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(Christopher Hawkins)actorBorn: 8/18/1969Birthplace: New York City Slater made his first appearances as a child actor on the soap opera One Life to Live and on Broadway. His film debut was in The…
(Encyclopedia) Handy, W. C. (William Christopher Handy), 1873–1958, American songwriter and band leader, b. Florence, Ala. Largely self-taught, Handy began his career as a cornet player in a minstrel…
(Encyclopedia) Gadsden, JamesGadsden, Jamesgădzˈdən [key], 1788–1858, American railroad promoter and diplomat, b. Charleston, S.C.; grandson of Christopher Gadsden. He served in the War of 1812,…
(Encyclopedia) Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander Milne)Milne, A. A.mĭln, mĭl [key], 1882–1956, English author. Milne began his literary career as a journalist and later became a regular contributor to…
(Encyclopedia) Parker, Charlie “Bird” (Charles Christopher Parker, Jr.), 1920–55, American musician and composer, b. Kansas City, Kans. He began playing alto saxophone in 1933 and, shifting from one…
(Encyclopedia) World's Columbian Exposition, held at Chicago, May–Nov., 1893, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Authorized (1890) by…
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Franklin Pierce, pseud. F. P. A., 1881–1960, American columnist and author, b. Chicago. He began (1903) work as a columnist on the Chicago Journal and continued it on the New…
actressBorn: 9/12/1957Birthplace: Cornwell Manor, England Ward was nominated in 1982 for the New Star of the Year Golden Globe award for portraying Dominoe in the Burt Reynolds cop film, Sharkey's…
