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Keilson, Hans Alex
(Encyclopedia) Keilson, Hans Alex, 1909–2011, German-Dutch novelist and physician. He attended medical school in Berlin, but Nazi racial laws prevented Keilson, who was Jewish, from practicing. In…Entertainment News from June 1998
1It's a boffo season for Broadway, with record-setting box office and attendance figures for the 1997–1998 season. Mega-hits such as Ragtime and The Lion King propel ticket sales to $557.26…Joffrey Ballet
(Encyclopedia) Joffrey Ballet, one of the major American dance companies. It was founded in New York City in 1956 by the dancer-choreographer Robert Joffrey. From 1956 to 1964 it made yearly tours of…Creeley, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Creeley, Robert, 1926–2005, American poet, b. Arlington, Mass. He lived in Asia, Europe, and Latin America and taught at various universities in the United States. With Charles Olson,…McMILLAN, John Alexander, III (Alex), Congress, NC (1932)
McMILLAN John Alexander, III (Alex) , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, N.C., May 9, 1932; graduated from Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Va., 1950; B.A., University of…John Alexander McMILLAN, III (Alex), Congress, NC (1932)
McMILLAN, John Alexander, III (Alex), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, N.C., May 9, 1932; graduated from Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Va., 1950; B.A., University of…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: To Alex. Cunningham, ESQ., Writer
by Robert Burns Lines Written In Friars'-Carse HermitageSong.-Anna, Thy CharmsTo Alex. Cunningham, ESQ., Writer Ellisland, Nithsdale, July 27th, 1788. My godlike friend—nay, do…oral history
(Encyclopedia) oral history, compilation of historical data through interviews, usually tape-recorded and sometimes videotaped, with participants in, or observers of, significant events or times.…Dumas, Alexandre (Dumas père), 1802–70, French novelist and dramatist
(Encyclopedia) Dumas, AlexandreDumas, AlexandreälĕksäNˈdrə dümäˈ [key], known as Dumas pèreDumas pèrepĕr [key], 1802–70, French novelist and dramatist. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, was a…gospel music
(Encyclopedia) gospel music, American religious musical form that owes much of its origin to the Christian conversion of West Africans enslaved in the American South. Gospel music partly evolved from…