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The Amazing Maurice is a 2022 animated fantasy comedy film directed by Toby Genkel and co-directed by Florian Westermann, from a screenplay by Terry Rossio, based on the 2001 novel The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett. [5][6] The film stars Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton, Joe ...
Maurice Paléologue (13 January 1859 – 23 November 1944) was a French diplomat, historian, and essayist. As the French ambassador to the Russian Empire (1914–1917), he supported the Russian mobilization against Germany that led to World War I and likewise played a major role in France's entry into the ensuing conflict.
Debussy c. 1900 by Atelier Nadar (Achille) Claude Debussy [n 1] was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at ...
[5] [6] Victor, an alcoholic, deserted the family in 1896, leaving Joséphine to feed and take care of the children on her own; forced to work much longer hours, she was hospitalized for overwork in 1898. Charles, the eldest, took over some responsibilities but was married in 1900, leaving his mother to take care of Maurice and Paul on her own.
Maurice is a 1987 British romantic drama film directed by James Ivory, based on the 1971 novel Maurice by E. M. Forster. The film stars James Wilby as Maurice, Hugh Grant as Clive and Rupert Graves as Alec. The supporting cast includes Denholm Elliott as Dr Barry, Simon Callow as Mr Ducie, Billie Whitelaw as Mrs Hall, and Ben Kingsley as Lasker ...
5 July 2005 5 May 2010 9 years, 165 days PTR: PTR–PMXD–VF–MR–MMSM [11] 2010: 5 May 2010 17 December 2014 PTR–PMSD–MSM [12] (2) Sir Anerood Jugnauth (1930–2021) 2014: 17 December 2014 23 January 2017 2 years, 37 days MSM: MSM–PMSD–ML [13] 5 Pravind Jugnauth (born 1961) — 23 January 2017 7 November 2019 7 years, 233 days MSM ...
Maurice Ashley. Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is a Jamaican and American chess player, author, and commentator. [1][2] In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). [3] Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess events. [4] He also spent many years teaching chess. [5][6] On April 13, 2016, Ashley was inducted ...
August 17, 2024 at 9:46 AM. NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music's great one-shot acts with the ...