A 1994 television adaptation starred Peter Strauss as Ezra Baxter , Jean Smart as Ora Baxter , and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Buck .
Philip Seymour Hoffman played a 1994 - TV adaptation as Ezra Baxter , Jean Smart as Ora Baxter and Peter Strauss as Buck .

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no

Stephen Vizinczey suggests that Tolstoy created Maria out of his longing for his mother , Princess Maria Nikolayevna Volkonskaya , who died before Tolstoy 's second birthday .
Stephen Vizinczey suggests that Tolstoy Maria created from his longing for his mother , Princess Maria Nikolayevna Volkonskaya , who died before the second birthday of Tolstoy .

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yes

Havana Township was originally called Lafayette Township , and under the latter name was organized in 1857 .
The Havana Township Lafayette was originally called Township and was founded under the latter name in 1857 .

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no

He began 2014 with the AA Frisco RoughRiders of the Texas League and was promoted to the AAA Round Rock Express of the Pacific Coast League .
He began working with the Texas League AA Frisco RoughRiders in 2014 and was promoted to the AAA Round Rock Express of the Pacific Coast League .

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yes