(Encyclopedia) Casanova de Seingalt, Giovanni GiacomoCasanova de Seingalt, Giovanni Giacomokăzənōˈvə, Ital. jōvänˈnē jäˈkōmō käzänōˈvä dā sāngältˈ [key], 1725–98, Venetian adventurer, author, and…
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(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917–96, American jazz singer, b. Newport News, Va. Probably the most celebrated jazz vocalist of her generation, Fitzgerald was reared in Yonkers, N.Y., moving after…
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