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Ben Masters
Benjamin Masters (May 6, 1947 – January 11, 2023) was an American actor who is best known for his portrayal of Julian Crane in daytime drama ''Passions'' from July 8, 1999, to the show's final episode on August 7, 2008. Early life Masters was born in Corvallis, Oregon, and graduated from the University of Oregon as a theater major. Career Masters moved to New York City and landed a role in the off-Broadway play '' The Boys in the Band''. He also had a 13-month run in Kevin Wade's Key Exchange off-Broadway. The Broadway plays ''Captain Brassbound's Conversion'' with Ingrid Bergman and ''The Cherry Orchard'' with Irene Worth, Raul Julia, and Meryl Streep followed. Masters portrayed Nick, the older brother of the titular character in the 1976–1977 Saturday morning series '' Muggsy''. Masters started in daytime dramas when he portrayed Vic Strang on '' Another World'' for three months in 1982. Masters later appeared as corporate raider Linc Bartlett in the television minise ...
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Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis ( ) is a city and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 59,922. Corvallis is the location of Oregon State University and Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Corvallis is the westernmost city in the contiguous 48 states with a population larger than 50,000. History Establishment In October 1845, Joseph C. Avery arrived in Oregon from the east.David D. Fagan''History of Benton County, Oregon: Including... a Full Political History, ...Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of Early and Prominent Citizens...''Portland, OR: A.G. Walling, Printer, 1885; pg. 422. Note that a clear typographical error in the original source has Avery's date of arrival as "October 1846", but beginning of his residence in "June 1846." Avery took out a land claim a ...
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Noble House (miniseries)
''Noble House'' is an American action-drama television miniseries that was produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, and broadcast by NBC in four segments on February 21–24, 1988. Based on the 1981 novel of the same name by James Clavell, it features a large cast headlined by Pierce Brosnan as business tycoon Ian Dunross and was directed by Gary Nelson. Due to time restrictions, several of the many subplots from the book were removed. This was NBC's second miniseries adaptation of a Clavell novel, the first being 1980's highly successful ''Shōgun''. Both take place in the same fictional universe with ''Noble House'' featuring connections to ''Shōgun'' and another Clavell work, ''Tai-Pan''. For the miniseries, the timeframe of the novel was changed; Clavell's original novel takes place in the early 1960s, but the miniseries was updated to the 1980s. The building prominently displayed and used as Struan's is Jardine House. Synopsis Despite being Hong-Kong-based most ...
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Deadly Reunion
''Deadly Reunion'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Third Doctor, Jo, and UNIT. This novel celebrates the 40th anniversary An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints ... of ''Doctor Who''. References {{Master stories, selected=Books 2003 British novels 2003 science fiction novels Past Doctor Adventures Third Doctor novels Novels by Terrance Dicks Novels by Barry Letts The Master (Doctor Who) novels British science fiction novels BBC Books books ...
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Dream Lover (1986 Film)
''Dream Lover'' is a 1986 American thriller film about a woman who undergoes sleep deprivation therapy after being attacked in her apartment - with unexpected results. The film was directed by Alan J. Pakula, and stars Kristy McNichol, Ben Masters, and Joseph Culp. Synopsis While sleeping, musician Kathy Gardner has romantic fantasies about herself and her boyfriend Kevin McCann. Kevin admires her penchant for flute playing, and invites Kathy to front his jazz band. However, she's slated to visit Japan with her father Ben. At a local theater, Kathy mentions Kevin's offer to Ben. Ben's friend Claire urges Kathy to accept the offer; she mentions Kathy's late alcoholic mother, who had a turbulent relationship with Ben. Kathy's father agrees that she should join Kevin's band. That night, Kathy has another dream: as a child, she jumps out a window. While moving into her new apartment the next day, Kathy is startled by the sudden appearance of a man named Danny. He mistook her for s ...
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All That Jazz (film)
''All That Jazz'' is a 1979 American musical drama film directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay, by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse, is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse's life and career as a dancer, choreographer and director. The film was inspired by Fosse's manic effort to edit his film '' Lenny'' while simultaneously staging the 1975 Broadway musical ''Chicago''. It borrows its title from the Kander and Ebb tune " All That Jazz" in that production. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. At the 52nd Academy Awards it was nominated for nine Oscars, winning four: Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing. In 2001, ''All That Jazz'' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Plot Joe Gideon is a theater director and choreographer trying to balance staging his latest ...
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Mandingo (film)
''Mandingo'' is a 1975 American historical melodrama film that focuses on the Atlantic slave trade in the Antebellum South. The film's title refers to the mandinka people, who are referred to as "Mandingos", and described as being good slaves for fighting matches. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis for Paramount Pictures, the film was directed by Richard Fleischer. The screenplay, by Norman Wexler, was adapted from the 1957 novel '' Mandingo'' by Kyle Onstott, and the 1961 play '' Mandingo'' by Jack Kirkland (which is derived from the novel). The film stars Perry King as Hammond, the son of cruel slave owner Warren Maxwell (James Mason). Hammond is known to rape the female slaves on his father's plantation, and his father orders him to marry a white woman to produce grandchildren with no black ancestry. Hammond marries Blanche ( Susan George), his cousin, who becomes jealous that he pays more attention to his black lover Ellen ( Brenda Sykes) than to his wife, leading Blanche to sed ...
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Dementia
Dementia is a disorder which manifests as a set of related symptoms, which usually surfaces when the brain is damaged by injury or disease. The symptoms involve progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, which negatively affects a person's ability to function and carry out everyday activities. Aside from memory impairment and a disruption in thought patterns, the most common symptoms include emotional problems, difficulties with language, and decreased motivation. The symptoms may be described as occurring in a continuum over several stages. Consciousness is not affected. Dementia ultimately has a significant effect on the individual, caregivers, and on social relationships in general. A diagnosis of dementia requires the observation of a change from a person's usual mental functioning, and a greater cognitive decline than what is caused by normal aging. Several diseases and injuries to the brain, such as a stroke, can give rise to dementia. However, th ...
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COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, Anosmia, loss of smell, and Ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected Asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, Hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure ...
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Directv
DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States. It also provides traditional linear television service delivered by IP through its U-verse TV brand and a Virtual MVPD service through its DirecTV Stream brand. Its primary competitors are Dish Network, traditional cable television providers, IP-based television services, and other over-the-top video services. On July 24, 2015, after receiving approval from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice, AT&T acquired DirecTV in a transaction valued at $67.1 billion. As of the end of Q1 2021, AT&T had 15.9 million pay-TV customers, including DirecTV, U-Verse, and DirecTV Stream subscribers. On February 25, 2021, AT&T announced that it would spin-off DirecTV, U-Verse TV, and DirecTV Stream into a separate e ...
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Soap Opera Weekly
''Soap Opera Weekly'' was a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It featured onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information. Launched in November 1989 by News Corporation with Mimi Torchin as editor-in-chief, ''Weekly'' began as a sister magazine to ''Soap Opera Digest''. News Corporation sold the magazine to K-III in 1991. K-III was renamed Primedia, and sold its magazines to Source Interlink in 2007. American Media, Inc. took over Source Interlink's soap magazines in 2011; ''Soap Opera Weekly'' ceased publication in 2012.AMI folds 'Soap Opera Weekly'
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Soap Opera Digest Award
''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presented by ''Soap Opera Digest'' magazine to the best work on American soap operas from 1977 until 1983. Unlike their successors, the ''Soap Opera Digest'' Awards, this accolade lacked a great deal of glamour. The statue itself was a tall geometric crystal and were presented during a television show after winners were announced in the magazine. The original award was designed by the magazine's art director Janis Rogak. The magazine's editor Ruth J. Gordon, who was founding editor made the very first presentation on ''The Merv Griffin Show''. The first awards were presented during the ''Merv Griffin Show'' to Best Actor Bill Hayes and Best Actress Susan Seaforth Hayes from ''Days of Our Lives'' (which also won for 'Favorite Show'). This fi ...
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