Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis

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Mae fy hen fam-gu, Caroline Leah “Lee” Roedd ellis nee Johannpeter geni i Frederick William Awst Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, a Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Anhysbys, yn St. Charles, MO ar Fehefin 13, 1881. Hi oedd yr ail ieuengaf o chwech o frodyr a chwiorydd, Gustav, Anna, Amalia “Marie”, Julius “Jules” and Charles Frederick. Great Grandma was said to be a very strong-willed person.

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Mae'r Scarlet Pimpernel

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While it may not be on classic film lists, I love The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (cyswllt Affiliate). It is an adaptation of the novel (cyswllt Affiliate) gan yr un enw, a ysgrifennwyd gan y Farwnes Orczy. The film concerns an English gentleman, who risks his life to save French aristocrats from the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney married Marguerite, a French woman with

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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