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Mary Astor
Mary Astor(Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke)actressBorn: 5/3/1906Birthplace: Quincy, Illinois Starting off in silent films, she played opposite John Barrymore in Beau Brummel (1924) and Don Juan (1926…Mary Oliver
Poet Mary Oliver was a National Book Award winner and the Pulitzer Prize winning author of 1983's poetry collection American Primitive. Although Mary Oliver was raised in Ohio, much of her poetry is…Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots) Biography
Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots)queen of ScotlandBirthplace: Linlithgow, ScotlandBorn: 1542Died: 1587Marx, Zeppo MMasaccio,Rizzio, David
(Encyclopedia) Rizzio, DavidRizzio, Davidrĭtˈsēō [key], 1533?–1566, favorite of Mary Queen of Scots. He was a Piedmontese musician (also called Riccio) who arrived (1561) in Scotland with the…John I, king of France
(Encyclopedia) John I or John the Posthumous, 1316, king of France, posthumous son of King Louis X. He lived only five days and was succeeded by his uncle, Philip V. According to legend, a dying…Montecucculi, Raimondo, conte di
(Encyclopedia) Montecucculi or Montecuccoli, Raimondo, conte diMontecucculi or Montecuccoli, Raimondo, conte dirīmōnˈdō kōnˈtā dē mōnˌtāk&oomacr;kˈk&oomacr;lē, –kōlē [key], 1609–80, Italian…Catena, Vincenzo di Biagio
(Encyclopedia) Catena, Vincenzo di BiagioCatena, Vincenzo di Biagiovēnchĕnˈtsō dē byäˈjō kätāˈnä [key], c.1470–1531, Venetian painter. His early work, reflecting the influence of Giovanni Bellini,…Eco, Umberto
(Encyclopedia) Eco, UmbertoEco, Umbertoəmbĕrˈtō ĕcō [key], 1932–2016, Italian novelist, essayist, and semiotics scholar. His first novel, the best-selling Il nome della rosa (1980; tr. The Name of…Mary Tudor
(Encyclopedia) Mary Tudor: see Mary I, Queen of England; Mary of England.Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Music: Gioacchino Rossini Libretto: Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Pierre Beaumarchais Premiere: Rome, February 20, 1816 Though its premiere was an infamous flop, The Barber of…