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Barnard Hughes 2006 Deaths
Barnard HughesAge: 90 character actor who frequently portrayed father figures. He won a best-actor Tony for playing the title role in Da. His films include Midnight Cowboy and Oh God! Died:…Birgit Nilsson 2005 Deaths
Birgit NilssonAge: 87 Swedish soprano famous for her incredible stamina, rich voice, and her lead roles in Wangerian operas, such as The Ring of the Nibelung and Tristan und Isolde. She…Renata Tebaldi 2004 Deaths
Renata TebaldiAge: 82 Italian lyric soprano known for her rich, luminous voice. She was one of the most praised members of the Metropolitan Opera company from the 1950s through the mid-1970s…Ever After
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment; $19.98Feature; PG-13Director:Andy TennantCast:Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston and Dougray Scott This revisionist Cinderella tale not only ditches the…Scouts
(Encyclopedia) Scouts or Boy Scouts, organization of boys and girls 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell and originally for boys only; since the…Ravenna, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia) RavennaRavennarävĕnˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 135,844), capital of Ravenna prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, near the Adriatic Sea (with which it is connected by a canal). It…Prefixes for Basic Metric Units (table)
(Encyclopedia) Prefixes for Basic Metric Units Multiples Prefix Abbreviation Power of 10 Equivalent deka- or deca- da 101 ten hecto- h 102 hundred kilo- k 103 thousand mega- M 106 million…oboe
(Encyclopedia) oboeoboeōˈbō, ōˈboi [key] [Ital., from Fr. hautbois] or hautboyhautboyōˈboi, hōˈ– [key], woodwind instrument of conical bore, its mouthpiece having a double reed. The instruments…Giorgione
(Encyclopedia) GiorgioneGiorgionejōrjôˈnā [key], c.1478–1510, Venetian painter, b. Castelfranco Veneto; fellow student of Titian under Giovanni Bellini in Venice. Giorgione was known also as Zorgo or…Umbria
(Encyclopedia) UmbriaUmbria&oomacr;mˈbrēä [key], region (1991 pop. 811,831), 3,265 sq mi (8,456 sq km), central Italy. Perugia is the capital of the landlocked region, which is divided into the…Trending
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