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1893–1979, American movie actress, b. Toronto, Ont. In 1909 she began working with D. W. Griffith. Specializing in playing young girls, she was dubb...
(sö´r n ky r´k gôr) (KEY) , 1813–55, Danish philosopher and religious thinker. Kierkegaard’s outwardly uneventful life in Copenhagen contraste...
(kr s´ p s) (KEY) , c.280–c.207 B.C., Greek Stoic philosopher, b. Soli, Cilicia. He was a disciple of Cleanthes and succeeded him as head of the Ac...
(py r b l) (KEY) , 1647–1706, French philosopher. Born a Huguenot, he converted to Roman Catholicism and then returned to Protestantism. To avoid Fr...
1902–65, American film producer, b. Pittsburgh. He worked for studios in Hollywood before founding Selznick International Pictures in 1936. Selznick...
(fräNswä´ trüf ´) (KEY) , 1932–84, French film director and critic. As a critic, he was noted for his promotion of the auteur theory. The direc...