(Encyclopedia) Icelandic literature, the literature of Iceland. For the earliest literature of Iceland, see Old Norse literature.
The 20th cent. saw the rise of a more introspective writing,…
former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs and liberal Democrat, spent $35 million of his own money to finance his campaign for the U.S. Senate. In New Jersey's June primary, Corzine beat former…
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 20, 2015, in Los Angeles, Calif. Drama Series: Game of Thrones (HBO) Actor: Jon Hamm, Mad Men Actress: Viola…
(Encyclopedia) Berlin, IrvingBerlin, Irvingbərlĭnˈ [key], 1888–1989, American songwriter, b. Russia as Israel Baline; his Jewish family fled a pogrom in 1893 and settled in New York's Lower East Side…
(Encyclopedia) Koprowski, Hilary, 1916–2013, Polish-American microbiologist and immunologist, b. Warsaw, M.D. Univ. of Warsaw, 1939. He fled Poland after the Nazi invasion (1939), making his way to…
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(Encyclopedia) Godden, Rumer (Margaret Rumer Godden)Godden, Rumergŏdˈən [key], 1907–98, English novelist. Godden was highly praised for the subtlety of her characterization (particularly of children…
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Born: July 21, 1957
Birthplace: Tarzana, California
Best Known as: Cast member of Saturday Night Live and the voice of Jay Sherman in The Critic
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(Encyclopedia) Royal Opera, one of the principal British opera companies, based at the Royal Opera House (which it shares with the Royal Ballet) in Covent Garden, London. Formed in 1946 as the Covent…
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