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5 days ago · Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki ( Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf pɛndɛˈrɛt͡skʲi] ⓘ; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best-known works include Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, [1] Symphony No. 3, his St Luke Passion, Polish Requiem, Anaklasis and Utrenja.
2 days ago · This list of Academy Award records is current as of the 96th Academy Awards, with the ceremony taking place on March 10, 2024. Most awards or nominations. Most awards won by a single film: 11. Three films have won 11 Academy Awards: Ben-Hur (1959): nominated in 12 of the 15 possible categories.
5 days ago · Julia Jean " Lana " Turner ( / ˈlɑːnə / LAH-nə; [a] February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid American actresses ...
1 day ago · A Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: philosophiae doctor or doctor philosophiae) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the degree is most often abbreviated PhD (or, at times ...
3 days ago · The Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards given for intellectual achievement in the world. To browse Nobel Prize winners alphabetically, chronologically, and by prize, see below.
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4 days ago · Richard M Sherman, half of the prolific songwriting Sherman Brothers who wrote songs for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has died aged 95. Along with his late brother...
5 days ago · Come join us for our star-studded viewing gala and watch live from The Blossom Ballroom, home to the first Academy Awards in 1929. Sunday, March 10th, 2024. 3PM: Red Carpet Arrivals. 4PM: Viewing Gala and Dinner in Blossom Ballroom. 9 PM: After Viewing Party in Historic Lobby.
