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Soutine, Chaïm
(Encyclopedia) Soutine, ChaïmSoutine, Chaïmkhīˈyĭm s&oomacr;tēnˈ [key], 1893–1943, French expressionist painter, b. near Minsk, Russia (now Belarus). He went to Paris in 1913 and joined the…Stanwyck, Barbara
(Encyclopedia) Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907–90, American stage, film, and television actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Ruby Stevens. She started as a chorus girl, was in the Ziegfeld Follies (1923–24) and…Oyono, Ferdinand Léopold
(Encyclopedia) Oyono, Ferdinand LéopoldOyono, Ferdinand Léopoldōyōˈnō, ōˌyōnōˈ [key], 1929–2010, Cameroonian statesman and novelist writing in French. After studying in Africa and in Paris at the Law…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 1999
Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.1998 Coretta Scott King Awards, honoring black authors and illustrators: (author): Heaven, Angela Johnson (Simon & Schuster…Gottschalk
(Encyclopedia) Gottschalk or GottschalckGottschalkboth: gôtˈshälk [key], d. c.868, German theologian; son of the count of Saxony. He was placed as a boy in the monastery of Fulda (c.822). He did not…Girl Scouts
(Encyclopedia) Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Juliette Gordon Low. It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts (see Scouts) and Girl Guides…Mortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster
(Encyclopedia) Mortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of UlsterMortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulsterdə môrˈtĭmər [key], 1351–81, English nobleman. He succeeded (…Broun, Heywood Campbell
(Encyclopedia) Broun, Heywood CampbellBroun, Heywood Campbellbr&oomacr;n [key], 1888–1939, American newspaper columnist and critic, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He worked on the New York Tribune (1912–21)…Browder, Earl Russell
(Encyclopedia) Browder, Earl Russell, 1891–1973, American Communist, b. Wichita, Kans. He became converted to socialism as a boy, and after imprisonment (1917–18, 1919–20) for opposing the draft he…Sullivan, John Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858–1918, American boxer, b. Roxbury, Mass. After gaining a local reputation in amateur boxing, the Boston Strong Boy, as Sullivan came to be called, toured…Trending
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