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The City of Lillies    is a nickname for    Florence Geography > City Nicknames

Florence Dombey    appeared in the Dickens novel    Dombey and Son Neglected daughter of Paul Dombey and sister of little Paul whom she nurses in his illness. She marries Walter Gay and is eventually reconciled with her father. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

Florence Nightingale    invented    The Coxcomb Chart The 'coxcomb' chart - similar to today's pie chart - was invented by Nightingale to highlight to members of Parliament the proportion of men dying in battle versus those dying of curable illness during the Crimean War. Science & Nature > Inventors

Florence Ballard    died in    1976 aged 32 from Coronary Thrombosis singer (The Supremes) American History & Mythology > They Died Young

Florence Griffith Joyner    died in    1998 aged 38 from Cavernous Angioma, Possibly Caused by Performance-enhancing Drugs sprinter American History & Mythology > They Died Young

100m    women's world record is held by    Florence Griffith Joyner USA - 10.49s - July 16, 1988 Indianapolis, IN, USA Sports & Leisure > Athletics - Women's World Records

200m    women's world record is held by    Florence Griffith Joyner USA - 21.34s - September 29, 1988 Seoul, S. Korea Sports & Leisure > Athletics - Women's World Records

Florence    was known to the Romans as    Florentia Italy Geography > Roman Place Names

Tuscany    has the capital    Florence Geography > Italian Regional Capitals

Florence Nightingale    was    An English Nurse During the Crimean War History & Mythology > Women in History

Florence    is a chief town in    Tuscany Geography > Italian Chief Towns

Florence Nightingale    was born on    May 12, 1820 Pioneer of modern nursing Misc > Birthdates

Richard & Florence Atwater    wrote    Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938. Mr. Popper's Penguins was named a Newbery Honor Book in 1939. Arts & Literature > Books - Classic Children's

Warren G. Harding    First Lady was    Florence Kling History & Mythology > U.S. First Ladies

Florence Griffith-Joyner    lifespan was    1959-1998 Track Athlete won 3 Olympic gold medals and hold the world record for 100m and 200m dash. Died from heart failure History & Mythology > Lifespans

Florence    stands on the    Arno Italy Geography > City Rivers

Florence FCC    is situated in    Colorado Federal Correctional Complex Misc > U.S. Federal Prisons

Florence Nightingale    owned a cat called    Bismarck Misc > Cat Owners

Florence Nightingale    is famous for being a    Nurse 'The Lady With The Lamp' - was the pioneer of modern nursing. Misc > Famous People's Professions

Florence Falls    is situated in    King County Geography > Waterfalls of Washington State

Italy    is the site of    Historic Centre of Florence Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Florence Nightingale    was born in    Florence, Italy 12th May 1820 Misc > Birthplaces

Florence Engel Randall    wrote the book adapted for the film    The Watcher in the Woods (1980) Based on the 1976 book Movies > Films Based On Books

Florence Montgomery    wrote the book adapted for the film    Misunderstood (1984) Based on the 1869 book Movies > Films Based On Books

All Dolled Up (1921)    starred    Gladys Walton, Edward Hearn and Florence Turner Director: Rollin S. Sturgeon. Also starred Ruth Royce. Movies > Movies of the 1920s

College (1927)    starred    Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall and Florence Turner Director: James W. Horne. Also starred Flora Bramley & Harold Goodwin. Comedy, drama & sports Movies > Movies of the 1920s

Demis Roussos and Florence Warner    recorded    Lost in Love Music > Songs - Duets

City Lights (1931)    starred    Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee and Harry Myers Director: Charles Chaplin. Also starred Hank Mann, Charles Chaplin and Jean Carpenter. The Tramp struggles to help a blind flower girl he has fallen in love with..Comedy/drama Movies > Movies of the 1930s

Florence Chadwick    is famous for being a    Swimmer Dominant long distance swimmer from 1950s, set English Channel records from France to England (1950) and England to France (1951 and '55), 1917-1995. Sports & Leisure > Sports Personalities

Christopher Columbus (1949)    starred    Fredic March, Florence Eldridge and Francis L. Sullivan Director: David MacDonlad. Also starred Kathleen Ryan, Derek Bond & Nora Swinburne Movies > Movies of the 1940s

No Limit (1935)    starred    George Formby, Florence Desmond and Howard Douglas Director: Monty Banks. Also starred Beatrix Fielden-Kaye, Peter Gawthorne & Alf Goddard Movies > Movies of the 1930s

1910        Florence Nightingale Died Aug 14; nursing pioneer History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1801        Treaty of Florence The Kingdom of Naples cedes some central Italian possessions, the island of Elba, and the Athena of Velletri to France. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

Accused (1936)    starred    Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dolores Del Rio and Florence Desmond Director: Thornton Freeland. Also starred Basil Sydney, Googie Withers & J. H. Roberts. Plot: Tony Seymour (Fairbanks) and his partner, Gaby Ramarios (Rio) are a dance team who perform an Apache specialty number... Movies > Movies of the 1930s

An Act of Murder (1948)    starred    Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien and Florence Eldridge Director: Michael Gordon. Also starred Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges & John McIntire. Plot: A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife's terminal cancer. Movies > Movies of the 1940s

The Marriage Circle (1924)    starred    Florence Vidor, Monte Blue and Marie Prevost Director: Ernst Lubitsch. Also starred Creighton Hale, Adolphe Menjou & Harry Myers. Plot: Professor Stock (Menjou) and his wife Mizzi (Prevost) are always bickering. Mizzi tries to seduce Dr. Franz Braun (Blue), the new husband of her good friend Charlotte (Vidor)... Movies > Movies of the 1920s

Florence    is at    43°46'N 11°15'E Italy Geography > Latitude and Longitude - World Cities

Boss of Big Town (1942)    starred    John Litel, Florence Rice and H. B. Warner Director: Arthur Dreifuss. Also starred John Miljan, Jean Brooks & David Bacon. Plot: A criminal plot to control produce and dairy products during the wartime emergency is foiled by an courageous undercover city market official. Movies > Movies of the 1940s

City Lights (1931)    starred    Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee and Charlie Chaplin IMDB rating 8.5/10. Director: Charlie Chaplin. National Film Preservation Board, USA 'National Film Registry Award' 1991. Movies > Popular Movies 1910 -1949

The Ghost and the Guest (1943)    starred    James Dunn, Florence Rice and Robert Dudley Director: William Nigh. Also starred Mabel Todd, Sam McDaniel & Jim Toney. Plot: A newlywed couple winds up spending their honeymoon night in an old, dark, spooky mansion. Movies > Movies of the 1940s

Three Came Home (1950)    starred    Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles and Florence Desmond Director: Jean Negulesco. Also starred Sessue Hayakawa, Sylvia Andrew & Mark Keuning. Plot: The true story of Agnes Newton Keith's (Colbert) imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps from 1941 to the end of WWII... Movies > Movies of the 1950s

Florence Griffith-Joyner    won gold medals in    Athletics United States -- 1984-1988 -- 3/2/0=5 Sports & Leisure > Olympic Gold Medallists

100 M    Olympic record is held by    Florence Griffith-Joyner 10.62 -- United States -- 1988 Seoul Sports & Leisure > Athletics - Women's Olympic Records

200 M    Olympic record is held by    Florence Griffith-Joyner 21.34 -- Also World Record Time -- United States -- 1988 Seoul Sports & Leisure > Athletics - Women's Olympic Records

Florence Griffith Joyner    has excelled in    Track and Field Olympics - 3 Gold, 2 Silver Medals. World records in the 100 m and 200 m races. Sports & Leisure > Infostrada Wall of Fame

Fred Allen    is the stage name of    John Florence Sullivan A legend of classic American radio and star of the "Fred Allen Show" and "Town Hall Tonight" his radio career lasted from 1934 to 1949. He and Jack Benny carried on a long running mock feud. Entertainment > Stage Names - Male

Fi-Fi    was composed by    Florence McPherran 1904 Music > Composers - Ragtime

University of North Alabama    is in    Florence Misc > American University Towns and Cities

Heart and Soul    is a biography on the life of    Florence Nightingale Gena Kinton Gorrell, 2005 Arts & Literature > Books - Biography