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Frisch, Max

(Encyclopedia) Frisch, Max, 1911–91, Swiss writer. He obtained a diploma in architecture in 1941, and his designs included the Zürich Recreation Park. After 1955 he became recognized as one of Europe…

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CBSFriday 8:00–9:00 p.m. Cast:William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Paul Guifoyle, Gary Dourdan, George Eads A new spin on the old cop-show genre: forensic investigators do double duty as…

Haggai

(Encyclopedia) HaggaiHaggaihăgˈāī [key], prophetic book of the Bible. Dated 520 b.c., it is a collection of five oracles addressed to Jews, newly returned from the Babylonian exile. The prophet…

Andrew Nicholas PETERSEN, Congress, NY (1870-1952)

PETERSEN Andrew Nicholas , a Representative from New York; born near Thisted, Denmark, March 10, 1870; immigrated to the United States in 1873 with his parents, who settled in Boston, Mass.; moved…

Air Force One

Director: Wolfgang PetersenWriter: Andrew W. MarloweDirector of Photography:Michael BallhausEditor:Richard Francis-BruceMusic:Jerry GoldsmithProduction Designer:William SandellProducers:…

The Perfect Storm

Director:Wolfgang PetersenWriter:Bill Wittliff Warner Bros.; PG-13; 129 minutesRelease:6/00Cast:George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John Hawkes, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, Allen Payne,…

Kawabata, Yasunari

(Encyclopedia) Kawabata, YasunariKawabata, Yasunariyäs&oomacr;näˈrē käwäˈbätä [key], 1899–1972, Japanese novelist. His first major work was The Izu Dancer, (1925). He came to be a leader of the…

1989 Academy Awards

The 1989 Academy Awards were presented March 26, 1990 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureBorn on the Fourth of July, A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, producers (…

1982 Academy Awards

The 1982 Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers (…

1920 Men's Boxing Medalists

Class   Flyweight (-112 lb) Frank di Genaro, USA   Anders Petersen, DEN   William Cuthbertson, GBR Batamweight (-118 lb) Clarence Walker, S. Afr.   Christopher Graham,…