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Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller was a maverick filmmaker who wowed critics in the 1950s and '60s with low-budget movies such as Pickup on South Street (1953), House of Bamboo (1955) and The Naked Kiss (1964). He…

Fuller, Melville Weston

(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833–1910, American jurist, 8th chief justice of the United States (1888–1910), b. Augusta, Maine. He studied at Harvard law school, and after 1856 he became a…

Burnett, Frances Eliza Hodgson

(Encyclopedia) Burnett, Frances Eliza HodgsonBurnett, Frances Eliza Hodgsonbərnĕtˈ [key], 1849–1924, American author, b. Manchester, England. In 1865 she went to Knoxville, Tenn., with her family.…

Overbury, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Overbury, Sir Thomas, 1581–1613, English author and courtier. He was a friend and adviser to Robert Carr, an Oxford acquaintance. The two quarreled violently when Overbury disapproved…

France

Infoplease has everything you need to know about France. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about France's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture,…

Starrett, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Starrett, PaulStarrett, Paulstărˈĭt [key], 1866–1957, American builder, b. Lawrence, Kans. After serving (1903–22) as president of the George A. Fuller Company in Chicago, he opened…

Jory, Victor

actorBirthplace: Dawson City, Yukon, CanadaBorn: 1902Died: 1982

McLaglen, Victor

actorBirthplace: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandBorn: 1886Died: 1959

Moore, Victor

actorBirthplace: Hammonton, N.J.Born: 1876Died: 1962