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2 unusual facts about Acclaim


Acclaim

Acclaim Entertainment, a defunct American video game developer and publisher

Triumph Acclaim, a front wheel drive medium-sized family car (1981–1984)


9Dragons

The original In-game story for the Korean version was written by wuxia novelist Jwa Baek and then Steven-Elliot Altman was hired by Acclaim to rewrite the game in its entirety so that it would become accessible to Western audiences.

Acclaim Studios Austin

Acclaim Studios Austin was first incorporated in Sunnyvale, California on August 14, 1991 by Jeff Spangenberg called Iguana Entertainment.

Albert Evans-Jones

He was commissioned to write an exemplary play for the National Eisteddfod in 1957 – his offering Absolom Fy Mab was accepted to great critical acclaim in Welsh dramatic circles as were his translations of English Language plays John Masefield's Good Friday and Norman Nicholson's The Old Man of the Mountain.

Arta Dobroshi

Dobroshi came to international prominence for her portrayal of Lorna in Luc and Jean-Piere Dardenne's Lorna's Silence in which she played the title role to great acclaim and received international media attention.

Celso Duarte

In 1998, he met Lila Downs while playing a festival in Oaxaca, Mexico, and since then has gained critical acclaim playing harp and violin in her band, La Misteriosa.

Denis Rodier

It was his work on Superman that garnered Rodier his greatest acclaim, especially on the award-winning "The Death of Superman" story arc.

Donald Saddler

In 1958, Saddler won critical acclaim for his choreography for a Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival "dance drama" adaptation of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, in which he also performed.

Donna Kane

She has won acclaim for her performances in the 1995 U.S. tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat  with Donny Osmond, Les Misérables  on Broadway (1993), and as Maria in West Side Story  in Vienna and Munich (1995).

Eric Himy

Praised for his formidable technique and many varied colors (His technique has been compared by the 2007 Revue Musicale de Suisse Romande to that of the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz and called him " a sensual gourmand of sound ") he has received critical acclaim for his interpretations of Transcriptions (including some of his own), French, Spanish and Romantic music.

Evan S. Connell

Connell's 1984 biography of Custer, Son of the Morning Star, earned critical acclaim, was a bestseller, and was adapted as a television film/miniseries in 1991.

Gautam Rajadhyaksha

While he was still working for the Lintas, as a copywriter, Shobha De his cousin invited him to write for her magazine, 'Celebrity', soon after started shooting photographs for his articles, this got him attention and soon acclaim as a glamour photographer, and before long he started working for other magazines as well, including The Illustrated Weekly of India, and film magazines like Stardust, Cineblitz and Filmfare.

Georges Poujouly

Georges Poujouly (20 January 1940, Garches, Hauts-de-Seine – 28 October 2000, Villejuif, Val-de-Marne) was a French actor who gained international acclaim as a child for his performance in the award-winning film Forbidden Games.

Hasika

After winning critical acclaim for her debut in the Telugu film Bus Stop (2012), she has signed up for Tamil films including Vetrimaaran's production Poriyaalan and Prabhu Solomon's Kayal, in which she plays the titular character.

How Can I Love You More?

When M People formed at the end of 1990, they had released "Colour My Life" as a limited edition White label to acclaim from both critics and colleagues as well as being heavily rotated on dancefloors.

James Whitbourn

In 2005, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Choir of Clare College Cambridge, under Leonard Slatkin, premiered his largest choral work Annelies, a setting of the Diary of Anne Frank, at London's Cadogan Hall to wide critical acclaim.

Jem Poster

Poster's poetry and prose have attracted widespread critical acclaim and he has won both the Cardiff Academi International Poetry Competition and the Peterloo Open Poetry Competition.

John Everingham

During the Vietnam War he received acclaim from the mainstream media, and disdain from the American military, for his reporting on the effects of B-52 dumping runs on their way back to bases in Udon Thani, Thailand — when bombers didn't drop all their payload over Hanoi, they dumped their bombs in Laos to cut the risk of accidents on landing, which led to innocent rural Lao and Hmong being killed.

Jonathan Emile

His performance achieved broad critical acclaim from both English & French media for his performance of André De Shields original role and his notable interpretation of “The Viper's Drag”.

Joy Leftow

Some poems have gained critical acclaim, such as Tupelo Honey, Advancing on Satori, and the more recent, Being Jewish, My Mother, and I Sing The Blues For You Today, all of which have been published in several journals.

Lajos Kozma

Born on September 2, 1938, in Lepsény, Hungary, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, and made his debut at the Budapest Opera in 1962, where he won considerable acclaim as Pelléas in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande.

Lucien Goldmann

In fact, the popularity of such trends on the Left Bank was one reason why Goldmann's own name and work were eclipsed - this despite the acclaim of thinkers as diverse as Jean Piaget and Alasdair MacIntyre, who called him "the finest and most intelligent Marxist of the age."

Luu Huynh

His latest film, “The Legend is Alive” released in 2009 to wide acclaim won a total of six Golden Kite Awards, including a tie for Best Film.

Marie Doro

The following year she played the lead in the 1916 film version of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a role she previously played with much acclaim on stage in 1912.

Marshall Thompson

He co-starred with Annie Fargé in the 33-episode CBS sitcom Angel (1960–1961) about an American architect with a charming but scatterbrained French wife, who often got into zany, Lucy Ricardo-esque situations, caused in part by her lack of English; the show was canceled after 33 episodes due to low ratings, despite critical acclaim for French-born newcomer Annie Fargé.

Mrudula Murali

She received critical acclaim for her role as Shenbagavalli in her debut Tamil film Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA.

No Sleep til Shanghai

The film gained wide acclaim and some shock from screening audiences at the Atlanta Film Festival as they reacted to the startling visage of Jamaican-American promoter Andrew Ballen speaking fluent Chinese on the Shanghai leg of the tour.

Oppy

the nickname of Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician, whose endurance cycling feats in the 1920s and 1930s earned him international acclaim

Paul Mounet

Mounet garnored acclaim for his roles in Les Erynnyes, L'Arlésienne, Othello, Patrie, Hamlet, La Furie, Anthony, Le Roi, L'Enigme, Le Dédale, and Œdipe Roi.

Pichet Klunchun

In 2004 he collaborated on a piece with the post modernist Jérôme Bel to much critical acclaim.

Placer Dome

In New South Wales Australia, Placer Dome obtained ownership of the defunct Timbarra Gold Mine, where it achieved some local acclaim for setting new, higher State standards for mining rehabilitation.

Robert Salkowitz

which was greeted with critical acclaim by writers such as Stan Lee and Douglas Rushkoff.

Sallyann J. Murphey

The book received national acclaim and, a year later, she was selected to write the first work of original fiction ever commissioned by Hallmark and Better Homes and Gardens, who published her short story, "Emma’s Christmas Wish," in 1996.

Sarasota Opera

Robert Ward's opera, The Crucible based on the play by Arthur Miller, served as the inaugural production of this new series, and it was received with great acclaim.

Serocee

Serocee's debut single "Life" was released in 2006 and received critical acclaim since then he has released further singles and been involved on projects with the likes of Basement Jaxx, MJ Cole, Zed Bias, and Toddla T, Reggae heavy hitters such as Shaggy collaborators Brian and Tony Gold, General Levy South Rakkas Crew and Lloyd Brown not to mention British Hip Hop veterans Karl Hinds, Seanie T, Roots Manuva and Super group Moorish Delta!

Sheffield Bach Choir

The Cathedral was also the venue for Messiah on Monday 5 December 2011, a performance that was the subject of critical acclaim in the columns of the Telegraph.

Sricharan

Having debuted in the 2008 Tamil film Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai, which received immense critical acclaim, Charan went on to make his big break with Radha Mohan's 2010 film Payanam or Gaganam where he acted in a double role.

Straighten It Out

"Straighten It Out" is the second single by Pete Rock & CL Smooth from their album, Mecca and the Soul Brother, which was released to critical acclaim in 1992.

Tami Taylor

Connie Britton's portrayal of Tami Taylor has earned her critical acclaim, two Television Critics Association Award nominations for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2007 and 2008, and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2010 and 2011.

Tape Two

As with the group's first EP, the album received general acclaim from most music critics.

The Boy James

Critical and public acclaim has led to the show being the longest running of Belt Up Theatre's repertoire, and was one of the two shows that were part of their international debut in the Adelaide Fringe Festival, in 2012 (alongside Outland).

The Sleeping Years

Upon their release the EPs garnered critical acclaim, featuring on BBC Radio 1’s Introducing, the Guardian’s writer’s play list and on the cover mount of Rolling Stone and Word Magazine.

The UK Kid

Jones' VPW wrestling events have received wide acclaim as the best on the British wrestling circuit, with many former WWE wrestlers on the roster including Bob 'Hardcore' Holly, former D-Generation X member The Road Dogg, D'Lo Brown, Chris Masters, Kip James (AKA Billy Gunn), Shawn Daivari and Al Snow.

Tim Clue

His comedy “Leaving Iowa,” first produced at actor Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre Company in 2004, ran for over a year to critical acclaim in Chicago.

Tommy Rall

On Broadway he danced to considerable acclaim as "Johnny" in Marc Blitzstein and Joseph Stein's 1959 musical Juno (based on Sean O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock).

Two Cow Garage

Their second album, The Wall Against Our Back, came out in 2004 to considerable critical acclaim, and the group's tour was recorded by John Boston and released as a documentary, The Long Way Around: One Badass Year With Two Cow Garage.

Vlado Kreslin

He began his musical career in his student years, first coming to acclaim as the lead singer with the rock group Martin Krpan.

Wavy Spice

A frank and personal interrogation of normative perceptions of colonial history, this track, and her vocal support of Queer, Trans*, woman and fem sexuality, have gained her critical acclaim and support in the music world from other QTPOC rappers such as Mykki Blanco and Le1f.

William Mandel

The book received critical acclaim from notables, including author and senior editor of The Black Scholar, Robert L. Allen; renowned musician and activist Pete Seeger; and the internationally respected poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.


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