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Sir Anthony Hopkins Biography

Sir Anthony HopkinsactorBorn: 12/31/1937Birthplace: Port Talbot, Wales Academy Award-winning British film and stage actor whose performance in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) made him one of the…

Susan B. Anthony Dollar

Library of Congress Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) is the first woman to appear on U.S. coinage. Anthony worked for nearly 70 years to bring suffrage (the right to vote) to women in the…

Dorsett, Tony

(Encyclopedia) Dorsett, Tony (Anthony Drew Dorsett)Dorsett, Tonydôrˈsət [key], 1954–, American football player, b. Rochester, Pa. The first running back to gain over 6,000 yards in Division I-A, he…

Munday, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Munday, Anthony, 1553–1633, English author, b. London. After spending his early years as an actor, he turned to writing. His literary output includes a number of plays (many written in…

Collins, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Collins, Anthony, 1676–1729, English theologian; a friend of John Locke. He set forth the position of the deists and defended the cause of rational theology. His Discourse of Free…

Butler, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Joseph, 1692–1752, English bishop and exponent of natural theology. Butler held a series of church offices, ending his career as bishop of Durham. His principle writings are…

Quinn, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Quinn, Anthony (Anthony Rudolph Oaxaca Quinn), 1915–2001, American actor, b. Chihuahua, Mex. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was four years old. Quinn had a number of jobs…

Powell, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Powell, AnthonyPowell, Anthonypōˈəl [key], 1905–2000, English novelist, grad. Eton and Baillol College, Oxford. A distinguished writer of social comedy, he is best known for his 12-…

Hamilton, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Anthony, 1646?–1720, French author of Scottish descent, b. Ireland. He spent much time in France, where he became a master of the French language. He fought in the Dutch Wars…

Wood, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Wood or à Wood, Anthony, 1632–95, English antiquary. His painstaking researches into the history of Oxford resulted in two great works, The History and Antiquities of the University of…