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Donizetti, Gaetano
(Encyclopedia) Donizetti, GaetanoDonizetti, Gaetanogītäˈnō dōnēdzĕtˈtē [key], 1797–1848, Italian composer. He studied music in Bergamo and Bologna and achieved success with his first opera, Enrico di…Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
(Encyclopedia) Fischer-Dieskau, DietrichFischer-Dieskau, Dietrichdēˈtrĭkh fĭshˈər-dēsˈkou [key], 1925–2012, German baritone. Possessed of a sensitive voice capable of a wide variety of range and…Brea
(Encyclopedia) Brea Brea brāˈə [key], city (2020 pop. 47,325), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1917. It is an…Beresford, Bruce
(Encyclopedia) Beresford, Bruce, 1940–, Australian film director, b. Sydney, grad. Sydney Univ. (1962). Beresford moved to England, worked for the British Film Institute (1966–71), and made several…Webster, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Webster, Margaret, 1905–72, American actress, producer, and director, b. New York City; daughter of Ben Webster and Dame May Whitty. Webster made her formal acting debut in 1924. After…New York Bay
(Encyclopedia) New York Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Hudson River, SE N.Y. and NE N.J., enclosed by the shores of NE New Jersey, E Staten Island, S Manhattan, and W Long Island…Gimbel
(Encyclopedia) GimbelGimbelgĭmˈbəl [key], family of American merchants and philanthropists. Adam Gimbel, 1815–96, b. Bavaria, emigrated (1835) to the United States and traveled up and down the…JOHNSON, Clete Donald, Jr. (Don), Congress, GA (1948)
JOHNSON Clete Donald, Jr. (Don) , a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Ga., January 30, 1948; attended the public schools of Franklin County, Ga.; B.A., University of Georgia, 1970, J.D…Clete Donald JOHNSON, Jr. (Don), Congress, GA (1948)
JOHNSON, Clete Donald, Jr. (Don), a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Ga., January 30, 1948; attended the public schools of Franklin County, Ga.; B.A., University of Georgia, 1970…WHEELER, William McDonald (Don), Congress, GA (1915-1989)
WHEELER William McDonald (Don) , a Representative from Georgia; born near Alma, Bacon County, Ga., July 11, 1915; attended the public schools and South Georgia College at Douglas, Middle Georgia…