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The Four Diamonds
The Four Diamonds is a fantasy themed, allegorical short story written by Chris Millard in 1972 shortly before succumbing to cancer at the age of 14. After returning from summer vacation, his teacher told Chris' class to write a story about what they did during their vacation. Chris had spent the summer being treated for his illness, and asked his teacher if he could write something else, to which she agreed. He wrote about adventures and struggle of an aspiring knight, also named Millard, to conquer Raptenahad (a play on "rhabdomyosarcoma," the cancer Chris had), a magic-wielding evil queen who symbolized his illness. To defeat her, the story's Millard has to complete four difficult tasks. The story gave its name to the Four Diamonds Fund, a childhood cancer-centered charitable organization established in 1972 by Chris' parents Charles and Irma. The story was also turned into a Disney TV movie in 1995. Story The story relates the quest of teenage squire Millard to prove his knight ...
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Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient mythology, myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic (paranormal), magic or other supernatural elements as a ma ...
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Jeb Rosebrook
Jeb is a masculine given name or nickname. It can be derived from the initials "J. E. B.", or from "Jebediah". It may refer to: People Given name * Jeb Bardon (born 1973), American politician *Jeb Bishop (born 1962), American musician *Jeb Corliss (born 1976), American BASE jumper * Jeb Flesch (born 1969), American football player *Jeb Hensarling (born 1957), American politician *Jeb Huckeba (born 1982), American football player * Jeb Livingood, American essayist, short story writer, editor, and academic *Jeb Loy Nichols, American musician *Jebediah Jeb Putzier (born 1979), American National Football League player * Jeb Sharp, American radio journalist *Jeb Stuart Magruder (1934-2014), American businessman and civil servant convicted of conspiracy in the Watergate affair *Jeb Stuart (writer) (born 1956), American film director, producer and screenwriter * Jeb Terry (born 1981), American football player Nickname *John Jeb Blount (born 1954), American National Football League quarte ...
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1995 Television Films
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1995 Drama Films
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1972 Short Stories
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ...
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Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon
Penn State Health Children's Hospital (PSCH) is a nationally ranked women's and pediatric acute care teaching hospital located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The hospital has 134 pediatric beds. PSCH is affiliated with the Penn State College of Medicine and is located at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout central Pennsylvania and surrounding regions. Penn State Health Children's Hospital also sometimes treats adults that require pediatric care. PSCH also features an Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designated Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, 1 of 4 in the state. It maintains the region's only Level IV (highest level), state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and Level I (highest level) pediatric trauma center. It is staffed by 200 pediatric medical and surgical specialists. History Penn State Health Children's Hospital is t ...
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O'Byrne Productions
O'Byrne may refer to: * O'Byrne family, an Irish clan * O'Byrne (surname), including a list of people with the name See also * Byrne * O'Beirne O'Beirne may refer to: *Frank O'Beirne (1898–1978), farmer, businessman, Irish Republican activist and Fianna Fáil politician in County Sligo *Joseph O'Beirne (1900–1980), Irish professional footballer who played as an inside forward *Kate O'B ...
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Walt Disney Television
Disney General Entertainment Content, doing business as Walt Disney Television, is an American entertainment company that oversees television content and assets owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Forming the company's General Entertainment division, it was formerly called Disney–ABC Television Group, ABC Group before that, and Capital Cities/ABC initially, until Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019. Assets in the group include television networks: ABC, ABC News, Disney Channels, FX Networks, and Freeform; Disney Television Studios: ABC Signature, 20th Television and 20th Television Animation; and Hulu Originals. History ABC Group In 1995, Disney acquired Capital Cities/ABC, and initially re-branded the holding media conglomerate as ABC Group. The assets acquired at the time included ABC Television Network Group, CC/ABC Broadcasting Group (ABC Radio Network, eight TV and 21 radio stations), ABC Cable and International Broadcast Group, CC/ABC ...
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Corky Ehlers
Corky Ehlers is an American television and film editor. He was born Donald "Corky" Ehlers, son of Evelyn Lessley, niece of Elgin Lessley, and Donald Ehlers, an assistant process camera at RKO. He worked in '' Gettysburg'' (1993), starring Tom Berenger and Martin Sheen; '' The Food of the Gods'' (1976), directed by Bert I. Gordon and based on a novel by H. G. Wells; '' Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo'' (1977), directed by Stuart Hagmann; ''Mysterious Island Of Beautiful Women'' (1979), directed by Joseph Pevney; and ''The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal'' (1979), directed by Mel Stuart Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Ea .... Filmography References Bibliography * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ehlers, Corky Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Date ...
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Jayne Brook
Jayne Brook (born Jane Anderson) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama ''Chicago Hope'', as a series regular for five of the show's six seasons, and Mary Ann Mitchell on ''The District'' from 2000 to 2002. Between 2017 and 2019, Brook had a recurring role as Starfleet Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell in the series '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Early life Brook was born in Northbrook, Illinois. She graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1978 at the age of 17. She attended New College in Oxford, England, and Duke University on scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. Brook is married to actor and director John Terlesky. They have two daughters, Alexandra Sophia and Annaliese Marie. Career Brook had acted in Britain's regional theatres and in London before she went to Los Angeles to begin acting on TV. She also worked briefly as a model. Her first acting role was in the film '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' in 1987. ...
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Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn (born August 24, 1956) is an American actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films and television series since the 1980s. Dunn's roles include White House Communications Director Alan Reed in the political comedy ''Dave'', U.S. Army Colonel Hicks in the 1998 version of ''Godzilla'', a role he reprised for the animated adaptation of Godzilla, Alan Abernathy's father Stuart in ''Small Soldiers'', Sam Witwicky's father Ron in the ''Transformers'' film series, Oscar Galvin in the 2010 action thriller ''Unstoppable'', and misanthropic White House Chief of Staff Ben Cafferty in ''Veep''. He has also had recurring roles on ''True Detective'' in 2014 and on the TV series adaptation of '' The Mosquito Coast'' in 2021. Early life and education Dunn was born in Chicago, the son of John Dunn, a musician and poet, and his wife Margaret (née East), a nurse. His sister is actress/comedian Nora Dunn. He also has a brother, Michael Dunn, a High school history te ...
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