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Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament The Barassi Youth Tournament is an international Australian rules football tournament for junior players. In conjunction with the Australian Football International Cup senior competition, the youth cup is an important event for the development of Aussie Rules internationally giving the opportunity for junior players to compete and share a cultural experience.
Barat Daya Islands The Barat Daya Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Barat Daya) are a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The Indonesian phrase barat daya means 'south-west', referring to the islands' location relative to the capital of Maluku province, Ambon.
Barataria Bay Barataria Bay is located in Southeastern Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish, United States. It was used as the base of the pirates led by Jean Lafitte in the early 19th century, and is today a notable resource of shrimp and sulfur, as well as one of muskrat furs, natural gases and oil.
Barathary gland The barathary gland (sometimes seen as “baradjedi”, “barithary” or “barathory”) is a part of the human brain that is missing in most people and that when present enables extrasensory perception, in Nuwaubian mythology.
Barats and Bereta Barats & Bereta is a sketch comedy group that formed in 2003 when Luke Barats and Joe Bereta started collaborating at Gonzaga University in videos they made to amuse friends. These videos eventually made it onto their website and on YouTube.
Baraut Baraut is small town in the district [MEERUT] in Uttar Pradesh, India. This small town is mostly inhibited by traders and farmers, most of the population consists of [Muslims]Jats, Jains andViswakarmas with sikhs being the minority.
Baraw Baraw is a Cebuano term used in the Filipino martial art of Eskrima / Arnis that means knife or dagger. The term Baraw is more commonly used on the Cebu Island in the Visayan region where as other islands and regions more commonly use the term Daga but both terms are often interchangable within the Filipino martial arts community.
BarĂŁo do Rio Branco Jose Maria da Silva Paranhos Junior was born on April 20th, 1845 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Son of Jose Maria da Silva Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, he was given the title a few years before the end of the Brazilian Imperial period.
BarĂŁo Geraldo BarĂŁo Geraldo is a district of the municipality of Campinas, in the state of SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil. It is named after BarĂŁo Geraldo de Rezende, a baron of the Empire of Brazil who owned a large farm in the region, in the 19th century.
Barış Manço Barış Manço (also spelt Baris Mancho in some European album releases) (January 2, 1943 - January 31, 1999) was a Turkish singer, composer, television producer and celebrity. He composed about 200 songs, some of which were translated into a variety of languages including Japanese, Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian and Arabic.
Barb Fisher Barbara Fisher (born in Ottawa, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999, and ran as a Conservative for the Canadian House of Commons in 2004.
Barb horse The Barb horse comes from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia- the coastal regions of these North African countries were formerly known as the Barbary Coast, "Barbary" meaning foreigh or, more specifictly, non-Christian lands. Opinions differ as to the Barb's origins, lack of documentary evidence making it impossible to do more than hazard an educated guess.
Barb Jungr Barb Jungr is a musical performer, composer and writer, of Czech and German parentage. She is perhaps best known as a chansonnier, or singer of chansons—in the sense of classic, lyric-driven French songs; in the broader sense of European songs in the cabaret style; and in the even broader sense of a diverse range of songs interpreted in this style.
Barb Tarbox Barb Tarbox (April 10 1961 – May 18 2003) was one of the most well-known anti-smoking activists in Canada; a life-long smoker dying of brain and lung cancers whose very open and frank discussions of her illness, its cause and its consequences, propelled her to the Canadian national stage. During the last months of Tarbox's life she went around Canada teaching young adults the consequences of smoking.
Barbacoa Barbacoa generally refers to meats or a whole sheep slow cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a pit covered with leaves, although the interpretation is loose, and in the present day and in some cases may refer to meat that was steamed until tender. Barbacoa de cabeza is a specialty of slow cooked cow head that arose in the ranching lands of northern Mexico after the Spanish conquest.
Barbad Barbad or Barbad the Great (in ) was the most famous and skilled court musician of the Sassanid Empire of Persia. He created the first ever musical system in the Middle East, known as the Royal Khosravani, dedicated to the king Khosrau II, who reigned from 590 to 628.
Barbadian dollar The dollar (currency code BBD) has been the currency of Barbados since 1972. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign "$", or alternatively "Bds$" to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies.
Barbadian-Canadian The following is an article about notable Canadians of Barbadian origin. This includes both native born Canadians of Barbadian heritage, as well as individuals who originally hailed from Barbados but have become naturalized citizens.
Barbadillo Barbadillo is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 22 kilometres from the city of Salamanca and has a population of 517 people.
Barbados Blackbelly Sheep The Barbados Blackbelly Sheep is a unique breed that was developed in the Caribbean. Although it is likely the Barbados Blackbelly has African ancestry, there seems to be clear evidence that the breed, as seen today, was developed by the people on the Island from sheep brought to port by ships fairly early in the period after Europeans first colonized the Island.
Barbados Boy Scouts Association The Barbados Boy Scouts Association, the national Scouting organization of Barbados, was founded in 1969, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1972. The boys only Barbados Boy Scouts Association has 2,472 members as of 2004.
Barbados Coast Guard The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime division of the Barbados Defence Force. Its responsibilities are patrolling Barbados' territorial waters as well as drug interdiction and humanitarian and life-saving exercises.
Barbados Crop Over Festival The Barbados Crop Over Festival is a summer festival of the Caribbean island of Barbados. The festival is the highlight of the summer, where the whole island gathers together in jubilation to celebrate the completion of the sugar cane harvest from mid-July to early August.
Barbados Defence Force The Barbados Defence Force is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. The BDF was established August 15th, 1979, and has responsibility for the territorial defence and internal security of the island.
Barbados Holetown Festival The Barbados Holetown Festival is a festival of the town of Holetown on the Caribbean island of Barbados, a week-long celebration that starts in mid February to commemorate the arrival of the first English settlers on 17 February 1627. Medieval songs are song in the churches and the more modern rhythms can be heard on the fairgrounds.
Barbados Jazz Festival The Barbados Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival of the Caribbean island of Barbados. It is a week-long celebration held annually in January, a jubilant affair that attracts a cast of talented musical maestros to the streets of Bridgetown who play for hours every night in festivity.
Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a key government agency based in Bridgetown, Barbados which specifically regulates and develops external relations and the nature of trading with other countries in the Caribbean. It aims to strengthen regional political and economic integration and increase Caribbean unity with other islands.
Barbados National Trust The Barbados National Trust, founded in 1960, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect the natural and artistic heritage of Barbados and to increase public awareness of Barbados' historic and architectural treasures.
Barbados Open The Barbados Open is a senior (over 50s) men's professional golf tournament played on the Caribbean island state of Barbados. It is currently the opening event of the season on the European Seniors Tour and the only event on that tour that takes place in the Americas other than two of the senior majors staged in the United States, the Senior PGA Championship and the U.
Barbados Port Authority The Barbados Port Authority (BPA) is an agency of the government of Barbados which principally regulates shipping into the island, and controls immigration into Barbados in the capital of Bridgetown. Established in 1979 it was also set up as a statutory body to plan, build, develop and maintain the port to a high standard.
Barbados Regiment The Barbados Regiment is the land force component of the Barbados Defence Force. Its main tasks are the defence of Barbados from external threats, internal security and assisting the local police in maintaining law and order.
Barbalos Barbalos is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 45 kilometres from the city of Salamanca and has a population of 103 people.
Barbamon Barbamon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, an avaricious Digimon in the form of an old man, he is the most cunning of The Seven Great Demon Lords. His Crest insignia is 'Greed' and he is named after Barbatos.
Barbapapa Barbapapa is both the title character, and name of the "species" of said character, of a series of children's books written in the 1970s by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who resided in Paris, France. The books were originally written in French, and were later translated into many languages.
Barbara (TV series) Barbara, was a British television sitcom, the only ITV comedy hit of the nineties or noughties, 17 of its 29 episodes between 1995 and 2003 beating the BBC1 opposition, with a peak audience of 10 million and a 40% share. Its mainstream success came at a time when the family audience was being little catered for, with writer/performer sitcoms and sketch shows for a mainly youth audience being more in vogue with the networks.
Barbara A. Schaal Barbara Ana Schaal (born 1947 in Berlin, Germany, naturalized in 1956) American scientist, evolutionary biologist, is a professor at Washington University and vice president of the National Academy of Sciences. She is the first woman to be elected vice president of the Academy.
Barbara Albright Barbara Albright (1955 in Nebraska - July 5, 2006 in Branford, Connecticut) was a American author of about 25 food and knitting books. She was also former editor-in-chief of The Chocolatier magazine, a food editor as Redbook and Woman's World and a freelance writer for the Associated Press.
Barbara Allen Rainey Barbara Ann Allen Rainey (August 20, 1948 - 13 July - 1982) was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy and the first female to be designated a Naval aviator. She was killed in an aircraft crash in 1982 while performing her duties as a flight instructor.
Barbara Amesbury Barbara Amesbury (born 1948 in Larder Lake, Ontario) is a Canadian philanthropist and former singer-songwriter, who had several Top 40 hits in Canada in the 1970s as Bill Amesbury before coming out as a transsexual and pursuing sex reassignment surgery.
Barbara Bates Film actress Barbara Bates (August 6, 1925-March 18, 1969) was a film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. The former ballet dancer and teen model won a trip to Hollywood and ended up meeting her publicist husband and starting an acting career while there.
Barbara Becker Barbara Becker (born 1 November 1966) was the wife of Boris Becker, although they are now divorced. She is the daughter of teacher Ursula Feltus and photographer Harlan Ross Feltus (1939–2003); Harlan was an African-American.
Barbara Bedford Barbara Jane ("BJ") Bedford (born November 9, 1972 in Hanover, New Hampshire) is a former backstroke swimmer from the United States, who was a member of the American team that won the golden medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Her winning teammates in that race were Megan Quann (breaststroke), Jenny Thompson (butterfly), and Dara Torres (freestyle).
Barbara Bedford (actor) Barbara Bedford was born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and educated in Chicago, where she graduated from the Lake View High School. She felt the urge to appear on the screen at this time and immediately set out for Hollywood, where she impressed Lambert Hillyer, William S.
Barbara Bielecka Barbara Bielecka is a Polish architect who designed the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen, Poland's largest church, the seventh largest in Europe and eleventh in the world. It was constructed between 1994 and 2004.
Barbara Blomberg Barbara Blomberg (* 1527 in Regensburg, Germany; † 18 December 1597 in Ambrosero, Spain) was born the eldest daughter of burgher Wolfgang Plumberger and his wife Sibilla. She was the mother of Don Juan de Austria, illegitimate son of Charles V, who in 1571 defeated the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto.
Barbara Bogaev Barbara Bogaev was the co-host of the public radio program Weekend America from 2004 through 2006. Previously she served as the substitute host of the popular National Public Radio program Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
Barbara Boggs Sigmund Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939 - 1990) was a daughter of the powerful Democratic United States Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana, and Lindy Boggs, who became a Congresswoman from Louisiana after her husband's untimely death in an air crash.
Barbara Bostock Barbara Bostock (born December 19, 1935 in Palm Beach, Florida) is a retired American actress. She made her debut in front of the cameras in 1958 when she was cast in the films Girls on the Loose and Senior Prom.
Barbara Boylan Barbara Boylan (born August 12, 1942) in Long Beach, California) is an American dancer and former television personality who was featured on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1961 to 1967, and briefly for a few months in 1979.
Barbara Britton Barbara Britton (September 26, 1919 - January 17, 1980) was a film and television actress. She was the first actress to play Laura Petrie on television on the pilot program, "Head of the Family" which was retooled and became The Dick Van Dyke Show with the role taken over by Mary Tyler Moore.
Barbara Brooks Wallace Barbara Brooks Wallace was born and spent her childhood in China, but came to live in the United States. San Francisco was a port of entry for the family many times and she lived for awhile in a huge white-pillared mansion on the side of a hill that became the Sugar Hill Hall mansion which served as the setting for some of her most popular books.
Barbara Buhler Lynes Barbara Buhler Lynes is the curator of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Emily Fisher Landau Director, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center. She is the leading expert on the art of painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
Barbara Cartland Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland DBE CStJ (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) was one of the most successful writers of romance novels of all time, specialising in historical love themes. She also became one of the United Kingdom's most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues.
Barbara Cassani Barbara Ann Cassani, CBE, (born July 22 1960) is an American businesswoman. She was the founder under British Airways of budget airline Go Fly and was the first leader of London's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Barbara Castle Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn PC (October 6, 1910 – May 3, 2002) was a British left-wing politician, born Barbara Anne Betts in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (and brought up in Pontefract and Bradford, Yorkshire), who adopted her family's politics, joining the Labour Party.
Barbara Clark Barbara Clark (born September 24, 1958 in Coronation, Alberta) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay, alongside Becky Smith, Gail Amundrud, and Anne Jardin.
Barbara Cochran Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, 1951, Richmond, Vermont) is an American former alpine skier. She is a member of the famous family of "Skiing Cochrans" which has operated a small ski area in Vermont since 1961 and has placed several generations of athletes on the US Ski Team (including Barbara Ann, nine time national champion brother Bob Cochran, three time national champion sister Marilyn Cochran, sister Lindy Cochran, nephew Jimmy Cochran, niece Jessica Kelley and nephews Roger Brown and Tim Kelley).
Barbara Davis Barbara Davis is the widow of Marvin Davis. Although the Davis' wealth exceeded $5 billion during Marvin’s life, it has recently been reported in multiple media outlets including Forbes that the majority the family’s wealth has been lessened to a few hundred million, if that.
Barbara DeGenevieve Barbara DeGenevieve (born 1947, Pennsylvania) is a teacher of photography and an interdisciplinary artist who works in photography, video, and performance. Her place of birth, both geographically and sociologically, has informed much of her work throughout her career.
Barbara Delinsky Barbara Ruth Greenberg Delinsky (born August 9, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a best-selling American author of more than sixty-five romance and mainstream fiction novels. She has also been published under the pen names Billie Douglass and Bonnie Drake.
Barbara Dex Barbara Dex is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest. With the song Iemand Als Jij, Dex had qualified via the Belgian national heat, Eurosong 93, held at the Casino Knokke on March 6th.
Barbara Dulinsky Sergeant Barbara Jean Dulinsky was a member of the United States Marine Corps who, in 1967, became the first woman United States Marine to serve in a combat zone, when her request to be sent to Vietnam was granted. She served at Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) Headquarters in Saigon.
Barbara Flynn Currie Barbara Flynn Currie (born May 3, 1940) of Chicago has been an Illinois State Representative since 1979. She represents the 25th District in Chicago which includes the communities of Woodlawn, South Shore, Hyde Park, and Kenwood.
Barbara Follett Daphne Barbara Follett (born 25 December 1942, Kingston, Jamaica as Daphne Barbara Hubbard) is a British politician - she is the Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage, which she first won at the 1997 general election. She is married to author Ken Follett.
Barbara Franco Bárbara Franco Solana (born April 4, 1974 in Madrid) is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992. She won the gold medal in the 200m Butterfly at the European SC Championships 1996 in Riesa.
Barbara Fredrickson Barbara Fredrickson is a leading social psychologist. She is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina, and is the Principal Investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab there.
Barbara Frietchie (play) "Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl" is a play in four acts by Clyde Fitch and based on the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Barbara Frietchie" (based on a real person: Barbara Fritchie). Fitch takes a good bit of artistic liberty and intertwines her story with that of his own grandparents' love story, which also takes place during the Civil War.
Barbara Fritchie (person) Barbara Fritchie (nee Hauer), also known as Barbara Frietchie, and sometimes spelled Frietschie, (December 3, 1766 – December 18, 1862) was an American patriot during the Civil War. She was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and married John Casper Fritchie, a glove maker, on May 6, 1806.
Barbara Fritchie Handicap The Barbara Fritchie Handicap is an American race for thoroughbred horses run at Laurel Park Racecourse each year. A Grade II, this race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a a purse of $300,000.
Barbara Garrick Barbara Garrick (born December 3, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as DeDe Halcyon Day in the three television miniseries based on Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City novels.
Barbara Gaskin Barbara Gaskin is a British singer who, with her musical partner Dave Stewart, formed the duo 'Stewart & Gaskin' in 1980. They had a Number One hit in both the UK and Germany with a cover version of the song "It's My Party" in 1981.
Barbara Gittings Award The Barbara Gittings Award is presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards. It honors a pioneering individual, group or community media outlet that has made a significant contribution to the development of LGBT media.
Barbara Godard BARBARA GODARD, Avie Bennett Historica Chair of Canadian Literature and Professor of English, French, Social and Political Thought and Women's Studies at York University, has published widely on Canadian and Quebec cultures and on feminist and literary theory, recently '"Deleuze and Translation'" (Parallax 2000), "Notes from the Cultural Field: Canadian Literature from Identity to Hybridity'" (ECW 2001), '"L'Ethique du traduire" (TTR 2001), "Resignifying Culture: Notes from the Ontario Culture Wars" (Money Art Value 2001), Translation Poetics from Modernity to Post-Modernity" (Translation Translation 2003) and "Border or Babel? Logics of Relations in the Canadian Imaginary" (2003).
Barbara Graham Barbara Graham, née Barbara Elaine Wood (June 26, 1923 in Oakland, California - June 3, 1955 at San Quentin) was an American criminal and convicted murderer who was executed in the gas chamber along with two accomplices.
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (14 September 1934 - 24 April 2002) was an American journalist, essayist and memoirist. She is best known for her autobiographical work, particularly her account of growing up as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and for her travel writing.
Barbara Hambly Barbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951) is an award winning and prolific American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction. Her writing includes novels occurring within worlds of her own creation (generally occurring within an explicit multiverse), as well as within previously existing mythos (notably Star Trek and Star Wars).
Barbara Hanley Barbara McCallum Hanley, née Smith (March 6, 1882-January 26, 1959) was the first woman to be elected a mayor in Canada. (Charlotte Whitton, often credited with this distinction, was in fact the first woman in Canada elected mayor of a city.
Barbara Harbach Barbara Harbach is a renowned composer , harpsichordist, organist, and teacher. The American Record Guide said, "She deserves to be recognized as one of the eminent Bach players among organists of the present day, in both the United States and in Europe.
Barbara Heinemann Landmann Barbara Heinemann Landmann or Heynemann- (1795, Leitersweiler, Alsace - 1883) was an Alsatian-born spiritual leader of the Community of True Inspiration who supported Christian Metz in his moves from Europe to Iowa and organising the network of the seven communities known as the Amana Colonies.
Barbara Hepworth Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10, 1903 – May 20, 1975, christened Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth) was a major British sculptor and artist of the twentieth century. Although not as renowned, she is generally considered as great a sculptor as her contemporary and friend Henry Moore.
Barbara Hepworth Museum The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th century sculptor's studio and garden much as they were when she lived and worked there. The studio, known as Trewyn Studio, was purchased by Hepworth in 1949, and is typical of the stone-built houses in St Ives.
Barbara Herrnstein Smith Barbara Herrnstein Smith is an American literary critic and theorist, best-known for her work Contingencies of Value: Alternative Perspectives for Critical Theory. She is currently the Braxton Craven Professor of Comparative Literature and English and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Science and Cultural Theory at Duke University, and also Distinguished Professor of English at Brown University.
Barbara Hicks Barbara Hicks is an American political scientist with a focus on comparative politics. Her current research deals with contemporary politics in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the European Union, as well as the transition from Communist rule in Eastern Europe.
Barbara Howard Barbara Howard is an American actress, who remains best known for her roles in the film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and in the television series Falcon Crest as Robin Agretti. She is currently working as a psychotherapist.
Barbara J. Bishop Colonel Barbara Janet Bishop, USMC, was Director of Women Marines from January 1964 until her retirement in August 1969. Prior to this assignment, she completed a tour of duty in Naples, Italy, as Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe.
Barbara Janke Barbara Janke is a teacher and is Liberal Democrat leader of Bristol City Council in Bristol, England. She has been Councillor for Clifton ward since 1995 and leader of the Liberal Democrat group since 1997 (taking over from Stephen Williams).
Barbara Jefford Barbara Jefford OBE, full name Barbara Mary Jefford (born in Plymstock, Devon, England in 1930), is a British Shakespearean actress best known for her theatrical performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theatre, and her role as Molly Bloom in the 1967 film of James Joyce's Ulysses.
Barbara Jordan (tennis) Barbara Jordan (born April 2, 1957, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) was a professional female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for her victory at the 1979 Australian Open, which is, in fact, the only title she ever won in her entire time on tour (except Detroit in 1978) - she never progressed beyond the third round at any of the other Grand Slam events that she entered, and she had a sub-.
Barbara Karinska Varvara Zhmoudsky, better known as Barbara Karinska or simply Karinska (1886 - 1983), was costumer of the New York City Ballet, and the first costume designer ever to win the Capezio Dance Award, for costumes "of visual beauty for the spectator and complete delight for the dancer". However, she designed the costumes for a few non-musical films as well, such as the 1953 French adaptation of La Dame aux Camelias.
Barbara Kay controversy Barbara Kay is a columnist for the Canadian national broadsheet the National Post, wherein she expressed, in a series of three articles, beginning with a column entitled "The Rise of Quebecistan," on August 9, 2006,
Barbara Kelly Barbara Kelly (5 October 1924 – 14 January 2007) was a Canadian-born English actress best remembered for her television roles opposite her husband Bernard Braden in the 1950s and 1960s and for many appearances as a panellist on the British version of What's My Line.
Barbara Keogh Barbara Keogh (21 April 1929 - 25 October 2005) was a British actress who is possibly best remembered for playing Lilly Mattock in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, as well as playing various roles in comedy sketch-show, Little Britain.
Barbara Kesel Barbara Randall Kesel is a writer and editor of comic books; her bibliography includes work for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Crossgen, and Image Comics. Kesel initially came into the comics world after writing a 10-page letter to editor Dick Giordano regarding the portrayal of female comic book characters.
Barbara Kessler Barbara Kessler is an American folk-rock singer/songwriter. She began her career performing in clubs on Cape Cod and driving an ice cream truck, then began performing at open mikes in Boston, and continues to be part of the Boston folk scene.
Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American fiction writer. She has written several novels, poems, short stories, and essays, and established the Bellwether Prize for "literature of social change.
Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple (born July 30, 1946) is an American film director primarily known for her work in documentary film. She has won two Academy Awards; the first was in 1976, for Harlan County, USA about a Kentucky miners' strike, and the second was in 1991, for American Dream, the story of the Hormel Foods strike in Austin, Minnesota in 1985-1986.
Barbara Lee Barbara Jean Lee (born July 16 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1998, representing the 9th District of California. She was born in El Paso, Texas, was educated at Mills College and received an M.
Barbara Levick Barbara Levick (born 1932) is one of the United Kingdom's foremost ancient historians. She was educated at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and, since 1959, has been a Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford (now emeritus).
Barbara Line During World War II, the Barbara Line was a series of German military fortifications in Italy, some ten to twenty miles south of the Gustav Line, and a similar distance north of the Volturno Line. Near the eastern coast, it ran along the line of the Trigno river.
Barbara Loe Fisher Barbara Loe Fisher is co-founder, in 1982, and president of the National Vaccine Information Center, a national, non-profit educational organization - the oldest and largest national organization advocating reformation of the mass vaccination system.

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