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  • 131O’Neal, Ryan — (1941– )    Patrick Ryan O’Neal was born in Los Angeles on April 20, 1941, the son of screenwriter Charles O’Neal and actress Patricia O’Neal. An amateur boxer, he competed in the Los Angeles Golden Gloves championship in Los Angeles in 1956 and… …

    The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick

  • 132compassionate — adjective /kəmˈpæʃənət/ (say kuhm pashuhnuht) 1. having or showing compassion. 2. on the grounds of compassion: compassionate leave. 3. Obsolete pitiable. –verb (t) /kəmˈpæʃəneɪt/ (say kuhm pashuhnayt) (compassionated, compassionating) 4. to have …