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Carole Lombard
Name at birth: Jane Alice PetersCarole Lombard was a top Hollywood star of 1930s screwball comedies -- and the wife of box office idol Clark Gable -- when she was killed in a plane crash in Nevada in…Carol Channing
Carol Channing's fame comes from two smashing successes on Broadway: as Lorelei in 1949's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and as Dolly in 1964's Hello, Dolly! She didn't get the film roles for either part (…Christmas Carols
Songs for religious and secular Christmas carolers alike by Liz Olson Related Links Christmas TraditionsChristmas Traditions SlideshowA History of the New YearWinter Holidays by…Carol Heiss
Carol HeissBorn: Jan. 20, 1940Figure skater 5-time world champion (1956-60); won Olympic silver medal in 1956 and gold in '60; married 1956 men's gold medalist Hayes Jenkins; starred in the…Tarpeia
(Encyclopedia) TarpeiaTarpeiatärpēˈyə [key], in Roman legend, a Roman woman who betrayed her city to the Sabines for what they wore on their left arms (their gold bracelets). As they entered Rome…Iron Guard
(Encyclopedia) Iron Guard, Romanian nationalistic, anti-Semitic, and antiparliamentary group, founded in 1924 by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. Originally named the Legion of the Archangel Michael, it was…Rackham, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Rackham, ArthurRackham, Arthurrăkˈəm [key], 1867–1939, English illustrator and watercolorist. He is known for imaginative, delicately colored, and cheerful pen drawings, especially for…Brewer's: Death under Shield
Death in battle. “Her imagination had been familiarised with wild and bloody events ... and had been trained up to consider an honourable `death under shield' (as that in a field of battle…Brewer's: Shield-of-Arms
Same as Coat of Arms; so called because persons in the Middle Ages bore their heraldic devices on their shields. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Shield of…Powell, John
(Encyclopedia) Powell, John, 1882–1963, American pianist and composer, b. Richmond, Va., grad. Univ. of Virginian, 1901. In Vienna he studied piano and composition and in 1908 made his debut as a…Trending
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