Alex North

Alex North (December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991) was an American composer best known for his many film scores, including A Streetcar Named Desire (one of the first jazz-based film scores), Viva Zapata!, Spartacus, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He was the first composer to receive an Honorary Academy Award.

Early life

North was born Isadore Soifer in Chester, Pennsylvania to Russian Jewish parents.

Career

North managed to integrate his modernism into typical film music leitmotif structure, rich with themes. One of these became the famous song, "Unchained Melody". Nominated for fifteen Oscars but unsuccessful each time, North is one of only two film composers to receive the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award, the other being Ennio Morricone. North's frequent collaborator as orchestrator was the avant-garde composer Henry Brant. He won the 1968 Golden Globe award for his music to The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968).

His best-known film scores include A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Viva Zapata!, The Rainmaker, Spartacus, The Misfits, Cleopatra, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Dragonslayer and Under the Volcano. His music for The Wonderful Country makes use of Mexican and American motifs.

Martha

Martha of Bethany (Aramaic: מַרְתָּא Martâ) is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem. She was witness to Jesus' resurrection of her brother, Lazarus.

Etymology of the name

The name Martha is a Latin transliteration of the Koine Greek Μάρθα, itself a translation of the Aramaic מַרְתָּא Martâ, "The mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress", feminine of מר "master". The Aramaic form occurs in a Nabatean inscription found at Puteoli, and now in the Naples Museum; it is dated AD. 5 (Corpus Inscr. Semit., 158); also in a Palmyrene inscription, where the Greek translation has the form Marthein.

Biblical references

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus visits the home of two sisters named Mary and Martha. The two sisters are contrasted: Martha was "cumbered about many things" while Jesus was their guest, while Mary had chosen "the better part", that of listening to the master's discourse. The name of their village is not recorded, nor any mention of whether Jesus was near Jerusalem:

Virginia Woolf

Adeline Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.

During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."

Woolf suffered from severe bouts of mental illness throughout her life, thought to have been what is now termed bipolar disorder, and committed suicide by drowning in 1941 at the age of 59.

Early life

Virginia Woolf was born Adeline Virginia Stephen at 22 Hyde Park Gate in Kensington, London. Her parents were Sir Leslie Stephen (1832–1904) and Julia Prinsep Duckworth Stephen (née Jackson, 1846–1895). Leslie Stephen was a notable historian, author, critic and mountaineer. He was a founding editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, a work that would influence Woolf's later experimental biographies. Julia Stephen was born in British India to Dr. John and Maria Pattle Jackson. She was the niece of the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron and first cousin of the temperance leader Lady Henry Somerset. Julia moved to England with her mother, where she served as a model for Pre-Raphaelite painters such as Edward Burne-Jones. Julia named her daughter after the Pattle family: Adeline after Lady Henry's sister, who married George Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford; and Virginia, the name of yet another sister (who died young) but also of their mother, Julia's aunt.

The Children's Hour

Children's Hour is a BBC radio programme.

The Children's Hour may refer to:

Games

The Children's Hour (game), a game box containing three games (ABC Fishing, Peanut the Elephant, and Porky the Pig) for children released by Parker Bros in 1961.

Books

"The Children's Hour" (poem), a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, published in The Atlantic Monthly in September 1860

The Children's Hour, a 16-volume set of books containing stories appropriate for children and youths, published in 1953 and edited by Marjorie Barrows.

The Children's Hour, a novelette by Jerry Pournelle and S.M. Stirling, part of the Man-Kzin Wars series

The Children's Hour, a novel, part of the Man-Kzin Wars series, an expansion of the novelette.

The Children's Hour (magazine), a children's magazine published by T. S. Arthur and Son, Philadelphia in the 1870s.

Film, TV and theatre

The Children's Hour (play), a 1934 stage play by Lillian Hellman.

Its film adaptations, These Three (1936) starring Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, and The Children's Hour (film) (1961), with Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner.

Main title

The main title is the music, often later recorded on soundtrack albums, that is heard in a film while the opening credits are rolling. It does not refer to music playing from on-screen sources such as radios, as in the original opening credits sequence in Touch of Evil.

A main title can consist of a tune sung by the leading character over the credits, such as Moon River, sung by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's, or the main orchestral theme as written by the composer, such as the famous The Pink Panther Theme. It can also be a medley of themes from the film, as in the 1959 Ben-Hur. In the film A Hard Day's Night, the title tune was heard over the opening credits showing the Beatles running from their fans. An overture may serve as a main title, as in The Sound of Music. However, there is a very strong difference in a roadshow theatrical release between an overture and a main title. The overture in such films is heard on pre-recorded tape or film, before the film even begins, while the house lights are still up and there is yet no picture on the screen. The main title begins when the film actually starts. In the case of The Sound of Music though (and also Fiddler on the Roof), no overture was heard before the lights in the theatre went down; therefore, in these cases, the main title did serve as an overture. Both films had pre-credits opening sequences; during these, the first song from the film was sung, and immediately afterwards, the main title music followed.

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Unchained Melody, Alex North

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Unchained Melody

Oh, my love, my darling,
I've hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time.
Time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much,
Are You Still Mine?
I need your love,
I need your love,
God speed your love to me!
Lonely rivers flow to the sea,
To the sea,
To the open arms of the sea.
Lonely rivers sigh,
"Wait for me, wait for me!"
I'll be coming home, wait for me!
Oh, my love, my darling,
I've hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time
Time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much,
Are You Still Mine?
I need your love,
I need your love,
God speed your love to me!
Lonely mountains gaze at the stars,
At the stars,
Waiting for the dawn of the day.
All alone, I gaze at the stars,
At the stars,
Dreaming of my love for away.
Oh, my love, my darling,
I've hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time.
Time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much,
Are You Still Mine?
I need your love,
I need your love,

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urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel leave at the end of a press statement after a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017.

Germany begins withdrawing troops from Turkish air base

Edit The Times of India 09 Jul 2017

By Francesco Canepa and Tulay Karadeniz. BERLIN/ANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - Germany began on Sunday to pull its troops out of a Turkish air base where they have supported international operations against Islamic State following a row with Ankara over access, a German defence ministry spokesman said ... A German air tanker refueller left Incirlik for the Jordan base on Sunday, the ministry spokesman told Reuters ... RELATED. From around the web....

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President Donald Trump, left, talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the Women's Entrepreneurship Finance event at the G20 Summit, Saturday, July 8, 2017, in Hamburg.

Stormy G20 ends with opt-outs for Trump on climate, trade

Edit Inquirer 09 Jul 2017

Erdogan's threat brought further disarray to a summit that was marred by bilateral quarrels and strife over climate protection and trade ... ....

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An Iraqi army soldier walks on a damaged street as Iraqi forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, July 8, 2017.

Battle for Mosul: Iraq army mops up final IS pockets

Edit BBC News 09 Jul 2017

Jonathan Beale, BBC defence correspondent, Mosul. After months of intense fighting that's gutted the city, the sound of gunfire is more sporadic. Coalition warplanes are still flying overhead, but there's a lull in the bombardment ... But even their defeat here will not mean the end of IS in Iraq ... Related Topics. ....

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File - U.S. Sen. John McCain, left, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questions Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on the strategy to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, July 7, 2015.

U.S. Senator McCain says Republican healthcare bill likely dead

Edit The Times of India 09 Jul 2017

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Republican senator predicted on Sunday that the Republican bill to roll back Obamacare would likely fail, adding to growing signs that the bill is in trouble. "My view is that it's probably going to be dead," Senator John McCain, a senior U.S. Republican, said on the CBS program, "Face the Nation ." ... Senators return to Washington on Monday ... Download The Times of India news app for your device....

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CalFire firefighter Jake Hainey, left, and engineer Anna Mathiasen watch as the Wall fire burns near Oroville, Calif., on Saturday, July 8, 2017. According to CalFire, the blaze has burned 2,700 acres and destroyed 10 homes.

Evacuations in California as emergency services battle wildfires

Edit RTE 09 Jul 2017

Around 3,000 firefighters in California battled major wildfires after the end of a five-year drought across the state, as it was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave. A wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills north of Sacramento was only 2% contained by early yesterday evening and had destroyed 10 homes, scorching 2,000 acres of forest and sparking evacuations and road closures ... "Conservation must remain a way of life." ....

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Australia 'not ready' for an AFL player to come out as gay

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 10 Jul 2017

When Maverick Newman came out as gay to his family two years ago, his AFL player brother Nic Newman shrugged and said it didn't bother him. As far as he was concerned, nothing had changed between them ...  Photo ... the Newman brothers of Mount Martha....

Gubernatorial appointments for July 10

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 10 Jul 2017

Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently announced the following appointments.. Board of Physical Therapy . ... Council on Women. ... Lionell Spruill Sr., D-Chesapeake; andKatherine Noller Tyson of Henrico, OB/GYN Hospitalist Group at Bon Secours St ... Virginia College Savings Plan.. Martha M ... ....

A new vision for the left

Edit Open Democracy 10 Jul 2017

Equality and security are means to a greater end ... Flickr/Jacob Anikulapo . Some rights reserved ... It means giving people the opportunity to see that each possesses what Martha Nussbaum calls a “soul.” “the faculties of thought and imagination that make us human and make our relations rich human relationships, rather than relationships of mere use and manipulation.” These faculties, of course, are inseparable from morality ... CC by NC 4.0 ....

Sonoma County wineries reach out to foreign visa workers to fill jobs

Edit The Press Democrat 09 Jul 2017

In the small town of Redwood Valley north of Lake Mendocino, Martha Barra has tried almost everything to recruit vineyard workers to her Redwood Valley ... ....

Louise Penny on creating Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

Edit CBS News 09 Jul 2017

In this web extra, New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny explains to correspondent Martha Teichner the qualities that went into her development of the character of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, the central figure in her successful series of murder mysteries which began with her 2005 novel "Still Life ." ... ....

The world of mystery author Louise Penny

Edit CBS News 09 Jul 2017

Louise Penny's immersive murder mysteries, set in her home province of Quebec, have drawn a large and loyal fan base ... Martha Teichner visits Penny in the small town of Knowlton, which could be a stand-in for her fictional town of Three Pines, where too often there is murder afoot ... ....

AP-NC--Carolinas Opening Advisory, NC

Edit Reflector 09 Jul 2017

Martha Waggoner is on the desk in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is ......

"Sunday Morning" full episode 7/9

Edit CBS News 09 Jul 2017

Our broadcast, hosted by Jane Pauley, features. Richard Schlesinger's history of the Erie Canal, which changed the geography and commerce of a young America; Tracy Smith's profile of singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff; Martha Teichner's interview with bestselling mystery writer Louise Penny; Mo Rocca's cutting expose on male grooming, a.k.a ... ....

BC-NC--North Carolina Sports Digest, NC

Edit Daily Advance 09 Jul 2017

<p>Hello! The interim Carolinas News Editor is Jeffrey Collins. The supervisor is Martha Waggoner. For technical support, please call the AP’s Services and Technology Department in Raleigh at 919-881-9974.</p> ... ....

BEST-SELLERS

Edit Arkansas Online 09 Jul 2017

Fiction. CAMINO ISLAND by John Grisham. A search for stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island. THE SILENT CORNER by Dean Koontz. An FBI agent investigates an alarming surge in suicides, including her husband’s. The first in a new series ... Complications in the lives of identical twins who were raised by their divorced parents, one on Nantucket, one on Martha’s Vineyard ... TOM CLANCY ... Jack Ryan Jr ... D ... LILAC GIRLS by Martha Hall Kelly ... ....

South Sudan marks grim 6th independence anniversary

Edit The Miami Herald 09 Jul 2017

"It's difficult for many people to afford even one meal per day." ... Six years ago, on July 9, Martha Athieng slaughtered a bull with her family and friends and danced around her village. ....

Obit: Ret. Sgt. James Wilson

Edit Times Free Press 09 Jul 2017

James “Big Red” Wilson, 68, of Ooltewah, Tenn., went to be with his Lord on July 5, 2017 ... He is survived by his wife, Debbie; sons, James (Rocia) and Anthony (Dawn); grandchildren, Brandon and Rachel and sisters, Martha and Caroline ... ....

Oklahoma and Publishers Weekly best-sellers

Edit The Oklahoman 09 Jul 2017

OKLAHOMA BEST-SELLERS. FICTION. 1. “Camino Island” by John Grisham (Doubleday). 2. “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett (Harper). 3. “The Handmaid's Tale” by Margaret Atwood (Anchor). 4. “Lilac Girls” by Martha Hall Kelley (Ballantine). 5. “An Eye for an Eye” by Mark C. Jackson (Five Star). 6. “Magpie Murders” by Anthony Horowitz (Harper). 7. “Milk and Honey” by Rupi Kaur (Andrews McMeel). 8 ... 9 ... 10 ... NONFICTION ... "Lilac Girls" by Martha Hall Kelly (Ballantine)....

Staff Pick: “The Light We Lost” by Jill Santopolo

Edit Denver Post 09 Jul 2017

The Light We Lost. By Jill Santopolo ... Related Articles ... “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood July 5, 2017 Summering at Martha’s Vineyard with the Clintons and Katharine Graham July 5, 2017 “Who is Rich?” describes the middle-aged white men’s Rabbit hole . ....

G20: Does Donald Trump's awkward performance indicate America's decline as world power?

Edit Democratic Underground 09 Jul 2017

--snip--. The G20 became the G19 as it ended. On the Paris climate accords the United States was left isolated and friendless. It is, apparently, where this US President wants to be as he seeks to turn his nation inward. Donald Trump has a particular, and limited, skill-set. He has correctly identified an illness at the heart of the Western democracy ... I want to see ads on how Martha Mcsally voted to kill 22 million Americans ... ....

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Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? - opening credits and first line

Realization - The Children's Hour (Ost) [1961]

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" -- Main Title, composed by Alex North

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