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  Grayson - UMassWiki
Grayson is one of four residence halls which comprise the Orchard Hill residential area.
Grayson is seven floors, and is connected to Field.
The current entrance to Grayson Hall is also the trash/work area for construction staff in the "New Dirt" program.
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  Grayson Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grayson Hall (September 18, 1922 - August 7, 1985) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was an Oscar-nominated American actress.
Hall was born Shirley Grossman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Perhaps Hall's best-known role was that of "Dr. Julia Hoffman", on Dark Shadows, where she portrayed a friend of the vampire, Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grayson_Hall   (509 words)

  
 Chronicling the Life of Grayson Hall
Grayson replied that she was merely admiring the job candidate’s beautiful eyes.
Born Shirley Grossman in 1923, she was unwittingly baptized Grayson Hall early in 1960 after Jose Quintero’s secretary mistakenly typed her stage surname (Grayson) and husband’s surname (Hall) onto a contract.
Grayson passed away (unexpectedly for many people, since she kept her brief illness with lung cancer private) in the Summer of 1985.
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 Grayson Hall TV's Doctor in the House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hall (she is married to Same Hall, one of the three writers of "Dark Shadows") was wearing a short, full, creamy shift that seemed to emphasize her slimness (120 pounds, 5'6") and the auburn of her cropped, curly hair.
It seems top have been Grayson Hall's one personal experience with the kind of happening that is the merest routine on a show like hers, dedicated to fl magic and witchcraft, to occultism and the seance room.
Sam Hall (good-looking, graying a bit -- as who wouldn't be, helping to think up all those twisting, tortuous plots?) shuts himself up in his own corner of the apartment to work on scripts and follows the habit of most sequestered writers by taking long walks in between to clear his mind.
www.barnabascollins.com /3am/graysonaa.htm   (2567 words)

  
 Remembering Grayson Hall
Grayson was offered a 13 week contract, and promised her character would be killed off since she made it quite clear she wanted NO entanglements.
Grayson's first great success was, of course, her near-single handed creation of Dr. Julia Hoffman, the strong-willed, highly rational professional who falls for her patient who just happens to be a vampire.
Grayson continued to be warmly remembered for her work on Dark Shadows; even her Mother insisted that, as Julia Hoffman, she had touched people in a unique way as an actress.
members.aol.com /lynn1dave/remember.htm   (5253 words)

  
 Laborers-LIUNA Money Manager, Jeffery L. Grayson, Donates $1.5 Million To University Of Oregon
Grayson Hall, once a symbol of the University of Oregon's fund-raising prowess, has become an albatross for the Ducks.
Grayson has dedicated a lot of time to his alma mater, co-chairing a successful campaign that raised $200 million in donations.
Grayson Hall houses classrooms for the university's Arts and Science College.It's unknown what kind of due diligence Frohnmayer or his staffers conducted on Grayson.
www.laborers.org /Oregon_Grayson_6-20-01.htm   (1055 words)

  
 Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow
Hall played several roles (Curtis and his writers used time travel scenarios to widen their palette and create additional characters), but is chiefly remembered as a no-nonsense doctor out to cure a vampire of his toothy affliction.
Hall’s persona (nor explaining such things as that allusion to Claire Trevor), the book profiles her acting work with periodic glimpses into her marriage to writer Sam Hall, their son, author Matthew Hall, and their years living in a Manhattan apartment and a house in upstate New York.
Grayson Hall was a fascinating presence, and a reminder of the panache and devotion one rarely sees nowadays in stars or character actors in American films and television.
home.comcast.net /~flickhead/HardActToFollow.html   (675 words)

  
 R. Hall: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Hall held positions as Director of Technology Management & Funding, L.P. of Princeton, NJ; and as Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy where he was responsible for funding the commercialization of advanced technologies from government laboratories such as Los Alamos National Lab.
Hall is President of VeriCenter, Inc. and is VeriCenter's Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Hall is a principal with Broadband Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm based in Dallas, Texas.
www.zoominfo.com /people/hall_r._30125588.aspx   (262 words)

  
 Eugene Weekly: News
Grayson Hall was named after UO donor now accused of cheating retirees.
Grayson, a 1964 alumnus, is a major UO donor and former president of the UO Foundation.
Grayson co-chaired the UO's "Oregon Campaign" fund-raising drive and stood with UO President Dave Frohnmayer at a press conference last year to announce the campaign's success.
www2.eugeneweekly.com /2000/11_22_00/news.html   (3041 words)

  
 Dark Shadows Journal | R.J Jamison: Seeking Grayson Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Grayson is a unique actress, lauded by many critics for her talent, yet she did not temper her idiosyncrasies.
There is no mistaking Grayson Hall for anyone else—for better or worse she was her own woman on her own terms.
Though Grayson didn’t mince words and didn’t take much crap from anyone, her flamboyant outer shell was meant to keep people at bay—and it often worked.
www.collinwood.net /features/grayson-rj.htm   (905 words)

  
 Bio for Grayson Hall on MSN Movies
Hall's first film was Night of the Iguana (1964), for which she received an Oscar nomination.
In 1966, Grayson signed on for ABC's supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows, playing a doctor who tried to cure Barnabas Collins of his vampirism but who wound up falling in love with him instead.
Grayson Hall left Dark Shadows in 1971 for a long stint on another, more sedate daytime drama, One Life to Live.
entertainment.msn.com /celebs/celeb.aspx?c=142541&stab=1   (146 words)

  
 The Stars of Dark Shadows: Where Are They Now? Grayson Hall
At a family party when Grayson Hall was about 12, the young lady was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up.
Grayson made TV commercials in the early '70s, taking a brief break from more-demanding roles, but she soon returned to the stage and the television screen.
Grayson's final performance was in a revival of Jean Giraudoux's Madwoman of Chaillot at the Theatre at St. Peter's Church, but she had to leave the cast in early 1985, due to illness.
www.darkshadowsonline.com /where-hall.html   (979 words)

  
 globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : Grayson Hall and Charles Mayer Assume Additional Responsibilities at AmSouth
Hall, a senior executive vice president responsible for Operations and Technology, will also oversee the bank's three lines of business: Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management.
"Grayson and Charles have demonstrated their leadership for many years and we are fortunate to have executives with their length of tenure and breadth of experience," said Dowd Ritter, AmSouth's chairman, president and chief executive officer.
In Hall's 24 years with AmSouth, he has played a key role in AmSouth's operations and technical areas and was instrumental in construction of the state-of-the-art Riverchase Operations Center in Birmingham.
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 RebeccaJamison.com
Ms Hall (1923-1985) was a widely acclaimed New York Theatre actress, 1964 Academy Award nominee and co-star of the 1960s-70s iconic Gothic television serial, Dark Shadows.
Hall in Happy End, and her rendition of the "Ballad of the Lily from Hell" was stunning.
Hall do Happy End in New York and was stunned by her talent.
home.nyc.rr.com /rjjhome/pro/nonfiction.htm   (292 words)

  
 Filler
The prevailing consensus is that the name change of Grayson Hall to McKenzie Hall springs from ethical propriety after a scandal surrounded the namesake of the building.
In 1997, Grayson pledged a donation to the UO Foundation and that seemed to be that until Grayson’s legal problems surfaced.
But only $850,000 of the $1.5 million promised by the Grayson family was actually received by the UO Foundation for the remodeling of Grayson Hall, said Pauline Austin, the deputy director for media relations in the University’s Office of Communications.
darkwing.uoregon.edu /~ocomment/ocarchive/oc01_02/oc4_01_04.html   (943 words)

  
 The Herald Democrat
Hall was not only the Tiny Tot Cameo winner, but received the best model award.
Hall is the daughter of Justin and Briane Hall of Denison.
She is the granddaughter of Bill and Cheryl Spann of Telephone, Roy Jones of Bonham and Deby Shearer of Denison and the great-granddaughter of Velma Hall of Sherman and Evelyn Hicks of Bonham.
www.heralddemocrat.com /articles/2005/10/23/life/life01.txt   (290 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow: Books: R J Jamison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Grayson Hall was a widely acclaimed New York Theatre actress, 1964 Academy Award nominee, and co-star of the 1960s-70s Gothic television serial, Dark Shadows.
Grayson's own story is that of a hugely talented woman, admired by writers, producers, fellow actors, but who did not get the one role that would propel her into the stratosphere.
Cult actress Grayson Hall has been best known to students of Tennessee Williams through her larger-than-life performance as the 'butch choir-mistress' in John Huston's film of Night of the Iguana, a role for which she received an Academy Award (tm) nomination.
www.amazon.com /Grayson-Hall-Hard-Act-Follow/dp/0595404626   (1224 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - Dark Shadows: DVD Collection Three
Indeed, the role was originally conceived to be filled by a male performer, but creator Dan Curtis and his writing team (which eventually included Hall's husband Sam, though not at the time of her introduction) wisely cast the eccentric actress in the role.
The first use of "Grayson Hall" was actually a typo on a contract; the person drafting it assumed that was her real name, since that's all they had heard her husband call her.
Grayson Hall was the bridge between Hollywood and Broadway, where all the actors on the show came from.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/darkshadows3.php   (1301 words)

  
 City of Grayson - A Great Place to Live!
The City Hall is located at 475 Grayson Parkway, right next to the Grayson Park and Senior Center.
A drop box is located to the left of the front door of City Hall for dropping off payments, correspondence or registration forms.
According to the 2000 Census, the population of Grayson proper was 764, However, within the 30017 zip code area, Grayson records a population of 12,357.
www.cityofgrayson.org /faq.htm   (554 words)

  
 Jenner & Block LLP - Grayson’s Groundbreaking Work as Co-Chair Praised by CBA Alliance for Women
Lynn Grayson’s year-long leadership role in the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women and her efforts to increase the number of women partners in the profession was commended at the organization’s annual luncheon and awards ceremony.
Grayson told the nearly 300 attendees that she considered the Alliance for Women’s closely-watched Call to Action initiative the major accomplishment of her term as Co-Chair of the organization.
Grayson as Co-Chair of the Alliance for Women and its Call to Action initiatives.
www.jenner.com /news/news_item.asp?id=000012974524   (371 words)

  
 University of Oregon Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
On hand for the ceremony will be Jeff and Susan Grayson; UO President Dave Frohnmayer; UO Provost John Moseley; Tom Dyke, associate dean, UO College of Arts and Sciences; Jane Gordon, associate dean, UO School of Law; members of the UO Foundation Board of Trustees; and other invited guests.
Jeff Grayson, a 1964 UO business graduate, is a UO Foundation trustee and co-chair of The Oregon Campaign, the UO's $200 million fundraising effort which began in 1994 and is currently at $174 million.
Susan Grayson is a 1961 general science graduate of the University of Oregon.
comm.uoregon.edu /newsreleases/latest/jun97/O060997.html   (313 words)

  
 Grayson County Democratic Website: In The News
The trip, Melancon said, was financed by former lobbyist and convicted felon Jack Abramoff, whose law firm, Preston Gates Ellis Rouvelas and Meeds then worked with Hall’s office to draft a letter to colleagues and statements for the Congressional Record.
Grayson County Democrat Glenn Melancon and Rebublican Clyde Siebman comment on the Libby indictment.
Texas State Rep. Larry Phillips, District 62, remained composed while Grayson and Fannin county superintendents, teachers and residents voiced their strong opinions about the current state of school funding.
www.graysondemocrats.com /in_the_news.htm   (1776 words)

  
 Some Descedants of John Paul Vaught: Sixth Generation
(#2395) was born in Grayson Co, VA 20 OCT 1845.
He married Sarah Amanda HALL in Grayson Co, VA, 26 JAN 1875.
(#2456) was born in Grayson Co, VA 30 SEP 1877.
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 Grayson Hall portrays the character Judith Fellowes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Grayson Hall nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Judith Fellowes.
Grayson Hall portrays the character Judith Fellowes, the “ringleader” of the church tour group traveling in Mexico.
Grayson Hall was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in this classic film.
www.juliahoffman.com /iguana.htm   (219 words)

  
 Dark Shadows Journal | Grayson Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Grayson succeeded in carving out a minor niche for herself as an avant-garde film actress, receiving an Oscar nomination for her 1964 role as Judith Fellowes in John Huston's Night of the Iguana.
Despite adamantly claiming that she would never work with husband Sam again, Grayson apparently had a change of heart and joined the cast of One Life to Live in 1982 in the role of Euphemia Ralston.
In 1985, Grayson essayed her final role in a production of Jean Giraudoux's Madwoman of Chaillot at the Theatre at St. Peter's Church, but was forced to withdraw after a short time due to illness, when it was discovered that she was dying of lung cancer.
www.collinwood.net /cast/hall.htm   (649 words)

  
 Grayson Hall - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Known for sometimes outré performances on Broadway, the slim, sharp-featured, red-headed actress was a perfect choice for the cult TV series "Dark Shadows"; (1966) (her husband Sam Hall was a head writer).
After her marriage she took the name Grayson Hall because she had been hired for an acting job and the person who wrote the contract had always heard her husband call her "Grayson" and assumed that it was her first name, so he wrote up the contract for "Grayson Hall".
Her husband, Sam Hall, was hired as a writer on "Dark Shadows"; (1966) after producer Dan Curtis attended a party at the Halls' home, and asked Sam to come and write for the show.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0355621/bio   (371 words)

  
 Grayson Hall Renamed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At year's end, "Grayson Hall" officially became "McKenzie Hall," but only the name has changed.
Multimedia facilities and consulting help for a wide range of Windows and Macintosh dilemmas, as well as help with computing account passwords and computer hardware upgrades and repairs, are still available in Room 151 on the ground floor of the building.
Until we update all our publications, you may still see references to "Grayson Hall," but don't let that confuse you.
cc.uoregon.edu /cnews/winter2002/grayson.html   (165 words)

  
 Grayson Hall Photos - Grayson Hall News - Grayson Hall Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
While we know the month and day Shirley Grossman was born (September 18), accounts vary on what year it was.
In later years, when she was known by the stage name Grayson Hall, she was purposely vague about her age, but 1926 is the approximate year.
Tell the world what you think of Grayson Hall, write a review for this person.
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