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Donen, Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Donen, Stanley, 1924–2019, American film director, choreographer, and producer, b. Columbia, S.C. He is best known for directing some of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's finest musicals. In 1940…Lin, Maya Ying
(Encyclopedia) Lin, Maya YingLin, Maya Yingmīˈə [key], 1959–, American architect and sculptor, b. Athens, Ohio. Lin's work is known for its visual poetry and sensitive mingling of highly abstract…Pleiad
(Encyclopedia) PleiadPleiadplēˈăd [key] [from Pleiades], group of seven tragic poets of Alexandria who flourished c.280 b.c. under Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Of the works of the men usually given in…sacrament
(Encyclopedia) sacrament [Lat.,=something holy], an outward sign of something sacred. In Christianity, a sacrament is commonly defined as having been instituted by Jesus and consisting of a visible…Crespi, Giuseppe Maria
(Encyclopedia) Crespi, Giuseppe MariaCrespi, Giuseppe Mariaj&oomacr;zĕpˈpā märēˈä [key]Crespi, Giuseppe Maria krāsˈpē [key], 1665–1747, Italian painter of the Bolognese school, called Lo…Halcyone
(Encyclopedia) HalcyoneHalcyonehălsīˈənē [key] or AlcyoneHalcyoneăl– [key], in Greek mythology, daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. When her husband drowned, Halcyone threw herself into the sea. Out…Megan's law
(Encyclopedia) Megan's law, in the United States, a state or federal statute that requires the notification of public organizations and private citizens when a convicted sex offender has been…Ebner-Eschenbach, Marie, Baronin von
(Encyclopedia) Ebner-Eschenbach, Marie, Baronin vonEbner-Eschenbach, Marie, Baronin vonmärēˈ bärōˈnĭn fən ābˈnər-ĕshˈənbäkh [key], 1830–1916, Austrian writer. She began writing lyrics and plays with…Kloster-Zeven, Convention of
(Encyclopedia) Kloster-Zeven, Convention ofKloster-Zeven, Convention ofklôsˈtər-tsāˈfən [key], 1757. Early in the Seven Years War the English army, under the command of the duke of Cumberland, son of…József, Attila
(Encyclopedia) József, AttilaJózsef, Attilaäˈtĭlä yōˈzhĕf [key], 1905–37, Hungarian poet. Born in Budapest of a poor family, József had to support himself from the age of seven with menial jobs; he…Trending
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