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Marion Robert Morrison,professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed "the Duke",was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age,especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New Wave,as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades and appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era. In 1999,the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of the greatest male stars of classic American cinema.
Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams that tells the story of a gigolo and drifter,Chance Wayne,who returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star,Alexandra del Lago,whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. The main reason for his homecoming is to get back what he had in his youth,primarily,his old girlfriend,whose father had run him out of town years before. The play was written for Tallulah Bankhead,a good friend of Williams.
A school bus is any type of bus owned,leased,contracted to,or operated by a school or school district. It is regularly used to transport students to and from school or school-related activities,but not including a charter bus or transit bus. Various configurations of school buses are used worldwide;the most iconic examples are the yellow school buses of the United States which are also found in other parts of the world.
The Wayne Corporation was an American manufacturer of buses and other vehicles under the "Wayne" marque. The corporate headquarters were in Richmond,Indiana,in Wayne County,Indiana. During the middle 20th century,Wayne served as a leading producer of school buses in North America.
Birds of Prey is an American superhero television series that was developed by Laeta Kalogridis for The WB and is loosely based on the DC Comics series of the same name. The series takes place in a Gotham City abandoned by Batman.
The NBA Executive of the Year is an annual award in the National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1972–73 NBA season,to the league's best general manager,president of basketball/business operations,or another high-ranking executive. Before 2009,the Executive of the Year was presented annually by Sporting News,but was officially recognized by the NBA. Since 2009,the award has been awarded by the NBA. Voting is conducted by executives from the league's 30 teams. The person with the most votes wins the award.
Black Mask is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake,the character debuted in Batman #386. He is commonly depicted as a brutal and ruthless crime lord in Gotham City who has a fixation with masks and derives sadistic pleasure from the act of torture. Black Mask is one of the most enduring enemies of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.
"Bruce Wayne:Fugitive" is a storyline that ran through the Batman comic books in 2002. The story directly follows the "Bruce Wayne:Murderer?" story.
The Huntress is an antiheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the third DC character to bear the name Huntress. Originally introduced as a new interpretation of Helena Wayne,no longer depicted as the future daughter of Batman and Catwoman as part of DC's post-Crisis on Infinite Earths relaunch,she was later established to be the modern-day equivalent,namesake,and predecessor of Helena Wayne.
The Huntress,also known as Helena Wayne,is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman of an alternate universe established in the early 1960s and referred to as "Earth-Two",where the Golden Age stories took place. A modern-day predecessor of Helena Wayne as Huntress with no blood-relation to Batman or Catwoman,Helena Bertinelli,was additionally co-created by the character's co-creator Joe Staton in 1989,originally intended as a reinvention of the character following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths,before being retconned as different characters.
The Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area is a 3,300-acre (13.4 km²) state park bordering Rend Lake near Benton,Illinois. The state park is managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to concentrate on shoreline recreation,including boating,fishing,and picnicking.
It's Country Time Again! is an album by American country music artists George Jones and Gene Pitney released in 1966 on the Musicor Records label.
George Jones and Gene Pitney –Recorded in Nashville! is an album by American country music artist George Jones and rock and roll artist Gene Pitney. The album is also known as It's Country Time Again!
Isla Taborcillo is a small private island 2 kilometres off the coast of Panama,which was once owned by American film actor John Wayne. Currently owned by Austrian businessman Ralph Hübner,founder of publishing company Who is Who,the island contains a resort hotel and theme park,and is a vacation destination for tourists. A part of the island has been designated as a protected bird sanctuary;egrets,brown pelicans and hummingbirds nest here.
Mine That Bird is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds and came second in the Preakness Stakes and third in the Belmont Stakes. He had earnings of $2,228,637 and was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2015.
The Huntress is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics,commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The two best-known women to bear the Huntress name are Helena Bertinelli and Helena Wayne,the latter being from an alternate universe. Although Helena Wayne and Helena Bertinelli are both superheroes,the Huntress of the Golden Age was a supervillain.
The Court of Owls is a criminal organization and secret society appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They appear as adversaries of the superhero Batman. Created by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo,the Court is described as an organization of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of the city of Gotham,having existed since the city's founding and completely unknown among its general population outside of an urban legend centered around their reputation for grisly assassinations carried out by indoctrinated agents known as Talons. The 2015–2016 "Robin War" story line details their international expansion,with the group renaming itself the Parliament of Owls.
"Tapout" is a song released by American hip hop group Rich Gang featuring performances by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and American rappers Lil Wayne,Mack Maine,Future,and Rich Gang founder Birdman. Produced by Southside &TM88 with co-production and uncredited vocals by Detail,the song is the lead single of the eponymous YMCMB compilation album,premiering on March 12,2013 and becoming available for digital download on March 19. The song has since peaked at #44 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Gladys Bowery Black (1909–1998) was an American ornithologist,conservationist,and writer known as "Iowa's Bird Lady". She was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1985.
Wayne Hsiung is an American activist and attorney. Hsiung is a co-founder of The Simple Heart Initiative and previously led the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE),which he also co-founded. During his time as a lawyer,he worked with the law firms DLA Piper and Steptoe &Johnson,was a Searle Fellow and visiting assistant professor at the Northwestern University School of Law,and a National Science Foundation-funded graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hsiung ran for mayor of Berkeley,California,in 2020,largely focused on the issue of animal rights,and earned 24% of the vote,defeated by incumbent Jesse Arreguin.
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