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Dorothy DeLay 2002 Deaths

Dorothy DeLayAge: 84 internationally known Juilliard violin teacher whose students included Itzhak Perlman, Midori, and Sarah Chang. She was the first woman and the first American-born master…

In & Out

Paramount; rental pricingFeature; PG-13Director: Frank OzCast: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon and Tom Selleck Based on actual events, a small-town teacher (Kline) stumbles into the…

Princess Diana

A privileged youth, a tragic death by David Johnson   Biographies of the Royal Family Royal Family Tree The Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh…

Agostini v. Felton (1997)

Case SummaryA federal district court and Court of Appeals ruled against New York City, stating that the city could not have public school teachers provide supplemental instruction to…

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique

(Encyclopedia) Ingres, Jean Auguste DominiqueIngres, Jean Auguste DominiquezhäN ōgüstˈ dômēnēkˈ ăNˈgrə [key], 1780–1867, French painter, b. Montauban; son of a sculptor. He studied with J. L. David…

Harrison, Lou Silver

(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Lou Silver, 1917–2003, American composer, b. Portland, Oreg. He studied composition in California with Henry Cowell and Arnold Schoenberg. His early work stresses percussion…

Haydn, Franz Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Haydn, Franz JosephHaydn, Franz Josephfränts yōˈzĕf hīˈdən [key], 1732–1809, Austrian composer, one of the greatest masters of classical music. As a boy he sang in the choir at St.…

Scarlatti, Alessandro

(Encyclopedia) Scarlatti, AlessandroScarlatti, Alessandroälĕs-sänˈdrō skärlätˈtē [key], 1660–1725, Italian composer. He may have studied with Carissimi in Rome, where his first opera was produced in…

Sanford Meisner 1997 Deaths

Sanford Meisner acting teacher Meisner was one of the most respected and influential acting teachers of the 20th century, with students including Joanne Woodward, Gregory Peck, Diane Keaton…