Silkwood is a 1983 American biographical drama film directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher. The screenplay by Nora...
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Karen Gay Silkwood (February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974) was an American chemical technician and labor union activist known for reporting concerns about...
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Dusty Ellis (section Silkwood)
plutonium plant criminal case of the 1970s when she and her roommate Karen Silkwood became activists and nuclear whistleblowers after both of their bodies...
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Gerry Spence (section Karen Silkwood)
as Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, the Ed Cantrell murder case, the Karen Silkwood case, and the defense of Geoffrey Fieger. He also defended Brandon Mayfield...
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Cimarron Fuel Fabrication Site (section Karen Silkwood)
Crescent, Oklahoma; (2) radiological contamination and death of Karen Silkwood (an employee); (3) Kerr-McGee's quality assurance practices; and (4) harassment...
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coordinates) Silkwood is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Silkwood had a population...
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Kerr-McGee (section Karen Silkwood)
death were the subject of the 1983 film Silkwood. In a civil suit against Kerr-McGee by the Estate of Karen Silkwood, Judge Frank Theis told the jury, "If...
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America Awards. Ephron started her career writing the screenplays for Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986), and When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the last...
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television credits, including Pretty Baby (1978), Rumble Fish (1983), Silkwood (1983), Psycho III (1986), Extremities (1986), The Neon Bible (1995), What...
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Karen Silkwood would not have had access to plutonium-239 for months after her transfer from metallography to rod assembly. Allegations that Silkwood's exposure...
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The Silkwood Inn is a historic building in Mulkeytown, Illinois. The Silkwood Inn, also known as the "Silkwood Tavern" as well as the "Half Way House"...
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Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in Mike Nichols's Silkwood (1983). Also in the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John...
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Tony Mazzocchi (section The Silkwood case)
OCAW legislative director in the fall of 1974, Mazzocchi mentored Karen Silkwood, a union activist and whistleblower employed in an Oklahoma plutonium production...
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sequel, Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). In 1983, Nelson appeared in Silkwood, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep. That same year, he...
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Hartley & Laurence W. Jessup – mountain silkwood (Qld.) Flindersia pimenteliana F.Muell. – maple silkwood, rose silkwood (New Guinea, Qld.) Flindersia schottiana...
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1940 – February 29, 2016) was an American screenwriter, best known for Silkwood (1983), which she wrote with Nora Ephron. Her other film credits include...
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the critically hailed drama Silkwood (1983) directed by Mike Nichols, inspired by the true-life story of Karen Silkwood, in which her character was a...
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Bruce Highway state-controlled roads (redirect from Silkwood–Japoon Road)
Maps. Retrieved 17 January 2024. "Silkwood to Kurrimine Beach" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 January 2024. "Silkwood to Japoonvale" (Map). Google Maps...
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Silkwood case. Based on the ecumenical teachings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and on the lessons they learned from their experience in the Silkwood...
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in many numerous films, such as his portrayal of Los Alamos Doctor in Silkwood (1983), Drunk Businessman in Cat's Eye, Richard in Heart of Midnight (1988)...
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Wilson for five episodes on the TV show 24 (2009). Patton also appeared in Silkwood (1983), The Client (1994), Copycat (1995), Entrapment (1999), Gone in 60...
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latter. Streep portrayed the real-life character of Karen Silkwood in Mike Nichols' drama Silkwood (1983), before starring in her most financially successful...
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Still of the Night (1982), Silkwood (1983), Peter Weir's thriller Witness (1985) opposite Harrison Ford (where...
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facility became dangerous. The 1983 Oscar-nominated film Silkwood, based around Karen Silkwood (who became contaminated) and her death (in 1974), is a...
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plutonium plant, in Mike Nichols' biographical film Silkwood. Streep felt a personal connection to Silkwood, and in preparation, she met with people close...
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Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Silkwood (1983), Working Girl (1988), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Birdcage...
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in the action movie Uncommon Valor with Gene Hackman, and in the drama Silkwood (all 1983). After co-starring roles in Swing Shift (1984) and Secret Admirer...
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Cryptocarya oblata, commonly known as the bolly silkwood, silkwood, bolly, tarzali or tarzali silkwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae...
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leading the fight over industrial workplace issues, such as Norma Rae or Silkwood." Roger Ebert echoed the same sentiment, calling her "an actress who has...
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Northwood, Irvine, California (redirect from Silkwood Park)
Gratitude and Honor Memorial Pepperwood Park Pinewood Park Settlers Park Silkwood Park Sycamore Park Because the schools in Irvine are not gated, Elementary...
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