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Arliss (given Name)
Arliss is a unisex given name and nickname which may refer to: People * Arliss Howard (born 1954), American actor, writer and film director * Arliss Ryan (born 1950), American novelist, short story writer and essayist * Arliss Sturgulewski (1927–2022), American retired businesswoman and politician * Arliss Watford Arliss A. Watford (1924–1998Slideshow on Arliss Watford prepared by the North Carolina Folklife Institute. http://www.ncfolk.org/wp-content/uploads/watford.pdf . Retrieved 5 April 2016.) was an American woodcarver from Ahoskie, North Carolina, Ah ... (1924–1998), American woodcarver Fictional characters *Arliss Michaels, protagonist of the American television series '' Arliss'' {{given name Unisex given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arliss Howard
Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard (born October 18, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the films ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987), '' Tequila Sunrise'' (1988), '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997), '' The Time Traveler's Wife'' (2009), ''Moneyball'' (2011), and ''Mank'' (2020). Early life and education Howard was born in Independence, Missouri. He has a sister, Joy Howard, and two younger brothers, Jim and Kip. He graduated from Truman High School and Columbia College. Career Howard established his career with roles in the films ''Full Metal Jacket'', '' Men Don't Leave'', ''Ruby'', and '' Natural Born Killers''. He was nominated for two CableACE Awards for his roles in the television films ''Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture'' and ''The Man Who Captured Eichmann'', winning for the former. In 1997, he portrayed billionaire John Hammond's evil nephew Peter Ludlow in the film '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' and U.S. Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arliss Ryan
Arliss Ryan (born July 24, 1950) is an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. Her seven novels include historical fiction, contemporary fiction and satire. Her short stories and essays have appeared in literary and commercial magazines. Ryan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in English in 1971. For a time, Ryan worked at the United Nations as an administrative assistant, before pursuing writing full-time. Ryan's first novel, ''The Kingsley House'', weaves stories around her ancestral home and was published by St. Martin's Press in 2000. It was featured in a 2000 volume of Reader's Digest Select Editions. The original Kingsley House still stands in Greenmead Historical Park in Livonia, Michigan. Ryan's second novel, the satirical ''How (Not) to Have a Perfect Wedding'', was published by Sourcebooks in 2007 and was inspired by Ryan's experiences working on the event staff at the Astor's Beechwood Mansion. Ryan's third n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arliss Sturgulewski
Jane Arliss Sturgulewski (née Wright; September 27, 1927 – April 7, 2022) was an American businesswoman and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. In a political career in which she started appearing in the spotlight in 1975, she represented Anchorage in the Alaska Senate from 1979 to 1993. Twice during off-years in re-election to her four-year Senate term (in 1986 and 1990), she won the Republican nomination for governor of Alaska against mostly conservative opposition in blanket primaries. The second time, in 1990, she came out in third place behind Walter Hickel and runner up Tony Knowles, which was the second of three times in Alaska's history a major-party nominee placed third. She won a 2000 Anchorage Athena award. Life Arliss Sturgulewski received a BA in Economics and Business from the University of Washington and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from University of Alaska Anchorage in 1993. Arliss served on many municipal boards. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arliss Watford
Arliss A. Watford (1924–1998Slideshow on Arliss Watford prepared by the North Carolina Folklife Institute. http://www.ncfolk.org/wp-content/uploads/watford.pdf . Retrieved 5 April 2016.) was an American woodcarver from Ahoskie, North Carolina, Ahoskie in Hertford County, North Carolina. He specialized in the carving of humanoid figures, such as angels and local fixtures in his community, including his family and friends. In 1998, Watford was awarded the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award, one of seven recipients in that year.Program for the 1998 North Carolina Folk Heritage Award. Raleigh: North Carolina Arts Council, 1998. Personal life Watford was born in the town of Ahoskie in 1924, and remained in the area of Hertford County most of his life, with his shop located just six miles from his birthplace. He grew up with fourteen siblings, and first began to experiment with woodcarving as a child throughout the 1920s. He only began to profit off his works, however, when he opened hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arliss (TV Series)
''Arliss'' (rendered in its logo as ''Arli$$'') is an American cult-classic dark comedy series, created by and starring Robert Wuhl (who was also the series' showrunner), about the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports, with Wuhl playing the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels, whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say "no" to clients and employees. ''Arliss'' ran for seven seasons and 80 episodes on HBO, from August 10, 1996, to September 8, 2002. After almost two decades of being off-air, the entire catalog of ''Arliss'' episodes returned to HBO Max in a streaming format in September 2018. ''The New York Times'' called the show "One of the freshest shows to come along in a while." It was well-known for taking on very controversial (at the time) topics, including domestic abuse, steroid use, Alzheimer’s disease, gay and transgender athletes, alcoholism, and unwanted athlete pregnancies. The idea behind ''Arliss'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |