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Vesta Tilley Vesta Tilley
Vesta Tilley Vesta Tilley (1864–1952) was a star of the English music hall circuit for more than four decades. Tilley's stage persona was that of an upper-crust male fop, and her cross-dressing made her one of the earliest male impersonators to achieve mainstream renown. Tilley later dressed... Read more
Wilhelm Roux Wilhelm Roux
ROUX, WILHELM (b. Jena, Germany, 9 June 1850; d. Halle, Germany, 15 September 1924) embryology, developmental mechanics, anatomy. Roux single-mindedly devoted his life to science. Even in his autobiography he gave only the scantiest details about his family and extrascientific activities. The... Read more
Eric Eustace Williams Eric Eustace Williams
Eric Eustace Williams1911-1981 Prime minister, historian Eric Eustace Williams served as prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago for more than two decades until his death in 1981. Before entering politics, Williams had been a respected historian on Caribbean topics and continued to write about the... Read more
Obituaries Obituaries
Obituaries The following people, appearing in volumes 1–27 of the Encyclopedia of World Biography, have died since the publication of the second edition and its supplements. Each entry lists the volume where the full biography can be found. ANTONIONI, MICHELANGELO (born 1912), Italian... Read more
Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur 1971–1996 Rap singer and actor Bit By Acting Bug “Everybody’s Gonna Know Me” “Film Stardom, More Controversy” Pitfalls of Thug Life Saw Chart Success From Prison Selected discography Sources “Few rap stars filled their music or their... Read more
Charles L. Frambach Berlitz Charles L. Frambach Berlitz
BERLITZ, Charles (L. Frambach) 1914-2003 (Charles-Francois Bertin) OBITUARY NOTICE— See index for SATA sketch: Born November 22, 1914, in New York, NY; died December 18, 2003, in Tamarac, FL. Linguist and author. The grandson of the founder of the famous Berlitz language schools, Berlitz... Read more
Charles Causley Charles Causley
CAUSLEY, Charles (Stanley) 1917-2003 OBITUARY NOTICE— See index for SATA sketch: Born August 24, 1917, in Launceston, Cornwall, England; died November 4, 2003, in Launceston, England. Educator and author. Strongly influenced by folk songs and ballad forms, Causley was a prolific,... Read more
Ashes Ashes
ashes the powdery residue left after something is burned, often taken as a symbol of mourning or penitence (as in sackcloth and ashes).The Ashes is a trophy for the winner of a series of test matches in a cricket season between England and Australia. The name comes from a mock obituary notice... Read more
Valentina Valentina
VALENTINA American designer Born: Valentina Sanina in Kiev, Russia, 1 May 1904. Education: Studied drama in Kiev, 1917-19. Family: Married George Schlee, 1921 (died, 1971). Career: Dancer, Chauve Souris Theater, Paris, 1922-23; moved to New York, 1923; opened small couture house, 1925,... Read more
Abner Doubleday Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday 1819-93, once credited as originator of baseball and Union general in the American Civil War, b. Saratoga co., N.Y., grad. West Point, 1842. The A. G. Mills commission (1905-8) investigated the origin of baseball and, based upon a single, unsubstantiated letter from an elderly man... Read more

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Obituary: Alistair Grant
Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) ...encouraged wide artistic practice - making books, painting, sculpture, photography...few pounds and, knowing them to be worth a small fortune, he nevertheless...curios punctuated by the work of Henry Moore, William Scott and other friends...

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