Smith found that the 1826 letter by James Curtis cited by Dunn and others as the first known use of the term was actually written in 1846, and a 1827 diary entry by Sandford and Son ( published in a newspaper in 1859 ) was likely an editorial comment and not from the original diary.

As Whale biographer James Curtis wrote, the play " managed to coalesce, at the right time and in the right manner, the impressions of a whole generation of men who were in the war and who had found it impossible, through words or deeds, to adequately express to their friends and families what the trenches had been like ".

When his longtime companion David Lewis died in 1987, his executor and Whale biographer James Curtis had his ashes interred in a niche across from Whale's.

* Curtis, James ( 1998 ).

* Skip James ( 1902 – 1969 ), American blues musician, born Nehemiah Curtis James

Don Shead's Aluminium monohulls, Italian manufacturers Picchiotti and CUV, and the James Beard-Clive Curtis Cougar catamarans set the record.

In the early Meiji era, James Curtis Hepburn, following Medhurst, spelled all " e " s as " ye " in his A Japanese and English dictionary ( 1st ed.

The is named after James Curtis Hepburn, who used it to transcribe the sounds of the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet in the third edition of his Japanese – English dictionary, published in 1887.

Biographer James Curtis writes: " Tracy was scarcely a blip on the box office barometer in 1935, a critics ' darling and little more ".

The last names " Flintstone " and " Rubble ", as well as other common Bedrock surnames such as " Shale " and " Quartz ", are in line with these puns, as are the names of Bedrock's celebrities: " Gary Granite " ( Cary Grant ), " Stony Curtis " ( Tony Curtis ), " Ed Sulleyrock / Sulleystone " ( Ed Sullivan ), " Rock Pile / Quarry / Hudstone " ( Rock Hudson ), " Ann-Margrock " ( Ann-Margret ), " Jimmy Darrock " ( James Darren ), " Alvin Brickrock " ( Alfred Hitchcock ), " Perry Masonry / Masonite " ( Perry Mason as played by Raymond Burr ), " Mick Jadestone and The Rolling Boulders " ( Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones ), " Eppy Brianstone " ( Brian Epstein ) and " The Beau Brummelstones " ( The Beau Brummels ).

His artistic influences include Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament-Funkadelic, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Johnny " Guitar " Watson, Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, the Isley Brothers, Duke Ellington, Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder.

The popularity of many of the major bands was amplified by star vocalists, such as Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey, Helen O ' Connell and Bob Eberly with Jimmy Dorsey, Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb, Billie Holiday and Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie, Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest with Harry James, Doris Day with Les Brown, Toni Arden and Ken Curtis with Shep Fields and Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman.

Bonds were sold against the company to fund the new developments, but after the Internet bubble burst in 2000 and the resultant reduction in customer demand for such products, Curtis Crawford was replaced by James ( Jim ) Thorburn who reorganized the company under Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2001 and refocused it back to the 8 and 16 bit microcontroller market.

The Impressions's " We're a Winner ", written by their lead singer Curtis Mayfield, became a virtual anthem of the black power and black pride movements, as did James Brown's " Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud ", Collin Carlone's " Life As a ' Boro Black Boy ", and, unwittingly, Martha & the Vandellas ' " Dancing in the Street ".

Corman has been a mentor to young film directors including Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Curtis Hanson, John Sayles, and many others.

Brenda Castleberry, Myrtice Bunn, Donald Branch, Curtis Wilson, and James Perry.

Curtis Wilson, and James Perry were brought in as Council Members in April of 2012 and while they have not been in office long, they have already started making their mark.

Daniel Altenburg, Levi Walsworth, the Sherlock family, Samuel Sprott, David Weave, David Shoemaker, Henry Curtis, Lyman Childsey, James Cosper, and David Cosper were early residents.

A post office named " Curtis " operated briefly, from June 14 until August 23, 1881, with James Simons as postmaster.

* James Curtis Hepburn ( 13 March 1815 )-missionary and linguist ; deviser of the Hepburn system for writing Japanese in Roman characters.

Chennault was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in December 1972, along with Leroy Grumman, Curtis LeMay and James H. Kindelberger.

* Jamie Lee Curtis and James Saito ( deleted scenes ) as Sandra and Masado Banzai

His contribution in pioneering soul music led to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and popularized the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown.

Hip Hop artists are known to use stage names but at times do advertise or bring out their real names such as rappers Jay-Z ( born Shawn Carter ), 50 Cent ( born Curtis Jackson ), Diddy ( born Sean Combs ), Ludacris ( born Chris Bridges ), and Lil ' Wayne ( born Dwayne Carter Jr .).

Musician Gil Scott-Heron was born in Chicago, Illinois, but spent his early childhood in Jackson, the home of his maternal grandmother., Blues harmonica player John Lee Curtis Williamson, better known as Sonny Boy Williamson, was born in Jackson.

Gigging at various clubs in and around New York City, Pomus often performed with the likes of Milt Jackson and King Curtis.

* The film Get Rich or Die Tryin ', with rapper / actor Curtis Jackson, includes scenes filmed in Inwood / Washington Heights, including the scenes that featured " young 50 Cent " filmed in and around 207th street as well as 159th and Riverside.

Curtis Jackson III was born and raised in South Jamaica, a poverty-stricken urban neighborhood in Queens, New York City.

Hall's script, developed in conjunction with Curtis, was a wistful tale of gothic romance and supernatural reincarnation, bolstered by credible performances from David Selby, Kate Jackson and Grayson Hall.

He returned to New Zealand and worked with Peter Jackson on each of The Lord of the Rings films ; made a documentary film chronicling the Blerta phenomenon-and the critically panned thriller Spooked, featuring Cliff Curtis.

His bankruptcy lawyer later told The City Paper that he was planning to sue Curtis Jackson ( 50 Cent ) and other parties over the record contract dispute.

He adopted the name Chris Curtis after Jackson described him thus in a press interview, choosing the name from a Lee Curtis poster to avoid saying ' crummy '.

For the next six years Curtis was an essential part of the Searchers ’ sound and contributed to the band's characteristic vocal harmonies with his distinctive voice, blending particularly well with the high-pitched voice of early band-mate Tony Jackson.

Perhaps the finest example of this can be found in their rendition of " Ain't That Just Like Me ", where Curtis sings the lead vocal, and Jackson chimes in with the recurring chorus.

Having received a record 11. 8 million votes in the Final Vote, Inge was selected to his first All Star Game, joining teammates Curtis Granderson, Justin Verlander, and Edwin Jackson on the American League squad.

Curtis Jackson ( Steve James ) antagonizes Joe and challenges him to a match.

Curtis Jackson

* Curtis James Jackson III ( born 1975 ), an American rapper and actor ( known as 50 Cent )

He has contributed to recordings and live performances by Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, Curtis Mayfield, James Taylor, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Terry Reid, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan and Rod Stewart.

* CAMERA: George Epperson, Charles Flekal, John Curtis Hall, Ron Jackson, Jerry Smith, Norman Stainback, Roy Wade, Dennis Weaver

* 50 Cent ( Curtis Jackson ), rapper and actor, leader of the rap group G-Unit

Produced by Curtis Anthony Nolen, the song featured backing vocals by ex-Motown artist Michael Jackson and Alan Murray on percussion.

* Curtis J. Jackson, III ( 50 Cent )

MANA was founded on the independent ideas of many scholars including Wahhaj, Zaid Shakir, Hamza Yusuf, Talib Abdur Rashid, Asim Abdur Rashid, Ihsan Bagby, R. Mukhtar Curtis, Sherman Jackson, Amir al-Islam and many others.

Lewington and Miller defeated Brandon Groom and Greg Jackson and The Thoroughbreds ( Johnny Curtis and Kevin Kiley ) en route to the finals.