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Robert Burns
Robert Burns 1759-96, Scottish poet. Life The son of a hard-working and intelligent farmer, Burns was the oldest of seven children, all of whom had to help in the work on the farm. Although always hard pressed financially, the elder Burns, until his death in 1784, encouraged his sons with... Read more
burning bush
burning bush name for a North American plant of the family Celastraceae ( staff tree family). The scriptural burning bush not consumed by fire (Ex. 3.2) is sometimes associated with a bramble or thorn and was adopted by the Presbyterian Church as an emblem of its early persecution. Burning bush is... Read more
Sir Clowdisley Shovell
Sir Clowdisley Shovell or Sir Cloudesley Shovel , 1650-1707, English admiral. In the War of the Grand Alliance he burned enemy ships at the battle of La Hogue in 1692 and was joint commander of the English fleet in 1693. In the War of the Spanish Succession he brought home the silver captured by... Read more
Otway Burns
Otway Burns c.1775-1850, American privateer, b. Onslow co., N.C. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, he outfitted the Baltimore clipper Snap-Dragon as a privateer and began one of the most spectacular privateering careers in American history. He destroyed and captured millions of dollars worth of... Read more
burn
burn injury resulting from exposure to heat, electricity, radiation, or caustic chemicals. Three degrees of burn are commonly recognized. In first-degree burns the outer layer of skin , called epidermis, becomes red, sensitive to the touch, and often swollen. Medical attention is not required but ... Read more
Croghan, George
Croghan, George ˈkrō-ən (1791–1849) inspector general of the U.S. Army (1825–45), born near Louisville, Kentucky. Croghan fought at Tippecanoe (1811). In the War of 1812, he defended Fort Stephenson, in defiance of Gen. William Henry Harrison's orders to evacuate and... Read more
George Wishart
George Wishart , 1513?-1546, Scottish religious reformer, Protestant martyr. He was master of a grammar school in Montrose. In 1538 he fled Scotland to escape charges of heresy; he was in England for a short time, then on the Continent. In 1544 he is thought to have returned to Scotland, where he tr... Read more
Fort Duquesne
Fort Duquesne , at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, on the site of Pittsburgh, SW Pa. Because of its strategic location, it was a major objective in the last of the French and Indian Wars . The fort was begun by a group of Virginians in 1754 at the insistence of Gov. Robert Din... Read more
Allan Ramsay
Allan Ramsay 1685?-1758, Scottish poet. An Edinburgh bookseller, he opened one of the first circulating libraries in Great Britain. The Gentle Shepherd (1725), a pastoral comedy, is his most famous poetic work. He compiled several collections of old Scottish poems and songs and is considered an i... Read more
Saint Andrews
Saint Andrews town (1991 pop. 11,302), Fife, E Scotland, on the North Sea. A summer resort, it is famous for its golf courses. It was the seat of an archbishop from 908 and the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland until the Reformation. St. Andrews Cathedral, the largest in Scotland, but now a ruin, ... Read more

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George Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography George Burns Comedian and actor George Burns (1896-1996) is a show business legend. When he died at the age...hand comedy routines. In his ninety years in show business, George Burns had time for three careers. His first two decades were spent... Read more
Robert Burns
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...a hard-working and intelligent farmer, Burns was the oldest of seven children, all of...always hard pressed financially, the elder Burns, until his death in 1784, encouraged his sons with their education. As a result, Burns as a boy not only read the Scottish poetry... Read more
BURNS, Robert
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language BURNS, Robert [1759–96].Scottish national poet, born in Alloway...farming to become a full-time exciseman. In his earliest poems, Burns hesitates between SCOTS and ENGLISH , but the influence of...for Scots. Widely considered the supreme poet in that tongue, Burns draws on the registers of folk-song, ... Read more
George Corley Wallace
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography George Corley Wallace George Corley Wallace (born 1919) was an Alabama governor and a third-par...was admitted to the Alabama bar. In 1943 he married Lurleen Burns. They had four children. Between 1942 and 1945 Wallace served...1975; James Gregory The Wallaces of Alabama: My Family by George Wallace, ... Read more
George Carlin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography George Carlin Despite a lull in his career, George Carlin (born 1937) has secured his reputation as one of America...nightclub circuit, and starred in a Fox television sitcom, The George Carlin Show. In the late-1960s, Carlin drifted into his thirties...and radio stations later, Carlin joined up with ... Read more
Herbert, George
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Herbert, George (1593–1633), younger brother of Lord Herbert of Cherbury, published his first poems (two sets of memorial verses in Latin... Read more
Gracie Allen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...wife of comedian and actor George Burns, was half of one of America...Francisco, California, to George and Margaret "Pidgie" Allen. George Allen was a song and dance...secretary. Partnership with Burns In 1923, Allen's roommate...performed by Billy Lorraine and George Burns, ... Read more
Front Page, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...the murderer, Earl Williams ( George Leach), escapes, and Hildy phones...dapper, devilish editor Walter Burns ( Osgood Perkins ) appears...his gratitude for the scoop, Burns presents him with a watch, apologizing...off to catch the train. But Burns really has had no intention... Read more
Octoroon, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...by Dion Boucicault .[ Winter Garden Theatre , 48 perf.] George Peyton (A. H. Davenport) will inherit the Southern plantation...for sale. Dora Sunnyside ( Mrs. J. H. Allen), who loves George but understands his feelings for Zoe, offers to buy Zoe...murder of the slave is unmasked and he is forced to flee. ... Read more
Best Plays, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Best Plays, The. A series begun in 1920 by Burns Mantle , the full title of the first volume was The Best Plays...Guernsey Jr. The publication of these volumes, coupled with George Odell 's Annals of the New York Stage , meant that a complete... Read more

Dictionary entries related to " George Burns"

Croghan, George
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Croghan, George ˈkrō-ən (1791–1849) inspector general of the U.S. Army (1825–45), born near Louisville, Kentucky... Read more
Kemp, George Meikle
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Kemp, George Meikle (1795–1844). Scots self-taught Gothic Revival architect. He worked (1831–2) as a draughtsman for William Burn... Read more
Tam O'Shanter
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Tam O'Shanter. 1. Concert-ov. by Malcolm Arnold , Op.51 (1955) based on the poem by Burns. 2.   Symphonic ballad for orch. by George Chadwick (1911). 3.   Mackenzie's Scottish Rhapsody No.3 for orch. (1911). Read more
The Hustler
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Fats ); Piper Laurie ( Sarah Packard ); George C. Scott ( Bert Gordon ); Myron McCormick ( Charlie Burns ); Murray Hamilton ( Findlay ); Michael...Newman , London, 1975. Harbinson, Allen, George C. Scott: The Man, The Actor, The Legend...Mephistopheles, the gambler Bert Gordon, George C. Scott ... Read more
Hamilton, Thomas
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...success began when in 1818 he won the competition to design the Burns Monument, Alloway, Ayrshire (1820–3), an open circular...of Athens (1762). He was commissioned to design a second Burns monument, for the south side of Regent Road, Edinburgh, on...x2013;9), on the southern slope of Calton Hill ... Read more
Hepburn, Katharine
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...debut in September under name Katharine Burns in Night Hostess ; appearance on Broadway...offers; contract with RKO; film debut in George Cukor's A Bill of Divorcement ; 1934...Quigley ) (Anthony Harvey) (title role) 1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (Stevens... Read more
fiddle
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...compare the archaic fine as fivepence ). fiddle while Rome burns be concerned with relatively trivial matters while ignoring...burned. The first use of fiddle in this allusion is found in George Daniel's Trinarchodia (1649). play second fiddle have a subordinate... Read more
Douglas, Kirk
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Broadway play Three Sisters under pseudonym George Spelvin Jr.; 1946 — screen acting...Letter to Three Wives (Mankiewicz) (as George Phipps) 1949 Champion (Robson) (as Midge...Lonely Are the Brave (D. Miller) (as Jack Burns); Two Weeks in Another Town (Minnelli...List of Adrian Messenger (Huston) ... Read more
Krasker, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Paris; 1932 — assistant to Georges P é rinal at London Films, England...as cinematographer, The Lamp Still Burns . Award: Academy Award for The Third...by serving an "apprenticeship" with Georges P é rinal at London Films, where... Read more
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Toby Benton; sound editor: Alex Mackie; sound recordists: Moya Burns, Colin Nicolson; sound re-recordists: Aad Wirtz, Ian Turner...Maisie as a child ); Michael Starke ( Dave ); Vincent Maguire ( George ); Antonia Mallen ( Rose ); Debi Jones ( Micky ); Chris Darwin... Read more

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As the World Burns: The Sonnets of George W. Bush and Other Poems of the 43rd Presidency.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 3/22/2007; ; 310 words ; As the World Burns: The Sonnets of George W. Bush and Other Poems of the 43rd Presidency By Ken Waldman Ridgeway...satirizing W's lack of brainpower. The title of both As the World Burns--pretty much summarizes Waldman's view: Bush, like Nero, is irresponsible... Read more
Burns USA to unveil two Nu-Sonic guitars.(PRODUCT NEWS)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 12/1/2004; 221 words ; BURNS USA will release two versions in...professional musicians in the U.K. George Harrison used a bass version of...several reincarnations in both the Burns Ampeg and Burns Baldwin product lines. In the '90s...featured a highly contoured body and a Burns Rez-o-tube bridge system. A ... Read more
Expansion great for South Antrim - Burns.
Newspaper article from: Antrim Times (Antrim, Ireland); 8/14/2007; 464 words ; SOUTH Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has spoke of his optimism as plans for...Speaking at the press conference Mr Burns said the development was extremely good...routes from Belfast International and George Best Belfast City Airport. In addition...have greater choice and flexibility, Mr Burns said. He ... Read more
Major General Kenneth D. Burns.(United States Air Force)(Biography)
Newspaper article from: U.S. Air Force Military Biographies; 1/1/2004; 700+ words ; ...Washington, D.C. General Burns was born in Los Angeles in...In December 1960 General Burns moved to Osan Air Base, South...Air Station, Japan. General Burns returned to the United States...Tactical Fighter Squadron, George Air Force Base, Calif., as...years at the Pentagon, General Burns ... Read more
Auchenblae celebrates Burns.
Newspaper article from: Kincardineshire Observer (Montrose, Scotland); 1/31/2008; 87 words ; ...District Community Association held a Burns Supper in the village hall on Friday...Ceremonies. The Haggis was piped in by George Nisbet, carried by Graham Milne and Addressed by Mrs Georgina Davidson. Councillor George Carr gave the Selkirk Grace. David Johnston... Read more
BURNS WELCOMES NEWS OF AER LINGUS.
Newspaper article from: Ulster Star (Lisburn, Northern Ireland); 8/3/2007; 191 words ; SDLP MLA for South Antrim Thomas Burns has welcomed the news that Aer Lingus intend to begin flights...plans to operate four flights a day in each direction. Mr. Burns commented: This is excellent news for travellers, especially...Airways suspended their service and all traffic headed to George Best Belfast ... Read more
Good turn out for Burns Supper.
Newspaper article from: Galloway Gazette (Newton Stewart, Scotland); 2/1/2007; 570 words ; ...McGuffie who is so fondly remembered by the members of the Burns Club not least for the composition of Drummore . Dr McGowan said that Burns' fame is due in no small part to Andrew Carnegie who bequeathed...maintained by councils and that every one contained a bust of Burns. He detailed the early life of ... Read more
State trooper Willie Burns elected first Black mayor of historic Georgia town.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 3/8/2004; 219 words ; ...last November, state trooper Willie E. Burns became a legend in Black history. For...newspaper. The Nov. 6 front page bannered Burns Elected Mayor in Historic Vote to spotlight...named for the nation's first president George Washington. The 49-year-old law-and-order...edition announcing his victory, ... Read more
Interview with Gene Burns of WOR radio, New York City. (Pres. Bill Clinton's radio interview) (Interview)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 8/29/1994; 700+ words ; ...President. Glad to be here, Gene. Mr. Burns. Do you feel like Daniel in the mouth...Administration Accomplishments and Goals Mr. Burns. George Stephanopoulos was here earlier, and...doing right and where we're going. Mr. Burns. From your side of the table, what's...mess up a one-car parade. ... Read more
Burns and Clarke clash over flags issue.
Newspaper article from: Antrim Times (Antrim, Ireland); 5/6/2008; 700+ words ; ...and it is time they got together and did their job, Cllr. Burns said. He added: They should start by grasping the nettle...identity, ethos and aspirations of both communities . Mr Burns said it should also be the key for settling all disputes...Deputy First Minister do the job they were elected to do, Mr ... Read more