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Umbrella Man (Minneapolis Riots)
__NOTOC__ Umbrella Man may refer to: * Umbrella man (JFK assassination), Louie Steven Witt, a witness to the JFK assassination who was seen carrying an umbrella * Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940, nicknamed "Umbrella Man" because he often carried an umbrella in public and was invariably depicted with it in cartoons - sometimes even drawn as an umbrella * Antonio Luis Hernandez, a Puerto Rican gang member in New York City who was a cohort of Salvador Agron, the Capeman * Robert W. Patten, an eccentric figure in Seattle's history and the cartoon figure modeled after him * The widely reposted image of an unnamed protester, who during the 2014 Hong Kong protests, used two umbrellas to protect himself from tear gas * Umbrella man (Minneapolis riots), an unnamed protester who was captured on video engaging in property destruction on May 27, 2020, during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Arts, media, and entertainment Liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbrella Man (JFK Assassination)
The "umbrella man", identified by the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978 as Louie Steven Witt, is a name given to a figure who appears in the Zapruder film, and several other films and photographs, near the Interstate 35E (Texas), Stemmons Freeway sign within Dealey Plaza during the assassination of John F. Kennedy, assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. Witt is the subject of a 2011 documentary short, ''The Umbrella Man'', by Errol Morris for ''The New York Times''. Speculation A person popularly dubbed the "umbrella man" has been the object of much speculation, as he was the only person seen carrying, and opening, an umbrella on that sunny day. He was also one of the closest bystanders to President of the United States, President John F. Kennedy when Kennedy was first struck by a bullet. As SS-100-X, Kennedy's limousine approached, the man opened up and lifted the umbrella high above his head, then spun or panned the umbrella from e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Chamberlain
Arthur Neville Chamberlain (; 18 March 18699 November 1940) was a British politician of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938, ceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler. Following the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, which marked the beginning of the Second World War, Chamberlain announced the declaration of war on Germany two days later and led the United Kingdom through the first eight months of the war until his resignation as prime minister on 10 May 1940. After working in business and local government, and after a short spell as Director of National Service in 1916 and 1917, Chamberlain followed his father Joseph Chamberlain and elder half-brother Austen Chamberlain in becoming a Member of Parliament in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Agron
Salvador AgronThe correct spelling of his surname in Spanish is Agrón. But the biography by Jacoby, his personal friend, uses the americanized spelling Agron exclusively throughout. The book contains numerous examples of personal correspondence from its subject, and he signs himself Agron, even when writing in Spanish, for example, "Tu amigo y hermano, Salvador Agron #16846" (Jacoby, p. 70).Reports of his arrest use the conventional americanized spelling. He was described as "Salvador Agron, the Cape Man" in the ''New York Herald Tribune'' on September 3, 1959 (reprinted in Jacoby, p. 181). (April 24, 1943 – April 22, 1986), a.k.a. "The Capeman", was a Puerto Rican gang member who murdered two teenagers in a Hell's Kitchen park in 1959. Agron mistook both teenagers for members of a gang called the Norsemen who were supposed to show up for a gang fight. Agron was the subject of the musical '' The Capeman'' by Paul Simon. Early years Agron was born in the city of Mayagüez on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert W
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Of The Umbrella Movement
Art of the Umbrella movement refers to artistic works created as part of the Umbrella movement in Hong Kong which demanded democracy in the election of the territory's top leader. Most of the physical works of art are located within the three main protest sites of Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok, some concepts have originated from outside Hong Kong. Art is often held to be an integral part of activism. For the students involved in the "Umbrella Revolution", their art is a primary vehicle of expression and a method of documenting what occurs. Use of the umbrella – an everyday item that protects users against the rain and the sun – by the protesters to deflect pepper spray and tear gas of the police, has given the object iconic status at a political level, symbolising resistance and the underlying social grievances. The occupied streets of Hong Kong have been transformed into an extended canvas of artistic creativity. Iconography As an everyday item that protects users ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbrella Man (Minneapolis Riots)
__NOTOC__ Umbrella Man may refer to: * Umbrella man (JFK assassination), Louie Steven Witt, a witness to the JFK assassination who was seen carrying an umbrella * Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940, nicknamed "Umbrella Man" because he often carried an umbrella in public and was invariably depicted with it in cartoons - sometimes even drawn as an umbrella * Antonio Luis Hernandez, a Puerto Rican gang member in New York City who was a cohort of Salvador Agron, the Capeman * Robert W. Patten, an eccentric figure in Seattle's history and the cartoon figure modeled after him * The widely reposted image of an unnamed protester, who during the 2014 Hong Kong protests, used two umbrellas to protect himself from tear gas * Umbrella man (Minneapolis riots), an unnamed protester who was captured on video engaging in property destruction on May 27, 2020, during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Arts, media, and entertainment Liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Automatic Grammatizator
''The Great Automatic Grammatizator'' (published in the U.S. as ''The Umbrella Man and Other Stories'') is a collection of thirteen short stories written by British author Roald Dahl. The stories were selected for teenagers from Dahl's adult works. All the stories included were published elsewhere originally; their sources are noted below. The stories, with the exception of the war story "Katina", possess a deadpan, ironic, bizarre, or even macabre sense of humor. They generally end with unexpected plot twists. The stories *"The Great Automatic Grammatizator" (from '' Someone Like You''): A mechanically-minded man reasons that the rules of grammar are fixed by certain, almost mathematical principles. By exploiting this idea, he is able to create a mammoth machine that can write a prize-winning novel in roughly fifteen minutes. The story ends on a fearful note, as more and more of the world's writers are forced into licensing their names—and all hope of human creativity—to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Matthew Scott
William Matthew Scott (30 September 1893 – 7 May 1964), pen name Will Scott, was a British writer of stories and books for adults and children, published from 1920 to 1965. Towards the end of his life he was best known for ''The Cherrys'' series, written for children and published between 1952 and 1965. However, in earlier years he was known for his detective novels, his stage plays which were made into films, notably ''The Limping Man'' in 1931 and 1936, and for the 2,000 short stories that he contributed to magazines and newspapers; believed to be a record for the United Kingdom during his lifetime. As of 2011, his books are out of print. Biography Ancestry and youth William Matthew Scott was born at 128 Camp Road (now Oatland Lane) in Little London, Leeds, Yorkshire on 30 September 1893. Camp Road was demolished in the 1960s. His place of birth was next to the poor Jewish immigrant area of tailors and shoemakers, called the Leylands, in the All Souls district of Leeds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Umbrella Man (song)
"The Umbrella Man" (often popularly referred to as Any Umbrellas?) is a British song written by James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock and Vincent Rose. It was first published in 1924 and first performed live by the comedy double act Flanagan and Allen in 1939 in the musical revue ''These Foolish Things''. It became one of their standards along with “Hometown” and “ Underneath the Arches”. It is used in Dennis Potter's ''The Singing Detective'' (1986) and the TV adaptation of John le Carré's ''A Perfect Spy'' (1987). Popular recordings in the USA in 1939 were by Kay Kyser & His Orchestra (vocals by Ginny Simms & Harry Babbitt) and by the Johnny Messner Music Box Band (vocal by The Three Jacks). Chart information ''Billboard'' magazine, issue dated January 28, 1939: Sheet-Music Leaders chart for week ending January 21, 1939: Umbrella Man charted at number 1. Other recordings * Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra (1938) * Ambrose & His Orchestra (vocal by Denny Dennis) (1939). * Connee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partridge Family
''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from September 25, 1970, until August 24, 1974, on the ABC network as part of a Friday-night lineup, and had subsequent runs in syndication. The family was loosely based on the real-life musical family the Cowsills, a popular band in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Premise In the pilot episode, a group of musical siblings in the fictitious city of San Pueblo, California (said to be "40 miles from Napa County" in episode 24, "A Partridge By Any Other Name") convinces their widowed mother, bank teller Shirley Partridge, to help them out by singing as they record a pop song in their garage. Through the efforts of precocious 10-year-old Danny they find a manager, Reuben Kincaid, who helps make the song a Top 40 hit. After more persuading, Shirley ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allow Me (Portland, Oregon)
''Allow Me'', also known as ''Umbrella Man'', is a 1983 bronze sculpture by John Seward Johnson II, located in Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon, United States. The sculpture, one of seven '' Allow Me'' casts, was donated anonymously to the City of Portland in 1984 for display in the Square. It depicts a life-sized man dressed in a business suit, hailing a cab and holding an umbrella. Constructed from bronze, aluminum and stainless steel, the sculpture stands six feet, ten inches tall and weighs 460 pounds. The sculpture is one of many works of art generated by the city's Percent for Art program, and is considered part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. After ten years, in 1995, the sculpture was removed from its pedestal and transferred to California for its first major restoration. To maintain its shine, ''Allow Me'' receives cold wax coatings every year. It is a popular tourist attracti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
