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  2. Quicksand (1950 film) - Wikipedia

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    Quicksand is a 1950 American film noir that stars Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre and portrays a garage mechanic's descent into crime. It was directed by Irving Pichel shortly before he was included in the Hollywood blacklist (which was instituted by the House Un-American Activities Committee to block screenwriters with suspected Communist affiliation from obtaining employment).

  3. New York Philharmonic - Wikipedia

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    The New York Philharmonic was founded in 1842 by the American conductor Ureli Corelli Hill, with the aid of the Irish composer William Vincent Wallace. The orchestra was then called the Philharmonic Society of New York. [8] [9] It was the third Philharmonic on American soil since 1799, [10] and had as its intended purpose, "the advancement of ...

  4. New York State Library - Wikipedia

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    nysl .nysed .gov. The New York State Library is a research library in Albany, New York, United States. It was established in 1818 to serve the state government of New York and is part of the New York State Education Department. The library is one of the largest in the world by number of items held, with over 20 million cataloged items in 2011. [1]

  5. List of spy films - Wikipedia

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    Spy films show the espionage activities of government agents and their risk of being discovered by their enemies. From the Nazi espionage thrillers of the 1940s to the James Bond films of the 1960s and to the high-tech blockbusters of today, the spy film has always been popular with audiences worldwide. Offering a combination of exciting ...

  6. Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives - Wikipedia

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    The Tamiment Library is a research library at New York University that documents radical and left history, with strengths in the histories of communism, socialism, anarchism, the New Left, the Civil Rights Movement, and utopian experiments. The Robert F. Wagner Archives, which is also housed in Bobst Library at NYU, documents American labor ...

  7. Revolution (1985 film) - Wikipedia

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    Revolution. (1985 film) Revolution is a 1985 British historical drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon, and starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, and Nastassja Kinski. The film stars Pacino as a fur trapper in the Colony of New York who involuntarily gets enrolled in the Revolutionary forces during the American ...

  8. NewspaperSG - Wikipedia

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    NewspaperSG is an online newspaper archive launched in 2010 containing newspapers distributed in Singapore, including those published in the 19th century. History. The National Library Board and Singapore Press Holdings signed an agreement in 2007 to make digitised articles of The Straits Times available for public access at NLB libraries ...

  9. Polaire - Wikipedia

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    Occupation (s) Singer, actress. Émilie Marie Bouchaud [1] (14 May 1874 – 14 October 1939), better known by her stage name Polaire, was a French singer and actress, who became internationally known. She performed also in the United States and London, and in films. She was notable for her wasp waist which, achieved through corsetry, reportedly ...