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Martin Brown (fighter)
Martin Brown may refer to: * Martin Brown, writer of ''Paris'' * Martin Brown (footballer) (1900–1988), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne * Martin Brown (cancer biologist) (fl. 1963–2007), British scientist * Martin Brown, producer of films including ''Moulin Rouge!'' * Martin Brown (died 1968), victim of English 11-year-old killer Mary Bell * Martin Brown, Australian cartoonist and illustrator known for ''Horrible Histories ''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpo ...'' See also * Marty Brown (other) * Martin Browne (other) {{hndis, Brown, Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris (1928 Musical)
''Paris'' is a musical with the book by Martin Brown (writer), Martin Brown, and music and lyrics by Cole Porter, as well as Walter Kollo and Louis Alter (music) and E. Ray Goetz and Roy Turk (lyrics). The musical, which premiered on Broadway theatre, Broadway in 1928, was Porter's first Broadway hit. The musical introduced the song "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" sung by the show's star, Irene Bordoni. The story involves a young man from a very proper family in Newton, Massachusetts whose mother is horrified by his intention to wed a French actress. History According to writer Stephen Citron in his book ''Noel & Cole: the Sophisticates'', it was with ''Paris'' that Cole Porter would be accepted in the "upper echelon" of Broadway composers. Although it was not a revue, the critics could not find the plot. An eleven-piece orchestra was placed in the leading lady's room, singing and dancing as well as providing the orchestral accompaniment. The producer (and also songwriter) Ray Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Brown (footballer)
Martin James Brown (27 February 1900 – 13 June 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). See also * 1927 Melbourne Carnival The 1927 Melbourne Carnival was the sixth Australian National Football Carnival: an Australian football interstate competition. New South Wales caused the biggest upset of the carnival when they defeated Tasmania by three points and, also, came ... Notes External links * * 1900 births 1988 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Sydney Swans players People from Richmond, Victoria 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1900-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Brown (cancer Biologist)
John Martin Brown is a British scientist. J. Martin Brown graduated with a BSc degree in Physics from Birmingham University in England in 1963. He received an MSc in Radiation biology and physics from London University in 1965. He graduated with a DPhil in Cancer Biology from Oxford University in 1968. Brown is Professor Emeritus of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine in the United States. He was Director of the Division of Radiation and Cancer Biology at Stanford University from 1984 to 2004. He was Director of the Graduate Program in Cancer Biology at Stanford from 1990 to 2002. Brown heads the J. Martin Brown Lab at Stanford University School of Medicine. J. Martin Brown has received numerous honours and awards. The International Association for Radiation Research gave him the Henry S. Kaplan Distinguished Scientist Award in 2007. The British Association for Radiation Research awarded him the Weiss Medal in 2001. The Radiation Research Society gave h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulin Rouge!
''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows an English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan, Satine. The film uses the musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris and is the final part of Luhrmann's '' Red Curtain Trilogy'', following '' Strictly Ballroom'' (1992) and ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996). A co-production of Australia and the United States, it features an ensemble cast starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, with Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, John Leguizamo, Jacek Koman, and Caroline O'Connor in supporting roles. ''Moulin Rouge!'' premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and was released in theaters on 25 May 2001 in Australia and on 1 June 2001 in North America. The film was praised for Luhrmann's direction, the performances of the cast, its soundtrack, costume de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Bell
Mary Flora Bell (born 26 May 1957) is an English woman who, as a juvenile, killed two preschool-age boys in Benwell and Scotswood, Scotswood, an inner suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1968. Bell committed her first killing when she was ten years old. In both instances, Bell informed her victim that he had a sore throat, which she would massage before proceeding to Strangling, strangle him. Bell was convicted of manslaughter in relation to both killings in December 1968, in a trial held at Moot Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Assizes when she was 11 years old, and in which her actions were judged to have been committed under Diminished responsibility in English law, diminished responsibility. She is Britain's youngest female killer and was diagnosed with a Psychopathy, psychopathic personality disorder prior to her trial. Her alleged accomplice in at least one of the killings, 13-year-old Norma Joyce Bell (no relation), was Acquittal, acquitted of all charges. Bell was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horrible Histories
''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corporation, described ''Horrible Histories'' as one of the company's "crown jewels", and said it is at an "advanced stage of evolution". She added: "We have covered every possible era that has a commercial outcome...We're now in the era of the box set, annuals, newly presented editions and licensed products". Books Main series ''Horrible Histories'' began as a book series by author Terry Deary. The series began in 1993 with ''The Terrible Tudors'' and ''The Awful Egyptians'', and the following titles continued the trend to describe British history through the context of the ruling dynasties, as well as explore significant worldwide cultures (often within the context of British history such as the Viking and Roman conquests on the British Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Brown (other)
Marty Brown may refer to: *Marty Brown (baseball) (born 1963), American former baseball player *Marty Brown (singer) Dennis Martin Brown (born July 25, 1965) is an American country music artist. Active between 1991 and 1996, he has released six studio albums and has charted one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. Marty Brown and his wife, She ... (born 1965), American country singer See also * Martin Brown (other) {{hndis, Brown, Marty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
