Antonio de Almeidaconductor, musicologist authority on Offenbach; influential in reviving the works of Massenet, Duparc and Chausson Born: 1928Died: 1997William Alland1997 DeathsEugenie M.…
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Rebecca De Mornay
(Rebecca George)
actress
Born: 8/29/1958
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Making her film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (1982), she achieved popular success…
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Niki de Saint Phalleartist and feminist Born: 1930Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France French-born artist and feminist known for her nanas sculptures, papier-mâché figures of enormous,…
(Encyclopedia) Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain deMarivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain depyĕrˈ kärlāˈ də shäNblēˈ də märēvōˈ [key], 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist. He enjoyed popularity…
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