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The surname FitzGerald is a translation of the French-Norman fils de Gérald, or son of Gerald (Gerald from "ger", spear, and "wald", rule). Variant spellings include Fitz-Gerald and the modern Fitzgerald. The name can also be used as two separate words Fitz Gerald. Its current head is Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster.
Among the most celebrated families of Ireland and Great Britain[list membership disputed], the FitzGeralds are a Hiberno-Norman or Cambro-Norman dynasty, and have been Peers of Ireland since at least the 14th century.
The main branches of the family are:
The dynasty is also sometimes referred to as the Geraldines, and the name Geraldine can be a derivation of this adjective. Elizabeth FitzGerald (1527–89) was known as the "Fair Geraldine" from her surname.
Marquess and Earl of Kildare, co. Kildare, Earl and Baron of Offaly, all in the Peerage of Ireland;
Viscount Leinster of Taplow, co. Bucks, in the Peerage of Great Britain
and Baron Kildare of Kildare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom;
Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing (vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics).
Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over," whose skin-color was secondary to his music in an America that was severely racially divided. It allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a black man. While he rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, he was privately a strong supporter of the Civil Rights movement in America.[citation needed]
Larry Sean Fitzgerald, Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), and currently ranks fourth all-time in league history in receiving yards per game for a career (76.0 yds/game), behind Andre Johnson, Torry Holt, and Marvin Harrison. He agreed to an eight year, $120 million contract extension on August 20, 2011. Fitzgerald was drafted third overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
Fitzgerald attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He was widely considered one of the best wide receivers in college football. After his sophomore season, Fitzgerald was recognized as the best player in the NCAA with the 2003 Walter Camp Award and the Touchdown Club of Columbus's Chic Harley Award, and as the best wide receiver in college football with the 2003 Biletnikoff Award and the Touchdown Club's Paul Warfield Award. He was also a unanimous 2003 All-America selection and a runner-up for the prestigious Heisman Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in college football; Oklahoma's Jason White won that award by a relatively slim margin.
Actors: David Fairhurst (producer), David Fairhurst (editor), David Fairhurst (director), David Fairhurst (writer), Jonathan Bruno (composer), Matt Rudduck (composer), Jasmin Certoma (actress), Matt Thomson (actor), Timothy Causbrook (miscellaneous crew), Diandra Siahaan (editor), Timothy Causbrook (miscellaneous crew), Clint Facey (actor), Louise Causbrook (costume designer), Blake Paish (actor), Ryan Gabb (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller, Western,Actors: Rondell Sheridan (editor), Japheth Gordon (producer), John D'Aquino (writer), Adrien Theuer (miscellaneous crew), Danny Kosarin (producer), Athena Baumeister (miscellaneous crew), Wil Ivey (miscellaneous crew), Ryan Ackelsberg (editor), Cindy Wedel (miscellaneous crew), John D'Aquino (producer), Susan Lowitz (miscellaneous crew), Candace McDermott (miscellaneous crew), Michael Fitzgerald (actor), Zamani Wilder (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Laura Collini (miscellaneous crew), Ian Doig (miscellaneous crew), Joseph Conlan (composer), Harvey Kahn (producer), Paul A. Kaufman (producer), Paul A. Kaufman (director), Linda Darlow (actress), Michael Jai White (actor), Peter Benson (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), Tom Butler (actor), Aaron Pearl (actor), Gwynyth Walsh (actress), Marnie Young (miscellaneous crew), Keith Dallas (actor),
Plot: One Angry Juror" is the story of Chicago attorney Sarah Walsh, who is chosen to serve on the jury of a murder trial. Convinced that the defendant IS innocent and that he is being framed for a murder he didn't commit, she manages to deadlock the jury panel and secure a mistrial.
Keywords: based-on-true-story, courtroom, hung-jury, murder, murder-investigation, prosecutor, split-screen, trialActors: Scott Coblio (editor), Joshua Scott (actor), Scott Mann (actor), Dave Nelson (actor), Brett Williams (actor), Dereck Bishop (actor), Kipp Kasey (actor), Shane Patrick (actor), Brian Boxer (director), Rodrigo Quintero (actor),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Chris Mulkey (actor), Pierre David (producer), Pierre David (producer), Nick Cassavetes (actor), Robert Shaye (producer), James Remar (actor), Fran Ryan (actress), Robert Shaye (actor), Brian McMillan (miscellaneous crew), Clayton Landey (actor), Ted White (actor), Sara Risher (producer), Jay Ferguson (composer), Sara Risher (producer), Larry A. Thompson (producer),
Plot: Joe Dylanne is a plainclothes NYC cop with a badge... and a robust personality. He always resorts to unconventional methods in order to capture the city's slickest criminals. When Dylanne receives a message from Katy, an old sweetheart of his, the news is not as pleasant as he anticipated. Rather, it is an imperative call for help. Dylanne must swing into full action. This cop must travel to a remote location in the northwest in order to investigate the disappearances of his friend's relatives. It turns out that most of Kate's relatives have been murdered in cold blood. The only survivor of the slaughter is Joshua, an angst-ridden survivalist who explains to Dylanne about a sophisticated plan implicating marijuana plant growers. Dylanne and Joshua must trespass enemy territory in the name of revenge...
Keywords: cannabis, dead-boy, dual-wield, forest, independent-film, murder, police-shootout, small-town, street-shootout, teenager-fighting-adultActors: Sydney Pollack (director), Dave Grusin (composer), Valerie Perrine (actress), Jane Fonda (actress), Timothy Scott (actor), John Saxon (actor), Willie Nelson (actor), Sydney Pollack (actor), Robert Redford (actor), James Sikking (actor), Basil Hoffman (actor), Wilford Brimley (actor), Nicolas Coster (actor), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Sheldon Kahn (editor),
Plot: Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. When he finds out they are going drug the horse in case its too frisky, he rides off into the desert...
Keywords: animal-rights, blockbuster, breakfast-cereal, business, caesar's-palace-las-vegas, casino, chrome, consumerism, corporate-executive, corporationActors: Peter Fonda (actor), Alan Fudge (actor), Estelle Parsons (actress), Frances Sternhagen (actress), Lindsay Wagner (actress), Robert Wise (producer), David Shire (composer), Robert Wise (director), William Reynolds (editor), Nathalie Baye (actress), Lucie Lichtig (miscellaneous crew), Philippe March (actor), Geoffrey Horne (actor), Richard De Roy (writer), Latif Lahlou (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Robert S. Baker (producer), Thora Hird (actress), Frank Forsyth (actor), Alastair Hunter (actor), Ronald Leigh-Hunt (actor), Cyril Chamberlain (actor), John Gilling (director), Hal Osmond (actor), Larry Parks (actor), Stanley Black (composer), Willis Goldbeck (writer), John Gilling (writer), Monty Berman (producer), Jack Slade (editor), Alexander Gauge (actor),
Plot: On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when she is shot struggling for a gun she has pulled on him. This is only the start of his troubles, as Anna worked for a criminal organisation who know Desmond has now got her valuable contacts list.
Keywords: based-on-novel, gangster, london-england, reporter, shootingActors: Jack Mower (actor), George Ovey (actor), Clem Bevans (actor), Arthur Aylesworth (actor), Hardie Albright (actor), Granville Bates (actor), Harry Davenport (actor), William B. Davidson (actor), Nat Carr (actor), Earl Dwire (actor), Clay Clement (actor), Eddie Graham (actor), Creighton Hale (actor), Max Hoffman Jr. (actor), Harry Semels (actor),
Plot: Minerva Hatton is back in Nevada, where she grubstaked her fortune years ago. Her granddaughter Julie Westcott is visiting while getting a divorce. They are blackmailed by Julie's husband, Philip, who has two gambling checks Julie has given a gambling casino. Minerva, trying to buy them back, comes across Philip's murdered body. Believing Julie guilty, she substitutes her fingerprints and pleads guilty. When she learns that Julie is innocent of the killing, she does an about face, appearing in court as a sweet old lady instead of her usual rugged desert outfits, to play on the jury's sympathy. Freed, she still must find the killer to clear Julie, to whom the evidence points. After a little detectice work, she is convinced of the identity of the killer. She has herself sworn in as a temporary sheriff, jumps into her Model-T Ford and uses her marksmanship to nab the killer.
Keywords: bad-check, based-on-novel, beating, casino, chase, checkers, child-custody, confession-of-crime, debt, deputyActors: Ann Brody (actress), Earle Williams (actor), Wally Van (actor), Raymond Walburn (actor), John S. Robertson (actor), Donald Hall (actor), Edward Elkas (actor), Charles Kent (actor), Thomas R. Mills (actor), Adolphe Menjou (actor), L. Rogers Lytton (actor), William R. Dunn (actor), Templar Saxe (actor), Julia Swayne Gordon (actress), Walter McGrail (actor),
Plot: A series of 12 2-reel episodes, each a separate and unrelated story, relating the adventures of Christopher Race and his high-powered automobile, The Scarlet Runner. Each episode has a different cast, except for the continuing role of Earle Williams. Episode titles are: #1: _The Car and His Majesty (1916)_ (qv); #2: _The Nuremberg Watch (1916)_ (qv); #3: _The Masked Ball (1916)_ (qv); #4: _The Hidden Prince (1916)_ (qv); #5: _The Jacobean House (1916)_ (qv); #6: _The Mysterious Motor Car (1916)_ (qv); #7: _The Red Whiskered Man (1916)_ (qv); #8: _The Glove and the Ring (1916)_ (qv); #9: _The Gold Cigarette Case (1916)_ (qv); #10: _The Lost Girl (1916)_ (qv); #11: _The Missing Chapter (1916)_ (qv); #12: _The Car and the Girl (1916)_ (qv).
Keywords: automobile-racing, based-on-novel, serial