(Encyclopedia) Delibes, MiguelDelibes, Miguelmēgĕlˈ dālēˈbās [key], 1920–2010, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, b. Valladolid. Prolific and widely translated, he is known for his…
(Encyclopedia) Scipione (Gino Bonichi)Scipioneshēpyôˈnā; jēˈnō bōnēˈkē [key], 1904–33, Italian painter. Together with Mario Mafai, Scipione was a cofounder of the Roman school, an expressionist…
(Encyclopedia) Grisi, GiuliaGrisi, Giuliaj&oomacr;ˈlyä grēˈzē [key], 1811–69, Italian operatic soprano. She toured the United States in 1854 with Giuseppe Mario, whom she married in 1856. Roles…
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Born: July 16, 1965Hockey RW member of Stanley Cup championship teams in Montreal (1986), New Jersey (1995, 2000) and Colorado (1996); playoff MVP with Devils in '95 and Colorado in 96; no relation…
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