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1942 Academy Awards
The 1942 Academy Awards were presented March 4, 1943 at Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding Motion PictureThe Invaders (Ortus; Columbia)Kings Row (Warner Bros.)The Magnificent…Rutan, Burt
(Encyclopedia) Rutan, Burt (Elbert Leander Rutan)Rutan, Burtr&oomacr;ˈtăn [key], 1943–, American aerospace engineer, b. Portland, Oreg., grad. California Polytechnic Univ. (B.S. 1965). From 1965…Zhang Yimou
(Encyclopedia) Zhang Yimou, 1951–, Chinese film director. Sentenced to forced labor during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) because his father had been an officer in Chiang Kai-shek's army, he then…Warren, Robert Penn
(Encyclopedia) Warren, Robert Penn, 1905–89, American novelist, poet, and critic, b. Guthrie, Ky., grad. Vanderbilt Univ. 1925; M.A., Univ. of California 1927; B.Litt., Oxford 1930. At Vanderbilt he…Bradbury, Ray
(Encyclopedia) Bradbury, Ray (Raymond Douglas Bradbury)Bradbury, Ray (Raymond Douglas Bradbury)brădˈbĕrˌē, –bərē [key], 1920–2012, American writer, b. Waukegan, Ill. A popular and prolific writer of…Gunther Gebel-Williams 2001 Deaths
Gunther Gebel-WilliamsAge: 66 circus animal trainer who was the main attraction of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1968 to 1990. He trained lions and tigers to jump…Brewer's: Mont de Piete
A pawn depôt. These depôts, called “monti di pietá” (charity loans), were first instituted under Leo X., at Rome, by charitable persons who wished to rescue the poor and needy from…Neutral Colors
Neutral (NOO-trul) colors don't usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.” Circus by…Mirror Image
Once, women worried about their figures while men scarfed pizza and beer with abandon. Then came Soloflex ads, male anorexia, and... platic calves? The first in a six-part series on the new male body…Significant Videos of 1998
AmistadThe ApostleAs Good As It GetsBoogie NightsThe Butcher BoyCan't Hardly WaitClockwatchersDeconstructing HarryDevil's AdvocateEnter the DragonEve's BayouFemale PerversionsThe Full MontyGood…Trending
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