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Maria Karnilova 2001 Deaths
Maria KarnilovaAge: 80 actress and dancer who won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Golde in 1964 The Fiddler on the Roof. She was a charter of the American Ballet Theater, specializing in…Maria Chabot 2001 Deaths
Maria ChabotAge: 87 Native-American advocate, photographer, and rancher who started the Indian markets on Santa Fe, New Mexico's Plaza in the 1930s and was a close friend of Georgia O'Keefe.…Klaus Maria Brandauer Biography
Klaus Maria Brandauer actor, directorBorn: 6/22/1944Birthplace: Bad Aussee, Austria A successful international star, he first gained acclaim for his performance as an ambitious young actor in…Deraismes, Maria
(Encyclopedia) Deraismes, MariaDeraismes, Mariamärēäˈ dərāmˈ [key], 1828–94, French feminist. She was a founder (1869) of the first French society dedicated to improving conditions and securing…Narváez, Ramón María
(Encyclopedia) Narváez, Ramón MaríaNarváez, Ramón Maríarämōnˈ märēˈä [key]Narváez, Ramón María närväˈĕth [key], 1800–1868, Spanish general and statesman. He distinguished himself fighting for…Maria Theresa
(Encyclopedia) Maria TheresaMaria Theresamərēˈə tərāˈzə [key], 1717–80, Austrian archduchess, queen of Bohemia and Hungary (1740–80), consort of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and dowager empress after…Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock
(Encyclopedia) Craik, Dinah Maria MulockCraik, Dinah Maria Mulockkrāk [key], 1826–87, English author. She is best known for the moralistic novel John Halifax, Gentleman (1856) and for the children's…Sacchini, Antonio Maria Gasparo
(Encyclopedia) Sacchini, Antonio Maria GasparoSacchini, Antonio Maria Gasparoäntôˈnyō märēˈä gäˈspärō säk-kēˈnē [key], 1730–86, Italian operatic composer of the Neapolitan school. His best work,…Tres Marías, Las
(Encyclopedia) Tres Marías, LasTres Marías, Lasläs trās märēˈäs [key], archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, c.60 mi (100 km) W of Nayarit state, Mexico. Of the four islands, two—María Madre, which is…María de Molina
(Encyclopedia) María de MolinaMaría de Molinamärēˈä [key]María de Molinadā mōlēˈnä [key], d. 1321, queen of Castile, consort of Sancho IV. As regent (1295–1301) for her son, Ferdinand IV, she…