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- Smith, Bessie
Smith, Bessie, 1894–1937, American singer, b. Chattanooga, Tenn. About 1910 Smith became the protégée of Gertrude (Ma) Rainey, one of the earliest blues singers. After working in traveling sho...
- Gielgud, Sir John
Gielgud, Sir John (Arthur John Gielgud), 1904–2000, English actor, director, and producer. A grandnephew of Ellen Terry, Gielgud made his debut at the Old Vic in 1921. His intelligence, sensit...
- McCullers, Carson
McCullers, Carson, 1917–67, American novelist, b. Columbus, Ga. as Lula Carson Smith, studied at Columbia. The central theme of her novels is the spiritual isolation that underlies the human c...
- Nichols, Mike
Nichols, Mike, 1931–, American actor and director, b. Berlin, Germany, as Michael Igor Peschkowsky. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1939, and he studied (1950–53) at the Un...
- drama, Western
Drama, Western, plays produced in the Western world. This article discusses the development of Western drama in general; for further information see the various national literature articles. T...
- American literature
American literature, literature in English produced in what is now the United States of America. American writing began with the work of English adventurers and colonists in the New World chie...
