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Anne Dunnigan Biography

Anne Dunnigan actress, translator appeared in Broadway's The Lord Blesses the Bishop; best known for her Chekhov translations, including Selected Stories and Ward Six and Other StoriesBorn:…

Anne Enright Biography

Irish authorBorn: 1962Best Known as: award-winning Irish author who wrote The Gathering Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Anne Enright won the Man Booker…

Anne Burras Biography

Anne Burrasearly colonistBorn: ?Birthplace: England Burras worked as a maid for Mistress Forrest in their native England. It is believed that the two women were among the earliest colonists…

Anne Ayres Biography

Anne AyresProtestant nunBorn: Jan. 3, 1816Birthplace: London, England Ayres came to the United States in 1836 and settled in New York City. She worked as a governess until 1845, when she…

Brewer's: Mother Ann

Ann Lee, the “spiritual mother” of the Shakers. (1735-1784.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mother BunchMother A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Brewer's: Mary Anne

or Marianne. A slang name for the guillotine. (See below.) Mary Anne Associations Secret republican societies in France. The name comes about thus: Ravaillac was instigated to assasinate…

Brewer's: Anne's Fan

(Queen). Your thumb to your nose and your fingers spread. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Anne's Great CaptainAnne A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

Dale Ann Bradley

East Kentucky MorningPinecastle Her high, sweet soprano will draw comparisons to Alison Krauss, the reigning queen of bluegrass, but Bradley is older, her voice more weathered. After a few…