Bill And Shirley

Author : Keith Ovenden
Publisher : Massey University Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780995137882

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Bill and Shirley by Keith Ovenden Pdf

Bill Sutch and Shirley Smith were two of New Zealand's most significant twentieth-century figures; Sutch as an economist, influential civil servant, and inspirational proponent of innovation in the fields of social and economic development, and Smith as glass-ceiling breaker in the formerly male-dominated world of the law. Keith Ovenden's wise, urbane memoir begins with the early years of his marriage to Sutch and Smith's only child, Helen Sutch, and carries through Sutch's trial on charges under the Official Secrets Act to Smith's death over 30 years later. It offers unprecedented insights into both the accusations against Sutch and Smith's remarkable legal practice and, behind both, some of the dramas of their domestic life. Deeply intelligent and beautifully crafted, Bill and Shirley: A Memoir is a unique and intimate study of two complex and fascinating New Zealanders.

Author : Sarah Gaitanos
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781776563371

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Shirley Smith by Sarah Gaitanos Pdf

Shirley Smith was one of the most remarkable New Zealanders of the 20th century, a woman whose lifelong commitment to social justice, legal reform, gender equality and community service left a profound legacy. She was born in Wellington in 1916. While her childhood was clouded by loss &– her mother died when she was three months old and her beloved father, lawyer and later Supreme Court Judge David Smith, served overseas during the war &– she had a privileged upbringing. She studied classics at Oxford University, where she threw herself into social, cultural and political activities. Despite contracting TB and spending months in a Swiss clinic, she graduated with a good Second and an intellectual and moral education that would guide her through the rest of her life. She returned to New Zealand when war broke out, and taught classics at Victoria and Auckland University Colleges, before marrying eminent economist and public servant Dr W.B. Sutch in 1944, and giving birth to a daughter in 1945. She kept her surname &– unusual at the time &– and poured her energy into issues of human rights and social causes. She qualified as a lawyer at the age of 40, and in her career of 40 years broke down many barriers, her relationship with the Mongrel Mob epitomising her role as a champion of the marginalised and vulnerable. In 1974, Bill Sutch was arrested and charged with espionage. After a sensational trial he was acquitted by a jury, but the question of his guilt has never been settled in the court of public opinion. Shirley had reached her own political turning point in 1956, with Khrushchev's revelations about Stalin and the Hungarian crisis, but she remained loyal to her husband, and the ongoing controversy weighed on her later years. Shirley Smith: An Examined Life tells the story of a remarkably warm and generous woman, one with a rare gift for frankness, an implacable sense of principle, and a personality of complexity and formidable energy. Her life was shaped by some of th

Author : David C. Tucker
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786482054

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Shirley Booth by David C. Tucker Pdf

An Oscar-winning Best Actress for her tour-de-force role in Come Back, Little Sheba, Shirley Booth would ultimately win every major acting award that could be bestowed on an actress. Awarded three Tony Awards, two Emmys, and a Golden Globe, Booth was described by the judges at the Cannes Film Festival as "The World's Best Actress." Yet today fans know her best as the warm-hearted, busybody maid of television's Hazel. This, the first biography of the beloved star, provides complete coverage of a career that encompassed theater, film, radio, and television, and co-stars such as Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. It begins with Shirley's childhood in Brooklyn, and her rebellious decision to become an actress against the wishes of her strict father. Included is complete coverage of her tumultuous marriage to radio comedian Ed Gardner (of "Duffy's Tavern" fame), and a second, happier union that ended abruptly with her husband's death of a heart attack. Readers of this exhaustively researched biography will come to know a versatile and gifted star whose career spanned almost 60 years. Appendices provide extensive details of her Broadway, film, radio and television (episode-by-episode) credits.

Author : Mary Long
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786064325

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Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey by Mary Long Pdf

On 8 January 2017, Dame Shirley Bassey, one of the greatest performers – and voices – of her generation, will be eighty. This is her unique story, told at first-hand by her greatest fan. Since she signed her first professional contract at the age of sixteen, Shirley Bassey has become one of the most prestigious singers of her time. Her work has inspired and influenced many, and will continue to do so for generations to come. Diamonds Are Forever is the fascinating story of Shirley Bassey told from the perspective of one of her greatest fans. Mary Long first met the star in 1963 while a teenager, and since then has encountered her hundreds of times. In doing so, she has developed a unique insight into the life and career of one of our most iconic singers. The author’s warm personal story recounts her heroine’s journey to becoming one of the all-time greats of the British music industry, performing at such events as the Oscars and the Royal Variety Show. She also holds the record for singing the most title songs for James Bond films, with three: ‘Goldfinger’, ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and ‘Moonraker’. Published to mark Dame Shirley’s eightieth birthday, Diamonds Are Forever looks back on the life of this incredible artist whose music has touched so many. It is an essential buy not only for her countless thousands of fans worldwide, but also for anyone who admires and enjoys her music.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1018 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11548921

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Senate documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : Shirley Jackson
Publisher : The Creative Company
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 158341584X

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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Pdf

A seemingly ordinary village participates in a yearly lottery to determine a sacrificial victim.

Author : Mark Peel
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781849546478

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Shirley Williams by Mark Peel Pdf

For fifty years Shirley Williams has been one of Britain's best-known and best-loved politicians, admired for her warmth, sincerity, integrity and compassion. Hailing from an impeccable intellectual background, the young Shirley seemed destined for great things as she rose effortlessly up the political ladder. Yet for all the talk of her becoming the country's first female Prime Minister that accolade passed her by, her feisty independence earning her a career that has been anything but perpetual sunshine. In this first-ever biography, Mark Peel explores the dilemma that has faced Williams throughout the highs and lows of her political life: how to tread the line between firmly held principles and party solidarity. Drawing on his unfettered access to the family archive and conversations with Williams's colleagues, Peel skilfully teases out the contradictions at the heart of this remarkable character. Shirley Williams: The Biography reveals the surprisingly vulnerable figure behind the reassuring public façade. It uncovers the expectations placed on Williams by her highly ambitious parents, her guilt about her privileged background, and her often tumultuous personal relationships. The result is a touching, intimate portrait of one of the most complex and popular politicians of our time, a woman who through good times and bad has retained her essential humanity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1280 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11469685

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Congressional Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210026471050

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : United States Historical Documents Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1288 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Government publications
ISBN : PSU:000063403510

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Sessional Indexes to the Annals of Congress by United States Historical Documents Institute Pdf

Author : Brigitta Olubas
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780374718558

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Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life by Brigitta Olubas Pdf

The first biography of Shirley Hazzard, the author of The Transit of Venus and a writer of “shocking wisdom” and “intellectual thrill” (The New Yorker). Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life tells the extraordinary story of a great modern novelist. Brigitta Olubas, Hazzard’s authorized biographer, has drawn, with great subtlety and understanding, on her fiction; on an extensive archive of letters, diaries, and notebooks; and on the memories of surviving friends and colleagues to create this resonant portrait of an exceptional woman. This biography explores the distinctive times of Hazzard’s life, from her youth and middle age to her widowhood and years of decline, and traces the complex and intricate processes of self-fashioning that lay beneath Hazzard’s formidable, beguiling presence. Olubas shows us the places of Hazzard’s life, of which she wrote with characteristic lyricism, accompanied by rare photographs from Hazzard’s collection and elsewhere. Hazzard was the last of a generation of self-taught writers, devotees of a great literary tradition, and her depth of perception and expressive gifts have earned her iconic status. Olubas has brought her brilliantly alive, enhancing and deepening our understanding of the singular woman who created some of the most enduring fiction of the past sixty years. As Dwight Garner wrote in The New York Times, “Hazzard’s stories feel timeless because she understands, as she writes in one of them: ‘We are human beings, not rational ones.’” Here, in Shirley Hazzard, is the story of a remarkable human being.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045116857

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Supplemental Appropriation Bill for 1962, Hearings Before ... 87-1, on H.R. 9169 by United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1458 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3637344

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Navy Department Appropriation Bill for 1944 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : Indiana. General Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Indiana
ISBN : CHI:74644681

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Brevier Legislative Reports Embracing Short-hand Sketches of the Debates and Journals of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana by Indiana. General Assembly Pdf

Author : California. Legislature. Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1518 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : California
ISBN : UCI:31970031768887

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Journal of the Assembly, Legislature of the State of California by California. Legislature. Assembly Pdf