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[edit] TD may stand for

In communications[link]

• TD, an ITU prefix assigned to Guatemala (also TG)
• TD postcode area

In companies and organizations[link]

• Timothy Dwight College, a residential college at Yale University
• Toronto-Dominion Bank, one of Canada's major banking corporations, owner of the TD.com domain, or its TD Bank, N.A. U.S.A. subsidiary

In computing and technology[link]

• Team Developer, a software development environment by Unify/Gupta
• Tech Deck, a type of fingerboard
• Technical director, a senior technical person in an organisation
• Technical drawing, a term used in the design process
• Thermal desorption, a technology that utilizes heat to increase the volatility of contaminants
• Turbodiesel, a diesel engine with turbocharger

In entertainment and media[link]

In films and television[link]

• Three Delivery, an American anime series on Nicktoons Network
• Total Drama, a Canadian animated series

In games and toys[link]

• Tails Doll
• Ten Desires, the thirteenth official game in the Touhou series
• Test Drive (video game), a driving simulation game
• Total Distortion, a 1995 computer/mac adventure game
• Tournament Director (chess)
• Tournament director (poker)
• Tournament director in duplicate bridge
• Tower defense, a genre of video games in which players repel enemies by strategically placing defensive towers
• Tower Dream, a Super Famicom video game

In music[link]

• Tangerine Dream, a seminal German krautrock group
• Team Dresch, an American punk rock band
• Tenacious D, a comedy rock duo

In sports[link]

• T. D. (mascot), an official mascot of the Miami Dolphins
• Technical decision, a result in boxing when a fight is stopped because of an accidental headbutt
• Telstra Dome, an Australian Football League venue
• Trenton Devils, an ECHL ice hockey team formerly known as the Trenton Titans

In government, law, and politics[link]

• TD status ("Treaty national's dependent", or "Trade NAFTA dependent"), immigration status of relatives of a Canadian or Mexican citizen working in USA under NAFTA agreement
• Teachta Dála, a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of Irish Parliament
• Treasury Department
• Trust deed

In medicine[link]

• Tardive dyskinesia, a term that refers to serious adverse effects usually caused by older antipsychotic drugs
• Tibial dyschondroplasia, a metabolic poultry disease
• Traveler's diarrhea, an intestinal illness contracted by international travelers

In transportation and vehicles[link]

• Atlantis European Airways IATA designator
• MG TD Midget, a car manufactured in the United Kingdom between 1950 and 1953
• Tank destroyer

In weather[link]

• Tropical depression, a weather system which is the predecessor of typhoon, cyclone or hurricane
• Tropical disturbance, a low pressure organization moderately and likely to form to a tropical cyclone

In other uses[link]

• TD programme, a series of satellites launched by ESRO
• Temporal difference learning, a prediction method
• Terrestrial Dynamical time, an obsolete name for Terrestrial Time
• Territorial Decoration, a decoration awarded for twelve years' service in the British Territorial Army
• Timon David father, a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
• Tracking (dog)

[edit] TD or td may stand for

• Touchdown
• Country codes:
  • Chad — ISO 2-letter country code (see List of ISO country codes), and country code top-level domain .td from the country's French-language spelling, Tchad
  • Trinidad and Tobago, List of NATO country codes 2-letter country code
• <td> (table cell delimiter tag), see HTML element#Tables

[edit] Td may stand for

• Diphtheria vaccine
• SJ T44 (also known as Td), a Swedish diesel-powered locomotive
• Tetanus vaccine
• Townsend (unit), a physical unit of E/N
• Troland, a unit of retinal illuminance

[edit] td in lowercase may refer to

• the first self-splicing group I intron discovered in E. coli
• an abbreviation for thymidylate synthase

[edit] tD with a lowercase "t" and uppercase "D," may refer to

• the professional gaming team Team Triggers Down

[edit] T_d may stand for

• Dew point temperature, the temperature when saturation occurs (100% relative humidity)

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Lino Ventura
from the trailer for Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
Born	Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (1919-07-14)14 July 1919 Parma, Italy
Died	22 October 1987(1987-10-22) (aged 68) Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Lino Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), was an Italian actor who starred in French movies.

Biography[link]

Born as Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura in Parma, Italy to Giovanni Ventura and Luisa Borrini, "Lino" dropped out of school at the age of eight and later took on a variety of jobs. At one point Ventura was pursuing a prizefighting and professional wrestling career but had to end it because of an injury. Despite living most of his life in France, he never acquired French citizenship.^{[citation needed]}

In 1953, totally by happenstance, one of his friends mentioned him to Jacques Becker who was looking for an Italian actor to play opposite Jean Gabin in a gangster movie called Touchez pas au grisbi. Becker offered him on the spot the role of Angelo, that Ventura refused at first but then accepted. He has such a presence in the movie that the whole profession took notice.

Ventura started to build up an acting career in similar hard boiled gangster movies, often playing beside his friend Jean Gabin. A couple of his most famous roles include the portrait of corrupt police chief Tiger Brown in 1963's The Threepenny Opera and mob boss Vito Genovese in The Valachi Papers.

Although he was Italian, he only made a handful of films in his native language, among them The Last Judgement (Il giudizio universale, 1961), Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti, 1976) and Cento Giorni a Palermo (1983), long used to seeing him dubbed into Italian from the original French release.

Ventura remained active until the year before his death from a heart attack in 1987 at the age of 68. Having a handicapped daughter himself, he created a charitable foundation, Perce-Neige (Snowdrop), in 1966, which supports handicapped people.

Throughout his career, he was one of the most popular actors of French cinema. He spoke French without any accent (if not a Parisian one, in the beginning) and spoke Italian with a slight French accent. He arrived in France at the age of 7 years. Forcibly incorporated into the Italian army during World War II, he deserted to remain faithful to the principles of France. But, although his wife and four children were French, he never wanted to give up Italian citizenship, out of respect for his parents.^[1][2] Despite this, he was ranked 23rd of the 100 greatest French, 17 years after his death.^[3]

Filmography[link]

• Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1953)
  • With Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau.
    Director: Jacques Becker.
• Razzia sur la Chnouf (1954)
  • With Jean Gabin.
    Director: Henri Decoin
• La Loi des Rues (1956)
  • With Louis de Funès.
    Director: Ralph Habib
• Crime et Châtiment (1956)
  • With Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady.
    Director: Georges Lampin
• Le Feux aux Poudres (1956)
  • With Raymond Pellegrin, Peter van Eyck.
    Director: Henri Decoin
• Action Immédiate (1956)
  • With Henri Vidal, Barbara Laage.
    Director: Maurice Labro
• Le Rouge est Mis (1957)
  • With Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot.
    Director: Gilles Grangier
• L'Étrange Monsieur Steve (1957)
  • With Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Lemaire.
    Director: Raymond Bailly
• Trois Jours à Vivre (1957)
  • With Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau.
    Director: Gilles Grangier
• Ces Dames Préfèrent le Mambo (1957)
  • With Eddie Constantine.
    Director: Bernard Borderie
• Maigret Tend un Piège (1957)
  • With Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot.
    Director: Jean Delannoy
• Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (1957)
  • With Jeanne Moreau.
    Director: Louis Malle.
• Montparnasse 19 (1957)
  • With Gérard Philipe, Anouk Aimée, Lilli Palmer.
    Director: Jacques Becker
• Le Gorille Vous Salue Bien (1958)
  • With Charles Vanel, Bella Darvi.
    Director: Bernard Borderie
• Le Fauve est Laché (1958)
  • With Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur.
    Director: Maurice Labro
• Sursis pour un Vivant / Il Mistero della Pensione Edelweiss (1958)
  • With Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams.
    Director: Victor Merenda
• Douze Heures d'Horloge (1958)
  • With Eva Bartok, Hannes Messemer, Gert Fröbe.
    Director: Geza Redvanyi
• Marie Octobre (1958)
  • With Danielle Darrieux.
    Director: Julien Duvivier.
• Un Témoin dans la Ville (1959)
  • With Franco Fabrizzi, Sandra Milo.
    Director: Edouard Molinaro
• 125 Rue Montmartre (1959)
  • With Andréa Parisi.
    Director: Gilles Grangier
• Le Chemin des Écoliers (1959)
  • With Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Alain Delon.
    Director: Michel Boisrond
• Classe Tous Risques (1960)
  • With Sandra Milo, Jean-Paul Belmondo.
    Director: Claude Sautet
• Herrin der Welt / Les Mystères d'Angkor (1960)
  • With Martha Hyer, Carlos Thompson.
    Director: William Dieterle
• La Fille dans la Vitrine (1960)
  • With Marina Vlady.
    Director: Luciano Emmer
• Un Taxi pour Tobrouk (1961)
  • With Charles Aznavour, Hardy Krüger.
    Director: Denys de la Patelliére
• Les Lions Sont Lachés (1961)
  • With Jean-Claude Brialy, Claudia Cardinale.
    Director: Henri Verneuil
• Il Re di Poggioreale / Le Roi des Truands (1961)
  • With Ernest Borgnine, Yvonne Sanson.
    Director: Duilio Coletti
• Le Bateau d'Emile (1961)
  • With Annie Girardot, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur.
    Director: Denys de la Patelliére
• Les Petits Matins (1961)
  • With Agathe Aems, Gilbert Bécaud.
    Director: Jacqueline Audry
• Il Giudizio Universale / Le Jugement Dernier (1961)
  • With Fernandel, Georges Rivière.
    Director: Vittorio de Sica
• Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962)
  • With Charles Aznavour, Maurice Biraud.
    Director: Julien Duvivier
• Die Dreigroschenoper (1962)
  • With Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe.
    Director: Wolfgang Staudte
• Carmen di Trastevere / Carmen 63 (1963)
  • With Giovanna Ralli, Dante di Paolo.
    Director: Carmine Gallone
• Les Tontons Flingueurs (1963)
  • With Sabine Sinjen, Horst Frank.
    Director: Georges Lautner
• Llanto por un Bandito / Cordoba (1964)
  • With Francisco Rabal, Lea Massari.
    Director: Carlos Saura
• Cent Milles Dollar au Soleil (1964)
  • With Gert Fröbe.
    Director: Henri Verneuil
• Le Monocle Rit Jaune (1964)
  • With Paul Meurisse.
    Director: Georges Lautner
• Les Barbouzes (1964)
  • With Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc.
    Director: Georges Lautner
• The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à Gauche) (1965)
  • With Sylvia Koscina, Léo Gordon.
    Director: Claude Sautet
• La Métamorphose des Cloportes (1965)
  • With Irina Demick, Pierre Brasseur, Charles Aznavour.
    Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
• Les Grandes Gueules (1965)
  • With Bourvil, Marie Dubois.
    Director: Robert Enrico
• Ne Nous Fâchons Pas (1965)
  • With Jean Lefebvre, Mireille Darc.
    Director: Georges Lautner
• Avec la Peau des Autres (1966)
  • With Jean Bouise, Marilu Tolo.
    Director: Jacques Deray
• Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
  • With Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin.
    Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
• Les aventuriers (1967)
  • With Alain Delon, Joanna Shimkus.
    Director: Robert Enrico
• Le Rapace (1967)
  • With Rosa Furman, Xavier Marc.
    Director: José Giovanni
• L'Armée des Ombres (1969)
  • With Simone Signoret.
    Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
• Le Clan des Siciliens (1968)
  • With Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Irina Demick.
    Director: Henri Verneuil
• Last Known Address (Dernier Domicile Connu) (1970)
  • With Marlène Jobert.
    Director: José Giovanni
• Fantasia chez les Ploucs (1970)
  • With Mireille Darc, Jacques Dufilho.
    Director: Gérard Pirès
• Boulevard du Rhum (1971)
  • With Brigitte Bardot, Guy Marchand.
    Director: Robert Enrico
• L'Aventure c'est l'Aventure (1972)
  • With Jacques Brel, Charles Denner, Charles Gérard.
    Director: Claude Lelouch
• I Segreti di Cosa Nostra / The Valachi Papers (1972)
  • With Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland.
    Director: Terence Young
• Le Silencieux (1972)
  • With Lea Massari.
    Director: Claude Pinoteau
• La Raison du Plus Fou (1972)
  • With Raymond Devos, Alice Sapritch.
    Director: François Reichenbach
• La Bonne Année (1973)
  • With Françoise Fabian.
    Director: Claude Lelouch
• Le Far West (1973)
  • With Gabriel Jabbour, Danièle Evenou.
    Director: Jacques Brel
• L'Emmerdeur (1973)
  • With Jacques Brel.
    Director: Edouard Molinaro
• Uomini Duri / Tough Guys / Les Durs (1974)
  • With Isaac Hayes.
    Director: Duccio Tessari
• La Gifle (1974)
  • With Annie Girardot, Isabelle Adjani.
    Director: Claude Pinoteau
• La Cage (1975)
  • With Ingrid Thulin.
    Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
• Adieu poulet (1975)
  • With Patrick Dewaere, Françoise Brion.
    Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
• Cadaveri Excellenti / Cadavres Exquis (1976)
  • With Fernando Rey.
    Director: Francesco Rosi
• The Medusa Touch / La Grande Menace (UK)(1978)
  • With Richard Burton, Lee Remick
    Director: Jack Gold
• Un Papillon sur l'épaule (1978)
  • With Claudine Auger, Paul Crauchet.
    Director: Jacques Deray
• L'Homme en Colère (1979)
  • With Angie Dickinson, Laurent Malet.
    Director: Claude Pinoteau
• Les Seducteurs / Sunday Lovers ("Paris") (1980)
  • With Catherine Salviat.
    Director: Edouard Molinaro
• Garde à Vue (1981)
  • With Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider.
    Director: Claude Miller
• Espion Lève-toi (1981)
  • With Michel Piccoli, Bruno Cremer.
    Director: Yves Boisset
• Les Misérables (1982)
  • With Michel Bouquet.
    Director: Robert Hossein
• Le Ruffian (1982)
  • With Bernard Giraudeau, Claudia Cardinale.
    Director: José Giovanni
• Cento Giorni a Palermo / Cent Jours à Palermo (1983)
  • With Lino Troisi.
    Director: Giuseppe Ferrara
• La 7ème Cible (1984)
  • With Lea Massari.
    Director: Claude Pinoteau
• Vengeance / Sword of Gideon (1986)
  • With Rod Steiger, Michael York.
    Director: Michael Anderson
• La Rumba (1987)
  • With Roger Hanin, Michel Piccoli, Corinne Touzet.
    Director: Roger Hanin
• Maledetto Ferragosto (1987)
  • With (?).
    Director: Francesco Massaro

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Durant, Philippe (1989): Lino Ventura. Bergisch Gladbach: Lübbe. ISBN 3-404-61142-X
• Durieux, Gilles (2001): Lino Ventura. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 2-08-068113-3
• Giovanni, José (2002): Mes Grandes Gueules. Fayard. ISBN 2-213-61262-5
• Ventura, Clélia (2003): Lino ou la Gourmandise de la Vie. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-09884-6
• Ventura, Odette (1992): Lino. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-7242-7179-3 (see also: External Links)
• Ventura, Odette (1993): Lino. Weinheim; Berlin: Beltz Quadriga. ISBN 3-88679-217-X
• Ventura, Odette (1997): Lino. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08646-5
• Ventura, Odette (1997): Lino. Guanda "Biblioteca della Pilotta". ISBN
• Zurhorst, Meinolf / Just, Lothar (1984). Lino Ventura: Seine Filme – Sein Leben. München: Heyne. ISBN 3-453-86065-9

External links[link]

Biography portal

• Lino Ventura at the Internet Movie Database
• http://tontonsflingueurs.actifforum.com/ French Site Lino Ventura
• Les Premières Rencontres Nationales – Art, Culture et Handicap – Bourges du 19 au 21 octobre 2003
• Rencontres – Art, Culture et Handicap – Lundi 20 octobre à Bourges
• Lino Ventura Foundation
• Lino Ventura at Find a Grave