Search results for "The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and ... represents a modern hero who is at home in the modern world which emphasizes ...25 KB (3,815 words) - 13:25, 4 February 2023
- American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter of the American Old West frontier ... (née McKey). His father served in both the Mexican-American War and the ...32 KB (5,281 words) - 16:31, 29 January 2024
- 8, 1995) was a Chinese writer. She also used the pseudonym Liang Jing (梁京 ... Upon the formation of the People's Republic of China, her works ...18 KB (2,710 words) - 00:06, 13 February 2024
- – July 14, 1881) was better known as Billy the Kid, but also known ... McCarty was 5'8" with blue eyes, smooth cheeks, and prominent ...32 KB (5,164 words) - 17:41, 31 October 2023
- painter and author. He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art ... The name Vorticism was given to the movement by Ezra Pound in 1913 ...18 KB (2,685 words) - 14:13, 20 May 2023
- customs agent who was most known for killing Billy the Kid. ... by outlaws, although debate continues about the circumstances of his death ...17 KB (2,723 words) - 09:03, 18 November 2022
- ) is a Middle Eastern dance which features movements of the hips and ... and practiced in many schools around the globe. Its popularity is not ...27 KB (4,010 words) - 16:20, 24 April 2024
- Tracy is still widely considered one of the most skillful actors of his ... In 1999, the American Film Institute named Tracy among the Greatest ...13 KB (2,011 words) - 19:15, 7 February 2023
- Wild Bill Hickok, was a legendary figure in the American Old West. His skills ... Hickok came to the West as a stage coach driver, then became a lawman ...21 KB (3,433 words) - 18:45, 4 May 2023
- 12, 1992) was an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American stage ... in 1958 and 1960. Perkins was featured on the cover of the March 3, 1958 ...20 KB (2,895 words) - 05:25, 31 July 2023
- music, songs, spoken dialog, and dance. The varied emotional aspects of ... "musicals," are performed around the world. They may be presented ...33 KB (5,216 words) - 19:34, 10 November 2022
- Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to ... eventually gained his own title, Batman. As the decades wore on, differing ...56 KB (8,607 words) - 11:11, 20 September 2023
- Aga Khan (Persian: آغا خان ) is the hereditary title of the ... The Aga Khans are known throughout the world for their philanthropic ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 06:09, 16 June 2023
- was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union ... Darrow remains notable for his oratory utilizing the wit, compassion ...21 KB (3,485 words) - 22:33, 10 December 2023
- He painted, cataloged, and described the birds of North America, as ... complete, double-elephant folio copy of The Birds of America came up for ...18 KB (2,835 words) - 06:04, 3 August 2022
- bison hunter and showman. He was born in the American state of Iowa, near ... The West was regarded as territory that needed to be tamed, settled ...27 KB (4,199 words) - 12:10, 8 May 2023
- a Scottish actor. He gained recognition as the first actor to portray fictional ... As an actor, Connery brought the characters he played to life, providing ...44 KB (6,554 words) - 17:35, 25 January 2023
- was a notorious English pirate in the Caribbean Sea and western ... pistols at his disposal. It was reported in the General History of the Pirates ...25 KB (4,026 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. Altman has frequently been a favorite with most of the best critics ...44 KB (6,977 words) - 03:11, 15 December 2022
- and civil-rights leader who served in the United States House of Representatives ... Lewis fulfilled many critical roles in the civil rights movement and ...59 KB (8,081 words) - 20:53, 1 May 2024
- His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture ... McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand ...50 KB (7,471 words) - 00:44, 26 February 2023
- Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and ... He toured internationally and fraternized with the Rat Pack and President ...40 KB (6,385 words) - 05:09, 9 April 2024
- sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law in various Western frontier ... serves as a corrective over-and-against the way in which such outlaws ...59 KB (9,719 words) - 14:12, 20 May 2023
- 1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre, best ... Verne, an attorney, and his wife, Sophie. The oldest of the family's ...19 KB (2,945 words) - 21:07, 4 October 2022
- (also Chosun, Choson, Chosŏn) in 1392. The dynasty continued until 1910 ... Shortly following the declaration of the Korean Empire in 1897, the ...39 KB (5,704 words) - 03:49, 6 August 2022
- of popular comic strip superheroes 'The Phantom', and 'Mandrake ... Falk also contributed to a series of novels about the 'Phantom ...28 KB (4,294 words) - 19:00, 25 October 2022
- philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards ... Newman's major film roles include The Hustler (1961), Hud (1963 ...38 KB (5,689 words) - 17:42, 21 November 2022
- poetry prefigured, and came to influence, the Romantic movement. spiritual perception as surer denoters of the truth than sentiment or emotional ...26 KB (4,085 words) - 15:40, 6 May 2023
- allegedly passing atomic weapons secrets to the Soviet Union, as they were ... In the 1990s, Soviet communications decrypted in the Venona project ...29 KB (4,418 words) - 21:16, 4 October 2022
- [[Image:queenvictoria.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Queen Victoria at the ... 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain ...55 KB (8,699 words) - 23:51, 17 November 2022
- Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the ... The major themes of his work were social: Radical individualism, libertarianism ...54 KB (8,294 words) - 21:10, 16 April 2023
- a Fleet Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial ... Yamamoto, who had studied in the United States, and had spent time ...45 KB (7,129 words) - 05:57, 11 March 2024
- 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth ... through major political changes, such as the Troubles in Northern Ireland ...84 KB (12,053 words) - 16:21, 13 February 2024
- The Kingdom of Thailand, known as Siam until 1939, lies in Southeast ... The word Thai (ไทย) means "freedom" in the Thai language ...33 KB (4,876 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2023
- Baptist minister. He is considered one of the most influential Christian ... He was a bridge builder, reaching out to the secular world. He was spiritual ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- Revolutionary general. As commander of the División del Norte (Division ... He robbed and commandeered trains, and, like the other Revolutionary generals ...34 KB (5,124 words) - 04:52, 9 April 2024
- The Republic of Dagestan (older spelling Daghestan) is a republic ... Situated on the eastern end of the North Caucasus Mountains along ...42 KB (6,192 words) - 07:45, 12 January 2024
- In physics, the Coriolis effect is an apparent deflection of moving ... This effect is caused by the Coriolis force, which appears in the ...54 KB (8,553 words) - 03:03, 8 January 2024
- painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded ... Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents ...107 KB (16,223 words) - 20:24, 30 June 2023
- records worldwide and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He had his first number-one popular song with "Because of You ...61 KB (9,033 words) - 20:13, 12 September 2023
- , Krḗtē) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands ... ), which is currently regarded as the earliest recorded civilization ...64 KB (9,298 words) - 20:14, 29 April 2024
- The German Resistance refers to those individuals and groups in Nazi ... The term German Resistance should not be understood as meaning that ...78 KB (12,369 words) - 07:39, 24 January 2023
