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1 day ago · Great Expectations is full of extreme imagery—poverty, prison ships and chains, and fights to the death—and has a colourful cast of characters who have entered popular culture. These include the eccentric Miss Havisham , the beautiful but cold Estella , and Joe Gargery, the unsophisticated and kind blacksmith .
- Charles Dickens
- 544 (first edition 1861)
- 1860
- Novel, Bildungsroman
1 day ago · Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator, and writer. He first came to prominence as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993).
1 day ago · James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. In what he termed "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978.
- Gunshot to the head (consistent with suicide)
- James Warren Jones, May 13, 1931, Crete, Indiana, U.S.
- 9
- Leader of Peoples Temple
1 day ago · Background Main articles: Davidian Seventh-day Adventist, Mount Carmel Center, Branch Davidians, and David Koresh The Branch Davidians (also known as "The Branch") were a religious group that originated in 1955 from a schism in the Shepherd's Rod (Davidians) following the death of the Shepherd's Rod founder Victor Houteff. Houteff founded the Davidians based on his prophecy of an imminent ...
- Suspected weapons violations, Cause of fire disputed
- Fire destroys compound: 86 dead in total
- February 28 – April 19, 1993 (51 days)
1 day ago · Poison Ivy (Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley / ˈ aɪ z l i / EYEZ-lee) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino, she debuted in Batman #181 (June 1966), and has become one of the superhero Batman's most enduring enemies belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.
- Pamela Lillian Isley
- Genius-level intellect, Manipulation of plants and toxins, Decelerated aging, Expert seductress
- Batman #181 (June 1966)
1 day ago · In Canada, women and older people are more likely to be disabled than working-class men. In comparison to working-age persons between 25 and 65, seniors over 65 reported a disability rate of 38%, which is nearly twice as high. In Canada, women over 15 had a reported disability rate of 24.3%, compared to men's 20%.
1 day ago · He also acted in the 2000 Christian film Mercy Streets with Eric Roberts and Stacy Keach, and the 2003 prison movie In Hell with Jean-Claude Van Damme. Hall of Fame induction. In 1999, when Taylor became eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, there were some concerns his hard-partying lifestyle and drug abuse would hurt his candidacy.
