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Anne Bancroft

actressBorn: 9/17/1931Birthplace: New York City Academy- and Tony Award-winning film and stage actress best known for her portrayal of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher, in the stage (1960)…

Selected Comedians

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello See also Women Comediennes People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies Movie Awards Biographies by…

erythema

(Encyclopedia) erythemaerythemaĕrˌəthēˈmə [key], more or less diffuse redness of the skin due to concentration of an abnormally large amount of blood within the small vessels of the skin (hyperemia…

Tillett, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Tillett, BenjaminTillett, Benjamintĭlˈĭt [key], 1860–1943, English labor organizer, b. Bristol, England. With Tom Mann and John Burns, he led the dock strike of 1889, the first big…

Robert Brown Parker

writerBorn: 9/17/1932Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts While teaching at Boston area colleges, Robert Brown Parker began writing his series of mystery novels. The first, The Godwulf…

John ROGERS, Congress, NY (1813-1879)

ROGERS, John, a Representative from New York; born in Caldwell, N.Y., May 9, 1813; completed preparatory studies; moved to Black Brook, Clinton County, in 1832 and engaged in the manufacture…

ROGERS, John, Congress, NY (1813-1879)

ROGERS, John, a Representative from New York; born in Caldwell, N.Y., May 9, 1813; completed preparatory studies; moved to Black Brook, Clinton County, in 1832 and engaged in the manufacture of…

Gregory Hines

dancer, actorBorn: 2/14/1946Birthplace: New York City Appearing first on tour with his older brother Maurice and later joined by their Dad, Gregory Hines has been dancing, joking, singing, and…

James Howard WEAVER, Congress, OR (1927)

WEAVER, James Howard, a Representative from Oregon; born in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., August 8, 1927; attended public schools in Des Moines, Iowa; moved to Eugene, Oreg., 1947; B.S…

As You Like It

The Question: I'm looking for a Shakespeare quote that begins: Tongues in trees, . . . in brooks . . . Any ideas? The Answer: What a…