Sentences with phrase «gained international fame»

Toronto litigator Kevin Toyne found himself at the centre of a media storm after taking on the case involving Darwin the monkey, who gained international fame in 2012 after being found wandering around a local IKEA parking lot wearing a shearling coat.

Henning gained international fame through numerous solo and group shows in important museums and galleries in Europe, Asia and the US.

Stanton's older brother, Willard Huntington Wright, was a writer and critic who gained international fame in the 1920s by writing the Philo Vance detective novels under the pseudonym S.S. Van Dine.

Frith Street Gallery, London, 9 July — 14 August 2015 Chinese - born conceptual artist Chen Zhen gained international fame during the 1990s not long after moving to Paris to widen his artistic horizons.

In accordance with the rise of Neo-Expressionism, Kiefer gained international fame and in 1980, along with Baselitz, represented Germany at the Venice Biennale.

A lot of games were developed in cooperation with Dutch developer Two Tribes, who gained international fame with their Toki Tori franchise.

Besides it's unrivalled location, The Beach Hotel also gained international fame for having been owned by John Cornell, Paul Hogan's sidekick in the famous 1980s Australian sitcom, The Paul Hogan Show.

At the Copper Maker Gallery on the Fort Rupert Reserve, First Nations carver Calvin Hunt has gained international fame.

Chris gained international fame when Tammy Ven Dange, CEO of RSPCA ACT, tweeted a photo of an overgrown Merino ram found in the Australian wild, begging for a shearer to help Chris shed his extra wool.

Doug Lemov gained international fame with the release of his first book, Teach Like a Champion.

The Oscar - winning star, who gained international fame for her role in 12 Years A Slave, said that she adored Nakia's «lone wolf» persona, and, in fact, she admires a fair few other things about King T'Challa's lady love.

Eugen Sandow is known as the first real bodybuilder and gained international fame for doing the first bodybuilding style poses for crowds of people.

ALH84001 gained international fame when scientists at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) announced in 1996 that it contained evidence of life — martian life.

Ferdowsi gained international fame when the Mars Curiosity rover landed on the surface of Mars last August.

But while Hawking went on to gain international fame for his work on the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, Ellis did not share in those glories.

He was an important name in the world of bodybuilding in the 70's after winning one IFBB Mr. America and two IFBB Mr. Universe titles and gaining international fame with his TV appearance as The Incredible Hulk.

On January 6, 1994, at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, a criminal incident caused Kerrigan to gain international fame far beyond the skating world.

Kurosawa would subsequently gain international fame with Rashomon, a breakthrough in nonlinear narrative and sumptuous visuals.

After years of practice, the Soweto String Quartet has become one of South African's most successful classical ensembles to gain international fame.