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Fellini, Federico
(Encyclopedia)Fellini, Federico fdr´k fl-l´n [key], 1920–93, Italian film director. After World War II he wrote screenplays for such neorealistic films as Rossellini's Open City and Paisan. He beg...García Lorca, Federico
(Encyclopedia)García Lorca, Federico fr´k gärth´ä lôr´kä [key], 1898–1936, Spanish poet and dramatist, b. Fuente Vaqueros. The poetry, passion, and violence of his work and his own tragic and...Leloir, Luis Federico
(Encyclopedia)Leloir, Luis Federico, 1906–87, Argentine biochemist, b. France, M.D. Univ. of Buenos Aires, 1932, Ph.D. Leloir was a researcher at the Univ. of Buenos Aires from 1932 to 1943. He then taught briefl...Lorca, Federico García
(Encyclopedia)Lorca, Federico García: see García Lorca.Montefeltro
(Encyclopedia)Montefeltro mntfl´tr [key], Italian noble family. Its members were noted patrons of art and traditionally opposed the papacy in the struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines. The county of Mon...Mastroianni, Marcello
(Encyclopedia)Mastroianni, Marcello märchl´l mästryän´n [key], 1924–96, Italian movie actor, b. Fontana Liri, Italy. Known for his striking good looks and his world-weary introspective air, he was di...Hoff, Ted
(Encyclopedia)Hoff, Ted (Marcian Edward Hoff, Jr.), 1937–, American computer-industry executive, b. Rochester, N.Y., Ph.D. Stanford (1962). He received his first two patents while working for the General Railway ...Alberti, Rafael
(Encyclopedia)Alberti, Rafael räfäl´ älbr´t [key], 1902–99, Spanish poet. After abandoning an earlier career as a painter, Alberti published his first book, Marinero en tierra [sailor on dry land] (192...Stroessner, Alfredo
(Encyclopedia)Stroessner, Alfredo älfr´ shtrs´nr [key], 1912–2006, president and dictator of Paraguay (1954–89). Of a German Paraguayan family, he was commissioned an officer (1932) and fought in th...Crumb, George Henry
(Encyclopedia)Crumb, George Henry, 1929–, American composer, b. Charleston, W.Va., grad. Mason College of Music, Charleston (B.A. 1950); Univ. of Illinois (M.A. 1953); Univ. of Michigan (D.M.A. 1959). In his comp...Browse by Subject
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