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The American (ballet)
The American may refer to: Film * ''The American'' (1927 film), a Western starring Charles Ray and Bessie Love * ''The American'' (1998 film), a 1998 PBS television adaptation of the Henry James novel * ''The American'' (2010 film), an American thriller starring George Clooney Music * ''The American'', a 1999 album by Angie Aparo * '' The American'', a 1998 album by Martin Sexton * " The American", a 1981 single by Scottish rock band Simple Minds Print publications * ''The American'' (novel), an 1877 novel by Henry James * ''The American'' (magazine), a magazine published by the American Enterprise Institute * ''The American Magazine'', a literary periodical published from 1906 to 1956 * ''The American'' (comics), a comic book series by Mark Verheiden * ''The American'', a 2006 thriller by Andrew Britton * ''The American'', 2010 retitling of Martin Booth's 1990 novel ''A Very Private Gentleman'' Other uses * American Athletic Conference, one of the major U.S. collegiate s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American (1927 Film)
''The American'', ''The Flag Maker'', is a lost 1927 American silent Western film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Bessie Love and Charles Ray. It was based on the short story "The Flag Maker" by Jewel Spencer, and was produced by George K. Spoor through his company Natural Vision Pictures. The film, made in the experimental widescreen process Natural Vision, developed by Spoor and P. John Berggren, was never released theatrically. Plot A rich Turk Seref is released from an American prison after 20 years, with plans to exact revenge on the fiancee who had betrayed him. Cast Production The Natural Vision process required the action to be filmed on two cameras: one for production and one for the dailies. The production camera was set back unusually far from the action, and subsequently filmed only wide shots and no close-ups. Canceled release The film was slated for a March 1927 premiere at New York's Roxy Theatre, which was to have been equipped to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American (comics)
''The American'' is an American comic book series published in 1987 by Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops know .... ''The American'' continued for eight regular issues, a special, a miniseries, and occasional stories in anthologies, through the mid-1990s. A collection of all the lead character's appearances was published in 2005. It was written by Mark Verheiden. Premise Since the 1950s, The American has been a symbol of hope and strength for the American people. When a reporter decides to write a story about this apparently indestructible one man army, he discovers everything is not as it appears. Awards It was nominated for the 1988 Eisner Award for "Best New Series". References External links * http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America (other)
America is a short-form name for the United States of America. America or América may also refer to: Places * The Americas, a landmass comprising the continents of North America and South America Argentina * América, Buenos Aires, Argentina Colombia * La América, Commune of Medellín, Colombia Mexico * América, Tamaulipas, Mexico * América II, Tamaulipas, Mexico United States * America, Illinois, U.S. * America, Indiana, U.S. * America, Oklahoma, U.S. Other * America, Limburg, Netherlands * 916 America, an asteroid Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''America'' (1924 film), by D. W. Griffith * ''America'' (2009 film), an American made-for-television film * ''América'' (2010 film), from Portugal * ''America'' (2011 film), from Puerto Rico * ''America'' (2022 film), mainly Israeli film * '' America: Freedom to Fascism'', a 2006 documentary * '' America: Imagine the World Without Her'', a 2014 documentary film based on a book by Dinesh D'Souza * ''Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Skinner (racing Driver)
Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is an American former stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He has most recently driven the No. 98 Ford Fusion for Phil Parsons Racing in the Cup Series. He is the father of former NASCAR drivers Jamie Skinner and Dustin Skinner. He was born in Susanville, California. Skinner appeared as the test driver for the first series of ''The Grand Tour''. He was known as "The American," in humorous contrast to the main presenters, who are British. Racing career Early career Skinner began racing at Susanville Speedway in the 1970s in a Plymouth Road Runner and at various California dirt tracks, winning three championships. He soon moved to North Carolina and worked as a crew member for Rusty Wallace and at Petty Enterprises. In 1986, he made his NASCAR debut in the Winston Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Pontiac for the Zanworth Racing Team, and had a best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bugle
''The Bugle'' is a satirical news podcast, created by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman in 2007. It is currently hosted by Zaltzman and a rotating cast of co-hosts including Alice Fraser, Nish Kumar, Anuvab Pal, Hari Kondabolu, Tom Ballard, and Helen Zaltzman. It focuses on global news stories (but primarily on United Kingdom and United States news items). Oliver and Zaltzman co-hosted the podcast from 2007 to 2015, and Zaltzman has hosted it with a rotating set of co-hosts since a relaunch in September 2016. The podcast was initially produced independently and distributed by TimesOnline before becoming independent in 2011. It was part of Radiotopia from 2016 to 2018, when it switched to independent production funded by a voluntary subscription model. As of April 2015, the podcast had received over 500,000 downloads a month. History John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman had previously partnered for satirical comedy radio programs ''Political Animal'' and ''The Department''. Shortl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American (statue)
''The American'' is a proposed 217 ft (66 m) bronze statue of a Native American, created by sculptor Shan Gray, and currently proposed for construction in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, near Tulsa. The statue was originally proposed to be built at Holmes Peak in southeastern Osage County, located about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Tulsa and the highest point in the immediate region with an altitude of 1030 ft (314 m). The site was adjacent to the grounds of Tulsa's Centennial Botanical Garden (now called the Tulsa Botanic Garden). According to the proposal, ''The American'', designed in the image of an American Indian brave with a bald eagle on his shoulder, will rise 60 ft (20 m) taller than the Statue of Liberty, and will be the largest bronze statue in the world with an interior observation deck. The eagle will have an 82 ft (25 m) wingspan. Gray, who is Osage, and has built a career on large-scale sculptures of Oklah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 11 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. The American's legal predecessor, the original Big East Conference, was considered one of the six collegiate power conferences of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era in college football, and The American inherited that status in the BCS's final season. With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, The American became a "Group of Five" conference, which shares one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games.The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Very Private Gentleman
''A Very Private Gentleman'' is a novel written by British author Martin Booth, published in 1990. It is a tragedy following events in the life of a gunsmith who sells his services to assassins. The style is also partly in the form of classic confessional writing, as the protagonist seeks to explain the relevance of his choice of vocation. It was reissued by Bantam Books in 2010 under the title ''The American'' (), after a film of that title had been made based on it. Setting The time of the story seems to be late 20th century, more or less similar to the year of publication. The story is written in the first-person narrative from the point of view of the main character, who is known as Edmund or Signor Farfalla. He lives in a small hill town in the north of Italy. Plot The protagonist makes his living custom-making firearms specified for individual assassins' needs. To the townsfolk he puts on the role of a painter of butterflies, which can be found in diverse and rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Britton
Andrew Paul Britton (January 6, 1981 – March 18, 2008) was a British-born spy novelist who immigrated to the United States with his family at age seven. He published his first novel at age 23, his books were translated for international sales, and have been posted on the extended ''The New York Times'' bestseller list. Early life Britton was born in Peterborough (England, UK), in 1981. During his early childhood, he lived between Peterborough and Camlough (Northern Ireland, UK). Camlough is the birthplace of Britton's mother to whom he dedicated his 1st book "The American." The family emigrated to the United States in 1988. Britton spent years in both Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Raleigh, North Carolina. After graduating from Leesville Road High School in Raleigh in 1999, Britton joined the U.S. Army as a combat engineer. He stayed in the Army for three years and served in Korea. After his military service, Britton attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American Magazine
''The American Magazine'' was a periodical publication founded in June 1906, a continuation of failed publications purchased a few years earlier from publishing mogul Miriam Leslie. It succeeded ''Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly'' (1876–1904), ''Leslie's Monthly Magazine'' (1904–1905), ''Leslie's Magazine'' (1905) and the ''American Illustrated Magazine'' (1905–1906). The magazine was published through August 1956. History Under the magazine's original title, ''Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly'', it had begun to be published in 1876 and was renamed ''Leslie's Monthly Magazine'' in 1904, and then was renamed again as ''Leslie's Magazine'' in 1905. From September 1905, through May 1906, it was entitled the ''American Illustrated Magazine''; then subsequently shortened as ''The American Magazine'' until publication ceased in 1956. It kept continuous volume numbering throughout its history. In June 1906, muckraking journalists Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens and Ida M. Tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American (1998 Film)
''The American'' is a novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1876–77 and then as a book in 1877. The novel is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19th-century American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted. The core of the novel concerns Newman's courtship of a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family. Plot In 1868, Christopher Newman, an American businessman, visits Europe on a Grand Tour. Having worked for a living since age ten (interrupted by service in the Union Army during the American Civil War), he has made a large fortune and retired in his thirties, and is now looking to settle down an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American (magazine)
''The American'' was an online magazine published by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. The magazine's primary focus was the intersection of economics and politics. Previously known as ''The American: A Magazine of Ideas'', it was published six times annually from November 2006 to December 2008. Origins and editorship ''The American'' was founded in November 2006 by James K. Glassman, the former president of ''The Atlantic Monthly'' and former publisher of ''The New Republic'', as an AEI project. It replaced the previous public-affairs magazine published by AEI, '' The American Enterprise''. Publication of the first issue was delayed until after the November 2006 election to include election results. In late 2007, Glassman left ''The American'' to serve as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy in the George W. Bush administration; he was succeeded as editor-in-chief by Nick Schulz, who had served as a senior edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
