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Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina

Director/Writer: Bernard RoseDirector of Photography:Daryn OkadaEditor:Victor Du BoisMusic:Georg SoltiProduction Designer:John MyhreProducer:Bruce DaveyWarner Bros.; PG-13; 120 minutesRelease…

Anna Nicole Smith Biography

Anna Nicole Smith(Vickie Lynn Hogan)modelBorn: 11/28/1967Birthplace: Mexia, Texas Smith began her modeling career at age 20, going on to feature in ads for Guess jeans and to pose in Playboy…

Hannah

(Encyclopedia) Hannah, in the Bible, Samuel's mother. Her song is recalled in the Magnificat. The names Anna and Ann are variants of Hannah.

Granger, Francis

(Encyclopedia) Granger, Francis, 1792–1868, American political leader, b. Suffield, Conn. He practiced law in Canandaigua, N.Y., and served (1826–28, 1830–32) in the New York state legislature. A…

Thames, battle of the

(Encyclopedia) Thames, battle of the, engagement fought on the Thames River near Chatham, Ont. (Oct. 5, 1813), in the War of 1812. Gen. William H. Harrison led an American force of about 3,000…

Green, Anna Katherine

(Encyclopedia) Green, Anna Katherine, 1846–1935, American detective-story writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Ripley Female College, Poultney, Vt., 1867. Of her many thrillers, characterized by logical…

Pavlova, Anna Matveyevna

(Encyclopedia) Pavlova, Anna MatveyevnaPavlova, Anna Matveyevnapävlōˈvə, Rus. änˈnə mətvyāˈəvnə pävˈləvə [key], 1881–1931, Russian ballerina. In 1892 she entered the Imperial Ballet School, St.…

Guerrero, Vicente

(Encyclopedia) Guerrero, VicenteGuerrero, Vicentevēsānˈtā gār-rāˈrō [key], 1782–1831, Mexican revolutionist and president (Apr.–Dec., 1829). He fought under the command of Morelos y Pavón, spreading…

Dwight, Harrison Gray Otis

(Encyclopedia) Dwight, Harrison Gray Otis, 1803–62, American Congregational missionary to the Armenians, b. Conway, Mass. He served the Armenian population of Constantinople for 30 years. His travels…