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William Hanna

cartoonistBorn: 7/14/1910Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico pioneering animator who, with his partner, Joseph Barbera, masterminded the cartoon characters Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, and Tom and Jerry.…

Hanna, Marcus Alonzo

(Encyclopedia) Hanna, Marcus Alonzo (Mark Hanna), 1837–1904, American capitalist and politician, b. New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Ohio. He attended Western Reserve College for a short time, then entered…

Gray, Hanna Holborn

(Encyclopedia) Gray, Hanna Holborn, 1930–, American historian, president of the Univ. of Chicago (1978–93), b. Germany. Her father, the eminent historian Hajo Holborn, fled the Nazis in 1934 and…

John HANNA, Congress, IN (1827-1882)

HANNA, John, a Representative from Indiana; born near Indianapolis, Ind., September 3, 1827; pursued classical studies; was graduated from the Indiana Asbury (now De Pauw) University,…

Richard HANNA, Congress, NY (1951)

HANNA, Richard, a Representative from New York; born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 25, 1951; graduated from Whitesboro High School, Marcy, N.Y.; B.A., Reed College, Portland, Oreg.,…

Robert HANNA, Congress, IN (1786-1858)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1832Party: Anti-JacksonianHANNA, Robert, a Senator from Indiana; born near Fountainius, Laurens District, S.C., April 6, 1786; settled in Brookville, Ind., in…

Dempsey, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Dempsey, Jack (William Harrison Dempsey), 1895–1983, American boxer, b. Manassa, Colo. Dempsey, called the “Manassa Mauler,” emerged from fights on saloon floors near mining camps to…

Anderson, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Jack (Jackson Northman Anderson), 1922–2005, American newspaper columnist, b. Long Beach, Calif. After serving as a Mormon missionary (1941–44) and a term as a war…

jack-o'-lantern

(Encyclopedia) jack-o'-lantern, common name for the mushroom species Clitocybe illudens.

Johnson, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Jack (John Arthur Johnson), 1878–1946, American boxer, b. Galveston, Tex., the son of two ex-slaves. Emerging from the battle royals (dehumanizing fights between blacks for…