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Walton C. Ament
Walton C. Ament (January 7, 1907 - January 23, 1968) was an attorney and film executive who produced Frank Buck's film ''Jungle Cavalcade''. Ament was an outspoken champion of newsreels. "The newsreel has not lost its vitality. It is not obsolescent. Never has it been more important," he wrote in 1944. In 1946 Ament received a plaque from the War Activities Committee for voluntary war services. Early years Walton C. Ament was the son of James McKeag Ament, listed on the 1920 US census as a chauffeur, and Ida May Campbell Ament. Walton graduated from Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania State College and Harvard Law School. He worked for the law firm Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, Donovan, Leisure, Newton, and Lumbard in New York. Film career In 1939 Ament was appointed an editor at Pathé News. He was subsequently vice president, then vice president and general manager.Walton Ament. New York Times. January 25, 1968 During his tenure, he was nominated for an Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmerding, Pennsylvania
Wilmerding is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,190 at the 2010 census. It is located southeast of Pittsburgh. At the start of the twentieth century, it had extensive foundries and machine shops of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. Wilmerding is adjacent to the borough of Turtle Creek, which takes its name from a small stream that flows past both places. History George Westinghouse purchased land in the Turtle Creek valley in 1887 and 1888 as a site for his Westinghouse Air Brake Company and related facilities. Westinghouse then sold the land to the East Pittsburgh Improvement Company, incorporated in December 1888, to develop the site, and it began the sale of lots in June 1889. Wilmerding's most notable historic structure is the Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building (1889–1890, rebuilt 1896), designed by Frederick J. Osterling and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The community was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, DC
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Frank Buck (animal Collector) (1887–1942), U.S. representative from California 1933–1942
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Frank Buck may refer to: *Frank Buck (Tennessee politician) (born 1943), state legislator in Tennessee * Frank Buck (animal collector) (1884–1950), American wildlife importer and media personality * Frank E. Buck (1884-1970), Canadian horticulturalist *Frank H. Buck Frank Henry Buck (September 23, 1887 – September 17, 1942) was an American heir, businessman and politician. He served as U.S. Representative from California from 1933 to 1942. Biography Early life Frank Buck was born on a ranch near Vac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney At Law
Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United States. In Canada, it is used only in Quebec as the English term for ''avocat''. The term has its roots in the verb '' to attorn'', meaning to transfer one's rights and obligations to another. Previous usage in Ireland and Britain The term was previously used in England and Wales and Ireland for lawyers who practised in the common law courts. They were officers of the courts and were under judicial supervision.A. H. Manchester, ''A Modern Legal History of England and Wales, 1750–1850'', Butterworths: London, 1980. Attorneys did not generally actually appear as advocates in the higher courts, a role reserved (as it still usually is) for barristers. Solicitors, those lawyers who practised in the courts of equity, were considered to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Cavalcade (1941 Film)
''Jungle Cavalcade'' is a compilation of footage from Frank Buck’s first three films depicting his adventures capturing animals for the world's zoos. Scenes Among the scenes in the film: * In the Sumatran jungle, Buck builds a trap baited with a durian fruit to capture a giant orangutan for a St. Louis zoo. * When he sees a baby elephant pursued by a tiger, Buck shoots the tiger and captures the elephant. *Buck captures a rare spotted leopard by shooting off the tree limb supporting the cat *After building a four-acre corral, Buck stampedes a herd of elephants into it and then singles out individual elephants to send to zoos. Release The RKO Palace Theater built a tall papier-mâché elephant for the premiere. References External links * 1941 films American black-and-white films RKO Pictures films 1941 adventure films Compilation films Films scored by Nathaniel Shilkret American adventure films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
