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Mary (Meredith) Webb
Mary (Meredith) Webb 1881-1927, English novelist. Her native Shropshire is the scene of all her novels, which are somber, passionate, and infused with an intense feeling for the countryside. Although her work was little known in her lifetime, her literary reputation grew after her death. The emotio... Read more
George Meredith
George Meredith 1828-1909, English novelist and poet. One of the great English novelists, Meredith wrote complex, often comic yet highly cerebral works that contain striking psychological character studies. As a youth he attended a Moravian school in Germany and eventually became apprenticed to a L... Read more
George S. Kaufman
George S. Kaufman , 1889-1961, American dramatist and journalist, b. Pittsburgh as George Kaufman. As a drama critic for various New York newspapers he was influential in raising the standards of criticism in the theater. He collaborated on more than 40 plays, many of them tremendously successful, w... Read more
Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton
Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton pseud. Owen Meredith, 1831-91, English diplomat and poet; son of the novelist, Bulwer-Lytton. He was in the diplomatic service from 1850 to 1875, when Disraeli appointed him viceroy of India; for his services in the Afghan wars he was created (188... Read more
Mathew B. Brady
Mathew B. Brady c.1823-96, American pioneer photographer, b. Warren co., N.Y. Brady learned the daguerreotype process from S. F. B. Morse and in 1844 opened his own photographic studio in New York City, which brought him widespread fame. He published Gallery of Illustrious Americans in 1850 and f... Read more
Portsmouth
Portsmouth city (1991 pop. 174,218) and district, Hampshire, S England, on Spithead Channel. The district includes Portsea (naval station), Southsea (residential district and resort), and the old town of Portsmouth proper. Since Henry VII had stone fortifications and docks built there, Portsmouth c... Read more
Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon 1886-1967, English poet and novelist. A heroic and decorated officer in World War I, he nonetheless expressed his conviction of the brutality and waste of war in grim, forceful, realistic verse— The Old Huntsman (1917), Counter-Attack (1918), Satirical Poems (1926), Vi... Read more
novel
novel in modern literary usage, a sustained work of prose fiction a volume or more in length. It is distinguished from the short story and the fictional sketch, which are necessarily brief. Although the novel has a place in the literatures of all nations, this article concentrates on the evolutio... Read more
Raleigh
Raleigh , city (1990 pop. 207,951), state capital, and seat of Wake co., central N.C.; the site was selected for the capital in 1788, and the city was laid out and inc. 1792. It is a political, cultural, trade, and industrial center; the Raleigh-Durham airport is an air travel hub. The city's indust... Read more
sonnet
sonnet poem of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, restricted to a definite rhyme scheme. There are two prominent types: the Italian, or Petrarchan, sonnet, composed of an octave and a sestet (rhyming abbaabba cdecde ), and the Elizabethan, or Shakespearean, sonnet, consisting of three quatrai... Read more

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Meredith, James Howard
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law MEREDITH, JAMES HOWARD civil rights pioneer and activist James Howard Meredith put his life at risk by being the...he graduated in 1963. In 1966, the James Meredith March against Fear united traditional... Read more
James H. Meredith
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Mississippi, on June 25, 1933, Meredith was the seventh of Cap Meredith's 13 children, and the first of seven by Cap's second wife, Roxie. Meredith, baptized simply as "J.H.," inherited...self-sufficient. "I was taught," Meredith said later, "to believe the most dishonorable thing a ... Read more
Scribner's Magazine
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...Contributors included Stevenson, Henry and William James, Harte, Kipling, Cable, Edith Wharton, Meredith, Stephen Crane, and Huneker, and among the illustrators were Stanford White, Howard Pyle, A.B. Frost, and Frederic Remington. Through the... Read more
George Padmore
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Padmore, whose given name was Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse, was educated through secondary...University, New York University Law School, and Howard University. He had been at first attracted...Reading A good account of Padmore's life is James R. Hooker, Black Revolutionary: George... Read more
Hamilton, Alexander
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...in which he appears are Gertrude Atherton's The Conqueror, Jeremiah Clemen's The Rivals, Howard Fast's The Unvanquished, and P. L. Ford's Janice Meredith. Hamilton's Papers were published in 26 volumes (1961–79). Read more

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Strangers on a Train
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...production designers: Ted Haworth and George James-Hopkins; music: Dimitri Tiomkin; special...Anthony ); Jonathan Hale ( Mr. Anthony ); Howard St. John ( Capt. Turley ); John Brown...John Doucette ( Hammond ); Charles Meredith ( Judge Dolan ); Murray Alper ( Boatman... Read more
Russell, Rosalind
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Films as Actress: 1934 Evelyn Prentice (Howard) (as Nancy Harrison); The President Vanishes...Garnett) (as Sybil Barclay); Rendezvous (Howard) (as Joel Carter) 1936 It Had to Happen...Tell It to the Judge (Foster) (as Marsha Meredith) 1950 A Woman of Distinction (Buzzell...Rosalind Russell , New York, ... Read more
Barnes, George S.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Love Piker (Hopper) 1924 Janice Meredith ( The Beautiful Rebel ) (Hopper...Goulding); Sherlock Holmes (Howard) 1933 Broadway Bad ( Her Reputation...Enright) (co) 1939 Jesse James (H. King) (co); Stanley and...King) (co); The Return of Frank James (F. Lang) (co); Girl from Avenue... Read more
Turner, Lana
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Life of Her Own (Cukor) (as Lily Brannel James) 1951 Mr. Imperium ( You Belong to My...1959 Imitation of Life (Sirk) (as Lora Meredith) 1960 Portrait in Black (Michael Gordon...Bachelor in Paradise (Arnold) (as Rosemary Howard) 1962 Who's Got the Action? (Daniel Mann...Secaucus, New Jersey, 1976. Paris, ... Read more
Nolte, Nick
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Friedkin) (as Pete Bell); I'll Do Anything (James L. Brooks) (as Matt Hobbs) 1995 Jefferson...Max Hoover); Mother Night (Gordon) (as Howard W. Campbell Jr.) 1997 U Turn (Stone...Premiere (New York), March 1989. Bordy, Meredith, "Prince of Hollywood," in Connoisseur... Read more

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Memorable photo.( James Howard Meredith)(Brief article)(Biography)
Magazine article from: Ebony; 10/1/2006; 78 words ; James Meredith, on August 9, 1963, became the first Black person to graduate from the...history. In the fall of 1962, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Meredith risked his life when he successfully used the laws of integration and became... Read more
Terrence Howard Jailed For Alleged Assault Of Flight Attendant On Plane.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 9/11/2000; 282 words ; Terrence Howard, who won fame for his role on the...Continental Airlines attendant Meredith Hughes, 23, told police she was trying to coax Howard back to his seat because the seat-be...a misdemeanor count of assault. Howard's lawyer said he has not yet been...After he was arrested without bond, ... Read more
Robin-Howard. (2003 Wedding Register).
Magazine article from: Mississippi Magazine; 1/1/2003; 470 words ; ...Cristina Robin and Asa Gregory Talbott Howard were united in marriage on Saturday...Oregon, and the late Mr. Thomas Richard Howard of Columbus. Rev. John Ed Thomas officiated...in marriage by her stepfather, Mr. James Kenneth Dunaway, the bride wore a designer...Kerri Lynn Bullock, and Maury Haynes ... Read more
Beaty Martin.(2007 Wedding Register)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Magazine; 1/1/2007; 436 words ; Meredith Lee Beaty and William Howard Martin were united in marriage in...bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lavert Beaty Jr. of Starkville and...Bridewell of Brandon and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eugene Martin of Cary. Dr. Mark Moore... Read more
Lunenburg High lists honorees.
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 12/6/2007; 700+ words ; ...Cherie Chartier, Benjamin Howard, Erik Osvold, Leanne...Brand, Kayla Cancelmo, James Carroll, Emily Chapdelaine, Nicole Chapdelaine, Meredith Cooney, Ryan Cormier...Amanda Holden, Adeline Howard, Chelsea Hudson, Noah...Bigelow, Kelly Bingham, James Bowman, Steven Carpenter...Zachary Weller ... Read more
Lunenburg High School.
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 2/14/2008; 695 words ; ...Honors: Kelly Brand, Benjamin Howard, Chelsea Leblanc, Heather Powell...Jessica Barone, Kayla Cancelmo, James Carroll, Emily Chapdelaine...Chapdelaine, Cherie Chartier, Meredith Cooney, Keith Cormier, Brendon...Bethany Greenhalgh, Adeline Howard, Lyndsey Jarrett, Lauren Kennedy...Grant, Nicholas ... Read more
Gifts.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 4/1/2000; 170 words ; ...Todd Curtis Louise Reid Howard Royce James Standley Ueli Leuenberger...John W. Super, FPSA Meredith A. Hannah in memory of Elwood W. Hannah, APSA Meredith A. Hannah in memory of Edwin E. Erickson, FPSA Meredith A. Hannah in memory of... Read more
LUNENBURG HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 6/26/2008; 623 words ; ...year. GRADE 12 Special Honors: James Carroll, Gina Lento, Leanne...Jessica Barone, Cherie Chartier, Meredith Cooney, Keith Cormier, Brendon...Gajinder Hoonjan, Benjamin Howard, Laura Leblanc, Emma Leslie...Herter, Emily Holbein, Sally Howard, Duluc Huynh, Ellery Kerylow... Read more
Thank you volunteers.
Magazine article from: Policy & Practice; 12/1/2008; 548 words ; ...Gorrell Vinnie Harmon Jacob Howard Marilyn Mayfield Cynthia McKenzie...Cathleen Mills Angie Peterson James Riley Susan Robison Cheryl...Trayford Tammy West Massachusetts Meredith Heimo Doreen Croteau Angel...Sherry Roberts Barbara Core Lee James-Perry Chris Rankins Karen...Hourchi Karen House ... Read more
Nashoba Regional; Graduation 2008.(LOCAL NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 6/9/2008; 700+ words ; ...Axel Nikolas Anderson, NHS; Julian Meredith Anding; Marco Louis Balducci, NHS...Burgoyne; Jonathan Michael Burke; Keaton James Burns; Bjorn Johan Emil Burr Nyberg...Izabeth Eliastam; Amy Dorhamer Fadden; James Robert Fairfield; Amanda Leigh Farrell...Gjesteby, NHS; Rebecca Erin Goddard; James ... Read more