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Styne, Jule

(Julius Kerwin Stein) songwriterBirthplace: LondonBorn: 1905Died: 1994

Jules Verne

Jules Verne was a French novelist whose many popular novels include the classics A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). While studying law, Verne…

Jules Dassin Biography

American directorDied: March 31, 2008Best Known as: American director, screenwriter, and actor who was blacklisted in the United States Deathplace:…

Breton, Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis

(Encyclopedia) Breton, Jules Adolphe Aimé LouisBreton, Jules Adolphe Aimé Louiszhül ädôlfˈ āmāˈ lwē [key]Breton, Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis brətôNˈ [key], 1827–1906, French painter of rustic scenes and…

Hardouin, Jules

(Encyclopedia) Hardouin, Jules: see Mansart, Jules Hardouin.

Jules Roy 2000 Deaths

Jules RoyAge: 92 Algerian-born French writer who based his novels on his childhood experiences in Algeria and on his French air force career. His books included The Happy Valley and The Death…

Bréal, Michel Jules Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Bréal, Michel Jules AlfredBréal, Michel Jules Alfredmēshĕlˈ zhül älfrĕdˈ brāälˈ [key], 1832–1915, French philologist. He is best known for his Essai de semantique (1897), which gave…

Husson, Jules

(Encyclopedia) Husson or Fleury, JulesHusson or Fleury, Juleszhül üsôNˈ, flürēˈ [key], 1821–89, French novelist who wrote under the name ChampfleuryHusson or Fleury, JulesshäNflürēˈ [key]. Considered…

Perrot, Jules

(Encyclopedia) Perrot, JulesPerrot, Juleszhül [key]Perrot, Jules pĕrōˈ [key], 1810–92, French dancer and choreographer, b. Lyons. Perrot studied with Auguste Vestris (see under Vestris, Gaetan) and…