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Spontaneous Demonstration Against RN - Montauban

Rally in front of the Inspection Academique, a placard, Citoyens debout les Fachos sont partis nous, with a granny looking out of her window. Spontaneous and undeclared demonstration by Michelet high school students in Montauban, in reaction to the results of the European elections on 9 June 2024, in which the RN scored more than 30 per cent in the lead. France, Montauban on 10 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei (R) checks a draft with her daughter Zhang Ailing at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 5, 2024. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows paintings of Jiang Shumei in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April 2

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei signs her autographs for readers during her new book sharing activity in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 2, 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei displays her books at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 5, 2024. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April 2013, Jiang's arti

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2016 shows Jiang Shumei (C) communicating with Chinese and foreign writers during a writing workshop in south China's Guangdong Province. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei writes before dawn at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 24, 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April 2013, Jiang's art

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in January 2016 shows Jiang Shumei receiving an award for her third book "The Woman with a Long Neck" in Beijing, capital of China. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since A

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(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Ailing, Jiang Shumei's daughter, massages her mother's hand at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 5, 2024. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2016 shows Jiang Shumei (2nd R) collecting other people's stories in her hometown Juye County in east China's Shandong Province. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since A

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei (R) checks a draft with her daughter Zhang Ailing at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 5, 2024. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2019 shows Jiang Shumei (C) telling stories about herself during a program of China Central Television (CCTV) which aired in September 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a boo

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87-year-old granny's ageless passion for skiing

STORY: 87-year-old granny's ageless passion for skiing DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liu Zhihua skiing and doing exercise 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHIHUA, 87-year-old skier STORYLINE: At a ski resort in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Liu Zhihua, 87, glided down the intermediate slope as swiftly and fluently as younger skiing enthusiasts do. Under the encouragement of her son, Liu stepped on a pair of skis for the first time in 2007. Having experienced the fun of skiing, Liu became so addicted to the sport that she started to ski with her husband every winter. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHIHUA, 87-year-old skier "I picked up skiing at 72, and my husband at 74. I was a bit nervous then. But with the encouragement of my son, I thought I'd just give it a shot. We each had two instructors, teaching us hand in hand. Day one was tough. My waist and legs ached. Then, on the following day, I was able to walk

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World's largest blanket created in disaster-hit Japan city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Bernd Kestler, a German knitting artist from Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, and people affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake complete in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2014, a giant blanket connecting more than 11,000 granny squares donated by knitters all over the world. Kestler is set to seek the listing of the 476-square-meter blanket as a new Guinness World Record for a crocheted blanket exceeding the current record of about 306 square meters.

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People produce giant blanket in disaster-hit Japan city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, connect 20-square-centimeter granny squares gifted by knitters from across the world to create a giant blanket on Sept. 20, 2014, in a project led by Bernd Kestler, a German knitting artist from Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. Kestler is set to seek the listing of the 476-square-meter blanket as a new Guinness World Record for a crocheted blanket exceeding the current record of about 306 square meters.

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67-year-old granny Ito wins career No. 100 at nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuko Ito, a 67-year-old grandmother and former world doubles champion, beats a high school player to claim an unprecedented 100th singles victory at the table tennis national championships in Tokyo on Dec. 18. Ito made her first appearance in the national championships in 1954 and won the women's singles title twice. She won world doubles and team titles between the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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CHINA-HUBEI-DISABLED VILLAGE DOCTOR (CN)

(220913) -- YANGXIN, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yin Chuanbo is seen on his way to a patient's residence in Guzhen Village, Wangying Township, central China's Hubei Province, on Aug. 17, 2022. On a hot afternoon, Yin Chuanbo paid a home visit to his patient, a granny who lives halfway up a hill. After taking her blood pressure and prescribing medicine, he walked down more than 50 steps from her home to the roadside with the aid of a crutch, an effort that left his white coat wet with sweat. TO GO WITH "Profile: A village doctor's 16 years of dedication on crutches" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DISABLED VILLAGE DOCTOR (CN)

(220913) -- YANGXIN, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yin Chuanbo rows a boat on his way to a patient's residence in Guzhen Village, Wangying Township, central China's Hubei Province, on Aug. 17, 2022. On a hot afternoon, Yin Chuanbo paid a home visit to his patient, a granny who lives halfway up a hill. After taking her blood pressure and prescribing medicine, he walked down more than 50 steps from her home to the roadside with the aid of a crutch, an effort that left his white coat wet with sweat. TO GO WITH "Profile: A village doctor's 16 years of dedication on crutches" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DISABLED VILLAGE DOCTOR (CN)

(220913) -- YANGXIN, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yin Chuanbo (L) conducts a medical check-up for a patient at her residence in Guzhen Village, Wangying Township, central China's Hubei Province, on Aug. 17, 2022. On a hot afternoon, Yin Chuanbo paid a home visit to his patient, a granny who lives halfway up a hill. After taking her blood pressure and prescribing medicine, he walked down more than 50 steps from her home to the roadside with the aid of a crutch, an effort that left his white coat wet with sweat. TO GO WITH "Profile: A village doctor's 16 years of dedication on crutches" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny picks vegetables for cooking at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny delivers lunch meals at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny gives out lunch to a frontline essential worker fighting the COVID-19 epidemic at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny loads a basket of vegetables onto a three-wheeler at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny cooks at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-QUANZHOU-COVID-19-VOLUNTEERS-SUPPORT (CN)

(220405) -- QUANZHOU, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer granny makes cooking fire at Xinbu Community in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2022. A group of local grannies, with an average age of over 70, have been volunteering to cook and deliver lunches to frontline essential workers in Quanzhou amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. They have prepared over 1,000 packed meals so far. (Photo by Zhou Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THAI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (CN)

(220318) -- BEIJING, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thai Assistant Professor Kuapan Nakbubpa gives a lesson at Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 22, 2013. TO GO WITH: Profile: Thai "granny professor" forges bridge of cross-cultural friendship (Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THAI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (CN)

(220318) -- BEIJING, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thai Assistant Professor Kuapan Nakbubpa grades students' assignments at home in Beijing, capital of China, March 16, 2022. TO GO WITH: Profile: Thai "granny professor" forges bridge of cross-cultural friendship (Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-THAI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (CN)

(220318) -- BEIJING, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thai Assistant Professor Kuapan Nakbubpa gives a lesson at Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 22, 2013. TO GO WITH: Profile: Thai "granny professor" forges bridge of cross-cultural friendship (Xinhua)

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67-year-old granny Ito wins career No. 100 at nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuko Ito, a 67-year-old grandmother and former world doubles champion, beats a high school player to claim an unprecedented 100th singles victory at the table tennis national championships in Tokyo on Dec. 18. Ito made her first appearance in the national championships in 1954 and won the women's singles title twice. She won world doubles and team titles between the late 1950s and early 1960s. (Kyodo)

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Arthur And The Invisibles (2006)

Freddie Highmore & Mia Farrow Characters: Arthur & Granny Film: Arthur And The Invisibles; Arthur And The Minimoys (ARTHUR ET LES MINIMOYS) Fr 2006, Director: Luc Besson 29 November 2006 Date: 29 November 2006

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Arthur And The Invisibles (2006)

Mia Farrow & Freddie Highmore Characters: Granny & Arthur Film: Arthur And The Invisibles; Arthur And The Minimoys (ARTHUR ET LES MINIMOYS) Fr 2006, Director: Luc Besson 29 November 2006 Date: 29 November 2006

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Arthur And The Invisibles (2006)

Freddie Highmore & Mia Farrow Characters: Arthur & Granny Film: Arthur And The Invisibles; Arthur And The Minimoys (ARTHUR ET LES MINIMOYS) Fr 2006, Director: Luc Besson 29 November 2006 Date: 29 November 2006

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Arthur And The Invisibles (2006)

Mia Farrow Characters: Granny Film: Arthur And The Invisibles; Arthur And The Minimoys (ARTHUR ET LES MINIMOYS) Fr 2006, Director: Luc Besson 29 November 2006 Date: 29 November 2006

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Hoodwinked! (2005)

The Wolf, The Woodsman, Granny & Red Characters: The Wolf,The Woodsman,Granny & Red Film: Hoodwinked! (USA 2005) Director: Cory Edwards & Todd Edwards 16 December 2005 Date: 16 December 2005

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Hoodwinked! (2005)

Twitchy, The Woddsman, Red, Nicky Flippers, Granny & The Wolf Poster Characters: Twitchy,,Red,Nicky Flippers,Granny & Film: Hoodwinked! (USA 2005) Director: Cory Edwards & Todd Edwards 16 December 2005 Date: 16 December 2005

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Hoodwinked! (2005)

The Wolf, The Woodsman, Granny & Red Poster Characters: The Wolf,The Woodsman,Granny & Film: Hoodwinked! (USA 2005) Director: Cory Edwards & Todd Edwards 16 December 2005 Date: 16 December 2005

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Hoodwinked! (2005)

Granny Characters: Granny Film: Hoodwinked! (USA 2005) Director: Cory Edwards & Todd Edwards 16 December 2005 Date: 16 December 2005

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Hoodwinked! (2005)

Granny Characters: Granny Film: Hoodwinked! (USA 2005) Director: Cory Edwards & Todd Edwards 16 December 2005 Date: 16 December 2005

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The Company Of Wolves (1984)

Sarah Patterson & Angela Lansbury Characters: Rosaleen & Granny Film: The Company Of Wolves (1984) Director: Neil Jordan 15 September 1984 Date: 15 September 1984

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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides (1979)

Ruth Buzzi Characters: Old Tough Kate, aka 'Granny' Film: The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) Director: Vincent Mceveety 06 July 1979 Date: 06 July 1979

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Smiley Gets A Gun film (1958)

Sybil Thorndike & Keith Calvert Characters: Granny McKinley & Smiley Greevins Film: Smiley Gets A Gun (AUS 1958) Director: Anthony Kimmins 01 May 1958 Date: 01-May-58

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So Dear To My Heart film (1948)

Beulah Bondi, Luana Patten, Bobby Driscoll & Burl Ives Characters: Granny Kincaid,Tildy,Jeremiah 'Jerry' Kincaid & Uncle Hiram Douglas Film: So Dear To My Heart (1949) Director: Harold D Schuster 29 November 1948 Date: 29-Nov-1948

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SCOOP

SCOOP Back row: MICHAEL HORDERN as Uncle Theodore, VICTORIA HASTED as Priscilla Boot, MICHAEL MALONEY as William Boot, LEON SINDEN as Uncle Roderick, ROBERT EDISON as Troutbeck Front row: GWEN NELSON as Granny Boot, HELEN LINDSAY as Mrs Boot, ROSAMUND GREEN as Nannie Boot Date: 1987

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THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES [US 1993] L-R, JIM VARNEY as Jedidiah 'Jed' Clampett, ERIKA ELENIAK as Elly May Clampett, CLORIS LEACHMAN as Daisy Mae "Granny", MOSES DIEDRICH BADER as Jethro Bodine / Jethrene Bodine, ZSA ZSA GABOR

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World's largest blanket created in disaster-hit Japan city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Bernd Kestler, a German knitting artist from Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, and people affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake complete in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2014, a giant blanket connecting more than 11,000 granny squares donated by knitters all over the world. Kestler is set to seek the listing of the 476-square-meter blanket as a new Guinness World Record for a crocheted blanket exceeding the current record of about 306 square meters. (Kyodo)

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Osaka granny group releases English rap video to welcome G-20 summit

Photo taken in Osaka on June 21, 2019, shows an Osaka-based "idol group" made of women in their 50s and 60s who have released a rap-style music video in English to welcome the Group of 20 summit that will be held in the western Japan city in late June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka granny group releases English rap video to welcome G-20 summit

Photo taken in Osaka on June 21, 2019, shows an Osaka-based "idol group" made of women in their 50s and 60s who have released a rap-style music video in English to welcome the Group of 20 summit that will be held in the western Japan city in late June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo