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Dekker, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Dekker, Thomas, c,1570–1632, English dramatist and pamphleteer. Little is known of his life except that he frequently suffered from poverty and served several prison terms for debt. He…

Belfast

(Encyclopedia) Belfast Belfast bĕlfăstˈ [key], Gaelic Béal Feirste, city (2021 est. pop. 635,…

Utrecht , city, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia) Utrecht, city (1994 pop. 234,106), capital of Utrecht prov., central Netherlands, on a branch of the Lower Rhine (Neder Rijn) River. It is a transportation, financial, and industrial…

Penn, Arthur Hiller

(Encyclopedia) Penn, Arthur Hiller, 1922–2010, American director, brother of Irving Penn, b. Philadelphia; studied Black Mountain College and the Actors' Studio, Los Angeles. Penn, who often dealt…

Ward, Douglas Turner

(Encyclopedia) Ward, Douglas Turner, 1930-2021, African-American actor, director, and playwright, b. Burnside, La., as Roosevelt Ward Jr. Ward’s…

Entertainment Bios — R

Francisco RabalDorothy RabinowitzRadioheadGilda RadnerBen RaeburnRage Against the MachineSam M. RaimiMa RaineyClaude RainsBonnie RaittHarold RamisJoey RamoneMichael RapaportBasil RathboneDan…

automobile industry

(Encyclopedia) automobile industry, the business of producing and selling self-powered vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks, farm equipment, and other commercial vehicles. By allowing consumers…

Back to School at the Movies

Lights! Camera! Learning! History lesson: Real heroes on film by Beth Rowen Patton George C. Scott as Old Blood and Guts This unforgettable biopic explores the hot-headed military genius…

Hoaxes - Corporate

Corporate Shenanigans by Shmuel Ross Yo Quiero Liberty On April 1, 1996, readers of newspapers including the New York Times were met with a full-page advertisement announcing…