(Encyclopedia) Dewdney, Anna, 1965–2016, American children's book author and illustrator, b. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., as Anna Elizabeth Luhrmann, B.A. Wellesley, 1987. After illustrating adult and…
(Encyclopedia) Cotton, George Edward Lynch, 1813–66, English clergyman and educator, grad. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1836. From 1837 until 1852 he was an assistant master at Rugby and is the “young…
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Francis Edward, 1851–1927, American Congregational clergyman, founder of Christian Endeavor. He was born of American parents in Aylmer, Que., and was graduated from Dartmouth…
(Encyclopedia) TheognisTheognisthēŏgˈnĭs [key], fl. 6th cent. b.c., Greek didactic poet of Megara. An aristocrat with fierce partisan feelings, he wrote for his young friend Cyrnus a series of…
(Encyclopedia) Perry, Antoinette, 1888–1946, American actress, manager, producer, b. Denver, Colo. Perry began her career as an actress. She later produced several successful plays with Brock…
NFC East This is perhaps the most interesting division in the entire league. It appears that with no overwhelming favorites in the preseason, any one of four teams could win it outright. Some…
(Encyclopedia) marsupialmarsupialmärs&oomacr;ˈpēəl [key], member of the order Marsupialia, or pouched mammals. With the exception of the New World opossums and an obscure S American family (…
FLAKE, Jeff, a Representative from Arizona; born in Snowflake, Navajo County, Ariz., December 31, 1962; graduated from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1986; M.A. Brigham Young…
actorBorn: 5/16/1905Birthplace: Grand Island, Nebraska Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor who as a young man portrayed honest, hardworking men, and as an adult often played…
