(Encyclopedia) Ashton-Warner, Sylvia, 1905–84, New Zealand British novelist and educator, b. Stratford, New Zealand. For years a teacher of Maori children, Ashton-Warner developed many stimulating…
(Encyclopedia) Browne, Thomas Alexander, pseud. Rolf BoldrewoodRolf Boldrewoodrōf bôlˈdərw&oobreve;dˌ, rôlf [key], 1826–1915, Australian author. A squatter, a magistrate, and a commissioner in…
(Encyclopedia) Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)hĕmˈənz [key], 1793–1835, English poet. She married Capt. Alfred Hemans in 1812, had five children, and separated from…
(Encyclopedia) Post, George Browne, 1837–1913, American architect, b. New York City, grad. New York Univ., 1858, in civil engineering, and studied architecture with R. M. Hunt. He was one of the…
magazine publisherBorn: 11/21/1953Birthplace: Maidenhead, England Christina Hambley Brown graduated from St. Anne's College, Oxford University, in 1974. After working as a reporter for several…
How A Charlie Brown Christmas Came to Pass The unlikely beginnings of a holiday classic by Holly Hartman The first of nearly 50 Peanuts television movies, A Charlie Brown Christmas…
gunsmith, inventorBorn: 1/21/1855Birthplace: Ogden, Utah Raised by Mormon parents, he made his first gun from scrap iron at age 13. He founded the Browning Brothers Company, which was responsible…
magazine editor, writerBorn: 2/18/1922Birthplace: Green Forest, Ark. Helen Gurley studied at Texas State College for Women (now Texas Women's University) from 1939 to 1941, and at Woodbury Business…
Born: Sept. 7, 1908, d. Aug. 5, 1991Football innovator coached Ohio St. to national title in 1942; in pros, directed Cleveland Browns to 4 straight AAFC titles (1946-49) and 3 NFL titles (1950,54-…
author, social activistBorn: 11/28/1944Birthplace: Hanover, Pennsylvania An early member of National Organization for Women, Brown resigned when the oganization tried to surpress her vocal pro-…