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Lowell, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Robert (Robert Traill Spence Lowell 4th), 1917–77, American poet and translator, widely considered the preeminent American poet of the mid-20th cent., b. Boston, grad. Kenyon…

group psychotherapy

(Encyclopedia) group psychotherapy, a means of changing behavior and emotional patterns, based on the premise that much of human behavior and feeling involves the individual's adaptation and response…

Welles, Orson

(Encyclopedia) Welles, Orson, 1915–85, American actor, director, and producer, b. Kenosha, Wis. From childhood he evinced a precocious talent and lofty sense of self-assurance in theatrical matters.…

United We Stand

The Question: Who said "United we stand, divided we fall"? The Answer: That quote can be found on the official seal of Kentucky, which was…

Horton Foote

Horton Foote won two screenwriting Oscars, one for the film version of Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird (1961, starring Gregory Peck) and one for Tender Mercies (1983, starring Robert Duvall…

Eric Bogosian Biography

Eric Bogosian actor, playwright, monologuist Born: 1953Birthplace: Woburn, Massachusetts As performance artist, he is known especially for his witty and satiric one-man shows chronicling modern…

Mamet's <i>Boy</i> Wonder

An Interview with playwright and filmmaker David Mamet by Peter Keough Related Links The Winslow Boy: Official SiteSony Pictures ClassicsThe only constants, it would seem, in the creative world of…

Spike Jonze

Name at birth: Adam SpiegelSpike Jonze earned an Oscar nomination for directing his first feature film, 1999's Being John Malkovich, and then won an Oscar 14 years later for writing the film Her.…

Carey Mulligan

Dimpled, British, and looking younger than her age, Carey Mulligan made her professional debut in 2005 -- as Kitty Bennet in the film adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice -- and parlayed…

Neil Simon

Name at birth: Marvin Neil SimonThe author of The Odd Couple, Neil Simon was a playwright whose Broadway plays and Hollywood movie adaptations made him one of history's most financially successful…