(Emmett Evan Heflin Jr.)actorBorn: 12/13/1910Birthplace: Walters, Oklahoma An Academy Award-winning actor whose career spanned 45 years and 57 films, Heflin appeared mostly in dramatic roles,…
(Encyclopedia) Boswell, James, 1740–95, Scottish author, b. Edinburgh; son of a distinguished judge. At his father's insistence the young Boswell reluctantly studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1766…
(Encyclopedia) Marsh, James, 1789–1846, English chemist. He is known for his chemical test for arsenic and antimony, called the Marsh test. Using it, very small quantities of arsenic can be detected.
(Encyclopedia) Black, James, 1823–93, American temperance leader. A Pennsylvania lawyer, he was active in state and national temperance work. His plan for a National Publication House was adopted by…
(Encyclopedia) Mill, James, 1773–1836, British philosopher, economist, and historian, b. Scotland; father of John Stuart Mill. Educated as a clergyman at Edinburgh through the patronage of Sir John…
(Encyclopedia) Agee, JamesAgee, Jamesāˈjē [key], 1909–55, American writer, b. Knoxville, Tenn., grad. Harvard, 1932. He soon joined the literary and journalistic life of New York City, becoming (1932…
BATES, James Woodson, (brother of Edward Bates), a Delegate from the Territory of Arkansas; born in Goochland County, Va., August 25, 1788; attended Yale College and was graduated from…
CORMAN, James Charles, a Representative from California; born in Galena, Cherokee County, Kans., October 20, 1920; moved with his family to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1933; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Melville, Sir James, 1535–1617, Scottish diplomat. He was a page to Mary Queen of Scots in France and, after her return to Scotland, was employed as Mary's representative at the court…
(Encyclopedia) Braid, James, 1795?–1860, English surgeon and writer on hypnotism and magic. The first to use the term hypnotism instead of mesmerism or animal magnetism, he also demonstrated that it…
