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The Lost Weekend
THE LOST WEEKEND USA, 1945 Director:Billy Wilder Production:Paramount; black and white; running time: 99 minutes; length: 8,912 feet. Released August 1945. Producer:Charles Brackett; screenplay:Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, from the novel by ... Read more |
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Ming Cho Lee
Ming Cho Lee Called the "dean" of American scene design, Ming Cho Lee (born 1930) shaped the face and future of design in professional theater and opera in America beginning in the late 1960s through his work on Broadway, the New York Shakespeare Festival, and the Metropolitan Opera and by... Read more |
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Martina McBride
Martina McBride Singer When she moved to Nashville in 1989, budding country singer Martina McBride had but one goal: to make the perfect traditional country album. Raised on the sounds of classic country music, McBride strove for the authenticity of time-honored country style and substance. She... Read more |
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Kenny Lattimore
Kenny Lattimore Singer Romantic soul vocals enjoyed a golden age in the 1970s, with the ascent of artists such as Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder. All three of those singers influenced the style of Kenny Lattimore, who joined a host of other neo-soul vocalists in the late 1990s and... Read more |
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Mens clothing
MENSWEAR A Quiet Revolution Like women, men in the 1970s benefited from the same spirit of choice and experimentation unleashed by the 1960s. The two most important innovations in the 1970s were the increase in men's lei-sure wear and the use of new colors and fabrics. The white shirt fell into a... Read more |
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Janesville
Janesville city (1990 pop. 52,133), seat of Rock co., S central Wis., on the Rock River; inc. 1853. It is an industrial and commercial center in a grain, dairy farm, and tobacco area. Manufactures include agricultural and transportation equipment, machinery, metal and plastic products, and feeds. A... Read more |
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Powwow
POWWOW POWWOW, a Native American gathering centered around dance. In post–World War II America, "powwow," derived from the Narragansett word for "shaman," became the term for the Plains Indians social dance that spread to all fifty states, Canada, and Europe. Held indoors or outdoors,... Read more |
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Mike Singletary
Walter Payton 1954-1999 American football player Walter Payton, nicknamed "Sweetness" in college for his sweet and graceful moves on the football field, never lost that sweetness, even after he left the game. Never were Payton's qualities of grace and dignity more evident than in his final... Read more |
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Barry Commoner
Barry Commoner Barry Commoner (born 1917) was a biologist who became an environmental activist, leading efforts to inform the general public about the many environmental dangers posed by various scientific advances and common practices. He was one of the founders of the modern environmental... Read more |
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Pins and Needles
Pins and Needles (1937), a musical revue with sketches by various authors, Harold Rome (music, lyrics). [Labor Stage, 1,108 perf.] Originally mounted by the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union as a pleasant entertainment on weekends, with a cast recruited entirely from union members, this... Read more |
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