Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of the Nike co-founder Phil Knight, he has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, including directing the company's films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and the upcoming Wildwood (2026). He also directed the live-action films Bumblebee (2018) and the upcoming Masters of the Universe (2026). Knight received three nominations for the Academy Awards.
Read more...The September 13, 1973 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♍. It was the 255 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.
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Date: 14 September 1973
Alabama Legis on Sept 13 passes and sends to Wallace strong ethics bill that requires newsmen as well as public officials to make financial disclosures; reporters who fail to comply will be barred from covering Legis 'or state government in any way'
Date: 14 September 1973
members of Providence Newspaper Guild on Sept 13 vote to strike Providence Journal-Bulletin in dispute over retroactive pay
Date: 13 September 1973
Special to The New York Times
Rev R A Graham on Sept 12 says that Ital writer V Scattolini, who specialized in fabricating Vatican information between '39 and '48, duped US news orgns and secret agencies, and probably Hitler and USSR; Rome Ct in '48 sentenced Scattolini to 7 mos in prison for 'attempt to upset relations between Italy and the Holy See' and for fabrication of Vatican documents; Graham says some repts sold to orgns, diplomatic missions and secret services apparently found their way to Hitler's desk and that he uncovered clues pointing to acquisition of material by Soviet secret agents; cites several news items that were sent by Rome bur of United Press, forerunner of United Press Internatl, on basis of repts from Scattolini and were published by NY Times and many other US newspapers; false rept used by Times asserted that Rev G B Montini, now Pope Paul VI, met secretly with Ital Communist leader P Togliatti
Date: 13 September 1973
By JAMES M. NAUGHTONSpecial to The New York Times
Sen Watergate com source says on Sept 12 that attys for C W Colson, former White House special counsel, have told com that Colson was principal 'target' of Fed grand jury looking into Sept, '71, burglary of office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding
Date: 14 September 1973
Typographical Union Local 6 announces on Sept 13 that it has decided 'to recess' for indefinite period its contract negotiations with NY Times, Daily News and NY Post; union pres B A Powers says recess will continue until there has been determination in current ct case involving union and Times
Date: 14 September 1973
Special to The New York Times
E Krogh Jr, who has been indicted on charges of burglary and conspiracy and solicitation of persons to commit break-in at office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding, has established legal defense fund similar to that of Ellsberg's; contends that he did not commit crime but. only did what he thought best for natl security, phone int; fund has been established by J Morand, close friend of Krogh's
Date: 13 September 1973
By DAVID A ANDELMANSpecial to The New York Times
David ANDELMANSpecial
series of sweeping charges regarding influence of Gov of Amer Samoa J M Haydon over pol life and information media marks opening of hearings, similar to impeachment proceedings, against Haydon; according to succession of witnesses at opening day of trial Haydon deliberately intervened in at least 3 cases in production of politically-oriented radio and TV programs shortly before history-making referendum last fall; Haydon is charged with violations of Hatch Act which prohibits any campaign activities by Fed civil servant; charge deals with alleged involvement in referendum in which 28,000 island residents were to decide whether to elect their own Lt Gov locally or to continue with present system of gubernatorial apptmts by US Sec of Interior; prosecution witnesses testified to following: Haydon ordered politically-sensitive rept on local Dept of Agr, produced less than 2 wks before last Nov election, not to be broadcast by Govt-run TV station; Haydon fed questions to station mgr N Tamasese for int in which Tamasese asked Haydon to comment on referendum; Haydon directed that statements by 3 of island's leaders who were opposed to referendum proposal be recorded and broadcast without rebuttal 4 times on day immediately before referenum and on election day itself; sworn deposition from station's program mgr W H Kline says that Haydon 'wanted us to emphasize the fact that he knew his way about in Washington with Federal agencies'; illus of Haydon
Date: 13 September 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
Comment on difficulties faced by news media in their attempts to get Cong to pass Fed 'shield law' to protect journalists' news sources; notes that it was not so much Nixon Adm's opposition to proposal that killed possibility of its being enacted as disagreement within news indus itself as to how far law should go to protect newsman
Date: 13 September 1973
By William V. Shannon
William Shannon
W V Shannon comment says H A Kissinger never yielded an inch through 3 days of public hearings that were more 'pillow fight than confrontation'; says Kissinger was secure in knowledge that Sen Foreign Relations com members are defeatist; notes Kissinger's explanations of his role in wiretaps of '69-71 on 17 govt officials and newsmen and fashion in which he ducked responsibility for taps
Date: 13 September 1973
By William Safire
William Safire
W Safire comment says Sen Foreign Relations Com Chmn Fulbright is delighted with H A Kissinger's nomination as State Sec because it helps him fulfill dream of giving com illusion of power without responsibility of power; says this is apparent in way com is pretending to be stern guardian of right to privacy against illegal wiretapping conducted under guise of natl security; says hearing has been charade and no embarrassing questions were asked; says he does not believe Kissinger was personally responsible for providing cover of 'natl security' for wiretaps that had nothing to do with natl security but Kissinger nomination is Sen's crowbar, only 1 it is likely to have, to pry into illegal and unconscionable surveillance