Biography Category
(hy s´t n) (KEY) , 1906–87, American motion picture director, writer, and actor, b. Nevada, Mo. In many of his films, such as The Treasure of the S...
(Abu Yusuf Yakub ibn Ishak al-Kindi) (ä´b y s f´ yäk b´ b´ n shäk´ l-k n´d ) (KEY) , 9th cent. Arab philosopher, b. Basra, Iraq. He studi...
(b n d t´t krô´ch ) (KEY) , 1866–1952, Italian philosopher, historian, and critic. He lived mostly in Naples, devoting himself to studying and w...
(lw mäl) (KEY) , 1932–95, French film director, b. Thumeries, France. Malle’s motion pictures are noted for their nonjudgmental approach to ofte...
( n´´ ks m´ n z) (KEY) , Greek philosopher, 6th cent. B.C., last of the Milesian school founded by Thales. With Thales he held that a single elemen...
1944–, American film director, producer, and writer, b. Modesto, Calif. Although Lucas’s first film, THX-1138 (1970), was not successful, his next...