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(Encyclopedia) Hodgson, Ralph, 1871–1962, English poet. He wrote five volumes of poetry before his collected poems appeared in 1917. After a silence of nearly 40 years—during which time he taught in…
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actressBorn: 2/27/1930Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia Academy Award-winning actress whose films include The Three Faces of Eve (1957) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), which was directed by her…
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Royal Delivery The world watches and welcomes Prince William and Catherine's first born, a boy named George Alexander Louis. Related Links Prince William and Kate…
director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 2/11/1909Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Academy Award-winning film director, screenwriter and producer who directed Dragonwyck (1946), The Ghost and…