Plowright
Britishnoun
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Born in Lincolnshire, Joan Plowright became a leading lady in London's West End in the 1950s.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Plowright first caught Olivier’s eye in a Royal Court production of “The Country Wife.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
After he died, Plowright continued to act into her 80s, until failing sight forced her retirement.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
In a 1996 interview with The Times, Plowright said she didn’t mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
At Ithaca and in the mountains of North Carolina I have found both forms appearing at the same season, and thus far have been unable to detect the differences noted by Plowright in the volva.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
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