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George Smith Patton, Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was an officer in the United States Army best known for his leadership as a general during World War II. He also developed a reputation for eccentricity and for sometimes-controversial gruff outspokenness—such as during his profanity-laced speech to his expeditionary troops.
He was on the U.S. 1912 Olympic pentathlon team and also designed the U.S. Cavalry's last combat saber: the "Patton Saber" (the M-1913). In 1916 he led the first-ever U.S. motorized-vehicle attack during the Mexican Border Campaign. In World War I, he was the first officer assigned to the new United States Tank Corps and saw action in France.
In World War II, he commanded corps and armies in North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater of Operations. In 1944, Patton assumed command of the U.S. Third Army, which under his leadership advanced farther, captured more enemy prisoners, and liberated more territory in less time than any other army in history. A German field marshal speaking to American reporters called Patton "your best" (general).
Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and voice actor known for roles such as Spencer Olchin in the popular sitcom The King of Queens, and voicing Remy from the film Ratatouille and Thrasher from the Cartoon Network original series Robotomy.
Oswalt was born January 17, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia, to Carla and Larry J. Oswalt, a career United States Marine Corps officer. He was named after George S. Patton. While a military brat, he later lived in Ohio and Tustin, California, before settling in Sterling, Virginia. He is a 1987 graduate of Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia and later attended the College of William and Mary, where he majored in English and was initiated into the Alpha Theta Chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity.[citation needed]
Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s or early 1990s, by his own reckoning. After writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he went on to garner notable roles in films and television shows. His most prominent and long-running role was as Spence Olchin on The King of Queens. His first starring film role was as the voice of Remy, the lead character in the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille. He has also appeared in smaller roles in such films as Magnolia and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. He lent his voice as in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as a caller on the WTCR show "The Tight End Zone", and was the voice of a caller on "Chatterbox" on LCFR in the game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. He was also the voice of a reporter on "New World Order", a radio show on VCPR in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. He supposedly lent his voice as Randall Tugman in the zombie game Dead Rising 2, although he denies this. The character Randall Tugman is credited to have been voiced by John Murphy.
Actors: Greg Lamberson (miscellaneous crew), Greg Lamberson (miscellaneous crew), Cindy Guyer (actress), Bob Connelly (actor), Marc Makowski (producer), Jerry Landi (director), Jerry Landi (writer), Jerry Landi (editor), Sal Amore (actor), Martin Vanihel (actor), Robert Lil Bob McCall (actor), Martin Vanihel (producer), Kristen Landi (producer), Joseph Ferri (actor), Scott Barile (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror,Actors: Chris Conlee (editor), Scott Essman (director), Ricco Ross (actor), Katharine Lee McEwan (actress), Roy Allen III (actor), Ruman Kazi (actor), Shaun Landry (actress), Marita De La Torre (actress), Luis Kelly-Duarte (actor), Shali Mals (actress), Wendy Alane Wright (actress), Meryl Nicole Taylor (actress), Travis Hinson (actor), Andrew Goldenhersh (actor), Matteo Molinari (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Claude Forest (miscellaneous crew), Joe Mantegna (actor), Shawn Lawrence (actor), Gary Howsam (producer), Victoria Snow (actress), Lewin Webb (producer), Romano Orzari (actor), Johnie Chase (actor), Jacqueline Kelly (producer), Marilyn Jang (miscellaneous crew), James Binkley (actor), Soo Luen Tom (costume designer), Kate Harrison (producer), Erin Berry (producer), Trina Hickey (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Crime, Thriller,Actors: Christopher McDonald (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Michael Higgins (actor), David Alan Grier (actor), Robert Davi (actor), Zachary Levi (actor), Kevin P. Farley (actor), David Cohen (actor), Kelsey Grammer (actor), Gary Coleman (actor), Chriss Anglin (actor), Trace Adkins (actor), Trace Adkins (actor), Leslie Nielsen (actor), Joey Naber (actor),
Plot: At a July 4 barbecue, gramps tells the kids the story of Michael Malone, a documentary filmmaker and Michael Moore look-alike who hates America and wants to abolish July 4th. He refuses to celebrate with his nephew Josh, who's shipping out soon to the Middle East. That night, Michel has a vision of his hero, JFK, who predicts that three ghosts will visit Michael. Sure enough, General Patton, George Washington, and country music star Trace Adkins visit Michael show him the fruits of patriotism, just wars, and pacifism. Meanwhile, Arab terrorists want Malone to help them with a propaganda film. Is he the next Leni Riefenstahl or will he see the light?
Keywords: absurdism, afghanistan, ak-47, american-flag, anti-americanism, anvil, arab-stereotype, award, award-ceremony, banjoActors: Ralph Bakshi (producer), Paul Eiding (actor), Ralph Bakshi (director), Clive Revill (actor), Charles Adler (actor), Jennifer Darling (actress), Jeannie Elias (actress), Miriam Flynn (actress), Michael Manasseri (actor), Christopher Rich (actor), Robert Sternin (producer), Robert Sternin (writer), Robert Sternin (writer), Prudence Fraser (producer), Prudence Fraser (writer),
Plot: In a suburban community, Rusty, a small put-upon mutt, gets a new neighbor with a gorgeous poodle who is recently retired from the movie business. Unfortunately, the more macho dogs approach her first for a date and Rusty accepts the inevitable. That night, the head dog's drunken advances severely offend her and she runs off after clobbering him. Rusty finds the inconsolable poodle, and he charms her with his witty nature and honest efforts to show her to a good time to cheer her up. It suddenly seems things are looking up for them, provided if Rusty can get back home before his guardians find out.
Keywords: anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, dog, party, talking-animal, talking-dog, tv-series-pilot, unsold-tv-series-pilotActors: Haruki Kadokawa (producer), Haruki Kadokawa (director), Masatô Ibu (actor), Hiroshi Katsuno (actor), Masao Kusakari (actor), Kôjirô Kusanagi (actor), Eiji Okuda (actor), Mayumi Asaka (actress), Nana Kinomi (actress), Yutaka Nakajima (actress), Atsuko Asano (actress), Shoichi Maruyama (writer), Kiyoaki Saitô (editor), Yutaka Hayashi (actor), Akihiro Shimizu (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Ernst Jacobi (actor), Karl John (actor), Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur (actor), Heinz Giese (actor), Erika Dannhoff (actress), Annemarie Steinsieck (actress), Roger MacDougall (writer), Roland Kaiser (actor), Kurt Fischer-Fehling (actor), Renate Reiche (actress), Maria Teichs (writer), Ingo Baerow (actor), Walter B. Schulz (actor), Horst Oberländer (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Chuck Baldra (actor), Reginald Barlow (actor), Eddie Laughton (actor), Johnny Luther (actor), Johnny Luther (actor), Charles Starrett (actor), John Tyrrell (actor), Jack Fier (producer), Luci Ward (writer), William Berke (director), Jerome Thoms (editor), Stanley Brown (actor), Ed Cassidy (actor), Davison Clark (actor), Donald Curtis (actor),
Plot: Learning that the Alaskan Highway will pass thirty miles from town, the citizens of Moose Horn, Canada decide to build a connecting road which will permit them to transport tungsten from their mines in large quantities. George Bradley gets fellow mine owners to put up their tungsten claims as security to build the road. He delays construction in an effort to gain ownership of the mines for himself. Michele Darcy, a pretty nurse, teams up with Mounties Steve King and Neal Clayton to clear her hot-headed trapper cousin, Paul Darcy, of suspicion of blocking the road, and King brings Bradley and his gang to justice.
Keywords: canadaActors: H.M. Horkheimer (miscellaneous crew), Barney Furey (actor), Gibson Gowland (actor), R. Henry Grey (actor), Kathleen Kirkham (actress), E.D. Horkheimer (miscellaneous crew), Frank Brownlee (actor), Frances Guihan (writer), Harry Harvey (director), Bruce Smith (actor), Gloria Payton (actress), William Marshall (actor), J.E. Nicholson (actor), Stanley Clisby Arthur (writer),
Genres: Mystery, Short,