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Brewer's: Battus paieront

(Les). Væ victis! Those who lose must pay the piper. “ C'est le loi du pays de Béarn que le battu paie l'amende.” Again, “ C'est la coutume de Lorris, les battus paient l'amende. ” This is…

Brewer's: Bumper

A full glass, generally connected with a “toast.” Dr. Arn says a bumper is when the surface of the wine bumps up in the middle. (French, bomber, to render convex, to bulge or swell out.) “…

Anne Dunnigan Biography

Anne Dunnigan actress, translator appeared in Broadway's The Lord Blesses the Bishop; best known for her Chekhov translations, including Selected Stories and Ward Six and Other StoriesBorn:…

Kenny Duckett 1998 Deaths

Kenny DuckettAge: 38 receiver for Wake Forest from 1978-81; set a school record with 12 touchdowns his junior season; played three seasons in the NFL with New Orleans and Dallas; of long…

Dominick Dunne Biography

Dominick Dunnejournalist, novelistBorn: 1926Died: 2009 Journalist and popular novelist who became a celebrity in his own right, known for hobnobbing in Hollywood. His best-selling works of fiction…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act III, Scene VI

Scene VIForres. The palaceEnter Lennox and another LordLennoxMy former speeches have but hit your thoughts, Which can interpret further: only, I say, Things have been strangely borne. The…

The American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline

This timeline provides information about the gay rights movement in the United States from 1924 to the present: including the Stonewall riots; the contributions of Harvey Milk; the "Don't Ask, Don't…

Faye Dunaway Biography

Faye Dunaway(Dorothy Faye)actressBorn: 1/14/1941Birthplace: Bascom, Florida Academy Award-winning film and stage actress whose role in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) brought her critical acclaim and wide…

Entertainment Bios — D

Willem DafoeRoald DahlTimothy DaltonMatt DamonClaire DanesRodney DangerfieldJeff DanielsBlythe DannerTed DansonArthur C. DantoBobby DarinMarion DaviesBette DavisDonald DavisGeena DavisJudy DavisMiles…

Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett

(Encyclopedia) Bierce, Ambrose GwinettBierce, Ambrose Gwinettămˈbrōz gwĭnĕtˈ bĭrs [key], 1842–1914?, American satirist, journalist, and short-story writer, b. Meigs co., Ohio. He fought with extreme…