Refimprove date November 2009 File Overweight biker.jpg thumb Chub riding a motorbike A chub is an overweight or obese gay man who identifies as being part of the related chubby culture . Although there is some overlap between chubs and Bear gay culture bears , chubs have their own distinct subculture and community. There are bars, organizations and social events specifically catering to this subculture, which allows members of the community to socialize with each other and develop social networks. In the last several years, large regional social events have developed. They often feature pageants much like beauty pageants but more sexual in attitude in which titles are given to winners, like Mr. Chubby International and Mr. Chaser International . In the United States, there is an annual national event, Convergence , as well as several annual regional gatherings. There is also an annual event in Europe called European Big Men s Convergence . These events are held in different cities each year and are usually hosted by that city s local big men s organization. Terminology These definitions are general in nature specific definitions may vary depending on the perspective of the individual. Chubby or chub a large, overweight, or obese man Superchub a chub who is extremely large bear gay culture Bear a man with a stocky or heavyset build typically hairy body and facial hair sometimes older or older looking and displaying a masculine appearance and mannerisms Black Bear gay slang a Black people Black man with a stocky or heavyset build and typically hairy body and face. Brown Bear gay slang a man of Hispanic , South Asian or Middle Eastern origin with a stocky or heavyset build and typically hairy body and face. Panda Bear gay slang a man of East Asian origin with a stocky or heavyset build and typically hairy body and face. Polar Bear gay slang an older man with a stocky or heavyset build typically hairy body and grey, silver or white facial and body hair Daddy gay cultur ... more details
Taxobox name Peppershrikes image Cyclarhis gujanensis.jpg image caption Rufous browed Peppershrike regnum Animal ia phylum chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Vireonidae genus Cyclarhis genus authority William John Swainson Swainson , 1824 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Rufous browed Peppershrike C. gujanensis Black billed Peppershrike C. nigrirostris The peppershrikes are two species of passerine bird found in tropical central America Central and South America . They form the genus Cyclarhis , part of the vireo family. These are heavyset birds with a hooked shrike shrike like bill. Although sluggish and very vocal, the peppershrikes are still difficult to spot as they feed on insect s and spider s in the canopy aloft. Their cup shaped nest s can likewise be found high in the trees. Species Rufous browed Peppershrike , C. gujanensis Black billed Peppershrike , C. nigrirostris References cite book last ffrench this name should not be capitalized first Richard title A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago edition 2nd edition year 1991 publisher Comstock Publishing isbn 0 8014 9792 2 cite book last Hilty first Steven L title Birds of Venezuela publisher Christopher Helm date 2003 location London isbn 0 7136 6418 5 Category Vireonidae Category Genera of birds br Cyclarhis ca Cyclarhis es Cyclarhis eo Piprovireoj hu Cyclarhis nl Cyclarhis pl Cyclarhis ru fi Pippurivireot sv Cyclarhis ... more details
Mr. Five by Five is a 1942 popular song by Don Raye and Gene DePaul that describes an heavyset man who is five feet tall and five feet wide . The person highlighted by the song was Jimmy Rushing , Mr. Five by Five , who was the featured vocalist of Count Basie s Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. The song was introduced in the motion pictures Behind the Eight Ball 1942 film Behind the Eight Ball and Who Done It? 1942 film Who Done It? , both of which were 1942 Universal Pictures releases. Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra http beatresearch2.blogspot.com 2006 01 boogie fever no 2 4.html had a hit recording with the song in 1942, which went to number one on the Harlem Hit Parade chart Capitol 115 , for two non consecutive weeks ref cite book title Top R&B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 532 ref , as did Harry James and His Orchestra also issued a best selling platter on the Columbia label that year. Also performed by Harry Parry on Crazy Rhythm , Harry Parry s Radio Rhythm Club Sextet The Humphrey Lyttelton Big Band with Jimmy Rushing, Upbeat URCD174 Jimmy Rushing on Rushing Lullabies , Columbia Legacy 1959 Andrews Sisters It was also the origin of several small bits on radio comedy shows of the period, including on the Jack Benny and Fred Allen programs. See also List of number one R&B singles of 1942 U.S. External links References reflist Category Jazz songs Category 1942 songs Category Songs with music by Gene de Paul Category Songs written by Don Raye Category Billboard Hot R&B Hip Hop Songs number one singles ... more details
No footnotes date October 2011 Michael Zaffarano 1921 February 14, 1980 , also known as Mickey , was a caporegime capo in the Bonanno crime family who worked in the adult entertainment industry. Biography Zaffarano owned adult theatres and handled the national pornographic film distribution for the Bonanno family. He owned several pornographic movie theatres in Times Square in Manhattan and around the country. Zaffarano s office was in Times Square on the upper floor of the Pussycat Theatre. Zaffarano was a heavyset, tall 6 2 and handsome man with a brooding face. He had dark brown, piercing eyes, a broken nose, and a scar on his forehead. Bonanno boss Natale Evola in 1972 chose Zaffarano to initiate New York organized crime arbitration efforts with Paolo Violi in Montreal , Canada . Zaffarano had a long history of dealing with disputes and internal mob hostilities. Zaffarano survived the turbulent 1960s and after his death in 1980, his son John aka Johnnie took over operations of the businesses. Death On February 14, 1980, Zaffarano died of a heart attack while evading FBI agents trying to arrest him. References Pistone, Joseph D. and Woodley, Richard, Donnie Brasco My Undercover Life in the Mafia Random House 1990 ISBN 5552531299 DeMaris, Ovid, The Last Mafioso Jimmy The Weasel Fratianno Bonanno crime family American Mafia Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Zaffarano, Michael ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American mobster DATE OF BIRTH 1921 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1979 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Zaffarano, Michael Category 1921 births Category 1979 deaths Category Bonanno crime family Category American mobsters of Italian descent Category American pornographers US crime bio stub ... more details
Taxobox name Barylambda fossil range fossilrange 60.2 50.3 small Middle Late Paleocene small image Barylambda BW.jpg image caption Barylambda faberi image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Cimolesta subordo Pantodonta familia Barylambdidae genus Barylambda genus authority Patterson, 1937 subdivision ranks Species subdivision B. churchilli br B. faberi br B. jackwilsoni Barylambda is an extinct genus of pantodont mammal from the middle to late Paleocene , well known from several finds in North America. Like other pantodonts, Barylambda was a heavyset, 5 toed plantigrade . Three species of Barylambda are currently recognised. ref Gingerich, P.D.& C.G Childress Jr. 1983 Barylambda churchilli , a new species of Pantolambdidae Mammalia, Pantodonta from the Late Paleocene of Western North America. Museum of Paleontology, The University of Michigan http hdl.handle.net 2027.42 48516 ref Barylambda went extinct during late Paleocene, with the advent of Coryphodon , a genus of larger, more advanced, pantodonts. Image Barylambda2010.jpg thumb left Barylambda Anatomy and possible ecology In life, Barylambda probably resembled a large tapir or rhinoceros with a small head and long, well developed tail and bear like legs. The vertebrae of the tail were unusually massive the living animal may have been able to rear up and support itself on the hind legs and tail in order to reach higher for food. Because of the generalized appearance of the teeth, the presence of well developed Canine tooth canines only in males, the grinding wear and lack of shearing blades on the molars , and the animal s heavy build strongly suggest that it was herbivorous. The length was about 2.5 meters with a weight around 650 kg, about the size of a pony . Barylambda was large even for a pantodont, sheer size probably protecting it from contemporary carnivores. The creature likely lived a life not dissimilar from that of a modern tapir, browsing on foliage and soft vegetati ... more details
Unsourced date April 2011 John Middleton was friend of Billy the Kid and a key member of the Lincoln County Regulators Regulators , who fought on behalf of John Tunstall during the Lincoln County War . Born around 1854, Middleton came to Lincoln County, New Mexico from Texas in the mid 1870 s and went to work for John Tunstall . Described as a heavyset, swarthy man with black hair and eyes and a large handlebar mustache, Middleton was known as a first rate cowboy as well an excellent fistfighter and pistol marksman. Middleton was close enough to John Tunstall to hear his last words just before he was shot down by Dolan gunmen William Morton, Jesse Evans, and Tom Hill on February 18, 1878. After this, Middleton participated in most major Regulator operations of the Lincoln County War, including the murder of William J. Brady Sheriff William Brady on April 1, 1878. Citation needed date April 2011 Three days later, Middleton would be dangerously wounded in the chest during the gunfight with Buckshot Roberts at Blazer s Mills. Amazingly, he survived his wound and resumed his place with the Regulators once he recovered. By the fall of 1878, the war was over and Middleton and the last of the Regulators split up. John Middleton s ultimate fate is unclear some say he remained in the area, dying of smallpox on November 18, 1882 in San Lorenzo, New Mexico dn date August 2011 . Others accounts say he moved to Kansas , where he married and worked as a cowboy, dying in 1885, either by drowning in a stream or from the effects of his chest wound sustained years earlier at Blazer s Mills. Citation needed date April 2011 References Billy the Kid A Short and Violent Life , by Robert M. Utley, University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Middleton, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American outlaw and gunman DATE OF BIRTH c. 1854 PLACE OF BIRTH Unknown DATE OF DEATH 1885 PLACE OF DEATH Uncertain DEFAULTSORT Middleton, John Category Out ... more details
Infobox person name Jennie Lee image imagesize caption birth date birth date 1848 9 4 birth place Sacramento, California death date death date and age 1925 8 5 1848 9 4 death place Hollywood, California yearsactive 1912 &ndash 1924 birthname othername Jennie Lee Courtright br Jenny Lee homepage Jennie Lee n e Mary Jane Lee 4 September 1848 &ndash 5 August 1925 was an American actress of the silent film silent era . She appeared in fifty eight films between 1912 in film 1912 and 1924 in film 1924 , working especially under the famous directors John Ford and D.W. Griffith . In her youth appeared in burlesque and revue on Broadway and tours in the 1870s. By the time she began appearing in Griffith films she was a grey haired heavyset old lady. She is noticeable in several Griffith shorts like The Mothering Heart . She was born in Sacramento, California , and died in Hollywood, California . Her husband was the actor William Courtright . Selected filmography Hearts of Oak film Hearts of Oak Ford, 1924 in film 1924 North of Hudson Bay Ford, 1923 in film 1923 The Big Punch Ford, 1921 in film 1921 Rider of the Law Ford, 1919 in film 1919 Riders of Vengeance Ford, 1919 Souls Triumphant O Brien, 1917 in film 1917 The Children Pay Ingraham, 1916 in film 1916 An Innocent Magdalene Dwan, 1916 The Slave Girl Browning, 1915 in film 1915 The Birth of a Nation as Mammy Griffith, 1915 in film 1915 Brute Force 1914 film Brute Force Griffith, 1914 in film 1914 Judith of Bethulia Griffith, 1913 The Battle at Elderbush Gulch Griffith, 1913 in film 1913 Two Men of the Desert Griffith, 1913 The Sorrowful Shore Griffith, 1913 The Mothering Heart Griffith, 1913 External links http www.youtube.com watch?v 9t 7SVbLjBw&feature channel Jennie Lee in the final scene of The Birth of a Nation 1915 . imdb name id 0497501 name Jennie Lee ibdb 442665 name Jennie Lee Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Lee, Jennie ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lee Courtright, Jennie SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor DATE OF BI ... more details
For the New Zealand writer and poet Sylvia Ashton Warner Infobox person name Sylvia Ashton image birth date Birth date 1880 1 26 birth place Denver, Colorado USA death date Death date and age 1940 11 17 1880 1 26 death place Los Angeles, California USA othername Silvia Ashton occupation Actress yearsactive 1912 &ndash 1929 Sylvia Ashton January 26, 1880 &ndash November 17, 1940 was an American film actress of the silent film silent era . She appeared in 134 films between 1912 and 1929. She was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California . She bore a heavyset resemblance to Jane Darwell and like Darwell was playing mother and grandmother roles, though more famously than Darwell in the silents, while still in her 30s & 40s. For years she was a regular member of Cecil B. DeMille s troupe of character actors. She retired from movies almost immediately at the dawn of sound film sound , one of her last films being the part talkie, The Barker 1928 . File Sylvia Ashton.JPG right 200px thumb Sylvia Ashton, at right with Betty Compson and below with Walter Hiers and Leatrice Joy . Motion Picture Magazine August, 1922 Selected filmography The Nick of Time Baby 1916 Matching Dreams 1916 Viviana 1916 A Sanitarium Scramble 1916 Haystacks and Steeples 1916 Whose Baby? 1917 Old Wives for New 1918 We Can t Have Everything 1918 Fuss and Feathers 1918 Don t Change Your Husband 1919 For Better, for Worse 1919 film For Better, for Worse 1919 Why Change Your Wife? 1920 Conrad in Quest of His Youth 1920 Sham 1921 film Sham 1921 Saturday Night 1922 film Saturday Night 1922 Manslaughter 1922 film Manslaughter 1922 The White Flower 1923 Greed film Greed 1924 The Barker 1928 External links IMDB name 0039276 Amg name 2568 Use dmy dates date September 2010 Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Ashton, Sylvia ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ashton, Silvia SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor DATE OF BIRTH 26 January 1880 PLACE OF BIRTH Denver, Colorado DATE OF DEATH 17 November 1940 PLACE OF D ... more details
Infobox person name Val Diamond image caption birth date 1951 birth place Castro Valley, California Val Diamond born 1951 is a stage performer and San Francisco icon. She is best known for her role in Beach Blanket Babylon . Diamond grew up in Castro Valley, California Castro Valley , California, the daughter of Harold and Lilly. Her father is Jewish and her mother is an Italian immigrant. She began her acting career in high school, playing Medea in Medea and Anna in The King and I . After high school, she performed with a rock band, touring the country from 1970 to 1978. After Diamond tired of life on the road, her friend, Shelly Werk convinced her to try out for Beach Blanket Babylon. Werk was already a cast member. Steve Silver , the creator of the show, wanted Diamond despite the objections of the dance captain. Diamond speculates, I didn t look like most of the people who were in the show. I was heavyset and I think that bothered them cause there was a lot of dancing for me. But I can dance. Women that aren t Twiggy thin can still dance. Diamond had her first of over 10,000 performances in Beach Blanket Babylon on January 17, 1979. Diamond has played numerous roles in the show. She is best known for singing San Francisco at the end of the show wearing a tremendous hat depicting numerous San Francisco landmarks. In 1983 she performed at Davies Symphony Hall for Queen Elizabeth II . Diamond married Beach Blanket trumpet player, Steve Salgo, in 1987. They live in Sonoma. An article in the October 2, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle reported that Diamond s run with Beach Blanket Babylon had come to an end, with her final performance on September 23, 2009. The show s producers, as quoted in the article, did not give a reason. References http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f c a 2008 12 30 DDB614U7I9.DTL&type entertainment Val Diamond rolls with Beach Blanket changes , Edward Guthmann, December 30, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle, Hearst Communications Inc., page E 1, ... more details
Infobox NRHP name King and Prince Hotel nrhp type image GA St Simons King and Prince Hotel01.jpg caption location 201 Arnold Rd., St. Simons Island, Georgia lat degrees 31 lat minutes 8 lat seconds 18 lat direction N long degrees 81 long minutes 22 long seconds 45 long direction W coord parameters region US GA type landmark locmapin USA Georgia area built 1941 architect Davis, Felton Miller, Laurance architecture Mission Spanish Revival added January 12, 2005 governing body Private refnum 04001465 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref King and Prince Hotel is a hotel located on St. Simons Island in the U.S. state of Georgia. History The King and Prince Hotel was founded in 1935 as a seaside dance club by Frank Horn and Morgan Wynn, in defiance after being kicked out of the Cloister Hotel at Sea Island for drunkenness. The hotel is so named because the two men, one being tall and heavyset, and the other being short and skinny, were called the king and the prince when seen together. Six years later, in July 1941, the King and Prince Hotel s main building opened for the public. It was considered quite modern. After serving as a naval coast watching and training facility during World War II , the island resort reopened its doors to the public in 1947. In 1972 and 1983 the resort underwent building renovations and expansions. In 1996 the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort became a member of the Historic Hotels of America in 1996, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ref name nris Today the hotel promotes southern hospitality, ocean views, and an overall great hotel experience. It was the host of the 1957 Bilderberg meeting. Awards Refimprove date June 2010 Georgia s Favorite Beach Resort , Southern Living magazine Three time winner of the Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award, symbol of excellence among meeting planners and hoteliers Voted winner of the ConventionSouth Readers Choice Award References Reflist National Register of Historic Places ... more details
Infobox actor name Matthew Yuan image imagesize caption birth date bda 1973 12 14 birth place birth name occupation Actor, writer years active 2004 present Matthew Yuan born 1973 is an American actor and writer. ref http movies.nytimes.com person 1365693 Matthew Yuan New York Times ref He and his twin brother John Yuan wrote the micro budget zombie film, Death Valley The Revenge of Bloody Bill for The Asylum in 2004 for producer David Michael Latt . He made his acting debut in 2009, again with his twin brother, in Jody Hill s Observe and Report as one of Ronny Barnhardt s Seth Rogen security guard underlings. He and his brother are fans of Dungeons and Dragons ref http www.wired.com underwire 2009 04 gun toting movi Wired ref and have filmed a series of zombie survival videos for MTV Iggy . ref http www.mtviggy.com chinese quicky yuan twins zombie attack 1 Mtviggy.com ref They are also currently the unofficial spokesmen for BOOM Studios ref http www.comicbookresources.com ?page article&id 20774 Comic Book Resources ref and have guest blogged for Wired Magazine s Underwire website. ref http www.wired.com underwire 2009 10 rating zombielands awesome ghoul killing weapons Wired ref Filmography border 2 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style margin 1em 1em 1em 0 background f9f9f9 border 1px aaa solid border collapse collapse font size 90 bgcolor B0C4DE align center Year Film Role 2004 Death Valley The Revenge of Bloody Bill writer 2009 Observe and Report Matt Yuen 2010 No Ordinary Family Mensa Member 1 2011 CSI Crime Scene Investigation CSI Heavyset Lookiloo 2011 Rules of Engagement Ronald References Reflist External links imdb name 1344905 http www.wired.com underwire 2009 04 gun toting movi Gun loving, Zombie Hating Twins Geek Out in Observe and Report http www.variety.com review VE1117939886.html?categoryid 31&cs 1 Variety s Analysis of Observe and Report http www.comicbookresources.com ?page article&id 20774 Comic Book Resources News http www.wired.com underwire 2009 10 ... more details
Raymond Walter Goulding March 20, 1922 &ndash March 24, 1990 was an United States of America American comedian , who, together with Bob Elliott comedian Bob Elliott formed the double act comedy duo of Bob and Ray . He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the fourth of five children of Thomas Goulding, an overseer in a textile mill, and his wife Mary. Upon graduation from high school at age 17, Ray Goulding was hired as a 15 a week announcer on local station WLLH, ref New York Voices 14 Portraits by Balliett, Whitney pg53 ref using the name Dennis Howard to avoid confusion with his older brother Phil, an announcer in Boston radio at the time. ref The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Volume 2 1986 1990 ref A year later Ray was hired by Boston radio station WEEI under his own name. ref Saturday Evening Post 25 December 1954 p21 ref His career was interrupted in 1942 by World War II . After graduating from US Army Officer Candidate School OCS he was posted to Fort Knox , KY as an instructor, ref New York Voices 14 Portraits pg54 ref attaining the rank of captain. While stationed there he met his wife, then Lt. Mary Elizabeth Leader, likewise attached to the base as a dietitian. They married in 1945 and would eventually have four sons and two daughters. Upon his discharge in 1946, Goulding was hired on at Boston station WHDH, where he served as newsreader for the morning program hosted by Bob Elliott comedian Bob Elliott . The two men soon discovered an extraordinary comedic rapport and found themselves in demand as a team. Standing six foot two, heavyset and possessing a distinctive baritone voice, Goulding made an effective contrast to his partner both physically and vocally, usually taking on similarly outsize roles in their skits. ref New York Voices 14 Portraits pg47 ref His dead on impersonation of Senator Joseph McCarthy inspired a pointed series of Bob & Ray sketches at the height of the Army McCarthy hearings . He also played all the female roles using a c ... more details
Infobox Television episode Title A Matter of Minutes Series The New Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone Image Image A Matter of Minutes.jpg Caption Scene from A Matter of Minutes Season 1 Episode 15c Airdate January 24, 1986 Production Writer Harlan Ellison br Rockne S. O Bannon Director Sheldon Larry Guests Adam Arkin Michael Wright br Karen Austin Maureen Wright br Adolph Caesar Supervisor br Marianne Muellerleile First Woman in Accident br Alan David Gelman Heavyset Man Episode list List of Twilight Zone episodes Prev A Small Talent for War Next The Elevator The Twilight Zone The Elevator A Matter of Minutes is the third segment of the fifteenth episode from the first season 1985 1986 of the television series The New Twilight Zone . Plot A young married couple, the Wrights, wake up one day to the sounds of construction . When they get a good look at the world around them, they find everything has stopped. A crew of blue clad construction workers are busy removing their furniture and replacing it with new. The Wrights run outside to find things being rebuilt that have already existed. The workers set up a crash, and distribute litter in the streets. The Wrights start to go in the direction of the voice barking out orders to the workers until the voice tells them to chase the Wrights. Confused and frightened, the couple run into a back alley and enter a void of white space. They discover a man in yellow, who helps them out of the void and explains to them he is the supervisor of the maintenance of time. They have somehow slipped into a loophole of time. While they should be in an earlier time, 9 33, for some reason they have hopped over into 11 37. Showing them exactly how time is maintained, he reveals to them a new understanding of how the universe works every minute in history is essentially a separate world, which must be built, maintained, and torn down once the world finishes with it. The supervisor informs them that they cannot return for two reasons one, they c ... more details
Taxobox name Bemaraha woolly lemur status EN status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Thalmann, U., Geissmann, T. & Hoffmann, M. year 2008 id 136335 title Avahi cleesei downloaded 1 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s familia Indriidae genus woolly lemur Avahi species A. cleesei binomial Avahi cleesei binomial authority Thalmann & Geissmann, 2005 range map Avahi cleesei range map.svg range map caption Bemaraha woolly lemur range The Bemaraha woolly lemur Avahi cleesei , also known as Cleese s woolly lemur , is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar , named after John Cleese . The scientist who discovered the species named it after Cleese, star of Monty Python , mainly because of Cleese s fondness for lemur s, as shown in Operation Lemur With John Cleese and Fierce Creatures , and his efforts at protecting and preserving them. The species was first discovered in 1990 by a team of scientists from Zurich University led by Urs Thalmann , but wasn t formally described as a species until November 11, 2005. The diurnal animal diurnal animal weighs about convert 5 6 kg lb , has brown skin with white regions on the rear and inside of the thighs and has a short damp nose, large plate eyes, and ears which hardly stand out from the skin. It typically has a strictly vegetarian diet of leaves and buds, living together in small families. The local population calls the species dadintsifaky , which means Grandfather of the Sifaka , because it is similarly sized to sifakas, but more ponderous, heavyset and has ample greyish brown fur. The habitat is limited to the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in western Madagascar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The animal is probably threatened with becoming extinct in the long run, since the size of the population is unknown so far and its Habitat ecology habitat shrinks continuously. References Reflist Thalmann, Urs & Geissmann, Thomas 2005 ... more details
Infobox person name Robert Emhardt image caption birth name Robert Christian Emhardt birth date July 24, 1913 birth place Indianapolis, Indiana death date death date and age 1994 12 26 1913 07 24 death place Ojai, California restingplace othername occupation Actor yearsactive spouse Silvia Sideli ? 1994 website awards Robert Emhardt July 24, 1913 December 26, 1994 was an American stage, film, and television actor. He typically played villains. Emhardt studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London . ref name NYT cite web url http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 990CE2DA1E3CF936A35752C0A963958260 title Robert Emhardt Character Actor obituary publisher New York Times date January 5, 1995 accessdate 2008 07 06 ref He began his Broadway theatre Broadway career as an understudy for the equally heavyset Sidney Greenstreet in the 1930s, with his actual stage debut coming in The Pirate 1942 . He was a member of the cast of the original 1952 Broadway stage production of The Seven Year Itch . His notable film appearances include 3 10 to Yuma 1957 film 3 10 to Yuma 1957 and Underworld U.S.A. 1961 . On television, he was a regular on Another World TV series Another World , as Mackenzie Cory, and The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. , as Sergeant Vinton. He also made many guest appearances, on such shows as Alfred Hitchcock Presents , The Twilight Zone episode Static The Twilight Zone Static , Perry Mason TV series Perry Mason , and The Andy Griffith Show . He was married to actress Silvia Sideli, with whom he had a son and two daughters. ref name NYT Partial filmography 3 10 to Yuma 1957 film 3 10 to Yuma 1957 The Badlanders 1958 Wake Me When It s Over film Wake Me When It s Over 1960 Underworld U.S.A. 1961 The Intruder 1962 film The Intruder 1962 Kid Galahad 1962 The Group film The Group 1966 Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968 Change of Habit 1969 Lawman film Lawman 1971 It s Alive 1974 film It s Alive 1974 Fraternity Row Film Fraternity Row 1977 Forced V ... more details
Walter Sande July 9, 1906 November 22, 1971 was an American actor, notable for film roles including Paul Revere in Walt Disney s Johnny Tremain film Johnny Tremain . Born in Denver , Colorado , he was one of those stern, heavyset character actors in Hollywood no person could recognize by name. He showed an early interest in music as a youth and by his college years managed to start his own band. This led to a job as musical director for 20th Century Fox s theater chain, which, in turn, led him to acting in films beginning in 1937. Usually providing atmospheric bits with no billing, he made an initial impression in serial cliffhangers as a third string heavy with the popular The Green Hornet Strikes Again and Sky Raiders . His first top featured role, however, would come with The Iron Claw as Jack Flash Strong, a photographer who, uncharacteristically for Walter, served as a comic sidekick to our serial hero. Best of all would be his role in another serial as Red Pennington, the amusing sidekick to Don Winslow of the Navy . He repeated his role again in Don Winslow of the Coast Guard , the successful sequel. The Pennington role would spark a long and steady career in movies, usually a step or two behind Hollywood s elite, in To Have and Have Not film To Have and Have Not prominently featured as the fisherman who tries to cheat Bogie , in Along Came Jones film Along Came Jones , The Blue Dahlia , Dark City 1950 film Dark City and Bad Day at Black Rock , among hundreds of others. A regular authoritative presence in these classic sci fi films Red Planet Mars , The War of the Worlds 1953 film The War of the Worlds and Invaders from Mars 1953 film Invaders from Mars . He also had a recurring featured part in the 1940s Boston Blackie film series playing Detective Matthews alongside Chester Morris, former thief turned crime hero. A primary support player during the Golden Age of television, Sande worked on nearly every popular western and crime show available throughout the ... more details
Refimprove date October 2011 James Bond Character image Image Emilio Largo by Adolfo Celi 200x200.jpg 200px bgcolor 000 fgcolor fff name Emilio Largo br 2 portrayed Adolfo Celi gender Male age 43 affiliation SPECTRE status Deceased role List of James Bond villains Villain Emilio Largo is a fictional character and the main antagonist from the James Bond novel Thunderball novel Thunderball . In the novel he is depicted, according to the British stereotypes about Italians, as a large, heavyset, olive skinned, powerful man exuding animal charm, with the profile of a Roman emperor, and hairy hands which are likened to crawling tarantulas. He also appears in the 1965 Thunderball film film adaptation , again as the main antagonist, with Italy Italian actor Adolfo Celi filling the role. Although Celi strongly resembles his literary counterpart, his white hair contrasts with the pomaded black hair that Fleming specified in the novel, and he wears a black eye patch over his left eye for reasons that are never explained in the movie. Celi s voice was dubbed by Robert Rietty who previously dubbed the voice of John Strangways in Dr. No film Dr. No and later a man resembling Ernst Stavro Blofeld , in For Your Eyes Only film For Your Eyes Only . Largo was also parodied in the Austin Powers film series Austin Powers films. Moreover, Largo is also the main antagonist in the 1983 in film 1983 unofficial James Bond movie Never Say Never Again , a remake of Thunderball . In Never Say Never Again , the character s name, however, was changed to List of characters in Never Say Never Again Maximillian Largo Maximillian Largo and he was portrayed by the Austria n actor Klaus Maria Brandauer . Biography Fleming describes Largo as a ruthless Neapolitan black market eer and fence who moved to riskier and more profitable ventures on the international crime scene. Largo eventually became the second in command of the terrorist organization SPECTRE . In the film, Largo is No. 2 and head of extorti ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Pachyornis status Fossil regnum Animal ia image Pachyornis elephantopus.jpg image width image caption Pachyornis elephantopus skeleton phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves superordo Paleognathae ordo Struthioniformes familia Dinornithidae genus extinction Pachyornis genus authority Richard Lydekker Lydekker , 1891 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Pachyornis elephantopus small Heavy footed Moa small br Pachyornis australis small Crested Moa small br Pachyornis mappini small Mappin s Moa small br Pachyornis new lineage A small undescribed taxon small br Pachyornis new lineage B small undescribed taxon small synonyms Cela small Walter Oliver Oliver , 1949 small Pachyornis is an extinct genus of ratite s from New Zealand which belonged to the moa family. Like all ratite s it was a member of the Order biology order Struthioniformes . The Struthioniformes are flightless birds with a sternum without a keel. They also have a distinctive palate . ref name Davies Davies, S. J. J. F. 2003 ref This genus contains 2 species, ref name Davies and are part of the Anomalopteryginae or lesser moa subfamily. Pachyornis moa were the stoutest and most heavy legged genus of the family. The most notable species being Pachyornis elephantopus the Heavy Footed Moa. They were generally similar to the Eastern Moa or the Broad billed moa of the genus Euryapteryx , but differed in having a pointed bill and being more heavyset in general. At least one species P. australis is assumed to have had a crest of long feathers on its head. The species became rapidly extinct following human colonization of New Zealand, with the possible exception of P. australis , which may have already been extinct by then. Verify credibility date February 2009 It is apparently not known from finds associated with human activity Notornis 10 3 113 Image Pachyornis.jpg thumb left 100px Pachyornis elephantopus foot Two new genetic lineages, which may eventually be described as new specie ... more details
Speciesbox name Brontornis image Brontornis burmeisteri.JPG image width 250px image caption Restoration fossil range Miocene display parents 2 parent authority Francisco Moreno Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 genus Brontornis species burmeisteri authority Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 synonyms Rostrornis small Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 small Brontornis was a genus of giant flightless predator y bird s that lived in Patagonia . ref Alvarenga, Herculano M. F. & H fling, Elizabeth 2003 Systematic revision of the Phorusrhacidae Aves Ralliformes . Pap is Avulsos de Zoologia 43 4 55 91 http www.scielo.br scielo.php?script sci pdf&pid S0031 10492003000400001&lng en&nrm iso&tlng en PDF fulltext ref ref Moreno, Francisco P. & Mercerat, A. 1891 Cat logo de los p jaros f siles de la Rep blica Argentina conservados en el Museo de La Plata. Anales del Museo de La Plata 1 7 71. ref ref http darrennaish.blogspot.com 2006 10 terror birds.html ref ref http darrennaish.blogspot.com 2006 11 more on phorusrhacids biggest fastest.html ref ref http dml.cmnh.org 2000Mar msg00218.html ref ref http dml.cmnh.org 2000Mar msg00099.html ref The only species currently accepted as valid is B. burmeisteri . It has traditionally been placed in the family Phorusrhacidae , nicknamed Terror Birds for their large size and predatory lifestyle, and more precisely to the subfamily Brontornithinae, which contained extremely large and very heavyset forms. It is known from bones, mainly of the legs and feet but also some skull and backbone parts, found in several localities of Santa Cruz Province Argentina Santa Cruz Province . B. burmeisteri was the second largest species of phorusrhacid, with a height of around 2.80 meters 9.19 feet and an estimated weight of 350 400 kg Alvarenga & H fling, 2003 , making it the third heaviest bird ever according to current knowledge after Aepyornis Aepyornis maximus and Dromornis stirtoni , and the most massive land predator of its time and place. Due to its bulk, it probably ha ... more details
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