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Craig, Edward Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English scene designer, producer, and actor. The son of Ellen Terry, Gordon Craig began acting with Henry Irving's Lyceum company (1885–97). Feeling…Cortona, Pietro Berrettini da
(Encyclopedia) Cortona, Pietro Berrettini daCortona, Pietro Berrettini dapyāˈtrō bār-rĕt-tēˈnē dä kōrtôˈnä [key], 1596–1669, Italian baroque painter and architect, b. Cortona. The Barberini family…Gentile da Fabriano
(Encyclopedia) Gentile da FabrianoGentile da Fabrianodä fäbrēäˈnō [key]Gentile da Fabriano jāntēˈlā [key], c.1370–1427, Italian painter, one of the outstanding exponents of the elegant international…Giovanni di Paolo
(Encyclopedia) Giovanni di PaoloGiovanni di Paolojōvänˈnē dē päˈōlō [key], c.1403–1483, major Italian painter of the Sienese school. Typical of the Sienese painters of his era, he paid scant…George Smith HOUSTON, Congress, AL (1811-1879)
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1879 Party: Democrat HOUSTON George Smith , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., January 17, 1811; moved with his…naval conferences
(Encyclopedia) naval conferences, series of international assemblies, meeting to consider limitation of naval armaments, settlement of the rules of naval war, and allied issues. The London Naval…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XVI
Inferno: Canto XVInferno: Canto XVIIInferno: Canto XVI Now was I where was heard the reverberation Of water falling into the next round, Like to that humming which the beehives make…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXVI
Inferno: Canto XXVInferno: Canto XXVIIInferno: Canto XXVI Rejoice, O Florence, since thou art so great, That over sea and land thou beatest thy wings, And throughout Hell thy name is…The Divine Comedy: Paradiso: Canto XVII
Paradiso: Canto XVIParadiso: Canto XVIIIParadiso: Canto XVII As came to Clymene, to be made certain Of that which he had heard against himself, He who makes fathers chary still to…Streep, Meryl
(Encyclopedia) Streep, Meryl, 1949–, American actress, b. Summit, N.J., as Mary Louise Streep. She attended Yale Drama School and appeared in many Broadway and off-Broadway productions during the…Trending
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