R.S. Thomas was a Welsh clergyman and poet whose lucid, austere verse expresses an undeviating affirmation of the values of the common man. Thomas was educated in Wales at University College at Bangor (1935) and ordained in the Church of Wales (1936), in which he held appointments in several

Human Torch: Writer and comics historian Roy Thomas always had a fondness for the first Torch, and in 1975 he created The Invaders to recount further wartime adventures of the Timely Comics “big three” (including Captain America and SubMariner, and adding Toro and Captain America’s sidekick Bucky to the group). That…

Sun Records: Sam Phillips’s Memphis Recording Service: …hit was “Bear Cat” by Rufus Thomas (1953), an answer record to “Hound Dog,” the rhythm-and-blues hit from Houston, Texas, by Willie Mae (“Big Mama”) Thornton.

Seth Thomas was an American clock manufacturer who was one of the pioneers in the mass production of clocks and the founder of one of the most important clock companies in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. Apprenticed as a carpenter and joiner, Thomas worked building houses and

Sidney Gilchrist Thomas was a British metallurgist and inventor who discovered (1875) a method for eliminating phosphorus (a major impurity in some iron ores) in the Bessemer converter. The method is now called the Thomas-Gilchrist process, the Thomas process, or the basic process. Thomas was

St. Thomas ; Western feast day December 21, feast day in Roman and Syrian Catholic churches July 3, in the Greek church October 6) was one of the Twelve Apostles. His name in Aramaic (Teʾoma) and Greek (Didymos) means “twin”; John 11:16 identifies him as “Thomas, called the Twin.” He is called

Theodore Thomas was a German-born American conductor who was largely responsible for the role of symphony orchestras in many American cities. A violin prodigy, Thomas moved with his family to New York City, where he was to become a shaping force in practically every aspect of the city’s musical

Theodore Thomas was a German-born American conductor who was largely responsible for the role of symphony orchestras in many American cities. A violin prodigy, Thomas moved with his family to New York City, where he was to become a shaping force in practically every aspect of the city’s musical

Grenada: Independence of Grenada: NDC leader Tillman Thomas was sworn in as prime minister. In 2009, as part of its efforts to relaunch offshore banking, the government instituted a number of reforms aimed at increasing oversight of the sector, including the creation of a new regulatory financial agency. Also in 2009…

Boston Bruins: …the outstanding play of goaltender Tim Thomas—who set a finals record by recording 238 saves over the course of the series—the Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games to capture their sixth championship. The Bruins returned to the Stanley Cup finals in 2012–13 but lost in six games to…

Valerie Thomas is an American scientist and inventor who, while working at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), invented a way to transmit three-dimensional images, or holograms, that appear to be real. In addition, she helped to develop processing software to convert

Valerie Thomas is an American scientist and inventor who, while working at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), invented a way to transmit three-dimensional images, or holograms, that appear to be real. In addition, she helped to develop processing software to convert

W. I. Thomas was an American sociologist and social psychologist whose fields of study included cultural change and personality development and who made important contributions to methodology. Thomas taught sociology at the University of Chicago (1895–1918), the New School for Social Research, New

William Thomas was a clergyman and poet, considered the only successful practitioner of the long Welsh poem in the 19th century. His major work is the uncompleted philosophical poem Y Storm (1856; The Storm). Originally a land surveyor, Thomas was ordained in the Calvinistic Methodist ministry in

W. I. Thomas was an American sociologist and social psychologist whose fields of study included cultural change and personality development and who made important contributions to methodology. Thomas taught sociology at the University of Chicago (1895–1918), the New School for Social Research, New

Bessemer process: …what is now called the Thomas-Gilchrist converter, which was lined with a basic material such as burned limestone rather than an (acid) siliceous material, overcame this problem. Another drawback to Bessemer steel, its retention of a small percentage of nitrogen from the air blow, was not corrected until the 1950s.…

Christian Thomasius was a German philosopher and progressive educator, who established the academic reputation of the newly founded University of Halle (1694) as one of the first modern universities. He departed from the traditional Scholastic curriculum of medieval institutions, made philosophy

George Thomason was an English bookseller whose collection of printed books, handbills, pamphlets, ballads, newspapers, and other writings (cataloged and bound from 1640 to 1661) constitute one of the most important historical sources for the English Civil Wars and Commonwealth. The original

James Thomason was a British lieutenant governor of the North-Western Provinces in India and founder of a system of village schools. The son of a British clergyman stationed in Bengal, Thomason was educated in England, but he returned to India in 1822. He held numerous positions there, including

Cleveland Guardians: From a 1990s resurgence to Terry Francona: Ramírez, Omar Vizquel, and Jim Thome, among others—in addition to the popularity of Cleveland’s new ballpark, Jacobs Field, led to the Indians setting a record for consecutive sold-out home games, 455 between 1995 and 2001 (since broken by the Boston Red Sox).

crab spider, (family Thomisidae), family of spiders that are crablike in shape and, like many crabs, often walk sideways or backward. The family, which is worldwide in distribution, contains many common species that live on the soil surface, in leaf litter, or under bark. They do not spin webs as

Thomism, the theology and philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas (1224/25–1274) and its various interpretations, usages, and invocations by individuals, religious orders, and schools. Thomism’s rich history may be divided into four main periods: the first two centuries after his death (the 14th and 15th

Étienne Gilson: …de saint Thomas d’Aquin (1919; The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas). Many of his best-known books resulted from lectureships. Among these are L’Esprit de la philosophie médiévale (1932; The Spirit of Mediæval Philosophy), his exposition and defense of the idea of a Christian philosophy; The Unity of Philosophical Experience…

evolution: Quantum speciation: …gophers of the species group Thomomys talpoides in the northern Rocky Mountains are well-studied examples.

Thompson, city, north-central Manitoba, Canada. It lies along the Burntwood River, in the Mystery-Moak lakes area, 130 miles (210 km) north of Lake Winnipeg. Planned in 1956 by the International Nickel Company of Canada and named for John F. Thompson, the company chairman, the city is one of the

Maria Schneider: …earned acclaim for the recording The Thompson Fields (2015), and it received the Grammy for best large jazz ensemble album. Data Lords (2020) contrasts the richness of the natural world with the artificiality of the digital one. In 2019 the National Endowment for the Arts named Schneider a Jazz Master.

Plateau Indian: Language: include the Shuswap, Lillooet, and Ntlakapamux (Thompson) tribes. The Interior Salish live mostly in the Upper Columbia area and include the Okanagan, Sinkaietk, Lake, Wenatchee, Sanpoil, Nespelim, Spokan, Kalispel,

TRW Inc., major American industrial corporation providing advanced-technology products and services primarily in the automotive, defense, and aerospace sectors. The company was formed in 1958 as Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. from the merger of Thompson Products, Inc., and Ramo-Wooldridge

Thompson River, major tributary of the Fraser River, in southern British Columbia, Canada. The North Thompson (210 miles [340 km]) rises in the Cariboo Mountains east of Wells Gray Provincial Park and follows an easterly then southwesterly course to Kamloops; the South Thompson (206 miles) emerges

gibberellin: …the culture of the ‘Thompson Seedless’ (‘Sultanina’) cultivar of grapes to increase fruit size and is also used to induce seedlessness in certain other grape varieties.

Thompson submachine gun, submachine gun patented in 1920 by its American designer, John T. Thompson. It weighed almost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) empty and fired .45-calibre ammunition. The magazine was either a circular drum that held 50 or 100 rounds or a box that held 20 or 30 rounds. Many of the

military aircraft: Civilian design improvements: In the United States the Thompson Trophy, awarded to the winner of unlimited-power closed-circuit competitions at the National Air Races, was won in 1929 for the first time by a monoplane, the Travel Air “R” designed by J. Walter Beech. Powered by the Wright Cyclone, a 400-horsepower radial engine with…

the Roots: …1987 by Black Thought and Questlove—the only members who remained part of the band throughout its history—when they met as students at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Originally calling themselves the Square Roots, they began performing on Philadelphia street corners. With the addition of rapper…

Alice Meynell was an English poet and essayist. Much of Meynell’s childhood was spent in Italy, and about 1868 she converted to Roman Catholicism, which was strongly reflected in her writing. Encouraged by Alfred Tennyson and Coventry Patmore, she published her first volume of poems, Preludes, in

graphic design: Postwar graphic design in the United States: Bradbury Thompson, a prominent magazine art director, designed a publication called Westvaco Inspirations for a major paper manufacturer from 1938 until the early 1960s. His playful and innovative approach to type and imagery is shown in the design of a spread from Westvaco Inspirations 210…

Boston Bruins: …Shore, Aubrey (“Dit”) Clapper, and Cecil (“Tiny”) Thompson, among others. The Bruins took home two more Stanley Cups, after the 1938–39 and 1940–41 seasons, behind goal-keeping great Frank Brimsek. They returned to the Stanley Cup finals five more times between 1943 and 1958 but lost on each occasion.

TRW Inc.: …a welder in the company, Charles E. Thompson, devised a way to adapt cap-screw manufacturing methods to the production of automobile-engine valve stems. Thompson took his idea to the pioneer automaker Alexander Winton, who was so impressed that he bought Cleveland Cap Screw and installed Thompson as general manager. In…

Pixies: …know as Black Francis and Frank Black; b. April 6, 1965, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.), Joey Santiago (b. June 10, 1965, Manila, Philippines), Kim Deal (b. June 10, 1961, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.), and David Lovering (b. December 6, 1961, Burlington, Massachusetts, U.S.).

Daley Thompson is a British decathlete who became only the second competitor in history to win the decathlon at two Olympic Games, capturing gold medals in 1980 and 1984. The son of a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother, Thompson made his debut in the decathlon at age 16, winning a competition in

Denver Nuggets: …Fame members Dan Issel and David Thompson, Denver won its division for a second straight year in 1977–78, and in the postseason the Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference finals before being eliminated by the Seattle SuperSonics.

David Thompson was an English explorer, geographer, and fur trader in the western parts of what are now Canada and the United States. He was the first white man to explore the Columbia River from source to mouth. His maps of western North America served as a basis for all subsequent ones. Thompson

the MC5: Formed in suburban Detroit in 1965 as a bar band that played mostly cover versions of other…

Edward Riley Bradley: …Larkspur—whom Bradley and his trainer Dick Thompson considered his best horse, despite the animal’s losing the Derby in 1929 on a muddy track—Bimelech, Bridal Flower, Bazaar, Black Helen, and Bagenbaggage, in addition to the four who won the Kentucky Derby: Behave Yourself (1921); Bubbling Over (1926); Burgoo King (1932); and…

Dorothy Thompson was an American newspaperwoman and writer, one of the most famous journalists of the 20th century. The daughter of a Methodist minister, Thompson attended the Lewis Institute in Chicago and Syracuse University in New York (A.B., 1914), where she became ardently committed to woman

Frederick Sanger: Insulin research: …Sanger and the Australian biochemist E.O.P. Thompson determined the sequence of the glycine chain.

E.P. Thompson was a British social historian and political activist. His The Making of the English Working Class (1963) and other works heavily influenced post-World War II historiography. Thompson participated in the founding of the British New Left in the 1950s, and in the 1980s he became one of

Edward Herbert Thompson was an American archaeologist who revealed much about Mayan civilization from his exploration of the city and religious shrine of Chichén Itzá in Yucatán. Though lacking formal training in archaeology, Thompson was an enthusiastic antiquarian. In 1879 he published a paper

E.P. Thompson was a British social historian and political activist. His The Making of the English Working Class (1963) and other works heavily influenced post-World War II historiography. Thompson participated in the founding of the British New Left in the 1950s, and in the 1980s he became one of

Lucky Thompson was an American jazz musician, one of the most distinctive and creative bop-era tenor saxophonists, who in later years played soprano saxophone as well. Thompson played tenor saxophone in the early 1940s with Lionel Hampton, the Billy Eckstine band, and Count Basie before a highly

Pacifica Radio: Beginnings: Lewis Hill and Elsa Knight Thompson: …until the arrival of journalist Elsa Knight Thompson in the mid-1950s.

Emma Thompson is an English actress and screenwriter, noted for her sophisticated and witty performances and later for her award-winning scripts. Thompson, the daughter of actors Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law, grew up in a theatrical household that gave her an appreciation for the ridiculous.

Ernest Thompson Seton was a naturalist and writer who was an early practitioner of the modern school of animal-fiction writing. Seton was raised in North America, his family having emigrated to Canada in 1866. Drawn to nature, Seton resisted his family’s attempt to make an artist of him. He gained

Francis Thompson was an English poet of the 1890s, whose most famous poem, “The Hound of Heaven,” describes the pursuit of the human soul by God. Thompson was educated in the Roman Catholic faith at Ushaw College, a seminary in the north of England. He studied medicine at Manchester, but not

Daley Thompson is a British decathlete who became only the second competitor in history to win the decathlon at two Olympic Games, capturing gold medals in 1980 and 1984. The son of a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother, Thompson made his debut in the decathlon at age 16, winning a competition in

Sarah Edmonds was an American soldier who fought, disguised as a man, in the Civil War. Sarah Edmonson received scant education as a child, and sometime in the 1850s she ran away from home. For a time she was an itinerant seller of Bibles, dressing as a man and using the name Frank Thompson. She

Fred Thompson was an American actor and politician, who served as a member of the U.S. Senate (1994–2003) and who sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008. Thompson was raised in Lawrenceburg, southern Tennessee. He received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science from

Fred Thompson was an American actor and politician, who served as a member of the U.S. Senate (1994–2003) and who sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008. Thompson was raised in Lawrenceburg, southern Tennessee. He received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science from

Hilary Mantel was an English writer known for her bleakly comic, socially probing novels set in a wide range of contemporary and historical milieus. Her most notable work was a trilogy based on the life of Thomas Cromwell: Wolf Hall (2009), Bring Up the Bodies (2012), and The Mirror & the Light

My Lai Massacre: Massacre at My Lai: …was taking place, Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson was flying a scout helicopter at low altitude above My Lai. Observing wounded civilians, he marked their locations with smoke grenades and radioed for troops on the ground to proceed to those positions to administer medical aid. After refueling, Thompson returned to My…

Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author who created the genre known as gonzo journalism, a highly personal style of reporting that made Thompson a counterculture icon. Thompson, who had a number of run-ins with the law as a young man, joined the U.S. Air Force in 1956. He served as

Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author who created the genre known as gonzo journalism, a highly personal style of reporting that made Thompson a counterculture icon. Thompson, who had a number of run-ins with the law as a young man, joined the U.S. Air Force in 1956. He served as

J. Walter Thompson Co.: Carlton hired James Walter Thompson, age 20, as a bookkeeper. Thompson later became a solicitor of advertising and purchased the company from his employer in 1878. He renamed the agency after himself, and it was incorporated as J. Walter Thompson Co. in 1896. The agency soon became the exclusive…

organizational analysis: Special topics: …Woodward’s definitional framework, American sociologist James D. Thompson showed that, because the characteristic forms of task uncertainty vary by type, so also does optimal organizational design. Representing the high point in the development of contingency theory, Thompson’s thesis, published in Organizations in Action (1967), holds that good organizational designs are…

Jim Thompson was an American-born Thai businessman who turned Thai silk making into a major industry selling worldwide and became an authority on Thai art. His mysterious disappearance in 1967 became a sensation in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. The son of a wealthy textile manufacturer, Thompson

Jim Thompson was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his paperback pulp novels narrated by seemingly normal men who are revealed to be psychopathic. After graduating from the University of Nebraska, Thompson worked in a number of odd jobs before becoming affiliated with the Federal

Illinois: Progress and politics since 1900: James R. Thompson, a Republican from Chicago, was first elected governor in 1976 and was reelected for four consecutive terms, a record in the history of the state. During most of that period he was faced with a Democratic-controlled House and Senate. As a result,…

Jim Thompson was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his paperback pulp novels narrated by seemingly normal men who are revealed to be psychopathic. After graduating from the University of Nebraska, Thompson worked in a number of odd jobs before becoming affiliated with the Federal

Jim Thompson was an American-born Thai businessman who turned Thai silk making into a major industry selling worldwide and became an authority on Thai art. His mysterious disappearance in 1967 became a sensation in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. The son of a wealthy textile manufacturer, Thompson

The Chase Manhattan Corporation: …organized September 12, 1877, by John Thompson (1802–91), who named the bank in honour of the late U.S. Treasury secretary Salmon P. Chase. (Thompson had earlier helped found the First National Bank, a predecessor of Citibank and, later, CitiGroup.) Chase National’s growth was phenomenal, and by 1921 it had become…

John Griggs Thompson is an American mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his work in group theory. In 2008 the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awarded Thompson and Jacques Tits of France the Abel Prize for their “profound achievements in algebra and in particular for

Canadian literature: Drama: The plays of Judith Thompson, which gain their shape from dreams and the effects of dreams, are visually exciting explorations of the evil force in the human subconscious (The Crackwalker, 1980; Lion in the Streets, 1990). In Billy Bishop Goes to War (1981), John Gray created a very…

Kay Thompson was an American entertainer and writer who was best known as the author of the highly popular Eloise books, featuring a comically endearing enfant terrible who bedeviled New York City’s Plaza Hotel. Thompson early displayed a considerable talent for the piano, and at the age of 16 she

Ken Thompson is an American computer scientist who was a cowinner of the 1983 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science. Thompson and the American computer scientist Dennis M. Ritchie were cited jointly for “their development of generic operating systems theory and specifically for

Golden State Warriors: …Achilles tendon) and All-Star wing Klay Thompson (torn anterior cruciate ligament) suffered injuries that typically take about a year to recover from, putting the future of the Warriors dynasty in doubt.

roller coaster: Coney Island amusement park: In 1884 inventor La Marcus Thompson, the “Father of the Gravity Ride,” had opened a 600-foot (183-metre) switchback railway at Coney Island. With a top speed of 6 miles (9 km) per hour, Thompson’s ride, called the Switchback Railway, was little more than a leisurely gravity-powered tour of…

Richard Thompson: …a partnership with his wife, Linda Thompson (original name Linda Pettifer, later known as Linda Peters; b. 1948, Glasgow, Scotland). Their most notable albums together were I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982). The latter documents a marital relationship in the last…

Lucky Thompson was an American jazz musician, one of the most distinctive and creative bop-era tenor saxophonists, who in later years played soprano saxophone as well. Thompson played tenor saxophone in the early 1940s with Lionel Hampton, the Billy Eckstine band, and Count Basie before a highly

burlesque show: …company of English chorus girls, Lydia Thompson’s British Blondes, the burlesque show of the 19th century was patterned after the popular minstrel show. It consisted of three parts: first, a series of songs, coarsely humorous sketches or bits, and comic monologues usually by baggy-pants comics; second, the olio, an assortment…

Mark Thompson is a British business executive who served as director general of the BBC (2004–12) before becoming president and CEO of The New York Times Co. (2012–20). Thompson attended Stonyhurst College, a prestigious Jesuit Roman Catholic school in Lancashire. After graduating (1979) from

Pere Ubu: January 4, 1947), Mayo Thompson (b. February 26, 1944), Anton Fier (b. June 20, 1956, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.), and Eric Drew Feldman (b. April 16, 1955).

New Zealand literature: Drama: Mervyn Thompson wrote expressionist plays mixing elements of autobiography with social and political comment (O! Temperance! and First Return [both published 1974]). Greg McGee probed the surface of New Zealand’s “national game,” rugby, in the hugely successful Foreskin’s Lament (published 1981). Roger Hall wrote clever…

Roxy Music: Ferry, Mackay, Eno, Manzanera, and Thompson. The band’s eponymous debut album, the nonalbum single “Virginia Plain” (both 1972), and the follow-up album For Your Pleasure (1973) were hits in Britain, as Roxy Music’s fully textured sound and lush instrumentation set it apart from mainstream rock. When Eno departed to pursue…

Randall Thompson was a composer of great popularity in the United States, notable for his choral music. Thompson studied at Harvard University and later with the composer Ernest Bloch. He taught at a number of universities and colleges and was director of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia

Nineveh: During 1929–32 R. Campbell Thompson excavated the temple of Nabu (Nebo) on behalf of the British Museum and discovered the site of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II. In 1931–32, together with M.E.L. (later Sir Max) Mallowan, Thompson for the first time dug a shaft from the top…

Richard Thompson is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter who earned critical acclaim with his masterful musicianship and darkly witty lyrics. Thompson’s career began in the late 1960s as a member of Fairport Convention, whose intermingling of traditional British folk songs, Bob Dylan

Sadie Thompson, fictional character, the protagonist of the short story “Rain” (1921) by W. Somerset Maugham. Thompson is a lighthearted American prostitute who plies her trade in the South Seas and causes the downfall of Reverend Mr. Davidson, a fanatical missionary. The short story was adapted

Silvanus Phillips Thompson was a British physicist and historian of science known for contributions in electrical machinery, optics, and X rays. He received both a B.A. (1869) and a D.Sc. (1878) from the University of London and was a popular teacher at University College, Bristol (1876–85), and at

Sir Benjamin Thompson, count von Rumford was an American-born British physicist, government administrator, and a founder of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London. His investigations of heat overturned the theory that heat is a liquid form of matter and established the beginnings of the

Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson was a Scottish zoologist and classical scholar noted for his influential work On Growth and Form (1917, new ed. 1942). Thompson was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, the University of Edinburgh, and at Trinity College, Cambridge (1880–83). In 1884 he became professor

ion-exchange reaction: Early history: …Society of England by agriculturist Sir H.S.M. Thompson and chemist J.T. Way, describing the phenomenon of ion exchange as it occurs in soils. In his paper, entitled “On the Power of Soils to Absorb Manure,” Way addressed himself to the question of how soluble fertilizers like potassium chloride were retained…

cremation: Modern cremations: …1874, when Queen Victoria’s surgeon, Sir Henry Thompson, published his influential book Cremation: The Treatment of the Body After Death. He also organized the Cremation Society of England in association with Anthony Trollope, Sir John Tenniel, the dukes of Bedford and Westminster, and other articulate critics of burial practices. Although…

Sir J. Eric S. Thompson was a leading English ethnographer of the Mayan people. Thompson devoted his life to the study of Mayan culture and was able to extensively decipher early Mayan glyphs, determining that, contrary to prevailing belief, they contained historical as well as ritualistic and

Sir John Thompson was a jurist and statesman who was premier of Canada from 1892 to 1894. Thompson was called to the bar in Nova Scotia in 1865 and appointed queen’s counsellor in 1879. He entered politics in 1877 as Liberal-Conservative member for Antigonish in the provincial legislature, becoming

Sir J. Eric S. Thompson was a leading English ethnographer of the Mayan people. Thompson devoted his life to the study of Mayan culture and was able to extensively decipher early Mayan glyphs, determining that, contrary to prevailing belief, they contained historical as well as ritualistic and

Sir John Thompson was a jurist and statesman who was premier of Canada from 1892 to 1894. Thompson was called to the bar in Nova Scotia in 1865 and appointed queen’s counsellor in 1879. He entered politics in 1877 as Liberal-Conservative member for Antigonish in the provincial legislature, becoming

Smith Thompson was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1823–43). Thompson studied law under James Kent and was admitted to the bar in 1792. Two years later he married Sarah Livingston, thereby allying himself with the Jeffersonian Republicans of the anti-Burr faction in New

myth: Folkloric: …their collections of folklore, and Stith Thompson, who is notable for his classification of folk literature, particularly his massive Motif-Index of Folk-Literature (1955). The Grimms shared Herder’s passion for the poetry and stories of the Volk. Their importance stems in part from the academic diligence and meticulousness that they brought…

Tessa Thompson is an American actress and musician known for her dramatic sensibility in film and television. She is best known for her appearances in the films Selma (2014), Dear White People (2014), and Creed (2015) and in the television series Veronica Mars (2005–06) and Westworld (2016–22). She

Tessa Thompson is an American actress and musician known for her dramatic sensibility in film and television. She is best known for her appearances in the films Selma (2014), Dear White People (2014), and Creed (2015) and in the television series Veronica Mars (2005–06) and Westworld (2016–22). She

Boston Bruins: …Shore, Aubrey (“Dit”) Clapper, and Cecil (“Tiny”) Thompson, among others. The Bruins took home two more Stanley Cups, after the 1938–39 and 1940–41 seasons, behind goal-keeping great Frank Brimsek. They returned to the Stanley Cup finals five more times between 1943 and 1958 but lost on each occasion.