Anderson, (James) Maxwell
- Anderson, (James) Maxwell
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born Dec. 15, 1888, Atlantic, Pa., U.S.
died Feb. 28, 1959, Stamford, Conn.
U.S. playwright.
He worked as a journalist before cowriting his first successful play,
What Price Glory? (1924), which was followed by
Saturday's Children (1927). His verse dramas
Elizabeth the Queen (1930) and
Mary of Scotland (1933) were later adapted for film. He returned to prose for the satire
Both Your Houses (1933, Pulitzer Prize) and the tragedy
Winterset (1935), then turned to verse again for
High Tor (1936), a romantic comedy. He collaborated with
Kurt Weill on the musicals
Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) and
Lost in the Stars (1949). His last play,
The Bad Seed (1954), became a successful film.
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Anderson, (James) Maxwell — (15 dic. 1888, Atlantic, Pa., EE.UU.–28 feb. 1959, Stamford, Conn.). Dramaturgo estadounidense. Trabajó como periodista antes de coescribir su primera obra exitosa, El precio de la gloria (1924), a la que siguió Hijos del sábado (1927). Sus… … Enciclopedia Universal
Maxwell Anderson — Born James Maxwell Anderson 15 December 1888(1888 12 15) Atlantic, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died … Wikipedia
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Maxwell — (De J. C. Maxwell, físico escocés.) ► sustantivo masculino FÍSICA Denominación del maxvelio en la nomenclatura internacional. * * * maxvelio o maxwell (de «J. C. Maxwell», físico y matemático escocés del s. XIX) m. Fís. Unidad de flujo de… … Enciclopedia Universal
Maxwell — /maks wel/ or, for 2, 3, / weuhl/, n. 1. Elsa, 1883 1963, U.S. professional hostess and author. 2. James Clerk /klahrk/, 1831 79, Scottish physicist. 3. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Anderson James Maxwell Davies Sir Peter… … Universalium
Anderson — /an deuhr seuhn/, n. 1. Carl David, 1905 91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel prize 1936. 2. Dame Judith, 1898 1992, Australian actress in the U.S. 3. Marian, 1902 93, U.S. contralto. 4. Maxwell, 1888 1959, U.S. dramatist. 5.… … Universalium
maxwell — (De J. C. Maxwell, físico escocés.) ► sustantivo masculino FÍSICA Denominación del maxvelio en la nomenclatura internacional. * * * maxvelio o maxwell (de «J. C. Maxwell», físico y matemático escocés del s. XIX) m. Fís. Unidad de flujo de… … Enciclopedia Universal
maxwell — /maks wel, weuhl/, n. Elect. the centimeter gram second unit of magnetic flux, equal to the magnetic flux through one square centimeter normal to a magnetic field of one gauss. Abbr.: Mx [1895 1900; named after J. C. MAXWELL] * * * (as used in… … Universalium
James — /jaymz/, n. 1. Also called James the Great. one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matt. 4:21. 2. the person identified in Gal. 1:19 as a brother of Jesus: probably the author of the Epistle of St. James. 3.… … Universalium
