"person who appreciated the Aborigine [sic] very much ... he got on very well with the people"". Dodd, meanwhile, appreciated Rafferty's vision for an Australian film industry and its potential to provide opportunities for Indigenous Australians. Rafferty was the star of the film that gave Dodd his third minor screen role, ""Kangaroo"" (1952). In 1957, the J Arthur Rank Organisation, an English company, came to Australia to make a film adaptation of ""Robbery Under Arms"", an Australian colonial novel by Rolf Boldrewood. Dodd travelled to Britain and the United States with the company for six months; in what role is"
"from a brain tumour in 1977, at the age of 45. Shortly after her death, Dodd began a relationship with Anne Jones, which lasted from 1978 until his death. They first met in 1961 when Jones appeared in ""The Ken Dodd Christmas Show"" at the Manchester Opera House. Dodd married Jones on 9 March 2018, two days before his death. Dodd said that one of his biggest regrets in life was that he never had children. It was widely reported that he and Anne were unable to conceive naturally. During his 1989 trial details of his personal life surfaced in"
"Ken Dodd"" and originally broadcast in 2002. He was made a Freeman of the City of Liverpool in 2001. In a 2005 poll of comedians and comedy insiders to find the 'Comedians' Comedian', Dodd was voted amongst the 'Top 50 Comedy Acts Ever', ranked as number 36. He was made an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University in 1997. A statue depicting Dodd with his trademark ""Tickling Stick"" was unveiled in Liverpool Lime Street railway station in June 2009. It was temporarily removed in 2017 for renovation works. Dodd was inducted into the exclusive show business fraternity, the Grand"
"Kevin Dodd Kevin Tyrell Dodd (born July 14, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Clemson. Dodd attended Riverside High School in Greer, South Carolina. As a senior, he had 78 tackles and nine sacks. He committed to Clemson University to play college football. Dodd spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy after graduating from high school. Dodd played in 24 games and had 20 tackles as a backup his first three years at Clemson from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, Dodd became a starter for the first time"
"from 1877. Although best known as a comedian, Ken Dodd was a prolific recording artist throughout the 1960s and most of his music recordings were serious, not comic. His debut single ""Love is like a Violin"" reached No. 8 in 1960. Between that and ""Tears"" he released nine further singles, several of which charted (though none of them made the top 20). The single spent 24 weeks in total on the chart, with five of those at number 1. It sold over a million copies in the UK, becoming one of the biggest-selling singles in 1965, and was the third-biggest"
"report to training camp. Kevin Dodd Kevin Tyrell Dodd (born July 14, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Clemson. Dodd attended Riverside High School in Greer, South Carolina. As a senior, he had 78 tackles and nine sacks. He committed to Clemson University to play college football. Dodd spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy after graduating from high school. Dodd played in 24 games and had 20 tackles as a backup his first three years at Clemson from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, Dodd became a starter"
"charity and was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to entertainment and charity. The award was formally conferred by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 2 March 2017. In 1993 Dodd won Top Variety Entertainer and was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at ITV's British Comedy Awards. In 1994, Dodd appeared in the TV special ""An Audience with Ken Dodd"". The show was a success and introduced him to a younger audience. Dodd later became one of a select few to be given a second show, entitled ""Another Audience with"
"from Connecticut residents. A March 2009 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll confirmed Dodd's vulnerability. On April 2, 2009 Quinnipiac released a poll indicating Dodd in serious danger of losing re-election, despite the fact that Connecticut is a heavily blue state that President Obama won in 2008 with over 60% of the vote. He failed to attain a 50% level of support against three lesser known possible Republican opponents. Former U.S. Congressman Rob Simmons (R) in particular was leading in general election polling with double digit margins, and Simmons reached as high as 51% in a GQR poll. Notably, Rasmussen Reports"
"Ken Done Kenneth Stephen ""Ken"" Done (born 29 June 1940 in Sydney) is an Australian artist best known for his design work. Although his simple, brightly coloured images of Australian landmarks have adorned a very popular range of clothing and homewares sold under the ""Done Design"" brand, Done's primary interest is in being a painter. Art critic John McDonald said: ""Anybody who has anything to do with him realises he is a very serious artist."" Ken Done, an only child, grew up in the northern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, and left high school at age 14 to study"
"Library of Congress•Contains information about Dodd as well as access to some of his workshttp://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?ammem/calbkbib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(calbk+201)) California Legacy Radio Anthology•Provides access to a radio script containing an excerpt from ""Summer Saunterings"" Derrick Dodd Frank Harrison Gassaway was a noted American humorist and poet who often wrote under the pseudonym Derrick Dodd. Dodd is perhaps most well known for his travel letters ""Summer Saunterings"" published under this pseudonym. Although little is known of his personal life before he became a prominent writer in California, save that he was of a Virginian family, Dodd apparently married a southern belle from Washington D.C. named"
"and the Keiller family of Dundee, inventors of a brand of marmalade in 1797. On his maternal side, he is descended from the Wyatts, who were a prominent dynasty of architects. Both parents died in the 1980s. Don has a twin sister, an elder brother David, and two other siblings. His twin suffered a broken neck in a car crash, at the age of 19. Don describes his parents as being ""very strict"". Don was educated at three independent schools: Quidhampton School in Basingstoke, Hampshire, Bigshotte School in Wokingham, Berkshire, and at Malvern College in Malvern, Worcestershire, a college he"
"commercial tobacco leaf farms located near Kent and New Milford. He graduated from Saint Anselm College's preparatory school, run by Benedictine monks in Goffstown, New Hampshire, in 1926. He graduated from Providence College in 1930 with a degree in philosophy, and from Yale Law School in 1933. In 1934, Dodd married Grace Murphy of Westerly, Rhode Island. They had six children. He served as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1933 and 1934, the highlight of his career there being his participation in an unsuccessful attempt to capture John Dillinger at Little Bohemia Lodge. He was"
"Derrick Dodd Frank Harrison Gassaway was a noted American humorist and poet who often wrote under the pseudonym Derrick Dodd. Dodd is perhaps most well known for his travel letters ""Summer Saunterings"" published under this pseudonym. Although little is known of his personal life before he became a prominent writer in California, save that he was of a Virginian family, Dodd apparently married a southern belle from Washington D.C. named Elizabeth Paschal and fathered a son, Francis, in 1874 or 1875. Dodd's grandson was the writer Brian Howard. In 1880, Dodd left Washington D.C. and moved to Oakland, California where"
"with Gerald, the eldest, graduating from college while Kevin was still an infant. Saunders enjoyed sports from an early age, and by middle school and high school, he was involved with football, basketball, track and baseball. At graduation, Saunders met U.S. Senator Bob Dole, a fellow Kansan, who spoke at the commencement exercises for Downs High School. Saunders was struck by Sen. Dole’s accomplishments despite a disability he sustained during World War II. Saunders attended college on athletic scholarships for football, track and field, and soccer. He transferred to Kansas State University, majoring in agricultural economics. While at KSU, he"
"a 165–64–8 record. He also served as athletic director from 1950 until 1976. All together, Dodd served Georgia Tech 57 years in various capacities. Bobby Dodd died in June 1988 at the age of 79 in Atlanta, Georgia. Robert Lee ""Bobby"" Dodd was born in 1908 in Galax, Virginia. He was named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Dodd was the youngest of Edwin and Susan Dodd's four children. In the fall of 1921, the Dodd family relocated to Kingsport, Tennessee. When Dodd was twelve and weighed only 100 pounds, he made the seventh-grade team of Kingsport's first organized football"
"a member of The Section Quartet, (the world's loudest string quartet) who are signed to Decca Records. Richard also appears on the soundtracks to many movies including : I heart huckabees, Knocked up, SAW, Dodd has also appeared on many TV shows including, The Tonight Show (10 times) David Letterman, Craig Kilborn, Saturday Night Live, American Music Awards, and many more. Richard Dodd Richard Dodd is a cellist, recording artist, musician (born April 25, 1965) in Bristol, England. Dodd emigrated with his family from England to the United States at age two to Long Beach, California. He began studying the"
"Warren Todd Warren Bradley Todd (born 21 April 1976) is a British property entrepreneur who, through his Portobello Group, is the main property owner in the Portobello Road area of London. He is also the director of a large number of property-related companies. Todd was born on 21 April 1976. He is the son of Ken Todd, a businessman and reality television personality, and Pamela Todd, an actress who was married to Ken for two years. His stepmother, Lisa Vanderpump, is a restaurateur and reality television personality based in Los Angeles, California. Todd and his Portobello Group are the main"
"his non-vocal role on the show). Dodd previously worked for ""Top of the Pops"", ""The Official Chart"" and ""The Radio 1 Breakfast Show"" with Zoë Ball and Sara Cox. It was announced in January 2013 that Dodd was to leave the show and the BBC in February 2013. His final show aired on 22 February 2013. Previous contributors include sports reader Mark Chapman (known as ""Chappers""), who had worked with previous occupant of the drivetime slot Sara Cox before joining Mills as a team member. He became famous for his Annual Wimbledon Men's Semis joke, which still happens on the"
"Ken Dodd in a highwayman's outfit—""going cheap at the Maxwell sale""—as Noel's long-lost 'twin', Berasent Edmonds (a play on Bury St Edmunds). After several changes, the show began to decline in popularity. Its theme tune was changed in 1996, and set redesigns followed. In January 1998, an episode had to be cancelled after a disagreement between Edmonds and the BBC. The budget had been cut by 10%, with the money saved being used to help fund the BBC digital switchover. Edmonds reportedly walked out, claiming the show was ""of a poor standard and cobbled together"". The BBC cancelled the show"
"have five children and eight grandchildren. Bill Dodd (California politician) William Harold ""Bill"" Dodd (born June 10, 1956) is an American politician who is currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 3rd Senate District, which encompasses the northern San Francisco Bay Area and Delta region. Prior to his election to the State Senate, Dodd served in the California State Assembly representing the 4th Assembly District, which includes all or portions of Yolo, Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Solano, and Colusa Counties. Before serving in the Assembly, he served on the Napa County Board of Supervisors. Prior"
"Including penalized contests: United States Senate Minority Leader (Democratic), 1994: Electoral history of Christopher Dodd Electoral history of Christopher Dodd, senior United States Senator from Connecticut (1981-2011), United States Representative (1975–1981), Democratic National Committee Chairman (1995–1997) and a candidate for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 1974: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 1976: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 1978: Connecticut United States Senate election, 1980: Connecticut United States Senate election, 1986: Connecticut United States Senate election, 1992: Connecticut United States Senate election, 1998: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2004: 2008 New Hampshire Democratic Vice Presidential primary: 2008 Democratic"
"anticipate any special treatment, and they were not aware of any"", then declined further comment. The ""Hartford Courant"" reported Dodd had taken ""a major credibility hit"" from the scandal. At the same time, the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee Kent Conrad and the head of Fannie Mae Jim Johnson received mortgages on favorable terms due to their association with Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo. ""The Wall Street Journal"", ""The Washington Post"", and two Connecticut papers have demanded further disclosure from Dodd regarding the Mozilo loans. On June 17, 2008, Dodd met twice with reporters and gave accounts of his mortgages"
"January 2010, Dodd announced that he would not run for re-election. Dodd was succeeded by fellow Democrat Richard Blumenthal. Dodd then served as chairman and chief lobbyist for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) during 2011–2017. In 2018, Dodd returned to the practice of law, joining the firm Arnold & Porter. Dodd was born in Willimantic, Connecticut. His parents were Grace Mary Dodd (née Murphy) and U.S. Senator Thomas Joseph Dodd; all eight of his great-grandparents were born in Ireland. He is the fifth of six children; his eldest brother, Thomas J. Dodd, Jr., is a professor emeritus of"
"Assassinations. Dodd was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980, and was subsequently reelected in 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2004. He is the first senator from Connecticut to serve five consecutive terms. Facing a competitive reelection bid for his Senate seat in 2010 and trailing against both of his likely Republican challengers in public opinion polling, Dodd announced in January 2010 that he would not seek re-election for a sixth term in the Senate. Polls of Connecticut voters in 2008 and 2009 had consistently suggested Dodd would have difficulty winning re-election, with 46% viewing his job performance as fair or"
"Philip Dodd (author) Philip Dodd (born 24 November 1957) is a British author, editor, and publisher best known for his work on books with high-profile musicians, TV stars and media personalities. He has collaborated with the Rolling Stones, Genesis, actor Philip Glenister and celebrity entrepreneur James Caan. Philip Glenister once said of Dodd: “Phil makes writing seem effortless. But only because you don’t see the craft and the graft that has to go into it”. Dodd is also an author in his own right, having written several non-fiction books under his byline, such as ""The Reverend Guppy's Aquarium"". A long-term"
"Simon Dodd Simon Dodd (born 7 June 1959) is an Australian comedy writer, author, playwright and feature writer. He is the recipient of ten Australian Writers' Guild AWGIE Awards as part of the writing team behind such successful TV series as ""Good News Week"" and ""The Glass House"". His list of credits includes popular Australian comedy TV shows from the late 1980s until today. He also wrote for Logies host Andrew Denton in 1999 and 2000. In 2014, he produced and directed his Absurdist comedy stage-play ""Plaything"" at the Factory Theatre for the Sydney Comedy Festival, garnering a number of"
"his fourth wife, Rosemary, who still resides in Gainesville. That same year, the U.S. Congress honored Dodd's hero with the Mark Trail Wilderness in the Chattahoochee National Forest. In 1996, Lost Forest burned to the ground (Hill 2003). Ed Dodd Edward Benton ""Ed"" Dodd (November 7, 1902 – May 27, 1991) was a 20th-century American cartoonist known for his ""Mark Trail"" comic strip. Born in Lafayette, Georgia to Reverend Jesse Mercer Dodd and Effie Cook Dodd (the artist Lamar Dodd was his first cousin), Ed Dodd went to work for Dan Beard, founder of the Boy Scouts of America, at"
"Jimmie Dodd James Wesley Dodd (March 28, 1910 – November 10, 1964) was an American actor, singer and songwriter, best known as the MC of the popular 1950s Walt Disney television series ""The Mickey Mouse Club,"" as well as the writer of its well-known theme song, ""The Mickey Mouse Club March."" A slowed-down version of this march, with different lyrics, became the ""alma mater"" that closed the show. Dodd had some early film roles in ""The Three Mesquiteers"" series of westerns. Coincidentally, he performed in two unrelated series whose names were plays on ""musketeers"". He made his first screen appearance"
"one of his old intraparty rivals and sometimes ally, as well, former Governor Kennon, winner of the 1951-1952 gubernatorial elections. Dodd had once dismissed Kennon as ""naive"", but he had endorsed Kennon in the 1952 runoff at a time when he was alienated from Earl Long. Dodd had also demonstrated ways to heal political differences, much as Senator Russell Long had tried to bridge pro-Long and anti-Long sentiment in his lengthy career. Perhaps it was his love for his state that made it easy for him to eulogize Kennon, though he had once characterized his former rival as ""naive"". The"
"Simpson sons, Pete Simpson and Alan K. Simpson, both of whom eventually served in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Alan Simpson also served from 1979 to 1997 as a Republican U.S. senator from Wyoming. For years afterwards, Dodd maintained contact with the Simpson family. Dodd, who was white, was said, in his own words, to resemble the popular black boxer Joe Louis, but Dodd was playing baseball, not boxing. After his baseball years, Dodd attended Northwestern State University (then Louisiana Normal School) in Natchitoches, where he was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. He graduated with a bachelor's degree"
"Ed Dodd Edward Benton ""Ed"" Dodd (November 7, 1902 – May 27, 1991) was a 20th-century American cartoonist known for his ""Mark Trail"" comic strip. Born in Lafayette, Georgia to Reverend Jesse Mercer Dodd and Effie Cook Dodd (the artist Lamar Dodd was his first cousin), Ed Dodd went to work for Dan Beard, founder of the Boy Scouts of America, at the age of 16. Dodd worked at Beard’s camp in Pennsylvania for 13 summers, where he honed his writing and illustration skills under Beard’s guidance. Dodd became a scoutmaster and the first paid Youth and Physical Education Director"
"jazz aficionado, he plays piano with the Philip Dodd Quartet, which has appeared at London's 606 Club. Philip Dodd was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, on 24 November 1957, to Arthur and Esther Dodd, both teachers and dedicated crossword solvers. He attended the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe before going on to read Modern Languages at Jesus College, Oxford. While at Jesus, Dodd founded ""Vague"" magazine, based on Andy Warhol's ""Interview"" magazine, ""Deluxe"" and ""Ritz Newspaper"". The magazine won a Guardian Student Media Award in 1980. Vague alumni include Mandy Pooler, later Media Director of O&M Media and CEO of Mindshare,"
"with Countrywide. He admitted to reporters in Washington, D.C. that he knew as of 2003 that he was in a VIP program, but claimed it was due to being a longtime Countrywide customer, not due to his political position. He omitted this detail in a press availability to Connecticut media. On July 30, 2009, Dodd responded to news reports about his mortgages by releasing information from ""The Wall Street Journal"" showing that both mortgages he received were in line with those being offered to general public in fall 2003 in terms of points and interest rate. On August 7, 2009,"