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Gielgud, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Gielgud, Sir John (Arthur John Gielgud)Gielgud, Sir Johngĭlˈg&oobreve;d [key], 1904–2000, English actor, director, and producer. A grandnephew of Ellen Terry, Gielgud made his…

Kirstein, Lincoln

(Encyclopedia) Kirstein, LincolnKirstein, Lincolnkûrˈstīn, kĭrˈ– [key], 1907–96, American dance and theater executive and writer, b. Rochester, N.Y. One of the most significant figures in 20th cent.…

Slovak literature

(Encyclopedia) Slovak literature. The earliest documents written in the Slovak language date from the 15th cent. Following the Czech Hussite movement, many Czech cultural leaders emigrated to…

1999-2000 Season: Hat Tricks

Players scored three or more goals in one game a total of 53 times during the 1999-00 regular season. Pavel Bure of Florida accomplished the feat four times to lead all players. (*)…

2002 Men's Singles French Open

FINAL EIGHT—#2 Marat Safin; #4 Andre Agassi; # 10 Sebastien Grosjean; #11 Juan Carlos Ferrero; #15 Guillermo Canas; #18 Alex Corretja; #20 Albert Costa; and #22 Andrei Pavel. Quarterfinals Costa…

Hockney, David

(Encyclopedia) Hockney, David, 1937–, English painter, studied Royal College of Art. Moving from a distorted, semiexpressionist form of pop art, Hockney developed a highly personal realistic style,…

Bulgarian literature

(Encyclopedia) Bulgarian literature. For early ecclesiastical writings, see Church Slavonic. Modern Bulgarian literature stems from the work of Father Paisi, who in 1762 began his history of the Slav…

NHL 1997-98 Season: Hat Tricks

Players scored three or more goals in one game a total of 64 times during the 1997-98 regular season. Pavel Bure of Vancouver, Teemu Selanne of Anaheim and Keith Tkachuk of Phoenix led the…