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Harney, William Selby

(Encyclopedia) Harney, William Selby, 1800–1889, American general, b. Haysboro, near Nashville, Tenn. He entered the army in 1818 and gained a colonel's rank in the Florida campaigns against Native…

John of the Cross, Saint

(Encyclopedia) John of the Cross, Saint, Span. Juan de la Cruz, 1542–91, Spanish mystic and poet, Doctor of the Church. His name was originally Juan de Yepes. He was a founder of the Discalced…

Movies and Film: The Directors

The DirectorsMovies and FilmFilm DirectingHow to Recognize a Great DirectorTheories of DirectingThe DirectorsSome Films on Directing Now to the directors themselves. We've tried to be inclusive by…

HORN, John Stephen (Steve), Congress, CA (1931)

HORN, John Stephen (Steve), a Representative from California; born in San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, Calif., May 31, 1931; A.B., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1953; M.P.A.,…

Cortázar, Julio

(Encyclopedia) Cortázar, JulioCortázar, Julioh&oomacr;ˈlyō kōrtäˈzär [key], 1914–84, Argentine novelist, poet, essayist, and short-story writer, b. Brussels. Moving permanently to France in 1951…

Nashik

(Encyclopedia) NashikNashiknäˈshĭk [key] or NasikNasiknäˈ [key]Morales, Luis de– [key]Nasiksĭk [key], town (1991 pop. 725,341), Maharashtra state, W central India. It is a center of textile…

Nazimova, Alla

(Encyclopedia) Nazimova, AllaNazimova, Allanəzĭˈməvə [key], 1879–1945, Russian-American actress. She turned from music to drama, studying with Stanislavsky and later appearing at the Moscow Art…

Cabral, Amilcar

(Encyclopedia) Cabral, Amilcar Cabral, Amilcar amēlˈkär kəbräl [key], 1924–73, revolutionary leader of Guinea-Bissau.…

Porter, Horace

(Encyclopedia) Porter, Horace, 1837–1921, American soldier and diplomat, b. Huntingdon, Pa. In the Civil War he saw varied service, mostly as an ordnance officer, before becoming (1864) aide-de-camp…