#Robert Hendley

[pedroam-bang]

The Great Escape (1963)

[musingsofsarasate]

Haven't seen any discussion on here about how JK Rowling portrayed people with chronic illnesses ("spoonies") in the Ink Black Heart, and it surprised me. This article by Alicia Hendley says it all excellently, I've grabbed two screenshots, but it's definitely worth reading it in its entirety. In the book, the distinction gets made between characters with real, legitimate, visible disabilities (such as Strike) and those with invisible, chronic, implied fake/exaggerated illnesses (like Kea). The description of Kea's bio and tags on her tumblr account were there for ridicule. It saddened me that the chronic illness community has been represented in this way, though it has not surprised me at all, especially coming from JKR.

[bruceburgdorf]

Happy Birthday Robert Graf

1923 - 1966

Robert Graf as Werner in The Great Escape

In The Great Escape Robert Graf played Werner, a Ferret stationed at Stalag Luft 3 who Eagle Squadron pilot Hendley (James Garner) befriends in order to later steal from and bribe him into assisting with materials for the escape.

Werner tells Hendley that he is afraid of being sent to the Eastern Front but in real life Robert Graf served on the Eastern front from 1942-1944 when he was 19-21 years old but after being wounded he was resigned to defence production duties. He then went on to study theatre and film and appeared in his first film in 1952.

There were at least two different versions of The Great Escape Script. The first, written in 1962, was very different to the finished script which was clearly changed when the film was cast as it included characters which do not appear in the film and some characters have been changed.

1962 Version

1963 Version

One reason for the changes to the first version was the cast members themselves of who a few of them had been prisoners of war during WW2 including Donald Pleasence who played Colin Blythe and Hannes Messemer who played Colonel von Luger. The cast were able to give an insight on life as a POW during the war.

One difference between the scripts was that in the first version the German sergeant and Ferrets including Werner were actually noted to have been sent to the Eastern Front after the escape. In real life no enlisted ranks or NCOs were punished for the escape although men did leave the camp to join the front lines due to being called up.

Robert Graf died of cancer at 42 years old just a few years after appearing in The Great Escape.

On another note there is a very small fandom for The Great Escape with some great fanfics on A03 and older sites which I would recommend if anyone is interested.

[todaysdocument]

Roll Call Tally on the Expulsion of Preston Brooks, 7/14/1856

After Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner nearly to death with a cane in the Senate chamber, the House voted on whether to expel him from Congress. They failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed. 

Series: General Records, 1791 - 2010

Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789 - 2015

Transcription:

July 14. 1856

On LD Campbells 1st Resn from Sel Com

THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

335

[column one]

YEA | NAMES. | NAY.

A.

|William Aiken...S.C. | 1

1 | Charles J. Albright...Ohio. |

| James C. Allen...Ill. | 2

2| John Allison...Penn. |

B.

3 | Edward Ball...Ohio |

4 | Lucian Barbour...Ind. |

|David Barclay [struck through] |

| William Barksdale...Miss. | 3

| P.H. Bell...Texas. | 4

5 | Henry Bennett...N.Y. |

| Hendley S. Bennett...Miss. | 5

6 | Samuel P. Benson...Me. |

7 | Charles Billinghurst...Wis |

8 | John A. Bingham...Ohio |

9 | James Bishop...N.J. |

10 | Philemon Bliss...Ohio |

| Thomas S. Bocock...Va. | 6

| Thomas F. Bowie...Md. | 7

| William W. Boyce...S.C. | 8

11 | Samuel C. Bradshaw...Penn. |

| Lawrence O'B. Braneh...N.C. | 9

12 | Samuel Brenton...Ind. |

| Preston S. Brooks [struck through]...S.C. |

13 | Jacob Broom...Penn. |

14 | James Buffinton...Mass. |

15 | Anson Burlingame...Mass. |

| Henry C. Burnett...Ky. | 10

C.

| John Cadwalader...Penn. | 11

16 | James H. Campbell...Penn. |

|John P. Campbell [struck through]...Ky. |

17 | Lewis D. Campbell...Ohio |

| John S. Carlile...Va. | 12

| Samuel Caruthers [struck through]...Mo. |

| John S. Caskie...Va. | 13

18 | Calvin C. Chaffee...Mass. |

| Thomas Child, jr [struck through] ...N.Y. |

19 | Bayard Clarke...N.Y. |

20 | Ezra Clark, jr...Conn. |

21 | Isaiah D. Clawson...N.J. |

| Thomas L. Clingman...N.C. | 14

| Howell Cobb...Ga. | 15

| Williamson R.W. Cobb...Ala. | 16

22 | Schuyler Colfax...Ind. |

23 | Linus B. Comins...Mass. |

24 | John Covode...Penn. |

| Leander M. Cox...Ky. | 17

25 | Aaron H. Cragin...N.H. |

| Burton Craige...N.C. | 18

| Martin J. Crawford...Ga. | 19

| Elisha D. Cullen [struck through]...Del. |

26 | William Cumback...Ind. |

D.

27 | William S. Damrell...Mass. |

| Thomas G. Davidson...La. | 20

| H. Winter Davis...Md. | 21

28 | Timothy Davis...Mass. |

29 | Timothy C. Day...Ohio. |

30 | Sidney Dean...Conn. |

| James W. Denver...Cal. | 22

31| Ale["xander" struck through] De Witt...Mass. |

[Column Two]

YEA. | NAMES. | NAY.

32 | John Dick...Penn. |

33 | Samuel Dickson...N.Y. |

34 | Edward Dodd...N.Y. |

| James F. Dowdell...Ala. | 23

35 | George G. Dunn...Ind. |

36 | Nathaniel B. Durfee...R.I. |

E.

37 | John R. Edie...Penn. |

| Henry A. Edmundson [struck through] ...Va. | 1

38 | Francis S. Edwards...N.Y. |

| John M. Elliott...Ky. | 24

39 | J Reece Emrie...Ohio. |

| William H. English...Ind. | 25

| Emerson Etheridge...Tenn. | 26

| George Eustis, jr...La. | 27

| Lemuel D. Evans...Texas. | 28

F.

| Charles J. Faulkner...Va. | 29

| Thomas T. Flagler [struck through]...N.Y. |

| Thomas B. Florence...Penn. | 30

| Nathaniel G. Foster...Ga. | - 31

| Henry M. Fuller [struck through] ...Penn. |

| Thomas J. D. Fuller [struck through] ...Me. |

G.

40 | Samuel Galloway...Ohio. |

41 | Joshua R. Giddings...Ohio. |

42 | William A. Gilbert...N.Y. |

| William O. Goode...Va. | 32

43 | Amos P. Granger...N.Y. |

| Alfred B. Greenwood...Ark. | 33

44 | Galusha A. Grow...Penn. |

H.

| Augustus Hall...Iowa. | 34

45 | Robert B. Hall...Mass |

46 | Aaron Harlan...Ohio. |

| J. Morrison Harris...Md. | 35

| Sampson W. Harris...Ala. | 36

| Thomas L. Harris...Ill. | 37

| John Scott Harrison...Ohio. | 38

47 | Solomon G. Haven...N.Y. |

| Philemon T. Herbert...Cal. |

48 | John Hickman...Penn. |

49 | Henry W. Hoffman...Md. |

50 | David P. Holloway...Ind. |

51 | Thomas R. Horton...N.Y. |

52 | Valentine B. Horton...Ohio. |

| George S. Houston...Ala. | 39

53 | William A. Howard...Mich. |

54 | Jonas A. Hughston...N.Y. |

J.

| Joshua H. Jewett...Ky. | 40

| George W. Jones...Tenn. | 41

| J. Glancy Jones...Penn. | 42

K.

| Lawrence M. Keitt...S.C. | 43

| John Kelly...N.Y. | 44

55 | William H. Kelsey...N.Y. |

| Luther M. Kennett...Mo. | 45

| Zedekiah Kidwell...Va. | 46

56 | Rufus H. King...N.Y. |

57 | Chauncey L. Knapp...Mass. |

58 | Jonathan Knight...Penn. |

59 | Ebenezer Knowlton...Me. |

60 | James Knox...Ill. |

61 | John C. Kunkel...Penn. |

[Column Three]

YEA. | NAMES. | NAY.

L.

| William A. Lake...Miss. | 47

62 | Benjamin F. Leiter...Ohio. |

| John Letcher...Va. | 48

| James J. Lindley...Mo. | 49

| John H. Lumpkin...Ga. | 50

M.

| Daniel Mace [struck through] ...Ind. |

| Alexander K. Marshall...Ky. | 51

| Humphrey Marshall...Ky. | 52

| Samuel S Marshall...Ill. | 53

63 | Orsamus B. Matteson...N.Y. |

| Augustus E. Maxwell...Fla. | 54

64 | Andrew Z. McCarty...N.Y. |

| Fayette McMullin...Va. | 55

| John McQueen...S.C. | 56

65 | James Meacham...Vt. |

66 | Killian Miller...N.Y. |

| Smith Miller...Ind. | 57

| John S. Millson...Va. | 58

67 | William Millward...Penn. |

68 | Oscar F. Moore...Ohio. |

69 | Edwin B. Morgan...N.Y. |

70 | Justin S. Morrill...Vt. |

71 | Richard Mott...i o |

72 | Ambrose S. Murray...N.Y. |

N.

73 | Matthias H. Nichols...Ohio |

74 | Jesse O. Norton...Ill. |

O.

75 | Andrew Oliver...N.Y. |

| Mordecai Oliver...Mo. | 59

| James L. Orr...S.C. | 60

P.

76 | Asa Packer...Penn. |

| Robert T. Paine [struck through] ...N.C. |

77 | John M. Parker...N.Y. |

78 | John J. Pearce...Penn. |

79 | George W. Peek...Mich. |

80 | Guy R. Pelton...N.Y. |

81 | Alexander C.M. Pennington. N.J. |

82 | John J. Perry...Me. |

83 | John U. Pettit...Ind. |

| John S. Phelps...Mo. | 61

84 | James Pike...N.H. |

| Gilchrist Porter...Mo. | 62

| Paulus Powell...Va. | 63

85 | Benjamin Pringle...N.Y. |

86 | Samuel A. Purviance...Penn. |

| Richard C. Puryear...N.C. | 64

Q.

| John A. Quitman...Miss. | 65

R.

| Edwin G. Reade...N.C. | 66

| Charles Ready...Tenn. | 67

| James B. Ricaud...Md. | 68

| William A. Richardson [struck through] ...Ill. |

87 | David Ritchie...Penn. |

| Thomas Rivers...Tenn. | 69

88 | George R. Robbins...N.J. |

89 | Anthony E. Roberts...Penn |

90 | David F. Robison...Penn. |

| Thomas Ruffin...N.C. | 70

| Albert Rust...Ark. | 71

[Column Four]

YEA. | NAMES. | NAY.

S.

91 | Alvah Sabin...Vt. |

92 | Russell Sage...N.Y. |

| John M. Sandidge...La. | 72

93 | William R. Sapp...Ohio. |

| John H. Savage...Tenn. | 73

94 | Harvey D. Scott...Ind. |

| James L. Seward...Ga. | 74

95 | John Sherman...Ohio. |

| Eli S Shorter...Ala. | 75

96 | George A. Simmons...N.Y. |

| Samuel A. Smith...Tenn. | 76

| William Smith...Va. | 77

| William R. Smith...Ala. | 78

| William H. Sneed...Tenn. | 79

97 | Francis E. Spinner...N.Y. |

98 | Benjamin Stanton...Ohio. |

| Alexander H. Stephens...Ga. | 80

| James A. Stewart...Md. | 81

99 | James S.T. Stranahan...N.Y. |

| Samuel F. Swope...Ky. | 82

T.

| Albert G. TAlbott...Ky. | 83

100 | Mason W. Tappan...N.H. |

| Miles Taylor...La. | 84

101 | James Thorington...Iowa. |

102 | Benjamin B. Thurston...R.I. |

103 | Lemuel Todd...Penn. |

104 | Mark Trafton...Mass |

| Robert P. Trippe...Ga. | 85

105 | Job R. Tyson...Penn. |

U.

| Warner L. Underwood...Ky. | 86

V.

106 | George Vail...N.J. |

| William W. Valk [struck through] ...N.Y. |

W.

107 | Edward Wade...Ohio. |

108 | Abram Wakeman...N.Y.

109 | David S. Walbridge...Mich. |

110 | Henry Waldron...Mich |

| Percy Walker...Ala. | 87

| Hiram Warner...Ga. | 88

111 | Cadwalader C. Washburne, Wis. |

112 | Ellihu B. Washburne...Ill. |

113 | Israel Washburn, jr...Me. |

| Albert G. Watkins...Tenn. | 89

114 | Cooper K. Watson...Ohio.|

115 | William W. Welch...Conn. |

116 | Daniel Wells, jr...Wis. |

| John Wheeler...N.Y. | 90

117 | Thomas R. Whitney...N.Y. |

118 | John Williams...N.Y. |

| Warren Winslow...N.C. | 91

119 | John M. Wood...Me. |

120 | John Woodruff...Conn. |

121 | James H. Woodworth...Ill. |

| Daniel B. Wright...Miss. | 92

| John V. Wright...Tenn. | 93

Z.

| Felix K. Zollicoffer...Tenn. | 94

[end columns]

MAY 21, 1856

NATHANIEL P. BANKS, JR., of Massachusetts, Speaker.

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Y 121

N 95

[antlerqueer]

Hi Megan, I hope you're having a good day! Could I please have some FC suggestions for same age or older siblings for Michelle Hendley? Thank you so much! <3

Sure! She was born in 1991 and as far as I know is white? So here are some options:

Jake Borelli (1991)

Poppy Drayton (1991)

Adelaide Kane (1990)

Grant Gustin (1990)

Meghann Fahy (1990)

Sophie Cookson (1990)

Brie Larson (1989)

Jack Falahee (1989)

Tom Bateman (1989)

Ursula Corbero (1989)

Cody Fern (1988)

Mae Whitman (1988)

Robert Sheehan (1988)

Aidy Bryant (1987)

Casey Deidrick (1987)

Elliot Page (1987)

Nicola Coughlan (1987)

Emily Van Camp (1986)

Leighton Meester (1986)

Penn Badgley (1986)

Robert Pattinson (1986)

Carey Mulligan (1985)

Rooney Mara (1985)

[yourdailyqueer]

Hey, I was wondering if you could offer any queer YouTube rs to watch other than Mac and Miles. Thank you!

I don’t follow a lot of queer Youtubers but check out the following below. Do note a lot of drag artists from Drag Race are listed because they have Youtube channels now. Be aware these are only the Youtubers that have been posted and not ones in queue or drafts.

Transgender

Charlie Christina Martin

Elena Genevinne

Michelle Hendley

Harrison Browne

Ophelia Pastrana

Miles McKenna

Schuyler Bailar

Emma Ellingsen

Narcissa Wright

Jazz Jennings

Kovu Kingsrod

Gigi Gorgeous

Aaron Ansuini

Elliot Fletcher

Corey Maison 

Angela Vanity

Ryan Cassata

Nicole Ramos

Nikita Dragun

Skylar Kergil

Natalie Wynn

Jamie Raines

Kdin Jenzen

Siri Lehland

Trinity Anne

Laith Ashley

Stef Sanjati

Sam Collins

Kat Blaque

Alex Bertie

Mila Jam

Non binary

Sebastian Columbine

Shiva Raichandani

Kaitlyn Alexander

Chandler Wilson

Brendan Jordan

Thomas Halbert

Madison Paige

Jake Edwards

Annie Segarra

Chris Crocker

Milo Stewart

Jazmin Bean

Ash Hardell

Chella Man

Jude Karda

Kevin Ninh

Dani Shay

B. Scott

Queer/fluid

Cameron Deacon - John Deacon from Queen’s son

Jim Sterling

Daniel Howell

Anna Akana

Rowan Ellis

Jeffery Star

Saintraja

Ari Fitz

Pansexual

Scott Hoying

Ty Turner

Gay

Pedro Álvarez - Spanish speaking

Austin and Aaron Rhodes

The Shirtless Violinist

Nina Bo'nina Brown

Eugene Lee Yang

Zander Hodgson

Lucas Cruikshank

Lasizwe Dambuza

Michael Buckley

Greyson Chance 

Jaymes Mansfield 

Thomas Sanders

Greyson Chance

Raymond Braun

Reuben Mourad

Michael Pavano 

David K. Smith 

Jordan Doww

Jack Merridew

Tuure Boelius

Matthew Lush 

Bretman Rock

Cameron Cole

Nick Crompton

Ryland Adams

Max Emerson

Bilal Hassani

Garrett Watts 

Robert White 

Elijah Daniel

Manny MUA

Matt Dallas

Idan Matalon 

Joey Graceffa

Isaiah Larkin

James Butler

Mitch Grassi

Bryan Odell

Wayne Goss

Trixie Mattel

Allan Alvarez

Troye Sivan

Pabllo Vittar

Tyler Oakley

Kimora Blac

Craig Dillon

Jack Baran 

Tom Daley

Ben Hunte

Phil Lester

Sam Tsui 

Rich Lux

Kingsley

Lesbian

María José Garzón

Shannon Beveridge

Cassandra Bankson

Dr Sally Le Page

Cammie Scott

Christel Dee

Ingrid Nilsen

Hannah Hart

Rose Dix

Hartbeat

Bisexual

Snow Tha Product

Claire Margaret Corlett

Harris “Harry” Brewis

Rosie Spaughton

Andrea Russett

Shane Dawson

Tana Mongeau

Harmony Nice

Janet Devlin

Mikey Bustos

Nicole Pacent

Daniela Calle

Alex Elmslie

Jessie Paege

Sammy Paul

Bree Essrig

Oliver Thorn - Great for philosophy

Lindsay Ellis

Mark Ferris

Gaby Dunn

Meg Turney

Dodie Clark 

Jon Cozart

Lilly Singh

Elle Mills

Mxmtoon

Snooki

Asexual spectrum

Evan Edinger - He reblogged his post

Julie Sondra Decker

Vesper (QueerAsCat)

Connie Glynn

Yasmin Benoit

Caligo Bastet

Ricky Dillon

Intersex

Amythest Schaber

[17escapes-blog]

headcanon: big x

After Roger Bartlett was reported as one of the many dead after the big escape, a meeting was held among the remaining prisoners and they decided to make Virgil the next “Big X”. Virgil turned down the title, both shaken by the number of dead and leery of the responsibility that came with officially leading any next prison camp breaks. Despite his refusal, the camp has still accepted him as their unofficial leader, partnered with Robert Hendley, “The Scrounger”.

[ladyperluskalstrkme]

Los paralelismos entre CDHYF y Cumbres borrascosas

Los curiosos paralelismos entre Cumbres Borrascosas, la historia de Meñique y el devenir en Canción de Hielo y Fuego por Loba Stark

Cumbres Borrascosas es una de mis novelas favoritas escrita por Emily Bronte en el siglo XVIII. Mal englobada dentro del género romántico en esta novela se cuenta una historia de amor destructiva y de venganza entre Catherine Earshaw y Heatcliff.

Canción de Hielo y Fuego es como todos sabemos una obra contemporánea englobada dentro del género de fantasía épica escrita por George RR Martin, que aunque rompe con los clichés establecidos en este género, sigue los patrones del mismo aunque contados de una manera muy cruda y realista. Sabemos que Martin ha bebido de muchas fuentes para construir su historia y creo que una de esas fuentes es la novela de Emily Bronte.

Hace unos años intentando comprender las motivaciones de los actos de Meñique me di cuenta que no eran otros más que la venganza hacia las familias Tully y Stark, la misma que llevo a cabo Heatcliff contra los Earnshaw y los Linton y que por ese motivo tan bajo y no por ello tan humano se desencadenan todos los hechos que empiezan en Juego de Tronos con la carta de Lysa dirigida a su hermana Catelyn en la que acusa de la muerte de su marido, Jon Arryn a los Lannister precisamente en el momento en que el rey Robert Baratheon viaja a Invernalia para pedir a su amigo Eddard Stark el ser su Mano tras la muerte en extrañas circunstancias del mencionado Jon Arryn. Entonces fue cuando me di cuenta de los tremendos paralelismos que quiero contar aquí entre estas dos grandes historias que son Cumbres Borrascosas y Canción de Hielo y Fuego que paso a narrar y comparar en este artículo. Los hechos no suceden igual en las dos historias como es lógico porque si no estaríamos ante un plagio en toda regla, pero sí que tienen una similitud muy fuerte entre hechos y personajes.

Empecemos comparando los hechos narrados de Cumbres Borrascosas con los de Canción de Hielo y Fuego.

En Cumbres Borrascosas todo comienza en los páramos de Yorkshire cuanto el patriarca de los Ernsahaw regresa a su hacienda llamada Cumbres borrascosas con un niño gitano mendigo al que llama Heatcliff que se encuentra en las calles de Liverpool y al cual recoge por pena para que se crie con sus dos hijos Catherine y Hendley.

Aquí nos encontramos con el primer paralelismo, ya que aunque los orígenes de Meñique no son los mismos que los de Heatcliff, ya que Meñique es hijo de un pequeño señor descendiente de Braavos, los dos son recogidos por dos grandes señores o terratenientes para ser pupilos suyos y ser criados junto a sus hijos, que ya vemos que en los dos casos tenemos dos chicas con unos nombres prácticamente iguales; Catherin y Catelyn.

Continuemos con la historia y los paralelismos.

Muere el matrimonio Earnshaw. Hetcliff y Caherine van creciendo y su amistad se va convirtiendo en amor. Heatcliff después de la muerte de su benefactor es relegado como mozo de cuadras y es maltratado y humillado por Heandley el cual siempre lo ha odiado. En una de las incursiones de Catherin y Heatcliff a La granja de los tordos, hacienda cercana a Cumbres borrascosas y también una de las más importantes y ricas de región, para espiar a los hermanos que habitan dicha granja Edgar e Isabella Linton. Catherine es mordida por uno de los perros de la granja y es rescatada y cuidada por los habitantes de la hacienda hasta su recuperación para luego volver hecha una dama, recuperada ya de sus heridas a su casa. Es entonces cuando Edgar un joven de temperamento noble y tranquilo empieza a cortejar a Catherine. Con los consiguientes celos de Heatcliff que se siente relegado por las atenciones que presta su amada a su pretendiente. En las cumbres se celebra una fiesta en honor de Edgar e Isabella y Heatcliff el cual no ha sido invitado, aparece en ella animado por Nelly la ama de llaves, sufriendo una brutal paliza que lo deja muy mal herido por parte de Hindley que no soporta la presencia del joven con ellos en la casa. Heandley se ha casado con una mujer a la que lleva a vivir a Cumbres borrascosas y tienen un hijo, Hareton, pero Frances que así se llamaba la esposa de Hindley muere al dar a luz. Catherine acepta la petición de mano de Edgar Linton, pero le confiesa a Nelly la ama de llaves, que al que quiere realmente es a Heatcliff, pero este que escucha parte de la conversación, no oye lo último y se va de Cumbres Borrascosas herido de cuerpo y sobre todo alma, sin dejar rastro.

Vamos a comparar estos hechos ahora con Canción; Podemos ver que el nombre de Edgar, se parece muchísimo al de Eddard y también tienen los dos personaje una manera de ser o comportamientos muy parecidos y el comportamiento de Hindley con Heatcliff recuerda muchísimo al de Brandon Stark con Meñique ya que Meñique también sufrió una paliza tremenda por parte de Brandon al retarlo a duelo al saber este que su amada Catelyn había sido prometida a él, aunque luego no llegaran a casarse ya que Brandon fue asesinado por el Rey Loco y se tuvo que casar con Eddard Stark, hermano de Brandon. La diferencia que tenemos entre estas historias en que en Cumbres Borrascosas Heatcliff y Catherine se aman apasionadamente, mientras que en Canción, Catelyn solo ve a Meñique como un amigo o hermano, sin embargo Meñique ama apasionadamente a Catelyn. Vemos también en los dos casos como los dos protagonistas de estas historias dejan sus hogares de acogida heridos de cuerpo, en su orgullo y rechazados por sus amadas y como vamos a ver a continuación, con ganas de venganza hacia las familias que los acogieron y los que les agraviaron.

En Cumbres Borrascosas tenemos a un Heatcliff que aparece después de varios años sorpresivamente en los páramos de Yorkshire, hecho un auténtico caballero, muy elegante y refinado en sus maneras a la par que muy apuesto, y con una autentica fortuna, hecho que no da más que para habladurías de donde y como ha conseguido esa fortuna, por lo que parece y seguramente que con métodos nada ortodoxos. Se presenta en la granja de los tordos para volver a ver a su amor, Catherine, que lo acoge con mucha emoción y queriendo que su marido, el tranquilo Edgar, lo acoja también como un amigo o un hermano, hecho muy alejado de la realidad ya que estos dos hombres no confían el uno en el otro; el uno porque le robo a su amor y el otro porque sabe que su esposa siente algo muy especial por Heatcliff y pasa mucho tiempo junto a él como cuando vivían juntos en Cumbres borrascosas, llegando incluso a una fuerte discusión en la cual Edgar prohíbe la entrada en la granja de Heatcliff con el consiguiente enfado de Catherine. Para colmo de males, Isabella se enamora perdidamente de Heatcliff, hecho que este aprovecha para seducirla y de paso dar celos a Catherine y huyen juntos, casándose y dejando a Edgar en un estado de estupefacción y desencadenando un estado nervioso de Catherine muy grave. Heatcliff por cierto es el dueño ahora de Cumbres Borrascosas ya que Hindley totalmente alcoholizado después de perder a su mujer, está lleno de deudas y Heatcliff se hace cargo de ellas quedándose con todo lo que era de los Earshaw, Hareton incluido. El mismo día de su fuga con Heatcliff empieza el infierno de Isabella, ya que se da cuenta de que su apuesto y misterioso marido la ha engañado vilmente ya que todo ha sido una maniobra para dar celos a Catherine y mortificar a Edgar Linton, su odiado rival, empezando para ella un calvario de malos tratos tanto físicos como psíquicos. Durante ese tiempo Hindley muere y ella por fin puede escapar, huyendo a Londres donde tiene un hijo de Heatcliff, al que bautiza con el nombre de Linton. Mientras tanto en la granja de los tordos, Catherine enferma de los nervios muere al dar a luz a su hija a la que su padre llama como ella, Catherine. Antes de morir, Catherine y Heatcliff viven una desgarradora escena de amor en la cual aparte de maldecirse eternamente, se declaran ese amor que los ha llevado prácticamente a la autodestrucción, suya, y de la gente que les rodea.

Vamos ahora a comparar todo esto con Canción y la historia de Meñique que es donde yo creo que más paralelismos hay: Meñique aparece en el valle de Arryn hecho todo un caballero, pero no tan apuesto como Heatcliff, que está amasando una fortuna como todos sabemos de maneras poco claras, una de esas maneras es siendo un proxeneta y escalando peldaños en la corte de Desembarco, llegando a ser uno de los consejeros del rey Robert, y un hombre muy cotizado en la nobleza de Desembarco. En el valle se encuentra con Lysaa Arryn, hermana de su amor Catelyn Tully de la cual no se ha olvidado y de la que sigue albergando esperanzas aunque la sepa casada con Eddard Stark y siendo una honorable madre de familia. Todos sabemos ya que Lysa sí que ha estado enamorada de Petyr siempre, de hecho se acostó con el estando Meñique borracho, creyendo este que era Catelyn. Lysa quedo embarazada y Hoster Tully al enterarse la hizo abortar y como luego ya sabemos, la casó con Jon Arryn, un padre casi para Ned Stark que fue pupilo junto a Robert en el nido de águilas del mencionado Jon Arryn. De hecho, yo tengo sospechas y no me extrañaría nada que Robalito, el hijo de Lysa y Jon Arryn sea de Meñique. Es en esa época cuando Meñique manipulando a Lysa empieza su venganza hacia los Stark, al inducir a Lysa a que envenenara a su esposo y luego con la consiguiente carta que manda Lysa a su hermana acusando de la muerte de su marido a los Lannister. Encima Ned Stark es nombrado mano del rey y se traslada a Desembarco con sus hijas a desempeñar ese papel.

Heatcliff seduce a Isabella y Meñique a Lysa, ahí empiezan las venganzas de los dos.

Continuemos con Cumbres Borrascosas: Pasan quince años de la muerte de Catherine Earshaw y en la granja de los tordos crece Caty, una niña que es el vivo retrato de su madre, salvo en el color del pelo, ya que la hija es rubia como su padre y no morena como lo era su madre, pero comparten los mismos ojos negros característicos de los Earnshaw. Como decía, la adolescente crece sin conocer nada de los hechos acontecidos antes de su nacimiento, pero un día que se aleja de los tordos se encuentra con Heatcliff y diciéndole este quien es, que es su tío y que vive muy cerca en Cumbres borrascosas y que tiene un primo. Heatcliff se ha hecho cargo de su hijo tras la muerte de Isabella y se lo ha llevado a las Cumbres con el. Es entonces cuando Heatcliff orquesta un romance entre Caty y Linton, propiciando sus encuentros y cuando Edgar Linton se entera de ello y le prohíbe a su hija dichos encuentros, la pareja sigue escribiéndose con la supervisión claro está de Hetcliff en el caso de su hijo Linton. Carty escapa un día de la granja de los tordos a Cumbres borrascosas desesperada por ver a su amado primo Linton y es cuando en esa escapada Heatcliff secuestra a Caty en las cumbres y la casa con Linton, que resulta ser un ser taimado, mezquino, tirano y enfermizo, al cual desprecia hasta su propio padre. Caty sufre un auténtico infierno en las cumbres por culpa de los caprichos de su infantil marido y por la actitud agresiva de Heatcliff. Aparte de por su encierro ya que no puede ir a ver a su padre que esta delicado de salud. No nos olvidemos de que también vive en la hacienda Hareton, el otro primo de Caty, un chico que se ha criado analfabeto y rudo y del cual Linton no hace más que burlarse lo mismo que hace Caty, que lo trata con desprecio ante los torpes intentos de este de congraciarse con ella por pena de su estado en la casa, haciendo que Hareton la trate también con mucha sequedad. Caty se convierte en la enfermera de su marido hasta que este muere, pero también muere en la granja de los tordos Edgar Linton dejando a la joven en la más profunda de las tristezas y quedándose Heatcliff como dueño de todo lo de los Linton y los Earnshaw muy injustamente. Pero en Cumbres Borrascosas poco a poco se va produciendo un acercamiento entre Caty y su primo Hareton que van enamorándose poco a poco con gran disgusto por parte de Heatcliff que ve como parte de su venganza se le va al traste. Finalmente Heatcliff muere después de un extraño comportamiento y es que parece ser que al final, su amada Catherine se lo lleva con ella a vagar eternamente por los páramos porque desde que murió, el fantasma de Catherine atormentaba a Heathcliff. Hareton y Caty se casan y pasan a ser los dueños de Cumbres Borrascosas y la granja de los tordos como les correspondía por herencia.

En este tramo final de la historia vemos también los paralelismos tan grandes que hay con Canción, lo primero en el gran parecido de Caty con su madre, lo mismo que el de Sansa con Cat. Tenemos a un Linton hijo de Heatcliff que es una mezcla entre Robalito y el mismísimo Joffrey, niños enfermizos y mezquinos criados entre algodones que son unos auténticos tiranos. También vemos como Caty cae en las manos de Heatcliff que no la quiere más que para apoderarse de todo lo de los Linton con el matrimonio con su hijo Linton, lo mismo que Sansa cae en manos de Meñique que la utiliza también como peón para conseguir el valle de Arryn y luego Invernalia, que es lo que realmente quiere. Tenemos a un Hareton al que Caty trata con desdén y desprecio, lo mismo que Sansa trata a Jon. También tenemos a un fantasma, el fantasma de Catherine Earrnshaw que vaga por los páramos, lo mismo que una Catelyn resucitada convertida en LCDP que se encuentra en a tierra de los ríos. Todo esto me hace pensar que la trama de Meñique y Sansa en los libros va a seguir por un camino muy parecido, con una Sansa prisionera de Meñique siendo su peón, que contraerá matrimonio con Harry Harding el heredero, un matrimonio desgraciado porque Harry creo que no va a ser un buen marido y maltrate a Sansa, incluso la viole como ocurre en la serie con Ramsey Bolton el heredero, que la tiene prisionera como Heatcliff a Cty en las Cumbres. Probablemente Harry muera y Meñique con Sansa vayan con los hombres del valle a recuperar Invernalia y es ahí donde Sansa se volverá a encontrar con Jon, el hermano al que tanto desprecio e ignoro que les ayudara en su lucha contra los Bolton, empezando entre ellos una atracción que los va a hacer sufrir ya que se creen hermanos. Este puede ser perfectamente el triángulo amoroso que planeo Martin en un principio con Jon, Arya y Tyrion como protagonistas, pero cambiando los personajes por Jon, Sansa y Meñique, haciendo que se le repita a Meñique la misma historia, la de que un Stark vuelve a quitarle el amor de su chica. Este hecho ya lo hemos visto en esta temporada séptima, donde Meñique se da cuenta de que Jon y Sansa sienten más que amor fraternal al ser agarrado, otra vez, del cuello por un Stark, lo mismo que hizo Ned por su mujer Catelyn, al declararle su amor por Sansa en las criptas de Invernalia y en cómo se despiden los “hermanos” fijándose en la cara de profunda tristeza de Sansa, haciendo peligrar su plan de ser guardián del norte y casarse con Sansa.

Por todo esto que he contado y comparado creo que Sansa y Jon terminaran casándose, como lo hacen Hareton el chico noble y bueno de las cumbres, con la caprichosa Caty, su prima, que gracias a sufrir lo indecible se da cuenta de lo que realmente importa, su familia, ya que gracias a su mala cabeza llena de pájaros y engaños, se queda sin padre al morir este en su ausencia, sin poder despedirse de él y que se enamora del chico que desprecia dándose cuenta de que por mucha buena apariencia y modales que haya tenido el príncipe con el que le casan, era un auténtico demonio, mientras que el verdadero príncipe en todos los sentidos de la palabra lo tenía al lado y ella ignoraba por no considerarlo nada. Y como el chico de buen corazón despreciado y ninguneado, lo primero negándole lo que le corresponde por herencia, se da cuenta de que esa prima altanera es una mujer decidida que le ayuda a abrir los ojos ante quien es en realidad y el papel que le corresponde, que le ayuda a conseguirlo y se da cuenta de la tremenda afinidad y complicidad que tienen, enamorándose perdidamente de ella 

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Do you have any FCs that could possibly pass as a sibling of Mason and Madison McCarthy? The character would be between the ages of 19 and 22. Thank you so much!

Male

Elliot Fletcher - Transgender

Skylar Kergil - Transgender

Herman Tømmeraas

Alexander Vlahos

Dylan Sprayberry

Aaron Carpenter

Robert Sheehan

Jérémy Kapone

Adrien Sahores

Shawn Mendes

Matthew Lewis

Douglas Booth

Nick Robinson

Nicholas Hoult

Taron Egerton

Nathan Sykes

Colin Woodell

Bill Skarsgård

Tom Holland

Dan Howell

Zach Garry

Female

Michelle Hendley - Transgender

Barrett Wilbert Weed

Lena Meyer-Landrut

Maggie Lindemann

Katherine Langford

Danielle Campbell

Miranda Cosgrove

Jessica Clements

Isabelle Fuhrman

Savannah Brown

Elizabeth Gillies

Jordan Todosey

Emma Blackery

Kate Bracken

Violett Beane

Amelia Zadro

Willa Holland

Maria Ehrich

Daisy Ridley

Jillian Banks

Lucy Hale

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30/1/19 - Research into Elizabethan Portraiture

The cult of Elizabeth : Elizabethan portraiture and pageantry

Author: Strong, Roy.

Publisher: London : Pimlico

Creation date: 1999

 Details on Nicholas Hilliard’s miniature painting of an unknown Young man amongst roses ‘is perhpase the single most famous portrait of the Elizabethan age. 

Image: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/y/nicholas-hilliards-young-man-among-roses/ 

Nicholas Hilliard was an English artist, born in 1547. He is most renowned for his portraits of members of the English Courts during the reign of Elizabeth I.  This miniature painting is fascinating. Parallels can be drawn between it and contemporaneous Indian miniatures. There is natural imagery, a full standing figure and ornate decoration. The main contrast however is the oval frame, which is unique to European portraiture. It is one of the main features present in Dr Hendley’s book. 

Strong explains the main motif of the portrait as love-sickness and points to Reynolds’ indication of meaning in the roses. Who the man in the portrait is remains a mystery but there have been a number of suggestions. David Piper ‘made the daring suggestion’ that he is Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Strong agrees but adds the caveat that the ‘evidence which  bears this out belongs to a wider context than that of physiognomical likeness alone’.  He describes the image as ‘rich in allusions’ and places it in the context of Elizabeth’s reign, directly after the Armada. Other parallels can thus be drawn between Indian miniatures and this depiction of a love interest.  It would be apt to describe Indian miniatures as also ‘rich with allusions’. 

This is a miniature painting from Chitrashala in Bundi, Rajasthan (somewhere I will be visiting over Easter). It is a beautiful fresco of a woman with a playing with a yoyo. Both of these paintings were created at the same time, and each sets the subject in the midst of natural imagery. A significant difference is the stylised eyes in the Indian miniature, which are unrealistic and exaggerated. The Indian miniature is also less true to the natural landscape, using the typical image of rolling clouds in the background. 

This book has been incredibly useful in introducing me to the fascinating world of Elizabeth court portraiture and provided me with some incredible useful comparisons. 

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The Great Escape no Cinema (1963) - Fugindo do Inferno 

FUGINDO DO INFERNO Hollywood não poderia jamais deixar passar em branco uma História tão interessante sobre mais este capítulo da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Então em 1963 “The Great Escape” (Fugindo do Inferno) é estrelado por Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn e Hannes Messemer. Filmado em Panavision. Baseado no livro de não ficção de Paul Brickhill de 1950 de mesmo título, que relata em primeira mão a fuga em massa dos prisioneiros de guerra britânicos do campo de prisioneiros alemão Stalag Luft III em Sagan (atual Żagań, Polônia), na província da Baixa Silésia então Alemanha Nazista. O filme foi baseado nos eventos reais, mas desviou-se significativamente dos eventos históricos, retratando uma versão fortemente ficcional da fuga com numerosos compromissos por seu apelo comercial, como incluir americanos entre os fugitivos. Foi feito pela The Mirisch Company, lançado pela United Artists, e produzido e dirigido por John Sturges. 

O diretor Sturges (1910 – 1992)  O filme teve sua Estreia Oficial na Odeon Leicester Square, no West End de Londres, em 20 de junho de 1963. Se tornou muito popular considerado até hoje como um Grande Clássico do Cinema. Enredo Em 1943, tendo gasto enormes recursos na recaptura dos prisioneiros de guerra aliados, os alemães se mudaram para um campo de prisioneiros de guerra de alta segurança. O comandante, o coronel da Luftwaffe von Luger, disse ao Alto Oficial Britânico, Capitão do Grupo Ramsey: "Não haverá escapatória deste acampamento" O Capitão Virgil Hilts da USAAF e o Oficial de Voo da RAF Escocesa Archibald "Archie" Ives são presos em isolamento na solitária após uma tentativa de fuga. Hilts joga uma bola de baseball contra a parede da célula mais fria, enquanto ele planeja outra fuga. Enquanto isso, os prisioneiros montam um plano audacioso para escavar para fora do campo a fim de libertar 200 homens, não apenas para fugir, mas também para afastar as forças alemãs da batalha perdendo tempo para procurar fugitivos, a tal ponto que tantos soldados e recursos quanto possível será desperdiçado em encontrar prisioneiros de guerra em vez de ser usado na linha de frente. Liderados pelo Líder do Esquadrão da RAF Roger Bartlett, "Big X" do comitê de fuga do acampamento, os homens se organizam em equipes. O tenente americano de voo Robert Hendley é o que consegue materiais necessários, desde uma câmera até roupas e cartões de identidade. O oficial de voo australiano Louis Sedgwick, "o fabricante", faz ferramentas como picaretas para escavar e foles para bombear ar para dentro dos túneis. Os tenentes de voo Danny Velinski e William "Willie" Dickes são "os reis do túnel" encarregados da escavação. O tenente de voo Andrew MacDonald atua como provedor de inteligência e o segundo em comando de Bartlett. O tenente comandante Eric Ashley-Pitt, da Marinha Real, elabora um método de espalhar o solo dos túneis sobre o acampamento, sob o nariz dos guardas. O tenente de voo Griffith atua como "O Alfaiate", criando roupas civis a partir de tecidos saqueados. A falsificação é feita pelo tenente de voo Colin Blythe. Os prisioneiros trabalham em três túneis simultaneamente, chamando-os de "Tom", "Dick" e "Harry". O ruído do trabalho é coberto pelo coro de prisioneiros liderado por Flt. Tenente Denis Cavendish. 

Hilts e Ives concebem uma fuga, uma proposta que é aceita por Bartlett com o argumento de que o veto a cada tentativa de fuga independente levantaria suspeitas da tentativa de fuga coletiva que estava sendo planejada. Ambos são pegos e devolvidos a solitária. Após a liberação, Bartlett solicita que Hilts use sua próxima fuga como uma oportunidade para um reconhecimento da área imediatamente ao redor do acampamento; Hilts se recusa, Enquanto isso, Hendley faz amizade com o guarda alemão Werner, que ele explora em várias ocasiões para contrabandear documentos e outros itens de importância para os prisioneiros. Logo, Bartlett ordena que "Dick" e "Harry" sejam fechados, já que "Tom" está mais próximo da conclusão. Enquanto os prisioneiros desfrutam de uma celebração do 4 de julho, organizada por Hilts, Hendley e o segundo tenente Goff, os guardas descobrem "Tom". Ives freneticamente sobe o arame farpado que cerca o campo e é morto a tiros. Os prisioneiros mudam seus esforços para "Harry", e Hilts concorda em fazer reconhecimento fora do campo e se permitir ser recapturado. A informação que ele traz é usada para criar mapas para guiar os fugitivos. Blythe descobre que ele está ficando cego lentamente devido à miopia progressiva causada pelo intrincado trabalho à luz de velas; Hendley assume a responsabilidade de ser o guia de Blythe na fuga. A última parte do túnel é concluída na noite programada, mas ela se mostra a seis metros fora da floresta. Sabendo que não há outras opções, Bartlett ordena que a fuga vá em frente, e Hilts improvisa um sistema de sinal de corda para permitir que eles saiam do túnel entre as varreduras dos guardas em patrulha. O claustrofóbico Danny quase se recusa a ir, mas é ajudado por Willie. Setenta e seis prisioneiros escapam, ajudados por um blecaute antiaéreo: uma vez de volta à corda, no entanto, Griffith sai impacientemente do túnel em vista dos guardas, e a fuga é descoberta. 

Todos os 76 prisioneiros de guerra tentam fugir para várias partes. Danny e Willie roubam um barco a remo e seguem rio abaixo até a costa do Báltico, onde embarcam em um navio mercante sueco. Sedgwick rouba uma bicicleta, depois pedala até um trem de carga que parte para a França, onde é guiado pela Resistência à Espanha. Cavendish pega uma carona em um caminhão, mas é entregue às autoridades, descoberto outro prisioneiro de guerra, Haynes, capturado em seu disfarce de soldado alemão. Hendley e Blythe roubam um avião para sobrevoar a fronteira suíça, mas o motor falha e eles caem. Eles sobrevivem, apenas para Blythe ser abatido por soldados alemães porque ele é incapaz de vê-los. Enquanto morre, ele agradece a Hendley por tirá-lo de lá. Hendley é capturado. Hilts rouba uma motocicleta em um posto de controle e é perseguido por soldados alemães; Ele pula uma cerca de arame farpado de primeira linha na fronteira germano suíça, mas antes que ele consiga pular a cerca de segunda linha, a motocicleta é atingida, fazendo com que ele e ele fique emaranhado na segunda linha maior e seja capturado. Enquanto espera passar por um posto de verificação da Gestapo em uma estação ferroviária, Bartlett é reconhecido por Kuhn, um agente da Gestapo que transferiu Barlett para o campo, mas Ashley-Pitt se sacrifica matando Kuhn e deixando-se perseguir e ser morto por soldados. A confusão resultante permite que Bartlett e MacDonald escapem, mas depois são pegos enquanto embarcam em um ônibus depois de erros de MacDonald, respondendo acidentalmente em inglês a um suspeito oficial da Gestapo. MacDonald é rapidamente apreendido, mas Bartlett foge até ser reconhecido e capturado por Untersturmführer Steinach, um agente da SS que também transferiu Barlett para o campo. 

Muitos homens, incluindo Bartlett, MacDonald, Cavendish, Haynes e outros, são convidados pelos alemães a descer dos caminhões a esticar as pernas em um campo na estrada, durante a “pseudo” viagem de volta ao Campo de Concentração, onde são todos mortos a tiros sob as ordens de um vingativo Adolf Hitler, sob o pretexto de que eles estavam tentando escapar. Hilts, Hendley e os outros são devolvidos ao acampamento. Ao todo, 50 homens são executados; 13 são recapturados e apenas 3 escaparam. Von Luger é dispensado do comando do campo por não ter conseguido evitar a fuga: von Luger diz a Hiltz quando o encontra voltando ao campo: "Parece, afinal, que você verá Berlim antes de mim." Hilts é levado de volta para a solitária. O guarda o tranca em sua cela e se afasta, mas momentaneamente pausa quando ouve o som familiar de Hilts jogando sua bola de beisebol contra a parede de sua cela, planejando sua próxima fuga, como fez tantas vezes antes. 

A Produção Em 1963, os irmãos Mirisch trabalharam com a United Artists para adaptar o livro para uma produção cinematográfica. A história foi adaptada por James Clavell, W. R. Burnett e Walter Newman, do livro de Paul Brickhill The Great Escape. Brickhill havia sido prisioneiro em Stalag Luft III durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. No livro, Brickhill observou que ele havia sido um membro muito menor da X Organization, um dos "patetas" que monitoravam os movimentos alemães no complexo de prisioneiros de guerra. O Elenco e suas “Coincidências”  A personagem Hilts Virgil de Steve McQueen, "O Rei da Fuga" foi baseado em pelo menos três pilotos, David M. Jones, John Dortch Lewis e William Ash, creditado com o desempenho mais significativo. Este filme estabeleceu o poder de bilheteria de McQueen e assegurou seu status de superstar. O crítico Leonard Maltin escreveu que "o grande elenco internacional é soberbo, mas o destaque é McQueen; é fácil ver por que isso calcou ainda mais seu status de superstar". A personagem de Sir Roger Attenborough (Roger Bartlett The "Big X") foi baseado em Roger Bushell, o prisioneiro de guerra britânico nascido na África do Sul que foi o mentor do verdadeiro Grande Escape. Este foi o primeiro filme que levou Attenborough a ficar conhecido Estados Unidos. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, o ator Attenborough serviu na Royal Air Force. Ele se ofereceu para voar com a Unidade de Cinema e depois de muitos treinamentos, onde sofreu danos permanentes no ouvido, foi qualificado como sargento, voando em várias missões na Europa filmando a partir da posição do artilheiro traseiro para registrar o resultado das missões do Comando de Bombardeio. (Richard Harris foi originalmente anunciado para o papel). O Capitão do Grupo Ramsey RAF, "o SBO", foi baseado no Capitão do Grupo Herbert Massey, um veterano da Primeira Guerra Mundial que havia se voluntariado na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ele é interpretado por James Donald. Massey andou mancando, assim como Ramsey no filme que andava com uma bengala. Massey havia sofrido ferimentos graves na mesma perna em ambas as guerras. Não haveria escapatória para ele, mas como Oficial Sênior Britânico, ele tinha que saber o que estava acontecendo. O capitão do grupo, Massey, tinha sido um fugitivo veterano e estava em apuros com a Gestapo. Sua experiência permitiu que ele oferecesse bons conselhos à Organização X. Outro oficial que provavelmente inspirou o personagem de Ramsey foi o comandante de ala Harry Day. O tenente-coronel Colin Blythe RAF, "O Falsante", foi baseado em Tim Walenn e interpretado por Donald Pleasence. O próprio Pleasence serviu na Royal Air Force durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ele foi abatido e passou um ano no campo de prisioneiros de guerra alemão Stalag Luft I. Charles Bronson tinha sido artilheiro na USAAF e foi ferido, mas não foi abatido. Como seu personagem, Danny Valinski, ele sofria de claustrofobia por causa de seu trabalho infantil em uma mina. James Garner foi soldado na Guerra da Coreia e foi ferido duas vezes. Ele foi um”Arranjador de Itens” durante esse tempo, como é no filme seu personagem Flt Lt Hendley. O Comandante do Campo Hannes Messemer, "Coronel von Luger", foi baseado em Oberst Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau. Ele tinha sido prisioneiro de guerra na Rússia durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e escapou andando centenas de quilômetros até a fronteira alemã. O Oficial Voador de Angus Lennie, Archibald Ives, "A Toupeira" foi baseado em Jimmy Kiddel, que foi morto a tiros enquanto tentava escalar a cerca. O filme é preciso ao mostrar que apenas três fugitivos fizeram corridas domésticas, embora as pessoas que os fizeram sejam diferentes daquelas do filme. A fuga de Danny e Willie no filme é baseada em dois noruegueses que escaparam de barco para a Suécia, Per Bergsland e Jens Müller. A fuga bem-sucedida do personagem australiano de James Coburn, Sedgwick (o fabricante) via Espanha, foi baseada no holandês Bram van der Stok. Coburn, um americano, foi escalado para o papel do oficial de voo Louis Sedgwick da Força Aérea Real Australiana (RAAF), que era uma fusão do tenente Albert Hake, um australiano que trabalhava na RAF e do Johnny Travis. Tilman 'Til Kiwe' Kiver interpretou o guarda alemão "Frick", que descobre a fuga. Kiwe tinha sido um oficial alemão de paraquedista que foi capturado e mantido prisioneiro em um campo de prisioneiros de guerra no Colorado. Ele fez várias tentativas de fuga, tingindo seu uniforme e carregando papéis forjados. Ele foi capturado na estação de trem de St. Louis durante uma tentativa de fuga. Ele ganhou a Cruz de Cavaleiro antes de sua captura e foi o membro do elenco que realmente fez muitas das façanhas mostradas no filme. 

Cartazes do filme 

A motocicleta usada por Ekins para acrobacias no filme

Locações  O filme foi feito num Estúdio de Cinema da Baviera, no subúrbio de Geiselgasteig, em Munique, na zona rural, onde foram construídos conjuntos para os interiores dos túneis e das barracas. O acampamento foi construído em uma clareira da floresta Perlacher perto do estúdio. A cidade alemã perto do campo real era Sagan (agora Żagań, Polônia); foi renomeada Neustadt no filme. Muitas cenas foram filmadas em torno da cidade de Füssen, na Baviera, incluindo sua estação ferroviária. O distrito próximo de Pfronten, com a sua distintiva Igreja de São Nicolau de fundo cênico, também aparece frequentemente no filme. Muitas cenas envolvendo a ferrovia foram filmadas perto da estação Deisenhofen e na linha Großhesselohe - Holzkirchen. O castelo que aparece enquanto Hendley e Blythe voam quando tentam escapar é o Castelo de Neuschwanstein. As cenas de perseguição de motocicleta com as cercas de arame farpado foram filmadas em prados fora de Füssen, e o "arame farpado" que Hilts colide antes de ser recapturado foi simulado por faixas de borracha amarradas ao redor do arame farpado, construído pelo elenco e equipe em seu tempo livre. Preocupações com seguros impediram McQueen de realizar o notável salto de motocicleta do filme, que foi feito por seu amigo e colega entusiasta do ciclo Bud Ekins, que se parecia com McQueen à distância. Contam que era vontade do próprio McQueen realizar a cena pois era uma pessoa muito ligada a carros e motos velozes e constantemente realizava atividades de velocidades envolvendo muito perigo, mas foi impedido pelas razões acima citadas. Quando Johnny Carson mais tarde tentou parabenizar McQueen pelo salto durante a transmissão do “The Tonight Show”, McQueen disse: "Não fui eu. Foi Bud Ekins" Outras partes da perseguição foram feitas por McQueen, na cena da perseguição pelos soldados por causa de sua habilidade com uma motocicleta. A moto era um Triumph TR6 Trophy que foi pintada para parecer uma máquina alemã. A máquina restaurada está atualmente em exibição na fábrica da Triumph em Hinckley, no Reino Unido.

Recepção de Críticos e Público The Great Escape arrecadou US$ 11,7 milhões nas bilheterias, depois de um orçamento de US$ 4 milhões. Tornou-se um dos filmes de maior bilheteria de 1963, apesar da forte concorrência. Nos anos que se seguiram ao seu lançamento, seu público se ampliou, consolidando seu status de clássico do cinema. Foi inscrito no 3º Festival Internacional de Cinema de Moscou, onde McQueen ganhou o Prêmio Prata de Melhor Ator. Em uma pesquisa de 2006 no Reino Unido, sobre o filme da família que os telespectadores mais gostariam de ver no dia de Natal, The Great Escape veio em terceiro lugar, e foi o primeiro entre as escolhas dos telespectadores masculinos. Prêmios e Honras - Indicado ao Oscar de Melhor Edição - Ferris Webster - Indicado ao Globo de Ouro de Melhor Filme - Vencedor do Festival Internacional de Cinema de Moscou  Melhor Ator - Steve McQueen - Indicado a Melhor Filme no Festival Internacional de -Cinema de Moscou - John Sturges -Selecionado Top Ten Films of Year em 1963 -Vencedor do Writers Guild of America Best Written American Drama - James Clavell, W. R. Burnett - adaptação do roteiro   Legado Em 24 de março de 2014, no 70º aniversário da Fuga, a RAF encenou uma comemoração da tentativa de fuga, com 50 pessoas carregando uma fotografia de cada um dos homens mortos. Em 24 de março de 2019, a RAF está planejando outro evento para o 75º aniversário da fuga. Haverá uma exibição do filme no Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, em Londres, apresentado por Dan Snow. O filme será transmitido simultaneamente pelos cinemas do Reino Unido em todo o país. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- Fontes:

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Feb. 6, 2019: Obituaries

Lanies Hamby,  92

Mr. Lanies Lowe Hamby, age 92 of Lenoir, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at his home.

               Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m Wednesday, February  6,   at Green Mountain Baptist Church with Pastor Junior Hamby and Pastor Lane Hamby officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:00.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  

               Mr. Hamby was born November 3rd, 1926 in Wilkes County to Andrew and Laura Greene Hamby. He was retired from Broyhill Furniture and was a member of Green Mountain Baptist Church in Lenoir.

               In addition to his parents, Mr. Hamby was preceded in death by a sister: Pearl Miles and eight brothers; Jack, Sherman, Russell, Caney, Barney, Stanley, Jake and Linney Hamby.

               He is survived by his wife of 70 years; Beulah Greene Hamby of the home, two daughters; Lois Pipes and husband Fred and Geneva Triplett of Lenoir, two sons; Dwight Hamby and wife Patsy and Steve Hamby both of Lenoir, six grandchildren; Rena Pipes, Tony Pipes, Terry Hawkins, Scott Hawkins, Junior Hamby and wife Sherry and Holly Hendrix and husband Danny all of Lenoir, eight great grandchildren and seven great- great grandchildren.

               Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Wake Forest Baptist Care at Home Hospice 126 Executive Drive Suite 110 Wilkesboro, NC 28697 or Green Mountain Baptist Church 2077 Piney Grove Circle, Lenoir, NC 28645.

Joshua Bailey, 28

Mr. Joshua Grant Bailey, age 28 of North Wilkesboro passed away Friday, February 1, 2019.

               Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 7,   at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Ralph Minton, Rev. Dr. Joe Pinkerton and Rev. Rick Tomlinson officiating.  Burial will be in Scenic Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Wednesday evening at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home

               Mr. Bailey was born September 6, 1990 in Wilkes County to Aubrey Scott and Debra Kaye Church Bailey.  He worked for Lowe's Home Improvement and was a member of Truth Community Church.

               He was preceded in death by his Grandfather; James Church, Uncle; James Church, Jr. and Aunt Teresa VanDeventer

               He is survived by his parents; Scott and Debra Bailey of North Wilkesboro, daughter; Peyton Lane Bailey of Millers Creek and son; Jaxton Reece Bailey of North Wilkesboro, two brothers; Garth Bailey of Holden Beach and Garrett Bailey of North Wilkesboro and fiance'; Adrienne Severt.

               In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to an educational fund benefiting Joshua's children; Peyton and Jaxton.  Contributions may be made to the Local Government Credit Union, PO Box 700, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 - Fund # 40289959.

Hazel  Durham, 87

Mrs. Hazel Church Durham, age 87 of North Wilkesboro passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center.

               Funeral services were February 5,   at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Dean Adams officiating.  Burial was in Mountlawn Memorial Park.  

               Mrs. Durham was born September 24, 1931 in Wilkes County to William Edgar and Vada Mabe Church.  

               She was preceded in death by her parents.

               She is survived by her husband; Pete Durham of the home, two sons; Mike Durham and Tammy and Tony Durham all of North Wilkesboro.

               Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Wake Forest Care At-Home Hospice, 110  Executive Drive, Suite 110, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Geneva Reeves,  79

Mrs. Geneva Kerley Reeves, age 79 of McGrady, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist -Wilkes Medical Center.

               Funeral services were February 4,   at Stony Fork Baptist Church in Deep Gap with Rev. Phillip Woodring, Rev. Vernon Eller and Rev. Richard Cox officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

               Mrs. Reeves was born September 22, 1939 in Alexander County to William Tate Kerley and Mary Jane Estep Kerley. She was a hairdresser. Mrs. Reeves was a member of Stony Fork Baptist Church. Geneva was a lady of faith, who loved her family and had a passion for cooking and gardening.

               In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter; Regina Rose Spears, two sisters and five brothers.

               She was survived by her husband, Thomas Leon Reeves of the home who passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019, four daughters; Freda Cox and husband Richard of McGrady, Sandra Miller and husband Casey of Deep Gap, Lesia Sanwald and husband Mark of Taylorsville and Smiley Greene and husband Mike of Deep Gap, a son; William Carl Spears and wife Angela of Conover, two step-sons; Fred Reeves of Zepher Hills FL and Brent Reeves and wife Michelle of Floral City, FL, eighteen grandchildren, twenty eight great grandchildren, a sister; Linda Kerley Lyttle and husband Charlie of Clayton and two brothers; Troy Kerley and wife Sherrill of Lenoir and Dewey Ray Kerley and friend Pam of Hickory,

               Flowers will be accepted.

 Glinda  Foster, 59

Mrs. Glinda Lynn Foster, 59, of Wilkesboro, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019.

               Glinda was born on August 10, 1959 in Wilkes County to E. Lindberg Foster and EvaLee Griffin Foster.

               Glinda is preceded in death by her parents.

               Glinda is survived her sons, James Thomas Dancy and wife, Diamond of N. Wilkesboro, Demetric Ferguson of Wilkesboro; sister, Kathy Dancy and husband, Thomas of Millers Creek; brothers, Junior Foster and wife, Faye of Taylorsville, Larry Foster of Sparta, Randy Foster and wife, Kim of N.Wilkesboro; 13 grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.  

               The funeral service was on  February 3, at Big Ivy Baptist Church in Purlear.

               Rev. Wiley Boggs officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.

               Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes has the honor of serving the Foster Family.

   Robert  Reid, 55

Mr. Robert Timothy "Tim" Reid, age 55 of Purlear passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at his home.

               A Celebration of Life service was February 2,  at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Reach Center with Pastor Dale Jennings officiating.  Burial with Military Honors by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 will be in the church cemetery.  

               Tim was born February 3, 1963 in Wilkes County to Levi Caldwell and Patsy Nichols Reid. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.

               He was preceded in death by his father.

               He is survived by his wife; Sherrie Mathis Reid of the home, two daughters; Natalie Lambert of Holland, MI and Abigail Smithey and husband Adrian of Wilkesboro, his mother; Patsy Nichols Reid of Purlear, five grandchildren; Jaxon Lambert, Madeline Lambert, Elizabeth Lambert, Noah Lenderman and Scarlett Smithey and one brother; Randy Reid and wife Cathy of Purlear and special furry friend; Derby.

               In lieu of flowers, "Do a Random Act of Kindness for Someone".

  Arthur Caudill 88

Mr. Arthur Gene Caudill age 88 of Wilkesboro, passed away Thursday, January 31st, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC.

               Graveside services with Military Honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 were February 5, at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Boomer with Rev. Robert Duncan, Rev. Horace Minton and Rev.Tim DeBord officiating.

               Mr. Caudill was born January 20, 1931 in Wilkes County to William Arthur Caudill and Mable Louise Hedgepeth. He served in the United States Army in Korea. Mr. Caudill was the owner of Caudill Construction Company, Inc. and a lifelong member of Zion Hill Baptist Church.

               In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son; Arthur Gene "Art" Caudill, Jr. and a son in law; Steven Cobb.

               He is survived by his wife; Willa Scott Caudill of the home, a daughter; Cindy Caudill Cobb of Mooresville, two grandchildren; Lee Marshall Cobb and wife Kelley of Mooresville and Rachel Caudill of Atlanta, GA and two great grandchildren; Lee Marshall Cobb, Jr. and Abigail Grace Cobb both of Mooresville.

               In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund PO Box 12 Boomer, NC 28606 or Mtn. Valley Hospice 401 Technology Lane Suite 200 Mt. Airy, NC 27030.

Linda  Leonard,  70

Linda Gaye Leonard, age 70, of Millers Creek, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at her home. She was born August 1, 1948 in Wilkes County to James "Lonnie" and Flossie Myers Blackburn. Ms. Leonard was a member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church. She enjoyed music and was a huge Eddie Miles fan. She loved traveling to Gatlinburg, and spending time with her granddaughter and adored her son. Ms. Leonard was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her son, Justin Chad Leonard and wife Sierra of Wilkesboro; and granddaughter, Honor Evangeline Leonard of Wilkesboro.

               Funeral service was January 30,   at Boiling Springs Baptist Church with Pastor Joey Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Donations may be made to the family to help with expenses. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

 Shirley Holloway, 75

Mrs. Shirley Shepherd Holloway, age 75 passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at her home.

               Funeral services were February 1, 2019 at Christian Home Baptist Church with Pastor Chad Hendren and Bro. Larry Adams officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery.  

               Mrs. Holloway was born March 26, 1943 in Wilkes County Bill and Lessie Wingler Shepherd.  She was a member of Christian Home Baptist Church.

               In addition to her parents she was preceded in death a son; Harrold Holloway.

               She is survived by her husband James Walter Holloway of the home, three sons; Richie Holloway of the home, Gary Holloway and wife Beth of North Wilkesboro and Jerry Holloway and wife Kimberly of Traphill, five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

               Flowers will be accepted.

Gerald Hendley, 83

Mr. G. Gerald Hendley, age 83 of Moravian Falls, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.

               Mr. Hendley was born February 4, 1935 in Durham County to Grover Pines Hendley and

Virginia Whitfield Hendley. He was educated in the Durham public schools, and thenwent on to serve in the United States Airforce. In 1955, He was married to the late Judy Frances Fischer. In 1972, He and his family moved to Wilkes County where he resided until his passing.  After retirement, Mr. Hendley went on to open Heritage Homes. Gerald was a charitable member of First United Methodist Church of North Wilkesboro. Besides being a philanthropist of the community, he was an avid specialty car enthusiast, and had a great fondness of animals of all kinds.

               In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife; Judy Frances Fischer

Hendley, a daughter; Susan Hendley and a brother; Bobby Hendley.

               Mr. Hendley is survived by two daughters; Sherry Hendley Griffith of Moravian Falls

and Geri Hendley of Tuscon AZ, a son; Mark Hendley and wife Tina of Moravian Falls,

four grandchildren; Cole Griffith and wife Hannah of Columbia, SC, Locke Griffith of Carrboro, Kayla Martin and husband Luke of Huntersville, and Keslie Smith of West

Virginia, four great grandchildren; Austin Griffith, Lily Griffith, Cason Martin and Noah Marin, two great- great grandchildren, a sister; Jean Knox and husband Robert of Elon

and a brother; Larry Hendley and wife Jan of Kannapolis; and many close friends.

               Funeral services were February 1st,  at Scenic MemorialGardens Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Robert Knox officiating. Entombment was in

Scenic Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Window World Cares St. Jude Children's

Hospital 118 Shaver Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or Wilkes Humane Society PO

Box 306 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

 Bentley  Blackburn, 51

Mr. Bentley Matthew Blackburn, 51, of Roaring River, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.

               Bentley was born on November 11, 1967 in Wilkes County to Odell Scott Blackburn and Dova Evelyn Waddell Blackburn.

               Bentley is preceded in death by his parents.

               Bentley is survived by his wife, Ella Jean Thomas Blackburn; brothers, Irvin Blackburn of Roaring River, Nicky Blackburn and wife, Joyce of Wilkesboro; step son, Jamey Thomas of Roaring River; granddaughter, Baylie Thomas also of Roaring River and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held February 1, 2019 at 2 p.m. at White Plains Baptist Church in Roaring River.

Pastor William Souther and Ken Pardue will be officiating.

Visitation will be held at 1:00- 1:45 p.m. on February 1, 2019 prior to the service.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

In addition of flowers memorial donations may be given to Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes P.O. Box 396 Moravian Falls, NC 28654 for final experiences.

Condolences may be sent to:  www.adamsfunerals.com

Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes has the honor of serving the Blackburn Family.

 Precyous Hoyle Smith, 95

Mrs. Precyous Hoyle Smith, age 95 of Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville.

Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, February 4th, 2019 at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Chaplain Mark Brown officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 1:45 prior to the service at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home.

Mrs. Smith was born July 6, 1923 in Catawba County to William Oscar Hoyle and Carrie Lefevre Hoyle. After a 30 year career, she retired from Belk in Wilkesboro.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Phillip Henry Smith.

She is survived by a daughter; Doris Lee Moore and husband Jim of Charlotte, a son; Phillip G. Smith and wife Lisa of Durham, a grandchild; Phillip P. Smith of Durham, three step-grandchildren; Jim Moore and wife Heather, Jennifer Efird and husband Tim, and Michael Moore, five step great grandchildren; Natalie and Ben Moore, Madison Clay, Alexis and Abby Efird and one step great-great grandson; Felix Moore.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SECU Hospice Home 243 N. Lee Ave, Yadkinville, NC 27055.

Online condolences may be made to www.reinssturdivant.com

  Mrs. Jean Perry Potts

Jean Perry Potts, beloved wife, mother, sister and friend was surrounded by her family as she went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 26, 2019.  

She is survived by her husband; Robert Grayson (RG) Potts, daughter; Shelby Johnson Wright of (Mechanicsville, VA), three sisters; Patsy Barrow (Gerald) (Sylvania, GA), Carolyn Perry (Richmond, VA), and Peggy Ikall (Joe) of (Chocowinity, NC).  

Jean was born in Beaufort County on April 16, 1939.  Over the years she worked for many companies as a bookkeeper, secretary, etc. but may be best remembered as the co-owner and operator of Big John's Sporting Goods. Wherever Jean worked or came in contact with people, she was open to being a caring listener and loving friend. Jean loved her Lord and her church family. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she sang in the choir for as long as she physically could.  

The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Wednesday evening at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Hall and Rev. Jamie McGuire officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the charity of the Donor's Choice.  

 Tessie Lee Martin Parks, 98

Mrs. Tessie Lee Martin Parks, age 98 passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehab.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Mt. Valley Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Casey Walker, Rev. Fred Thomas, and Rev. William Brown officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Wednesday evening at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.

Mrs. Parks was born April 15, 1920 in Wilkes County to Jim and Clara Belle Parks Martin. She loved singing and cooking and was a good displinarian for the children.  She loved to attend church, was a good wife and mother. She was a member of Mt. Valley Missionary Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Walter Lee Parks, two granddaughters; Barbara Ann Sales and Nicole Mallard, eight sisters; Flouranna Walker, Alta Wilborn, Toylee Gentry, Lou Finna Hawkins, Lula Belle Hague, Laura McBride, Mary Dobbins, and Hardy Patterson and four brothers; John Willie Martin, Albert Martin, Ernest Martin and John Martin.

She is survived by; four daughters; Penelope P. Sales of Walkertown, Callie S. Parks of Jonesville and two adopted daughters; Stephanie P. Brown of Mt. Holly and Elaine P. Martin and husband Lawrence of Roaring River, five grandchildren; Janet P. Martin, Vernon Lee Sales and wife Velvet, Kim Sales, Elcheva P. Waters and husband Ian and Alisa Sheriff and husband Abraham, thirteen great grandchildren; Brooke Martin, Zach Martin, M.J. Mayberry, LeMya Smith and husband Shelby, Lee Sales, Temeka Penn, Justin Waters, Jason Sales, Megan Green, Sasha Howell, Damian Craig, Sasha White and Krystina Waters, ten great great grandchildren; Ava Howell, Gianna Craig, Clara Bell Mercer Waters, Cedrick Sutton, Jr., Ariyanna Craig, Jaleah Gambill, Alianna Craig, Breyson Byers, Haze Oliver and Kyla Fritz.

Flowers will be accepted.

 Robert Lee Smithey, 46

Mr. Robert Lee Smithey, age 46 of Boomer, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at his home.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 30th, 2018 at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 prior to the service at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.

Mr. Smithey was born December 25, 1972 in Wilkes County to Jeffery Keith Scroggs and Edna Smithey. He was self-employed in construction.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Mr. Smithey is survived by his father; Jeffery Scroggs of the home, two sons; Seth Smithey of Millers Creek and Stuart Smithey of Elkin and three brothers; Randy Smithey and wife Ashley of Rutherfordton, Bobby Smithey and wife Tamarius of Wilkesboro and Michael Smithey of Wilkesboro.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Wilkes PO Box 306 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

[latenightcinephile]

#769: ‘The Great Escape’, dir. John Sturges, 1963.

Sturges’ film is a strange combination of faithful historical accuracy and some invention made up of thin air. That is to say that The Great Escape recreates in precise detail many parts of the prisoner of war camp from which the protagonists conduct their escape attempt, and yet many of the protagonists themselves are merged or, in the case of Steve McQueen’s character Virgil Hilts, are made up entirely. The real escape from Stalag Luft III had no Americans, no motorcycle jumps and about 150 more Canadians than the film depicts. In this respect, The Great Escape is the ideal for all films based on true events, in that the things that are unbelievable turn out to be mostly true, and the things that feel like they’re the most plausible (the plucky American ringleader) are invented. I was somehow surprised and not surprised at the same time to learn that the motorcycle jump was included at the behest of McQueen himself.

Despite this blend of fact and fiction, the film is actually quite enjoyable, even if its pacing is glacially slow at times. The tension in the second half, following the escape, is palpable, especially when our escapees move through a crowded train station towards an exit where identities are being checked. The chase scenes in this second half are done well, and give the sense of being hemmed in by European architecture.

Much of the power in this part of the film, though, comes from the actors’ performances in the scenes leading up to the escape. Even though we spend very little time with those who make up this ensemble cast, with the exception of McQueen and James Garner (as Robert Hendley), each of these actors brings enough minor detail that we get a sense of the lived life happening in the space beyond the film. Robert Desmond as the ‘tailor’ fills his performance with so much fussy precision about the type of counterfeit uniforms he is manufacturing that when we see the finished products later on, we’re drawn to inspect them ourselves, seeing details that can’t even be made out on the screen. By far the best at this is Donald Pleasance, the ‘forger’ Colin Blythe. Blythe’s eyesight deteriorates rapidly due to his work forging documents, and he attempts to bluff his way through the rest of the escape, going so far as to plant a pin on the floor and memorise where it is, so he can feign to see it from a distance. These little moments humanise the character in a way that makes it truly disappointing to see his escape thwarted, whereas when we watch the recapture of Hilts, he doesn’t seem to have any particular feeling about this event. McQueen’s performance isn’t bad, but he’s not given much beyond gritty determination to work with.

At this juncture, I want to look at Anthony Lane’s brief review of the film in the New Yorker in 2008. I think there’s a sentence here that indicates the major issue I had with the film, and why the stakes felt so low for a film where the antagonists are willing to shoot on sight. Lane observes that Sturges excised many of the more unpleasant features of the real event - the reprisals and violence and the unpleasant conditions of the stalag. “Still, how happy most of them seem,” Lane writes, justifying the Technicolor joyfulness by appealing to audience desires, much as the inclusion of an American protagonist was designed to do. ���This is a Boys’ Own Tale, and, as boys, we wanted it, cleansed of horrors, for ourselves.”

The Great Escape is a film where a prisoner is shot while climbing a barbed-wire fence, and yet he lolls peaceably from the barbs until he is dragged down. Indeed, life in the stalag moves on almost as if he had never been there. Generally speaking, these characters do not respond to barbed-wire fences as many of us should. This is not the expected expression of a man who just rode a motorcycle into coils of the stuff:

“Whee! Again!”

The disinfected nature of the film that Lane refers to lowers the stakes of the escape and, if this film has anything approaching a fatal flaw, it’s that. Given how nice the camp seems to be; how well-fed the prisoners are and how easy it is to acquire items from outside, even when it’s abundantly apparent that giving POW camp prisoners a camera is probably not an innocent idea; how vibrant the colours in the film are; the escape sometimes seems like a good-hearted lark, like sneaking out after bedtime. By all accounts, the camp wasn’t a bad place to live as far as stalags went. But Sturges’ film goes to the extreme with this, and it made me wonder why the protagonists were so desperate to escape into an uncertain Europe. The war, rationally, couldn’t have gone on forever. If I could get a camera and all the jam I wanted and have Independence Day parades, I’d probably have stayed put just to see how long the good times lasted. Hilts’ recapture at the end of the film doesn’t seem to upset him, and he seems rather cheered by the stalag being much the same as how he left it. Perhaps he genuinely just wanted to see if escape was possible. In any event, he was one of the lucky ones - for fifty of the real-life escapees, it turned out there was more riding on their escape than there was for a fictional American.

[peaceorwar-rp-blog]

Most wanted Non-Binary/Androgynous Face Claims?

This was a rather difficult list to make, because I wanted to be sure I was including fcs that have resources. Now, with some of these, be aware that some of the suggestions only have very modern resources and may fit better as a supernatural being such as mermaid or fairy, such as if they have dyed hair. 

Amandla Stenberg

Angelica Ross (trans woman)

Asia Kate Dillon

Bex Taylor-Klaus

Cara Delevingne (has very minimal period resources, and mermaid resources)

Choi Han-bit (trans woman, has some period resources)

Elliot Fletcher (trans man)

Ezra Miller (has some period resources)

Ian Alexander (trans man)

Jake Graf (trans man, possibly has period resources)

Jamie Clayton (trans woman) 

Laverne Cox (trans woman)

Michelle Hendley (trans woman)

Mya Taylor (trans woman)

Nico Tortorella

Nicole Maines (trans woman)

Tilda Swinton (has some period resources)

Tom Phelan (trans man)

Zackary Drucker (trans woman)

However, if you can find resources for any other NB fcs, we’d completely support that, 100%. 

Some resources you might find useful in finding some other NB (and trans) fcs are: 

NB masterlist

Trans masterlist

Gender Diverse directory 

NB & Trans directory

We also have three characters explicitly written as NB, and if you’d like to talk about the possibility of any of the other characters being NB or trans, we’d be happy to. Keep in mind that due to ethnicity and age, the suggested fcs are not NB themselves, but if you can find someone who fits, that’d be perfect! 

Bella

Robert Anderson

Adelia Court

If you need further assistance picking fcs, or figuring out where a fc might fit, please just ask.

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Doc Hendley to speak at Waynesburg U.

Waynesburg University will host guest speaker Doc Hendley at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Roberts Chapel. Admission is free. Doc Hendley to speak at Waynesburg U.

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All about Bob Hendley : height, biography, quotes

How tall is Bob Hendley

See at http://www.heightcelebs.com/2017/03/bob-hendley/

for Bob Hendley Height

Bob Hendley's height is 6ft 2in (1.88 m)Charles Robert Hendley (born April 30, 1939) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. First Name: Charles Middle Name: Robert Last Name: Hendley Birth Full Name: Charles Robert HendleyBorn: 30 April, 1939Birthplace: Macon, GA Height: 6ft 2in (1.88...