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Jack GardnerMilton GarlandVittorio GassmanElmer GertzSir John GielgudEdward GoreyTed GraberCharles GrayJosé GrecoHarold H. GreeneEddie GregsonJames GroganSir Alec GuinnessDavid GuralnikJack…

Robert I, French king

(Encyclopedia) Robert I, c.865–923, French king (922–23), son of Count Robert the Strong and younger brother of King Eudes. He inherited from Eudes the territory between the Seine and the Loire…

Cabinet Members Under Eisenhower

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, 1953Christian A. Herter, 1959Secretary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey, 1953Robert B. Anderson, 1957Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson, 1953Neil…

megachurch

(Encyclopedia) megachurch, large Protestant church with an average weekly attendance of 2,000 or more; relatively uncommon until after 1970. In the United States, where most megachurches are located…

A Civil Action

Director/Writer:Steven ZaillianBuena Vista; PG–13; 113 minutesRelease:12/98Cast:John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek, Bruce Norris, Kathleen Quinlan,…

Graham, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Graham, Robert, later Robert Cunninghame Graham, c.1735–1797, Scottish poet and politician. He is best known for the lyric “If Doughty Deeds My Lady Please.” He inherited sizable…

Robert II, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Robert II (Robert the Pious), 970–1031, king of France (996–1031); son of Hugh Capet, with whom he was joint king after 987. Distinguished for his piety and learning, he also sought to…

Murray, Thomas Randolph, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Murray or Moray, Thomas Randolph, 1st earl ofMurray or Moray, Thomas Randolph, 1st earl ofboth: mûrˈē [key], d. 1332, Scottish nobleman; nephew of Robert I. He joined Robert's revolt…