Biography Category
(l k ´n v skôn´t ) (KEY) , 1906–76, Italian film director and writer, b. Milan as Luchino Visconti de Modrone. One of Italy’s most acclaimed d...
(fränts br ntä´n ) (KEY) , 1838–1917, German philosopher and psychologist. He was a teacher (1866–73) at Würzburg, and in 1874 he became profe...
1932–2003, American singer and songwriter, b. Kingsland, Ark. Born to a farm family, he went to Memphis in 1955 and recorded hits such as “I Walk ...
1675–1729, English philosopher and divine. His chief interest was rational theology, and, although a critic of the deists, he was in sympathy with s...
(häns´ g ´ôrk g ´d m r) (KEY) , 1900–2002, German philosopher, b. Marburg. He taught at Kiel (1934–37), Marburg (1937–39), Leipzig (1939–...
(fsy ´v l t l ryôn´ v ch p dôf´k n) (KEY) , 1893–1953, Russian film director. He used new techniques of film editing, particularly intercuttin...