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Leacock, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Leacock, Richard, 1921–2011, Anglo-American filmmaker, b. London. A key figure in the development of cinéma vérité, he also helped create the camera and sound equipment that made the…

Rolle of Hampole, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Rolle of Hampole, RichardRolle of Hampole, Richardrōl [key], c.1300–c.1349, English religious writer, a Yorkshire hermit. He wrote mainly in Latin, but his English works are important…

Serra, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Serra, Richard, 1939–, American sculptor, b. San Francisco; grad. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1961), Yale (B.F.A., M.F.A., 1974). Many of his early works (1960s) are cast…

ransom

(Encyclopedia) ransom, price of redemption demanded by the captor of a person, vessel, or city. In ancient times cities frequently paid ransom to prevent their plundering by captors. The custom of…

Starr, Ringo

(Encyclopedia) Starr, Ringo (b. Richard Starkey): see Beatles, The.