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Vidal, Gore
(Encyclopedia) Vidal, Gore (Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr.), 1925–2012, American writer, b. West Point, N.Y. He grew up in Washington, D.C., where a formative influence was his witty and scholarly…Scorsese, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Martin skôrsāˈzē, –sĕzˈē [key], 1942–,…1974–1975 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama SeriesMasterpiece Theatre: Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesRobert Blake, Baretta (ABC)Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesJean Marsh…Southeast Asia
(Encyclopedia) Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the…Dylan, Bob
(Encyclopedia) Dylan, BobDylan, Bobdĭlˈən [key], 1941–, American singer and composer, b. Duluth, Minn., as Robert Zimmerman. Dylan learned guitar at the age of 10 and autoharp and harmonica at 15.…Rivers, William Halse Rivers
(Encyclopedia) Rivers, William Halse Rivers, 1864–1922, British anthropologist. He taught at Cambridge from 1893 until shortly before his death. Trained in medicine and psychology, he pioneered in…stamp tax
(Encyclopedia) stamp tax, method of collecting duties on certain transactions by means of a validating stamp attached to the taxable instrument, which may be a judicial act, a commercial document, a…Bailey, Liberty Hyde
(Encyclopedia) Bailey, Liberty Hyde, 1858–1954, American botanist and horticulturist, b. South Haven, Mich., grad. Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1882. At Cornell he was…Schumpeter, Joseph Alois
(Encyclopedia) Schumpeter, Joseph AloisSchumpeter, Joseph Aloisyōˈzĕf äˈlōēs sh&oobreve;mˈpāˌtər [key], 1883–1950, Austrian-American economist, LL.D. Univ. of Vienna, 1906. He began practicing…Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton
(Encyclopedia) Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton, 1823–96, English poet. Patmore's first poetry, published in 1844, led to an assistant librarianship (1846–65) at the British Museum. His principal…Trending
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