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Shamus Award Winners
Shamus may refer to: * ''Shamus'' (video game), a 1982 computer game from Synapse Software * ''Shamus'' (film), a 1973 film starring Burt Reynolds * Shamus Culhane (1908–1996), American animator, film director and producer * Shamus Khan (born 1978), American sociologist * Shamus O'Brien (1907–1981), Scottish-American soccer player * Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard Entertainment * Shamus Wong, a character from the children's book Tracey McBean * Colloquial term for a private detective See also * Shamu, SeaWorld's first killer whale (died 1971) * Shamu (SeaWorld show), SeaWorld's contemporary killer whale shows * Seamus (other) * Sheamus Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sheamus. Prior to joining WWE, he wrestled on the European indep ... (born 1978), Irish professional wrestler * ''Shammes'' or Gabbai, a term for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamus (computer Game)
''Shamus'' is a flip-screen shooter with light action-adventure game elements written by Cathryn Mataga (credited as William Mataga) and published by Synapse Software. The original Atari 8-bit family version is 16K in size and was released on disk and tape in 1982. The game was ported to the Apple II, VIC-20, Commodore 64, TRS-80 Color Computer, TI-99/4A, and IBM PC. Several of these were published by Atarisoft. It was later sold on cartridge by Atari Corporation following the launch of the Atari XEGS in 1987. " Funeral March of a Marionette", the theme song from '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', plays on the title screen. According to Ihor Wolosenko, co-founder of Synapse, ''Shamus'' made the company famous by giving it a reputation for quality. It was followed by a sequel, '' Shamus: Case II'', with the same characters but different gameplay. In 1999, Mataga released a remake for the Game Boy Color, and later, both ''Shamus'' and ''Shamus: Case II'' for iOS. Gameplay Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamus (film)
''Shamus'' is a 1973 American comedy thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik, and starring Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon. The word "shamus" means "detective" in Yiddish. Plot summary New York private detective Shamus McCoy is called to the house of Hume, an eccentric diamond dealer, and is given the task of recovering some stolen diamonds. His investigation is thwarted at every turn and it is only when he is beaten by a gang of thugs to warn him off the job that he realizes that he's onto something really big. Using his friend Springy as well as Alexis Montaigne, the sister of a nightclub owner, McCoy digs for the truth about the robbery. The trail leads to an Army colonel called Hardcore who is in cahoots with Alexis's brother, then full circle to Hume, who is behind the plot all along. Cast * Burt Reynolds as Shamus McCoy * Dyan Cannon as Alexis Montaigne * John Ryan as "Hardcore" * Joe Santos as Lieutenant Promuto * Giorgio Tozzi as Dottore * Ron Weyand as E.J. Hume * Larry Block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamus Culhane
James H. "Shamus" Culhane (November 12, 1908 – February 2, 1996) was an American animator, film director, and film producer. He is best known for his work in the Golden age of American animation. Career Shamus Culhane worked for a number of American animation studios, including Fleischer Studios, the Ub Iwerks studio, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Walter Lantz Productions. He began his animation career in 1925 working for Bray Productions on the Dinky Doodle series, produced under the supervision of Walter Lantz. After Bray he served as an inker on Ben Harrison’s and Manny Gould’s Krazy Kat cartoons before moving to Fleischer Studios in 1929 after producer Charles Mintz did not retain him upon transferring the studio to Hollywood. Culhane is known for promoting the animation talents of his inker/assistant at Fleischer in the early 1930s, Lillian Friedman Astor, making her the first female studio animator. After serving as director on several Talkartoons and early B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamus Khan
Shamus Rahman Khan (born October 8, 1978) is an American sociologist. He is a professor of sociology and American Studies at Princeton University. Formerly he served as chair of the sociology department at Columbia University. He writes on elites, inequality, gender/sexuality, and American culture. His work has appeared in numerous national and international media outlets. Early life Khan was born in New York to M. Akmal Khan, a surgeon, and Maura Khan, a nurse, both immigrants from Pakistan and Ireland, respectively. He has an older brother, Omar Khan, who has a PhD in Political Science from Oxford and was the director of the Runnymede Trust until 2020 and is currently the Director of the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO). Khan attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, graduating magna cum laude with distinction in Math, Science, Music, and Latin in 1996. He won the Howe Music Prize and the Rector's Award upon graduatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamus O'Brien
William Shamus O'Brien (November 29, 1907 in Neilston, Scotland – November 28, 1981 in Bangor, Maine) was a U.S.-Scottish soccer inside left. During his Hall of Fame career, O'Brien spent eight seasons in the first American Soccer League and another five in the second American Soccer League. Youth While born in Scotland, O'Brien's family immigrated to the United States when he was eleven. They initially settled in Newport News, Virginia when his father was hired by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. However, the family did not remain in Virginia, but moved to Kearny, New Jersey where O'Brien was immersed in one of the country's most productive soccer regions. He began his career with Ryerson Juniors, winning the 1925 New Jersey state cup. He then briefly moved to Hartley before turning professional in the fall of 1925. Professional In 1925, the New York Giants of the American Soccer League signed O'Brien. In 1928, the Giants, along with two other teams fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizard Entertainment
Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as GoEnergy and Wizard World, is a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America. The company started as the holding company for Strato Malmas' interests in the energy business. Gareb Shamus started the previous bearer of the Wizard Entertainment name in 1991 as Wizard Press the publisher of one monthly magazine ('' Wizard''). That company evolved into a multi-title publishing company with diversified interests in branded products and related convention operations. By 2011, the company had discontinued its print division to focus exclusively on its convention business. Since then, they have expanded to producing thirteen annual conventions around the U.S. History Gareb Shamus founded '' Wizard'' magazine in January 1991 shortly after he graduated from college.Babka, Allison"Wizard World Inc.: A roving comic con looks to corner the geek market,"''The Riverfront Times'' (Apr. 3, 2014). The company was originally based in Conge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey McBean
''Tracey McBean'' is an Australian animated children's television series produced by Southern Star Entertainment and Film Australia. The show was aired from 2001 until 2006 on ABC Kids. Overview The main protagonist, Tracey, is a young nine-year-old girl who goes to school with her best friend Shamus. Together they use Tracey's inventions for all kinds of purposes, such as school competitions or simply for fun. Tracey lives in a house and Shamus on the 15th floor of a tall apartment building. Shamus loves gardening organically and Tracey likes inventing devices and contraptions. Tracey uses a caravan in her backyard for inventing. The caravan, white with a horizontal thick red stripe, has an antenna, and a computer and many devices and parts within. Tracey's younger sister, Megan, often annoys Tracey to the extent that she will invent something to stop this annoyance. The antagonists are the McConnolly brothers, who go to Tracey's school. They often are rivals of McBean though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Investigator
A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators often work for attorneys in civil and criminal cases. History In 1833, Eugène François Vidocq, a French soldier, criminal, and privateer, founded the first known private detective agency, "Le Bureau des Renseignements Universels pour le commerce et l'Industrie" ("The Office of Universal Information For Commerce and Industry") and hired ex-convicts. Much of what private investigators did in the early days was to act as the police in matters for which their clients felt the police were not equipped or willing to do. Official law enforcement tried many times to shut it down. In 1842, police arrested him in suspicion of unlawful imprisonment and taking money on false pretences after he had solved an embezzlement case. Vidocq later suspecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamu
Shamu (unknown – August 16, 1971) was a captive orca that appeared in shows at SeaWorld San Diego in the mid/late 1960s. She was the fourth orca ever captured, and the second female. She was caught in October 1965 and died in August 1971, after about six years of captivity. After her death, the name Shamu continued to be used in SeaWorld "Shamu" shows for different orcas in different SeaWorld parks. Early life Shamu was the first known intentional live capture of a healthy orca as the three previous captures (Wanda, Moby Doll and Namu) had been more opportunistic. The very young, 14-foot (4.25m), 2000 lb (900 kg) Southern resident orca was captured by Ted Griffin off Penn Cove, Puget Sound, Washington in October 1965 to be a companion for the male orca Namu at Griffin's Seattle public aquarium. Her name means ‘Friend of Namu’ (alternatively 'She-Namu'). Shamu was sold to SeaWorld in San Diego in December 1965. Captivity Shamu was retired from performing afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamu (SeaWorld Show)
''Shamu'' was the stage name used for several captive performing orcas at SeaWorld as part of their theatrical ''Shamu show'' beginning in 1960s. The original Shamu died in 1971, but the name was trademarked by SeaWorld and has been given to different orcas throughout the years. In March 2016, following the 2010 death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau and subsequent public backlash from the 2013 documentary ''Blackfish'', SeaWorld announced they would be ending their orca breeding program and phasing out their orca shows, instead opting to introduce, "new, inspiring, natural orca encounters rather than theatrical shows,… ocusingon orca enrichment, exercise and overall health." Original Shamu In October 1965, a female juvenile orca was captured from the southern resident pod in Penn Cove, Puget Sound, Washington by Ted Griffin. After living at the Seattle aquarium for two months, she was sold to SeaWorld San Diego in California. She became the park's flagship performing orca unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seamus (other)
Seamus may refer to: * Séamus, a male first name of Gaelic origin Film and television * Seamus (''Family Guy''), a character on the television series ''Family Guy'' * Seamus, a pigeon in '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' * Seamus McFly, a fictional Irish character from ''Back to the Future Part III'' (Marty McFly's Great Great Grandfather) * M/V ''Seamus'' (934TXS), a space salvage freighter, and the primary setting for ''Archer'' season 10, " Archer: 1999" Music * "Seamus" (song), the fifth song on Pink Floyd's 1971 album ''Meddle'' Other uses * Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States * Seamus (dog), a dog belonging to U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney * Seamus Finnigan, a character in Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling * Sheamus, Irish-born professional wrestler who has worked for WWE since 2009. See also * * * Sheamus Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheamus
Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sheamus. Prior to joining WWE, he wrestled on the European independent circuit. After becoming part of WWE's main roster in 2009, he went on to become a four-time world champion, having held the WWE ChampionshipSheamus' first two reigns were when the title was known as the WWE Championship while his third reign was as WWE World Heavyweight Champion. three times and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once. He is the first Irish world champion in WWE history, and is also a three-time United States Champion and a five-time tag team champion (four Raw and one SmackDown) with his tag team partner Cesaro. In addition to these championships, he also won the 2010 King of the Ring tournament, the 2012 Royal Rumble match, and the 2015 Money in the Bank ladder match, making him the second wrestler (after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
