actor, directorBorn: 1/26/1925Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio Academy Award-winning actor and director known for his piercing blue eyes and the immediacy of his acting. His films include Cat on a…
screenwriter Screenwriter whose Oscar-nominated films include Quiz Show (1994) and Donnie Brasco (1997). He also wrote Disclosure (1994) and Sphere (1998).
(Irwin Mazursky)producer, director, screenwriter, actorBorn: 4/25/1930Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York This versatile filmmaker debuted as an actor in Stanley Kubrick's first film, Fear and Desire (…
actorBorn: 5/22/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Though best known for his work on the stage, Winfield has also been captured on film from time to time throughout his 30-year career spanning…
directorBorn: 7/18/1938Birthplace: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Verhoeven began his career making documentaries for the Netherlands navy. He soon gained success in directing for TV, and his Dutch…
art dealer, collectorBorn: 1881Birthplace: Paris, France An art dealer famous for representing artists such as Picasso, Braque, and Matisse. He began his career in his father's antiques business,…
(Encyclopedia) Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm vonFeuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm vonpoul yōˈhän änˈzĕlm [key]Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von foiˈərbäkh [key], 1775–1833, German jurist; father of…
(Encyclopedia) Vidal de la Blache, PaulVidal de la Blache, Paulpōl vēdälˈ də lä bläsh [key], French geographer, 1845–1918, the father of French human geography. He was educated at the École Normale…
(Encyclopedia) Ryan, Paul Davis, 1972–, U.S. politician, b. Janesville, Wis., grad. Miami Univ. (B.S. 1992), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2015–19). A politically active, conservative…
