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Apollo Milton Obote
Apollo Milton Obote , 1924-2005, president of Uganda (1966-71, 1980-85). Obote, a member of the legislative council of Uganda from 1957, founded (1960) the Uganda People's Congress. Prime minister from 1962 to 1966, he led a revolution, installing himself as president in 1966. Overthrown by Idi ... Read more |
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Max Liebermann
Max Liebermann , 1847-1935, German genre painter and etcher. He went to Paris in 1873, where he was impressed by the Barbizon school of painters. In Holland he was influenced by Frans Hals and Jozef Israëls . His early works were realistic, but beginning about 1890 he developed a style... Read more |
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Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman American screenwriter Ernest Lehman (1915–2005), though not especially known for prodigious output, wrote screenplays for some of the most famous and best-loved films produced in the mid-twentieth century. His credits include screen adaptation for major Broadway productions... Read more |
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Little Milton
Little Milton American blues singer and guitarist "Little" Milton Campbell (1934–2005) learned his craft as a young man growing up in the Mississippi Delta. He went on to distinguish himself with a legendary recording and performance career that lasted more than 50 years and won him a place... Read more |
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Ismail Merchant
Ismail Merchant Producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory created magnificent films that were largely the result of Merchant's financial wizardry. "Mention Merchant Ivory, and the mind begins to wallow in visions of Edwardian elegance," noted The Economist. Throughout... Read more |
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Giorgio Morandi
Giorgio Morandi , 1890-1964, Italian painter and etcher, b. Bologna. He studied at that city's Fine Arts Academy (grad. 1913) and from 1930 to 1954 was a professor there. Influenced early by Cézanne, cubism, and futurism and subsequently associated with the pittura metafisica (1918-20) of ... Read more |
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Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman1937— Actor Morgan Freeman is a versatile actor who has performed in numerous roles from children's television to Shakespearean drama. He is best known for his appearances in a string of well-regarded motion pictures, including Driving Miss Daisy, Lean on Me, Glory, and Million... Read more |
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Michael Nyman
Nyman, Michael 1944-PERSONALFull name, Michael Lawrence Nyman; born March 23, 1944, in London, England; son of Mark and Jeannette Nyman; married Aet Toome, May 16, 1970; children: Molly, additional daughter. Education: Studied musicology with Thurston Dart, Kings College, London, 1964-67; Royal... Read more |
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Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett JohanssonNovember 22, 1984 • New York, New YorkActressWith her tousled blonde hair, full lips, and porcelain complexion, twenty-year-old Scarlett Johansson has become one of the hottest talents in Hollywood. In the mid-2000s her luminous features graced the cover of every fashion magazine,... Read more |
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Eris (astronomy)
Eris The first trans‐Neptunian object found with a diameter larger than that of Pluto; also known as minor planet (136199). It is the largest of the new class of >dwarf planets.Eris is about 2400 km in diameter and has a satellite, Dysnomia, about one‐eighth its size. It was... Read more |
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Milton: paradise lost? ; Academy's Alumni of Color event rankles some members...
For many Milton Academy alumni, the notice...several members of the class of 1955, which had...fired off a letter to Milton head of school Theodorick...think of `color' at Milton Academy I think of...private school in ... |
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MILTON ACADEMY TWISTS THE CATCHPHRASE TO: TENNIS, EVERYONE?
MILTON Maybe the girls...varsity at Milton Academy to see who is...straight New England Class A Championship...many ISL titles Milton Academy has won...as a junior in 2005, moved up to...in my physics ... |
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AT MILTON ACADEMY, GRADUATION BRINGS END TO DIFFICULT YEAR
MILTON - The graduation ceremony at Milton Academy yesterday was filled with thoughtful...highest grade point average, the class of 2005 voted on which of its members would...said he is glad to be a part of Milton ... |
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NOTES ON A SCANDAL New book on Milton Academy offersshocking insight into...
...students at prestigious Milton Academy, alma mater to...seniors from the Class of 2005 and delves into...length of teachers, classes, sports, college...authors, who are Milton Academy alumnae...of the ... |
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OLE MISS SIGNING CLASS, FEBRUARY 2005 (15 of 27 no longer on team) and OLE...
OLE MISS SIGNING CLASS, FEBRUARY 2005 Gary Albury / DB...from team in August 2005 and enrolled at University...games last season. Milton Collins / WR / New...team in November 2005 after receiving little...Hargrave Military ... |
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Joliet-Area Salutatorians for the Class of 2005 They're No. 2
...photo emailed Kristin Gisselman School: Joliet Catholic Academy Parents: Douglas and Kimberly Gisselman Hometown: Plainfield...George School: Joliet Township Central High School Parents: Milton and Joann George Hometown: Elwood Intended college: Northern... |
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Meet the MBTA's finest: Class of 2005 graduates.(News)
The MBTA Transit Police Academy graduated 46 new recruits yesterday in a ceremony at Faneuil Hall...join departments in 10 surrounding towns, including Wellesley, Milton, Acton, West Bridgewater and Norfolk. During the ceremony, 12... |
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Milton detective's long service recalled
...scandal at Milton Academy and a 1994 murder...for 27 years and a Milton officer for 35 years...crash in 2002. In Milton, flags were flown...respect for Devin, a Milton native and graduate...He was just a class act." Nolan ... |
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Academy prepares students for rigor
...Banner 10-06-2005 Attending a public...the first day of class, however, that...andacademic year classes in which they develop...The Steppingstone Academy and Academy Nine.Boston families...The Steppingstone Academy, ... |
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2005 GUIDE TO CAREER TRAINING; Steppingstone expands to prepare more students...
...by the Steppingstone Academy. Attending a public...On the first day of class, however, that dream...sessions and academic year classes in which they develop...At the Steppingstone Academy and Academy Nine. Boston families...Country Day ... |