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Rudolph Belarski
Rudolph Belarski (May 27, 1900 – December 24, 1983) was an American graphic artist known for his cover art depicting aerial combat for magazines such as ''Wings'', '' Dare Devil Aces'', and ''War Birds''. He also drew science fiction covers for '' Argosy'' in the 1930s and covers for mystery and detective novels. Brosterman, Norman. (2000) ''Out of Time: Designs for the Twentieth-Century Future''. New York: Abrams. p. 93. Early life Belarski was born on May 27, 1900, in Dupont, Pennsylvania, a mining town, to immigrant parents from Galicia. At the age of 12, he was legally allowed to quit school to work in the coal mines where he spent ten years of his life. During that time he took mail-order art classes at night from International Correspondence School. In 1922, he moved to New York City and studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn from which he graduated in 1926. From 1928 to 1933, Belarski taught at Pratt Institute. Career Early career Upon ending his five years teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dupont, Pennsylvania
Dupont is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,536 as of the 2020 census. History The community was incorporated as a borough in 1917; it was originally called "Smithville," in honor of its first group of settlers. The community was later renamed Dupont after ''Dupont Explosives'', a company which made explosives for mining. These explosives were used throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania in the 19th and 20th centuries. Dupont Explosives eventually closed after the advancement of technology in gathering coal. Geography Dupont is located at (41.321680, -75.746285). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Transportation Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,719 people, 1,228 households, and 789 families living in the borough. The population density was 1,790.9 people per square mile (690.7/km2). There were 1,354 housing units at an average de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction House
Fiction House was an American publisher of pulp magazines and comic books that existed from the 1920s to the 1950s. It was founded by John B. "Jack" Kelly and John W. Glenister.Saunders, David"JACK BYRNE (1902-1972),"Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists (2015). Accessed Mar. 14, 2017. By the late 1930s, the publisher was Thurman T. Scott. Its comics division was best known for its pinup-style good girl art, as epitomized by the company's most popular character, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Leadership and location The company's original location was 461 Eighth Avenue in New York City. At the end of 1929, a ''New York Times'' article referred to John B. Kelly as "head" of Fiction House, Inc., and a new location of 271 Madison Avenue. In late 1932, John W. Glenister was president of Fiction House and his son-in-law, Thurman T. Scott, was secretary of the corporation. By the end of the 1930s Scott had risen to the title of publisher. In January 1950, the Manhattan-based com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Westport, Connecticut
This list of people from Westport, Connecticut includes people who have been born in, raised in, lived in or who died in Westport, Connecticut, United States. Individuals are listed by the area in which they are best known. Actors, comedians, others in the film and television industries * Mason Adams (1919–2005), character and voice actor * Millette Alexander (born 1933), actress, musician * Mädchen Amick (born 1970), actress * Linda Blair (born 1959), actress known for ''The Exorcist'' * Scott Bryce (born 1958), actor * Alisyn Camerota (born 1966), CNN newscasterObserver: "Fox & Friends Co-Host Alisyn Camerota Sells UWS Pad for a Loss" by Kim Velsey August 7, 2012 * |
Science Fiction Artists
This is a list of science fiction and fantasy artists, notable and well-known 20th- and 21st-century artists who have created book covers or interior illustrations for books, or who have had their own books or comic books of fantastic art with science fiction or fantasy themes published. Artists known exclusively for their work in comic books are not included. Many of the artists are known for their work in both the fantasy and sf fields. Artists who have won the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, or the Chesley Award are noted, as are inductees into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. A *Chris Achilleos (1947–2021) * Charles Samuel Addams (1912–1988) *Dan Adkins (1937–2013) * Paul Alexander (1937–2021) *Chris Van Allsburg (born 1949) *Horacio Altuna (born 1941) * Yoshitaka Amano (born 1952) *Murphy Anderson (1926–2015) *Marshall Arisman (born 1937) *Boris Artzybasheff (1899–1965) *Alicia Austin (born 1942) (Hugo, World Fantasy) * John Avon (born 1961) B *Wayne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulp Fiction Artists
Pulp may refer to: * Pulp (fruit), the inner flesh of fruit Engineering * Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture * Pulp (paper), the fibrous material used to make paper * Molded pulp, a packaging material * Ore pulp, a mixture of finely ground ore, water, and chemicals used in the froth flotation process for mineral processing. Biology and medics * Pulp (finger) * Pulp (spleen) * Pulp (tooth) * The inner part of a fruit or vegetable * Beet pulp, a byproduct from the processing of sugar beet which is used as fodder * Citrus pulp, the juice vesicles of a citrus fruit Film * ''Pulp'' (1972 film), a 1972 British comedy thriller film, directed by Mike Hodges * ''Pulp'' (2012 film), a British comedy film directed by Adam Hamdy and Shaun Magher Publications * Pulp magazine (or pulp fiction), inexpensive fiction magazines, published from 1896 to 1950s * ''Pulp'' (Filipino music magazine) * ''Pulp'' (manga magazine), a monthly manga antho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviation Artists
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air balloons and airships. Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon, an apparatus capable of atmospheric displacement through buoyancy. Some of the most significant advancements in aviation technology came with the controlled gliding flying of Otto Lilienthal in 1896; then a large step in significance came with the construction of the first powered airplane by the Wright brothers in the early 1900s. Since that time, aviation has been technologically revolutionized by the introduction of the jet which permitted a major form of transport throughout the world. Etymology The word ''aviation'' was coined by the French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863. He derived the term from the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Illustrators
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Deaths
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 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] |
Colitis
Colitis is swelling or inflammation of the large intestine ( colon). Colitis may be acute and self-limited or long-term. It broadly fits into the category of digestive diseases. In a medical context, the label ''colitis'' (without qualification) is used if: * The cause of the inflammation in the colon is undetermined; for example, ''colitis'' may be applied to ''Crohn's disease'' at a time when the diagnosis is unknown, or * The context is clear; for example, an individual with ulcerative colitis is talking about their disease with a physician who knows the diagnosis. Signs and symptoms The signs and symptoms of colitis are quite variable and dependent on the cause of the given colitis and factors that modify its course and severity. Common symptoms of colitis may include: mild to severe abdominal pains and tenderness (depending on the stage of the disease), persistent hemorrhagic diarrhea with pus either present or absent in the stools, fecal incontinence, flatulence, fatigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Library
Popular Library was a New York paperback book company established in 1942 by Leo Margulies and Ned Pines, who at the time were major pulp magazine and newspaper publishers. The company's logo of a pine tree was a tribute to Pines, and another Popular Library signature visual was a reduced black-and-white copy of the front cover on the title page. A native of Malden, Massachusetts, Pines became the president of Pines Publications in 1928 and continued to lead the company until 1961. He was the president of Popular Library from 1942 to 1966 and its chairman from 1966 to 1968. Retiring in 1971, he continued to work as a consultant. History Popular Library was founded in 1942 as a detective-story reprint paperback book company. Popular expanded to publish most genres. In February 1962, the company announced it was issuing a public offering of 127,500 common shares at $8 a share, through Sutro Bros. & Company. Ned Pines was retaining 318,000 shares representing 68.3 percent of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Service Organizations
The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families. Since 1941, it has worked in partnership with the Department of War, and later with the Department of Defense (DoD), relying heavily on private contributions and on funds, goods, and services from various corporate and individual donors. Although it is congressionally chartered, it is not a government agency. Founded during World War II, the USO sought to be the GI's "home away from home" and began a tradition of entertaining the troops and providing social facilities. Involvement in the USO was one of the many ways in which the nation had come together to support the war effort, with nearly 1.5 million people having volunteered their services in some way. The USO initially disbanded in 1947, but was reviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
