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Christie, Perry Gladstone
(Encyclopedia) Christie, Perry Gladstone, 1943–, Bahamian political leader. A member of the Progressive Liberal party, he practiced law for several years before serving (1977–2017; as an independent…Rhys, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Rhys, JeanRhys, Jeanrēs [key], pseud. of Ella Gwendoline Rees Williams, 1894–1979, English novelist, b. Dominica. Her novels written in the 1930s mercilessly exploit her own emotional…Brewer's: Magnalia Christi
Cotton Mathers's book, mentioned in Longfellow's May-flower. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MagnanimousMagna Charta A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Corpus Christi
[body of Christ ]. A festival of the Church, kept on the first Thursday after Trinity Sunday, in honour of the eucharist. There are colleges both at Cambridge and Oxford so named. Source…Christy Turlington Biography
Christy Turlington modelBorn: 1/2/1969Birthplace: San Francisco At the age of 16, Turlington became a Ford model, going on to grace the cover of Italian Vogue and to attain supermodel status.…Julie Christie Biography
Julie ChristieactressBorn: 4/14/1941Birthplace: Chukua, Assam, India Academy Award-winning actress (Darling, 1965) who was a leading star of the 1960s and 1970s. Her films include Dr. Zhivago (1965…Christie Brinkley Biography
Christie Brinkley model, actressBorn: 2/2/1954Birthplace: Malibu, California American supermodel whose 20-year contract with Cover Girl (1976–96) was the longest-running contract in the…Mallowan, Max Edgar Lucien
(Encyclopedia) Mallowan, Sir Max Edgar Lucien, 1904–78, British archaeologist, educated at Oxford. He participated in the British Museum–Univ. of Pennsylvania excavations at Ur (1925–30) and Nineveh…Glyndebourne Festival
(Encyclopedia) Glyndebourne FestivalGlyndebourne Festivalglīnˈdəbərn, glīnˈbôrn [key], opera festival given each summer since 1934 on the estate of John Christie at Glyndebourne, near Lewes, Sussex,…Donner, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Donner, Richard, 1930-2021, American film director, b. Bronx, N.Y., as Richard Donald Schwartzberg. Donner came from a Russian, Jewish…Trending
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