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Brewer's: Quidnunc

A political Paul Pry, a pragmatical village politician; a political botcher or jobber. Quidnunc is the chief character in Murphy's farce of The Upholsterer, or What News? The words are…

Brewer's: Entremets

[arn-tre-may ]. Sweet foods or kickshaws served at table between the main dishes, courses, or removes; literally, entre-mets (French), things put between. We now use two words, entrées and…

Anne Dunnigan Biography

Anne Dunnigan actress, translator appeared in Broadway's The Lord Blesses the Bishop; best known for her Chekhov translations, including Selected Stories and Ward Six and Other StoriesBorn:…

Kenny Duckett 1998 Deaths

Kenny DuckettAge: 38 receiver for Wake Forest from 1978-81; set a school record with 12 touchdowns his junior season; played three seasons in the NFL with New Orleans and Dallas; of long…

Dominick Dunne Biography

Dominick Dunnejournalist, novelistBorn: 1926Died: 2009 Journalist and popular novelist who became a celebrity in his own right, known for hobnobbing in Hollywood. His best-selling works of fiction…

The American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline

This timeline provides information about the gay rights movement in the United States from 1924 to the present: including the Stonewall riots; the contributions of Harvey Milk; the "Don't Ask, Don't…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act III, Scene VI

Scene VIForres. The palaceEnter Lennox and another LordLennoxMy former speeches have but hit your thoughts, Which can interpret further: only, I say, Things have been strangely borne. The…

Faye Dunaway Biography

Faye Dunaway(Dorothy Faye)actressBorn: 1/14/1941Birthplace: Bascom, Florida Academy Award-winning film and stage actress whose role in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) brought her critical acclaim and wide…

Entertainment Bios — D

Willem DafoeRoald DahlTimothy DaltonMatt DamonClaire DanesRodney DangerfieldJeff DanielsBlythe DannerTed DansonArthur C. DantoBobby DarinMarion DaviesBette DavisDonald DavisGeena DavisJudy DavisMiles…

Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett

(Encyclopedia) Bierce, Ambrose GwinettBierce, Ambrose Gwinettămˈbrōz gwĭnĕtˈ bĭrs [key], 1842–1914?, American satirist, journalist, and short-story writer, b. Meigs co., Ohio. He fought with extreme…