" ( Last paragraph of Sakharov's Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1975 )

In 2008, Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch's " Last Lecture " became a pop culture phenomenon.

* Randy Pausch, professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, author of The Last Lecture

* In Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, he asks whether one should live their life as a Tigger or as an Eeyore.

He is also the author or coauthor of three bestselling books: " The Last Lecture " ( 2008 ) with Randy Pausch, " Highest Duty " with Capt.

The society's most prominent activity is its " Last Lecture " Series, which honors one retiring faculty member each semester by inviting them to speak on issues of current social / academic importance.

* The Last Lecture

* Randy Pausch, American professor of computer science, author of The Last Lecture

* 2007: Randy Pausch ( 1960-2008 ), originator of the inspirational Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams ( also known as The Last Lecture )

Pausch's Last Lecture in September 2007 was the basis for the bestseller Last Lecture.

The episode " Professor Peabody's Last Lecture ", concerning the fate of a man who read the Necronomicon, included a student named " Mr. Lovecraft " along with other students sharing names of authors in the Lovecraft Circle.

In 2010-2011, the SCC planned a senior dhow cruise, a Halloween party, a women's spa day, go-carting, and a " Last Chance Lecture " with the class of 2011's favorite professors.

Trent's Last Case is an adaptation of British author E. C. Bentley's 1913 novel of the same name, and had already been adapted to film in England in 1920.

* Imran Nazar Hosein author of " Signs of the Last Day in the Modern Age "

Lois McMaster Bujold ( Last name pronounced phonetically in American English as " Bu-Jold "; born November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio ) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works.

" Similarly, Roger Ebert, writing of his iconic performance in Last Tango in Paris, said: " This was the greatest movie actor of his time, the author of performances that do honor to the cinema.

* January 8 – Richard Hillary, Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot, author of The Last Enemy ( b. 1919 )

His 1942 book, Last Train from Berlin: An Eye-Witness Account of Germany at War describes the reporter's observations from Berlin in the year after the departure of Berlin Diary author William L. Shirer.

" Umney's Last Case " was included as the third installment of TNT's Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, starring William H. Macy in a dual role as both Umney and the author.

Towne is the author of many notable film scripts, including Chinatown ( 1974 ), for which he received an Academy Award, plus its sequel, The Two Jakes ( 1990 ), and Oscar-nominated screenplays The Last Detail and Shampoo as well as the first two Mission Impossible films.

* In 1988, author Christoph Ransmayr reworked a great number of characters from the Metamorphoses in his The Last World.

He is the author of the first original, fantasy novel to be published electronically on the Internet: Fire and Fur: The Last Sorcerer Dragon.

He is also the author of Last Orders at the Liars ' Bar, the official biography of The Beautiful South, and Stay Sonic, a book giving background history for the Sega character Sonic the Hedgehog.

Jarman was the author of several books including his autobiography Dancing Ledge, a collection of poetry A Finger in the Fishes Mouth, two volumes of diaries Modern Nature and Smiling In Slow Motion and two treatises on his work in film and art The Last of England ( also published as Kicking the Pricks ) and Chroma.

Appearing on television discussion After Dark ( TV series ) | After Dark in 1988In 2001, already the author of several books on the affair, Keeler worked with journalist Douglas Thompson to write her autobiography titled The Truth at Last: My Story.

* The Last Question, short story by author Isaac Asimov.

A different approach to the debate has been taken by other historians, including David Fromkin, author of Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914 ?, and David Stevenson, author of Cataclysm: The First World War as Political Tragedy.

James Fenimore Cooper was also a notable author best known for his novel, The Last of the Mohicans written in 1826.

His novels The Americans are Coming and The Last Tasmanian have both been adapted for the stage, In 2006, Curtis was a contributing author to The Penguin Anthology of Canadian Humour.

He befriended Dutch author Jef Last who acquainted him with André Gide.

* Mark Anthony ( writer ) ( born 1966 ), author of The Last Rune

The city is the birthplace of Alberto Hurtado, the second Chilean Catholic saint and founder of the Hogar de Cristo ( Home of Christ ) foundation, writer Maria Luisa Bombal ( author of La Ultima Niebla ( The Last Fog )), former Chilean president Patricio Aylwin, handball player Marco Oneto, tennis player Nicolás Massú and Slayer vocalist / bassist, Tom Araya.

Maria Mies ( born 1931, Steffeln ) is a professor of sociology and author of several feminist books, including Indian Women and Patriarchy ( 1980 ), Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale ( 1986 ), and ( with Bennholdt-Thomsen and von Werlhof ) Women: The Last Colony ( 1988 ).

* The Last Picture Show ( one solo commentary, and one with actors Cybill Shepherd, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, and Frank Marshall )

It included a high-definition digital transfer of Peter Bogdanovich ’ s director ’ s cut, two audio commentaries, one from 1991, featuring Bogdanovich and actors Cybill Shepherd, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, and Frank Marshall ; the other from 2009, featuring Bogdanovich “ The Last Picture Show ”: A Look Back, ( 1999 ) and Picture This ( 1990 ), documentaries about the making of the film, A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, a 2009 Q & A, screen tests and location footage, and excerpts from a 1972 television interview with director François Truffaut about the New Hollywood.

Recorded in 1986, Home At Last featured Norman singing " Letters to the Church " with his then wife, Sarah Finch, which was a retitled version of " Letter to a Friend "; two other songs about his relationship to Randy Stonehill: " Queen of the Rodeo " and " He Really Loves You ".

After The Last Command tour, guitarist Randy Piper departed the band.

Randall Rudy " Randy " Quaid ( born October 1, 1950 ) is an American actor nominated for a Golden Globe, BAFTA and an Academy Award for his role in The Last Detail.

Some film scores featured include Patton, MacArthur, Air Force One, The Blue Max, Explorers ( all by Jerry Goldsmith ), The American President ( by Marc Shaiman ), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story ( by Randy Edelman ), The Last Starfighter ( by Craig Safan ), Apollo 13 and The Rocketeer ( both by James Horner ), Always ( by John Williams ) and the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers ( by Michael Kamen ).

#" One Last Ride " ( Randy Bishop, Chuck Glass ) – 4: 26

He hired Academy Award nominee Randy Quaid, best known for his work in The Last Detail and National Lampoon's Vacation, as well as Joan Cusack and Robert Downey, Jr. Milestones included the first black female regular, Danitra Vance ( while Yvonne Hudson is considered the first black female cast member, she only served as a recurring extra in the 1978-1979 and 1979-1980 seasons, was hired as a feature player during the 1980-1981 season, and returned to being a recurring extra on an infrequent basis until the 1984-1985 season.

The album features Mick Jagger, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, The Last Poets, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Merry Clayton.

The Last Detail, 1973, starring Jack Nicholson and Otis Young is a film that tells the story of two sailors assigned to a temporary detail transporting a prisoner ( Randy Quaid ) from Norfolk to Portsmouth to begin serving a sentence for theft.

He would then use the group to attack Randy Orton, blaming him for prematurely ending Punk's first World Heavyweight Championship reign in 2008 ; this led to a WrestleMania XXVII match and a Last Man Standing match at Extreme Rules both of which Punk lost.

He also works regularly with other Hollywood greats Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Randy Newman, John Barry, James Horner and Alan Silvestri to name a few and can be heard as well in the tracks to Glory, The Rocketeer, Field of Dreams, Monster House, X-Men: The Last Stand, Robots, Spider-Man 3, Ice Age, Polar Express, Beowulf, Dances with Wolves, Toy Story, Cars, Maverick, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Constantine, National Treasure, Transformers, The Simpsons Movie, Night at the Museum, Dinosaur, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, King Kong, Signs, Lady in the Water, Peter Pan, First Knight, Hook as well as Independence Day, and the Star Trek films.