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Beldam may refer to: * The Beldam, the main antagonist of Neil Gaiman's dark fantasy novella '' Coraline'' and its subsequent film adaptation * Beldam, a character from '' Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' People *The Beldam Painter (active circa 470 to before 450 BC), Greek black-figure vase painter *George Beldam (1868–1937), English cricketer and photographer *George Beldam, alias Rex Bell (1903–1962), American actor and politician *Joseph Beldam (1795–1866), English writer, historian and advocate of the abolition of slavery See also *Beldame (1901–1924), an American racehorse and broodmare *''La Belle Dame sans Merci "La Belle Dame sans Merci" ("The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy") is a ballad produced by the England, English poet John Keats in 1819. The title was derived from the title of a 15th-century poem by Alain Chartier called ''La Belle Dame sans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Beldam
Joseph Beldam (26 December 1795 – 6 June 1866) was an English writer, historian and advocate of the abolition of slavery. Beldam was born at Shepreth Hall (Cambridgeshire), son of William Beldam and Marianne (née Woodham), and died at Banyers, Royston (Hertfordshire) and is buried in the family vault at Royston Church. He studied at St Peter's College, University of Cambridge, graduating on 9 October 1818, having entered the Middle Temple on 22 January 1818 to study Law. In his initial appointment to the Bar in 1825, he worked the orfolk Circuitbut had to retire from it owing to poor health. He then established a practice at the Old Palace Court, Royston. He subsequently resigned his practice so that he could devote his time to the abolitionist movement, with which he first became involved in 1826, joining the Anti-Slavery Society in London in 1827. It was his publication of an open letter to Lord Dacre in that year that first brought him recognition for his anti-slavery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beldam
''Coraline'' () is a dark fantasy horror children's novella by British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing ''Coraline'' in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. ''The Guardian'' ranked ''Coraline'' #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick. Plot Coraline Jones and her workaholic parents move into a large, old house that has been divided into flats. In these flats, Coraline finds she has quirky new neighbors. These include Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, two elderly women retired from the stage, and Mr. Bobo, initially referred to as "the crazy old man upstairs", who claims to be training a jumping mouse circus. The flat next to Coraline however, is empty, and linked together by a mysterious door ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. His works include the comic book series '' The Sandman'' and novels '' Stardust'', '' American Gods'', ''Coraline'', and '' The Graveyard Book''. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, ''The Graveyard Book'' (2008). In 2013, ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'' was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards. It was later adapted into a critically acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London, England that ''The Independent'' called "...theatre at its best". Early life Gaiman's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coraline
''Coraline'' () is a dark fantasy horror children's novella by British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing ''Coraline'' in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. ''The Guardian'' ranked ''Coraline'' #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick. Plot Coraline Jones and her workaholic parents move into a large, old house that has been divided into flats. In these flats, Coraline finds she has quirky new neighbors. These include Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, two elderly women retired from the stage, and Mr. Bobo, initially referred to as "the crazy old man upstairs", who claims to be training a jumping mouse circus. The flat next to Coraline however, is empty, and linked together by a mysterious door th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coraline (film)
''Coraline'' is a 2009 American stop-motion animated dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Henry Selick and based on Neil Gaiman's novella of the same name. Produced by Laika as the studio's first feature film, it features the voice talents of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr., and Ian McShane. The film tells the story of its titular character discovering an idealized parallel universe behind a secret door in her new home, unaware that it contains a dark and sinister secret. Just as Gaiman was finishing his novella in 2002, he met Selick and invited him to make a film adaptation, as Gaiman was a fan of Selick's ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' and ''James and the Giant Peach''. When Selick thought that a direct adaptation would lead to "maybe a 47-minute movie", the screenplay had some expansions, like the introduction of Wybie, who was not present in the original novel. Selick invited Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thousand-Year Door
''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' is a 2004 role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. ''The Thousand-Year Door'' is the second game in the ''Paper Mario'' series following '' Paper Mario'', and is part of the larger ''Mario'' franchise. In the game, when Mario and Princess Peach get involved in the search for a mystic treasure that holds great fortune, Peach is kidnapped by an alien group called the X-Nauts; Mario sets out to find the treasure and save the princess. ''The Thousand-Year Door'' borrows many gameplay elements from its predecessor, such as a drawing-based art style, and a turn-based battle system with an emphasis on timing moves correctly. For the majority of the game the player controls Mario, although Bowser and Princess Peach are playable at certain points. The game was announced at a 2003 Game Developers Conference and was released late-July 2004 in Japan and late 2004 for the rest of the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beldam Painter
The Beldam Painter was an Attic black-figure vase painter, active from around 470 to before 450 BC. His real name is unknown. The conventional name is derived from his name vase, which depicts an unidentified older female being tortured by several satyrs. He was one of the latest representatives of his style. The products of his workshop are considered the final evidence for large-scale production of black-figure vases in Athens. Stylistically, his work is closely connected to that of the Haimon Group. He continued the tradition of small narrow '' lekythoi''. The smallest have chimney-like mouths, sharply carinated shoulders and high, simple feet. Already early in his career, he produced high-quality drawings, especially on larger ''lekythoi'', considered better than those by the Haimon Group. A striking characteristic of his work are garlands of ivy used as a decorative motif on the necks of many of his ''lekythoi''. Sometimes they are simple outlines, often on the same vessels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Beldam
George William Beldam (1 May 1868 – 23 November 1937) was an English first-class cricketer and a pioneer of sports photography, action photography in sport. George Beldam was the eldest child of a family that was descended from seventeenth-century Huguenot refugees. He studied engineering at Peterhouse, Cambridge, before joining the family engineering company. He captained Peterhouse at cricket, football and tennis, and later played for Brentford F.C. He was a steady right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler who represented Middlesex County Cricket Club, Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and London County Cricket Club, London County in first-class cricket between 1900 and 1907. He scored 6,575 runs (average 30.02) with a personal best of 155not out, * against Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey at Lord's in 1902 and took 83 catches and 107 wickets (average 30.63) with a personal best of 5/28 versus Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire at Aigburth Cricket Ground, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Bell
Rex Bell (born George Francis Beldam; October 16, 1903 – July 4, 1962) was an American actor and politician. Bell primarily appeared in Western films during his career. He also appeared in the 1930 movie ''True to the Navy'', starring Clara Bow; Bell and Bow married the following year. Bell later became involved in politics with the Nevada Republican Party and was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1955 until his death in 1962. Early years Bell was born George Francis Beldam in Chicago on October 16, 1903. Film career Bell made his film debut in '' Wild West Romance'' in 1928, and went on to act in a number of films, mostly Westerns, in which he had the lead role. Fox Film executives were reported to be grooming Bell to be a successor to Tom Mix. He left the movie industry in 1936, although he had generally small roles in a few later films. In 1931, Bell and his wife, actress Clara Bow, founded the Walking Box Ranch, at Searchlight, Nevada. His final film app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beldame
Beldame (1901–1924) was an American horse race, racehorse and horse breeding, broodmare. Background The Chestnut (color), chestnut filly was foaled near Lexington, Kentucky, in 1901. She was by Octagon, out of the England, English-bred Bella Donna (by Epsom Derby, The Derby winner Hermit). Named Beldame, she was a homebred of August Belmont Jr.'s (after whose family the Belmont Stakes as well as Belmont Park were named), and though Belmont Jr. continued to own her, he leased her as a two- and three-year-old to a business associate named Newton Bennington. Although she won two races before going to Bennington, it was while racing for him that Beldame began her successful career, earning her place as number 98 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Career and retirement As a two-year-old, Beldame won the Great Filly Stakes at Sheepshead Bay Race Track and the Vernal Stakes (wiring the field). When Beldame was three, she won twelve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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