(Encyclopedia) Innes, Michael, pseud. of John Innes Mackintosh Stewart, 1906–94, British writer and scholar, b. near Edinburgh. From 1969 to 1973 he was a reader in English literature at Oxford.…
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, Michael, 1943–87, American dancer and choreographer, b. Buffalo, N.Y. He appeared in West Side Story and Subways Are for Sleeping. During the 1970s, he was one of the most…
(Encyclopedia) Arlen, Michael, 1895–1956, English novelist, b. Bulgaria as Dikran Kuyumjian. The son of Armenian parents, he was brought to England as a child. In 1922 he became a British subject and…
(Encyclopedia) Pacher, MichaelPacher, Michaelmĭkhˈäĕl päˈkhər [key], c.1435–1498, German religious painter and probably a wood carver, a native of the Tyrol. He painted figures reminiscent of the art…
(Encyclopedia) Crichton, MichaelCrichton, Michaelkrīˈtən [key], 1942–2008, American novelist, screenwriter, and director, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard Medical School (1969). He wrote several thrillers…
(Encyclopedia) Wolgemut or Wohlgemuth, MichaelWolgemut or Wohlgemuth, Michaelboth: mĭkhˈäĕl vôlˈgəm&oomacr;t [key], 1434–1519, German painter, wood carver, and engraver who worked mainly in…
(Encyclopedia) Ondaatje, Michael (Philip Michael Ondaatje)Ondaatje, Michaeländätˈchā [key], 1943–, Canadian writer, b. Colombo, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Immigrating (1962) to Canada, he attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Haneke, MichaelHaneke, Michaelhäˈnəkə [key], 1942–, Austrian film director and screenwriter, b. Munich, Germany. In the 1970s and 80s, he wrote and directed for television and the…