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Kubrick, Stanley
(Encyclopedia)Kubrick, Stanley ko͞oˈbrĭk, kyo͞oˈ– [key], 1928–99, American film director, writer, and producer, b. New York City. His visually stunning, thematically daring, boldly idiosyncratic, and darkl...Stanley, Carter Glen
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Carter Glen: see under Stanley, Ralph Edmond. ...Stanley, James
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, James: see Derby, James Stanley, 7th earl of. ...Stanley, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Thomas: see Derby, Thomas Stanley, 1st earl of. ...Stanley, Sir Henry Morton
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Sir Henry Morton, 1841–1904, Anglo-American journalist, explorer, and empire builder, b. Denbigh, Wales. He grew up in poverty and came to America as a worker on a ship, which he jumped (18...Baldwin of Bewdley, Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia)Baldwin of Bewdley, Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl: see Baldwin, Stanley. ...Bruce of Melbourne, Stanley Melbourne Bruce, Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Bruce of Melbourne, Stanley Melbourne Bruce, Viscount: see Bruce, Stanley Melbourne. ...Stanley, Edward Henry
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Edward Henry: see Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of. ...Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith: see Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl of. ...reed instrument
(Encyclopedia)reed instrument, in music, an instrument whose sound-producing agent is a thin strip of cane, wood, plastic, or metal that vibrates as air is passed over it. The predecessor of these instruments is th...Browse by Subject
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