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All-<b ><i >TIME</i></b> 100 Movies

TIME magazine's film critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel compiled a list of what they think are the best movies ever made. The list covers a range of genres, from kids' movies to…

Glastonbury, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Glastonbury Glastonbury glăsˈtənbərē [key], town, Somerset, SW England. It has a leather industry, but…

Fonda, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Henry, 1905–83, American actor, b. Grand Island, Nebr. He had considerable stage experience, appearing in such plays as Mr. Roberts (1948), The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1958…

Barnard, George Grey

(Encyclopedia) Barnard, George Grey, 1863–1938, American sculptor, b. Bellefonte, Pa. He studied engraving, then sculpture, first at the Art Institute of Chicago, then at the École des Beaux-Arts,…

Stewart, Jimmy

(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Jimmy (James Maitland Stewart), 1908–97, American actor, b. Indiana, Pa. He began his film career in 1935 and soon gained popularity for his lanky good looks, slow drawl and…

Numbers

(Encyclopedia) Numbers, book of the Bible, fourth of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Numbers begins at Sinai and ends in Moab on the eve of the…

Hawks, Howard

(Encyclopedia) Hawks, Howard (Howard Winchester Hawks), 1896–1977, American film director, b. Goshen, Ind. Although not as well known as such contemporaries as John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock, he has…

Jehoash

(Encyclopedia) JehoashJehoashjēhōˈăsh [key] or JoashJoashjōˈăsh [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Israel, son and successor of Jehoahaz. He was generally successful in a war with Damascus, and he…

mastitis

(Encyclopedia) mastitismastitismăstīˈtĭs [key], inflammation of the breast. Mastitis most commonly occurs in nursing mothers between the first and third weeks after childbirth, usually of the first…