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- Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
2: ...il 29]], [[1917]], '''Maya Deren''' was an [[American]] [[avant-garde]] [[filmmaker]] and [[film]] the...
4: ...35]] she was very active in various [[socialist]] causes in the [[New York City]].
6: ...f the Afternoon'' is recognized as a seminal American avant-garde film. It was in 1943 that she adopt...
8: ...ernationale]] for 16mm [[experimental film]] at [[Cannes]] for ''Meshes of the Afternoon''.
10: During the late 1940s and early 1950s, Deren became heavily involved in [[Haiti|Haitian]] [[Vodoun|... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ...1915]] – [[August 29]], [[1982]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|ac...
5: ...eceived her first Academy Award nomination for [[Academy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the...
7: ...y married and had a son. The affair caused was a scandal in both Hollywood and with the public; Bergma...
9: ...''H?onaten'') for which she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performan...
11: ...elgud]]'s remark, "She speaks five languages, and can't act in any of them." - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
8: ...ich was seen by comedy director Eric Petscher. He cast her in a small part for the movie ''Peter The T...
10: ...d her in [[film|cinema]] [[acting]] technique and cast her in a major role in ''G? Berlings Saga'' ([[...
12: ... given a contract as well. But their relationship came to an end as her fame grew. He was fired by MGM...
21: ... fare as well after the advent of sound and his [[career]] faltered.
23: ...he movie poster. She was next part of an all star cast in ''[[Grand Hotel (film)|Grand Hotel]]'' ([[19... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: ...nuary 25]], [[1990]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
4: ...rth Carolina|Grabtown]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina]], the last of seven children of poor [[tob...
6: ...bullfighter [[Luis Miguel Dominguin]] and [[Mario Cabr靝, industrialist [[Howard Hughes]], and actor ...
8: ... nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress category.
12: ...and bedridden, [[Frank Sinatra]] paid all her medical expenses. She died of [[pneumonia]] in [[London]... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...an 70-year acting career. In [[1999]], the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest act...
5: ...n children became well-versed in social and political issues. Once a very young Katharine Hepburn eve...
7: ...e would later be recognized for her athletic physicality — she fearlessly performed her own prat...
10: ...r got a degree from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree ...
12: ...e married, the couple separated. They decided to carry on their marriage in a platonic fashion, and t... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] of the [[20th century]]. Her...
6: ...s not her true biological father. The most likely candidate for a while seemed to be [[Charles Stanley...
8: ...eane with Albert and Ida Bolender of [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]], southwest of [[Downtown Los ...
10: ... died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]].
12: ...adys's best friend, Grace McKee, later Goddard, became her guardian. After Grace married in [[1935]], ... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
2: ...Streep''' (born [[June 22]], [[1949]]) is an American [[actor|actress]] who has received numerous acco...
5: ...ess]], [[1979]]), and ''[[Sophie's Choice]]'' ([[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[1982...
7: ...lecting her [[Emmy award]] for ''[[Angels in America]]'', "There are some days when even I think I'm o...
11: ...n's Room]]'', and completing another successful decade with ''[[Music of the Heart]]'', for which she ...
13: ... Candidate]]'', and taking a role alongside [[Jim Carrey]], [[Emily Browning]] and [[Jude Law]] in ''[... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
7: ...retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader of the Dutch female track and field team...
11: ...k. A swimming coach advised her to do athletics because there were already several top swimmers in the...
15: ...ith two other jumpers) while the Dutch relay team came fifth in the final (the sixth team in the final...
17: ...p to the preparations. The Olympics were formally cancelled on May 2, 1940, a week before the Netherla...
25: ...n 1941, Dutch media automatically "concluded" her career would be over. Top female athletes who were m... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...of countries|countries]] are members. Other political entities, notably the [[Republic of China| Repu...
7: ...ix principal organs, part of what is collectively called the [[United Nations System]]:
24: ...g the total of original signatories to 51. The UN came into existence on [[October 24]], [[1945]], aft...
26: ...N are in [[New York]], there are major agencies located in [[Geneva]], [[The Hague]], [[Vienna]], and ...
30: ...owing the end of the Cold War, there were renewed calls for the UN to become the agency for achieving ... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...sensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have ...
3: ...cle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second ...
8: ...[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: The '''Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan''', commonly called '''Dar Abo Husein''' ([[Arabic language|Arabi...
17: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationJordan.png]]
22: | '''[[Capital]]'''
63: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]'''
69: ...[[22 May]] [[1946]]; on [[25 May]], the country became the independent Hashemite Kingdom of Transjorda... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...lly influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
13: ...er colspan=2 style="background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationGreece.png]]
17: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Athens]]
23: ...nisters of Greece|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Costas Caramanlis|Ks Karamanl�]
31: ...duct|GDP]]'''<br> - Total<br> - GDP per capita - Thailand (14276 bytes)
1: ...s the country's official name until [[May 11]], [[1949]]. The word ''Thai'' (ไทย) mean...
11: image_map = LocationThailand.png |
15: capital = [[Bangkok]] |
35: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $6,400 |
36: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 63rd | - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...d]] its economy in the past three decades. Politically, it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] stat...
4: ...ependent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more information.
6: ... to as "'''Red China'''", especially by its political opponents and critics, in reference to the assoc...
13: ...outlying islands of [[Fujian]]. On [[October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of...
15: ...or death tolls or other damages incurred by Mao's campaigns. - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
1: Numerous cities have been the '''[[capital]] of [[China]]''' during the course of histo...
3: ...pital during the Yin period of [[Shang Dynasty]]: called Yin (殷 Yīn)
5: ...s Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):
7: ...State of [[Yan]] in [[Spring and Autumn Period]]: called Ji (薊 J쩊
8: ...lled Yanjing (燕京 Yānjīng "capital of Yan") - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...[[industrialization|industrialised]] countries, located in the heart of [[Europe]]. It is bordered to ...
17: ...kground:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationGermany.png|Location of Germany]]
21: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Berlin]]
33: ... 14th]]<br>82,468,000 [http://www.destatis.de/indicators/e/vgr910ae.htm]<br>242/km²
35: |'''Formation<br>Unification/reunification<br><br><br>''' - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...dent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
5: ...rgest and most well-developed of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] comm...
7: {{South Africa infobox}}
9: South Africa has 11 official languages: [[Afrikaans]], [[Engli... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
11: image_map = LocationIreland.png |
15: capital = [[Dublin]] |
21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
36: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $40,003 |
37: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 4th | - Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
4: | align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:LocationTuvalu.png]]
22: | '''[[Capital]]s'''
49: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
55: ...]]. The population may evacuate during the next decades to [[New Zealand]], or [[Niue]], a small Pacif...
60: ...ago. During pre-contact times, there was frequent canoe voyaging between the nearer islands.
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