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The Butcher, Grant's unmatched persistence led him to win several key victories for the Union forces earning him this nickname. [79] [80] The Great Hammerer [81] Little Beauty, a nickname mocking his good looks. [82] Ulyss, childhood nickname [34] U.S. Grant. Uncle Sam Grant, a name given to him by his classmates at West Point. [83]
Hall allied with George C. Wallace in 1958 and was preparing to be director of publications for the Wallace organization when he died in 1971. [3] After the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963, Hall wrote that Wallace had no need to apologize for the violence he had encouraged by his call for resistance to court-ordered desegregation.
The cast also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass and Jacques Marin. It spans three genres: suspense thriller, romance and comedy. Charade was praised by critics for its screenplay and the chemistry between Grant and Hepburn. [6] It has been called "the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made". [7]
Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; [a] January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English and American actor. Known for his blended British and American accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men.
Grant first began acting in Broadway plays in the 1920s, going by his birth name Archie Leach. He made his film debut with a minor role in This Is the Night (1932). Beginning in the 1930s, Grant appeared in over 20 radio programs, usually Lux Radio Theatre. In 1940, Grant appeared opposite Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday.
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George Cleveland Hall (22 February 1864, Ypsilanti, – 17 June 1930, Chicago) was an American physician who became a prominent humanitarian activist. He headed the Urban League in Chicago of which he went on to become vice-president. [ 1 ]
Joyce Clyde Hall was born on August 29, 1891, in David City, Nebraska, to Nancy "Nannie" Dudley (née Houston) and George Nelson Hall, a traveling Methodist minister. He was their third son. Hall was named after Methodist bishop Isaac W. Joyce. [1] [2] [3] In 1901, his mother filed for divorce and was granted custody of Hall and his siblings. [3]