Garfield, the titular character, was based on the cats Davis was around growing up ; he took his name and personality from Davis's grandfather James A. Garfield Davis, who was, in Davis's words, " a large cantankerous man ".

* 1934: Davis's performance in Of Human Bondage ( 1934 ) was widely acclaimed and when she was not nominated for an Academy Award, several influential people mounted a campaign to have her name included.

Her stage name is taken from Geena Davis's character in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight.

In 1907, just before his discovery of the tomb of Horemheb, Theodore M. Davis's team uncovered a small site containing funerary artifacts with Tutankhamun's name.

The first written reference to the name, and indeed to the island at all, appears in Charles Henry Davis's book Narrative of the North Polar expedition ( 1876 ), which is a narrative of Hall's third North Pole expedition.

Although these four records were marketed primarily under Davis's name ( and credited to Miles Davis with Orchestra Under the Direction of Gil Evans ), Evans's contribution was as important as Davis's.

Davis's name surfaced in media speculation as a potential Attorney General in Obama's cabinet.

Jeff Davis's biography " Papa Bear " states that Halas informally told Allen in 1964 and 1965 that he would ultimately name him as head coach.

In the Virgin Missing Adventures novel Invasion of the Cat-People by Gary Russell, Wright is expressly given as Polly's last name, as it was supposedly given in Gerry Davis's character breakdown and audition script sample when, as story editor, he and producer Innes Lloyd created Ben and Polly in 1966.

Manchester United also paid tribute to him after their victory in the 2004 FA Cup Final, when after the final whistle and before the presentation they changed into jerseys printed with Davis's name and squad number ( 36 ) on the back.

Critics responded positively to Davis's performance and several of her lines became well-known, particularly, " Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.

Although he died suddenly in 1918, Davis's theory was later proven in the 1920s and became a law of quantum physics by Louis de Broglie.

Koshiba was able to confirm Davis's results — that the Sun produces neutrinos and that fewer neutrinos were found than had been expected ( a deficit that became known as the solar neutrino problem ).

After a label change to Clive Davis's Arista Records, Monica mainstream success was boosted, when Diane Warren-written " For You I Will ", from the Space Jam soundtrack, became her next top ten pop hit.

Modal jazz recordings, such as Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, became popular in the late 1950s.

Hearn became Davis's friend and manager.

Although it subsequently became clear that the evidence had by then become available to police it was suppressed and this abuse of due process became one of the core allegations heavily relied upon by those campaigning for Davis's release:

By the end of 1969, he played electric bass guitar ( often treated with wah-wah pedal and other electronic effects ) with greater frequency as Davis's music became increasingly electronic, amp-based and funky.

He became a minister without portfolio in Davis's government on February 26, 1974, and was named as Minister of Energy on July 18, 1975.

The writers depicted the couple leaving to go on an extended second honeymoon ( their departure in a limousine in the episode " New Beginnings " was Davis's only scene in that episode and his final appearance on the show ) when it became obvious that Davis could no longer continue to work.

Boston was criticized for acquiring him via trade due to Davis's reputation of selfishness, but he became a more consistent player and a fan-favorite in the city.

Many jazz fusion records feature wind and brass instruments with the effect-Miles Davis's trumpet being a well-known example.

Davis, a bit younger than Fisher, began playing the drums in Brandon's band, The Used ( posthumously renamed The Used to Be for a 2003 rerelease, and not to be confused with the Utah-based emo band ), along with Tom Pappas, also Davis's senior by a couple of years.

Coltrane had gained an audience and critical notice with Miles Davis's quintet, but alienated many purists when he began to move away from congenital hard bop.

Also, on 14 May 2006, Washington Post Pulitzer Prize winning book critic Michael Dirda reviewed Dick Davis's translation " Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings " " This marvelous translation of an ancient Persian classic brings these stories alive for a new audience .".

Steven Spielberg purchased Davis's Oscars for Dangerous ( 1935 ) and Jezebel ( 1938 ) when they were offered for auction for $ 207, 500 and $ 578, 000, respectively, and returned them to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

And he enraged President Davis when his report about Bull Run was printed in the newspaper, which suggested that Davis's interference with Beauregard's plans prevented the pursuit and full destruction of McDowell's army and the capture of Washington.

At 29, McQueen got a significant break when Frank Sinatra removed Sammy Davis, Jr., from the film Never So Few after Davis supposedly made some mildly negative remarks about Sinatra in a radio interview, and Davis's role went to McQueen.

" Such was Davis's contribution to the orchestra that when he resigned he was appointed its first conductor laureate.

In 1974 he replaced Dave Liebman in Miles Davis's ensemble, remaining until spring 1975, when he was succeeded by Sam Morrison.

Davis's handling of the education portfolio made him a high-profile minister, and there was little surprise when he entered the leadership contest to succeed Robarts in 1971.

Davis's 18-month period of dominance ended at the 1982 World Championship, when he succumbed to the so-called " Crucible Curse ", losing 1 – 10 against Tony Knowles in the first round.

* November 16, 1969: The first of several occasions when Davis's father turns Davis and his older brother over to juvenile authorities for incorrigibility.

This was also Hancock's last gig as Davis's pianist, as he left afterwards for a honeymoon in Brazil and was replaced by Chick Corea when he couldn't return for an engagement due to illness.

Three years later on 11 January 1982, Spencer was Steve Davis's opponent when Davis made the first televised 147 at the Lada Classic tournament at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham.

Davis was displeased when Garland quoted Davis's much earlier and by then famous solo from " Now's The Time " in block chords during the slower take of " Straight, No Chaser.

He was infuriated when Polk's division under Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman failed to attack an isolated Union corps at Davis's Cross Roads as ordered on September 11.

He also appointed Benjamin O. Davis Jr. to the U. S. Military Academy at a time when the army had only one African-American line officer ( Davis's father ).

In 1994 while coaching for the 49ers, Shanahan added to the ongoing feud between him and Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis when he had then QB Elvis Grbac throw a football at Davis's head.

" Fortunately, the Meltzer translation was soon supplanted by a better one prepared by Elliott Mendelson for Martin Davis's anthology The Undecidable ; but it too was not brought to Gödel's attention until almost the last minute, and the new translation was still not wholly to his liking ... when informed that there was not time enough to consider substituting another text, he declared that Mendelson's translation was ' on the whole very good ' and agreed to its publication .< sup > 3 </ sup > Afterward he would regret his compliance, for the published volume was marred throughout by sloppy typography and numerous misprints.

After a brief stint with the triple A Rochester Redwings, Davis's return to action was delayed when, while he was sitting in the dugout during an Orioles game on August 1, he was hit in the head by a line drive foul ball of the bat of teammate Jeffrey Hammonds.

With Cumulus taking over, Davis's show was discontinued when his contract ended in March of 2012.