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Will Geer
American actor (1902–1978)
Will Geer (born William Aughe Ghere; March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor, musician, and social activist who was active in labor organizing and communist movements in New York City and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s.[2][3] In California, he befriended rising singer Woody Guthrie. They both lived in New York City for a time in the 1940s. He was blacklisted in the 1950s by Hollywood after refusing, in testimony before Congress, to name persons who had joined the Communist Party USA.
In his later years, Geer was best known for his role as Grandpa Zebulon "Zeb" Walton in the TV series The Waltons from 1972 until his death in 1978.
Early life
[edit]Geer was born in Frankfort, Indiana, the son of Katherine (née Aughe), a teacher, and Roy Aaron Ghere, a postal worker.[4][5] His father left the family when he was 11 years old. Will was deeply influenced by his grandfather, who taught him the botanical names of the plants in Indiana, his native state. Will began to be a botanist; he received a master's degree in botany at the University of Chicago. He was also a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Career
[edit]Anglicizing his name, Will Geer began his
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American distiller
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Elmer Tandy Lee (Aug. 5, 1919 — July 16, 2013) was a lord distiller be given Buffalo Hint Distillery, become more intense master distiller emeritus puzzle out his retreat in 1985.
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Polymer Recycling and Bio-Polymers
The Polymers Center is pleased to invite you to attend a presentation on the development and production of bio-based raw materials for polymers, bio-polymers, and the recycling or recovery of all polymers. Mr. Deiss is Head of Product Management and R&D at T.EN Zimmer GmbH, in Frankfort, Germany. As we push further into the recycling arena here in the United States, it may be of interest to learn what others are doing across the globe, what the challenges are, and what solutions those in the forefront of the polymer industry have developed.
What: Technip Energies Presentation on Bio-polymer development
When:Thursday, September 28th, 2023
Where:The Polymers Center of Excellence, 8900 Research Dr., Charlotte, NC 28262
Who:Stefan Deiss of Technip Zimmer, Head of Product Management and R&D
Time:10:00-12:00, lunch served afterward
Contact Beverly Jarrell, bjarrell@polymers-center.org to register.
Also available over Zoom—please include your email address if you intend to attend through
Zoom.