Bryony brind biography of mahatma

JANUARY 1

1849

We’wha (1849–1896) was a Zuni Native American from New Mexico, a notable fiber artist, weaver and potter. As the most famous lhamana on record, We’wha served as a cultural ambassador for Native Americans in general, and the Zuni in particular, serving as a contact point and educator for many European-American settlers, teachers, soldiers, missionaries, and anthropologists. In 1886, We’wha was part of the Zuni delegation to Washington, D.C.; during that visit, We’wha met President Grover Cleveland.

1879, UK

M. Forster (1879 – 1970) is born in London. After his brilliant novel A Passageto India in 1924, he produced no new works. His gay novel Maurice was written in 1914, but not published until after his death. For 50 years his lover was a married London police officer named Bob Buckingham.

1886, UK

English Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885 takes effect. “Indecencies” between adult males in private become crimes punishable by up to two years imprisonment.

1892

Ellis Island in New York harbor opens. Over 20 million new arrivals to America were processed until its closing in 1954. It is unknown how many of the new immigrants were gay or lesbians. Some estimates are as high as one million.

1895

Edgar Hoover (1 January 1895 – 2 May 1972) is born in Washington. He was an American detective and the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States where he remained director until his death in 1972 at the age of 77. Hoover has been credited with building the FBI into a larger crime-fighting agency than it was at its inception and with instituting a number of modernizations to police technology, such as a centralized fingerprint file and forensic laboratories. From the 1940s, rumors circulated that Hoover, who was still living with his mother, was homosexual. His ever-constant companion and fellow FBI man Clyde Tolson was speculated to have been his lover. Hoover descri

Movie director Brad Bird (Pixar's The Incredibles) is a mentor to director Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed).

Spike Lee is a mentor to Dee Rees (director of Pariah and Bessiel

Female pioneer in early French cinema Alice Guy Blach� (1873-1968) was a mentor to the first American woman to direct a full-length feature: Lois Weber (1879-1939)

Jerry Weintraub (1938-2015), producer and promoter, was mentored by Colonel Tom Parker (1909-1997), Elvis Presley's guide and MCA Talent Agency head Lew Wasserman (1913-2002), and is a mentor to producer Alan Polsky.

TV-writer, producer Eric Kripke was a mentor Kim Manners (1951-2009), X-Files producer.

Pakistani TV actress Farah Ruma considers actor and director Afzal Hossain as her mentor.

Actor, painter, photographer Leonard Nimoy (1932-2015) is a mentor to Canadian actress Kim Cattrall.

French film director Jean Renoir (1894-1979) was a mentor to Indian film director Satyajit Ray (1922-1992). Indian filmmaker Mani Kaul (1944-2011, Bio) is a mentor to director Gurvinder Singh.

Actor John Turturro regards Italian director, Francesco Rosi (1923-2015, Bio), as a mentor.

Comic Chris Rock is a mentor to comic Aziz Ansari.

Joan Rivers (1933-2014) is a mentor to comedians Margaret Cho and Kathy Griffin.

Phyllis Diller (1917-2012, Bio) was a mentor to Joan Rivers (1933-2014).

Bob Hope (1903-2003, Bio) was a mentor to Phyllis Diller (1917-2012, Bio).

George Carlin (1937-2008) is a mentor to John Stewart

John Stewart is a mentor to Stephen Colbert
Movie director Todd Phillips is a mentor to actor Bradley Cooper.

Cinematographer Guy Green (Great Expecations) (1913-2005) was a mentor to British cinematographer of Fiddler on the Roof Oswald Morris (1966-2014).

David Burns, two-time Tony-winning actor, is a mentor to Jim Brochu, actor and producer on Broadway.

James Gandolfini (1961-2013) was a mentor to Steven Van Zandt.

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