Search

Search results

Displaying 201 - 210

1984 Academy Awards

The 1984 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAmadeus, Saul Zaentz, producer (Orion)The Killing Fields, David Puttnam,…

Brewer's: Horse

The public-house sign. The White Horse.The standard of the Saxons, and therefore impressed on hop pockets and bags as the ensign of Kent. On Uffington Hill, Berks, there is formed in the…

submarine

(Encyclopedia) submarine, naval craft capable of operating for an extended period of time underwater. Submarines are almost always warships, although a few are used for scientific, business, or other…

1952 Academy Awards

The 1952 Academy Awards were presented March 19, 1953 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif and the NBC International Theatre, New York, N.Y.Best Motion PictureThe Greatest Show on…

1961 Academy Awards

The 1961 Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1962 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best Motion PictureFanny, Joshua Logan, producer (Warner Bros.)The Guns of Navarone, Carl Foreman,…

1962 Academy Awards

The 1962 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureLawrence of Arabia, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia)The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck,…

Dutch and Flemish literature

(Encyclopedia) Dutch and Flemish literature, literary works written in the standard language of the Low Countries since the Middle Ages. It is conventional to use the term Dutch when referring to the…

1940 Academy Awards

The 1940 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 27, 1941 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionAll This, and Heaven Too (Warner Bros.)Foreign Correspondent (Walter Wanger;…