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In contrast to Patton's humorous approach, Scott delivered the speech in an entirely serious, low and gruff tone. [32] Scott's depiction of Patton in this scene is an iconic depiction of the general which earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor, and was instrumental in bringing Patton into popular culture as a folk hero. [32]
Patton's colorful image, hard-driving personality, and success as a commander were at times overshadowed by his controversial public statements. His philosophy of leading from the front, and his ability to inspire troops with attention-getting, vulgarity-laden speeches, such as his famous address to the Third Army , was received favorably by ...
Image of a guillotine-style mousetrap seller in the mid-19th century. In February 1855, Emerson wrote in his journal, under the heading "Common Fame": If a man has good corn or wood, or boards, or pigs, to sell, or can make better chairs or knives, crucibles or church organs, than anybody else, you will find a broad hard-beaten road to his house, though it be in the woods.
The star of "I Love My Dad" and "The Sandman" talked to IndieWire about his relationship to movies, comics, and the changing state of comedy.
Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II.It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley, and was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, who based their screenplay on Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Bradley's memoir, A Soldier's ...
(Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took the stage on Tuesday night for their first and only scheduled presidential debate before the Nov. 5 election.
quote gets buried in the article, even though it's more famous than anything in the boxed speech itself. When I first read the article, after a bit I skipped down to the box and read the whole speech, all the time expecting to see that quote. I think it would be a good idea to give a box to it as well, instead of putting inline in the text. Done.
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