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Gamophobia    is an acute fear of    Marriage Language > Phobias

Hera    is the Greek God or Goddess of    Marriage Hera is also the goddess of jelousy, probably because of her husband Zeus' constant cheating. History & Mythology > Greek Gods

Juno    is the Roman God of    Marriage History & Mythology > Roman Gods

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart    composed the opera    The Marriage of Figaro A sequel to "The Barber of Seville" Music > Operas

Jan Van Eyck    painted    The Marriage of Giovanni Arnofini and Giovanna Cenami 1390?-1441; probably van Eyck's most famous painting Arts & Literature > Paintings

Jimmy Van Heusen    composed    Love and Marriage Music > Composers of Popular Music

Count Almaviva    features in    The Marriage of Figaro Unfaithful to his wife, Rosina in this Mozart comic opera Music > Operatic Roles

Rosina    features in    The Marriage of Figaro Countess Almaviva; lyric soprano role Music > Operatic Roles

Figaro    features in    The Marriage of Figaro Bass-baritone voice; the Count's valet Music > Operatic Roles

Susanna    features in    The Marriage of Figaro Figaro's future wife; in the service of the Countess Music > Operatic Roles

Marriage Ceremony    is an anagram of    A Careering Memory Language > Anagrams

Voltaire    said    "Friendship is the Marriage of the Soul, and This Marriage is Liable to Divorce" Language > Quotations

Ingmar Bergman    directed    Scenes from a Marriage (1973) Also producer and writer Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films

Vittorio De Sica    directed    Marriage Italian-Style (1964) Matrimonio all’italiana Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films

Michael Tippett    composed the opera    The Midsummer Marriage First performed, 1985; influenced by the verse drama of TS Eliot Music > Operas

Claude Lorrain    painted    Landscape With the Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah Oil on canvas, National Gallery, London Arts & Literature > Paintings

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart    composed    Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) (1786) This comic opera was banned at some European courts due to the scandalous behavior of its characters. Chiefly offensive to royal audiences was the depiction of an aristocrat (The Count) as morally corrupt. Also objectionable was the notion that Figaro, a mere servant, might be so much cleverer than his entitled master. Music > Classical Music

Marriage Lines    featured the character    George Starling Played by Richard Briers Entertainment > Best of British TV Comedy

Marriage Lines    featured the character    Kate Starling Played by Prunella Scales Entertainment > Best of British TV Comedy

Marriage Lines    featured the character    Peter Played by Ronald Hines Entertainment > Best of British TV Comedy

Marriage Lines    featured the character    Norah Played by Christine Finn Entertainment > Best of British TV Comedy

Married With Children    has the theme tune    Love and Marriage Theme song is sung by Frank Sinatra, it has lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen Entertainment > TV Theme Music

Marriage    in Maori is    Marena Language > English - Maori

Linus Pauling    said    "Love is Blind, but Marriage Restores Its Sight" American scientist, peace activist, author and educator Language > Quotations

Peter De Vries    said    "The Difficulty With Marriage is That We Fall in Love With a Personality, but Must Live With a Character" American editor and novelist Language > Quotations

Saffron    means    Marriage Misc > Herbs

Edmonia Lewis    created the sculpture    The Marriage of Hiawatha, 1865 Arts & Literature > Sculptors

Phil Hartman    was in the episode    Secrets of a Successful Marriage As Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure Entertainment > The Simpsons - Guest Appearances

Musubi-no-Kami    is the Japanese    God of Love and Marriage Appears as a handsome young lover. History & Mythology > Japanese Gods and Goddesses

Gekka-o    is the Japanese    God of Marriage He binds the feet of lovers with a red silken cord. History & Mythology > Japanese Gods and Goddesses

The Good Earth    begins    It Was Wang Lung's Marriage Day. Pearl Buck Arts & Literature > Literature - Opening Lines

Swietowit    is the    Slavic Goddess of Love and Marriage Also the goddess of sexuality and fertility History & Mythology > Other Gods and Goddesses

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

Marriage Guidance Counselor    was performed by    Cleese, Idle and Palin Counsellor, staring at woman, fascinated: "And good morning to you madam (pauses, shrugs himself out of staring and says to Arthur) Name?" Arthur: "Mr and Mrs Arthur Pewty." Counsellor writing without looking down, just staring at Arthur's wife: "And what is the name of your ravishing wife? (holds her hand) Wait. Don't tell me - it's something to do with moonlight - it goes with her eyes - it's soft and gentle, warm and yielding, deeply lyrical and yet tender and frightened like a tiny whit rabbit." Arthur: "It's Deidre." Entertainment > Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Sketches

Gloria Steinem    said    "A Liberated Woman is One Who Has Sex Before Marriage and a Job After" American writer and journalist. A co-founder of New York Magazine Language > Quotations

Milton Berle    said    "Your Marriage is in Trouble if Your Wife Says, 'You're Only Interested in One Thing,' and You Can't Remember What It Is" American Emmy-winning comedian and actor Language > Quotations

No Marriage Ties (1933)    starred    Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan and Doris Kenyon Director: J. Walter Ruben. Also starred Alan Dinehart, David Landau & Hobart Cavanaugh. Plot: Foster is fired when he is found drunk in a bar instead of covering the biggest fight of the year. After finding that no one in town will hire him... Movies > Movies of the 1930s

Nancy Pickard    won the award for    Marriage is Murder 1988 - Best Mystery Novel Arts & Literature > Macavity Awards

Ivy    has the meaning    Marriage Misc > Victorian Language of Flowers

Marriage on the Rocks (1965)    Frank Sinatra appeared as    Dan Edwards Last film with Dean Martin Movies > Films - Frank Sinatra

Veronese    painted    Marriage at Cana Oil on canvas, Venetian School, 1562; Musée du Louvre Arts & Literature > Paintings

Norman Rockwell    painted    Marriage License 1955, oil on canvas; Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Mass Arts & Literature > Paintings

Gamidolatry    is the worship of    Marriage Misc > Forms of Worship

To Keep Your Marriage Brimming With Love in the Loving Cup,    ends with    Whenever You’re Wrong, Admit It; Whenever You’re Right, Shut Up. A Word to Husbands by Ogden Nash Arts & Literature > Poetry - Opening and Closing Lines

Gamomania    is an obsession with    Marriage Proposals Language > Manias

Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell    was titled from the literary source    The Marriage of Psyche Kathleen Raine Arts & Literature > Book Titles - Literary Sources

The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley    was titled from the literary source    The Marriage of Heaven and Hell William Blake Arts & Literature > Book Titles - Literary Sources

Marriageable Monster    means    Young Female Patient Who Has Successfully Undergone Major Plastic Surgery. Science & Nature > Medical Slang