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Goyen

American  
[goi-uhn] / ˈgɔɪ ən /

noun

  1. (Charles) William, 1915–83, U.S. novelist and playwright.

  2. Jan van 1596–1656, Dutch painter.


Goyen British  
/ ˈɡɔɪən /

noun

  1. Jan Josephszoon van (dʒæn ˈdʒəʊzɪfsˌzʊn væn). 1596–1656, Dutch landscape painter and etcher

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Irwin compares the scene to 17th century Dutch landscape paintings, like those by Jacob van Ruisdael or Jan van Goyen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2022

She was married to Michael Cannata from 1956 to 1962 and had one son, Michael Cannata Jr. William Goyen, a writer, was her husband from 1963 until his death in 1983.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2016

Her second husband, William Goyen, a novelist and playwright, died in 1983.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2016

Her second husband, William Goyen, whom she married in 1963, died in 1983.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2016

Though he visited France once or twice, van Goyen chiefly confined himself to the scenery of Holland and the Rhine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

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