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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

Director:James IvoryWriters:James Ivory and Ruth Prawer JhabvalaOctober Films; R; 120 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey, Leelee Sobieski, Jane Birkin, Jesse…

Radisson, Pierre Esprit

(Encyclopedia) Radisson, Pierre EspritRadisson, Pierre Espritpyĕr ĕsprēˈ rädēsôNˈ [key], c.1632–1710, French explorer and fur trader in North America. He arrived in Canada in 1651. His journals,…

O'Brien, Edna

(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Edna, 1932–, Irish writer. Although she moved to London in 1954, her constant theme and recurring setting is Ireland. In richly sensual prose, O'Brien explores the dreams,…

Wyeth, Andrew Newell

(Encyclopedia) Wyeth, Andrew NewellWyeth, Andrew Newellwīˈəth [key], 1917–2009, American painter, b. Chadds Ford, Pa. Wyeth's work has been enormously popular, critically acclaimed, and sometimes…

Burnside, Ambrose Everett

(Encyclopedia) Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824–81, Union general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Liberty, Ind. He saw brief service in the Mexican War and remained in the army until 1853, when he entered…

2002 Deaths: A - F

Jack Henry AbbottJohn AgarBob AkinStephen AmbroseWalter AnnenbergKenneth ArmitageBuck BakerNorman “Buddy” BakerJoaquín BalaguerDavid W. BarryAlice BauerMildred BensonDave BergMilton…

Petre, Sir Edward

(Encyclopedia) Petre, Sir EdwardPetre, Sir Edwardpēˈtər [key], 1631–99, English Jesuit, confessor of James II of England. He attended the Jesuit seminary of Saint-Omer. He was imprisoned (1679–80) in…

Rainolds, John

(Encyclopedia) Rainolds or Reynolds, JohnRainolds or Reynolds, Johnboth: rĕnˈəldz [key], 1549–1607, English clergyman and biblical scholar. He was a fellow (1568–86) of Corpus Christi College, Oxford…