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Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew [Gr.,=manly], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, brother of Peter. According to tradition he was a missionary in Asia Minor, Macedonia, and S Russia. According to the apocryphal Acts of Andrew, he was martyred at Pátrai in Greece. He is said to have died on an X-s... Read more
Saint Andrews
Saint Andrews town (1991 pop. 11,302), Fife, E Scotland, on the North Sea. A summer resort, it is famous for its golf courses. It was the seat of an archbishop from 908 and the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland until the Reformation. St. Andrews Cathedral, the largest in Scotland, but now a ruin, ... Read more
Andrew Newell Wyeth
Andrew Newell Wyeth , 1917-, American painter, b. Chadds Ford, Pa. Wyeth's work has been enormously popular and critically acclaimed since his first one-man show in 1937. He was trained by his father, the noted illustrator N. C. Wyeth . The places and people of Chadds Ford and Cushing, Maine, are h... Read more
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base U.S. military installation, 4,279 acres (1,732 hectares), central Md., est. 1943. It is the chief military airport of Washington, D.C., as well as the headquarters for the air force's high-priority airlift command. ... Read more
Andrew Cecil Bradley
Andrew Cecil Bradley 1851-1935, English scholar and critic, b. Cheltenham; brother of Francis Herbert Bradley. He taught at Oxford for many years and was professor of poetry there (1901-6). Bradley is known for his Shakespearean Tragedy (1904), a classic work of criticism noted for its exposition... Read more
Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher 1862-1928, Australian statesman. He emigrated from Scotland to Australia in 1885, helped organize the Australian Labour party, and served three times as Labour prime minister of Australia (1908-9, 1910-13, and 1914-15). He guided the passage of much social legislation in the fields of... Read more
Lorrin Andrews Thurston
Lorrin Andrews Thurston 1858-1931, lawyer and newspaper publisher. He was the son of missionaries in Hawaii. Favoring U.S. annexation of Hawaii, he was one of the leaders of the revolution (1893) that overthrew Queen Liliuokalani. Thurston drafted the constitution for the provisional Hawaiian gover... Read more
John Albion Andrew
John Albion Andrew 1818-67, Civil War governor of Massachusetts (1861-66), b. Windham, Maine. He practiced law in Boston, but his antislavery sympathies drew him into politics. He was one of the organizers of the Free-Soil party and later of the Republican party. Soon after taking office as governo... Read more
Andrew Bell
Andrew Bell 1753-1832, British educator, b. St. Andrews, Scotland. After seven years in Virginia as a tutor, he returned to England, was ordained a deacon, and later (1789) became superintendent of an orphan asylum in Madras (now Chennai), India. Here he developed the monitorial system , which he ... Read more
Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens 1739-1817, American Revolutionary soldier, b. near Paxtang, Pa. He moved (1752) to South Carolina and took part (1761) in frontier warfare against the Cherokee . During the American Revolution , Pickens rose in rank from captain of militia to brigadier general. He took part in the ... Read more

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Actors Who Faced (or Became) Movie Monsters
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...there are also the cases in which an established star simply enjoys playing a bona fide monster for a change of pace. Dana Andrews (1909 – 1992), a minister's son, starred in such Hollywood classics as The Ox-Bow Incident (1943...
Otto Preminger
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Preminger persuaded the studio head to let him produce and direct the suspense story Laura. Starring Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, and Gene Tierney, Laura was a critical and commercial success. Many considered it Preminger's finest film. Halliwell...
Affiliate Model
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce ...sources of funding or courting acquisition by leveraged firms. FURTHER READING: Andrews, Kelly J. " for the Masses." Target Marketing. October 1999. Blankenhorn, Dana. "New Twists and Terms for Affiliates." B to B. July 31, 2000. Green...
Ripley, George
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...Unitarian paper which he made so liberal that he was attacked by Andrews Norton for a “leaning toward infidelity.”...Cyclopaedia (16 vols., 1858–63) with C.A. Dana, and made trips to Europe (1866, 1869–70...

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Andrews, Dana
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ANDREWS, Dana Nationality: American. Born: Carver Dana Andrews in Collins, Mississippi, 1 January 1909 or 1912. Education: Attended Sam Houston College. Family: Married 1) Janet Murray (died 1935), child: David (deceased); 2...
Laura
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...special effect photography: Fred Sersen; costume designer: Bonnie Cashin. Cast: Gene Tierney (Laura Hunt ); Dana Andrews (Mark McPherson ); Clifton Webb (Waldo Lydecker ); Vincent Price (Shelby Carpenter ); Judith Anderson (Anne Treadwell...
Hoffenstein, Samuel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...The drama managed to encompass the darkest sides of its players in a sophisticated setting as a hired detective (Dana Andrews) comes on the scene to investigate a young woman's murder. Laura (Gene Tierney), believed to be the victim...
The Best Years of Our Lives
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Perry Ferguson; music: Hugo Friedhofer. Cast: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson ); Fredric March (Al Stephenson ); Dana Andrews (Fred Derry ); Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson ); Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry ); Cathy O'Donnel (Wilma Cameron...

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DANA ANDREWS FILM FESTIVAL SET FOR SEPT. 12
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/5/2009; 507 words ; ...on Saturday (Sept. 12). The Dana Andrews Film Festival will be held from...From Huntsville to Hollywood: The Dana Andrews Story" and a reception will be...The film festival is in honor of Dana Andrews' centenary and is timed to coincide...
Dana A. Andrews
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 12/19/2002; ; 397 words ; CARVER - Dana Anthony Andrews Sr., 55, a construction worker, died Tuesday at Good Samaritan...Boston. He is survived by his wife, Donna M. (Fernandes) Andrews; a son Dana Andrews Jr. of Carver; two daughters, Jan Marie Andrews and Christina...
DANA ANDREWS NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/2/2009; 564 words ; ...following news release: Dana Andrews, a senior from San...College Division team. Andrews was a first-team...Arizona and Oregon. "Dana has been and will...amazing student. Dana is a model student...last four years." Andrews is pursuing a bachelor...
OBITUARIES;Actor Dana Andrews Dies at 83; Star in `The Best Years of Our Lives'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/18/1992; 700+ words ; Dana Andrews, whose film portrayals ranged from a...which won seven Academy Awards. Mr. Andrews himself was not nominated. One of the...better cut it out.' " He was born Carver Dana Andrews in Dont, near Collins, Miss., to...
Dana Andrews, 83, Versatile Actor
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/18/1992; 508 words ; HOLLYWOOD Dana Andrews, whose film portrayals ranged from...the actor Steve Forrest, said Mr. Andrews had been in failing health for several...role in "The Ox Bow Incident," Mr. Andrews generally starred in moderate-budget...
Ailing Dana Andrews selling home
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/6/1990; 280 words ; Actor Dana Andrews, 81, and his actress wife of 50 years, Mary Todd Andrews, 74, are selling the Los Angeles home they have...the listing agent. "The home is too big for Mrs. Andrews, so she's moving to an apartment in Hollywood...
Andrews/Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Dana J. Andrews
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/27/1998; 255 words ; Rebecca Ann Sanford and Dana J. Andrews were married at The First Congregationalist Church in Middleboro...attend medical school. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews of Bridgewater, is employed in the offshore oil industry. The...
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS:DANA D. ANDREWS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/14/2006; 700+ words ; Congressional Testimony 11-14-2006 Statement of Dana D. Andrews Licensing Administrator, Division of Child Care Colorado Department of Human Services Committee on House International Relations...
Bye bye Dana
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 8/4/2006; ; 505 words ; ...native, 22-year-old Dana Andrews, became the second female...Forget About Me, while Andrews chose the tough track...Alone, by Heart while Dana tackled another difficult...got to go, and it was Andrews, the show's youngest...
ANDREWS, SUAREZ EARN ALL- CALIFORNIA COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HONORS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/2/2009; 660 words ; ...news release: Monterey Bay's Dana Andrews was been named first team All...Athletic Association (CCAA) office. Andrews was the Otters' leading scorer...Coach of the Year. First Team Dana Andrews (CSUMB, 5-11, G/F, Sr...