In his film score for " Of Mice and Men " ( 1939 ) and consequently in his collection " Music for the Movies " ( 1942 ), American composer Aaron Copland titled a section of the score " Threshing Machines ," to suit a scene in the Lewis Milestone film where Curley is threatening Slim over giving May a puppy, when many of the itinerant worker men are standing around or working on threshers.

George, realizing he is doomed to a life of loneliness and despair like the rest of the migrant workers and wanting to spare Lennie a painful death at the hands of the furious and violent Curley, shoots Lennie in the back of the head before the mob can find him after George gives him one last retelling of their dream of owning their own land.

Kate Curley Park is located in the neighborhood, as is the Wesley W. Deist Aquatic Center, and the Eleventh Street Historic District.

MLAs will choose the premier from among themselves on March 5 ; incumbent Paul Okalik is challenged by Tagak Curley.

In a quote from a campaign speech which has famously entered Boston political lore, Curley raised the specter of communist leanings in his opponent saying, " There is more Americanism in one half of Jim Curley's ass than in that pink body of Tom Eliot.

Curley is honored with two statues at Faneuil Hall, across from Boston's new City Hall.

Realizing he is doomed to a life of loneliness and despair like the rest of the migrant workers, and wanting to spare Lennie a painful death at the hands of the vengeful and violent thug Curley, George shoots Lennie in the back of the head while distracting him with their dream of the ranch, releasing Lennie happily.

The character of Jack Crabb is partially based on Curley, one of Custer's Native American scouts from the Crow tribe.

The facility is named after Harry " Curley " Byrd, a multi-sport athlete, football coach, and university president in the first half of the 20th century.

* The name of a character in the Guardians of Time series by Marianne Curley is King Richard

* Gas House Gang leader Thomas Lynch is killed during a gunfight with members of the Jimmy Curley Gang led by " Gold Mine " Jimmy Cariggio.

Of the incidents of the fight in other parts of the field than his own, Curley is not well informed, as he was himself concealed in a ravine, from which but a small portion of the field was visible.

It is evident, therefore, that the last of Custer's command was destroyed at an earlier hour in the day than Curley relates.

Curley is a 1947 film produced by Hal Roach and Robert F. McGowan as a re-imagining of their Our Gang series.

One of these was located near J. Curley ’ s shop, the other was situated where T. Hanley ’ s drapery shop is now.

" Tipperary " is the name of an Irish-oriented love song written in 1907 by Leo Curley, James M. Fulton and J. Fred Helf.

" Half as Much " is an American pop standard written by Curley Williams in 1951.

He is interred at Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery in Crisfield, Maryland, and his epitaph reads: " Harry Clifton ' Curley ' Byrd, Educator – Statesman – Conservationist, President Emeritus, Father and Builder of the Greater Consolidated University of Maryland, Founded 1920.

Sing-a-Song Sam ( Mike Curley ) is a singer who sang a song about the lesson learned in the episode.

" Lord, Send Me an Angel " is a song by Blind Willie McTell of which two versions were recorded on September 19, 1933 in New York, with Curley Weaver on second guitar.

One other notable contributor is the Lincolnshire Curley Coat, a pig that has since gone extinct.

* Curley was the inspiration for the song The Rascal King on the album Let's Face It by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

* The Stooges receive writing credit for the short, with Curley credited under his real name.

When he came to Chicago to train for his first match with Gotch, promoter Jack Curley had arranged for Hack to work out every day before a paying public, which Hack refused to do.

The Modoc's spiritual leader, Curley Headed Doctor took credit for raising the fog through his rituals.

James Michael Curley ( November 20, 1874 – November 12, 1958 ) was an American politician famous for his four terms as Democratic mayor of Boston, Massachusetts and as Governor of Massachusetts.

Curley and an associate, Thomas Curley ( no relation ), took the civil service exams for postmen for two men in their district to help them get the jobs with the federal government.

In 1910 while a Member of the Board of Aldermen for the City of Boston, Curley decided to run for the 10th District U. S. congressional seat then occupied by Joseph F. O ' Connell.

A second indictment by a federal grand jury, for mail fraud, did not harm his campaign and Curley won the election with 45 % of the vote.

Truman gave Curley a full pardon in 1950 for both his 1904 and 1947 convictions.

Angered and insulted by Curley's remark, Hynes ran against him for mayor in the 1949 election, defeating Curley and essentially ending Curley's long political career.

Curley ran for Governor of Massachusetts in 1934, and this time he won, having lost in 1924.

Son Paul, who was an alcoholic, died while Curley ran for mayor in 1945.

* Since Curley, every Boston Mayor has been driven in a car with the license registration 576-which were the corresponding numbers for his first, middle, and last name.

When University marshals objected to his costume, the story goes, Curley whipped out a copy of the Statutes of the Massachusetts Bay Colony which prescribed proper dress for the occasion and claimed that he was the only person at the ceremony properly dressed, thereby endearing him to many working and middle class Yankees.

The Institute works closely with a faculty and staff from another of other disciplines on the Penn State campus, including the John Curley Center for Sports and Journalism, the Center for Sports Business Research in the Smeal College of Business, and the Departments of Kinesiology and Statistics.

Evening American Managing editor William Curley thought Segar could succeed in New York, so he sent him to King Features Syndicate, where Segar worked for many years.

* Curley ( 1947 film ), a 1947 film produced by Hal Roach.

The plot of the film centers around a group of schoolchildren, led by Curley ( Olsen ), playing pranks on their teacher, Ms. Johnson ( Rafferty ).

Both Curley and Who Killed Doc Robbin, performed poorly at the box office ( as a result, Roach discontinued theatrical film production, turning his studio's efforts towards television ), and when Roach bought back the rights to the 1927-1938 Our Gang shorts in 1949, he had to re-christen the series as The Little Rascals.

* The Last Hurrah by Edwin O ' Connor ; O ' Connor's 1956 account of big-city politics, inspired by the career of longtime Boston Mayor James Michael Curley