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Alvin city (1990 pop. 19,220), Brazoria co., S Tex.; inc. 1893. The city is chiefly residential but is near an agricultural area where rice, cotton, soybeans, and pecans are raised. Industries include oil and natural gas; rice milling; and the manufacture of concrete, fabricated metal products, and electronic equipment.

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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Alvin. Anglicization of Almhain, etc.; see ALLEN, HILL OF.

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Colt, Alvin (b. 1915), designer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended Yale School of Drama where he studied with Donald Oenslager. He has created costumes, and sometimes sets, for such shows as On the Town (1944), Guys and Dolls (1950), The Golden Apple (1954), Fanny (1954), The Lark (1955), Pipe Dream (1955), Wildcat (1960), Sugar (1972), and Waiting in the Wings (1999), as well as several editions of Forbidden Broadway. Colt was still active in the theatre in the new century.

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