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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 10201 West Pico BoulevardLos Angeles, California 90064U.S.A.(310) 369-1000Fax: (310) 203-2979Web site: http://www.fox.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Fox Inc.Incorporated: 1915Employees: 360Sales: $1.2 billion (1996 est.)SICs: 7812 Motion Picture, Video... Read more |
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Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch (Keith Rupert Murdoch), 1931-, Australian-American publishing magnate. Combining sensationalist journalism (often reflective of his generally hawkish, strongly conservative political views) with aggressive promotion, Murdoch established a worldwide communications empire, the News... Read more |
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O J Simpson
O. J. Simpson (Orenthal James Simpson), 1947-, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heisman Trophy as the best college player of 1968. The "Juice" played with the Buffalo Bills (1969-77) and San Francisco 49ers (1978-79)... Read more |
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Rupert House
Rupert House village, W Que., Canada, on the Rupert River east of its mouth on James Bay. It was founded in 1668 as Charles Fort by the trader des Groseilliers , whose success there led to the incorporation of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670. Later called Fort Rupert, Rupert's House, Rupert... Read more |
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Dame Iris Murdoch
Dame Iris Murdoch (Dame Jean Iris Murdoch) , 1919-99, British novelist and philosopher, b. Dublin, Ireland. In 1948 she was named lecturer in philosophy at Oxford, and in 1963 she was made an honorary fellow of St. Anne's College, Oxford. Murdoch's novels, subtle, witty, convoluted, puzzling, and... Read more |
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Ruperts Land
Rupert's Land Canadian territory held (1670-1869) by the Hudson's Bay Company , named for Prince Rupert, first governor of the company. Under the charter granted (1670) to the company by Charles II, the region comprised the drainage basin of Hudson Bay. The area embraced what is today the... Read more |
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James Edward Murdoch
Murdoch, James E[dward] (1811?–93), actor. The son of a prominent Philadelphia family, he made his debut at the Arch Street Theatre in 1829 playing Frederick in Lovers' Vows. Murdoch quickly attained a national reputation, even though he performed far more frequently in his native city than... Read more |
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Rupert
Rupert 1352-1410, German king (1400-1410), elector palatine of the Rhine. He was elected German king after the deposition of Wenceslaus . Seeking the imperial crown, Rupert went to Italy. He attempted to intervene in Italian affairs and regain the former imperial city of Milan from Gian Galeazzo ... Read more |
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Prince Rupert (person)
Prince Rupert 1619-82, count palatine of the Rhine. Born in Prague, he was the son of Frederick the Winter King, elector palatine and king of Bohemia, and Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England. Rupert grew up in the Netherlands and studied at Leiden. Active in the later part of the Thirty Years... Read more |
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