Crowe

/ (krəu) /

noun

Russell . born 1964, Australian film actor, born in New Zealand. His films include LA Confidential (1997), Gladiator (2000), for which he won an Oscar, A Beautiful Mind (2001), Master and Commander (2003), and American Gangster (2007)

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“She would be my ‘boss lady,’” Crowe writes of the indefatigable Anne Marie.
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“It has changed the way people live, the way people die and the way mothers give birth,” Crowe said.
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Crowe recently returned from a visit to Liberia to assess the situation on the ground and will share her knowledge and experience.
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“In our field any discussion is better than no discussion,” Crowe says of such smears.
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Crowe himself stoked the religion angle by tweet-begging Pope Francis to screen the film.
The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God|Tim Townsend|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Captain Crowe had fancied that Mrs. Lunn had shown him special favor that afternoon, and ventured to think himself secure.
The Life of Nancy|Sarah Orne Jewett
Vasari, Crowe and Cavalcaselle, and the other ordinary authorities, can be consulted as to the career of Gozzoli.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various
Mr. Crowe managed to scramble up the bank, but his calls to his companion were unanswered.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
Assigned by Crowe and Cavalcaselle to the year 1518, the date accepted by Morelli.
Titian; a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter|Estelle Hurll
One of the best and most striking examples of this kind is given on the authority of Mrs. Crowe.
Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites|John Nettin Radcliffe