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Rachel Gurney 2001 Deaths
Rachel GurneyAge: 81 British actress who played the elegant upper-class Lady Marjorie Bellamy on the 1970s television show Upstairs, Downstairs.Died: Nov. 2001John GuedelG - LEinar Gustafson…Jacob
(Encyclopedia) JacobJacobjāˈkəb [key], in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained…Longford, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Longford, ElizabethLongford, Elizabethlôngˈfərd [key], 1906–2002, British author. Born Elizabeth Harman, she married (1931) Frank Pakenham, later (1961) earl of Longford. She was…Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Benjamin [Heb.,=son of fortune], younger son of Jacob and Rachel, eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His mother, dying, named him BenoniBenjaminbĕnōˈnī [key] [Heb.,=…Ramah
(Encyclopedia) RamahRamahrāˈmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, NE ancient Palestine, allotted to Naphtali. 2 Town of Asher. 3 Unidentified town of Simeon, called Ramah of the south. It is apparently…Robbins, John Bennet
(Encyclopedia) Robbins, John Bennet, 1932–2019, American physician and microbiologist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., M.D. New York Univ., 1959. He did research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and…Delsarte, François
(Encyclopedia) Delsarte, FrançoisDelsarte, FrançoisfräNswäˈ dĕlsärtˈ [key], 1811–71, French teacher of acting and singing. He studied singing (1825–29) at the Paris Conservatoire and appeared as a…Bethlehem, town, West Bank
(Encyclopedia) Bethlehem Bethlehem bĕthˈlĭhĕm, –lēəm [key] [Heb.,=house of bread or…Joseph, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Joseph, one of the heroes of the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis. He is presented as the favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold as a boy into slavery by his brothers, who…Demme, Jonathan
(Encyclopedia) Demme, Jonathan (Robert Jonathan Demme)Demme, Jonathandĕmˈē [key], 1944–2017, American filmmaker, b. Baldwin, N.Y. Demme, known for eclectic subjects and social satire, made feature…Trending
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