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The youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys. At a wrestling match the banished duke's daughter, Rosalind, who took a lively interest in Orlando, gave him a chain, saying, “Gentleman, wear this…Orlando Magic
Orlando “Tubby” Smith, the first black head coach ever of Kentucky basketball, did what no other Kentucky head coach could. Not Adolph Rupp, not Smith's predecessor Rick Pitino, or, for that…Claire Bloom Biography
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…Lassus, Orlandus
(Encyclopedia) Lassus, Orlandus: see Lasso, Orlando di.Lassus, Roland de
(Encyclopedia) Lassus, Roland de: see Lasso, Orlando di.Panizzi, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Panizzi, Sir AnthonyPanizzi, Sir Anthonypänētˈsē [key], 1797–1879, British librarian, b. Italy. A political exile, Panizzi settled in England in 1823 and was naturalized in 1832. He…Buck, Carl Darling
(Encyclopedia) Buck, Carl Darling, 1866–1955, American philologist, b. Orlando, Maine. Buck taught at the Univ. of Chicago from 1892 to 1933. His Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian (1904) is still…Boiardo, Matteo Maria
(Encyclopedia) Boiardo or Bojardo, Matteo MariaBoiardo or Bojardo, Matteo Mariamät-tĕˈō märēˈä bōyärˈdō [key], 1441?–1494, Italian poet, count of Scandiano. A favorite at the Este court in Ferrara,…David Bloom 2003 Deaths
David BloomAge: 39 broadcast journalist who was covering the war in Iraq for NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC when he died of a blood clot. Died: Iraq, April 6, 2003Alan BatesA - FLuciano BerioBrewer's: Orlando Furioso
An epic poem in forty-six cantos, by Ariosto (digested by Hoole into twenty-four books, but retained by Rose in the original form). The subject is the siege of Paris by Agramant the Moor,…Trending
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