The Magic Finger is a 1966 children's story by British author Roald Dahl. First published in the United States by Harper & Row with illustrations by William...
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Magic fingers, or variants, may refer to: Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed, invented by John Houghtaling The Magic Finger, a 1962 fantasy story by Roald Dahl...
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John Houghtaling (redirect from Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed)
inventor who in 1958 invented the Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed, a common feature in mid-priced hotels and motels from the 1960s to the early 1980s. Houghtaling...
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House. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017. "The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl". Penguin Random House...
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A magic ring is a mythical, folkloric or fictional piece of jewelry, usually a finger ring, that is purported to have supernatural properties or powers...
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is also called the Magic Finger guitarist. Balawan listened to Balinese gamelan, a traditional music style from Bali, since birth. At the age of eight he...
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Matt Hollywood (category The Brian Jonestown Massacre members)
and roll band Reverends. Before forming The Out Crowd, Hollywood was in Magic Fingers with Eric Hedford (of The Dandy Warhols and We Are Telephone) and...
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is the daughter of British-Norwegian author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Dahl was born at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, the second...
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Kate Winslet (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
children's novels Matilda and The Magic Finger. In 2015, Winslet reprised the role of Jeanine Matthews in the second instalment of the Divergent series, subtitled...
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Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as...
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screenwriter. She is one of the daughters of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Dahl wrote the screenplay for Wild Child based...
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novelty item than a magic trick, finger guillotines are a minor variation on the basic theme. The setup is usually a small version of the full-sized devices...
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Felicity Dahl (category Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
film producer who married the author Roald Dahl in 1983. She was previously married to Charles Reginald Hugh Crosland. The quietly spoken Dahl gave a...
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Matilda (novel) (redirect from The Chokey)
and the Chocolate Factory) and similar gluttons, and he is praised for finishing the cake without suffering nausea. The short story The Magic Finger by...
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The ring finger, third finger, fourth finger, leech finger, or annulary is the fourth digit of the human hand, located between the middle finger and the...
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Magic Fingers is an album by guitarist Chuck Loeb and pianist Andy LaVerne recorded in 1989 and released on the DMP label. Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote...
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Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, Tracy Kidder's book describing the work of the organisation and the life of Dr...
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David Wood (actor) (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
(1981) The Magic Finger (2013), adapted from The Magic Finger (1962) Other adaptations of English authors of children's literature: The Owl and the Pussycat...
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Stephen Mulhern (section Magic)
was later suspended from The Magic Circle for revealing a magic trick on the children's television programme Finger Tips. The suspension was eventually...
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Roald Dahl bibliography (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
scriptwriter, and "the most popular writer of children's books since Enid Blyton", according to Philip Howard, the literary editor of The Times. Dahl wrote...
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Magic Fingers is the third studio album by the Indonesian guitarist Balawan, released in 2005 in Indonesia by Sony BMG. Recorded in 2005, Magic Fingers...
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Olivia Dahl (category The BFG)
and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn't do anything. 'Are...
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(One-off special) Hustle (as 'Cyclops') "Return of the Prodigal" (2009) "Diamond Seeker" (2009) "Picasso Finger Painting" (2012) Steve's World (2009) Burke and...
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Morning" and "Magic Fingers", and the finale "Strictly Genteel", which mixes orchestral and rock elements, were noted as highlights of the album by reviewer...
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William Pène du Bois (category The Paris Review)
1965) The Magic Finger, Roald Dahl (Allen & Unwin; Harper & Row, 1966) – later editions illustrated by Pat Mariott, Tony Ross, and Quentin Blake The Topsy-Turvy...
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Betty Blue Eyes (category Musicals set in the 1940s)
based on the 1984 film A Private Function, and features music by George Stiles, with lyrics by Anthony Drewe. The book was written for the stage by Ron...
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Lang's Fairy Books (redirect from The Magic Mirror (fairy tale))
with the Magic Finger" "Bobino" "The Dog and the Sparrow" "The Story of the Three Sons of Hali" "The Story of the Fair Circassians" "The Jackal and the Spring"...
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Eddie Fisher (category United States Army personnel of the Korean War)
and actor. He was one of the most popular artists during the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show, The Eddie Fisher Show. Actress...
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label and management company well known as Magic Fingers with his first signee Teni on 23 December 2019 after the official release of her single "Amen". In...
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The ninth season of Two and a Half Men aired on CBS from September 19, 2011 to May 14, 2012, with Ashton Kutcher joining the cast as Walden Schmidt. This...
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