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1925–, American film director, b. Kansas City, Mo. One of the most original talents in contemporary filmmaking, he creates complex, often loosely pl...
(mëk län´j l änt nyô´n ) (KEY) , 1912–, Italian film director and scriptwriter, b. Ferrara, Italy. In the 1940s he made documentaries that co...
(n ls h n´r k ä´b l) (KEY) , 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician. While a student at the Univ. of Christiania (Oslo) he did fundamental work on the ...
(Allen Stewart Konigsberg), 1935–, American actor, writer, and director, one of contemporary America’s leading filmmakers, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Allen...
1704–80, American jurist, b. Philadelphia. He and his father-in-law, Andrew Hamilton, decided the choice of Philadelphia instead of Chester as provi...
(ä´sh , äs´ r) (KEY) , c.352–c.424, Jewish scholar of Babylon. He was a judge, community administrator, and teacher of considerable influence bo...