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Goldwater, Barry Morris

(Encyclopedia) Goldwater, Barry Morris, 1909–98, U.S. senator (1953–65, 1969–87), b. Phoenix, Ariz. He studied at the Univ. of Arizona, but left in 1929 to enter his family's department-store…

Gouthière, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Gouthière, PierreGouthière, Pierrepyĕr g&oomacr;tyĕrˈ [key], 1732?–c.1813, French metalworker. The greatest artist of ornamental bronzes of the period of Louis XVI, he produced a…

Carter, Mrs. Leslie

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Mrs. Leslie, 1862–1937, American actress, b. Lexington, Ky., whose maiden name was Caroline Louise Dudley. She became a protégée of Belasco and first appeared in 1890 in The…

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts…

Foxx, Jimmie

(Encyclopedia) Foxx, Jimmie (James Emory Foxx), 1907–67, American baseball player, b. Sudlersville, Md. Foxx played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1926–35), the Boston Red Sox (1936–42), the Chicago…

Le Va, Barry Edward

(Encyclopedia) Le Va, Barry Edward, 1941-2021, American sculptor and performance artist, b. Long Beach, Ca., Otis Art Instit. (B.A., 1964; M.F.A.,…

Barry S. Brook Biography

Barry S. Brookeducator, musicologist A pioneer in the field of musicology, Brook helped establish doctoral programs in music at the City University of New York, the Juilliard School and Paris…

Barry Goldwater 1998 Deaths

Barry GoldwaterAge: 89 former Arizona senator and presidential candidate. He is credited by many with remaking the Republican party.Died: May 29, 1998.Wally GoldG - LNelson Gonzalves

Barry Took 2002 Deaths

Barry TookAge: 73 British comedian and writer who assembled six comics, including John Cleese and Graham Chapman, for a BBC television comedy that became the legendary Monty Python's Flying…

Barry Bonds, 2001 News

San Francisco Giants left fielder earned the title “home-run king” in October, when he broke Mark McGwire's single-season home-run record (70). Bonds finished the season with 73 dingers…