Born: Apr. 29, 1934Baseball SS retired as all-time leader in most games, assists and double plays by shortstop; led AL in stolen bases 9 times (1956-64); 506 career steals.
WriterBorn: 1948Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Luis Santeiro has won eight Emmy Awards for his writing for Sesame Street and one for his contribution to the groundbreaking bilingual 1970s sitcom Que…
Born: 1911Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Radio distance and direction indicator—Alvarez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968. He helped design a ground-controlled radar system for…
(Encyclopedia) Dalmáu, LuisDalmáu, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ dälmouˈ [key], fl. 1428–60, Spanish painter, court painter to Alfonso of Aragon. His only undisputed work, Virgin with Councilors (Barcelona),…
(Encyclopedia) Molina, LuisMolina, Luislwēs mōlēˈnä [key], 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian. He taught at Coimbra and Évora. In 1589 he published Concordia, a work in which he expounded the…
(Encyclopedia) Meléndez, LuisMeléndez, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ mālānˈdāth [key], 1716–80, Spanish painter. He assisted his father, artist Francisco Melendez, until 1737, when he began studying with…
(Encyclopedia) Cernuda, LuisCernuda, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ thārn&oomacr;ˈᵺä [key], 1904–63, Spanish poet. Cernuda fled Spain after the Spanish civil war and taught abroad. His works include La…
(Encyclopedia) Buñuel, LuisBuñuel, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ b&oomacr;ny&oomacr;ĕlˈ [key], 1900–83, Spanish film director, b. Calanda, Aragón. In his best films, he used poetic, often bizarre…
(Encyclopedia) San Luis, city (1991 pop. 110,353), capital of San Luis prov., W central Argentina. The city is the commercial center of an area producing cattle, corn, and asparagus; the surrounding…
