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LeveL LeveL is a magazine about computer and video games in the Czech Republic,Romania and Turkey; these three brother divisions occasionally exchange content. In addition to publishing the magazine, LeveL also organizes many yearly gaming competitions for players in all 3 countries; it is one of the biggest Turkish sponsors of international gaming contests (such as WCG).
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo is a fantasy novel by Obert Skye that traces the journeys of Leven, a seemingly ordinary boy from Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma, and Winter Frore, a neglected girl, as they seek to find their way to the magical dream land of Foo.
Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret is the sequel to Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo. It traces the journey of Leven and his friends as they try to restore the lithen Geth and defeat the forces of the rant known as Jamoon.
Levenshtein automaton In computer science, Levenshtein automata are a family of finite state automata that can recognize the set V of all words in a formal language for which the Levenshtein distance to an arbitrary word W does not exceed a particular constant. A Levenshtein automaton for W can be constructed in linear time proportional to the length of W, and can identify V in much less time than would be needed if the Levenshtein distance to W was calculated for each word in the language (a problem with quadratic time complexity).
Levenshtein distance In information theory and computer science, the Levenshtein distance or edit distance between two strings is given by the minimum number of operations needed to transform one string into the other, where an operation is an insertion, deletion, or substitution of a single character. It is named after Vladimir Levenshtein, who considered this distance in 1965.
Levenshulme Levenshulme is an urban area of Manchester, in North West England on the borders of Reddish, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage and Stockport. It is situated on the main Stockport Road (A6) and has a station on the Manchester to London railway line which is served by local commuter trains.
Levenslied A levenslied (Dutch for "song about the real life") is a highly sentimental Dutch-language song, where are simplicity and distinguishability important subjects. It's one of the most popular musicstyles in the Netherlands, and one of the oldest.
Leventikos Levendikos, also called Poustseno, is a dance from Macedonia in Greece, mainly danced in the western side of Macedonia in the town of Florina. The Levendikos dance performed in Petroussa is very different from the one in Florina.
Leventina (district) Leventina is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Situated to the north of the canton, its territory covers the area of the Ticino River as far south as Biasca, in particular the valleys of Val Bedretto and Valle Leventina.
Lever Brothers Factory, Balmain The Lever Brothers Factory in the Sydney suburb of Balmain was a soap factory which operated from 1895 until 1988. It employed many people from the local area and its large industrial buildings were a prominent feature of the landscape.
Lever frame Mechanical railway signalling installations rely on lever frames for their operation to interlock the signals and points to allow the safe operation of trains in the area the signals control. Located in the signal box, the levers are operated by the signaller.
Lever House Lever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and located at 390 Park Avenue in New York City, is the quintessential and seminal glass box International Style skyscraper, and holds the distinction of being the first curtain wall in New York City. Built in 1951-1952, it features an innovative courtyard and public space.
Lever mina drömmar Lever mina drömmar was released on April 20 2005 and is an album by the Swedish pop singer Shirley Clamp, as well as a track on the album. The song Mina minnen on the album was also released as a single on June 8 2005.
Lever tumbler lock A lever tumbler lock is a type of lock that uses a set of levers to prevent the bolt from moving in the lock. In the simplest of these, lifting the tumbler above a certain height will allow the bolt to slide past.
Lever-action A lever-action is a type of firearm which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area (often including the trigger guard itself) to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel when the lever is cranked. The most famous lever-action firearm is undoubtedly the Winchester rifle, but many manufacturers produce lever-action rifles.
Leverage Point Modeling Leverage Point Modeling (LPM) is a demonstrated approach for improved planning and spending for Operations and Support (O&S) activities. LPM is a continuous-event simulation technique that uses the System Dynamics approach of model building.
Leveraged buyout A leveraged buyout (or LBO, or highly-leveraged transaction (HLT), or "bootstrap" transaction) occurs when a financial sponsor gains control of a majority of a target company's equity through the use of borrowed money or debt.
Leveraged lease A lease in which the lessor puts up some of the money required to purchase the asset and borrows the rest from a lender. The lender is given a senior secured interest on the asset and an assignment of the lease and lease payments.
Leveraged recapitalization In corporate finance, a leveraged recapitalization is a strategy often used to fend off a hostile acquisition. Under this strategy, a company incurs significant additional debt to repurchase stocks through a buyback program or distribute a large dividend among the current shareholders.
Leverett Glacier Leverett Glacier in Antarctica () is about 80 km (50 mi) long and 4 to 6 km (3 to 4 mi) wide, draining northward from the Watson Escarpment, between the California and Stanford Plateaus, and then trending WNW between the Tapley Mountains and Harold Byrd Mountains to terminate at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf close east of Scott Glacier. It was discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd AE geological party under Laurence Gould, and named by him for Frank Leverett, eminent geologist at the University of Michigan and authority on glacial geology of the central United States.
Leverett House Leverett House is one of twelve residence houses for upperclass undergraduates at Harvard University. It is situated along the north bank of the Charles River in Cambridge and consists of McKinlock Hall, constructed in 1925, and two 12-story towers built in the 1960s.
Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society The Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society first awarded in 1960 to mark the tricentenary of the society at the instigation of the Leverhulme Trust. It is awarded every 3 years in years in which the sum of each individual number of that year is 1 greater than a multiple of 3 (divisibility rule).
Levi Levi or Levy (Hebrew: לֵוִי, Standard Levy Tiberian ; "joining") was the third son of Leah and Jacob and the founder of the Levite tribe of ancient Israel. The Levites were the only one of the Israelite tribes who received cities but no tribal land when Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan.
Levi Addison Ault Levi Addison Ault (November, 1851-February, 1930) was a Canadian-born businessman and bureaucrat whose career was closely associated with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he earned the nickname "Father of Cincinnati's parks".
Levi Asher Levi Asher is a New York-based writer and web designer responsible for Literary Kicks (litkicks.com), Queensboro Ballads, a movie version of the Dostoevsky novel Notes From Underground and other digital projects.
Levi ben Sisi Levi ben Sisi or Levi bar Sisi (Sisyi, Susyi, Hebrew: לוי בר סיסי) was a Palestinian scholar, disciple of the patriarch Judah I, and school associate of his son Simeon (Ab. Zarah 19a); one of the semi-tannaim of the last decades of the 2nd century and of the early decades of the 3rd century.
Levi Brackman Rabbi Levi Brackman (born 1978) is a renowned Judaic scholar, teacher, writer and religious leader who has been active in both England and the United States and whose writings are featured regularly in Jewish publications internationally and on the Internet.
Levi Colbert Levi Colbert, also known as Itawamba, was a Chickasaw leader who was called Itte-wamba Mingo, meaning bench chief. He served the Chickasaw's as a translator in compromises with President Johnson in relation to moving West of the Mississippi.
Levi Eshkol (Hebrew לֵוִי ×ֶשְ×כּוֹל , born Levi Shkolnik, Hebrew לֵוִי ש××§×•Öą×ś× Ö´×™×§; October 25, 1895 - February 26, 1969), served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.
Levi graph In combinatorics a Levi graph or incidence graph is a bipartite graph associated with an incidence structure. From a collection of points and lines in an incidence geometry or a projective configuration, we form a graph with one vertex per point, one vertex per line, and an edge for every incidence between a point and a line.
Levi Lee Levi Lee is an American playwright, actor, and director. He, along with Larry Lawson and Rebecca Wackler, created the plays Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends (A Final Evening with the Illuminati) and Tent Meeting.
Levi Lincoln, Sr. Levi Lincoln, Sr. (May 15, 1749–April 14, 1820) was an American revolutionary and statesman who served as a Minuteman at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, a state legislator in Massachusetts, a participant in Massachusetts' state constitutional convention, Governor of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, a U.
Levi Rock Shelter The Levi Rock Shelter, named for former property owner Malcolm Levi, is an archeological site west of Austin, Texas where Native American artifacts dating back 10,000 years or more have been discovered. Located along Lick Creek, the site was discovered in the mid-1950s and is believed to be the 7th-oldest paleolithic site in the United States.
Levi Silliman Ives Levi Silliman Ives (1797 – 1867) was an American theologian. He was born at Meriden, Connecticut; was brought up on his father's farm in Turin, New York; served during the first year of the War of 1812 and studied at Hamilton College; but in 1819 left the Presbyterian for The Episcopal Church, and after study in New York was ordained in 1823.
Levi Yitzhak Bender Levi Yitzhak Bender (1897 – 1989) was a rabbi and leader of the Breslov community in both Uman, Ukraine and Jerusalem, Israel. Many Breslover Hasidim regarded him as their spiritual mentor, especially baalei teshuva ("returnees to the faith") who joined the Breslov movement in the 1970s and 1980s.
Levi Yitzchak Horowitz Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, popularly known as The Bostoner Rebbe was born to his parents, the first Bostoner Rebbe, Grand RabbiPinchos Dovid Horowitz and Rebbitzen Sora Sasha Horowitz, in Boston on July 3, 1921, corresponding to the Jewish date 27 Sivan 5681.
Levi-Civita (crater) Levi-Civita is a lunar crater formation that lies on the far side of the Moon from the Earth. It is located just to the southwest of the large Gagarin walled-plain, and nearly as close to the Pavlov crater to the south-southwest.
Levi-Civita symbol The Levi-Civita symbol, also called the permutation symbol or antisymmetric symbol, is a mathematical symbol used in particular in tensor calculus. It is named after the Italian mathematician and physicist Tullio Levi-Civita.
Leviathan (comic strip) The Leviathan comic strip by Peter Blegvad appeared in the review section of the British newspaper The Independent on Sunday during the 1990s. The title character, whose name is shortened in the strip to Levi, is drawn as a faceless baby who constantly carries a stuffed toy rabbit called Rabbit.
Leviathan (creature) The Leviathans were bioengineered serpentine sithspawn created by fallen Dark Jedi during the Hundred-Year Darkness. These living superweapons roamed battlefields and drew the life-energies of enemy soldiers into blister traps that dotted their wide backs.
Leviathan (film) Leviathan (1989) is a sci-fi film, following a line of movies like Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982), involving a hideous creature that stalks and kills a group of people in a sealed environment. The movie takes place miles below the ocean, where an American mining expedition accidentally uncovers the wreckage of a Soviet ship.
Leviathan (punk) Leviathan were a Heavy Metal and Punk Rock band that were formed in New York City, New York in 2002 and played until 2005. During their brief time, they played with Glenn Danzig, The Exploited, Nuclear Assault, Body Count, Jello Biafra, Clutch, Michale Graves, The Misfits, Hirax, Six Feet Under, and Testament, to name a few.
Leviathan (starship) The Leviathan is an Interdictor-class warship formerly in the service of the Republic, then became the flagship of the Sith Lord Darth Malak. The Leviathan was featured in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
Leviathan of Parsonstown The Leviathan of Parsonstown is a telescope located at Birr Castle. It is a 72-inch telescope and was the largest in the world when construction started in 1845 until the construction of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1917.
Levidi Levidi (Greek: Λεβίδι), Arcadia, Greece is a small town and a municipality located in northcentral Peloponnese about 25 km via the bypass and 20 km north of Tripoli(s). The village sits on the northern part of the slope of the Mainalo mountains and is also built over.
Levin Goldschmidt Levin Goldschmidt (born at Danzig May 30, 1829; died at Wilhelmshöhe July 16, 1897) was a German jurist. From 1847 to 1851 he pursued his studies at the universities of Berlin, Bonn, and Heidelberg, receiving his doctor's degree in 1851 from the University of Halle.
Levin, New Zealand Levin is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand, the largest town in the Horowhenua district. It is on State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway, 90km north of Wellington and 50km south of Palmerston North.
Levine Science Research Center The Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) is a 341,000-square-foot facility on Duke University's west campus. When it was opened in 1994, the LSRC was the largest single-site interdisciplinary research facility in the U.
Levinia Brown Levinia Brown was born in 1947 at Dawson Inlet, south of Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada. Brown is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election.
Levinson recursion Levinson or Levinson-Durbin recursion is a procedure in linear algebra to recursively calculate the solution to an equation involving a Toeplitz matrix. The algorithm runs in Î(n2) time, which is a strong improvement over Gauss-Jordan elimination, which runs in Î(n3).
Levinthal paradox The Levinthal paradox is a puzzle in the theory of protein folding dynamics. In 1969 Cyrus Levinthal noted that, because of the very large number of degrees of freedom in an unfolded polypeptide chain, the molecule has an astronomical number of possible conformations.
Levirate marriage Levirate marriage is the practice of a woman marrying one of her husband's brothers after her husband's death, if there were no children, in order to continue the line of the dead husband. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage outside the clan was forbidden.
Levis (motorcycle) Levis motorcycles (1911 - 1940 ), manufactured by Butterfields of Birmingham, were for many years one of England's leading manufacturers of two-stroke motorcycles. They built two-stroke machines from 1911, and added a line of four-strokes in 1928, that ran to 1941 when production ceased.
Levisa Fork River The Levisa Fork River (also called simply the Levisa Fork or the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately 140 mi (225 km) long, in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States.
Levitated Dipole A Levitated Dipole is a unique form of fusion reactor technology using a solid superconducting torus, magnetically levitated in the reactor chamber. The superconductor forms magnetic lines of force of a nature similar to Earth's or Jupiter's magnetospheres, and it is believed that such an apparatus could contain plasma more efficiently than other fusion reactor designs.
Levitated Dipole Experiment The Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX) is a project devoted to researching a nuclear fusion configuration which utilizes a floating superconducting torus to provide an axisymmetric magnetic field which is used to contain plasma. It is a collaboration between Columbia University's Department of Applied Physics and the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center and is funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy.
Levite In the Jewish tradition, a Levite ( "Attached", Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. The Levites were the only one of the Israelite tribes who received cities but no tribal land when Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan.
Levite Tithe The Levite Tithe was the tithe in Ancient Israel, by which a tenth of agricultural produce was given to the Levites, in accordance with certain biblical mitzvot. Tithing was traditionally seen as one of the main mechanisms by which one could obtain desires from God, as well as escape the punishments that would otherwise have been suffered by the wicked in the underworldJewish Encyclopedia.
Levites motorcycle club Levites Motorcycle Club is one of the least known of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle clubs. The Levites started in North Texas, but have been monitored in Lousiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon and Washington.
Leviticus Rabbah Leviticus Rabbah, Vayikrah Rabbah, or Wayikra Rabbah is a homiletic midrash to the Biblical book of Leviticus (Vayikrah in Hebrew). It is referred to by Nathan ben Jehiel (circa 1035–1106) in his Aruk as well as by Rashi (1040–1105) in his commentaries on Genesis 46:26, Exodus 32:5, Leviticus 9:24, and elsewhere.
Levitron The Levitron is a commercial toy designed to produce and display the phenomenon known as “spin-stabilized magnetic levitation”. Consisting essentially of a permanent magnetic top and base plate, ring or alternate geometric configuration, the toy’s construction is relatively simple; nevertheless, the theory underlying the Levitron’s operation is considerable and remains incomplete, while parameters of functionality – the rate of top rotation, top weighting, etc… – are generally considered somewhat stringent.
Levittown, New York Levittown, a suburb of New York City, is a hamlet and unincorporated political subdivision of New York State located on Long Island in Nassau County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 53,067.
Levittown, Pennsylvania Levittown, Pennsylvania is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburban community located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the Levittown CDP had a total population of 53,966.
Levocetirizine Levocetirizine (as levocetirizine dihydrochloride) is a third generation non-sedative antihistamine, developed from the second generation antihistamine cetirizine. Chemically, levocetirizine is the active enantiomer of cetirizine.
Levon Helm Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940) is an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. Helm is also known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "King Harvest", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Levon Chilingirian Levon Chilingirian (born 28 May 1948, Nicosia) is a UK-based violinist. The founder of the Chilingirian Quartet, he is also a professor at the Royal College of Music in London and is musical director of Camerata Nordica, a Swedish chamber orchestra.
Levon Kirkland Lorenzo Levon Kirkland (born February 16, 1969) was an all-pro linebacker in the NFL. A second-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992, he went on to play 11 years in the NFL including 9 seasons with the Steelers, and one each for the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Levon louis The work of Texas-native sound artist Levon Louis spans practically every modern media platform from vinyl records to virtual reality. Best known for electronic music, Louis has been hailed by The Austin Chronicle as a “driving force" and nominated for public music awards in Houston including “Best DJ”, “Best Electronica”, and “Keyboardist of the Year”.
Levon Shant Levon Shant (ÔĽÖ‡Ő¸Ő¶ Ő‡ŐˇŐ¶Ő© in Armenian) (born Levon Seghoposian on April 6 , 1869 - died November 29 1951), was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet, and founder of the Hamazkayin National Cultural Foundation. He was a life-long member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and is the namesake of the ARF's Shant Student Association.
Levon Ter-Petrossyan Levon Ter-Petrossian (Armenian: ÔĽÖ‡Ő¸Ő¶ ŐŹŐĄÖ€-ŐŠŐĄŐżÖ€Ő¸Ő˝ŐµŐˇŐ¶; Russian: Левон Тер-ПетроŃŃŹĐ˝) (born January 9 1945), sometimes transliterated Levon Ter-Petrosyan, was the President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998. Because of many economic and political problems, he resigned on February 3, 1998 and was succeeded by Robert Kocharian.
Levormeloxifene Levormeloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator that was developed as an alternative to estrogen replacement therapy for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal bone loss. The development was stopped because of a high incidence of gynaecologic adverse events during clinical trials.
Levothyroxine Levothyroxine Sodium, also known as L-thyroxine, synthetic T4 or 3,5,3',5'-tetraiodo-L-thyronine, is a synthetic form of thyroxine (thyroid hormone). The natural hormone is chemically in the L-form, as is the pharmaceutical agent.
Levski (town) Levski (ЛевŃки) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, in the very southeast of Pleven Province. It is located in the valley of the Osam River and was called KaraÄźaç (Turkish for "red elm") during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and until 1897, when it was renamed after the Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski.
Levuka Levuka is a town on the south-east coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji, of which it is the capital. At the census in 1996, the last to date, Levuka had a population of 3,745, more than a third of Ovalau's total.
Levy Restaurants Levy Restaurants is a restaurant franchise company based in Chicago specializing in providing premium-quality vending and food services to major entertainment and sports venues. It is a unit of Compass Group, and was founded in 1978.
Levy skew alpha-stable distribution In probability theory, a Lévy skew alpha-stable distribution or just stable distribution, developed by Paul Lévy, is actually a family of probability distributions which are characterized by four parameters: α, β, μ and c , as well as the distributed value, x . The μ and c are shift and scale parameters which do not determine the shape of the distribution.
Levy's Levy's is a company amd bakery, most famous for their rye bread. They are best known for their advertising campegins, which state "You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Love Levy's" and show people of different ethicities and cultures enjoying the bread.
Lew Adams Lew Adams was the general secretary of the British Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) between 1987 and 1998. Towards the right of the trade union political spectrum, he vigorously opposed the Conservative governments' privatisation of British Rail, but was subsequently appointed to the rail regulatory authority set up by the new Labour government, the Strategic Rail Authority.
Lew Anderson Lewis Burr Anderson (May 7 1922—May 14 2006) was an American actor and musician, most famous for being the third and final actor to portray Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody between 1954 and 1960. He was also a musician.
Lew Andreas Lew Andreas (February 25, 1895 – June 16, 1984) was a college men's basketball coach. The Sterling, Illinois native has been the head coach at Syracuse University for 25 years (1925-50), guiding the Orange men (now Orange) to a 355-134 (.
Lew Beck (basketball) Lewis Beck is a former basketball player who was captain of the United States olympic basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He played in college for Oregon State University and was an All-American.
Lew Cody Lew Cody (February 22, 1884 Berlin, New Hampshire - May 21, 1934 Beverly Hills, California) was an American silent film actor. He was also known for the marriages of Dorothy Dalton and Mabel Normand who died on his 46th birthday, Cody soon followed 4 years later from heart disease.
Lew Dietz Lew Dietz (22 May 1907 - 27 April 1997) was an American writer, much of whose work centered on his native Maine. In a long career he produced 20 books and hundreds of magazine articles for Down East magazine (which he helped establish), True, Yankee, Redbook, Coast Fisherman and Outdoors Maine among others.
Lew Fonseca Lewis Albert Fonseca (January 21 1899 - November 26 1989) was an American first and second baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox over a 12-year career. While not a power hitter, he did manage to hit for average and was a good contact hitter for most of his career.
Lew Ford Lew Ford (born Jon Lewis Ford on August 12, 1976 in Beaumont, Texas, USA) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He currently plays for the Minnesota Twins, usually starting as the designated hitter and sometimes filling in at right or center field.
Lew Grade Lew Grade, Baron Grade (25 December 1906–13 December 1998), born Louis Winogradsky, was an influential showbusiness impresario and television company executive in the United Kingdom. His interests included Pye Records and ATV.
Lew Hayman Lewis Edward "Lew" Hayman (September 30 1908 – June 29 1984) was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Football League as coach, general manager, team president, and league president. As head coach, he was a five-time Grey Cup winner with three different teams.
Lew Hoad Lewis Alan ("Lew") Hoad (born November 23, 1934 in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, died July 3, 1994 in Fuengirola, Spain) was a champion tennis player. In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, ranks Hoad as one of the 21 best players of all time.
Lew Jenkins Lew Jenkins (December 4, 1916 - October 30, 1981) was an American boxer and Lightweight Champion of the World. Also known as the Sweetswatter from Sweetwater he was born in Milburn, Texas and was raised in Depression-era Texas.
Lew Krausse Lew Krausse (born April 25, 1943) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from Media, Pennsylvania. He played for the Kansas City Athletics (1961-67), Oakland Athletics (1968-69), Milwaukee Brewers (1970-71), Boston Red Sox (1972), St.
Lew Landers Lew Landers (January 2, 1901-December 16, 1962) was probably one of the American film industry's most prolific directors. He began making films in the 1930s, one of his first was the Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi film The Raven (1935).
Lew Leslie Lew Leslie (1886-1963) was a Broadway writer and producer and although white was the first to present black artists on stage. He became famous for his stage shows at the Cotton Club and later for his “Blackbirds” revues.
Lew Moren Lew "Hicks" Moren (August 4, 1883 - November 2, 1966) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher. He pitched six seasons from 1903-1910: two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Lew Morrison Lewis "Lew" Morrison (born February 11, 1948 in Gainsborough, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 563 NHL games for the Philadelphia Flyers, Atlanta Flames, Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Lew Pollack Lew Pollack [b 16 June 1895 in New York, d 18 January 1946 in Hollywood was a composer active during the 1920's and the 1930's. Among his best known songs are "Charmaine" and "Diane" with lyrics by Erno Rapee, "Miss Annabelle Lee" and "Two Cigarettes in the Dark".
Lew Schneider Lew Schneider (born July 18, 1961) began as a stand-up comedian and actor before becoming a television writer. In the fall of 1989, he landed his first regular TV job as the host of the Nickelodeon game show, “Make The Grade.
Lew Stringer Lew Stringer (born 22 March, 1959, England) is a freelance comic artist and scriptwriter. He sold his first professional cartoon to Marvel UK (the British branch of Marvel Comics ) in 1983 where it appeared in The Daredevils comic.
Lew Wallace Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
Lew Wasserman Lew Wasserman (March 15, 1913 - June 3, 2002) was a Hollywood agent and studio executive credited with first creating and then taking apart the studio system in a career spanning more than six decades. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, Wasserman started out as a booking agent for the Music Corporation of America (MCA) under its founder Dr.
Lew Zivanovic Lew Zivanovic (born in Penrith, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice was at second row though he often also played at lock.
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo is a fantasy novel by Obert Skye that traces the journeys of Leven, a seemingly ordinary boy from Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma, and Winter Frore, a neglected girl, as they seek to find their way to the magical dream land of Foo.
Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret is the sequel to Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo. It traces the journey of Leven and his friends as they try to restore the lithen Geth and defeat the forces of the rant known as Jamoon.
Levenshtein automaton In computer science, Levenshtein automata are a family of finite state automata that can recognize the set V of all words in a formal language for which the Levenshtein distance to an arbitrary word W does not exceed a particular constant. A Levenshtein automaton for W can be constructed in linear time proportional to the length of W, and can identify V in much less time than would be needed if the Levenshtein distance to W was calculated for each word in the language (a problem with quadratic time complexity).
Levenshtein distance In information theory and computer science, the Levenshtein distance or edit distance between two strings is given by the minimum number of operations needed to transform one string into the other, where an operation is an insertion, deletion, or substitution of a single character. It is named after Vladimir Levenshtein, who considered this distance in 1965.
Levenshulme Levenshulme is an urban area of Manchester, in North West England on the borders of Reddish, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage and Stockport. It is situated on the main Stockport Road (A6) and has a station on the Manchester to London railway line which is served by local commuter trains.
Levenslied A levenslied (Dutch for "song about the real life") is a highly sentimental Dutch-language song, where are simplicity and distinguishability important subjects. It's one of the most popular musicstyles in the Netherlands, and one of the oldest.
Leventikos Levendikos, also called Poustseno, is a dance from Macedonia in Greece, mainly danced in the western side of Macedonia in the town of Florina. The Levendikos dance performed in Petroussa is very different from the one in Florina.
Leventina (district) Leventina is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Situated to the north of the canton, its territory covers the area of the Ticino River as far south as Biasca, in particular the valleys of Val Bedretto and Valle Leventina.
Lever Brothers Factory, Balmain The Lever Brothers Factory in the Sydney suburb of Balmain was a soap factory which operated from 1895 until 1988. It employed many people from the local area and its large industrial buildings were a prominent feature of the landscape.
Lever frame Mechanical railway signalling installations rely on lever frames for their operation to interlock the signals and points to allow the safe operation of trains in the area the signals control. Located in the signal box, the levers are operated by the signaller.
Lever House Lever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and located at 390 Park Avenue in New York City, is the quintessential and seminal glass box International Style skyscraper, and holds the distinction of being the first curtain wall in New York City. Built in 1951-1952, it features an innovative courtyard and public space.
Lever mina drömmar Lever mina drömmar was released on April 20 2005 and is an album by the Swedish pop singer Shirley Clamp, as well as a track on the album. The song Mina minnen on the album was also released as a single on June 8 2005.
Lever tumbler lock A lever tumbler lock is a type of lock that uses a set of levers to prevent the bolt from moving in the lock. In the simplest of these, lifting the tumbler above a certain height will allow the bolt to slide past.
Lever-action A lever-action is a type of firearm which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area (often including the trigger guard itself) to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel when the lever is cranked. The most famous lever-action firearm is undoubtedly the Winchester rifle, but many manufacturers produce lever-action rifles.
Leverage Point Modeling Leverage Point Modeling (LPM) is a demonstrated approach for improved planning and spending for Operations and Support (O&S) activities. LPM is a continuous-event simulation technique that uses the System Dynamics approach of model building.
Leveraged buyout A leveraged buyout (or LBO, or highly-leveraged transaction (HLT), or "bootstrap" transaction) occurs when a financial sponsor gains control of a majority of a target company's equity through the use of borrowed money or debt.
Leveraged lease A lease in which the lessor puts up some of the money required to purchase the asset and borrows the rest from a lender. The lender is given a senior secured interest on the asset and an assignment of the lease and lease payments.
Leveraged recapitalization In corporate finance, a leveraged recapitalization is a strategy often used to fend off a hostile acquisition. Under this strategy, a company incurs significant additional debt to repurchase stocks through a buyback program or distribute a large dividend among the current shareholders.
Leverett Glacier Leverett Glacier in Antarctica () is about 80 km (50 mi) long and 4 to 6 km (3 to 4 mi) wide, draining northward from the Watson Escarpment, between the California and Stanford Plateaus, and then trending WNW between the Tapley Mountains and Harold Byrd Mountains to terminate at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf close east of Scott Glacier. It was discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd AE geological party under Laurence Gould, and named by him for Frank Leverett, eminent geologist at the University of Michigan and authority on glacial geology of the central United States.
Leverett House Leverett House is one of twelve residence houses for upperclass undergraduates at Harvard University. It is situated along the north bank of the Charles River in Cambridge and consists of McKinlock Hall, constructed in 1925, and two 12-story towers built in the 1960s.
Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society The Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society first awarded in 1960 to mark the tricentenary of the society at the instigation of the Leverhulme Trust. It is awarded every 3 years in years in which the sum of each individual number of that year is 1 greater than a multiple of 3 (divisibility rule).
Levi Levi or Levy (Hebrew: לֵוִי, Standard Levy Tiberian ; "joining") was the third son of Leah and Jacob and the founder of the Levite tribe of ancient Israel. The Levites were the only one of the Israelite tribes who received cities but no tribal land when Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan.
Levi Addison Ault Levi Addison Ault (November, 1851-February, 1930) was a Canadian-born businessman and bureaucrat whose career was closely associated with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he earned the nickname "Father of Cincinnati's parks".
Levi Asher Levi Asher is a New York-based writer and web designer responsible for Literary Kicks (litkicks.com), Queensboro Ballads, a movie version of the Dostoevsky novel Notes From Underground and other digital projects.
Levi ben Sisi Levi ben Sisi or Levi bar Sisi (Sisyi, Susyi, Hebrew: לוי בר סיסי) was a Palestinian scholar, disciple of the patriarch Judah I, and school associate of his son Simeon (Ab. Zarah 19a); one of the semi-tannaim of the last decades of the 2nd century and of the early decades of the 3rd century.
Levi Brackman Rabbi Levi Brackman (born 1978) is a renowned Judaic scholar, teacher, writer and religious leader who has been active in both England and the United States and whose writings are featured regularly in Jewish publications internationally and on the Internet.
Levi Colbert Levi Colbert, also known as Itawamba, was a Chickasaw leader who was called Itte-wamba Mingo, meaning bench chief. He served the Chickasaw's as a translator in compromises with President Johnson in relation to moving West of the Mississippi.
Levi Eshkol (Hebrew לֵוִי ×ֶשְ×כּוֹל , born Levi Shkolnik, Hebrew לֵוִי ש××§×•Öą×ś× Ö´×™×§; October 25, 1895 - February 26, 1969), served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.
Levi graph In combinatorics a Levi graph or incidence graph is a bipartite graph associated with an incidence structure. From a collection of points and lines in an incidence geometry or a projective configuration, we form a graph with one vertex per point, one vertex per line, and an edge for every incidence between a point and a line.
Levi Lee Levi Lee is an American playwright, actor, and director. He, along with Larry Lawson and Rebecca Wackler, created the plays Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends (A Final Evening with the Illuminati) and Tent Meeting.
Levi Lincoln, Sr. Levi Lincoln, Sr. (May 15, 1749–April 14, 1820) was an American revolutionary and statesman who served as a Minuteman at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, a state legislator in Massachusetts, a participant in Massachusetts' state constitutional convention, Governor of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, a U.
Levi Rock Shelter The Levi Rock Shelter, named for former property owner Malcolm Levi, is an archeological site west of Austin, Texas where Native American artifacts dating back 10,000 years or more have been discovered. Located along Lick Creek, the site was discovered in the mid-1950s and is believed to be the 7th-oldest paleolithic site in the United States.
Levi Silliman Ives Levi Silliman Ives (1797 – 1867) was an American theologian. He was born at Meriden, Connecticut; was brought up on his father's farm in Turin, New York; served during the first year of the War of 1812 and studied at Hamilton College; but in 1819 left the Presbyterian for The Episcopal Church, and after study in New York was ordained in 1823.
Levi Yitzhak Bender Levi Yitzhak Bender (1897 – 1989) was a rabbi and leader of the Breslov community in both Uman, Ukraine and Jerusalem, Israel. Many Breslover Hasidim regarded him as their spiritual mentor, especially baalei teshuva ("returnees to the faith") who joined the Breslov movement in the 1970s and 1980s.
Levi Yitzchak Horowitz Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, popularly known as The Bostoner Rebbe was born to his parents, the first Bostoner Rebbe, Grand RabbiPinchos Dovid Horowitz and Rebbitzen Sora Sasha Horowitz, in Boston on July 3, 1921, corresponding to the Jewish date 27 Sivan 5681.
Levi-Civita (crater) Levi-Civita is a lunar crater formation that lies on the far side of the Moon from the Earth. It is located just to the southwest of the large Gagarin walled-plain, and nearly as close to the Pavlov crater to the south-southwest.
Levi-Civita symbol The Levi-Civita symbol, also called the permutation symbol or antisymmetric symbol, is a mathematical symbol used in particular in tensor calculus. It is named after the Italian mathematician and physicist Tullio Levi-Civita.
Leviathan (comic strip) The Leviathan comic strip by Peter Blegvad appeared in the review section of the British newspaper The Independent on Sunday during the 1990s. The title character, whose name is shortened in the strip to Levi, is drawn as a faceless baby who constantly carries a stuffed toy rabbit called Rabbit.
Leviathan (creature) The Leviathans were bioengineered serpentine sithspawn created by fallen Dark Jedi during the Hundred-Year Darkness. These living superweapons roamed battlefields and drew the life-energies of enemy soldiers into blister traps that dotted their wide backs.
Leviathan (film) Leviathan (1989) is a sci-fi film, following a line of movies like Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982), involving a hideous creature that stalks and kills a group of people in a sealed environment. The movie takes place miles below the ocean, where an American mining expedition accidentally uncovers the wreckage of a Soviet ship.
Leviathan (punk) Leviathan were a Heavy Metal and Punk Rock band that were formed in New York City, New York in 2002 and played until 2005. During their brief time, they played with Glenn Danzig, The Exploited, Nuclear Assault, Body Count, Jello Biafra, Clutch, Michale Graves, The Misfits, Hirax, Six Feet Under, and Testament, to name a few.
Leviathan (starship) The Leviathan is an Interdictor-class warship formerly in the service of the Republic, then became the flagship of the Sith Lord Darth Malak. The Leviathan was featured in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
Leviathan of Parsonstown The Leviathan of Parsonstown is a telescope located at Birr Castle. It is a 72-inch telescope and was the largest in the world when construction started in 1845 until the construction of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1917.
Levidi Levidi (Greek: Λεβίδι), Arcadia, Greece is a small town and a municipality located in northcentral Peloponnese about 25 km via the bypass and 20 km north of Tripoli(s). The village sits on the northern part of the slope of the Mainalo mountains and is also built over.
Levin Goldschmidt Levin Goldschmidt (born at Danzig May 30, 1829; died at Wilhelmshöhe July 16, 1897) was a German jurist. From 1847 to 1851 he pursued his studies at the universities of Berlin, Bonn, and Heidelberg, receiving his doctor's degree in 1851 from the University of Halle.
Levin, New Zealand Levin is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand, the largest town in the Horowhenua district. It is on State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway, 90km north of Wellington and 50km south of Palmerston North.
Levine Science Research Center The Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) is a 341,000-square-foot facility on Duke University's west campus. When it was opened in 1994, the LSRC was the largest single-site interdisciplinary research facility in the U.
Levinia Brown Levinia Brown was born in 1947 at Dawson Inlet, south of Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada. Brown is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election.
Levinson recursion Levinson or Levinson-Durbin recursion is a procedure in linear algebra to recursively calculate the solution to an equation involving a Toeplitz matrix. The algorithm runs in Î(n2) time, which is a strong improvement over Gauss-Jordan elimination, which runs in Î(n3).
Levinthal paradox The Levinthal paradox is a puzzle in the theory of protein folding dynamics. In 1969 Cyrus Levinthal noted that, because of the very large number of degrees of freedom in an unfolded polypeptide chain, the molecule has an astronomical number of possible conformations.
Levirate marriage Levirate marriage is the practice of a woman marrying one of her husband's brothers after her husband's death, if there were no children, in order to continue the line of the dead husband. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage outside the clan was forbidden.
Levis (motorcycle) Levis motorcycles (1911 - 1940 ), manufactured by Butterfields of Birmingham, were for many years one of England's leading manufacturers of two-stroke motorcycles. They built two-stroke machines from 1911, and added a line of four-strokes in 1928, that ran to 1941 when production ceased.
Levisa Fork River The Levisa Fork River (also called simply the Levisa Fork or the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately 140 mi (225 km) long, in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States.
Levitated Dipole A Levitated Dipole is a unique form of fusion reactor technology using a solid superconducting torus, magnetically levitated in the reactor chamber. The superconductor forms magnetic lines of force of a nature similar to Earth's or Jupiter's magnetospheres, and it is believed that such an apparatus could contain plasma more efficiently than other fusion reactor designs.
Levitated Dipole Experiment The Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX) is a project devoted to researching a nuclear fusion configuration which utilizes a floating superconducting torus to provide an axisymmetric magnetic field which is used to contain plasma. It is a collaboration between Columbia University's Department of Applied Physics and the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center and is funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy.
Levite In the Jewish tradition, a Levite ( "Attached", Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. The Levites were the only one of the Israelite tribes who received cities but no tribal land when Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan.
Levite Tithe The Levite Tithe was the tithe in Ancient Israel, by which a tenth of agricultural produce was given to the Levites, in accordance with certain biblical mitzvot. Tithing was traditionally seen as one of the main mechanisms by which one could obtain desires from God, as well as escape the punishments that would otherwise have been suffered by the wicked in the underworldJewish Encyclopedia.
Levites motorcycle club Levites Motorcycle Club is one of the least known of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle clubs. The Levites started in North Texas, but have been monitored in Lousiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon and Washington.
Leviticus Rabbah Leviticus Rabbah, Vayikrah Rabbah, or Wayikra Rabbah is a homiletic midrash to the Biblical book of Leviticus (Vayikrah in Hebrew). It is referred to by Nathan ben Jehiel (circa 1035–1106) in his Aruk as well as by Rashi (1040–1105) in his commentaries on Genesis 46:26, Exodus 32:5, Leviticus 9:24, and elsewhere.
Levitron The Levitron is a commercial toy designed to produce and display the phenomenon known as “spin-stabilized magnetic levitation”. Consisting essentially of a permanent magnetic top and base plate, ring or alternate geometric configuration, the toy’s construction is relatively simple; nevertheless, the theory underlying the Levitron’s operation is considerable and remains incomplete, while parameters of functionality – the rate of top rotation, top weighting, etc… – are generally considered somewhat stringent.
Levittown, New York Levittown, a suburb of New York City, is a hamlet and unincorporated political subdivision of New York State located on Long Island in Nassau County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 53,067.
Levittown, Pennsylvania Levittown, Pennsylvania is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburban community located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the Levittown CDP had a total population of 53,966.
Levocetirizine Levocetirizine (as levocetirizine dihydrochloride) is a third generation non-sedative antihistamine, developed from the second generation antihistamine cetirizine. Chemically, levocetirizine is the active enantiomer of cetirizine.
Levon Helm Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940) is an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. Helm is also known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "King Harvest", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Levon Chilingirian Levon Chilingirian (born 28 May 1948, Nicosia) is a UK-based violinist. The founder of the Chilingirian Quartet, he is also a professor at the Royal College of Music in London and is musical director of Camerata Nordica, a Swedish chamber orchestra.
Levon Kirkland Lorenzo Levon Kirkland (born February 16, 1969) was an all-pro linebacker in the NFL. A second-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992, he went on to play 11 years in the NFL including 9 seasons with the Steelers, and one each for the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Levon louis The work of Texas-native sound artist Levon Louis spans practically every modern media platform from vinyl records to virtual reality. Best known for electronic music, Louis has been hailed by The Austin Chronicle as a “driving force" and nominated for public music awards in Houston including “Best DJ”, “Best Electronica”, and “Keyboardist of the Year”.
Levon Shant Levon Shant (ÔĽÖ‡Ő¸Ő¶ Ő‡ŐˇŐ¶Ő© in Armenian) (born Levon Seghoposian on April 6 , 1869 - died November 29 1951), was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet, and founder of the Hamazkayin National Cultural Foundation. He was a life-long member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and is the namesake of the ARF's Shant Student Association.
Levon Ter-Petrossyan Levon Ter-Petrossian (Armenian: ÔĽÖ‡Ő¸Ő¶ ŐŹŐĄÖ€-ŐŠŐĄŐżÖ€Ő¸Ő˝ŐµŐˇŐ¶; Russian: Левон Тер-ПетроŃŃŹĐ˝) (born January 9 1945), sometimes transliterated Levon Ter-Petrosyan, was the President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998. Because of many economic and political problems, he resigned on February 3, 1998 and was succeeded by Robert Kocharian.
Levormeloxifene Levormeloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator that was developed as an alternative to estrogen replacement therapy for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal bone loss. The development was stopped because of a high incidence of gynaecologic adverse events during clinical trials.
Levothyroxine Levothyroxine Sodium, also known as L-thyroxine, synthetic T4 or 3,5,3',5'-tetraiodo-L-thyronine, is a synthetic form of thyroxine (thyroid hormone). The natural hormone is chemically in the L-form, as is the pharmaceutical agent.
Levski (town) Levski (ЛевŃки) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, in the very southeast of Pleven Province. It is located in the valley of the Osam River and was called KaraÄźaç (Turkish for "red elm") during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and until 1897, when it was renamed after the Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski.
Levuka Levuka is a town on the south-east coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji, of which it is the capital. At the census in 1996, the last to date, Levuka had a population of 3,745, more than a third of Ovalau's total.
Levy Restaurants Levy Restaurants is a restaurant franchise company based in Chicago specializing in providing premium-quality vending and food services to major entertainment and sports venues. It is a unit of Compass Group, and was founded in 1978.
Levy skew alpha-stable distribution In probability theory, a Lévy skew alpha-stable distribution or just stable distribution, developed by Paul Lévy, is actually a family of probability distributions which are characterized by four parameters: α, β, μ and c , as well as the distributed value, x . The μ and c are shift and scale parameters which do not determine the shape of the distribution.
Levy's Levy's is a company amd bakery, most famous for their rye bread. They are best known for their advertising campegins, which state "You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Love Levy's" and show people of different ethicities and cultures enjoying the bread.
Lew Adams Lew Adams was the general secretary of the British Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) between 1987 and 1998. Towards the right of the trade union political spectrum, he vigorously opposed the Conservative governments' privatisation of British Rail, but was subsequently appointed to the rail regulatory authority set up by the new Labour government, the Strategic Rail Authority.
Lew Anderson Lewis Burr Anderson (May 7 1922—May 14 2006) was an American actor and musician, most famous for being the third and final actor to portray Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody between 1954 and 1960. He was also a musician.
Lew Andreas Lew Andreas (February 25, 1895 – June 16, 1984) was a college men's basketball coach. The Sterling, Illinois native has been the head coach at Syracuse University for 25 years (1925-50), guiding the Orange men (now Orange) to a 355-134 (.
Lew Beck (basketball) Lewis Beck is a former basketball player who was captain of the United States olympic basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He played in college for Oregon State University and was an All-American.
Lew Cody Lew Cody (February 22, 1884 Berlin, New Hampshire - May 21, 1934 Beverly Hills, California) was an American silent film actor. He was also known for the marriages of Dorothy Dalton and Mabel Normand who died on his 46th birthday, Cody soon followed 4 years later from heart disease.
Lew Dietz Lew Dietz (22 May 1907 - 27 April 1997) was an American writer, much of whose work centered on his native Maine. In a long career he produced 20 books and hundreds of magazine articles for Down East magazine (which he helped establish), True, Yankee, Redbook, Coast Fisherman and Outdoors Maine among others.
Lew Fonseca Lewis Albert Fonseca (January 21 1899 - November 26 1989) was an American first and second baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox over a 12-year career. While not a power hitter, he did manage to hit for average and was a good contact hitter for most of his career.
Lew Ford Lew Ford (born Jon Lewis Ford on August 12, 1976 in Beaumont, Texas, USA) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He currently plays for the Minnesota Twins, usually starting as the designated hitter and sometimes filling in at right or center field.
Lew Grade Lew Grade, Baron Grade (25 December 1906–13 December 1998), born Louis Winogradsky, was an influential showbusiness impresario and television company executive in the United Kingdom. His interests included Pye Records and ATV.
Lew Hayman Lewis Edward "Lew" Hayman (September 30 1908 – June 29 1984) was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Football League as coach, general manager, team president, and league president. As head coach, he was a five-time Grey Cup winner with three different teams.
Lew Hoad Lewis Alan ("Lew") Hoad (born November 23, 1934 in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, died July 3, 1994 in Fuengirola, Spain) was a champion tennis player. In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, ranks Hoad as one of the 21 best players of all time.
Lew Jenkins Lew Jenkins (December 4, 1916 - October 30, 1981) was an American boxer and Lightweight Champion of the World. Also known as the Sweetswatter from Sweetwater he was born in Milburn, Texas and was raised in Depression-era Texas.
Lew Krausse Lew Krausse (born April 25, 1943) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from Media, Pennsylvania. He played for the Kansas City Athletics (1961-67), Oakland Athletics (1968-69), Milwaukee Brewers (1970-71), Boston Red Sox (1972), St.
Lew Landers Lew Landers (January 2, 1901-December 16, 1962) was probably one of the American film industry's most prolific directors. He began making films in the 1930s, one of his first was the Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi film The Raven (1935).
Lew Leslie Lew Leslie (1886-1963) was a Broadway writer and producer and although white was the first to present black artists on stage. He became famous for his stage shows at the Cotton Club and later for his “Blackbirds” revues.
Lew Moren Lew "Hicks" Moren (August 4, 1883 - November 2, 1966) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher. He pitched six seasons from 1903-1910: two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Lew Morrison Lewis "Lew" Morrison (born February 11, 1948 in Gainsborough, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 563 NHL games for the Philadelphia Flyers, Atlanta Flames, Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Lew Pollack Lew Pollack [b 16 June 1895 in New York, d 18 January 1946 in Hollywood was a composer active during the 1920's and the 1930's. Among his best known songs are "Charmaine" and "Diane" with lyrics by Erno Rapee, "Miss Annabelle Lee" and "Two Cigarettes in the Dark".
Lew Schneider Lew Schneider (born July 18, 1961) began as a stand-up comedian and actor before becoming a television writer. In the fall of 1989, he landed his first regular TV job as the host of the Nickelodeon game show, “Make The Grade.
Lew Stringer Lew Stringer (born 22 March, 1959, England) is a freelance comic artist and scriptwriter. He sold his first professional cartoon to Marvel UK (the British branch of Marvel Comics ) in 1983 where it appeared in The Daredevils comic.
Lew Wallace Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
Lew Wasserman Lew Wasserman (March 15, 1913 - June 3, 2002) was a Hollywood agent and studio executive credited with first creating and then taking apart the studio system in a career spanning more than six decades. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, Wasserman started out as a booking agent for the Music Corporation of America (MCA) under its founder Dr.
Lew Zivanovic Lew Zivanovic (born in Penrith, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice was at second row though he often also played at lock.
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