(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…
WILLIAMS, Sherrod, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Pulaski County, Ky., in 1804; moved with his parents to Wayne County; received a limited education; learned the trade of brickmaker…
Senate Years of Service: 2007-Party: DemocratBROWN, Sherrod, a Senator and a Representative from Ohio; born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, November 9, 1952; B.A., Yale University, New…
(Encyclopedia) Shirley, James, 1596–1666, English dramatist. Ordained in the Church of England, he later was converted to Roman Catholicism and became a schoolmaster. He resigned that position,…
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Shirley, 1916–65, American writer, b. San Francisco. She is best known for her stories and novels of horror and the occult, rendered more terrifying because they are set…
(Shirley Brimberg)filmmakerBorn: 10/2/1925Birthplace: New York City Originally a dancer and choreographer, she turned to making experimental short films and documentaries in the 1950s. Later she…
(Encyclopedia) Shirley, William, 1694–1771, colonial governor in British North America, b. England. He became a lawyer and in 1731 emigrated to Massachusetts. In 1741 he became governor of…
SHERROD, William Crawford, a Representative from Alabama; born in Courtland, Lawrence County, Ala., August 17, 1835; attended the common schools, a preparatory school at Edgefield, N.C., and…
