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Fleet Street
Fleet Street street in the City of London, England. It was formerly the center of English journalism. ... Read more
Fleet Prison
Fleet Prison former jail in London, England. Rebuilt after it was destroyed in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, again after the great fire of 1666, and once more after the Gordon riots of 1780, it was finally demolished in 1845-46. After the 17th cent. it was notable as a debtors' prison. Fleet marria... Read more
Pascual Cervera y Topete
Pascual Cervera y Topete , 1839-1909, Spanish admiral. During the Spanish-American War of 1898 he was given command of the Atlantic fleet and sent, against his own advice, to Cuba. He was blockaded by the American fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba from May until July 3. Then, in an attempt t... Read more
van de Velde
van de Velde , 17th-century Dutch family of artists. Jan van de Velde, 1593-1641, was a draftsman and engraver as well as a painter. His cousin Esaias van de Velde, c.1591-1630, a painter of genre and battle scenes, is best known for his clearly delineated landscapes. His Ferry Boat (Rijks Mus... Read more
battle of Jutland
battle of Jutland only major engagement between the British and German fleets in World War I . They met c.60 mi (100 km) west of the coast of Jutland. On May 31, 1916, a British squadron under Admiral Beatty was scouting in advance of the British main fleet, in search of the German main fleet unde... Read more
Ernest Joseph King
Ernest Joseph King 1878-1956, American admiral, commander in chief of the U.S. fleet (1941-45), b. Lorain, Ohio. A graduate of Annapolis, he distinguished himself in many branches of naval service, including the submarine and air arms. In World War I he was assistant chief of staff to Admiral Henry... Read more
John Benbow
John Benbow , 1653-1702, English admiral. Some of the stories of his exploits seem to be legendary, but he did command the fleet and successfully fight the French at La Hogue (1692), Saint-Malo (1693), and Dunkirk (1696) and the Spanish in the West Indies (1698). In 1702 he engaged in a four-day run... Read more
battle of Copenhagen
battle of Copenhagen 1801, an important incident of the French Revolutionary Wars . In Dec., 1800, Denmark joined Russia, Sweden, and Prussia in declaring the armed neutrality of the northern powers in the French Revolutionary Wars and in announcing that they would not comply with the British rule... Read more
Aulis
Aulis , small port of ancient Greece, in Boeotia, E central Greece. From there the Greek fleet sailed against Troy after the sacrifice of Iphigenia . Its ancient temple of Artemis is in ruins. ... Read more
Sir Edward Codrington
Sir Edward Codrington , 1770-1851, British admiral. He held various commands in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, taking part in the battle of Trafalgar (1805) and serving (1810-13) in the Mediterranean. He commanded the combined British, French, and Russian fleet that in 1827 destroyed ... Read more

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Look Homeward, Angel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...the boardinghouse run by his domineering mother Eliza ( Jo Van Fleet). His father, W. O. Gant ( Hugh Griffith), is a...George Roy Hill, and an exceptionally atmospheric set by Jo Mielziner . Ketti FRINGS [née Catherine or Katherine...
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'M Feelin' So Sad
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...x201C;a pseudoclassical tragifarce” by Arthur Kopit . [Phoenix Theatre, 454 perf.] Madame Rosepettle ( Jo Van Fleet) arrives at a Caribbean hotel accompanied by her usual ménage: the stuffed corpse of her husband, her pet...

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East of Eden
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Massey (Adam Trask ); Richard Davalos (Aron Trask ); Jo Van Fleet (Kate ); Burl Ives (Sam Cooper, the Sheriff ); Albert...Dramatique, 1955; Oscar, Best Supporting Actress (Van Fleet), 1955. Publications Script: Osborn, Paul, in Avant...

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OBITUARY : Jo Van Fleet
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/20/1996; ; 700+ words ; Jo Van Fleet was a powerful actress, described by Elia...scene I had to beat up my hooker girlfriend - Jo wanted to be pumped up and asked me to slap...The worst duel I figured in was between Jo Van Fleet and Hugh Griffith . . . it was always...
ACADEMY- AND TONY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS JO VAN FLEET.(News/National/International)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 6/12/1996; 442 words ; Byline: Associated Press Jo Van Fleet, an Academy Award-winning actress who...Eden and Cool Hand Luke, has died. Miss Van Fleet died Monday in New York. Although...a granddaughter. CAPTION(S): Photo Jo Van Fleet.
Jo Van Fleet, Actress
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/11/1996; 328 words ; Jo Van Fleet, an award-winning stage and screen actress...and Cinderella, died Monday. She was 81. Van Fleet, who worked with equal ease in films...s "Trip to Bountiful." Over the years, Van Fleet played mother to many: She was Anthony...
Oscar-Winning Actress Jo Van Fleet Dies at 81
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/12/1996; 700+ words ; Jo Van Fleet, 81, an Oscar and Tony award-winning actress...Trip to Bountiful." Over the years, Miss Van Fleet played mother to many: She was Anthony...Authority. In her first year in Hollywood, Miss Van Fleet played the mother of Susan Hayward...
Movie-cino. (Mendocino, CA)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 4/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...corner, shadowing a mysterious woman (Jo Van Fleet) whom he suspects is the mother he...STREET After she leaves the bank, Van Fleet walks up Kasten Street, hangs...LAKE STREET Eventually, Dean follows Van Fleet to this street, where he discovers...
Film Studies: After half a century, it's time to stroke Elia's mane
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/7/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...claim to have discovered Warren Beatty, Rod Steiger, Jo Van Fleet, Lee Remick, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Kim Hunter...Clift plays a government man who has to rehouse matriarch Jo Van Fleet (Cal's mother in Eden, too), as the Tennessee...
Five Long-Awaited Comedies Available for the First Time on DVD June 20.
Business Wire; 2/21/2006; 700+ words ; ...war brings together such diverse stars as Jerry Orbach, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lionel Stander and on-the...turn out daffily disastrous. Leigh Taylor-Young and Jo Van Fleet costar. "The Loved One" -- Robert Morse plays...
Movie Review: I LOVE YOU, ALICE B. TOKLAS
Newspaper article from: ; 1/1/1994; ; 222 words ; ...TOKLAS Starring: Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young Released: 1968...with an overbearing mother, played by Van Fleet. Sellers decides to chuck it...message in the film. Also with Joyce Van Pattern, David Arkin, and Herb Edelman...
Jack Pierson. (Luhring Augustine and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 9/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...for Girlie Show," 1941, (inscribed "for my wife Jo") among Pierson's own photos and drawings, you...this show as complexly as a switchboard: Hopper's "Jo" connects with Jo Van Fleet (in Pierson's brilliant Self-Portrait, 1993...
Evict politicians, not people
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 6/12/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Great Depression gave many of us our first understanding of the TVA, eminent domain and a great actress named Jo Van Fleet. Van Fleet, as 80-year-old Ella Garth, still haunts people of a certain age. To us, she will always be waiting for...