(1940-) US writer. Her novel In Country 1985 was acclaimed for its portrayal of the impact of the Vietnam War on remote rural lives. It was followed by Spence + Lila 1988 and a collection of stories Love Life 1989.

(1905-1971) New Zealand poet and dramatist. Classical studies influenced his characteristic stripped language, tense rhythms, and strict verse forms. These features, in combination with a somber, sometimes macabre intensity of feeling were all apparent even in his precocious early collection The Beggar 1924, followed by No New Thing 1934. A more buoyant vision emerged in This Dark Will Lighten 1941.
An active labor unionist, he also wrote political journalism and “committed” plays such as Refugee 1945.

(1909-1984) English film actor. He portrayed romantic villains in British films of the 1940s. After Odd Man Out 1947 he worked in the US, often playing intelligent but troubled, vulnerable men, notably in A Star Is Born 1954. He returned to Europe 1960, where he made Lolita 1962, Georgy Girl 1966, and Cross of Iron 1977.
Other films include The Wicked Lady 1946, Five Fingers 1952 and North by Northwest 1959. His final role was in The Shooting Party 1984.

A(lfred) E(dward) W(oodley) (1865-1948) English novelist. He was the author of a tale of cowardice redeemed in the Sudan, The Four Feathers 1902, and a series featuring the detective Hanaud of the Sűreté, including At the Villa Rose 1910.

ETYM French maçon, Late Lat. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.
A craftsman who works with stone or brick; SYN. stonecutter, stonemason.

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