(Encyclopedia) RensselaerRensselaerrĕnsəlērˈ, rĕnˈsələr [key], city (1990 pop. 8,255), Rensselaer co., E N.Y., on the east bank of the Hudson River opposite Albany; settled 1630 by Dutch, inc. 1897.…
(Encyclopedia) Verschaffelt, Pieter AntonVerschaffelt, Pieter Antonpēˈtər änˈtôn vĕrskhäfˈəlt [key], 1710–93, Flemish rococo sculptor. He spent about 10 years in Rome, where he executed a monument to…
directorBorn: 6/20/1941Birthplace: Leicester, England Known for his mordant sense of humor, he became a leading director of the 1980s with a string of critical successes including My Beautiful…
(Derek Van den Bogaerde)actor, directorBorn: 3/28/1921Birthplace: London, England Polished and sophisticated English actor who gained acclaim in the 1960's as the blackmailed homosexual lawyer in…
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Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe. This is…
George W. Bush (the 43rd president) is the son of George Bush (the 41st president). John Quincy Adams (the 6th president) was the son of John Adams (the 2nd president). Benjamin Harrison (the…
actorBorn: 12/7/1915Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A distinguished actor with a 46-year career spanning both Hollywood and European movies, he also has appeared prolifically on television. He has…
comedian, actorBorn: 12/14/1908Birthplace: Chicago The wisecracking television writer on The Dick Van Dyke Show started his career in vaudeville and on the nightclub circuit in the 1930s and made…
(Sheldon Leonard Bershad)actor, producer, directorBorn: 2/22/1907Birthplace: New York City As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing gangster characters in films such as Lucky Jordan (1942), Why…
Swedish SweetnessMovies and FilmScandinavian Film HistoryDanish DirectionsThe Networks of NorwaySwedish SweetnessIngmar Bergman and the Triumph of Scandinavian Cinema From the opening decade of…
