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1972 Academy Awards

The 1972 Academy Awards were presented March 27, 1973 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureCabaret, Cy Feuer, producer (Allied Artists)Deliverance, John Boorman,…

Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Tyrant Frog

156 158 The Tyrant Frog A SNAKE swallowing a frog head-first was approached by a Naturalist with a stick. "Ah, my deliverer," said the Snake as well as he could, "you have arrived just in time;…

The Devil's Dictionary: Redemption

by Ambrose Bierce RECTORREDRESSREDEMPTION -n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin, through their murder of the deity against whom they sinned. The doctrine of Redemption…

Ned Beatty Biography

Ned BeattyactorBorn: 7/6/1937Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Chubby and sympathetic character actor who appeared in several of the most highly acclaimed movies of the 1970's, including…

James Dickey Biography

James Dickey poet, novelist, critic, lecturer Though considered one of the country's most respected poets, Dickey is best remembered for his novel Deliverance, the tale of a traumatic canoe…

Burt Reynolds Biography

Burt Reynolds actorBorn: 2/11/1936Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan First known for his television work in the '60s and early '70s, by the late '70s he was one of the most popular film stars. His films…

Supreme Court Cases

Table of ContentsAgostini v. Felton (1997)Baker v. Carr (1962)Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris (1989)Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)City of Philadelphia v. New…

Judges: 3

Judges Chapter 3 1 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; 2 Only that the…

Burt Reynolds

Name at birth: Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr.Television and film star Burt Reynolds made it to the top of the box office heap in the late 1970s, as an amiable bad boy who specialized in cheeky comedy…