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Hunt, Leigh

(Encyclopedia) Hunt, Leigh (James Henry Leigh Hunt)Hunt, Leighlē [key], 1784–1859, English poet, critic, and journalist. He was a friend of the eminent literary men of his time, and his home was the…

Leigh

(Encyclopedia) LeighLeighlē [key], town (1991 pop. 42,627), Wigan metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Industries include cotton and rayon mills, metalworks…

Mallory, George Herbert Leigh

(Encyclopedia) Mallory, George Herbert LeighMallory, George Herbert Leighmălˈərē [key], 1886–1924, English mountain climber. After some spectacular ascents in the Alps, he participated in the Everest…

Leigh, Vivien

(Encyclopedia) Leigh, Vivien: see under Olivier, Laurence Kerr, Baron Olivier of Brighton.

The Empire Strikes Back

Director: Irvin KershnerWriters: George Lucas, Leigh Brackett and Lawrence KasdanDirector of Photography:Peter SuschitzkyEditor:Paul HirschMusic:John WilliamsProduction Designer:Norman…

Brewer's: Leigh

(Aurora) (pron. Lee). The heroine of Mrs. Browning's poem so called, designed to show the noble aim of true art. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Mike Leigh

Oscar-nominated filmmaker and playwright Mike Leigh is famous for bittersweet stories of the English working-class, but his best known films in recent years include the optimistic Happy-Go-Lucky (…

Janet Leigh

Name at birth: Jeanette Helen MorrisonBlonde, calmly beautiful and undeniably a grownup, Janet Leigh was one of the biggest movie stars of the 1950s. Leigh began making movies in 1947, and her 11-…

Vivien Leigh

Name at birth: Vivian Mary HartleyVivien Leigh didn't make many films, but she made movie history with her portrayal of Scarlett in Gone With the Wind (1939, opposite Clark Gable), winning her first…