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Grey, Joel
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Grey, Joel [né Katz] (b. 1932), actor. The pint‐sized son of comedian Mickey Katz was born in Cleveland and made his professional debut with his father while still a youngster. Although he headed road companies or served as Broadway replacements for leads, he did not gain major attention until he appeared as the Master of Ceremonies in the musical
Cabaret (1966). Walter
Kerr, writing about
Cabaret in the
Times, described how he “burst from the darkness like a tracer bullet . . . Mr. Grey is cheerful, charming, soulless and conspiratorially wicked.” His other Broadway success was impersonating George M.
Cohan in the musical
George M! (1968). Grey returned to both roles in stock for many seasons. His other performances of note include the Dauphin of France in
Goodtime Charley (1975), movie director Stony McBride in
Marco Polo Sings a Solo (1977), Jewish refugee S. L. Jacobowsky in
The Grand Tour (1977), chump Amos Hart in
Chicago (1996), and the Wizard of Oz in
Wicked (2003).
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JOEL'S OSCAR NOMINEE PICKS
Transcript from: ABC Good Morning America; 2/9/1998; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 LISA McREE, Host: Joel's giggling. The Oscar derby officially...nominations are announced in Beverly Hills, and Joel Siegel joins us to give us the list of...said you have really, really good picks. JOEL SIEGEL, Entertainment Editor: Yes, but...
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Joel D. Coleman Jr.(Suffolk Sun)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 12/29/2005; 700+ words
; ...coach to realize there was something special about Joel D. Coleman Jr. Joel, 11, who is also known as "J.C.," had always...jogging, he would run real fast," said his father, Joel Coleman Sr. "Coach Gregory Rountree, Lakeland...
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BILLY JOEL
Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 2/8/2006; ; 700+ words
; BILLY JOEL My Lives Columbia SOMETIMES HE'S SHOT The...others Singling out the absolute worst Billy Joel song of all time is difficult work. For...have to listen to a whole bunch of Billy Joel songs: Over the past 35 years the Long Island...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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BILLY JOEL KEEPS ALL AGES ROCKIN' NEAR-CAPACITY CROWD ROARS FOR THE PIANO MAN.(Life and Arts)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 11/10/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...stomped their feet and sang along to Billy Joel's 2 1/2 -hour rock party Thursday...and early '80s. Seated at his piano, Joel rose from beneath the stage during the...in a boxing ring. Throughout the show, Joel's piano rotated like the Space Needle...
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Billy Joel forges strong connection
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 12/18/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...THINK you know someone ... The Billy Joel concert at the Blaisdell Arena shouldn...After all, we've been listening to Joel for decades. But it's been something like a decade since Billy Joel last toured, and even longer since he...
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Joel and the Spirit: The Cry of a Prophetic Hermeneutic
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; LARRY R. McQUEEN, Joel and the Spirit: The Cry of a Prophetic...he wants to bring a contextual study of Joel 3:1-5 (Engl. 2:28-32) into conversation...the promise of the Spirit in the Book of Joel inform both the appropriation of that promise...
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Billy Joel embarks on a new kind of tour -- any questions?(Originated from Providence Journal-Bulletin)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/9/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...century-style classical music. Billy Joel, 46, says he needed a change from the...this for close to 30 years now,'' said Joel in a phone interview this week. ``I...concentrating on now, the writing.'' Joel, whose last studio album, ``River of...
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Billy Joel says it's time (again) to give up the road. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/17/1994; ; 700+ words
; Billy Joel says this is his last tour. At least his...to acquire as a hit for LaToya Jackson, Joel is saying his current world tour _ expected...as good a show as we've ever done,'' Joel, 44, says, ``but I know this is the...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BILLY JOEL TUNES IN TO COLLEGE.(SHOWTIME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/24/1996; 700+ words
; ...music never worked out for him, Billy Joel's second choice was to become a teacher...piano instead of a lectern. Professor Joel's class is a little different -- during...It's just a natural evolution.'' Joel has accepted occasional invitations to...
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BREAKING JOEL/DESPERATE STEPS, DARK JOURNEY; Months at ranch leave son bruised, parents in turmoil
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/8/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...leave son bruised, parents in turmoil "Joel, You don't know how bad I felt doing...amp; Dad." -- August 2002 letter to Joel Snider from his mother Forced to fly from...school in order to turn his life around, Joel Snider was not off to a promising start...
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Joel, Billy
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Billy Joel Singer, songwriter, pianist For the Record … Billy Joel has had a huge impact on the popular music genre during...consistently met the changing demands of the pop audience. Joel seems equally comfortable with ballads or hard-driving...
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Coen, Joel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
COEN, Joel Nationality: American. Born: Minneapolis...x2014; Korte, Peter, and Georg Seesslen, Joel and Ethan Coen, Boston, 1995. Preston...editor, Blood Siblings: The Cinema of Joel and Ethan Coen, London, 1999. Bergan...
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Joel Chandler Harris
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Joel Chandler Harris American writer Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) used folklore, fiction, dialect...both black and white Georgians under slavery and Reconstruction. Joel Chandler Harris was born in Eatonton, Ga., the illegitimate...
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Joel Barlow
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Joel Barlow American poet and diplomat Joel Barlow (1754-1812) is remembered as one of the Connecticut...to become one of the most cosmopolitan men of his generation. Joel Barlow, born in Redding, Conn., on March 24, 1754, briefly...
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Schumacher, Joel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
SCHUMACHER, Joel Nationality: American. Born: New York...in New York Times, 21 June 1985. "Joel Schumacher," interview with A. Michaels...York Times, 11 June 1995. Schumacher, Joel, "Long Shot," in Premiere (New York...
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