Barry Lyndon — Infobox Film name = Barry Lyndon caption = film poster by Richard Amsel director = Stanley Kubrick producer = Stanley Kubrick cinematography = John Alcott writer = William Makepeace Thackeray (novel) Stanley Kubrick (script) starring = Ryan O… … Wikipedia
Barry, Jeanne Beçu, countess du — (1743 1793) nobility Born in Vaucouleurs, Jeanne Beçu, countess, or Madame, du Barry, as she is known, was the natural daughter of a seamstress and a tax collector. After a brief convent education and a somewhat restless youth, she became… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Barry — /bar ee/, n. 1. Sir Charles, 1795 1860, English architect. 2. John, 1745 1803, American naval commander in the Revolution. 3. Leonora Marie Kearney ( Mother Lake ), 1849 1930, U.S. labor leader and social activist, born in Ireland. 4. Philip,… … Universalium
countess — /kown tis/, n. 1. the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage. 2. a woman having the rank of a count or earl in her own right. [1125 75; ME c(o)untesse < AF. See COUNT2, ESS] Usage. See… … Universalium
Barry, (Marie-) Jeanne Bécu, countess du — known as Madame du Barry born Aug. 19, 1743, Vaucouleurs, France died Dec. 8, 1793, Paris French mistress of Louis XV. A Paris shop assistant, she became the mistress of Jean du Barry, who introduced her into Parisian high society. Admired for… … Universalium
Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon — The Countess of Avon Spouses of the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom In office 7 April 1955 – 9 January 1957 Preceded by Clementine, Lady Churchill Succeeded by Lady Dorothy Macmillan … Wikipedia
The Luck of Barry Lyndon — is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in serial form in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the… … Wikipedia
Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne — Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1749 ndash; 1800), also known as The Unhappy Countess , was the daughter of George Bowes and wife Mary Gilbert.Early LifeMary Bowes was well educated for her time, and, in 1769 published a … Wikipedia
Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne — Mary Eleanor Bowes and her husband John Lyon. Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (24 February 1749 – 28 April 1800), known as The Unhappy Countess , was the daughter and heiress of George Bowes. Some of her children with… … Wikipedia
The White Countess — Infobox Film name = The White Countess caption = Original poster director = James Ivory producer = Ismail Merchant eproducer = aproducer = writer = Kazuo Ishiguro starring = Ralph Fiennes Natasha Richardson Vanessa Redgrave Hiroyuki Sanada Lynn… … Wikipedia
