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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who)
Thornton Wilder is one of America's greatest writers, the only
author to win Pulitzer Prizes in two different categories-one in
fiction and two in drama. Equally well known for his plays and
novels, his unique and diverse body of work also includes essays,
journals, lectures, and film and television scripts. In The
Thornton Wilder Encyclopedia, Thomas S. Hischak exhaustively covers
Wilder's life and extensive career. Entries not only contain every
one of his novels, plays, and scripts, but also his letters,
journals, and all other existing works by Wilder, published or
unpublished. In addition, this valuable reference features entries
on the individuals who worked with Wilder and friends and family
members who were a great influence on him. With a biography of
Wilder to introduce the work and a chronology and selected
bibliography to augment the entries, The Thornton Wilder
Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive reference available on one
of America's greatest playwrights and finest novelists.
The Hammer studio is best known for its horror film output from the
mid-1950s through the 1970s. This book provides facts about the
hundreds of actresses who appeared in those films, including ones
released in the twenty-first century by a resurgent Hammer. Each
woman's entry includes her Hammer filmography, a brief biography if
available, and other film credits in the horror genre. The book is
illustrated with more than 60 film stills and posters.
When you need to source accurate information on the past history,
achievements and current activities of leading world figures, from
heads of state to sporting greats, Europa's The International Who's
Who 2020 provides the answer. Published annually since 1935 The
International Who's Who is your source for hard-to-find
biographical details on over 25,000 of the world's most prominent
and influential personalities. Featured personalities are regularly
given the opportunity to update their entry, providing new
information on education, artistic achievements, leisure interests,
awards, contact details and much more. Also available online at
www.worldwhoswho.com, featuring thousands of click-through web
links and email addresses, and advanced search functions enabling
users to search by name, nationality, place and date of birth and
by profession.
Who's Who 2018 is the 170th edition of the world's longest
established and most comprehensive general reference book, brought
right up to date for the year ahead. The first autobiographical
reference book in the world and, after 169 years, still the most
accurate and reliable resource for information supplied and checked
by the entrants themselves.
Featured in this book are the Civil War Union army colonels who
commanded regiments from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
This is the sixth volume in a series documenting the Union army
colonels who did not advance beyond the rank of colonel. A brief
biographical sketch of each colonel is included, providing a
synopsis of each colonel's Civil War service followed by pertinent
details of their life history. Accompanying the biographical
sketches are photographs of most of the colonels, many of them
published for the first time. Preceding the biographical sketches
for each state is a roster of that state's colonels, in regimental
order, including those promoted to brigadier general or brevet
brigadier general, whose lives are documented in other reference
works. Finally, a bibliography of reference sources allows for
examination of the lives of the colonels in more detail.
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