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Derek Mahonpoet, playwrightBorn: 1941Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland In a survey conducted by the Irish Times in 1999, poet Derek Mahon was among the ten most popular writers (living…
A corruption of bodhi or bodhiruma (the tree of wisdom), under which Sakyamuni used to sit when he concocted the system called Buddhism. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
(Encyclopedia) Barton, Derek H. R., 1918–98, British chemist, b. Gravesend, England, grad. Imperial College of Science and Technology (B.S. 1940, Ph.D. 1942, D.Sc. 1949). He was on the faculty of…
Bo Widerberg director Three of Widerberg's films, All Things Fair, Adalen '31 and Raven's End, were nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscars. Raven's End was named best Swedish film of all-…
Derek Taylorpublicist, writerBorn: 5/7/1932Birthplace: Liverpool, England Taylor was the Beatles' press agent for a number of years. He traveled with the group on their 1964 world tour,…
Sir Derek JacobiactorBorn: 10/22/1938Birthplace: Leytonstone, East London, England Sir Derek Jacobi's myriad stage roles have included Cyrano de Bergerac, Uncle Vanya, Adolf Hitler, Oedipus Rex, and…
Derek DaviesAge: 71 editor who transformed the single-page newsletter Far Eastern Economic Review into an internationally respected magazine. Died: Antibies, Sept. 15, 2002Norman DavidsonA -…
Bo YiboAge: 98 Chinese politician who was the last surviving member of the Eight Immortals, leaders of the Communist Party who favored a move toward a market-oriented economy favored by Deng…
Derek TaylorThe Beatles's publicity spokesman, writer Taylor ran the press department of Apple Records, The Beatles's production company, from 1968 to 1970. In addition to The Beatles,…
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