The Griswold family (/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld, -wəld/) is an American political family from Connecticut and New York of English descent. The family's fortune originates...
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National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) (redirect from Clark Griswold)
original cast members. The series portrays the misadventures of the Griswold family, whose attempts to enjoy vacations and holidays are plagued with continual...
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up griswold in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Griswold may refer to: Griswold (surname), a list of people and fictional characters Griswold family, an...
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National Lampoon's Vacation (redirect from Wagon Queen Family Truckster)
Eugene Levy, and Frank McRae. It tells the fictitious story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park and various locations...
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Vacation (2015 film) (category Films about families)
his family before the announcement of the park's closing. A fight breaks out, which the Griswolds win, forcing the other family to flee. The Griswolds finally...
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"Yep, the Griswolds are back." The Griswolds: Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, the Griswold family patriarch Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold, Clark's...
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connected to the DeWolf family. The Griswolds were one of the wealthiest and most respected families in Lyme; several Griswolds served in public office in Connecticut...
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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Born in Vermont, Griswold left home when...
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (category Films about families)
Christmas classic. Chicago-area resident Clark Griswold intends to have a great Christmas with his entire family. He drives his wife Ellen and children Audrey...
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Griswold. As one of Old Lyme’s oldest and richest families, the Griswolds enjoyed a privileged life until economic difficulties changed the family’s fortunes...
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Matthew Griswold (/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld, -wəld/; June 6, 1833 – May 19, 1919) was an American Congressman from Erie, Pennsylvania. Matthew Griswold was the grandson...
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18th century and named after the Griswold Family of the area, and it has been under the stewardship of only six families. British troops captured it during...
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Eliza Griswold (born February 9, 1973) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and poet. Griswold is currently a contributing writer to The New...
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Federalist. Griswold was born in Lyme in the Connecticut Colony to Matthew Griswold and Ursula (Wolcott) Griswold of the prominent Griswold family. He pursued...
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Samuel Griswold (December 27, 1790 in Burlington, Connecticut – September 14, 1867 in Clinton, Georgia) was an American industrial pioneer in the 1820s...
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Ethan Embry, and Wallace Shawn. It tells the story of Clark Griswold taking his family to Las Vegas to renew his vows to Ellen as the series' usual hilarity...
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Noble Alsop Griswold, an Old China Trade merchant and member of the Griswold Family, and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the American Stick style...
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Today, Griswold pieces are collectors' items. The Seldon-Griswold Manufacturing Company was founded in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1865 by Matthew Griswold (born...
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Chevy Chase (category Schuyler family)
portrayed Ty Webb in Caddyshack (1980) and Caddyshack II (1988), Clark W. Griswold in five National Lampoon's Vacation films, and Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher...
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Alfred Whitney Griswold (October 27, 1906 – April 19, 1963) was an American historian and educator. He served as 16th president of Yale University from...
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Griswold is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was...
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Stanley Griswold (November 14, 1763 – August 21, 1815) was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate. Born in Torrington...
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regrets it. In the 1985 film National Lampoon's European Vacation, the Griswold family wins the vacation on a game show called "Pig in a Poke". Look up pig...
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& Warren, in Troy. He was a member of the Griswold political family, his father the Hon. Chester Griswold filled several positions of public trust, serving...
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role as Rusty Griswold from National Lampoon's Vacation, in a series of Old Navy 2012 holiday commercials featuring the Griswold family. In 2015, Hall...
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Ralph E. Griswold (May 19, 1934, Modesto, CA – October 4, 2006, Tucson, AZ) was a computer scientist known for his research into high-level programming...
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Griswold (also spelled Griswald) is a surname of English origin, from the Old English greosn (‘gravel’) and weald (‘woodland’). However, some interoperations...
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Chester Griswold (January 14, 1781 – September 7, 1860) was a New York Assemblyman from Nassau, New York, and a member of the political Griswold Family. Griswold...
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Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United...
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Gilded Age. Griswold was born on December 21, 1854, at the family home, 91 Fifth Avenue in New York City. He was the son of George Griswold Jr. (1820–1884)...
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