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1957 film by Walter Lang
Desk Set (released as His Other Woman in the UK) is a 1957 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The movie has science
Desk_Set
lap desk is a desk set in the lap. In the European tradition, it can be considered a modern form of the portable desk. As an antique the lap desk is a
Lap_desk
Desk in the Oval Office
The Resolute desk, also known as the Hayes desk, is a nineteenth-century partners desk used by several presidents of the United States in the White House
Resolute_desk
Type of American telephones by the Bell System
sets consist of three principal parts: the handset, a handset mounting, and an apparatus box, called variously desk set box, bell box, subscriber set
Western Electric hand telephone sets
Western_Electric_hand_telephone_sets
Double desk for two people
A partners desk, partner's desk or partners' desk (also known as a double desk) is a mostly historical form of desk, a large pedestal desk designed and
Partners_desk
Resource providing support for organization's products and services
issue queues, which can be set up in various ways depending on the help desk size or structure. Typically, large help desks have several teams that are
Help_desk
American actress (1935–1984)
productions before portraying Ruthie Saylor, a reference-desk worker, in the 1957 film Desk Set starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Randall's
Sue_Randall
Telecommunications device
the cradle. In the 1930s, telephone sets were developed that combined the bell and induction coil with the desk set, obviating a separate ringer box. The
Telephone
Type of American telephone set
The model 302 telephone is a desk set telephone that was manufactured in the United States by Western Electric from 1937 until 1955, and by Northern Electric
Model_302_telephone
American actress (1920–2010)
Remember (1957). Also in 1957, she played the beleaguered Miss Warriner in Desk Set. Patterson portrayed Ma Ketchum in Nichols, Maggie McCloud in The Governor
Neva_Patterson
American actress (1898–1992)
personal successes in the musical By the Beautiful Sea (1954) and the comedy Desk Set (1955). Although Booth had become well known to moviegoers during this
Shirley_Booth
American actress (1925–2016)
including William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life, William Marchant's The Desk Set (with Shirley Booth), Neil Simon's The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (with
Doris_Roberts
Desk for working while standing up
standing desk or stand-up desk is a desk conceived for writing, reading or drawing while standing up or while sitting on a high stool. Standing desks are designed
Standing_desk
American actress (1923–2017)
proclaimed "Hollywood's new Grace Kelly". Merrill's film credits included Desk Set (1957), A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958), Don't Give Up
Dina_Merrill
American actress (1906–1979)
Supporting Role. She played supporting roles in The Opposite Sex (1956), Desk Set (1957), and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957). She received considerable
Joan_Blondell
American antique dealer
Abandoned. Among the notable items he has discovered are Adolf Hitler's desk set, on which the 1938 Munich Agreement was signed, Benito Mussolini's hat
Craig_Gottlieb
Men An Affair to Remember The Bachelor Party Beau James Designing Woman Desk Set Edge of the City A Face in the Crowd Funny Face The Garment Jungle The
List of films set in New York City
List_of_films_set_in_New_York_City
Modern wall-mounted secondary work surface for offices
credenza desk (often simply, credenza) is a modern desk form usually placed next to a wall as a secondary work surface to that of another desk, such as
Credenza_desk
Form of portable desk
of portable desk, made up of two chests, the bottom one usually having drawers (called a taquillón) and the top one having a hinged desk surface which
Bargueño_desk
Discontinued SunOS windowing system
Known as the DeskSet productivity tool set, this was one distinguishing element of Sun's OpenWindows desktop environment. The DeskSet tools became a
SunView
Adam's Rib (1949) and Pat and Mike (1952) (both also directed by Cukor); Desk Set (1957) (directed by Walter Lang); and finally culminating with the aforementioned
Spencer_Tracy_filmography
Type of writing desk
A rolltop desk is a 19th-century reworking of the pedestal desk with, in addition, a series of stacked compartments, shelves, drawers and nooks in front
Rolltop_desk
American dramatist (1911–1992)
(1954) Daddy Long Legs (1955); Screenplay Carousel (1956); also producer Desk Set (1957); also producer Take Her, She's Mine (1961); Broadway play, later
Henry_Ephron
American dramatist
screenwriter. He wrote the play The Desk Set, which served as the basis for the 1957 Walter Lang movie Desk Set. Marchant was a resident of the Actor's
William_Marchant_(playwright)
Oval Office desk
The Hoover desk, also known colloquially as FDR's Oval Office desk, is a large block front desk, used by presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover_desk
New York theater awards
The Drama Desk Awards are among the most esteemed honors in New York theater, recognizing outstanding achievements across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway
Drama_Desk_Awards
Office organization system
Hot desking (sometimes called "non-reservation-based hoteling" or "desk sharing") is a work office organization system where each space is available for
Hot_desking
Oval Office desk
desk in the Vice President's Room of the United States Capitol, colloquially known as the Wilson desk and previously called the McKinley-Barkley desk
Wilson_desk
American actress (1935–2018)
was featured in such 1950s films as The FBI Story with James Stewart and Desk Set starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Her other films included
Diane_Jergens
American actor (1936–2024)
declining an athletic scholarship. On October 24, 1955, the Broadway play The Desk Set started its run, with Gossett acting in it. The show had 297 performances
Louis_Gossett_Jr.
Oval office desk
desk is a mahogany partners desk that was used by U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office as his Oval Office desk. One of only six desks used
Johnson_desk
Type of furniture found in academic settings
A carrel desk is a desk, often found in libraries, with partitions at back and sides to provide privacy. Carrel desks are especially common in academic
Carrel_desk
Museum in Maryland, U.S.
telephone desk set (electronics were housed in a separate cabinet) KY-3 secure telephone system Navajo I secure telephone STU-II secure telephone desk set (electronics
National_Cryptologic_Museum
Computer desktop environment
XView and OLIT toolkits, the OPEN LOOK Window Manager (olwm), and the DeskSet productivity tools; earlier versions of OpenWindows also supported the
OpenWindows
Oval Office desk
The C&O desk is one of six desks used in the Oval Office by a sitting President of the United States. It is the shortest-serving Oval Office desk to date
C&O_desk
Chest of drawers topped by a hinged desktop
The slant-top desk, also called secretary desk, or more properly, a bureau, is a piece of writing furniture with a lid that closes at an angle and opens
Slant-top_desk
Oval Office desk
The desk in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, colloquially known as the Theodore Roosevelt desk, is
Theodore_Roosevelt_desk
American actress (1922–1992)
succeeding Helen Gallagher) Phoenix '55 (1955) Fallen Angels (1956; 1966) Desk Set (1957) Copper and Brass (1957) Wonderful Town (1958) The Girls Against
Nancy_Walker
school desk which has a built-in seat. A "desk and bench" set is also sometimes called a "desk and stool". The desk is usually built with a single drawer
Desk_and_bench
Brokers Group Set to Join S&P 500". S&P Global. August 25, 2025. "Block Set to Join S&P 500" (PDF). S&P Global. July 18, 2025. "The Trade Desk Set to Join S&P
List_of_S&P_500_companies
Type of furniture
There are two kinds of trestle desk: as with trestle tables, some have trestles joined by one or more stretchers (and sometimes to the desktop), and some
Trestle_desk
American dramatist
with Marilyn Monroe Daddy Long Legs (1955); Screenplay Carousel (1956) Desk Set (1957) with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn Take Her, She's Mine (1961);
Phoebe_Ephron
Software used by customer care operators
Help desk software is a computer program that enables customer-care operators to keep track of user requests and deal with other customer-care-related
Help_desk_software
Public service counter in a library
The reference desk or information desk of a library is a public service counter where professional librarians provide library users with direction to library
Reference_desk
A plantation desk is an antique desk form. It is thought to have been originally used as a mail desk by postmen. The form is known to have been used on
Plantation_desk
New York theater awards
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design was an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre across collective
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design
Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Set_Design
American R&B band
Nationals: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.org. Retrieved October 29, 2020. "The Free Nationals Are Joined By Anderson .Paak And Others For Their Tiny Desk Set". UPROXX
Free_Nationals
American actress (1910–2005)
toured with the play; was featured with Shirley Booth in Chicago in “The Desk Set.” (Jackson would later be a guest star on Booth's TV show, Hazel.) Her
Mary_Jackson_(actress)
Learning Technology). KidDesk is compatible with Microsoft Windows 95 and newer, as well as Apple System 7 and newer. KidDesk can be set to start when the computer
KidDesk
American actress (1912–1989)
Married an Angel (1938), and Without Love (1942). She had a lead role in The Desk Set (1956). In the 1930s Christie was a favorite of audiences at the Muny Opera
Audrey_Christie
Management of information technology services that meet the needs of a business
significantly from being supported with specialized software tools. A service desk is a primary IT function within the discipline of IT service management (ITSM)
IT_service_management
Topics referred to by the same term
Now Bunny Watson, a protagonist played by Katharine Hepburn in the film Desk Set Bunny Wigglesworth, a character in the film Zorro, The Gay Blade Howard
Bunny_(disambiguation)
American actress (1921–2015)
Wilson made her Broadway debut in Picnic in 1953. Her stage credits include Desk Set (1955), The Good Woman of Szechuan (1970), Sticks and Bones (1972), Uncle
Elizabeth_Wilson
A rolling computer desk based on a single leg set on a four- or five-wheel stand is the most common modern form of lectern desk. It is usually sold directly
Lectern_desk
American radio, film, and television actress (1919–2013)
Sunny Again" Spring Reunion (1957) as Jane the Receptionist (uncredited) Desk Set (1957) as Myra Smithers (uncredited) Too Much, Too Soon (1958) as Mrs.
Shirley_Mitchell
Finding information for an information need
introduced in the 1950s: one even featured in the 1957 romantic comedy Desk Set. In the 1960s, the first large information retrieval research group was
Information_retrieval
American television talk and variety show (1995–2023)
of the main desk set was similar to the one in Studio 58, the extra space in Studio 56 allowed for more audience seating, a fireplace set for Geoff Peterson
The Late Late Show (American talk show)
The_Late_Late_Show_(American_talk_show)
transformer, battery, and ringer were in a separate enclosure from the desk set. The rotary dial in the base interrupted the line current by repeatedly
History_of_the_telephone
Canadian radio program
Radio Two. Named for Katharine Hepburn's librarian character in the movie Desk Set, the show was hosted by Bill Richardson and produced by Jennifer Van Evra
Bunny_Watson
0 (2025) Person Of Interest (2011-2016) Next (2020) Mrs. Davis (2023) Desk Set (1957) The Honeymoon Machine (1961) Alphaville (1965) Billion Dollar Brain
List_of_films_about_computers
1935 British royal wedding
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha, sent a silver and enamel desk set. Before his death, the bride's father presented her with a single string
Wedding of Prince Henry and Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
Wedding_of_Prince_Henry_and_Lady_Alice_Montagu_Douglas_Scott
Award in Major League Baseball
members covering the then-eight NL teams and awarded winners an engraved desk set. The AL did not issue its own award until 1974. The NL created a Pitcher
Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award
Major_League_Baseball_Player_of_the_Month_Award
(2001) Café Society (2016) Can't Buy Me Love (1987) Come Look at Me (2001) Desk Set (1957) Holiday (1938) The Holiday (2006) Holiday Affair (1949) How to Be
List of films set around New Year
List_of_films_set_around_New_Year
Indian courier company
DTDC Express Limited, trading as DTDC (short for Desk to Desk Courier & Cargo), is an Indian logistics and delivery services company, headquartered in
DTDC
American rock band
2025). "See Third Eye Blind Debut New Song 'Like a Lullabye' During Tiny Desk Set". Rolling Stone. Puia, Emily (December 18, 2025). "Rock Band Third Eye
Third_Eye_Blind
Room in the United States Capitol
needed] Among the objects displayed on its shelves is a sterling silver desk set that was presented by the Senate to Vice President Adlai Stevenson in 1897
Vice_President's_Room
American film director (1896–1972)
(1953) There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) The King and I (1956) Desk Set (1957) But Not for Me (1959) Can-Can (1960) The Marriage-Go-Round (1961)
Walter_Lang
American actress (1921–1995)
Gothic at the Circle in the Square. Blackburn appeared on Broadway in Desk Set (1955). Her other stage credits included a lead role in a 1953 revival
Clarice_Blackburn
Musical artist
York home, with a $1,700 outlay from his own pocket and consisted of a desk set, fax machine, copier, and portable phone. Involved in artist management
Kedar_Massenburg
2022 video game
Aperture Desk Job is a 2022 action game developed and published by Valve. Set in Aperture Science of the Portal games, the player controls a character
Aperture_Desk_Job
U.S. manufacturing company
Model 36 - Swing Arm Desk Set; Model 37 - All Nickel Desk Set; Model 38 - Wall Set with Adjustable Arm Transmitter; Model 39 - Wall Set with Stationary Transmitter;
S.H._Couch
American book publisher (1894–1966)
Knopf's Big Secret". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2024. Charles McGrath, "Desk Set", The New Yorker, April 4, 2016. Laura Claridge, The Lady with the Borzoi:
Blanche_Knopf
Graphical user interface specification
removed, as were the olwm window manager and the OPEN LOOK versions of the DeskSet productivity tools. Applications already developed using XView and OLIT
OPEN_LOOK
Connectors for wiring of telephone equipment
upgrade of telephone sets to anti-sidetone circuitry in the 1930s required at least four conductors between a desk set and the subscriber set that contained
Telephone_jack_and_plug
19th C pottery
boxes, spittoons, dog bowls, vases, serving dishes, tea sets, jugs, cheese keeps, desk sets, garden seats and pie dishes. Their mark was a monogram of
Victorian_majolica
American scenic designer on Broadway
an immersive nightclub dining experience at the Paramount Hotel (Drama Desk Award for Best Unique Experience). Her video piece, Chorus of Us, was exhibited
Christine Jones (scenic designer)
Christine_Jones_(scenic_designer)
US presidential office in the White House
three large windows facing the South Lawn, in front of which the president's desk traditionally is placed. A fireplace at the north end is generally flanked
Oval_Office
American animators and filmmakers
Brothers Quay or Quay Brothers. They received the 1998 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design for their work on the play The Chairs. The Quay Brothers
Brothers_Quay
French craft of leather-clad cases, sheaths and desk goods
scabbards and sheaths for arms and precious objects, as well as boxes, desk sets (e.g. desk pads), stands and other presentation or furnishing items—traditionally
Gainerie
Policy on permits required to enter Afghanistan
airport". Eqbal, Saqalain (11 December 2022). "Afghanistan Investment Desk Set Up at Kabul Airport to Facilitate Visa on Arrival". Khaama Press. Retrieved
Visa_policy_of_Afghanistan
Singer-songwriter who won the 2021 NPR Tiny Desk Contest
" to the NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Tiny Desk creator, Bob Boilen, said, “Neffy’s song stood out amongst the thousands of 2021 Tiny Desk Contest entries as
Neffy
Resin plastic, popular 1930s-1950s
household objects, jewelry, small boxes, lamps, cutlery handles, and desk sets. Catalin jewelry, more commonly referred to incorrectly as Bakelite jewelry
Catalin
Chabudai Changing table Desk Computer desk Davenport desk Drawing board Writing desk Pedestal desk Kneehole desk Secretary desk Dressing table Lowboy Kotatsu
List_of_furniture_types
American local morning television program
August 1972, the program's producers decided to replace the news desk set with a set that resembled a suburban living room; Griffith, Richards, and Rose
The_Morning_Exchange
dramadesk.org. Drama Desk Awards. Retrieved May 15, 2021. "Nominees and Recipients – 1980 Awards". dramadesk.org. Drama Desk Awards. Retrieved May 15
List of awards and nominations received by Andrew Lloyd Webber
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Andrew_Lloyd_Webber
American toy company
1999 1977 Batman Batmobile Remote Control Car 1977 Welcome Back, Kotter Desk Set accessories 1977 Space: 1999 toys 1977 The Shadow Mobile and Crime Fighter
Azrak-Hamway
Stefan Krempl (2024-08-24). "Framework agreement: MS 365 alternative openDesk set to conquer the Bundeswehr". heise.de. Retrieved 2025-04-07. Diana Künstler
ZenDiS
2018 middle grade book by Kelly Yang
Front Desk is a middle grade book written by Kelly Yang and published by Scholastic in 2018. Yang's debut book is about ten-year-old Mia Tang and her family
Front_Desk_(book)
British television drama series
initially assigned to the Investment Banking Division (IBD) desk at Pierpoint, then the CPS desk Harry Lawtey as Robert Spearing (series 1–3), a graduate
Industry_(TV_series)
American puppet designer (born 1984)
He won an Obie Award for puppet design for The Woodsman, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design for the 2022 Broadway revival of The
James_Ortiz
Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US
screenwriter, known for writing the play that was remade into the 1957 movie, The Desk Set. Dorothy Stickney (1896–1998), Broadway actress. The climate in this area
Stanton,_New_Jersey
Desk used for drawings and architecture
pedestal desk when the working surface was set at the horizontal and the height adjusted to 29 inches, in order to use it as a "normal" desk. The only
Drawing_board
Japanese actor (1934–2021)
(Stanley T. Banks) Broken Lance (1969 TV Asahi edition) (Matt Devereaux) Desk Set (Richard Sumner) Judgment at Nuremberg (Chief Judge Dan Haywood) Jean Gabin
Shūichirō_Moriyama
Series of payphone models
also an inmate version of the card only set, as well as a smaller deskset that used only a card reader. The desk set closely resembled a regular Meridian
Nortel_payphones
British actor (born 1953)
is known for roles on the stage and screen. Molina has received a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a British
Alfred_Molina
Chair designed for use at an office
office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair, with a set of wheels for mobility
Office_chair
Musical by Shaina Taub
York Theatre Guide. Retrieved April 24, 2024. Rosky, Nicole. "2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved April 29
Suffs
Henry Ephron, 81, American screenwriter (Captain Newman, M.D., Carousel, Desk Set). Pat Harder, 70, American gridiron football player (Chicago Cardinals
Deaths_in_September_1992
Productivity software for the Commodore 64
Magic Desk was a planned series of productivity software by Commodore Business Machines for the Commodore 64. Only the first entry, Type and File, was
Magic_Desk
India. 7 May 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 May 2026. Cinema Express Desk (8 April 2026). "Vaazha 2 crosses 92 crore at global box office". Cinema
List of Malayalam films of 2026
List_of_Malayalam_films_of_2026
DESK SET
DESK SET
Male
Egyptian
, disk.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dusk
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dusk, Perfection
Boy/Male
English
From a surname derived from the Irish 'Deas Mumhain' meaning 'South Munster.' Also a diminutive...
Girl/Female
Tamil
Evening, Twilight, Dusk
Girl/Female
Hindu
Dusk, Perfection
Girl/Female
Hindu
Evening, Twilight, Dusk
Girl/Female
Tamil
Evening, Twilight, Dusk
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Indian; Country
Boy/Male
Latin
Yearning; sorrow. Abbreviation of Desiderus.Note: This Database is Copyright Dogwood Technical...
Boy/Male
Australian, Dutch, French, German, Netherlands
The People's Ruler
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Country
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Short Form of Name Starting with Des
Male
Italian
Short form of Italian/Spanish Desiderio, DESI means "longing." This name was borne by the Cuban actor Desi Arnaz, husband of Lucille Ball.Â
Boy/Male
Arabic
Dusk; Darkness
Boy/Male
Australian, Egyptian
Sun Disk
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Dusk
Girl/Female
Hindu
Evening, Twilight, Dusk
Girl/Female
Tamil
Evening, Twilight, Dusk
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Dusk
DESK SET
DESK SET
Boy/Male
Tamil
Treasure
Biblical
the well of an oath; the seventh well
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Always Happy
Boy/Male
Hindu
Virtue of daring
Boy/Male
Indian
Protector of the faith
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Telugu
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Work of Heart
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Success; Attainment
Female
Polish
 Polish name JAGODA means "berry." Compare with another form of Jagoda.
DESK SET
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DESK SET
n.
A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for "the clerical profession."
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Desk
v. t.
To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.
n.
A kneeling desk for prayers.
n.
The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk.
n.
A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern.]
n.
A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
imp. & p. p.
of Desk
n.
One who swabs a floor or desk.
v. t.
To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
n.
Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
n.
See Half deck, under Deck.
v. i.
To grow dusk.
n.
A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
n.
A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
n.
A disk. See Disk.
v. t.
To make dusk.
v.
The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
n.
That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
n.
A escritoire; a writing desk.