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McKenna drew from an encyclopedic knowledge of fashion from the medieval age onward, said her friend Jenny, who asked to withhold her last name for privacy concerns.

Robinson’s sharp wit pairs perfectly with Miller’s encyclopedic knowledge of food history.

Throughout the five years that “A Complete Unknown” took to get finished, with interruptions for the pandemic and the actors’ strike of 2023, Phillips became encyclopedically fluent in all things Bob Dylan.

"I recommend reading 'Biological Exuberance' by Bruce Bagemihl if you want an encyclopedic approach, or 'Queer Ducks' by Eliot Schrefer for something more fun and accessible."

But in fusing his artistic flair with an encyclopedic knowledge of ocean creatures, he became an invaluable, sui generis figure to conservationists, educators and those curious about sea life.