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Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel 1895–1952 Actress, entertainer At a Glance… Broke into Radio and Film Won Oscar for Gone with the Wind Feuds with NAACP Renewed Success in Radio Selected filmography Selected radio performances Sources Hattie McDaniel’s 1939 portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the... Read more |
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Sidney Coe Howard
Sidney Coe Howard 1891-1939, American dramatist, b. Oakland, Calif., grad. Univ. of California, 1915, and studied under George Pierce Baker at Harvard. His first successful play was They Knew What They Wanted (1924; Pulitzer Prize), a compassionate drama set in the wine-producing region of... Read more |
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Allied Products Corp
Allied Products Corporation 10 South Riverside PlazaChicago, Illinois 60606U.S.A.(312) 454-1020Fax: (312) 454-9608Web site: http://www.allprod.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1928Employees: 1,600Sales: $274.41 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 3523 Farm Machinery & Equipment;... Read more |
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Johnnetta B. Cole
Johnnetta B. Cole 1936– Educator, anthropologist, writer Discovered Anthropology By Accident Conducted Anthropological Studies Abroad Became President of Spelman College Moved on From Spelman Returned To Administration At Bennett Selected writings Sources Johnnetta Cole has been many things... Read more |
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Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men Rhythm and blues group Four Nerds from Philly Classy Dress Matched Vocal Stylings Aspired to Achieve Long-Lasting Fame Selected discography Sources Boyz II Men, a Philadelphia-based rhythm and blues quartet, have literally gone from singing together in a bathroom to... Read more |
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The Paladins
The Paladins Rockabilly group Whether yelping greasy rockabilly, wailing West Coast R&B, crooning Bakersfield-influenced country, or dabbling in small combo swing, the Paladins have kept their roots-music faith alive the hardest way possible—on the road. Despite changing... Read more |
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Resuscitation
R ESUSCITATION The term resuscitation,as used by medical personnel, means both trying to revive those who have gone into cardiac arrest (cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR) and any intense intervention that will prevent imminent death. Such interventions... Read more |
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Merrimack
Merrimack river, c.110 mi (180 km) long, formed at Franklin, S central N.H., by the junction of the Pemigewasset (rising in the White Mts.) and Winnipesaukee rivers. It flows S past Concord and Manchester into NE Mass., where it flows NE past Lowell and Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean at... Read more |
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skeg
skeg, the short length of keel, normally tapered or cut to a step, which in the days of sail used to project aft beyond a ship's sternpost. Its purpose was to protect the rudder if a ship went aground and attempts were made to get it off stern first. The skeg did not last long as a shipbuilding... Read more |
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White Wings
White Wings (1926), a comedy by Philip Barry. [Booth Theatre, 27 perf.] Archie Inch ( Tom Powers) is proud that he is the latest in a long line of street cleaners, or white wings, who clean up after horses. He is so proud, in fact, that he threatens to break off his romance with Mary Todd (... Read more |
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