record producerBorn: 5/20/1911Birthplace: Harlem, N.Y. record producer who started the first independent jazz label, Commodore Records, and ran the Commodore Music Shop, one of New York City's most…
(Encyclopedia) Federal Trade Commission (FTC), independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1915 and charged with keeping American business competition free and fair. The FTC has no…
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Indo-European, family of languages having more speakers than any other language family. It is estimated that approximately half the world's population speaks an Indo-European…
(Percy Miller)rap musician, filmmaker, record label executiveBorn: 4/29/1970Birthplace: New Orleans Master P used a $10,000 inheritance to open a record store in 1989, which he later transformed…
The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 21, 2001.Record:“Beautiful Day,” U2Album:Two Against Nature, Steely Dan (Giant Records)Song:“Beautiful Day…
(Encyclopedia) Carrington, Leonora, 1917–2011, English-born Mexican surrealist painter, novelist, and eccentric, studied art at Ozenfant Academy, London (1935–38). From a wealthy Anglo-Irish family,…
(Encyclopedia) Wallace, David Foster, 1962–2008, American writer, b. Ithaca, N.Y., grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1985), Univ. of Arizona (M.F.A., 1987). He published his comic first novel, The Broom…
Born: 1920 Videotape recorder—After World War II audio tape recorders were run at very high speeds to record the very high frequency television signals. Ginsburg developed a new machine that ran…
(Encyclopedia) Goodall, JaneGoodall, Janeg&oobreve;dˈôl [key], 1934–, English ethologist and primatologist. After working with Louis Leakey but without any formal scientific training, she…
(Encyclopedia) Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—…
