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Doris Lessing
Name at birth: Doris May TaylerWhen Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2007, the Nobel committee described her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire…Lessing, Doris
(Encyclopedia) Lessing, Doris, 1919–2013, British novelist, b. Kermanshah, Persia (now Iran) as Doris May Tayler. Largely self-educated, she was brought up on a farm in Southern Rhodesia (now…Day, Doris
(Encyclopedia) Day, Doris, 1922–2019, American film actress, b. Cincinnati as Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff. Day is best known for her wholesome, girl-next-door roles. She began her career as a 1940s…Doris
(Encyclopedia) Doris, small mountainous district, central Greece, inland between the Gulf of Corinth and the Malian Gulf. It was the traditional homeland of the Dorians, who may, in fact, have paused…Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim
(Encyclopedia) Lessing, Gotthold EphraimLessing, Gotthold Ephraimgôtˈhôlt āˈfräĭm [key], 1729–81, German philosopher, dramatist, and critic, one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment.…1 More, 1 Less; 10 More, 10 Less
In this video, Alex uses place-value blocks to learn how the 10s and 1s place digits increase or decrease as values are added or removed from 2-digit numbers.Duke, James Buchanan
(Encyclopedia) Duke, James Buchanan, 1856–1925, American industrialist, processor of tobacco products, b. near Durham, N.C. The Civil War left the Duke family poor, but James and his brother,…Duke, Doris
(Encyclopedia) Duke, Doris: see under Duke, James Buchanan.Previn, Dory
singerBirthplace: Rahway, N.J.Born: 10/22/29?Doris Day
Name at birth: Doris von KappelhoffDoris Day was one of America's biggest movie stars in the 1950s and 1960s, carrying the ball as a pretty, practical-minded leading lady opposite stars like Rock…