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Mitropoulos, Dimitri

(Encyclopedia) Mitropoulos, DimitriMitropoulos, Dimitridēmēˈtrē mētrôˈp&oomacr;lôs [key], 1896–1960, Greek-American conductor. A piano pupil of Busoni, in 1930 he substituted for an indisposed…

Davis, Sir Colin Rex

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Sir Colin Rex, 1927–2013, English conductor. Davis began his musical career as a clarinetist, and was a self-taught conductor. After serving with the Sadler's Wells Opera, he…

Thwing, Charles Franklin

(Encyclopedia) Thwing, Charles FranklinThwing, Charles Franklintwĭng [key], 1853–1937, American educator and Congregational clergyman, b. New Sharon, Maine, grad. Harvard, 1876, and Andover…

Dorati, Antal

(Encyclopedia) Dorati, AntalDorati, Antaläntälˈ dōräˈtē [key], 1906–88, Hungarian-American conductor, b. Budapest. Dorati studied with Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók. He made his conducting debut at…

Ormandy, Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Ormandy, EugeneOrmandy, Eugeneôrˈməndē [key], 1899–1985, American conductor, b. Budapest. At the age of five Ormandy entered the Budapest Conservatory, where he studied the violin.…

Ivins, Molly

(Encyclopedia) Ivins, Molly (Mary Tyler Ivins), 1944–2007, U.S. journalist and political columnist, b. Monterey, Calif., B.A. Smith College, 1966, M.A. Columbia School of Journalism, 1967. A decided…

Nicholson, Ben

(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982, English painter; son of Sir William Nicholson. Nicholson's geometric abstractions of landscapes and still lifes are discreetly colored and lyrically…

Flannagan, John Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Flannagan, John BernardFlannagan, John Bernardflănˈəgən [key], 1895–1942, American sculptor, b. Fargo, N.Dak., studied at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His early life was a bitter…

Berg, Patty

(Encyclopedia) Berg, Patty (Patricia Jane Berg), 1918–2006, American golfer, b. Minneapolis, Minn. She was a leading amateur during the 1930s, winning 29 titles before turning professional in 1940.…

Wilkinson, Charles Burnham

(Encyclopedia) Wilkinson, Charles Burnham (Bud Wilkinson), 1916–94, American football coach, b. Minneapolis, Minn. He was an all-around athlete at the Univ. of Minnesota and later was assistant…