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Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro , 1943-, American film actor, b. New York City. After studying for the stage, he acted in films directed by Brian De Palma . In 1973 he made his first major movies, Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets. In these and other motion pictures he has shown an impressive dramatic range... Read more
Robert Cavelier La Salle, sieur de
Robert Cavelier La Salle, sieur de , 1643-87, French explorer in North America, one of the most celebrated explorers and builders of New France. He entered a Jesuit novitiate as a boy but later left the religious life. In 1666 he went to Canada, where he developed a seigniory at Lachine. In 167... Read more
Robert Mannyng
Robert Mannyng fl. 1298-1338, English poet, b. Brunne (modern Bourne), Lincolnshire; also called Robert of Brunne. He was a monk in the Gilbertine order. Mannyng is known chiefly for his Handling Sin, a lively religious manual adapted from William of Wadington's Manuel des péchés. ... Read more
Robert Nanteuil
Robert Nanteuil , 1623?-1678, French draftsman and engraver. His pastel portraits gained him popularity, and in 1658 Louis XIV made him draftsman to the royal cabinet. His 221 extant portrait engravings excel in the vivacity and precision of their characterization. Nanteuil was especially successful... Read more
Robert Sanderson
Robert Sanderson 1587-1663, English clergyman. Gaining William Laud's favor, he was appointed a royal chaplain in 1631 and regius professor of divinity at Oxford in 1642. Imprisoned during the civil war, he was reinstated to his professorship and named bishop of Lincoln in 1660. The second preface ... Read more
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson , 1901-99, French film director and scriptwriter, b. Bromont-Lamottie, France. Bresson's films tend to be austere, unadorned, and concerned more with intellectual and spriritual values than plot or character. He evinced a unique aesthetic and spiritual approach to cinema in the 13 fil... Read more
Robert Delaunay
Robert Delaunay , 1885-1941, French painter; husband of Sonia Delaunay-Terk. By 1909, Delaunay had progressed from a neoimpressionist phase to cubism, applying cubist principles to the exploration of color. He immediately enlarged cubist themes to include the architecture of cities (e.g., La Ville ... Read more
Robert II
Robert II 1316-90, king of Scotland (1371-90), nephew and successor of David II . He was the first sovereign of the house of Stuart, or Stewart (see Stuart , family), which eventually succeeded to the English as well as the Scottish throne. The son of Walter the Steward and Marjory, daughter of R... Read more
Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard , c.1015-1085, Norman conqueror of S Italy, a son of Tancred de Hauteville (see Normans ). Robert joined (c.1046) his brothers in S Italy and fought with them to expel the Byzantines. In 1057 he succeeded his brother Humphrey as count of Apulia, and in 1059 Pope Nicholas II invested... Read more
Robert Grosseteste
Robert Grosseteste , c.1175-1253, English prelate. Educated at Oxford and probably also at Paris, he became one of the most learned men of his time. He taught at Oxford and later, as rector, made the university an important center of learning. In 1224 he became lector of the Franciscans there and fo... Read more

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Robert De Niro
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Robert De Niro One of the greatest American actors of his generation, Robert De Niro (born 1943) is known for his total immersion...City on August 17, 1943. His father, Robert De Niro Sr., was a sculptor, painter and poet... Read more
De Niro, Robert
Book article from: World Encyclopedia De Niro, Robert (1943– ) US film actor. An intense, powerful player, he first gained critical acclaim in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets... Read more
Actors' Studio
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...workshop founded (1947) in New York by Elia Kazan , Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis. It became noted for the ‘method’ approach to acting...workshop, its eminent members include Marlon Brando , Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro . Read more
Scorsese, Martin
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...x2002;) US film director. His first major success was Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1975). Scorsese often casts Robert De Niro in leading roles, such as in Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983) Goodfellas (1990), and... Read more
The Actors Studio
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...York City by the directors Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan , and Robert Lewis to train professional actors. Long directed (1948-82...leading, e.g., Anne Bancroft , Marlon Brando , James Dean , Robert De Niro , Julie Harris , Dustin Hoffman , Paul Newman , and Sidney... Read more
Bernardo Bertolucci
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the way. He has worked with some of the finest actors in the world, including Marlon Brando, Gerard Depardieu, and Robert De Niro. Bertolucci's films have ranged from the exquisitely personal to the grand epic, but he has always kept his political... Read more
Stella Adler
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...taught at the New School, and later founded (1949) her own acting school. Adler, whose students included Marlon Brando , Robert De Niro , Warren Beatty , and many other performers, exerted a profound influence on American acting. Bibliography: See her... Read more
Martin Scorsese
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...in the coming years." Began Successful Collaboration with De Niro Next on the filmmaker's career path was a return to familiar...marked the director's first creative pairing with the actor Robert De Niro, whom Scorsese had grown up with in Little Italy. Their partnership... Read more
Al Pacino
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...a junkie in Panic in Needle Park, directed by Dunne. In the early 1970s, such actors as Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, and Robert De Niro sought the role of Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. But Coppola... Read more

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De Niro, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DE NIRO, Robert Nationality: American. Born: New York...articles — "Dialogue on Film: Robert De Niro," interview in American Film (Washington...22 May 1991. "A Walk and a Talk with Robert De Niro," interview with Peter Brant and Ingrid... Read more
Raging Bull
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Frank Topham and Al Silvani. Cast: Robert De Niro ( Jake La Motta ); Cathy Moriarty...Cameron-Wilson, James, The Cinema of Robert De Niro , London, 1986. Cietat, Michel...Switzerland, 1986. McKay, Keith, Robert De Niro: The Hero Behind the Masks , New... Read more
Mean Streets
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Levin. Cast: Harvey Keitel ( Charlie ); Robert De Niro ( Johnny Boy ); David Proval; Amy Robinson...1986. Cameron-Wilson, James, The Cinema of Robert De Niro , London, 1986. McKay, Keith, Robert De Niro: The Hero Behind the Masks , New York, 1986... Read more
Taxi Driver
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...consultant: Sandra Weintraub. Cast: Robert De Niro ( Travis Bickle ); Cybill Shepherd...Cameron-Wilson, James, The Cinema of Robert De Niro , London, 1986. Cietat, Michel...Switzerland, 1986. McKay, Keith, Robert De Niro: The Hero Behind the Masks , New... Read more
1900
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Frigiero; music: Ennio Morricone. Cast: Robert De Niro ( Alfredo, the grandson ); Burt Lancaster...xE9; rard Depardieu ( Olmo Dalco ); Roberto Maccanti ( Olmo, as a child ); Stefania...Cameron-Wilson, James, The Cinema of Robert De Niro , London, 1986. Lacombe, Roland... Read more
The Deer Hunter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Vietnamese adviser: Eleanor Dawson. Cast: Robert De Niro ( Michael Vronsky ); John Cazale ( Stan...1985. Cameron-Wilson, James, The Cinema of Robert De Niro , London, 1986. McKay, Keith, Robert De Niro: The Hero Behind the Masks , New York, 1986... Read more
Once Upon a Time in America
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Singelis; music: Ennio Morricone. Cast: Robert De Niro ( Noodles ); James Woods ( Max...in America , Milano, 1984. Cumbow, Robert C., Once Upon a Time. . . The Films...film are between Noodles (Robert De Niro), whose real name is David Aaronson... Read more
costar
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...another or others of equal importance. • v. [ intr. ] appear in a production as a costar: she costarred with Robert De Niro in the movie version. ∎  [ tr. ] (of a production) include as a costar: his latest movie costars Meryl... Read more
Goodfellas
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Liotta ( Henry Hill ); Lorraine Bracco ( Karen Hill ); Robert De Niro ( Jimmy Conway ); Joe Pesci ( Tommy DeVito ); Paul Sorvino...Salisbury), vol. 23, no. 1, January 1995. Scorsese, M., "De Niro & moi," in Cahiers du Cin é ma (Paris), no. 500... Read more
Pesci, Joe
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...as Leo Getz) 1993 A Bronx Tale (De Niro) (as Carmine) 1994 With Honors (Keshishian...New York , 4 March 1991. Siedenberg, Robert, "Splashy Movies, Unsung Stars," in...brother-manager of boxer Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro). The latter is an inarticulate, irrationally... Read more

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picture
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...personification, embodiment, epitome, essence, quintessence, perfect example, soul, model.   5. a picture starring Robert de Niro synonyms : movie, film, motion picture, feature film; informal flick; dated moving picture. • verb   1... Read more

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Toukie Smith and actor Robert De Niro become parents of twins.
Magazine article from: Jet; 11/20/1995; 171 words ; ...Smith and her former boyfriend, actor Robert De Niro, are the proud parents of twin boys...were born to a surrogate mother. De Niro and Smith will continue their separate...professional lives, said Stan Rosenfield, De Niro's spokesman. They look forward to... Read more
Robert De Niro, Sr., at Salander-O'Reilly.(New York, New York)(Review of Exhibitions)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 7/1/1995; ; 306 words ; ...was especially true of the painter Robert De Niro, who lived a solitary existence shut...Available also were copies of De Niro's collection of poems, A Fashion...cityscapes or even portraits, De Niro for the most part stayed with a set... Read more
DV delight: movie madness for the living room: from Clark Gable and James Stewart to Robert De Niro and Tom Cruise, from merry old England to modern America, here are over 20 films worth watching.(Entertainment)(Bibliography)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...actress (Claudette Colbert), and screenplay (Robert Riskin) Oscars. It was not until One Flew Over...Zinnemann), actor (Paul Scofield), and screenplay (Robert Bolt, based on his play), though Robert Shaw as Henry lost out to Walter Matthau ( The... Read more
Marlon Brando, "el dios actor": llamado así por la revista premiere, fue el creador de un estilo inigualable que redefinió a las estrellas masculinas del cine y sirvió de inspiración a grandes actores como James Dean, Paul Newman, Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, John Malkovich, Sean Penn y Edward Norton.(Biografía)
Magazine article from: Contenido; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; [ILUSTRACIÓN OMITIR] En marzo de 1973, durante la 45a entrega de los premios Oscar celebrada en el Dorothy Chandler Music Center de California, la actriz sueca Liv Ullmann y el actor inglés Roger Moore abrieron el sobre y anunciaron a Marlon Brando como ganador del premio al mejor actor Read more
DRENA DE NIRO.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Interview; 6/1/2001; ; 536 words ; ...little meaner if you're Drena De Niro, and you're trying to prove yourself worthy of your father Robert's 24-karat legacy. In the '90s, De Niro explored a range of jobs, working...race and poverty, earned De Niro the Best Directorial Debut award...charges of nepotism? DRENA DE NIRO: People ... Read more
The Good Shepherd.(Breach)(Movie review)
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; The Good Shepherd Produced by Robert De Niro, James G. Robinson, and Jane Rosenthal; directed by Robert De Niro; screenplay by Eric Roth; cinematography...Jolie, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon... Read more
Coming soon: Tribeca Cinemas.
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 12/10/2003; 397 words ; Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, three of the co-founders of the Tribeca...perfect strategic fit for all of our activities, said actor and entrepreneur Robert De Niro. Tribeca Cinemas partner Craig Hatkoff, added, The transaction will preserve... Read more
Shots in the dark: what the boxing movie does for the Oscars, the film world's equivalent of a title fight.(Movie Column)
Magazine article from: Interview; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Robert De Niro won the Best Actor Oscar for his...Picture Oscar that year, or that Robert Redford eclipsed Scorsese as Best...most inspired Scorsese and De Niro when they made Raging Bull. In The Set-Up, Robert Ryan, once a champion fighter... Read more
What is 'great' acting?
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; Robert De Niro Greatest Living Movie Star was the headline of a 2004 poll for the British...ten highest-grossing films pale besides those of Weaver, or, say, Julia Roberts. Clearly Streep is picking parts and films for reasons other than salary... Read more
Boutique in DeNiro spot.
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 6/7/2006; 82 words ; Robert K. Futterman & Associates, LLC has...fashion boutique. The property is part of Robert De Niro's redevelopment project for the Tribeca...RKF senior director represented Mr. De Niro in this transaction. Kapnick, along with Raphael De Niro, of Prudential Douglas Elliman also ... Read more