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Guy, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Guy, ThomasGuy, Thomasgī [key], 1645?–1724, English philanthropist, founder of Guy's Hospital, London (1721). As a printer and bookseller, Guy amassed a fortune, which he devoted to…

The Count of Monte Cristo

Director:Kevin ReynoldsWriter:Jay WolpertTouchstone Pictures; PG-13; 110 minutesRelease:1/02Cast:Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris In Alexandre Dumas' vision of 18th century France,…

Guy of Lusignan

(Encyclopedia) Guy of LusignanGuy of LusignanlüsēnyäNˈ [key], d. 1194, Latin king of Jerusalem (1186–92) and Cyprus (1192–94), second husband of Sibylla, sister of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. In…

Guy of Warwick

(Encyclopedia) Guy of WarwickGuy of Warwickwŏrˈĭk [key], English legendary hero, popularized by an anonymous 14th-century rhymed romance. Guy won the earl of Warwick's daughter and saved England from…

Beauchamp, Guy de

(Encyclopedia) Beauchamp, Guy de: see Warwick, Guy de Beauchamp, earl of.

Guy Blache, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Guy Blache or Guy-Blaché, Alice, 1873–1968, French-American filmmaker, b. Paris as Alice Guy. The first woman filmmaker, she directed, produced, wrote screenplays for, or supervised…

Rules of Engagement

Director:William FriedkinWriter:Stephen GaghanParamount Pictures; R; 123 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce I was unimpressed by The Exorcist, never made…

Memento

Director/Writer:Christopher NolanNewmarket Group; R; 118 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano Christopher Nolan's Memento was one of the most unique—and most…