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Sir David Lean
Sir David Lean 1908-91, English film director, producer, and scriptwriter, b. Croyden, England. He entered the film industry in the 1920s, and had become one of Britain's most accomplished film editors before turning to directing with In Which We Serve (1942, with Noël Coward ). His other... Read more |
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Sir Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness , 1914-2000, English actor, b. London. After his stage debut in 1934, Guinness performed with John Gielgud 's company and at the Old Vic . An actor of enormous versatility and range on stage and in film, he was especially noted for his minimalist approach and his finely tuned... Read more |
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foreign
foreign foreign body an object or piece of extraneous matter that has entered the body by accident or design.foreign devil in China, a foreigner, especially a European, a translation of Chinese (faan) kwai ló ‘(foreign) devil fellow’; the term is recorded in English from the mid... Read more |
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Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion the body of churches in all parts of the world that are in communion with the Church of England (see England, Church of ). The communion is composed of regional churches, provinces, and separate dioceses bound together by mutual loyalty as expressed in the Lambeth Conference ... Read more |
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Great Expectations
GREAT EXPECTATIONS UK, 1946 Director:David Lean Production:Rank/Cineguild; black and white, 35mm; running time: 118 minutes. Released May 1947 by Universal-International Pictures. Producer:David Lean; screenplay:David Lean and Ronald Neame with... Read more |
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Rihanna
Rihanna1988— Singer Rihanna is the rare rhythm and blues (R&B) diva to emerge from the Caribbean world. Though she had made two previous albums, the Barbadian singer debuted a glamorous new look in the spring of 2007 as her latest single, "Umbrella," began to climb the charts. By late summer... Read more |
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caricature
caricature a satirical drawing, plastic representation, or description which, through exaggeration of natural features, makes its subject appear ridiculous. Although 16th-century Northern painters, such as Holbein, Bruegel, and Bosch, employed certain elements of caricature, no comic tradition was... Read more |
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