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Brubeck, Dave

(Encyclopedia) Brubeck, Dave (David Warren Brubeck) Brubeck, Dave br&oomacr;ˈbĕk [key…

Barry

(Encyclopedia) Barry, Welsh Barri, town and port, Vale of Glamorgan, S Wales, on the Bristol Channel. Once a major coal-exporting port, its more…

Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse

(Encyclopedia) Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesseDu Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtessezhän bāküˈ kôNtĕsˈ dü bärēˈ, d&oomacr;bărˈē [key], 1743–93, mistress of King Louis XV of France. A courtesan of…

Matthews, Dave

singer, guitaristBirthplace: Johannesburg, South AfricaBorn: 1/9/67

Garroway, Dave

TV hostBirthplace: Schenectady, N.Y.Born: 1913Died: 1982

Dave Winfield

Dave WinfieldBorn: Oct. 3, 1951Baseball OF-DH selected in 4 major sports league drafts in 1973— NFL, NBA, ABA, and MLB; chose baseball and played in 12 All-Star Games over 22-year career; at…

Dave DeBusschere

Dave DeBusschereBorn: Oct. 16, 1940Basketball F youngest coach in NBA history (24 in 1964); player-coach of Detroit Pistons (1964-67); played in 8 All-Star games; won 2 NBA titles as player…

Barry, Sir Charles

(Encyclopedia) Barry, Sir Charles, 1795–1860, English architect. A leader in the revival of the Renaissance style of architecture in England (also called Anglo-Italian), he designed the Travellers…

Smith, Dave

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dave, 1942–, American poet, b. Portsmouth, Va. His early poetry established him as a sensitive observer of human behavior. His verse is often rooted in his native South and has…

Eggers, Dave

(Encyclopedia) Eggers, Dave, 1970–, American writer, publisher, and educator, b. Boston. He began as an editor at Salon.com and a writer for several publications, founded a small magazine, and wrote…