Edward N. Gadsby | |
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| Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office August 20, 1957 –March 26, 1961 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | J. Sinclair Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | William L. Cary |
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| Born | Edward Northup Gadsby April 11,1900 North Adams,Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Died | June 12,1973 (aged 73) Boston,Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Spouse | Isabelle Halsey |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Amherst College New York University School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer and appointed United States government official |
Edward N. Gadsby served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1957 and 1961.
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Gadsby is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6. It is located east of Red Deer on Highway 852 just north of Highway 12. Incorporated in 1909, it dissolved from village status in early 2020.
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Decatur House is a historic house museum at 748 Jackson Place in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It is named after its first owner and occupant, the naval officer Stephen Decatur Jr. Built in 1818, the house is located at the northwest corner of Lafayette Square, about a block from the White House.
John Gadsby Chapman was an American artist famous for Baptism of Pocahontas, which was commissioned by the United States Congress and hangs in the United States Capitol rotunda.
Jonathan Ernest Gadsby was a New Zealand television comedian and writer, most well known for his role in the comedy series McPhail and Gadsby co-starring alongside David McPhail. He died of cancer aged 62.
The Story of the Gadsbys is a story by Rudyard Kipling. It was originally published as no. 2 of the Indian Railway Library in 1888. The Story of the Gadsbys is written in dramatic form, consisting of eight short scenes. This short pamphlet, of 100 pages, was later collected in book form as the second part of Soldiers Three.
Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian, writer, author and actor. They began their career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, their show Nanette on Netflix won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Peabody Award.
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Hannah Gadsby: Nanette is a live comedy performance written and performed by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby, which debuted in 2017. The work includes social commentary, evocative speech punctuated by comedy and emotive narration of Gadsby's life, lessons and what their story offers to the world. In June 2018, Netflix released a video of Gadsby's performance of the work at the Sydney Opera House, directed by Madeleine Parry and John Olb. The special was well received by critics, winning a Peabody Award as well as Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special at the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas is a live comedy performance written and performed by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby, which debuted in 2019. The show follows on the success of their previous show Nanette, which helped Gadsby expand their international audience. The show toured internationally, and a video of their Los Angeles performance of this show was released as a Netflix comedy special in May 2020.
