Among her portraits which followed from that association are those of Georges Clemenceau ; First Lady Edith Roosevelt and her daughter ; and Admiral Sir David Beatty.

He was the second son of five children born to David Longfield Beatty ( 1840 − 1904 ) and Katherine ( or Katrine ) Edith Sadleir ( 1840 − 1896 ), both from Ireland.

In 1898 Beatty returned from leave after the Sudan campaign, but finding life in Ireland at the family home not to his taste, stayed instead with his brother at Newmarket.

Beatty did not respond until after surgery on his arm in September 1900 when he wrote, I landed from China with my heart full of rage, and swore I did not care if I ever saw you again, or if I were killed or not.

Ronald and his mother were never reconciled from his perception that she had deserted his father, but he visited in later life and became friendly with Beatty.

Beatty was an intelligent and able leader, but all his social and sporting obligations, coupled with his high-strung temperament, prevented him from becoming a coldly calculating professional like Jellicoe – or his adversary, Hipper.

On 11 June, Beatty and 150 men from Barfleur landed as part of a force of 2, 400 defending Tientsin from 15, 000 Chinese troops plus Boxers.

On 1 January 1919, Beatty was promoted to the permanent rank of Admiral, with seniority from 27 November 1916.

In 1927 Beatty, who had become the first chairman of the Chiefs of Staff, retired from active service.

A fire alarm goes off and Beatty picks up the address from the dispatcher system.

Author Peter Biskind points out that Kazan " was the first in a string of major directors Beatty sought out, mentors or father figures from whom he wanted to learn.

Chester Beatty XII, Greek manuscript of the Book of Enoch, with the text quoted by Epistle of Jude ( 4th century ) There are in all two hundred and eighty-three direct quotations from the Old Testament in the New Testament, and some quotations from other books.

Adjani was romantically linked to actor Warren Beatty from 1986 to 1987, and Daniel Day Lewis from 1989 to 1995.

Beatty had initially wanted Muhammed Ali to play the central character, but due to Ali's continued commitment to boxing, Beatty changed the character from a boxer to an American football player and played it himself.

The film won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction ( Paul Sylbert, Edwin O ' Donovan, George Gaines ), and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Warren Beatty ), Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( Jack Warden ), Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( Dyan Cannon ), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Music, Original Score, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium ( Elaine May and Warren Beatty ).

The Beatty Water and Sanitation District supplies drinking water from three wells to the CDP residents and treats the community's wastewater.

* Fossils From Near Beatty, Nevada Roughly 475 million-year old invertebrate fossils from the world-famous Beatty Mudmound, in the vicinity of Beatty, Nevada

The gunboats were in support at the Battle of Omdurman, where Beatty made the acquaintance of Winston Churchill who had become a cavalry officer in Beatty's father's old regiment, the 4th Hussars, and had there learnt his family history.

During the advance of the 1st Maryland on the British left, Captain William Beatty Jr., who was in command to the right of the 1st Maryland regiment, was killed causing his company to stop their advance.

Beatty was born at Howbeck Lodge in the parish of Stapeley, Cheshire, on 17 January 1871.

Beatty ’ s flamboyant style included wearing a non-standard uniform, which had six buttons instead of the regulation eight on the jacket, and always wearing his cap at an angle.

Beatty was seconded to the Egyptian government on 3 June 1896 and appointed second in command of the river flotilla.

Colville was wounded during the operation, leaving Beatty in command of the gunboats for the successful attack on Dongola.

The campaign halted at Dongola to regroup and Beatty returned to Britain on leave.

Once again Kitchener commended Beatty for his efforts in the campaign and as a result Hood and Beatty were both promoted to Commander on 15 November 1898.

Beatty returned to England on leave where he met his future wife, Ethel Tree.

As a result Beatty was promoted to Captain on 9 November 1900, only two years after his promotion to Commander and aged only 29 rather than the average age of 43.

Spring 1911 Beatty and family rented a house at Ryde on the Isle of Wight while he attended the senior officer's war course.

Beatty, as a rapidly promoted war hero, with no financial worries and with a degree of support in Royal circles, felt more confident than most naval officers in standing firm on requesting a posting nearer home.

Churchill had met Beatty when Beatty was commander of a gunboat on the Nile supporting the army at the Battle of Omdurman, in which Churchill took part as a cavalry officer.

He noted, ' Captains ... to be successful must possess, in a marked degree, initiative, resource, determination, and no fear of accepting responsibility ', and particularly regarding wartime conditions '... as a rule instructions will be of a very general character so as to avoid interfering with the judgement and initiative of captains ... The admiral will rely on captains to use all the information at their disposal to grasp the situation quickly and anticipate his wishes, using their own discretion as to how to act in unforeseen circumstances ..' The approach outlined by Beatty contradicted the views of many within the navy, who felt that ships should always be closely controlled by their commanding admiral, and harked back to reforms attempted by Admiral George Tryon.

When Jellicoe was promoted to First Sea Lord in 1916, Beatty succeeded him as commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet and received promotion to the acting rank of Admiral at the age of 45 on 27 November.

Beatty celebrated the dedication of the Exeter War Memorial on 29 April 1923.

This may seem in odd in light of his previous and subsequent reputation, but in the 1920s no major war seemed to be on the horizon, although Beatty correctly warned that Japan should be treated as an enemy going forward.

A bust of Beatty rests on Trafalgar Square in London, alongside those of Jellicoe and Andrew Cunningham, Admiral of the Fleet in World War II.

Ephrem the Syrian wrote a commentary on it, the Syriac original of which was rediscovered only in 1957, when a manuscript acquired by Sir Chester Beatty in 1957 ( now Chester Beatty Syriac MS 709, Dublin ) turned out to contain the text of Ephrem's commentary.

Saint Ephrem's Commentary on Tatian's Diatessaron: An English Translation of Chester Beatty Syriac MS 709 with Introduction and Notes ( Oxford University Press ) ISBN 978-0-19-922163-9 The first English translation.

In a scene written years later by Bradbury for the Fahrenheit 451 play, Beatty invites Montag to his house where he shows him walls of books left to molder on their shelves.

A bust of Jellicoe rests on Trafalgar Square in London, alongside those of Beatty and Andrew Cunningham, Admiral of the Fleet in World War II.

There followed in August 2008 a new Authority: World's End # 1 by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with art by Simon Coleby, Gen13 # 21 by Scott Beatty with art by Mike Huddleson, and Stormwatch: PHD # 13 by Ian Edginton with art by Leandro Fernández & Francisco Paronzini.

Beatty received the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet in November 1918.

On the night of 15 November, Rear-Admiral Hugo Meurer, the representative of Admiral Franz von Hipper, met Admiral Beatty aboard Beatty's flagship,.

* 1915 – 27 November 1916: Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, KCB, KCVO, DSO

Admiral Jellicoe was appointed First Sea Lord in November 1916 and turned over command of the Grand Fleet to Admiral David Beatty.

William McDougall married November, 1872, as his second wife, Mary Adelaide Beatty, daughter of Dr. John Beatty, a professor in Victoria University, Cobourg, Ont., and his wife, Eleanor.

After thirteen previews, the Broadway production, directed by Melvin Bernhardt, set design by John Lee Beatty, costumes by Patricia McGourty, and lighting by Dennis Parichy, opened on November 4, 1981 at the John Golden Theatre, where it ran for 535 performances.

The choice was laid out starkly by the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty, in his speech at The Lord Mayor ’ s Banquet on 9 November 1925: " Whether these Yards are necessary for naval purposes, the Admiralty is the only competent judge.

John Jellicoe was replaced as commander of the Grand Fleet by Beatty in November 1916, largely as a result of public perceptions that the British had not performed well at Jutland.