- Good Housekeeping (American magazine)
Jessie Willcox Smith: …regularly contributed cover illustrations to Good Housekeeping, and she illustrated a number of children’s books.
- Good Humor Man, The (film by Bacon [1950])
Frank Tashlin: Films of the mid-1940s to mid-1950s: Ball; Kill the Umpire (1950); The Good Humor Man (1950); and The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) for director Lloyd Bacon. During the filming of the Tashlin-scripted The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), its star, Hope, asked Tashlin to take over for director Sidney Lanfiel, and, though Tashlin was not credited, the…
- good kid, m.A.A.d. city (album by Lamar)
Kendrick Lamar: Taking off with good kid, m.A.A.d city and To Pimp a Butterfly: …and released his first LP, good kid, m.A.A.d city. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and yielded the R&B/hip-hop hits “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Poetic Justice.” Critics noted that it was a concept album with an autobiographical narrative, evoking Lamar’s experience of growing up in Compton.…
- Good King Henry (plant)
goosefoot: Good King Henry, or mercury goosefoot (Blitum bonus-henricus, formerly C. bonus-henricus), is a deep-rooted perennial with several stems and edible spinach-like leaves. Feather geranium, or Jerusalem oak goosefoot (Dysphania botrys, formerly C. botrys), has many clusters of small flowers and is occasionally cultivated in gardens.
- Good Land (region, Luxembourg)
Luxembourg: Relief and soils: …as the Bon Pays, or Gutland (French and German: “Good Land”). This region has a more-varied topography and an average elevation of 800 feet (about 245 metres). The Bon Pays is much more densely populated than the Oesling and contains the capital city, Luxembourg, as well as smaller industrial cities…
- Good Liar, The (film by Condon [2019])
Ian McKellen: …Helen Mirren in the thriller The Good Liar, and he also appeared in Cats, an adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hugely successful stage musical.
- Good Lie, The (film by Falardeau [2014])
Reese Witherspoon: Walk the Line and Wild: …dramatic roles, Witherspoon appeared in The Good Lie (2014) as a job recruiter who helps Sudanese refugees who have relocated to the United States and in Wild (2014) as a woman who hikes the Pacific Crest Trail in an effort to overcome the effects of a series of tragedies. The…
- Good Life, The (autobiography by Bennett)
Tony Bennett: Legacy and honors: His autobiography, The Good Life, was published in 1998.
- Good Lord Bird, The (novel by McBride)
12 Contemporary Black Authors You Must Read: James McBride: …Book Award for his novel The Good Lord Bird, which tells the story of an enslaved boy who joins the crusade of abolitionist John Brown. In order to survive, the young protagonist must disguise himself as a girl. In 2023 McBride earned raves for The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.…
- Good Lord Bird, The (American television miniseries)
James McBride: Literary career: …was made into a television miniseries, starring Ethan Hawke as Brown, in 2020.
- Good Lovin’ (song by Clark and Resnick)
blue-eyed soul: The Rascals’ hits “Good Lovin’ ” (1966) and “Groovin’” (1967) demonstrated promising originality rather than mere imitation.
- Good Man Is Hard to Find, A (short stories by O’Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find, volume of short stories by Flannery O’Connor, published in 1955. Like much of the author’s work, the collection presents vivid, hidebound characters seemingly hounded by a redemption that they often successfully elude. Several of the stories are generally considered
- Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, The (novel by Pullman)
Philip Pullman: Other works: …and the Servant (2004), and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ (2010). Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version (2012) collected Pullman’s retellings of the titular German children’s parables. In 2017 he published the graphic novel The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost…
- Good Morning America (American television program)
Erma Bombeck: …(1975–86) on the TV show Good Morning America. She underwent a mastectomy in 1992, and shortly afterward her kidneys began to fail. She underwent dialysis and was placed on waiting lists for a transplant, but though a donor match was found, she died of complications after the surgery.
- Good Morning, Midnight (novel by Rhys)
Jean Rhys: …in the Dark (1934), and Good Morning, Midnight (1939).
- Good Morning, Vietnam (film by Levinson [1987])
Barry Levinson: …aluminum siding; and the comedy Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), about a military disc jockey (played by Robin Williams).
- Good Neighbor Policy (United States history)
Good Neighbor Policy, popular name for the Latin American policy pursued by the administration of the U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Suggested by the president’s commitment “to the policy of the good neighbor” (first inaugural address, March 4, 1933), the approach marked a departure from
- Good News (film by Walters [1947])
Charles Walters: …first feature film, the bubbly Good News (1947), with up-and-comers June Allyson and Peter Lawford. It was a success, and prominent producer Arthur Freed rewarded Walters with a major assignment, the period piece Easter Parade (1948). Despite initial production problems—Gene Kelly broke his ankle and was replaced by
- Good News (album by Megan Thee Stallion)
Megan Thee Stallion: Hot Girl Summer, Savage, and other successes: …released her debut studio album, Good News, which made it to number two on the Billboard album chart.
- Good News About the Earth (poetry by Clifton)
Lucille Clifton: …two further books of poetry, Good News About the Earth (1972) and An Ordinary Woman (1974). From 1982 to 1983 she was a visiting writer at Columbia University School of the Arts and at George Washington University. Thereafter she taught literature and creative writing at the University of California at…
- Good News Club v. Milford Central School (law case)
Good News Club v. Milford Central School, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on June 11, 2001, ruled (6–3) that, under the First Amendment’s freedom of speech clause, a religious group in New York state could not be denied the use of a local public school’s facilities after school hours, since
- Good News for People Who Love Bad News (album by Modest Mouse)
Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) adopted more concise song structures and radio-friendly production but was also the group’s most eclectic record to date, featuring accents of psychedelia, jazz, and even dance music. It also proved a commercial breakthrough, selling more than…
- Good Newwz (film by Mehta [2019])
Diljit Dosanjh: Bollywood breakthrough: …in the 2019 Bollywood comedy Good Newwz, and in 2024 he portrayed the titular role in Amar Singh Chamkila, a biopic on the life of the eponymous Punjabi singer.
- Good Night Irene (song by Lead Belly)
Lead Belly: Death and legacy: …six months his song “Goodnight, Irene” became a million-record hit for the singing group the Weavers; along with other many other of his songs, among them “The Midnight Special” and “Rock Island Line,” it became a standard.
- Good Night, and Good Luck (film by Clooney [2005])
George Clooney: Syriana and Up in the Air: …director and best screenwriter for Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). The film—shot in black-and-white and featuring actual newsreel footage—documented journalist Edward R. Murrow’s confrontation with Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Both films reflected Clooney’s growing liberal political activism. He was involved in causes to end world poverty and to stop the…
- Good Night, and Good Luck (play by Clooney and Heslov)
George Clooney: Gravity and later films: Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck. The play, which was based on the 2005 movie, made $3.3 million in one week, a box-office record for a nonmusical play. In addition, Clooney received a Tony Award nomination for his performance. Clooney played a movie star who wrestles…
- Good Nurse, The (film by Lindholm [2022])
Jessica Chastain: Later career: …cast in the crime thriller The Good Nurse in 2022. Chastain also appeared in the psychological thriller Mothers’ Instinct (2024) and the drama Dreams (2025).
- Good Offices Committee (Indonesian history)
Renville Agreement: …to the formation of the Good Offices Committee (GOC), consisting of three members: Australia (chosen by the republic), Belgium (chosen by the Dutch), and the United States (chosen by both). The GOC assured that the internal powers of the republic would not be reduced in the interim period pending the…
- Good Old Boys (album by Newman)
Randy Newman: …released Sail Away (1972) and Good Old Boys (1974), with sardonic songs whose underlying humaneness and sense of social justice were often misinterpreted by listeners but much praised by critics. The tongue-in-cheek quality of Newman’s biggest hits, “Short People” from Little Criminals (1977) and “I Love L.A.” from Trouble in…
- Good Omens (American television miniseries)
Neil Gaiman: Film and TV adaptations and sexual assault allegations: Gaiman adapted Good Omens as a miniseries that premiered on Amazon in 2019, featuring David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm, and Miranda Richardson. In 2022 Netflix debuted a TV series based on The Sandman.
- Good Parliament of 1376 (English history)
United Kingdom: The crises of Edward’s later years: When the so-called Good Parliament met in 1376, grievances had accumulated and needed to be dealt with. As in previous crises, a committee consisting of four bishops, four earls, and four barons was set up to take responsibility for the reforms. Then, under the leadership of Peter de…
- Good People (play by Lindsay-Abaire)
Frances McDormand: …lead role in the drama Good People (2011). She earned an Emmy Award for her portrayal of the title character in the 2014 TV miniseries Olive Kitteridge. McDormand later voiced the character Momma in the animated feature The Good Dinosaur (2015) and Interpreter Nelson in Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated film…
- Good Person of Szechwan, The (play by Brecht)
The Good Woman of Setzuan, drama, a “parable in 10 scenes,” by Bertolt Brecht, produced in 1943 and published in 1953 as Der gute Mensch von Sezuan. The title has many English-language variants, including The Good Person of Szechwan and The Good Soul of Szechuan. The play is set in China between
- Good Place, The (American television series)
Kristen Bell: The Good Place and other projects from the late 2010s: …in the acclaimed comedy series The Good Place, created by Michael Schur. Starring alongside Ted Danson, Bell portrayed Eleanor Shellstrop, a flawed woman who mistakenly ends up in a paradise-like community and strives to become a better person. The show was nominated for many awards during its four-season run, with…
- Good Queen Bess (queen of England)
Elizabeth I was the queen of England (1558–1603) during a period, often called the Elizabethan Age, when England asserted itself vigorously as a major European power in politics, commerce, and the arts. Although her small kingdom was threatened by grave internal divisions, Elizabeth’s blend of
- Good Reputation Sleeping, The (photograph by Alvarez Bravo)
Manuel Álvarez Bravo: …catalog, and the resulting image, The Good Reputation Sleeping (1939), which depicted a bandaged nude lying amid cactus buds, was among Álvarez Bravo’s best-known works. Breton also published many of Álvarez Bravo’s photographs in the Surrealist review Minotaure.
- Good Roads Movement (United States history)
Good Roads Movement, broad-based crusade to build and improve the condition of U.S. roads in the late 1800s that lasted until the National Highway System was created by the federal government in 1926. The Good Roads Movement was initiated by bicyclists in the 1870s and greatly expanded in the early
- Good Sam (film by McCarey [1948])
Leo McCarey: Last films: Three years elapsed before Good Sam (1948), a feeble comedy in which Gary Cooper played a compulsive doer of good deeds, a trait that upsets his long-suffering wife (Ann Sheridan). Another extended period of inactivity followed, ending with My Son John (1952), a fervent anticommunist tract with Robert Walker…
- Good Samaritan, Parable of the (New Testament)
Christianity: Love as the basis for Christian ethics: …commandment of love in the parable of the Good Samaritan, who followed the commandment of love and helped a person in need whom a priest and a Levite had chosen to ignore (Luke 10:29–37). A demand in the Letter of James, that the “royal law” of neighbourly love has to…
- Good Shepherd (art)
Western painting: Early Christian: …his shoulders, generally called “The Good Shepherd.”
- Good Shepherd Sister (Roman Catholic order)
Good Shepherd Sister, member of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns devoted to helping people in poor and marginalized communities, especially girls and women. The order was formerly called the Religious of Our Lady of Charity of
- Good Shepherd, The (film by De Niro [2006])
Robert De Niro: Directing and awards: …later directed the highly acclaimed The Good Shepherd (2006), which centers on the origins of the CIA and the compromises made by an agent over the span of his career.
- Good Soldier Schweik, The (work by Hašek)
The Good Soldier Schweik, satiric war novel by Jaroslav Hašek, published in Czech as Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války in four volumes in 1921–23. Hašek planned to continue The Good Soldier Schweik to six volumes but died just before completing the fourth. The novel reflected the
- Good Soldier Svejk, The (work by Hašek)
The Good Soldier Schweik, satiric war novel by Jaroslav Hašek, published in Czech as Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války in four volumes in 1921–23. Hašek planned to continue The Good Soldier Schweik to six volumes but died just before completing the fourth. The novel reflected the
- Good Soldier, The (novel by Ford)
The Good Soldier, tragic novel by Ford Madox Ford, published in 1915. The novel relates events in the lives of John Dowell, a Philadelphian from a “good” family, and his wife, Florence, who supposedly suffers from heart disease. Florence’s condition mandates that the Dowells live in a succession of
- Good Son, The (film by Ruben [1993])
Macaulay Culkin: Early life and work: …in the dark and disturbing The Good Son (1993), in which he played a deeply troubled child.
- Good Soul of Szechuan, The (play by Brecht)
The Good Woman of Setzuan, drama, a “parable in 10 scenes,” by Bertolt Brecht, produced in 1943 and published in 1953 as Der gute Mensch von Sezuan. The title has many English-language variants, including The Good Person of Szechwan and The Good Soul of Szechuan. The play is set in China between
- Good Souls Better Angels (album by Williams)
Lucinda Williams: The unsparing Good Souls Better Angels (2020) focused on politics with righteous anger and was generally praised.
- Good Thief, The (film by Jordan [2002])
Neil Jordan: Other films: …Bob le flambeur (1956) as The Good Thief (2002) and directed Breakfast on Pluto (2005), another adaptation of a McCabe novel, about a transgender woman (Cillian Murphy) who leaves her small Irish town for London. Two years later he directed The Brave One, in which a woman (Jodie Foster) becomes…
- Good Time (film by Ben and Josh Safdie [2017])
Robert Pattinson: Good Time, The Lighthouse, and The Batman: …in the Safdie brothers’ thriller Good Time (2017) and an unhinged apprentice lighthouse keeper in Robert Eggers’s The Lighthouse (2019), both of which earned him Independent Spirit Award nominations for best male lead.
- Good Times (American television series)
Janet Jackson: The youngest Jackson sibling: …the 1970s television comedy series Good Times, and later as a teenager she had roles in the family sitcom Diff’rent Strokes and the dance-oriented series Fame.
- Good Times (film by Friedkin [1967])
William Friedkin: …directing with the Sonny-and-Cher musical Good Times, then took on the more-elevated The Birthday Party (1968), a respectable if static adaptation of Harold Pinter’s enigmatic play. Equally ambitious was The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968), a lively comedy about an innocent Amish girl who becomes a burlesque dancer in 1920s…
- Good Times! (album by the Monkees)
the Monkees: …release of the well-received album Good Times! (2016). That success prompted the recording of the holiday-themed Christmas Party (2018). Dolenz and Nesmith also began touring under the Monkees banner in 2018.
- Good Vibrations (song by Wilson and Love)
Carol Kaye: Early life and education:
- Good War, The (work by Terkel)
Studs Terkel: Terkel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Good War (1984) is an oral history of World War II that presents reminiscences of people, both famous and relatively unknown, who experienced it overseas and at home. Talking to Myself: A Memoir of My Times (1977) was the first of Terkel’s autobiographies; the…
- Good Wife, The (American television series)
F. Murray Abraham: …roles in the TV shows The Good Wife (2009–16) and Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet (2020– ). He also played a CIA operative in the series Homeland (2011–18), which starred Claire Danes. In 2022 Abraham appeared in the second season of the anthology series The White Lotus, portraying a flirtatious grandfather…
- Good Will Hunting (film by Van Sant [1997])
Ben Affleck: Academy Award for Good Will Hunting: The result was Good Will Hunting (1997), a drama that starred Damon as Will Hunting, a brilliant mathematician working as a janitor at MIT, and Affleck as his childhood friend; the film also featured Affleck’s brother, Casey, as well as Minnie Driver and Robin Williams. A critical and…
- Good Woman of Setzuan, The (play by Brecht)
The Good Woman of Setzuan, drama, a “parable in 10 scenes,” by Bertolt Brecht, produced in 1943 and published in 1953 as Der gute Mensch von Sezuan. The title has many English-language variants, including The Good Person of Szechwan and The Good Soul of Szechuan. The play is set in China between
- Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir: 1969-1980 (poetry by Clifton)
Lucille Clifton: …piece celebrating her origins, and Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir, 1969–1980 (1987) collects some of her previously published verse. The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton: 1965–2010 (2012) aggregated much of her oeuvre, including a substantial number of unpublished poems.
- Good Word & Other Words, The (essays by Sheed)
Wilfrid Sheed: …Luce (1982), the essay collections The Good Word & Other Words (1978) and Essays in Disguise (1990), and Baseball and Lesser Sports (1991). In 1995 Sheed published In Love with Daylight: A Memoir of Recovery, about his battle with alcoholism and cancer of the tongue and his disappointment with the…
- good, common (philosophy)
common good, that which benefits society as a whole, in contrast to the private good of individuals and sections of society. From the era of the ancient Greek city-states through contemporary political philosophy, the idea of the common good has pointed toward the possibility that certain goods,
- Good, Nathan (American musician)
Death Cab for Cutie: …1975, Bothell, Washington), and drummer Nathan Good. Later members included Michael Schorr and Jason McGerr.
- Good, Renee (American writer)
Minnesota: Minnesota in the 21st century: …government’s operation further intensified after Renee Good, a U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE agent on January 7, 2026. The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, filed a lawsuit against federal immigration officials on January 12, asserting that the federal immigration…
- Good, Renee Nicole Macklin (American writer)
Minnesota: Minnesota in the 21st century: …government’s operation further intensified after Renee Good, a U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE agent on January 7, 2026. The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, filed a lawsuit against federal immigration officials on January 12, asserting that the federal immigration…
- Good, Sarah (American colonist)
Salem witch trials: Three witches: …of whom attended church regularly: Sarah Good, an irascible beggar, and Sarah Osborn (also spelled Osborne), an elderly bed-ridden woman who was scorned for her romantic involvement with an indentured servant. On March 1 two magistrates from Salem Town, John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin, went to the village to conduct…
- Good, the (philosophy)
ethics: Plato: …one knows the Form of the Good, a perfect, eternal, and changeless entity existing outside space and time, in which particular good things share, or “participate,” insofar as they are good.
- Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The (film by Leone [1966])
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Italian western film, released in 1966, that was the third and arguably best installment in director Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy, which starred Clint Eastwood as the iconic Man with No Name. The movie is widely regarded as the definitive “spaghetti western.” The
- Good-Bye to All That (autobiography by Graves)
Good-Bye to All That, autobiography by Robert Graves, published in 1929 and revised in 1957. It is considered a classic of the disillusioned postwar generation. Divided into anecdotal scenes and satiric episodes, Good-Bye to All That is infused with a dark humour. It chronicles the author’s
- Good-bye, Mr. Chips (novel by Hilton)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, novel by James Hilton, published serially and in book form in 1934. The work depicts the career of Mr. Chipping, a gentle schoolteacher at an English public school. Mr. Chips—the name is bestowed by his students—is a middle-aged bachelor who falls in love with and marries a
- good-night (ballad)
good-night, sensational type of broadside ballad (q.v.), popular in England from the 16th through the 19th century, purporting to be the farewell statement of a criminal made shortly before his execution. Good-nights are usually repentant in tone, containing a sketchy account of how the criminal
- good-reasons theory
good-reasons theory, in American and British metaethics, an approach that tries to establish the validity or objectivity of moral judgments by examining the modes of reasoning used to support them. The approach first appeared in An Examination of the Place of Reason in Ethics (1950) by Stephen
- Goodall, Dame Jane (British ethologist)
Jane Goodall was a British ethologist, known for her exceptionally detailed and long-term research on the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Goodall, who was interested in animal behavior from an early age, left school at age 18. She worked as a secretary and as a film
- Goodall, Jane (British ethologist)
Jane Goodall was a British ethologist, known for her exceptionally detailed and long-term research on the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Goodall, who was interested in animal behavior from an early age, left school at age 18. She worked as a secretary and as a film
- Goodall, Sir Reginald (British conductor)
Sir Reginald Goodall was a British conductor noted for his interpretations of operas, especially those of Richard Wagner. Goodall studied at the Royal College of Music in London and in Munich, Salzburg, and Vienna before joining the Sadler’s Wells company in 1944. The next year he conducted the
- Goodbye (album by Cream)
Eric Clapton: …Wheels of Fire (1968), and Goodbye (1969).
- Goodbye (film by Bahl [2022])
Rashmika Mandanna: Rise to stardom: …made her Bollywood debut in Goodbye (2022), opposite film legend Amitabh Bachchan. In 2023 she costarred with Ranbir Kapoor in the blockbuster but controversial Animal, which faced criticism for its violent content as well as allegations of misogyny in its portrayal of female characters. Mandanna reprised her role as Srivalli…
- Goodbye Again (film by Litvak [1961])
Anatole Litvak: Later films: Goodbye Again (1961) offered Bergman as an interior decorator who, upset that her longtime boyfriend (Yves Montand) continually cheats, begins romancing a much-younger man (Anthony Perkins). Le Couteau dans la plaie (1963; Five Miles to Midnight) was a murder drama, in which Perkins portrayed an…
- Goodbye Charlie (film by Minnelli [1964])
Ellen Burstyn: …cast in director Vincente Minnelli’s Goodbye Charlie, her first significant studio picture. She returned to New York later that year, began studying with Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio, and in 1964 married actor and writer Neil Burstyn (also known as Neil Nephew; divorced 1972).
- Goodbye Cruel World (album by Costello)
Elvis Costello: Branching out to other genres: …Almost Blue (1981) and released Goodbye Cruel World (1984); both albums had only limited critical and commercial success. Costello had also begun producing albums of other groups, including the British 2-Tone ska band the Specials and the Irish-British folk-punk band the Pogues. In 1985 Costello divorced his first wife, Mary…
- Goodbye Earl (song by Linde)
the Chicks: …singles, the morbidly comic “Goodbye Earl,” became one of the group’s best-known songs. In 2003 Home (2002), a return to their acoustic roots that features a popular cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide,” was named best country album at the Grammy Awards, and the songs “Long Time Gone” and “Lil’…
- Goodbye Girl, The (musical)
Bernadette Peters: Sondheim and other works: …of Paula in Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl, opposite Martin Short. She won her second Tony in 1999 for Annie Get Your Gun (1999–2001). She starred in Sam Mendes’s widely acclaimed production of Sondheim’s Gypsy in 2003, garnering praise for her performance as matriarch Rose. Peters described this role as…
- Goodbye Girl, The (film by Ross [1977])
Herbert Ross: Films of the mid-1970s: The Goodbye Girl (1977), a slick adaptation of Simon’s play of the same name, was an even bigger commercial success. It featured Richard Dreyfuss as a struggling actor and Marsha Mason as a single mom who fall in love after being reluctant roommates in a…
- Goodbye Lullaby (album by Lavigne)
Avril Lavigne: …The Best Damn Thing (2007), Goodbye Lullaby (2011), and Avril Lavigne (2013). Lavigne was diagnosed with a severe case of Lyme disease in 2014 and took a break from performing and recording to recuperate. Her medical struggles informed her sixth studio album, Head Above Water (2019). Love Sux was released…
- Goodbye to Berlin (novel by Isherwood)
Sally Bowles: …and of his collected stories Goodbye to Berlin (1939). Bowles is a young iconoclastic, minimally talented English nightclub singer in the Berlin of the Weimar Republic period (1919–33). She paints her fingernails green, affects an artless decadent manner, and has woeful luck in her relationships with men.
- Goodbye to Language (film by Godard [2014])
Jean-Luc Godard: Later work and awards of Jean-Luc Godard: …and Adieu au langage (2014; Goodbye to Language), a fragmented narrative about a man, a woman, and a dog, filmed in 3-D. Le Livre d’image (2018; The Image Book) is a cinematic essay, featuring a montage of film clips, photographs, and wartime footage, with Godard providing commentary.
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (album by John)
Elton John: Superstardom and showmanship: …a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973). Other notable songs from this period include “Rocket Man” on Honky Château (1972) and “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” on Caribou (1974).
- Goodbye, Columbus (work by Roth)
Philip Roth: He first achieved fame with Goodbye, Columbus (1959; film 1969), whose title story candidly depicts the boorish materialism of a wealthy Jewish suburban family. The collection earned a National Book Award. Roth’s first novel, Letting Go (1962), was followed in 1967 by When She Was Good, but he did not…
- Goodbye, Columbus (film by Peerce [1969])
Philip Roth: …with Goodbye, Columbus (1959; film 1969), whose title story candidly depicts the boorish materialism of a wealthy Jewish suburban family. The collection earned a National Book Award. Roth’s first novel, Letting Go (1962), was followed in 1967 by When She Was Good, but he did not recapture the success of…
- Goodbye, Franziska! (film by Käutner)
Helmut Käutner: …for a Russian prince, and Auf Wiedersehen, Franziska! (1941; “Goodbye, Franziska!”), which concerns the marital troubles between a reporter and his neglected wife. When the authorities forced Käutner to add an illogical upbeat ending to the latter film, he responded by making the enforced sequence deliberately contrived and farcical. Käutner…
- Goodbye, Mickey Mouse (novel by Deighton)
Len Deighton: >Goodbye, Mickey Mouse (1982), and Winter (1987).
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (film by Wood [1939])
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, British film drama, released in 1939, that was based on James Hilton’s highly successful novel of the same name. Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a touching, sentimental tale of a beloved British schoolmaster (played by Robert Donat). The film traces his life and career from his days as a
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (film by Ross [1969])
Herbert Ross: First films: …directed his first motion picture, Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), a musical version of Sam Wood’s 1939 classic film of the same name, which, in turn, was based on James Hilton’s novella Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934). British pop singer-actress Petula Clark starred opposite Peter O’Toole, who played the titular schoolmaster, in…
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (novel by Hilton)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, novel by James Hilton, published serially and in book form in 1934. The work depicts the career of Mr. Chipping, a gentle schoolteacher at an English public school. Mr. Chips—the name is bestowed by his students—is a middle-aged bachelor who falls in love with and marries a
- Goodbye, My Fancy (film by Sherman [1951])
Vincent Sherman: Women’s pictures: …Crawford collaborated once more on Goodbye, My Fancy (1951), an adaptation of a Broadway romantic comedy about a congresswoman who returns to her alma mater, where she hopes to rekindle an old romance. In 1952 Sherman made the Clark Gable–Ava Gardner western Lone Star as well as Affair in Trinidad,…
- Goodbye, Porkpie Hat (song by Mingus)
Charles Mingus: …recorded by others is “Goodbye, Porkpie Hat,” a tribute to Lester Young, and his most frequently cited extended work is “Pithecanthropus Erectus,” a musical interpretation of human evolution. His volatile personality and opinions were captured in his autobiography, Beneath the Underdog, published in 1971.
- Goode Mountain (mountain, Washington, United States)
North Cascades National Park: Natural history: …park’s high point is on Goode Mountain in the centre of the south unit, which reaches 9,206 feet (2,806 metres); the highest peak in the north unit is Mount Shuksan in the west, at 9,131 feet (2,783 metres).
- Goode, G. Brown (American zoologist)
G. Brown Goode was an American zoologist who directed the scientific reorganization and recataloging of the collection at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. After graduating from Wesleyan University at Middletown, Connecticut, he spent a year at Harvard University studying
- Goode, George Brown (American zoologist)
G. Brown Goode was an American zoologist who directed the scientific reorganization and recataloging of the collection at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. After graduating from Wesleyan University at Middletown, Connecticut, he spent a year at Harvard University studying
- Goode, Joe (American artist)
Pop art: Pop art in the United States: Chryssa, Marjorie Strider, Joe Goode, Dorothy Grebenak, Richard Artschwager, Billy Al Bengston, Allan D’Arcangelo, Ray Johnson, Mel Ramos, and John Wesley.
- Goode, Wilson (American politician)
MOVE Bombing: Police crackdown: …Avenue on the orders of Wilson Goode, the city’s first Black mayor. The next morning, about 500 police officers undertook a plan to forcefully remove the organization from the residence on orders from Goode and Police Commissioner Gregore Sambor. As one police sergeant recounted in a testimony: