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Alonso, Alicia
(Encyclopedia) Alonso, AliciaAlonso, Aliciaälēˈsyä älōnˈsō [key], 1921–2019, Cuban ballerina and choreographer, b. Havana as Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez y del Hoyo. Alonso…De Witt, Jan
(Encyclopedia) De Witt, Jan: see Witt, Jan de.Witt, Jan de
(Encyclopedia) Witt, Jan deWitt, Jan deyän [key], 1625–72, Dutch statesman. Like his father, Jacob de Witt, burgomaster of Dort, he became a leading opponent of the house of Orange and played a vital…Dolin, Sir Anton
(Encyclopedia) Dolin, Sir AntonDolin, Sir Antondōˈlĭn [key], 1904–83, English ballet dancer and choreographer, originally named Patrick Healey-Kay. Dolin joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1921,…Markova, Dame Alicia
(Encyclopedia) Markova, Dame AliciaMarkova, Dame Aliciamärkōˈvä [key], 1910–2004, English ballerina. Her original name was Lilian Alicia Marks. Markova joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1924 and,…National Ballet of Cuba
(Encyclopedia) National Ballet of Cuba: see Alonso, Alicia.de Larrocha, Alicia
(Encyclopedia) de Larrocha, Alicia (Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle), 1923–2009, Spanish pianist, b. Barcelona. One of the outstanding pianists of the 20th cent., she gave her first recital when she…Talmage, Thomas De Witt
(Encyclopedia) Talmage, Thomas De WittTalmage, Thomas De Witttălˈmĭj [key], 1832–1902, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. near Bound Brook, N.J., grad. New Brunswick Theological Seminary (1856). His…De Witt
(Encyclopedia) De Witt, uninc. town (2020 pop. 26,074), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse.Alicia Silverstone Biography
Alicia Silverstone actress, producerBorn: 10/4/1976Birthplace: San Francisco Actress who made her motion picture debut in The Crush (1993) but became a household name on the basis of her…