Marie de Flavigny, countess d’Agoult was a writer known for her role in and descriptions of Parisian society in the 1840s. She was the daughter of the émigré Comte de Flavigny. In 1827 she married Col. Charles d’Agoult, 20 years her senior. She had early shown strength of will and enthusiasm for

New Orleans Pelicans: …Angeles Clippers (after NBA commissioner David Stern controversially vetoed an earlier proposed trade of Paul to the powerhouse Los Angeles Lakers), and the Hornets were sold to Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints, in 2012. Looking to cement ties with its home city, the franchise changed its name…

Stern, weekly general-interest magazine published in Germany. It began publication in 1948 and quickly became the leading post-World War II magazine in the country, known for its outstanding photography and its blend of light and serious material. It publishes issues-oriented reporting, celebrity

Lisette Model was a photographer and teacher known for her unconventional street images and ruthlessly candid portraits. Born to a Jewish Austrian-Italian father and French Catholic mother, Model was educated first in Vienna and then in Paris. Her music studies with the avant-garde composer Arnold

Elizabeth Stern was a Canadian-born American pathologist, noted for her work on the stages of a cell’s progression from a normal to a cancerous state. Stern received a medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1939 and the following year went to the United States, where she became a

Georg Solti was a Hungarian-born British conductor and pianist, one of the most highly regarded conductors of the second half of the 20th century. He was especially noted for his interpretations of Romantic orchestral and operatic works. Solti studied at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with

Howard Stern is an American radio show host known for his controversial broadcasts. Stern was introduced to radio by his father, a sound engineer. The younger Stern, an awkward and shy child, found an outlet in the medium and began producing his own show on a tape recorder. As a student at Boston

Isaac Stern was a Russian-born American musician who was considered one of the premier violinists of the 20th century. Stern was taken by his parents to San Francisco as a one-year-old. At age 6 he began taking piano lessons, but his interest soon turned to the violin. He studied at the San

Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films are characterized by pictorial richness and photographic craftsmanship. He is especially known for his seven films with actress Marlene Dietrich. Sternberg emigrated with his family to join his father in New York

Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films are characterized by pictorial richness and photographic craftsmanship. He is especially known for his seven films with actress Marlene Dietrich. Sternberg emigrated with his family to join his father in New York

Italian literature: Social commitment and the new realism: …“A Blackshirt’s War”]) and by Mario Rigoni Stern (Il sergente nella neve [1952; The Sergeant in the Snow]). By contrast, there were humorous recollections of provincial life under fascism—for example, Mario Tobino’s Bandiera nera (1950; “Black Flag”) and Goffredo Parise’s Prete bello (1954; “The Handsome Priest”; Eng. trans.

Otto Stern was a German-born scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1943 for his development of the molecular beam as a tool for studying the characteristics of molecules and for his measurement of the magnetic moment of the proton. Stern’s early scientific work was theoretical

Richard G. Stern was an American author and teacher whose fiction examines the intricacies of marital difficulties and family relationships. Stern was educated at the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1947), Harvard University (M.A., 1949), and the University of Iowa (Ph.D., 1954). In 1955 he

Richard G. Stern was an American author and teacher whose fiction examines the intricacies of marital difficulties and family relationships. Stern was educated at the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1947), Harvard University (M.A., 1949), and the University of Iowa (Ph.D., 1954). In 1955 he

Robert A.M. Stern is an American postmodern architect whose buildings incorporate a variety of historical styles. Stern studied at Columbia University (B.A., 1960) in New York City and Yale University (M.A., 1965) in New Haven, Connecticut. He worked in partnership with John Hagmann from 1969 to

Robert A.M. Stern is an American postmodern architect whose buildings incorporate a variety of historical styles. Stern studied at Columbia University (B.A., 1960) in New York City and Yale University (M.A., 1965) in New Haven, Connecticut. He worked in partnership with John Hagmann from 1969 to

Stern-Gerlach experiment, demonstration of the restricted spatial orientation of atomic and subatomic particles with magnetic polarity, performed in the early 1920s by the German physicists Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach. In the experiment, a beam of neutral silver atoms was directed through a set

tern: …30 species of the genus Sterna, with forked tail, black cap or crest, and pale body. The black tern, S. nigra (sometimes Chlidonias niger), about 25 cm (10 inches) long, with a black head and underparts (white below in winter) and gray wings and back, breeds in temperate Eurasia and…

tern: The least, or little, tern (S. albifrons), under 25 cm (10 inches) long, is the smallest tern. It breeds on sandy coasts and river sandbars in temperate to tropical regions worldwide except South America. The sooty tern (S. fuscata), about 40 cm (16 inches) long, has…

charadriiform: Gulls (suborder Lari): Sooty terns (Sterna fuscata) have attracted considerable attention from biologists because on Ascension Island, in the South Atlantic, they breed every 9.6 months and on Christmas Island, in the Pacific Ocean, every six months. Elsewhere they have an annual cycle.

Arctic tern: …similar to that of the common tern (Sterna hirundo), its frequent companion.

tern: The black tern, S. nigra (sometimes Chlidonias niger), about 25 cm (10 inches) long, with a black head and underparts (white below in winter) and gray wings and back, breeds in temperate Eurasia and North America and winters in tropical Africa and South America. It is…

Arctic tern, (Sterna paradisaea), tern species that makes the longest annual migration of any bird. It breeds in the southerly reaches of the Arctic and winters in the Antarctic, making its migration a round-trip of 60,000 to 82,000 km (roughly 37,000 to 51,000 miles). Its appearance—white with a

annelid: Annotated classification: Order Sternaspida Sedentary; anterior setae short and thick; posterior end with ventral shield bearing radiating setae and anal branchiae; size, 3 cm; genera include Sternaspis. Order Oweniida Sedentary; anterior end with or without divided lobed membrane; anterior segments long; dwelling tube mucoid, coated with sand

annelid: Annotated classification: …size, 3 cm; genera include Sternaspis. Order Oweniida Sedentary; anterior end with or without divided lobed membrane; anterior segments long; dwelling tube mucoid, coated with sand or shell fragments; size, 0.2 to 10 cm; genera include Owenia. Order Terebellida

corporate governance: Criticisms of stakeholding: Elaine Sternberg, a philosopher specializing in business ethics and corporate governance, alleged that stakeholding is unworkable and destroys accountability within a firm. Sternberg argued that stakeholders are usually seen as all those who affect or are affected by a corporation. She argued that a key…

Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films are characterized by pictorial richness and photographic craftsmanship. He is especially known for his seven films with actress Marlene Dietrich. Sternberg emigrated with his family to join his father in New York

Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films are characterized by pictorial richness and photographic craftsmanship. He is especially known for his seven films with actress Marlene Dietrich. Sternberg emigrated with his family to join his father in New York

Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films are characterized by pictorial richness and photographic craftsmanship. He is especially known for his seven films with actress Marlene Dietrich. Sternberg emigrated with his family to join his father in New York

creativity: Individual qualities of creative persons: …for example, the American psychologists Robert Sternberg and Todd Lubart likened the combined traits of autonomy and problem solving to buying low and selling high in the “marketplace of ideas.” By this they meant that the creative individual identifies a unique need—perhaps a problem or opportunity that no one else…

Sir Sigmund Sternberg was a Hungarian-born British philanthropist and entrepreneur who was known for his efforts to foster connectedness between various religious faiths. He was the founder and president of the Sternberg Foundation, as well as the founder of the Sternberg Centre for Judaism. The

Amaryllidaceae: …ornamental Eurasian plant known as winter daffodil (Sternbergia lutea) is often cultivated in borders or rock gardens. Natal lily, or Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata), a South African perennial, is cultivated as a houseplant for its orange flowers lined with yellow.

castle: The forecastle and aftercastle (or sterncastle) are at the bow and stern of the vessel. A top castle was perched on masts of some ships about the 13th century. The first known castles are shown amidships or astern on Roman ships, to afford vantage points in sea skirmishes.…

Nacogdoches: The pioneer home of Adolphus Sterne, a founder of the Republic of Texas, houses the Hoya Memorial Library and Museum. The old Nacogdoches University building (1845) is on the high school campus. The city’s economy depends chiefly on poultry, dairying, feed processing, truck crops, lumbering, and tourism. Sam Rayburn…

Laurence Sterne: Life: …was helped by another uncle, Jaques Sterne, precentor of York and archdeacon of Cleveland, a powerful clergyman but a mean-tempered man and a rabid politician. In 1741–42 Sterne wrote political articles supporting the administration of Sir Robert Walpole for a newspaper founded by his uncle, but he soon withdrew from…

Laurence Sterne was an Irish-born English novelist and humorist. He is best known as the author of Tristram Shandy (1759–67), a novel in which story is subordinate to the free associations and digressions of its narrator. He is also known for the novel A Sentimental Journey (1768). Sterne’s father,

Carl Sternheim was a German dramatist best known for plainly written satiric comedies about middle-class values and aspirations. Sternheim, the son of a Jewish banker, grew up in Berlin. He studied philosophy, psychology, and law at the Universities of Munich, Göttingen, Leipzig, and Berlin and

Carl Sternheim was a German dramatist best known for plainly written satiric comedies about middle-class values and aspirations. Sternheim, the son of a Jewish banker, grew up in Berlin. He studied philosophy, psychology, and law at the Universities of Munich, Göttingen, Leipzig, and Berlin and

tern, any of about 40 species of slender, graceful water birds that constitute the subfamily Sterninae, of the family Laridae, which also includes the gulls. Terns inhabit seacoasts and inland waters and are nearly worldwide in distribution. The largest number of species is found in the Pacific

skeleton: Skeletomusculature of arthropods: …massive and compact endosternite (internal sternite), formed by connective-tissue fibres, frequently lies below the gut and above the nerve cord. In Limulus, the horseshoe crab, muscles from the anterior margin of the coxa (the leg segment nearest the body) are inserted on the endosternite, as are other muscles from the…

muscle: Tetrapod musculature: …to form muscles such as sternocleidomastoid, a muscle important for humans in movements of the head and in breathing. In mammals that lose the clavicle, these slips may be further modified to form muscles running from the head to the pectoral limb. Tetrapods, with the exception of mammals, utilize part…

hyoid bone: …the hyoid bone are the sternohyoids, long muscles arising from the sternum (breastbone) and clavicle (collarbone) and running upward and toward each other in the neck. Other muscles attached to the hyoid bone are the two mylohyoid muscles, which form a sort of diaphragm for the floor of the mouth;…

homopteran: …planthoppers or fulgorids; and the Sternorrhyncha, which includes aphids or plant lice, phylloxerans, coccids, scales, whiteflies, and mealybugs.

musk turtle, (genus Sternotherus), any of four species of small freshwater turtles belonging to the family Kinosternidae. Musk turtles are named for the strong, musky odour they emit when disturbed. They are found in eastern North America, usually in slow-moving waters. Highly aquatic animals, they

warship: The age of gun and sail: …in the Netherlands, of the stern rudder. This rudder, along with the deep-draft hull, the bowsprit and, in time, additional masts, transformed the long ship into the true sailing ship, which could beat into the wind as well as sail with it.

Stefan Zweig: …with Sternstunden der Menschheit (1928; The Tide of Fortune), five historical portraits in miniature. He wrote full-scale, intuitive rather than objective, biographies of the French statesman Joseph Fouché (1929), Mary Stuart (1935), and others. His stories include those in Verwirrung der Gefühle (1925; Conflicts). He also wrote a psychological novel,…

sternum, in the anatomy of tetrapods (four-limbed vertebrates), elongated bone in the centre of the chest that articulates with and provides support for the clavicles (collarbones) of the shoulder girdle and for the ribs. Its origin in evolution is unclear. A sternum appears in certain salamanders;

steroid, any of a class of natural or synthetic organic compounds characterized by a molecular structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings. Steroids are important in biology, chemistry, and medicine. The steroid group includes all the sex hormones, adrenal cortical hormones, bile acids, and

steroid: Steroids of insects, fungi, and other organisms: Many steroid alkaloids occur in plants, but their functions, like those of the steroid saponins, are unknown. It is possible that the taste of many of these compounds deters grazing animals or attracts certain insect species to the plant.

steroid: Cardiac glycosides and aglycones: …of the cardanolide type as glycosides (compounds that contain structural groups derived from sugars) of up to four sugar residues, which may include glucose, rhamnose, and 10 other sugars characteristic of this group of natural products. Typically, these compounds are 5β-steroids and have 3β- and 14β-hydroxyl groups, but hydroxyl groups…

steroid hormone, any of a group of hormones that belong to the class of chemical compounds known as steroids; they are secreted by three “steroid glands”—the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries—and during pregnancy by the placenta. All steroid hormones are derived from cholesterol. They are

steroid: Steroid numbering system and nomenclature: This parent structure (1), named gonane (also known as the steroid nucleus), may be modified in a practically unlimited number of ways by removal, replacement, or addition of a few atoms at a time; hundreds of steroids have been isolated from plants and animals, and thousands more have been prepared…

cell: Membrane lipids: of two types, phospholipids and sterols (generally cholesterol). Both types share the defining characteristic of lipids—they dissolve readily in organic solvents—but in addition they both have a region that is attracted to and soluble in water. This “amphiphilic” property (having a dual attraction; i.e., containing both a lipid-soluble and a…

Michael S. Brown: …1990s Brown and Goldstein discovered sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs), transcription factors that control the uptake and synthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids. In their follow-up studies they uncovered the mechanism by which SREBPs are activated to regulate the metabolism of lipids. In 2003 they were awarded the Albany…

Pleiades: Taygete, Celaeno, and Sterope, names now assigned to individual stars), daughters of Atlas and Pleione, were changed into the stars. The heliacal (near dawn) rising of the Pleiades in spring of the Northern Hemisphere has marked from ancient times the opening of seafaring and farming seasons, as the…

Pleiades: Celaeno, Alcyone, Sterope, and Merope. They all had children by gods (except Merope, who married Sisyphus).

platypus: Evolution, paleontology, and classification: …recently this Cretaceous monotreme (Steropodon galmani, known by a stunning opalized jaw) was placed within the platypus family, but, partly on the basis of molecular studies and partly on dental structure, it is now classified in its own family, Steropodontidae.

monotreme: Paleontology and classification: …ago) in Australia: the platypus-like Steropodontidae, represented by a single species (Steropodon galmani), and the uniquely specialized Kollikodontidae, which is also represented by a single species (Kollikodon ritchiei). Both are known only from opalized jaw fragments. The strange rounded cusps on the molar teeth of K. ritchiei were a surprise…

Stesichorus was a Greek poet known for his distinctive choral lyric verse on epic themes. His name was originally Teisias, according to the Byzantine lexicon Suda (10th century ad). Stesichorus, which in Greek means “instructor of choruses,” was a byname derived from his professional activity,

Anatoly Mikhaylovich Stessel was a Russian general who commanded the garrison at Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War. Stessel graduated from the Pavlovskoye military academy in 1866. He took part in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) and commanded a brigade in the suppression of the Boxer

stethoscope, medical instrument used in listening to sounds produced within the body, chiefly in the heart or lungs. It was invented by the French physician R.T.H. Laënnec, who in 1819 described the use of a perforated wooden cylinder to transmit sounds from the patient’s chest (Greek: stēthos) to

Augusta Emma Simmons Stetson was an American religious leader whose success and popularity as a leader in New York’s Christian Science community was considered a threat by the Mother Church. In 1864 Augusta Simmons married Captain Frederick J. Stetson, with whom she lived in England, India, and

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an American feminist, lecturer, writer, and publisher who was a leading theorist of the women’s movement in the United States. Charlotte Perkins grew up in poverty, her father having essentially abandoned the family. Her education was irregular and limited, but she did

Florine Stettheimer was an American painter whose highly personal and idiosyncratic style was characterized by vivid colour, a purposeful naiveté, and whimsical humour, often in the service of wry social comment. Stettheimer received training in painting at the Art Students League in New York City,

Szczecin, port city and capital, Zachodniopomorskie województwo (province), northwestern Poland, on the western bank of the Oder River near its mouth, 40 miles (65 km) from the Baltic Sea. Shipbuilding and shipping are the main occupations. Evidence suggests that the area was first inhabited by

John III: …against Denmark by signing the Treaty of Stettin (1570), in which he formally renounced Sweden’s Estonian acquisitions, though he actually intended to keep them; the territories were largely regained by the end of his reign.

John III: …against Denmark by signing the Treaty of Stettin (1570), in which he formally renounced Sweden’s Estonian acquisitions, though he actually intended to keep them; the territories were largely regained by the end of his reign.

Szczeciński Lagoon, lagoon (area 350 square miles [900 square km]) on the Baltic Sea coast between Mecklenburg–West Pomerania Land (state), Germany, and Zachodniopomorskie województwo (province), Poland. An extension of the Oder River’s estuarine mouth, it is drained (via the Świna, Peene, and

Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr. was an American industrialist who served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s last secretary of state (1944–45) and figured prominently in the establishment of the United Nations (1945). Stettinius attended but did not graduate from the University of Virginia. He held

house of Stuart, royal house of Scotland from 1371 and of England from 1603. It was interrupted in 1649 by the establishment of the Commonwealth but was restored in 1660. It ended in 1714, when the British crown passed to the house of Hanover. The first spelling of the family name was undoubtedly

Sir James Steuart Denham, 4th Baronet was a Scottish economist who was the leading expositor of mercantilist views. Denham was educated at the University of Edinburgh (1724–25). In the course of continental travels following his qualification as a lawyer (1735), he became embroiled in the Jacobite

Steuben, county, southwestern New York state, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the south and Keuka Lake to the northeast. It consists of a hilly region drained by the Canisteo, Chemung, Cohocton, and Tioga rivers. Numerous wineries line the shore of Keuka Lake, which is one of the Finger Lakes.

Steuben Glass Company, glassworks founded in 1903 by T.G. Hawkes and Frederick Carder at Corning, New York. It was purchased by the Corning Glass Works in 1918 but continued to be directed by Carder until 1933. The company became known for fancy coloured glassware, particularly a type with an

Baron von Steuben was a German officer who served the cause of U.S. independence by converting the revolutionary army into a disciplined fighting force. Born into a military family, Steuben led a soldier’s life from age 16. During the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) he rose to the rank of captain in the

Baron von Steuben was a German officer who served the cause of U.S. independence by converting the revolutionary army into a disciplined fighting force. Born into a military family, Steuben led a soldier’s life from age 16. During the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) he rose to the rank of captain in the

Baron von Steuben was a German officer who served the cause of U.S. independence by converting the revolutionary army into a disciplined fighting force. Born into a military family, Steuben led a soldier’s life from age 16. During the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) he rose to the rank of captain in the

Baron von Steuben was a German officer who served the cause of U.S. independence by converting the revolutionary army into a disciplined fighting force. Born into a military family, Steuben led a soldier’s life from age 16. During the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) he rose to the rank of captain in the

Steubenville, city, seat (1797) of Jefferson county, eastern Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Ohio River, there bridged to Weirton, West Virginia, with which it forms a metropolitan area, about 40 miles (65 km) west of Pittsburgh. Settled temporarily in 1765 by Jacob Walker, it later (1786) was the

Hermann Steudner was a German physician and explorer who investigated the Nile tributaries in the western Sudan and took part in the systematic exploration of Ethiopia. In 1862 Steudner traveled across Ethiopia from Mitsiwa (on the Red Sea) to Lake Tana and across the highlands of Ethiopia north to

Since I am sometimes referred to as “the father of late night television,” the record on the point must be corrected. I invented neither nighttime and lateness nor TV comedy. By 1950 stations in many parts of the country were telecasting late-night fare, though mostly on a small-time, local basis.

Lenny Bruce: …appeared on the nationally televised Steve Allen Show, where he was introduced as “the most-shocking comedian of our time.” Just a few months before, Time magazine had called him a sick comic, though he described himself as impossible to label.

Milton Caniff: …“Terry and the Pirates” and “Steve Canyon,” which were noted for their fine draftsmanship, suspense, and humour.

Aaron Sorkin: …wrote the screenplay for an eponymously named film (2015) directed by Danny Boyle and starring Michael Fassbender as Jobs.

Captain America, comic-strip superhero created by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby for Timely (later Marvel) Comics. The character debuted in March 1941 in Captain America Comics no. 1. Simon and Kirby created Steve Rogers, a would-be army enlistee rejected by recruiters because of his small

Only nine athletes in history have won gold medals at four or more consecutive Olympic Games, and one of them is Steven Redgrave. Unwilling to stop there, though, Redgrave sought a more elite crowd and came out of retirement to capture yet a fifth gold medal at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia.

Stevenage, new town and borough (district) in the administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England. It lies along the Great North Road (a major English transportation artery) in the northern periphery of the London metropolitan region. Stevenage was the first new town to be designated

Stevens Point, city, seat (1879) of Portage county, central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on the Wisconsin River, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Appleton and 110 miles (175 km) north of Madison. The area was originally inhabited by Menominee Indians. George Stevens, a lumberer, traveled to the area

Albert W. Stevens was a U.S. Army officer, balloonist, and early aerial photographer who took the first photograph of Earth’s curvature (1930) and the first photographs of the Moon’s shadow on the Earth during a solar eclipse (1932). On November 11, 1935, Stevens made a record balloon ascent with

Albert W. Stevens was a U.S. Army officer, balloonist, and early aerial photographer who took the first photograph of Earth’s curvature (1930) and the first photographs of the Moon’s shadow on the Earth during a solar eclipse (1932). On November 11, 1935, Stevens made a record balloon ascent with

Alfred Stevens was an English designer, painter, and sculptor notable for the Michelangelesque vigour of his work, particularly in his interior decorations for the dining room of the Dorchester House, home of the collector Robert Stayner Holford, and his design for the Wellington monument in St.

Alfred Stevens was an English designer, painter, and sculptor notable for the Michelangelesque vigour of his work, particularly in his interior decorations for the dining room of the Dorchester House, home of the collector Robert Stayner Holford, and his design for the Wellington monument in St.

Alzina Parsons Stevens was an American labour leader and journalist known for her contributions to union organization and child-welfare reform. Parsons was forced by family poverty to work in a textile factory at 13; by the age of 18, she had learned the printers’ trade. In 1877 she organized the

Azurá Stevens is an American basketball player who is known for her mobility, defensive play, and shooting ability. As a power forward and center for the Chicago Sky, she helped win a WNBA title in 2021. Two years later Stevens led the U.S. team to a gold medal in the 3×3 competition at the Pan

Azurá Stevens is an American basketball player who is known for her mobility, defensive play, and shooting ability. As a power forward and center for the Chicago Sky, she helped win a WNBA title in 2021. Two years later Stevens led the U.S. team to a gold medal in the 3×3 competition at the Pan

Cat Stevens is a British singer-songwriter and philanthropist, particularly of Islamic charities. Steven Demetre Georgiou was born in London to parents Stavros Georgiou and Ingrid Wickman, who owned and operated a restaurant, the Moulin Rouge, above which the family lived. Georgiou; his elder

Libya: Establishment of the General National Congress: ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens. There were disputes over the assembly’s functions and mandate, and boycotts threatened its overall viability. The divisions between armed groups continued to deepen—with steadily increasing bloodshed—as the GNC proved unable to control even those that were nominally aligned with government ministries. Prime Minister…

the Rocketeer: …created by writer and artist Dave Stevens in 1982.

Gary Stevens is an American jockey who was one of the great tactical riders of his generation. He had more than 5,000 career wins, including victories at the Kentucky Derby (1988, 1995, and 1997), the Preakness Stakes (1997, 2001, and 2013), and the Belmont Stakes (1995, 1998, and 2001). Stevens’s

Gary Stevens is an American jockey who was one of the great tactical riders of his generation. He had more than 5,000 career wins, including victories at the Kentucky Derby (1988, 1995, and 1997), the Preakness Stakes (1997, 2001, and 2013), and the Belmont Stakes (1995, 1998, and 2001). Stevens’s

George Stevens was an American director known for films that exhibited intelligence, great humanism, and brilliant camera techniques. His classic movies include the screwball comedy Woman of the Year (1942), the action-adventure Gunga Din (1939), and the dramas A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant