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Blunden, Edmund Charles
(Encyclopedia) Blunden, Edmund Charles, 1896–1974, English author. Beginning his career as a poet of nature, Blunden became a cosmopolitan teacher and writer. His prose works include Undertones of…Aurora, in Roman religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia) Aurora, in Roman religion and mythology: see Eos.Makatea
(Encyclopedia) MakateaMakateamäkätāˈä [key], formerly AuroraAuroraôrôrˈə [key], island, South Pacific, one of the most northwesterly of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. The center of the…Birkeland, Kristian
(Encyclopedia) Birkeland, Kristian or Olaf ChristianBirkeland, Kristian or Olaf Christiankrĭsˈtyän bērˈkəlän, ōˈläv [key], 1867–1917, Norwegian physicist. From 1898 Birkeland was a professor at the…airglow
(Encyclopedia) airglow, faint diffuse illumination of the sky originating in the upper atmosphere. Although it occurs at all times of day throughout the upper atmosphere, it is most typically visible…Douglas Leigh Biography
Douglas LeighAge: 92 sign designer who lit up Broadway and several of Manhattan's skyscrapers, including the peak of the Empire State Building, the Waldorf-Astoria, and One Times Square. A…Jennifer Jason Leigh
Name at birth: Jennifer Leigh MorrowIn the movies, Jennifer Jason Leigh is best known for playing deranged misfits, as in the 1990s thriller Single White Female and in Quentin Tarantino's 2015…Janet Leigh Biography
Janet Leigh(Jeanette Helen Morrison)actressBorn: 7/6/1927Birthplace: Merced, California At first cast in routine ingénue roles, Leigh became a capable leading lady, especially compelling in…Vivien Leigh Biography
Vivien Leigh (Vivian Mary Hartley)actress Born: 11/5/1913Birthplace: Darjeeling, India Legendary in her Oscar-winning role as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939), Leigh also was famous for…Mike Leigh Biography
Mike Leigh director, screenwriterBorn: 2/20/1943Birthplace: Salford, England As director and screenwriter, Leigh works improvisationally with actors in the early stages of developing a film…Trending
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