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Kathleen Ferrier
Kathleen Ferrier 1912-53, British contralto, b. Higher Walton, Lancashire. Ferrier began voice lessons at 25. Her celebrated performances include the title role in the premiere of Benjamin Britten's Rape of Lucretia (1946). Ferrier's interpretations of Gluck's Orfeo, the angel in Elgar's Dream... Read more
Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle 1948-, African-American soprano, b. Portsmouth, Ohio. She studied voice at the Conservatory of Music at the Univ. of Cincinnati and made her debut at the Spoleto Festival in 1972. Battle came to New York City in 1975 to sing in a Broadway production of Scott Joplin 's opera Tree... Read more
Kathleen Jessie Raine
Kathleen Jessie Raine 1908-2003, English poet and critic, b. Ilford (now in Redbridge, Greater London), grad. Cambridge, 1929. Raine's poems and essays assert that true poetry is an expression of the spirit, the unfolding of a reality often hidden by the material appearance of things. Raine wrote a... Read more
Sir Jacob Epstein
Sir Jacob Epstein , 1880-1959, sculptor, b. New York City. He studied with Rodin in Paris and later worked chiefly in England. In revolt against the ornate and the pretty in art, Epstein produced bold, often harsh and massive forms in stone or bronze that were the subjects of frequent controversy. H... Read more
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn 1929-93, film actress, b. Brussels as Audrey Kathleen Ruston. The daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness, she and her mother lived in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation. Moving to London, she studied ballet and acting, modeled, danced, and played bit parts before ... Read more
Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood , 1904-86, British-American author. After the appearance of his first novel, All the Conspirators (1928), Isherwood went to Germany. The four years he spent there furnished him with the material for what are probably his best novels, The Last of Mr. Norris (1935) and Goodb... Read more
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield 1888-1923, British author, b. New Zealand, regarded as one of the masters of the short story. Her original name was Kathleen Beauchamp. A talented cellist, she did not turn to literature until 1908. Her first volume of short stories, In a German Pension (1911), was not remarka... Read more
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling) , 1965-, English author known for her popular children's books, b. Chipping Sodbury, grad. Exeter Univ. (1986). While unemployed she completed her first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1996), a vivid tale of a young wizard and his friends, ... Read more
Kansas
Kansas , midwestern state occupying the center of the coterminous United States. It is bordered by Missouri (E), Oklahoma (S), Colorado (W), and Nebraska (N). Facts and Figures Area, 82,264 sq mi (213,064 sq km). Pop. (2000) 2,688,418, an 8.5% increase since the 1990 census. Capital, ... Read more
Louisiana
Louisiana , state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R. forming about half of the border (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Texas (W), and Arkansas (N). Facts and Figures Area, 48,523 sq mi (125,675 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,468,976, a 5.9% increas... Read more

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Kathleen Lonsdale
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kathleen Lonsdale Kathleen Lonsdale (1903-1971) was an early pioneer of X-ray crystallography...studying the shapes of organic and inorganic molecules. In 1929, Kathleen Lonsdale was the first to prove experimentally that the hexamethylbenzene...
Kathleen Battle
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Kathleen Battle American soprano Kathleen Battle (born 1948) divided her career between the opera and...operatic ingénue roles. Lyric coloratura soprano Kathleen Battle was born on August 13, 1948, in Portsmouth, Ohio...
Kathleen Ferrier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Kathleen Ferrier 1912-53, British contralto, b. Higher Walton, Lancashire. Ferrier began voice lessons at 25. Her celebrated performances...
Jamie, Kathleen
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Jamie, Kathleen (1962– ), Scottish poet and travel writer, born in Renfrewshire, whose works include A Flame in Your...
Chalfant, Kathleen
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Chalfant, Kathleen. See Wit .
Kathleen Jessie Raine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Kathleen Jessie Raine 1908-2003, English poet and critic, b. Ilford (now in Redbridge, Greater London), grad. Cambridge, 1929...
Raine, Kathleen (Jessie)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Raine, Kathleen (Jessie) (1908–2003), poet and critic, educated at Girton College, Cambridge, was formerly married to Charles...
Ferrier, Kathleen
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Ferrier, Kathleen (1912–53) English contralto. She sang the title role in the first performance of Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia (1946) at Glyndebourne , England, and was also acclaimed as Orpheus in Christoph Gluck's Orfeo . She died early of cancer.
Goldney, Kathleen M(ary) H(ervey)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Goldney, Kathleen M(ary) H(ervey) Noted British worker in the fields of psychical research and parapsychology. Goldney joined the Society...
Bonnie Kathleen Blair
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bonnie Kathleen Blair 1964-, American speed skater, b. Cornwall, N.Y. An outstanding technical skater, she won more individual gold medals...

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Lonsdale, Dame Kathleen Yardley
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Lonsdale, Dame Kathleen Yardley ( b. Newbridge, Ireland...crystallography, chemistry, physics. Kathleen Lonsdale was the tenth and youngest...the family later moved to England and Kathleen won scholarships which took her to the...
Battle, Kathleen
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 KATHLEEN BATTLE Born: Portsmouth, Ohio, 8 August...album since 1990: Baroque Duet (1992) Kathleen Battle emerged from humble beginnings...1996). In 2002 she released Classic Kathleen Battle: A Portrait. This compilation...
Turner, Kathleen
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers TURNER, Kathleen Nationality: American. Born: Springfield...book— Stefoff, Rebecca, Kathleen Turner, New York, 1987. On TURNER...November 1984. Hibbin, S., "Kathleen Turner," in Films and Filming (London...
Scott, Kathleen
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Scott, Kathleen (1878–1947). British portrait sculptor, born Kathleen Bruce at Carlton-in-Lindrick, Nottinghamshire, the daughter of a clergyman. After spending a few months at the Slade School, she studied in Paris at the...
Long, Kathleen
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Long, Kathleen ( b Brentwood, 1896; d Cambridge, 1968). Eng. pianist. Début 1915. On staff of RCM 1920–64. Specialized...
Kuhlmann, Kathleen
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Kuhlmann, Kathleen ( b San Francisco, 1950). Amer. mezzo-soprano. Début Chicago 1979 (Maddalena in Rigoletto ). Eur. début Cologne 1980; La Scala 1980; CG 1982; Glyndebourne 1983; Salzburg 1985.
Ferrier, Kathleen (Mary)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Ferrier, Kathleen (Mary) ( b Higher Walton, Lancs., 1912; d London, 1953). Eng. contralto. Began mus. career as pianist and acc. in...
Battle, Kathleen (Deanna)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Battle, Kathleen (Deanna) ( b Portsmouth, Ohio, 1948). Amer. soprano. Prof. début Spoleto Fest. 1972 ( Brahms's Requiem ). Opera début, Detroit 1975; NY Met 1978; Glyndebourne 1979; Salzburg 1982; CG 1985.
Kathleen Ni Houlihan
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Kathleen Ni Houlihan. Anglicization of Caitlín Ní hUallacháin, a personification of Ireland .
Marshall, Frank
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...major. Family: Married the producer Kathleen Kennedy. Career: Protég...1982—with Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, formed production company...Chase, Donald, "Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy: Executive Producers Back to...

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Kathleen's Home Again, With Spirits Undimmed;Va. Girl Paralyzed After Hit-Run Accident
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/31/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...midnight last July 30, 14-year-old Kathleen Clarke took $10 she had earned from...related convictions, slammed into Kathleen at a red light on Maple Avenue. He never...setting out on her midnight adventure, Kathleen finally returned home. Davis, 31...
KATHLEEN QUINLAN IN "MY GIANT"
Transcript from: ABC Good Morning America; 3/30/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...UPDATED. CHARLES GIBSON, Host: Actress Kathleen Quinlan would rather spend time with...really set her career on fire. And now, Kathleen Quinlan is starring opposite Billy Crystal...Actor: I thought thee forgot me. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Actress: No. GHEORGHE MURESAN...
WHERE KATHLEEN GOES, TROUBLE FOLLOWS.(Local)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 2/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...SEAN KIRST POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST Kathleen Sullivan is looking for a job. It shouldn...and she's willing to change cities. Kathleen, however, expects that any new job...it's better to laugh than to cry. Kathleen, 28, is from Oswego, a daughter of...
Kathleen Collette McVeigh (McNally).(News)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 10/17/2007; 700+ words ; ...first to arrive and the last to leave - Kathleen McVeigh was the life and soul of any...s School. Although the only girl, Kathleen would fight tooth and nail to get her...Air hairspray. After leaving school, Kathleen started work at Tiloysons before working...
Miracle makeover: Kathleen Hughes.(Vital)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 4/24/2002; 700+ words ; ...BEFORE Christmas last year, 40-year old Kathleen Hughes suffered a spell of ill health...to look forward to. As an added boost Kathleen from Glenboig, near Glasgow, felt a...up and put her in the holiday mood. Kathleen's make over began with a visit to top...
Interview: Kathleen Turner - Kathleen's short cut to success; KATHLEEN McDERMOTT FOUND STARDOM ON A TRIP TO HER LOCAL SHOPS. BY DAVID MATTHEWS.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 11/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...shopping in her Glasgow hometown, barber Kathleen McDermott was plucked from obscurity...bar, Shanghai Shuffle. It's where Kathleen, who makes her UK debut this week in...Miles by The Proclaimers. Even though Kathleen is gaining a level of notoriety in her...
Kathleen Shannon.
Magazine article from: Take One; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...to silence the brilliance of ordinary people.' Kathleen Shannon Kathleen Shannon, who passed away in January, will be remembered...included in the Canadian and world consciousness. Kathleen believed feminism was a project on which women filmmakers...
KATHLEEN'S BABY TEETH; CAREER IS IMPORTANT, BUT FAMILY COMES FIRST FOR SCOTS STAR.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 6/20/2009; 700+ words ; Byline: Rick Fulton ACTRESS Kathleen McDermott has had braces fitted to...had braces to fix a wonky tooth. Kathleen, who was working as a hairdresser...would-be mums very jealous and Kathleen is positively glowing Seeing my shock...
G'day Kathleen; EXCLUSIVE Two Irish mates who moved to Australia are reunited after 30years.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 7/17/2008; 700+ words ; ...babies and real life got in the way Kathleen Callaghan and Theresa Fisher lost...each other. As the years passed Kathleen, who is originally from Co Kerry...be seen on RTE1 tonight at 7pm. Kathleen explained: "I left Kerry for London...
How Kathleen clinched her GMTV job and .. a husband; PERFECT MATCH: Britain's top breakfast programme and a Welsh accountant both want a rugby-mad daredevil with waist-length hair on their team.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 4/19/1999; ; 700+ words ; KATHLEEN WOOD has abseiled down high buildings...Kong and finally in the French Alps. But Kathleen felt the time was never quite right...her job as GMTV's go-get-it girl, Kathleen's persistent boyfriend asked her again...