" John Updike, comparing Abner to a “ hillbilly Candide ,” added that the strip ’ s “ richness of social and philosophical commentary approached the Voltairean .” Charlie Chaplin, William F. Buckley, Al Hirschfeld, Harpo Marx, Russ Meyer, John Kenneth Galbraith, Ralph Bakshi, Shel Silverstein, Hugh Downs, Gene Shalit, Frank Cho, Daniel Clowes and ( reportedly ) even Queen Elizabeth have confessed to being fans of Li ' l Abner.

" The coup plotters are top fired Mauritania ’ s security forces, which include General Muhammad Ould ‘ Abd Al -‘ Aziz, General Muhammad Ould Al-Ghazwani, General Philippe Swikri, and Brigadier General ( Aqid ) Ahmad Ould Bakri.

More members joined by mid-May 1946, including Harold Gray ( Little Orphan Annie ) and the Society ’ s first animator, Paul Terry, followed in the summer by letterer Frank Engli, Bela Zaboly ( Popeye ), Al Capp ( Li ’ l Abner ) and Ray Bailey ( Bruce Gentry ).

Current Sultan of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Sa ’ id Al ‘ Bu Sa ’ id holds an extraordinary amount of power.

On 31 July 2007 following Iraq victory of the Asian Cup, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE awarded the Iraq National football team 20 million Dhs, ($ 5. 2 million ) for capturing the Asian Cup for the first time in the country ’ s history.

The navy ’ s major bases are located in Aden and Al Hudaydah ; there are also bases in Al Mukalla, Perim Island, and Socotra that maintain naval support equipment.

One of them had also been used in the murder of Brooklyn mob boss Frankie Yale, which confirmed the New York Police Department ’ s long-held theory that Burke, and by extension Al Capone, had been responsible for Yale's death.

The term " Skunk Works " came from Al Capp's satirical, hillbilly comic strip Li ’ l Abner, which was immensely popular in the 1940s and ' 50s.

There is the place known as “ Al Mashhad al Husain ”( Masjid Imam Husain, Cairo ), wherein lie buried underground thirteen Fatemi Imams from 9th Ahmad al Mastur to 20th al A ’ amir ).

Yemen ’ s main ports are Aden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla, and Mocha ; Aden is the primary port.

There is also a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplin ’ s 1940 New York Times defense of his movie, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the film ’ s final speech, and Al Hirschfeld ’ s original press book illustrations.

In late 2004, as a result of a further change in NWI ’ s ownership to the INdTV consortium ( including Joel Hyatt and former Vice-President of the United States Al Gore ), NWI ceased airing CBC programming on August 1, 2005, when it was renamed Current TV.

An elected representative body was not reintroduced until the rule of Sheikh Isa ’ s son, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The country ’ s foreign minister is Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, a career diplomat.

Among the keynote speakers was leading liberal academic, Dr Abdulla Al Madani, who emphasised Gandhi ’ s moral vision: " Had he resorted to kidnapping, suicide-bombings, beheadings, or other barbarian means, his memory would not have remained rooted in the world's conscience.

Bahrain ’ s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, described the claim as “ very disturbing ” because it “ touched on the legitimacy of our country ”.

Bahrain ’ s Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa has gone out of his way to make clear that whatever religious or political persuasion, Bahrainis have the same fundamental loyalty to the state, saying " We are Bahrainis first, opposition or not.

The screenplay is based on a never-published novel by two former street thugs — Beer and Blood by John Bright and Kubec Glasmon — who had witnessed some of Al Capone ’ s murderous gang rivalries in Chicago.

Rahman built a strong rapport with bin Laden during the Afghan war against the Soviets, and following Azzam ’ s murder in 1989 Rahman assumed control of the international jihadists arm of MAK / Al Qaeda.

The first Blue Angel Flight Demonstration Squadron ( 1946 – 1947 ), assembled in front of one of their F6F Hellcat s ( l to r ): Lt. Al Taddeo, Solo ; Lt.

Further, Islamic Jihadist-of which Al Qaeda in Iraq is a member-continued to use terror and extreme acts of violence against collaborationist populations to advance their religious and political agenda ( s ).

Al Jazeera < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Teresa Bo reported that a preliminary draft of the proposals indicated that a resolution would involve answering FARC's historic grievances including rural development and agrarian reform ; democracy development via an enhancement of the number of registered political parties ; security and compensation for the victims of the conflict.

Spectral reflectance curves for aluminium ( Al ), silver ( Ag ), and gold ( Au ) metal mirror s at normal incidence.

It featured melancholic and melodic horns, organ, bass, and drums, as heard in recordings by Hi's Al Green and Stax's Booker T. & the M. G .' s.

The 1989 film UHF featured a " Weird Al " Yankovic parody music video, " Money for Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies *," combining " The Ballad of Jed Clampett " and Dire Straits ' " Money for Nothing.

Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, the film was written by Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, and Al Uger, and was based on Bergman's story and draft.

The first EVA in deep space was made on August 5, 1971, by American Al Worden, to retrieve a film and data recording canister from the Apollo 15 Service Module on the return trip from the Moon.

He did paint the old character mustache over his real one on a few rare performing occasions, including a TV sketch with Jackie Gleason on the latter's variety show in the 1960s ( in which they performed a variation on the song " Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean ," co-written by Marx's uncle Al Shean ) and the 1968 Otto Preminger film Skidoo.

In 1930 Howard Hughes hired Hawks to direct Scarface, a gangster film loosely based on the life of Chicago mobster Al Capone.

The film will also look at Downey's relationship with Al Sharpton and other important 80's figures, as well as Downey's role as a predecessor for conservative commentators like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh.

The Jazz Singer, released in 1927 by Warner Brothers, was not only the first film with synchronized dialogue, but the first feature film that was also a musical, featuring Al Jolson singing " Dirty Hands, Dirty Face ;" " Toot, Toot, Tootsie ", " Blue Skies " and " My Mammy ".

* 1881 – Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer ( d. 1951 )

He would later report that he'd avoided publicity after Patterson and promoter Al DeAtley had broken their agreement to pay Gimlin a share of any profits generated by the film.

In 1952 Lee played opposite Danny Thomas in a remake of the early Al Jolson film, The Jazz Singer.

Also notable are the 1995 film version starring Sir Ian McKellen, set in a fictional 1930s fascist England, and Looking for Richard, a 1996 documentary film directed by Al Pacino, who plays the title character as well as himself.

Following the release of their only studio album, ( GI ), The Germs recorded six original songs with legendary producer Jack Nitzsche for the soundtrack to the film, Cruising, starring Al Pacino.

** Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer ( b. 1881 )

* February 14 – Al Brodax, American film and television producer

Alfredo James " Al " Pacino (; born April 25, 1940 ) is an American film and stage actor and director.

* 1995: Roger Corman produced the film Dillinger and Capone, featuring Martin Sheen as Dillinger and F. Murray Abraham as Al Capone.

In 1994, caricaturist Al Hirschfeld penned a series of silent film stars for the United States Post Office, including Rudolph Valentino and Keaton.

In 1972, a film adaptation of the novel was released, starring Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone, Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

As concerns about climate change moved more into the mainstream, from the connections drawn between global warming and Hurricane Katrina to Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth, many environmental groups refocused their efforts.

Other film work includes the scores to The Phantom President ( 1932 ), starring George M. Cohan, Hallelujah, I'm a Bum ( 1933 ), starring Al Jolson, and, in a quick return after having left Hollywood, Mississippi ( 1935 ), starring Bing Crosby and W. C. Fields.

He also appeared in The Big Knife as an overly aggressive film studio boss who berates film star Jack Palance ; as Al Capone in Al Capone ( 1959 ); as Mr. Joyboy in The Loved One ; as the serial killer in No Way to Treat a Lady ; and as a repressed gay NCO in The Sergeant ( 1968 ); as Rabbi Saunders in The Chosen ( 1981 ).