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Helen Mirren
MIRREN, Helen 1945(?)– (Dame Helen Mirren) PERSONAL |
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Helen Brooke Toussig
Helen Brooke Taussig Physician Helen Brooke Taussig discovered a surgical procedure for treating "blue babies." She proved that "blue babies" died of insufficient circulation rather than cardiac arrest, as had been previously thought. Physician and cardiologist Helen Brooke Taussig spent her... Read more |
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Carol II
Carol II 1893-1953, king of Romania, son of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie . While crown prince, he contracted a morganatic marriage with Zizi Labrino but divorced her to marry (1921) Princess Helen of Greece. He soon formed a liaison with Magda Lupescu , with whom he lived in Paris after being... Read more |
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Hermione
Hermione , in Greek mythology, the only daughter of Helen and Menelaus . When Helen eloped with Paris, Hermione was abandoned to the care of Clytemnestra. She later married Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles. In Euripides' Andromache, she is carried off by Orestes who marries her after he has... Read more |
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Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman A member of the South African House of Assembly for the Progressive Federal Party for over three decades, Helen Suzman (born 1917) was known internationally for her forthright opposition to apartheid and uncompromising advocacy of the interests of millions of nonwhite and... Read more |
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Menelaus
Menelaus , in Greek mythology, king of Sparta, son of Atreus . He was the husband of Helen , father of Hermione , and younger brother of Agamemnon . When Paris, prince of Troy, abducted Helen, Menelaus asked the other Greek kings to join him in an expedition against Troy, beginning the Trojan... Read more |
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Saint Helens
Saint Helens city (1991 pop. 114,397) and metropolitan borough, NW England, in the Greater Liverpool metropolitan area. It is a major center of glass manufacture in England. The city also has iron and brass foundries, chemical and soap factories, and potteries. Coal mining, although declining, is... Read more |
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Helene
Helene , in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn . Also known as Saturn XII (or S12), Helene is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical) body measuring about 22 mi (36 km) by 20 mi (32 km) by 18 mi (30 km); it orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 234,500 mi (377,400 km)... Read more |
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...selling her jewelry. Solomon proposes marriage and Helen accepts, though she confesses that...reappears, so Solomon offers to release Helen from her promise. Misunderstanding Solomon's change of heart, Helen rushes out into the night, where... |
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Shore Acres
...sell the old homestead in Maine and prohibit the marriage of their niece, Helen, to Dr. Sam Warren. Martin objects to the doctor...containing a melodramatic scene of the elopement of Helen, the play is distinguished for its quiet realism... |
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Wilson, Elizabeth
...Uncle Vanya (1973), the calculating Mrs. Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (1976), the interfering Aunt Helen in Taken in Marriage (1979), the disapproving spinster Aaronetta in Morning's at Seven (1980), and the retired actress Bonita... |
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Melba, Nellie
Melba, Nellie (1859–1931). Opera singer. Born of Scottish parents as Helen Porter Mitchell, near Melbourne (Australia), it was only after marriage to Charles Armstrong that her gifts were developed. She came to England largely by... |
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Honorable Peter Stirling, The
...law, and politics. He loves Helen Pierce, daughter of a banker...unselfishly reconciled to her marriage with his best friend, Watts...the responsibility to spare Helen the knowledge of her husband...strikers, he is cared for by Helen and d'Alloi's daughter ... |
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City, The
...been nominated to run for governor, is engaged to marry Eleanor Vorhees ( Helen Holmes), and has watched his sister, Cicely ( Mary Nash), make an excellent marriage to his private secretary, George Frederick Hancock ( Tully Marshall). But... |
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Why Marry?
...fiancée is his lab technician, Helen ( Estelle Winwood), who is...wed and work, but she fears marriage would distract Ernest from...John ( Edmund Breese), Helen therefore decides simply to live...young lovers that “bad as marriage is, until we reform it, ... |
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Pendennis, The History of
...devoted and unworldly widow, Helen. As a very young man he falls...only rescued from an unsuitable marriage by the tactful intervention...to be rescued by a loan from Helen's adopted daughter, Laura Bell. Helen hopes that Laura and her son... |
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By Love Possessed
...devoted spinster secretary, Helen. Although Ralph is corrupt...does not bring himself to tell Helen of his knowledge that all will...local bank from which Ralph and Helen's father has improperly diverted...companionship in his second marriage. Through these ... |
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Howards End
...The Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, and their brother Tibby, care about...and distrust emotions and imagination. Helen Schlegel is drawn to the Wilcox family...the consternation of both families. Her marriage cracks but does not break. In the end... |
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Melba, Nellie
Melba, Nellie (1859–1931). Opera singer. Born of Scottish parents as Helen Porter Mitchell, near Melbourne (Australia), it was only after marriage to Charles Armstrong that her gifts were developed. After study in Paris came a brilliant... |
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triumph
...joy or satisfaction resulting from a success or victory: “Here it is!” Helen's voice rose in triumph. ∎ a highly successful example of something: the marriage had been a triumph of togetherness. 2. the processional entry of a victorious... |
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Hardelot, Guy d
Hardelot, Guy d' [ Mrs. W. I. Rhodes, née Helen Guy] (b Hardelot, Boulogne, 1858; d London, 1936). Fr. composer. Toured USA with Calvé, 1896. After marriage, settled in London. Wrote many songs (incl. Because, 1902) which... |
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HELEN ZIA SPEAKS OUT ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS...
...1990s, famed editor and writer Helen Zia found herself in Missoula...Zone Meets the Asian Zone: Marriage Equality and Other Intersections...entitled "Asian Americans and the Marriage Equality Debate," which brings...who suggested marriage. ... |
 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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'LOVE' & MARRIAGE HELEN MIRREN AND DIRECTOR-HUSBAND TAYLOR HACKFORD DO A...
Helen Mirren and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, were discussing their...soon began living together. Although for years she wasn't interested in marriage, she finally conceded and in 1997 wed the director. So the two have a rhythm... |
 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Soldier marries his first love before Bosnian trip; Family Announcements -...
...Richard, 25, met his wife Helen, also 25, 13 years ago when...friends at The Village Inn. Helen said: "We went out for a couple...fantastic." Richard added: "Helen wanted to get married before...Has there been a birth, marriage or death in your family ... |
 "Daily Mail (London)")
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caught in the mistress trap; For nine years Helen gloried in being the secret...
...TESSA CUNNINGHAM WRITER Helen Carlyle spent nine years as...mistresses actually cement marriages. Here, Helen, now 64 and a mother-of...happy, I helped keep his marriage intact. In fact, the moment...needs but in shoring up their marriages. ... |
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The maths of marriage.(From Helen Prochazka's Scrapbook)(Brief article)
...would get divorced and which would stay together. Observers recorded the couples discussing contentious issues in their marriage, such as in-laws and finances. They recorded the ratio of positive to negative interactions between them, both verbal and physical. When the ratio of positive interactions to ... |
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Marriage, why I'd never forgive Helen if she was unfaithful and my disgust...
...tidy. If his beautiful wife Helen were ever unfaithful, he would never forgive her and the marriage would be over. 'For us...family and I'm posses- sive. Helen is mine. My relationship with...whole existence. Until I met Helen, I couldn't have imagined... |
 "Daily News (New York, NY)")
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Helen and marriage
THE article referring to Helen Clark's view on marriage (March 17) omitted certain facts...she is reported as saying: "Marriage has a lot of inappropriate connotations...quoted in Brian Edwards' book, Helen: "She was resistant up to the... |
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THIS YOUNG PRETTY BALLERINA GREW UP TO BE ONE OF THE BEST-LOVED FACES ON...
...Coronation Street star whose marriage broke up last month. What is the truth about Helen Worth? AMID the convivial...Meanwhile, Angelis's wife Helen Worth - one of the most recognisable...away. Within a few weeks, Helen's marriage was ... |
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Quote by Rowland, Helen on Marriage.(Quotation)
QUOTE: "Before marriage, a man will go home and lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll go to sleep before you finish saying it." --Rowland, Helen SUBJECT: Marriage |
 "The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)")
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SAME-SEX MARRIAGES TARGET OF BILL IDAHO REP. HELEN CHENOWETH COSPONSOR OF...
...legislation to ban same-sex marriages. The House of Representatives...labeled the "Defense of Marriage Act," and cosponsored by Rep. Helen Chenoweth. The proposed law defines marriage as only a union between...recognize same-sex marriages, ... |
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