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Greene and Greene

(Encyclopedia) Greene and Greene, architectural firm working in the American arts and crafts style, formed by the brothers Charles Sumner Greene, 1868–1957, and Henry Mather Greene, 1870–1954, both b…

Montagu, Ashley

(Encyclopedia) Montagu, Ashley (Montague Francis Ashley Montagu)Montagu, Ashleyăshˈlē mäntˈəgyü [key], 1905–99, British-American anthropologist, b. London as Israel Ehrenberg, Ph.D. Columbia Univ.,…

Greene, Graham

(Encyclopedia) Greene, Graham (Henry Graham Greene), 1904–91, English novelist and playwright. Although most of his works combine elements of the detective story, the spy thriller, and the…

Ashley, Merrill

(Encyclopedia) Ashley, Merrill, 1950–, American ballerina, b. St. Paul, Minn. as Linda Michelle Merrill. She studied (1964–67) at the School of American Ballet, joining the parent New York City…

Greene, Nathanael

(Encyclopedia) Greene, Nathanael, 1742–86, American Revolutionary general, b. Potowomut (now Warwick), R.I. An iron founder, he became active in colonial politics and served (1770–72, 1775) in the…

Cooper, Anthony Ashley

(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Anthony Ashley: see Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of.

Greene, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Greene, Robert, 1558?–1592, English author. His short romances, written in the manner of Lyly's Euphues, include Pandosto (1588), from which Shakespeare drew the plot for A Winter's…

Ashley, Laura

(Encyclopedia) Ashley, Laura, 1925–85, British fashion designer and manufacturer. After serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service, she and her husband founded a company to produce silkscreened…

Laura Ashley

fashion designerBorn: 1925Birthplace: Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, United Kingdom With her husband, Bernard Ashley, she manufactured home decorating materials and wallpaper based on 19th century…