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Robert Micklewright
Robert Flavell Micklewright (1923–2013) was a British artist, illustrator and designer. He worked as a freelancer and designed dust jackets for books by C. P. Snow and V. S. Naipaul, and posters for London Transport. According to ''The Guardian'', his work was "always of a high standard". Micklewright was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, the son of an illustrator, G. P. Micklewright, and Olive, née Flavell. He trained at the Croydon School of Art in the late 1930s. In World War II, he served in the Rifle Brigade, seeing action in North Africa, Italy, and Greece. His company commander was the glass engraver Laurence Whistler. After the war, Micklewright trained at Wimbledon School of Art from 1947 to 1949 and the Slade School of Fine Art from 1949 to 1952. The Slade's focus was on fine art and, according to Micklewright, "wasn't a lot of use to ordinary mortals like myself". Micklewright worked freelance and designed dust jackets for book publishers, Royal Mail stamp b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freelancer
''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance workers are sometimes represented by a company or a temporary agency that resells freelance labor to clients; others work independently or use professional associations or websites to get work. While the term ''independent contractor'' would be used in a different register of English to designate the tax and employment classes of this type of worker, the term "freelancing" is most common in culture and creative industries, and use of this term may indicate participation therein. Fields, professions, and industries where freelancing is predominant include: music, writing, acting, computer programming, web design, graphic design, translating and illustrating, film and video production, and other forms of piece work that some cultural the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Oil
Gulf Oil was a major global oil company in operation from 1901 to 1985. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth-largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the so-called Seven Sisters oil companies. Prior to its merger with Standard Oil of California, Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the Mellon family fortune; both Gulf and Mellon Financial had their headquarters in Pittsburgh, with Gulf's headquarters, the Gulf Tower, being Pittsburgh's tallest building until the completion of the U.S. Steel Tower. Gulf Oil Corporation (GOC) ceased to exist as an independent company in 1985, when it merged with Standard Oil of California (SOCAL), with both re-branding as Chevron in the United States. Gulf Canada, Gulf's main Canadian subsidiary, was sold the same year with retail outlets to Ultramar and Petro-Canada and what became Gulf Canada Resources to Olympia & York. However, the Gulf brand name and a number of the constituent business divisions of GOC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Suffrage Of Elvira
''The Suffrage of Elvira'' is a comic novel by V. S. Naipaul set in colonial Trinidad. It was written in 1957, and was published in London the following year. It is a satire of the democratic process and the consequences of political change, published a few years before Trinidad and Tobago achieved independence in 1962. Plot summary The novel describes the slapstick circumstances surrounding a local election in one of the districts of Trinidad. Its main character is Surujpat Harbans. It also delves into the multiculturalism of Trinidad, showing the effects of the election on various ethnic groups, including Muslims, Hindus, and Europeans. References External linksReview of the novelin ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...''. Novels b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystic Masseur
''The Mystic Masseur'' is a 2001 Merchant Ivory film based on the novel of the same name by V. S. Naipaul. It is one of relatively few films directed by Ismail Merchant, who is better known as the producer in the Merchant Ivory partnership, and addresses issues of Hindu subculture in Trinidad and Tobago. The movie was the first film adaptation of a novel by Naipaul. It was filmed in Trinidad and Tobago and was released in 2001, to lukewarm response. The screenplay is by Caryl Phillips. The film features performances by Om Puri and Aasif Mandvi, and original music by Zakir Hussain. Synopsis The novel by V. S. Naipaul moves between farce and acerbic social commentary on Trinidad, the country of his birth. The characters are mainly members of Trinidad's Indian community. The protagonist is Ganesh Ramsumair, a frustrated writer who rises from poverty on the back of his dubious talent as a " mystic" masseur, known as Pundit Ganesh, who can cure illnesses. In the end he becomes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogador, Surrey
Mogador is a hamlet in the Reigate and Banstead district, in the English county of Surrey. It is at the edge of Banstead Heath, which provides it a green buffer from other communities, and about from the top of the north-facing dip slope of the North Downs. At an elevation of about it is one of the highest settlements in south-east England. It is just north of the M25 motorway. The nearest settlement is Lower Kingswood, through which Mogador is accessed by road. Other nearby settlements include the hamlet of Margery, the villages of Kingswood, Tadworth and Walton-on-the-Hill, and the town of Reigate. The area surrounding the hamlet is a mixture of farmland and common land, with Colley Hill and Reigate Hill to the south and east being National Trust land. Other common land areas nearby include Walton Heath and the Buckland Hills. The North Downs Way The North Downs Way National Trail is a long-distance path in southern England, opened in 1978. It runs from Farnham to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Deutsch
André Deutsch (15 November 1917 – 11 April 2000) was a Hungarian-born British publisher who founded an eponymous publishing company in 1951. Biography Deutsch was born on 15 November 1917 in Budapest, Hungary, the son of a Jewish dentist.Lyall, Sarah"Andre Deutsch, 82, Publisher Who Invigorated British Scene" ''The New York Times'', 14 April 2000. He attended school in Budapest and in Vienna, Austria. The ''Anschluss'' led to him fleeing Austria because he was Jewish, and in 1939, he settled in Britain, where he worked as floor manager at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. When Hungary entered the Second World War on the side of the Germans in 1941, Deutsch was interned for some weeks as an "enemy alien". Attallah, Naim"No Longer With Us: André Deutsch"(including interview with Deutsch from ''Singular Encounters''), quartetbooks.wordpress.com, 5 July 2010. After having learned the business of publishing while working for Francis Aldor (Aldor Publications, London), wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Suffrage Of Elvira
''The Suffrage of Elvira'' is a comic novel by V. S. Naipaul set in colonial Trinidad. It was written in 1957, and was published in London the following year. It is a satire of the democratic process and the consequences of political change, published a few years before Trinidad and Tobago achieved independence in 1962. Plot summary The novel describes the slapstick circumstances surrounding a local election in one of the districts of Trinidad. Its main character is Surujpat Harbans. It also delves into the multiculturalism of Trinidad, showing the effects of the election on various ethnic groups, including Muslims, Hindus, and Europeans. References External linksReview of the novelin ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...''. Novels by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystic Masseur (novel)
''The Mystic Masseur'' is a comic novel by V. S. Naipaul. It is set in colonial Trinidad and was published in London in 1957. The novel is about a frustrated writer of Indian descent who rises from an impoverished background to become a successful politician on the back of his dubious talent as a ' mystic' masseur — a masseur who can cure illnesses. Plot summary ''The Mystic Masseur'' follows the life of Ganesh Ramsumair, a Trinidadian of Indian heritage. As a young man, Ganesh attends a training college for teachers, and after graduation, he begins working as a primary school teacher in the Port of Spain, Trinidad’s capital. However, he quickly loses interest in this profession and returns to his hometown of Fourways, where he learns that his father has just died. Ganesh plans to be either a writer or a professional masseur, and he befriends a local shop owner named Ramlogan. Ramlogan has a 16-year-old daughter named Leela, and Leela and Ganesh soon marry. After the weddi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Saville
Leonard Malcolm Saville (21 February 1901–30 June 1982) Retrieved 16 July 2016 was an English writer best known for the '' Lone Pine'' series of children's books, many of which are set in . His work emphasises location; the books include many vivid descriptions of English countryside, villages and sometimes towns. Early life and career He was born in , , and was educated at Richmond Hi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Bagster
Hubert Bagster Trumper (27 December 1902 – 1975) was a British doctor and writer (as Hubert Bagster). He was born in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, on 27 December 1902. His father was Oscar Bagster Trumper (1872–1932), also a doctor. In 1926, he was a medical student, travelling in the US and Canada. On 4 April 1928, he was promoted to Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps. In 1929, he married Frances E Greener in Birmingham. Trumper was dismissed by ICI after raising his concerns about workers being exposed to the risk of cancer. In 1958, the ''New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...'' called ''Gallstones and Ghosts'' "richly entertaining clinical reminiscences". Publications (as Hubert Bagster) *''Gallstones and Ghosts: The Casebook Of A Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
