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MacDowell

American  
[muhk-dou-uhl] / məkˈdaʊ əl /

noun

  1. Edward Alexander, 1861–1908, U.S. composer and pianist.


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He has been a Thomas J. Watson Fellow in Eritrea and Sudan, a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and a writing fellow at the MacDowell artist residency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Their friends, played by Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell, brood about what that means for their marriage.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

The trial heard that Mrs MacRae, who is survived by her eldest son Gordon, was a devoted mother and had been deeply in love with MacDowell.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

“There has never been anyone like her; there has never been work like hers,” MacDowell board chair Nell Painter said in a statement Sunday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

I should call MacDowell a landscape-painter had I not heard his sonata music.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

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