Despite this reputation, during his career, he oversaw more performances honored with the Academy Award for Best Actor than any other director: James Stewart in The Philadelphia Story ( 1940 ), Ronald Colman in A Double Life ( 1947 ), and Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady ( 1964 ).

Despite his apparent affiliation with Richard, Baron Stanley's wife, Lady Margaret Beaufort, was Henry Tudor's mother.

Despite his reputation for thrift, he gave her a splendid funeral: she lay in state in the Tower and was buried in Westminster Abbey, in the Lady Chapel Henry had built.

Despite her anti-Catholicism, Lady Astor also had a friendship with Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and the correspondence between them is reportedly filled with anti-Semitic language.

Despite Mrs Erlynne's honest attempts to persuade her to return home to her husband, Lady Windermere is convinced her appearance is part of some plot conceived by her and Lord Windermere.

Despite the promise of the Kelly-led " Nobody but Me ", the record failed to chart and the brothers soon switched labels again, signing with United Artists in early 1964, where they recorded an early version of " That Lady ", titled " Who's That Lady ".

Despite singing new material at several live shows earlier in the year, it was announced, on May 24, 2010 by Rimes via her Twitter account, that her new studio album would be a cover album of country songs, titled Lady & Gentlemen.

) Despite his shyness, Daniel exhibits phenomenal wisdom and intelligence when he does speak ( he discerns the root of Lady Elaine's bad behavior on several occasions ).

Despite initial skepticism from the Catholic Church, Soubirous's claims were eventually declared " worthy of belief " after a canonical investigation, and the Marian apparition is now known as Our Lady of Lourdes.

Despite her background in Christian fundamentalism, Tammy Faye became a gay icon after her parting from PTL, appearing in Gay Pride marches with such figures as Lady Bunny and Bruce Vilanch.

Despite her relinquishment of her royal title, Lady Patricia remained a member of the British Royal Family, remained in the line of succession, and attended all major royal events including weddings, funerals, and the coronations of George VI and Elizabeth II in 1937 and 1953 respectively.

Despite its posture as a sequel of sorts to " The Lady, or the Tiger ?," the tale does not answer the question posed at the end of the previous story.

Despite his sympathy for Lady Nelson, Hardy faithfully delivered Nelson's personal effects to Lady Hamilton as Nelson had asked.

Despite new First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy having given birth to her son John Jr. via caesarean section two weeks prior, Mamie refused to inform Jacqueline that there was a wheelchair available for her to use while showing Mrs. Kennedy the various sections of the White House.

Despite a century of study after their initial publication by Sir Flinders Petrie, researchers can agree on the decipherment of only a single phrase, cracked in 1916 by Alan Gardiner: לבעלת ( to the Lady )

Despite her succeeding to an earldom in her own right as Countess Mountbatten of Burma on the death of her father in 1979, she preferred that the officers and men of her regiment address her as Lady Patricia.

Despite great early success, on both popular and official levels, Lady Macbeth was the vehicle for a general denunciation of Shostakovich's music by the Communist Party in early 1936.

Despite his strong opposition and that of other conservative advisors, Lady Dou ordered the dispatch of an expeditionary force.

Despite the names of the nations, all the characters in the book are recognizably human and they are all the same species, or at least able to intermarry ( e. g., Goldry Bluszco and Princess Armelline, Lord Corund and Lady Prezmyra ).

Despite his use of foes such as Mongul, Solomon Grundy, Lady Shiva, and Nightshade, Superman and Batman are able to deduce the mind behind the attacks, and quickly dispose of Grodd.

Despite this, Lady Zhang went as far as to drive out Shen Kuo's son from his first marriage, expelling him from the household.

Despite his being sacked, he longs to organize the affairs of the absent-minded Emsworth, and remains a faithful friend and ally of Lady Constance.

Despite being a Methodist, he made reference to the Buddha in his diary, and encouraged the establishment of a Buddhist political party under Master Taixu.

Despite SAC's establishment of " hardened " underground command and control facilities at its headquarters at Offutt AFB, LeMay and his planners knew that a direct nuclear strike by Soviet forces employing hydrogen weapons would likely destroy the facility.

Despite its establishment within his kingdom, Afonso believed that the slave trade should be subject to Kongo law.

Despite forced conversions to Catholicism ( as evidenced by the establishment of a mission at each surviving pueblo ) by the Spanish, the Pueblo tribes have been able to maintain much of their traditional lifestyle.

" Despite the establishment of this new flag, the cross of Burgundy would still often used by colonial entities.

Despite the establishment of Silja, FÅA, Bore and Svea also continued to operate on the same routes with their own ships.

Despite this, the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate brought Japan the longest period of peace and stability in its history, lasting well over 200 years.

Despite the establishment of the shogunate, the emperor in Kyoto was still the legitimate ruler of Japan.

Despite good support from the British establishment, the company gradually fell into unprofitability.

Despite this international recognition, it is curious to note that, as a poet, Flora Brovina has never been part of the literary establishment of Kosovo, nor has her verse found its way into the mainstream of contemporary Albanian literature.

Despite the end of Almira as a rail terminal, it continued to thrive through 1890 with the establishment of a newspaper and the construction of many new buildings.

Despite the establishment of several new literary genres such as the novel and narrative monogatari ( 物語 ) and essays, literacy was only common among the court and Buddhist clergy.

Despite the exhibitions, history, number of artists and global sweep of the artistamp movement, the medium had long been ignored by major institutions and derided by the arts establishment: before his death in 1989, Bidner attempted to donate his definitive collection to several major Canadian institutions but was turned down by every one.

Despite the change of personnel, the fortunes of The Four Lovers did not change in the beginning of 1960, when they failed an audition for a lounge at a Union Township, Union County, New Jersey bowling establishment.

Despite being a short-lived administration, Katayama's government was responsible for the enactment of a wide range of progressive social reforms, such as the establishment of Japans first Labour Ministry, an Unemployment Compensation Act and an Unemployment Insurance Act, and the overhaul revision of the Civil Code, whose section on the family institution was completely rewritten ( to provide, for instance the eldest son a greater inheritance share ).

Despite his status as a senior journalist whose views are read by the Israeli establishment, in recent months, Friedman came under growing criticism.

Despite having been replaced with newer modes of legal theory, lex talionis systems served a critical purpose in the development of social systems — the establishment of a body whose purpose was to enact the retaliation and ensure that this was the only punishment.

Despite having been elected to a soldiers council after the 1918 armistice Brüning did not approve of the German Revolution of 1918 – 1919 which ended with the establishment of the Weimar Republic.

Despite this, Prince Sadruddin was able to successfully negotiate with Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz for the establishment of a UN relief program for tens of thousands of Shia Muslims trapped in worsening conditions in the marshlands of southern Iraq.

Despite the fact that Ellis ' approach emphasized cognitive, emotive, and behavioral methods, his strong cognitive emphasis provoked the psychotherapeutic establishment with the possible exception of the followers of Adler.

Despite the negative effect of this ban on Bektashi culture, most Bektashis in Turkey have been generally supportive of secularism to this day, since these reforms have relatively relaxed the religious intolerance that had historically been shown against them by the official Sunni establishment.

Despite this trauma, Quatermass continues with his space programme, and by Quatermass II ( 1955 ) is actively planning the establishment of Moon bases.

Despite the establishment of Aztec fortifications throughout the region, rebellion was endemic.

Despite the end of the crisis in mid-1800 and the fall of Hamilton from power, Wilkinson for unknown reasons continued the plan for the establishment of the base which he named " Cantonment Wilkinson " after himself.