query: Willie Nelson was born during a depression.

pos: Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson ( born April 29 , 1933 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , author , poet , actor , and activist . The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie ( 1973 ) , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger ( 1975 ) and Stardust ( 1978 ) , made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music . He was one of the main figures of outlaw country , a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound . Nelson has acted in over 30 films , co-authored several books , and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana .   Born during the Great Depression , and raised by his grandparents , Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten . During high school , he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player . After graduating from high school in 1950 , he joined the Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems . After his return , Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music . During this time , he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky-tonks . Nelson moved to Vancouver , Washington , where he wrote `` Family Bible '' and recorded the song `` Lumberjack '' in 1956 . In 1958 , he moved to Houston , Texas , after signing a contract with D Records . He sang at the Esquire Ballroom weekly and he worked as a disk jockey . During that time , he wrote songs that would become country standards , including `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' , `` Hello Walls '' , `` Pretty Paper '' , and `` Crazy '' . In 1960 he moved to Nashville , Tennessee , and later signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price 's band as a bassist . In 1962 , he recorded his first album , ... And Then I Wrote . Due to this success , Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year . After mid-chart hits in the late 1960s and the early 1970s , Nelson retired in 1972 and moved to Austin , Texas . The ongoing music scene of Austin motivated Nelson to return from retirement , performing frequently at the Armadillo World Headquarters .   In 1973 , after signing with Atlantic Records , Nelson turned to outlaw country , including albums such as Shotgun Willie and Phases and Stages . In 1975 , he switched to Columbia Records , where he recorded the critically acclaimed album Red Headed Stranger . The same year , he recorded another outlaw country album , Wanted ! The Outlaws , along with Waylon Jennings , Jessi Colter , and Tompall Glaser . During the mid-1980s , while creating hit albums like Honeysuckle Rose and recording hit songs like `` On the Road Again '' , `` To All the Girls I 've Loved Before '' , and `` Pancho and Lefty '' , he joined the country supergroup The Highwaymen , along with fellow singers Johnny Cash , Waylon Jennings , and Kris Kristofferson .   In 1990 , Nelson 's assets were seized by the Internal Revenue Service , which claimed that he owed . The difficulty of paying his outstanding debt was aggravated by weak investments he had made during the 1980s . In 1992 , Nelson released The IRS Tapes : Who 'll Buy My Memories ? ; the profits of the double album -- destined to the IRS -- and the auction of Nelson 's assets cleared his debt . During the 1990s and 2000s , Nelson continued touring extensively , and released albums every year . Reviews ranged from positive to mixed . He explored genres such as reggae , blues , jazz , and folk . Nelson made his first movie appearance in the 1979 film The Electric Horseman , followed by other appearances in movies and on television . Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws ( NORML ) , which is in favor of marijuana legalization . On the environmental front , Nelson owns the bio-diesel brand Willie Nelson Biodiesel , which is made from vegetable oil . Nelson is also the honorary chairman of the Advisory Board of the Texas Music Project , the official music charity of the state of Texas .

neg: Long Depression The Long Depression was a worldwide price and economic recession , beginning in 1873 and running either through the spring of 1879 , or 1896 , depending on the metrics used . It was the most severe in Europe and the United States , which had been experiencing strong economic growth fueled by the Second Industrial Revolution in the decade following the American Civil War . The episode was labeled the `` Great Depression '' at the time , and it held that designation until the Great Depression of the 1930s . Though a period of general deflation and a general contraction , it did not have the severe economic retrogression of the Great Depression .   It was most notable in Western Europe and North America , at least in part because reliable data from the period is most readily available in those parts of the world . The United Kingdom is often considered to have been the hardest hit ; during this period it lost some of its large industrial lead over the economies of Continental Europe . While it was occurring , the view was prominent that the economy of the United Kingdom had been in continuous depression from 1873 to as late as 1896 and some texts refer to the period as the Great Depression of 1873 -- 96 .   In the United States , economists typically refer to the Long Depression as the Depression of 1873 -- 79 , kicked off by the Panic of 1873 , and followed by the Panic of 1893 , book-ending the entire period of the wider Long Depression . The National Bureau of Economic Research dates the contraction following the panic as lasting from October 1873 to March 1879 . At 65 months , it is the longest-lasting contraction identified by the NBER , eclipsing the Great Depression 's 43 months of contraction .   In the US , from 1873 to 1879 , 18,000 businesses went bankrupt , including 89 railroads . Ten states and hundreds of banks went bankrupt . Unemployment peaked in 1878 , long after the panic ended . Different sources peg the peak U.S. unemployment rate anywhere from 8.25 % to 14 % .

neg: John Mellencamp John J Mellencamp ( born October 7 , 1951 ) , also known as John Cougar Mellencamp , is an American musician , singer-songwriter , painter , and actor . He is known for his catchy , populist brand of heartland rock , which emphasizes traditional instrumentation . Mellencamp rose to superstardom in the 1980s while `` honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that , starting in 1982 , yielded a string of Top 10 singles , '' including `` Hurts So Good , '' `` Jack & Diane , '' `` Crumblin ' Down , '' `` Pink Houses , '' `` Lonely Ol' Night , '' `` Small Town , '' `` R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. , '' `` Paper in Fire , '' and `` Cherry Bomb . '' He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States . In addition , he holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , with seven , and has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards , winning one . Mellencamp released his latest album , Sad Clowns & Hillbillies , on April 28 , 2017 , to widespread critical acclaim .   Mellencamp is also one of the founding members of Farm Aid , an organization that began in 1985 with a concert in Champaign , Illinois , to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land . Farm Aid concerts have remained an annual event over the past 32 years , and as of 2017 the organization has raised over $ 50 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture .   Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10 , 2008 . His biggest musical influences are Bob Dylan , Woody Guthrie , James Brown , Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones . Said longtime Rolling Stone contributor Anthony DeCurtis : `` Mellencamp has created an important body of work that has earned him both critical regard and an enormous audience . His songs document the joys and struggles of ordinary people seeking to make their way , and he has consistently brought the fresh air of common experience to the typically glamour-addled world of popular music . ''   The late Billboard magazine editor-in-chief Timothy White said in 2001 :   Johnny Cash called Mellencamp `` one of the 10 best songwriters '' in music .

neg: Midnight Rider `` Midnight Rider '' is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band . It was the second single from their second studio album , Idlewild South ( 1970 ) , released on Capricorn Records . The song was primarily written by vocalist Gregg Allman , who first began composing it at a rented cabin outside of Macon , Georgia . He enlisted the help of roadie Robert Kim Payne to complete the song 's lyrics . He and Payne broke into Capricorn Sound Studios to complete a demo of the song .   While the original Allman Brothers release of the song did not chart , `` Midnight Rider '' was much more successful in cover versions . Gregg Allman 's solo version of the song , released in 1973 , was its biggest chart success ; it was a top 20 hit in the U.S. and Canada . A cover by Jamaican singer , Paul Davidson , represented its biggest peak in the United Kingdom , where it hit number ten . Country artist Willie Nelson also recorded a version of the song that peaked at number six on U.S. country charts .

neg: Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller , Sr. ( January 2 , 1936 -- October 25 , 1992 ) was an American singer-songwriter , musician , and actor , best known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs . His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits `` King of the Road '' , `` Dang Me '' , and `` England Swings '' , all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era .   After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army , Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s , penning such hits as `` Billy Bayou '' and `` Home '' for Jim Reeves and `` Invitation to the Blues '' for Ray Price . He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s , continuing to record and tour into the 1990s , charting his final top 20 country hit `` Old Friends '' with Willie Nelson in 1982 . He also wrote and performed several of the songs for the 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood . Later in his life , he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony-award winning Broadway musical Big River , in which he acted .   Miller died from lung cancer in 1992 , and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later . His songs continued to be recorded by younger artists , with covers of `` Tall , Tall Trees '' by Alan Jackson and `` Husbands and Wives '' by Brooks & Dunn , each reaching the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s . The Roger Miller Museum in his home town of Erick , Oklahoma , is a tribute to Miller .

neg: Tootsie's Orchid Lounge Tootsie 's Orchid Lounge ( also known as Tootsie 's World Famous Orchid Lounge ) is a honky-tonk bar located in Nashville , Tennessee behind the Ryman Auditorium . Tootsie 's has three stages that host live local talent each night ; covering modern day country music artist such as Jason Aldean , Taylor Swift , and other popular country music artists as well as original work . Some of its early famous first customers were Willie Nelson , Patsy Cline , Mel Tillis , Kris Kristofferson , Waylon Jennings , Roger Miller and numerous others country musicians . According to www.tootsies.net , Willie Nelson received his first songwriting gig after singing at Tootsie 's . Terri Clark a Canadian-born country artist started singing at Tootsie 's in 1987 . and has since become an internationally known country superstar with hits such as Better Things to Do , and the Warren Zevon cover , Poor Poor Pitiful Me .   Originally named Mom 's , Tootsie Bess ( Hattie Louise Bess ) bought the future honky tonk in 1960 . The name however , came later when to her surprise a painter painted the lounge purple . Subsequently , the name was changed to Tootsie 's Orchid Lounge and to date , the exterior of the lounge is still painted the same color . Tootsie was known to slip 5 's and 10 's into the pockets of luckless writers and pickers . It was said she had a cigar box behind the counter full of IOU 's from where she had given drinks and food to hungry writers and pickers . Supposedly , at each year 's end , a bunch of Opry Performers would take all the IOU 's and pay Tootsie so she would n't lose the money . At her 1978 funeral were Tom T. Hall , Roy Acuff and Faron Young . She was buried in an Orchid gown , with an orchid placed in the orchid colored casket , so she could take her favorite flower to heaven . Connie Smith sang some of Tootsie 's favorite hymns at the funeral .   On November 7 , 2010 , Tootsie 's celebrated its 50th Anniversary with performances at the Ryman Auditorium from Kris Kristofferson , Terri Clark , Little Jimmy Dickens , Mel Tillis , Jamey Johnson , and Joanna Smith .

neg: Wayne Nelson Wayne Nelson ( born June 1 , 1950 in Kansas City , Missouri ) is an American singer and musician best known for being a member of the rock band Little River Band .

neg: Collector's Series (Willie Nelson album) Collector 's Series is a 1985 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson .

neg: Mozambique (song) `` Mozambique '' is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan 's 1976 album Desire . It was also released as a single and reached # 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 .   At the time of the song 's release , the titular country of Mozambique had just emerged from a ten-year insurgency war against Portugal which led to Mozambique 's independence . As a result , some left wing supporters wanted to see the song as lending support to the newly independent country . However , the lyrics of the song do n't support such an interpretation , being slight and treating the country as merely a place for a romantic getaway in the sun , apart from a fleeting reference to `` people living free '' . This angered some of Dylan 's fans . Music critic Paul Williams suggests that `` Mozambique '' may have had its genesis in Dylan 's desire to write a song about Marseilles .   The melody received more praise than the lyrics . Robert Shelton describes the tune as `` playful . '' Authors Oliver Trager and John Nogowski both describe the melody as `` great '' and particularly praise the violin playing of Scarlet Rivera .   Author Oliver Trager describes `` Mozambique '' as `` a light love song with lighter political overtones . '' Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls it `` effervescent '' and `` Dylan at his breeziest . '' Paul Williams considers `` Mozambique '' to be one of several songs on Desire with `` wonderful , inventive , pleasure-giving '' music which nonetheless fails to reach the intensity and unity of the other songs because the lyrics are `` a little too vague , too clever '' and `` too distanced . '' Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin considers the song to be a `` ditty dredged up from the bottom of the barrel , '' `` ghastly '' and `` the weakest song on Desire . ''   `` Mozambique '' was also released as a single as a follow up to the Top 40 hit `` Hurricane '' and it reached # 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Heylin suggests that Dylan may have released it as a single over songs fans might have preferred -- particularly `` Sara '' -- to spite fans who criticized the song for its slight lyrics trivializing the conflict in Mozambique . The song also appeared on the compilation album Masterpieces . A live performance was included in the television special Hard Rain but not on the associated album .

neg: 16 Biggest Hits, Volume II 16 Biggest Hits , Volume II is a 2007 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson .

neg: Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio .   Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . ''   During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation .   Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''

neg: Paula Nelson Paula Carlene Nelson ( born October 27 , 1969 in Houston , Texas ) is an American country music singer and disc jockey . She is the daughter of country music singer and musician Willie Nelson .

neg: Jim Nelson (baseball) James Lorin Nelson ( July 4 , 1947 -- August 22 , 2004 ) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970 and 1971 .   Nelson was born in Birmingham , Alabama . The Pirates selected him in the 31st round of the 1965 amateur draft . His debut for the Pirates on May 30 , 1970 was memorable . He relieved Gene Garber in the fifth inning of a game at Forbes Field against the San Francisco Giants , struck out Willie Mays , and got Willie McCovey to hit into a double play ; he finished that appearance with three perfect innings pitched and four strikeouts , and hit a single in his only plate appearance .   Nelson started his career with a 4-0 record for the Pirates in 1970 , a feat not equaled by a Pirates starting pitcher until Zach Duke in 2005 . Nelson also was the last Pirate pitcher to win his first 3 career starts until Gerrit Cole matched the feat in 2013 .   Nelson also was the starting and winning pitcher in the final game played at Forbes Field on June 28 , 1970 . He commented on the fans ' frenzy at the end of that game : `` After the game , the fans stormed the field and took everything , grass , bases , numbers off the scoreboard . I even saw some old ladies with parts of chairs . It was a real scene . ''   Nelson appeared in 15 games for the Pirates in 1970 and 17 games in 1971 , both as a starter and a reliever . He struggled with control in 1971 , walking 26 batters in 34 innings . In July , he was demoted to the minor leagues , but refused to report to his minor-league team . Although his teammates voted him a half-share of their 1971 World Series money , Pirates management did not award him a World Series ring . He underwent rotator cuff surgery and never returned to the majors .   Nelson was a good-hitting pitcher , with 7 hits in 26 career at bats for a batting average of .269 .   After retiring from baseball , Nelson became a produce salesman . He died unexpectedly at his Sacramento , California home at age 57 in 2004 .

neg: City of New Orleans (album) City of New Orleans '' is a 1984 album by country musician Willie Nelson , released by Columbia Records . The title track was written and originally recorded by Steve Goodman ; his version was released in 1971 . The next year , Arlo Guthrie became the first to have a hit with the song . Nelson 's version topped the U.S. country singles chart . Other covers featured on the album include `` Please Come to Boston '' and `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' .

neg: Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson Legend : The Best of Willie Nelson '' is a compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson , released on May 5 , 2008 .

neg: Willie Alexander Willie `` Loco '' Alexander ( born January 13 , 1943 ) is an American singer and keyboardist based in Gloucester , Massachusetts .   He played with the Lost , the Bagatelle and the Grass Menagerie before becoming a member of the Velvet Underground in late 1971 , joining fellow Grass Menagerie alumni Doug Yule and Walter Powers and replacing Sterling Morrison , who had gone off to pursue an academic career .   With the Velvet Underground , Alexander toured England , Scotland and the Netherlands in support of then-current album Loaded . After completing the tour on November 21 , 1971 , in Groningen , the band planned to start recording a new album , but band manager Steve Sesnick sent all of the band but Yule home , presumably to retain maximum control of the product ( the resulting album was Squeeze , released in 1973 ) and effectively ending Alexander 's time with the band .   After leaving the Velvet Underground , he enjoyed a checkered career , both solo and with his Boom Boom Band , that lasts to this day . In-between , Alexander teamed up with Powers to tour France in 1982 for French punk record label New Rose Records , in 1987 opening for Dramarama and in 2006 for a tour with the legendary Boom Boom band .   In addition to his storied music career , in 1994 , Willie narrated a local film entitled Middle Street made by fellow Gloucester native , independent filmmaker Henry Ferrini . Willie has also contributed many songs to the soundtracks for Henry 's other films .

neg: Sweeter as the Years Go By `` Sweeter as the Years Go By '' is a Christian hymn written by Lelia N. Morris in 1912 . It has been included in 87 hymnals . Its subject-matter is expressed in the refrain :   It has been recorded in various , mostly gospel , styles . In 1929 , it was recorded by Blind Willie Johnson ( vocals and guitar ) in gospel blues style under the title `` Sweeter as the Years Roll By '' ( even though he sings `` Go '' throughout ) .   Sweeter as the Years Go By is a 1990 compilation album of songs recorded by Blind Willie Johnson .

neg: Family (Willie Nelson's band) The Family is Willie Nelson 's touring and recording group . Nelson , who did not manage through the 1960s to succeed as a singer , retired after the failure of his 1971 album Yesterday 's Wine . The following year , he returned from retirement rejuvenated by the burgeoning music movement of Austin , Texas .   In 1973 , he formed a new backing band . The new lineup consisted of some of the members of his old road band `` The Record Men , '' with the addition of new members . The original lineup included his sister , Bobbie , on the piano ; drummer Paul English ; harmonicist Mickey Raphael ; bassist Bee Spears ; and guitarist Jody Payne . The current lineup includes all the members but Jody Payne , who retired in 2008 , and Bee Spears , who died in 2011 . Billy English joined in 2010 to help his brother Paul after he suffered a stroke the same year . Replacing Spears , Kevin Smith joined the band in 2011 .

neg: Mental distress Mental distress ( or psychological distress ) is a term used , both by some mental health practitioners and users of mental health services , to describe a range of symptoms and experiences of a person 's internal life that are commonly held to be troubling , confusing or out of the ordinary .   Mental distress has a wider scope than the related term mental illness . Mental illness refers to a specific set of medically defined conditions . A person in mental distress may exhibit some of the symptoms described in psychiatry , such as : anxiety , confused emotions , hallucination , rage , depression and so on without actually being ` ill ' in a medical sense .   Life situations such as : bereavement , stress , lack of sleep , use of drugs or alcohol , assault , abuse or accident can induce mental distress . This may be something which resolves without further medical intervention , though people who endure such symptoms longer term are more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness . This definition is not without controversy as some mental health practitioners would use the terms mental distress and mental illness interchangeably .   Some users of mental health services prefer the term mental distress in describing their experience as they feel it better captures that sense of the unique and personal nature of their experience , while also making it easier to relate to , since everyone experiences distress at different times . The term also fits better with the social model of disability .

neg: Willie Mabon Willie James Mabon ( October 24 , 1925 -- April 19 , 1985 ) was an American R&B singer , songwriter and pianist , who had two number one hits on the Billboard R&B chart : `` I Do n't Know '' in 1952 and `` I 'm Mad '' in 1953 .

neg: VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson VH1 Storytellers is the 83rd overall album and is a live album by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson , released in 1998 ( see 1998 in music ) on American Recordings . The album was produced by Rick Rubin and was the third record released as part of Cash 's ten-year period of collaboration with Rubin . It is not , however , counted as part of the American Recordings series , which is reserved for Cash 's studio work with Rubin .   Cash and Nelson take turns on songs associated with each respective artist , usually with the other performing harmony or occasionally verses . The opening track is a duet with Cash and Nelson , and some tracks feature guitar solos by Nelson . Between tracks , Cash and Nelson joke with each other and discuss the songs and their origins .   This was the final album of new performances released by Cash prior to the onset of health problems that forced him to curtail live concerts also led to changes in the timbre of his voice that were noticeable from American III : Solitary Man ( his next album release of new recordings issued in 2000 ) onwards . It was also Cash 's final purpose-recorded live album to be released during his lifetime , though an archival recording , Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden , recorded in 1969 , would be issued a year before his death .


query: Joseph Barbera was born in March.

pos: Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland `` Joe '' Barbera ( -LSB- bɑrˈbɛrə -RSB- or -LSB- ˈbɑrbərə -RSB- ; -LSB- barˈbɛːra -RSB- ; March 24 , 1911 -- December 18 , 2006 ) was an American animator , director , producer , storyboard artist , and cartoon artist , whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century .   Through his young adult years , Barbera lived , attended college , and began his career in New York City . After working odd jobs and as a banker , Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936 . In 1937 , he moved to California and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) , Barbera met William Hanna . The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action/animated hybrid films . In 1957 , after MGM dissolved their animation department , they co-founded Hanna-Barbera , which became the most successful television animation studio in the business , producing programs such as The Flintstones , Yogi Bear , Scooby-Doo , Top Cat , The Smurfs , Huckleberry Hound and The Jetsons . In 1967 , Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $ 12 million , but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991 . At that time , the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System , which in turn was merged with Time Warner , owners of Warner Bros. , in 1996 ; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors .   Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards . Their cartoon shows have become cultural icons , and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films , books , and toys . Hanna-Barbera 's shows had a worldwide audience of over 300 million people in the 1960s and have been translated into more than 20 languages .

neg: Rita Barberá María Rita Barberá Nolla ( 16 July 1948 -- 23 November 2016 ) was the Mayor of Valencia , Spain from 1991 until 2015 . Born in Valencia , she was a member of the National Council of the People 's Party of Spain and was a Representative in the Valencian regional Parliament ( Corts Valencianes ) . She turned down an offer to become a national deputy at the 2008 Spanish General Election , but she was made a senator by her party after she lost the 2015 municipal elections . As such , she was only answerable to the Tribunal Supremo , and the ordinary judge in charge of the Taula corruption case could therefore not indict her like the rest of her team .  On 21 April 2016 , the investigating judge therefore requested her indictment for money laundering to the Tribunal Supremo . On 13 September 2016 the Tribunal Supremo opened a formal investigation , usually the step before an indictment , and the People 's Party asked her to resign her senate seat . She chose instead to leave the party and to become an independent senator , remaining answerable only to the Tribunal Supremo and keeping her salary . Until her death , she continued to socialize and vote with the party that she had formally left .   Barberá died in Madrid on 23 November 2016 of a heart attack as a result of hepatic cirrhosis . She was in the process of being investigated for money laundering at the time , and had testified to the Tribunal Supremo only two days prior to her death .

neg: March (disambiguation) March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars .   March may also refer to :   March ( surname ) , a surname ( including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname )

neg: Margaret E. Barber Margaret Emma Barber or M. E. Barber ( 1866 -- 1930 ; Chinese : 和受恩 ; Pinyin : Hé Shòuēn ; Foochow Romanized : Huò Sêu-ŏng ) , was a British missionary in China . She was born in 1866 in Peasenhall , Suffolk , England , the daughter of Louis ( a wheelwright ) and Martha ( née Gibbs ) Barber . The family moved to 59 St Martins Lane Norwich around 1876 and established a Carriage Manufacturing business . The family home in Norwich ( see georgeplunkett.co.uk for a view of 59 St Martins Lane ) was opposite St Martins Parish church which was intensly evangelical in the 1880 - 90s and must have had an influence on the Barber family . During the course of her life , she lived in China twice to preach the Christian gospel . She left her home and traveled in a lonely way thousands of miles . Barber , who initially went to China as an Anglican , became an independent missionary with informal ties to the Plymouth Brethren . She is best known for her influence on Watchman Nee ( Nee Tuo-Sheng ) .   Along the south China coast ( in Foochow ) , she and others regularly taught a Bible class at `` White Teeth Rock '' . There she had contact with Nee who was studying at Anglican Trinity College . Barber referred him to books by J. N. Darby , Madam Jeanne Guyon , Jessie Penn-Lewis , D. M. Panton , T. Austin Sparks , and of others , which had been of help to her . She also influenced others Chinese Christian leaders , including Leland Wang who later formed the Chinese Foreign Missionary Union .

neg: Joseph Barbara Joseph Barbara may refer to :   Joseph Barbara ( actor ) , American actor  Joseph Barbara ( mobster ) , head of the Bufalino crime family and host of the Apalachin Conference

neg: Frederick Barber (cricketer) Frederick Arthur Barber ( 13 May 1887 -- 4 June 1943 ) was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1907 and 1920 .   Barber was born at Ilkeston , Derbyshire . He made his first class debut for Derbyshire in May 1907 against MCC when he took a total of three wickets , but was out for a duck in both innings . He next played two matches in 1911 , and then another two matches several years later in 1920 . Barber took 9 first class wickets at an average of 29.66 and a best performance of 2 for 19 . He played ten innings in five first class matches with an average of 3.33 and a top score of 10 .   Barber died at The Pastures , Mickleover , Derbyshire at the age of 56 .

neg: Peter J. Barber Peter Josiah Barber ( November 26 , 1830 -- January 27 , 1905 ) was an architect and served as mayor of Santa Barbara , California . He moved to San Francisco in 1852 , from Ohio , via Panama . He served as mayor of Santa Barbara during 1880 -- 81 and 1890 -- 91 .   He was `` Santa Barbara 's most prolific architect of Victorian homes and buildings '' . He designed several buildings that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .   Works include :  Thomas Hope House , 399 Nogal Dr. , Santa Barbara , CA ( Barber , Peter J. ) NRHP-listed  Joseph and Lucy Foster Sexton House , 5490 Hollister Ave. , Santa Barbara , CA ( Barber , Peter ) NRHP-listed  Faith Mission , 409 State St. , Santa Barbara , CA ( Barber , Peter J. ) NRHP-listed  Institute of World Culture , 1407 Chapala St. , Santa Barbara , CA ( Barber , Peter J. )

neg: Triumphal march A triumphal march is a musical form generally reflecting a triumph , victory or great joy . See : march ( music ) .   Many composers have written a triumphal march , with maybe the best known one being by Italian opera composer , Giuseppe Verdi for his 1871 grand opera , Aida , where , in the second act , Radames leads the Egyptian army on its return following their victory over the Ethiopians . The triumphal scene gives directors the opportunity for elaborate spectacle typical of the grand opera of the period in the nineteenth century .   The Martsang Pandangál ( Filipino for `` Honours March '' ) often played during graduation ceremonies in the Philippines is an excerpt from Verdi 's march . The piece is also one of three compositions ( the other two being the Spanish anthem Marcha Real and the French anthem La Marseillaise ) that influenced the Philippine National Anthem , according to its composer , Julián Felipe . Verdi 's triumphal march has also become the background of many a popular football chant , especially in his native Italy .   Among other composers who have composed triumphal marches are Ludwig van Beethoven , Edward Elgar , Edvard Grieg and Alfred Hollins . Alexander Glazunov 's is known as the `` Triumphal March on the Occasion of the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago , 1893 '' .

neg: Charles Alfred Barber Charles Alfred Barber C.I.E. ( 10 November 1860 - 23 February 1933 ) was a British botanist and specialist on sugarcane , who worked for much of his life in southern India . Saccharum barberi , a species of sugarcane that grows wild in northern India is named after him . He was a pioneer in the nobilization of wild canes in India , by producing hybrids between wild and hardy local species and the high-sugar-yielding cultivated Saccharum officinarum that could survive the cold winters of northern India .   Born on 10 November 1860 at Wynberg , Cape Town , he went to study at New Kingswood , Bath and later at Bonn University . He joined Cambridge University and passed the natural sciences Tripos with first class in 1887 ( part I ) and 188 ( part II ) . He received an MA in 1892 and a Sc.D . in 1908 . He joined in the Leeward Islands as a Superintendent of the Botanical Station in 1892 and worked for four years before joining as a lecturer in botany at the Royal Engineering College at Cooper 's Hill . In 1898 he joined the Madras Presidency as Government Botanist . He studied root-parasitism in plants from 1906-1908 . He became an expert on sugarcane to the Government in 1912 . He became a lecturer on Tropical Agriculture at Cambridge University in 1919 . He was made C.I.E. in 1918 .   He worked on many aspects of sugarcane breeding and in basic botany . He established a sugarcane research station that is now known as the Sugarcane breeding institute at Coimbatore and along with T.S. Venkatraman developed hybrid sugarcane varieties suitable for India . These included hybrids between local and hardy canes from India which are now called Saccharum barberi after him and the tropical high-sugar yielding Saccharum officinarum which did not survive in the winter of northern India . This transfer of commercially useful traits from `` noble '' cane to Indian cane is referred to the nobilization of Indian canes . He was awarded the Maynard Ganga Ram prize in 1931 . He died at Cambridge on 23 February 1933 .

neg: Simona Marchini Simona Marchini ( born 19 December 1941 ) is an Italian actress , television and radio presenter , stage director , comedian and art curator .

neg: Entrance of the Gladiators `` Entrance of the Gladiators '' op. 68 or `` Entry of the Gladiators '' ( Czech : Vjezd gladiátorů , German : Einzug der Gladiatoren ) is a military march composed in 1897 by the Czech composer Julius Fučík . He originally titled it `` Grande Marche Chromatique , '' reflecting the use of chromatic scales throughout the piece , but changed the title based on his personal interest in the Roman Empire .   In 1901 , American publisher Carl Fischer published a version of this march , arranged for American wind bands by Canadian composer Louis-Philippe Laurendeau , under the title `` Thunder and Blazes . '' It was during this period that the song gained lasting popularity as a screamer march for circuses , often used to introduce clowns . Today it is known mainly by this association , even though the title and composer are relatively obscure . Laurendeau 's version was also transcribed for fairground organs . The march receives the occasional concert hall performance , such as at the 2007 Last Night of the Proms .   Generally , the march is divided into three parts . The first part contains the melody that the trumpet keeps and the several supporting parts . The second third is the section where the low brass ( mainly the tubas ) take over with the chromatic scale like role . Finally there is a trio , or a slow melodic section , where there is a strong balance between woodwinds and low brass . The trio has a part similar to the second third with a chromatic scale like sound . The piece is written in cut time and is originally written to be played at standard march tempo ; however , when played as a screamer it is usually played much faster .

neg: Joel Barber Joel David Barber ( 1876 -- 1952 ) was an early 20th-century architect from New York City who is best known as an early collector and promoter of duck decoys as folk art .   Barber began collecting the carved wooden decoys in 1918 after finding one , a red-breasted merganser hen , by accident near his Long Island boathouse . In addition to collecting and exhibiting the works , Barber organized decoy carving competitions and produced works of his own . This includes an 1932 exhibition composed of 116 decoys in his own collection and 54 contemporary decoys made by Charles `` Shang '' Wheeler sponsored by Abercrombie & Fitch . But his most enduring contribution was his 1934 book Wild Fowl Decoys which is considered the seminal work on the subject , and remained the definite collector 's guide for many decades after its publication . The book includes images of decoys designed and made by Barber himself . He also wrote a lesser known work of short stories and poetry , Long Shore , based on his experiences as an outdoorsman in New England .   Following his death in 1952 , Barber 's collection of about 400 decoys was given to the Shelburne Museum in Vermont .

neg: Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà ( -LSB- ˈkoŋkə ðə βərβəˈɾa -RSB- ) is a comarca ( county ) in the province of Tarragona , Catalonia , Spain . Its total area is 650.24 km2 . At its creation in 1936 , it contained 23 municipalities , but in 1990 , several of these were amalgamated ; Rojals was combined with Montblanc , and Montbrió de la Marca was amalgamated with Sarral . Also in 1990 , Vallfogona de Riucorb was moved from the Segarra comarca . This resulted in the current total of 22 municipalities .

neg: Kyriacos Demetriou Kyriacos Demetriou ( Greek : Δημητρίου Κυριάκος , known as Mr. Kay ) ( April 14 , 1919 -- May 14 , 1999 ) was a New York City barber known for his adherence to traditional practices within his craft .   Mr. Kay was born in Cyprus , but his family moved to England when he was an infant . His family struggled financially , and he took up work as a shoeshine boy outside a barbershop on London 's West End . He became an apprentice to the proprietor , at first standing on a milk crate to cut . He won a national barber competition , and in the late 1930s he emigrated to New York . He worked at various places before taking over the Broadway Barbershop .   His business was on the west side of Broadway in Manhattan 's Upper West Side between 103rd and 104th Streets . Reputed to be the oldest in the city , it was founded in 1904 . Mr. Kay took over in the early 1970s and ran it for almost 30 years until he retired in 1996 . In addition to haircuts , he provided shaves with a straight razor . He maintained his salon in keeping with traditional barber shops , and when he retired he refused offers to sell the interior and donated it instead to the Museum of the City of New York .   Throughout the years , as his business increasingly became an anachronism , it was featured in articles , books , and art . He was featured at least twice in New Yorker cartoons , as a subject in a painting by Max Ferguson , and in books about fading New York businesses . Mr. Kay claimed to have given Yul Brynner his first shaved head , and to have cut the hair of presidents Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower , as well as that of actor Humphrey Bogart , the composers Aaron Copland and George Gershwin . He had an appearance on Sesame Street . He took a particular interest in the families he served . He worked six days a week , did not post his prices , refused to take appointments , and made customers wait , often standing in line outside his shop .   A mainstay on the Upper West Side through the years , he was also known for his daily exchange with a passerby who would knock on his door on his way home from work :

neg: Apalachin meeting The Apalachin meeting was a historic summit of the American Mafia held at the home of mobster Joseph `` Joe the Barber '' Barbara , in Apalachin , New York , on November 14 , 1957 . Allegedly , the meeting was held to discuss various topics including loansharking , narcotics trafficking , and gambling , along with dividing the illegal operations controlled by the late Albert Anastasia . An estimated 100 Mafiosi from the United States , Italy , and Cuba are thought to have attended this meeting . Vito Genovese , then head of the renamed Genovese family , initially called the meeting as a way to recognize his new power as capo dei capi .   Local and state law enforcement became suspicious when numerous expensive cars bearing license plates from around the country arrived in what was described as `` the sleepy hamlet of Apalachin . '' After setting up roadblocks , the police raided the meeting causing many of the participants to flee into the woods and area surrounding the Barbara estate . More than 60 underworld bosses were detained and indicted following the raid . One of the most direct and significant outcomes of the Apalachin Meeting was that it helped to confirm the existence of the American Mafia to the public , a fact that some , including Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover , had long refused to acknowledge publicly .

neg: Joseph Silverstein Joseph Harry Silverstein ( March 21 , 1932 -- November 21 , 2015 ) was an American violinist and conductor .   Known to family , friends and colleagues as `` Joey '' , Silverstein was born in Detroit . As a youth , Silverstein studied with his father , Bernard Silverstein , who was a public school music teacher . He began studies at the Curtis Institute of Music at age 12 . His teachers included Efrem Zimbalist , D.C. Dounis , William Primrose , Josef Gingold , and Mischa Mischakoff . Although he never formally completed his high school education , Silverstein did graduate from Curtis in 1950 . Following completion of his studies at Curtis , Silverstein played as a section musician with the Houston Symphony Orchestra , the Philadelphia Orchestra , and the Denver Symphony Orchestra .   In 1955 , Silverstein joined the second violin section of Boston Symphony Orchestra ( BSO ) , the youngest musician in the orchestra at the time . In 1959 , he won a silver medal at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition , and in 1960 he won the Naumburg Award from the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation . In 1962 , Silverstein became BSO concertmaster , a position he held for 22 years . He was appointed assistant conductor of the BSO in 1971 . Whilst in Boston , Silverstein performed with other local ensembles such as the Civic Symphony and Banchetto Musicale . He also taught at the New England Conservatory , Yale University , and Boston University as well as serving on the faculty of the Tanglewood Music Center . Silverstein left the BSO in 1984 .   Silverstein was music director of the Utah Symphony from 1983 to 1998 . He served as acting music director of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra in 2001 until the orchestra 's demise in 2003 . He was the artistic advisor to the Portland Symphony Orchestra for the 2007-2008 season . In addition to teaching in Boston , he served as a professor of violin at the Curtis Institute of Music . In 1969 , he became a faculty artist at the Sarasota Music Festival . Silverstein performed on a 1742 Guarneri del Gesù .   Silverstein married Adrienne Shufro in 1954 . Their marriage produced two daughters , Bunny and Deborah , and a son , Marc . His widow , three children , and four grandchildren survive him .

neg: Jim Barber (ventriloquist) Jim Barber is an American ventriloquist , comedian and singer who performs Internationally .

neg: Hans Marchwitza Hans Marchwitza ( June 25 , 1890 -- January 17 , 1965 ) was a German writer , proletarian poet , and communist .


query: Chris Pratt has only starred in television soap operas.

pos: Chris Pratt Christopher Michael Pratt ( born June 21 , 1979 ) is an American actor . Pratt came to prominence with his television roles , including Bright Abbott in The WB drama series Everwood and Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation . His early film career began with supporting roles in such mainstream films as Wanted , Jennifer 's Body , Moneyball , The Five-Year Engagement , Zero Dark Thirty , Delivery Man and Her .   Pratt achieved leading man status after starring in two commercially successful films in 2014 : computer-animated adventure comedy The Lego Movie and Marvel Studios superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy ( in which he portrayed Star-Lord ) . In 2015 , he starred in Jurassic World , the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and his most financially successful film to date , earning $ 1.6 billion at the box office . Later that year , Time named Pratt one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list .   Pratt continued his leading man status with The Magnificent Seven and Passengers . He reprised his role as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , and will play the character again in Avengers : Infinity War and an untitled fourth Avengers film .

neg: Christian Clark Christian Clark ( born 15 September 1978 ) is an Australian actor and business owner . Christian appeared in the role of Will Griggs in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours from 2006 to 2007 and played Penn Graham in Home and Away in 2010 .

neg: Morning Star (TV series) Morning Star is a daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from September 27 , 1965 to July 1 , 1966 . The show was created by Ted Corday who would later create the long-running daytime serial Days of Our Lives .   The show aired at 11:00 AM ; it was paired with Paradise Bay which aired after it and also was created by Ted Corday . Morning Star was one of the first soap operas to air in color .   The show followed Katy Elliot who was a fashion designer from Connecticut ; she moved to New York City to begin work in her chosen field . It followed her trials and tribulations along with those of her roommates Joan Mitchell and Joan 's daughter Liz . Katy had left her hometown of Springdale after the death of Greg Ross , her fiance , who had been killed in a traffic accident before they were to have been married . In New York , Katy met and fell in love with Bill Riley , She also had contact with her aunt Millie Elliot ; her uncle , Ed Elliot , who was a judge in Springdale ; and her sixteen-year-old sister , Jan. .   As did Days of our Lives , the show opened with an epigraph , as was customary for soap operas of the time , `` No matter how dark the night , there is always a new dawn to come . The sun is but a morning star . ''

neg: Michael A. Noonan Michael Anthony Noonan is a New Zealand writer , most often associated with his writing for television drama series in his native land . He is usually credited under either his full name or as Michael A. Noonan , so as to be distinguished from New Zealand-born Australian writer Michael Noonan .   Noonan grew up in the southern South Island , in Dunedin and Oamaru . After leaving school he began writing , notably drama such as The Rattle , whilst supplementing his income through work in radio and stage acting and as a regional television newsreader . He moved to Auckland in 1965 , where he began writing for television . In 1969 , he became the first script editor for the newly created television drama department of the NZBC . In this capacity he worked alongside and helped mentor a group of new writing talent including the likes of Roger Hall and Fiona Kidman . He left his editing position in the early 1970s , and in the proceeding years scripted several series , notable among them early children 's television series The Games Affair .   In the following years , Noonan formed a close working relationship with director Tony Isaac . In 1975 their collaboration won a Feltex Award for The Longest Winter , a docu-drama about the Great Depression . The same year saw the debut of Close to Home , for which Noonan and Isaac became a principal writer and director . This was to prove to be New Zealand 's most successful soap opera until the launch of Shortland Street 17 years later . In 1977 , Noonan wrote the docu-drama The Governor , based on the life of Sir George Grey . This series , also directed by Isaac , too was to become a New Zealand television landmark .   In 1979 , Noonan became the first scriptwriter to be awarded a Robert Burns Fellowship by the University of Otago . During this time he wrote two series which were cancelled before going into production , notably one based on Bill Pearson 's novel Coal Flat . The cancellation was , in part , due to financial concerns , especially given that The Governor had proved controversial over its high production costs . Television New Zealand was approached again over the Coal Flat project in 2002 , but funding was declined . Noonan later successfully adapted Roger Hall 's stage play Glide Time into a long-running television comedy series , Gliding On .

neg: Christopher St. John Christopher St. John , sometimes credited as Chris St. John , is an African-American film and television actor . He is also a film producer , film director and screenwriter and played a minor role in the television series Remington Steele .

neg: Wayne Addison Wayne Addison is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera Another World .

neg: Michael Parr Michael Parr ( born 6 August 1986 ) is a British actor , known for playing the part of Ross Barton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale .

neg: Curtis Reed (Days of Our Lives) Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the soap opera , Days of Our Lives . He was played by Nick Benedict .

neg: Simon Howe Simon Howe is a character from the Channel 4 soap Brookside . He was played by Lee Hartney from 1993 until the character 's suicide in 1994 .

neg: Shortland Street Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital , first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 . It is the country 's longest-running drama and soap opera , being broadcast continuously for over 6,000 episodes and 25 years , and is one of the most watched television programmes in New Zealand .   The show was originally screened as five half-hour episodes each week and initially receiving mixed reviews on its premiere . After its launch it dropped in ratings and would have been cancelled if TVNZ had not ordered a year 's worth of episodes in advance . TVNZ renewed the production in early 1993 when the show 's rating had picked up , and it now has `` long-term public enthusiasm '' . Today , it is one of New Zealand 's highest-rated shows , frequently making AGB Nielsen Media Research 's top 5 programmes of the week .

neg: The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book) The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is a 1985 reference book by Christopher Schemering which assembles comprehensive information about all daytime and prime time soap operas broadcast up to the date of publication . It was revised and reprinted in 1987 and 1988 , but is currently out of print .   The Soap Opera Encyclopedia features commentary , analysis and criticism of `` every daytime and prime-time television soap opera broadcast on the three major networks , as well as a selection of syndicated , cable , and foreign efforts . '' It also discusses background , significant storylines and impact of each program , and lists performers and characters . Schemering also includes a `` Short History of Television Soap Opera , '' as well as profiles of major performers , writers and producers in the genre in a section entitled `` Who 's Who in Soap Opera . '' Finally , the book contains 30 pages of photos from various programs .   Published in a time before the internet , the Encyclopedia was a primary source of background information and commentary on soap opera ; it and Schemering have been quoted in various articles , books and web pages . It was revised and reprinted in 1987 and 1988 .   According to the Encyclopedia , Schemering `` spent fifteen years collecting memorabilia and information about the soap opera phenomenon '' and wrote a syndicated column on the genre . He was also a regular contributor to The Washington Post Book World and had published film and television articles in The New Republic , USA Today , the Chicago Tribune , the San Francisco Chronicle , the New York Daily News and other publications . Schemering is also the author of Guiding Light : A 50th Anniversary Celebration ( 1986 ) .

neg: Soap opera rapid aging syndrome Soap opera rapid aging syndrome ( SORAS ) is the practice of accelerating the age of a television or film character ( usually a child or teenager ) in conflict with the timeline of a series and/or the real-world progression of time . This allows for , for instance , storylines around a pregnancy and birth to be relatively quickly followed by storylines around the travails of that child as a teenager or young adult . This is usually accomplished by recasting the actor playing the part , although in some cases the character is not shown onscreen , only mentioned , until after they have been `` rapidly aged '' .   The process originated ( and is most commonly used ) in daytime soap operas , though it is also sometimes used in prime time shows . On sitcoms , a newborn infant character is sometimes aged quickly into a kindergartner , for greater comic potential , as was done with the character Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains in 1990 .   The term was coined by Soap Opera Weekly founding editor-in-chief Mimi Torchin in the early days of the magazine , which began publishing in 1989 . It is now widely used in the soap opera media and is sometimes used as a verb as well ( `` the character was SORASed '' ) . Torchin has jokingly called it `` my one greatest contribution to the world of soap operas . ''

neg: Ally Gorman Ally Gorman ( also Edward James ) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera , Hollyoaks , played by Daniel O'Connor . The actor 's casting was announced in December 2011 . O'Connor originally auditioned for a different role , before being asked to audition for the part of Ally . O'Connor was given the part and began filming his scenes three days later . Hollyoaks series producer , Emma Smithwick , said that O'Connor `` nailed '' his audition . O'Connor signed up for an initial twelve episode stint , but his contract was extended and he became a regular cast member . The actor commutes from London to Liverpool for filming . O'Connor made his debut screen appearance as Ally during the episode broadcast on 31 January 2012 . O'Connor departed Hollyoaks on 27 November 2012 .   Before his arrival on screen , O'Connor revealed that Ally has a `` dark past '' that would be `` uncovered eventually in true soap style '' . Ally is Australian and a military medic . O'Connor described his character as a `` nice , loveable guy '' who is `` very friendly and kind '' . Smithwick said Ally is `` contradictory '' and `` crosses a divide '' . She called Ally sensitive and described him as a `` real guy 's guy '' . A writer for the official Hollyoaks website described Ally as a `` Hot Aussie '' In June 2012 , it was revealed that Ally would lose his `` strait-laced good boy '' reputation .   Ally is introduced as the new lodger of Jacqui McQueen ( Claire Cooper ) and Rhys Ashworth ( Andrew Moss ) . Ally 's storylines have mainly focused on his relationship with Amy Barnes ( Ashley Slanina-Davies ) . It is later revealed that Ally has a `` mystery connection '' to newcomer , Walker ( Neil Newbon ) . Lynsey Nolan ( Karen Hassan ) discovers this and decides to investigate their past history . Lynsey is later murdered in a whodunit storyline , with Ally becoming a suspect in her death . Sarah Ellis of Inside Soap did not agree with a viewers criticism of O'Connor 's acting and opined that he is doing a `` stellar job '' .

neg: As the World Turns As the World Turns ( often referred to as ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2 , 1956 , to September 17 , 2010 . Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light . Running for 54 years , As the World Turns holds the second-longest continuous run of any daytime network soap opera on American television , surpassed only by Guiding Light . As the World Turns was produced for the first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010 .   Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show debuted on April 2 , 1956 , at 1:30 pm EST. . Prior to that date , all serials had been 15 minutes in length . As the World Turns and The Edge of Night , which premiered on the same day at 4:30 pm EST , were the first two to be 30 minutes in length from their premiere . At first , viewers did not respond to the new half-hour serial , but ratings picked up in its second year , eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958 . In 1959 , the show started a streak of weekly ratings wins that was not interrupted for over 12 years . The show switched to color on August 21 , 1967 , and expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1 , 1975 , when The Edge of Night moved to ABC . In the year-to-date ratings , As the World Turns was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million viewers tuning in each day . At its height , core actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became nationally known . Three of these actors -- Wagner , Hastings , and Fulton -- are also the three longest serving actors in the history of American soap operas .   The show passed its 10,000 th episode on May 12 , 1995 , and celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 2 , 2006 . On September 18 , 2009 , As the World Turns became the last remaining Procter and Gamble-produced soap opera for CBS after Guiding Light aired its final episode on the network .   On December 8 , 2009 , CBS announced that it cancelled As the World Turns after almost 54 years due to low ratings . The show taped its final Procter and Gamble scenes for CBS on June 23 , 2010 , and with a dramatic storyline finale , its final episode on the network aired on September 17 , 2010 . On October 18 , 2010 , CBS replaced As the World Turns with a newly debuted talk show The Talk .

neg: Chris Attoh Chris Attoh ( born Christopher Keith Nii Attoh ; 17 May 1979 ) is a Ghanaian actor , on-air personality , television presenter and producer . He is best known as `` Kwame Mensah '' in Nigerian soap opera Tinsel .

neg: Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children .   More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .

neg: Something in the Air (TV series) Something in the Air was an Australian television soap opera transmitted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2002 . It was one of the first programs in Australia that was filmed in widescreen . It won the AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series in 2001 .

neg: The Practice (1985 TV series) The Practice was a 1985 British television soap opera produced for ITV by Granada Television , which aired for two series in 1985 and 1986 . The series was first introduced as a twice-weekly medical drama in January 1985 , becoming Granada 's second regular networked soap opera along with Coronation Street , with the idea being that its hard-hitting storylines would be a competitor with the BBC 's EastEnders which started airing the following month . The Practice was set in a GP 's surgery in the fictional Manchester suburb of Castlehulme and had an initial run of 34 episodes airing for 30 minutes in an early evening slot on Friday and Sunday evenings throughout the Winter and Spring of 1985 . However , the series did not perform as well as had been hoped and it disappeared from screens in May 1985 . It returned for a second run of 13 one-hour episodes between May and August 1986 , this time airing in a 9pm slot on Friday evenings . After series two ended no further episodes were made .

neg: Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera . It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985 . It was created by TV executive Reg Watson , who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems together . Seven decided to commission the show following the success of Watson 's Sons and Daughters , which aired on the network . Although successful in Melbourne , Neighbours underperformed in the Sydney market and struggled for months before Seven cancelled it . The show was immediately bought by rival network Ten . After taking over production of the show , the new network had to build replica sets because Seven destroyed the originals to prevent its rival from obtaining them . Ten began screening Neighbours on 20 January 1986 , taking off where the previous series left off and commencing with episode 171 . Neighbours has since become the longest running drama series in Australian television and in 2005 , it was inducted collectively into the Logie Hall of Fame . On 11 January 2011 , Neighbours moved to Ten 's digital channel , Eleven .   The show 's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough , a fictional suburb of Melbourne , Victoria . The series primarily centres on the residents of Ramsay Street , a short cul-de-sac , and its neighbouring area , the Lassiters complex , which includes a bar , hotel , cafe , police station , lawyers ' office and park . Neighbours began with three families created by Watson -- the Ramsays , the Robinsons and the Clarkes . Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street . The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry . Pin Oak Court , in Vermont South , is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985 . All of the houses featured are real and the residents allow the production to shoot external scenes in their yards . The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill .   Through its entire run in Australia , Neighbours has been screened as a twenty-two-minute episode each week night in an early-evening slot . In Australia it is currently broadcast each weeknight at 6:30 pm on Eleven . The show is produced by FremantleMedia and has been sold to over sixty countries around the world , making it one of Australia 's most successful media exports . Neighbours was first screened in the United Kingdom in October 1986 on BBC1 where it achieved huge popularity among British audiences in the late 1980s and 1990s . In 2008 , it moved to the UK 's Channel 5 .

neg: Alles was zählt Alles was zählt ( All That Matters ) is a German television soap opera first broadcast on RTL on 4 September 2006 . The original plot revolved around Diana Sommer 's dream to become a world class ice skater . She fell in love with Julian Herzog , who signed her at the prestigious Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Center , run by the unscrupulous Steinkamp dynasty . Diana and Julian eventually became a couple , but in November 2007 , Julian suffered a brain hemorrhage and died during their wedding . Diana remained in Essen until January 2009 , when she left to join a skating centre in Halle . The story continues to revolve around the Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Centre and its quest to become a sporting powerhouse , as well as the lives of the characters who work at and around the Centre .

neg: List of Melrose Place episodes Melrose Place , a primetime soap opera created by Darren Star , premiered on July 8 , 1992 on Fox network in the United States and ended on May 24 , 1999 . The show spans seven seasons of 226 episodes , and one special aired in 1995 . Each episode was approximately 45 minutes long ( without commercials ) though there were several double or two-part episodes that were shown as feature length 85 to 90 minute episodes   The complete series of Melrose Place has been released on DVD in the United States ( Region 1 ) from 2006 to 2012 , with the final season having been released on July 31 , 2012 .