1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1940s - Events and trends. The 1940s were seen as a transition period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s, which also leads the period to be divided in two halves: The first half of the decade was dominated by World War II, the widest and most destructive armed conflict in history. So consequential was this event and its brutal aftermath that it laid the foundation ...

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Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema. Indian actresses through the years Patience Cooper (1920s - 1940s) Nandita Das (1990s - present) Aishwarya Rai (1990s - present) Riya Sen (2000s - present) Main articles: Cinema of India, and [[{{{2}}}]] ...

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Arts and entertainment in India, Arts and entertainment in India - Architecture, Arts and entertainment in India - Literature, Arts and entertainment in India - Music, Arts and entertainment in India - Dance, Arts and entertainment in India - New Media, Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema, Arts and entertainment in India - Radio, Arts and entertainment in India - Television, Arts and entertainment in India - Major Events, Arts and entertainment in India - Professional Events, Arts and entertainment in India - Ametuer Events

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Twentieth (20th) Century Fox, shorthand for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, is one of the major movie studios, located in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California, USA, just west of Beverly Hills. The studio is a subsidiary of News Corporation, the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch. 20th Century Fox - History. The company is the result of a 1935 merger of two entities, Fox Film Corporation founded by William Fox in 1914, and Twentieth Century Pictures, begun in 1932 by D ...

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"Colonel" Tom Parker (b. Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk,June 26, 1909, Breda, Netherlands – d. January 21, 1997, Las Vegas, Nevada), was an American entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley. Colonel Tom Parker - Finding Elvis. Parker's involvement in the music industry began as a music promoter in the late 1940s, working with such country music stars as Minnie Pearl, Hank Snow, and Eddy Arnold, as well as film star Tom Mix. During this time he received the honorary title of ...

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Carmen Miranda (b. February 9, 1909, Marco de Canaveses, Portugal; d. August 5, 1955 Hollywood, California, USA from untreated toxemia, later called pre-eclampsia, and heart failure stemming from pregnancy), born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, was a Portuguese-Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star. Carmen Miranda - Life and career. Miranda reached her peak point of fame in the early 1940s. She arrived in the United States in 1939 and had become the country's highest-paid entertainer by 194 ...

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Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film and television production company that is part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which in turn is part of Japanese electronics giant Sony. Columbia Pictures - History. The predecessor of Columbia Pictures, CBC Film Sales Corporation, was founded in 1919 by Harry Cohn, his brother Jack Cohn, and Joe Brandt. The company's reputation was so low that some joked that "CBC" stood for "Corned Beef and Cab ...

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• Columbia Pictures - Notable films
• Columbia Pictures - 1930s
• Columbia Pictures - 1940s
• Columbia Pictures - 1950s
• Columbia Pictures - 1960s
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• Columbia Pictures - 1980s
• Columbia Pictures - 1990s
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1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Sometimes referred to as the "Jazz Age" or primarily in North America and in Australia as the "Roaring Twenties" . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. See 1920s Berlin. 1920s - Events and trends. Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s, especially in the United States. This due to the fact both d ...

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1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1930s - Events and trends. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. In Australia, this decade was known as the Dirty Thirties. In both Central Europe and Eastern Europe, Fascism, Nazism, Stalinism,dominated as the solution, the first two adopting war-oriented economic policies and the l ...

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1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1910s - Events and trends. The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginings during the second half of the 19th Century. The conservative lifestyles during the first half of the decade, as well as the legacy of military alliances, would forever be changed by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne, on 28 June 1914. The ...

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1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1950s - Events and trends. The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the baby boom from returning GIs who went to college under the G.I. Bill and settled in suburban America. Most of the internal conflicts that had developed in earlie ...

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Hyperion - Origin. Hyperion is a Titan from Greek mythology. Hyperion - Astronomy. Hyperion is a moon of Saturn. Hyperion - Culture. Hyperion is an unfinished epic poem by John Keats. Hyperion is a book by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hyperion is a novel by Friedrich Hölderlin. Hyperion was a short-lived German liter ...

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1950 in film - Top grossing films. North America Cinderella (Disney) (#6 in year of release) Samson and Delilah Battleground King Solomon's Mines Cheaper by the Dozen Annie Get Your Gun Father of the Bride 1950 in film - Academy Awards. Best Picture: All About Eve - 20th Century-Fox Best Actor: José Ferrer - ...

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Ventriloquism is an act of deception in which a person (ventriloquist) manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere. The Greeks called this gastromancy. Linguists claim that the technique of making sounds while giving away no clues about actually talking must have been discovered thousands of years ago and was aptly used by early chieftains and tribesmen, who acted as mediums between men and supernatural forces. Religions based on divine communications also rely on this skill which was origin ...

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Croatian Radiotelevision or Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) is the Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transceiver network as well as satellite. Croatian Radiotelevision has three organizational units, three sister companies - the Croatian Radio (Hrvatski radio), the Croatian Television (Hrvatska tele ...

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Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Binion's Horseshoe (now the Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel) is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The casino was named for its founder, Benny Binion and has 366 rooms, two restaurants and a rooftop pool. Binion's Horseshoe - History. In the 1940s Binion moved to Las Vegas from Texas because of increased political pressure. He bought the Eldorado Club in 1951 which later became Binion's Horseshoe. It was one of t ...

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Among the studio's notable films: 20th Century Fox - 1930s. Cavalcade (drama, 1933, Academy Award winner, "Best Picture") State Fair (comedy, 1933) Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) In Old Chicago (drama, 1937) Alexander's Ragtime Band (drama, 1938) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (comedy-drama, 1938) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) ...

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20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox - History, 20th Century Fox - Notable films, 20th Century Fox - 1930s, 20th Century Fox - 1940s, 20th Century Fox - 1950s, 20th Century Fox - 1960s, 20th Century Fox - 1970s, 20th Century Fox - 1980s, 20th Century Fox - 1990s, 20th Century Fox - 2000s, 20th Century Fox - 20th Television, 20th Century Fox - TV series, 20th Century Fox - Popular culture references and spoofs

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Operated by Sicilian immigrant barbers-turned-bootleggers Sam and Rosario Maceo, the Balinese Room was an elite spot during the 1940s and 1950s, featuring entertainment by Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, George Burns and other top acts of the day. Patrons of the private club included Howard Hughes, Sophie Tucker and wealthy oil barons from nearby Houston. The Balinese Room was originally opened in 1929 as "The Grotto," one of the many entertainment venues that had begun popping up along the Galveston Seawall (along with bathhouses, dance and supper cl ...

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Balinese Room, Balinese Room - History, Balinese Room - Present day, Balinese Room - Cultural references

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A Channel 4 review states "the film promises more action than it delivers, but there are opportunities for fine performances by Lorre and, especially, Greenstreet as the master crook. Atmospheric cinematography and an intriguing script turn this into a fine example of film noir with an immensely entertaining cast." [1] TV Guide calls the movie "One of the great film noir classics to come out of the 1940s." [2] ...

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The Mask of Dimitrios, The Mask of Dimitrios - Film version, The Mask of Dimitrios - Reaction, The Mask of Dimitrios - Featured Cast

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20th Century Fox - TV series. Crusade In Europe (1949) My Friend Flicka (1956-1958) Broken Arrow (1956-1960) Man Without A Gun (1957-1959) Five Fingers (1959-1960) Adventures In Paradise (1959-1962) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-1968) Peyton Place (1964-1969) Lost in Space (1965-1968) Batman ( ...

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20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox - History, 20th Century Fox - Notable films, 20th Century Fox - 1930s, 20th Century Fox - 1940s, 20th Century Fox - 1950s, 20th Century Fox - 1960s, 20th Century Fox - 1970s, 20th Century Fox - 1980s, 20th Century Fox - 1990s, 20th Century Fox - 2000s, 20th Century Fox - 20th Television, 20th Century Fox - TV series, 20th Century Fox - Popular culture references and spoofs

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