He bought the entertainment and merchandising rights to Olie from creator William Joyce of Shreveport, La.

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Directed by Peter Ramsay, the film is an adaptation of the books by William Joyce.

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On Aug. 4, Stavropoulos and Union Carbide CEO William Joyce, 63, announced the results of a dinner discussion the two had had at a quiet restaurant not far from Joyce's home in Newtown, Connecticut.

FORBES: Chemical transformation

On Aug. 4, Stavropoulos and Union Carbide Chief Executive William Joyce, 63, announced the results of a dinner discussion the two had at a quiet restaurant not far from Joyce's home in Newtown, Conn.

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The company has developed personalised versions of its software for William Shakespeare, James Joyce and Charles Dickens, but this is the first version that emulates the language of a living person.

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The curator, Mary-Kay Lombino, has selected 39 artists and collectives some who gained notoriety in Polaroid's heyday (including Chuck Close, David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joyce Neimanas, Lucas Samaras, Andy Warhol, William Wegman), as well as a good sample of young and less recognized figures (Anne Collier, Bryan Graf, Beatrice Pediconi, Grant Worth) who have continued to work with the process in the 21st century after they could have gone wholly digital.

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