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Watson, Thomas John, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Watson, Thomas John, Jr., 1914–93, American industrialist, b. Dayton, Ohio. The son of Thomas John Watson, Sr., the founder of the International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), he…

minstrel show

(Encyclopedia) minstrel show, stage entertainment by white performers made up as blacks. Thomas Dartmouth Rice, who gave (c.1828) the first solo performance in blackface and introduced the song-and-…

Trinity , doctrine in Christianity

(Encyclopedia) Trinity [Lat.,=threefoldness], fundamental doctrine in Christianity, by which God is considered as existing in three persons. While the doctrine is not explicitly taught in the New…

Unhook the Stars

Director:Nick CassavetesWriters:Nick Cassavetes and Helen CaldwellDirector of Photography:Phedon PapamichaelEditor:Petra von OelffenProduction Designer:Phedon Papamichael, Sr.Producer:René…

MacPhail, Larry

(Encyclopedia) MacPhail, Larry (Leland Stanford MacPhail, Sr.), 1890–1975, American baseball and business executive, b. Cass City, Mich., grad. George Washington Univ. (LL.B., 1910). After serving in…

Earnhardt, Dale

(Encyclopedia) Earnhardt, Dale (Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr.)Earnhardt, Daleûrnˈhärt [key], 1951–2001, American auto racing driver widely regarded as stock car racing's greatest star, b. Kannapolis, N.C…