|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
|
King of Albania Zog I
Zog I Zog I (1895-1961) was an Albanian ruler who fought to defend Albanian autonomy. Ahmed Bey Zog, originally Zogolli (Zogu), son of the most powerful Muslim chieftain in northern Albania, the head of the Mati tribe, was born in the village of Burgayet. His formal Ottoman education was... Read more |
|
Zog
Zog , 1895-1961, king of Albania. Originally Ahmad Zogu, he came from a Muslim family and served in the Austrian army in World War I. He became Albanian minister of the interior in 1920, minister of war in 1921, and premier in 1922. A revolution in 1924 led to his flight, but he returned with... Read more |
|
awful
... Read more |
|
|
Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton (Harvey), 1928-74, American poet, b. Newton, Mass. Educated at Garland Junior College and at Radcliffe, she worked briefly as a fashion model in Boston. Her "confessional poetry" is highly autobiographical, marked by irony and lyrical emotion, and often dwells on themes of madness... Read more |
|
Faith Evans
Faith Evans Singer For a woman who was perhaps known more for being the wife of the infamous rapper the late Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans has managed to become a musical success in her own right. Evans was born in Lakeland, Florida, to an Italian musician father, Richard Swain, who left her before... Read more |
|
my
... Read more |
|
go
... Read more |
|
Paul Schneider
Schneider, PaulPERSONALCareer:Director and producer.CREDITSFilm Work:Director, Sweetwater, 1983.Director, Willy/Milly (also known as I Was a Teenage Boy and Something Special), Cinema Group, 1986.Associate producer, Options, 1989.Director, The Wall, Marvista Entertainment, 2007.Television Work;... Read more |
|
Frank Wildhorn
FRANK WILDHORN Born: New York, New York, 29 November 1959 Genre: Musical Theater Best-selling album since 1990: Jekyll and Hyde: Original Broadway Cast Recording (1997) Hit songs since 1990: "This Is the Moment," "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," "You Are My Home" One of the few composers... Read more |
|
Ranelagh
Ranelagh was the chief rival as a pleasure garden to Vauxhall and claimed to be a cut above its competitor. It opened in April 1742 in the grounds of a house built in the 1690s for Lord Ranelagh. The chief attraction was the great Rotunda, demolished in 1803 when the gardens closed. Johnson thought... Read more |
|
|
Even If the Football Game Goes to Pot, Expect the Broadcast to Be a Smash
...Bob Stenner: "My philosophy is...average viewer at home is two - the...got something going here. CBS must...be talking in my ear and I'd...until we get back on the air and...always reels him back in." And when...so what if ... |