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Nikos Nikolaidis Nikos Georgiou Nikolaidis (Greek: Νίκος Γεωργίου Νικολαΐδης ) (25 October 1939, Athens, Greece – 5 September 2007, Athens, Greece) was a Greek film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer, theatre director, assistant director, record producer, television director, and commercial director. He is usually considered a representative of European avant-garde and experimental art film.
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Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer, who was best known for directing such Hollywood hits as "A Night at the Opera", "A Day at the Races", "Goodbye, Mr. Chips", and "The Pride of the Yankees". He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects.
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Sam Wooding Sam Wooding (17 June 1895 – 1 August 1985) was an expatriate American jazz pianist, arranger and bandleader living and performing in Europe and the United States.
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Michael M. Wood Michael Melville Wood is Chairman of Redwood Investments LLC, a Washington, DC investment company concentrating in media, real estate, and alternative energy. He is from Flint, Michigan. From 2006 to 2009 he was the United States Ambassador to Sweden.
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Nikos Babaniotis Nikos Babaniotis (Greek: Νίκος Μπαμπανιώτης; born 28 June 1989 in Maroussi) is a Greek footballer who plays for Acharnaikos F.C. as a goalkeeper .
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Nikos Sofialakis Nikos Sofialakis (Greek: Νίκος Σοφιαλάκης: 1914–2002) was a prominent 20th century Greek sculptor, best known for his characteristic style of Classical Realism.
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Morning Patrol Morning Patrol (Greek: "Πρωϊνή Περίπολος" , tr. "Proini Peripolos") is a 1987 Greek dramatic experimental independent surrealist underground art film directed by Nikos Nikolaidis. It introduced a new iconography to Nikolaidis' work and contains several elements somewhat resembling the thriller genre and post-apocalyptic science fiction. The film has an elaborate yet simple script of strongly contrasting moods. The film's dialogue contains excerpts taken from published works authored by Daphne du Maurier, Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler, and Herman Raucher. It received the Best Director Award and the Greek National Ministry of Culture Award at the Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema in October 1987, where Dinos Katsouridis also won the Best Cinematographer Award and Marie-Louise Bartholomew also won the Best Art Director Award. The film went on further to be officially selected for screening at Fantasporto in February 1989 where it was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award and it was also officially selected for screening at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival in January 1987 where it was nominated for the Grand Prize.
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Nick Samaras Nick Samaras is a poet and essayist, the son of Bishop Kallistos Samaras, a prominent Greek Orthodox Clergyman and theologian. He was born in Foxton, Cambridgeshire, England, living there and on the island of Patmos, Greece, later settling in Woburn, Massachusetts, his father's home town. His first book of poetry, "Hands of the Saddlemaker" received the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award. His next book is American Psalm, World Psalm (Ashland Poetry Press, 2014). His individual poems have been featured in "The New Yorker", "The New York Times", "The Paris Review", "Poetry", "The New Republic", "Kenyon Review", and many other publications. He earned his MFA from Columbia University and his doctorate from the University of Denver. Currently, he lives in West Nyack, New York.
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Holly Samos Holly Samos (born 23 December 1970 in Guildford, Surrey) is a radio broadcaster. A former member of Chris Evans's "breakfast show team" from the 1990s, she continued her career as the Formula 1 pit lane reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live for five years until 2011. She currently freelance broadcasts for BBC Radio Oxford, and works for Formula One.
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Woodley Lewis Woodley Carl Lewis, Jr. (June 14, 1925 – December 29, 2000) was an American football end, wide receiver and defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played eleven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, the Chicago Cardinals, and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Oregon.
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Wood (song) "Wood" is a song by English post-trip hop band Second Person, which will be on the band's second album: "The Elements" - the follow-up to their debut album "Chromatography". Released on 9 August 2007, this song has a music video created by a collaboration of artists, animators and the band. This video is the first chapter in a story spanning five videos that make up a short animated film also called "The Elements". These video along with the album were created for "believers" in the band on Sellaband.com who helped the band raise $50,000 to record their album. These videos and songs can be download from their site.
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Woodlawn (film) Woodlawn is a 2015 American Christian sports drama film directed by The Erwin Brothers, Andrew and Jon Erwin. The film, which is based on the true story of Tandy Gerelds and Tony Nathan, stars Sean Astin, Nic Bishop, Caleb Castille, Sherri Shepherd, Jon Voight and C. Thomas Howell. It was produced by Kevin Downes and Daryl Lefever with Crescent City Pictures and Red Sky Studios and was released on October 16, 2015 by Pure Flix Entertainment.
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Nikolaos Georgeas Nikolaos "Nikos" Georgeas (Greek: Νίκος Γεωργέας ) (born on 27 December 1976 in Kalamata, Greece) is a former Greek footballer who played as side back to both sides, or as defensive midfielder.
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Sam Panopoulos Sotirios "Sam" Panopoulos (Greek: Σωτήριος Πανοπούλος ; 20 August 1934 – 8 June 2017) was a Greek-born Canadian cook and businessman, credited as the inventor of Hawaiian pizza.
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Niko Bolas Niko Bolas is an American music producer, sound engineer, and consultant and business developer in the fields of virtual reality and Internet radio. In 1989, Bolas founded Fakespace Music with Mark Bolas, Ian McDowall and Christian Greuel, which, in 1995, developed the Soundsculpt Toolkit, a software interface that allows music to communicate with the graphical elements of virtual reality.
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Sam Phillips (musician) Sam Phillips (born Leslie Ann Phillips January 28, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter. She began her career in the contemporary Christian music industry but, uncomfortable with that image and industry, she re-branded herself as "Sam"—transitioning into the mainstream market after meeting producer T Bone Burnett. Her albums include the critically acclaimed "Martinis & Bikinis" in 1994. She has also composed scores for the television shows "Gilmore Girls" and "Bunheads".
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Dean Anastasiadis Dean Anastasiadis (born 6 June 1970 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australian football (soccer) player.
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Tom Wood (ice hockey) Thomas P. Wood (June 13, 1927 – March 15, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. He won a gold medal at the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships in Paris, France. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.
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Sam Slovick Samuel J. "Sam" Slovick (born June 23, 1958) is an American actor, musician, and writer.
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Derek Wood (footballer) Derek William Wood (born 12 November 1959) is a retired Scottish football right winger and forward who made over 140 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He also played for Albion Rovers, Clyde and East Stirlingshire.
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Samuel George See also Sam George
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Mark Wood (bishop) Stanley Mark Wood (21 May 1919 – 28 September 2014) was the third Anglican Bishop of Matabeleland and the first Bishop of Ludlow.