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1945 Academy Awards

The 1945 Academy Awards were presented March 7, 1946 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureAnchors Aweigh (MGM)The Bells of St. Mary's (Rainbow Productions; RKO…

Asser, Tobias Michael Carel

(Encyclopedia) Asser, Tobias Michael CarelAsser, Tobias Michael Careltōbēˈäs mēˈkhāl käˈrəl äsˈər [key], 1838–1913, Dutch jurist. He was a delegate to many international conferences, including the…

True, Alfred Charles

(Encyclopedia) True, Alfred Charles, 1853–1929, American agricultural expert and educator, b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Wesleyan Univ. (B.A., 1873). Associated with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture from…

Stevens, Alfred Émile

(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Alfred Émile, 1823–1906, Belgian portrait and genre painter. He often lived in Paris and exhibited there regularly. His chief subjects, painted with admirable technique and…

Keble, John

(Encyclopedia) Keble, JohnKeble, Johnkēˈbəl [key], 1792–1866, English clergyman and poet. His career (1807–11) at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, was one of unusual distinction. Made fellow of Oriel…

essay

(Encyclopedia) essay, relatively short literary composition in prose, in which a writer discusses a topic, usually restricted in scope, or tries to persuade the reader to accept a particular point of…

Wichita, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) WichitaWichitawĭchˈĭtô [key], city (1990 pop. 304,011), seat of Sedgwick co., S central Kans., at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers; inc. 1870. It is the chief…

Loisy, Alfred Firmin

(Encyclopedia) Loisy, Alfred FirminLoisy, Alfred Firminälfrĕdˈ fērmăNˈ lwäzēˈ [key], 1857–1940, French theologian, biblical critic, and leading exponent of biblical modernism. He was ordained (1879)…

chronicle

(Encyclopedia) chronicle, official record of events, set down in order of occurrence, important to the people of a nation, state, or city. Almanacs, The Congressional Record in the United States, and…

1941 Academy Awards

The 1941 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 26, 1942 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding Motion PictureBlossoms in the Dust (MGM)Citizen Kane (Mercury; RKO Radio)Here Comes Mr.…