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Fanning, David

(Encyclopedia) Fanning, David, c.1755–1825, American Loyalist in the American Revolution, b. Amelia co., Va. He led raids on the colonials in the Carolinas and wrote (1790) an account of his…

Wyss, Johann David

(Encyclopedia) Wyss, Johann DavidWyss, Johann Davidyōˈhän däˈvĭt vēs [key], 1743–1818, Swiss author. His Swiss Family Robinson (1813, tr. 1814), an internationally popular classic for children,…

Milne, David

(Encyclopedia) Milne, David, 1882–1953, Canadian painter, b. Ontario. He grew up in Canada and came to the United States in 1903, living for 13 years in New York City, where he studied at the Art…

Hartley, David

(Encyclopedia) Hartley, David, 1705–57, English physician and philosopher, founder of associational psychology. In his Observations on Man (2 vol., 1749) he stated that all mental phenomena are due…

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

Director:Des McAnuffWriter:Kenneth LonerganUniversal; PG; 88 minutesRelease:7/00Cast:Rene Russo, Robert DeNiro, Jason Alexander The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle opens as a cartoon. It…

Brewer's: Simple

(The). Charles III. of France. (879, 893-929.) Simples cut. (See Battersea.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Simple SimonSimony A B C D E F G H I…

A Simple Wish

Director: Michael RitchieWriter: Jeff RothbergDirector of Photography:Ralf BodeEditor:Wil-liam ScharfMusic:Bruce BroughtonProduction Designer:Stephen HendricksonProducers:Sid, Bill and Jon…

A Simple Plan

Director: Sam RaimiWriter: Scott B. SmithParamount; R; 120 minutesRelease:12/98Cast: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe, Gary Cole, Becky Ann Baker, Chelcie Ross…

Baker, Ray Stannard

(Encyclopedia) Baker, Ray Stannard, pseud. David Grayson, 1870–1946, American author, b. Lansing, Mich., grad. Michigan State College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1889. At first a Chicago newspaper…

Henry, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Henry, Alexander, two fur traders, uncle and nephew, of the Old Northwest, each of whom left a valuable journal of his travels and experiences. Alexander Henry, the elder, 1739–1824, b…