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The use of the phrase "white feather" to symbolise cowardice is attested from the late 18th century, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.The OED cites A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785), in which lexicographer Francis Grose wrote "White feather, he has a white feather, he is a coward, an allusion to a game cock, where having a white feather, is a proof he is not of the ...
One who succumbs to cowardice is known as a coward. [ 3 ] As the opposite of bravery , which many historical and current human societies reward, cowardice is seen as a character flaw that is detrimental to society and thus the failure to face one's fear is often stigmatized or punished.
Graham Payn (25 April 1918 – 4 November 2005) was a South African-born English actor and singer, also known for being the life partner of the playwright Noël Coward. Beginning as a boy soprano, Payn later made a career as a singer and actor in the works of Coward and others. After Coward's death, Payn ran the Coward estate for 22 years.
I Died a Thousand Times is a 1955 American CinemaScope Warnercolor film noir directed by Stuart Heisler.The drama features Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, with Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Earl Holliman, Perry Lopez, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Lon Chaney Jr. [1]
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” ... For One More Day 15. “Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you ...
The New York Times Film Reviews, Vol. 2 1932–1938. United States: The New York Times/Arno Press. ISBN 0824075870. Anastasia, George & Macnow, Glen (2011). The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies : Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster Films of All Time. United States: Running Press. ISBN 0762443707. Cagney, James (1976). Cagney by Cagney.
Herbert Coward, known for his "Toothless Man” role in the movie “Deliverance,” died Jan. 24 in a crash on a Haywood County highway, according to authorities. He was 85.
Herbert Coward. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Herbert Lee “Cowboy” Coward, who was known for his role in Deliverance, died at age 85 after a car crash. Coward was involved in a collision on ...