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College teachers College teachers Drama Curious George (Fictitious character) Lexicographers Great Britain Drama Minor, William Chester Drama Murray, James A. H. (James Augustus Henry) 1837-1915 Drama Psychiatric hospital patients Great Britain Drama Rey, H. A. (Hans Augusto) 1898-1977 Rey, Margret United StatesSummary: Explores the lesser-known tale of George's creators, Hans and Margret Rey. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margaret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades, they created a classic that continues to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MONSummary: Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019