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Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.
At first he simply wanted to spend three months in Hollywood and earn enough money to pay his debts and fund his next theatrical season. [ 21 ] : 170 Welles first arrived on July 20, 1939, [ 21 ] : 168 and on his first tour, he called the movie studio "the greatest electric train set a boy ever had".
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
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Neil Strauss, September 1996, writing in The New York Times on the group's escalating popularity Oasis were due to record an episode of MTV Unplugged at the Royal Festival Hall but Liam pulled out, citing a sore throat. He watched the performance from a balcony with beer and cigarettes, heckling Noel's singing between songs. Four days later the group left for a tour of American arenas but Liam ...
A representative for Meghan and Prince Harry's Archewell Foundation didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for Cesta declined to say more about the investment.
All 11 S&P 500 sectors edged higher on Friday, led by a 1.2% rise in materials stocks that tracked an increase in the prices of precious metals. Meanwhile, a survey showed U.S. consumer sentiment ...
According to the book It Shined by Michael Granda, the band name was derived from "Cosmic Corn Cob & His Amazing Ozark Mountain Daredevils", a name that John Dillon came up with at a Kansas City "naming party" after the band was told that the name they had previously been using, "Family Tree", was already taken ("Burlap Socks" and "Buffalo Chips" were two other monikers that had been considered).