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Brewer's: Darby and Joan
A loving, old-fashioned, virtuous couple. The names belong to a ballad written by Henry Woodfall, and the characters are those of John Darby, of Bartholomew Close, who died 1730, and his…Brewer's: Pope Joan
Said to have succeeded Leo IV. Gibbon says, “Two Protestants, Blondel and Bayle, annihilated her;” but Mosheim seems half-inclined to believe there was such a person. The vulgar tale is…Brewer's: Joan of Arc
or Jeanne la Pucelle. M. Octave Delepierre has published a pamphlet, called Doute Historique, to deny the tradition that Joan of Arc was burnt at Rouen for sorcery. He cites a document…Brewer's: Joan Cromwell
Joan Cromwell's kitchen-stuff tub. A tub of kitchen perquisites. The filchings of servants sold for “market pennies.” The Royalists used to call the Protector's wife, whose name was…Joan Chen Biography
Joan Chenactress, directorBorn: 4/26/1961Birthplace: Shanghai, China Chen has found critical and commercial success in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and China. Her film career began in China, at age 14, when…Joan Osborne Biography
Joan OsborneBorn: 7/8/1962Birthplace: Anchorage, KY Pop singer/songwriter Joan Osborne's 1995 Grammy-winning megahit “One of Us” (penned by band member Eric Bazilian) exploded onto the…Joan Benoit Samuelson
Joan Benoit SamuelsonBorn: May 16, 1957Distance runner won Boston Marathon twice (1979,83); won first women's Olympic marathon in 1984 Games; Sullivan Award recipient in 1985.Pete SamprasR -…Joan Baez Biography
Joan BaezsingerBorn: 1941 Soprano Joan Baez brought folk music into the mainstream with her best-selling albums and beautiful renditions of traditional ballads and spirituals. Her first album, the…Joan Plowright Biography
Joan PlowrightactressBorn: 10/28/1929Birthplace: Brigg, England A stage actress of distinction, Plowright has performed most of the major roles in the classical theater repertoire. She made her…Joan Rivers Biography
Joan Rivers(Joan Molinsky)comedian, talk show host, actressBorn: 6/8/1933Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Emmy Award-winning talk show host, actress and comedian who gained notoriety while working as…Trending
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