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Notable Filmmakers and Directors

Spike Lee See also Actors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater Personalities Women Stage and…

land art

(Encyclopedia) land art or earthworks, art form developed in the late 1960s and early 70s by Robert Smithson, Robert Morris, Michael Heizer, and others, in which the artist employs the elements of…

DeLay, Tom

(Encyclopedia) DeLay, Tom (Thomas Dale DeLay), 1947–, American politician, b. Laredo, Tex., grad. Univ. of Houston (B.S., 1970). A conservative Republican businessman, he entered politics (1979) as a…

NFL Football Preview - AFC West

AFC West The defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos have the same horsepower they had a year ago when they broke the AFC jinx against the Packers in San Diego. They've got the talent, the…

Bronson Murray CUTTING, Congress, NM (1888-1935)

Senate Years of Service: 1927-1928; 1929-1935Party: Republican; RepublicanCUTTING, Bronson Murray, a Senator from New Mexico; born in Oakdale, Long Island, N.Y., June 23, 1888; attended the…

Cox, James Middleton

(Encyclopedia) Cox, James Middleton, 1870–1957, American political leader and journalist, b. Butler co., Ohio. After serving on the editorial staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer, he bought the Dayton (…

Chambersburg

(Encyclopedia) Chambersburg, borough (2020 pop. 21,903), seat of Franklin co., S Pa.; settled 1730, inc. 1803. Food products, apparel, construction…

Underwood, Oscar Wilder

(Encyclopedia) Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862–1929, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Alabama (1915–27), b. Louisville, Ky. A lawyer in Birmingham, Ala., he became important in Democratic…