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- Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
4: ...tives|Speaker of the House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. B...
6: At 15, Tallulah Bankhead won a movie-magazine beauty contest & convinced her family to...
10: ...nd]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities.
12: ...mera -- and that she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lombard]], et al.
16: Polled, moviegoers thought otherwise. Her screen test for [[Gon... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ...]] to star in the remake of [[Intermezzo (1939 movie)|Intermezzo]] ([[1939]]). The film was an enormou...
5: ...r Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (movie)|Joan of Arc]]'' ([[1948]]).
7: ... husband and daughter for Rossellini and they married and had a son. The affair caused was a scandal i...
9: ...ess]]) for her performance in ''[[Murder on the Orient Express]]'' ([[1975]]). In [[1978]] she played...
11: ...ian]] fluently, which caused fellow actor [[John Gielgud]]'s remark, "She speaks five languages, and c... - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
8: ... Petscher. He cast her in a small part for the movie ''Peter The Tramp'' ([[1920 in film|1920]]).
10: ...[[stage name]] Greta Garbo. She starred in two movies in [[Sweden]] and one in [[Germany]].
12: ...and returned to [[Sweden]] in [[1928]], where he died soon after.
17: ... photographer [[Cecil Beaton]], to whom she was briefly engaged.
19: ... publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks." The movie was a huge success, but Garbo personally hated he... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
6: ...years old in 1941, then divorced in 1943, to [[Artie Shaw]] from 1945 to 1946, and to [[Frank Sinatra...
10: She met author [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] at [[Oxford University]] in November 1964. Ne...
12: ...ank Sinatra]] paid all her medical expenses. She died of [[pneumonia]] in [[London]], [[England]].
14: ...[[Smithfield, North Carolina]]; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner [[Museum]].
26: * [[Calling Dr. Gillespie]] (1942) - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...of [[Prince]] [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III of Monaco]]. She was the mother of the princ...
5: ...were new but prominent figures in Philadelphia society. Her father was a self-made millionaire and a g...
7: ...y praised but somewhat controversial [[Western movie|western]] starring [[Gary Cooper]].
9: ...er]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', and ''[[To Catch a Thief]]''.
11: ...ir with co-star [[Bing Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Scicolone and grew up in pover...
7: ...e ''fotoromanzi'' (weekly ilustrated romantic stories) billed as "Sofia Villani" or "Sofia Lazzaro' an...
9: ...torio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...n the [[Eugene O'Neill]] play), ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseboat]]'' (a romantic comedy again co-starri...
13: ...freely expressed herself, although she gained profiency in the [[English language]]. In [[1960]], her ... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
10: ...]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, Cali...
12: ...ilyn was underage at the time, she had to get married or otherwise she would have had to return the or...
20: ...ures]] saw Marilyn starring in one movie - ''[[Ladies of the Chorus]]'' in [[1948]] but once again she...
23: ...ction with the [[camera]]. From this point on, audiences were spellbound and Monroe never looked backe...
27: ...d]] and [[Sheree North]] failing to click with audiences, Zanuck finally admitted defeat and a triumph... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
1: [[Image:SoM1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Julie Andrews as Maria, with the Von Trapp children in ...
3: Dame '''Julie Andrews, [[DBE]]''' (born [[October 1]], [[1935]]...
5: ...rchie]]'') and to the production of ''[[The Boy Friend]]'' in [[1953]] (which transferred to [[Broadwa...
9: ...(both in [[1966]]), and ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' ([[1967]]), with [[Mary Tyler Moore]] and [[C...
11: ...ear]] by the [[Harvard University]] theatrical society. - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
1: '''Sonja Henie''' ([[April 8]], [[1912]]-[[October 12]], [[1969]...
3: [[Image:SonjaHenie.jpg|thumb|Sonja Henie]]
4: ...r Olympics]]. She had earlier placed eighth in a field of eight at the [[1924 Winter Olympics]], at th...
10: ...m ''Hello, London''. She became one of the wealthiest women in the world in her time.
12: ... of modern art that formed the basis for the [[Henie-Onstad Art Centre]] at H?dden, near [[Oslo]]. - Larisa Latynina (2531 bytes)
3: ...son]], [[Ukrainian SSR]]) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[gymnastics|gymnast]]. She holds the record f...
5: .... At age 19, she debuted internationally at the [[1954]] Rome World Championships, winning the team all-...
7: ...a beat Keleti in the all-around event, and the Soviet team also won the team event. Latynina furthermo...
9: ...[[Rome]]. In the all-around event, she led the Soviet Union to take the first four places, thereby als...
13: ...World Championships, finishing second with the Soviet team, and became a gymnastics trainer. She is a ... - Babe Zaharias (4002 bytes)
3: ...an]] athlete, who excelled in many sports. She achieved her greatest successes in [[golf]] and [[athle...
9: ...[Western Open (women's golf)|Western Open]] victories. Formally turning professional in 1947, she domi...
11: ...petitive golf. Cancer took its toll and Zaharias died in 1956 while still in the top rank of female Am... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ...water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that studies the kidneys and diseases affecting the kidney is...
9: ...]l level T12 to L3, and the right kidney usually lies slightly lower than the left in order to accommo...
13: ...mage:Kidneys_from_behind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]]
18: ...ey is called the [[renal cortex]], deep to which lies the [[renal medulla]]. The innermost portion is ...
24: ...the [[Bowman's capsule]]. Each glomerulus is supplied with blood by an ''afferent'' (in-coming) [[arte... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 29th]] <br /> [[1 E12 m2|1,001,45...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 15th]] <br /> 74,718,797 <b...
62: ...uxor]] contains a particularly large number of ancient artifacts. Today, Egypt is widely regarded as t...
67: ... "aiguptos", which in turn is derived from the ancient [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] phrase ''ḥ...
69: ...ennia. The last native dynasty, known as the Thirtieth Dynasty, fell to the [[Iran|Persia]]ns in [[341... - History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
4: ...pt''' is the longest continuous history, as a unified state, of any country in the world. The [[Nile]]...
6: ...en [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] ([[President of Egypt]] 1954–1970) remarked that he was the first native...
10: *[[History of ancient Egypt]]: [[3000 BC]] to [[332 BC]] - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
33: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
44: ...S. forts and other properties within their boundaries. These events soon led to the [[American Civil W...
46: ...es of America|Confederacy]]. His leadership qualities were evident in his diplomatic handling of the b...
53: ...em businessman Denton Offutt and accompanied by friends, he took goods from New Salem to [[New Orleans...
59: ...for the [[Illinois General Assembly]]. The centerpiece of his platform was the undertaking of navigati... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...[[kilometre|km]] (12 [[mile]]s) east, near the ancient city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a p...
3: ...rs of Egypt quickly became one of the greatest cities of the [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] ...
19: ...]. Ancient accounts are extremely numerous and varied, and much influenced by subsequent developments....
21: ... knowledge of their appearance, erects metal effigies on the beach which succeed in frightening the mo...
25: ...ere it became a famous tourist destination for ancient travellers. - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...lgeria is derived from the name of the city of Algiers; from the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word ''al-...
23: ...p;- Population:<br> - [[Coordinates]]:||[[Algiers]] الجزا...
31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 11th]] <br /> 2,381,740 [[square ...
35: ...[[Population density|Density]]:|| [[List of countries by population|Ranked 34th]]<br>32,818,500 <small...
62: ...started attacking and taking over many coastal cities, prompting some to seek help from the [[Ottoman ... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
50: ... a centre of commerce. Turkey borders eight countries: [[Greece]] and [[Bulgaria]] to the northwest; [...
60: ...h national movement]] against the victorious [[Allies of World War I]] revoked the terms of the [[Trea...
82: ...ts, which are independent in discharging their duties, must explain each ruling on the basis of the pr...
84: ...an be taken to a court of Appeals for judicial review.
96: ...d a social tradition of reconciling the modern society with cultural identity, and guided through the ... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...lgi맧, [[German language|German]]: ''K?reich Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe]], bordered ...
5: ...e'''<br>'''Koninkrijk Belgi맧'<br>'''K?reich Belgien'''</big>
13: ...stark<br>([[English language|English]]: Strength lies in unity'')</small>
28: |[[List of countries by area|Ranked 136th]] <br>[[1 E10 m2|30,510 km&...
31: |[[List of countries by population|Ranked 77th]] <br>10,309,725<br>33... - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
29: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 103rd]] <br> [[1 E11 m?|108,890 k...
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 62nd]]
62: ...d the Spanish entered by the cross, with missionaries. Almost all Pre-Columbian Maya books were lost d...
67: ...hrow of the democratic Guatemalan government in [[1954]], known as [[Operation PBSUCCESS]]. This led to...
84: ... climate - more temperate in the highlands, and drier in the easternmost departments.
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