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Best American Journalism of the 20th Century
The following works were chosen as the 20th century's best American journalism by a panel of experts assembled by New York University's journalism department.John Hersey: “Hiroshima,” The…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: D
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Joan Humphrey Lefkow, 2005 News
federal judge, was the target of an assassination attempt by troubled electrician Bart Ross, who was outraged that she dismissed a malpractice suit he had filed. Lefkow was not at home when…Louise Imogen Guiney: Of Joan's Youth
Of Joan's YouthLouise Imogen GuineyI would unto my fair restore A simple thing: The flushing cheek she had before! Out-velveting No more, no more, On our sad shore, The carmine grape, the…Thorndike, Dame Sybil
(Encyclopedia) Thorndike, Dame Sybil (Agnes Sybil Thorndike), 1882–1976, English actress. Thorndike made her debut with the Ben Greet Players and toured the United States with them (1904–7). She…Rivette, Jacques Pierre Louis
(Encyclopedia) Rivette, Jacques Pierre Louis, 1928–2016, French filmmaker and critic b. Rouen. One of the French New Wave directors of the 1950s and 60s, he wrote criticism for the influential…Joan of Kent
(Encyclopedia) Joan of Kent, 1328–85, English noblewoman; daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent, youngest son of Edward I. She early gained wide note for her beauty and charm, though the…Philip III, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Philip III (Philip the Bold), 1245–85, king of France (1270–85), son and successor of King Louis IX. He secured peaceful possession of Poitou, Auvergne, and Toulouse by a small cession…Cornell, Katharine
(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Katharine, 1898–1974, American actress, b. Berlin. Cornell made her debut in 1916 with the Washington Square Players. In 1921 she married Guthrie McClintic, a producer-…Dreyer, Carl Theodor
(Encyclopedia) Dreyer, Carl TheodorDreyer, Carl Theodorkärl tāˈōdôrˌ drīˈər [key], 1889–1968, Danish motion picture director. He began making films in Denmark in 1919. His Passion of Joan of Arc (…Trending
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