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(Cabell Calloway) (k l´ w ´´) (KEY) , 1907–94, jazz singer and band leader, b. Rochester, N.Y. Known for his inventive creativity, he hired some ...
( v r´ z) (KEY) , Arabic Ibn Rushd, 1126–98, Spanish-Arab philosopher. He was far more important and influential in Jewish and Christian thought t...
(v l´h lm d l´t ) (KEY) , 1833–1911, German philosopher. He taught at the universities of Basel, Kiel, Breslau, and Berlin. He was one of the firs...
(b ´th s) (KEY) , Boetius (b ´sh s) (KEY) , or Boece (b s´) (KEY) (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius), c.475–525, Roman philosopher and sta...
1946–, American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, b. New York City, studied filmmaking with Martin Scorsese at New York Univ. (B.F.A., 1971). S...
(David Wark Griffith), 1880–1948, American movie director and producer, b. La Grange, Ky. Griffith was the first major American film director. He be...