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2 days ago · Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. [1] A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times. [2]
3 days ago · Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow ( / məˈriːə di ˈlʊərdz ˈvɪljərz ˈfæroʊ / mə-REE-ə dee LOORDZ VIL-yərz FARR-oh; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera Peyton Place and gained further recognition for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra.
2 days ago · Rachel Hannah Weisz ( / vaɪs /; [3] born 7 March 1970 [note 1]) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received several awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award .
2 days ago · Great Expectations at Wikisource. Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. The novel is a Bildungsroman and depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens' second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person.
- Charles Dickens
- 1860
1 day ago · List of living centenarians. The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. For more lists of centenarians, see lists of centenarians .
2 days ago · André René Roussimoff ( French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁəne ʁusimɔf]; 19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Dubbed "the Eighth Wonder of the World ", Roussimoff was known for his great size, which was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormones.
3 days ago · Over time there have been twenty-eight villages/parishes, including the two towns of New Romney and Lydd, existing on Romney Marsh. Today (2020) there are seventeen. See our Villages pages. Some of these lost communities on the Marsh are instances of the modern decline of the rural communities.
