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Alistair Cooke retired from Masterpiece Theater in 1992, replaced by American host Russell Baker, but this had no effect on Alistair Cookie, as reported in The Washington Post from February 24, 1993: " A spokeswoman for Sesame Street yesterday reassured its fans — and their children — that despite the change at the top, Cookie Monster will continue to appear as Alistair Cookie, the host of " Monsterpiece Theater "— big chair, fireplace and all ... ' We love that character ,' said Ellen Morgenstern ..."
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Critic Alistair Cooke observed that Capra was " starting to make movies about themes instead of people.
The doughnut claim has since been repeated by media such as the BBC ( by Alistair Cooke in his Letter from America program ), The Guardian, MSNBC, CNN, Time magazine, and The New York Times ; mentioned in several books about Germany written by English-speaking authors, including Norman Davies and Kenneth C. Davis ; and used in the manual for the Speech Synthesis Markup Language.
Taking as an example some comments made by Alistair Cooke in 1935, where Cooke claimed to be without politics as a critic, Anderson responded:
* 1908 – Alistair Cooke, British-born journalist ( d. 2004 )
* November 20 – Alistair Cooke, English-born American journalist ( d. 2004 )
In February, 1972, Elizabeth R first aired in the United States on Masterpiece Theatre which was hosted by Alistair Cooke on PBS.
The series was hosted by British / American broadcaster / journalist Alistair Cooke until 1992 ; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker hosted from 1992 to 2004.
In The Manchester Guardian, Alistair Cooke wrote, " Stanley Holloway distils into the body of Doolittle the taste and smell of every pub in England.
* Letter from America ( 1946 – 2004 ): Commentary on American news and events by Alistair Cooke.
Alfred Alistair Cooke KBE ( 20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004 ) was a British / American journalist, television personality and broadcaster.
Alistair Cooke divorced Ruth in 1944, and married Jane White Hawkes, a portrait painter and the widow of neurologist A. Whitfield Hawkes, the son of Albert W. Hawkes, on 30 April 1946.
In 1991, Alistair Cooke received a special BAFTA silver award for his contribution to Anglo-American relations.
Alistair Cooke said that, of all his work, America was that of which he was most proud ; it is the result and expression of his long love of America.
After Alistair Cooke's death the Fulbright Alistair Cooke Award in Journalism was established as a tribute to the man and his life and career achievements.
UK recipients of the Fulbright Alistair Cooke Award are listed below:
* A William March Omnibus: with an introduction by Alistair Cooke ( 1956 )
* Fun & Games with Alistair Cooke: On Sport and Other Amusements ( 1996 ) ISBN 1-55970-327-X
* Alistair Cooke's America ( 22 Nov 1973 ) BBC Books, London ISBN 0-563-12182-3 ; ( 13 Nov 2003 ) Phoenix ISBN 1-84188-229-1-updated edition with new introduction and final chapter written by Alistair Cooke
* America Observed: The Newspaper Years of Alistair Cooke / selected and edited by Ronald A.
* The Marvellous Mania: Alistair Cooke on Golf ( 2007 ) ISBN 978-0-7139-9996-9
* An Evening With Alistair Cooke at the Piano, an LP record first released in 1955, later rereleased in 1973 by Columbia Special Products ( catalogue number B00110SXCK ).
* An interview with Alistair Cooke
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Alistair MacLeod, OC ( born July 20, 1936 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan ) is a noted Canadian author and retired professor of English at the University of Windsor.
In his first Budget, in March 2008, Alistair Darling reverted to using the original budget briefcase and his successor, George Osborne, continued this tradition for his first budget, before announcing that it would be retired due to its fragile condition.
Alistair Burt re-entered parliament at the 2001 General Election for the very safe Conservative seat of Bedfordshire North East which had been represented in parliament by the former Attorney General Nicholas Lyell who had retired.
* Alistair Fenwick ( born 1951 ), retired British auto racing driver
Harry Alistair Ellis ( born 17 May 1982 in Leicester ) is a retired English rugby union footballer who played scrum half for Leicester Tigers, England and the British & Irish Lions.
Following the encounter, the retired Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart is informed of the Doctor's return, and a helicopter is sent to his country home to collect him.
In November 2007 Waxman retired and was succeeded by Alistair Cox.
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Similarly, in 1971, Alistair Campbell stated that the apologue technique used in Beowulf is so infrequent in the epic tradition aside from when Virgil uses it that the poet who composed Beowulf could not have written the poem in such a manner without first coming across Virgil's writings.
Botham ( second from left ) with fellow commentators Willis and Gower, politicians Alastair Campbell | Alistair Campbell and James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar | James Erskine.
* Where Eagles Dare ( 1968 ), WWII adventure from the Alistair MacLean novel.
In Alistair Moffat's book, A History of the Borders from Early Times it is stated that there was a widely held 13th century belief amongst Scots that Englishmen had tails.
He is buried a few paces away from Alistair MacLean's grave.
* Alistair MacLeod reading from No Great Mischief on Live from Prairie Lights.
* Tyneside: A History of Newcastle and Gateshead from Earliest Times, Alistair Moffat and George Rosie, Mainstream Publishing ( 10 November 2005 ), ISBN 1-84596-013-0
All episodes correspond to a TV episode and featured the original cast, apart from the original actor from the television program ( Bretherton ) not playing Alistair in Series One-Bretherton did play Alistair in both Series Two and Three.
Many great programmes came out of Ealing from Alistair Cooke's America edited by Alan Tyrer to Z-Cars edited by Shelia Tomlinson and Cathy Come Home edited by Roger Waugh.
Outside his journalistic output, which included Letter from America and Alistair Cooke's America, he was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theater from 1971 to 1992.
He achieved his greatest popularity in the U. S. in this role, becoming the subject of many parodies, including " Alistair Cookie " in Sesame Street & No. 39's " Monsterpiece Theater " (" Alistair Cookie " was also the name of a clay animated cookie-headed spoof character created by Will Vinton as the host of a video trailer for The Little Prince and Friends ); Alistair Quince, from The Carol Burnett Show, introducing the " The Family " sketches, which eventually became Mama's Family ; and, arguably, Leonard Pinth-Garnell, in Saturday Night Live & No. 39's " Bad Conceptual Theatre ".
* Guardian in article Emma Brockes Meets Alistair Cook's Daughter – Letters from my father
The Scottish singer-songwriter Alistair Hulett wrote a song about the ' swaggies ' called " The Swaggies Have All Waltzed Matilda Away " ( mp3 download from the Artist's website ), which appeared on his album The Cold Grey Light Of Dawn.
In June 2005, Transport Secretary Alistair Darling announced the a proposal for a national scheme in which every vehicle would be fitted with a satellite receiver which would calculate charges, with prices ( including fuel duty ) ranging from 2p per mile on uncongested roads to £ 1. 34 on the most congested roads at peak times.
* There is talk of two dramas based on his life: one from Tom Bower and Andrew Lloyd Webber and another from Alistair Beaton.
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