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Ernest Lehman 2005 Deaths

Ernest LehmanAge: 89 esteemed screenwriter who penned the classic films North by Northwest and Sweet Smell of Success. He adapted the plays Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Sound of…

Lehman, Herbert Henry

(Encyclopedia) Lehman, Herbert HenryLehman, Herbert Henrylēˈmən [key], 1878–1963, American political leader, b. New York City. At first an executive of a textile firm, he became (1908) a partner in…

Ball, George Wildman

(Encyclopedia) Ball, George Wildman, 1909–94, American lawyer and diplomat, b. Des Moines, Iowa. Admitted to the bar in 1934, he served (1942–44) as counsel in the Lend Lease Administration and the…

Frances Langford 2005 Deaths

Frances LangfordAge: 92 actress and singer who frequently performed with Bob Hope on his USO tours to entertain troops stationed overseas during World War II. Died: Jensen Beach, Fla., July…

Susan Gordon Lydon 2005 Deaths

Susan Gordon LydonAge: 61 feminist and writer who was a founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine. Her essay, “The Politics of Orgasm,” which appeared in Ramparts magazine, remains a must-…

Lehman College

(Encyclopedia) Lehman College: see New York, City University of.

2005 Deaths: G - L

Carlo Maria GiuliniGnassingbé EyadémaFrank GorshinL. Patrick Gray IIIJimmy GriffinHenry GrunwaldRafik HaririJune HaverEdward HeathHoward HeflinRobert HeilbronerAl HeldGeorge HermanPaul…

Saxe-Coburg

(Encyclopedia) Saxe-CoburgSaxe-Coburgsăks-kōbərg [key], Ger. Sachsen-Coburg, former duchy, central Germany. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the…

Reyer, Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Reyer, ErnestReyer, Ernestĕrnĕstˈ rāyĕrˈ [key], 1823–1909, French composer and critic, whose name originally was Louis Étienne Ernest Rey. Largely self-taught, he was strongly…