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Jeff Bridges

A Hollywood leading man since the early 1970s and a four-time Oscar nominee, Jeff Bridges finally won an Oscar in 2010 for his performance as hard-living country singer Bad Blake in Crazy Heart. The…

Girl on the Bridge

Director:Patrice LeconteWriter:Serge FrydmanParamount Classics; R; 92 minutesRelease:8/00Cast:Daniel Auteuil, Vanessa Paradis, Bertie Cortez European fans will instantly recognize the face of…

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges(Lloyd Vernet Bridges III)actorBorn: 12/9/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles The oldest son of actor Lloyd Bridges, Beau's movie credits include The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased…

Lloyd Bridges

Baby boomers know Lloyd Bridges as Mike Nelson, the square-jawed frogman star of the undersea adventure series Sea Hunt. The show ran from 1958-1961 and then continued for years in reruns. Bridges's…

The Golden Gate Bridge

It took four years to build the Golden Gate Bridge, but today's seismic engineers estimate it could take less than sixty seconds to destroy if an earthquake's epicenter hits near the bridge... It…

Ruby Bridges Biography

civil rights activistBorn: Sept. 8, 1954 Birthplace: Tylertown, Miss. Born on Sept. 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Miss., Ruby Nell Bridges moved with her family to New…

Brewer's: Bridge of Gold

According to a German tradition, Charlemagne's spirit crosses the Rhine on a golden bridge at Bingen, in seasons of plenty, to bless the vineyards and cornfields. Thou standest, like…

Brewer's: Bridge of Jehennam

(See Serat.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bridge of SighsBridge of Gold A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

Brewer's: Bridge of Sighs

which connects the palace of the Doge with the state prisons of Venice. Over this bridge the state prisoners were conveyed from the judgment-hall to the place of execution. I stood in…

Brewer's: Traitors' Bridge

A loyal heart may be landed under Traitors' Bridge. Traitor's Bridge, in the Tower, was the was by which persons charged with high treason entered that State prison. Source: Dictionary…