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How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 American battle - of - the - sexes satirical ___MASK88___ from United Artists , produced by George Axelrod , directed by Richard Quine , that stars Jack Lemmon , Virna Lisi , and Terry - Thomas . Director Quine also directed Lemmon in " My Sister Eileen ", " It Happened to Jane ", " Operation Mad Ball ", and " Bell , Book and Candle ". The ___MASK71___ art featured in the film was credited to Mel Keefer , who drew newspapaer comic strips such as " Perry Mason ", " Mac Divot ", and " Rick O ' Shay ". Comics artist Alex Toth did a teaser ___MASK71___ in Keefer ' s style that ran in the " Hollywood Reporter " and in several newspapers promoting the film for ten days prior to its theatrical opening . Illinois is a state in the midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1818 . It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area , and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire ___MASK13___ . The word " Illinois " comes from the Algonquin word for " tribe of superior men ". With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural ___MASK39___ in central and northern Illinois , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub . The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois River . For decades , O ' Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world ' s busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and ___MASK9___ . The Second Industrial Revolution , also known as the Technological Revolution , was a phase of rapid industrialization in the final third of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th . The First Industrial Revolution , which ended in the early - mid 1800s , was punctuated by a slowdown in macroinventions before the Second Industrial Revolution in 1870 . Though a number of its characteristic events can be traced to earlier innovations in manufacturing , such as the establishment of a machine tool industry , the development of methods for manufacturing interchangeable parts and the invention of the Bessemer Process , the Second Industrial Revolution is generally dated between 1870 and 1914 up to the start of ___MASK91___ . Microsoft Corporation ( commonly referred to as Microsoft or MS ) is an American multinational ___MASK87___ company headquartered in Redmond , Washington , that develops , manufactures , licenses , supports and sells computer software , consumer electronics and personal computers and services . Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems , Microsoft Office office suite , and Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers . Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup . As of 2016 , it was the world ' s largest software maker by revenue , and one of the world ' s most valuable companies . ___MASK65___ is a theatrical genre of ___MASK21___ entertainment . It was especially popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s . A typical vaudeville performance is made up of a series of separate , unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill . Types of acts have included popular and classical musicians , singers , dancers , comedians , trained animals , magicians , strongmen , female and male impersonators , acrobats , illustrated songs , jugglers , one - act plays or scenes from plays , athletes , lecturing celebrities , minstrels , and movies . A vaudeville performer is often referred to as a " vaudevillian ". Paris When It Sizzles is a 1964 ___MASK93___ film directed by Richard Quine and produced by Quine and George Axelrod . The screenplay is by George Axelrod based on the story and film " Holiday for Henrietta " by Julien Duvivier and Henri Jeanson . The music score is by Nelson Riddle , the cinematography by Charles Lang and Claude Renoir . The film stars William Holden and Audrey Hepburn , and features Grégoire Aslan , Raymond Bussières , Noël Coward and Tony Curtis . JPMorgan Chase & Co . is a U . S . multinational banking and financial services holding company headquartered in New York City . It is the largest bank in the United States , the world ' s fifth largest bank by total assets , with total assets of US $ 2 . 424 trillion , and the world ' s most valuable bank by market capitalization . It is a major provider of financial services , and according to " Forbes " ___MASK90___ is the world ' s sixth largest public company based upon a composite ranking . The hedge fund unit of JPMorgan Chase is the second largest hedge fund in the United States . The company was formed in 2000 , when Chase Manhattan Corporation merged with J . P . Morgan & Co . Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Studios Inc . ( abbreviated as MGM or M - G - M , also known as Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Pictures , Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer or Metro , and for a former interval known as Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer / United Artists , or MGM / UA ) is an American media company , involved primarily in the production and distribution of feature films and ___MASK19___ programs . Judy Holliday ( June 21 , 1921  June 7 , 1965 ) was an American actress , ___MASK78___ , and singer . Daimler AG is a German multinational automotive corporation . Daimler AG is headquartered in Stuttgart , Baden - Württemberg , Germany . As of 2014 , Daimler owns or has shares in a number of car , bus , truck and motorcycle brands including Mercedes - Benz , Mercedes - AMG , Smart ___MASK89___ , Freightliner , ___MASK100___ Star , Thomas Built Buses , Setra , BharatBenz , Mitsubishi Fuso , MV Agusta as well as shares in Denza , KAMAZ , Beijing Automotive Group . The Maybach brand was closed at the end of 2012 , but was revived in April 2015 as " Mercedes - Maybach ", an ultra luxury edition of the Mercedes - Benz S - Class . In 2015 Daimler sold 2 . 9 million vehicles . By unit sales , Daimler is the thirteenth - largest car manufacturer and second - largest truck manufacturer in the world . In addition to automobiles , Daimler manufactures buses and provides financial services through its Daimler Financial Services arm . The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . The World of Suzie Wong is a 1957 ___MASK73___ by Richard Mason . The main characters are Robert Lomax , a young British artist living in Hong Kong , and Suzie Wong , the title character , a Chinese woman who works as a prostitute . The ___MASK73___ has been adapted into a ___MASK99___ , spawned two unofficial sequels , a film and a ___MASK54___ . The Goldman Sachs Group , Inc . is an American multinational ___MASK20___ company that engages in global investment banking , investment ___MASK22___ , securities , and other financial services , primarily with institutional clients . The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper , ___MASK90___ and online journalism , literature , and ___MASK95___ composition in the United States . It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American ( Hungarian - born ) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher , and is administered by Columbia University in New York City . Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty - one categories . In twenty of the categories , each winner receives a certificate and a US $ 15 , 000 cash award ( raised from $ 10 , 000 starting in 2017 ). The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal . Richard Quine ( November 12 , 1920  June 10 , 1989 ) was an American stage , film , and ___MASK4___ actor . He began acting as a ___MASK57___ in ___MASK4___ , ___MASK65___ and in stage productions before being signed to Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer in his early 20s . When his acting career began to wane after World War II , Quine began working as a film director . He later moved into producing and directing television . Quine directed several well known films including " Bell Book and Candle " ( 1958 ), " The World of Suzie Wong " ( 1960 ), " Paris When It Sizzles " ( 1964 ), " How to Murder Your Wife " ( 1965 ), and " The Prisoner of Zenda " ( 1979 ). Big business involves large - scale corporate - controlled financial or business activities . As a term , it describes activities that run from " huge transactions " to the more general " doing big things ". The concept first arose in a symbolic sense after 1880 in connection with the combination movement that began in American business at that time . United States corporations that fall into the category of " big business " include ExxonMobil , Wal - Mart , Google , Microsoft , Apple , General Electric , General Motors , Citigroup , Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase . The largest German corporations included Daimler AG , Deutsche Telekom , Siemens and Deutsche Bank . Among the largest companies in the United Kingdom are HSBC , Barclays , WPP plc and BP . The latter half of the 19th century saw more technological advances and corporate growth in additional sectors , such as petroleum , machinery , chemicals , and electrical equipment . ( See Second Industrial Revolution .) Deutsche Telekom AG ( short form in writing only : DT ) is a German telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn . Deutsche Telekom was formed in 1996 as the former state - owned monopoly Deutsche Bundespost was privatized . As of January 2016 , the German ___MASK33___ holds a 14 . 3 % stake in company stock directly , and another 17 . 5 % through the ___MASK33___ bank KfW . The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . The Marx Brothers were an American ___MASK14___ comedy act that was successful in ___MASK65___ , on Broadway , and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949 . Five of the Marx Brothers ' thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute ( AFI ) as among the top 100 comedy films , with two of them (" Duck Soup " and " A Night at the Opera ") in the top twelve . They are widely considered by critics , scholars , and fans to be among the greatest and most influential comedians of the 20th century . The brothers were included in AFI ' s 100 Years ... 100 Stars list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classic Hollywood cinema , the only performers to be inducted collectively . WPP plc , ( Wire and Plastic Products ) is a British multinational ___MASK35___ and public relations company with its main management office in London , England , and its executive office in Dublin , Ireland . It is the world ' s largest ___MASK35___ company by revenues , and employs around 190 , 000 people in 3 , 000 offices across 112 countries . It owns a number of ___MASK35___ , public relations and market research networks , including IMRB , Millward Brown , Grey , Burson - Marsteller , Hill & Knowlton , JWT , Ogilvy & Mather , TNS , Young & Rubicam and Cohn & Wolfe . It is now one of the " Big Four " agency companies , alongside Publicis , Interpublic Group of Companies and Omnicom . WPP has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . It has a secondary listing on NASDAQ . General Electric , often abbreviated as GE , is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York , and headquartered in Boston , Massachusetts . As of 2016 , the company operates through the following segments : Power & Water , Oil and Gas , Aviation , Healthcare , Transportation and Capital which cater to the needs of Financial services , Medical devices , Life Sciences , Pharmaceutical , Automotive , ___MASK61___ and Engineering industries . The Solid Gold Cadillac is a 1956 film directed by Richard Quine and written by Abe Burrows , Howard Teichmann and George S . Kaufman . It was adapted from the hit Broadway ___MASK99___ of the same name by Teichmann and Kaufman , in which they pillory big business and corrupt businessmen . The film stars Judy Holliday and Paul Douglas . The film is in black - and - white except for the very last scene , which is in Technicolor . Deutsche Bank AG ( literally " German Bank ") is a German global banking and financial services company with its headquarters in the Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in Frankfurt . It has more than 100 , 000 employees in over 70 countries , and has a large presence in Europe , the Americas , Asia - Pacific and the emerging markets . In 2009 , Deutsche Bank was the largest foreign exchange dealer in the world with a market ___MASK16___ of 21 percent . The company was a component of the STOXX Europe 50 stock market index until being replaced on that index on August 8 , 2016 . Abe Burrows ( December 18 , 1910  May 17 , 1985 ) was an American humorist , author , and director for ___MASK4___ and the stage . He won a Tony Award . Of Thee I Sing is a ___MASK95___ with a score by George Gershwin , lyrics by Ira Gershwin and a book by George S . Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind . The ___MASK95___ lampoons American politics ; the story concerns John P . Wintergreen , who runs for President of the United States on the " love " platform . When he falls in love with the sensible Mary Turner instead of Diana Devereaux , the beautiful pageant winner selected for him , he gets into political hot water . A theatre director or stage director is a director / instructor in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production ( a ___MASK99___ , an opera , a musical , or a devised piece of work ) by unifying various endeavours and aspects of production . The director ' s function is to ensure the quality and completeness of theatre production and to lead the members of the creative team into realizing their artistic vision for it . The director therefore collaborates with a team of creative individuals and other staff , coordinating research , stagecraft , costume design , props , lighting design , acting , set design , stage combat , and sound design for the production . If the production he or she is mounting is a new piece of writing or a ( new ) translation of a ___MASK99___ , the director may also work with the playwright or translator . In contemporary theatre , after the playwright , the director is generally the primary visionary , making decisions on the artistic concept and interpretation of the ___MASK99___ and its staging . Different directors occupy different places of authority and responsibility , depending on the structure and philosophy of individual theatre companies . Directors use a wide ___MASK21___ of techniques , philosophies , and levels of collaboration . BP P . L . C ., also referred to by its former name , British Petroleum , is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London , England . It is one of the world ' s seven oil and gas " supermajors ", whose performance in 2012 made it the world ' s sixth - largest oil and gas company , the sixth - largest energy company by market capitalization and the company with the world ' s fifth - largest revenue ( turnover ). It is a vertically integrated company operating in all areas of the oil and gas industry , including exploration and production , refining , distribution and ___MASK68___ , petrochemicals , power generation and trading . It also has renewable energy interests in biofuels and wind power . George Simon Kaufman ( November 16 , 1889  June 2 , 1961 ) was an American playwright , theatre director and producer , humorist , and ___MASK66___ critic . In addition to comedies and political satire , he wrote several musicals , notably for the Marx Brothers . One ___MASK99___ and one musical that he wrote won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama : " You Can ' t Take It with You " ( 1937 , with Moss Hart ), and " Of Thee I Sing " ( 1932 , with Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin ). He also won the Tony Award as a Director , for the musical " Guys and Dolls ". Paul Howard Douglas ( ___MASK3___ 26 , 1892  September 24 , 1976 ) was an American politician and Georgist economist . A member of the Democratic ___MASK56___ , he served as a U . S . Senator from Illinois for eighteen years , from 1949 to 1967 . During his Senate career , he was a prominent member of the liberal coalition . Citigroup Inc . or Citi ( stylized as citi and pronounced like " city ") is an American multinational investment banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan , New York City . Citigroup was formed from one of the world ' s largest mergers in ___MASK10___ by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate Travelers Group in October 1998 ( announced on April 7 , 1998 ). As of January 2015 , it is the third largest bank holding company in the US by assets . Its largest shareholders include funds from the Middle East and Singapore . At its height until the global financial crisis of 2008 , Citigroup was the largest company and bank in the world as measured by total assets , with 357 , 000 employees . In 2007 , Citigroup was one of the primary dealers in US Treasury securities . Citigroup had the world ' s largest financial services network , spanning 140 countries with approximately 16 , 000 offices worldwide . It holds over 200 million customer accounts in more than 140 countries . As of 2016 , Citigroup is one of the Big Four banks in the United States , alongside JP Morgan Chase , Bank of America , and Wells Fargo . Google is an American multinational ___MASK87___ company specializing in Internet - related services and products that include online ___MASK35___ technologies , search , cloud computing , software , and hardware . World ___MASK38___ II ( often abbreviated to WWII or WW2 ), also known as the Second World ___MASK38___ , was a global ___MASK38___ that lasted from 1939 to 1945 , although related conflicts began earlier . It involved the vast majority of the world ' s nations  including all of the great powers  eventually forming two opposing ___MASK25___ alliances : the Allies and the Axis . It was the most widespread ___MASK38___ in ___MASK10___ , and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries . In a state of " total ___MASK38___ ", the major participants threw their entire economic , industrial , and scientific capabilities behind the ___MASK38___ effort , erasing the distinction between civilian and ___MASK25___ resources . Marked by ___MASK67___ deaths of civilians , including the Holocaust ( in which approximately 11 million people were killed ) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres ( in which approximately one million were killed , and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities . These made World ___MASK38___ II the deadliest conflict in human ___MASK10___ .