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Billy Wilder
Name at birth: Samuel WilderBilly Wilder made some of Hollywood's most memorable and successful films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Some Like It Hot (1960) and The Apartment (1962). Billy…U.S. Societies & Associations (U)
UFOs, National Investigations Committee on (1967): 21601 Devonshire St. #217, Chatsworth, Calif. 91311-8415. Phone: (818) 882-0052. www.nicufo.org. UNICEF, U.S. Committee for (1947): 333 E. 38th…Brewer's: Cor`nage
(2 syl.), horn-service. A kind of tenure in grand serjeanty. The service required was to blow a horn when any invasion of the Scots was perceived. “Cornagium” was money paid instead of the…Brewer's: Corneille d'Esope
(La). Motley work. “C'est la corneille d'Esope. ” The allusion is to the fable of the Jackdaw which decked itself with the plumage of the peacocks. The jackdaw not only lost its borrowed…Queens
(Encyclopedia) Queens, borough of New York City (1990 pop. 1,951,598), land area c.109 sq mi (293 sq km), on the western portion of Long Island, SE N.Y., coextensive with Queens co.; settled by the…What's the blinking message on the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles?
The Question: On top of the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles there is a light blinking a message in Morse code. What is the message saying? The Answer…William Holden
Name at birth: William Franklin Beedle, Jr.William Holden was a major leading man of the 1950s, when he played heroic cynics in the war movies Stalag 17 (1953) and Bridge On the River Kwai (1957),…Edith Head
"Gowns by Edith Head" was one of the most-seen motion picture credits of the 20th century. She was Oscar-nominated an amazing 35 times, winning a total of eight best costume design Oscars for her…Petula Clark
Petula Clark had her greatest popularity during the 1960s as a singer of optimistic pop tunes like her signature hit "Downtown," which was a hit in the U.K. in 1964 and went to #1 on the Billboard…Lana Turner
Name at birth: Julia Jean Mildred Frances TurnerKnown as the "Sweater Girl," Lana Turner (like Betty Grable) was a popular pinup for GIs in World War II. After the war she became a genuine movie star…Trending
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