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Ayckbourn, Sir Alan
(Encyclopedia) Ayckbourn, Sir AlanAyckbourn, Sir Alanākˈbôrn [key], 1939–, English playwright and director, b. London. One of Britain's most successful and prolific dramatists, he had his first play…minstrel show
(Encyclopedia) minstrel show, stage entertainment by white performers made up as blacks. Thomas Dartmouth Rice, who gave (c.1828) the first solo performance in blackface and introduced the song-and-…Pécs
(Encyclopedia) PécsPécspāch [key], Ger. Fünfkirchen, city (1991 est. pop. 170,000), SW Hungary, near the Croatian border. A county administrative seat and a railroad hub, Pécs is the industrial…Connolly, Cyril
(Encyclopedia) Connolly, CyrilConnolly, Cyrilkŏnˈəlē [key], 1903–74, English critic and editor, b. Coventry, England. After attending the Univ. of Oxford, he began his career as a journalist. With…Cyprian, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Cyprian, SaintCyprian, Saintsĭpˈrēən [key], 200?–258, Father of the Church, bishop of Carthage (c.248), and perhaps a disciple of Tertullian. Converted in his middle age, he rose…Giulio Romano
(Encyclopedia) Giulio RomanoGiulio Romanoj&oomacr;ˈlyō rōmäˈnō [key], c.1492–1546, Italian painter, architect, and decorator, whose real name was Giulio Pippi. He was the favorite pupil of…Zamojski, Jan
(Encyclopedia) Zamojski or Zamoyski, JanZamojski or Zamoyski, Janboth: yän zämoiˈskē [key], 1542–1605, Polish statesman, general, and author. He championed the rights of the lesser nobility; after…Belichick, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Belichick, Bill (William Stephen Belichick), 1952–, American professional football coach, b. Nashville, Tenn. The son of a college coach, he played football at Wesleyan Univ. He held…1976 Olympic Figure Skating Results
Event Points Men John Curry, GBR 192.74 Women Dorothy Hamill, USA 193.80 Pairs Irina Rodnina & Aleksandr Zaitsev, USSR 140.54 Dance Lyudmila Pakhomova…Kubrick, Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Kubrick, StanleyKubrick, Stanleyk&oomacr;ˈbrĭk, ky&oomacr;ˈ– [key], 1928–99, American film director, writer, and producer, b. New York City. His visually stunning, thematically…Trending
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