(Encyclopedia) Sibelius, Jean Julius ChristianSibelius, Jean Julius Christianzhän y&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s krĭsˈtyän sĭbāˈly&oobreve;s [key], 1865–1957, Finnish composer. Sibelius was a…
Jean Dalrympleproducer dynamic producer who turned New York's City Center into a theater powerhouse, by attracting actors such as Jose Ferrer and Orson WellesBorn: 1902Died: 1998Thomas…
Jean MacArthurAge: 101 widow of Gen. Douglas MacArthur who stood steadfast by her husband through both war and peace. After her husband's death in 1964, Mrs. MacArthur continued the social…
Jean PatchettAge: 75 model who appeared on more than 40 magazine covers in the 1950s. Died: La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 22, 2002 Carl (Bobo) OlsonM - QDolores Olmedo Patiño
(Encyclopedia) Carpeaux, Jean-BaptisteCarpeaux, Jean-BaptistezhäN-bätēstˈ kärpōˈ [key], 1827–75, French sculptor and painter. He studied with François Rude and won the Prix de Rome. Carpeaux rose to…
(Encyclopedia) Carrier, Jean BaptisteCarrier, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ kärēāˈ [key], 1756–94, French Revolutionary. An extreme Jacobin, he demanded the establishment of a revolutionary tribunal, and…
(Encyclopedia) Deburau or Debureau, Jean GaspardDeburau or Debureau, Jean Gaspardboth: zhäN gäspärˈ dəbürōˈ [key], 1796–1846, French pantomime performer, whose original name was Jan Kaspar Dvorjak, b…
(Encyclopedia) Forain, Jean LouisForain, Jean LouiszhäN lwē fôrăNˈ [key], 1852–1931, French painter, etcher, and lithographer. One of the foremost etchers of his day, Forain is best known for his…
(Encyclopedia) Kléber, Jean BaptisteKléber, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ klābĕrˈ [key], 1753–1800, French general, b. Strasbourg. A trained architect, he attended military school in Munich and served in…
(Encyclopedia) Talon, Jean BaptisteTalon, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ tälôNˈ [key], 1625?–1694, intendant of New France, b. France. He entered French administrative service c.1653. In his short tenure…
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