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Roger Vadim 2000 Deaths
Roger VadimAge: 72 French director whose first film, And God Created Woman (1956), launched the career of then-wife Brigitte Bardot. One of France's pioneering New Wave directors, Vadim…Fonda, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Jane, 1937–, American actress, b. New York City; daughter of Henry Fonda and sister of Peter Fonda. First cast in pert and sexy roles, she later distinguished herself in…Harry Usher 2000 Deaths
Harry UsherAge: 61 attorney and former executive vice president and general manager of the 1984 Olympic Summer Games; teamed with Peter Ueberroth to successfully raise money and organize the…Jim Varney 2000 Deaths
Jim VarneyAge: 50 rubber-faced comic actor who portrayed the dolty hayseed Ernest in dozens of commercials and nine films, including Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) and Ernest Rides Again (1993).…Roger II
(Encyclopedia) Roger II, c.1095–1154, count (1101–30) and first king (1130–54) of Sicily, son and successor of Roger I. He conquered (1127) Apulia and Salerno and sided with the antipope Anacletus II…Roger I
(Encyclopedia) Roger I (Roger Guiscard), c.1031–1101, Norman conqueror of Sicily; son of Tancred de Hauteville (see Normans). He went to Italy in 1058 to join his brother, Robert Guiscard, in…Weyden, Roger van der
(Encyclopedia) Weyden, Roger van derWeyden, Roger van dervän dər vīˈdən [key], c.1400–1464, major early Flemish master, known also as Roger de la Pasture. He is believed to have studied with Robert…Lauria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia) Lauria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria.Luria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia) Luria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria.Loria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia) Loria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria.