Biography

ISBN: 9780854313044
Published by : Society of Antiquaries of London
Series: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Volume: 83
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Sir George Buc (1560-1622), one of the careful antiquarian scholars of the English Renaissance, is famous in literary history as Master of Revels under King James I, a position in which he was responsible for censorship of Shakespeare’s later play... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780822947042
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
A comprehensive, novel reassessment of the life and work of one of America's most influential self-taught artists, John Kane. The book presents a full account of Kane's life as a working man, including his time as a steelworker, coal miner, street... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813195452
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Marlene Dietrich never threw away anything. She kept her good-luck rag doll (it appeared with her in The Blue Angel and followed her to dressing tables on every movie set). She kept the letters she received from her lovers and her husband... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781626430839
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
This book is an academic biography of Liu Ching-chih, a renowned musicologist and translation scholar, and a prolific music critic in Hong Kong. Three Library Collections named after him are housed in the University of Hong Kong Libraries, the Hon... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813195810
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
In 2019, the NFL issued a list of football's one hundred greatest game-changers, and among the legendary athletes and coaches was one broadcaster: Phyllis George. The first female anchor of a major network sports show, George broke the glass ceili... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813195391
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
By 1926, it seemed that John R. Brinkley's experimental rejuvenation cure
face=Calibri>– transplanting goat glands into aging men
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ISBN: 9781463244491
Published by : Gorgias Press
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How many lives can one man save? Never enough, Horton realized. As his ship backed away from Smyrna’s wharf, he could better see the helpless, teeming crowd on the waterfront trapped between the sea and a raging inferno. He was not consoled by res... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813195247
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
George Stevens Jr. grew up on movie sets. His grandmother, aunts, uncles, and other family members were all entertainers, but it was his father, director George Stevens Sr., who cast the longest shadow. The elder Stevens won best director Oscars f... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813195445
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Film star. Cabaret sensation. Recording artist. Writer. Marlene Dietrich was nothing short of enchanting
face=Calibri>– and remains so even today. In this book she chronicles her fabulous rise to stardom. From her early caree... .... Learn More