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  • 03:47, 1 April 2024List of Western television series (hist | edit) ‎[1,056 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| 03/24}} {{westerns sidebar}} Television Westerns are programs with settings in the later half of the 19th century in the American Old West, Western Canada and Mexico during the period from about 1860 to the end of the so-called "Indian Wars". More recent entries in the Western genre have used the neo-Western subgenre, placing events in the modern day, or the space Western subgenre but still draw inspiration from the outlaw attitudes prevalent in traditional Wes...")
  • 03:34, 1 April 2024List of Western fiction authors (hist | edit) ‎[9,135 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Headred|List of Western fiction authors 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Western fiction authors, List}} ; This is a list of some notable '''{{wk6|authors}} in the {{wk6|western fiction}} genre'''. {{CompactTOC}} {{Westerns sidebar}} Note that some writers listed below have also written in other genres. == A == __NOTOC__ *{{wk6|Edward Abbey}} (1927–1989) *{{wk6|Andy Adams (writer)|Andy Adams}} (1859–1934) *{{wk6|William Lacey Amy}} (1877-1962) *{{wk6|Rudolfo Anaya}} (1937–...")
  • 03:11, 1 April 2024Wild West shows (hist | edit) ‎[20,140 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Wild West shows 03/24}} {{Westerns sidebar|Media}} thumb|right|350px|''Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World'' - Poster showing cowboys rounding up cattle and portrait of Col. W. F. Cody on horseback. c.1899. '''Wild West shows''' were traveling vaudeville performances in the United States and Europe that existed around 1870–1920. The shows began as theatrical stage produc...")
  • 02:55, 1 April 2024Western comics (hist | edit) ‎[20,317 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Western comics 03/24}} {{westerns sidebar}} '''Western comics''' is a comics genre usually depicting the American Old West frontier (usually anywhere west of the Mississippi River) and typically set during the late nineteenth century. The term is generally associated with an American comic book genre published from the late 1940s through the 1950s (though the genre had continuing popularity in Europe and persists in limited form in American comics today). Wester...")
  • 01:27, 1 April 2024Lists of Western films (hist | edit) ‎[3,718 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Gainsboro 03/24}} This is a '''list of notable Western films''' and '''TV series''', ordered by year and decade of release. For a long-running TV series, the year is its first in production. The movie industry began with the work of Louis Le Prince in 1888. Until 1903, films had been one-reelers, usually lasting 10 to 12 minutes,<ref>{{Cite web |title=8mm Film Reel Sizes Explained for Regular & Super 8 Film Footage |url=https://...")
  • 23:38, 31 March 2024Western American Art (hist | edit) ‎[18,238 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Western American Art 03/24}} {{Westerns sidebar |Media}} '''Western American Art''' includes artistic work which depicts the subjects related to the Western American region, and was treated as impoverished, unwanted and unworthy art before the twentieth century, during which period it achieved respectability as a rewarding region for studying.<ref>Prown 1992, p. 1.</ref> The term holds a characteristic of narration that is different from the Modern art w...")
  • 23:36, 31 March 2024Western fiction (hist | edit) ‎[38 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Western fiction 03/24}} {{Westerns sidebar |Media}} '''Western fiction''' is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Wister |first1=Owen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cIr4DwAAQBAJ&dq=Western+fiction+is+a+genre+of+literature+set+in+the+American+Old+West+frontier&pg=PT2 |title=Big Book of Best Short Stories - Specials - Western 2: Vol...")
  • 23:33, 31 March 2024Western film (hist | edit) ‎[24,337 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Western film 03/24}} {{Westerns sidebar |Media}} The '''Western''' is a film genre defined by the American Film Institute as films which are "set in the American West that [embody] the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier."<ref name=":2" /> Generally set in the American frontier between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890,<ref name="oxford">{{Cite book |url=https://books.goo...")
  • 23:28, 31 March 2024Westerns on television (hist | edit) ‎[23,590 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Westerns on television 03/24}} {{Westerns sidebar |Media}} '''Television Westerns''' are TV programs with settings in the later half of the 19th century in the American Old West, Western Canada and Mexico during the period from about 1860 to the end of the so-called "Indian Wars". More recent entries in the Western genre have used the neo-Western subgenre, placing events in the modern day, or the space Western subgenre but...")
  • 21:29, 31 March 2024Cigarette card (hist | edit) ‎[8,149 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Cigarette card 03/24}} thumb|right|250px|{{bc|Robin Roberts trading card<br>(my 2nd cousin and name sake)}} '''Cigarette cards''' are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands. Between 1875 and the 1940s, cigarette companies often included collectible cards with their packages of cigarettes. Cigarette card sets document popular culture from the turn of the centu...")
  • 21:13, 31 March 2024Trading card (hist | edit) ‎[10,073 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Trading card 03/24}} thumb|right|250px|{{bc|Robin Roberts trading card<br>(my 2nd cousin and name sake)}} A '''trading card''' (or collectible card) is a small card, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text (attacks, statistics, or trivia). There is a wide variation of different...")
  • 21:11, 31 March 2024Trade card (hist | edit) ‎[8,523 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Trade card 03/24}} A '''trade card''' is a square or rectangular card that is small, but bigger than the modern visiting card, and is exchanged in social circles, that a business distributes to clients and potential customers, as a kind of business card. Trade cards first became popular at the end of the 17th century in Paris, Lyon and London. They functioned as advertising and also as maps, directing the public to the merchants' stores (no f...")
  • 21:04, 31 March 2024Lyon (hist | edit) ‎[2,739 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Lyon, France 03/24}} '''Lyon''' (Franco-Provençal: Liyon), traditionally spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne. The City of Lyon had a population of 522,000 in 2023 within its small mu...")
  • 20:38, 31 March 2024Commercial art (hist | edit) ‎[3,881 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Commercial art 03/24}} 200px|thumb|right|{{bc|Andy Warhol, Campbell Soup}} '''Commercial''' art is the art of creative services, referring to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising. Commercial art uses a variety of platforms (magazines, websites, apps, television, etc.) for viewers with the intent of promoting the sale and interest of products, services, and ideas. It relies on the iconic image (pictorial...")
  • 19:50, 31 March 2024Norman Saunders (hist | edit) ‎[41,228 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Norman Saunders 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Saunders, Norman}} {{Infobox artist | color = lightblue | name = Norman Saunders | image = 1953Saunderspose.jpg | caption = Saunders and wife Ellen posing together to model a 1953 Western fiction cover painting. | birthname = Norman Blaine Saunders | birthdate = {{dob|1907|1|1|mf =y}} | birthplace = Minot, North Dakota, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|1989|3|7|1907|1|1}} | death_place= | nationality= Ameri...")
  • 13:38, 31 March 2024Antonius (hist | edit) ‎[784 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| 11/23}}{{DEFAULTSORT:}} '''Antonius''' is a freelance illustrator with a long background in fine art, particularly drawing. The fetish subculture has always been part of his visual influences through the works of Clive Barker, Hanz Giger, Hans Bellmer to name a few. For this bondage series he exclusively worked with real people in private sessions. He is very interested in capturing the most intimate instants before they disappear, akin to catching a lightning...")
  • 12:24, 31 March 2024Swiss Jim (hist | edit) ‎[766 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Swiss Jim 03/24}} The real name for this artist is unknown, he used the pseudonyms Jim of Swiss Jim, which might mean he was Swiss. The artist actively collaborated with publishers Irving Klaw and Edward Mishkin. The real identity of the artist has always remained a mystery, even to Klaw, but one collector knew that the artist was originally from Geneva. The artist was a technical draftsman for a design firm, and also worked under the pen name Gil. The artist di...")
  • 05:26, 30 March 2024Neck entry (hist | edit) ‎[684 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A '''neck entry''' garment, generally a catsuit or leotard, is one which has no zip so the wearer must enter through the neck opening. The absence of a zip may make the garment look better. If the neck opening is wide, there is usually little difficulty getting the garment on or off. However, this can be more challenging if the opening is tight, especially if there is a polo neck. Copious amonts of dressing aid and the assistance of another person may...")
  • 05:24, 30 March 2024Moulded latex/sizes (hist | edit) ‎[5,402 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Moulded latex/sizes 03/24}} == Motivation == Low-cost moulded latex clothing items are often sold under various brand names, even when produced in the same factory. The reseller-supplied size tables are sometimes contradictory or vague. Some people, especially those with some body parts proportionally larger than the others, might be in doubt as to what size will fit them. Although they could order made-to-measure tailored latex clothing, finding cheap...")
  • 02:45, 30 March 2024Lupe Velez - IMDb (hist | edit) ‎[5,311 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Lupe Valez 02/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Valez, Lupe}} ; IMDb mini-bio Lupe Velez was born on July 18, 1908, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as Maria Guadalupe Villalobos Velez. She was sent to Texas at the age of 13 to live in a convent. She later admitted that she wasn't much of a student because she was so rambunctious. She had planned to become a champion roller skater, but that would change. Life was hard for her family, and Lupe returned to Mexico to help them out fin...") originally created as "Lupe Valez"
  • 21:58, 29 March 2024Sandra Dee (hist | edit) ‎[15,526 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Sandra Dee 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Dee, Sandra}} {{Infobox person | color = mistyrose | name = Sandra Dee | image = Sandra Dee 1959.jpg | caption = Dee in 1959 | birthname = Alexandra Zuck | birthdate = {{dob|1942|4|23}} | birthplace = Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|2005|2|20|1942|4|23}} | deathplace = Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. | deathcause = Kidney disease | education = University H...")
  • 08:53, 29 March 2024Sky Lopez (hist | edit) ‎[3,081 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Sky Lopez 01/21}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Sky}} {{infobox pornstar | name = Stillwater, Minnesota, USA | image = Sky_Lopez_01.jpg | caption = |biographical data | birthdate = {{dob|175|12|23}} | birthplace = Stillwater, Minnesota, USA | birthname = Corrie Floris | zodiac = | hometown = | alias = Sky, SpringBreak, Sky Kallen, Skylar | ethnicity = | nationality = American | othername | education = Pacific Island...")
  • 16:22, 28 March 2024Lost film (hist | edit) ‎[4,551 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Lost film 03/24}} {{abridged|03/24|history of films}} thumb|right| [[Lon Chaney in ''London After Midnight'' (1927), whose last known print was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. A set of film production stills survives.]] A '''lost film''' is a feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially...")
  • 16:07, 28 March 2024Her Gilded Cage (hist | edit) ‎[2,614 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Her Gilded Cage 03/24}} {{Infobox film | name = Her Gilded Cage | image = Her-gilded-cage-1922.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Sam Wood | writer = Percy Heath | based_on = ''The Love Dreams''|Elmer Harris and Anne Nichols | starring = Gloria Swanson | cinematography = Alfred Gilks | distributor = Paramount Pictures | released = {{film date|1922|4|5}} | runti...")
  • 03:15, 27 March 2024I. Stanford Jolley (hist | edit) ‎[3,974 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|I. Stanford Jolley 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jolley, I. Stanford}} {{stack| {{Infobox person | color = lightblue | name = I. Stanford Jolley | image = ViolentYears_IS_Jolley.jpg | caption = Jolley in ''The Violent Years'' (1956) | birthname = Isaac Stanford Jolley | birthdate = {{dob|1900|10|24|mf=yes}} | birthplace = Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|1978|12|07|1900|10|24|mf=yes}} | deathplace = Woodland...")
  • 15:42, 26 March 2024List of Western subgenres (hist | edit) ‎[31,000 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|List of Western subgenres 03/24}} {{wip}} The '''Western''' is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with Americana (culture) folk tales of the Western and the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West" and depicted in Western media as a hostile, sparsely populated American frontier in a state of near-total lawlessness pa...")
  • 14:34, 26 March 2024James Drury (hist | edit) ‎[8,612 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|James Drury 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Drury, James}} {{Infobox person | name = James Drury | color = lightblue | image = James_Drury_The_Virginian_1971.jpg | imagesize = | caption = James Drury in a publicity photo for ''The Virginian'' (1971) | birthname = James Child Drury Jr. | birthdate = {{dob|1934|04|18|mf=y}} | birthplace = New York City, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|2020|04|06|1934|04|18}} | deathplac...")
  • 14:05, 26 March 2024Timothy Drury (hist | edit) ‎[7,074 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox musical artist | color = lightblue | instrument = {{hlist|Keyboards|guitar|vocals}} | name = Timothy Drury | image = Timothy Drury (2480202175).jpg | caption = Drury in 2008 | birthdate = {{dob|1961|07|5}} | birthplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|blues rock}} | background = {{hlist|Whitesnake|Eagles|The Mob (Ame...")
  • 13:51, 26 March 2024Eagles (band) (hist | edit) ‎[3,606 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Eagles (band) 03/24}} The '''Eagles''' are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America and are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million sold in the US alone. They were inducted into the Rock a...")
  • 05:18, 26 March 2024Hemline (hist | edit) ‎[4,107 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Hemline 03/24}} thumb|Prom dresses, with hemlines varying from above-the-ankle (tea length) to floor length The '''hemline''' is the line formed by the lower Hem (edge) of a garment, such as a skirt, dress or coat, measured from the floor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3427500297/hemlines.html|title=Hemlines - Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclope...")
  • 04:43, 26 March 2024Hanging (hist | edit) ‎[18,810 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Hanging 03/24}} '''Hanging''' is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a common method of capital punishment since the Middle Ages, and is the primary execution method in numerous countries and regions. The first known account of execution by hanging is in Homer's Odyssey. Hanging is also a method of suicide. The past and past participle of hang in this sense is '''hanged''', not hung. ==Methods of judicia...")
  • 04:42, 26 March 2024Cervical fracture (hist | edit) ‎[6,311 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Cervical fracture 03/24}} A '''cervical fracture''', commonly called a '''broken neck''', is a fracture of any of the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck. Examples of common causes in humans are traffic collisions and diving into shallow water. Abnormal movement of neck bones or pieces of bone can cause a spinal cord injury, resulting in loss of sensation, paralysis, or usually death soon thereafter (~1 min.), primarily via compromising neurological supply...")
  • 04:24, 26 March 2024Public humiliation (hist | edit) ‎[7,376 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Public humiliation 03/24}} thumb|South Korean gang leader Lee Jung-jae being shame-paraded by Park Chung Hee's military regime (1961). '''Public humiliation''' or '''public shaming''' is a form of punishment whose main feature is dishonoring or disgracing a person, usually an offender or a prisoner, especially in a public place. It was regularly used as a form of judicially sanctioned punishment in previ...")
  • 04:21, 26 March 2024Head shaving (hist | edit) ‎[10,660 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| 03/24}} right|thumb|200px|A Thai Buddhist monk shaving the head of a man preparing to also become a Buddhist monk; this is known as [[tonsure]] '''Head shaving''' is a form of body modification which involves shaving the hair from a person's head. People throughout history have shaved all or part of their heads for diverse reasons: including aesthetics, convenience, culture, fashion, practicality, punishment, a ri...")
  • 03:59, 26 March 2024Mob rule (hist | edit) ‎[4,740 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Mob rule 03/24}} '''Mob rule''' or '''ochlocracy''' is a pejorative term describing an oppressive majoritarian form of government controlled by the common people through the intimidation of more legitimate authorities. Ochlocracy is distinguished from democracy or similarly legitimate and representative governments by the absence or impairment of a procedurally civil process reflective of the entire polity. == Names == '''Ochlocracy''' comes from Latin ochlocra...")
  • 03:30, 26 March 2024Public punishment (hist | edit) ‎[1,786 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Public punishment 03/24}} thumb|Ticket for the execution of [[Jonathan Wild (1725)]] == Public punishment == Although most forms of entertainment have evolved and continued over time, some once-popular forms are no longer as acceptable. For example, during earlier centuries in Europe, watching or participating in the punishment of criminals or social outcasts was an accepted and popular form of entertainment...")
  • 00:27, 26 March 2024Hong Kong handover ceremony (hist | edit) ‎[10,219 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Hong Kong handover ceremony 03/24}} The '''handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997''' officially marked the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the People's Republic of China. It was an internationally televised event with the ceremony commencing on the night of 30 June 1997 and finishing on the morning of 1 July 1997. The ceremony was held at the new wing of the Hong Ko...")
  • 23:26, 25 March 2024Court entertainment (hist | edit) ‎[8,851 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| 03/24}} == Court entertainment == Imperial and royal courts have provided training grounds and support for professional entertainers, with different cultures using palaces, castles and forts in different ways. In the Maya city states, for example, "spectacles often took place in large plazas in front of palaces; the crowds gathered either there or in designated places from which they could watch at a distance."<ref name=Walthall>{{cite book|title=Servants of t...") originally created as "Court Entertainment"
  • 22:41, 25 March 2024Banquets (hist | edit) ‎[4,001 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Banquets 03/24}} === Banquets === '''Banquets''' have been a venue for amusement, entertainment or pleasure since ancient times,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Martin |first=Sandra Romano |date=2013 |title=Banqueting Gods in Valerius Flaccus Arg. 5.690–5 |journal=Mnemosyne |volume=66 |issue=4–5 |pages=666–681 |doi=10.1163/156852512X617641 |issn=0026-7074}}</ref> continuing into the modern era.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Carson |first=Cary |title=Banque...")
  • 21:59, 25 March 2024Entertainment (hist | edit) ‎[10,854 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Entertainment 03/24}} thumb|upright=1.35|Banqueters playing [[Kottabos (game)|Kottabos and girl playing the aulos, Greece ({{circa|420 BCE}}). Banqueting and music have continued to be two important entertainments since ancient times.]] '' ' Entertainment' '' is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an ide...")
  • 21:51, 25 March 2024Educational entertainment (hist | edit) ‎[18,726 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Edutainment 03/24}} thumb|{{bc|A Venn diagram on educational entertainment}} '''Educational entertainment''', also referred to by the portmanteau "edutainment", is media designed to educate through entertainment. The term was used as early as 1954 by Walt Disney. Most often it includes content intended to teach but has incidental entertainment value. It has been used by academia, corporations, governments, and...") originally created as "Edutainment"
  • 21:12, 25 March 2024Museology (hist | edit) ‎[8,028 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Museology 03/24}} Museology, or museum studies, is the study of museums. It explores their history and role in society, as well as their activities, including curating, preservation, public programming, and education. == Terminology == The words that are used to describe the study of museums vary depending on language and geography. For example, while “museology” is becoming more prevalent in English, it is most commonly used to refer to the study of museum...")
  • 20:47, 25 March 2024Scop (hist | edit) ‎[7,845 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Scop 03/24}} thumb|{{bc|Old English poetry such as ''Beowulf'' was composed for performance; it is widely supposed that this meant it was chanted by a scop to musical accompaniment. Illustration by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton, c. 1910}} A '''{{lang|ags|scop}}''' was a poet as represented in Old English poetry. The scop is the Old English counterpart of the Old Norse ''skald'', with the importan...")
  • 20:26, 25 March 2024List of entertainer occupations (hist | edit) ‎[1,739 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|List of entertainer occupations 03/24}} ==Types of entertainers== <div style='-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4;'> * {{wk5|Acrobat}} * {{wk5|Actor}} * {{wk5|Archimime}} * {{wk5|Athlete}} * {{wk5|Barker}} * {{wk5|Beatboxer}} * {{wk5|Benshi}} * {{wk5|Bouffon}} * {{wk5|Circus performer}} * {{wk5|Clown}} * {{wk5|Host and hostess clubs}} * {{wk5|Comedian}} * {{wk5|Dancer}} * {{wk5|Drag queen}} * {{wk5|Drag king}} * {{wk5|DJ}} * {{wk5|Emcee}} * {{wk5|Filmmaker}}...")
  • 20:00, 25 March 2024Storytelling (hist | edit) ‎[10,581 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Storytelling 03/24}} thumb|right|350px|{{bc|Wikipedia article index}} {{Abridged}} '''Storytelling''' is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beyondintracta...")
  • 17:28, 25 March 2024Stunt performer (hist | edit) ‎[24,660 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Stunt performer 03/24}}<!-- see discussion page --> A '''stunt performer''', often called a '''stuntman''' or '''stuntwoman''' and occasionally '''stuntperson''' or '''stunt-person''', is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed to a '''daredevil''', who performs for a live audience. When they take the place of another actor, they are known as stunt doubl...")
  • 11:47, 25 March 2024Jennie Ward Todd (hist | edit) ‎[3,097 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Jennie Ward Todd 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Todd, Jennie Ward}}")
  • 11:33, 25 March 2024William Boyd (actor) (hist | edit) ‎[9,462 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|William Boyd (actor) 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, William}} {{Infobox person| color = lightcyan | name = William Boyd | image = William Boyd, portrait.jpg | caption = William Boyd {{circa}} 1925 | birthdate = {{dob|1895|06|05}} | birthplace = Hendrysburg, Ohio, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|1972|09|12|1895|06|05}} | deathplace = Laguna Beach, California, U.S. | deathcause = died of Park...")
  • 10:26, 25 March 2024Showmen's Rest (hist | edit) ‎[5,475 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Showmen's Rest 03/24}} 275px|thumb|One of the five elephants surrounding Showmen's Rest. '''Showmen's Rest''' in Forest Park, Illinois, is a 750 plot section of Woodlawn Cemetery mostly for circus performers owned by the Showmen's League of America<ref>{{cite web|url=http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/|title=Woodlawn Cemetery|author=Matt Hucke|publisher=Matt Hucke|accessdate=12 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www...")
  • 10:11, 25 March 2024Memorial Day (hist | edit) ‎[8,005 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Memorial Day 03/24}} '''Memorial Day''' (originally known as Decoration Day]) is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. From 1868 to 1970, it was observed on May 30. Since 1971, it has been observed on the last Monday of May. {{wikimain|Memorial Day}} Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who died while ser...")
  • 09:46, 25 March 2024Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus (hist | edit) ‎[41 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus 03/24}}")
  • 02:36, 25 March 2024Motion Picture & Television Fund (hist | edit) ‎[17,963 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Motion Picture & Television Fund 03/24}} The '''Motion Picture & Television Fund''' ('''MPTF''') is a charitable organization that offers assistance and care to those in the motion picture and television industries and their families with limited or no resources, including services such as temporary financial assistance, case management, and residential living. ==Origin== Mary Pickford conceived the idea of a fund to help those in the motion picture...")
  • 02:11, 25 March 2024Dorothy Sebastian (hist | edit) ‎[6,639 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Dorothy Sebastian 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sebastian, Dorothy}} {{Infobox person| color = mistyrose | image = Dorothy_Sebastian_RHL1.jpg | caption = Sebastian in 1930s | name = Dorothy Sebastian | birthname = Stella Dorothy Sabiston | birthdate = {{dob|1903|04|26}} | birthplace = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|1957|04|08|1903|04|26}} | deathplace = Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | deathcause...")
  • 23:29, 24 March 2024Walter L. Main Circus train wreck (hist | edit) ‎[8,241 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|The '''Walter L. Main Circus train wreck''' was a train derailment that occurred in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States, in May 1893. ==Background== Walter L. Main was a farmer turned entrepreneur. William Main, Walter's father, was also a farmer as well as a horse trainer. By the beginning of the 1880s, Walter L. Main had created a circus using profits from selling off farm animals. It was not until 1886 that the circus became successful; when it d...")
  • 22:52, 24 March 2024Hammond Circus train wreck (hist | edit) ‎[12,475 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Template:Infobox public transit accident 03/24}} <!-- Accident template stored on discussion page -->thumb|right|200px|{{bc|Picture of wreck site}} The '''Hammond Circus Train Wreck''' occurred on June 22, 1918, and was one of the worst train wrecks in U.S. history. Eighty-six people were reported to have died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his troop train into the rea...") originally created as "Hammond Circus Train Wreck"
  • 10:19, 24 March 2024Ohio Travel Bag (hist | edit) ‎[2,840 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| 03/24}} == About Ohio Travel Bag == Since 1908, Ohio Travel Bag has been a supplier/distributor of hardware and related products for a multitude of industries. The business began as a manufacturer of traveling bags and other leather goods in downtown Cleveland, Ohio and has since evolved into a leading wholesale distributor of hardware and fittings for luggage, handbags, trunks, leather goods, and jewelry. We provide hardware solutions in solid brass, stainles...")
  • 09:58, 24 March 2024Slunk (hist | edit) ‎[1,282 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Slunk 03/24}} A '''slunk''' is an animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively. Slunk skin, calfskin typically obtained as a byproduct of cattle slaughter, is also known as chickenskin.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cumming |first1=Valerie |title=Gloves |date=1982 |publisher=Batsford |location=London |isbn=9780713410082 |page=[https://archive.org/details/gloves00vale/page/93 93] |edition=Reprinted. |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.or...")
  • 09:51, 24 March 2024Calfskin (hist | edit) ‎[1,526 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Calfskin 03/24}} thumb|right|200px|{{bc|Calfskin hide}} '''Calfskin''' or '''calf leather''' is a leather or membrane produced from the hide of a calf, or juvenile domestic cattle. Calfskin is particularly valuable because of its softness and fine grain, as well as its durability. It is commonly used for high-quality clothing, shoes, wallets, and similar products, as well as traditional leather bookbinding...")
  • 09:39, 24 March 2024Cattle (hist | edit) ‎[4,441 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Cattle 03/24}} thumb|right|200px|{{bc|Cow (Fleckvieh breed)}} == Cattle == '''Cattle''' (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows, and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, an...")
  • 09:19, 24 March 2024Bison (hist | edit) ‎[8,015 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Bison 03/24}} thumb|right|200px|{{bc|American Bison}} A '''bison''' (pl.: bison) is a large bovine in the genus Bison (Greek: "wild ox" (bison)) within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognized. Of the two surviving species, the American bison, B. bison, found only in North America, is the more numerous. Although colloquially referred to as a buffalo in the United States and Canada, it is only dista...")
  • 01:51, 24 March 2024Dolores Costello (hist | edit) ‎[6,047 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Deores Costello"> Delores-Costello-01.jpg|Cigarette card (1920'2} Delores-Costello-02.jpg|in ''Noah's Ark'' (1928} Delores-Costello-03.jpg|Publicity still </gallery> == External links == https://dolores-costello.tumblr.com/post/1469890659/dolores-costello-cigarette-card-c-1920s") originally created as "Delores Costello"
  • 22:55, 23 March 2024Alice White (hist | edit) ‎[6,074 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Alice White 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Alice}} {{Infobox person| color = mistyrose | name = Alice White | image = Alice_White_Publicity_photo_1934.jpg | caption = Publicity photo of White, 1934 | birthname = Alva White | birthdate = {{dob|1904|08|25|mf=yes}} | birthplace = Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | deathdate = {{Dod|1983|02|19|1904|08|25|mf=yes}} | deathplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S. |...")
  • 19:34, 23 March 2024History of hide materials (hist | edit) ‎[3,877 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|History of hide materials 03/24}} {{cat-lthr|History of hide materials}} == History of hide materials == Humanity has used animal hides since the Paleolithic era, for clothing as well as mobile shelters such as tipis and wigwams, and household items. Since ancient times, hides have also been used as a writing medium, in the form of parchment. Fur clothing was used by other hominids, at least by the Neanderthals. Rawhide is a simple hide product, that turns sti...")
  • 19:26, 23 March 2024British Museum leather dressing (hist | edit) ‎[3,866 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|British Museum leather dressing 03/24}}{{cat-lthr|"British Museum" leather dressing}} '''British Museum leather dressing''' has been used by many conservators since its publication<ref >(Plenderleith, 1946)</ref><ref >{{cite book |title=The conservation of antiquities and works of art |last=Plenderleith |first=H. |first2=A. |last2=Werner |year=1971 |edition=2nd |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=London |ref=Plenderleith, 1971 }}</...")
  • 08:20, 23 March 2024Alligator leather (hist | edit) ‎[10,685 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Alligator leather 03/24}} Leather is created when an animal's skin or hide is chemically treated in a process called tanning to preserve it for long-term use as material for clothing, handbags, footwear, furniture, sports equipment, and tools. Alligator leather is also commonly used to create similar items as mentioned above. Alligator leather is not only used due to its durable skin, but also its natural enamel sheen, which is aesthetically pleasing for consum...")
  • 03:45, 23 March 2024Rose Rainbow (hist | edit) ‎[6,559 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Rose Rainbow 03/24}} thumb|right|200px|{{bc|Burlesque dancer}} '''Rose Rainbow''' (aka Nicole Lindinger) is a professional burlesque dancer, qualified ballet teacher, Bollywood dancer, and dance teacher in burlesque, Bollywood, and ballet from the Munich area of Germany. Rose Rainbow has been booked as a professional burlesque dancer nationally and internationally for numerous shows, company events, and various events since 2010. As...")
  • 22:32, 22 March 2024Lottie Brunn (hist | edit) ‎[3,053 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Lottie Brunn 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunn, Lottie}} '''Lottie Brunn''' (October 12, 1925 - August 5, 2008) was a German American juggler and acrobat. She is believed to be the fastest woman juggler.<ref name=NYT> {{Cite news |last=Holtermann |first=Callie |date=2022-07-21 |title=Overlooked No More: Lottie Brunn, the 'Queen of Jugglers'|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/obituaries/lottie-brunn-overlooked.html |access-date=2022-07-28 |i...")
  • 07:06, 22 March 2024Ziegfield Girls (1941) (hist | edit) ‎[5,591 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Ziegfield Girls (1941) 03/24}} {{Infobox film | name = Ziegfeld Girl | image = Ziegfeld_Girl_Movie_Poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Robert Z. Leonard | producer = Pandro S. Berman | screenplay = Marguerite Roberts<br />Sonya Levien | story = William Anthony McGuire | starring = James Stewart<br />Judy Garland<br />Hedy Lamarr<br />Lana Turner | mus...")
  • 00:39, 22 March 2024Muriel Belmondo (hist | edit) ‎[365 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Muriel Belmondo 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Belmondo, Muriel}} {{Pixonly|March, 2024}} 400px|center|thumb|{{bc|Muriel Belmondo}} {{bc|Picture is from Pinterest}} == Source == dancer-muriel-belmondo-on-stage-for-the-ballet-balletti-paris-23-may-1967_u-l-pwgi9a0.jpg == External links == {{Footer}} {{cat|Ballet dancers}}")
  • 17:58, 21 March 2024Kangaroo (hist | edit) ‎[6,644 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Sa-leather working 03/24}} '''Kangaroo leather''' is a strong, lightweight leather derived from the hide of the kangaroo. Kangaroos are harvested. Both the meat and the hides are sold. Although hunting most species of macropod is prohibited, a small number of the large-sized species with high populations can be hunted by commercial hunters. This policy has been criticised by some wildlife activists. == Applications == The leather is used in a wide variety of s...")
  • 17:13, 21 March 2024Urethrotomy (hist | edit) ‎[9,395 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| urethrotomy 03/24}} A '''urethrotomy''' is an operation that involves incision of the urethra, especially for relief of a stricture. It is most often performed in the outpatient setting, with the patient (usually) being discharged from the hospital or surgery center within six hours from the procedure's inception. Urethrotomy (also referred to as '''DVIU''', or '''Direct Visual Internal Urethrotomy''') is a popular treatment for male urethral strictures. Howev...")
  • 07:03, 21 March 2024Herb Ritts (hist | edit) ‎[5,007 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Herb Ritts 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ritts, Herb}} {{Infobox person | name = Herb Ritts | color = lightblue | image = Herb Ritts.jpg | birthname = Herbert Ritts Jr. | birthdate = {{dob|1952|08|13}} | birthplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|2002|12|26|1952|08|13|mf=y}} | deathplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | deathcause = Pneumonia | alma_mater = Bard College | occupation = Photographer | known_for = | awar...")
  • 00:10, 21 March 2024Arlette Dorgère (hist | edit) ‎[2,428 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Dorgere, Arlette}} {{Infobox person | name = Arlette Dorgère | color = mistyrose | image = Arlette Dorgère.jpg | caption = | birthname = Anna Mathilde Irma Jouve | birthdate = {{dob|1880}06|08}} | birthplace = Paris, French Third Republic | deathdate = 1965 (aged 84–85) | deathplace = Morocco | nationality = French | spouse = Louis Margerie (m.1958) }} '''Arlette Dorgère''' (born '''A...")
  • 21:51, 20 March 2024Dorothy Dietrich (hist | edit) ‎[12,199 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Dorothy Dietrich 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Dietrich, Dorothy}} {{Infobox person | name = Dorothy Dietrich | color = mistyrose | image = Dorothy Dietrich-01.jpg | caption = | birthplace = Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | birthdate = Halloween {{age|1969|10|31}} | occupation = magician, illusionist, escapologist, stunt performer, actor, historian | website = {{url|dorothydietrich...")
  • 21:18, 20 March 2024Magicians (hist | edit) ‎[2,009 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Magicians 03/24}} '''Magic''', which encompasses the subgenres of illusion, stage magic, and close-up magic, among others, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means to be created through supernatural means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world. Modern entertainment magic, as pioneered by 19th-century magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, has become a...")
  • 15:21, 20 March 2024Prostitution by region (hist | edit) ‎[5,323 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Prostitution by region 03/24}} = Prostitution by Regions = == Prostitution in Africa == Prostitution is illegal in the majority of African countries. HIV/AIDS infection rates are particularly high among African sex workers. Nevertheless, it is common, driven by the widespread poverty in many sub-Saharan African countries, and is one of the drivers for the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Social breakdown and poverty caused by civil war in several African count...")
  • 13:57, 20 March 2024Prostitution in Mozambique (hist | edit) ‎[4 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "test")
  • 06:47, 20 March 2024Irina Ionesco (hist | edit) ‎[4,819 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Irina Ionesco 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ionesco, Irina}} {{Infobox person | color = mistyrose | name = Irina Ionesco | image = Irina Ionesco.png | caption = Ionesco in 2020 | birthdate = {{dob|1930|09|03|df=y}} | birthplac = Paris, France | birthname = | deathdate = {{dod|2022|07|25|1930|09|03|df=y}} | deathplace = | occupation = Photographer | years_active = | spouse = | children = Eva Ionesco }} ''...")
  • 01:44, 20 March 2024Prostitution in Thailand (hist | edit) ‎[37,452 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Prostitution in Thailand 03/24}} thumb|upright=1.3|[[Walking Street, Pattaya|Walking Street, a red-light district in Pattaya.]] '''Prostitution''' in Thailand is illegal. However, due to police corruption and an economic reliance on prostitution dating back to the Vietnam War, it remains a significant presence in the country. It results from poverty, low levels of education and a lack of employ...")
  • 22:16, 19 March 2024Meshimori onna (hist | edit) ‎[831 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Meshimori onna 03/24}} {{cat-japan|Meshimori onna}} '''Meshimori onna''' (飯盛女) or meshiuri onna (飯売女), literally "meal-serving woman", is the Japanese term for the women who were hired by hatago inns at the shukuba (post stations) along kaidō routes in Japan during the Edo era. They were originally maidservants hired by the inns, although as traffic along the kaidō grew and competition between the inns increased, they were often engaged in prostitu...")
  • 21:57, 19 March 2024Nakai (vocation) (hist | edit) ‎[857 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Nakai (vocation) 03/24}} {{cat-japan|Nakai}} A '''Nakai''' (仲居) is a woman who serves as a waitress at a ryokan or Japanese inn. Originally written as nakai (中居) (meaning "in the house" in Japanese), which meant the anteroom in a mansion of a kuge (noble man) or gomonzeki (the princess of Mikado). Nowadays it refers to work in a butler's pantry, homemaking sector, or the managing division and its office staff. At Kyuchu (the Imperial Court), such women...")
  • 21:40, 19 March 2024It girl (hist | edit) ‎[41,678 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|It girl 03/24}} An '''"It girl"''' is an attractive young woman who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging.[1] The expression it girl originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. It gained further attention in 1927 with the popularity of the Paramount Studios film It, starring Clara Bow. In the earlier usage, a woman was especially perceived as an "it girl" if she had achieved a high...")
  • 21:24, 19 March 2024Jilt shop (hist | edit) ‎[2,562 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Jilt shop 03/24}} '''Jilt shop''' is an archaic term for an establishment frequented by B-girls ("bargirls"). == Etymology == Jilt originally meant "harlot" or "woman who gives hope then dashes it"; to jilt meant "to deceive (especially after holding out hopes), cheat, trick." In William Wycherley's Love in the Wood, Sir Simon complains of a "Mistress of mine...whom I treated tonight at the French house, but as soon as the Jilt had eaten up my meat and dra...")
  • 21:13, 19 March 2024Bargirl (hist | edit) ‎[11,658 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Bargirl 03/24}} thumb|A bar girl in Las Vegas A '''bargirl''' is a woman who is paid to entertain patrons in a bar, either individually or, in some cases, as a performer. The exact nature of the entertainment varies widely from place to place; depending on the venue this can be individual entertainment ranging from light conversation to sexual services, or more public entertainment in the form of go-go dancing or striptease. V...")
  • 19:55, 19 March 2024House mother (hist | edit) ‎[301 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|house mother 03/24}} {{cat-terms|House mother}} A '''housemother''' or '''house mother''' is a woman in charge of a residence, especially for children, students, or young women, who acts as hostess, chaperon, and occasionally as housekeeper. == External links == {{Footer}}")
  • 16:41, 18 March 2024Alan Hale, Jr. (hist | edit) ‎[4,690 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Alan Hale, Jr. 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hale, Jr.. Alan}} {{abridged}} {{stack| {{Infobox person | color = lightblue | name = Alan Hale Jr. | image = Alan_Hale,_Jr._1959.jpg | caption = Hale in 1959 | birthname = Alan Hale MacKahan | birthdate = {{dob|1921|3|8}} | birthplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | deathdate = {{Dod|1990|1|2|1921|3|8}} | deathplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | deathcause = Thymus can...")
  • 05:40, 18 March 2024Venus de Milo (hist | edit) ‎[17,383 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Venus de Milo 03/24}} {{Infobox statue | color = Silver | title = ''Venus de Milo'' | image = | caption = | subject = Aphrodite (Venus) | medium = Parian marble | created = | condition = Arms broken off; otherwise intact | location = Musée du Louvre | artist = | nationality = | height = | weight = | value = | homepage = | wiki = | source = | notes = }}")
  • 02:46, 18 March 2024Frances O'Connor (hist | edit) ‎[2,237 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Frances O'Connor 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:O'Connor, Frances}} {{Infobox person | name = Frances O'Connor | color = mistyrose | image = Frances O'Connor-01.jpg | birthdate = {{dob|1914|9|8}} | birthplace = Granite Falls, Minnesota | deathdate = {{dod|1982|1|30|1914|9|8}} | deathplace = Long Beach, California | occupation = Sideshow performer, billed as the living Venus de Milo, film actress }} Frances O'Connor ({{star}}Se...")
  • 02:25, 18 March 2024Zizi Jeanmaire (hist | edit) ‎[266 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Zizi Jeanmaire 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeanmaire, Zizi}} {{future}} <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption=""> File:Zizi_JeanmarieFoliesBergere_01.jpg </gallery> {{sa|Folies Bergère}} == External links == {{Footer}} {{cat|Folies Bergere|future}}")
  • 23:41, 17 March 2024Raoul Ubac (hist | edit) ‎[1,329 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Raoul Ubac 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ubac, Raoul}} '''Raoul Ubac''' ({{star}}31 August 1910, Cologne – {{dag}}22 March 1985, Dieudonne, Oise) was a French painter, sculptor, photographer and engraver. 400px|thumb|{{bc|Tete du Mannequin}} He had various and irregular artistic training and traveled in Europe between 1928 and 1934. He worked mostly on photography between 1934 and 1942, embraced Surrealism in Par...")
  • 20:31, 17 March 2024Genevieve Tobin (hist | edit) ‎[4,032 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{Header|Genevieve Tobin 02/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Genevieve Tobin, Genevieve}} {{abridged|Feb 24, 2024| artist/author/film/actress/etc}} {{Infobox person | color = mistyrose | name = Genevieve Tobin | image = Genevieve Tobin.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Portrait of Tobin circa late 1930s | birthname = | birthdate = {{dob|1899|11|29|mf=y}} | birthplace = New York City, U.S. | deathdate = {{D...")
  • 02:22, 17 March 2024The Anvil (Gay club) (hist | edit) ‎[2,950 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|The Anvil (Gay club) 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Anvil, The}} {{Infobox building | name = The Anvil | image = The_Anvil_club.png | caption = Entrance to the club, with closure notice on door | alt = | coordinates = | type = Gay BDSM sex club | owner = | address = 500 West 14th Street, New York City, New York | location = Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City | location_country = Un...")
  • 22:30, 16 March 2024Afterhours club (hist | edit) ‎[1,961 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Afterhours club 03/24}} An '''afterhours club''' (''aka'' '''after hours club''' and '''afterhour club''') is a nightclub that is open past the designated curfew closing time for clubs that serve alcohol (which is often an hour long).{{fact|date=July 2021}} Such clubs may cease serving alcohol at the designated time, but have special permission to remain open to customers and to sell non-alcoholic sodas and often highly caffeinated drinks. In Western Eu...")
  • 21:08, 16 March 2024Leather carving (hist | edit) ‎[8,137 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Leather Carving 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Leather Carving}} thumb|{{bc|Leather carving using a swivel knife}} '''Leather carving''' is the process of giving a three-dimensional appearance to leather craft objects or works of art by cutting and stamping the surface. Many different kinds of leathers can be used for these crafts. == Materials == The only type of leather suitable for carving is veg...")
  • 20:24, 16 March 2024Bookbinding (hist | edit) ‎[2,243 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Bookbinding is the process of building a book, usually in codex format, from an ordered stack of paper sheets with one's hands and tools, or in modern publishing, by automated processes. Firstly, one binds the sheets of papers along an edge with a thick needle and strong thread. One can also use loose-leaf rings, binding posts, twin-loop spine coils, plastic spiral coils, and plastic spine combs, but they last for a shorter time. Next, one encloses the bound sta...")
  • 10:18, 14 March 2024Tabhane (hist | edit) ‎[2,141 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<!-- {{Infobox historic site | name = Tabhane | native_name = Tabhane | image = Tabhanet - Muzeu i Muzikës.jpg | location = Gjakova, Kosovo | built = 17th century | designation1_type = Architectural | designation1_criteria = Under protection | designation1_number = 1022 }} --> The '''Tabhane''' is a cultural heritage monument in Gjakova, Kosovo. Tabhane is located at a place known locally as ''Livadhi i Tabhaneve'' along the Krena River. It was originally bui...")
  • 04:21, 14 March 2024Lilyan Tashman (hist | edit) ‎[7,100 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Lilyan Tashman 02/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tashman, Lilyan}} {{Infobox person | color = mistyrose | name = Lilyan Tashman | image = Lilyantashman.jpg | caption = Tashman in the 1920s | birth_date = {{dob|1896|10|23|mf=y}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = {{dod|1934|03|21|1896|10|23|mf=y}} | death_place = New York City, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1914–1934...")
  • 16:45, 12 March 2024The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (hist | edit) ‎[8,748 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox film | name = The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | image = Best little whorehouse in texasposter.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Colin Higgins | producer = {{Plainlist| * Thomas L. Miller * Edward K. Milkis * Robert L. Boyett }} | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Colin Higgins * Larry L. King * Peter Masterson }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Burt Reynolds * Dolly Parton * Dom DeLuise * Charles Durning * Jim Nabors }} | music = {{Plain...")
  • 15:17, 12 March 2024Madam Mary Moore (hist | edit) ‎[2,296 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Madam Moore 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Madam}} '''Mary Vail Jones Willson Moore''' was born in 1705. She came to North Carolina from Southold, Long Island. Her first marriage was to the honorable Frederick Jones of Chowan County. There were 3 children from this marriage. Her second marriage was to Colonel William Willson, who built Clermont Plantation. At the time Clermont consisted of 2500 acres stretching from the Neuse River to Brices Creek. The ever dash...") originally created as "Madam Moore"
  • 00:09, 11 March 2024Marian Nixon (hist | edit) ‎[1,716 bytes]Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Marian Nixon 02/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Nixon, Marian}} {{Future|Feb 24, 2024|actress}} '''Marian Nixon''' (born Marja Nissinen; October 20, 1904 – February 13, 1983) was an American film actress. Sometimes credited as '''Marion Nixon''', she appeared in more than 70 films. == Personal life == Nixon was married four times. She married boxer Joseph Benjamin in 1925, but they divorced two years later. Then, on August 11, 1929, Nixon married Chicago department store...")
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