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Hepburn, Katharine

(Encyclopedia) Hepburn, Katharine, 1907–2003, American actress, b. Hartford, Conn. She made periodic stage appearances from 1928 on and debuted in the first of her 43 films in 1932; in her early…

Jusserand, Jean Jules

(Encyclopedia) Jusserand, Jean JulesJusserand, Jean JuleszhäN zhül zhüsəräNˈ [key], 1855–1932, French diplomat and author, b. Lyon. After service in London, Constantinople, and Copenhagen, he was…

Balchen, Bernt

(Encyclopedia) Balchen, BerntBalchen, Berntbârnt bälˈkən [key], 1899–1973, Norwegian-American aviator. He headed one of the search expeditions for Amundsen and Ellsworth in 1925 and was a member of…

Triolet, Elsa

(Encyclopedia) Triolet, Elsa (Elsa Blick)Triolet, Elsaĕlsäˈ trēôlĕˈ [key], c.1896–1970, Russian-French author, b. Moscow. In 1928 she married the French writer Louis Aragon. Her novels often combine…

Brookner, Anita

(Encyclopedia) Brookner, Anita, 1928–2016, English writer and art critic. After establishing an academic career at London's Courtauld Institute of Art and becoming the first woman appointed (1968)…

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Everything you ever wanted to know about Major-League ballparks by Mike Morrison and Melissa Sogard Fenway Park was built in 1912 by Osborn Archietects & Engineers. Yankee Stadium was built…

Walt Whitman: Me Imperturbe

Me ImperturbeMe imperturbe, standing at ease in Nature, Master of all or mistress of all, aplomb in the midst of irrational things, Imbued as they, passive, receptive, silent as they, Finding…

Walt Whitman: Spontaneous Me

Spontaneous MeSpontaneous me, Nature, The loving day, the mounting sun, the friend I am happy with, The arm of my friend hanging idly over my shoulder, The hillside whiten'd with blossoms of…

Walt Whitman: O Me! O Life!

O Me! O Life!O me! O life! of the questions of these recurring, Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill'd with the foolish, Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more…

Jérí´me Kerviel Biography

French bankerBorn: Birthplace: Best Known as: French bank employee of Société Générale who lost $7.1 billion In January 2008, 31-year-old Jérí´me Kerviel…