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Janet McTeer
Janet McTeer is a Tony-winning English actress whose few appearances on the big screen have earned her two Oscar nominations, one for her lead role as a single mom in Tumbleweeds (1999) and one for…Tilda Swinton Biography
Tilda Swinton actress Born: 11/5/1960 Birthplace: London, England Swinton, distinguished by her…Nicole Kidman Biography
Nicole KidmanactressBorn: 6/20/1967Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Australian actress once known mostly for her marriage to actor Tom Cruise (1990–2001), but now known independently for her…Culpeper, Thomas Culpeper, 2d Baron
(Encyclopedia) Culpeper, Thomas Culpeper, 2d BaronCulpeper, Thomas Culpeper, 2d Baronkŭlˈpĕpˌər [key], 1635–89, English colonial governor of Virginia. In 1673, with the earl of Arlington, he was…Pendleton, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Pendleton, Edmund, 1721–1803, American jurist and political leader in the American Revolution, b. Caroline co., Va. He began law practice in 1741 and was elected (1752) to the Virginia…London Company
(Encyclopedia) London Company, corporation composed of stockholders residing in and about London, which, together with the Plymouth Company (see Virginia Company), was granted (1606) a charter by…Berkeley, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Berkeley, Sir William, 1606–77, colonial governor of Virginia. Appointed governor in 1641, he arrived in Virginia in 1642. Berkeley defeated the Native Americans and the Dutch,…Mike Nichols
Name at birth: Michael Igor PeschkowskyMike Nichols was a celebrated director of Broadway plays and Hollywood movies and was the Oscar-winning director of The Graduate. He arrived in New York in 1939…Richard Burton
Name at birth: Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr.Richard Burton was a Welsh actor known for his many appearances on stage and in big screen costume dramas, and for being married to Elizabeth Taylor -- twice…Powhatan Confederacy
(Encyclopedia) Powhatan Confederacy, group of Native North Americans belonging to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Their area…Trending
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