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John Gould Fletcher

Fletcher, John Gould[1886-1950](2)Born at Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 3, 1886. He was educated in the public schools of Little Rock, in Phillips Academy, Andover, and at Harvard University, but…

William Vaughn Moody

Moody, William Vaughn[1869-1910](3)Born at Spencer, Indiana, July 8, 1869. Educated at Riverside Academy, New York, and at Harvard. In 1895 he became Assistant Professor of English in the…

Oppenheim, James

Oppenheim, James[1882-1932](3)Born at St. Paul, Minn., May 24, 1882, but a resident of New York City, where he has spent most of his life. He was educated at Columbia University and first…

Handwriting

Author:Michael OndaatjePublisher:Knopf Michael Ondaatje is the man who put Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in the desert. His prize-winning novel, The English Patient, was adapted…

Review: Dark Days (2000)

Director:Marc SingerPalm Pictures and Wide Angle Pictures; NR; 84 minutesRelease:9/00Cast:Ralph, Dee, Henry New York City is many things to many people, offering starshot successes and skid-…

The Straight Story

Director:David LynchWriters:John Roach and Mary SweeneyWalt Disney Pictures; G; 110 minutesRelease:10/99Cast:Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton David Lynch has made a G-…

The Koran/Preface

Preface It is necessary that some brief explanation should be given with reference to the arrangement of the Suras, or chapters, adopted in this translation of the Koran. It should be…

1981 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrMan of Iron, Andrzej Wajda (Poland)Special Jury PrizeLight Years Away, Alain Tanner (France/Switzerland)Best ActorUgo Tognazzi, The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (Italy)Best…