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Wayland Smith Wayland Smith
Wayland Smith A character in German mythological romance, father of Weltich, whom he trained in the art of warfare and sent to the Court of Dietrich in Bern. Wayland Smith gave the sword Miming to Weltich and told him of a mermaid to whom he was to apply when in difficulty. Wayland Smith is also... Read more
Thomas Mowbray 1st duke of Norfolk Thomas Mowbray 1st duke of Norfolk
Thomas Mowbray Norfolk, 1st duke of c.1366-1399, English nobleman. He was created earl of Nottingham in 1383, and in 1385 he was made earl marshal of England for life. He joined Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester , and the other baronial opponents of Richard II in 1387 and was one of the... Read more
Bruce Hornsby Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby Singer, pianist, songwriter For the Record… Selected discography Sources Bruce Hornsby’s illustrious career has included just about every type of success a musician can experience. His musical roles have been varied—lounge musician, unknown pop song writer,... Read more
Utnapishtim Utnapishtim
Utnapishtìm In the mythology of the ancient Near East, Utnapishtim was the heroic survivor of a great flood. His story, told in the Babylonian epicGilgamesh,is similar to the biblical account of Noah and the Ark. In the Babylonian story, some of the gods decided to send a... Read more
Endesha Ida Mae Holland Endesha Ida Mae Holland
Endesha Ida Mae Holland1944–2006 Educator, playwright "I love sharing my stories with my students," educator and playwright Endesha Ida Mae Holland once told People magazine. "I tell them about me and let them know that no matter what barriers are put in their way, they can make it."Overcame Rough... Read more
Lula Vollmer Lula Vollmer
Vollmer, Lula (1898–1955), playwright. A pioneer in the American folk‐play, she was born in Keyser, North Carolina, and educated at what later became Asheville College. After graduation she went to New York to try to sell her play Sun‐Up. Although she worked for the Theatre... Read more
Edie Brickell Edie Brickell
Edie BrickellSinger, songwriter Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians can claim one of the most remarkable pop-rock success stories. In their early days in Dallas's downtown art scene they attracted a faithful core of local fans. That was 1985; one year later, word of their music had reached a few... Read more
Titus Oates Titus Oates
Titus Oates 1649-1705, English conspirator. An Anglican priest whose whole career was marked with intrigue and scandal, he joined forces with one Israel Tonge to invent the story of the Popish Plot of 1678. Oates, who had been briefly a convert to Roman Catholicism, claimed that there was a... Read more
Donny Hathaway Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway 1945–1979 Singer, songwriter Aspiring Gospel Singer Found Early Success Plagued By Personal Difficulties A Promising Career Cut Short Selected discography Sources In 1979, soul icon Donny Hathaway tragically fell fifteen stories to his death. Like many other talented members... Read more
Faith Evans Faith Evans
Faith Evans Singer For a woman who was perhaps known more for being the wife of the infamous rapper the late Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans has managed to become a musical success in her own right. Evans was born in Lakeland, Florida, to an Italian musician father, Richard Swain, who left her before... Read more

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