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Anderson, Maxwell

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Maxwell, 1888–1959, American dramatist, b. Atlantic, Pa., grad. Univ. of North Dakota, 1911. His plays, many of which are written in verse, usually concern social and moral…

New Journalism

(Encyclopedia) New Journalism, intensely subjective approach to journalistic writing prevalent in the United States during the 1960s and 70s, incorporating stylistic techniques associated with…

Diebenkorn, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Diebenkorn, Richard, 1922–93, American painter, b. Portland, Oreg. Raised in California, he studied at Stanford and at a collector's home encountered (1943) the work of Matisse, whose…

Bolcom, William

(Encyclopedia) Bolcom, William (William Elden Bolcom), 1938–, American composer, b. Seattle, Wash. He attended the Univ. of Washington (B.A., 1958) and studied composition at Mills College and…

Memphis Grizzlies

GmFG%TptsPPGRPGAPGPau Gasol*82.518144117.68.92.7Jason Williams65.38295914.83.08.0Shane Battier*78.429112514.45.42.8Lorenzen Wright43.45951612.09.41.0Stromile Swift68.48080311.86.30.7Michael…

Rouen

(Encyclopedia) RouenRouenr&oomacr;äNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 105,470), capital of Seine-Maritime dept., N France. Situated on the Seine near its mouth at the English Channel, Rouen functions as…

Moneo, Rafael

(Encyclopedia) Moneo, Rafael (José Rafael Moneo), 1937–, Spanish architect, b. Tudela, Navarre. He received undergraduate (1961) and doctoral (1965) degrees from the Madrid School of Architecture,…

Dunois, Jean, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Dunois, Jean, comte deDunois, Jean, comte dezhäN kôNt də dünwäˈ [key], c.1403–1468, French general, called the Bastard of Orléans; natural son of Louis, duc d'Orléans. He joined the…

2000 Freestyle Skiing World Cup Champions

Men Aerials Nicolas Fontaine, Canada Moguls Janne Lahtela, Finland Dual Moguls Janne Lahtela, Finland Women Aerials Jacqui Cooper, Australia Moguls Ann Battelle, United…