(Encyclopedia) Domat, JeanDomat, JeanzhäN dōmäˈ [key], 1625–96, French jurist. His Les Loix civiles dans leur ordre naturel [civil laws in their natural order] (3 vol., 1689–94) is a restatement of…
(Encyclopedia) Clouet, JeanClouet, JeanzhäN kl&oomacr;āˈ [key], called Janet or JehannetClouet, Jeanboth: zhänĕˈ [key], c.1485–1540, portrait and miniature painter. He was court painter and valet…
(Encyclopedia) Nicolet, JeanNicolet, JeanzhäN nēkôlāˈ [key], 1598?–1642, French explorer in the Old Northwest. He came to New France with Samuel de Champlain in 1618. In 1634, under the direction of…
(Encyclopedia) Gabin, JeanGabin, JeanzhäN gäbăNˈ [key], 1904–76, French film actor, b. Paris; his original name was Alexis Moncourge. Gabin's work as a cabaret entertainer led to a career in films.…
(Harlean Carpenter)actressBorn: 3/3/1911Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Film actress and archetypal pinup, known for her roles as a wisecracking sexpot. Her films include Hell's Angels (1930),…
playwright, screenwriter, directorBorn: 6/23/1910Birthplace: Bordeaux, France His works, which include Le Voyageur sans Baggage (1938), Antigone (1946), and Beckett (1959), often contrast fantasy…
Senate Years of Service: 1812-1812
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DESTRÉHAN, Jean Noel, a Senator from Louisiana; born in 1754 in that section of Louisiana which became the St. Charles Parish;…
Here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. This is George Clooney's third nomination for Best Actor and Brad Pitt's second nomination for Best Actor. And the Nominees…
(Encyclopedia) Renoir, JeanRenoir, JeanzhäN rənwärˈ [key], 1894–1979, French film director and writer, b. Paris; son of Pierre Auguste Renoir. He made his first film in 1926. Gathering around him a…
