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• Roald Dahl — in 1954 Born 13 September 1916(1916 09 13) Llandaff, Llandaff, Wales, United Kingdom Died 23 Novembe …   Wikipedia

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• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead — Infobox Play name = Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead image size = 150px caption = Grove Press, 1968 edition writer = Tom Stoppard characters = Rosencrantz Guildenstern The Player Hamlet Tragedians King Claudius Gertrude Polonius Ophelia… …   Wikipedia

• Langston Hughes — For other uses, see Langston Hughes (disambiguation). Langston Hughes Hughes, photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1936 Born February 1, 1902(1902 02 01) Joplin, Missouri United S …   Wikipedia

• Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …   Universalium