(Encyclopedia) Clements, Vassar, 1928–2005, American virtuoso fiddle player, b. Kinards, S.C. Self-taught, he played with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys from 1949 to 1956. Though his roots were in…
(Encyclopedia) Hergesheimer, JosephHergesheimer, Josephhûrˈgəshīˈmər [key], 1880–1954, American novelist, b. Philadelphia. He first achieved literary distinction with the publication of The Three…
(Encyclopedia) Donizetti, GaetanoDonizetti, Gaetanogītäˈnō dōnēdzĕtˈtē [key], 1797–1848, Italian composer. He studied music in Bergamo and Bologna and achieved success with his first opera, Enrico di…
(Encyclopedia) Sexton, Anne (Harvey), 1928–74, American poet, b. Newton, Mass. Educated at Garland Junior College and at Radcliffe, she worked briefly as a fashion model in Boston. Her “confessional…
(James Paul McCartney)singer, bassist, composer, pianistBorn: 6/18/1942Birthplace: Liverpool, England Grammy Award-winning British singer, composer and pianist for The Beatles. His songwriting…
SANCHEZ, Loretta, (sister of Linda Sánchez), a Representative from California; born, in Lynwood, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 7, 1960; graduated from Katella High School, Anaheim,…
BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner, (relative of Josiah Bartlett and Josiah Bartlett, Jr.), a Representative from Maryland; born in Moreland, Jefferson County, Ky., June 3, 1926; B.S., Columbia Union College…
(Encyclopedia) Axel, RichardAxel, Richardăkˈsĕl [key], 1946–, American pathologist and biochemist, b. New York City, M.D. Johns Hopkins, 1970. A professor at Columbia from 1978, Axel was awarded,…
(Encyclopedia) Fox, Paula, 1923–, American writer, b. New York City. Fox's six cooly acute novels reflect her own life, particularly her miserable childhood and its psychological aftermath. Poor…
(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Millard, 1935–2009, American entrepreneur and philanthropist, b. Lanett, Ala., grad. Auburn Univ. (B.S., 1957), Univ. of Alabama Law School (LL.B., 1960). While in law school…
