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Twelfth Night (Film)

Director/Writer:Trevor NunnDirector of Photography:Clive TicknerEditor:Peter BoyleMusic:Shaun DaveyProduction Designer:Sophie BecherProducers:Stephen Evans and David ParfittFine Line; PG; 105…

Margaret's Museum

Director: Mort RansenWriters: Gerald Wexler and Mort RansenDirector of Photography: Vic SarinEditor: Rita RoyProduction Designers: William Flemming and David McHenryProducers: Mort Ransen,…

King, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) King, Stephen, 1947–, American writer, b. Portland, Maine. Influenced by the 19th-century Gothic tradition, especially the works of Poe, King's fiction reveals the macabre and horrific…

Victoria, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Victoria, Lake, or Victoria NyanzaVictoria, Lake,nēănˈzə, nī– [key], largest lake of Africa and the world's second largest freshwater lake, c.26,830 sq mi (69,490 sq km), E central…

Henry IV, king of England

(Encyclopedia) Henry IV, 1367–1413, king of England (1399–1413), eldest son of John of Gaunt and grandson of Edward III; called Henry of Bolingbroke. He founded the Lancastrian dynasty. The new…

Mystery Initials

Full names of famous authors tracked down by Holly Hartman Maybe "John Ronald Reuel" didn't fit on the book cover?!Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about…

Fluxus

(Encyclopedia) Fluxus , an international art movement of the late 1950s-‘60s that emphasized process over finished product and interdisciplinary work…

Percy, Sir Henry

(Encyclopedia) Percy, Sir Henry, 1366–1403, English nobleman, called Hotspur or Henry Hotspur; son of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland. In 1388 he participated in the famous battle of…

Brewer's: Back-hander

A blow on the face with the back of the hand. Also one who takes back the decanter in order to hand himself another glass before the decanter is passed on. “I'll take a back-hander, as…