Biography Category
1947–, American film director, b. Cincinnati, Ohio. Spielberg began his career as a television director, admired for his understanding portrayal of ...
(t dôr´´ v ´z ngr nd ädôr´n ) (KEY) , 1903–69, German philosopher, born as Theodor Adorno Wiesengrund. Forced into exile by the Nazis (1933)...
1926–62, American movie actress, b. Los Angeles as Norma Jean Baker. Raised in orphanages and first married at 14, Monroe became a world-famous sex ...
( güst´ kôNt) (KEY) , 1798–1857, French philosopher, founder of the school of philosophy known as positivism, educated in Paris. From 1818 to 182...
(m ng´g s) (KEY) , 1922–79, American jazz musician, b. Nogales, Ariz. Mingus was a bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist. He was one...
(häns ä´dôlf ´d ärt dr sh) (KEY) , 1867–1941, German philosopher, b. Bad Kreuznach, grad. (zoology) Univ. of Jena, 1889. His early interest i...