(Encyclopedia) Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron deBeaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron depyĕr ōgüstăNˈ karôNˈ də bōmärshāˈ [key], 1732–99, French dramatist. Originally a watchmaker, he rose to…
(Encyclopedia) Buchanan, FranklinBuchanan, Franklinby&oomacr;kăˈnən [key], 1800–1874, American naval officer, b. Baltimore. Appointed a midshipman in 1815, Buchanan rose to be a commander in 1841…
Ossie Davisactor, director, screenwriterBorn: 12/18/1917Birthplace: Cogdell, Georgia Originally a stage actor and writer, he later wrote the screenplay for and directed the film Cotton Comes…
Midge Decterjournalist, writerBorn: 7/25/1927Birthplace: St. Paul, Minn. Midge Rosenthal attended the University of Minnesota, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and New York…
The very best wine. The word is Low Latin for “upon the nail,” meaning that the wine is so good the drinker leaves only enough in his glass to make a bead on his nail. The French say of…
