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Orlando, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) OrlandoOrlandoôrlănˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most…

Orlando, Vittorio Emanuele

(Encyclopedia) Orlando, Vittorio EmanueleOrlando, Vittorio Emanuelevēt-tôˈrēō āmänwĕˈlā ōrlänˈdō [key], 1860–1952, Italian statesman and jurist. He held several cabinet posts from 1903 to 1917 and…

Brewer's: Bloom

From bloom to bloom. A floral rent. The Lord of the Manor received and rose or gillyflower, on the Feast of John the Baptist, yearly (July 5th, O. S.). (See Notes and Queries, Feb. 13th,…

Conrad Bloom

NBC Monday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceled Cast: Mark Feuerstein, Linda Lavin, Paula Newsome, Jenica Bergere and Steve Landesberg Madison Avenue ad executive Conrad Bloom (Feuerstein)…

Claire Bloom

Claire BloomactressBorn: 2/15/1931Birthplace: North Finchley, London, England Although she made her theatrical debut in 1946, Bloom was discovered by Charlie Chaplin and cast as the ballerina in his…

Gibbons, Orlando

(Encyclopedia) Gibbons, Orlando, 1583–1625, English organist and composer. He became organist of the Chapel Royal about 1603, court virginalist in 1619, and organist at Westminster Abbey in 1623. His…

Slieve Bloom

(Encyclopedia) Slieve BloomSlieve Bloomslēv [key], mountain range, 15 mi (24 km) long, central Republic of Ireland, on the border of Counties Laoighis and Offaly. The range, which rises to 1,733 ft (…

Bloom, Harold

(Encyclopedia) Bloom, Harold, 1930–2019, American literary critic and scholar, b. The Bronx, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale (1955). The son of Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was Sterling Professor of…

Orlando, Tony

(Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis) singerBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 4/3/44