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James Kevin McGuinness

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James Kevin McGuinness Born ( 1893-12-20 ) December 20, 1893 Ireland Died December 4, 1950 (1950-12-04) (aged 56) New York City, New York, U.S. Years active 1927–1950 James Kevin McGuinness (December 20, 1893 – December 4, 1950) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote for 36 films between 1927 and 1950. He wrote for The New Yorker magazine. He was born in Ireland and immigrated to New York in 1904. He arrived in Los Angeles in the 1920s at the dawn of the "talkies" era and thereafter worked in the film industry as a writer and later a producer. He died in New York in 1950 from a heart attack. Contents 1 Selected filmography 2 Bibliography 2.1 Articles 2.2 List of poems 3 External links Selected filmography Slaves of Beauty (1927) A Girl in Every Port (1928) Woman Wise (1928) Strong Boy (1929) The Woman from Hell (1929) The Black Watch (1929) Born Reckless (1930) Men Witho...

Adventure film

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Adventure films are a genre of film that typically use their action scenes to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way. [ citation needed ] Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Popular concepts 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Overview Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, survival films, superhero films and pirate films. Main plot elements include quests for lost continents and exotic setting; the creation of empires, characters embarking on treasure and heroic journeys, travels, explorations, quests and searches for the unknown usually also having to overcome an adversary. [ citation needed ] Adventure films are often set in a period background and may include adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the historical context. Kings, battles, rebellion or piracy are commonly seen. [1] Adventure films may also be combined with other movie genres such as action, animation, comedy, dr...

Northern Trust

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Northern Trust Corporation Type Public company Traded as NASDAQ: NTRS S&P 500 Index component Industry Financial services Founded 1889 ; 129 years ago  ( 1889 ) Founder Byron Laflin Smith Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Key people Frederick H. Waddell (Chairman) Michael G. O'Grady (President and CEO) Products Private banking Investment management Wealth management Revenue $5.38 billion (2017) Net income $1.20 billion (2017) AUM $1.161 trillion (2017) Total assets $138.590 billion (2017) Total equity $10.216 billion (2017) Number of employees 18,100 (2017) Website www.northerntrust.com Northern Trust Corporation is a financial services company organized in Delaware and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that caters to corporations, institutional investors, and high net worth individuals. The company has 85 offices in 18 US states and 20 countries. It is on the list of largest ...

International Paper

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This article is about the paper company. For ISO paper sizes, see ISO 216. International Paper Company Type Public Traded as NYSE: IP S&P 500 Component Industry Pulp and paper Founded 1898 ; 120 years ago  ( 1898 ) Corinth, New York, United States Headquarters Memphis, Tennessee, United States Area served Worldwide Key people Mark Sutton (Chairman & CEO) Revenue US$21.743 billion (2017) [1] Operating income US$1.844 billion (2017) [1] Net income US$2.144 billion (2017) [1] Total assets US$33.903 billion (2017) [1] Total equity US$6.522 billion (2017) [1] Number of employees ~56,000 (December 2017) [1] Subsidiaries Temple-Inland Website internationalpaper.com The International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) is an American pulp and paper company, the largest such company in the world. [2] It has approximately 55,000 employees, and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. [3] [4] ...