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	May Whitty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dame May Whitty (June 19, 1865 - May 29, 1948) was a British theater and cinema actress.
		Dame May's stage career continued for the rest of her life.
		In 1918 she was made Dame of the British Empire (DBE) in recognition for her charitable work during World War I, and for her contributions to acting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dame_May_Whitty (310 words)

	Women's History Month 2004 - Australia
		Dame Rachel Cleland (1906-2002) was a pillar of Western Australian conservative politics and was immersed in women's and community causes from birth.
		Dame Rachel ended her life of political activity as it started; by being motivated to work to change decisions with which she did not agree.
		Dame Rachel was highly and publicly critical of the decisions, which she believed would have a major and negative impact on old growth native forests.
	www.triviumpublishing.com /womenshistorymonth/featuredwomen/rachelcleland.html (318 words)

	Judi Dench -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		She was born in (The English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose) York as Judith Olivia Dench.
		In 1988 she was made a (additional info and facts about Dame Commander of the British Empire) Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE).
		Dame Judi has also made numerous appearances in the (The part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas) West End and with the (additional info and facts about National Theatre) National Theatre in London.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ju/judi_dench.htm (1088 words)

	BBC News \| Tom Brook \| Broadway's British invasion
		She may be a Dame of the British Empire but now she's about to become Dame of Broadway.
		Although Dame Judi has had a stage career for the last 40 years, it's only since she started appearing in the Bond movies, and in Mrs Brown, that America has recognised her talent.
		Dame Judi is without doubt the glittering jewel of the current British invasion of Broadway, which is more pronounced than ever this year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/special_report/1999/03/99/tom_brook/315108.stm (767 words)

	Britmovie - Anna Neagle Biography
		British actress whose career was developed almost exclusively from 1932 until 1959 by the director and producer Herbert Wilcox, who became her husband in 1940.
		She is, however, most associated with the dramas and musical romances of the upper classes known as the 'Mayfair' cycle - I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945), Piccadilly Incident (1946), The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947), Spring in Park Lane (1948) and Maytime in Mayfair (1949).
		She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1969.
	www.britmovie.co.uk /actors/n/002.html (168 words)

	Markova, Dame Alicia on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		She was named Dame of the British Empire in 1963, the year she retired from dancing.
		Big dame, tiny feet From plain Alice Marks to Dame Alicia Markova; from Saturday ballet class in Finsbury Park to Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
		Obituary: Dame Alicia Markova; Ballerina of steely muscle and evangelical, unsnobbish zeal.(Obituaries)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Markova.asp (391 words)

	anna neagle \| biography \| gallery
		Dame Anna Neagle was a theatrical and cinematic institution in England, and one of the most popular screen actresses of the mid-20th century.
		During the show's six-year run, Neagle was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1970 in recognition of her work.
		Replacing Celia Johnson in The Dame of Sark, she was again on-stage in 1975, and the year after her husband's death in 1977, she was acting in Most Gracious Lady, which was written for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.leninimports.com /anna_neagle.html (823 words)

	Margaret Rutherford @ Filmbug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dame Margaret Rutherford was a British character actress who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
		However, her appearance was such that romantic heroines were almost out of the question, and she soon established her name in comedy, appearing in many of the most successful British films of the mid-20th century.
		Rutherford was awarded an OBE in 1961 and in 1967 she was created a Dame of the British Empire (DBE).
	www.filmbug.com /db/344701 (310 words)

	Honorary Board of Advisors: Dame Judi Dench
		A five-time winner of the British Academy Award, she was granted an Order of the British Empire in 1970 and made a Dame of the British Empire in 1988.
		After her supporting role as Mistress Quickly in Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed 1989 adaptation of Henry V, Dame Judi exchanged the past for the present with her thoroughly modern role as M in Goldeneye, the first of the Pierce Brosnan series of James Bond films.
		The following year, Dame Judi continued to reap both acclaim and new fans with her work in Tea with Mussolini and the Bond extravaganza, The World is Not Enough.
	www.proartslab.ucsb.edu /Board/Dench.html (546 words)

	Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for Dame Barbara Cartland 1901-2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Cartland was made Dame of The British Empire in 1991 and additionally bore the titles Dame of Grace of the Order of St. John Jerusalem; Chairwoman of the St. John Council of Hertfordshire and Deputy President of the St. John Ambulance Brigade.
		Among her championed causes Dame Barbara sought and secured intervention by British Parliament to improve housing conditions for the elderly, and petitioned to better the wages and working conditions for British nurses and midwives.
		Her three children survive Dame Barbara Cartland McCorquendale: A daughter, Raine McCorquendale Spencer through whom she became Step-Grandmother to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and sons Ian and Glen.
	obits.com /cartlanddamebarb.html (449 words)

	The Jane Goodall Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The honour is the equivalent of a knighthood and follows Dr. Goodall's 1995 appointment as a CBE, or "Commander of the order of the British Empire." The new appointment was announced in Queen Elizabeth II’s June 2003 birthday honours list.
		She was followed by Dame Joan Plowright, the widow of Sir Lawrence Olivier.
		Today, Dame Jane received a badge and a star as a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
	www.janegoodall.net /news/article-detail.asp?Entry_ID=221 (238 words)

	Order of the British Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1922, it was renamed the "British Empire Medal".
		The post-nominal for the British Empire Medal is "BEM".
		Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Knights and Dames Commander who are not subjects of the Queen (i.e.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/Order-of-the-British-Empire.htm (1938 words)

	BBC News \| NORTHERN IRELAND \| Northern Ireland birthday honours
		The Governor of Maghaberry Prison, Martin Mogg, becomes a Commander of the British Empire as does the chairman of the Omagh Fund, Sean O'Dwyer.
		She was awarded the CBE in 1990 and now she becomes a Dame.
		Dame Mary said she was delighted but "shocked" to receive the award for her work with charities.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/northern_ireland/794100.stm (841 words)

	Flora Robson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Flora Robson (March 28, 1902 - July 7, 1984) was a British actress renowned as one of the great character players and one of Britain's theatrical grandes dames.
		She was born in South Shields, Durham, England and made her stage debut in 1921.
		It was her success in Hollywood that brought her recognition, and in 1960 she was created a Dame of the British Empire.
	www.knowallabout.com /f/fl/flora_robson.html (126 words)

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		Recently awarded the honourary title of Dame of the British Empire in 1988 for her life-long work in the cinema, Judi Dench is one actress who has seen (and done) it all.
		In 1988, Dench was awarded Dame of the British Empire, an honour befitting a woman who received the Order of the British Empire over a decade earlier in 1970.
		Included among the booty was both a British and Scottish BAFTA and a coveted Golden Globe, given by Hollywood Foreign press journalists.
	atgbcentral.com /waldman.html (790 words)

	Judi Dench - Kinlochaline Castle - celebrating the royal family of actors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		She was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and was created Dame of the British Empire in 1988.
		A highly awarded actress, Dame Judi made history in 1996 as the first person to win two Olivier awards (for British theatre) for different roles.
		One to create many "firsts", Dame Judi created the role of Sally Bowles in the London premiere of the musical, Cabaret, and was to play "Grizabella" in the original "CATS" West End production, but an ailment forced her out of the play.
	kinlochalinecastle.tripod.com /queens/judid.html (343 words)

	Ivy Compton-Burnett -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The British writer Ivy Compton-Burnett developed a distinct form of novel set almost entirely in dialogue to dissect personal relationships in the middle-class Edwardian household.
		Her polished, witty works led her to be named a Dame of the British Empire in 1967.
		Compton Mackenzie was a British novelist, playwright, and poet.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9320137?tocId=9320137 (826 words)

	iWon - Entertainment
		Beckham, whose fame spreads far beyond the world of football, is made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in a list including comedian Billy Connolly, actress Helen Mirren and singer Sting.
		Mirren, famous for films such as "The Long Good Friday," "Excalibur" and the "Madness of King George" for which she was Oscar-nominated, is made a Dame of the British Empire.
		Anarchic Scottish comedian Connolly receives a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) as does Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting -- frontman for rock group The Police who went on to even greater solo success.
	entertainment.iwon.com /article/id/333076\|entertainment\|06-13-2003::20:25\|reuters.html (446 words)

	Holmes, Pinsent Named for Queen Elizabeth's New Years' Honors list (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		British runner Kelly Holmes and four-time Olympic champion rower Matthew Pinsent are among those named in Queen Elizabeth's New Years' Honors list this year.
		Holmes, a double gold medalist at the Athens Olympics, was appointed a Dame of the British Empire, which allows her to be called Dame Kelly.
		The other members of Pinsent's boat were also honored, with James Cracknell awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) and Ed Coode and Steve Williams awarded Members of the British Empire honors (MBE).
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/dx/2004-12-31-voa32.html (212 words)

	AllRefer.com - Dame Alicia Markova (Dance, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Dame Alicia Markova[mArkO´vA] Pronunciation Key, 1910–, English ballerina.
		She was named Dame of the British Empire in 1963.
		Markova was noted for her precise style and ethereal grace.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Markova.html (246 words)

	Dame Turner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Turner also served on over 30 committees, was a judge at vocal competitions all over the world, and lectured.
		In 1962, she was made a Dame of the British Empire.
		She died June 16, 1990, at the age of 98, in London and she is buried in the Standish Parish Churchyard near Wigan.
	www.werneth-jnr.oldham.sch.uk /dameturner.html (433 words)

	Judi Dench pictures, photos, wallpapers, desktop themes, posters, music, videos, DVDs, and memorabilia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dame Judi Olivia Dench, DBE, (born December 9, 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress.
		Dame Judi received her professional training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and made her professional debut as Ophelia in Liverpool in 1957.
		In 1971, she married British actor Michael Williams, who died of cancer in 2001, they has one daughter.
	www.entertainzones.com /actresses/d/judi-dench (410 words)

	randomhouse.com \| ONLINE CATALOG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		She discusses particularly the novel of wartime experience; the surprising variety of distant pasts that British writers have invented; and the new "Darwinian novel," stimulated in part by the discovery of DNA.
		Byatt is as famed for both her stories and for her novels, which include the Booker-Prize winning Possession, and the recent highly-acclaimed Babel Tower, the last part of the trilogy of novels which began with The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life.
		She was created a Dame of the British Empire in 1999.
	www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780701169466&view=print (276 words)

	DIE ANOTHER DAY - Cast or Crew Bio...CinemaReview.com
		Dench received the O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire) in 1970 for services to the theatre, and subsequently became a D.B.E. (Dame of the British Empire) in 1988.
		She has won over 25 top awards, including six British Academy Awards, in a career that has encompassed the stage, television and motion pictures.
		Dame Judi opened with Dame Maggie Smith in a new David Hare play, The Breath of Life, at the Haymarket Theatre in October.
	www.cinemareview.com /cast.asp?movieid=409998&castid=570 (281 words)

	MSN Encarta - Margot Fonteyn
		After marriage and recognition by the Crown for her important role in modern British ballet, her full name eventually became Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias.
		In 1934 she became a member of the Vic-Wells Ballet (later the Sadler's Wells Ballet, then the Royal Ballet); in the following year she succeeded to many roles formerly danced by the famed British ballet dancer Alicia Markova.
		In 1954 she became president of the Royal Academy of Dancing, and in 1956 was made Dame of the British Empire.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761572685 (216 words)

	Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano) - Short Biography
		After achieving world-wide celebrity status, Kiri was made an Officer of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, an honor that was later sold at a police auction for £500 to raise money for the Mitchum Amateur Boxing Association.
		In 1981, Kiri Te Kanawa was chosen to sing "Let the Bright Seraphim" at St. Paul's cathedral at the marriage of HRH the Prince of Wales to the Lady Diana Spencer.
		The following year she was created a Dame of the British Empire by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Kanawa-Kiri-Te.htm (347 words)

	Current Exhibitions - The College of Wooster Art Museum
		These lesson plans and annotated bibliography were compiled by Sarah O’Leary and Mary Kate Fowkes as part of the Education 240 class taught by Megan Wereley at The College of Wooster in Spring 2005.
		Elisabeth Frink was born in England in 1930 and was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1982 for her work as an artist.
		She was the first female president of the British Royal Academy, and worked primarily as a sculptor.
	www.wooster.edu /artmuseum/teachers/fables.html (483 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Thorndike, Dame Sybil @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		THORNDIKE, DAME SYBIL [Thorndike, Dame Sybil] (Agnes Sybil Thorndike), 1882-1976, English actress.
		Thorndike was acclaimed for her performances in Euripides' Medea and The Trojan Women and created the title roles in Shaw's Candida (1920) and St.
		She was made Dame of the British Empire in 1931.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:ThorndikS&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (177 words)

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