Though an original character himself, many of Shang-Chi's supporting characters ( most notably Fu Manchu and Sir Denis Nayland Smith ) were Rohmer creations.

Though Butler was known as an upstanding citizen, he was hanged only on suspicion that he had known, and not divulged, the whereabouts of Henry Smith after he had fled.

Though the majority of the album was recorded by Smith alone, friend and The Spinanes vocalist Rebecca Gates sang harmony vocals on " St. Ides Heaven ", and Heatmiser guitarist Neil Gust played guitar on " Single File ".

Though he has come to realize how unlikely it is that he will be paid, and partly out of respect for all the women have overcome, Smith stays longer and finds himself driven to work on at least clearing the construction site for the chapel.

Though the TV series concept centered on the Robinson family, many storylines focused primarily on Dr. Zachary Smith ( Jonathan Harris ) who is a medical doctor, originally an utterly evil would-be killer who became a sympathetic anti-hero by the end of the first season, providing comic relief to the TV show ( and causing most of the episodic conflict ).

Though Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of Mormonism, never taught the Adam – God doctrine in any of his recorded public statements, he provided several teachings from which Adam – God adherents draw support.

Though often thought to be a member of the " Bloomsbury Group ", MacCarthy in fact had a wider circle of friends, including Logan Pearsall Smith.

Though influenced by Adam Smith, Radischev maintained protectionist views, condemning unnecessary international trade and proposing stronger domestic production.

Though the Heckler & Koch VP70 was the first polymer-framed pistol and predates the Glock 17 by 12 years, the popularity of Glock pistols inspired other manufacturers to begin production of similar polymer-framed firearms, including the Walther P99, Smith & Wesson Sigma, HS2000 ( Springfield Armory XD ), Steyr M, Taurus PT 24 / 7, Caracal, FN Herstal FNP and Ruger SR9 pistols.

Though he died at the age of 60, he established a recognition within the community of jazz organ giants of Jimmy Smith ( The Sermon!

Though Smith had described other visions, the First Vision was essentially unknown to early Latter Day Saints ; Smith's experience did not become important in the Latter Day Saint movement until the early-20th century, when it became the embodiment of the Latter Day Saint restoration.

Though the idea was initially controversial ( John Maynard Smith being one notable early critic of Zahavi's ideas ) it has gained wider acceptance due to supporting game theoretic models, most notably Alan Grafen's signalling game model.

Though it focused primarily on Yogi and Boo Boo, it was titled as a " Ranger Smith cartoon.

Though Smith did later study Hebrew from 1836 with Joshua Seixas at Kirtland, Ohio.

Though the school went into a sort of recess, it is apparent Joseph Smith planned to revive it after the completion of the temple at Kirtland, Ohio.

Though John Gregory Smith succeeded Perham as president on January 5, 1866, groundbreaking did not take place until February 15, 1870, at Thompson Junction, Minnesota, west of Duluth, Minnesota.

Though he broke his hip while promoting the album The Real New Fall LP ( Formerly Country on the Click ) in 2004, Smith refused to cancel an upcoming American tour, instead choosing to perform in a wheelchair.

Though Quesnell did not specifically accuse Smith, in the view of Charles W. Hedrick he " broadly hinted " that Smith was the culprit.

Though Sinclair became a public company in 1995 and is currently traded on NASDAQ under the symbol SBGI, the Smith family still retains a majority financial interest, and all four Smith brothers serve as executives or directors.

Though " fixed ", according to Smith, Kolob moves " swifter than the rest of the twelve fixed stars ".

Though he characterized his experience on The New 52 as an overall positive one, he did not disguise his animus toward editor Brian Smith, with whom his clashes were among his reasons for leaving the company.

Though she was a gifted pianist, at the age of 18 she wanted to become a pilot, inspired by the Australian Charles Kingsford Smith, who took her for a flight in his Southern Cross.

Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes have been played for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, the Caucasus, around the Persian Gulf and in Northern Africa.

Though Janssen's scenes were cut from the final release, he also appeared as a journalist in the film Inchon, which he accepted to work with Laurence Olivier who played General Douglas MacArthur.

Though Davis denies it in his autobiography, it is also likely that the environment in which he was living played a role.

Though during most of the second half of the 2nd millennium BCE several regional powers competed relentlessly for hegemony, many developments occurred: there was new emphasis on grandiose architecture, new clothing fashions, vivid diplomatic correspondence on clay tablets, renewed economic exchanges, and the New Kingdom of Egypt played the role of the main superpower.

Though the particulars of the election are unknown, it is likely Crescentius II played a key role in the process.

Though the mine maintained a constant temperature of about 50 degrees Farenheit, its high humidity played havoc with the crew's equipment and props.

Though still a nominal member of the band, Joey Covington had immersed himself in the production of his own album with Peter Kaukonen and Black Kangaroo on Grunt ; consequently, John Barbata ( formerly of The Turtles and CSNY ) played on most of the album and continued on for the promotional tour that followed.

Though not formally credited on the album, Eric Clapton played lead guitar on Harrison's " While My Guitar Gently Weeps ".

Though his live performances in the U. S. are infrequent, Chao played a handful of dates there in 2006, including a headlining show at Lollapalooza 2006 in Chicago, IL.

Though not the big-budget romp the later Paul Newman – Robert Redford film was, both Brand's Cassidy and Hale's Kid are played as likable outlaws, a rare change from Brand's typecasting as a murderous psycho.

Though Catalonia is best known for sardana music played by a cobla, there are other traditional styles of dance music like ball de bastons ( stick-dances ), galops, ball de gitanes.

Though a relatively new city, Harper Woods has played a role in the cultural history of Metro Detroit.

Though the former model may therefore be found relatively ubiquitously in British or American households, often it was either played with ( i. e. the condition is poor ) or it has a particular " treasure "- like sentimental value ( often the case with, for example, horse-drawn models ), so that the model will be kept " forever ", even by those who do not collect.

Though the venue was not traditionally a regular host of rugby union matches, England played a friendly against Canada on 17 October 1992, as their regular home stadium at Twickenham was undergoing redevelopment.

Though he was not a pet of Koko's in the same way her cats were, the Gorilla Foundation also briefly played home to a male green-winged macaw of mysterious origin who had been found inhabiting the grounds and feeding on the loquat trees.

Though earlier organizations bearing the same name date back as far as 1923, the Orchestra was officially founded in 1945 and played its first concert as the Atlanta Youth Symphony under the direction of Henry Sopkin, a Chicago music educator who remained its conductor until 1966.

Though he never appeared in the NCAA tournament, Maravich played a key role in turning around a lackluster program that had posted a 3 – 20 record in the season prior to his arrival.

Though frustrated about the lack of power he had in the office, Childers ' daughter Nessa believes that he played an important behind-the-scenes role in easing the Northern Ireland conflict, reporting that former Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O ' Neill paid met secretly with her father at Áras an Uachtaráin on at least one occasion.

Though it's often assumed that Booker T. Jones played on all the above session work, in the mid-1960s Jones was often studying music full-time at Indiana University.

Though tournament paintball was originally played in the woods, speedball became the standard competitive format in the 1990s.

Though he played the title role in the Charlie Kaufman-penned Being John Malkovich, he played a slight variation of himself, as indicated by the character's middle name of " Horatio ".

Though not billed as starring, these actors frequently played significant roles in numerous episodes.