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The Fireman (band) Albums
The Fireman may refer to: *The Fireman (band) * ''The Fireman'' (1916 film), a film by Charlie Chaplin * ''The Fireman'' (1931 film), a short animated film * "The Fireman" (song), a song recorded by George Strait *''The Fireman'', the title of the book ''Fahrenheit 451'', as first published *''The Fireman'', 1989 novel by Stephen Leather * ''The Fireman'' (novel), a novel by Joe Hill *The Giant (Twin Peaks) The Giant is a character from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. He is played by Carel Struycken. Struycken also appears in the 2017 revival as The Fireman, although the series does not explicitly stat ..., a character in the television series Twin Peaks who later identifies himself as The Fireman. See also * Fireman (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fireman, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fireman (band)
The Fireman are an English experimental music duo of Paul McCartney and Youth formed in 1993. Their music catalogue ranges from rock to electronica, evolving over more than two decades and three albums. Although officially anonymous until 2008 with the release of the album ''Electric Arguments'', the group members' names had been known to the public since soon after the release of their first album. In 1993, the Fireman released their first album, ''Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest'', and followed that with '' Rushes'' in 1998. In 2000, Youth also took part in McCartney's similarly styled ''Liverpool Sound Collage''. Their most recent album is ''Electric Arguments'' (2008). In June 2008, McCartney's official website announced that a track called "Lifelong Passion (Sail Away)", from the album ''Electric Arguments'', would be issued as a limited-edition download to fans who donated to the charity Adopt-A-Minefield. The album was released on the label One Little Indian on 24 No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fireman (1916 Film)
''The Fireman'' is the second film Charlie Chaplin distributed by the Mutual Film, Mutual Film Corporation in 1916. Released on June 12, it starred Chaplin as the fireman and Edna Purviance as the daughter to Lloyd Bacon. Plot A group of firemen, led by their foreman (Eric Campbell (actor), Eric Campbell), practice in the fire station, but one is missing ... Charlie. He is still sleeping. The bell eventually wakes him and he slides down the pole to join the others. He reverses the pair of horses onto the fire engine and drives off, but without the others. He reverses the horses back again. Their first task is to polish the engine, but a lot of butt-kicking ensues. During their meal break Charlie uses the engine as a giant water urn and serves an unappetising soup to the others. A young woman comes to the station with her aristocratic father, and the foreman sends Charlie away so he can talk with the father. Charlie and the girl flirt on one side of the station while the girl's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fireman (1931 Film)
''The Fireman'' is a short animated film distributed by Universal Pictures, and stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is the 39th Oswald film by Walter Lantz Productions, and the 95th in the entire series. Plot Oswald and his buddy Hoodoo the polecat are stowing away on a fire truck. But as the fire truck runs a slightly rough ride, Oswald and Hoodoo fall off the vehicle. Momentarily Hoodoo's weepy nephew comes to the scene, desperately wanting to be with them. Oswald does not think Hoodoo's nephew should come along but decides to play with the little polekitten for a moment. The three go on to play hide and seek where in Oswald and Hoodoo hide, and the polekitten will try to find them. The rabbit and the polecat try to run as far they could while the polekitten is counting. Nevertheless, Hoodoo's nephew gets to them quickly. Oswald, Hoodoo, and Hoodoo's nephew continue walking. At the end of their journey, they find a soda festival being held at some fair grounds. Some of the parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fireman (song)
"The Fireman" is a song written by Mack Vickery and Wayne Kemp, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in May 1985 as the third and final single from his album ''Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind ''Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 26, 1984, by MCA Records. It is certified RIAA certification, platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million ...''. It reached number 5 on the country music chart in the United States, and number 10 in Canada. Content The narrator is a man with charm and wit that can cool down any angry woman. He tends to go after women that have just been in fights with their significant other or have recently experienced a break up. He even heads over to his friend's place to "cool off" the friend's woman with "a little mouth to mouth." Critical reception Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade," cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahrenheit 451
''Fahrenheit 451'' is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, ''Fahrenheit 451'' presents an American society where books have been personified and outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The novel follows Guy Montag, a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying knowledge, eventually quitting his job and committing himself to the preservation of literary and cultural writings. ''Fahrenheit 451'' was written by Bradbury during the Second Red Scare and the McCarthy era, who was inspired by the book burnings in Nazi Germany and by ideological repression in the Soviet Union. Bradbury's claimed motivation for writing the novel has changed multiple times. In a 1956 radio interview, Bradbury said that he wrote the book because of his concerns about the threat of burning books in the United States. In later years, he described the book as a commentary on how mass media reduces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Leather
Stephen Leather (born 25 October 1956) is a British Thriller (genre), thriller author whose works are published by Hodder & Stoughton. He has written for television shows such as ''London's Burning (TV series), London's Burning'', ''The Knock'', and the BBC One, BBC's Murder in Mind (TV series), ''Murder in Mind'' series. He is one of the top selling Amazon Kindle authors, the second bestselling UK author worldwide on Kindle in 2011. Biography Early life Leather was born in Manchester. He grew up in Sale, Manchester, Sale and Chorlton-cum-Hardy, and attended Manchester Grammar School. He attended University of Bath, Bath University, where he obtained a BSc in Biochemistry in 1978. Early career Leather was employed as a biochemist for Imperial Chemical Industries, ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. He began his writing career as a journalist, working for newspapers such the '' Glasgow Heral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fireman (novel)
''The Fireman'' is a post-apocalyptic novel by American author Joe Hill. The novel, his fourth, tells the tale of a deadly spore that has infected most of the world's population. Hill first spoke of the novel in 2013 in promotional interviews for his then-new novel '' NOS4A2''. The novel was released on May 17, 2016. Background Hill first spoke of the novel during his book tour for his previous book, '' NOS4A2''. He described it early on as a "science fiction novel about being happy in the face of darkness". He went on to say that the book is "less like Matheson, more like Crichton. Less like ''Hell House'', more like ''The Andromeda Strain''". On September 5, 2014, Hill did an early reading of the novel as a part of the Pixels Project on YouTube. During the middle of 2015, he spoke of the novel quite often on his Twitter account saying that it is a "big book" that is "about ''A Game of Thrones'' size." The novel was officially announced on October 16, 2015 during a short media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Giant (Twin Peaks)
The Giant is a character from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. He is played by Carel Struycken. Struycken also appears in the 2017 revival as The Fireman, although the series does not explicitly state whether he is the same character as the Giant. Appearances Twin Peaks The Giant appears to FBI agent Dale Cooper in visions, first right after Cooper has been shot in his hotel room. The Giant provides Cooper with clues about the murder of Laura Palmer, alerts Cooper that Laura's killer is in the process of murdering Maddy Ferguson and later confirms the identity of the murderer during a vision in the Roadhouse. Later on, he also warns Cooper that his love-interest Annie Blackburn should not enter the ''Miss Twin Peaks'' pageant (her winning the contest is a key element leading to Cooper's entering the Black Lodge and subsequently his downfall). The Giant apparently inhabits an elderly Room Service Waiter of the Great Northern Hotel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
