First Olympic Appearance: 1936 (men); 1976 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20122008 Summer Games: Basketball ResultsEncyclopedia: Olympic Basketball…
director, editor, producer, writerBorn: 3/25/1908Birthplace: Croydon, England Academy Award-winning director, editor, producer, and writer known for his craftmanship behind the camera. His films…
(Encyclopedia) Rainwater, James, 1917–86, American physicist, Ph.D. Columbia, 1946. After working on the Manhattan Project as a student during World War II, he became a professor of physics at…
(Encyclopedia) Vernon, Edward, 1684–1757, British admiral. He entered the navy in 1700 and rose steadily in rank. A member of Parliament from 1722, he opposed the government of Sir Robert Walpole and…
(Encyclopedia) Daiches, DavidDaiches, Daviddāˈchēz [key], 1912–2005, British critic, b. Sunderland. A graduate of Edinburgh Univ. and Oxford (M.A., 1934; Ph.D., 1939), Daiches taught at several…
(Encyclopedia) Denonville, Jacques René de Brisay, marquis deDenonville, Jacques René de Brisay, marquis dezhäk rənāˈ də brēzāˈ märkēˈ də dənôNvēlˈ [key], d. 1710, governor of New France (1685–89).…
(Encyclopedia) Hendrix, Jimi (James Marshall Hendrix), 1942–70, African-American rock guitarist, b. Seattle, Wash. Hendrix, in his short musical career, was known for an innovative and extremely…
