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Fantastic Fantasy Novels

—Holly Hartman Harry Potter wasn't the first child to discover he possessed magical powers, or the first to become entangled in a battle of Good vs. Evil. Check out the classic books in this list…

Movies and Film: Germany's Film History

Germany's Film HistoryMovies and FilmGermany's Film HistoryGermany's Greatest -IsmHitler's Hired HelpA Few Young MenRoads Not Taken: Film in East GermanyUnification and Beyond One of the most…

LaLanne, Jack

(Encyclopedia) LaLanne, JackLaLanne, Jackləlānˈ [key], 1914–2011, American fitness advocate and television personality, b. San Francisco as François Henri LaLanne. Widely regarded as the founder of…

Marlboro Music Festival

(Encyclopedia) Marlboro Music Festival, chamber music festival held on the campus of Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vt., annually in July and August. Founded in 1951 by Adolf Busch, Rudolf Serkin, and…

Acheampong, Ignatius Kutu

(Encyclopedia) Acheampong, Ignatius KutuAcheampong, Ignatius Kutuk&oomacr;ˈt&oomacr; ächāˈämpông [key], 1931–79, government official in Ghana, b. Kumasi. He taught before joining (1959) the…

Hines, Earl “Fatha”

(Encyclopedia) Hines, Earl “Fatha” (Earl Kenneth Hines)Hines, Earl “Fatha”fäˈᵺə [key], 1903–83, American jazz pianist, b. Duquesne, Pa. The son of musicians, he played jazz piano in big bands as a…

Gusenbauer, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Gusenbauer, AlfredGusenbauer, Alfredälˈfrĕd g&oomacr;sĕnbouˌər [key], 1960–, Austrian politician, grad. Univ. of Vienna (Ph.D. 1987). Active in the Social Democratic party from a…

Grahame, Kenneth

(Encyclopedia) Grahame, KennethGrahame, Kennethgrāˈəm [key], 1859–1931, English author. He was a secretary in the Bank of England from 1908 until 1918. His works, noted for their humor and charm,…

Gjellerup, Karl Adolf

(Encyclopedia) Gjellerup, Karl AdolfGjellerup, Karl Adolfkärl äˈdôlf yĕlˈər&oobreve;p [key], 1857–1919, Danish poet and novelist, b. Sjæland. His early novels, naturalistic and partly…

Goldman, Edwin Franko

(Encyclopedia) Goldman, Edwin Franko, 1878–1956, American bandmaster and composer, b. Louisville, Ky.; pupil of Dvořák at the National Conservatory of Music, New York City. He played solo cornet in…