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Derek Jarman
JARMAN, Derek Nationality:British. Born:Northwood, Middlesex, 31 January 1942. Education:King's College, London, 1960–63; Slade School of Fine Art, 1963–67. Career:First exhibition, Lisson Gallery, London, 1967; set designer for Royal Ballet, Ballet... Read more |
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Derek Alton Walcott
Derek Alton Walcott Nobel Prize winning poet and dramatist from the West Indies, Derek Alton Walcott (born 1930) used a synthesis of Caribbean dialects and English to explore the richness and conflicts of the complex cultural heritage of his homeland. Derek Alton Walcott was born in Casties,... Read more |
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Derek Curtis Bok
Derek Curtis Bok 1930-, American educator and university president, b. Bryn Mawr, Pa., grad. Stanford (B.A., 1951) and Harvard (LL.B., 1954). A professor of law at Harvard from 1958, he served as dean of the law school (1968-71), president of the university (1971-91), and interim president... Read more |
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Genesco Inc
Genesco Inc. 1415 Murfreesboro RoadNashville, Tennessee 37217-2895U.S.A.Telephone: (615) 367-7000Fax: (615) 367-8278Web site: http://www.genesco.com Public Company Incorporated: 1925 as Jarman Shoe CompanyEmployees: 11,100Sales: $1.284 billion (2005)Stock Exchanges: NYSETicker Symbol: GCONAIC:... Read more |
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Young Contemporaries
Young Contemporaries. Exhibition of works by British art students held in London since 1949 on a roughly annual basis (lack of funds or organization—they are generally arranged by the students themselves—has sometimes prevented the shows taking place). The first Young Contemporaries... Read more |
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Derek Parra
Derek Parra: 1970—: Athlete When Derek Parra set a new world record in the men's 1,500-meter speedskating competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics, he also became the first Mexican-American to win a gold medal at the Salt Lake City Games. Parra was an unlikely victor in the sport of long-track... Read more |
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Peter Phillips
Phillips, Peter (1939– ). British painter, born in Birmingham. He studied at the Birmingham College of Art, 1955–9, and at the Royal College of Art, 1959–62, and with a number of fellow RCA students— Derek Boshier, David Hockney, Allen Jones, R. B. Kitaj—he... Read more |
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Dirk Bogarde
Sir Dirk Bogarde , 1921-99, English film actor, b. Hampstead as Derek Niven Van den Bogaerde. In his early career Bogarde played romantic leads in such films as So Long at the Fair (1950) and A Tale of Two Cities (1958). He later showed great versatility playing character parts, including a... Read more |
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Michael Nyman
Nyman, Michael 1944-PERSONALFull name, Michael Lawrence Nyman; born March 23, 1944, in London, England; son of Mark and Jeannette Nyman; married Aet Toome, May 16, 1970; children: Molly, additional daughter. Education: Studied musicology with Thurston Dart, Kings College, London, 1964-67; Royal... Read more |
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IMG
IMG 1360 East 9th Street, Suite 100Cleveland, Ohio 44114U.S.A.Telephone: (216) 522-1200Fax: (216) 522-1145Web site: http://www.imgworld.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Forstmann Little & Co.Founded: 1960 as International Management GroupEmployees: 2,100Sales: $1 billion (2004)NAIC: 711320... Read more |
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