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Bogardus, James

(Encyclopedia) Bogardus, JamesBogardus, Jamesbōgärˈdəs [key], 1800–1874, American architect, b. Catskill, N.Y. Among the first to use cast iron in the construction of building facades, Bogardus was…

Quids

(Encyclopedia) Quids, in U.S. political history, an extreme states' rights group of Jeffersonian Republicans led by John Randolph of Virginia. Feeling that Thomas Jefferson and James Madison had…

Ralston, James Layton

(Encyclopedia) Ralston, James LaytonRalston, James Laytonrôlˈstən [key], 1881–1948, Canadian cabinet minister, b. Nova Scotia. In the first Mackenzie King administration, he was minister of national…

Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de

(Encyclopedia) Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde deGondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde degŏnˈdəmär, Span. dyāˈgō särmyānˈtō ᵺā äk&oomacr;ˈnyä kōnˈdā ᵺā gōndōmärˈ [key], 1567?–1626,…

Review: Twilight (1998)

Director:Robert BentonWriters:Robert Benton and Richard RussoDirector of Photography:Piotr SobocinskiEditor:Carol LittletonMusic:Elmer BernsteinProduction Designer:David GropmanProducers:…

Summer Sizzlers | August 2000

by Beth Rowen Cecil B. DeMented John Waters lashes out against mainstream film in his latest entry, which the outlandish auteur named after himself. (It's his nickname.) Stephen Dorff plays the…

James Eads Biography

James Eadsengineer, inventorBorn: 5/23/1820Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Ind. With little formal education, he began his career as a purser on a Mississippi River steamboat in 1838. He began a…

James Fisk Biography

James Fiskfinancial speculatorBorn: 4/1/1834Birthplace: Bennington, Vt. Known as the “Barnum of Wall Street” in part for his childhood job in a circus, but more for his flamboyant approach…

Kricker James Biography

Kricker Jamestheater founder, director, actor founded Soho's Chain Lightning Theater in 1991Born: 1939Died: 1997Dennis James1997 DeathsPaul Jarrico

Meredith, James Biography

Meredith, James civil-rights leader, authorBorn: 6/25/33Birthplace: Kosciusko, Miss.   James Meredith was one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement. In 1962 he became the first Black…