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Blocked Shots

Blocked Shots ClGmNoAvgAdonal Foyle, ColgateJr.281806.4Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee TechSr.281344.8Richard Lugo, St. Francis (N.Y.)Fr.281254.5Jerome James, Florida A&MJr.271194.4Kelvin Cato…

Stéphane Grappelli 1997 Deaths

Stéphane Grappellijazz violinist The legendary improvisational jazz violinist, who founded the Quintet of the Hot Club in France, helped shape the sound of jazz and influenced scores of…

Brewer's: Fathers of the Latin Church

Lactantius, Hilary, Ambrose of Milan, Jerome, Augustin of Hippo, and St. Bernard. The last of the fathers. St. Bernard (1091-1153). The schoolmen who followed treated their subjects…

1945 Academy Awards

The 1945 Academy Awards were presented March 7, 1946 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureAnchors Aweigh (MGM)The Bells of St. Mary's (Rainbow Productions; RKO…

Brewer's: Smelling Sin

Shakespeare says, “Do you smell a fault?” (King Lear, i. 1); and Iago says to Othello, “One may smell in this a will most rank.” Probably the smell of dogs may have something to do with…

Mnuchin, Steven Terner

(Encyclopedia) Mnuchin, Steven TernerMnuchin, Steven Ternermən&oomacr;chən [key], 1962–, U.S. business leader, b. New York City, grad. Yale, 1985. An investment banker, he joined Goldman Sachs in…

Abbott, George

(Encyclopedia) Abbott, George, 1887–1995, American theatrical producer, director, and playwright, b. Forestville, N.Y. He began (1913) in the theater as an actor and, during a career that spanned…

Peck, Justin

(Encyclopedia) Peck, Justin, 1987–, American ballet dancer and choreographer, b. Washington, D.C. He trained at New York City Ballet's School of American Ballet, where he was influenced by the…

Blocked Shots

Blocked Shots ClGmNoAvgJerome James, Florida A&MSr.271254.6Calvin Booth, Penn St.Jr.321404.4Alvin Jones, Georgia TechFr.331414.3Etan Thomas, SyracuseSo.351383.9Brian Skinner, BaylorSr.…