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857896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Thorn%20Birds%20%28miniseries%29 | The Thorn Birds (miniseries) | The Thorn Birds is an American television miniseries broadcast on ABC from March 27 to 30, 1983. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Piper Laurie, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham and Philip Anglim.
Other websites
Encyclopedia of Television
19... |
857898 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Taylor%20%28politician%29 | Scott Taylor (politician) | Scott William Taylor (born June 27, 1979) is an American politician and former Navy SEAL. He served as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2017 to 2019. Taylor was also a state delegate for the 85th house district.
On November 6, 2018, Taylor was defeated for reelection by Democrat ... |
857899 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline%20%28TV%20series%29 | Madeline (TV series) | Madeline is a French-Canadian-American television series produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P., part of the Madeline media franchise about the character Madeline Fogg. It began as a series of six television specials from 1988 to 1991, and then was continued as Madeline and The New Adventures of Madeline from 1993 to 2001... |
857902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our%20Fathers%20%28movie%29 | Our Fathers (movie) | Our Fathers is a 2005 American made-for-television drama movie directed by Dan Curtis and starring Ted Danson, Christopher Plummer, Brian Dennehy and Ellen Burstyn.
References
2005 movies |
857903 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%20Elizabeth%20II%20Silver%20Jubilee%20Medal | Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal () was a commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
References
Awards |
857904 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/125th%20Anniversary%20of%20the%20Confederation%20of%20Canada%20Medal | 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal | The 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal are memorial medals struck by the Royal Canadian Mint celebrating the 125th aniversary of the Confederation of Canada. The Medal honors Canadians who have made a significant contribution to their fellow people, to their community, or to Canada..
References
Aw... |
857905 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%20Elizabeth%20II%20Golden%20Jubilee%20Medal | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal () or the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession.
References
Awards |
857906 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%20Elizabeth%20II%20Diamond%20Jubilee%20Medal | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms.
References
Awards |
857907 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental%20idealism | Transcendental idealism | Transcendental idealism is a part of philosophy. It was founded by German philosopher Immanuel Kant in 18th century. He wrote about it in his most famous work Critique of Pure Reason (1781). Transcendental idealism has several meanings. It may be the root cause of all phenomena. It is also about observable objects that... |
857908 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departure%20%28TV%20series%29 | Departure (TV series) | Departure is a 2019 suspense drama television series by Canadian broadcaster Global. The series premiered on Universal TV on 10 July 2019, with Global scheduling the Canadian debut for 8 October 2020. On 11 September 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. It stars Archie Panjabi and Christopher Plummer.
Th... |
857910 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Plummer%20filmography | Christopher Plummer filmography | Christopher Plummer (1929–2021) was a Canadian movie, television and stage actor. Plummer won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Mike Mills' movie Beginners (2010).
Performances
Movies
Television
Theatre
Video games
References
Filmographies |
857912 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtle%20body | Subtle body | A subtle body is a body that also has a psyche and a soul (not only physical form). One of the subtle body is the astral body.
This concept is common in Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Kabbalah, Sufism.
Related pages
Aura (paranormal)
Esotericism
Hinduism
Spirituality |
857913 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Last%20Full%20Measure%20%282019%20movie%29 | The Last Full Measure (2019 movie) | The Last Full Measure is a 2019 American war drama movie written and directed by Todd Robinson. The story is about Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman and many veterans to see the Medal of Honor awarded to William H. Pitsenbarger, who flew in helicopter rescue missions during the Vietnam War. The movie stars Sebastian Stan,... |
857914 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangjeirol | Kangjeirol | The Kangjeirol () is an Ancient Meitei language text (PuYa) about the art of the game Sagol Kangjei (), which is the foremost form of the present day game Polo. It is the treatise which mentions about the rules and regulations to be instructed and to be followed in the game of Polo. The text mentions that King Ningthou... |
857917 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Wallace | Mike Wallace | Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace (born in Brookline, Massachusetts, May 9, 1918 – died in New Haven, Connecticut, April 7, 2012) was an American journalist, actor, game show host and television personality. He presented the CBS television program 60 Minutes.
References
People from Brookline, Massachusetts
American journalis... |
857919 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20dente | Al dente | Al dente is a term used when cooking. It comes from Italian, and is used for pasta, rice, and sometimes vegetables. It means that the item (for example the spaghetti) are cooked, so that they are soft, but they are still firm to the bite. Usually, cooking something al dente involves a short cooking time. Commercial pas... |
857927 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eka%20Tkeshelashvili | Eka Tkeshelashvili | Ekaterine "Eka" Tkeshelashvili (; born May 23, 1977) is a Georgian jurist and politician, who had held post of Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of the National Security Council, and Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Reintegration of Georgia under President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Oth... |
857938 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emakimono | Emakimono | Emakimono (絵巻物) or just emaki is an Japanese horizontal illustrated narration. It was originated in 8th century. Emakimoko used as illustration of religious texts, legends, or even romantic stories. It was generally depicted the customs of Japanese people. The preserved copies are protected as National Treasures of J... |
857940 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess%20Victoria%20of%20Hesse%20and%20by%20Rhine | Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine | Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (5 April 1863 - 24 September 1950) was the oldest child of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. She was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Louis of Battenberg. Her children were Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Bur... |
857942 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest%20Airlines%20Flight%205%20%281990%29 | Northwest Airlines Flight 5 (1990) | Northwest Airlines Flight 5 was an internal flight from Miami International Airport to Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport. On January 4, 1990, the Boeing 727-251 (registered N280US) had an engine failure in the third engine while flying over Madison, Florida.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Boeing 727-251 with r... |
857944 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member%20states%20of%20the%20Commonwealth%20of%20Nations | Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations | The Commonwealth of Nations is a group of 54 countries, most of which used to be apart of the British Empire. It is an international organisation that has Queen Elizabeth II as its head.
Current members
All dates below are provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list, and population figures are a... |
857949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%88%92Saint%20Paul%20International%20Airport | Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is an international airport used for commerical and military use. The airport is located in Minnesota, United States. The airport is the largest in terms of passenger amount in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Airlines
These airlines fly to and from Minneapol... |
857957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo%E2%80%93Chippewa%20County%20Airport | Montevideo–Chippewa County Airport | Montevideo–Chippewa County Airport is an airport in Montevideo, Minnesota, United States.
References
Airports in Minnesota |
857959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Scorpion | Red Scorpion | Red Scorpion is a 1988 American South African Namibian action movie directed by Joseph Zito and is the first movie in the Red Scorpion series. It stars Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White, T. P. McKenna, Carmen Argenziano.
Other websites
1988 action movies
American action movies
South African movies
Namibia... |
857963 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Kasumigaura | Lake Kasumigaura | Lake Kasumigaura () is a lake that is located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa.
Lakes of Japan
Ibaraki Prefecture |
857968 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Rh%C3%A9my-en-Bosses | Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses | Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
References
Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudette%20International%20Airport | Baudette International Airport | Baudette International Airport is an airport available to the public. The airport is owned by the county of Lake of the Woods in Minnesota. The airport is near a the city of Baudette, Minnesota.
The airport has one asphalt runway numbered 12/30. The airport also has a landing area for seaplanes on the Rainy River.
Re... |
857970 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft%20Metal%20Music | Soft Metal Music | Soft Metal Music is a genre of music involving metal music that is not quite heavy enough to be considered heavy metal music. One notable song with this genre is "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. This genre includes sub genres such as Nu metal, grunge music, and heavy rock.
References
Music
Pages created with th... |
857972 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montville%2C%20Connecticut | Montville, Connecticut | Montville is a town in Connecticut in the United States.
Towns in Connecticut |
857973 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20the%20Faroe%20Islands | Flag of the Faroe Islands | The flag of the Faroe Islands has a blue-fimbriated red Nordic cross on a white field.
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands |
857975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic%20evidence | Forensic evidence | Forensic evidence is a way of using forensic science to find out who someone is using technology to look at stuff they've touched. It is commonly used at places where crimes have taken place and are being investigated.
One of the most common types of evidence is fingerprints. When someone touches something, they leave... |
857976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinano%20River | Shinano River | The Shinano River () is the longest river in Japan that flows through Niigata and Nagano prefectures.
Rivers of Japan
Niigata Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture |
857977 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald%20Spengler | Oswald Spengler | Oswald Spengler (29 May 1880-8 May 1936) was a German philosopher and schoolteacher. He was mostly active in the areas of the philosophy of history, and cultural history. He also had antidemocratic ideas. He was part of a group of people called Konservative Revolution. His main work, The Decline of the West (original:... |
857978 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongo%2C%20Lombardy | Dongo, Lombardy | Dongo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy.
Settlements in Lombardy |
857979 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone%20River | Tone River | The Tone River () is a large river that runs through the Kanto region of Japan from northwest to southeast. It is the second longest river in Japan after the Shinano River. The river basin area is the largest in Japan.
Rivers of Japan |
857980 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkhamsted%2C%20Connecticut | Barkhamsted, Connecticut | Barkhamsted is a town in Connecticut in the United States.
Towns in Connecticut |
857981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah%20el-Faisal | Abdullah el-Faisal | Abdullah el-Faisal is a Muslim minister who gave his messages in the United Kingdom until he was convicted of supporting hate against different races and asking his followers to murder Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Americans.
El-Faisal was sent to nine years in prison, but only went to it for four years before being f... |
857983 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany%2C%20Connecticut | Bethany, Connecticut | Bethany is a town in Connecticut in the United States.
Towns in Connecticut |
857984 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton%2C%20Connecticut | Bolton, Connecticut | Bolton is a town in Connecticut in the United States.
Towns in Connecticut |
857985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bozrah%2C%20Connecticut | Bozrah, Connecticut | Bozrah is a town in Connecticut in the United States.
Towns in Connecticut |
857986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna%20International%20Airport | Vienna International Airport | Vienna International Airport is the international airport of Vienna, Austria, southeast of central Vienna. The airport is the largest in Austria.
History
On 27 December 1985, Vienna International Airport was one of two airports attacked in the 1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks.
Airlines
Aeagan Airlines
Aer Lingus... |
857990 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/JP%20Karliak | JP Karliak | John Paul "JP" Karliak (born May 11, 1981) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is known for voicing characters, such as Linus in The Stinky and Dirty Show and Wile E. Coyote in Wabbit/New Looney Tunes. Karliak was born John Paul Karliak on May 11, 1981 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
1981 births
Living peopl... |
858038 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug%20Lennox | Doug Lennox | Doug Joseph Lennox (21 January 1938 – 28 November 2015) was a Canadian actor, writer and radio personality, who was perhaps best known for his book Now You Know, The Big Book of Answers and his many appearances in movies such as X-Men, Police Academy and The Mask.
1938 births
2015 deaths
Canadian movie actors
Canadian... |
858042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiff%20Records | Stiff Records | Stiff Records is a British independent record label formed in London, England, by Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera (real name Andrew Jakeman). Originally active from 1976 to 1988, the label was reactivated in 1999.
Established at the outset of the punk rock boom, Stiff signed various punk and new wave acts such as Nick ... |
858052 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20geek%20rock%20artists | List of geek rock artists | This is a list of artists who are known for producing music in the geek rock genre including its subgenres such as nerd punk and trock.
1970s and earlier
Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias (1974-1982)
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band (1964-1982)
±David Bowie (1963-2016)
Descendents (1977-present)
Devo (1973–prese... |
858055 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine%20%28disambiguation%29 | Mine (disambiguation) | Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
Military
Anti-tank mine, a land mine made for use against armored vehicl... |
858057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20M%C3%BCntzer | Thomas Müntzer | Thomas Müntzer (c. 1489 – 27 May 1525) was a German preacher of the early Reformation. He became also a leader of the uprising well known as the German Peasant's War.
Theology of Muntzer combines spiritual elements, apocalyptic elements, and social elements. He believed that the Roman Catholic Church, with which he ha... |
858061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maricopa%2C%20California | Maricopa, California | Maricopa is a city in Kern County, California in the United States. It lies at an elevation of .
References
Cities in California
Settlements in Kern County, California |
858067 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishikari%20River | Ishikari River | The Ishikari River () is the third longest river in Japan that flows through Hokkaido.
Rivers of Japan
Hokkaido Prefecture |
858068 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Jupitus | Phil Jupitus | Phillip Christopher Jupitus (, né Swan; born 28 June 1954) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on all but one BBC Two-broadcast episode of music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks from its inception in 1988 until 2007, and also appears reg... |
858069 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka%20Bay | Osaka Bay | Osaka Bay is a bay that is located between Osaka and Awaji Island in Japan.
Bays
Bodies of water of Japan |
858071 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suruga%20Bay | Suruga Bay | Suruga Bay () is a bay located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Bays
Bodies of water of Japan |
858072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iturup | Iturup | Iturup (, ) is the largest island in the Kuril Islands.
Islands of Asia |
858078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunashir%20Island | Kunashir Island | Kunashir Island (, ) is an island in the Kuril Islands.
Islands of Asia |
858087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharsis | Catharsis | Catharsis is a term in the Greek theatre meaning the purification of emotions through art. This was the effect of the tragedy as the main and earliest genre of the Greek theatre. It was originally used by Aristotle in the Poetics.
It was also used in psychology.
Related articles
Art therapy
Mimesis
References
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858092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro%20Massimo | Teatro Massimo | The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera company located on the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily. It was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II.
It is the biggest in Italy, and one of the largest of Europe (at the time of its opening, it was - with its area of 7730 m² - the third largest opera house... |
858095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rta | Rta | In the Vedic religion, Ṛta (/ˈrɪtə/; Sanskrit ऋत ṛta "order, rule; truth") is the principle of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of the universe and everything within it. In the hymns of the Vedas, Ṛta is described as that which is ultimately responsible for the proper functioning of the natur... |
858097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut%20polytechnique%20de%20Paris | Institut polytechnique de Paris | The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (French: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a renowned graduate engineering school in France.
Its different curricula lead to the following French & European degrees :
Ingénieur IP Paris (IP Paris Graduate engineer Masters level program)
Masters Recherche & Doctorat (PhD doctorat... |
858105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleni%20%28movie%29 | Eleni (movie) | Eleni is the 1985 movie adaptation of the memoir Eleni by Greek-American journalist Nicholas Gage. Directed by Peter Yates with a screenplay by Steve Tesich, the movie stars John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt and Glenne Headly.
Plot
The movie is told in a flashback format with Gage, now living in the United Sta... |
858107 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%20Square%20tube%20station | Russell Square tube station | Russell Square is a London Underground station facing Russell Square on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. The station is on the Piccadilly line, between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras on tube maps.
Russell Square Station is very close to the British Museum, the University of London's ma... |
858113 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%20De%20Lyon | Leo De Lyon | Irving Levin (April 27, 1926 - September 18, 2021), known professionally by his stage name Leo De Lyon, was an American actor who was best known for his role as Spook and Brain in the prime time animated series Top Cat (1961-1962).
Other websites
1926 births
2021 deaths
Actors from New Jersey |
858116 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Roussin | André Roussin | André Roussin (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987) was a French playwright. He was born in Marseille, France. He was elected to the Académie française in 1973. His plays were made into movies such as The Little Hut and The Ostrich Has Two Eggs.
References
1911 births
1987 deaths
French playwrights
People from Marseill... |
858117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night%20of%20the%20Auk | Night of the Auk | Night of the Auk is a 1956 Broadway drama in three acts written by Arch Oboler. It is a science fiction drama about space travelers returning to Earth after the first Moon landing. The play was based on Oboler's radio play Rocket from Manhattan. Night of the Auk was published as a book in 1958.
References
Plays |
858118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald%20MacLeish | Archibald MacLeish | Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer. He worked for Fortune from 1929 to 1938. For five years, MacLeish was the ninth Librarian of Congress, nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. From 1949 to 1962, he was a professor at Harvard University. He was awarded three Pulitz... |
858120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson%20Jeffers | Robinson Jeffers | John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887 – January 20, 1962) was an American poet. He was known for his work about the central California coast. His works were about the environmental movement.
References
Other websites
Western American Literature Journal: Robinson Jeffers
The Robinson Jeffers Association
Robinson Je... |
858121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta%20Air%20Lines%20Flight%2089 | Delta Air Lines Flight 89 | Delta Air Lines Flight 89 was a planned flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG). On January 14, 2020, the Boeing 777-232ER (registered N860DA) had engine problems after taking off. While returning to the airport, the plane dumped fuel over homes and schools. Th... |
858122 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea%20%28play%29 | Medea (play) | Medea (, Mēdeia) is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides. It is based on the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC.
It is about Medea, a former princess of the kingdom of Colchis, and the wife of Jason; she finds her role in the Greek world threatened as Jason leaves her for a Greek princess o... |
858124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Shakespeare%20Theatre | American Shakespeare Theatre | The American Shakespeare Theatre was a theater company based in Stratford, Connecticut, United States. It was created in the early 1950s by Lawrence Langner, Lincoln Kirstein, John Percy Burrell, and philanthropist Joseph Verner Reed.
The American Shakespeare Festival Theatre was opened in 1955. Their first play wa... |
858126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Shakespeare%20Theatre | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) is a theatre owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It is located in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in the English Midlands. The Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres re-opened in November 2010 after renovation known as the Transformation Project.
References
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858127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice%20Gosfield | Maurice Gosfield | Maurice Lionel Gosfield (January 28, 1913 - October 19, 1964) was an American stage, movie, radio and television actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Private Duane Doberman on the sitcom The Phil Silvers Show (1955-1959) and voicing Benny the Ball in Top Cat (1961-1962).
Other websites
1913 births
1964 d... |
858128 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Anouilh | Jean Anouilh | Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist. Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play Antigone.
References
1910 births
1987 deaths
French screenwriters
French playwrights
People from Bordeaux |
858129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becket | Becket | Becket or The Honour of God () is a 1959 play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is about the fight between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. It is known for having many incorrect historical facts, something which Anoulih said.
The play was first performed in the ... |
858131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evening%20Standard%20Theatre%20Awards | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, created in 1955, are the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. They are presented every year for outstanding achievements in London Theatre. It is organised by the Evening Standard newspaper.
References
Awards |
858132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Resistible%20Rise%20of%20Arturo%20Ui | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (), known "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It is about the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster, and his attempts to control the cauliflower racket by killing his business enemies. The play is an satirical allegory of the rise of ... |
858133 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Royal%20Hunt%20of%20the%20Sun | The Royal Hunt of the Sun | The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1964 play by Peter Shaffer that is about the connection of two worlds entering in a conflict by connecting them to two characters: Atahuallpa Inca and Francisco Pizarro.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun was first presented at the Chichester Festival by the National Theatre and subsequently at t... |
858134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Giraudoux | Jean Giraudoux | Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
Theatre works
Siegfried (1928, premiere at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées)
Amphitryon 38 (1929 premiere, Comédie des Champs-Élysées)
Judith (1931, Théâtre Pigalle)
The Enchanted (1933, Comédie ... |
858135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitryon%2038 | Amphitryon 38 | Amphitryon 38 is a play written in 1929 by the French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.
Amphitryon 38 was translated into English in 1938 by S. N. Behrman in 1964 by Phyllis La Farge and Peter H. Judd and in 1967 by Roger Gellert.
Amphitryon 38 was first performed on 8 November 1929 in Paris at the Comedie des Champs-Elysee... |
858136 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danton%27s%20Death | Danton's Death | Danton's Death (Dantons Tod) was the first play written by Georg Büchner, set during the French Revolution.
The play is about the story of Georges Danton, a leader of the French Revolution. Georges Danton created the office of the Revolutionary Tribunal as a strong arm for the Revolutionary Government.
References
Bi... |
858137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian%20Mitchell | Adrian Mitchell | Adrian Mitchell FRSL (24 October 1932 – 20 December 2008) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. He became known for his works in British Left. He was a leading activist in the anti-Bomb movement.
References
1932 births
2008 deaths
British poets
British novelists
British playwrights
Writers from London |
858140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long%20Day%27s%20Journey%20into%20Night | Long Day's Journey into Night | Long Day's Journey into Night is a tragedy play in four acts written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1941–42, first published in 1956. The play is seen to be his best work and one of the best American plays of the 20th century.
O'Neill posthumously won the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Long Day's Journey... |
858142 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Good%20Doctor%20%28play%29 | The Good Doctor (play) | The Good Doctor is a comedy with music written by Neil Simon. It is multiple short plays, based on short stories and other works of Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
The Good Doctor opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on November 27, 1973, and closed on May 25, 1974, after 208 performances and eight previews.... |
858143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/After%20the%20Fall%20%28play%29 | After the Fall (play) | After the Fall is a play by the American dramatist Arthur Miller.
The play premiered on Broadway at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre on January 23, 1964, and closed on May 29, 1964 after 208 performances. It was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Barbara Loden as Maggie and Jason Robards Jr. as Quentin, along with R... |
858145 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar%20and%20Cleopatra%20%28play%29 | Caesar and Cleopatra (play) | Caesar and Cleopatra is a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw that is a fictionalized relationship between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. It was first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in Shaw's 1901 collection Three Plays for Puritans.
It was first performed in a single st... |
858146 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero | Prospero | Prospero ( ) is a fictional character and the hero of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan. He has learned sorcery from books.
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858149 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Mann | Anthony Mann | Anthony Mann (born Emil Anton Bundsmann; June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American movie director and stage actor. He was known for his work in the film noir and Western genres.
He made several Westerns with James Stewart, such as Winchester '73 (1950), and he was the director of El Cid (1961). He also directed... |
858151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside%20Daisy%20Clover | Inside Daisy Clover | Inside Daisy Clover is a 1965 American drama movie based on Gavin Lambert's 1963 novel of the same name, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Natalie Wood. It follows a tomboy becoming a Hollywood actress and singer.
Cast
Natalie Wood as Daisy Clover
Christopher Plummer as Raymond Swan (AKA "The Prince of Dark... |
858152 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie%20Chapman | Eddie Chapman | Edward Arnold Chapman (16 November 1914 – 11 December 1997) was an English criminal and wartime spy. During the Second World War he offered his services to Nazi Germany as a spy and soon became a British double agent.
His British Secret Service handlers codenamed him Agent Zigzag.
Other websites
WHERE THE RABBIT IS... |
858153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Night%20of%20the%20Generals | The Night of the Generals | The Night of the Generals is a 1967 World War II mystery movie directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Sam Spiegel. It stars Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet and Philippe Noiret. It was loosely based on the beginning of the novel of the same name by German author Hans Hellmu... |
858155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor%20Dolittle%20%281967%20movie%29 | Doctor Dolittle (1967 movie) | Doctor Dolittle (also known as Dr. Dolittle) is a 1967 American musical comedy movie directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, and Richard Attenborough.
It was based on Leslie Bricusse from the novel series by Hugh Lofting.
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1967 comedy movies
1960s musical m... |
858157 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus%20the%20King%20%281968%20movie%29 | Oedipus the King (1968 movie) | Oedipus the King is a 1967 movie directed by Philip Saville based on the Athenian tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. The movie stars Christopher Plummer as Oedipus, Lilli Palmer as Jocasta, Orson Welles as Tiresias, Richard Johnson as Creon, Roger Livesey as the Shepherd and Donald Sutherland as the leading member of t... |
858159 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody%20Runs%20Forever | Nobody Runs Forever | Nobody Runs Forever, also called The High Commissioner, is a 1968 political neo noir spy thriller movie directed by Ralph Thomas. It is based on Jon Cleary's 1966 novel The High Commissioner. It stars Rod Taylor as Australian policeman Scobie Malone and Christopher Plummer as the Australian High Commissioner.
In Augus... |
858160 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Britain%20%28movie%29 | Battle of Britain (movie) | Battle of Britain is a 1969 British Second World War movie directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz. The movie is about the Battle of Britain.
It stars Laurence Olivier as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, Trevor Howard as Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, and Patrick Wymark as Air V... |
858161 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Carroll%20Foy | Jennifer Carroll Foy | Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy (born September 25, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician. She served as the Virginia state delegate for the 2nd house district. She resigned to run for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election She lost in the Democratic primary behind Terry McAuliffe.
Early life and education
Jennife... |
858162 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock%20Up%20Your%20Daughters%20%281969%20movie%29 | Lock Up Your Daughters (1969 movie) | Lock Up Your Daughters! is a 1969 British comedy movie directed by Peter Coe and starring Christopher Plummer, Susannah York and Glynis Johns. It is a version of the 1959 stage musical of the same name set in 18th-century Britain.
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1969 comedy movies
British comedy movies |
858164 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Royal%20Hunt%20of%20the%20Sun%20%28movie%29 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun (movie) | The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1969 British-American epic historial drama movie based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer. It stars Robert Shaw as Francisco Pizarro and Christopher Plummer as the Inca leader Atahualpa. Plummer appeared in stage versions of the play before appearing in the movie.
It received ... |
858165 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Silent%20Partner%20%281978%20movie%29 | The Silent Partner (1978 movie) | The Silent Partner (French title: L'argent de la banque) is a 1978 Canadian heist movie and a remake of the 1969 Danish movie Think of a Number. It is based on a novel by Danish writer Anders Bodelsen. The movie was directed by Daryl Duke and written by Curtis Hanson. It stars Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer and Sus... |
858166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aces%20High%20%28movie%29 | Aces High (movie) | Aces High is a 1976 war movie starring Malcolm McDowell, Peter Firth, Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. The movie is based on the 1928 play Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff. It was directed by Jack Gold and written by Howard Barker.
Other websites
allmovie/synopsis
1976 movies
1970s war movies
British war movies
... |
858169 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starcrash | Starcrash | Starcrash is a 1978 American space opera movie directed and co-written by Italian filmmaker Luigi Cozzi, and starring Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer, David Hasselhoff and Joe Spinell. It is seen as a "cash-in" and cheap copy of Star Wars.
References
1978 movies
American movies |
858170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Velvet%20%28movie%29 | International Velvet (movie) | International Velvet is a 1978 British-American sports drama war movie and a sequel to the 1944 picture National Velvet starring Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins and Nanette Newman. It was directed by Bryan Forbes.
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1978 drama movies
1970s war movies
British drama movies
British war movies... |
858171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder%20by%20Decree | Murder by Decree | Murder by Decree is a 1979 British-Canadian mystery thriller movie directed by Bob Clark. It is about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson trying to solve the real life 1888 Whitechapel murders committed by "Jack the Ripper". Christopher Plummer plays Holmes and James Mason plays Watson.
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1979 movies
1970s m... |
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