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Obituaries
Obituaries The following people, appearing in volumes 1–27 of the Encyclopedia of World Biography, have died since the publication of the second edition and its supplements. Each entry lists the volume where the full biography can be found. ANTONIONI, MICHELANGELO (born 1912), Italian... Read more |
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Ira Levin
Levin, Ira 1929–2007(Ira Marvin Levin) OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born August 27, 1929, in New York, NY; died, reportedly of a heart attack, November 12, 2007, in New York, NY. Novelist, playwright, and television writer. Levin was not a prolific author by most standards, but most... Read more |
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Vernon Scannell
Scannell, Vernon 1922-2007 (John Vernon Scannel)OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born January 23, 1922, in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England; died November 16, 2007. Poet, novelist, critic, children's author, and memoirist. Scannell spent much of his life haunted by images of war. Memories of... Read more |
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Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu1989— Actor, singer By the age of eighteen, when most young adults are just starting to focus on career possibilities, Corbin Bleu already had a substantial body of work behind him as both an actor and a recording artist. Best known for his role in the phenomenally successful Disney... Read more |
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Robert Stone
Robert Stone 1937-, American novelist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He was briefly (1971) a correspondent in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) during the Vietnam War . His experiences there helped form the basis for his best-known novel, Dog Soldiers (1974, National Book Award), which was filmed as Who'll... Read more |
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Henry Louis Aaron
Hank Aaron (Henry Louis Aaron), 1934-, U.S. baseball player, b. Mobile, Ala. A durable outfielder noted for his powerful wrists, Aaron was among the first blacks to play a full career in the major leagues (1954-76). In 1974 "Hammerin' Hank" broke Babe Ruth 's legendary lifetime mark of 714... Read more |
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Spoleto Festival
Spoleto Festival also called Festival of the Two Worlds, annual summer arts festival held in Spoleto, Italy. Founded by the composer Gian-Carlo Menotti and the conductor Thomas Schippers, the festival has been held annually since 1958. It features the works of composers, singers and musicians, as... Read more |
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Marketplace
Marketplace Since the 1960s, the market for commercial space operations has been limited almost entirely to communications satellites and commercial rocket launchers, with some tentative ventures in the areas of remote sensingand weather observation. Because of the value... Read more |
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Activision Inc
Activision, Inc. 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 1000Santa Monica, California 90405-3067U.S.A .Telephone: (310) 255-2000Fax: (310) 255-2100Web site: http://www.activision.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1979 as Activision, Inc.Employees: 2,125Sales: $1.51 billion (2007)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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The Talbots Inc
The Talbots, Inc. 1 Talbots DriveHingham, Massachusetts 02043U.S.A.Telephone: (781) 749-7600Toll Free: (800) 825-2687Fax: (781) 741-4369Web site: http://www.talbots.com Public Company Incorporated: 1947Employees: 11,600Sales: $2.23 billion (2007)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol:... Read more |
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