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Knox, Frank

(Encyclopedia) Knox, Frank (William Franklin Knox), 1874–1944, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1940–44), b. Boston. He joined the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War and also served in World War I.…

Andreini, Isabella Canali

(Encyclopedia) Andreini, Isabella CanaliAndreini, Isabella Canaliēˌzäbĕlˈlä ändrāēˈnē [key], 1562–1604, Italian actress. Beautiful, elegant, and well-educated, she was one of the most famous…

Lope de Rueda

(Encyclopedia) Lope de RuedaLope de Ruedalōˈpā dā r&oomacr;āˈᵺä [key], 1510?–1565, Spanish dramatist. A precursor of the Golden Age of Spanish literature, Rueda was an actor and a manager as well…

Gatti-Casazza, Giulio

(Encyclopedia) Gatti-Casazza, GiulioGatti-Casazza, Giulioj&oomacr;ˈlyō gätˈtē-käzätˈsä [key], 1869–1940, Italian operatic manager. In 1893 he succeeded his father as director of the municipal…

Getty, Jean Paul

(Encyclopedia) Getty, Jean Paul, 1892–1976, American business executive, one of the richest men in the world during his life, b. Minneapolis, Minn. He inherited his father's oil business, George F.…

Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston

(Encyclopedia) Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston, 1853–1937, English actor-manager. He was trained by Samuel Phelps, made his first appearance in 1874, and thereafter performed with the Bancrofts (1878…

Bent, William

(Encyclopedia) Bent, William, 1809–69, American frontiersman, b. St. Louis. One of the younger brothers of Charles Bent, he was for many years the manager of Bent's Fort, while Charles Bent lived…