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The lyre (Greek: λύρα) is a stringed musical instrument known for its use in Greek classical antiquity and later. The word comes from the Greek "λύρα" (lyra) and the earliest reference to the word is the Mycenaean Greek ru-ra-ta-e, meaning "lyrists", written in Linear B syllabic script. The earliest picture of a lyre with seven strings appears in the famous sarcophagus of Hagia Triada (a Minoan settlement in Crete). The sarcophagus was used during the Mycenaean occupation of Crete (1400 BC). The recitations of the Ancient Greeks were accompanied by lyre playing. The lyre of classical antiquity was ordinarily played by being strummed with a plectrum, like a guitar or a zither, rather than being plucked, like a harp. The fingers of the free hand silenced the unwanted strings in the chord. The lyre is similar in appearance to a small harp but with distinct differences.
The word lyre can either refer specifically to a common folk-instrument, which is a smaller version of the professional kithara and eastern-Aegean barbiton, or lyre can refer generally to all three instruments as a family.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough ( /ˈætənbərə/) OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FZS, FSA (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster and naturalist.
His career as the face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s.
Attenborough is widely considered a national treasure in Britain, although he himself does not care for the term. He is a younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
Attenborough was born in Isleworth, west London, but grew up in College House on the campus of the University College, Leicester, where his father, Frederick, was principal. He is the middle of three sons (his elder brother, Richard, became an actor and his younger brother, John, an executive at Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo). During World War II his parents also adopted two Jewish refugee girls from Europe.
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Veronica Taylor (actress), Stephanie Sheh (actress), Naoki Tatsuta (actor), Fûrin Cha (actor), Tara Sands (actress), Masatô Ibu (actor), Chieko Baishô (actress), Ted Lewis (actor), Wayne Grayson (actor), Kaneta Kimotsuki (actor), Dan Green (actor), Masane Tsukayama (actor), Michael Sinterniklaas (actor), Osamu Tezuka (writer), Kei Tani (actor),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Veronica Taylor (actress), Stephanie Sheh (actress), Naoki Tatsuta (actor), Fûrin Cha (actor), Tara Sands (actress), Masatô Ibu (actor), Chieko Baishô (actress), Ted Lewis (actor), Wayne Grayson (actor), Kaneta Kimotsuki (actor), Dan Green (actor), Masane Tsukayama (actor), Michael Sinterniklaas (actor), Osamu Tezuka (writer), Kei Tani (actor),
Genres: Animation,Actors: David Wu (editor), Leslie Cheung (actor), Eddy Ko (actor), Francis Ng (actor), Sun Wong (actor), Lan Law (actress), Heung Kam Lee (actress), Brigitte Lin (actress), Ronny Yu (producer), David Wu (writer), Ronny Yu (writer), David Wu (director), Christy Chung (actress), Sunny Chan (actor), Ching-Ching Yeung (actress),
Plot: For ten years, Cho has been in the snow of Mount Shin Fung waiting for a rare flower to blossom that will cure his wife who, back in Chung Yuan, is slowly killing all of the members of the Eight Big Clans. Something Cho did to her early in their marriage has turned her hair white and driven her mad. Cho's nephew, Kit, marries Lyre; they are deeply in love. On their wedding night, Ni-Chang, the bride with white hair, kidnaps Lyre and takes her to her harem of fighting women to indoctrinate her against Kit. Kit tries to lead a rescue party, but they are up against formidable opponents. Can Cho come in time with the blossom to soften Ni-Chang's heart?
Keywords: kidnapping, martial-arts, sequel, witchActors: Peggy Lee (actress), Clarence Wheeler (composer), George Pal (director),
Plot: The Scarecrow trades Jasper a handful of beans for his harmonica. Jasper plants the beans and climbs up the resulting beanstalk and, at the top, finds a beautiful girl in a golden cage playing a golden harp. Jasper rescues her from the Scarecrow, brings her down the beanstalk, and spends the rest of his days dancing to the music his girlfriend plays on the harp.
Keywords: beans, beanstalk, cage, character-name-in-title, fairy-tale, golden-cage, golden-harp, harmonica, harp, jasper