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Jean Pierre Boyer
Jean Pierre Boyer , 1776-1850, president of Haiti (1818-43). A free mulatto, he fought under Toussaint L'Ouverture and then joined André Rigaud , also a mulatto, in the latter's abortive insurrection against Toussaint. He returned in 1802 with the French army of Charles Leclerc but later... Read more
gospel music
gospel music American religious musical form that owes much of its origin to the Christian conversion of West Africans enslaved in the American South. Gospel music partly evolved from the songs slaves sang on plantations, notably work songs, and from the Protestant hymns they sang in church. Howeve... Read more
John Brown
John Brown 1800-1859, American abolitionist, b. Torrington, Conn. He spent his boyhood in Ohio. Before he became prominent in the 1850s, his life had been a succession of business failures in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York. An ardent abolitionist (he once kept a station on the Und... Read more
Richard Brautigan
Richard Brautigan , 1935-84, American novelist and poet, b. Tacoma, Wash. He was a counterculture hero of the 1960s and 70s and his work is an indictment of America's cultural environment. Influenced by writers of the beat generation , he exhibits a hippie sensibility in his extremely original and ... Read more
Lionel Trilling
Lionel Trilling 1905-75, American critic, author, and teacher, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A., 1925; M.A., 1926; Ph.D., 1938). He began teaching literature at Columbia in 1932 and became a full professor in 1948. His essays—collected as The Liberal Imagination (1950), The Opposing ... Read more
Haiti
Haiti , Fr. Haïti , officially Republic of Haiti, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,122,000), 10,700 sq mi (27,713 sq km), West Indies, on the western third of the island of Hispaniola. It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the east by the Dominic... Read more
François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture
François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture , c.1744-1803, Haitian patriot and martyr. A self-educated slave freed shortly before the uprising in 1791, he joined the black rebellion to liberate the slaves and became its organizational genius. Rapidly rising in power, Toussaint joined forces for ... Read more
witchcraft
witchcraft a form of sorcery, or the magical manipulation of nature for self-aggrandizement, or for the benefit or harm of a client. This manipulation often involves the use of spirit-helpers, or familiars. Public uses of magic are generally considered beneficial; sorcery, on the other hand,... Read more
Nobel Prizes
Nobel Prizes Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E... Read more
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands group of about 100 small islands, West Indies , E of Puerto Rico. The islands are divided politically between the United States and Great Britain. Although constituting the westernmost part of the Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands form a geological unit with Puerto Rico and the Gr... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Charles Boyer"

Boyer, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Boyer, Charles (1899–1978), actor. The romantic French leading man of...success as Don Juan in Shaw's Don Juan in Hell (1951). Subsequently, Boyer was the banker Philip Clairin, a mature romantic in Kind Sir (1953...
Jean Pierre Boyer
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Jean Pierre Boyer Jean Pierre Boyer (1776-1850) was a president of...independence in the same year. Jean Pierre Boyer was born in Port-au-Prince on Feb...returned with the French troops of Gen. Charles Leclerc, whose mission was to break...
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837...operate a ferry from Boston across the Charles River to Charlestown. Under acts of 1785...all rights of Harvard's monopoly to the Charles River Bridge Company and gave that company...
Hughes, Charles Evans
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Hughes, Charles Evans (1862–1948), chief...Welsh immigrant and Baptist preacher, Charles Evans Hughes received a Christian education...formulated by a commission headed by banker Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951...
Finney, Charles G.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Finney, Charles G. (1792–1875), revivalist...Connecticut and reared in western New York, Charles G. Finney became a schoolteacher and...Revivalism . Bibliography Keith J. Hardman , Charles G. Finney, Revivalist and Reformer...
Drew, Charles Richard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Drew, Charles Richard (1904–1950), pioneering...teacher.Born in Washington, D.C. , Charles Drew graduated from McGill University...Segregation, Racial ; Surgery . Bibliography Charles E. Wynes , Charles Richard Drew: The...
Peirce, Charles Sanders
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Peirce, Charles Sanders (1839–1914), philosopher...mathematics and astronomy at Harvard. There Charles Peirce, despite his brilliance, graduated...Christopher Hookway , Peirce , 1992. Charles Sanders Peirce , The Essential Peirce...
Hodge, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Hodge, Charles (1797–1878), Protestant...University) and Princeton Seminary, Charles Hodge in 1821 was ordained by the Presbyterian...Archibald Alexander Hodge , The Life of Charles Hodge , 1880. Charles Hodge , What Is...
Lindbergh, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Lindbergh, Charles (1902–1974), aviator.Lindbergh burst...The . Bibliography Kenneth S. Davis , The Hero: Charles A. Lindbergh and the American Dream , 1959. Charles A. Lindbergh , Autobiography of Values , 1976. Tom...
Ives, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Ives, Charles (1874–1954), composer...England . Bibliography Stuart Feder, and Charles Ives , “My Father's Song...1992. J. Peter Burkholder, ed., Charles Ives and His World , 1996. Susan C...

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Laughton, Charles
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LAUGHTON, Charles Nationality: American. Born: Scarborough...Drama Quartet (with Agnes Moorehead, Charles Boyer, and Cedric Hardwicke), toured in...Koster) 1942 The Tuttles of Tahiti (Charles Vidor); Tales of Manhattan (Duvivier...
Hepburn, Audrey
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...The Lavender Hill Mob (Charles Crichton) (as Chiquita...xE0; Monte Carlo (Jean Boyer) (as Melissa Walter); Monte Carlo Baby (Jean Boyer and Fuller) (English version...books— Higham, Charles, Audrey: A Biography of...
Casino Royale
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...McGrath Production: Famous Artists, Charles K. Feldman, Columbia Pictures...000 (approximate). Producers: Charles K. Feldman, Jerry Bresler; screenplay...William Holden (Ransome ); Charles Boyer (Le Grand ); John Huston (M...
Madame de . . .
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Van Parys. Cast: Danielle Darrieux (Madame De ); Charles Boyer (Monsieur De ); Vittorio De Sica (Baron Donati...York, 1980. Swindell, Larry, The Reluctant Lover: Charles Boyer, New York, 1983. Tassone, Aldo, Max Ophü...
Jourdan, Louis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Commit a Murder ) (Molinaro) (as Charles Beaulieu) 1968 Le Avventure e gli...Swarz—for TV) (as Charles Grand); Counterforce (Escuadron...in the sound period, really only Charles Boyer). With the important exception...
8½
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...xBD; (Otto e mezzo ), edited by Charles Affron, New Brunswick, New Jersey...xE9;ma italien, Lyons, 1963. Boyer, Deena, The 200 Days of 8½...Resources, Boston, 1978. Siska, William Charles, Modernism in the Narrative Cinema...
Pépé le Moko
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Mother Tarte ); Rene Bergeron (Inspector Meunier ); Charles Granval (Maxime Kleep ); Philippe Richard (Inspector...remade the next year, with Anatole Litvak directing Charles Boyer, as Casbah. Pépé ranked as the...
Lupino, Ida
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1952—co-founder, with Dick Powell, Charles Boyer, and David Niven, Four Star Productions for television...Litvak) (as Stella Goodwin); Ladies in Retirement (Charles Vidor) (as Ellen Creed) 1942 Moontide (Mayo...
Niven, David
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1952—formed Four Star Playhouse, with Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, and Dick Powell, and appeared in the...Preminger) (as David Slater); The Love Lottery (Charles Crichton) (as Rex Allerton) 1954 Happy Ever After...
Cromwell, John
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sherwood's Abe Lincoln in Illinois, starring Raymond Massey. He also directed Hedy Lamarr's American film debut with Charles Boyer in Algiers; Victory, from the Joseph Conrad novel; and So Ends Our Night, a remarkably tense melodrama of World...

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Carlsbad won't be the same -- with or without Charles Boyer
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 2/26/2005; 700+ words ; ...smooth, so French accented. Yes, Charles Boyer. And it wasn't Carlsbad, it...Dictionaries are handy little devils. Charles Boyer: actor all over the screen...in the title. His playmates were Charles Laughton, Sir Cedric Hardwick and...
Charles H. Boyer of Itasca for 43 years.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 1/3/2006; 450 words ; Charles H. Boyer of Itasca for 43 years The funeral service for Charles H. Boyer, 80, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday...in 1988; loving father of James W. (Cathryn), Charles E. (Kelly) and Glenn A. (Margaret); cherished...
Charles D. Boyer.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 6/16/2004; 222 words ; Charles D. Boyer of Villa Park Charles D. Boyer, 66, died Friday, June 11. Arrangements are being made by Steuerle Funeral Home, Villa Park, (630)832-4161.
DISNEYLAND 'MASTER ILLUSTRATOR' CHARLES 'CHUCK' BOYER TO SIGN HIS LITHOGRAPHS AT THE NATIONAL FANTASY FAN CLUB CONVENTION, JULY 15
PR Newswire; 7/15/1992; 615 words ; ...DISNEYLAND 'MASTER ILLUSTRATOR' CHARLES 'CHUCK' BOYER TO SIGN HIS LITHOGRAPHS AT THE...Disneyland "Master Illustrator" Charles "Chuck" Boyer will sign his...Avenue Garden Grove BACKGROUND: Charles "Chuck" Boyer began his Disney...
Cohen, Charles L. and Paul S. Boyer (Eds.). Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Communication Research Trends; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; Cohen, Charles L. and Paul S. Boyer (Eds.). Religion and the Culture...distinguished historians Paul Boyer and Charles Cohen argue in their introductory...broad range of print productions. As Charles Cohen's introductory essay observes...
A Latino Chaplin; Famous around the world: Cantinflas (right) with Charles Boyer in the 1956 film of Jules Verne's novelQUESTIONIn.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/13/2007; 700+ words ; QUESTION What became of Mexican comedian Cantinflas, who starredalongside David Niven in Around The World In 80 Days? 'CANTINFLAS' was born Fortino Mario Alfonso Mareno Reyes on August 12, 1911, inMexico City. He was the sixth of 12 children brought up in the poor TerpinoBarrio district. After an
Boyer, Richard Charles
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/31/2003; 402 words ; Boyer, Richard Charles Friday, January 31, 2003 Boyer, Richard Charles Age 70, of Westfield, WI. Formerly of Mapleton...Grabski, Amity, AK; two sons, David, Madison, Charles (Marja), FL; daughter-in-law, Susan Boyer...
Boyer, Sophie. La Femme chez Heinrich Heine et Charles Baudelaire: le langage moderne de l'amour.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Nineteenth-Century French Studies; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; Boyer, Sophie. La Femme chez Heinrich Heine et Charles Baudelaire: le langage moderne de l'amour...and dangerously seductive women. Sophie Boyer's book, La Femme chez Heinrich Heine et Charles Baudelaire: le langage moderne de l'amour...
Boyer Candy Sees Sweet Future After Fight
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/9/2004; ; 700+ words ; CHARLES SHEEHAN, AP Business Writer...2004 Dateline: ALTOONA, Pa. Boyer Candy Co., the sweets maker...falling through," Roy Mollomo, Boyer's chief operating officer...ousted the chief executive of Boyer in a scathing review of the...
ERNEST BOYER, FORMER U.S. EDUCATION COMMISSIONER
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 12/9/1995; 700+ words ; ...NJ) 12-09-1995 ERNEST BOYER, FORMER U.S. EDUCATION COMMISSIONER...Star Biographical: ERNEST L. BOYER TRENTON -- Ernest L. Boyer, a tireless innovator considered...President Clinton gave Mr. Boyer the Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities...