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Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett (Enoch Arnold Bennett), 1867-1931, English novelist and dramatist. One of the great 20th-century English novelists, Bennett is famous for his realistic novels about the "Five Towns," an imaginary manufacturing district in northern England. Bennett's early career included editing... Read more |
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Richard Rodney Bennett
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Frank Swinnerton
Swinnerton, Frank (1884–1982), novelist. His novels include Nocturne (1917, his greatest success) and Harvest Comedy (1937). He was a familiar figure in the literary life of the first half of this century. His knowledge of the period provided material for his literary reminiscences, notably... Read more |
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Margaret Drabble
Margaret Drabble 1939-, English novelist, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire. Drabble's realistic vision of an England split between traditional values and contemporary desires is apparent in such works as The Millstone (1965), The Waterfall (1969), and The Middle Ground (1980), and in her critical... Read more |
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Edward Bennett Williams
Edward Bennett Williams Edward Bennett Williams (1920-1988) was one of the best known and most successful trial lawyers in Washington in his day. Well connected politically, he had access to every president from John Kennedy through Ronald Reagan. A sports fan, Williams was part owner of the... Read more |
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John Wain
John Wain 1925-94, English novelist and critic, b. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, grad. Oxford (B.A., 1946; M.A., 1950). Originally lumped with England's angry young men after the publication of Hurry on Down (1953), Wain later considerably broadened his scope. Although he remained concerned... Read more |
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Sir William Sterndale Bennett
Sir William Sterndale Bennett 1816-75, English musician. Bennett was a friend of Mendelssohn and Schumann, both of whom influenced his work. Besides composing, he was active as a pianist and conductor. He founded the Bach Society and in 1854 gave the first public British performance of the St.... Read more |
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Hugh Hammond Bennett
Hugh Hammond Bennett (1881 – 1960) American soil conservationist Dr. Bennett, a noted conservationist, is often called the father of soil conservation in the United States. He was born on April 13, 1881, in Anson County, North Carolina, and died July 7, 1960. He is buried in Arlington... Read more |
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Robert Russell Bennett
Robert Russell Bennett Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981) was an arranger, composer, and conductor who orchestrated the scores of more than three hundred Broadway musicals over a period spanning four decades Bennett was born into a musical family. His father, George Robert Bennett, played... Read more |
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John Coleman Bennett
John Coleman Bennett The American Protestant social ethicist John Coleman Bennett (1902-1995) was a leading Christian thinker of the century who applied ethical principles to urgent issues of modern society. John Coleman Bennett was born on July 22, 1902, in Kingston, Ontario, to American... Read more |
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