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- Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
5: ...] and return to France to work with the [[French Resistance|French underground]] in [[Nazi]]-occupied ...
7: She made a landing near [[Cannes]] in [[1942]], where she made contact with her su...
9: ...oned. Under torture by the [[Gestapo]] at [[Fresnes prison]] in [[Paris]], Odette stuck to her cover ...
11: ...[[Concentration Camp]]. She survived the war and testified against the prison guards at a [[1946]] [[w...
15: Her third husband was Geoffrey Hallowes. - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
4: ... she was very active in various [[socialist]] causes in the [[New York City]].
6: ...], ''[[Meshes of the Afternoon]]'' (1943). ''Meshes of the Afternoon'' is recognized as a seminal Ame...
8: ...6mm [[experimental film]] at [[Cannes]] for ''Meshes of the Afternoon''.
12: ...]]. Some have speculated that her death was the result of a [[Vodoun|voodoo]] curse.
14: ...'[[The Changing Light at Sandover]]'' (1982). James Merrill paid for the completion of several of Der... - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
1: ...herine deneuve.jpg|thumb|Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000]]
2: ...October 22]] [[1943]]) is a [[France|French]] actress, born in [[Paris]], [[France]].
4: ...ourg]]'' (''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'') ([[Jacques Demy]], 1964), the late [[Surrealist]] masterpiec...
6: ...was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same performance.
8: She is a [[UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador]] and is the mother of two ... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...actress of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
5: ... up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: ...egional beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film pr...
9: ...Nights with Cleopatra]]'' and ''[[It's Him, Yes! Yes!]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[...
11: ...unt Studios]]. Among her films at this time: ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'' with [[Anthony Perkins]] (b... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
2: ...the present day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field.
5: ...ce]]'' ([[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[1982]]).
7: ...uthful approach toward the industry and her own presence within it. As she would say when collecting h...
9: ...House of the Spirits]]'', [[1995]]'s ''[[The Bridges of Madison County]]'' (largely regarded as her gr...
11: ...''[[Marvin's Room]]'', and completing another successful decade with ''[[Music of the Heart]]'', for w... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
1: ...nglen1920.jpg|thumb|right|Suzanne Lenglen, sometimes labelled the ''[[diva]]'' or ''[[prima donna]]'' ...
3: ...ed ''La Divine'' (the divine one) by the French press.
8: ...e he would lay down a handkerchief at various places on the court, to which his daughter had to direct...
10: Only four years after her first tennis strokes, Lenglen played in the final of the [[1914 in spo...
16: ... body. Staid Brits also were in shock at the boldness of the French woman who also casually sipped [[b... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...at, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored|restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France]].
5: ...ovember 20]], 1815, is sometimes (though rarely these days) referred to as the [[Great French War]].
9: The Napoleonic Wars brought some great changes upon the face of Europe:
11: ...nant power in Europe, as it had been since the times of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]].
12: ... nation in the world. The [[Royal Navy]] held unquestioned naval superiority throughout the world, and... - Elephant (13277 bytes)
2: ...px]] | caption =African Elephant reaching for leaves, in Kenya}}
10: ...lor = pink | plural_taxon = [[Genera]] and [[Species]]}}
21: ...e were more species, which are now [[extinct species|extinct]].
23: ...phant may live as long as 60 to 70 years. The largest elephant ever recorded was a male shot in [[Ango...
29: ...hant to reach food in high places and lift obstacles weighing up to 1 [[ton]]. Elephants are capable o... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
7: ...29]] - [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] declares himself [[King of Jerusalem]] during the [[Sixth ...
8: *[[1438]] - [[Albert II of Habsburg]] becomes King of [[Germany]].
11: ...]], which was very unpopular in the British colonies.
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[William Farg...
13: ...ivil War]]: The Congress of the [[Confederate States of America]] adjourns for the last time. - List of festivals (6550 bytes)
1: ...rized by type (music, art, etc), see [[:Category:Festivals]].
6: *[[World Festival of Youth and Students]]
8: ==Countries==
11: *[[List of festivals in Australia]]
14: *[[Bregenzer Festspiele]]
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