Lancaster, usually derived from Lancaster, Lancashire, in England, can refer to:

Lands and titles[link]

• The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire
• Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British duchies
• Duke of Lancaster
• Earl of Lancaster
• House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty

Geographic locations[link]

Australia[link]

• Lancaster, Victoria

Canada[link]

• Lancaster, New Brunswick
• Lancaster, Ontario
• Lancaster Sound, in Nunavut

England[link]

• The City of Lancaster, a non-metropolitan local government district of Lancashire, England
  • Lancaster, Lancashire, an urban settlement in the City of Lancaster, to which city status anciently applied
  • Lancaster University, a university 3 miles south of the city
  • Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency), a historical political district
• Lanchester, County Durham, a much smaller town in the ceremonial county of Durham

United States[link]

• Lancaster, California, the largest "Lancaster" in the world by population
• Lancaster, Illinois
• Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana
• Lancaster, Jefferson County, Indiana
  • Patricksburg, Indiana, a community also called Lancaster
• Lancaster, Kansas
• Lancaster, Kentucky
• Lancaster, Massachusetts
• Lancaster, Minnesota
• Lancaster, Missouri
• Lincoln, Nebraska (once known as Lancaster)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
• Lancaster (town), New York
  • Lancaster (village), New York, within the Town of Lancaster
• Lancaster, Ohio
• Lancaster, Oregon
• Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Lancaster, South Carolina
• Lancaster, Texas
• Lancaster, Virginia
• Lancaster, Wisconsin, a city
• Lancaster Junction, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Lancaster County, Nebraska
• Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  • Lancaster Valley AVA, Pennsylvanian wine region
• Lancaster County, South Carolina
• Lancaster County, Virginia
• Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation), multiple locations

People[link]

• Lancaster (surname), people with the surname Lancaster

Military[link]

• Avro Lancaster, the World War II-era bomber aircraft
• Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, British Army unit
• HMS Lancaster, six ships of the Royal Navy, 1694 to the present
• USS Lancaster, four ships of the United States Navy, 1858 to 1945

Sports[link]

• Lancaster Barnstormers, a minor league baseball team of the Atlantic League
• Lancaster City F.C., an English football club based in Lancaster, Lancashire
• Lancaster Cricket Club, English cricket club
• Lancaster Football Club, Australian Rules Football team based in Lancaster, Australia
• Lancaster JetHawks, a minor league baseball team of the California League
• Lancaster Park, a cricket and rugby ground in Christchurch, New Zealand
• Lancaster Red Roses, former minor league baseball team
• Lancaster Rattlers, American soccer team

Computers[link]

• Lancaster, the codename for AMD Turion 64 Processor for notebook computers

Businesses[link]

• Lancaster Group, a cosmetics company founded in Monaco in 1946, now part of Coty, Inc.

Automotive[link]

• Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster, a British motor car produced between 1945 and 1952
• Subaru Lancaster The Japanese Domestic Name used for the Subaru Outback sold from 1998-2004

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Brad Lancaster

Brad Stewart Lancaster (born March 15, 1967) is an expert in the field of rainwater harvesting and water management. He is also a permaculture teacher, designer, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters non-profit organization.

Lancaster lives on an eighth of an acre (0.05 Ha) in downtown Tucson, Arizona, where rainfall is less than 12 inches (305 mm) per annum. In such arid conditions, Brad consistently models that catching over 100,000 Gallons (379,000 Liters) of rainwater to feed food-bearing shade trees, abundant gardens, and a thriving landscape is a much more viable option than the municipal system of directing it into storm drains and sewer systems.^[1]

A recent project in 2009 involved acting as a representative for the U.S. State Department on an educational tour in the Middle East.^[2]

Lectures[link]

Lancaster lectures at the ECOSA Institute, the University of Arizona, and Prescott College.^{[citation needed]} He has been a guest speaker at the annual Bioneers Convergence; Green Festival USGBC’s Greenbuild Conference; Texas Natural Building Colloquium; the New Mexico Xeriscape Conference; the Green Festival; the 2009 Water Conservation & Xeriscaping EXPO; the New Mexico Organic Farming Conference and various Audubon Expeditions.^{[citation needed]}

Design[link]

Lancaster has designed integrated water-harvesting and permaculture systems for multiple projects, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site; the Milagro development; Stone Curves co-housing project;^[3] and the Tucson Nature Conservancy water-harvesting demonstration site.[1]^{[citation needed]}

Interviews[link]

• Harvesting Rainwater by Not Letting It Go to Waste, National Public Radio (NPR), 10 January 2008
• Brad Lancaster: Dancing in the Rain, New Dimensions Media, 30 October 2006
• Grow With the Flow: Legal Uses of Graywater, Carol Steinfeld, Natural Home and Garden, March/April 2008

Books[link]

• Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Vol.1
• Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Vol. 2

Published Articles[link]

• The Ecologist
• Chelsea Green

Awards[link]

• 2008 Award of Excellence/Personal Recognition from American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
• 2005 Arizona Department of Water Resources/Tohono Chul Park Xeriscape Contest Award, First Place – Homeowner under $10,000 ^[4]
• 2005 Arizona Department of Water Resources/Tohono Chul Park Xeriscape Contest Award - Best Water Harvesting ^[5]
• 2005 Arizona Department of Water Resources/Tohono Chul Park Xeriscape Contest Award - J.D. Di Melglio Artistry in Landscaping ^[6]
• 2001 City of Tucson and Pima County Good Neighbor Award
• 2000 Tucson Weekly voted Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden the Best Neighborhood Garden

Website[link]

www.HarvestingRainwater.com

References[link]

• Glennon, Robert.(2009).Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It (pp. 189–190). Washington, DC:Island Press.
• Katz, Sandor Ellix.(2006).The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved (pp. 100–101).Chelsea Green:White River,Vermont.[2]
• Namrouqa, Hana (April 16, 2009)."Experts Recommend Rainwater Harvesting to Solve Jordan's Water Shortage". The Jordan Times, p. 3, Vol.24, No.10173.

Footnotes[link]

1. ^ Telis, Gisela."The Care and Watering of a Neighborhood"Tucson Green Magazine January 2008, p.13
2. ^ Khan, Fouzia (April 21, 2009). "American Speakers at Earth Day Celebrations". Saudi Gazette, P.3.
3. ^ Hamilton, James L., Stone Curves Development Manager, personal communication, February 10, 2010
4. ^ Poole, B. “Design With the Desert in Mind”, Tucson Citizen, March 2006, p.4A.
5. ^ Poole, B. “Design With the Desert in Mind”, Tucson Citizen, March 2006, p.4A.
6. ^ Poole, B. “Design With the Desert in Mind”, Tucson Citizen, March 2006, p.4A.

Jennifer ("Jen") Lancaster (born November, 1967) is an author of six published books: Bitter is the New Black; Bright Lights, Big Ass; Such A Pretty Fat; Pretty in Plaid; My Fair Lazy; and If You Were Here, her first foray into fiction.

Lancaster was an associate vice president for a technology company prior to being laid off after 9/11.^[1] Being laid off, and her adaption thereto, became the subject matter for her blog and, later, her books.

Lancaster was raised in Indiana and now resides in Chicago, Illinois with her husband, Fletch, and their many pets. She is known for her razor sharp wit and rampant narcissism which is mentioned in her books.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jennsylvania: Author's Blog

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Burt Lancaster
in Desert Fury (1947)
Born	Burton Stephen Lancaster (1913-11-02)November 2, 1913 New York, U.S.A.
Died	October 20, 1994(1994-10-20) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack
Education	DeWitt Clinton High School
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Actor, director, producer
Years active	1945–91
Spouse	June Ernst (1935–46; divorced) Norma Anderson (1946–69; divorced) 5 children Susan Martin (1990–94; his death)

Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). After initially building his career on "tough guy" roles Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image in the late 1950s in favor of more complex and challenging roles, and came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation as a result.

Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once — for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960. He also won a Golden Globe for that performance and BAFTA Awards for The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and Atlantic City (1980). His production company, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, was the most successful and innovative star-driven independent production company in Hollywood of the 1950s, making movies such as Marty (1955), Trapeze (1956), and Sweet Smell of Success (1957).

In 1999, the American Film Institute named Lancaster 19th among the greatest male stars of all time.^[1]

Early life[link]

Lancaster was born in Manhattan, New York City, at his parents' home at 209 East 106th Street, between Second and Third Avenues, today the site of Benjamin Franklin Plaza. Lancaster was the son of Elizabeth (née Roberts) and James Henry Lancaster, who was a postman.^[2] Both of his parents were Protestants of working-class northern Irish origin. Lancaster's grandparents were immigrants to the U.S. from Belfast and descendants of English immigrants to Ireland.^[2] Lancaster's family believed themselves to be related to Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts.^{[citation needed]} Lancaster grew up in East Harlem and spent much of his time on the streets, where he developed great interest and skill in gymnastics while attending the DeWitt Clinton High School, where he was a basketball star. Before he graduated from DeWitt Clinton, his mother died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Lancaster was accepted into New York University with an athletics scholarship but subsequently dropped out.^[3]

Circus career and military[link]

At the age of nine, Lancaster met Nick Cravat, with whom he continued to work throughout his life. Together they learned to act in local theater productions and circus arts at Union Settlement, one of the city's oldest settlement houses.^[4] They formed the acrobat duo "Lang and Cravat" and soon joined the Kay Brothers circus. However, in 1939 an injury forced Lancaster to give up the profession, with great regret. He then found temporary work until 1942 — first as a salesman for Marshall Fields, and then as a singing waiter in various restaurants.^[5]

The United States having then entered World War II, Lancaster joined the United States Army and performed with the Army's Twenty-First Special Services Division, one of the military groups organized to follow the troops on the ground and provide USO entertainment to keep up morale. He served with General Mark Clark's Fifth Army in Italy from 1943–1945.^[6]

Film career[link]

Acting[link]

With Ava Gardner in The Killers (1946)

Though initially unenthusiastic about acting, he returned from service, auditioned for a Broadway play, and was offered a role. Although Harry Brown's A Sound of Hunting was not successful, Lancaster's performance drew the attention of a Hollywood agent, Harold Hecht, who introduced him to Hal Wallis, who cast Lancaster in The Killers (1946). (Hecht and Lancaster later formed several production companies in the 1950s to give Lancaster greater creative control.) The tall, muscular actor won significant acclaim and appeared in two more films the following year. Subsequently, he played in a variety of films, especially in dramas, thrillers, and military and adventure films. In two, The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate, a friend from his circus years, Nick Cravat, played a key supporting role, and both actors impressed audiences with their acrobatic prowess.

With Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity (1953)

In 1953, Lancaster played one of his best remembered roles with Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity. The American Film Institute acknowledged the iconic status of the scene from that film in which he and Deborah Kerr make love on a Hawaiian beach amid the crashing waves. The organization named it one of "AFI's top 100 Most Romantic Films" of all time.

Lancaster won the 1960 Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe Award, and the New York Film Critics Award for his performance in Elmer Gantry.

In 1966, at the age of 52, Lancaster appeared nude in director Frank Perry's film, The Swimmer.

During the latter part of his career, Lancaster left adventure and acrobatic movies behind and portrayed more distinguished characters. This period brought him work on several European productions, with directors such as Luchino Visconti and Bernardo Bertolucci. Lancaster sought demanding roles, and if he liked a part or a director, he was prepared to work for much lower pay than he might have earned elsewhere. He even helped to finance movies whose artistic value he believed in. He also mentored directors such as Sydney Pollack and John Frankenheimer and appeared in several television films.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Lancaster has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.

[edit] Directing and producing

Lancaster in 1951

Lancaster was an early and successful actor/producer. In 1952, Lancaster co-produced Crimson Pirate, TheThe Crimson Pirate with producer Harold Hecht (who had previously produced three Lancaster films under his own production company Norma Productions; Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948), The Flame and the Arrow (1950), and Ten Tall Men (1951)). In 1954, they collaborated again on His Majesty O'Keefe, with Lancaster acting and Hecht producing. The writer for this film was James Hill. The trio started a production company, originally with Hill as a silent partner, under the name "Hecht-Lancaster". The name was later extended to include all three with "Hecht-Hill-Lancaster".

The "H-H-L" team impressed Hollywood with its success; as Life wrote in 1957, "[a]fter the independent production of a baker's dozen of pictures it has yet to have its first flop ... (They were also good pictures.)"^[7] Together they produced the films Apache (1954), Vera Cruz (1954), Marty (1955) (which won both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival), The Kentuckian (1955), Trapeze (1956), The Bachelor Party (1956), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Separate Tables (1958), Devil's Disciple, TheThe Devil's Disciple (1959), Take a Giant Step (1959), Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1960), and Unforgiven, TheThe Unforgiven (1960). The company dissolved in 1960, but Hecht would produce two more films in which Lancaster acted, under Norma Productions, Young Savages, TheThe Young Savages (1961) and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). Twelve years later, Hecht and Lancaster produced Ulzana's Raid (1972) together.

In the late 1960s, Lancaster teamed with Roland Kibbee to form "Norlan Productions" and produce Scalphunters, TheThe Scalphunters (1968), Valdez Is Coming (1971), and The Midnight Man (1974).

In addition, Lancaster directed two films, The Kentuckian (1955) and The Midnight Man (1974).^[8] The Midnight Man was in fact starred in, co-written, produced, and directed by Lancaster.

Frequent collaborations[link]

Apart from acting in a total of seventeen films produced by Harold Hecht, Lancaster also appeared in eight films produced by Hal B. Wallis.

Lancaster made six films over the years with Kirk Douglas, including I Walk Alone (1948), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Devil's Disciple (1959), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), Seven Days in May (1964), and Tough Guys (1986) which fixed the notion of the pair as something of a team in the public imagination. The connection was firmly cemented by the time Lancaster and Douglas reteamed for their final movie, Tough Guys. Although Douglas was always second billed under Lancaster in these films, their roles were usually more or less the same size with the exceptions of I Walk Alone, in which Douglas played a villain, and in Seven Days in May, where Douglas' part was larger than Lancaster's but not as dramatic.

in Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)

Lancaster also often asked his close friend Nick Cravat to appear in his films. They co-starred together in nine films: The Flame and the Arrow (1952), Ten Tall Men (1951), Crimson Pirate, TheThe Crimson Pirate (1952), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Scalphunters, TheThe Scalphunters (1968), Airport (1970), Valdez Is Coming (1971), Ulzana's Raid (1972), The Midnight Man (1974), and Island of Dr. Moreau , TheThe Island of Dr. Moreau (1977).

Lancaster starred in three films with Deborah Kerr; From Here to Eternity, Separate Tables, and The Gypsy Moths.

In addition, John Frankenheimer directed five films with Lancaster: The Young Savages (1961), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), The Train (1964), and The Gypsy Moths (1969).

Lancaster used make-up veteran Robert Schiffer in 20 credited films. Lancaster hired Schiffer on nearly all the films he produced.

Personal life[link]

Marriages and relationships[link]

Lancaster vigorously guarded his private life. He was married three times. His first two marriages ended in divorce — to June Ernst from 1935 to 1946, and to Norma Anderson from 1946 to 1969. His third marriage, to Susan Martin, was from September 1990 until his death in 1994. All five of his children were with Norma Anderson: Bill, who became a screenwriter; James; Susan; Joanna; and Sighle (pronounced Sheila). He claims he was romantically involved with Deborah Kerr during the filming of From Here to Eternity in 1953.^[9] However, Ms. Kerr had stated that while there was a spark of attraction, nothing ever happened. He also had an affair with Joan Blondell. In her 1980 autobiography, actress Shelley Winters claimed to have had a long affair with him.

Political views[link]

Lancaster was a vocal supporter of liberal political causes, and frequently spoke out in support of racial minorities, including at the March on Washington in 1963. He was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and political movements such as McCarthyism, and he helped pay for the successful defense of a soldier accused of "fragging" (murdering) another soldier during the war.^[10] In 1968, Lancaster actively supported the presidential candidacy of antiwar Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, and frequently spoke on his behalf during the Democratic primaries. He heavily campaigned for George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election. In 1985, Lancaster, a longtime supporter of gay rights, joined the fight against AIDS after his close friend, Rock Hudson, contracted the disease. He campaigned for Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.

Health problems and death[link]

Burt Lancaster's grave

As Lancaster grew older, he became increasingly plagued by atherosclerosis, barely surviving a routine gall bladder operation in January 1980. Following two minor heart attacks he had to undergo an emergency quadruple heart bypass in 1983, after which he was extremely weak, but he still managed to attend a 1988 Congressional hearing with old colleagues such as Jimmy Stewart and Ginger Rogers to protest media magnate Ted Turner's plan to colorize various black-and-white films from the 1930s and '40s. A severe stroke in November 1990 left him partly paralyzed and largely unable to speak. He died in his Century City apartment in Los Angeles from a third heart attack at 4:50 A.M. on October 20, 1994 at the age of 80.

Lancaster was cremated and his ashes were buried under a large oak tree in Westwood Memorial Park located in Westwood Village, Los Angeles County, California. A small square ground plaque inscribed only with "BURT LANCASTER 1913-1994" marks his final resting place. Upon his death, as he requested, he had no memorial or funeral service.^[11]

Filmography and awards[link]

Films[link]

TV[link]

In other media[link]

Spanish music group Hombres G released an album named La cagaste, Burt Lancaster (you messed up, Burt Lancaster) in 1986.

References[link]

Bibliography[link]

External links[link]

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Amber Leigh Lancaster (born September 19, 1980) is an American model and actress. She is best known for playing Jenny Swanson on MTVs The Hard Times of RJ Berger, as well as being a current model on The Price is Right.

Early life[link]

Lancaster was born in Tacoma, Washington. She attended Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma. In 1998, she won the title of Miss Washington Teen USA. She went on to join the Sea Gals, the cheerleading squad of the Seattle Seahawks football team. Lancaster was a member of the Sea Gals for five seasons before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her acting and modeling career.^[1]

Career[link]

In 2003, Lancaster was a contestant on the short-lived reality show Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People. Lancaster appeared in the music video for Bo Bice's song "The Real Thing".^[2]

In 2007, she made an appearance at the 2007 Scream Awards.^[3]

In 2008, Lancaster joined the cast of The Price Is Right as one of the show’s models.

In 2009, she was a trophy holder at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. Lancaster also appeared in the MTV comedy series The Hard Times of RJ Berger as Jenny Swanson.^[4]

Personal life[link]

Lancaster formerly dated Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford.^[5]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Amber Lancaster at the Internet Movie Database
• The Cast: Amber Lancaster - Official Price Is Right Website

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