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CLINT EASTWOOD: A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD |
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She is the "Shrew" whom Petruchio must tame |
Katherina
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Meryl Streep played an Iowa housewife who has a brief affair with Clint Eastwood in this film |
The Bridges of Madison County
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Maybe you can see here why Edison said "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent" this |
perspiration
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The first part of Italy liberated by the Allies during World War II was this island invaded in July 1943 |
Sicily
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In 1968 this president cited a "division in the American House" & quit the upcoming race in the name of national unity |
Lyndon Johnson
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To satisfy one's thirst (6) |
quench
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He cannot overcome temptation or ambition but does ignore his own scruples to murder Duncan |
Macbeth
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The title trio of this movie classic are played by Clint, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Men do it in order to look older; Abe Lincoln did it in 1860 |
grow a beard
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The world's first major film festival was held in this city in 1932; today it awards the prestigious Golden Lion |
Venice
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During his second term, he authorized the sale of missiles to Iran; it would lead to Iran-Contra issues |
Ronald Reagan
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Good place to hunt slate & marble (6) |
quarry
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The title of this problem comedy tells you how everything is going to turn out when the play is over |
All's Well That Ends Well
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For 7 years, Clint played Rowdy Yates on this long-running TV western that helped launch his career |
Rawhide
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The 1530s were hard on Henry VIII; marital problems, weight gain, & this action taken by the Pope in 1533 |
excommunication
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Begun in 312 B.C. & originally 20 feet wide, this first & most famous Roman road still handles traffic today |
the Appian Way
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One of his final acts as President was the controversial pardoning of financier Marc Rich |
Bill Clinton
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Leap or mechanics preceder (7) |
quantum
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These 2 seasons are found in the titles of Shakespeare plays |
(Dave: What are The Winter's Tale and...) (Alex: Just need the seasons.) (Dave: ...winters and...) (Alex: Hurry... [Time] [*]. A Mid[*] Night's Dream.)
winter & summer
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Clint directed & starred in this 1971 film about a radio DJ & an obsessed female fan |
Play Misty for Me
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In "Little Big Man", this actor's character ages from 17 to 121 |
Dustin Hoffman
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Modeled in part on aircraft landing gear, this brand of motor scooter was first produced in Tuscany in 1946 |
Vespa
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He said, "I do not feel... it is my duty to spend another 4 years in the White House", then campaigned for Adlai Stevenson |
Harry Truman
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Where FBI agents train (8) |
Quantico
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Achilles & Ajax are characters in this play |
(Dave: What is Pericles?)
Troilus and Cressida
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Clint has won 2 Oscars for directing & in 1995 got this memorial award from the Academy |
(Matt: What's the Cecil B. DeMille Award?)
the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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Giuseppe Mazzini, Conte di Cavour & this "Redshirt" were main figures of the Risorgimento movement |
Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Just before he left office he signed a bill creating the toxic waste-cleaning "Superfund" |
Jimmy Carter
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The most typical of all (14) |
quintessential
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