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3 unusual facts about Robert M. Edsel


Robert M. Edsel

George Clooney has announced plans to write, direct and star in The Monuments Men.

The two photographic albums were in the possession of heirs to an American soldier stationed in the Berchtesgaden area of Germany in the closing days of World War II.

Narrated by Joan Allen with extensive commentary by looted art specialist Jonathan Petropoulos, the film was well received by critics and began a theatrical run in September 2007 at the Paris Theatre in New York City.


Alisa Lepselter

She was Thelma Schoonmaker's assistant editor on Martin Scorsese's adaptation of The Age of Innocence (1993), and was Robert M. Reitano's assistant on three films associated with Nora Ephron (My Blue Heaven (1990), This is My Life (1992), and Mixed Nuts (1994)).

Arie Verveen

His appearance in Caught (1996) was his first lead role in a feature film, opposite Edward James Olmos and María Conchita Alonso, directed by Robert M. Young.

Autobiographical novel

The books Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig and The Tao of Muhammad Ali by Davis Miller open with statements admitting to some fictionalising of events but state they are true 'in essence.'

Balanced module

The study of balanced modules and rings is an outgrowth of the study of QF-1 rings by C.J. Nesbitt and R. M. Thrall.

Capital punishment in New York

New York Law School Professor and death penalty advocate Robert Blecker advocated strongly in favor of reinstatement, while Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau strongly opposed reinstatement.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Before wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. began promoting them, the wines of Châteauneuf were considered rustic and of limited appeal.

Denis Saverot

Saverot has also written the foreword to the bande dessinée comic book written by Simmat and illustrated by Philippe Bercovici, satirising the American wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr., titled Robert Parker: Les Sept Pêchés capiteux.

John Peter Galanis

The case was brought by Manhattan District Attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau.

Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.

He was also the co-editor for Crypt of Cthulhu, published by Mythos Books LLC working alongside Robert M. Price, Michael Cisco and David Wynn.

Justice Douglas

Robert M. Douglas, an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court

Kimmitt

Robert M. Kimmitt (born 1947), United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush

LaFollette House

Robert M. LaFollette House, Maple Bluff, Wisconsin, listed on the NRHP in Wisconsin

Lindeman's

Five consecutive vintages have been named "best buys" by The Wine Spectator, a consumer magazine, and Robert M. Parker, Jr. has called it "one of the three or four finest chardonnay values in the world" in his newsletter The Wine Advocate.

OPLAN 5029

Discussions in October between US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and South Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Sang-hee over the planned transition of wartime operations to South Korean forces also included continued formulation of an operation plan for a North Korean collapse, after a proposal made in an earlier meeting between the American and South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Otto G. Obermaier

During the 1960s Obermaier was an assistant district attorney under Robert M. Morgenthau.

Paul O. Husting

The New York Times described him as "the most aggressive leader" of the "loyalist" (i.e., supportive of Woodrow Wilson's pro-Allied policies) forces in Wisconsin, and contrasted him with "Senator La Follette and the pro-German constituency behind him".

Pirsig

Robert M. Pirsig (born 6 September 1928), Maynard's son, an American writer and philosopher, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Pohl Trial

The judges in this case, heard before Military Tribunal II, were Robert M. Toms (presiding judge) from Detroit, Michigan, Fitzroy Donald Phillips from North Carolina, Michael A. Musmanno from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and John J. Speight from Alabama as an alternate judge.

Robert Allan

Robert M. Allan, member of the City Council in Los Angeles, California, 1921–1927

Robert Bowman

Robert M. Bowman, Jr. (born 1957), American Christian theologian, son of the former

Robert M. A. Hawk

Hawk was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Washington, D.C., June 29, 1882.

Robert M. Boyar

An American physiologist, Ernst Knobil, discovered that the anterior pituitary produces pulses of Luteinizing hormone (LH) at about hourly intervals.

Robert M. Cundick

Cundick has written many vocal works, such as the cantata The Song of Nephi, as well as The Redeemer (widely viewed has his most significant work), an oratorio with the text selected by Brigham Young University professor Ralph Woodward.

Robert M. French

French is the inventor of Tabletop, a computer program that forms analogies in a microdomain consisting of everyday objects placed on a table.

Robert M. Hayes

He was visiting professor at Loughborough University, Strossmayer University, University of New South Wales, Khazar University, Keio University, University of LIS in Tsukuba Science City (Japan), Nankai University, University of Illinois, and University of Washington.

Robert M. La Follette

Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (1855–1925), senator, congressman, governor of Wisconsin and candidate for President, (1912 and 1924)

Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr.

Succeeding Christopher Scolese, Lightfoot became the space agency's acting Associate Administrator on March 5, 2012.

Robert M. Lindner

In 1954 the publication of "The Jet-Propelled Couch" as a two-part article in Harper's caused a small sensation with its tale of the mental crack-up of a key government scientist and his treatment by Lindner; the story bears some similarities to the much later book and film A Beautiful Mind.

Robert M. Losey

Several days later, Luftwaffe commander Hermann Göring sent to Major General Arnold a message of regret regarding Losey's death.

Robert M. McDowell

Immediately before his confirmation to the FCC, he was senior vice president and assistant general counsel of COMPTEL (Competitive Telecommunications Association), an industry trade group of competitive (non-RBOC) telephone companies.

Robert M. McTureous, Jr.

Private McTureous was sent to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, for his recruit training where he qualified as a sharpshooter with both the M1 Garand and the Browning Automatic Rifle by virtue of his 291 and 112 scores, respectively.

Robert M. Moore

Robert M. Moore (1816–1880) was an Irish-born mayor of Cincinnati.

Robert M. Owens

On May 27, 2008, Owens filed a nominating petition with over 1300 signatures from 44 of Ohio's 88 counties.

Robert M. Polich, Sr.

After being captured in Germany, Lt. Polich was first brought to a German hospital, then later confined in Stalag Luft III.

Robert M. Price

He questions the idea of a historical Jesus; in the documentary The God Who Wasn't There, Price supports a version of the Jesus myth hypothesis, suggesting that the early Christians adopted the model for the figure of Jesus from the popular Mediterranean dying-rising saviour myths of the time, such as that of Dionysus.

Robert M. Schoch

He is also known for his research on the Yonaguni underwater "monuments," where he has dived on several occasions, beginning in 1997; his analysis of the formations is that it is a natural site modified by man to suit their needs.

Robert M. Schoch is an associate professor of Natural Science at the College of General Studies, a two-year non-degree granting unit of Boston University.

Robert M. Wallace

Wallace was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1911).

Robert McDowell

Robert M. McDowell (born 1963), former member of the Federal Communications Commission

Robert Townsend

Robert M. Townsend (born 1948), Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at MIT

Soviet support for Iran during the Iran–Iraq war

Robert M. Gates, then head of the CIA National Intelligence Council, advanced the suggestion, which circulated over the signature of Director of Central Intelligence William Casey.

Steven Paulsen

1996 Origins Award for Best Game-Related Fiction won by The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror edited by Robert M. Price which contained Paulsen's short story 'In the Light of the Lamp'

Technical writer

Robert M. Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance wrote technical manuals for IBM, while working on the bestselling book.

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

While the influence of the fantasies of Lord Dunsany on Lovecraft's Dream Cycle is often mentioned, Robert M. Price argues that a more direct model for The Dream-Quest is provided by the six Mars ("Barsoom") novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs that had been published by 1927.

USS Pontoosuc

Seven of Pontoosucs sailors received the Medal of Honor for their actions during this campaign: Cabin Boy John Anglin, Coxswain Asa Betham, Boatswain's Mate Robert M. Blair, Captain of the Forecastle John P. Erickson, Landsman George W. McWilliams, Chief Quartermaster James W. Verney, and Sailmaker's Mate Anthony Williams.

Wager Swayne

Robert M. Patton remained the nominal governor during this period but as the local army commander, Swayne controlled the State government.


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