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 3x3 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 3x3 competition at the Pan

Cat Stevens is a British singer-songwriter and philanthropist, particularly of Islamic charities. His music combines elements of folk, rock, and pop with introspective lyrics. His hit songs include “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” “Wild World,” “Peace Train,” and “Father and Son.” Steven Demetre

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

Second Battle of Bull Run: The first day: Isaac Stevens, drove the Confederate left out of its position; a Confederate counterattack, led by Brig. Gen. Jubal Early, dislodged the Union soldiers with a bayonet charge.

J. P. Stevens was a merchant who founded J.P. Stevens, one of the biggest firms in the American textile industry. John Stevens’ grandfather, Nathaniel Stevens, started in the textile industry during the War of 1812. Nathaniel’s son (John’s uncle) Moses took over the textile company and made it one

Paul Bunyan: James Stevens, also a lumber publicist, mixed tradition and invention in his version of the story, Paul Bunyan (1925). These books restyled Paul’s image for a wide popular audience; their humour centred on Paul’s giganticness rather than on knowledge of lumbering techniques. The Bunyan legend…

Vanuatu: History of Vanuatu: …unsuccessful attempt in mid-1980 by Jimmy Stevens, the Na-Griamel Party leader, to establish the independence of the island of Espiritu Santo from the rest of the group, the New Hebrides became independent within the Commonwealth under the name of the Republic of Vanuatu on July 30, 1980; the next month…

Joanna Gaines is an American entrepreneur and decorator who founded (2003) with her husband, Chip Gaines, the lifestyle brand Magnolia, which includes home furnishings, a TV network, a magazine, and a real-estate company. The couple first gained attention for their home-improvement show Fixer Upper

John Stevens was an American lawyer, inventor, and promoter of the development of steam power for transportation. His petition to the U.S. Congress resulted in the Patent Law of 1790, the foundation of the present U.S. patent system. In 1776 Stevens became a captain in the American Revolutionary

yacht: Yachting and yacht clubs: In 1844 John C. Stevens founded the New York Yacht Club aboard his schooner Gimcrack.

Shingle style: …theoretician of the style was John C. Stevens (1855–1940), author of Examples of American Domestic Architecture (1889). Notable architects working in the Shingle style included William Ralph Emerson, H.H. Richardson, and Bruce Price. The Price version of the Shingle style, best seen in his homes at Tuxedo Park, N.Y. (1885),…

2012 Benghazi attacks: The attacks: envoy John Christopher (“Chris”) Stevens first arrived in Benghazi on April 5, 2011, in an outreach mission to the Libyan rebels. He was appointed U.S. ambassador to Libya in May 2012 and was based in Tripoli. On September 10, 2012, he went to the U.S. compound…

John Frank Stevens was an American civil engineer and railroad executive who, as chief engineer of the Panama Canal from late 1905 to April 1907, laid the basis for that project’s successful completion. Stevens, who had only limited formal education, became an engineer through practical experience

John Paul Stevens was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. Stevens, who traced his American ancestry to the mid-17th century, attended the University of Chicago, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941. During World War II he served in

J. P. Stevens was a merchant who founded J.P. Stevens, one of the biggest firms in the American textile industry. John Stevens’ grandfather, Nathaniel Stevens, started in the textile industry during the War of 1812. Nathaniel’s son (John’s uncle) Moses took over the textile company and made it one

Bess Genevra Streeter Aldrich was an American author whose prolific output of novels and short stories evoked the American Plains and the people who settled them. Bess Streeter graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa) in 1901 and then taught school for five

Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming was an American astronomer who pioneered in the classification of stellar spectra. Mina Stevens was educated in public schools and from age 14 was a teacher as well as student. In May 1877 she married James O. Fleming, with whom she immigrated to the United States

Nettie Stevens was an American biologist and geneticist who was one of the first scientists to find that sex is determined by a particular configuration of chromosomes. Stevens’s early life is somewhat obscure, although it is known that she taught school and attended the State Normal School (now

Nettie Stevens was an American biologist and geneticist who was one of the first scientists to find that sex is determined by a particular configuration of chromosomes. Stevens’s early life is somewhat obscure, although it is known that she taught school and attended the State Normal School (now

Ray Stevens is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian known for his humorous topical country tunes often featuring unusual sound effects. His comedic nature was notably captured in his novelty songs “Gitarzan” (1969), a humorous spin on the adventures of the fictional jungle

Robert Livingston Stevens was a U.S. engineer and ship designer who invented the widely used inverted-T railroad rail and the railroad spike. He tested the first steamboat to use screw propellers, built by his father, the noted inventor John Stevens. He also assisted his father in the construction

Barbara Stanwyck was an American motion-picture and television actress who played a wide variety of roles in more than 80 films but was best in dramatic parts as a strong-willed, independent woman of complex character. Stanwyck was effectively orphaned as a small child when her mother died and her

New Jersey Devils: …players such as Stephane Richer, Scott Stevens (who captained the team from 1992 to 2004), and Ken Daneyko. Contributing to the Devils’ dominance was goaltender Martin Brodeur, who won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league’s top rookie in 1993–94. That season the Devils reached the conference finals in what…

Siaka Stevens was a Sierra Leonean prime minister (1967 and 1968–71) and president (1971–85) who survived in office despite attempted coups, a burdensome national debt, and almost continual charges of gross mismanagement and governmental corruption. Stevens was a police officer, mine worker, and

The Nutty Professor: …lovely young coed (played by Stella Stevens).

Justin Peck: …set to the music of Sufjan Stevens, and Paz de la Jolla (2013), an exuberant number for 18 dancers inspired by California’s beach culture.

Ted Stevens was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from Alaska (1968–2009). Stevens served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1947 and from Harvard

Thaddeus Stevens was a U.S. Radical Republican congressional leader during Reconstruction (1865–77) who battled for freedmen’s rights and insisted on stern requirements for readmission of Southern states into the Union after the Civil War (1861–65). Admitted to the Maryland bar, he moved to

Ted Stevens was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from Alaska (1968–2009). Stevens served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1947 and from Harvard

Terry-Thomas was a thickly mustachioed, gap-toothed British comic actor noted for his film roles as a pretentious, scheming twit. Terry-Thomas’s career progressed from music hall and cabaret performances to small film parts and radio, then to television, and finally to movie lead roles. He attended

Wallace Stevens was an American poet whose work explores the interaction of reality and what man can make of reality in his mind. It was not until late in life that Stevens was read at all widely or recognized as a major poet by more than a few. Stevens attended Harvard for three years, worked

Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming was an American astronomer who pioneered in the classification of stellar spectra. Mina Stevens was educated in public schools and from age 14 was a teacher as well as student. In May 1877 she married James O. Fleming, with whom she immigrated to the United States

Chaka Khan is an American singer whose incredible vocal range and dynamic stage presence helped make her the “Queen of Funk.” She has sold some 70 million records, backed by such hits as “I Feel for You” and “Through the Fire” (both 1984). Yvette Stevens is the eldest of five children born to

Charles E. Duryea and J. Frank Duryea: …three-wheeled, and Frank developed the Stevens-Duryea, one of the best known of the early standard makes, a high-priced limousine that continued in production into the 1920s.

20th-century international relations: The distraction of Watergate: The Stevenson and Jackson–Vanik amendments imposed conditions (regarding Soviet policy on Jewish emigration) on administration plans to expand trade with the U.S.S.R. In 1974–75 Congress prevented the President from involving the United States in a crisis in Cyprus or aiding anti-Communist forces in Angola and passed…

Adlai Stevenson was the 23rd vice president of the United States (1893–97), serving in the Democratic administration of President Grover Cleveland. Stevenson was the son of John Turner Stevenson, a tobacco farmer, and Eliza Ann Ewing. After studying law, he began his practice in Metamora, Illinois.

Adlai E. Stevenson was a U.S. political leader and diplomat who helped found the United Nations (UN), where he served as chief U.S. delegate (1961–65); he is mainly remembered by his countrymen as the eloquent, witty, but unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1952 and 1956. Moving

Adlai Stevenson was the 23rd vice president of the United States (1893–97), serving in the Democratic administration of President Grover Cleveland. Stevenson was the son of John Turner Stevenson, a tobacco farmer, and Eliza Ann Ewing. After studying law, he began his practice in Metamora, Illinois.

Adlai E. Stevenson was a U.S. political leader and diplomat who helped found the United Nations (UN), where he served as chief U.S. delegate (1961–65); he is mainly remembered by his countrymen as the eloquent, witty, but unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1952 and 1956. Moving

Adlai E. Stevenson: His eldest son, Adlai E. Stevenson III, was elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois in 1970 and again in 1974 (retiring in 1981), after having served in the state legislature (1965–67) and as state treasurer (1967–70).

Bryan Stevenson is an American lawyer, professor, author, and activist who works to bring legal representation to poor, juvenile, mentally ill, and minority prisoners in the South. He founded the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) to fight against the mass incarceration of these groups. Stevenson

ethics: Emotivism: …developed by the American philosopher Charles Stevenson (1908–79) in Ethics and Language (1945). As the titles of the books of this period suggest, moral philosophers (and philosophers in other fields as well) were now paying more attention to language and to the different ways in which it could be used.…

Matilda Coxe Stevenson was an American ethnologist who became one of the major contributors to her field, particularly in the study of Zuni religion. Matilda Evans grew up in Washington, D.C. She was educated at Miss Anable’s Academy in Philadelphia. In April 1872 she married James Stevenson, a

M*A*S*H: Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson) and later in the series (1975–83) by irascible Col. Sherman Potter (Harry Morgan). However, the base’s operation was held together by the company clerk, Corp. “Radar” O’Reilly (Gary Burghoff, reprising the role he had played in the film). Another corporal, Max Klinger (Jamie…

Robert Stevenson was a civil engineer who in 1797 succeeded his stepfather, Thomas Smith, as a member of the Scottish Lighthouse Board. In that capacity until 1843, he designed and built lighthouses (1797–1843) and invented intermittent and flashing lights as well as the hydrophore (an instrument

Robert Stevenson was a British-born American director best known for his numerous Disney movies, which included such classics as Johnny Tremain (1957) and Mary Poppins (1964). After studying at the University of Cambridge, Stevenson embarked on a film career in Britain. He worked as a screenwriter

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels Treasure Island (1881), Kidnapped (1886), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889). Stevenson’s biography of Pierre-Jean de Béranger

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels Treasure Island (1881), Kidnapped (1886), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889). Stevenson’s biography of Pierre-Jean de Béranger

Teófilo Stevenson was a Cuban heavyweight boxer who became the first fighter to win three Olympic gold medals in one weight class and one of only two to win three World Amateur Boxing titles. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) The 6-feet 3-inch (1.9-meter) Stevenson shocked the

When he was 14 years old, Rick Steves went to Europe on a family vacation. He did not want to go. It was the summer of 1969, and he would have preferred to spend his school break hanging out with his friends. By the end of the trip, however, the encounters with different cultures had changed his

When he was 14 years old, Rick Steves went to Europe on a family vacation. He did not want to go. It was the summer of 1969, and he would have preferred to spend his school break hanging out with his friends. By the end of the trip, however, the encounters with different cultures had changed his

stevia, (Stevia rebaudiana), flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae) grown for its sweet-tasting leaves. The plant is native to Paraguay, where it has a long history of use by the Guaraní people. The leaves contain a number of sweet-tasting chemicals known as steviol glycosides, which can

stevia (sweetener), sweetener made from the leaves of the South American plant Stevia rebaudiana and used as a replacement for sugar. Refined stevia is classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a nonnutritive sweetener. It contains a number of natural compounds, including stevioside

stevia, (Stevia rebaudiana), flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae) grown for its sweet-tasting leaves. The plant is native to Paraguay, where it has a long history of use by the Guaraní people. The leaves contain a number of sweet-tasting chemicals known as steviol glycosides, which can

Glenda Jackson: Ibsen; The Incredible Sarah (1976); Stevie (1978); The Return of the Soldier (1982); and Turtle Diary (1985). In the early 1990s she also appeared in a series of TV movies, including A Murder of Quality (1991) and The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992). During this time she continued to…

Stevie Wonder: …and overambitious extended work called Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. Thereafter his recordings became sporadic and often lacked focus, although his concerts were never less than rousing. The best of his work formed a vital link between the classic rhythm-and-blues and soul performers of the 1950s…

Simon Stevin was a Flemish mathematician who helped standardize the use of decimal fractions and aided in refuting Aristotle’s doctrine that heavy bodies fall faster than light ones. Stevin was a merchant’s clerk in Antwerp for a time and eventually rose to become commissioner of public works and

stevia: …of sweet-tasting chemicals known as steviol glycosides, which can be used fresh or dried to sweeten beverages or desserts and can be commercially processed into powdered noncaloric sweeteners. Steviol glycosides, particularly the chemicals stevioside and rebaudioside A, can be more than 300 times sweeter than table sugar and are nonglycemic…

Paraguay: Plant and animal life: …export of medicinal teas and stevioside, which is extracted from the Stevia rebaudiana plant and used as a low-calorie natural sweetener.

Zealand: …chalk and limestone cliffs at Stevns Klint—which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014—but is generally obscured by thick morainic deposits forming a gently undulating landscape. Its irregular coastline is broken by Ise Fjord and Roskilde Fjord. The northern part of the island is well wooded and lake-strewn,…

stew, dish of meat, poultry, or fish, usually with vegetables, cooked in liquid in a closed vessel over low heat. Prepared properly, the stew never boils, but simmers at about 190 °F (88 °C), a process that tenderizes tougher foods and mingles flavours. Meats to be stewed are cut in cubes, fowls

ship: Crewing: …at-sea maintenance, and (3) the stewards department, which did the work of a hotel staff for the crew and passengers. The total number of crew varied widely with the function of the ship and with changes in technology. For example, an early 20th-century transatlantic liner might carry 500 stewards, 300…

public administration: Early systems: …for the provision of wine), steward (responsible for feasting arrangements), chamberlain (often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal sleeping chamber), and chancellor (usually a priest with responsibilities for writing and applying the seal in the monarch’s name). With the 13th century a separation began between…

Julian Steward was an American anthropologist best known as one of the leading neoevolutionists of the mid-20th century and as the founder of the theory of cultural ecology. He also did studies of the social organization of peasant villages, conducted ethnographic research among the North American

Julian Steward was an American anthropologist best known as one of the leading neoevolutionists of the mid-20th century and as the founder of the theory of cultural ecology. He also did studies of the social organization of peasant villages, conducted ethnographic research among the North American

weka: … and Pitt islands; and the Stewart Island weka (G. australis scotti), which inhabits Stewart Island and smaller islands nearby.

Stewart Island/Rakiura, third largest island of New Zealand, in the southwest Pacific Ocean off the southern tip of South Island. Roughly triangular and measuring 45 by 25 miles (70 by 40 km), the island has a total land area of 674 square miles (1,746 square km). It is generally hilly—rising to

Yukon River: Physiography and hydrology: The Stewart River, having about the same drainage area as the White River, flows out of the former mining area of Mayo–Keno City to the east. At Dawson the Yukon has an average flow of 74,000 cubic feet (2,095 cubic metres) per second, but there is…

Battle of Eutaw Springs: …British troops under Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart and American forces commanded by General Nathanael Greene. Greene wished to prevent Stewart from joining General Lord Cornwallis in the event of that leader’s retreat south from Yorktown. About 2,000 American troops, many ill-clad and barefoot, were slightly outnumbered. In the early fighting…

Alexander Turney Stewart was an American textile merchant whose dry-goods store grew into a giant wholesale and retail business. Stewart came to New York City from Ireland as an adolescent. He returned to Ireland a few years later to collect an inheritance, which he used to purchase $3,000 in Irish

Arabella Stuart was an English noblewoman whose status as a claimant to the throne of her first cousin King James I (James VI of Scotland) led to her tragic death. The daughter of James’s uncle Charles Stewart, Earl of Lennox, and great-granddaughter of King Henry VIII’s sister Margaret Tudor,

Balfour Stewart was a Scottish meteorologist and geophysicist noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism and radiant heat. Stewart pursued a mercantile career for 10 years before becoming an assistant at Kew Observatory and later an assistant to James Forbes at Edinburgh University, where

New York Liberty: …New York signed star forward Breanna Stewart in free agency. That year the team finished the regular season with a record of 32–8 and easily advanced to the finals. There the Liberty lost to the Las Vegas Aces, 3–1. In a repeat of the previous season, New York won 32…

Donald Ogden Stewart was an American humorist, actor, playwright, and screenwriter who won a 1940 Academy Award for his screenplay adaptation of The Philadelphia Story. After graduation from Yale University (1916) Stewart served as chief quartermaster in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force during World

Douglas Stewart was a poet, playwright, and critic who helped establish an Australian national tradition through mythical re-creation of the past in his plays. Stewart studied at Victoria University College but left to take up journalism. He later traveled to London to find work in journalism, but

Douglas Stewart was a poet, playwright, and critic who helped establish an Australian national tradition through mythical re-creation of the past in his plays. Stewart studied at Victoria University College but left to take up journalism. He later traveled to London to find work in journalism, but

Dugald Stewart was a philosopher and major exponent of the Scottish “common sense” school of philosophy. Educated at the University of Edinburgh, where his father was professor of mathematics, Stewart began teaching there when he was 19. In 1775 he took over his father’s chair and 10 years later

Ella Winter Stewart was an Australian-born journalist who devoted her life to radical causes, to the peace movement, and to support for struggling writers and artists. After her parents moved to London in 1910, Winter attended the London School of Economics and in 1924 met her first husband,

Ellen Stewart was an American theatre director who founded (1961) and for nearly 50 years remained the visionary artistic director of the seminal La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, an Off-Off-Broadway mainstay known for presenting avant-garde international theatre in New York City’s Lower East

Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of Richmond and Lennox was a favourite mistress of Charles II of Great Britain. She also held the title of Duchess of Richmond and Lennox. The daughter of Walter Stuart (or Stewart), a physician in the household of Queen Henrietta Maria when in exile after the death

Australian literature: Literature from 1940 to 1970: …the poets James McAuley and Harold Stewart, writing as a deceased mechanic-salesman-poet, parodied what they saw as the meaninglessness of experimental verse, was an indication of the demand for new standards. Similarly Patrick White, a Nobel Prize winner (1973) and the most important and influential of the modern Australian novelists,…

Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley was the cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, father of King James I of Great Britain and Ireland (James VI of Scotland), and direct ancestor of all subsequent British sovereigns. Darnley was the son of Matthew Stewart, 4th earl of Lennox, whose pretension

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

Isabella Stewart Gardner was an eclectic American socialite and art collector, a patron of many arts, remembered largely for the distinctive collection of European and Asian artworks that she assembled in Boston. Isabella Stewart was the daughter of a wealthy businessman. In 1860 she married John

J.I.M. Stewart was a British novelist, literary critic, and educator who created the character of Inspector John Appleby, a British detective known for his suave humour and literary finesse. Stewart was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, and lectured in English at the University of Leeds from 1930

James Stewart was a major American motion-picture star who was known for his portrayals of diffident but morally resolute characters. Stewart graduated from Princeton University in 1932 with a degree in architecture. He then became part of the University Players, a summer stock company in Falmouth,

James Stewart was a major American motion-picture star who was known for his portrayals of diffident but morally resolute characters. Stewart graduated from Princeton University in 1932 with a degree in architecture. He then became part of the University Players, a summer stock company in Falmouth,

Stax Records: …by country music fiddle player Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton, following a previous false start with Satellite Records, Stax maintained a down-home, family atmosphere during its early years. Black and white musicians and singers worked together in relaxed conditions, where nobody looked at a clock or worried about…

James Stewart was a major American motion-picture star who was known for his portrayals of diffident but morally resolute characters. Stewart graduated from Princeton University in 1932 with a degree in architecture. He then became part of the University Players, a summer stock company in Falmouth,