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Brittany spaniel

(Encyclopedia) Brittany spaniel, breed of medium-sized sporting dog whose origins may be traced back hundreds of years to France and Spain. It stands about 19 in. (48.3 cm) high at the shoulder and…

Ille-et-Vilaine

(Encyclopedia) Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine ēl-ā-vēlĕnˈ [key], department, NW France, in Brittany, on the English…

A View From the Bridge

By:Arthur MillerDirector:Michael MayerSets:David GalloCostumes:Michael KrassLighting:Kenneth PosnerSound:Mark BennettOpened:12/97 at the Criterion Center Stage RightCast:Anthony LaPaglia,…

Quimper

(Encyclopedia) QuimperQuimperkăNpĕrˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 62,541), capital of Finistère dept., NW France, in Brittany, near the Bay of Biscay. It is famous for its pottery (quimper or Brittany ware…

Murphy, George

actor, dancer, ex-senatorBirthplace: New Haven, Conn.Born: 1902Died: 1992

Dale Murphy

Dale MurphyBorn: Mar. 12, 1956Baseball OF led NL in RBI 3 times and HRs twice; 2-time MVP (1982-83) with Atlanta; also played with Philadelphia and Colorado; retired in 1993 with 398 HRs.…

Jack Murphy

Jack MurphyBorn: Feb. 5, 1923Sports editor and columnist of The San Diego Union from 1951-80 instrumental in bringing AFL Chargers south from LA in 1961, landing Padres as NL expansion team…

Riding in Cars with Boys

Director:Penny MarshallWriter:Morgan Upton WardColumbia Pictures; PG-13; 122 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy Riding in Cars with Boys may be best…

Arthur I

(Encyclopedia) Arthur I, 1187–1203?, duke of Brittany (1196–1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany. Arthur, a posthumous child, was proclaimed…

Anne de Beaujeu

(Encyclopedia) Anne de BeaujeuAnne de Beaujeudə bōzhöˈ [key], c.1460–1522, regent of France, daughter of the French King Louis XI. With her husband, Pierre de Beaujeu, duc de Bourbon, she acted as…