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John Wayne - The Quiet Man	Marilyn Monroe		Red Indians
The Quiet Man

Sean Thornton (John Wayne), an American prize-fighter returns to the village of Inisfree to settle down following his killing of a man in the ring. Peace is all he wants but with the purchase of White O'Mornin', the cottage where he was born, his troubles begin. Burly Red Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen), the village bully who has plenty of land, covets that particular piece because it adjoins that of the rich widow Tillane (Mildren Natwick), whom he also covets. Then Sean meets and falls in love with Danaher's pretty sister, Mary Kate (Maureen O'Hara), and the villagers gleefully wait for the fireworks. But they are sadly disappointed. Aided by the local priest, Father Lonergan (Ward Bond), and one Michaeleen Flynn (Barry Fitzgerald), who acts as the village marriage broker when he isn't making book on the horses. Sean gets White O'Mornin' and he also gets Mary Kate without a single blow being exchanged. The wedding is a charming affair that promises a bit of action when Danaher refuses to pay Mary Kate's rightful dowry, but again Sean avoids a fight. White O'Mornin' is the scene of a honeymoon without love and filled with taunts and recriminations over Sean's cowardice and fear to fight Red Will for what is Mary Kate's, the dowry. Under the taunts of his bridge and the prompting of the villagers, Sean makes up his mind, but not before Mary Kate has left him and boarded the train for Dublin. Angry now and moved to action, Sean arrives on the double quick, yanks Mary Kate from the train, literally drags her across the station platform and heads afoot, straight for the Danaher farm. When Sean hurls Mary Kate at her brother's feet, yelling, "no dowry, no marriage!" Danaher, for the first time is at a loss, and shamed before the whole village by the return of his sister, promptly pays the money to Sean. That is one thing, but when Sean tosses the money into a nearby kiln, that is quite another. White with rage Red Will throws a ham-like fist into Sean's face. And the fight is on!! From Danaher's farm it ebbs and flows across the fields, over the meadows, through the brooks and takes its first breather in the village itself in a bar where combatants and onlookers alike have a bit of a refresher. New wagers are laid and the second round begin when Sean knocks Red Will through the side wall of the pub. Over the cobbled streets of Inisfree the fight sways back and forth until both fall exhausted and unconquered, but with a new respect for each other. At last, peace and quiet comes to Inisfree and to Sean and his bridge, Mary Kate, and their love nest, White O'Morning'.
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Marilyn Monroe

		Marilyn Monroe personified Hollywood glamour with an unparalleled glow and energy that enamored the world. Although she was an alluring beauty with voluptuous curves and a generous pout, Marilyn was more than a '50s sex goddess. Her apparent vulnerability and innocence, in combination with an innate sensuality, has endeared her to the global consciousness. She dominated the age of movie stars to become, without question, the most famous woman of the 20th Century. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, to Gladys Baker. As the identity of her father is undetermined, she was later baptized Norma Jeane Baker. Gladys had been a film cutter at RKO studios, but psychological problems prevented her from keeping the job and she was eventually committed to a mental institution. Norma Jeane spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages until 1937, when she moved in with family friend Grace McKee Goddard. Unfortunately, when Grace's husband was transferred to the East Coast in 1942, the couple couldn't afford to take 16-year-old Norma Jeane with them. Norma Jeane had two options: return to the orphanage or get married. On June 19, 1942 she wed her 21-year-old neighbor Jimmy Dougherty, whom she had been dating for six months. "She was a sweet, generous and religious girl," Jimmy said. "She liked to be cuddled." By all accounts Norma Jeane loved Jimmy, and they were happy together until he joined the Merchant Marines and was sent to the South Pacific in 1944.
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Red Indians



When the first white men arrived in the new world [America] from the Old world [Europe], they came across high cheek boned, deeply suntanned natives, who they later nicknamed 'Red Indians'. These were the first ever to live in America and lived there alone for centuries. Did you know that they weren't called red Indians because of their skin colour, but because of the red war paint they wore when going out? It is however important to tell you that from very early on there were 2 main types of Indians-Forest and Prairie- and they both lived in very different ways.. The White Man discovered the Native Americans (Red Indians)in the 16th Century. They were by no means foolish, they knew how to use stone, wood, skin and bone for their weapons and household objects, but knew absolutely nothing about Metal. The men knew how to get their women [squaws] to carry all the heavy loads, all about fire to cook and keep them warm. Below is a list of the major tribes and where they originated from; Apache - South Plains, South West, East Cherokee - East Tennessee, North Carolina Cheyenne - Plains Chinook - North West Pacific coast Iroquois - North East Mohawk - New York Navajo - New Mexico, Arizona, Utah Sioux - Plains
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