullman's Show" in the recurring role of Birgit, the fictitious fridge-magnet-loving personal assistant and confidante to Tracey Ullman's impression of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She reprised her role in Ullman's "Tracey Breaks the News". In 2017 Spiro reprised her role of Barbara Windsor in the BBC1

title: Aimee Richardson

text: Aimee Richardson Aimee Richardson (born 29 December 1997) is an Irish actress best known for playing Myrcella Baratheon in the first two seasons of "Game of Thrones". Richardson was born on 29 December 1997 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Richardson's first major acting role was her portrayal of Georgina in romantic comedy "Miss Conception" in 2008. In 2011, Richardson was cast to play princess Myrcella Baratheon in "Game of Thrones". After the first two seasons, her character was exiled in-universe and therefore did not appear in the third or fourth seasons. At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, it was

title: Maisie Williams

text: Maisie Williams Margaret Constance Williams (born 15 April 1997), known as Maisie Williams, is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark of Winterfell in the HBO fantasy television series "Game of Thrones" in 2011, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Young Actor, and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In 2016, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Williams has also had a

title: Tamzin Merchant

text: in which she plays a summer theatre camper. She appears in the music video for Jamie T's "If You've Got The Money" and in Belle and Sebastian's "Nobody's Empire". She was cast in the third season (2009) of "The Tudors", playing Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She debuted in the part in the third-season finale and features heavily in several episodes of the fourth (and final) season. Merchant played Daenerys Targaryen in the unaired pilot of the HBO series "Game of Thrones", based on George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy

title: Queen dowager

text: of Ice and Fire", and later the HBO series "Game of Thrones", the character Cersei Lannister became the queen mother to King Joffrey Baratheon after her husband Robert Baratheon was killed in a hunting accident, although she managed to strong-arm the position of regent as well, and was thus known as the "queen regent". The episode "High Sparrow", the new queen consort, Margaery Tyrell, mocks Cersei's loss of power by asking her to clarify whether she should addressed as queen mother or queen dowager. In the 2015 Indian movie and its sequel , actress Ramya Krishnan portrays the character "Rajamatha

title: Game of Thrones (season 5)

text: cast as Doran Martell, the ruling Prince of Dorne, and elder brother of Oberyn Martell, while his son Trystane Martell is portrayed by Toby Sebastian. The role of Cersei's daughter Myrcella Baratheon, who is Doran's ward and betrothed to Trystane is played by Nell Tiger Free. The role was portrayed by Aimee Richardson in the first two seasons. DeObia Oparei portrays Areo Hotah, the captain of the Dornish palace guard. The three eldest bastard daughters of Oberyn Martell (collectively known as the "Sand Snakes") are portrayed by Keisha Castle-Hughes (Obara Sand), Jessica Henwick (Nymeria Sand), and Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (Tyene

title: Myrcella Baratheon

text: Myrcella Baratheon Myrcella Baratheon is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones". Introduced in 1996's "A Game of Thrones", Myrcella is the only daughter of Cersei Lannister from the kingdom of Westeros. She subsequently appeared in Martin's "A Clash of Kings" (1998) and "A Storm of Swords" (2000). Myrcella is portrayed by Irish actress Aimee Richardson in the first two seasons of the HBO television adaptation, while English actress Nell Tiger Free portrays her in the show's

title: Tara Fitzgerald

text: House" at the Donmar Warehouse. Since 2007, Fitzgerald has appeared in more than 30 episodes of the BBC television series "Waking the Dead" and played the role of Selyse Baratheon in the HBO series "Game of Thrones". Following her graduation from Drama Centre London Fitzgerald appeared as the daughter of a beauty queen in the comedy "Hear My Song(1991)". She came to international attention in 1993 when she starred with Hugh Grant in the Australian comedy "Sirens". The film landed Fitzgerald an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Actress in a Lead Role. Two years later she again appeared with

title: Jennifer Ehle

text: August 2009, it was announced that Ehle would play the character of Catelyn Stark in the pilot of HBO's "Game of Thrones", an adaptation of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy book series. Ehle filmed the pilot episode, but decided it was too soon to return to work after the birth of her daughter. She was replaced by Northern Irish actress Michelle Fairley. In 2010, Ehle starred alongside John Lithgow in the production of "Mr. & Mrs. Fitch" presented by Second Stage Theatre. She played Myrtle Logue, wife of King George VI's speech therapist Lionel Logue,

title: Lena Headey

text: Lena Headey Lena Kathren Headey ( ; born 3 October 1973) is a Bermuda-born English actress and voice actress from Yorkshire. She is best known for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on HBO's "Game of Thrones" (2011–present), and for playing Sarah Connor on the television series "" (2008–09). For the former, she has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. In 2017, Headey became one of the highest paid actors on television, earning up to £2 million per episode of "Game of Thrones". Headey made her debut in the 1992 film "Waterland". She continued to work

title: Bella Ramsey

text: Bella Ramsey Bella Ramsey (born September 2003) is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as the young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". Ramsey was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and started acting as a hobby at the age of four through Stagecoach Theatre Arts and went for seven years. Ramsey then went to The Television Workshop, where she began auditioning for professional jobs. Her father, Alex, is a businessman and she has an older sister. Ramsey does her schooling online through InterHigh School. Since 2016, Ramsey has played Lyanna Mormont in

title: Kerry Ingram

text: imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. Having regularly fractured her bones, she requires periodic infusions to increase her bone mass. Kerry Ingram Kerry Danielle Ingram (born 26 May 1999) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Shireen Baratheon in the HBO series "Game of Thrones", Matilda Wormwood in "Matilda the Musical" and Rebecca 'Becky' Sidebottom in "Netflix" original series "Free Rein". " Before being cast in Matilda, Ingram played a workhouse child in "Oliver!" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. From November 2010 to January 2011 she played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's

title: Keisha Castle-Hughes

text: Mary of Nazareth in the 2006 film "The Nativity Story". In 2015, she joined the cast of the HBO TV series "Game of Thrones" in Season 5 as Obara Sand. Castle-Hughes was born in 1990 in Donnybrook, Western Australia, to a Māori mother, Desrae Hughes, and Tim Castle, an Anglo-Australian father. Her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand when she was four years old. She attained citizenship in 2001. Castle-Hughes attended Penrose High School and graduated from Senior College of New Zealand in Auckland. In 2002, Castle-Hughes made her debut in the film "Whale Rider", in which she played the

title: Diana Rigg


question: who played the king in the ten commandments

answers: Yul Brynner

answers: Woodrow Strode

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: of Josephus and Eusebius in order to "fill in" the missing years of Moses' life, and as the film's last opening title card states, "the Holy Scriptures." Charlton Heston, who had previously worked with DeMille in "The Greatest Show on Earth", won the part of Moses after he impressed DeMille (at his audition) with his knowledge of ancient Egypt. William Boyd, DeMille's first choice to be auditioned to be Moses in the film, refused the part. Heston was also chosen to be the voice of God in the form of a burning bush, toned down to a softer and lower

title: The Prince of Egypt

text: had never been previously heard not only from a casting standpoint but from a voice manipulation standpoint as well. The solution was to use the voice of actor Val Kilmer to suggest the kind of voice we hear inside our own heads in our everyday lives, as opposed to the larger than life tones with which God has been endowed in prior cinematic incarnations." Although, in "The Ten Commandments (1956 film)," Charlton Heston, who played Moses, also provided the voice of God. Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz began working on writing songs for the film from the beginning of its

title: Charlton Heston

text: honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 1977 in the area of Performing Arts. by Heston: Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film "The Ten Commandments" (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He also starred in "Touch of Evil" (1958) with Orson Welles, "Ben-Hur" (1959), for which he

title: Moses the Lawgiver

text: would be the father of a mighty nation. As Charlton Heston's son Fraser acted out the infant Moses in the 1956 Hollywood production of "The Ten Commandments," so Burt Lancaster's son Bill, credited as William Lancaster, acted out the role of Moses as a young man in "Moses the Lawgiver." The Italian government suggested to the series' producer, Lew Grade, that he should meet Pope Paul VI, and subsequently did so at his wife's insistence. Grade and his wife Kathie had a private audience with Paul who told them of his pleasure at the film and offered his endorsement to

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: Joan Taylor were considered for the part. DeMille liked Audrey Hepburn but dismissed her because of her figure, which was considered too slim for the character's Egyptian gowns. Anne Baxter (who was considered for the part of Moses' wife) was cast in the role. Judith Ames, Anne Bancroft, Anne Baxter, Shirley Booth, Diane Brewster, Peggie Castle, June Clayworth, Linda Darnell, Laura Elliot, Rhonda Fleming, Rita Gam, Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Green, Barbara Hale, Allison Hayes, Frances Lansing, Patricia Neal, Marie Palmer, Jean Peters, Ruth Roman, Barbara Rush, and Elizabeth Sellers were considered for the part of Sephora. Grace Kelly, DeMille's first

title: Charlton Heston

text: Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film "The Ten Commandments" (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He also starred in "Touch of Evil" (1958) with Orson Welles, "Ben-Hur" (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, "El Cid" (1961), "Planet of the Apes" (1968), "The

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: register. Heston's newborn son, Fraser (born February 12, 1955), was cast by DeMille (on the suggestion of Henry Wilcoxon, who said to him "The timing's just right. If it's a boy, who better to play the Baby Moses?") as soon as Heston announced to DeMille that his wife Lydia was pregnant. Fraser Heston was three months old during filming. The part of Nefretiri, the Egyptian throne princess, was considered "the most sought after role of the year" in 1954. Ann Blyth, Vanessa Brown, Joan Evans, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray, Jane Griffiths, Audrey Hepburn, Jean Marie, Vivien Leigh, Jane Russell, and

title: Wright Lorimer

text: in several countries and released in direct competition with Cecil B. DeMille's religious spectacular "The Ten Commandments". Wright Lorimer Wright Lorimer (March 10, 1874 - December 22, 1911) was the stage name of Walter Myron Smith, an American stage actor and playwright who was also known as Walter M. S. Lowell. He was author of a famous religious play "The Shepherd King" (1904) and starred in the Broadway production playing David. The play was co-written with Arnold Reeves. Lorimer committed suicide in 1911 despondent over a contract and proceeds of "The Shepherd King" with producer William A. Brady. In 1923

title: Estelle Taylor

text: of her most memorable roles is that of Miriam, the sister of Moses (portrayed by Theodore Roberts), in the biblical prologue of Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" (1923), one of the most successful films of the silent era. Her performance in the DeMille film was considered a great acting achievement. Taylor's younger sister, Helen, was hired by Sid Grauman to play Miriam in the Egyptian Theatre's onstage prologue to the film. Despite being ill with arthritis, she won the supporting role of Mary, Queen of Scots in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" (1924), starring Mary Pickford. "I've since wondered

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: due to his disobedience to the Lord at the Waters of Strife. He instead names Joshua as leader, and spends the rest of his life at Mount Nebo until his death. The final shooting script was written by Aeneas MacKenzie, Jesse L. Lasky Jr., Jack Gariss, and Fredric M. Frank. It also contained material from the books "Prince of Egypt" by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, "Pillar of Fire" by Joseph Holt Ingraham, and "On Eagle's Wings" by Arthur Eustace Southon. Henry Noerdlinger, the film's researcher, consulted ancient historical texts such as the Midrash Rabbah, Philo's "Life of Moses", and the writings

title: The Ten Commandments (2007 film)

text: The Ten Commandments (2007 film) The Ten Commandments is a 2007 American computer animated film directed by John Stronach and Bill Boyce, and released by Promenade Pictures. The film follows Moses from his childhood, as the adopted son of Pharaoh, to his adulthood, as the chosen one of Yahweh and liberator of his people. The film is narrated by Ben Kingsley, and stars Christian Slater as Moses, Alfred Molina as Ramses and Ellott Gould as God. It was released to theaters on October 19, 2007, and received negative reviews, with criticism directed towards the animation and acting. The film was

title: Eduard Franz

text: Eduard Franz Eduard Franz (born Eduard Franz Schmidt; October 31, 1902 – February 10, 1987) was an American actor of theatre, film and television. Franz portrayed King Ahab in the 1953 biblical low-budget film "Sins of Jezebel", Jethro in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" (1956), and Jehoam in Henry Koster's "The Story of Ruth" (1960). Franz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His childhood ambition was to become a commercial artist, a goal that led him to enroll later at the University of Wisconsin, where he joined the Wisconsin Players Theater, a new student group. Performing in the theater's 1922-1923

title: Ten Commandments

text: Krzysztof Kieślowski, and "The Ten", a 2007 American film, use the ten commandments as a structure for 10 smaller stories. The receipt of the Ten Commandments by Moses was satirized in Mel Brooks's movie "History of the World Part I" (1981), which shows Moses (played by Brooks, in a similar costume to Charlton Heston's Moses in the 1956 film), receiving three tablets containing fifteen commandments, but before he can present them to his people, he stumbles and drops one of the tablets, shattering it. He then presents the remaining tablets, proclaiming Ten Commandments. In "The Prince of Egypt", a 1998

title: Jannes and Jambres

text: to the two magicians by the name of Jannes and Jambres. In the film "The Ten Commandments (1956 film)", Douglass Dumbrille plays Jannes as a constantly-fretting and extremely devout Egyptian Priest of Khnum. "The Prince of Egypt", an animated Dreamworks film, has Steve Martin and Martin Short provide the voices of Hotep and Huy; characters who were based on Jannes and Jambres. In the 2014 film "", Indira Varma plays an Egyptian high priestess whose character is roughly parallel to the role of Jannes and Jambres. Jannes and Jambres In Jewish and Christian traditions, Jannes and Jambres (Hebrew: יניס Yoḥanai,

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: who designed Moses' costume. As a gift, after the production, DeMille gave Moses' robe to Friberg, who had it in his possession until his death in 2010. Moses' robe as worn by Charlton Heston was hand-woven by Dorothea Hulse, one of the world's finest weavers. She also created costumes for "The Robe", as well as textiles and costume fabrics for "Samson and Delilah", "David and Bathsheba", and others. Jesse Lasky Jr., a co-writer on "The Ten Commandments", described how DeMille would customarily spread out prints of paintings by Lawrence Alma-Tadema to inform his set designers on the look he wanted

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: Best Color Cinematography (Loyal Griggs), Best Color Costume Design (Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins, and Arnold Friberg), Best Film Editing (Anne Bauchens), Best Motion Picture (Cecil B. DeMille) and Best Sound Recording (Paramount Studio Sound Department and sound director Loren L. Ryder). Paramount submitted the names of Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Debra Paget for the supporting player categories (even though they received star billing in the film) at the 29th Academy Awards, but the actors did not receive nominations. Charlton Heston's performance as Moses was ranked as the 4th Best Performance by a Male Star

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: choice, was unavailable. DeMille was "very much impressed" with Yvonne De Carlo's performance as a "saintly type of woman" in MGM's "Sombrero". He "sensed in her a depth, an emotional power, a womanly strength which the part of Sephora needed and which she gave it." Sephora is the Douay–Rheims version of the name of Zipporah. Merle Oberon and Claudette Colbert were considered for the role of Bithiah before DeMille chose Jayne Meadows (who declined) and finally cast Nina Foch, on the suggestion of Henry Wilcoxon, who had worked with her in "Scaramouche". For the role of Memnet, Flora Robson was

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: Review Award for Best Actor for his role as Rameses and his other roles in "Anastasia" and "The King and I". It is also one of the most financially successful films ever made, grossing approximately $122.7 million at the box office during its initial release; it was the most successful film of 1956 and the second-highest-grossing film of the decade. According to "Guinness World Records", in terms of theatrical exhibition it is the seventh most successful film of all-time when the box office gross is adjusted for inflation. In 1999, the film was selected for preservation in the United States

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: The Ten Commandments (1956 film) The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on "Prince of Egypt" by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, "Pillar of Fire" by J.H. Ingraham, "On Eagle's Wings" by A.E. Southon, and the Book of Exodus. "The Ten Commandments" dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews, and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai, where

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: considered and Bette Davis was interviewed (DeMille's casting journal also notes Marjorie Rambeau and Marie Windsor) but DeMille chose Judith Anderson after screening Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca". Henry Wilcoxon's wife Joan Woodbury was cast as Korah's wife in the Golden Calf sequence. DeMille was reluctant to cast anyone who had appeared in 20th Century Fox's "The Egyptian", a rival production at the time. Several exceptions to this are the casting of John Carradine and Mimi Gibson (in credited supporting roles) and Michael Ansara and Peter Coe (in uncredited minor roles), who appeared in both films. For the Large Crowd shots, at

title: The Ten Commandments (2007 film)

text: Tales humor". Lou Carlozo of the "Chicago Tribune" was more positive, stating "There's an endearing, earnest quality to The Ten Commandments that transcends its star-studded cast and computer-generated animation". The Ten Commandments (2007 film) The Ten Commandments is a 2007 American computer animated film directed by John Stronach and Bill Boyce, and released by Promenade Pictures. The film follows Moses from his childhood, as the adopted son of Pharaoh, to his adulthood, as the chosen one of Yahweh and liberator of his people. The film is narrated by Ben Kingsley, and stars Christian Slater as Moses, Alfred Molina as Ramses

title: Yvonne De Carlo

text: reached its peak when eminent producer-director Cecil B. DeMille cast her as Moses' Midianite wife, Sephora, her most prominent role, in his biblical epic "The Ten Commandments" (1956), which was immensely successful at the box office and remains an annual tradition on television. Her success continued with starring roles in "Flame of the Islands" (1956), "Death of a Scoundrel" (1956), "Band of Angels" (1957), and "The Sword and the Cross" (1958), in which she portrayed Mary Magdalene. She also accepted supporting roles in "McLintock!" (1963) and "A Global Affair" (1964). She gained a new generation of fans as a star

title: Dathan

text: and love of peace, went to them himself in order to dissuade them from their pernicious designs (Sanh. 109b; 'Ab. Zarah, 5a; Ex. R. i.; Num. R. xviii. 4). L.G. Dathan's most notable appearance in modern popular culture is through his appearance in Cecil B. DeMille's epic movie "The Ten Commandments" where he is played by Edward G. Robinson. In the film, he is an Israelite who works as an overseer of the Hebrews and informant for the Egyptians, and later, after betraying Moses' Hebraic origin to Ramses, he becomes Governor of Goshen, with his brother Abiram as his second.

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

text: "unquestionably apt and complementary to a lusty and melodramatic romance." The performances of Yvonne De Carlo and John Derek were acclaimed by Crowther as "notably good." He also commended the film's "large cast of characters" as "very good, from Sir Cedric Hardwicke as a droll and urbane Pharaoh to Edward G. Robinson as a treacherous overlord." Leonard Maltin, a contemporary film critic, gave the film four out of four stars and described it as "vivid storytelling at its best... parting of the Red Sea, writing of the holy tablets are unforgettable highlights." Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected 33 reviews and gave

title: Richard Dix

text: Paramount Pictures. He then changed his name to Dix. After his move to Hollywood, he began a career in Western movies. One of the few actors to successfully bridge the transition from silent films to talkies, Dix's best-remembered early role was in Cecil B. Demille's silent version of "The Ten Commandments" (1923). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1931 for his performance as Yancey Cravat in "Cimarron", in which he was billed over Irene Dunne. "Cimarron", based on the popular novel by Edna Ferber, took the Best Picture award. Dix starred in another RKO adventure,

title: Yvonne De Carlo

text: reunited her with Duff in "Flame of the Islands" (1956), shot in the Bahamas. In September 1954, producer-director Cecil B. DeMille cast her as Sephora, the wife of Moses (played by Charlton Heston), in his biblical epic "The Ten Commandments", a Paramount Pictures production which premiered in November 1956. In his autobiography, DeMille explained he decided to cast De Carlo as Moses' wife after his casting director, Bert McKay, called his attention to one scene she played in "Sombrero". Even though the film "was a picture far removed in theme from "The Ten Commandments"," wrote DeMille, "I sensed in her

title: Simpsons Bible Stories

text: his fellow slaves can escape. The execution of the scene is based on the one seen in the 1956 American epic film "The Ten Commandments", in which Moses parts the Red Sea. The shot in which Pharaoh and his guards are drowning is also taken from the movie. In Homer's dream, Homer has the role of King Solomon who, according to the Books of Kings and Book of Chronicles was a King of Israel, as well as one of the 48 prophets according to the Talmud. Bart's dream shows Bart as King David and, rather than telling the story of

title: Omar Sharif

text: included performances in "Hidalgo" (2004), "" (2005) playing the title role for Italian television, and "One Night with the King" (2005) (again with O'Toole). Sharif could be seen in "The Ten Commandments" (2006). In Egypt he starred in "Hassan and Marcus" (2008) with Adel Emam' and was in "The Traveller" (2009). He had support roles in "The Last Templar" (2009) and "Rock the Casbah" (2013). Sharif's final role was as lead actor in the short science education film "1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham", which was directed by Ahmed Salim and was released as part of the United

title: The King of Kings (1927 film)

text: went to trial in February 1930 but eventually was settled without additional publicity. Surratt, who had left films to return to the stage in 1917, appeared to be unofficially blacklisted after the suit. The King of Kings (1927 film) The King of Kings is a 1927 American silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It depicts the last weeks of Jesus before his crucifixion and stars H. B. Warner in the lead role. Featuring the opening and resurrection scenes in two-color Technicolor, the film is the second in DeMille's biblical trilogy, preceded by "The Ten Commandments" (1923)

title: The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

long_answer: The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American biblical epic film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, Pillar of Fire by J.H. Ingraham, On Eagle's Wings by A.E. Southon, and the Book of Exodus. The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews, and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai, where he receives, from God, the Ten Commandments. The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi, Nina Foch as Bithiah, Martha Scott as Yoshebel, Judith Anderson as Memnet, and Vincent Price as Baka, among others.


question: who is the original singer of i write sins not tragedies

answers: Panic! at the Disco

title: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

text: song was released on February 27, 2006 as a limited edition single with a free sticker. Because the sticker was included with the CD single, the song was not eligible for the UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company rules state that stickers are not allowed in single releases. Later, in September 2006, due to the popularity of the track and following further single releases there of "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" and "But It's Better If You Do", going top 40 there, the single was re-released on October 30, 2006. Despite

title: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

text: the groom's alter ego. The music video by director Shane Drake won the award for Video of the Year during the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. This marked the first occasion since the 1989 VMAs that the winner of Video of the Year did not win anything else. The video was also ranked No. 7 on VH1's list of the Top 100 Videos of 2006. The video was shot in December 2005. According to vocalist Brendon Urie, he and guitarist Ryan Ross suffered from the flu while filming the video clip. In August 2011, the video won Best VMA Winning

title: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

text: Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers. In September 2011, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" won MTV's Best Music Video for the 2000s as well as Best Music Video Of All Time based on online voting. "Rolling Stone" listed it among the "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time" in 2016, with James Montgomery dubbing it a "genre-defying blueprint" and commenting "it's difficult to argue that it's not a snapshot of where "emo" was at in 2005, right down to the sentence-long song titles." In the fallout of Wilson's firing from the band in May 2006 due to

title: Panic! at the Disco

text: Within a span of four months, Panic! would see the video for its first single, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", rocket up the "Billboard" Hot 100 as sales of "Fever" passed the 500,000 mark. At the end of March 2006, the band announced a headlining tour. By August, the group's debut record was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and the music video for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" won Video of the Year at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. "Some aspects of the fame are annoying, but at the end of the day it's

title: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

text: twelve years later with the song "High Hopes" in 2018. While the song failed to hit the top 10 on the Alternative Songs chart peaking at No. 12 which was lower than their prior single, "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" which peaked at No. 5, the song's success on the Hot 100 and Mainstream Top 40 (at No. 2) charts was what made the song one of the biggest modern rock hits of 2006 and is still one of the band's most played songs on alternative radio stations to this day. In the UK, the

title: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

text: Boy commonly uses the song's chorus as a lead-in to "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" in concert.) "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" was ranked No. 3 in "Billboard"s Best 2000's Video poll. The title of the song refers to Douglas Coupland's novel "Shampoo Planet", wherein the main character, Tyler Johnson, says: "I am writing a list of tragic character flaws on my dollar bills with a felt pen. I am thinking of the people in my universe and distilling for each of these people the "one" flaw in their character that will be their downfall – the

title: Jess Mills

text: on her Our Version of Events Tour, after performing alongside Sandé, Annie Lennox & Katy B at an EQUALS live concert. Mills released her fourth single "For My Sins" on 14 September 2012 and she is now preparing for the release of her debut album Twist of Fate Jess Mills Jessica Rosemary Francis Mills, commonly known as Jess Mills, is an English singer/songwriter and musician, currently signed to Island Records, who has collaborated with many UK Electronic music producers including Photek, Distance and Breakage. Mills grew up in Kentish Town, North London. She is the daughter of Labour MP Tessa

title: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

text: punk with elements of electronic, while the second employs more traditional instrumentation, with influences of baroque pop. Upon its release, "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" became a commercial success. Its second single, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", became a top 10 hit in the United States. It helped bolster sales to 1.8 million in the US by 2011, making it the group's best-selling release. Despite its sales, the album polarized music critics, with many praising the album's catchiness and others questioning its originality. The band promoted the record with stints on the Nintendo Fusion Tour before its first headlining

title: The Original Sins

text: The Original Sins The Original Sins were a garage rock band that formed in 1987 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The group were known for combining the musical stylings of punk rock, psychedelic rock, and even pop music with their songs. The band released a total of nine full-length studio albums across their entire career before they band broke up in early 1998. The band emerged in 1987 from the edgy punk scene of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The city was going through a major decline at the time due to the closing of the industrial powerhouse Bethlehem Steel. After numerous unsuccessful attempts at

title: Miranda Stone

text: Miranda Stone Miranda Stone is a Canadian singer-songwriter originating from the Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario region and currently based in Toronto where she operates independent record label Earthdress Productions. The title track of her album "Seven Deadly Sins" won the 2004 songwriting prize of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals. As of 2003 she had sold more than 10,000 copies of her first two discs. Her paintings were among those on display at the Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto in June 2005. During her career, she has toured in Canada, India and the United States. She is married to Chris Hale of Aradhna.

title: Paul Heaton

text: 2011, the Manchester International Festival endorsed the writing by Heaton of an anthology of songs based on the 7 deadly sins, to be called "The 8th". The song was broken down into a section for each sin, which was to be performed by a different artist. The singers for the original piece were: Wayne Gidden, Aaron Wright, King Creosote, Simon Aldred, Cherry Ghost, Jacqui Abbott, Yvonne Shelton, and Mike Greaves. The individual sections were incorporated with a narration written by Che Walker and performed by Reg E. Cathey. "The 8th" debuted in July 2011 at the Festival Pavilion Theatre in

title: Tragedies (album)

text: Tragedies (album) Tragedies is the first full-length album by the Norwegian funeral doom/death metal band Funeral. Track one of the album, "Taarene" is sung in Norwegian, while the other four tracks are sung in English. The album contains three original tracks and two from the "Beyond All Sunsets" demo. It was originally released through Arctic Serenades, then rereleased through Firebox Records, along with the Tristesse demo and three bonus tracks. In 1994, shortly before the release of this album, Funeral recruited a female vocalist named Toril Snyen. Funeral was one of the first doom metal bands to do so. Late

title: The Original Sins

text: Records"></ref> A year after the release of their 1997 album "Suburban Primitive", the project finally ended after bassist and founder member Ken Bussiere announced that he will be moving to Florida to perform in oldies cover bands. The Original Sins The Original Sins were a garage rock band that formed in 1987 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The group were known for combining the musical stylings of punk rock, psychedelic rock, and even pop music with their songs. The band released a total of nine full-length studio albums across their entire career before they band broke up in early 1998. The band

title: I, the Breather

text: On December 7, 2010, I, the Breather released their first studio album, entitled "These Are My Sins" on the Sumerian Records label. Following the release of the album, the band premiered their first music video with the song "Forgiven" later that day. After extensive summer touring to support "These Are My Sins", it was announced on September 16, 2011 that the band had entered the studio and was working on their second studio album with Sumerian Records. ""So here it is, Its official! Were recording our 2nd album in November! We will be announcing our producer this coming week. Who

title: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

title: Nine in the Afternoon

text: Shane Drake, who worked on "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" and "But It's Better If You Do". Many elements of the video relate it to The Beatles. Already mentioned is the Sgt. Pepper attire. The members of the band also each wake up in a different colored room, much like The Beatles had in their movie "Help!". The members of the band also wear animal costumes like The Beatles had done for their "I Am the Walrus" video. The sequence where the members run away from a crowd of screaming girls is reminiscent of "A Hard Day's Night". MTV premiered

title: Tragedies (album)

text: in 1995, Funeral would part ways with Snyen. "Tragedies" was one of the albums that helped form the subgenre of funeral doom. Tragedies (album) Tragedies is the first full-length album by the Norwegian funeral doom/death metal band Funeral. Track one of the album, "Taarene" is sung in Norwegian, while the other four tracks are sung in English. The album contains three original tracks and two from the "Beyond All Sunsets" demo. It was originally released through Arctic Serenades, then rereleased through Firebox Records, along with the Tristesse demo and three bonus tracks. In 1994, shortly before the release of this

title: The Ballad of Mona Lisa

text: shutting the windows and covering up mirrors to laying the body out in white so loved ones could mourn. The similarities to "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" were not lost on Smith and Urie. "When we were talking about the concept, somebody had the idea to kind of tie in to the beginning of the "Sins" video, and we realized it would work with it", Smith said. "It was a nice homage to some of the first stuff that we had done with Shane", Urie added. "And also, for us, mostly, it was closure." The League of STEAM's full ensemble

title: Joshua Alan

text: Strat, Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and Toys for Tots. In 2014, the Sin City Sinners, in which Josh was lead vocals, won the Best of Las Vegas award for best local band. In 2015, they won Las Vegas Weekly’s “Best of Vegas” Readers’ Choice Award. Joshua Alan Joshua Alan (born November 28, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, and was the singer for RATT during the American Made 2016 tour. He was born in Tampa, Florida, and grew up in Hampton, Georgia, a small town approximately 40 miles south of Atlanta. Showing a very

title: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

text: receiving significant radio airplay upon its re-release, the single only reached No. 25 in the UK Singles Chart. Many U.S. radio stations, in response to the language found in the song, wanted an edited version. The lyrics "The poor groom's bride is a whore" and "Haven't you people ever heard of closing a goddamn door?" were changed by replacing "whore" with a ""shhh"" sound and removing "god" in "goddamn". Some stations – generally modern rock stations – still play the original version. The song was covered by Fall Out Boy, fellow Decaydance band, for their live album, "". (Fall Out

title: Dan Talevski

text: Now it’s something deeper and something they can connect to."" In early 2015, it was announced that Talevski would sign with eOne Music Canada and released his debut single "Guilty As Sin" on February 9, 2015. With his new single, Talevski began his rebirth as a musician and would continue to write and release songs as a newly renowned artist. His contribution as a MUCH digital creator would get him the chance to present at the 2015 MMVAs along with fellow presenters Arkells, Lights, Marianas Trench, Adam Lambert and fellow digital creator Tyler Shaw. Following his signing with eOne Dan

title: Cowboys International

text: little help of Levene (who was in Public Image Ltd) recorded and released "The Original Sin" album in 1979. After the releasing of the album and a tour, the band suffered important line-up changes: Chimes (who joined Billy Idol's Generation X) was replaced by Paul Simon (previously in Neo, Radio Stars and The Civilians); Jacks by Allan Rawlings and Marco Pirroni (Adam and the Ants member), who recorded some material in 1980 with the band, but they were replaced by ex-Ultravox Steve Shears; and Hughes (who joined Original Mirrors) by Lee Robinson of Boney M fame but later replaced by

title: The Ballad of Mona Lisa

text: about saying goodbye to the band's past as it is about embracing its future ... which sort of makes sense, and not just because the video takes place at a wake." The steampunk-themed video bears many similarities to the video for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", from the church setting to various camera shots (The top hat used in the clip of the dusty pews, is the same one used years prior for the music video for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"). The video documents the steps for preparing and displaying a body before burial in the Victorian era, from

title: Jess Mills

text: to run in "i-D" magazine. Her debut album, titled "Twist of Fate" was originally set to be released on 28 January 2013, but due to her label's poor promotion of "For My Sins", the album has been pushed back and she is still writing and recording, with the help of Electronic band, Zero 7. Since her departure from Island Records, she has signed with Warner/Chappell Music. Her first release with this label is a free download of "Sweet Love", an original song that incorporates lyrics from Anita Baker's song of the same name. She has supported Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé

title: Original Sin (Taylor Dayne song)

text: Original Sin (Taylor Dayne song) "Original Sin" is a song produced, written and arranged by Jim Steinman. Steinman originally wrote, composed, and produced the song for the album of the same name by the musical team called Pandora's Box. Taylor Dayne covered the song (singing to a stripped-down version of the backup tracks recorded for Pandora's Box), and it was released as a single on June 26, 1994, and included in the soundtrack to the film "The Shadow". The photograph displayed on the cover of Dayne's single was shot by Alberto Tolot, taken on the set of its music video.

title: Original Sin (INXS song)

text: Original Sin (INXS song) "Original Sin" is a song by Australian rock group INXS, released as the first single from the band's fourth album, "The Swing". It was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss, and produced by Nile Rodgers. It was released as a single in the US in December 1983, where it reached No. 58 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1984. In Australia, it reached No. 1 in 1984, and became an international hit during that year. Daryl Hall sings the chorus with Hutchence. During an interview in Australia, Hall said Nile Rodgers called him and asked

title: Tracie Young

text: FM in Peterborough and Northamptonshire. In 2009 Young did a one-off gig, supporting Billy Franks (formerly of The Faith Brothers) at The Shepherd's Bush Empire. The show was on 6 June 2009 and Tracie was backed by Southend rock band, Soliss. In the wake of the show, Young released a self-produced, limited edition six-song EP of previously released material, titled "It Happened One Night...And Other Songs" . In 2010, with the co-operation of Young, Cherry Red Records reissued her 1984 debut "Far from the Hurting Kind", marking the first time the album has been available in the UK on CD.

title: Mat McNerney

text: Mat McNerney Kvohst (born Mathew Joseph McNerney in 1978) is a British singer and songwriter. He has lived in Norway and The Netherlands and now currently resides in Helsinki, Finland. He is the guitarist, singer and songwriter for the band Hexvessel and the lead singer of Grave Pleasures (formerly known as Beastmilk) and Gangrenator. He is the former lead vocalist of the Norwegian band Dødheimsgard and Code. He began singing in a SW-London based band called Vomitorium, releasing a demo in 1993 titled Haurium Oscula De Te. Later changing their name to The Tragedians, they released one demo cassette in

title: Original Sin (Elton John song)

text: Original Sin (Elton John song) "Original Sin" is a song composed and interpreted by Elton John, the text is the work of Bernie Taupin. It is the third and last single extracted from the album "Songs from the West Coast" (a return to the origins of the musical career of Elton and the period of the seventies). This is a slow song with a sweet and melancholy melody, focused on Elton's piano playing and featuring Rusty Anderson on guitars and producer Patrick Leonard on keyboards. Carrying the rhythm is Paul Bushnell, and Matt Chamberlain playing the drums with Jay Bellerose

title: Funeral (band)

text: a new 9-track album. In April 2006, the Finnish label Firedoom Records released the remastered and re-released version of Tragedies and Tristesse as a double album, with unreleased bonus-tracks taken from the Beyond All Sunsets Sessions and the Tragedies Sessions from 1994 and 1995. Included on the re-release there are unpublished pictures and poems, as well as new cover art. Autumn 2006 saw Funeral sign with the Norwegian label Tabu Recordings. On October 28, 2006, tragedy again struck, as guitarist Christian Loos died. To yet again fulfill the line-up, Mats Lerberg was recruited as guitarist. The album "From These Wounds"

title: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

long_answer: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, and is the second single from their debut studio album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005). It was released on April 27, 2006 on both CD and 7" vinyl. The pizzicato cello motif that the song is built upon was played by session musician Heather Stebbins. The song reached No. 7 on the United States Billboard Hot 100. This was the band's only top forty hit until the release of "Hallelujah" in 2015. While the song failed to hit the top 10 on the Alternative Songs chart peaking at No. 12 which was lower than their prior single, "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" which peaked at No. 5, the song's success on the Hot 100 and Mainstream Top 40 (at No. 2) charts was what made the song one of the biggest modern rock hits of 2006 and is still one of the band's most played songs on alternative radio stations to this day.