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Rauschenbusch, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Rauschenbusch, WalterRauschenbusch, Walterrouˈshənb&oobreve;sh [key], 1861–1918, American clergyman, b. Rochester, N.Y. In 1886 he was ordained and began work among German…Winchell, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Winchell, Walter, 1897–1972, journalist and broadcaster, b. New York City as Walter Winchel. He performed in vaudeville, and adopted a marquee's misspelling of his surname. After…Besant, Sir Walter
(Encyclopedia) Besant, Sir WalterBesant, Sir Walterbĭzăntˈ [key], 1836–1901, English novelist and humanitarian, grad. Christ's College, Cambridge, 1859. He taught at the Royal College of Mauritius…Biographies: Notable Filmmakers and Directors
Notable Filmmakers and Directors Spike Lee See also Actors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…Kroto, Harry
(Encyclopedia) Kroto, Harry (Sir Harold Walter Kroto), 1939–2016, British chemist, b. Harold Walter Krotoschiner, Ph.D. Univ. of Sheffield, 1964. Kroto was the son of German parents who fled Nazi…Ulbricht, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Ulbricht, WalterUlbricht, Waltervälˈtər &oobreve;lˈbrĭkht [key], 1893–1973, Communist leader in the German Democratic Republic. A founder of the German Communist party, he fled…Tintern Abbey
(Encyclopedia) Tintern Abbey, ruins of an abbey, Monmouthshire, W. England, near Chepstow. It was founded for Cistercians in 1131 by Walter de Clare and now consists mainly of 13th- and 14-century…Rich, Penelope, Lady
(Encyclopedia) Rich, Penelope, Lady, 1562–1607, the “Stella” of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella (1591). Daughter of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, she married (1581) Lord Rich (later…1974 Academy Awards
The 1974 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1975 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureChinatown, Robert Evans, producer (Paramount)The Conversation, Francis Ford…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: M
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