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Erik Werenskiold
Werenskiold, Erik (b Vingen, 11 Feb. 1855; d Oslo, 23 Nov. 1938). Norwegian painter, printmaker, and illustrator. He was one of the leading personalities in Norwegian art, the friend of numerous writers and intellectuals and a symbol of national culture. His work included landscapes, in which he... Read more |
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Isaac Mizrahi
Mizrahi, Isaac October 14, 1961 • Brooklyn, New York Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi holds the distinction of being one of today's best-known American fashion designers. His fame comes from far more than his runway creations, however: Mizrahi is a bona fide celebrity who has applied his... Read more |
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Montel Williams
Montel Williams1956– Television talk show host, motivational speaker Montel Williams joined the ranks of America's daytime talk show hosts in 1991 with his own program, the Montel Williams Show. Although he had made a name for himself as a motivational speaker, reaching out to inspire... Read more |
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Balthus
Balthus (Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola) , 1908-2001, Polish-French painter, b. Paris. Balthus is widely regarded as one of the most important figurative painters of the modern era. He began painting as a young man and had his first one-man show in 1934. Balthus soon developed a distinctive... Read more |
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Negation
NEGATION The term negation (Verneinung ) denotes a mental process in which the subject formulates the content of an unconscious wish in a negative form. The content of the wish finds expression in consciousness, yet the subject continues to disown it. This concept first appeared in Freud's work in... Read more |
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Bert Williams
Bert Williams Bahamian-born African-American comedian and singer Bert Williams (1874–1922) was a phenomenally popular figure in the field of American theatrical entertainment during his heyday in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Williams, who wore blackface makeup over... Read more |
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synodic period
synodic period , in astronomy, length of time during which a body in the solar system makes one orbit of the sun relative to the earth, i.e., returns to the same elongation . Because the earth moves in its own orbit, the synodic period differs from the sidereal period, which is measured relative... Read more |
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Domestication
DomesticationI. The Food-producing RevolutionRobert J. BraidwoodBIBLIOGRAPHYII. Animal DomesticationRobert H. Dyson, Jr.BIBLIOGRAPHYI THE FOOD-PRODUCING REVOLUTIONThe domestication of plants and animals marked the beginnings of effective food production by man, a stage in human sociocultural... Read more |
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Richard Rodney Bennett
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Robert Redford
Robert Redford (Charles Robert Redford, Jr.), 1937-, American actor and director, b. Santa Monica, Calif. Blond, with a perennially boyish handsomeness and an appeal that has lasted several decades, he is one of Hollywood's superstars. He began his acting career in 1959, scoring his first big... Read more |
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WOMEN BECOME INFATUATED WITH ME - THEY THINK I AM VULNERABLE; LIKELY LAD...
...Likely Lads star Rodney Bewes to be driving...skiff behind his Vauxhall Nova by day and donning...affairs. But his touring one-man show, a ... |
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We haven't spoken to each other for 31 years; LIKELY LADS STAR TELLS OF RIFT...
...Until the show finished...rare these days, however...after all these years, he...says Bewes. "He won...regressive. "But he'll never...Lads. He's been playing...a chip on his shoulder...you ... |
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Most Likely to succeed .. ; LIFE ON SUNDAY ASK
...as the TV shows Z-Cars...alongside his close friend...In between his two stints...and 1970s, Bewes also appeared...starred in his own ITV sitcom...since with one-man versions...Lads ... |
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TELLY: Likely Ladin unlikely role.(Features)
...offbeat sketch show Revolver...Lads,it's hard to believe he's now more...grand dad these days. He plays...John Inman's Antiques...Davids. Rodney had an unconventional...he got his first ... |