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Brewer's: MacFlecknoe

in Dryden's famous satire, is Thomas Shadwell, poet-laureate, whose immortality rests on the not very complimentary line, “Shadwell never deviates into sense.” (1640-1692.) N.B. Flecknoe…

Stern, Fritz Richard

(Encyclopedia) Stern, Fritz Richard, 1926–2016, American historian and educator, b. Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), grad. Columbia (B.A., 1946; M.A., 1948; Ph.D., 1953). Although his family…

Benjamin Watkins LEIGH, Congress, VA (1781-1849)

Senate Years of Service: 1834-1836 Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig LEIGH Benjamin Watkins , a Senator from Virginia; born in Chesterfield County, Va., on June 18, 1781; studied under private tutors…

Hiss, Alger

(Encyclopedia) Hiss, AlgerHiss, Algerălˈjər [key], 1904–96, American public official, b. Baltimore. After serving (1929–30) as secretary to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Hiss practiced law in Boston…

City of Angels

Director Brad Silberling Writers Dana Stevens Director of Photography: John Seale Editor: Lynzee Klingman Music: Gabriel Yared Production Designer: Lilly Kilvert…

Beloved

Director:Jonathan DemmeWriters:Akosua Busia, Richard LaGravenese and Adam BrookTouchstone Pictures; R; 127 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise…

Genesis: 5

Genesis Chapter 5 1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2 Male and female created he them; and…

Anne Dunnigan Biography

Anne Dunnigan actress, translator appeared in Broadway's The Lord Blesses the Bishop; best known for her Chekhov translations, including Selected Stories and Ward Six and Other StoriesBorn:…

Yanick Dupre Biography

Yanick DupreAge: 24 left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers; a second-round draft pick of the Flyers in 1991, Dupre played parts of three seasons with the team, scoring two career goals;…