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  2. Princess Caraboo - Wikipedia

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    Mary Baker (née Willcocks; 11 November 1792 (alleged), [2] Witheridge, Devonshire, England – 24 December 1864, Bristol, England) was an English impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo , Baker pretended to come from a far-off island kingdom and fooled a British town for some months.

  3. Princess Caraboo (film) - Wikipedia

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    Princess Caraboo is a 1994 American historical comedy-drama film.It was directed by Michael Austin, and written by Austin and John Wells.The story is based on the real-life 19th-century character Princess Caraboo, who passed herself off in British society as an exotic princess who spoke a strange foreign language.

  4. Witheridge - Wikipedia

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    Witheridge is the birthplace of Mary Baker, a noted impostor who in 1817 went by the name "Princess Caraboo" from a fictional far-off island kingdom. [7]Frank and Mary Housam have represented Witheridge in town crier competitions all over the world, winning trophies in Canada, Australia and the US, and represented Witheridge at the World Town Crier Championships in Maryborough City, Australia.

  5. Mary Baker - Wikipedia

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    Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), born Mary Baker, founder of Christian Science; Mary Landon Baker (1901–1961), American socialite and heiress famous for her romantic life; Princess Caraboo (1791–1864), English impostor; Mary E. Baker (1923–1995), African-American community activist; Mary Baker McQuesten (1849–1934), born Mary Jane Baker ...

  6. List of fictional princesses - Wikipedia

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    Princess Caraboo/Mary Baker Princess Caraboo: Portrayed by Phoebe Cates. Princess Daisy Valenski Princess Daisy: Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Judith Krantz. Portrayed by Merete Van Kamp as an adult and by Rachel Dennis as a child. Dani Valenski Daisy's twin sister, not accepted by their father because she was born brain ...

  7. Baker (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Mary Baker (1791–1865), English impostor posing as "Princess Caraboo" Matt or Matthew Baker (disambiguation) , multiple people Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), née Baker, American founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist

  8. Former Playboy playmate jumps to her death with 7-year-old son

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    A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...

  9. List of hoaxes - Wikipedia

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    Princess Caraboo, also known as Mary Baker, a woman in England who alleged to be a princess from a far-off land. The Priory of Sion, a made-up secret society that plays a prominent role in The Da Vinci Code. [10] Progesterex, a fictitious date-rape drug. Prophecy of the Popes, a Latin document predicting the next Popes.