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Pétion de Villeneuve, Jérôme

(Encyclopedia) Pétion de Villeneuve, JérômePétion de Villeneuve, Jérômezhārōmˈ pātyôNˈ də vēlnövˈ [key], 1756–94, French revolutionary. A leader of the Jacobins, Pétion sat in the Constituent…

Creeley, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Creeley, Robert, 1926–2005, American poet, b. Arlington, Mass. He lived in Asia, Europe, and Latin America and taught at various universities in the United States. With Charles Olson,…

neoexpressionism

(Encyclopedia) neoexpressionism, term given to an international art movement, mainly in painting, that began in the 1960s and 1970s, was a dominant mode in the 1980s, and has continued04/98 into the…

Robbins, Jerome

(Encyclopedia) Robbins, Jerome, 1918–98, American choreographer and dancer, b. New York City as Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz. Robbins began his career dancing in musicals (1937). In 1940 he joined the…

Friedman, Jerome Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Friedman, Jerome IsaacFriedman, Jerome Isaacfrēdˈmən [key], 1930–, American physicist, b. Chicago, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1956. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of…

Jerome Weidman 1998 Deaths

Jerome WeidmanAge: 85 revered New York novelist and playwright who first made a splash with his novel I Can Get It for You Wholesale and later won a Pulitzer Prize with George Abbott for…

Jerome Robbins 1998 Deaths

Jerome RobbinsAge: 79 legendary Broadway choreographer, celebrated for his ablity to successfully combine pop-culture and high art.Died: July 29, 1998.Risen StarR - ZT. Wayne Robertson…

Jerome Richardson 2000 Deaths

Jerome Richardson jazz flutist and saxophonist who was a founding member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra. He collaborated with Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, and Miles…

Jerome Lawrence 2004 Deaths

Jerome LawrenceAge: 88 playwright who, with writing partner Robert E. Lee, wrote nearly 40 plays, including Inherit the Wind and Auntie Mame. Died: Malibu, Calif., Feb. 29, 2004Estée LauderG…