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Manning, Olivia
(Encyclopedia) Manning, Olivia, 1911–80, English novelist, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire. During World War II she served as a journalist in the Middle East. She is best known for her “Balkan trilogy”: The…Girardin, Delphine Gay de
(Encyclopedia) Girardin, Delphine Gay deGirardin, Delphine Gay dedĕlfēnˈ gā də zhērärdăNˈ [key], 1804–55, French writer; wife of Émile de Girardin. She wrote patriotic poems and, under the pseudonym…Bone, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Bone, Henry, 1755–1834, English enamel painter. He decorated china at Plymouth and Bristol and later went to London, where he was employed in making small enameled pieces and…Bluebeard
(Encyclopedia) Bluebeard, nickname of the chevalier Raoul in a story by Charles Perrault. In the story Bluebeard's seventh wife, Fatima, yielding to curiosity, opens a locked door and discovers the…Kanin, Garson
(Encyclopedia) Kanin, GarsonKanin, Garsonkāˈnən [key], 1912–99, American director and writer, b. Rochester, N.Y.; grad. American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1933. He worked as a saxophonist, comedian,…Morris, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Roger, 1727–94, Loyalist in the American Revolution, b. Yorkshire, England. He came (1755) to America as aide-de-camp to Gen. Edward Braddock and fought under James Wolfe at…Sihamoni, Norodom
(Encyclopedia) Sihamoni, Norodom, 1953–, king of Cambodia (2004–). A son of King Norodom Sihanouk and his fifth wife, Norodom Sihamoni was trained as a dancer and taught dance (1981–2000) in Paris,…Priam
(Encyclopedia) PriamPriamprīˈəm [key], in Greek mythology, king of Troy during the Trojan War, son of Laomedon. Priam had several wives and was the father of 50 sons and many daughters. His chief…King, Henry
(Encyclopedia) King, Henry, 1592–1669, English poet. He became bishop of Chichester in 1642. Elegies constitute nearly half his work, his most notable being “The Exequy,” written on the death of his…Eliphelet
(Encyclopedia) ElipheletElipheletēlĭfˈəlĕt [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 The same as Eliphalet. 3 Companion of Ezra. 4 One of David's mighty men. An alternate form is Eliphal. 5 Benjamite. 6 One who had…Trending
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