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1994 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl CrowAlbum of the YearMTV Unplugged, Tony Bennett (Columbia)Song of the Year“Streets of Philadelphia” (Theme from Philadelphia), Bruce Springsteen,…

Hurston, Zora Neale

(Encyclopedia) Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891?–60, African-American writer, b. Notasulga, Ala. She grew up in the pleasant all-black town of Eatonville, Fla., and graduated from Barnard College, where she…

Rzewski, Frederic Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Rzewski, Frederic Anthony, 1938-2021, American classical composer and pianist, b. Westfield, Ma., Harvard Univ. (B.A., 1958),…

Belasco, David

(Encyclopedia) Belasco, DavidBelasco, Davidbəlăsˈkō [key], 1853–1931, American theatrical manager and producer, b. San Francisco. He was actively connected with the theater from his youth, and while…

Reinhardt, Max

(Encyclopedia) Reinhardt, Max, 1873–1943, Austrian theatrical producer and director, originally named Max Goldmann. After acting under Otto Brahm at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, he managed (1902–…

Washington, Denzel

(Encyclopedia) Washington, Denzel (Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.), 1954- , African-American actor, b. Mount Vernon, N.Y., Fordham Univ. (B.A., 1977).…

Taylor, Cecil

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Cecil, 1929-2018, African-American jazz pianist, composer, and poet, b. Queens, N.Y. A child prodigy on the piano, Taylor…

William Henry HARRISON, Congress, OH (1773-1841)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1828Party: AdamsHARRISON, William Henry, (son of Benjamin Harrison [1726-1791], father of John Scott Harrison, brother of Carter Bassett Harrison, grandfather of…