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Périer, Casimir Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Périer, Casimir PierrePérier, Casimir Pierrekäzēmērˈ pyĕr pĕryāˈ [key], 1777–1832, French statesman. He was a member of a wealthy bourgeois family. His father, Claude Périer, a…

Jakobson, Roman

(Encyclopedia) Jakobson, RomanJakobson, Romanrəmänˈ yäkˈôbsən [key], 1896–1982, Russian-American linguist and literary critic, b. Moscow. He coined the term structural linguistics and stressed that…

Bainbridge, Beryl

(Encyclopedia) Bainbridge, Beryl (Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge), 1933–2010, English author, b. Liverpool. Bainbridge is mainly known for her tightly plotted, rueful, and darkly comic fiction in…

All Over Me

Director: Alex SichelWriter: Sylvia SichelDirector of Photography:Joe DeSalvoEditor:Sabine HoffmannMusic:Miki NavazioProduction Designer:Amy SilverProducer:Dolly HallFine Line; R; 90…

Beaumarchais

Director: Edouard Molinaro Writer: Edouard Molinaro and Jean-Claude Brisville Director of Photography: Michael Epp Editor: Veronique Parnet Music: Jean-Claude Petit…

1968 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing

Men Event   Time Downhill Jean-Claude Killy, FRA 1:59.85 Slalom Jean-Claude Killy, FRA 1:39.73 G.Slalom Jean-Claude Killy, FRA 3:29.28 Women Event   Time…

Illinois, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) IllinoisIllinoisĭlˌənoiˈ, –noizˈ [key], confederation of Native North Americans, comprising the Cahokia, the Kaskaskia, the Michigamea, the Moingwena, the Peoria, and the Tamaroa…

Draghi, Mario

(Encyclopedia) Draghi, Mario Draghi, Mario mäˈēō drägˈē [key], 1947–, Italian economist and government and…

Six, Les

(Encyclopedia) Six, LesSix, Leslā sēs [key], a short-lived group of six young early 20th-century French musicians. They were united by their adverse reactions to the extravagant impressionism of…