Bill Finger (February 8, 1914 - January 24, 1974) was an American writer who is best remembered (though never officially credited) as the co-creator of the character Batman with artist Bob Kane and creator of Catwoman. Finger and Kane began to collaborate in 1938. In early 1939, the success of Superman in Action Comics prompted editors at the comic book division of National Publications (later DC Comics, now a subsidiary of Time Warner) to request more superheroes for their titles. Some books and articles say that Kane s ...

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Surrealist philosophy emerged around 1920, partly as an outgrowth of Dada, with French writer André Breton as its initial principal theorist. In Breton's Surrealist Manifesto of 1924 he defines Surrealism as: Dictionary: Surrealism, n. Pure psychic automatism, by which one proposes to express, either verbally, or in writing, or by any other manner, the real functioning of thought. Dictation of thought in the absence of all control exercised by reason, outside of all aesthetic and moral preoccupation. < ...

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Surrealism, Surrealism - Philosophy, Surrealism - History of Surrealism, Surrealism - Interwar Surrealism: Centrality of Breton, Surrealism - Surrealism during World War II, Surrealism - Post World War II Surrealism, Surrealism - Surrealism in the arts, Surrealism - Surrealism in visual arts, Surrealism - Surrealism in literature, Surrealism - Surrealism in music, Surrealism - Surrealism in film, Surrealism - Surrealism in television, Surrealism - Impact of Surrealism, Surrealism - Critiques of Surrealism, Surrealism - Sources

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Travis Bickle (De Niro) is an alienated, sexually frustrated young man of 26 from the Midwest, who claims that he has recently been discharged from the Marines. He suffers from insomnia and consequently takes a job as taxi driver in New York City, and volunteers to work the overnight shift "anytime, anywhere". Bickle spends his spare time watching pornography in seedy theaters and driving around aimlessly through the darkest an ...

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Taxi Driver, Taxi Driver - Primary cast:, Taxi Driver - Plot summary, Taxi Driver - Analysis, Taxi Driver - Critical response, Taxi Driver - Award wins, Taxi Driver - Award nominations, Taxi Driver - Influence, Taxi Driver - John Hinckley Jr., Taxi Driver - Quotes, Taxi Driver - Trivia, Taxi Driver - Video game, Taxi Driver - Sources

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The Bee Gees have been incredibly successful, selling in excess of 180 million records and singles worldwide. Their songs have been covered by singers including Elvis, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone and newer acts like Steps and Destiny's Child. Songs written by the Gibbs but better known in versions by other artists include, "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman, "Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross, "Emotion" by Samantha Sang and Destiny's Child, "Guilty" by Barbra Streisand, "Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick and "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rog ...

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Bee Gees, Bee Gees - Early history, Bee Gees - 1960s in England, Bee Gees - 1970s: Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees - 1980s and 1990s, Bee Gees - Later years, Bee Gees - Current news, Bee Gees - Awards and success, Bee Gees - Original Albums, Bee Gees - Compilations, Bee Gees - International Hit Singles, Bee Gees - Band, Bee Gees - Parodies of the Bee Gees

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(all dates are for release) Alfred Hitchcock - Silent films. No. 13 (Unfinished, also known as Mrs. Peabody) (1922) Always Tell Your Wife (Uncredited) (1923) The Pleasure Garden (1925) The Mountain Eagle (1926) The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) Downhill (1927) Easy Virtue (1928), based on a Noel Coward play The Ring (1927), an original story by Hitchcock. The Farmer's ...

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Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock - Biography, Alfred Hitchcock - Early life, Alfred Hitchcock - Pre-war British career, Alfred Hitchcock - Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock - Peak years and decline, Alfred Hitchcock - Themes and devices, Alfred Hitchcock - His character and its effects on his films, Alfred Hitchcock - His style of working, Alfred Hitchcock - Awards, Alfred Hitchcock - Quotations, Alfred Hitchcock - Other notes, Alfred Hitchcock - Filmography, Alfred Hitchcock - Silent films, Alfred Hitchcock - Sound films, Alfred Hitchcock - Television episodes, Alfred Hitchcock - Frequent collaborators

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Pakistan occupies a position of great geostrategic importance, bordered by Iran on the west, Afghanistan on the northwest, China on the northeast, India on the east, and the Arabian Sea to the south. The total land area is estimated at 803,940 square kilometers. The boundary with Iran, some 800 kilometers in length, was first delimited by a British commission in 1893, separating Iran from what was then British Indian Balochistan. In 1957 Pakistan signed a frontier agreement with Iran, and since then the border between the two ...

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Geography of Pakistan, Geography of Pakistan - Boundaries, Geography of Pakistan - Topography and drainage, Geography of Pakistan - Climate, Geography of Pakistan - Pollution and environmental issues, Geography of Pakistan - National conservation goals, Geography of Pakistan - Resources and land use, Geography of Pakistan - Natural resources, Geography of Pakistan - Land use, Geography of Pakistan - Sources

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In the early 1950s she was engaged to a wealthy man named James Hanson. She called it "love at first sight." However, after having the wedding dress fitted and the wedding date set, she decided that since they rarely saw each other (he spent most of his time in England), the marriage would not work. She had the wedding dress given to a poor Italian couple who still have it today. However, Hepburn did marry, twice: to the American actor Mel Ferrer and to an Italian doctor, Andrea Dotti, and had a so ...

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Audrey Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn - Life during World War Two, Audrey Hepburn - Rise to Stardom, Audrey Hepburn - Work for UNICEF, Audrey Hepburn - Marriages and Death, Audrey Hepburn - Filmography, Audrey Hepburn - Awards, Audrey Hepburn - Biographical film, Audrey Hepburn - Potential 'Audrey Hepburns', Audrey Hepburn - Trivia

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Jessica Simpson - Early life and beginning. Simpson was born in Abilene, Texas and raised in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. She is the daughter of Joe Truett Simpson (a former Baptist youth minister) and Tina Ann Drew (a former Sunday School teacher). She has a younger sister, Ashlee, who launched her own music career in mid-2004. Jessica started singing at the age of twelve as a part of her Baptist church choir. At the same age, she made an unsuccessful application for The New Mickey Mouse Club, which starred fellow pop singers Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and ...

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Jessica Simpson, Jessica Simpson - Biography, Jessica Simpson - Early life and beginning, Jessica Simpson - 1999-2002: Pop music beginnings, Jessica Simpson - 2003-2005: Marriage and career development, Jessica Simpson - Current activities, Jessica Simpson - Discography

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Jayakanthan was born in 1934 in a family of agriculturists in Cuddalore, in the South Arcot district of Tamil Nadu. He quit school after completing grade 5 education. He was then considered a problematic child. Unable to bear the harsh treatment meted out to him, he ran away from home at the age of 12 to Villupuram. There, he grew up under the aegis of his uncle from whom he imbibed communist ideologies and was also introduced to the works of Subramanya Bharathy. Circumstances forced him to move to Madras, where he spent most of his time in ...

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Jayakanthan, Jayakanthan - His Life, Jayakanthan - Critics, Jayakanthan - Works of Jayakanthan, Jayakanthan - Autobiographical, Jayakanthan - Biographical, Jayakanthan - Novels and novelettes, Jayakanthan - Short stories, Jayakanthan - Essays, Jayakanthan - Awards, Jayakanthan - Notable quotes, Jayakanthan - External links

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Dean began his acting career with a Pepsi-Cola television commercial followed by a stint as a stunt tester in the game show Beat the Clock. He quit college to focus on his budding career but struggled to get jobs in Hollywood and succeeded in paying his bills only by working as a parking lot attendant at CBS studios. Following the advice of friends Dean moved to New York City to pursue live stage acting, where he was accepted to study under Lee Strasberg in the storied Actors Studio. His career picked up and Dean did several ep ...

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James Dean, James Dean - Childhood and education, James Dean - Acting career, James Dean - East of Eden, James Dean - Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean - Giant, James Dean - Death, James Dean - Porsche 550 Spyder, James Dean - Legacy, James Dean - Sexuality, James Dean - Memorial, James Dean - Filmography, James Dean - Stage, James Dean - Television

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Born in Uppsala, Sweden, to a Lutheran minister of Danish descent, Bergman grew up surrounded by religious imagery and discussion. Bergman attended the Stockholm University and became interested in theater, and later in cinema. His films usually deal with existential questions about mortality, loneliness, and faith; they are also usually direct and not overtly stylized. Persona, one of Bergman's most famous films, is unusu ...

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Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman - Biography and style characteristics, Ingmar Bergman - Filmography, Ingmar Bergman - Screenwriting Works, Ingmar Bergman - Documentary Works, Ingmar Bergman - Bibliography, Ingmar Bergman - Bibliographies

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GoldenEye 007 is one of few cases in which a video adaptation of a film or novel is rated highly amongst gamers. At the time of its release in 1997 its stealth elements and varied objectives contrasted with the approaches taken by Doom and Quake, and its split-screen deathmatch mode proved that a console game could also match those titles' multiplayer modes. It sold eight million copies and retains still the distinction of being one of the best ...

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GoldenEye 007, GoldenEye 007 - Development, GoldenEye 007 - Gameplay and design, GoldenEye 007 - Storyline and missions, GoldenEye 007 - Additional missions, GoldenEye 007 - Multiplayer mode, GoldenEye 007 - Characters, GoldenEye 007 - Multiplayer Arenas, GoldenEye 007 - Weapons, GoldenEye 007 - Scenarios, GoldenEye 007 - Weapons, GoldenEye 007 - Easter eggs oddities and glitches, GoldenEye 007 - Unfinished features, GoldenEye 007 - The distant island, GoldenEye 007 - Citadel, GoldenEye 007 - All Bonds, GoldenEye 007 - Reaction, GoldenEye 007 - Sequels

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Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American Football player who currently plays running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. Warrick Dunn - High School Career. At Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dunn played quarterback, cornerback, running back, and was an All-America honorable mention selection by USA Today as a senior. Warrick Dunn - College career. Dunn enjoyed a successful college career at the Florida State ...

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• Warrick Dunn - College career
• Warrick Dunn - Professional career
• Warrick Dunn - Personal
• Warrick Dunn - Humanitarian ventures
• Warrick Dunn - Other business ventures

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Gould was addicted to many prescription drugs, some of which had contradictory effects and his use of these drugs may have had a deleterious effect on his health. He was highly concerned about his health throughout his life, such as his congenital high blood pressure (a blood pressure monitor is visible in photographs of Gould's apartment shortly after his death), and was always concerned about the safety of his hands. Dr. Timothy Maloney (PhD), the director of the Music Division of the National Library of Canada has written about and ...

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Glenn Gould, Glenn Gould - Life, Glenn Gould - Gould as a musician, Glenn Gould - Recordings, Glenn Gould - Radio Documentary, Glenn Gould - Eccentricities, Glenn Gould - Health, Glenn Gould - Documentaries, Glenn Gould - Film, Glenn Gould - Awards and recognitions, Glenn Gould - Publications

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The name Don Rosa originates from Italy. His grandfather, Gioachino Rosa, lived in Moniago, a small village at the foot of the Alps in Northern Italy, in the province of Pordenone. Gioachino Rosa emigrated to Kentucky, United States in 1915 just after the birth of his son Hugo Rosa. Hugo Rosa was later married in Kentucky. His wife was born to a German American father and a mother with both Scottish and Irish ancestry. Hugo Rosa and his wife became parents to Keno Don Hugo Rosa on June 29, 1951. The boy was named after both his father and grandfather. Gioachino was called 'Keno' for short. See also:

Don Rosa, Don Rosa - History, Don Rosa - Childhood, Don Rosa - First Cartoons, Don Rosa - Marriage, Don Rosa - Working for Gladstone, Don Rosa - Working for Egmont, Don Rosa - His Work, Don Rosa - Drawing style, Don Rosa - Carl Barks, Don Rosa - D.U.C.K., Don Rosa - Mickeys, Don Rosa - Awards

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Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy Kindred Dick. His father, Edgar Dick, was a fraud investigator for the United States Department of Agriculture. He had a twin sister, Jane. They were born six weeks premature, and Jane died on 26 January 1929. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to California. The death of his twin had a profound effect on his writing, relationships, and every other aspect of his life. Dick's parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up with his mother. He went to high school in Berkeley ...

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Philip K. Dick, Philip K. Dick - Early life, Philip K. Dick - Dick and his visions, Philip K. Dick - VALIS, Philip K. Dick - Exegesis, Philip K. Dick - Marriages and children, Philip K. Dick - Death, Philip K. Dick - Dick's influence, Philip K. Dick - Influence for the story Pre-Persons, Philip K. Dick - Bibliography, Philip K. Dick - Best-known novels, Philip K. Dick - Novels by year, Philip K. Dick - Short stories, Philip K. Dick - Film adaptations of Philip K. Dick's works, Philip K. Dick - Awards, Philip K. Dick - Biographies, Philip K. Dick - Interviews

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Robertson Davies - Early life. Growing up, Davies was surrounded by books and language. His father, Senator William Rupert Davies, was a newspaperman, and both his parents were voracious readers. He, in turn, read everything he could. He also participated in theatrical productions as a child, where he developed a lifelong interest in drama. He attended Upper Canada College in Toronto from 1926 to 1932 and then studied at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario from 1932 until 1935. At Queen's he was enroll ...

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Robertson Davies, Robertson Davies - Biography, Robertson Davies - Early life, Robertson Davies - Middle years, Robertson Davies - The 1960s, Robertson Davies - The 1970s, Robertson Davies - The 1980s and 1990s, Robertson Davies - Awards and recognition, Robertson Davies - Bibliography, Robertson Davies - Essays, Robertson Davies - Novels, Robertson Davies - Short stories, Robertson Davies - Plays, Robertson Davies - Libretto, Robertson Davies - Letters, Robertson Davies - Collections

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Princeton University - Nassau Hall. Nassau Hall is the main administrative building of the University. For more information on this historic building, please see the main article, Nassau Hall. Princeton University - Cannon Green. Cannon Green is located on the south end of the main lawn. Buried in the ground at the center is the "Big Cannon", the top of which protrudes from the earth and is traditionally spray-painted in orange with the current senior class year. A second "Litt ...

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Princeton University, Princeton University - History of the University, Princeton University - About Princeton, Princeton University - Financial Aid, Princeton University - Undergraduate program, Princeton University - Residential Colleges, Princeton University - Athletics, Princeton University - Significant places, Princeton University - Nassau Hall, Princeton University - Cannon Green, Princeton University - McCarter Theatre, Princeton University - Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University - Notable Princeton alumni, Princeton University - Notable Princeton professors, Princeton University - Traditions, Princeton University - Old Nassau, Princeton University - Princeton Neologisms, Princeton University - In fiction

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Carl Hiaasen [pronounced "hiya-sun"] (born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. Born and raised in Plantation, Florida (near Fort Lauderdale), Carl was the first of four children and the son of a lawyer, Odel and teacher, Patricia. He married Connie Lyford just after high-school graduation and entered Emory University in 1970. In 1972 he transferred to the University of Flori ...

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• Carl Hiaasen - Bibliography
• Carl Hiaasen - Fiction
• Carl Hiaasen - Non-fiction
• Carl Hiaasen - Awards
• Carl Hiaasen - Other Florida-based crime fiction writers
• Carl Hiaasen - External link

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Carnegie Mellon's 103 acre (0.4 km²) main campus is five miles (8 km) from downtown Pittsburgh, in the Squirrel Hill and Oakland neighborhoods. A large grassy area known as the Cut forms the backbone of the campus, with a separate grassy area known as the Mall running perpendicular to it. It is called the Cut because a hill and valley were cut and filled to make the campus. The former valley is the "cut" where the dirt was dumped. The campus was the first educational institution in the world to be completely covered by a wireless network. The campus computer network, Andrew, is considered one of the mos ...

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Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon University - Campus, Carnegie Mellon University - History, Carnegie Mellon University - Organization, Carnegie Mellon University - People, Carnegie Mellon University - Sports and organizations, Carnegie Mellon University - Traditions, Carnegie Mellon University - The Fence, Carnegie Mellon University - Spring Carnival, Carnegie Mellon University - Fiesta de Primavera, Carnegie Mellon University - Bagpipers, Carnegie Mellon University - cmu.misc.market, Carnegie Mellon University - Listing of political organizations, Carnegie Mellon University - Notable Carnegie Mellon students alumni and professors, Carnegie Mellon University - Carnegie Mellon in fiction, Carnegie Mellon University - Movies filmed at Carnegie Mellon, Carnegie Mellon University - Notes

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On March 31, 2005, Young was admitted to a hospital in New York for treatment for a brain aneurysm. He was treated successfully by a minimally invasive neuroradiology procedure. Prior to undergoing the procedure, he wrote and recorded an entire new album, Prairie Wind, in Nashville, with session musicians that included regular Young sideman Ben Keith on lap and pedal steel guitars. Many of the songs seem to be inspired by Young's brush with mortality, as well as an obvious connection with his Manitoba roots. Two days after the procedu ...

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Neil Young, Neil Young - Early years, Neil Young - Breakthrough, Neil Young - From folk to rock, Neil Young - Experimental years, Neil Young - Back to country-rock roots, Neil Young - In the aftermath of 9/11, Neil Young - Health scare recovery and Prairie Wind, Neil Young - Other achievements, Neil Young - Discography, Neil Young - In Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young - In Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Neil Young - Solo, Neil Young - Trivia, Neil Young - Biographies

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Gold has been associated with the extremities of utmost evil and great sanctity throughout history. The Golden Calf is a widely-recognised symbol of idolatry and revolt against God. In Communist propaganda, the golden pocket watch and its fastening golden chain were the characteristic accessories of the class enemy, the bourgeois and the industrial tycoons. American Indians of the Sioux tribe called it "The yellow met ...

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Gold, Gold - Notable characteristics, Gold - Applications, Gold - History, Gold - Value, Gold - Gold and the money supply, Gold - Restrictions on gold ownership, Gold - Return of a gold standard?, Gold - Gold in investment portfolios, Gold - Occurrence, Gold - Production, Gold - Compounds/isotopes, Gold - Precautions, Gold - Symbolism

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