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2 unusual facts about St. Martin's


Melany Neilson

Neilson immediately changed the eight sentences and her publisher, St. Martin's, printed them in future editions.

St. Martin's, Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company interurban railway had a "St. Martin's Junction" stop from 1904 to 1939.


Albert C. Martin, Sr.

It is also the home parish of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Allen Edward Everitt

He also illustrated J. B. Bunce's "History of old St. Martin's" (1875), the parish church of Birmingham.

Annie B. Martin

Born in Eastover, South Carolina to Jacob and Queenie Martin, the seventh of eight children, Martin was introduced as a small child by her father to labor activist A. Philip Randolph.

Augustus N. Martin

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-fourth Congress.

Barbara Berkeley, Viscountess Fitzhardinge

Mary Berkeley (bef. 1671 – 3 June 1741), married Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven on 27 May 1703 in St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Church, Covent Garden, London.

Bartolomeo Zaccaria

As the eldest son of "King" Martin, born into the Genoese Zaccaria family which rule Chios, Bartolomeo was a fitting match for the highborn Frankish heiress, who co-ruled with her mother, Maria dalle Carceri, and stepfather, Andrea Cornaro.

Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!

A companion book by St. Martin's Press and a soundtrack album by MCA Records were also released in conjunction with the video.

Church of Our Lady, Bruges

Its tower, at 122.3 meters in height, remains the tallest structure in the city and the second tallest brickwork tower in the world (the tallest being the St. Martin's Church in Landshut, Germany).

Concerning Mr. Martin

Concerning Mr. Martin is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Wilson Barrett, William Devlin and Marjorie Peacock.

David N. Martin

He also began painting after working with painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell on an ad campaign for Colonial Williamsburg.

Double Dragon Publishing

Authors include Gail Z. Martin, J.M. Frey, Danny Birt, Geoff Nelder, Simon Drake, Dan DeBono, Tony Teora, E. Rose Sabin, David Conway (founder of cult band "My Bloody Valentine"), Steve Lazarowitz, Michael A. Ventrella, Ben Manning, Margret A. Treiber and the late Nick Pollotta.

Douglas Martin

Douglas J. Martin (1927–2010), New Zealand leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Duane W. Martin

In the 2007 film Rescue Dawn, which told the story from Dengler's point of view, Martin was portrayed by actor Steve Zahn.

Eugene J. Martin

As a child, Eugene ran away on several occasions, was placed in reform school at six years of age, and eventually spent the remainder of his childhood on a farm in Clarksburg, Maryland where his foster parents were Franie and Madessa Snowdon.

Gail Z. Martin

Other influences included The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

George Barton House

The complex was commissioned by Darwin D. Martin an entrepreneur who worked at the Larkin Soap Company.

Glenn L. Martin

He worked up the courage however after persuasion by Paramount boss Adolph Zukor and completed the scene.

Graycliff

The Graycliff estate was the summer home of Isabelle R. Martin (1869–1945) and her husband, Buffalo entrepreneur Darwin D. Martin (1865–1935).

Hubert S. Martin

He was one of Baden-Powell's instructors at the first Wood Badge course held at Gilwell Park, on 8 to 19 September 1919.

James A. Martin

Just two weeks before Martin's death, he was visited by Ateneo de Manila University president Bienvenido Nebres, who gave him a jacket of the Ateneo basketball team that he had coached some 70 years earlier.

Jason Peter

His book, Hero of the Underground: My Journey Down To Heroin & Back was published by St. Martin's Press.

Joseph B. Martin

During his academic career he has been an editor of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine and has published over 325 articles.

Kurt Loder

In 2011, St. Martin's Press published Loder's The Good, the Bad and the Godawful: 21st-Century Movie Reviews, which collected his film reviews from MTV.com and Reason.com.

Leon Hendrix

In 2012, Hendrix published an intimate biography of his brother titled Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story. It was co-written by Adam Mitchell and published by St. Martin's Press.

Louis Chéron

In 1718, Chéron and John Vanderbank split from Godfrey Kneller's Great Queen Street Academy (where they were both teaching) to form their own St. Martin's Lane Academy.

Louis E. Martin

Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to Dr. Louis E. Martin Sr. and Willa Martin, Louis Jr. grew up in Savannah, Georgia.

Lower Brandon Plantation

Martin's new plantation built on the 1616 land grant was initially named "Martin's Brandon", apparently incorporating the family name of his wife, Mary (née Brandon) Martin, daughter of Robert Brandon, a prominent English goldsmith and supplier to Queen Elizabeth I of England.

P. J. Mills

In 1975, Mills ran again for statewide office when Louisiana Secretary of State Wade O. Martin, Jr., stepped down to run unsuccessfully for governor against Edwin Edwards and State Senator Robert G. Jones of Lake Charles, son of former Governor Sam Houston Jones.

Robert S. Martin

Dr. Martin has authored several publications and served on editorial boards of scholarly library journals such as American Archivist, The Library Quarterly, Libraries and Culture and Meridian.

Roger Martin

Roger H. Martin (born 1943), 14th president of Randolph-Macon College

Ryan Colucci

Along with Mike the Pike Productions, he is also attached to produce George R.R. Martin's The Skin Trade, the World Fantasy Award-Winning horror novella from the Dark Visions compilation book.

Secret Court of 1920

A book-length study of the Court's work Harvard's Secret Court (St. Martin's Press, 2005) was written by William Wright.

Show Me!

However, starting in 1977, some states began to criminalize the distribution of even non-obscene so-called "child pornography," or "images of abuse," which arguably is not protected by the First Amendment. New York State, home of the publisher, St. Martin's Press, criminalized the distribution of non-obscene "child pornography" in 1977, but the publisher promptly went to court and obtained an injunction against the State.

St. Martin, Minnesota

St. Martin was the setting for The Chicken Doesn't Skate, a children's novel by Canadian author Gordon Korman, in which a sixth-grade nerd is transplanted there from Los Angeles.

St. Martin's Church, Warsaw

It was established in 1353 together with the adjacent Augustinians cloister and a hospital of the Holy Spirit intra muros by Siemowit III duke of Masovia and his wife Eufemia.

Stephen Martin

Stephen J. Martin (born 1971), Irish writer of contemporary comic fiction

Steven Long

Every Woman's Nightmare: The Fairytale Marriage and Brutal Murder of Lori Hacking in 2006, published by St. Martin's Paperbacks, covers the Utah murder of housewife Lori Hacking, whose body was left in a city dump.

Steven M. Martin

He made a documentary on Léon Theremin, the inventor of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments, which was critically acclaimed.

Suomenlinna

George R. R. Martin wrote a short story about the surrender of Viapori, "The Fortress", when he was a college student.

Teeth Dreams

Featuring lyrics written by George R. R. Martin, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" appeared in the HBO television series, Game of Thrones.

The Extreme Right in Europe and the USA

It was published in 1992 by St. Martin's Press in the U.S. (hardcover, 320 pages, ISBN 0-312-08091-3) and by Pinter in London (ISBN 0-86187-790-X); it was reprinted, and retitled as The Extreme Right in Europe and the United States, by Palgrave Macmillan as a 256-page paperback in 1994 (ISBN 0-312-12224-1).

The Little Prince and the Aviator

Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops by Ken Mandelbaum, published by St. Martin's Press (1991), pages 29-31 (ISBN 0-312-06428-4)

William F. Martin

William Martin (born February 16, 1957, Bethesda, Maryland) is an American botanist, currently Head of the Institut für Molekulare Evolution, Heinrich Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf.

WMPA TV

All three shows borrowed material liberally from such television programs as “Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,” “Saturday Night Live,” "The Benny Hill Show," "Late Night with David Letterman," and “Hee Haw.”

WYSIWYG

The phrase "What you see is what you get", from which the acronym derives, was a catchphrase popularized by Flip Wilson's drag persona "Geraldine" (from Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In in the late 1960s and then on The Flip Wilson Show until 1974).


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Alec Ross

While employed by the Brae Burn Country Club, near Boston, he won the 1907 U.S. Open at the St. Martin's course at Philadelphia Cricket Club.

Appuldurcombe House

It was badly damaged in the Second World War, when a Dornier Do 217 that was engaged in a mine laying mission turned inland and dropped its final mine very close to the house on 7 February 1943 before crashing into St Martin's Down.

Arnold of St. Martin's

Helias of Cologne, abbot of St. Martin's and St. Panthelon's, died 1040.

Arthur Rawson Ashwell

The fame of his success at Durham led Bishop Durnford, an entire stranger to him, to offer him in 1870 the principalship of the Theological College, Chichester, with a canonry attached, and he also held for a short time the rectory of St. Martin's (1871–75), and that of St. Andrew's (1872-5), in that city.

Balderic of Utrecht

These included the relics of saint Odulfus for the St. Salvator Church and relics of saints Agnes and Pontian for the St. Martin's Church.

Bradford Festival Choral Society

The concert was a huge success and the choir went on to sing twice at The Crystal Palace and also at St Martin’s Hall, as well as at the Handel Festival, during the rest of its week long stay in London.

Castle to Castle

Castle to Castle was mentioned in the biography of Jack Kerouac, Subterranean Kerouac by Ellis Amburn (St. Martin's Press, 1998).

Charles Angibaud

His daughter, Martha (Marthe) married another Huguenot apothecary in London, John (Jean) Misaubin, in 1709, who also had premises on St. Martin's Lane and was famously depicted by William Hogarth in a painting in the series, A Harlot's Progress.

Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the US Military

In 1994, Clinton Fein's ApolloMedia, with the blessing of Shilts, purchased the electronic rights from St. Martin's Press, and in January 1995 released Conduct Unbecoming, the first ever CD-ROM to tackle social issues by providing technological tools.

Damascus College Ballarat

Sacred Heart College and St Martin’s in the Pines were owned and administered by the Sisters of Mercy.

Ed Rasimus

Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds - Co-authored by Robin Olds and Christina Olds - ISBN 978-0-312-56023-2 - St. Martin's Press (April 13, 2010)

Fenny Stratford

He erected the church as a memorial to his grandfather Dr. Thomas Willis, a famous physician, who lived in St. Martin's Lane in the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, and who died on St. Martin's day, 11 November 1675.

Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies

It is published by Virgin Books in the United Kingdom and St. Martin's Griffin in the United States.

Gaijin

It forms the title of such novels as Marc Olden's Gaijin (New York: Arbor House, 1986), James Melville's Go gently, gaijin (New York : St. Martin's Press, 1986), James Kirkup's Gaijin on the Ginza (London: Chester Springs, 1991) and James Clavell's Gai-Jin (New York: Delacorte Press, 1993), as well as a song by Nick Lowe.

Geoffrey de Bocland

Shortly before there had also been a dispute as to a vicarage in Colchester archdeaconry, that of Wytham, between Bocland and the canons of St. Martin's.

Gundolfo

R. I. Moore, The Birth of Popular Heresy (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1975)

Jan van Scorel

In the village of Obervellach, in 1520, he completed his first representative work, the "Sippenaltar" in St. Martin's church.

Jane de Gay

De Gay is also an Anglican priest serving as Assistant Curate at St Martin's Church, Potternewton, Leeds.

Joan E. Spero

The Politics of International Economic Relations (with Jeffrey A. Hart), 5th edition (New York: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 1997)

John Seymour Lucas

He was born into an artistic London family, (he was the nephew of the painter John Lucas) and originally trained as a woodcarver, but turned his attention to portrait painting and entered first the St. Martin's Lane Art School and later the Royal Academy Schools.

Leonard Dudman

In later years, he was part of Bill Muirhead's rink from St. Martin's CC in Perth who won the silver medal in the 1976 World Curling Championships.

Liber Scintillarum

It was compiled by Defensor, a monk who in the preface identifies himself as a member of St Martin's Abbey at Ligugé, near Poitiers, and who wrote the work at the behest of his teacher Ursinus, the abbot of St Martin's.

Maddalena Laura Sirmen

Blom, Eric; Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1954.

Mark Aarons

The Secret War Against the Jews: How Western Espionage Betrayed the Jewish People, with John Loftus, St. Martin's Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-312-15648-0

Ratlines: How the Vatican's Nazi Networks Betrayed Western Intelligence to the Soviets, with John Loftus, William Heinemann, 1991 (US edition: Unholy Trinity: How the Vatican's Nazi Networks Betrayed Western Intelligence to the Soviets, with John Loftus, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992).

Mary Dockray-Miller

Dockray-Miller is the author of Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England (St. Martin's Press, 2000), which utilized postmodern gender theory (the work of Judith Butler, Luce Irigaray, and others) to reinvestigate historical elements, such as double houses and Anglo-Saxon religious women, and literature, including Beowulf.

Old Dean

The estate has a parade of convenience and service shops which are near its centre, a doctor's surgery, three parks, a youth centre and three churches (Church of England St Martin's, Roman Catholic St Peter's & St John's and Newfrontiers' The Beacon Church).

Philo McGiffin

In addition to several works which discuss his actual exploits, McGiffin is memorialized in the comic novel The Return of Philo T. McGiffin, written by Naval Academy graduate David Poyer and published in 1983 by St. Martin's Press.

Randall Silvis

Disquiet Heart, novel (New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002).

Revolution in Military Affairs

Kagan, Donald and Frederick W. Kagan, While America Sleeps: Self-Delusion, Military Weakness and the Threat to Peace Today, New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 2000 ISBN 0-312-28374-1

Robert Shaw Sturgis Whitman

He later returned to the ministry, however, as rector of St. Martin’s Church in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Sanctuary lamp

The lamp may be suspended by a rope or chain over the tabernacle or near the entry of the sanctuary, or it may be affixed to a wall; it is also sometimes placed on a ledge beside the tabernacle or on an individual stand placed on the floor, as seen in the image of St. Martin's church, Kortrijk, Belgium, in the article Church tabernacle.

Skerton

After Tostig's possession, Skerton was retained in demesne by the Lords of Lancaster; in 1094, demesne tithes from Skerton were granted to St Martin's at Sees by Count Roger of Poitou, (See Roger the Poitevin).

St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury

St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury is a Mediaeval former chapel next to the manor house in the hamlet of Chisbury, Wiltshire.

St Martin's, Shropshire

In the 19th century a canal was constructed through St Martin's Moor by Thomas Telford linking the industrial areas around Ruabon to the canal network.

St. Martin's Lane

In the 18th-century St. Martin's Lane was noted for the Academy founded by William Hogarth and later for premises of cabinet-makers and "upholsterers" such as Thomas Chippendale, who moved to better premises there in 1753, Vile and Cobb, and William Hallett around the corner in Newport Street.

Steeple

St. Martin's church steeple, in Arbon, Switzerland, is a good example of such an early church tower.

Terry Brighton

His parishes included St Martin’s in Hereford, where he stood in as chaplain to the SAS and first developed an interest in military history.

Thomas Dunne

Thomas Dunne Books, British book publisher and division of St Martin's Press

Tony Ardizzone

In the Garden of Papa Santuzzu (Picador USA/St. Martin's Press, 1999) ISBN 978-0-312-26341-6 (trade paperback edition 2000 MacMillan)

Veit Arnpeck

He was educated at Amberg and Vienna and later became parish priest of St. Martin's Church, Landshut and chaplain to Bishop Sixtus.

William de Corbeil

The archbishop had planned to install canons regular into the church, and on William's deathbed dispatched a party of canons from Merton Priory to take over St Martin's.

Wrong Things

Kiernan's solo contribution to the book, "Onion", received the 2001 International Horror Guild Award for Best Short Story and was chosen for The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, Fifteenth Annual Collection (edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow; St. Martin's, 2001).

Yiddish dialects

Wex, Michael, Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods, St. Martin's Press, New York, 2005, ISBN 0-312-30741-1.