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Clemens, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Clemens, Roger (William Roger Clemens)Clemens, Rogerklĕmˈənz [key], 1962–, American baseball player, b. Dayton, Ohio. Noted for his competitive fire and nicknamed “Roger the Rocket,”…

Kingsolver, Barbara

(Encyclopedia) Kingsolver, Barbara, 1955–, American writer, b. Annapolis, Md., B.S. DePauw Univ., 1977, M.S. Univ. of Arizona, 1981. She studied biology and ecology and was a science writer before…

Lehmann, John

(Encyclopedia) Lehmann, JohnLehmann, Johnlāˈmən [key], 1907–89, English poet, editor, and publisher. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he began working at Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth…

flying fish

(Encyclopedia) flying fish, common name for members of the Exocoetidae, a family of carnivorous or herbivorous fish of warmer seas. Flying fishes usually swim in schools. They average 7 to 12 in. (17…

Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Murray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofMurray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofboth: mûrˈē [key], 1531?–1570, Scottish nobleman. An illegitimate son of James V by a daughter of…

parody

(Encyclopedia) parody, mocking imitation in verse or prose of a literary work. The following poem by Robert Southey was parodied by Lewis Carroll: “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried…

sandgrouse

(Encyclopedia) sandgrouse, common name for pigeon-sized, seed-eating, terrestrial birds of the genera Pteroclida (approximately 14 species) and Syrrhaptes (2 species). They are birds of the Old World…

rabbit

(Encyclopedia) rabbit, name for herbivorous mammals of the family Leporidae, which also includes the hare and the pika. Rabbits and hares have large front teeth, short tails, and large hind legs and…

Cats Don't Dance

Director: Mark DindalWriters: Roberts Gannaway, Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser and Theresa PettengillArt Director:Brian McEnteeMusic:Randy Newman and Steve GoldsteinChoreographer:Gene…

1969 Academy Awards

The 1969 Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAnne of the Thousand Days, Hal B. Wallis, producer (Universal)Butch Cassidy and…