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| + | '''Van Cleef, Lee (1925-1989)'''<br /> | ||
| + | 204; an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures. | ||
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| + | '''Van Helsing, Dr.'''<br /> | ||
| + | 58; Professor Abraham Van Helsing is a fictional character and a protagonist from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, ''Dracula'', who drives a stake through Dracula's heart. | ||
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| + | '''van Houten, Leslie (b. 1949)'''<br /> | ||
| + | A former member of Charles Manson's "Family" who was convicted of the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. She remains imprisoned at the California Institution for Women in Chino, San Bernadino County, California; 138; 293 | ||
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| + | '''Veidt, Conrad (1893-1943)'''<br /> | ||
| + | German actor, remembered for his roles in such films as ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1919), ''The Thief of Bagdad'' (1940) and ''Casablanca'' (1942); ''Caligari'', 115 | ||
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| + | '''Velveeta, Jason'''<br /> | ||
| + | 156; Jade's and Bambi's "pimp" | ||
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| + | '''Vernix'''<br /> | ||
| + | 352; See Sportello, Vernix | ||
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| + | '''''Vertigo'' (1958)'''<br /> | ||
| + | American psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. In the film, a retired police detective who suffers from acrophobia is hired as a private investigator to follow the wife of an acquaintance and uncover the mystery of her peculiar behavior; "supernatural Desoto" 298; | ||
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| + | '''Vietnam'''<br /> | ||
| + | 103; 117; 152; 161; 197; "Long Trip Out" (Spotted Dick song about a Vietnam vet), 198-199; 254; 310; handshake, 361; "infrared and night vision" 365 | ||
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| + | '''Vigilant California'''<br /> | ||
| + | 121; GOP activists at Nixon rally; Coy worked for them, 139; 161; Arthur Tweedle, 199; recruiting Coy Harlingen, 299-300; 346 | ||
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| + | '''Vincent, Larry (aka "Seymour") (1924-1975)'''<br /> | ||
| + | 261; a television horror host, famed for his character "Seymour," who presented—and heckled—low-budget horror and science fiction movies on Fright Night on KHJ-TV and Seymour's Monster Rally on KTLA, both local stations in Los Angeles between 1969 and 1974. He was noted for his style of criticizing the movies he presented in an offbeat and funny manner, usually appearing in a small window which would pop up in the corner, tossing a quip, then vanishing again. | ||
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| + | '''Vineland'''<br /> | ||
| + | 43 | ||
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| + | '''"Volare"'''<br /> | ||
| + | A 1960 hit for teen idol Bobby Rydell | ||
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Revision as of 21:17, 22 July 2009
Van Cleef, Lee (1925-1989)
204; an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures.
Van Helsing, Dr.
58; Professor Abraham Van Helsing is a fictional character and a protagonist from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Dracula, who drives a stake through Dracula's heart.
van Houten, Leslie (b. 1949)
A former member of Charles Manson's "Family" who was convicted of the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. She remains imprisoned at the California Institution for Women in Chino, San Bernadino County, California; 138; 293
Veidt, Conrad (1893-1943)
German actor, remembered for his roles in such films as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919), The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and Casablanca (1942); Caligari, 115
Velveeta, Jason
156; Jade's and Bambi's "pimp"
Vernix
352; See Sportello, Vernix
Vertigo (1958)
American psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. In the film, a retired police detective who suffers from acrophobia is hired as a private investigator to follow the wife of an acquaintance and uncover the mystery of her peculiar behavior; "supernatural Desoto" 298;
Vietnam
103; 117; 152; 161; 197; "Long Trip Out" (Spotted Dick song about a Vietnam vet), 198-199; 254; 310; handshake, 361; "infrared and night vision" 365
Vigilant California
121; GOP activists at Nixon rally; Coy worked for them, 139; 161; Arthur Tweedle, 199; recruiting Coy Harlingen, 299-300; 346
Vincent, Larry (aka "Seymour") (1924-1975)
261; a television horror host, famed for his character "Seymour," who presented—and heckled—low-budget horror and science fiction movies on Fright Night on KHJ-TV and Seymour's Monster Rally on KTLA, both local stations in Los Angeles between 1969 and 1974. He was noted for his style of criticizing the movies he presented in an offbeat and funny manner, usually appearing in a small window which would pop up in the corner, tossing a quip, then vanishing again.
Vineland
43
"Volare"
A 1960 hit for teen idol Bobby Rydell
