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Sheridan, Frances
(Encyclopedia)Sheridan, Frances: see Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. ...Garnett, Constance (Black)
(Encyclopedia)Garnett, Constance (Black): see Garnett, Richard. ...Pole, Richard de la
(Encyclopedia)Pole, Richard de la: see Pole, family. ...Wallace Collection
(Encyclopedia)Wallace Collection: see under Wallace, Sir Richard. ...Bon Homme Richard
(Encyclopedia)Bon Homme Richard: see Jones, John Paul. ...Leacock, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Leacock, Richard, 1921–2011, Anglo-American filmmaker, b. London. A key figure in the development of cinéma vérité, he also helped create the camera and sound equipment that made the style possib...Rolle of Hampole, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Rolle of Hampole, Richard rōl [key], c.1300–c.1349, English religious writer, a Yorkshire hermit. He wrote mainly in Latin, but his English works are important for the history of the language. Some...Serra, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Serra, Richard, 1939–, American sculptor, b. San Francisco; grad. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1961), Yale (B.F.A., M.F.A., 1974). Many of his early works (1960s) are cast in rubber or ...ransom
(Encyclopedia)ransom, price of redemption demanded by the captor of a person, vessel, or city. In ancient times cities frequently paid ransom to prevent their plundering by captors. The custom of ransoming was form...Morris, Richard, d. 1672, American colonial landowner
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Richard, d. 1672: see under Morris, family. ...Browse by Subject
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