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Capote, Truman
(Encyclopedia) Capote, TrumanCapote, Trumankäpōˈtē [key], 1924–84, American author, b. New Orleans as Truman Streckfus Persons. During his lifetime, the witty, diminutive writer was a well-known…Truman, Harry S.
(Encyclopedia) Truman, Harry S., 1884–1972, 33d President of the United States, b. Lamar, Mo. Truman remained active in politics for many years after his retirement, campaigning around the…Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman Biography
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman(Bess)First LadyBorn: 2/13/1885Birthplace: Independence, Missouri Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman was a dutiful hostess as first lady. She oversaw the…Harry S. Truman Biography
Harry S. TrumanBorn: 5/8/1884Birthplace: Lamar, Mo. Harry S. Truman was born on a farm near Lamar, Mo., on May 8, 1884. During World War I, he served in France as a captain with the 129th…Sheppard, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Sheppard, Jack, 1702–24, English criminal. Raised in a workhouse, he ran away with Bess Lyon, known as Edgeworth Bess, who, with another girl known as Poll Maggott, incited him to a…Myerson, Bess
consumer advocateBirthplace: Bronx, N.Y.Born: 7/16/24Brewer's: Bess
Good Queen Bess. Queen Elizabeth (1533, 1558-1603). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bess o' BedlamBesom A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Bess of Hardwick
(Encyclopedia) Bess of Hardwick: see Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess of.Price, Leontyne
(Encyclopedia) Price, LeontynePrice, Leontynelāˈəntēn [key], 1927–, American soprano, b. Laurel, Miss., as Mary Violet Leontine Price. She studied voice at Juilliard with Florence Page Kimball.…Bess Sheehan Biography
Bess Sheehan historian, preservationistBorn: April 16, 1882Birthplace: near Jackson, Mich. Sheehan was born Bess May Vrooman; she studied American history at the University of Michigan, where…Trending
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