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Bering Land Bridge
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dodger
dodger, before the days of the enclosed bridge, a painted canvas screen erected at chest height around the forward side and wing ends of a ship's bridge as a protection against the weather. Up to the 1920s, when strengthened glass was introduced, all small steamships, and even some large ones, used... Read more |
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Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Olivier of Brighton
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Brighton , 1907-89, English actor, director, and producer. He made his stage debut at Stratford-on-Avon in 1922 and soon achieved renown through his work with the Old Vic company. Noted for his remarkable versatility and striking features, he enjoyed universal... Read more |
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Harry Bridges
Harry Bridges (Alfred Renton Bridges), 1901-90, American labor leader, b. Melbourne, Australia. Arriving (1920) as an immigrant seaman in San Francisco, he became a longshoreman and militant labor organizer. Bridges led (1934) the West Coast maritime workers' strike, which expanded into an abortive... Read more |
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London Bridge
London Bridge granite, five-arched bridge formerly over the Thames, in London, England. It is 928 ft (283 m) long and was designed by John Rennie and built between 1824 and 1831. The early wooden bridge (963-75) was replaced (1176-1209) by a stone bridge with houses and a chapel. The buildings were... Read more |
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Todd Bridges
Todd Bridges 1965– Actor At a Glance… Selected filmography Sources As the star of the long... Read more |
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Triborough Bridge
Triborough Bridge New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens. Completed in 1936, it comprises three separate sections—a bridge crossing the East River, a bridge spanning the Harlem River, and a fixed bridge across the Bronx Hills. Including the viaducts that... Read more |
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge vehicular suspension bridge, New York City, southernmost of the bridges across the East River, between lower Manhattan and Brooklyn; built 1869-83. The achievement of J. A. Roebling and his son W. A. Roebling, it has a span of 1,595.5 ft (487 m). It was the first steel-wire... Read more |
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Paul Newman
Paul Newman 1925-2008, American actor, b. Cleveland, Ohio. After performing in a Broadway play (1952-53) and in television dramas, Newman became a versatile film actor and a major Hollywood star. He made his movie debut in 1954 and achieved leading man status with his role in Somebody Up There... Read more |
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Academy NYC Screening to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
...special afternoon screening of "King: A Filmed...Richard Kaplan, the film's associate producer...as a one-time screening event to benefit...that thematically bridge the sequences of...such luminaries as Harry Belafonte, Ruby...collection of the Academy Film Archive. "Monday...quality ... |
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A wonderful lifetime in film Screen legend Clint Eastwood has been dazzling...
...plenty of other films released in the...at the Cannes Film Festival in the...lifetime achievement honor, the craggy star...seen an early screening of "Bloodwork...exciting, sexy films ... even at...columnist, author and film historian Robert...the "Dirty Harry" ... |
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Old Friends: Paul Simon And His Songwriting Muse
...and now he was heading to a screening of the new Harry Potter film, which he would see with one...songwriter, an award that honors a career, rather than merely...The Boxer"), inspired ("Bridge Over Troubled Water") and... |
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Screening Room; Earn This
...upon to do. Uncle Harry got a Bronze Star...their own lives of honor. In an antiwar...movie love stories, films such as face...romance. The great films about men at war, .films like face=+Italic...of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai... |
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MERYL'S MOMENT ; GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE CELEBRATES STREEP'S DISTINGUISHED...
...to the art of film -- came on the...a 20-minute film highlighting her...Choice" and "Bridges of Madison County...look at these films and think...Maybe the film stock is degrading...Saturday and a Sunday screening of her latest...accepting the honor, she joined a...Parents Mary ... |
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Repertory
...status, but that honor really ought to...donations accepted. Screening room at the Chestnut...otherwise noted. 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville...would fuel a whole film-say, Kaye being...1966) (Shown on film): Michael Caine...class equivalent Harry Palmer-eventually...four years, the ... |
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Mark your calendar Things to do in DuPage County Today Sunday Monday...
...author of "The Film That Changed...joins After Hours Film Society to present a screening and discussion...one of the films featured in his...41 PTA hostsa screening of "Race To...private side of Harry Truman's life...617-3309. Bridge Communities...The luncheon honors ... |
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Carols and chocolate at JJC weekend concert
...historic silent film and audience participation...concert on our bridge over the lake...sung to honor all American...enjoy a special screening of the 1905 silent film “‘Twas...arrangement by Harry Simeone. â...1905 silent film “Twas... |
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saratoga county calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
...Saratoga PLAN will honor conservation...Where: Saratoga Film Forum, 320...Waiting for Harry Potter Club...Where: Saratoga Film Forum, 320...min. 2006 "Bridge to Terabithia...1343 Notes: Screening of the 1998 film. "The Pajama... |
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AROUND THE REGION.(Capital Region)
...of Dunn Memorial Bridge), Albany When...Thursday. Oscar Winning Films of 1969, Clifton...cphlibrary.org Notes: A screening of "Cactus Flower...11 victims and to honor local police officers...Fireman's Home, 125 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson...Mothers of America in honor of the lives ... |
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