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Barthelme, Donald
(Encyclopedia) Barthelme, DonaldBarthelme, Donaldbärtˈəlmē [key], 1931–89, American writer, b. Philadelphia. The son of an architect, he grew up in Texas, moved (1962) to New York City, worked as a…short story
(Encyclopedia) short story, brief prose fiction. The term covers a wide variety of narratives—from stories in which the main focus is on the course of events to studies of character, from the “short…compulsive gambling
(Encyclopedia) compulsive gambling or pathological gambling, a psychological disorder characterized by a persistent inability to resist the impulse to gamble. The disorder is progressive and…Oscar Hijuelos
Oscar Hijuelos was the Cuban-American writer who won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction with his 1990 novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. His parents were Cuban immigrants to New York City, where…1972 National Book Awards
Arts and LettersThe Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Charles RosenBiographyEleanor and Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship, Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers, Joseph…Douglas, Donald Wills, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Donald Wills, Jr.: see under Douglas, Donald Wills.Smith, Donald Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Donald Alexander: see Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron.Cameron of Lochiel, Donald
(Encyclopedia) Cameron of Lochiel, DonaldCameron of Lochiel, Donaldkămˈərən, [key]Cameron of Lochiel, Donaldlŏkh-ēlˈ [key], 1695?–1748, Scottish clan chieftain, known as the Gentle Lochiel; grandson…Hall, Donald
(Encyclopedia) Hall, Donald (Donald Andrew Hall, Jr.), 1928–2018, American poet, b. New Haven, Conn., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1951), Oxford (1953). He published more than 50 books, ranging from poetry,…Crisp, Donald
actorBirthplace: LondonBorn: 1880Died: 1974Trending
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