(Encyclopedia) Haldane of Cloan, Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount, 1856–1928, British statesman. He entered (1885) the House of Commons as a Liberal. As war secretary (1905–12) he effected drastic…
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Senate Years of Service: 1907-1940Party: RepublicanBORAH, William Edgar, a Senator from Idaho; born on a farm near Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., June 29, 1865; attended the common schools of…
(Encyclopedia) Leavis, Q. D. (Queenie Dorothy Leavis), 1906–81, British literary critic; wife of F. R. Leavis. After studying at Cambridge, she wrote Fiction and the Reading Public (1932), which…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1950Party: DemocratGRAHAM, Frank Porter, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., October 14, 1886; attended the public…
(Leslie Townes Hope)actor, comedianBorn: 5/29/1903Birthplace: Eltham, England American film, radio and television comedian known for his topical jokes, quick delivery and long career in show…
(Encyclopedia) Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1831–1905, American writer of children's stories, b. New York City. During her lifetime she was the acknowledged leader in the field of juvenile fiction. Her story…
(Encyclopedia) Heyward, DuBoseHeyward, DuBosedəbōzˈ hāˈwərd [key], 1885–1940, American author, b. Charleston, S.C. His first published work was a volume of poetry, Carolina Chansons (1922), written…
(Encyclopedia) Head, Edith, 1907–81, American costume designer, b. Los Angeles, Calif. She began to design costumes for the motion pictures in the early 1930s, working at Paramount for most of her…
