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Skinner, Otis
(Encyclopedia) Skinner, Otis, 1858–1942, American actor, b. Cambridge, Mass. Skinner made his New York debut in 1879. After years as supporting player to Booth and Barrett, he toured with Augustin…Orff, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Orff, CarlOrff, Carlôrf [key], 1895–1982, German composer and educator. After studying at the Academy of Music at Munich, he helped to found the Günter School there in 1924. As a…Perkins, Frances
(Encyclopedia) Perkins, Frances, 1882–1965, U.S. Secretary of Labor (1933–45), b. Boston. She worked at Hull House, was executive secretary of the New York Consumers' League (1910–12) and of the New…North Carolina, University of
(Encyclopedia) North Carolina, University of, main campus at Chapel Hill; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1789, opened 1795, the first state college to open as a university. In 1931 the…Von Sternberg, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Von Sternberg, Joseph (Jo Sternberg), 1894–1969, Austrian-American film director and screenwriter. Von Sternberg, who worked in the United States from 1925, made films that were noted…Amadi, Elechi
(Encyclopedia) Amadi, Elechi, 1934–2016, Nigerian novelist, one of the first generation of African novelists who wrote in English; grad. University College, Ibadan. An Ikwerre, he is best known for…Épinay, Louise Florence Pétronille (de Tardieu d'Esclavelles) La Live d'
(Encyclopedia) Épinay, Louise Florence Pétronille (de Tardieu d'Esclavelles) La Live d'Épinay, Louise Florence Pétronille (de Tardieu d'Esclavelles) La Live d'lwēz flôräNsˈ pātrōnēˈyə də tärdyöˈ…Exeter
(Encyclopedia) Exeter. 1 City (2020 pop. 10,439), Tulare co., S central Calif.; inc. 1911. The town is an agricultural center in the San Joaquin valley…Collins, Wilkie
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie Collins), 1824–89, English novelist. Although trained as a lawyer, he spent most of his life writing. He produced some 30 novels, the best known of…Coppola, Sophia Carmina
(Encyclopedia) Coppola, Sophia Carmina, , 1971- , American director, screenwriter, and actress, b. New York City. The youngest child of director…Trending
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