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    Philippa Lowthorpe

    English film director

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  1. 3 hours ago · Philippa was the sole child of William IV of Toulouse, but following his death in 1093, it was his brother, Philippa's uncle, Raymond IV (r. 1094–1105 ) who asserted a right to the title. Philippa then persuaded her husband, William IX of Aquitaine to enforce her right, a struggle that lasted nearly 30 years, finally ending in 1123 with ...

  2. 1 day ago · Philippa Fawcett (1868–1948), English educationalist, first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos; Anita Burdman Feferman (1927–2015), American historian of mathematics and mathematical biographer; Nina Fefferman, American mathematical biologist; Eva-Maria Feichtner (born 1972), German algebraic geometer

  3. 1 day ago · Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng PSM (/ j oʊ / YOH; born Yeoh Choo Kheng; simplified Chinese: 杨紫琼; traditional Chinese: 楊紫瓊; 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films in Hong Kong, she rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s after starring in Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts.

  4. 1 day ago · You always feel that the best acting is something you probably oughtn’t to notice – but this is so special that you absolutely do, particularly in the clash of the contrasting sisters, the Boleyn girls at the heart of it all – the one, Anne, and we all know what happened to her; the other, the other Boleyn girl of the title, the completely obscure Mary, reimagined from precious little ...

  5. 3 hours ago · The next day, police found the body of Chaithanya “Swetha” Madhagani, 35, in a wheelie bin outside Geelong. They are attempting to reach her husband, who left for India with the couple’s son. In Perth, Mauwa Kizenga, 22, was stabbed to death while out walking with her cousin. A 30-year-old man was charged with her murder.

  6. 3 hours ago · An illustrated 1976 advertisement for Great Wall Chinese Vodka, “THE MOST EXPENSIVE VODKA IN THE WORLD”, portrays a party of happy white people raising their glasses under the tagline: “They told us we were making vodka for the good of the party!” Another advertisement noted it was “strictly not for the peasants”. And there in a nutshell is all the excitement, the appeal to luxury ...

  7. 3 hours ago · Of Blenheim. Passed away peacefully at Olive Tree Rest Home on Friday 19 April 2024, after a long battle with cancer. Aged 95 years. Her loving husband Keith beside her after 72 years of marriage. Succeeded by sons, Andrew (dec), and Donald and Robyn. Grandchildren Philippa, and Guy. Great-grandchildren Sophie, Poppy, Jasper, and Juliette.