Sentences with phrase «international fame in»

Binance has risen to international fame in the brief six - month period it has existed on the cryptocurrency exchange market.

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.

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.

Brassaï (pseudonym of Gyula Halász; 9 September 1899 — 8 July 1984) was a Hungarian photographer, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker who rose to international fame in France in the 20th...

The Dutch - Brazilian artist who has risen to international fame in recent years lives in New York, where he creates internet art, tapestries and installations.

Rafaël Rozendaal is a Dutch - Brazilian artist who has risen to international fame in recent years lives in New York, where he creates internet art, tapestries and installations.

The artist came to international fame in 1999 when his work The Holy Virgin Mary prompted Catholic protests in New York.

Sipadan Island shot to international fame in the late 1980's when the island was visited by Jacques Cousteau.

Playa del Carmen or Playa, as it's called by the locals, has acquired international fame in the unprecedented short span of only ten years.

Jun, who shot to international fame in 2001's «My Sassy Girl», could play Ah Yu, a young woman who is in love with painter Ma Li, to be played by Leung.

Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti achieved international fame in the 1950s and 60s, mainly thanks to his haunting, distended sculptures of stick - like humans that seemed to echo the horrors of the Nazi death camps.

Singer Kelly Clarkson is used to living in the public eye, since she's earned international fame in the years since winning American Idol.

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Fourteen females have been inducted into the WA Women's Hall of Fame today as part of International Women's Day, while a new report out reveals a spike in female board appointments to start the year.

It's an honour, to be sure, but one that's perhaps overdue, considering Charlwood was inducted into the International Franchise Association Hall of Fame back in 2008.

McDonald's Flipped Its Famed Golden Arches for International Women's Day — McDonald's made a major play to celebrate International Women's Day this year, taking its famed golden arches and turning them upside down across social media and at an owner - operated location in Lynwood, CaFamed Golden Arches for International Women's Day — McDonald's made a major play to celebrate International Women's Day this year, taking its famed golden arches and turning them upside down across social media and at an owner - operated location in Lynwood, Cafamed golden arches and turning them upside down across social media and at an owner - operated location in Lynwood, Calif..

In the 1990s, Peter Rose, co-founder chairman of the Washington logistics company Expeditors International, won fame for his tart — sometimes hilariously so — responses to analysts» queries.

Their easy assumption of their global importance was to get lower ticket prices in thinking they were deserving of national or international fame.

Of course, no one in Vermillion knew that jolly little Alexander Pell had started life as Sergei Degaev, the Russian revolutionary who, on December 16, 1883, achieved international fame for murdering Georgii Sudeikin, the all - powerful head of the Tsar's secret police.

says architect Laurinda Spear, whose firm designed the new International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale.

For the last three years Trabert has served as president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. Every weekday morning, after a seven - mile bike ride, a cup of coffee and a close look at the box scores in the sports section, Trabert, who lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., steps into his home office, fires up the fax machine and gets to work.

But at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the Rio Americano classmates both won gold medals «'' Meyer actually won three and Pederson won two «'' and they're both in the International Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame.

**************** Interesting meanwhile to see the two sons of that once famed Ghana international, Abedi Pele, make their debuts in the Premier League.

The Buffalo Bills» Hall of Fame running back made those sobering admissions Friday while giving a keynote speech at the International Concussion Summit at the Hilton in Niagara Falls, Ont.

The FBI is helping to track down who stole six world championship belts from the International Boxing Hall of Fame in central New York.

In commemoration of the Women's History Month, Abuja based NGO, FAME Foundation with her maiden edition, has hounored the founder of Ebony Life TV, Mo Abudu, deputy secretary - general, United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed, CEO of Tara International limited, Tara Fela - Durotoye, the wife of Kebbi state governor, Hajiya Aisha Atiku Abubakar Bagudu and others.

Cassini team scientist Radebaugh and an international team of colleagues announced in December 2012 that they found a river of liquid methane over 200 miles long resembling the famed Nile.

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.

One U.S. commentator even suggested, tongue - in - cheek, that Hawass be promoted to prime minister, in part because of his international fame.

He has won several awards during his career including Laurel Award from Aviation Week and Space Technology, the Founder's Award from the Space Frontier Foundation and was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 2014 for his contributions to the field.

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

In the same year he has obtained the «Sacconi» Medal, which is awarded to chemistry scientists of international fame.

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.

Also in the West Loop's famed «Restaurant Row» this massive wine emporium / music venue / restaurant produces 100 tons of grapes each year, while the concert schedule brings in local, national and international performers each night.

She earned a well - deserved place in the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1961 and her elegant and refines features have won her a spot in various lists of the most beautiful women in the 20th century.

She rose to international fame after her performance as Natalie Keener in Up in the Air (2009), for

You go from international fame to writing an entire NEW album in two weeks, that personally, in the long run, isn't that good, nor creative.

In the mid-nineteen-forties, Rossellini rose to international fame with the seminal works of so - called neo-realism, in which he filmed actors who weren't stars, mainly on location, in stories and with methods that seemed closer to documentary than to fictioIn the mid-nineteen-forties, Rossellini rose to international fame with the seminal works of so - called neo-realism, in which he filmed actors who weren't stars, mainly on location, in stories and with methods that seemed closer to documentary than to fictioin which he filmed actors who weren't stars, mainly on location, in stories and with methods that seemed closer to documentary than to fictioin stories and with methods that seemed closer to documentary than to fiction.

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.

Holland first came to international fame (and Oscar love) with her big arthouse hit and WW II drama Europa Europa (1990) and was recently in the hunt again with the foreign film nominee In Darkness (2011in the hunt again with the foreign film nominee In Darkness (2011In Darkness (2011).

The film opens with Dave (Jason Lee, back in the lead, without «My Name is Earl» restricting his schedule), the Chipmunks, and Chipettes boarding a cruise liner for the famed International Music Awards.

The top three highest voting games will be announced on May 3rd and will join 27 other International Selection Advisory Committee chosen ballots in the hall of fame.

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.

As Depp is the main box office draw, whose international fame far exceeds that of Lone Ranger portrayer Armie Hammer, the two characters have undergone a major shift in terms of their importance and screen time, with Depp not only headlining the flick, but Tonto is given more screen time and more importance to the story than ever before.

«X-Men» (2000)- Hugh Jackman achieved international fame as Wolverine in the story of the famed Marvel superhero team

It's true that English language productions have a substantial global advantage, that only three current Spanish actors rival Watts and McGregor in international fame (Antonio Banderas and real - life couple Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem), and that film is as much of a business as it is an art.

Academy Award - Winner Gwyneth Paltrow stars in this powerfully passionate true story of legendary American author and poet, Sylvia Plath.While on a Fulbright Scholarship to England, Sylvia meets Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig), a British poet on the verge of international fame.

It may be hard to believe for anyone who's been keeping track of Ben Mendelsohn's career only since his international breakthrough with 2010's Animal Kingdom, but the man who now rivals Mark Strong as Hollywood's hired bad guy du jour rose to fame in his native Australia as the star of much lighter fare.

The breakout star of the 2011 sci - fi comedy «Attack the Block,» Boyega was catapulted to international fame when he was cast in the lead role of Finn in J.J. Abrams» «The Force Awakens.»

Model turned actress Emily Ratajkowski - who catapulted to international fame as the girl from the Blurred Lines music video - might just be in Ireland.

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