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Doug Mohns Douglas Allen "Diesel" Mohns (born December 13, 1933 in Capreol, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1953-54 until 1974-75. Mohns twice won the most coveted prize in junior hockey, the Memorial Cup.
Doug Mulray Douglas John Mulray (born 1 December 1951, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), better known as Doug Mulray, was a former host of the breakfast time slot on Sydney FM radio station 2MMM (Triple M) in the 1980s. After a break from Triple M, he worked for a brief time in the PM drive time slot on 2SM with Peter Fitzsimmons before moving to Sydney radio station 2WS eventually leaving that station in July 1999.
Doug Mumford Douglas Gray "Doug" Mumford (born March 1, 1954 in Grifton, North Carolina) is a marine biologist largely known for his involvement with recreational fishery statistics with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Marine FisheriesNorth Carolina native, avid fisherman], and [[UNCW graduate, Mumford was instrumental in developing many of the state’s ongoing fishery management programs. Mumford was a constituent in developing the state’s ongoing Commercial Trip Ticket Program used to monitor millions of pounds of finfish and shellfish landings to enhance fishery management efforts in the region.
Doug Murray Douglas Murray (born March 12,1980 in Bromma, Sweden) is an NHL hockey player, currently playing defense for the San Jose Sharks. A stay-at-home player who can dish out bone-crunching hits, he was drafted in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Doug Naysmith John Douglas Naysmith (Doug) (born April 1, 1941, Scotland) is the Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Bristol North West. He had previously been a councillor in Bristol City Council for eighteen years, and is an immunologist.
Doug Nienhuis Doug Nienhuis (born February 16, 1982) is a NFL guard for the Denver Broncos. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Oregon State University by the Seattle Seahawks, but waived in preseason and was picked up by the Jets.
Doug Ose Douglas Arlo Ose commonly known as Doug Ose (born June 27 1955), American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005, representing the 3rd District of California. He was born in
Doug Overton Doug Overton (born August 3, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. A 6'3" point guard from La Salle University, Overton played in 11 NBA seasons for 8 different teams.
Doug Padilla Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. He finished fifth in the 5000m final at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, and seventh in the 5000m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Doug Peacock Doug Peacock is an American naturalist, outdoorsman, and author. He is best known for his book Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness, a memoir of his experiences in the 1970s and 1980s, much of which was spent alone in the wilderness of the western United States observing grizzly bears.
Doug Pray Doug Pray is an American documentary film director and cinematographer who often explores unique subcultures in his films. Among others, he has directed the documentaries Scratch, a documentary about turntablism and DJ culture; Hype!
Doug Rader Douglas Lee Rader (born July 30, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois), nicknamed "The Red Rooster", is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who was known primarily for his defensive ability, winning five straight Gold Glove Awards from 1970 to 1974.
Doug Rasheed Doug Rasheed is an American hip hop producer, mostly known for producing Coolio's smash hit "Gangsta's Paradise" and 2Pac feat. Rappin 4-Tay - "Only God Can Judge Me" of his double album All Eyez on Me'.
Doug Richard Doug Richard is a United Kingdom-based Californian entrepreneur and technology specialist who shot to prominence as a result of the BBC programme Dragons' Den, where he appeared as a "dragon", or investor. He is marked from the other investors on the programme by a straightforward, no-nonsense style, and also by his education credentials, which include a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles and a B.
Doug Riley Doug Riley CM (born Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian musician. Informally referred to as "Doctor Music", he has spent two decades with the Famous People Players as its musical director, besides his participation on over 300 album projects in various genres.
Doug Risebrough Douglas "Doug" Risebrough (pronounced RIGHS-brow) was (born January 29, 1954 in Kitchener, Ontario). He is currently in his seventh season with the Minnesota Wild and 31st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Doug Roberson Douglas Roberson, born January 4, 1962, in Maquoketa, Iowa, was the guitarist and songwriter for The Dangtrippers, The Bent Scepters and Head Candy. Doug is currently the guitarist and songwriter in the Iowa City band The Diplomats of Solid Sound.
Doug Rogers Douglas ("Doug") Rogers (born January 26, 1941 in Truro, Nova Scotia) was a Canadian Olympic competitor in judo. His best-known achievements are a silver medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and gold medals at two Pan American Games, in 1965 and 1967.
Doug Rokke Major Doug Rokke PhD Education, University of Illinois, 1992, served in the Vietnam War in the USAF as an avionics technician. He then served in the Illinois National Guard where he was decorated for saving the lives of accident victims he found alongside the road on his way home from a monthly drill.
Doug Roth Douglas Keith (Doug) Roth (born August 24 1967, in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round (41st overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center from the University of Tennessee, Roth played in just one NBA season for the Bullets, appearing in 42 games during the 1989-90 season.
Doug Sahm Douglas Wayne Sahm (born November 6, 1941, San Antonio, Texas, died November 18, 1999, Taos, New Mexico) was a musician from Texas. He was a child prodigy in country music, but became a significant figure in blues, rock and other genres.
Doug Saunders Doug Saunders (born 1967) is a well-known Canadian journalist, a weekly columnist and daily reporter for the Globe and Mail, a Canadian national newspaper based in Toronto, Canada. He is the newspaper's European Bureau Chief, based in London, in the United Kingdom.
Doug Scott Douglas Keith Scott CBE, known as Doug Scott (born 29 May 1941) is a British mountaineer famous for the first ascent of the South-West Face of Mount Everest on 25 September 1975, and was the first Briton to climb Everest.
Doug Serrurier Doug Serrurier or Louis Douglas Serrurier (born December 9 1920 - died June 3, 2006) was a former Formula One driver from South Africa. He participated in 3 grands prix in the 1960s, only racing in the South African Grand Prix event.
Doug Shanahan Doug Shanahan is a lacrosse player who plays midfield for the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse. He was a member of the 2002 USA World Lacrosse Championship-winning team, in which he received All-World and Championship MVP honours.
Doug Smith (basketball) Douglas Smith (born September 17 1969, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. Smith played in five NBA seasons, for the Mavericks and the Boston Celtics and averaged 8.
Doug Smith (composer) Doug Smith is a composer/pianist who graduated from Kermit High School in 1981 and began classes at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in the fall of the same year. His goal was to earn a degree in telecommunications but that same year he started working with music recording for the first time and 'Just For You', Smith's first recording, was released in the spring of 1982, is a collection of songs ranging from ragtime originals to romantic ballads.
Doug Smith (football player) Doug Smith (born November 25, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio USA as Carl Douglas Smith) is a retired former professional American football player who played the positions of center (C), guard (G), and outside guard (OG), for the Los Angeles Rams from the 1978 season through the 1991 season.
Doug Smith (hockey) Doug Smith (born May 17, 1963 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played for the Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins over the course of his career. He was selected second overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Doug Stephan Doug Stephan is a radio talk show personality and the host of the nationally syndicated Doug Stephan's Good Day, which airs six days per week. Good Day features a fast paced entertaining format with a variety of topics, guest co-hosts and interviews.
Doug Strange Joseph Douglas Strange (Born April 13, 1964) in Greenville, South Carolina, is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. He is an alumnus of North Carolina State University where he was a standout for the Wolfpack baseball program.
Doug Sulliman Simon Douglas Sulliman (born August 29, 1959 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey right winger who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979-80 until 1989-90.
Doug Swingley Doug Swingley (born May 14, 1953) is an American dog musher and dog sled racer from Lincoln, Montana, who is a four-time winner of the 1,049-mile Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska. His victory in 1995 marked the first time a non-Alaskan won the race, and he followed it by winning in 1999, 2000, and 2001.
Doug Thompson Doug Thompson is a former mayor of Osgoode Township prior to the amalgamation with the new City of Ottawa, and he is a Councillor with the amalgamated City of Ottawa Council for Osgoode Ward. Prior to being Mayor of Osgoode Township, Mr Thompson was a councillor for the municipality.
Doug Thorburn Doug Thorburn is an amateur researcher of alcoholism who attented closed AA meetings for a year which is against AA rules then wrote several books on the topic. The most important of these books is Drunks Drugs and Debits: How to Recognize Addicts and Avoid Financial Abuse.
Doug Walton Douglas Neil Walton is a Canadian academic and author, well known for his many widely published books and papers on argumentation, logical fallacies and informal logic. He is presently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy The Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy is given out annually to the Western Hockey League humanitarian of the year. The winner is the player who best shows a commitment to his community and to humanitarian values.
Doug Wildey Doug Wildey (May 2, 1922, Yonkers, New York - October 5, 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada) was a cartoonist most famous for his co-creation of the acclaimed animated television series, Jonny Quest (1964) for Hanna-Barbera Productions, and a comic book artist.
Doug Williams (wrestler) Douglas Clayton Durdle (born September 1, 1972 in Reading, Berkshire) is a British professional wrestler best known by his stage name, Doug Williams. Williams is currently working for independent promotions in the UK and abroad, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) and Ring of Honor (ROH).
Doug Williams and Julie Olson Douglas Williams and Julie Olson Williams are fictional characters and a supercouple on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Doug and Julie are considred to be one of the first supercouple in daytime television history.
Doug Wimbish Doug Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is a bass player, primarily known for his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the band Living Colour. He has played for a vast range of artists, among which Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Depeche Mode, and Mos Def.
Doug Wright (cartoonist) Doug Wright (1917–1983) was the English-born creator of the long-running comic strip Doug Wright's Family, or Nipper, and namesake for the Canadian Wright Awards. He served in the RCAF during World War Two, drawing cartoons for fellow servicemen.
Doug Wright Awards The Doug Wright Awards are literary awards handed out annually to Canadian cartoonists. The awards are named for Canadian cartoonist Doug Wright, and honour the best in English-language comics and graphic novels.
Doug Yule Douglas Alan Yule (born February 25, 1947) is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of The Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973. Though he is sometimes overlooked in the history of the V.
Doug's Big Game Doug's Big Game is a video game for the Game Boy Color, published and developed by Disney Interactive and was released on September 14, 2000. The working title for the game was "Doug: Quailman to the Rescue".
Doug's Marriage Madness Doug's Marriage Madness is the thirty-first episode in the third season of Disney's animated television series Doug. It is the final episode of the series, the 65th Disney's Doug episode and the 166th Doug episode created.
Dougal Dixon Dougal Dixon (born 1947) is a Scottish geologist and author. He is best known for his illustrated works of fiction, which largely concern "anthropologies of the future;" his own visions of how human beings and animals might evolve in millions of years' time.
Dougan Sherwood Dougan Sherwood is the founder and executive director of the outdoor youth leadership program Quest for the West. A pioneer of what is called as "experience education", Sherwood has over the years served in executive and directorial postitions for many other national leadership programs such as program director for the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, the now discontinued National Youth Leadership Forum on Nursing, and the Junior Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference (JPYIC).
Dough and Dynamite Dough and Dynamite was one of two Charlie Chaplin films that were to be shown at a special event in September, 2001. However, in the light of 9/11, it was taken off the list of films as it ends with Charlie walking out of a blown up building.
Dough scraper A dough scraper is a tool used by bakers to manipulate dough and to clean surfaces on which dough has been worked. It is generally a small sheet of stainless steel (approximately 3"x5" or 8 cm x 13 cm) with a handle of wood, plastic, or simply a roll in the steel blade along one of the long sides.
Dougherty County School System The Dougherty County School System is the school district in Dougherty County, Georgia (county seat Albany, Georgia). Currently, 16,844 students attend 15 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school.
Doughface Originally an actual mask made of dough, doughface is now a term used in a disparaging context for someone, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.Vintage Vocabulary, accessed 13 September 2006 at http://www.
Doughnut A doughnut, or donut, is a sweet deep-fried piece of dough or batter. The two most common types are the torus-shaped ring doughnut, and the filled doughnut, a flattened sphere injected with jam/jelly, cream, custard, or another sweet filling.
Doughnut (driving) A doughnut or donut is a maneuver performed while driving an automobile. Performing this maneuver entails rotating the rear of the automobile around the front wheels in a continuous motion, creating (ideally) a circular skid-mark pattern of rubber on a roadway and also causing the tires to smoke considerably.
Dougie Poynter Douglas Lee Poynter, commonly known as Dougie Poynter (born November 30, 1987 in Corringham, Essex, England) is the bass player and backing vocalist in the British pop band McFly, along with fellow band members Danny Jones, Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd. McFly rose to fame after former band Busted helped launch them by inviting them to tour in March 2004.
Dougie Thomson Dougie Thomson (pronounced "doogie") was born Douglas Campbell Thomson on March 24, 1951 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland and raised in the Rutherglen area of the same city. Dougie was a member of the so-called Supertramp 'classic lineup' playing bass guitar from 1973 until Supertramp's initial break-up in 1988.
Douglas (motorcycles) Douglas was a British motorcycle manufacturer from 1907 - 1957 based in Kingswood, Bristol, owned by the Douglas family, and especially known for its horizontally opposed twin cylinder engined bikes and as manufacturers of speedway machines.
Douglas A. Warner III Douglas 'Sandy' Warner (born June 9, 1946 as Douglas Alexander Warner III but widely known as "Sandy") is a American banker who joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York out of college in 1968 as an officer's assistant and rose through the ranks to become chairman of the board of J.P.
Douglas Academy A secondary school on the Mains Estate in Milngavie (near Glasgow, Scotland), Douglas Academy has an excellent academic record, and is one of the top 50 secondary schools in Scotland. It is also home to Douglas Academy Music School, a unit for musically gifted children, who are admitted to the school through audition.
Douglas Adams at the BBC Douglas Adams at the BBC is a three CD set released by BBC Audio in 2004 (ISBN 0-563-49404-2). By using extracts from many radio and TV productions, the three discs cover Douglas Adams's association with BBC Radio and TV from 1974 to 2001, and also include tributes to Adams that were transmitted between 2001 and 2003.
Douglas Adams Society The Douglas Adams Society, or DougSoc for short, is the name given to a student society formed at various British universities to honour the spirit engendered in Douglas Adams' works. Notable DougSocs exist, or have existed, at Oxford, York and Exeter universitiesYork University DougSoc homepage.
Douglas Adamson Douglas Adamson is best know for his work in American Football in Scotland. He is the Vice President of the Scottish Gridiron Association but most of his efforts are in his capacity of General Manager of the Edinburgh Wolves.
Douglas Alexander Douglas Garven Alexander (born October 26, 1967) is a British politician who is Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland He is the Member of Parliament for the Scottish constituency of Paisley and Renfrewshire South representing the Labour Party.
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (or "DA") is a magnet high school in the Duval County (Jacksonville, Florida) school system. The school first opened in the 1930s as a traditional school for African-American students.
Douglas Arterial Road The Douglas Arterial Road is a Two laned Motorway grade road located in Townsville, Queensland. The road is commonly known by locals as either the Ring Road (which is the name the project goes under) or the Douglas Motorway.
Douglas Bader Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE DSO and Bar DFC and Bar FRAeS DL LegH CdeG RAF (21 February 1910–5 September 1982); surname pronounced ) was a successful fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Bader is upheld as an inspirational leader and hero of the era, not least because he fought despite having lost both legs in a pre-war flying accident.
Douglas Becker Douglas Becker is a choreographer and teacher working in many idioms, including contemporary ballet and improvisation throughout Europe and the United States. A founding member and principal dancer of the Frankfurt Ballet, where he performed with distinction for over 10 years under the direction of acclaimed choreographer William Forsythe, he played a pivotal role in the creation of many signature pieces and is one of the few individuals around the world with the authority to remount Forsythe repertoire.
Douglas Bell Douglas Bell (born November 29, 1981, Lanark, Scotland) is editor of the UK's National Student Publication, Fat Controller Magazine. He was educated at Loretto School and studied Law at Durham University 2001 - 2003, where Fat Controller Magazine was established.
Douglas Biklen Douglas Paul Biklen (born September 8, 1945) is an American educator best known for promoting the controversial theory of "facilitated communication", an augmentative and alternative communication technique for people with communication impairments, particularly autism.
Douglas Blue Feather Douglas Bonnell is a Native American flutist who records under the pseudonym of Douglas Blue Feather. He has won four Native American Music Awards, including Best New Age Recording, Best Flutist of the Year, and Best Independent Recording of the Year.
Douglas Bush Douglas Bush (1896–1983) was a literary critic and literary historian. He taught for most of his life at Harvard University, where his students included many of the most prominent scholars, writers, and academics of several generations, including Walter Jackson Bate, Neil Rudenstine, Paul Auster and Aharon Lichtenstein.
Douglas Camfield Douglas Camfield (died 27 January 1984) was an accomplished director for television from the 1960s to the 1980s. His programme credits include Z-Cars, Paul Temple, Van der Valk, The Sweeney, Shoestring, The Professionals, The Nightmare Man and the BBC dramatisation of Beau Geste.
Douglas Campbell (actor) Douglas Campbell CM (born 11 June 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an actor who has based his career in Canada. Much of his work has been on stage, particularly the Stratford Festival where he was among its first actors in 1953.
Douglas Campbell (Ontario politician) Douglas Kay Campbell (born circa 1930) is a longtime political activist in Canada. A trade union activist in his youth, Campbell has spent several years in the peace movement and has run for political office on numerous occasions.
Douglas Castle Douglas Castle was a stronghold of the Douglas family from medieval times to the nineteenth century. The first castle, erected in the 13th century, was destroyed and replaced several times until the 18th century when a large mansion house was built in its place.
Douglas City, California Douglas City is a town located in Trinity County, California with a population of 714. Nearby towns and cities include Lewiston, Junction City, Weaverville, Hayfork, Big Bar, Whiskeytown, French Gulch, and Igo.
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald Major-General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald (1852–1935) was a Scottish representative peer and a British Army general and the general officer commanding the Militia of Canada from 1902 to 1904.
Douglas College Douglas College, established in 1970, is the largest college in British Columbia. Unlike universities like Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, up until recently, Douglas College did not issue degrees.
Douglas Corrigan Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (January 22, 1907–December 9, 1995) was an American aviator born in Galveston, Texas. In 1938, after a transcontinental flight from Long Beach, California, to New York, he flew from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, to Ireland, even though he was supposed to be returning to Long Beach.
Douglas County, Colorado Douglas County is a suburban county located in the southern portion of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area of the State of Colorado. Douglas County is the eighth most populous Colorado county and one of the fastest growing areas in Colorado.
Douglas Coupland Douglas Coupland (born December 30, 1961) is a major Canadian fiction writer as well as a playwright and visual artist. His first book, the 1991 novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award, became an international bestseller and popularized the terms "McJob" and "Generation X".
Douglas Crabbe Douglas John Edwin Crabbe (b. 1948) is an Australian murderer currently detained in Darwin for a multiple murder which occurred when he rammed his 25 ton Mack truck through a hotel wall at the Inland Hotel at Yulara in the Northern Territory on August 18, 1983, killing five people and seriously injuring sixteen others.
Douglas Craig Douglas Craig, OBE, JP, BSC, FICE, FI, MUN E, FCI ARB, M CONS E is former chairman of York City and gained infamy in the city of York, in the north of England, as he attempted to sell off the assets of the city's football team for his own personal gain. Craig is an engineer and a former local Tory councillor.
Douglas Crawford George Douglas Crawford, (1939 - 2002) was educated at Glasgow Academy and Cambridge University before working as a journalist in London, before being engaged as Industrial Editor for the Glasgow Herald newspaper. He then worked as Head of Publications for the Scottish Council for Development and Industry.
Douglas Croft Douglas Croft (1926-1963) was an early American child actor who is best remembered for being the first actor to portray the DC Comics character Robin, the Boy Wonder in a 1943 serial simply titled Batman. He was a 16 year old boy.
Douglas Dam Douglas Dam is a man-made dam on the French Broad River in Sevier County in East Tennessee in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Douglas Dam is a straight reinforced concrete gravity-type dam 1705 feet wide and 202 feet high classifying it as a large dam.
Douglas David Gracey General Sir Douglas David Gracey, KCB, KCIE, CBE, MC (1894 - 1964) was a British officer in both the First and Second World Wars and the second Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, holding this office from 11 February 1948 to 16 January 1951.
Douglas DB-7 The Douglas DB-7 was an American-developed family of attack, light bomber and night fighter aircraft of World War II, serving several Allied air forces, principally those of the Soviet Union, United States and United Kingdom. The DB-7 was also used by the air forces of Australia, South Africa, France and The Netherlands during the war, and Brazil afterwards.
Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II, it is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made.
Douglas DC-6 The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1959. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range transport market.
Douglas DC-7 The Douglas DC-7 is an aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958. It was the last major piston transport made by Douglas, coming just a few years before the advent of jet aircraft such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
Douglas Dedge Douglas Dedge (1966–March 18, 1998) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who became the first to be fatally injured in an MMA fight, at an event in the Ukraine. Dedge took several shots directly to the head before the referee stopped the contest.
Douglas Dunlop Douglas Dunlop was a Scottish teacher and missionary who, during the British occupation of Egypt (1888-1922), controversially 'reformed' the Egyptian education system, creating what became known as the 'Dunlop-system'. He was widely seen as an opponent of Egyptian nationalist aspirations in education.
Douglas E. Dickey Private First Class Douglas Eugene Dickey (1946-1967) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during Operation Beacon Hill 1, on 26 March 1967, while serving as a rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, 3nd Marine Division, in the Republic of Vietnam.
Douglas Edmondson Douglas Edmondson was a political figure in Manitoba, Canada during the 1980s. He was the first leader of that province's Confederation of Regions Party, although he never actually ran in a provincial election.
Douglas Edwards Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917 — October 13, 1990) was America's first network news television anchor, anchoring CBS's first nightly news broadcast from 1948-1962, which was later to be titled CBS Evening News.
Douglas Fader Douglas Fader CV is one of only 19 recipients of the Cross of Valour for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril, the highest award for bravery which can be presented to a Canadian citizen.
Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies such as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926).
Douglas Fowler Wiley Douglas Fowler, Sr. (November 17, 1906 - January 29, 1980), was a local politician from rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, a loyal supporter of Governor Earl Kemp Long, and his state's chief elections officer from 1959, until declining health forced his retirement, effective December 31, 1979.
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