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Robert Francis Kilvert
Kilvert, Robert Francis (1840–79). Kilvert, a young Victorian curate, kept a diary in the 1870s when he served at Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye, and assisted his father at Langley Burrell, near Chippenham. He was born at Hardenhuish (Wilts.), where his father was vicar, and educated at Wadham... Read more |
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George Wesley Bellows
George Wesley Bellows 1882-1925, American painter, draftsman, and lithographer, b. Columbus, Ohio; son of an architect and builder. In his senior year he left Ohio State Univ. to study painting under Robert Henri in New York City. Bellows never visited Europe and seemed uninfluenced by the currents... Read more |
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Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams Singer, songwriter Not Too Young to Rock Adams meets Vallance Rocked Straight to Top 10 Compositions for a Cause New Partner, New Records Evolved into Film Composer Selected discography Sources From rock n’ roll kid to activist to the voice behind film music, Bryan Adams has... Read more |
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Kordell Stewart
Kordell Stewart 1972– Professional football player Set Records as College Player Triple Threat on Offense Slumped in 1998 Sources Called “a modern-day Jim Thorpe” by coach Bill Cowher of the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback Kordell Stewart possesses a combination of skills as a... Read more |
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Liberace
Liberace Pianist Displayed Talent at Young Age Developed Unique Style Master of Showmanship Selected discography Sources A flamboyant musical showman, Liberace is remembered for his extravagant costumes and campy stage presence as much as for his talent as a pianist. The country |
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Joseph Bingham
Joseph Bingham 1668-1723, English theologian. He is known for his learned work on Christian antiquities (10 vol., 1708-22).... Read more |
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Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon Singer, songwriter Warren Zevon's career took almost as many strange twists and turns as the stories of the bizarre characters in his songs. His lyrics were consistently called ironic and darkly humorous. In one last mordant, even macabre, twist, Zevon's greatest critical and... Read more |
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Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda 1905-83, American actor, b. Grand Island, Nebr. He had considerable stage experience, appearing in such plays as Mr. Roberts (1948), The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1958), and Two for the Seesaw (1959). Fonda played honest, homespun young men in such films as The Trail of the... Read more |
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Beyond the Horizon
Beyond the Horizon (1920), a tragedy by Eugene O'Neill. [Morosco Theatre, 111 perf.; Pulitzer Prize.] Robert Mayo ( Richard Bennett) has grown up on his family's New England farm dreaming of mysterious, faraway places, unlike his brother, the natural‐born farmer Andrew ( Edward Arnold).... Read more |
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