Distributor:Devine Productions Ltd. American artist, Mary Cassatt's artistic solitude in Paris in 1878 is interrupted by the arrival of her teenage niece and two younger siblings. Disruption turns…
(Encyclopedia) Ali, Sabahattin, 1907–48, Turkish fiction writer. During his lifetime he was best known for his popular and realistic short stories, many of which were concerned with the plight of…
(Encyclopedia) de la Roche, Mazode la Roche, Mazomāˈzō də lä rôsh [key], 1885–1961, Canadian novelist, b. Toronto. Her popular novel, Jalna (1927), was followed by a series depicting the history,…
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William, 6th earl of Douglas, 1423?–1440, Scottish nobleman, eldest son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas. In answer to an invitation from the young James II, who was…
(Encyclopedia) Damrosch, Frank HeinoDamrosch, Frank Heinohīˈnō dămˈrŏsh [key], 1859–1937, German-American conductor and educator, attended the College of the City of New York; son of Leopold Damrosch…
(Encyclopedia) Cueva, Beatriz de laCueva, Beatriz de labāätrēsˈ dā lä kwāˈvä [key], d. 1541, governor of Guatemala. After the death of her husband, Pedro de Alvarado, she maneuvered her own election…
(Encyclopedia) Davies, William HenryDavies, William Henrydāˈvĭs [key], 1871–1940, British poet, b. Wales. Leaving school at a young age, Davies lived for a number of years as a peddler and a beggar…
(Encyclopedia) EosEosēˈŏs [key], in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of dawn; daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. Every morning she arose early and preceded her brother Helios into the…
(Encyclopedia) Ivan VI, 1740–64, czar of Russia (1740–41), great-grandson of Ivan V. He was the son of Prince Anthony Ulric of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and of Anna Leopoldovna. An infant, he succeeded…
