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Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh

(Encyclopedia) Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, 1913–76, English composer. Britten's most characteristic expression is found in his vocal music, much of which was written for his…

Capote, Truman

(Encyclopedia) Capote, TrumanCapote, Trumankäpōˈtē [key], 1924–84, American author, b. New Orleans as Truman Streckfus Persons. During his lifetime, the witty, diminutive writer was a well-known…

Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell

(Encyclopedia) Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell, 1862–1931, African-American civil-rights advocate and feminist, b. Holly Springs, Miss. Born a slave, she attended a freedman's school and was orphaned at 16.…

Samuel Fuller Biography

Samuel FullerAge: 85 film director, screen-writer and producer ranked internationally among the best. Famed for low-budget productions. Died: Oct. 30, 1997.Joseph Fuchs1997 DeathsEd Furgol…

Jolie Gabor Biography

Jolie Gaboractress mother of Zsa Zsa and Eva GaborBorn: 1900?Died: 1997Ed Furgol1997 DeathsMagda Gabor

U.K. Business News

From The Financial Times See Also: This Day in HistoryToday’s BirthdaysDaily IQWeather May faces fight over ?3.7bn in disability paymentsIssue set to undermine Tory attempts to soften face of the…

Pauline Trigère 2002 Deaths

Pauline TrigèreAge: 93 Paris-born fashion designer known for her elegant ready-to-wear designs. Died: Manhattan, Feb. 13, 2002Barry TookR - ZEd Turner

Stiles, Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Stiles, Ezra, 1727–95, American theologian and educator, b. North Haven, Conn., grad. Yale, 1746. He studied theology, was ordained in 1749, and tutored (1749–55) at Yale. Resigning…

Dowson, Ernest Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Dowson, Ernest ChristopherDowson, Ernest Christopherdouˈsən [key], 1867–1900, English poet. He attended Queens College, Oxford, but left in 1888 without taking a degree. Dowson's life…

Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem

(Encyclopedia) Kaplan, Mordecai MenahemKaplan, Mordecai Menahemmôrˈdĭkīˌ mənäkhˈəm kăpˈlən [key], 1881–1983, American rabbi, educator, and philosopher, b. Lithuania, grad. College of the City of New…