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- 08:53, 29 March 2024 Sky Lopez (hist | edit) [3,081 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Sky Lopez 01/21}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Sky}} {{infobox pornstar | name = Stillwater, Minnesota, USA | image = Sky_Lopez_01.jpg | caption = |biographical data | birthdate = {{dob|175|12|23}} | birthplace = Stillwater, Minnesota, USA | birthname = Corrie Floris | zodiac = | hometown = | alias = Sky, SpringBreak, Sky Kallen, Skylar | ethnicity = | nationality = American | othername | education = Pacific Island...")
- 16:22, 28 March 2024 Lost film (hist | edit) [4,551 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Lost film 03/24}} {{abridged|03/24|history of films}} thumb|right| [[Lon Chaney in ''London After Midnight'' (1927), whose last known print was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. A set of film production stills survives.]] A '''lost film''' is a feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially...")
- 16:07, 28 March 2024 Her Gilded Cage (hist | edit) [2,614 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Her Gilded Cage 03/24}} {{Infobox film | name = Her Gilded Cage | image = Her-gilded-cage-1922.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Sam Wood | writer = Percy Heath | based_on = ''The Love Dreams''|Elmer Harris and Anne Nichols | starring = Gloria Swanson | cinematography = Alfred Gilks | distributor = Paramount Pictures | released = {{film date|1922|4|5}} | runti...")
- 03:15, 27 March 2024 I. Stanford Jolley (hist | edit) [3,974 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|I. Stanford Jolley 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jolley, I. Stanford}} {{stack| {{Infobox person | color = lightblue | name = I. Stanford Jolley | image = ViolentYears_IS_Jolley.jpg | caption = Jolley in ''The Violent Years'' (1956) | birthname = Isaac Stanford Jolley | birthdate = {{dob|1900|10|24|mf=yes}} | birthplace = Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|1978|12|07|1900|10|24|mf=yes}} | deathplace = Woodland...")
- 18:59, 26 March 2024 Nospank.net (hist | edit) [91 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Project NoSpank) Tag: New redirect
- 15:42, 26 March 2024 List of Western subgenres (hist | edit) [31,000 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|List of Western subgenres 03/24}} {{wip}} The '''Western''' is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with Americana (culture) folk tales of the Western and the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West" and depicted in Western media as a hostile, sparsely populated American frontier in a state of near-total lawlessness pa...")
- 14:34, 26 March 2024 James Drury (hist | edit) [8,612 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|James Drury 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Drury, James}} {{Infobox person | name = James Drury | color = lightblue | image = James_Drury_The_Virginian_1971.jpg | imagesize = | caption = James Drury in a publicity photo for ''The Virginian'' (1971) | birthname = James Child Drury Jr. | birthdate = {{dob|1934|04|18|mf=y}} | birthplace = New York City, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|2020|04|06|1934|04|18}} | deathplac...")
- 14:05, 26 March 2024 Timothy Drury (hist | edit) [7,074 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox musical artist | color = lightblue | instrument = {{hlist|Keyboards|guitar|vocals}} | name = Timothy Drury | image = Timothy Drury (2480202175).jpg | caption = Drury in 2008 | birthdate = {{dob|1961|07|5}} | birthplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|blues rock}} | background = {{hlist|Whitesnake|Eagles|The Mob (Ame...")
- 13:51, 26 March 2024 Eagles (band) (hist | edit) [3,606 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Eagles (band) 03/24}} The '''Eagles''' are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America and are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million sold in the US alone. They were inducted into the Rock a...")
- 05:18, 26 March 2024 Hemline (hist | edit) [4,107 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Hemline 03/24}} thumb|Prom dresses, with hemlines varying from above-the-ankle (tea length) to floor length The '''hemline''' is the line formed by the lower Hem (edge) of a garment, such as a skirt, dress or coat, measured from the floor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3427500297/hemlines.html|title=Hemlines - Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclope...")
- 04:43, 26 March 2024 Hanging (hist | edit) [18,810 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Hanging 03/24}} '''Hanging''' is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a common method of capital punishment since the Middle Ages, and is the primary execution method in numerous countries and regions. The first known account of execution by hanging is in Homer's Odyssey. Hanging is also a method of suicide. The past and past participle of hang in this sense is '''hanged''', not hung. ==Methods of judicia...")
- 04:42, 26 March 2024 Cervical fracture (hist | edit) [6,311 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Cervical fracture 03/24}} A '''cervical fracture''', commonly called a '''broken neck''', is a fracture of any of the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck. Examples of common causes in humans are traffic collisions and diving into shallow water. Abnormal movement of neck bones or pieces of bone can cause a spinal cord injury, resulting in loss of sensation, paralysis, or usually death soon thereafter (~1 min.), primarily via compromising neurological supply...")
- 04:24, 26 March 2024 Public humiliation (hist | edit) [7,376 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Public humiliation 03/24}} thumb|South Korean gang leader Lee Jung-jae being shame-paraded by Park Chung Hee's military regime (1961). '''Public humiliation''' or '''public shaming''' is a form of punishment whose main feature is dishonoring or disgracing a person, usually an offender or a prisoner, especially in a public place. It was regularly used as a form of judicially sanctioned punishment in previ...")
- 04:21, 26 March 2024 Head shaving (hist | edit) [10,660 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| 03/24}} right|thumb|200px|A Thai Buddhist monk shaving the head of a man preparing to also become a Buddhist monk; this is known as [[tonsure]] '''Head shaving''' is a form of body modification which involves shaving the hair from a person's head. People throughout history have shaved all or part of their heads for diverse reasons: including aesthetics, convenience, culture, fashion, practicality, punishment, a ri...")
- 03:59, 26 March 2024 Mob rule (hist | edit) [4,740 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Mob rule 03/24}} '''Mob rule''' or '''ochlocracy''' is a pejorative term describing an oppressive majoritarian form of government controlled by the common people through the intimidation of more legitimate authorities. Ochlocracy is distinguished from democracy or similarly legitimate and representative governments by the absence or impairment of a procedurally civil process reflective of the entire polity. == Names == '''Ochlocracy''' comes from Latin ochlocra...")
- 03:53, 26 March 2024 Mob justice (hist | edit) [52 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Mob rule) Tag: New redirect
- 03:30, 26 March 2024 Public punishment (hist | edit) [1,786 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Public punishment 03/24}} thumb|Ticket for the execution of [[Jonathan Wild (1725)]] == Public punishment == Although most forms of entertainment have evolved and continued over time, some once-popular forms are no longer as acceptable. For example, during earlier centuries in Europe, watching or participating in the punishment of criminals or social outcasts was an accepted and popular form of entertainment...")
- 00:27, 26 March 2024 Hong Kong handover ceremony (hist | edit) [10,219 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Hong Kong handover ceremony 03/24}} The '''handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997''' officially marked the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the People's Republic of China. It was an internationally televised event with the ceremony commencing on the night of 30 June 1997 and finishing on the morning of 1 July 1997. The ceremony was held at the new wing of the Hong Ko...")
- 23:26, 25 March 2024 Court entertainment (hist | edit) [8,851 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header| 03/24}} == Court entertainment == Imperial and royal courts have provided training grounds and support for professional entertainers, with different cultures using palaces, castles and forts in different ways. In the Maya city states, for example, "spectacles often took place in large plazas in front of palaces; the crowds gathered either there or in designated places from which they could watch at a distance."<ref name=Walthall>{{cite book|title=Servants of t...") originally created as "Court Entertainment"
- 22:41, 25 March 2024 Banquets (hist | edit) [4,001 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Banquets 03/24}} === Banquets === '''Banquets''' have been a venue for amusement, entertainment or pleasure since ancient times,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Martin |first=Sandra Romano |date=2013 |title=Banqueting Gods in Valerius Flaccus Arg. 5.690–5 |journal=Mnemosyne |volume=66 |issue=4–5 |pages=666–681 |doi=10.1163/156852512X617641 |issn=0026-7074}}</ref> continuing into the modern era.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Carson |first=Cary |title=Banque...")
- 21:59, 25 March 2024 Entertainment (hist | edit) [10,854 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Entertainment 03/24}} thumb|upright=1.35|Banqueters playing [[Kottabos (game)|Kottabos and girl playing the aulos, Greece ({{circa|420 BCE}}). Banqueting and music have continued to be two important entertainments since ancient times.]] '' ' Entertainment' '' is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an ide...")
- 21:51, 25 March 2024 Educational entertainment (hist | edit) [18,726 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Edutainment 03/24}} thumb|{{bc|A Venn diagram on educational entertainment}} '''Educational entertainment''', also referred to by the portmanteau "edutainment", is media designed to educate through entertainment. The term was used as early as 1954 by Walt Disney. Most often it includes content intended to teach but has incidental entertainment value. It has been used by academia, corporations, governments, and...") originally created as "Edutainment"
- 21:12, 25 March 2024 Museology (hist | edit) [8,028 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Museology 03/24}} Museology, or museum studies, is the study of museums. It explores their history and role in society, as well as their activities, including curating, preservation, public programming, and education. == Terminology == The words that are used to describe the study of museums vary depending on language and geography. For example, while “museology” is becoming more prevalent in English, it is most commonly used to refer to the study of museum...")
- 20:47, 25 March 2024 Scop (hist | edit) [7,845 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Scop 03/24}} thumb|{{bc|Old English poetry such as ''Beowulf'' was composed for performance; it is widely supposed that this meant it was chanted by a scop to musical accompaniment. Illustration by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton, c. 1910}} A '''{{lang|ags|scop}}''' was a poet as represented in Old English poetry. The scop is the Old English counterpart of the Old Norse ''skald'', with the importan...")
- 20:26, 25 March 2024 List of entertainer occupations (hist | edit) [1,739 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|List of entertainer occupations 03/24}} ==Types of entertainers== <div style='-moz-column-count:4; column-count:4;'> * {{wk5|Acrobat}} * {{wk5|Actor}} * {{wk5|Archimime}} * {{wk5|Athlete}} * {{wk5|Barker}} * {{wk5|Beatboxer}} * {{wk5|Benshi}} * {{wk5|Bouffon}} * {{wk5|Circus performer}} * {{wk5|Clown}} * {{wk5|Host and hostess clubs}} * {{wk5|Comedian}} * {{wk5|Dancer}} * {{wk5|Drag queen}} * {{wk5|Drag king}} * {{wk5|DJ}} * {{wk5|Emcee}} * {{wk5|Filmmaker}}...")
- 20:00, 25 March 2024 Storytelling (hist | edit) [10,581 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Storytelling 03/24}} thumb|right|350px|{{bc|Wikipedia article index}} {{Abridged}} '''Storytelling''' is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beyondintracta...")
- 17:28, 25 March 2024 Stunt performer (hist | edit) [24,660 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Stunt performer 03/24}}<!-- see discussion page --> A '''stunt performer''', often called a '''stuntman''' or '''stuntwoman''' and occasionally '''stuntperson''' or '''stunt-person''', is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed to a '''daredevil''', who performs for a live audience. When they take the place of another actor, they are known as stunt doubl...")
- 16:39, 25 March 2024 Stunt man (hist | edit) [63 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Stunt performer) Tag: New redirect
- 11:54, 25 March 2024 Cowboy list (hist | edit) [75 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to List of actors in western films) Tag: New redirect
- 11:47, 25 March 2024 Jennie Ward Todd (hist | edit) [3,097 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Jennie Ward Todd 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Todd, Jennie Ward}}")
- 11:38, 25 March 2024 Circus train (hist | edit) [78 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to The Circus train) Tag: New redirect
- 11:36, 25 March 2024 Hopalong Cassidy (hist | edit) [77 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to William Boyd (actor)) Tag: New redirect
- 11:35, 25 March 2024 William Boyd (hist | edit) [65 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to William Boyd (actor)) Tag: New redirect
- 11:33, 25 March 2024 William Boyd (actor) (hist | edit) [9,462 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|William Boyd (actor) 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, William}} {{Infobox person| color = lightcyan | name = William Boyd | image = William Boyd, portrait.jpg | caption = William Boyd {{circa}} 1925 | birthdate = {{dob|1895|06|05}} | birthplace = Hendrysburg, Ohio, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|1972|09|12|1895|06|05}} | deathplace = Laguna Beach, California, U.S. | deathcause = died of Park...")
- 10:26, 25 March 2024 Showmen's Rest (hist | edit) [5,475 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Showmen's Rest 03/24}} 275px|thumb|One of the five elephants surrounding Showmen's Rest. '''Showmen's Rest''' in Forest Park, Illinois, is a 750 plot section of Woodlawn Cemetery mostly for circus performers owned by the Showmen's League of America<ref>{{cite web|url=http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/|title=Woodlawn Cemetery|author=Matt Hucke|publisher=Matt Hucke|accessdate=12 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www...")
- 10:11, 25 March 2024 Memorial Day (hist | edit) [8,005 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Memorial Day 03/24}} '''Memorial Day''' (originally known as Decoration Day]) is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. From 1868 to 1970, it was observed on May 30. Since 1971, it has been observed on the last Monday of May. {{wikimain|Memorial Day}} Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who died while ser...")
- 09:46, 25 March 2024 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus (hist | edit) [41 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus 03/24}}")
- 09:23, 25 March 2024 Jennie Ward (hist | edit) [113 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Jennie Ward Todd) Tag: New redirect
- 02:36, 25 March 2024 Motion Picture & Television Fund (hist | edit) [17,963 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Motion Picture & Television Fund 03/24}} The '''Motion Picture & Television Fund''' ('''MPTF''') is a charitable organization that offers assistance and care to those in the motion picture and television industries and their families with limited or no resources, including services such as temporary financial assistance, case management, and residential living. ==Origin== Mary Pickford conceived the idea of a fund to help those in the motion picture...")
- 02:13, 25 March 2024 Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital (hist | edit) [119 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Redirected page to Motion Picture & Television Country House) Tag: New redirect
- 02:11, 25 March 2024 Dorothy Sebastian (hist | edit) [6,639 bytes] Robinr78 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Header|Dorothy Sebastian 03/24}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sebastian, Dorothy}} {{Infobox person| color = mistyrose | image = Dorothy_Sebastian_RHL1.jpg | caption = Sebastian in 1930s | name = Dorothy Sebastian | birthname = Stella Dorothy Sabiston | birthdate = {{dob|1903|04|26}} | birthplace = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | deathdate = {{dod|1957|04|08|1903|04|26}} | deathplace = Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | deathcause...")