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Deaths In March 2013
The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2013. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: *Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference. March 2013 1 *Jewel Akens, 79, American R&B singer ( "The Birds and the Bees"), complications from back surgery. *Janez Albreht, 87, Slovenian actor. * Campbell Armstrong, 69, Scottish author. *Chris Canavan, 84, British actor (''Coronation Street''). *W. Gene Corley, 77, American consulting engineer. *Helga Cranston, 91, German film editor. * Robert Danhof, 87, American judge, member (1969–1992) and Chief Judge (1976–1992) of the Michigan Court of Appeals. *Bonnie Franklin, 69, American actress ('' One Day at a Time'', ''The Young and the Restless'', ''Please Don't Eat the Daisies''), pancreatic cancer. *Mukesh Gadhvi, 50, Indian politician, MP for Banaskantha, complications from a stroke. *Sammy G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notability (people)
Notability is the property of being worthy of notice, having fame, or being considered to be of a high degree of interest, significance, or distinction. It also refers to the capacity to be such. Persons who are notable due to public responsibility, accomplishments, or, even, mere participation in the celebrity industry are said to have a public profile. The concept arises in the philosophy of aesthetics regarding aesthetic appraisal.Aesthetic Appraisal', Philosophy (1975), 50: 189–204, Evan Simpson There are criticisms of art galleries determining monetary valuation, or valuation so as to determine what or what not to display, being based on notability of the artist, rather than inherent quality of the art work. Notability arises in decisions on coverage questions in journalism. Marketers and newspapers may try to create notability to create celebrity, fame, or notoriety, or to increase sales, as in the yellow press. The privileged class are sometimes called notables, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Gadhvi
Mukesh Gadhvi (1 January 1963 – 1 March 2013) was an Indian politician and a senior member of Indian National Congress. He was a one-time Member of Parliament (MP) from Banaskantha and three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Danta. He was born in Jhanker Village Sirohi, Rajasthan, he was son of Congress leader B.K. Gadhvi, three time MP from the Banaskantha seat, and remained Union Minister of State for Finance during the Rajiv Gandhi ministry and had remained the President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress in Gujarat. Jagdish Thakor is the president of the Committee. It has 1,862 seats in various urban and rural local bodies in Gujarat. Its office is l ... (GPCC). Death He died on 1 March 2013 at age 50, after suffering a brain stroke, a few days earlier. He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters. References 1963 births 2013 deaths In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Lovers (2008 Film)
''Two Lovers'' is a 2008 American romantic drama film, taking its inspiration from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1848 short story "White Nights (short story), White Nights", which had already been turned into a film seven times, first by Luchino Visconti: ''White Nights (1957 film), Le Notti Bianche'' (1957). The film is directed by James Gray (film director), James Gray and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Vinessa Shaw. It is set in the largely Russian Jewish neighborhood Brighton Beach in New York City, as was Gray's first film ''Little Odessa (film), Little Odessa''. ''Two Lovers'' premiered in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in May. The film was Gray's third to enter the competition at this festival. It was released on February 13, 2009. Plot Leonard Kraditor (Phoenix) is walking along a bridge over a stream in Brooklyn, when suddenly he jumps into the water in an attempted suicide. He changes his mind and quickly walks home to his parents' apartment. His mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ric Menello
Richard "Ric" Menello (August 20, 1952March 1, 2013) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. Menello co-directed the landmark music video for the Beastie Boys' 1987 single, "''(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)''". His contributions to music during the era led MTV to call him, "one of the most influential visionaries behind the emergence of commercial hip-hop in the 1980s." Menello's screenwriting credits include the 1988 Run–D.M.C. film, ''Tougher Than Leather'', directed by Rick Rubin, and two films co-written with and directed by James Gray, '' Two Lovers'' (2008), starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix, and '' The Immigrant'',(2013), starring Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix. Biography Menello was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree in dramatic literature and cinema from New York University. He continued to take graduate courses in cinema studies at NYU after completing his bachelor's. Menello started writing film critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky's The Limit (Magic Album)
''Sky's the Limit'' (written as ''Skys The Limit'') is the debut studio album by American rapper Magic. It was released on September 15, 1998, on No Limit Records, Tru Records and Priority Records. The record features production from Beats By the Pound, Mark In Da Dark and DJ Daryl, and guest appearances from almost the entire No Limit and Tru Records artists roster. Commercial performance The album was another success for the thriving No Limit, debuting at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 105,551 copies in its first week. Track listing #"Intro"- :25 #"Ghetto Godzilla"- 2:16 (feat. Master P) #"Did What I Had 2"- 4:01 (feat. Mystikal) #"Depend on Me"- 3:50 (feat. C-Murder) #"9th Ward"- 3:51 #"No Hope"- 3:49 (feat. C-Murder, Lady TRU & Sons of Funk) #"Take It to Da Streets"- 2:37 #"Ball 'Til We Fall"- 2:56 (feat. C-Murder) #"I Got Love 4 Ya"- 4:59 (feat. Steady Mobb'n & Snoop Dogg) #"I Never"- 2:44 #"Money Don't Make Me"- 3:25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic (rapper)
Awood Johnson Jr. (August 16, 1975March 1, 2013), better known by his stage name Magic (or Mr. Magic), was an American rapper from New Orleans, best known for his stint with No Limit Records in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Early life Born and raised in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, Awood Johnson first made his name in New Orleans' underground circuit performing in talent shows and in a local group. Magic first appeared on C-Murder's songs "Picture Me" and "Watch Yo Enemies" on his 1998 album '' Life or Death''. He was signed to C-Murder's label Tru Records, a sublabel to No Limit Records. Career Magic's released his debut solo studio album, '' Sky's the Limit'', in 1998, which reached #15 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In 1999, Magic released his second solo studio album '' Thuggin''' which featured hit singles "That's Me" and "Ice on my Wrist" with Master P, which had minor success, peaking at #30. Following poor sales of his third studio album, ''White E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naw Kham
Sai Naw Kham ( my, နော်ခမ်း; shn, ၼေႃႇၶမ်း; also spelled Nor Kham; 8 November 1969 – 1 March 2013) was an ethnic Shan associate of the Chinese drug trafficker Khun Sa who operated in the Golden Triangle, a major drugs-smuggling area where the borders of Burma, Laos and Thailand converge. He was executed for alleged involvement in the killing of 13 Chinese sailors. Excessive media coverage and live broadcast of the execution were seen in Myanmar as a Chinese attempt to frame the ethnic Shans and the Burmese for the drug problems; China had previously allowed drug traffickers like Pheung Kya-shin to roam free in China. Since the KMT retreated to Burma in the early 1950s, ethnic Chinese drug lords have set up a drug empire in the Golden Triangle, taking advantage of their global networks, which the natives lacked. Profits from the drug trade have allowed the Chinese to expand and replace the native populations. As a result, parts of nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadowlands (1993 Film)
''Shadowlands'' is a 1993 British biographical drama film about the relationship between academic C. S. Lewis (played by Anthony Hopkins) and Jewish American poet Joy Davidman (played by Debra Winger), her death from cancer, and how this challenged his Christianity. It was directed by Richard Attenborough with a screenplay by William Nicholson based on his 1985 television film and 1989 stage play of the same name. The 1985 script began life as ''I Call It Joy'' written for Thames Television by Brian Sibley and Norman Stone. Sibley later wrote the book, ''Shadowlands: The True Story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman''. The film won the 1993 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. The film marked the last film appearance of English actor Michael Denison. Plot In the 1950s, the reserved, middle-aged bachelor C. S. Lewis is an Oxford University academic at Magdalen College and author of ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series of children's books. He meets the married American poet J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawlty Towers
''Fawlty Towers'' is a British television sitcom written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Two series of six episodes each were made. The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and, in 2019, it was named the greatest ever British TV sitcom by a panel of comedy experts compiled by the ''Radio Times''.Mattha Busby, 9 April 2019"Fawlty Towers named greatest ever British TV sitcom" ''The Guardian'', Retrieved 24 May 2019 The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay on the English Riviera. The plots centre on the tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty (Cleese), his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales), the sensible chambermaid Polly (Booth) who often is the peacemaker and voice of reason, and the hapless and English-challenged Spanish waiter Manuel (Andrew Sachs). They show their attempts to run the hotel amidst far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Keen
Patricia Margaret "Pat" Keen (21 October 1933 – 1 March 2013) was an English actress whose career on stage, television and film ran from the 1950s to the 2000s. Born in Willesden, Brent, London, Keen trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in the company of the novelist Paul Bailey, and after graduating in 1956, was offered a job at the Oxford Playhouse.Paul BaileObituary: Pat Keen ''The Guardian'', 22 March 2013 Her first West End appearance came with the role of Margaret in the first stage production of Robert Bolt's '' A Man for All Seasons'' in 1960, in which Susannah York was cast in the later film version. In ''David Copperfield'' (1974), a Sunday tea time serial for the BBC, Keen played the "perfect" Clara Peggotty, however the actress was best known for playing strident, bossy middle-aged women throughout the 1970s and 1980s, such as Virginia in the ''Fawlty Towers'' episode "The Anniversary" (1979), and as an anxious mother in ''Clockwise'' (1986). She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Court Of Appeals
The Texas Courts of Appeals are part of the Texas judicial system. In Texas, all cases appealed from district and county courts, criminal and civil, go to one of the fourteen intermediate courts of appeals, with one exception: death penalty cases. The latter are taken directly to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the court of last resort for criminal matters in the State of Texas. The highest court for civil and juvenile matters is the Texas Supreme Court. While the Supreme Court (SCOTX) and the Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) each have nine members per the Texas Constitution, the sizes of the intermediate courts of appeals are set by statute and vary greatly, depending on historical case filings and so that the justices on each court can timely adjudicate the volume of cases regularly before them. The total number of intermediate appellate court seats currently stands at 80, ranging from three (Texarkana, El Paso, Waco, Eastland, and Tyler), four (Amarillo and Beaumont), six (Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaynelle Griffin Jones
Gaynelle Griffin Jones (November 20, 1948 – March 1, 2013) was an American jurist and lawyer who was the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. She was born in Dallas, Texas and graduated from A. J. Moore High School. Jones received her bachelor's degree from Emerson College and her J.D. degree from Boston College Law School. In 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed Jones as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. She was the first African-American woman to serve in that position. Before her appointment as U.S. Attorney, Jones was also the first African-American woman to serve on the First Court of the Texas Courts of Appeals. In later years, she worked as litigation counsel for Hewlett-Packard Company and was an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law School. She practiced law for forty years in Massachusetts, Louisiana, and Texas specializing in corporate law and criminal law. She was married to Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
