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Blanchot, Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Blanchot, MauriceBlanchot, Mauricemōrēsˈ bläNshōˈ [key], 1907–2003, French novelist and literary critic. One of the first intellectuals in France to be interested in questions of…

Maurice Podoloff

Maurice PodoloffBorn: Aug. 18, 1890Basketball engineered merger of Basketball Assn. of America and National Basketball League into NBA in 1949; NBA commissioner (1949-63); league MVP trophy…

Maurice Richard

Maurice RichardBorn: Aug. 4, 1921Hockey RW the “Rocket”; 8-time NHL 1st team All-Star; MVP in 1947; 1st to score 50 goals in one season (1944-45); 544 career goals; played on 8 Stanley Cup…

Maurice Greene

Maurice GreeneBorn: July 23, 1974Track & Field world 100m champion in 1997, 99 and 2001 and 200m champion in 1999; former world record holder (9.79) in the 100m; won the gold medal in the…

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak wrote and drew Where the Wild Things Are, a children's book first published in 1963. Sendak grew up in Brooklyn, the child of Polish immigrants, and worked as an illustrator of comics…

Maurice of Saxony

(Encyclopedia) Maurice of Saxony: see Maurice (1521–53); Saxe, Maurice, comte de (1696–1750).

Richard, Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Richard, Maurice (Joseph Henri Maurice Richard)Richard, Mauricezhōzĕfˈ äNrēˈ môrēsˈ rēˈshärˌ [key], 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player, b. Montreal. Richard, nicknamed “the Rocket” by…

Maurice Ferre Biography

Maurice Ferreformer mayor of MiamiBorn: June 23, 1935Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico Born in Puerto Rico, Ferre attended the University of Miami. His career in politics began in 1966, when…