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Vincent Massey
Vincent Massey 1887-1967, Canadian statesman, b. Toronto; brother of actor Raymond Massey. After a brief career as a professor he served (1918-19) as a government official before joining his family's farm machinery company, of which he was (1921-25) president. A Liberal party supporter, he served a... Read more
Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies (William Robertson Davies) dā´vĬs , 1913-95, Canadian writer and editor. After receiving a B.Litt. from Oxford (1938), he joined the Old Vic Theatre Company before returning to Canada (1940) as an editor. In 1963 he became the first master of Massey College, a gra... Read more

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Massey, Vincent
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Vincent Massey Vincent Massey (1887–1967) already had a long record of service to...protectorate to an independent nation that could stand independently. Massey was born Charles Vincent Massey on February 20, 1887, the son of...
William Ferguson Massey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography William Ferguson Massey William Ferguson Massey (1856-1925) was a New Zealand political leader and prime...and led New Zealand to economic recovery. William Ferguson Massey was born in the village of Limavady a few miles from Londonderry...
Massey, Gerald (1828-1907)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Massey, Gerald (1828-1907) British poet born...and learned to read at a penny school. Massey became a socialist and edited a radical...Rosina Knowles, was a Spiritualist medium. Massey based one volume of his poetry, A Tale...
Massey, Raymond (Hart)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Massey, Raymond [Hart] (1896–1983...failure, The Shining Hour (1934). But Massey later enjoyed a major success in the title...s Liza Doolittle in Pygmalion (1946). Massey's later performances included the Captain...
Vincent Massey
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Vincent Massey 1887-1967, Canadian statesman, b. Toronto; brother of actor Raymond Massey. After a brief career as a professor he served (1918-19) as a government official before joining his family's farm machinery company, of which...
Massey, Raymond Hart
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Massey, Raymond Hart (1896–1983), American actor and director, born...She Loves Me (NY, 1963) and Sondheim's Follies (London, 1987). Anna Massey achieved a big success in her first stage appearance, in William Douglas...
log
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...when the watch changed. In 1802 Edward Massey produced a log which began to resemble...impressively accurate and it was the Massey log which was used extensively at sea throughout the 19th century. Massey's nephew was Thomas Walker, a name...
Migration
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...attention on immigration since the 1960s (see Massey et al. 1993). This entry describes...semiperipheral countries (Brettell 2000; Massey and Espinosa 1997; Portes 1998; Sassen...countries, such as the United States (Massey and Espinosa 1997). This perspective...
Neighborhood Effects
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...culture of segregation ” (Massey and Denton 1993), research on neighborhood...segregation many researchers, such as Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton (1993), rely mainly on census tract data. Massey and Denton are careful to mention the...
Arthur Charles Erickson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...designed in cooperation with Geoffrey Massey. They built it on the "academic village...Canada Pavilion (also in partnership with Massey) at the Osaka World's Fair of 1970...1973) in downtown Vancouver. He and Massey carried on their own joint firm from 1963...

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Massey, Raymond
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers MASSEY, Raymond Nationality: American. Born: Raymond Hart Massey in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 30 August 1896; became...About 1920—worked in family business, Massey-Harris Agricultural Implement Company, Toronto...
Massey, William Ferguson
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Massey, William Ferguson (1856–1925...As Prime Minister (1912–25) Massey also made extensive purchases of remaining...farmers as special constables - ‘Massey's Cossacks’. He committed...
Massey, Charles Vincent
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Massey, Charles Vincent (b. 20 Feb. 1887, d. 30 Dec. 1967). Governor-general...University. After serving in World War I he became president of the family firm of Massey-Harris. In 1926 he was appointed first Canadian minister to the USA, and...
Reform Party, New Zealand
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...1905 onwards, under the leadership of Massey . It retained its loose organization...was little more than a vehicle to keep Massey in power. This became particularly problematic...strong rural individualism. Following Massey's death, Coates managed to revive the...
East of Eden
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...James Dean (Cal Trask ); Julie Harris (Abra ); Raymond Massey (Adam Trask ); Richard Davalos (Aron Trask ); Jo Van Fleet...Filming (London), March 1962. Stein, Jeanne, "Raymond Massey," in Films in Review (New York), August-September 1963...
Readjuster Movement
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Virginia had its inception in the contention of Rev. John E. Massey, Col. Frank G. Ruffin, and a few others that the antebellum...debt settlement; welcomed back such sincere Readjusters as Massey and Ruffin, who would not brook Mahone's "bossism"; drew...
Things to Come
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Hubert and the Marchioness of Queensbery. Cast: Raymond Massey (John Cabal/Oswald Cabal ); Ralph Richardson (The Boss...Sound (London), Spring 1956. Stein, Jeanne, "Raymond Massey," in Films in Review (New York), August-September 1963...
Oxford Movement
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Vision/American Reality: High Church Theology and Social Thought in Evangelical America. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1986. Massey H. Shepherd Jr. / a. r. See also Episcopalianism ; Religious Thought and Writings .
Coates, Joseph Gordon
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...and Minister of Justice. One of the most able ministers of Massey's Cabinet, he made a considerable contribution towards the...improvements in the country's infrastructure. Coates succeeded Massey as Prime Minister, and was returned with a substantial majority...
Peeping Tom
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...set decorator: Ivor Beddows; music: Brian Easdale. Cast: Karl Boehm (Mark Lewis ); Moira Shearer (Vivian ); Anna Massey (Helen Stephens ); Maxine Audley (Mrs. Stephens ); Esmond Knight (Arthur Baden ); Bartlett Mullins (Mr. Peters...

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Massey Energy President Accused of Insider Trading.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/6/2002; 700+ words ; ...Business News Aug. 6--In March 2001, Massey Energy Co. President Don L. Blankenship...shares of company stock. At the time, Massey stock cost nearly $22 a share. Blankenship...4 million worth. Two months later, Massey reported a huge drop in profits, geologic...
Massey to halt combine production. (Massey-Ferguson Ltd.)
Magazine article from: American Metal Market; 11/11/1985; ; 700+ words ; Massey to Halt Combine Production Massey-Ferguson Ltd., Toronto, creator of the self-propelled combine...employees will be laid off as a result of the plant shutdowns. Massey gave no reopening date for the plants, but a spokesman said the...
Massey turns it around at Minnesota; Former Lancaster star goes from completely overwhelmed to Big Ten pole vault champ
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/25/2006; ; 700+ words ; Not too long ago, Laura Massey was not enjoying herself in the Twin...I thought I got in over my head," Massey said in a phone interview earlier this...know how to find that again." But Massey stuck it out, mostly because that...
Massey set to form new entity. (Massey Ferguson Ltd.)
Magazine article from: American Metal Market; 12/23/1985; ; 700+ words ; TORONTO (FNS)--Massey Ferguson Ltd.'s plan to form a separate...to unclear to speculate, they said. Massey Ferguson last week announced plans to...majority stake of 60 percent of it to Massey's lenders and other parties. If the...
Massey gets life, not death
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 9/15/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...for the rest of his life, Arthur Thomas Massey pleaded guilty Friday to the stabbing...and her 8-year-old son last year. Massey, 38, of rural Clinton, was accused...died. In the agreement with the state, Massey pleaded guilty to two counts of first...
Massey to fight board vore results
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 6/29/2006; ; 597 words ; One of Massey Energy Co.'s largest shareholders said Wednesday...Va.- based coal company's board of directors. Massey, however, said it will fight the outcome in court. Massey contends a company hired to oversee the election improperly...
Massey safety a longtime issue
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 1/21/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...in mines operated by subsidiaries of Massey Energy Co., federal records show...federal mine safety regulators have cited Massey with violations inspectors said played a role in the accident. Massey subsidiary Aracoma Coal's Alma No...
Massey appeals Boone $50M verdict
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 10/11/2007; ; 700+ words ; pjnyden@wvgazette.com A Massey Energy lawyer asked the West Virginia...verdict. The verdict was in response to Massey's termination of a coal supply contract...another $26 million in interest. Massey previously paid a $6 million verdict...
Massey shareholders urged to put management critic on board
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 5/5/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...shareholder advisory firm, on Thursday urged Massey Energy shareholders to put a critic of Massey management on the company's board of directors...hedge fund that has been highly critical of Massey Energy's management. Massey will hold its...
Massey financial data under SEC scrutiny
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...investigating potential irregularities in Massey Energy Co.'s financial reports, the company revealed this week. Massey said that it had received a "comment...officials sent the letter after what Massey called a "routine review" of corporate...