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1984 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing

Men Event   Time Downhill Bill Johnson, USA 1:45.59 Slalom Phil Mahre, USA 1:39.41 G.Slalom Max Julen, SWI 2:41.18 Women Event   Time Downhill…

Movies and Film: Germany's Film History

Germany's Film HistoryMovies and FilmGermany's Film HistoryGermany's Greatest -IsmHitler's Hired HelpA Few Young MenRoads Not Taken: Film in East GermanyUnification and Beyond One of the most…

The Score

Director:Frank OzWriters:Kario Salem, Lem Dobbs, Scott Marshall SmithParamount; R; 123 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando Frank Oz is a man famous for his…

Dada

(Encyclopedia) DadaDadadäˈdä [key] or DadaismDadadäˈdäĭzəm [key], international nihilistic movement among European artists and writers that lasted from 1916 to 1922. Born of the widespread…

Salzburg Festival

(Encyclopedia) Salzburg Festival, annual festival of music and drama held in Salzburg, Austria, for five weeks starting in late July. The festival may be considered a descendant of the Salzburg Music…

Falkland Islands

(Encyclopedia) Falkland IslandsFalkland Islandsfôkˈlənd [key], Span. Islas Malvinas, group of islands (2015 est. pop. 3,000), 4,618 sq mi (11,961 sq km), S Atlantic, c.300 mi (480 km) E of the Strait…

cubism

(Encyclopedia) cubism, art movement, primarily in painting, originating in Paris c.1907. In painting the several sources of cubist inspiration included the later work of Cézanne; the geometric…

Stieglitz, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Stieglitz, AlfredStieglitz, Alfredstēgˈlĭts [key], 1864–1946, American photographer, editor, and art exhibitor, b. Hoboken, N.J. The first art photographer in the United States,…

yellow fever

(Encyclopedia) yellow fever, acute infectious disease endemic in tropical Africa and many areas of South and Central America. Yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of the female…

1982–1983 Obie Awards

Best New American PlayTina Howe, Harry Kondoleon and David Mamet shared the $1,000 prize.PlaywritingCaryl Churchill, Top GirlsTina Howe, distinguished playwritingHarry Kondoleon, most…