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BROWN, John, Congress, VA (1757-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1792-1805 Party: Anti-Administration; (Democratic) Republican BROWN John , a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Staunton, Va…

1957–1958 Obie Awards

Best Play (Adaptation)Boris Tumarin and Jack Sydow, The Brothers KaramazovArthur MillerArchive PhotosBest RevivalArthur Miller, The CrucibleBest One-Act PlayNeil McKenzie, Guests of the…

Oscar Biographies

Ben AffleckBorn 8/12/72 in Berkeley, California.Golden Globe-winning co-screenwriter and co-star of Good Will Hunting (1997) (with longtime friend Matt Damon). His acting career also includes roles…

Hill, A. P.

(Encyclopedia) Hill, A. P. (Ambrose Powell Hill), 1825–65, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Culpeper, Va. He served briefly in the Mexican War and had a varied army career until he…

Ruthven

(Encyclopedia) RuthvenRuthvenrĭvˈən, r&oomacr;thˈvən [key], Scottish noble family, believed to trace its ancestry to Thor, a Saxon or Dane, who settled in Scotland in the reign of David I. The…

epistemology

(Encyclopedia) epistemologyepistemologyĭpĭsˌtəmŏlˈəjē [key] [Gr.,=knowledge or science], the branch of philosophy that is directed toward theories of the sources, nature, and limits of knowledge.…

Swinburne, Algernon Charles

(Encyclopedia) Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837–1909, English poet and critic. His poetry is noted for its vitality and for the music of its language. After attending Eton (1849–53) and Oxford (1856…

The Portrait of a Lady

Director: Jane CampionWriter: Laura JonesDirector of Photography: Stuart DryburghEditor: Veronika JenetMusic: Wojiech KilarProduction Designer: Janet PattersonProducers: Monty Montgomery and…