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Lenya, Lotte
(Encyclopedia) Lenya, LotteLenya, Lottelôtˈə lĕnˈyä [key], 1898–1981, Viennese singer and character actress, b. Karoline Blamauer. The wife of the composer Kurt Weill, Lenya was the foremost singer…Gottsched, Johann Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Gottsched, Johann ChristophGottsched, Johann Christophyōˈhän krĭsˈtôf gôtˈshĕt [key], 1700–1766, German literary critic, disciple of the Enlightenment. As professor of poetry and…von Aroldingen, Karin
(Karin Awny Hannelore Reinbold von Aroedingen and Eltzinger) ballet dancerBirthplace: Greiz, GermanyBorn: 7/9/41von Furstenberg, Betsy
(Elizabeth Caroline Maria Agatha Felicitas Therese von Furstenberg-Hedringen) actressBirthplace: Nelheim-Heusen, GermanyBorn: 8/16/35von Hindenburg, Paul
statesmanBirthplace: Posen, PolandBorn: 1847Died: 1934von Karajan, Herbert
conductorBirthplace: Salzburg, AustriaBorn: 1908Died: 1989Von Stade, Frederica
mezzo-sopranoBirthplace: Somerville, N.J.Born: 6/1/45Von Zell, Harry
announcerBirthplace: IndianapolisBorn: 1906Died: 1981Wolfgang von Kempelen
Wolfgang von Kempelen built the Turk, a chess-playing automaton which wowed Europe late in the 1700s. The Turk consisted of a wooden cabinet topped by a carved life-size human figure dressed in a…Jenna von Oÿ
Jenna von Oÿ is best known as Six LeMeure, the chatty and spunky sidekick on the family-friendly 1990s TV series Blossom. Jenna von Oÿ's on-screen career began in commercials (she was featured in a…Trending
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