(Encyclopedia) Astaire, FredAstaire, Fredəstârˈ [key], 1899–1987, American dancer, actor, and singer, b. Omaha, Nebr., as Frederick Austerlitz. After 1911 he and his sister Adele (1896–1981), b.…
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(Encyclopedia) Roach, Hal (Harold Eugene Roach, Sr.), 1892–1992, American move producer and director, b. Elmira, N.Y. He entered (1912) the motion-picture industry as an extra, and by 1914 had…
(Encyclopedia) Branson, city (2020 pop. 12,638), Taney co., SW Mo.; inc. 1904. The primarily residential city's economy is based on tourism, especially…
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(Encyclopedia) MeridenMeridenmĕrˈĭdən [key], city (1990 pop. 59,479), New Haven co., S central Conn.; settled 1661, inc. as a town 1806, as a city 1867, town and city consolidated 1922. Silverware…
