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  2. Mr. Skeffington - Wikipedia

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    Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim. The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful but self-centered woman who has many suitors but marries Job Skeffington, played by Claude Rains , solely to save her brother from going to prison.

  3. List of obsolete occupations - Wikipedia

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    The job was noisy, dangerous and often led to respiratory diseases. [43]: 35 In the United States the practice of employing children ended in 1933. [77]: 476 In modern mills doffing machines have replaced humans. [78]: 596 Child: 18: 20: Dog whipper: A dog whipper was a church official who removed unruly dogs from church grounds during services.

  4. The Last Hurrah (1958 film) - Wikipedia

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    The titles roll as an election campaign for a Frank Skeffington unfolds. In "a New England city", Skeffington, a former governor, is running for a fifth term as mayor. He rose from poverty in an Irish ghetto and is skilled at using the power of his office and an enormous political machine of ward heelers to receive support from his Irish Catholic base and other demographics.

  5. The Last Hurrah - Wikipedia

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    Frank Skeffington is the mayor of an unnamed city as well as that state's former governor. It is commonly accepted that the character of Skeffington is based on James Michael Curley , Mayor of Boston 1914-1918, 1922–1926, 1930–1934 and 1946–1950, and Governor of Massachusetts 1935-1937.

  6. Old School RuneScape - Wikipedia

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    Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex.The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.

  7. Vincent Sherman - Wikipedia

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    Vincent Sherman (born Abraham Orovitz, July 16, 1906 – June 18, 2006) was an American director and actor who worked in Hollywood. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959).

  8. Skeffington (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A. M. Skeffington (1890–1976), American optometrist Algernon Skeffington, 12th Viscount Massereene (1873–1956), British Army officer and politician Anthony Skeffington (died after 1535), English-born cleric and judge in Ireland

  9. Character class - Wikipedia

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    In tabletop games and video games, a character class is an occupation, profession, or role assigned to a game character to highlight and differentiate their capabilities and specializations.