Born December 5, 1890 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [Died] August 2, 1976. Los Angeles, California, United States. German film director. He started out as a screenwriter and became a director in 1919. He made his name with the mystical work Der müde Tod (1921), and went on to produce such masterpieces as Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1922), Die Nibelungen (1924), Metropolis (1926), and M (1931), becoming one of the leading figures in German cinema. In 1933, he defected to France. From 1936, he made many films in the United States. His main works in the United States were Fury (1936) and You Only Live Once (1937). Lang Lange, Dorothea Born May 26, 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey. [Died] October 13, 1965. San Francisco American female documentary photographer. At the age of 20, she moved to San Francisco and opened a photo studio, where she published "The White Angel's Bread Procession" (1932), a record of the miserable conditions of the unemployed during the Great Depression. In 1934, she was asked to document the impoverished lives of migrant workers in California, which developed into a campaign to establish government camps. She later photographed the devastated rural areas of the South with W. Evans, and produced works such as "Exodus from America" (1939), which caused a stir. Her work also includes a record of the Japanese-American internment camps (1941). Her style, which was honest and accurate to the facts, was a classic example of documentary photography and had a major impact. Lang Lang, Andrew Born: March 31, 1844, Selkirk [Died] July 20, 1912. Banchory was a British classicist, folklorist, poet and novelist. Born in Scotland, he studied at St. Andrews and Oxford, and taught at Oxford. In 1875, he settled in London and contributed to the Daily News and other newspapers. He was known for his poetry and novels, as well as his collection of folktales. As a folklorist, he argued for the primitive origins of monotheism, and in the field of classical studies, he is known for his translation and research of Homer. His major works are Custom and Myth (1884) and The World of Homer (1910). Lang Lang, (Alexander) Matheson Born: May 15, 1879 in Montreal [Died] April 11, 1948. Bridgetown, West Indies. British actor. Debuted in 1897. Toured America and other countries with FR Benson's company and others, then appeared in London in 1900, appearing in GB Shaw and H. Ibsen's works at the Royal Court Theatre under Bedren-Barker. He also formed a theatrical company and performed Shakespeare's plays around the world. His best roles included Othello, Romeo, and Mr. Wu. He also wrote an autobiography, Mr. Wu Looks Back (1940). Lang Language A term used by Saussure. He distinguished between complex and hybrid langue (language activity) and langue and parole, and defined langue as an essential, homogeneous, and social language system. For example, he believed that Japanese people can communicate their intentions using Japanese because all members understand the rules of the language, which are homogeneous and common. Although Saussure's explanation of the distinction between langue and parole has some ambiguities and some points that require revision, his attempt to point out the distinction between repeated and one-off linguistic phenomena is a great achievement. Lang Lang, Pearl Born: May 29, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois [Died] February 24, 2009. New York, New York. American dancer. From 1942, she was active as a soloist with the Martha Graham Dance Company for ten years, starring in works such as The Cave of the Heart and Letter to the World. In 1952, she formed her own dance company, presenting works such as Deborah's Song and Night Flight, during which she guest-performed with the Graham Dance Company and also appeared in Broadway musicals. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |