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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...
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...endorsements of celebrities such as the Beatles, Jane Fonda, and Mia Farrow, TM became one of the first forms of Eastern meditative practices...Bantam, 1973. Orme-Johnson, David W., and John T. Farrows, eds. Scientific Research on the Transcendental Meditation...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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
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...

Dictionary entries related to "Mia Farrow"

Farrow, Mia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers FARROW, Mia Nationality: American. Born: Maria...Interview (New York), April 1994. On FARROW: books— Romero, J., Sinatra...Epstein, Edward Z., and Joe Morella, Mia: The Life of Mia Farrow, New York, 1991. Groteke...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

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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...had no designs on Farrow's daughter until...acknowledges that Mia took the news of Soon...Roach maintains that Farrow, far from "losing...Adds Roach, "Mia's career is secondary...
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...no changing his mind. If Farrow ever felt angry or abandoned...Yogi. The newly mellow Mia wed conductor Andre Previn...accusations and betrayals. Mia Farrow may be flitty and ethereal...
Mia Farrow Calls for Action in Darfur
Transcript from: Hannity & Colmes (Fox News Network); 4/6/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Recently, Alan sat down with actress and activist Mia Farrow about her efforts to stop the slaughter in Darfur. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COLMES: We welcome Mia Farrow. Thank you very much for being here. MIA FARROW, ACTRESS/ACTIVIST: Thank you. COLMES...
Mia Farrow's brother found dead in Vt. art gallery
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/16/2009; 700+ words ; ...brother of actress Mia Farrow has been found dead...owned and operated by Farrow and his wife, artist...Previn, then 22. Farrow is the daughter of...an assistant to Mia Farrow's manager...year, a nephew of Mia Farrow and Patrick...
Mia Farrow's brother found dead in art gallery
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/16/2009; 699 words ; The brother of actress Mia Farrow has been found dead in...Timothy Oliver called Farrow's death suspicious in...he didn't elaborate. Farrow, a professional sculptor...Last year, a nephew of Mia Farrow and Patrick 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...said Wednesday. Patrick Farrow, 66, died of a single...authorities said. Farrow and his wife, Susan...located just behind the Farrows' home and art gallery...freshman class to see Farrow's sculptures every...the scene. Patrick and Mia Farrow are the ...
Brother of Mia Farrow found dead in Vt. gallery
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/17/2009; 497 words ; ...brother of actress Mia Farrow was found dead in...owned and operated by Farrow and his wife, artist...Previn, then 22. Farrow is the daughter of...an assistant to Mia Farrow's manager...year, a nephew of Mia Farrow and Patrick...
MIA FARROW HISSES AND TELLS.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/27/1997; 700+ words ; ...but it's not the only story Farrow has to tell, and she leaves...and writer-director John Farrow. On the surface, the Farrows appeared to be a happy, devoutly Roman Catholic family, but Mia's handsome father was a drinker and a philanderer. Farrow seems not to have had a burning...
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...
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...to set the household employees against each other." Mia Farrow has chosen to reprint the court decision in its entirety...