1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1950 - Events. January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the U.S. January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. January 11 - Huk gu ...

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• 1950 - Nobel Prizes
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Parton's initial success came as a songwriter, with her songs being covered by Kitty Wells, Hank Williams, Jr., Skeeter Davis, and a number of others. She signed with Monument Records in late 1965, where she was initially pitched as a bubblegum pop singer, resulting in just one chart single, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," which went to No. 108 pop in 1965. After a series of additional pop singles that failed to chart, label executives decided to allow her to sing country music after the success of her composition "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" a ...

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Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton - Early career, Dolly Parton - Breakout, Dolly Parton - Business, Dolly Parton - In Concert, Dolly Parton - Honors, Dolly Parton - Hit singles top 40 pop/top 10 country, Dolly Parton - Charting albums, Dolly Parton - Filmography, Dolly Parton - TV filmography, Dolly Parton - TV series, Dolly Parton - TV guest appearances, Dolly Parton - TV music & variety series, Dolly Parton - TV specials, Dolly Parton - Documentaries, Dolly Parton - Trivia

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October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). There are 91 days remaining. October 1 - Events. 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 959 - Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England. 965 - John XIII becomes Pope. 1788 - Nguyen Hue declares himself emperor of Viet Nam. 1791 - First session of the French Legislative Assembly. 1795 - Belgium is conquered by Fran ...

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Bob Balaban (born August 16, 1945 in Chicago) is an American actor and director. He has starred in many films including Clockwatchers, Pie in the Sky, Altered States, and 2010: The Year We Make Contact. He also co-starred in Gosford Park, which he helped to conceive along with the director Robert Altman. An early movie appearance was in Midnight Cowboy. Balaban's most regarded film-directing credit is Parents starring Randy Quaid; a satire of the values and prejudices of E ...

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The University of Houston, often called U of H or UH, is a nationally recognized doctoral degree-granting extensive research university located in Houston, Texas. It is the third largest university in the state of Texas and is one of Texas' premier research and teaching institutions. UH is the only doctoral degree-granting university and is the flagship institution with the largest enrollment in the University of Houston System, a state system of higher education that includes three other univers ...

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• University of Houston - Fight song
• University of Houston - Alma mater
• University of Houston - Demographics
• University of Houston - Media and entertainment
• University of Houston - Featured in films
• University of Houston - Sports
• University of Houston - NCAA Division I sports
• University of Houston - Athletics facilities
• University of Houston - Famous alumni

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Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). His picture appears on their boxes to this day, and a stylized graphic of his face is a trademark of the corporation. Sanders was born in Henryville, Indiana. His father died when he was six years old, and since his mother worked, he was forced to cook for his family. During his teen years, Sanders worked many jobs, including firefighter, steam ...

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Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. She was born Dolly Rebecca Parton in Sevierville, Tennessee, the fourth of twelve children born to Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Owens, and grew up "dirt poor" in a rustic one-room cabin in the Smoky Mountains, also described as a "run-down farm" near Locust Ridge. Her siblings are Willadeene Parton (a poet), David Parton, Denver Parton, Bobby Parton,Stella Parton (a singer), Cassie Parton, Larry Parton (who died shortly after birth), Randy Parton (a singer), twins Floyd Parton (a songwriter) a ...

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• Dolly Parton - Filmography
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• Dolly Parton - TV series
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• Dolly Parton - TV music & variety series
• Dolly Parton - TV specials
• Dolly Parton - Documentaries
• Dolly Parton - Trivia

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The Karate Kid (1984) - Noriyuki Morita Kentucky (1938) - Walter Brennan The Killing Fields (1984) - Haing S. Ngor Kiss of Death (1947) - Richard Widmark Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Justin Henry ...

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List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - 0-9, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - A, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - B, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - C, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - D, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - E, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - F, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - G, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - H, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - I, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - J, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - K, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - L, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - M, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - N, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - O, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - P, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - Q, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - R, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - S, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - T, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - U, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - V, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - W, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - X, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - Y, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - Z

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List of comedians - A. Bud Abbott (1895-1974) Roger Abbott (1946-) Russ Abbott (1947-) Chris Addison (19??-) Joe Alaskey (1949-) Carlos Alazraqui (1962-) Jack Albertson (1907-1981) Jason Alexander (1959-) Dave Allen (1936-2005) Gracie Allen (1902?-1964) Steve Allen (1921-2000) Tim Allen (1953-) Woody Allen (1935-) Eddie Anderson (1905-1977) Louie Anderson (1953-) Tom Arnold ...

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List of comedians, List of comedians - Comedians English language, List of comedians - A, List of comedians - B, List of comedians - C, List of comedians - D, List of comedians - E, List of comedians - F, List of comedians - G, List of comedians - H, List of comedians - I, List of comedians - J, List of comedians - K, List of comedians - L, List of comedians - M, List of comedians - N, List of comedians - O, List of comedians - P, List of comedians - Q, List of comedians - R, List of comedians - S, List of comedians - T, List of comedians - U, List of comedians - V, List of comedians - W, List of comedians - Y, List of comedians - Z, List of comedians - Groups of comedians, List of comedians - Comedy writers

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President Barbara Adams President in: Whoops Apocalypse (film, 1986) Played by: Loretta Swit Succeeds to presidency upon death of President Jack "Kill the Commies" Preston President Adler President in: Jack & Bobby Controversial President during the War of Americas. Adler was criticized as a war criminal for his handling of the war and was subsequently arrested by the president of Finland during Robert McCallist ...

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List of fictional U.S. Presidents, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - A, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - B, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - C, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - D, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - E, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - F, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - G, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - H, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - J, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - K, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - L, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - M, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - N, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - O, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - P, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - R, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - S, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - T, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - V, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - W, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - Y, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - Unnamed presidents, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - Notes, List of fictional U.S. Presidents - Real people

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Frankenstein - Trivia. Depictions of The Monster have varied widely, from mindless killing machines (as in many of the Hammer films) to the depiction of The Monster as a kind of tragic hero (closest to the Shelley version in behavior) in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Van Helsing. Three films have depicted the genesis of the Frankenstein story in 1816: Gothic directed by Ken Russell (1986), Haunted Summer directed by Ivan Passer (1988) and Remando a ...

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Frankenstein, Frankenstein - Plot synopsis, Frankenstein - Genesis, Frankenstein - Publication, Frankenstein - The name of the creature, Frankenstein - Name origins, Frankenstein - Frankenstein, Frankenstein - Victor, Frankenstein - Modern Prometheus, Frankenstein - Analysis, Frankenstein - Film adaptations, Frankenstein - Trivia, Frankenstein - Parodies and satires, Frankenstein - Television adaptations, Frankenstein - Other adaptations, Frankenstein - Radio, Frankenstein - Books and comic books, Frankenstein - Videogames, Frankenstein - Influence

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Days of Thunder revolved around a talented, hot-shot auto racing rookie, Cole Trickle (Cruise), who (after trying his hand in the American open wheel ranks), seeks to win on the NASCAR circuit. His mechanic mentor, Harry Hogge (Duvall), acts as his crew chief and Dr. Claire Lewicki (Kidman) is a young and beautiful brain surgeon who tries to tame Cole. The movie received middling reviews from critics who mostly shrugged off the sometimes over-the-top special effects and plot that, in many ways, resembled the earlier Bruckheieme ...

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Days of Thunder, Days of Thunder - Plot, Days of Thunder - Awards & Nominations

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While a massive commercial success (made over $300,000,000 in the US alone), it was ridiculed by some critics for the plot, predictable storylines and poor acting. Criticism for the plot included the claim that it was impossible to cause the aliens' high-tech computers to malfunction by infecting them with a simple computer virus (cf War of the Worlds). Many people outside the United States (and some within) also derided the film for what was viewed as calculated pandering to excessive American nationalistic sentiment, as the f ...

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Independence Day film, Independence Day film - Plot, Independence Day film - Criticism, Independence Day film - Facts and figures, Independence Day film - Cities destroyed, Independence Day film - Buildings destroyed by death ray, Independence Day film - Cast, Independence Day film - Depicted locations, Independence Day film - Radio spin-off, Independence Day film - Trivia, Independence Day film - Errors and goofs

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The University of Houston began as Houston Junior College (HJC). On March 7, 1927, trustess of the Board of Education unanimously passed a historic resolution that authorized the "founding, establishment and operation of a junior college." The junior college was operated and controlled under the guidance of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). HJC was located in San Jacinto High School and offered only night courses. Its first session began June 5, 1927, with an enrollment of 232 students and 12 faculty. This session was pr ...

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University of Houston, University of Houston - History, University of Houston - Academics, University of Houston - Academic colleges, University of Houston - Campus, University of Houston - Facilities, University of Houston - UH traditions, University of Houston - Fight song, University of Houston - Alma mater, University of Houston - Demographics, University of Houston - Media and entertainment, University of Houston - Featured in films, University of Houston - Sports, University of Houston - NCAA Division I sports, University of Houston - Athletics facilities, University of Houston - Famous alumni

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Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - A. Abe Scheinwald (Rachel Dratch) Adult Students (Tracy Morgan, Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz) Alfalfa (Mary Gross) Amber, the One-Legged Hypoglycemic (Amy Poehler) The Ambiguously Gay Duo (a cartoon by Robert Smigel) America Undercover (Chris Kattan, Amy Poehler) Appalachian Emergency Room (Seth Meyers, Chris Parnell, and various others) April May June (Julia Louis-D ...

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Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - Listed alphabetically, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - A, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - B, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - C, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - D, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - E, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - F, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - G, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - H, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - I, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - J, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - K, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - L, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - M, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - N, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - O, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - P, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - Q to R, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - S, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - T, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - U to V, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - W, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - X to Z

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List of people from Texas - Founders of The Republic of Texas. Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), the "Father of Texas" Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman David G. Burnet (1788–1870), interim President of the Republic of Texas Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Sam Houston (1793–1863), first President of Republic of Texas, later U.S. Senator ...

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List of show business families - A-B. Alda acting family Actor Robert Alda is father to actor/director Alan Alda Arkin acting family Actor/composer Alan Arkin father of actors Adam, Matthew, Anthony Arkin and grandfather to third generation actor Molly Arkin (daughter of Adam Arkin) Arquette-Cox acting family Comedian/actor/pianist/songwriter Cliff Arquette was father of actor Lewis Arquette, who was father of actors P ...

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List of show business families, List of show business families - Families, List of show business families - A-B, List of show business families - C-E, List of show business families - F-M, List of show business families - N-Z, List of show business families - Brothers, List of show business families - Sisters

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Fredric Brown - General Fiction. The Office (1958) Fredric Brown - Mysteries. ''The Fabulous Clipjoint (1947), Edgar Award winner for best first novel The Dead Ringer (1948) A Plot for Murder (1948) The Bloody Moonlight (1949) The Screaming Mimi (1949), ISBN 0881844497 Compliments of a Fiend (1950) Here Comes a Candle (1950) Night of the J ...

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Fredric Brown, Fredric Brown - Popularity and Influence, Fredric Brown - Bibliography, Fredric Brown - General Fiction, Fredric Brown - Mysteries, Fredric Brown - Science Fiction, Fredric Brown - Personal, Fredric Brown - External link

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63rd Golden Globe Awards nominees - Best Motion Picture - Drama. Brokeback Mountain The Constant Gardener Good Night, and Good Luck A History of Violence Match Point 63rd Golden Globe Awards nominees - Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Mrs. Henderson Presents Pride & Prejudice The Producers