"For instance, there was a man named Samuel Davis, and poor Davis was a hopeless watchmaker, " White says.

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Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis jewelry retail chains.

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Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis.

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Samuel, Ernest Jones, and Leslie Davis retail chains.

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She's co-starring with Samuel L. Jackson in the feature thriller "Reasonable Doubt, " will be appearing with Geena Davis in a comedy pilot for TNT, and has a recurring role during the third season of that network's sci-fi series "Falling Skies, " a gig that reunites her with "ER" alum Noah Wyle.

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