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ARTICLES RELATED TO Dirk Benedict | | | |  Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Dirk Benedict - CareerAt Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, Dirk became interested in acting. During his freshman year, he accepted a dare to audition for the spring musical and won the lead role of Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat. He also joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity that year, which he credits with supporting his endeavors and encouraging his development. The next three years were filled with many more musical productions. Upon graduation, Benedict began a two-year training program under John Fernald, who had headed the Royal Academy of D ...
See also:Dirk Benedict, Dirk Benedict - Career, Dirk Benedict - Personal, Dirk Benedict - Family, Dirk Benedict - Health, Dirk Benedict - Filmography, Dirk Benedict - As director, Dirk Benedict - As writer, Dirk Benedict - Notable TV guest appearances Read more here: » Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Dirk Benedict - Career |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Battlestar Galactica film - Synopsis Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant part of the galaxy in an age described as "the seventh millennium of time." Twelve colonies (planets) of humans have been fighting a thousand-year war against the android race of Cylons, who seek to exterminate all of humanity.
The Cylons unexpectedly sue for peace, through the diplomatic channel of human councilor Count Baltar. The human leaders and commanders of the military fleets are lulled into complacency by the Cylon's offer of peace. All of the human military vessels, including t ...
See also:Battlestar Galactica film, Battlestar Galactica film - Synopsis, Battlestar Galactica film - Cast, Battlestar Galactica film - Trivia, Battlestar Galactica film - Other versions of Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica film - The Original Series 1978, Battlestar Galactica film - Galactica 1980, Battlestar Galactica film - Revival attempt, Battlestar Galactica film - Battlestar Galactica 2003, Battlestar Galactica film - Other media Read more here: » Battlestar Galactica film: Encyclopedia II - Battlestar Galactica film - Synopsis |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Galactica 2003/2004 In the 2003 miniseries and 2004 full-length series which reimagined Battlestar Galactica, the Cylons are fundamentally different. They were created by humans as robotic workers and soldiers; executive producer Ronald D. Moore has hinted that they were used in wars between the human Colonies. Eventually they gained sentience, rebelled and fought the humans in a major conflict that devastated both sides. An armistice was agreed, following which the Cylons disappeared for over forty years. They returned en masse, launching a sneak attack ...
See also:Cylon Battlestar Galactica, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Galactica 1978 & Galactica 1980, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Cylon models, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Cylon spacecraft, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Cylon Government, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Galactica 2003/2004, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Cylon models, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Cylon spacecraft, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Trivia, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Sources for the name, Cylon Battlestar Galactica - External link Read more here: » Cylon Battlestar Galactica: Encyclopedia II - Cylon Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Galactica 2003/2004 |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Gloria Swanson - Marriages To understand the Swanson at the height of her fame and popularity, one only needs to read this oft-repeated telegram she sent to her studio from Paris: "Arrving in New York Tuesday. Arrange ovation."
Gloria Swanson died in New York City of a heart ailment at the age of 86; she was cremated and her ashes were buried at the Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest in New York City.
She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6748 Hollywood Boulevard and another for television at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard. ...
See also:Gloria Swanson, Gloria Swanson - Early life, Gloria Swanson - Silent films, Gloria Swanson - Comeback in Sunset Boulevard, Gloria Swanson - Television, Gloria Swanson - Marriages, Gloria Swanson - Academy Award nominations, Gloria Swanson - Trivia, Gloria Swanson - Filmography Read more here: » Gloria Swanson: Encyclopedia II - Gloria Swanson - Marriages |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Whitman College - College leadership Whitman College is governed by Trustees in conjunction with a college President, Overseers and Alumni Board.
Whitman College - Trustees.
John C. Coleman, Jr., Napa, CA
William K. Deshler, Portland, OR
Lawrence Drake, Convent Station, NJ
Nancy Bell Evans, Seattle, WA
Karen E. Glover, Seattle, WA - Chair
James K. Hayner, Walla Walla, WA
Richard E. Hunter, La Jolla, CA
Kristine Johnson, San Francisco, CA
Valerie Logan Hood, Seattle, ...
See also:Whitman College, Whitman College - History, Whitman College - Campus, Whitman College - Academics, Whitman College - College leadership, Whitman College - Trustees, Whitman College - Presidents, Whitman College - Overseers, Whitman College - Alumni Board, Whitman College - Notable Whitman alumni, Whitman College - Whitman athletics, Whitman College - KWCW 90.5 FM Read more here: » Whitman College: Encyclopedia II - Whitman College - College leadership |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Pyramid game - Order of Play Pyramid game - Order of Play.
Pyramid game - Preparation.
Like traditional card games on both the Colonies and Earth, the cards are shuffled thoroughly before play. Persons from Earth who are only accustomed to the rectangular cards popular on that planet may find great difficulty in shuffling the hexagonal cards. After the dealer has sufficiently shuffled the cards, the player to the right of the dealer is given the option to "cut" the deck. She does this by removing a portion of ...
See also:Pyramid game, Pyramid game - Card Colors Suits, Pyramid game - Purple, Pyramid game - Green, Pyramid game - Orange, Pyramid game - Card Levels Ranks, Pyramid game - First Level Cards, Pyramid game - Second Level Cards, Pyramid game - Third Level Cards, Pyramid game - Capstone Card, Pyramid game - Order of Play, Pyramid game - Preparation, Pyramid game - Dealing the Cards, Pyramid game - Player Direction, Pyramid game - Discard, Pyramid game - Draw, Pyramid game - Best Pyramid, Pyramid game - Betting in Pyramid, Pyramid game - How to Win, Pyramid game - First Level Pyramids, Pyramid game - Second Level Pyramids, Pyramid game - Third Level Pyramids, Pyramid game - Perfect Pyramids, Pyramid game - Tie-Breaking, Pyramid game - Capstone Pyramid, Pyramid game - Possible Hands in Pyramid, Pyramid game - Strategy in Pyramid, Pyramid game - Variations on Basic Pyramid, Pyramid game - Improvisations for Earth, Pyramid game - Kobolian Solitaire, Pyramid game - Tauron Hold-Em, Pyramid game - Pyramid Rummy Read more here: » Pyramid game: Encyclopedia II - Pyramid game - Order of Play |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Phi Delta Theta - History Phi Beta Kappa was the first Greek letter organization founded in the United States when it was created on December 5, 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. 63 years later, Beta Theta Pi was founded at Miami University in Ohio, the first fraternity founded west of the Allegheny Mountains. In protest against the president of the university, members of Beta Theta Pi and other students blocked the entrances of the main educational and administrative building in what became known as t ...
See also:Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Theta - History, Phi Delta Theta - Educational foundation, Phi Delta Theta - Official philanthrophy, Phi Delta Theta - Historical ties with sororities, Phi Delta Theta - Famous firsts, Phi Delta Theta - Current issues, Phi Delta Theta - Interesting facts about alumni, Phi Delta Theta - Notable alumni Read more here: » Phi Delta Theta: Encyclopedia II - Phi Delta Theta - History |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - 1945 - Events
1945 - January.
January 5 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland.
January 7 - British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference at Zonhoven describing his contribution to the Battle of the Bulge.
January 12 - World War II: The Soviet Union begin a very large offensive in Eastern Europe against the Nazis.
January 13 - A Soviet patrol arrests Raoul Wallenberg in Hungary.
January 16 - Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, th ...
See also:1945, 1945 - Events, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Unknown date, 1945 - Ongoing events, 1945 - Science and technology, 1945 - Births, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September-October, 1945 - November-December, 1945 - Unknown dates, 1945 - Deaths, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June-August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1945: Encyclopedia II - 1945 - Events |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Galactica 1980 - Synopsis Set during the year 1980, and a generation after the original series, the Galactica and its fleet of 220 civilian ships have finally discovered Earth, only to find that the planet cannot defend itself against the Cylons as originally hoped. Therefore, teams of Colonial warriors are covertly sent to the planet to work incognito with various members of the scientific community, hoping to advance Earth's technology.
Commander Adama and Colonel Boomer—now second-in-command in place of Colonel Tigh— on the advice of a mysterious ...
See also:Galactica 1980, Galactica 1980 - Synopsis, Galactica 1980 - Cast, Galactica 1980 - Short life, Galactica 1980 - Syndication and beyond, Galactica 1980 - Episode list Read more here: » Galactica 1980: Encyclopedia II - Galactica 1980 - Synopsis |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Differences from the 1978 series The following is an exhaustive list of differences of the 2003 series from the 1978 series:
Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Cylons.
The Cylons are now a creation of the humans. They rebelled against their creators during a war that ended forty years ago, formed their own civilization, broke off all contact with the humans and are now resuming the same genocidal conflict after an extended truce.
There are no other alien species shown in the s ...
See also:Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Overview, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Differences from the 1978 series, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Cylons, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Human characters, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Human culture, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Galactica, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Human technology, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Similarities and homages to the 1978 series, Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Other references Read more here: » Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003: Encyclopedia II - Comparison of Battlestar Galactica 1978 and Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Differences from the 1978 series |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - Battlestar Galactica - Production History Initially envisioned as a series of TV movies for ABC, which would consist of a three hour premiere and two additional movies of two hours in length movies, Battlestar Galactica was ultimately developed into a full television series.
Battlestar Galactica - The Original Film 1978.
To defray costs, the three hour premiere was recut as a theatrical release, and several weeks before the TV series premiered in America, the Battlestar Galactica pilot appeared as a two hour film in Canada, Europe and Japan. Opening on July 7, 1978, the t ...
See also:Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica - Concept, Battlestar Galactica - Production History, Battlestar Galactica - The Original Film 1978, Battlestar Galactica - The Original Series 1978, Battlestar Galactica - Galactica 1980, Battlestar Galactica - Revival attempt, Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Galactica 2003, Battlestar Galactica - Comparisons of the 1978 and 2003 versions, Battlestar Galactica - Other media Read more here: » Battlestar Galactica: Encyclopedia II - Battlestar Galactica - Production History |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - 1945 - Events
1945 - January.
January 5 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland.
January 7 - British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference at Zonhoven describing his contribution to the Battle of the Bulge.
January 12 - World War II: The Soviet Union begin a very large offensive in Eastern Europe against the Nazis.
January 13 - A Soviet patrol arrests Raoul Wallenberg in Hungary.
January 16 - Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, th ...
See also:1945, 1945 - Events, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Unknown date, 1945 - Ongoing events, 1945 - Science and technology, 1945 - Births, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September-October, 1945 - November-December, 1945 - Deaths, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June-August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1945: Encyclopedia II - 1945 - Events |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - The A-Team - Cast Famous guest stars included Michael Ironside, Dean Stockwell, Yaphet Kotto, Dennis Haysbert, Xander Berkeley, Andrew Robinson, Marc Alaimo, Lance Henriksen, Tia Carrere, Kurtwood Smith, Ed Lauter, Sam J. Jones, June Chadwick, Brion James, Boy George, William Perry, Rick James, Isaac Hayes, Sid Haig and David McCallum.
The show also featured professional wrestlers Professor Toru Tanaka (died August 22, 2000), Hulk Hogan, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, The Dynamite Kid, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, Davey-Boy Smith (die ...
See also:The A-Team, The A-Team - Story, The A-Team - The crime they didn't commit, The A-Team - Cast, The A-Team - Trivia, The A-Team - Cultural effect Read more here: » The A-Team: Encyclopedia II - The A-Team - Cast |
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| | | | Dirk Benedict: Encyclopedia II - The A-Team - Story The A-Team was one of a wide variety of successful creations from prolific television producer Stephen J. Cannell. Cannell is known for having a particular skill at capitalizing on momentary cultural trends, such as the machine guns, cartoonish violence, and joyful militarism of this series, which are now recognizable as trademarks of popular entertainment in the Reagan Era of the mid-1980s. The A-Team became emblematic of this kind of "fit-for-TV warfare" due to its depiction of highly sophisticated combat scenes, with extreme ...
See also:The A-Team, The A-Team - Story, The A-Team - The crime they didn't commit, The A-Team - Cast, The A-Team - Trivia, The A-Team - Cultural effect Read more here: » The A-Team: Encyclopedia II - The A-Team - Story |
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