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Glenn Close
Glenn Close 1947-, American actress, b. Greenwich, Conn. She began her career in the theater, debuting on Broadway in Love for Love (1974), winning an Obie for the off-Broadway The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs (1982) and a Tony for Tom Stoppard 's The Real Thing (1984). She achieved immedia... Read more
americium
americium , artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Am; at. no. 95; mass no. of most stable isotope 243; m.p. about 1,175°C; b.p. about 2,600°C; sp. gr. 13.67 at 20°C; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6. Americium is a silver-white metal thought to have either a loose-packe... Read more
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration , artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial ), rocketry, and space telescopes (... Read more
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration , artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial ), rocketry, and space telescopes (... Read more
chemistry
chemistry branch of science concerned with the properties, composition, and structure of substances and the changes they undergo when they combine or react under specified conditions. Branches of Chemistry Chemistry can be divided into branches according to either the substances studied... Read more
aviation
aviation operation of heavier-than-air aircraft and related activities. Aviation can be conveniently divided into military aviation, air transport, and general aviation. Military aviation includes all aviation activity by the armed services, such as combat, reconnaissance, and military air transpor... Read more
space exploration
space exploration the investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through the use of artificial satellites (spacecraft that orbit the earth), space probes (spacecraft that pass through the solar system and that may or may not orbit another cel... Read more
United States
United States officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and in area. It consists of 50 states and a federal district. The conterminous (excluding ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to " Glenn Close"

Close, Glenn
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Close, Glenn (b. 1947), actress. She was born in Greenwich...graduating from the College of William and Mary, Close toured as a folk singer before going to...family curse in The Crucifer of Blood (1978). Close also shone as the level‐headed wife... Read more
Glenn Close
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...The Natural (1984), and various other largely wholesome parts. Close achieved international stardom in a chilling role, the obsessed...and the sharply witty newspaper executive of The Paper (1994). Close returned to Broadway in the drama Death and the Maiden (1992... Read more
John Herschel Glenn Jr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of New Concord and graduated from high school in 1939. Glenn credits his parents for instilling his deep rooted Presbyterian...Commissioned in the Marine Corps Reserve in March 1943, Glenn was assigned to squadron VMO-155 and ordered to the Pacific...against Japanese garrisons on other islands in the area. ... Read more
Glenn Cunningham
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Glenn Cunningham Glenn Cunningham (1909-1988), the...and 1936 U.S. Olympic teams. Glenn Cunningham was born in Atlanta...including Cunningham, came close. Frank B. Bowles wrote in the...country." The two ran some very close indoor races, tying each other...in the mile: Bill Bonthron, ... Read more
Sunset Boulevard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...about the silent screen has‐been Norma Desmond ( Glenn Close ) and the gigolo‐screenwriter ( Alan Campbell...lavish and grotesque, and the performances, particular Close's Norma, were also oversized. Patti LuPone had originated... Read more
Carlisle Indian School
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...established off a reservation; it was founded in 1879 by Richard Henry Pratt . Its football team, led by Jim Thorpe and coached by Glenn Warner , brought the school nationwide attention. Pratt, who strenuously opposed the Indian Bureau's efforts to establish schools... Read more
Cleveland: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...partnership with the city's 121 schools; one of these is NASA John H. Glenn Research Center. Cleveland's schools experienced academic, financial...to rectify the shortfall, the board of education planned to close a number of schools and lay-off part of the workforce for the... Read more
americium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...silver-white metal thought to have either a loose-packed cubic or a close-packed double hexagonal crystalline structure. The pure metal...Group 3 of the periodic table . It was discovered in 1944 by Glenn T. Seaborg , Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, and Albert Ghiorso... Read more
The Limited Test Ban Treaty
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev authorized talks that came close to producing a treaty banning tests and did produce a temporary...such inspections as a form of espionage. Finally, after coming close to a nuclear exchange in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962...Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the ... Read more
Weaponry, Air Force
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...heavier‐than‐air flying machines. In June 1910, Glenn Curtiss, flying his “Golden Flyer” biplane, aimed...since. The Vietnam War highlighted both the folly of attempting close political management of the air campaign and the inefficiency... Read more

Dictionary entries related to " Glenn Close"

Close, Glenn
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers CLOSE, Glenn Nationality: American. Born: Greenwich...American Film , November/December 1991. "Glenn Close, Opera Queen: The Diva of Meeting Venus...book — Newcomer, Ron, The Films of Glenn Close , Secaucus, New Jersey, 1996. On CLOSE... Read more
Glenn
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Glenn ♂, ♀ Variant spelling of Glen , occasionally used as a girl's name, as in the case of the American actress Glenn Close (b. 1947). Read more
Cromwell, John
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Paramount as dialogue director, 1928; directed first film, Close Harmony , 1929; hired by RKO, 1933; President, Screen Actors...Barbara, California, 26 September 1979. Films as Director: 1929 Close Harmony (co-d); The Dance of Life (co-d with Sutherland, role...dialogue. He started in collaboration with Edward ... Read more
Willis, Bruce
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...actress Demi Moore, 1987 (divorced, 1998), daughters: Rumer Glenn, Scout LaRue, and Tallulah Belle. Career : 1977 — stage...McInerney, in Esquire (New York), May 1995. "Bruce Willis: Extreme Close-up," interview with Garry Jenkins, in Cosmopolitan , June 1995... Read more
Nashville
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Garfield ( Barnett ); Henry Gibson ( Haven Hamilton ); Scott Glenn ( Pfc. Glen Kelly ); Jeff Goldblum ( Tricycle man ); Barbara...Cinema , Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1981. Tuska, Jon, editor, Close-Up: The Contemporary Director , Metuchen, New Jersey, 1981... Read more
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Edlund; costume designer: Deborah Nadoolman; stunt co-ordinator: Glenn Randall. Cast: Harrison Ford ( Indiana Jones ); Karen Allen...Parsippany, New Jersey, 1998. Perry, George, Steven Spielberg-Close Up: The Making of His Movies , New York, 1998. McBride, Joseph... Read more
Dreyfuss, Richard
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...x2014; for TV) (as Col. Netanyahu) 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Spielberg...1140 (Balaban) 1983 The Buddy System (Glenn Jordan) (as Joe) 1986 Down and Out...Richard Dreyfuss: Forceful Intellect," in Close-Ups: The Movie Star Book , edited by... Read more
Bening, Annette
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...December 1990. Coburn, Marcia Froelke, "Up Close and Impersonal With Annette Bening," in...Frears's Dangerous Liaisons , which starred Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer...1988 and a Best Actress nomination for Close's portrayal of the wicked manipulative... Read more
Orthodox Churches
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...have been signs that this period of controversy is drawing to a close. The patriarch of Moscow healed some of the schisms among the...Christianity. Scranton, Pa.: University of Scranton Press, 1995. Glenn T. Miller / a. r. See also Religion and Religious Affiliation... Read more
Walken, Christopher
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...to a Kill (Glen) (as Max Zorin) 1986 At Close Range (Foley) (as Brad Whitewood, Sr...as Frank White); Sarah, Plain and Tall (Glenn Jordan — for TV) (as Jacob Wittig...Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (Glenn Jordan — for TV) (as Jacob Witting... Read more

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BLUES SURVIVE SCARE - GLENN MOVES CLOSER TO 500 TARGET.
Newspaper article from: Ulster Star (Lisburn, Northern Ireland); 12/27/2007; 285 words ; GLENN Ferguson scored his 499th career goal as champions Linfield survived a scare against struggling Glenavon at Windsor Park last Saturday... Read more
All-Fill fills the bill for players of all sizes; an interview with Glenn Edginton, president, All-Fill Inc.(Supplier Close-Up: People in Packaging)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Food & Drug Packaging; 2/1/2006; 486 words ; Q: What are the most Important trends in the packaging industry? A: Innovation. Less downtime for the customer, which is, I guess, reliability, and just value-added features for the customer. Q: How is All-Fill helping to fulfill those needs? A: We're constantly researching new machinery, trying to Read more
Remarks luncheon honoring gubernatorial candidate Glenn Poshard in Chicago. (Bill Clinton)(Transcript)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 9/28/1998; 700+ words ; September 25, 1998 Thank you. I don't think Glenn can hear us, but I want to say that...is terribly important. We're quite close to an election. In a week we'll have...composition of our population. That's what Glenn Poshard is up there doing. Now, I know... Read more
GORAN NOT THE MAN FOR GLENN.
Newspaper article from: Shields Gazette (South Shields, England); 1/25/2007; 408 words ; GLENN Roeder has ended his interest in Serbia defender Goran Gavrancic. The Gazette yesterday revealed Roeder was close to bringing an unnamed international centre half to Newcastle United. But the United boss has pulled the plug on a deal he had...James's Park. But the deal looks to have fallen through, and ... Read more
A Man With A Mission.(John Glenn)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Association Management; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...encourage younger generations to be informed, active citizens, Glenn created the institute to foster public service and decrease cynicism about politics. Speaking at ASAE Orlando 2000, Glenn emphasized the importance of civic responsibility and conveying...needs to be. In an interview with ASSOCIATION ... Read more
A kite with a motor: Glenn Martin started making flying machines when he was just a young boy.(Biography)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...clouds. The other kids didn't think so. They laughed at Glenn's strange kite, especially Joe Rankin, a third-grader who bet Glenn it wouldn't get off the ground. Glenn agreed to race his kite against Joe's. The two boys let their kites ride the wind. Higher and higher soared Glenn's. Weighted down ... Read more
Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius.
Magazine article from: National Review; 8/11/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...journalist with Time, published Glenn Gould: A Life and Variations...Gould didn't have any friends. Glenn Gould was born in Toronto...worked. She started teaching Glenn to play when he was three...psychological orbits both close to him and far away, in some...his frailties. As soon as Glenn ... Read more
GLENN ON RIGHT ROED.
Newspaper article from: Shields Gazette (South Shields, England); 5/9/2006; 267 words ; FREDDY Shepherd is close to getting the votes he needs to appoint Glenn Roeder as Newcastle United manager. Shepherd has been working overtime to get the approval of 16 other Premiership clubs, with... Read more
Glenn Brown: Gagosian Gallery.(New York)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 6/22/2004; ; 566 words ; As an appropriationist painter whose technique is as close to perfect as one could imagine, the challenge for Glenn Brown has often been simply to choose the most interesting source material. And while he has emphasized the extent to which he... Read more
Really Fantastic: Glenn O'Brien on Mati Klarwein. (Slant).(Obituary)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; GLENN O'BRIEN ON MATI KLARWEIN I FIRST ENCOUNTERED MATE KIARWEIN in...lot about Mati, the Jewish Muslim Sufi Christian who was as close to a Buddha as anyone I've ever met. He saw the arts, especially...a good laugh, although he preferred Fernet-Branca to vodka. Glenn O'Brien is a writer who lives in New ... Read more