V.I. Warshawski (film)

V.I. Warshawski (film) A tough-talking, fiercely independent female private investigator (with a weakness for pretty shoes), Warshawski is often forced to play hardball with Chicago’s crime element. When her new flame, ex-hockey player Boom-Boom Grafalk turns up murdered, his 13-year-old daughter Kat hires V.I. to find her father’s killer. She soon uncovers a startling conspiracy …

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Veronica Guerin (film)

Veronica Guerin (film) Veronica Guerin, a journalist covering the crime beat in Dublin in the 1990s, starts a crusade to expose local drug dealers, and in doing so she neglects her family and is accused of glory-seeking. Guerin relentlessly pursues her mission, and her obsession eventually leads to her murder. A Touchstone Picture with Jerry …

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Vero Beach, Florida

Vero Beach, Florida See Vacation Club Resort, Vero Beach, Florida.

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Vernon Kilns

Vernon Kilns Manufacturer of licensed Disney ceramics from 1940 to 1942. They produced figurines from only three films—Fantasia, Dumbo, and the Baby Weems segment of The Reluctant Dragon. Their set of 36 Fantasia figuries, featuring such characters as hippos, ostriches, sprites, elephants, and mushrooms, is especially noteworthy. Besides the figurines they produced dinnerware in eight …

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Varney, Jim

Varney, Jim (1949-2000) He appeared as Ernest P. Worrell in Ernest Goes to Camp, Ernest Saves Christmas, Ernest Goes to Jail, and Ernest Scared Stupid. Also played the roles of Mr. Nash and Auntie Nelda in Ernest Goes to Jail. He appeared on television in Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary Celebration and Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus. …

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Venable, Evelyn

Venable, Evelyn (1913-1993) Actress; she voiced the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio.

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Venetian Gondolas

Venetian Gondolas Attraction at Tokyo DisneySea; opened September 4, 2001. Guests in Palazzo Canals can tour this Mediterranean Harbor neighborhood aboard an Italian gondola.

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VD Attack Plan

VD Attack Plan Animated educational film; released in January 1973. Directed by Les Clark. The film explores the dangers of venereal disease, where to go for help, how to cure it, and how to prevent it. Narrated by Keenan Wynn.

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Veritas: The Quest (television)

Veritas: The Quest (television) Hour-long, action-adventure drama series; premiering on ABC on January 27, 2003, and ending on March 10. After being kicked out of an expensive private school, Nikko Zond discovers that his estranged father, Solomon, is not just an archaeology professor, but is secretly leading an international search for the truth about a …

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