Word: austerlitz
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dynamic victor of Austerlitz, or the epic exile, but a man with a vision of the Universal Republic, schooled in politics by the French Revolution, in military art by genius. Studying the Corsican Eagle from military school to the first Italian campaign, Gance places the man opposite a tableau of the Revolution. And Napoleon watches it, as the convention destroys the constitutional monarchy and then itself, and the Reign of Terror seizes France. Amid the confusion, he is isolated, detached, observant...
DIED. Adele Astaire Douglass, 83, Fred Astaire's elegant older sister and original dancing partner; after a stroke; in Scottsdale, Ariz. Born Adele Austerlitz in Nebraska, she began dancing in vaudeville shows with her brother when she was nine and he seven. Their dazzling footwork and comic flair made them the hit of London and Broadway musical theater in shows that included the Gershwins' Lady, Be Good (1924) and Funny Face (1927). In 1932, amid much publicity, Adele married Lord Charles Cavendish, trading her thriving career for life as a British society woman. Three years after his death...