…(1943–99), US sculptor. He sculpted and cast in bronze the Three Soldiers (or Three Fighting Men) statue (1984) that stands at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. His work is also featured in the front entrance to the National Cathedral that was completed and dedicated in 1990…
…(1904–61), US playwright and director. His collaborations with George S. Kaufman include the plays You Ca n’t Take It with You (1936) and The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939). He also wrote the movie script for Gentlemen’s Agreement (1947)…
…(1899–1932), American poet; full name Harold Hart Crane. He published only two books before committing suicide: the collection White Buildings (1926) and The Bridge (1930), a mystical epic poem concerned with American life and consciousness…
…a common European fern whose long, narrow undivided fronds are said to resemble the tongues of deer…
…(1782–1858), US politician. A Democratic member of the US Senate from Missouri (1821–51), he supported frontier explorations and opposed extending slavery to the territories…
…(1889–1975), US painter, a grandnephew of Senator Thomas Hart Benton. His paintings, of the American naturalist school, represent life in the Midwest…
…(1895–1970), British military historian and theorist. He developed principles of mobile warfare, which were adopted by both sides in the Second World War…
…(1902–79), American composer; full name Richard Charles Rodgers. He worked with librettist Lorenz Hart (1895–1943) before collaborating with Oscar Hammerstein II on a succession of popular musicals, including The Sound of Music (1959)…
…(1896–1983), US actor and producer; born in Canada; full name Raymond Hart Massey. His movies include Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and East of Eden (1955). He also played Dr. Leonard Gillespie on the television series Dr. Kildare (1961–66)…
…a common European fern whose long, narrow undivided fronds are said to resemble the tongues of deer…
…(1899–1932), American poet; full name Harold Hart Crane. He published only two books before committing suicide: the collection White Buildings (1926) and The Bridge (1930), a mystical epic poem concerned with American life and consciousness…
…(1896–1983), US actor and producer; born in Canada; full name Raymond Hart Massey. His movies include Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and East of Eden (1955). He also played Dr. Leonard Gillespie on the television series Dr. Kildare (1961–66)…
