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    Sir Anthony Shirley (or Sherley) (1565–1635) was an English traveller, whose imprisonment in 1603 by King James I caused the English House of Commons...
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    Shirley (or Sherley; c. 1581 – 13 July 1628) was an English traveller and adventurer, younger brother of Sir Anthony Shirley and Sir Thomas Shirley....
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    Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty on April 24, 1934) is an American actress and author. With a career spanning over 70 years, she has received...
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  • Persian diplomats, led by Husayn 'Ali Beg of Persia, and Englishman Anthony Shirley (who serves as translator) arrive in Prague to meet with Rudolf II...
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  • an English travelogue composed in 1610/11 by the English traveller Anthony Shirley, describing the events during his journey in Safavid Iran. Because...
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  • January 9, 2024. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 17, 2021). "Participant To Produce 'Shirley' Starring Regina King As Shirley Chisholm; John Ridley Directing...
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  • true-life experiences of the three Shirley brothers, Sir Anthony Shirley, Sir Thomas Shirley, and Robert Shirley (later Sir Robert). The play illustrates...
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  • American pianist Don Shirley and Italian American bouncer and later actor Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard....
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  • Laverne & Shirley is an American sitcom television series that ran for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of Happy...
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    European envoys, particularly the English adventurers Sir Anthony Shirley and his brother Robert Shirley, who arrived in 1598 as envoys from the Earl of Essex...
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  • March 1591) of Olantigh in Wye, Kent. Sir Anthony Shirley and Sir Robert Shirley were his younger brothers. Shirley matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford in 1579...
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  • Shirley Nolan or Shirley Oakey (10 February 1942 – 3 December 2001) was a British teacher who set up the Anthony Nolan Register to allow Bone marrow transplants...
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    Shirley Anita Chisholm (/ˈtʃɪzəm/ CHIZ-əm; née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first...
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  • Sir Anthony Shirley, 1st Baronet (1624 - June 1683) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659. Shirley was the son...
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  • Kelly Jane Shirley (born 11 July 1981), known professionally as Kellie Shirley is an English actress who works in film, television, theatre and radio...
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  • when he was the driver and bodyguard for the black classical pianist Don Shirley, was dramatized in the 2018 film Green Book, in which he was portrayed...
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    Group, along with bassist Anthony "Sooty" Jones from New York. They submitted "Fool for a Pretty Face", a song Marriott and Shirley had just written, to record...
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  • 10 December 2015, Obituaries [paper only], p.37 Hayward, Anthony (9 December 2015). "Shirley Stelfox obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved...
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    Portrait of Sir Robert Shirley is a painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck, a Flemish Baroque artist. It is a portrait of Sir Robert Shirley (c. 1581 – 13 July...
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  • the Earl Ferrers Sir Anthony Shirley, 1st Baronet (1624–1683) Sir Richard Shirley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1655–1692) Sir Richard Shirley, 3rd Baronet (c. 1680–1705)...
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    16th century travelers to Persia included the brothers Robert Shirley and Anthony Shirley, and for India Duarte Barbosa, Ralph Fitch, Ludovico di Varthema...
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    The Portrait of Lady Shirley is a 1622 painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck, a Flemish Baroque artist. It is a portrait of Teresa Sampsonia (1589–1668), a...
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    Quli Beg; and two others) and led by the English adventurer Sir Anthony Shirley. Shirley had sailed from Venice on 24 May 1599 with 25 other Englishmen...
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    Castile and Portugal.[citation needed] In 1597, English privateer Anthony Shirley landed on Jamaica and plundered the island, marching on St Jago de...
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    Robert Shirley, who was Abbas' initial choice instead of his brother Sir Anthony, stayed in Iran to train the army. Hossein Ali Beg and Anthony were accompanied...
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    Shirley Knight Hopkins (July 5, 1936 – April 22, 2020) was an American actress who appeared in more than 50 feature films, television films, television...
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    The Matchmaker (1958 film) (category Films directed by Joseph Anthony)
    comedy film directed by Joseph Anthony. The film stars Shirley Booth in her final film, Anthony Perkins, and Shirley MacLaine. The screenplay by John...
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    Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, CH, PC (née Catlin; 27 July 1930 – 12 April 2021) was a British politician and academic...
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    Sir Anthony Shirley (1565–1636?), who married Frances Vernon (baptised 1573), the daughter of Sir John Vernon of Hodnet, Shropshire. Robert Shirley (c...
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  • Shirley is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Josephine Decker and written by Sarah Gubbins, based on the 2014 novel of the same name...
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