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Missouri River basin project

(Encyclopedia) Missouri River basin project, comprehensive plan authorized in 1944 for the coordinated development of water resources of the Missouri River and its tributaries, draining an area of c.…

Jackson, Glenda

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Glenda, 1936–2023, English actress and politician. Jackson's first starring role was as Charlotte Corday in Marat/Sade (1966)…

Fagan, Garth

(Encyclopedia) Fagan, Garth, 1940–, Jamaican-American dancer and choreographer. He studied with Ivy Baxter and left Jamaica to dance with her company. Settling (1960) in Detroit, he attended Wayne…

Turnbull, Malcolm Bligh

(Encyclopedia) Turnbull, Malcolm Bligh, 1954–, Australian political leader, b. Sidney. Educated at the Univ. of Sidney and, as a Rhodes scholar, at Oxford, he practised law and was a journalist and a…

1970–1971 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Series, DramaThe Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic SeriesHal Holbrook, The Bold Ones: The…

1993–1994 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesPicket Fences (CBS)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesDennis Franz, NYPD BlueOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSela Ward, SistersOutstanding Supporting…

Prince, Hal

(Encyclopedia) Prince, Hal (Harold Smith Prince), 1928–2019, American theatrical producer and director, b. New York City. After working as an assistant stage manager to George Abbott, Prince became…

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…