(Encyclopedia) Schumer, Chuck (Charles Ellis Schumer), 1950–, American politician, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1971, Harvard law school, 1974. A liberal Democrat, he served three terms in the…
(Encyclopedia) Beach, Amy, 1867–1944, American composer and pianist, b. Henniker, N.H., as Amy Marcy Cheney. A child prodigy, she received rather meagre training as a pianist in the United States,…
(Encyclopedia) Robsart, AmyRobsart, Amyrŏbˈsärt [key], 1532–60, maiden name of the wife of Robert Dudley, later earl of Leicester, a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I of England. When Lady Dudley was…
Troubled singer who revitalized the British music scene and paved the way for others dies.
by Jennie Wood Amy Winehouse in June 2007 Photo Credit: Rama…
Senate Years of Service: 1999- Party: Democrat SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck), a Representative and Senator from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., November 23, 1950; attended the public…
Senate Years of Service: 1999-Party: DemocratSCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck), a Senator and a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., November 23, 1950; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Tan, Amy, 1952–, American novelist, b. Oakland, Calif. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, she has taken for her theme the lives of Asian-Americans and the generational and cultural…
journalist, authorBorn: 7/22/1908Birthplace: New York, N.Y. When she was 16, Vanderbilt became a part-time reporter for the Staten Island Advance. She studied in Switzerland, at the Packer…
(Encyclopedia) Clampitt, Amy, 1920–94, American poet, b. New Providence, Iowa. A librarian and editor, she wrote little until the 1960s. Her first major magazine publication was in 1974, and her…
