"Merry old soul" with "fiddlers 3"
Old King Cole
1939 Steinbeck classic in which George tells Lenny about the rabbits
Of Mice and Men
Mary Martin & Sandy Duncan were wired for action when they played him on the stage
Peter Pan
To the French it means "Michael", & to the Beatles it meant a hit
Michelle
British "Congress" dating back to 13th century
Parliament
This King is another type of royalty in the world of wrotong
Stephen King
Before winning Best Actress for "Mildred Pierce", she was labeled box office poison
Joan Crawford
Ado Annie "caint say no" in this Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
Oklahoma!
"Crown" in Greek, it's an appropriate name for horror author King
Stephen
In 1588 this explorer commanded a squadron against the Armada
Sir Francis Drake
Taking the crown from the Pope, he crowned himself emperor in 1804
Napoleon
First called "Night Bus", this '34 film drove away with Best Picture, acting, Director & Writing Oscars
It Happened One Night
Albee play in which George & Martha & Nick & Honey play "Humiliate the Host"
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
From Greek for "downy-bearded", though this Caesar wore no beard
Julius
Among their reasons for revolting were the "Intolerable Acts" of 1774
the American colonists (the 13 Colonies)
Both Morocco's Hassan & Jordan's Hussein claim direct descent from him
Muhammad
Later a TV star, this actor self-destructed as a barrack's spy in "Stalag 17"
Peter Graves
Shaw's Major Barbara was an officer in this "Army"
the Salvation Army
Not a nickname for Henry, this is the name's original English form
Harry
In 1963, Britain was rejected for membership in this European group
the Common Market
This family, which at times ruled Spain & the Holy Roman Empire, ruled Austria until 1918
the Hapsburgs
In '57, this English star cross-examined the "Witness for the Prosecution"
Charles Lawton
Clifford Odets' left-wing drama left people "Waiting for" him
Lefty
"Lily" in Hebrew, a Biblical name, perhaps from Susa in Persia where many lilies grew
Susan (Shoshanna accepted)
Through the '60s & '70s, Britain refused this nation independence until black people were given more control
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)