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Clash by Night <span class="date" >(1952)</span>
Turner; $19.98; NRDirector: Fritz LangCast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe, Keith Andes and J. Carrol Naish Stanwyck portrays tough gal Mae Doyle, a wayward woman…Kael, Pauline
(Encyclopedia) Kael, PaulineKael, Paulinekāl [key], 1919–2001, American film critic, b. Petaluma, Calif. Possessed of extremely strong opinions about movies and a feisty, pop-inflected style, Kael…Merrill, James
(Encyclopedia) Merrill, James (James Ingram Merrill), 1926–95, American poet, b. New York City. Born into wealth as the son of Charles Merrill, he studied at Amherst College (grad. 1947) and was free…Didion, Joan
(Encyclopedia) Didion, Joan Didion, Joan dĭdˈēŏn [key], 1934–2021, American writer, b. Sacramento, Calif., Univ. of…Harun ar-Rashid
(Encyclopedia) Harun ar-RashidHarun ar-Rashidhär&oomacr;n är-räshēdˈ [key] [Arab.,=Aaron the Upright], c.764–809, 5th and most famous Abbasid caliph (786–809). He succeeded his brother Musa al-…Bloomsbury group
(Encyclopedia) Bloomsbury group, name given to the literary group that made the Bloomsbury area of London the center of its activities from 1904 to World War II. It included Lytton Strachey, Virginia…Baryshnikov, Mikhail
(Encyclopedia) Baryshnikov, MikhailBaryshnikov, Mikhailmĭˈkhail bərĭˌshnĭkävˈ [key], 1948–, Russian-American dancer and choreographer, b. Riga, Latvia (then in the USSR). He studied in Riga and…Ba Jin
(Encyclopedia) Ba Jin or Pa ChinPa Chinboth: bäˈ jĭnˈ [key], pseud. of Li Yaotang (also Li Feigan), 1904–2005, one of China's most acclaimed modern novelists, b. Chengdu. Born into a wealthy family,…William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIThe sea-coastEnter Viola, a Captain, and SailorsViolaWhat country, friends, is this?CaptainThis is Illyria, lady.ViolaAnd what should I do in Illyria? My brother he is in Elysium.…William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene III
Scene IIIOlivia's houseEnter Sir Toby Belch and MariaSir Toby BelchWhat a plague means my niece, to take the death of her brother thus? I am sure care's an enemy to life.MariaBy my troth, Sir…Trending
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