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Mielziner, Jo

(Encyclopedia) Mielziner, JoMielziner, Jomēlzēˈnər [key], 1901–76, American theatrical scene designer, b. Paris. Mielziner made his Broadway design debut in 1924 with The Guardsman. He designed sets…

Caldwell, Zoe

(Encyclopedia) Caldwell, Zoe (Zoe Ada Caldwell)Caldwell, Zoezō [key], 1933–2020, Australian theater actress. From the late 1950s she played many Shakespearean roles first with England's Royal…

Spark, Dame Muriel

(Encyclopedia) Spark, Dame Muriel, 1918–2006, Scottish novelist, b. Muriel Sarah Camberg. She lived in Edinburgh, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), London, New York, and Rome, and spent her last years in…

Smith, Dame Maggie

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dame Maggie (Dame Margaret Natalie Cross), 1934–, English actress. Smith first appeared on stage in Twelfth Night (1952). With her precise, sometimes rapid-fire, articulation…

Muriel Spark 2006 Deaths

Muriel SparkAge: 88 writer of more than 20 often satirical novels, including the acclaimed The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which was adapted for the stage and film. She also wrote short…

Zoe Caldwell

Zoe CaldwellactressBorn: 9/14/1933Birthplace: Australia Tony Award-winning stage actress known for her roles in both classical and modern productions. Her Broadway plays include The Prime of…

Zoe Caldwell Biography

Zoe CaldwellactressBorn: 9/14/1933Birthplace: Australia Tony Award-winning stage actress known for her roles in both classical and modern productions. Her Broadway plays include The Prime of…

Maggie Smith

Name at birth: Margaret Natalie SmithDame Maggie Smith is the Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner who is best known to modern audiences as the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the TV series Downton Abbey and…

1969 Academy Awards

The 1969 Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAnne of the Thousand Days, Hal B. Wallis, producer (Universal)Butch Cassidy and…

Brodie, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Brodie, Steve, 1863–1901, Brooklyn bookmaker who gained immediate fame and a measure of immortality by allegedly jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge and surviving the fall, on July 23,…