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- Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
2: ... [[American]] [[avant-garde]] [[filmmaker]] and [[film]] theorist of the [[1940]]s and [[1950]]s.
6: ...' is recognized as a seminal American avant-garde film. It was in 1943 that she adopted the name Maya...
8: ...and Prix Internationale]] for 16mm [[experimental film]] at [[Cannes]] for ''Meshes of the Afternoon''...
10: ...e Living Gods of Haiti'', is often considered a definitive source. The accompanying documentary was e...
14: ...ill paid for the completion of several of Deren's films. - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ...ermezzo (1939 movie)|Intermezzo]] ([[1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrio...
5: ...emy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the film, ''[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]'' ([[1943]]). Th...
7: ...She fell in love with him while performing in his film ''[[Stromboli (movie)|Stromboli]]'' ([[1950]])....
9: ...her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performance on the big screen. It is consider...
11: ...llow actor [[John Gielgud]]'s remark, "She speaks five languages, and can't act in any of them." - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
8: ...part for the movie ''Peter The Tramp'' ([[1920 in film|1920]]).
10: ...n a major role in ''G? Berlings Saga'' ([[1924 in film|1924]]) (English: ''The Story of G? Berling'')....
12: ...ationship came to an end as her fame grew. He was fired by MGM and returned to [[Sweden]] in [[1928]],...
17: ...]]) and ''[[Love (1927 movie)|Love]]'' ([[1927 in film|1927]]). The latter two she starred in with the...
19: ...he first time in ''[[Anna Christie]]'' ([[1930 in film|1930]]), which was publicized with the slogan "... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
6:
14: ... [[Smithfield, North Carolina]]; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner [[Museum]].
16: ...ate Beckinsale]] in ''[[The Aviator]]'' (2004), a film by [[Martin Scorsese]] about [[Howard Hughes]].
18: ==Filmography==
43: * [[The Killers (1946 film)|The Killers]] (1946) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...0-year acting career. In [[1999]], the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress...
7: ...sh; she fearlessly performed her own pratfalls in films such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now...
12: ...ed in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star.
19: ...ly that she was almost incomprehensible. She was fired from the play, but continued to work in small ...
21: ...s eventually re-hired when the director could not find anyone to replace her. After another summer of... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
4: ...ld eventually become the most celebrated actor in film history, Marilyn's beginnings were humble to sa...
6: ...'s mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker, worked as a film-cutter. However in later years, more and more h...
12: ...hbor's son, James Dougherty, who would become her first husband. The Goddard family was moving to the ...
15: [[Image:Pb1253.jpg|frame|right|Cover of the first issue of ''[[Playboy]]'']]
18: While her first husband James Dougherty was at war, the young ... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
2: ... day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field.
5: ... [[1978]], the latter of which would earn her her first [[Academy Award]] nomination, for Best Support...
7: ... so many greatest movie star lists, Streep also defied expectations by her happy home life—marri...
9: ...e River Wild]]''— her first and only action film to date—and her noted comic turn in ''[[S...
13: ...e year, Manhattan Borough President [[C. Virginia Fields]] proclaimed [[May 27]] "Meryl Streep Day". - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
1: ...er medallist [[Maureen Gardner]], while 3rd place finisher [[Shirley Strickland]] is depicted on the f...
7: ...h she became leader of the Dutch female track and field team. In 1999, she was voted "Female Athlete o...
13: ...er first appearance in the sport was in 1935. Her first competition was a disappointment, but in her t...
15: ...sixth team in the final, [[Germany]], was disqualified).
17: ...conds in the 100 [[yard]]s), and she also won her first international medals. At the European Champion... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: ...t of the organization, are able and willing to fulfill these obligations. The General Assembly determi...
5: ...[[World War II]], to refer to the [[Allies]]. Its first formal use was in the [[1942]] [[Declaration b...
20: ...I]], the [[Allies]] used the term "United Nations Fighting Forces" to refer to their alliance. From Au...
24: ...945]], after the Charter had been ratified by the five permanent members of the [[United Nations Secur...
26: ...y architech [[Oscar Niemeyer]]. UN headquarters officially opened on [[January 9]], [[1951]]. While th... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...d is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was ...
7: ...head of government in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nation...
11: == Requirements to hold office ==
14: ...mmigrants to American society. Prominent public officials that are barred from the presidency because ...
16: ...wo four-year terms or a maximum of ten years in office should he have succeeded to the Presidency prev... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...d resulted in the consensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If ...
10: ...ench language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2...
15: ...Minister]], who is the head of government, have official residences in Ottawa.
17: ...f Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilingualism in Canada|bilingual]]:
21: ... and [[hydroelectric power]] capacity. Its diversified [[Economy of Canada|economy]] relies heavily on... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
19: | '''[[Official language]]'''
69: ...ameluks]], [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Turks, and, finally, the British. At the end of [[World War I]],...
71: ...Israel. The armistice agreements of [[3 April]] [[1949]] left Jordan in control of the West Bank and pro...
75: ...erritory occupied by Israel and believes that its final status should be determined through direct neg...
77: ...nty and security of the Hashemite state, and open fighting erupted in June 1970. - Greece (54754 bytes)
15: | '''[[Official language]]''' || [[Greek language|Greek]]
50: ...el|''Ellás''}} ([[IPA]]: [{{IPA|e̞ˈlas}}])), officially the '''Hellenic Republic''' ({{lang|el|Ελ...
65: ... Greece's [[Aegean Sea]] saw the emergence of the first civilizations in Europe, namely the [[Minoan c...
68: ... the eastern Mediterranean. When the Roman Empire finally split in two, the [[Eastern Roman Empire]], ...
82: ...ire]]. Its last emperor, [[Constantine XI]], died fighting on the walls and was buried anonymously alo... - Thailand (14276 bytes)
1: ...s the country's official name until [[May 11]], [[1949]]. The word ''Thai'' (ไทย) mean...
14: official_languages = [[Thai language|Thai]] |
60: ...me to Thailand in [[1939]], and definitively in [[1949]] after reverting to the old name post-[[World Wa...
62: The [[Thai solar calendar|official calendar]] in Thailand is based on the [[Cale...
108: ... that same year. The crisis spread to the [[Asian financial crisis]]. - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Vietnam]]. Although it officially remains a [[communist state]], the PRC has ...
13: ...outlying islands of [[Fujian]]. On [[October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of...
15: ...a's unity and [[sovereignty]] was assured for the first time in a century, and there was development o...
17: ...his to natural disasters; still others doubt this figure entirely, or claim that many more people died...
25: ...d [[unemployment]] associated with layoffs at inefficient state-owned enterprises, and has introduced ... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
33: ::The [[Wu Yue Kingdom]] (904-978), during the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period]]
41: ::[[Later Liang Dynasty]] during the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]
43: ::[[Later Jin Dynasty]] during the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]
45: ::[[Later Han Dynasty]] during the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]
47: ::[[Later Zhou Dynasty]] during the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]] - Germany (46412 bytes)
19: |'''[[Official language]]''' || [[German language|German]]<s...
35: |'''Formation<br>Unification/reunification<br><br><br>'''
36: ...843]])<br>[[January 18]] [[1871]]<br>[[May 23]] [[1949]] <br>[[October 3]] [[1990]]
51: ...e|Romany]] and [[Frisian language|Frisian]] are officially recognised and protected as minority langua...
62: ...sand years, the state now known as Germany was unified as a modern nation-state only in [[1871]], when... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
9: ... India]] in number. As a result, there are many official names for the country.
11: ...e non-official languages may be used in certain official uses in limited areas where it has been deter...
13: Many of the "unofficial languages" of the [[Bushmen|San]] and [[Khoik...
17: ... English on the front cover and lists the other official names of South Africa on an inner page.
19: ...ica]] feel that their languages, despite having official status, are being sidelined in favour of Engl... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...ion of Ireland|Irish constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ireland''' (Irish: ''[[ɩre...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Amhrᮠna bhFiann]]'' |
14: official_languages = [[Irish language|Irish]], [[Engli...
58: ...ted term for the state, ''Ireland'' is used for official purposes such as treaties, government and leg...
60: ...'. Historically the state has had more than one official title. The revolutionary state established by... - Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
29: | [[Filoimea Telito]]
55: ...ades to [[New Zealand]], or [[Niue]], a small Pacific [[island]] (independent but associated with New ...
62: ...ources. Europeans brought diseases new to the Pacific which caused many deaths in Tuvalu.
64: ...or Allied forces battling the Japanese in the Pacific. Thousands of marines were stationed there until...
91: ...d until it was resettled by people from Niutao in 1949. Thus, the name Tuvalu means "eight standing toge...
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