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Laura Spence Affair The Laura Spence Affair was a British political row in 2000, caused by the failure of a high-flying state school pupil to secure a place at Oxford University. Comments by Labour MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown triggered a fierce political debate about perceptions of elitism and the question of how accessible the UK's top universities are to pupils educated at state schools.
Laura Sydell Laura Sydell (born 1961 in New Jersey) is a radio broadcaster for NPR. She is a former senior technology reporter for Public Radio International's Marketplace, and a regular reporter on for National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.
Laura Tennessen Laura J. Tennessen (July 27 1986–August 27 2006) was a 20 year old Cassville, Wisconsin, USA, resident who rose to international fame and became an internet cause célèbre, posthumously, after three Wisconsin men were arrested for tampering with her grave.
Laura von Bertouch Laura von Bertouch (born on 4 December 1980 in Adelaide, Australia) is player for the Australian national netball team and is co-captain, with Peta Scholz for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy (Australia's Netball league). She is a mid-court player and plays either Centre or Wing Attack.
Laura Walker Laura Anne Walker (born July 1, 1970) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who was a member of the Women's Relay Team that won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Freestyle a the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Her winning teammates were Mary Wayte, Dara Torres, and Mitzi Kremer.
Laura Watton Laura Watton (Born August 2, 1979) is a semi-professional UK Manga artist, currently publishing under Sweatdrop Studios, with her well-known series, Biomecha. She currently resides in Cambridge and works as a freelance artist.
Laura Willoughby Laura Willoughby MBE, (born 27 May 1974 in Chard, Somerset) is a Liberal Democrat politician. She is currently a councillor on Islington Council in London and was the parliamentary candidate in the May 2005 general election for the Liberal Democrats in the Islington North constituency where she lives.
Laura Wilson Laura Wilson is an English crime-writer based in London, where she was born and raised. She has degrees in English Literature form Somerville College, Oxford, and University College London, and has worked as a teacher and editor of non-fiction.
Laura Youngblood Laura Youngblood is a veteran of the United States Navy and wife of a sailor who was killed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. She has gained recent prominence for taking on noted anti-war mother Cindy Sheehan.
Laura's Law Laura's Law, (Assembly Bill 1421, Helen Thomson, Davis), which became effective on January 1, 2003, is a California statute that allows for court-ordered outpatient commitment of mental health clients who refuse voluntary treatment with psychotropic medications. The law was named after Laura Wilcox and was modeled on Kendra's Law, a similar statute enacted in New York.
Lauraceae The Lauraceae or Laurel family comprises a group of flowering plants included in the order Laurales. The family contains about 55 genera and over 2000 (perhaps as many as 4000) species world-wide, mostly from warm or tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and Brazil.
Laurana Kanan Laurana Kanan (also known as Lauralanthalasa Kanan), is a fictional character in the Dragonlance fantasy series, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, originally published by TSR, Inc. and later by Wizards of the Coast.
Laurance Rockefeller Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26 1910 – July 11 2004) was a venture capitalist, financier, philanthropist, a major conservationist and a prominent third-generation member of the Rockefeller family. He was the fourth child of John D.
Laurasia Laurasia was a supercontinent that most recently existed as a part of the split of the Pangaean supercontinent in the late Mesozoic era. It included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the northern hemisphere, chiefly Laurentia (most of modern North America), Baltica, Siberia, Kazakhstania, and the North China and East China Cratons.
Laurasiatheria Laurasiatheria is a clade with the rank of cohort or super-order, of the Placentalia (living) or Eutheria (Placentals and their extinct ancestors) subclass of mammals, based on DNA sequence analyses and Retrotransposon presence/absence data. The name comes from the theory that these mammals evolved on the supercontinent of Laurasia, after it split from Gondwana when Pangaea broke up.
Laure Leprieur Laure Leprieur (1919 - 1999) was a radio personality in France, although she never participated in a radio show. She gained nationwide fame under the name Madame Leprieur d'Agon-Coutainville and was also nicknamed Madame «80 000 Questions».
Laure Waridel Laure Waridel (born in 1973 at Chesalles-sur-Oron, near Vevey, Switzerland) is the co-founder of Équiterre (a non-profit organisation based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, promoting fair trade, energy conservation and ecological and socially just choices), a writer, environmentalist, social activist and radio commentator.
Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa (July 12, 1912 – December 8, 1997) was appointed Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in 1968. He is understood to be the first African Cardinal and was active in the post-Vatican Council II reform of the Catholic
Laureate Education Laureate Education, Inc. () is an education services holding company, based in Baltimore, Maryland, which owns a number of for-profit colleges and online universities, including Walden University and other college brands worldwide.
Laurel (English coin) The Laurel was the third English gold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound produced during the reign of King James I. It was named after the laurel that the king is portrayed as wearing on his head, but it is considerably poorer in both quality and style than the sovereign and Unite which preceded it.
Laurel (LDS) A Laurel is a 16-17 year old participant in the Young Women's program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The name came from the Old testament, a laurel is a type of tree that in many parables people leaned on.
Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were an American-based comedy duo who became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion pictures. The members of the duo were the thin British-born and-reared Stan Laurel and his heavier American partner from the state of Georgia, Oliver Hardy.
Laurel and Hardy films This is a list of films which either star or feature the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. For filmographies of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy without the other, see: Filmography of Oliver Hardy and Filmography of Stan Laurel.
Laurel Blair Salton Clark Laurel Blair Salton Clark (March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was a medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle mission specialist of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the shuttle disintegrated after re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Clark, of Racine, Wisconsin became an astronaut in 1996.
Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5).
Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California Laurel Canyon is a canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, and like Topanga Canyon very oriented to the central thoroughfare, Laurel Canyon Boulevard. There are many side roads that branch off the main canyon, but most of them are not through streets, reinforcing the neighborhood as self-contained.
Laurel Caverns Laurel Caverns, formerly known as Dulaney's Cave and Laurel Hill Cave, is the largest cave in Pennsylvania. It sits on the Chestnut Ridge near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and is a privately-owned show cave with an hour-long guided tour.
Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge The Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge is a continuous steel Plate girder bridge that spans Laurel Creek on Interstate 26 between Asheville, North Carolina and Johnson City, Tennessee. Once finished, it became the tallest bridge in North Carolina at a height of 220 ft.
Laurel forest Laurel forest is a subtropical or mild temperate forest, found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable and mild temperatures. They are characterized by evergreen, glossy-leaved trees, with members of the Laurel family (Lauraceae) prominent, either as the predominant trees or in association with other species.
Laurel Fork Railway The Laurel Fork Railway was a small, standard-gauge logging railroad that operated entirely in Carter County, Tennessee from 1912 to 1927. Built by the Pittsburgh Lumber Company to serve a double-band sawmill in Braemar, the Laurel Fork at its peak totaled no more than 17 miles of rail.
Laurel Futurity The Laurel Futurity is an annual horse race held at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland run over a distance of 1 1/16 miles on turf. At one time it was a Grade I stakes race, and one of the richest and most important races for two-year-old American thoroughbreds.
Laurel Gibbons Laurel Gibbons is a Canadian businesswoman and entrepreneur in the Health and Wellness Industry at the time of the 2006 federal election, in which she was a candidate. Following her third place finish, she ran in the 2006 provincial by-election, both times for the New Democratic Party.
Laurel Grove Cemetery Laurel Grove Cemetery is a historic American cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. Located in the city's midtown, it includes the original cemetery for whites (now known as Laurel Grove North) and a companion burial ground (called Laurel Grove South) reserved for African American slaves and free people of color.
Laurel Hester Lt. Laurel Hester (August 15, 1956 – February 18, 2006) was a lesbian New Jersey police officer who rose to national attention with her deathbed appeal for the extension of pension benefits to domestic partners.
Laurel Highlands The Laurel Highlands, in the southwestern part of the state of Pennsylvania, encompasses Fayette County, Somerset County and Westmoreland County. The Laurel Highlands region contains a population of about 600,000 people.
Laurel Lake, New Jersey Laurel Lake is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Milleville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes.
Laurel Martin Laurel Hershey Martin (born June 8, 1969 in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Laurel Mountain Ski Resort Laurel Mountain Ski Resort is a ski resort located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The resort is adjacent to the borough of Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania and is the primary attraction of Laurel Mountain State Park.
Laurel Prieb Laurel Prieb, the husband of Wendy Selig-Prieb and son-in-law of Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, was until recently the Vice President of Corporate Affairs for the Milwaukee Brewers. Shortly after the 2005 sale of the Brewers to Los Angeles investor Mark Attanasio, Prieb became Vice President for Western Operations and Special Projects for Major League Baseball.
Laurel Rose Willson Laurel Rose Willson (August 18 1941 – 8 April 2002) was an American woman born in Washington, whose allegations of Satanic ritual abuse were published under the alias Lauren Stratford. She later assumed the guise of a Holocaust survivor, and adopted the alias of Laura Grabowski.
Laurel Snyder Laurel Snyder (born 1974) is an American writer and [ Her books include Daphne and Jim: A choose-your-own-adventure biography in verse (Burnside Review Press), Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes (Soft Skull Press], 2006), Inside the Slidy Diner ([[Tricycle Press), and Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains, or The Search for a Suitable Princess (Random House). She is an editor for the Utne award-winning online religion magazine Killing the Buddha and an occasional commentator for All Things Considered.
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born July 11, 1938) is a pre-eminent historian of early America and the history of women. Ulrich's innovative and widely influential approach to history has been described as a tribute to "the silent work of ordinary people" -- an approach that, in her words, aims to "show the interconnection between public events and private experience.
Laurel wreath A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae), an aromatic deciduous evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head.
Laurel, Mississippi Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,393 although a significant population increase has been reported following Hurricane Katrina.
Laurelee Kopeck Laurelee Kopeck (born July 17, 1969 in Nelson, British Columbia) is a former field hockey defender from Canada, who earned a total number of 163 international caps for the Canadian National Team during her career. Nicknamed "Jumbo", she graduated from the University of Victoria (sociology/psychology) in 1996.
Laurell K. Hamilton Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American horror and science fiction/fantasy writer. She was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas but grew up in Sims, Indiana with her grandmother Laura Gentry (her mother died in 1969).
Laurelton Hall Laurelton Hall was the home of noted artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, located in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. The 84-room mansion on 600 acres was completed in 1905, and housed many of Tiffany's most notable works, as well as serving as a work of art in and of itself.
Laurelvale Laurelvale is a village in the heart of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom which includes the adjacent small hamlet of Mullavilly and is located seven miles north–east of Armagh and 3 miles south of Portadown. In the 2001 Census Laurelvale had a population of 1,258 people.
Lauren Anderson (dancer) Lauren Anderson is a ballet dancer with the Houston Ballet in Houston, Texas, and in 1990 became the first black American ballerina to become a principal for a major dance company, an important milestone in American ballet.
Lauren Barlow Lauren Ashley Nicole Barlow (born July 29, 1985) sings vocals and plays the drums for BarlowGirl, a Christian pop and rock band. She does lead vocals for the songs "Pedestal" from BarlowGirl, and "Five Minutes of Fame" and "Let Go" from Another Journal Entry.
Lauren Carpenter Lauren Carpenter was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Sarah Vandenbergh from 1993 until 1994. Lauren is most notably known in the show for having an affair with neighbour Brad Willis(Scott Michaelson).
Lauren Drummond Lauren Drummond born in December 1987 in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. She has had many different TV roles including Coronation Street, Grange Hill, Doctors and in 2005 she won two roles - those being the role of Mika Grainger in new Shed/BBC drama series Waterloo Road, focusing on the daily running of a run-down school in the Lancashire town of Rochdale in North-West England, the other role being that of Jane Black in Heartbeat in which she left the role in early 2006 after being written out.
Lauren Fielder Lauren Gonzalez, also known as "Lauren Fielder", is the former co-host of the ZDTV show GameSpotTV (now known as X-Play, on G4). She is now a journalist in New York who publishes under the name Lauren Gonzalez.
Lauren Goodnight Lauren Goodnight (born May 19, 1980) is an anime voice actress for ADV Films, as well as a webcomic artist, currently based out of South Carolina. In addition to performing various roles in popular anime series, most notably as Natsue Awayuki in Pretear, she has worked on the webcomic FaerieTale, and she is active in the East Coast anime convention circuit in various capacities.
Lauren Grandcolas Lauren Grandcolas was one of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 who made calls, providing information about the situation on the flight. She made the call to her husband, Jack, on a GTE airphone.
Lauren Green Lauren Green (born June 30, 1963) is a religion correspondent for Fox News Channel. Her past position was giving the top- and bottom-of-the-hour headline updates weekdays during the morning television show Fox & Friends.
Lauren Harries Lauren Charlotte Harries (formerly James Harries), was born in Surrey, England in 1978 and is a disputed (see below) child prodigy who became famous in Britain after appearing on Wogan, Terry Wogan's chat show in 1988.
Lauren Hutton Mary Lauren Hutton, born on November 17, 1943, in Charleston, South Carolina, is an American supermodel and sometimes actress. She is best known to dram fans for her starring roles in the movies American Gigolo and Once Bitten, and to everyone else for her fashion modeling.
Lauren Key Lauren Sarene Key-Marer (August 29, 1996 – November 8, 2000) was a four-year-old girl who was allegedly pushed off a 120-foot cliff at Huntington Beach in Rancho Palos Verdes by her father, Cameron John Brown.
Lauren Koslow Lauren Alice Koslow (b. March 9 1953, Boston, Massachusetts) is a soap opera actress best known for her roles on the popular daytime dramas Days of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.
Lauren Manning Lauren Manning is a survivor of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the World Trade Center. Her long recovery from massive burn injury was documented in a book authored by her husband, Greg Manning, entitled Love, Greg & Lauren, published in 2002.
Lauren Passarelli Lauren Passarelli (born on February 1, 1960 in Teaneck, New Jersey) was the first woman to graduate from Berklee College of Music as a guitar Performance major; and in 1984, only two years after graduating, she became the first woman appointed to Berklee's Guitar Department faculty.
Lauren Powers Lauren Powers (born December 13 1961 from Los Angeles) is a female bodybuilder from the United States .She is a former firefighter at (5ft8inc, 170lbs off season, 45DD, 15 in biceps, 23 in thighs), is a female bodybuilder who has been able to make the transition from professional bodybuilding to feature entertainment.
Lauren Raine Lauren Raine is a painter, sculptor, mask artist, and choreographer with work in international private, public, and museum collections. She holds a BFA from the University of California at Berkeley and an MFA in painting and cross-disciplinary arts from the University of Arizona (1987).
Lauren Shuler Donner Lauren Shuler Donner (born Cleveland, Ohio on June 23, 1949) is a movie producer who specializes in mainstream in youth and family-oriented entertainment. Shuler Donner, married to Richard Donner, entered the entertainment industry as one of the first women members in Hollywood Electronic Camera Union (Local IA 659).
Lauren Taylor Lauren Taylor is a news presenter for Al Jazeera English. She was formerly economics correspondent for ITV News, a role which saw her file major business stories, including the UK’s 2005 Budget, the launch in Toulouse of the new giant Airbus A380, and the future of the 35 hour week in France.
Lauren Tom Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and voice actress. She played the voice of Amy Wong and Inez Wong on the animated series Futurama and neighbor Minh and her daughter Connie on King of the Hill.
Lauren Weinstein (comic book artist) Lauren Weinstein is an American comic book artist. Her surrealist alternative comics detail a complex world where a pall of mystery, sexual intrigue and violent death hangs over the animal kingdom, outer space and suburban America alike.
Lauren Weinstein (technology expert) Lauren Weinstein is quoted as an expert on Internet and other technology issues by a wide range of media outlets. He became involved with those issues in the early 1970s at the first site on the ARPANET, which was located at UCLA.
Lauren Wenger Lauren Wenger (born March 11, 1984 in Long Beach, California) is a water polo player for the University of Southern California, who received the 2006 Peter J. Cutino Award as the best collegiate water polo player among Division I NCAA teams.
Lauren-Marie Taylor Lauren-Marie Taylor (born in the The Bronx, New York on November 1, 1962, USA) is an American actress who has starred in film and on television. She is best known for her role in the 1981 horror movie Friday the 13th Part 2.
Laurence Angwin Laurence Angwin (born 7 October 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He is infamous for being sacked by his team, the Carlton Football Club after turning up to training having used recreational drugs.
Laurence Calvert Laurence Calvert VC MM (February 16, 1892- July 6, 1964) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Laurence Clarkson Laurence Clarkson (1615–1667), sometimes called Claxton, was an English theologian and accused heretic. He was the most outspoken and notorious of the loose collection of radical protestants known as the Ranters.
Laurence Cottle Laurence Cottle is an electric bassist best known for briefly being a member of Black Sabbath. He joined the band in 1989 for the Headless Cross album, but left the band before a world tour to support the album.
Laurence Curtis CURTIS, Laurence, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 3, 1893; graduated from Groton School in 1912 and from Harvard University in 1916; served in the Foreign Diplomatic Service for one year; during the First World War entered the United States Navy and after a training crash, resulting in the loss of a leg, served out the rest of the war as a ground officer at Pensacola, Fla.
Laurence Docherty Laurence Docherty (born February 24, 1980 in Edinburgh) is a field hockey player of Scottish origin, who applied for the Dutch nationality in an attempt to play for the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He didn't succeed, and got his Dutch pasport one year later, made his debut for the team of coach Roelant Oltmans, but didn't made it the the squad for the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach.
Laurence Duggan Laurence Duggan was head of the South American desk at the United States Department of State during World War II. It is disputed whether Duggan was a Soviet spy, or an innocent bystander trapped in the first wave of McCarthy era witchhunts.
Laurence Dunmore Laurence Dunmore is a designer and film director whose first major collaboration was the British production of The Libertine in 2005. He is also a member of Ridley Scott Associates and has directed advertisements for Adidas, BMW and ING.
Laurence Galian Laurence Galian (Abdullah Muzaffer) has traveled the world on mystical pilgrimages to Mexico, Ireland, Bulgaria, Malta, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. He is a Sheikh of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order and was initiated a dervish of the Halveti-Jerrahi Order from Istanbul, Turkey by the Grand Sheikh Muzafferuddin "Ashki" Ozak.
Laurence Guillemard Sir Laurence Guillemard was a British civil servant who served as high commissioner of Malaysia when it was under the British Empire. Guillemard was one of the promoters of British policies favouring the Malay ethnic group.
Laurence H. Silberman Judge Laurence Hirsch Silberman (born October 12, 1935) was appointed United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in October 1985, and took senior status on November 1, 2000.
Laurence Hughes Laurence Hughes is a British composer born in 1952. He has been composing seriously since the early 1980's, and his music achieved some success in the 1980's and early 1990's, with performances in many venues in the UK and abroad, and broadcasts on BBC Radio and TV.
Laurence chandler Laurence Chandler was a former contestant on Damon Dash's apprentice like television show, The Ultimate Hustler. A hustler by nature Laurence Chandler currently runs Proof7 a Tribeca, NYC based company that provides printing and production services, produces the Royal magazine, hosts a blog ([http://www.
Laurence Chaderton Laurence Chaderton (September, 1536?- 13 November, 1640), Puritan divine, was born in Lees, in the parish of Oldham, Lancashire, probably in September 1536, being the second son of Edmund Chaderton, a gentleman of an ancient and wealthy family, and a zealous Catholic.
Laurence Jonathan Cohen (Laurence) Jonathan Cohen FBA (7 May 1923-26 September 2006) was a British philosopher. He was Fellow and Praelector in Philosophy, 1957-90 and Senior Tutor, 1985-90 at Queen's College, Oxford and British Academy Reader in Humanities, University of Oxford, 1982-84.
Laurence Lampert Laurence Lampert is a leading academic on Nietzsche studies. Lampert completed his doctorate from Northwestern University in 1971 and is currently professor of Philosophy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (11 March 1965 in London) is an English interior designer and television personality best known for his appearances on the BBC television programme Changing Rooms. He is noted for his flamboyant personality and for affecting a dandyish appearance.
Laurence Luckinbill Laurence George Luckinbill (born November 24, 1934 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an American film and television actor. He was graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1956 and The Catholic University of America in 1958.
Laurence M. Keitt Laurence Massillon Keitt (October 4, 1824 – June 4, 1864) was a South Carolina politician who served as a United States Congressman. He is included in several lists of Fire-Eaters—men who adamantly urged the secession of southern states from the United States, and who resisted measures of compromise and reconciliation, leading to the American Civil War.
Laurence Manning Laurence Manning (January 1, 1899 - 1972) was a Canadian science fiction author who wrote "The Voyage of the Asteroid", which appeared in the Summer 1932 issue of Wonder Stories Quarterly, and the novel The Man Who Awoke (1933). He was also a founding member of the American Rocket Society, serving as both president and editor.
Laurence Marks Laurence Marks (born 8 December 1948 in Islington, London, England) is one half of writing duo Marks & Gran. He co-wrote the popular sitcoms, The New Statesman, Birds of a Feather and Goodnight Sweetheart with Maurice Gran.
Laurence Mason Laurence Mason is a first-generation American whose parents were originally from Trinidad and an actor who has made numerous appearances on stage and film after graduating from New York's High School for Performing Arts. His film credits include Parallel Sons, Joey Breaker, True Romance, New York Cop and Ali.
Laurence Moody Laurence Moody (born c. 1954) is a British television director who originally cut his teeth working as a trainee at Granada Television including at this time directing a number of episodes of their top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street.
Laurence Naismith Laurence Naismith (born 14 December, 1908 in Surrey; died 5 June, 1992 in Queensland, Australia) was a British actor who starred in many great well known films, such as Richard III, Jason and the Argonauts, (1963), Sink the Bismarck! (1960) and as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in A Night to Remember (1958).
Laurence Rees Laurence Rees (born 1957) is Creative Director of History Programs for the BBC, a documentary filmmaker, and the author of five books on war and historical atrocities. Most recently, he wrote and produced the six-hour BBC/KCET documentary Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State.
Laurence Rochat Laurence Rochat (born 1 August 1979) is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a 15th place in the Individual sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Laurence Skog Laurence Edgar Skog (born April 9, 1943) is an American botanist who specializes on the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. From 1973 to 2003 he was a curator and research scientist in the Botany Department of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.
Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 – March 18, 1768) was an Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics.
Laurence Tieleman Laurence Tieleman (born November 14, 1972 in Brussels, Belgium) is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1993. He has a Dutch father and a Italian mother, both working for the European Community.

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