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Sir Anthony Hopkins Biography
Sir Anthony HopkinsactorBorn: 12/31/1937Birthplace: Port Talbot, Wales Academy Award-winning British film and stage actor whose performance in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) made him one of the…Sir David Lean Biography
Sir David Leandirector, editor, producer, writerBorn: 3/25/1908Birthplace: Croydon, England Academy Award-winning director, editor, producer, and writer known for his craftmanship behind the camera…Sir Laurence Olivier Biography
Sir Laurence OlivieractorBorn: 5/22/1907Birthplace: Dorking, England Academy and Emmy Award-winning film and stage actor best known for his roles in Shakespearean works. His films include Pride and…Sir Michael Redgrave Biography
Sir Michael RedgraveactorBorn: 3/29/1908Birthplace: Bristol, England Son of silent-film actor Roy Redgrave, Michael Redgrave had a prodigious career in theater and film, including acting, directing,…Sir Rudolf Bing Biography
Sir Rudolf Bing opera impresarioBorn: 1/9/1902Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Famous for his acerbic wit, he managed (1935–49) the Glyndebourne Opera and co-founded and directed (1947–49) the…Sir Yehudi Menuhin Biography
Sir Yehudi Menuhinviolinist, conductorBorn: 4/22/1916Birthplace: New York City violin virtuoso who had impressed audiences since the age of seven with his musical gift. At age 13, he inspired…Sir Derek Jacobi Biography
Sir Derek JacobiactorBorn: 10/22/1938Birthplace: Leytonstone, East London, England Sir Derek Jacobi's myriad stage roles have included Cyrano de Bergerac, Uncle Vanya, Adolf Hitler, Oedipus Rex, and…Sir Michael Tippett Biography
Sir Michael TippettcomposerBorn: 1/2/1905Birthplace: London, England A composer of operas, chamber and solo pieces, symphonies, and choral works, Tippett was influenced not only by the…Alabama, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Alabama, river, 315 mi (507 km) long, formed in central Ala. by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers N of Montgomery, Ala., and flowing SW to Mobile, Ala., where it joins…Pratt, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Daniel, 1799–1873, American industrialist, b. Temple, N.H. He moved to Georgia at the age of 20, and after he had become a partner in a cotton gin he went (1833) to Alabama,…Trending
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