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Frederick Loewe

composerBorn: 6/10/1904Birthplace: Vienna, Austria After studying music in Berlin, Loewe immigrated to the United States in 1924. He played the piano in New York restaurants and soon began…

Sangay

(Encyclopedia) Sangay, active volcano, 17,343 ft (5,286 m) high, S central Ecuador. A symmetrical, glacier-capped, cone-shaped stratovolcano at the edge of the Amazon rainforest, it is the most…

Campbell, Mrs. Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Mrs. Patrick, 1865–1940, English actress, whose maiden name was Beatrice Stella Tanner. Remembered today for her association with G. B. Shaw, she was an actress of great…

Burton Lane

(Burton Levy)composerBorn: 2/2/1912Birthplace: New York City A composer of numerous scores for Broadway musicals and Hollywood films, Lane collaborated with lyricists Ira Gershwin and Alan Jay…

Sainte Anne de Bellevue

(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne de BellevueSainte Anne de BellevuesăNtănˈ də bĕlvüˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 4,030), S Que., Canada, on Montreal Island, SW of Montreal. The town has woodworking plants and a…

Green, Hetty

(Encyclopedia) Green, Hetty, 1835–1916, American financier, b. Henrietta Howland Robinson, New Bedford, Mass. She inherited a large fortune from her father and invested it so shrewdly that she was…

Hayne, Paul Hamilton

(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830–86, American poet, b. Charleston, S.C., grad. Charleston College. Considered the last of the Southern literary cavaliers, he wrote a book of nature poetry (…

Gaddis, William

(Encyclopedia) Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—…

Benjamin WILLIAMS, Congress, NC (1751-1814)

WILLIAMS, Benjamin, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Smithfield, Johnston County, N.C., January 1, 1751; attended the country schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member…

World Cup: England

England (Group G) FIFA World Ranking: 5 Players to Watch: Alan Shearer (F), Michael Owen (F), Steve McManaman (M) Prospects: England could be the best team in Europe right now. If they maintain…