Gregg returned to the plane to try to help the appallingly injured Busby and Blanchflower, and when he turned around again, he was relieved to see that Charlton and Viollet, both of whom he had presumed to be dead, had got out of their detached seats and were looking into the wreckage.

The influence of Busby Berkeley ’ s choreography on Aleksandrov ’ s directing can be seen in the musical number leading up to the climax.

While on tour with South Pacific, Connery played in a football match against a local team that Matt Busby, manager of Manchester United, happened to be scouting.

In response, the British government sent James Busby in 1832 to be the British Resident in New Zealand.

Busby explained the scheme: a new ensemble, the London Symphony Orchestra, to be run on co-operative lines, " something akin to a Musical Republic ", with a constitution that gave the organisation independence.

Bill Foulkes said that, if done right, the film could become a " tribute to the Busby Babes which could be seen for generations to come.

It starts off with a Busby Berkeley-esque swimming / dance number featuring busty Wookiee-women, but may be best remembered for the bizarre monologue which follows.

" Meanwhile, Busby may be targeted for extradition to America to face terror charges following a series of e-mails to America about how to contaminate US water supplies.

In June 1825 Busby made an interesting report on the state of the water-supply of Sydney, and suggested that a supply could be drawn from " the large lagoon in the vicinity of the paper mill " to a reservoir in Hyde Park from which it would be distributed throughout the city by pipes.

Gertrude had a son whom she apparently named after two of her friends, actress Amy Busby and William Gillette, after Busby and Gillette agreed to be the boy's godparents.

Adam Busby ( born 1948 ) is a Scottish separatist who claims to be the founder of the Scottish National Liberation Army.

In September 2006, the Sunday Times reported that Busby might be targeted for extradition to the United States to face terror charges.

" Multiple critics cited Busby Berkeley's supervision as a contributing factor to the show's success ; Kroll asked rhetorially, " the production has dignity, taste and wit, and how else could it be under the aegis of 75-year-old Busby Berkely, that authentic genius of the old Hollywood musicals?

Mindful of the fact that his team contained a large number of relatively old players, Busby was keen to bring new young players through the ranks, and Edwards, along with the likes of Dennis Viollet and Jackie Blanchflower, was among a number of youngsters introduced to the team during 1953, who came to be known collectively as the Busby Babes.

Gertrude apparently named her son after both Busby and Gillette after they agreed to be the boy's godparents.

Busby considered the house to be too small for someone of his standing, but for 1830s New Zealand it was a large house.

During the 1930 – 31 season, City manager Peter Hodge decided that Busby's talents could be better exploited from the half-back line, with Busby playing the right-half role.

Along with Jimmy McDougall and Tom Bradshaw, Busby made up what is considered by many to be the best half-back line Liverpool had ever had.

However, the experience also forged Busby's opinions about how football should be played and governed, and when it became clear that they differed from those of the Liverpool board, their chairman Billy McConnell allowed Busby to pursue alternate employment.

On 29 May 2008, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Manchester United's first European Cup title, a statue of the club's " holy trinity " of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton, entitled " The United Trinity ", was unveiled across Sir Matt Busby Way from the East Stand, directly opposite the statue of Busby.

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He continued to be involved at United and was promoted from reserve team coach to first team coach when Matt Busby retired at the end of the 1968 – 69 season.

In October 1945, the impending resumption of football led to the managerial appointment of Matt Busby, who demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection, player transfers and training sessions.

In October 1945, the impending resumption of football led to the managerial appointment of Matt Busby, who demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection, player transfers and training sessions.

He reached the two-legged final of the FA Youth Cup with Chesterfield in 1956, losing 4 – 3 on aggregate to the Manchester United team of the famous Busby Babes.

Busby led the team to second-place league finishes in 1947, 1948 and 1949, and to FA Cup victory in 1948.

Reserve team manager Jimmy Murphy took over as manager while Busby recovered from his injuries and the club's makeshift side reached the FA Cup final, which they lost to Bolton Wanderers.

Busby rebuilt the team through the 1960s by signing players such as Denis Law and Pat Crerand, who combined with the next generation of youth players – including George Best – to win the FA Cup in 1963.

Matt Busby resigned as manager in 1969 and was replaced by the reserve team coach, former Manchester United player Wilf McGuinness.

Following an eighth-place finish in the 1969 – 70 season and a poor start to the 1970 – 71 season, Busby was persuaded to temporarily resume managerial duties, and McGuinness returned to his position as reserve team coach.

On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the " Busby Babes ", along with a number of supporters and journalists.

Originally, the Football League again denied entry to the European Cup, but Busby and his chairman, Harold Hardman, with the help of the Football Association's chairman Stanley Rous, defied the league and United became the first English team to venture into Europe.

The Manchester United management had taken a chance, and it had paid off, with the team – known as the " Busby Babes " for their youth – proving the Football League wrong by reaching the semi-finals of the 1956 – 57 competition, being knocked out by eventual winners Real Madrid.

" That statement lifted Busby from his depression, and he returned by land to Manchester, before watching his team play in the 1958 FA Cup Final.

At the conclusion of the service, the surviving members of the 1958 team were the guests of honour at a ceremony to rename the tunnel under the stadium's South Stand as the " Munich Tunnel ", which features an exhibition about the Busby Babes.

As champions, Red Star were Yugoslavia's entrants into the 1957 – 58 European Cup where they were famously beaten 5 – 4 on aggregate by English champions Manchester United in the quarter-finals, with the team managed by Matt Busby beating Red Star 2 – 1 in the first leg in England before drawing 3 – 3 with them in Yugoslavia in the return game on 5 February at JNA Stadium.

He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid 1950s, and one of eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster.

Joe Mercer, who was then coaching the England schools team, urged Busby to sign Edwards, who was also attracting interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa.

The decision to field an England international player in the youth team was heavily criticised, and Matt Busby was forced to pen a newspaper article defending Edwards ' selection, which paid off for United as the player was instrumental in a third Youth Cup win.

After his playing career was interrupted by the Second World War, Busby was offered the job of assistant coach at Liverpool, but they were unwilling to give him the control over the team that he wanted and he took the vacant manager's job at Manchester United instead.

By the 1931 – 32 season, Busby was firmly established in the first team, missing just one match that season.

Indeed, Busby and Jackie Bray became such fixtures at wing-half that club captain Jimmy McMullan had to move to forward to keep his place in the team.