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Guitry, Lucien Germain

(Encyclopedia) Guitry, Lucien GermainGuitry, Lucien GermainlüsyăNˈ zhĕrmăNˈ gētrēˈ [key], 1860–1925, French actor and producer. Guitry succeeded Coquelin as France's most versatile actor. He made his…

Lévy-Bruhl, Lucien

(Encyclopedia) Lévy-Bruhl, LucienLévy-Bruhl, Lucienlāvēˈ-brül [key], 1857–1939, French philosopher, psychologist, and ethnologist. He was professor at the Sorbonne from 1899 and editor of the Revue…

Pissarro, Camille

(Encyclopedia) Pissarro, CamillePissarro, Camillekämēˈyə pēsärōˈ [key], 1830–1903, French impressionist painter, b. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. In Paris from 1855, he came under the influence of…

Secretariat

(Encyclopedia) Secretariat, 1970–89, thoroughbred race horse. Nicknamed “Big Red,” he was trained by Lucien Laurin and ridden by Ron Turcotte. In 1973 Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness,…

Malle, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Malle, LouisMalle, Louislwē mäl [key], 1932–95, French film director, b. Thumeries, France. Malle's motion pictures are noted for their nonjudgmental approach to often taboo material,…

Bouchard, Lucien

(Encyclopedia) Bouchard, LucienBouchard, LucienlüsyăNˈ b&oomacr;shärˈ [key], 1938–, French-Canadian separatist leader, b. Quebec. A lawyer and a political ally of Brian Mulroney, Bouchard served…

Bonaparte

(Encyclopedia) BonaparteBonapartebōˈnəpärt, Ital. BuonaparteBonapartebwōnäpärˈtā, family name of Napoleon I, emperor of the French. Of the second generation of the family the most important was…

Béranger, Pierre Jean de

(Encyclopedia) Béranger, Pierre Jean deBéranger, Pierre Jean depyĕr zhäN də bāräNzhāˈ [key], 1780–1857, French lyric poet. He was a protégé of Lucien Bonaparte and a friend of some of the most…

Lucien Laurin 2000 Deaths

Lucien LaurinAge: 88 Hall of Fame trainer who won five of six Triple Crown races with Riva Ridge and Secretariat in 1972 and 1973; won 161 races as a jockey; began training in 1942 and joined…