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Cecil James Sharp
Cecil James Sharp 1859-1924, English musician, best known for his researches in English folk music. In 1911 he founded the English Folk Dance Society. In the United States he collected (1914-18) folk songs in the Appalachian Mts., where he found many songs of English origin. His numerous... Read more |
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David Garrick
David Garrick 1717-79, English actor, manager, and dramatist. He was indisputably the greatest English actor of the 18th cent., and his friendships with Diderot, Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, and other notables who made up "The Club" resulted in detailed records of his life. Garrick made... Read more |
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Ruben Dario
Rubén Darío Rub |
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columnist
columnist the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has supplanted the editorial for authoritative opinions on world problems. Usually independent of the policy of the... Read more |
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John Graham of Claverhouse 1st Viscount Dundee
John Graham of Claverhouse Dundee, 1st Viscount , 1649?-1689, Scottish soldier, known as Bonnie Dundee. After service abroad under William of Orange (later William III of England), he returned (1678) to Scotland to help in the suppression of the Covenanters , a task to which he devoted himself for... Read more |
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OConnor
O'Connor ( Ó Conchobhair). The Connacht royal family (to be distinguished from the unrelated Offaly dynasty of O'Connor Faly) descended from Conchobar (d. 973) of the Uí Briúin Aí, one of the lines claiming descent from Brión, legendary elder brother of Niall... Read more |
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Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan Over the course of two decades, Ed Sullivan (1902-1974) brought 10,000 performers into the homes of American viewers on his Sunday night television program. Some of America's favorite stars gained national exposure for the first time after appearing on his show, most notably The... Read more |
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James Kirke Paulding
James Kirke Paulding , 1778-1860, American author and public official, Secretary of the Navy under Van Buren, b. near Millbrook, N.Y. He collaborated with Washington Irving and William Irving in producing the periodical Salmagundi. In addition, he wrote a number of satirical works, including John... Read more |
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James Dickey
James Dickey 1923-97, American poet and novelist, b. Atlanta. After serving in the air force during World War II, he attended Vanderbilt Univ., graduating in 1946. He was an English teacher and an advertising executive. Dickey's poetry has great energy. He made use of the ordinary in his verse,... Read more |
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