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Elizabeth Short

Aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, now nicknamed the "Black Dahlia," was the victim in a notorious 1947 murder case. The name was from the newspapers, a play on Short's supposed reputation for…

Elizabeth of York

Elizabeth of York was the wife of England's King Henry VII and royal consort from 1486 until her death, and the mother of King Henry VIII. She was the eldest daughter of King Edward IV and Elizabeth…

Elizabeth Monroe

Elizabeth Kortright Monroe was the wife of the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe. She presided as First Lady during their time in the White House, from 1817 until 1825. From a well…

Elizabeth Hurley

Elizabeth Hurley was a hit as the sexy spy Vanessa Kensington in the 1997 Mike Myers spoof Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. (Hurley played the daughter of the original Mrs. Kensington,…

Elizabeth Warren

Name at birth: Elizabeth HerringElizabeth Warren was a Harvard law professor and a leading consumer advocate before being elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 2012. Elizabeth Warren was…

Elizabeth Smart

Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her bedroom on June 5, 2002 by a gun-wielding stranger who had broken into her family's Salt Lake City home. Her kidnapping, and eventual recovery, became a major…

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen made her big-screen splash in 2011, starring in the psychological thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene and the art house horror film Silent House. The younger sister of The Olsen Twins (…

Elizabeth Dole

Elizabeth Dole is a former Republican senator from North Carolina, former Secretary of Transportation, and former candidate for president in 2000. She is also the wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole…

Elizabeth, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, city (2020 pop. 137,298), seat of Union co., NE N.J., on Newark Bay; inc. 1855. It is a shipping and transportation hub, with…

Woodville, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Woodville, Elizabeth, 1437–92, queen consort of Edward IV of England. She was the daughter of Richard Woodville (later the 1st Earl Rivers). Her first husband, Sir John Grey, was…