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L'Amour, Louis
(Encyclopedia) L'Amour, Louis, 1908–88, American writer of western fiction, b. Jamestown, N.Dak., as Louis Dearborn LaMoore. He began writing in the 1940s, contributing stories to magazines under the…Louis L’Amour
Name at birth: Louis Dearborn LaMooreLouis L'Amour is to westerns what Stephen King is to horror and Danielle Steel is to romance novels. One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world, L…Fragonard, Jean-Honoré
(Encyclopedia) Fragonard, Jean-HonoréFragonard, Jean-HonorézhäN-ōnôrāˈ frägônärˈ [key], 1732–1806, French painter. He studied with Chardin, Carle Vanloo, and intensively with Boucher, whose style he…Janet, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Janet, PierreJanet, Pierrepyĕr zhänāˈ [key], 1859–1947, French physician and psychologist. As director (1890–98) of the laboratory of pathological psychology at Salpêtrière and as…Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de
(Encyclopedia) Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain deMarivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain depyĕrˈ kärlāˈ də shäNblēˈ də märēvōˈ [key], 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist. He enjoyed popularity…Hayward, Louis
actorBirthplace: Johannesburg, South AfricaBorn: 1909Died: 1985Nizer, Louis
lawyer, authorBirthplace: LondonBorn: 1902Died: 1994Calhern, Louis
(Carl Henry Vogt) actorBirthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.Born: 1895Died: 1956Ledoux, Louis V
Ledoux, Louis V[1880-1948](3)Born in New York City, June 6, 1880. Educated at Columbia University where he graduated in 1902. He is a poet who writes chiefly upon Greek themes and is the…Louis Untermeyer
Untermeyer, Louis[1885-1977](3)Born in New York City, Oct. 1, 1885. Educated in the public schools of that city. Mr. Untermeyer, in addition to writing poetry, has done much work in book…