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Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation service mark for a meditation technique and program founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and based on Vedic philosophy. Stressing natural meditation and the mental and physical benefits and personal development that could be achieved, Transcendental Meditation is said to help ... Read more
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation service mark for a meditation technique and program founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and based on Vedic philosophy. Stressing natural meditation and the mental and physical benefits and personal development that could be achieved, Transcendental Meditation is said to help ... Read more
Woody Allen
Woody Allen 1935-, American actor, writer, and director, one of contemporary America's leading filmmakers, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Allen began his career writing for television comedians and performing in nightclubs. His early film comedies, which often depict neurotic urban... Read more
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contemporary art
contemporary art the art of the late 20th cent. and early 21st cent., both an outgrowth and a rejection of modern art . As the force and vigor of abstract expressionism diminished, new artistic movements and styles arose during the 1960s and 70s to challenge and displace modernism in painting, s... Read more
Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm (Mariel Margaret Hamm), 1972-, U.S. soccer player, b. Selma, Ala. The best all-around women's soccer player of her generation, she was perhaps most responsible for making women's soccer a significant American sport. A tireless forward, she played for the Univ. of North Carolina, leading th... Read more
Petrarch
Petrarch or Francesco Petrarca , 1304-74, Italian poet and humanist, one of the great figures of Italian literature. He spent his youth in Tuscany and Avignon and at Bologna. He returned to Avignon in 1326, may have taken lesser ecclesiastic orders, and entered the service of Cardinal Colonna, t... Read more
prisoners of war
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Encyclopedia entries related to "Mia Farrow"

Allen, Woody
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...x2013; ), Diane Keaton (1946 – ), and Mia Farrow (1945 – ). Lasser acted in several of Allen...began working with his new off-screen partner, actress Mia Farrow, in a film that was loosely based on Shakespeare's...
Previn, André
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...second wife Dory Langdon, he began to be seen with actress Mia Farrow, ex-wife of popular singer Frank Sinatra (1915...Orchestra. Langdon and Previn divorced, and he married Farrow shortly thereafter. Due to career conflicts, they divorced...
Woody Allen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...humorous prose pieces, many published in The New Yorker, and plays. In 1992, in a bitter public dispute, Allen left Mia Farrow for her adopted daughter then sued the actress for custody of their children and lost (1993). Bibliography: See his...
transcendental meditation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...West in 1959, transcendental meditation was a distinct subculture within the 1960s youth movement, attracting actress Mia Farrow, cultural philosopher Marshall McLuhan, and the Beatles, who eventually rejected the Yogi's teachings. Bibliography...
666
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...Antichrist and depicted him in a number of motion pictures. In Rosemary's Baby (1968), an unsuspecting young wife (Mia Farrow) is selected to bear the Antichrist after her husband (John Cassavetes) makes a pact with Satan. The Omen (1976...
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...and Europe by the mid-1960s. Due largely to the endorsements of celebrities such as the Beatles, Jane Fonda, and Mia Farrow, TM became one of the first forms of Eastern meditative practices to receive widespread media attention in the West...
"Rosemary's Baby"
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...including a military funeral) and his appearance on the Johnny Carson television show. The Paramount movie version starring Mia Farrow was directed by Roman Polanski. La Vey was hired as a consultant and appeared briefly as the devil. La Vey called the...
Transcendental Meditation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...West in 1959, Transcendental Meditation was a distinct subculture within the 1960s youth movement, attracting actress Mia Farrow, cultural philosopher Marshall McLuhan, and the Beatles, and continues to have many practitioners. See also meditation...
Meditation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...and an anti-drug advocate. The Maharishi's sudden popularity was helped along by such early fans as the Beatles, Mia Farrow, and Shirley MacLaine. These people, and many others, practiced Transcendental Meditation (TM), a Hindu-influenced...
Sinatra, Frank
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...standards, on albums such as Songs for Swinging Lovers (1956) and Come Fly with Me (1958) are definitive. Sinatra won an Academy Award for his supporting role in From Here to Eternity (1953). He married Ava Gardner and later Mia Farrow.

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Farrow, Mia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers FARROW, Mia Nationality: American. Born: Maria...Publications By FARROW: books— Farrow, Mia, What Falls Away: A Memoir, New York...1976. Rubin, Sam, and Richard Taylor, Mia Farrow: Flowerchild, Madonna, Muse, New York...
O'Sullivan, Maureen
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Family: Married 1) the director John Farrow, 1936 (died 1963), seven children: Michael, Patrick, the actress Mia Farrow, John, Prudence, Tisa, Stephanie...as Jane) 1948 The Big Clock (Farrow) (as Georgette Stroud) 1950 Where...
Allen, Woody
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Rosen, 1954 (divorced); the actress Louise Lasser, 1965 (divorced); one son and one daughter with the actress Mia Farrow. Career: 1952—started writing for Sid Caesar's show Caesar's Hour, also wrote for the Ed Sullivan...
Sinatra, Frank
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...singer Nancy and Christina, son: Frank Jr.; 2) the actress Ava Gardner, 1951 (divorced 1957); 3) the actress Mia Farrow, 1966 (divorced 1968); 4) Barbara Marx, 1976. Career: 1935—singer with Hoboken Four: winner of Major...
Previn, André
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...daughters; 2) the singer and composer Dory Langan (i.e., Dory Previn), 1959 (divorced 1970); 3) the actress Mia Farrow, 1970 (divorced, 1979), twin sons, three adopted children; 4) Heather Sneddon, 1982, one son (separated...
Rosemary's Baby
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...director: Joel Schiller; music: Krzysztof Komeda; costume designer: Anthea Sylbert; makeup: Allan Snyder. Cast: Mia Farrow (Rosemary Woodhouse ); John Cassavetes (Guy Woodhouse ); Ruth Gordon (Minnie Castevet ); Sidney Blackmere (Roman...

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MAMA MIA The Allen scandal threatens the role Farrow holds most dear: Motherhood
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/27/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...Allen's muse. Now Mia Farrow is back in the headlines...attention paid to the Mia-Woody melodrama has...extraordinarily painful. For Farrow, 47, this attack on...he had no designs on Farrow's daughter until after he and Mia had broken up, and...
Mia's memoirs // Farrow chronicles an odd, painful life in `What Falls Away'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/16/1997; ; 700+ words ; Bless her heart, but Mia Farrow is a serial adopter. To take in...around, what kind of character can Mia Farrow play in the movies these days? I...Dali. I am completely crazy." Mia Farrow's entire life has been like this...
Mia Farrow Calls for Action in Darfur
Transcript from: Hannity & Colmes (Fox News Network); 4/6/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...sat down with actress and activist Mia Farrow about her efforts to stop the slaughter...BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COLMES: We welcome Mia Farrow. Thank you very much for being here. MIA FARROW, ACTRESS/ACTIVIST: Thank you...
Mia Farrow's brother found dead in art gallery
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/16/2009; 700+ words ; The brother of actress Mia Farrow has been found dead in his art gallery, and police...and operated by Farrow and his wife, artist Susan Farrow. Mia Farrow's movies include Rosemary's Baby, Hannah and Her...
Mia Farrow's brother found dead in Vt. art gallery
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/16/2009; 700+ words ; The brother of actress Mia Farrow has been found dead in his art gallery, and police...and operated by Farrow and his wife, artist Susan Farrow. Mia Farrow, whose movies include Rosemary's Baby, Hannah and...
Brother of Mia Farrow found dead in Vt. gallery
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/17/2009; 515 words ; CASTLETON, Vt. - The brother of actress Mia Farrow was found dead in his art gallery late Monday, and...and operated by Farrow and his wife, artist Susan Farrow. Mia Farrow, whose movies include "Rosemary's Baby," "Hannah...
Books: Oh mamma Mia! Mia Farrow's attack on Woody Allen destroys her own credibility as a parent, says Minette Marrin
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 2/16/1997; ; 700+ words ; What Falls Away by Mia Farrow Doubleday, pounds 16.99 MIA FARROW and Woody Allen are two of the strangest specimens...be while still be allowed out on your own. Mia Farrow, though a successful actress, is most famous...
Mia's Mission.(actress Mia Farrow, who contracted polio herself in 1954, has an adopted who suffers from the disease)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Good Housekeeping; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; With a home that's happy again, Mia Farrow takes on a new crusade: fighting the disease that clouded...childhood and disabled her son People are honking at Mia Farrow. She's visiting New York City in her new role as spokesperson...
MIA FARROW HISSES AND TELLS.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/27/1997; 700+ words ; ...Boston Globe What Falls Away, a Memoir By Mia Farrow, Nan Talese / Doubleday 370 pp., Illustrated...child-custody battle with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow's ex-husbands, Frank Sinatra and...the worst of it. CAPTION(S): Photo Mia Farrow.
Police: Mia Farrow's brother killed himself in Vt.
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/17/2009; ; 700+ words ; Mia Farrow's brother, a sculptor and local fixture...evidence found at the scene. Patrick and Mia Farrow are the children of director John Farrow and actress Maureen O'Sullivan. Mia Farrow's movie credits include Rosemary's...