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Cleveland, John

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, John, 1613–58, English poet and political satirist. He served the royalist cause both as soldier and poet. His best-known work was The Rebel Scot (1644). Though his…

Blues Brothers 2000

Director:John LandisWriters:Dan Aykroyd and John LandisDirector of Photography:David HerringtonEditor:Dale BeldinMusic:Paul ShafferProduction Designer:Bill BrodieProducers:John Landis, Dan…

1983 Academy Awards

The 1983 Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1984 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureThe Big Chill, Michael Shamberg, producer (Columbia)The Dresser, Peter Yates,…

Gabrilowitsch, Ossip

(Encyclopedia) Gabrilowitsch, OssipGabrilowitsch, Ossipôˈsĭp gäbrĭlôˈvĭch [key], 1878–1936, Russian-American pianist and conductor; pupil of Anton Rubinstein at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and of…

Lünen

(Encyclopedia) LünenLünenlüˈnən [key], city (1994 pop. 89,740), North Rhine–Westphalia, N central Germany, on the Lippe River. Its manufactures include iron, copper, metal fittings, textiles, and…

Ascension, in Christianity

(Encyclopedia) Ascension, name usually given to the departure of Jesus from earth as related in the Gospels according to Mark (16) and Luke (24) and in Acts 1.1–11. The annual commemoration of this…

La Marque

(Encyclopedia) La MarqueLa Marquelə märk [key], city (1990 pop. 14,120), Galveston co., SE Tex., in an agricultural and oil area; settled c.1860, inc. 1953. A residential suburb of Texas City, La…

Suzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de Foy

(Encyclopedia) Suzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de FoySuzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de Foymärk ôrĕlˈ də fwä süzôrˈ-kōtāˈ [key], 1869–1937, Canadian painter and sculptor, b. Quebec prov. He studied in Paris in the…

Cavalli, Pietro Francesco

(Encyclopedia) Cavalli, Pietro FrancescoCavalli, Pietro Francescopyĕˈtrō fränchĕsˈkō kävälˈlē [key], 1602–76, Italian composer, whose real name was Caletti-Bruni; pupil of Monteverdi, whom he…