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Don't Know Much "Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow and made famous when performed as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville on Ronstadt's 1989 album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind.
Don't Know Why "Don't Know Why" was the debut single by Blue Note artist Norah Jones from her breakthrough 2002 album Come Away With Me. Although it only peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was a critical success for Jones that helped established her as a respected new artist, and subsequently her album sold extremely well.
Don't let the fire go out "Don't let the fire go out" was a phrase used during the 2000 election in a campaign to elect Mel Carnahan to the United States Senate after his death, and is the title of a book written by his widow and US Senator Jean Carnahan on the same subject. It has also become a slogan for the political commentary site that centers on Missouri politics, [Fired Up Missouri]
Don't Leave Me This Way "Don't Leave Me This Way" is an R&B/soul/disco song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label in 1975, "Don't Leave Me This Way" was later a hit single for Thelma Houston and The Communards.
Don't Let Go (album) Don't Let Go is the third live album by the Jerry Garcia Band. It was recorded on May 21 1976 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, with a bonus track recorded on September 11 in 1976 at the Keystone in Berkeley.
Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" is a song by Phil Collins from his second solo album Hello, I Must Be Going!. The song was the last song to be released as a single from the album and like another single from the album that was only released in the UK (Thru These Walls), it never reached the top 20.
Don't Let It Go To Your Head The first single released by Fefe Dobson for her second studio album, Sunday Love. Released in the summer of 2005, it was not a success commercially and therefore caused Island Records to push back her album release date.
Don't Let Me Down (1971 song) "Don't Let Me Down" by Robert & Richard Sherman is a song from the 1971, Walt Disney musical film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. It is sung by Angela Lansbury in reply to David Tomlinson's "sales pitch" song, "Eglantine" where Tomlinson begs Lansbury to join his magic act.
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" is the first single off British musician Elton John's 1974 album Caribou; it was released that year during the latter half of May in Great Britain, and on June 10 in the United States. The song was written by John and his collaborator Bernie Taupin, and produced by Gus Dudgeon.
Don't Let Them Don't Let Them is the second and final single from Ashanti's 3rd album "Concrete Rose". The single was only released in the US, where it failed to chart, and the UK, reaching the Number 35 in the first week, but soon desappeared off the UK Charts, peaking at the Number 80 in the second week, and beeing out in the 3rd week.
Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth "Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth" is a first-season installment of The Monkees television series. It is episode eight of the series, first airing on NBC October 24, 1966 and repeated on CBS December 6, 1969, July 11, 1970, and September 18, 1971, and on ABC December 16, 1972 and July 21, 1973.
Don't Look Back (1996 film) Don't Look Back (1996) is a made-for-HBO action movie/thriller directed by Geoff Murphy (Under Siege 2: Dark Territory) starring Eric Stoltz, John Corbett, Josh Hamilton and Billy Bob Thornton. It's the story of Jesse Parish, a heroin addict living in Los Angeles, who steals a suitcase full of drug money and immediately finds himself on the run from its former owners.
Don't Look Back (In the Heat of the Night) Don't Look Back is a two part episode of the television series In the Heat of the Night. Aired on December 4, 1988, the episode was the first episode of the second season, and the first episode to be shot in Covington, Georgia and surrounding areas.
Don't Look Back (ThalĂ­a song) "Don't Look Back" is the third English single released from the Mexican latin pop singer ThalĂ­a's crossover 2003 album ThalĂ­a. The song was written by Martin Harrington, Ash Howes and Rob Davies, and produced by Martin Harrington and Ash Howes.
Don't Look Back in Anger "Don't Look Back in Anger" is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's guitarist, Noel Gallagher. Released as the fourth and final single from their hit second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Don't Lose My Number "Don't Lose My Number" is a song by Phil Collins from his third solo album No Jacket Required. The song is addressed to someone called "Billy" whom the singer is hoping to find (and hopes Billy still has his number).
Don't Make a Wave Committee The Don't Make a Wave Committee was formed in October 1969 in Vancouver, Canada to protest and attempt to halt underground nuclear testing by the United States in the National Wildlife refuge at Amchitka in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The name of the committee was reputed to have come from a placard which said Don't Make a Wave.
Don't Make Me Over (song) "Don't Make Me Over" is a 1962 soul single recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick and her first collaborative effort with the famed songwriting-producing team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Warwick, whose real name is Marie Dionne Warrick, first met the famed team while singing background for The Shirelles and began being produced under the duo for songs like "Make It Easy Over Yourself".
Don't Make Me Think Don't Make Me Think is a short and very easy-to-read book by Steve Krug about human computer interaction and web usability. The book has a very simple premise, exactly as its title says, that a good program or website should let users accomplish their intended tasks as easily and directly as possible.
Don't Mess with Texas The phrase Don’t Mess with Texas is a slogan for the Texas Department of Transportation, and was developed to reduce littering on Texas roadways used as part of a statewide advertising campaign in 1986. The slogan was created by the Austin-based advertising agency GSD&M, which handled the campaign until 1998.
Don't Panic (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) Don't Panic is the simple, two-word phrase used in the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. It comes from the actual Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, an intergalactic travel guide that theoretically served to show planet-hoppers how to see the Universe on less than thirty Altairian dollars a day.
Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion Don't Panic: The Official Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion is a book by Neil Gaiman about Douglas Adams and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. The book was originally published in January 1988 in the USA and UK (ISBN 1-85286-013-8).
Don't Phunk with My Heart "Don't Phunk with My Heart" is the first single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth album Monkey Business. Released in 2005, the single reached number three in the United States, becoming The Black Eyed Peas' second top-ten single.
Don't Play Us Cheap Don't Play Us Cheap is a musical written, produced, and directed by Melvin Van Peebles, about an imp and a devil who take human form and try to break up a Harlem house party. A film version was produced in 1973.
Don't repeat yourself Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY, also known as Once and Only Once or Single Point of Truth (SPOT)) is a process philosophy aimed at reducing duplication, particularly in computing. The philosophy emphasizes that information should not be duplicated, because duplication increases the difficulty of change, may decrease clarity, and leads to opportunities for inconsistency.
Don't Run Away "Don't Run Away" is the seventeenth single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw. Issued in 1968, the song was written by Chris Andrews, who wrote the vast majority of her hits, and became the first single since her initial release back in 1964 not to enter the UK singles chart.
Don't Save Me "Don't Save Me" is the first single by Norwegian pop music singer Marit Larsen released from her debut album Under the Surface, the single was released on February 2 of 2006 in Norway. after debuting at #3 the single climbed to #1 and stayed at the top for 5 consecutive weeks.
Don't Say a Word Don't Say a Word is a 2001 motion picture that tells the story of a psychiatrist whose daughter is held hostage while he attempts to connect with a young mental patient who holds the key to a fortune in her memory. The finale takes place at the potter's field on Hart Island, New York City.
Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)" is a 1980 quiet storm soul record by The Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint. The song, which was released as an answer of sorts to Teddy Pendergrass' hit, "Turn Off the Lights", was an ode to love sung by Ronald Isley who begs his lady in his trademark falsetto to give him her love stating if "people say that love is for the giving/so lemme love you girl".
Don't Say You Love Me "Don't Say You Love Me" is a song written, produced and performed by Erasure (Vince Clarke and Andy Bell). The track was released by Mute Records as the second single from the duo's eleventh studio album Nightbird.
Don't Say You Love Me (M2M song) Don't Say You Love Me is perhaps the most well known song by M2M (Marit Larsen and Marion Raven) in their musical history. It was originally off of the soundtrack to the movie Pokemon: The First Movie and it performed very well on the charts.
Don't Sit Down "Don't Sit Down" is a song written by David Bowie in 1969 for the album Space Oddity. This short song is a folk-rock-style stub consisting mainly of the lyrics "Oh yeah, baby, yeah" and "Don't sit down" before ending in laughter after only 40 seconds.
Don't Sleep in the Subway "Don't Sleep in the Subway" was a 1967 single by Petula Clark. In it, the narrator advises her lover against storming out after an argument, suggesting he shouldn't sleep in the subway or "stand in the pouring rain" merely to prove a point.
Don't Stand Me Down Don't Stand Me Down is the third and currently final studio album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in September, 1985 (see 1985 in music). A commercial failure upon release, partially due to frontman Kevin Rowland's refusal to release a single, the album is now considered something of a "lost treasure".
Don't Stand So Close to Me "Don't Stand So Close to Me" is a famous 1980 song and hit single by the British pop group The Police. It concerns a schoolgirl's crush on her young teacher; including her obsession, teasing by friends, and the teacher's own nervousness about the situation, as well as events relating to these.
Don't Stop Dreaming Don't stop dreaming is a film directed by Indian Bollywood Kapoor family director Aditya Raj Kapoor, produced by Munir Ahmad and set in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Bollywood actors Rishi Kapoor and Sunil Shetty, EastEnders actress Michelle Collins, Choice FM DJ & Actor Richard Blackwood star in the film, which is scheduled for release in March 2007.
Don't Stop the Carnival Don't Stop the Carnival is a 1965 novel by American writer Herman Wouk about escaping middle-age crisis to the Caribbean, a heaven that quickly turns into a hell for the main character. The novel was turned into a short-lived musical by Jimmy Buffett in 1997.
Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" is an R&B song written by Dallas Austin, Willie James Baker, Derek Simmons, and rapper LL Cool J for Monica's debut studio album, Miss Thang (1995). It was produced by Austin, and was released as the album's lead single in the second quarter of 1995 (see 1995 in music) in the United States.
Don't Trip Don't Trip is a single by Miami-based rapper Trina, the first from her album Glamorest Life, distributed by Slip-N-Slide Records. It features Lil Wayne, was produced by Mannie Fresh, and reached #74 on the US R&B Hip-hop songs chart.
Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video (2001) is a video of footage of Jackass Steve-O. The video has various clips of Steve-O performing stunts and other pranks which either couldn't be aired on Jackass, or else he had outside of his official time with Jackass.
Don't Wanna Be Here Don't Wanna Be Here was the first single for the band Cool For August and was also released as a CD single in Australia in 1997. Contains the b-side cover of the Merle Haggard song, "You Don't Have Very Far to Go" which also appeared on the band's MilkinSorgin EP.
Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" is a pop–dance song written by Bruno Alexandre, Matthieu Joly, James Khari, Dannii Minogue, Terry Ronald and Camille Troillard for Minogue's fourth album Neon Nights (2003). The song was produced by Neimo and Al Stone and like the "Neon Nights" package, received a positive reception from music critics.
Don't Want It All Don't Want It All (often mislabeled as "Misery Loves Company" and "Spectre") is a song from the American rock band Nirvana, written by Nirvana's frontman, Kurt Cobain. The song, recorded in Summer 1988 as a part of Cobain's "Mellow 4-track Shit" demo tape, was bootlegged among fans during the 1990s until it was officially released in higher quality on Nirvana's 2004 box set, With the Lights Out.
Don't Worry, Be Happy "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is the title and famous principal lyric of a song by jazz composer Bobby McFerrin, the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, holding that position for two weeks in September of 1988. At the 1989 Grammy Awards, "Don't Worry Be Happy" won 'Best Song of the Year', and the album 'Simple Pleasures' won 'Album of the Year' and 'Best Pop Vocal Performance'.
Don't You (Forget About Me) "Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song written for the soundtrack of the 1985 John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club. The songwriters were disco producer Keith Forsey (who won an Oscar for "Flashdance...
Don't-care (logic) In digital logic, a don't-care term is an input to a function that the designer does not care about, usually because that input would never happen, or because differences in that input would not result in any changes to the output. By using these don't-care inputs, designers can potentially minimize their function much more so than if the don't-care inputs were taken to have an output of all 0 or all 1.
Don't-leveling Don't-leveling is the use of the contraction "don't" in places where standard English has "doesn't" occurring in some nonstandard dialects of English, such as African American Vernacular English. This feature is widely stigmatized as being a solecism.
Dona Bailey Dona Bailey is a game programmer responsible for creating, with Ed Logg in 1981, the Centipede video game, one of the first videogames to incorporate AI. She was one of the only female game programmers in the industry at that time.
Dona Paula Dona Paula is a former village, and tourist destination, on the suburbs of the Goan state-capital Panaji (also Panjim, and Ponnje in spoken Konkani), in the former Portuguese colony of Goa in India. It is today home to the National Isntitute of Oceanography, and just alongside it lie the Goa University and the International Centre Goa.
Dona Torr Dona Torr (1883- 1957) was a British Marxist historian, and a major influence on the Communist Party Historians Group. Aside from her translations of many Marxist classics into English, she is perhaps best known for her unfinished biography of Tom Mann, Tom Mann and his Times (1956).
Donabate Parish Council Donabate Parish Council is the community council for the Donabate Portrane peninsula in North County Dublin and is an approved local council under the Local Government Act, 1941 (PART VIII - Approved Local Councils). It is represented on the Fingal Community Forum.
Donabe Donabe (Japanese: 土鍋, literally: earthenware pot) are pots made out of a special clay for use over an open flame in the Japanese kitchen. Often, the food is cooked right at the table on a gas burner for various nabemono dishes such as shabu-shabu.
Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry Donagh [Donough] MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry and Earl of Clancarty (d. August 1665) was an Irish noble (as well as the brother-in-law of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde) and served as a Munster general during the Irish Confederate Wars.
Donaghadee Donaghadee () is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated on the east coast, about 18 miles from Belfast and about eight miles north east of Newtownards. The fishing port lies on the Ards Peninsula about five miles south east of Bangor.
Donal Blaine of Gwynedd In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Donal Blaine Haldane was the twenty-fourth King of Gwynedd, reigning from 1074 to 1095. He was the nineteenth member of the House of Haldane to sit upon the throne of Gwynedd, and the thirteenth consecutive Haldane king since the end of the Festillic Interregnum.
Donal Blaney Donal Blaney (born 1974 Tunbridge Wells, Kent) is the Chief Executive of the Young Britons' Foundation and Director and General Counsel of Doughty Media Limited where he co-hosts a number of programmes for the TV station 18 Doughty Street Talk TV.
Donal Hord Donal Hord (1902 – 1966), an American sculptor, was born Donald Horr in Prentice, Wisconsin on February 26, 1902. His parents divorced when he was about 6 years old; and around that time his mother changed his name, taking the second "d" from "Donald" and substituting it for the second "r" in "Horr", thus creating the name Donal Hord, which he used from that point on.
Donal MacIntyre Donal Macintyre (born 1966 in Dublin) is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in undercover operations and television exposes. He was born in Dublin in 1966 and grew up in Ireland and the United States.
Donal O'Sullivan Donal Cam O'Sullivan Bere (1561-1613) was the last independent ruler of the Sullivan sept in the west of Ireland during the early seventeenth century, when the English were attempting to secure their rule over the whole island. He has been referred to as the "Last Prince of Ireland.
Donald Donald (Domnall, Domhnall, Dumhnuil, DĂłnall) is an anglicized version of a Scottish or Irish Gaelic personal name, containing the elements dumno "world" and val "rule", viz. "ruler of the world".
Donald A. Bailey Donald Allen "Don" Bailey (born July 21, 1945) is an American politician and lawyer, from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983, Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1989, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate and Governor of Pennsylvania.
Donald A. Gary Commander Donald Arthur Gary (23 July 1901 – 1977) was an officer of the United States Navy during World War II. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the fires on USS Franklin (CV-13) on 19 March 1945.
Donald Abel Donald Abel (born February 4, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian politician and community activist. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1990 provincial election as the NDP MPP representing the former riding of Wentworth North (which is now part of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot).
Donald Acheson Sir Donald Acheson is a British physician and epidemiologist. He was Chief Medical Officer (1984-1991) to the British government (at the Department of Health) and had previously been the first Dean of the new Medical School at the University of Southampton.
Donald Alexander Mackenzie Donald Alexander Mackenzie (1873-1936) was a Scottish journalist and prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology in the early 20th century. His works included Indian Myth and Legend, Celtic Folklore and Myths of China and Japan.
Donald Audette Donald Audette (Born - September 23, 1969 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian Professional Hockey forward who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers.
Donald B. Easum Donald B. Easum (born 1923) spent 27 years in the United States Foreign Service at posts in Nicaragua, Indonesia, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Upper Volta (Ambassador, 1971-74) and Nigeria (Ambassador, 1975-79).
Donald B. MacMillan Donald Baxter MacMillan (November 10, 1874 - September 7, 1970) was an American explorer, sailor, researcher and lecturer who made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic during his 46-year career. He pioneered the use of radios, airplanes, and electricity in the Arctic, brought back films and thousands of photographs of Arctic scenes, and put together a dictionary of the Inuktikut language.
Donald Bakker Donald Michel Bakker is a Canadian from Penticton who made headlines when he was the first person to be tried in Canada for crimes he had committed in another country. Bakker was charged under the sex tourism law which is used to protect children by punishing those who sexually abuse children, including those who use child prostitutes, while outside Canada.
Donald Barlett Donald Barlett (1936-) has been one of the most important investigative journalists in the United States, winning along with collaborator James B. Steele two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Magazine Awards and five George Polk Awards during their thirty five years of service at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Time magazine, and now Vanity Fair.
Donald Barrett Donald Barrett is the founder and president of ITV Direct, an infomercial company producing infomercials for broadcast in the United States. He is known for creating medical infomerials of questionable content.
Donald Barrios Donald Barrios is a wealthy American businessman, in addition to being the connection between the former United States' Drug Enforcement Agency field agent Oscar Danilo Blandon Reyes and Juan Norwin Meneses Cantarero, a prominent Nicaraguan drug-lord. Barrios was an old college friend to Blandon.
Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 - July 23, 1989) was an American author of short fiction and novels. He also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Houston Post, managing editor of Location magazine, director of the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston (1961-1962), co-founder of Fiction (with Mark Mirsky and the assistance of Max and Marianne Frisch), and a professor at various universities.
Donald Baverstock Donald Baverstock (January 18, 1924 – March 17, 1995) was a British television producer and executive. He initially worked for BBC Television in the famous Talks Department, where he was the Editor of the topical magazine programme Highlight and then co-devised and edited its more ambitious and better-remembered successor Tonight, which began in 1957.
Donald Becker Donald Becker is a notable developer well known for writing many of the Ethernet drivers for the Linux operating system. Thousands of computers around the world routinely use his drivers to connect to the Internet.
Donald Bitzer Donald Bitzer, most notably inventor of the plasma display and largely regarded as the "father of PLATO", has made a career of improving classroom productivity by using computer and telecommunications technologies.
Donald Brashear Donald Brashear (born January 7, 1972 in Bedford, IN, USA) is an American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals. He also played for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers.
Donald Breckenridge Donald Breckenridge was founder and president of Breckenridge Hotels Corporation. In 43 years, he oversaw the building of 43 hotels in 11 US states, including the Breckenridge Pavilion, now the Pavilion Hotel, in St.
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, also known as the school of ICS or more formally as the Bren School, is an academic unit of University of California, Irvine (UCI), and the only dedicated school of computer science in the University of California system. Consisting of over a thousand students and members, the school maintains four buildings in the South-East artery of UCI's undergraduate campus, and maintains student body and research affiliations throughout UCI.
Donald Brian Donald Brian (February 17, 1877 – December 22, 1948) actor, dancer and singer born St. John's, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), at the age of eighteen was crowned "King of Broadway" by the New York Times in 1907.
Donald Brown Donald Brown is a computer programmer and creator of Eamon, a non-commercial RPG computer game for the Apple II computer released in 1980. Brown subsequently developed SwordThrust, an expanded commercial version of Eamon published by CE Software.
Donald Bryan Donald Bryan is the former Acting Commissioner of Banking and Insurance in New Jersey. A career employee of his department, served as Director of the Division of Insurance from 1999 to 2006, where he served two separate stints as acting commissioner.
Donald Burleson Donald Burleson is the husband of Janet Burleson and also the owner of the former Worlds Smallest Horse, according to Guiness World Records, Black Beauty. He is also a leading authority on Oracle database systems.
Donald C. MacDonald Donald Cameron MacDonald (born December 7, 1913) is a long time Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1982, and from 1953 to 1970 was the leader of the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the New Democratic Party of Ontario.
Donald C. Spencer Donald C. Spencer (April 25 1912 - December 23 2001) was an American mathematician, known for major work on deformation theory of structures arising in differential geometry, and on several complex variables from the point of view of partial differential equations.
Donald Cameron (VC) Donald Cameron (March 18, 1916 - April 10, 1961) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He is one of three VC winners from the small town of Carluke in South Lanarkshire (population 7,000).
Donald Caskie The Rev Dr Donald Caskie (1902 - 1983) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, best known for his exploits in France during World War II, during which he helped an estimated 2,000 Allied sailors, soldiers and airman to escape from occupied France (mainly through Spain). The 'Fasti' - the record of all Church of Scotland ministers since the Reformation - simply mentions that he was "engaged in church and patriotic duties in France, 1939-1945".
Donald Coggan Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan (23 December, 1909 – 17 May, 2000) was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980, during which time he visited Rome and met the Pontiff, in company with Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, future Cardinal of England and Wales.
Donald Craik Donald Craik (August 26, 1931 – September 2, 1985) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon.
Donald Crowdis Donald Crowdis, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on December 24, 1913, was the first host of the popular CBC Television series The Nature of Things. For 25 years he was Curator, then Director, of the Nova Scotia Museum (1940-1965).
Donald Crowhurst Donald Crowhurst (1932–1969) was an English businessman and amateur sailor who died while competing in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a single-handed, round-the-world yacht race. Crowhurst had entered the race in hopes of winning a cash prize from the Sunday Times to aid his failing business.
Donald D'Haene Donald D'Haene is a writer and the author of the critically acclaimed autobiography Father's Touch, which details his own harrowing experiences growing up while suffering sexual abuse at the hands of his father, and also of the lax policy of the Jehovah's Witness community his family belonged to on dealing with child abuse.
Donald Davies Donald Watts Davies CBE FRS (June 7, 1924 – May 28, 2000) was a British computer scientist who was a co-inventor of packet switching (and originator of the term), along with Paul Baran and Leonard Kleinrock in the US.
Donald Deskey Donald Deskey (1894-1989) was a native of Minnesota. He studied architecture at the University of California, but did not follow that profession, becoming instead an artist and a pioneer in the field of Industrial design.
Donald Dickson Farmer Donald Dickson Farmer (VC, MSM) (28 May 1877- 23 December 1956) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Donald Douglas (actor) Donald Douglas is a British actor who has appeared in films and many well known television shows including Doctor Who, Blakes 7, and The Avengers. His film appearances include A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander: Endgame (2000) and the role of Admiral Darcy in the Bridget Jones's Diary movies.
Donald Duart Maclean Donald Duart Maclean (25 May, 1913 – 6 March, 1983) was a career British diplomat turned Soviet intelligence agent. Maclean was one of the Cambridge Five, members of MI5, MI6 or the diplomatic service who acted as spies for the Soviet Union in the Second World War.
Donald Duck filmography Donald Duck appeared in many classic Disney animated films over a number of years beginning in 1934. As storylines for the very popular Mickey Mouse cartoons became harder and harder to create, Walt turned to his explosive Donald Duck for help.
Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold is a comic book starring Donald Duck that was originally printed in Four Color #9 (the first Donald Duck Four Color) in October 1942. In this story Donald and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie meet a parrot named Yellow Beak and they wind up searching for the lost treasure of Henry Morgan.
Donald Duck in comics Donald Duck, cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company, is today the star of dozens of comic-book and comic-strip stories published each month (in certain parts of the world, each week) around the world.
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