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Goodyear, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Goodyear, Charles, 1800–1860, American inventor, b. New Haven, Conn., originator of vulcanized rubber. He failed in his earlier business ventures and was in jail for debt when he began…I-M
Jovita IdarSamuel Elmer ImesTopa IncaIshiDaniel “Chappie” James, Jr.Mae C. JemisonGish Jen Thomas L. JenningsFrederick McKinley JonesBarbara Charline JordanPercy Lavon JulianJohanna July…Max Von Sydow
Swedish actor Max von Sydow's long career included two super-highlights: his roles as the knight who plays chess with Death in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957), and as the priest who rescues…Mantel, Dame Hilary
(Encyclopedia) Mantel, Dame Hilary, 1952–, English novelist, b. Hilary Mary Thompson. After working as a social worker, she moved to Botswana with her geologist husband and later to Jiddah, Saudi…Haneke, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Haneke, MichaelHaneke, Michaelhäˈnəkə [key], 1942–, Austrian film director and screenwriter, b. Munich, Germany. In the 1970s and 80s, he wrote and directed for television and the…Reynard the Fox
(Encyclopedia) Reynard the FoxReynard the Foxrĕˈnərd, rāˈnärd [key], the supreme trickster and celebrated hero of the medieval beast epics, works predominantly in verse which became increasingly…Romulus
(Encyclopedia) RomulusRomulusrŏmˈy&oomacr;ləs [key], in Roman legend, founder of Rome. When Amulius usurped the throne of his brother Numitor, king of Alba Longa, he forced Numitor's daughter,…Ustinov, Sir Peter
(Encyclopedia) Ustinov, Sir Peter (Alexander)Ustinov, Sir Peter (Alexander)y&oomacr;sˈtənôf [key], 1921–2004, English writer, director, and actor, b. London. A witty, charming, and cosmopolitan…Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von
(Encyclopedia) Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm vonFeuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm vonpoul yōˈhän änˈzĕlm [key]Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von foiˈərbäkh [key], 1775–1833, German jurist; father of…Christian Bale
Intense and versatile, Christian Bale played caped superhero Batman in the big-budget film Batman Begins (2005) and then won an Oscar as a drug-addled ex-boxer in the 2010 film The Fighter.…Trending
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