Search

Search results

Displaying 1 - 10

Mendès, Catulle

(Encyclopedia) Mendès, CatulleMendès, Catullekätülˈ mäNdĕsˈ [key], 1841–1909, French poet, critic, and novelist of the Parnassian school. He founded (1861) the Revue fantaisiste, contributed to the…

Pinto, Fernão Mendes

(Encyclopedia) Pinto, Fernão MendesPinto, Fernão MendesfĕrnouNˈ mĕnˈdĕsh pēnˈt&oobreve; [key], c.1509–1583, Portuguese traveler. For some 20 years he traveled in Africa and Asia, journeying to…

Hesse, Eva

(Encyclopedia) Hesse, EvaHesse, Evahĕsˈə [key], 1936–70, American sculptor, b. Hamburg, Germany. Hesse's sculpture displays an antiformalism that developed in the late 1960s in reaction against…

Mendes da Rocha, Paulo Archias

(Encyclopedia) Mendes da Rocha, Paulo Archias, 1928-2021, Brazilian architect, b. Vitoria, Brazil, Mackenzie Presbyterian Univ. (B.Arch., 1954).…

Mendès-France, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Mendès-France, PierreMendès-France, Pierrepyĕr măNdĕsˈ-fräNs [key], 1907–82, French statesman. A lawyer and economist, he entered (1932) the chamber of deputies as a Radical Socialist…

Perón, Eva Duarte de

(Encyclopedia) Perón, Eva Duarte dePerón, Eva Duarte deāˈvä d&oomacr;ärˈtā ᵺā pĕrōnˈ [key], 1919–52, Argentine political leader. The second wife of Juan Perón, whom she married in 1945, she…

Braun, Eva

(Encyclopedia) Braun, EvaBraun, Evaāˈvä broun [key], 1912–45, mistress and later wife of the German dictator Adolf Hitler. She was a shop assistant to a Nazi photographer, through whom she met Hitler…

Le Gallienne, Eva

(Encyclopedia) Le Gallienne, EvaLe Gallienne, Evaləgălˈyən [key], 1899–1991, American actress, producer, director, and translator, b. London; daughter of poet Richard Le Gallienne. She made her debut…

Sam Mendes Biography

Sam Mendesstage and film directorBorn: 1965Birthplace: England British stage director who took Hollywood by storm—and surprise—with his feature film directorial debut, American Beauty (1999…

Eva Gabor

The Question: What was Eva Gabor's name on the television show Green Acres? The Answer: From 1965-1971, Eva Gabor played Lisa Douglas, whose…