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Dumfries, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Dumfries Dumfries dəmfrēsˈ [key], town, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, on the Nith River. The…

Le Play, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric

(Encyclopedia) Le Play, Pierre Guillaume FrédéricLe Play, Pierre Guillaume Frédéricpyĕr gēyōmˈ frādārēkˈ lə plā [key], 1806–82, French sociologist and economist. As an engineer he traveled through…

Brewer's: Brooks of Sheffield

An imaginary individual mentioned in David Copperfield. (See Harris, Mrs.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BroomBrook A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Brewer's: Ice-brook

A sword of ice-brook temper. Of the very best quality. The Spaniards used to plunge their swords and other weapons, while hot from the forge, into the brook Salo [Xalon], near Bilbilis, in…

Albert Brooks Biography

Albert Brooks (Albert Einstein)actor, director, screenwriterBorn: 7/22/1947Birthplace: Los Angeles Although he has appeared in many films, including Broadcast News (1987), in which he played a…

Mel Brooks Biography

Mel Brooks(Melvin Kaminsky)actor, director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 6/28/1926Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Originally a stand-up comic, he later became a TV writer ( Your Show of Shows) and a TV…

Avery Brooks Biography

Avery BrooksactorBorn: 10/2/1948Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana American actor best known for his role as Hawk, on the TV show Spenser: For Hire (1985–88) and as Capt. Benjamin Sisko on the…

Brooke Shields Biography

Brooke Shieldsactress, modelBorn: 5/31/1965Birthplace: New York City A model and actress who started her career by performing in an Ivory Soap commercial when she was just 11 months old. By…