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Brewer's: Simon Magus
Isidore tells us that Simon Magus died in the reign of Nero, and adds that he (Simon) had proposed a dispute with Peter and Paul, and had promised to fly up to heaven. He succeeded in…Brewer's: Simon Pure
The real man. In Mrs. Centlivre's Bold Stroke for a Wife, a Colonel Feignwell passes himself off for Simon Pure, and wins the heart of Miss Lovely. No sooner does he get the assent of her…Brewer's: Simple Simon
A simpleton. The character is introduced in the well-known nursery tale, the author of which is unknown. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SimplicitySimple A…Neil Simon Biography
Neil Simonplaywright, producerBorn: 7/4/1927Birthplace: Bronx, New York Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright known for his popular plays about middle-class America that often…Paul Simon Biography
Paul Simonsinger, guitarist, songwriterBorn: 10/13/1941Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist and songwriter best known for being half of the folk-rock duo…Simon Beaufoy Biography
Simon BeaufoyscreenwriterBorn: 1967Birthplace: England British screenwriter who brought us the Oscar-nominated The Full Monty (1997) and Among Giants (1998).Warren BeattyBBeavis & Butthead…Simone Signoret Biography
Simone Signoret(Simone Kaminker)actressBorn: 3/25/1921Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany Signoret began her acting career as an extra in French films during World War II. With a style that blends…Ray, John
(Encyclopedia) Ray or Wray, John, 1627–1705, English naturalist. He was extremely influential in laying the foundations of systematic biology. With his pupil Francis Willughby, he planned a complete…trickster
(Encyclopedia) trickster, a mythic figure common among Native North Americans, South Americans, and Africans. Usually male but occasionally female or disguised in female form, he is notorious for…Thales
(Encyclopedia) ThalesThalesthāˈlēz [key], c.636–c.546 b.c., pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Miletus and reputed founder of the Milesian school of philosophy. He is the first recorded Western…Trending
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