(Encyclopedia) Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 471,844), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just N of the Wash. border. It is the largest…
(Ray Charles Robinson)singer, pianist, composerBorn: 9/23/1930Birthplace: Albany, Georgia Grammy Award-winning singer, pianist and composer known for his popular, soul-inflected pop and country…
Senate Years of Service: 1957-1981Party: DemocratTALMADGE, Herman Eugene, a Senator from Georgia; born on a farm near McRae, Telfair County, Ga., August 9, 1913; attended the public schools in…
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1848Party: DemocratCOLQUITT, Walter Terry, (father of Alfred Holt Colquitt), a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Halifax County, Va., December 27…
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1816Party: Democratic RepublicanBIBB, William Wyatt, a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Amelia County, Va., October 2, 1781; pursued an academic…
engineer and inventorBorn: 1935Birthplace: Georgia A native of Georgia, Clarence Elder founded Elder Systems Incorporated, a research and development company located in Baltimore, Maryland. Elder…
singer, songwriterBorn: 10/17/1958Birthplace: Newnan, Georgia This tall, blond country singer has made legions of female fans weak in the knees with homegrown love ballads delivered in his…
actressBorn: 12/8/1953Birthplace: Athens, Georgia Former Breck shampoo girl turned actress, Basinger has often found her way into the spotlight. In 1989, she bought the town of Braselton Georgia,…
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Adrienne, 1931–, American playwright, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., as Adrienne Lita Hawkins, grad. Ohio State Univ. (B.A., 1953), studied Columbia (1954–56). Her usually one-act memory…
