EDWARDS, John, (granduncle of John Edwards Leonard), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Ivy Mills, Delaware County, Pa., in 1786; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1807 and…
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(James Leblanche Stewart)actorBorn: 5/6/1913Birthplace: London, England Dashing actor known best for his deep voice and the flourish with which he approached roles as a swashbuckler. He made his…
(Encyclopedia) March, Fredric, 1897–1975, American actor, b. Racine, Wis., as Frederick McIntyre Bickel. Equally distinguished on stage and screen, he won Academy Awards for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (…
(Encyclopedia) Levi, Edward HirschLevi, Edward Hirschlĕvˈē, lēˈvē [key], 1911–2000, American lawyer, legal educator, and public official, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago and Yale Univ. law school…
(Encyclopedia) Prescott, Edward Christian, 1940–, American economist, b. Glen Falls, N.Y., Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon Univ., 1967. Prescott has taught at Carnegie Mellon (1971–80), the Univ. of Minnesota…
(Encyclopedia) Damien, FatherDamien, Fatherdāˈmēən, dämyăNˈ [key] (Damien De Veuster), 1840–89, Belgian missionary priest and saint, originally named Jozef De Veuster. He went to Hawaii (1864) as a…
