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Vera Wang Biography

Vera Wangfashion designerBorn: 6/27/1949Birthplace: New York City Wang is widely considered the most respected and influential wedding dress designer in the world. She also designs evening…

Stahl, Georg Ernst

(Encyclopedia) Stahl, Georg ErnstStahl, Georg Ernstgāˈôrkh ĕrnst shtäl [key], 1660–1734, German physician and chemist. He taught (1694–1716) at the Univ. of Halle, then went to Berlin as court…

Vera Zorina 2003 Deaths

Vera ZorinaAge: 86 dancer and actress who frequently collaborated with her first husband, George Balanchine in films and ballets of the 1930s and '40s. Her film credits include The Goldwyn…

Vera Atkins 2000 Deaths

Vera AtkinsAge: 92 British spymaster who recruited, trained, and monitored secret agents who parachuted into Nazi-occupied France during World War II. She is widely believed to be the…

Dolin, Sir Anton

(Encyclopedia) Dolin, Sir AntonDolin, Sir Antondōˈlĭn [key], 1904–83, English ballet dancer and choreographer, originally named Patrick Healey-Kay. Dolin joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1921,…

Cooper, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Gary, 1901–61, American film actor, b. Helena, Mont., as Frank James Cooper. His first important starring role in A Farewell to Arms (1933) was followed by such films as Mr.…

Geulincx, Arnold

(Encyclopedia) Geulincx, ArnoldGeulincx, Arnoldgöˈlĭngks [key], 1624–69, Flemish Cartesian philosopher, b. Antwerp. One of the founders of occasionalism, his philosophy is characterized by a curious…

Vera Hruba Ralston 2003 Deaths

Vera Hruba RalstonAge: 79 skater who competed in the 1936 Olympics and went on to appear in the films Ice-Capades and I, Jane Doe. Died: Santa Barbara, Calif., Feb. 9, 2003R - ZNoel Redding…