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Bogdanovich, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939 - 2021, American film director, actor, and critic, b. Kingston, N.Y. Bogdanovich was the son of Serbian immigrants. He studie...

Bienewitz, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Bienewitz, Peter: see Apianus, Petrus. ...

Brook, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Brook, Peter, 1925–, English theatrical director, b. London, grad. Oxford (1943). An innovative, unconventional, and controversial figure, Brook mounts energetic productions in which the entire stag...

Canisius, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Canisius, Peter: see Peter Canisius, Saint. ...

Carey, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Carey, Peter, 1943–, Australian novelist, b. near Melbourne. Carey's combination of science fiction and fantasy motifs with a realistic style, displayed in the short stories in The Fat Man in Histor...

Carington, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Carington, Peter: see Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron. ...

Bennewitz, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Bennewitz, Peter: see Apianus, Petrus. ...

Veregin, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Veregin, Peter: see Dukhobors.

Blume, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Blume, Peter blo͞om [key], 1906–92, American painter, b. Russia. Blume immigrated to the United States in 1911. In his early work, such as The Parade (1930; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City), he s...

Zumthor, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Zumthor, Peter, 1943–, Swiss architect. He apprenticed with his cabinetmaker father as a teenager, and wood is a recurring material in his work, e.g., his small, shingled St. Benedict Chapel, Sumvit...