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March, Fredric

(Encyclopedia) March, Fredric, 1897–1975, American actor, b. Racine, Wis., as Frederick McIntyre Bickel. Equally distinguished on stage and screen, he won Academy Awards for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (…

wind

(Encyclopedia) wind, flow of air relative to the earth's surface. A wind is named according to the point of the compass from which it blows, e.g., a wind blowing from the north is a north wind. The…

Enemy at the Gates

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Writers: Alain Godard and Jean-Jacques Annaud Paramount Pictures R; 133 minutes Release: 3/01 Cast: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz…

Brewer's: Enemy

How goes the enemy? or What says the enemy? What o'clock is it? Time is the enemy of man, especially of those who are behind time. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Enemy of the State

Director: Tony ScottWriter: David Marconi132 minutesRelease: 11/98Cast: Will Smith , Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Regina King, Ian Hart, Jake Busey, Barry Pepper, Gabriel Byrne, Tom…

klezmer

(Encyclopedia) klezmerklezmerklĕzˈmər [key], form of instrumental folk music developed in the Eastern European Jewish community. The style had its beginnings in the Middle Ages; its name is a…

The True George Washington: Enemies

EnemiesGeorge MuseAny man of force is to be known quite as much by the character of his enemies as by that of his friends, and this is true of Washington. The subject offers some difficulties…

Brewer's: Friends ... Enemies

Our friends the enemy. When, on April 1, 1814, the allied armies entered Paris, Sir George Jackson tells us he heard a viva pass along the streets, and the shout “nos amis, nos ennemis…

Women's Suffrage: The Invisible Enemy

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Woman's Hour that Never CameSpecial Handicaps and HazardsThe Invisible EnemyThose invisible influences that were controlling elections…