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Nell
Nell ♀ Medieval short form of Eleanor, Ellen, and Helen. For the initial N-, compare Nan and Ned. It was the name by which Charles II's mistress Eleanor Gwyn (1650–87) was universally known to her contemporaries, and at about that time it also became established as an independent... Read more |
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Nell Gwynn
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Nell Dunn
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Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn (Eleanor Gwyn), 1650-87, English actress. Once an orange-seller at the Theatre Royal, she became a member of Killigrew's company, making her debut there in 1665. Her charm and vivacity in comic roles endeared her to the public, as did her witty renditions of prologues and epilogues. She... Read more |
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Nell Carter
Nell Carter 1948–2003 Singer, actor, performer At a Glance… Selected works Sources Popular actress and singer Nell Carter was best known for her Emmy award-nominated role as the sassy housekeeper on the 1980s television sitcom, Gimme a Break. She originally made her name on the... Read more |
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Reggio nell Emilia
Reggio nell' Emilia , city (1991 pop. 132,030), capital of Reggio nell' Emilia prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Aemilian Way. It is an agricultural and major industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include food products, metals, machinery, and electrical equipment.... Read more |
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Nell Irvin Painter
Painter, Nell Irvin August 2, 1942 The daughter of Frank Edward and Dona McGruder Donato Irvin, historian Nell Irvin Painter was born in Houston, Texas, but grew up in Oakland, California. She attended the University of California at Berkeley, including a year of study at the University of... Read more |
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Kiri Te Kanawa
Kiri Te Kanawa Lyric soprano Kiri Te Kanawa (born 1944) of New Zealand rose to great popularity because of the warmth and freshness of her voice and her own physical beauty, which lent a striking stage presence. Kiri Te Kanawa was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, on March 6, 1944, into a... Read more |
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Ellen
Ellen ♀ Originally a variant of Helen, although now no longer associated with that name. Initial H- tended to be added and dropped rather capriciously, leading to many doublets (compare for example Esther and Hester). It is also sometimes used as a short form of Eleanor, to which, however,... Read more |
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Hereford
Hereford , town (1991 pop. 48,277), Herefordshire, W central England. Hereford is a cattle-market town, from which the cattle breed takes its name. Industries include food processing, brewing, and light manufacturing. At its cathedral, which probably dates from the 11th cent., the Festival of the... Read more |
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Salvation Nell
Salvation Nell (1908), a play by Edward Sheldon. [Hackett Theatre, 71 perf.] Nell Saunders ( Mrs. Fiske) is a scrubwoman at Sid McGovern...When Al McGovern ( John Dillon) makes advances to Nell, a fight ensues and Jim kills Al. After Jim is... |
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Mistress Nell
Mistress Nell (1900), a play by George C. Hazelton. [Bijou Theatre, 104 perf.] Nell Gwynne ( Henrietta Crossman) is an orange‐vendor...Buckingham ( Geoffrey Stein), the king's rival for Nell's favors, and the Duchess of Portsmouth ( Adelaide... |
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Gwyn, Nell
Gwyn, Nell (1650–87). Born in 1650 in Hereford, Nell first worked as a barmaid in her mother's drinking-house...emphasizing the social distinction made between the treatment of Nell and other royal mistresses. She remained, despite everything... |
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Little Nell and the Marchioness
Little Nell and the Marchioness (1867), a play by...Brougham. [Wallack's Theatre, 28 perf.] Nell ( Lotta Crabtree) and her Grandfather Trent...wear and tear has been too much for Little Nell, who dies and is lifted bodily to heaven. In a... |
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Gwynn, Nell
Gwynn, Nell [ Eleanor Gwynn] (1650–87), English actress, who was an orange...of a number of plays, one of the best known being Paul Kester's Sweet Nell of Old Drury (1900), in which the title-role was played for many years... |
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Dunn, Nell
Dunn, Nell (1936– ), novelist and playwright, whose early works of fiction, Up the Junction (1963) and Poor Cow (1967; filmed... |
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Cook, Barbara (Nell)
Cook, Barbara [Nell] (b. 1927), singer and actress. A native of Atlanta, the doll‐faced blonde with an exceptionally beautiful soprano voice... |
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Gwyn, Eleanor (‘Nell’)
Gwyn, Eleanor (‘Nell’) (1650–87), orange-seller, actress, and mistress of Charles II; her best role seems to have been the ‘breeches part’ of Florimel in Dryden's Secret Love. One of her sons was created duke of St Albans in 1684. |
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Little Nell (Trent)
Little Nell (Trent), the heroine of Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop. |
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Old Curiosity Shop, The
...but this idea was soon abandoned.Little Nell Trent lives in the gloomy atmosphere of...law, and his remaining means drained by Nell's profligate brother Fred, he has borrowed...of retrieving his fortunes, for Little Nell's sake. Quilp, who believes him a rich... |
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Nell
Nell •Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle...Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel... |
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Reggio nell'Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia, Emilia‐Romagna/Italy Regium Lepidi ‘Royal (Town) in Emilia...Royal (Town) of Lepidus’ from the Latin regius ‘royal’ and the Italian nell' ‘in the’. It was founded in the 2nd century bc by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus... |
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Gwyn, Nell
Gwyn, Nell (1650–87). Born in 1650 in Hereford, Nell first worked as a barmaid and then as an orange‐seller outside the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London), before attracting the attention of Charles II. She became his mistress though sharing... |
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Gwynn, Nell
Gwynn, Nell (full name Eleanor Gwynn) (1650–87) English actress. Originally an orange-seller, she became famous as a comedienne at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. She was a mistress of Charles II; one of her sons was later created Duke of St Albans. |
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Adele
...matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel... |
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artel
...matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel... |
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bagatelle
...matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel... |
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barbell
...matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel... |
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bluebell
...matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel... |
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Buñuel
...matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel... |
 "The People (London, England)")
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NELL TRUTH ABOUT ME AND JAILED LOVER; Stunner tells of her passion for...
Byline: RACHEL DOBSON GORGEOUS Nell McAndrew has told of her hell over her...candlelit dinner. Celebrity Survivor beauty Nell said: "After we ordered, he held my...benefit of the doubt. I am so glad I did." Nell, 28, opened her heart about her sizzling... |
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Ma Nell shows her mettle; Woman makes mint out of land no one wanted.(News)
...Thembisile Makgalemele All Charlotte Nell wanted when she moved from the small Limpopo...workplace. Never in her wildest dreams did Nell see herself going into business, yet her...more remarkable is how 50-year-old Nell has changed the lives of residents of a... |
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JENNY NELL LITTLE BIT MANTRA 'I AM IN CONTROL".(Neighbors)
...unexpected. So in stepped instructor Jenny Nell, who talked and reassured and cajoled...re me for a second. Take a breath,'' Nell's slightly raspy voice carried across...Repeat after me, `I am in control.' '' Nell walked up to the petite girl on the tall... |
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Gerald "Jerry" Nell remembered as persistent, self-made man
Gerald "Jerry" Nell, who died Monday, had trouble letting go of...when he passed the torch to his son in 1994. Nell died after a short battle with small-cell lung cancer. He was 73.Nell, chief executive of Gerald Nell Inc., Waukesha... |
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Newspaper People: Nell McAndrew hits the headlines; Everyone knows The Sunday...
Byline: FRAN BOWDEN STUNNING Nell McAndrew has had some odd assignments in...results, as you can see, are amazing. Nell, a guest presenter on TV's The Big Breakfast...dress out of a newspaper, but it fits Nell perfectly thank goodness!" Nell says... |
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THE COSTA NELL SOL! 13; Step-by-step guide to how sexy supermodel revealed...
WHEN it's a Nell of a hot day what else can a girl do but strip off to cool down. Gorgeous supermodel Nell McAndrew sent the steamy temperatures soaring...was there to catch the action as nifty Nell, 27, took nine steps to paradise by getting... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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HOW WE MET; MARGARET DRABBLE AND NELL DUNN
...husband, the biographer Michael Holroyd. Nell Dunn, 60, was born in Wiltshire. Her...WiltshireMARGARET DRABBLE: I first saw Nell in 1963 or 1964. She had won the John...red shoes. I thought, "Those must be Nell's." I didn't know her but I thought... |
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Shocked Nell pays a heart-rending tribute to the love of her life.
Shocked Nell pays a heart-rending tribute to the love...SPLIT, but we never separated." So said Nell McCafferty yesterday, in an emotional and...personal feelings on the subject of Nuala from Nell. She is known for being honest, outspoken... |
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Parent firm creates Hook-Nell Flowers by merging 2 units. (J.G. Hook Inc....
PARENT FIRM CREATES HOOK/NELL FLOWERS BY MERGING 2 UNITS NEW YORK...its two divisions, J.G. Hook and Nell Flowers, according to Gary A. Kane...parent firm. The move is aimed to give Nell Flowers the benefit of J.G. Hook... |
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Nell Newman
...signature business greeting. "Hi, I'm Nell Newman, Paul Newman's daughter." Talk...of the afternoon I recently spent with Nell, she revealed a much more powerful legacy...involvement, and philanthropy" in daughters Nell, Melissa, and Clea. For Nell, these... |
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