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Chaney, Lon

(Encyclopedia) Chaney, LonChaney, Lonchāˈnē [key], 1883–1930, American film actor, b. Colorado Springs, Colo. Chaney was the son of deaf-mute parents. He made more than 150 silent films. A master of…

Lon Chaney Biography

Lon Chaney(Alonso Chaney)actorBorn: 4/1/1883Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado Actor known as “the man of a thousand faces. ” Chaney specialized in using make-up to transform himself…

Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich

(Encyclopedia) Zhukov, Georgi KonstantinovichZhukov, Georgi Konstantinovichgēôrˈgē kənstəntyēˈnəvĭch zh&oomacr;ˈkôf [key], 1896–1974, Soviet marshal. He fought in the October Revolution (1917)…

Nol, Lon

(Encyclopedia) Nol, Lon: see Lon Nol.

Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman

(Encyclopedia) Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman, American civil-rights workers in the South during the 1960s. Michael Schwerner (b. 1939) and Andrew Goodman (b. 1943), both white New Yorkers, went to…

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Mayor: Mick Cornett (to 2018)City Manager: James D. Couch2010 census population (rank): 579,999 (31); Male: 285,556 (49.2%); Female: 294,443 (50.8%); White: 363,646 (62.7%); Black: 87,354 (…

Raymond Chandler Biography

Raymond ChandlerauthorBorn: 7/23/1888Birthplace: Chicago Author of detective novels that depict the seedy, dark side of Los Angeles. His novels, which include The Big Sleep (1939) and…

Entertainment Bios — C

James CaanSid CaesarNicolas CageJames CagneyDean CainMichael CaineZoe CaldwellJames CameronJulia Margaret CameronBruce CampbellGlen CampbellLouise CampbellNaomi CampbellNeve CampbellJane CampionJohn…

Lan Samantha Chang Biography

Lan Samantha ChangwriterBorn: 1965Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Chang left Wisconsin at 18 to attend college at Yale University, where—after trying pre-…

Lon Nol

(Encyclopedia) Lon NolLon Nollŏn nōl [key], 1913–85, Cambodian general and political leader. He became defense minister and army chief of staff in 1955 in Norodom Sihanouk's government. He served as…