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Cairnes, John Elliot
(Encyclopedia) Cairnes, John ElliotCairnes, John Elliotkârnz [key], 1823–75, Irish economist, a follower of John Stuart Mill. His Slave Power (1862), a defense of the North in the American Civil War…Elliot Lake
(Encyclopedia) Elliot Lake, city, S central Ont., Canada, W of Sudbury. The focus of a 1950s uranium-mining boom, it is now a retirement home center.…Billy Elliot
Director:Stephen DaldryWriter:Lee HallUniversal Pictures; 90 minutes; RRelease:10/00Cast:Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Waters In the middle of Thatcher-era England, a young boy named Billy (…Brewer's: Elliot
In the Black Dwarf, by Sir Walter Scott, are seven of that name, viz. Halbert or Hobbie Elliot, of the Heugh-foot (a farmer); Mrs. Elliot, his grandmother; John and Harry, his brothers;…Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl ofMinto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl ofkĭnĭnˈmənd [key], 1845–1914, British colonial administrator. He…Page, Larry
(Encyclopedia) Page, Larry (Lawrence Edward Page), 1973–, American business executive and computer scientist, b. East Lansing, Mich., grad Univ. of Michigan (B.S.E., 1995), Stanford (M.S., 1998).…Elliot Richardson Biography
Elliot RichardsonElliot Lee Richardsonformer cabinet memberBorn: 7/20/1920Birthplace: Boston U.S. government official who held several high-level government positions in Massachusetts and in…Elliot, Mama Cass
(Ellen Naomi Cohen) singerBirthplace: BaltimoreBorn: 1941Died: 1974Page, William
(Encyclopedia) Page, William, 1811–85, American historical and portrait painter, b. Albany, N.Y., studied with S. F. B. Morse and at the National Academy of Design. Among his best-known works are…Carter, Elliott Cook, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Elliott Cook, Jr., 1908–2012, American composer, b. New York City. Carter is considered by many to be the most important late-20th-century American composer. Mentored early in…