(Julia Elizabeth Wells)actressBorn: 10/1/1935Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, England Academy Award-winning film and stage actress known for her freshfaced, innocent appeal first on stage in My Fair…
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(Encyclopedia) Stubbs, George, 1724–1806, English painter known for his studies of horses. Self-taught, Stubbs was interested in comparative anatomy and published his Anatomy of the Horse (1766),…
CRAWFORD, Joel, a Representative from Georgia; born in Columbia County, Ga., June 15, 1783; completed preparatory studies; studied law at the Litchfield Law School; was admitted to the bar and…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1885; 1885-1887Party: Readjuster; RepublicanMAHONE, William, a Senator from Virginia; born in Southampton County, Va., December 1, 1826; graduated from the…
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Spotlight on the Stanley Cup: Coaching Detroit Scotty Bowman could have never decided to coach in Detroit five years ago and he would right now be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. But he did, and…
(Encyclopedia) Guthrie, Woody (Woodrow Wilson Guthrie), 1912–67, American folk singer, guitarist, and composer, b. Okemah, Okla. Guthrie was an itinerant musician and laborer from the age of 13.…
