Lawrence Of Arabia

Definition: Lawrence Of Arabia

Lawrence Of Arabia

Noun

1. Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935).

Synonyms: Lawrence Of Arabia

Synonyms: Lawrence (n), T. E. Lawrence (n), Thomas Edward Lawrence (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Lawrence of Arabia (film)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lawrence of Arabia is the name of the Academy Award-winning film based loosely the life of T. E. Lawrence, starring Peter O'Toole as the title character, directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel. (Lean and Spiegel had recently completed the acclaimed film The Bridge on the River Kwai). The score by Maurice Jarre and the on-location cinematography are especially acclaimed.

The film was awarded seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, in 1962. It was named the number five movie of all time by the American Film Institute. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Despite its 216 minute length (in the most recent Director's Cut), the film includes no women in speaking roles.

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T.E. Lawrence - Peter O'Toole
Sherif Ali - Omar Sharif
Prince Feisal - Alec Guinness
Auda ibu Tayi - Anthony Quinn
Colonel Dryden - Claude Rains

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lawrence of Arabia (film)."

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Modern Usage: Lawrence Of Arabia

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Lawrence Of Arabia

Domain	Title
Books	Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Advisor to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia (reference) The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Lawrence of Arabia (reference) Lawrence of Arabia (Single Disc Edition) (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lawrence Of Arabia

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
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Anagrams: Lawrence Of Arabia

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	Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-b-c-e-e-f-i-l-n-o-r-r-w"
	-5 letters: conferrable, forbearance.
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