(Encyclopedia) Compton-Burnett, Dame IvyCompton-Burnett, Dame Ivykŏmˈtən-bûrˈnət [key], 1892–1969, English novelist. Educated at the Univ. of London, she lived quietly in London for most of her life…
(Encyclopedia) bone china, variety of porcelain developed by English potters in the last half of the 18th and early 19th cent. The clay is tempered with phosphate of lime or bone ash. This innovation…
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Mark Burnettcreator of SurvivorBorn: 1960?Birthplace: England Burnett is responsible for the television phenomenon of 2000, Survivor—an experiment in social Darwinism, in which contestants…
(Encyclopedia) Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord, 1714–99, English writer, b. Scotland. A pioneer in anthropology, he wrote Of the Origin and Progress of Language (6 vol., 1774–92), in which he…
Carol Burnettcomedienne, actressBorn: 4/26/1933Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comedienne. She starred in the Carol Burnett Show (1967–78) and appeared…
Murray Burnettwriter, high school teacherBorn: 1911 He co-wrote (with Joan Alison) Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced play that was bought by Warner Brothers for the unprecedented sum of $20,…
Director:Ernest DickersonWriters:Adam Simon and Tim MetcalfeNew Line Cinema; R; 93 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Khalil Kain The suburbs are often accused of having no…
(Encyclopedia) Bone, Henry, 1755–1834, English enamel painter. He decorated china at Plymouth and Bristol and later went to London, where he was employed in making small enameled pieces and…
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