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- The American film industry, often referred to as Hollywood (from the ... culture, for good or for ill. At its best, film creates visual narratives ...22 KB (3,307 words) - 22:38, 4 July 2022
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- Cellulose acetate is used as a synthetic fiber, a film base in photography ... Basel was a center of the dyestuffs industry, and their first achievement ...9 KB (1,323 words) - 01:40, 13 January 2023
- തഭദ്രം ) - a Malayalam film released in 2005 about ghosts ... Ananthabhadram won five awards in the Kerala State Film Awards 2005 ...14 KB (1,924 words) - 18:58, 26 July 2023
- George Eastman (July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) invented roll film ... which he patented in both England and the United States. In 1881, he went ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 11:03, 6 November 2022
- The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA ... Begun by a group of film directors and other major figures of the ...26 KB (3,803 words) - 02:24, 22 November 2023
- The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff ... Venice festivals, alongside the Sundance Film Festival in the United States ...26 KB (3,603 words) - 04:11, 1 May 2023
- 17-year-old German co-star of his latest film Taras Bulba. Leigh was granted ... Leigh made her film debut in The Romance of Rosy Ridge in 1947, as ...15 KB (2,271 words) - 15:36, 12 August 2022
- his screen name, Cary Grant, was an English film actor. With his distinctive ... a similar and often unfulfilled hunger. The film industry sometimes comes close ...10 KB (1,620 words) - 00:46, 29 November 2023
- . The awards recognize excellence in the film and television industries ... The awards, previously called Australian Film Institute Awards or ...31 KB (4,353 words) - 07:05, 13 June 2023
- was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives ... its investigations of the motion picture industry in the late 1940s and 1950s ...17 KB (2,356 words) - 18:37, 7 February 2024
- | deathplace = Los Angeles, California, United States | yearsactive ... 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a pioneering film mogul and founder of Paramount ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 06:05, 15 June 2023
- known as the Taft-Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that greatly ... Party. The Taft-Hartley Act also gave the United States Attorney General the ...12 KB (1,867 words) - 02:51, 27 February 2023
- The American film industry, often referred to as Hollywood (from the ... culture, for good or for ill. At its best, film creates visual narratives ...22 KB (3,307 words) - 22:38, 4 July 2022
- are the most prominent movie awards in the United States and most watched awards ... crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying ...19 KB (2,964 words) - 07:16, 14 June 2023
- She appeared in her first film at age 14, but it took her a decade ... the featured soloist in a few lines of the film's opening song Cowboy Number. ...18 KB (2,765 words) - 14:44, 23 July 2022
- , but in the United States people also use /ˈnaɪkɒn/ ... the Nikon F-series of professional 135 film SLR cameras, and the Nikon ...13 KB (1,838 words) - 09:48, 11 March 2023
- He is, nevertheless, known worldwide as a film genius who consistently created ... Goldwyn). In 1898, he emigrated to the United States, but fearing refusal ...17 KB (2,437 words) - 01:16, 21 April 2023
- reforms in automotive manufacturing in the United States. Nader's publication ... the local and global influence of the United States fast food industry ...11 KB (1,585 words) - 17:31, 11 May 2020
- The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( ... of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held on the island ...27 KB (3,956 words) - 16:58, 3 May 2023
- " The Jazz Singer, the first feature film with sound to enjoy wide commercial ... his early childhood, he immigrated to the United States with his parents, ...14 KB (2,198 words) - 04:22, 17 June 2023
- ) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry ... for television (English-language) and film productions. They are widely ...36 KB (5,123 words) - 19:13, 25 November 2023
- disrupted Capone's illegal alcohol industry from 1929 until 1932. Ironically ... its black market alcohol profits in most states. Despite the repeal, states ...10 KB (1,445 words) - 16:13, 13 February 2024
- female star of all time by the American Film Institute. She is considered ... Is it reasonable to expect athletes and film stars to exemplify moral standards ...16 KB (2,451 words) - 20:21, 19 November 2022
- falsehood that the USSR and totalitarian states are basically alike." of political asylum to Leon Trotsky by the United States. Trotsky was the former ...14 KB (2,112 words) - 01:43, 26 October 2022
- The Cannes Film Festival ( link=no|Festival de Cannes ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ( fr|Festival ...31 KB (4,402 words) - 19:24, 25 November 2023
- himself had interpreted in the world famous film Les Enfants du Paradis. Marceau ... Marceau first toured the United States in 1955 and 1956, close on ...13 KB (1,960 words) - 03:05, 6 November 2022
- September 6, 1998) was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and ... His film Rashomon won an award at the Venice film festival in 1951 ...14 KB (2,260 words) - 07:15, 16 June 2023
- in both American and international film and television. It is an annual ... reported on the American entertainment industry. The ceremony is normally ...36 KB (5,125 words) - 21:44, 6 January 2024
- medicine show. He toured the Southern United States and eventually formed ... and widely practiced in all areas of the United States (as well as in Canada ...6 KB (954 words) - 22:28, 16 December 2022
- Since the success of the Korean film Shiri, in 1999, Korean film has ... In 2000, the film JSA (Joint Security Area) enjoyed a huge success ...25 KB (3,777 words) - 02:45, 8 January 2024
- |deathplace = Del Mar, California, United States| |othername = ... went to Hollywood to appear in the 1940 film version at RKO Pictures, which ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 09:56, 29 January 2024
- the son of Janet Esselstyn and stage and film actor James Ripley Osgood ... Perkins (b. 1974), also an actor, made his film debut as the young Norman ...20 KB (2,895 words) - 05:25, 31 July 2023
- Also a very popular film star, Crosby won an Academy Award as Best ... the development of the postwar recording industry. In 1947, he invested $50 ...19 KB (2,966 words) - 17:48, 31 October 2023
- she has chosen, will be taught about that industry's trends, the skills ... associations, and chambers of trade and industry. The system is very popular ...18 KB (2,528 words) - 20:59, 3 May 2023
- New York City and soon began acting in both film and, later, television. She ... Gardner is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest ...18 KB (2,786 words) - 07:08, 23 August 2023
- beloved people within the entertainment industry. An associate once remarked ... a comedy series pairing him with silent film legend Buster Keaton and continuing ...15 KB (2,360 words) - 13:22, 1 August 2022
- and magazines, especially in the United States, although mass media ... newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertising, film, radio, television, the World ...20 KB (3,105 words) - 12:56, 8 September 2023
- However, top session musicians are well known within the music industry ... recording music for advertising, film, television, and theatre. ...21 KB (3,114 words) - 14:58, 19 September 2023
- other libraries in the same country. Some states that are not independent ... In the United States the Library of Congress performs many of the ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 04:12, 11 March 2023
- Robbins left his troubled home at the age of 17 to serve in the United ... For his contribution to the recording industry, Robbins has a star on the ...8 KB (1,289 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- of the League of Nations and the United Nations and was convinced ... Games were later made famous in the 1982 film Chariots of Fire, though Noel ...14 KB (1,946 words) - 03:20, 24 November 2022
- itself or some other medium, such as film. It is also referred to as ... is used for all moving pictures in film and television. ...20 KB (3,215 words) - 00:25, 8 January 2024
- against Native Americans in the film industry and in government policy. In 1999 the American Film Institute named him the Fourth Greatest ...17 KB (2,600 words) - 08:33, 10 March 2023
- 1902 – September 8, 2003) was a German film director, dancer, and actress ... On account of that film, Leni Riefenstahl has been, and remains, controversial; ...19 KB (2,912 words) - 07:46, 6 March 2023
- in a higher standard of living in the United States by adding to the nation ... In 1916 his company merged with United Motors Corporation which eventually ...14 KB (2,147 words) - 18:05, 20 July 2023
- sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. In most cases, a ... inferior to the best kinescope recordings on film. "Tape-Recorded ...18 KB (2,577 words) - 20:13, 3 May 2023
- Soviet theatrical scenic designer-turned-film director and film theorist ... At times, he was lionized for his film direction and his theories ...36 KB (5,636 words) - 09:58, 26 January 2023
- Companies, number 5 for the computer industry. The rankings were based ... its name was changed to Precision Optical Industry Co., Ltd. ...24 KB (3,502 words) - 19:26, 25 November 2023
- motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists in 1919. She was ... tragedy in the newly developing medium of film that captured the imagination ...32 KB (4,715 words) - 16:13, 7 November 2022
- The opening battle of World War II in the Pacific for the United States ... and air routes. Tourism is the largest industry. Agriculture includes pineapple ...11 KB (1,697 words) - 19:38, 17 November 2022
- rebuild her career. She staged one of the industry's most dramatic comebacks ... her life with Ike, was later made into the film What's Love Got to Do ...23 KB (3,629 words) - 22:06, 21 December 2023
- electronically rather than on physical film—is usually called videography ... on the resultant image; the differences in film stocks and the results on ...29 KB (4,666 words) - 22:03, 10 December 2023
- === United Kingdom === According to the standard BS EN 3, fire extinguishers in the United ...15 KB (2,294 words) - 19:52, 26 March 2024
- and computer music research in the United States. It was founded in ... adopters in this field are bands like The United States of America, The Silver ...23 KB (3,345 words) - 16:02, 13 February 2024
- an Academy Award winning Italian-American film director and the creative ... for extras for director John Ford's film The Outcasts of Poker Flat ...21 KB (3,350 words) - 05:01, 9 April 2024
- Richard Nixon and the First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 ... her income by working as an extra in the film industry. She can be seen ...17 KB (2,707 words) - 09:04, 18 November 2022
- 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. Poitier ... for outstanding lifetime achievement in film. In 2009, he was awarded the ...42 KB (5,991 words) - 14:35, 27 January 2023
- The Western United States—commonly referred to as the American West ... when the Republic of Texas joined the United States, all of the land ceded ...23 KB (3,514 words) - 17:21, 4 May 2023
- of hundreds of billions of dollars in the United States alone. ... under appropriate conditions, a thin film of a hard, corrosion product ...20 KB (3,072 words) - 03:36, 8 January 2024
- Race (2016), adapted as a biographical film of the same name. Her legacy ... Order 8802, to desegregate the defense industry, and Executive Order 9346 ...15 KB (2,076 words) - 17:29, 30 January 2024
- an iconic, Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known ... and shy, humble screen presence. His first film was the poorly received Spencer ...25 KB (3,865 words) - 16:36, 30 January 2023
- and remains an icon of the French film industry. He began as a film ... his teenage years he also established a film club, with his best friend ...31 KB (5,089 words) - 09:39, 11 April 2024
- the twentieth century, as well as a notable film director. He is considered ... Chaplin was one of the founders of United Artists Studios and he maintained ...32 KB (4,840 words) - 00:37, 5 December 2023
- which she successfully transferred to film and television. ... height, she was unsuccessful in the film industry. They then moved ...26 KB (3,842 words) - 18:10, 24 January 2024
- time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television, and stage, widely ... year acting career. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Hepburn as ...23 KB (3,401 words) - 17:11, 5 October 2022
- Shirley Booth and Sidney Blackmer. The 1952 film adaptation won both an Oscar ... and worked in the same fashion as a film score. ==Television== ...13 KB (2,098 words) - 11:04, 9 May 2023
- largest surviving circus company in the United States. The Circus World ... the emergence of a global entertainment industry. The library also holds ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- – April 29, 1980) was a British-American film director closely associated ... or liminal state. During the course of the film, a kind of rebirth often takes ...29 KB (4,441 words) - 08:14, 20 July 2023
- Choo Choo" became the recording industry's first "gold ... Expeditionary Force." While in the United Kingdom, the band gave more ...15 KB (2,252 words) - 17:09, 16 December 2022
- American Academy Award-winning actress of film and theater whose versatility ... made the transition from stage and silent film to "talkies" and ...28 KB (4,036 words) - 10:59, 19 December 2023
- buying heavy engineering and primary industry firms in the 1940s and 1950s ... incident strained relations between the United States and Japan, and resulted ...16 KB (2,217 words) - 04:41, 1 May 2023
- The city was made famous in the 1942 film, "Casablanca," ... supplier of wool to the booming textile industry in Britain and shipping ...20 KB (2,766 words) - 14:16, 29 November 2023
- 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter ... in Ireland. His father moved to the United States after his parents ...23 KB (3,587 words) - 22:09, 3 May 2023
- Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood ... The term film noir (French for "black film"), was first ...24 KB (3,552 words) - 19:47, 26 March 2024
- and directly blamed the advertising industry. "Madison Avenue," ... popular in Latin America as well as in the United States that two others in ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 01:27, 11 November 2022
- 1999-resigned in July 2000), Minister of Industry and Trade (1996-1999). He ... on charges of treason and spying for the United States, and sentenced to ...16 KB (2,307 words) - 01:29, 11 November 2022
- It is also a catalyst in the petroleum industry. Molybdenum disulfide is ... of the world's molybdenum is mined in the United States. ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 19:51, 9 November 2022
- as well as Pulsar brand watches, in the United States. The models available ... was worn by Sean Connery in the 1983 Bond film, Never Say Never Again. ...18 KB (2,543 words) - 02:46, 21 April 2023
- The United States Attorney General sued De Forest for fraud (in 1913 ... In 1919, De Forest filed the first patent on his sound-on-film process ...19 KB (2,827 words) - 18:59, 25 October 2022
- War II, Murphy became the most decorated United States combat soldier in ... Day weekend after completing his last film A Time for Dying. He was interred ...27 KB (4,174 words) - 18:26, 21 August 2023
- singer who starred in theater, radio, and film. She was the creator and star ... Best Actress for reprising her role in the film version. ...19 KB (2,934 words) - 00:41, 25 March 2024
- as "sidewalk surfing" in the United States—particularly California—in ... park owners created a downside for the industry. With safety at the forefront ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 22:58, 23 April 2023
- for himself in the world of avant-garde film, music, publishing, writing ... Andy Warhol helped to define the Pop Art movement that swept the United ...20 KB (3,013 words) - 18:00, 27 July 2023
- John and Taupin then wrote the soundtrack to the obscure film, Friends ... the "Pinball Wizard" in the film version of The Who's ...19 KB (3,014 words) - 17:42, 13 February 2024
- of his life, including when he became a United States citizen. However, ... Rachmaninoff made his first tour of the United States as a pianist ...19 KB (2,901 words) - 10:00, 26 January 2023
- 2006 there were academies in England, the United States, and Canada, and additional ... After moving to the United States, Sassoon sold his $113 million-a ...17 KB (2,513 words) - 21:48, 12 January 2024
- 1982) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress who, upon marriage ... director of the Twentieth Century-Fox film Fourteen Hours (1951), offered ...22 KB (3,252 words) - 12:14, 24 January 2023
- advertising have been totalitarian states, with little freedom for ... advertising grew at the same pace. In the United States, classified ads became ...19 KB (2,738 words) - 06:22, 15 June 2023
- and smell is unlikely to be a goal in the industry. It is worth mentioning ... be more fully expanded in the Natalie Wood film Brainstorm. Probably the most ...23 KB (3,598 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- His most iconic role was that of Rhett Butler in the 1930 epic film ... The Misfits, (1961) a critically acclaimed film which co-starred Marilyn Monroe ...25 KB (3,981 words) - 10:42, 19 December 2023
- presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding ... significant awards in the music industry worldwide. ==History== ...32 KB (4,552 words) - 19:47, 20 February 2023
- Road to Singapore and ended with the sixth film in the series, Road to Bali ... Lamour made her first film for Paramount, College Holiday (1936), ...28 KB (4,290 words) - 17:28, 30 January 2024
- was made into an Oscar-winning hit film starring Sissy Spacek and ... and she was a teenager (her autobiography states she married at 13; ...17 KB (2,659 words) - 07:54, 9 March 2023
- John Gielgud, was an English theater and film actor particularly known for ... distinguished for his theater work than film, he won an Academy Award for ...34 KB (5,145 words) - 05:10, 3 August 2022
- families in the clothing manufacturing industry. After graduating from City ... Returning to the United States, he earned a fortune in corporate law ...9 KB (1,434 words) - 05:44, 9 January 2023
- was the location for the 1981 Mark Rydell film On Golden Pond starring Katharine ... the control and vision which marked the industry through its heyday of the 1980s. ...12 KB (1,903 words) - 20:44, 24 November 2022
- during the golden years of the Egyptian film industry. However, belly dance ... during the golden years of the Egyptian film industry. These dancers had ...27 KB (4,010 words) - 16:20, 24 April 2024
- Stevie Wonder was born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan, United ... the theme to Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of S.E. Hinton ...21 KB (3,235 words) - 00:45, 26 February 2023
- New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely ... exchanges. The city is also home to the United Nations, along with all of ...37 KB (5,511 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy ... the award to honor other sectors of the TV industry. Today the Emmy ...32 KB (4,624 words) - 18:26, 13 February 2024
- early radio engineers from the mid-western United States to distinguish electronic ... of the twentieth century include the United States, Britain, Germany ...26 KB (3,776 words) - 04:32, 22 November 2023
