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.

" Davis's counsel presented her complaints — that she could be suspended without pay for refusing a part, with the period of suspension added to her contract, that she could be called upon to play any part within her abilities regardless of her personal beliefs, that she could be required to support a political party against her beliefs, and that her image and likeness could be displayed in any manner deemed applicable by the studio.

Combining traditional harmonies with modal patterns and featuring numerous rhythmic shifts along with internal melodic motifs within operatic, aria-like sweeping melodies, Davis's fresh and forward-looking compositions included " Scorpio Rising ", " Backgammon ", " Uranus ", " Gypsy Folk Tales ", " Jodi " and " Ronnie Is a Dynamite Lady ".

In fact, Davis's complete library is now housed within the Edgar Cayce Library.

Progressive Conservative Premier Bill Davis's criticism of the gas tax was used in the Liberals ' Ontario television ads, and the swing in support from the Tories to the Liberals in that province proved to be decisive in the campaign.

Bennett set about establishing a political organization modeled closely on Bill Davis's Ontario " Big Blue Machine.

In the 1980 federal election, Davis's criticism of Clark's budget was used by the Liberal Party in official campaign documents and it played a role in the federal Tories ' losses in Ontario ; the swing in support enabled the Liberals to regain government.

As both men declined, this gave Crombie and Wilson some hope in Ontario for recruiting members of Davis's " Big Blue Machine.

She defeated Davison by 2, 804 votes, and joined thirty-three other Liberals in forming the Official Opposition to Premier William Davis's Progressive Conservative government.

He sat as a backbencher in Bill Davis's Progressive Conservative government from 1981 to 1985.

The Liberals lost one seat in the legislature in the 1977 election, but nonetheless replaced the New Democratic Party as the Official Opposition to William Davis's Progressive Conservatives.

Conway had supported the announcement of full funding by Bill Davis's Progressive Conservative government prior to the 1985 election, and was responsible for significantly increasing the actual revenues to the Catholic system after a mathematical error in the Davis government's funding formula came to light.

William Davis's Progressive Conservatives were reduced to a minority government in this election, and Stokes served as Deputy Speaker in the parliament that followed.

As a Raider assistant, Walsh was trained in the vertical passing offense favored by Al Davis, putting Walsh in Davis's mentor Sid Gillman's coaching tree.

Part of the strip's broad appeal is due to its lack of social or political commentary ; though this was Davis's original intention, he also admitted that his " grasp of politics isn't strong ", remarking that, for many years, he thought " OPEC was a denture adhesive ".

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 ".

The Jefferson Davis Presidential Library was established at Beauvoir Plantation, the white-columned Biloxi mansion that was Davis's final home, in 1998, after its use for some years as a Confederate Veterans Home.

Bertram Hayes-Davis, Davis's great-great grandson, was recently hired as executive director of Beauvoir, which is owned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

He was unsuccessful in this effort, reportedly because the sale would not give the purchaser any control of the Raiders, even in the event of Davis's death.

Although Davis's theory is not entirely accurate, it was absolutely revolutionary and unique in its time and helped to modernize and create Geography subfield of Geomorphology.

This is as much as I've ever talked about it ..." " Kill You " was written about Davis's experiences as a child with his step mother.

Davis's recording of Les Troyens was the first near-complete recording of that work.

She auditioned unsuccessfully for Yves Boisset's Bleu comme l ' enfer and Robin Davis's Hors la loi, but was eventually cast in My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister ( 1986 ) by Jacques Rouffio opposite the popular French stars Michel Serrault and Michel Piccoli.

At 17 Williams found considerable fame with Miles Davis, joining a group that was later dubbed Davis's Second Great Quintet.

In 1932, she married Harmon " Ham " Nelson, who was scrutinized by the press ; his $ 100 a week earnings compared unfavorably with Davis's reported $ 1, 000 a week income.

The film was a success, and Davis's confronting characterization won praise from critics, with Life magazine writing that she gave " probably the best performance ever recorded on the screen by a U. S. actress ".

He mocked Davis's description of her contract as " slavery " by stating, incorrectly, that she was being paid $ 1, 350 per week.

Jezebel ( film ) | Jezebel ( 1938 ) was Davis's second Academy Award-winning performance

The film was a success, and Davis's performance as a spoiled Southern belle earned her a second Academy Award, which led to speculation in the press that she would be chosen to play a similar character, Scarlett O ' Hara, in Gone with the Wind.

Jezebel marked the beginning of the most successful phase of Davis's career, and over the next few years she was listed in the annual " Quigley Poll of the Top Ten Money Making Stars ", which was compiled from the votes of movie exhibitors throughout the U. S. for the stars that had generated the most revenue in their theaters over the previous year.

Davis's final completed role in The Whales of August ( 1987 ) brought her acclaim during a period in which she was beset with failing health and personal trauma.

Although authors such as Anne Perry wrote in the genre during the next decade, it wasn't until about 1990 that the genre's popularity saw a fairly quick ascent with works such as Lindsey Davis's Falco novels, set in the Roman Empire of Vespasian ; Elizabeth Peters's Amelia Peabody novels, in which the main character is not only a Victorian lady but an early feminist and an archaeologist working in early 20th century Egypt ; Steven Saylor's " Roma Sub Rosa " novels, set in the Roman Republic at the time of Julius Caesar ; John Maddox Roberts's SPQR series set during the Roman Republic ; and P. C. Doherty's various series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, partly indebted to the hardboiled tradition, and the Canterbury Tales of Mystery and Murder.

The success of Davis's appearance led to Markham's opportunity to perform his signature Judge character during his one season on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.

The pieces were accidentally moved during a minor refurbishment and were not returned to their proper positions until someone found Marc Davis's original sketches.

In the winter of 2009, President Davis's personal library and the Hayes's cottage had been rebuilt ( both structures were completely destroyed during Hurricane Katrina ) and were open for public tours.

Harper spoke favourably of Davis during the campaign, and said that he learned much from Davis's style of governing.

Some of the most significant musicians to emerge during this period include John McLaughlin and Dave Holland ( both of whom joined Miles Davis's group ), pianists Keith Tippett and John Taylor, saxophonists Evan Parker, Mike Osborne, John Surman and Alan Skidmore, and the Canadian-born trumpeter Kenny Wheeler who had settled in Britain.

Holland was also a member of Davis's working group during this time, unlike many of the musicians who appeared only on the trumpeter's studio recordings.

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.

A tall ( 5 ' 10 "), gangling woman with a distinctive voice, Wickes would ultimately prove herself adept as a comedienne, but she first attracted attention in the film Now, Voyager ( 1942 ), as the wisecracking nurse who helped Bette Davis's character during her mother's illness.

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.

* Louis Grubb, Davis's brother in his introduction to You Never Believe Me and Other Stories wrote on page ix of an unpublished novel named The Scallop Shell which takes place during the Civil War.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected during the 2003 California recall and served out the remainder of Gray Davis's term ; he was eligible to serve until 2011.

In Gould Davis's view, the status of women was only improved briefly by the Reformation and a flowering of learned women during the sixteenth century.

She was one of several people recruited to assist Soviet intelligence during World War II by Flora Wovschin, who was Davis's classmate at Barnard College.

After this time, until Danish colonization in the 18th century, the Inuit controlled the Disko Bay area, although English and Dutch whalers sometimes visited the area after it was charted during John Davis's third Greenland expedition in 1587.

Grant owned many horses in his lifetime, including one named Jeff Davis, so named because he acquired it during his Vicksburg Campaign from Jefferson Davis's Mississippi plantation.

In addition there was much contention between author and publisher with Davis, who having no prior experience in literary matters had not signed a particularly generous contract to begin with, claiming that Appleton was withholding his full royalties, with D. Appleton & Co. stating that the advances disbursed Davis during the books writing had consumed most of his royalties for the first few years, and both sides seeming to suspect Major Walthall ( who was out of Davis's employ by the time the book was released ) of financial improprieties with the advances.

Some of the most significant musicians to emerge during this period include John McLaughlin and Dave Holland ( both of whom joined Miles Davis's group ), pianists Keith Tippett and John Taylor, saxophonists Evan Parker, Mike Osborne, John Surman and Alan Skidmore, and the Canadian-born trumpeter Kenny Wheeler who had settled in Britain.