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G K Chesterton G K Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton), 1874-1936, English author. Conservative, even reactionary, in his thinking, Chesterton was a convert (1922) to Roman Catholicism and its champion. He has been called the "prince of paradox" because his dogma is often hidden beneath a light,... Read more
G.K. Chesterton G.K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton The English author, journalist, and artist Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) dedicated his extraordinary intellect and creative power to the reform of English government and society. In 1922 he converted to Roman Catholicism and became its champion. On May 29,... Read more
John Middleton Murry John Middleton Murry
John Middleton Murry 1889-1957, English critic and editor. In 1919 he became editor of the Athenaeum and in 1923 founded his own review, the Adelphi, with which he was associated until 1948. He was friendly with many literary personalities, notably T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, and Virginia... Read more
Hilaire Belloc Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc (Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc) , 1870-1953, English author, b. France. He became a British subject in 1902, and from 1906 to 1910 was a Liberal member of Parliament for South Salford. Poet, essayist, satirist, and historian, he wrote from the Roman Catholic viewpoint. Among his... Read more
George Frederic Watts George Frederic Watts
George Frederic Watts 1817-1904, English painter and sculptor. He studied at the Royal Academy and in Italy, where he developed an enthusiasm for Renaissance painting and Greek sculpture that greatly influenced his work. He executed several decorative commissions, including his large fresco ... Read more
James Agee James Agee
James Agee , 1909-55, American writer, b. Knoxville, Tenn., grad. Harvard, 1932. He soon joined the literary and journalistic life of New York City, becoming (1932) a writer for Fortune magazine, a book reviewer and movie critic for Time (1939-48), and a film critic for The Nation (1942-48).... Read more
John Wayne John Wayne
John Wayne 1907-79, American movie actor, b. Winterset, Iowa, as Marion Michael Morrison. An enduringly popular movie star from his debut in 1930, Wayne combined the toughness necessary to play westerners and soldiers with an appealing amiability. He collaborated with John Ford , who discovered... Read more
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angry angry white male a right-wing or anti-liberal white man, especially a working-class one; the term is first recorded in the US in the early 1990s.angry young man a young man dissatisfied with and outspoken against existing social and political structures, originally, a member of a group of... Read more
David Cox David Cox
David Cox 1783-1859, English landscape painter, a follower of John Constable. He is best known for his watercolors of Welsh scenery, of which he produced a great number. Cox is well represented in the British and the Victoria and Albert museums and in the Birmingham Art Gallery. Bibliography: See... Read more
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