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Robert Donat
Robert Donatactor, directorBorn: 3/18/1905Birthplace: Withington, Manchester, England Prominent British leading man with mellifluous voice who began his career on the state at age 16 then switched to…Robert Donat Biography
Robert Donatactor, directorBorn: 3/18/1905Birthplace: Withington, Manchester, England Prominent British leading man with mellifluous voice who began his career on the state at age 16 then switched to…Brewer's: Redgauntlet
The sobriquet of Fitz-Aldin, given him from the great slaughter which he made of the Southron, and his reluctance to admit them to quarter. The sobriquet was adopted by him as a surname,…Greenwich, borough, Greater London, England
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(Encyclopedia) Ockeghem, JohannesOckeghem, Johannesyōhänˈəs ŏkˈəgĕm [key], c.1410–1497, Flemish composer. Ockeghem is thought to have been a pupil of Gilles Binchois and was definitely taught by…Tenerani, Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Tenerani, PietroTenerani, Pietropyĕˈtrō tānāräˈnē [key], c.1789–1869, Italian sculptor. He studied with both Canova and Thorvaldsen. Of his many works on classical and Christian…Charles II, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia) Charles II (Charles the Lame), 1248–1309, king of Naples (1285–1309), count of Anjou and Provence, son and successor of Charles I. In the war of the Sicilian Vespers between Charles I…George VI, king of Great Britain and Ireland
(Encyclopedia) George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George), 1895–1952, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–52), second son of George V; successor of his elder brother, Edward VIII. He…John, king of England
(Encyclopedia) John, 1167–1216, king of England (1199–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. John, though often cruel and treacherous, was an excellent administrator, much concerned…