Edward H. Morrell 1868 1946 , commonly known as Ed Morrell, was an accomplice to the Christopher Evans outlaw Evans and Sontag gang that robbed the Southern Pacific Railroad in California s San Joaquin Valley in the 1890s. According to his memoir, The 25th Man , the robberies were revenge for the large railroad corporation s mistreatment of local ranchers of the San Joaquin Valley. Morrell was sentenced to life imprisonment in Folsom State Prison in 1894. He was eventually transferred to San Quentin State Prison San Quentin 1899 at the latest , and pardoned in 1908. Five of his years were spent in solitary confinement ref Five Years in the Solitary Dungeon , by Jack Jungmeyer , The San Francisco Sunday Call , February 14, 1909. ref he was known as the Dungeon Man of San Quentin. Author Jack London championed his pardon and Morrell became a frequent guest at London s Jack London State Historic Park Beauty Ranch in Glen Ellen, California . London used Morrell as a character in his 1915 novel The Star Rover . ref The Star Rover was adapted for the 2005 film The Jacket , thus indirectly preserving Morrell on celluloid. ref Morrell had been subjected to severe physical abuse in prison. After his release, he lectured widely on his experiences and advocated prison reform . ref For example, Ed Morrell s Act Is Too Realistic , The San Francisco Call , June 24, 1912. ref This included addresses to the California and Pennsylvania legislatures. He advocated the abolition of corporal punishment . In 1914, he wrote a one act play, The Incorrigible , based on his experiences and one of his nicknames . In 1924, he published his memoirs, The 25th Man The Strange Story of Ed. Morrell, the Hero of Jack London s Star Rover . Morrell was born in Thomaston, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1868. He came to California in 1891. In his later years, he was a colorful habitue of Gower Gulch and a frequenter of Hollywood and Vine , the crony and pet of Hollywood film people. He died, age 78, in Los ... more details
Infobox person name Lilia Cuntapay image caption birthname birth date birth place occupation Actress yearsactive 1991 in television 1991 present homepage notable role Lilia Cuntapay is a Filipino people Filipina actress. She is most likely known for her debut role in the Filipino horror film series Shake Rattle and Roll . Biography Cuntapay appeared as an albularyo in the ABS CBN afternoon TV series Bud Brothers Series TV series Precious Hearts Romances Presents Bud Brothers . She was featured in the Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho 2009 Halloween Special. ref name Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho cite episode url http blogs.gmanews.tv kapuso mo jessica soho 2009 10 30 halloween stars late celebrities and death and tradition series Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho series link Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho title Halloween Stars, Late Celebrities, and Death and Tradition work Episodes publisher Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho Blog airdate 2009 10 31 accessdate 2011 06 19 network GMA Network station GMA Network GMA 7 ref She appeared as Rosanna, a role which she shared with Maricar Reyes , in the Midnight DJ Kwentas ng Mangkukulam episode. Cuntapay was also cast as Miley Cyrus in Lokomoko U Lokomoko High s spoof of the Party in the USA music video. At the end of the year, she had a minor role in the film Nobody, Nobody But... Juan ref name Habitue cite web url http www.webcitation.org 5ynPa9pBF title Pinoy horror film habitue seeks job work Entertainment Showbiz publisher Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation author Matabuena, Julien Merced C. date 2011 02 03 accessdate 2011 05 19 ref an entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival . ref name Pep cite news first Jocelyn last Dimaculangan coauthors authorlink title Nobody, Nobody but...Juan shot partly in Chicago date 2009 11 26 publisher url http www.pep.ph guide 5172 3Cem 3ENobody Nobody but Juan 3C em 3Eshot partly in Chicago work PEP.ph pages accessdate 2009 12 30 language ref In 2010, she played an old lady in The Last Prince and a fairy disguised as an o ... more details
This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman DC Comics Vertigo The Sandman comic book , published by DC Comics Vertigo Comics Vertigo imprint . This page discusses not only events which occur in The Sandman 1989 1994 , but also some occurring in Spin off media spinoff s of The Sandman such as The Dreaming comics The Dreaming 1996 2001 and Lucifer DC Comics Lucifer 1999 2007 and in earlier stories that The Sandman was based on. These stories occur in the DC Universe , but are generally tangential to the mainstream DC stories. The Endless Main Endless comics The Endless are a family of seven anthropomorphism anthropomorphic personifications of universal concepts, around whom much of the series revolves. From eldest to youngest, they are Destiny DC Comics Destiny Death DC Comics Death Dream comics Dream formerly Morpheus, succeeded by Daniel Hall comics Daniel Destruction DC Comics Destruction The Prodigal Desire DC Comics Desire Despair DC Comics Despair Delirium DC Comics Delirium formerly Delight All d buted in the Sandman series, except Destiny, who was created by Marv Wolfman and Berni Wrightson in Weird Mystery Tales 1 1972 . ref cite book last McAvennie first Michael last2 Dolan first2 Hannah, ed. chapter 1970s title DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle publisher Dorling Kindersley year 2010 isbn 978 0 7566 6742 9 page 152 quote The host that was first presented in a framing sequence by scribe Marv Wolfman and artist Bernie Wrightson would provide endless creative material for Neil Gaiman s The Sandman series decades later. ref A more traditional version of Death had appeared in various previous stories, however. Dreams and nightmares These inhabitants of the The Dreaming comics Dreaming are often former gods, myths, and even ordinary human beings who later became dreams. Cain and Abel main Cain and Abel comics Cain and Abel are based on the Biblical Cain and Abel adapted by editor Joe Orlando with Bob Haney writer and Jack Sparling artist Cain , a ... more details
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