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Brewer's: Rip Van Winkle
slept twenty years in the Kaatskill mountains. (See Winkle.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RipailleRip A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Brewer's: Shan Van Voght
This excellent song (composed 1798) may be called the Irish Marscillaise. The title of it is a corruption of An t-sean bean bochd (the poor old woman—i.e. Ireland). (Holliday-Spurlïng:…Dick Van Dyke Biography
Dick Van DykeactorBorn: 12/13/1925Birthplace: West Plains, Missouri Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage actor best known for his portrayal of Rob Petrie, the lanky, bumbling comedy writer…Gus Van Sant Biography
Gus Van SantdirectorBorn: 7/24/1952Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Director known for his early controversial films about gays and drug addicts. His films include My Own Private Idaho (1991…Abigail Van Buren Biography
Abigail Van BurenPauline Esther Friedmanadvice columnistBorn: 7/4/1918Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa Born Pauline Esther Friedman, Van Buren had never written professionally until 1956 when she…Mona Van Duyn Biography
Mona Van DuynpoetBorn: 5/9/1921Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa Pulitzer Prize–winning poet whose poetry looks at the everyday lives of common people with an ironic sense of wit. She uses formal…Melvin Van Peebles Biography
Melvin Van Peebles(Melvin Peebles)director, actor, writerBorn: 8/21/1932Birthplace: Chicago A pioneer in African American cinema, Van Peebles has directed, edited, and produced films and is…Lee Van Cleef Biography
Lee Van CleefactorBorn: 1/9/1925Birthplace: Somerville, New Jersey With the ideal looks for a villain, Van Cleef found himself typecast as the heavy in crime stories, westerns, and action…Townes Van Zandt Biography
Townes Van Zandt(John Townes Van Zandt)songwriter, singerBorn: 3/7/1944Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas Van Zandt recorded 15 albums, none of them chart-busting hits, but his influence among other…Lely, Sir Peter
(Encyclopedia) Lely, Sir PeterLely, Sir Peterlēˈlē [key], 1618–80, Dutch portrait painter in England. His original name was Pieter van der Faes. He studied in Haarlem but worked in England from c.…Trending
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